About

The Pediatric Policy Council (PPC) has worked on Capitol Hill since 1984 and is the combined legislative advocacy efforts of the following organizations:

  • Academic Pediatric Association
  • American Pediatric Society
  • Association of Medical School Pediatric Department Chairs
  • Society for Pediatric Research

The PPC meets regularly and sponsors an annual pediatric policy plenary at the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) meeting. Additionally, the PPC produces the Capitol Connection, a monthly newsletter that highlights advocacy and policy updates from Washington, DC. The PPC is a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics’ Committee on Federal Government Affairs (COFGA) and is staffed by the AAP's Washington, DC office.

To access PPC Resources please login to your APA Member account using the "Member Login" button at the top right of this webpage. 

Council Roster

Chair

  • David Keller, MD
    University of Colorado Medicine

APA

  • Kimberly Montez, MD, MPH
    Wake Forest School of Medicine
  • Maya Ragavan, MD, MPH, MS
    University of Pittsburgh

APS

  • Lisa Chamberlain, MD, MPH
    University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson 
  • Scott Lorch, MD, MSCE
    Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

AMSPDC

  • Tina Cheng, MD, MPH
    University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
  • Joseph St. Geme, MD
    University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine

SPR

  • Tom Mariani, PhD
    University of Rochester Medical Center
  • Ashwini Lakshmanan, MD, MS, MPH
    Kaiser Permanente School of Medicine

Staff, American Academy of Pediatrics

  • Matt Mariani-Seltz
    Director, Federal Advocacy
  • Yameen Ibrahim
    Legislative Assistant, Federal Advocacy