Council on Legislation
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Members of the Council on Legislation (COL)
View the members serving on the Council on Legislation, appointed by the Board of Trustees to one-year terms beginning at the conclusion of the Annual Meeting.
Marta J. Van Beek, MD, MPH
Chair
Specialty: Dermatology
Tripti C. Kataria, MD, MPH
Vice Chair
Specialty: Anesthesiology
Gary W. Floyd, MD
Immediate Past Chair
Specialty: Pediatrics
VijayaLakshmi Appareddy, MD
Executive Committee Member
Specialty: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Adult Psychiatry, Addiction Medicine
Maryanne C. Bombaugh, MD, MBA, MSc
Executive Committee Member
Specialty: Obstetrics and Gynecology
Claude D. Brunson, MD, MS
Member
Specialty: Anesthesiology
Michael D. Chafty, MD, JD
Member
Specialty: Anesthesiology/Pain Medicine
Hilary E. Fairbrother, MD, MPH
Member
Specialty: Emergency Medicine
AMA Affiliations:
Specialty and Service Society Governing Council Members of the Council on Legislation (COL)
Conflict of Interest:
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Ross F. Goldberg, MD
Member
Specialty: General Surgery
Ann R. Stroink, MD
Member
Specialty: Neurosurgery
Sophia Spadafore, MD
Resident Member
Specialty: Emergency Medicine
Endorsement:
American College of Emergency Physicians
AMA Affiliations:
Resident & Fellow Section (RFS) Sectional Delegates Members of the Council on Legislation (COL)
Conflict of Interest:
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Laurie Lapp
Medical Student Member (2024-2025)
Affiliation:
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
AMA Affiliations:
Medical Student Section (MSS) Councilors & Representatives Members of the Council on Legislation (COL)
