Chair
Dr. Erika D Lease
University of Washington
Medical Center
The Policy Oversight Committee (POC) is an operating committee of the OPTN. The Committee advises the Board of Directors and Executive Committee in: developing strategic policy priorities; prioritizing and coordinating policy and committee projects that have broad implications across OPTN committees; evaluating policy and committee proposals prior to public comment; assessing the impact of implemented policy proposals; and ensuring that OPTN committees justify proposals in compliance with policy development requirements.
Dr. Erika D Lease
University of Washington
Medical Center
Lindsay Larkin
UNOS Employee
lindsay.larkin@unos.org
| Members | Organization | Position | End Term Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Neha Bansal | NYU Langone Health | At Large | 6/30/2027 |
| Ms. Heather Mooney J Bastardi | Boston Children's Hospital | At Large | 6/30/2027 |
| Dr. Arpita Basu | Emory University Hospital | At Large | 6/30/2026 |
| Dr. Hannah Z Copeland | Lutheran Hospital of Fort Wayne | At Large | 6/30/2026 |
| Dr. Ty B Dunn | Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital | At Large | 6/30/2026 |
| Cynthia Forland | General Public Region 6 | At Large | 6/30/2027 |
| Mesmin Germain | Division of Transplantation, HHS | Ex Officio (non voting) | 6/30/2027 |
| Lorrinda Gray-Davis | General Public Region 4 | At Large | 6/30/2028 |
| Stephanie Grosser | Division of Transplantation, HHS | Ex Officio (non voting) | 6/30/2027 |
| Dr. Kelley M Hitchman | Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics Lab/University Health System | At Large | 6/30/2026 |
| Jason E Huff | Children's Hospital Medical Center | At Large | 6/30/2026 |
| Dr. Ajay Israni | University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston | SRTR Liaison | 6/30/2026 |
| Dr. Sanjay Kulkarni | Yale New Haven Hospital | At Large | 6/30/2026 |
| Dr. Scott A Lindberg | Houston Methodist Hospital | At Large | 6/30/2026 |
| Dr. Raymond J Lynch | Division of Transplantation, HHS | Ex Officio (non voting) | 6/30/2027 |
| Dr. Dennis M Lyu | University of Michigan Medical Center | At Large | 6/30/2027 |
| Ms. Lori E Markham | Midwest Transplant Network | At Large | 6/30/2026 |
| Dr. Lisa McElroy | Duke University Hospital | At Large | 6/30/2027 |
| Dr. Rachel A Miller | Duke University Hospital | At Large | 6/30/2027 |
| Dr. Paige Porrett | University of Alabama Hospital | At Large | 6/30/2027 |
| Dr. Steven R Potter | Medstar Georgetown Transplant Institute | At Large | 6/30/2027 |
| Jennifer K Prinz | Donor Alliance | Ex Officio | 6/30/2026 |
| Dr. Alan I Reed | University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Transplant Programs | Visiting Board Member | 6/30/2027 |
| Dr. Oscar K Serrano | Hartford Hospital | At Large | 6/30/2026 |
| Dr. Shimul A Shah | Massachusetts General Hospital | At Large | 6/30/2026 |
| Dr. Aneesha Shetty | Rush University Medical Center | At Large | 6/30/2026 |
| Dr. Jon J Snyder | Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute | SRTR Liaison | 6/30/2026 |
| Dr. Christopher Sonnenday | University of Michigan Medical Center | At Large | 6/30/2026 |
| Ms. Lisa M Stocks | OneLegacy | At Large | 6/30/2026 |
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