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MSMA Constitution & Bylaws/Policies In 1850, when the inhabitants of Missouri were fighting scourges of typhoid, malaria, smallpox, and diphtheria, physicians assembled to “devise a plan by which the entire medical profession of the State can be brought together.” Matters of importance that year were the passage of a good medical practice act; the establishment of a uniform system of registering births, marriages, and deaths; the control of dispensing impure drugs and competent inspections of medicines; and a liberal preliminary education for those entering the study of medicine. Since MSMA's creation, the Constitution and Bylaws and Policy Manual have reflected the changes and modernization of Missouri's medicine. |
MSMA's Presidents and Leadership |
| MSMA 2025-2026 President: Brian D. Biggers, MD, FACS Brian D. Biggers, MD, FACS, will serve as the President of the Missouri State Medical Association (MSMA) for the 2025-2026 term. His formal installation took place April 5, 2025, during the MSMA’s 175th Anniversary and its 167th Annual Convention in Springfield, Missouri. Read more... |
2025-2026 MSMA Leadership |
Officers President Brian Biggers, MD Springfield General Surgery President Elect Kevin Weikart, MD Lake St. Louis Internal Medicine Secretary Ellen Nichols, MD Joplin Neurological Surgery Treasurer Christopher Swingle, DO St. Louis Nuclear Medicine Immediate Past President David Pohl, MD St. Louis Diagnostic Radiology 1st Vice President David Haustein, MD Springfield Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Honorary Vice President Milamari Cunningham, MD Columbia Anesthesiology Honorary Vice President Norman Knowlton III, MD Springfield Internal Medicine Speaker Laurin Council, MD St. Louis Dermatology Vice Speaker George Mansour, MD St. Louis Internal Medicine | Councilors Council Chair (7th District) Joanne Loethen, MD Kansas City Internal Medicine/Pediatrics Council Vice Chair (3rd District) Elie Azrak, MD St. Louis Cardiovascular Disease 1st District Chakshu Gupta, MD St. Joseph Blood Banking/Transfusion Medicine 2nd District Hossein Behniaye, MD Hannibal Family Medicine 3rd District Erin Gardner, MD St. Louis Dermatology Inderjit Singh, MD St. Louis Nephrology Jennifer Page, MD St. Louis Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation 4th District Keith Ratcliff, MD Washington Family Medicine 5th District Lisa Thomas, MD Columbia Psychiatry Amy Zguta, MD Columbia Ophthalmology 6th District Lirong Zhu, MD Clayton Sleep Medicine Dorothy Munch, DO Poplar Bluff Family Practice 7th District Fariha Shafi, MD Overland Park, KS Internal Medicine Amy Patel, MD Kansas City Radiology 8th District David Kuhlmann, MD Sedalia Sleep Medicine Timothy Swearengin, DO Springfield Anesthesiology Organized Medical Staff Section Peggy Barjenbruch, MD Mexico Internal Medicine
International Medical Graduate Section Louis DelCampo, MD Springfield Anesthesiology Young Physician Section Rachel Kyllo, MD Arnold Dermatology Women Physicians Section Adriana Canas-Polesel, MD St. Louis Obstetrics & Gynecology Resident & Fellow Section Jay Devineni, MD Columbia Internal Medicine/Pediatrics Medical Student Section Taylor LaValle University of Missouri-Springfield | Vice Councilors 2nd District Barbara White, DO Hannibal Pediatrics 3rd District Ramona Behshad, MD St. Louis Dermatology 4th District Matthew Meier, DO Lake St. Louis Internal Medicine 5th District Jennifer Powell, MD Osage Beach Family Practice 7th District Sarah Florio, MD Lee’s Summit Internal Medicine 8th District John Harger, MD Clever Anesthesiology International Medical Graduate Section Deepu Sudhakaran, MD Chesterfield Bariatric Surgery Young Physician Section Sara Hawatmeh, MD St. Louis Internal Medicine Women Physicians Section Carlin Ridpath, MD Springfield Diagnostic Radiology Medical Student Section Bethany Baumgartner Kansas City University AMA Delegates Peggy Barjenbruch, MD Mexico Internal Medicine Elie Azrak, MD St. Louis Cardiovascular Disease Edmond Cabbabe, MD St. Louis Plastic Surgery Joseph Corrado, MD Mexico General Surgery Betty Drees, MD Kansas City Endocrinology Charles Van Way III, MD Kansas City Thoracic Surgery AMA Alternate Delegates George Hruza, MD Chesterfield Dermatology Ravi Johar, MD Chesterfield Obstetrics & Gynecology Joanne Loethen, MD Kansas City Internal Medicine/Pediatrics Lacey Raper University of Missouri-Columbia AMA Past President David Barbe, MD Mountain Grove Family Medicine Additional MSMA Leadership Alliance President Donna Corrado Mexico Alliance President Elect Gill Waltman St. Louis Missouri Medicine Editor John Hagan III, MD Ophthalmology Medical School Deans David Perlmutter, MD Washington University School of Medicine Gastroenterology Alexander Norbash, MD University of MO-Kansas City School of Medicine Radiology Richard Barohn, MD University of MO-Columbia School of Medicine Neurology Christine Jacobs, MD St. Louis University School of Medicine Family Practice Margaret Wilson, DO A.T. Still University/Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine Family Practice W. Joshua Cox, DO Kansas City University College of Osteopathic Medicine Family Practice Kenneth Heiles, DO Kansas City University-Joplin College of Osteopathic Medicine Family Practice |
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Contact Cheri Martin at cmartin@msma.org or call 573-691-4502.
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