Membership
Assemblies & Sections
Assemblies are subdivisions of the Society composed of members and affiliates with like interests within the broad fields of respiratory disease, and critical care medicine. The purpose of an Assembly is to improve the collection, interpretation, and dissemination of information, improve communication among the members, and participate in the planning of the International Conference. Assemblies are also responsible for creating and updating ATS Statements and Position Papers. Each ATS member may choose to join one Primary Assembly and up to two Secondary Assemblies.
A Section is a subdivision of an Assembly that focuses on a specific area of interest within the scope of that assembly. Currently, the ATS has three sections: the Section on Genetics & Genomics (G&G) (housed under AII), the Section on Medical Education (SoME) (housed under BSHSR), and Section on Terrorism & Inhalation Disasters (TID) (housed under EOPH). ATS members may join an unlimited number of sections.
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Allergy, Immunology and Inflammation
This assembly is concerned with allergic, immunologic, and inflammatory mechanisms affecting the respiratory system in health and disease.- Assembly Chair Angela Rogers, MD, MPH, ATSF
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Behavioral Science and Health Services Research
This assembly seeks to understand and improve health behaviors and outcomes, and improve systems of care, and reduce health disparities. Members have expertise in psychology, adherence to therapy, clinical epidemiology, statistics, health services research, health economics, comparative clinical efficacy and effectiveness research, performance measurement, quality improvement, and implementation science. Members represent a wide variety of clinical interest areas, including pulmonary diseases, critical illnesses, and sleep-related breathing disorders.- Assembly Chair Valerie G Press Press, MD, MPH, ATSF
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Clinical Problems
This assembly is concerned with the integrated diagnosis and management of critically ill patients; the clinical, laboratory and translational studies dealing with diseases such as respiratory failure, sepsis, and multiple organ failure; and educational programs designed to improve the healthcare of patients and provide continued education to physicians and other allied health professionals.- Assembly Chair Ravi Kalhan, MD, MS
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Critical Care
This assembly is concerned with clinical problems in diagnosis, therapy, and healthcare; improvement of training of physicians and other allied health professionals; and development of innovative methods for healthcare delivery.- Assembly Chair C. Terri Hough, MD, MSc
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Environmental, Occupational and Population Health
This assembly is concerned with lung diseases related to air pollution, occupational exposures, tobacco smoke, allergens, bioaerosols, and other environmental agents, along with genetic susceptibility to lung disease related to the environment. This includes epidemiology, inhalation toxicology, occupational/environmental medicine, and industrial hygiene.- Assembly Chair Alison K. Bauer, PhD, ATSF
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Nursing
This Assembly is concerned with clinical research, patient education, symptom management, patient and family engagement, practice improvement, and research incorporating interdisciplinary collaboration and a comprehensive biopsychosocial approach.- Assembly Chair Margaret Carno, PhD, CPNP, ATSF, MBA, RN
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Pediatrics
Through research and education, this Assembly seeks to advance our understanding of the pathophysiology, diagnostics, and clinical management of respiratory diseases that afflict developing children and adolescents.- Assembly Chair Terri A. Laguna, MD, MSci
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Pulmonary Circulation
This assembly is concerned with the physiology, cellular and molecular biology and clinical aspects of the pulmonary circulation, as well as the interrelations between respiration and pulmonary circulation.- Assembly Chair Vinicio A. de Jesus Perez, MD, FCCP, FAHA, ATSF
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Pulmonary Infections and Tuberculosis
This Assembly is concerned with the entire spectrum of acute and chronic pulmonary infections encompassing bacterial, tuberculous and nontuberculous mycobacteria, viral, and fungal infections; all aspects from pathophysiology, immunology, and host defense, microbiology, epidemiology, prevention, and control, to diagnosis and treatment; and all clinical manifestations including community-acquired and hospital-acquired infections, infections in the immunocompromised host, airway infections, bronchiectasis, and empyema.- Assembly Chair Kenneth Olivier, MD, MPH, ATSF
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Pulmonary Rehabilitation
This assembly is concerned with the role of pulmonary rehabilitation in the context of the current healthcare environment. Members promote education for the public and other healthcare providers about the scientific rationale for and clinical outcomes of pulmonary rehabilitation, as well as the continued investigation into the scientific rationale for and clinical outcomes of pulmonary rehabilitation and integrated chronic disease management.- Assembly Chair Rachael Evans, MBChB, FRCP, PhD
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Respiratory Cell & Molecular Biology
This assembly is concerned with cellular and molecular mechanisms of lung cell function and with translational applications to health and disease.- Assembly Chair Elizabeth F. Redente, PhD, ATSF
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Respiratory Structure & Function
Of all assemblies, RSF might be the broadest scientifically. It is concerned with the physiological, morphologic, biochemical, cellular, and molecular properties of the normal respiratory system and the mechanisms through which spontaneous or experimental disease alters these properties. Members have interests in lung and skeletal muscle physiology, respiratory mechanics, acute lung injury, imaging and mathematical modeling, lung function testing, and aerosols.- Assembly Chair Jason C. Woods, PhD, ATSF
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Sleep Respiratory & Neurobiology
This assembly is concerned with basic respiratory neurobiology; mechanisms of dyspnea; and the causes, consequences, and clinical management of sleep-disordered breathing.- Assembly Chair Robert L. Owen, MD, ATF
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Thoracic Oncology
This assembly is concerned with all aspects of thoracic malignancies including screening, diagnosis, staging, management, and palliation as well as molecular, epidemiologic, immunologic, behavioral, and translational science of thoracic cancer.- Assembly Chair Christopher G. Slatore, MD, MS