{"id":6626,"date":"2014-05-27T15:01:47","date_gmt":"2014-05-27T20:01:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asmbs.org\/state-chapters\/"},"modified":"2024-04-12T12:35:28","modified_gmt":"2024-04-12T16:35:28","slug":"state-chapters","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/asmbs.org\/state-chapters\/","title":{"rendered":"State Chapters"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The State and Local Chapters Committee<\/a> is charged with promoting the ASMBS State Chapter initiative and advancing the work of the Chapters. They are responsible for reviewing the applications and charter agreements, assisting Chapters in the formation process, and ongoing monitoring of Chapter activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For information about individual State Chapters, please contact the representative listed on the Chapter’s page, using the links below. For general information about State Chapters, please contact Kayla McCray, ASMBS State Chapters Manager, at statechapters@asmbs.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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ASMBS State Chapter Meetings & ASMBS Website Updates<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Is your State Chapter planning a meeting and you want to let all ASMBS members know about it? Use this form<\/a> to request your meeting be displayed on the ASMBS Meetings of Interest<\/a> page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Is your State Chapter planning a CME Meeting? Please visit the State Chapter Meeting CME page<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To have your Chapter’s ASMBS page updated and to add your Chapter’s meeting to your ASMBS page, contact Kayla McCray, ASMBS State Chapter Manager, at statechapters@asmbs.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

State Chapter Regions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Lower Midwest<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Super STAR:<\/strong> Robert O. Carpenter, MD MPH FASMBS<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Southeast Central<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Super STAR:<\/strong> Brandon Williams, MD FASMBS<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Southwest<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Super STAR:<\/strong> Ajay Upadhyay, MD FASMBS<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mid-Atlantic<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Super STAR:<\/strong> Guilherme Campos, MD FASMBS<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Northeast<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Super STAR:<\/strong> Matthew Hutter, MD MPH FASMBS<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Northwest<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Super STAR:<\/strong> Valerie Halpin, MD FASMBS<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Upper Midwest<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Super STAR:<\/strong> Luke Funk, MD FASMBS<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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State Chapters<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Alabama<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

President: Forrest Ringold, MD FACS
State Access to Care Representative: Danuel Laan, MD FASMBS<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Arizona<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

President: David Podkameni, MD
State Access to Care Representative: Christine Lovato, MD FASMBS<\/p>\n\n\n\n

California\/Nevada<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

President: Pearl Ma, MD FACS ABOM DABS-FPMS FASMBS
State Access to Care Representative (CA): Shusmita Ahmed, MD
State Access to Care Representative (NV): Morgan Pomeranz, MD FACS<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Carolinas<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

President: Ken Mitchell, MD FASMBS
State Access to Care Representative (NC): Keri Seymour, DO
State Access to Care Representative (SC): David Moffat, MD
IH State Access to Care Representative (NC\/SC): Jaime Bull, PA-C<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Colorado<\/a> \u200e<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

President: Jonathan Schoen, MD
State Access to Care Representative: Matthew Metz, MD<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Connecticut<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Presidents: Saber Ghiassi, MD MPH FASMBS
State Access to Care Representative: Danielle Friedman, MD FACS
IH State Access to Care Representative: Gabrielle Berthiaume, DNP-C<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dakota Yellowstone (Includes ID, MT, ND, SD, WY)<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

President: John R. Pender, MD FACS
State Access to Care Representative (ID): Cory Richardson, MD FASMBS
State Access to Care Representative (MT): John R. Pender, MD FACS
State Access to Care Representative (SD): Kristen J. Turek, CNP
State Access to Care Representative (ND): Ellen Vogels, DO
State Access to Care Representative (WY): Kevin D. Helling, MD<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Delaware<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

President: Isaias Irgau, MD
State Access to Care Representative: Rahul Singh, MD FACS FASMBS<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Florida, Puerto Rico & Caribbean<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

President: Christopher DuCoin, MD MPH FACS FASMBS
State Access to Care Representative: Joey Jarrard, MD FASMBS
IH State Access to Care Representative: Carah Horn, MBA-HCA BSN RN FASMBS-IH CBN<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Georgia<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

President: Renee Hilton, MD FASMBS
State Access to Care Representative: Aaron Bolduc, MD
IH State Access to Care Representative: Maia Routly, DNP MA RN CPN EBP-C<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hawaii<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

President: Brian Wong, MD
State Access to Care Representative: Steven Fowler, MD FASMBS<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Illinois<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

President: Amir Heydari, MD FASMBS
State Access to Care Representative: Juaquito Jorge, MD
IH State Access to Care Representative: Betsy Felde, MBA RDN LDN<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Indiana<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

President: Dimitrios Stefanidis, MD FACS
State Access to Care Representative: Ambar Banerjee, MD FASMBS
IH State Access to Care Representative: Sarah Muntel, RD<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Iowa<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

President: Jessica Smith, MD MPH FACS FASMBS
State Access to Care Representative: Matthew Christophersen, MD<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kansas<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

President: Brice Hamilton, MD FASMBS
State Access to Care Representative: Robert Aragon, MD<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Louisiana<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

President: Shauna Levy, MD MS FACS
State Access to Care Representative: Vance Albaugh, MD
IH State Access to Care Representative: Laura Boyer, FNP-C FASMBS-IH CBN<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maryland<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

President: Barry Greene, MD FACS
State Access to Care Representative: Curtis Frederick, MD<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Michigan<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

President: Jon Schram, MD
State Access to Care Representative: Amy Somerset, MD & Michael Wood, MD
IH State Access to Care Representative: Colleen Buda, PA-C CSOWM<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Minnesota<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

President: Jayson Dock, MD
State Access to Care Representative: James McGreevy, MD
IH State Access to Care Representative: Karen Grothe, PhD ABPP LP<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mississippi<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

President: David Carroll, MD
State Access to Care Representative: Jennifer O’Flarity, RN BSN<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Missouri<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

President: Deepu Sudhakaran, MD
State Access to Care Representative: J. Chris Eagon, MD FASMBS
IH State Access to Care Representative: Angela Britt, BC<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nebraska<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

President: Vishal Kothari, MD FACS
State Access to Care Representative: Ivy Haskins, MD FASMBS<\/p>\n\n\n\n

New England (MA, ME, NH, RI and VT)<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

President: Matthew Hutter, MD, MPH FASMBS
State Access to Care Representative (MA): Sheila Partridge, MD FASMBS
State Access to Care Representative (ME): Jamie Loggins, MD
State Access to Care Representatives (NH): Robert Catania, MD FASMBS
State Access to Care Representative (RI): Siva Vithiananthan, MD FASMBS
State Access to Care Representative (VT): Patrick Forgione, MD
IH State Access to Care Representative (All New England): Melissa Page, MS RD CSOWM LDN<\/p>\n\n\n\n

New Jersey<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

President: Prakash Paragi, MD MS
State Access to Care Representative: Michael Bilof, MD FASMBS<\/p>\n\n\n\n

New York<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

President: Konstantinos Spaniolas, MD FACS FASMBS
State Access to Care Representative: William O’Malley, MD<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ohio\/Kentucky<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

President: Leslie Pristas, DO FACS FASMBS
State Access to Care Representative (OH): John Zografakis, MD FASMBS
State Access to Care Representative (KY): Joshua Steiner, MD FASMBS
IH State Access to Care Representative (OH\/KY): Amy Lakash, RN, NP-C<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Oklahoma\/Arkansas<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

President: Brandon Varnell, MD
State Access to Care Representative (OK): Zhamak Khorgami, MD
IH State Access to Care Representative (OK): Kathi Ling, PT DPT WCC
State Access to Care Representative (AR): Magdy Giurgius, MD FACS
IH State Access to Care Representative (AR): Christle Loudermilk, RN BSN CBN<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Oregon<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

President: Erika La Vella, DO FASMBS
State Access to Care Representative: Derek Rogalsky, MD
IH State Access to Care Representative: Greg Showell, RN<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pennsylvania<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

President: Ann Rogers, MD FASMBS
State Access to Care Representative: Maria Altieri, MD MS
IH State Access to Care Representative: Cynthia Hipszer, RN MSN CNML CBN<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Southwest (Pending – will include AK, AZ, CO, NM and UT)<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

President: David Podkameni, MD (AZ)
State Access to Care Representative (AK): Open
State Access to Care Representative (AZ): Christine Lovato FASMBS, MD
State Access to Care Representative (CO): Matthew Metz, MD
State Access to Care Representative (NM): Fermin Fontan, MD
State Access to Care Representative (UT): Eric Volckmann, MD<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tennessee<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

President: Matthew Spann, MD MMHC FACS FASMBS
State Access to Care Representative: Jessica Ardila-Gatas, MD<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Texas<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

President: Benjamin Clapp, MD FASMBS
State Access to Care Representative: Tony Primomo, MD<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Virginia\/West Virginia<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

President: Jennifer Salluzzo, MD FACS FASMBS
State Access to Care Representative: Gregory Adams, MD FACS<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Washington<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

President: Sara Martin del Campo, MD
State Access to Care Representative: Mohan Mallipeddi, MD<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wisconsin<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

President: Daniel McKenna, MD
State Access to Care Representatives: Luke Funk, MD MPH FASMBS & Brandon Grover, DO FASMBS<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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