Meet Your Speakers

Todd M. Hertzberg, MD, FACR celebrates his 32^nd year as a physician specializing in diagnostic radiology, practicing at 3-J Imaging in Allegheny county. Dr. Hertzberg has been an involved and steadfast member of various state and local professional associations, in addition to specialty radiology and parliamentary associations. Holding current positions such as Investment Committee Chair for the Pennsylvania Radiological Society since 2014 and AMA Delegate for the American College of Radiology since 1997 keeps Dr. Hertzberg engaged and contributing to our professional community. Dr. Hertzberg also volunteers at the Pittsburgh Neighborhood Resilience Project Free Clinic. When not involved in healthcare, Dr. Hertzberg performs magic and plays bridge.

“It is truly my pleasure to serve as your Speaker. Whether you participate virtually or in-person, whether you are a seasoned HOD veteran or attending for the first time, I pledge to deliver a transparent, engaging and enjoyable meeting for our Society.”

Andrew Lutzkanin, MD, FAAFP is an Associate Professor of Family and Community Medicine and Family Medicine Obstetrics at the Penn State College of Medicine in Hershey. He has been active in organized medicine since medical school having served in a variety of leadership roles including AMA-MSS Speaker, AMA-MSS Regional Delegate, and Resident Member of the American Academy of Family Physicians Board of Directors. At Penn State he regularly teaches health policy and advocacy as part of the Health Systems Science curriculum. He serves as parliamentarian of the College of Medicine Faculty Organization and is a University Faculty Senator. He currently serves as President of the Dauphin County Medical Society, President-Elect of the Pennsylvania Academy of Family Physicians, and comes to the Vice Speaker role having previously served three years as the Early Career Physician Trustee. He is a member of Pennsylvania delegation to the AMA. His wife Kristen Lutzkanin, MD is a pediatric allergist at CHOP; they have one daughter, Caroline, and a son, Andrew Robert.

“I am honored and humbled to have the opportunity to serve the membership as your Vice Speaker. PAMED has provided me many great opportunities to learn and grow as a physician and leader and I hope, through my role, to provide these same opportunities to all.”

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January Speakers Letter

Jan 16, 2026, 10:10 by Zak MacMillan

Happy New Year!

Greetings, and a very Happy New Year! Your Speakers are already diving into 2026 planning. We intend to continue the progress made from 2025 and look forward to continuing to improve our PAMED.

2025 Annual Meeting Wrap Up

Thank you to all the Delegates, Alternates, county/specialty representatives and PAMED staff for a very successful Annual Meeting this past Fall. Your thoughtful preparation contributed to ensuring that our PAMED 2025 meeting was perhaps the best ever! Here are a few 2025 meeting highlights:

Refreshed, interactive, and highly enjoyed CME program (more than 8 hrs. of credit!)
HOD tackled 70 Resolutions, Reports and Bylaws amendments, across a variety of topics - 66 of those were adopted with Reference Committee recommendations
Senior Physicians Caucus is now officially the Senior Physician Section
Networking and social events enjoyed by all!

You can visit the HOD website to view the final dispositions of each of the Resolutions/Reports. Those items that were referred to the Board of Trustees feature a link, permitting additional feedback as the board deliberates and prepares reports.

2026 Annual Meeting Planning

2026 Dates & Deadlines

Dates and deadlines have been established for the . We encourage you to mark your calendars today and talk with your component, section, and specialty groups to plan your work around these deadlines.

2026 Resolutions & Elections

On January 21st the Resolutions and Candidate portal on the PAMED HOD website will open. Please remember that resolutions and candidacies can be submitted at ANY time until the deadline on July 1st. As part of our 2026 upgrade, we hope to offer greater real time assistance throughout the Resolution-writing process.

2026 HOD Resolution Form

PS – it is NEVER too early to start thinking about elections!

Committees

Our HOD would NOT be successful without the numerous volunteers on the Reference, Bylaws, and Rules & Credentials Committees. If you have an interest in serving, we are always on the lookout for capable, energized individuals.

BBC Interactive Survey

Many of you may have recently received an invitation from BBC Interactive regarding the 2026 Annual Meeting. This survey has been sent out to physicians across Pennsylvania (including PAMED members and non-members), to ensure adequate feedback and insight to aid in our planning. The BBC survey is distinct and an addition to our typical HOD survey (sent to each of you in the Fall).

Survey results will be presented to the PAMED Board of Trustees, who will review the results and continue to make recommendations on how to engage more Pennsylvania physicians for in person education, conversation, and networking.

As always, thank you for all you do to make our PAMED the best state society. We look forward to another great year of camaraderie, friendship and making a difference!

Be well.

Todd M. Hertzberg, MD, FACR
Speaker, House of Delegates

Andrew Lutzkanin, III, MD, FAAFP
Vice Speaker, House of Delegates