SDPS Leadership

2024 - 2025 Officers

Andres Schneeberger, MD — President
Aaron Meyer, MD — President Elect
Deborah Steinberg, MD — Vice President
Jessica Thackaberry, MD — Immediate Past-President
Katherine Kruckenberg, MD — Secretary
Jason Keri, MD — Treasurer

Councilors

Lama Muhammad, MD — through 2025
Bruce Hubbard, MD — through 2025
Anoop Karripot, MD — through 2026
Chaitanya Pabbati, MD — through 2026

Representatives

Larry Malak, MD — APA Assembly Representative
Eric Rafla-Yuan, MD — State Legislative Representative
Jessica Thackaberry, MD — Local Legislative Representative
Stephanie Martinez, MD — Early Career Representative
Anthony Bui, MD — Child and Adolescent Representative
Paul Sargent, MD — Uniformed Health Services Representative
Mikaela Miller, MD — Resident Fellow Member Co-Representative
Matthew Abrams, MD — Resident Fellow Member Co-Representative

Committee Chairs

Holly Valerio, MD — Membership Chair
Chaitanya Pabbati, MD — Communications Co-Chair
DeeAnn Wong, MD — Communications Co-Chair
Steven Ornish, MD — Distinguished Fellowship Chair
Tim Murphy, MD — CMA Representative Chair

Past Presidents

Jessica Thackaberry, MD — 2023-2024
Manny Garcia, MD — 2022-2023
Anoop Karippot, MD — 2021-2022
Sanjai Rao, MD — 2020-2021
Ben Hidy, MD — 2019-2020
Vanessa Lauzon, MD — 2018-2019
Larry Malak, MD — 2017-2018
Robert Gorney, MD — 2016-2017
Pete Seymour, MD — 2015-2016
DeeAnn Wong, MD — 2014-2015
Steve Koh, MD, MBA, MPH — 2013-2014
Thomas Lian, MD — 2012-2013
Steven Ornish, MD — 2011-2012
Catherine Moore, MD — 2010-2011
Alexander Green, MD, APA DLF — 2009-2010
Andrew Schiffman, MD — 2008-2009
John H. Shale, MD, JD — 2007-2008
Jeffrey Chao, MD — 2006-2007
Margaret McCahill, MD — 2005-2006
Ari Albala, MD — 2004-2005
John Allen, MD — 2003-2004
Mark Chenven, MD — 2002-2003
Michael G. Plopper, MD — 2001-2002
Timothy Murphy, MD — 2000-2001
Kenneth Khoury, MD — 1999-2000
Marcella M. Wilson, MD — 1998-1999
Stephen H. Heidel, MD — 1997-1998
Steven J. Davis, MD — 1996-1997
Mitchel J. Stein, MD — 1995-1996
Clark E. Smith, MD — 1994-1995
Stephen E. Groban, MD — 1993-1994
Nicholas R. Frost, MD — 1992-1993
Joseph R. Mawhinney, MD — 1991-1992
Dominick Addario, MD — 1990-1991
Jay H. Shaffer, MD — 1989-1990
Edward B. Mohns, MD — 1988-1989
Paul R. Keith, MD — 1987-1988
Allan Adler, MD — 1986-1987
Charles F. Marsh, MD — 1985-1986
Haig A. Koshkarian, MD — 1984-1985
David B. Bergman, MD — 1983-1984
Stephen H. Gould, MD — 1982-1983
James L. Rice, MD — 1981-1982
David A. Olenik, MD — 1980-1981
Thomas A. Rodgers, MD — 1979-1980
Perry B. Bach, MD — 1978-1979
Leroy R. Jaret, MD — 1977-1978
J. Brand Brickman, MD — 1976-1977
Irving D. Baran, MD — 1975-1976
Burton J. Conn, MD — 1974-1975
John E. Ecks, MD — 1973-1974
Robert A. Moore, MD — 1972-1973
Carl E. Graner, MD — 1971-1972
Donald F. Duff, MD — 1970-1971
W. Mark Shipman, MD — 1969-1970
Ramson J. Arthur, MD — 1968-1969
Cyrus H. Pachter, MD — 1967-1968
Leif K. Pratum, MD — 1966-1967
Melvin G. Goldzband, MD — 1965-1966
George Dillinger, MD — 1964-1965
James T. Thuckstun, MD — 1963-1964
Bernard J. Eggertsen, MD — 1962-1963
Alan D. Rosenblatt, MD — 1961-1962
John D. Robuck, MD — 1960-1961
Louis Gessay, MD — 1959-1960