Chair
Lori Markham
Midwest Transplant Network
The Organ Procurement Organization Committee (OPO) considers issues relating to organ procurement organizations and their role in increasing the number of organs recovered and allocated efficiently and effectively. The Committee considers medical, scientific, and ethical aspects of organ procurement as they pertain to the purview and responsibilities of the OPTN.
Featured reports
- Modifications to the Deceased Donor Registration (DDR) form 6-Month Monitoring Report (PDF - 1 MB) (10/2024)
Current projects
Review
Board approved and pending implementation
Implemented
- Clarify Requirements for Pronouncement of Death
- Modify Organ Offer Acceptance Limit
- Clarify Multi-Organ Allocation Policy (2/2022)
- Modify the Deceased Donor Registration (DDR) Form (9/2023)
- Modifications to Released Kidney and Pancreas Allocation (12/2019)
- Expedited liver placement (11/2019)
- Improving the efficiency of organ placement (7/2017)
- Guidance on requested deceased donor information (1/2018)
Committee members
Vice Chair
Micah Davis
Chair Lifebanc
| Members | Position | End Term Date | Organization |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel DiSante | Region 9 Representative | 6/30/2027 | Center for Donation and Transplant |
| Gina-Marie Barletta | Visiting Board Member | 6/30/2027 | Oregon Health and Science University |
| Greg Veenendaal | Region 7 Representative | 6/30/2027 | LifeSource Upper Midwest Organ Procurement Organization |
| Helen Nelson | At Large | 6/30/2029 | University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics; |
| Jasleen Kukreja | At Large | 6/30/2028 | University of California San Francisco Medical Center |
| Kathleen Giery | At Large | 6/30/2029 | LifeQuest Organ Recovery Services; |
| Kerri Jones | Region 1 Representative | 6/30/2028 | New England Organ Bank |
| Kevin Lee | Visiting Board Member | 6/30/2027 | Mid-America Transplant Services |
| Leah Buck | Region 6 Representative | 6/30/2029 | LifeCenter Northwest; |
| Lori Markham | Chair | 6/30/2028 | Midwest Transplant Network |
| Luis Mayen | Region 5 Representative | 6/30/2029 | Donor Network West; |
| Micah Davis | Region 10 Representative | 6/30/2027 | Lifebanc |
| Micah Davis | Vice Chair | 6/30/2028 | Lifebanc |
| Nicole Violett | Region 8 Representative | 6/30/2029 | Midwest Transplant Network; |
| PJ Geraghty | Ex Officio | 6/30/2027 | LifeCenter Northwest |
| Shane Oakley | At Large | 6/30/2028 | Donor Alliance |
| Sharyn Sawczak | Region 2 Representative | 6/30/2029 | New Jersey Organ and Tissue Sharing Network OPO; |
| Stephen Gray | At Large | 6/30/2027 | George Washington University Hospital |
| Theresa Daly | Region 3 Representative | 6/30/2027 | General Public Region 3 |
- November 21, 2025 OPO (PDF - 128 KB)
- October 9, 2025 HRSA Directive for OPTN DCD Policy Development Workgroup (PDF - 155 KB)
- September 18, 2025 OPO (PDF - 368 KB)
- September 11, 2025 HRSA Directive for OPTN DCD Policy Development Workgroup (PDF - 257 KB)
- August 21, 2025 OPO (PDF - 123 KB)
- August 14, 2025 HRSA Directive for OPTN DCD Policy Development Workgroup (PDF - 154 KB)
- July 24, 2025 OPO (PDF - 153 KB)
- July 17, 2025 HRSA Directive for OPTN DCD Policy Development Workgroup (PDF - 120 KB)
- June 12, 2025 OPO (PDF - 118 KB)
- May 22, 2025 OPO (PDF - 117 KB)
- May 21, 2025 OPO Donation after Circulatory Death Policy Review Workgroup (PDF - 175 KB)
- May 7, 2025 OPO Machine Perfusion Data Collection Workgroup (PDF - 142 KB)
- April 17, 2025 OPO (PDF - 164 KB)
- April 16, 2025 OPO Machine Perfusion Data Collection Workgroup (PDF - 152 KB)
- April 16, 2024 OPO Donation after Circulatory Death Policy Review Workgroup (PDF - 144 KB)
- March 27, 2025 OPO (PDF - 152 KB)
- March 19, 2025 OPO Machine Perfusion Data Collection Workgroup (PDF - 141 KB)
- March 12, 2025 OPO Donation after Circulatory Death Policy Review Workgroup (PDF - 112 KB)
- February 27, 2025 OPO (PDF - 164 KB)
- February 19, 2025 OPO Machine Perfusion Data Collection Workgroup (PDF - 147 KB)
- February 12, 2025 OPO Donation after Circulatory Death Policy Review Workgroup (PDF - 138 KB)
- January 23, 2025 OPO (PDF - 175 KB)
- January 22, 2025 OPO Donation after Circulatory Death Policy Review Workgroup (PDF - 119 KB)
- January 22, 2025 OPO Machine Perfusion Data Collection Workgroup (PDF - 153 KB)
- December 18, 2024 OPO Machine Perfusion Data Collection Workgroup (PDF - 151 KB)
- December 18, 2024 OPO Donation after Circulatory Death Policy Review Workgroup (PDF - 139 KB)
- November 21, 2024 OPO (PDF - 124 KB)
- November 20, 2024 OPO Machine Perfusion Data Collection Workgroup (PDF - 121 KB)
- October 23, 2024 OPO Machine Perfusion Data Collection Workgroup (PDF - 161 KB)
- September 30, 2024 OPO (PDF - 154 KB)
- September 25, 2024 OPO Machine Perfusion Data Collection Workgroup (PDF - 114 KB)
- September 19, 2024 OPO (PDF - 119 KB)
- August 15, 2024 OPO (PDF - 142 KB)
- July 11, 2024 OPO (PDF - 115 KB)
- June 20, 2024 OPO (PDF - 117 KB)
- May 16, 2024 OPO (PDF - 116 KB)
- April 18, 2024 OPO (PDF - 119 KB)
- March 27, 2024 OPO (PDF - 199 KB)
- March 14, 2024 OPO (PDF - 155 KB)
- February 15, 2024 OPO (PDF - 159 KB)
- January 18, 2024 OPO (PDF - 125 KB)
- December 7, 2023 OPO (PDF - 122 KB)
- November 9, 2023 OPO (PDF - 160 KB)
- October 19, 2023 OPO (PDF - 156 KB)
- September 19, 2023 OPO (PDF - 204 KB)
- August 17, 2023 OPO (PDF - 243 KB)
- July 20, 2023 OPO (PDF - 138 KB)
- June 22, 2023 OPO (PDF - 152 KB)
- May 11, 2023 OPO Organ Offer Acceptance Limit Workgroup (PDF - 141 KB)
- May 11, 2023 OPO (PDF - 140 KB)
- April 21, 2023 OPO (PDF - 264 KB)
- April 13, 2023 OPO Organ Offer Acceptance Limit Workgroup (PDF - 148 KB)
- March 9, 2023 OPO (PDF - 148 KB)
- March 9, 2023 OPO Organ Offer Acceptance Limit Workgroup (PDF - 186 KB)
- February 16, 2023 OPO Organ Offer Acceptance Limit Workgroup (PDF - 217 KB)
- February 16, 2023 OPO (PDF - 151 KB)
- January 19, 2023 OPO (PDF - 149 KB)
- January 12, 2023 OPO Organ Offer Acceptance Limit Workgroup (PDF - 147 KB)
- OPO Committee Update on HOPE Act (PDF - 543 KB) (12/2017)
Fecha de la última revisión: