NetWorks

Chair

Victor J. Test, MD, FCCP
Liaison: CHEST 2017 Scientific Program Committee

Vice-Chair

Hassan Bencheqroun, MD, FCCP

Members

Marie Budev, MD, FCCP
Aneesa Das, MD, FCCP
Steve Hollenberg, MD, FCCP
Robert Hyzy, MD, FCCP
Vipin Malik, MD, FCCP
Richard Winn, MD, FCCP
David Zielinski, MD

Ex Officio Member

David A. Schulman, MD, FCCP

Staff Liaison

Beth Corey

Chair

Victor Test, MD, FCCP
Liaison: CHEST 2017 Scientific Program Committee

Vice-Chair

Hassan Bencheqroun, MD, FCCP

Members

Adel Bassily-Marcus, MD, FCCP
Ghada Bourjeily, MD, FCCP
David Bowton, MD, FCCP
Marie Budev, MD, FCCP
Michael Christian, MD, FCCP
Aneesa Das, MD, FCCP
Richard Evans, MD, FCCP
Mary Hart, RRT
Steven Hollenberg, MD, FCCP
Robert Hyzy, MD, FCCP
Akram Khan, MD, FCCP
Sandhya Khurana, MD, FCCP
Vipin Malik, MD, FCCP
Nathaniel Marchetti, MD, FCCP
Ronald Oudiz, MD, FCCP
Kyle Rehder, MD, FCCP
Mary Beth Scholand, MD, FCCP
Nneka Sederstrom, PhD, FCCP
Anil Vachani, MD
Richard Winn, MD, FCCP
Kazuhiro Yasufuku, MD, FCCP
David Zielinski, MD

Ex Officio Member

David Schulman, MD, FCCP

Staff Liaison

Beth Corey

Description

Works to educate physicians and patients about airways disorders, which includes but is not limited to: asthma, COPD, emphysema, bronchiectasis, chronic bronchitis, and diseases of large and small airways.

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The Challenge of Diagnosing Asthma
Asthma-COPD Overlap Syndrome

Chair

Sandhya Khurana, MD, FCCP
Liaison: CHEST 2017 Scientific Program Committee

Vice-Chair

Stuart Garay, MD, FCCP

Steering Committee

Allen Blaivas, DO, FCCP
Javier Barreda Garcia, MD
Cara Cassino, MD, FCCP
Alex Gifford, MD
Richard Barbers, MD, FCCP
Daniel Ouellette, MD, FCCP 
Amit Parulekar, MD, FCCP
Gopinathan Vattanath Pisharath, MBBS, FCCP

Fellow-in-Training Member

Navitha Ramesh, MD, MBBS

Ex Officio Member

Arthur Gelb, MD, FCCP

Staff Liaison

Maggie Kosinski

Description

Focuses on pathophysiology, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of cardiovascular diseases, including issues related to critically ill patients.

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VTE Resources for Patients and Physicians

Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVR)

Atrial Fibrillation (AFib) Resources

Chair

Steven Hollenberg, MD, FCCP
Liaison: CHEST 2017 Scientific Program Committee

Vice-Chair

Olivier Axler, MD, FCCP

Steering Committee

Abbas Al-Qamari, MD
Hitoshi Hirose, MD, FCCP
Wayne Soong, MD, FCCP
M. Fuad Jan, MBBS, FCCP
Joanne Mazzarelli, MD
Nimesh Shah, MD, FCCP
Peter Tsai, MD, MA, FCCP
Mark Zucker, MD, FCCP

Fellow-in-Training Member

David Nagel, MD

Consultants

Richard Dart, MD, FCCP

Ex Officio Member

Suhail Q. Allaqaband, MBBS, FCCP

Staff Liaison

Maggie Kosinski

Description

Serves as the main resource and forum for issues related to pulmonary infections for CHEST leadership, membership, and outside organizations.

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INH and Rifapentine
Infections Associated with Reusable Medical Devices

Chair

Richard Winn, MD, FCCP
Liaison: CHEST 2017 Scientific Program Committee

Vice-Chair

Raed Alalawi, MD, FCCP

Steering Committee

Mayra Castaneda, PA-C
Rosa Estrada-Y-Martin, MD, MSc, FCCP
Marc Feinstein, MD, FCCP
Carlos Isada, MD, FCCP
Holly Keyt, MD, BA
Bryan Kraft, MD
Matthew Koslow, MD
Marcos Restrepo, MD, MSc, FCCP

Fellow-in-Training Member

Audra Fuller, MD

Ex Officio Member

Michael Niederman, MD, FCCP

Staff Liaison

Maggie Kosinski

Description

Offers a broad, nondisease-specific platform for collaboration and networking, promotion of health, and advancement of clinical medical knowledge for pulmonary medicine practitioners.

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Top Clinical Pulmonary Medicine Articles from April 2017

Top Clinical Pulmonary Medicine Articles from March 2017

Top Clinical Pulmonary Medicine Articles from February 2017

Chair

Vipin Malik, MD, FCCP
Liaison: CHEST 2017 Scientific Program Committee

Vice-Chair

Saiprakesh Venkateshiah, MD, FCCP

Steering Committee

Muhammad Adrish, MD
Shirine Allam, MD, FCCP
Mauricio Danckers, MD, FCCP
Adriel Malave, MD
Jay Peters, MD, FCCP
Xavier Soler MD, PhD
Peter Stubenrauch, MD
Alvaro Velasquez, MD

Fellow-in-Training Member

Nathan Boyer, MD

Ex Officio Member

Octavian Ioachimescu, MD, FCCP

Staff Liaison

Maggie Kosinski

Description

Offers a clinical research, research ethics, and regulatory issues multidisciplinary discussion forum for members interested in these activities.

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Is it the apnea-hypopnea index or hypoxemia in obstructive sleep apnea?

Hot Topics in Clinical Research

Chair

Akram Khan, MD, FCCP
Liaison: CHEST 2017 Scientific Program Committee

Vice-Chair

Muhammad Adrish, MD

Steering Committee

Charles Andrews, MD, FCCP
Hassan Bencheqroun, MD, FCCP
Erica Harral, M.Ed, RRT-NPS
Octavian Ioachimescu, MD, FCCP
Mohsin Ijaz, MD, FCCP
Chitra Lal, MBBS, FCCP
Corinne Preston, NP-C

Fellow-in-Training Member

Bravein Amalakuhan, MD, BS

Ex Officio Member

Rebecca Persinger, PhD, FCCP

Staff Liaison 

Maggie Kosinski

Description

Enhances the scientific knowledge, evidence-based medicine, and clinical practices that further our understanding of the mechanism and management of acute and life-threatening critical illness, as well as, the organizational attributes associated with the optimal delivery of critical care services.

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Latest Updates on Transfusion in the Critically Ill

Top 10 Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) Articles

Sepsis Definitions

Chair

Robert Hyzy, MD, FCCP
Liaison: CHEST 2017 Scientific Program Committee

Vice-Chair

Angel Coz Yataco, MD, FCCP

Steering Committee

David Bowton, MD, FCCP
Christopher Carroll, MD, FCCP
Matthew Churpek, MD, FCCP
Anthony Courey, MD
Steven Greenberg, MD, FCCP
Maximiliano Tamae Kakazu, MD
Kenneth Lyn-Kew, MD
Mangala Narasimhan, DO, FCCP
Gregory Schmidt, MD, FCCP

Fellow-in-Training Member

Kha Dinh, MD

Consultant

Keith Stein, MD, FCCP

Ex Officio Member

John McIlwaine, DO, FCCP

Staff Liaison

Maggie Kosinski

Description

Works to deliver timely and relevant disaster medicine education.

Chair

Michael Christian, MD, FCCP
Liaison: CHEST 2017 Scientific Program Committee

Vice Chair

Mary Jane Reed, MD, FCCP

Steering Committee

Subhash Acharya, MD, MBBS, FCCP
V. Theodore Barnett, MD, FCCP
Lisa Burry, PharmD, BS, FCCP
Jeffrey Dichter, MD
David Dries, MD, MS, FCCP
Sharon Einav, MD
John Gaillard IV, MD, FCCP
James Geiling, MD, FCCP
Mary King, MD, MPH, FCCP
Ryan Maves, MD, FCCP

Fellow-in-Training

Rashmi Mishra, MD

Consultant

Dennis E. Amundson, DO, MS, FCCP

Ex Officio Member

Sai Praveen Haranath, MBBS, FCCP

Staff Liaison

Beth Corey

Description

To promote knowledge and education of clinicians, caregivers, and patients on the long-term respiratory care of individuals with neuromuscular conditions and individuals requiring home-based mechanical ventilation to maximize their quality of life and home-based living.

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Margaret Pfrommer Endowed Memorial Lecture in Home-Based Mechanical Ventilation

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)

Chair

David Zielinski, MD, FCCP
Liaison: CHEST 2017 Scientific Program Committee

Vice-Chair

Howard Panitch, MD, FCCP

Steering Committee

Reshma Amin, MD
Michelle Cao, DO, FCCP
Ashraf Elsayegh, MD, FCCP
Julie Hanley, NP
Venessa Holland, MD
Marta Kaminska, MD
Sheila Kun
Girish Sharma, MD, FCCP

Fellow-in-Training Member

Ahlam Mazi, MBBS

Consultants

Allen Goldberg, MD, Master FCCP
Joan Headley, MS, BS

Ex Officio Member

Lisa Wolfe, MD, FCCP

Staff Liaison

Maggie Kosinski

Description

Promotes synergistic collaboration among all health-care professionals in order to enhance the care of patients with respiratory/cardiac disorders in a variety of settings with a focus on leadership, education, research, and communication.

Professions include, but are not limited to: Registered Nurses, Respiratory Care Practitioners, Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, Clinical Pharmacists, Clinical Nurse Specialists, Physicians’ Assistants, Physical Therapists, Occupational Therapists, Social Workers, and Sleep Technologists.

Chair

Mary Hart, RRT
Liaison: CHEST 2017 Scientific Program Committee

Vice-Chair

David Unkle, APRN, FCCP

Steering Committee

Brian Carlin, MD, FCCP
James Maguire, PhD, FCCP
Brandy McKelvy, MD, FCCP
Laurie Miske, MSN
Corinne Preston, NP-C
Alan Roth, RRT, MS, MBA
Alexander Sy, MD, MBA, FCCP
Richard Wettstein, RRT, Med

Ex Officio Member

Michael Prewitt, PhD, FCCP

Staff Liaison

Beth Corey

Description

Advocates for patients with IDLDs by educating both health-care providers and patients.

Chair

Mary Beth Scholand, MD, FCCP
Liaison: CHEST 2017 Scientific Program Committee

Vice-Chair

Daniel Dilling, MD, FCCP

Steering Committee

Shirine Allam, MD, FCCP
Urvashi Bhan, MD
Roberto Carbone, MD, FCCP
Evans Fernandez-Perez, MD, MSc, FCCP
Lisa Lancaster, MD, FCCP
Tracy Luckhardt, MD
Nina Patel, MD
Mary Strek, MD, FCCP
Tejaswini Kulkarni, MD, MBBS

Ex Officio Member

Joao Alberto de Andrade, MD, FCCP

Staff Liaison

Beth Corey

Description

Focuses on invasive procedures performed by chest physicians.

Chair

Kazuhiro Yasufuku, MD, FCCP
Liaison: CHEST 2017 Scientific Program Committee

Vice-Chair

Lonny Yarmus, DO, FCCP

Steering Committee

Jason Akulian, MD
Angela Christina Argento, MD, FCCP
Christopher Gilbert, DO, MS
Shaheen Islam, MBBS, MPH, FCCP
Hans Lee, MD, FCCP
Kamran Mahmood, MBBS, FCCP
Nicholas Pastis, MD, FCCP
Samira Shojee, MD

Fellow-in-Training Member

Anita Rajagopal, MD

Ex Officio Member

David Feller-Kopman, MD, FCCP

Staff Liaison

Beth Corey

Description

Promotes the advancement of patient care and public health in order to reduce the incidence of occupational and environmental lung disease and other conditions attributable to toxic inhalation exposures.

Chair

Richard Evans, MD, FCCP
Liaison: CHEST 2017 Scientific Program Committee

Vice-Chair

Lisa Zacher, MD, FCCP

Steering Committee

Amy Ahasic, MD, MPH, FCCP
Mashael Al-Hegelan, MBBS, FCCP
Sai Haranath, MBBS, FCCP
Kerry Hena, MD
Kerri Johannson, MD, MPH
Pedro Lucero, MD, FCCP
Tracy McNew
Raghu Sundaram, MBBS, FCCP

Fellow-in-Training Member

Krystal Cleven, MD

Ex Officio Member

David Prezant, MD, FCCP

Staff Liaison

Beth Corey

Description

Focuses on education, awareness, and project implementation related to palliative and end-of-life care. Clinical issues range from pain management to cultural diversity in palliative care.

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Clinical Tools for Brain Death Determination

Chair

Nneka Sederstrom, PhD, FCCP
Liaison: CHEST 2017 Scientific Program Committee

Vice-Chair

Laura Johnson, MD, FCCP

Steering Committee

Pedro Calves, MD, FCCP
Amy Chi, MD
Hunter Groninger, MD
Dilpreet Kaur, MBBS
Norine McGrath, MD
Fred Rincon, MD, MSc, FCCP
Leslie Spikes, MD, FCCP
Olubukunola Tawose, MA, JD

Fellow-in-Training Member

Alisha Young, MD

Ex Officio Member

Richard Castriotta, MD, FCCP

Staff Liaison

Beth Corey

Description

Advances the clinical practice of pediatric chest medicine through the enhancement of knowledge, promotion of best practices, and optimum care of our patients; pediatric-focused research; and advocacy for pediatric causes.

Chair

Kyle Rehder, MD, FCCP
Liaison: CHEST 2017 Scientific Program Committee

Vice-Chair

Mary Cataletto, MD, FCCP

Steering Committee

Todd Karsies, MD
Mary Nevin, MD, FCCP
Girish Sharma, MD, FCCP
Shahid Sheikh, MD

Fellow-in-Training Member

John Bishara, DO

Ex Officio Member

Anastassios Koumbourlis, MD, FCCP

Staff Liaison

Beth Corey

Description

Stimulates the exchange of ideas and knowledge between physicians and administrators in order to enhance patient care delivery and experience, improve patient outcomes, improve operational efficiency, as well as optimize reimbursement.

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MACRA Law

Lecture Videos

Pay for Performance

Transitioning to Value-Based Care

Chair

Adel Bassily-Marcus, MD, FCCP
Liaison: CHEST 2017 Scientific Program Committee

Vice-Chair

Salim Surani, MD, MPH, FCCP

Steering Committee

Humayan Anjum, MBBS
Chad Case, MD, FCCP
Stuart Garay, MD, FCCP
Jason Golbin, MD, FCCP
Pradeep Ramachandran, MBBS
Raghu Sundaram, MBBS, FCCP
Alexander Sy, MD, FCCP

Consultant

Kim French, MHSA, CAPPM, FCCP

Fellow-in-Training Member

Megan Sisk, MD

Ex Officio Member

Shyam Subramanian, MBBS, FCCP

Staff Liaison

Maggie Kosinski

Description

Focuses on increasing the understanding of pulmonary physiology and function and incorporating that knowledge into clinical practice, including pulmonary rehabilitation.

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Concerns of Hookah​

Chair

Nathaniel Marchetti, DO, FCCP
Liaison: CHEST 2017 Scientific Program Committee

Vice-Chair

Matthew Hegewald, MD, FCCP

Steering Committee

Nitin Bhatt, MD
Brian Carlin, MD, FCCP
Sai Praveen Haranath, MBBS, MPH, FCCP
Oleh Hnatiuk, MD, FCCP
Yuh-Chin Huang, MD, FCCP
Fredric Jaffe, DO, FCCP
Donald Mahler, MD, FCCP
Zachary Morris, MD, FCCP
Parachiva Postolache, MD, PhD, FCCP
Timothy Scialla, MD

Fellow-in-Training

Said Chaaban, MD

Ex Officio Member

Hassan Bencheqroun, MD, FCCP

Staff Liaison

Beth Corey

Description

Focuses on helping the pulmonary vascular disease community, including physicians, allied health-care professionals, and patients, to achieve the best possible patient-focused care through advancement of education and research.

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Pulmonary Hypertension & Exercise

Chair

Ronald Oudiz, MD, FCCP
Liaison: CHEST 2017 Scientific Program Committee

Vice-Chair

Stephen Mathai, MD, FCCP

Steering Committee

William Auger, MD, FCCP
Vijay Balasubramanian, MD, FCCP
Hector Cajigas, MD
Jean Elwing, MD, FCCP
Wassim Fares, MD, FCCP
Reda Girgis, MD, FCCP
John Kingrey, MD, FCCP
Lana Melendres-Groves, MD
Jonathan Rich, MD
Sandeep Sahay, MD 
Corey Ventetuolo, MD

Fellow-in-Training Member

Leena Pawar, MD

Ex Officio Member

Victor Test, MD, FCCP

Staff Liaison

Beth Corey

Description

Works to improve patient care through education, research, and collaboration supporting providers of respiratory therapy services across the health-care continuum. Respiratory Care touches almost every other CHEST NetWork by focusing on the delivery of respiratory therapy services, collaborative care, and the education of respiratory care practitioners. The NetWork is unique in its collaboration with multiple external professional organizations and in the number of its members who represent CHEST to these organizations.

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Mechanisms of High-Flow Oxygen Therapy
How to Reduce Risk of Reintubation in the ICU

Chair

David Bowton, MD, FCCP
Liaison: CHEST 2017 Scientific Program Committee

Vice-Chair

Carl Kaplan, MD, FCCP

Steering Committee

Thomas Fuhrman, MD, FCCP
De De Gardner, MSHP, RRT, FCCP
Douglas Masini, RRT, EdD, FCCP
Herbert Patrick, MD, FCCP
Robert Pikarsky, RRT, MBA, FCCP
David Vines, RRT, MHS
Jonathan Waugh, MS, BS

Fellow-in-Training Member

Amanpreet Kaur, MD

Ex Officio Member

Kevin M. O’Neil, MD, FCCP

Staff Liaison

Maggie Kosinski

Description

Strives to promote sleep medicine as a specialty, provide educational and research opportunities, and raise awareness of issues pertinent to the practice of sleep medicine.

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Getting kid's sleep schedule ready for school

Chair

Aneesa Das, MD, FCCP
CHEST 2017 Scientific Program Committee Chair

Vice-Chair

Bernardo Selim, MD

Steering Committee

Amy Aronsky, DO, FCCP
Julie Baughn, MD
Ana Cristina Krieger, MD, FCCP
Sunita Kumar, MBBS, FCCP
Chitra Lal, MBBS, FCCP
Neomi Shah, MD
Lauren Tobias, MD, BA
Jeremy Weingarten, MD, FCCP

Fellow-in-Training Member

Usman Nazir, MD

Ex Officio Member

Neil Freedman, MD, FCCP

Staff Liaison

Beth Corey

Description

Advances the concept of multidisciplinary care of the patient with thoracic cancer.

Mission Statement

The mission of the CHEST Thoracic Oncology NetWork is to bring together the multidisciplinary community interested in thoracic malignancies with the goal of providing outstanding education for our professional community and patients; advancing the field through clinical, translational, and basic research; and promoting the delivery of cutting-edge, evidence-based care to our patients.

Chair

Anil Vachani, MD, FCCP
Liaison: CHEST 2017 Scientific Program Committee

Vice-Chair

M. Patricia Rivera, MD, FCCP

Steering Committee

Jason Akulian, MD
Anthony Kim, MD, FCCP
Kamran Mahmood, MD, FCCP
Fabien Maldonado, MD, FCCP
Patrick Nana-Sinkam, MD, FCCP
David Ost, MD, MPH, FCCP
Jonathan Puchalski, MD
Arnold Schwartz, MD, PhD, FCCP
Nichole Tanner, MD, MS, FCCP

Fellow-in-Training Member

Sarah Counts, DO

Consultants

Frank Detterbeck, MD, FCCP
Gerard Silvestri, MD, FCCP

Ex Officio Member

Lynn Tanoue, MD, FCCP

Staff Liaison

Beth Corey

Description

Promotes education and advancement in transplantation medicine to health-care providers and patients by identifying clinical problems in this subspecialty and addressing the dissemination of information.

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Help! My Patient Cannot Afford Transplant
Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion (EVLP)

Chair

Marie Budev, DO, FCCP
Liaison: CHEST 2017 Scientific Program Committee

Vice-Chair

Cassie Kennedy, MD, FCCP

Steering Committee

Vivek Ahya, MD
Reda Girgis, MD, FCCP
Lorriana Leard, MD, FCCP
Erika Lease, MD, FCCP
Norihisa Shigemura, MD
Jeremiah Hayanga, MD
Stephanie Norfolk, MD
Donna Tanner, RRT

Fellow-in-Training Member

Michael Wilson, MD

Ex Officio Member

David Nunley, MD, FCCP

Staff Liaison

Maggie Kosinski

Description

Works as an interdisciplinary group of members with common interests unique to patient-based and/or member-based issues related to gender differences in patient health across the lifespan continuum. This NetWork is open to anyone (men or women) interested in promoting an awareness and understanding of gender issues to optimize health care.

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Asthma and Pregnancy 

Smoking and Pregnancy

Zika and Pregnancy

Chair

Ghada Bourjeily, MD, FCCP
Liaison: CHEST 2017 Scientific Program Committee

Vice-Chair

Carolyn D’Ambrosio, MD, FCCP

Steering Committee

Tim Crozier, MBBS
Megan Hardin, MD
Stephen Lapinsky, MBBCh, MS
Mariam Louis, MD, FCCP
Margaret Pisani, MD, FCCP
Cristina Reichner, MD, FCCP
Fida Shaib, MD, FCCP
Christine Won, MD

Fellow-in-Training Member

Debasree Banerjee, MD, MS

Consultant

Diane Stover, MD, FCCP

Ex Officio Member

Pratibha Kaul, MBBS, FCCP

Staff Liaison

Maggie Kosinski