Leadership Election Update, November 5, 2018

The following slate of officers was approved by the members at the WSRS Annual Members’ Business Meeting on Saturday, November 3, 2018 in Seattle:

President – Ruben Krishnananthan, MD
This term will begin on November 3, 2018 and run through the WSRS annual meeting in early November, 2020.

Vice-President/President-Elect –  Sammy Chu, MD
This term will begin on November 3, 2018 and run through the WSRS annual meeting in early November, 2020.

Treasurer – Puneet Bhargava, MD
This term will begin on November 3, 2018 and run through the WSRS annual meeting in early November, 2020.

Secretary – Jennifer Favinger, MD
This term will begin on November 3, 2018 and run through the WSRS annual meeting in early November, 2020.

Councilor to the ACR: Puneet Bhargava, MD. This three year term will begin retroactively:  June 1, 2018 through May 31, 2021.

Councilor to the ACR: Jeffrey Robinson, MD, MBA, FACR for re-election for a three year term: June 1, 2019 through May 31, 2022.

Councilor to the ACR: Somnath Prabhu, MD, for a three year term:  June 1, 2019 through May 31, 2022.

Alternate councilors (for one year terms:  June 1, 2019 through May 31, 2020)

Leila Bender, MD
Peter Eby, MD, FACR
Michael N. Hoff, PhD
Ramesh Iyer, MD
Ben Johnson, DO
Erik Kilgore, MD
Justin Siegal, MD
Diana Lam, MD
YPS representative/alt councilor:  Baiju Shah, MD

The board has appointed Dr. Rachel Gerson to fulfill the remainder of Dr. Puneet Bhargava’s term as alternate councilor  through May 31, 2019, since Dr. Bhargava has now been  elected to fill a vacant position as a Councilor. 

If you have any questions about the slate or the elections process, please contact Executive Director Debra Alderman at 206-956-3650 or email:  debra@wsrs.org  and she can put you in touch with the Nominations Committee.

Bylaws Amendment Approval Update, November 5, 2018

Two proposed bylaws amendments were approved by the members  during the WSRS Annual Members’ Business Meeting on  November 3, 2018 in Seattle.

Amendment #1, to be added to Article VI, Section 2, Duties of the President:

The president may empanel a task force for any purpose, that can be composed of: members, eligible non-members and ineligible non-members as the president sees fit.  The board must approve the formation of the task force within 30 days.  Task forces will be time limited but can be renewed by the board.

Amendment #2, to be inserted at the end of the introductory paragraph in Article VII, Section 1, Awards and Honors Committee:

The WSRS may award up to two gold medal awards per year.