Women Physicians Section (WPS)

2026 Women Physicians Section Elections

Chair 
(Elect One/Three-Year Term)

Karen A. Rizzo, MD, FACS

Vice Chair 
(Elect One/Three-Year Term)

Hannah H. Do, MD

District 2 Representative 
(Elect One/Three-Year Term)

Lauren E. Kramer, DO
Lauren E. Kramer, DO
Ahashta T. Johnson, MD, FAAHPM

District 4 Representative
(Elect One/Three-Year Term)

Danae M. Powers, MD

District 6 Representative
(Elect One/Three-Year Term)

Karissa Thal, MD
Karissa Thal, MD

District 8 Representative
(Elect One/Three-Year Term)

Ingrid K. Renberg, MD

District 10 Representative
(Elect One/Three-Year Term)

Jean A. Holdren, DO

District 12 Representative
(Elect One/Three-Year Term)

Riddhi S. Shah, MD

Medical Student Section Representative
(Elect One/One-Year Term)

Praneeta Bandi
Praneeta Bandi
Yashvi Shah
Gwyneth L. Hamilton

Resident/Fellow Section Representative
(Elect One/Three-Year Term)

Pallavi Kulkarni, MD

WPS Annual Business Meeting

October 13, 2026
7:00 p.m.

Stacey Ishman, MD, MPH

The ROI of Well-Being: Strategic Time Management

Speaker – Stacey Ishman, MD, MPH

Registration required

Stacey Ishman, MD, MPH is a pediatric otolaryngologist, sleep medicine physician, and founder of Academic Medicine Strategy Group. She works with academic institutions and their leaders on a straightforward premise: academic physicians train the next generation, lead discovery, and steward our most complex cases. When they leave, medicine loses. She coaches faculty and department leaders on clarity, time, and sustainable practice at the individual, departmental, and institutional level. She maintains a clinical practice, partners with academic medical centers through speaking, faculty development, and coaching, and hosts a podcast and blog centered on physician leadership and career clarity. She has authored 230+ papers and received the AAO-HNS Distinguished Service Award three times. She lives in Cincinnati with her wife and five sons.

The Pennsylvania Medical Society is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The Pennsylvania Medical Society designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

No one involved in the planning or delivery of this activity has any relevant financial relationships to disclose.


2026 Women Physicians Section Governing Council 

Effective January 1, 2026

WPS Board Trustee
Renee Frank, MD 
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Chair
Karen Rizzo, MD
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Vice
 Chair
Hannah Do, MD 
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Resident/Fellow Section Representative
Lauren Jones, DO
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Medical Student Section Representative
Yashvi Shah
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District 1 Representative
Victoria Cimino, MD
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District 2 Representative
Ahashta Johnson, MD
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District 3 Representative
Darlene Dunay, DO
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District 4 Representative: Filled with Member-at-Large
Stacey Denlinger, DO
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District 5 Representative
Sarah Eiser, MD
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District 6 Representative
Karissa Thal, MD
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District 7 Representative
Natasha Alligood-Percoco, MD
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District 8 Representative
Ingrid Renberg, MD
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District 9 Representative
Marsha Haley, MD 
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District 10 Representative
Jean Holdren, DO 
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District 11 Representative
Mylaina Sherwood, MD
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District 12 Representative
Riddhi Shah, MD
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District 13 Representative
Prerna Mewawalla, MD
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