About SCMS

SCMS Past Presidents

2011    Thomas Kelley, M.D.
2010    Tanya Agard, M.D.
2009 ***Vraj Panara, M.D. 
2008 ***Richard S. Bragg, M.D.
2007     John W. Robertson, M.D.
2006     Glen F. Davis, M.D.
2005     Edward J. Gross, M.D.
2004     Rajesh K. Patel, M.D.
2003     Jay B. Bitar, M.D.
2002     Thomas G. Cangiano, M.D.
2001     Kenneth Wing, M.D.
2000     Kimberly Kilgore, M.D.
1999     David Hartson, M.D.
1998     Peter Preganz, M.D.
1997     Stephen Reed, M.D.
1996     Michael Smigielski, M.D.
1995     Vikram Mehta, M.D.
1994     Orlando Garcia Piedra, M.D.
1993     Richard L. Beck, M.D.
1992     Jaime Carrizosa, M.D.
1991     Maritsa Pastis, M.D.
1990     H. Garrett Dotson, M.D.*
1989     Michael D. Friedman, M.D.
1988     Lawrence Kelley, M.D.
1987     James Quinn, M.D.
1986     Robert A. Gay, M.D.
1985     Victor Bilotta, M.D.
1984     Frederick Weigand, M.D.
1983     Carlos Ruiz, M.D.
1982     Thomas Brodrick, M.D.
1981     Pedro Bachrach, M.D.*
1980     Harvey Schefsky, M.D.
1979     Clyde K. Meade, M.D.*
1978     Russel Shaw, M.D.
1977     Jorge Gomez, M.D.
1976     Lewis Edgemon, M.D.
1975     Charles Dexter, M.D.
1974     Nicholas Pastis, M.D.
1973     Kenneth Wing, M.D.
1972     Gonzalo Huaman, M.D.
1971     Jerry Robinson, M.D.*
1970     Charles Hardwick, M.D.*
1969     Luis M. Perez, M.D.*
1968     William Rape, M.D.
1967     Thomas L. Largen, M.D.*
1966     Robert J. Smith, M.D.
1965     Robert Rosemond, M.D.
1964     George Starke, M.D.*
1963     Edwin Lindsey, M.D.
1962     Charles L. Park, Jr., M.D.
1961     C. F. Brooke Smith, M.D.
1960     Edwin Epstein, M.D.*
1959    M. Vann Parker, M.D.*
1958     Daniel H. Mathers, M.D.*
1957     Gordon Stanley, M.D.*
1956     W. Vincent Roberts, M.D.
1955     John M. Morgan, M.D.*
1954     J. Clifford Boyce, M.D.*
1953    Wade H. Garner, M.D.*
1952     Thomas F. McDaniel, M.D.*
1950    Charles L. Park, Sr., M.D.*
1949     Leonard Munson, M.D.*
1948     Harry Z. Silsby, M.D.*
1947     G. S. Selman, M.D.*
1946     Orville L. Barks, M.D.*
1945     James A. Smith, M.D.*
1944     Samuel Puleston, M.D.*
1943     George Putnam, M.D.*
1942     Charles L. Park, M.D.*
1941     Kenneth R. Bell, M.D.*
1940     Wade H. Garner, M.D.*
1939    Thomas F. McDaniel, M.D.*
1938    Julian N. Tolar, M.D.*
1937     Henry D. Smith, M.D.*
1936     John T. Denton, M.D.*
1935     Charles L. Park, Sr., M.D.*
1934    Arthur W. Knox, M.D.*
1933     Julian N. Tolar, M.D.*
1932     J. William Martin, M.D.*
1931     Henry D. Smith, M.D.*
1930     William T. Langley, M.D.*
1929     Clifford M. Mitchell, M.D.*
1928     Guy S. Selman, M.D.*
1927     Samuel Puleston, M.D.*

* Deceased 

Membership Categories

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Active Membership Categories:

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Full Active Members                                  $275 per year

First year in Seminole County                   $200

Active Life Honorarium Members

Members who have been recognized by the FMA and SCMS for 35 years of continuous membership in the FMA and SCMS.  Life Honorarium Members are exempt from SCMS dues, but must attend at least one Society function yearly to maintain Active status.

Associate Members                                   $100 per year.

Members who also belong to another county medical society. 

Retired Active Members                            $25 per year

Members who have retired from practice, but still want to remain active in the SCMS. 

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Inactive Membership Categories:

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Voluntarily inactive status

Members who voluntarily withdraw from SCMS, or who fail to pay dues by April 1.

Retired Inactive

Members who have retired from practice and do not wish to maintain membership.

Inactive Life Honorarium Members

Members who do not continue to participate in the activities of SCMS.

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A Message from SCMS President Thomas Kelley, MD

 

Dear fellow physicians & colleagues,

Greetings and Happy New Year! As the incoming president of SCMS for 2011, I would like to express my gratitude to all of the members for your support over the past year. I am honored to serve in this capacity, and I am excited about the activities we have planned in the near future. I would also like to thank Dr. Tanya Agard for the excellent leadership she provided to the society in 2010.

As we move forward, it is clear that the strength of our society lies in its membership. The more physicians that we can engage in an active dialogue about the issues facing our profession, the greater impact we can have as a unified organization. In essence, we are all aware that healthcare as we know it in this country is in the process of undergoing unheralded changes. We can no longer afford to sit on the sidelines and have important policies regarding the way we practice medicine decided without our input. If we choose not to "have a seat at the table" for these discussions, there is a greater chance we will not be pleased with the outcome. 

For this reason, one of my goals for the coming year is to significantly increase the membership and level of participation in the SCMS. Our meeting on February 15^th at Heathrow Country Club will be a perfect opportunity to invite a colleague who has never attended one of our meetings to the program. The keynote speaker will be Ms. Kim Streit, Vice President of Health Care Research and Information Services at the Florida Hospital Association. Ms. Streit will be discussing factors that are currently influencing the shortage of physicians in our state as well as important issues that will affect future relationships between hospitals and physicians. The distribution of proposed bundled payments to doctors and hospitals will certainly be of interest to all us as well as the growing trend of hospital-employed physician models and affiliation agreements.

In conclusion, I hope that each of you will continue to appreciate the benefits of membership in the SCMS. Please give strong consideration to inviting a colleague to an upcoming meeting or event or feel free to contact me so that I might invite them personally. I look forward to seeing you in February!

Sincerely,
Thomas Kelley, MD
SCMS President

  

 

 

About SCMS

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SCMS Mission Statement:

The Seminole County Medical Society (SCMS) is a non-profit organization that represents over 230 physicians who reside or practice in Seminole County. The SCMS provides its physician members with a strong voice and active representation in local and state government, with regulatory agencies, and in community activities. SCMS serves as an advocate for patients and physicians in promoting public health and ensuring high standards in medical care, education and ethics.

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Special Sections (click to access):

A Message from the President

SCMS History

Past SCMS Presidents

SCMS Membership categories

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2012 SCMS Officers:-

 

 Jon Wiese, MD - President 

Jon graduated from the University of Nebraska in 1983.  He completed his residency in General Surgery at Veteran Affairs Medical Center, Des Moines, Iowa.  Jon currently practices General Surgery in Longwood, FL.



 

 

 Raaj Popli, MD - President-Elect

Raaj graduated from the Medical College of Virginia in 1997.  He completed his residency in Internal Medicine at the University of South Florida.  Raaj currently practices Gastroenterology/Internal Medicine with Digestive Disease Consultants in Altamonte Springs, FL.

 
Andria Mushahwar, MD - Vice President

Andria graduated from George Washington University in 1999.  He completed his residency in Internal Medicine at Meharry Medical College, Nashville, TN and his residency in Gastroenterology at Vanderbilt University and the University of Louisville.  Andria currently practices Gastroenterology/Internal Medicine with the Center for Advanced Gastroenterology in Maitland, FL.

Babak Vakili, MD - Treasurer

Babak graduated from Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York in 1995.  Dr. Vakili currently specializes in Cardiology while practicing at Orlando Heart Specialists in Altamonte Springs, FL.

Sara Irrgang, MD - Secretary

Sara graduated from the Medical College of South Carolina in 1966.  She completed her residency in Pathology at Baylor University Medical Center.  She has been a volunteer and leader with the 4-H of Lake County for 21 years.  Sara is a Pathologist with the District 9 Medical Examiner's Office.

 

 

 Thomas Kelley, MD - Immediate Past President

Tom attended the Medical College of Georgia, and did his residency in Family Medicine at St. Vincent's Medical Center in Jacksonville, including serving as Chief Resident.  He spent ten years on the faculty of Atlanta Medical Center's Family Medicine Residency Program before joining his father, Dr. Lawrence Kelley, in practice in Longwood.  Tom and his wife, Tina have two sons - Cliff, 13 and Ryan, 10.

 

SCMS Executive Director

 

Carrie Pope