Meet Our Experts

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

Will Barrett

Director, Advocacy, Clean Air

Staff Expert

Rabih I. Bechara, M.D.

Board Director Professor of Medicine

Scientific Advisory Committee

Pulmonology, Lung Cancer

Augusta University of Medicine

Paul Billings

National Senior Vice President, Advocacy

Staff Expert

Laura Kate Bender

National Assistant Vice President, Healthy Air

Staff Expert

Brian W. Christman, M.D.

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 School of Medicine

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

Asthma, Allergy, Immunology, Pediatrics

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 Director

Director of Clinical Research

Pulmonology, adult asthma

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)

Juanita Mora, M.D.

National Spokesperson

allergy and immunology, pediatrics

Allergist/Immunologist, Chicago Allergy Center

Katherine Pruitt

National Senior Director for Policy

American Lung Association

Albert Rizzo, M.D., FACP

Chief Medical Officer

Cedric "Jamie" Rutland, M.D.

National Spokesperson

pulmonology, critical care

West Coast Lung

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