Pursuant to Article XI, Section 1 of the AAFPRS Bylaws, the 2026 Nominating Committee hereby presents the below report to the AAFPRS Membership. The following members have been nominated to be placed on the 2026 AAFPRS Election Ballot, under the below open positions:
Group Vice President-elect for Diversity and Inclusion (one elected position to be filled)
- Scott R. Chaiet, MD
- Michael T. Somenek, MD
Group Vice President-elect for Education (one elected position to be filled)
- James Randall Jordan, MD
- Myriam Loyo Li, MD
Group Vice President-elect for Research, Development and Humanitarian Programs (one elected position to be filled)
- Benjamin C. Marcus, MD
- Travis T. Tollefson, MD
Midwestern Regional Director (Only members vote who reside in one of these staes: IL, IN, IA, KS, MI, MN, MO, NE, ND, OH, SD, WI) (one elected position to be filled)
- Leslie R. Kim, MD
- Tara Z. Shipchandler, MD
Southern Regional Director (Only members vote who reside in one of these states: AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, OK, PR, SC, TN, TX, VA, VI, WV) (one elected position to be filled)
- Samuel L. Oyer, MD
- Krishna G. Patel, MD
Young Physicians Representative (one elected position to be filled)
- Natalie Krane, MD
- G. Nina Lu, MD
Nominating Committee (three elected positions to be filled)
- Charles M. Boyd, MD
- Andrew C. Campbell, MD
- Andres Gantous, MD
- Amit Kochhar, MD
- Philip J. Miller, MD
- Peter C. Revenaugh, MD
Audit Committee (one elected position to be filled)
- Robin W. Lindsay, MD
- Deborah Watson, MD
Western Region Credentials Committee Representative (one elected position to be filled)
- P. Daniel Knott, MD
- Umang Mehta, MD