ACLP Committees and Subcommittees
Committee and subcommittee members are listed below, where numbers in parentheses following member names indicate current term and expiration; absence of this data indicates that, per bylaws, terms do not apply.
2025-2026 Committee & Subcommittee Rosters
Local Arrangements
Networking
Oral Papers & Posters
Preconference Courses
General Sessions
Fellowship Education
Interprofessional Education
Lifelong Learning
Medical Student Education
Online Education
Residency Education
Bylaws
Standards and Ethics
Business of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry
Accessibility, Fellowship, and Engagement
Early Career Psychiatrists
Fellowship and Awards
Mentorship
Guidelines & Evidence-Based Medicine
Research
Annual Meeting Committee
The Annual Meeting Committee is responsible for developing, organizing, and promoting the annual meeting program. Through its subcommittees, it coordinates the full scope of the meeting, including local arrangements, networking, oral papers and posters, preconference courses, and general sessions.
Larkin Kao, MD, FACLP
Chair (1/2026)
David Kasick, MD, FACLP
Assistant Chair (1/2026)
Paul Desan, MD, PhD, FACLP - ACLP President
Thomas Heinrich, MD, FACLP, ACLP President-Elect
Michael Marcangelo, MD, FACLP - 2027 Chair
VaKara Meyer, MD - 2027 Assistant Chair
VaKara Meyer Karre, MD (2/2026)
Diana Punko, MD, MS (2/2028)
Kelly Cozza, MD, FACLP (2/2028)
Hermioni Amonoo, MD (2/2028)
Cristina Montalvo, MD, FACLP (2/2028)
Margaret Cinderella, MD (2/2028)
Christopher Celano, MD, FACLP, Consultant (1/2026)
Anne Gross, MD, FACLP, Consultant (1/2026)
Maria Prom, MD, Consultant (1/2026)
Local Arrangements Subcommittee
The Local Arrangements Subcommittee is responsible for aiding the Annual Meeting in on-site planning that supports the annual meeting in its host city. This may include arranging local outings and compiling information on the surrounding area, including transportation, dining, and points of interest.
Hermioni Amonoo, MD, Chair (1/2028)
Caitlin Adams, MD (2/2028)
Sheila Lahijani, MD, FACLP (1/2026)
Angela Landerholm, MD (1/2026)
Kenneth Novoa, MD, FACLP (1/2026)
Dahlia Saad Pendergrass, MD, FACLP (2/2027)
Alyssa Smith, MD (1/2026)
Maria Tiamson-Kassab, MD, FACLP (1/2026)
Blair Walker, MD (1/2027)
Pochu Ho, MD (1/2028)
Alan Hsu, MD, FACLP (1/2028)
Anna Shapiro-Krew, MD (1/2028)
Jack Owens, MD (1/2026)
Networking Subcommittee
The Networking Subcommittee is responsible for fostering professional connections and community among attendees at the annual meeting. It helps plan the networking elements of the program to support engagement, collegiality, and professional development across the Academy's membership.
Cristina Montalvo, MD, Chair (1/2028)
Sarah Andrews, MD (1/2026)
Katherine Crist, MD (2/2026)
Diego Garces, MD (2/2026)
Emily Holmes, MD, MPH (2/2026)
Lisa Seyfried, MD, FACLP (1/2026)
Avneet Soin, MD (1/2027)
Valerie Houseknecht, MD (2/2027)
Saad Khan, DO (1/2028)
Samidha Tripathi, MD (1/2028)
Jasleen Kaur, MD (1/2028)
Paulo Sales, MD (1/2026)
Kathryne Adams, MD (1/2026)
Oral Papers & Posters Subcommittee
The Oral Papers & Posters Selection Subcommittee is responsible for reviewing and selecting the abstracts presented as oral papers and posters at the annual meeting. It establishes and applies review criteria, evaluates submissions for scientific quality and relevance to consultation-liaison psychiatry, determines which abstracts are accepted and in which format they are presented, and may coordinate associated recognition such as poster awards.
VaKara Meyer Karre, MD, Chair (2/2026)
Vanessa Lauzon, MD, Vice Chair (2/2028)
Lydia Chwastiak, MD, MPH, FACLP (1/2026)
Matthew Gunther, MD (1/2026)
Thomas McCoy, MD (1/2026)
Omar Munoz Abraham, MD (1/2026)
Aum Pathare, MD (2/2026)
Michael Rafferty, MD (1/2026)
Deepika Sundararaj, MD (2/2026)
Blair Walker, MD (1/2026)
Andres Caro Sabogal, MD (2/2027)
Christian Umfrid, MD (2/2027)
Aniruddha Deka, MD (1/2027)
Adele Viguera, MD, MPH (1/2027)
Elizabeth Albertini, MD (1/2027)
Diana Punko, MD, MS (1/2027)
Mehreen Khan, MD (1/2027)
Roberto Leon-Barriera, MD (1/2027)
Alvaro La Rosa, MD (2/2028)
Flannery Merideth, MD (2/2028)
Nona Nichols, MD (2/2028)
Rachna Raisinghani, MD (1/2028)
Benjamin Hoover, MD (1/2028)
Conference Courses Subcommittee
The Conference Courses Subcommittee is responsible for reviewing, and selecting the conference course offerings that precede the main meeting. It evaluates course proposals for educational value, relevance, and faculty qualifications, selects the slate of courses to be offered, and helps ensure the preconference program provides high-quality, in-depth learning opportunities for attendees.
Kelly Cozza, MD, FACLP, Chair (1/2028)
Sarah Andrews, MD (2/2026)
Brant Hager, MD (2/2028)
Veronika Hanko, MD (2/2028)
Eric Jarmon, MD (1/2026)
Laura Markley, MD, FACLP (1/2026)
Sofia Matta, MD (2/2027)
Hindi Mermelstein, MD, FACLP (2/2027)
Yelizaveta Sher, MD, ACLP (2/2028)
Meredith Spada, MD (2/2028)
Elizabeth Albertini, MD (1/2027)
Marian Fireman, MD, FACLP, Consultant (1/2026)
General Sessions Subcommittee
The General Sessions Subcommittee is responsible for reviewing, and selecting the general session content that forms the core educational program of the annual meeting. It evaluates proposals to ensure a balanced, high-quality program that reflects the breadth of consultation-liaison psychiatry and may coordinating the program’s schedule.
Margaret Cinderella, MD, Chair (1/2028)
Damien Miran, MD, Vice Chair (2/2028)
Susan Abbey, MD, FACLP, FRCPC (1/2026)
Eva Ihle, MD, PhD, FACLP (1/2026)
Robert Lloyd, MD, PhD, FACLP (1/2026)
Sofia Matta, MD (1/2026)
Katiuska Ramirez, MD (1/2026)
Kamalika Roy, MD, FACLP (2/2027)
Meghan Schott, DO (1/2026)
Jeffrey Zabinski, MD, MSW (1/2026)
Deepika Sundararaj, MD (1/2027)
Emily Holmes, MD, MPH, FACLP (1/2027)
Aum Pathare, MD (1/2028)
Morgan Faeder, MD, PhD, FACLP (1/2028)
Sahil Munjal, MD (1/2028)
Natalie Jacobowski, MD, Consultant (1/2026)
Audit Committee
The Audit Committee supervises, in conjunction with ACLP’s management company, the appointment of an auditor to perform an annual financial audit of the organization. It reviews the resulting audit report and directs it to the Board of Directors for approval.
Amy Bauer, MD, FACLP
Chair (2/2026)
Durga Roy, MD (1/2027)
Sherwood Brown, MD, PhD, FACLP (1/2026)
Education Committee
The Education Committee promotes and oversees the educational activities of the Academy. Working through its subcommittees, it supports education across the full professional continuum—including medical student, residency, and fellowship education—as well as interprofessional education, online education, and lifelong learning for established practitioners.
Lisa Rosenthal, MD, FACLP
Chair (1/2026)
Durga Roy, MD, FACLP
Vice Chair (1/2028)
Molly Howland, MD (1/2027)
Katherine Blackwell, MD (1/2028)
Jeffrey Zabinski, MD, MSW (2/2027)
Dustin DeMoss, DO, FACLP (2/2027)
David Fipps, DO (2/2027)
Ann Schwartz, MD, FACLP (2/2026)
Fellowship Education Subcommittee
The Fellowship Education Subcommittee is responsible for supporting and advancing education at the consultation-liaison psychiatry fellowship level. It develops and promotes resources, curricular guidance, and programming relevant to fellowship training, supports fellowship program directors and fellows, and works to strengthen the quality and consistency of subspecialty training across programs.
Durga Roy, MD, FACLP, Chair (1/2028)
Adrienne Taylor, MD, Vice Chair (2/2028)
Lujain Alhajji, MD (1/2026)
Flannery Merideth, MD (1/2026)
Omar Munoz Abraham, MD (1/2026)
Marlene Pierantoni, MD (2/2026)
Andrew Siegel, MD, FACLP (2/2027)
Deanna Chaukos, MD, FRCPC (1/2027)
Samuel Greenstein, MD (1/2027)
Filza Hussain, MD (1/2027)
Amy Rosinski, MD (1/2027)
Patrick Ho, MD (1/2028)
Joshua Leo, MD (1/2028)
Anna Shapiro-Krew, MD (1/2028)
Tom Soeprono, MD (1/2028)
Katiuska Ramirez, MD (2/2028)
Xiomara Rocha-Cadman, MD, FACLP (2/2028)
Samantha Latorre, MD (2/2028)
Damien Miran, MD (2/2028)
Mark Bradley, MD, FACLP (2/2026)
Kewchang Lee, MD, FACLP (1/2026)
Interprofessional Education Subcommittee
The Interprofessional Education Subcommittee is responsible for educational activities that reach across disciplines and engage the broader healthcare team. It develops and promotes programming that educates non-psychiatrist clinicians—such as primary and specialty physicians, advance practice providers, psychologists, social workers, and other professionals—about consultation-liaison psychiatry and fosters collaborative, team-based approaches to caring for patients with co-occurring medical and psychiatric needs.
Molly Howland, MD, Chair (1/2027)
Adrienne Mishkin, MD, FACLP, Vice Chair (2/2027)
Elizabeth Gilbert, MD (1/2026)
Daniel McFarland, DO (1/2026)
Matthew McWeeny, MSN, APRN, PMHNP-C (1/2026)
Ihuoma Njoku, MD (1/2026)
Kinza Tareen, MD (1/2026)
Cheryl Hurd, MD (2/2027)
Hema Kher, MD (2/2027)
Deanna Chaukos, MD, FRCPC (1/2027)
Idris Leppla, MD (1/2027)
Stephen Marcoux, MD (1/2027)
Nicholas Tacke, MD (1/2027)
Andrew Coulter, MD (1/2028)
Adriana Cantos, MD (1/2028)
Alyssa Smith, MD (1/2027)
Ashley Smith, PA-C (1/2026)
Seth Mayfield, PA-C (1/2026)
John Lopez, DNP, PMHNP-C, MSN, RN (1/2026)
Liliya Gershengoren, MD (1/2026)
Kristin Beizai, MD, FACLP (1/2026)
Lifelong Learning Subcommittee
The Lifelong Learning Subcommittee is responsible for continuing education and professional development opportunities for members across their careers. It develops and promotes resources that support ongoing competency in consultation-liaison psychiatry. As a result, the subcommittee may coordinate continuing medical education and maintenance-of-certification activities
Katherine Blackwell, MD, Chair (1/2028)
Susan Abbey, MD, FACLP, FRCPC (1/2026)
Christopher Celano, MD, FACLP (1/2026)
Fremonta Meyer, MD, FACLP (2/2026)
Badr Ratnakaran, MD (2/2027)
Naomi Schmelze, MD (1/2028)
Hindi Mermelstein, MD (1/2028)
Adam Ketron, MD, PhD (1/2028)
Christine Pelic, MD (1/2026)
Medical Students Education Subcommittee
The Medical Student Education Subcommittee is responsible for educational activities and outreach directed at medical students. It develops and promotes materials and programming that introduce students to consultation-liaison psychiatry, supports educators teaching at the medical school level, and works to spark early interest in the field.
Jeffrey Zabinski, MD, Chair (2/2027)
Andrew Alkis, MD Vice Chair (2/2027)
Ewa Bieber, MD (2/2027)
Archana Brojmohun, MD (1/2025)
Fiona Fonseca, MBBCh (1/2026)
Matthew Gunther, MD (1/2025)
Alan Hsu, MD, FACLP (2/2026)
Meghan Schott, DO (1/2026)
Neeta Shenai, MD (1/2026)
Jonathan Smith, MD (2/2026)
Samidha Tripathi, MD (1/2025)
Samantha Zwiebel, MD (2/2027)
Erik Levinsohn (1/2027)
Shivaji Kumar, MD (1/2027)
Jo Astill-Cavvaro, MD (1/2027)
Kristina Jones MD (1/2028)
Aishwarya Rajagopalan DO, MHS (1/2028)
Veronika Hanko MD (1/2028)
David Kasick, MD, FACLP, Consultant (1/2026)
Larkin Kao, MD, Consultant (1/2026)
Brittany Goldstein, MD, Webb Fellow (1/2026)
Taline Aydinian, DO, Consultant (Trainee) (1/2026)
Todd Stollenwerk, MD, PhD, Consultant (Trainee) (2/2026)
Gayatri Sanku PhD, MPH, Consultant (1/2026)
Online Education Subcommittee
The Online Education Subcommittee is responsible for the Academy's digital and remote educational offerings. It develops, curates, and maintains web-based educational content—such as webinars, virtual meetings, and other e-learning resources. In doing so, it seeks to expand access to high-quality consultation-liaison psychiatry education through online platforms.
Dustin DeMoss, DO, FACLP, Chair (2/2027)
Aniruddha Deka, MD (1/2026)
James Kimball, FACLP, MD, DFAPA (1/2026)
Aram Nava-Aleman, MD (1/2026)
Amit Pradhan, MD (1/2025)
Karen Reimers, MD (1/2026)
Allison Rhodes, MPH, MD (1/2026)
Paulo Sales, MD (2/2027)
Mark Mullen, MD (1/2027)
Nidhi Sharoha, DO (1/2027)
Heather Murray, MD (1/2027)
Akshi Shenoy, MD, MPH (1/2028)
Elizabeth Meller, MD (1/2028)
Aashima Sarin, MD, MBA (1/2028)
Sahil Munjal, MD (2/2026)
Residency Education Subcommittee
The Residency Education Subcommittee is responsible for supporting and advancing education in consultation-liaison psychiatry at the residency level. It develops and promotes curricular resources and programming relevant to psychiatry residents, supports residency educators and program directors in teaching consultation-liaison psychiatry, and works to strengthen exposure to the subspecialty during residency training.
David Fipps, DO, Chair (2/2027)
Laura Brogoch, MD (1/2026)
Anita Chang, DO (2/2027)
Kaleena Chilcote, MD, MEd, FACLP (2/2026)
Amelia Dubovsky, MD (1/2026)
Adam Fusick, MD (1/2026)
Alice Ing, MD (1/2026)
Vrashali Jain, MD (1/2026)
Lindsey Lebin, MD (1/2026)
Amanda Mihalik-Wenger, MD (1/2026)
Shivali Patel, MD (1/2026)
Katherine Wu, MD (1/2026)
Mira Zein, MD (2/2027)
Joseph Dragonetti, MD (1/2027)
Mila Grossman, MD (1/2027)
Shamik Mukherji, MD (1/2027)
Diego Nolasco, MD (1/2027)
Ryan Serdenes, DO (1/2027)
Shruti Mutalik, MD, FACLP (1/2028)
Rustin Carter, MD (1/2028)
Dara Wilensky, MD (1/2028)
Zachary Bean, MD (1/2028)
Rabin Dahal, MD (1/2028)
Julian Raffoul, MD,PHD, MBA (1/2027)
Dallas Hamlin, MD (1/2027)
Finance Committee
The Finance Committee oversees the Academy's investment of funds, accounting and bookkeeping methods, and the preparation of financial reports. It keeps the Board informed about the Academy's financial situation and may recommend financial actions to the Board, such as changes in dues or investments.
Christopher Celano, MD, FACLP
Chair (1/2026) [treasurer]
Amy Bauer, MD, FACLP
Vice Chair (1/2026) [secretary]
Harold Bronheim, MD, FACLP (2/2026)
James Kimball, MD, FACLP (1/2026)
Joseph Cerimele, MD, MPH (1/2028)
Catherine Crone, MD, FACLP (2/2026)
Tom Heinrich MD, FACLP (1/2026)
Governance Committee
The Governance Committee monitors the functioning of the Academy to ensure conformity with the Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws, recommending additions, deletions, or changes to these documents as needed. It defines and monitors the ethical standards governing presenters, presentations, and unrestricted grant funding at the annual meeting. The committee also investigates allegations of unethical conduct against members as specified in the Bylaws, presents its recommendations regarding membership status or censure to the Board of Directors, and periodically reviews its own investigative procedures.
Amy Bauer, MD, FACLP
Chair (1/2026) [secretary]
Jacob Appel, MD, JD, MPH (2/2028)
James Bourgeois, MD, FACLP (2/2027)
Joseph Kim, MD (1/2026)
Jennifer Erickson, DO (1/2028)
Michael Peterson, MD, PhD, FACLP (1/2028)
Chris Celano, MD, FACLP (1/2026)
Madeleine Becker, MD, FACLP (1/2026)
Bylaws Subcommittee
The Bylaws Subcommittee is responsible for monitoring the Academy's Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws to ensure the organization continues to function in conformity with these governing documents. It reviews them periodically, identifies needed additions, deletions, or changes, and develops recommended amendments for consideration by the Governance Committee and, ultimately, the Board of Directors. The subcommittee also serves as a resource on questions of organizational governance and procedure.
Jennifer Erickson, DO, FACLP, Chair (2/2026)
Dwayne Heitmiller, MD, FACLP Vice Chair (1/2026)
Samuel Jackson, MD (1/2027)
Standards & Ethics Subcommittee
The Standards and Ethics Subcommittee is responsible for the ethical standards that govern Academy activities and the conduct of its members. When asked, it will help monitor the ethical standards applicable to presenters, presentations, and sponsorship funding or grants at the annual meeting. It also the subcommittee responsible to investigate allegations of unethical conduct within the ACLP as specified in the Bylaws.
Jacob Appel, MD, JD, MPH, Chair (2/2026)
Shehzad Niazi, MD, FRCPC, FACLP, Vice Chair (1/2026)
Mark Ard, MD (2/2026)
Shannon Mazur, DO (2/2026)
Gregg Robbins-Welty, MD, MSc (1/2027)
Robert Bahnsen, MD (1/2027)
Membership Committee
The Membership Committee reviews the credentials of applicants and nominees for all classes of Academy membership as defined in the Bylaws. The committee is also responsible to periodically reviewing and modifying the criteria for the various types of membership within ACLP. In addition, it reviews applications for fellowship status, determines whether applicants meet the established criteria, and transmits its recommendations to the Board of Directors for approval. The committee also selects recipients for Academy awards annually in consultation with the Board.
Sejal Shah, MD, FACLP
Chair (1/2028)
Marian Fireman, MD, FACLP (2/2026)
Haniya Raza, MPH, DO, FACLP (1/2026)
Guitelle St. Victor, MD, FACLP (1/2026)
Jeanne Lackamp, MD (1/2028)
Larkin Kao, FACLP, MD (1/2028)
Amy Bauer, MS, MD (1/2026)
Diana Punko, MD, MS, Consultant (1/2028)
Leo Pozuelo, MD, FACLP, Consultant (1/2026)
Business of Consultation Liaison Psychiatry Subcommittee
The Business of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Subcommittee is responsible for supporting members on the practical, operational, and financial aspects of practicing in the field. It develops and shares resources on practice models, reimbursement, staffing, billing and coding, and service development, helping members build, sustain, and demonstrate the value of consultation-liaison psychiatry services within their institutions.
Stephanie Cho, MD, MS, Chair (1/2028)
Jennifer Brandstetter, MD (1/2026)
Mary Jo Fitz-Gerald, MD, FACLP (2/2026)
Thomas Kuich, MD, MBA (2/2027)
Leo Pozuelo, MD, FACLP (2/2026)
Junji Takeshita, MD, FACLP (1/2027)
Robert Bahnsen, MD (1/2027)
Arun Gopal, MD (1/2028)
Anna Dickerman, MD (1/2028)
Bryan Lao, MD (1/2028)
James Kimball, FACLP, MD, DFAPA (1/2028)
Patrick Aquino, MD, FACLP (1/2026)
Subcommittee for Accessibility Fellowship, & Engagement (SAFE)
The Accessibility, Fellowship, and Engagement Subcommittee is responsible for broadening participation in the Academy and strengthening members' connection to it. It works to make the Academy and its activities more accessible and welcoming to a diverse membership, and develops initiatives that engage members and encourage active, sustained involvement in the organization.
Ariadna Forray, MD, Chair (1/2028)
Deepika Sundararaj, MD, Vice Chair (2/2028)
Sharon Batista, MD (2/2027)
Jennifer Brockmeyer, MD (1/2026)
Carrie Ernst, MD (2/2026)
Anique Forrester, MD (2/2026)
Andrew Halls, MD (2/2026)
Linda Herrera Santos, MD, PhD (1/2026)
Joseph Kim, MD (1/2026)
Mona Mojtahedzadeh, MD (1/2026)
E. Vanessa Spearman-McCarthy, MD (1/2025)
Morgan Faeder, MD, PhD, FACLP (1/2027)
Shruti Mutalik, MD, FACLP (1/2027)
Amvrine Ganguly, MD (1/2027)
Deepti Chopra, MD, MPH (1/2026)
Lauren Fields, MD (1/2027)
Avneet Soin MD (1/2027)
Abhisek Khandai, MD (1/2026)
Early Career Psychiatrists Subcommittee
The Early Career Psychiatrists Subcommittee is responsible for the needs and interests of members in the early stages of their careers. It develops programming, resources, and opportunities tailored to early-career consultation-liaison psychiatrists, supports their professional growth and integration into the Academy, and helps create pathways toward leadership and long-term engagement.
Diana Punko, MD, MS Chair (1/2028)
Ethan Beckley, MD, PhD, Vice Chair (2/2027)
Alice Ing, MD (1/2026)
Joseph Kim, MD (1/2026)
Alba Lara, MD (1/2026)
Jennifer McMahon, MD (2/2028)
Meghan Schott, DO (2/2026)
Stephanie Tung, MD (2/2027)
Samantha Zwiebel, MD, MA (2/2028)
Shilpa Lad, MD (1/2027)
Devin Greene, MD (1/2027)
Mila Grossman, MD (1/2027)
Kathryn Lunny, MD (1/2028)
Sandra Ekimoto, MSc, MBA, RN (1/2028)
Gregg Robbins-Welty, MD, MSc, FACLP (1/2028)
Martekuor Dodoo, MD, ECP SIG Chair (2/2026)
Jeremy Chaikind, MD, ECP SIG Chair (1/2026)
Jeremy Chaikind, MD, Consultant (1/2026)
Linda Worley, MD, FACLP, Consultant (1/2026)
Fellowship & Awards Subcommittee
The Fellowship and Awards Subcommittee is responsible for supporting the Membership Committee's roles in recognizing achievement. It assists in reviewing applications for fellowship status in the Academy against established criteria and in preparing recommendations for the Board of Directors, and it helps identify and select recipients for Academy awards on an annual basis in consultation with the Board.
Divy Ravindranath, MD, FACLP, Chair (2/2027)
Yelizaveta Sher, MD, FACLP, Vice Chair (2/2028)
Scott Beach, MD, FACLP (2/2027)
Laura Brogoch, MD (1/2026)
Lew Cohen, MD, FACLP (2/2028)
Talin Dadoyan, MD, FACLP (1/2026)
Andrea DeSimone, MD (2/2026)
Eva Ihle, MD, PhD, FACLP (2/2026)
Sheila Lahijani, MD, FACLP (1/2026)
Michael Marcangelo, MD, FACLP (1/2026)
Maria Rueda-Lara, MD, FACLP (2/2026)
J. Jewel Shim, MD, FACLP (2/2027)
Rubi Vaughn, MD (2/2026)
Marian Fireman, MD (1/2027)
Rima Styra, MD (1/2027)
Philip Bialer, MD (1/2028)
Mario Caro Sabogal, MD (1/2028)
Mentorship Subcommittee
The Mentorship Subcommittee is responsible for fostering mentoring relationships across the Academy's membership. It develops and oversees programs that connect trainees and early-career members with more experienced colleagues, supports professional development and career guidance, and works to strengthen the pipeline of consultation-liaison psychiatrists through sustained mentorship.
Scott Beach, MD, FACLP, Chair (2/2027)
Priya Gopalan, MD, FACLP, Vice Chair (2/2027)
Jose de Jesus Almanza Munoz, MD (1/2026)
Jacob Appel, MD, MPH (2/2028)
David Fipps, DO (2/2028)
Janna Gordon-Elliot, MD, FACLP (2/2027)
David Kasick, MD, FACLP (2/2026)
Nicholas Kontos, MD, FACLP (2/2026)
Sheila Lahijani, MD, FACLP (2/2028)
Kewchang Lee, MD, FACLP (2/2027)
Jeong Hoo (Eric) Lee, MD (2/2028)
Ernest Okwuonu, MD (1/2026)
Paula Zimbrean, MD, FACLP (2/2026)
Samuel Greenstein, MD (1/2027)
Ashwini Nadkarni, MD (1/2027)
Kamalika Roy, MD, FACLP (1/2027)
Olivia Zhao, MD, BS, BA (1/2027)
Saad Khan, DO (1/2027)
Elisabeth Dietrich, MD (1/2027)
Daniel Fishman, MD (1/2028)
Damien Miran, MD (1/2028)
Katiuska Ramirez, MD (1/2028)
Puneet Sahota, MD (1/2028)
Hochang Lee, MD (1/2026)
Carrie Ernst, MD (3/2026)
Nominating Committee
The Nominating Committee is responsible for preparing the slate of candidates for the Academy's leadership elections as well as the Academy’s representatives to other professional organizations. It submits to the Secretary a slate of candidates for officers and board directors for the next election no later than three months before the annual business meeting. To preserve the integrity of the process, no member of the Nominating Committee is eligible for nomination in any election while serving on the committee.
Sherwood Brown, MD, FACLP
Chair (1/2026) [Immediate Past President]
Thomas Heinrich, MD, PhD, FACLP (1/2026) [President-Elect]
Carol Alter, MD, FACLP (1/2026)
Gen Shinozaki, MD, FACLP (1/2026)
Jim Levenson, MD, FACLP (1/2026)
Maria Tiamson-Kassab, MD, FACLP (1/2027)
Terry Rabinowitz, MD, FACLP (1/2027)
Madeleine Becker, MD, FACLP, Consultant (1/2026)
Research & Evidence Based Practice Committee
The Research and Evidence-Based Practice Committee works to stimulate and support research and teaching in consultation-liaison psychiatry by whatever means it deems appropriate. In coordination, with its associated subcommittee’s the Research and Evidence-Based Practice Committee develops position statements and action plans aligned with external standards and accreditation bodies, federal legislation and regulatory efforts, and other professional organizations, and reviews those organizations' existing policies. As guided and approved by the Board of Directors, it leads the development of clinical practice guidelines, evidence summaries, and other materials that advance the clinical practice of consultation-liaison psychiatry, and it tracks emerging science that may support the field.
Amy Bauer, MD, FACLP
Chair (2/2027)
Brian Bronson, MD, FACLP
Vice Chair (1/2027)
Erica Baller, MD (2/2028)
James Bourgeois, OD, MD, FACLP (2/2027)
Sarah Andrews, MD (1/2026)
Maria Prom, MD (2/2028)
Peter Shapiro, MD, FACLP (1/2026)
Gen Shinozaki, MD, FACLP (1/2026)
Scott Simpson, MD, MPH (2/2028)
Lydia Chwastiak, MD, MPH, FACLP (1/2027)
Zev Nakamura, MD (1/2027)
Kelly Irwin, MD (1/2028)
Hsiang Huang, MD, FACP (1/2028)
Christopher Celano, MD, FACLP, Consultant (1/2026)
Guidelines & Evidence-Based Medicine Subcommittee
The Guidelines & Evidence-Based Medicine Subcommittee is responsible for advancing the evidence base for clinical practice in consultation-liaison psychiatry. As guided by policy and approved by the Board of Directors, it leads and develops clinical practice guidelines, summaries of published evidence for aspects of consultation-liaison psychiatry practice, and other materials conducive to clinical care. It may also contribute to position statements and the review of policies from external standards and accreditation organizations and other professional bodies.
James Bourgeois, OD, MD, FACLP, Chair (1/2028)
Christian Bjerre Real, MD (2/2028)
Mary Burke, MD (2/2026)
Deepti Chopra, MD, MPH (1/2026)
Natalie Fedotova, MD, PhD (2/2027)
Jai Gandhi, MD (2/2026)
Liliya Gershengoren, MD (2/2026)
Zachary Harvanek, MD, PhD (1/2026)
Alissa Hutto, MD (1/2026)
Sneha Jadhav, MD (2/2027)
R. Garrett Key, MD, FACLP, FAPA (2/2026)
Samuel Kohrman, MD (1/2026)
Ashwini Nadkarni, MD (2/2027)
Gregory Nikogosyan, DO (1/2026)
Luis Pereira, MD (2/2026)
Nathan Praschan, MD, MPH (2/2027)
Elizabeth Prince, DO (1/2026)
Julian Raffoul, MD, PhD, MBA, MS (1/2026)
Marie Tobin, MD, FACLP (2/2026)
Clayton Barnes, MD (1/2027)
Felipe Leon, PhD (1/2027)
Shivali Patel, MD (1/2027)
Sharvari Shivanekar, MD (1/2027)
Laura Duque, MD (1/2027)
Rebekah Nash, MD, PhD (1/2028)
Diana Punko, MD (1/2028)
Jacob Weiss, MD (1/2028)
Ahmed Alhassan, MD (1/2027)
Rida Khan, MD (2/2026)
Sheila Lahijani, FACLP, MD (1/2026)
Emily Holmes, MD, MPH (1/2026)
Joshua Leo, MD (1/2026)
Can Kilciksiz, MD (1/2026)
Gregg Robbins-Welty, MD, MSc (1/2026)
Hsiang Huang, MD (1/2026)
Puneet Sahota, MD (1/2026)
Research Subcommittee
The Research Subcommittee is responsible for stimulating and supporting research in consultation-liaison psychiatry. In doing so, it fosters a research culture within the Academy, supports investigators and research training in the field, and may help identify priorities, opportunities, and resources that advance scholarly inquiry relevant to consultation-liaison psychiatry.
Zev Nakamura, MD, Chair (1/2028)
Rebekah Nash, MD, PhD Vice-Chair
Hermioni Amonoo, MD (2/2027)
Mark Bradley, MD, FACLP (1/2026)
Andrew Drysdale, MD, PhD (2/2028)
Kelly Irwin, MD (1/2026)
Felipe Leon, PhD (1/2026)
Elizabeth Madva, MD (2/2026)
Mark Oldham, MD (1/2026)
Jin Hong Park, MD (1/2026)
Durga Roy, MD (1/2026)
George Sayde, MD, PhD (1/2026)
Michael Sharpe, MD, FACLP (2/2027)
Sharvari Shivanekar, MD (1/2026)
Joji Suzuki, MD, FACLP (1/2026)
Rebekah Nash, MD, PhD (1/2027)
Zachary Harvanek, MD, PhD (1/2028)
David Karol, MD, MS, MA (1/2028)
Daniel Shalev, MD (1/2028)
Sasidhar Gunturu, MD (1/2028)
Nathaniel Sowa, MD, PhD (1/2028)
Benjamin Hoover, MD (1/2028)
Peter Shapiro, MD, FACLP (2/2026)
Maria Prom, MD (1/2026)
Drew Cumming, MD (1/2026)
Khalid Alshaibani, MD (1/2026)
Christina Shayevitz, MD (1/2026)
Jasleen Kaur, MD (1/2026)
External Representatives
ACROSS Representative to APA: Michael Peterson MD, PhD, FACLP (2/2026)
AMA HOD Delegate: Lee Tynes MD (2/2026)
AMA HOD Alternate Delegate: Anna Dickerman MD (1/2027)
Reproductive Psychiatry Training Workgroup: Madelene Becker MD, FACLP (1/2028)
North American Board of Reproductive Psychiatry: Madelene Becker MD, FACLP (1/2028)