Members of the Council on Science & Public Health
View members serving on the Council on Science & Public Health elected by the HOD to serve 4 year terms (except resident/fellow & student members).

David J. Welsh, MD, MBA
Chair
Specialty: General Surgery
Term: 2016-2024
Affiliation:
Margaret Mary Health and Decatur County Memorial Hospital, Batesville, Indiana
AMA Affiliations:
Members of the Council on Science & Public Health
Conflict of Interest:
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John T. Carlo, MD
Chair-elect
Specialty: General Practitioner
Term: 2021-2025
AMA Affiliations:
Members of the Council on Science & Public Health
Conflict of Interest:
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Ankush K. Bansal, MD
Member
Specialty: Internal Medicine
Term: 2023–2027
AMA Affiliations:
Members of the Council on Science & Public Health
Conflict of Interest:
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Joanna T. Bisgrove, MD
Member
Specialty: Family Medicine
Term: 2022-2026
AMA Affiliations:
Members of the Council on Science & Public Health
Conflict of Interest:
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Joshua M. Cohen, MD, MPH, FAHS
Member
Specialty: Neurological Surgery
Term: 2022-2026
AMA Affiliations:
Members of the Council on Science & Public Health
Conflict of Interest:
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Dave Cundiff, MD, MPH, FASAM
Member
Specialty: Public Health and General Preventive Medicine
Term: 2022-2026
AMA Affiliations:
Members of the Council on Science & Public Health
Conflict of Interest:
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Mary LaPlante, MD
Member
Specialty: Obstetrics & Gynecology
Term: 2021-2025
AMA Affiliations:
Members of the Council on Science & Public Health
Conflict of Interest:
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Marc Mendelsohn, MD, MPH
Member
Specialty: Emergency Medicine
Term: 2023–2027
AMA Affiliations:
Young Physicians Section (YPS) Governing Council Members of the Council on Science & Public Health
Conflict of Interest:
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Padmini Ranasinghe, MD, FACP, FACPM, MPH
Member
Specialty: Internal Medicine
Term: 2018-2026
AMA Affiliations:
Members of the Council on Science & Public Health
Conflict of Interest:
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Tamaan Osbourne-Roberts, MD, FAAFP
Member
Specialty: Family Medicine
Term: 2019-2023
AMA Affiliations:
Members of the Council on Science & Public Health
Conflict of Interest:
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Karen Dionesotes, MD, MPH
Resident Member
Term: 2021–2024
Endorsement:
American Psychiatric Association
AMA Affiliations:
Resident & Fellow Section (RFS) Sectional Delegates Members of the Council on Science & Public Health
Conflict of Interest:
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Kiersten Woodyard DeBrito
Medical Student Member
Term: 2023–2024
Affiliation:
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
AMA Affiliations:
Medical Student Section (MSS) Councilors & Representatives Members of the Council on Science & Public Health