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Medical Alumni Association Board

Medical alumni have opportunities to shape the strategy of how Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine engages and celebrates all alumni. The Medical Alumni Association (MAA) Board fosters spirit, professional camaraderie, mentoring, and philanthropy. The efforts of the board help to ensure the continued success of the medical school. If you would like to learn more about the MAA Board, please contact us.

Executive Committee

Nupur Ghoshal

Nupur Ghoshal

’01 PhD, ’03 MD
President
St. Louis, Missouri

Edward S. Kim

Edward S. Kim

’92, ’96 MD
Immediate Past President
Laguna Niguel, California

Darren E. Wethers

Darren E. Wethers

’88 MD
President-Designate; Co-Chair, Inclusion and Allyship Committee
Anthem, Arizona

Emily Jones

Emily Jones

’08 MD, ’11 GMER
Co-Chair, Alumni and Student Connections Committee
Denver, Colorado

Jeffrey J. Schaider

Jeffrey J. Schaider

’83, ’85 MD
Co-Chair, Alumni and Student Connections Committee
River Forest, Illinois

Alan M. Kumar

Alan M. Kumar

’95, ’98 MD
Co-Chair, The Business of Medicine Committee
Oak Brook, Illinois

Jeffrey Sherman

Jeffrey Sherman

MD, ’84 GMER, ’85 GMER
Co-Chair, The Business of Medicine Committee
Lincolnshire, Illinois

Michael J. Vasconcelles

Michael J. Vasconcelles

’85, ’89 MD
Co-Chair, The Business of Medicine Committee
Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts

Javier Guevara Jr.

Javier Guevara Jr.

’12 MD
Co-Chair, Inclusion and Allyship Committee
Chicago, Illinois

Kerry Klegar Humes

Kerry Klegar Humes

’90 MD
Philanthropic Liaison
Bettendorf, Iowa

Gary Rusk

Gary Rusk

’65, ’69 MD
Chair, Half Century Club Committee; Philanthropic Liaison
New York, New York

Kavitha Gandhi

Kavitha Gandhi

’94, ’98 MD, ’99 GMER
Co-Chair, Women in Medicine Committee
Lake Forest, Illinois

Shelly Vaziri Flais

Shelly Vaziri Flais

’95, ’99 MD, ’02 GMER
Co-Chair, Women in Medicine Committee
Chicago, Illinois

Board Members

Ann M. Barber

Ann M. Barber

’81 MD, ’84 GMER
Board Member
New York, New York

Thomas Bournias

Thomas Bournias

MD, ’92 GMER
Board Member
Park Ridge, Illinois

Arkadiush T. Byskosh

Arkadiush T. Byskosh

’90, ’92 MD, ’97 GMER
Board Member
Barrington, Illinois

F. Douglas Carr

F. Douglas Carr

’78 MD
Past President
Eugene, Oregon

Austin Culver

Austin Culver

’12, ’16 MD
Board Member
Chicago, Illinois

Christopher S. Davis

Christopher S. Davis

MD, MPH, ’14 GMEF, ’16 GMER
Board Member
Glencoe, Illinois

Christopher J. Devine

Christopher J. Devine

’92 MD
Board Member
Cincinnati, Ohio

Sridhar M. Durbhakula

Sridhar M. Durbhakula

’94, ’97 MD
Board Member
Potomac, Maryland

Joshua Faber

Joshua Faber

’23 MD
Student Board Member
Chicago, Illinois

William Gilligan

William Gilligan

’62 MD, ’67 GMER
Board Member
Oak Brook, Illinois

Marianne M. Green

Marianne M. Green

MD
Ex-Officio Board Member
River Forest, Illinois

James Hill

James Hill

’71, ’74 MD, ’79 GMER
Past President
Evanston, Illinois

Sabrina R. Kendrick

Sabrina R. Kendrick

’86, MD, ’95 GMEF
Board Member
Chicago, Illinois

Ada Jain Kumar

Ada Jain Kumar

’93, ’97 MD
Board Member
Oak Brook, Illinois

David L. Lee

David L. Lee

’89 MD, ’90 GMER
Board Member
Fairfield, Connecticut

David A. Lickstein

David A. Lickstein

’93 MD, ’94 GMER
Board Member
Palm Beach Gardens, Florida

James K. McKechnie

James K. McKechnie

’74 MD
Board Member
Champaign, Illinois

Elfriede Pahl Schuette

Elfriede Pahl Schuette

’83 MD
Board Member
Wilmette, Illinois

Melani Pertcheck Shaum

Melani Pertcheck Shaum

’78, ’80 MD
Board Member
Beverly Hills, California

Rishindra Reddy

Rishindra Reddy

’96, ’00 MD
Past President
Ann Arbor, Michigan

Christopher Rehm

Christopher Rehm

’98 MD
Board Member
Nashville, Tennessee

James Sabra

James Sabra

’19 MD, ’23 GMER
Board Member
Westport, Massachusetts

Harvinder S. Sandhu

Harvinder S. Sandhu

’84, ’87 MD
Board Member
Greenwich, Connecticut

Gregory A. Stainer

Gregory A. Stainer

’76 MD
Board Member
La Jolla, California

Mark D. Stovsky

Mark D. Stovsky

’86, ’91 MD
Board Member
Beachwood, Ohio

Bonnie Typlin

Bonnie Typlin

’70, ’74 MD
Past President
Tuscon, Arizona

Nicholas J. Volpe, Jr.

Nicholas J. Volpe, Jr.

’21 MD
Board Member
Chicago, Illinois

Alice Yeh

Alice Yeh

’93 MD
Board Member
Daly City, California

Susan Zwanger

Susan Zwanger

’78, ’80 MD
Board Member
Massapequa Park, New York

Sustaining Members

Paul Bonucci

Paul Bonucci

’96 MD
Sustaining Board Member
Princeton, Illinois

Paul T. Giboney

Paul T. Giboney

’96 MD
Sustaining Board Member
La Crescenta, California

James P. Kelly

James P. Kelly

’73 MD, ’07 MBA
Past President; Sustaining Board Member
Granger, Indiana

John Nanninga

John Nanninga

’63 MD, ’70 GMER
Sustaining Board Member
Winnetka, Illinois

Thomas Pitts

Thomas Pitts

’76 MD, ’79 GMER, ’81 GMEF
Sustaining Board Member
Chicago, Illinois

Bruce F. Scharschmidt

Bruce F. Scharschmidt

’68, ’70 MD
Past President; Sustaining Board Member
San Francisco, California

Elizabeth Spinuzza Harris

Elizabeth Spinuzza Harris

’86 MD
Sustaining Board Member
San Antonio, Texas

Timothy Sullivan Jr.

Timothy Sullivan Jr.

’64 MD
Sustaining Board Member
Sterling, Illinois

Student Members

Adrienne Chen

Adrienne Chen

M4
Student Board Member
Baltimore, Maryland

Meera Ganesh

Meera Ganesh

M4
Student Board Member
Union City, California

Joshua Garcia

Joshua Garcia

M3
Student Board Member
Bethesda, Maryland

James Guo

James Guo

M4
Student Board Member
Chicago, Illinois

Madeline Jenkin

Madeline Jenkin

M3
Student Board Member
Chicago, Illinois

Sarah Rose Johnson

Sarah Rose Johnson

M3
Student Board Member
Chicago, Illinois

Alec Jotte

Alec Jotte

M4
Student Board Member
Chicago, Illinois

Samuel Reyes

Samuel Reyes

M4
Student Board Member
Alta Loma, California