Immunization Subcommittee

Reports to:

Medical Practice and Quality Committee

Charge

Advise the ACP Board of Regents and its committees and councils on adult immunization policy, including payment for vaccines and vaccine administration services, education, especially of new vaccines for adults, and incorporation of immunization services in practice.

Composition (7)

Chair, who is a physician; Vice Chair, who is a Governor; five members (requests for specific types of members will be considered at the time of appointment). The Vice Chair position may be filled by a non-Governor if the Chair is a Governor.

In addition, the Committee shall have a permanent, non-voting guest position for a representative from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Terms

Chair, Vice Chair, and members serve one-year terms renewable up to three times for a total of four years, unless extended by the Chair, Board of Regents.

2026-27 Members

Robert H. Hopkins, Jr., MD, MACP, FAAP, Chair
Professor of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics
Chief, Division of General Internal Medicine
UAMS College of Medicine
Little Rock, AR
Specialty: Internal Medicine

Kristin M. Mitchell, MD, FACP, Vice Chair (Governor)
Clinical Professor of Medicine
University of Washington
Soldotna, AK
Specialty: Internal Medicine

John D. Hall, MD, FACP
Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine
Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
University at Buffalo
State University of New York
Buffalo, NY
Specialties: Internal Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology

Felicia Austin-Jordan, MD, MBA, MACP
Managing Physician
Kelsey Seybold Katy Clinic
Specialty: Internal Medicine
Richmond, Texas 77407

Rebecca W. Opole, MD, FACP (Governor)
Associate Professor of Medicine
Assistant Dean for Student Affairs
The University of Kansas Health System
Leawood, KS
Specialty: Internal Medicine

F. Kevin Murphy, MD, FACP
Clinical Professor of Medicine
Department of Internal Medicine
University of Nevada School of Medicine
Reno, NV
Specialty: Internal Medicine

Priti R. Patel, MD
Senior Advisor for Long COVID, Chief Medical Officer Unit
National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Atlanta, GA
Specialty: Internal Medicine

Jason M. Goldman, MD, MACP (ACIP liaison)
President, Jason M. Goldman Private Practice
Boca Raton, FL
Specialties: Internal Medicine, Other

Staff Liaison: Brian Outland, boutland@acponline.org

To contact any of these individuals, please consult the Member Directory (members only) or request assistance from acpgovernance@acponline.org.