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, FACE
Marilyn J. Heine, MD, FACP, FACEP
Hematology/Oncology, Emergency Medicine
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C. Richard Schott, MD 
C. Richard Schott, MD
Cardiovascular Disease

Vice President
Immediate Past President
Bruce A. MacLeod, MD
Bruce A. MacLeod, MD, FACEP
Emergency Medicine
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Ralph Schmeltz, MD, FACP, FACE photo 
Ralph Schmeltz, MD, FACP, FACE
PA College of Internal Medicine
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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
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John J. Pagan, MD, FACS photo
John J. Pagan, MD, FACS
Board Chair
General Surgery
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Third District
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William R. Dewar, MD photo
William R. Dewar, III, MD
Internal Medicine
Fourth District
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Christen M. Mowad, MD
Dermatology
Fifth District
 
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Margaret S. Atwell, MD
Board Vice Chair 
Occupational Medicine
Sixth District
 
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Danae M. Powers, MD
Anesthesiology
Seventh District
 
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James W. Redka, MD
James W. Redka, MD
Family Medicine

Eighth District
 
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Peter M. Daloni, MD
Peter M. Daloni, MD
Urology

Ninth District
 
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Thomas Freenock, Jr., MD
Thomas Freenock, Jr., MD
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Tenth District
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Erick J. Bergquist, MD
Erick J. Bergquist, MD, PhD
Secretary
Infectious Diseases
Eleventh District
 
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Geoffrey L. Ruben, MD
Geoffrey L. Ruben, MD
Emergency Medicine
Twelfth District
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David A. Talenti, MD
Gastroenterology
Thirteenth District
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Paul W. Dishart, MD
Paul W. Dishart, MD
Family Medicine

Section Trustees

Residents & Fellows Section
International Medical Graduates Section
 
Richard J. Rodriguez, 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
 
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
Andrew J. Richards, MD
Colon and Rectal Surgey

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

 
Thomas J. Weida, MD
Family Medicine

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

Cathleen A. Woomert, MD
Radiology 
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
 
Theodore A. Christopher, MD, FACEP
Emergency Medicine
 
James A. Goodyear, MD, FACS
General Surgery