Board Nominations Active members of New York ACEP who meet the criteria and are interested in serving on the Board of Directors are encouraged to submit their nominations to the 2027 Nominating Committee for consideration as the Committee develops the slate of candidates.
Four directors will be elected by the membership through a proxy distributed at least 30 days prior to the annual membership meeting. The annual membership meeting will be held Wednesday, July 7, 2027 at the Sagamore Resort on Lake George.
Board Members With Terms Ending in 2027
Erik Blutinger, MD MSc FACEP
Abbas Husain, MD FACEP
Jeffrey S. Rabrich, DO MBA FACEP FAEMS
Interested candidates should review the Criteria for New York ACEP Board Nomination, Board Member Duties & Responsibilities and send a completed nomination form along with a copy of their CV to New York ACEP by April 7, 2027. Self nomination and nominations of colleagues are accepted. Please review the policies and nomination form below.
Successful nominees will be notified by May 14, 2027. Board candidates are required to submit background information on their professional career, a photograph and answer questions posed to all board candidates. Candidates will have approximately two weeks to submit material.
Councillor Nominations Active members of New York ACEP interested in serving as a New York ACEP Councillor are encouraged to submit their nomination(s) to the 2027 Nominating Committee for consideration as the Committee develops the slate of candidates by April 7, 2027.
Board of Directors
Penelope C. Lema, MD FACEP, President
Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Robert M. Bramante, MD FACEP, President-Elect
Mercy Medical Center
Mark Curato, DO FACEP, Treasurer
New York-Presbyterian-Weill Cornell Medical Center
Jeffrey J. Thompson, MD FACEP – Secretary
UBMD Emergency Medicine
Jeffrey S. Rabrich, DO MBA FACEP FAEMS, Immediate-Past President
Montefiore Nyack Hospital
Kirby Black, MD FACEP
Oneida Health Hospital
Erik Blutinger, MD MSc FACEP
Mount Sinai Health System
Michael Dailey, MD FACEP FAEMS
Albany Medical Center
John DeAngelis, MD FPD-AEMUS FACEP
University of Rochester Medical Center
Abbas Husain, MD FACEP
Staten Island University Hospital
Marc P. Kanter, MD FACEP
NYC Health+Hospitals/Lincoln
Elyse Katz Lavine, MD FACEP
Mount Sinai Morningside
Sophia D. Lin, MD RDMS
NewYork-Presbysterian – Weill Cornell Medical Center
Laura Melville, MD MS
NewYork-Presbyterian – Brooklyn Methodist Hospital
Eli Rogers, MD Resident Representative
NewYork-Presbyterian Columbia/Cornell
Manish Sharma, DO MBA FACEP
NewYork-Presbyterian – Queens
New York ACEP Councillors
Councillors terms end July 1 of the designated year.
Councillors with Terms Ending in 2027
- Brahim Ardolic, MD FACEP
- Kirby P. Black, MD FACEP
- Erik Blutinger, MD MSc
- Jay Brenner, MD FACEP
- Lauren J. Curato, DO FACEP
- Sanjey Gupta, MD FACEP
- Laura Iavicoli, MD FACEP
- Marc P. Kanter, MD FACEP
- Elyse Katz Lavine, MD FACEP
- Penelope C. Lema, MD FACEP
- Sophia Lin, MD RDMS FACEP
- Virgil Smaltz, MD MPA FACEP
- L. Carlos Zapata, MD FACEP
Councillors with Terms Ending in 2028
- Robert Bramante, MD FACEP
- Mark Curato, DO FACEP
- Michael Dailey, MD FACEP
- John DeAngelis, MD FACEP
- Sydney De Angelis, MD FACEP
- Ugo Ezenwele, MD MPH FACEP
- Keith Grams, MD FACEP
- Liza Hartofilis, MD
- Abbas Husain, MD FACEP
- Stuart G. Kessler, MD FACEP
- Laura Melville, MD MS
- Nestor B. Nestor, MD MSc FACEP
- Blake Peterson, MD
- Jeff Rabrich, DO MBA FACEP
- Carly Rosen, MD
- Sophia Spadafore, MD MA
- Jeffrey Thompson, MD FACEP
- Peter Viccellio, MD FACEP
The Board of Directors will elect councillors at the Thursday, May 6, 2027 Board meeting in Manahattan. Members interested in representing New York ACEP at the ACEP Annual Council Meeting should submit a nomination form and their CV to New York ACEP. The 2027 ACEP Council meeting will be held in Boston, MA, October 23-24.
Board of Director & Councillor Nomination Form
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