ASH Committees 2007-2008
The American Society of Hypertension, Inc. (ASH) will have Standing Committees, Committees of the Corporation, Advisory Bodies, and Special Committees

Standing Committees:
Only Members of the Board of Directors may serve as voting members of Standing Committees.

Executive Committee:
Chair: Suzanne Oparil, MD, President
Henry R. Black, MD, President-Elect
C. Venkata S. Ram, MD, Vice President
Joseph L. Izzo, Jr., MD, Treasurer
Barry J. Materson, MD, MBA, Secretary
Thomas D. Giles, MD, Immediate Past President
Torry Mark Sansone, ASH Executive Director, ex-officio

Finance Committee:
Chair: Joseph L. Izzo, Jr., MD, Treasurer
Suzanne Oparil, MD, President
Barry J. Materson, MD, MBA, Secretary
Franz Messerli, MD, Board Member

Compensation Committee:
Chair: Joseph L. Izzo, Jr., MD, Treasurer
Suzanne Oparil, MD, President
Barry J. Materson, MD, MBA, Secretary

Committees of the Corporation
Members of the Board of Directors or Regular Members may serve as voting members on these Committees.

Chapter Board of Governors:
Chair: Allan B. Schwartz, MD, President, Delaware Valley Chapter
Prakash Deedwania, MD, President, California Chapter
John B. Kostis, MD, President, Eastern Regional Chapter
Christopher McCarthy, MD, President, Midwest Chapter
Suzanne Oparil, MD, ASH President, ex-officio
Leopoldo Raij, MD, President, Carolinas, Georgia & Florida Chapter
Gilbert M. Eisner, MD, President, Mid-Atlantic Chapter
Addison A. Taylor, MD, PhD, President, Texas Chapter
Marion R. Wofford, MD, President, Gulf Central Regional Chapter

Chapter Relations Committee:
Chairman: Suzanne Oparil, MD, President
Henry R. Black, MD, President-Elect
Joseph L. Izzo, Jr., MD, Treasurer
Barry J. Materson, MD, MBA, Secretary
Allan B. Schwartz, MD, Chairman, Chapter Board of Governors
Torry Mark Sansone, ex-officio, without voting privileges

Continuing Medical Education(CME) Committee:
Chairman: Robert A. Phillips, MD, PhD
Jerry G. Back, MD
Anil Bidani, MD
David A. Calhoun, MD
Vito M. Campese, MD
William J. Elliott, MD, PhD
Karen A. Griffin, MD
Friedrich C. Luft, MD
Michael A. Moore, MD
L. Michael Prisant, MD,
Thomas Pickering, MD, D.Phil

Corporate Affairs Committee/Corporate Members:
ABBOTT LABORATORIES
ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS, L.P.
BOEHRINGER-INGELHEIM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY
DAIICHI SANKYO
FOREST LABORATORIES INC.
GILEAD SCIENCES, INC.
GLAXOSMITHKLINE PHARMACEUTICALS
MERCK US HUMAN HEALTH
NICOX, INC.
NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
PFIZER, INC.

Membership Committee:
Chairman: Daniel T. Lackland, DrPH
William J. Elliott, MD
Bonita Falkner, MD
Pamela J. Fall, MD
Alan H. Gradman, MD
Kenneth A. Jamerson, MD
Shawna D. Nesbitt, MD, MS
Alan B. Schwartz, MD
Marion R. Wofford, MD

Nominating Committee:

FOUR (4) MOST CURRENT, AVAILABLE PAST PRESIDENTS:
Chairman: Thomas D. Giles, MD, 2004-2006 ASH President
Haralambos Gavras, MD, 2002-2004 ASH President
Theodore W. Kurtz, MD, 2000-2002 ASH President
Michael A. Weber, MD, 1998-2000 ASH President

CURRENT ASH PRESIDENT:
Suzanne Oparil, 2006-2008 ASH President, non-voting Member

CHAPTER PRESIDENT:
One Chapter President to be elected by the ASH Chapter Board of Governors for a
term of two (2) years
Marion R. Wofford, MD

ELECTED MEMBERS:
Four (4) members elected by the Regular Members, each of whom shall serve as voting members for a one (1)-year term, unless subsequently elected for one (1) additional term
David A. Calhoun, MD
William J. Elliott, MD, PhD
Kenneth A. Jamerson, MD
Matthew R. Weir, MD

Publications & Communications Committee:
Chairman: L. Gabriel Navar, PhD
Jan N. Basile, MD
Stanley S. Franklin, MD
Ernesto L. Schiffrin, MD, PhD
Ex officio:
Editor-in-Chief, Journal of the American Society of Hypertension (JASH), Myron H. Weinberger, MD
Ex officio:
Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Clinical Hypertension (JCH), Marvin Moser, MD

Public Policy Committee:
Chair: Marc A. Pohl, MD
John David Bisognano, MD, PhD
William C. Cushman, MD
Julie Ingelfinger, MD
Daniel W. Jones, MD
Michael C. Ruddy, MD
Addison A. Taylor, MD, PhD
William B. White, MD

Scientific Awards Committee 2007-2008:
Chair: Norman K. Hollenberg, MD, PhD
Aram V. Chobanian, MD
William C. Cushman, MD
Brent M. Egan, MD
Stevo Julios, MD, ScD
Ernesto L. Schiffrin, MD, PhD

ADVISORY BODIES:
   • Advisory Bodies shall be established by the President or the Board of Directors.
   • Members of the Society or other qualified individuals may serve as members of Advisory Bodies.
   • The President or the Board of Directors appoints Members of Advisory Bodies.

Hypertension Writing Group
Chair: Thomas D. Giles, MD
Henry R. Black, MD
Joseph L. Izzo, Jr., MD
Barry J. Materson, MD, MBA
Suzanne Oparil, MD
Michael A. Weber, MD

ASH 2008 Annual Scientific Meeting Program Committee
Suzanne Oparil, MD, Chair

Committee on Compliance
Chair: Aram V. Chobanian, MD
Sheldon G. Sheps, MD
Donald G. Vidt, MD

Committee on Committees
Chair: Barry J. Materson, MD, MBA
Sandra J. Taler, MD
William B. White, MD