Meet Our Experts
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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
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Will Barrett
National Senior Director, Advocacy, Clean Air
Staff Expert
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Rabih I. Bechara, M.D.
Board DirectorScientific Advisory Committee
Pulmonology, Lung Cancer
Augusta University of Medicine
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Paul Billings
National Senior Vice President, Advocacy
Staff Expert
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Laura Kate Bender
National Assistant Vice President, Healthy Air
Staff Expert
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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
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David Tom Cooke, M.D., FACS
National Spokesperson
Lung (thoracic or chest) surgery, lung cancer
Associate Professor, University of California, Davis School of Medicine
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Afif El-Hasan, M.D.
National Spokesperson
Pediatric asthma and lung health
Pediatrician, Kaiser Permanente, California
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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
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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
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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
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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)
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Payel Gupta, M.D., FACAAI
National Spokesperson
Asthma, Allergy, Immunology, Pediatrics
SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Mt. Sinai Medical Center
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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
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David G. Hill, M.D.
Board DirectorDirector of Clinical Research
Pulmonology, adult asthma
Waterbury Pulmonary Associates
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine and Frank Netter College of Medicine at Quinnipiac University
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Sumita Khatri, M.D., MS
Vice Chair, Board of Directors and Mission ProgramsDirector Asthma Center
Cleveland Clinic
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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
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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)
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Juanita Mora, M.D.
National Spokesperson
allergy and immunology, pediatrics
Allergist/Immunologist, Chicago Allergy Center
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Katherine Pruitt
National Senior Director for Policy
American Lung Association
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Albert Rizzo, M.D., FACP
Chief Medical Officer
American Lung Association
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Cedric "Jamie" Rutland, M.D.
National Spokesperson
pulmonology, critical care
West Coast Lung
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S. Christy Sadreameli, M.D., MHS
National Spokesperson
Pediatric asthma and lung health, youth vaping
Pediatric Pulmonologist, Johns Hopkins Hospital
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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
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Stephanie Lovinsky-Desir, MD, MS
Volunteer Medical SpokespersonAssistant Professor of Pediatrics and Environmental Health Sciences and the Director of the Pediatric Pulmonary Division at Columbia University Irving Medical Center