CSMS Councilors and Associate Councilors

The base of all authority in CSMS is, of course, the individual physician member. The Council is the governing body of CSMS and is comprised of CSMS  Officers, Delegates to the American Medical Association, the Presidents of each component county association, Councilors and Associate Councilors  from each component county association, Councilors and Associate Councilors from Sections of CSMS, Chairs of select CSMS Committees and a Councilor-at-Large. The Council meets at least five times annually to review CSMS policy and set legislative priorities, among other governance items.  The Council also approves the budget and votes on nominations to CSMS Committees.

View CSMS Council Policies and Procedures.

Individual physician members, at the CSMS Annual Meeting, are responsible for the election of CSMS Officers as well approval/disapproval of proposed modifications to the CSMS Bylaws.

County Presidents

Fairfield County Section – Jeffrey Sandler, MD, Bridgeport

Hartford County Medical Association – Mario Cohen, MD, West Hartford

Litchfield County Medical Association – Debra Brandt, MD, Torrington

Middlesex County Medical Association – James Ouellette, MD, Middletown

New Haven County Medical Association – Ron Adelman, MD, MPH, MBA, New Haven

New London County Medical Association – John Paggioli, MD, Gales Ferry

Tolland County Medical Association – Ian Tucker, MD, Somers

Windham County Medical Association – Gregory Shangold, MD, Willimantic

AMA Delegates

Theodore Zanker, MD, New Haven, Delegate Chair

Michael M. Deren, MD, New London, Delegate

Michael L. Carius, MD, Norwalk, Delegate

Alfred Herzog, MD, Hartford, Delegate

Katherine L. Harvey, MD, Torrington, Alternate Delegate

Kathleen LaVorgna, MD, Norwalk, Alternate Delegate

Steven C. Thornquist, MD, Bethany, Alternate Delegate

Bollepalli Subbarao, MD, New Britain, Alternate Delegate

Specialty Delegates:

Michael Aronow, MD, West Hartford, HOD Delegate, American Orthopaedic Food & Ankle Society

Gary J. Price, MD, MBA, Guilford, HOD Delegate, American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery

Steven Fleischman, MD, New Haven, Board Member, AMA Political Action Committee (AMPAC)

Jacob Quinton, MD, New Haven, HOD Alternate Delegate, American College of Physicians