SIG Chairs
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Academic Fellows SIG
Sara Slovin, MD, MSPH
1200 S. Conkling St
Baltimore, MD 21224
Phone: (352) 262-6170
sslovin@jhsph.eduTracey Wilkinson, MD, MPH
133 Fifth St
Providence, RI 02906
Phone: (617) 414-6397
tracey.wilkinson@bmc.orgAdvocacy Training SIG
Barbara Bayldon, MD
2300 Children's Plaza
Chicago, IL 60657
Phone: (773) 880-3830
bbayldon@childrensmemorial.orgElizabeth Miller, MD, PhD
1540 SHADY AVE
Pittsburgh, PA 15217
Phone: (412) 692-8504
elizabeth.miller@chp.eduJennifer DH Walthall, MD
8701 Lepart Court
Indianapolis, IN 46278
Phone: (319) 228-0940
jdhewlet@iupui.eduChild Abuse SIG
Wendy Lane, MD, MPH
660 W. Redwood St.
Baltimore, MD 21201
Phone: (410) 706-7865
wlane@epi.umaryland.eduPhilip Scribano, DO, MSCE
34th & Civic Center Blvd
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Phone: (215) 590-5357
scribanop@email.chop.eduComplex Care SIG
Rishi Agrawal, MD, MPH
East 65th Street at Lake Michigan
Chicago, IL 60649
Phone: (773) 256-5709
ragrawal@childrensmemorial.orgJay Berry, MD, MPH
300 Longwood Ave
Boston, MA 02130
Phone: (617) 522-1513
jay.berry@childrens.harvard.eduCarl Tapia, MD, MPH
6621 Fannin St
Houston, TX 77030
Phone: (832) 822-1542
cdtapia@texaschildrens.orgContinuity SIG
John Olsson, MD
3E-137B Brody Medical Sciences Bldg.
Greenville, NC 27834
Phone: (252) 744-4422
olssonj@ecu.eduCulture, Ethnicity & Health Care SIG
Rashmi Shetgiri, MD
5323 Harry Hines Blvd
Dallas, TX 75390-9063
Phone: (214) 648-2431
rashmi.shetgiri@utsouthwestern.eduDarcy Thompson, MD, MPH
Mason F. Lord Bldg, Ctr Tower Ste 4200
Baltimore, MD 21224-2780
Phone: (410) 550-8295
dthomp46@jhmi.eduDevelopmental-Behavioral Pediatrics SIG
Daniel Coury, MD
700 Children's Drive
Columbus, OH 43205-2696
Phone: (614) 722-2438
Daniel.Coury@Nationwidechildrens.orgDivision Directors SIG
John Harrington, MD
Chidlren's Hospital of The King's Daughters
Norfolk, VA 23507
Phone: (757) 668-7179
John.Harrington@chkd.orgMary Rogers, MD
PO Box 32861
Charlotte, NC 28232-2861
Phone: (704) 381-6800
mary.rogers@carolinashealthcare.orgE-Learning in Medical Education SIG
Michal Cidon, MD
700 Welch Rd, Suite 301
Stanford, CA 94304
Phone: (650) 723-8295
mjcidon@stanford.eduKadriye Lewis, EdD
3333 Burnet Avenue (MLC 2011)
Cincinnati, OH 45229-3039
Phone: (513) 636-4506
kadriye.lewis@cchmc.orgHeidi Saliba, BA
1701 SW 16th Ave
Gainesville, FL 32608
Phone: (352) 334-1309
hsaliba@peds.ufl.eduEmergency Medicine SIG
Mark Roback, MD
M653 East Building
Minneapolis, MN 55454
Phone: (612) 625-6739
mgroback@umn.eduAnne Stack, MD
37 Grant St
Concord, MA 01742
Phone: (617) 355-6624
anne.stack@childrens.harvard.eduEnvironmental Health SIG
Heather Brumberg, MD, MPH
100 Woods Rd
Valhalla, NY 10595
Phone: (914) 493-8491
heather_brumberg@nymc.eduSheela Sathyanarayana, MD
2001 Eighth Ave
Seattle, WA 98121
Phone: (206) 884-1037
sheela.sathyanarayana@seattlechildrens.orgAdam Spanier, MD, PhD, MPH
500 University Drive
Hershey, PA 17033
Phone: (717) 531-8006
aspanier@hmc.psu.eduEthics SIG
Diane Plantz, MD
2401 Gillham Rd
Kansas City, MO 64108
Phone: (816) 234-3665
dmplantz@cmh.eduZeynep Salih, MD
13689 Cheswick Blvd
Carmel, IN 46032
Phone: (317) 274-4739
znsalih@hotmail.comEvidence Based Pediatrics SIG
Robert Jacobson, MD
200 First Street, SW
Rochester, MN 55905
Phone: (507) 538-1642
jacobson.robert@mayo.eduHans Kersten, MD
Front Street at Erie Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19134-1095
Phone: (215) 427-8150
hkersten@drexelmed.eduFaculty Development SIG
Miriam Bar-on, MD
2040 West Charleston Blvd, Suite 504
Las Vegas, NV 89102
Phone: (702) 671-6400
Mbar-on@medicine.nevada.eduJoseph Lopreiato, MD, MPH
1105 Betts Trail Way
Rockville, MD 20854
Phone: (301) 295-8136
jlopreiato@usuhs.milFamily Centered Care SIG
Ted Sigrest, MD
3333 Burnet Ave
Cincinnati, OH 45229-1393
Phone: (513) 96-2848
ted.sigrest@cchmc.orgFellowship Training SIG
Iris Borowsky, MD, PhD
717 Delaware Street SE, Suite 353
Minneapolis, MN 55414
Phone: (612) 626-2398
borow004@umn.eduPaul Darden, MD
1200 N. Phillips Ave.
Oklahoma City, OK 73104
Phone: (405) 271-4407
paul-darden@ouhsc.eduHealth Care Transition and Disease Self-Management SIG
Maria Ferris, MD, MPH, PhD
7021 Burnett Womack
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7155
Phone: (919) 966-2561
maria_ferris@med.unc.eduDavid Wood, MD, MPH
580 W 8th St. Suite 6015
Jacksonville, FL 32209
Phone: (904) 244-9620Ext:(813)
david.wood@jax.ufl.eduHealth Literacy SIG
Lee Sanders, MD, MPH
117 Encina Commons
Stanford, CA 94305-6019
Phone: (305) 243-3819
lsanders@stanford.eduHsiang Yin, MD
11 Lincoln Place
Brooklyn, NY 11217
Phone: (347) 432-6380
YINH02@med.nyu.eduHospital Medicine SIG
Jeffrey M. Simmons, MD
3333 Burnet Avenue, MLC 7035
Cincinnati, OH 45229-3039
Phone: (513) 636-6601
Jeffrey.Simmons@cchmc.orgTamara D. Simon, MD, MSPH
Seattle Children's Research Inst. Bldg 1, M/S C9S-10
Seattle, WA 98101
Phone: (206) 884-1136
Tamara.Simon@seattlechildrens.orgEric (Doug) Thompson, MD
Erie Ave. at Front St.
Philadelphia, PA 19134
Phone: (215) 427-8945
eric.thompson@drexelmed.eduInjury Control SIG
Veronica Gunn, MD, MPH
PO Box 1997, C760
Milwaukee, WI 53201-1997
Phone: (414) 266-6400
vgunn@chw.orgKieran Phelan, MD, MSc
S Bldg, Rm. 2.347, MLC 7014
Cincinnati, OH 45229-3039
Phone: (513) 636-3231
kieran.phelan@cchmc.orgIntegrative Pediatrics SIG
Erica Sibinga, MD
Suite 4200, MFLord Bldg, Center Tower
Baltimore, MD 21224
Phone: (410) -55-4134
esibinga@jhmi.eduInternational Health SIG
Ann Behrmann, MD
2209 Chamberlain Ave
Madison, WI 53726-3867
Phone: (608) 233-2879
atbehrma@wisc.eduCynthia Howard, MD
717 Delaware Street SE
Minneapolis, MN 55414
Phone: (612) 625-8384
drcindy@umn.eduMirzada Kurbasic, MD
2209 Woodford Pl.
Louisville, KY 40205
Phone: (502) 629-8229
mirzada.kurbasic@louisville.eduYvonne Vaucher, MD, MPH
607 Fern Glen
La Jolla, CA 92037
Phone: (619) 987-0846
yvaucher@ucsd.eduLiteracy Development Programs in Primary Care SIG
Perri Klass, MD
20 Cooper Square
New York, NY 10003
Phone: (212) 998-7992
perri.klass@med.nyu.eduRobert Needlman, MD
2500 MetroHealth Drive
Cleveland, OH 44109
Phone: (216) 77-4288
rneedlman@metrohealth.orgMedical Informatics and Electronic Health Records (EHR) SIG
Eric Shelov, MD
521 S. 27th St
Philadelphia, PA 19146
Phone: (917) 584-3405
shelov@email.chop.eduEmily Webber, MD
702 Barnhill Dr
Indianapolis, IN 46202
Phone: (317) 278-2700
emwebber@iupui.eduMedical Student Education SIG
Michele Long, MD
2516 Stockton Blvd
Sacremento, CA 95817
Phone: (916) 734-1683
michele.long@ucdmc.ucdavis.eduMaria Marquez, MD
3800 Reservoir Road 2PHC NW
Washington, DC 20007
Phone: (202) 444-4803
marquezm@georgetown.eduNewborn Nursery SIG
Elizabeth Simpson, MD
2401 Gillham Road
Kansas City, MO 64108
Phone: (816) 983-6655
easimpson@cmh.eduTerry Wall, MD, MPH
1600 7th Ave. South
Birmingham, AL 35233
Phone: (205) 939-9585
twall@peds.uab.eduNutrition SIG
Robert Karp, MD
450 Clarkson Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11203
Phone: (718) 270-7337
robert.karp@downstate.eduObesity SIG
Sarah Hampl, MD
2401 Gillham Road
Kansas City, MO 64108
Phone: (816) 983-6764
shampl@cmh.eduSandra Hassink, MD
2602 Pennington Drive
Wilmington, DE 19810
Phone: (302) 651-5936
shassink@nemours.orgPediatric Clinical Research Network SIG
Richard Wasserman, MD, MPH
N310 Courtyard at Given
Burlington, VT 05405
Phone: (802) 656-5455
richard.wasserman@uvm.eduPediatric Emergency Medicine Program Directors SIG
Thomas Abramo, MD
2200 Children's Way
Nashville, TN 37232-9001
Phone: (615) 936-8158
thomas.j.abramo@vanderbilt.eduDavid Spiro, MD, MPH
3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road
Portland, OR 97239
Phone: (503) 494-0828
Spirod@ohsu.eduPediatric Residents SIG
Brian Flaherty, MD
108 B East Middlefield
Mountain View, CA 94043
Phone: (720) 254-9428
flaherty.bf@gmail.comAudrey Hall, MD
575 S. Rengstorff Ave, Apt 92
Mountain View, CA 94040
Phone: (815) 520-5765
aehall83@yahoo.comMindy Ju, MD
77 Centre Street
Mountain View, CA 94041
Phone: (650) 450-1658
mindy.ju@gmail.comPediatric Tobacco Issues SIG
Robert McMillen, PhD
One Research Blvd, Suite 103
Starkville, MS 39759
Phone: (662) 325-2742
rcm19@msstate.eduIsabelle Von Kohorn, MD, PhD
3828 Livingston Street NW
Washington, DC 20015
Phone: (203) 535-9982
isabelle@alumni.princeton.eduQualitative Research SIG
Dorene Balmer, PhD
336 W 77th St Apt 7
New York, NY 10024
Phone: (212) 305-3775
db2595@columbia.eduEve Colson, MD
32 Acorn Hill Road
Woodbridge, CT 06525
Phone: (203) 688-7953
eve.colson@yale.eduJanice Hanson, PhD, EdS
The Children's Hospital, Medical Education
Aurora, CO 80045-7106
Phone: (720) 777-6383
janice.hanson@childrenscolorado.orgQuality Improvement SIG
Denise Dougherty, PhD
540 Gaither Road
Rockville, MD 20850
Phone: (301) 427-1868
denise.dougherty@ahrq.hhs.govDavid Link, MD
1493 Cambridge Street
Cambridge, MA 02139
Phone: (617) 665-1497
david_link@hms.harvard.eduRace in Medicine SIG
Iris Mabry-Hernandez, MD, MH
540 Gaither Rd
Rockville, MD 20850
Phone: (301) 427-1605
iris.mabry@ahrq.hhs.govSuzette Oyeku, MD, MPH
3444 Kossuth Avenue, First Floor
Bronx, NY 10467
Phone: (718) 920-6050
soyeku@montefiore.orgServing the Underserved SIG
Steven Federico, MD
1001 Yosemite St. Suite 200
Denver, CO 80230
Phone: (303) 602-8966
steve.federico@dhha.orgArvin Garg, MD, MPH
Vose Hall 3rd floor
Boston, MA 02118
Phone: (617) 414-3817
Arvin.Garg@bmc.orgSimulation-based Medical Education (SBME) SIG
Marc Auerbach, MD
101 Ardmore St
Hamden, CT 06517
Phone: (203) 737-7437
marc.auerbach@yale.eduTaylor Sawyer, DO, MEd
99-708 Holoai St
Aiea, HI 96701
Phone: (808) 551-9074
taylorleesawyer@hotmail.comTeaching in Community Settings SIG
Alison Holmes, MD, MPH
250 Pleasant Street
Concord, NH 03301
Phone: (603) 227-7000Ext:(4748)
aholmes@crhc.orgScott Krugman, MD
9000 Franklin Square Drive
Baltimore, MD 21237
Phone: (443) 777-7730
scott.krugman@medstar.netChris Peltier, MD
4371 Ferguson Drive
Cincinnati, OH 45245
Phone: (513) 752-3650
Chris.Peltier@cchmc.orgWomen in Medicine SIG
Carol Berkowitz, MD
1000 West Carson Street, Box 437
Torrance, CA 90509-2910
Phone: (310) 222-3091
carolb@pol.net
