Officers & Committees
Officers
| Assembly Chair | Christopher G. Slatore, MD | Portland , OR |
Planning Committee
| Chair | Tobias Peikert, MD | Rochester , MN |
| Committee Member | Anne Valérie Gonzalez, MD, MSc | Montreal , Canada |
| Committee Member | Brett Bade, MD | New York , NY |
| Committee Member | Ching-Fei Chang, MD | Los Angeles , CA |
| Committee Member | Christopher G. Slatore, MD | Portland , OR |
| Committee Member | Frank M. Mccaughan, MRCP(UK), MD, PhD, FRCP | Cambridge , United Kingdom |
| Committee Member | Hasmeena Kathuria, MD, ATSF | Needham , MA |
| Committee Member | Howard Li, MD | Mount Pleasant , SC |
| Committee Member | Jamie L. Garfield, MD | Philadelphia , PA |
| Committee Member | Jeffrey B. Velotta | Alamo , CA |
| Committee Member | Jennifer D. Possick, MD | Woodbridge , CT |
| Committee Member | Kathleen Mary Capaccione, MD, PhD | LITTLE FERRY , NJ |
| Committee Member | Louise M Henderson, PhD | Chapel Hill , NC |
| Committee Member | Mayuko Ito Fukunaga, MD, MSci | Hopkinton , MA |
| Committee Member | Patrick Nana-Sinkam, MD | Midlothian , VA |
| Committee Member | Rajkumar Savai, PhD | Giessen , Germany |
| Committee Member | Robert Smyth, MD, MSc | Iowa City , IA |
| Apprentice | Yeon Wook Kim, MD | Seongnam , Korea, Republic of (South Korea) |
Program Committee
| Chair | Melinda C Aldrich, MPH, PhD | Nashville , TN |
| Chair-Elect | Catherine R. Sears, MD, ATSF | Indianapolis , IN |
| Committee Member | Adam Bograd, BS, MD | Seattle , WA |
| Committee Member | Adam Fox, MD | CHARLESTON , SC |
| Committee Member | Anne Catherine Melzer, MD, MS, ATSF | Minneapolis , MN |
| Committee Member | Christine Argento, MD | COCKEYSVILLE , MD |
| Committee Member | Erin Murphy Debiasi, MD | Madison , CT |
| Committee Member | Howard Li, MD | Mount Pleasant , SC |
| Committee Member | Jeffrey Thompson, MD, MS | Philadelphia , PA |
| Committee Member | Jeffrey B. Velotta | Alamo , CA |
| Committee Member | Julie A. Barta, MD, ATSF | Villanova , PA |
| Committee Member | Matthew Triplette, MD, MPH | Seattle , WA |
| Committee Member | Meredith Tennis, PhD | Aurora , CO |
| Committee Member | Michael Nolan Kammer, PhD | Nashville , TN |
| Committee Member | Mina Pirzadeh, MD | Ann Arbor , MI |
| Committee Member | Mohammad A Shatat, MD | Cleveland , OH |
| Committee Member | Moumita Ghosh, PhD | Aurora , CO |
| Committee Member | Nichole T. Tanner, MD, MSCR | Charleston , SC |
| Committee Member | Ramin Salehi-Rad, MD, PhD | Encino , CA |
| Committee Member | Seyed Javad Moghaddam, MD, ATSF | Houston , TX |
| Committee Member | Simon D. Spivack, MD, MPH | Bronx , NY |
| Apprentice | An Ho, MD | Glendale , AZ |
Assembly Members on Other ATS Committees
ATS Committee Chairs
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Chair
Documents Development and Implementation Committee |
David J. Feller-Kopman, MD | Lebanon , NH |
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Chair
Tobacco Action Committee |
Hasmeena Kathuria, MD, ATSF | Needham , MA |
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Chair
Finance Committee |
Jesse Roman, MD, ATSF | Philadelphia , PA |
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Chair
Health, Equity and Diversity Committee |
Juan P. Wisnivesky, MD, DrPH, ATSF | Hastings on Hudson , NY |
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Chair
Project Review Committee |
Scott H. Randell, PhD | Chapel Hill , NC |
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Vice Chair
Tobacco Action Committee |
Anne Catherine Melzer, MD, MS, ATSF | Minneapolis , MN |
Board of Directors
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President
President |
M. Patricia Rivera, MD, ATSF | Rochester , NY |
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Committee Member
Chair, Assembly on EOPH |
Alison K. Bauer, PhD, ATSF | Aurora , CO |
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Committee Member
Chair, Assembly on TO |
Christopher G. Slatore, MD | Portland , OR |
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Committee Member
Treasurer |
Jesse Roman, MD, ATSF | Philadelphia , PA |
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Committee Member
Presidential Appointee, Health Equity and Diversity |
Juan P. Wisnivesky, MD, DrPH, ATSF | Hastings on Hudson , NY |
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Committee Member
Chair Assembly on BSHSR |
Renda Soylemez Wiener, MD, MPH, ATSF | Newton , MA |
Council of Chapter Representatives
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Representative
Mississippi Thoracic Society Chapter |
George E. Abraham, MD | Madison , MS |
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Representative
Louisiana Thoracic Society Chapter |
Kevin D. Reed, MD | Baton Rouge , LA |
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Representative
Oregon Thoracic Society Chapter |
Svetlana Kotova | Portland , OR |
Digital Content Committee
| Committee Member | Arjan Singh Flora, ATSF | Collierville , TN |
| Committee Member | Dominique Justin Pepper, MD, MBChB, MHS, ATSF | Olympia , WA |
| Committee Member | Viren Kaul, MD | La Fayette , NY |
Digital Content Committee Liaison
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Committee Member
BSHSR Section on Medical Education Web Director |
Enrique Jose Pacheco, MD | Tampa , FL |
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Committee Member
Patient and Family Education Committee |
Fahid Alghanim, MD | Oak Ridge , NC |
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Committee Member
TO Web Director |
Tejaswi R Nadig, MBBS | New York , NY |
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Committee Member
Members in Transition and Training Committee |
Viren Kaul, MD | La Fayette , NY |
Documents Development and Implementation Committee
| Chair | David J. Feller-Kopman, MD | Lebanon , NH |
| Committee Member | Mark Spencer Godfrey, MD | West Hartford , CT |
| Committee Member | Renda Soylemez Wiener, MD, MPH, ATSF | Newton , MA |
Education Committee
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Committee Member
Chair, Overall Core Curriculum Working Group |
Garth William Garrison, MD | Burlington , VT |
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Committee Member
Educational Outcomes Working Group |
Javier Diaz-Mendoza, ATSF | Novi , MI |
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Committee Member
Practical Skills Working Group |
Javier Diaz-Mendoza, ATSF | Novi , MI |
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Committee Member
Vice Chair, Critical Care Core Working Group |
Javier Diaz-Mendoza, ATSF | Novi , MI |
Environmental Health Policy Committee
| Committee Member | Erika Maria Moseson, MD, MA | Portland , OR |
Finance Committee
| Chair | Jesse Roman, MD, ATSF | Philadelphia , PA |
| Committee Member | Charles A. Powell, MD, MBA | New York , NY |
Health Equity and Diversity Committee
| Chair | Juan P. Wisnivesky, MD, DrPH, ATSF | Hastings on Hudson , NY |
| Committee Member | Soumya J Niranjan, PhD, MS, BPharm | Birmingham , AL |
Health Policy Committee
| Committee Member | Donald R Sullivan, MD, MA, MRes | Portland , OR |
International Conference Committee
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Committee Member
TO Program Chair-Elect |
Catherine R. Sears, MD, ATSF | Indianapolis , IN |
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Committee Member
TO Program Chair |
Melinda C Aldrich, MPH, PhD | Nashville , TN |
International Health Committee
| Committee Member | Kwun M Fong, MBBS, PhD | Brisbane , Australia |
Joint ATS/CHEST Clinical Practice Committee
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Committee Member
CHEST |
Audra Jane Schwalk, MD, MBA | Rockwall , TX |
| Committee Member | Carla R. Lamb, MD | Lynnfield , MA |
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Committee Member
ATS |
Kathrin Nicolacakis, MD | Solon , OH |
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Committee Member
CHEST |
Kevin L Kovitz, MD, MBA, ATSF | Chicago , IL |
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Committee Member
ATS |
Laura Frye, MD | Salt Lake City , UT |
| Committee Member | Neeraj R. Desai, MD, MBA, FCCP | Elk Grove Village , IL |
Members In Transition and Training Committee
| Committee Member | Erica Lin, MD | La Jolla , CA |
| Committee Member | George Zhi Cheng, MD, PhD | San Diego , CA |
| Committee Member | Melissa New, MD | DENVER , CO |
| Committee Member | Sheetal Gandotra, MD | BIRMINGHAM , AL |
| Committee Member | Viren Kaul, MD | La Fayette , NY |
Membership Committee
| Committee Member | Francesca Christina Duncan, MD, MS | INDIANAPOLIS , IN |
Patient and Family Education Committee
| Committee Member | A. Cole Burks, MD | Chapel Hill , NC |
Project Review Committee
| Chair | Scott H. Randell, PhD | Chapel Hill , NC |
| Committee Member | Katrina A. Steiling, MD, MSc | Boston , MA |
| Committee Member | Michael K. Gould, MD, MS | La Canada Flintridge , CA |
Publications Policy Committee
| Committee Member | Patrick Nana-Sinkam, MD | Midlothian , VA |
Quality Improvement and Implementation Committee
| Committee Member | Rana B. Hejal, MD | Cleveland , OH |
Research Advocacy Committee
| Committee Member | Catherine R. Sears, MD, ATSF | Indianapolis , IN |
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Committee Member
Immediate Past Chair |
James K. Brown, MD | San Francisco , CA |
| Committee Member | Kristina A. Crothers, MD | Mercer Island , WA |
| Committee Member | Nichole T. Tanner, MD, MSCR | Charleston , SC |
Tobacco Action Committee
| Chair | Hasmeena Kathuria, MD, ATSF | Needham , MA |
| Vice Chair | Anne Catherine Melzer, MD, MS, ATSF | Minneapolis , MN |
| Committee Member | Janaki Deepak, MD, MBBS, FACP | Baltimore , MD |
| Committee Member | Lucia Carolina Viola Muñoz, MD | BOGOTA , Colombia |
Training Committee
| Committee Member | Darlene Nelson, MD | Rochester , MN |
