Board and Committee Leadership
Championing the Georgia Academy of Family Physicians’ (GAFP) advancement of family medicine are physician leaders who inspire and mount initiatives, education, resources, and advocacy efforts in service to fellow physicians and Georgia families.
Board of Directors – 2019
| Chair |
Loy “Chip” Cowart, MD |
Statesboro |
| President |
Donald Fordham, MD |
Demorest |
| Vice President |
Susana Alfonso, MD |
Atlanta |
| President-Elect |
Jeff Stone, MD |
Canton |
| Secretary |
Tom Fausett, MD |
Smyrna |
| Treasurer |
Sharon Rabinovitz, MD |
Decatur |
| Speaker |
Carl McCurdy, MD |
Atlanta |
| Vice Speaker |
Samuel “Le” Church, MD |
Hiawassee |
District Directors and Alternates – 2019
| Director, District 1 |
Thomas J. Miller, Jr., MD |
Claxton |
| Director, District 2 |
Gurinder Doad, MD |
Albany |
| Director, District 3 |
Dan Singleton, MD |
Buena Vista |
| Director, District 4 |
Kevin Johnson, MD |
Lawrenceville |
| Director, District 5 |
Susan C. Schayes, MD |
Atlanta |
| Director, District 6 |
John Vu, MD |
Griffin |
| Director, District 7 |
Tom Bevill, MD |
Rome |
| Director, District 8 |
Jairaj Goberdhan, MD |
Adel |
| Director, District 9 |
Islam Eltarawy, MD |
Woodstock |
| Director, District 10 |
Daniel Grizzle, MD |
Athens |
| Director, District 11 |
Elvan Daniels, MD |
Atlanta |
| Alternate Director, District 1 |
Angela Gerguis, MD |
Statesboro |
| Alternate Director, District 2 |
Derek Heard, MD |
Albany |
| Alternate Director, District 3 |
Beverley Ann Townsend, MD |
Columbus |
| Alternate Director, District 4 |
Carmen Echols, MD |
Conyers |
| Alternate Director, District 5 |
Shameka Hunt McElhaney, MD |
Smyrna |
| Alternate Director, District 6 |
W. Steven Wilson, MD |
Warner Robins |
| Alternate Director, District 7 |
Pamela Obi, MD |
Rome |
| Alternate Director, District 8 |
Jay W. Floyd, MD |
Brunswick |
| Alternate Director, District 9 |
Monica Newton, DO |
Gainesville |
| Alternate Director, District 10 |
C. Judson Pickett, MD |
Augusta |
| Alternate Director, District 11 |
Wanda Gumbs, MD |
Atlanta |
| Resident Director |
Aparna Mark, MD |
Decatur |
| Resident Director |
Chivon Stubbs, MD |
East Point |
| Resident Alt. Director |
Brett Prestia, MD |
Savannah |
| Resident Alt. Director |
Hikma Jemal, MD |
Atlanta |
| Student Director |
Kenneth Franz-Joseph Hearn |
Athens |
| Student Director |
Sun Hee (Sunny) Shin |
Lawrenceville |
| Student Director |
Michelle Adaora Orabueze |
Atlanta |
| Student Alt. Director |
Charles Gober |
Athens |
| Student Alt. Director |
Jordi Gaton |
Athens |
| Student Alt. Director |
Carley Borrelli |
Alpharetta |
| AAFP Delegate |
Harry Strothers, III, MD, MMM |
Macon |
| AAFP Delegate |
Beulette Y. Hooks, MD |
Midland |
| AAFP Alternate Delegate |
Eddie Richardson, Jr., MD |
Eatonton |
| AAFP Alternate Delegate |
Mitzi Rubin, MD |
Atlanta |
GAFP Committee Leadership – 2019
| Education and Research |
| Chair: |
Theresa Jacobs, MD |
| Vice Chair: |
Ken Howard, MD |
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| Finance |
| Chair: |
Sharon Rabinovitz, MD |
| Vice Chair: |
– John Vu, MD |
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| Legislative |
| Co-Chairs: |
Bruce LeClair, MD
Rick Wherry, MD |
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| Membership |
| Chair: |
Mike Busman, MD |
| Vice Chair: |
Elvan “Ellie” Daniels, MD |
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| Practice Management |
| Chair: |
Jairaj Goberdhan, MD |
| Vice Chair: |
Michael Satchell, MD |
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| Public Health |
| Chair: |
Jay Floyd, MD |
| Vice Chair: |
Sherma Peter, MD |
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Student and Resident Recruitment
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| Chair: |
Julie Dahl-Smith, DO |
| Vice Chair: |
Kevin Johnson, MD |
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| PAC Board |
| Chair: |
Loy D. “Chip” Cowart, MD |
| Vice Chair: |
Monica Newton, DO |
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