The New York State Society of Anesthesiologists, Inc.

Officers and Board of Directors

NameOfficeOffice Ending
Tracey Straker, M.D., M.S., M.P.H., FASAPresident2025
Stacey A. Watt, M.D., MBA, FASA, MHPEPresident Elect2025
Melinda A. Aquino, M.D., FASAVice President2025
Steven B. Schulman, M.D., M.H.A., FASAImmediate Past President2025
Gregory W. Fischer, M.D., FASASecretary2025
Lance W. Wagner, M.D., FASATreasurer2025
Melissa A. Kreso, M.D., FASAAssistant Treasurer2025
Jonathan S. Gal, M.D., MBA, MS, FASAASA Director New York StateOct. 2023 – 2026
Michael B. Simon, M.D., MBA, FASAASA Alternate Director New York StateOct. 2023 – 2026
Sudheer K. Jain, M.D., FASAFirst Assistant Secretary2025
Fenghua Li, M.D., FASASecond Assistant Secretary2025
Chantal M. Pyram-Vincent, M.D., M.P.H., FASASpeaker, House of Delegates2025
Farzana Afroze, M.D.Vice Speaker, House of Delegates2025
Vilma A. Joseph, M.D., M.P.H., FASADelegate to MSSNY2025
Stacey A. Watt, M.D., MBA, FASA, MHPEAlternate Delegate to MSSNY2025
Kara Barnett, M.D., FASAEditor, NYSSA SphereAppointed
Bryan P. Mahoney, M.D., FASAAcademic Anesthesiology Committee ChairAppointed
Ansara M. Vaz, M.D.Government & Legal Affairs Committee ChairAppointed
Rose Berkun, M.D., FASACommittee on Annual Sessions, General Chair2025
Eunice Ko, M.D.Resident and Fellow Section PresidentJune 2025
Tal Levy, M.D., MBADistrict 1 Director2027
Mitchell Y. Lee, M.D., FASADistrict 2 Director2027
Shamantha Reddy, M.D., FASADistrict 3 Director2027
Nibras F. Bughrara, M.D., FCCM, FASA District 4 Director2027
Angela Mahajan, M.D.District 5 Director2027
Sonia G. Pyne, M.D., M.S., FASADistrict 6 Director2027
Carin M. Tauriello, M.D., FASADistrict 7 Director2026
Daniel H. Sajewski, M.D.District 8 Director2027
Stuart A. Hayman, M.S.Executive DirectorAppointed

Attending Board Meetings by Invitation:

Mathew J. Levy, Esq.NYSSA Legal Counsel
Charles J. Assini, Jr., Esq.Legislative Counsel
Robert ReidNYSSA Lobbyist

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