Meet the Trustees

The Board of Trustees oversees the operations of the Pennsylvania Medical Society. Each trustee—except the residents and fellows, medical student, and young physicians trustees—is elected for a term of four years.

Below is a listing of the current District and Section Trustees, as well as Board Officers.

Officers

President
President-Elect
James A. Goodyear, MD photo
James A. Goodyear, MD
General Surgery, Abdominal Surgery

 Ralph Schmeltz, MD, FACP, FACE photo
Ralph Schmeltz, MD, FACP, FACE
PA College of Internal Medicine

Vice President
Immediate Past President

Marilyn J. Heine, MD, FACP, FACE
Marilyn J. Heine, MD, FACP, FACEP
Hematology/Oncology

Daniel J. Glunk, MD 
Daniel J. Glunk, MD
Internal Medicine

Speaker,
House of Delegates
Vice Speaker,
House of Delegates
Martin D. Trichtinger, MD photo
Martin D. Trichtinger, MD
Internal Medicine
John W. Spurlock, MD photo
John W. Spurlock, MD
Gynecology, Urology

District Trustees

First District
District 1 County map

Enrique Hernandez, MD photo
Enrique Hernandez, MD
 Gynecological Oncology

Second District
District 2 County map

C. Richard Schott, MD photo
C. Richard Schott, MD
Cardiovascular Disease

Third District
District 3 County map
William R. Dewar, MD photo
William R. Dewar, III, MD
Internal Medicine
Fourth District
District 4 County Map
John B. Bulger, DO
John B. Bulger, DO
Internal Medicine
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Fifth District
 
District 5 County Map
Margaret S. Atwell, MD photo
Margaret S. Atwell, MD 
Occupational Medicine
Sixth District
 
District 6 County Map
Terrence E. Babb, MD
Terrence E. Babb, MD
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Seventh District
 
District 7 County Map

James W. Redka, MD
James W. Redka, MD
Family Medicine

Eighth District
 
District 8 County Map

Peter M. Daloni, MD
Peter M. Daloni, MD
Urology

Ninth District
 
District 9 County map
Thomas Freenock, Jr., MD
Thomas Freenock, Jr., MD
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Tenth District
District 10 County Map
Erick J. Bergquist, MD
Erick J. Bergquist, MD, PhD
Infectious Diseases
Eleventh District
 
District 11 County Map
Christopher M. Hughes, MD
Christopher M. Hughes, MD
Internal Medicine
Twelfth District
 
District 12 County map
Sam C. DePasquale, MD
Sam C. DePasquale, MD
General Surgery
Thirteenth District
District 13 County Map
Paul W. Dishart, MD
Paul W. Dishart, MD
Family Medicine

Section Trustees

Residents & Fellows Section
International Medical Graduates Section
Adam Z. Tobias, MD
Adam Z. Tobias, MD
Emergency Medicine
Sant Ram, MD
Sant Ram, MD, FAAP
Pediatrics
Young Physicians Section
Medical Students Section
Scott E. Shapiro, MD 
Scott E. Shapiro, MD
Cardiovascular Disease

Larry V. Lee
 
 

Specialty Trustees

Medical Specialties
Medical Specialties
Paul N. Casale, MD
Paul N. Casale, MD
Cardiovascular Disease
Linda D. Green, MD
Linda D. Green, MD
Secretary
Allergy and Immunology
Surgical Specialties
Surgical Specialties

Karen A. Rizzo, MD
Karen A. Rizzo, MD, FACS
Board Vice-Chair
Otolaryngology

John J. Pagan, MD, FACS photo
John J. Pagan, MD, FACS
Board Chair
General Surgery

Primary Care
Primary Care
Richard D. Baltz, MD
Richard D. Baltz, MD
Pediatrics

Kevin P. Shaffer, MD
Kevin P. Shaffer, MD
Family Medicine

Primary Care
Hospital-Based
Dan B. Kimball, Jr., MD
Dan B. Kimball, Jr., MD
Internal Medicine

Bruce A. MacLeod, MD
Bruce A. MacLeod, MD, FACEP
Emergency Medicine
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Hospital-Based
Psychiatry

Joseph F. Answine, MD
Joseph F. Answine, MD
Anesthesiology

Kenneth M. Certa, MD photo
Kenneth M. Certa, MD
Psychiatry
Obstetrics/Gynecology
At Large

Charles A. Castle, MD
Charles A. Castle, MD
Obstetrics & Gynecology

Barry J. Snyder, MD
Barry J. Snyder, MD
Orthopedic Surgery

At Large
AMA Delegation Chair
A. Loren Amacher, MD photo
A. Loren Amacher, MD, FACS
Neurological Surgery
Peter S. Lund, MD
Peter S. Lund, MD, FACS
Urology