American Thoracic Society
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
Also recorded as The American Thoracic Society · American Sanatorium Association · American Trudeau Society
American Thoracic Society
- Name
- American Thoracic Society
- Founded
- 1905
- Headquarters
- United States
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Key facts
Key facts
• Name — American Thoracic Society • Formation — 1905 • Former Name — American Sanatorium Association 1905-1938; American Trudeau Society 1938-1960 • Headquarters — New York, New York • Num Members — 30,000+ • Leader Title — President • Leader Name — Raed Dweik, MD, ATSF • Website — https: www.thoracic.org 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.
Documentary record
American Thoracic Society is an organisation recorded by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (established 1905). The founding of American Thoracic Society is dated 1905.
Medical and scientific areas of interest
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.
ATS Assemblies
ATS Assemblies
The interests of members are represented by the Society's 14 specialty-specific assemblies and 2 sections.
Chapters and activities
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. The ATS also works to engage its members around the globe.
Past Presidents
Past Presidents
• No. — Name — Term • 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 • 12 — James Kieran, MD — 1971-1972 • 13 — Alan K. Pierce, MD — 1972-1973 • 14 — Jay A. Nadel, MD — 1973-1974 • 15 — Gareth M. Green, MD — 1974-1975 • 16 — Attilio D. Renzetti, Jr., MD — 1975-1976 • 17 — Hans Weill, MD — 1976-1977 • 18 — Richard L. Riley, MD — 1977-1978 • 19 — Donald F. Tierney, MD — 1978-1979 • 20 — Marvin A. Sackner, MD — 1979-1980 • 21 — Anne L. Davis, MD — 1980-1981 • 22 — John F. Murray, MD — 1981-1982 • 23 — Robert B. Mellins, MD — 1982-1983 • 24 — Roland H. Ingram, Jr., MD — 1983-1984 • 25 — Clarence A. Guenter, MD — 1984-1985 • 26 — Kenneth M. Moser, MD — 1985-1986 • 27 — Gordon L. Snider, MD — 1986-1987 • 28 — Gerard M. Turino, MD — 1987-1988 • 29 — Joseph H. Bates, MD — 1988-1989 • 30 — Kenneth L. Brigham, MD — 1989-1990 • 31 — A. Sonia Buist, MD — 1990-1991 • 32 — Herbert Y. Reynolds, MD — 1991-1992 • 33 — James D. Crapo, MD — 1992-1993 • 34 — J.T. Sylvester, MD — 1993-1994 • 35 — Gary W. Hunninghake, MD — 1994-1995 • 36 — Leonard D. Hudson, MD — 1995-1996 • 37 — Philip C. Hopewell, MD — 1996-1997 • 38 — Talmadge E. King, Jr., MD — 1997-1998 • 39 — Edward R. Block, MD — 1998-1999 • 40 — Jeffrey L. Glassroth, MD — 1999-2000 • 41 — William J. Martin, II, MD — 2000-2001 • 42 — Adam Wanner, MD, ATSF — 2001-2002 • 43 — Thomas R. Martin, MD — 2002-2003 • 44 — Homer A. Boushey, Jr., MD — 2003-2004 • 45 — Sharon I.S. Rounds, MD, ATSF — 2004-2005 • 46 — Peter D. Wagner, MD — 2005-2006 • 47 — John E. Heffner, MD — 2006-2007 • 48 — David H. Ingbar, MD, ATSF — 2007-2008 • 49 — Jo Rae Wright, PhD — 2008-2009 • 50 — J. Randall Curtis, MD, MPH — 2009-2010 • 51 — Dean E. Schraufnagel, MD, ATSF — 2010-2011 • 52 — Nicholas S. Hill, MD — 2011-2012 • 53 — Monica Kraft, MD, ATSF — 2012-2013 • 54 — Patricia W. Finn — 2013-2014 • 55 — Thomas W. Ferkol, MD, ATSF — 2014-2015 • 56 — Atul Malhotra, MD, ATSF — 2015-2016 • 57 — David Gozal, MD, MBA, ATSF — 2016-2017 • 58 — Marc Moss, MD, ATSF — 2017-2018 • 59 — Polly Parsons, MD, ATSF — 2018-2019 • 60 — James Beck, MD, ATSF — 2019-2020 • 61 — Juan C. Celedón, MD, DrPH, ATSF — 2020-2021 • 62 — Lynn Schnapp, MD, ATSF — 2021-2022 • 63 — Greg Downey, MD, ATSF — 2022-2023 • 64 — M. Patricia Rivera, MD, ATSF — 2023-2024 • 65 — Irina Petrache, MD, ATSF — 2024-2025 • 66 — Raed Dweik, MD, ATSF — 2025-2026
Institutional history
Dated record
Institutional history
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1905
American Thoracic Society established.
1905
American Thoracic Society is recorded from 1905.
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- United States
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. The ATS Patient Information Series is available electronically on the ATS website.
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Documents and archives
reference work
- “American Thoracic Society”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
Reputable secondary · Wikipedia
- Wikidata, structured authority record Q467061: American Thoracic Society
Reputable secondary · Wikidata
authority file
- Gemeinsame Normdatei 40635-1, American Thoracic Society.
General reference · Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
Membership
More than 30,000 physicians, research scientists, and nurses and other allied healthcare professionals (32 percent of whom work outside the United States).
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Gemeinsame Normdatei 40635-1, American Thoracic Society.Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
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