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Officers & Committees

Officers

Assembly Chair Valerie G Press, MD, MPH, ATSF Chicago , IL

Program Committee

Chair Michelle Sharp, MD, MHS, ATSF Baltimore , MD
Chair-Elect Thomas Sebastian Valley, MD, MSc, ATSF Ann Arbor , MI
Committee Member Andrea S. Gershon, MD, MSc, ATSF Toronto , Canada
Committee Member Ann L. Jennerich, MD, MS, ATSF Seattle , WA
Committee Member Blair Wendlandt, MD Durham , NC
Committee Member Briana Short, MSc, MD New York , NY
Committee Member Chad H Hochberg, MD, MHS Baltimore , MD
Committee Member Diana Kelm, MD, ATSF Rochester , MN
Committee Member Divya A Shankar, BA, MD Boston , MA
Committee Member Dustin Krutsinger, MD, MSCE, ATSF Omaha , NE
Committee Member Dustin Krutsinger, MD, MSCE, ATSF Omaha , NE
Committee Member Emily A Harlan, MD, MA, MSc ANN ARBOR , MI
Committee Member Isaretta L. Riley, MD, MPH Durham , NC
Committee Member Jacqueline Marie Kruser, MD, MS, ATSF Madison , WI
Committee Member James G Krings, MD, MSc SAINT LOUIS , MO
Committee Member Jennifer Stevens, MD, MS Belmont , MA
Committee Member Joanna L Hart, MD, MS Philadelphia , PA
Committee Member John Henry Brems, MD, MBE, MHS Baltimore , MD
Committee Member John Odackal, MD, MSc, MA Columbus , OH
Committee Member Justin Michael Rucci, MD, MSc Wellesley , MA
Committee Member Kathleen M. Akgun, MD, MS, ATSF Madison , CT
Committee Member Katrina Hauschildt, PhD Baltimore , MD
Committee Member Kimberly Fisher, MD, MSc Worcester , MA
Committee Member Logan J Harper, MD, MSCR Shaker Heights , OH
Committee Member Matthew E Modes, MD, MS Los Angeles , CA
Committee Member Matthew B. Stanbrook, MD, PhD Toronto , Canada
Committee Member Melissa New, MD DENVER , CO
Committee Member Nathan M Mesfin, MD Minneapolis , MN
Committee Member Rachana Krishna, MD Charleston , SC
Committee Member Sandra E Zaeh, MD Woodbridge , CT
Committee Member Sarah Cook, PhD, BM, MBBS, BMedSci London , United Kingdom
Committee Member Seppo Rinne, MD, PhD Bedford , MA
Committee Member Snigdha Jain, MD, MHS, ATSF New Haven , CT
Committee Member Vivienne Kahlmann, MMed Rotterdam , Netherlands
Committee Member W. Ennis James, MD Charleston , SC
Committee Member Xuan Han, MD, MSc Boston , MA

Nominating Committee

Nominating Chair Renda Soylemez Wiener, MD, MPH, ATSF Newton , MA

 

Assembly Members on Other ATS Committees

ATS Committee Chairs

Chair
Tobacco Action Committee
 Anne Catherine Melzer, ATSF, MD, MS Minneapolis , MN
Chair
Patient and Family Education Committee
 Doranne M. Donesky, PhD, ANP-BC, ATSF Vallejo , CA
Chair
Ethics and Conflict of Interest Committee
 Erin Sullivan Demartino, MD, ATSF Rochester , MN
Chair
Awards Committee
 J. Daryl Thornton, MD, MPH, ATSF Cleveland , OH
Chair
Quality Improvement and Implementation Committee
 Katie Artis, MD, MPH Portland , OR
Chair
International Health Committee
 Richard N. Van Zyl Smit, MBChB, PhD, ATSF Cape Town , South Africa
Vice Chair
Documents Development and Implementation Committee
 Ann L. Jennerich, MD, MS, ATSF Seattle , WA
Vice Chair
Patient and Family Education Committee
 Catherine Chen, MD, MS Dallas , TX
Vice Chair
Health Equity and Diversity Committee
 Christopher Francis Chesley, MD, MSCE Philadelphia , PA
Vice Chair
Health Equity and Diversity Committee
 Juliana C. Ferreira, MD, PhD, ATSF Sao Paulo , Brazil
Vice Chair
Project Review Committee
 Narayan Prabhu Iyer, ATSF, MD Los Angeles , CA
Vice Chair
Quality Improvement and Implementation Committee
 Robert Callaway Stansbury, MD, ATSF, FAASM Morgantown , WV

Awards Committee

Chair J. Daryl Thornton, MD, MPH, ATSF Cleveland , OH
Committee Member Dustin Krutsinger, MD, MSCE, ATSF Omaha , NE
Committee Member Kristina A. Crothers, MD, ATSF Mercer Island , WA
Committee Member Renda Soylemez Wiener, MD, MPH, ATSF Newton , MA

Board of Directors

Committee Member
Chief Executive Officer
 Karen J. Collishaw, MPP, CAE New York , NY
Committee Member
Public member, 2025-2027
 Kari Luther Rosbeck, NA Silver Spring , MD
Committee Member
at-large director, 2025-2028
 Renee D. Stapleton, MD, PhD, ATSF Burlington , VT

Council of ATS (CATS)

Chair
Tobacco Action Committee
 Anne Catherine Melzer, ATSF, MD, MS Minneapolis , MN
Committee Member
Documents Development and Implementation Committee
 Ann L. Jennerich, MD, MS, ATSF Seattle , WA
Committee Member
Digital Content Committee
 Anna Michelle May, MD, MS, ATSF Chagrin Falls , OH
Committee Member
Patient and Family Education Committee
 Doranne M. Donesky, PhD, ANP-BC, ATSF Vallejo , CA
Committee Member
Ethics and Conflict of Interest Committee
 Erin Sullivan Demartino, MD, ATSF Rochester , MN
Committee Member
Awards Committee
 J. Daryl Thornton, MD, MPH, ATSF Cleveland , OH
Committee Member
Quality Improvement and Implementation Committee
 Katie Artis, MD, MPH Portland , OR
Committee Member
SoME
 Lekshmi Santhosh, MD, MEd SAN FRANCISCO , CA
Committee Member
Assembly on PR
 Marilyn L. Moy, MD, MSc Needham , MA
Committee Member
Assembly on TO
 Nichole T. Tanner, MD, MSCR Charleston , SC
Committee Member
Assembly on CP
 Ravi Kalhan, MD, MS Chicago , IL
Committee Member
International Health Committee
 Richard N. Van Zyl Smit, MBChB, PhD, ATSF Cape Town , South Africa
Committee Member
Chair, Health Policy Committee
 Sharron J. Crowder, PhD, RN, ATSF Fishers , IN
Committee Member
Health Policy Committee
 Stuart C. Sweet, MD, PhD Saint Louis , MO
Committee Member
Assembly on BSHSR
 Valerie G Press, MD, MPH, ATSF Chicago , IL
Ex-Officio
CEO
 Karen J. Collishaw, MPP, CAE New York , NY

Council of Chapter Representatives

Representative
New York State Thoracic Society Chapter
 Manoj J. Mammen, FACP, ATSF Rochester , NY
Representative
California Thoracic Society
 Ni-Cheng Liang, MD, ATSF Encinitas , CA
Representative
Michigan Thoracic Society Chapter
 Samya Z. Nasr, MD, ATSF Ann Arbor , MI
Representative
Indiana Thoracic Society Chapter
 Sarah E Bauer, MD INDIANAPOLIS , IN
Representative
Immediate Past Chair
Utah Thoracic Society Chapter
 Sarah Beesley, MD, MSc Salt Lake City , UT

Digital Content Committee

Chair Anna Michelle May, MD, MS, ATSF Chagrin Falls , OH
Vice Chair Viren Kaul, MD La Fayette , NY
Committee Member Catherine A. Gao, MD Chicago , IL
Committee Member
PAR Representative
 De De Gardner, DPH Fairfax , VA

Documents Development and Implementation Committee

Chair Ann L. Jennerich, MD, MS, ATSF Seattle , WA
Committee Member Angela O Suen, MD San Francisco , CA
Committee Member Arianne K Baldomero, MD, MS, ATSF Minneapolis , MN
Committee Member Manoj J. Mammen, FACP, ATSF Rochester , NY
Committee Member Renda Soylemez Wiener, MD, MPH, ATSF Newton , MA
Committee Member Yet Hong Khor, MBBS, PhD Melbourne , Australia

Drug/Device Discovery and Development Committee

Committee Member Michelle Eakin, PhD Baltimore , MD

Environmental Health Policy Committee

Committee Member Emily Brigham, MD, MHS North Vancouver , Canada
Committee Member Laura C Myers, MD, MPH, ATSF Pleasanton , CA

Ethics and Conflict of Interest Committee

Chair Erin Sullivan Demartino, MD, ATSF Rochester , MN
Vice Chair Matthew F Griffith, MD, MPH Centennial , CO
Committee Member Brandon Corbett Walsh, MD, MBE Beverly Hills , CA
Committee Member Colleen Farrell, MD Cambridge , MA
Committee Member Deepshikha Charan Ashana, MD, MBA, MS Raleigh , NC
Committee Member Dustin Krutsinger, MD, MSCE, ATSF Omaha , NE
Committee Member John Henry Brems, MD, MBE, MHS Baltimore , MD
Committee Member Neeta Thakur, MD, MPH San Francisco , CA
Committee Member
CCR Representative
 Sarah Beesley, MD, MSc Salt Lake City , UT
Committee Member William J. Ehlenbach, MSc, MD Madison , WI

Health Equity and Diversity Committee

Vice Chair Christopher Francis Chesley, MD, MSCE Philadelphia , PA
Vice Chair Juliana C. Ferreira, MD, PhD, ATSF Sao Paulo , Brazil
Committee Member Aaron Dorian Baugh, MD San Francisco , CA
Committee Member Ann M Rusk, MD Phoenix , AZ
Committee Member Ann-Marcia C Tukpah, MD, MPH, MSci Boston , MA
Committee Member Jamuna K. Krishnan, MD, MS New York , NY
Committee Member
Immediate Past Chair
 Juan P. Wisnivesky, MD, DrPH, ATSF Hastings on Hudson , NY
Committee Member Kevin J Guzman, MD New York , NY
Committee Member Kimberly Joan Arcoleo, PhD, MPH VICTOR , NY
Committee Member Soumya J Niranjan, PhD, MS, BPharm Birmingham , AL

Health Policy Committee

Chair Sharron J. Crowder, PhD, RN, ATSF Fishers , IN
Committee Member Christopher Worsham, MD, MPH Boston , MA
Committee Member Denise A. Kent, APN, PhD Chicago , IL
Committee Member Donald R Sullivan, MD, MA, MRes Portland , OR
Committee Member Hayley B. Gershengorn, MD, FCCM, ATSF, FCCP Sunny Isles Beach , FL
Committee Member Hiam Naiditch, MD, MHS Pittsburgh , PA
Committee Member Kathleen M. Akgun, MD, MS, ATSF Madison , CT
Committee Member Nandini Sarma, MD Sacramento , CA

International Conference Committee

Committee Member
PR Program Chair-Elect
 Alan L. Hamilton, PhD Waterdown , Canada
Committee Member
CC Program Chair
 Aluko Akini Hope, MD Portland , OR
Committee Member
NUR Program Chair-Elect
 Deena Kelly Costa, PhD, RN Orange , CT
Committee Member
TO Program Chair
 Julie A. Barta, MD, ATSF Villanova , PA
Committee Member
BSHSR Program Chair
 Michelle Sharp, MD, MHS, ATSF Baltimore , MD
Committee Member
NUR Program Chair
 Tammy L Eaton, PhD, MSc, RN, FNP-BC, ACHPN, FCCM Ann Arbor , MI
Committee Member
BSHSR Program Chair-Elect
 Thomas Sebastian Valley, MD, MSc, ATSF Ann Arbor , MI

International Health Committee

Chair Richard N. Van Zyl Smit, MBChB, PhD, ATSF Cape Town , South Africa
Chair Richard N. Van Zyl Smit, MBChB, PhD, ATSF Cape Town , South Africa
Committee Member Kaharu Sumino, MD, MPH, ATSF Saint Louis , MO
Committee Member Kevin I Duan, MD, MS Vancouver , Canada
Committee Member Ozge Yilmaz, MD, ATSF Izmir , Türkiye
Committee Member Sabiha Hussain, MD, MPH New Brunswick , NJ
Committee Member
Immediate Past Chair
 Samya Z. Nasr, MD, ATSF Ann Arbor , MI
Committee Member Yet Hong Khor, MBBS, PhD Melbourne , Australia

Membership Committee

Committee Member Francesca Christina Duncan, MD, MS INDIANAPOLIS , IN
Committee Member Lauren Blackwell, MD, ATSF New York , NY
Committee Member Molly L. Osborne, MD, PhD, ATSF Portland , OR
Committee Member
CCR Representative
 Sarah E Bauer, MD INDIANAPOLIS , IN

Patient and Family Education Committee

Chair Doranne M. Donesky, PhD, ANP-BC, ATSF Vallejo , CA
Vice Chair Catherine Chen, MD, MS Dallas , TX
Committee Member Elif Isik, PhD Houston , TX
Committee Member Kaharu Sumino, MD, MPH, ATSF Saint Louis , MO
Committee Member Priscilla De La Cruz, MD Albuquerque , NM

Project Review Committee

Vice Chair Narayan Prabhu Iyer, ATSF, MD Los Angeles , CA
Committee Member Anica Law, MD, MSci, ATSF Boston , MA
Committee Member Greg S. Martin, MD, MSc, FCCM, FCCP, ATSF Atlanta , GA
Committee Member Jared Chiarchiaro, MD, MSCR Portland , OR
Committee Member Kerri Ann Maria Johannson, MD, MPH, ATSF Calgary , Canada
Committee Member Michelle Eakin, PhD Baltimore , MD

Publications Policy Committee

Committee Member Abdulghani Sankari, PhD, MD Bloomfield Hills , MI
Committee Member
Editor, Annals ATS
 Colin R. Cooke, MD Ann Arbor , MI
Committee Member Wanda M. Gibson-Scipio, PhD, FNP-BC, ATSF West Bloomfield , MI

Pulmonary Function Testing Committee

Committee Member A Ian Wong, MD, PhD Durham , NC
Committee Member Alexander T Moffett, MD Philadelphia , PA
Committee Member Lauren Kearney, MD Boston , MA

Quality Improvement and Implementation Committee

Chair Katie Artis, MD, MPH Portland , OR
Chair Katie Artis, MD, MPH Portland , OR
Vice Chair Robert Callaway Stansbury, MD, ATSF, FAASM Morgantown , WV
Committee Member Barbara Ellen Jones, MD, MSc Salt Lake City , UT
Committee Member Gautam George, MD Bryn Mawr , PA
Committee Member Jennifer W. Mccallister, MD, ATSF Columbus , OH
Committee Member Jing Wang, MD Closter , NJ
Committee Member
Immediate Past Chair
 Laura C. Feemster, MSc, MD Seattle , WA
Committee Member Shewit Giovanni, MD, MSCE Portland , OR

Research Advocacy Committee

Committee Member Kristina A. Crothers, MD, ATSF Mercer Island , WA

Scientific Grant Review Committee (SGRC)

Committee Member Jacqueline Marie Kruser, MD, MS, ATSF Madison , WI
Committee Member Kristin A. Riekert, PhD Ellicott City , MD
Committee Member Sangeeta Joshi, MD, MBBS Durham , NC
Committee Member Traci Marie Kazmerski, MD, MS Pittsburgh , PA

Tobacco Action Committee

Chair Anne Catherine Melzer, ATSF, MD, MS Minneapolis , MN
Committee Member
Immediate Past Chair
 Hasmeena Kathuria, MD, ATSF Madison , Wisconsin