Home About ABFM Board of Directors About Board of Directors The ABFM Board of Directors is composed of sixteen physician members plus two public members. Each Director serves a five-year term. Christine A. Hancock, MD, MS, FAAFP Chair: 2026-2027 Term: 2022-2027 Stephen A. Wilson, MD, MPH, FAAFP Chair-Elect: 2026-2027 Term: 2023-2028 Sabesan Karuppiah, MD, MPH, DFM, FAAFP Treasurer: 2026-2027 Term: 2022-2027 Grant Hoekzema, MD Member-at-Large, Executive Committee Term: 2023-2028 Y. Jack Chou, MD Board Member Term: 2024-2029 Takesha J. Cooper, MD, MS Specialty Board Member - Psychiatry and Neurology Term: 2026-2031 Jennifer E. DeVoe, MD, PhD Board Member Term: 2025-2030 Gail Guerrero Tucker, MD, MPH, FAAFP Board Member Term: 2025-2030 Christina M. Kelly, MD Board Member Term: 2024-2029 Anna R. Kuo, MD Specialty Board Member - Pediatrics Term: 2022-2027 Brenessa M. Lindeman, MD, MEHP Specialty Board Member - Surgery Term: 2023-2028 Jennifer S. Nanez, MSW, LCSW Public Board Member Term: 2026-2031 Monica Newton, DO, MPH, CPH Board Member Term: 2026-2031 Barbra G. Rabson, MPH Public Board Member Term: 2023-2028 Jeanne Sheffield, MD Specialty Board Member - Obstetrics and Gynecology Term: 2025-2030 Karen L. Smith, MD Board Member Term: 2026-2031 Asher A. Tulsky, MD Specialty Board Member - Internal Medicine Term: 2025-2029 Carlos R. Gonzales, MD, FAAFP Immediate Past Chair: 2026-2027 Term: 2021-2026 About the Board of Directors ABFM is governed by a Board of Directors composed of sixteen physician members including the Immediate Past Chair plus two public members. Each Director serves a five-year term. The physician members of the Board include eleven family physicians and five representatives selected from nominations by the American Boards of Internal Medicine, Obstetrics/Gynecology, Pediatrics, Psychiatry/Neurology, and Surgery. Two family physicians are elected each year; one selected from nominations received from the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) and one from nominations for the at large category received from other organizations including, but not limited to, the American Medical Association (AMA), the Association of Departments of Family Medicine (ADFM), the Association of Family Medicine Residency Directors (AFMRD), the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine (STFM), the North American Primary Care Research Group (NAPCRG), and the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians (ACOFP); current Board members may also nominate candidates for the at-large category. Two public members serve on the Board. They are considered for a position on the Board based upon their ability to assist ABFM in accomplishing its mission; active experience and performance in their field; knowledge of health policy or a health-related field; and, whose employment or other relationships do not represent an inherent or apparent conflict of interest. Public members are valuable to the process as they bring the voice of the public and patients to policy deliberations as it relates to family medicine. Value of Certification The Mark of Excellence: ABFM Board Certification Value of Certification
Christine A. Hancock, MD, MS, FAAFP Chair: 2026-2027 Term: 2022-2027 Stephen A. Wilson, MD, MPH, FAAFP Chair-Elect: 2026-2027 Term: 2023-2028 Sabesan Karuppiah, MD, MPH, DFM, FAAFP Treasurer: 2026-2027 Term: 2022-2027 Grant Hoekzema, MD Member-at-Large, Executive Committee Term: 2023-2028 Y. Jack Chou, MD Board Member Term: 2024-2029 Takesha J. Cooper, MD, MS Specialty Board Member - Psychiatry and Neurology Term: 2026-2031 Jennifer E. DeVoe, MD, PhD Board Member Term: 2025-2030 Gail Guerrero Tucker, MD, MPH, FAAFP Board Member Term: 2025-2030 Christina M. Kelly, MD Board Member Term: 2024-2029 Anna R. Kuo, MD Specialty Board Member - Pediatrics Term: 2022-2027 Brenessa M. Lindeman, MD, MEHP Specialty Board Member - Surgery Term: 2023-2028 Jennifer S. Nanez, MSW, LCSW Public Board Member Term: 2026-2031 Monica Newton, DO, MPH, CPH Board Member Term: 2026-2031 Barbra G. Rabson, MPH Public Board Member Term: 2023-2028 Jeanne Sheffield, MD Specialty Board Member - Obstetrics and Gynecology Term: 2025-2030 Karen L. Smith, MD Board Member Term: 2026-2031 Asher A. Tulsky, MD Specialty Board Member - Internal Medicine Term: 2025-2029 Carlos R. Gonzales, MD, FAAFP Immediate Past Chair: 2026-2027 Term: 2021-2026
