TACC- Council and Committees

Mission

The Transplant Accreditation & Certification Council (TACC) serves the public, healthcare community, and transplant surgeons by promoting excellence and professionalism through education, accreditation, and certification.

Purpose

The Transplant Accreditation & Certification Council was formed for the following purpose:

To improve the safety and quality of transplant care.
To develop and maintain high standards of excellence by rigorous evaluation and accreditation of training programs.
To establish professional standards through setting training benchmarks, examination, and certification of transplant surgeons.

Transplant Accreditation & Certification Council Members

Chair: John C. Magee, MD (2027)
Co-Chair: Kelly Collins, MD (2027)

C. Kristian Enestvedt, MD (2027)
Denise Lo, MD (2027)
James Guarrera, MD, FACS (2027)
Erin Maynard, MD (2028)
Jason Rolls, MD, FACS (2028)
Nitin Katariya, MD (2028)
Catherine Kling, MD, MPH (2029)
Maheswaran Pitchaimuthu, MBBS, MS, MRCS, FRCS, FRCSC (2029)
Jason Vanatta, MD (2029)

FTC Chair: Michelle Nguyen, MD, MPH (2027)
FTC Co-Chair: Chandra Bhati, MS, FEBS, MRCS (2027)
Staff Liaison: Jen Nelson-Dowdy

TACC Committees

The following committees were established by the Transplant Accreditation & Certification Council to assist in developing the certification pathway and program accreditation.

Knowledge Assessment Committee

The Knowledge Assessment Committee (KnAC) is responsible for developing questions for the annual written assessment which is administered to fellows.

Chair: Douglas Anderson, MD (2027)
Co-Chair: Vijay Subramanian, MBBS (2027)

Matthew Rosenzweig, DO (2027)
Adena Osband, MD (2027)
Kannan Samy, MD (2027)
Kenneth Woodside, MD (2028)
Ryan Helmick, MD (2028)
Sunil Karhadkar, MD (2028)
Melissa Chen, MD (2028)
Amy Evenson, MD (2029)
Stephanie Chartier-Plante, MD, FACS, FRCS(C) (2029)
Alex Zendel, MD (2029)
TACC Liaison: Erin Maynard, MD
Staff Liaison: Caitlin Keenan

Program Accreditation Committee

The Program Accreditation Committee (PAC) is responsible for reviewing accreditation and reaccreditation applications, conducting site visits, and developing, updating, and implementing accreditation requirements.

Chair: Shennen Mao, MD (2028)
Co-Chair: Elliot Grodstein, MD (2028)

Laurence Belin, MD, MPH (2027)
Chandra Bhati, MS, FEBS, MRCS (2027)
Hillary Yaffe, MD (2027)
Dean Kim, MD (2028)
Motaz Selim, MD, MBBCh, MSc (2028)
Dennis Sonnier, MD (2028)
Laura Hickman, MD (2029)
Amar Gupta, MD (2029)
Philippe Paci, MD (2029)
Tsuyoshi Todo, MD (2029)
TACC Liaison: Catherine Kling, MD, MPH
Staff Liaison: Linda Carter

Oral Exam Committee

The Oral Exam Committee is responsible for developing oral exam cases for the certification pathway.

Chair: Derrick Christopher, MD (2028)
Co-Chair: Kristina Lemon, MD (2028)

Paul Tso , MD (2027)
Jonathan Fridell, MD (2027)
David Axelrod, MD, MBA (2027)
Juan Rocca, MD, FACS (2027)
Adam Bodzin, MD (2028)
Arielle Cimeno, MD (2028)
Marcos Pozo Jatem, MD (2028)
Alan Farney, MD, PhD (2028)
Lena Sibulesky, MD (2029)
Yanik Bababekov, MD, MPH (2029)
Muhammad Saeed, MD (2029)
Armando Ganoza, MD (2029)
Kambiz Etesami, MD, FACS (2029)
TACC Liaison: Denise Lo, MD
Staff Liaison: Caitlin Keenan

Application & Certification Review Committee

The Application & Certification Review Committee (ACRC) is responsible for reviewing applications for all TACC Certification Pathways and for making recommendations to the TACC on program implementation including continuing certification.

Chair: Ashley Limkemann, MD, MPH (2028)
Co-Chair: Mike Fruscione, MD, MBA (2028)

Nathan Osbun, MD (2027)
Mahmoud Morsi, MD, CPHQ (2027)
Samer Ebaid, MD, PhD, FACS (2028)
Yazan Al Adwan, MD, MS (2028)
Alana Hofmann, MD, (2029)
Plamen Mihaylov, MD, (2029)
TACC Liaison: John C. Magee, MD & Kelly Collins, MD
Staff Liaison: Caitlin Keenan