The following slate of nominees has been approved for OPTN/UNOS Board of Directors appointments beginning in July 2019.
OPTN/UNOS member voting representatives will receive a ballot and biographical information for the nominees in February 2019.
Board Position and Candidates:
President (vote for one)
Maryl Johnson, M.D.
University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics
Vice President/President-Elect (vote for one)
David Mulligan, M.D., FACS
Yale New Haven Hospital
David Reich, M.D., FACS
Hahnemann University Hospital
Treasurer (vote for one)
James Gleason, B.S.
Robert Goodman, M.B.A.
Minority Transplant Professional Representative (vote for one)
Denise Alveranga, M.D., FACP, FASN
Tampa General Hospital
Carlos Zayas, M.D.
AU Medical Center
Immediate Past President (vote for one)
Sue Dunn, RN, B.S.N., M.B.A.
Donor Alliance
Regional Councillors (vote for six)
Region 1
Alexandra Glazier, J.D., M.P.H.
New England Donor Services
Region 2
Michael Moritz, M.D., FACS
Lehigh Valley Hospital
Region 7
Luis Fernandez, M.D.
University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics
Region 8
Suzanne Lane Conrad, R.N., M.S,H.A.
Iowa Donor Network
Region 10
Atsushi Yoshida, M.D.
Henry Ford Hospital
Region 11
Seth Karp, M.D.
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
At Large Physician Representative (vote for one)
Michael Green, M.D., M.P.H.
UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Cameron Wolfe, M.D., M.P.H.
Duke University Hospital
OPO Representative (vote for one)
Kelly Ranum, RN, B.S.N., M.B.A., CPTC
Louisiana Organ Procurement Agency
Patient and Donor Affairs Representative (vote for one)
Jeffrey Goldstein, B.S.
Kimberly Rallis, B.S., M.H.A.
Patient and Donor Affairs Representative (vote for one)
Valinda Jones, M.S.N., RN
Phillip Williams, D.B.A.
Histocompatibility Representative (vote for one)
Medhat Askar, M.D., Ph.D. D(ABHI)
Transplant Immunology Laboratory at Baylor University Medical Center
Transplant Coordinator Representative (vote for one)
Timothy Snyder, CCEMT-P, CPTC
Gift of Life Donor Program
