State Chapters
The State and Local Chapters Committee is charged with promoting the ASMBS State Chapter initiative and advancing the work of the Chapters. They are responsible for reviewing the applications and charter agreements, assisting Chapters in the formation process, and ongoing monitoring of Chapter activities.
For information about individual State Chapters, please contact the representative listed on the Chapter’s page, using the links below. For general information about State Chapters, please contact Leslie Vinson, ASMBS State Chapters Manager, at statechapters@asmbs.org.

ASMBS State Chapter Meetings & ASMBS Website Updates
Is your State Chapter planning a meeting and you want to let all ASMBS members know about it? Use this form to request your meeting be displayed on the ASMBS Meetings of Interest page.
Is your State Chapter planning a CME Meeting? Please visit the State Chapter Meeting CME page for more information.
To have your Chapter’s ASMBS page updated and to add your Chapter’s meeting to your ASMBS page, contact Leslie Vinson, ASMBS State Chapter Manager, at statechapters@asmbs.org.
State Chapter Regions
Lower Midwest
Super STAR: Robert O. Carpenter, MD MPH FASMBS
Southeast Central
Super STAR: Brandon Williams, MD FASMBS
Southwest
Super STAR: Ajay Upadhyay, MD FASMBS
Mid-Atlantic
Super STAR: Guilherme Campos, MD FASMBS
Northeast
Super STAR: Matthew Hutter, MD MPH FASMBS
Northwest
Super STAR: Valerie Halpin, MD FASMBS
Upper Midwest
Super STAR: Luke Funk, MD FASMBS
State Chapters
Alabama
President: Forrest Ringold, MD FACS
State Access to Care Representative: Kenneth Todd Foreman, MD FASMBS
Arizona
President: David Podkameni, MD
State Access to Care Representative: Christine Lovato, MD FASMBS
IH State Access to Care Representative: Lauren Pellizzon, MS RD
California/Nevada
President: Helmuth T. Billy, MD
State Access to Care Representative (CA): Ajay Updadhyay, MD FACS FRCS
State Access to Care Representative (NV): Open
Carolinas
President: Ken Mitchell, MD FASMBS
State Access to Care Representative: Keri Seymour, DO
IH State Access to Care Representative: Jaime Bull, PA-C
Colorado
President: Jonathan Schoen, MD
State Access to Care Representative: Matthew Metz, MD
Connecticut
Presidents: Darren Tishler, MD FASMBS
State Access to Care Representative: Neil Floch, MD
Dakota Yellowstone (Includes ID, MT, ND, SD, WY)
President: John R. Pender, MD FACS
State Access to Care Representative (ID): Cory Richardson, MD FASMBS
State Access to Care Representative (MT): John R. Pender, MD FACS
State Access to Care Representative (SD): Kristen J. Turek, CNP
State Access to Care Representative (ND): Ellen Vogels, DO
State Access to Care Representative (WY): Kevin D. Helling, MD
Delaware
President: Isaias Irgau, MD
State Access to Care Representative: Rahul Singh, MD FACS FASMBS
Florida, Puerto Rico & Caribbean
President: Christopher DuCoin, MD MPH FACS FASMBS
State Access to Care Representative: Dennis Smith, MD FASMBS
IH State Access to Care Representative: Vicky Blackard, RN MBA/HCM CBN
Georgia
President: Renee Hilton, MD FASMBS
State Access to Care Representative: Aaron Bolduc, MD
IH State Access to Care Representative: Open
Hawaii
President: Brian Wong, MD
State Access to Care Representative: Steven Fowler, MD FASMBS
Illinois
President: Amir Heydari, MD FASMBS
State Access to Care Representative: Juaquito Jorge, MD
Indiana
President: Myungwon Chang, MD MPH FACS
State Access to Care Representative: Ambar Banerjee, MD FASMBS
IH State Access to Care Representative: Sarah Muntel, RD
Iowa
President: Steven Cahalan, MD
State Access to Care Representative: Matthew Christophersen, MD
Kansas
President: Brice Hamilton, MD FASMBS
State Access to Care Representative: Robert Aragon, MD
Louisiana
President: William S. Richardson, MD FASMBS
State Access to Care Representative: Shauna Levy, MD MS FACS
IH State Access to Care Representative: Laura Boyer, FNP C CBN
Maryland
President: Barry Greene, MD FACS
State Access to Care Representative: Joseph Greene, MD MBA
Michigan
President: Mindy Lane, DO FASMBS
State Access to Care Representative: Amy Somerset, MD & Michael Wood, MD
IH State Access to Care Representative: Colleen Buda, PA-C CSOWM
Minnesota
President: Girish Luthra, MBBS
State Access to Care Representative: Geoffrey Fasen, MD MS
IH State Access to Care Representative: Hannah Osterndorf, LD
Mississippi
President: David Carroll, MD
State Access to Care Representative: Jennifer O’Flarity, RN BSN
Missouri
President: Magdy Giurgius, MD
State Access to Care Representative: J. Chris Eagon, MD FASMBS
IH State Access to Care Representative: Angela Britt, BC
Nebraska
President: Thomas White, MD FASMBS
State Access to Care Representative: Gary Anthone, MD FASMBS
New England (MA, ME, NH, RI and VT)
President: Matthew Hutter, MD, MPH FASMBS
State Access to Care Representative (MA): Sheila Partridge, MD FASMBS
State Access to Care Representative (ME): Jamie Loggins, MD
State Access to Care Representatives (NH): Robert Catania, MD FASMBS
State Access to Care Representative (RI): Siva Vithiananthan, MD FASMBS
State Access to Care Representative (VT): Patrick Forgione, MD
IH State Access to Care Representative (All New England): Melissa Page, MS RD CSOWM LDN
New Jersey
President: Saniea Majid, MD FASMBS ABOM
State Access to Care Representative: Michael Bilof, MD FASMBS
New York
President: Aurora Pryor, MD MBA FASMBS
State Access to Care Representative: William O’Malley, MD
Ohio/Kentucky
President: Sergio Bardaro, MD FASMBS
State Access to Care Representative (OH): John Zografakis, MD FASMBS
State Access to Care Representative (KY): Joshua Steiner, MD FASMBS
IH State Access to Care Representative (Ohio): Open
Oklahoma/Arkansas
President: Laura Fischer, MD MS
State Access to Care Representative (OK): Roy Greenway, MD
IH State Access to Care Representative (OK): Carah Horn, MBA-HCA BSN RN
State Access to Care Representative (AR): Tripurari Mishra, MD
IH State Access to Care Representative (AR): Shirley Bearden, RN CBN
Oregon
President: Andrea Stroud, MD MS
State Access to Care Representative: Derek Rogalsky, MD
IH State Access to Care Representative: Greg Showell, RN
Pennsylvania
President: Ann Rogers, MD FASMBS
State Access to Care Representative: Maria Altieri, MD MS
IH State Access to Care Representative: Cynthia Hipszer, RN MSN CNML CBN
Southwest (Pending – will include AK, AZ, CO, NM and UT)
President: David Podkameni, MD (AZ)
State Access to Care Representative (AK): Michael Todd, MD
State Access to Care Representative (AZ): Christine Lovato FASMBS, MD
State Access to Care Representative (CO): Matthew Metz, MD
State Access to Care Representative (NM): Fermin Fontan, MD
State Access to Care Representative (UT): Eric Volckmann, MD
Tennessee
President: Christopher Sanborn, MD FASMBS
State Access to Care Representative: Jessica Ardila-Gatas, MD
Texas
President: Luis Reyes, MD FACS DABOM
State Access to Care Representative: Tanyaradzwa Kajese, MD FASMBS
Virginia/West Virginia
President: Gregory Adams, MD FACS
State Access to Care Representative: Gregory Adams, MD FACS
IH State Access to Care Representative: Nathaniel Sann, MSN FNP-BC
Washington
President: Thien Nguyen, MD
State Access to Care Representative: Mohan Mallipeddi, MD
Wisconsin
President: Daniel McKenna, MD
State Access to Care Representatives: Luke Funk, MD MPH FASMBS & Brandon Grover, DO FASMBS