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Assembly Working Groups

Assemblies can choose to form working groups under the purview and approval of the current Assembly Chair. Working groups should include a minimum of five assembly members, but be no larger than twelve. Working groups have a maximum two-year term. Working Groups must complete their goals within the two-year term and cannot be renewed after goals are completed.

Working Groups may be utilized to meet the following goals:

  • Facilitate effective collaboration between Assembly Executive Committees and Assembly Members in a particular
    area within the Assembly;
  • To gain knowledge in a specific topic area under an Assembly;
  • Identify learning gaps in specific disease categories; and
  • Assess assembly membership needs.

Working Groups should not be created if the main objectives of the group are to:

  • Develop an official ATS statement
  • Program sessions at the conference
  • Plan networking events

These are the functions of both the Planning and Program Committees of the Assemblies and those committees must be utilized.

Current Assembly Working Groups

Allergy Immunology & Inflammation
AII Early Career Professionals Working Group
Dr. Catherine Bonham, MD
Dr. Rod Amir Rahimi, MD, PhD
AII Microbiome in Lung Disease Working Group
Dr. Stavros Garantziotis, MD

Behavioral Science and Health Services Research
BSHSR Early Career Professionals Working Group
Dr. Nancy H Stewart, DO
Dr. Christopher Worsham, MD
BSHSR Evidence Synthesis Methodology Working Group
Dr. Kevin C. Wilson, MD, ATSF
Dr. Narayan Prabhu Iyer, MD

Clinical Problems
CP Early Career Professionals Working Group
Dr. Lida P Hariri, BS, MD, PhD, ATSF
Dr. Karin A. Provost, DO, PhD, FCCP
CP Industry Working Group
Prof. Antonio Anzueto, MD, ATSF
Dr. Mary E. Strek, MD, ATSF
CP Women's Working Group
Dr. Jessica Bon, MD, MS, ATSF
Dr. Rupal J. Shah, MD, MSCE

Critical Care
CC Clinical PharmD
Dr. Brittany D Bissell, PharmD, PhD
CC Early Career Professionals Working Group
Dr. Emily A Vail, MD, MSc
Dr. Lisa Karen Vande Vusse, MD, MSCE
Critical Care-Pre-ICU
Dr. Ithan Peltan, MD, MSc
Dr. Kusum Sara Mathews, MD, MPH, MSCR

Environmental, Occupational and Population Health
EOPH Early Career Professionals Working Group
Dr. Jason J. Rose, MD, MBA
Dr. Meghan E. Rebuli, PhD

Nursing
NUR Early Career Professionals Working Group
Dr. Lynn Baniak, PhD, RN

Pediatrics
PEDS Early Career Professionals Working Group
Dr. Kristie R. Ross, MD, MS

Pulmonary Circulation
PC Early Career Working Group
Rebecca R Vanderpool

Pulmonary Infections and Tuberculosis
PI-TB Early Career Professionals Working Group
Dr. Keira A. Cohen, MD
Dr. Kelly Pennington, MD
PI-TB Pneumonia Working Group
Dr. Charles Dela Cruz, MD, PhD, ATSF
Dr. Scott E. Evans, MD, ATSF
PI-TB Tuberculosis Working Group
Max R. O Donnell
PI-TB Vaccines and Immunization Working Group
Dr. Justin R. Ortiz, MD, MS
Dr. Tina V. Hartert, MD, MPH, ATSF

Pulmonary Rehabilitation
PR Early Career Professionals Working Group
Dr. Sarah Roark, MD
PR Reimbursement Working Group
Ms. Christine mary Garvey, FNP, MSN
PR Self-Management Working Group
Dr. Linda Nici, MD
PR Standards Working Group
Prof. Michael Steiner, MBBS, MD, FRCP

Respiratory Cell & Molecular Biology
RCMB Early Career Professionals Working Group
Dr. Jaime L. Hook, MD
RCMB Innovation and Entrepreneurial Working Group
Dr. Louise Hecker, PhD
Dr. Milica Vukmirovic, PhD

Respiratory Structure & Function
RSF Early Career Professionals Working Group
Dr. Sana Siddiqui, PhD
RSF The PhD and Basic and Translational Scientists Working Group
Dr. Bethany B. Moore, PhD, ATSF
Dr. Thomas J. Mariani, PhD

Sleep Respiratory & Neurobiology
SRN Early Career Professionals Working Group
Dr. Lucas M Donovan, MD, MS
Dr. Vaishnavi Kundel, MD

Thoracic Oncology
TO Early Career Professional Working Group
Dr. Lori Sakoda, PhD, MPH