UMAS Faculty Practice Plan Governing Board (January - December 2008)

Contact:

Lorraine Manzella, Administrative Director @ 464-6853
UMAS
Room 322, Campus Activities Building

Members:

Elected Representatives

Nancy Nussmeier , MD (Anesthesiology)
Allen Silverstone, PhD (Basic Sciences)
Leslie Major, MD (Clinical Campus)
John McCabe, MD (Emergency Medicine)
Andrea Manyon, MD (Family Medicine)
David Duggan, MD (Medicine)
Jeremy Shefner, MD (Neurology)
Walter Hall, MD (Neurosurgery)
Shawky Badawy, MD (Ob/Gyn)
John Hoepner, MD (Ophthalmology)
Stephen Albanese, MD (Orthopedic Surgery)
Robert Kellman, MD (Otolaryngology)
Gregory Threatte, MD (Pathology)
Thomas Welch, MD (Pediatrics)
Robert Weber, MD (Phys Med & Rehab)
Mantosh Dewan, MD (Psychiatry)
Jeffrey Bogart, MD (Radiation Oncology)
David Feiglin, MD (Radiology)
Paul Cunningham, MD (Surgery)
Leslie Kohman, MD (Urology)

Ex-officio

Steven C. Brady
Steven J. Scheinman, MD
Phillip Schaengold
David R. Smith, MD
MaryGrace VanNortwick

UMAS Staff

Lorraine L. Manzella, Administrative Director
Bridget K. Flanagan, Principal Financial Officer
Kelly Lehrer, Payor Contract Support Specialist
Aleksandra Smith, Financial Analyst
Anna Brundage, Administrative Assistant

Executive Committee

Stephen Albanese, MD, Chair
Mantosh Dewan, MD, Vice Chair
Robert Kellman, MD, Treasurer
David Duggan, MD, Secretary
Paul Cunningham, MD, Councilor
Jeremy Shefner, MD, Councilor

Charge/Function:

The Governing Board of the faculty practice plan and its 501(c) 3 not-for-profit university faculty practice corporation, University Medical Associates at Syracuse, Inc. (UMAS) provides governance, leadership, direction and oversight of the federated practice plan. Consistent with Article XVI of the SUNY Board of Trustees Policies, the Governing Board is made up of an elected representative from each of the clinical departments. Standardized policies and business procedures, financial reporting and oversight, coordinated negotiations with insurers and managed care entities, integrated computer systems for billing and general ledger accounting, regulatory compliance, etc. are among the responsibilities assumed by the Governing Board.

Related Standing Committees/Subcommittees/Ad hoc Committees/Task Forces*:

Executive Committee
Finance & Budget Committee
UMAS Contracting/Negotiating
Physician Liaison – Scott Schurman, MD
UMAS Information Systems
Physician Liaison – David Duggan, MD

* Further information may be obtained from the contact person.