Officers & Committees
Officers
| Assembly Chair | Renda Soylemez Wiener, MD, MPH, ATSF | Newton , MA |
| Program Chair | Curtis H. Weiss, MD | Chicago , IL |
| Program Chair-Elect | Andrea S. Gershon, MD, MSc, ATSF | Toronto , Canada |
| Planning Chair | Katie Artis, MD, MPH | Portland , OR |
| Web Director | Chad H Hochberg, MD, MHS | Baltimore , MD |
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Working Group Co-Chair
Early Career Professionals |
Christopher Worsham, MD, MPH | Boston , MA |
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Working Group Co-Chair
Early Career Professionals |
Nancy H Stewart, DO | Kansas City , KS |
Program Committee
| Chair | Andrea S. Gershon, MD, MSc, ATSF | Toronto , Canada |
| Chair-Elect | Michelle Sharp, MD, MHS | Baltimore , MD |
| Committee Member | Ann L. Jennerich, MD, MS, ATSF | Seattle , WA |
| Committee Member | Anna Norweg, PhD, BS, MS | New York , NY |
| Committee Member | Briana Short, MSc, MD | New York , NY |
| Committee Member | Chad H Hochberg, MD, MHS | Baltimore , MD |
| Committee Member | Christopher Francis Chesley, MD, MSCE | Philadelphia , PA |
| Committee Member | Crystal Elizabeth Brown, MD, MA | Seattle , WA |
| Committee Member | Curtis H. Weiss, MD | Chicago , IL |
| Committee Member | Deepshikha Charan Ashana, MD, MBA, MS | Raleigh , NC |
| Committee Member | Divya Shankar, BA, MD | Boston , MA |
| Committee Member | Eduardo Ramon Nunez, MD, MS | Easthampton , MA |
| Committee Member | Emily A Harlan, MD, MA, MSc | ANN ARBOR , MI |
| Committee Member | Erin K. Kross, MD | Seattle , WA |
| Committee Member | Jacqueline Marie Kruser, MD, MS | Madison , WI |
| Committee Member | James G Krings, MD, MSc | SAINT LOUIS , MO |
| Committee Member | James Womer, MD | Baltimore , MD |
| Committee Member | Jennifer Stevens, MD, MS | Belmont , MA |
| Committee Member | Joanna Hart, MD, MS | Philadelphia , PA |
| Committee Member | John Henry Brems, MD, MBE, MHS | Baltimore , MD |
| Committee Member | Kari R Gillmeyer, MD, MSc | Natick , MA |
| Committee Member | Kathleen M. Akgun, MD, MS, ATSF | Madison , CT |
| Committee Member | Kelly C. Vranas, MD, MSCR | Lake Oswego , OR |
| Committee Member | Kimberly Fisher, MD, MSc | Worcester , MA |
| Committee Member | Laura J Spece, MD, MS | Seattle , WA |
| Committee Member | Logan J Harper, MD, MSCR | Cleveland , OH |
| Committee Member | Matthew Franklin Mart, MD | Nashville , TN |
| Committee Member | Matthew E Modes, MD, MS | Los Angeles , CA |
| Committee Member | Matthew B. Stanbrook, MD, PhD | Toronto , Canada |
| Committee Member | Melissa New, MD | DENVER , CO |
| Committee Member | Natalia Fedorovna Smirnova, MD | Aurora , CO |
| Committee Member | Nathan M Mesfin | Minneapolis , MN |
| Committee Member | Rachel Quaney, MD, MEd | Denver , CO |
| Committee Member | Robert Ying-Fu Lee, MD, MS | Seattle , WA |
| Committee Member | Russell Buhr, MD, PhD, ATSF | Los Angeles , CA |
| Committee Member | Sarah Cook, PhD, BM, MBBS, BMedSci | London , United Kingdom |
| Committee Member | Seppo Rinne, MD, PhD | Lebanon , NH |
| Committee Member | Simon Bacon, PhD, MSc, BSc(Hons) | Montreal , Canada |
| Committee Member | Soumya J Niranjan, PhD, MS, BPharm | Birmingham , AL |
| Committee Member | Xuan Han, MD, MSc | Boston , MA |
| Apprentice | Meredith Anne Case, MD, MBE | Bethesda , MD |
Web Committee
| Web Director | Chad H Hochberg, MD, MHS | Baltimore , MD |
| Committee Member | Bhavika Kaul, MD | Katy , TX |
| Committee Member | Christopher Worsham, MD, MPH | Boston , MA |
| Committee Member | Elizabeth Marie Viglianti, MD, MPH, MSc | Ann Arbor , MI |
| Committee Member | Jamie Rachel Felzer, MD, MPH | Atlanta , GA |
| Committee Member | Jeremy B. Richards, MD, MA, FACP, ATSF | Jamaica Plain , MA |
| Committee Member | Mark H. Adelman, MD | Brooklyn , NY |
| Committee Member | Michelle Eakin, PhD | Baltimore , MD |
| Committee Member | Mindy Ross, MD, MBA | Los Angeles , CA |
| Committee Member | Nancy H Stewart, DO | Kansas City , KS |
| Committee Member | Sucharita R. Kher, MD | Boston , MA |
| Committee Member | Timothy M Dempsey, MD, MPH | Sacramento , CA |
Assembly Members on Other ATS Committees
ATS Committee Chairs
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Chair
Patient and Family Education Committee |
Doranne M. Donesky, PhD, ANP-BC, ATSF | Vallejo , CA |
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Chair
Ethics and Conflict of Interest Committee |
Erin Sullivan Demartino, MD, ATSF | Rochester , MN |
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Chair
Tobacco Action Committee |
Hasmeena Kathuria, MD, ATSF | Needham , MA |
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Chair
Health, Equity and Diversity Committee |
Juan P. Wisnivesky, MD, DrPH, ATSF | Hastings on Hudson , NY |
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Chair
Quality Improvement and Implementation Committee |
Laura C. Feemster, MSc, MD | Seattle , WA |
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Chair
International Health Committee |
Samya Z. Nasr, MD, ATSF | Ann Arbor , MI |
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Chair
Health Policy Committee |
Stuart C. Sweet, MD, PhD | Saint Louis , MO |
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Vice Chair
Documents Development and Implementation Committee |
Ann L. Jennerich, MD, MS, ATSF | Seattle , WA |
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Vice Chair
Digital Content Committee |
Anna Michelle May, MD, MS | Chagrin Falls , OH |
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Vice Chair
Tobacco Action Committee |
Anne Catherine Melzer, MD, MS, ATSF | Minneapolis , MN |
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Vice Chair
Patient and Family Education Committee |
Catherine Chen, MD | Dallas , TX |
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Vice Chair
Quality Improvement and Implementation Committee |
Katie Artis, MD, MPH | Portland , OR |
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Vice Chair
Ethics and Conflict of Interest Committee |
Matthew F Griffith, MD, MPH | Centennial , CO |
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Vice Chair
International Health Committee |
Richard N. Van Zyl Smit, MBChB, PhD, ATSF | Cape Town , South Africa |
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Vice Chair
Health Policy Committee |
Sharron J. Crowder, PhD, RN, ATSF | Fishers , IN |
Board of Directors
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Executive Director
Chief Executive Officer |
Karen J. Collishaw | New York , NY |
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Committee Member
Chair, Assembly on CC |
C. Terri Hough, MD, MSc, ATSF | Portland , OR |
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Committee Member
Chair, Assembly on TO |
Christopher G. Slatore, MD | Portland , OR |
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Committee Member
Presidential Appointee (TAC) |
Hasmeena Kathuria, MD, ATSF | Needham , MA |
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Committee Member
Chair, Assembly on PR |
Rachael A Evans, MBChB, FRCP, PhD | Market Harborough , United Kingdom |
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Committee Member
Chair, Assembly on CP |
Ravi Kalhan, MD, MS | Chicago , IL |
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Committee Member
Chair, CCR |
Sarah Beesley, MD, MSc | Salt Lake City , UT |
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Committee Member
Chair, Assembly on BSHSR |
Valerie G Press, MD, MPH, ATSF | Chicago , IL |
Council of Chapter Representatives
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Chair
California Thoracic Society Chapter |
Ni-Cheng Liang, MD, ATSF | Encinitas , CA |
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Chair-Elect
Utah Thoracic Society Chapter |
Sarah Beesley, MD, MSc | Salt Lake City , UT |
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Representative
New York State Thoracic Society Chapter |
Manoj J. Mammen, FACP, ATSF | Rochester , NY |
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Representative
Michigan Thoracic Society Chapter |
Samya Z. Nasr, MD, ATSF | Ann Arbor , MI |
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Representative
Indiana Thoracic Society Chapter |
Sarah E Bauer, MD | INDIANAPOLIS , IN |
Council of Chapter Representatives Officers
| Immediate Past Chair | Manoj J. Mammen, FACP, ATSF | Rochester , NY |
| Chair | Ni-Cheng Liang, MD, ATSF | Encinitas , CA |
| Chair-Elect | Sarah Beesley, MD, MSc | Salt Lake City , UT |
Digital Content Committee Liaison
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Committee Member
CP Web Director |
Ashraf Fawzy, MD, MPH | Baltimore , MD |
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Committee Member
BSHSR Web Director |
Chad H Hochberg, MD, MHS | Baltimore , MD |
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Committee Member
Education Committee |
Diana Kelm, MD, ATSF | Rochester , MN |
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Committee Member
NUR Web Director |
Heidi Lynne Lindroth, PhD, RN | Rochester , MN |
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Committee Member
Training Committee |
Kathleen Doo, MD, MEd, ATSF, FCCP, FACP | Oakland , CA |
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Committee Member
SRN Web Director |
Nancy H Stewart, DO | Kansas City , KS |
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Committee Member
CC Web Director |
Sarina Sahetya, MD, MHS | Baltimore , MD |
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Committee Member
Members in Transition and Training Committee |
Viren Kaul, MD | La Fayette , NY |
Documents Development and Implementation Committee
| Vice Chair | Ann L. Jennerich, MD, MS, ATSF | Seattle , WA |
Health Policy Committee
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Committee Member
Immediate Past Chair |
Sarah M. Lyon, MD, MSCE | Philadelphia , PA |
International Conference Committee
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Committee Member
BSHSR Program Chair-Elect |
Andrea S. Gershon, MD, MSc, ATSF | Toronto , Canada |
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Committee Member
SRN Program Chair |
Bharati Prasad, MD, ATSF | Chicago , IL |
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Committee Member
BSHSR Program Chair |
Curtis H. Weiss, MD | Chicago , IL |
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Committee Member
NUR Program Chair |
Jennifer Burgher Seaman, PhD, RN, CHPN | Pittsburgh , PA |
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Committee Member
CC Program Chair |
Lauren E Ferrante, MD, MHS, ATSF | Guilford , CT |
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Committee Member
SRN Program Chair-Elect |
Martha E. Billings, MD, MSc | Seattle , WA |
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Committee Member
CP Program Chair |
Nirupama Putcha, BA, MD | Baltimore , MD |
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Committee Member
PR Program Chair-Elect |
Tania Janaudis-Ferreira | Montreal , Canada |
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Committee Member
NUR Program Chair-Elect |
Tania T. Von Visger, PhD, APRN, ATSF | Amherst , NY |
Nominating Committee
| Committee Member | Margaret M. Hayes, MD, ATSF | Boston , MA |
Patient and Family Education Committee
| Chair | Doranne M. Donesky, PhD, ANP-BC, ATSF | Vallejo , CA |
| Vice Chair | Catherine Chen, MD | Dallas , TX |
