ABOUT
Professional Relations Committee
Eric Konnick,
MD, MS (Chair)
University of Washington Medical Center
MD, MS (Chair)
University of Washington Medical Center
The AMP Professional Relations Committee is the primary liaison between AMP and other organizations.
Responsibilities
Major responsibilities include:
- Communicating and coordinating activities with the appropriate government, patient, and professional organizations to inform policy and reimbursement discussions that influence the practice of molecular pathology
- Developing AMP positions on emerging issues affecting molecular pathology.
- The PRC educates relevant government agencies, legislators, and the public on policy issues of importance to the field of molecular pathology.
- The Patient Engagement Subcommittee of the PRC develops patient-facing materials that help inform and educate patients on a wide range of topics that fall within the practice of molecular pathology
The Professional Relations Committee interacts with a wide variety of entities, including other professional associations, Congress and U.S. Federal Agencies such as FDA, CDC, DHHS.
More information about the activities of the Professional Relations Committee can be found in the Committee Report section of the AMP Newsletter.
Committee Members — 2025
If you are interested in serving on the Professional Relations Committee, please see the various roles available and the responsibilities of each role by clicking here.
Chair
Eric Konnick, MD, MS
University of Washington Medical Center
Vice-Chair
Karen Weck, MD
University of North Carolina
Members
Heather Blankenship, PhD
Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
David Bosler, MD
Cleveland Clinic
Betsy Bove, PhD
Consultant/Laboratory Director (PGx, oncology)
Emilia Calvaresi, MD, PhD
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Andria Del Tredici, PhD
Jennifer Dien Bard, PhD
Children's Hospital Los Angeles; University of Southern California
Xiaoli Du, PhD
Natera
Andrea Ferreira-Gonzalez, PhD
Virginia Commonwealth University
Samuel Harvey, MD, PhD
Johns Hopkins Medicine
Bryan Iorgulescu, MD
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Esther Otete, PhD
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Thuy Phung, MD, PhD
University of Texas
Pamela Robertson, PhD
Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard
Daniel Sabath, MD, PhD
University of Washington
Ryan Schmidt, MD, PhD
Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Rosalie Sterner, MD, PhD
Mayo Clinic
Laura Tafe, MD
Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center
Thao Truong, PhD
University of Washington
Oana Vele, MD
Northwell Health/Lenox Hill Hospital
Yaolin Zhou, MD
East Carolina University Brody School of Medicine
Ex Officio Committee Members
Jay Patel, MD
University of Utah/ARUP Laboratories
Advisers
Jordan Laser, MD
Everlywell
Jill Murrell, PhD
Children's Hospital of Pennsylvania
Past-President
Maria E. Arcila, MD
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
President
Jane S. Gibson, MS, PhD
University of Central Florida College of Medicine
President-Elect
Aaron Bossler MD PhD H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute
Chief Executive Officer
Lauren S. Menser, CAE
