Chapter Committees, Councils,
Task Forces and Work Groups
Adolescent Health Leadership Team
Eve Shapiro, MD, MPH, FAAP
shapiroe@u.arizona.edu
Asthma Management - Liaison to AZ Asthma Coalition
Lilia Parra-Roide, MD, FAAP
parrar@chw.edu
AZ CATCH Facilitators
Andrew Arthur, MD, PhD, FAAP
aarthur23@comcast.net
Rene Bartos, MD, MPH, FAAP
rene7@cox.net
Camlesh Nirmul, MD, FAAP
cnirmul@cox.net
Childcare
Thomas Ball, MD, FAAP
tball@u.arizona.edu
Child Protective Services - Joint Liaisons
Nilam Khurana, MD, FAAP
nilamcpatel@yahoo.com;
Sue Stephens, MD, FAAP
SusanStephens@azdes.gov
Mary Rimsza, MD, FAAP
mrimsza@asu.edu
Continuing Medical Education
Mary Rimsza, MD, FAAP
mrimsza@aap.net
Early Intervention (FTF Task Force/ Children 0-5 years)
Sharon Levin, MD, FAAP
sharonlevi@aol.com
First things First (FTF)
Barb Smith, MD, FAAP- Chair
blsmd@comcast.net
Dorothy Johnson, MD, FAAP- Co Chair
ddjohnsonmdfaap@aol.com
Pat VanMaanen, RN, MS- Co Chair
pat@pvhealthsolutions.com
Homeless Youth
Randal Christensen, MD, FAAP
rchriste@mac.com
Injury Prevention
Jeff Weiss, MD, FAAP
jweiss@phoenixchildrens.com
Legislative
Mary Rimsza, MD, FAAP
mrimsza@aap.net
Medical Home Project
Liz McKenna, MD, FAAP
lizbet7818@aol.com
Medical Liability
Ron Fischler, MD, FAAP
ronfischler@cox.net
Membership
Ron Fischler, MD, FAAP
ronfischler@cox.net
Newborn Screening and Hearing
Brad Golner, MD
bkgolner@cox.net
Nutrition/ Obesity (FTF Task Force/ Children 0-5 years)
Rene Bartos, MD, MPH, FAAP
rene7@cox.net
Oral Health
Keith Dveirin, MD, FAAP
kdveirin@azacp.com
Partnership for a Drug Free America Liaison
Dale Guthrie, MD, FAAP
dguthrie@pol.net
Pediatric Council
Jeff Couchman, MD, FAAP
couch@mesquitepediatrics.com
Amy Shoptaugh, MD, FAAP
shoprussa@pol.net
Practice Management
Tom Barela, MD, PhD, FAAP
tdbarela@frontiernet.net
Reach Out and Read Coalition
Grace Caputo, MD, MPH, FAAP
gcaputo@phoenixchildrens.com
School Readiness/Early Childhood Initiatives
Grace Caputo, MD, MPH, FAAP
gcaputo@phoenixchildrens.com
Sports Medicine
Delphis Richardson, MD, FAAP
DRichardson@mesapeds.com