2025 COS Workgroup Members

Social Media/Website Workgroup
Chair: Michael P. Rogers, MD

  • Nazanin Kermanshahi, MS4
  • Timothy Skerry, MS3
  • Michael DeRogatis, MD, PGY4
  • Jennifer Yu, MS2
  • Krish Sardesai, MS3
  • Anjali Malhotra, MS2
  • Marlene DeMaio, MD, EdD

Newsletter Workgroup
Chair: Nazanin Kermanshahi, MS4

  • Sonia Chaudhry, MD
  • Thelma Jimenez Mosquea, MD
  • Michael P. Rogers, MD
  • George Sayegh, MS1
  • Michael DeRogatis, MD, PGY4
  • Ariel N. Rodriguez, MD, PGY1
  • Kartik Shenoy, MD

Resident Advisory
Chair: Michael DeRogatis, MD, PGY4

  • Brad Carlson, MD, MBA, PGY4
  • Mason Poffenbarger, MD, PGY3
  • Lisa Tamburini, MD, PGY2
  • Jack M. Ayres, MD, PGY2
  • Dhairya Shukla, MD, PGY2
  • Ariel N. Rodriguez, MD, PGY1
  • Brandi Hartley, MD
  • Alfonso Mejia, MD

Medical Student Advisory
Chair: Brittney Moncrieffe, MS3

  • Richard (Ricky) Rivera, MS3
  • Jennifer Yu, MS2
  • Muda Khan, MS2
  • Amy Zhao, MS3
  • Ricardo Rodriguez, Jr., MD
  • Albert Brotgandel, MS2
  • Manish Bhatta, MS2
  • Amil R. Agarwal, PGY1
  • Marlene DeMaio, MD, EdD
  • Brandi Hartley, MD
  • Elizabeth Polfer, MD

Membership Workgroup
Chair: Curtis Burton, MD

  • Jennifer Yu, MS2
  • Albert Mousad, MS4
  • Tanios Dagher, MS4
  • Jack M. Ayres, MD, PGY2
  • Michael DeRogatis, MD, PGY4
  • Kartik Shenoy, MD, PGY1
  • Bess Brackett, MD

Fundraising Workgroup
Chair: Bess Brackett, MD

  • Brittney Moncrieffe, MS3
  • Lisa Tamburini, MD, PGY2
  • Marlene DeMaio, MD, EdD
  • Brendan J. MacKay, MD
  • George W. Brindley, MD
  • Rob Harris, MD
  • Frederick Flandry, MD

Abstract and Award Workgroup
Chair: Elizabeth Polfer, MD

  • Leon Liu, MS2
  • Chloe Chose
  • Brad Carlson, MD, MBA, PGY4
  • Mason Poffenbarger, MD, PGY3
  • Curtis Burton, MD
  • James C. Wittig, MD
  • Alfonso Mejia, MD
  • Jaimo Ahn, MD, PhD
  • Brandi Hartley, MD

Education Workgroup
Chair: James C. Wittig, MD

  • Don Le, MS2
  • Krish Sardesai, MS3
  • Nazanin Kermanshahi, MS4
  • Jacob Kopeld
  • Lisa Tamburini, MD, PGY2
  • Michael DeRogatis, MD, PGY4
  • Jack M. Ayres, MD, PGY2
  • Kartik Shenoy, MD, PGY1
  • Marlene DeMaio, MD, EdD
  • Brandi Hartley, MD
  • Brendan J. MacKay, MD
  • Alfonso Mejia, MD

Industry Workgroup
Chair: Brendan J. MacKay, MD

  • Anjali Malhotra, MS2
  • George W. Brindley, MD
  • Marlene DeMaio, MD, EdD
  • James C. Wittig, MD
  • Frederick Flandry, MD
  • Jaimo Ahn, MD, PhD

Bylaws
Chair: George W. Brindley, MD

  • Marlene DeMaio, MD, EdD
  • Elizabeth Polfer, MD
  • Bess Brackett, MD

Social Event Workgroup
Chair: Tess Rodriguez

  • Arman Tabarestani
  • Yulia Lee, MS3
  • Jack M. Ayres, MD, PGY2
  • Brandi Hartley, MD
  • John Randall Riehl, MD
  • Sonia Chaudhry, MD
  • George W. Brindley, MD

Finances
Chair: Ramon F. Rodriguez, MD

  • Curtis Burton, MD
  • Frederick Flandry, MD
  • Brendan J. MacKay, MD
  • Kartik Shenoy, MD

Symposium Video Workgroup
Marlene DeMaio, MD, EdD

  • Krish Sardesai, MS3
  • Lisa Tamburini, MD, PGY2
  • Bond Rodriguez, MS3
  • Mason Poffenbarger, MD, PGY3

Nix Award

  • Marlene DeMaio, MD, EdD
  • George W. Brindley, MD