AAES 2026-2027 Committees, Task Forces & Liaisons
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| Career Development and Leadership Committee |
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| Marybeth Hughes, MD (Chair) |
2025-2028 |
| Brian Saunders, MD |
2025-2028 |
| Tony Yang, MD |
2024-2027 |
| Feibi Zheng, MD, MBA |
2024-2027 |
| James Wu |
2024-2027 |
| Sarina Bains |
2026-2029 |
| Priya Dedhia, MD |
2026-2029 |
| Jessica Fazendin, MD |
2026-2029 |
| Kelly Stahl, MD (Candidate Member) |
2026-2027 |
| Anne Sophia Jackson , MD (Candidate Member) |
2026-2027 |
| Syed Haider, MD (Resident/Fellow Member) |
2026-2027 |
| Priya Patel, MD (Resident/Fellow Member) |
2026-2027 |
| Signe Braafladt, MD (Resident/Fellow Member) |
2026-2027 |
| Nancy Cho, MD (DEI Liaison) |
2026-2027 |
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| CESQIP Committee |
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| Judy Jin, MD (Chair) |
2025-2028 |
| Melissa LoPinto, MD, MPH |
2024-2027 |
| Anatoliy Rudin, MD |
2024-2027 |
| Michael Lui, MD (Candidate Member) |
2025-2028 |
| Gustavo Romero-Velez, MD (Candidate Member) |
2026-2027 |
| Patrick Weldon, MD (Resident/Fellow Member) |
2026-2027 |
| Sharma Richardson, MD (Resident/Fellow Member) |
2026-2027 |
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| Clinical Practice Committee |
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| Leon Kushnir, MD, CPE (Chair) |
2026-2029 |
| Masha Livhits, MD |
2024-2027 |
| Jessica Shank, MD |
2026-2029 |
| Susan Wcislak, MD |
2024-2027 |
| Chris McHenry, MD |
2024-2027 |
| Samuel Long, MD |
2024-2027 |
| Daniela Treitl, MD |
2025-2028 |
| Ki Won Kim, MD |
2025-2028 |
| Irene Lou, MD |
2026-2029 |
| John Costin, MD |
2026-2029 |
| Mohamad Sidani, MD |
2025-2028 |
| Hunter Underwood, MD (Candidate Member) |
2026-2027 |
| Tyler Fields, MD (Candidate Member) |
2026-2027 |
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Tucker Bettis, MD (Resident/Fellow Member)
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2026-2027 |
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| Digital Media & Engagement Committee |
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| Vivek Sant, MD , MD (Chair) |
2026-2029 |
| Snehal Patel, MD |
2024-2027 |
| Sean Wrenn, MD |
2025-2028 |
| Michelle Mulder, MD |
2025-2028 |
| Yufei Chen, MD |
2025-2028 |
| Vikram Krishnamurthy, MD |
2025-2028 |
| Hyunsuk Suh, MD |
2025-2028 |
| James Wu, MD |
2026-2029 |
| Rafael Perez-Soto, MD |
2026-2029 |
| Alessia Cioci, MD (Candidate Member) |
2026-2027 |
| Neha Shafique, MD (Resident/Fellow Member) |
2026-2027 |
| Joy Done, MD (Resident/Fellow Member) |
2026-2027 |
| Rachel Acker, MD (Resident/Fellow Member) |
2026-2027 |
| Rachel Caretti, MD (Resident/Fellow Member) |
2026-2027 |
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| Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee |
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| Victoria Lai, MD, MS (Chair) |
2025-2028 |
| Courtney Edwards, MD |
2024-2027 |
| Nancy Cho, MD |
2026-2029 |
| Rhea Udyavar, MD (Candidate) |
2026-2027 |
| Rachel Christenson, MD (Resident/Fellow Member) |
2026-2027 |
| Sarah Lund, MD (Resident/Fellow Member) |
2026-2027 |
| Sofia Anaya-Sanchez, MD (Resident/Fellow Member) |
2026-2027 |
| Paul Gauger, MD (AAES President) |
2026-2027 |
| Carrie Cunningham, MD, MPH (AAES Secretary) |
2026-2027 |
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| Education Committee |
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| Matthew Nehs, MD (Chair) |
2025-2028 |
| Laura Wharry, MD |
2024-2027 |
| Stacey Woodruff, MD |
2024-2027 |
| Jessica Buicko Lopez, MD |
2024-2027 |
| Ludovico Sehnem, MD |
2026-2029 |
| Dhaval Patel, MD |
2026-2029 |
| Tal Yalon, MD (Candidate Member) |
2026-2027 |
| Anna Fashandi, MD (Candidate Member) |
2026-2027 |
| Alexa Lisevick Kumar, MD (Resident/Fellow Member) |
2026-2027 |
| Alexis Desir, MD, MA (Resident/Fellow Member) |
2026-2027 |
| Austin Dixon, MD (Resident/Fellow Member) |
2026-2027 |
| Molly Pikul, MD (Resident/Fellow Member) |
2026-2027 |
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| Endocrine Surgeon Identity Committee |
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| Meredith Sorensen, MD, MS (Chair) |
2024-2027 |
| Frances Lee, MD (Vice Chair) |
2026-2027 |
| Elliot Scott, MD |
2025-2028 |
| Katherine Heiden, MD |
2025-2028 |
| Jennifer Ogilvie, MD |
2025-2028 |
| Rosemarie Metzger, MD |
2026-2027 |
| Yasmine Assadipour, MD |
2026-2029 |
| Simon Holoubek, MD |
2026-2029 |
| Rachel Liou, MD (Candidate Member) |
2026-2027 |
| Saba Kurtom, MD (Candidate Member) |
2026-2027 |
| Dillon Wade, MD (Resident/Fellow Member) |
2026-2027 |
| Ross Mudgway, MD (Resident/Fellow Member) |
2026-2027 |
| Anthony Saxton, MD (Resident/Fellow Member) |
2026-2027 |
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| Endocrine Surgery University Director |
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| Travis McKenzie, MD |
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| Ethics Committee |
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| Joseph Tobias, MD (Chair) |
2026-2029 |
| Carrie Cunningham, MD, MPH (AAES Secretary) |
2025-2028 |
| Danielle Press, MD |
2026-2029 |
| Raymon Grogan, MD |
2025-2028 |
| Snehal Patel, MD |
2026-2029 |
| Courtney Gibson, MD |
2026-2029 |
| Joshua Chao, MD (Candidate Member) |
2026-2027 |
| Peter Abraham, MD (Resident/Fellow Member) |
2026-2027 |
| William Lightle, MD (Resident/Fellow Member) |
2026-2027 |
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| Fellowship Committee |
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| David Hughes, MD (Chair) |
2024-2027 |
| Brenessa Lindeman, MD (Vice Chair) |
2026-2027 |
| Matthew Nehs, MD |
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| Rebecca Sippel, MD |
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| Alex Chiu, MD |
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| Makenzie Nedza |
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| Michaela Gombar |
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| Kristin Long, MD |
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| Kimberly Ramonell, MD |
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| Linwah Yip, MD |
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| Courtney Gibson, MD |
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| Randall Owen, MD |
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| Gustavo Fernandez Ranvier, MD |
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| Trenton Foster, MD |
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| Catherine McManus, MD |
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| Michelle Mulder, MD |
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| Quan-Yang Duh, MD, MA |
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| Xavier Keutgen, MD |
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| Jennifer Kuo, MD |
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| Allan Siperstein, MD |
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| John Lew, MD |
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| Tanaz Vaghaiwalla, MD |
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| Stacey Milan, MD |
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| Ryan Raju, MD |
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| Robin Wilson, MD |
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| Caitlin Yeo, MD |
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| Aarti Mathur, MD |
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| Lilah Morris-Wiseman, MD |
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| Paul Graham, MD |
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| Sarah Fisher, MD |
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| Randall Scheri, MD |
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| Michael Stang, MD |
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| Masha Livhits, MD |
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| Brendan Finnerty, MD |
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| David Velázquez Fernández, MD, MS, PhD |
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| Ana Islam, MD |
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| Brenessa Lindeman, MD |
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| Jesse Pasternak, MD |
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| Neil Saunders, MD |
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| Raymon Grogan, MD |
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| Feibi Zheng, MD |
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| Carolyn Seib, MD, MAS |
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| Insoo Suh, MD |
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| Abbey Fingeret, MD |
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| Carrie Cunningham, MD, MPH (AAES Secretary) |
2026-2027 |
| Paul Gauger, MD (AAES President) |
2026-2027 |
| Thomas Szabo Yamashita, MD (Candidate Member) |
2026-2027 |
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Panagiotis Bletsis, MD (Candidate Member)
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2026-2027 |
| Eddy Lincango, MD (Resident/Fellow Member) |
2026-2027 |
| Victoria Lord, MD (Resident/Fellow Member) |
2026-2027 |
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| Fellowship Accreditation Committee |
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| F. Thurston Drake, MD (Chair) |
2024-2027 |
| George Taylor, MD (Vice Chair) |
2026-2027 |
| Denise Lee, MD |
2024-2027 |
| Sophie Dream, MD |
2025-2028 |
| James Lim, MD |
2025-2028 |
| T.K. Pandian, MD |
2026-2029 |
| Amy Han, MD (Resident/Fellow Member) |
2026-2027 |
| Sarah Abou Azar, MD (Candidate Member) |
2026-2027 |
| Carrie Cunningham, MD (AAES Secretary) |
2025-2028 |
| Paul Gauger, MD (AAES President) |
2026-2027 |
| David Hughes, MD (Fellowship CMTE Chair) |
2024-2027 |
| Brenessa Lindeman, MD (Fellowship CMTE Vice Chair) |
2026-2027 |
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| Guidelines and Emerging Therapeutics Committee |
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| Shalini Arora, MD (Chair) |
2026-2029 |
| Tammy Holm, MD |
2024-2027 |
| Michael Campbell, MD |
2025-2028 |
| Aarti Mathur, MD |
2025-2028 |
| Tanaz Vahaiwalla, MD |
2025-2028 |
| David Bimston, MD |
2025-2028 |
| Alaa Sada, MD |
2025-2028 |
| Melanie Lyden, MD |
2024-2027 |
| Eren Berber, MD |
2026-2029 |
| Adriana Ramirez, MD (Candidate Member) |
2026-2027 |
| Loreski Collado, MD (Candidate Member) |
2026-2027 |
| Nicholas Druar, MD (Resident/Fellow Member) |
2026-2027 |
| Chad Griesbach, MD (Resident/Fellow Member) |
2026-2027 |
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| Liaisons & Representatives |
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| AACE Liaison – Jyotirmay Sharma |
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| Endocrine Society Liaison – Naris Nilubol |
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| ATA Liaison – Lilah Morris-Wiseman |
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| SSO Liaison – Paxton Dickson |
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| ACS Board of Governors – Jacob Moalem |
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| Complex General Surgical Oncology Board (ABS) - Lawrence Kim |
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| Endo Section Council of AMA – Dina Elaraj |
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| NSQIP – Rachel Kelz |
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| ABS Representative – Peter Angelos |
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| Commission on Cancer – Sarah Fisher |
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| NANETS – James Howe |
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| SCORE Liaison - Nancy Perrier |
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| Focused Practice Designation – Peter Angelos |
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| Cancer Surgery Standards Program Member Org Rep – Sarah Baxter Fisher |
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| Patient Representative: ThyCa – Gary Bloom |
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| Patient Representative: ParaTroupers – Angelia Sherertz |
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| Patient Representative: GDATF – Kimberly Dorris |
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| Local Arrangements Committee |
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| Clair Graves, MD (Co-Chair) |
2026-2027 |
| Michael Campbell, MD (Co-Chair) |
2026-2027 |
| Amanda Laird, MD (Program Chair) |
2026-2027 |
| Catherine McManus, MD (Program Vice Chair) |
2026-2027 |
| Carrie Cunningham, MD, MPH (AAES Secretary) |
2025-2028 |
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| Membership Committee |
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| Joyce Shin, MD (Chair) |
2024-2027 |
| Philip Smith, MD (Vice Chair) |
2026-2027 |
| Randall Scheri, MD |
2024-2027 |
| Lindsay Kuo, MD, MBA |
2024-2027 |
| Maureen Moore, MD |
2024-2027 |
| Evandro Vasconcelos, MD |
2024-2027 |
| Kristin Long, MD |
2025-2028 |
| Adam Kabaker, MD |
2026-2029 |
| Helen Shih, MD (Affiliate Provider Member) |
2025-2028 |
| Todd Chennell, MD (Affiliate Provider Member) |
2026-2029 |
| Marina Robson Chase, MD (Resident/Fellow Member) |
2026-2027 |
| Casey Witmeyer, MD (Resident/Fellow Member) |
2026-2027 |
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| Nominating Committee |
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| Carmen Solórzano, MD (Chair) |
2026-2027 |
| Paul Gauger, MD |
2026-2027 |
| Rebecca Sippel, MD |
2024-2027 |
| Sareh Parangi, MD |
2026-2029 |
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| Patient Advocacy Committee |
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| Lilah Morris-Wiseman, MD (Chair) |
2024-2027 |
| Iuliana Bobanga, MD (Vice Chair) |
2026-2027 |
| Joana Ochoa, MD |
2025-2028 |
| Alexander Chiu, MD |
2025-2028 |
| Susana Vargas Pinto, MD |
2024-2027 |
| Christel McGillicuddy, MD |
2026-2029 |
| Daniel Tershak, MD |
2026-2029 |
| Megan Parmer, MD (Candidate Member) |
2026-2027 |
| Tamanie Yeager, MD (Candidate Member) |
2026-2027 |
| Jasmine Hwang, MD (Resident/Fellow Member) |
2026-2027 |
| Allison Letica-Kriegel, MD (Resident/Fellow Member) |
2026-2027 |
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| Program Committee |
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| Amanda Laird, MD (Chair) |
2026-2027 |
| Catherine McManus, MD (Vice Chair) |
2026-2027 |
| Abbey Fingeret, MD (Past Chair) |
2026-2027 |
| Kimberly Ramonell, MD |
2025-2028 |
| Jennifer Sipos, MD |
2025-2028 |
| Adrian Harvey, MD |
2025-2028 |
| Oliver Fackelmayer, MD |
2025-2028 |
| James Broome, MD |
2024-2027 |
| Mahsa Javid, MD |
2024-2027 |
| Sarah Oltmann, MD |
2024-2027 |
| Irene Min, MD |
2025-2028 |
| Neil Saunders, MD |
2025-2028 |
| Vikram Krishnamurthy, MD |
2026-2029 |
| Jessica McMullin, MD |
2026-2029 |
| Jacob Moalem, MD (Senior Member) |
2025-2028 |
| Edwina Moore, MD (Corresponding Member) |
2026-2027 |
| Q. Lina Hu-Bianco, MD (Candidate Member) |
2026-2027 |
| Sean Johnson, MD (Candidate Member) |
2026-2027 |
| Omair Shariq, MD (Candidate Member) |
2026-2027 |
| Young-Ji Seo, MD (Resident/Fellow Member) |
2026-2027 |
| Jessica Hall, MD (Resident/Fellow Member) |
2026-2027 |
| Paul Gauger, MD (AAES President) |
2026-2027 |
| Rachel Kelz, MD (AAES Recorder) |
2024-2027 |
| Carrie Cunningham, MD, MPH (AAES Secretary) |
2025-2028 |
| Lauren Krumeich, MD (Poster Chair) |
2026-2027 |
| Thomas Szabo Yamashita, MD (Poster Candidate Member) |
2026-2027 |
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| Research Committee |
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| Heather Wachtel, MD (Chair) |
2025-2028 |
| Toni Beninato, MD |
2026-2029 |
| Naris Nilubol, MD |
2026-2027 |
| Priya Dedhia, MD |
2025-2028 |
| Courtney Balentine, MD |
2024-2027 |
| Jesse Pasternak, MD |
2025-2028 |
| Susan Pitt, MD |
2025-2028 |
| Aditya Shirali, MD |
2025-2028 |
| Taylor Brown, MD |
2025-2028 |
| Yinin Hu, MD |
2026-2029 |
| Carolyn Seib, MD |
2026-2029 |
| Lauren Keumeich, MD |
2026-2029 |
| Max Schumm, MD (Candidate Member) |
2026-2027 |
| Jordan Broekhuis, MD (Candidate Member) |
2026-2027 |
| Caitlin Finn, MD (Resident/Fellow Member) |
2026-2027 |
| Hope Feldman, MD (Resident/Fellow Member) |
2026-2027 |
| Valerie Armstrong, MD (Resident/Fellow Member) |
2026-2027 |
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