Chapter Committees

New York Chapter 2 of the AAP is governed by the Board of Directors and the Executive Officers. The Board of Directors meets at least 4 times per year to conduct the business of the chapter. The chapter committees meet at the discretion of the committee chairperson.

In this section of our Web Site we publish news of the various committees of the Chapter. If the committee has a dedicated page, minutes can be found on the page.

Committee Chairs
Click on the Committee for more information or web page	Click on the Chairperson’s name to send e-mail
Adolescence	Linda Carmine, MD, FAAP
Bullying Prevention Recent Minutes Archived Minutes Anti-Bullying Poster and Resources “Beyond the Bully” podcast	David Fagan, MD, FAAP (Chair) Mark Welles, MD, FAAP (Co-Chair)
Developmental/Behavioral Pediatrics/ Children with Disabilities	Richard Honigman, MD, FAAP
Equity, Diversity & Inclusion	Carly Gomes, MD, FAAP
Environmental Health & Climate Change	Steven Goldstein, MD, FAAP
Fetus and Newborn	Renu Aggarwal, MD, FAAP
Foster/Kinship Care	Robert Lee, DO, FAAP (Co-Chair) Suanne Kowal-Connelly, MD, FAAP (Co-Chair)
Global Health Fight Human Trafficking flyer	Gonzalo Sabogal, MD, FAAP Sanjivan Patel, MD, FAAP
Gun Violence Prevention	Jeffrey Oestreicher, MD, FAAP
Infectious Diseases	Leonard Krilov, MD, FAAP Asif Noor, MD, FAAP
Injury, Poison & Violence Prevention	Joseph Abularrage, MD, FAAP
Legislative Recent Minutes Archived Minutes	Eve Krief, MD, FAAP Sara Siddiqui, MD, FAAP
Membership	Juan Kupferman, MD, MPH, FAAP
Mentoring	VACANT
Nutrition	Toba Weinstein, MD, FAAP
Opioid Crisis	Richard Ancona, MD, FAAP
Parents Committee	VACANT
Pediatric Council	Gail Schonfield, MD, FAAP
Prevention of Family Violence	Ingrid Walker-Descartes, MD, FAAP
School Health	Richard Ancona, MD, FAAP Divya Balachandar, MD
Subspecialty	Vacant
Wellness Meditation(and en espanol) Meditation Getaways	Ishvar S. Patel, MD, FAAP Ron Marino, DO, FAAP

Chapter Liaisons
Click on the Liason for more information or web page	Click on the Liaison’s name to send e-mail
Breastfeeding Co-Ordinator Breastfeeding Brochure! Archived Minutes	Lauren Macaluso, MD, FAAP Julia Block, MD, MPH, FAAP
CATCH Co-Facilitators The Community Access to Child Health (CATCH) Program is a national initiative of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) that supports pediatricians to lead innovative, community-based initiatives that increase children’s access to optimal health or well-being. Funding is available for the 2022 CATCH grant cycle 2 for pediatricians and/or pediatric residents who plan to build broad-based community partnerships to address unmet child health needs. Download and review the Planning/Implementation Call for Proposals or the Resident Call for Proposal before applying.	Ivan Hand, MD, FAAP Jennifer Pintiliano, MD, FAAP
COCIT Liaison/Information Technology	Anthony J. Battista, MD, FAAP
Dental & Oral Health	Vacant
Disaster Preparedness	Contact any of the officers or Anthony J. Battista, MD, FAAP
Early Career Physician Archived Minutes	Saema Khandakar, MD, FAAP
Early Childhood Champion	Victoria Chen, MD, FAAP
E-Cigarette Chapter Champion	Sara Siddiqui, MD, FAAP
EDHI COordinator	Ivan Hand, MD, FAAP, FAAP
Chapter Immunization Representative	Kenneth Bromberg, MD, FAAP
Inpatient Pediatrics Archived Minutes	Alexandra Vinci, MD, FAAP
Media Spokesperson	Vacant
Mental Health Liaisons Archived Minutes	Carmel Foley, MD, FAAP Meena Ramani, MD, FAAP, FAPA, DFAACAP
PROS Representative (Brooklyn, Queens, Nassau, Suffolk)	VACANT
Webmaster & Social Media	Anthony J. Battista, MD, FAAP Pinchi Srinivasan, MD, MBA, FAAP

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