Mid-America Transplant is governed by a voluntary, community-based Board of Directors composed of Donor Family members, hospital executives, physicians, and other disciplines, including ethics, religion, and law.
Mid-America Transplant Board of Directors
Richard Bucholz, MD
Mid-America Transplant Chair
KR Smith Professor of Neurological Surgery
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital
Joan Magruder
Mid-America Transplant Vice-Chair
Group President
BJC Healthcare
Robert Vieth
Mid-America Transplant Secretary/Treasurer
Donor Family Representative
Executive Vice President, Retired
UMB Bank
Michael Diringer, MD, FCCM, FAHA
Mid-America Transplant, Immediate Past Chair
Professor of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Anesthesiology
Head, Neurocritical Care Section
Department of Neurology
Washington University School of Medicine
Director, Neurology/Neurosurgery Intensive Care Unit
Barnes-Jewish Hospital
Senator Christopher Belt
Illinois State Senator
Matt Broom, MD
Chief Medical Officer and Vice President of Medical Affairs
SSM Saint Louis University Hospital
Will Chapman, MD
Professor of Surgery
Washington University School of Medicine
Shelly Cordum
Chief Nursing Officer
SSM Health DePaul Hospital
James M. DuBois, DSc, PhD
Director of Clinical Research Ethics
Washington University School of Medicine
Sean Hogan
President
Mercy Hospital South
Arindam Kar
Partner
Bryan Cave
John Lynch, MD
President
Barnes-Jewish Hospital
Tammy McKim
Chief Financial Officer
The Muny
Ron Prenger
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
CoxHealth
Henry Randall, MD
Division Chief, Adult and Pediatric Transplantation
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital
Associate Professor of Surgery
Saint Louis University
Harry Ratliff
Vice President and Wealth Management Advisor
Merrill Lynch
Karen Rewerts
System Vice President of Finance
SSM Health's Missouri and Illinois Region
John Smith
Business Growth Strategy Specialist
Tim Woods, MD
Trauma Medical Director
CoxHealth
Mid-America Transplant Foundation Board of Directors
Nesa Joseph
Mid-America Transplant Foundation Chair
President and CEO
Visiting Nurse Association
Ellen Barnidge, PhD
Mid-America Transplant Foundation Vice-Chair
Assistant Professor
Saint Louis University College for Public Health & Social Justice
Jacquelynn Richmond
Mid-America Transplant Foundation Secretary/Treasurer
Deputy General Counsel
Mercy Health
Jay Guffey
Mid-America Transplant Immediate Past Chair
Vice President of Administration
Jordan Valley Community Health Center
Scott Bazoian
Executive Managing Director, Principal
Cushman and Wakefield
Diane Brockmeier
President & CEO
Mid-America Transplant
Jennifer Davis
Administrative Assistant to the Assistant Superintendent of Learning
Webster Groves School District
Dwayne Ingram
Patient Advocacy Coordinator
St. Louis Children’s Hospital
Rev. Gabrielle Kennedy
Director
Faith & For the Sake of All
Judi Phillips
Retired, Senior Vice President
Springfield First Community Bank
Robert Ream, MD
Pediatric Critical Care Physician
SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital
John Reed
Senior Director
Property Tax for Charter Communications
Gene Ridolfi
Executive Director
Barnes-Jewish Transplant Center
Jorge Riopedre
Executive Director
Delmar Divine
Tamara Sheffield
Senior Vice President of Finance and Administrative Services
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