Illinois Academy of Family Physicians
Board of Directors
2010-2011

 

President:  Patrick Tranmer, MD, MPH
Department of Family Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago ( UIC )
Professor of Clinical Family Medicine – UIC
Adjunct professor of Clinical Family Medicine in Medical Education at UIC
Affiliated with University of Illinois Medical Center at Chicago
Contact Dr. Tranmer at tranmer@uic.edu

Chair of the Board and immediate past president   Javette C. Orgain, MD, MPH
Mile Square Health Center at South Shore – Chicago
Associate Professor of Clinical Family Medicine – University of Illinois at Chicago
Affiliated with University of Illinois Hospital and Medical Center and Mercy Hospital
AAFP Commission on Governmental Advocacy

Assistant Dean, UICCOM Urban Health Program
Other appointments:
- Cook County Physicians Association
-National Medical Association
- Illinois State Board of Health
-African American Health Care Council
Contact Dr. Orgain at orgain@uic.edu

President Elect:David J. Hagan, MD
Gibson City Clinic
Affiliated with:
- Gibson Area Hospital (Member of the Board of Directors)
-Provena Covenant Hospital – Urbana
Academic Affiliations:
-Southern Illinois University
- University of Illinois at Rockford
-CAQ in Geriatrics  

First vice president: Michael P. Temporal, MD
Director, Saint Louis University – Belleville Family Medicine Residency Program
Medical Director
- Calvin Johnson Care Center
- Swansea Care Center
- St. Paul Nursing Home - Belleville
Affiliated with:
-St. Elizabeth’s Hospital, Belleville
- Scott Air Force Base Hospital , Scott AFB
- Touchette Hospital, Centerville

Second vice president: Carrie Nelson, MD

Medical director – Your Healthcare Plus (Medicaid disease management program)
Associate Professor, Dept. of Family Medicine, Rush University Medical College
Other appointments:
-Board member of Illinois Foundation for Quality Health Care
-Chair of Chicago Patient Safety Forum
-Member of Northern Illinois Physicians for Connectivity
-Fellow of the Institute of Medicine of Chicago
-Medical Director Council member for Midwest Business Group on Health
-Advisory Board member for Aetna Health Plan
-AAFP Commission on Public Health and Science
Contact Dr. Nelson at carrie.nelson@mckesson.com

Treasurer:  Deborah Edberg, MD
Program director - Northwestern Family Medicine Residency Program 
Practice -  Erie Family Health Center in the Humbolt Park neighborhood of Chicago
Affiliated with:
-
Norwegian American Hospital, Chicago
-  Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago

Class of 2010

Tina Brueschke, MD, MSHA (Masters in Health Services Administration)
American Family Doctor- Geneva
Affiliated with:  
- Delnor Community Hospital
- Editorial board member, Family Practice News
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Secretary/Treasurer, Kane County Medical Society Board of Directors   

Dennon Davis , MD
Logan Primary Care
West Frankfort
Affiliated with Herrin Hospital
Associate professor with Univ. of Illinois College of Medicine
Medical Director for Franklin-Williamson Bi-County Health Department
Contact Dr. Davis at dwdavismd@lpcare.com.

Kathryn Stewart, MD, MPH, FAAFP
Medical Director, United Health Care 
Associate Clinical Professor, Univ. of Illinois at Chicago ( UIC ) College of Medicine
Certified in Medical Management – Univ. of California, Irvine
Contact Dr. Stewart at doctor.mom@comcast.net

Class of 2011

Janet Albers, MD
Program Director, SIU-Springfield Family Medicine Residency Program
Assistant Professor, SIU School of Medicine, Springfield  
Appointment:  Steering committee, Disease Management and Case Management committees, Illinois Medicaid Program

Tamarah Duperval , MD
Medical Director, Mile Square Health Center – Chicago    
Faculty at UIC-College of Medicine  

Renee Poole, MD 
ACCESS Community Health Network at the Grand Boulevard Health and Specialty Center

Class of 2012

Michael Fessenden, MD, MBA
Home Physicians - Chicago 

Contact Dr. Fessenden at mfessenden@homephysicians.com
 

Soujanya "Chinni" Pulluru, MD 
DuPage Medical Group - Naperville  

Alvia Siddiqi, MD
Alexian Brothers Medical Group – Rolling Meadows

New Physician Board Members:  

Ravi Shah, MD (2010)
Cook County Bureau of Health Services  

Asim K. Jaffer, MD (2011) 
Faculty at University of Illinois Family Medicine Residency at Peoria
Affiliated with Methodist Medical Center  

Resident Board Member: Lareina Pedriquez, MD 
NorthShore Family Medicine Residency

Student Board Member Bethany Cohen
Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine

Delegate to AAFP  

Michael P. Temporal, MD
See “First vice president” above

Ellen Brull, MD
Family Medicine Associates of Lutheran General – Niles
Affiliated with Lutheran General Hospital
Other appointments:
-AAFP Commission of Governmental Advocacy
- Lutheran General Hospital Committee on Patient Safety
-IAFP representative to IDPH Task Force on Electronic Health Records

Alternate Delegate to AAFP:  

Kathleen Miller, MD
Medical Director, Decatur Women’s Correctional Facility
Affiliated with Decatur Memorial Hospital

Javette Orgain, MD
See "Chair" above