Councils • Standing Committees • AMA Delegation • Special Interest Sections
The House of Delegates is the official policy-making body of the LSMS. This legislative entity meets annually and consists of delegates and alternate delegates representing the society districts and special sections. For more information about any of the boards, councils or committees, please contact LSMS at
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The Board of Governors serves as the trustee and the administrative board of the LSMS and transacts all business for and on behalf of the Society in the interval between House meetings. The members of the Board of Governors include LSMS elected officers and the Board of Councilors, listed below. All terms expire on December 31, 2012.
Dr. Anthony P. Blalock (Lafayette) President
Dr. Vincent A. Culotta, Jr. (New Orleans) President-Elect
Dr. Roberto E. Quintal-Aviles (New Orleans) Vice President
Dr. Richard J. Paddock (Marrero) Secretary-Treasurer
Dr. Gregory Neal Sossaman (Metairie) Speaker, House of Delegates
Dr. Paul Edward Perkowski (Baton Rouge) Vice Speaker, House of Delegates
Dr. F. Dean Griffen (Shreveport) Immediate Past-President
Dr. Keith F. DeSonier (Lake Charles) Chair, Council on Legislation
Dr. Harold L. Ishler, Jr. (Denham Springs) Senior Physician Section
Dr. Lawrence Mariano Simon (New Orleans) Young Physician Section
Dr. Clarissa Jo Beutler Hoff (Baton Rouge) Resident Section
Leonard Clarkson Alsfeld (New Orleans) Medical Student Section
The Board of Councilors serves as an appeals board for member to member disputes that cannot be resolved on a component society level, reviews issues regarding medical ethics and acts as a liaison to the component societies and members in the district. Councilors serve two year terms; odd numbered districts elect new councilors in odd numbered years and even numbered districts elect new councilors in even numbered years.
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Juan Gershanik, MD (New Orleans)
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Richard Dickey, MD (Mandeville)
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Dolleen Licciardi, MD (Destrehan)
Councilor Robert J. Chugden, MD (Mandeville)
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Mark Hebert, MD (Thibodaux)
Councilor Irving Blatt, MD (Morgan City)
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Donald Texada, MD (Shreveport)
Councilor Anil Chhabra (Shreveport)
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Vincent R. Forte, MD (Monroe)
Councilor John M. Coats, V, MD (Bastrop)
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Susan Bankston, MD (Baton Rouge)
Councilor Victor Q. Tran, MD (Baton Rouge)
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Yang-Tze Broussard, MD (Lake Charles)
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Van Snider, MD (Lake Charles)
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J. Michael McGinity, MD (Alexandria)
Councilor Richard F. Norem, II, MD (Alexandria)
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Roderick V. Clark, MD (Lafayette)
Councilor Uyen Chu, MD (Lafayette)
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Luis M. Alvarado, MD (Franklinton)
Councilor Richard J. Guillot, MD (Mandeville)
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Standing Committees
LSMS Standing Committees are established in the Society bylaws and are expected to meet at least once a year to perform duties as specified by its charge, the House or the Board.
Councils
The LSMS has four Councils, serving as the primary work groups of the Society. Member-physicians consider pressing issues, then debate and provide recommendations to the Board of Governors and to the House on appropriate action.
Council on Legislation -
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- Directs all of the state and federal legislative activities of the LSMS in accordance with the actions and policies of the House of Delegates.
- Advise the Society as to the appropriate course of action to achieve its legislative goals. The Council organizes and coordinates the efforts of the LSMS regarding lobbying activities and member contact on key issues and/or legislation before the Louisiana Legislature and the Congress of the United States.
Council on SocioEconomics -
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- Monitor and research managed care issues and problems in Louisiana and when appropriate recommend solutions to those problems.
- Advise the LSMS on appropriate actions to protect the basic rights inherent in the physician/patient relationship by monitoring the functions of utilization and quality review organizations as well as third party administrators that function within the state.
- Act as a liaison with the insurance industry as well as third-party administrators, and advocate for the membership of the LSMS relative to matters of insurance that adversely affects both the physician and/or patient.
Council on Member Services -
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- Be a source of knowledge as to the expected future physician manpower needs in the State of Louisiana. The Council advises the LSMS on in-state medical school curriculums and CME programs regarding the changing educational needs of practicing physicians both in clinical training and the socio-economic environment.
- The Council shall develop programs and activities to recruit and retain those physicians and medical students residing in Louisiana into the unified structure (parish and state society) of organized medicine in the state.
- Serve as a research and planning body for the development of materials and programs designed to foster a positive image of the medical profession in the health care community and public at large.
- Promote coordination and improved communications between the LSMS and the state-wide medical specialty societies on issues of mutual interest in an effort to unify and strengthen physician advocacy and organized medicine in Louisiana.
Council on Public Health -
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- Advise the LSMS on all aspects of medical care and treatment related to major chronic diseases and geriatric conditions affecting the people of Louisiana.
- Provide planning, direction and coordination of LSMS activities relative to disaster and emergency medical planning, and develop as appropriate, recommendations to the LSMS relative to disaster or emergency medical services.
- Advise the LSMS on all aspects of medical care and treatment of maternal and perinatal patients, children and adolescents in Louisiana.
- Monitor the incidence and prevalence of mental illness and substance abuse problems within the state and make recommendations, when appropriate, to address major state-wide problems.
- Advise the LSMS on the social issues and government policies that affect the public health of the people of the state, and develop knowledge and information regarding the importance of infectious disease control, accident prevention, environmental concerns, and occupational illnesses.
AMA Delegation
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AMA Delegation members attend the Interim and Annual Americal Medical Association (AMA) Meetings, providing representation for Louisiana physicians and LSMS members on national issues and AMA policy decisions. The LSMS' AMA Delegation is part of the regional
Southeastern Delegation to the AMA.
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Ex Officio Members
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Keith F. DeSonier, MD | Chair
Lake Charles, LA
Floyd A. Buras, Jr., MD | Vice Chair
Metairie, LA
Vincent A. Culotta, Jr., MD
Metairie, LA
Dolleen Licciardi, MD
Destrehan, LA |
Anthony P. Blalock, MD
Lafayette, LA
Harold I. Ishler, Jr., MD
Baton Rouge, LA
Lee Stevens, MD
Shreveport, LA
Frederick J. White, III
Shreveport, LA
Myo T. Myint, MD | Member in Training
Mandeville, LA |
Daniel H. Johnson, Jr, MD | AMA Past President
Metairie, LA
Donald J. Palmisano, MD | AMA Past President
Metairie, LA |
Special Interest Sections
The Young Physician Section, Senior Physician Section, Resident Section and Medical Student Section provide our members greater participation and representation in the affairs of the Louisiana State Medical Society and a more direct role in policy deliberations.
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Young Physician Section -
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Senior Physician Section -
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Resident & Fellow Section -
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Medical Student Section -
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