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.
Letter of Support
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
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
