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Public Policy and Advocacy Committee

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Chairs

Maya Ragavan, MD, MPH, MS
University of Pittsburgh

The APA Public Policy and Advocacy Committee (PPAC) is responsible for setting the public policy and advocacy strategies for the organization.

Public Policy & Advocacy Committee

Maya Ragavan, MD, MPH, MS (Chair)
University of Pittsburgh

Mona Patel, MD
CHLA

Woodie Kessel, MD, MPH
Koop Institute

Hank Puls, MD
Children's Mercy

Rachel Berman, MD, MPH
Montefiore Medical Center

Jeffrey Colvin, MD, JD
Children’s Mercy Hospital

Laurie Gordon, MD
Cornell

Serena Yang, MD, MPH
UC Davis

Shannon O'Malley, MD
Yale

Brit Anderson, MD
University of Louisville

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