The Steering Committee is responsible for
- Supervision of research efforts and use of the database
- Organization of biannual meetings
- Monthly conference call meetings of the Steering Committee members
- Lobby for increased awareness of pediatric heart transplantation
President
Kevin Daly, MD
Boston Children’s Hospital (BCH)
Boston, MA
Vice President
Kathleen Simpson, MD
Children’s Hospital Colorado (UCM)
Denver, CO
Past President
Shri Deshpande, MBBS, MS
Children’s National Hospital (CNM)
Washington DC
Allied Health and Nursing Representative
Karen Caulfield, RN, BSN
Freeman Hospital (FRH)
Newcastle upon Tyne
Melissa Dazo, RN, BSN
Children’s National Hospital (CNM)
Washington, DC
DCC Representative
James Kirklin, MD
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, Alabama
Members at Large
Kae Watanabe, MD
Texas Children’s Hospital (TCB)
New York, New York
Steven Zangwill, MD
Phoenix Children’s Hospital (PCH)
Phoenix, Arizona
David Bearl, MD
Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt (VCH)
Nashville, TN
Steering/Scientific Committee Liaison
Irene Lytrivi
Columbia University –
Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital of New York Presbyterian (CPM)