MSSNY COUNCIL AGENDA

Thursday, June 20, 2024, at 9:00 am

A.  CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL

B.  MINUTES.

C.  NEW BUSINESS

1. President’s Report – Jereome C. Cohen, MD

a. Committee Updates – Dr. Cohen

b. HOD Referrals –Dr. Cohen

c. Change Healthcare – Dr. Cohen

d. Nominations Committee Update

e. Council Approval or Original Membership Committee Rubric Recommendation

2. County Federation Report – Stavroula Savelidis

3. Secretary’s Report – Howard Huang, MD

4. MLMIC Update – John Lombardo, MD

5. AMA Delegation Report – Gregory Pinto, MD

6. MSSNYPAC Report – Thomas Lee, MD

7. Legislative & Physician Advocacy Committee – Mark J. Adams, MD

8. Report of the Board of Trustees – Nameer Haider, MD, Chair

D.  REPORTS OF THE OFFICERS

1. Office of the President – Jerome C. Cohen, MD
2. Office of the President-Elect – David M. Jakubowicz MD, FACS

3. Office of the Vice-President – Mark J. Adams, MD
4. Office of the Immediate Past President – Paul A. Pipia, MD
5. Office of the Treasurer – Gregory Pinto, MD

6. Office of the Speaker – Carlos Zapata, MD

E.  REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT – Thomas Lee, MD, MBA

  • IT Vendor Update
  • Impexium/iMIS Update
  • Revenue Initiatives

 F.  REPORTS OF COUNCILORS (Informational)

1. Kings & Richmond Report – Niraj Acharya, MD
2. Manhattan & Bronx Report – Scot Glasberg, MD
3. Nassau County Report – David Podwall, MD
4. Queens County Report – Penny Stern, MD
5. Suffolk County Report – Daniel E. Choi, MD
6. Third District Branch Report – Jose David, MD
7. Fourth District Branch Report – Natalie Adler, MD
8. Fifth District Branch Report – Robert Kimball, MD
9. Sixth District Branch Report – Celeste A. Johns, MD
10. Seventh District Branch Report – Hemant Kalia, MD
11. Eighth District Branch Report – Mark R. Jajkowski. MD
12. Ninth District Branch Report – Daniel Gold, MD
13. International Medical Graduates Report – Suresh Sharma, MD
14. Minority Affairs Section Report – Realba Rodriuguez, MD
15. OMS Section Report – Charles Lopresto, DO
16. Young Physicians Section Report – Jocelyn Young, DO
17. Resident and Fellow Section Report – Anna Heffron, MD
18. Medical Student Section Report – Siddhi Mohi
19. Women’s Physicians Section Report – Liana Leung

G.  REPORT OF THE CHEIF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL –  Moe Auster

H.  COMMISSIONERS (Informational)

1. Commissioner of Governmental Relations, Gregory L. Pinto, MD

2. Commissioner of Membership, Adolph Meyer, MD

3. Commissioner of Public Health, Jocelyn Young, DO

4. Commissioner of Physician Payment & Practice, Inderpal Chhabra, MD

5. Commissioner of Continuing Medical Education, Daniel Choi, MD
6. Commissioner of Communications, Hemant Kalia, MD

I.  REPORT OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL –  David Vozza, Esq.

J.  ALLIANCE – Helena Mirza, Barbara Ellman, Alliance Co-Presidents

K.  OTHER INFORMATION/ANNOUNCEMENTS

L. EXECUTIVE SESSION

M.  ADJOURNMENT

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