New MMA Leaders Elected

September 14, 2023

Edwin Bogonko, MD, MBA, a hospitalist in Shakopee, has been elected as the MMA’s president-elect in this year’s leadership election, which was held electronically during August.  

Caleb Schultz, MD, MPH, was elected as a trustee and five incumbent trustees were re-elected: 

  • Lynn Cornell, MD 

  • Saam Dilmaghani, MD, MPH 

  • Elizabeth Elfstrand, MD 

  • Dania Kamp, MD, FAAFP 

  • David L. Smith, MD 

Three incumbent members of the Minnesota delegation to the AMA were also re-elected: 

  • Cindy Firkins Smith, MD, MHCI, FAAD delegate 

  • Andrea Hillerud, MD, delegate 

  • Lisa Mattson, MD, FACOG, alternate delegate 

Board member terms begin October 1, 2023, and AMA delegation terms begin January 1, 2024. 

Thank you to the MMA members who voted in this year’s election. If you or someone you know is interested in future MMA leadership positions, please contact Janet Silversmith, MMA CEO. 

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