Legislative and Regulatory Committee

To address public policy issues and advocate for transplant surgeons and their patients.
  • Kiran Dhanireddy MD
    Chair
    University of South Florida - Tampa General Hospital
    6/2/2024 - 8/5/2025
  • Amit Mathur MD, MS, FACS
    Vice Chair
    Mayo Clinic Arizona
    6/2/2024 - 8/5/2025
  • Caroline Rochon MD, FACS
    Vice Chair Elect
    Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center
    6/2/2024 - 8/6/2025
  • Tayyab Diwan MD
    Council Liaison
    Mayo Clinic Rochester
    11/22/2024 -
  • Debra Sudan MD
    Council Liaison
    Duke University Medical Center
    6/8/2023 - 6/23/2026
  • Aaron Ahearn MD, PhD
    Member
    Keck School of Medicine of University of Southern California
    6/8/2023 - 6/23/2026
  • David Bruno MD
    Member
    Virginia Commonwealth University
    6/2/2024 - 6/6/2027
  • Bruce Gelb MD
    Member
    NYU Langone Health
    6/8/2022 - 8/5/2025
  • Robert Gottlieb MD, PhD
    Member
    Baylor Scott & White Healthcare
    6/8/2023 - 6/23/2026
  • Danielle Haakinson MD
    Member
    University of Michigan Medical School
    6/8/2023 - 6/23/2026
  • Diane Millman JD
    Member
    Powers Pyles Sutter & Verville PC
    7/8/2024 -
  • Elizabeth Sonnenberg MD
    Member
    University of Pennsylvania
    6/2/2024 - 6/6/2027
  • Peggy Tighe JD
    Member
    Powers Pyles Sutter & Verville PC
    6/8/2023 -
  • Phoenix Vuong MD
    Member
    Cleveland Clinic Florida
    6/8/2022 - 8/5/2025
  • Vaughn Whittaker MD, BS, MB
    Member
    Westchester Medical Center
    6/2/2024 - 6/6/2027
  • Ashley Cardenas MAS, CPHQ, CHC, LSSBB
    Associate Member Liaison
    Renown Transplant Institute
    6/8/2022 - 8/5/2025
  • Ashley Cardenas MAS, CPHQ, CHC, LSSBB
    Associate Member Liaison
    University of California San Diego Medical Center
    6/8/2022 - 8/5/2025
  • John Gutowski FACHE, MHA, MBA
    Associate Member Liaison
    Medical University of South Carolina Transplant Center
    6/5/2019 - 8/5/2025
  • Maggie Jones-Carr MD
    Trainee Member Liaison
    University of Alabama at Birmingham
    7/25/2024 - 8/6/2025
  • Stuart Greenstein MD
    AMA Delegate
    Westchester Medical Center
    6/8/2023 -
  • Kenneth Andreoni MD
    AMA Alternate Delegate
    Thomas Jefferson University
    6/8/2023 -
  • Lauren Edgar MD
    AMA Alternate Delegate
    University of Florida Jacksonville
    7/22/2024 -
  • Emily Besser MA, CAE
    Staff Liaison
    American Society of Transplant Surgeons
    5/2/2022 -
  • Jil Staszewski
    Staff Liaison
    American Society of Transplant Surgeons
    5/2/2022 -