2026 Slate of Trustees

Welcome to the 2026 RAM slate of Officers and Trustees page. The RAM board of trustees serves staggered two-year terms. Each year, approximately one-half of our board completes their term in office. At the close of 2025, five Trustees' terms expire. Trustees and officers may hold office for three consecutive two-year terms. The RAM Governance Committee presented the following proposed slate of trustees at the September 9, 2025 RAM general meeting. 

 

IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT (ispo facto)
Tovia Smith, MD
Virginia Women's Center

 

PRESIDENT
Deborah Barron, MD
Veterans Administration

 

VICE PRESIDENT
Jonathan T. Schaaf, MD
Vituity Healthcare Solutions, St. Francis Hospital

 

TREASURER
Mark D. Townsend, MD, MHCM
CCO, Providence Group, Bon Secours Mercy Health

 

SECRETARY
Lydia Johnson, MD
Forefront Dermatology

 

TRUSTEE (Returning)
Rachel Downey
Dermatology Associates of Virginia

 

 

TRUSTEE (Returning)
Raymond Makhoul, MD
HCA Capital Division

 

TRUSTEE (Returning)
Andreya Risser, MD
Aylett Medical Center

 

TRUSTEE (Returning)
Arturo Saavedra, MD, PhD
VCU School of Medicine

 

 

 TRUSTEE
Raziuddin Ali, MD
Wellpath

 

 

 TRUSTEE
Eric Freeman, MD
Old Dominion Pediatrics

 

Misson

To create and sustain a dynamic and innovative physician community for the benefit of the Greater Richmond Area.

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Phone: (804) 643-6631
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2821 Emerywood Pkwy | Suite 200
Richmond, VA 23294

 

Endorsed Partners

MSVIA The Doctors Company (TDC)