Committee Co-Chairs for 2023-2024
Congratulations to the 2023-2024 TPS Co-Chairs! Their term started August 1 - July 31. Several co-chairs attended the Committee Co-Chair Orientation to learn about best practices, leadership structure, and the roles and responsibilities of committee co-chairs. See below for the list of co-chairs by committee.
Committee on Administration and Practice Management
Co-Chairs: Marcial Oquendo, MD
Arathi Shah, MD
Committee on Adolescence and Sports Medicine
Co-Chairs: Arthi Krishnan, MD
Karli Silverberg, MD, FAAP
Committee on Child Abuse and Neglect
Co-Chairs: Michelle Ruda, MD
Katherine Snyder, MD, MPH, FAAP
Committee on Children with Disabilities
Co-Chairs: Renee Rodrigues-D'Souza, MD
Maria Scranton, MD, FAAP
Committee on Community and School Health
Co-Chairs: Katie K. Tran, MD MPH
Michelle Gallas, DO, FAAP
Committee on Early Childhood
Co-Chairs: Margaret Wood, MD
Committee on Environmental Health
Co-Chairs: Barry Lachman, MD, MPH, FAAP
Susan Pacheco, MD, FAAP
Committee on Disaster Preparedness
Co-Chairs: Brent Kaziny, MD
Geoffrey Lowe, MD
Committee on Fetus and Newborn
Co-Chairs: Kaashif Ahmad, MD
Michael Speer, MD
Committee on Foster Care
Co-Chairs: Rachael Keefe, MD, MPH
Hilda Loria, MD, MPH, FAAP
Committee on Hospital Care
Co-Chair: Cliff Chen, MD
Bethany Nunez, MD
Committee on Infectious Diseases and Immunizations
Co-Chairs: Claire Bocchini, MD
Krystyna Wesp, DO, FAAP
Committee on Injury Prevention
Co-Chairs: Shabana Yusuf, MD
Melissa Kwan, MD
Committee on Medical Education
Co-Chairs: Lara Johnson, MD
Maria Monge, MD
Committee on Medicaid, CHIP and the Uninsured
Co-Chairs: Sandra Frasser, MD
Donna Persaud, MD
Committee on Mental Health
Co-Chairs: Cynthia Lopez, MD
Elizabeth Rodriguez-Lien, MD, FAAP
Committee on Nutrition & Health
Co-Chairs: Sangeeta Jain, MD
Elizabeth Howard, MD
