Asthma Outcomes Workshop
Workshop Attendees
The Asthma Outcomes Workshop, held on March 15 and 16, 2010, brought together experts in asthma clinical research and representatives from federal agencies, the pharmaceutical industry, healthcare policy groups, and public voluntary organizations.
In addition to the members of the workshop Planning Committee, the following groups attended the workshop:
Workshop Subcommittee Members
Biomarkers Subcommittee
Co-chairs
Stanley J. Szefler, M.D.
National Jewish Health, Denver, CO
Sally Wenzel, M.D.
University of Pittsburgh, PA
Members
Robert Brown, M.D., M.P.H.
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
Serpil Erzurum, M.D.
Cleveland Clinic Foundation, OH
John Fahy, M.D., M.Sc.
University of California, San Francisco
Robert Hamilton, Ph.D.
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
John Hunt, M.D.
University of Virginia, Charlottesville
Hirohito Kita, M.D.
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MI
Andrew Liu, M.D.
National Jewish Health, Denver, CO
Reynold Panettieri, Jr., M.D.
University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia
Robert P. Schlemier, Ph.D.
Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
Michael Minnicozzi, Ph.D.
NIAID, NIH, Bethesda, MD
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Composite Scores of Asthma Control Subcommittee
Co-chairs
Michelle Cloutier, M.D.
University of Connecticut, Hartford
Michael Schatz, M.D., M.S.
Kaiser Permanente, San Diego, CA
Members
Mario Castro, M.D., M.P.H.
Washington University in St. Louis, MO
Noreen Clark, Ph.D.
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
H. William Kelly, PharmD
University of New Mexico, Albuquerque
Rita Mangione-Smith, M.D., M.P.H.
University of Washington, Seattle
James Sheller, M.D.
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
Christine Sorkness, PharmD
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Stuart Stoloff, M.D.
Independent Family Practice
Carson City, Nevada
Peter Gergen, M.D., M.P.H.
NIAID, NIH, Bethesda, MD
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Exacerbations Subcommittee
Co-chairs
Anne Fuhlbrigge, M.D., M.S.
Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA
David Peden, M.D., M.S.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Members
Andrea Apter, M.D., M.Sc., MA
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
Homer Boushey, M.D.
University of California, San Francisco
Carlos Camargo, Jr., M.D., Dr.P.H.
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston
James Gern, M.D.
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Peter Heymann, M.D.
University of Virginia, Charlottesville
Fernando Martinez, M.D.
University of Arizona, Tucson
David Mauger, Ph.D.
Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, PA
William Teague, M.D.
University of Virginia, Charlottesville
Carol Blaisdell, M.D., M.Ed.
NHLBI, NIH, Bethesda, MD
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Health Care Utilization and Costs Subcommittee
Co-chairs
Lara Akinbami, M.D.
National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Hyattsville, MD
Sean Sullivan, Ph.D., M.Sc.
University of Washington, Seattle
Members
Jonathan Campbell, M.S., Ph.D.
University of Colorado, Denver
Robert Grundmeier, M.D.
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, PA
Tina Hartert, M.D., M.P.H.
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
Todd Lee, PharmD, Ph.D.
University of Illinois at Chicago
Robert Smith, Ph.D.
NHLBI, NIH, Bethesda, MD
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Pulmonary Physiology Subcommittee
Co-chairs
Robert Tepper, M.D., Ph.D.
Indiana University, Indianapolis
Robert Wise, M.D.
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
Members
Ronina Covar, M.D.
National Jewish Health, Denver, CO
Charles Irvin, Ph.D.
University of Vermont, Burlington
Carolyn Kercsmar, M.D., M.S.
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, OH
Monica Kraft, M.D.
Duke University, Durham, NC
Mark Liu, M.D.
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
George O’Connor, M.D.
Boston University, MA
Stephen P. Peters, M.D., Ph.D.
Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, NC
Ronald Sorkness, M.S., Ph.D., R.Ph.
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Alkis Togias, M.D.
NIAID, NIH, Bethesda, MD
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Quality of Life Subcommittee
Co-chairs
Sandra Wilson, Ph.D.
Palo Alto Medical Foundation Research Institute, CA
Cynthia Rand, Ph.D.
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
Members
Michael Cabana, M.D., M.P.H.
University of California, San Francisco
Michael Foggs, M.D.
Advocate Medical Group of Advocate Health Care, Chicago, IL
Jill Halterman, M.D., M.P.H.
University of Rochester, NY
Lynn Olson, Ph.D.
American Academy of Pediatrics, Elk Grove Village, IL
William Vollmer, Ph.D.
Kaiser Permanente, Portland, OR
Rosalind Wright, M.D., M.P.H.
Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Virginia Taggart, M.P.H.
NHLBI, NIH, Bethesda, MD
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Symptoms Subcommittee
Co-chairs
Jerry Krishnan, M.D., Ph.D.
University of Illinois at Chicago
Robert Lemanske, Jr., M.D.
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Members
Glorisa Canino, M.D., Ph.D.
University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras
Kurtis Elward, M.D., M.P.H.
Family Medicine of Albemarle, Charlottesville, VA
Meyer Kattan, M.D.
Columbia University, NY
Elizabeth Matsui, M.D., M.H.S.
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
Herman Mitchell, Ph.D.
Rho Federal Systems Division, Inc., Chapel Hill, NC
E. Rand Sutherland, M.D., M.P.H.
National Jewish Health, Denver, CO
Michael Minnicozzi, Ph.D.
NIAID, NIH, Bethesda, MD
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Workshop Discussants
The Executive Committee, composed of the co-chairs of each subcommittee and the Planning Committee, invited participants to present critiques on the subcommittee reports.
The workshop discussants are listed below:
Bruce Bender, Ph.D.
National Jewish Health, Denver, CO
Thomas Casale, M.D.
Creighton University, Omaha, NE
Rosanna Coffey, Ph.D.
Thomson Reuters (Healthcare), Inc., New York, NY
Gregory Diette, M.D., M.H.S
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
Theresa Guilbert, M.D.
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Elliot Israel, M.D.
Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Tracy Lieu, M.D., M.P.H.
Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Carole Ober, Ph.D.
University of Chicago, IL
Paul O'Byrne, M.B., FRCP(C)
McMaster University, Hamilton, ON
Cecilia Patino, M.D.
University of Southern California, Los Angeles
Thomas Platts-Mills, M.D., Ph.D.
University of Virginia, Charlottesville
Helen Reddel, M.B., B.S., Ph.D.
Woolcock Institute of Medical Research, Victoria, Australia
Richard Shiffman, M.D., MCIS
Yale University, New Haven, CT
James Stout, M.D., M.P.H.
University of Washington, Seattle
Kelan Tantisira, M.D., M.P.H.
Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Stephen Teach, M.D., M.P.H
Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC
Edward Zoratti, M.D.
Henry Ford Health System, Sterling Heights, MI
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Workshop Participant Observers
In addition, representatives from other federal agencies with asthma programs, the pharmaceutical industry, healthcare policy groups, and public voluntary organizations were invited to the workshop as observers.
The workshop participant observers are listed below:
M. Beth Benedict, DrPH, J.D., RN
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Washington, DC
Frederick Bode, M.D.
Sepracor, Inc., Marlborough, MA
Mary Brasler, EdD, M.S.N.
Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America, Washington, DC
Debera Brown
Asthmatx, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA
Rebekah Buckley, M.P.H., CRT
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
Franklin Cerasoli, Ph.D.
Pfizer, Inc., New York, NY
Badrul Chowdhury, M.D., Ph.D.
Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, MD
Thomas Croxton, Ph.D., M.D.
National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, NIH, Bethesda, MD
Irene Dankwa-Mullan, M.D., M.P.H.
National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities, NIH, Bethesda, MD
Yamo Deniz, M.D.
Hoffmann-La Roche, Inc., Basel, Switzerland
David Diaz-Sanchez
US Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC
Norman Edelman, M.D.
American Lung Association, Washington, DC
Basil Eldadah, M.D., Ph.D.
National Institute on Aging, NIH, Bethesda, MD
Matthew Fenton, Ph.D.
NIAID, NIH, Bethesda, MD
Robinson Fulwood, Ph.D., MSPH
NHLBI, NIH, Bethesda, MD
Paul Garbe, D.V.M., M.P.H.
National Center for Environmental Health Statistics
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Hyattsville, MD
Margarita Gomez, M.D.
NIAID, NIH, Bethesda, MD
Karen Huss, Ph.D., M.S.N., RN
National Institute of Nursing Research, NIH, Bethesda, MD
James Kiley, Ph.D.
NHLBI, NIH, Bethesda, MD
Deborah Kilstein, B.S.N., M.B.A., J.D.
Association for Community Affiliated Plans, Washington, DC
Monroe King, D.O.
National Institute on Aging, NIH, Bethesda, MD
Kathy Lampl, M.D.
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals, Wilmington, DE
Shao-Lee Lin, M.D., Ph.D.
Amgen, Inc., Washington, DC
Soeren Mattke, M.D., DSc
RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, CA
Patricia Noel, Ph.D.
NHLBI, NIH, Bethesda, MD
Steve Pascoe, Ph.D.
Novartis Pharma AG, Basel, Switzerland
Marshall Plaut, M.D.
NIAID, NIH, Bethesda, MD
Zhaoxia Ren, M.D., Ph.D.
NICHD, NIH, Bethesda, MD
Daniel Rotrosen, M.D.
NIAID, NIH, Bethesda, MD
Nancy Santanello, M.D., M.S.
Merck Research Laboratories, Whitehouse Station, NJ
Diana Schmidt, B.S., M.P.H.
NHLBI, NIH, Bethesda, MD
Philip Silkoff, M.D., MBBS, MRCP
Centocor R&D, Inc., Malvern, PA
Liz Sloss, Ph.D.
RAND Health, Santa Monica, CA
Alisa Smith, Ph.D.
US Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC
David Stempel, M.D.
GlaxoSmithKline, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Eileen Storey, M.D., M.P.H.
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
Gail Weinmann, M.D.
NHLBI, NIH, Bethesda, MD
Carol Wilhoit, M.D., M.S.
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois
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