Donation and Transplantation Optimization
DTO COP aims to create and sustain effective and facilitated collaboration between donation and transplant professionals to drive continuous performance improvement of the system.
AST members can join DTO COP.
ATC Travel Grants
Provide reimbursement travel grants to DTO COP members to help presenters attend ATC.
International Transplant Data Dashboard
Maintain an international transplant data dashboard that serves as a resource catalog.
Donor Care Unit Standards
Expand study of donor care units to increase effectiveness & efficiency of this practice.
NRP Protocols
Further develop principles of practice related to NRP protocols and review and revise document for family communications.
Contact the DTO COP
Staff Liaison | Olivia Snow
If you have questions related to the Donation and Transplantation Optimization Community of Practice please contact, Olivia Snow.
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EMAIL:
osnow@myAST.org
2025-2026 Executive Committee
Kevin Myer, MSHA
Co-Chair
Term ending: 2026
President and CEO
LifeGift
Axel Rahmel, MD
Co-Chair
Term ending: 2026
Medical Director
German Organ Transplant Foundation
Alexandra Glazier, JD, MPH
Past Chair
Term ending: 2026
President and CEO
New England Donor Services
Mita Shah, MD
Member-at-Large
Term ending: 2026
Clinical Professor of Medicine
University of California San Diego
Thomas Leventhal, MD
Member-at-Large
Term ending: 2026
Associate Professor of Medicine
University of Minnesota
Jill Stinebring, RN BSN MBA
Member-at-Large
Term ending: 2027
Senior Vice President, Organ Donation
New England Donor Services
Clark Kensinger, MD
Member-at-Large
Term ending: 2027
Surgical Director of Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation
Piedmont Transplant Institute
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