AAFP Board of Directors
Meet the family physicians who lead more than 124,000 students, residents and doctors.
AAFP’s Board of Directors goes back nearly 80 years to June 1947, when our organization was known as the American Academy of General Practice. Since then, the Board has helped shape the AAFP into what we know today.
The Board of Directors carries out activities and resolutions in between Congress of Delegates (COD) meetings and on behalf of family medicine and the COD. The Board, in turn, appoints commissions to help carry out its activities. Each year, Board members meet five times in person and up to two times virtually to accomplish the organization's business.
In addition to carrying out the directives of the COD, the Board is also responsible for a periodic review of non-clinical AAFP policy statements, strategic planning, board metric development and recommendations from the eight commissions.
Meet the Board of Directors
Kisha Davis, MD, MPH, FAAFP
President
Kisha Davis, MD, MPH, FAAFP, is the chief health officer for Montgomery County, Maryland. She previously served as vice president of health equity at Aledade. She was vice chair of the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC), advising Congress, the Secretary of Health and Human Services and states on Medicaid policy. She served as a White House Fellow at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Dr. Davis has served numerous roles within the AAFP, notably as new physician director and convener of the National Conference of Constituency Leaders. She is a past president of the Maryland Academy of Family Physicians.
Kisha Davis, MD, MPH, FAAFP, is the chief health officer for Montgomery County, Maryland. She previously served as vice president of health equity at Aledade. She was vice chair of the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC), advising Congress, the Secretary of Health and Human Services and states on Medicaid policy. She served as a White House Fellow at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Dr. Davis has served numerous roles within the AAFP, notably as new physician director and convener of the National Conference of Constituency Leaders. She is a past president of the Maryland Academy of Family Physicians.
Russell W. Kohl, MD, FAAFP
President-elect
Russell W. Kohl, MD, FAAFP, is a family physician living in Stilwell, Kansas, and a member of the Oklahoma Academy of Family Physicians. He is medical director with TMF Health Quality Institute, a Medicare quality improvement organization serving Louisiana, Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Arkansas. He also cares for patients with the non-profit Care Beyond the Boulevard, providing direct medical care to those living in homeless encampments throughout the Kansas City metro area, as well as serving as a colonel, chief flight surgeon and the Air National Guard Assistant to the National Guard Bureau Joint Surgeon General.
Russell W. Kohl, MD, FAAFP, is a family physician living in Stilwell, Kansas, and a member of the Oklahoma Academy of Family Physicians. He is medical director with TMF Health Quality Institute, a Medicare quality improvement organization serving Louisiana, Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Arkansas. He also cares for patients with the non-profit Care Beyond the Boulevard, providing direct medical care to those living in homeless encampments throughout the Kansas City metro area, as well as serving as a colonel, chief flight surgeon and the Air National Guard Assistant to the National Guard Bureau Joint Surgeon General.
Sarah C. Nosal, MD, FAAFP
Board Chair
Sarah C. Nosal, MD, FAAFP, is vice president for innovation & optimization and chief medical information officer (CMIO) at The Institute for Family Health, a New York FQHC network with locations in Mid-Hudson, Bronx, Manhattan and Brooklyn. Nosal's focus is on the care of marginalized communities, with two decades of practice in the south Bronx. As CMIO, she secured financial support for IT infrastructure and helped her institution become a regional leader in data sharing and ensuring equitable information access.
Sarah C. Nosal, MD, FAAFP, is vice president for innovation & optimization and chief medical information officer (CMIO) at The Institute for Family Health, a New York FQHC network with locations in Mid-Hudson, Bronx, Manhattan and Brooklyn. Nosal's focus is on the care of marginalized communities, with two decades of practice in the south Bronx. As CMIO, she secured financial support for IT infrastructure and helped her institution become a regional leader in data sharing and ensuring equitable information access.
Daron W. Gersch, MD, FAAFP
Speaker
Daron W. Gersch, MD, FAAFP, is a family physician with CentraCare hospital in Long Prairie, Minnesota. He works full-time as the ER medical and trauma director and provides ER care at CentraCare-Long Prairie, Melrose, Sauk Centre and Paynesville hospitals. He was most recently on the PROTECT Initiative for the CDC and served on the medical review panel for familydoctor.org.
Daron W. Gersch, MD, FAAFP, is a family physician with CentraCare hospital in Long Prairie, Minnesota. He works full-time as the ER medical and trauma director and provides ER care at CentraCare-Long Prairie, Melrose, Sauk Centre and Paynesville hospitals. He was most recently on the PROTECT Initiative for the CDC and served on the medical review panel for familydoctor.org.
Beverly Jordan, MD, FAAFP
Vice Speaker
Beverly Alison Flowers Jordan, MD, FAAFP, has played a significant role in shaping health care policy, regulation and physician advocacy across Alabama. She has strengthened professional relationships among physicians, nurse practitioners and certified nurse midwives, contributing to the development of collaborative practice frameworks across the state. She is a frequent speaker on collaborative practice, controlled substance prescribing, rural physician recruitment and sports medicine.
Beverly Alison Flowers Jordan, MD, FAAFP, has played a significant role in shaping health care policy, regulation and physician advocacy across Alabama. She has strengthened professional relationships among physicians, nurse practitioners and certified nurse midwives, contributing to the development of collaborative practice frameworks across the state. She is a frequent speaker on collaborative practice, controlled substance prescribing, rural physician recruitment and sports medicine.
R. Shawn Martin
Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer
Shawn Martin is executive vice president and chief executive office of the American Academy of Family Physicians, the nation’s largest primary care organization. He leads the Academy’s strategic efforts to advance family medicine, strengthen primary care and improve health outcomes for patients and communities nationwide.
Shawn Martin is executive vice president and chief executive office of the American Academy of Family Physicians, the nation’s largest primary care organization. He leads the Academy’s strategic efforts to advance family medicine, strengthen primary care and improve health outcomes for patients and communities nationwide.
Domenic W. Casablanca, MD, FAAFP, DABFM
Director
Domenic W. Casablanca, MD, FAAFP, DABFM, is a clinical director at the Middlesex Health Family Medicine Residency Program and secretary of the Department of Family Medicine at Middlesex Hospital in Middletown, Connecticut. He is deeply devoted to his patients, many of whom he has been serving for over 25 years. His successful community outreach includes an expansion of the residency’s home-based primary care program and the establishment of home-based practice sites at a local assisted living facility and a residential care home for patients with serious psychiatric illnesses.
Domenic W. Casablanca, MD, FAAFP, DABFM, is a clinical director at the Middlesex Health Family Medicine Residency Program and secretary of the Department of Family Medicine at Middlesex Hospital in Middletown, Connecticut. He is deeply devoted to his patients, many of whom he has been serving for over 25 years. His successful community outreach includes an expansion of the residency’s home-based primary care program and the establishment of home-based practice sites at a local assisted living facility and a residential care home for patients with serious psychiatric illnesses.
Renee Crichlow, MD, FAAFP
Director
Renee Crichlow, MD, FAAFP, is a recognized national expert on health equity and artificial intelligence in health care. She is chief medical officer at Codman Square Health Center in Boston and vice chair for health equity at Boston University's Department of Family Medicine. As a lecturer at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Dr. Crichlow teaches leadership in health equity and health policy to health system executives. She also serves as medical editor for diversity, equity and inclusion at the American Family Physician journal and is a past president of the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine. Dr. Crichlow’s expertise in equity in artificial intelligence has positioned her as a leading voice in health care's technological transformation.
Renee Crichlow, MD, FAAFP, is a recognized national expert on health equity and artificial intelligence in health care. She is chief medical officer at Codman Square Health Center in Boston and vice chair for health equity at Boston University's Department of Family Medicine. As a lecturer at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Dr. Crichlow teaches leadership in health equity and health policy to health system executives. She also serves as medical editor for diversity, equity and inclusion at the American Family Physician journal and is a past president of the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine. Dr. Crichlow’s expertise in equity in artificial intelligence has positioned her as a leading voice in health care's technological transformation.
Shannon Dowler, MD, CPE, FAAFP
Director
Shannon Dowler, MD, CPE, FAAFP, is a family physician in Marshall, North Carolina. She is a health policy consultant and, in this capacity, serves as acting chief medical officer for the Office of Infectious Disease and HIV/AIDS Policy in the Office of the Assistant Secretary at HHS, as well as leading a broad maternal health initiative across North Carolina. She was previously the chief medical officer of North Carolina Medicaid, a $30 billion program responsible for three million patients. Her clinical time is in a Ryan White federally qualified health center, where she provides HIV care. She has also maintained a teaching faculty appointment, prioritizing precepting and mentoring students and residents.
Shannon Dowler, MD, CPE, FAAFP, is a family physician in Marshall, North Carolina. She is a health policy consultant and, in this capacity, serves as acting chief medical officer for the Office of Infectious Disease and HIV/AIDS Policy in the Office of the Assistant Secretary at HHS, as well as leading a broad maternal health initiative across North Carolina. She was previously the chief medical officer of North Carolina Medicaid, a $30 billion program responsible for three million patients. Her clinical time is in a Ryan White federally qualified health center, where she provides HIV care. She has also maintained a teaching faculty appointment, prioritizing precepting and mentoring students and residents.
Tracy Hendershot, DC, MD, FAAFP
Director
Tracy Hendershot, DC, MD, FAAFP, is a family physician who provides comprehensive patient care at WVU Medicine in Mineral Wells, West Virginia. A native of Parkersburg, West Virginia, he began his health care career by establishing a private practice after graduating from the Palmer College of Chiropractic. He later returned to academia to earn his medical degree from Marshall University, where he also co-developed the Paul Ambrose Health Policy Fellowship. Throughout his career, Dr. Hendershot has focused heavily on state health policy and elder care solutions; while serving as the chief medical officer of Coplin Clinic, he successfully advocated for the legislative approval that established the first and only skilled nursing facility in Wirt County, West Virginia.
Tracy Hendershot, DC, MD, FAAFP, is a family physician who provides comprehensive patient care at WVU Medicine in Mineral Wells, West Virginia. A native of Parkersburg, West Virginia, he began his health care career by establishing a private practice after graduating from the Palmer College of Chiropractic. He later returned to academia to earn his medical degree from Marshall University, where he also co-developed the Paul Ambrose Health Policy Fellowship. Throughout his career, Dr. Hendershot has focused heavily on state health policy and elder care solutions; while serving as the chief medical officer of Coplin Clinic, he successfully advocated for the legislative approval that established the first and only skilled nursing facility in Wirt County, West Virginia.
Robyn Liu, MD, MPH, FAAFP
Director
Robyn Liu, MD, MPH, FAAFP, is a family physician in Portland Oregon, where she sees patients at a large primary care clinic and helps improve community health. She has extensive experience caring for rural communities. Dr. Liu was a faculty member at Oregon Health and Science University, focusing on health policy, medical education and residency program administration. She earned an undergraduate degree from Harvard University and a medical degree from the University of Kansas School of Medicine.
Robyn Liu, MD, MPH, FAAFP, is a family physician in Portland Oregon, where she sees patients at a large primary care clinic and helps improve community health. She has extensive experience caring for rural communities. Dr. Liu was a faculty member at Oregon Health and Science University, focusing on health policy, medical education and residency program administration. She earned an undergraduate degree from Harvard University and a medical degree from the University of Kansas School of Medicine.
Jason E. Marker, MD, MPA, FAAFP
Director
A strong sense of community shapes the way Jason E. Marker, MD, MPA, FAAFP, practices, leads and serves. He has served as associate director and clinic medical director at the Memorial Hospital Family Medicine Residency Program in South Bend, Indiana, since 2017. He was previously in a rural private practice in his home community in northern Indiana. A past president of the AAFP Foundation and the Indiana Academy of Family Physicians, he has expanded leadership pathways in the specialty. Dr. Marker helped create the CME on the Go podcast series, which he co-hosted from its first episode until 2026.
A strong sense of community shapes the way Jason E. Marker, MD, MPA, FAAFP, practices, leads and serves. He has served as associate director and clinic medical director at the Memorial Hospital Family Medicine Residency Program in South Bend, Indiana, since 2017. He was previously in a rural private practice in his home community in northern Indiana. A past president of the AAFP Foundation and the Indiana Academy of Family Physicians, he has expanded leadership pathways in the specialty. Dr. Marker helped create the CME on the Go podcast series, which he co-hosted from its first episode until 2026.
Elisabeth Fowlie Mock, MD, MPH, FAAFP
Director
Elisabeth Fowlie Mock, MD, MPH, FAAFP, is a family physician in Bangor, Maine. She primarily works as a public health and continuing education consultant at the state level, having obtained her MPH in Health Policy and Administration. Clinically, she provides inpatient care, including precepting residents and students, and has an interest in addiction medicine. Over nearly three decades in family medicine, she has practiced all aspects of full-spectrum care, including at three critical access hospitals in rural Maine.
Elisabeth Fowlie Mock, MD, MPH, FAAFP, is a family physician in Bangor, Maine. She primarily works as a public health and continuing education consultant at the state level, having obtained her MPH in Health Policy and Administration. Clinically, she provides inpatient care, including precepting residents and students, and has an interest in addiction medicine. Over nearly three decades in family medicine, she has practiced all aspects of full-spectrum care, including at three critical access hospitals in rural Maine.
Kathleen N. Mueller, MD, FAAFP
Director
Kathleen N. Mueller, MD, FAAFP, serves as the system director for integrative medicine and cancer survivorship for Northwell, a seven-hospital health system in Connecticut and southeastern New York. She is also the lead editor of Core Content Review of Family Medicine, a medical education program written by and for family physicians. Dr. Mueller speaks on health, wellness, preventive care and integrative medicine topics both regionally and nationally.
Kathleen N. Mueller, MD, FAAFP, serves as the system director for integrative medicine and cancer survivorship for Northwell, a seven-hospital health system in Connecticut and southeastern New York. She is also the lead editor of Core Content Review of Family Medicine, a medical education program written by and for family physicians. Dr. Mueller speaks on health, wellness, preventive care and integrative medicine topics both regionally and nationally.
Douglas Spotts, MD, FAAFP
Director
Douglas Spotts, MD, FAAFP, is a family physician in Mifflinburg, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Juniata College and Penn State University College of Medicine and completed his residency at the Harrisburg Hospital Family Practice Residency in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. He established the Meritus Family Medicine Residency in 2019 and now teaches full-time at Penn State University’s MHA program and in clinical settings, including Penn State's Family Medicine Residency Program in State College, Pennsylvania.
Douglas Spotts, MD, FAAFP, is a family physician in Mifflinburg, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Juniata College and Penn State University College of Medicine and completed his residency at the Harrisburg Hospital Family Practice Residency in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. He established the Meritus Family Medicine Residency in 2019 and now teaches full-time at Penn State University’s MHA program and in clinical settings, including Penn State's Family Medicine Residency Program in State College, Pennsylvania.
Robert Assibey, MD, FAAFP
New physician member
Robert Assibey, MD, FAAFP, has served in multiple clinical and academic roles. He is the CEO and founder of Wounds R Us, a mobile advanced wound care company out of Livermore, California, that provides in-home advanced wound care to elderly patients. He has held several leadership positions within the California Academy of Family Physicians and was a co-convener for the 2025 AAFP National Conference of Constituency Leaders New Physician constituency.
Robert Assibey, MD, FAAFP, has served in multiple clinical and academic roles. He is the CEO and founder of Wounds R Us, a mobile advanced wound care company out of Livermore, California, that provides in-home advanced wound care to elderly patients. He has held several leadership positions within the California Academy of Family Physicians and was a co-convener for the 2025 AAFP National Conference of Constituency Leaders New Physician constituency.
Alexandra (Ali) Greenberg, MD, MSPH, MS
Resident member
Alexandra (Ali) Greenberg, MD, MSPH, MS, is a fellow in LGBTQ+ medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and completed her residency at New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center, where she was chief resident and continues to support the inpatient service and help coordinate the program's social justice curriculum.
Alexandra (Ali) Greenberg, MD, MSPH, MS, is a fellow in LGBTQ+ medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and completed her residency at New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center, where she was chief resident and continues to support the inpatient service and help coordinate the program's social justice curriculum.
Lauren Hutchinson
Student member
Lauren Hutchinson has served in leadership roles at the AAFP including as student delegate to the Congress of Delegates and the student member of the AAFP Commission on Education.
Lauren Hutchinson has served in leadership roles at the AAFP including as student delegate to the Congress of Delegates and the student member of the AAFP Commission on Education.
Conflict of Interest
In accordance with AAFP policy, members of the AAFP Board of Directors are required to provide AAFP with a statement regarding actual or potential conflicts of interest. Conflict of interest statements for individual directors are available upon request. Requests should be directed to the general counsel at gencounsel@aafp.org.
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