Scientific Advisors | American Lung Association

John R. Balmes, M.D. National Spokesperson Air pollution, lung health and occupational exposures Professor of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco and Professor of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley
Rabih I. Bechara, M.D. Board of Directors, Scientific Advisory Committee, National Spokesperson Pulmonology, Lung Cancer Professor of Medicine Augusta University of Medicine
Brian W. Christman, M.D. Scientific Advisory Committee, National Spokesperson General pulmonary medicine and health effects of air pollution Professor and Vice-chair, Clinical Affairs and Associate Program Director, Medicine Residency Program, Vanderbilt University
David Tom Cooke, M.D., FACS National Spokesperson Lung (thoracic or chest) surgery, lung cancer Associate Professor, University of California, Davis Medical Center, UC Davis Health
Norman H. Edelman, M.D. Senior Scientific Advisor to the American Lung Association Professor, Internal Medicine, Preventive Medicine, Public Health, Stony Brook University
Afif El-Hasan, M.D. National Spokesperson Pediatric asthma and lung health Pediatrician, Kaiser Permanente, California
Panagis Galiatsatos, M.D., MHS National Spokesperson Pulmonology, tobacco cessation, public health, youth vaping Assistant Professor, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and Community Engagement Co-Director, Baltimore Breathe Center
Jamie Garfield, M.D. National Spokesperson Pulmonology Associate Professor of Clinical Thoracic Medicine and Surgery, Temple Lung Center, Temple University Hospital; Director of Quality Improvement and Patient Safety, Internal Medicine Residency; Core Clinical Educator, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
Jorge Gomez, M.D. Lung Cancer Expert Medical Advisory Panel, National Spokesperson Lung cancer, oncology Medical Director, Thoracic Oncology Program and World Trade Center oncology clinic, Mount Sinai
Traci Gonzales, APRN, PNP-C, AE-C National Spokesperson Pediatric asthma Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, McGovern Medical School, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth)
Payel Gupta, M.D., FACAAI National Spokesperson allergy, immunology, pediatrics ENT and Allergy Associates, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Mt. Sinai Medical Center
MeiLan K. Han, M.D. Scientific Advisory Committee, ACRC Principal Investigator, National Spokesperson COPD, interstitial lung disease, lung transplant and women's respiratory health Professor, Internal Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Michigan Health System and Director of the Michigan Airways Program
David G. Hill, M.D. Board of Directors, Scientific and Medical Editorial Review Panel, National Spokesperson Pulmonology, adult asthma Director of Clinical Research, Waterbury Pulmonary Associates
Meredith C. McCormack, M.D., MHS National Spokesperson, Scientific and Medical Editorial Review Panel Pulmonology, air pollution Associate Professor of Medicine & Medical Director, Pulmonary Function Laboratory, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University
Andrea McKee, M.D. Lung Cancer Expert Medical Advisory Panel, National Spokesperson Lung cancer, lung cancer screening Partner, Radiation Oncology Associates and Chairman of Radiation Oncology, Lahey Hospital & Medical Center (LHMC)
Cedric "Jamie" Rutland, M.D. National Spokesperson pulmonology, critical care Assistant Clinical Professor, University of California Riverside
S. Christy Sadreameli, M.D., MHS National Spokesperson Pediatric asthma and lung health, youth vaping Pediatric Pulmonologist, Johns Hopkins Hospital
Jacob Sands, M.D. National Spokesperson Lung cancer oncology, lung cancer screening, lung cancer stigma Thoracic Medical Oncologist, Harvard Medical School, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Instructor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School