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Officers

Assembly Chair Ravi Kalhan, MD, MS Chicago , IL
Planning Chair Ken M. Kunisaki, MD, MSCR, ATSF Minneapolis , MN
Committee Member
Social Media
Ninad Maniar, MD Washington , DC

Planning Committee

Chair Ken M. Kunisaki, MD, MSCR, ATSF Minneapolis , MN
Planning Chair Ken M. Kunisaki, MD, MSCR, ATSF Minneapolis , MN
Committee Member Adam Edward Lang, PharmD Altoona , PA
Committee Member Amita Krishnan, MD New Orleans , LA
Committee Member Chad Newton, MD Dallas , TX
Committee Member Giuliana C Cerro Chiang, MD, MSc Hamden , CT
Committee Member James Michael Wells, MD, MSPH Birmingham , AL
Committee Member Jennifer K Quint, FRCP, MSc, PhD London , United Kingdom
Committee Member Jessica Bon, MD, MS, ATSF Winston-Sale , NC
Committee Member Jolene H Fisher, MD, MSc Toronto , Canada
Committee Member Kerri Ann Maria Johannson, MD, MPH, ATSF Calgary , Canada
Committee Member Lida P Hariri, MD, PhD, ATSF Boston , MA
Committee Member Ravi Kalhan, MD, MS Chicago , IL
Committee Member Roy Joseph Cho Minneapolis , MN
Apprentice Dipan Karmali, MD Coral Gables , FL
Apprentice Kavitha C Selvan Chicago , IL

Program Committee

Chair Justin Oldham, MD, MS Ann Arbor , MI
Chair-Elect Surya P. Bhatt, MD, MSPH Birmingham , AL
Committee Member Abigail L Koch, MD Pembroke Pines , FL
Committee Member Alejandro A Diaz, MD Arlington , MA
Committee Member Allison A. Lambert, MD, MHS Spokane , WA
Committee Member Andrew Gangemi, MD Springfield , PA
Committee Member Anthony Joseph Esposito, MD Chicago , IL
Committee Member Aravind A Menon, MD, MPH Charleston , SC
Committee Member Brent W. Kinder, MD Chapel Hill , NC
Committee Member Brooks Thomas Kuhn, MD, MSci Sacramento , CA
Committee Member Carrie L Pistenmaa, MD, MS Needham , MA
Committee Member Cathryn T Lee, MD, MS Chicago , IL
Committee Member Christopher Kapp, MD Chicago , IL
Committee Member Cormac Mccarthy, MD, PhD, FRCP, MRCPI Dublin , Ireland
Committee Member Deborah Assayag, MD, CM Montreal , Canada
Committee Member Diana H Yu, MD Brisbane , CA
Committee Member Erica DaVonne Farrand, MD San Francisco , CA
Committee Member Jake Gavin Natalini, MD, MSc New York , NY
Committee Member Janelle Vu Pugashetti, MD Ann Arbor , MI
Committee Member Jennifer M. Wang, MD ANN ARBOR , MI
Committee Member Julia Munchel, MD Needham , MA
Committee Member Kerri Ilene Aronson, MD, MSci LONG ISLAND CITY , NY
Committee Member Kunal Patel, MD, PhD Chapel Hill , NC
Committee Member Laura Marie Paulin, MD, MHS Lebanon , NH
Committee Member Lauren K Troy, PhD, MBBS, BMedSci, FRACP Sydney , Australia
Committee Member Marc A Sala, MD Chicago , IL
Committee Member Mohleen Kang, MD ATLANTA , GA
Committee Member Monika Kakol los angeles , CA
Committee Member Ninad Maniar, MD Washington , DC
Committee Member Nirupama Putcha, BA, MD Baltimore , MD
Committee Member Sameep Sehgal, MBBS CLEVELAND , OH
Committee Member Sarath Raju, MD, MPH Baltimore , MD
Committee Member Shehabaldin Alqalyoobi, MD, MS Greenville , NC
Committee Member Stacey-Ann Whittaker Brown, MD, MPH Ellicott City , MD
Committee Member Susan K Mathai, BA, MD Dallas , TX
Committee Member Tejaswini Kulkarni, MD, MPH Birmingham , AL
Committee Member Trishul Siddharthan, MD Miami , FL
Committee Member ‪avraham Unterman, MD, MBA Tel Aviv , Israel
Apprentice David M Macdonald, MD, MS Minneapolis , MN
Apprentice Johnny Faraj Jaber, DO, MPH GAINESVILLE , FL

Nominating Committee

Nominating Chair Michael Bradley Drummond, MHS, MD, ATSF Durham , NC
Nominating Committee Member Kerri Ann Maria Johannson, MD, MPH, ATSF Calgary , Canada
Nominating Committee Member Rachel Kate Putman, MD, MPH Boston , MA

Web Committee

Web Director Ashraf Fawzy, MD, MPH Baltimore , MD
Committee Member
Journal Club
Andrew Gangemi, MD Springfield , PA
Committee Member
Journal Club
Ayodeji O. Adegunsoye, MD, MS, PhD Chicago , IL
Committee Member Carla Rutherford Copeland, MD Birmingham , AL
Committee Member Lijo Chacko Illipparambil, MD, MS Philadelphia , PA
Committee Member Navin Kumar Mishra, MD Kathmandu , Nepal
Committee Member
Social Media
Ninad Maniar, MD Washington , DC
Committee Member Raymond Chad Wade, MD, MBA BIRMINGHAM , AL
Committee Member
Social Media
Tamer Hudali, MD, MPH, FACP Fort Worth , TX
Apprentice Rodolfo Miguel Alpizar-Rivas Rochester , NY
Apprentice Rose Mary Puthumana, MD Miami , FL

 

Assembly Members on Other ATS Committees

ATS Chiefs

Committee Member Gary Ewart, MHS Washington , DC
Committee Member Kevin Wilson, ATSF, MD, MD, ATSF New York , NY
Committee Member Michelle Turenne, CAE New York , NY

ATS Committee Chairs

Chair
Digital Content Committee
Anna Michelle May, MD, MS Chagrin Falls , OH
Chair
Documents Development and Implementation Committee
David J. Feller-Kopman, MD Lebanon , NH
Chair
Drug/Device Discovery and Development Committee
Jason Paul Kirkness, PhD, ATSF St Paul , MN
Chair
Quality Improvement and Implementation Committee
Laura C. Feemster, MSc, MD Seattle , WA
Chair
Publications Policy Committee
Stephanie D. Davis, MD, ATSF Chapel Hill , NC
Chair
SCALe
Tisha S. Wang, MD, ATSF Los Angeles , CA
CO-Chair
Joint ATS/CHEST Clinical Practice Committee
Omar Hussain, DO, MS Downers Grove , IL
Chair-Appointee
International Conference Committee
Jennifer L. Taylor-Cousar, MD, ATSF Denver , CO
Vice Chair
Patient and Family Education Committee
Catherine Chen, MD Dallas , TX
Vice Chair
Environmental Health Policy Committee
Gillian Catherine Goobie, MD, PhD Vancouver , Canada
Vice Chair
Finance Committee
Gregory Tino, MD, ATSF, FCCP, FACP Havertown , PA
Vice Chair
Quality Improvement and Implementation Committee
Katie Artis, MD, MPH Portland , OR
Vice Chair
Ethics and Conflict of Interest Committee
Leonard Sicilian, MD, ATSF Rockport , MA
Vice Chair
Drug/Device Discovery and Development Committee
Nina M Patel, MD, BMedSci New York , NY
Vice Chair
Awards Committee
Yolanda N. Mageto, MD, MPH, ATSF Dallas , TX

Awards Committee

Vice Chair Yolanda N. Mageto, MD, MPH, ATSF Dallas , TX
Committee Member Michael Bradley Drummond, MHS, MD, ATSF Durham , NC
Committee Member Nadia N. Hansel, MD, MPH Baltimore , MD
Committee Member Peggy S. Lai, MPH, MD, ATSF Boston , MA

Board Nominating Committee

Committee Member Enid R. Neptune, MD, ATSF Baltimore , MD

Board of Directors

Committee Member
Presidential Appointee (DDDD)
Jason Paul Kirkness, PhD, ATSF St Paul , MN
Committee Member
Chair, Assembly on PI-TB
Kenneth N. Olivier, MD, MPH, ATSF Chapel Hill , NC
Committee Member
Immediate Past President
M. Patricia Rivera, MD, ATSF Rochester , NY
Committee Member
Presidential Appointee (Global)
Mark Cohen-Todd, MD Guatemala , Guatemala
Committee Member
Chair, Assembly on CP
Ravi Kalhan, MD, MS Chicago , IL
Committee Member
Chair, SCALe
Tisha S. Wang, MD, ATSF Los Angeles , CA
Committee Member
Chair, Assembly on PC
Vinicio De Jesus Perez, MD, ATSF Palo Alto , CA

Council of ATS (CATS)

Committee Member
Digital Content Committee
Anna Michelle May, MD, MS Chagrin Falls , OH
Committee Member
Documents Development and Implementation Committee
David J. Feller-Kopman, MD Lebanon , NH
Committee Member
Drug/Device Discovery and Development Committee
Jason Paul Kirkness, PhD, ATSF St Paul , MN
Committee Member
SoME
Jeremy B. Richards, MD, MA, FACP, ATSF Jamaica Plain , MA
Committee Member
Assembly on PI-TB
Kenneth N. Olivier, MD, MPH, ATSF Chapel Hill , NC
Committee Member
Quality Improvement and Implementation Committee
Laura C. Feemster, MSc, MD Seattle , WA
Committee Member
Joint ATS/CHEST Clinical Practice Committee
Omar Hussain, DO, MS Downers Grove , IL
Committee Member
Assembly on CP
Ravi Kalhan, MD, MS Chicago , IL
Committee Member
Publications Policy Committee
Stephanie D. Davis, MD, ATSF Chapel Hill , NC
Committee Member
SCALe
Tisha S. Wang, MD, ATSF Los Angeles , CA
Committee Member
Assembly on PC
Vinicio De Jesus Perez, MD, ATSF Palo Alto , CA

Council of Chapter Representatives

Representative
Mississippi Thoracic Society Chapter
George E. Abraham, MD Madison , MS
Representative
New Mexico Thoracic Society Chapter
Hayley Puffer Israel, MHS Albuquerque , NM
Representative
California Thoracic Society Chapter
Nicholas Andreas Kolaitis, MD, MS San Rafael , CA
Representative
Massachusetts Thoracic Society Chapter
Sydney B Montesi, MD Boston , MA
Committee Member
Immediate Past Chair
California Thoracic Society
Ni-Cheng Liang, MD, ATSF Encinitas , CA

Digital Content Committee

Chair Anna Michelle May, MD, MS Chagrin Falls , OH
Committee Member Lokesh Dayal, MD Rochester Hill , MI

Digital Content Committee Liaison

Chair Anna Michelle May, MD, MS Chagrin Falls , OH
Committee Member
CP Web Director
Ashraf Fawzy, MD, MPH Baltimore , MD
Committee Member
BSHSR Section on Medical Education Web Director
Enrique Jose Pacheco, MD Tampa , FL
Committee Member
Publications Policy Committee
James Peter Allinson, BM BCH, MD, PhD London , United Kingdom
Committee Member
CC Web Director
Sarina Sahetya, MD, MHS Baltimore , MD

Documents Development and Implementation Committee

Chair David J. Feller-Kopman, MD Lebanon , NH
Committee Member Christopher J. Ryerson, MD Vancouver , Canada
Committee Member Gautam George, MD Philadelphia , PA
Committee Member Madalina Macrea, MD Roanoke , VA
Committee Member Robert Hallowell, MD Boston , MA
Committee Member Shazia M. Jamil, MD, FCCP, FAASM, ATSF La Jolla , CA
Committee Member Sonye K. Danoff, MD, PhD, FCCP, ATSF Baltimore , MD

Drug/Device Discovery and Development Committee

Chair Jason Paul Kirkness, PhD, ATSF St Paul , MN
Vice Chair Nina M Patel, MD, BMedSci New York , NY
Committee Member Aryeh Fischer, MD Denver , CO
Committee Member Craig S. Conoscenti, MD, FCCP, ATSF Norwalk , CT
Committee Member Lida P Hariri, MD, PhD, ATSF Boston , MA
Committee Member Michelle Eakin, PhD Baltimore , MD
Committee Member Nirupama Putcha, BA, MD Baltimore , MD
Committee Member Sydney B Montesi, MD Boston , MA
Committee Member Xavier Soler, MD, PhD Rancho Santa Fe , CA

Environmental Health Policy Committee

Vice Chair Gillian Catherine Goobie, MD, PhD Vancouver , Canada
Committee Member Laura C Myers, MD, MPH Oakland , CA
Committee Member Rachel Wojcik, MD, MSci Pittsburgh , PA

Ethics and Conflict of Interest Committee

Vice Chair Leonard Sicilian, MD, ATSF Rockport , MA
Committee Member Amy L Olson, MD Denver , CO
Committee Member John Henry Brems, MD, MBE, MHS Baltimore , MD
Committee Member Jonah Rubin, MD Boston , MA

Finance Committee

Vice Chair
Treasurer-elect
Gregory Tino, MD, ATSF, FCCP, FACP Havertown , PA
Committee Member Charles A. Powell, MD, MBA New York , NY
Committee Member M. Safwan Badr, MD, MBA, ATSF Detroit , MI
Committee Member Meilan K. Han, MD, MS, ATSF Ann Arbor , MI

Health Equity and Diversity Committee

Committee Member Ann-Marcia C Tukpah, MD, MPH Boston , MA
Committee Member Ayodeji O. Adegunsoye, MD, MS, PhD Chicago , IL
Committee Member Christopher Francis Chesley, MD, MSCE Philadelphia , PA
Committee Member Huimin Wu, MD, MPH Oklahoma City , OK
Committee Member Jamuna K. Krishnan, MD, MS New York , NY
Committee Member
LGBTQIA+ Liaison
Michael Bradley Drummond, MHS, MD, ATSF Durham , NC
Committee Member Yadira M. Rivera-Sanchez, MD Dallas , TX

Health Policy Committee

Committee Member Indira Gurubhagavatula, MD, MPH Philadelphia , PA
Committee Member
CCR Representative
Nicholas Andreas Kolaitis, MD, MS San Rafael , CA
Committee Member Steven Q. Davis, MD, MSc, MA, FCCP, CPE Fort Worth , TX

International Conference Committee

Chair-Elect Jennifer L. Taylor-Cousar, MD, ATSF Denver , CO
Committee Member
BSHSR Program Chair
Andrea S. Gershon, MD, MSc, ATSF Toronto , Canada
Committee Member
PED Program Chair
Deepa Rastogi, MBBS, MS, ATSF Bronx , NY
Committee Member
RCMB Program Chair
Francesca Polverino, MD, PhD, ATSF Houston , TX
Committee Member
SRN Program Chair-Elect
Henry K. Yaggi, MPH New Haven , CT
Committee Member
CP Program Chair
Justin Oldham, MD, MS Ann Arbor , MI
Committee Member
PI-TB Program Chair-Elect
Kelly Pennington, MD Rochester , MN
Committee Member
BSHSR Program Chair-Elect
Michelle Sharp, MD, MHS Baltimore , MD
Committee Member
CP Program Chair-Elect
Surya P. Bhatt, MD, MSPH Birmingham , AL
Committee Member
AII Program Chair-Elect
Yvonne J. Huang, MD, ATSF Ann Arbor , MI

International Health Committee

Committee Member Kathleen O. Lindell, PhD, RN, ATSF Charleston , SC
Committee Member Mark Cohen-Todd, MD Guatemala , Guatemala
Committee Member Trishul Siddharthan, MD Miami , FL
Committee Member Yet Hong Khor, BMedSci, MBBS, FRACP, PhD Melbourne , Australia

Joint ATS/CHEST Clinical Practice Committee

CO-Chair
ATS
Omar Hussain, DO, MS Downers Grove , IL
Committee Member
ATS
Kathrin Nicolacakis, MD Solon , OH
Committee Member
CHEST
Kevin L Kovitz, MD, MBA, ATSF Not Hispanic or Latino , IL
Committee Member
ATS
Laura Frye, MD Salt Lake City , UT
Committee Member
CHEST
Michael E. Nelson, MD Merriam , KS
Committee Member
CHEST
Scott Manaker, MD, PhD Swarthmore , PA
Committee Member
CHEST
Steve G. Peters, MD Rochester , MN
Committee Member
ATS
Thomas R. Gildea, MD, MS Cleveland , OH

Membership Committee

Committee Member Alejandro Casas BOGOTA , Colombia
Committee Member Christian Bime, MD, MSc Tucson , AZ
Committee Member Michael Bradley Drummond, MHS, MD, ATSF Durham , NC
Committee Member Molly L. Osborne, MD, PhD, ATSF Portland , OR
Committee Member Robert C. Hyzy, MD, ATSF Ann Arbor , MI
Committee Member Veena Berry Antony, MD GAINESVILLE , FL

Patient and Family Education Committee

Vice Chair Catherine Chen, MD Dallas , TX
Committee Member A. Cole Burks, MD Chapel Hill , NC
Committee Member Abdullah Alismail, PhD, RRT, FCCP, ATSF Loma Linda , CA
Committee Member Kaharu Sumino, MD, MPH, ATSF Saint Louis , MO
Committee Member Matthew S Wong, DO, MPH VALLEY VILLAGE , CA
Committee Member Timothy Amass, MD, MSci Denver , CO

Project Review Committee

Committee Member Allison A. Lambert, MD, MHS Spokane , WA
Committee Member Anne E. Holland, PT, PhD, ATSF Melbourne , Australia
Committee Member Arjun Mohan, MD Ann Arbor , MI
Committee Member Greg S. Martin, MD, MSc, FCCM, FCCP, ATSF Atlanta , GA
Committee Member Jared Chiarchiaro, MD, MSCR Portland , OR
Committee Member Jessica Bon, MD, MS, ATSF Winston-Sale , NC
Committee Member Katrina A. Steiling, MD, MSc Boston , MA
Committee Member Lida P Hariri, MD, PhD, ATSF Boston , MA
Committee Member Philippe R. Montgrain, MD San Diego , CA

Public Advisory Roundtable

Committee Member
Immediate Past Chair
Michele Manion, BS Minneapolis , MN

Publications Policy Committee

Chair Stephanie D. Davis, MD, ATSF Chapel Hill , NC
Committee Member Abdulghani Sankari, PhD, MD Bloomfield Hills , MI
Committee Member
Editor, AJRCCM
Fernando J. Martinez, MD, MS Worcester , MA
Committee Member G. Scott Budinger, MD, ATSF Chicago , IL
Committee Member James Peter Allinson, BM BCH, MD, PhD London , United Kingdom
Committee Member Jess Mandel, MD, FRCP, FACP, ATSF La Jolla , CA

Pulmonary Function Testing Committee

Committee Member Aparna Balasubramanian, MD, MHS Baltimore , MD
Committee Member Denitza P. Blagev, MD Salt Lake City , UT
Committee Member Gerald Stanley Zavorsky, PhD, RCP, RPFT Davis , CA
Committee Member Jing Gennie Wang, MD Columbus , OH
Committee Member Meredith C. Mccormack, MHS, MD Towson , MD
Committee Member Michael Paul Mohning, MD Denver , CO
Committee Member Surya P. Bhatt, MD, MSPH Birmingham , AL

Quality Improvement and Implementation Committee

Chair Laura C. Feemster, MSc, MD Seattle , WA
Vice Chair Katie Artis, MD, MPH Portland , OR
Committee Member Carolyn L. Rochester, MD Cheshire , CT
Committee Member Richa Nahar, MBBS, MD Wood-ridge , NJ
Committee Member Shewit Giovanni, MD, MSCE Portland , OR

SCALe - Board Review and MOC

Chair Jason T. Poston, MD Chicago , IL
Vice Chair Camille R. Petri, MD Boston , MA
Committee Member Asha V. Devereaux, MD, MPH Coronado , CA
Committee Member Ashley G. Henderson, MD Chapel Hill , NC
Committee Member Susan Pasnick, MD Ada , MI
Committee Member
SCALe Liaison
Tisha S. Wang, MD, ATSF Los Angeles , CA

SCALe - Core Curriculum

Vice Chair
Pulmonary
Erin R Camac, DO LEXINGTON , KY
Vice Chair
Critical Care
Javier Diaz-Mendoza, ATSF Novi , MI
Committee Member
Pediatric
Fei Jamie Dy, MD, MS Worcester , MA
Committee Member
Pulmonary
Hugo Carmona, MD Seattle , WA
Committee Member
Pediatric
Jayna Gardner-Gray, MD Royal Oak , MI
Committee Member
Sleep
Krishna M. Sundar, MD, ATSF Sacramento , CA
Committee Member
Sleep
Melissa Lipford, MD ROCHESTER , MN
Committee Member
Pediatric
Ryan Thomas, MD Haslett , MI
Committee Member
Pediatric
Shewit Giovanni, MD, MSCE Portland , OR
Committee Member
Pediatric
Stephen E. Kirkby, MD Columbus , OH

SCALe - Education Technology

Chair Nirav G. Shah, MD, FCCP, ATSF Baltimore , MD
Committee Member Jeremy B. Richards, MD, MA, FACP, ATSF Jamaica Plain , MA
Committee Member Kristin M. Burkart, MD, MSc, ATSF New York , NY

SCALe - Evaluations and Outcomes

Chair Tristan J. Huie, MD Denver , CO
Committee Member
CCR Liaison
Hayley Puffer Israel, MHS Albuquerque , NM
Committee Member Kathleen Doo, MD, MEd, ATSF, FCCP, FACP Oakland , CA
Committee Member Puneet S. Garcha, MD Houston , TX
Committee Member
SCALe Liaison
Yolanda N. Mageto, MD, MPH, ATSF Dallas , TX

SCALe - Late-Breaking Education

Chair Shazia M. Jamil, MD, FCCP, FAASM, ATSF La Jolla , CA
Committee Member Bridget Collins, MD Kirkland , WA
Committee Member Jamuna K. Krishnan, MD, MS New York , NY
Committee Member Krishna M. Sundar, MD, ATSF Sacramento , CA
Committee Member Susan Pasnick, MD Ada , MI
Committee Member
SCALe Liaison
Tisha S. Wang, MD, ATSF Los Angeles , CA

SCALe - Professional Development

Vice Chair David L. Hotchkin, MD, MSc Portland , OR
Committee Member Andrew G. Sokolow, MD Nashville , TN
Committee Member Asha M. Anandaiah, MD Cambridge , MA
Committee Member Christina C. Kao, MD, PhD Houston , TX
Committee Member Erin R Camac, DO LEXINGTON , KY
Committee Member Gretchen Renae Winter, MD Birmingham , AL
Committee Member Lekshmi Santhosh, MD, MEd SAN FRANCISCO , CA
Committee Member Marjorie E. Bateman, MD Salem , NH
Committee Member Maroun Matta, MD Chagrin Falls , OH
Committee Member Patricia A. Kritek, MD, EdM Seattle , WA
Committee Member
SCALe Liaison
Yolanda N. Mageto, MD, MPH, ATSF Dallas , TX

SCALe - Skills-Based Education

Chair Jaspal Singh, MD, MHS, MHA Charlotte , NC
Vice Chair Alice Gallo De Moraes, MD, FACP, FCCP Rochester , MN
Committee Member Javier Diaz-Mendoza, ATSF Novi , MI
Committee Member Micah R. Fisher, MD Atlanta , GA
Committee Member Sheetal Gandotra, MD BIRMINGHAM , AL
Committee Member
SCALe Liaison
William Michael Letourneau, MA, RRT ROCHESTER , MN

SCALe-Steering Committee on Advancement and Learning

Chair Tisha S. Wang, MD, ATSF Los Angeles , CA
Committee Member William Michael Letourneau, MA, RRT ROCHESTER , MN
Committee Member Yolanda N. Mageto, MD, MPH, ATSF Dallas , TX

Scientific Grant Review Committee (SGRC)

Committee Member Ciara M. Shaver, MD, PhD Nashville , TN
Committee Member Jacqueline Marie Kruser, MD, MS Madison , WI
Committee Member Vsevolod Seva Polotsky, MD, PhD Washington , DC

Tobacco Action Committee

Committee Member Adam Edward Lang, PharmD Altoona , PA
Committee Member Dona J. Upson, MD, MA, ATSF Albuquerque , NM
Committee Member Evan Stepp, MD Centennial , CO
Committee Member Janaki Deepak, MD, MBBS, FACP Baltimore , MD