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
Scott Auerbach, MD
Children’s Hospital of Colorado (UCM)
Denver, Colorado
Vice President
Shri Deshpande, MBBS, MS
Children’s National Hospital (CNM)
Washington DC
Past President
Jennifer Conway, MD
University of Alberta (UOA)
Edmonton, Alberta
Allied Health and Nursing Representative
Heather Missler, RN, BSN
Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Columbus, Ohio
DCC Representative
James Kirklin, MD
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, Alabama
Members at Large
Michael Carboni, MD
Duke Children’s Hospital (DMC)
Durham, North Carolina
Craig Laurence, MB ChB (UCT), FC Paed (SA), MMed (UCT)
Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children (GOS)
London
Neha Bansal, MD
Children’s Hospital at Montefiore (MMC)
New York, New York
Steering/Scientific Committee Liaison
Joshua Friedland-Little, MD
Seattle Children’s Hospital (SCH)
Seattle, Washington