RIMS Leadership

Board of Directors

Miriah Stump, MD

President
Mariah Stump, MD, MPH
Internal Medicine

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President-elect
Christopher DiMarco, MD
Dermatology

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Councilor at Large
Tanuja Gandhi, MD
Psychiatry

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Secretary
Steven Schechter, MD
Surgery

Matthew Smith MD

Treasurer
Matthew Smith, MD, MHL
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Councilors At Large

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Councilor at Large
Eric Kerns, MD
Nephrology

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Councilor at Large
Joseph Mazza, MD
Cardiology

Christopher Malgieri

Councilor at Large
Christopher Malgieri, MD
Anesthesiology

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Councilor at Large
Nikita Sood, MD
Obstetrics & Gynecology

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Councilor at Large
John Miskovsky, MD
Emergency Medicine

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Councilor at Large
Jinen Thakkar, MD
Internal Medicine

Past Presidents

Dina Himelfarb, MD

2025-2026
Dina Himelfarb, MD​
Emergency Medicine

Kara Stavros, MD

2024-2025
Kara Stavros, MD
Neurology

Keith Callahan

2023-2024
Heather Smith, MD, MPH
Obstetrics & Gynecology

Dieter Pohl

2022-2023
Thomas Bledsoe, MD
Internal Medicine

Meena Theva

2021-2022
​Elizabeth Lange, MD
Pediatric Medicine

AMA Delegation

Robert Ortiz

Delegate
Peter Hollmann, MD
Geriatric Medicine

Sarah Fessler

Delegate
Sarah Fessler, MD
Family Medicine

Political Action and Public Laws

Michael Migliori, MD

Michael Migliori, MD
Chair Public Laws Committee
Ophthalmology

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Bradley Collins, MD
Chair Rhode Island Medical Society
Political Action Committee
Internal Medicine

Council

SPECIALTY MEDICAL SOCIETIES

American Academy of Pediatrics, RI Chapter: Scott Rivkees, MD
American College of Emergency Physicians, RI Chapter: Otis Warren, MD
American College of Physicians, RI Chapter: Kwame Dapaah-Afriyie, MD
American College of Surgeons/ Providence Surgical Society: Leslie Roth, MD
American College of OB/GYN, RI Section: Maureen Hamel, MD
RI Academy of Family Physicians: Christopher Klaus, MD
RI Academy of Physician Assistants: Ray Cord, PA-C
RI Dermatology Society: Kathleen Carney-Godley, MD
RI Gastroenterology Society: William Chen, MD
RI Medical Women’s Association: Diane R. Siedlecki, MD
RI Neurologic Society: Thanujaa Subramaniam, MD
RI Neurosurgical Society: Stephen C. Saris, MD
RI Orthopedic Society: Valentin Antoci, MD, PhD
RI Psychiatric Society: Tanuja Gandhi, MD
RI Society of Allergy: Russell A. Settipane, MD
RI Society of Anesthesiologists: Christopher Malgieri, MD
RI Society of Eye Physicians & Surgeons: Salvatore Loporchio, MD, JD
RI Society of Pathologists: Douglas C. Anthony, MD, PhD
RI Urological Society: Andrew J. Tompkins, MD and Gyan Pareek, MD
Society of Hospital Medicine-Rhode Island Chapter: Bradley J. Colllins, MD

CHAIR OF THE CLINICAL LEADERSHIP COMMITTEE OF THE RI HEALTH CENTERS ASSOCIATION
Michael Poshkus, MD

HEALTHCENTRIC ADVISORS
Paul F. McKenney, MD

MEDICAL STUDENT DELEGATES
Nina Ahmad
Nishant Jayachandran
Nick Loew
Niko Montaquila
Brian Schattle

AMA STUDENT LEADERS
Nishant Jayachandran
Michael Kuharski
Jenna Kwon
Mollie Ockene

RIMS Committees

Political Action Committee Chair
Bradley Collins, MD

Public Laws Committee Chair
Michael Migliori, MD 

Planetary Health Committee Chair
Ankur Shah, MD

Finance Committee Chair
Matthew Smith, MD, MHL

 

Membership Committee Chair
Tom Bledsoe, MD

Awards Committee Chair
Kara Stavros, MD

Nominations Committee
Heather Smith, MD, MPH

Committee Members

Public Laws

Maguire Anuszewski
Luke Barre
Tom Bledsoe
Gary Bubly
Keith Callahan
Jim Carney
Chris Carrera
Brad Collins
Austin Coppinger
Beth Cronin
Kate de Klerk
Chris DiMarco
Sarah J. Fessler
Jerry Fingerut
Tanuja Gandhi
Fiona Griffin
Marie Hamel
Alison Hayward
Dina Himelfarb
Peter Hollmann
Reed Junkin
Anar Kansara
Peter Karczmar
Viknesh Kasthuri
Leif Knight
Elizabeth Lange
Anagha Lokhande
Michael Migliori
Mollie Ockene
Alex Philips
Elizabeth Renaud
Jason Richards
Howard Schulman
Heather Smith
Matthew J. Smith
Nikita Sood
Kara Stavros
Mariah Stump
Rick Terek
Samer Wahood
Otis Warren

 

Awards 

McKinzie Eggers
Dina Himelfarb
Michael Poshkus
Heather Smith, chair
Kara Stavros
Karen Tashima
Jinen Thakkar
Meena Theva

Planetary Health

Victoria Angenent-Mari
Thomas Bledsoe
Joanna Brown
Kathleen Carney Godley
Kyle Denison Martin
David Dorfman
McKinzie Eggers
Sarah Fessler
Carolina Garcia
Meghan Geary
Alison Hayward
Jenny Howe
Daniel Hu
Beth Lange
Victoria Leytin
Martin Li
Karen Maule
Kelly McGarry
Katelyn Moretti
Mollie Ockene
Bryce Perler
Reuben Reich
Ankur Shah
Heather Smith
Jack Sullivan
Jie Tang

 

Finance

Catherine Cummings
Sarah J. Fessler
Tanuja Gandhi
Peter Hollmann
Russell Settipane
Matthew J. Smith
Stavros, Kara

Committees List