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Leadership Council

Vivek Murthy, MD MBA - President, Co-Founder, and Chair (email)
Internal Medicine Hospitalist
Boston, MA

Mona Mangat, MD - Vice Chair (email) 
Solo Practice Allergist-Immunologist
St. Petersburg, FL

Scott Dudgeon (email)
Health Care Administrator
Toronto, Canada 

Carol Duh (email)
Medical Student
Nashville, TN

Chris Lillis, MD (email)
Private Practice Internist
Fredericksburg, VA

Evan Saulino, MD PhD (email)
Family Physician
Portland, OR

Alice Chen, MD - Ex officio
Internal Medicine
Los Angeles, CA and Washington, DC 

Staff

Alice Chen, MD - Executive Director (email) 

Annie Hughes - Development Director (email)

Alissa Manzoeillo - Outreach and Special Events Manager (email)

Avi Glandon - Outreach and Operations Manager (email)
 

Field Team

Our national field team lead by physicians and medical students who volunteer their time to organize their fellow physicians and medical students.

State Directors

Our national field team is made up of practicing physicians and medical students across the country who volunteer their time to organize their fellow physicians and medical students. 

  • Alaska (email)
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  • Alabama (email)
    Tom Ellison, MD

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  • Arizona (email)
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  • Arkansas (email)
    Hershey Garner, MD JD

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  • California (email)
  • Carolyn Senger, MD

     

  • Colorado (email)
  • Lisha Barre, MD
  • Lila Rosenthal, MD

     

  • Connecticut (email)
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  • DC (email)
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  • Delaware (email)
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  • Florida (email)
  • Sujatha Prabhakaran, MD
    Larry Floriani, MD - Deputy

     

  • Georgia (email)
  • Courtney Maniatis, DO

     

  • Hawaii (email)
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  • Iowa (email)
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  • Idaho (email)
  • Tim McHugh, MD

     

  • Illinois (email)
  • V. Ram Krishnamoorthi, MD

     

  • Indiana (email)
  • Todd Hassee
  • Andrew P. Loehrer, MD

     

  • Kansas (email)
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  • Louisiana (email)
  • Heidi Sinclair, MD

     

  • Maine (email)
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  • Maryland (email)
  • Meghana Desale
  • Brian Waldersen
     
  • Massachusetts (email)
  • Tom Neely, MD
  • Umbereen S. Nehal, MD MPH

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  • Michigan (email)
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  • Minnesota (email)
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  • Mississippi (email)
  • Persharon Dixon, MD

     

  • Missouri (email)
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  • Montana (email)
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  • Nebraska (email)
  • Matthew Bosley, MD

     

  • Nevada (email)
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  • New Hampsire(email)
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  • New Jersey (email)
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  • New Mexico (email)
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  • New York (email)
  • Manisha Sharma, MD

     

  • North Carolina(email)
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  • North Dakota (email)
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  • Ohio (email)
  • Arthur Lavin, MD (Cleveland)
  • Don Nguyen, MD (Dayton)

     

  • Oklahoma (email)
  • Kathy Scheirman, MD

     
  • Oregon (email)
  • Evan Saulino, MD PhD

     

  • Pennsylvania (email)
  • Christopher Hughes, MD

     

  • Rhode Island (email)
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  • South Carolina (email)
  • Seanta Clark, PhD
  • Shannelle Campbell, MD

     

  • South Dakota (email)
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  • Tennessee (email)
  • Ravi Parikh

     

  • Texas (email)
  • Anna Tran, MD
    Winfred Parnell, MD
    Robert Luedecke, MD - Deputy 

  • Utah (email)
  • Scott Poppen, MD MPA

     

  • Virginia (email)
  • Chris Lillis, MD

     

  • Vermont (email)
  • Rebecca Jones, MD

     

  • Washington (email)
  • Lisa Plymate, MD

     

  • West Virginia (email)
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  • Wisconsin (email)
  • Ian Gilson, MD

     

  • Wyoming (email)
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Former Board Members and Staff

Milan de Vries, PhD (Co-Founder)
Nikhil Wagle, MD (Co-Founder)
Mandy Krauthamer Cohen (Executive Director 2009-2010)
Zaneb K. Beams, MD (Director of Advocacy 2010 and Deputy National Field Director 2009-2010)
Alex Blum, MD (National Field Director 2009-2010)
Samantha Galing (National Campaign Director 2011-2012)
Samreen Hasan, MD (Deputy Field Director 2009-2010)
Ali Khan, MD MPP (Deputy Field Director 2009-2010)
Youssra Marjoua, MPP
Raj Panjabi, MD
Arun Patel, MD JD
Harold Pollack, PhD (Current Senior Advisor and Policy Call Co-Director)
A. Rab Razzak, MD (Deputy Field Director 2009-2010)
Megan Smith (Communications Director 2009-2010)
Josh Spaulding (Campaign Director 2010-2011)
Krishnan Subrahmanian (Deputy Field Director 2009-2010)
Jason Wasfy, MD