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March 1, 2012

OPTN/UNOS Officers and Board Members Elected

Richmond, Va. -- Members of the national Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) have elected 25 members to its Board of Directors, including a new president, vice president of patient and donor affairs and secretary.

The OPTN brings together medical professionals, transplant recipients and donor families to develop national organ transplantation policy. The OPTN is managed by the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) under contract with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, Division of Transplantation. The OPTN Board of Directors also serves as the Board of Directors for UNOS.

These positions will be effective at the conclusion of the Board meeting on June 26, 2012.

• President - John P. Roberts, M.D., University of California San Francisco Medical Center
• Vice President/President Elect – Kenneth A. Andreoni, M.D., The Ohio State University Medical Center
• Vice President of Patient and Donor Affairs – Suzanne Lane Conrad, RN, M.S.
• Secretary – Stuart C. Sweet, M.D., Ph.D., St. Louis Children’s Hospital
• Immediate Past President – John R. Lake, M.D., University of Minnesota Medical Center
• Region 3 Councillor – Devin E. Eckhoff, M.D., University of Alabama Hospital
• Region 4 Councillor – Marlon F. Levy, M.D., Baylor All Saints Medical Center
• Region 5 Councillor – David D. Douglas, M.D., Mayo Clinic Hospital, Phoenix
• Region 6 Councillor – Michael S. Mulligan, M.D., University of Washington Medical Center
• Region 7 Councillor – Dixon B. Kaufman, M.D., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics
• Region 9 Councillor – Mark S. Orloff, M.D., Strong Memorial Hospital
• Thoracic Transplant Representative – J. David Vega, M.D., Emory University Hospital
• At Large Representatives – Matthew Cooper, M.D., University of Maryland Medical System; Michael G. Ison, M.D., M.S., Northwestern Memorial Hospital; Edward Y. Zavala, M.B.A., Vanderbilt University Medical Center
• At Large OPO Representative – Lori E. Brigham, B.S., M.B.A., Washington Regional Transplant Community
• Medical/Scientific Representatives – Maryl R. Johnson, M.D., University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics; Robert M. Merion, M.D., University of Michigan Medical Center
• Histocompatibility Representative – Marilyn S. Pollack, Ph.D., D (ABHI), Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics Laboratory, University Health System, San Antonio
• OPO Representative – Boyd Ward, M.Ed., Arkansas Regional Organ Recovery Agency
• Transplant Coordinator Representative – Tracy Evans-Walker, RN, M.S.N., CNP, CCTC, Cleveland Clinic Foundation
• Patient and Donor Affairs and Voluntary Health Organization Representatives – James M. Gleason, B.S., M.A.; James Kiehm, B.S.; Mary Nachreiner, B.S.P.T.; Julie Siegel, J.D.