Policy and decision making authority is entrusted to ASPA's Board of Directors and implemented by the management staff. IPA members elect ASPA’s board members for three-year overlapping terms with representation from each of five divisions. The officers of the organization consist of a president, vice president and secretary/treasurer who are elected annually by the board members. The Board of Directors meets every other month.
Richard Peairs, MD - President
Orthopedic Surgery
Owner Member Since 04-01-1986
Jerome Cohn, D.P.M. - Vice President
Podiatry
Owner Member Since 06-18-1990
Alan Hamilton MD - Secretary/Treasurer
Podiatry
Owner Member Since 07-12-1999
Robert Bridge, MD - Past President
Otolaryngology
Owner Member Since 01-24-1990
Medro Mirza, MD, Phd,
Pediatric Surgery
Owner Member Since 08-15-1989
Honorary Member
Afeworki Kidine, DO
Internal Medicine- Geriatrics
Affiliate Member Since 09-11-2006
Lesley Meng, MD
Medical Oncology
Affiliate Member Since 09-11-2006
William Robey, MD
Family Practice
Owner Member Since 04-01-1986
Dat Tran, MD
Internal Medicine
Affiliate Member Since 06-06-2001
Ignacio Cabezudo, MD
Family Medicine
Affiliate Member Since 05-05-2003
Robert Orr, DO
Pulmonary Disease
Affiliate Member Since 11-04-1996
Lesley Meng, MD
Medical Oncology
Affiliated Member Since 03-11-2006
Payam Zamani, MD
Family Practice
Affiliated Member Since 01-08-2004
ASPA is organized as a cooperative whose members own a single share of capital stock. Shares of membership stock are not transferable and no person may own more than one share.
