Liver & Intestinal Organ Transplantation Committee

The Liver and Intestinal Organ Transplantation Committee considers medical, scientific, and ethical aspects related to liver and intestine organ procurement, distribution, and allocation. The Committee considers both the broad implications and the specific member situations of these liver or intestinal issues and policies. The goal of the Committee's work is to develop evidence-based policies aimed at reducing the burden of liver disease in transplant patients (candidates and recipients), increasing liver utilization, improving access to liver transplantation, and improving the health outcomes of liver transplant recipients.

Current projects

Review

Implemented

Committee members

Chair

Shimul Shah
Massachusetts General Hospital

Vice Chair

Allison Kwong
Stanford Health Care

Members	Position	End Date	Organization
Aaron Ahearn	Region 5 Representative	6/30/2027	Keck Hospital of USC
Alexandra Shingina	Region 10 Representative	6/30/2029	University of Michigan Medical Center
Allison Kwong	Vice Chair	6/30/2028	Stanford Health Care
Amy Feldman	Region 8 Representative	6/30/2029	University of Colorado Hospital/Health Science Center
Ari Cohen	Visiting Board Member	6/30/2027	Ochsner Foundation Hospital
Austin Schenk	Visiting Board Member	6/30/2027	Ohio State University Medical Center
Cal Matsumoto	At Large	6/30/2027	Medstar Georgetown Transplant Institute
Christine Radolovic	Region 2 Representative	6/30/2027	Gift of Life Donor Program
Dennis Sullivan	At Large	6/30/2028	General Public Region 11
Joseph DiNorcia	Region 9 Representative	6/30/2029	Mount Sinai Medical Center
Kambiz Etesami	At Large	6/30/2029	Keck Hospital of USC
Kim Lute	Region 3 Representative	6/30/2029	General Public Region 3
Lloyd Brown	Region 7 Representative	6/30/2027	Rush University Medical Center
Marina Serper	At Large	6/30/2027	Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Michael Schoech	Region 11 Representative	6/30/2029	Jewish Hospital
Omer Junaidi	Region 4 Representative	6/30/2027	Methodist Specialty and Transplant Hospital
Scott Biggins	Ex Officio	6/30/2027	University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Shimul Shah	Chair	6/30/2028	Massachusetts General Hospital
Tovah Dorsey-Pollard	At Large	6/30/2027	General Public Region 2
Vanessa Cowan	Region 1 Representative	6/30/2027	Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Victoria Wood	At Large	6/30/2029	University of Alabama Hospital

Meeting summaries

Reports to the Board of Directors

Date Last Reviewed:

July 2026

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