Leadership
Executive Committee
Chapter Council meetings are held face to face twice a year, although additional conference calls may be scheduled as well. Trustees are expected to attend all meetings and communicate with constituents in their Districts regularly to advise of activity and seek input from members. Specifically, Trustees and ACC leaders shall:
- Educate members about the value of Chapter and national membership, including specific results ACC yields for its’ members.
- Serve as a Key Contact in your District and assist members in contacting legislators and responding to “legislative alerts.” Enlist support for state legislative issues, which may affect cardiovascular practices. Contact Legislators with the Chapter’s position on legislation.
- Attend Chapter Annual Meetings and encourage members in your District to attend.
Contact Us:
WA ACC
1-877-460-5880
Fax: 253-265-3043
WAACC@WAACC.org

Richard Cheng, MD, FACC
President (2023-2026)
University of Washington Medical Center
1959 NE Pacific Street
Health Sciences Building Suite #A506D
Box 356422
Seattle WA 98195-6422
Tel (310) 405-1272
RKCheng@cardiology.washington.edueyang01@uw.edu

Gautam Nayak, MD, FACC
Past President/Governor (2020-2023)
Wenatchee Valley Medical Center
820 N. Chelan Avenue
Wenatchee, WA 98801
Tel (509) 393-3299
gnayak1@yahoo.com



Jill Steiner, MD, FACC
Councilor 2022-2024
University of Washington

Yonatan Buber, MD, FACC
Councilor 2023-2025

Tina Ghia, MD, FACC
Councilor 2022-2024
Group Health Cooperative

Deirdre Mooney, MD, FACC
Councilor 2023-2025

Adam M. Noyes, MD, FACC
Councilor 2023-2025
122 West 7th Ave Suite 310
Spokane WA 99204
Tel (206) 419-1448
adam_noyes@alumni.brown.edu

OPEN
Councilor 2022-2024

Susie Woo, MD, FACC
Councilor 2022-2024
Virginia Mason Medical Center

Sameer A. Gafoor, MD, FACC
Councilor 2023-2025

Ben Hocutt, MSN, ACNP
CV Team State Representative 2023-2026
Multicare Tacoma
Early Career:
Adam M. Noyes, MD, FACC
Ex Officio:
Larry Dean, MD, FACC
Advocacy:
Ruci Kapoor, MD, FACC
Quality:
Tim Dewhurst, MD, FACC
Michael E. Ring, MD, FACC
Drew Baldwin, MD, FACC
Programs:
Gautam Nayak, MD, FACC
Women in Cardiology (WIC) Chair:
Tina Ghia, MD, FACC
Fellow-In-Training (FIT) Chair:
Betty Ashinne, MD
Fellow-In-Training (FIT) Co-Chair:
Tomio Tran, MD
CAC:
Vinay Malhotra, MBBS, FACC
Health Technology Assessment:
David Zhang, MD, FACC
Payer Advisor Committee Chair:
Eugene Yang, MD, FACC
Interventional Section Chair:
Don Creighton, MD, FACC
Electrophysiology Chair:
Roy Lin, MD, FACC
Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion (DEI) Co-Chair:
Christine Chung, MD, FACC
Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion (DEI) Co-Chair:
Andrea Diaz, MD

Washington Chapter, American College of Cardiology
5727 Baker Way NW, Suite 200
Gig Harbor, WA 98332
Phone: 206-338-7379 | Fax: 253-265-3043
www.waacc.org
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