Board of Directors and Committee Chairs

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Board of Directors

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President

Neil Fishman, MD
University of Pennsylvania

President Elect

Steven Gordon, MD
Cleveland Clinic Foundation

Vice President

Jan Patterson, MD
University of Texas Health Science Center

Past President

Mark E. Rupp, MD
University of Nebraska Medical Center

Secretary

John Jernigan, MD, MS
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Treasurer

Louise M. Dembry, MD, MS, MBA
Yale University School of Medicine

Councilors

Anthony D. Harris, MD, MPH
University of Maryland School of Medicine

Susan S. Huang, MD, MPH
University of California Irvine School of Medicine

Connie S. Price, MD
University of Colorado Health Sciences Center

David K. Warren, MD, MPH
Washington University School of Medicine

International Councilor

Stephan Harbarth, MD, MS
Geneva University Hospitals

Committees and Chairs

Annual Meeting Planning Committee

This committee plans and holds scientific meetings for the Society.  It is tasked with developing and evolving effective meeting planning protocol to provide a high level of consistency and quality for every meeting.  The committee reports directly to the CME Committee Chair as well as the Board of Directors on various issues. 
Dan Diekema, MD, General Chair

CME Steering Committee

This committee develops the organization, structure, and method of Continuing Medical Education (CME) for SHEA as an accredited provider of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME).
Thomas Fraser, MD, Chair

Education Committee

This committee is responsible for planning and conducting training courses and continuing education workshops in healthcare epidemiology, to include the SHEA/CDC Training Course in Healthcare Epidemiology.   
Gianna Zuccotti, MD, Chair

External Affairs Committee

This committee is tasked with organizing SHEA courses held by allied societies in the US and abroad.  The committee also manages the SHEA Scholarship Award. 
Barbara Soule, RN, MPH, Chair

Guidelines Committee

This committee is responsible for the management, coordination, and updates of SHEA guidelines.
Keith Woeltje, MD, PhD, Chair

Publications Committee

This committee oversees and makes policy recommendations to the Board of Directors concerning all formal SHEA contracts with publishers, publications, and journals.
Theoklis Zaoutis, MD, Chair

Public Policy and Government Affairs Committee

This committee is charged with representing the Society on issues related to the development of legislative or administrative policies governing the practice of healthcare epidemiology. At the direction of the President and Board of Directors of the Society, the Committee is also charged with developing official Society responses to proposed or existing public policy issues and advising the President and Board on the delegation of spokespersons for the Society on such issues.
Tammy S. Lundstrom, MD, JD, Chair

Research Committee

This committee is responsible for setting priorities and facilitating the conduct of research in the field.
David Henderson, MD, Chair

SHEA Volunteers

Please fill out SHEA's Volunteer Application to indicate your interest in participating on a standing committee, task force, or in volunteering as a media representative.