Leadership & Committees

AVF Board of Directors

LEADERSHIP

Executive Committee

President
Joseph Raffetto, MD

President Elect
Mark Iafrati, MD

Vice President
Steve Elias, MD

Treasurer
Patrick Muck, MD

Secretary/Admin Council Chair
Kathleen Ozsvath, MD

Past President
Ruth L. Bush, MD, JD, MPH

Board of Directors

Director & Research Councilor
Andrea Obi, MD

Director & Education Councilor
Arjun Jayaraj, MD

Director & Communications Councilor & Archivist
Mikel Sadek, MD

Director & Membership Councilor
Windsor Ting, MD

Recorder
Cassius Iyad Ochoa Chaar, MD

Director
Tomasz Urbanek, MD

Director
Jorge Ulloa, MD

Director
Julianne Stoughton, MD

Director
Misaki Kiguchi, MD

Administration Team

John Forbes
CEO

Amy Murrin
Associate Director

Allison DeGroff
Director, Strategic Initiatives

Mark DeGroff
Director, Business Development

Robert White
Director, Healthcare Policy

Sue O’Sullivan

Jennifer Manthei
Events

Anna Stevenson
Membership Representative

Christine Rataj
Graphic Designer

Anthony Eaves
Web Developer

COMMITTEES

Annual Program Committee

Cassius Iyad Ochoa Chaar- Chair
Arjun Jayaraj – Past Chair
Misaki Kiguchi – Chair-Elect
Julianne Stoughton – Chair-Elect
Sheila Blumberg
John Carson
Rabih Chaer
David Dexter
Steven Elias
Eric Hager
Nasim Hedayati
Juan Carlos Jimenez
Judith Lin
Alvaro Esteban Orrego
Kathleen Ozsvath
Mikel Sadek
Christine Shokrzadeh
Tomasz Urbanek

Bylaws Committee

Kathleen Ozsvath – Chair
Mark Iafrati
Bill Marston
Marc Passman

Continuing Education

Patrick Muck – Chair
Mike Sadek – Chair-Elect
Steve Elias
Alejandro Gonzalez Ochoa
Michael Griffiths
Edgar Guzman
Eric Hager
Alvaro Esteban Orrego
Kumar Madassery
Bill Marston
Daniel Monahan
Gina Sandvick-Fons

Digital Media Committee

Leigh Ann O’Banion – Chair
Eric Hager – Past Chair
Justin Robbins – Chair-Elect
Ali Basil Ali
Ahmad Alsheekh
Isabella Kuo
Matthew Smeds
Antonio Solano

Distinguished Fellows Committee

Glenn Jacobowitz – Chair
Anthony Comerota – Past Chair
Robert McLafferty
Peter Pappas
Lori Pounds

Documents Review Committee

Lori Pounds – Chair
Joseph Hart
Joann Lohr
Christine Shokrzadeh

Early Career Committee

Robert Attaran – Chair
Eric Hager – Past Chair
Avianne Bunnell
John Carson
Steve Elias
Edgar Guzman
Marwan Hammoud
Karem Harth
Nii-Kabu Kabutey
Pamela Kim
Kathleen Ozsvath

Ethics Committee

Peter Henke – Chair
Avianne Bunnell
Brajesh K. Lal
Harold Welch

Finance Committee

Steve Elias – Chair
Ruth Bush
Mark Iafrati
Glenn Jacobowitz
Kathleen Ozsvath
Joseph Raffetto

Guidelines Committee

Nick Mouawad – Chair
Rafael Malgor – Past Chair
Yana Etkin – Chair-Elect
Mike Sadek
Leo Sullivan
Nathan Tomita
Eleftherios Xenos
Lourdes Reina Guitierrez

Health Policy Committee

Greg Snyder – Chair
Harry Ma – Chair-Elect
Mark Iafrati
Arjun Jayaraj
Loay Kabbani
Dan Monahan
Nicolas Mouawad
Amani Politano
Hal Welch
Eleftherios Xenos

International Committee

Alvaro Esteban Orrego – Chair Elect
Tomasz Urbanek – Past Chair
Rashad Bishara – Chair-Elect
Miguel Amore
Ranjith Kumar Anandasu
Ana Maria Botero
Lowell Kabnick
Greg Kasper
Alejandro Gonzalez Ochoa
Lourdes Reina Gutierrez

Membership Committee

Windsor Ting – Chair
Mona Li – Past Chair
Pamela Kim – Chair Elect
Ana Maria Botero
Anil Hingorani
Juan Carlos Jimenez
Pavel Kibrick
Lorraine Loretz

Newsletter Committee

Steven Elias – Editor / Chair / Councilor
Edgar Guzman – Chair-Elect
Valentin Andres Figueroa
Robert Attaran
Sheila Blumberg
Sebastian Cifuentes
Colleen Moore
Eric Hager
Anil Hingorani
Natalie Sridharan

Patient Education Committee

Emily Malgor – Chair
Emelia Bittenbinder
John Blebea
Beverley Chan
Sandra Dickerson
Kate Gates
Chris Guarin
Mona Li
Amani Politano
Keith Thompson

Research Committee

Ulka Sachdev – Chair
Andrea Obi – Past Chair
Eri Fukaya – Chair Elect
Peter Henke
Benjamin Jacobs
Khanh Nguyen
Cassius Ochoa Chaar
Scott Robinson
Limael Rodriguez
Andre Van Rij

Strategic Planning Committee

Bill Marston – Chair
Ruth Bush
Steve Elias
Mark Iafrati
Kathleen Ozsvath
Joe Raffetto
Jorge Ulloa
Harold Welch

Venous Equity and Inclusion Committee

Karem Harth – Chair
Ruth Bush – Past Chair
Kathleen Ozsvath – Past Chair
Misaki Kiguchi – Chair-Elect
Sebastian Cifuentes
Anil Hingorani
Gloria Salazar
Luis Suarez