Pennsylvania Chapter Council

Eastern Region
Governor, Eastern Region
Treasurer
2023-2027​

Linda Thomas-Hemak, MD
Linda Thomas-Hemak, MD began a four-year term as Governor in the Spring of 2023. As Governor, Dr. Thomas will serve as the official representative of the College for the Pennsylvania Chapter's Eastern Region, providing a link between members at the local level and leadership at the national level. To learn more about Dr. Thomas, read her bio here.

 

Councillors
Mina Makary, MD, FACP, BCMAS, 2022-2024
Brian McGillen, MD, FACP, FHM, 2022-2024
Raghava Levaka, MD, 2020-2023
Raghavendra Tirupathi Govindaraju , MD, 2020-2023
John Terrel Hippen, MD, FACP, 2021-2024
​Resident Member: Maja Ostojic, DO, 2021-2023
Medical Student Member: Shivani Mattikalli, 2022-2024
Southeastern Region
Governor, Southeastern Region
President, PA-ACP Services
2022-2026
Rachel L. Ramirez, MD, FACP
The Pennsylvania Southeastern Chapter Governor, Rachel L. Ramirez, MD, FACP, began her four-year term as Governor in the Spring of 2022. As Governor, Dr. Ramirez serves as the official representative of the College for the Pennsylvania Southeastern Chapter, providing a link between members at the local level and leadership at the national level.  To learn more about Dr. Ramirez, read her bio here.
Governor-Elect:  TBD, Fall 2024

 

Councillors
Lawrence Kaplan, MD, FACP, 2021-2024
David Jacob Aizenberg, MD, FACP, 2021-2024
Aroonsiri "June" Howell, MD, MPH, FACP, 2021-2024
Lily Ackerman, MD, 2020-2023
Leilani Lee, MD, 2020-2023

Resident Member: TBD
Medical Student Member: Ari Fish. 2021-2023
Immediate Past Governor: Larry Ward, MD, FACP, 2022-2024
Western Region
Governor, Western Region
President, PA-ACP
​2021-2025
Ibrahim Isaac Ghobrial, MBBCh, FACP
Ibrahim Isaac Ghobrial, MBBCh, FACP started his term as Governor in the June, 2021. As Governor, Dr. Ghobrial serves as the official representative of the College for the Pennsylvania Western Region, providing a link between members at the local level and leadership at the national level.  To learn more about Dr. Ghobrial, read his bio here.

 

Contact Dr. Ghobrial

Governor-Elect Designee:  Jennifer G. McComb, MD, MPH, FACP Read her bio here.


Councillors

James B. Reilly, MD, FACP, 2021-2024
Adam S. Akers, MD, FACP, 2021-2024
Bhagat Kondaveeti, MD, 2021-2024
Maggie Benson, MD, FACP, 2020-2023
Elizabeth Oczypok, MD, PhD, 2020-2023

Resident Member: ​TBD
Medical Student Member: Alexis Espinal, 2020-2022

Immediate Past Governor: Thomas Grau, MD, EdD, FACP