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Leadership

Board of Trustees

GAMA is governed by a highly dedicated board of trustees, who provide strategic direction and work in partnership with the executive director to carry out our mission. GAMA’s board of trustees includes some of the best and the brightest leaders in the medical community.

Leadership Council

Nathan Roybal
Nathaniel Roybal, MD, President
Valarie Romero Leggott
Valerie Romero-Legott MD, President-Elect
Roger Cronk
Roger Cronk, MD, Vice President
Mark Epstein
Mark Epstein, MD, Treasurer
Sabeen Yaqub
Sabeen Yaqub, Secretary
Vesta Sandoval
Vesta Sandoval, MD, Immediate Past-President

Trustees

Denise Aamodt
Denise Aamodt, MD
Sivakumar Nagaraju
Sivakumar Nagaraju, MD
Corey Ford
Corey Ford, MD
Vijayalakshmi Kumar
Vijayalakshmi Kumar, MD
James Steier
James Steier, MD

NMMS Council Members

Mike Bergeron
Michael Bergeron, MD
Lee Brown
Lee Brown, MD
Vanessa al Rashida
Vanessa al Rashida, MD
Annette Fontaine
Annette Fontaine, MD
Howard Gogel
Howard Gogel, MD
Heather Brislen, MD
Heather Brislen, MD

Staff

Jason Espinoza
Jason Espinoza - Executive Director
Brittany Espinoza
Brittany Espinoza - Director of Operations

Past Presidents

1909: W. W. Spargo, M.D. 

1910: Lucien G. Rice, M.D.

1911: Henry B. Kauffman, M.D.

1912: Charles A. Frank, M.D.

1913: George S. McLandress, M.D.

1914: John A. Reidy, M.D.

1915: Evelyn F. Frisbie, M.D.

1916: William R. Lovelace, M.D.

1917: Joseph S. Cipes, M.D.

1918: Forrest F. Fadeley, M.D.

1919: Oliver T. Hyde, M.D.

1920: C. C. Meacham, M.D.

1921: John R. Van Atta, M.D.

1922: Arno Klein, M.D.

1923: Carl Mulky, M.D.

1924: David C. Dodds, M.D.

1925: John A. Reidy, M.D.

1926: J. E. J. Harris, M.D.

1927: C. C. Davis, M.D.

1928: P. G. Cornish, Jr., M.D.

1929: Loren F. Elliott, M.D.

1930: William H. Woolston, M.D.

1931: James R. Scott, M.D.

1932: Ralph W. Mendelson, M.D.

1933: Mark Beam, M.D.

1934: Emmett E. Royer, M.D.

1935: Harold E. Rodgers, M.D.

1936: James W. Hannett, M.D.

1937: Harrison L. Brehmer, M.D.

1938: M. O. Blakeslee, M.D.

1939: Joaquin Lopez Garduno, M.D. and Edward C. Matthews, M.D.

1940: Bennett F. Roberts, M.D.

1941: Richard M. Riley, M.D. and Lucien G. Rice, Jr., M.D.

1942: Leo B. Cohenour, M.D.

1943: Douglas H. Lawrason, M.D.

1944: Lee M. Miles, M.D.

1945: John W. Myers, M.D.

1946: Robert C. Derbyshire, M.D. and Roy R. Robertson, M.D.

1947: Stuart W. Adler, M.D.

1948: George A. Hart, M.D.

1949: Hugh L. Bass, M.D.

1950: Wallace E. Nissen, M.D.

1951: Charles M. Thompson, M.D.

1952: Harold J. Beck, M.D.

1953: Albert L. Maisel, M.D.

1954: Theodore E. Kircher, M.D.

1955: Louis A. McRae, Jr., M.D.

1956: Robert Friedenberg, M.D..

1957: J. H. Dettweiler, M.D.

1958: Randolph V. Seligman, M.D.

1959: Frank A. Rowe, M.D.

1960: Omar K. Legant, M.D.

1961: Guy Rader, M.D.

1962: John K. Torrens, M.D.

1963: William F. Blank, M.D.

1964: Roy F. Goddard, M.D.

1965: Vaun T. Floyd, M.D.

1966: Eugene Szerlip, M.D.

1967: J. Hunt Burress, M.D.

1968: James R. Gay, M.D.

1969: Edwin B. Herring, M.D.

1970: Merrill W. Brown, M.D.

1971: John B. Roberts, M.D.

1972: Livingston Parsons, Jr., M.D.

1973: Donald F. Seelinger, M.D.

1974: Eric W. Best, M.D.

1975: George L. Dixon, Jr., M.D.

1976: Phillip U. Martinez, M.D.

1977: C. James Sands, M.D.

1978: Barry W. Ramo, M.D.

1979: Richard J. Cronin, M.D.

1980: Edward  L. Johnson, M.D.

1981: Donald A. Wolfel, M.D.

1982: William J. McIver, M.D.

1983: Larry Londer, M.D.

1984: Paul  T. Cochran, M.D.

1985: Lawrence J. Spingola, M.D.

1986: Martin S. Klein, M.D.

1987: Bruce P. Lovett, M.D.

1988: Arthur Vall-Spinosa, M.D.

1989: Barbara L. McAneny, M.D.

1990: Robert L. Milne, M.D.

1991: David W. Oberdorfer, M.D.

1992: Carol L. Merovka, M.D.

1993: M. Kathryn Foucar, M.D.

1994: Steven P. Kanig, M.D.

1995: Kathleen Blake, M.D.

1996: Steven A. Komadina, M.D.

1997: Teresa V. Balcomb, M.D.

1998: David W. Stryker, M.D.

1999: Steven G. Tolber, M.D.

2000: James E. Martinez, M.D.

2001: James R. Tryon, M.D.

2002: William F. Fitzpatrick, M.D.

2003: Daniel J. Derksen, M.D.

2004: Barbara J. McGuire, M.D.

2005: John E. Liljestrand, M.D.

2006: P. Lynn Bryant, M.D.

2007: Thomas C. Roberts, M.D.

2008: Lee K. Brown, M.D.

2009: Mark T. Chiu, M.D.

2010: Jeffrey P. Ross, M.D.

2011: Dion Gallant, M.D.

2012: Jeremy Gleeson, M.D.

2013 : Denise Aamodt, M.D.

2014: Harvey J. White Jr. M.D.

2015: Harvey J. White Jr. M.D

2016: Cordelia E. Sever M.D.

2017: Tony B. Salazar M.D. 

2018: Mihaela Bujoi, M.D.

2019: Paul Sanchez, M.D.

2020: Kirby Gabrys, M.D.

2021: Samuel MacBride, M.D.

2022: Vesta Sandoval, M.D.

2023: Nathaniel Roybal, M.D.

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