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Association of Yale Alumni in Medicine (AYAM)

The Association of Yale Alumni in Medicine (AYAM) is comprised of all recipients of the doctor of medicine degree from the Yale University School of Medicine, and those trained as interns, residents, and fellows in Yale’s postgraduate program. An elected Executive Committee, which consists of the officers of the association, the immediate past-president, and ten members at large, directs the alumni association. It serves as a link between the School of Medicine and its graduates and helps alumni stay in touch with Yale while providing opportunities for social interaction, networking and volunteer services.

AYAM Executive Committee

President Paul Leong, MD ‘99 of Pittsburgh, PA
Vice President Wilhelmina C. Korevaar MD '77 of Mount Dora, FL
Secretary Jennifer H. Nam Choi, MD '03 of Wilmette, IL

At-Large Members

Linda W. Armstrong, MD '88 of New York, NY
Thomas F. Deering, MD '80 of Atlanta, GA
Joanna G. Katzman, MD '90 of Milford, CT
Elizabeth Quattrocki Knight, MD '94 of Belmont, MA
Ameya R. Kulkarni, MD '05 of Arlington, VA
Harold Mancusi-Ungaro, Jr. MD '73 of Aptos, CA
Kevin O'Hara, PA-C '08 of Roslyn, NY
Brenda M. Ritson, MD '06 of Egg Harbor Township, NJ
Jill A. Silverman, MD '79 of New York, NY

Delegates to the Yale Alumni Association (YAA)

Elizabeth H. Holt, MD '95 of Belvedere Tiburon, CA

Donald L. Kent, MD '72 of Bellaire, FL

Wilhelmina C. Korevaar, MD '77 of Mount Dora, FL

Saif S. Rathore, MD '12 of Chicago, IL

Douglas G. Walled, MD '06 of Saratoga Springs, NY

Ex Officio

Dean Nancy J. Brown, MD
Jean and David W. Wallace Dean of Medicine

Alexander Gharib Nazem, MD '12 of New York, NY
Chair of Agents, Alumni Fund

Ann V. Arthur, MD '90 of New York, NY
Director, Alumni Engagement

Amanda J. Bassett, MBA
Director, Development and Giving (YSM)

AYAM Former Presidents

2021-2024 John McLeod “Mac” Griffiss, MD ’66
2021 Amy Liebeskind, MD ’98
2019-2021 Lillian A. Oshva, M.D. '96
2017-2019 Harold Mancusi-Ungaro, M.D. '73
2015-2017 Richard Kayne, M.D. '76
2013-2015 Susan Ryu Gaynon, M.D. '76
2011-2013 Christine A. Walsh, M.D. '73
2009-2011 Harold Bornstein Jr., M.D. '53
2007-2009 Jocelyn S. Malkin, M.D. '51
2005-2007 Francis M. Lobo, M.D. '91
2003-2005 Donald E. Moore, M.D. '80, M.P.H. '81
2001-2003 Francis R. Coughlin, Jr., M.D. '52
1999-2001 Gilbert F. Hogan, M.D. '57
1997-1999 Nicholas M. Passarelli, M.D.'58
1995-1997 Lycurgus M. Davey, M.D. '43
1993-1995 Marie-Louise T. Johnson, Ph.D '54, M.D. '56
1991-1993 Muriel D. Wolf, M.D. '59
1989-1991 Thomas P. Kugelman, M.D. '60
1985-1989 Dwight F. Miller, M.D. '56
1982-1985 Nicholas P.R. Spinelli, M.D. '44