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 Academy of Pediatrics
- 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).
Action Alerts
Capitol Connection & Other Resources
The PPC’s Monthly newsletter highlights advocacy and policy updates from Washington, DC. View Capitol Connection archives.
Making Your Voice Heard: Advocacy for the Academic Pediatrician
Pediatric Subspecialty Fact Sheets
The American Board of Pediatrics and the PPC put together facts and interactive maps about the effects of subspecialty shortages across the country.
Council Roster
Chair
- David Keller, MD
University of Colorado Medicine
APA
- Maya Ragavan, MD, MPH, MS
University of Pittsburgh - Mona Patel, MD
University of Southern California
APS
- Lisa Chamberlain, MD, MPH
Stanford University School of Medicine - 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
