Executive Board

PRESIDENT (2022-2024)

Thomas K. Shimotake, MD
UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital 

PAST PRESIDENT (2020-2022)

Robert Kahle, MD
Mercy San Juan Medical Center

VICE PRESIDENT (2022-2024) / PRESIDENT-ELECT (2024-2026)

Denise Suttner, MD
Rady Children's Hospital/UCSD

SECRETARY

Meera Sankar, MD
Stanford University

TREASURER  

Erika Fernandez, MD
UCSD

AAP DISTRICT IX CHAIR

Alexis Davis, MD
Stanford University

AAP DISTRICT SECRETARY/TREASURER 

Marian Adams, MD

 

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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)