Edward Huppman, RN

Life Alaska Donor Services' President & CEO

C.E.OEd began his career a critical care nurse in Pittsburgh and was recruited by the local OPO where he began as an organ/tissue procurement coordinator. Throughout his career he has served as a transplant administrator for Cedars Sinai Medical Center, an Executive Director for Sacred Heart Medical Center OPO and was instrumental in the merger of both OPO's in Washington state. He then went on to join CryoLife for six years as an Area Director and shortly after his hire, became the National Donor Services Manager and Medical Examiner/Coroner Liaison. He then joined RTI Surgical for 11 years and became an Area and Field Director where he was instrumental in growing the newly formed Texas Division of RTI Donor Services.

As the new president and CEO of Life Alaska Donor Services, Ed's commitment is to continue to provide the opportunity for all Alaskans to donate. He also believes it's important to continue to support the Alaskan medical community by having donated transplantable tissues returned to Alaskans in need. Life Alaska Donor Services' goal is to make our best effort in returning those tissues, so generously donated by Alaskans, to local hospitals to enhance the health of our Alaskan Community.

 

David A. McGuire, M.D.

1943-2015

Life Alaska Donor Services, Founder

 

Dr. David A. McGuire was an innovative physician, community activist, philanthropist, pilot and founder of Life Alaska Donor Services.

Dr. McGuire, in collaboration with three other local orthopedic surgeons, established Life Alaska in 1991 as the first Alaska non-profit tissue recovery organization. Under his leadership, Life Alaska has become a flagship donation organization that allows Alaskans to help Alaskans by making surgical tissues available for local transplantation. With Dr. McGuire’s guidance and Life Alaska’s management, the Alaska Donor Registry was established. The Alaska Donor Registry has gained the distinction of being one of the most successful donor registries in the nation where individuals can register their donation decision (www.AlaskaDonorRegistry.org).

Dr. McGuire remained on Life Alaska’s Board of Directors, and was an advocate of organ and tissue donation until his passing in 2015.