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Council of Chapter Representatives

Chair - Utah Thoracic Society Chapter Sarah Beesley, MD, MSc Salt Lake City, UT
Chair-Elect - South Carolina Thoracic Society Chapter Edward Kilb CHARLESTON, SC
Secretary Kenneth E. Lyn-Kew, MD Centennial, CO
Representative - Colorado Thoracic Society Chapter Carolyn H. Welsh, MD, ATSF Aurora, CO Colorado Thoracic Society
Representative - North Carolina Thoracic Society Chapter Chad A. Kloefkorn, MD raleigh, NC
Representative - Oklahoma Thoracic Society Chapter Cory D. Cross, MD Oklahoma City, OK
Representative - Mississippi Thoracic Society Chapter George E. Abraham, MD Jackson, MS
Representative - New Mexico Thoracic Society Chapter Hayley P. Israel, MHS Albuquerque, NM
Representative - New Jersey Thoracic Society Chapter Jag Sunderram, MD, ATSF New Brunswick, NJ New Jersey Thoracic Society
Representative - Washington Thoracic Society Chapter Kathleen L. Horan, MD Seattle, WA
Representative - Louisiana Thoracic Society Chapter Kevin D. Reed, MD Baton Rouge, LA
Representative - New York State Thoracic Society Chapter Manoj J. Mammen, FACP, ATSF Rochester, NY
Representative - California Thoracic Society Chapter Nicholas A. Kolaitis, MD, MS San Francisco, CA
Representative - D.C.-Metro Thoracic Society Chapter Robin L. Gross, MD Washington, DC Metropolitan DC Thoracic Society
Representative - Michigan Thoracic Society Chapter Samya Z. Nasr, MD, ATSF Ann Arbor, MI Michigan Thoracic Society
Representative - Indiana Thoracic Society Chapter Sarah E. Bauer, MD INDIANAPOLIS, IN
Representative - Oregon Thoracic Society Chapter Svetlana Kotova Portland, OR
Representative - Massachusetts Thoracic Society Chapter Sydney B. Montesi, MD Boston, MA
Committee Member - Immediate Past Chair Ni-Cheng Liang, MD, ATSF Encinitas, CA
Staff Jamil Paden NEW YORK, NY
Staff Kimberly Lawrence New York, NY

ATS chapters further the purposes of the Society within the United States at a state or multi-state level. Each chapter represents a state or small group of states. Chapters must hold a scientific and business meeting each year. Each chapter elects a representative to the Council of Chapter Representatives, which provides a national forum to address issues that are of relevance to the chapters. Chapter representatives represent the concerns of their members to the Council. The Council leadership represents these concerns to the ATS Board of Directors. Chapter representatives should report on the activity of the Council and the ATS to their chapters and should promote the ATS within the chapters. In addition they should seek opportunities to improve performance of all chapters and develop more chapters.

Benchmarks, 2024-2025:
1. Provide education for medical professionals through chapter educational meetings;
2. Actively engage junior professionals in chapter and ATS activities at the local and national level;
3. Form new chapters to broaden opportunities for local medical education and the ATS and chapter presence;
4. Increase the value of ATS membership for clinicians and investigators in the ATS through chapter initiatives;
5. Promote awareness and the value of chapters within the ATS;
6. Support and participate in ATS advocacy initiatives at the local and national level.