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○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○FEATURE2011 ACMS Presidentand OfficersDr. McCaffertyPresidentDr. VarmaPresident-ElectDr. ParéVice PresidentDr.GarrettSecretaryDr. WilliamsTreasurerLeo R. McCafferty, MD2011 ACMS PresidentDr. McCafferty, the medical society’s 146th president, is aplastic surgeon certified by the American Board of PlasticSurgery. He is in private practice and is affiliated withUPMC Shadyside and Children’s Hospital of Pittsburghof UPMC. His office is licensed by the state of Pennsylvaniaas an Ambulatory Surgical Facility. At the Universityof Pittsburgh School of Medicine he is a clinicalassistant professor of plastic surgery.Dr. McCafferty has been a member of ACMS since1990 and, in addition to his service on the board ofdirectors, he serves on the Finance Committee. He servedon the Communications Committee from 1993 to2006, chairing it for five years, and he participated on theACMS Managed Care Survey and Evaluation Team in1996. Dr. McCafferty served on the Bylaws Committeefrom 2008 to 2009, chairing the committee during thattime. He also participated on the Peer Review Board andAwards Committee in 2009 and served on the ACMSFoundation and Gala Committee in 2010. Dr.McCafferty was ACMS treasurer in 2007, secretary in2008, vice-president in 2009 and president-elect in 2010,serving on the Executive Committee during that time. Atthe state level he served as a delegate to the PennsylvaniaMedical Society in 1995 and 1996.Dr. McCafferty is an active member of the AmericanSociety of Plastic Surgeons and a member of the EthicsCommittee. He is a fellow of the American College ofSurgeons and past-president of the D. Ralph Millard Jr.,MD, Plastic Surgery Society.Dr. McCafferty holds several key positions in theAmerican Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, an associationthat unites a select group of plastic surgeons demonstratingexpertise in all areas of cosmetic surgery. Hisparticipation in the society includes member of theProgram Committee and New Member Committee, andchair of the Industrial Relations Task Force and of theAdministrative Commission for which he is regionalspokesperson. He also serves as secretary of the society’sboard of directors and sits on the Executive Committee.Raised in the Pittsburgh area, Dr. McCafferty receivedhis bachelor of science degree from The PennsylvaniaState University and medical doctorate from TempleUniversity; he completed his internship and residency ingeneral surgery at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in LosAngeles. His training in plastic surgery was at the Universityof Miami, Jackson Memorial Medical Center, underthe world-renowned plastic surgeon, D. Ralph Millard,Jr., MD. Prior to returning to Pittsburgh, Dr.McCafferty was assistant professor of clinical surgery atthe University of Miami and chief of staff services at theJackson Memorial Medical Center.Dr. McCafferty has been the plastic surgeon consultantto the Pittsburgh Steelers since 1993. He and his wifeSusan reside in Mt. Lebanon. They have four children,daughters Kristen, Kimberly and Kelly, and a son Lee.22 Bulletin : January 2011
FEATURERajiv R. Varma, MD2011 ACMS President-ElectDr. Varma is a pediatric neurologist certified in pediatricsand neurology with special qualifications in child neurology.He is clinical director of the pediatric neurologydivision of Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC.A member of ACMS since 1987, Dr. Varma has beenvery active with the medical society, in addition to hisservice on the board of directors from 2003 to 2005 andagain in 2008 to 2010. He was a member of the LegislativeCommittee from 1993 to 2006. He was chair of theMember Benefits Committee in 1999 and participatedon the Membership Committee from 2000 to 2005,serving as vice chair in 2000 and chair from 2001 to2005. Dr. Varma was the Board of Directors PresidentialAppointee from 2000 to 2002. He served on the NominatingCommittee in 2006 and the Finance Committeein 2008 and 2010. He was a member of the AwardsCommittee in 2009. He participated on the Peer ReviewBoard in 2010 and was chair of the Bylaws Committeethat same year. Dr. Varma served as ACMS treasurer in2008, secretary in 2009 and vice president in 2010,serving on the Executive Committee during that time. Atthe state level he served as an alternate delegate to thePennsylvania Medical Society from 1993 to 1995 and in2002. Dr. Varma served as a delegate to the PennsylvaniaMedical Society from 1996 to 2001; 2003 to 2008 andin 2010. Dr. Varma has also served on the PMS StrategicPlanning Committee for several years.Dr. Varma is a member of many professional andscientific societies, including the American Academy ofNeurology and the Child Neurology Society. In addition,Dr. Varma volunteers with the United MitochondrialDisease Foundation.Dr. Varma earned his medical degree from Prince ofWales Medical College in Patna, India, in 1974 and thenserved as senior house officer in Royal Gwent Hospital,England. From there, Dr. Varma moved to Michiganwhere he completed his pediatrics residency at the HurleyMedical Center and Children’s Hospital of Michigan.In 1980, Dr. Varma came to Pittsburgh as a pediatricneurology fellow at UPMC and Children’s Hospital.Prior to joining Children’s, Dr. Varma was chief, divisionof child neurology and vice-chairman of pediatrics atMercy Hospital of Pittsburgh.Dr. Varma and his wife, Dr. Swarna Varma, reside inUpper St. Clair. They have three children, Manu,Sumeeta and Anita.January 2011 : BulletinAmelia A. Paré, MD2011 ACMS Vice PresidentDr. Paré is a plastic surgeon certified by the AmericanBoard of Plastic Surgery. She is in private practice and isaffiliated with Jefferson Medical Center, WashingtonHospital, St. Clair Memorial Hospital and UPMC. Sheis also affiliated with the University of Pittsburgh and is afellow of the American College of Surgeons.Dr. Paré has been a member of ACMS since 2000. Inaddition to serving on the board of directors since 2009,she served on the Nominating Committee from 2003 to2004 and in 2007. She has also served on the CommunicationsCommittee since 2006, becoming its chair in2008. Dr. Paré participated on the Legislative Committeein 2007 and the Awards Committee from 2007 to 2009.Dr. Paré was a member of the Finance Committee in2009 and was the Board of Director’s Presidential Appointeefrom July 2007 to 2008. She served as ACMStreasurer in 2009 and secretary in 2010, serving on theExecutive Committee during that time.At the state level Dr. Paré served as alternate delegatefrom 2000 to 2002 and, since 2003, as delegate to thePennsylvania Medical Society; she has been on the PennsylvaniaMedical Society Political Action Committee(PAMPAC) since 2005. She is also a member of theAmerican Society of Plastic Surgeons, PennsylvaniaMedical Society, Pittsburgh Plastic Surgery Society andthe Harvard Alumni Society. On behalf of physicians inthis area, Dr. Paré has visited local legislative offices, aswell as those in Harrisburg and Washington.Dr. Paré earned a bachelors of science degree inchemistry from Harvard University and studied at OxfordUniversity in England. She received her medicaldegree from Hahnemann University School of Medicinein 1992. She trained in general surgery at St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center, University Hospital ofColumbia University College of Physicians in New YorkCity, where she served as chief resident of general surgery.She completed specialized training in aesthetic, plastic andreconstructive surgery at UCLA, where she also served aschief resident. She has worked with Doctors Missions inHonduras.Dr. Paré and her husband Kyung Park, MD, reside inUpper St. Clair with their son Liam.continued on page 2523
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