Dr. Matthias Kapturczak, medical director of the kidney and pancreas transplant programs at the Methodist Specialty and Transplant Hospital, a campus of Methodist Hospital, has been selected to serve on the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) Living Donor Committee.
UNOS is the private, non-profit organization that manages the nation's organ transplant system under contract with the federal government. The Living Donor Committee develops policy and guidance related to the donation and transplantation of organs from living donors to recipients. The goal of the committee is to continue to improve the informed choice of prospective living donors, and the safety, protection and follow-up of all living donors.
“As a member of the UNOS Living Donor Committee, Dr. Kapturczak will play an important role in the success and efficiency of the U.S. organ transplantation system,” said Jaime Wesolowski, president and CEO of Methodist Healthcare. “It is a tremendous honor and reflects his work and personal commitment to organ transplantation.”
Kapturczak will represent Region 4, which includes Texas and Oklahoma, for a two-year term. Region 4 is one of 11 U.S. regions.
“In serving on the Living Donor Committee, I honor our patients who so unselfishly risk their lives to make life better for others,” said Kapturczak. “It's a tremendously humbling experience.”
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