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)

Marc Melcher, MD, PhD (2025)

Patrick Dean, MD (2025)

Amy Evenson, MD (2026)

Kenneth Washburn, MD (2026)

C. Kristian Enestvedt, MD (2027)

Denise Lo, MD (2027)

James Guarrera, MD, FACS (2027)

FTC Chair: Kendra Conzen, MD (2025)
FTC Co-Chair: Fady Kaldas, MD, FACS (2025)
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: Erin Maynard, MD (2025)
Co-Chair: Douglas Anderson, MD (2025)

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)

Matthew Rosenzweig, DO (2027)

Adena Osband, MD (2027)

Kannan Samy, MD (2027)

TACC Liaison: Marc Melcher
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: Catherine Kling, MD (2026)
Co-Chair: Shennen Mao, MD (2026)

Jason Vanatta, MD (2025)

John McGillicuddy, MD (2025)

Irene Kim, MD (2026)

Laura Hickman, MD (2026)

Elliot Grodstein, MD (2026)

Laurence Belin, MD, MPH (2027)

Chandra Bhati, MS, FEBS, MRCS (2027)

Hillary Yaffe, MD (2027)

TACC Liaison: Patrick Dean, MD
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: Lewis Teperman, MD (2026)
Co-Chair: Derrick Christopher, MD (2026)

Srinath Chinnakotla, MD (2025)

Dean Kim, MD (2025)

Lea Matsuoka, MD (2025)

Jennifer Verbesey, MD (2025)

Kristina Lemon (2026)

Sarah Meade (2026)

David Levi, MD (2026)

Lena Sibulesky, MD (2026)

R. Cutler Quillin III, MD (2026)

Paul Tso , MD (2027)

Jonathan Fridell, MD (2027)

David Axelrod, MD, MBA (2027)

Juan Rocca, MD, FACS (2027)

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: Christie Gooden, MD, MPH (2026)
Co-Chair: Ashley Limkemann, MD, MPH (2026)

Marwan Kazimi, MD (2026)

Mike Fruscione, MD, MBA (2026)

Nathan Osbun, MD (2027)

Mahmoud Morsi, MD, CPHQ (2027)

Samer Ebaid, MD, PhD, FACS (2028)

Yazan Al Adwan, MD, MS (2028)

Staff Liaison: Caitlin Keenan
Staff Liaison: Wendy Berrios