2023 AAFPRS Nominations and National Elections

2023 AAFPRS Nominating Committee Report

May 1, 2023

Pursuant to Article XI, Section 1 of the AAFPRS Bylaws, the 2023 AAFPRS Nominating Committee hereby presents the below report to the AAFPRS Membership. The following members have been nominated to be placed on the 2023 AAFPRS Election Ballot, under the below open positions:

President-elect (one position to be filled)

• Mark Beaty, MD
• Patrick Byrne, MD

Group Vice President-elect for Diversity and Inclusion (one position to be filled)

• Linda Lee, MD
• Grace Lee Peng, MD

Group Vice President-elect for Research, Development and Humanitarian Programs (one position to be filled)

• Manoj Abraham, MD
• Brian Wong, MD

Group Vice President-elect for Education (one position to be filled)

• Rami Batniji, MD
• Anthony P. Sclafani, MD 

Southern Regional Director (one elected position to be filled by members from among the following states: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Lousiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Virgin Islands, and West Virginia) 

• J. Madison Clark, MD
• Samuel Lam, MD

Midwestern Regional Director (one elected position to be filled by members from among the following states: Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin)

• Grant Hamilton, MD
• Mark Hamilton, MD

Young Physicians Representative* (one position to be filled)

• Natalie Krane, MD
• Jordan Paul Sand, MD

Nominating Committee (three elected positions to be filled)

• Jason Bloom, MD
• Edward Buckingham, MD
• Neil Gordon, MD
• Phillip Miller, MD
• James Newman, MD
• Krishna Patel, MD

Audit Committee (one elected position to be filled)

• Babak Azizzadeh, MD
• Jennifer Parker Porter, MD

Canadian Region Credentials Committee Representative (one position to be filled)

• Jamil Asaria, MD
• Raman “Rick” Jaggi, MD

* The Young Physicians Representative can be either a Member or Fellow in good standing and must be less than 40 years of age at the time of the election.

Only eligible voting members from one of the Southern and Midwestern region states can vote for the Directors from their respective regions. All eligible voting members vote for the Canadian Region Credentials Committee Representative. 

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Eligibility to Vote in the AAFPRS National Elections and to Run for Office

Only members who are in good standing and current in their dues in the following membership categories are eligible to vote: Member, Fellow, Retired (Member/Fellow) and Emeritus (Member/Fellow). Please note: Fellow refers to the membership category and not fellows in the fellowship program. Contact Member Relations to check on your membership status, eligibility to upgrade or any other membership or benefit question.  

All candidates must be Fellow members in good standing of the AAFPRS, with the exception of the Young Physician representative. The Young Physician Representative can be either a Member or Fellow in good standing and must be less than 40 years of age at the time of election.

Additional Nominations

Additional nominations for the various offices may be made with prior written consent of the nominees by one or more written petitions signed by at least five percent of the voting members in good standing (for the 2023 AAFPRS Nominations and National Elections this is 59 eligible voting members in good standing) received by the AAFPRS Secretary by June 1, 2023. By August 1, 2023, notice of additional nominees will be mailed to the members.

Contact Information 
Questions regarding the elections? Contact Patricia Adair, Director, Member Relations.
Questions regarding your membership status? Contact Member Relations.