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Executive Committee (Board of Directors)

The Executive Committee, chaired by the President, continues the work of the Board of Directors without the necessity of convening the entire Board. The Executive Committee considers issues that require action between meetings of the Board of Directors. These actions include, but are not limited to, the following:

  • Emergency or clarifying policy actions
  • OPTN Budget items
  • Approval of committee proposals for public comment distribution
  • Approval of committee project portfolio
  • Urgent member actions (approvals, imminent threat reviews)
  • Approval of official OPTN comment on federal issues

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chair icon Chair
  • Dr. Richard N Formica
  • Yale New Haven Hospital
liaison icon Liaison
Members Organization Position End Term Date
Aitebureme Aigbe Division of Transplantation, HHS Ex Officio (non voting) 6/30/2025  
Dr. Emily A Blumberg Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania At Large 6/30/2025  
Ms. Erika Demars Temple University Hospital At Large 6/30/2025  
Dr. Richard N Formica Yale New Haven Hospital Chair 6/30/2025  
Dr. Adrienne J Goodrich-Doctor Division of Transplantation, HHS Ex Officio (non voting) 6/30/2025  
Luis A Hidalgo Histocompatibility Laboratory at the University of Wisconsin At Large 6/30/2025  
Mr. Frank L Holloman Division of Transplantation, HHS Ex Officio (non voting) 6/30/2025  
Dr. Dianne LaPointe Rudow Mount Sinai Medical Center At Large 6/30/2025  
Jennifer Lau General Public Region 7 At Large 6/30/2025  
Dr. Macey L Levan NYU Langone Health At Large 6/30/2026  
Dr. Maureen A McBride UNOS Employees Ex Officio (non voting) 6/30/2025  
Mr. Christopher J McLaughlin Division of Transplantation, HHS Ex Officio (non voting) 6/30/2025  
Ms. Jennifer R Muriett Donor Alliance At Large 6/30/2026  
Dr. Silas P Norman University of Michigan Medical Center At Large 6/30/2025  
Dr. Lloyd E Ratner NY Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia Univ. Medical Center At Large 6/30/2025  
George Surratt General Public Region 7 At Large 6/30/2025  
Ms. Andrea L Tietjen Saint Barnabas Medical Center At Large 6/30/2025  

REPORTS TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

June 2024: Executive Committee Report to the Board of Directors (PDF - 589 K)

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