Committee Roster
Worcester District Medical Society & Worcester Medical Library, Inc.
Committee Roster 2021-2022
PRESIDENT – Spiro Spanakis
VICE PRESIDENT – Giles Whalen
SECRETARY – Marianne Felice
TREASURER – Dale Magee
ORATOR – Kimiyoshi Kobayashi
George Abraham
Janet Abrahamian
Alan Albert
Rachel Anderson
Frederic Baker
Bruce Bertrand
James Broadhurst
William Cohen
Michelle Dalal
Dennis Dimitri*
Jon Dorfman
Lynn Eckhert
Louis Fazen
Marianne Felice
Lloyd Fisher
Jeffrey Gallo
Lawrence Garber
Susan George
Jay Glaser
Wayne Glazier
Richard Haas
Kenneth Kronlund
William Lavelle*
Dale Magee*
Saharsh Mehta
Miriam O’Neil
Sahdev Passey*
Alwyn Rapose
John Romano
Thomas Rosenfeld
Abhijit Roychowdhury
Prithwijit Roychowdhury
Calvin Schaffer
Peter Schneider
Manjul Shukla
Robert Sorrenti
Spiro Spanakis
Leo Stolbach
Madhavi Toke
Ram Upadhyay
Rohit Vakil*
Bennett Vogt
Giles Whalen*
Lynda Young*
Peter Zacharia
* ex officio
Awards Committee
Michael Hirsh, Chair
Frederic Baker
Bruce Karlin
Jane Lochrie
Michele Pugnaire
Abhijit Roychowdhury
Need to fill
Bylaws
Peter Schneider, Chair
Bency Louidor-Paulynice
Dale Magee
Sahdev Passey
Robert Sorrenti
Resident Representative
Edward Adams
Student Representative
Bennett Vogt
Executive Committee
Spiro Spanakis, Chair
Frederic Baker
James Broadhurst
Marianne Felice
Michael Hirsh
Anne Larkin
Jane Lochrie
Dale Magee
Mary O’Brien
Sahdev Passey
Michele Pugnaire
Peter Schneider
Robert Sorrenti
Paul Steen
Giles Whalen
Lynda Young
Student Representative
Calvin Schaffer
Alliance Representative
Maureen Zacharia
Finance
Dale Magee, Chair
Sonia Nagy Chimienti
Lloyd Fisher
Kenneth Kronlund
Panjak Ksheersagar
Peter Schneider
Fred Schwartz
Stuart Weisberger
Peter Zacharia
Grievance
2022
Frederic Baker
Gary Wolf
2023
Sahdev Passey
Spiro Spanakis
2024
Dale Magee
Giles Whalen
2025
Anupreet Oberoi
Manjul Shukla
Legislative
Giles Whalen, Chair
Dennis Dimitri
Marianne Felice
Jeffrey Gallo
Wayne Glazier
Michael Hirsh
Timothy Hopkins
Seth Kates
Panjak Ksheersagar
Sahdev Passey
Frederic Schwartz
Resident Representative
Robert Le
Brittany Reid
Stefanie Russell
Student Representative
John Romano
Medical Education
Mary O’Brien, Chair
Maria Abruzzo
Bronwyn Cooper
Frank Fechner
Jay Glaser
Rebecca Kowaloff
Quang Le
Laszlo Leb
James Lindberg
Jane Lochrie
Stacy Potts
Resident Representatives
Edward Adams
Elizabeth Bobersky
Miriam O’Neil
Student Representatives
Shani Aharon
Rachel Anderson
Sassicaia Schick
Rebecca Toohey
Bennett Vogt
Membership
Spiro Spanakis, Chair
James Broadhurst
Marianne Felice
Michael Hirsh
Rebecca Kowaloff
James Lindberg
Jane Lochrie
Dale Magee
Mark Maxfield
Sahdev Passey
Peter Schneider
Robert Sorrenti
Resident Representative
Edward Adams
Student Representatives
John Romano
Bennett Vogt
Memorials
Sidney Kadish
Resident Representatives
Edward Adams
Stephanie Clegg
Nominating
2022
Thomas Rosenfeld
2023
James Broadhurst
2024
Frederic Baker
2025
Sahdev Passey
2026
Spiro Spanakis, Chair
2027
Robert Bessette
*Dale Magee
Personnel
Frederic Baker, Chair
George Abraham
James Broadhurst
Michael Hirsh
Jane Lochrie
Dale Magee
Sahdev Passey
Peter Schneider
Spiro Spanakis
Giles Whalen
Public Relations
Michael Hirsh, Chair
James Broadhurst
Marci Jones
Bruce Karlin
Panjak Ksheersagar
Julianne Lauring
Laszlo Leb
Dale Magee
Michelle Shabo
Lynda Young
Publications
2022
Robert Sorrenti, Chair
2023
Paul Steen
2024
Julianne Lauring
2025
Anthony Esposito
2026
Lloyd Fisher
2027
Joel Popkin
Scholarship
Michele Pugnaire, Chair
Kenneth Kronlund, Trustee
Janet Abrahamian
Robert Bessette
Susan George
Rebecca Kowaloff
Heidi Leftwich
Jane Lochrie
Susan Moran
Nitin Trivedi
Martha Waite
Stuart Weisberger
Giles Whalen
Resident Representative
Alex Newbury
Editorial Board
Editor Needed
Lisa Beittel
Anthony Esposito
Rebecca Kowaloff
Susan Krantz
Julianne Lauring
Anna Morin, PharmD
Nancy Morris, PhD, ANP
Thoru Pederson, PhD
Joel Popkin
Alwyn Rapose
Parul Sarwal
Robert Sorrenti
Paul Steen
Ram Upadhyay
Martha Wright, MBA
Peter Zacharia
Resident Representatives
Alex Newbury (UMass)
Pawina Subedi (St.Vs)
Student Representative
Aly Rabin
Public Health
Michael Hirsh, Chair
Robert Bessette
Colleen Bolen
James Broadhurst
Matilde Castiel
Karyn Clark
Richard Ellison
Louis Fazen
Tiffany Forti
Rebecca Kowaloff
Susan Krantz
Panjak Ksheersagar
Quang Le
Bency Louidor-Paulynice
Kirti Nagpal
Fozia Qamar
Abhijit Roychowdhury
Manjul Shukla
Anthony Teebagy
Resident Representatives
Edward Adams
Kelly Flanagan
Amber Thompson
Student Representatives
Shani Aharon
Rachel Anderson
Michelle Chang
John Romano
Calvin Schaffer
Alliance Representative
Francine Vakil
Paula Madison
Medical Student
Anne Larkin, Physician Chair
Bennett Vogt, Student Chair~MS3
Sarah Uhranowsky, Student Co-Chair~MS2
Calvin Schaffer, Student Vice Chair~MS3
Nayha Chopra-Tandon~MS4
Louis Fazen, Physician Member
Paramesh Karandikar~MS2
Iha Kaul~MS4
Trent Taros~MS4
MS1s TBD September 2021
Women’s Caucus
Lynda Young, Chair
Annie Abraham
Janet Abrahamian
Maria Abruzzo
Lynn Eckhert
Marianne Felice
Hari Kirin Khalsa
Rebecca Kowaloff
Heidi Leftwich
Jane Lochrie
Bency Louidor-Paulynice
Kirti Nagpal
Stacy Potts
Manjul Shukla
Rebecca Spanagel
Martha Waite
Jennifer Yates
Resident Representatives
Elizabeth Bobersky
Stephanie Clegg
Student Representatives
Shani Aharon
Rachel Anderson
Nayha Chopra-Tandon
Dhanya Kumar
Sassicaia Schick
Rebecca Toohey
Paula Whitmire
Kelly Flanagan
Officers
PRESIDENT – Spiro Spanakis
VICE PRESIDENT – Giles Whalen
SECRETARY – Lynda Young
TREASURER – Peter Schneider
Board of Trustees
2022
Anthony Esposito
Paul Steen
Need to fill
2023
Robert Bessette
Dale Magee
Sahdev Passey
2024
Michele Pugnaire
Robert Sorrenti
Need to fill
Curator
B. Dale Magee
Worcester District Medical Society Representatives to the Massachusetts Medical Society
Member must be a delegate
Committee on Legislation
Giles Whalen – Member
Jeffrey Gallo – Alternate
Committee on Nominations
Bruce Karlin – Member
James Broadhurst – Alternate
MMS Board of Trustees
Sahdev Passey – Member
Manjul Shukla – Alternate
If you are interested in joining a committee, please contact MBoucher@wdms.org