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Officers & Committees

Officers

Assembly Chair Susan J. Bartlett, PhD Beaconsfield , Canada
Incoming Assembly Chair Renda Soylemez Wiener, MD, MPH, ATSF Newton , MA
Program Chair Valerie G Press, MD, MPH, ATSF Chicago , IL
Program Chair-Elect Erin K. Kross, MD Seattle , WA
Planning Chair Curtis H. Weiss, MD, MS Chicago , IL
Nominating Chair J. Daryl Thornton, MD, MPH, ATSF Cleveland , OH
Working Group Chair
Early Career Professionals
 Nancy H Stewart, DO Kansas City , KS
Working Group Chair
Section on Medical Education (SoME)
 Rosemary Adamson, MBBS, ATSF Seattle , WA
Working Group Co-Chair
Early Career Professionals
 Christopher Worsham, MD Boston , MA
Working Group Co-Chair
Evidence Synthesis Methodology (ESM)
 Kevin Wilson, MD New York , NY
Working Group Co-Chair
Evidence Synthesis Methodology (ESM)
 Narayan Prabhu Iyer, MD Los Angeles , CA
Committee Chair
BSHSR Survey Review
 Michelle Eakin, PhD Baltimore , MD
Representative
Science and Innovation Center (SIC)
 Rachel Kohn, MD, MSCE Philadelphia , PA

Planning Committee

Chair Curtis H. Weiss, MD, MS Chicago , IL
Apprentice Catherine Louise Auriemma, MD Philadelphia , PA
Committee Member Donald R Sullivan, MD, MA, MRes Portland , OR
Committee Member Erin K. Kross, MD Seattle , WA
Committee Member Jacqueline Marie Kruser, MD, MS Monona , WI
Committee Member Jared Chiarchiaro, MD, MSCR Pittsburgh , PA
Committee Member Jennifer Stevens, MD, MS Belmont , MA
Committee Member Justin Kwan Lui, MD Boston , MA
Committee Member Katie Artis, MD, MPH Portland , OR
Committee Member Michelle Eakin, PhD Baltimore , MD
Committee Member Rachel Kohn, MD, MSCE Philadelphia , PA
Committee Member Richard A. Mularski, MD, ATSF, MS Portland , OR
Committee Member Susan J. Bartlett, PhD Beaconsfield , Canada
Committee Member Valerie G Press, MD, MPH, ATSF Chicago , IL

Program Committee

Chair Valerie G Press, MD, MPH, ATSF Chicago , IL
Chair-Elect Erin K. Kross, MD Seattle , WA
Apprentice Ryan Perkins, MD Melrose , MA
Committee Member Andrea S. Gershon, MD, MSc, ATSF Toronto , Canada
Committee Member Andrea Arlene Pappalardo, MD Chicago , IL
Committee Member Andrew J. Admon, MD, MPH, MSc Ann Arbor , MI
Committee Member Ann Parker, MD Baltimore , MD
Committee Member Anne Catherine Melzer, MD, MS Minneapolis , MN
Committee Member Ashley Anne Lowe, PhD, MSPH Tucson , AZ
Committee Member Curtis H. Weiss, MD, MS Chicago , IL
Committee Member Deena Kelly Costa, PhD, RN Ann Arbor , MI
Committee Member James A. Frank, MD, MA San Francisco , CA
Committee Member Laura C Myers, MD, MPH Walnut Creek , CA
Committee Member Laura J Spece, MD, MS Seattle , WA
Committee Member Lekshmi Santhosh, MD, MEd SAN FRANCISCO , CA
Committee Member Lucas M Donovan, MD, MS ISSAQUAH , WA
Committee Member Margaret M. Hayes, MD, ATSF Boston , MA
Committee Member Matthew F Griffith, MD, MPH Centennial , CO
Committee Member Maureen George, PhD, RN Wyncote , PA
Committee Member Michelle Sharp, MD, MHS Baltimore , MD
Committee Member Mihaela S. Stefan, MD, PhD Longmeadow , MA
Committee Member Minal R. Patel, PhD, MPH Ann Arbor , MI
Committee Member Nancy H Stewart, DO Kansas City , KS
Committee Member Rachel Kohn, MD, MSCE Philadelphia , PA
Committee Member Russell Buhr, MD, PhD Los Angeles , CA
Committee Member Sharmilee M. Nyenhuis, MD Chicago , IL
Committee Member Sinthia Zrinka Bosnic-Anticevich, BPharm, PhD Glebe , Australia
Committee Member Soumya J Niranjan, PhD, MS, BPharm Birmingham , AL
Committee Member Souvik Chatterjee, MD Potomac , MD
Committee Member Stacey M. Kassutto, MD Bala Cynwyd , PA
Committee Member Sucharita R. Kher, MD Boston , MA
Committee Member Thomas Sebastian Valley, MD, MSc Ann Arbor , MI

Nominating Committee

Chair J. Daryl Thornton, MD, MPH, ATSF Cleveland , OH

Web Committee

Web Director Laura C Myers, MD, MPH Walnut Creek , CA
Committee Member Bhavika Kaul, MD San Francisco , CA
Committee Member Christopher Worsham, MD Boston , MA
Committee Member Elizabeth Marie Viglianti, MD, MPH, MSc Ann Arbor , MI
Committee Member Jeremy B. Richards, MD, MA, ATSF, FACP Brookline , MA
Committee Member Joe K. Gerald, MD, PhD Tucson , AZ
Committee Member Mark H. Adelman, MD Brooklyn , NY
Committee Member Michelle Eakin, PhD Baltimore , MD
Committee Member Mindy Ross, MD, MBA Los Angeles , CA
Committee Member Nancy H Stewart, DO Kansas City , KS
Committee Member Sucharita R. Kher, MD Boston , MA
Committee Member Timothy M Dempsey, MD, MPH Sacramento , CA

 

Assembly Members on Other ATS Committees

Assembly on NUR Executive Committee

Assembly Chair Wanda M. Gibson-Scipio, PhD, FNP-BC, ATSF Detroit , MI
Program Chair-Elect Sharron J. Crowder, PhD, RN, ATSF Fishers , IN
Planning Chair Deena Kelly Costa, PhD, RN Ann Arbor , MI
Web Director Heidi Lynne Lindroth, PhD, RN Rochester , MN
Working Group Chair
The PhD and Basic and Translational Scientists Working Group
 Jennifer Burgher Seaman, PhD, RN, CHPN Pittsburgh , PA
Assembly Chair Appointee Carme Hernandez, RN, PhD, MSc Barcelona , Spain
Assembly Chair Appointee Kelly Potter, PhD, RN, CNE Pittsburgh , PA
Assembly Chair Appointee
Minute Meeting Taker
 Meghna Shukla, MSN, RN TROY , MI

ATS Committee Chairs

Chair
Ethics and Conflict of Interest Committee
 Kathleen M. Akgun, MD, MS, ATSF Madison , CT
Chair
Training Committee
 Kristin M. Burkart, MD, MSc, ATSF New York , NY
Chair
Program Review Subcommittee
 Kristin A. Riekert, PhD Ellicott City , MD
Chair
Proficiency Standards for Clinical Pulmonary Functions Laboratories
 Meredith C. Mccormack, MHS, MD Baltimore , MD
Chair
Tobacco Action Committee
 Michelle Eakin, PhD Baltimore , MD
Chair
Health Equity and Diversity
 Neeta Thakur, MD, MPH San Francisco , CA
Chair
Health Policy Committee
 Sarah M. Lyon, MD, MSCE Philadelphia , PA
Chair
Patient and Family Education Committee
 Vidya Krishnan, MD, MHS, ATSF Cleveland , OH
Vice Chair
Members In Transition and Training Committee
 Andrew J. Admon, MD, MPH, MSc Ann Arbor , MI
Vice Chair
Digital Content Committee
 Ann Chen Wu, MD, MPH Lexington , MA
Vice Chair
Patient and Family Education Committee
 Doranne M. Donesky, PhD, ANP-BC, ATSF Vallejo , CA
Vice Chair
Tobacco Action Committee
 Hasmeena Kathuria, MD, ATSF Needham , MA
Vice Chair
Planning and Evaluation Committee
 J. Daryl Thornton, MD, MPH, ATSF Cleveland , OH
Vice Chair
Education Committee
 Jakob I. Mcsparron, MD, ATSF Ann Arbor , MI
Vice Chair
Health Equity and Diversity
 Juan P. Wisnivesky, MD, DrPH Hastings on Hudson , NY
Vice Chair
Quality Improvement and Implementation Committee
 Laura C. Feemster, MSc, MD Seattle , WA
Vice Chair
Education Committee
 Margaret M. Hayes, MD, ATSF Boston , MA
Vice Chair
Training Committee
 May M. Lee, MD, ATSF Los Angeles , CA
Vice Chair
International Health Committee
 Samya Z. Nasr, MD, ATSF Ann Arbor , MI
Vice Chair
Ethics and Conflict of Interest Committee
 Sarah Beesley, MD, MSc Salt Lake City , UT

Awards Committee

Committee Member Carrie A. Redlich, MD, MPH New Haven , CT
Committee Member Eileen G. Collins, PhD, ATSF Mount Prospect , IL
Committee Member Hayley B. Gershengorn, MD, FCCM, ATSF Sunny Isles Beach , FL
Committee Member Jerry A. Krishnan, MD, PhD, ATSF Chicago , IL
Committee Member John G. Mastronarde, MD, MSc Portland , OR
Committee Member Renee D. Stapleton, MD, PhD, ATSF Burlington , VT

Board of Directors

Committee Member
CCR Chair-elect
 Manoj J. Mammen, FACP, ATSF Buffalo , NY
Committee Member
Chair, Assembly on BSHSR
 Susan J. Bartlett, PhD Beaconsfield , Canada
Committee Member
Chair, Assembly on NUR
 Wanda M. Gibson-Scipio, PhD, FNP-BC, ATSF Detroit , MI

Clinicians Advisory Committee

Committee Member Cristine Oropez, MD, MHS Oro Valley , AZ

Council of Chapter Representatives

Chair-Elect
New York State Thoracic Society Chapter
 Manoj J. Mammen, FACP, ATSF Buffalo , NY
Secretary
Connecticut Thoracic Society Chapter
 Mario F. Perez, MD, MPH Farmington , CT
Representative
Oregon Thoracic Society Chapter
 Eric C. Walter, MD, MSc Happy Valley , OR
Representative
California Thoracic Society Chapter
 Ni-Cheng Liang, MD Encinitas , CA
Representative
Michigan Thoracic Society Chapter
 Samya Z. Nasr, MD, ATSF Ann Arbor , MI
Representative
Utah Thoracic Society Chapter
 Sarah Beesley, MD, MSc Salt Lake City , UT

Council of Chapter Representatives Officers

Chair-Elect Manoj J. Mammen, FACP, ATSF Buffalo , NY
Secretary Mario F. Perez, MD, MPH Farmington , CT

Digital Content Committee

Vice Chair Ann Chen Wu, MD, MPH Lexington , MA
Committee Member Viren Kaul, MD La Fayette , NY

Digital Content Committee Liaison

Committee Member
Education Committee
 Diana Kelm, MD, ATSF Rochester , MN
Committee Member
Patient and Family Education Committee
 Fahid Alghanim, MD PHILADELPHIA , PA
Committee Member
Training Committee
 Kathleen Doo, MD, MEd Oakland , CA
Committee Member
Members in Transition and Training Committee
 Viren Kaul, MD La Fayette , NY

Documents Development and Implementation Committee

Committee Member Ann Long Jennerich, MD, MS, ATSF Seattle , WA
Committee Member Joanna Hart, MD, MS Philadelphia , PA
Committee Member Narayan Prabhu Iyer, MD Los Angeles , CA
Committee Member Prashant Jarhyan, MD, PhD Gurgaon , India
Committee Member Renda Soylemez Wiener, MD, MPH, ATSF Newton , MA
Committee Member Richard A. Mularski, MD, ATSF, MS Portland , OR

Drug/Device Discovery and Development Committee

Committee Member Gregory B. Diette, MD Baltimore , MD

Education Committee

Vice Chair Jakob I. Mcsparron, MD, ATSF Ann Arbor , MI
Vice Chair Margaret M. Hayes, MD, ATSF Boston , MA
Committee Member Basak Coruh, MD, ATSF Seattle , WA
Committee Member Diana Kelm, MD, ATSF Rochester , MN
Committee Member Garth William Garrison, MD Burlington , VT
Committee Member Katherine Ann Dudley, MD, MPH Chestnut Hill , MA
Committee Member Shirin Shafazand, MD, MS, ATSF Cooper City , FL
Committee Member Tristan J. Huie, MD Denver , CO

Environmental Health Policy Committee

Committee Member Laura Marie Paulin, MD, MHS Lebanon , NH
Committee Member Mario F. Perez, MD, MPH Farmington , CT

Ethics and Conflict of Interest Committee

Chair Kathleen M. Akgun, MD, MS, ATSF Madison , CT
Vice Chair Sarah Beesley, MD, MSc Salt Lake City , UT
Committee Member Alison E. Turnbull, DVM, MPH, PhD Baltimore , MD
Committee Member Anne E. Holland, PT, PhD Melbourne , Australia
Committee Member Erin Sullivan DeMartino, MD Rochester , MN
Committee Member James K. O'Brien, MD Denver , CO
Committee Member Matthew F Griffith, MD, MPH Centennial , CO
Committee Member William J. Ehlenbach, MSc, MD Madison , WI

Finance Committee

Committee Member Dona J. Upson, MD, MA, ATSF Albuquerque , NM
Committee Member Kari Luther Rosbeck Silver Spring , MD
Committee Member Renee D. Stapleton, MD, PhD, ATSF Burlington , VT

Funds For the Future

Committee Member
PAR Representative
 Kari Luther Rosbeck Silver Spring , MD
Committee Member Richard K. Murray, MD Philadelphia , PA
Committee Member Timothy R. Watkins, MD, MSc Seattle , WA

Health Equity and Diversity

Chair Neeta Thakur, MD, MPH San Francisco , CA
Vice Chair Juan P. Wisnivesky, MD, DrPH Hastings on Hudson , NY
Committee Member Alejandro A Diaz, MD Arlington , MA
Committee Member Christian Bime, MD, MSc Tucson , AZ
Committee Member Christopher Francis Chesley, MD Philadelphia , PA
Committee Member Deepshikha Charan Ashana, MD, MBA, MS Raleigh , NC
Committee Member Isaretta L. Riley, MD, MPH Durham , NC
Committee Member Juliana C. Ferreira, MD, PhD, ATSF Sao Paulo , Brazil
Committee Member Lynn B. Gerald, PhD, MSPH Tucson , AZ
Committee Member Michelle Sharp, MD, MHS Baltimore , MD
Committee Member Sande O. Okelo, MD, PhD Los Angeles , CA

Health Policy Committee

Chair Sarah M. Lyon, MD, MSCE Philadelphia , PA
Committee Member David McAvoy Chooljian, MD, JD Loma Linda , CA
Committee Member Humberto Choi, MD Cleveland , OH
Committee Member Joe K. Gerald, MD, PhD Tucson , AZ
Committee Member Sharron J. Crowder, PhD, RN, ATSF Fishers , IN
Committee Member
PAR Representative
 Tonya Winders Vienna , VA

International Conference Committee

Committee Member
EOPH Program Chair
 Emily Brigham, MD, MHS North Vancouver , Canada
Committee Member
BSHSRProgram Chair-Elect
 Erin K. Kross, MD Seattle , WA
Committee Member
PR Program Chair
 Felicity Blackstock, PhD Yackandandah , Australia
Committee Member
TO Program Chair-Elect
 Nichole T. Tanner, MD, MSCR Charleston , SC
Committee Member
NUR Program Chair-Elect
 Sharron J. Crowder, PhD, RN, ATSF Fishers , IN
Committee Member
BSHSR Program Chair
 Valerie G Press, MD, MPH, ATSF Chicago , IL

International Health Committee

Vice Chair Samya Z. Nasr, MD, ATSF Ann Arbor , MI
Committee Member Priya B. Shete, MD, MPH San Francisco , CA
Committee Member Richard N. Van Zyl Smit, MBChB, PhD, ATSF Cape Town , South Africa
Committee Member
MECOR Steering Committee Chair
 Shannon S. Carson, MD Chapel Hill , NC

Joint ATS/CHEST Clinical Practice Committee

Committee Member
ATS
 Douglas Hsu, MD, MPH West Roxbury , MA
Committee Member
ATS
 Kathrin Nicolacakis, MD Cleveland , OH

MECOR Steering Committee

Chair
Country Director
On-Site Faculty
 Shannon S. Carson, MD Chapel Hill , NC
CO-Chair Cecilia M. Patino, MD, PhD Altadena , CA
Committee Member
Mentor
On-Site Faculty
 Adithya Cattamanchi, MD San Francisco , CA
Committee Member
On-Site Faculty
 Jerry A. Krishnan, MD, PhD, ATSF Chicago , IL
Committee Member
Co-Director
On-Site Faculty
 Juliana C. Ferreira, MD, PhD, ATSF Sao Paulo , Brazil
Committee Member Nirupama Putcha, MD Baltimore , MD
Committee Member
Country Director
On-Site Faculty
 Ozge Yilmaz, MD Manisa , Turkey
Committee Member Rosemary Adamson, MBBS, ATSF Seattle , WA
Committee Member
Co-Director
On-Site Faculty
 Thomas Bice, MD, MSc Chapel Hill , NC

Members In Transition and Training Committee

Vice Chair Andrew J. Admon, MD, MPH, MSc Ann Arbor , MI
Committee Member David Chiasiang Chu, MD Hummelstown , PA
Committee Member Jamuna K. Krishnan, MD, MBA, MSc New York , NY
Committee Member Joshua Lee Denson, MD New Orleans , LA
Committee Member Lucas M Donovan, MD, MS ISSAQUAH , WA
Committee Member
CCR Representative
 Manoj J. Mammen, FACP, ATSF Buffalo , NY
Committee Member Megan A Koster, MD, PharmD ARLINGTON , MA
Committee Member Sakshi Dua, ATSF, MD, MBBS New York , NY
Committee Member Sheetal Gandotra, MD BIRMINGHAM , AL
Committee Member Snigdha Jain, MD Fairfield , CT
Committee Member Trevor C Steinbach, MD Denver , CO
Committee Member Viren Kaul, MD La Fayette , NY

Membership Committee

Committee Member Ni-Cheng Liang, MD Encinitas , CA
Committee Member Rosemary Adamson, MBBS, ATSF Seattle , WA
Committee Member Seppo Rinne, MD, PhD Boston , MA

Nominating Committee

Committee Member Anne E. Holland, PT, PhD Melbourne , Australia
Committee Member David H. Au, MD, MS, ATSF Seattle , WA
Committee Member J. Daryl Thornton, MD, MPH, ATSF Cleveland , OH
Committee Member James M. Beck, MD, ATSF Denver , CO

Patient and Family Education Committee

Chair Vidya Krishnan, MD, MHS, ATSF Cleveland , OH
Vice Chair Doranne M. Donesky, PhD, ANP-BC, ATSF Vallejo , CA
Committee Member Carme Hernandez, RN, PhD, MSc Barcelona , Spain
Committee Member Catherine Chen, MD Dallas , TX
Committee Member Donald R Sullivan, MD, MA, MRes Portland , OR
Committee Member Fahid Alghanim, MD PHILADELPHIA , PA
Committee Member Jean-Marie Bruzzese, PhD Staten Island , NY
Committee Member Maureen George, PhD, RN Wyncote , PA
Committee Member
PAR Representative
 Siri Vaeth, MSW Palo Alto , CA

Planning and Evaluation Committee

Vice Chair J. Daryl Thornton, MD, MPH, ATSF Cleveland , OH
Committee Member C. Terri Hough, MD, MSc Portland , OR
Committee Member Christopher G. Slatore, MD Portland , OR
Committee Member Jeremy B. Richards, MD, MA, ATSF, FACP Brookline , MA
Committee Member
Emeritus
 Molly L. Osborne, MD, PhD, ATSF Portland , OR

Program Review Subcommittee

Chair Kristin A. Riekert, PhD Ellicott City , MD
Committee Member Henry E. Fessler, MD Baltimore , MD
Committee Member Michael K. Gould, MD, MS La Canada Flintridge , CA
Committee Member Patricia A. Kritek, MD, EdM Seattle , WA
Committee Member Sanjay R. Patel, MD, MS, ATSF Wexford , PA

Public Advisory Roundtable

Immediate Past Chair Kari Luther Rosbeck Silver Spring , MD
Committee Member Kristen Willard, MS Washington , DC
Committee Member Siri Vaeth, MSW Palo Alto , CA
Committee Member
Membership Chair
 Tonya Winders Vienna , VA

Publications Policy Committee

Committee Member
Editor, Annals ATS
 Colin R. Cooke, MD Ann Arbor , MI
Committee Member Eileen G. Collins, PhD, ATSF Mount Prospect , IL
Committee Member Jared Chiarchiaro, MD, MSCR Pittsburgh , PA

Pulmonary Function Testing Committee

Chair Meredith C. Mccormack, MHS, MD Baltimore , MD

Quality Improvement and Implementation Committee

Vice Chair Laura C. Feemster, MSc, MD Seattle , WA
Committee Member Bela Patel, MD Houston , TX
Committee Member Carey C. Thomson, MD, MPH, ATSF Cambridge , MA
Committee Member Isaretta L. Riley, MD, MPH Durham , NC
Committee Member Jennifer Stevens, MD, MS Belmont , MA
Committee Member Katie Artis, MD, MPH Portland , OR
Committee Member Patrick Aguilar, MD University City , MO
Committee Member Valerie G Press, MD, MPH, ATSF Chicago , IL

Research Advocacy Committee

Committee Member Kristina A. Crothers, MD Seattle , WA

Scientific Grant Review Committee (SGRC)

Committee Member Andrew J. Goodwin, MD, MSCR Charleston , SC
Committee Member David H. Au, MD, MS, ATSF Seattle , WA
Committee Member Jacqueline Marie Kruser, MD, MS Monona , WI
Committee Member Majid Afshar, MD, MSCR, ATSF Waunakee , WI

Survey Screening Committee

Committee Member
Planning and Evaluation Committee
 Christopher G. Slatore, MD Portland , OR
Committee Member David H. Au, MD, MS, ATSF Seattle , WA
Committee Member
Planning and Evaluation Committee
 Molly L. Osborne, MD, PhD, ATSF Portland , OR
Committee Member
BSHSR Assembly Chair
 Susan J. Bartlett, PhD Beaconsfield , Canada

Tobacco Action Committee

Chair Michelle Eakin, PhD Baltimore , MD
Vice Chair Hasmeena Kathuria, MD, ATSF Needham , MA
Committee Member Anne Catherine Melzer, MD, MS Minneapolis , MN
Committee Member Dona J. Upson, MD, MA, ATSF Albuquerque , NM
Committee Member Krishna P. Reddy, MD, MS Boston , MA
Committee Member
PAR Representative
 Kristen Willard, MS Washington , DC
Committee Member Megan Piper Madison , WI
Committee Member Sarah E Bauer, MD INDIANAPOLIS , IN
Committee Member Sucharita R. Kher, MD Boston , MA

Training Committee

Chair Kristin M. Burkart, MD, MSc, ATSF New York , NY
Vice Chair May M. Lee, MD, ATSF Los Angeles , CA
Committee Member Anna K Brady, MD Portland , OR
Committee Member Darlene Nelson, MD Rochester , MN
Committee Member Henry E. Fessler, MD Baltimore , MD
Committee Member
Fellow
 Hugo Carmona, MD Seattle , WA
Committee Member Kathleen Doo, MD, MEd Oakland , CA
Committee Member Lekshmi Santhosh, MD, MEd SAN FRANCISCO , CA
Committee Member Morgan Soffler, MD CHESTNUT HILL , MA
Committee Member Nathan Mebrahtu Mesfin Boston , MA
Committee Member Nirav G. Shah, MD, ATSF Baltimore , MD
Committee Member Rachel Quaney, MD, MEd Columbus , OH