Leadership

Officers

President
Michael Terranova, MD

Pediatrics
Lancaster Depew Pediatrics
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President-Elect
Michael Merrill, MD, MS, MS, MBA

Internal Medicine
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Immediate Past President
Iris R. Danziger, MD

Otolaryngology
Southgate Amherst ENT
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Vice President
Natalka Stachiw, MD

Otolaryngology
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Chair, Practice Management Committee
Richard Carlson Jr., MD

Geriatrics & Internal Medicine
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Secretary
Dr. Nora Meaney-Elman, MD

Concierge Medicine Specialist
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Executive Board

Chair, Public Health
Gale Burstein, MD, MPH

Pediatrics
Erie County Health Commissioner
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Co-Chair, Practice Management Committee
Jennifer Carlson, LMSW

Social Work
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Co-chair, Diversity & Equity Committee
Julia Faller, DO, MS

Anesthesiology
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Co-Chair, Bylaws Committee
John Fudyma, MD, MPH, FACP

Internal Medicine
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Chair, New Physicians Committee
Renuka Iyer, MD

Oncology
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Co-Chair, Legislative Committee
Alan Klitzke, MD, FACNM, FACR

Diagnostic Radiology
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Chair, Student Representative
John Kraus

University At Buffalo Medical Student
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Chair, Women’s Physician Committee
Lindsay Lipinski, MD, FAANS, FACS

Neurology
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Chair, Delegates to MSSNY
Raymond V. Paolini Jr., MD

Otolaryngology
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Chair, Ethics Committee
Robert Perry, MD

Plastic Surgery
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Co-Chair, Diversity & Equity Committee
Matthew Rivera, MD

Primary Care
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Co-Chair, Nominating Committee
John Gillespie, MD

Cardiology
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Chair, Legislative Affairs; Councilor, 8th District Branch MSSNY
Mark Jajkowski, MD

Thoracic Surgery
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Past Presidents

Past President
Willie Underwood III, MD

Urology
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Past President
Kenneth H. Eckhert III, MD

General Surgery
Surgical Associates of WNY
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Past President
Chair-Elect, Delegates to MSSNY
Ernesto Diaz-Ordaz, MD

Otolaryngology
Buffalo General Medical Center
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Past President
Timothy F. Gabryel, MD

Internal Medicine
Mercy Hospital
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Past President
Mark J. Lema, MD, PhD

Anesthesiology
Roswell Park Cancer Center
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Past President
Robert Armstrong, MD

General Surgery
Surgical Associates of WNY
Gastroenterology Associates of WNY
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Past President
Edward Kelly Bartels, MD

Obstetrics & Gynecology
Bartels, Powalski, & Weissman
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Committee Chairs

Bylaws: Dr. Stacey Watt, Dr. John Fudyma (Co-Chairs)

Diversity and Equity: Dr. Matthew Rivera; Dr. Julia Faller (Co-Chairs)

Ethics: Dr. Robert Perry (Chair)

Health Law: Dr. Raymond Paolini (Chair)

Legislative: Dr. John Fudyma, Dr. Alan Klitzke (Co-Chairs)

New Physicians: Dr. Renuka Iyer (Chair)

Nominations (2025): Dr. Stacey Watt, Dr. Iris Danziger (Co-Chairs)

Public Health: Dr. Gale Burstein (Chair)

Practice Management: Dr. Richard Carlson (Chair)

Women Physicians: Dr. Lindsay Lipinski (Chair)

District 8 Liaison: Dr. John Gillespie (Chair)

Student Representative: John Kraus (Chair)