Congratulations to our newly elected ASAM Board Members for the 2021-2023 term.
Board Executive Officers
President-Elect
Brian Hurley, MD, MBA, DFASAM
Secretary
Aleksandra Zgierska, MD, PhD, DFASAM
Treasurer
Kenneth I. Freedman, MD, MS, MBA, FACP, AGAF, DFASAM
Vice-President
Timothy Wiegand, MD, FACMT, FAACT, DFASAM
Regional Directors
Region I Regional Director (NY)
Kelly S. Ramsey, MD, MPH, MA, FACP
Alternate: Ross Sullivan, MD, FASAM
Region II Regional Director (CA)
Itai Danovitch, MD, MBA, FAPA, DFASAM
Alternate: Dana L. Harris, MD, FASAM
Region III Regional Director (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT)
Audrey M. Kern, MD, DFASAM
Alternate: Frank P. James, MD, JD, FACLM, DFASAM
Region IV Regional Director (NJ, OH, PA)
Shawn Ryan, MD, MBA, FASAM
Alternate: Gregory X. Boehm, MD, DFASAM
Region V Regional Director (DE, DC, GA, MD, NC, SC, VA, WV)
Anika Alvanzo, MD, MS, FACP, DFASAM
Alternate: Megan Buresh, MD
Region VI Regional Director (IA, IL, IN, MI, MN, WI)
Emily Brunner, MD, FASAM
Alternate: Timothy Gammons, DO, FASAM
Region VII Regional Director (AR, OK, KS, LA, MO, NE, TX)
William H. Yarborough, MD, FACP, FASAM
Alternate: Christina E. Jones, MD
Region VIII Regional Director (AK, AZ, CO, HI, ID, MT, NM, ND, NV, OR, SD, UT, WA, WY)
Teresa Jackson, MD, FASAM
Alternate: Amy de la Garza, MD
Region IX Regional Director (Canada/International)
Keyghobad Farid Akari, MD, FRCPC, ABAM, FASAM
Alternate: Hamad A. Al-Ghaferi, MBBS, MPH
Region X Regional Director (AL, FL, KY, MS, PR, TN, VI)
Stephen M. Taylor, MD, MPH, FASAM
Alternate: James P. Murphy, MD, FASAM