About the Idaho Chapter
Chapter Mission
Our mission is to promote the health and welfare of Idaho’s children by influencing policy on any and every issue affecting child health: immunizations, air pollution, and so much more.
Chapter Leadership
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Jared Hansen, MD
President
jaredh@aerispediatrics.com View Bio -
Cristina Abuchaibe, MD
Vice President
medical@congenitalcardiocare.com View Bio -
Andrea Prasch, MD, FAAP
Secretary/Treasurer
prascha@slhs.org View Bio -
Tyler Burpee, MD
Past President
burpeet@slhs.org View Bio -
Sara Swoboda, MD
Jess Duvall, MD
Member at Large / Legislative Liaison
swobodas@slhs.org -
Jennifer Salame, MD
Early Career Physician
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Sivani Kuruvada, MD
Resident Representative
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Sherry Iverson, RN
Executive Director
iversons@slhs.org View Bio -
Marilyn Fuller
Executive Administrative Assistant
idahoAAP@gmail.com
Chapter Champions
- Lisa Barker, MD
Breastfeeding
barkerl@slhs.org - Mindy Gaddis, MD
Childhood Obesity
mindy@slhs.org - Kathy Stevens, MD
Disaster Preparedness
stevensk@slhs.org - Noreen Womack
Early Childhood
noreen@slhs.org - Joseph Wilbanks, MD
Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Program (EHDI)
wilbankj@slhs.org - Alicia Suski
E-Cigarette Chapter Champion
asuski@trhs.org - Creighton Hardin, MD
Environment
Hardcrei@cableone.net
Immunizations
CATCH Facilitator
Oral Health
Diversity & Inclusion
Chapter Representatives
- Mark Urban, MD
EMS – Idaho Emergency Medical Services Physician Commission Appointment - Elizabeth Kleweno, MD
Ada County Medical Society Board
Legislative Liasons
- Sara Swoboda, MD
- Jessie Duvall, MD
Chapter Members
Chapter Highlights
- AAP Chapter Champion Programs have been very effective for disseminating best policies and practices to pediatric health care providers nationwide through the leadership and volunteer networks of chapters. Chapter champion programs are designed to serve as a mechanism to provide technical assistance, tools and resources, and more to pediatricians and other pediatric health care providers in a more direct manner via national AAP staff.
Donate to the IdahoAAP Chapter
- The Idaho AAP is now a registered nonprofit organization with the Amazon Smiles Program. This means 0.5% of purchases at Amazon.com can be donated to the Chapter. Simply go to https://smile.amazon.com/ and select the "Idaho Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics" as your favorite charity. Whenever you shop, go to this link https://smile.amazon.com/ instead of just Amazon.com.
Chapter Awards
- 2022 Child Advocate of the Year — Dr. Perry Brown
- 2022 Organization of the Year — Boise Bicycle Project
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