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AAGP Leadership

AAGP is run by a remarkable group of diverse changemakers, all dedicated to the AAGP’s mission and vision.

AAGP Board Members

The Board of Directors (BOD) is a panel of professionals elected by the membership to serve as the governing body to lead and represent the interests of the AAGP.

Elizabeth J. Santos, MD, MPH

Shilpa Srinivasan, MD, DFAPA

Elizabeth J. Santos, MD, MPH

Elizabeth J. Santos, MD, MPH

Past President

Elizabeth J. Santos, MD, MPH

Steven Huege

President Elect

Elizabeth J. Santos, MD, MPH

Jordan Karp, MD

Secretary-Treasurer

Lisa Boyle

Lisa Boyle

Secretary-Treasurer Elect

Elizabeth J. Santos, MD, MPH

Sue Maixner, MD

Past Secretary-Treasurer 

Elizabeth J. Santos, MD, MPH

Erica Garcia-Pittman

Director

Elizabeth J. Santos, MD, MPH

Alexander Threlfall, MD

Director

Elizabeth J. Santos, MD, MPH

Molly Camp

Director

Elizabeth J. Santos, MD, MPH

Breno Diniz

Director

Elizabeth J. Santos, MD, MPH

Denise Feil

Director

Elizabeth J. Santos, MD, MPH

Prasad Padala

Director

Elizabeth J. Santos, MD, MPH

Ali A. Asghar-Ali, MD

Director

Elizabeth J. Santos, MD, MPH

Julie Dumas

Director (non-psychiatrist)

Elizabeth J. Santos, MD, MPH

Gwenn Smith

Director (non-psychiatrist)

Molly O'Connor

Molly O'Connor

MIT Chair

AAGP Committee Chairs

Ali Abbas Asghar-Ali, MD

Ali Abbas Asghar-Ali, MD

IDEA Committee: Chair

Melanie Gentry, MD

Melanie Gentry, MD

IDEA Committee: Vice Chair

Amita Patel, MD, CMD, MHA, CPE

Amita Patel, MD, CMD, MHA, CPE

Clinical Practice Committee: Chair

Elizabeth J. Santos, MD, MPH

Karen Reimers, MD

Clinical Practice Committee: Vice Chair

Amy Abramowitz, MD

Amy Abramowitz, MD

Public Policy Committee: Chair

Elizabeth J. Santos, MD, MPH

Karen Dionesotes

Public Policy Committee: Vice Chair

Brandon Yarns

Brandon Yarns, MD, MS

Teaching and Training Committee: Chair

Gauri Khatkhate

Gauri Khatkhate, MD

Membership Committee: Chair

Elizabeth J. Santos, MD, MPH

Syeda Arshiya Farheen, MD

Membership Committee: Vice Chair

Jennifer Gatchel, MD, PhD

Jennifer Gatchel, MD, PhD

Research Committee: Chair

Kathleen Rogers, MD

Kathleen Rogers, MD

CME Committee: Chair

Aarit Gupta, MD

AartI Gupta, MD

CME Committee: Vice Chair

Saumya Bhutani

Saumya Bhutani

Communications Committee: Chair

Nery Diaz, DO

Nery Diaz, DO

Scholars Program: Chair

Patricia Andrews, MD

Patricia Andrews, MD

Scholars Program: Vice Chair

Ganesh Gopalakrishna, MD

Ganesh Gopalakrishna, MD

Annual Meeting Planning Committee: Chair

Elizabeth J. Santos, MD, MPH

Mirnova Ceide

Annual Meeting Planning Committee: Vice Chair

Melinda Lantz, MD

Melinda Lantz, MD

Nominations Committee: Chair