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February 2001
Volume 65
Number 2
   
2001 Officers, Profiles:
The Leaders of Our Society


President
Neil Swissman, M.D.



Professional Appointments: Private practitioner, Las Vegas, and Associate Professor of Anesthesiology, University of Nevada-Reno College Medical School, Reno, Nevada.

ASA Involvements: President-Elect (2000); First Vice-President (1999); Treasurer (1997-98); Assistant Treasurer (1994-96); Director (1989); Alternate Director (1987-88, 1991-93); Delegate (1983-87); Member, committees on Communications, Economics, Professional Liability, and Quality Improvement and Practice Management.

Affiliations: President (1978-79), Nevada State Medical Association; President (1976), Clark County (Nevada) Medical Society; Member, American Medical Association and International Anesthesia Research Society.

Education & Honors: M.D., Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio; Residency, Milwaukee County General Hospital, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Diplomate, American Board of Anesthesiology; Fellow, American College of Anesthesiologists.

Personal Notes: Dr. Swissman and his wife, Debbie, reside in Las Vegas, Nevada.

 



President-Elect
Barry M. Glazer, M.D.



Professional Appointments: Staff Anesthesiologist and former Chair (1986, 1989-90, 1995-96), Department of Anesthesiology, St. Francis Hospital Center, Beech Grove, Indiana.

ASA Involvements: First Vice-President (2000); Speaker of the House of Delegates (1994-99); Vice-Speaker of the House of Delegates (1991-94); Alternate Director (1987-91); Delegate (1980-91); Chair, Committee on Communications (1989-91); Member, committees on Newsletter and Bylaws.

Affiliations: President (1994-96), President-Elect (1992-94), Secretary-Treasurer (1990-92), Indiana Society of Anesthesiologists; President (1991-93), Secretary-Treasurer (1980-82), Indianapolis Society of Anesthesiologists; Member, Board of Directors (1996-present), American Institute of Parliamentarians; Member, Board of Directors (1993-present), Indianapolis Medical Society; Member, American Medical Association, Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists, American Society of Critical Care Anesthesiologists, American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Management, Indiana State Medical Association, International Anesthesia Research Society, Society for Ambulatory Anesthesia and National Association of Parliamentarians.

Education & Honors: M.D., Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana; Residency, Indiana University Hospitals; Diplomate, American Board of Anesthesiology; Fellow, American College of Anesthesiologists.

Personal Notes: Dr. Glazer and his wife, Janet, have one daughter and reside in Indianapolis, Indiana.



Immediate Past President
Ronald A. MacKenzie, D.O.



Professional Appointments: Consultant and former Vice-Chair, Department of Anesthesiology, Mayo Clinic; Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology, Mayo Medical School, Rochester, Minnesota.

ASA Involvements: President (2000); President-Elect (1999); First Vice-President (1998); Secretary (1992-97); Assistant Secretary (1987-91); Delegate (1981-83); Director (1983-87); Chair, Ad Hoc Committee on Membership Recruitment and Retention (1996) and Committee on Membership and Credentials (1987-91); Member, four reference committees and committees on Component Society Affairs, Manpower, Occupational Health of Operating Room Personnel and Planning.

Affiliations: President (1991), President-Elect (1990), Minnesota Society of Anesthesiologists; Delegate (1987-92), Minnesota Medical Association.

Education & Honors: D.O., Kansas City College of Osteopathic Medicine; Residency, Detroit Osteopathic Hospital, Cleveland Clinic and Mayo Clinic; twice named “Teacher of the Year,” Anesthesiology, Mayo Graduate School; Diplomate, American Board of Anesthesiology; Fellow, American College of Anesthesiologists.

Personal Notes: Dr. MacKenzie and his wife, Nancy, reside in Rochester, Minnesota, and are the parents of two children.


First Vice-President
James E. Cottrell, M.D.



Professional Appointments: Professor and Chair, Department of Anesthesiology and Senior Associate Dean for Clinical Practice, State University of New York Health Sciences Center at Brooklyn, New York; Regional Chair, Department of Anesthesiology, Long Island College Hospital, Brooklyn; Chief of Anesthesiology, Kings County Hospital Center, Brooklyn; Consultant, Department of Anesthesiology, Brookdale Hospital Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York.

ASA Involvements: Vice-President for Scientific Affairs (1998-00); Chair and Vice-Chair, Section on Annual Meeting; Chair, committees on Patient Safety and Risk Management, Annual Meeting Scientific Papers, Neurosciences and Anesthetic Action, and Subspecialty Representation; Member, committees on Research, Annual Meeting Review, Newsletter, Panels, Refresher Courses, Scientific Papers and Planning.

Affiliations: President (1982-84), District I, New York State Society of Anesthesiologists; President (1989-92), President-Elect, Secretary and Treasurer, Society of Academic Anesthesiology Chairs; President (1980-83), Vice President, Secretary/Treasurer, Society of Neurosurgical Anesthesia and Neurologic Supportive Care.

Education & Honors: M.D., West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia; Residency, Mercy Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Diplomate, American Board of Anesthesiology; Fellow, American College of Anesthesiologists.

Personal Notes: Dr. Cottrell has lectured extensively worldwide, authored or co-authored more than 90 scientific papers, 114 abstract presentations and 20 book chapters, and was co-editor of three textbooks.


Vice-President for Scientific Affairs
Bruce F. Cullen, M.D.



Professional Appointments: Attending Staff, Professor and Member, Department Executive Committee, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, Washington; Attending Staff, Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, Washington.

ASA Involvements: Vice-Chair, Section on Education and Research (1997-present); Chair (1993) and Vice-Chair (1992), Section on Annual Meeting; Chair, Committee on Scientific Affairs (1991) and Committee on Scientific Papers (1991); Member, committees on Drug Disposition and Anesthetic Action (1999-00), Refresher Courses (1999-00), Surgical Anesthesia (1994-97), Bylaws (1994-95) and various other committees since 1974.

Affiliations: President (2000-01), Vice-President (1999-00), American Board of Anesthesiology; Secretary (1990-94), Vice-President (1984-86), President (1987-89), International Anesthesia Research Society; Representative, Section on Medical Schools, American Medical Association (1977-84); Member, Washington State Medical Association (1984-present); Educational Advisory Board (1976-79), Scientific Advisory Board (1978-81), Executive Council (1983-86), Association of University Anesthesiologists; Council Member, Society of Academic Anesthesiology Chairs (1982-84).

Education & Honors: M.D., University of California-Los Angeles School of Medicine; Internship, Blodgett Memorial Hospital, Grand Rapids, Michigan; Residency, University of California, San Francisco; Diplomate and Recertification, American Board of Anesthesiology; Fellow, American College of Anesthesiology.

Personal Notes: Dr. Cullen and his wife, Miriam, reside in Seattle, Washington.


Secretary
Thomas H. Cromwell, M.D.



Professional Appointments: Chair, Department of Anesthesia, California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco, California.

ASA Involvements: Secretary (2000-present); Director (1993-99); Delegate (1985-93); Chair (1989, 1995) and Member, four House of Delegates reference committees; Member, committees on Governmental Affairs, Communications, Professional Diversity, Practice Management and Quality Improvement, and Professional Liability.

Affiliations: President (1990), Director and Chair, Peer Review Committee, California Society of Anesthesiologists; Planner (1993), Presenter (1994), Western Scientific Assembly, California Medical Association; Chair (1994-00), California Caucus.

Education and Honors: M.D., University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa; Residency, University of California, San Francisco, California; Diplomate, American Board of Anesthesiology; Fellow, American College of Anesthesiologists.

Personal Notes: Dr. Cromwell and his wife, Jean, reside in Belvedere, California.


Treasurer
Orin F. Guidry, M.D.



Professional Appointments: Chair, Department of Anesthesiology, Ochsner Clinic and Ochsner Foundation Hospital, New Orleans, Louisiana.

ASA Involvements: Treasurer (1999-present); Assistant Treasurer (1997-98); Director (1992-96); Alternate Director (1988-92) Chair, committees on Governmental Affairs (1989-91), Legislative Review (1995-96) and Surgical Anesthesia (1994-96); Member, Board of Directors, ASA Political Action Committee and American Medical Association Section Council.

Affiliations: President (1981-82), Secretary (1982-84), Mississippi Society of Anesthesiologists; Director and Chair (1984-89), Mississippi Medical Political Action Committee; Member (1996-present), Board of Directors, Foundation for Anesthesia Education and Research; Director, American Board of Anesthesiology.

Education and Honors: M.D. and Residency (general surgery), Louisiana State University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana; Residency (anesthesiology), University of Mississippi School of Medicine, Jackson, Mississippi; Diplomate, Certificate of Recertification and Certificate of Special Qualifications in Critical Care Medicine, American Board of Anesthesiology; Fellow, American College of Anesthesiologists.

Personal Notes: Dr. Guidry resides in New Orleans, Louisiana.


Assistant Secretary
Peter L. Hendricks, M.D.



Professional Appointments: Vice-Chair, Department of Anesthesiology, Medical Center East, Birmingham, Alabama.

ASA Involvements: Assistant Secretary (2000-present); Director (1996-99); Chair, Committee on Anesthesia Care Team (1996-97); Member, committees on Ethics, Governmental Affairs, Standards of Care, Professional Liability, Economics; Member, House of Delegates Reference Committee and Board of Directors Review Committee.

Affiliations: Alternate Director (1991-97); President (1988-89), Secretary/Treasurer (1986-88), Alabama State Society of Anesthesiologists; Member, International Anesthesia Research Society, Society for Ambulatory Anesthesia, Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists.

Education and Honors: M.D., University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas; Residency, National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland; Fellowship (pediatric anesthesia) Children’s National Medical Center, Washington, D.C.; Diplomate, American Board of Anesthesiology.

Personal Notes: Dr. Hendricks and his wife, Lynn, have three children and reside in Birmingham, Alabama.


Assistant Treasurer
Roger A. Moore, M.D.



Professional Appointments: Chair of Anesthesia, Deborah Heart and Lung Center, Browns Mills, New Jersey, and Clinical Associate Professor of Anesthesiology, the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey.

ASA Involvements: Assistant Treasurer (1999-present); Director (1995-98); Alternate Director (1992-95); Member, Board Committee on Scientific Affairs (1996-98); Secretary-Treasurer (1996-99), Member, ASAPAC Board of Trustees (1991-99); Member, committees on Communications, Newsletter and Ambulatory Surgical Care.

Affiliations: President (1989-91), Vice President (1987-89), Chair, Judicial Committee (1987-present), New Jersey State Society of Anesthesiologists; Vice President (1996-98), Secretary-Treasurer (1995-96), Mid Atlantic Caucus; Vice-President (1999-present), Secretary-Treasurer (1994-1998), Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists; Chair, Anesthesia Section (1984-85), Secretary, Anesthesia Section (1983-84), Medical Society of New Jersey; Fellow (1982-98), American Academy of Pediatrics; Associate Oral Board Examiner - Senior (1996-present), Examination Question Writer (1986-present), American Board of Anesthesiology; Treasurer (1999-present), New Jersey Society of Anesthesiology political Action Committee.

Education & Honors: M.D., University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia; Residency, University of Pennsylvania, Department of Anesthesia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Fellowship (pediatric anesthesia and intensive care), Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia; Diplomate, American Board of Anesthesiology.

Personal Notes: Dr. Moore and his wife, Jonni, have two children and reside in Moorestown, New Jersey.


Speaker of the House of Delegates
Eugene P. Sinclair, M.D.



Professional Appointments: Medical Director, Healthsouth Surgery Center of Wauwatosa, Wisconsin.

ASA Involvements: Speaker of the House of Delegates (2000-present); Vice-Speaker (1994-99); Director (1987-94); Alternate Director (1984-86); Member, committees on Ambulatory Surgical Care, Bylaws, and Quality Improvement and Practice Management, and several task forces studying practice parameters, practice management and exclusive contracts; ASA Representative, Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations Ambulatory Health Care PTAC.

Affiliations: President (1974-75), Milwaukee Society of Anesthesiologists; Member, Society for Ambulatory Anesthesia, American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Management, International Anesthesia Research Society, Wisconsin Society of Anesthesiologists, Milwaukee Society of Anesthesiologists, State Medical Society of Wisconsin, Milwaukee County Medical Society, American Institute of Parliamentarians and National Association of Parliamentarians.

Education and Honors: M.D., Marquette University School of Medicine; Residency, Milwaukee County General Hospital, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and Veterans’ Administration Hospital, Wood, Wisconsin; Diplomate, American Board of Anesthesiology; Fellow, American College of Anesthesiologists.

Personal Notes: Dr. Sinclair and his wife, Jean, have five children and reside in Elm Grove, Wisconsin.


Vice-Speaker of the House of Delegates
Candace E. Keller, M.D.



Professional Appointments: Staff Anesthesiologist, Wesley Medical Center and Forrest General Hospital, Hattiesburg, and Mississippi Baptist Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi; Assistant Clinical Professor of Anesthesiology, University of Mississippi School of Medicine, Jackson, Mississippi.

ASA Involvements: Vice-Speaker of the House of Delegates (2000-present); Alternate Director (1991-99); Member, committees on Quality Improvement, Membership, Physician Resources, Professional Diversity, Anesthesia Care Team; Chair, Young Physicians Liaison Committee to AMA (1989-91); Chair (1997-99), House of Delegates Reference Committees.

Affiliations: President (1995), President-Elect (1994), Secretary (1986-89), Mississippi Society of Anesthesiologists; President-Elect (1999), Secretary-Treasurer (1994-98), Board of Trustees (1994-present), Delegate, House of Delegates (1989-present), Mississippi State Medical Association; Delegate (1999-present), Alternate Delegate (1992-98), Reference Committee (1996), American Medical Association; Delegate, AMA Young Physicians Section (1989-91); Women in Medicine Advisory Panel (1992-97), Co-chair (1995-97); Representative to Society for Advancement of Women’s Health Research Medical Health Advisory Board (1993-97).

Education and Honors: M.D., University of Mississippi School of Medicine; Residency (general surgery) University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi; Residency (anesthesiology), University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas; Diplomate, American Board of Anesthesiology; Graduate, American Institute of Parliamentarians.


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