Committee on Practice

Committee Roster

Chair 
Mary-Elizabeth M. Percival, MD ('27) 

Vice Chair 
John Burke, MD ('27) 

Appointed Members 
Bhavana Bhatnagar, DO ('27) 
Oladipo Cole, MD, MBA ('28) 
Jean M. M. Connors, MD ('27) 
Kelly Mercer Davidson, MD ('28) 
Pamela Egan, MD ('28) 
Robert Eisner, DO ('26) 
Azam Farooqui, MD ('28) 
Titilope Adenike Fasipe, MD, PhD ('27) 
Livia Hegerova, MD ('26) 
John A. Jakob, MD, PhD ('26) 
Erin Jou, MD ('29) 
Vishal Kukreti, MD, MSc, FRCP ('28) 
Janice W. Lawson, MD ('27) 
Thomas LeBlanc, MD, MS, MA ('28) 
Ruben Niesvizky, MD ('26) 
Andrew Ross Wickman O'Brien, MD ('27) 
Camille Puronen, MD, MPH ('28) 
Jerome Dallas Winegarden, MD ('28) 

Ex Officio Members 
Cindy E. Dunbar, MD ('27) - President-Elect 
Alison Loren, MD, MSCE ('28) - Vice President 
Robert Negrin, MD ('26) - President 

Liaisons 
Kenneth Adler, MD - ASH Clinicians in Practice Co-Liaison 
Steven L. Allen, MD ('28) - Chair, Reimbursement Subcommittee 
Harriet A. Bering, MD - ASH Clinicians in Practice Co-Liaison 
Harriet A. Bering, MD ('27) - ASH Representative to ACP CSS 
Chancellor E. Donald, MD - ASH Delegate to AMA HOD (First Seat) 
Chancellor E. Donald, MD ('28) - Councillor in Clinical Practice 
Ellen Fraint, MD - ASH Alternate to AMA HOD (Second Seat) 
Beatrice Gee, MD ('27) - Member, Committee on Advancing Excellence and Population Health 
Amar Harry Kelkar, MD, MPH - ASH Delegate to AMA HOD (Second Seat) 
Kelsey Martin, MD - ASH Alternate to AMA HOD (First Seat) 
Bart Scott, MD ('26) - Chair, Committee on Government Affairs 

Representatives 
Aparna Jotwani, MD ('27) - ASCO 
Alexa Siddon, MD ('26) - ASCP 

Staff Liaison 
Suzanne Leous 

Committee Mandate

The Committee on Practice is concerned with all issues affecting the practice of hematology. The committee communicates with other organizations that have programs and policies that affect hematology practice. With appropriate review and approval by the ASH Executive Committee, the Committee on Practice responds to practice-related issues by formulating positions on pending federal legislation, regulatory issues, and private insurance developments. The committee also responds to matters of importance at the regional, state, and local levels, and to ASH member requests.

The Committee on Practice seeks ways to engage practice-based hematologists by organizing practice-related programs at the annual meeting (such as the ASH Clinicians in Practice event) and developing other practice-related resources and programs. The committee supports these educational efforts and coordinates activity with appropriate ASH committees and the ASH Clinicians in Practice to support hematology practices.

The Committee on Practice structure includes the following liaison positions:

  • Councillor in Clinical Practice
  • Chair, Reimbursement Subcommittee
  • Chair, Committee on Government Affairs
  • ASH Delegates (First Seat and Second Seat) and Alternate to AMA HOD (First Seat and Second Seat)
  • ASH Representative to ACP CSS
  • ASH Clinicians in Practice Co-Liaisons
  • Member, Committee on Advancing Excellence and Population Health

Members of the Committee on Practice are expected to attend committee meetings, including a two-day meeting involving Capitol Hill visits in the spring and other occasional meetings and/or calls with members of Congress, the Centers for Medicare & Medicare Services, or other federal agencies or organizations as needed throughout the year. Committee members are also asked to participate in the ASH Advocacy Network, occasional conference calls, and the development of policy statements, comment letters, and other related documents. In addition, members of the Committee on Practice are expected to evaluate at least two sessions at the ASH annual meeting or the Friday Satellite Symposia. The ASH Secretary consults the Committee on Practice when considering Emeritus member requests to determine noteworthy excellence in hematology practice.

Members of the Committee on Practice may not be employees or owners of Ineligible Companies, as defined by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education.

The chair of the Committee on Practice serves as a liaison member of the Committee on Government Affairs, Program Committee, and Media Experts Subcommittee and is expected to attend the meetings of those committees. Members of the Committee on Practice serve as liaison members to the ASH Foundation Committee, Committee on Communications, Committee on Educational Affairs, and Committee on Quality and are expected to attend the meetings of those committees. A member of the Committee on Practice also serves on the CME Accreditation Committee and is expected to attend the meetings of that committee.