The Votes are In: New MMA Leaders Elected

September 4, 2025

Dania Kamp, MD, has been elected as the MMA’s president-elect in this year’s leadership election, which was held electronically in August.   

Megan Alise Lynch, MD, MS won the contested election for resident/fellow trustee.  

Three incumbents and three new members were elected to serve as trustees. The incumbents include:   

• Gaurav Mehta, MBBS  

• Rebecca Thomas, MD  

• Kim Tjaden, MD, MPH  

New trustees include:  

•  Semirra Bayan, MD    

•  Robert Cole Pueringer, MD   

•  Colin West, MD, PhD    

Two incumbent members of the Minnesota delegation to the AMA were also re-elected as delegates:    

•  Dennis O’Hare, MD   

•  David Thorson, MD   

Two incumbent members of the Minnesota delegation to the AMA were also re-elected as alternates:  

• George Morris, MD   

• Ashok Patel, MD   

Board member terms begin October 1, 2025, and AMA delegation terms begin January 1, 2026.