UM SRH Medical Executive Committee Officers Announced

Bruce Helmly, MD, president

UM Shore Regional Health has announced the officers of the Medical Executive Committee for 2016-2017. The Medical Executive Committee serves as the final decision-making body of the UM Shore Regional Health medical staff and is responsible for submitting recommendations to the Board related to medical staff appointments, assignments and clinical privileges as well as reporting to the Board on the quality and efficiency of patient care services provided by individuals with clinical privileges.

The Committee also monitors clinical performance and conducts, makes recommendations regarding administrative and hospital management matters, and participates in community health needs assessments and in the development of programs and services to meet those needs.

Bruce Helmly, MD and Michael Peimer, MD will serve as president and vice president, respectively. Dr. Helmly practices cardiovascular medicine with University of Maryland Community Medical Group – Cardiology based in Easton. Dr. Peimer practices internal medicine with Internal Medicine Associates, LLC in Chestertown.

Physicians elected regional departmental chairs on the UM SRH Medical Executive Committee are: Stephen B. Lemke, DO, chair, and John A. Snell, vice chair – Regional Anesthesia; Walter F. Atha, MD, chair, and Deborah S. Davis, MD, Glenn A. Hebel, MD, Michael D. Joyce, MD and Jane Wang, MD, vice chairs – Regional Emergency Medicine; Mark S. Langfitt, MD, chair, and Ahmed S. Gawad, MD, vice chair – Regional Pediatrics; and Christopher S. Levey, MD, chair, and Dale Johnson, MD, vice chair – Regional Radiology.

Michael Peimer, MD, vice president

Medical Executive Committee department chairs for UM Shore Medical Center at Chestertown are: Nelson Goldberg, MD, chair, and Gerard O-Connor, vice chair – Surgery; and Susan Ross, MD, chair – Medicine; vice chair for Medicine is Michael Peimer, MD.

Medical Executive Committee department chairs for UM Shore Medical Centers at Easton and Dorchester are: Elena M. Tilly, MD, chair and Jose Martinez, vice chair – Medicine; and Timothy J. Schneider, MD, chair, and Roberta J. Lilly, MD, vice chair – Surgery; Anish Hinduja, MD, chair, and Laura Jin, MD vice chair – Medical Specialties and Sanlare Gordon, DO, Chair – OB/GYN (the vice chair for this department has not yet been appointed).

UM Shore Medical Centers at Chestertown at-large members are Wayne Benjamin, MD, Ona Kareiva, MD, Steve Lucas, MD, and Melvin Rapelyea, MD. Brendan Paltoo, MD, is serving as at-large member for UM Shore Medical Center at Dorchester.

As part of the University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS), University of Maryland Shore Regional Health is the principal provider of comprehensive health care services for more than 170,000 residents of Caroline, Dorchester, Kent, Queen Anne’s, and Talbot counties on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. UM Shore Regional Health’s team of more than 2,500 employees, medical staff, board members, and volunteers works with various community partners to fulfill the organization’s mission of Creating Healthier Communities Together.