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