We are an official chapter of the American Thoracic Society with a mission to promote respiratory health within the state of Florida by fostering education, collaboration between health professionals, by performing advocacy on behalf of Florida patients, and to provide career development opportunities for providers of respiratory health within the state.

Our chapter is open to Physicians, Researchers, Advanced Practice Providers, Physicians' Assistants, Pharmacists, Respiratory Therapists, Nurses and all others who are committed to promoting respiratory health within our state.

Join us for a Meet & Greet and Advocacy Session at ATS 2026 in Orlando, Florida!

We are thrilled to announce our
Third Annual Conference!

November 6 - 7, 2026
The Rosen Centre
Orlando, FL

We are excited to host our annual gathering of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine Professionals in Orlando, FL November 6-7. This year's event promises a dynamic lineup of educational sessions, research presentations, networking opportunities and industry engagement.

Anticipated sessions include:
  • The Journey from screening to cure in Lung Cancer
  • Two is worse than one: ILD-PH
  • ECMO: not everybody agrees on the same things - A Pro-Con Debate
  • Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency: The most common genetic disease we still miss
  • Bridging pediatric and adult pulmonary care: the transition to adulthood
  • Pediatric Programming: Tuberculosis in Florida - Complex Case with Interventional Pulmonology
  • Pediatric Programming: CF updates in newborn screening
  • Pediatric Programming: Pediatric Sleep
  • Exhibit Hall



Stay tuned for more info!



Florida Thoracic Society Leadership

Michael Schweitzer, MD

Michael Schweitzer, MD

President

Oriana Salamo Colletti, MD

Oriana Salamo Colletti, MD

Vice President

W. Dwight Miller, MD MS

W. Dwight Miller, MD MS

Immediate Past President

Arvind Balavenkataraman, MD

Arvind Balavenkataraman, MD

Executive Council

Hemanth Boppana, MD

Hemanth Boppana, MD

Executive Council

Monica Raquel Cardenas, MD

Monica Raquel Cardenas, MD

Executive Council

Anas Hadeh, MD

Anas Hadeh, MD

Executive Council

Ramez Halaseh, MD

Ramez Halaseh, MD

Executive Council

Starlet Harrimon,  MSN, APRN, FNP-BC

Starlet Harrimon,  MSN, APRN, FNP-BC

Executive Council

Amanda Kovacich, MD

Amanda Kovacich, MD

Executive Council

Muhammad Raheel Qureshi, MD

Muhammad Raheel Qureshi, MD

Executive Council

Lewjain Sakr, MD

Lewjain Sakr, MD

Executive Council

Adam Schwartz, MD

Adam J. Schwartz, MD

Executive Council

Lindcey P Telesford, RRT CPFT

Lindcey P Telesford, RRT CPFT

Executive Council

Maria Tupayachi Ortiz, MD

Maria Tupayachi Ortiz, MD

Executive Council

Contact Us!

Want to become involved?
Have ideas for advocacy?

Please reach out to us today!