The Alumni Council promotes and supports activities that connect alumni to each other, the School, and current students.

The Council serves in an advisory role to Harvard Medical School leaders by listening and responding to current issues. It also appoints, in consultation with the dean, the chair of alumni relations and the chair of alumni giving. The Council comprises members who are each elected to a three-year term. The Council is currently focused on supporting the pipeline of physicians and leaders in medicine through mentorship programs fueled by MD alumni.

Louise Aronson

Louise Aronson, MD ’92, MFA

President
San Francisco, California
[Term on Council: 2022-2025]

Chasity D. Jennings-Nuñez

Chasity D. Jennings-Nuñez, MD ’95

Vice President
Los Angeles, California
[Term on Council: 2022-2025]

Laura Torres.

Laura Torres, MD ’88 (Class of 1987)

Councilor-at-Large
Houston, Texas
[Term on Council: 2023-2026]

Michelle Rivera

Michelle L. Rivera, MD ’92

Councilor-at-Large
Charlotte, North Carolina
[Term on Council: 2022-2025]

John Cramer

John F. Cramer III, AB ’70, MD ’74

Councilor-at-Large
Edmonds, Washington
[Term on Council: 2021-2024]

Kristin Woody Scott.

Kirstin Woody Scott, MD ’20 (Class of 2019)

Councilor: First Pentad
Seattle, Washington
[Term on Council: 2023-2026]

Jessica Hohman

Jessica Ann Hohman, MD ’13 (Class of 2012)

Councilor: Second Pentad
Cleveland, Ohio
[Term on Council: 2021-2024]

Kristy Rialon

Kristy Rialon, MD ’08

Councilor: Third Pentad
Houston, Texas
[Term on Council: 2022-2025]

Nancy Wei.

Nancy J. Wei, MD ’06

Councilor: Fourth Pentad
Boston, Massachusetts
[Term on Council: 2023-2026]

Sitaram Emani

Sitaram “Ram” M. Emani, MD ’97

Councilor: Fifth Pentad
Newton, Massachusetts
[Term on Council: 2021-2024]

Elbert Huang

Elbert S. Huang, AB ’92, MD ’96, MPH ’01

Councilor: Sixth Pentad
Chicago, Illinois
[Term on Council: 2022-2025]

Timothy Jenkins.

Timothy D. Jenkins, MD ’92

Councilor: Seventh Pentad
Fontana, California
[Term on Council: 2023-2026]

Kalon Ho.

Kalon K.L. Ho, MD ’87

Councilor: Eighth Pentad
Boston, Massachusetts
[Term on Council: 2023-2026]

Nancy Petersmeyer

Nancy Q. Petersmeyer, MD ’80

Councilor: Ninth Pentad
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
[Term on Council: 2021-2024]

Douglas Zipes

Douglas P. Zipes, MD ’64

Councilor: Tenth and Beyond Pentads
Indianapolis, Indiana
[Term on Council: 2022-2025]

George Daley

George Q. Daley, AB ’82, MD ’91, PhD

Dean of the Faculty of Medicine

A.W. Karchmer

A.W. Karchmer, MD ’64

Chair of Alumni Relations

David Nierenberg

David W. Nierenberg, AB ’71, MD ’76

Chair of Alumni Giving
[Term on Council: 2022-2025]

Mary P. Mullen

Mary P. Mullen, AB ’83, AM ’87, MD ’87, PhD ’91

Graduate School Director, Harvard Alumni Association
(Representing HMS)
[Term on Council: 2023-2026]

Shira Simon

Shira S. Simon, AB ’04, MD ’12 (Class of 2011), MBA ’12

Graduate School Director, Harvard Alumni Association
(Representing HMS)
[Term on Council: 2022-2025]