KEY  CONTACTS

When clinical or legislative issues arise, the chapter calls on members with an expertise in certain pediatric areas for assistance.  These members are called key contacts.  We also call on local Pediatric Societies to mobilize and educate pediatricians in certain geographic areas. 

Access to Care
Liz McKenna, MD, FAAP
Lizbet7818@aol.com

Adolescent Health
Mary Rimsza, MD, FAAP
mrimsza@aap.net
Eve Shapiro, MD, MPH, FAAP
shapiroe@u.arizona.edu

Asthma Management – Liaison to Arizona Asthma Coalition
Camlesh Nirmul, MD FAAP
cnirmul@cox.net
Lilia Parra-Roide, MD, FAAP
parrar@chw.edu
Peggy Stemmler, MD, MBA, FAAP
peggy@stemmler-associates.com

AZ CATCH Facilitators
Andrew Arthur, MD, PhD, FAAP
Aarthur23@comcast.net
Rene Bartos, MD, MPH, FAAP
Rene7@cox.net

Bio-Ethics
David Beyda, MD
dbeyda@phoenixchildrens.com

Child Abuse & Neglect/ Child Protective Services
Sue Stephens, MD, FAAP
susanstephens@azdes.gov
Mary Rimsza, MD, FAAP
mrimsza@aap.net
Kathy Coffman, MD, FAAP
kcoffma@chw.edu

Childcare Health Consultation
John Hutter, MD, FAAP
hutterjj@comcast.net

Homeless Youth
Randal Christensen, MD, FAAP
rchriste@mac.com

Injury Prevention
Jeff Weiss, MD, FAAP
jweiss@phoenixchildrens.com

Membership
Arturo Gonzalez, MD, FAAP
agonzalez@scottsdalechildrensgroup.com

Newborn Screening and Hearing
Brad Golner, MD, FAAP
bkgolner@cox.net

Obesity and Nutrition
Rene Bartos, MD, MPH, FAAP
rene7@cox.net

Oral Health
Keith Dveirin, MD, FAAP
kdveirin@azacp.com

Partnership for a Drug Free America Liaison
Dale Guthrie, MD, FAAP
dguthrie@pol.net

Practice Management/ Finance
Tom Barela, MD, PhD, FAAP
tdbarela@frontiernet.net

Sports Medicine
Delphis Richardson, MD, FAAP
drrichardson@mesapeds.com

Vaccines
Karen Lewis, MD, FAAP
lewisk@azdhs.gov

Page last updated February, 2010