TMA Leadership College Class of 2027

We are pleased to announce the physicians selected for the TMA Leadership College Class of 2027  the program's 17th cohort since the inception. We congratulate all 17 physicians selected for their commitment. 

Throughout the year, the 2027 scholars will build upon their leadership strengths, expand their capacities to serve as leaders in organized medicine and in their communities, all while forming lasting relationships with colleagues. They will complete the program at TexMed in April 2027 and join a network of over 300 TMALC alumni.

Please join us in welcoming the Class of 2027!

 

Yasir Ali, MD     Ahmed Mohsen, MD
Alcides Amador, MD   Peris Mwirigi, MD
Stephanie Bradley, MD   Upulie Nawaratne, MD
Lindsay Brettmann, MD   Amanda Norwood, DO
Natasha Desai, MD   Brandon O'Keefe Rafaeli, MD
Rachel Garza, MD   Christopher Taliaferro, DO
Umair Hemani, DO   Chelsea Therrien, MD
Pruthali Kulkarni, DO   Zoie Walker, MD
Julie Mani, MD    

 

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Yasir Ali, MD
Pathology | Houston
Harris County Medical Society


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Alcides Amador, MD
Child & Adolescent Psychiatry | Mission
Hidalgo-Starr County Medical Society


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Stephanie Bradley, MD
Anesthesiology | Houston
Harris County Medical Society


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Lindsay Brettmann, MD
Internal Medicine and Pediatrics | Austin
Travis County Medical Society


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Natasha Desai, MD
Family Medicine | Pflugerville
Travis County Medical Society


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Rachel Garza, MD
Pediatric Anesthesiology | Temple
Bell County Medical Society


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Umair Hemani, DO
Psychiatry | Houston
Harris Country County Medical Society


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Pruthali Kulkarni, DO
Hematology/Medical Oncology | Temple
Bell County Medical Society


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Julie Mani, MD
Pediatric Anesthesiology | Houston
Harris County Medical Society


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Ahmed Mohsen, MD
Anesthesiology | Galveston
Galveston County Medical Society


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Peris Mwirigi, MD
Pediatrics | Denton
Denton County Medical Society


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Upulie Nawaratne, MD
Pediatric Critical Care| Houston
Harris County Medical Society


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Amanda Norwood, DO
Family Medicine | Round Rock
Williamson County Medical Society


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Brandon O'Keefe Rafaeli, MD
Emergency Medicine | Houston
Harris County Medical Society


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Christopher Taliaferro, DO
Emergency Medicine | Dallas
Dallas County Medical Society


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Chelsea Therrien, MD
Internal Medicine | Houston
Harris County Medical Society


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Zoie Walker, MD
Family Medicine | Abilene
Big Country County Medical Society

Last Updated On

September 10, 2026

Originally Published On

April 28, 2021