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ASA Committees 2026-2027

Standing Committees are Chaired by Elected officers and are named in UPPERCASE.  

Each Standing Committee has oversight of Board Approved Committees, named in Sentence Case.

Governance Standing Committee

  • Charles “Chip” Muller, PhD, HCLD (Secretary)

Constitution & Bylaws Committee

  • Daniel Spade, PhD (Chair)
  • John Amory, MD, MPH, MSc
  • Tracy Clement, PhD
  • George Gerton, PhD
  • Robert Viger, PhD

Ethics Committee

  • Charles “Chip” Muller, PhD, HCLD (Chair)
  • To be assembled ad hoc

Development Standing Committee

  • Alexander Pastuszak, MD, PhD (Director, Chair)
  • Hooman Sadri, MD, PhD (Director, Chair)
  • Kevin Campbell, MD
  • Martine Culty, PhD
  • Alan Diekman, PhD (Ex Officio, Treasurer)
  • George Gerton, PhD
  • Scott Lundy, MD, PhD, HCLD
  • Kyle Orwig, PhD
  • Bernard Robaire, PhD
  • Ken Roberts, PhD
  • Susan Rothmann, PhD, HCLD
  • Peter Schlegel, MD
  • James Smith, MD, MS (Ex Officio, President)
  • Wei Yan, MD, PhD

Finance Standing Committee

  • The Board of Directors serves as committee of the whole.

Member Relations Standing Committee

  • Stephanie Page, MD, PhD (Director)
  • Maria Camila Hoyos Sanchez, BS, MS (Senior Trainee Representative)
  • Georgia Rae Atkins, BS (Junior Trainee Representative)

Membership Committee

  • Garry “Chuck” Ostermeier, BS, MS, PhD, HCLD (Chair)
  • Martine Culty, PhD (Co-chair)
  • Maria Christina Avellar, PhD
  • Alan Diekman, PhD
  • Amin Herati, MD
  • Jennifer Hughes, PhD
  • Nicole “Niki” Mohajer, MS
  • Kenley Joule Pierre, BSc
  • Kassim Traore, PhD
  • Margarita Vigodner, PhD

Community & Trainee Engagement Committee

  • Richard Pilsner, PhD, MPH (Chair)
  • Carolina Jorgez, PhD (Vice-Chair)
  • Maria Camila Hoyos-Sanchez BS, MS
  • Georgia Rae Atkins, BS

      Professional & Educational Resources Standing Committee

      • Ralph Meyer, PhD (Director)

      2027 Program Committee

      • Sue Hammoud, PhD (Program Co-Chair)
      • Alexander Patuszak, PhD (Program Co-Chair)
      • Jean-Ju Chung, PhD
      • Francesca Cole, PhD
      • Don Conrad, MS, PhD
      • Ryan Flannigan, MD
      • Brian Hogan
      • Bluma Lesch, MD, PhD
      • Sethu Pitchiaya, BTech, PhD
      • Andy Schwab
      • Pablo Visconti, PhD

      Andrology Lab Workshop Committee

      • Matthew Hudnall, MS, TS(ABB), CLC(AMT) (Chair)
      • Manesh Kumar Panner Selvam, PhD (Vice-Chair)
      • Maria Christina Avellar, PhD
      • Jorge Hallak, MD, PhD
      • Charles “Chip” Muller, PhD
      • Hooman Sadri, MD, PhD

      Future Meetings Committee

      The Executive Committee serves as committee of the whole.

      Basic Science Workshop Committee

      • Klementina Fon Tacer, DVM, PhD (Chair)
      • Mirella Meyer-Ficca, PhD (Co-Chair)
      • Tracy Clement, PhD
      • Chris Geyer, PhD
      • Mariana Ianello Giasetti, DVM, PhD
      • Makoto Nagano, DVM, PhD
      • Cristian O’Flaherty, DVM, PhD
      • Victor Ruthig, PhD
      • Eoin Whelan, PhD
      • Maria Camila Hoyos Sanchez BS, MS (Senior Trainee Representative)
      • Georgia Rae Atkins, BS (Junior Trainee Representative)

        Women in Andrology Committee

        • Maria Teves, PhD (Chair)
        • Margarita Vigodner, PhD (Co-Chair)
        • Maria Christina Avellar, PhD
        • Maria Agustina Battistone, PhD
        • Shweta Bhagwat, PhD
        • Tracy Clement, PhD
        • Martine Culty, PhD
        • Mariana Ianella Giassetti, DVM, PhD
        • Carolina Jorgez, PhD
        • Kate Loveland, PhD
        • Mirella Meyer-Ficca, PhD
        • Gayatri Mohanty, PhD
        • Bernard Robaire, PhD
        • Celia Santi, MD, PhD
        • Mary Samplaski, MD
        • Elizabeth Snyder, PhD

        Communication, Heritage, & Awards Standing Committee

        • Maria Agustina Battistone, PhD (Director)

        Awards Committee

        • Miles Wilkinson, PhD (Chair)
        • John Amory MD, MPH, MSc
        • Michael Eisenberg, MD
        • Brian Hermann, PhD
        • Kathleen Hwang, MD
        • Dolores Lamb, PhD, HCLD
        • Kirk Lo, MD, FRCSC
        • Stephanie Page, MD, PhD
        • Gail Prins, PhD
        • Bernard Robaire, PhD

        Communications, History, & Archives Committee

        • George Gerton, PhD (Chair)
        • Maria Christina Avellar, PhD
        • Ralph Meyer, MS, PhD
        • Sally Perrault Darney, PhD
        • Bernard Robaire, PhD
        • Ronald S. Swerdloff, MD
        • Jacquetta Trasler, MD, PhD

        Extramural Liaison Standing Committee

        • Jannette Dufour, PhD (Director)

        North American Testis Workshop Program Committee

        • Monika Ward, MSc, PhD (Chair)
        • Jon Oatley, PhD (Vice-chair)
        • Jannette Dufour, PhD
        • Tony Defalco, PhD
        • Geraldine Delbes, PhD
        • Brian Hermann, PhD
        • Sarah Kimmins, PhD
        • Polina Lishko,PhD
        • Scott Lundy, MD, PhD, HCLD
        • Erika Matunis, PhD
        • Rodolfo Rey, MD, PhD
        • Jacques Tremblay, PhD
        • Robert Viger, PhD

        Liaison Committee

        • Nahid Punjani, MD, MPH (Chair)

        International Liaison Committee

        • Elisabetta Baldi, PhD (Co-Chair)
        • Patricia S. Cuasnicu, PhD (Co-Chair)
        • Maria Christina Avellar, PhD

        Journal Committee

        • Daniel Cyr, PhD (Chair)
        • Sylvie Breton, PhD
        • Janette Dufour, PhD
        • Marie-Claude Hofmann, PhD
        • Dolores Lamb, PhD, HCLD

          Nominating Standing Committee

          • Kyle Orwig, PhD (Chair)
          • John Amory, MD, MPH, MSc
          • Martine Culty, PhD
          • Brian Hermann, PhD
          • Marie-Claude Hofmann, PhD
          • Kate Loveland, PhD
          • Pablo Visconti, PhD

          Last updated 10/01/2026