CAN Board
Executive Board

Robert Kahle,
MD
PAST PRESIDENT (2020-2022)
Mercy San Juan Medical Center

Denise Suttner, MD
VICE PRESIDENT (2022-2024) / PRESIDENT-ELECT (2024-2026)
Rady Children’s Hospital/UCSD
Marian Adams, MD
AAP DISTRICT SECRETARY/TREASURER
Regional Representatives
CAN elects board members to represent each of California’s four regions. Each board member serves for three years.
2020-2022
- Leslie Lusk, MD (NE)
- Linda Truong, MD (NW)
- Rowena Cayabyab, MD (SW)
- Amir Ashrafi, MD (SE)
2021-2023
- Deepika Sankaran, MD (NE)
- Dongli Song, MD (NW)
- Maria Fe-Villosis, MD (SW)
- Katherine Coughlin, MD (SE)
2022-2024
- Steve Gwiazdowski, MD (NE)
- Tabitha Solomon, MD (NW)
- Eniko Sajti, MD (SE)
- Kalpashri Kesavan, MD (SW)