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2024 – 2025
COMMITTEES

NOMINATING COMMITTEE

James Whiting, MD, Chair (2025)
Giles F. Whalen, MD (2026)
Rocco Orlando, III, MD (2027)

PROGRAM COMMITTEE
Kevin M. Schuster, MD, Chair (Connecticut, 2025)
Joseph D. Phillips, MD (New Hampshire, 2026)
Jennifer LaFemina, MD (Massachusetts, 2027)
Timothy L. Fitzgerald, MD (Maine, 2028)
Gino Trevisani, MD (Vermont, 2029)
Marcoandrea Giorgi, MD (Rhode Island, 2030)
Kari Rosenkranz, MD, President (2025)
Thomas J. Miner, MD, President-Elect (2025)
Alisa Savetamal, Vice President (2025)
Jacqueline J. Wu, MD, Secretary (2026)
Ali Tavakkoli, MD, MD, Recorder (2025)
Jaswin S. Sawhney, MD, Ex-Officio (2027)
Faina Nakhlis, MD, Ad Hoc (2025)
Haddon J. Pantel, MD, Ad Hoc (2025)
Mark Puder, MD, PhD, Ad Hoc (2025)
Alaina D. Geary, MD, Ombudsperson (2025)
Adena J Osband, MD, Ombudsperson (2025)

COMMUNICATIONS & ARCHIVES COMMITTEE

Meredith J. Sorensen, MD, Chair (New Hampshire, 2025)
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)
Francis J. Podbielski, MD (Massachusetts, 2027)
Kartik A. Pandya, MD (Maine, 2028)
Kathleen A. LaVorgna, MD (Past Officer/Chair, 2026)
Giles F. Whalen, MD ((Past Officer/Chair, 2027)
Jennifer LaFemina, MD (Ex-Officio, 2025)

DIVERISTY, EQUITY, & INCLUSION COMMITTEE
Sidhu P. Gangadharan, MD, Chair (Massachusetts, 2026)
Andrew J. Duffy, MD (Connecticut, 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)
Jacqueline J. Wu, MD (Massachusetts, 2026)
Nishant Merchant, MD (Connecticut, 2027)
Alaina D. Geary, MD (Candidate, 2026)
Robin Cotter, MD (Candidate, 2027)
Khu Aten Maaneb De Macedo, MD (2027)

GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION & CANDIDATE MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE

Jaswin S. Sawhney, MD, Chair (Maine, 2026)
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)
Oscar K. Serrano, MD, MBA (Connecticut, 2026)
David B. Tashjian, MD (Massachusetts, 2026)
Sivamainthan Vithiananthan, MD (Massachusetts, 2026)
Pardon R. Kenney, MD (Massachusetts, 2027)
Adam A. Klipfel, MD (Rhode Island, 2027)
Faina Nakhlis, MD (Massachusetts, 2027)

NEW MEMBERS COMMITTEE
Bishwajit Bhattacharya, MD, Chair (Connecticut, 2027)
D. Joshua Mancini, MD (New Hampshire, 2025)
Michael R. Cassidy, MD (Massachusetts, 2026)
Peter J. Mazzaglia, MD (Rhode Island, 2026)
Conor O’Neill, MD (Vermont, 2027)

PUBLICATIONS COMMITTEE

Ali Tavakkoli, MD, Chair (2025)
Abbas E. Abbas, MD (2025)
Joel T. Adler, MD (2025)
Roland Assi, MD, MD, MMS (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, MPH (2025)
Oscar K. Serrano, MD, MBA (2025)
Alex G. Cuenca, MD, PhD (2026)
Courtney E. Gibson, MD (2026)
Ravinder Kang, MD, MS (2026)
Sung Kwon, MD, MPH (2026)
Ira L. Leeds, MD (2026)
Adriana G. Ramirez, MD, MPH (2026)
Daniel Ricaurte, MD (2026)
Kurt S. Schultz, MD (2026)
Michael V. Tirabassi, MD (2026)
Jason Wiseman, MD, MSPH (2026)

SCHOLARS FOUNDATION

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Francis J. Podbielski, MD, President (2025), Massachusetts Director (2027)
Paul E. Morrissey, MD, Secretary (2025), Rhode Island Director (2025)
Damien W. Carter, MD, Treasurer (2025), Maine Director (2028)
Joseph D. Phillips, MD, New Hampshire Director (2029)
Gary C. An, MD, Vermont Director (2030)
Kari Rosenkranz, MD, Ex-Officio (2025)

SCHOLARS RESEARCH GRANT REVIEWERS
David E. Clark, MD (Maine, 2025)
Rajan Gupta, MD (New Hampshire, 2025)
Timothy D. Murtha, MD, MHS (Rhode Island, 2025)
Kristin Oliveira, MD (Connecticut, 2025)
Mark Puder, MD, PhD (Massachusetts, 2025)