Membership & Professional Standards Committee (MPSC)
The OPTN Membership and Professional Standards Committee (MPSC) is an operating committee of the OPTN. The MPSC maintains membership criteria and monitors OPTN member compliance with OPTN membership criteria, OPTN bylaws and policies, and the OPTN Final Rule. The MPSC takes action or makes recommendations for further action to the OPTN Board of Directors as needed.
The MPSC, through peer review:
- Reviews events identified as presenting a risk to patient safety, public health or the integrity of the OPTN.
- Evaluates and supports OPTN members by providing feedback on and recommendations to improve members’ performance, compliance, and quality systems.
- Reviews applications for membership in the OPTN, approval of designated transplant programs, and changes in OPTN member key personnel.
The MPSC also:
- Identifies opportunities for transplant community education to improve patient safety and safeguard the integrity of the transplant system, often through dissemination of successful examples of membership engagement and sharing of best practices.
- Develops bylaws and policies related to membership criteria or the oversight responsibilities of the MPSC that align with the OPTN mission to maximize organ supply, provide efficient and safe care, and provide equitable access to transplantation.
Current Projects
Review
Board approved and pending implementation
Implemented
- Require Reporting of Patient Safety Events
- Enhance Transplant Program Performance Monitoring System
- Revising OPTN Bylaws Appendix L (1/2018)
- Primary transplant surgeon requirement changes (8/2016)
- Primary liver transplant physician subspecialty requirement changes (8/2016)
- Change to Hospital-Based OPO Voting Privileges (8/2018)
- Primary kidney transplant physician update (8/2016)
- Update transplant hospital definition (8/2016)
- Revise transplant fellowship training program approval bylaws (7/2017)
Chair
- Dr. Clifford D Miles
- The Nebraska Medical Center
Vice Chair
- Dr. Scott A Lindberg
- Houston Methodist Hospital
Liaison
- Sally H Aungier
- UNOS Employee
- sally.aungier@unos.org
| Members | Organization | Position | End Term Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Kamyar Afshar | University of California San Diego Medical Center | At Large | 6/30/2026 |
| Ms. Mitzi A Barker | Children's Hospital Medical Center | At Large | 6/30/2026 |
| Ms. Megan L Bell | Cedars-Sinai Medical Center | At Large | 6/30/2026 |
| Ms. Kristine I Browning | LifeGift Organ Donation Center | At Large | 6/30/2025 |
| Mr. Christopher C Curran | New England Organ Bank | Region 1 Representative | 6/30/2026 |
| Dr. Chadrick E Denlinger | Indiana University Health | At Large | 6/30/2026 |
| Dr. Amishi Desai | Northwestern Memorial Hospital | At Large | 6/30/2026 |
| Dr. Nahel Elias | Massachusetts General Hospital | At Large | 6/30/2026 |
| Mr. Chad E Ezzell | Louisiana Organ Procurement Agency | At Large | 6/30/2025 |
| Dr. Sander S Florman | Mount Sinai Medical Center | Region 9 Representative | 6/30/2026 |
| Dr. Roshan P George | Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta - Arthur M. Blank Hospital | At Large | 6/30/2025 |
| Dr. Darla K Granger | Ascension St. John Hospital | Region 10 Representative | 6/30/2025 |
| Dr. Dipankar Gupta | UF Health Shands Hospital | At Large | 6/30/2025 |
| Dr. Shelley A Hall | Baylor University Medical Center | Region 4 Representative | 6/30/2025 |
| Mr. Richard D Hasz | Gift of Life Donor Program | At Large | 6/30/2025 |
| Dr. Nicole A Hayde | Montefiore Medical Center | At Large | 6/30/2026 |
| Mr. Kyle R Herber | Live On Nebraska | At Large | 6/30/2025 |
| Michelle M James | University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview | Region 7 Representative | 6/30/2025 |
| Ms. Christy M Keahey | Legacy of Hope | Region 3 Representative | 6/30/2026 |
| Glen Kelley | General Public Region 3 | Visiting Board Member | 6/30/2025 |
| Dr. Lindsay Y King | Duke University Hospital | At Large | 6/30/2026 |
| Dr. Varvara A Kirchner | Stanford Health Care | At Large | 6/30/2026 |
| Dr. Kevin J Koomalsingh | Providence St. Vincent Medical Center | Region 6 Representative | 6/30/2026 |
| Dr. Kevin M Korenblat | Barnes-Jewish Hospital | At Large | 6/30/2026 |
| Dr. Peter N Lalli | Immunology Laboratory at Carolinas Medical Center | At Large | 6/30/2025 |
| Dr. Raymond C Lee | Keck Hospital of USC | At Large | 6/30/2025 |
| Dr. Raymond J Lynch | Division of Transplantation, HHS | Ex Officio (non voting) | 6/30/2026 |
| Dr. Maricar F Malinis | Vanderbilt University Medical Center | At Large | 6/30/2025 |
| Deborah A Maurer | University of Pittsburgh Medical Center | At Large | 6/30/2026 |
| Mr. Luis F Mayen | Donor Network West | Region 5 Representative | 6/30/2026 |
| Deborah McRann | Infinite Legacy | Region 2 Representative | 6/30/2025 |
| Dr. Saeed Mohammad | Vanderbilt University Medical Center | At Large | 6/30/2025 |
| Arjun U Naik | Division of Transplantation, HHS | Ex Officio (non voting) | 6/30/2025 |
| Dr. Lloyd E Ratner | NY Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia Univ. Medical Center | Ex Officio (non voting) | 6/30/2025 |
| Kala Rochelle | Division of Transplantation, HHS | Ex Officio (non voting) | 6/30/2025 |
| Dr. Deirdre L Sawinski | New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center | At Large | 6/30/2025 |
| Dr. Malay B Shah | University of Kentucky Medical Center | Region 11 Representative | 6/30/2025 |
| Dr. Nirmal S Sharma | Brigham and Women's Hospital | At Large | 6/30/2026 |
| Dr. Zoe A Stewart Lewis | University Hospitals of Cleveland | Ex Officio | 6/30/2025 |
| Dr. Carrie Thiessen | University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics | At Large | 6/30/2026 |
| Dr. Mark R Wakefield | University of Missouri Hospital and Clinics | Region 8 Representative | 6/30/2025 |
| Dr. James J Yun | The Cleveland Clinic Foundation | At Large | 6/30/2025 |
- December 13, 2024 MPSC (PDF - 160 K)
- November 6-8, 2024 (PDF - 284 K)
- October 28, 2024 MPSC Performance Monitoring Enhancement Subcommittee (PDF - 150 K)
- August 23, 2024 MPSC (PDF - 180 K)
- July 23-25, 2024 MPSC (PDF - 296 K)
- June 28, 2024 MPSC (PDF - 148 K)
- June 26, 2024 MPSC Performance Monitoring Enhancement Subcommittee (PDF - 121 K)
- May 29, 2024 MPSC (PDF - 127 K)
- May 23, 2024 Membership Requirements Revision Subcommittee (PDF - 144 K)
- May 21, 2024 MPSC (PDF - 208 K)
- May 16, 2024 MPSC MPSC Performance Monitoring Enhancement Subcommittee (PDF - 122 K)
- April 26, 2024 MPSC MPSC Performance Monitoring Enhancement Subcommittee (PDF - 120 K)
- April 23, 2024 MPSC (PDF - 157 K)
- April 17, 2024 MPSC Membership Requirements Revision Subcommittee (PDF - 129 K)
- April 5, 2024 MPSC Membership Requirements Revision Subcommittee (PDF - 161 K)
- March 29, 2024 MPSC (PDF - 171 K)
- March 19, 2024 MPSC MPSC Performance Monitoring Enhancement Subcommittee (PDF - 147 K)
- March 5-7, 2024 MPSC (PDF - 274 K)
- February 16, 2024 MPSC (PDF - 143 K)
- January 29, 2024 MPSC (PDF - 143 K)
- January 19, 2024 MPSC (PDF - 280 K)
- January 17, 2024 MPSC OPO Performance Monitoring Enhancement Workgroup (PDF - 122 K)
- January 11, 2024 MPSC OPO Performance Monitoring Enhancement Workgroup (PDF - 127 K)
- December 18, 2023 MPSC OPO Performance Monitoring Enhancement Workgroup (PDF - 113)
- December 6, 2023 MPSC (PDF - 151 K)
- December 1, 2023 MPSC OPO Performance Monitoring Enhancement Workgroup (PDF - 207 K)
- November 9, 2023 MPSC OPO Performance Monitoring Enhancement Workgroup (PDF - 134 K)
- November 1-3 2023 MPSC (PDF - 320 K)
- October 16, 2023 MPSC (PDF - 159 K)
- September 29, 2023 MPSC OPO Performance Monitoring Enhancement Workgroup (PDF - 126 K)
- September 27, 2023 MPSC (PDF - 128 K)
- September 22, 2023 MPSC OPO Performance Monitoring Enhancement Subcommittee (PDF - 119 K)
- August 29, 2023 MPSC (PDF - 162 K)
- August 17, 2023 MPSC OPO Performance Monitoring Enhancement Workgroup (PDF - 119 K)
- July 25-27, 2023 MPSC (PDF 298 K)
- May 22, 2023 MPSC (PDF 151 K)
- May 4, 2023 MPSC (PDF 223 K)
- April 24, 2023 MPSC (PDF 139 K)
- April 14, 2023 MPSC Performance Monitoring Enhancement Subcommittee (PDF - 154 K)
- March 24, 2023 MPSC Performance Monitoring Enhancement Subcommittee (PDF - 206 K)
- March 20, 2023 MPSC (PDF - 146 K)
- February 16, 2023 MPSC (PDF - 332 K)
- January 18, 2023 MPSC Performance Monitoring Enhancement Subcommittee (PDF - 155 K)
- December 9, 2022 MPSC Performance Monitoring Enhancement Subcommittee (PDF - 158K)
- December 8, 2022 MPSC (PDF - 144 K)
- October 26-27, 2022 MPSC (PDF - 343 K)
- October 14, 2022 MPSC Performance Monitoring Enhancement Subcommittee (PDF - 162 K)
- September 23, 2022 MPSC (PDF - 198 K)
- July 13-14, 2022 MPSC (PDF - 146 K)
- May 31, 2022 MSPC (PDF - 112 K)
- April 22, 2022 MPSC (PDF - 216 K)
- April 19, 2022 MPSC Performance Monitoring Enhancement Subcommittee (PDF - 151 K)
- March 8, 2022 MPSC Performance Monitoring Enhancement Subcommittee (PDF - 240 K)
- February 23-24, 2022 MPSC (PDF - 245 K)
- January 28, 2022 MPSC Performance Monitoring Enhancement Subcommittee (PDF - 229 K)
- January 20, 2022 MPSC (PDF - 231 K)
- December 9, 2021 MPSC (PDF - 283 K)
- October 26, 2021 MPSC (PDF - 710 K)
- October 12, 2021 MPSC Performance Monitoring Enhancement Subcommittee (PDF - 704 K)
- October 1, 2021 MPSC (PDF - 111 K)
- August 24, 2021 MPSC (PDF - 484 K)
- July 20, 2021 MPSC (PDF - 150 K)
- June 24, 2021 MPSC (PDF - 512 K)
- June 11, 2021 MPSC Performance Monitoring Enhancement Subcommittee (PDF - 637 K)
- June 1, 2021 MPSC Performance Monitoring Requirements Subcommittee (PDF - 633 K)
- May 25 ,2021 MPSC (PDF - 523 K)
- May 21, 2021 MPSC Performance Monitoring Requirements Subcommittee (PDF - 523 K)
- May 7, 2021 MPSC Performance Monitoring Requirements Subcommittee (PDF - 156 K)
- April 13, 2021 MPSC Performance Monitoring Requirements Subcommittee (PDF - 750 K)
- March 31, 2021 MPSC Membership Requirements Revision Subcommittee (PDF - 628 K)
- March 26, 2021 MPSC Performance Monitoring Requirements Enhancements Subcommittee (PDF - 530 K)
- March 25, 2021 MPSC (PDF - 513 K)
- March 12, 2021 MPSC Performance Monitoring Requirements Revision Subcommittee (PDF - 533 K)
- February 23, 2021 MPSC (PDF - 654 K)
- February 9, 2021 MPSC Performance Monitoring Requirements Revision Subcommittee (PDF - 635 K)
- February 2, 2021 Membership Requirements Revision Subcommittee (PDF - 518 K)
- January 19, 2021 MPSC (PDF - 527 K)
- December 18, 2020 MPSC Performance Monitoring Enhancement Subcommittee (PDF - 524 K)
- December 15, 2020 MPSC (PDF - 537 K)
- December 2, 2020 Membership Requirements Revision Subcommittee (PDF - 112 K)
- November 24, 2020 Membership Requirements Revision Subcommittee (PDF - 512 K)
- November 20, 2020 MPSC Performance Monitoring Enhancement Subcommittee (PDF - 266 K)
- November 9, 2020 MPSC (PDF - 135 K)
- November 6, 2020 Membership Requirements Revision Subcommittee (PDF - 127 K)
- October 27-29, 2020 MPSC (PDF - 223 K)
- October 20, 2020 Membership Requirements Revision Subcommittee (PDF - 182 K)
- October 9, 2020 MPSC Performance Monitoring Enhancement Subcommittee (PDF - 631 K)
- October 2, 2020 Membership Requirements Revision Subcommittee (PDF - 198 K)
- September 29, 2020 MPSC (PDF - 277 K)
- September 11, 2020 MPSC Performance Monitoring Enhancement Subcommittee (PDF - 236 K)
- August 31, 2020 Membership Requirements Revision Subcommittee (PDF - 247 K)
- August 25, 2020 MPSC (PDF - 668 K)
- July 21, 2020 MPSC (PDF - 331 K)
- June 29, 2020 MPSC (PDF - 240 K)
- May 21, 2020 MPSC (PDF - 448 K)
- April 14, 2020 MPSC (PDF - 138 K)
- February 25, 2020 MPSC (PDF - 655 K)
- December 17, 2019 MPSC (PDF - 548 K)
- November 7, 2019 MPSC (PDF 722 K)
- September 27, 2019 MPSC (PDF 496 K)
- August 12, 2019 MPSC (PDF 477 K)
- July 17, 2019 MPSC (PDF 558 K)
- April 16, 2019 MPSC (PDF - 99 K)
- February 27, 2019 MPSC (PDF - 150 K)
- January 18, 2019 MPSC (PDF - 65 K)
- January 8, 2019 MPSC (PDF - 293 K)
- November 20, 2018 MPSC (PDF - 75 K)
- October 16, 2018 MPSC (PDF - 152 K)
- September 20, 2018 MPSC (PDF - 73 K)
- August 31, 2018 MPSC (PDF - 83 K)
- July 17, 2018 MPSC (PDF - 37 K)
- June 26, 2018 MPSC (PDF - 565 K)
- April 17, 2018 MPSC (PDF - 606 K)
- March 27, 2018 MPSC (PDF - 83 K)
- February 27, 2018 MPSC (PDF - 662 K)
- January 30, 2018 MPSC (PDF - 561 K)
- November 21, 2017 MPSC (PDF - 490 K)
- October 18, 2017 MPSC (PDF - 495 K)
- September 18, 2017 MPSC (PDF - 492 K)
- July 11, 2017 MPSC (PDF - 657 K)
- May 4, 2017 MPSC (PDF - 33 K)
- March 1, 2017 MPSC (PDF - 562 K)
- January 24, 2017 MPSC (PDF - 512 K)
- November 7, 2016 MSPC (PDF - 492 K)
- October 25, 2016 MSPC (PDF - 536 K)
- September 8, 2016 MPSC (PDF - 510 K)
- July 12, 2016 MPSC (PDF - 49 K)
- June 28, 2016 MPSC (PDF - 482 K)
- May 24, 2016 MPSC (PDF - 525 K)
- March 15, 2016 MPSC (PDF - 611 K)
- February 2, 2016 MPSC (PDF - 596 K)
Reports to the Board of Directors
- June 2024: OPTN Membership and Professional Standards Committee
Report to the Board of Directors (PDF - 1,410 K) - December 2016: Primary Kidney M.D. Requirements (PDF - 176 K)
- December 2016: Surgeon First Assistant (PDF - 443 K)
- December 2016: Remove Donor Location (PDF - 314 K)
- December 2016: Subspecialty Boards (PDF - 397 K)
- December 2016: Performance Outcome Review (PDF - 364 K)
- December 2016: Performance Outcome Measures (PDF - 775 K)
- December 2016: Transplant Hospital Definition (PDF - 160 K)
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