Saturday, May 25, 2013

WAFP Board of Directors

Officers

Suzanne Gehl, MD - President

David Eitrheim, MD - President - Elect

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David Eitrheim, M.D., is a family physician with Mayo Clinic Health System – Red Cedar in Menomonie, WI. He is board certified in family medicine and geriatrics. He is President-Elect of the Wisconsin Academy of Family Physicians. He co-chairs the Mayo Clinic Health System Clinical Transformation Team and is a member of the Mayo Clinic Quality Review Board.

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Mark Thompson, MD - 1st Vice President

Thompson Mark  Chief Medical Officer at Monroe Clinic: a 1000 employee integrated health system. VP of Quality Management and Decision Support. Interests include Population Health and Improvement, Rural Workforce Development and Informatics.
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David Deci, MD - 2nd Vice President

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David Deci, MD is an Associate Professor of Family Medicine and Director of Medical Student Education for the University of Wisconsin Department of Family Medicine in Madison. He maintains a teaching practice in Belleville, WI. Dr. Deci's interests include rural medicine, community health, and the holistic education of medical students.

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F. Bradford Meyers, MD - Chair

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Brad Meyers, MD opened his own practice, Rockwood Family Health, in Jefferson, WI in 1988. In 2008 he sold the practice and in 2011 began working at the Dean Clinic in Madison, WI. Dr. Meyers has an interest in continuing the dialogue begun at the first Wisconsin Primary Care Workforce Summit as we plan for providing the best care for the people of Wisconsin.

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Shanyn Lancaster, MD - Treasurer

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Shanyn Lancaster, MD is excited to participate in the activities of the WAFP as treasurer as she majored in finance as an undergrad, . She is currently employed as Assistant Director of Student Health Services at Marquette University in Milwaukee. Outside of medicine Dr. Lancaster enjoys traveling, rescuing animals (dogs) and sports.

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Board Members

Steve Bartz, MD, RPh - Director

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Steve Bartz, MD is a Faculty Physician at Mercy Health System in Janesville, WI. He is a Volunteer Assistant Professor of Family and Community Medicine, and Internal Medicine, at the University of Wisconsin. Dr. Bartz was the Mercy Family Medicine Residency Program Educator of the Year in 2007 and 2009. He enjoys traveling on medical missions and gardening.

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Jim Deming, MD - Director

 Deming James R. Deming, MD has been the Medical Director for the Touch Hospice in Tomah and Mauston since 2000 and has taught his program, "Making the Most of Hospice" to the medical staffs of Mauston, Adams/Friendship and Tomah Hospitals. Deming has, also, served as preceptor for the Mayo/St. Francis Family Practice Residency program in LaCrosse.With a strong commitment to community, Dr. Deming is involved in a wide variety of programs that include medical and societal issues. He has served as the in-house fundraising chair for the Tomah Memorial Hospital Capital Campaign and the Quality Council for the Franciscan Skemp Healthcare.

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Kristen Fox - Student Director

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Kristen Fox is a second year medical student at the Medical College of Wisconsin. She is an active student leader and enjoys helping her peers explore career options in primary care.

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Nancy Havas, MD - Foundation President

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Nancy Havas, MD is an Associate Professor in Family Medicine at the Medical College of Wisconsin where her work is focused on medical student education, clinical care focused on Geriatrics, and the care of patients medicine Hospice and Palliative Medicine care. Her additional professional interests include Bioethics and Medical Humanities.

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Karen Hulbert, MD - Director

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Karen Hulbert, MD attended medical school at The Chicago Medical School in Illinois. She completed her residency at St. Paul Ramsey Medical Center in St. Paul, MN. Dr. Hulbert is an Associate Professor at the Medical College of Wisconsin. She enjoys the patient-physician relationships she can develop through being a Family Physician.

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Jennifer Hussli, MD - Director

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Jennifer Hussli, MD attended medical school at the University of Saint Eustatius' School of Medicine in Westminster, MA. She completed her residency at Mercy Health Systems Family Medicine Residency Program in Janesville, WI. Dr. Hussli is a Family Physician at Meriter Hospital and the Sun Prairie Clinic, both in Madison, WI. 

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Robert Lyon, MD - Director

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I am presently the Chief Medcial Director for Managed Health Services (a MCaid HMO). I continue to teach as a part time Faculty at the Columbia St. Mary's Family Medicine Residency Program.

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Andrew Miller - Student Director

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Andrew is a third-year medical student at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. In addition to working with the WAFP, he has been involved with the Family Medicine Interest Group at the University of Wisconsin. In his free time he enjoys sports, spending time outdoors, and volunteering at a student-run free clinic in downtown Madison.

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Cheri Olson, MD - Director

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Cheri Olson, MD is a faculty member at the LaCrosse-Mayo Family Medicine Residency where she practices full scope family medicine. She is active in global family medicine and in the community as an advocate for preventing sudden cardiac arrest. She is always trying to get healthier!

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Elizabeth Pyne - Student Director

 Pyne Beth Pyne is looking forward to graduating from the Medical College of Wisconsin in 2013 and continuing in a Family Medicine residency program in Wisconsin. Before medical school, she graduated from UW-Madison and spent two years in Zambia working with an HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment program through the Peace Corps.

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Keren Rosner, MD - Resident Director

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Having lived in Wisconsin for most of her life, Keren Rosner,MD is excited to serve on the board as an advocate for Family Medicine in our great state. She resides in Waukesha, WI and enjoys spending her free time with her husband and 6 month old daughter. Hobbies include running, wakeboarding, playing the violin, and visiting state capitols.

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Sabina Singh, MD - Director

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Sabina Singh, MD is a Family Physician at Bellin Health in Green Bay, WI.  She has a special interest in family medicine, primary care, disease management and prevention and weight loss.  Dr. Singh serves as a board member for Women's Fund and Encompass.  In her free time, she enjoys playing piano, aerobics, ballroom dancing, reading and attending concerts.

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Kenneth Schellhase, MD, MHP - Director

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Kenneth Schellhase, MD attended medical school at the University of Pennsylvania. He completed his residency at the University of Washington, where he stayed as a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholar and obtained an MPH degree focusing on health services research. Dr. Schellhase is the Associate Director of the Center for Health Communities and Research in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the Medical College of Wisconsin and the Medical Director at Children's Community Health Plan, a Medicaid-only health plan in Southeast Wisconsin. He also remains clinically active at the Waukesha Family Medicine Residency. Dr. Schellhase is interested in improving access to and quality of care for uninsured, poor, and other vulnerable populations of patients. He is also interested in studying the follow-up care received by survivors of common cancers. 

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Eric Stader, MD - Director

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Dr. Stader is committed to practicing excellent, full-spectrum, family medicine in a manner which reflects his faith and values, prioritizes his family, and honors his colleagues, staff, and patients.

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Lowell Keppel, MD - WMS Delegate

Keppel  After spending 15 years in active practice and 15 years as a Physician Executive, Dr. Keppel is now a Medical Director for a Healthcare Technology company based in Atlanta working in claims payment policy management for health plans.

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Katie Tsigonis, MD - WMS Alternate Delegate

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Katie Tsigonis, MD is currently a second year resident at La Crosse Family Medicine Residency. Her special interests within medicine include: rural/underserved populations, global health, and health policy.

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William Raduege, MD - AAFP Delegate

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William Raduege, MD is a family physician at the Howard Young Medical Center in Woodruff, WI and Aspirus Wausau Hospital in Wausau, WI.  He was the 1991 WAFP Family Physician of the Year and the 1991 Howard Young Medical Center Doctor of the Year.  Dr. Raduege enjoys photography.

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Andrea Gavin, MD - AAFP Alternate Delegate

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Andrea Gavin, MD attended medical school at Southern Illinois University. She completed her residency at the St. Francis Medical Center in Milwaukee, WI. Dr. Gavin is a Family Physician at Aurora's Sheboygan Clinic. Her education practices were recognized by the Society of Family Practice Teachers, and in 2001, she received the WAFP Family Physician of the Year award. Dr. Gavin has a special interest in obstetrics, gynecology, women's healthcare and pediatrics. 

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David Olson, MD - AAFP Delegate

Alan Schwartzstein, MD - AAFP Alterate Delegate

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Alan Schwartzstein, MD is a family doctor at Dean Clinic in Oregon, WI. He has been a Clinical Assistant Professor at University of Wisconsin's Medical School for twelve years. His professional interests include public health, healthcare reform including the patient-centered medical home, obesity, parenting, end-of-life care, and legislative advocacy for community health. 

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