Pennsylvania Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics
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      • Climate & Environmental Health Committee
      • Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee
      • Early Childhood Committee
      • Educational & CME Planning Committee
      • Executive Committee
      • Foster & Kinship Care Committee
      • Governance Committee
      • Infant Safe Sleep Committee
      • School Health Committee
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  • Resources
    • For Providers >
      • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Toolkit
      • Emergency Planning and Disaster Preparedness
      • Firearm Safety Toolkit for Healthcare Providers
      • Get Out the Vote
      • Healthy Mental Development
      • Immigrant Health
      • Infant Safe Sleep
      • Immunization
      • Multilingual Literacy
      • Pediatrician Kinship Care Toolkit
      • Suicide Prevention Toolkit for Providers
      • WIC
    • For Caregivers >
      • Healthy Mental Development
      • Immigrant Health
      • Infant Safe Sleep
      • Multilingual Literacy
      • Suicide Prevention Toolkit for Caregivers
      • WIC
    • For Youth >
      • Healthy Mental Development
      • Immigrant Health
      • Suicide Prevention Toolkit for Youth
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Board of Directors

To contact a Board member, please email [email protected]. 
Executive Committee
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Toni Richards-Rowley, MD, FAAP
​President
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Gabe Cisneros, MD, FAAP
​Vice President
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Erich Batra, MD, FAAP, FACP
Secretary/Treasurer
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Kate Tigue, MD, FAAP
Immediate Past President

Regional Members
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Kristin Hannibal, MD, FAAP
Region 1
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James Scibilia, MD, FAAP
Region 2
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Jeffery Kile, MD, MHA, FAAP
Region 3
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Kelly Curtin-Hallinan, DO, FAAP
Region 4
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Joannie Yeh, MD, FAAP
Region 5
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Norrell Atkinson, MD, FAAP
Region 6

Early Career Representatives
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Kate Wallis, MD, FAAP
​Eastern Representative
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Chelsea Cockburn, MD, PhD, FAAP
​Western Representative

Resident Representatives
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Adaola Onyenaka, MD, DHA, MBA, MHA, MHI
​Eastern Representative

Sub-specialty Representatives
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William Hennrikus, MD, FAAOS, FAAP
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Christine March, MD

​Governance Committee Chair 
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Dakota Peterson, MD, FAAP

Specialty Trustee to the PA MED Society
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Bonnie Zehr, MD, FAAP


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661 Moore Road 
Suite 200
King of Prussia, PA 19406
Phone: (484) 446-3000
Fax: (484) 446-3255
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  • About Us
    • Board of Directors
    • Mission & History
    • Programs
    • Staff
    • Employment Opportunities & Requests for Proposals
    • Financials and Governance
    • Contact Us
  • Engagement Opportunities
    • PA AAP Projects/Initiatives- Current >
      • Achieving Chapter Equity (ACE)- Mulitilingual Literacy
      • Healthy Mental Development
      • Emerging Threats Partnership Project
    • PA AAP Projects/Initiatives- Additional
    • Committees >
      • Advocacy Committee
      • Children & Youth with Special Health Care Needs (CYSHCN) Committee
      • Climate & Environmental Health Committee
      • Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee
      • Early Childhood Committee
      • Educational & CME Planning Committee
      • Executive Committee
      • Foster & Kinship Care Committee
      • Governance Committee
      • Infant Safe Sleep Committee
      • School Health Committee
    • Programs
  • Advocacy
    • Become a PA AAP Advocate
    • Advocacy Action Center (PA AAP Members Only)
    • Blueprint for Children
    • Pennsylvania Children's Outdoor Bill of Rights
    • HR 1 Navigation Resources
  • Resources
    • For Providers >
      • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Toolkit
      • Emergency Planning and Disaster Preparedness
      • Firearm Safety Toolkit for Healthcare Providers
      • Get Out the Vote
      • Healthy Mental Development
      • Immigrant Health
      • Infant Safe Sleep
      • Immunization
      • Multilingual Literacy
      • Pediatrician Kinship Care Toolkit
      • Suicide Prevention Toolkit for Providers
      • WIC
    • For Caregivers >
      • Healthy Mental Development
      • Immigrant Health
      • Infant Safe Sleep
      • Multilingual Literacy
      • Suicide Prevention Toolkit for Caregivers
      • WIC
    • For Youth >
      • Healthy Mental Development
      • Immigrant Health
      • Suicide Prevention Toolkit for Youth
    • Health Updates and Advisories >
      • CDC Health Alerts
      • PA DOH Health Alerts
      • Philadelphia DOH Health Alerts
      • FDA Health Alerts
  • Events
    • Pediatric Conference
    • Let's Talk
  • Join PA AAP
  • News
  • Awards