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Ad Hoc Communications
Liaison
Ms. Elisabeth J Gabrynowicz
UNOS
gabrynej@unos.org 		Liaison
Mr. Joel D Newman
UNOS
newmanjd@unos.org

Ad Hoc International Relations
Chair
Dr. Andreas G Tzakis
Jackson Memorial Hospital University of Miami School of Medicine
atzakis@med.miami.edu; jbenson@med.miami.edu 		Liaison
Ms. Vipra Ghimire
UNOS
ghimirev@unos.org

Ethics
Chair
Ms. Margaret R Allee
General Public
ravingb@easystreet.net 		Liaison
Mr. Jason P Livingston
UNOS
livingjp@unos.org 		Liaison
Ms. Gloria J Taylor
UNOS
taylorgj@unos.org

Executive
President
Dr. Timothy L Pruett
University of Virginia Health Sciences Center
tp2w@virginia.edu; mlm8m@hscmail.mcc.virginia.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. Mary S Leffell
Immunogenetics Laboratories at the Johns Hopkins University
msleffel@jhmi.edu 		Liaison
Ms. Lori A Gore
UNOS
gorela@unos.org

Kidney Transplantation
Chair
Dr. Peter G Stock
University of California San Francisco Medical Center
stockp@surgery.ucsf.edu;MascardoV@surgery.ucsf.edu 		Liaison
Ciara J Gould
UNOS
gouldcij@unos.org

Liver & Intestinal Organ Transplantation
Chair
Dr. Elizabeth A Pomfret
Lahey Clinic Medical Center
elizabeth.a.pomfret@lahey.org; christine.barbas@lahey.org 		Liaison
Mr. Robert A Hunter
UNOS
hunterra@unos.org

Living Donor
Chair
Dr. Robert S Brown
NY Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia Univ. Medical Center
rb464@columbia.edu; an2137@columbia.edu 		Liaison
Lee Bolton
UNOS
boltondl@unos.org

Membership & Prof. Standards (MPSC)
Chair
Dr. Robert S D Higgins
Rush University Medical Center
robert_higgins@rush.edu; joan_cummings@rush.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
FanP@ummhc.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
Joyce E Hager
UNOS
hagerjoe@unos.org 		Liaison
Ms. Gloria J Taylor
UNOS
taylorgj@unos.org

OPO
Chair
Mr. Charles Alexander
The Living Legacy Foundation of Maryland
calexander@thellf.org; seller@thellf.org 		Liaison
Ms. Franki L Chabalewski
UNOS
chabalfl@unos.org 		Liaison
Lin J McGaw
UNOS
mcgawlj@unos.org

Organ Availability
Chair
Dr. Lisa S Florence
Swedish Medical Center
lisa.florence@swedish.org; betsy.lusby@swedish.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. David E Burgio
General Public
swimmr1@windstream.net 		Liaison
Ms. Karen L Mock
UNOS
mockkarl@unos.org

Pediatric Transplantation
Chair
Dr. Stuart C Sweet
St. Louis Children's Hospital at Washington University Medical Center
sweet@kids.wustl.edu 		Liaison
Ms. Shandie H Covington
UNOS
covingsh@unos.org

Policy Oversight
Chair
Dr. Janis M Orlowski
Washington Hospital Center
Janis.M.Orlowski@medstar.net 		Liaison
Ms. Ann M Harper
UNOS
harperam@unos.org

Thoracic Organ Transplantation
Chair
Dr. J. David Vega
Emory University Hospital
david.vega@emoryhealthcare.org; martha.bayless@emoryhealthcare.org 		Liaison
Ms. Vipra Ghimire
UNOS
ghimirev@unos.org

Transplant Administrators
Chair
Ms. Cassandra Smith-Fields
The Nebraska Medical Center
csmith-fields@nebraskamed.com;MGehring@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
Nichole A Pettus
UNOS
pettusna@unos.org

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Committee List

Ad Hoc Communications

Liaison
Ms. Elisabeth J Gabrynowicz
UNOS
gabrynej@unos.org 		Liaison
Mr. Joel D Newman
UNOS
newmanjd@unos.org


Ad Hoc International Relations

Chair
Dr. Andreas G Tzakis
Jackson Memorial Hospital University of Miami School of Medicine
atzakis@med.miami.edu; jbenson@med.miami.edu 		Liaison
Ms. Vipra Ghimire
UNOS
ghimirev@unos.org


Ethics

Chair
Ms. Margaret R Allee
General Public
ravingb@easystreet.net 		Liaison
Mr. Jason P Livingston
UNOS
livingjp@unos.org 		Liaison
Ms. Gloria J Taylor
UNOS
taylorgj@unos.org


Executive

President
Dr. Timothy L Pruett
University of Virginia Health Sciences Center
tp2w@virginia.edu; mlm8m@hscmail.mcc.virginia.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. Mary S Leffell
Immunogenetics Laboratories at the Johns Hopkins University
msleffel@jhmi.edu 		Liaison
Ms. Lori A Gore
UNOS
gorela@unos.org


Kidney Transplantation

Chair
Dr. Peter G Stock
University of California San Francisco Medical Center
stockp@surgery.ucsf.edu;MascardoV@surgery.ucsf.edu 		Liaison
Ciara J Gould
UNOS
gouldcij@unos.org


Liver & Intestinal Organ Transplantation

Chair
Dr. Elizabeth A Pomfret
Lahey Clinic Medical Center
elizabeth.a.pomfret@lahey.org; christine.barbas@lahey.org 		Liaison
Mr. Robert A Hunter
UNOS
hunterra@unos.org


Living Donor

Chair
Dr. Robert S Brown
NY Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia Univ. Medical Center
rb464@columbia.edu; an2137@columbia.edu 		Liaison
Lee Bolton
UNOS
boltondl@unos.org


Membership & Prof. Standards (MPSC)

Chair
Dr. Robert S D Higgins
Rush University Medical Center
robert_higgins@rush.edu; joan_cummings@rush.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
FanP@ummhc.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
Joyce E Hager
UNOS
hagerjoe@unos.org 		Liaison
Ms. Gloria J Taylor
UNOS
taylorgj@unos.org


OPO

Chair
Mr. Charles Alexander
The Living Legacy Foundation of Maryland
calexander@thellf.org; seller@thellf.org 		Liaison
Ms. Franki L Chabalewski
UNOS
chabalfl@unos.org 		Liaison
Lin J McGaw
UNOS
mcgawlj@unos.org


Organ Availability

Chair
Dr. Lisa S Florence
Swedish Medical Center
lisa.florence@swedish.org; betsy.lusby@swedish.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. David E Burgio
General Public
swimmr1@windstream.net 		Liaison
Ms. Karen L Mock
UNOS
mockkarl@unos.org


Pediatric Transplantation

Chair
Dr. Stuart C Sweet
St. Louis Children's Hospital at Washington University Medical Center
sweet@kids.wustl.edu 		Liaison
Ms. Shandie H Covington
UNOS
covingsh@unos.org


Policy Oversight

Chair
Dr. Janis M Orlowski
Washington Hospital Center
Janis.M.Orlowski@medstar.net 		Liaison
Ms. Ann M Harper
UNOS
harperam@unos.org


Thoracic Organ Transplantation

Chair
Dr. J. David Vega
Emory University Hospital
david.vega@emoryhealthcare.org; martha.bayless@emoryhealthcare.org 		Liaison
Ms. Vipra Ghimire
UNOS
ghimirev@unos.org


Transplant Administrators

Chair
Ms. Cassandra Smith-Fields
The Nebraska Medical Center
csmith-fields@nebraskamed.com;MGehring@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
Nichole A Pettus
UNOS
pettusna@unos.org
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