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Officers & Committees

Officers

Assembly Chair Kenneth N. Olivier, MD, MPH, ATSF Chapel Hill , NC
Program Chair Pamela J. Mcshane, MD Tyler , TX
Program Chair-Elect Kelly Pennington, MD Rochester , MN
Planning Chair Kristina A. Crothers, MD Mercer Island , WA
Web Director Amjad N Kanj, MD, MPH ROCHESTER , MN
Co-Web Director Eva Otoupalova, MD Charlottesville , VA
Working Group Chair
Science and Innovation Center
 Anukul Taranath Shenoy, PhD, MS, BS Ann Arbor , MI
Working Group Chair
Early Career Professionals
 Ashley Jane Losier, MD Fairfield , CT
Working Group Chair
Vaccines and Immunization Working Group
 Justin R. Ortiz, MD, MS Baltimore , MD
Working Group Chair
Pneumonia Advisory Group
 Scott E. Evans, MD, ATSF Houston , TX
Working Group Co-Chair
Science and Innovation Center
 Chiagozie Pickens, MD, MSci Chicago , IL
Working Group Co-Chair
Science and Innovation Center
 Ioannis Konstantinidis, MD, MSc Pittsburgh , PA
Working Group Co-Chair
Early Career Professionals Working Group
 Zhenmei Zhang, MD ROCHESTER , MN
Assembly Chair Appointee Patricio Escalante, MD, MSc Rochester , MN
Liaison
CDC
 Philip A. Lobue, MD Atlanta , GA
Representative
PI-TB PhD
 Amali E. Samarasinghe, PhD Madison , WI
Representatives
Science and Innovation Center (SIC)
 Jennifer R. Honda, PhD, ATSF Tyler , TX

Planning Committee

Chair Kristina A. Crothers, MD Mercer Island , WA
Committee Member Alison Morris, MD, MS Pittsburgh , PA
Committee Member Andrew Thomas Roth, MD, MS Saint Louis , MO
Committee Member Ashley Jane Losier, MD Fairfield , CT
Committee Member Bashar Samih Staitieh, MD, ATSF Decatur , GA
Committee Member Carlos M. Luna, MD, PhD Buenos Aires , Argentina
Committee Member Charles S. Dela Cruz, MD, PhD, ATSF Pittsburgh , PA
Committee Member David M. Lewinsohn, MD, PhD, ATSF Portland , OR
Committee Member Georgios Kitsios, MD, PhD Pittsburgh , PA
Committee Member Joseph P. Mizgerd, ScD, ATSF Boston , MA
Committee Member Kelly Pennington, MD Rochester , MN
Committee Member Mark L. Metersky, MD Avon , CT
Committee Member Nathan C. Dean, MD Murray , UT
Committee Member Sara Auld, MD, MSc Atlanta , GA
Committee Member Scott E. Evans, MD, ATSF Houston , TX
Committee Member Sushma K. Cribbs, MD, MSCR, ATSF Atlanta , GA

Program Committee

Chair Pamela J. Mcshane, MD Tyler , TX
Chair-Elect Kelly Pennington, MD Rochester , MN
Committee Member Adrian Rendon, MD, PhD Monterrey , Mexico
Committee Member Ashley Jane Losier, MD Fairfield , CT
Committee Member Carlos M. Luna, MD, PhD Buenos Aires , Argentina
Committee Member Chiagozie Pickens, MD, MSci Chicago , IL
Committee Member Divya Reddy, MBBS, MPH Bronx , NY
Committee Member Emily Henkle, PhD, MPH Portland , OR
Committee Member Francisco Sanz, MD Valencia , Spain
Committee Member Georgios Kitsios, MD, PhD Pittsburgh , PA
Committee Member James D Chalmers, MBChB, MD, PhD Dundee , United Kingdom
Committee Member Jane E. Gross, MD, PhD Chapel Hill , NC
Committee Member Jerry Simbarashe Zifodya, MD, MPH New Orleans , LA
Committee Member Jezreel Pantaleón García, BS, MD Houston , TX
Committee Member Joseph Keane, MD Dublin 8 , Ireland
Committee Member Joshua Malo, MD Tucson , AZ
Committee Member Keira A Cohen, MD Baltimore , MD
Committee Member Ken M. Kunisaki, MD, MSCR, ATSF Minneapolis , MN
Committee Member Keven M Robinson, MD Pittsburgh , PA
Committee Member Laura Pulido Rosario , Argentina
Committee Member Marcos I. Restrepo, MD, MSc, PhD San Antonio , TX
Committee Member Martin Witzenrath, MD Berlin , Germany
Committee Member Monica Campo Patino Minneapolis , MN
Committee Member Nathan C. Dean, MD Murray , UT
Committee Member Oleg Epelbaum, MD, ATSF Valhalla , NY
Committee Member Rishi Chanderraj, MD, MSCR Ann Arbor , MI
Committee Member Samantha M Yeligar, MS, PhD Decatur , GA
Committee Member Sara Auld, MD, MSc Atlanta , GA
Committee Member Shannon H. Kasperbauer, MD Denver , CO
Committee Member Shivani Singh, MD, PhD New York , NY
Committee Member Shoshana Shoshana Zha, MD, PhD San Francisco , CA
Committee Member Sushma K. Cribbs, MD, MSCR, ATSF Atlanta , GA
Apprentice Fel Angelie Porras Colon, BMedBiol Iloilo City , Philippines

Nominating Committee

Nominating Chair Charles S. Dela Cruz, MD, PhD, ATSF Pittsburgh , PA
Nominating Committee Member Joseph Keane, MD Dublin 8 , Ireland
Nominating Committee Member Sushma K. Cribbs, MD, MSCR, ATSF Atlanta , GA

Web Committee

Web Director Eva Otoupalova, MD Charlottesville , VA
Committee Member Amali E. Samarasinghe, PhD Madison , WI
Committee Member Amjad N Kanj, MD, MPH ROCHESTER , MN
Committee Member Ashley Jane Losier, MD Fairfield , CT
Committee Member Bashar Samih Staitieh, MD, ATSF Decatur , GA
Committee Member Benjamin G Wu, MD, MSc New York , NY
Committee Member Chad Ryan Marion, DO, PhD Winston Salem , NC
Committee Member Divya Reddy, MBBS, MPH Bronx , NY
Committee Member Kelly Pennington, MD Rochester , MN
Apprentice O'Neil Green, MBBS Bloomfield , CT

 

Assembly Members on Other ATS Committees

ATS Committee Chairs

Vice Chair
Finance Committee
 Gregory Tino, MD, ATSF, FCCP, FACP Havertown , PA
Vice Chair
International Health Committee
 Richard N. Van Zyl Smit, MBChB, PhD, ATSF Cape Town , South Africa

Awards Committee

Committee Member Kristina A. Crothers, MD Mercer Island , WA
Committee Member Michael Bradley Drummond, MHS, MD, ATSF Durham , NC

Board Nominating Committee

Committee Member James M. Beck, MD, ATSF Denver , CO

Board of Directors

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

Council of ATS (CATS)

Committee Member
Assembly on PI-TB
 Kenneth N. Olivier, MD, MPH, ATSF Chapel Hill , NC

Council of Chapter Representatives

Representative
Oklahoma Thoracic Society Chapter
 Cory Damon Cross, MD Oklahoma City , OK
Representative
Washington Thoracic Society Chapter
 Kathleen L. Horan, MD Seattle , WA
Representative
Louisiana Thoracic Society Chapter
 Kevin D. Reed, MD Baton Rouge , LA
Representative
Oregon Thoracic Society Chapter
 Svetlana Kotova Portland , OR

Digital Content Committee Liaison

Committee Member
PI-TB Web Director
 Amjad N Kanj, MD, MPH ROCHESTER , MN
Committee Member
AII Section on Genetics and Genomics Web Director
 Kaity Kaitlynn Allen, PhD Memphis , TN

Documents Development and Implementation Committee

Committee Member Margareth P. Dalcolmo, MD, PhD Rio de Janeiro , Brazil

Environmental Health Policy Committee

Committee Member
CCR Representative
 Kathleen L. Horan, MD Seattle , WA

Ethics and Conflict of Interest Committee

Committee Member Refiloe Masekela, MD, PhD Ballito , South Africa

Finance Committee

Vice Chair
Treasurer-elect
 Gregory Tino, MD, ATSF, FCCP, FACP Havertown , PA
Committee Member Sushma K. Cribbs, MD, MSCR, ATSF Atlanta , GA

Health Equity and Diversity Committee

Committee Member
LGBTQIA+ Liaison
 Michael Bradley Drummond, MHS, MD, ATSF Durham , NC

Health Policy Committee

Committee Member Kathleen M. Akgun, MD, MS, ATSF Madison , CT

International Conference Committee

Committee Member
PI-TB Program Chair-Elect
 Kelly Pennington, MD Rochester , MN
Committee Member
PI-TB Program Chair
 Pamela J. Mcshane, MD Tyler , TX

International Health Committee

Vice Chair Richard N. Van Zyl Smit, MBChB, PhD, ATSF Cape Town , South Africa
Committee Member Engi Farouk Attia, MD, MPH, ATSF Seattle , WA
Committee Member Lisa L. Chen, MD Albany , CA
Committee Member Mark Cohen-Todd, MD Guatemala , Guatemala
Committee Member William Ofuti Worodria, MBChB Kampala , Uganda

Joint ATS/CHEST Clinical Practice Committee

Committee Member
CHEST
 Michael E. Nelson, MD Merriam , KS

Membership Committee

Committee Member Michael Bradley Drummond, MHS, MD, ATSF Durham , NC
Committee Member Rachel Thomson, MBBS, PhD, FRACP GREENSLOPES , Australia
Committee Member
PAR Representative
 Steve Scott Park LAKEWOOD , CO
Committee Member Sushma K. Cribbs, MD, MSCR, ATSF Atlanta , GA

Patient and Family Education Committee

Committee Member A. Cole Burks, MD Chapel Hill , NC

Project Review Committee

Committee Member David M. Lewinsohn, MD, PhD, ATSF Portland , OR
Committee Member Scott E. Evans, MD, ATSF Houston , TX

Public Advisory Roundtable

Chair-Elect Siri Vaeth, MSW Palo Alto , CA
Committee Member Amy Skiba Susquehanna , PA
Committee Member Steve Scott Park LAKEWOOD , CO

Publications Policy Committee

Committee Member Hrishikesh S Kulkarni, MD, MSc, ATSF Los Angeles , CA
Committee Member Wonder P. Drake, MD Baltimore , MD

Quality Improvement and Implementation Committee

Committee Member Barbara Ellen Jones, MD, MSc Salt Lake City , UT
Committee Member Richa Nahar, MBBS, MD Wood-ridge , NJ

Research Advocacy Committee

Committee Member
PAR Representative
 Amy Skiba Susquehanna , PA
Committee Member Kristina A. Crothers, MD Mercer Island , WA

SCALe - Board Review and MOC

Committee Member Josalyn L. Cho, MD North Liberty , IA

SCALe - Core Curriculum

Chair
Pulmonary
 Josalyn L. Cho, MD North Liberty , IA
Vice Chair
Pediatric
 Carmen Leon Astudillo Gainesville , FL
Committee Member
Pediatric
 Jane E. Gross, MD, PhD Chapel Hill , NC

SCALe - Education Technology

Committee Member Erica Lin, MD La Jolla , CA

SCALe - Late-Breaking Education

Committee Member Charles S. Dela Cruz, MD, PhD, ATSF Pittsburgh , PA
Committee Member Jane E. Gross, MD, PhD Chapel Hill , NC

SCALe - Professional Development

Committee Member Asha M. Anandaiah, MD Cambridge , MA
Committee Member Carmen Leon Astudillo Gainesville , FL
Committee Member Gretchen Renae Winter, MD Birmingham , AL
Committee Member Sushma K. Cribbs, MD, MSCR, ATSF Atlanta , GA

Scientific Grant Review Committee (SGRC)

Committee Member Hrishikesh S Kulkarni, MD, MSc, ATSF Los Angeles , CA
Committee Member Jane E. Gross, MD, PhD Chapel Hill , NC