SOSu Leadership

Executive Committee 

Chairperson

Marybeth Browne, MD, MS, FAAP
Allentown, PA

Members

Elizabeth Beierle, MD, FAAP
Birmingham, AL

Barbara Anne Gaines, MD, FAAP
Dallas, TX

Marybeth Browne, MD, MS, FAAP
Allentown, PA

Cynthia Downard, MD, FAAP
Immediate Past Chair
Louisville, KY

Mehul V Raval, MD, MS, FAAP
Wilmette, IL

Danielle Saunders Walsh, MD, FAAP
Lexington, KY

Katherine Flynn-O’Brien, MD, MPH, FAAP – Early Career Liaison
Milwaukee, WI

AAP Staff

Vivian Thorne

Committees

Advocacy: Bindi Naik-Mathuria, MD, MPH, FAAP
Communications: Robin Petroze, MD, MPH, FAAP 
Delivery of Surgical Care: Jason Craig Fisher, MD, FAAP
Early Career/Trainees Committee: Reto Baertschiger, MD, PhD, FAAP & Katherine Gonzales, MD, FAAP
Education: Rebecca Rentea, MD, FAAP
Liaisons: Kirk Reichard, MD, FAAP & Katy Flynn O’Brien, MD, FAAP
Membership: Ankush Gosain, MD, PhD, FAAP
Nominations: Saleem Islam, MD, MPH, FAAP  
Program: Emily Christison-Lagay, MD, FAAP 
Publications: Shaun Michael Kunisaki, MD, FAAP