Committees

2023 – 2024
COMMITTEES

NOMINATING COMMITTEE

Anne C. Larkin, MD, Chair (2024)
James Whiting, MD (2025) Giles F. Whalen, MD (2026)

PROGRAM COMMITTEE

Patrick M. Forgione, MD, Chair (Chair, 2024)
Daithi S. Heffernan, MD (Rhode Island, 2025)
Kevin M. Schuster, MD (Connecticut, 2026)
Joseph D. Phillips, MD (New Hampshire, 2027)
Jennifer LaFemina, MD (Massachusetts, 2028)
Timothy L. Fitzgerald, MD (Maine, 2029)
Rocco Orlando, III, MD, President (2024)
Kari Rosenkranz, MD, President-Elect (2024)
Jacqueline J. Wu, MD, Secretary (2026) Ali Tavakkoli, MD, MD, Recorder (2025)
Donald T. Hess, Jr., MD, Ex-Officio (2023)
Adena J. Osband, MD, Ad Hoc (2024)
John R. Romanelli, MD, Ad Hoc (2024)
Gino Trevisani, MD, Ad Hoc (2024)
Andrew J. Duffy, MD, Ombudsperson (2024)
Alisa Savetamal, MD, Ombudsperson (2024)

COMMUNICATIONS & ARCHIVES COMMITTEE

Meredith J. Sorensen, MD, Chair (New Hampshire, 2024)
Rocco Orlando, III, MD (Connecticut, 2025)
David W. Butsch, MD (Vermont, 2026)
Alisa Savetamal, MD (Connecticut, 2026)
Oscar K. Serrano, MD, MBA (Connecticut, 2026)
Michael P. Vezeridis, MD (Rhode Island, 2026) Sivamainthan Vithiananthan, MD (Massachusetts, 2026)
Stanley W. Ashley, MD (Massachusetts, 2027)
Kartik A. Pandya, MD (Maine, 2028)
Kathleen A. LaVorgna, MD (Past Officer/Chair, 2026)
Jennifer LaFemina, MD (Ex-Officio, 2024)

DIVERISTY, EQUITY, & INCLUSION COMMITTEE

Alisa Savetamal, MD, Co-Chair (Connecticut, 2023)
Jacqueline J. Wu, MD, Co-Chair (Massachusetts, 2023)
Andrew J. Duffy, MD (Connecticut, 2026)
Sidhu P. Gangadharan, MD (Massachusetts, 2026)
Kathleen A. LaVorgna, MD (Connecticut, 2026)
Adena J. Osband, MD (Rhode Island, 2026)
Cynthia Paciulli, MD (New Hampshire, 2026) Luise I. Pernar, MD, MHPE (Massachusetts, 2026)
Margaret A. Tandoh, MD (Vermont, 2026)
Sivamainthan Vithiananthan, MD (Massachusetts, 2026)
Alaina D. Geary, MD (Candidate, 2026)

GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION & CANDIDATE MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE

Donald T. Hess, Jr., MD, Chair (Massachusetts, 2024)
Afshin Ehsan, MD (Rhode Island, 2025)
Andrew P. Loehrer, MD, MPH (New Hampshire, 2025)
Daniel Solomon, MD (Connecticut, 2025)
Wasef Abu-Jaish, MD (Vermont, 2026)
Andrew J. Duffy, MD (Connecticut, 2026) Jaswin S. Sawhney, MD (Maine, 2026)
Oscar K. Serrano, MD, MBA (Connecticut, 2026)
David B. Tashjian, MD (Massachusetts, 2026)
Sivamainthan Vithiananthan, MD (Massachusetts, 2026)

NEW MEMBERS COMMITTEE

Carlos E. Marroquin, MD, Chair (Vermont, 2024)
Michelle E. Toder, MD (Maine, 2024)
D. Joshua Mancini, MD (New Hampshire, 2025)
Michael R. Cassidy, MD (Massachusetts, 2026) Peter J. Mazzaglia, MD (Rhode Island, 2026)
Bishwajit Bhattacharya, MD (Connecticut, 2027)

PUBLICATIONS COMMITTEE

Ali Tavakkoli, MD, Chair (2025)
Abbas E. Abbas, MD (2025)
Joel T. Adler, MD (2025)
Roland Assi, MD (2025)
Richard J. Barth, Jr., MD (2025)
Jessica A. Cintolo-Gonzalez, MD (2025)
Thomas E. Clancy, MD (2025)
Robert A. Cowles, MD (2025)
Catharine M. Crawford, MD (2025)
Jennifer S. Davids, MD (2025)
Andrew R. Doben, MD (2025)
Laura S. Dominici, MD (2025)
Afshin Ehsan, MD (2025)
Timothy L. Fitzgerald, MD (2025)
Jonathan D. Gates, MD (2025) Donald T. Hess, Jr., MD (2025)
D. Joshua Mancini, MD (2025)
David McAneny, MD (2025)
Anne Mongiu, MD, PhD (2025)
David P. Mooney, MD, MPH (2025)
Bryan C. Morse, MD, MS (2025)
Abdelrahman M. Nimeri, MD (2025)
Conor O'Neill, MD (2025)
Francis J. Podbielski, MD (2025)
Kari Rosenkranz, MD (2025)
Abdul Saied Calvino, MD, MPH (2025)
Kevin M. Schuster, MD (2025)
Oscar K. Serrano, MD, MBA (2025)

FINANCE TASK FORCE

Peter S. Yoo, Chair (2024)
Jonathan D. Blancaflor, MD (2024)
Philip A. Cohen, MD (2024)
Afshin Ehsan, MD (2024) Donald T. Hess, Jr., MD (2024)
Ali Tavakkoli, MD (2024)

SCHOLARS FOUNDATION

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Francis J. Podbielski, MD, President (2024), Massachusetts Director (2027)
Paul E. Morrissey, MD, Secretary (2024), Rhode Island Director (2025)
Damien W. Carter, MD, Treasurer (2024), Maine Director (2028)
Catherine A. Schneider, MD, MSM, Vermont Director (2024)
Alan Dardik, MD, PhD, Connecticut Director (2026) Joseph D. Phillips, MD, New Hampshire Director (2029)
Rocco Orlando, III, MD, Ex-Officio (2024)

SCHOLARS RESEARCH GRANT REVIEWERS

Gary C. An, MD (Vermont, 2024)
David E. Clark, MD (Maine, 2024)
Afshin Ehsan, MD (Rhode Island, 2024) Rajan Gupta, MD (New Hampshire, 2024)
Kristin Oliveira, MD (Connecticut, 2024)
Jiping Wang, MD, PhD (Massachusetts, 2024)