Councils and Committees
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2022-23 ISMS Board Committees
Executive Committee
Thomas M. Anderson, MD, Chair
Rodney Alford, MD
Richard C. Anderson, MD
Christine Bishof, MD
Clarence Brown, Jr., MD
Robert J. Oliver, MD
J. Regan Thomas, MD
Finance and Medical Benevolence Committee
Robert Oliver, MD, Chair
Richard Anderson, MD
Thomas Anderson, MD
Mitchell King, MD
Kambiz Zorriasateyn, MD
Nominating Committee
Adrienne Fregia, MD, Chair
Tiffanie Ferry, MD
Courtney Harris, MD
Tripti Kataria, MD
Holly Rosencranz, MD
Laura Shea, MD
Ann Stroink, MD
Piyush Vyas, MD
Thomas M. Anderson, MD (ex-officio)
2022-23 Councils and Committees
Committee on CME Accreditation
The Committee on CME Accreditation determines issues related to accreditation and CME sponsorship.
Kim Pyle, MD, Chicago, Chair
Peter Doris, MD, Downers Grove
Kuhn Hong, MD, Chicago
Ronald L. Johnson, MD, Pittsfield
Christine Mueller, MD, Dundee
Ruchi, Naik, MD, Chicago
Ann Stroink, MD, Bloomington
Michael Treister, MD, Chicago
Board Consultants:
Kambiz Zorriasateyn, MD, Chicago
Non-Board Consultant:
Jennifer Troyanovich
Committee on CME Activities
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
Walaa Dabbas, MD, Chicago
John P. Holden, MD, Rockford
Ted Lorenc, MD, Crystal Lake
Colleen McGuire, MD, Chicago
Robert Milas, MD, Rock Island
Karl Napekoski, MD, Naperville
Ernest Nora, MD, Chicago
Vikram Patel, MD, South Barrington
Morinola Shobajo, Riverdale (student)
Sarah Zallek, MD, Peoria Heights
Board Consultants:
Tripti Kataria, MD, Chicago
Mitchell King, MD, Rockford
Medical Student Section:
Kody Jones, Chicago
Resident & Fellow Section:
Vacant
CME Accreditation Appeals Committee
Daniel Hoffman, MD, Mount Vernon
Ted Lorenc, MD, Crystal Lake
Mitchell King, MD, Rockford
Council on Communications and Membership Advocacy
The Council on Communications & Membership Advocacy oversees and guides ISMS' communications with physician members and non-members, and externally, on behalf of physician interests. Through effective communications and marketing, the Council promotes member recruitment and retention.
Viquar Khan-Mundozie, MD, Harvard, Chair
Eve Bloomgarden, MD, Northbrook
Brad Epstein, MD, Elgin
Eli Goodman, MD, Springfield
Kuhn Hong, MD, Chicago
Shikha Jain, MD, Chicago
Robert Marquis, MD, Mokena
Vanessa Stan, MD, Chicago
Apoorva Tummala, Chicago (student)
William Werner, MD, Skokie
Board Consultants:
Robert Oliver, MD, Frankfort
Medical Student Section:
Shruthi Bhuma, North Chicago
Resident & Fellow Section:
Vacant
County Consultants:
Ms. Janet Corirossi, Winnebago County
Ms. Meg Williams, Peoria County
Council on Economics
Paul Merrick, MD, Lisle, Chair
Sean Adams, MD, Naperville
Bapu Arekapudi, MD, Chicago
Christine Bishof, MD, Elmhurst (BOT)
Steven Deliduka, MD, Elmhurst
Amy Derick, MD, Barrington (BOT)
Benjamin Domb, MD, Des Plaines
Stanley Friedell, MD, Chicago
Elisabeth Giblin, MD, Chicago
Michael Hanak, MD, Chicago
Leon Huddleston, MD, Merrionette Park
Adnan Hussain, MD, Chicago
Maitreyi Janarthanan, MD, Rock Island
Janet Lin, MD, Chicago
Giuseppe Maiocco, Springfield (student)
Steven Mardjetko, MD, Morton Grove (BOT)
Rakhil Makwana, North Chicago (student)
Constance Marks, MD, Joliet
Joshua Nathan, MD, Northbrook
Sachin Patel, MD, Chicago (BOT)
Edward Pont, MD, Elmhurst
William Small, Jr., MD, Chicago
Stephen Spontak, MD, Lockport
Myrtis Sullivan, MD, Chicago
Shastri Swaminathan, MD, Westmont
Daniel Yohanna, MD, Chicago
Kambiz Zorriasateyn, MD, Chicago (BOT)
Martha Menchaca, MD, Brookfield
Medical Student Section:
Swathi Bhuma, North Chicago
Resident & Fellow Section:
Megan Finneran, DO, Bloomington
Council on Education and Health Workforce
Susan T. Hingle, MD, Springfield, Chair
Murad Alam, MD, Chicago
S. Masood Ali, MD, Peoria
Shehzad Ali, MD, Chicago
Mohammad Arfeen, DO, Oak Brook
Bruce Blacker, MD, Chicago
Debbie Fowler-Dixon Bross, MD, Maryville
Steven Campau, MD, Belvidere
Ajay Chauhan, DO, Hoffman Estates
Peter Doris, MD, Downers Grove
Daniel R. Hoffman, MD, Mt. Vernon
Haneme Idrizi, MD, Springfield
Emma Johns, Springfield (student)
Linus Lee, Champaign (student)
Avinash Murthy, MD, Springfield
Trista Negele, MD, Hinsdale
Karen Nichols, DO, Mesa
Francis J. Nicolosi, MD, Rockford
Karen O’Mara, DO, Chicago
Scott Pasichow, MD, Mahomet
Ayca Raif, MD, Pittsfield
Holly Rosencranz, MD, Champaign
Joseph Siegler, MD, Chicago
Vidya Sundareshan, MD, Springfield
Geoffrey Tsaras, MD, Rockford
Laura Vargas, MD, Springfield
Manajyoti Yadav, MD, Chicago
Board Consultants:
Mitchell King, MD, Rockford
Jennifer Marsidi, DO, Champaign (resident)
Medical Student Section:
Mark Solinski, Oak Park
Resident & Fellow Section:
Constantine Kanakis, MD, Chicago
Governmental Affairs Council
The Governmental Affairs Council develops, promotes, and evaluates state and federal legislation, and is responsible for political education on issues affecting physicians and their practice.
Piyush Vyas, MD, Lake Forest, Chair
Smitha Arekapudi, MD, Chicago
Howard Axe, MD, Buffalo Grove
Victoria Barbosa, MD, Chicago
Jeffrey Bennett, MD, Springfield
Raymond Bertino, MD, Peoria
Joanna Bisgrove, MD, Evanston
Eleni Bourtsos, MD, Hinsdale
Asokumar Buvanendran, MD, Chicago
Neesha Patel Desai, MD, Chicago
John P. Holden, MD, Rockford
Adnan Hussain, MD, Chicago
Vivek Iyengar, MD, Hinsdale
Napoleon Knight, MD, Champaign
Lily Lou, MD, Palos Park
Niva Lubin-Johnson, MD, Chicago
James MacKenzie, DO, Chicago
Candace McGregor, MD, Champaign
Brian A. Murphy, MD, Naperville
Anum Niazi, MD, Chicago
Richard Nora, MD, Rockford
Maura Quinlan, MD, LaGrange
Kenneth Sagins, MD, Sherman
Robert Sobel, MD, Chicago
Ann Stroink, MD, Bloomington
David A. Stumpf, MD, Woodstock
Thomas Sugarman, MD, Chicago
Krishnarao V. Tangella, MD, Champaign
Avani Yaganti, O’Fallon (student)
Adam Young, MD, Morton Grove
Board Consultants:
Richard C. Anderson, MD, Peoria
Amy Derick, MD, Barrington
Tariq Issa, Chicago (student)
Tripti Kataria, MD, Chicago
Medical Student Section:
Emilee Gibson, Springfield
Resident & Fellow Section:
Tristan Mackey, MD, Peoria
Medical Legal Council
The Medical Legal Council focuses on legal developments affecting the medical profession.
Steven Williams, MD, Bourbonnais, Chair
Jeffrey Altman, MD, Woodstock
Arden Barnett, MD, Champaign
J.F. Kelly Carroll, MD, Silvis
Arya Vinaykant Dadhania, Chicago (student)
Brian Doane, MD, Northbrook
Charles Ellington, MD, Camargo
Ruchi Fitzgerald, MD, Hinsdale
Stanley Fronczak, MD, Westmont
Miena Hall, MD, Elmhurst
Leon Huddleston, MD, Merrionette Park
Joel Klein, MD, Deerfield
Richard Kube, MD, Peoria
Andrew Mahtani, MD, O’Fallon
Stephen Minore, MD, Loves Park
John Prunskis, MD, Elgin
Sohail Siddique, MD, Springfield
Abdi Tinwalla, MD, Burr Ridge
Laura H. Tommaso, MD, Barrington
Kayla Tran, North Chicago (student)
Eric Werner, MD, St. Charles
Lanny Wilson, MD, Hinsdale
Board Consultants:
Richard C. Anderson, MD, Peoria
Paul E. Pedersen, MD, Bloomington
Medical Student Section:
Daniel Y. Johnson, Chicago
Resident & Fellow Section:
Courtney E. Harris, MD, Chicago
Council on Medical Service
The Council on Medical Service reviews issues related to the delivery of medical care and health services, including mental health and public health issues
Deborah McDermott, MD, Belleville, Chair
Sharjeel Ahmad, MD, Chicago
Alana Biggers, MD, Chicago
James Cannon, MD, Lemont
Howard Chodash, MD, Springfield
Virginia Dolan, MD, Springfield
Adrienne L. Fregia, MD, Flossmoor
Kamala Ghaey, MD, Chicago
Michael Hanak, MD, Chicago
Nathan Kakish, MD, Crystal Lake
Raunak Khisty, MD, Kankakee
Jonathan D. Klein, MD, Chicago
Jerrold Leikin, MD, Glencoe
Laura Li, North Chicago (student)
Cosme Lozano, MD, Joliet
Peter Orris, MD, Chicago
Neha Panigrahy, Champaign (student)
Robert W. Panton, MD, Elmwood Park
Monika Pitzele, MD, Chicago
Wayne V. Polek, MD, Batavia
Nikhilesh (Nik) Raju, MD (resident)
Laura Shea, MD, Springfield
Lindsay Stine, Carbondale (student)
David A. Stumpf, MD, Woodstock
Shastri Swaminathan, MD, Westmont
Rockford Yapp, MD, Clarendon Hills
Philip Zumwalt, MD, Watseka
Board Consultants:
Paul E. Pedersen, MD, Bloomington
Sam Stokes, III, MD, Carbondale
Medical Student Section:
Taryn Weatherly, Springfield
Resident & Fellow Section:
Adam Roussas, MD, Chicago
Women in Medicine Committee
The Women in Medicine Committee overall goals are to: monitor key issues and policies affecting women in medicine, provide mentorship and leadership for women physicians and medical students, and to expand advocacy and education efforts for women in medicine.
Emelie Ilarde, MD, Chicago, Chair
Raziye Akram, Lombard (student)
Abeer Almajali, MD, Peoria
Eve Bloomgarden, MD, Northbrook
Debbie Fowler-Dixon Bross, MD, Maryville
Nancy Church, MD, Chicago
Mary Ann Collins, MD, Chicago Ridge
Evelyn Diaz-Jimenez, MD, Barrington
Adrienne L. Fregia, MD, Flossmoor
Deepali Gershan, MD, Northbrook
Sonia Gilani, Rockford (student)
Sandra Haddad, MD, Elmhurst
Shruti Hegde, MD, Springfield
Shikha Jain, MD, Chicago
Sabrina Khan Jones, MD, Champaign
Elizabeth Kiracofe, MD, Oak Park
Veeda Landeras, MD, Chicago
Niva Lubin-Johnson, MD, Chicago
Alka Madan, DO, Hoffman Estates
Bridget McClain, Springfield (student)
Rasmeet Miller, MD, Chicago
Christine Mueller, MD, Dundee
Ruchi Naik, MD, Chicago
Christine Schwartz-Peterson, MD, Park Ridge
Christiana Shoushtari, MD, Chicago
Neha Siddiqui, Glen Ellyn (student)
Kathy Tynus, MD, Chicago
Cagla Unal, Carbondale (student)
Laura Vargas, MD, Springfield
Board Consultants:
Christine Bishof, MD, Elmhurst
Jennifer Marsidi, DO, Wilmette (resident)
Medical Student Section:
Emma Fenner, Springfield
Resident & Fellow Section:
Megan Finneran, DO, Bloomington
Appointments and Representatives
Rural Illinois Medical Student Assitance Program (RIMSAP)
RIMSAP is a program operated jointly with the Illinois Farm Bureau, 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
Rules and Order of Business
Steven Williams, MD, Bourbonnais, Chair
Jacquelynne Corey, MD, Chicago
James G. MacKenzie, DO, Chicago
David Palmer, MD, Glencoe
Laura Shea, MD, Springfield
Educational and Scientific Foundation
J. Regan Thomas, MD, Chair
Clarence W. Brown Jr., MD, JD
Rodney S. Alford, MD
Richard C. Anderson, MD
Thomas M. Anderson, MD
Board Review Panel of Endorsements and Sponsorships
Christine P. Bishof, MD
Clarence W. Brown Jr., MD, JD
Amy Derick, MD
Robert Oliver, MD
Kambiz Zorriasateyn, MD
Thomas M. Anderson, MD (ex-officio)
Membership Sections/Affiliate Groups
Illinois State Medical Society Political Action Committee (IMPAC)
Executive Committee
Jere E. Freidheim, MD, Willowbrook, Chair
Arthur R. Traugott, MD, Urbana, 1st Vice Chair
William E. Kobler, MD, Rockford, 2nd Vice Chair
Scott A. Cooper, MD, Chicago, Secretary-Treasurer
Amy J. Derick, MD, Barrington, Member At-Large
Council Members
Rodney S. Alford, MD, Watseka
Clarence W. Brown, MD, Chicago
James A. Bull, MD, Silvis
Howard B. Chodash, MD, Springfield
John J. DeGuide, MD, Rockford
Paul H. DeHaan, MD, McHenry
Benjamin G. Domb, MD, Glencoe
Adrienne L. Fregia, MD, Flossmoor
Richard A. Geline, MD, Glenview
Vivek Iyengar, MD, Hindsale
Tripti Kataria, MD, Chicago
Robert J. Oliver, MD, Frankfort
Sandra F. Olson, MD, Chicago
Robert W. Panton, MD, Elmwood Park
Scott H. Pasichow, MD, Mahomet
Rashmikant Patel, MD, Lake Forest
Wayne V. Polek, MD, St. Charles
Edward A. Pont, MD, Elmhurst
Phillip J. Rossi, MD, Hopedale
Christine Sharis, MD, Moline
Ronald J. Simone, MD, Geneva
M. LeRoy Sprang, MD, Skokie
Shastri Swaminathan, MD, Oak Brook
J. Regan Thomas, MD, Chicago
Lanny F. Wilson, MD, Hinsdale
International Medical Graduate Section
The IMG Section provides an organized forum to address IMG issues and concerns and enhance IMG participation in organized medicine.
Vikram B. Patel, MD, ChairS. Masood Ali, MD, Vice-Chair
Kuhn Hong, MD, Secretary
Piyush Vyas, MD, Treasurer
Board Consultant:
Nestor A. Ramirez, MD, Champaign
Medical Student Section
The Medical Student section provides representation of student opinions and ideas in organized medicine.
Chair, Rasa Valiauga
Chair-Elect,
Vice Chair/Treasurer, Aquilla Chase
Secretary/Editor, Julia Versel
Student Trustee ISMS BOT, Tariq Issa
Student Trustee to ISMS BOT-Elect,
ISMS Student Alt Del to IL Del to AMA, Neha Siddiqui
Immediate Past Chair, Courtney Harris
School Representatives
Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine (CCOM) at Midwestern University
Anastasia Rubakovic, Delegate
TBD, Alternate
Carle Illinois College of Medicine (CICOM)
Adam Sonnenberg, Delegate
Neha Siddiqui, Alternate
Loyola University, Stritch School of Medicine
Angelika Kwak, Delegate
Julia Versel, Alternate
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Alex Richards, Delegate
Meilynn Shi, Alternate
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & Science
Amin Alayleh, Delegate
Adina Dobre, Alternate
Rush Medical College
Andy Wu, Delegate
Kody Jones, Alternate
Southern Illinois University, Springfield
Jared Hendren, Delegate
Emilee Gibson, Alternate
Southern Illinois University, Carbondale
TBD, Delegate
TBD, Alternate
University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine
TBD, Delegate
TBD, Alternate
University of Illinois, Chicago
Stephanie Pineda, Delegate
Tajanna Stinn, Alternate
University of Illinois, Champaign/Urbana
TBD, Delegate
TBD, Alternate
University of Illinois, Peoria
Leah Beth VanBlaricum (Carter), Delegate
TBD, Alternate
University of Illinois, Rockford
Erin Sondgeroth, Delegate
Silpa Raju, Alternate
Representatives to ISMS Councils/Committees
Council on CME Activities - Kody JonesCouncil on Communications and Membership Advocacy - Shruthi Bhuma
Council on Economics - Swathi Bhuma
Council on Education and Health Workforce - Mark Solinski
Council on Medical Service - Taryn Weatherly
Governmental Affairs Council - Emilee Gibson
Medical Legal Council - Daniel Y. Johnson
Women in Medicine Committee - Emma Fenner
Resident and Fellow Section
The Resident & Fellow Section provides representation of resident opinions and ideas in organized medicine.
Chair, Megan Finneran, DO
Chair-Elect,
Vice Chair, External Affairs, Ammu Thampi Susheela, MD
Resident Delegate to the Illinois AMA Delegation, Keziah Aibangbee, MD
Resident Member of the ISMS Board of Trustees, Jennifer Marsidi, DO
Representatives to ISMS Councils/Committees
Committee on CME Activities - TBD
Council on Communications and Membership Advocacy - TBD
Council on Economics - Megan Finneran, DO
Council on Medical Service - Adam Roussas, MD
Governmental Affairs Council - Tristan Mackey, MD
Medical Legal Council - Courtney E. Harris, MD
Women in Medicine Committee - Megan Finneran, DO
ISMS council and committee appointments are open to current ISMS members. If you are interested in serving on a council or committee, please complete the form below: