Leadership
The APPD is a 501c not for profit organization with member leaders from every level- Associate PDs, Coordinators, Fellowship PDs, and Program Directors. We seek input from members and need your involvement. Current officers and leadership are listed below.
There are many opportunities to get involved as a member, or even to formally run for an office at the committee, regional , or national level. Most offices have 2-3 year terms and the organization welcomes interest from new members as well as old members. There are leadership positions in the Regions ; APPD Board (see below) , Task Forces, and Coordinator section.
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President
Ann Burke MD (2010 - 2012)
Pediatric Residency Program Director
Wright State Univ Integrated Peds Prgrm
Dayton Children's Med Ctr, 1 Children's Plaza
Dayton, OH 45404-1815
Phone: (937) 641-3433
Fax: (937) 641-5931
Email: ann.burke@wright.edu
President-Elect
Patricia Hicks MD (2010 - 2012)
Attending Physician/Prof of Clinical Peds
The Children's Hosp of Philadelphia
34th St & Civic Ctr Blvd, PRO, Rm 9NW64
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Phone: (215) 590-1216
Fax: (215) 590-2768
Email: hicksp@email.chop.edu
Secretary-Treasurer
Adam Pallant MD, PhD (2010 - 2013)
Pediatric Residency Director
Brown Univ/Hasbro Children's Hospital
593 Eddy Street
Providence, RI 02903
Phone: (401) 444-6072
Fax: (401) 444-2988
Email: apallant@lifespan.org
Immediate Past-President
Susan Guralnick MD (2010 - 2012)
Dir, Grad Med Educ & DIO/ Assoc Prof of Peds
Winthrop University Hospital
222 Station Plaza N, Suite 510
Mineola, NY 11501
Phone: (516) 663-2521
Fax: (516) 663-9665
Email: sguralnick@winthrop.org
Cynthia Ferrell MD, MSEd (2010 - 2013)
Chair, Council of Regional Chairs
Program Director
Oregon Health Sciences University
707 SW Gaines St; Mail Code CDRCP
Portland, OR 97239-2998
Phone: (503) 418-5170
Fax: (503) 418-5337
Email: ferrellc@ohsu.edu
Lynn C. Garfunkel MD (2009 - 2013)
Associate Program Director Board Representative
Assoc Dir Peds & Med-Peds Trng Progs
Univ of Rochester/ Rochester General Hosp
1425 Portland Ave, Box 238
Rochester, NY 14621
Phone: (585) 922-5658
Fax: (585) 922-3929
Email: lynn.garfunkel@rochestergeneral.org
Javier Gonzalez del Rey MD, MEd (2010 - 2013)
Chair, Council of Task Force Chairs
Director, Pediatric Residency Program
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Ctr
3333 Burnet Avenue, ML 5018
Cincinnati, OH 45229-3039
Phone: (513) 636-4906
Fax: (513) 636-7905
Email: javier.gonzalez@cchmc.org
Ann P. Guillot MD (2011 - 2014)
APPD Share Warehouse Co-Editor
Program Director
Univ of Vermont Ped Residency Program
111 Colchester Ave, Smith 565, MS 265SM5
Burlington, VT 05401
Phone: (802) 847-3544
Fax: (802) 847-5557
Email: ann.guillot@uvm.edu
Christopher S. Kennedy MD (2011 - 2014)
Fellowship Director Board Representative
Director, Emergency Med Fellowship
Children's Mercy Hospital
2401 Gillham Road
Kansas City, MO 64108
Phone: (816) 234-3665
Fax: (816) 234-3421
Email: ckennedy@cmh.edu
Jerry Rushton MD, MPH (2008 - 2012)
Newsletter Editor and Communications Director
Pediatric Residency Program Director
IN Univ SOM/J.W. Riley Hosp for Children
705 Riley Hosp Dr, Rm 5867
Indianapolis, IN 46202
Phone: (317) 944-4034
Fax: (317) 944-1476
Email: jrushton@iupui.edu
Jaime Bruse C-TAGME (2009 - 2012)
Program Coordinator Peds Residency Program
U of UT/Primary Children's Med Ctr
100 N. Mario Capecchi Drive
Salt Lake City, UT 84113
Phone: (801) 662-5702
Fax: (801) 662-5755
Email: jaime.bruse@hsc.utah.edu
Avis Grainger C-TAGME (2009 - 2012)
Pediatric Res Program Coordinator
Carolinas Medical Center, Dept of Pediatrics
PO Box 32861, 4th Floor MEB
Charlotte, NC 28232-2861
Phone: (704) 381-6806
Fax: (704) 381-6841
Email: avis.grainger@carolinashealthcare.org
Laura E. Degnon, CAE - Executive Director
Kathy Haynes Johnson- Associate Director
APPD National Office
6728 Old McLean Village Drive
McLean, VA 22101-3906
Phone: (703) 556-9222 * Fax: (703) 556-8729
E-Mail: info@appd.org