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Leadership

Executive Council

The SPR Council serves as the Society’s governing body, providing vision, guidance, and oversight to support our mission and long-term strategy.

  • Joyce R. Javier, MD, MPH, MS President-Elect (2025-2026)

    Joyce R. Javier, MD, MPH, MS

    President (2026-2027)

    Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine

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    David McCulley, MD

    President-Elect (2026-2027)

    UC San Diego School of Medicine, Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego

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    Eric D. Austin, MD, MSc

    Past President (2026-2027)

    Vanderbilt University Medical Center

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    Ann Chahroudi, MD, PhD

    Strategy and Operations Officer (2025-2028)

    Emory University School of Medicine Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta

Council

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    Roberta Keller, MD

    Membership Chair (2023-2027)

    University of California San Francisco

  • Tom Mariani PhD

    Thomas J. Mariani, PhD

    Advocacy Committee Lead (2026-2028)

    University of Rochester

  • Samudragupta Bora, PhD

    Samudragupta Bora, PhD

    JEDI Chair (2026-2029)

    UH Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital

  • adam dziorny, md, phd

    Adam Dziorny, MD, PhD

    Organizational Partnerships Chair (2026-2029)

    University of Rochester Medicine

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    Fernando F. Gonzalez, MD

    Pediatric Scientist Development Chair (2025-2028)

    University of California, San Francisco

Emerging to Established (E2E) Leadership Committee

  • Abigail (McRea) Sorensen, MD

    Abigail (McRea) Sorensen, MD

    E2E Chair (2026-2027)

    University of California San Francisco (UCSF)

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    Kelly Orgel, MD, PhD

    E2E Past Chair (2026-2027)

    University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

  • Fulden Aycan, MD

    Fulden Aycan, MD

    E2E Committee Member (2026-2028)

    University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital, University of Iowa Health Care

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    Nisha Dalvie, MD

    E2E Committee Member (2024-2027)

    Harvard Medical School, Boston Children’s Hospital

  • PSOM Ayesha Dholakia, July 19, 2019. (Photo by Jean Lachat)

    Ayesha Dholakia, MD

    E2E Committee Member (2026-2028)

    Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School

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    Tiffany Lau, MD

    E2E Committee Member (2026-2028)

    University of Iowa

  • Emily Parsons, MD, PhD

    Emily Parsons, MD, PhD

    E2E Committee Member (2026-2028)

    Walter Reed National Military Medical Center

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    Aimée Vester MD, PhD

    E2E Committee Member (2025-2027)

    Cincinnati Children’s

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    Melissa Zhou, MD

    E2E Committee Member (2025-2027)

    Stanford University

Past Presidents

SPR gratefully acknowledges the visionary leadership of its Past Presidents, whose dedication has shaped the legacy and impact on the Society. Their commitment to advancing pediatric research continues to inspire our work today.

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Committees

Composed of dedicated volunteers from across the pediatric community, SPR’s Committees help shape shape priority programs to support the Society’s mission.

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