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Board of Directors

Charge

The Board of Directors is empowered to conduct the business of the Association between annual meetings.

Composition

The Board of Directors will consist of the President, the 2nd most recent Past President, the Immediate Past President, the President-elect, the Vice President, the Secretary, the Treasurer, the Chair of the Bylaws Committee, Chair of the Education Committee, Chair of the Electronic Communications Committee, Chair of the Development Committee, the Chair of the Finance Committee, Chair of the Strategic Planning Committee, Chair of the Membership Committee; the Editor of Academic Radiology; the President of the AAR Research and Education Foundation, the Presidents of SCARD, APDR, ACER, AMSER, RAHSR, RRA; the Senior Faculty Advisor of A3CR2; and the representatives of scholarly programs. The President may appoint up to three additional members as Members-at-Large. The President of A3CR2 will serve as an ex-officio, non-voting member of the Board of Directors.

RoleName
President Katherine A. Klein, MD
President-Elect Geoffrey D. Rubin, MD, MBA, FAAR
Vice-President Hanna Zafar, MD
Secretary David M. Naeger, MD, FAAR
Treasurer Pina C. Sanelli, MD, MPH
Immediate Past President Marta E. Heilbrun, MD, FAAR
Past President Jeffrey (Jerry) G. Jarvik, MD, MPH, FAAR
A3CR2 Senior Faculty Christopher P. Ho, MD
Academic Radiology Editor Priscilla J. Slanetz, MD, MPH, FAAR
ACER President Syed A. Jamal Bokhari, MBBS, MD
AMSER President Mahan Mathur, MD
APDR President Ernest F. Wiggins, MD
Bylaws Committee Chair Lucy Spalluto, MD
CERRAF Program Chair Ruth C. Carlos, MD, MS, FAAR
Communications Committee Chair Judith A. Gadde, DO
Development Committee Chair Vikas Gulani, MD, PhD
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee Chair Ann K. Jay, MD
Education Committee Chair Eric England, MD
Finance Committee Chair Shyam Sabat, MD, MBA
Fellow Nominating Committee Chair Janet Bailey, MD
International Relations Committee Chair Kristen K. DeStigter, MD, FAAR
Member-at-Large Carol Geer, MD
Member-at-Large Sarah S. Milla, MD
Membership Committee Chair Pina C. Sanelli, MD
Publications Committee Chair & R&E Foundation President Gelareh Sadigh, MD
RAHSR President Lars J. Grimm, MD
RRA President Nadja Kadom, MD
SCARD President Judy Yee, MD
Strategic Planning Committee Chair Marc Willis, DO, FACR
Well Being Committee Chair Sarah Averill, MD
A3CR2 President (non-voting) Manroop Kaur, MD

Committees

Charge

The Committee will select recipient(s) of the Memorial and any other awards of the Association whenever deemed appropriate by the Board of Directors. The selection of the Gold Medal Awards will be made by the Gold Medal Award Committee.

Composition

The Chair of the Awards Committee will be the Vice President. The Secretary and President-elect will serve as members of this committee.

Members
Geoffrey Rubin, MD, MBA, FAAR (Chair)Eric England, MDKara Gaetke-Udager, MDAllison Grayev, MDChristopher Ho, MDKatherine Klein, MDMichelle Miller-Thomas, MDTina Tailor, MDHanna Zafar, MDGrace Zhu, MD
Charge

The Bylaws Committee will prepare changes in the Bylaws or in the Regulations for presentation to the Board of Directors at the interim and annual meetings. The chair will serve as Parliamentarian during the annual business meeting.

Composition

Chair and undefined number of members appointed by the President.

Members
Lucy Spalluto, MD (Chair)Katherine Klein, MDColin Segovis, MDBenjamin Spilseth, MDHanna Zafar, MD
Charge

The committee shall oversee all aspects of the AAR's electronic presence on the internet, including the AAR web site. The committee will be responsible for making recommendations to the Board on the administration of the web site.

Composition

Appointed by AAR President to represent all affiliated societies.

Members
Judith Gadde, MBA, DO (Chair)Peter Bergquist, MDErin Cooke, MDSarah Desoky, MDChristopher Ho, MDSusan John, MDDorothy Lowell, MDChelsea Life, MDAmy Oliveira, MD
Charge

The Development Committee will explore sources of revenue to help support the activities of the AAR.

Composition

Consists of the AAR President-elect, Vice President, representatives of AAR, SCARD, APDR, ACER, AMSER, RRA, RAHSR, A3CR2, the Editor of Academic Radiology, the Chair of the Finance Committee, and representatives of any other corporately funded, jointly sponsored programs.

Members
Vikas Gulani, MD, PhD (Chair)Hediyeh Baradaran, MDMatthew Barish, MDRuth Carlos, MD, MS, FAARTara Catanzano, MDChloe Chhor, MDN. Reed Dunnick, MD, FAARRoberto Galuppo Monticelli, MDChristopher Ho, MDEman Mahdi, MBChB, MDMary Mahoney, MDRobert MartinRustain Morgan, MD, MSElizabeth Morris, MDShyam Sabat, MBA, MD
Charge

The committee will actively engage the membership in all aspects of diversity, promoting equity and a climate of inclusion within the AAR. The committee will identify challenges regarding diversity, equity, and inclusion, generating opportunities to increase representation of diverse populations throughout the organization.

Composition

Appointed by the President.

Members
Ann Jay, MD (Chair)Ernst Garcon, MDSusan Hobbs, MD, PhDFranklin IheanachoJacqueline Junn, MDNolan Kagetsu, MDDaniel Kawakyu-O'Connor, MDKatherine Klein, MDKatharine Lampen-Sachar, MDJessica Leschied, MD
Members
N. Reed Dunnick, MD, FAAR — Editor, Academic RadiologyOmer A. Awan, MD, MPHJocelyn D. Chertoff, MD, MS, FAARTessa S. Cook, MD, PhDRichard B. Gunderman, MD, PhD, FAARElizabeth A. Krupinski, PhDJames V. Rawson, MD, FAARKitt Shaffer, MD, PhDPriscilla J. Slanetz, MD, MPH, FAARChristopher M. Straus, MD, FAARShane A. Wells, MD
Charge

The Education Committee will encourage excellence in teaching as defined in Article II (Purpose) of the Bylaws: to encourage excellence in investigation, teaching and clinical practice; stimulate interest in academic radiology as a career; advance radiology as a medical science; represent academic radiology nationally and internationally; and support members in their professional development.

Composition

President appoints Chair and an undefined number of members.

Members
Eric England, MD (Chair)Hernan Bello, MDTara Catanzano, MDErin Cooke, MDCarolynn DeBenedectis, MDFrancis Deng, MDEric Dietsche, MDCarol Geer, MDChris Gu, MDMarion Hughes, MDJohn Leyendecker, MDMegan Mercer, MDPriya Mody, MDRyan Peterson, MDHeidi Wassef, MDJeffrey Weinstein, MD
Charge

The committee will review Fellow of the Association of Academic Radiology (AAR) nominations and recommend candidates for the Board of Directors' approval.

Composition

No fewer than five members including the Chair, appointed by the President. The Immediate Past President and second most recent Past President serve as ex-officio members.

Members
Janet Bailey, MD (Chair)Yoshimi Anzai, MD, MPH, FAARJocelyn Chertoff, MD, MS, FAARLori Deitte, MD, FAARJeffrey Guenette, MD, MPHJeffrey Jarvik, MD, MPH, FAARMichelle Miller-Thomas, MDChristopher Straus, MD, FAARStefan Tigges, MD, MSCR, FAARSrini Tridandapani, MD, PhD, MBA, FAAR
Charge

The Finance Committee will establish continuity in the supervision and monitoring of all fiscal activities of the Association including review of the annual budget and the operational budget for each annual meeting.

Composition

The chair is appointed by the President. The Treasurer and the chair of the Development Committee also serve. The Account Executive is a non-voting, ex-officio member.

Members
Shyam Sabat, MD, MBA (Chair)Chloe Chhor, MDLisa DeptulaVikas Gulani, MD, PhDNolan Kagetsu, MDDavid Naeger, MD, FACR, FAARJoseph Osborne, MDRajeev Suri, MD, FACR, MBA
Charge

The Gold Medal Award Committee will present its recommendation(s) to the Board of Directors by December 15th of the year preceding the year the award is given.

Composition

The chair is the second most recent Past-President of AAR. The committee consists of three other AAR members selected by the President.

Members
Priscilla Slanetz, MD, MPH, FAAR (Chair)Majid Chalian, MD
Charge

To explore, identify, advise, and make recommendations to promote international opportunities related to graduate and post-graduate medical and radiological education and training, membership and member benefits, and excellence in research and patient care.

Composition

The AAR President appoints the chair. Committee consists of AAR members in good standing, with representation by members of SCARD, APDR, and a minimum of three Affinity Groups.

Members
Kristen DeStigter, MD (Chair)Angela Choe, MDN. Reed Dunnick, MD, FAARCarol Geer, MDChristopher Ho, MDNoelle Hoven, MDIlana Kafer, MDEmily Lippincott, MDLinda Probyn, MDNucharin Supakul, MDSilanath Terpenning, MDJorge Vidal, MD
Charge

The Membership Committee will review all new membership applications needing further evaluation and submit recommendations to the Board of Directors. The committee will encourage and facilitate the recruitment of new members.

Composition

The Chair is chosen by the President. The Secretary serves on the committee with other members appointed by the President.

Members
Pina Sanelli, MD (Chair)Jeffrey Alpert, MDDavid Brandon, MDAriadne DeSimone, MD, MPHStella Kang, MDLaurie Margolies, MDChristopher Mudge, MDJorge Vidal, MDGary Whitman, MD, FAARHanna Zafar, MDWenhui Zhou, MD, PhD
Charge

The function of this committee is to nominate the candidate for Treasurer. The chair will present the nominee for election at the annual business meeting.

Composition

The chair of the Nominating Committee is the Immediate Past President of the Association.

Members
Jeffrey Jarvik, MD, MPH, FAAR (Chair)Elizabeth Hecht, MD, FACRLucy Spalluto, MD
Charge

The Program Planning Committee will organize the Program, including scientific sessions, for the Annual Meeting and may invite papers for presentation from anyone, whether a member or not.

Composition

Chair is the President-elect. Consists of Program Track Chairs, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer, Immediate Past President, Chairs of Program Committees of APDR, SCARD, ACER, AMSER, RAHSR, RRA, APCR, and the Senior Faculty Advisor of A3CR2.

Members
Katherine Klein, MD (Chair)Omer Awan, MD, MPHMatthew Barish, MDRuth Carlos, MD, MS, FAARPaul Cronin, MBBCh, FAARKristen DeStigter, MDEric England, MDRichard Gunderman, MD, PhD, FAARChristopher Ho, MDAnn Jay, MDAndrew Rosenkrantz, MD, MPH, FAARDorothy Sippo, MD, MPH
Charge

The Publications Committee will promote the highest standards of care, research, education, ethics and health policy through coordination of the AUR's scholarly publications. The committee carries out the annual performance review of the Editor-in-Chief and oversees recruitment of the Editor-in-Chief.

Composition

The Chair is selected by the President. The committee consists of the Chair and at least three other members.

Members
Gelareh Sadigh, MD (Chair)Patricia Balthazar, MDJudah Burns, MDMajid Chalian, MDLars Grimm, MDEdwin Gulko, MDKate Hanneman, MD, MPHMelina Hosseiny, MDDouglas Katz, MDMina Makary, MDBeatriz MasJunaid Raja, MD, MPH, MS
Members
Katherine Klein, MD (Chair)Muhammad Abdullah, MBBSPatricia Balthazar, MDJayapalli Bapuraj, MDMirelys Barrios, MDSeetharam Chadalavada, MD, MSAngela Choe, MDMark DeLano, MDSarah Desoky, MDSara Durfee, MDAshkan Eighaei Sedeh, MBChBKara Gaetke-Udager, MDMaryam Golshan-Momeni, MDHalemane Ganesh, MD, MBABrent Griffith, MDJeffrey Guenette, MD, MPHNathan Hull, MDIchiro Ikuta, MDNeena Kapoor, MDParisa Kaviani, MDClaudia F. Kirsch, MDGayathri KS, MBBSShweta Kumar, MDEdward Lawrence, MD, PhDKathryn Lowry, MDMina Makary, MDPriya Manapragada, MDOmar Msto Hussain Nasser, MDAfarin Neishabouri, MDXuan V. Nguyen, MD, PhDSarv Priya, MDLinda Probyn, MDDavid Pryluck, MD, MBAAli Rastegarpour, MDAndrew Rosenkrantz, MD, FAARAnna Rozenshtein, MD, FACR, MPHLonie Salkowski, MD, FACR, PhDColin Segovis, MDDorothy Sippo, MDMichael Sneider, MDAgatha Stanek, MD, FRCPCTrevor Thompson, MDBrent Weinberg, MD, PhDGary Whitman, MD, FAARVahid Yaghmai, MD, MSJudy Yee, MD
Charge

The Strategic Planning Committee shall focus on the future of the Association and make recommendations to the Board of Directors regarding long-range direction and strategic planning activities.

Composition

The AAR President, President-elect and Vice President serve as members on this committee.

Members
Marc Willis, DO, FACR (Chair)Kamran Ali, MDAlison Chetlen, DORobert French, MDChristopher Hess, MD, PhDIchiro Ikuta, MD, MScJean Kunjummen, DODavid Naeger, MD, FAARJoseph Philip, MDJames Rawson, MD, FAARDavid Sarkany, MDBiren Shah, MDAlex Westenfield, MDCarissa White, MDJudy Yee, MD
Charge

The Committee will select the AAR Trainee Prizes.

Composition

The Chair is the AAR President-elect. The A3CR2 Senior Faculty Advisor and the AMSER and APDR Program Chairs serve on the Committee.

Members
Katherine Klein, MD (Chair)Brent Griffith, MDChristopher Ho, MDMichelle Miller-Thomas, MD
Charge

The committee will work to identify sources of burnout specific to radiology faculty and trainees, develop programs and compile resources that help cultivate practices which build resilience and foster a healthy learning and working environment.

Composition

Appointed by the President.

Members
Sarah Averill, MD (Chair)Constantine Burgan, MDReni Butler, MDAlison Chetlan, DOLori Deitte, MD, FAARSamantha Harrington, MDTara Holm, MDKatie Marchak, MDMelissa Reichman, MDMichele Retrouvey, MDMonica Sheth, MDElizabeth Snyder, MDAaron Wyse, MDLuke Yoon, MD
AAMC Council of Faculty & Academic Societies (CFAS)

Jocelyn D. Chertoff, MD, MS, FAAR — Senior Representative
Lily Belfi, MD — Junior Representative

AAMC Women's Liaison

Alison L. Chetlen, DO

ABR Representative

Cheri L. Canon, MD

Academy's Council of Early Career Investigators in Imaging

Jonathan D. Lindquist, MD

ACR Councilor

Yoshimi Anzai, MD, MPH, FAAR

AMA Representative

Stephen Chan, MD
Shyam Sabat, MD (Alternate)

AMA-CPT Advisory Committee Representative

Shiva Gupta, MD
Christina Marks, MD (Alternate)

AMA-RUC Advisor

Melissa A. Davis, MD
Gaurang V. Shah, MD (Alternate)

NCRP

Douglas Katz, MD

Editor in Chief & Deputy Editors

N. Reed Dunnick, MD, FAAR — Editor in Chief

Osmanuddin Ahmed, MD

William F. Auffermann, MD, PhD

Omer A. Awan, MD, MPH

Ravikanth Balaji, MD

Leonard F. Berliner, MD

Robert H. Brown, MD, MPH

Jennifer Bullen, MS

Antonia S. Caldwell, MD

Aristides Capizzano, MD

Brett W. Carter, MD

Tara M. Catanzano, MD

Teresa Chapman, MD, MA

Jocelyn D. Chertoff, MD, MS, FAAR

Suzanne T. Chong, MD

Linda C. Chu, MD

Tessa S. Cook, MD, PhD

Carolynn M. DeBenedectis, MD

Colin P. Derdeyn, MD

Kristen K. DeStigter, MD

Stamatia V. Destounis, MD

Qian Dong, MD

Eric B. England, MD

Ritu R. Gill, MBBS

Allison M. Grayev, MD

Lauren Green, MD

Richard B. Gunderman, MD, PhD, FAAR

Rajan T. Gupta, MD

Christopher P. Hess, MD, PhD

Susan K. Hobbs, MD, PhD

Hero Hussain, MD

Paula M. Jacobs, PhD

Saurabh Jha, MBBS

Sheryl G. Jordan, MD

Aparna Joshi, MD

Aya Kamaya, MD

Minhaj S. Khaja, MD, MBA

John Kim, MD

Mark A. Kliewer, MD

Friedrich D. Knollman, MD, PhD

Elizabeth A. Krupinski, PhD

Jonathan B. Kruskal, MD, PhD

Elizabeth Lee, MD

Remy R. Lobo, MD

M. Victoria Marx, MD

Claudia R. Mello-Thoms, PhD

Cecilia L. Mercado, MD

Mark E. Mullins, MD, PhD, FAAR

David M. Naeger, MD, FAAR

Elsie Nguyen, MD

M. Elizabeth Oates, MD

Sophie Paqueralt, PhD

Linda J. Probyn, MD

James V. Rawson, MD, FAAR

Michael P. Recht, MD

Ingrid Reiser, PhD

Rahim Rizi, PhD

Eric M. Rohren, MD, PhD

Pina C. Sanelli, MD

David S. Sarkany, MD

Mary H. Scanlon, MD

U. Joseph Schoepf, MD

Monica M. Sheth, MD

Priscilla J. Slanetz, MD, MPH, FAAR

Andrew Smith, MD, PhD

Jadranka Stojanovska, MD, MS

Christopher M. Straus, MD, FAAR

Ronald M. Summers, MD, PhD

Alexey Surov

Alexander L. Towbin, MD

Srini Tridandapani, MD, PhD, MBA, FAAR

Yoshito Tsushima, MD

Baris Turkbey, MD

Ashish P. Wasnik, MD

Bruce A. Wasserman, MD

Emily M. Webb, MD

Shane A. Wells, MD

Fu-Zong Wu, MD

Huadan Xue, MD