Medical Staff Committees

Jefferson Regional Medical Center's Medical Staff Committees meet regularly to discuss policies and best practices for the medical staff. A full list of committees, as well as committee leaders and contact persons, are provided below.

Standing Committees

Executive Committee
Chair: Timothy K. Honkala, MD
Contact: Diana Woolf

Allied Health Professional
Chair: Ambaram V. Chauhan, MD
Contact: Karen Buxton

Cancer Care
Chair: Gauri Keifer, MD
Contact: Laurie Westover

Clinical Resource Management
Chair: Robert E. Kraftowitz, MD
Contact: Tami Gardner

Credentials
Chair: Ambaram V. Chauhan, MD
Contact: Karen Buxton

Environment & Infection Control
Chair: Jeffrey Burket, MD
Contact: Beverly Flannery R.N.

Heart and Vascular Institute Leadership Committee
Medical Director - Chair: Sang Park, MD
Medical Director - Co-Chair: James Shanahan, MD
Contact: Kathy Lyons

Medical Records Physician Advisor
Chair: Howard S. Pittle, MD
Contact: Rachele Schulz

Medical Staff Peer Review
Chair: Christopher Dooley, MD
Contact: Tami Gardner

Pharmacy & Therapeutics
Chair: Robert N. Mitro, DO
Contact: Peter Hallisey

Physician Clinical Information Technology Advisory (PCITAC)
Chair: Nathan L. Bennett, MD
Contact: Jacqui Kozlowski

Radiation Safety
Chair: Peter M. Lemis, MD
Contact: Jean Brown

Stent Oversight
Chair: Daniel Rubin, MD
Contact: Karen Bucy

Tissue Review
Chair: Vijay Athani, MD
Contact: Ginny Green

Special Committees

Bylaws
Chair: David J. Stapor, MD
Contact: Medical Staff Office

Nominating Committee
Chair: Chet Phitayakorn, MD
Contact: Medical Staff Office

Surgical Services Executive
Chair: Mark Gannon, MD and Robert Gregg, MD
Contact: Deena Carlino  

Other Committees 

Corporate Safety
Chair: John Johnston, Corporate Safety Officer
Contact: Carol Lawson

Performance Improvement Committee
Chair: Mary Mylo
Contact: Tami Gardner