The Governor of the Hawaii Chapter is Samuel J. Evans, MD, MS, FACP. Dr. Evans completed a year of training as a Governor-elect and then started his four-year term as Governor in the Spring of 2021. As Governor, Dr. Evans serves as the official representative of the College for the Hawaii Chapter, providing a link between members at the local level and leadership at the national level. To learn more about the Governor, read his bio below.
Samuel J. Evans, MD, MS, FACP 
Medical School Education: American University of The Caribbean School of Medicine
Post-Doctoral Training: Internal Medicine, University of Hawaii (UH)/John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM); Pulmonary Critical Care, University of California Davis
Certification: Internal Medicine; Pulmonary Medicine; Critical Care Medicine
Present Position: Straub Hospital and Clinic (SHC), Hawaii Pacific Health, UH/JABSOM
ACP Chapter and Leadership Activities:
Member, Governor’s Council since 1997; Poster Judge, Annual Session; Judge, Podium Presentations; Invited Speaker, Annual Session
ACP National Activities:
Fellowship 2007; Western Regional Representative, National Council of Associates 2001-2003; Delegate, Leadership Day 2008
Other Appointments/Activities:
Pulmonologist, SHC, Honolulu, HI; Pulmonologist, UH Faculty Practice/POBIII, Queen’s Medical Center, Honolulu, HI; Chief Pulmonary Division, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine, UH/JABSOM; Chief Medical Subspecialties, SHC; Member, Medical Executive Committee, SHC; Member, Physicians Advisory Group, SHC; Medical Director, Hawaii Society for Respiratory Care; Former Program Director, Transitional Residency Program, UH/JABSOM
Areas of Professional Interest and Expertise:
Lung Cancer; Bronchiectasis; Interventional Pulmonology