IDSA Governance: Boards, Committees and Task Forces
IDSA Board of Directors
President:
Richard J. Whitley, MD, FIDSA
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, AL
Staff Contact:
Kathy Cortez
Executive Assistant to the Chief Executive Officer
(703) 299-0483
Fax: (703) 299-0204
kcortez@idsociety.org
Full list of Board members
Annual Meeting Program Committee
Chair:
Joel D. Ernst. MD, FIDSA
New York University School of Medicine
New York, NY
Staff Contact:
Sandra Vura Harwood, CMP
Vice President, Meetings and Education
(703) 299-0200
Fax: (703) 299-0204
sharwood@idsociety.org
Rachel Shnekendorf
Senior Education Officer
(703) 299-0879
Fax: (703) 299-0204
rshnekendorf@idsociety.org
Clinical Affairs Committee
Chair:
Daniel P. McQuillen, MD
Lahey Clinic
Burlington, MA
Staff Contact:
Jason Scull
Program Officer for Clinical Affairs
(703) 299-5146
Fax: (703) 299-0204
jscull@idsociety.org
Clinical Practice Meeting Work Group
Chair:
Lawrence P. Martinelli, MD, FIDSA
Consultants in ID
Lubbock, TX
Staff Contact:
Jason Scull
Program Officer for Clinical Affairs
(703) 299-5146
Fax: (703) 299-0204
jscull@idsociety.org
Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy Work Group
Chair:
Lawrence P. Martinelli, MD, FIDSA
Consultants in ID
Lubbock, TX
Staff Contact:
Jason Scull
Program Officer for Clinical Affairs
(703) 299-5146
Fax: (703) 299-0204
jscull@idsociety.org
Quality Improvement Task Force
Chair:
Michael Buckley, MD, FIDSA
UPHS
Philadelphia, PA
Staff Contact:
Jennifer J. Padberg, MPH
Vice President, Clinical Affairs
(703) 299-0162
Fax: (703) 299-0204
jpadberg@idsociety.org
Jason A. Scull
Program Officer for Clinical Affairs
(703) 299-5146
Fax: (866) 638-6840
jscull@idsociety.org
Survey Work Group
Chair:
Robert J. Citronberg, MD
Lutheran General Hospital
Park Rigde, IL
Staff Contact:
Jason Scull
Program Officer for Clinical Affairs
(703) 299-5146
Fax: (703) 299-0204
jscull@idsociety.org
Value of Infectious Diseases Specialists Task Force
Chair:
Steven K. Schmitt, MD
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Cleveland, OH
Staff Contact:
Jason Scull
Program Officer for Clinical Affairs
(703) 299-5146
Fax: (703) 299-0204
jscull@idsociety.org
Education Committee
Chair:
Kevin P. High, MD
Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Winston-Salem, NC
Staff Contact:
Rachel Shnekendorf
Senior Education Officer
(703) 299-0879
Fax: (703) 299-0204
rshnekendorf@idsociety.org
CME Sub-Committee
Chair:
Harry A. Gallis, MD, FIDSA
Cornelius, NC
Staff Contact:
Rachel Shnekendorf
Senior Education Officer
(703) 299-0879
Fax: (703) 299-0204
rshnekendorf@idsociety.org
General ID MOC Development Committee
Chair:
Nancy J. Dorman, MD, PhD
Jackson, MS
Staff Contact:
Rachel Shnekendorf
Senior Education Officer
(703) 299-0879
Fax: (703) 299-0204
rshnekendorf@idsociety.org
HIV MOC Development Committee
Chairs:
Kathleen E. Squires, MD
Jefferson Medical College
Philadelphia, PA
Michael Horberg, MD
Kaiser-Permanente
Oakland, CA
Staff Contact:
Kathleen Matikonis
Senior Education Officer
1300 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 300
Arlington, VA 22209
703-299-0200
Fax: 1-866-579-0939
kmatikonis@idsociety.org
Jennifer Rainy
Program Manager
HIVMA
1300 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 300
Arlington, VA 22209
703-299-5168
Fax: 703-299-8766
jrainey@hivma.org
Medical Curriculum Work Group
Lead:
Frederick S. Southwick, MD, FIDSA
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL
Staff Contact:
Rachel Shnekendorf
Senior Education Officer
(703) 299-0879
Fax: (703) 299-0204
rshnekendorf@idsociety.org
Seasonal & Pandemic Influenza Program Committee
Co-Chairs:
Arnold S. Monto, MD, FIDSA
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI
Richard J. Whitley, MD, FIDSA
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, AL
Staff Contact:
Sandra Vura Harwood, CMP
Vice President, Meetings and Education
(703) 299-0200
Fax: (703) 299-0204
sharwood@idsociety.org
Test Material Development Committee
Chair:
Cary Engleberg, MD, FIDSA
University of Michigan Medical Center
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Staff Contact:
Rachel Shnekendorf
Senior Education Officer
(703) 299-0879
Fax: (703) 299-0204
rshnekendorf@idsociety.org
EIN Executive Committee
Porject Directors:
Phil Polgreen, MD
Loreen Herwaldt, MD, FIDSA
EIN Project Directors
University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA
Staff Contact:
Jeanna S. Ray
Web and Electronic Communications Mananger
(703) 299-0878
Fax: (703) 299-0204
jray@idsociety.org
Finance Committee
Chair:
Richard F. Jacobs, MD, FIDSA
Arkansas Children's Hospital
Little Rock, AR
Staff Contact:
Donna M. Wilds
Vice President, Administration & Finance
(703) 299-0200
Fax: (703) 299-0204
dwilds@idsociety.org
ID Training Program Directors Committee
Chair:
John J. Zurlo, MD
Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Hershey, PA
Staff Contact:
Rachel Shnekendorf
Senior Education Officer
(703) 299-0879
Fax: (703) 299-0204
rshnekendorf@idsociety.org
National & Global Public Health Committee
Chair:
Deborah Cotton, MD, FIDSA
Boston University School of Medicine
Newton, MA
Staff Contact:
Vacant
Program Officer for Public Health
Antimicrobial Resistance Work Group
Chair:
Ruth Lynfield, MD, FIDSA
Minnesota Department of Health
St. Paul, MN
Staff Contact:
Vacant
Program Officer for Public Health
Pandemic Influenza Task Force
Chair:
Andrew T. Pavia, MD, FIDSA
University of Utah Medical Center
Salt Lake City, UT
Staff Contact:
Padma Natarajan, MPH, MS
Program Officer for Science and Research
(703) 299-1216
Fax: (703) 299-0204
pnatarajan@idsociety.org
Rapid Communications Work Group
Chair:
Marguerite A. Neill, MD
Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island
Pawtucket, RI
Staff Contacts:
Jeanna Ray
Web and Electronic Communications Mananger
(703) 299-0878
Fax: (866) 889-7614
jray@idsociety.org
Diana Olson
Vice President, Communications
(703) 299-0201
Fax: (703) 299-0204
dolson@idsociety.org
Nominations Committee
Chair:
Anne A. Gershon, MD, FIDSA
Columbia University College of Physicians
New York , NY
Staff Contact:
Kathy Cortez
Administrative Assistant to the Chief Executive Officer
(703) 299-0483
Fax: (703) 299-0204
kcortez@idsociety.org
Publications Committee
Chair:
Louisa E. Chapman, MD, MSPH, FIDSA
OCIID, NCZVED, CDC
Atlanta, GA
Staff Contact:
Diana Olson
Vice President, Communications
(703) 299-0201
Fax: (703) 299-0204
dolson@idsociety.org
Research Committee
Chair:
Louis Bernard Rice, MD
VA Medical Center
Cleveland, OH
Staff Contact:
Padma Natarajan, MPH, MS
Program Officer for Science and Research
(703) 299-1216
Fax: (703) 299-0204
pnatarajan@idsociety.org
Antimicrobial Availability Task Force
Chair:
John G. Bartlett, MD, FIDSA
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Baltimore, MD
Staff Contact:
Robert Guidos, JD
Vice President, Public Policy & Government Relations
(703) 299-0200
Fax: (703) 299-0204
rguidos@idsociety.org
Padma Natarajan, MPH, MS
Program Officer for Science and Research
(703) 299-1216
Fax: (703) 299-0204
pnatarajan@idsociety.org
Research on Resistance Work Group
Chair:
Louis B. Rice, MD
Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center
Cleveland, OH
Staff Contact:
Padma Natarajan, MPH, MS
Program Officer for Science and Research
(703) 299-1216
Fax: (703) 299-0204
pnatarajan@idsociety.org
Society Awards Committee
Chair:
Thomas G. Slama, MD, FIDSA
Indiana University School of Medicine
Indianapolis, IN
Assigned Staff:
Stephanie Cox
Communications and Web Programs Coordinator
(703) 740-4788
Fax: (866) 889-7614
scox@idsociety.org
Standards and Practice Guidelines Committee
Chair:
Stanley C. Deresinski, MD, FIDSA
Stanford University
Redwood City, CA
Assigned Staff:
Jennifer J. Padberg, MPH
Vice President, Clinical Affairs
(703) 299-0162
Fax: (703) 299-0204
jpadberg@idsociety.org
State & Regional Societies Board
Chair:
Donald H. Batts, MD, FIDSA
Michigan State University
Kalamazoo, MI
Assigned Staff:
Jason Scull
Program Officer for Clinical Affairs
(703) 299-5146
Fax: (703) 299-0204
jscull@idsociety.org
Joint Research Awards Committee
Chair:
Joshua D. Nosanchuk, MD, FIDSA
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Bronx, NY
Assigned Staff:
Stephanie Cox
Communications and Web Programs Coordinator
(703) 740-4788
Fax: (703) 299-0204
scox@idsociety.org