Medical Legislation Committee

Constitution and Bylaws Committee

Mediation Committee

Public Health Committee

Public Relations Committee

Physician Health and Rehabilitation Committee

ED/EMS Committee

Communications Committee

Membership Committee

Women in Medicine Sub Committee

Standing Committees

Medical Legislation Committee

The Medical Legislation committee assists in securing the enactment and enforcement of appropriate medical and health care legislation, in cooperation with the TMA Council on Legislation.

James Prentice, MD – Chair (512) 472-5137

Ruy Carrasco, MD

Neal Foley, MD

Grace Grant-Jennings, MD

Ernest Graves, MD

Greg Kronberg, MD

Larry Lewellyn, DO

Al Lindsey, MD

Consultants:
Archie Alexander, MD, JD

Tony Aventa, MD

Dawn Buckingham, MD

Robert Cowan, MD
David Duhon, MD

Toni Funicella, MD

Mary Gonzales, MD
Al Gros, MD
Jeffrey M. Jekot, MD

Mrs. Dana Kocurek – Alliance Representative
Deborah Peel, MD
Patrick Pevoto, MD
Clift Price, MD
Catherine Scholl, MD
Sharilyn Stanley, MD
Mrs. Susanne Tetzlaff – Alliance Representative
Stanley Wang, MD, JD

Andrew Weary, MD

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Constitution and Bylaws Committee

Christopher Chenault, MD – Chair (512) 451-2225

William Caldwell, MD

David Garza, MD, JD

Russell Neuhaus, MD

Stephanie Roth, MD

David Wishnew, MD

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Mediation Committee

The Mediation Committee has the responsibility of receiving, investigating, and mediating complaints from patients against members of the Society.

James Merryman, DO – Chair (512) 250-5571

Tony Aventa, MD

Roberta Braun, MD

John Duggan, MD

Harish Gagneja, MD

Abilio Munoz, MD

George Pazdral, MD

Anish Shah, DO

Stanley Wang, MD, JD

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Public Health Committee

The Public Health Committee coordinates and oversees the Medical Society’s collaboration with the Austin/Travis County Health and Human Services Department in responding to events such as hurricane evacuations in which volunteer physicians are needed to staff temporary shelter clinics or special needs medical shelters.

Phil Huang, MD, MPH – Chair (512) 972-5408

Mathis Blackstock, MD

Kimberly Carter, MD

Kimberly Edwards, MD

Lisa Ellis, MD

Katharina Hathaway, MD

Claire Hebner, MD

Amanda "Amy" LaViolette, MD

James Merryman, DO

Robina Poonawalla, MD

Stephen Pont, MD, MPH

Ghassan Salman, MD, MPH

David Vander Straten, MD

Christopher Ziebell, MD

Public Relations Committee

The Public Relations Committee is responsible for supervising or promoting activities which shall result in a proper evaluation by the public of the services of the medical profession, as well as a proper evaluation by the medical profession of its obligation to the public.

Vic Mahendru, MD – Chair (512) 485-7200

John Austin, MD
Vineet Choudhry, MD

Harinder Dhir, MD

John Duggan, MD

Patricia Gunter, MD

Daniel Leeman, MD
Stephanie Roth, MD
Ester Yaniv, MD

Consultants
Ed Buster, MD

Pradeep Kumar, MD
Jerald A. Mankovsky, MD

Rita Schindeler-Trachta, DO

Catherine L. Scholl, MD
Charlotte Smith, MD
Allen Sonstein, MD

David Wishnew, MD

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Physician Health and Rehabilitation Committee

This committee operates as a medical peer review committee as that term is defined in the Texas Medical Practice Act. The committee identifies and urges treatment and rehabilitation, where appropriate, to physicians of Travis County and Central Texas. The committee aids physicians whose ability to practice medicine is impaired, or reasonably believed to be impaired, by drug or alcohol abuse or mental or physical illness. It identifies and offers assistance to physicians who are impaired. It shall coordinate its activities with and abide by the guidelines issued by the TMA Committee on Physician Health and Rehabilitation.

Mark White, DO – Chair (512) 795-9977

James Maynard, MD – Co-Chair (512) 306-0329

Lisa Carchedi, MD

Emily Doyle, MD
William Franklin, MD
Tim Hines, MD

Matthew Masters, MD

Herbert Munden, MD
William Nemeth, MD

Rodney Schmidt, MD

Larry Tokaz, MD

Dennis Tweedy, MD
Marilyn Vache, MD

Joseph Wakefield, MD
Jane Wray, MD
Mrs. Margene Beckham – Alliance Representative

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Annual Committees

ED/EMS Committee

The ED/EMS Advisory Committee advises the Medical Director of Austin Travis County EMS on strategic clinical issues, standards and protocols and such other issues as may be requested by the Medical Director.

Christopher Ziebell, MD – Chair (512) 324-7030    

Mark Ackrell, MD                                    

Michael Albrecht, MD                              

Brian Aldred, MD                       

Carlos Brown, MD        

Tom Coopwood, MD                  

Patrick J. Crocker, DO  

Amanda Dupont, MD   

Kent Ellington, MD

Wade Etheridge,MD

Drew Fielder, MD                                     

Laurence Hauser, MD                 

Corey Jones, MD

Duke B. Kimbrough, MD

Thomas McMinn, MD  

Todd Nash, MD

Michael Nguyen, MD                 

Charles Owen, MD

Dan Peterson, MD        

Rhett Reed, MD                          

Sam S. Roberts III, MD             

Robert Schlecter, MD   
Cesar Taylor, MD

Ross Tobleman, MD

Stephen Benold, MD – Consultant

Irfan Hydari, MD – Consultant

James Kempema, MD – Consultant

David Dolinak, MD – Ex-Officio         

Paul Hinchey, MD – Ex-Officio

Communications Committee

The TCMS Communication Committee provides policy oversight for offered publications of the TCMS including editorial and advertising policy for the Journal, Pictorial Directory, Newsletter and Website.

Owen E. Winsett, MD – Chair (512) 451-5788

R.Y. Declan Fleming, MD

Timothy C. Gueramy, MD

Tracey A. Haas, DO

Pradeep Kumar, MD

Membership Committee

The Membership Committee will be active in recruiting, retention, and welcoming new members. Involve new members and make them feel welcome. Plan activities for the members of TCMS.

Todd Shepler, MD – Chair (512) 458-2141

C. Mark Chassay, MD

Charles "Bill" Bailey, MD
Brian Berger, MD
Michelle Berger, MD
Sean Blaydon, MD

Harinder Dhir, MD
Harish Gagneja, MD
Ashwin Gowda, MD

Indu Gupta, MD

Tracey Haas, DO
Hui Kang, MD
Earl Kilbride, MD

Daniel Leeman, MD
Jerald Mankovsky, MD

Michael Sabia, MD

Nina Shah, DO

Kathy Shelly – Alliance Representative

Sarah Smiley, DO
David S. Wishnew, MD

Richard Wupperman, MD
Guadalupe "Pete" Zamora, MD

Women in Medicine Sub Committee

Rosalind Martz, MD – Chair

Michelle Berger, MD

Bridget Brady, MD

Fotini Chalkias, MD

Edith Lepgold, MD

Melinda Rainey, MD

Mona Ridgeway, MD

Simona Scumpia, MD

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