The New York State Society of Anesthesiologists, Inc.

Government and Legal Affairs

Chair – Ansara Vaz, M.D.
Vice Chair – Farzana Afroze, M.D.


Committee Members

Drew Accordino, M.D.Fenghua Li, M.D., FASA
Joanna Aiken, D.O.Jason Lok, M.D., FASA
Andre Anvari, M.D.Patricia Mack, M.D., FASA
Melinda Aquino, M.D., FASASandhya Malhotra, M.D.
Peter Armanious, M.D., MBA, MS, FASAJoey Mancuso, D.O., FASA
Nyla Azam, M.D.Alexander Mazerov, M.D.
Vincent Bargnes, M.D.Danielle McCullough, M.D.
Tazeen Beg, M.D., MB, BSJennifer McDonald, M.D.
Rose Berkun, M.D., FASADiana Mosquera, M.D., MBA, FASA
Himani Bhatt-Verma, DO, MPH, FASESridhar Musuku, M.D.
Nibras Bughrara, MB, CHB, FASANader D. Nader, M.D., Ph.D., FASA
Christopher L. Campese, M.D., M.A., M.S., FASA, CHCQMSergey V. Pisklakov, M.D.
Divya Cherukupalli, BS, MBManju Prasad, M.D., FASA
Franklin Chiao, M.D., MBA, MSC, MS, FASAAaron Primm, M.D., FASA
Christopher Devlin, M.D.Chantal Pyram-Vincent, M.D., M.P.H., FASA
Michael P. Duffy, M.D., FASADaniel H. Sajewski, M.D.
Caroline Ensor, M.D., MBASteven Schulman, M.D., MHA, FASA
Lawrence Epstein, M.D., FASABharathi H. Scott, M.D.
Gregory W. Fischer, M.D., FASATracey Straker, M.D., M.S., M.P.H., CBA, FASA
Grace Fong, M.D.Donna-Ann Thomas, M.D., FASA
Jonathan S. Gal, M.D., FASA, MBA, MSUchenna Umeh, M.D., FASA
Kevin Glassman, M.D., FASANavyugjit Virk, M.D.
Clifford Gevirtz, M.D., M.P.H.Lance Wagner, M.D., FASA
Ingrid B. Hollinger, M.D., FAAP, FASAAndjela Weber, M.D., MPH
Jacob Jackson, M.D., FASAMatthew B. Wecksell, M.D., FASA
Maxim Jestin, D.O.Menachem Weiner, M.D.
Vilma Joseph, M.D., M.P.H., FASATaylor White, M.D., M.F.A
Hyunjoo Ko, M.D.David J. Wlody, M.D., FASA
Melissa Kreso, M.D., MMM, FASA
Amita Kundra, M.D.
Tal Levy, M.D., M.B.A.

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