Committee on Government Relations

Committee Charges

The Government Relations Committee is charged with reviewing federal regulations and legislation affecting the nuclear medicine community.
To that end, it deals with the following federal agencies:

  • Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
  • Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
  • Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
  • Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
  • Department of Energy (DOE)
  • Department of Transportation (DOT)
  • Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)

To accomplish its goals of serving as a sounding board for policy decisions, the Committee works to establish good communication and alliances with industry partners and other professional organizations associated with nuclear medicine. This includes, but is not limited to, CORAR, ACR, AMI, ASNC, and NEI.

Committee Members

  • Cathy Sue Cutler, PhD, FSNMMI (Committee Chairperson)
  • Erin Grady, MD,CCD,FACNM,FSNMMI (Vice-Chairperson)
  • Cathy Sue Cutler, PhD, FSNMMI (Board Liaison)
  • Twyla B. Bartel, DO, FACNM, FSNMMI (Committee Member)
  • KG Bennet, MD, FACNM (Committee Member)
  • Dmitry D. Beyder, MPA, CNMT (Committee Member)
  • David W. Dick, PhD (Committee Member)
  • Gary L. Dillehay, MD,FACNM,FACR,FSNMMI (Committee Member)
  • Mehdi Djekidel, MD (Committee Member)
  • Kevin J. Donohoe, MD (Committee Member)
  • Benjamin L. Franc, MD, MBA, FACNM (Committee Member)
  • Munir Ghesani, MD, FACNM, FSNMMI (Committee Member)
  • Bennett S. Greenspan, MD,FACNM,FACR,FSNMMI (Committee Member)
  • Lyndsi M. Hay, MS, CNMT, RT(N) (Committee Member)
  • Pedram Heidari, MD (Committee Member)
  • Adam L. Kesner, PhD (Committee Member)
  • Steven M. Larson, MD, FACNM (Committee Member)
  • Serge K. Lyashchenko, PharmD (Committee Member)
  • Sonia Mahajan, MD (Committee Member)
  • Domnique Newallo, MD, RT (R) (CT) (Committee Member)
  • Cybil J. Nielsen, MBA, CNMT, FSNMMI-TS (Committee Member)
  • Cybil J. Nielsen, MBA, CNMT, FSNMMI-TS (Committee Member)
  • Justin G. Peacock, MD, PhD (Committee Member)
  • Lynne T. Roy, MBA, CNMT, FSNMMI-TS (Committee Member)
  • Victor Seghers, MD, PhD (Committee Member)
  • Holly K. Thompson, MD (Committee Member)
  • Henry F. VanBrocklin, PhD, FSNMMI (Committee Member)
  • Angela Weiler, MHA,CNMT, RT(N), PET (Committee Member)
  • Christina M. Arenas, JD, MPH (Liaison)
  • Julia Bellinger, MPP (Liaison)
  • Anna Marie Harrison (Liaison)