Population Health and Medical Science Committee

Reports to:

Board of Regents

Charge

Develop and communicate timely and practical advice to improve the health of individuals and populations based on the best available evidence.

Composition (12)

Chair, who is an ACP member physician; Vice Chair, and 10 members, one of which is a public member.

The President and Chair of the Board of Regents are invited to attend in-person meetings as guests.

Disclosure of Interests and Management of Conflicts of Interest

All committee members and ACP staff disclose financial and intellectual interests prior to the start of each Population Health and Medical Science Committee meeting and conference call. Management of conflicts of interests is discussed at the start of each meeting, and the summaries are publicly available.

View the Disclosure of Interests and Management of Conflicts of Interest for each committee meeting.

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

Adam J. Obley, MD, FACP, Chair
Associate Professor of Medicine
Section of General Internal Medicine, VA Portland Health Care System (VAPORHSC)
Portland, OR
Specialty: Internal Medicine

Katherine Mackey, MD, MPP, Vice Chair
Associate Professor of Medicine
Oregon Health and Sciences University
Director, VA Evidence Synthesis Program Coordinating Center
Staff Physician, Portland VA Medical Center
Portland, OR
Specialty: Internal Medicine

Linda L. Humphrey, MD, MPH, MACP, Immediate Past Chair
Professor of Medicine
Oregon Health and Science University
VA Portland Health Care System
Portland, OR
Specialty: Internal Medicine

Rebecca A. Andrews, MD, MS, MACP
Professor of Medicine
Director of Primary Care
UConn Health
Collinsville, CT
Specialty: Internal Medicine

CAPT Elena Crouch, MD
Infectious Disease Fellow
Brooke Army Medical Center
San Antonio, TX
Specialty: Internal Medicine

Elisheva R. Danan, MD, MPH
Physician, Division of General Internal Medicine, Minneapolis VA Healthcare System
Co-Director, Research & Education Core
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN
Specialty: Internal Medicine

Devan Kansagara, MD, MCR, MACP
Professor of Medicine
Division of General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics
Oregon Health and Science University
Portland, OR
Specialty: Internal Medicine

Alysa Krain, MD
Physician
LSR Wellness
Ardmore, PA
Specialties: Internal Medicine, Geriatrics

Thejaswi Poonacha, MD, FACP, MBA, SFHM
Staff Hospitalist
Emory Johns Creek Hospital
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Emory University
Atlanta, GA
Specialty: Internal Medicine

Sameer D. Saini, MD, MS, FACP
Director, VA HSR&D Center for Clinical Management Research
Professor, Division of Gastroenterology
Member, Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI
Specialty: Internal Medicine

Timothy J. Wilt, MD, MPH, MACP, FRCP
Professor of Medicine, Staff Physician
University of Minnesota Schools of Medicine and Public Health
Minneapolis VA Health Care System
Minneapolis, MN
Specialty: Internal Medicine

Ray Haeme
Public Member
Granite Falls, NC

Staff Liaison: Amir Qaseem, MD, PhD, MHA, MGIN, FRCP (London), FACP, aqaseem@acponline.org

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