(Bylaws mandate seven trustees)

Rodney S. Alford, MD 
Tina M. Brueschke, MD
Kenneth G. Busch, MD
Charles R. Ellington, MD
Adrienne L. Fregia, MD 
Laura K. Shea, MD
Piyush Vyas, MD

Richard C. Anderson, MD, Chair 
Clarence W. Brown, Jr., MD
Kenneth G. Busch, MD 
John J. DeGuide, MD
Adrienne L. Fregia, MD 
James L. Milam, MD 
Robert W. Panton, MD 
Paul E. Pedersen, MD
Nestor A. Ramirez, MD 
Katherine M. Tynus, MD

Kenneth G. Busch, MD, Chair 
Richard C. Anderson, MD
Clarence W. Brown, Jr., MD   
John J. DeGuide, MD
Adrienne L. Fregia, MD 

Alliance Representative:
Ms. Nancy Hoffmann Carlson

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

Kim Pyle, MD, Chicago, Chair
Kevin King, MD, Geneva
Christine Mueller, MD, Dundee
Ernest Nora, MD, Chicago
Vikram Patel, MD, South Barrington
Cheryl Wolfe, MD, Chicago

Board Consultants:  
Charles Ellington, MD, Decatur
Ronald Johnson, MD, Pittsfield

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
Cynthia Go, MD, Chicago
John P. Holden, MD, Rockford  
Ted Lorenc, MD, Crystal Lake  
Karl Napekoski, MD, Naperville
Michael R. Treister, MD, Chicago

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

Medical Student Section:
Mr. Jayaram Mohan, Rockford

Resident & Fellow Section:
Marla Rejbi, DO, Chicago

The Committee on Drugs & Therapeutics reviews and makes recommendations to IDPA on the prior approval status of drug products.

Steven Campau, MD, Algonquin, Chair
Satya P. Ahuja, MD, Chicago
Joerg Albrecht, MD, Chicago
Madhumita Chatterjee, MD, Plainfield      
Peter E. Eupierre, MD, Chicago  
Donald Graham, MD, Springfield
Allison Jones, MD, Urbana
Stacie Laff, MD, Belleville
Douglas Lanoue, MD, Onarga
Roderick Matticks, MD, Springfield
Stephen Smart, MD, Peoria
Stephen P. Stone, MD, Springfield
Julian Tang, MD, Naperville

Board Consultants:  
Mitchell King, MD, Rockford
Dennis Norem, MD, Rockford

Alliance Representative:
Mrs. Abigail Mahoney, DPM, Peoria

Consultants:
Linda Gruenberg, DO, Chicago

The Council on Communications oversees and guides the ISMS communications program, its publications, media relations, and outreach efforts.  

Kambiz Zorriasateyn, MD, Chicago, Chair
Jamal Ahmad, MD, Lincolnshire
Smitha Arekapudi, MD, Chicago
Peter E. Doris, M.D, Downers Grove
Shelley Halper, MD, LaGrange  
Jennifer Thompson, MD, Peoria  
William Werner, MD, Skokie  

Board Consultants:
Tina Brueschke, MD, Downers Grove
Steven Malkin, MD, Arlington Heights
Nestor A. Ramirez, MD, Champaign

Medical Student Section:  
Mr. Jacob Stewart, Peoria

Resident & Fellow Section:
Christiana Shoushtari, MD, Chicago

Alliance Representative:
Mrs. Marilyn Leyland, East Peoria

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

Arthur Traugott, MD, Urbana, Chair
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)
Robert DeCresce, MD, Chicago
Steven Deliduka, MD, Elmhurst
Brad Epstein, MD, Elgin
Kwame Foucher, MD, Chicago
Stanley Friedell, MD, Chicago
Kamala Ghaey, MD, Chicago
Robert F. Hamilton, MD, Godfrey
Aaron Hanyu-Deutmeyer, MD, Chicago (BOT)
Stuart King, MD, Champaign
Ian Magruder, Urbana (BOT student)
Steven Malkin, MD, Arlington Heights (BOT)
Steven Mardjetko, MD, Morton Grove  
Robert W. Panton, MD, Elmwood Park (BOT)  
Edward Pont, MD, Elmhurst
John Prunskis, MD, Elgin  
Gerald Silverstein, MD, Arlington Heights
Stephen Spontak, MD, Lockport
David Stumpf, MD, Woodstock
Brooke Vasicek, MD, Chicago
Lanny Wilson, MD, Hinsdale
Daniel Yohanna, MD, Chicago

Medical Student Section:  
Mr. Joshua Smith, Chicago

Resident & Fellow Section:  
Melissa Palma, MD, Chicago

Alliance Representative:
Mrs. Karen Jasper, Rockford

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

Paul Rockey, MD, Chicago, Chair
Murad Alam, MD, Chicago
Shehzad Ali, MD, Chicago
S. Masood Ali, MD, Peoria
Jerome Anderson, MD, Macomb
Ajay Chauhan, MD, Hoffman Estates
Peter Doris, MD, Downers Grove
Shami Goyal, MD, Rockford
Daniel Hoffman, MD, Mount Vernon
John Eric Lomax, MD, Peoria  
Jim Mulshine, MD, River Forest
Karen O’Mara, DO, Chicago
Reeya Patel, DO, Peoria (resident)
Susan Polk, MD, Chicago
Apoorva Ram, Chicago 
Joseph Siegler, MD, Chicago
Joseph Szokol, MD, Chicago
James A. Turner, DO, Marshall

Board Consultants:
Kenneth G. Busch, MD, Chicago
Charles Ellington, MD, Decatur
Ronald Johnson, MD, Pittsfield
Nestor A. Ramirez, MD, Champaign

Medical Student Section:
Ms. Amanda Mroczek, Lombard 

Resident & Fellow Section:
Aadil Ahmed, MD, Naperville

Alliance Representative:
Mrs. Dawn Jeffries, Peoria

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
Sean Adams, MD, Naperville
Danesh Alam, MD, Winfield
Adam Awwad, Peoria (student)
Craig Backs, MD, Springfield
J.F. Kelly Carroll, MD, Silvis
Howard Chodash, MD, Springfield
Rashmi Chugh, MD, Wheaton  
Catherine Counard, MD, Skokie
Kranti Dasgupta, MD, Rockford
Marilyn Griffin, MD, Chicago
Francis J. Nicolosi, MD, Rockford
Peter Orris, MD, Chicago
Sheldon Schwartz, MD, Chicago
William Small, MD, Chicago
Rockford Yapp, MD, Clarendon Hills

Board Consultants:
Rodney S. Alford, MD, Kankakee
Wayne V. Polek, MD, Springfield
Laura Shea, MD, Springfield
Sam Stokes, III, MD, Carbondale

Medical Student Section:  
Mr. Changtai "William" Tian, Rockford

Resident & Fellow Section:
Abeer Arain, MD, Urbana

Alliance Representative:

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

Shastri Swaminathan, MD, Chicago, Chair           
Alana Biggers, MD, Chicago
Paul Ehrlich, Lake in the Hills (student)
Michael Hanak, MD, Chicago
Maitreyi Janarthanan, MD, Rock Island
Viquar Khan Mundozie, MD, Harvard
Jerrold B. Leikin, MD, Glencoe
Joseph Meyer, MD, Quincy
Michelle Olson, MD, Urbana

Board Consultants:
Howard Axe, MD, Arlington Heights
Tina Brueschke, MD, Downers Grove  

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

Member Manager:
Ms. Susan Moss

Medical Student Section:  
Ms. Shruti P. Patel, Darien

Resident & Fellow Section:  
Danielle Olla, MD, Springfield

Alliance Representative:
Mrs. Diane Gravlin, Metamora

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

Tripti Kataria, MD, Chicago, Chair
Smitha Arekapudi, MD, Chicago
Jeffrey Bennett, MD, Springfield
Raymond Bertino, MD, Peoria
Eleni Bourtsos, MD, Hinsdale
Asokumar Buvanendran, MD, Chicago  
Brad Epstein, MD, Elgin  
Richard Feely, DO, Chicago
Vivek Iyengar, MD, Hinsdale
Makis Limperis, MD, Oak Park
Niva Lubin-Johnson, MD, Chicago
James MacKenzie, DO, Chicago
Brian A. Murphy, MD, Naperville
Richard Nora, MD, Rockford
Maura Quinlan, MD, LaGrange
Alexandra Roginsky Tseis, MD, Crystal Lake
Mohammed Samee, MD, Chicago
Hythem P. Shadid, MD, St. Charles
Robert Sobel, MD, Chicago
Krishnarao V. Tangella, MD, Champaign
Eldon Trame, MD, Belleville
Bruce Wellman, MD, Urbana

Board Consultants:
Howard Axe, MD, Arlington Heights  
John J. DeGuide, MD, Rockford
Piyush Vyas, MD, Lake Forest

Medical Student Section:  
Mr. Matthew Schaeffer, Peoria

Resident & Fellow Section:  
David Surprenant, MD, Forest Park

Alliance Representative:  
Mrs. Anne Marie Hayes, Rockford

Consultants:  
Amy Derick, MD, Barrington
Gary Tzeng, MD, Naperville

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

Joel Klein, MD, Deerfield, Chair
Steven Campau, MD, Belvidere 
Ryan Chiu, Chicago (student)
Eric Eason, MD, Chicago
Stanley W. Fronczak, MD, Westmont 
Leon Huddleston, MD, Merrionette Park  
Richard Kube, MD, Peoria  
David W. Miller, MD, Chicago
Stephen Minore, MD, Loves Park
Guy Rowley, MD, Chicago
Sohail Siddique, MD, Springfield
Eric Werner, MD, St. Charles  
Steven Williams, MD, Bourbonnais

Board Consultants:  
Thomas Anderson, MD, Chicago
Clarence W. Brown, Jr., MD, Chicago  
Adrienne L. Fregia, MD, Flossmoor
Wayne V. Polek, MD, Batavia

Medical Student Section:
Mr. Shahzaib Khan, Glendale Heights

Resident & Fellow Section:
Amy Brown, MD, Oak Park

Alliance Representative:
Mrs. Karen Stephenson, Rockford

Consultants:
George Hossfeld, MD, Wilmette

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

Robert Oliver, MD, Tinley Park, Chair
Scott A. Cooper, MD, Chicago
Charles Drueck, MD, Chicago
J. N. Onwuta, MD, Algonquin
Wayne Polek, MD, St. Charles
Eldon Trame, MD, Belleville
William Werner, MD, Skokie

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

President – Vacant
President Elect – Vacant
Barbara D’Souza, Vice Present – Membership
Karen Stephenson, Vice President – Health Promotions
Anne Marie Hayes, Vice President – Strategic Planning
Beth Frigy, Recording Secretary
Jackie Alford, Corresponding Secretary
Karen Jasper, Treasurer  

Regional Directors

Anne Cable, Northern
Debra Brownstone, Central
Cheryl Boyd, Southern

Advisor
Nestor A. Ramirez, Immediate Past President

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

Chair
Mr. Ian Magruder

Chair-Elect
Ms. Arielle Cohen               

Vice Chair/Treasurer 
Ms. Fatima Elahi

Secretary/Editor 
Mr. Ryan Chiu

Student Trustee ISMS BOT
Mr. Ian Magruder

Student Trustee to ISMS BOT- Elect   
Mr. Raj Kumar

ISMS Student Alt Del to IL Del to AMA
Mr. Farhad Ghamsari

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School Representatives

CCOM Midwestern
Madyson Riddell, Delegate
Madeline Jentink, Alternate

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
Joseph B. Lee, M.D., M.A.T.

Chair-Elect
Jordan Gavin, M.D.

Vice Chair  
Amy Brown, M.D.

Secretary/Editor  
Marla D. Rejbi, DO

Resident Trustee  
Aaron Hanyu-Deutmeyer, DO

Resident Delegate to the Illinois AMA Delegation  
Aadil Ahmed, M.D.

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