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
Michael Diringer, MD, FCCM, FAHA
Mid-America Transplant 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
Richard Bucholz, MD
Mid-America Transplant Vice-Chair
Professor of Surgery
Saint Louis University School of Medicine
Christopher Veremakis, MD
Mid-America Transplant Immediate Past-Chair
Medical Director-Center for New Innovative Care
St. John’s Mercy Health Systems
Robert Vieth
Mid-America Transplant Secretary/Treasurer
Donor Family Representative
Executive Vice President, Retired
UMB Bank
Lee Bernstein
Chief Operating Officer
SSM Health Care
Will Chapman, MD
Professor of Surgery
Washington University School of Medicine
Denny Coleman
Retired, President and CEO
St. Louis County Economic Development Council
James M. DuBois, DSc, PhD
Director of Clinical Research Ethics
Washington University School of Medicine
Keith Hruska, MD
Professor of Pediatrics
Washington University School of Medicine
Arindam Kar
Partner
Bryan Cave
Orvin Kimbrough
Chief Executive Officer
Midwest BankCentre
Gretchen Leiterman
Chief Operating Officer
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital
Eric Luehr, MD
Trauma Surgeon
Mercy Hospital Springfield
John Lynch, MD
Chief Medical Officer
Barnes-Jewish Hospital
Mercy Health
Joan Magruder
President
St. Louis Children’s Hospital
Tammy McKim
Chief Financial Officer
The Muny
Mercy Health
Henry Randall, MD
Division Chief, Adult and Pediatric Transplantation
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital
Associate Professor of Surgery
Saint Louis University
Tim Woods, MD
Trauma Medical Director
CoxHealth
Mid-America Transplant Foundation Board of Directors
Jay Guffey
Mid-America Transplant Foundation Chair
Vice President of Administration
Jordan Valley Community Health Center
Nesa Joseph
Mid-America Transplant Foundation Vice-Chair
President and CEO
Visiting Nurse Association
Jacquelynn Richmond
Mid-America Transplant Foundation Secretary/Treasurer
Deputy General Counsel
Mercy Health
Will Ross, MD, MPH
Mid-America Transplant Immediate Past Chair
Associate Dean for Diversity
Nephrologist
Washington University School of Medicine
Scott Bazoian
Executive Managing Director, Principal
Cushman and Wakefield
Ellen Barnidge, PhD
Assistant Professor
Saint Louis University College for Public Health & Social Justice
Diane Brockmeier
President & CEO
Mid-America Transplant
Rev. Richard Ellerbrake
President Emeritus
Deaconess Health System
Linda Heitman, PhD
Professor of Nursing
Southeast Missouri University
Reverend Lauren Andrew Hickman
Administrative Assistant to Senior Pastor
West Side Missionary Baptist Church
Judi Phillips
Retired, Senior Vice President
Springfield First Community Bank
Robert Ream, MD
Pediatric Critical Care Physician
SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital
Mary Vieth
Donor Family Representative
