MIAAP Committees
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Advocacy Committee
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      Chair - Jon Gold, MD, FAAP - Michigan State University Kelli Collins, DO - Western Michigan University Alexandra Concannon, DO - Michigan State University Ed Cox, MD, FAAP - Spectrum Health Dennis Cunningham, MD, FAAP - Henry Ford Gurbaksh Esch, MD, FAAP - Hurley Carolina Fonseca, MD - Ascension St John Children’s Hospital Mackenzie Fountain, DO - Authority Health Stacey Gorman, MD - Trinity Health Brittany Tayler, MD - Hurley Medical Center Drew Stern, DDS - Children’s Hospital of Michigan Alex Waselewski, MD - University of Michigan Taylor Argo, MD - Children’s Hospital of Michigan Alexis Cohen - Michigan State University Michal Ruprecht - Wayne State University 
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      Caleb Bupp, MD - Spectrum Health Christine Borg - The Play Project David Obudzinski, MD, FAAP - Beverly Hills Pediatrics Richard Solomon, MD, FAAP -The Ann Arbor Center for Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics Lia Gaggino, MD, FAAP - Retired Pedistrician Karen Brenner, MD, FAAP - Trinity Health Kira Sieplinga, MD, FAAP - Spectrum Health Lisa Lowery, MD, FAAP - Spectrum Health Nicole Hamp, MD, FAAP - University of Michigan Jeanette Scheid, MD, PhD - Michigan State University Yakov Sigal, MD, FAAP - Michigan State University Sheila Marcus, MD - University of Michigan Teresa Holtrop, MD, FAAP - Kids Health Connections La Sharon Samuels, MD, FAAP - County Creek Pediatrics Callie Kilpatrick, MD, FAAP - Sparrow Health System 
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      Chair - Gurbaksh Esch, MD, FAAP - Michigan State University Lauren Azevedo, MS, DO, FAAP - Michigan State University Banu Kumar, MD, FAAP - Children’s Hospital of Michigan Jacqueline Leja, MD, FAAP - Children’s Hospital of Michigan Ravleen Saini, MD - Michigan State University Brooke Blazius, DO - University of Michigan Emily Disbrow, MD - Michigan State University 
Ethics Committee
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      Chair - Lauren Azevedo, MS, DO, FAAP - Michigan State University Dom Sanfilipo - DeVos Children’s Hospital Naomi Laventhal - Michigan Medicine Nadia Tremonti - Children's Hospital of Michigan Sathyanarayan Sudhanthar, MD, MPH - Michigan State University 
HeaLth Equity Committee
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      Chair - Gurbaksh Esch, MD, FAAP - Henry Ford Joseph Fakhoury, MD, FAAP - Bronson Healthcare Tisa Johnson-Hooper, MD, FAAP - Henry Ford Nakia Allen, MD, FAAP - Henry Ford Lynn Smitherman, MD, FAAP - Children’s Hospital of Michigan Uzma Shah, MD, FAAP - Henry Ford 
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      Chair - Joseph Fakhoury, MD, FAAP - Bronson Healthcare Aarti Raheja, MD - University of Michigan Abeba Berhane, MD - Spectrum Bob Sprunk, MD, FAAP - Retired Denise Lippitt, MD, FAAP - Medical Center Pediatrics Catherine Ezzio, MD, FAAP - Spectrum Mackenzie Fountain, DO - Authority Health Haya Azouz, MD - Beaumont Jonathan Gold, MD, FAAP - Michigan State University Boyce English, MD, FAAP - Michigan State University Kelly Spooner, PNP - Trinity Health Madaiah Kusuma Talakadu, MD, FAAP - Care 4 You Pediatrics Sonali Vashi, MD, FAAP - McLaren Tiffany Chritz, DO, FAAP - Ascension Geraldine Terry, MD - Spectrum Maryam Hermez - Oakland University 
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      Scott Moore, MD, FAAP - Green Tree Pediatrics Katherine Schafer, DO, FAAP - Bloom Pediatrics Matthew Hornik, DO, FAAP - Pediatric Care Corner Tuan Bui, MD, FAAP Barbara Periard, MD, FAAP - Forrest Hills Pediatrics 
