Sara “Sally” H. Goza, M.D., FAAP, of Fayetteville, Ga., has been voted AAP president-elect. She ran against George C. Phillips, M.D., M.B.A., FAAP, of Overland Park, Kan.
Dr. Goza will take over as president on Jan. 1, 2020, following Kyle Yasuda, M.D., FAAP, of Seattle, who will serve as president in 2019. To read about Dr. Goza’s background, visit http://bit.ly/2SrJk46.
Changes to the AAP bylaws were approved by 95.3% of members. The changes aim to diversify representation on the Board of Directors beyond geographic districts.
Results for additional AAP national offices, which take effect Jan. 1, are below. For complete coverage, see the January issue of AAP News.
District I
Vice Chairperson
Patricia J. Flanagan, M.D., FAAP (re-elected)
National Nominating Committee Representative
Janice L. Pelletier, M.D., FAAP
District III
Chairperson
Margaret “Meg” C. Fisher, M.D., FAAP
District IV
National Nominating Committee Representative
Kimberly A. Boland, M.D., FAAP
District VI
Chairperson
Dennis M. Cooley, M.D., FAAP
Vice Chairperson
Claudia K. Preuschoff, M.D., FAAP (re-elected)
District VII
National Nominating Committee Representative
Eve H. Switzer, M.D., FAAP
District IX
Chairperson
Yasuko Fukuda, M.D., FAAP
Vice Chairperson
Paula J. Whiteman, M.D., FACEP, FAAP
There were no vacancies in Districts II, V, VIII or X.
