Chair
Dr. Matthew G Hartwig
Duke University Hospital
The Lung Transplantation Committee considers issues relating to lung 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 lung transplant candidates, increasing lung utilization, improving access to lung transplantation, and improving the health outcomes of lung transplant recipients.
Featured reports
- 18-month monitoring report: Lung continuous distribution (PDF - 3 MB) (12/2024)
- One-year monitoring report: Lung continuous distribution (PDF - 1 MB) (5/2024)
- Board Report on Continuous Distribution of Organs (PDF - 772 KB) (12/2023)
Current projects
Review
- Update on the Continuous Distribution of Organs Project
- Continuous distribution of lungs concept paper (11/2019)
Board approved and pending implementation
- Modify Lung Donor Data Collection (6/2025)
- Promote Efficiency of Lung Donor Testing
- Promote Efficiency of Lung Allocation
Implemented
- Standardize Six Minute Walk for Lung Allocation
- Modify Lung Allocation by Blood Type (9/2023)
- Update Data Collection for Lung Mortality Models (12/2023)
- Revise Lung Review Board Guidelines, Guidance, and Policy for Continuous Distribution (3/2023)
- Update Multi-Organ Allocation for Continuous Distribution of Lungs (3/2023)
- Updated Cohort for Calculation of the Lung Allocation Score (LAS) (9/2021)
- Establish Continuous Distribution of Lungs (3/2023)
- Incorporating COVID-19 Related Organ Failure In Candidate Listings (10/2020)
- Refine Lung Data Fields (9/2021)
- Eliminate the use of DSAs in thoracic distribution (1/2019)
- Modify lung TRF to improve post transplant lung function data (1/2018)
- Modifications to the distribution of deceased donor lungs (11/2017)
Committee members
Vice Chair
Dr. Dennis M Lyu
University of Michigan
Medical Center
Liaison
Kelley Poff
UNOS Employee
kelley.poff@unos.org
| Members | Organization | Position | End Term Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Armstrong | General Public Region 1 | At Large | 6/30/2026 |
| Dr. Marie Budev | The Cleveland Clinic Foundation | Ex Officio | 6/30/2026 |
| Dr. Andrew M Courtwright | University of Utah Medical Center | Visiting Board Member | 6/30/2026 |
| Dr. David Erasmus | Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Region 11 Representative | 6/30/2027 |
| Katja Fort Rhoden | General Public Region 2 | At Large | 6/30/2027 |
| Dr. Shelley A Hall | Baylor University Medical Center | Visiting Board Member | 6/30/2026 |
| Jordan R Hoffman | University of Colorado Hospital/Health Science Center | Region 8 Representative | 6/30/2028 |
| Dr. Stephen J Huddleston | University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview | Region 7 Representative | 6/30/2026 |
| Dr. Thomas S Kaleekal | University of Alabama Hospital | Region 3 Representative | 6/30/2027 |
| Dr. Siddhartha G Kapnadak | University of Washington Medical Center | Region 6 Representative | 6/30/2027 |
| Dr. Brian C Keller | Massachusetts General Hospital | Region 1 Representative | 6/30/2027 |
| Jody M Kieler | Cedars-Sinai Medical Center | At Large | 6/30/2026 |
| Dr. John C Magee | University of Michigan Medical Center | Visiting Board Member | 6/30/2026 |
| Dr. Ernestina Melicoff-Portillo | Texas Children's Hospital | At Large | 6/30/2027 |
| Peter Nicastro | General Public Region 8 | Visiting Board Member | 6/30/2026 |
| Dr. Alan I Reed | University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Transplant Programs | Visiting Board Member | 6/30/2026 |
| Jaclyn N Russe | Nevada Donor Network | At Large | 6/30/2028 |
| William Ryan | General Public Region 10 | Visiting Board Member | 6/30/2026 |
| Dr. Lara W Schaheen | St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center | Region 5 Representative | 6/30/2026 |
| Dr. Gary S Schwartz | Baylor University Medical Center | Region 4 Representative | 6/30/2028 |
| Dr. Heather M Strah | The Nebraska Medical Center | At Large | 6/30/2028 |
| Dr. Wayne Tsuang | The Cleveland Clinic Foundation | Region 10 Representative | 6/30/2027 |
| Joseph N Tusa | LiveOnNY | Region 9 Representative | 6/30/2028 |
| Justin Wilkerson | General Public Region 7 | Visiting Board Member | 6/30/2026 |
- November 17, 2025 Lung Committee (PDF - 183 KB)
- October 30, 2025 Lung Committee (PDF - 174 KB)
- October 14, 2025 Lung Committee (PDF - 290 KB)
- September 11, 2025 Lung Committee (PDF - 121 KB)
- August 14, 2025 Lung Committee (PDF - 143 KB)
- July 17, 2025 Lung Review Board (PDF - 107 KB)
- July 10, 2025 Lung Committee (PDF - 122 KB)
- June 12, 2025 Lung Committee (PDF - 140 KB)
- May 15, 2025 Lung Review Board (PDF - 104 KB)
- May 8, 2025 Lung Committee (PDF - 173 KB)
- April 14, 2025 Lung Committee (PDF - 225 KB)
- April 10, 2025 Lung Committee (PDF - 243 KB)
- March 20, 2025 Lung Review Board (PDF - 108 KB)
- March 6, 2025 Lung Committee (PDF - 211 KB)
- February 27, 2025 Lung Committee (PDF - 114 KB)
- February 13, 2025 Lung Committee (PDF - 174 KB)
- December 12, 2024 Lung Committee (PDF - 188 KB)
- November 18, 2024 Six Minute Walk Workgroup (PDF - 154 KB)
- November 14, 2024 Lung Committee (PDF - 166 KB)
- November 12, 2024 Promote Efficiency of Lung Allocation Workgroup (PDF - 134 KB)
- November 7, 2024 Lung Review Board (PDF - 101 KB)
- October 15, 2024 Promote Efficiency of Lung Allocation Workgroup (PDF - 164 KB)
- October 10, 2024 Lung Committee (PDF - 151 KB)
- October 8, 2024 Promote Efficiency of Lung Allocation Workgroup (PDF - 203 KB)
- September 27, 2024 Lung Committee (PDF - 408 KB)
- September 12, 2024 Lung Committee (PDF - 145 KB)
- September 11, 2024 Lung Review Board (PDF - 102 KB)
- September 10, 2024 Promote Efficiency of Lung Allocation Workgroup (PDF - 196 KB)
- August 20, 2024 Promote Efficiency of Lung Allocation Workgroup (PDF - 169 KB)
- August 13, 2024 Promote Efficiency of Lung Allocation Workgroup (PDF - 163 KB)
- August 8, 2024 Lung Committee (PDF - 143 KB)
- July 11, 2024 Lung Committee (PDF - 162 KB)
- July 9, 2024 Promote Efficiency of Lung Allocation Workgroup (PDF - 191 KB)
- June 16, 2024 Lung Committee (PDF - 120 KB)
- June 11, 2024 Promote Efficiency of Lung Allocation Workgroup (PDF - 158 KB)
- June 6, 2024 Lung Review Board (PDF - 101 KB)
- May 23, 2024 Lung Committtee (PDF - 138 KB)
- May 21, 2024 Promote Efficiency of Lung Allocation Workgroup (PDF - 178 KB)
- May 14, 2024 Promote Efficiency of Lung Allocation Workgroup (PDF - 138 KB)
- May 9, 2024 Lung Committee (PDF - 162 KB)
- April 25, 2024 Lung Committee (PDF - 172 KB)
- April 23, 2024 Promote Efficiency of Lung Allocation Workgroup (PDF - 119 KB)
- April 4, 2024 Lung Review Board (PDF - 104 KB)
- March 21, 2024 Lung Committee (PDF - 233 KB)
- March 14, 2024 Lung Committee (PDF - 166 KB)
- March 12, 2024 Promote Efficiency of Lung Allocation Workgroup (PDF - 118 KB)
- February 13, 2024 Promote Efficiency of Lung Allocation Workgroup (PDF - 195 KB)
- February 8, 2024 Lung Committee (PDF - 148 KB)
- February 1, 2024 Lung Review Board (PDF - 104 KB)
- January 30, 2024 Promote Efficiency of Lung Allocation Workgroup (PDF - 142 KB)
- January 11, 2024 Lung Committee (PDF - 168 KB)
- December 15, 2023 Promote Efficiency of Lung Allocation Workgroup (PDF - 171 KB)
- December 14, 2023 Lung Committee (PDF - 174 KB)
- December 7, 2023 Lung Review Board (PDF - 104 KB)
- November 30, 2023 Lung Committee (PDF - 210 KB)
- November 16, 2023 Lung Committee (PDF - 214 KB)
- November 13, 2023 Promote Efficiency of Lung Allocation Workgroup (PDF - 175 KB)
- October 27, 2023 Lung Committee (PDF - 243 KB)
- October 19, 2023 Six-Minute Walk Workgroup (PDF - 121 KB)
- October 17, 2023 Promote Efficiency of Lung Allocation Workgroup (PDF - 150 KB)
- October 5, 2023 Lung Review Board (PDF - 102 KB)
- September 28, 2023 Six-Minute Walk Workgroup (PDF - 124 KB)
- September 22, 2023 Promote Efficiency of Lung Allocation Workgroup (PDF - 145 KB)
- September 14, 2023 Lung Committee (PDF - 175 KB)
- September 7, 2023 Lung Review Board (PDF - 104 KB)
- September 6, 2023 Lung Committee (PDF - 148 KB)
- August 31, 2023 Lung Committee (PDF - 182 KB)
- August 24, 2023 Six-Minute Walk Workgroup (PDF - 157 KB)
- August 18, 2023 Promote Efficiency of Lung Allocation Workgroup (PDF - 124 KB)
- August 16, 2023 Lung Committee (PDF - 150 KB)
- August 10, 2023 Lung Committee (PDF - 171 KB)
- August 4, 2023 Lung Review Board (PDF - 134 KB)
- August 3, 2023 Lung Committee (PDF - 187 KB)
- July 27, 2023 Six-Minute Walk Workgroup (PDF - 189 KB)
- July 21, 2023 Promote Efficiency of Lung Allocation Workgroup (PDF - 186 KB)
- July 13, 2023 Lung Committee (PDF - 193 KB)
- June 23, 2023 Promote Efficiency of Lung Allocation Workgroup (PDF - 153 KB)
- June 22, 2023 Six-Minute Walk Workgroup (PDF - 146 KB)
- June 15, 2023 Lung Committee (PDF - 147 KB)
- June 8, 2023 Lung Review Board (PDF - 134 KB)
- May 25, 2023 Six-Minute Walk Workgroup (PDF - 172 KB)
- May 18, 2023 Lung Committee (PDF - 207 KB)
- May 4, 2023 Lung Review Board (PDF - 103 KB)
- April 27, 2023 Six-Minute Walk Workgroup (PDF - 162 KB)
- April 13, 2023 Lung Committee (PDF - 169 KB)
- April 6, 2023 Lung Review Board (PDF - 133 KB)
- April 6, 2023 Six-Minute Walk Workgroup (PDF - 172 KB)
- March 16, 2023 Lung Committee (PDF - 221 KB)
- March 9, 2023 Lung Review Board (PDF - 156 KB)
- February 27, 2023 Lung Committee (PDF - 255 KB)
- February 16, 2023 Lung Committee (PDF - 183 KB)
- January 19, 2023 Lung Committee (PDF - 126 KB)
Past projects from the Thoracic committee
Review
Implemented
- Eliminate the use of DSAs in thoracic distribution (1/2019)
- Modifications to the distribution of deceased donor lungs (1/2018)
- Modify lung TRF to improve post transplant lung function data (1/2018)
- Modify pediatric lung policy (8/2015)
- Collect EVLP Data for Transplant Recipients (2/2018)
- Proposal to Collect Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) Data Upon Waitlist Removal for Lung Candidates
- June 16, 2020 - Thoracic Continuous Distribution Workgroup (PDF - 224 KB)
- June 11, 2020 - Thoracic Continuous Distribution Task force (PDF - 174 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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