COMMITTEES

ASER Committee Listings

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* – Fellow of the American Society of Emergency Radiology (FASER)

Annual Meeting Program Committee - 2024

The Annual Meeting Committee shall make recommendations to the Executive Committee regarding the character and scope of the Society’s Annual Meeting; determine the format of each annual meeting; prepare the program for the annual meeting; at its members’ discretion, and with the concurrence of the President, invite guest speakers; and be responsible for CME of the annual meeting.

2024 Annual Meeting Program Committee

Executive Liason: Suzanne Chong MD, MS*

Chair: Scott Krystal Archer-Arroyo, MD*
Chair-Elect: Robin Levenson, MD*
Immediate-Past Chair: Scott Steenburg, MD*
Mike Aquino, MD
Laura Avery, MD*
Nicholas Beckmann, MD*
Ferco Berger, MD*
Ronald M. Bilow, MD*
Ana Blanco, MD
Karen Buch, MD
Marc Camacho, MD
Matthew Dattwyler, MD
Melissa Davis, MD
Carolyn Dupuis, MD
Carl Flink, MD
Tarek Hanna, MD*
Carrie Hoff, MD
Summer Kaplan, MD
Chistina LeBedis, MD
James Lee, MD
Karen Lee, MD
Robin Levenson, MD
Ken Linnau, MD*
Kiran Maddu, MD
Vincent Mellnick, MD
Felipe Munera, MD*
Nicolas Murray, MD
Koenraad Nieboer, MD*
Fabio Paes, MD
Sravanthi Reddy, MD*
Margarita Revzin, MD
Eric Roberge, MD*
Claire Sandstrom, MD
Maeke Scheerder, MD
Adnan Sheikh, MD*
Scott Steenburg, MD*
Jennifer Uyeda, MD
Mona Vakil, MD
Marianna Zagurovskaya, MD
*Fellow of the American Society of Emergency Radiology (FASER)

Bylaws Committee

The Bylaws Committee shall review the bylaws annually for accuracy and completeness, as well as any proposed amendment that is submitted by a member. The Bylaws Committee shall edit, prepare, revise, or submit amendments deemed appropriate to the Executive Committee for approval and then to the membership at large for vote.

2024-2025 Bylaws Committee

Executive Liaison: Robin Levenson, MD
Chair: Eric Roberge, MD*
Summer Kaplan, MD
Ruth Magera, MD
Thomas Ptak, MD, PhD, MPH*
Ryan Whitesell, MD

*Fellow of the American Society of Emergency Radiology (FASER)

Core Curriculum Committee

The Core Curriculum Committee shall develop and maintain a curriculum, based on clinical topics essential for the practice of emergency radiology, which can be referenced by both trainees and established practitioners.

2024-2025 Core Curriculum Committee

Executive Liaison: Jennifer Uyeda, MD
Chair: Ellen Sun, MD
Mike Beal, MD
Larry Chow, MD
Mariza Clement, MD
Peter Fata, MD
Eric Wallace, MD

*Fellow of the American Society of Emergency Radiology (FASER)

Corporate Support Committee

The Corporate Support Committee shall broaden the Society’s relationships with industry and engender its support for both the Society’s activities and the growth of emergency radiology, in general. The Corporate Support Committee may also target and create relationships with other professional societies for the purpose of developing mutually beneficial joint initiatives.

2024-2025 Corporate Support Committee

Executive Liaison: Krystal Archer-Arroyo, MD*
Chair: Nicks Kumaravel, MD*
Marc Camacho
James Lee, MD
Ken Linnau, MD*
Hao Lo, MD
Ruth Magera, MD
Eric Roberge, MD*

*Fellow of the American Society of Emergency Radiology (FASER)

Fellow Education Committee

The Fellow Education Committee shall develop and promote guidelines for fellowship training in emergency radiology.

2024-2025 Fellow Education Committee

Executive Liaison: Clint Sliker, MD*
Chair: Claire Sandstrom, MD
Waleed Abdellatif, MD
Ronald M. Bilow, MD*
Karen Buch, MD
Jeff Dileo, MD
Shaimaa Fadl, MD
Rahul Hegde, MD
Chenara Johnson, MD
Laura Kohl, MD
Hemang Kotecha, MD
Kiran Maddu, MD
Jonathan McDougal, MD
Chris Potter, MD
James Spann, MD
Mona Vakil, MD

*Fellow of the American Society of Emergency Radiology (FASER)

Grant Selection Committee

The Grant Selection Committee shall review applications submitted for competition for the Society’s annual grant program prior to the specified deadline, select a grant recipient, and send notification letters to the recipient and other applicants.  The Grant Committee is also responsible for ensuring that award recipients adhere to award requirements. 

2024-2025 Grant Selection Committee

Executive Liaison: Felipe Munera, MD*
Chair: C. Craig Blackmore, MD, MPH*
Ferco Berger, MD*
Suzanne Chong, MD, MS*
Tarek Hanna, MD*
James Lee, MD
Ken Linnau, MD*
Michael Lev, MD
Han Nieboer, MD*
Clair Sandstrom, MD
Jennifer Uyeda, MD

*Fellow of the American Society of Emergency Radiology (FASER)

Honorary Awards Committee

The Honorary Awards Committee, after reviewing potential candidates, shall recommend Active members for advancement to Fellow in the Society. This Committee shall also determine if there are deserving candidate(s) to recommend to the Executive Committee for the Society’s Gold Medal.

Note: Prior to 2016, the Honorary Awards Committee was known as the Fellowship Committee.

2024-2025 Honorary Awards Committee

Executive Liaison: Jamlik-Omari Johnson, MD*
Chair: Stephen Ledbetter, MD, MPH*
Krystal Archer-Arroyo, MD*
Robin Hines, MD*
Manickam Kumaravel, MD, FRCR*
Felipe Munera, MD*
Joseph Yu, MD*

*Fellow of the American Society of Emergency Radiology (FASER)

Maintenance of Certification (MoC) Committee

The Maintenance of Certification (MoC) Committee  is responsible for the creation of a pathway to certification, including: reviewing the ABR’s MOC blueprint, planning ABR outreach and staffing, evaluating a combined ASER/ABR pathway and/or investigating alternative certification options as needed. Additionally, the Committee’s members will serve as an instrument of the Society for any negotiation, establishment of baseline requirements, providing assessment concepts, and for suggesting a format for future certification.

2024-2025 Maintenance of Certification Committee

Executive Liaison: Ferco Berger, MD*
Chair: Scott D. Steenburg, MD*
Alexis Boscak, MD
Jeff Dunkle, MD
Carrie Hoff, MD
Julie Kaczmark, MD
Lee Myers, MD*
Fabio Paes, MD
O.Clark West, MD*

*Fellow of the American Society of Emergency Radiology (FASER)

Membership Committee

Jason SweeThe Membership Committee shall review new membership applications on at least a quarterly basis. Applicants will receive written or electronic notice of the action by the Membership Committee. The Membership Committee shall report on the status of applications to the Executive Committee at the Annual Meeting or other duly called Executive Committee meeting.

2024-2025 Membership Committee

Executive Liaison: Christina LeBedis, MD
Chair: Marc Camacho, MD
Ana Blanco, MD*
George Koberlein, MD
Ben Laguna, MD
Robin Levenson, MD
Hao Lo, MD
Jason Sweet, MD

*Fellow of the American Society of Emergency Radiology (FASER)

Nominating Committee

The Nominating Committee shall prepare a slate of nominees for the President, First Vice President/President-Elect, Second Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, the Councilor and Alternate Councilor of the ACR, as well as a list of up to three candidates for each of the four Director at Large positions, to be voted on by the general membership. 

2024-2025 Nominating Committee

Ronald Bilow, MD*
Suzanne Chong, MD, MS*
Jamlik-Omari Johnson, MD*
Clint Sliker, MD*
Aaron Sodickson, MD*

*Fellow of the American Society of Emergency Radiology (FASER)

Research Committee

The Research Committee shall foster research by ASER members and facilitate multicenter trials among ASER members.

2024-2024 Research Committee

Executive Liaison: Suzanne Chong, MD, MS*
Chair: Michael H. Lev, MD, FAHA, FACR
Ludo Beenen, MD*
C. Craig Blackmore, MD, MPH*
Karen Buch, MD
Dennis Caruana
Bharti Khurana*
Atin Kumar, MD
Eric Roberge, MD*
Marc Succi
*Fellow of the American Society of Emergency Radiology (FASER)

Resident Education Committee

The Resident Education Committee shall develop and promote guidelines for residency training related to emergency radiology.

2024-2025 Resident Education Committee

Executive Liaison: Suzanne T. Chong, MD, MS*
Chair: Jennifer W. Uyeda, MD
Alexis Boscak, MD
Alisha Capps, MD
Dell Dunn, MD
Shaimaa Fadl, MD
Jason Hartman, MD
Daniel Kawakyu-O’Connor, MD
David Kay, MD
Laura Kohl, MD
Sravanthi Reddy, MD*
Jeffrey Robinson, MD
Latifa Sanhaji, MD

*Fellow of the American Society of Emergency Radiology (FASER)

Scientific Program Committee

The Scientific Committee shall receive and accept or reject proposed papers and/or exhibits for presentation at the ASER Annual Meeting. Scientific presentations may be presented by members or non-members of the Society. The Scientific Committee shall be responsible for judging the competition among papers and exhibits for awards and prizes sponsored by the Society.

2024-2025 Scientific Program Committee

Chair: James Lee, MD
Executive Liaison: Tarek Hanna, MD*
Waleed Abdellatif, MD
Nicholas Beckman, MD*
Ludo Beenen, MD*
Karen Buch, MD
Zachary DelProposto, MD
David Dreizin, MD
Urvi Fulwadhva, MD
Ashish Gandhe, 
Carrie Hoff, MD
Karen Lee, MD
Chris McAdams, MD
Jonathan Mezrich, MD
Refky Nicola, MD
Jason Pietryga, MD
Hamid Rajebi, MD
Meir Scheinfeld, MD
Benjamin Tourkow, MD
Dinesh Varma, MD
Brad Wright, MD
Marianna Zagurovskaya, MD
Vanessa Zayas, MD

*Fellow of the American Society of Emergency Radiology (FASER)

Social Media Committee

The Social Media Committee is responsible for managing ASER’s social media accounts, present and future. At this time, the Society’s social media accounts consist of Facebook and Twitter.  This committee will collaborate with other committees to enhance the access and visibility of ASER.

2024-2025 Social Media Committee

Executive Liaison: Christina LeBedis, MD*
Chair: Waleed Abdellatif, MD, MSc, MSHPE, DABR
Ismail Ali, MD
Sean Johnston, MD
Sadeem Lodhi, MD
Elona Malja, MD
Yael Porto Silva, MD
Zak Rajput, MD
Brian Wells
*Fellow of the American Society of Emergency Radiology (FASER)

Strategic Planning Committee

The Strategic Planning Committee shall periodically review the strategic position of the Society and plan future goals and initiatives. The Strategic Planning Committee shall consist of the President, who shall serve as chair, and a number of eligible members, who shall be appointed or re-appointed annually by the President. The members may serve up to five (5) consecutive one-year terms in their respective roles.

2024-2025 Strategic Planning Committee

Chair: Suzanne Chong MD*
Executive Liaison: Jamlik-Omari Johnson, MD*
Ferco Berger, MD*
Ron Bilow, MD *
Marc Camacho, MD*
John McMemany, MD
Eric Roberge, MD*
Clint Sliker, MD*
Aaron Sodickson, MD*
Clark West, MD*

*Fellow of the American Society of Emergency Radiology (FASER)

Website Committee

The Website Committee is responsible for overseeing the ASER’s website, present and future. This committee will collaborate with other committees to enhance the access and visibility of ASER.

2024-2025 Website Committee

Executive Liasion: Tarek Hanna, MD*
Chair: Fabio Paes, MD
Nicholas Beckmann, MD*
Kim Caban, MD
Anthony Durso, MD
Eman Elzeftawy, MD
Lisa Govila, MD
Robin B. Levenson, MD
Jennifer W. Uyeda, MD
Ninad Vikas Salastekar

*Fellow of the American Society of Emergency Radiology (FASER)