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2026 COP Executive Committee Election Results

The AST congratulates the newly-elected COP leaders. The following members have been elected during the 2026 COP executive committee election.

 

Advanced Practice Providers (APP COP) 

Co-Chair Zachary Sutton
Member-at-LargeAyda Menjugas-MacDuff
Member-at-LargeLauren Lasker
Early Career Member-at-LargeMichael Hulburt

Community of Transplant Scientists (COTS)

Co-Chair Alessandro Alessandrini
Member-at-LargeCaroline Lamarche
Member-at-LargeMarilia Cascalho
Early Career Member-at-LargeAlessia Giarraputo

Donation and Transplantation Optimization (DTO COP)

Co-Chair Amy Friedman
Member-at-LargeMolly Maxwell
Member-at-LargeRhea Thurston Carroll

Infectious Disease (IDCOP)

Co-Chair Marcus Pereira
Member-at-LargeJoanna Nelson
Member-at-LargeOrla Morrissey
Early Career Member-at-LargeVictoria Hall

Kidney Pancreas (KPCOP)

Member-at-LargeAndrew Bentall
Member-at-LargeBabak Orandi
Member-at-LargeMallika Gupta
Member-at-LargeSilke Niederhaus
Early Career Member-at-LargeVignesh Viswanathan

Living Donor (LDCOP)

Co-Chair Angie Nishio Lucar
Member-at-LargeReem Daloul
Liver Member-at-LargeWhitney Jackson
Early Career Member-at-LargeLiza Cholin

Liver and Intestinal (LICOP)

Co-Chair Michael Kriss
Member-at-LargeFaruq Pradhan
Member-at-LargeJessica Davis
Member-at-LargeMatthew Kappus
Early Career Member-at-LargeMelanie Hundt

Pediatric (PCOP)

Member-at-LargeDebora Matossian
Member-at-LargeJustin Chen
Early Career Member-at-LargeManu Varma

Psychosocial and Ethics (PSECOP)

Co-Chair Megan Urbanski
Member-at-LargeGrace Lee-Riddle
Member-at-LargeStephanie Zanowski
Early Career Member-at-LargeVanessa Welten

Recovery and Preservation (RAP COP)

Member-at-LargeCharles Rickert
Member-at-LargeRaphael Meier
Early Career Member-at-LargeAlissa Cutrone

Thoracic and Critical Care (TCC COP)

Co-Chair Brian Keller
Member-at-LargeFatima Anjum
Member-at-LargeJohn Greenland
Early Career Member-at-LargeChris Wrobel

Trainee and Young Faculty (TYF COP)

Co-Chair Aimen Liaqat
Member-at-LargeLalithaa Thirunavukarasu Murugan
Member-at-LargeAbhinaya Sridhar
Member-at-LargeTrey Richardson

Transplant Administration and Quality Management (TxAQM COP)

Co-Chair Anne-Marie Lutrick
Member-at-LargeKaitlin Wright
Member-at-LargeAlice Jones

Transplant Diagnostics (TxDx COP)

Co-Chair Yousuf Kyeso
Member-at-LargeDeborah Levine
Member-at-LargeRuby Siegel
Early Career Member-at-LargeSwethika Sundaravel

Transplant Pharmacy (TxPharm COP)

Member-at-LargeAnnelise Nolan
Member-at-LargeKelsey Del Valle
Member-at-LargeVan Anh Vu
Early Career Member-at-LargeDevi Surajbali

Women's Health (WHCOP)

Member-at-LargeIrma Husain
Member-at-LargeJennifer Guy
Member-at-LargeShana Machado
Early Career Member-at-LargeAlyson Kaplan

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