Officers & Committees
2011-2012 Officers
| Assembly Chair | Laurence Huang, MD | San Francisco, CA |
| Incoming Assembly Chair | David M. Lewinsohn, MD, PhD | Portland, OR |
| Program Chair | Kristina A. Crothers, MD | Seattle, WA |
| Program Chair-Elect | Joseph M. Keane, MD | Dublin 8, Ireland |
| Planning Chair | Henry Koziel, MD | Boston, MA |
| Nominating Chair | Judd E. Shellito, MD | New Orleans, LA |
| Web Director | M. Patricia George, MD | Pittsburgh, PA |
| Assembly Liaison | Charles L. Daley, MD | Denver, CO |
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Liaison
CDC |
Philip A. Lobue, MD | Atlanta, GA |
| International Member Representative | Antonio Torres, MD | Barcelona, Spain |
| Junior Faculty Member Representative | Charles Dela Cruz, MD, PhD | New HAven, CT |
| In-Training Member Representative | Robert J. Blount, MD | San Francisco, CA |
Nominating Committee
| Chair | Judd E. Shellito, MD | New Orleans, LA |
| Committee Member | L. Masae Kawamura, MD | Mill Valley, CA |
| Committee Member | Marcos I. Restrepo, MD | San Antonio, TX |
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Committee Member
International |
Antonio Torres, MD | Barcelona, Spain |
Planning Committee
| Chair | Henry Koziel, MD | Boston, MA |
| Committee Member | Kristina A. Crothers, MD | Seattle, WA |
| Committee Member | Charles L. Daley, MD | Denver, CO |
| Committee Member | Keertan U. J. Dheda, MD, PhD | Cape Town 7000, South Africa |
| Committee Member | M. Patricia George, MD | Pittsburgh, PA |
| Committee Member | Stephen B. Gordon, MD | Liverpool, United Kingdom |
| Committee Member | Carol Dukes Hamilton, MD | Research Triangle Park, NC |
| Committee Member | Laurence Huang, MD | San Francisco, CA |
| Committee Member | David M. Lewinsohn, MD, PhD | Portland, OR |
| Committee Member | Mark L. Metersky, MD | Avon, CT |
| Committee Member | Joseph P. Mizgerd, DSc | Boston, MA |
| Committee Member | Naimish R. Patel, MD | Needham, MA |
| Committee Member | Mary Reichler, MD, BA | Atlanta, GA |
| Committee Member | Max Salfinger, MD | Tallahassee, FL |
| Committee Member | Grant W. Waterer, MBBS, PhD | Perth 6847, Australia |
Program Committee
| Chair | Joseph M. Keane, MD | Dublin 8, Ireland |
| Committee Member | Timothy R. Aksamit, MD | Rochester, MN |
| Committee Member | Asha M. Anandaiah, MD | Cambridge, MA |
| Committee Member | Sapna Bamrah, MD | Atlanta, GA |
| Committee Member | Robert W. Belknap, MD | Denver, CO |
| Committee Member | Sushma K. Cribbs, MD | Decatur, GA |
| Committee Member | Kristina A. Crothers, MD | Seattle, WA |
| Committee Member | Charles Dela Cruz, MD, PhD | New HAven, CT |
| Committee Member | Charles Feldman, MD, PhD | Johannesburg 2000, South Africa |
| Committee Member | Neel R Gandhi, MD | New York, NY |
| Committee Member | Carol Dukes Hamilton, MD | Research Triangle Park, NC |
| Committee Member | Samithamby Jeyaseelan, PhD, DVM | Baton Rouge, LA |
| Committee Member | Kenneth S. Knox, MD | Tucson, AZ |
| Committee Member | Christina Louise Lancioni, MD | Portland, OR |
| Committee Member | Peter Mancuso, PhD | Ann Arbor, MI |
| Committee Member | Theodore K. Marras, MD | Toronto, Canada |
| Committee Member | Rosario Menendez, MD, PhD | Valencia, Spain |
| Committee Member | Alison M. Morris, MD, MS | Pittsburgh, PA |
| Committee Member | David R. Park, MD | Seattle, WA |
| Committee Member | Krista M. Powell, MD | Atlanta, GA |
| Committee Member | Max Salfinger, MD | Tallahassee, FL |
| Committee Member | Jussi J. Saukkonen, MD | Boston, MA |
| Committee Member | N Sarita Shah, MD, MPH | New York, NY |
| Committee Member | Richard F. Silver, MD | Cleveland, OH |
| Committee Member | Grant W. Waterer, MBBS, PhD | Perth 6847, Australia |
| Committee Member | Timothy Eoin West, MD | Seattle, WA |
Assembly Members on Other ATS Committees
Awards Committee
| Ex-Officio | Dean E. Schraufnagel, MD | Chicago, IL |
Board of Directors
| Executive Director | Stephen C. Crane, PhD, MPH | New York, NY |
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Committee Member
Education Committee Chair |
James M. Beck, MD | Denver, CO |
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Committee Member
Chair, Assembly on BSA |
Lynn B. Gerald, PhD, MSPH | Tucson, AZ |
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Committee Member
Chair, Assembly on MTPI |
Laurence Huang, MD | San Francisco, CA |
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Committee Member
CCR Chair |
Dona J. Upson, MD | Albuquerque, NM |
Clinical Practice Committee
| Chair | Stephen P. Hoffmann, MD | Columbus, OH |
| Vice Chair | Kathrin Nicolacakis, MD | Cleveland, OH |
| Committee Member | Melissa Bruce Rhodes, MD | Atlanta, GA |
| Committee Member | Michael P. Nelson, BS | Homewood, AL |
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Ex-Officio
ATS Immediate Past President |
Dean E. Schraufnagel, MD | Chicago, IL |
Clinicians Advisory Committee
| Committee Member | James M. Beck, MD | Denver, CO |
| Committee Member | Michael H. Ries, MD | Chicago, IL |
| Committee Member | Lynn T. Tanoue, MD | New Haven, CT |
Council of Chapter Representatives
| Representatives | Stephen P. Hoffmann, MD | Columbus, OH |
| Representatives | Diane E. Stover, MD | New York, NY |
| Representatives | Dona J. Upson, MD | Albuquerque, NM |
Council of Chapter Representatives Officers
| Chair | Dona J. Upson, MD | Albuquerque, NM |
Documents Development and Implementation Committee
| Committee Member | Jadwiga A. Wedzicha, MD | London NW3 2PF, United Kingdom |
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Ex-Officio
ATS IImmediate Past President |
Dean E. Schraufnagel, MD | Chicago, IL |
Drug/Device Discovery and Development Committee
| Chair | Theodore J. Witek, DrPH | Burlington, Canada |
| Committee Member | Paul J. Rowe, MD | Teaneck, NJ |
| Committee Member | Marcella K. Ruddy, MD | Boston, MA |
| Committee Member | Amy R. Simon, MD | Cambridge, MA |
| Ex-Officio | Dean E. Schraufnagel, MD | Chicago, IL |
Education Committee
| Chair | James M. Beck, MD | Denver, CO |
Environmental Health Policy Committee
| Committee Member | William J. Martin, MD | Bethesda, MD |
Ethics and Conflict of Interest Committee
| Committee Member | Philip A. Lobue, MD | Atlanta, GA |
| Committee Member | Hasan Shanawani, MD | Ann Arbor, MI |
| Committee Member | Nicholas S. Ward, MD | Providence, RI |
| Committee Member | Theodore J. Witek, DrPH | Burlington, Canada |
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Ex-Officio
ATS Immediate Past President |
Dean E. Schraufnagel, MD | Chicago, IL |
Finance Committee (formerly Audit & Finance / Program & Budget Committee)
| Committee Member | Antonio Anzueto, MD | San Antonio, TX |
| Committee Member | James M. Beck, MD | Denver, CO |
| Committee Member | Dean E. Schraufnagel, MD | Chicago, IL |
Health Policy Committee
| Committee Member | John Bernardo, MD | Boston, MA |
| Committee Member | Cynthia J. Gries, MD, MSc | Seattle, WA |
| Committee Member | Chadi A. Hage, MD | Indianapolis, IN |
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Committee Member
CCR Representative |
Dona J. Upson, MD | Albuquerque, NM |
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Ex-Officio
ATS Immediate Past President |
Dean E. Schraufnagel, MD | Chicago, IL |
International Conference Committee
| Committee Member | James M. Beck, MD | Denver, CO |
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Committee Member
MTPI Program Chair |
Kristina A. Crothers, MD | Seattle, WA |
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Committee Member
MTPI Program Chair-elect |
Joseph M. Keane, MD | Dublin 8, Ireland |
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Committee Member
CP Program Chair-elect |
Sanjay Sethi, MD | Buffalo, NY |
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Ex-Officio
ATS Immediate Past President |
Dean E. Schraufnagel, MD | Chicago, IL |
International Health Committee
| Committee Member | Bapu P. Arekapudi, MD | Chicago, IL |
| Committee Member | E Jane Carter, MD | Providence, RI |
| Committee Member | Stephen B. Gordon, MD | Liverpool, United Kingdom |
| Committee Member | Philip C. Hopewell, MD | San Francisco, CA |
| Committee Member | Robert Loddenkemper, MD | 14169 Berlin, Germany |
| Committee Member | William J. Martin, MD | Bethesda, MD |
| Committee Member | Jane Rahedi Ong'Ang'O, MS | Nairobi 00200, Kenya |
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Ex-Officio
ATS Immediate Past President |
Dean E. Schraufnagel, MD | Chicago, IL |
Members In Transition and Training Committee
| Chair | Renee D. Stapleton, MD, MSc | Burlington, VT |
| Committee Member | Sushma K. Cribbs, MD | Decatur, GA |
| Committee Member | Tanmay Panchabhai, MD | Louisville, KY |
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Ex-Officio
ATS Immediate Past President |
Dean E. Schraufnagel, MD | Chicago, IL |
Membership Committee
| Committee Member | Vijay Balasubramanian, MD | Fresno, CA |
| Committee Member | Jeffrey A. Gold, MD | Portland, OR |
| Committee Member | Jeffrey R Jacobson, MD | Chicago, IL |
| Committee Member | Brent P. Riscili, MD | Columbus, OH |
| Committee Member | Laurie D. Snyder, MD | Durham, NC |
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Ex-Officio
ATS Immediate Past President |
Dean E. Schraufnagel, MD | Chicago, IL |
Nominating Committee
| Committee Member | J Randall Curtis, MD, MPH | Seattle, WA |
Planning and Evaluation Committee
| Committee Member | Charles L. Daley, MD | Denver, CO |
| Committee Member | David R. Park, MD | Seattle, WA |
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Ex-Officio
ATS Immediate Past President |
Dean E. Schraufnagel, MD | Chicago, IL |
Presidential Commission on Patient Involvement
| Committee Member | William J. Martin, MD | Bethesda, MD |
Proficiency Standards Committee
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Ex-Officio
ATS Immediate Past President |
Dean E. Schraufnagel, MD | Chicago, IL |
Program Review Subcommittee
| Committee Member | Edward A. Nardell, MD | Boston, MA |
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Ex-Officio
ATS Immediate Past President |
Dean E. Schraufnagel, MD | Chicago, IL |
Publications Policy Committee
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Committee Member
Executive Director |
Stephen C. Crane, PhD, MPH | New York, NY |
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Ex-Officio
ATS Immediate Past President |
Dean E. Schraufnagel, MD | Chicago, IL |
Quality Improvement Committee
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Ex-Officio
ATS Immediate Past President |
Dean E. Schraufnagel, MD | Chicago, IL |
Research Advocacy Committee
| Committee Member | Julie Gunnells Ledford, PhD | Durham, NC |
| Committee Member | Marc Peters-Golden, MD | Ann Arbor, MI |
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Ex-Officio
ATS Immediate Past President |
Dean E. Schraufnagel, MD | Chicago, IL |
Scientific Advisory Committee
| Committee Member | Reda Girgis, MBChB | Baltimore, MD |
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Ex-Officio
ATS Immediate Past President |
Dean E. Schraufnagel, MD | Chicago, IL |
Tobacco Control Committee
| Committee Member | William C. Bailey, MD | Birmingham, AL |
| Ex-Officio | Dean E. Schraufnagel, MD | Chicago, IL |
Training Committee
| Committee Member | Sucharita R. Kher, MD | Newton, MA |
| Committee Member | Maryl Kreider, MD | Philadelphia, PA |
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Ex-Officio
ATS Immediate Past President |
Dean E. Schraufnagel, MD | Chicago, IL |



