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: Wendy J. Grant, MD, FACS (2025)
Co-Chair: John C. Magee, MD (2025)
Sunil Geevarghese, MD (2024)
Christie Gooden, MD (2024)
Randall Sung, MD (2024)
Marc Melcher, MD, PhD (2025)
Patrick Dean, MD (2025)
Amy Evenson, MD (2026)
Kenneth Washburn, MD (2026)
FTC Chair: Kelly Collins, MD (2024)
FTC Co-Chair: Kendra Conzen, MD (2024)
Staff Liaison: Jen Nelson-Dowdy
Staff Liaison: Wendy Berrios
Staff Liaison: Caitlin Keenan

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: Erin Maynard, MD (2025)
Co-Chair: Douglas Anderson, MD (2025)
Ashley Limkemann, MD (2024)
David Harriman, MD (2024)
Chris Jones, MD (2024)
Jigesh Shah, DO (2025)
Nitin Abrol, MD (2025)
Nicole Turgeon, MD (2025)
Vijay Subramanian, MBBS (2025)
Minh-Tri Nguyen, MD (2026)
Miguel Tobon, MD (2026)
Peter Than, MD (2026)
TACC Liaison: Marc Melcher, MD, PhD (2024)
Staff Liaison: Wendy Berrios
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: Gregory Veillette, MD (2025)
Co-Chair: Catherine Kling, MD (2025)
Meelie DebRoy, MD (2024)
Shennen Mao, MD (2024)
Zachary Dietch, MD (2024)
Jason Vanatta, MD (2025)
John McGillicuddy, MD (2025)
Irene Kim, MD (2026)
Laura Hickman, MD (2026)
Elliot Grodstein, MD (2026)
TACC Liaison: Patrick Dean, MD (2024)
Staff Liaison: Jen Nelson-Dowdy
Staff Liaison: Wendy Berrios

Oral Exam Committee

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

Chair: John Magee, MD (2023)
Co-Chair: Lewis Teperman, MD (2023)
Amit Mathur, MD (2023)
Peter Abt, MD (2023)
Derrick Christopher, MD (2023)
R. Cutler Quillin III, MD (2024)
Denise Lo, MD (2024)
Lena Sibulesky, MD (2024)
Trevor Reichman, MD (2024)
Srinath Chinnakotla, MD (2025)
Dean Kim, MD (2025)
Lea Matsuoka, MD (2025)
Jennifer Verbesey, MD (2025)
Kristina Lemon, MD, FRCS, FACS (2026)
David Levi, MD, FACS (2026)
Sarah Meade, DO (2026)
TACC Liaison: Amy Evenson, MD (2024)
Staff Liaison: Jen Nelson-Dowdy