Leadership
Board of Regents
The Board of Regents is the governing body of the ACCP. It is composed of the following twenty members:
- The President
- The President-Elect
- The Immediate Past President
- The Treasurer
- The Chair and Vice-Chair of the Council of Governors
- The Chair and Vice-Chair of the Council of NetWorks
- The Chair and Vice-Chair of the Council of International Regents
- The CHEST Foundation, President & Trustee
- Nine Regents-at-Large
Suhail Raoof, MBBS, FCCP, President and Chair
Darcy D. Marciniuk, MD, FCCP, President-Elect and Vice-Chair
David D. Gutterman, MD, FCCP, Immediate Past President
Edward J. Diamond, MD, FCCP, Treasurer and Financial Oversight Committee
Stephanie M. Levine, MD, FCCP, The CHEST Foundation, President & Trustee
Regents-at-Large
Henri G. Colt, MD, FCCP
Clayton T. Cowl, MD, FCCP
LeRoy M. Graham, MD, FCCP
Richard M. Hamrick III, MD, FCCP
Susan M. Harding, MD, FCCP
Angeline A. Lazarus, MBBS, FCCP
Scott Manaker, MD, FCCP
Curtis Sessler, MBBS, FCCP
Barbara A. Phillips, MD, FCCP
Paul H. Sammut, MBBCh, FCCP, Chair, Council of Governors & Membership
Francis J. Podbielski, MD, FCCP, Vice-Chair, Council of Governors
Jay I. Peters, MD, FCCP, Chair, Council of NetWorks
Burton Lesnick, MD, FCCP, Vice-Chair, Council of Networks
Panagiotis K. Behrakis, MD, FCCP, Chair, Council of International Regents & Governors
Paraschiva A. Postolache, MD, FCCP, Vice-Chair, Council of International Regents & Governors
Ex Officio Members
Paul A. Markowski, CAE, Secretary, ACCP Executive Vice President & CEO
Michael H. Baumann, MD, FCCP, President-Designate
Richard S. Irwin, MD, Master FCCP, CHEST, Editor in Chief
US and Canadian Governors
Charge to the Council of US and Canadian Governors
The charges to the Council of Governors are the following:
(1) Serve as the communication conduit between members, working committees, and the ACCP leadership. In this regard, governors shall provide a voice to and for members at the local level with regard to their professional needs, including collegiality, membership, education, regulatory issues, and reimbursement.
(2) Serve to help organize ACCP members to advocate at the local level to impact regulatory and policy change.
These charges will provide members of the Council of Governors with opportunities to participate in one or more of the following four capacities (AMES), depending on individual interests identified at the start of each year of service:
Advocacy—Participate through identification of local issues, engagement in grassroots advocacy, meeting with local political figures, and/or service on the Chest Medicine Affairs (CMA) Committee.
Membership—Participate through active retention of members, identification of members’ needs; service on ACCP committees, NetWork steering committees, or task forces; or being a governor mentor.
Education—Participate through promotion of ACCP resources and identification of needed resources, learning about advocacy, business of medicine, and leadership during targeted programs designed specifically for governors, and/or providing lectures or roundtable discussion forums for members at regional and national venues, including the annual CHEST meeting.
Service—Participate through representation of their region and service on ACCP Work Groups and committees, including the Contractor Carrier Advisory Committee, Membership Committee, CMA, and governor/region awards programs.
ACCP Council of U.S. and Canadian Governors Directory
Governors Virtual Chapter Tool
Administrative and Regulatory Advocacy Basics
| US and Canadian Governors |
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| Chair | Paul H. Sammut, MBBCh, FCCP |
| Vice-Chair | Francis J. Podbielski, MD, FCCP |
| Vice-Chair Elect | Alan M. Fein, MD, FCCP |
| Alabama | Joseph Barney, MD, FCCP |
| Alaska | David E. Frankl, MD, FCCP |
| Alberta | Irvin Mayers, MD, FCCP |
| Arizona | Robert E. Fromm, MD, FCCP |
| Arkansas | Glenda M. Patterson, MD, FCCP |
| Atlantic Provinces | Roger T. Michael, MD, FCCP |
| British Columbia | Francis L. Ervin, MD, FCCP |
| California, North | Vacant |
| California, South | Septimiu D. Murgu, MD, FCCP |
| Colorado | Edward M. Canham, MD, FCCP |
| Connecticut | Terence K. Trow, MD, FCCP |
| Delaware | Michael R. De Pietro, MD, FCCP |
| District of Columbia | Vacant |
| Florida | Mark J. Rumbak, MD, FCCP |
| Georgia | Melissa B. Rhodes, MD, FCCP |
| Hawaii | Samuel J. Evans, MD, FCCP |
| Idaho | Mark A. Rasmus, MD, FCCP |
| Illinois | John A. Howington, MD, FCCP |
| Indiana | Jo Ann Brooks, PhD, FCCP |
| Iowa | Karl W. Thomas, MD, FCCP |
| Kansas | Dennis P. Lawlor, MD, FCCP |
| Kentucky | Nemr S. Eid, MD, FCCP |
| Louisiana | Juzar Ali, MBBS, FCCP |
| Maine | Thomas E. Van der Kloot, MD, FCCP |
| Manitoba | Brenda Louise Giles, MD, FCCP |
| Maryland | Albert J. Polito, MD, FCCP |
| Massachusetts | Maher K. Tabba, MD, FCCP |
| Michigan | Sridhar P. Reddy, MBBS, FCCP |
| Minnesota | Eric S. Edell, MD, FCCP |
| Mississippi | Charles J. Parkman, MD, FCCP |
| Missouri | Rebecca L. Shriver, MD, FCCP |
| Montana | Robert K. Merchant, MD, FCCP |
| Nebraska | Lee E. Morrow, MD, FCCP |
| Nevada | Michael V. Jackson, MD, FCCP |
| New Hampshire | Peter A. DeLong, MD, FCCP |
| New Jersey | Peter G. Polos, MD, FCCP |
| New York City | Arunabh Talwar, MBBS, FCCP |
| New York State | Alan M. Fein, MD, FCCP |
| North Carolina | Jill A. Ohar, MD, FCCP |
| North Dakota | Martin L. Rothberg, MD, FCCP |
| New Mexico | Michel A. Boivin, MD, FCCP |
| Ohio | Michael S. Machuzak, MD, FCCP |
| Oklahoma | Elliott R. Schwartz, DO, FCCP |
| Ontario | Theodore K. Marras, MD, FCCP |
| Oregon | Akram Khan, MD, FCCP |
| Pennsylvania | Samuel I. Hammerman, MD, FCCP |
| Puerto Rico | Raul A. Reyes, MD |
| Quebec | Jean Bourbeau, MD, FCCP |
| Rhode Island | Eleanor M. Summerhill, MD, FCCP |
| Saskatchewan | Karen F. LaFramboise, MD, FCCP |
| South Carolina | Nicholas J. Pastis, MD, FCCP |
| South Dakota | David A. Thomas, MD, FCCP |
| Tennessee | Winfred C. Manda, MD, FCCP |
| Texas | Amir M. Khan, MD |
| United States Air Force | Lt Col Teresa O. Bisnett, MC, USAF, FCCP |
| United States Army | LTC Stuart A. Roop, MC, USA, FCCP |
| United States Navy | CDR Robert F. Browning Jr., MC, USN, FCCP |
| Utah | Chakravarthy B. Reddy, MBBS, FCCP |
| Vermont | James M. Maguire, PhD, FCCP |
| Virginia | Mir T. Ali, MBBS, FCCP |
| Washington | Bernard J. Roth, MD, FCCP |
| West Virginia | Imran T. Khawaja, MBBS, FCCP |
| Wisconsin | James D. Maloney, MD, FCCP |
| Wyoming | Edward M. Canham, MD, FCCP |
International Regents and Governors
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ACCP International Regents and Governors offer leadership in their countries through recruitment of new members, approval of member applications, and as liaisons to the College on behalf of their members. If you would like more information about the ACCP in your country, please contact your International Regent or Governor.
ACCP's International Structure
Countries with at least eight ACCP members have an elected International Regent. Fellows receive ballots to recommend Regents, or local chapters may recommend them. ACCP's International Nominations Subcommittee reviews the recommended candidates and sends the names of selected candidates to the Nominations Committee for approval. Regents in countries with sufficient ACCP members may arrange for Governors to assist them. Both Regents and Governors must be Fellows (FCCPs) and can serve up to two, 3-year terms.
International Regents and Governors constitute the Council of International Regents and Governors. Every year, Regents elect the Vice-Chair of the council. The Vice-Chair serves for 1 year before becoming Chair. Both council Chairs serve on the ACCP Board of Regents. If you want more information about the Regent position, please contact Marisa McCarren.
| Council of International Regents and Governors | |
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| Chair | Mauro Zamboni, MD, FCCP |
| Vice Chair | Panagiotis K. Behrakis, MD, FCCP |
| Argentina | Regent Hector A. Defranchi, MD, FCCP Governors Pedro S. Grynblat, MD, FCCP Carlos M. Luna, MD, FCCP Silvia A. Quadrelli, MD, FCCP Ramon A. Rojas, MD, FCCP |
| Australia | Regent Dimitar Sajkov, MD, FCCP Governors Derek L. Chu, MBBS, FCCP Anand Rose, MBBS, FCCP Christopher J. Worsnop, MBBS, FCCP |
| Austria | Regent Kurt Patocka, MD, FCCP Governors Valipour Arschang, MD, FCCP |
| Bangladesh | Regent S M Abdullah Al Mamun, MD, FCCP Governors Mirza MD Hiron, MD, FCCP Bishwas Akhter Hossain, MBBS, FCCP |
| Belgium | Regent Philippe E. Pierard, MD, FCCP Governors Dominique Lauwers, MD, FCCP Walter G. Vincken, MD, FCCP |
| Brazil | Regent Mauro M. Zamboni, MD, FCCP Governors Elie Fiss, MD, FCCP Rui Haddad, MD, FCCP Fernando Luiz Lundgren, MD, FCCP Octavio H. C. Messeder, MD, FCCP Mario Sergio Nunes, MD, FCCP |
| Colombia | Regent Alvaro Morales, MD, FCCP |
| Czech Republic | Regent Hynek Riha, MD, FCCP |
| Dominican Republic | Regent Alexander A. Joubert, MD, FCCP Governors Fernando A. Hernando M., MD, FCCP |
| Egypt | Regent Ashraf M. Hatem, MD, FCCP Governors Ahmed S. Al-Halfawy, MD, FCCP |
| Finland | Regent Paula K. Maasilta, MD, FCCP |
| France | Regent Michel Slama, MD, FCCP Governors Olivier L Axler, MD, FCCP |
| Germany | Regent Rudolf M. Huber, MD, FCCP Governors Felix J. F. Herth, MD, FCCP J. Christian Virchow, MD, FCCP |
| Greece | Regent Panagiotis K. Behrakis, MD, FCCP Governors Ourania Anagnostopoulou, MD, FCCP Konstantinos T. Katis, MD, FCCP Epaminondas N. Kosmas, MD, FCCP Vlasia S. Polychronopoulos, MD, FCCP |
| Honduras | Regent Carlos M. Alvarado-Galvez, MD, FCCP |
| Hong Kong PRC | Regent Jane C. K. Chan, MD, FCCP Jane C. K. Chan, MD, FCCP Governors Kin Sang Chan, MBBS, FCCP Chung-Ming Chu, MD, FCCP Yun Wing Thomas Mok, MBBS, FCCP |
| Hungary | Regent Laszlo Urban, MD, FCCP |
| India | Regent Rajan Santosham, MBBS, FCCP |
| India - East | Governor Parthasarathi Bhattacharyya, MD, FCCP Aloke Gopal Ghoshal, MD, FCCP Asok Sengupta, MBBS, FCCP |
| India - North | Governor Digambar Behera, MD, FCCP Gopi C. Khilnani, MD, FCCP Jai Kishan Karahyla, MBBS, FCCP Jai K. Samaria, MD, FCCP |
| India - South | Governor Akkaraju Jayachandra, MBBS, FCCP T. Mohan Kumar, MD, FCCP Raghupathi Narasimhan, MD, FCCP Ravi Titus Santosham, MD, FCCP Raj Bright Singh, MD, FCCP |
| India - West | Governor Prashant N. Chhajed, MD, FCCP Shashi B. Gupta, MD, FCCP Ashok A. Mahashur, MD, FCCP Zarir F. Udwadia, MD, FCCP |
| Indonesia | Regent Menaldi Rasmin, MD, FCCP Governors Ida B. Bambang, MD, FCCP |
| Iran | Regent Khalil Ansarin, MD, FCCP |
| Ireland | Regent Patrick John Manning, MD, FCCP Governors Aidan D O'Brien, MBBCh, FCCP |
| Israel | Regent Israel E. Priel, MD, FCCP Governors Amnon P. Ariel, MD, FCCP Clement Cahan, MD, FCCP |
| Italy | Regent Dario Olivieri, MD, Master, FCCP Governors Vincenzo Bellia, MD, FCCP Mario Cazzola, MD, FCCP Claudio F. Donner, MD, FCCP Maurizio Dottorini, MD, FCCP Maria Foschino-Barbaro, MD, FCCP Cosimo Lequaglie, MD, FCCP Rosario Maselli, MD, FCCP Claudio Micheletto, MD, FCCP Alfredo Potena, MD, FCCP Alessandro Sanduzzi Zamparelli, MD, FCCP |
| Japan | Regent Governors Ko Bando, MD, FCCP Masaki Fujimura, MD, FCCP Hajime Goto, MD, FCCP Nubuoki Kohno, MD, FCCP Teruomi Miyazawa, MD, FCCP Yukio Nagasaka, MD, FCCP Yoichi Nakanishi, MD, FCCP Hajime Otani, MD, FCCP Yuichi Ueda, MD, FCCP |
| Jordan | Regent Haytham M. El-Khushman, MBChB, FCCP Governors Fawaz Khammash, MBBS, FCCP |
| Kuwait | Regent Abdullah Alsaeedi, MD, FCCP |
| Lebanon | Regent Pierre K. Bou-Khalil, MD, FCCP Governors Wajdy J. Abi-Saleh, MD, FCCP |
| Malaysia | Regent Chong-Kin Liam, MBBS, FCCP Governors Zainudin B. Md Zin, MD, FCCP |
| Mexico | Regent Jose F. Villegas, MD, FCCP Governors Raquel G. Castaneda, MD, FCCP Javier Diaz-Castanon, MD, FCCP Alfredo Dominguez Peregrina, MD, FCCP Andres Palomar Lever, MD, FCCP Antonio Loaiza, MD, FCCP Antonio M. Mier-Briseno, MD, FCCP Carlos A. Olivares-Torres, MD, FCCP |
| Myanmar | Governor Zay Soe, MBBS, FCCP |
| Netherlands | Regent Jan W. Van Den Berg, MD, FCCP Governors Jan P. Teengs, MD, FCCP |
| Nigeria | Regent Gregory Efosa Erhabor, MBBS, FCCP Governors Emmanuel A. Dosumu, MBBS, FCCP |
| Norway | Regent Kamaran Karadakhy, MD, FCCP |
| Pakistan | Regent Ali B. Zubairi, MBBS, FCCP Governors Nawal Salahuddin, MBBS, FCCP |
| Panama | Regent Marco A. Lopez, MD, FCCP |
| Peoples Republic of China | Regent Chunxue Bai, MD, FCCP Governors Baoyuan Chen, MD, FCCP Yi Shi, MD, FCCP Guangfa Wang, MD, FCCP Fu-Qiang Wen, PhD, FCCP |
| Philippines | Regent Eden D. Chua, MD, FCCP Governors Rodrigo G. Cesario, MD, FCCP Gregorio P. Ocampo, MD, FCCP Camilo C. Roa Jr., MD, FCCP Ricardo M. Salonga, MD, FCCP Jennifer Ann Mendoza Wi, MD, FCCP |
| Poland | Regent Ryzarda Chazan, MD, FCCP |
| Portugal | Regent Antonio Segorbe Luis, MD, FCCP Governors Ulisses S. D. Brito, MD, FCCP Maria Fatima M Rodrigues, MD, FCCP |
| Qatar | Regent Mohammed Al-Marri, MBBCh, FCCP |
| Romania | Regent Paraschiva A. Postolache, MD, FCCP Governors Oana C. Arghir, MD, FCCP Florin V Mihaltan, MD, FCCP Irina R. Strambu, MD, FCCP |
| Saudi Arabia | Regent Mohammed O. Alanezi, MBBS, FCCP Governors Soror A. Al-Aaithan, MBBS, FCCP Mohammed H. Hijazi, MBBS, FCCP Siraj O. Wali, MD, FCCP |
| Serbia | Regent Marija M. Mitic Milikic, MD, FCCP |
| Singapore | Regent Pyng Lee, MD, FCCP Governors Daniel Y. T. Goh, MBBS, FCCP Steve T. Y. Yang, MBBS, FCCP |
| South Africa | Regent Umesh Gangaram Lalloo, MD, FCCP Governors Mohammed Sabeer Abdool-Gaffar, MBChB, FCCP Keertan Dheda, MBBCh, FCCP |
| South Korea | Regent Won D. Kim, MD, FCCP Governors Sung Soo Park, MD, FCCP Young Soo Shim, MD, FCCP |
| Spain | Regent Jose M. Porcel, MD, FCCP Governors Jorge Roig, MD, FCCP |
| Sweden | Regent Torbjorn Gustafson, MD, FCCP |
| Switzerland | Regent Konrad E. Bloch, MD, FCCP Governors Thomas A. Scherer, MD, FCCP Otto D. Schoch, MD, FCCP |
| Taiwan ROC | Regent Pan-Chyr Yang, MB, FCCP Governors Chi-Huei Chiang, MB, FCCP Wu-Huei Hsu, MD, FCCP Hen-I Lin, MD, FCCP |
| Thailand | Regent Adisorn Wongsa, MD, FCCP Governors Suree Sompradeekul, MD, FCCP |
| Turkey | Regent Can Ozturk, MD, FCCP Governors Ebru Bellek, MD, FCCP |
| United Arab Emirates | Regent Atul C. Mehta, MBBS, FCCP Governors Wael A. Almahmeed, MBChB, FCCP |
| United Kingdom | Regent Kristopher M. Skwarski, MD, FCCP Governors Sohail Ansari, MBBS, FCCP Douglas A. Promnitz, MBBCh, FCCP Mark G. Slade, MBBS, FCCP John H. Winter, MD, FCCP |
| Venezuela | Regent Jose L. Martinez Pino, MD, FCCP Governors Jose O. Isea-Dubuc, MD, FCCP |
| Attachment | Size |
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| ACCP COI Policy | 46.01 KB |
| ACCP Leadership Directory January 2012 | 1019.73 KB |
| ACCP Strategic Plan 2011-2012 | 83.96 KB |
