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Women in
Thoracic Surgery

Officers

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Leadership

Board of Directors

Dr. Mara Antonoff

President

2025 - 2027

Dr. Leah Backhus

Vice President

2025 - 2027

Dr. Sara Pereira

Secretary

2025 - 2027

Dr. Lana Schumacher

Treasurer

2025 - 2027

Dr. Daniela Molena

Immediate Past President

2025 - 2027

Dr. Lauren Kane

Past President

2025 - 2027

Dr. Mimi Ceppa

Director-at-Large

2025 - 2027

Dr. Lisa Brown

Director-at-Large

2024 - 2026

Dr. Tara Karamlou

Director-at-Large

2024-2026

Dr. Brittany Zwischenberger

Director-at-Large

2025-2027

Dr. Stephanie Worrell

Director-at-Large

2025 - 2027

Committee Chairs

Dr. Stephanie Worrell

Membership Co-Chair & Research Co-Chair

2025 - 2027, 2024 - 2027

Dr. Jacqueline Olive

Resident Liaison

2025 - 2026

Dr. Lauren Levy

Resident Liaison

2025 - 2026

Dr. Ran Zhong

International Affairs Co-Chair

2025 - 2027

Dr. Yvonne Carter

Historian

2025 - 2027

Dr. Kirsten Freeman

Oracle Editor

2025 - 2027

Dr. Uma Sachdeva

Member-at-Large

2025 - 2027

Dr. Amelia Claire Watkins

Member-at-Large

2025 - 2027

Dr. Alexis Chidi

Membership Co-Chair

2025 - 2027

Dr. Gavitt Woodard

Member-at-Large

2025 - 2027

Dr. Tessa Watt

Mentorship Co-Chair

2025 - 2027

Dr. Amy Fiedler

Program Co-Chair

2025 - 2028

Dr. Lauren Barron

Corporate Sponsorship Co-Chair

2024 - 2027

Dr. Jane Schwabe

Task Force for Private/Community Practice Co-Chair

2024 - 2026

Dr. Alexandra Kharazi

Task Force for Private/Community Practice Co-Chair

2024 - 2026

Dr. Susana Fortich

Communications Co-Chair

2024 - 2026

Dr. Mara Antonoff

Research Co-Chair

2024 - 2027

Dr. Busra Cangut

Communications Co-Chair

2025 - 2027

Dr. Jenalee Coster

Member-at-Large

2024 - 2026

Dr. Stephanie Chang

Program Co-Chair

2025 - 2027

Dr. Fatima Wilder

Awards & Scholarships Co-Chair

2025 - 2028

Dr. Alicia Bonanno

Mentorship Co-Chair

2025 - 2027

Dr. Smita Sihag

Awards & Scholarships Co-Chair

2025 - 2027

Dr. Virginia Litle

Corporate Sponsorship Co-Chair

2024 - 2026

Dr. Madhuri Rao

International Affairs Co-Chair

2024 - 2026

Past Presidents

Dr. Virginia R. Litle

(2012-2014)

Dr. Daniela Molena

(2023 - 2025)

Dr. Lauren Kane

(2020-2023)

Dr. Jessica S. Donington

(2016-2018)

Dr. Jennifer S. Lawton

(2014-2016)

Dr. Yolonda Colson

(2010-2012)

Dr. Andrea (A.J.) Carpenter

(2001-2002)

Dr. Shanda H. Blackmon

(2018-2020)

Dr. Nora Liburdy Burgess

(2008–2010)

Dr. Margarita T. Camacho

(2005–2007)

Dr. Mercedes K.C. Dullum

(2003–2004)

Dr. Rosalyn P. Scott

(1999–2000)

Dr. Jemi Olak

(1996–1998)

Dr. Phyllis Edwards

(1992–1995)

Dr. Leslie Kohman

(1986-1991)