2010 Medical Advisory Board of Directors

The Centers for Medicare/Medicaid Services (CMS) requires organ procurement organizations to have multiple boards.  One of these boards, the Medical Advisory Board (MAB) must have the power and authority specified in the Conditions for Coverage of Organ Procurement Organizations.  The scope of this authority is limited to matters regarding the organ donation process including identifying potential organ donors, recovery of all usable organs, preservation of the organs, tissue typing of the organs and transportation of the organs.  These processes must meet the quality standards consistent with the OPTN.  The MAB will also advise in the same manner with regards to Food and Drug Administration (FDA) guidance governing the tissue recovery process and the distribution of tissue.  Finally, the MAB provides oversight for the effectiveness of the OPO and their assistance to the hospitals in establishing proper protocols for potential donors.

Eric Kirschner, MD, Chairperson
Director of Critical Care Medicine
St. Rita’s Hospital, Lima, Ohio
(Intensive Care)

Mr. Neil Clouser, Vice Chairperson
Manager of Business Development
LifeNet Health, Inc.
(Representative from Tissue Bank)

Kenneth Andreoni, MD
Transplant Surgeon
Comprehensive Transplant Center
Ohio State University Medical Center
(Transplant Surgeon)

Mark Galantowicz, MD
Chief, Dept. of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Nationwide Children’s Hospital
(Transplant, NCH)

Patti Gold
Division President
National Kidney Foundation of Ohio
(Voluntary Health Organization Representative)

Jan Gorniak, DO
Franklin County Coroner
(Public Member)

Gregg Hadley, Ph.D
Research Director
Ohio State University Medical Center
(Histocompatibility Expertise)

Kathy Harrington
(Organ Donor Family Member)

Mitchell Henry, MD
Director, Div of Transplantation
Comprehensive Transplant Center
Ohio State University Medical Center
(Transplant Surgeon)

Bobbi Howard
Vice President of Patient Services
Marietta Hospital
(Hospital Administration)

Amy Imm, MD
Vice President of Quality, Patient Safety
Riverside Methodist Hospital
(Hospital Administration)

Regan Miller, MD
Neurologist
Mt. Carmel & Grant Medical Center(Neuro Expertise)

Laura Murdock
Director, Transplant Services
Comprehensive Transplant Center
Ohio State University Medical Center
(Hospital Administration)

Cheryl Noble
(Public Member)

Ronald Pelletier, MD
Transplant Surgeon
Comprehensive Transplant Center
Ohio State University Medical Center
(Transplant Surgeon)

Susan Sheridan
PartnerDinsmore & Shohl LLP
(Organ Transplant Recipient Family Member)

Jim Wirth
Safety Manager
GatesMcDonald(Organ Transplant Recipient)