Chair
Dr. Jesse Schold
University of Colorado
Hospital/Health Science Center
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Submit a comment to an OPTN committee
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OPTN Code of Conduct
Individuals serving on the OPTN Board of Directors, OPTN committees, OPTN review boards, or other OPTN volunteer entities must agree to abide by the OPTN Code of Conduct.
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Current committees
Data Advisory Committee
UNOS Contact
Eric Messick
eric.messick@unos.org
Chair
Dr. Stephanie M Pouch
Emory University Hospital
UNOS Contact
Tamika Watkins
tamika.qualls@unos.org
Chair
Dr. Andrew Flescher
University Hospital of State University
of New York at Stony Brook
UNOS Contact
Emily Ward
emily.ward@unos.org
Chair
Dr. John C Magee
University of Michigan Medical Center
Chair
Dr. Alan I Reed
University of Iowa Hospitals and
Clinics Transplant Programs
Chair
Dr. Jondavid Menteer
Children's Hospital Los Angeles
UNOS Contact
Eric Messick
eric.messick@unos.org
Chair
Dr. Gerald P Morris
Histocompatibility and
Immunogenetics Laboratory at UCSD
UNOS Contact
Jamie Panko
jamie.panko@unos.org
Chair
Dr. Peter G Stock
University of California
San Francisco Medical Center
UNOS Contact
Tamika Watkins
tamika.qualls@unos.org
Chair
Dr. Jim Kim
Keck Hospital of USC
UNOS Contact
Kayla Temple
kayla.temple@unos.org
Chair
Dr. Scott W Biggins
University of Pittsburgh
Medical Center
UNOS Contact
Meghan McDermott
meghan.mcdermott@unos.org
Chair
Dr. Stevan A Gonzalez
Baylor Scott and White All Saints
Medical Center-Fort Worth
UNOS Contact
Emily Ward
emily.ward@unos.org
Chair
Dr. Matthew G Hartwig
Duke University Hospital
UNOS Contact
Kelley Poff
kelley.poff@unos.org
Chair
Dr. Clifford D Miles
The Nebraska Medical Center
UNOS Contact
Sally H Aungier
sally.aungier@unos.org
Chair
Dr. Alejandro Diez
Ohio State University Medical Center
UNOS Contact
Kelley Poff
kelley.poff@unos.org
Chair
Ms. Lisa M Stocks
OneLegacy
UNOS Contact
Sarah Roache
sarah.roache@unos.org
Chair
Dr. Shelley A Hall
Baylor University Medical Center
Chair
Kimberly T Koontz
HonorBridge
UNOS Contact
Joann White
joann.white@unos.org
Chair
PJ Geraghty
Donor Network of Arizona
UNOS Contact
Robert Hunter
robert.hunter@unos.org
Chair
Dr. Oyedolamu K Olaitan
Rush University Medical Center
UNOS Contact
Stryker-Ann Vosteen
stryker-ann.vosteen@unos.org
Chair
Molly J McCarthy
General Public Region 6
UNOS Contact
Carly Rhyne
carly.rhyne@unos.org
Chair
Dr. Rachel M Engen
University of Wisconsin Hospital
and Clinics
UNOS Contact
Leah Nunez
leah.nunez@unos.org
Chair
Dr. Erika D Lease
University of Washington Medical
Center
UNOS Contact
Lindsay Larkin
lindsay.larkin@unos.org
Chair
Susan Zylicz
Houston Methodist Hospital
UNOS Contact
Jamie Panko
jamie.panko@unos.org
Chair
Ms. Christine F Brenner
Sharp Memorial Hospital
UNOS Contact
Jamie Panko
jamie.panko@unos.org
Chair
Dr. Vijay S Gorantla
Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center
UNOS Contact
Ethan Studenic
ethan.studenic@unos.org
Former committees
These committees are no longer active.
Thoracic Organ Transplantation
The Thoracic Organ Transplantation Committee was dissolved July 1, 2020. Please find current resources on the Heart Transplantation Committee page and the Lung Transplantation Committee page.
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