AMSER Committees

AMSER committees are a great way to get involved with the organization, the committees are active and productive and always in need of new members. If you wish to be on a committee, please either contact the committee chair (click on committee link) or the current AMSER president.

Executive Committee

Marc H. Willis, DO  - President
Matthew S. Hartman, MD - Vice President
Judith A. Gadde, DO - Vice President-elect
Allison M. Grayev, MD - Chair - Secretary-Treasurer
C. Alexander Grieco, MD - Immediate Past President
Michelle M. Miller-Thomas, MD - Member-at-Large
Atul Agarwal, MD - Member-at-Large
David M. Naeger, MD, FAUR – Chair - Research and Scholarship Committee
Reed A. Omary, MD, MS, FAUR  - AUR President
Jason W. Stephenson, MD - Co-Chair, Curricular and Educational Resources Committee
Sravanthi Reddy, MD, FAUR - Chair, Rules Committee
Allison M. Grayev, MD - Chair, Membership Committee
Matthew S. Hartman, MD - Co-Chair, Curricular and Educational Resources Committee
Judith A. Gadde, DO - Chair, Website & Communications Committee
Mahan Mathur, MD - Editor-in-Chief, STARS Editorial Board
Christopher M. Straus, MD, FAUR - Chair, Long Range Planning Committee 

Awards Committee

Duration: (Chair) 1 year; members: 3 years with 1 or more reappointments possible

Members: Immediate Past President (Chair); 2 members appointed by President

Duties: To oversee and assist in determining AMSER alliance award winners

  • AMSER Henry Goldberg award for medical student presentations
  • AMSER Excellence in (Medical Student) Education Award (EEA)
    • To develop a list of potential recipients
    • Determining the short list or preferred recipient

  • Present updates at AUR and RSNA AMSER board meetings

Chair: C. Alexander Grieco, MD

Committee Members: TBD


Curricular and Educational Resources Committee

Duration: (Chair) 3 years with 1 or more reappointments possible; members: 3 years with 1 or more reappointments possible

Members: Chair, Ad Hoc members

Duties:

  • Aid in development of AMSER shared resources including: AMSER ID, AMSER RD
  • Update and maintain the AMSER national medical student curriculum
  • Evaluation of trainee posters and electronic presentations at AUR meeting
  • Present updates at AUR and RSNA AMSER board meetings
  • Maintain existing AMSER Professionalism module and AMSER Guide to Applying for Residency and develop new AMSER educational resources.
  • Solicit and develop new educational resources
  • Maintain and add to AMSER Resource Image database (ID) and AMSER Resource database (RD).

Qualifications: AMSER member

Election/selection: The President will select the Committee Chair, offered by the Nominating Committee, subject to the approval of the Executive Committee and the authorization of the membership at the annual meeting. Committee members will be selected by the Committee Chair, subject to the approval of the Executive Committee and to the authorization of the membership.

Time commitment: Committee Chair will attend AMSER Executive Committee meeting at AUR meeting and at RSNA meeting (in person or by teleconference). Chair and committee will communicate throughout the year to attend to committee business. Attendance at AMSER members’ meeting at AUR meeting is strongly encouraged for both Chair and committee members.

Co- Chair: Jason W. Stephenson, MD 
Co- Chair: Matthew S. Hartman, MD

Committee Members:

Shadi Aminololama-Shakeri, MD Mahan Mathur, MD
Judith K. Amorosa, MD Hazem M. Matta, DO
Oksana H. Baltarowich, MD Michelle M. McNamara, MD
Eve D. Clark, MD Nancy J. McNulty, MD
Erinn Cooke, MD, MPH Edward A. Michals, MD
Donald N. Di Salvo, MD Juan M. Olazagasti, MD
Sara Durfee, MD Joseph V. Philip, MD
Glenn C. Gaviola, MD Miriam Romero, MD
Allison M. Grayev, MD David S. Sarkany, MD
Jeffery Hogg, MD Maria C. Shiau, MD
Hyewon Hyun, MD Stacy E. Smith, MD
Liwei Jiang Jason W. Stephenson, MD
Kimi L. Kondo, DO Christopher M. Straus, MD, FAUR
Manickam Kumaravel, MD Colin Strickland, MD
Christina A. LeBedis, MD Pal Suranyi, MD, PhD
Stephen Ling, MD Smyrna Tuburan, MD
Maria A. Manning, MD Ashish P. Wasnik, MD
Melissa Manzer, MD Don C. Yoo, MD
Finance Committee
Marc H. Willis, DO - President
Allison M. Grayev, MD – Secretary - Treasurer
Matthew S. Hartman, MD – Vice President
Judith A. Gadde, DO – Vice President - Elect
Long Range Planning Committee

Duration: (Chair) 3 years with 1 or more reappointments possible; members: 3 years with 1 or more reappointments possible

Members: Chair, Ad Hoc members

Duties: Define the future path and goals of AMSER as an organization

Qualifications: AMSER member Election/selection: The President will select the Committee Chair, offered by the Nominating Committee, subject to the approval of the Executive Committee and the authorization of the membership at the annual meeting. Committee members will be selected by the Committee Chair, subject to the approval of the Executive Committee and to the authorization of the membership.

Time commitment: Committee chair will attend AMSER Executive Committee meeting at AUR meeting and at RSNA meeting (in person or by teleconference). Chair and committee will communicate throughout the year to attend to committee business. Attendance at AMSER members’ meeting at AUR meeting is strongly encouraged for both Chair and committee members.

Chair: Christopher M. Straus, MD, FAUR

Committee Members:

Eve D. Clark, MD
Christian W. Cox, MD
C. Alexander Grieco, MD
Timothy P. Kasprzak, MD
Katherine A. Klein, MD
Nancy J. McNulty, MD
Janet A. Neutze, MD
Erin E. O'Connor, MD
Sravanthi Reddy, MD, FAUR
Jason W. Stephenson, MD
Emily M. Webb, MD

Membership Committee

Duration: (Chair) 3 years with 1 or more reappointments possible; members: 3 years with 1 or more reappointments possible

Members: Chair, Ad Hoc members

Duties:

  • Planning ongoing mailings & activities for membership solicitation
  • Maintenance of membership list
  • Present updates at AUR and RSNA AMSER board meetings

Qualifications: AMSER member

Election/selection: The President will select the Committee Chair, offered by the Nominating Committee, subject to the approval of the Executive Committee and the authorization of the membership at the annual meeting. Committee members will be selected by the Committee Chair, subject to the approval of the Executive Committee and to the authorization of the membership.

Time commitment: Committee chair will attend AMSER Executive Committee meeting at AUR meeting and at RSNA meeting (in person or by teleconference). Chair and committee will communicate throughout the year to attend to committee business. Attendance at AMSER members’ meeting at AUR meeting is strongly encouraged for both Chair and committee members.

Chair: Allison M. Grayev, MD

Committee Members:

James M. Brian, MD
Erinn Cooke, MD, MPH
Donna Magid, MD, MED, FAUR
Erin E. O'Connor, MD
Gary J. Whitman, MD

Nominating Committee

Duration: Chair, Immediate Past President

Members: Next two Immediate Past Presidents

Duties:

  • Prepare slate of interested and eligible candidates for open AMSER positions
  • Present these annually at RSNA meeting, to be voted on by executive board. Will be voted on by membership at the following AUR meeting

Qualifications: Last three President Emeriti

Election/selection: see qualifications

Time commitment: as needed with communication throughout the year to prepare a slate of candidates to open positions for presentation annually

Chair: C. Alexander Grieco, MD

Committee Members:

Andres Ayoob, MD
David M. Naeger, MD, FAUR

Program Committee

Duration: Chair, Vice President

Members: Chair, Ad Hoc members

Duties:

  • Design upcoming AMSER programs
  • Schedule and communicate with all speakers and AUR program planners
  • Chair the AUR Program Planning Meeting
  • Work with APDR and ACER program planners

Qualifications: AMSER member

Election/selection: The President will select the Committee Chair, offered by the Nominating Committee, subject to the approval of the Executive Committee and the authorization of the membership at the annual meeting. Committee members will be selected by the Committee Chair, subject to the approval of the Executive Committee and to the authorization of the membership.

Time commitment: Committee Chair will attend AMSER Executive Committee meeting at AUR meeting and at RSNA meeting (in person or by teleconference). Chair and committee will communicate throughout the year to attend to committee business. Attendance at AMSER members’ meeting at AUR meeting is strongly encouraged for both Chair and committee members.

Chair:  Matthew S. Hartman, MD

Committee Members:

Lily M. Belfi, MD
Eve D. Clark, MD
Glenn C. Gaviola, MD
Allison M. Grayev, MD
Aine M. Kelly, MD, MS
Kimi L. Kondo, DO
Rebecca Leddy, MD
Nancy J. McNulty, MD
Sravanthi Reddy, MD, FAUR
Jessica B. Robbins, MD
Karla A. Sepulveda, MD
Biren A. Shah, MD
Maria C. Shiau, MD
Seth T. Stalcup, MD
Christopher M. Straus, MD, FAUR
Nupur Verma

STARS Editorial Board

Duration: Editor-in-Chief: 3 years with 1 or more reappointments possible, Members: 3 years with 1 or more reappointments possible

Members: Editor-in-Chief, Selected AMSER members

Duties:

  • Overseeing all STARS activities including but not limited to: user registration, test item development, editing, creation and maintenance of AMSER shelf exams, question item validation analysis, site upgrades and changes, maintenance of user manual, etc.
  • Editorial Board actives include item writing, editing, validation, exam development and validation.
  • Editor-in-Chief will serve as liaison to the STARS software platform.

Qualifications: AMSER member

Election/selection: The President will select the Editor-in-Chief, offered by the Nominating Committee, subject to the approval of the Executive Committee and the authorization of the membership at the annual meeting. Committee members will be composed of nominated and self-nominated AMSER members selected by the Editor-in-Chief in consultation with the AMSER President and/or the approval of the Executive Committee.

Time commitment: Editor-in-Chief will attend AMSER Executive Committee meeting at AUR meeting and at RSNA meeting (in person or by teleconference). Editor-in-Chief and committee will communicate throughout the year to attend to committee business. Attendance at AMSER members’ meeting at AUR meeting is strongly encouraged for both Editor-in-Chief and committee members.

Editor-in-Chief: Mahan Mathur, MD

Committee Members:

Omran S. Al Dandan, MBBS
Judith K. Amorosa, MD
Andres R. Ayoob, MD
Kristen L. Baugnon, MD
Keith Baynes, MD
Joseph M. Becker, MD, MS
Joseph Budovec, MD
Tara M. Catanzano, MD
Julie Champine, MD
Sarah M. Desoky, MD
Sara Durfee, MD
Joseph S. Fotos, MD
Angela Giardino, MD
Hyewon Hyun, MD
Rony Kampalath, MD
Katherine A. Klein, MD
Kimi L. Kondo, DO
Rebecca Leddy, MD
Madalene C. Lewis, MD
Stephen Ling, MD
Nancy J. McNulty, MD
Kirk A. Miller, DO
Karuna Raj, MD
Jessica B. Robbins, MD
Stefan Tigges, MD

 

Research and Scholarship Committee

Duration: (Chair) 3 years with 1 or more reappointments possible; members: 3 years with 1 or more reappointments possible

Members: Chair, Ad Hoc members

Duties:

  • Oversee the annual AMSER/ACER issue of Academic Radiology and act as a resource for members interested in publishing opportunities.
  • Act as associate editors on the Academic Radiology issue.
  • Pursue and inform alliance members of reviewer and submission opportunities in AMSER and publications.
  • Inform members of noteworthy publications including the Alliance newsletter and the annual meeting.
  • Chair will serve as an editor of the annual AMSER/ACER issue of Academic Radiology.

Qualifications: AMSER member

Election/selection: The President will select the Committee Chair, offered by the Nominating Committee, subject to the approval of the Executive Committee and the authorization of the membership at the annual meeting. Committee members will be selected by the Committee Chair, subject to the approval of the Executive Committee and to the authorization of the membership.

Time commitment: Committee Chair will attend AMSER Executive Committee meeting at AUR meeting and at RSNA meeting (in person or by teleconference). Chair and committee will communicate throughout the year to attend to committee business. Attendance at AMSER members’ meeting at AUR meeting is strongly encouraged for both Chair and committee members.

Chair: David M. Naeger, MD

Committee Members:

Omran S. Al Dandan, MBBS
Judith K. Amorosa, MD
Alison L. Chetlen, DO
Sarah M. Desoky, MD
Allison M. Grayev, MD
Supriya Gupta, MD, MBBS
Aine M. Kelly, MD, MS
Sravanthi Reddy, MD, FAUR
David S. Sarkany, MD
Karla A. Sepulveda, MD
Jorge Taboada, MD

Rules Committee

Duration: (Chair) 3 years with 1 or more reappointments possible; members: 3 years with 1 or more reappointments possible

Members: Chair, Ad Hoc members

Duties: Maintenance and update of AMSER rules and bylaws

Qualifications: AMSER member

Election/selection: The President will select the Committee chair, offered by the Nominating Committee, subject to the approval of the Executive Committee and the authorization of the membership at the annual meeting. Committee members will be selected by the Committee Chair, subject to the approval of the Executive Committee and to the authorization of the membership.

Time commitment: Committee chair will attend AMSER Executive Committee meeting at AUR meeting and at RSNA meeting (in person or by teleconference). Chair and committee will communicate throughout the year to attend to committee business. Attendance at AMSER members’ meeting at AUR meeting is strongly encouraged for both Chair and committee members.

Chair: Sravanthi Reddy, MD, FAUR

Committee Members:
Janet A. Neutze, MD
Gautham P. Reddy, MD

Website & Communications Committee

Duration: (Chair) 3 years with 1 or more reappointments possible; members: 3 years with 1 or more reappointments possible

Members: Chair, Ad Hoc members

Duties:

  • Maintenance and support of the AMSER website at AUR.org
  • Adjunct support of joint AMSER electronic projects for web-publishing
  • Present updates at AUR and RSNA AMSER board meetings

Qualifications: AMSER member

Election/selection: The President will select the Committee Chair, offered by the Nominating Committee, subject to the approval of the Executive Committee and the authorization of the membership at the annual meeting. Committee members will be selected by the Committee Chair, subject to the approval of the Executive Committee and to the authorization of the membership.

Time commitment: Committee Chair will attend AMSER Executive Committee meeting at AUR meeting and at RSNA meeting (in person or by teleconference). Chair and committee will communicate throughout the year to attend to committee business. Attendance at AMSER members’ meeting at AUR meeting is strongly encouraged for both Chair and committee members.

Chair: Judith A. Gadde, DO

Committee Members:

Judith K. Amorosa, MD
Eve D. Clark, MD
Sara Durfee, MD
Carl Flink, MD
Supriya Gupta, MD, MBBS
Matthew S. Hartman, MD
Maria R. Kalp
Aaron P. Kamer, MD
Kimi L. Kondo, DO
William T. Randazzo, MD
Biren A. Shah, MD
Don C. Yoo, MD