Standards & Guidelines Committee

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As part of its mission, ISHLT engages in the development of Professional Practice Guidelines and Consensus Statements, Health Policy Guidance Statements, and Standards Statements regarding care of patients with advanced heart and/or lung disease.

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Sern Lim, MD

Sern Lim, MD (2026)

Chair

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Tonya Elliott, MSN, RN, CCTC, CHFN

Tonya Elliott, MSN, RN, CCTC, CHFN (2026)

Vice Chair

Inova Fairfax Hospital
Reston, VA USA
Michael Shullo, PharmD

Michael Shullo, PharmD (2026)

Advisory Member

Natera
Austin, TX USA
Joseph Rogers, MD

Joseph Rogers, MD (2029)

Advisory Member

Texas Heart Institute
Houston, TX USA
Richard Cheng, MD, MSc

Richard Cheng, MD, MSc (2026)

Associate Chair for Advanced Heart Failure & Transplantation

University of Washington Medical Center
Geert Verleden, MD, PhD, FERS

Geert Verleden, MD, PhD, FERS (2027)

Associate Chair for Advanced Lung Failure & Transplantation

University Hospital Antwerp
Edegem, Belgium
Mirnela Byku, MD

Mirnela Byku, MD (2026)

Associate Chair for Mechanical Circulatory Support

University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill
Nicholas Kolaitis, MD

Nicholas Kolaitis, MD (2027)

Associate Chair for Pulmonary Vascular Disease

University of California, San Francisco
San Rafael, CA USA
Neha Bansal, MD

Neha Bansal, MD (2026)

Member / Early Career & Trainee Committee Representative

Mount Sinai Kravis Children's Hospital
Alexander Bernhardt, MD

Alexander Bernhardt, MD (2026)

At Large Member

University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg
Hamburg, Germany
Kadir Caliskan, MD, PhD

Kadir Caliskan, MD, PhD (2026)

At Large Member

Erasmus MC University Medical Center Rotterdam
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Alina Nicoara, MD, FASE

Alina Nicoara, MD, FASE (2026)

At Large Member

Duke University
Lisa Peters, PharmD, BCPS

Lisa Peters, PharmD, BCPS (2026)

At Large Member

MedStar Washington Hospital Center
Silver Spring, MD USA
Michael Trotter, MBChB

Michael Trotter, MBChB (2026)

At Large Member

The Prince Charles Hospital
Chermside, Australia
Alexander Wein, MD, PhD

Alexander Wein, MD, PhD (2026)

At Large Member

Washington University School of Medicine
Saint Louis, MO USA
Ann Woolley, MD, MPH

Ann Woolley, MD, MPH (2026)

At Large Member

Brigham & Women's Hospital
Brookline, MA USA
Megan Barrett,

Megan Barrett,

ISHLT Staff Liaison

ISHLT
Chicago, IL USA

As part of its mission, ISHLT engages in the regular development of Professional Practice Guidelines and Consensus Statements, Health Policy Guidance Statements, Standards Statements, and Public Comments regarding professional practice matters and the care of patients with advanced heart and/or lung disease. 

Policies

Committee Composition
Committee Composition

The ISHLT Standards & Guidelines (S&G) Committee shall consist of the following:

  • Chair
  • Past Chair
  • Vice Chair
  • Associate Chair for Mechanical Circulatory Support
  • Associate Chair for Pulmonary Vascular Disease
  • Associate Chair for Advanced Heart Failure & Transplantation
  • Associate Chair for Advanced Lung Failure & Transplantation
  • Three At Large members appointed to ensure diversity on the Committee
  • JHLT Editor in Chief (advisory)
  • Chair of the Publications Oversight Committee (advisory)
  • ISHLT CEO or other staff member

The Vice-Chair shall be appointed by the Board, upon recommendations from the Publications Oversight Committee, for a one (1)year term, rotating into the position of Chair and Past Chair.

The Chair shall rotate into the position from the Vice-Chair position and shall serve a two (2) year term.

The Past Chair shall rotate into the position from the Chair position and shall serve as one (1) year term.

The Associate Chairs shall be appointed by their respective Interdisciplinary Network Steering Committees for a three (3) year term each.

The At-Large members shall be appointed by the S&G Committee Chair, and approved by the Executive Committee, to ensure diversity of perspective on the committee; they shall each serve one (1) year term, which may be renewed twice.

Overall Committee Responsibilities
Overall Committee Responsibilities
  • Understand all ISHLT policies, procedures, and applications relevant to the development and publication of S&G Documents
  • Annually evaluate ISHLT’s portfolio of S&G Documents and identify those within the purview of each Interdisciplinary Network that are in need of being updated, rewritten, or retired, and work with the Interdisciplinary Network (IDN) Steering Committees to submit a proposal for their development under the S&G Committee.
  • Regularly assess and bring to the attention of the Standards and Guidelines (S&G) Committee, the Publications Oversight Committee (POC), and your IDN Steering Committee any standards and guidelines documents developed or under development by other organizations that overlap with existing or planned ISHLT S&G Documents.
  • Provide assessments and make recommendations to the POC regarding S&G projects to be pursued each year
  • Provide guidance to members of your IDN Steering Committee regarding S&G policies, procedures, and applications
  • Review and approve Initial and Follow-up Applications for S&G Documents
  • Work with Project Leaders to ensure projects that are running behind are brought back on schedule
  • Work with the POC to investigate projects that are more than three (3) months behind schedule and provide course correction as needed
  • Review and approve final document drafts
  • Engage in the development, review, and approval of health policy documents as outlined in the S&G Document Development Policies and Procedures
  • Engage in the endorsement process for S&G Documents as outlined in the S&G Document Development Policies and Procedures
  • Respond promptly and by the deadline to all assigned tasks
  • Come prepared and participate actively in all conference calls and meetings
  • In collaboration with staff, review the S&G development policies, procedures, and applications every March and identify areas that need to be revised, updated, or added
S&G Committee Composition and Job Descriptions