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
Andres R. Ayoob, MD - President
C. Alexander Grieco, MD - Vice President
Marc H. Willis, DO - Vice President-elect
Katherine A. Klein, MD - Secretary-Treasurer
David M. Naeger, MD - Immediate Past President
Judith A. Gadde, DO - Member-at-Large
Jason W. Stephenson, MD - Member-at-Large
Nicole Restauri, MD - Member-at-Large
James V. Rawson, MD, FAUR - AUR President
Andres Ayoob, 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
Katherine A, Klein, MD - 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: David M. Naeger, MD
Committee Members:
Carl R. Fuhrman, MD
William Herring, MD
Caroline W. Carrico, MD, FAUR
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: Andres Ayoob, 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 |
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
Carl R. Fuhrman, 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: David M. Naeger, MD
Committee Members:
Caroline W. Carrico, MD, FAUR
Sravanthi Reddy, 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: C. Alexander Grieco, 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:
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: Katherine A. Klein, MD
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