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Birth Tissue Recovery is a placenta donation program in Winston-Salem, NC, accredited by the AABT.Birth Tissue Recovery (BTR) is leading the nation in the development of birth tissue and placenta donation programs. We are one of the first national programs to pioneer seamless and safe donor and hospital integration.

We are headquartered in beautiful Winston-Salem, NC, in a newly-renovated, environmentally fit building powered in part by solar energy.

The American Association of Tissue Banks (AATB) has approved Birth Tissue Recovery, LLC for accreditation. This accreditation renewal indicates the company has met AATB’s requirements for donor eligibility assessment; informed consent; acquisition; packaging; storage, and processing. The accreditation inspection process and subsequent accreditation by the Association is an important accomplishment and recognizes BTR’s commitment to ethics, safety, and compliance. Accreditation expiration is June 2026. The company congratulates its staff for its professionalism, expertise, and hard work!

AATB’s mission is to improve and save lives by promoting the safety, quality, and availability of donated human tissue. AATB accreditation ensures compliance with this goal by checking that tissue-banking activities are being performed in an ethical and professional manner consistent with its Standards.

We operate in hospitals across North Carolina, Michigan and Arizona with numerous other hospital partnerships to be announced soon!

The AATB was founded in 1976 by a group of doctors and scientists who had started in 1949 the nation’s first tissue bank, the United States Navy Tissue Bank. Recognizing the increasing use of human tissue for transplant, these individuals saw the need for a national organization to develop standards, promote ethics, safety, and quality. The Association has been accrediting tissue banks since 1986. Today, its Accreditation Program and its Standards for Tissue Banking are the only such private, industry programs available in the United States. Learn more about AATB >

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Our Team

Management & Administration Staff

Anna Tirrell

President / Chief Operations Officer
American Association of Tissue Banks (AATB) Certified Tissue Bank Specialist (CTBS)

Anna G. McDonald, M.D.

Medical Director

Ray Braquet, M.D.

Associate Medical Director

Alison Taylor

VP – Tissue Bank Operations
 American Association of Tissue Banks (AATB)
Certified Tissue Bank Specialist (CTBS)

Casey Graham

Manager of Donation Services

Sharee Gray

Senior Manager for Quality Assurance & Regulatory Affairs

Carrie Postel

Facilities Manager
American Association of Tissue Banks (AATB) Certified Tissue Bank Specialist (CTBS)

Na Hun Kim

Finance Director

Tina Gajda

Human Resources Manager

Donation Coordinators & Support Staff

Elizabeth Pace

Coordinator Support Associate

Damaris Moran

Coordinator Support Associate

Denise Lewis

Coordinator Support Associate

India Allen

Placenta Donation Coordinator

Hannah Colbert

Placenta Donation Coordinator

Heather Macemore

Placenta Donation Coordinator (Preceptor)

Kristen Kelly

Placenta Donation Coordinator

Lucille Gentry

Coordinator Support Associate

Kelly Schiappacasse

Placenta Donation Coordinator

Sara Parker

Coordinator Support Associate

Seda Henderson

Tonya Cagle

Placenta Donation Coordinator

Sara Gonzalez

Coordinator Support Associate

Taiyana Brown

Coordinator Support Associate

Sarah Essick

Sophia Alvares

Placenta Donation Coordinator

Seda Henderson

Melissa Potter

Coordinator Support Associate

Seda Henderson

Ariana Swygert

Coordinator Support Associate

Seda Henderson

Alexis McHargue

Coordinator Support Associate

Seda Henderson

Grace Aghimien

Coordinator Support Associate

Seda Henderson

Courtney Conners

Coordinator Support Associate

Seda Henderson

Fathom Daniels

Placenta Donation Coordinator

Seda Henderson

Kate Geraets

Coordinator Support Associate

Seda Henderson

Gerika Covington

Coordinator Support Associate

Seda Henderson

Austina Dean

Coordinator Support Associate

Seda Henderson

Danita Burgess-Lambe

Coordinator Support Associate

Seda Henderson

Alex Weber

Coordinator Support Associate

Seda Henderson

Lauryn Dunson

Coordinator Support Associate

Operations, Quality, and Clinical Staff

Elizabeth Herbert

Information Technology Analyst Team Lead

Abby Smith

Information Technology Analyst

Kristin De Jesus

Operations Assistant

Sheila Williams

Quality Assurance Coordinator

Tammie Hedgecock

Quality Assurance Coordinator

Kali Kates

Quality Assurance Coordinator

Loren Burdick

Clinical Operations Assistant

 

Casey Heafner

Quality Assurance Coordinator

Sabrina Watson

Quality Assurance Associate

Krista Craig

Quality Assurance Coordinator

Lindsay Veach

Quality Assurance Associate

Brittany DeVasure

Quality Assurance Coordinator

Yaritza Villalobos

Quality Assurance Coordinator

Our Literature

Information Sheet (English) Download PDF
Pocket Card (English) Download PDF
Information Sheet (Spanish) Download PDF
Pocket Card (Spanish) Download PDF

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