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APM ORGANIZATION
2007-2008

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Council  •  Committees  •  Representatives

APM COUNCIL
Executive Committee
Immediate Past President
Governors
Councilors
Editor, Psychosomatics
Executive Director

 

 
 
 
 

  Constitution & Bylaws (Standing Committee)

 
   
Education (Standing Committee)

C-L Child-Adolescent Psychiatry Subcommittee

C-L Fellowship Programs Subcommittee

C-L Residency Training Programs Subcommittee

Development Task Force

Ad Hoc Education Subcommittee on Medical Schools Curricula

Ad Hoc Education Subcommittee for Non-Psychiatric Physicians

Ad Hoc International Relations Subcommittee

Program Subcommittee

Visiting Professorship Subcommittee

Website Subcommittee
 

   
Fellowship & Awards (Standing Committee)
   
Finance (Standing Committee)
   
Membership (Standing Committee)
   
Nominating (Standing Committee)
   
Practice Management Task Force
   
Public Policy (Standing Committee)
   
Public Relations Task Force
   
Research (Standing Committee)

Ad Hoc HIV Subcommittee
 

   
Standards & Ethics (Standing Committee)

Bioethics Subcommittee
 

   
Ad Hoc Women's Network
   
 
Section/Affiliate/Regional Representatives to Council

•  AADRPT
AAP
AIDS
AMP
APA
APA Research Council
APOS
APS
•  CLAP
Cleveland C-L Society
NASPOG
Organ Transplant
SLP
International Affairs
DGPPN
EACLPP
JSGHP
 

 

NOTE: Contact information for Council and committee members is available from the online member directory at Directory/Referrals.

 
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EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
President Constantine G. Lyketsos, MD, FAPM, Chair
President-Elect Carol L. Alter, MD, FAPM
Vice President David F. Gitlin, MD, FAPM
Secretary Donald L. Rosenstein, MD, FAPM
Treasurer John L. Shuster, Jr., MD, FAPM
Immediate
Past President
William S. Breitbart, MD, FAPM
Governors Stephen M. Saravay, MD, FAPM
Theodore A. Stern, MD, FAPM
Paula T. Trzepacz, MD, FAPM
Councilors Robert Boland, MD, FAPM
M. Cornelia Cremens, MD, FAPM
Catherine C. Crone, MD, FAPM
Andrea DiMartini, MD, FAPM
Steven A. Epstein, MD, FAPM
Linda K. Ganzini, MD, FAPM
Frederik J. Huyse, MD, PhD, FAPM
Philip R. Muskin, MD, FAPM
Christine E. Skotzko, MD, FAPM
Maurice D. Steinberg, MD, FAPM
Linda L.M. Worley, MD, FAPM
Lawson Wulsin, MD, FAPM
Editor, Psychosomatics Theodore A. Stern, MD, FAPM
Executive Director Norman Wallis, PhD
 
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Note: A member's three-year term expires with the year in parentheses following the member's name.

CONSTITUTION & BYLAWS COMMITTEE (Standing Committee)

Monitors the functioning of the Academy to insure that it is in conformity with the Constitution and Bylaws. Where necessary, it will make recommendations for additions, deletions, or changes in these documents.

   Bernard L. Frankel, MD, FAPM, Chair (2008)
  Harold E. Bronheim, MD, FAPM (2009)
Adam R. Chester, DO, FAPM (2008)
Murali S. Rao, MD, FAPA, FAPM (2010)
Teresa A. Rummans, MD, FAPM (2008)
  Ex Officio: Immediate Past President
(William S. Breitbart, MD, FAPM)

EDUCATION COMMMITTEE (Standing Committee)

Responsible for promoting and overseeing the educational activities of the Academy. It plans the program for the annual meeting and other educational meetings, and it arranges for those in attendance to receive continuing education credit. In conjunction with the Editor of Psychosomatics, it monitors the editorial policy and the process involved in editing and publishing the journal. Several subcommittees are under the wing of the Education Committee.

   Linda L.M. Worley, MD, FAPM, Chair (2008)
  Jason P. Caplan, MD (2009)
Caroline Carney-Doebbeling, MD, FAPM (2009)
Steven A. Epstein D, FAPM (2010)
Marian Fireman, MD, FAPM (2010)
Karen Johnson, MD (2010)
Robert C. Joseph, MD, FAPM (2010)
Jeff S. Seaman, MD, FAPM (2009)
Victor G. Stiebel, MD, FAPM (2009)
  Webb Fellow: Lucy Epstein, MD
  Consultant: Catherine C. Crone, MD, FAPM
  Ex Officio: Editor, Psychosomatics
(Theodore A. Stern, MD, FAPM)

Subcommittees
of the
Education Committee:

SUBCOMMITTEE ON C-L CHILD-ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY
    Maryland Pao, MD, FAPM, Chair (2008)
    Andrea DiMartini, MD, FAPM (2008)
Susan Beckwitt Turkel, MD (2008)
    Council Liaison: Christine E. Skotzko, MD, FAPM
     
C-L FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMS SUBCOMMITTEE
    Maurice D. Steinberg, MD, FAPM, Chair (2008)
    Adekola O. Alao, MD, MRCPsych(2009)
Philip Bialer, MD, FAPM (2009)
James A. Bourgeois, OD, MD, FAPM (2009)
Michael R. Clark, MD, FAPM (2010)
Mark J. Ehrenreich, MD (2008)
Fabien Gagnon, MD, FAPM (2009)
Terry Rabinowitz, MD, FAPM (2008)
Andrew J. Roth, MD, FAPM (2009)
Kathy M. Sanders, MD, FAPM (2010)
Christine E. Skotzko, MD, FAPM (2010)
    Consultant: Jon A. Levenson, MD, FAPM (2009)
     
C-L RESIDENCY TRAINING PROGRAMS SUBCOMMITTEE
    Lawson R. Wulsin, MD, FAPM, Chair (2008)
    Pamela N. Diefenbach, MD (2010)
Lou Ann Eads, MD (2010)
Mary Jo Fitz-Gerald, MD (2009)
Ondria C. Gleason, MD, FAPM (2009)
Thomas W. Heinrich, MD, FAPM (2009)
Leopoldo Pozuelo, MD (2009)
Jorge L. Sotelo, MD (2010)
Junji Takeshita, MD (2008)
    Consultant: David F. Gitlin, MD, FAPM
     
DEVELOPMENT TASK FORCE
    Philip R. Muskin, MD, FAPM, Chair (2008)
    Carol L. Alter, MD, FAPM (2008)
Robert G. Robinson, MD, FAPM (2008)
Elisabeth J.S. Kunkel, MD, FAPM (2008)
     
AD HOC EDUCATION SUBCOMMITTEE ON MEDICAL SCHOOL CURRICULA
    Jacqueline A. Bartlett, MD, Chair (2008)
    Dan-Vy Q. Mui, MD (2008)
Dilip Ramchandani, MD, FAPM (2008)
David A. Straker, MD (2008)
Ramaswamy Viswanathan, DSc, MD, FAPM (2007)
    Consultant: Theodore A. Stern , MD, FAPM
    Council Liaison: Steven A. Epstein, MD, FAPM
     
AD HOC EDUCATION SUBCOMMITTEE FOR NON-PSYCHIATRIC PHYSICIANS
    Joseph S. Weiner, MD, PhD, FAPM, Chair (2008)
    John W. Barnhill, MD (2008)
Steven A. Cole , MD, FAPM (2008)
Nehama Dresner, MD, FAPM (2008)
Per Fink , PhD, DrMedSc, MD, FAPM (2008)
Steven V. Fischel, MD, PhD, FAPM (2008)
James L. Griffith, MD, FAPM (2008)
Tomer T. Levin, MD, FAPM (2008)
Murali S. Rao, MD, FAPA, FAPM (2008)
    Council Liaison: Stephen M. Saravay, MD, FAPM
     
AD HOC INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE
    Frederik J. Huyse, MD, PhD, FAPM, Chair (2008)
    Albert Diefenbacher, MD, PhD, FAPM (2008)
Yasuhiro Kishi, MD, PhD, FAPM (2008)
James L. Levenson, MD, FAPM (2008)
Ulrik F. Malt, MD, PhD, FAPM (2008)
Jorge L. Sotelo, MD (2008)
Thomas N. Wise, MD, FAPM (2008)
   
Ex Officio: Stephen M. Saravay, MD, FAPM
Consultant James J. Strain, MD, FAPM
(Consultant for Developing Countries)
     
PROGRAM SUBCOMMITTEE
    Maryland Pao,, MD, FAPM, Chair (2008)
Lewis M. Cohen, MD, FAPM, Vice Chair (2008)
    Susan E. Abbey, MD, FAPM (2009)
Michael Blumenfield, MD, FAPM (2008)
John M. Bostwick, MD, FAPM (2009)
Paul H. Desan, MD, PhD (2009)
Joel E. Dimsdale, MD, FAPM (2008)
Stephen A. Epstein, MD, FAPM (2009)
Jesse R. Fann, MD, MPH (2010)
Steven V. Fischel, MD, PhD, FAPM (2009)
Linda K. Ganzini, MD, FAPM (2008)
Donna B. Greenberg, MD, FAPM (2009)
Yasuhiro Kishi, MD, FAPM (2008)
Hochang B. Lee, MD (2010)
Jose R. Maldonado, MD, FAPM (2009)
Ulrik F. Malt, MD, PhD, FAPM (2008)
Adam Mirot, MD (2009)
William F. Pirl, MD, FAPM (2008)
Donald L. Rosenstein, MD, FAPM (2008)
Sanjeev Sockalingam, MD (2009)
Christopher L. Sola, DO (2009)
Joseph S. Weiner, MD, PhD, FAPM (2009)
Linda L.M. Worley, MD, FAPM (2010)
   
Webb Fellow: Glendon Tait, MD
Ex Officio: Editor, Psychosomatics
(Theodore A. Stern, MD, FAPM)
Ex Officio: Chair, Standards & Ethics Committee
(Joel J. Wallack, MD, FAPM)
CME Liaison: Laura W. Roberts, MD
     
VISITING PROFESSORSHIP SUBCOMMITTEE
    Mary Jane Massie, MD, FAPM, Chair (2008)
    Asher D. Aladjem, MD, FAPM (2008)
M. Beatriz Currier, MD, FAPM (2010)
Per Fink, PhD, DrMedSc, MD, FAPM (2010)
Harold W. Goforth, MA, MD (2009)
Jon A. Levenson, MD, FAPM (2009)
    Council Liaison: Cornelia Cremens, MD, FAPM
     
WEBSITE SUBCOMMITTEE
    Robert Boland, MD, FAPM, Chair (2009)
    Steven R. Daviss, MD (2010)
Andrea DiMartini, MD, FAPM (2009)
Adarsh K. Gupta , MD, FAPM (2008)
Jeff C. Huffman, MD (2008)
    Consultant: Paul H. Desan, MD, PhD (2008)
    Web Editor: Thomas R. Garrick, MD, FAPM

FELLOWSHIP & AWARDS COMMITTEE (Standing Committee)

Annually reviews applications for fellowship in the Academy, determines whether applicants meet established criteria, and submits to the Council the names of those it recommends for fellowship. In consultation with the Council and the membership, annually selects members for Academy awards.

  Theodore A. Stern, MD, FAPM, Chair (2009)
  John W. Barnhill, MD (2009)
Hochang B. Lee, MD (2010)
Tomer T. Levin, MD, FAPM (2008)
Thomas N. Wise, MD, FAPM (2008)
  Ex Officio: Program Chair
(Maryland Pao, MD, FAPM)

FINANCE COMMITTEE (Standing 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. May recommend financial actions (e.g., change in dues, salaries) to the Council.

  Elisabeth J.S. Kunkel, MD, FAPM, Chair (2009)
  John W. Barnhill , MD (2009)
Jesse R. Fann, MD, MPH (2010)
Mary Alice O'Dowd, MD, FAPM (2009)
Stephen F. Signer, MD (2008)
  Ex Officio: Treasurer
(John L. Shuster, Jr., MD, FAPM)

MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE (Standing 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. This committee will periodically review and, as necessary, modify the criteria for membership in the Academy.

  Maria L.A. Tiamson-Kassab, MD, FAPM, Chair (2008)
  Mark V. Bradley, MD (2009)
M. Beatriz Currier, MD, FAPM (2009)
Miriam Friedlander, MD (2008)
Fabien Gagnon, MD, FAPM (2010)
Zina Hussain, MD (2010)
  Consultant: Shannon K. Robinson, MD (2008)
  Ex Officio: Secretary
(Donald L. Rosenstein, MD, FAPM)

NOMINATING COMMITTEE (Standing Committee)

Submits a slate of candidates for the next election to the Secretary no later than four months after the Annual Meeting.

  Constantine G. Lyketsos, MD, FAPM, Chair (2008)
  William S. Breitbart, MD, FAPM (2008)
Jesse R. Fann, MD, MPH (2008)
Maria L.A. Tiamson-Kassab, MD, FAPM (2008)
Linda L.M. Worley, MD, FAPM (2008)

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT TASK FORCE
  Elisabeth J.S. Kunkel, MD, FAPM, Co-Chair (2008)
Theodore A. Stern, MD, FAPM, Co-Chair (2008)
  Eduardo A. Colon, MD, FAPM (2008)
M. Beatriz Currier, MD, FAPM (2008)
Stephen A. Epstein, MD, FAPM (2008)
Jesse R. Fann, MD, MPH (2008)
Ruth M. Lamdan, MD, FAPM (2008)
J. Jewel Shim, MD (2008)
Felicia A. Smith, MD (2008)
Joshua L. Straus, MD, FAPM (2008)

PUBLIC POLICY COMMITTEE (Standing 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.

  Cornelia Cremens, MD, FAPM, Chair (2010)
  W.R. Murray Bennett, MD (2008)
Steven A. Epstein, MD, FAPM (2008)
Gregory L. Fricchione, MD, FAPM (2009)
Roger Peelel, MD (2008)
  Webb Fellow: Christopher White, MD, JD

PUBLIC RELATIONS TASK FORCE
  Michael Blumenfield, MD, FAPM, Chair (2008)
Thomas R. Garrick, MD, FAPM, Vice Chair (2008)
  Bradford D. Bobrin, MD (2008)
Brian D. Bronson, MD (2008)
Melvin R. Gilbert, MD, MBA (2008)
Jeff C. Huffman, MD (2008)
Tomer T. Levin, MD, FAPM (2008)
James J. Strain, MD, FAPM (2008)
  Council Liaison: Paula T. Trzepacz, MD, FAPM

RESEARCH COMMITTEE (Standing 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.

  Donald L. Rosenstein, MD, FAPM, Chair (2008)
  E. Sherwood Brown, MD, PhD (2010)
Andrea DiMartini, MD, FAPM (2008)
Stephen J. Ferrando, MD, FAPM (2009)
Stephen E. Nicolson, MD (2009)
Teresa A. Rummans, MD, FAPM (2009)
Peter A. Shapiro, MD, FAPM (2009)
  Webb Fellow:
Consultant:
Consultant
:
Consultant:
Consultant:
James F. Hammel, MD, MA, MSc
Ilana M. Braun, MD (2008)
James R. Rundell, MD, FAPM (2008)
Robert G. Robinson, MD, FAPM
Paula T. Trzepacz, MD, FAPM
AD HOC HIV SUBCOMMITTEE of the Research Committee:
  Mary Ann A. Cohen, MD, FAPM, Chair (2008)
  W.R. Murray Bennett, MD (2008)
Philip A. Bialer, MD, FAPM (2008)
Stephen J. Ferrando , MD, FAPM (2008)
Oliver Freudenreich, MD (2008)
Daniel W. Hicks, MD, FAPM (2008)
Jon A. Levenson, MD, FAPM (2008)
  Council Liaison: Andrea DiMartini, MD, FAPM

STANDARDS & ETHICS COMMITTEE (Standing Committee)

Seeks to establish standards for, and accreditation of, fellowship education programs in C-L and PM. Investigates allegations of unethical conduct brought against any member of the Academy and makes recommendations for any change in membership status to the Council. Periodically reviews the procedure it is to follow in investigating and hearing cases of alleged misconduct.

  Joel J. Wallack, MD, FAPM, Chair (2008)
  Laura J. Bernay, MD (2009)
Lesley R. Dickson, MD, FAPM (2009)
Maria F. Gomez, MD (2008)
Martha M. Kato, MD, FAPM (2010)
Laura W. Roberts, MD (2008)
Thomas B. Strouse, MD, FAPM (2010)
  Consultant:
Consultant:
Consultant:
Rebecca W. Brendel, MD, JD
James L. Levenson, MD, FAPM
Hindi T. Mermelstein, MD, FAPM
  Council Liaison: David F. Gitlin, MD, FAPM
BIOETHICS SUBCOMMITTEE of the Standards & Ethics Committee:
  Mary Ann A. Cohen, MD, FAPM, Chair (2008)
  Sharon M. Batista, MD (2009)
Rebecca W. Brendel, MD, JD (2008)
Donna T. Chen, MD, MPH (2008)
Cynthia M.A. Geppert, MD, PhD, FAPM (2009)
Melvin R. Gilbert, MD, MBA (2008)
Isabel Lagomasino, MD, FAPM (2010)
Maria I. Lapid, MD (2010)
Robert D. Martin, MD, FAPM (2008)
Laura W. Roberts, MD (2008)
Maria L.A. Tiamson-Kassab, MD, FAPM (2008)
  Webb Fellow:
Consultant
:
Council Liaison:
Anna Yusim , MD
Maurice D. Steinberg, MD, FAPM
Linda K. Ganzini, MD, MPH, FAPM

AD HOC WOMEN'S NETWORK
  Christine E. Skotzko, MD, FAPM, Co-Chair
Marian Fireman, MD, FAPM, Co-Chair
  Talin Dadoyan, MD
Elisabeth J.S. Kunkel, MD, FAPM
Ruth M. Lamdan, MD, FAPM
Nancy M. Speed, MD, FAPM
Donna E. Stewart, MD, FAPM
Marie B. Tobin, MD

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AADRPT - American Association of Directors of Psychiatry Residency Training Programs
Lawson R. Wulsin, MD, FAPM

AAP - Association for Academic Psychiatry
Robert Boland, MD, FAPM

AIDS
Mary Ann A. Cohen, MD, FAPM

AMP - Association of Medicine & Psychiatry
Caroline Carney-Doebbeling, MD, FAPM

APA - American Psychiatric Association
Thomas N. Wise, MD, FAPM

APA Research Council Liaison
Paula T. Trzepacz, MD FAPM

APOS - American Psychosocial Oncology Association
Alan D. Valentine, MD

APS - American Psychosomatic Society
Thomas N. Wise, MD, FAPM

CLAP - Consultation-Liaison Association of Philadelphia
Kevin C. Hails, MD, FAPM

Cleveland C-L Society
Ellen Rothchild, MD, FAPM

NASPOG - North American Society of Psychosocial Obstetrics & Gynecology
Donna E. Stewart, MD, FAPM

Organ Transplant
Catherine C. Crone, MD, FAPM

SLP - Society for Liaison Psychiatry
Asher D. Aladjem, MD, FAPM

 

International Affairs
Graeme C. Smith, MD, FAPM

DGPPN - Deutsche Gesellschaft für Psychiatrie, Psychotherapie und Nervenheilkunde (German Affiliate)
Albert Diefenbacher, MD, PhD, FAPM

EACLPP - European Association for C-L Psychiatry & Psychosomatics
Francis H. Creed, MD, FRCP

JSGHP - Japanese Society of General Hospital Psychiatry
Yasuhiro Kishi, MD, PhD, FAPM

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