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
Jay Guffey
Mid-America Transplant Secretary/Treasurer
Retired Hospital Administrator
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
Vikram Balakumar, MD
Critical Care Physician
Mercy Hospital, Springfield MO
Senator Christopher Belt
Illinois State Senator
Matt Broom, MD
Chief Medical Officer and Vice President of Medical Affairs
SSM Saint Louis University Hospital
Tonia Burke
Donor Family Member
Bon Secours Mercy
Will Chapman, MD
Professor of Surgery
Washington University School of Medicine
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 Leighton Paisner
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
Steven Scott
President
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital
John Smith
Business Growth Strategy Specialist
Lori Sturgill
Chief Information Officer
Saint Francis Healthcare System
Mid-America Transplant Foundation Board of Directors
Ellen Barnidge, PhD
Mid-America Transplant Foundation Chair
Assistant Professor
Saint Louis University College for Public Health & Social Justice
Gene Ridolfi
Mid-America Transplant Foundation Vice-Chair
Executive Director
Barnes-Jewish Transplant Center
Jacquelynn Richmond
Mid-America Transplant Foundation Secretary/Treasurer
Deputy General Counsel
Mercy Health
Nesa Joseph
Mid-America Transplant Foundation Immediate Past Chair
President and CEO
Visiting Nurse Association
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
Robert Ream, MD
Pediatric Critical Care Physician
SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital
John Reed
Senior Director
Property Tax for Charter Communications
Jorge Riopedre
Executive Director
Delmar Divine
Tamara Sheffield
Senior Vice President of Finance and Administrative Services
Forest Park Forever
Timothy Woods, MD
Trauma Medical Director
CoxHealth
