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Officers & Committees

Officers

Assembly Chair Mary Berlik Rice, MD, MPH Boston , MA
Planning Chair Daniel Croft, MD, MPH, ATSF Rochester , NY

Planning Committee

Chair Daniel Croft, MD, MPH, ATSF Rochester , NY
Committee Member Meghan E. Rebuli, PhD, ATSF Chapel Hill , NC

Program Committee

Chair Tara M. Nordgren, PhD Omaha , NE
Committee Member Alayna P Tackett, PhD Columbus , OH
Committee Member Coralynn Sack, MD, MPH Seattle , WA
Committee Member Dong Keon Yon, MD, ATSF Seoul , Korea, Republic of (South Korea)
Committee Member Dorothy You Fremont , CA
Committee Member Elizabeth Corteselli, PhD Chapel Hill , North Carolina
Committee Member Franziska Joyce Rosser, MD, MPH, ATSF Wexford , PA
Committee Member Lauren Zell-Baran, MPH, PhD Denver , CO
Committee Member Manuel Pacheco Gallego Pereira , Colombia
Committee Member Mehdi Nouraie, MD, PhD Pittsburgh , PA
Committee Member Mehrdad Arjomandi, MD San Francisco , CA
Committee Member Miranda Curtiss, MD, PhD Vestavia Hills , AL
Committee Member Muge Akpinar Elci
Committee Member Nicholas J. Kenyon, MD, MSCR Davis , CA
Committee Member Nicholas J. Nassikas, MD Wellesley , MA
Committee Member Rafia Zulfikar, MBBS, MD Miami , FL
Committee Member Ranu Surolia, PhD BIRMINGHAM , AL
Committee Member Sarah Commodore, PhD Bloomington , IN
Committee Member Shu-Yi Liao, MD, MPH, ScD, ATSF Denver , CO
Committee Member Silpa Dhoma Krefft, MD, MPH Aurora , CO
Committee Member Trisha M Parekh, DO, MSPH Leander , TX
Committee Member William Checkley, MD, PhD Baltimore , MD
Committee Member Woo Jin Kim, MD, PhD 춘천 , Korea, Republic of (South Korea)
Committee Member Wuyue Yu, PhD New York , NY
Apprentice Bob Zhe Sun, MD, MA Cambridge , MA

 

Assembly Members on Other ATS Committees

ATS Committee Chairs

Chair
Membership Committee
 Alexandra Noel, PhD, MSc, BSc Baton Rouge , LA
Chair
Environmental Health Policy Committee
 Alison G Lee, MD, MS, ATSF Larchmont , NY
Chair
Health Equity and Diversity Committee
 Stephanie Lovinsky-Desir, MD, MS, ATSF New York , NY
CO-Chair
Joint ATS/CHEST Clinical Practice Committee
 Amy M. Ahasic, MD, MPH, FCCP, ATSF Wilton , CT
Vice Chair
Environmental Health Policy Committee
 Gillian Catherine Goobie, MD, PhD Vancouver , Canada
Vice Chair
Awards Committee
 Jay K. Kolls, MD New Orleans , LA
Vice Chair
Drug/Device Discovery and Development Committee
 Nina M Patel, MD, BMedSci New York , NY
Vice Chair
Tobacco Action Committee
 Sven Eric Jordt, PhD Durham , NC

Awards Committee

Vice Chair Jay K. Kolls, MD New Orleans , LA
Committee Member
Immediate Past Chair
 Dean Sheppard, MD, ATSF San Francisco , CA
Committee Member Michael Bradley Drummond, MHS, MD, ATSF Durham , NC
Committee Member Peggy S. Lai, ATSF, MPH, MD Boston , MA

Board of Directors

Committee Member
at-large director, 2025-2026
 Erick Forno, MD, MPH, ATSF Indianapolis , IN

Council of ATS (CATS)

Committee Member
Membership Committee
 Alexandra Noel, PhD, MSc, BSc Baton Rouge , LA
Committee Member
Environmental Health Policy Committee
 Alison G Lee, MD, MS, ATSF Larchmont , NY
Committee Member
Assembly on AII
 Fernando L Holguin, MD Aurora , CO
Committee Member
Assembly on PI-TB
 Kenneth N. Olivier, MD, MPH, ATSF, FCCP Chapel Hill , NC
Committee Member
Assembly on EOPH
 Mary Berlik Rice, MD, MPH Boston , MA
Committee Member
Assembly on CP
 Ravi Kalhan, MD, MS Chicago , IL
Committee Member
Health Equity and Diversity Committee
 Stephanie Lovinsky-Desir, MD, MS, ATSF New York , NY

Council of Chapter Representatives

Representative
New Jersey Thoracic Society Chapter
 Jag Sunderram, MD, ATSF West Windsor , NJ
Representative
Indiana Thoracic Society Chapter
 Sarah E Bauer, MD INDIANAPOLIS , IN

Digital Content Committee

Committee Member
PAR Representative
 De De Gardner, DPH Fairfax , VA

Documents Development and Implementation Committee

Committee Member Yet Hong Khor, MBBS, PhD Melbourne , Australia

Drug/Device Discovery and Development Committee

Vice Chair Nina M Patel, MD, BMedSci New York , NY
Committee Member Chantal Darquenne, PhD La Jolla , CA
Committee Member Michelle Eakin, PhD Baltimore , MD
Committee Member
PAR Representative
 Teresa Richardson Barnes, BA St. Louis , MO

Environmental Health Policy Committee

Chair Alison G Lee, MD, MS, ATSF Larchmont , NY
Vice Chair Gillian Catherine Goobie, MD, PhD Vancouver , Canada
Committee Member Alison K. Bauer, PhD, ATSF Aurora , CO
Committee Member Anthony N. Gerber, MD, PhD Denver , CO
Committee Member Emily Brigham, MD, MHS North Vancouver , Canada
Committee Member Erika Maria Moseson, MD, MA Portland , OR
Committee Member Jared Michael Radbel, MD East Brunswick , NJ
Committee Member Laura C Myers, MD, MPH, ATSF Pleasanton , CA
Committee Member Maeve Georgia Macmurdo, MBChB, MPH Cleveland Heights , OH
Committee Member Nicholas J. Nassikas, MD Wellesley , MA
Committee Member Rachel Wojcik, MD, MSci Pittsburgh , PA
Committee Member Stephanie Maximous, MD, MS Pittsburgh , PA

Ethics and Conflict of Interest Committee

Committee Member Neeta Thakur, MD, MPH San Francisco , CA

Health Equity and Diversity Committee

Chair Stephanie Lovinsky-Desir, MD, MS, ATSF New York , NY
Committee Member Ariangela J Kozik, PhD Dexter , MI
Committee Member Huimin Wu, MD, MPH Oklahoma City , OK
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 Christopher Carlsten, MD, MPH Vancouver , Canada
Committee Member Denise A. Kent, APN, PhD Chicago , IL
Committee Member Folashade Afolabi, MD Dallas , TX
Committee Member Indira Gurubhagavatula, MD, MPH Philadelphia , PA
Committee Member Jessica Patience Castner, PhD, RN Grand Island , NY
Committee Member Sara Christina Sadreameli, MD, MHS Baltimore , MD

International Conference Committee

Committee Member
PED Program Chair
 Christian Rosas-Salazar, MD, MPH, ATSF Nashville , TN
Committee Member
EOPH Program Chair-Elect
 Crystal M North, MD, MPH Boston , MA
Committee Member
CC Program Chair-Elect
 Jen-Ting Tina Chen, MD, MSci San Francisco , CA
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

International Health Committee

Committee Member Andrej Michalsen, MD, MPH Ueberlingen , Germany
Committee Member Fernando L Holguin, MD Aurora , CO
Committee Member Joy Nkiru Eze, MBBS, ATSF Enugu , Nigeria
Committee Member Laura Nicolaou, PhD BALTIMORE , MD
Committee Member Sabiha Hussain, MD, MPH New Brunswick , NJ
Committee Member Trishul Siddharthan, MD, ATSF Miami , FL
Committee Member Yet Hong Khor, MBBS, PhD Melbourne , Australia

Joint ATS/CHEST Clinical Practice Committee

CO-Chair Amy M. Ahasic, MD, MPH, FCCP, ATSF Wilton , CT
Committee Member
CHEST
 Scott Manaker, MD, PhD Swarthmore , PA
Committee Member
ATS
 Stephen P. Hoffmann, MD Morgantown , WV

Membership Committee

Chair Alexandra Noel, PhD, MSc, BSc Baton Rouge , LA
Chair Alexandra Noel, PhD, MSc, BSc Baton Rouge , LA
Committee Member Dong Keon Yon, MD, ATSF Seoul , Korea, Republic of (South Korea)
Committee Member Lisa A. Maier, MSPH, MD, ATSF Denver , CO
Committee Member Rachel Thomson, MBBS, PhD, FRACP, ATSF GREENSLOPES , Australia
Committee Member
CCR Representative
 Sarah E Bauer, MD INDIANAPOLIS , IN
Committee Member Veena Berry Antony, MD GAINESVILLE , FL

Patient and Family Education Committee

Committee Member Matthew S Wong, DO, MPH VALLEY VILLAGE , CA

Project Review Committee

Committee Member Allison A. Lambert, MD, MHS Spokane , WA
Committee Member Arjun Mohan, MD Ann Arbor , MI
Committee Member Carolyn S. Calfee, MD, MSCR San Francisco , CA
Committee Member Kerri Ann Maria Johannson, MD, MPH, ATSF Calgary , Canada
Committee Member Kristina L. Bailey, MD, ATSF Omaha , NE
Committee Member Meghan E. Rebuli, PhD, ATSF Chapel Hill , NC
Committee Member Michelle Eakin, PhD Baltimore , MD

Publications Policy Committee

Committee Member Fernando L Holguin, MD Aurora , CO
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 Wonder P. Drake, MD Baltimore , MD

Pulmonary Function Testing Committee

Committee Member Aparna Balasubramanian, MD, MHS Baltimore , MD
Committee Member Jing Gennie Wang, MD Columbus , OH
Committee Member Ruben Manuel Luciano Colunga Biancatelli, MD Norfolk , VA
Committee Member Silpa Dhoma Krefft, MD, MPH Aurora , CO

Quality Improvement and Implementation Committee

Committee Member Jeffrey Sippel, MD, MPH Aurora , CO
Committee Member Jihane A. Faress, MD Moreland Hills , OH
Committee Member Scott A Helgeson, MD, MS JACKSONVILLE , FL

Research Advocacy Committee

Committee Member Jay K. Kolls, MD New Orleans , LA

Scientific Grant Review Committee (SGRC)

Committee Member Kelan G. Tantisira, MD, MPH San Diego , CA
Committee Member Lisa A. Miller, PhD, ATSF Davis , CA
Committee Member R. Graham Graham Barr, MD, DrPH New York , NY

Tobacco Action Committee

Vice Chair Sven Eric Jordt, PhD Durham , NC
Committee Member Adam Edward Lang, PharmD Altoona , PA
Committee Member Daniel Hinds, MD, MS Coralville , IA
Committee Member Devika Radhika Rao, MD Dallas , TX
Committee Member Dona J. Upson, MD, MA, ATSF Albuquerque , NM
Committee Member Laura Marie Paulin, MD, MHS Lebanon , NH
Committee Member Meghan E. Rebuli, PhD, ATSF Chapel Hill , NC
Committee Member Sairam V Jabba, DVM, PhD Durham , NC
Committee Member Sara Christina Sadreameli, MD, MHS Baltimore , MD