Officers & Committees
Officers
| Assembly Chair | Karen A. Fagan, MD | Spanish Fort , AL |
| Immediate Past Assembly Chair | Troy Stevens, PhD | Mobile , AL |
| Program Chair | Tim Lahm, MD | Indianapolis , IN |
| Program Chair-Elect | Vinicio De Jesus Perez, MD, ATSF | Palo Alto , CA |
| Planning Chair | Eric P. Schmidt, MD | Aurora , CO |
| Web Director | Dustin Fraidenburg, MD | Chicago , IL |
| Journal Club Editor | Matthew R. Lammi, MD, MSCR | New Orleans , LA |
| Grover Organizer | Konstantin G. Birukov, PhD, MD | Baltimore , MD |
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Historical Member
/ Assembly Liaison |
Wiltz W. Wagner, PhD | Mobile , AL |
Planning Committee
| Chair | Eric P. Schmidt, MD | Aurora , CO |
| Committee Member | David B. Badesch, MD | Aurora , CO |
| Committee Member | Patrick George Belvitch, MD | Chicago , IL |
| Committee Member | Konstantin G. Birukov, PhD, MD | Baltimore , MD |
| Committee Member | Mahendra Damarla, MD | Baltimore , MD |
| Committee Member | Rachel L. Damico, MD, PhD | Baltimore , MD |
| Committee Member | Steven M. Dudek, MD | Chicago , IL |
| Committee Member | Karen A. Fagan, MD | Spanish Fort , AL |
| Committee Member | Elizabeth O. Harrington, PhD | Providence , RI |
| Committee Member | Anna Hemnes, MD | Nashville , TN |
| Committee Member | Heather D. Jones, MD | Los Angeles , CA |
| Committee Member | Tim Lahm, MD | Indianapolis , IN |
| Committee Member | Roberto F. Machado, MD | Indianapolis , IN |
| Committee Member | Margaret R MacLean, PhD | Glasgow , United Kingdom |
| Committee Member | Philipp Andreas Pickerodt, MD | Berlin , Germany |
| Committee Member | Larissa A. Shimoda, PhD | Baltimore , MD |
| Committee Member | Thenappan Thenappan, MD | Minneapolis , MN |
| Committee Member | Wiltz W. Wagner, PhD | Mobile , AL |
| Committee Member | Jeremy P. T. Ward, PhD | London , United Kingdom |
| Committee Member | E. Kenneth Weir, MD | Wayzata , MN |
| Staff | Miriam Rodriguez | New York , NY |
Program Committee
| Program Chair | Tim Lahm, MD | Indianapolis , IN |
| Program Chair-Elect | Vinicio De Jesus Perez, MD, ATSF | Palo Alto , CA |
| Committee Member | Micheala Aldred, PhD | Indianapolis , IN |
| Committee Member | Evan Brittain, MD | Nashville , TN |
| Committee Member | Paul Corris, MD | Newcastle , United Kingdom |
| Committee Member | Frances De Man, PhD | Amsterdam , Netherlands |
| Committee Member | Wassim H. Fares, MD, MS | Chapel Hill , NC |
| Committee Member | Joshua Patrick Fessel, MD, PhD | Nashville , TN |
| Committee Member | H. James Ford, MD | Chapel Hill , NC |
| Committee Member | Elena A. Goncharova, PhD | Pittsburgh , PA |
| Committee Member | Kara Goss, MD | Madison , WI |
| Committee Member | Brian B. Graham, MD | Denver , CO |
| Committee Member | David E. Green, MD | Decatur , GA |
| Committee Member | Christophe Guignabert, PhD | Le Plessis-Robinson , France |
| Committee Member | Anna Hemnes, MD | Nashville , TN |
| Committee Member | Gustavo A. Heresi, MD | Cleveland , OH |
| Committee Member | Elizabeth S. Klings, MD | Boston , MA |
| Committee Member | Grazyna Kwapiszewska, PhD | Graz , Austria |
| Committee Member | Matthew R. Lammi, MD, MSCR | New Orleans , LA |
| Committee Member | Peter Joseph Leary, MD, MS | Seattle , WA |
| Committee Member | Roberto F. Machado, MD | Indianapolis , IN |
| Committee Member | Stephen C. Mathai, MD, MHS | Baltimore , MD |
| Committee Member | William Michael Oldham, MD, PhD | Boston , MA |
| Committee Member | Soni S. Pullamsetti, PhD | Bad Nauheim Hessen 61231 , Germany |
| Committee Member | Belinda Natalia Rivera-Lebron, MD, MS | Pittsburgh , PA |
| Committee Member | Eric P. Schmidt, MD | Aurora , CO |
| Committee Member | Edda F. Spiekerkoetter, MD | Palo Alto , CA |
| Committee Member | Thenappan Thenappan, MD | Minneapolis , MN |
| Committee Member | Aaron Trammell, MD | Decatur , GA |
| Committee Member | Roham T. Zamanian, MD, FCCP | Portola Valley , CA |
Nominating Committee
| Committee Member | Eric D. Austin, MD, MSc | Nashville , TN |
| Committee Member | Anna Hemnes, MD | Nashville , TN |
Web Committee
| Committee Member | Jason M. Elinoff, MD | Bethesda , MD |
Assembly Members on Other ATS Committees
ATS Committee Chairs
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Chair
Documents Development and Implementation Committee |
Raed A. Dweik, MD, ATSF | Cleveland , OH |
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Chair
International Conference Committee |
Jess Mandel, MD | La Jolla , CA |
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Chair
Clinicians Advisory Committee |
Jaspal Singh, MD, MHS, MHA | Charlotte , NC |
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Vice Chair
Training Committee |
Kristin M. Burkart, MD, MSc, ATSF | New York , NY |
Awards Committee
| Committee Member | Serpil C. Erzurum, MD | Cleveland , OH |
| Committee Member | Mark W. Geraci, MD | Indianapolis , IN |
| Committee Member | Mark N. Gillespie, PhD | Mobile , AL |
| Committee Member | Kalpalatha K. Guntupalli, MD | Houston , TX |
| Committee Member | Nicholas S. Hill, MD | Boston , MA |
| Committee Member | Patty Lee, MD | New Haven , CT |
| Committee Member | Jess Mandel, MD | La Jolla , CA |
Board of Directors
| Executive Director | Stephen C. Crane, PhD, MPH | New York , NY |
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Committee Member
Chair, PC |
Karen A. Fagan, MD | Spanish Fort , AL |
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Committee Member
ICC Chair |
Jess Mandel, MD | La Jolla , CA |
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Committee Member
Chair, RCMB |
Irina Petrache, MD | Denver , CO |
Clinicians Advisory Committee
| Chair | Jaspal Singh, MD, MHS, MHA | Charlotte , NC |
| Committee Member | Hitesh Batra, MBBS | Baltimore , MD |
| Committee Member | William Michael LeTourneau, MA, RRT | Farmington , MN |
Council of Chapter Representatives
| Representative | Ahmed Awab, MD | Oklahoma City , OK |
| Representative | Carolyn H. Welsh, MD | Denver , CO |
Documents Development and Implementation Committee
| Chair | Raed A. Dweik, MD, ATSF | Cleveland , OH |
Drug/Device Discovery and Development Committee
| Committee Member | Alan H. Cohen, MD | Menlo Park , CA |
| Committee Member | Colin Reisner, MD, FCCP | Morristown , NJ |
Education Committee
| Committee Member | Walter Dante Conwell, MD | Denver , CO |
| Committee Member | Jeremy Elliot Orr, MD | San Diego , CA |
| Committee Member | Susan Pasnick, MD | Santa Fe , NM |
| Committee Member | Hetal J. Patel, MD | Dallas , TX |
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Committee Member
CCR Representative |
Carolyn H. Welsh, MD | Denver , CO |
Finance Committee
| Committee Member | Jess Mandel, MD | La Jolla , CA |
| Committee Member | Irina Petrache, MD | Denver , CO |
Health Equality and Diversity Committee
| Committee Member | Edwin J Jackson | Columbus , OH |
| Committee Member | Sunil Sharma | Cherry Hill , NJ |
| Committee Member | Kerri A. Smith, MD | Philadelphia , PA |
Health Policy Committee
| Committee Member | James H. Finigan, MD | Denver , CO |
International Conference Committee
| Chair | Jess Mandel, MD | La Jolla , CA |
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Committee Member
PC Program Chair-elect |
Vinicio De Jesus Perez, MD, ATSF | Palo Alto , CA |
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Committee Member
PC Program Chair |
Tim Lahm, MD | Indianapolis , IN |
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Committee Member
RCMB Program Chair |
Patty Lee, MD | New Haven , CT |
Members In Transition and Training Committee
| Committee Member | Kalpalatha K. Guntupalli, MD | Houston , TX |
| Committee Member | Heather D. Jones, MD | Los Angeles , CA |
| Committee Member | Allison Light, PhD | Rochester , NY |
| Committee Member | Alicia Nicole Rizzo, MD, PhD | Denver , CO |
| Committee Member | Nirmal Shyam Sharma, MD | Lutz , FL |
Membership Committee
| Committee Member | MaryEllen Cleary Antkowiak, MD | Burlington , VT |
Patient and Family Education Committee
| Committee Member | Patrick George Belvitch, MD | Chicago , IL |
Planning and Evaluation Committee
| Committee Member | Mitchell A. Olman, MD, MA, ATSF | Cleveland , OH |
| Committee Member | J. Usha Raj, MD | Chicago , IL |
| Committee Member | David Wu, MD, PhD | Chicago , IL |
Proficiency Standards for Pulmonary Function Laboratories Committee
| Committee Member | Brian L. Graham, PhD | Saskatoon , Canada |
| Committee Member | Erik R. Swenson, MD | Seattle , WA |
Program Review Subcommittee
| Committee Member | Ruan Rollins Cox, PhD | Tampa , FL |
| Committee Member | Joseph E. Levitt, MD, MSci | Stanford , CA |
Publications Policy Committee
| Committee Member | Paul M. Hassoun, MD | Baltimore , MD |
| Committee Member | Todd W. Rice, MD, MSc | Nashville , TN |
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Committee Member
Editor, AJRCMB |
Paul T. Schumacker, PhD, ATSF | Chicago , IL |
| Committee Member | Kerri A. Smith, MD | Philadelphia , PA |
| Committee Member | Christopher M. Waters, PhD | Lexington , KY |
Quality Improvement and Implementation Committee
| Vice Chair | Bela Patel, MD | Houston , TX |
Research Advocacy Committee
| Committee Member | Cory Damon Cross, MD | Oklahoma City , OK |
Scientific Advisory Committee
| Committee Member | Sina A. Gharib, MD | Seattle , WA |
| Committee Member | Steven M. Kawut, MD, MS | Philadelphia , PA |
| Committee Member | James E. Loyd, MD | Nashville , TN |
| Committee Member | Rubin M. Tuder, MD | Aurora , CO |
Tobacco Action Committee
| Committee Member | Ellen L. Burnham, MD | Denver , CO |
Training Committee
| Vice Chair | Kristin M. Burkart, MD, MSc, ATSF | New York , NY |
| Committee Member | Bharati Prasad, MD | Chicago , IL |
| Committee Member | Krittika Teerapuncharoen, MD | Ayutthaya , Thailand |
Web Editorial Committee
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Committee Member
Fellow |
Souvik Chatterjee, MD | Bethesda , MD |
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Committee Member
Fellow |
Chidinma Chima-Melton, MD, BSc | Winnetka , CA |
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Committee Member
PC Assembly |
Dustin Fraidenburg, MD | Chicago , IL |
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Committee Member
SRN Assembly |
Shirin Shafazand, MS, MD | Miami , FL |
Last Reviewed: June 2016
