State Trackers, take a bow
With most state legislatures adjourned for the year, the AAO-HNS sincerely thanks its State Trackers who helped make 2015 another successful year. Despite their full workloads and family obligations, these physician leaders took action and volunteered their time to closely monitor and report on legislative activity in their statehouses.
With most state legislatures adjourned for the year, the AAO-HNS sincerely thanks its State Trackers who helped make 2015 another successful year. Despite their full workloads and family obligations, these physician leaders took action and volunteered their time to closely monitor and report on legislative activity in their statehouses.
The efforts of the AAO-HNS State Trackers cannot be praised enough, as this legislative session was quite active. Many states considered legislation to inappropriately expand the scope of practice of various professions, including audiologists, speech-language pathologists, naturopaths, and hearing aid dispensers. With the dedication of the State Trackers, quick and coordinated actions were successful in keeping the most intrusive of these measures from being enacted.
Check the adjoining chart to identify your state’s tracker(s). If you are interested in joining this “boots on the ground” effort, please contact the AAO-HNS Legislative Advocacy team at govtaffairs@entnet.org for more information.
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2015 AAO-HNS State Trackers |
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| Name | State |
| J. Noble Anderson, Jr, MD | Alabama |
| William R. Blythe, MD | Alabama |
| Vacant | Alaska |
| Mariel Stroschein, MD | Arizona |
| Lance A. Manning, MD | Arkansas |
| Paul R. Neis, MD | Arkansas |
| Art A. Ambrosio, MD | California |
| Geoffrey A. Smith, MD | California |
| Marcella R. Bothwell, MD | California |
| Steven T. Kmucha, MD, JD | California |
| Susan R. Cordes, MD | California |
| Jeremy D. Prager, MD | Colorado |
| David S. Boisoneau, MD | Connecticut |
| Denis C. Lafreniere, MD | Connecticut |
| Ken Yanagisawa, MD | Connecticut |
| Raymond Winicki, MD | Connecticut |
| Paul M. Imber, DO | Delaware |
| William R. Bond, Jr. MD | District of Columbia |
| K. Paul Boyev, MD | Florida |
| Robin L. Wagner | Florida |
| Julie L. Zweig, MD | Georgia |
| Lisa Perry-Gilkes, MD | Georgia |
| Peter J. Abramson, MD | Georgia |
| Zara M. Patel, MD | Georgia |
| Paulus D. Tsai, MD | Hawaii |
| Vacant | Idaho |
| Ira D. Uretzky, MD | Illinois |
| Edward J. Krowiak, MD | Indiana |
| Michael Agostino, MD | Indiana |
| Vacant | Iowa |
| Mark G. Bell, MD | Kansas |
| K. John Yun, MD | Kentucky |
| Sanford M. Archer, MD | Kentucky |
| Keith F. DeSonier, MD | Louisiana |
| Lawrence M. Simon, MD | Louisiana |
| Benjamin D. Liess, MD | Maine |
| Michael D. Weiss, MD | Maryland |
| H. Russell Wright, MD | Maryland |
| Shannon P. Pryor, MD | Maryland |
| William R. Bond, Jr. MD | Maryland |
| Kenneth Whittemore, Jr, MD | Massachusetts |
| Robert W. Dolan, MD | Massachusetts |
| Wendy B. Stern, MD | Massachusetts |
| Charles F. Koopmann, MD, MHSA | Michigan |
| Hamad Chaudhary, MD | Michigan |
| Michael D. Seidman, MD | Michigan |
| Seilesh Babu, MD | Michigan |
| Paul C. Frake, MD | Minnesota |
| James E. Kuderer, DO | Minnesota |
| Vacant | Mississippi |
| Jonathan L. Lusardi, MD | Missouri |
| Michael D. Puricelli, MD | Missouri |
| Neal L. Rogers, MD | Montana |
| Paul Byorth, MD | Montana |
| Ryan K. Sewell, MD | Nebraska |
| Vacant | Nevada |
| Christopher J. Knox, DO | New Hampshire |
| Mark F. Kelly, MD | New Hampshire |
| Jeffrey D. Roffman, MD | New Jersey |
| Lee D. Eisenberg, MD, MPH | New Jersey |
| Nathan A. Deckard, MD | New Jersey |
| Paul J. Carniol, MD | New Jersey |
| Jeremy D. Prager, MD | New Mexico |
| David R. Edelstein, MD | New York |
| Gavin Setzen, MD | New York |
| Hayes H. Wanamaker, MD | New York |
| Jay S. Youngerman, MD | New York |
| Lauren S. Zaretsky, MD | New York |
| Paul E. Hammerschlag, MD | New York |
| Phillip L. Massengill, MD | New York |
| Soha N. Ghossaini, MD | New York |
| Steve M. Parnes, MD | New York |
| Brian W. Downs, MD | North Carolina |
| Calhoun D. Cunningham III, MD | North Carolina |
| Carlton J. Zdanski, MD | North Carolina |
| Eileen M. Raynor, MD | North Carolina |
| Merritt J. Seshul, MD | North Carolina |
| Robert F. Leinbach, II, MD | North Carolina |
| Stuart M. Hardy, MD | North Carolina |
| Joshua G. Yorgason, MD | North Dakota |
| Erica A. Woodson, MD | Ohio |
| Stacey L. Ishman, MD | Ohio |
| Christopher F. Baranano, MD | Oklahoma |
| Mark W. Wood, MD | Oklahoma |
| Vacant | Oregon |
| Karen A. Rizzo, MD | Pennsylvania |
| Jeffrey P. Simons, MD | Pennsylvania |
| Stephen M. Froman, MD | Pennsylvania |
| Nathan A. Deckard, MD | Pennsylvania |
| Andrew J. Tompkins, MD | Rhode Island |
| Gregory Tarasidis, MD | South Carolina |
| Robert Puchalski, MD | South Carolina |
| Vacant | South Dakota |
| Ronald H. Kirkland, MD MBA | Tennessee |
| Daniel C. Chelius, Jr., MD | Texas |
| Enrique T. Garcia, MD | Texas |
| Joshua G. Yorgason, MD | Utah |
| Kristofer E. Anderson, MD | Vermont |
| Richard N. Hubbell, MD | Vermont |
| Andrew J. Heller, MD | Virginia |
| Edilberto O. Pelausa, MD | Virginia |
| Michelle M. Roeser, MD | Virginia |
| William R. Bond, Jr. MD | Virginia |
| David L. Horn, MD | Washington |
| Sanjay R. Parikh, MD | Washington |
| B. Joseph Touma, MD | West Virginia |
| Scott R. Chaiet, MD | Wisconsin |
| Vacant | Wyoming |
