Officers and Committees

Officers & Committees


Officers

Assembly Chair Enid R. Neptune, MD, ATSF Baltimore , MD
Incoming Assembly Chair Elizabeth F. Redente, PhD, ATSF Denver , CO
Program Chair Ana L. Mora, MD Columbus , OH
Program Chair-Elect Francesca Polverino, MD, PhD, ATSF Houston , TX
Planning Chair Stefanie Krick, MD, PhD Birmingham , AL
Nominating Chair Patricia J Sime, MD, FRCP, FACP, ATSF Richmond , VA
Web Director Mark Eugene Snyder, MD Pittsburgh , PA
Working Group Chair
Early Career Professionals
Jeremy Katzen, MD Philadelphia , PA
Working Group Co-Chair
Working Group on Aging
Benjamin David Singer, MD, ATSF Oak Park , IL
Working Group Co-Chair
Working Group on Aging
Irfan Rahman, PhD, ATSF Rochester , NY
Assembly Chair Appointee
Minute Meeting Taker
Jennifer Sucre, MD Franklin , TN
Committee Chair
Science & Innovations Center (SIC)
Clemente J. Britto-Leon, MD, ATSF New Haven , CT
Committee Co-Chair
Science & Innovations Center (SIC)
Jennifer Sucre, MD Franklin , TN
Representative Anne-Karina T. Perl, MSci, PhD, ATSF Cincinnati , OH
Representative
Science Core
Ivana Verona Yang, BS, PhD, ATSF Aurora , CO
Representative
Science Core
Karen M. Ridge, PhD Chicago , IL
Representative
PhD and Translational Scientist Working Group
Lindsay T. Mcdonald, PhD Charleston , SC

Planning Committee

Chair Stefanie Krick, MD, PhD Birmingham , AL
Committee Member A. Xiaobo Xiaobo Zhou, PhD Boston , MA
Committee Member Anasuya Sarkar, PhD Columbus , OH
Committee Member Andreas Schwingshackl, MD, PhD Los Angeles , CA
Committee Member Bruno Crestani, MD, PhD Paris , France
Committee Member Claudia A. Staab-Weijnitz, PhD Aurora , CO
Committee Member Clemente J. Britto-Leon, MD, ATSF New Haven , CT
Committee Member Elizabeth F. Redente, PhD, ATSF Denver , CO
Committee Member Enid R. Neptune, MD, ATSF Baltimore , MD
Committee Member Erin Plosa, MD Nashville , TN
Committee Member Mauricio Rojas, MD Columbus , OH
Committee Member Merry-Lynn Noelle Mcdonald, MSc, PhD Birmingham , AL
Committee Member Monica Prasad Goldklang, MD New York , NY
Committee Member Richard Gisli Jenkins, BM, MD, MRCP(UK), PhD London , United Kingdom
Committee Member Tanyalak Parimon West Hollywood , CA
Apprentice Peter Kitrick Moore, MD DENVER , CO

Program Committee

Chair Ana L. Mora, MD Columbus , OH
Chair-Elect Francesca Polverino, MD, PhD, ATSF Houston , TX
Committee Member Amanda Louise Tatler, BSc(Hons) Nottingham , United Kingdom
Committee Member Anne-Karina T. Perl, MSci, PhD, ATSF Cincinnati , OH
Committee Member Annie Pardo Ciudad de Mexico , Mexico
Committee Member Bryan David Kraft, MD, FCCP, ATSF Saint Louis , MO
Committee Member Carol Feghali-Bostwick, PhD Charleston , SC
Committee Member Christopher M. Waters, PhD, ATSF Lexington , KY
Committee Member Clemente J. Britto-Leon, MD, ATSF New Haven , CT
Committee Member Daniel R Calabrese, MD San Francisco , CA
Committee Member David Nagel, MD, PhD, ATSF Rochester , NY
Committee Member David Richard Ziehr, MD Belmont , MA
Committee Member Denise Al Alam, PhD, MS Los Angeles , CA
Committee Member Eleanor Valenzi, MD Pittsburgh , PA
Committee Member Elizabeth F. Redente, PhD, ATSF Denver , CO
Committee Member Harry Karmouty-Quintana Houston , TX
Committee Member Jacobo Sellares Torres, MD, PhD Barcelona , Spain
Committee Member Jamie L Sturgill, PhD LEXINGTON , KY
Committee Member Jaroslaw Waldemar Zmijewski, PhD Birmingham , AL
Committee Member Jennifer L Larson-Casey, PhD Birmingham , AL
Committee Member Jennifer Sucre, MD Franklin , TN
Committee Member Jeremy Katzen, MD Philadelphia , PA
Committee Member Kambez Hajipouran Benam, PhD Pittsburgh , PA
Committee Member Konstantinos-Dionysios Alysandratos, MD, PhD Winchester , MA
Committee Member Luisa Morales-Nebreda Chicago , IL
Committee Member Mareike Lehmann, PhD Marburg Germany , Germany
Committee Member Mark Hepokoski, MD San Clemente , CA
Committee Member Marta Bueno, PhD Pittsburgh , PA
Committee Member Megan N. Ballinger, PhD, ATSF Columbus , OH
Committee Member Satish Kumar Madala, PhD Cincinnati , OH
Committee Member Scott John Denstaedt, MD Ann Arbor , MI
Committee Member Susan M. Majka, PhD Aurora , CO
Committee Member Tanyalak Parimon West Hollywood , CA
Committee Member Venkataramana K. Sidhaye, MD Clarksville , MD
Committee Member Vincent C Auyeung, MD, PhD San Francisco , CA
Committee Member Yingze Zhang, PhD Pittsburgh , PA
Committee Member Yohannes A. Mebratu, PhD Columbus , OH
Apprentice Ksenija Bernau, PhD Madison , WI

Web Committee

Web Director Mark Eugene Snyder, MD Pittsburgh , PA
Committee Member Amy Attaway, MD Cleveland , OH
Committee Member Daniel Aridgides, MD, PhD LEBANON , NH
Committee Member Francesca Polverino, MD, PhD, ATSF Houston , TX
Committee Member Isis E. Fernandez, MD, PhD Munich , Germany
Committee Member Jeffrey Robert Koenitzer, MD, PhD Saint Louis , MO
Committee Member Karina A. Serban, MD Gainesville , FL
Committee Member Maria Ciocca Basil, MD, PhD Philadelphia , PA
Committee Member Marta Bueno, PhD Pittsburgh , PA
Committee Member Rachel S. Knipe, MD, ATSF Cambridge , MA

 

Assembly Members on Other ATS Committees

ATS Committee Chairs

Chair
Drug/Device Discovery and Development
Courtney Crim, MD, ATSF Raleigh , NC
Chair
Finance Committee
Jesse Roman, MD, ATSF Philadelphia , PA
Chair
Scientific Grant Review Committee
Kamran Atabai, MD San Francisco , CA
Chair
Awards Committe
Lorraine B. Ware, MD, ATSF Nashville , TN
Chair
Membership Committee
Meshell Johnson, MD, ATSF San Francisco , CA
Chair
Project Review Committee
Scott H. Randell, PhD Chapel Hill , NC
Chair
Research Advocacy Committee
Thomas J. Mariani, PhD Rochester , NY
Vice Chair
Membership Committee
Alexandra Noel, PhD, MSc, BSc Baton Rouge , LA
Vice Chair
Awards Committe
Dean Sheppard, MD San Francisco , CA
Vice Chair
Project Review Committee
Janice M. Liebler, MD, ATSF La Canada , CA

ATS Compensation Working Group

Chair John W. Christman, MD, ATSF Columbus , OH

Awards Committee

Chair Lorraine B. Ware, MD, ATSF Nashville , TN
Vice Chair Dean Sheppard, MD San Francisco , CA
Committee Member Andrew J. Halayko, PhD, MSc, BSc(Hons), ATSF Winnipeg , Canada
Committee Member Annie Pardo Ciudad de Mexico , Mexico
Committee Member Hasina Outtz Reed, MD, PhD New York , NY
Committee Member J. Usha Raj, MD, MHA, ATSF Chicago , IL
Committee Member Kevin F. Gibson, MD Pittsburgh , PA
Committee Member Paul E. Moore, MD, ATSF Nashville , TN
Committee Member Peter Chen, MD Los Angeles , CA
Committee Member Richard A. Johnston, PhD, ATSF Morgantown , WV
Committee Member Tomeka Lynette Suber, MD, PhD Pittsburgh , PA

Board of Directors

President-Elect
President-Elect
Irina Petrache, MD, ATSF Denver , CO
Past-President
Immediate Past President
Gregory P. Downey, MD, FRCP(C), ATSF Denver , CO
Committee Member
Chair, Assembly on EOPH
Alison K. Bauer, PhD, ATSF Aurora , CO
Committee Member
Chair, Assembly on AII
Angela Rogers, MD, MPH, ATSF Palo Alto , CA
Committee Member
Chair Assembly on PI-TB
Charles Dela Cruz, MD, PhD, ATSF Pittsburgh , PA
Committee Member
PAR Chair
Donna J. Appell, RN Oyster Bay , NY
Committee Member
Chair Assembly on RCMB
Enid R. Neptune, MD, ATSF Baltimore , MD
Committee Member
Chair Assembly on RSF
Janette K. Burgess, BSc, PhD, ATSF Groningen , Netherlands
Committee Member
Treasurer
Jesse Roman, MD, ATSF Philadelphia , PA
Committee Member
Presidential Appointee, Membership
Meshell Johnson, MD, ATSF San Francisco , CA
Committee Member
Chair, Assembly on PC
Vinicio De Jesus Perez, MD, ATSF Palo Alto , CA

Council of Chapter Representatives

Representative
Washington Thoracic Society Chapter
Kathleen L. Horan, MD Seattle , WA
Representative
New York State Thoracic Society Chapter
Manoj J. Mammen, FACP, ATSF Rochester , NY
Representative
Massachusetts Thoracic Society Chapter
Sydney B Montesi, MD Boston , MA

Council of Chapter Representatives Officers

Immediate Past Chair Manoj J. Mammen, FACP, ATSF Rochester , NY

Digital Content Committee

Committee Member Claude T. Jourdan Le Saux, PhD San Francisco , CA

Digital Content Committee Liaison

Committee Member
GG Web Director
Emma Kaitlynn Allen, PhD Memphis , TN
Committee Member
AII Web Director
Marc Gauthier, MD Pittsburgh , PA
Committee Member
RCMB Web Director
Mark Eugene Snyder, MD Pittsburgh , PA
Committee Member
PC Web Director
Meghan May Cirulis, MD, MSc SALT LAKE CITY , UT
Committee Member
RSF Web Director
Richard A. Johnston, PhD, ATSF Morgantown , WV
Committee Member
TID Web Director
Satya Achanta, DVM, PhD, DABT Durham , NC

Documents Development and Implementation Committee

Committee Member
Immediate Past Chair
Charlie Strange, MD, ATSF Charleston , SC
Committee Member Sonye K. Danoff, MD, PhD, FCCP, ATSF Baltimore , MD

Drug/Device Discovery and Development Committee

Chair Courtney Crim, MD, ATSF Raleigh , NC
Committee Member Benjamin T. Suratt, MD Charlestown , MA
Committee Member Neeraj Vij, MS, PhD, ATSF Baltimore , MD
Committee Member Sean Agbor-Enoh, MD, PhD Ellicott City , MD
Committee Member Sydney B Montesi, MD Boston , MA

Education Committee

Committee Member
Chair, Researcher Education Working Group
James David Londino, PhD Columbus , OH
Committee Member
Chair, Pulmonary Core Working Group
Josalyn L. Cho, MD North Liberty , IA
Committee Member
Researcher Education Working Group
Josalyn L. Cho, MD North Liberty , IA
Committee Member
Sleep Core Working Group
Krishna M. Sundar, MD, ATSF Salt Lake City , UT
Committee Member
Pulmonary Core Working Group
Krishna M. Sundar, MD, ATSF Salt Lake City , UT

Environmental Health Policy Committee

Committee Member Hasan Bayram, MD, PhD, ATSF İstanbul , Turkey
Committee Member
CCR Representative
Kathleen L. Horan, MD Seattle , WA
Committee Member Rebecca Sharon Chinthrajah, MD Stanford , CA

Ethics and Conflict of Interest Committee

Committee Member Robert Paine, MD Salt Lake City , UT

Finance Committee

Chair Jesse Roman, MD, ATSF Philadelphia , PA
Committee Member Bruce K. Rubin, MD, MBA, FRCPC, MSc Henrico , VA
Committee Member Charles A. Powell, MD, MBA New York , NY
Committee Member Donna J. Appell, RN Oyster Bay , NY
Committee Member Irina Petrache, MD, ATSF Denver , CO
Committee Member John W. Christman, MD, ATSF Columbus , OH

Governance Implementation Task Force

CO-Chair
Leadership Council Working Group
Lynn M. Schnapp, MD, ATSF Madison , WI
Committee Member
Leadership Development Committee Working Group
Jaime L. Hook, MD Larchmont , NY
Committee Member
Leadership Council Working Group
Melanie Koenigshoff, MD, PhD, ATSF Pittsburgh , PA

Health Equity and Diversity Committee

Committee Member Ariangela J Kozik, PhD Dexter , MI
Committee Member Craig S. Conoscenti, MD, FCCP, ATSF Norwalk , CT

International Conference Committee

Committee Member
RCMB Program Chair
Ana L. Mora, MD Columbus , OH
Committee Member
PC Program Chair-Elect
Andrea Lee Frump, MS, PhD Indianapolis , IN
Committee Member
TO Program Chair-Elect
Catherine R. Sears, MD, ATSF Indianapolis , IN
Committee Member
RCMB Program Chair-Elect
Francesca Polverino, MD, PhD, ATSF Houston , TX
Committee Member
AII Program Chair
Janet Lee, MD, ATSF St. Louis , MO
Committee Member
AII Program Chair-Elect
Rachel Greenberg Scheraga, MD, ATSF Cleveland , OH
Committee Member
RSF Program Chair
Reinoud Gosens, PhD Groningen , Netherlands
Committee Member
PC Program Chair
Stephen Y. Chan, MD, PhD, ATSF Pittsburgh , PA

International Health Committee

Committee Member Jacobo Sellares Torres, MD, PhD Barcelona , Spain
Committee Member Kiyoyasu Kurahashi, MD, PhD, ATSF Narita , Japan
Committee Member Kwun M Fong, MBBS, PhD Brisbane , Australia

Members In Transition and Training Committee

Committee Member Joel Moss, MD, PhD, ATSF Bethesda , MD
Committee Member Mark Hepokoski, MD San Clemente , CA
Committee Member Rachel Greenberg Scheraga, MD, ATSF Cleveland , OH

Membership Committee

Chair Meshell Johnson, MD, ATSF San Francisco , CA
Vice Chair Alexandra Noel, PhD, MSc, BSc Baton Rouge , LA
Committee Member Anne I. Sperling, PhD, ATSF Charlottesville , VA
Committee Member Kymberly Mae Gowdy, BS, MS, PhD Columbus , OH
Committee Member Patricia J Sime, MD, FRCP, FACP, ATSF Richmond , VA

Nominating Committee

Committee Member Meghan E. Rebuli, PhD, ATSF Chapel Hill , NC
Committee Member Wonder P. Drake, MD Baltimore , MD

Project Review Committee

Chair Scott H. Randell, PhD Chapel Hill , NC
Vice Chair Janice M. Liebler, MD, ATSF La Canada , CA
Committee Member Clemente J. Britto-Leon, MD, ATSF New Haven , CT
Committee Member Connie C. Hsia, MD, FCCP, ATSF Dallas , TX
Committee Member Henry Koziel, MD Boston , MA
Committee Member Katrina A. Steiling, MD, MSc Boston , MA
Committee Member Kristina L. Bailey, MD, ATSF Omaha , NE
Committee Member Lida P Hariri, MD, PhD, ATSF Boston , MA
Committee Member Theo J. Moraes, MD, PhD, BSc Toronto , Canada

Publications Policy Committee

Committee Member
Editor, AJRCMB
Andrew J. Halayko, PhD, MSc, BSc(Hons), ATSF Winnipeg , Canada
Committee Member Angela Rogers, MD, MPH, ATSF Palo Alto , CA
Committee Member Enid R. Neptune, MD, ATSF Baltimore , MD
Committee Member
Editor, AJRCCM
Fernando J. Martinez, MD, MS New York , NY
Committee Member Ilona Jaspers, PhD Chapel Hill , NC
Committee Member Ivan O. Rosas, MD Houston , TX
Committee Member Megan N. Ballinger, PhD, ATSF Columbus , OH
Committee Member Patrick Nana-Sinkam, MD Midlothian , VA
Committee Member Susanne Herold, MD, PhD, ATSF Giessen , Germany
Committee Member Wonder P. Drake, MD Baltimore , MD

Pulmonary Function Testing Committee

Committee Member Loretta G. Que, MD Chapel Hill , NC

Research Advocacy Committee

Chair Thomas J. Mariani, PhD Rochester , NY
Committee Member Bria Coates, MD Chicago , IL
Committee Member Catherine R. Sears, MD, ATSF Indianapolis , IN
Committee Member Hara Levy, MD Madison , WI
Committee Member Mallar Bhattacharya, MD, MSci San Francisco , CA

Scientific Grant Review Committee (SGRC)

Chair Kamran Atabai, MD San Francisco , CA
Committee Member Ciara M. Shaver, MD, PhD Nashville , TN
Committee Member Edda F. Spiekerkoetter, MD Palo Alto , CA
Committee Member Elizabeth F. Redente, PhD, ATSF Denver , CO
Committee Member Horace M. Delisser, MD Philadelphia , PA
Committee Member Hrishikesh S Kulkarni, MD, MSc, ATSF Clayton , MO
Committee Member Janet Lee, MD, ATSF St. Louis , MO
Committee Member Jose L. Gomez, MS, MD, ATSF Orange , CT
Committee Member Laura E. Crotty Alexander, MD, ATSF San Diego , CA
Committee Member Michael B. Fessler, MD, ATSF Research Triangle Park , NC
Committee Member Stephanie A Christenson, MD, MS San Francisco , CA
Committee Member Tim Lahm, MD, ATSF Denver , CO
Committee Member Yen-Rei A. Yu, MD, PhD Denver , CO

Tobacco Action Committee

Committee Member Sara Christina Sadreameli, MD, MHS Baltimore , MD
Committee Member Sven Eric Jordt, PhD Durham , NC

Training Committee

Committee Member Christine M. Freeman, PhD Ann Arbor , MI
Committee Member Marjorie E. Bateman, MD New Orleans , LA
Committee Member Matthew Georgenson Drake, MD, ATSF Portland , OR
Committee Member Thomas Saba, DrMed Ann Arbor , MI