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Officers & Committees

Officers

CO-Chair
Science Core IC Project
 Bethany B. Moore, PhD, ATSF Ann Arbor , MI
Assembly Chair Fernando L Holguin, MD Aurora , CO

Program Committee

Chair Yvonne J. Huang, MD, ATSF Ann Arbor , MI
Chair Yvonne J. Huang, MD, ATSF Ann Arbor , MI
Chair-Elect Victor E. Ortega, MD, PhD, ATSF Cave Creek , AZ
Committee Member Aaron Vose, MD Chapel Hill , NC
Committee Member Alicia M.H. Casey, MD Boston , MA
Committee Member Amali E. Samarasinghe, PhD, ATSF Madison , WI
Committee Member Amit Gaggar, MD, PhD Hoover , AL
Committee Member Anukul Taranath Shenoy, PhD, MS, BS Ann Arbor , MI
Committee Member Benjamin D. Medoff, MD Boston , MA
Committee Member Christen Vagts, MD Chicago , IL
Committee Member Daniel Paul Cook, MD, PhD Iowa City , IA
Committee Member Engi Farouk Attia, MD, MPH, ATSF Seattle , WA
Committee Member Erica Michelle Orsini, MD Pepper Pike , OH
Committee Member Filiz Tanja Korkmaz, PhD Iowa City , IA
Committee Member Hasina Outtz Reed, MD, PhD New York , NY
Committee Member Jeffrey Michael Sturek, MD, PhD CHARLOTTESVILLE , VA
Committee Member Jennifer Alexander-Brett, MD, PhD, ATSF Saint Louis , MO
Committee Member Jon L. Koff, MD North Haven , CT
Committee Member Kaharu Sumino, MD, MPH, ATSF Saint Louis , MO
Committee Member Kunal Jatinkumar Patel, MD, PhD Durham , NC
Committee Member Luisa Morales-Nebreda, ANP-BC Chicago , IL
Committee Member Manali Mukherjee, PhD Hamilton , Canada
Committee Member Matthew C. Exline, MPH, MD Columbus , OH
Committee Member Meghan Dolan Althoff, MD, PhD DENVER , CO
Committee Member Melody G. Duvall, MD, PhD Boston , MA
Committee Member Muhammad Adrish, MD, MBA Sugar Land , TX
Committee Member Nereida A. Parada, MD New Orleans , LA
Committee Member Richard Paul Ramonell, MD Pittsburgh , PA
Committee Member Ryan C Murphy, MD Seattle , WA
Committee Member Simon Couillard, MD, FRCPC, MSc Sherbrooke , Canada
Committee Member Stavros Garantziotis, MD, ATSF Research Triangle Park , NC
Committee Member Stephanie A Christenson, MD, MS Glen Ellen , CA
Committee Member Suzanne M Cloonan, PhD Dublin , Ireland
Committee Member Tianshi David Wu, MD, MHS Houston , TX
Committee Member Tristan Kooistra, MD Boston , MA
Committee Member William Bain, MD Pittsburgh , PA
Apprentice Jonathan Isaac Witonsky, MD, MSCR San Francisco , CA

Web Committee

Committee Member Shaun Pienkos, MD Redwood City , CA

 

Assembly Members on Other ATS Committees

ATS Committee Chairs

Chair
International Health Committee
 Richard N. Van Zyl Smit, MBChB, PhD, ATSF Cape Town , South Africa
Chair
Research Advocacy Committee
 Thomas J. Mariani, PhD Rochester , NY
Vice Chair
Membership Committee
 Farrah Kheradmand, MD Houston , TX
Vice Chair
Awards Committee
 Jay K. Kolls, MD New Orleans , LA
Vice Chair
Pulmonary Function Testing Committee
 Nirav R. Bhakta, MD, PhD San Francisco , CA
Vice Chair
Scientific Grant Review Committee
 Stephanie A Christenson, MD, MS Glen Ellen , CA

Awards Committee

Vice Chair Jay K. Kolls, MD New Orleans , LA
Committee Member Ana L. Mora, MD Columbus , OH
Committee Member Benjamin D. Medoff, MD Boston , MA
Committee Member Blanca Camoretti-Mercado, PhD Tampa , FL
Committee Member Charles S. Dela Cruz, MD, PhD, ATSF Pittsburgh , PA
Committee Member Hasina Outtz Reed, MD, PhD New York , NY
Committee Member Peggy S. Lai, ATSF, MPH, MD Boston , MA
Committee Member Richard A. Johnston, PhD, ATSF Morgantown , WV
Committee Member Tomeka Lynette Suber, MD, PhD Pittsburgh , PA

Board of Directors

Committee Member
at-large director, 2025-2027
 Bethany B. Moore, PhD, ATSF Ann Arbor , MI
Committee Member
at-large director, 2025-2027
 David M. Lewinsohn, MD, PhD, ATSF Portland , OR
Committee Member
at-large director, 2025-2026
 Erick Forno, MD, MPH, ATSF Indianapolis , IN
Committee Member
Secretary
 Jesse Mae Roman, MD, ATSF Philadelphia , PA
Committee Member
at-large director, 2025-2026
 Patricia J Sime, MD, FRCP, FACP, ATSF Richmond , VA
Committee Member
President
 Raed A. Dweik, MD, MBA, ATSF Cleveland , OH

Council of ATS (CATS)

Chair Terri A. Laguna, MD, MSci, ATSF Seattle , WA
Committee Member
Assembly on RCMB
 Elizabeth F. Redente, PhD, ATSF Denver , CO
Committee Member
Assembly on AII
 Fernando L Holguin, MD Aurora , CO
Committee Member
Assembly on EOPH
 Mary Berlik Rice, MD, MPH Boston , MA
Committee Member
International Health Committee
 Richard N. Van Zyl Smit, MBChB, PhD, ATSF Cape Town , South Africa
Committee Member
Health Policy Committee
 Stuart C. Sweet, MD, PhD Saint Louis , MO
Committee Member
Research Advocacy Committee
 Thomas J. Mariani, PhD Rochester , NY
Ex-Officio
Secretary
 Jesse Mae Roman, MD, ATSF Philadelphia , PA

Council of Chapter Representatives

Representative
Washington Thoracic Society Chapter
 Kathleen L. Horan, MD Seattle , WA
Representative
D.C.-Metro Thoracic Society Chapter
 Robin L. Gross, MD Washington , DC
Representative
Massachusetts Thoracic Society Chapter
 Sydney B Montesi, MD Boston , MA

Documents Development and Implementation Committee

Committee Member Amisha Barochia, MBBS, MHS, ATSF Bethesda , MD

Drug/Device Discovery and Development Committee

Committee Member Amir A. Zeki, MD Rancho Cordova , CA
Committee Member Benjamin T. Suratt, MD Charlestown , MA
Committee Member Michael Patrick Coughlin, DO North Olmsted , OH
Committee Member Nadine Mokhallati, MD Overland Park , KS
Committee Member Rebecca A. Shilling, MD Cambridge , MA
Committee Member Sydney B Montesi, MD Boston , MA

Environmental Health Policy Committee

Committee Member Anthony N. Gerber, MD, PhD Denver , CO
Committee Member Emily Brigham, MD, MHS North Vancouver , Canada
Committee Member Jared Michael Radbel, MD East Brunswick , NJ
Committee Member Maeve Georgia Macmurdo, MBChB, MPH Cleveland Heights , OH

Ethics and Conflict of Interest Committee

Committee Member Ayodeji O. Adegunsoye, MD, MS, PhD Chicago , IL
Committee Member Neeta Thakur, MD, MPH San Francisco , CA
Committee Member Refiloe Masekela, MD, PhD Ballito , South Africa
Committee Member Robert Paine, MD, ATSF Salt Lake City , UT
Committee Member Theodore F. Reiss, MD, MBE, ATSF New Hope , PA

Finance Committee

Committee Member Jesse Mae Roman, MD, ATSF Philadelphia , PA

Health Equity and Diversity Committee

Committee Member Ariangela J Kozik, PhD Dexter , MI
Committee Member Natoushka Trenard, MD, MPH Flushing , NY
Committee Member Raksha Jain, MD, MSci, ATSF Dallas , TX
Committee Member Shail Mehta, MD Kirkwood , MO
Committee Member
LGBTQIA+ Liaison
 Terri A. Laguna, MD, MSci, ATSF Seattle , WA

Health Policy Committee

Committee Member Christopher Carlsten, MD, MPH Vancouver , Canada
Committee Member Folashade Afolabi, MD Dallas , TX
Committee Member
PAR Representative
 Mary E. McGowan Davis , WV

International Conference Committee

Committee Member
PC Program Chair-Elect
 Lael Yonker, MD Boston , MA
Committee Member
PR Program Chair
 Neil James Greening, MBBS, PhD, FRCP, BMedSci Leicester , United Kingdom
Committee Member
RSF Program Chair-Elect
 Peter James Niedbalski, PhD Merriam , KS
Committee Member
RSF Program Chair
 Rodney D Britt, BS, PhD, ATSF Columbus , OH
Committee Member
EOPH Program Chair
 Tara M. Nordgren, PhD Omaha , NE
Committee Member
AII Program Chair-Elect
 Victor E. Ortega, MD, PhD, ATSF Cave Creek , AZ
Committee Member
AII Program Chair
 Yvonne J. Huang, MD, ATSF Ann Arbor , MI

International Health Committee

Chair Richard N. Van Zyl Smit, MBChB, PhD, ATSF Cape Town , South Africa
Committee Member Bulent Taner Karadag, MD Istanbul , Türkiye
Committee Member Engi Farouk Attia, MD, MPH, ATSF Seattle , WA
Committee Member Fernando L Holguin, MD Aurora , CO
Committee Member Kaharu Sumino, MD, MPH, ATSF Saint Louis , MO
Committee Member Kiyoyasu Kurahashi, MD, PhD, ATSF Kamakura , Japan
Committee Member Ozge Yilmaz, MD, ATSF Izmir , Türkiye
Committee Member Satoshi Konno Sapporo , Japan

Joint ATS/CHEST Clinical Practice Committee

Committee Member
ATS
 Kathrin Nicolacakis, MD Solon , OH
Committee Member
CHEST
 Shyamsunder Subramanian, MD san ramon , CA

Membership Committee

Vice Chair Farrah Kheradmand, MD Houston , TX
Committee Member Alvaro U. Aranda, MD San Juan , PR
Committee Member Cedric James Rutland, MD, FCCP Newport Beach , CA
Committee Member Lisa A. Maier, MSPH, MD, ATSF Denver , CO
Committee Member Mark A. Malesker, PharmD, FCCP, FCCM Omaha , NE
Committee Member Rachel Thomson, MBBS, PhD, FRACP, ATSF GREENSLOPES , Australia

Patient and Family Education Committee

Committee Member Elif Isik, PhD Houston , TX
Committee Member
PAR Representative
 Joyce A. Kullman, BS Kansas City , MO
Committee Member Kaharu Sumino, MD, MPH, ATSF Saint Louis , MO
Committee Member
CCR Representative
 Robin L. Gross, MD Washington , DC

Project Review Committee

Committee Member Alex Gileles-Hillel, MD Jerusalem , Israel
Committee Member Arjun Mohan, MD Ann Arbor , MI
Committee Member Janet Lee, MD, ATSF St. Louis , MO
Committee Member Janette K. Burgess, BSc, PhD, ATSF Groningen , Netherlands
Committee Member Jeffrey C. Horowitz, MD, ATSF Columbus , OH
Committee Member Jessica Bon, MD, MS, ATSF Winston-Sale , NC
Committee Member Kristina L. Bailey, MD, ATSF Omaha , NE
Committee Member Scott E. Evans, MD, ATSF Houston , TX
Committee Member
Immediate Past Chair
 Scott H. Randell, PhD Chapel Hill , NC
Committee Member Shivanthan Shanthikumar, MBBS, FRACP Kensington , Australia
Committee Member Theo J. Moraes, MD, PhD, BSc Toronto , Canada

Public Advisory Roundtable

Committee Member
Membership Chair
 Joyce A. Kullman, BS Kansas City , MO

Publications Policy Committee

Committee Member Ana L. Mora, MD Columbus , OH
Committee Member
Editor, AJRCMB
 Andrew J. Halayko, PhD, MSc, BSc(Hons), ATSF Winnipeg , Canada
Committee Member Claire M. Doerschuk, MD Chapel Hill , NC
Committee Member Connie C. Hsia, MD, FCCP Dallas , TX
Committee Member Fernando L Holguin, MD Aurora , CO
Committee Member Hrishikesh S Kulkarni, MD, MSc, ATSF Los Angeles , CA
Committee Member Ian C. Davis, DVM, PhD, ATSF Columbus , OH
Committee Member Ilona Jaspers, PhD Carrboro , NC
Committee Member Megan N. Ballinger, PhD, ATSF Columbus , OH
Committee Member Robert M. Tighe, MD, ATSF Durham , NC
Committee Member Sharon D Dell, BSc, MD, FRCP(C), ATSF Vancouver , Canada

Pulmonary Function Testing Committee

Vice Chair Nirav R. Bhakta, MD, PhD San Francisco , CA
Committee Member Silpa Dhoma Krefft, MD, MPH Aurora , CO

Quality Improvement and Implementation Committee

Committee Member Dana P. Albon, MD, ATSF Charlottesville , VA
Committee Member Jennifer W. Mccallister, MD, ATSF Columbus , OH
Committee Member Jihane A. Faress, MD Moreland Hills , OH

Research Advocacy Committee

Chair Thomas J. Mariani, PhD Rochester , NY
Committee Member Chad Steele, PhD New Orleans , LA
Committee Member Hara Levy, MD Madison , WI
Committee Member Jay K. Kolls, MD New Orleans , LA

Scientific Grant Review Committee (SGRC)

Vice Chair Stephanie A Christenson, MD, MS Glen Ellen , CA
Committee Member Andrew John Sweatt, MD Stanford , CA
Committee Member Angela Rogers, MD, MPH, ATSF Palo Alto , CA
Committee Member Ivana Verona Yang, ATSF, BS, PhD Aurora , CO
Committee Member Jose L. Gomez, MS, MD, ATSF Orange , CT
Committee Member Kelan G. Tantisira, MD, MPH San Diego , CA
Committee Member Kimberley C. W. Wang, PhD, ATSF Crawley , Australia
Committee Member Leonard B. Bacharier, MD Nashville , TN
Committee Member Lisa A. Miller, PhD, ATSF Davis , CA
Committee Member Michael B. Fessler, MD, ATSF Research Triangle Park , NC
Committee Member Sunita Sharma, MD, MPH, ATSF Denver , CO
Committee Member Theresa W. Guilbert, MD, MS Cincinnati , OH

Tobacco Action Committee

Committee Member Sairam V Jabba, DVM, PhD Durham , NC