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
Marilyn J. Heine, MD, FACP, FACEP Hematology/Oncology, Emergency Medicine Email Dr. Heine	C. Richard Schott, MD Cardiovascular Disease
Vice President	Immediate Past President
Bruce A. MacLeod, MD, FACEP Emergency Medicine Email Dr. MacLeod	Ralph Schmeltz, MD, FACP, FACE PA College of Internal Medicine Email Dr. Schmeltz
Speaker, House of Delegates	Vice Speaker, House of Delegates
Martin D. Trichtinger, MD Internal Medicine	John W. Spurlock, MD Gynecology, Urology

District Trustees
First District
	Enrique Hernandez, MD Gynecological Oncology
Second District
	John J. Pagan, MD, FACS Board Chair General Surgery Email Dr. Pagan
Third District
	William R. Dewar, III, MD Internal Medicine
Fourth District
	Christen M. Mowad, MD Dermatology
Fifth District
	Margaret S. Atwell, MD Board Vice Chair Occupational Medicine
Sixth District
	Danae M. Powers, MD Anesthesiology
Seventh District
	James W. Redka, MD Family Medicine
Eighth District
	Peter M. Daloni, MD Urology
Ninth District
	Thomas Freenock, Jr., MD Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Tenth District
	Erick J. Bergquist, MD, PhD Secretary Infectious Diseases
Eleventh District
	Geoffrey L. Ruben, MD Emergency Medicine
Twelfth District
	David A. Talenti, MD Gastroenterology
Thirteenth District
	Paul W. Dishart, MD Family Medicine

Section Trustees
Residents & Fellows Section	International Medical Graduates Section
Richard J. Rodriguez, MD Emergency Medicine	Sant Ram, MD, FAAP Pediatrics
Young Physicians Section	Medical Students Section
Scott E. Shapiro, MD Cardiovascular Disease	Stephen Reed Chorney Medical Student

Specialty Trustees
Medical Specialties	Medical Specialties
F. Wilson Jackson, III, MD Gastroenterology	William A. VanDecker, MD Cardiology
Surgical Specialties	Surgical Specialties
Joseph W. Sassani, MD, MHA Ophthalmology	Andrew J. Richards, MD Colon and Rectal Surgey
Primary Care	Primary Care
Richard D. Baltz, MD Pediatrics	Thomas J. Weida, MD Family Medicine
Primary Care	Hospital-Based
Dan B. Kimball, Jr., MD Internal Medicine	Cathleen A. Woomert, MD Radiology
Hospital-Based	Psychiatry
Joseph F. Answine, MD Anesthesiology	Kenneth M. Certa, MD Psychiatry
Obstetrics/Gynecology	At Large
Charles A. Castle, MD Obstetrics & Gynecology	Barry J. Snyder, MD Orthopedic Surgery
At Large	AMA Delegation Chair
Theodore A. Christopher, MD, FACEP Emergency Medicine	James A. Goodyear, MD, FACS General Surgery

Meet the Trustees

Officers

District Trustees

Section Trustees

Specialty Trustees