Workforce on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Areas of responsibility will include advising the Society leadership on diversity and inclusion best practices; developing resources and undertaking initiatives to nurture an environment of diversity and inclusion within the Society and the broader cardiothoracic surgery specialty; enhancing the cultural competency of cardiothoracic surgeons and allied health professionals; and addressing health disparities within the cardiothoracic surgery clinical, scientific, education, and advocacy arenas.

Sara Pereira, Chair — Salt Lake City, UT
Cherie P. Erkmen, Vice Chair — Philadelphia, PA
Leah M. Backhus — Stanford, CA
Ian C. Bostock Rosenzweig — Charleston, SC
Donnell Bowen — Katy, TX
David Tom Cooke — Sacramento, CA
Loretta Erhunmwunsee — Pasadena, CA
Kirsten A. Freeman — Gainesville, FL
Luis Godoy — Sacramento, CA
Deborah Kozik — Louisville, KY
Jacques Kpodonu — Boston, MA
Kiran H. Lagisetty — Ann Arbor, MI
Glenn J. Pelletier — Los Altos, CA
Smita Sihag — New York, NY
Africa F. Wallace — Pennington, NJ
Fatima Wilder — Boston, MA
Douglas E. Wood — Seattle, WA