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Board of Directors

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Members at Large

President
Rae-Ellen Kavey, MD
University of Rochester
Rochester, New York
Telephone: TBA
Professor of Pediatrics and Preventive Medicine and Director of Clinical Research in Pediatric Cardiology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York. Coordinator emeritus, Pediatric Cardiovascular Risk Reduction Program, NHLB Institute, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland
Education: BSc, McGill University; MD, SUNY Downstate; MPH, University of Rochester
Residency: Pediatrics, New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center
Fellowship: Pediatric Cardiology (clinical), Montreal Children's Hospital-McGill University; Pediatric Cardiology (research), Babies Hospital, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center

Vice President
Donald E. Wilson, MD, MACP
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Baltimore, Maryland
(410) 706-7163
John Z. and Akiko K. Bowers Distinguished Professor of Medicine and Dean, emeritus, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore
Education: BA, Harvard University; MD, Tufts University
Residency: R1, St. Elizabeth's Hospital, Boston; R2, Veterans Administration Hospital, Boston
Fellowship: Chief Resident and research fellow in Gastroenterology, Lemuel Shattuck Hospital, Boston

Secretary Treasurer
C. Bruce Alexander, MD
University of Alabama
Birmingham, Alabama
(205) 934-2219
Professor and Vice Chair, Department of Pathology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham; Senior Scientist, Center for Disaster Preparedness, Dept. of Emergency Medicine
Education: BS, Hampden-Sydney; MD, University of Virginia School of Medicine
Residency: Internal Medicine, Cleveland Metro General; Pathology, Duke University Medical Center

Robert G. Atnip, MD
Pennsylvania State University
Hershey, Pennsylvania
(717) 531-8866
Professor of Surgery and Radiology and, Director of the Vascular Laboratory, Pennsylvania State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Education: BS, the Florida State University; MD, The University of Alabama School of Medicine
Residency: Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital
Fellowship: Vascular Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital; Angio-interventional Radiology and Aortic Endografting, SUNY Health Sciences Center

N. Joseph Espat, MD
Roger Williams Cancer Center
Providence, Rhode Island
(401) 456-2464
Harrold Wanebo Endowed Professor of Surgical Oncology and Chief of Surgical Oncology, Roger Williams Medical Center, Providence, Rhode Island; Professor of Surgery, Boston University
Education: BS and BA, University of South Florida (Tampa); MD, University of Florida College of Medicine; MS, University of Illinois at Chicago
Residency: Surgery and Chief Residency in Surgery, University of Florida
Research Fellowship: University of Florida
Fellowship: Surgical Oncology and Hepatobiliary Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

Ruth-Marie Fincher, MD, MACP
Medical College of Georgia
Augusta, Georgia
(706) 721-3529
Vice Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor of Medicine, Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine, Augusta, Georgia, and Co-director, Education Discovery Institute
Education: BA, Colby College; MD, Dartmouth Medical School and Emory University
Residency: Internal Medicine, Emory University Affiliated Hospitals

Douglas S. Paauw, MD
University of Washington School of Medicine
Seattle, Washington
(206) 543-3604
Professor of Medicine, Rathmann Family Foundation endowed chair for Patient-Centered Clinical Education, and Head, section of General Internal Medicine, University of Washington Medical Center
Education: BA, Macalester College, St. Paul, Minnesota; MD, University of Michigan School of Medicine
Residency: R1-R3 in Medicine, University of Washington Medical Center; Chief Resident in Medicine, Harborview Medical Center, Seattle

Don W. Powell, MD
University of Texas Medical Branch
Galveston, Texas
(409) 772-5607
The Bassel and Frances Blanton Distinguished Professor in Internal Medicine, Professor of Neuroscience and Cell Biology, Director of the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, and Program Director, GCRC, the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Education: BS, Auburn University, Alabama; MD, Medical College of Alabama, Birmingham
Residency: R1-R2 in Internal Medicine, Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, Boston; R3, Yale-New Haven Hospital
Fellowship: National Institutes of Health Fellow, Yale University School of Medicine

Joseph W. Stubbs, MD
Albany Internal Medicine
Albany, Georgia
(229) 438-3384
President, American College of Physicians and Chair-Elect, ACP Foundation. Internal medicine practice, Albany, Georgia
Education: BS, the College of William and Mary; MD, Emory University School of Medicine
Residency: R1-R3 in Medicine, University of Washington; Chief Resident in Primary Care Medicine

Medical Organization Member

John Tooker, MD, MBA, FACP
American College of Physicians
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
(215) 351-2801
Executive Vice President and CEO, American College of Physicians; Adjunct Professor of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Education: BA, Adams State College, Alamosa, Colorado; MD, University of Colorado, Denver; Executive MBA, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvahia
Residency: R1-R2 in Internal Medicine, Bellevue Hospital Center, New York; R3, University of Colorado Medical Center
Fellowship: Pulmonary Medicine, Maine Medical Center, Portland, and University of Washington, Seattle

Councilor Members

Amy Goldberg, MD
Temple University School of Medicine
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
(215) 707-3632
Professor of Surgery, Temple University School of Medicine, Program director for General Surgery residency, and Section Chief, Trauma and Surgical Critical Care at Temple University Hospital
Education: BA, University of Pennsylvania; MD, Mt. Sinai School of Medicine, New York
Residency: General Surgery, Temple University Hospital
Fellowship: Traumatology and Critical Care, University of Maryland

Anne T. Mancino, MD
University of Arkansas for Medical Science
Little Rock, Arkansas
(501) 257-6910
Associate Professor of Surgery, University of Arkansas, Little Rock; Chief, General Surgery, Central AR Veterans Healthcare System
Education: BA, Vanderbilt University; MD, University of Arkansas
Residency: Surgery, University of Louisville
Fellowship: Endocrine research, Massachusetts General Hospital; Breast Disease, University of Arkansas Medical Center

Sheryl Pfeil, MD
The Ohio State University College of Medicine
Columbus, Ohio
(614) 293-4262
Associate Professor of Medicine, The Ohio State University College of Medicine
Education: BA, Miami University; MD, The Ohio State University College of Medicine
Residency: Case Western Reserve University
Fellowship: Gastroenterology, Case Western Reserve University

Coordinator, Residency Initiatives

Suzann Pershing, MD
Stanford University School of Medicine
Stanford, California
(650) 724-9981
Resident in Ophthalmology, Stanford University, Stanford, California
Education: BA, Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, California; MD, Medical University of South Carolina

Student Members

Natalia C. Berry, MD
Dartmouth Medical School
Hanover, New Hampshire
(603) 203-6303
Resident in Internal Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston
Education: BA, Harvard University; Diploma in Theology and Religious Studies from Cambridge University, United Kingdom; MBA, Tuck School of Business, Dartmouth College; MD, Dartmouth Medical School

William E. Bynum IV
University of South Carolina School of Medicine
Columbia, South Carolina
(239) 571-1156
MS-4, University of South Carolina School of Medicine
Education: BS, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Cason Pierce, MD
University of Texas Southwestern Medical School
Dallas, Texas
(214) 232-9754
Resident in Internal Medicine, University of California, San Francisco
Education: BS, BA, MA, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas; General Course study, London School of Economics; MD, University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas/span>

National Office

Robert J. Glaser, MD
Editor Emeritus, The Pharos
Executive Secretary Emeritus, Alpha Omega Alpha
525 Middlefield Road, Suite 130
Menlo Park, CA 94025

Edward D. Harris, Jr., MD, deceased
Executive Secretary and Editor of The Pharos
525 Middlefield Road, Suite 130
Menlo Park, CA 94025