In 1952, the APA amended its Bylaws to establish the Assembly of District Branches. The following year, in 1953, sixteen District Branches came together to form the first APA District Branch Assembly, with Joseph L. Abramson elected as its leader. This significant organizational development aimed to provide broader representation and diverse perspectives in shaping the Association's affairs.
Assembly Speaker Bios
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Evan Eyler, M.D.
2025-2026
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Steven Starks, M.D., M.B.A.
2024-2025
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Vasilis K. Pozios, M.D.
2023-2024
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Adam Nelson, M.D.
2022-2023
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Mary Jo Fitz-Gerald, M.D., M.B.A.
2021-2022
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Joseph C. Napoli, M.D.
2020-2021
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Paul J. O’Leary, M.D.
2019-2020
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James R. Batterson, M.D.
2018-2019
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Theresa M. Miskimen, M.D.
2017-2018
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Daniel J. Anzia, M.D.
2016-2017
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Glenn A. Martin, M.D.
2015-2016
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Jenny L. Boyer, M.D., JD, Ph.D.
2014-2015
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Melinda Young, M.D.
2013-2014
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R. Scott Benson, M.D.
2012-2013
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Ann Marie T. Sullivan, M.D.
2011-2012
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Bruce A. Hershfield, M.D.
2010-2011
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Gary S. Weinstein, M.D.
2009-2010
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Ronald Burd, M.D.
2008-2009
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Jeffrey Akaka, M.D.
2007-2008
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Michael Blumenfield, M.D.
2006-2007
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Joseph Ezra V. Rubin, M.D.
2005-2006
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James E. Nininger, M.D.
2004-2005
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Prakash N. Desai, M.D.
2003-2004
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Albert C. Gaw, M.D.
2002-2003
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Nada L. Stotland, M.D.
2001-2002
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R. Michael Pearce, M.D.
2000-2001
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Alfred Herzog, M.D.
1999-2000
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Donna M. Norris, M.D.
1998-1999
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Jeremy A. Lazarus, M.D.
1997-1998
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R. Dale Walker, M.D.
1996-1997
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Richard K. Harding, M.D.
1995-1996
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Norman A. Clemens, M.D.
1994-1995
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Richard M. Bridburg, M.D.
1993-1994
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Edward Hanin, M.D.
1990-1991
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Gerald H. Flamm, M.D.
1989-1990
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John S. McIntyre, M.D.
1988-1989
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Irvin M. Cohen, M.D.
1987-1988
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Roger Peele, M.D.
1986-1987
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James M. Trench, M.D.
1985-1986
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Fred Gottlieb, M.D.
1984-1985
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Harvey Bluestone, M.D.
1983-1984
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William R. Sorum, M.D.
1982-1983
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Lawrence Hartmann, M.D.
1981-1982
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Melvin M. Lipsett, M.D.
1980-1981
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Robert O. Pasnau, M.D.
1979-1980
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Robert J. Campbell III, M.D.
1978-1979
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Daniel A. Grabski, M.D.
1977-1978
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Irwin N. Perr, M.D.
1976-1977
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Miltiades L. Zaphiropoulos, M.D.
1975-1976
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Robert B. Neu, M.D.
1974-1975
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Warren S. Williams, M.D.
1973-1974
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James C. Johnson, Jr., M.D.
1972-1973
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Harry H. Brunt, Jr., M.D.
1971-1972
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John S. Visher, M.D.
1970-1971
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Perry C. Talkington, M.D.
1969-1970
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Malcolm J. Farrell, M.D.
1968-1969
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John R. Adams, M.D.
1967-1968
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Hamilton F. Ford, M.D.
1966-1967
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Duncan Whitehead, M.D.
1965-1966
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Philip B. Reed, M.D.
1964-1965
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Robert S. Garber, M.D.
1963-1964
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G. Wilse Robinson, M.D.
1962-1963
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Edward G. Billings, M.D.
1961-1962
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John R. Saunders, M.D.
1960-1961
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Alfred Auerback, M.D.
1959-1960
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Walter H. Obenauf, M.D.
1958-1959
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David C. Wilson, M.D.
1957-1958
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Mathew Ross, M.D.
1956-1957
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Addison M. Duval, M.D.
1955-1956
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Crawford N. Boganz, M.D.
1954-1955
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Joseph L. Abramson, M.D.
1953-1954