The Alumni Council promotes and supports activities that connect alumni to each other, the School, and current students.

The Council serves in an advisory role to Harvard Medical School leaders by listening and responding to current issues. It also appoints, in consultation with the dean, the chair of alumni relations and the chair of alumni giving. The Council comprises members who are each elected to a three-year term. The Council is currently focused on supporting the pipeline of physicians and leaders in medicine through mentorship programs fueled by MD alumni.

Constitution and bylaws

The HMAA constitution was last ratified at the Annual Meeting of the Harvard Medical Alumni Association on Friday, June 2, 2017. Download the constitution [PDF; 6 pages; 752KB] »
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Elected Representatives

Kenneth R. Bridges

President
Kenneth R. Bridges, MD ’76
San Francisco, California

[Term on Council: 2020-2023]
Photo of Louise Aronson President-Elect
Louise Aronson, MD ’92
San Francisco, California

[Term on Council: 2022-2024]
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Vice President

Chasity D. Jennings-Nuñez, MD ’95
Los Angeles, California

[Term on Council: 2022-2024]

Douglas H. L. Chin.

 Councilor-at-Large
Douglas H. L. Chin, AB ’88, MD ’94 (Class of 1993), MMSc ’94
Piedmont, California

[Term on Council: 2020-2023]
Photo of Michelle Rivera Councilor-at-Large

Michelle L. Rivera, MD '92
Charlotte, North Carolina

[Term on Council: 2022-2024]
John F. Cramer III, MD ’74

Councilor-at-Large
John F. Cramer III, MD ’74
Edmonds, Washington

[Term on Council: 2021-2024]
Numa Pompilio Perez Jr.

Councilor: First Pentad
Numa Pompilio Perez Jr., MD ’15
Boston, Massachusetts

[Term on Council: 2020-2023]
Jessica Ann Hohman

Councilor: Second Pentad
Jessica Ann Hohman, MD ’13 (Class of 2012)
Cleveland, Ohio

[Term on Council: 2021-2024]
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Councilor: Third Pentad
Kristy Rialon, MD '08
Houston, Texas

[Term on Council: 2022-2024]
Coleen S. Sabatini

Councilor: Fourth Pentad
Coleen S. Sabatini, MD ’04 (Class of 2003)
Oakland, California

[Term on Council: 2020-2023]
Sitaram (Ram) M. Emani

Councilor: Fifth Pentad
Sitaram M. “Ram” Emani, MD ’97
Newton, Massachusetts

[Term on Council: 2021-2024]
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Councilor: Sixth Pentad
Elbert S. Huang, MD '96
Chicago, Illinois 

[Term on Council: 2019-2022]
David E. Cohen

Councilor: Seventh Pentad
David E. Cohen, AB ’82, MD ’86, PhD ’87
New York, New York

[Term on Council: 2020-2023]
Margaret A. Liu

Councilor: Eighth Pentad
Margaret A. Liu, MD ’81
Lafayette, California

[Term on Council: 2020-2023]
Nancy Q. Petersmeyer

Councilor: Ninth Pentad
Nancy Q. Petersmeyer, MD ’80
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

[Term on Council: 2021-2024]
Photo of Douglas P. Zipes

Councilor: Tenth and Beyond Pentads
Douglas P. Zipes, MD '64
Indianapolis, Indiana 

[Term on Council: 2022-2024]

Ex-officio members

In addition to the elected members of the Council, representatives to the Harvard Alumni Association and four ex-officio members sit at meetings.

(in alphabetical order)

George Daley

Dean of the Faculty of Medicine
George Q. Daley, AB ’82, MD ’91, PhD
Erik Gaensler.

Chair of Alumni Giving
Erik Gaensler, AB ’79, MD ’84

[Term on Council: 2019-2022]
A.W. Karchmer

Chair of Alumni Relations
A.W. Karchmer, MD ’64
Lawrence Paul

Graduate School Director, Harvard Alumni Association
(Representing Harvard Medical School)
Laurence E. Paul, AB ’86, MD ’90
Tim Russell

Graduate School Director, Harvard Alumni Association
(Representing Harvard Medical School)
Anthony H. “Tim” Russell, MD ’74

[Term on Council: 2019-2022]

2023 Alumni Council Nominations

Those elected take office for a three-year term and are expected to attend three all-day meetings in Boston each year and possess a willingness to listen to fellow alumni and bring their interests and concerns to the Alumni Council. You can recommend an HMS alumna or alumnus (including yourself) via email to hmsalum@hms.harvard.edu.