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Officers & Committees

Planning Committee

Chair Hrishikesh S Kulkarni, MD, MSc, ATSF Saint Louis , MO
Apprentice Madhusmita Mohanty Mohapatra, MD Pondicherry , India
Apprentice Sarah Elizabeth Holton, MD, PhD Seattle , WA
Committee Member Angela Rogers, MD, MPH, ATSF Palo Alto , CA
Committee Member Anthony N. Gerber Denver , CO
Committee Member Arjun Mohan, MD Ann Arbor , MI
Committee Member Dinah Foer, MD Boston , MA
Committee Member Eric Douglas Morrell, MD, MA Seattle , WA
Committee Member Isaac Kirubakaran Sundar, BSc, MSc, PhD, ATSF Kansas City , KS
Committee Member Jennifer L. Ingram, PhD, ATSF Durham , NC
Committee Member Josalyn L. Cho, MD North Liberty , IA
Committee Member Jose L. Gomez, MS, MD, ATSF Orange , CT
Committee Member Katrina A. Steiling, MD, MSc Boston , MA
Committee Member Lee J. Quinton, PhD Worcester , MA
Committee Member Lindsay J. Celada Houston , TX
Committee Member Parijat Sen, MD, MBBS Lexington , KY
Committee Member Ridhwan Baba, MD, ATSF Harrison , NY
Committee Member Said Chaaban, MD Omaha , NE
Committee Member Sumita Bhattacharya Khatri, MD, MS, ATSF Bethesda, MD , MD
Committee Member Teal S Hallstrand, MD, MPH, ATSF Seattle , WA
Committee Member Zuzana Diamant, MD, PhD Heiloo , Netherlands

Program Committee

Chair Janet Lee, MD, ATSF St. Louis , MO
Chair-Elect Rachel Greenberg Scheraga, MD, ATSF Cleveland , OH
Apprentice Aaron Vose, MD Durham , NC
Apprentice Christen Lee Vagts, MD Chicago , IL
Committee Member Alicia M.H. Casey, MD Boston , MA
Committee Member Ann Chen Wu, MD, MPH Lexington , MA
Committee Member Anukul Taranath Shenoy, PhD, MS, BS Ann Arbor , MI
Committee Member Benjamin A. Raby, MPH, MD Newton Center , MA
Committee Member Catherine Bonham, MD Charlottesville , VA
Committee Member Daniel Okin, MD, PhD Brookline , MA
Committee Member Engi Farouk Attia, MD, MPH, ATSF Seattle , WA
Committee Member Gary Peter Anderson, PhD, ATSF Parkville , Australia
Committee Member Hasina Outtz Reed, MD, PhD New York , NY
Committee Member Jason Griffith, MD, PhD Winchester , MA
Committee Member Jeffrey C. Horowitz, MD, ATSF Columbus , OH
Committee Member Jennifer Alexander-Brett, MD, PhD Saint Louis , MO
Committee Member Jin-Ah Park, PhD, ATSF Boston , MA
Committee Member John F Alcorn, PhD Pittsburgh , PA
Committee Member Julie Ng, MD San Francisco , CA
Committee Member Kaharu Sumino, MD, MPH Saint Louis , MO
Committee Member Kristie R. Ross, MD, MS Cleveland , OH
Committee Member Laura E. Crotty Alexander, MD, ATSF San Diego , CA
Committee Member Lauren Eggert, MD MENLO PARK , CA
Committee Member Manali Mukherjee, PhD Hamilton , Canada
Committee Member Mario F. Perez, MD, MPH, ATSF Farmington , CT
Committee Member Michael Onyebuchi Iroezindu, MD, ATSF Jos , Nigeria
Committee Member Nereida A. Parada, MD New Orleans , LA
Committee Member Nilam S. Mangalmurti, MD Philadelphia , PA
Committee Member Ross Vlahos, PhD, ATSF Essendon North , Australia
Committee Member Simon Couillard, MD, FRCPC, MSc Sherbrooke , Canada
Committee Member Suzanne M Cloonan, PhD Dublin , Ireland
Committee Member Tomeka Lynette Suber, MD, PhD Pittsburgh , PA
Committee Member Victor E. Ortega, MD, PhD, ATSF Cave Creek , AZ
Committee Member William Bain, MD Pittsburgh , PA
Committee Member William J. Janssen, MD Denver , CO
Staff Observer Ashley Parent New York , NY
Staff Observer D'Ann Brown-Janowiak New York , NY
Staff Observer Desiree Carrero
Staff Observer Liliana Rose New York , NY

Web Committee

Web Director Marc Gauthier, MD Pittsburgh , PA
Committee Member
Apprentice
 Jeffrey Barry, MD, MPH San Diego , CA
Committee Member Jehan Alladina, MD Jamaica Plain , MA
Committee Member Jose L. Gomez, MS, MD, ATSF Orange , CT
Committee Member Jyoti Lenka, MD, MBBS Windsor , CT
Committee Member Mark A. Aronica, MD Cleveland , OH
Committee Member Matthew C. Exline, MPH, MD Columbus , OH
Committee Member Michelle L. Manni, PhD Pittsburgh , PA
Committee Member Neha Solanki, MD Brecksville , OH
Committee Member Praveen Akuthota, MD, ATSF San Diego , CA
Committee Member Richard Paul Ramonell, MD Pittsburgh , PA
Committee Member Rod Amir Rahimi, MD, PhD, ATSF Cambridge , MA
Committee Member Roomi Nusrat, MD, ATSF Ann Arbor , MI
Committee Member Sara Assaf, MD Albuquerque , NM

 

Assembly Members on Other ATS Committees

Ad Hoc Task Force on International Conference Venues

Committee Member Alana Clemens - Saliba Bridgewater , NJ
Committee Member Charlotte Summers, MBBS, PhD Cambridge , United Kingdom
Committee Member Erick Forno, MD, MPH, ATSF Indianapolis , IN
Committee Member Heidi M. Mansour, PhD, RPh Port St. Lucie , FL
Committee Member Stuart C. Sweet, MD, PhD Saint Louis , MO

ATS Committee Chairs

Chair
Finance Committee
 Jesse Roman, MD, ATSF Philadelphia , PA
Chair
Publications Policy Committee
 Robert M. Tighe, MD, ATSF Durham , NC
Chair
Project Review Committee
 Scott H. Randell, PhD Chapel Hill , NC
Chair
Health Policy Committee
 Stuart C. Sweet, MD, PhD Saint Louis , MO
Chair
Research Advocacy Committee
 Thomas J. Mariani, PhD Rochester , NY
Vice Chair
Digital Content Committee
 Ann Chen Wu, MD, MPH Lexington , MA
Vice Chair
Scientific Grant Review Committee
 Erick Forno, MD, MPH, ATSF Indianapolis , IN
Vice Chair
Drug/Device Discovery and Development
 Heidi M. Mansour, PhD, RPh Port St. Lucie , FL
Vice Chair
Pulmonary Function Testing Committee
 Nirav R. Bhakta, MD, PhD San Francisco , CA
Vice Chair
International Health Committee
 Richard N. Van Zyl Smit, MBChB, PhD, ATSF Cape Town , South Africa

Awards Committee

Committee Member Andrew J. Halayko, PhD, MSc, BSc(Hons), ATSF Winnipeg , Canada
Committee Member Annie Pardo Ciudad de Mexico , Mexico
Committee Member Emily Brigham, MD, MHS North Vancouver , Canada
Committee Member Hasina Outtz Reed, MD, PhD New York , NY
Committee Member Jay K. Kolls, MD New Orleans , LA
Committee Member Jerry A. Krishnan, MD, PhD, ATSF Chicago , IL
Committee Member Peter Chen, MD Los Angeles , CA
Committee Member Richard A. Johnston, PhD, ATSF Morgantown , WV
Committee Member Smita Pakhale, MD, FRCPC, MSCE Ottawa , Canada
Committee Member Tomeka Lynette Suber, MD, PhD Pittsburgh , PA

Board of Directors

Past-President
Immediate Past President
 Gregory P. Downey, MD, FRCP(C), ATSF Denver , CO
Secretary Raed A. Dweik, MD, ATSF Cleveland , OH
Committee Member
Chair, Assembly on AII
 Angela Rogers, MD, MPH, ATSF Palo Alto , CA
Committee Member
Chair Assembly on PI-TB
 Charles Dela Cruz, MD, PhD, ATSF Hamden , CT
Committee Member
Chair Assembly on RSF
 Janette K. Burgess, BSc, PhD, ATSF Groningen , Netherlands
Committee Member
Treasurer
 Jesse Roman, MD, ATSF Philadelphia , PA
Committee Member
Presidential Appointee, Publications Policy
 Robert M. Tighe, MD, ATSF Durham , NC
Committee Member
Chair, Assembly on PEDS
 Terri A. Laguna, MD, MSci, ATSF Seattle , WA

Digital Content Committee

Vice Chair Ann Chen Wu, MD, MPH Lexington , MA
Committee Member
PAR Representative
 Angel Soto danvers , MA
Committee Member Blanca E. Himes, PhD, ATSF Philadelphia , PA
Committee Member Claude T. Jourdan Le Saux, PhD San Francisco , CA

Documents Development and Implementation Committee

Committee Member
Immediate Past Chair
 Charlie Strange, MD, ATSF Charleston , SC
Committee Member Gautam George, MD Philadelphia , PA
Committee Member Sonye K. Danoff, MD, PhD, FCCP, ATSF Baltimore , MD

Drug/Device Discovery and Development Committee

Vice Chair Heidi M. Mansour, PhD, RPh Port St. Lucie , FL
Committee Member Benjamin Ortiz, MD, FAAP Haworth , NJ
Committee Member Benjamin T. Suratt, MD Charlestown , MA
Committee Member Gwen S. Skloot, MD, ATSF Dobbs Ferry , NY
Committee Member Nadine Mokhallati, MD Kansas City , MO
Committee Member Neeraj Vij, MS, PhD, ATSF Baltimore , MD
Committee Member Sean Agbor-Enoh, MD, PhD Ellicott City , MD
Committee Member Sydney B Montesi, MD Boston , MA

Education Committee

Committee Member
Practical Skills Working Group
 Carmen Leon Astudillo Gainesville , FL
Committee Member
Vice Chair, Pediatric Core Working Group
 Carmen Leon Astudillo Gainesville , FL
Committee Member
Chair, Researcher Education Working Group
 James David Londino, PhD Columbus , OH
Committee Member
Chair, Pulmonary Core Working Group
 Josalyn L. Cho, MD North Liberty , IA
Committee Member
Researcher Education Working Group
 Josalyn L. Cho, MD North Liberty , IA
Committee Member
Educational Consulting Working Group
 Laren Tan, MD, MBA Redlands , CA

Environmental Health Policy Committee

Committee Member Hasan Bayram, MD, PhD, ATSF Ä°stanbul , Turkey
Committee Member Jared Michael Radbel, MD East Brunswick , NJ
Committee Member Rebecca Sharon Chinthrajah, MD Stanford , CA
Committee Member Silpa Dhoma Krefft, MD, MPH Aurora , CO

Ethics and Conflict of Interest Committee

Committee Member Neeta Thakur, MD, MPH San Francisco , CA
Committee Member Robert Paine, MD Salt Lake City , UT
Committee Member Theodore F. Reiss, MD, MBE, ATSF New Hope , PA

Finance Committee

Chair Jesse Roman, MD, ATSF Philadelphia , PA
Committee Member Bruce K. Rubin, MD, MBA, FRCPC, MSc Henrico , VA
Committee Member John W. Christman, MD, ATSF Columbus , OH
Committee Member Meilan K. Han, MD, MS, ATSF Ann Arbor , MI
Committee Member Raed A. Dweik, MD, ATSF Cleveland , OH

Governance Implementation Task Force

CO-Chair
Leadership Development Committee Working Group
 James M. Beck, MD, ATSF Denver , CO
CO-Chair
Leadership Council Working Group
 Lynn M. Schnapp, MD, ATSF Madison , WI
Committee Member
Leadership Council Working Group
 Monica Kraft, MD, ATSF New York , NY
Committee Member
Leadership Council Working Group
 Sharon D Dell, BSc, MD, FRCP(C), ATSF Vancouver , Canada

Health Equity and Diversity Committee

Committee Member Ariangela J Kozik, PhD Dexter , MI
Committee Member Ayodeji O. Adegunsoye, MD, MS Chicago , IL
Committee Member Lynn B. Gerald, PhD, MSPH Tucson , AZ

Health Policy Committee

Chair Stuart C. Sweet, MD, PhD Saint Louis , MO
Committee Member
PAR Representative
 Mary E. McGowan Davis , WV

International Conference Committee

Committee Member
RCMB Program Chair
 Ana L. Mora, MD Columbus , OH
Committee Member
PED Program Chair-Elect
 Deepa Rastogi, MBBS, MS, ATSF Bronx , NY
Committee Member
PED Program Chair
 Erick Forno, MD, MPH, ATSF Indianapolis , IN
Committee Member
RCMB Program Chair-Elect
 Francesca Polverino, MD, PhD Houston , TX
Committee Member
AII Program Chair
 Janet Lee, MD, ATSF St. Louis , MO
Committee Member
EOPH Program Chair
 Peggy S. Lai, MPH, MD, ATSF Boston , MA
Committee Member
AII Program Chair-Elect
 Rachel Greenberg Scheraga, MD, ATSF Cleveland , OH
Committee Member
EOPH Program Chair-Elect
 Silpa Dhoma Krefft, MD, MPH Aurora , CO

International Health Committee

Vice Chair Richard N. Van Zyl Smit, MBChB, PhD, ATSF Cape Town , South Africa
Committee Member Engi Farouk Attia, MD, MPH, ATSF Seattle , WA
Committee Member Jeremiah Chakaya, MD Nairobi , Kenya
Committee Member Kiyoyasu Kurahashi, MD, PhD, ATSF Narita , Japan
Committee Member Peggy S. Lai, MPH, MD, ATSF Boston , MA

Joint ATS/CHEST Clinical Practice Committee

Committee Member
ATS
 Kathrin Nicolacakis, MD Cleveland , OH

Members In Transition and Training Committee

Committee Member Joel Moss, MD, PhD, ATSF Bethesda , MD
Committee Member Joshua Lee Denson, MD New Orleans , LA
Committee Member Rachel Greenberg Scheraga, MD, ATSF Cleveland , OH
Committee Member Robin L. Gross, MD Washington , DC

Membership Committee

Committee Member Anne I. Sperling, PhD, ATSF Charlottesville , VA
Committee Member Jennifer W. Mccallister, MD, ATSF Columbus , OH
Committee Member Kymberly Mae Gowdy, BS, MS, PhD Columbus , OH
Committee Member Patricia J Sime, MD, FRCP, FACP, ATSF Richmond , VA
Committee Member Rachel Thomson, MBBS, PhD, FRACP GREENSLOPES , Australia

Nominating Committee

Chair Juan C. Celedon, MD, DrPH, ATSF Wexford , PA

Patient and Family Education Committee

Committee Member Kaharu Sumino, MD, MPH Saint Louis , MO

Project Review Committee

Chair Scott H. Randell, PhD Chapel Hill , NC
Committee Member Andrew John Sweatt, MD Danville , CA
Committee Member Arjun Mohan, MD Ann Arbor , MI
Committee Member Blanca Camoretti-Mercado, PhD Tampa , FL
Committee Member Clemente J. Britto-Leon, MD, ATSF New Haven , CT
Committee Member David M. Lewinsohn, MD, PhD, ATSF Portland , OR
Committee Member Emily Brigham, MD, MHS North Vancouver , Canada
Committee Member Henry Koziel, MD Boston , MA
Committee Member Kristina L. Bailey, MD, ATSF Omaha , NE
Committee Member Robyn T. Cohen, MD, MPH Newton , MA
Committee Member Theo J. Moraes, MD, PhD, BSc Toronto , Canada

Publications Policy Committee

Chair Robert M. Tighe, MD, ATSF Durham , NC
Committee Member Angela Rogers, MD, MPH, ATSF Palo Alto , CA
Committee Member Fernando L Holguin Aurora , CO
Committee Member Ilona Jaspers, PhD Chapel Hill , NC
Committee Member Ivan O. Rosas, MD Houston , TX
Committee Member Megan N. Ballinger, PhD, ATSF Columbus , OH
Committee Member Sharon D Dell, BSc, MD, FRCP(C), ATSF Vancouver , Canada
Committee Member Stephanie Joan London, MD, MPH, DrPH Chapel Hill , NC
Committee Member Susanne Herold, MD, PhD Giessen , Germany

Pulmonary Function Testing Committee

Vice Chair Nirav R. Bhakta, MD, PhD San Francisco , CA
Committee Member Clement L. Ren, MD, MBA, ATSF Philadelphia , PA
Committee Member Jing Gennie Wang, BSc(Hons), BS(Hons) Columbus , OH
Committee Member Kristen Miller, MD Philadelphia , PA
Committee Member Loretta G. Que, MD Chapel Hill , NC

Quality Improvement and Implementation Committee

Committee Member Dana P. Albon, MD Charlottesville , VA
Committee Member Robert Matthew Burkes, MD, MS West Chester , OH

Research Advocacy Committee

Chair Thomas J. Mariani, PhD Rochester , NY
Committee Member Hara Levy, MD Madison , WI
Committee Member Jennifer Trevor, MD Hoover , AL

Scientific Grant Review Committee (SGRC)

Vice Chair Erick Forno, MD, MPH, ATSF Indianapolis , IN
Committee Member Elizabeth F. Redente, PhD, ATSF Denver , CO
Committee Member Hrishikesh S Kulkarni, MD, MSc, ATSF Saint Louis , MO
Committee Member Janet Lee, MD, ATSF St. Louis , MO
Committee Member Jose L. Gomez, MS, MD, ATSF Orange , CT
Committee Member Laura E. Crotty Alexander, MD, ATSF San Diego , CA
Committee Member Leonard B. Bacharier, MD Nashville , TN
Committee Member Lisa A. Miller, PhD Davis , CA
Committee Member Mary Berlik Rice, MD, MPH Boston , MA
Committee Member Michael B. Fessler, MD Research Triangle Park , NC
Committee Member Stephanie Christenson, MD, MS San Francisco , CA
Committee Member Sunita Sharma, MD, MPH Denver , CO
Committee Member Theresa W. Guilbert, MD, MS Cincinnati , OH
Committee Member Wei Chen, PhD, ATSF Pittsburgh , PA
Committee Member Yen-Rei A. Yu, MD, PhD Denver , CO

Training Committee

Committee Member Aliva De, MD NY , NY
Committee Member Christine M. Freeman, PhD Ann Arbor , MI