Sridhar Basavaraju, M.D.
Director
Office of Blood, Organ, and Other Tissue Safety
Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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ACOT has up to 11 members, who are special government employees (SGEs) appointed by the HHS Secretary for a term of up to 3 years.
The HHS Secretary selects ACOT members from individuals involved in organ procurement, organ transplantation, bioethics, and other medical specialties. Members may include transplant candidates, recipients, living organ donors, and families of deceased organ donors.
Members may not serve on ACOT and the OPTN Board of Directors at the same time.
We strive to ensure that our membership represents the diversity—racial, minority, ethnic, gender, and geographic—of people served by the OPTN.
Voting members
We will announce new members in the future.
Nonvoting (ex officio) members
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Diane H. Corning, Esq.
Health Insurance Specialist
Office of Clinical Standards and Quality/Clinical Standards Group
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services -
Frank Holloman
Senior Policy Advisor
Division of Transplantation
Health Resources and Services Administration
Department of Health and Human Services -
Irma Sison, M.D., M.B.A.
Director, Division of Human Tissue
Food and Drug Administration -
Stuart C. Sweet MD, PhD
Chief, Transplantation Branch
Division of Allergy, Immunology and Transplantation
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
National Institutes of Health
Executive Secretary
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Shelley Tims Grant
Policy Advisor
Division of Transplantation
Health Resources and Services Administration
General Counsel Staff
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Laura Odwazny, J.D.
Office of the General Counsel
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services -
Elizabeth H. Saindon, J.D.
Office of the General Counsel
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services -
Alexandra Siessarey, J.D.
Office of the General Counsel
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
Nominations for membership
As ACOT vacancies occur, HHS considers nominations of qualified individuals to serve as voting ACOT members. In 2021, we announced in the Federal Register that we are accepting nominations on a continuing basis: Solicitation of Nominations for Membership To Serve on the Advisory Committee on Organ Transplantation.
Am I eligible?
We seek members who are:
- Involved in organ procurement or organ transplantation including transplant candidates, organ recipients, living organ donors, and families of deceased organ donors
- Knowledgeable about bioethics and medical fields and specialize in identifying and referring organ donors
We give preference to people who have not served on the OPTN Board of Directors in the past three years.
Questions about eligibility?
Email Shelley Grant - Designated Federal Officer
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