Brian Philippy, CEBT
Lions Medical Eye Bank & Research Center of Eastern Virginia
Candidate Bio
Brian Philippy hails from Kodiak, Alaska, works for the Lions Medical Eye Bank & Research Center of Eastern Virginia in Norfolk, Virginia, and lives in Gaylord, Michigan. Brian started eye banking in 1997 at the Minnesota Lions Eye Bank (now Lions Gift of Sight in Saint Paul, Minnesota), beginning as a Lab Attendant, then Procurement Technician, Distribution Coordinator, Donor Coordinator, then Lab Manager. In 2005, Brian became the Technical & Quality Assurance Director in Norfolk, then later the Director of Transplant & Research. Brian also served as a Consultant and Director at Vision Share, concurrent with time served in Norfolk. Earning CEBT in 2003, Brian began an extensive EBAA committee service history in 2006.
Candidate Statement
Throughout my career, I’ve served in the full array of technical and quality roles with a heavy emphasis on tissue allocation. Being rooted in the nuts and bolts of eye banking, while serving in the timeline of 1990’s eye banking transitioning to FDA-era eye banking; through the DSAEK revolution, then the DMEK revolution; through the transition from paper recordkeeping to electronic databasing; through phases of every combination of low/high tissue supply and low/high tissue demand. I’m an active problem-solver for transitional activities, knowledgeable of relative histories, and considerate of the overall US, EBAA, and global communities. As my career has continued, I’ve been helping to guide ethical, fiscal, collaborative, and siloed decision-making.
Prior Service
Committee Service:
- 2006-2008 Technical Procedures Manual Subcommittee
- 2007-2010 UDHQ Taskforce
- 2008-2010 Exam Committee2009 Member Eye Bank Data Measurement, Analysis, and Interpretation Subcommittee
- 2009-2010 Statistical Report Taskforce – Member
- 2009-2010 Harmonization of FDA & EBAA Eligibility Criteria Subcommittee
- 2010-Current UDHQ Stakeholder Group
- 2010-2012 Legislative and Regulatory Committee
- 2010-2012 Statistical Report Taskforce – Chair
- 2011-2012 Harmonization of EBAA Medical Standards, Procedures, Accreditation, and Bylaws Subcommittee
- 2012-2014 Quality Assurance Committee
- 2012-Current Statistical Committee – Chair
- 2012-Current Accreditation Board2012-2020 Medical Advisory Board – Ex-Officio
- 2015-2019 ISBT 128 Subcommittee
- 2015 Ebola Virus Subcommittee
- 2015 Tissue Report Form Subcommittee
- 2015 Globalization of Medical Standards Subcommittee
- 2016 Melanoma Eligibility Subcommittee
- 2016 International Accreditation Subcommittee
- 2016-2017 EBAA Board of Directors
- 2017-2019 Tissue Evaluation & Surgical Suitability Subcommittee
- 2017-2019 Accreditation Board Modernizing Inspections Subcommittee
- 2017-Current Ocular Network Exchange Advisory Board
- 2018-2019 CPTS Data Continuation Subcommittee
- 2019-Current Accreditation Forms Subcommittee
- 2019-2020 MAB Prep Subcommittee
- 2020-Current Policy & Position Review Subcommittee
- 2020-Current Medical Advisory Board (voting member)
- 2020-Current EBAA Board of Directors (at-large)
- 2020-Current Adverse Reaction Investigation and Reporting Subcommittee
- 2021-Current Data Integrity Subcommittee
Speaker:
- Jun. 2006 Annual Meeting Speaker – Donor Designation Protocols
- Jan. 2007 Donor Eligibility Workshop Speaker – Sepsis Evaluation
- Jun. 2007 EBAA Annual Meeting Speaker – Determining Tissue Suitability for the Known Array of Surgical Techniques
- Jun. 2008 EBAA Annual Meeting Speaker – Statistical Reporting
- Jun. 2009 EBAA Annual Meeting Speaker – Data Trending
- Jun. 2009 EBAA Annual Meeting Speaker – Cornea Collaborative Improvement Strategy Group Report
- Dec.2010 EBAA Educational Institute – Statistical Report Town Hall
- Apr. 2011 “Efficacy Comparison of Optisol GS™ and Life4ºC Corneal Storage Media” – ARVO Poster
- Jun. 2011 EBAA Annual Meeting Speaker – An Efficacy Comparison of Optisol GS with Bausch & Lomb Chambers and Life4ºC with Transend Chambers
- Dec. 2011 EBAA Educational Institute – EBAA Connect: Statistical Reporting
- Overhauled EBAA statistical reporting system, expanded report to include Donate Life and Cornea Collaborative concepts, paved the way for GAEBA statistical system
- Jun. 2012 EBAA Annual Meeting Speaker – The Impact of Tissue Suitability on Placement
- Nov. 2012 AATB/EBAA Joint Quality Assurance Workshop Speaker – Effective Quality Assurance of the Donor Risk Assessment Interview
- Nov. 2012 AATB/EBAA Joint Quality Assurance Workshop Speaker – Handling Observations from Audit Sampling Plans Associated with the Administration of the Donor Risk Assessment Interview
- Jun. 2014 EBAA Annual Meeting Speaker – Improving the Rate of Donors on Medical Examiner Cases
- Jun. 2014 EBAA Annual Meeting Speaker – Scientific Symposium: Using Procalcitonin to improve sepsis evaluation
- Apr. 2012 EBAA Educational Institute – EBAA Statistical Report
- Apr. 2013 EBAA Educational Institute – EBAA Statistical Report
- Apr. 2014 EBAA Educational Institute – EBAA Statistical Report
- Apr. 2015 EBAA Educational Institute – EBAA Statistical Report
- Apr. 2016 EBAA Educational Institute – EBAA Statistical Report
- Apr. 2017 EBAA Educational Institute – EBAA Statistical Report
- Apr. 2018 EBAA Educational Institute – EBAA Statistical Report
- Apr. 2019 EBAA Educational Institute – EBAA Statistical Report
- Jun. 2019 EBAA Annual Meeting Speaker – EBAA Statistical Report for Medical Directors
- Jun. 2019 EBAA Annual Meeting Speaker – EBAA Medical Standard Changes: Donor Eligibility and Tissue Suitability
- Apr. 2020 EBAA Educational Institute – EBAA Statistical Report
- Apr. 2020 Lions Clubs International – SARS-CoV-2 Impact on US Eye Banks
- Jun. 2020 EBAA Annual Meeting Speaker – EBAA Statistical Report for Medical Directors
- Mar. 2021 EBAA Technical Education Seminar – Tissue Allocation
- Mar. 2022 EBAA Technical Education Seminar – Tissue Allocation