Committees and Task Forces 2018-2019

Standing Committees


Standing Committees are appointed to serve as long-standing, decision-making entities with responsibility for ongoing ATA activities. Standing Committees have the authority to determine ATA policy and implement decisions within their specific mission, subject to ratification by the ATA Board of Directors.

Standing Committees shall consist of a chair and committee members. The chair and committee members shall be appointed by the President of the ATA Board of Directors. The ATA Board of Directors may, at its discretion, develop guidelines for committees. Standing Committee members will be appointed for terms as defined in the ATA Policies and Procedures.

Standing committees, ad hoc committees and task forces are directly responsible to the ATA Board of Directors through the office of the ATA staff or Board of Directors liaison. Standing committees, ad hoc committees and task forces may not obligate the Association either financially or contractually or express opinions or represent positions in the name of the Association, unless specifically authorized by the ATA Board of Directors.

Committee chairs will advise the Board of Directors on Committee member composition and diversity of specialty; as well as, on the number of members.  The committee quorum will be 50% of members on the roster.  Voting may take place electronically by email or through the project management system or via SurveyMonkey or other tabulating software.

Awards Committee Charge | Awards Committee Roster

Bylaws Committee Charge | Bylaws Commitee Roster

Clinical Affairs Committee Charge | Clinical Affairs Committee Roster

Development Committee Charge | Development Committee Roster

Ethics Advisory Committee Charge | Ethics Advisory Committee Roster

Finance and Audit Committee Charge | Finance and Audit Committee Roster

Guidelines and Statements Committee Charge | Guidelines and Statements Committee Roster

History and Archives Committee Charge | History and Archives Committee Roster

International Coordinating Committee (ICC) | International Coordinating Committee (ICC) Roster

Internet Communications Committee Charge | Internet Communications Committee Roster

Lab Services Committee Charge | Lab Services Committee Roster

Membership Panel Charge | Membership Panel Roster

Nominating Committee Charge | Nominating Committee Roster

Patient Affairs & Education Committee Charge | Patient Affairs & Education Committee Roster

Program Committee – Annual 2019 Charge | Program Committee – Annual 2019 Roster

Program Committee – Spring symposium 2019 Charge | Program Committee – Spring symposium 2019

Publications Committee Charge | Publications Committee Roster

Public Health Committee Charge | Public Health Committee Roster

Public Relations Committee Charge | Public Relations Committee Roster

Research Committee Charge | Research Committee Roster

Surgical Affairs Committee Charge | Surgical Affairs Committee Roster

Trainees and Career Advancement Charge | Trainees and Career Advancement Roster

Ad Hoc or Temporary Committees

Guidelines Task Forces

Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer Guidelines

Task Forces

Women in Thyroidology | Women in Thyroidology Roster

Medullary Thyroid Cancer Registry

Multi-lateral Conference – Martinique

THYROID EIC Search

Executive Director Search

Editorial Boards

Thyroid® | Thyroid® Editorial Board

Clinical Thyroidology® | Clinical Thyroidology® Editorial Board

VideoEndocrinology™ | VideoEndocrinology™ Editorial Board

Clinical Thyroidology® for the Public | Clinical Thyroidology® for the Public Editorial Board

Governance Forms for ATA Committee and Task Force Volunteers

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Awards Committee Charge

  • Sidney H. Ingbar Lectureship Award
  • Paul Starr Lectureship Award
  • Van Meter Lectureship Award
  • Distinguished Service Award
  • John B. Stanbury Thyroid Pathophysiology Medal Award
  • Lewis Braverman Distinguished Lectureship Award

The Awards Committee shall select the recipients of the Van Meter Award, the Sidney H. Ingbar Distinguished Lectureship, the Paul Starr Award, the Lewis Braverman Distinguished Lectureship, the Distinguished Service Award and the John B. Stanbury Thyroid Pathophysiology Medal. Nominations forms are found on the ATA website www.thyroid.org, in the Annual Meeting Program book, and from the ATA office upon request.

Members of the committee shall help to promote nominations and to make awards nominations as well. When the discussion of a particular candidate is held the nominator is not required to recuse him or herself.

If nominated, the Award Committee chairperson and members may not be considered as a nominee for an Award during his or her tenure on the committee. It is important that they be informed of this restriction at the time they are nominated for an Award and may choose to resign from the committee.

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Awards Committee Roster

Sheue-yann Cheng (2018-2019), Chair
Peter Arvan (2017-2020)
Bernadette Biondi (2018-2021)
Naifa Busaidy (2018-2021)
Stephanie Fish (2017-2020)
Andrew Gianoukakis (2017-2020)
Whitney Goldner (2018-2021)
Yuri Nikiforov (2017-2020)
Board Liaison: Charles Emerson
Bobbi Smith, Ex Officio
Staff Liaison: Josette Paige

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Bylaws Committee Charge

  • Bylaws review
  • Bylaws revision oversight

The Bylaws Committee will consist of up to four members.

The Bylaws Committee shall examine the Bylaws and Recommend appropriate changes to the Board and membership. The Bylaws committee shall keep a record of all bylaws changes recommended by the membership at annual meeting in order to incorporate them into written proposed amendments. The proposed amendments must be presented in writing to the membership 60 days before the annual business meeting. A two-thirds vote or more of members’ present will be required for passage.

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Bylaws Committee Roster

Kathryn Schuff (2017-2019), Chair
Board Liaison: Josh Klopper
Staff Liaison: Adonia Coates

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Clinical Affairs Committee Charge

  • Clinician public affairs
  • Website presence for clinical information

The Clinical Affairs Committee shall review issues relevant to standards of practice in thyroid disease and update publications and other recommendations relating to practice guideline, which have been published on behalf of the Association regarding practice guidelines. The Committee shall also receive, review, and prepare responses to matters affecting the practice of clinical thyroidology, in coordination with the Public Health Committee. Clinical Affairs Committee members may be asked to represent the Association on practice, regulatory, and reimbursement issues.

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Clinical Affairs Committee Roster


Carol Greenlee (2016-2019), Co-Chair
Valerie Peck (2018-2019), Co-Chair
Nathan Eric Carnell (2017-2020)
Leonidas Duntas (2017-2020)
Cheryl Fassler (2018-2021)
Henry Fein (2018-2021)
Jeffrey Garber (2018-2021)
Stephanie Lee (2018-2021)
Spyridoula Maraka (2016-2019)
Pieter Noordzij (2018-2021)
Gary Pepper (2017-2020)
Jennifer Perkins (2018-2021)
David Rosenthal (2015-2021)
Wendy Sacks (2018-2021)
Randall Scheri (2018-2021)
Alex Stagnaro-Green (2016-2019)
Colleen Veloski (2017-2020)
Ai Yoshihara (2016-2019)
Board Liaison: Martha Zeiger
Staff Liaison: Carrie Prewitt, Adonia Coates

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Development Committee Charge

  • Establishes Corporate Advisory Council and Philanthropic Advisory Council
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Development Committee Roster

Frances Carr (2018-2019), Co-Chair
Michael McDermott (2017-2019), Co-Chair
Connie Trump (2018-2019), Past Chair
Gary Clayman (2017-2020)
Hossein Gharib (2018-2021)
Lawrence Kim (2018-2021)
Jennifer Lawrence (2017-2020)
Greg Randolph (2018-2021)
Prasanna Santhanam (2017-2020)
Rokshana Thanadar (2017-2020)
Board Liaison: Ralph Tufano
Staff Liaison: Kelly Hoff

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Ethics Advisory Committee Charge

The ATA Ethics Advisory Committee (EAC) advises the ATA Board in three main areas:

  • Professional ethics issues
  • Research ethics issues
  • Clinical ethics issues

The EAC fulfills the above through four main activities:

  1. Consultation. A request for an ethics opinion may come to the EAC through ATA members or the Board of Directors (BOD).
  2.  Advisory communications. The EAC shall bring urgent and non-urgent agenda items to the ATA President or Secretary/COO or Executive Director’s attention (via phone call) before action is taken.
  3.  Education. The EAC may suggest topics of educational interest for presentation at the annual meeting, as requested by the Program Committee.
  4. Publications. The EAC shall periodically write articles and statements to be submitted for publication; after review and approval by the ATA Guidelines and Statement Committee and the ATA Board of Directors if necessary.

The ATA Ethics Advisory Committee shall consist of 7-9 members, including the chair. All members shall have a strong knowledge base or interest in bioethics.

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Ethics Advisory Committee Roster

James Hennessey, Chair (2017-2019)
Lindsay Bischoff, Acting Chair (2018-2019)
Peter Angelos (2015-2019), Past Chair
Francesco Celi (2017-2020)
David Cooper (2018-2021)
Sebastiano Filetti (2018-2021)
Loren Wissner Greene (2013-2019)
Ellen Marqusee (2017-2020)
Edward Merker (2017-2020)
Benjamin Roman (2017-2020)
M. Sara Rosenthal (2009-2019)
Carmen Solorzano (2018-2021)
Board Liaison: Ralph Tufano
Bobbi Smith, Ex Officio
Staff Liaison: Adonia Coates

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Finance and Audit Committee Charge

  • Financial and Investment oversight
  • Endowment
  • Annual Fund
  • Named funds

The Finance and Audit Committee is responsible for guidance and communication to the ATA Board of Directors relating to the finances of the ATA. The Finance and Audit Committee is comprised of the Chair, the Treasurer, the Treasurer-Elect and up to 7 active members. The Finance and Audit Committee reports to the ATA Board of Directors.

  1. The Finance and Audit Committee shall review internal financial reports of the ATA on a quarterly basis. Recommendations from the Committee related to the reporting and or fiscal policies of the ATA shall be made to the ATA Board of Directors.
  2. The Finance and Audit Committee shall maintain a continuing overview of the financial affairs of the Association and shall make recommendations concerning the fiscal management of the Association to the Board of Directors. Such overview shall include the annual budget proposed by the Executive Director, annual selection of the outside independent audit firm as proposed by the Executive Director, the final audit report and Form 990.
  3. The Investment Policy Committee of the ATA Board of Directors will inform the Finance and Audit Committee on the spending policy in the Investment Policy Statement for the ATA Endowment Funds, as well as report on the Investment activities and performance on an annual basis.
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Finance and Audit Committee Roster

Erik Alexander (2017-2019) Chair
Eren Berber (2016-2019)
Antonio Bianco (2017-2020)
Amy Chen (2017-2020)
John Copland (2016-2019)
Marina Nikiforova (2018-2021)
Russell Smith (2018-2021)
Maria Trovato (2018-2021)
Kristin Vella (2017-2020)
Julie Ann Sosa, Treasurer
Jacqueline Jonklaas, Secretary-elect
Board Liaison: Tom Giordano
Staff Liaison: Josette Paige
Sheri Wilson, CPA, BBG

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Guidelines and Statements Committee (GSC) Charge

  • Improve and sustain the quality of ATA Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPGs) and Statements
  • Promote the dissemination of ATA documents and implementation of ATA CPGs.
  • Promote diversity among authors of ATA documents and patient stakeholder representation.

The American Thyroid Association Board of Director’s has tasked the ATA Guidelines and Statements Committee (GSC) with the broad aim of improving and sustaining the quality of ATA Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPGs) and Statements, as well as promoting the dissemination of ATA documents and implementation of ATA CPGs. The GSC will promote diversity among authors of ATA documents as well as patient stakeholder representation.

The GSC will maintain an active list of official ATA guidelines and statements and evaluate proposals for new ATA guidelines and statements.  Furthermore, the GSC will track the yearly progress of ATA official, in-progress documents, and will assist in evaluation of initial drafts of the final documents, prior to review by the Board of Directors.

The competing interests of authors of ATA documents under development will be reviewed at inception of a new task force and then monitored, in conjunction with the CPG or Statement Chairs, and the BOD.  Any unmanageable conflicts will be communicated to CPG chairs and the Board of Directors. An opinion from the ATA Ethics Committee may be sought in certain cases when felt appropriate and requested by the Board of Directors. The ATA Board of Directors will be responsible for making a final recommendation on how to handle unmanageable conflicts when they arise.

The GSC will also provide recommendations and guidance about standardization of the methods for the development of ATA CPGs and other documents to the chairs of CPGs, particularly at the proposal and initial manuscript draft submission stage. The GSC, in collaboration with the Executive Committee, and other committee chairs, will regularly review will provide input to the Board of Directors on when an update or revision of a guideline or statement, or a new ATA work product, is needed. The GSC will also promote dissemination of ATA documents and implementation of ATA CPGs, working in collaboration with guideline chairs and the Board of Directors.

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Guidelines and Statements Committee Roster

Megan Haymart (2018-2019), Co-Chair
Cord Sturgeon (2018-2019), Co-Chair
Peter Angelos (2017-2020)
Rebecca Bahn (2017-2020)
Juan P. Brito (2017-2020)
Bryan Haugen (2017-2020)
Brian Kim (2018-2021)
Peter Kopp (2017-2020)
Susan Mandel (2017-2020)
Douglas Ross (2017-2020)
Mary Samuels (2018-2021)
David Sarne (2017-2020)
Catherine Sinclair (2017-2020)
Board liaison: Jacqueline Jonklaas
Staff liaisons: Kelly Hoff

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History and Archives Committee Charge

  • Archives of the ATA
  • History of Thyroidology and related science
  • Website development and oversight of “The Clark T. Sawin History Resource Center”

The History and Archives Committee shall obtain, collate, file, and record relevant information pertaining to past, present, or future events of the Association. Photographs, audiovisual materials, and copies, or original data, of programs, abstracts, distinguished lectures, or the like, should be maintained at the Association’s Headquarters’ office.

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History and Archives Committee Roster

Bob Smallridge (2017-2019), Chair
Kenneth Ain (2018-2021)
Inder Chopra (2016-2019)
Bernard Eskin (2016-2019)
Thomas Fahey (2018-2021)
Valerie Anne Galton (2018-2021)
Jacqueline Jonklaas (2018-2021)
Peter Kopp (2018-2021)
Stephen LaFranchi (2018-2021)
Elizabeth McAninch (2018-2021)
Sandra McLachlan (2017-2020)
Dan Mihailescu (2018-2021)
Carla Moran (2018-2021)
John Morris (2018-2021)
Fadi Nabhan (2015-2021)
Board liaison: J. Woody Sistrunk
Staff Liaison: Bobbi Smith

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International Coordinating Committee Charge

  • Sister society presidents and secretaries who meet annually to discuss international thyroid issues
  • Select Program Organizing Committee Representatives to the International Thyroid Congress

The International Coordinating Committee shall consist of the current President, the Secretary/COO and the Executive Director.  The International Coordinating Committee will work closely with each of the other Thyroid Associations to help propose meeting sites and times and to help coordinate all relevant scientific, economic, and geographical considerations relevant to International Meetings.

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International Coordinating Committee (ICC) Roster

Victor Bernet (2015-2019)
Elizabeth Pearce (2018-2019)
Staff liaison: Bobbi Smith

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Internet Communications Committee Charge

The Internet Communications Committee serves as the Editorial Board of the ATA website.

Website Editorial Board Role:

  • Review website for accuracy and up-to-date content
  • Suggest revisions and supplemental content for the website that supports the ATA mission, communications and thyroid awareness
  • Evaluate web initiatives
  • Review web analytics and usage statistics
  • Recommend website updates to the Board of Directors

Communications and Social Media Role:

  • Participate in social media interactions that support the ATA social media strategy
  • Evaluate social media initiatives and collaboration opportunities
  • Provide suggestions to staff for ATA social media content
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Internet Communications Committee Roster

Website Editorial Board
Lynn Burmeister (2017-2019), Chair
Edward Chin (2018-2021)
Nazanene Esfandiari (2016-2019)
Avital Harari (2018-2021)
Mimi Hu (2018-2021)
Beatriz R. Olson (2018-2021)
Sarah Oltmann (2018-2021)
Ayzel Ozpinar (2016-2019)
Krishna Pinnamaneni (2017-2020)
Lawrence Drew Shirley (2016-2019)
Rupendra Shrestha (2018-2021)
Michael Thomas (2016-2019)
Mark Zafereo (2016-2019)
Board Liaison: Sally Carty
Staff Liaison: Carrie Prewitt, Kelly Hoff

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Laboratory Services Committee Charge

  • The role of the Laboratory Services Committee is to serve as a resource to the ATA and its membership on all aspects of clinical laboratory testing relevant to thyroid health and disease.
  • All members shall have a strong knowledge base and interest in clinical laboratory testing. Their combined knowledge base should cover most aspects of clinical laboratory practice relevant to clinical thyroidology.
  • At least three (3) member(s) shall be laboratory professionals or individuals primarily involved in clinical laboratory testing.
  • At least three (3) member(s) shall be (near) full time clinicians.
  • At least three (3) member(s) shall be basic or translational scientists or individuals primarily involved in such activities.
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Lab Services Committee Roster

Xiaoyin Jiang (2018-2019), Chair
Alicia Algeciras-Schmnich (2018-2019), Past Chair
Shema Ahmad (2018-2021)
Zubair Baloch (2016-2019)
Joel Ehrenkranz (2017-2020)
Sina Jasim (2018-2021)
George Kahaly (2018-2021)
Chienying Liu (2018-2021)
Virginia LiVolsi (2016-2019)
Virginia Sarapura (2017-2020)
Vivian Weiss (2018-2021)
Board Liaison: Josh Klopper
Staff Liaison: Kelly Hoff

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Membership Panel Charge

  • Membership promotion, domestic and international
  • Membership recruiting and retention
  • Membership needs, programs and services
  1. The Membership Panel shall consist of up to four members.
  2. It is the duty of the Membership Panel to receive and review all applications for membership in the Association. The major criterion for membership shall be evidence of scholarly interest in the thyroid gland.
  3. The names of those applicants whose credentials fulfill the requirements for membership and are approved for membership shall be referred to the Board of Directors.
  4. The Membership Panel through the Secretary shall inform in writing those applicants who have been rejected or held over of the action of the panel and the reason for that decision.
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Membership Panel Roster

Celeste Hart (2017-2019) Chair
Elizabeth Cottrill (2017-2020)
Tyler Drake (2018-2021)
Jennifer Mammen (2017-2020)
Vishnu Sundaresh (2018-2021)
Board Liaison: Angela Leung
Staff Liaisons: Carrie Prewitt

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Nominating Committee Charge

  • Call for Nominations
  • Evaluate and propose candidates for office
  1. The ATA Nominating Committee is charged with providing the membership with a slate of candidates to fulfill the Boards commitment to diversity and representation. The ATA strongly endorses the concept that our organization should be led by a balanced and representative governing body that reflects the ATA’s membership in terms of gender, professional specialty, practice setting, and academic activities.
  2. After ascertaining willingness to serve on the part of the potential nominees, the Nominating Committee shall nominate at least two members for the offices of President and Directors. The nominating committee shall notify the Secretary of those members nominated at least 75 days prior to each annual meeting. The Secretary shall then notify the membership of the proposed candidates for elective office. Within the next thirty days, nominations by petition for elective office may be submitted. Such petitions require the signatures of at least 5% of the active members. Ballots are to be sent to the membership thirty days in advance of the annual meeting.
  3. If nominated, the Nominating Committee chairperson and members may not stand as a candidate for any office during his or her tenure on the Committee. It is important that they be informed of this restriction at the time they are offered the opportunity to join the committee.
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Nominating Committee Roster

Susan Sherman (2018-2019), Chair
Laura Boucai (2017-2020)
Kenneth Burman (2016-2019)
Gerard Doherty (2018-2021)
Sissy Jhiang (2017-2020)
John Morris (2018-2021)
Steven Sherman (2018-2021)
Maisie Shindo (2018-2021)
Peter Singer (2018-2021)
Robert Smallridge (2016-2019)
Kristin Vella (2017-2020)
Board Liaison: Julie Ann Sosa
Staff Liaison: Sharleene Cano

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Patient affairs and Education Charge

  • Public forums and Alliance for Thyroid Patient Education
  • Website resources for patients
  • Friends of the ATA members and e-news
  • Clinical Thyroidology for Patients

The Chair will be an ATA member with preference for that individual being a practicing clinician. The committee should have one or more patient representatives, either from one of ATA’s patient alliance groups or from the community.

Five members shall constitute a quorum. Clinicians and clinical researchers with an interest in patient education should comprise the majority of the committee members.

The overarching goal for the Patient Affairs and Education Committee, as defined by ATA’s Strategic Plan, is to continually identify and pursue opportunities in support of the ATA goal of being the patient-preferred resource for education and information pertaining to thyroid disease.

These efforts will include but not be limited to:

  1. Compose, edit and update the patient education brochures on the ATA website, with input from other committees and subject to Board approval.
  2. Review and recommend updates to all content on the patient education site on the ATA website.
  3. Active outreach and collaboration with other ATA committees and lay based patient education groups.
  4. Collaboration with sister professional societies with regard to thyroid patient education.
  5. Participate in the organization, development and presentation of education programs targeted to thyroid patients and the public
  6. Plan and coordinate the Patient Forum held at the Annual ATA Meeting, as well as other community impact events throughout the year.  Maintain adequate ATA member representation at patient affairs events.
  7. Explore opportunities for fundraising to support patient education and thyroid research, in coordination with Development Committee.
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Patient Affairs & Education Committee Roster

Trevor Angell (2017-2019), Co-chair
Regina Castro (2015-2019), Co-chair
Gary Bloom (2015-2019)
Don Bodenner (2017-2020)
Kimberly Dorris (2018-2021)
Allen Ho (2018-2021)
Ken Kazahaya (2017-2020)
Sandra Licht (2018-2021)
Carolyn Maxwell (2016-2019)
Michele Merten (2018-2021)
Mary Catherine Petermann (2015-2019)
Siobhan Pittock (2017-2020)
Joseph Scharpf (2018-2021)
Vibhavasu Sharma (2015-2020)
Antonia Stephen (2018-2021)
Steven Waguespack (2016-2019)
Jonathan Wasserman (2017-2020)
Board Liaison: Woody Sistrunk
Staff Liaison: Kelly Hoff

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Program Committees Charge

  • Program for Annual Meeting
  • CME Symposia
  • Sawin Historical Vignette
  • Bauman Clinical Symposium
  • Programs for Spring Meetings and Symposia
  1. The Annual Program Committee shall consist of a balance of specialty areas with members serving staggered three-year terms. In general, the Co-chairs, will represent clinical and basic science and shall have been committee members for two years. The Program Committee shall select from abstracts submitted to it those topics, subjects, or papers that are to be presented at the scientific meetings of the Association and to arrange their order of presentation.
  2. No abstract, a major portion of which has been published or read before any other national or international meeting in North America shall be considered for presentation on the scientific program of the Association unless by special permission of the Program Committee.
  3. The committee may with the consent of the Board of Directors arrange for invited lectures or symposia as part of the scientific program.
  4. The Program committee shall follow the organizational timeline in order that faculty are invited, the program developed, and arrangements made by the headquarters’ staff to distribute the program. All accepted abstracts will be published unless withdrawn by the author.
  5. Those who have submitted abstracts and titles for the program will be informed as quickly as possible of the action of the committee after its deliberations.
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Program Committee – Annual 2019 Roster

Mona Sabra (2018-2019), Co-chair
Antonio Di Cristofano (2018-2019), Co-Chair
Kevin T. Brumund (2018-2021)
Maria Cabanillas (2017-2020)
Herbert Chen (2017-2020)
John Al Copland (2018-2021)
Terry Davies (2013-2019)
Catherine A. Dinauer (2017-2020)
Haixia Guan (2016-2019)
Bryan Haugen (2016-2019)
Jacqueline Jonklaas (2017-2020)
Tim Korevaar (2016-2019)
Angela Leung (2017-2020)
Carmelo Nucera (2016-2019)
Robin Peeters (2017-2020)
Sanziana Roman (2016-2019)
Mary Samuels (2016-2019)
Christine Spitzweg (2018-2021)
David Steward (2018-2021)
Yaron Tomer (2015-2019)
Paul Yen (2017-2020)
Michael McDermott, CME Course Director
Board Liaison: Elizabeth Pearce
Staff Liaisons: Adonia Coates, Bobbi Smith

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Program Committees Charge

  • Program for Annual Meeting
  • CME Symposia
  • Sawin Historical Vignette
  • Bauman Clinical Symposium
  • Programs for Spring Meetings and Symposia
  1. The Annual Program Committee shall consist of a balance of specialty areas with members serving staggered three-year terms. In general, the Co-chairs, will represent clinical and basic science and shall have been committee members for two years. The Program Committee shall select from abstracts submitted to it those topics, subjects, or papers that are to be presented at the scientific meetings of the Association and to arrange their order of presentation.
  2. No abstract, a major portion of which has been published or read before any other national or international meeting in North America shall be considered for presentation on the scientific program of the Association unless by special permission of the Program Committee.
  3. The committee may with the consent of the Board of Directors arrange for invited lectures or symposia as part of the scientific program.
  4. The Program committee shall follow the organizational timeline in order that faculty are invited, the program developed, and arrangements made by the headquarters’ staff to distribute the program. All accepted abstracts will be published unless withdrawn by the author.
  5. Those who have submitted abstracts and titles for the program will be informed as quickly as possible of the action of the committee after its deliberations.
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Program Committee – Spring symposium 2019 Roster

Jennifer Sipos, Co-Chair
Ralph Tufano, Co-Chair
Zubair Baloch
Regina Castro
Andrew Gianoukakis
Melanie Goldfarb
Megan Haymart
Allen Ho
Ana Kiess
Jill Langer
Michael Singer
Board Liaison: Elizabeth Pearce
Staff Liaisons: Adonia Coates, Bobbi Smith

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Publications Committee Charge

Publications Committee will work with the Board of Directors (BOD) to maintain the relationship between the Association, the Editors-in-Chief and the publisher. The Committee members will read/review all journals, print and electronic, and suggest improvements or changes to content, design, and distribution. The Editors-in Chief shall be ex officio members of this committee and provide written reports twice a year in Q2 and Q4.

The Committee will:

  • Submit all action items to the Board of Directors for approval
  • Maintain familiarity with the policies governing publications and publications related social media
  • Provide guidance and advice to the Editors
  • Review the publications financials
  • Serve as an interface between the Association and its Editors-in-Chief
  • Respect the editorial independence of the editors
  • Advise the Board on new directions for the journal program and publications
  • Develop surveys regarding readership needs and publication goals
  • Provide strategic direction for use of social media to promote the journals
  • Review key publication metrics – submissions, web analytics, downloads, page views, distribution, impact factor
  • Chair serves as a liaison to the Board of Directors and the Publisher

Editor-in-Chief selection:

  • Selection task force will follow the EIC selection as detailed in the ATA policies and procedures
  • Chair serves as chair of the selection task force for the Editors-in-Chief with selected volunteers appointed by the ATA President-elect
  • Nominees for Editors-in-Chief are to be approved by Board
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Publications Committee Roster

Brendan Stack, Chair (2017-2019)
Salah Bouyoucef (2016-2019)
Ricardo Correa (2018-2021)
Alan Farwell, CT for the Public EIC
Sebastiano Filetti (2018-2021)
Abbey Fingeret (2018-2021)
Shirin Haddady (2016-2019)
W. Barry Inabnet, VideoEndocrinology EIC
Peter Kopp, Thyroid EIC
Angela Leung, Clinical Thyroidology EIC
Sareh Parangi (2014-2020)
Samuel Refetoff (2018-2021)
David Sharlin (2018-2021)
Board Liaison: Victor Bernet
Staff Liaison: Sharleene Cano,  Bobbi Smith

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Public Health Committee Charge

  • Public Health advocacy, initiatives and education

It is the duty of the Public Health committee to receive, review, and prepare responses to information relevant to public health issues and the thyroid. Committee members may be asked to represent the Association at public forums.

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Public Health Committee

Dan Toft (2018-2019), Chair
Ernest Asamoah, Past Chair
Michael Bouvet (2018-2021)
Ricardo Correa (2017-2020)
Kaniksha Desai (2017-2020)
Susana Ebner (2018-2021)
Garth Essig (2018-2021)
Ulla Feldt-Rasmussen (2015-2021)
Larry Fox (2018-2021)
Meghan Garstka (2018-2021)
Valeria Guimaraes (2018-2021)
Sun Lee (2016-2019)
Donald McLeod (2017-2020)
Joanne Rovet (2018-2021)
Mark Sawicki (2016-2019)
Alex Tessnow (2018-2021)
Ad hoc KI issues: Arthur Schneider
Board Liaison: Andrew Bauer
Staff Liaison: Carrie Prewitt, Josette Paige

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Public Relations Committee Charge

  • Media Policy
  • Program Press Relations

The Public Relations Committee shall consist of the Past President, the President-elect and the Executive Director.  It is the duty of this committee to review and disburse press inquiries for appropriate referral.

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Public Relations Committee Roster

Charles Emerson, Past President, Co-Chair, Ex Officio
Martha Zeiger, Pres-elect, Co-Chair, Ex Officio
Staff Liaison: Bobbi Smith

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Research Committee Charge

  • Grant review for funding of thyroid research
  • Promotion of thyroid research awareness and funding by outside organizations

The Research Committee shall be concerned with the following areas:

  1. Review and score thyroid research grant applications based on scientific merit and select the projects to be funded.
  2. Review thyroid research grant program process and policies annually to ensure it commensurate with the National Institutes of Health’s standard grant submission process and policies. Make recommendations to change as needed.
  3. Evaluate progress of funded thyroid research projects to be reported to the ATA Board and grant funders.
  4. Review and approve/decline surveys to be sent to the ATA membership from outside organizations
  5. Provide guidance and support as needed to the Signaling Pathways Project to assist in the curation and reusability of datasets that are highly-relevant to investigators in the area of thyroid receptor signaling.
  6. Recommend changes to the Board as needed.
  7. Propose grantees to present at the annual meeting.
  8. Update publication citations from the research grants given by the ATA.
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Research Committee Roster

Melanie Goldfarb (2018-2019), Co-Chair
Carmelo Nucera (2018-2019), Co-Chair
Motoyasu Saji (2017-2019), Past Chair
Kristin Boelaert (2017-2020)
Cintia Citterio (2018-2021)
Ramona Dadu (2016-2019)
Chrysoula Dosiou (2017-2020)
Anthony Hollenberg (2017-2020)
Kirk Jensen (2016-2019)
Joanna Klubo-Gwiezdzinska (2018-2021)
Maria Papaleontiou (2018-2021)
Jason David Prescott (2016-2019)
Mabel Ryder (2018-2021)
Chris Umbricht (2014-2020)
Vasyl Vasko (2016-2019)
Su He Wang (2013-2019)
Board Liaison: Douglas Forrest, Rebecca Schweppe
Staff Liaison: Josette Paige

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Surgical Affairs Committee Charge

  • Fosters multidisciplinary, collaborative interactions
  • Plans educational activities
  • Identifies research efforts
  • Develops statements and guidelines

The Surgical Affairs Committee seeks to improve patient care by fostering multidisciplinary, collaborative interactions through actively participating in the development of clinical practice guidelines, the planning and implementation of educational activities, the identification and encouragement of joint research efforts, and working to increase surgical membership within the ATA.

  1. Co-chaired by a General Surgeon and an Otolaryngologist – Head and Neck Surgeon, each serving two years in a staggered rotation as appointed by the ATA President.
  2. Each chair serving as past-chair for one year.
  3. The committee will be balanced equally between head and neck surgeons and endocrine surgeons. Endocrinologists will also be invited to serve.
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Surgical Affairs Committee Roster

Kevin Brumund, Chair (2017-2019)
Rosemarie Metzger (2018-2020), Chair
Michael Singer (2018-2019), Chair-elect
Kepal Patel (2018-2019), Past chair
William Armstrong (2018-2021)
Louise Davies (2017-2020)
Quan-yang Duh (2016-2019)
Elizabeth Grubbs (2018-2021)
Steven Hodak (2016-2019)
Carrie Lubitz (2018-2021)
Matthew Ringel (2016-2019)
Richard Robbins (2018-2021)
David Shonka (2018-2021)
Geoffrey Thompson (2016-2019)
Tracy Wang (2018-2021)
Linwah Yip (2017-2020)
Geoffrey David Young (2016-2019)
Mark Zafereo (2018-2021)
Board Liaison: Tom Giordano
Staff Liaison: Sharleene Cano

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Trainees and Career Advancement Committee Charge

  • Primary responsibility for Fellows’ Programs and Initiatives
  • Promotes visibility of benefits of ATA to Fellows

The Trainees and Career Advancement Committee shall promote professional development and career advancement opportunities for trainees and early career professionals who are interested in advancing their knowledge of thyroid physiology, disease, and treatment.

  1. Plans educational opportunities and initiatives for trainees and early career members.
  2. Encourages and supports trainee research and participation in the ATA’s scientific programs.
  3. Fosters collegial relationships and interactions with thyroid experts and legacy members.
  4. Promotes visibility of benefits of ATA membership to trainees.
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Trainees and Career Advancement Roster

Jacqueline Kung, Co-Chair (2017-2019)
Tracy Tylee (2018-2019), Co-chair
Sarah Ahmadi (2017-2020)
Ernest Asamoah (2018-2021)
Brittany Bohinc Henderson (2013-2019)
Aime Franco (2017-2020)
Poorani Goundan (2018-2021)
Elizabeth Grubbs (2014-2019)
Salma Khan (2016-2019)
Paul Ladenson (2013-2019)
Lilah Morris-Wiseman (2017-2021)
Jennifer Morrison (2012-2020)
Susanne Neumann (2017-2020)
Mara Roth (2016-2019)
Julie Samantray (2016-2019)
Yun-Bo Shi (2016-2019)
Jay Silverberg (2018-2021)
Jennifer Sipos (2017-2019)
Johnson Thomas (2018-2021)
Marilene Wang (2017-2020)
Ari Wassner (2013-2019)
Steve Weitzman (2015 -2021)
Board Liaison: Rebecca Schweppe
Staff Liaison: Sharleene Cano

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GOALS of Women in Thyroidology (WIT):

Recruit and retain more women ATA members.

  • More than 50% of graduating medical students and about 50% of endocrine fellows are women, 37% of ATA members are women (up from 10% in 2002).
  • Actively recruit women endocrine fellows, members of other medical and scientific organizations, and authors of ATA abstracts and other publications about the thyroid.
  • Welcome and mentor new women Associate Members to promote collegiality, network scientifically and socially, and encourage progressing to Active Membership.

Increase women’s visibility within ATA.

  • Nominate more qualified women to committee and leadership positions.
  • Encourage and promote the nomination of more women for ATA awards.
  • Suggest the names of women to participate in the annual meeting scientific program.

Better address women’s thyroid health topics at ATA and other meetings.

  • Increase coverage of autoimmune thyroid disease, maternal hypothyroidism, and thyroid disease and obesity.

Engage Women in Thyroidology in technology to promote professional and personal interaction.

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Women in Thyroidology Roster

Sissy Jhiang (2018-2019), President
Whitney Goldner (2018-2019), Past President
Megan Haymart (2018-2019), President-Elect
Sophia Ali (2017-2019)
Brittany Avin (2017-2019)
Aime Franco (2017-2020)
Sabrina Gill (2017-2019)
Masha Livhits (2017-2020)
Spyridoula Maraka (2017-2020)
Neha Patel (2017-2019)
Jennifer Perkins (2017-2019)
Lourdes Quintanilla-Dieck (2018-2020)
Staff Liaison: Carrie Prewitt

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Ad Hoc or Temporary Committees Charge

The President shall appoint temporary or ad hoc committees as necessary for the fulfillment of the aims of the Association.

All ad hoc or temporary committees are terminated with the ending of the term in office of the President who made the appointment.

A report of the activities of each ad hoc committee shall be presented in writing to the Board of Directors and, at the discretion of the President, an oral report shall be given to the members at the annual meeting.

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Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer Guidelines


Keith Bible, Co-chair
Electron Kebebew, Co-Chair
Robert C. Smallridge, Past Chair
Douglas W. Ball
James D. Brierley
Juan P. Brito
Maria Cabanillas
Antonio Di Cristofano
Robert L. Foote
Thomas J. Giordano
Jan L. Kasperbauer
Kate Newbold
Yuri Nikiforov
Gregory W. Randolph
M. Sara Rosenthal
Anna M. Sawka
Manisha H. Shah
Ashok R. Shaha
Board Liaison: Victor J. Bernet
Staff Liaisons: Sharleene Cano

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Medullary Thyroid Cancer Registry

Mike Tuttle, Chair
Paula Hale
Jacqueline Jonklaas
Ex officio: Victor Bernet
Staff Liaison: Adonia Coates

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Multi-lateral Conference – Martinique

Victor Bernet, Chair
Gilbert Daniels
Jacqueline Jonklaas
Michael Tuttle
Staff liaison: Bobbi Smith

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EIC Thyroid Search Task Force

Brendan Stack, chair
Sheue-yann Cheng
Charles Emerson
Jerry Hershman
William Inabnet
Jacqueline Jonklaas
Peter Kopp
Spyridoula Maraka
Elizabeth Pearce
Robin Peeters
Vicki Cohn
Bobbi Smith
Sharleene Cano

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Executive Director Search

John Morris, Chair
Victor Bernet
Greg Brent
Charles Emerson
Jacqueline Jonklaas
Elizabeth Pearce
Julie Ann Sosa
Rebecca Schweppe
Dave Steward
Martha Zeiger

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Thyroid ®

Editor-in-Chief: Peter A. Kopp
The leading, peer-reviewed resource for original articles, patient-focused reports, and translational research on thyroid cancer and all thyroid related diseases.

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Thyroid® Editorial Board

Editor-in-Chief
Peter A. Kopp

Associate Editors

Keith C. Bible
Sheue-yann Cheng
Leonidas H. Duntas
Megan Haymart
Laszlo Hegedüs
Electron Kebebew
Tania Ortiga Carvalho
Elizabeth N. Pearce
Joachim Pohlenz
Douglas Ross
Douglas Van Nostrand
Mingzhao Xing

Editorial Board

Takashi Akamizu
Ali S. Alzahrani
Trevor Angell
Fereidoun Azizi
Jung Hwan Baek
Giuseppe Barbesino
Justine Barletta
Carlos Benbassat
Antonio C. Bianco
Martin Biermann
Bernadette Biondi
Lewis Braverman
Gabriela Brenta
Kenneth D. Burman
Luca Chiovato
Gilbert J. Cote
Louise Davies
Terry F. Davies – EDITOR EMERITUS
Quan-Yang Duh
Cosimo Durante
Rossella Elisei
Charles H. Emerson – EDITOR EMERITUS
Melanie Goldfarb
Haixia Guan
James V. Hennessey
Jerome Hershman – EDITOR EMERITUS
Sissy M. Jhiang
Jacqueline Jonklaas
Won Gu Kim
Edna T. Kimura
Shioko Kimura
Cari Kitahara
Irwin Klein
Josef Koehrle
Ronald J. Koenig
Tim Korevaar
Sophie Leboulleux
Virginia A. LiVolsi
Cary N. Mariash
Sandra McLachlan
Donald McLeod
Akira Miyauchi
Luc Morris
Yuji Nagayama
Ralf Paschke
Robin Peeters
Luca Persani
Gregory Randolph
Basil Rapoport
Salman Razvi
Scott Rivkees
Massimo Santoro
Anna Sawka
Arthur B. Schneider
Rebecca Schweppe
Bingyin Shi
Yun-Bo Shi
Youngkee Shong
Christine Spitzweg
Cord Sturgeon
Gerasimos Sykiotis
Weiping Teng
Franklin Tessler
Yaron Tomer
Graham R. Williams
Lori Wirth
Shunichi Yamashita
Michael W. Yeh
Michael Zimmermann

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Clinical Thyroidology ®

Editor-in-Chief: Angela M. Leung
Commentaries of the latest and impactful articles in the clinical thyroid literature are an important resource for those who care for patients with both benign and malignant thyroid disease.

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Clinical Thyroidology® Editorial Board

Editor-in-Chief
Angela M. Leung

Associate Editors

Trevor E. Angell
Martin Biermann
David S. Cooper
Catherine A. Dinauer
Charles H. Emerson
Stephanie Fish
Haixia Guan
Brian W. Kim
Tim I.M. Korevaar
Sun Y. Lee
Masha J. Livhits
Jochen Lorch
Lisa A. Orloff
Maria Papaleontiou
Elizabeth N. Pearce
Mary H. Samuels
Marius N. Stan
Daniel J. Toft
Douglas Van Nostrand
Tracy S. Wang
Michael W. Yeh

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VideoEndocrinology ™

Editor-in-Chief: William B. Inabnet III
Peer-reviewed videos of cutting-edge surgical and diagnostic imaging procedures covering thyroid, parathyroid, and adrenal tumors and diseases, with minimally invasive, robotic, and open surgical procedures.

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VideoEndocrinology™ Editorial Board

Editor-in-Chief
William B. Inabnet III

Associate Editors      

Ralph P. Tufano
R. Michael Tuttle
Michael W. Yeh

Editor Emeritus

Gerard M. Doherty, MD

Editorial Board  

Angkoon Anuwong
Eren Berber
Bruno Carnaille
Sally Carty
Shih-Ping Cheng
Giovanni Dapri
Quan-Yang Duh
Daniel Kelly
Stephanie Lee
Mira Milas
Barbra Miller
Sareh Parangi
Nancy Perrier
Gregory Randolph
Michael Singer
Brendan Stack
Cord Sturgeon
Hyunsek Suh
David Terris

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Clinical Thyroidology® for the Public

Clinical Thyroidology® for the Public summarizes selected research studies discussed in the previous month’s issue of Clinical Thyroidology, an official publication of the American Thyroid Association®.

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Clinical Thyroidology® for the Public Editorial Board

 

Editor
Alan P. Farwell

Editorial Board

Jessie Block-Galaraza
Gary Bloom
Alina Gavrila
Melanie Goldfarb
Shirin Haddady
Sun Lee
Joshua Klopper
Angela Leung
Priya Mahajan
Maria Papaleontiou
Jason D. Prescott
Marjorie Safran
Anna M. Sawka
Phillip Segal
Vibhavsu Sharma
Ebru Sulanc
Valentina Tarasova
Whitney Woodmansee