Brian Shepard named UNOS Chief Executive Officer
United Network for Organ Sharing
Richmond, Va. â€" Brian M. Shepard has been selected as Chief Executive Officer of UNOS (United Network for Organ Sharing). UNOS matches donated organs with transplant candidates nationwide and manages the national transplant database through contract with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
"Brian has the vision and experience that the Board was looking for to move UNOS into a new era of service to transplant professionals and the patients we serve,†said Kenneth Andreoni, M.D., President of the UNOS Board of Directors. “With a focus on quality improvement, UNOS will continue to increase patients’ access to and benefit from life-changing organ transplantation.â€
“I’m excited to have the opportunity to lead an organization with such a strong record of success as we tackle the challenges of the ever-changing health care field,†said Shepard.
As Chief Executive Officer, Shepard directs the efforts of more than 300 UNOS staff to ensure that the nation’s transplant network efficiently and fairly serves the needs of transplant candidates and recipients, living donors and donor family members, and transplant professionals. He reports to the UNOS President and interacts routinely with the UNOS Board of Directors and staff of federal oversight agencies to plan and accomplish strategic goals and objectives.
"Brian has the vision and experience that the Board was looking for to move UNOS into a new era of service to transplant professionals and the patients we serve,†said Kenneth Andreoni, M.D., President of the UNOS Board of Directors. “With a focus on quality improvement, UNOS will continue to increase patients’ access to and benefit from life-changing organ transplantation.â€
“I’m excited to have the opportunity to lead an organization with such a strong record of success as we tackle the challenges of the ever-changing health care field,†said Shepard.
As Chief Executive Officer, Shepard directs the efforts of more than 300 UNOS staff to ensure that the nation’s transplant network efficiently and fairly serves the needs of transplant candidates and recipients, living donors and donor family members, and transplant professionals. He reports to the UNOS President and interacts routinely with the UNOS Board of Directors and staff of federal oversight agencies to plan and accomplish strategic goals and objectives.
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