UM Shore Regional Health has announced the officers of the Medical Executive Committee for 2016-2017.
Bruce Helmly, MD and Michael Peimer, MD will serve as president and vice president, respectively. Dr. Helmly practices cardiovascular medicine with University of Maryland Community Medical Group – Cardiology based in Easton. Dr. Peimer practices internal medicine with Internal Medicine Associates, LLC in Chestertown.
Physicians elected regional departmental chairs on the UM SRH Medical Executive Committee are: Stephen B. Lemke, DO, chair, and John A. Snell, MD, vice chair – Regional Anesthesia; Walter F. Atha, MD, chair, and Deborah S. Davis, MD, Glenn A. Hebel, MD, Michael D. Joyce, MD and Jane Wang, MD, vice chairs – Regional Emergency Medicine; Mark S. Langfitt, MD, chair, and Ahmed S. Gawad, MD, vice chair – Regional Pediatrics; and Christopher S. Levey, MD, chair, and Dale Johnson, MD, vice chair – Regional Radiology.
Medical Executive Committee department chairs for UM Shore Medical Center at Chestertown are: Nelson Goldberg, MD, chair, and Gerard O’Connor, MD, vice chair – Surgery; and Susan Ross, MD, chair – Medicine; vice chair for Medicine is Michael Peimer, MD.
Medical Executive Committee department chairs for UM Shore Medical Centers at Easton and Dorchester are: Elena M. Tilly, MD, chair and Jose Martinez, vice chair – Medicine; and Timothy J. Schneider, MD, chair, and Roberta J. Lilly, MD, vice chair – Surgery; Anish Hinduja, MD, chair, and Laura Jin, MD,vice chair – Medical Specialties and Sanlare Gordon, DO, chair – OB/GYN (the vice chair for this department has not yet been appointed).
UM Shore Medical Centers at Chestertown at-large members are Wayne Benjamin, MD, Ona Kareiva, MD, Steve Lucas, MD, and Melvin Rapelyea, MD. Brendan Paltoo, MD, is serving as at-large member for UM Shore Medical Center at Dorchester.