The New York State Society of Anesthesiologists, Inc.

Officers and Board of Directors

NameOfficeOffice Ending
Stacey A. Watt, M.D., MBA, FASA, MHPEPresident2026
Melinda A. Aquino, M.D., FASAPresident Elect2026
Lance W. Wagner, M.D., FASAVice President2026
Tracey Straker, M.D., M.S., M.P.H., FASAImmediate Past President2026
Gregory W. Fischer, M.D., FASASecretary2026
Melissa A. Kreso, M.D., FASATreasurer2026
Mitchell Y. Lee, M.D., FASAAssistant Treasurer2026
Jonathan S. Gal, M.D., MBA, MS, FASAASA Director New York StateOct. 2023 – 2026
Stacey A. Watt, M.D., FASAASA Alternate Director New York StateOct. 2023 – 2026
Sudheer K. Jain, M.D., FASAFirst Assistant Secretary2026
Fenghua Li, M.D., FASASecond Assistant Secretary2026
Chantal M. Pyram-Vincent, M.D., M.P.H., FASASpeaker, House of Delegates2026
Farzana Afroze, M.D.Vice Speaker, House of Delegates2026
Vilma A. Joseph, M.D., M.P.H., FASADelegate to MSSNY2027
Stacey A. Watt, M.D., FASAAlternate Delegate to MSSNY2027
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
Apolonia E. Abramowicz, M.D., FASACommittee on Annual Sessions, General Chair2027
Alexander Meshel, M.D.Resident and Fellow Section PresidentJune 2026
Tal Levy, M.D., MBADistrict 1 Director2027
Ansara M. Vaz, M.D.District 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
Navyugjit Virk, M.D.District 7 Director2026
Jonathan Oster, M.D., FASADistrict 8 Director2027
Babette M. Atkins, MPHExecutive DirectorAppointed

Attending Board Meetings by Invitation:

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

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