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APSA Foundation Leadership

Chair

Ronald B. Hirschl, MS MD

CS Mott Children’s Hospital/ University of Michigan Medicine
Ann Arbor, MI

2026-2027

Treasurer

Harold “Bo” Lovvorn, MD

Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Children’s Hospital
Nashville, TN

Grosfeld Scholar 2012
2026-2029

Secretary

Erin E. Perrone, MD

University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI

2024-2027

At Large Director

Barbara A. Gaines, MD

UT Southwestern School of Medicine/Children’s Health Dallas
Dallas, TX

2026-2029

At Large Director

Charles Paidas, MD, MPH

Nemours Children’s Health, Delaware/Sydney Kimmel Medical College Thomas Jefferson University
Wilmington, DE

2026-2029

At Large Director

Ravi Radhakrishnan, MD, MBA, FACS, FAAP, FAHA, MAMSE

Children’s Health Institute
University of Texas Medical Branch
Galveston, TX

Grosfeld Scholar 1997
2026-2029

Scholar Director

Elizabeth A. Beierle, MD

University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, AL

Grosfeld Scholar 2005
2026-2029

Scholar Director | Young Scholar Representative

Erin G. Brown, MD, MS

University of California Davis
Sacramento, CA

Grosfeld Scholar 2024
2026-2028

Scholar Director

Shaun M. Kunisaki, MD

Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD

Grosfeld Scholar 2011

2021-2027

Scholar Director

KuoJen Tsao, MD

McGovern Medical School at UTHealth
Houston, TX

Grosfeld Scholar 2012

2023-2029

Director | APSA President

Gail E. Besner, MD

Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Columbus, OH

2026-2027

Director | APSA Past President

Jessica J. Kandel, MD

University of Chicago
Chicago, IL

2023-2027

Director | APSA Past President

Andrea Hayes Dixon, MD

Howard University,
Washington, D.C.

2026-2029

Director | APSA Past President

David Powell, MD

Breckenridge, CO

2024-2028

Ex-Officio Director | APSA Treasurer

David Hackam, MD, PhD

Johns Hopkins Childrens Center
Baltimore, MD

2026-2029

Ex-Officio Member | APSA Secretary

Kenneth W. Gow, MD, MHS

Stony Brook Children’s Hospital
Stony Brook, NY

2024-2027

Advisor

Steven Stylianos, MD

Rutgers RWJ Medical School and RWJBH Bristol-Myers Squibb Children’s Hospital
New Brunswick, NJ

Grosfeld Scholar 1999

2026-2029

Executive Director

APSA President 2024-2025

Thomas F. Tracy, Jr., MD MBA

Providence, RI