2022 Boards, Councils, Committees and Delegations
Central Branch Officers
Angela K. Sturm - MD, President
Sara Goel, DO - President Elect
Monika Patil, MD - Vice President
Brian C. Reed, MD - Secretary/Treasurer
East Branch Officers
Deepa R. Sashital, MD - President
Chinelo S. Ikpeama Fangtang MD - President Elect
Mary S. Goswitz, MD - Vice President
Mahjabeen F. Khan, MD - Secretary/Treasurer
North Branch Officers
Stacy V. Smith, MD - President
Kozhaya C. Sokhon, MD - President Elect
Victoria C. Chang, MD - Vice President
Mohammad A. Ursani, MD - Secretary/Treasurer
Northwest Branch Officers
Avais M. Chatha, MD - President
Randi E. Durden, MD, MD - President Elect
Elenita L. Rosado, MD - Vice President
Gurjit Kaur, DO, Secretary/Treasurer
Southeast Branch Officers
Daniel H. Darmadi, MD - President
Ashley J. Steinberg, MD - President Elect
Terry S. Newman, MD - Vice President
Karan P. K. Sra, MD - Secretary/Treasurer
Southwest Branch Officers
Shane M. Magee, MD - President
Arafat A. Hashwani, MD - President Elect
Rashmi Kudesia, MD - Vice President
Pavlina P. Suchanova, MD - Secretary/Treasurer
Western Branch Officers
Alisha Y. Young, MD - President
Ankur D. Mehta, DO - President Elect
Erica L. Bartlett, MD - Vice President
Swapan Dubey, MD - Secretary/Treasurer
Board of Ethics
Randall A. Stenoien, MD - Chair (2022)
Alisha Y. Young, MD -Vice Chair (2022)
Shelley Q. Li, MD (2023)
George W. Williams, II, MD (2023)
Madhureeta Achari, MD (2024)
Shannon B. Hancher-Hodges, MD (2024)
Kelvin S. Shaw, MD (2024)
Board of Medical Legislation
Eddie L. Patton, Jr., MD – Chair (2022)
Felicity L. Mack, MD - Vice Chair (2023)
Jeremy P. Finkelstein, MD (2022)
Faustino G. Ramos, MD (2022)
Terah C. Isaacson, MD (2023)
Richard L. Noel, MD (2023)
Rakhi C. Dimino, MD (2024)
D. Rick Q. Ngo, MD (2024)
Carla F. Ortique, MD (2024)
Anna Leech, MD (2025)
Michael Altman, MD (2025)
Tal R. Raphaeli, MD (2025
Board on Socioeconomics
Lindsay K. Botsford, MD – Chair (2022)
Elizabeth M. Rebello, MD - Vice Chair (2023)
Matthew D. Hoggatt, MD (2022)
Sherif Z. Zaafran, MD (2022)
Angela M. Guerra, MD (2023)
Felicia L. Jordan, MD (2023)
Jacinta A. Anyaoku, MD (2024)
Kulvinder S. Bajwa, MD (2024)
Carlos J. Vital, MD (2024)
Nominating Board
Gary J. Sheppard, MD – Chair
Mina K. Sinacori, MD
Dwane G. Broussard, MD
Louise H. Bethea, MD
Randall A. Stenoien, MD
Angela K. Sturm, MD
Deepa R. Sashital, MD
Stacy V. Smith, MD
Avais M. Chatha, MD
Daniel H. Darmadi, MD
Shane M. Magee, MD
Alisha Y. Young, MD
Council of Hospital Chiefs of Staff
Richard L. Noel, MD, Chair
Yazan Abdeen, MD
Murad Aslam, MD
Khawaja Azimuddin, MD
Douglas A. Barnes, MD
Jason Baron MD
Lisa Beard, MD
Robert Boland, MD
Kelli Burroughs, MD
Paolo C. Champion, MD
Moo J. "John" Chung, MD
Daniel Darmadi, MD
Anita Datta, MD
Jennifer Dietrich,MD
Stanley Duchman, MD
Lucas Duvall, MD
Michael Eisenberg, MD
IrenE Ekaney, MD
Fayaz A. Faiz, MD
Mark A. Farnie, MD
Omer Farooq, MD
Muhammad Hanif, MD
Aqeel Hashmi, MD
Isaac Hernandez Jimenez, MD
Gene Huebner MD
Irfan Iftikhar, MD
Amir Karni, MD
Farrakh Khawaja, MD
Tony Kim, MD
Tien C. Ko, MD
Mark Kobelja, MD
Xiao H. Li, MD
Robert Lingle, MD
Nishith Majmundar, MD
Manpreet Mangat, MD
Sandeep Markan, MD
D. Laron Mason, MD
Vasilios Mathews, MD
Syed Mehdi, MD
Vikram Mehra, MD
Ziad I. Melhem, MD
Timothy Miller, MD
Sohail Noor, MD
Walter O'Hara, MD
Timothy C. Osborn, MD
Michael Overman, MD
Nehal Patel, MD
Amber Ray-Droddy, MD
E. Brooke Roberts, MD
Cameron Ruttman, MD
Sam Santala, MD
Rakesh Shah, MD
Lokesh Shahani, MD
Peter Shedden, MD
Arif Shoaib, MD
Paul E. Sirbaugh, MD
Stuart L. Solomon
Kyle Stanosheck MD
David G. Vanderweide, MD
Joseph Varon, MD
Rati Venkatesh, DO
Council of International and Affiliated Medical Societies
Ngoc T. Pham, MD - Chair
Naveed Zafar, MD – Vice Chair
Kathrym F. España, MD
Ray Y. Hachem, MD
Monira Hamid-Kundi, MD
Mahmood Mehkri, MD
D. Rick Q. Ngo, MD
Marcial Andres Oquendo Rincon, MD
Mohamed Othman, MD
Robert A. Salazar, MD
Jignesh P. Shah, MD
Anjail Sharrief, MD
Kuan Yu, MD
Audrey E. Ahuero, MD - Chair
Irma Alarcon Najera, MD
Nicholas M. Beckmann, MD
Gavin W. Britz, MD
Conner Chan, MD
Javier Chinen, MD
Robin L. Ferguson, MD
Neil Ashok Gandhi, MD
Micah Knobles, MD
Yi-Chun Liu, MD
Rolando Morales, Jr., MD
James L. Nodler, MD
Daniel Rosen, MD
Irvin Sulapas, MD
Misha Syed, MD
Imelda M. Tija, MD
Mary Ellen Vanderlick, MD
Bellatrix Vivas, MD
Audrey E. Ahuero, MD
Paul M. Allison, MD
Louise H. Bethea, MD
Lindsay K. Botsford, MD
Richard N. Bradley, MD
Brian M. Bruel, MD
Leanne Burnett, MD
Steven M. Croft, MD
Anh Q. Dang, MD
Daniel H. Darmadi, MD
Kyle F. Dickson, MD
Rakhi C. Dimino, MD
John D. Edwards, MD
Lewis E. Foxhall, MD
Clare N. Gentry, MD
Marina C. George, MD
Bernard M. Gerber, MD
Alan P. Glombicki, MD
Angela M. Guerra, MD
James S. Guo, MD
Shiva Gupta, MD
Leslie M. Haber, MD
Steven E. Haber, MD
Alison J. Haddock, MD
Ori Z. Hampel, MD
Shannon B. Hancher, MD
Lindsey D. Harris, MD
Hattie E. Henderson, MD
Stephen A. Herrmann, MD
Daniel L. Howell, Jr., MD
David R. Hoyer, Jr., MD
Nesreen S. Ibrahim, MD
Terah C. Isaacson, MD
Robert E. Jackson, MD
Nora A. Janjan, MD
Laura P. Jimenez-Quintero, MD
Felicia L. Jordan, MD
Faraz A. Khan, MD
Karl W. King, MD
Christine E. Koerner, MD
Russell W.H. Kridel, MD
Piotr A. Kwater, MD
Ana L. Leech, MD
Arthur Lim, MD
Andrew Li-Yung Hing, MD
Felicity L. Mack, MD
Shane M. Magee, MD
Anna L. C. Mapp, MD
Aurelio Matamoros, Jr., MD
Murtaza Mussaji, DO
Lonzetta L. Newman, MD
Mark L. Nichols, MD
Rupesh Nigam, MD
Richard L. Noel, MD
Stacy L. Norrell, MD
Carla F. Ortique, MD
Debra M. Osterman, MD
Kanchan A. Phalak, MD
Evan G. Pivalizza, MD
Anne Marie Ponce De Leon, MD
Christopher N. Prichard, MD
Autumn L. Pruette, MD
Syed A. Raza, MD
Elizabeth M. Rebello, MD
Manish Rungta, MD
Amber D. Shamburger, MD
Gary J. Sheppard, MD
Mina K. Sinacori, MD
Michael J. Snyder, MD
Charles E. Soderstrom, MD
Susanna C. Spence, MD
Srikanth Sridhar, MD
Charlotte M. Stelly-Seitz, MD
Richard Strax, MD
Angela K. Sturm, MD
Spencer H. Su, MD
Irvin Sulapas, MD
Arthur L. Taitel, MD
January Y. Tsai, MD
Dexter G. Turnquest, MD
Mohammad A. Ursani, MD
John R. Vanderzyl, MD
Baominh P. Vinh, MD
Carlos J. Vital, MD
Stephen E. Whitney, MD
Thomas C. Wiener, MD
George W. Williams, II, MD
H. David Wills, MD
Kevin Scott Winfield, MD
Alisha Y. Young, MD
Alternate Delegates to the Texas Medical Association
Mohamed F. Almahmoud, MD
Amanda K. Arrington, MD
Amelia Averyt, MD
Shikha Bharaktiya, MD
Dwane G. Broussard, MD
Shivika Chandra, MD
Victoria C. Chang, MD
Avais M. Chatha, MD
Hilary E. Fairbrother, MD
Renee J. Flores, MD
Jessica Garcia, DO
Semhar J. Ghebremichael, MD
Madeleine S. Herman, MD
Marwan F. Jumean, MD
Grace Lee, DO
Cristin J. Mathew, DO
Omar Matuk-Villazon, MD
Atasu K. Nayak, MD
Terry S. Newman, MD
Vinh Q. Nguyen, MD
Thomas J. Oliverson, MD
Uzondu C. Osuagwu, MD
Monika Patil, MD
Grant P. Redrow, MD
Brian C. Reed, MD
Brandi N. Ring, MD
Regina E. Rodman, MD
Elenita L. Rosado, MD
Ainel B. Sewell, MD
Pankaj K. Shah, MD
Stacy V. Smith, MD
Karan P. Sra, MD
Randall A. Stenoien, MD
Pavlina P. Suchanova, MD
Jolyn S. Taylor, MD
Theresa Q. Tran, MD
Vandana Varma, MD
Libu Varughese, MD
Karla E. K. Wyatt, MD
Alexander Yudovich, MD
Acsa M. Zavala, MD
Ex Officio Delegation Members to the Texas Medical Association
Madhureeta Achari, MD
Alan C. Baum, MD
Keith A. Bourgeois, MD
Lisa L. Ehrlich, MD
Troy T. Fiesinger, MD
Diana L. Fite, MD
William H. Fleming, III, MD
A. Tomas Garcia, III, MD
William S. Gilmer, MD
Yvonne Kew, MD
Kenneth L. Mattox, MD
Kimberly E. Monday, MD
Clifford K. Moy, MD
Bradford S. Patt, MD
Eddie L. Patton, Jr., MD
Steven M. Petak, MD
Victor A. Simms, MD
Michael E. Speer, MD
Elizabeth Torres, MD
Arlo F. Weltge, MD
Sherif Z. Zaafran, MD
HCMS Delegation Officers
Stacy L. Norrell, MD - Chair
Debra M. Osterman, MD - Vice Chair
George W. Williams, II, MD - Secretary
TMA Delegates to the American Medical Association
Diana L. Fite, MD
William H. Fleming, III, MD
William S. Gilmer, MD
Kenneth L. Mattox, MD
Elizabeth Torres, MD
TMA Alternate Delegates to the American Medical Association
Eddie L. Patton, Jr., MD
Sherif Z. Zaafran, MD
Bylaw Committee
Sachin S. Patil, MD - Chair
Donald R. Collins, Jr., MD
Charlotte M. Stelly-Seitz, MD
Hospital Employed/ Academic Practice Committee
David Vining, MD - Chair
Monika Patil, MD – Vice Chair
Shiva Gupta, MD
Piotr A. Kwater, MD
Andrew Li-Yung Hing, MD
Aurelio Matamoros, Jr., MD
Srikanth Sridhar, MD
Irvin Sulapas, MD
Wendell H. Williams, III, MD
Karla E. K. Wyatt, MD
Emergency Care Committee
Faraz A. Khan, MD - Chair
Cedric K. Dark, MD – Vice Chair
Richard N. Bradley, MD
Beau A. Briese, MD
Hilary E. Fairbrother, MD
Diana L. Fite, MD
Steven E. Haber, MD
Vinay Kapoor, MD
David E. Persse, MD
Brandi N. Ring, MD
Kevin J. Schulz, MD
Charles E. Soderstrom, MD
Susanna C. Spence, MD
David E. Turner, MD
Arlo F. Weltge, MD, MPH
Independent Practice Subcommittee
Sachin S. Patil, MD - Chair
Manish Rungta, MD – Vice Chair
Jacinta O. Anyaoku, MD
Rajat S. Bhatt, MD
Victoria C. Chang, MD
Steven M. Croft, MD
Felicity L. Mack, MD
Syed A. Raza, MD
Marcel D. Thompson, DO
Mohammad A. Ursani, MD
Membership Committee
January Y. Tsai, MD – Chair
Angela M. Guerra, MD – Vice Chair
Audrey E. Ahuero, MD
Amelia Averyt, MD
James J. Bernick, MD
Allan A. Conde, MD
Swapan Dubey, MD
Angelina Farella, MD
Stephanie P. Fong, MD
Laura P. Jimenez-Quintero, MD
Gurjit Kaur, DO
Ankur D. Mehta, DO
Atasu K. Nayak, MD
Brian C. Reed, MD
Karan P. K. Sra, MD
Charlotte M. Stelly-Seitz, MD
Physicians Counseling Committee
Debra M. Osterman, MD – Chair
Chad M. Lemaire, D - Vice Chair
James J. Bernick, MD
M. Bruce Christopherson, MD
Mark A. D’Andrea, MD
Donald E. Hauser, MD
Micah Knobles, MD
Daryl K. Knox, MD
Robert M. Leath, MD
Anna L. C. Mapp, MD
Georgia A. Thomas, MD
Community Health Improvement and Communications Committee
Rashmi Kudesia, MD -- Chair
Domalapalli "Maneesh" Kumar, DO – Vice Chair
Ahmed S. Ahmed, MD
Amanda K. Arrington, MD
Amelia Averyt, MD
Richard N. Bradley, MD
Shivika Chandra, MD
Stephanie P. Fong, MD
James S. Guo, MD
Felicity L. Mack, MD
Shane M. Magee, MD
Jose E. Rodriguez, MD
Baominh P. Vinh, MD
Kevin S. Winfield, MD, MBA
Health Care Quality Committee
Tal R. Raphaeli, MD - Chair
Murtaza T. Ghadiali, MD – Vice Chair
Brian M. Bruel, MD
Daniel H. Darmadi, MD
Ponle Durojaye, MD
Diana Eisner, MD
Marina C. George, MD
Piotr A. Kwater, MD
Omar Matuk-Villazon, MD
Monika Patil, MD
Kanchan A. Phalak, MD
Sai R. Pingali, MD
Ana M. Torres, MD
David Vining, MD
Hospital Survey Committee
Manish Rungta, MD – Chair
Michael J. Snyder, MD – Vice Chair
Troy T. Fiesinger, MD
William S. Gilmer, MD
Uzma Iqbal, MD
Terah C. Isaacson, MD
Awungjia C. Leke-Tambo, MD
Shane M. Magee, MD
Atasu K. Nayak, MD
Pankaj K. Shah, MD
Shital Vachhani, MD
Theodoros Voloyiannis, MD
Barbara J. Wilson, MD
Physician Wellness Committee
Stacy L. Norrell, MD - Chair
Brian C. Reed, MD – Vice Chair
Victoria C. Chang, MD
Bernard M. Gerber, MD
Sharada H. Gowda, Md
Stephen A. Herrmann, MD
Laura P. Jimenez-Quintero, MD
Bobby R. Nix, MD
George D. Santos, MD
Anupama A. Shultz, MD
Alexander Yudovich, MD
Social Media Sub-Committee
Dwane G. Broussard, MD - Chair
Audrey E. Ahuero, MD
Shivika Chandra, MD
Victoria C. Chang, MD
Stephanie P. Fong, MD
Rashmi Kudesia, MD
Ritu P. Patel, MD
Angela K. Sturm, MD
Women Physicians Section
Ruhi S. Soni, MD – Chair
Renee J. Flores, MD – Vice Chair
Victoria C. Chang, MD – Officer at Large
RPO Steering Committee 2022-2023
Carlos R. Hamilton, Jr., MD – President
Kamal G. Khalil, MD – President Elect
Benjamin L. Portnoy, MD – Vice President
Glenn R. Cunningham, MD – Immediate Past President
Shelly E. Liss, MD, President Emeritus
Bruce D. Edison, MD, past president
Barry H. Goodfriend, MD, past president
Ernest Max, MD, past president
Peter V. Weston, MD, past president
Brian R. Tulloch, MD
Anita Beneke, MD
Philip B. Rothenberg, MD
Kanellos Charalampous, MD
Barbara Heywood, MD
Frankie A. Holmes, MD
Milton Altschuler, MD
Vincent P. Barr, MD
Mary P. Maddock, MD
Associate Members:
Wendy Barr, PhD (Vincent)
Paul Maddock (Mary)
Young Physician Organization - 2022
Monika Patil, MD, Central Branch – Chair
Jessica Garcia, DO - Northwest Branch - Vice Chair
Brandi N. Ring, MD - Central Branch
Samar S. Sheth, MD - Central Branch
Savitha Bonthala, DO - Central Branch
Rashid H. Khan, MD, East Branch
Mohamed F. Almahmoud, MD - North Branch
Adam W. Myers, MD - North Branch
Chinonye C. Ogbonnaya-Odor, MD - North Branch
Sonal Parikh, MD – North Branch
Stephen A. Herrmann, MD – Northwest Branch
Grace Lee, DO - Northwest Branch
Jantzen D. Thorns, MD - Northwest Branch
Elizabeth A. Cloninger, MD – Southeast Branch
Cristin J. Mathew, DO - Southeast Branch
Vandana Varma, MD - Southwest Branch
Libu Varughese, MD - Southwest Branch
Lauren E. Spoo, MD - Western Branch
Jolyn S. Taylor, MD - Western Branch
Dharmpal V. Vansadia, DO - Western Branch