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resurge. Many younger physicians
don’t realize how impactful House
Bill 4 in 2003 was, which capped
the damages victims of medical
malpractice can receive, including
a $250,000 cap on noneconomic
damages such as pain and suffering.
This law, and subsequently Board of Ethics
Proposition 12 later, lowered Michael Romain, MD, Chair
malpractice insurance premiums for Jeffery McNeil, MD
us and made it easier to attract high Executive Board Brian Metzger, MD
quality physicians to our state or Scott Clitheroe, MD – President Maria Monge, MD
keep them here. But lately, there have Jonathan MacClements, MD – President-Elect Koushik Shaw, MD
been attacks on these reforms by the Nancy Thorne Foster, MD – Immediate Past President Beth Swanson, MD
Stan Wang, MD
lawsuit industry (pathogens for sure!), Hillary Miller, MD – Secretary-Treasurer
and tort reform is once again being Alinda Cox, MD, Member-at-Large
Tina Philip, DO, Member-at-Large
targeted by plaintiff’s attorneys. Holli Sadler, MD, Member-at-Large TMA Secretary/Treasurer
We must continue to remind our Ricardo Solis, MD, Member-at-Large Michelle A. Berger, MD
members, our legislators, and the David Vander Straten, MD, Member-at-Large
public of the benefits of medical Belda Zamora, MD, Member-at-Large Delegate to AMA
tort reform. Michael Romain, MD, Chair, Board of Ethics Michelle A. Berger, MD
Scope of practice fights will Esther Cheung-Phillips, MD, Delegation Representative Alternate Delegate to AMA
continue as well. Every two years Kimberly Avila Edwards, MD
when the Legislature is in session, Robert Emmick, MD
limited licensed practitioners such
as nurse practitioners, physician Delegates to TMA Alternate Delegates to TMA
assistants, chiropractors, podiatrists, Tony R. Aventa, MD – Chair Alexander J. Alvarez, MD
optometrists, and pharmacists Kimberly C. Avila Edwards, MD Maneesh R. Amancharla, MD
descend on the Capitol trying to Ira Bell III, MD Nabanita Basu, MD
infringe on the trusted relationship Michelle A. Berger, MD – Vice Chair Nancy Binford, MD
Anna Buteau, MD
Maya B. Bledsoe, MD
between the patient and physician. We Esther J. Cheung-Phillips, MD – Bd Rep Kimberly Carter, MD
must remain united and strong against Scott W. Clitheroe, MD Goddy T. Corpuz, MD
this intrusion. We also should lead by Antonia M. Davidson, MD Robert K. Cowan, MD
example by providing close supervision Robert Harold Emmick, Jr., MD J. Lauren Crawford, MD
of our own physician extenders. James R. Eskew, MD Chad P. Dieterichs, MD
Motivated to help? Grab your Colby C. Evans, MD Susan Dubois, MD
Sunil C. Kolli, MD
Nancy Thorne Foster, MD
white coat and plan on attending Katharina Hathaway, MD Sonia Krishna, MD
some of the First Tuesdays at the Anand Joshi, MD Paraag Kumar, MD
Capitol next spring. We need to Jeffrey B. Kahn, MD Carlos-Nicholas L. Lee, MD
educate the lawmakers and let them Thomas J. Kim, MD, MPH Graham “Luke” Machen, MD
know we are passionate about these Megan K. Kressin, MD Steven McKinley, MD
and other issues. Craig Allen Kuhns, MD Maria Claire Monge, MD
Still reading? Great! Thanks for Pradeep Kumar, MD Tina J. Philip, DO
Daniel J. Leeman, MD
Pooja Pundhir, MD
toughing it out! Jonathan E. MacClements, MD Roxana A. Rhodes, MD
In keeping with the medical Hillary Miller, MD Mary Ann Rodriguez, MD
theme, I’ll close with my assessment Celia B. Neavel, MD Holli T. Sadler, MD
and plan. The TCMS is strong, and Michelle C.M. Owens, DO Garrett Scales, MD
the future is bright. Let’s plan on Dennis Samuel Pacl, MD Alan Schalscha, MD
leaving it even better than we found Jack W. Pierce, MD Arathi A. Shah, MD
it for future generations of Central Fara Ranjbaran, MD Shaina M. Sheppard, MD
Ricardo L. Solis, MD
Dora L. Salazar, MD
Texas physicians. Sarah I. Smiley, DO Elizabeth Truong, MD
Thank you for allowing me to lead Lynn N. Stewart, MD Deepa V. Varshney, MD
this exceptional organization. I hope Brian Temple, MD Daniel Walk, MD
to get a good grade! David N. Tobey, Jr., MD J. Stuart Wolf, Jr., MD
Zoltan Trizna, MD, PhD Jeff Yorio, MD
Vani S. Vallabhaneni, MD Jeffrey S. Zapalac, MD
Stephanie M. Vertrees, MD
John F. Villacis, MD
Stanley S. Wang, MD, JD, MPH
Scott Clitheroe, MD Belda Zamora, MD
TCMS President Guadalupe Zamora, MD
Jay R. Zdunek, DO, MBA

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