National AAP Election for President-Elect
Voting Period will be from May 26 to June 9, 2020
We have two excellent candidates whose Bios are below












Moira A. Szilagyi, MD, PhD, FAAP
Marina Del Rey, CA
Dr. Szilagyi is a primary care pediatrician, professor of pediatrics, interim division chief of general pediatrics and section chief of developmental-behavioral pediatrics at University of California, Los Angeles. From 1990-2013, she was medical director of an integrated-care medical home for children in foster/kinship care in Rochester, N.Y. She has worked in a suburban private practice, precepted/taught residents and students in continuity clinics for decades, and led collaborative partnerships across multiple systems to improve care for vulnerable children. Her research focuses on evidence-based screening and services integration (including mental health) into primary care and on identifying/managing adverse childhood experiences.
Dr. Szilagyi has held numerous AAP leadership positions, chairing the AAP New York District II Task Force on Foster Care and the national Council on Foster Care, Adoption and Kinship Care Executive Committee. She is editor of Fostering Health (a manual for providers and systems) and has authored several AAP policy statements and clinical and technical reports on children involved with child welfare. A dedicated child advocate, she is proudest of her 20-plus years of advocacy work done with the AAP Washington office. She is project investigator of an AAP case-based online educational program to help pediatricians integrate trauma-informed care into practice.
Dr. Szilagyi sees patients in Los Angeles County’s foster care system.












Mobeen H. Rathore, MD, FAAP
Jacksonville, FL
Dr. Rathore is vice chair and diversity and inclusion champion for AAP District X. He has served on the Committee on Infectious Diseases, several task forces and the editorial boards of the Red Book, AAP Grand Rounds and Pediatrics in Review. He is an AAP spokesperson and has represented the AAP internationally.
Dr. Rathore has been involved with the AAP Florida Chapter for over 25 years. As chapter president, he led the legal fight for increased remuneration for pediatricians and common sense gun laws. He is active in organized medicine and has served on the boards of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society, HIV Medicine Association, Florida Medical Association and Wolfson Children’s Hospital.
At the University of Florida, Dr. Rathore serves as professor, associate chair and chief of infectious diseases. He is the founding chief of hospital pediatrics and general and academic pediatrics and served as director of the early intervention program. He is active in his community, serving on several boards including the Muslim American Social Services Free Clinic.
Dr. Rathore completed his residency at Akron Children’s Hospital and fellowship at Cardinal Glennon and St. Louis Children’s Hospitals. He and his wife, a pathologist, live and practice in Jacksonville. They have two sons and a rescue dog, Tess.
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Ed Curry M.D. FAAP
District IX National Nominating Committee/AAP California