2023-2024 Aerospace
Medical Association Council
President: Joseph P. Dervay, M.D., M.P.H., MMS (Term expires 2024)
President-Elect: Robert Orford, M.D., M.S., M.P.H. (Term expires 2024 – becomes President)
Immediate Past President: Susan Northrup, M.D., M.P.H. (Term expires 2024)
Vice President, Education & Research: Warren Silberman, D.O.
Vice President, International Services: Rowena Christiansen, M.Eng.Health, M.B.A.,
M.B.B.S., B.A.(Hons.)
Vice President, Member Services: Susan Fondy, M.D., M.P.H.
Vice President, Representation & Advocacy: Anthony Wagstaff, M.B.Ch.B., D.Av.Med.
Secretary: J. Karen Klingenberger, M.D., M.P.H.
Treasurer: Casey Pruett, M.S.
Members-at-Large (Term expires 2024)
- Wendell Becton, M.D.
- Harriet Lester, M.D.
- Ian Mollan, M.B.Ch.B., M.Sc., MFOM, D.Av.Med.
- Deborah White, Ph.D.
Members-at-Large (Term expires 2025)
- Ilaria Cinelli, Ph.D.
- W. Brent Klein, M.D., M.P.H.
- Peter Lee, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H., M.S.
- Winton Laslie, M.D., M.P.H.
Members-at-Large (Term expires 2026)
- Denise Baisden, M.D.
- Diego Garcia, M.D.
- Kathy Hughes, M.D., M.P.H.
- Daniel Van Syoc, M.D., M.P.H.
Constituent Organizations Representatives
- Aerospace Human Factors Association – Tom Nesthus, Ph.D.
- Aerospace Nursing & Allied Health Professionals Association – Annette Sobel, M.D.
- Aerospace Physiology Society – Amanda Lippert, M.S., M.S.Ed/Tim Welsh, Pres.
- American Society of Aerospace Medicine Specialists – Daniel Berry, D.O., Ph.D.
- International Airline Medical Association – Gordon S. Landsman, M.D./Vincent Feuille, Pres.
- International Association of Military Flight Surgeon Pilots – Christopher Bates, M.D.
- Life Sciences and Biomedical Engineering Branch – Marc Shepanek, Ph.D./Peter Lee, M.D., Pres.
- Society of NASA Flight Surgeons – Shannon Moynihan, M.D., M.P.H.
- Society of U.S. Air Force Flight Surgeons – John Andrus, M.D., M.P.H.
- Society of U.S. Army Flight Surgeons – Jennifer Benincasa, M.D., M.P.H.
- Society of U.S. Naval Flight Surgeons – Robert J. Krause, M.D., M.P.H.
- Space Medicine Association – Rahul Suresh, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Fellows Group Representative: Tovy Kamine, M.D., FACS
Fellows Group Representative: Warren Silberman, D.O.
Aerospace Medical Student/Resident Organization Representative: Ben Johnson, M.D.
American Medical Association Delegate: Hernando “Joe” Ortega, Jr, M.D., M.P.H.
American Osteopathic Association Delegate: Warren Silberman, D.O.
Journal Editor-in-Chief: Fred Bonato, Ph.D. (
ex officio without a vote)
AsMA Parliamentarian: James DeVoll, M.D., M.P.H. (
ex officio without a vote)
Executive Director: Jeffrey C. Sventek, M.S., CAsP (
ex officio without a vote)