Thank You to Our 2023 AACE Volunteers
December 18, 2023
Thank you AACE volunteers

Dear Friends,

Thirteenth century poet, Rumi, espoused that GRATITUDE is wine for the soul. If so, I am truly happily drunk. It has been an honor to serve AACE the past many months, with the support of our Board of Directors, our Executive Committee and Executive Leadership Team and our passionate staff. I particularly want to thank the hundreds of volunteers who energize AACE to deliver on our mission.

Our families and friends who enable us to contribute to AACE’s success deserve special recognition. Without their understanding, none of our work is possible.

It has been a challenging eighteen months but AACE has been able to come through stronger and unified in our vision for the future. The Board has been ever-vigilant and reflective and always supporting strategy to do the right thing. In the history of AACE, We not only have the highest diversity on the AACE Board as well as within our staff, but we also value diversity in thought.

AACE continues to advocate not only for our members but for our patients as well. We’ve made significant contributions to patient access to CGM, insulin and insulin pumps and supported initiatives to support practicing physicians. We advocated for better training for other members of the endocrine care team, for preservation of the sanctity of the physician-patient relationship, better recognition of US guided FNA biopsies and supporting the recognition of RFA of thyroid nodules. We’ve strongly voiced our support of maintaining thyroid and neck ultrasound as a core element of endocrinology fellowship programs.

Our guidance documents are the best ever and always pragmatic, whether it is Fatty liver disease, diabetes, obesity or other endocrine disorders. 

We continue to serve our patients with AACE’s wonderful Patient Journey Program in thyroid, obesity and coming soon, diabetes technology. There have been millions of hits to this content since launching last year. AACE continues to be an exemplary partner for CDC’s program to increase vaccination rates in the country.

Endocrine Practice has reached new heights and has it highest impact factor in its history. Our pre-eminent volunteer members and our staff have embarked on exciting initiatives in fostering better collaboration with our industry partners, in providing a platform for members of our endocrine care team, (NPs, PAs, and others) to receive the highest caliber of clinical endocrine training, and to re-vitalize our membership in the US and abroad.

My personal theme for my term has been “building bridges” to our current and past colleagues, to members of the modern endocrine care team, to our industry partners and to our distinguished past leaders and emeritus members. I encourage all our members to reach out and ask your colleagues to make AACE their HOME for clinical endocrinology.

AACE is moving fast into the hot issues of today and tomorrow. Be on the lookout to join AACE communities for artificial intelligence and environmental endocrinology. In this fast moving area of healthcare, AACE will be the leader in evidence-based clinical information.

On behalf of AACE, I want to thank our interim CEO, Ms. Suzanne Berry for helping AACE with full vim and vigor. Suzanne’s experience has been invaluable as the Board and staff have navigated the many challenges of 2023. What’s on the horizon at AACE? As you may have heard,… the highly competent CEO Search Committee under the capable leadership of Dr. Susan Samson, in-coming President, the process began with over 180 applicants, culminating in recruiting Mr. Johnnie White as the next CEO of AACE, beginning  March 01, 2024. Mr. White is a highly respected and nationally recognized administrator and leader who will bring AACE to higher levels at home and abroad.

As Dr. Samson, Chair of Endocrinology at Mayo Clinic – Jacksonville, becomes the next President of AACE, we should all be secure knowing that she is a tireless champion for AACE and is committed to continued growth and success of AACE and its members to result in healthier patients. Let us all strive to support her Presidency and AACE as we enter 2024.

Thank you to our 2023 AACE volunteers! 

BOARDS & BOARD COMMITTEES

 

Board of Directors

President  S. Sethu K. Reddy, MD, MBA, FRCPC, FACP, MACE – Mount Pleasant, MI  

President Elect – Susan L. Samson, MD, PhD, FRCPC, FACE – Jacksonville, FL 

Treasurer – Scott D. Isaacs, MD, FACP, FACE – Atlanta, GA 

Secretary – Dace L. Trence, MD, MACE – Seattle, WA 

 

Members

Ricardo Correa, MD, FACP, FACMQ, FAPCR, FACE – Westlake, OH 

Leslie S. Eldeiry, MD, ECNU, FACE – Boston, MA 

Armand Krikorian, MD, MBA, FACP, FACE – Oak Lawn, IL 

Cheryl R. Rosenfeld, DO, FACP, ECNU, FACE – Denville, NJ 

Archana R. Sadhu, MD, FACE – Houston, TX 

Gary W. Edelson, MD, FACE – Farmington Hills, MI  

Geetha Gopalakrishnan, MD, FACE – Pawtucket, RI 

Janet Leung, MD – Pittsburgh, PA 

Elias S. Siraj, MD, FACP, FACE – Norfolk, VA  

Melissa G. Young, MD, FACP, ECNU, FACE – Freehold, NJ 

Joumana Chaiban, MD, MBA, FACE – Chicago, IL 

Navtika R. Desai, DO, ECNU, FACE – Hillsborough, NJ 

Kenneth E. Izuora, MD, MBA, FACE – Las Vegas, NV 

Matthew J. Levine, MD, FACE – La Jolla, CA 

Fellow–in–Training Rep – Michelle Lundholm, MD – Cleveland, OH, and Sandy Bassin, MD – New York, NY 

Staff: Suzanne Berry/Tom Conway/ Deborah Greif/Elizabeth Lepkowski/Pamela Wood/Lynn Blanco/Angie Lopez/Donna Ciancutti/Edith Dix 

 

Bylaws Workgroup

Appointed as necessary

Staff: Suzanne Berry/Outside Legal Counsel/Lynn Blanco/Donna Ciancutti 

 

CEO Search Committee

Chair – Susan L. Samson, MD, PhD, FRCPC, FACE – Jacksonville, FL  

Navtika R. Desai, DO, ECNU, FACE – Hillsborough, NJ 

Leslie S. Eldeiry, MD, ECNU, FACE – Boston, MA 

Kenneth E. Izuora, MD, MBA, FACE  

Matthew J. Levine, MD, FACE – La Jolla, CA 

Cheryl R. Rosenfeld, DO, FACP, ECNU, FACE – Denville, NJ 

Staff: Pamela Wood 

 

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee

Chair – Leslie S. Eldeiry, MD, ECNU, FACE – Boston, MA  

Vice Chair - Joumana Chaiban, MD, MBA, FACE – Chicago, IL  

Ex Officio, Chair, Nominating Committee – S. Sethu K. Reddy, MD, MBA, FRCPC, FACP, MACE – Mount Pleasant, MI 

Board FIT – Sandy Bassin, MD – New York, NY  

Brandi Addison, DO, FACE – Corpus Christi, TX 

Monica Agarwal, MD, MEHP, FACE – Birmingham, AL 

Ricardo Correa, MD, FACP, FACMQ, FAPCR, FACE – Westlake, OH 

Cagney Cristancho, MD – Worcester, MA 

Daniel L. Hurley, MD, FACE – Rochester, MN 

Jennifer Kelly, DO, FACE – South Burlington, VT 

Michelle Lundholm, MD – Cleveland, OH  

Vinni Makin, MD, FACE – Cleveland, OH 

Arvind Maheshwari, MBBS – Rochester, MN 

Rama Poola, MD, FACE – Springfield, IL 

Lucy Thornton, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC – Jacksonville, FL 

Staff: Pamela Wood/Angie Lopez/Brent Lovett 

 

Editor-in-Chief Performance Review Committee

Chair – Cheryl R. Rosenfeld, DO, FACP, ECNU, FACE – Denville, NJ 

Chair, CPGOC – Ricardo Correa, MD, FACP, FACMQ, FAPCR, FACE – Westlake, OH 

Chair, EOC – David C. Lieb, MD, FACE – Norfolk, VA 

Chair, Fellows Education Subcommittee - Sara E. Lubitz, MD, FACE – New Brunswick, NJ 

Editor-in-Chief, ASAP Editorial Board - Elias Siraj, MD, FACE – Norfolk, VA 

Staff: Elizabeth Lepkowski/Lori Clawges 

 

Growth Strategy Task Forces (Appointed 6/13/2023) Sunset 8/2023

Option 1 – Optimizing Industry Collaboration (Relationship Centered Growth – name change 8/23)

Chair – Scott D. Isaacs, MD, FACP, FACE – Atlanta, GA  

Gary W. Edelson, MD, FACE – Farmington Hills, MI 

Daniel L. Hurley, MD, FACE – Rochester, MN 

Kenneth E. Izuora, MD, MBA, FACE – Las Vegas, NV 

Melissa G. Young, MD, FACP, ECNU, FACE – Freehold, NJ 

Staff: Debbie Greif/Glenn Sebold/Elizabeth Lepkowski 

 

Option 2– Accelerate Membership Growth Sunset 8/2023

Chair – Susan L. Samson, MD, PhD, FRCPC, FACE – Jacksonville, FL 

Elizabeth Bauer, MD – San Diego, CA 

Sara E. Lubitz, MD, FACE – New Brunswick, NJ 

Michelle Lundholm, MD – Cleveland, OH  

Christopher Sadler, MA, PA – San Diego, CA 

Dominique Uva, NP – Monmouth, ME 

Staff: Pamela Wood/Lynn Blanco/Adriene Williams 

 

Option 3 – Expand Products: Certificate and Certification Programs Sunset 8/2023

Co-Chair – David C. Lieb, MD, FACE – Norfolk, VA 

Co-Chair – Archana R. Sadhu, MD, FACE – Houston, TX 

Monica Agarwal, MD, MEHP, FACE – Birmingham, AL 

Julia Blanchette, PhD, BSN, RN, CDCES – Cleveland, OH 

Joumana Chaiban, MD, MBA, FACE – Chicago, IL  

Jennifer Clements, PharmD – Simpsonville, SC 

Navtika R. Desai, DO, ECNU, FACE – Hillsborough, NJ 

Elias S. Siraj, MD, FACP, FACE – Norfolk, VA 

Lucy Thornton, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC – Jacksonville, FL 

Dace L. Trence, MD, MACE – Seattle, WA 

Jennifer Kelly, DO, FACE – South Burlington, VT 

Sandra L. Weber, MD, FACP, MACE – Greenville, SC 

Staff: Asma Ibrahim/Elizabeth Lepkowski 

 

Option 4 – Focus on Content Creation and Distribution

Chair – Matthew J. Levine, MD, FACE – La Jolla, CA 

Charles Alexander, MD, FACP, FACE – Lower Gwynedd, PA 

Robert Cuddihy, MD – Rochester, MN 

Jonathan D. Leffert, MD, FACP, FACE, ECNU – Dallas, TX 

Janet Leung, MD – Pittsburgh, PA 

Joanna Miragaya, MD, PhD, FACE – Marietta, GA 

S. Sethu K. Reddy, MD, MBA, FRCPC, FACP, MACE – Mount Pleasant, MI 

Staff: Debbie Greif/Glenn Sebold 

 

Board of Trustees

President  S. Sethu K. Reddy, MD, MBA, FRCPC, FACP, MACE – Mount Pleasant, MI  

President Elect  Susan L. Samson, MD, PhD, FRCPC, FACE – Jacksonville, FL 

Treasurer  Scott D. Isaacs, MD, FACP, FACE – Atlanta, GA 

Secretary – Dace L. Trence, MD, MACE – Seattle, WA 

 

Members

Ricardo Correa, MD, FACP, FACMQ, FAPCR, FACE – Westlake, OH 

Leslie S. Eldeiry, MD, ECNU, FACE – Boston, MA 

Cheryl R. Rosenfeld, DO, FACP, ECNU, FACE – Denville, NJ 

Archana R. Sadhu, MD, FACE – Houston, TX 

Gary W. Edelson, MD, FACE – Farmington Hills, MI 

Geetha Gopalakrishnan, MD, FACE – Pawtucket, RI 

Janet Leung, MD – Pittsburgh, PA 

Elias S. Siraj, MD, FACP, FACE – Norfolk, VA 

Melissa G. Young, MD, FACP, ECNU, FACE – Freehold, NJ 

Joumana Chaiban, MD, MBA, FACE – Chicago, IL 

Navtika R. Desai, DO, ECNU, FACE – Hillsborough, NJ 

Kenneth E. Izuora, MD, MBA, FACE – Las Vegas, NV 

Matthew J. Levine, MD, FACE – La Jolla, CA 

Fellow–in–Training Rep – Michelle Lundholm, MD - Cleveland, OH, and Sandy Bassin, MD – New York, NY 

Staff: Suzanne Berry/Tom Conway/ Deborah Greif/Elizabeth Lepkowski/Pamela Wood/Lynn Blanco/Angie Lopez/ Donna Ciancutti/Edith Dix

 

(C)(3)

Ex Officio, Non-Voting, Chair, Education Oversight Committee – David C. Lieb, MD, FACE – Norfolk, VA  

Ex Officio, Non-Voting, Chair, CPG Oversight Committee – Ricardo Correa, MD, FACP, FACMQ, FAPCR, FACE –  Westlake, OH 

Ex Officio, Non-Voting, Chair, Disease State Network Oversight Committee - Archana R. Sadhu, MD, FACE – Houston, TX 

 

AACECORP Board of Directors

President  S. Sethu K. Reddy, MD, MBA, FRCPC, FACP, MACE – Mount Pleasant, MI  

President Elect  Susan L. Samson, MD, PhD, FRCPC, FACE – Jacksonville, FL 

Treasurer – Scott D. Isaacs, MD, FACP, FACE – Atlanta, GA 

Secretary – Dace L. Trence, MD, MACE – Seattle, WA 

CEO/Ex Officio – Suzanne Berry, MBA, CAE – Naples, FL (Interim) 

Staff: Tom Conway/Kayce Halstead/Edith Dix/Angie Lopez 

 

OPERATIONAL COMMITTEES

Compensation Committee (2023)

Chair, Treasurer – Scott D. Isaacs, MD, FACP, FACE – Atlanta, GA 
Ex Officio, President (voting) – S. Sethu K. Reddy, MD, MBA, FRCPC, FACP, MACE – Mount Pleasant, MI  

Ex Officio, President Elect (voting)  Susan L. Samson, MD, PhD, FRCPC, FACE – Jacksonville, FL  

Ex Officio, Secretary (non-voting) – Dace L. Trence, MD, MACE – Seattle, WA  
Leslie S. Eldeiry, MD, ECNU, FACE – Boston, MA  

Joumana Chaiban, MD, MBA, FACE – Chicago, IL  

Elias S. Siraj, MD, FACP, FACE - Norfolk, VA  

Staff:  Pamela Wood 

 

Finance Committee

Chair, Treasurer – Scott D. Isaacs, MD, FACP, FACE – Atlanta, GA 
Ex Officio, President (voting) – S. Sethu K. Reddy, MD, MBA, FRCPC, FACP, MACE – Mount Pleasant, MI 

Ex Officio, President Elect (voting)  Susan L. Samson, MD, PhD, FRCPC, FACE – Jacksonville, FL  

Ex Officio, Secretary (voting) – Dace L. Trence, MD, MACE – Seattle, WA 

David A. Cohen, MD, ECNU, FACE – New Brunswick, NJ  

Navtika R. Desai, DO, ECNU, FACE – Hillsborough, NJ  

Jennifer Kelly, DO, FACE – South Burlington, VT 

Matthew J. Levine, MD, FACE – La Jolla, CA  

Staff: Tom Conway/Kayce Halstead/Suzanne Berry/Edith Dix 

 

Nominating Committee

Chair – S. Sethu K. Reddy, MD, MBA, FRCPC, FACP, MACE – Mount Pleasant, MI  

Invited Guest  Susan L. Samson, MD, PhD, FRCPC, FACE – Jacksonville, FL 

Ex Officio, CEO (Non-Voting) – Suzanne Berry, MBA, CAE – Naples, FL (Interim) 

Member - DEI Rep (Voting)  Brandi Addison, DO, FACE – Corpus Christi, TX 

Member – Howard M. Lando, MD, FACP, FACE – Alexandria, VA 

Member - Cheryl R. Rosenfeld, DO, FACP, ECNU, FACE – Denville, NJ 

At-Large – Elizabeth Bauer, MD – San Diego, CA 

At-Large – Thanh D. Hoang, DO, FACE – Bethesda, MD 

At-Large – Diana Isaacs, PharmD – University Heights, OH  

Staff: Lynn Blanco/Angie Lopez 

 

Professional Standards Committee

Chair – Andrew R. Reikes, MD, FACE – Irvine, CA 

Vice Chair, AACE Secretary – Dace L. Trence, MD, MACE – Seattle, WA 

CME Rep  Henry Zelada, MD – Birmingham, AL  

CPG Rep  Thanh D. Hoang, DO, FACE – Bethesda, MD  

EOC Rep  Monica Agarwal, MD, MEHP, FACE – Birmingham, AL  

Monisha Chadha, MD, CDCES, FACE – Houma, LA  

Joseph J. Torre, MD, FACP, FACE – Buffalo, NY  

Neena A. Xavier, MD, FACE – Birmingham, AL 

Melissa G. Young, MD, FACP, ECNU, FACE – Freehold, NJ  

Staff: Suzanne Berry/Lynn Blanco/Outside Legal Counsel/Donna Ciancutti 

 

COMMITTEES

Executive Committee

President  S. Sethu K. Reddy, MD, MBA, FRCPC, FACP, MACE – Mount Pleasant, MI 

President Elect Susan L. Samson, MD, PhD, FRCPC, FACE – Jacksonville, FL 
Treasurer  Scott D. Isaacs, MD, FACP, FACE – Atlanta, GA  

Secretary – Dace L. Trence, MD, MACE – Seattle, WA  

Staff: Suzanne Berry/Tom Conway/ Deborah Greif/Elizabeth Lepkowski/Pamela Wood/Lynn Blanco/Angie Lopez 

 

Awards Committee

Chair – S. Sethu K. Reddy, MD, MBA, FRCPC, FACP, MACE – Mount Pleasant, MI  

DEI Committee Representative (non-voting)  Jennifer Kelly, DO, FACE – South Burlington, VT 

Vice Chair, Diabetes DSN – Madhuri M. Vasudevan, MD, MPH – Pearland, TX 

Vice Chair, Nutrition and Obesity DSN – Thanh Hoang, DO, FACE – Bethesda, MD 

Vice Chair, Pituitary, Gonad, Adrenal & Neuroendocrine DSN – Atil Kargi, MD – Miami, FL 

Vice Chair, Thyroid DSNMaria Papaleontiou, MD – Ann Arbor, MI 

Staff: Adriene Williams/Edith Dix 

 

FACE Application Committee

Chair – Joseph Aloi, MD, FACP, FACE  

Vice Chair – Thanh D. Hoang, DO, FACE  

Ex Officio  S. Sethu K. Reddy, MD, MBA, FRCPC, FACP, MACE – Mount Pleasant, MI  

Aziz ul Amir, MBBS, MRCP, FRCP, FACE, Pakistan  

Monisha Chadha, MD, CDCES, FACE – Houma, LA  

Anne L. Leddy, MD, FACE – Matthews, VA  

Rakesh K. Sahay, MD, DNB, DM, FACE – India   

Sandra L. Weber, MD, FACP, MACE – Greenville, SC  

Melissa G. Young, MD, FACP, ECNU, FACE – Freehold, NJ  

Staff: Sara Goldberg/ Adriene Williams/ Lynn Blanco 

 

Community Engagement Network

Monica Agarwal, MD, MEHP, FACE – Birmingham, AL 

David A. Cohen, MD, ECNU, FACE – New Brunswick, NJ  

Ricardo Correa, MD, FACP, FACMQ, FAPCR, FACE – Westlake, OH 

Geetha Gopalakrishnan, MD, FACE – Pawtucket, RI 

Betul Hatipoglu, MD – Beachwood, OH  

Scott D. Isaacs, MD, FACP, FACE – Atlanta, GA 

Nadia Jamil, MD – Providence, RI  

Vacant (Dr. Armand Krikorian, resigned effective 8/3/23) 

David C. Lieb, MD, FACE – Norfolk, VA 

Sara E. Lubitz, MD, FACE – New Brunswick, NJ 

Karl Nadolsky, DO, FACE – Grand Rapids, MI 

Vin Tangpricha, MD, PhD, FACE – Atlanta, GA  

Katherine Tuttle, MD, FASN, FACP, FNKF – Spokane, WA (non-AACE member)  

Michael Weintraub, MD – Jersey City, NJ  

Others TBD 

Staff: Pamela Wood/Adriene Williams 

 

Clinical Practice Guidelines Oversight Committee

Chair – Ricardo Correa, MD, FACP, FACMQ, FAPCR, FACE – Westlake, OH (3-year term – Expires 12/2024) 

Vice Chair  Joanna Miragaya, MD, PhD, FACE – Marietta, GA (3-year term – Expires 12/2024) 

Ex Officio - DEI Representative – Monica Agarwal, MD, MEHP, FACE – Birmingham, AL 

Ex Officio - EP Editor-in-Chief  Vin Tangpricha, MD, PhD, FACE – Atlanta, GA 

Ex Officio - ACCR, Editor-in-Chief – Sina Jasim, MD, MPH – St. Louis, MO 

Chair, Disease State Network Oversight Committee – Archana R. Sadhu, MD, FACE – Houston, TX 

Chair, Education Oversight Committee – David C. Lieb, MD, FACE – Norfolk, VA 

Carlos Arguello, MD, FACE – Birmingham, AL (2-year term – Expires 12/2023) 

Victor Bernet, MD, FACP, FACE – Jacksonville, FL (2-year term – Expires 12/2023) 

Saif Borgan, MD – Cleveland, OH (2-year term – Expires 12/2024) 

Sarah M. Coles, MD – Flagstaff, AZ (2-year term – Expires 12/2024) 

Natalie Cusano, MD – New York, NY (2-year term – Expires 12/2024) 

Thanh D. Hoang, DO, FACE – Bethesda, MD (2-year term – Expires 12/2023) (At-Large Nominating Committee) 

Diana Isaacs, PharmD – University Heights, OH (I) (2-year term – Expires 12/2023) (At-Large Nominating Committee) 

Farah Khan, MD – Seattle, WA (2-year term – Expires 12/2022) extended to 12/31/23 

Fellow – Tanvi Shah, MD – Phoenix, AZ (2-year term – Expires 12/2024) 

Staff: Kendall Alexander/Melanie Bird/ Carla Stec /Elizabeth Lepkowski 

 

CPG COI Subcommittee

Chair (PSC Chair) – Andrew R. Reikes, MD, FACE – Irvine, CA  

CPG OC Rep – Victor Bernet, MD, FACP, FACE – Jacksonville, FL  

PSC Member – Monisha Chadha, MD, CDCES, FACE – Houma, LA  

Staff: Kendall Alexander/Carla Stec/Melanie Bird/Elizabeth Lepkowski 

 

AACE Acromegaly Consensus Statement Task Force

Chair – Roberto Salvatori, MD – Baltimore, MD 

Vice Chair – Sara Lubitz, MD – New Brunswick, NJ 

John Carmichael, MD – Los Angeles, CA 

Prashant Chittiboina, MD – Bethesda, MD 

Erica Giraldi, MD – Atlanta, GA 

Justine Herndon, PA – Rochester, MN 

Lisa Nachtigall, MD – Boston, MA 

Ismat Shafiq, MD – Rochester, NY 

Tom Vaughan, MD – Birmingham, AL (Methodology Fellow) 

Divya Yogi-Morren, MD – Cleveland, OH

Staff: Kendall Alexander/Carla Stec 

 

AACE Dyslipidemia Algorithm Development Task Force

Chair – Shailendra Patel, MD, PhD – Cincinnati, OH 

Vice Chair – Maria Belalcazar, MD 

Samina Afreen, MD – Erie, PA 

Ramiro Balderas, MD – Pachuca Mexico (Methodology Fellow) 

Betul Hatipoglu, MD – Beachwood, OH 

Robert Hegele, MD – Ontario, Canada (Representative from CCS) 

Frederik Karpe, MD, PhD – Oxford, UK (Representative from EASD) 

Joel Marrs, PharmD – Denver, CO 

Carlos Ponte, MD, PhD – Caracas, Venezuela (Representative from ALALIP) 

Aman Rajpal, MBBS, MD – Cleveland, OH 

Staff: Carla Stec/Melanie Bird/Kendall Alexander 

 

AACE Management of Dyslipidemia Guideline Task Force

Chair – Shailendra Patel, MD, PhD – Cincinnati, OH 

Vice Chair – Kathleen Wyne, MD – Columbus, OH 

Samina Afreen, MD – Erie, PA 

L. Maria Belalcazar, MD, FACE – Galveston, TX 

Sarah Coles, MD – Flagstaff, AZ 

Betul Hatipoglu, MD – Beachwood, OH 

Joel Marrs, PharmD – Denver, CO 

Vishnu Priya Pulipati, MD – Tulsa, OK 

Mihail Zilbermint, MD, MBA, FACE – Bethesda, MD 

Carol Peng, MD – Boston, MA (Methodology Fellow) 

Staff: Melanie Bird/Carla Stec/Kendall Alexander 

 

AACE Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia, Type 1 (MEN-1) Consensus Statement Task Force

Chair – Jaydira del Rivero, MD – Bethesda, MD 

Vice Chair - Alexandra Gangi, MD – Los Angeles, CA 

Justin Annes, MD, PhD – Palo Alto, CA 

Sina Jasim, MD, MPH – Saint Louis, MO 

Jason Keller, PhD – Vienna, VA (Non-AACE Member - Patient Rep) 

Michelle Lundholm, MD – Cleveland, OH  

Julie Silverstein, MD – Saint Louis, MO 

Tanaz Vaghaiwalla, MD – Knoxville, TN 

Robert Wermers, MD, FACE – Rochester, MN 

Staff: Kendall Alexander/Carla Stec 

 

AACE Obesity Algorithm Update Task Force

Chair – Karl Nadolsky, DO, FACE – Grand Rapids, MI 

Vice-Chair – Bartolome Burguera, MD, PhD – Cleveland, OH 

Vice-Chair – Ania M. Jastreboff, MD, PhD – New Haven, CT 

Monica Agarwal, MD, MEHP, FACE – Birmingham, AL 

Alex Bonnecaze, MD – Pinehurst, NC  

Michelle DeGeeter Chaplin, PharmD, BCACP, CDCES – Hendersonville, NC 

Marcio Griebeler, MD – Cleveland OH 

Samantha Harris, MD – San Diego, CA (Methodology Fellow) 

Jeffrey Schellinger, RD, MCN, CSOWM – Dallas, TX  

Juliana Simonetti, MD – Salt Lake City, UT 

Reshmi Srinath, MD – New York, NY 

Volkan Yumuk, MD - Istanbul, Turkey

Staff: Melanie Bird 

 

AACE Obesity Stigma and Bias Consensus Statement Task Force

Chair – Karl Nadolsky, DO, FACE – Grand Rapids, MI 

Brandi Addison, DO, FACE – Corpus Christi, TX 

Monica Agarwal, MD, MEHP, FACE – Birmingham, AL  

Jaime P. Almandoz, MD – Dallas, TX 

Michelle DeGeeter Chaplin, PharmD, BCACP, CDCES – Hendersonville, NC 

W. Timothy Garvey, MD, MACE – Birmingham, AL 

Ted Kyle, RPh, MBA – Pittsburg, PA 

Staff: Melanie Bird 

 

Education Oversight Committee

Chair – David C. Lieb, MD, FACE – Norfolk, VA  

Vice Chair – Monica Agarwal, MD, MEHP, FACE – Birmingham, AL 

Ex Officio, EP Editor-in-Chief – Vin Tangpricha, MD, PhD, FACE – Atlanta, GA  

Ex-Officio, ACCR, Editor-in-Chief – Sina Jasim, MD, MPH – St. Louis, MO 

Ex Officio, DEI Representative – Lucy Thornton, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC – Jacksonville, FL 

Chair, 2024 Annual Meeting Scientific Committee – Archana R. Sadhu, MD, FACE – Houston, TX 

Chair, Continuing Medical Education Accreditation Subcommittee – Henry Zelada, MD – Birmingham, AL  

Chair, CPG Oversight Committee – Ricardo Correa, MD, FACP, FACMQ, FAPCR, FACE- Westlake, OH 

Chair, Disease State Network Oversight Committee – Archana R. Sadhu, MD, FACE – Houston, TX 

Chair, Fellows Education Subcommittee – Sara E. Lubitz, MD, FACE – New Brunswick, NJ 

EIC, ASAP Editorial Board – Elias Siraj, MD, FACE – Norfolk, VA  

Staff: Elizabeth Lepkowski/Asma Ibrahim 

 

2024 Annual Meeting Scientific Committee

Chair, 2024 – Archana R. Sadhu, MD, FACE – Houston, TX  

Vice Chair, 2024 – Rifka Schulman-Rosenbaum, MD, FACE – New Hyde Park, NY (2026 Chair) 

Chair Elect, 2025 – Cecilia Low Wang, MD, FACE – Aurora, CO 

Advisor – Adriana G. Ioachimescu, MD, PhD, FACE – Atlanta, GA 

Ex Officio, AACE President – S. Sethu K. Reddy, MD, MBA, FRCPC, FACP, MACE – Mount Pleasant, MI 

Ex-Officio, AACE President Elect – Susan L. Samson, MD, PhD, FRCPC, FACE – Jacksonville, FL 

Ex Officio, Chair, Disease State Network Oversight Committee – Archana R. Sadhu, MD, FACE – Houston, TX 

Chair, Bone and Parathyroid – Ann E. Kearns, MD, PhD - Rochester, MN (Pending Dr. Reddy’s Approval) 

Chair, Diabetes – Rifka Schulman-Rosenbaum, MD, FACE – New Hyde Park, NY 

Chair, Cardiometabolic and Lipids – Betul Hatipoglu, MD – Beachwood, OH 

Chair, Nutrition and Obesity – Monica Agarwal, MD, MEHP, FACE – Birmingham, AL 

Chair, Pituitary, Gonad, Adrenal and Neuroendocrine – Ann T. Sweeney, MD, FACE – Brighton, MA 

Chair, Thyroid – Alex Tessnow, MD, ECNU, FACE – Dallas, TX 

Staff: Asma Ibrahim/Sara Morris/Tiffany Wilson/Elizabeth Lepkowski 

 

ASAP Editorial Board

Editor-in-Chief – Elias Siraj, MD, FACE – Norfolk, VA 

Section Co-Editor, Diabetes – Archana R. Sadhu, MD, FACE – Houston, TX 

Section Editor, Bone & Parathyroid – Robert A. Wermers, MD, FACE – Rochester, MN 

Section Editor, Lipids, CV Health, Nutrition & Obesity – Michael Via, MD, ECNU – New York, NY  

Section Editor, Male and Female Reproductive – Geetha Gopalakrishnan, MD – Providence, RI 

Section Editor, Pituitary, Adrenal & Neuroendocrine – Irina Bancos, MD – Rochester, MN 

Section Editor, Thyroid – David A. Cohen, MD, FACE, ECNU – New Brunswick, NJ 

Staff: Beth Welch/Diane Alberson 

 

Certificate Subcommittee

Co-Chair – Archana R. Sadhu, MD, FACE – Houston, TX  

Co-Chair – Lucy Thornton, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC – Jacksonville, FL 

Halis K. Akturk, MD – Aurora, CO 

Tori Calder NP, RN – Ronkonkoma, NY 

Rajesh K. Garg, MD, DM – Torrance, CA 

Uma Gunasekaran, MD, FACE – Dallas, TX 

Diana Issacs, PharmD – University Heights, OH 

Justine Herndon, NP  

Kimberly Jeffrey, DNP, APRN, AGACNP-BC, CLS, CDCES – Grand Junction, CO 

Claudia Lewis, PA – Cleveland Heights, OH 

Allyson McNally, DNP, APTN, BC-ADM – Jacksonville, FL 

Ebne Rafi (PharmD)  

Rajasree Ramachandra Pai, MD – Windsor, CA 

Viral N. Shah, MD – Aurora, CO 

Madhuri M. Vasudevan, MD, MPH – Pearland, TX 

Maleeha Zahid, MD – Sugar Land, TX 

Staff: Kandice Kidd  

 

Continuing Medical Education Accreditation Subcommittee

Chair – Henry Zelada, MD – Birmingham, AL  

Vice Chair – Mihail Zilbermint, MD – Bethesda, MD  

Board FIT – Sandy Bassin, MD – New York, NY 

Sara Khan, MBBS – Ellicott City, MD 

Anupam Kotwal, MD – Omaha, NE 

Joanna Miragaya, MD, PhD, FACE – Marietta, GA 

Justin Tondt, MD – Hummelstown, PA  

Staff: Kandice Kidd  

 

Exploratory Certification

Co-Chair – Navtika R. Desai, DO, ECNU, FACE – Hillsborough, NJ  

Co-Chair – Jennifer Clements, PharmD – Simpsonville, SC 

Ex Officio, Co-Chair, Certificate Subcommittee – Lucy Thornton, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC – Jacksonville, FL 

Allyson McNally, DNP, APTN, BC-ADM – Jacksonville, FL 

Rajasree Ramachandra Pai, MD – Windsor, CA 

Archana R. Sadhu, MD, FACE – Houston, TX Kimberly Jeffries (NP) 

Neena A. Xavier, MD, FACE – Birmingham, AL 

Staff: Kandice Kidd 

 

Fellows Education Subcommittee

Chair – Sara E. Lubitz, MD, FACE – New Brunswick, NJ 

Vice Chair – Matthew J. Levine, MD, FACE – La Jolla, CA  

Chair, Education Oversight Committee – David C. Lieb, MD, FACE  

Board FIT – Sandy Bassin, MD – New York, NY 

Geetha Gopalakrishnan, MD – Providence, RI  

Sarah Mayson, MD – Denver, CO (I) 

Dace L. Trence, MD, MACE – Seattle, WA 

Pooja Luthra, MD – Farmington, CT 

Jawairia Shakil, MD – Houston, TX 

Staff: Kandice Kidd 

 

DISEASE STATE NETWORKS

 

Disease State Network Oversight Committee

Chair – Archana R. Sadhu, MD, FACE – Houston, TX 

Vice Chair – Cecilia Low Wang, MD – Aurora, CO 

Ex Officio, Journal Editor in Chief – Vin Tangpricha, MD, PhD, FACE – Atlanta, GA  

Ex-Officio, ACCR, Editor-in-Chief – Sina Jasim, MD, MPH – St. Louis, MO 

Chair, Bone and Parathyroid – Ann E. Kearns, MD, PhD – Rochester, MN (Pending Dr. Reddy’s Approval) 

Chair, Diabetes – Rifka Schulman-Rosenbaum, MD, FACE – New Hyde Park, NY 

Chair, Cardiometabolic and Lipids – Betul Hatipoglu, MD – Beachwood, OH  

Chair, Nutrition and Obesity – Monica Agarwal, MD, MEHP, FACE – Birmingham, AL 

Chair, Pituitary, Gonad, Adrenal and Neuroendocrine – Ann T. Sweeney, MD, FACE – Brighton, MA 

Chair, Thyroid – Alex Tessnow, MD, ECNU, FACE – Dallas, TX 

Chair, CPG Oversight Committee – Ricardo Correa, MD, FACP, FACMQ, FAPCR, FACE – Westlake, OH 

Chair, Education Oversight Committee – David C. Lieb, MD, FACE – Norfolk, VA 

Staff:  Diane Alberson/Beth Welch/Amy Ogunsunlade/Elizabeth Lepkowski 

 

Bone and Parathyroid Disease State Network

Chair – Ann E. Kearns, MD, PhD – Rochester, MN  

Vice Chair (Scientific) – Kenneth W. Lin, MD, MPH, FAAFP – Washington, DC  

Vice Chair (Online Resources) – Laila Tabatabai, MD – Houston, TX 

Staff: Beth Welch/Amy Ogunsunlade 

 

Diabetes Disease State Network

Chair – Rifka Schulman-Rosenbaum, MD, FACE – New Hyde Park, NY 

Vice Chair (National/Regional Meetings) – Madhuri M. Vasudevan, MD, MPH – Pearland, TX 

Vice Chair (Scientific) – Vijay Shivaswamy, MD – Nebraska 

Vice Chair (Online Resources) – Diana Isaacs, PharmD, CDCES 

Staff: Beth Welch/Amy Ogunsunlade 

 

Cardiometabolic and Lipids Disease State Network (formerly known as Lipids/CV Health DSN)

Chair - Betul Hatipoglu, MD – Cleveland, OH 

Vice Chair (National/Regional Meetings) – Jonathon Firnhaber, MD – Greenville, NC  

Vice Chair (Scientific) – Vishnu Priya Pulipati, MD – Chicago, IL 

Vice Chair (Online Resources) – Julia Blanchette, PhD, BSN, RN, CDCES – Cleveland, OH 

Staff: Beth Welch/Amy Ogunsunlade 

 

Nutrition and Obesity Disease State Network

Chair – Monica Agarwal, MD, MEHP, FACE – Birmingham, AL 

Vice Chair (National/Regional Meetings) – Thanh Hoang, DO, FACE – Bethesda, MD (At-Large Mber Nominating Committee) 

Vice Chair (Online Resources) – Elizabeth Bauer, MD – San Diego, CA (At-Large Member Nominating Committee) 

Staff: Beth Welch/Amy Ogunsunlade 

 

Pituitary, Gonad, Adrenal and Neuroendocrine Disease State Network

Chair – Ann T. Sweeney, MD, FACE – Brighton, MA 

Vice Chair (National/Regional Meetings) – Atil Kargi, MD – Miami, FL 

Vice Chair (Scientific) – Fady Hannah-Shmouni, MD, FRCPC – Washington, DC 

Vice Chair (Online Resources) – Christine Yedinak, DNP 

Staff: Beth Welch/Amy Ogunsunlade 

 

Thyroid Disease State Network

Chair - Alex Tessnow, MD, ECNU, FACE – Dallas, TX 

Vice Chair (National/Regional Meetings)  Maria Papaleontiou, MD – Ann Arbor, MI 

Vice Chair (Scientific) – Ngaruiya Kariuki, MD – Sheboygan, WI 

Vice Chair (Online Resources) – Sigfrido Miracle-Lopez, MD, MSc, FACE – Huixquilucan, Mexico 

Staff: Beth Welch/Amy Ogunsunlade 

 

LEADERSHIP ASSIGNMENTS & LIAISONS

 

American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM)

Designate as needed. 

Staff: Elizabeth Lepkowski 

 

American College of Physicians (ACP) Council of Subspecialty Societies (CSS)

Representative – S. Sethu K. Reddy, MD, MBA, FRCPC, FACP, MACE – Mount Pleasant, MI 

 

American Diabetes Association (ADA) Hyperglycemic Crises Consensus Report Writing Committee

AACE Rep  Georgia Davis, MD – Atlanta, GA (Appointed 6/22/22)

 

American Medical Association (AMA)

Delegate  Jonathan D. Leffert, MD, FACP, FACE, ECNU – Dallas, TX 

Alternate Delegate – Pavan Chava, DO, FACE – New Orleans, LA 

Staff: Lynn Blanco/Donna Ciancutti 

 

American Medical Association (AMA) CPT Advisory Committee (Appointments until May 2025)

Primary CPT Advisor – William C. Biggs, MD, ECNU, FACE - Amarillo, TX 

Alternate CPT Advisor – Pavan Chava, DO, FACE – New Orleans, LA 

Staff: Lynn Blanco/Donna Ciancutti 

 

Association of Program Directors in Endocrinology & Metabolism (APDEM)

Chair of Fellows Education Subcommittee or their designee 

Staff: Elizabeth Lepkowski 

 

Council on Medical Specialty Societies (CMSS)

AACE President as needed. 

 

Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

AACE President as needed. 

 

JDRF

JDRF Consensus Statement on Monitoring Guidelines for Persons with Antibody-Positive Pre-Stage 3 Type 1 Diabetes 

AACE Rep – Rifka Schulman-Rosenbaum, MD, FACE – New Hyde Park, NY (Appointed Dec 2022) 

Staff: Carla Stec 

 

Together we are AACE.

Thank you,
S. Sethu K. Reddy, MD, MBA, FRCPC, FACP, MACE