Published: June 10, 2022

ENT PAC Update

ENT PAC, the political action committee of the AAO-HNS, is a nonpartisan, issue-driven entity that supplements the Academy’s legislative advocacy efforts and helps to increase the visibility of the specialty on Capitol Hill and with key policymakers.


05 Advocacy Entpac LogoENT PAC, the political action committee of the AAO-HNS, is a nonpartisan, issue-driven entity that supplements the Academy’s legislative advocacy efforts and helps to increase the visibility of the specialty on Capitol Hill and with key policymakers. ENT PAC has already supported the campaigns of 14 incumbent Members of Congress during the first quarter of 2022, for a total of $23,500 worth of contributions.

Picture1The ENT PAC Board of Advisors and staff are grateful to all ENT PAC supporters, especially to the 50 contributors who committed at least $1,000 to ENT PAC through the “First 50” campaign.

If you have questions or would like additional information, please contact ENT PAC* staff at entpac@entnet.org.  

The Academy would like to thank the following 2022 contributors for their dedication and financial support of the advocacy efforts on behalf of the specialty:

Leadership Club

Gene G. Brown III, MD
Stephen P. Cragle, MD
Paul M. Imber, DO
Romaine F. Johnson, MD, MPH
Lance A. Manning, MD
Matthew D. Scarlett, MD

Chair’s Club

Peter J. Abramson, MD
J. Noble Anderson, Jr., MD
Douglas D. Backous, MD
Cristina Baldassari, MD
Dennis I. Bojrab II, MD
Richard J. Brauer, MD
Jim Burson, MD
Henry F. Butehorn III, MD
Sujana S. Chandrasekhar, MD
Andrea C. Chiaramonte, MD, MPH
Ajay E. Chitkara, MD
Susan R. Cordes, MD
Andrew M. Coughlin, MD
Nathan A. Deckard, MD
Thomas S. Dozier, MD
David R. Edelstein, MD
Lee D. Eisenberg, MD, MPH
Paul C. Frake, MD
D. Scott Fortune, MD
Paulino E. Goco, MD
Daniel Gold, MD
Vincent F. Honrubia, MD
Stacey L. Ishman, MD, MPH
Bruce C. Johnson, MD
Madan N. Kandula, MD
Ken Kazahaya, MD, MBA
Priya D. Krishna, MD
Bryan J. Krol, MD
Jeffery J. Kuhn, MD, CAPT, MC, USN (Ret.)
Thomas C. Logan, MD
J. Scott Magnuson, MD
Edward L. McNellis, RPh, MD
Mary T. Mitskavich, MD
Annette M. Pham, MD
Robert Puchalski, MD
Richard M. Rosenfeld, MD, MPH, MBA
Michael D. Seidman, MD
Gavin Setzen, MD
Matthew M. Smith, MD
Gary M. Snyder, MD
Maie A. St. John, MD, PhD
Michael G. Stewart, MD, MPH
Mariel Stroschein, MD
Jonathan Y. Ting, MD, MS, MBA
Mark K. Wax, MD
Alan B. Whitehouse, MD
Raymond E. Winicki, MD
Ken Yanagisawa, MD
Jan S. Youssef, MD

Capitol Club

Dole P. Baker, Jr., MD
Ryan T. Boone, MD
John S. Donovan, MD
Marc G. Dubin, MD
Jon E. Isaacson, MD
R. Peter Manes, MD
Todd Miller, MD
Srikanth I. Naidu, MD
Jess C. Roberts, MD
Joydeep Som, MD

Dollar-a-Day 

Moises A. Arriaga, MD, MBA
William R. Blythe, MD
Robert O. Brown III, MD
Kevin B. Browne, MD
Neal W. Burkhalter, MD
Louis Chanin, DO
Laura Downey, MD
Jeffrey S. Driben, MD
Gregory H. Esselman, MD
Richard E. Ferraro, MD
Lindsay Golden, MD
Willard Harrill, MD
Stephanie Herrera, MD
Jonathan P. Lindman, MD, MBA
Anne K. Maxwell, MD
Cherie Ann Nathan, MD
Nora W. Perkins, MD, MBA
Christopher B. Perry, DO
Juan C. Portela, MD
Seth R. Schwartz, MD, MPH
Daron J. Smith, MD
Jamie Stern, MD
Scott P. Stringer, MD
Thomas G. Takoudes, MD
J. Martin Ulrich, DO
Betsy Vasquez, MD
Kathleen M. Wasylik, MD
Troy D. Woodard, MD
Glen Yoshida, MD

*Contributions to ENT PAC are not deductible as charitable contributions for federal income tax purposes. Contributions are voluntary, and all members of the American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery have the right to refuse to contribute without reprisal. Federal law prohibits ENT PAC from accepting contributions from foreign nationals. By law, if your contributions are made using a personal check or credit card, ENT PAC may use your contribution only to support candidates in federal elections. All corporate contributions to ENT PAC will be used for educational and administrative fees of ENT PAC, and other activities permissible under federal law. Federal law requires ENT PAC to use its best efforts to collect and report the name, mailing address, occupation, and the name of the employer of individuals whose contributions exceed $200 in a calendar year.


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