Nancy Metzler

Job Title: Executive Director of Transplant Services
Organization: University of Rochester Medical Center

Nancy Metzler has over 35 years of transplant experience.  She has spent the last 21 years as the transplant administrator at the University of Rochester Medical Center in Rochester, NY.  She has served on a number of OPTN committees over the years.  She was the elected Regional Councilor for Region 9 and served on the OPTN Board of Directors and the OPTN Board Finance Committee with her term ending on June 30, 2025.  Past committee service includes the Membership and Professional Standards Committee, Chair of the Transplant Administrator Committee and Chair of the Transplant Management Forum Planning Committee.  She is active in state-wide transplant efforts including serving on committees for NY Kidney, NY Liver and NY heart consortiums. She is a member of the NY State Department of Health Transplant Council and serves as Co-Chair of the NYS Committee on the NASEM report and the Certificate of Need Sub-Committee. She has also served as an Executive Committee Member of the AST Transplant Administrator COP.  She is passionate about transplant and donation, participating as a member of the Finger Lakes Donor Recovery Network Advisory Board from 2006 to 2024.  She is the Mom of a cornea donor.

Professional Information

Area(s) of Focus: Transplant Administration

Alliance Presentations

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Conference: National Collaboration Transplantation and Donation Management Summit (TDMS)

Tuesday, March 16, 2027, at 12:00am

The Alliance National Collaboration Transplantation and Donation Management Summit (TDMS) convenes current and emerging hospital systems, transplant, OPO, and physician/surgical leaders for a collaborative discussion to identify innovations, challenges, solutions, and strategies to increase organ donation and transplantation.

OrganRecovery

Operational Strategies in Organ Recovery: Models, Technologies, and Pathways to Sustainability

Thursday, October 29, 2026, at 3:00pm

As transplant centers seek to increase organ recovery, optimize utilization, and support the growing demands of multi-organ transplantation, new operational approaches are emerging to improve efficiency and outcomes. This webinar will highlight real-world experiences and lessons learned in implementing these approaches, with consideration of their impact on volume, utilization, outcomes, and surgeon workload. Our panel will also discuss the financial and logistical considerations associated with introducing new technologies and operational models, strategies for securing hospital leadership support, and opportunities to strengthen collaboration with OPOs.

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