Maureen M. Petersen, MD, FACAAI - Course Director, Planner, Faculty
Maureen M. Petersen, MD is the former Director of Medical Education at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, MD.  She obtained her BS in Biology from the College of William and Mary and then graduated from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, MD.  She completed her internship and residency in pediatrics at Tripler Army Medical Center in Hawaii and went on to complete her allergy-immunology fellowship at WRAMC. Dr. Petersen worked as an Army physician for >20 years including her years as the Allergy/Immunology fellowship director at WRNMMC. Dr. Petersen holds the faculty positions of associate professor of pediatrics and internal medicine at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and has been received several teaching awards.

Bryan L. Martin, DO, MMAS, FACAAI - Planner, Faculty
Dr. Martin is a Past President of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI) and is currently the President of the World Allergy Organization (WAO). He was most recently at The Ohio State University where he served as a Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics, Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education, the Designated Institutional Official and the Associate Medical Director for University Hospitals, as well as the program director in Allergy and Immunology and as Chief of the Allergy Immunology Division. Prior to his service at Ohio State, Dr. Martin spent 29 years in the US Army. Active in Organized Medicine at all levels, Dr. Martin is the past Chair of the International Collaboration in Asthma, Allergy and Immunology (iCAALL), and past Chair of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) Allergy and Immunology Residency Review Committee and also served on the Board of Directors of the Joint Council of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, and as a member of the Food and Drug Administration Allergenic Products Advisory Committee. Dr. Martin has been honored by the College as a Distinguished Fellow, and has won other prestigious awards such as the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education Courage to Teach Award, the US Army’s Lewis Aspey Mologne Award for Military Academic Excellence and the 2022  the State of Ohio Veterans Hall of Fame.

Michael Nelson, MD, PhD, FACAAI - Planner, Faculty
Dr. Nelson is the President of the American Board of Allergy and Immunology, a member of the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) Board of Directors and Executive Committee, and Chief of the Asthma, Allergy and Immunology Division at the University of Virginia. Dr. Nelson received his MD and PhD in Pharmacology from the University of Virginia before entering active duty military service.  He has served as a Program Director, Department Chief, Medical Director of the United States Army Centralized Allergen Extract Laboratory, Director of Army Graduate Medical Education and Chief Consultant to the U.S. Army Surgeon General, Director of Education, Training and Research at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center and vice chair of the ACGME Allergy and Immunology Review Committee. 

Vivek Rao, MD, FACAAI - Faculty
Dr. Vivek Rao has been in solo practice in Odessa, Texas, for over 17 years. Dr. Rao obtained his undergraduate degree at Rice University in Houston and his medical degree at UT Southwestern in Dallas. After completing his internal medicine training at the UT Health Science Center in San Antonio and his allergy/immunology fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, he returned to his hometown of Odessa in 2006 to start his own practice. He currently serves as a delegate to the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (ACAAI) House of Delegates and is on the ACAAI Practice Management Committee. In addition, he serves on the Texas Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Society (TAAIS) as a board member, and he chairs the TAAIS Insurance Committee. He also is an alternate delegate to the American Medical Association House of Delegates, a member of the Texas Medical Association (TMA) House of Delegates, and chair of the TMA Board of Councilors.

Sarah Spriet, DO, FACAAI - Planner, Faculty
Dr. Sarah Spriet is a Staff Allergist and Clinical Immunologist at Alexander T. Augusta Military Medical Center in Northern Virginia. She is also a Core Faculty member for the National Capital Consortium Allergy-Immunology fellowship training program. Dr. Spriet completed her fellowship training at Walter Reed National Military Center. She served as the ACAAI National FIT Representative from 2014-2016 and has served on several College committees since then. After serving on the faculty for the fellowship training program at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Dr. Spriet joined the faculty at MCG in 2022 after competing over ten years of Active-Duty Army service.  Her clinical and research interests include allergen immunotherapy, drug allergy, venom hypersensitivity, allergic skin diseases and health professions education.

James L. Sublett, MD, FACAAI - Planner, Faculty
Dr. Sublett is a Past President of the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (ACAAI) and currently serves as the College’s Executive Director for Advocacy and Governmental Affairs. In this capacity, he was on point for the College representing the practicing allergists during the last revisions of USP <797> related to the compounding of extract vials for allergen immunotherapy. He has been honored by the College as a Distinguished Fellow and recently the Golden Headed Cane Lifetime Achievement Award. Dr. Sublett is the Co-Founder and Chief Medical Officer of Family Allergy & Asthma. Based in Louisville, KY, (USA) FAA is a multi-state practice with 96 allergists and 25 advanced practitioners with 107 offices in Arkansas, Florida, Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Tennessee. He is also a Fellow of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology. He serves on the Board of the World Allergy Organization and the Editorial Board of the WAO Journal. In addition, Dr. Sublett is on several other boards, including the University of Louisville President’s Council and the Norton Healthcare Board of Trustees.  He is a Clinical Professor at the University of Louisville School of Medicine and for over 20 years served as the Section Chief of Pediatric Allergy & Immunology.