Region 11 Representatives Currently Serving on OPTN/UNOS Committees
Region 11 Representatives Currently Serving on OPTN/UNOS Committees
Committee / Name / City/State / Position / TermEthics Committee
Jon Carrier BS / Charlottesville, VA / Regional Rep. Reg. 11 / 2018
Thoracic Organ Transplantation Committee
Chadrick E. Denlinger M.D. / Charleston, SC / Regional Rep. Reg. 11 / 2017
Timothy P. Whelan MD / Charleston, SC / At Large / 2019
Joseph G. Rogers MD / Durham, NC / Ex. Officio / 2017
Ad Hoc International Relations Committee
Scott L. Sanoff MD, MPH / Durham , NC / At Large / 2017
Histocompatibility Committee
Peter N. Lalli Ph.D.,D(ABHI) / Charlotte, NC / Regional Rep. Reg. 11 / 2017
Membership & Prof. Standards Committee (MPSC)
Kenneth L. Brayman MD, PhD / Charlottesville, VA / Regional Rep. Reg. 11 / 2017
Julie Bergin RN, MHA / Louisville, KY / At Large / 2017
Alice L. Gray MD / Durham, NC / At Large / 2018
Patrick G. Northup M.D., MHS / Charlottesville, VA / At Large / 2017
Vinaya Rao MD / Memphis, TN / At Large / 2017
Patient Affairs Committee
Gloria T. Hairston BS,MBA / Winston-Salem, NC / Regional Rep. Reg. 11 / 2018
Pediatric Transplantation Committee
Andrew Savage M.D. / Charleston, SC / Regional Rep. Reg. 11 / 2019
Executive Committee
Kenyon W. Murphy JD / Franklin, NC / VP for Pt/Donor Affairs / 2018
Betsy J. Walsh J.D., M.P.H. / Charlotte, NC / UNOS - Past President / 2017
OPO Committee
Dwayne Jolly RN, CPTC / Louisville, KY / Regional Rep. Reg. 11 / 2017
Minority Affairs Committee
Deborah M. Gibbs / Charlotte, NC / Regional Rep. Reg. 11 / 2017
Liver & Intestinal Organ Transplantation Committee
Shawn J. Pelletier M.D. / Charlottesville, VA / Regional Rep. Reg. 11 / 2019
Jennifer Watkins RN, CCTC / Lexington, KY / At Large / 2019
Transplant Administrators Committee
James E. Pittman RN, MSN / Nashville, TN / Chair / 2019
Lauren E. Kearns MSN, RN-BC / Chapel Hill, NC / Regional Rep. Reg. 11 / 2019
Board of Directors
Kenyon W. Murphy JD / Franklin, NC / VP for Pt/Donor Affairs / 2018
Betsy J. Walsh J.D., M.P.H. / Charlotte, NC / UNOS - Immediate Past President / 2017
Robert J. Stratta MD / Winston-Salem, NC / BOD - Councillor Reg. 11 / 2017
Michael D. Gautreaux PhD, D (ABHI) / Winston-Salem, NC / BOD - Histo. Rep / 2018
Living Donor Committee
Laurie A. McDonald LCSW / Chapel Hill, NC / Regional Rep. Reg. 11 / 2019
Patrick J. Kacani / Henrico, VA / At Large / 2018
Megan A. Lewis PhD / Carrboro , NC / At Large / 2017
Operations and Safety Committee
David L. Marshman CPTC, BS / Roanoke, VA / Chair / 2018
Betty C. Crandall M.S., R.N. / Winston-Salem, NC / Regional Rep. Reg. 11 / 2017
Robert P. Gresham JD / Richmond, VA / At Large / 2017
Transplant Coordinators Committee
Amy S. Woodard RN / Chapel Hill, NC / Regional Rep. Reg. 11 / 2017
Amanda Sesti RN, BS / Memphis, TN / At Large / 2017
Pancreas Transplantation Committee
Rachel Forbes M.D. / Nashville, TN / Regional Rep. Reg. 11 / 2019
Policy Oversight Committee
Linda C. Cendales M.D. / Durham, NC / At Large / 2018
Kidney Transplantation Committee
Vincent P. Casingal M.D. / Charlotte, NC / Regional Rep. Reg. 11 / 2017
Ad Hoc Disease Transmission Advisory Committee
Cameron R. Wolfe M.D. / Durham, NC / Chair / 2018
Robert G. Sawyer M.D. / Charlottesville, VA / At Large / 2019
UNOS Corporate Affairs (CAC) Committee
Kenyon W. Murphy JD / Franklin, NC / VP for Pt/Donor Affairs / 2018
Carl L. Berg M.D. / Durham , NC / 2017
Betsy J. Walsh J.D., M.P.H. / Charlotte, NC / UNOS - Past President / 2017
UNOS Information Technology Advisory Committee
Michael D. Gautreaux PhD, D (ABHI) / Winston-Salem, NC / Regional Rep. Reg. 11 / 2018
Robert J. Stratta MD / Winston-Salem, NC / Regional Rep. Reg. 11 / 2017
Vascularized Composite Allograft Transplantation
Linda C. Cendales M.D. / Durham, NC / Vice Chair / 2018
Christina L. Kaufman PhD / Louisville, KY / At Large / 2017