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To create a world without kidney diseases, the ASN Alliance for Kidney Health elevates care by educating and informing, driving breakthroughs and innovation, and advocating for policies that create transformative changes in kidney medicine throughout the world.

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Transplant Policy Committee

Chair

Roslyn B. Mannon, MD, FASN (2026)

Members

Alissar El Chediak, MD (2026)
S. Ali Husain (2026)
Vineeta Kumar, MD, FASN (2026)
Eugene Lin, MD, MS, FASN (2026)
Yue-Harn Ng, MD, MPH (2026)
Rachel E. Patzer, PhD, MPH (2026)
Leonardo V. Riella, MD, PhD, FASN (2026)
Christie P. Thomas, MBBS, FASN (2026)

Councilor

Daniel E. Weiner, MD, MS, FASN (2026)

Ex-Officio

Roy D. Bloom, MD, MBChB (2026)
Suzanne Watnick, MD, FASN (2026)

Staff Liaison

Rachel Meyer

Charge:

Identifying opportunities to maximize access to kidney transplantation for every American who would benefit (regardless of socioeconomic status, geography, race/ethnicity, or sex/gender), or otherwise through advocacy across federal legislative, regulatory, executive branches as well as profession-sanctioned arenas. These efforts include:

Developing ASN’s transplant policy priorities annually and advancing them in coordination with the ASN Council and several of the society’s committees, including:

ASN Policy and Advocacy Committee.
ASN Quality Committee.
ASN Health Care Justice Committee.
ASN Workforce and Training Committee.

Forming collaborative working relationships with policymakers, advocacy organizations, and other relevant entities active in shaping kidney transplant policy.

Supporting ASN members in understanding and implementing transplant-related policy changes in their practices, including general and transplant nephrologists.

Advancing the society’s vision of transforming transplant and increasing access to donor kidneys (such as through clinical, educational, workforce, or innovation-related efforts).