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Ad Hoc Disease Transmission Advisory
Chair
Dr. Michael G Ison
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
mgison@northwestern.edu 		Liaison
Ms. Shandie H Covington
UNOS
covingsh@unos.org 		Liaison
Ms. Gloria J Taylor
UNOS
taylorgj@unos.org

Ad Hoc International Relations
Chair
Ms. Gloria Garcia Bohrer
General Public
gbohrer@sbcglobal.net 		Liaison
Ms. Vipra Ghimire
UNOS
ghimirev@unos.org

Ethics
Chair
Dr. Michael E Shapiro
Hackensack University Medical Center
mshapiro@humed.com;SBradley@humed.com 		Liaison
Mr. Jason P Livingston
UNOS
livingjp@unos.org 		Liaison
Ms. Gloria J Taylor
UNOS
taylorgj@unos.org

Executive
President
Dr. Robert S D Higgins
Rush University Medical Center
robert_higgins@rush.edu; joan_cummings@rush.edu 		Liaison
Dr. Mary D Ellison
UNOS
ellisomd@unos.org

Finance
Chair
Mr. Lloyd H Jordan
Carolina Donor Services
lhjordan@carolinadonorservices.org 		Liaison
Mr. Douglas E Harvey
UNOS
harveyde@unos.org

Histo
Chair
Dr. J. Michael Cecka
University of California at Los Angeles, Immunogenetics Center
mcecka@ucla.edu 		Liaison
Ms. Lori A Gore
UNOS
gorela@unos.org

Kidney Transplantation
Chair
Dr. Peter G Stock
University of California San Francisco Medical Center
peter.stock@ucsfmedctr.org 		Liaison
Ciara J Samana
UNOS
samanacj@unos.org

Liver & Intestinal Organ Transplantation
Chair
Dr. Elizabeth A Pomfret
Lahey Clinic Medical Center
elizabeth.a.pomfret@lahey.org; 		Liaison
Ms. Ann M Harper
UNOS
harperam@unos.org

Living Donor
Chair
Dr. Matthew Cooper
University of Maryland Medical System
mcooper@smail.umaryland.edu 		Liaison
Lee Bolton
UNOS
boltondl@unos.org

Membership & Prof. Standards (MPSC)
Chair
Dr. James J Wynn
Medical College of Georgia
jwynn@mail.mcg.edu;SHAWN@mail.mcg.edu 		Liaison
Ms. Sally Harris Aungier
UNOS
aungiesh@unos.org 		Liaison
Mr. David M Kappus
UNOS
kappusdm@unos.org

Minority Affairs
Chair
Dr. Pang-Yen Fan
University of Massachusetts Memorial Medical Center
Pang-Yen.Fan@umassmemorial.org 		Liaison
Ms. Deanna L Parker
UNOS
parkerdl@unos.org

Operations
Chair
Mr. Richard D Hasz
Gift of Life Donor Program
rhasz@donors1.org; cdriscoll@donors1.org 		Liaison
Ms. Gloria J Taylor
UNOS
taylorgj@unos.org

OPO
Chair
Mr. Jeffrey P Orlowski
Center for Donation and Transplant
jorlowski@cdtny.org 		Liaison
Ms. Franki L Chabalewski
UNOS
chabalfl@unos.org

Organ Availability
Chair
Dr. David Hull
Hartford Hospital
Dhull@harthosp.org; kkbarton@harthosp.org; spodols@harthosp.org 		Liaison
Ms. Kim Johnson
UNOS
johnsomk@unos.org;Kim.Johnson@unos.org

Pancreas Transplantation
Chair
Dr. Rainer W. G Gruessner
University Medical Center, Univ of Arizona
rgruessner@surgery.arizona.edu; louanne@surgery.arizona.edu 		Liaison
Ms. Elizabeth F Sleeman
UNOS
sleemaef@unos.org

Patient Affairs
Chair
Mr. Ray Gabel
Midwest Transplant Network
rgabel@mwtn.org 		Liaison
Ms. Karen L Mock
UNOS
mockkarl@unos.org

Pediatric Transplantation
Chair
Dr. Simon P Horslen
Children's Hospital & Regional Medical Center
simon.horslen@seattlechildrens.org 		Liaison
Chad Waller
UNOS
wallercl@unos.org

Policy Oversight
Chair
Dr. Edward R Garrity
University of Chicago Medical Center
egarrity@medicine.bsd.uchicago.edu 		Liaison
Mr. Robert A Hunter
UNOS
hunterra@unos.org

Thoracic Organ Transplantation
Chair
Dr. Maryl R Johnson
University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics
mrj@medicine.wisc.edu; rjz@medicine.wisc.edu 		Liaison
Ms. Vipra Ghimire
UNOS
ghimirev@unos.org

Transplant Administrators
Chair
Ms. Cassandra Smith-Fields
The Nebraska Medical Center
csmith-fields@nebraskamed.com;nidavis@nebraskamed.com 		Liaison
Angel C Carroll
UNOS
carrolac@unos.org

Transplant Coordinator
Chair
Ms. Cheryl A Edwards
New England Organ Bank
cheryl_edwards@neob.org 		Liaison
Kimberly H Taylor
UNOS
taylorki@unos.org

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Committee List

Ad Hoc Disease Transmission Advisory

Chair
Dr. Michael G Ison
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
mgison@northwestern.edu 		Liaison
Ms. Shandie H Covington
UNOS
covingsh@unos.org 		Liaison
Ms. Gloria J Taylor
UNOS
taylorgj@unos.org


Ad Hoc International Relations

Chair
Ms. Gloria Garcia Bohrer
General Public
gbohrer@sbcglobal.net 		Liaison
Ms. Vipra Ghimire
UNOS
ghimirev@unos.org


Ethics

Chair
Dr. Michael E Shapiro
Hackensack University Medical Center
mshapiro@humed.com;SBradley@humed.com 		Liaison
Mr. Jason P Livingston
UNOS
livingjp@unos.org 		Liaison
Ms. Gloria J Taylor
UNOS
taylorgj@unos.org


Executive

President
Dr. Robert S D Higgins
Rush University Medical Center
robert_higgins@rush.edu; joan_cummings@rush.edu 		Liaison
Dr. Mary D Ellison
UNOS
ellisomd@unos.org


Finance

Chair
Mr. Lloyd H Jordan
Carolina Donor Services
lhjordan@carolinadonorservices.org 		Liaison
Mr. Douglas E Harvey
UNOS
harveyde@unos.org


Histo

Chair
Dr. J. Michael Cecka
University of California at Los Angeles, Immunogenetics Center
mcecka@ucla.edu 		Liaison
Ms. Lori A Gore
UNOS
gorela@unos.org


Kidney Transplantation

Chair
Dr. Peter G Stock
University of California San Francisco Medical Center
peter.stock@ucsfmedctr.org 		Liaison
Ciara J Samana
UNOS
samanacj@unos.org


Liver & Intestinal Organ Transplantation

Chair
Dr. Elizabeth A Pomfret
Lahey Clinic Medical Center
elizabeth.a.pomfret@lahey.org; 		Liaison
Ms. Ann M Harper
UNOS
harperam@unos.org


Living Donor

Chair
Dr. Matthew Cooper
University of Maryland Medical System
mcooper@smail.umaryland.edu 		Liaison
Lee Bolton
UNOS
boltondl@unos.org


Membership & Prof. Standards (MPSC)

Chair
Dr. James J Wynn
Medical College of Georgia
jwynn@mail.mcg.edu;SHAWN@mail.mcg.edu 		Liaison
Ms. Sally Harris Aungier
UNOS
aungiesh@unos.org 		Liaison
Mr. David M Kappus
UNOS
kappusdm@unos.org


Minority Affairs

Chair
Dr. Pang-Yen Fan
University of Massachusetts Memorial Medical Center
Pang-Yen.Fan@umassmemorial.org 		Liaison
Ms. Deanna L Parker
UNOS
parkerdl@unos.org


Operations

Chair
Mr. Richard D Hasz
Gift of Life Donor Program
rhasz@donors1.org; cdriscoll@donors1.org 		Liaison
Ms. Gloria J Taylor
UNOS
taylorgj@unos.org


OPO

Chair
Mr. Jeffrey P Orlowski
Center for Donation and Transplant
jorlowski@cdtny.org 		Liaison
Ms. Franki L Chabalewski
UNOS
chabalfl@unos.org


Organ Availability

Chair
Dr. David Hull
Hartford Hospital
Dhull@harthosp.org; kkbarton@harthosp.org; spodols@harthosp.org 		Liaison
Ms. Kim Johnson
UNOS
johnsomk@unos.org;Kim.Johnson@unos.org


Pancreas Transplantation

Chair
Dr. Rainer W. G Gruessner
University Medical Center, Univ of Arizona
rgruessner@surgery.arizona.edu; louanne@surgery.arizona.edu 		Liaison
Ms. Elizabeth F Sleeman
UNOS
sleemaef@unos.org


Patient Affairs

Chair
Mr. Ray Gabel
Midwest Transplant Network
rgabel@mwtn.org 		Liaison
Ms. Karen L Mock
UNOS
mockkarl@unos.org


Pediatric Transplantation

Chair
Dr. Simon P Horslen
Children's Hospital & Regional Medical Center
simon.horslen@seattlechildrens.org 		Liaison
Chad Waller
UNOS
wallercl@unos.org


Policy Oversight

Chair
Dr. Edward R Garrity
University of Chicago Medical Center
egarrity@medicine.bsd.uchicago.edu 		Liaison
Mr. Robert A Hunter
UNOS
hunterra@unos.org


Thoracic Organ Transplantation

Chair
Dr. Maryl R Johnson
University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics
mrj@medicine.wisc.edu; rjz@medicine.wisc.edu 		Liaison
Ms. Vipra Ghimire
UNOS
ghimirev@unos.org


Transplant Administrators

Chair
Ms. Cassandra Smith-Fields
The Nebraska Medical Center
csmith-fields@nebraskamed.com;nidavis@nebraskamed.com 		Liaison
Angel C Carroll
UNOS
carrolac@unos.org


Transplant Coordinator

Chair
Ms. Cheryl A Edwards
New England Organ Bank
cheryl_edwards@neob.org 		Liaison
Kimberly H Taylor
UNOS
taylorki@unos.org
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