ABOUT
Professional Relations Committee
Responsibilities
Eric Konnick, MD, MS (Chair)
University of Washington Medical Center
The AMP Professional Relations Committee is the primary liaison between AMP and other organizations. Major responsibilities of the Committee 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 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 - 2021-2022
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
Members:
Esther Babady, PhD
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Linnea Baudhuin, PhD
Mayo Clinic and Foundation
David Bosler, MD
Cleveland Clinic
Betty Chung, DO, MPH, MA
Ochsner Health System
Andrea Ferreira-Gonzalez, PhD
Virginia Commonwealth Univ/MCV Clinical Support Center
Jill Hagenkord, MD
Consultant
Amy Lo, MD
Genentech
Emilia Calvaresi, MD, PhD
University of Utah, Dept. of Pathology/ARUP Laboratories
Jennifer Dien Bard, PhD
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles; University of Southern California
Bryan Iorgulescu, MD
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Jill Murrell, PhD
Children's Hospital of Pennsylvania
George Netto, MD
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Nirali M. Patel, MD
Tempus Labs
Jason N. Rosenbaum, MD
University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine
Andria Del Tredici, PhD
Myriad Genetics
David Viswanatha, MD
Mayo Clinic and Foundation
Karen Weck, MD
University of North Carolina
Barbara Zehnbauer, PhD
Emory School of Medicine
Frederick S. Nolte, PhD
Medical University of South Carolina
Heather Blankenship, PhD
Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
International Affairs Committee Liaison:
David E. Barton, PhD
University College Dublin
Junior Members:
Xiaoli Du, PhD
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Ex Officio Committee Members
Betsy Bove, PhD
Genomind, Inc.
Samuel K. Caughron, MD
MAWD Pathology Group, P.A.
Jordan Laser, MD
Everlywell
Advisors:
Roger D. Klein, MD, JD
Roger D. Klein, MD, JD
Elaine Lyon, PhD
HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology
President-Elect
Laura J. Tafe, MD
Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center
President
Daniel E. Sabath, MD, PhD
University of Washington Medical Center
Executive Director
Mary Steele Williams, MNA, MT(ASCP)SM
