Clinical Practice Committee

Alanna Church,
M.D. (Chair)
Boston Children’s Hospital

The Clinical Practice Committee's purpose is to address the challenges of clinical laboratories and, therefore, improve the service we provide.

It is composed of AMP members with expertise in one or more of the molecular specialties: infectious diseases, hematopathology, solid tumors, genetics and informatics.

Separate working groups plan, organize and coordinate efforts such as sample exchanges, reporting surveys, validation and quality-control measures.

The committee meets monthly by conference call and at the annual meeting to address these issues pertaining to the clinical practice of molecular pathology.

Responsibilities

Ongoing responsibilities include:

• Clinical Practice Working Groups provide an important service to AMP members by reviewing, analyzing, and presenting data that guides current test reporting and interpretation practices.
• AMP External Representatives provide subject matter expertise and AMP's organizational participation on collaborative initiatives led by other professional organizations and/or stakeholder groups.

If you have an idea or a suggestion for a new project, please let us know.

Committee Members — 2026

If you are interested in serving on the Clinical Practice Committee, please see the various roles available and the responsibilities of each role by clicking here.

Chair
Alanna Church, M.D.
Boston Children’s Hospital

Genetics Subdivision Representative
Molly Schroeder, Ph.D.
Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis

Genetics Subdivision Representative
Panieh Terraf, Ph.D.
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Hematopathology Subdivision Representative
Peng Wang, M.D., Ph.D.
University of Chicago Medical Center

Hematopathology Subdivision Representative
Kevin E. Fisher, M.D., Ph.D.
Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital

Infectious Diseases Subdivision Representative
Mark D. Gonzalez, Ph.D.
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta

Infectious Diseases Subdivision Representative
Heather Glasgow, Ph.D.
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital

Informatics Subdivision Representative
Thomas D. Lee, M.D., Ph.D.
UC Irvine

Informatics Subdivision Representative
Jeffrey Gagan, M.D., Ph.D.
National Cancer Institute

Solid Tumors Subdivision Representative
Nikoletta Sidiropoulos, M.D.
University of Vermont Medical Center & Larner College of Medicine at the University of Vermont

Solid Tumors Subdivision Representative
Allison Cushman–Vokoun, M.D., Ph.D.
University of Nebraska Medical Center & Nebraska Medicine

Junior Member
David Twa, M.D., Ph.D.
Stanford Health Care

Junior Member
Rebecca Ramesh, M.D.
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Technologist Member
Timothy Daniels, B.S.
Palmetto GBA

Ex Officio Committee Members

President
Aaron D. Bossler, M.D., Ph.D.
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center

Chief Executive Officer
Laurie S. Menser, CAE