Ethics Committee

The Ethics Committee considers ethical issues related to organ procurement, distribution, allocation, and transplantation. The committee considers the broader implications presented by such issues and does not consider any individual patient's issues or disputes. It also makes recommendations to the Board of Directors regarding emerging ethical issues in the national transplant network. The goal of the committee's work is to ensure that OPTN policies and activities are consistent with accepted ethical principles.
 
Chair
Dr. Michael E Shapiro
Hackensack University Medical Center
mshapiro@humed.com
Vice Chairman
Ms. Alexandra K Glazier
New England Organ Bank
alexandra_glazier@neob.org
Liaison
Mr. Jason P Livingston
UNOS
livingjp@unos.org
 
Liaison
Ms. Gloria J Taylor
UNOS
taylorgj@unos.org
 
Members Organization
Ms. Donna G Banks General Public
Ms. Teresa M Beigay General Public
Mr. Jack Berry General Public
Dr. Richard Demme Strong Memorial Hospital, University of Rochester Medical Center
Dr. Ronald E Domen Histocompatibility and Clinical Immunology Lab at Hershey Medical Center
Ms. Melissa J Doniger General Public Members
Dr. James M DuBois General Public
Dr. Elisa J Gordon Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Dr. Lauris C Kaldjian University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics and Iowa City VA Medical Center
Dr. Bernard F Kozlovsky Division of Transplantation, HHS
Dr. Daniel J Lebovitz LifeBanc
Ms. Liz Lehr LifeLink of Florida
Ms. Rachel Mackey General Public
Dr. Kevin E. C Meyers Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Dr. Bhargav M Mistry MeritCare Hospital
Dr. Natalie G Murray Baylor University Medical Center
Mr. Mark C Norquist General Public
Dr. Matthew G Nuhn Boston Medical Center
Dr. Amy Pope-Harman Ohio State University Medical Center
Dr. Pasala Ravichandran General Public
Dr. Lainie F Ross University of Chicago Medical Center
Dr. Robert M Sade Medical University of South Carolina
Dr. Randolph L Schaffer Scripps Green Hospital
Ms. Allison Silva Tulane Medical Center
Mr. Dane Sommer Children's Mercy Hospital


Meeting Summaries
  August 2009

Reports to the Board of Directors*
  March 2009
  June 2008
  June 2007
  March 2007

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*Note: Meeting summaries are prepared for each meeting of the full committee. Reports to the board are prepared for specific meetings of the board of directors. They contain documentation of all committee activity since the previous report to the board and also will include any recommendations that the board is requested to consider at that meeting. Certain recommendations may have been accepted, declined, or modified by the Board of Directors; therefore, please review the Executive Summaries of the board of directors' meetings to confirm the status of all committee proposals.

Meeting summaries and reports to the board remain posted here for the previous two calendar years. For older documents, please contact the UNOS staff liaison listed above. Additionally, report exhibits may be requested from the liaison as well.


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