Leadership

AIR MEDICAL PHYSICIAN ASSOCIATION

President
Michael O'Brien, MD, FACEP, FAEMS, CCEMT-P, FAMPA
Mercy Flight of Western New York
Getzville, New York
Term expires 2026

President-Elect
Michael Jasumback, MD, FAMPA
PHI Air Medical
Great Falls, Montana
Term expires 2026

Secretary-Treasurer
Kaori Tanaka DO, MSPH, FAMPA
Mercy Flight Western New York
Hamburg, New York 
Term expires 2026

Board Member-At-Large
Craig Tschautscher, MD, FAMPA
University of Wisconsin, UW Med Flight
Madison, Wisconsin
Term expires 2025 

 
Board Member-At-Large
Adam Gottula, MD
Survival Flight
San Antonio, Texas
Term expires 2025 

Board Member-At-Large
Brittney Bernardoni, MD
UW Health Med Flight
Verona, Wisconsin
Term expires 2026

Board Member-At-Large
Scott F. van Poppel, MD
PHI Air Medical
Frisco, Texas
Term expires 2026 

Board Member-At-Large
Benjamin Lawner, DO, FAMPA
Department of Emergency Medicine
University Maryland
Baltimore, Maryland 
Term expires 2026

Board Member-At-Large
Lesley Osborn, MD, FAMPA
Memorial Hermann Life Flight
Houston, Texas
Term expires 2025
 

Physician in Training Board Member
TBD 

International Board Member
Ina Schmidt, MD
ICARUS
Bonn, Germany
Term expires 2025 

Immediate Past President
Doug Swanson, MD, FAMPA
Med Center Air/Carolinas Medical Center
Charlotte, North Carolina
Term expires 2026

Executive Director
Cate Langley, CAE
Purcellville, Virginia