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

American Thoracic Society
Formation1905
HeadquartersNew York, New York
Membership
16000+
President
Gregory Downey
Websitehttps://www.thoracic.org
Formerly called
American Sanatorium Association 1905-1938; American Trudeau Society 1938-1960

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.

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.[1]

Membership

More than 15,000 physicians, research scientists, and nurses and other allied healthcare professionals (32 percent of whom work outside the United States).[2]

ATS Assemblies

The interests of members are represented by the Society's 14 specialty-specific assemblies and 2 sections.[3]

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.[4] The ATS also works to engage its members around the globe.

Past Presidents[5]
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
14 James Kieran, MD 1971-1972
15 Alan K. Pierce, MD 1972-1973
16 Jay A. Nadel, MD 1973-1974
17 Gareth M. Green, MD 1974-1975
18 Attilio D. Renzetti, Jr., MD 1975-1976
19 Hans Weill, MD 1976-1977
20 Richard L. Riley, MD 1977-1978
21 Donald F. Tierney, MD 1978-1979
22 Marvin A. Sackner, MD 1979-1980
23 Anne L. Davis, MD 1980-1981
24 John F. Murray, MD 1981-1982
25 Robert B. Mellins, MD 1982-1983
26 Roland H. Ingram, Jr., MD 1983-1984
27 Clarence A. Guenter, MD 1984-1985
28 Kenneth M. Moser, MD 1985-1986
29 Gordon L. Snider, MD 1986-1987
30 Gerard M. Turino, MD 1987-1988
31 Joseph H. Bates, MD 1988-1989
32 Kenneth L. Brigham, MD 1989-1990
33 A. Sonia Buist, MD 1990-1991
34 Herbert Y. Reynolds, MD 1991-1992
35 James D. Crapo, MD 1992-1993
36 J.T. Sylvester, MD 1993-1994
37 Gary W. Hunninghake, MD 1994-1995
38 Leonard D. Hudson, MD 1995-1996
39 Philip C. Hopewell, MD 1996-1997
40 Talmadge E. King, Jr., MD 1997-1998
41 Edward R. Block, MD 1998-1999
42 Jeffrey L. Glassroth, MD 1999-2000
43 William J. Martin, II, MD 2000-2001
44 Adam Wanner, MD, ATSF 2001-2002
45 Thomas R. Martin, MD 2002-2003
46 Homer A. Boushey, Jr., MD 2003-2004
47 Sharon I.S. Rounds, MD, ATSF 2004-2005
48 Peter D. Wagner, MD 2005-2006
49 John E. Heffner, MD 2006-2007
50 David H. Ingbar, MD, ATSF 2007-2008
51 Jo Rae Wright, PhD 2008-2009
52 J. Randall Curtis, MD, MPH 2009-2010
53 Dean E. Schraufnagel, MD, ATSF 2010-2011
54 Nicholas S. Hill, MD 2011-2012
55 Monica Kraft, MD, ATSF 2012-2013
56 Patricia Finn, MD, ATSF 2013-2014
57 Thomas W. Ferkol, MD, ATSF 2014-2015
58 Atul Malhotra, MD, ATSF 2015-2016
59 David Gozal, MD, MBA, ATSF 2016-2017
60 Marc Moss, MD, ATSF 2017-2018
61 Polly Parsons, MD, ATSF 2018-2019
62 James Beck, MD, ATSF 2019-2020
63 Juan C. Celedón, MD, DrPH, ATSF 2020-2021
64 Lynn Schnapp, MD, ATSF 2021-2022
65 Greg Downey, MD, ATSF 2022-2023
66 M. Patricia Rivera, MD, ATSF 2023-2024

Publications and educational activities

4 peer-reviewed journals:

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.[6]

The ATS Patient Information Series is available electronically on the ATS website.

See also

References
  1. "Overview". ATS website. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  2. "Membership". ATS website. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  3. "Assemblies". ATS website. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  4. "Chapters". ATS website. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  5. Society, American Thoracic. "ATS Conference 2024 - Past Presidents". conference.thoracic.org. Retrieved 2023-10-07.
  6. "Advocacy". ATS website. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
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