AAP California Chapters 1, 2, 3 and 4 advocate together on state-level issues related to children’s health and well-being and the practice of pediatrics.
Our work is strictly nonpartisan, and addresses the many CA bills and budget items related to child health access and reimbursement, vaccines, mental and behavioral health, prevention of childhood injury and trauma, youth vaping, and childhood obesity, the importance of achieving racial and ethnic child health parity, and advocacy for COVID19 policies that support the public health and the viability of pediatric practices.
Advocacy Day Gallery
- 2026
- 2025
- 2024
- 2023
2026 AAP-CA Advocacy Day
Dr. Gena Lewis, Martin Gershman, MD Lifetime Achievement Awardee
Dr. Robert Schechter, Richard Pan, MD Excellence in Advocacy Awardee
Dr. Serena Yang, Kris Calvin Resident Education Awardee
AAP-CA Chapter 1
AAP-CA Chapter 2
AAP-CA Chapter 3
AAP-CA Chapter 4
Vote Kids
UC Davis Pediatricians
State Senate Pro Tem Monique Limon
Senator Limon & AAP-CA Leaders
Meeting with Assembly Member Robert Garcia
Meeting with Assembly Member Matt Haney, San Francisco
Drs. Fukuda, Schechter, Ball & Pham
Dr. Richard Pan, Congressional Candidate
Dr. Bravo, CMA President & Dr. Ball, AAP-CA Chair
At the Capitol
AAP-CA SGA
AAP-CA Leadership Dr. Eric Ball, Dr. Yasuko Fukuda & Dr. Grant Christman
AAP-CA Delegation in Washington, DC
2024 Advocacy Day
2023 AAP-CA Advocacy Day
2025 AAP-CA Advocacy Day
2025 Martin Gershman, MD Outstanding Advocacy for Children Lifetime Achievement Award: Phyllis Agran, MD, UC Irvine
Amy Whittle, MD, UCSF, Receives Kris Calvin Resident Education Award
2025 AAP-CA Awards
Chapter 2 Advocates with Assm. Mike Fong
Sharon Pham, MD, AAP-CA SGA Co-Chair, interviewed by local TV station
AAP-CA Advocates with Senator Smallwood-Cuevas
Eric Ball, MD, AAP-CA Chair & Diana Ramos, MD, CA Surgeon General
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Yasuko Fukuda, MD & Eric Ball, MD with Assemblymember Matt Haney
With Assemblymember Gonzales
Serena Yang, MD & Advocate Team
Senator Caroline Menjivar, Senate Health Comm Chair
Nicole Webb, MD & Junior Advocate with Ben Hoffman, MD
Meredith Kennedy & Marcia Spitzer, MD, AAP-CA Treasurer
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Eric Ball, MD, AAP-CA Chair interviewed by local TV station
Eric Ball, MD & Richard Pan, MD, former State Senator
Eric Ball, MD, AAP-CA & District IX Chair
Diana Ramos, MD, CA Surgeon General
Chapter 3
Chapter 3 San Diego Advocates
Chapter 1 Advocate Team
Ben Hoffman, MD, Immediate Past President of the AAP
AAP-CA Members with Assemblymember Matt Haney
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Yasuko Fukuda, MD presents Stuart Cohen, MD with the Martin Gershman, MD Lifetime Achievement award
Stuart Cohen, MD
Richard Pan, MD, Yasuko Fukuda, MD and Eric Ball, MD
Resident Advocates
Receiving the Kris Calvin Resident Education award for Anda Kuo, MD is Amy Whittle, MD, presented by Nancy Graff, MD
Drs. Richard Pan-Yasuko Fukuda & Eric Ball
Chapter 4 Advocates
Chapter 4 Advocates at the Capitol
Chapter 2 Advocates
Chapter 1 Advocates
Assembly Member Mia Bonta receiving the Richard Pan, MD Advocate of the Year award for Attorney General Rob Bonta for his work on social media protections
AAP-CA Chapter 3
AAP-CA Chapter 1
AAP-CA Chapter 1
AAP-CA Chapter 1
2024 Advocacy Day
Drs. Doshi, Jones, Fukuda & Ball
Dr. Sun, Dr. Pfaff Dr. Ng & Dr. Killmond
Dr. Sharon Pham speaks at a press conference on SB 616
Dr. Sharon Pham, Senator Gonzalez
Dr. Petko, Dr. Sun, Dr. Pan _ Dr. Fukuda
Dr. Petko, Dr. Fukuda, Dr. Kento Ito visiting from Japan
Dr. Melissa Ruiz, Dr. Nicole Webb with junior advocates
Dr. Lisa Chamberlain receives the Kris Calvin Resident Education Award from Dr. Nancy Graff
Dr. Fukuda, Asm Jasmeet Bains, Dr. Udovic-Constant
Dr. Fukuda presents Dr. Jaques Corriveau with the Dr. Martin Gershman Lifetime Achievement in Advocacy Award
Dr. Fukuda, Lydia Bourne
Dr. Doshi
Dr. Angela Dangvu, Dr. Reshmi Basu
Chapter 4 Advocates
Chapter 4 Advocates at the State Capitol
Advocating at the State Capitol
AAP-CA Members with Senator Josh Newman
AAP-CA Members with Asm Matt Haney representing San Francisco
AAP-CA Members with Asm Mike McGuire representing North Coast counties
2023 AAP-CA SGA
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