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NMA AAI Team

EXECUTIVE TEAM

Dr. Cheryl Lynn Walker-McGill is a board-certified allergist and internist dedicated to creating strategies for improving health and healthcare outcomes in diverse...

NMA Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology

Cheryl Walker-McGill, MD, MBA

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Dr. Ama Alexis is an allergist-immunologist in private and academic practice in New York City. She is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics affiliated with NYU...

NMA Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology

Ama Alexis, M.D., FAAAAI, FAAP

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Dr. Chanda Nicole Holsey is a distinguished Health Services Consultant and Small Business Owner with a profound commitment to public health education has trained widely on the topic...

NMA Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology

Chanda Nicole Holsey, DrPH, MPH, AE-C

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STEERING COMMITTEE

Dr. Ama Alexis is an allergist-immunologist in private and academic practice in New York City. She is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics affiliated with NYU...

NMA Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology

Ama Alexis, M.D., FAAAAI, FAAP

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Dr. Anne Maitland is a Fellow of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology and a member of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (AAAAI)...

Steering Committee 

Anne Maitland, M.D., PhD

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AAI Steering Committee Member Immediate Past President, Charles R. Drew Medical Society, Los Angeles Secretary, Golden State Medical Society Los Angeles, CA

Steering Committee 

Anne Staveren, M.D. FACAAI

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Bridgette L. Jones, MD, MS holds a faculty appointment as Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine (UMKCSOM)...

Steering Committee 

Bridgette Jones, M.D., M.S.

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President of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology. Dr. Davis received her undergraduate degree in Chemical Engineering from Howard University and her medical degree from Duke University. She completed  her allergy/immunology...

Steering Committee 

Carla M. Davis, M.D.

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Dr. Chanda Nicole Holsey is a distinguished Health Services Consultant and Small Business Owner with a profound commitment to public health education has trained widely on the topic...

NMA Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology

Chanda Nicole Holsey, DrPH, MPH, AE-C

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President of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Steering Committee 

Cherie Zachary, M.D

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Dr. Cherna Cherfrere is an Internal Medicine physician and hospitalist at Baylor Scott & White Medical Center–Waxahachie, 

Steering Committee 

Cherna Cherfrere

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Dr. Cheryl Lynn Walker-McGill is a board-certified allergist and internist dedicated to creating strategies for improving health and healthcare outcomes in diverse...

NMA Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology

Cheryl Walker-McGill, MD, MBA

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Dr. Covington is an Assistant Professor in Pediatric and Internal Medicine at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston. He received his undergraduate degree...

Steering Committee 

Cleavon J. Covington, M.D., MS, FAAP, FAAAAI

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Dr. Carter is a senior research clinician in the Laboratory of Allergic Diseases at the National Institutes of Health (NIH).  She is board-certified in Allergy/ Immunology and Pediatrics....

Steering Committee 

Melody C. Carter, M.D.

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Michael A. LeNoir, MD, one of the top practicing allergists and pediatricians in the San Francisco Bay Area, is the president (2013-14) of the National Medical Association (NMA)...

Steering Committee 

Michael LeNoir, M.D., FAAP. FAAAAI

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Allergist and Immunologist. Consultant and former Section Chair dedicated to advancing excellence in allergy, asthma, and immunology care.

Steering Committee 

Nancy Joseph

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Board-Certified Allergist and Immunologist dedicated to advancing equitable allergy and asthma care.

Steering Committee 

Taryn Richardson, M.D.

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Dr. Thomas A. Scott is a Medical Director, Clinical Coverage and Review, Enterprise Clinical Services, Optum Health. Dr. Scott practiced as a consulting clinician at AllerVie Health...

Steering Committee 

Thomas Scott, M.D. MMM, FAAAAI, FACAAI

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Dr. Tracy J. Pitt is a Canadian board-certified Allergist and Pediatrician practicing in her native Toronto. She graduated from Howard University College of Medicine, Washington, D.C. in 2004,...

Steering Committee 

Tracy Pitt, M.D.

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SUPPORT STAFF

CaMarie Hawkins, MPH  is a health communications strategist dedicated to advancing health equity through education, awareness, and community engagement...

Support Staff

CaMarie C. Hawkins, MPH

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Erin Holsey serves as a social media assistant for the AAI Section during the Annual Meetings. She is a student and former military child who discovered her love for photography. 

Support Staff

Erin Holsey

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Tyrone Crews, LP, CCP, MBA, RRT, is a healthcare professional whose career reflects a longstanding commitment to clinical excellence, leadership, and service to his community...

Support Staff

Tyrone Crews Jr. LP, CCP, MBA, RRT

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Sherese Jackson, MSW, is a dedicated social work professional with extensive experience serving individuals and families across a variety of healthcare settings.

Support Staff

Sherese Jackson, MSW

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FOUNDERS

Along with Drs. Michael LeNoir and Lawrence Robinson, Jr., Dr. Floyd Malveaux is the founder of the National Medical Association's Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology Section...

Founder - National Medical Association

Floyd J. Malveaux, M.D., PhD

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Dr. Lawrence Robinson is a graduate of Howard University Medical School and was the first African American accepted for an internship in Pediatrics at Johns Hopkins Hospital.

Founder

Lawrence Robinson, MD

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Michael A. LeNoir, MD, one of the top practicing allergists and pediatricians in the San Francisco Bay Area, is the president (2013-14) of the National Medical Association (NMA).

Founder 

Michael LeNoir, M.D., FAAP. FAAAAI

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