Members of the 2026-27 Young Physician Section executive council were elected and assumed their duties upon close of TexMed

Chair
Jennifer Nordhauser, MD
Family Medicine | Pflugerville

Chair-Elect
Shangir Siddique, MD, MPH
Internal Medicine | Houston

Secretary
Anastasiia Rudkovskaia, MD
Pulmonary Critical Care Medicine | Baytown

Immediate Past Chair
Lane Aiena, MD
Family Medicine | Huntsville

TMA Board of Trustees YPS Representative
(2026-28)
Zishan Hirani, MD
Obstetrics and Gynecology | Houston
TMA Foundation Board of Trustees Representative
(2026-29)
Vacancy

TMA Delegate
(2026-28)
Alexander Fondaw, MD
Abdominal Surgery | Austin

TMA Delegate
(2026-28)
Max Galvan, MD
Psychiatry, Child & Adolescent | Dallas

TMA Delegate
(2025-27)
Raghuveer Puttagunta, MD
Internal Medicine, Pediatrics | Corpus Christi

TMA Delegate
(2026-28)
Shangir Siddique, MD, MPH
Internal Medicine | Houston

TMA Delegate
(2025-27)
Jessica Stull, MD
Internal Medicine | Houston

AMA Delegate
Jennifer Cavin, MD
Family Medicine | Austin

AMA Delegate
Emma Dishner, MD, MPH
Infectious Diseases | Dallas

AMA Delegate
Max Galvan, MD
Psychiatry, Child & Adolescent | Dallas

AMA Delegate
Jennifer Nordhauser, MD
Family Medicine | Pflugerville

AMA Delegate
Theresa Phan, MD
Family Medicine | Houston

AMA Delegate
Raghuveer Puttagunta, MD
Internal Medicine, Pediatrics | Corpus Christi

AMA Alternate Delegate
Zishan Hirani, MD
Obstetrics and Gynecology | Houston

AMA Alternate Delegate
Shangir Siddique, MD, MPH
Internal Medicine | Houston
Vacant Positions
3 TMA delegates
8 TMA alternate delegates
4 AMA-YPS alternate delegates
To apply for a vacant position on the Executive Council, submit an application, attaching a headshot, two-page CV, and a brief letter of intent.