Board of Trustees

President
Ellen Mayer Sabik, MD, FACC (3/27)

President-Elect
Anne R. Albers, MD, PhD, FACC (3/27)

Immediate Past President
Karanvir (Kanny) S. Grewal, MD, FACC (3/27)

Secretary/Treasurer
Brianna French, MD, FACC (2027 – 1st term)

Executive Director
Gwen J. Goldfarb

Pediatric Representative
Janine Arruda, MD, FAAP, FACC (2026 – 2nd term)

Surgical Representative
Matthew Henn, MD (2026 – 1st term)

Active Duty Military Representative
Samuel R. Theis, DO, FACC (2027 -1st term)

VA Representative
Ajay Agarwal, MD, FACC (2026 – 2nd term)

Cardiovascular Team State Representative
Kelly Bartsch, PharmD, BCPS, CLS, AACC (2027)

Cardiovascular Team State Representative-Elect
Beth Short, DNP, MSN, AGACNP, FNP, AACC (2027)

Cardiovascular Team Immediate Past State Representative
Andrea Robinson, MSN, ACNP, AACC (2027)

District 1 Trustees
(Lorain, Medina, Cuyahoga, Lake, Geauga, Ashtabula, Case Western Reserve, The Cleveland Clinic)

Saneka Chakravarty, MD, FACC (2027 – 2nd term)

Chantal Elamm, MD, FACC (2027 – 2nd term)

Aisha Siraj, MD, FACC (2026 – 1st term)

Heba Wassif, MD, FACC (2026 – 1st term)

District 2 Trustees
(Williams, Defiance, Paulding, Van Wert, Mercer, Fulton, Henry, Putnam, Allen, Auglaize, Lucas, Wood, Hancock, Ottawa, Sandusky, Seneca, Wyandot, Erie, Huron, The University of Toledo)

Sahar Ismail, MD, FACC (2027 – 1st term)

George V. Moukarbel, MD, FACC (2026 – 2nd term)

District 3 Trustees
(Wayne, Summit, Stark, Tuscarawas, Portage, Carroll, Harrison, Trumbull, Mahoning, Columbiana, Jefferson, Northeastern Ohio University College of Medicine)

Jonathan Buggey, MD (2026 – 1st term)

Timothy Byrnes, DO, FACC (2027 – 2nd term)

District 4 Trustees
(Hardin, Logan, Crawford, Marion, Union, Madison, Fayette, Morrow, Delaware, Franklin, Pickaway, Ross, Pike, Scioto, Richland, Knox, Licking, Fairfield, Hocking, Vinton, Jackson, Lawrence, Ashland, Holmes, Coshocton, Muskingum, Perry, Morgan, Athens, Meigs, Gallia, Guernsey, Noble, Washington, Belmont, Monroe, The Ohio State University)

Lindsay M. Castle, DO, FACC (2026 – 2nd term)

Salvatore Savona, MD, FACC (2027 – 2nd term)

District 5 Trustees
(Darke, Preble, Shelby, Miami, Montgomery, Champaign, Clark, Greene, Kettering Academic Program, Grandview Academic Program)

Zubin Agarwal, MD, FACC (2027 – 1st term)

Jayanta T. Mukherjee, MD, FACC, FASE, FSCMR (2026 – 1st term)

District 6 Trustees
(Butler, Hamilton, Warren, Clermont, Clinton, Highland, Brown, Adams, University of Cincinnati)

Zacharay Ahart, MD (2026- 1st term)

Santosh G. Menon, MD, FACC (2025 – 1st term)

Fellows-in-Training
Yasmine Robison, DO, Summa, Co-Chair

Seth Scheetz, MD, Cleveland Clinic, Co-Chair

Advocacy Co-Chairs
Anne Albers, MD, FACC

David Stultz, MD, FACC

Cardiovascular Administrator Committee Chair
TBA

Education Chair
Laxmi Mehta, MD, FACC

Medicare Committee Chairs
Shyam Bhakta, MD, FACC

Timothy D. Smith, MD, FACC

Special thanks to outgoing 2025-2027 board members:
Kurian Thomas Maliel, MD, FACC
Anurag Singh, MD, MSHA, FACC, FHRS
Hemindermeet Singh, MD, FACC

Role of an Ohio-ACC Board of Trustees Member

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