NAM Welcomes New Councilors for 2023–2026

The National Academy of Medicine is pleased to welcome two new members of the NAM Council, the Academy’s governing and oversight body, for 3-year terms effective July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2026:

Eva L. Feldman, MD, PhD, James W. Albers Distinguished University Professor, Russell N. DeJong Professor of Neurology, Director, ALS Center of Excellence, University of Michigan

Cato T. Laurencin, MD, PhD, University Professor and Albert and Wilda Van Dusen Distinguished Endowed Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery; Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering; Professor of Materials Science and Engineering; Professor of Biomedical Engineering; Chief Executive Officer, The Cato T. Laurencin Institute for Regenerative Engineering, The University of Connecticut

Three current members of the Council will continue their service:

Karen DeSalvo, MD, MPH, MSc, Chief Health Officer, Google

Mae Jemison, MD, President, The Jemison Group, Inc.

Kelsey Martin, MD, PhD, Director, Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative (SFARI) and Simons Foundation Neuroscience Collaborations, Simons Foundation

The NAM would also like to recognize the service of two members of the Council who will complete their terms on June 30, 2023:

Marshall H. Chin, MD, MPH, Richard Parrillo Family Distinguished Professor of Healthcare Ethics, Department of Medicine, The University of Chicago

Linda Fried, MD, MPH, Dean and DeLamar Professor of Public Health, Joseph L. Mailman School of Public Health; Professor of Epidemiology and Medicine, Columbia University; Senior Vice President, Columbia University Medical Center