Pennsylvania Psychiatric Society Council
Official Notice: Annual Business MeetingDate: Saturday, May 15, 2021
Location: Zoom Conference Call The meeting is scheduled for Saturday, May 15,2021 and will be held via Zoom Conference Call. Please RSVP no later than 5 pm on Friday, May 1, 2021. Pennsylvania Psychiatric Society Proposed Slate of Officers 2021-2022 President Elect: Hope S. Selarnick, MD, DFAPA Vice President: Kavita Fischer, MD, FAPA Treasurer: Usman Hameed, MD, DFAPA Secretary: Kawish Garg, MD, FAPA Immediate Past President :Richard R. Silbert, MD, DLFAPA ECP Representative: Heather John, MD Resident Representative: Michael Chen, MD APA Assembly Representatives: Maryanne Albaugh, MD, DLFAPA; Daniel A. Neff, MD, FAPA Dhanalakshmi Ramasamy, MD, DFAPA will assume the position of President |
Upcoming PaPS Council MeetingsSaturday, May 15, 2021 (and Annual Business Meeting)
Saturday, December 11, 2021 Members may attend all Council meetings. Please contact the office at 800-422-2900 for details. |
2020-21 Pennsylvania Psychiatric Society Council Members
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Executive Committee
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Chapter Councilors and Presidents
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President:
Richard R. Silbert, MD, DLFAPA President Elect: Dhanalakshmi Ramasamy, MD, DFAPA Vice President : Hope S. Selarnick, MD, DFAPA Treasurer: Kavita K. Fischer, MD, FAPA Secretary: Usman Hameed, MD, DFAPA Other Representatives Working for You
APA Assembly Representatives Mary Anne Albaugh, MD, DFAPA Hector Colon-Rivera, MD Daniel P. Neff, MD, FAPA Nazanin E. Silver, MD Robert E. Wilson, MD, PhD, FAPA APA State Legislative Representative, APA Alternate Delegate to the AMA, APA Public Affairs Representative, PAMED Specialty Leadership Cabinet Representative, Representative PAMED House of Delegates Kenneth M. Certa, MD, DLFAPA Early Career Psychiatrist (ECP) Representative Hetty Eisenberg, MD Editor, Pennsylvania Psychiatrist Edward C. Leonard, MD, DLFAPA Resident Representative Luke Piper, MD |
Central Chapter
President: Irakli Mania, MD Councilors: Shiv S. Aggarwal, MD Kathleen Dougherty, MD, DFAPA M. Ahmad Hameed, MD, DFAPA Lehigh Valley Chapter President: Courtney H. Chellew, DO Councilor: M. Aly Rifai, MD, FAPA Northeastern Chapter President: Atika Zubera, MD Councilor: Richard E. Fischbein, MD, DLFAPA Western Chapter President: Gianpiero Martone, DO, MPH Councilor: Dennis Borczon, MD Philadelphia Chapter President: Ilia Nikhinson, MD Councilors: Kavita Bharwani, MD Ellen Conroy, DO Pittsburgh Chapter President: Amita Mehta, MD Councilors: Aileen P. Oandasan, MD Gary Swanson, MD |
Together, We Can Secure Our Profession
Are in you interested in increasing your investment in your profession? It's not all about finances. By serving on a PaPS committee, even on your own schedule, you contribute to the collective strength of the Society. Utilize your strengths and interests! Consider participating in one of these committees:
Are in you interested in increasing your investment in your profession? It's not all about finances. By serving on a PaPS committee, even on your own schedule, you contribute to the collective strength of the Society. Utilize your strengths and interests! Consider participating in one of these committees:
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Clinical
The Clinical Committee monitors policies proposed by the Pennsylvania Departments of Corrections, Drug and Alcohol Programs, Education, Health and Human Services, reviews bills introduced in the Pennsylvania General Assembly, and makes recommendations to the Government Relations Committee and PaPS Council on issues related to substance use, older adults with mental health issues, and VA/State Hospitals. The current chair of the committee is Mary Anne Albaugh, MD. Education The Education Committee develops and conducts the Society's annual patient safety/risk management CME program. Our current chair is Rajnish Mago, MD. Ethics The Ethics Committee reviews ethical complaints, investigates possible ethical violations, renders decisions in each case as to what, if any, sanctions are needed, makes recommendations to the PaPS Council, and informs the APA as to the findings in each case as per the APA's publication The Principles of Medical Ethics with Annotations Especially Applicable to Psychiatry. The committee chair is Kathleen Dougherty, MD. |
Government Relations
The Government Relations Committee monitors bills introduced in the Pennsylvania General Assembly and makes recommendations to the PaPS Council on legislative and regulatory issues affecting the specialty and healthcare public policy. Kenneth Certa, MD and Ahmad Hameed, MD co-chair these efforts. Membership The Membership Committee develops and implements membership recruitment and retention programs, makes recommendations to the PaPS Council on dues relief requests, and makes recommendations to the PaPS Council on Distinguished Fellow candidates. Robert Wilson, MD and current Vice President Hope S. Selarnick, MD serve as co-chairs. Social Media Task Force This is a new task force reviewing options for PaPS social media. If you are interested in social media, contact the office to get involved. |
