Officers & Committees

Chapter Executive Board

Liza Suh, MD, FAAP

President

Kaiser Permanente, San Diego


Christine L. Johnson, MD, FAAP

Vice-President

CAPT (ret) MC USN. Naval Medical Center San Diego Pediatrics


Sabrina Perrino, MD FAAP

Secretary

Kaiser Permanente


Wendy Pavlovich, MD, MHS, FAAP

Treasurer

Family Health Centers of San Diego


Meredith Kennedy, MPH

Executive Director

AAP-CA3


Nathan McFarland, MD, FAAP

Immediate Past President

Neighborhood Healthcare


AAP-CA3 Chapter Advisory Committee Chairs

If you are interesting in any of the committees below,
please email the chair listed or Meredith Kennedy, MPH, Chapter Executive Director
for meeting times/dates or for more information.

Adolescent Health Committee- Maya Kumar, MD
Breastfeeding Coordinator – Michelle Leff, MD
Chapter Asthma Champion (Nat’l AAP) – Susan Laubach, MD
Chapter CATCH Co-Facilitator – Lase Ajayi, MD & Emily Fletcher, MD
Children with Disabilities – Vacant
Climate Change and Health Committee Co-Chair– Sally Kaufman, MD
Climate Change and Health Committee Co-Chair- Vi Nguyen, MD
Developmental Behavioral Peds Committee Co-Chair – Yi Hui Liu, MD
Developmental Behavioral Peds Committee Co-Chair – Wendy Pavlovich, MD
Disaster Preparedness Champion- Katherine Mandeville, MD, MS
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Chapter Champion – Chandani DeZure, MD
Early Career Physician Rep – Maya Kumar, MD
Early Childhood Champion – Michelle Leff, MD
Early Hearing Detection Initiative Chapter Representative (Nat’l AAP) – Daniela Carvalho, MD
Early Hearing Detection Initiative Chapter Representative – Dori Moritmer, MD

Epidemiology & Immunization Services Branch, HHSA – Seema Shah, MD
HDS/HV Medical Director, Past President – Pradeep Gidwani, MD, MPH
Infectious Disease Committee – Michelle Dern, MD
International Health Chair – vacant
Mental Health (SDACAP) Liaison – Mark Chenven, MD
Oral Health Advocate, Share the Care – Nancy Graff, MD
Pediatric Chief Residents – Pediatric Chief
Reach Out and Read San Diego- Marsha Spitzer, MD
Resident Program Delegate, Resident Rep – Sara Gottlieb, MD
Safety/Injury Prevention – Margaret Nguyen, MD
School Health Committee – James Murphy, MD
School Health Committee – Sharon Sternfeld, MD
State Gov’t Affairs (SGA) Co-Chair/Nat’l AAP-CA – Nancy Graff, MD
State Government Affairs Co-Chair –Piper Sandel, MD
State Government Affairs Co-Chair –Kanani Titchen, MD