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The American Thoracic Society (ATS) is a nonprofit organization focused on improving care for pulmonary diseases, critical illnesses and sleep-related breathing disorders. It was established in 1905 as the
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Formation | 1905 |
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Headquarters | New York, New York |
Membership | 16000+ |
President | M. Patricia Rivera, MD, ATSF |
Website | https://www.thoracic.org |
Formerly called | American Sanatorium Association 1905-1938; American Trudeau Society 1938-1960 |
American Sanatorium Association, and changed its name in 1938 to the American Trudeau Society. In 1960, it changed its name again to the American Thoracic Society. Originally the medical section of the American Lung Association, the Society became independently incorporated in 2000 as a 501 (c) (3) organization.
Medical and scientific areas of interest
Pulmonology, critical care, sleep medicine, infectious disease, pediatrics, allergy/immunology, thoracic surgery, behavioral science, environmental and occupational medicine, physiology, molecular biology, among others.[1]
Membership
More than 15,000 physicians, research scientists, and nurses and other allied healthcare professionals (32 percent of whom work outside the United States).[2]
ATS Assemblies
The interests of members are represented by the Society's 14 specialty-specific assemblies and 2 sections.[3]
Chapters and activities
With the overarching goal of advancing the Society's mission, each chapter represents a state or other geographical area and includes, in its membership ATS members.[4] The ATS also works to engage its members around the globe.
Past Presidents
No.[5] | Name | Term |
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1 | William B. Tucker, MD | 1960-1961 |
2 | Robert H. Ebert, MD | 1961-1962 |
3 | H. William Harris, MD | 1962-1963 |
4 | William R. Barclay, MD | 1963-1964 |
5 | William S. Schwartz, MD | 1964-1965 |
6 | Winthrop N. Davey, MD | 1965-1966 |
7 | John S. Chapman, MD | 1966-1967 |
8 | Robert L. Yeager, MD | 1967-1968 |
9 | Joseph B. Stocklen, MD | 1968-1969 |
10 | James F. Hammarsten, MD | 1969-1970 |
11 | Eugene D. Robin, MD | 1970-1971 |
14 | James Kieran, MD | 1971-1972 |
15 | Alan K. Pierce, MD | 1972-1973 |
16 | Jay A. Nadel, MD | 1973-1974 |
17 | Gareth M. Green, MD | 1974-1975 |
18 | Attilio D. Renzetti, Jr., MD | 1975-1976 |
19 | Hans Weill, MD | 1976-1977 |
20 | Richard L. Riley, MD | 1977-1978 |
21 | Donald F. Tierney, MD | 1978-1979 |
22 | Marvin A. Sackner, MD | 1979-1980 |
23 | Anne L. Davis, MD | 1980-1981 |
24 | John F. Murray, MD | 1981-1982 |
25 | Robert B. Mellins, MD | 1982-1983 |
26 | Roland H. Ingram, Jr., MD | 1983-1984 |
27 | Clarence A. Guenter, MD | 1984-1985 |
28 | Kenneth M. Moser, MD | 1985-1986 |
29 | Gordon L. Snider, MD | 1986-1987 |
30 | Gerard M. Turino, MD | 1987-1988 |
31 | Joseph H. Bates, MD | 1988-1989 |
32 | Kenneth L. Brigham, MD | 1989-1990 |
33 | A. Sonia Buist, MD | 1990-1991 |
34 | Herbert Y. Reynolds, MD | 1991-1992 |
35 | James D. Crapo, MD | 1992-1993 |
36 | J.T. Sylvester, MD | 1993-1994 |
37 | Gary W. Hunninghake, MD | 1994-1995 |
38 | Leonard D. Hudson, MD | 1995-1996 |
39 | Philip C. Hopewell, MD | 1996-1997 |
40 | Talmadge E. King, Jr., MD | 1997-1998 |
41 | Edward R. Block, MD | 1998-1999 |
42 | Jeffrey L. Glassroth, MD | 1999-2000 |
43 | William J. Martin, II, MD | 2000-2001 |
44 | Adam Wanner, MD, ATSF | 2001-2002 |
45 | Thomas R. Martin, MD | 2002-2003 |
46 | Homer A. Boushey, Jr., MD | 2003-2004 |
47 | Sharon I.S. Rounds, MD, ATSF | 2004-2005 |
48 | Peter D. Wagner, MD | 2005-2006 |
49 | John E. Heffner, MD | 2006-2007 |
50 | David H. Ingbar, MD, ATSF | 2007-2008 |
51 | Jo Rae Wright, PhD | 2008-2009 |
52 | J. Randall Curtis, MD, MPH | 2009-2010 |
53 | Dean E. Schraufnagel, MD, ATSF | 2010-2011 |
54 | Nicholas S. Hill, MD | 2011-2012 |
55 | Monica Kraft, MD, ATSF | 2012-2013 |
56 | Patricia W. Finn | 2013-2014 |
57 | Thomas W. Ferkol, MD, ATSF | 2014-2015 |
58 | Atul Malhotra, MD, ATSF | 2015-2016 |
59 | David Gozal, MD, MBA, ATSF | 2016-2017 |
60 | Marc Moss, MD, ATSF | 2017-2018 |
61 | Polly Parsons, MD, ATSF | 2018-2019 |
62 | James Beck, MD, ATSF | 2019-2020 |
63 | Juan C. Celedón, MD, DrPH, ATSF | 2020-2021 |
64 | Lynn Schnapp, MD, ATSF | 2021-2022 |
65 | Greg Downey, MD, ATSF | 2022-2023 |
66 | M. Patricia Rivera, MD, ATSF | 2023-2024 |
Publications and educational activities
4 peer-reviewed journals:
- American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
- American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology
- Annals of the American Thoracic Society
- ATS Scholar
The Society offers Continuing medical education credits and nursing contact hours through its annual international conference.
The ATS advocates for improved respiratory health for patients in the United States and around the globe. The Society is actively involved securing funds for basic and clinical research, establishing global tuberculosis and tobacco control policies, enforcing the Clean Air Act, and lobbying for fair reimbursement for physician services under Medicare and other insurers.[6]
The ATS Patient Information Series is available electronically on the ATS website.
See also
References
- ^ "Overview". ATS website. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
- ^ "Membership". ATS website. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
- ^ "Assemblies". ATS website. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
- ^ "Chapters". ATS website. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
- ^ Society, American Thoracic. "ATS Conference 2024 - Past Presidents". conference.thoracic.org. Retrieved 2023-10-07.
- ^ "Advocacy". ATS website. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
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