(Bylaws mandate seven trustees)

Rodney S. Alford, MD 
Clarence W. Brown, Jr. MD  
Adrienne L. Fregia, MD
Mitchell King, MD
Robert Oliver, MD 
Laura K. Shea, MD
Piyush Vyas, MD

Richard C. Anderson, MD, Chair   
Thomas Anderson, MD
Adrienne Fregia, MD
Dennis G. Norem, MD 
Robert Oliver, MD
Robert W. Panton, MD
Paul Pedersen, MD
Nestor Ramirez, MD
J. Regan Thomas, MD

Robert J. Oliver, MD, Chair 
Richard C. Anderson, MD
Thomas M. Anderson, MD
Clarence W. Brown, Jr., MD   
Adrienne L. Fregia, MD 

The Committee on CME Accreditation determines issues related to accreditation and CME sponsorship.

Kim Pyle, MD, Chicago, Chair
Julie Brown, MD, Geneseo  
Christine Mueller, MD, Dundee
Vikram Patel, MD, South Barrington
Paul Rockey, MD, Chicago
Ann Stroink, MD, Bloomington
Michael Treister, MD, Chicago

Board Consultants:  
Ronald Johnson, MD, Pittsfield
Kambiz Zorriasateyn, MD, Chicago

The committee on CME Activities plans and approves the Society's continuing education activities.

Daniel R. Hoffman, MD, Mt. Vernon, Chair
George Beranek, MD, Pekin  
Rafael Campanini, MD, Lincolnwood
John P. Holden, MD, Rockford    
Robert Milas, MD, Rock Island 
Karl Napekoski, MD, Naperville
Ernest Nora, MD, Chicago
Sarah Zallek, MD, Peoria Heights

Board Consultants:    
Mitchell King, MD, Rockford
Laura K. Shea, MD, Springfield

Medical Student Section:
Nichole Blumenstein, Rockford 

Resident & Fellow Section:  
Kerstin Stitt, DO, Quincy

Consultants:
Ted Lorenc, MD, Crystal Lake

The Council on Communications & Membership Advocacy focuses on communications and recruitment and retention of members and promotion of member resources, services and benefits. 

Viquar Khan-Mundozie, MD, Harvard, Chair
Aisha Bhatti, Glenview              
Alana Biggers, MD, Chicago
Brad Epstein, MD, Elgin
Eli Goodman, MD, Springfield  
Kuhn Hong, MD, Chicago
Shelley Halper, MD, LaGrange  
Shikha Jain, MD, Chicago
Janet Lin, MD, Chicago
Michelle Olson, MD, Urbana
Paul Rockey, MD, Chicago
Sohail Siddique, MD, Springfield
Vanessa Stan, MD, Chicago
William Werner, MD, Skokie

Board Consultants:
Howard Axe, MD, Buffalo Grove
Robert Oliver, MD, Frankfort
Nestor A. Ramirez, MD, Champaign

County Consultants:
Ms. Janet Corirossi, Winnebago County  
Ms. Meg Williams, Peoria County

Member Manager:
Ms. Susan Moss

Office Manager:
Ms. Paula Hemmer, Elgin

Medical Student Section:      
Joseph Singer, Forest Park

Resident & Fellow Section:    
Amanpreet Saini, MD, Wauconda 

Consultants:
Jennifer Thompson, MD, Peoria

The Council on Economics considers third party payment issues, health care cost and utilization review activities.

Paul Merrick, MD, Lisle, Chair
Sean Adams, MD, Naperville
Rodney Alford, MD, Watseka (BOT)
Thomas Anderson, MD, Chicago (BOT)
Craig A. Backs, MD, Springfield
Christopher Barbour, MD, Downers Grove
Christine Bishof, MD, Forest Park
Clarence W. Brown, Jr., MD, Chicago (BOT)
Steven Deliduka, MD, Elmhurst
Amy Derick, MD, Barrington (BOT)  
Benjamin Domb, MD, Des Plaines
Edwin Dovigi, Chicago            
Kamala Ghaey, MD, Chicago
Michael Hanak, MD, Chicago
Tariq Issa, Chicago (student) 
Maitreyi Janarthanan, MD, Rock Island            
Steven Mardjetko, MD, Morton Grove
Constance Marks, MD, Joliet
Joshua Nathan, MD, Northbrook
Sachin Patel, MD, Chicago         
Edward Pont, MD, Elmhurst
William Small, Jr., MD, Chicago           
Stephen Spontak, MD, Lockport  
Myrtis Sullivan, MD, Chicago
Shastri Swaminathan, MD, Westmont (BOT)
James D. Wright, MD, Joliet
Daniel Yohanna, MD, Chicago
Kambiz Zorriasateyn, MD, Chicago (BOT)

Medical Student Section:    
Anastasia Pozdnyakova, Chicago

Resident & Fellow Section:    
Megan Finneran, DO, Schaumburg

Consultant:
Stanley Friedell, MD, Chicago
Gerald Silverstein, MD, Arlington Heights

The Council on Education and Health Workforce studies and evaluates all phases of medical education and advises on issues of physician licensure and discipline.

Daniel R. Hoffman, MD, Mt. Vernon, Chair 
Murad Alam, MD, Chicago
S. Masood Ali, MD, Peoria
Shehzad Ali, MD, Chicago
Jerome Anderson, DO, Macomb
Jessica Bode, MD, Chicago
Julie Brown, MD, Geneseo
Steven Campau, MD, Belvidere  
Ajay Chauhan, DO, Hoffman Estates
Peter Doris, MD, Downers Grove 
Susan Feldt, Chicago (student)  
Susan T. Hingle, MD, Springfield
Kumail Hussain, Great Lakes (student) 
Trista Negele, MD, Hinsdale  
Karen O’Mara, DO, Chicago
Scott Pasichow, MD, Mohomet 
Reeya Patel, DO, Peoria (resident)  
Ayca Raif, MD, Pittsfield
Joseph Siegler, MD, Chicago
James A. Turner, DO, Marshall

Board Consultants:
Adrienne L. Fregia, MD, Flossmoor
Alexander Harris, MD, Chicago (resident)
Ronald Johnson, MD, Pittsfield
Mitchell King, MD, Rockford
Nestor A. Ramirez, MD, Champaign

Medical Student Section:
Mark Solinski, Oak Park 

Resident & Fellow Section:  
Nikita Jain, MD, McHenry

The Council on Medical Service reviews issues related to the delivery of medical care and health services, including mental health. 

Deborah McDermott, MD, Belleville, Chair
Danesh Alam, MD, Winfield 
Adam Awwad, Peoria (student)
Craig Backs, MD, Springfield
James Cannon, MD, Lemont
J.F. Kelly Carroll, MD, Silvis
Howard Chodash, MD, Springfield
Catherine Counard, MD, Skokie  
Elisabeth Giblin, MD, Chicago  
Jonathan D. Klein, MD, Chicago
Jerrold Leikin, MD, Glencoe
Francis J. Nicolosi, MD, Rockford
Poornima Oruganti, MD, Chicago  
Amanda Snead, Chicago
Vidya Sundareshan, MD, Springfield
Shastri Swaminathan, MD, Westmont
Divya Meher Surabhi, Oak Brook (student) 
Philip Zumwalt, MD, Watseka

Board Consultants:
Rodney Alford, MD, Watseka
Adrienne L. Fregia, MD, Flossmoor
Wayne V. Polek, MD, Springfield
Laura Shea, MD, Springfield
Sam Stokes, III, MD, Carbondale
David A. Stumpf, MD, Woodstock  

Medical Student Section:    
Teresa Cheng, Forest Park

Resident & Fellow Section:  
Marie Ellis, DO, Mount Prospect

Consultants:
Peter Orris, MD, Chicago
Sheldon Schwartz, MD, Chicago
Rockford Yapp, MD, Clarendon Hills

The Governmental Affairs Council develops, promotes, and evaluates state and federal legislation. 

Tripti Kataria, MD, Chicago, Chair
Eda Akyar, Oak Park (student) 
Smitha Arekapudi, MD, Chicago
Victoria Barbosa, MD, Chicago
Jeffrey Bennett, MD, Springfield
Raymond Bertino, MD, Peoria
Zalman Faltushanskiy, Chicago (student) 
Richard Feely, DO, Chicago
John P. Holden, MD, Rockford  
Adnan Hussain, MD, Chicago
Vivek Iyengar, MD, Hinsdale
Makis Limperis, MD, Oak Park
Niva Lubin-Johnson, MD, Chicago
Brian A. Murphy, MD, Naperville
Richard Nora, MD, Rockford
Mohammed Samee, MD, Chicago
Ann Stroink, MD, Bloomington
Krishnarao V. Tangella, MD, Champaign
Changtai Tian, Rockford (student)
Cheryl Wolfe, MD, Chicago

Board Consultants:
Thomas M. Anderson, MD, Chicago
Howard Axe, MD, Buffalo Grove  
Amy Derick, MD, Barrington
David A. Stumpf, MD, Lake Forest
Piyush Vyas, MD, Lake Forest

Medical Student Section:    
Emilee Gibson, Carbondale

Resident & Fellow Section:    
Christopher Wagner, MD, Chicago

Consultants:
Eleni Bourtsos, MD, Hinsdale
Asokumar Buvanendran, MD, Chicago
James MacKenzie, DO, Chicago
Maura Quinlan, MD, LaGrange
Robert Sobel, MD, Chicago
Eldon Trame, MD, Belleville

The Medical Legal Council focuses on legal developments affecting the medical profession. 

Joel Klein, MD, Deerfield, Chair
Arden Barnett, MD, Champaign     
Paul Ehrlich, Lombard (student)                         
Stanley W. Fronczak, MD, Westmont
Courtney Harris, North Chicago (student)  
Richard Kube, MD, Peoria
Andrew Mahtani, MD, O’Fallon
Stephen Minore, MD, Loves Park
John Prunskis, MD, Elgin  
Sohail Siddique, MD, Springfield
Laura H. Tommaso, MD, Barrington
Eric Werner, MD, St. Charles
Steven Williams, MD, Bourbonnais
Lanny Wilson, MD, Hinsdale 

Board Consultants:    
Clarence W. Brown, Jr., MD, Chicago    
Wayne Polek, MD, Batavia  
Piyush Vyas, MD, Lake Forest
Alexandria Wellman, Normal (student)

Medical Student Section:  
Cassandra Smith, Oak Park

Resident & Fellow Section:
Miya Smith, MD, Chicago

Consultants:
Leon Huddleston, MD, Merrionette Park

The Peer Review Appeals Committee serves as the appellate body for cases appealed from local or district peer review committees.

Scott A. Cooper, MD, Chicago, Chair
Tiffanie Ferry, MD, Rockford
John Knaus, DO, Northfield
Viquar Khan Mundozie, MD, Harvard
Frank Nicolosi, MD, Rockford
Holly Rosencranz, MD, Champaign
Mohammed Samee, MD, Chicago

IMPAC is the voluntary, non-profit, unincorporated political action arm of Illinois physicians.

Jere E. Freidheim, MD, Burr Ridge, Chair
Clarence W. Brown, Jr., MD
James A. Bull, MD, Silvis
Howard B. Chodash, MD, Springfield
Alfred J. Clementi, MD, Palatine
Scott A. Cooper, MD, Chicago
Paul H. DeHaan, MD, McHenry
Charles R. Ellington, Jr., MD, Decatur
Richard A. Geline, MD, Skokie
William E. Kobler, MD, Rockford
Lawrence A. Nord, MD, Bloomington
Robert J. Oliver, MD, Tinley Park
Sandra F. Olson, MD, Chicago
Rashmikant S. Patel, M.D., Lake Forest 
Wayne V. Polek, MD, St. Charles
Edward Pont, MD, Elmhurst
Kenneth J. Printen, MD, Wilmette
Phillip J. Rossi, MD, Hopedale
John F. Schneider, MD, Flossmoor
Hythem P. Shadid, St. Charles
Ronald J. Simone, MD, Geneva
M. LeRoy Sprang, MD, Skokie
Ms. Mary Ann Stoffel, Moline
Shastri Swaminathan, MD, Chicago
J. Regan Thomas, MD, Chicago
Eldon A. Trame, MD, Belleville
Arthur R. Traugott, MD, Urbana
Robert M. Vanecko, MD, Chicago
Lanny F. Wilson, MD, Hinsdale
Cheryl D. Wolfe, MD, Chicago

The IMG Section provides an organized forum to address IMG issues and concerns and enhance IMG participation in organized medicine.

Vikram B. Patel, MD, South Barrington, Chair
S. Masood Ali, MD, Peoria, Vice-Chair/ISMS Delegate 
Erlo Roth, MD, Hinsdale, Secretary/ISMS Alternate Delegate  

Piyush Vyas, MD, Lake Forest, Treasurer
Bapu P. Arekapudi, MD, Chicago
Mitra B. Kalelkar, MD, Oak Brook
Kambiz Zorriasateyn, MD, Chicago
Roger Rodrigues, MD, Elmhurst 
Roop R. Shivpuri, MD, South Barrington
Kenneth L. Soyemi, MD, Chicago
Khair A. Suleiman, MD, Naperville
Nestor A. Ramirez, MD, Champaign
Raj Lal, MD, Oak Brook 
Shami Goyal, MD, Rockford

The Medical Student section provides representation of student opinions and ideas in organized medicine.

Chair
Mr. Ryan Chiu

Chair-Elect          

Vice Chair/Treasurer   

Secretary/Editor   

Student Trustee ISMS BOT

Student Trustee to ISMS BOT- Elect   

ISMS Student Alt Del to IL Del to AMA

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School Representatives

CCOM Midwestern  

Loyola
Jason Abbott, Delegate
Nithin Edara, Alternate

Northwestern University
Tammy Hua, Delegate
Farhad Ghamsari, Alternate

Rosalind Franklin
Matthew J. Christensen, Delegate
Alvin P. Singh, Alternate

Rush
Gabriel Siegel, Delegate
Alankrita Siddula, Alternate

Southern Illinois University, Springfield
Nicholas Lanzotti, Delegate
Jacob Lanter, Alternate

Southern Illinois University, Carbondale 
Alexandra Wellman, Delegate
TBD, Alternate

University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine
Cyrus Alavi, Delegate 
Gena Lenti, Alternate

University of Illinois, Chicago
Arden Plumb, Delegate
Kimberly Hu, Alternate 

University of Illinois, Champaign/Urbana
Max Harrison Rich, Delegate
TBD, Alternate

University of Illinois, Peoria
Luis R. Tinoco García, Delegate
TBD, Alternate

University of Illinois, Rockford 
Anisa Bravo, Delegate
Angela Ray, Alternate

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2018-19 Representatives to ISMS Councils/Committees

Council on Communications     
Meinkeng Stephanie Acha-Morfaw

Council on Economics    
Nicholas Lanzotti

Council on Education and Health Workforce     
Jim Leng

Governmental Affairs Council     
Shruti Patel

Medical Legal Council   
Shahzaib Khan 

Council on Medical Service   
Farhad Ghamsari 

Council on Membership and Advocacy
Blake Murphy

The Resident & Fellow Section provides representation of resident opinions and ideas in organized medicine.

Chair
Christiana Shoushtari, MD

Chair-Elect

Vice Chair    

Secretary/Editor    

Resident Trustee    

Resident Delegate to the Illinois AMA Delegation  

RIMSAP is a program operated jointly with the Illinois Agricultural Association, which makes recommendations for admission to the University of Illinois College of Medicine of students consenting to practice primary care medicine in an approved rural community for five years.

Paul E. Pedersen, MD, Bloomington, Chair
S. Masood Ali, MD, Peoria
Julie Brown, MD, Geneseo

Judicial Panel:
James L. Milam, MD, Vernon Hills
Steven M. Malkin, MD, Peoria, AZ
Raj Lal, MD, Oak Brook
Nestor A. Ramirez, MD, Champaign
Eldon Trame, MD, Bellville