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Officers & Committees

Officers

Planning Chair Laura Walkup, PhD Cincinnati , OH
Web Director Richard A. Johnston, PhD, ATSF Morgantown , WV

Planning Committee

Chair Laura Walkup, PhD Cincinnati , OH

Program Committee

Chair Sonali Bose, MD, MPH, ATSF New York , NY
Chair-Elect Rodney D Britt, BS, PhD, ATSF Columbus , OH
Committee Member Adam Leigh Haber, PhD Boston , MA
Committee Member Aleksandra Babicheva, PhD Austin , MN
Committee Member Amir A. Zeki, MD Rancho Cordova , CA
Committee Member Benjamin M. Smith, MD, MS Montreal , Canada
Committee Member Corrine R Kliment, MD, PhD Pittsburgh , PA
Committee Member Cynthia J Koziol-White, PhD New Brunswick , NJ
Committee Member David I Kasahara, BSPh, MSc, PhD, ATSF Madison , WI
Committee Member Dharini Mukeshkumar Bhammar, MBBS, MS, PhD Columbus , OH
Committee Member Emilia A Hermann, MD, MPH New York , NY
Committee Member Jill Rose Johnson, PhD Birmingham , United Kingdom
Committee Member Jing Gennie Wang, MD Columbus , OH
Committee Member John Edward Mcdonough, PhD Hamilton , Canada
Committee Member Katrina O Tonga, MBChB, PhD, FRACP Sydney , Australia
Committee Member Kimberley C. W. Wang, PhD Crawley , Australia
Committee Member Markus Dietmar Weckmann, PhD, MS Luebeck , Germany
Committee Member Nicholas Jendzjowsky San Pedro , CA
Committee Member Pawan Sharma, PhD, MPh, BPharm Philadelphia , PA
Committee Member Peter James Niedbalski, PhD Merriam , KS
Committee Member Rachel L. Clifford, PhD Nottingham , United Kingdom
Committee Member Sadis Matalon, PhD Birmingham , AL
Committee Member Sandeep Bodduluri, MS, PhD Birmingham , AL
Committee Member Sarah Svenningsen, PhD Hamilton , Canada
Committee Member Sathish Venkatachalem, PhD Fargo , ND
Committee Member Stephen Milne, MBBS, PhD, BMedSci, FRACP Annandale , Australia
Committee Member Thais Mauad, PhD, MD SAO PAULO , Brazil
Committee Member Victoria Mock, MD NEW YORK , NY

Web Committee

Web Director Richard A. Johnston, PhD, ATSF Morgantown , WV
Committee Member Carolyn J. Wang, BS(Hons), BSc Crawley , Australia
Committee Member David I Kasahara, BSPh, MSc, PhD, ATSF Madison , WI
Committee Member David Mummy, PhD, MBA Durham , NC
Committee Member Kimberley C. W. Wang, PhD Crawley , Australia
Committee Member Ramasubramanian Baalachandran Burlington , VT
Committee Member Suhani Patel, BSc, MSc London , United Kingdom
Committee Member Vipula Rasanga Bataduwaarachchi, MBBS, MD, MRCP(UK) Colombo 08 , Sri Lanka

 

Assembly Members on Other ATS Committees

ATS Committee Chairs

Chair
Environmental Health Policy Committee
 Alison Lee, MD, MS Brooklyn , NY
Chair
Drug/Device Discovery and Development Committee
 Jason Paul Kirkness, PhD, ATSF St Paul , MN
Chair
Scientific Grant Review Committee
 Kamran Atabai, MD San Francisco , CA
Chair
Pulmonary Function Testing Committee
 Sanja Stanojevic, PhD Halifax , Canada
Vice Chair
Membership Committee
 Alexandra Noel, PhD, MSc, BSc Baton Rouge , LA
Vice Chair
Research Advocacy Committee
 Indu A. Ayappa, PhD New York , NY
Vice Chair
Pulmonary Function Testing Committee
 Nirav R. Bhakta, MD, PhD San Francisco , CA
Vice Chair
Publications Policy Committee
 Paul T. Schumacker, PhD, ATSF Northbrook , IL

Awards Committee

Committee Member Blanca Camoretti-Mercado, PhD Tampa , FL
Committee Member Hasina Outtz Reed, MD, PhD New York , NY
Committee Member Richard A. Johnston, PhD, ATSF Morgantown , WV

Board Nominating Committee

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

Board of Directors

President
President
 Irina Petrache, MD, ATSF Denver , CO
Committee Member
Chair, Assembly on RCMB
 Elizabeth F. Redente, PhD, ATSF Denver , CO
Committee Member
Presidential Appointee (DDDD)
 Jason Paul Kirkness, PhD, ATSF St Paul , MN
Committee Member
Chair, Assembly on RSF
 Jason C. Woods, PhD, ATSF Cincinnati , OH
Committee Member
Chair, Assembly on SRN
 Robert L. Owens, MD, ATSF La Jolla , CA

Digital Content Committee

Committee Member Blanca E. Himes, PhD, ATSF Philadelphia , PA
Committee Member Claude T. Jourdan Le Saux, PhD San Francisco , CA

Digital Content Committee Liaison

Committee Member
PI-TB Web Director
 Amjad Kanj, MD, MPH ROCHESTER , MN
Committee Member
EOPH Web Director
 Anna Nolan, MS, MD, ATSF New York , NY
Committee Member
PC Co-Web Director
 Anne Cameron Coates, MD Portland , ME
Committee Member
Publications Policy Committee
 James Peter Allinson, BM BCH, MD, PhD London , United Kingdom
Committee Member
SRN Co-Web Director
 Refika Ersu, MD Ottawa , Canada
Committee Member
RSF Web Director
 Richard A. Johnston, PhD, ATSF Morgantown , WV

Documents Development and Implementation Committee

Committee Member Jeremy Elliot Orr, MD San Diego , CA

Drug/Device Discovery and Development Committee

Chair Jason Paul Kirkness, PhD, ATSF St Paul , MN
Committee Member Benjamin T. Suratt, MD Charlestown , MA
Committee Member Chantal Darquenne, PhD La Jolla , CA
Committee Member
Immediate Past Chair
 Courtney Crim, MD, ATSF Raleigh , NC
Committee Member Heidi M. Mansour, PhD, RPh Port St. Lucie , FL
Committee Member Kathryn Anne Hibbert, MD Boston , MA
Committee Member Lida P Hariri, MD, PhD, ATSF Boston , MA
Committee Member Michael Patrick Coughlin, DO North Olmsted , OH
Committee Member Mudiaga Sowho, MD, MPH Lawrenceville , NJ
Committee Member Neeraj Vij, MS, PhD, ATSF Baltimore , MD

Environmental Health Policy Committee

Chair Alison Lee, MD, MS Brooklyn , NY
Committee Member Anthony N. Gerber, MD, PhD Denver , CO

Finance Committee

Committee Member M. Safwan Badr, MD, MBA, ATSF Detroit , MI

Health Equity and Diversity Committee

Committee Member Terese C. Hammond, MD Los Angeles , CA

Health Policy Committee

Committee Member Helena Schotland, MD, ATSF, FAASM New York , NY

International Conference Committee

Committee Member
PC Program Chair
 Andrea Lee Frump, MS, PhD Indianapolis , IN
Committee Member
TO Program Chair
 Catherine R. Sears, MD, ATSF Indianapolis , IN
Committee Member
AII Program Chair
 Rachel Greenberg Scheraga, MD, ATSF Cleveland , OH
Committee Member
RSF Program Chair-Elect
 Rodney D Britt, BS, PhD, ATSF Columbus , OH
Committee Member
RSF Program Chair
 Sonali Bose, MD, MPH, ATSF New York , NY
Committee Member
CP Program Chair-Elect
 Surya P. Bhatt, MD, MSPH Birmingham , AL

International Health Committee

Committee Member Jose Luis L Sandoval Gutierrez, MD, PhD Mexico city , Mexico
Committee Member Joy Nkiru Eze, MBBS, ATSF Enugu , Nigeria
Committee Member Sofia Konstantinopoulou Abu Dhabi , United Arab Emirates

Joint ATS/CHEST Clinical Practice Committee

Committee Member
CHEST
 Michael E. Nelson, MD Merriam , KS
Committee Member
CHEST
 Steve G. Peters, MD Rochester , MN

Membership Committee

Vice Chair Alexandra Noel, PhD, MSc, BSc Baton Rouge , LA
Committee Member Alejandro Casas BOGOTA , Colombia
Committee Member Alvaro U. Aranda, MD San Juan , PR
Committee Member Charles Corey Hardin, MD, PhD, ATSF Somerville , MA

Project Review Committee

Committee Member Connie C. Hsia, MD, FCCP, ATSF Dallas , TX
Committee Member Jeffrey C. Horowitz, MD, ATSF Columbus , OH
Committee Member Lida P Hariri, MD, PhD, ATSF Boston , MA

Public Advisory Roundtable

Committee Member Jon E. Hagstrom Dobbs Ferry , NY

Publications Policy Committee

Vice Chair Paul T. Schumacker, PhD, ATSF Northbrook , IL
Committee Member
Editor, AJRCMB
 Andrew J. Halayko, PhD, MSc, BSc(Hons), ATSF Winnipeg , Canada
Committee Member Connie C. Hsia, MD, FCCP, ATSF Dallas , TX
Committee Member James Peter Allinson, BM BCH, MD, PhD London , United Kingdom
Committee Member Marcus Herbert Jones, MD, PhD, ATSF Porto Alegre , Brazil

Pulmonary Function Testing Committee

Chair Sanja Stanojevic, PhD Halifax , Canada
Vice Chair Nirav R. Bhakta, MD, PhD San Francisco , CA
Committee Member A Ian Wong, MD, PhD Durham , NC
Committee Member Gerald Stanley Zavorsky, PhD, RCP, RPFT Davis , CA
Committee Member J Alberto Neder, MD, PhD Kingston , Canada
Committee Member Jing Gennie Wang, MD Columbus , OH
Committee Member Loretta G. Que, MD Chapel Hill , NC
Committee Member Sean D Levy, MD, MS Boston , MA
Committee Member Surya P. Bhatt, MD, MSPH Birmingham , AL

Quality Improvement and Implementation Committee

Committee Member Dana P. Albon, MD Charlottesville , VA
Committee Member Layla Sankari, MD Beachwood , OH
Committee Member Scott A Helgeson, MD, MS JACKSONVILLE , FL

Research Advocacy Committee

Vice Chair Indu A. Ayappa, PhD New York , NY
Committee Member Catherine R. Sears, MD, ATSF Indianapolis , IN
Committee Member Priyadarshini Kachroo, PhD Boston , MA

SCALe - Board Review and MOC

Vice Chair Kathryn Melamed, MD Venice , CA

SCALe - Professional Development

CO-Chair Sakshi Dua, MBBS, ATSF New York , NY

Scientific Grant Review Committee (SGRC)

Chair Kamran Atabai, MD San Francisco , CA
Committee Member Blanca E. Himes, PhD, ATSF Philadelphia , PA