TEXPAC Leadership
All decisions regarding TEXPAC’s endorsements and involvement of political campaigns are made by volunteer leaders appointed by the Texas Medical Association Board of Trustees.
- Jimmy Widmer, MD, Temple, Internal Medicine- Chair, Board of Directors
- Sara Austin, MD, Austin, Neurology- Chair, Candidate Evaluation Committee
- John Shepherd, MD, San Antonio, Anesthesiology- Chair, Membership Committee
TEXPAC Executive Committee
Position |
Name |
Specialty |
County Medical Society |
TEXPAC Board Chair |
Jimmy Widmer, MD |
Internal Medicine |
Bell |
CEC Chair |
Sara Austin, MD |
Neurology |
Travis |
Membership Chair |
John Shepherd, MD |
Anesthesiology |
Bexar |
Past TEXPAC Chair |
Bradford Patt, MD |
Plastic Surgery |
Harris |
Council on Legislation Chair |
Tilden Childs, III, MD |
Radiologist |
Tarrant |
Alliance Member |
Christel Chase |
N/A |
Tarrant |
Medical Student |
Patrick Ojeaga |
N/A |
Hidalgo |
Resident |
Jane Gilmore, MD |
Ophthalmology |
Dallas |
Young Resident |
Michelle Tarbox, MD |
Dermatology |
Lubbock |
At-Large |
Michael Battista, MD |
Neonatology |
Bexar |
At-Large |
John Gilmore, MD |
ENT |
Dallas |
At-Large |
Thomas Kimbrough, MD |
General Surgery |
Galveston |
At-Large |
J. Timothy Parker, MD |
OB-GYN |
Grayson |
Candidate Evaluation Committee
Position |
Name |
Specialty |
County Medical Society |
TEXPAC Board Chair |
Jimmy Widmer, MD |
Internal Medicine |
Bell |
CEC Chair |
Sara Austin, MD |
Neurology |
Travis |
Membership Chair |
John Shepherd, MD |
Anesthesiology |
Bexar |
Past TEXPAC Chair |
Bradford Patt, MD |
Plastic Surgery |
Harris |
Alliance |
Jenny Shepherd |
N/A |
Bexar |
Alliance |
Martha Vijjeswarapu |
N/A |
Bexar |
Medical Student |
Whitney Stuard |
N/A |
Dallas |
Resident |
Matthew McGlennon, DO |
N/A |
Williamson |
Young Physician |
Zachary Jones, MD |
Anesthesiology |
Denton |
At-Large |
Robert Rogers, MD |
Allergy |
Tarrant |
At-Large |
T. David Greer, MD |
Family Medicine |
Wichita |
At-Large |
Robert Jackson, MD |
Internal Medicine |
Harris |
At-Large |
Lisa Swanson, MD |
Pediatrics |
Dallas |
At-Large |
Robert Wolf, MD |
Orthopedic Surgery |
Waco |
At-Large |
Lisa Ehrlich, MD |
Internal Medicine |
Harris |
At-Large
|
James Humphreys, MD |
Pathology |
Bexar |
At-Large
|
Faraz Khan, MD |
Radiology |
Harris |
At-Large |
Daniel Vijjeswarapu, MD |
Pediatrics |
Bexar |
At-Large |
Roger Khetan, MD |
Internal Medicine |
Dallas |
At-Large |
Sandra Dickerson, MD |
General Surgery |
Lubbock |
At-Large |
Yasser Zeid, MD |
OB-GYN |
Gregg |
At-Large |
Susan Strate, MD |
Pathology |
Wichita |
At-Large |
Samuel Chantillis, MD |
Family Medicine |
Dallas |
At-Large |
Seth Kaplan, MD |
Pediatrics |
Dallas |
At-Large |
Vivek U. Rao, MD |
Allergy & Immunology |
Ector |
At-Large |
Gerad Troutman, MD |
Emergency Medicine |
Lubbock |
Alternate |
John Scott, DO |
Anesthesiology
|
Dallas |
Alternate |
Jack Myers, MD |
Internal Medicine |
Bell |
Alternate |
Russell Juno, MD |
General Surgery |
Fayette |
Alternate |
Grant Pham, MD |
N/A |
Williamson |
Alternate |
Jeffrey Pinnow, MD |
Emergency Medicine |
Odessa |
Alternate |
Audrey Ahuero, MD |
Ophthalmology |
Harris |
District Chair
1 VACANT
1 Yasser F. Zeid, MD
2 Lisa Swanson, MD
2 John Scott, DO
3 James Ogburn, MD
3 J. Patrick Walker, MD
4 Stacy Norell, MD
4 Louise Bethea, MD
5 Tina Philip, DO
5 Susan M. Pike, MD
6 Faraz Khan, MD
6 Terah Isaacson, MD
7 Robert Vanzant, MD
7 Audrey Ahuero, MD
8 Zachary Jones, MD
8 Seth Kaplan, MD
9 Jason Terk, MD
9 Linda Siy, MD
10 G. Sealy Massingill, MD
10 Maxim Pekarev, MD
11 Mina Sinacori, MD
11 Thomas Kimbrough, MD
12 Bhaskar Padakandla, MD
12 Bryan Johnson, MD
13 Byron J. Bohnn, MD
13 William Gilmer, MD
14 Robert Cowan, MD
14 John Abikhaled, MD
15 Irvin Sulapas, MD
15 Sherif Zaafran, MD
16 Samuel Chantillis, MD
16 Roger Khetan, MD
17 Clifford Moy, MD
17 Robert Jackson, MD
18 Anna Allred, MD
18 Felicia Jordan, MD
19 James Humphreys, MD
19 Adam J. Bruggeman, MD
20 Jake Moore, MD
20 Jerry Hunsaker, MD
21 William Kern Deschner, MD
21 Joseph T. Kavanaugh, MD
22 Elaine K. Miller, DO
22 Robert Wolf, MD
23 Steve Hays, MD
23 Hania Alaidroos, MD
24 Jay Widmer, MD
24 Jack Myers, MD
25 Zeke Silva, III, MD
25 Leah Jacobson, MD
26 Jesse Moss Jr., MD
26 Pamela Ann Hall, MD
27 Chevy Lee, MD
27 Victor Gonzalez, MD
28 Gerad Troutman, MD
28 Sameer Islam, MD
29 David M. Palafox, MD
29 Francisco J. Agullo, MD
30 J. Timothy Parker, MD
30 T. David Greer, MD
31 Vivek U. Rao, MD
31 Jeffrey Pinnow, MD
Alliance Members
Position |
Name |
County Medical Society |
Alliance |
Jenny Shepherd |
Bexar |
Alliance |
Lisa Drever |
Longview |
Alliance |
Libby White |
Lubbock |
Alliance |
Kathy Trizna |
Travis |
Alliance |
Martha Vijjeswarapu |
Bexar |
Alliance |
Christel Chase |
Tarrant |
Alliance |
Patty Loose |
Travis |
Alliance |
Angela Donahue |
Tarrant |
Alliance |
Lisa Queralt |
Tarrant |
Alliance |
Keely Hunsaker |
Nueces |
Alliance |
Julie Cowan |
Travis |
Alliance |
Sharon Robinson |
Lubbock |
Young Physician, Resident, and Student Members
Position |
Name |
Program |
Resident |
Matthew McGlennon, DO |
Baylor |
Resident |
Vamsi Potluri, MD |
UTMB |
Resident |
Grant Pham, MD |
TAMU |
Student |
Donya Iranpoor |
TAMU |
Student |
Dina Zamil |
Baylor |
Student |
Sanjana Ravi |
Dell |
Student |
Hannah Coco |
McGovern |
Student |
Jerry Zaidi |
PL Foster |
Student |
Helen Nguyen |
TCOM |
Student |
Sarah Person |
TCU |
Student |
Tsola Efejuku |
UTMB |
Student |
Myung-Jin Cha |
UTRGV |
Student |
Tanooha Veeramachaneni |
UTSW |
Student |
Austin Reynolds |
Sam Houston |
Student |
David Zimmerhanzel |
UTSW |
Student |
Chelsea Gerlicki |
TTU |
Student |
Tina Zhu |
TTU |
Student |
Nabeel Ahmad |
U of H |
Student |
Shikha Prakash |
UIW |
Student |
Shail Vyas |
UTHSCSA |
Student |
Jenna Gage |
UTMB |