The Council of ATS 2026-2027
About the Council of ATS
The Council of ATS is composed of assembly and committee leaders, as well as the chairs of the Council of Chapter Representatives and the Public Advisory Roundtable. They serve in an advisory role to the Board of Directors, help communicate strategic directives to members, facilitate communication and best practices across assemblies and committees, and submit recommendations for nominating committee members.
| Council Roster 2026-2027 | |
|---|---|
| ASSEMBLY/COMMITTEE | NAME |
| Assembly on Allergy, Immunology, and Inflammation | Fernando Holguin, MD, MPH |
| Assembly on Behavioral Science and Health Services Research | Laura Feemster, MD, MS |
| Assembly on Clinical Problems | Joyce S. Lee, MD, ATSF |
| Assembly on Critical Care | Eddy Fan, MD, PhD, ATSF |
| Assembly on Environmental, Occupational, and Population Health | Mary B. Rice, MD, MPH |
| Assembly on Nursing | Jennifer Burgher Seaman, PhD, RN, ATSF |
| Assembly on PEDS | Lisa R. Young, MD, ATSF |
| Assembly on Pulmonary Circulation | Corey E. Ventetuolo, MD, MS |
| Assembly on Pulmonary Infections and Tuberculosis | Marcos I. Restrepo, MD, MSc, PhD |
| Assembly on Pulmonary Rehabilitation | Marilyn L. Moy, MD, MSc |
| Assembly on Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology | Daniel J. Tschumperlin, PhD |
| Assembly on Respiratory Structure and Function | Matthew Georgenson Drake, MD, ATSF |
| Assembly on Sleep and Respiratory Neurobiology | Neomi Shah, MD, MPH, MS |
| Assembly on Thoracic Oncology | Nichole T. Tanner, MD, MSCR |
| Awards Committee | J. Daryl Thornton, MD, MPH, ATSF |
| Board Nominating Committee | Irina Petrache, MD |
| Chair, Council of Chapter Reps | Kenneth Lyn-Kew, MD |
| Council of ATS | Erin Sullivan Demartino, MD, ATSF |
| Council of ATS | Jason C. Woods, PhD, ATSF |
| Documents Development and Implementation Committee | Ann L. Jennerich, MD, MS, ATSF |
| Drug/Device Discovery and Development Committee | Jason P. Kirkness, PhD, ATSF |
| Environmental Health Policy Committee | Nicholas Nassikas, MD |
| Ethics and Conflict of Interest Committee | Matthew Griffith, MD, MPH |
| Health Equity and Diversity Committee | Stephanie Lovinsky-Desir, MD, MS, ATSF |
| Health Policy Committee | Sharron J. Crowder, PhD, RN, ATSF |
| International Conference Committee | Jennifer L. Taylor-Cousar, MD, ATSF |
| International Health Committee | Richard N. Van Zyl Smit, MBChB, PhD, ATSF |
| Joint ATS/CHEST Clinical Practice Committee | Laura Frye, MD |
| Membership Committee | Alexandra Noel, PhD, MSc, BSc |
| Patient and Family Education Committee | Catherine Chen, MD, MS |
| Project Review Committee | Janice M. Liebler, MD, ATSF |
| Public Advisory Roundtable | Siri Vaeth |
| Publications Policy Committee | Stephanie D. Davis, MD, ATSF |
| Pulmonary Function Testing Committee | Nirav R. Bhakta, MD, PhD |
| Quality Improvement and Implementation Committee | Katie Artis, MD, MPH |
| Research Advocacy Committee | Allan I. Pack Sr., MBChB, PhD |
| SCALe | Tisha S. Wang, MD, ATSF |
| Scientific Grant Review Committee | Stephanie A Christenson, MD, MS |
| SoME | Lekshmi Santhosh, MD, MEd |
| Tobacco Action Committee | Anne Catherine Melzer, MD, MS, ATSF |