APM ORGANIZATION

Rebecca W. Brendel, MD, JD, FAPM, Chair (2012)

 
Linda K. Ganzini, MD, FAPM,
Vice Chair (2013)
 

Linda L.M. Worley, MD, FAPM,
Advisor (2011)

The Annual Meeting Committee is responsible for all aspects of the annual meeting: program, courses, development and support, meeting site recommendations, and budget.

Webb Fellow:

Laura Kent, MD (2013)

The Clinical Practice Committee develops position statements relevant to external standards and accreditation organizations, develops position statements and plans of action relevant to federal legislation and regulatory efforts and relevant to other professional organizations (e.g., APA, APA, ACP, etc.), and reviews existing policy statements of other organizations.

The committee also leads and develops clinical practice guidelines, summaries of published evidence for aspects of psychosomatic medicine practice, and other materials conducive to the clinical practice of psychosomatic medicine, as guided and approved by Council.

M. Cornelia Cremens, MD, FAPM (2011)
Oliver Freudenreich, MD, FAPM (2013)

Elisabeth J.S. Kunkel, MD, FAPM (2012)
Lawson Wulsin, MD, FAPM (2011)

Webb Fellows:
Lex Denysenko, MD (2012)
Robert L. Oldham, MD (2011)

Lawson R. Wulsin, MD, FAPM, Chair (2011)

Elisabeth J.S. Kunkel, MD, FAPM (2012)

Felicia A. Smith, MD (2012)

Fatimah A. Tahil, MD, MPH, FAPM (2011)

Christopher White, MD, JD (2012)

Ilse Wiechers, MD (2013)

Consultants:

Roger G. Kathol, MD, FAPM (2011)

Junji Takeshita, MD (2011)

Webb Fellow:

Lex Denysenko, MD (2012)

Oliver Freudenreich, MD, FAPM, Chair (2013)

Albert Leentjens, MD (2013)

Linda M. Peterson, MD, FAPM (2013)

Kemuel L. Philbrick, MD, FAPM (2012)

Teresa Rummans, MD (2013)

Jewel Shim, MD (2013)

Wolfgang Soellner, MD (2013)

Deane L. Wolcott, MD, FAPM (2011)

Webb Fellow:

Robert Oldham, MD (2011)

M. Cornelia Cremens, MD, FAPM, Chair (2011)

Carol L. Alter, MD, FAPM (2012)

W.R. Murray Bennett, MD (2011)

Mary Helen Davis, MD (2011)

Steve Daviss, MD (2013)

Jennifer Santoro, MD (2013)

The Communications Committee directs the development and maintenance of the Academy's website and other avenues of communication as guided and approved by Council; coordinates public relations and press releases, as guided and approved by Council.

Jeff C. Huffman, MD, FAPM, Chair (2011)

Christopher Celano, MD (2013)

Sushil Chandra, MD (2011)

Andrea DiMartini, MD, FAPM (2012)

Magdalena Spariosu, MD (2011)

Web Editor:
Thomas R. Garrick, MD, FAPM (2013)

The Education Committee is responsible for promoting and overseeing the educational activities of the Academy. In conjunction with the Editor of Psychosomatics, it monitors the editorial policy and the process involved in editing and publishing the journal.

Robert Boland, MD, FAPM (2013)

Lucy Epstein, MD (2011)

Anne Gross, MD (2011)

Thomas W. Heinrich, MD, FAPM (2012)

Terry Rabinowitz, MD, FAPM (2013)

Divy Ravindranath, MD, MS (2012)

Webb Fellow:

Marilynn H. Wei, MD, JD (2012)

Ex officio:
Theodore A. Stern, MD, FAPM

Terry Rabinowitz, MD, FAPM, Chair (2013)

Philip A. Bialer, MD, FAPM (2012)

Paul H. Desan, MD, PhD (2011)

Mark J. Ehrenreich, MD (2012)

Kathy M. Sanders, MD, FAPM (2013)

David A. Straker, DO (2012)

Adrienne Tan, MD (2011)

Amanda Wilson, MD (2013)

Consultant:

Catherine C. Crone, MD, FAPM (2011)

Thomas W. Heinrich, MD, FAPM, Chair (2012)

Kristen B. Brooks, MD (2012)

Robert C. Joseph, MD, FAPM (2011)

Ann C. Schwartz, MD (2012)

Karina Uldall, MD, MPH (2013)

Mark T. Wright, MD (2012)

Paula C. Zimbrean, MD (2013)

Lucy Epstein, MD, Chair (2011)

Marian Fireman, MD, FAPM (2012)

Ondria C. Gleason, MD, FAPM (2012)

Michael Marcangelo, MD (2013)

Paul Ragan, MD (2013)

Jorge L. Sotelo, MD, FAPM (2011)

Marcus Wellen, MD (2011)

Webb Fellow:

Marilynn H. Wei, MD, JD (2012)

Divy Ravindranath, MD, MS, Chair (2012)

Scott Irwin, MD (2013)

Lorin Scher, MD (2013)

Jeff S. Seaman, MD, FAPM (2012)

Junji Takeshita, MD (2013)

Consultant:

Philip A. Bialer, MD, FAPM (2011)

Robert Boland, MD, FAPM, Chair (2013)

J. Michael Bostwick, MD, FAPM (2013)

Steven A. Epstein, MD, FAPM (2012)

David F. Gitlin, MD, FAPM (2012)

James N. Kimball, MD (2013)

Cheryl McCullumsmith, MD, PhD (2013)

Kemuel Philbrick, MD (2013)

Terry Rabinowitz, MD, FAPM (2013)

Along with the treasurer, the Finance Committee oversees preparation of an annual budget, investment of Academy funds, procedures for receiving and disbursing funds, methods of accounting and bookkeeping, and preparation of fiscal reports. The committee may recommend financial actions (e.g., change in dues, salaries) to the Council.

David Kissane, MD, MPM (2012)

Elisabeth J.S. Kunkel, MD, FAPM (2011)

Mary Alice O'Dowd, MD, FAPM (2011)

Paul Summergrad, MD, FAPM (2012)

Consultant:

Linda K. Ganzini, MD, FAPM (2011)

The Governance Committee monitors the functioning of the Academy to ensure that it is in conformity with the Constitution and Bylaws. Where necessary, it recommends additions, deletions, or changes in these documents.

The committee defines and monitors ethical standards of presenters and presentations at, and of unrestricted grant funding for, the annual meeting. It investigates allegations of unethical conduct brought against any member of the Academy and makes recommendations for any change in membership status or censorship of a member to the Council. Periodically it reviews the procedures it is to follow in investigating and hearing cases of alleged misconduct.

Rebecca W. Brendel, MD, JD, FAPM (2011)

Harold E. Bronheim, MD, FAPM (2011)

Jose Maldonado, MD, FAPM (2013)

Joel J. Wallack, MD, FAPM (2011)

Harold E. Bronheim, MD, FAPM, Chair (2011)

Joule Adler, MD (2012)

Brian Bronson, MD (2013)

Phillip Perez, MD (2011)

Murali S. Rao, MD, FAPM (2012)

Rebecca W. Brendel, MD, JD, FAPM, Chair (2011)

Elizabeth A. Davis, MD (2011)

James L. Levenson, MD, FAPM (2012)

Hindi T. Mermelstein, MD, FAPM (2012)

Laura W. Roberts, MD (2012)

The Membership Committee reviews the credentials of applicants and nominees for all classes of membership in the Academy, and makes recommendations for approval or disapproval to the Council. It periodically reviews and, as necessary, modifies the criteria for membership in the Academy. It reviews applications for fellowship in the Academy annually, determines whether applicants meet established criteria, and recommends applicants for fellowship to Council. In consultation with Council and the membership, it annually selects members for Academy awards.

Chris Dobbelstein, MD (2013)

Elisabeth J.S. Kunkel, MD, FAPM (2011)

Linda M. Peterson, MD (2013)

Maria Tiamson-Kassab, MD, FAPM (2011)

Consultant:

Maurice D. Steinberg, MD, FAPM (2011)

Ex-officio:

Linda L.M. Worley, MD, FAPM (2011)

Elisabeth J.S. Kunkel, MD, FAPM, Chair (2011)

M. Cornelia Cremens, MD, FAPM (2011)

Pamela Diefenbach, MD, FAPM (2013)

Steven K. Dobscha, MD, FAPM (2011)

Mary Jo Fitz-Gerald, MD (2011)

Harold W. Goforth, MD, FAPM (2012)

Lillian Gonsalves, MD, FAPM (2011)

Andrew J. Lancia, MD (2013)

Shannon K. Robinson, MD (2012)

Theodore A. Stern, MD, FAPM (2012)

Rebecca Tamas, MD (2013)

Marie B. Tobin, MD (2012)

Ex-officio:

Rebecca W. Brendel, MD, JD, FAPM (2011)

Maria Tiamson-Kassab, MD, FAPM, Chair (2011)

Mark Bradley, MD (2012)

Miriam Friedlander, MD (2011)

Fabien Gagnon, MD, FAPM (2011)

Damir Huremovic, MD (2013)

Vidya Raj, MD (2013)

Fatimah A. Tahil, MD, MPH, FAPM (2012)

The Nomination & Leadership Committee submits a slate of candidates for officers and councilors for the next election to the Secretary no later than six months before the Annual Meeting.

M. Beatriz Currier, MD, FAPM (2012

Joel E. Dimsdale, MD (2011)

David F. Gitlin, MD, FAPM (2011)

Maryland Pao, MD, FAPM (2013)

Michael Sharpe, MD, FAPM, Chair (2013)

The Research Committee endeavors to stimulate and support research and teaching in the area of C-L psychiatry and psychosomatic medicine by whatever means it deems appropriate.

E. Sherwood Brown, MD, PhD, FAPM (2012)

Dimitri S. Davydow, MD (2012)

Andrea DiMartini, MD, FAPM (2011)

Stephen J. Ferrando, MD, FAPM (2011)

Jeff Huffman, MD, FAPM (2013)

Teresa A. Rummans, MD, FAPM (2012)

Consultants:

Ilana Braun, MD (2011)

Linda Ganzini, MD, FAPM (2011)

Richard E. Kennedy, MD (2011)

Robert Robinson, MD (2011)

Paula Trzepacz, MD, FAPM (2011)

Webb Fellows:

Scott Beach, MD (2012)

Jennifer Knight, MD (2011)

The Strategic Planning Committee formulates rolling one-year plans and ensures continuity of the Strategic Plan.