Governance

Councils

The Alliance empowers academic internal medicine professionals and enhances health care through professional development, research, and advocacy.

AIM Council

President
Sylk Sotto, EdD
Vice Chair of Faculty Affairs
Indiana University School of Medicine

President-Elect
Allen Mead
Director, Medicine Health Care Service
Department of Medicine
Robert Larner, MD, College of Medicine at University of Vermont

Past President
Monica Fawthrop
Division Administrator
University of Washington School of Medicine

Treasurer
Carol A. Cottrell
Department Administrator, Department of Internal Medicine
University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine

Councilors

Catherine E. Garzio, MBA
Vice Chair and Director of Finance and Administration, Department of Medicine
Stanford University School of Medicine

Toby Murzone
Division Administrator
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Southwestern Medical School

Chris Pintado, MPH
Division Administrator
University of Florida College of Medicine

Janet Sabuco, MBA
Associate Chair, Administration and Finance
University of Utah School of Medicine

Committee Chair

Jeffrey Becker
Director of Finance / Business Administrator Digestive Diseases
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine

APM Council

President
Mark E. Anderson, MD, PhD
Chair
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

President-Elect
Patricia W. Finn, MD
Chair, Department of Medicine
University of Illinois College of Medicine

Past President
Nancy J. Brown, MD
Chair and Physician in Chief
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

Treasurer
Alpesh N. Amin, MD, MBA, MACP, SFHM, FACC
Chair, Department of Medicine
University of California, Irvine School of Medicine

Councilors

E. Dale Abel, MD, PhD
Chair and DEO
University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine

Anne B. Curtis, MD, MACP, FACC, FHRS, FAHA
Chair, Department of Medicine
Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo

Anthony N. Hollenberg, MD
Department Chair, Department of Internal Medicine
Weill Cornell Medicine

Michael Parmacek, MD
Chair; Director, Penn Cardiovascular Institute
Raymond and Ruth Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

Richard Robbins, MD
Chair, Department of Medicine
Weill Cornell Medicine

Committee Chair

Mark Geraci, MD
Chair, Department of Internal Medicine
Indiana University School of Medicine

APDIM Council

President
Lisa L. Willett, MD
Program Director, Department of Internal Medicine
University of Alabama School of Medicine

President-Elect
David A. Wininger, MD
Program Director, Department of Internal Medicine
Ohio State University College of Medicine

Past President
Donna J. Astiz, MD
Program Director, Department of Medicine
Atlantic Health (Morristown)

Secretary-Treasurer
Karen Chacko, MD, FACP
Associate Program Director, Department of Internal Medicine
University of Colorado School of Medicine

Councilors

Catherine Apaloo, MD, FACP
Program Director, Department of Internal Medicine
Piedmont Athens Regional

Todd D. Barton, MD
Program Director, Department of Medicine
Raymond and Ruth Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

Harley P. Friedman, MD
Program Director, Department of Medicine
Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth

Maria Garcia, MD
Associate Program Director, Department of Medicine
University of Massachusetts Medical School

Claudia A. Kroker-Bode, MD, PhD
Program Director, Department of Internal Medicine
Florida State University College of Medicine (Tallahassee

Susan Lane, MD
Program Director and Vice Chair for Education
Stony Brook University School of Medicine

Jaya Raj, MD, FACP
Program Director, Department of Internal Medicine
Creighton University School of Medicine/St Joseph's Medical Center (Phoenix)

Abby Spencer, MD, MS, FACP
Program Director, Department of Internal Medicine
Cleveland Clinic Foundation

Emily Stewart, MD, FACP
Program Director, Department of Medicine
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University

Committee Chair

Gretchen Diemer, MD
Vice Chair and Associate Professor of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University

Ex Officio

Bethany Millar, C-TAGME
Primary Care Coordinator, Department of Internal Medicine
Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine

Suzanne McLaughlin, MD
Program Director, Section Chief/ IM Residency Faculty,
Department of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics
Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University

ASP Council

President
Debra Simmons, MD, MS, FACE, FACP
Director of Clinical Affairs, Department of Internal Medicine
University of Utah School of Medicine

President-Elect
Patricia Vassallo, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Past President
Kevin M. McKown, MD
Professor of Medicine and Division Head, Department of Medicine
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public

Treasurer
Abigail Lara, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine/Co-Director of Professional Excellence, Department of Medicine
University of Colorado School of Medicine

Councilors

Steven Barczi, MD
Professor of Medicine, Director of Geriatric Medicine Fellowship,
Clinical Director of Geriatrics, Department of Medicine
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health

Jeffrey A. Colburn, MD
ASP—Core Faculty/CDIM—Associate Clerkship Director
USU, Department of Medicine
San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium

Joseph DeSimone, Jr., MD
Fellowship Program Director, Department of Internal Medicine
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University

Scott Gilbert, MD, FASN
Fellowship Program Director, Department of Medicine
Tufts University School of Medicine

Jason Kolfenbach, MD
Rheumatology Fellowship Director, Department of Medicine
University of Colorado School of Medicine

Solomon Liao, MD, FAAHPM
Director of Palliative Care Services, Department of Medicine
University of California, Irvine School of Medicine

Mohan Nadkarni, MD
Division Chief, General Geriatric Palliative and Hospital Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine
University of Virginia School of Medicine

Srikanth Nagalla, MD, MS
Fellowship Program Director, Department of Internal Medicine
University of Texas Southwestern Medical School

Keith L. Obstein, MD, MPH, FASGE
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

Vikas I. Parekh, MD
Assistant Chair and Associate Chief Clinical Officer, Department of Internal Medicine
University of Michigan Medical School

Sharma Prabhakar, MD
Professor and Vice Chair; Chief, Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine

Nirav Shah, MD, FACP
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine
University of Maryland School of Medicine

Howard Terebelo, MD, DO
Program Director, Department of Internal Medicine
Ascension Providence Hospital/MSUCHM

Joseph Yusin, MD
Chief and Program Director, No Department
VA Greater Los Angeles Health Care System

Firas Zahr, MD
Faculty, Department of Medicine
Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine

Members At-Large

Bhavin Dalal, MD
Associate Professor, Department of Internal Medicine
Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine

Sharma Prabhakar, MD
Professor and Vice Chair
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine

Invited Guest

Craig Piquette, MD
Fellowship Program Director, Department of Internal Medicine
University of Nebraska College of Medicine

CDIM Council

President
Katherine Chretien, MD
Professor of Medicine; Associate Dean for Student Affairs, Department of Medicine
George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences

President-Elect
Amy Shaheen, MD, MSc, FACP
Co-Director, Longitudinal Integrated Clerkship, Ambulatory, Department of Internal Medicine
University of North Carolina School of Medicine

Past President
Shobhina G. Chheda, MD, MPH
Associate Dean of Medical Education
University of Wisconsin
School of Medicine and Public Health

Treasurer
Alisa Peet, MD
Associate Dean for Clinical Education, Department of Medicine
Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University

Councilors

Reeni Abraham, MD
Clerkship Director, Department of Internal Medicine
University of Texas Southwestern Medical School

Joel L. Appel, MD, DO
Director of Ambulatory and Subinternship Programs, Department of Internal Medicine
Wayne State University School of Medicine

Paul B. Aronowitz, MD, MACP
Clerkship Director, Department of Internal Medicine
University of California, Davis School of Medicine

Nadia L. Bennett, MD, MSEd
Clerkship Director, Department of Internal Medicine
Raymond and Ruth Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

Ernie Esquivel, MD, FACP, FHM
Clerkship Director, Department of Medicine
Weill Cornell Medicine

Nadia J. Ismail, MD, MPH, MEd
Clerkship Director, Department of Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine

Anne G. Pereira, MD, MPH
Councilor
Assistant Dean for Curriculum, Department of Medicine
University of Minnesota Medical School

Hilary F. Ryder, MD, MS, FACP, FHM
Internal Medicine Clerkship Director and Associate Program Director, Department of Internal Medicine
Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth

Kimberly Tartaglia, MD
Assistant Professor—Clinical, Department of Internal Medicine
Ohio State University College of Medicine

Committee Chairs

David Gugliotti, MD
Clerkship Director, Department of Internal Medicine
Cleveland Clinic Foundation

Jeffrey LaRochelle, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Medicine, Department of Medical Education
University of Central Florida College of Medicine

Ex Officio

Arthur L. Castro, MPH
Program Manager—Longitudinal Integrated Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine
Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine

AIM Former Presidents

2018–2019 Monica Fawthrop

2017-2018 Craig DeGarmo

2016-2017  Masada (Musty) Habhab

2015-2016  Steve Vinciguerra

2014-2015  Timothy J. Heffer

2013-2014  Brian L. David

2012-2013  Lisa Runco

2011-2012  Joe Doty

2010-2011  Donna R. Devine

2008-2009  Catherine G. Wood

2007  Martha A. Hooven

2006  Don C. Glazier

2005  Dale W. Davenport

2004  Charles B. Reuland, ScD

2003  Gary E. Engel

2002  Jane Oppenheim

2001  David O. Nichols

2000  Kathryn A. Mahaffey

1999  Karen L. Campbell, PhD

1998  John C. Girtman, III

1997  John Hallinan

1996  Martin A. Friedman

1995  Frederick A. Creighton

1994  Kathleen F. Siker

1993  Larry W. Turner

1992  Jane T. Schumaker

1991  James E. Lewis, PhD

1990  Patrick W. Breault

1989  Susan W. Adam

1988  Paul A. Thacker

1987  Wilbur Pittinger

1986  Lilly Marks

1985  Riordan L. Timmons

1984  Robert R. Simms

1983  Sandra Broder

1982  J. Terry Holloway

1981  J. Terry Holloway

1980  J. Terry Holloway

1979  J. Terry Holloway

APM Former Presidents

2018–2019 Nancy J. Brown, MD

2017-2018 David Coleman, MD

2016-2017  Mary E. Klotman, MD

2015-2016  James D. Marsh, MD

2014-2015  Robert F. Todd, III, MD, PhD

2013-2014  Wendy S. Levinson, MD

2012-2013  Michael S. Bronze, MD

2011-2012  Richard A. Walsh, MD

2010-2011  Andrew I. Schafer, MD

2009-2010  Mark L. Zeidel, MD

2008-2009  David E. Steward, MD

2007-2008  William J. Bremner, MD, PhD

2006-2007  Barbara L. Schuster, MD

2005-2006  Lee Goldman, MD

2004-2005  Jeffrey Glassroth, MD

2003-2004  Laurence B. Gardner, MD

2002-2003  John B. O’Connell, MD

2001-2002  Richard D. deShazo, MD

2000-2001  D. Craig Brater, MD

1998-1999  Sidney Cohen, MD

1997-1998  Daniel W. Foster, MD

1996-1997  Maurice A. Mufson, MD

1995-1996  Arthur H. Rubenstein, MD

1994-1995  John D. Stobo, MD

1993-1994  James P. Nolan, MD

1992-1993  Robert Glickman, MD

1991-1992  J. Claude Bennett, MD

1990-1991  Gerald Levey, MD

1989-1990  Thomas Ferris, MD

1988-1989  Norman Levinsky, MD

1987-1988  Harold J. Fallon, MD

1986-1987  Norton J. Greenberger, MD

1985-1986  Jay H. Stein, MD

1984-1985  J. Willis Hurst, MD

1983-1984  Laurence Earley, MD

1982-1983  Joseph Johnson, MD

1981-1982  Edward Hook, MD

1980-1981  David Solomon, MD

1979-1980  Alvin Tarlov, MD

1978-1979  Lloyd Smith, Jr., MD

1977-1978  Grant Liddle, MD

1976-1977  Sol Sherry, MD

1975-1976  Gene H. Stollerman, MD

1974-1975  Eugene Braunwald, MD

1973-1974  Saul Farber, MD

1972-1973  Louis G. Welt, MD

1971-1972  Donald W. Seldin, MD

1970-1971  Robert Petersdorf, MD

1969-1970  Ludwig Eichna, MD

1968-1969  John B. Hickam, MD

1967-1968  James V. Warren, MD

1966-1967  Lawrence E. Young, MD

1965-1966  Maxwell Wintrobe, MD

APDIM Former Presidents

2018–2019 Donna J. Astiz, MD

2017-2018 Melvin Blanchard, MD

2016-2017  Brian M. Aboff, MD

2015-2016  Lia S. Logio, MD

2014-2015  Alwin F. Steinmann, MD

2013-2014  Gregory C. Kane, MD

2012-2013  Paul B. Aronowitz, MD

2011-2012  Lisa M. Bellini, MD

2010-2011  Ethan D. Fried, MD

2009-2010  David Gary Smith, MD

2008-2009  Donald R. Bordley, MD

2007-2008  Keith B. Armitage, MD

2006-2007  Deborah M. DeMarco, MD

2005-2006  Lee R. Berkowitz, MD

2004-2005  John P. Fitzgibbons, MD

2003-2004  Phyllis A. Guze, MD

2002-2003  Lawrence G. Smith, MD

2001-2002  David L. Battinelli, MD

2000-2001  Lisa B. Wallenstein, MD

1999-2000  Thomas J. Nasca, MD

1998-1999  Henry J. Schultz, MD

1997-1998  Thomas G. Cooney, MD

1996-1997  Martin I. Broder, MD

1995-1996  Holly J. Humphrey, MD

1994-1995  Jack Ende, MD

1993-1994  Herbert S. Waxman, MD

1992-1993  Barbara L. Schuster, MD

1991-1992  Ronald A. Arky, MD

1990-1991  Donald E. Girard, MD

1989-1990  Marvin Forland, MD

1988-1989  Jordan J. Cohen, MD

1987-1988  Eleanor Z. Wallace, MD

1986-1987  Richard E. Rieselbach, MD

1985-1986  James Leonard, MD

1984-1985  James R. Klinenberg, MD

1983-1984  Louis M. Sherwood, MD

1982-1983  John R. Gamble, MD

1981-1982  William Denney, MD

1980-1981  Pervis Milnor, MD

1979-1980  David Grob, MD

1977-1979  Richard G. Farmer, MD

ASP Former Presidents

2018–2019 Kevin M. McKown, MD

2017-2018 Abraham Thomas, MD

2016-2017  Patty W. Wright, MD

2015-2016  Joshua D. Safer, MD

2014-2015  Mark W. Geraci, MD

2013-2014  John P. Flaherty, MD

2012-2013  Scott D. Gitlin, MD

2011-2012  Don C. Rockey, MD

2010-2011  Lawrence J. Kerzner, MD

2009-2010  Thomas G. Mason, II, MD

2008-2009  Linda J. Burns, MD

2007-2008  Walter G. Barr, MD

2006-2007  Stuart L. Linas, MD

2005-2006  Kevin P. High, MD

2004-2005  Jonathan C. Weissler, MD

2003-2004  Paul W. Ladenson, MD

2002-2003  Dennis W. Boulware, MD

2001-2002  Robert A. Rizza, MD

2000-2001  K. Randall Young, Jr., MD

1999-2000  Russel E. Kaufman, MD

1998-1999  Mark S. Klempner, MD

1997-1998  Robert J. Myerburg, MD

1996-1997  Robert J. Mayer, MD

1995-1996  Eric G. Neilson, MD

CDIM Former Presidents

2018–2019 Shobhina G. Chheda, MD, MPH

2017-2018 Andrew R. Hoellein, MD

2016-2017  L. James Nixon, MD

2015-2016  G. Dodd Denton, II, MD

2014-2015  Valerie J. Lang, MD

2013-2014  Sara B. Fazio, MD

2012-2013  Heather E. Harrell, MD

2011-2012  Jennifer R. Kogan, MD

2010-2011  Thomas M. De Fer, MD

2009-2010  Karen E. Hauer, MD

2008-2009  Philip A. Masters, MD

2007  Tayloe H. Loftus, MD

2006  Paul A. Hemmer, MD

2005  D. Michael Elnicki, MD

2004  Walter N. Kernan, MD

2003  Mark J. Fagan, MD

2002  Charles H. Griffith, III, MD

2001  Regina A. Kovach, MD

2000  Gary S. Ferenchick, MD

1999  David J. Theige, MD

1998  Maxine Papadakis, MD

1997  Louis N. Pangaro, MD

1996  Richard J. Simons, MD

1995  Gail Morrison, MD

1994  James O. Woolliscroft, MD

1993  H. Kenneth Walker, MD

1992  Ruth-Marie E. Fincher, MD

1991  Gregory J. Magarian, MD