Chapter Committees & Champion Initiatives

Interested in joining or chairing a Chapter committee? How about being a Chapter Champion for a health initiative or advocacy issue you are passionate about? The Chapter Board meets regularly via phone conference where committee members and Chapter Champions provide updates and reports on activities and advocacy work. So anyone can participate no matter where they are located. Contact the Chapter today to request more info, to present a new committee idea, or to inquire about becoming a Chapter Champion. Below is a list of current Chapter committees and initiatives.

Childhood Obesity
Ashley Weedn, MD, MPH, FAAP

Legislative
Don Wilber, MD, FAAP

Medicaid
Dwight Sublett, MD, FAAP & Kanwal Obhrai, MD, FAAP

Asthma
Nighat Mehdi, MD, FAAP

Senior Pediatricians
Tawfik Ramadan, MD, MPH, FAAP

Disaster Preparedness
Curtis Knoles, MD, FAAP

Reach Out & Read
Marny Dunlap, MD, FAAP

Oral Health
Edward Legako, MD, FAAP

Cease Tobacco
Curtis Knoles, MD, FAAP

Resident Relations
Elizabeth Pflug, MD; Neal Sharma, MD; Craig Kupiec, MD

Behavioral Health
Laura McGuinn, MD, FAAP

Pediatric Research in Office Settings (PROS)
Paul Darden, MD, FAAP

Early Hearing Detection & Intervention (EHDI)
Curtis Knoles, MD, FAAP

Early Career Physician (ECP) Representative
Hokehe Effiong, MD, FAAP

Community Access to Child Health (CATCH) Facilitator
Raja Nandyal, MD, FAAP

Firearm Violence Prevention Chapter Champion
Elaine Kennedy, MD, FAAP