Officers & Committees

 

Officers

Our Team | Welcome to the Stress, Pregnancy & Health Study
President - Linda Ernst, MD
 
 
President-Elect - M. Cristina Pacheco, MD
 
Past-President - Laura Finn, MD
 
Jefferson Terry | BC Children's Hospital Research Institute
Secretary - Jefferson Terry, MD, PhD, FRCPC
 
Treasurer - Chandra Krishnan, MD
 
Treasurer-Elect - Jennifer Black, MD
 

 Board of Directors

Bruce Pawel, MD (2024) 
Lisa Teot, MD (2024) 
Sara Vargas, MD (2024)
Fusun Gundogan, MD (2025)
Kyle Kurek, MD (2025)
Jennifer Picarsic, MD (2026)
Karen Chisholm, MD, PhD (2026)

Aliya Husain, MD (2027)
Amy McKenney, MD (2027)
Committees
 
Education Committee 
Lauren Parsons, MD (Chair, 2026) 
Amy Coffey, MD (2024)
Consolato Sergi, MD, PhD, MPH, FRCPC, FCAP 
Shirpa Garg, MD (2025)
Shahrazad Saab, MD (2025)
Larry Wang, MD, PhD (2026)
Nick Shillingford, MD (2027)
Kristen Thomas, MD (2027)
Heba Abdelal* (2024)
 
Workshop Subcommittee 
To Be Determined (Chair)  
Oscar Lopez-Nunez (2026)
Sandy Cope-Yokoyama, MD (2026)
Kathryn McFadden, MD (2027)
Naseem Uddin, MD (2027)
Dina El Demellawy, MD, PhD (2027)
Sean Ricciardo, MD (2027)
Camilla Stefanovici, MD (2027)
 
Symposium Subcommittee 
Jiancong Liang, MD, PhD (Chair, 2024) 
Dehua Wang, MD (2026)
Lea Surrey, MD (2026)
Diana Corao-Uribe, MD (2027)
Melissa Gener, MD (2027)
 
Slide Survey Subcommittee 
Bradford Siegele, MD, JD (Chair, 2025) 
Jenna Bodmer (2026) 
Caitlin Alexander, MD (2024)
Shannon Kelley, MD (2025)
Julie Fanburgh-Smith, MD (2026)
Anita Nagy (2026)
Athena Chen (2026)
Ali Saad, MD (2026)
Natalia Belova, MD (2027)
Jessenia Guerrero, MD (2027)
Robyn Reed, MD, PhD (2027)
Jose Velasquez-Vega, MD (2027)
Mikako Warren, MD (2027
Robert Byrd, MD (2027)
Louis Samson, MD, FRCPC* (2024)
 
Fellowship Committee 
Amer Heider, MD (Chair, 2024)
Kyle Kurek, MD (2024) 
Hernan Correa, MD (2024) 
Mai (Mike) He, MD, PhD (2024)
Ameet Thaker, MD (2025)
Phil Katzman, MD (2025)
Shannon Kelley, MD (2025)
Nahir Cortes Santiago, MD, PhD (2026)
Maria Queenan, MD (2026)
Daniel Leino, MD, MPH (2026)
Nicoleta Arva, MD, PhD (2027)
Ivan Gonzalez, MD (2027)
Caitlin Hughes, MD (2027)
Maria Orsaria, MD (2027)
Julieta D'Ardis* (2024)
 
Finance Committee 
Rebecca Collins, MD (Chair, 2027) 
Chandra Krishnan, MD (Treasurer/Board Liaison, 2024)  
Matthew Stark, MD (2026)
Crystal Bockoven, MD (2027)
Soo-Jin Cho, MD, PhD (2027)
Ali Saad, MD (2027)
Charles Timmons, MD, PhD (2027)
 
 
Informatics & Communication Committee 
Michael Arnold, MD, PhD (Chair, 2026) 
Mercia Gondim, MD (2024)
Katelyn Dannheim, MD (2025)
Jason Wang, MD (2026)
Jonathan Bush, MD, FRCPC (2026)
Sonja Chen, MD (2026)
Denise Malicki, MD, PhD (2027)
Sai Shalini, MD (2027)
Moe Takeda, DO (2027)
Miguel Guzman, MD (2027)
Nya Nelson, MD (2027)
Mark Luquette, MD (2027)
Brittany DePasquale, MD* (2024)

 

Membership Committee 
Shunyou Gong, MD, PhD (Chair, 2027) 
Cynthia Welsh, MD (2025)
Kudakwashe Chikwava, MD (2026)
Laura Biederman, MD (2027)
Alison Huppman, MD (2027)
Xiayuan Liang, MD (2027)
Maricko Suchi, MD, PhD (2027)
Lame Balikani, MD, MPH* (2024)
 
Perinatal Committee 
Eumenia Castro, MD, PhD (Chair, 2024) 
Rebecca Baergen, MD (Board Liaison, 2025) 
Mana Parast, MD, PhD (2025) 
Sanjita Ravishankar, MD (2025)   
Jie Zhang, MD (2024) 
Drucilla Roberts, MD (2024)
Francois Cady, MD (2025)
Stefan Kostadinov, MD (2025)
Katte Carreon, MD (2025)
Jessica Comstock, MD (2025)
Alysa Poulin, MD, PhD (2026)
Charlotte Kim, MD (2027)
Kerby Oberg, MD, PhD (2027)
Mirliam Saldoriga Merced, MD* (2024)
 
Practice Committee 
Portia Kreiger, MD (Chair, 2027) 
Sherri Besmer, MD (2024) 
Veena Rajaram, MD (2024)
Alanna Church, MD (2025)
Matthew Keisling, DO (2026)
Randall Craver, MD (2026)
Bonnie Cole, MD (2026)
Atif Ahmed, MBBS (2027)
Katrina Conard, MD (2027)
Alexandra Kovach, MD (2027)
Evan Matshes, MD (2027)
 
 
Publications Committee 
Bruce Pawel, MD (Chair, 2026) 
Pierre Russo, MD (Ex-Officio/Editor-in-Chief)
Abdul Shakoor, MD (2024) 
Christof Senger, MD, FRCPC (2024)
Nina Tatevian, MD, PhD (2025)
Raja Rabah, MD (2025)
Sheng Mei Zhou, MD (2025)
Eric Cochran, MD (2025)
Amelia Sybenga, DO (2026)
Sanda Alexandrescu, MD (2027)
 
 
Research & Awards Committee 
Ben Wilkins, MD, PhD (Chair, 2026) 
Karen Chisholm, MD, PhD (Abstract Director, 2024)
Selene Koo, MD, PhD (Awards Director, 2025)
Terry Morgan, MD, PhD (2024)
William Parks, MD (2024) 
Serena Tan, MD (2024) 
Jennifer Pogoriler, MD, PhD (2025)
Michael Covinsky, MD, PhD (2025)
Claudia Salgado, MD, PhD (2026)
Dina El Demellawy, MD, PhD (2026)
Hao Wu, MD, PhD (2026)
Rachel Mariani, MD (2027)
John Hicks, MD (2027)
Archana Shenoy, MBBS (2027)
 
 
 
 
*Junior Member
 

Each committee member is required to complete a disclosure to identify any possible conflicts of interest.  If a conflict exists, membership on the committee may need to be re-evaluated.
 

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