At its December 2017 meeting, the OPTN/UNOS Board of Directors approved the following slate of nominees for Board appointments beginning in July 2018.
OPTN/UNOS member voting representatives will receive a ballot and biographical information for the nominees in early 2018.
Board Position and Candidates:
President (vote for one)
Sue Dunn, RN, B.S.N., M.B.A.
Donor Alliance
Vice President/President-Elect (vote for one)
A. Michael Borkon, M.D.
Saint Luke’s Hospital of Kansas City
Maryl Johnson, M.D.
University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics
Vice President, Patient & Donor Affairs (vote for one)
James Kiehm, B.S.
Deanna L. Santana, B.S.
Secretary (vote for one)
Theresa Daly, M.S., RN, B.S.N., FNP
New York Presbyterian/Columbia Medical Center
Ian Jamieson, M.B.A., M.H.A.
Duke University Hospital
Immediate Past President (vote for one)
Yolanda Becker, M.D.
University of Chicago Medical Center
Regional Councillors (vote for five)
Region 3
Christopher D Anderson, M.D.
University of Mississippi Medical Center
Region 4
Steven Potter, M.D., FACS
East Texas Medical Center
Region 5
Kunam Reddy, M.D.
Mayo Clinic, Phoenix
Region 6
Susan Orloff, M.D., FACS, AASLD
Oregon Health & Science University
Region 9
Rob Kochik
Finger Lakes Donor Recovery Network
At Large Abdominal Surgery Representative (vote for one)
Juan Carlos Caicedo, M.D., FACS
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Rene Romero, M.D.
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
At Large Hepatology Representative (vote for one)
Terry Box, M.D.
University of Utah Medical Center
Simon Horslen, M.B., Ch.B.
Seattle Children’s Hospital
At Large Nephrology Representative (vote for two)
Eileen Brewer, M.D.
Texas Children’s Hospital
Richard Formica, M.D. Yale New Haven Hospital
Jerry McCauley, M.D., M.P.H., FACP
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
At Large Pulmonology Representative (vote for one)
Luis Angel, M.D.
NYU Langone Medical Center
Marc Shecter, M.D.
Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
At Large Transplant Administrator Representative
James Rodrigue, Ph.D.
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Timothy Stevens, M.D., B.S.N., CCTC
Sacred Heart Medical Center
Patient and Donor Affairs Representatives(vote for four)
Rosemary Berkery, J.D.
Randee Bloom, Ph.D., M.B.A., RN
Laura DePiero, RN, B.S.N.
Joseph Hillenburg
Merle Zuel, RN
OPO Representative (vote for one)
Diane Brockmeier, RN, B.S.N., M.H.A.
Mid-America Transplant Services
Histocompatibility Representative (vote for one)
Walter Herczyk, MT (ASCP), CHS (ABHI)
Gift of Life Michigan Histocompatibility Laboratory
Transplant Coordinator Representative (vote for one)
Mary Francois, RN, M.S., CCTC
NATCO
Medical/Scientific Organization Representative (vote for two)
Sharon Bartosh, M.D.
University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics
Charles M. Miller, M.D.
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
