PaPS Past Presidents 1909–Present – July 2026

Against the backdrop of our Nation’s 250th we celebrate our own rich history with this list of Past Presidents, all who served with distinction.

Year Name
1940-41 William C. Sandy, MD *
1941-42 Henry I. Klopp, MD *
1942-43 Baldwin L. Keyes, MD *
1943-44 George J. Wright, MD *
1944-45 Ralph L. Hill, MD *
1945-46 George W. Smeltz, MD *
1946-47 Kenneth E. Appel, MD *
1947-48 Charles H. Henninger, MD *
1948-49 LeRoy M.A. Meader, MD *
1949-50 Thomas A. Rutherford, MD *
1950-51 Harold J. Mitchell, MD *
1951-52 Arthur P. Noyes, MD *
1952-53 Robert H. Isreal, MD *
1953-54 Philip Q. Roche, MD *
1954-55 Frederik H. Allen, MD *
1955-56 Howard K. Petry, MD *
1956-57 James M. Henninger, MD *
1957-58 Theodore L. Dehne, MD *
1958-59 J. Franklin Robinson, MD *
1959-60 M. Royden C. Astley, MD *
1960-61 Robert A. Matthews, MD *
1961-62 Frederick L. Weniger, MD *
1962-63 Leopold A. Potkonski, MD *
1963-64 Hamblen C. Eaton, MD *
1964-65 J. Martin Myers, MD *
1965-66 Jack Woldford, MD *
1966-67 Morris W. Brody, MD *
1967-68 Charles Taylor, MD *
1968-69 James T. McLaughlin, MD *
1969-70 Jack B. Kremens, MD *
1970-71 Paul J. Poinsard, MD *
1971-72 Robert J. Shoemaker, MD *
1972-73 William A. Phillips, MD *
1973-74 Rex A. Pittenger, MD *
1974-75 H. Keith Fischer, MD *
1975-76 Abram M. Hostetter, MD *
1976-77 Morton Johan, MD *
1977-78 William P. Camp, MD *
1978-79 Carmela F. DeRivas, MD *
1979-80 Mervin S. Stewart, MD *
1980-81 Stanley P. Laucks, MD *
1981-82 Robert E. Jones, MD *
1982-83 Erwin Smarr, MD *
1983-84 Robert H. Stanger, MD
1984-85 Joseph M. McGrath, MD *
1985-86 Marjorie TaVoularis, MD
1986-87 Helen S. Wagenheim, MD *
1987-88 Edward C. Leonard, Jr., MD
1988-89 Denis J. Milke, MD
1989-90 L. Alan Wright, MD *
1990-91 Karl C. Ludwig, MD
1991-92 Lawrence L. Altaker, MD
1992-93 Stephen L. Schwartz, MD
1993-94 Marvin Kanefield, DO *
1994-95 Michael J. Vergare, MD
1995-96 Thomas L. Horn, MD
1996-97 William Dubin, MD
1997-98 Gene L. Cary, MD
1998-99 Sheila Judge, MD
1999-00 Lee C. Miller, MD
2000-01 Jeremy S. Musher, MD
2001-02 Lawrence A. Real, MD *
2002-03 Kenneth M. Certa, MD
2003-04 Roger F. Haskett, MD
2004-05 M. Ruiza Yee, MD
2005-06 Jyoti R. Shah, MD
2006-07 Barry W. Fisher, MD
2007-08 Kimberly R. Best, MD
2008-09 Mary Anne Albaugh, MD
2009-10 Melvin P. Melnick, MD
2010-11 Michael Feinberg, MD, PhD
2011-12 Mary Anne Delaney, MD
2012-13 S. Anthony Stile, MD
2013-14 Kathleen C. Dougherty, MD
2014-15 Shivkumar S. Hatti, MD
2015-16 Robert E. Wilson, MD, PhD
2016-17 Dominic L. Mazza, MD
2017-18 Gail A. Edelsohn, MD
2018-19 Ahmad Hameed, MD, DFAPA
2019-20 Keith R. Stowell, MD, DFAPA
2020-21 Richard R Silbert, MD, DLFAPA*
2021-22 Dhanalakshmi Ramasamy, MD, DFAPA
2022-23 Hope S. Selarnick, MD, DLFAPA
2023-24 Usman Hameed, MD, DFAPA
2024-25 Irakli Mania, MD, DFAPA
2025-26 Kavita Fischer, MD, DFAPA
2026-27
* denotes deceased
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