Officers & Committees
Officers
| Chair | Tim Lahm, MD, ATSF | Denver , CO |
| Incoming Assembly Chair | Vinicio De Jesus Perez, MD, ATSF | Palo Alto , CA |
| Program Chair | Corey E. Ventetuolo, MD, MSCR | Providence , RI |
| Program Chair-Elect | Stephen Y. Chan, MD, PhD | Pittsburgh , PA |
| Planning Chair | Mahendra Damarla, MD | Baltimore , MD |
| Planning Co-Chair | Natalie N. Bauer, PhD | Mobile , AL |
| Nominating Chair | Anna Hemnes, MD, ATSF | Nashville , TN |
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Working Group Chair
PhD and Basic & Translational Scientist |
Jarrod Wesley Barnes, PhD, MBA | Birmingham , AL |
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Working Group Chair
Early Career Professionals |
Rebecca R Vanderpool, PhD | Columbus , OH |
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Working Group Co-Chair
Women''s Working Group |
Ke Yuan | Boston , MA |
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Working Group Co-Chair
Women''s Working Group |
Larissa A Shimuda, PhD | Baltimore , MD |
| Assembly Chair Appointee | Frances De Man, PhD | Amsterdam , Netherlands |
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Apprentice
and Note Taker |
Hannah Takahashi Oakland, MD | Hamden , CT |
| Journal Club Editor | Daniel Lachant, DO | Rochester , NY |
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Assembly Chair - Appointee
Awards Representative |
Wiltz W. Wagner, PhD | Mobile , AL |
| Grover Organizer | Anna Hemnes, MD, ATSF | Nashville , TN |
| Grover Organizer | Martin Wilkins | London , United Kingdom |
| Grover Organizer | Vinicio De Jesus Perez, MD, ATSF | Palo Alto , CA |
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Representative
Mentoring Program Organizer |
Dustin R Fraidenburg, MD | Chicago , IL |
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Representatives
Science and Innovation Center (SIC) |
Daniela Valdez-Jasso, PhD | LA JOLLA , CA |
Planning Committee
| Chair | Mahendra Damarla, MD | Baltimore , MD |
| CO-Chair | Natalie N. Bauer, PhD | Mobile , AL |
| Apprentice | Dana Kay, DO | Gainesville , FL |
| Committee Member | Anna Hemnes, MD, ATSF | Nashville , TN |
| Committee Member | Christian Bime, MD, MSc | Tucson , AZ |
| Committee Member | Ciara M. Shaver, MD, PhD | Nashville , TN |
| Committee Member | Elizabeth O. Harrington, PhD | Providence , RI |
| Committee Member | Eric P. Schmidt, MD, ATSF | Boston , MA |
| Committee Member | Jason M. Elinoff, MD, ATSF | Bethesda , MD |
| Committee Member | Julie A. Bastarache, MD | Nashville , TN |
| Committee Member | Ke Yuan | Boston , MA |
| Committee Member | Larissa A. Shimoda, PhD | Baltimore , MD |
| Committee Member | Margaret R Maclean, PhD | Glasgow , United Kingdom |
| Committee Member | Patrick Belvitch, MD | Chicago , IL |
| Committee Member | Roberto F. Machado, MD | Indianapolis , IN |
| Committee Member | Soban Umar, MD, PhD | LOS ANGELES , CA |
| Committee Member | Steven M. Dudek, MD | Chicago , IL |
| Committee Member | Thenappan Thenappan, MD | Eden Prairie , MN |
| Committee Member | Tim Lahm, MD, ATSF | Denver , CO |
| Committee Member | Vinicio De Jesus Perez, MD, ATSF | Palo Alto , CA |
Program Committee
| Chair | Corey E. Ventetuolo, MD, MSCR | Providence , RI |
| Chair-Elect | Stephen Y. Chan, MD, PhD | Pittsburgh , PA |
| Apprentice | Dominick Roto, DO | Rochester , NY |
| Committee Member | Adriano R. Tonelli, MD, MSc | Beachwood , OH |
| Committee Member | Andrea Lee Frump, MS, PhD | Indianapolis , IN |
| Committee Member | Brian B. Graham, MD | San Francisco , CA |
| Committee Member | Catherine Simpson, MD | Baltimore , MD |
| Committee Member | Christopher John Mullin, MD, MHS | Barrington , RI |
| Committee Member | Christopher J Rhodes, PhD | London , United Kingdom |
| Committee Member | Dan Grinnan | Richmond , VA |
| Committee Member | Dhananjay Tulsiram Tambe, PhD | Mobile , AL |
| Committee Member | Eva Nozik, MD | Aurora , CO |
| Committee Member | Farbod Nicholas Rahaghi, MD, PhD | Boston , MA |
| Committee Member | Frederic Perros, PhD | Paris , France |
| Committee Member | George Andrew Alba, MD, BA | Boston , MA |
| Committee Member | Jason Weatherald, BSc, MD, MSci | Edmonton , Canada |
| Committee Member | Kurt Prins, MD, PhD | Minneapolis , MN |
| Committee Member | Lan Zhao, PhD, MD | London , United Kingdom |
| Committee Member | Laszlo Farkas, MD | Columbus , OH |
| Committee Member | Margaret R Maclean, PhD | Glasgow , United Kingdom |
| Committee Member | Meghan May Cirulis, MD | SALT LAKE CITY , UT |
| Committee Member | Natascha Sommer | Giessen , Germany |
| Committee Member | Patricia A Thistlethwaite, MD, PhD | La Jolla , CA |
| Committee Member | Prangthip Charoenpong, MD, MPH | Shreveport , LA |
| Committee Member | Ralph T. Schermuly | Giessen , Germany |
| Committee Member | Rogerio Souza, MD, PhD | Sao Paulo , Brazil |
| Committee Member | Shari B Brosnahan, MD | New York , NY |
| Committee Member | Soban Umar, MD, PhD | LOS ANGELES , CA |
| Committee Member | Steve Provencher, MD | Quebec city , Canada |
| Committee Member | Steve Pugliese, MD | Philadelphia , PA |
| Committee Member | Yen Chun (charly) Lai | Indianapolis , IN |
| Committee Member | Zhen-Guo Zhai, MD, PhD | Beijing , China |
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Nominating Committee Member
International |
Harm Jan Bogaard, MD, PhD | Amsterdam , Netherlands |
Nominating Committee
| Committee Member | Brian B. Graham, MD | San Francisco , CA |
| Committee Member | Rebecca R Vanderpool, PhD | Columbus , OH |
Web Committee
| Web Director | Jarrod Wesley Barnes, PhD, MBA | Birmingham , AL |
| Committee Member | Katherine Elizabeth Cox-Flaherty, MD | Providence , RI |
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Committee Member
Apprentice |
Kathryn Teresa Del Valle, MD | Rochester , MN |
| Committee Member | Khushboo Goel, MD | San Luis Obispo , CA |
| Committee Member | Meghan May Cirulis, MD | SALT LAKE CITY , UT |
| Committee Member | Sandeep Sahay, MD, ATSF | Houston , TX |
Assembly Members on Other ATS Committees
ATS Board of Directors Task Force on Governance
| Committee Member | Anna Hemnes, MD, ATSF | Nashville , TN |
| Committee Member | David S. Wilkes, MD | Charlottesville , VA |
| Committee Member | Irina Petrache, MD, ATSF | Denver , CO |
| Committee Member | Jaime L. Hook, MD | Larchmont , NY |
| Committee Member | Larissa A. Shimoda, PhD | Baltimore , MD |
ATS Committee Chairs
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Chair
Funds For the Future Committee |
Theodore F. Reiss, MD, MBE, ATSF | New Hope , PA |
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Chair
Clinicians Advisory Committee |
William Michael Letourneau, MA, RRT | ROCHESTER , MN |
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Vice Chair
Publications Policy Committee |
Stephanie D. Davis, MD, ATSF | Chapel Hill , NC |
Awards Committee
| Committee Member | J. Usha Raj, MD, MHA, ATSF | Chicago , IL |
Board of Directors
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Secretary
Secretary |
Irina Petrache, MD, ATSF | Denver , CO |
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Committee Member
Presidential Appointee |
Theodore F. Reiss, MD, MBE, ATSF | New Hope , PA |
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Committee Member
Chair, Assembly on PC |
Tim Lahm, MD, ATSF | Denver , CO |
Clinicians Advisory Committee
| Chair | William Michael Letourneau, MA, RRT | ROCHESTER , MN |
| Committee Member | Micah R. Fisher, MD | Atlanta , GA |
Council of Chapter Representatives
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Representative
Colorado Thoracic Society Chapter |
Carolyn H. Welsh, MD, ATSF | Denver , CO |
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Representative
Hawaii Thoracic Society Chapter |
Gehan Devendra, MD | HONOLULU , HI |
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Representative
California Thoracic Society Chapter |
Nicholas Andreas Kolaitis, MD, MS | San Rafael , CA |
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Representative
New Mexico Thoracic Society Chapter |
Sarah Medrek, MD | Albuquerque , NM |
Digital Content Committee
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Committee Member
PAR Representative |
Angel Soto | danvers , MA |
Digital Content Committee Liaison
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Committee Member
PC Web Director |
Jarrod Wesley Barnes, PhD, MBA | Birmingham , AL |
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Committee Member
Membership Committee |
Sandeep Sahay, MD, ATSF | Houston , TX |
Drug/Device Discovery and Development Committee
| Committee Member | Joshua Patrick Fessel, MD, PhD | Rockville , MD |
| Committee Member | Sean Agbor, MD, PhD | Ellicott City , MD |
Education Committee
| Committee Member | David Furfaro, MD | Boston , MA |
| Committee Member | Rania Esteitie, MD | Midland , MI |
| Committee Member | Shirin Shafazand, MD, MS, ATSF | Pembroke Pines , FL |
Ethics and Conflict of Interest Committee
| Committee Member | Navneet Kaur Dhillon, PhD, MSc, BSc | Kansas City , KS |
Finance Committee
| Committee Member | Irina Petrache, MD, ATSF | Denver , CO |
| Committee Member | Raed A. Dweik, MD, ATSF | Cleveland , OH |
Funds For the Future Committee
| Chair | Theodore F. Reiss, MD, MBE, ATSF | New Hope , PA |
| Committee Member | Nicholas S. Hill, MD | Boston , MA |
Health Policy Committee
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Committee Member
CCR Representative |
Nicholas Andreas Kolaitis, MD, MS | San Rafael , CA |
International Conference Committee
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Committee Member
SRN Program Chair-Elect |
Bharati Prasad, MD, ATSF | Chicago , IL |
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Committee Member
PC Program Chair |
Corey E. Ventetuolo, MD, MSCR | Providence , RI |
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Committee Member
EOPH Program Chair |
Mary Berlik Rice, MD, MPH | Boston , MA |
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Committee Member
PC Program Chair-Elect |
Stephen Y. Chan, MD, PhD | Pittsburgh , PA |
International Health Committee
| Committee Member | Sofia Konstantinopoulou | Abu Dhabi , United Arab Emirates |
Members In Transition and Training Committee
| Committee Member | Alice Gallo De Moraes, MD, FACP | Rochester , MN |
| Committee Member | David Chiasiang Chu, MD | Hummelstown , PA |
Membership Committee
| Committee Member | Christian Bime, MD, MSc | Tucson , AZ |
| Committee Member | Sandeep Sahay, MD, ATSF | Houston , TX |
Planning and Evaluation Committee
| Committee Member | Jess Mandel, MD, ATSF | La Jolla , CA |
| Committee Member | Raed A. Dweik, MD, ATSF | Cleveland , OH |
Project Review Committee
| Committee Member | Andrew John Sweatt, MD | Danville , CA |
| Committee Member | Anna Hemnes, MD, ATSF | Nashville , TN |
| Committee Member | Connie C. Hsia, MD, ATSF, FCCP | Dallas , TX |
Publications Policy Committee
| Vice Chair | Stephanie D. Davis, MD, ATSF | Chapel Hill , NC |
| Committee Member | Christopher M. Waters, PhD, ATSF | Lexington , KY |
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Committee Member
Editor, AJRCMB |
Paul T. Schumacker, PhD, ATSF | Chicago , IL |
Pulmonary Function Testing Committee
| Committee Member | Aparna Balasubramanian, MD, MHS | Ellicott City , MD |
| Committee Member | Thomas Decato, MD | Palos Verdes Estates , CA |
Quality Improvement and Implementation Committee
| Committee Member | Aniruddh Kapoor, MD | St louis , WI |
| Committee Member | Bela Patel, MD | Houston , TX |
| Committee Member | Hira Bakhtiar, MD | Wilton , CT |
Research Advocacy Committee
| Committee Member | Indu A. Ayappa, PhD | New York , NY |
| Committee Member | Mallar Bhattacharya, MD, MSci | San Francisco , CA |
Scientific Grant Review Committee (SGRC)
| Committee Member | Ciara M. Shaver, MD, PhD | Nashville , TN |
| Committee Member | Horace M. Delisser, MD | Philadelphia , PA |
| Committee Member | Larissa A. Shimoda, PhD | Baltimore , MD |
| Committee Member | Laura E. Fredenburgh, MD | Brighton , MA |
| Committee Member | Mary Berlik Rice, MD, MPH | Boston , MA |
| Committee Member | Yen-Rei A. Yu, MD, PhD | Denver , CO |
Tobacco Action Committee
| Committee Member | Don Hayes, MD, MS, MEd, ATSF | Cincinnati , OH |
Training Committee
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Committee Member
CCR Representative |
Carolyn H. Welsh, MD, ATSF | Denver , CO |
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Committee Member
Immediate Past Chair |
Kristin M. Burkart, MD, MSc, ATSF | New York , NY |
