Council on Legislation
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.

Gary W. Floyd, MD
Executive Committee Member
Specialty: Pediatrics

Amar H. Kelkar, MD
Resident Member
Specialty: Hematology, Oncology

Mary S. Carpenter, MD
Chair
Specialty: Family Medicine

Heather A. Smith, MD, MPH
Vice Chair
Specialty: Obstetrics & Gynecology

VijayaLakshmi Appareddy, MD
Member
Specialty: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Adult Psychiatry, Addiction Medicine

Tripti C. Kataria, MD, MPH
Member
Specialty: Anesthesiology

Marta J. Van Beek, MD, MPH
Member
Specialty: Dermatology

Maryanne C. Bombaugh, MD, MBA, MSc
Member
Specialty: Obstetrics and Gynecology
Ann R. Stroink, MD
Member

Ross F. Goldberg, MD
Member

Merrilee A. Gober
Alliance Representative

Brooke M. Buckley, MD
AMPAC Board Observer
Specialty: General surgery

Molly E. Benoit
Medical Student Member
Affiliation:
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
AMA Affiliations:
Members of the Council on Legislation (COL) Medical Student Section (MSS) Councilors & Representatives