Summer 2003 - Chicago Medical Society

Anthony J. Stephens, MDMichael R. Treister, MDWilliam G. Troyer, MDJesus G. Vega, MDJack Williams, MDPhysician Review CommitteePurpose: To evaluate the quality and efficiency ofphysician medical performance in any setting andto respond to the concerns of physicians, patients,third-party payers, and to special issues referred toit by the Council or the president of the Society.An appeals body of the subcommittees on Fee Mediationand Medical Practice.Michael Wasserman, MD, chairmanHarish Bhatia, MD, vice-chairmanGrace H. Akiens, MDWilliam B. Buckingham, MDJuan P. Cueva, MDParakrama De Silva, MDBrian P. Farrell, MDGandhi M. Gutta, MDRoger P. Hand, MDKhondker K. Islam, MDBennett A. Kaye, MDTom Klein, MDRaj B. Lal, MDArmand Littman, MDJoseph N. Michelotti, MDRhoda Pomerantz, MDBassel Ramadan, MDGuy Rowley, MDAnsuya S. Shah, MDMichael I. Vender, MDEdward A. Wolpert, MDRobert W. Boxer, MD, consultantPeter D. Geldner, MD, consultantMary-Jane S. Jensen, MD, consultantTerrence T. Lerner, MD, consultantRoger L. Rodrigues, MD, consultantDaniel G. Samo, MD, consultantSamuel M. Schall, MD, consultantIlana Seligman, MD, consultantEarl N. Solon, MD, consultantMichael R. Treister, MD, consultantSubcommittee on Fee MediationPurpose: Subcommittee of Physician ReviewCommittee to review complaints with respect tophysicians' fees.Michael I. Vender, MD, chairmanSheri B. Merchant, MD, vice-chairmanHarish Bhatia, MDThomas J. Chorba, MDBrian P. Farrell, MDThomas N. Gynn, MDYolanda Heman-Ackah, MDJohn H. Isaacs, MDElpidio Y. Koa, MDEloy Moscoso, MDAshwin Patel, MDRhoda Pomerantz, MDRaymond J. Romanus, MDSamuel Schimel, MDMichael R. Silver, MDJames A. Stankiewicz, MDMichael J. Wasserman, MDWilliam N. Werner, MDEdward A. Wolpert, MDBoone Brackett, MD, consultantPeter D. Geldner, MD, consultantHenri S. Havdala, MD, consultantSteven F. Soltes, MD, consultantSubcommittee on Medical PracticePurpose: Subcommittee of Physician ReviewCommittee to review the quality of medical careprovided by physicians.Richard P. Moser, MD, chairmanSamuel Schimel, MD, vice-chairmanGrace H. Akiens, MDHarold Goodman, MDRoger P. Hand, MDJohn H. Isaacs, MDTom Klein, MDTerrence T. Lerner, MDArmand Littman, MDChandrakant Modi, MDRhoda Pomerantz, MDHarold T. Pye, MDDominick S. Renga, MDDaniel G. Samo, MDThomas Stafford, MDJeffrey Tilkin, MDMichael I. Vender, MDMichael J. Wasserman, MD, consultantPhysician Stress Study CommitteePurpose: To evaluate the level of professionalstress among our colleagues, encourage awarenessamong physicians about the sources of stress, andassist them in coping positively.44 Chicago MedicineVol. 106, No. 11