Chair
Dr. Jondavid Menteer
Children's Hospital Los Angeles
The Heart Transplantation Committee considers issues relating to heart procurement, allocation, and transplantation, including medical, scientific, and ethical aspects. The committee also considers the broad implications of such issues and deals with specific individual issues or situations. The goal of the committee’s work is to develop evidence-based policies aimed at reducing waitlist mortality in heart transplant candidates, increasing heart utilization, improving access to heart transplantation, and improving the health outcomes of heart transplant recipients.
Featured report
- Five-Year Monitoring Report: Heart Allocation Proposal to Modify the Heart Allocation System (PDF - 4 MB) (4/2024)
Current projects
Public comment
- Modify Guidance for Pediatric Heart Exception Requests to Address Temporary Mechanical Circulatory Support Equipment Shortage (8/27/2025 - 10/1/2025)
Review
- Continuous Distribution of Hearts Update, Summer 2024
- Update on Continuous Distribution of Hearts
- Continuous Distribution of Hearts
- Develop Measures for Primary Graft Dysfunction in Hearts
Implemented
- Escalation of Status for Time on Left Ventricular Assist Device (6/2025)
- Modify Heart Policy for Intended Incompatible Blood Type (ABOi) Offers to Pediatric Candidates
- Amend Adult Heart Status 2 Mechanical Device Requirements
- Modify Heart Policy to Address Patient Safety Following Device Recall
- Report Primary Graft Dysfunction in Heart Transplant Recipients (9/2023)
- Amend Status Extension Requirements in Adult Heart Allocation Policy
- Guidance Addressing the Use of Pediatric Heart Exceptions
- Guidance and Policy Addressing Adult Heart Allocation
- National Heart Review Board for Pediatrics (12/2019)
- Eliminate the use of DSAs in thoracic distribution (1/2019)
- Review board guidance on HCM and RCM exceptions (1/2018)
- Guidance on congenital heart disease exception requests (7/2017)
- Modify adult heart allocation 2016 2nd round (8/2016)
Committee members
Vice Chair
Jose Garcia
Memorial Regional Hospital
| Members | Position | End Date | Organization |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amanda Nathan | At Large | 6/30/2028 | General Public Region 4 |
| Bryan Whitson | Region 10 Representative | 6/30/2029 | Ohio State University Medical Center |
| Cindy Martin | At Large | 6/30/2027 | Houston Methodist Hospital |
| David Sutcliffe | Region 8 Representative | 6/30/2028 | Children's Mercy Hospital |
| Diane Frawley | At Large | 6/30/2029 | General Public Region 9 |
| Eman Hamad | Region 2 Representative | 6/30/2027 | Temple University Hospital |
| Erin Davis | Region 5 Representative | 6/30/2028 | University of Utah Medical Center |
| Ezequiel Molina | Region 3 Representative | 6/30/2028 | Piedmont Hospital |
| Jason Smith | At Large | 6/30/2028 | University of California San Francisco Medical Center |
| Jill Gelow | Region 6 Representative | 6/30/2028 | Providence St. Vincent Medical Center |
| John Sperzel | Visiting Board Member | 6/30/2028 | General Public Region 1 |
| Jondavid Menteer | Chair | 6/30/2027 | Children's Hospital Los Angeles |
| Jose Garcia | Vice Chair | 6/30/2028 | Memorial Regional Hospital |
| Kevin Daly | Region 1 Representative | 6/30/2028 | Boston Children's Hospital |
| Kim Baltierra | At Large | 6/30/2027 | Transplant Staffing Resources, LLC |
| Maria Avila | Region 9 Representative | 6/30/2028 | North Shore University Hospital/Northwell Health |
| Natascha Barney | At Large | 6/30/2029 | Gift of Life Michigan |
| Navin Rajagopalan | Region 11 Representative | 6/30/2029 | University of Kentucky Medical Center |
| Nitheesha Ganta | Region 4 Representative | 6/30/2029 | Baylor University Medical Center |
| Richard Daly | Region 7 Representative | 6/30/2029 | Mayo Clinic Hospital Minnesota |
| Ryan Davies | Visiting Board Member | Children's Medical Center of Dallas |
- September 16, 2025 Heart Committee (PDF - 165 KB)
- September 2, 2025 Heart Committee (PDF - 201 KB)
- August 19, 2025 Heart Committee (PDF - 123 KB)
- August 5, 2025 Heart Committee (PDF - 182 KB)
- July 15, 2025 Heart Committee (PDF - 174 KB)
- July 1, 2025 Heart Committee (PDF - 128 KB)
- June 17, 2025 Heart Committee (PDF - 198 KB)
- June 3, 2025 Heart Committee (PDF - 165 KB)
- May 20, 2025 Heart Committee (PDF - 200 KB)
- May 6, 2025 Heart Committee (PDF - 147 KB)
- April 18, 2025 Heart Committee (PDF - 223 KB)
- April 1, 2025 Heart Committee (PDF - 162 KB)
- March 18, 2025 Heart Committee (PDF - 167 KB)
- March 4, 2025 Heart Committee (PDF - 156 KB)
- February 18, 2025 Heart Committee (PDF - 171 KB)
- February 4, 2025 Heart Committee (PDF - 109 KB)
- January 21, 2025 Heart Committee (PDF - 161 KB)
- December 17, 2024 Heart Committee (PDF - 229 KB)
- November 19, 2024 Heart Committee (PDF - 152 KB)
- November 6, 2024 Heart Committee (PDF - 173 KB)
- October 15, 2024 Heart Committee (PDF - 162 KB)
- October 9, 2024 Heart Committee (PDF - 217 KB)
- September 17, 2024 Heart Committee (PDF - 145 KB)
- September 4, 2024 Heart Committee (PDF - 206 KB)
- August 20, 2024 Heart Committee (PDF - 167 KB)
- August 7, 2024 Heart Committee (PDF - 179 KB)
- July 16, 2024 Heart Committee (PDF - 141 KB)
- July 2, 2024 Heart Committee (PDF - 193 KB)
- June 18, 2024 Heart Committee (PDF - 184 KB)
- June 12, 2024 Heart Committee (PDF - 192 KB)
- May 21, 2024 Heart Committee (PDF - 164 KB)
- May 1, 2024 Heart Committee (PDF - 139 KB)
- April 16, 2024 Heart Committee (PDF - 133 KB)
- March 29, 2024 Heart Committee (PDF - 213 KB)
- March 22, 2024 Continuous Distribution Pediatric Waiting Time Workgroup (PDF - 120 KB)
- March 19, 2024 Heart Committee (PDF - 164 KB)
- March 6, 2024 Heart Committee (PDF - 136 KB)
- February 20, 2024 Heart Committee (PDF - 180 KB)
- February 7, 2024 Heart Committee (PDF - 145 KB)
- January 16, 2024 Heart Committee (PDF - 120 KB)
- December 6, 2023 Heart Committee (PDF - 108 KB)
- December 1, 2023 Continuous Distribution Pediatric Waiting Time Workgroup (PDF - 111 KB)
- November 21, 2023 Heart Committee (PDF - 115 KB)
- November 1, 2023 Heart Committee (PDF - 116 KB)
- October 25, 2023 Heart Committee (PDF - 107 KB)
- October 17, 2023 Heart Committee (PDF - 110 KB)
- October 4, 2023 Heart Committee (PDF - 137 KB)
- September 22, 2023 Heart Committee (PDF - 192 KB)
- September 6, 2023 Heart Committee (PDF - 182 KB)
- August 15, 2023 Heart Committee (PDF - 194 KB)
- August 2, 2023 Heart Committee (PDF - 151 KB)
- July 18, 2023 Heart Committee (PDF - 142 KB)
- June 20, 2023 Heart Committee (PDF - 120 KB)
- June 14, 2023 Heart Committee (PDF - 122 KB)
- May 16, 2023 Heart Committee (PDF - 180 KB)
- May 11, 2023 Heart-IABP Subcommittee (PDF - 127 KB)
- May 4, 2023 Heart-IABP Subcommittee (PDF - 119 KB)
- May 3, 2023 Heart Committee (PDF - 128 KB)
- April 27, 2023 Heart-IABP Subcommittee (PDF - 145 KB)
- April 25, 2023 Heart Committee (PDF - 114 KB)
- April 13, 2023 Heart-IABP Subcommittee (PDF - 146 KB)
- April 6, 2023 Heart-IABP Subcommittee (PDF - 125 KB)
- March 29, 2023 Heart Committee (PDF - 279 KB)
- March 21, 2023 Heart Committee (PDF - 195 KB)
- February 28, 2023 Heart Committee (PDF - 163 KB)
- February 8, 2023 Heart Committee (PDF - 241 KB)
- January 17, 2023 Heart Committee (PDF - 167 KB)
- January 3, 2023 Heart Committee (PDF - 214 KB)
Past projects from the Thoracic Committee
Board approved and pending implementation
Implemented
- June 25, 2020 (PDF - 220 KB)
- May 28, 2020 (PDF - 144 KB)
- May 26, 2020 (PDF - 143 KB)
- May 21, 2020 (PDF - 224 KB)
- May 14, 2020 (PDF - 155 KB)
- April 29, 2020 (PDF - 143 KB)
- April 23, 2020 (PDF - 208 KB)
- April 17, 2020 (PDF - 923 KB)
- April 16, 2020 (PDF - 219 KB)
- April 9, 2020 (PDF - 708 KB)
- April 7, 2020 (PDF - 483 KB)
- March 26, 2020 (PDF - 197 KB)
- March 12, 2020 (PDF - 281 KB)
- March 11, 2020 (PDF - 196 KB)
- February 27, 2020 (PDF - 191 KB)
- February 25, 2020 (PDF - 281 KB)
- February 20, 2020 (PDF - 622 KB)
- February 13, 2020 (PDF - 637 KB)
- January 28, 2020 (PDF - 208 KB)
- January 23, 2020 (PDF - 191 KB)
- January 16, 2020 (PDF - 109 KB)
- January 15, 2020 (PDF - 586 KB)
- January 9, 2020 (PDF - 193 KB)
- January 8, 2020 (PDF - 192 KB)
- December 19, 2019 (PDF - 141 KB)
- December 12, 2019 (PDF - 190 KB)
- December 11, 2019 (PDF - 216 KB)
- December 5, 2019 (PDF - 186 KB)
- November 21, 2019 (PDF - 195 KB)
- November 20, 2019 (PDF - 194 KB)
- November 14, 2019 (PDF - 549 KB)
- November 13, 2019 (PDF - 155 KB)
- October 24, 2019 (PDF - 187 KB)
- October 22, 2019 (PDF - 188 KB)
- October 17, 2019 (PDF - 169 KB)
- October 10, 2019 (PDF - 186 KB)
- September 26, 2019 (PDF - 145 KB)
- September 24, 2019 (PDF - 190 KB)
- September 19, 2019 (PDF - 198 KB)
- September 12, 2019 (PDF - 192 KB)
- August 29, 2019 (PDF - 147 KB)
- August 15, 2019 (PDF - 193 KB)
- August 8, 2019 (PDF - 186 KB)
- July 25, 2019 (PDF - 772 KB)
- July 18,2019 (PDF - 195 KB)
- July 11, 2019 (PDF - 194 KB)
- June 27, 2019 (PDF - 216 KB)
- June 20, 2019 (PDF - 184 KB)
- June 13, 2019 (PDF - 188 KB)
- May 30, 2019 (PDF - 150 KB)
- May 16, 2019 (PDF - 181 KB)
- May 9, 2019 (PDF - 172 KB)
- April 17, 2019 (PDF - 197 KB)
- January 31, 2019 (PDF - 73 KB)
- November 29, 2018 (PDF - 126 KB)
- November 1, 2018 (PDF - 305 KB)
- September 27, 2018 (PDF - 76 KB)
- September 13, 2018 (PDF - 68 KB)
- August 30, 2018 (PDF - 159 KB)
- August 23, 2018 (PDF - 272 KB)
- August 16, 2018 (PDF - 665 KB)
- August 9, 2018 (PDF - 73 KB)
- July 26, 2018 (PDF - 183 KB)
- July 19, 2018 (PDF - 141 KB)
- June 2018 (PDF - 79 KB)
- April 26, 2018 (PDF - 84 KB)
- April 19, 2018 (PDF - 117 KB)
- March 2018 (PDF - 79 KB)
- February 2018 (PDF - 567 KB)
- January 2018 (PDF - 576 KB)
- December 28, 2017 (PDF - 578 KB)
- December 21, 2017 (PDF - 484 KB)
- December 14, 2017 (PDF - 486 KB)
- December 7, 2017 (PDF - 578 KB)
- November 2017 (PDF - 470 KB)
- October 2017 (PDF - 547 KB)
- June 2017 (PDF - 476 KB)
- March 2017 (PDF - 508 KB)
- October 27, 2016 (PDF - 153 KB)
- October 13, 2016 (PDF - 167 KB)
- August 2016 (PDF - 119 KB)
- June 2016 (PDF - 41 KB)
- April 2016 (PDF - 557 KB)
- March 2016 (PDF - 102 KB)
- January 2016 (PDF - 84 KB)
- June 2019: Eliminate the use of DSAs in thoracic organ distribution (PDF - 1 MB)
- December 2016 (PDF - 1 MB)
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