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 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 - 2023
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:
Esther Otete, PhD
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Linnea Baudhuin, PhD
Mayo Clinic (Rochester, MN)
David Bosler, MD
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Betty Chung, DO, MPH, MA
Ochsner Health System
Andrea Ferreira-Gonzalez, PhD
Virginia Commonwealth Univ/MCV Clinical Support Center
Jill Hagenkord, MD
Optum
Amy Lo, MD
Genentech
Emilia Calvaresi, MD, PhD
Cleveland Clinic
Jennifer Dien Bard, PhD
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles; University of Southern California
Elizabeth Spiteri, PhD
Stanford University School of Medicine
Xiaoli Du, PhD
George Netto, MD
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Nirali M. Patel, MD
Tempus Labs
Jason N. Rosenbaum, MD
Kaiser Permanente, Northern California
Andria Del Tredici, PhD
Acadia Pharmaceuticals
David Viswanatha, MD
Mayo Clinic (Rochester, MN)
Barbara Zehnbauer, PhD
Emory School of Medicine
Heather Blankenship, PhD
Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
Daniel Sabath, MD PhD
University of Washington Medical Center
Rajyasree Emmadi, MD
University of Illinois, Chicago
Thuy Phung, MD PhD
University of South Alabama Medical Center
Oana Vele, MD
Lenox Hill Hospital
Thao Truong, PhD
International Affairs Committee Liaison:
David E. Barton, PhD
University College Dublin
Junior Members:
Bryan Iorgulescu, MD
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Rosalie Sterner, MD PhD
Ex Officio Committee Members
Betsy Bove, PhD
LetsGetChecked, Inc.
Samuel K. Caughron, MD
MAWD Pathology Group, P.A.
Advisors:
Jordan Laser, MD
Everlywell
Roger D. Klein, MD, JD
OmniSeq/Labcorp
Elaine Lyon, PhD
HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology
Jill Murrell, PhD
Children's Hospital of Pennsylvania
Maria E. Arcila, MD
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
President-Elect
Jane S. Gibson, MS, PhD
University of Central Florida College of Medicine
Chief Executive Officer
Lauren S. Menser, CAE
