Andrew D. Racine, M.D., Ph.D., FAAP, of the Bronx, N.Y., has been voted AAP president-elect and will serve as the Academy’s president in 2026.
He will follow Susan J. Kressly, M.D., FAAP, of Sanibel Island, Fla., who will serve as president in 2025. Dr. Racine ran against Lily J. Lou, M.D., FAAP, of Palos Park, Ill.
“I am extremely humbled to have been selected by the members of the AAP to represent our organization as president-elect,” Dr. Racine said. “My gratitude goes to National Nominating Committee members and chair Dr. Rebecca Bell for the care and attention they devoted to the campaign, and I am especially grateful for the opportunity to have gotten to know the extraordinary Dr. Lou, who shared this process with me.”
Dr. Racine is system senior vice president and chief medical officer, Montefiore Health System, Bronx, N.Y., and executive director, Montefiore Medical Group, Bronx, N.Y.
“To be afforded the chance to advance the mission of the AAP in concert with CEO/Executive Vice President Mark Del Monte, J.D., the AAP staff and the Board of Directors is an unparalleled honor,” Dr. Racine said. “The children of this country and the professionals who care for them have always been and will always be our chief priority. I can’t wait to make my contribution.”
Read more about Dr. Racine at https://publications.aap.org/aapnews/news/29877.
In total, 10.4% of eligible members voted in the 2024 election compared to 13.5% in 2023.
National offices
Results for additional AAP national offices are listed below. Those elected will take office on Jan. 1, 2025.
District I National Nominating Committee representative
Brenda Anders Pring, M.D., FAAP
District III chairperson
Lenore Renée Jarvis, M.D., M.Ed., FAAP
District III vice chairperson
Monique Soileau-Burke, M.D., FAAP
District IV National Nominating Committee representative
Jason Yaun, M.D., FAAP
District VI chairperson
Claudia Preuschoff, M.D., FAAP
District VI vice chairperson
Kathy M. Anderson, M.D., FAAP
District VII National Nominating Committee representative
Susan Averitt, M.D., FAAP
District IX chairperson
Eric H. Ball, M.D., FAAP
There were no position vacancies in Districts II, V, VIII or X.
Resource
For background on all the candidates, see the AAP News 2024 Election Guide.
