Councils & Committees

FMA Historian: H. Frank Farmer Jr., M.D., Ph.D., Ormond Beach
FMA Board Parliamentarian:  Gerold L. Schiebler, M.D., Amelia Island
FOMA Board Liaison:  Larry Mattingly, DO, Orange Park 

FMA Publications

Editor-in-Chief:      Karl M. Altenburger, M.D., Ocala
Associate Editor:  Marilyn Cox, M.D., Tallahassee
Associate Editor:  John M. Montgomery, M.D., MPH, Jacksonville
Associate Editor:  Thomas L. Hicks, M.D., Tallahassee

Committee on Bylaws

Chair:  Ralph J. Nobo, Jr., M.D., Bartow
Vice Chair:  John N. Katopodis, M.D., Tallahassee
Karl M. Altenburger, M.D., Ocala
David J. Becker, M.D., Safety Harbor
Alliance, Rita Seymore, Ocala

Committee on Finance & Appropriations

Chair:  W. Alan Harmon, M.D., Jacksonville
Vice Chair:  James B. Dolan, M.D., Key Largo
David J. Becker, M.D., Safety Harbor
Madelyn E. Butler, M.D., Tampa
Vincent A. DeGennaro, M.D., Ft. Lauderdale
John Katopodis, M.D., Tallahassee
Ralph J. Nobo, Jr., M.D., Bartow
Alan B. Pillersdorf, M.D., Palm Springs
James H. Rubenstein, M.D., Fort Myers
Steven R. West, M.D., Fort Myers
YPS, Ashley Booth, M.D., Jacksonville
Alliance, Ann Anderson, Naples

Committee on Membership

Chair:  David J. Becker, M.D., Safety Harbor
Vice Chair:  John H. Armstrong, M.D., Gainesville
Karl M. Altenburger, M.D., Ocala
William V. Harrer, III, M.D., Crystal River
Ravi Jahagirdar, M.D., Orlando
Joel R. Judah, M.D., Gainesville
Steven Rosenberg, M.D., Winter Park
Siva Sivanesan, M.D., Winter Springs
Deborah H. Tracy, M.D., Spring Hill
Sarah Willard, M.D., Orlando
MSS, Ashley Lucke, FSU, Tallahassee
Alliance, Joni Routman, Ft. Lauderdale
Advisor, Christopher Seymour, MBA, Jacksonville

Task Force on National Advocacy

Chair:  E. Coy Irvin, M.D., Pensacola
Madelyn E. Butler, M.D., Tampa
W. Alan Harmon, M.D., Jacksonville
John N. Katopodis, M.D. Tallahassee
Alan S. Routman, M.D., Ft. Lauderdale
Steven R. West, M.D., Ft. Myers
Alliance, Bill Butler, M.D., Tampa 

Task Force on Medical Staff Autonomy

Chair:  Ralph J. Nobo, Jr., M.D., Bartow
Vice Chair:  Eli N. Lerner, M.D., Jacksonville
Vincent A. DeGennaro, M.D., Ft. Lauderdale
Glenn Knox, M.D., Jacksonville
Robert R. Lastomirsky, M.D., Venice
John W. McCutchen, M.D., Winter Park
Alan Routman, M.D., Ft. Lauderdale
Advisor, David M. McKalip, St. Petersburg

COUNCIL OF CMS PRESIDENTS

Chair:  Joseph A. Gauta, M.D., Naples

COUNCIL ON ETHICAL AND JUDICIAL AFFAIRS

Chair:  Nabil El Sanadi, M.D., Ft. Lauderdale
Vice Chair:  Gene A. Balis, M.D., Vice Chair
Ravi Jahagirdar, M.D., Orlando
Craig Sweet, M.D., Ft. Myers
Bruce Witkind, M.D., Destin
Brian S. Ziegler, M.D., Rockledge
Non-Phys-2009, ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­Vicki Gaetz, Ft. Walton Beach
MSS, Noemi Lefranc, FSU, Tallahassee

COUNCIL ON LEGISLATION

Chair:  Miguel A. Machado, M.D., St. Augustine
Vice Chair/National Legislation:  E. Coy Irvin, M.D., Pensacola
Vice Chair/State Legislation:  David J. Becker, M.D., Safety Harbor
District A, John N. Katopodis, M.D., Tallahassee
District B, Gerold (Chip) Woodard, D.O., Daytona Beach
District C, Robert J. Entel, M.D., Clearwater
District D, Maghraj Thanvi, M.D., Stuart
District E, Larry Hobbs, M.D., Fort Myers
District F, Alan S. Routman, M.D., Ft. Lauderdale
District G, Elizabeth Etkin-Kramer, M.D., Miami Beach
At-Large, Andrew H. Borom, M.D., Tallahassee
At-Large, Frank Maderal, M.D., Hialeah
At-Large, Rafael Miguel, M.D., Tampa
At-Large, Siva Sevanesan, M.D., Winter Springs
At-Large, Louis B. St. Petery, M.D., Tallahassee
At-Large, Aaron M. Sudbury, M.D., Bradenton
AMA-10, Ralph J. Nobo, Jr., M.D., Bartow
FMAPAC, Madelyn E. Butler, M.D., Tampa
MED-SCHOOL, John H. Armstrong, M.D., Gainesville
YPS, Ashley Booth, M.D., Jacksonville
MSS, Megan Bevis, FSU, Tallahassee
Alliance, Anne Grenitz, Plantation
Alliance, At-Large, Bill Butler, Tampa
Advisor, Melanie Boscan, Orlando
Advisor, Patricia Handler, Miami
Ex-Officio (FOMA), Larry L. Mattingly, D.O., Orange Park
Ex-Officio (FDA), T.J. Tejera, DDS, M.D., Ft. Myers
Ex-Officio (FAPA), Marc McCollaum, BS, PA-C, Naples
Ex-Officio, Representative Alan Hays, DMD, Umatilla
Ex-Officio, Representative Edward Homan, M.D., Tampa
Ex-Officio, Representative Paige Kreegel, M.D., Punta Gorda
Ex-Officio, Representative Ronald Renuart, D.O., Ponte Vedra
Ex-Officio, Senator Eleanor Sobel, Hallandale Beach

COUNCIL ON MEDICAL ECONOMICS

Chair:  Jose F. Arrascue, M.D., Atlantis
Vice Chair:  Michael A. Wasylik, M.D., Tampa
Bruce Alper, M.D., Satellite Beach
Michelle Brandhorst, M.D., Pensacola
Edward Dieguez, M.D., St. Augustine
Jason M. Goldman, M.D., Coral Springs
Richard Hamilton, M.D., Winter Haven
Larry Hobbs, M.D., Ft. Myers
Jose D. Jimenez, M.D., Tampa
Michael A. Patete, M.D., Venice
Daniel F. Pauly, M.D., Gainesville
Philip W. Tally, M.D., Bradenton
Deborah H. Tracy, M.D., Spring Hill
Michael Weston, M.D., Davie
Debra Williams, M.D., Panama City
Michael Zimmer, M.D., St. Petersburg
MSS, Michael Scott, UF, Gainesville
Alliance, Lissette Gorman, Boca Raton
Advisor, Tenna Wiles, West Palm Beach

Subcommittee on Managed Care 

Chair:  Michael Wasylik, M.D., Tampa
Jason M. Goldman, M.D., Coral Springs
Larry Hobbs, M.D., Ft. Myers
Jose Jimenez, M.D., Tampa
Michael Patete, M.D., Venice
Michael A. Zimmer, M.D., FACP, St. Petersburg

Subcommittee on Patient Safety and Quality Improvement

Chair:  Nabil El Sanadi, M.D., Ft. Lauderdale
Paul A. Gluck, M.D., Miami
Jeffrey S. Jacobs, M.D., Davie
Dale Wickstrom-Hill, D.O., Lakeland
MSS, Renee Myers, UF, Gainesville

Subcommittee on Healthcare Information Technology

Chair:  Philip W. Tally, M.D., Bradenton
Vice Chair:  Scott R. Hanson, M.D., Tallahassee
Jeffrey Held, M.D., Dunedin
C. Christopher Pittman, M.D., Thonotosassa
Melvin M. Seek, M.D., Ocala
A. Allen Seals, M.D., Jacksonville
Advisor, Lonnie M. Draper, M.D., Tallahassee
Advisor, Gayle Harrell, Stuart 

COUNCIL ON MEDICAL EDUCATION & SCIENCE

Chair:  Vincent DeGennaro, M.D., Ft. Lauderdale 
Vice Chair:  David A. Paulus, M.D., Gainesville
Alan L. Bisno, M.D., Miami
Christopher R. Cogle, M.D., Gainesville
John Curran, M.D., Tampa
Michael C. Lewis, M.D., Plantation
Alma B. Littles, M.D., Tallahassee
Bruce Shephard, M.D., Tampa
David Vukich, M.D., Jacksonville
MSS, Katherine Winter, UF, Gainesville

Committee on Accreditation and Continuing Medical Education

Chair: Stephen E. Vernon, M.D., Miami
Vice Chair:  Neel Karnani, M.D., Jacksonville
Baxter Byerly, M.D., Tallahassee
Edward Dieguez Jr., M.D., St. Augustine 
M. Kamel Elzawahry, M.D., Panama City
Eneida Gomez, M.D., St. Augustine
Richard B. Hornick, M.D., Orlando
Joshua Lenchus, D.O., Plantation
Deborah S. Lyon, M.D., Jacksonville
Anil Mandal, M.D., St. Augustine
Arthur A. Mauceri, M.D., Gainesville
Senthil R. Meenrajan, M.D., Jacksonville
John M. Montgomery, M.D., Jacksonville
Shyam B. Paryani, M.D., Jacksonville
Richard Shugarman, M.D., West Palm Beach
James V. Talano, M.D., Naples
Stephen Vernon, M.D., Miami

COUNCIL ON PUBLIC HEALTH

Chair:  John J. Lanza, M.D., Pensacola
Vice Chair:  Alma B. Littles, M.D., Tallahassee
John H. Armstrong, M.D., Gainesville
Marguerite Barnett, M.D., Sarasota
Leslie M. Beitsch, M.D., J.D., Tallahassee
Heidar Heshmati, M.D., MPH, PhD, Merritt Island
James T. Howell, M.D., Lake Worth
Charles S. Mahan, M.D., Tampa
Todd Sack, M.D., Jacksonville
Kevin M. Sherin, M.D., Orlando
George A.W. Smith, M.D., Pensacola
MSS, Komal D’Souza, FSU, Tallahassee
Alliance, Nimisha Chheda, MPH, Sarasota
Advisor, Holly Strickland, Pensacola
Ex-Officio, DOH, Ana M. Viamonte-Ros, M.D., MPH, Tallahassee
Ex-Officio, UF College of Public Health, Paul Duncan, MD, Gainesville
Ex-Officio, FPHA, Douglas A. Holt, M.D., FPHA, Tampa 
Ex-Officio, Robert E. Windom, M.D., Sarasota

Environment and Health Section

Chair:  Todd L. Sack, M.D., Jacksonville
Marguerite Barnett, M.D., Sarasota
Donald L. Mellman, M.D., Tampa
Oswald Saavedra, M.D., Orlando
Ronald Saff, M.D., Tallahassee
Abby Strauss, M.D., Boca Raton
James K. Whitman, M.D., Longboat Key

Committee on Disaster Preparedness

Chair:  John Armstrong, M.D., Gainesville
Vice Chair:  David J. Vukich, M.D., Jacksonville
Nabil El Sanadi, M.D., Ft. Lauderdale
Heidar Heshmati, M.D., MPH, PhD, Merritt Island
Shakra Junerjo, M.D., Tallahassee
E. Cary Pigman, M.D., Avon Park
Raul Ravelo, M.D., Miami   
MSS, John Faryna, UF, Gainesville
Advisor, Tenna Wiles, West Palm Beach

COMMITTEE ON MUSEUM OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH

Chair:  Mathis L. Becker, M.D., Plantation
Honorary Chair:  Ana M. Viamonte-Ros, M.D., MPH, Tallahassee
Vice Chair:  E. Charlton Prather, M.D., Tallahassee
Robert G. Brooks, M.D., Tallahassee
Carl L. Brumback, M.D., West Palm Beach
James T. Cook III, M.D., Panama City
John S. Curran, M.D., Tampa
H. Frank Farmer Jr., M.D., Ph.D., Daytona Beach
James T. Howell, M.D., Lake Worth
N. H. Tucker, III, M.D., Jacksonville
Robert E. Windom, M.D., Sarasota
John Montgomery, M.D., Jacksonville
Charles S. Mahan, M.D., Tampa
Gerold L. Schiebler, M.D., Amelia Island
James W. Walker, M.D., Jacksonville
William J. Bigler, Ph.D., Advisor, Tallahassee
Ming Chan, Ph.D., Advisor, Tallahassee
Paul R. Fell, Advisor, FEHA, Bunnell
Joann Ferguson Purdie, Advisor, Jacksonville
Michael Kucsak, Advisor, Jacksonville
Daniel B. Lestage, M.D., Jacksonville
George Lewis, Advisor, Jacksonville
Sandra Magyar, Advisor, FPHA, Jacksonville
Jay Millson, Advisor, Jacksonville
Debbie Trammell Advisor, Ocala
Dean Willis, Ph.D., Advisor, Tallahassee
Joel McEachin, Advisor, Jacksonville
Rita Reagan, Advisor, Jacksonville
Kathy Mason, Ph.D., Advisor, FNA, Tallahassee
Carolyn Hall, Advisor, Jacksonville
Pam Neuman, Advisor, Jacksonville
Jane Sowder Palmer, Advisor, Jacksonville
Kathleen Stansell, Advisor, Jacksonville
Joan Harmon, FMA Alliance

PROFESSIONALS RESOURCE NETWORK

Karl M. Altenburger, M.D., Ocala                      (2008-2010)
Karen Chouinard, Winter Haven                       (2008-2010)
Mark Gold, M.D., Gainesville                             (2008-2010)
E. Coy Irvin, M.D., Pensacola                            (2008-2010)
Gary E. Winchester, M.D., Tallahassee            (2008-2010)
John A. Churchill, M.D., Sanibel                        (2009-2011)
John S. Curran, M.D., Tampa                            (2009-2011)
W. Alan Harmon, M.D., Jacksonville                 (2009-2011)
Guy T. Selander, M.D., Jacksonville                  (2009-2011)
Gerold L. Schiebler, M.D., Amelia Island           (2009-2011)
E. Robert Schwartz, M.D., Miami                      (2009-2011)
Jodi E. Star, M.D., West Palm Beach                 (2009-2011)
Michael S. Zeide, M.D., Boynton Beach             (2009-2011)

(Officers elected at first meeting)

FLORIDA MEDICAL ASSOCIATION FOUNDATION, INC.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Dennis S. Agliano, M.D., Tampa
Mark O. Asperilla, M.D., Port Charlotte
Lisa A. Cosgrove, M.D., Merritt Island
Vincent A. DeGennaro, M.D., Ft. Lauderdale
Shelley Glover, M.D., Clermont
Daniel B. Lestage, M.D., Jacksonville
Philip W. Tally, M.D., Ft. Myers
Alliance, Ann Anderson, Naples
Alliance, Shar Donovan, Jacksonville
Alliance, Kathy Johns, RN, Destin
Alliance, Joni Routman, Ft. Lauderdale

(Officers elected at first meeting)

FMA SERVICES, INC.

Karl M. Altenburger, M.D., Ocala
Madelyn E. Butler, M.D., Tampa
Glen Davis, M.D., Lake Mary
Vincent A. DeGennaro, M.D., Ft. Lauderdale
Ronald F. Giffler, M.D., Plantation
W. Alan Harmon, M.D., Jacksonville
Ralph J. Nobo. Jr., M.D., Bartow
Steven R. West, M.D., Ft. Myers

(Officers elected at first meeting)