The National Kidney Foundation’s Transplant Advisory Committee is responsible for designing and implementing transformational strategies to achieve the three primary goals of NKF's Transplants for All initiative through awareness, research, education, advocacy, innovation, and programs.
Directing and championing NKF’s health equity, community health, and social justice efforts through research, education and partnerships. The Advisory Committee works collaboratively with patients, other NKF committees, boards, and NKF staff to ensure that all people living with, or at risk for, kidney disease have access to health resources and support with the overarching goal of health equity.
Committee Members
Committee Members
Andrea Tietjen
MBA
Andrea Tietjen
Brendan Parent
JD
Brendan Parent
Bruce Tippets
Bruce Tippets
Dani Haakinson
MD
Dani Haakinson
Dinushika Mohottige
MD, MPH
Dinushika Mohottige
Divya Jain Arwindekar
DO
Divya Jain Arwindekar
Eliot Heher
MD
Eliot Heher
Giselle Guerra
MD
Giselle Guerra
Itunu Owoyemi
MBBS, FASN
Itunu Owoyemi
Janice Whaley
PhD, MPH
Janice Whaley
Jayme Locke
MD
Jayme Locke
Jennifer Milton
Jennifer Milton
Jesse Schold
PhD, M. Stat, M.Ed
Jesse Schold
Kathy Houle
NP
Kathy Houle
Ken Sutha
MD
Ken Sutha
Krista Lentine
MD, PhD
Krista Lentine
Kristen Fischer
MSW, LMSW, NSW-C
Kristen Fischer
Lisa McElroy
MD, MS
Lisa McElroy
Matthew Levine
MD, PhD
Matthew Levine
Syed Ali Husain
MD
Syed Ali Husain
Thelma Barber
Thelma Barber