Members of the 2023-2024 Young Physician Section executive council were elected and assumed their duties upon close of TexMed.
Chair
(2023-2024)
AMA-YPS Delegate
(2023-2024)
Emma L. Dishner, MD, MPH
Infectious Diseases | Dallas
Chair-Elect
(2023-2024)
AMA-YPS Delegate
(2023-2024)
Zishan Hirani, MD
Obstetrics and Gynecology | Plano
Secretary
(2023-2024)
Brandi N. Ring, MD
Obstetrics and Gynecology | Houston
TMA Board of Trustees YPS Representative
(2022-2024)
AMA-YPS Delegate
(2023-2024)
Samuel E. Mathis, MD
Family Medicine | Galveston
Immediate Past Chair
(2023-2024)
Gates B. Colbert, MD
Nephrology | Dallas
TMA Foundation Board of Trustee Representative
TMA Delegate
(2022-2024)
AMA-YPS Delegate
(2023-2024)
Joy Lo Chen, MD
Anesthesiology | Plano
TMA Delegate
(2023-2025)
Aruna L. Jahoor, MD
Internal Medicine | Marble Falls
TMA Delegate
(2023-2025)
Jeniffer Okungbowa-Ikponmwosa, MD
Emergency Medicine | San Antonio
TMA Delegate
(2022-2024)
Naveen Kumar Tyagi, MD
Pulmonary Medicine | Round Rock
TMA Delegate
(2023-2025)
AMA-YPS Alternate Delegate
(2023-2024)
Renny Madathikudiyil Varghese, MD
Family Medicine | League City
TMA Delegate
(2023-2025)
Gina M. Vento, MD
Emergency Medicine | San Antonio
TMA Alternate Delegate
(2023-2025)
Cynthia D. Coyne, MD
Obstetrics and Gynecology | Austin
TMA Alternate Delegate
(2023-2025)
Sina Najafi, DO
Internal Medicine | Dallas
TMA Alternate Delegate
(2023-2025)
AMA-YPS Alternate Delegate
(2023-2024)
Pooja Sethi, MD
Cardiovascular Disease | Lubbock
AMA-YPS Delegate
(2023-2024)
Grant Pham, MD
Family Medicine | Grand Prairie
AMA-YPS Delegate
(2023-2024)
Myphuong (Theresa) Phan, MD
Family Medicine | Houston
Vacant Positions
3 TMA alternate delegates
4 AMA alternate delegates