michigan state medical society michigan state medical society the michigan state medical society (msms) is a professional association representing more than 15,000 physicians in michigan. incorporated on june 5, 1866, msms is a non-profit, membership organization of physicians, graduates completing residency programs, and medical school students. msms is the state affiliate of the american medical association. the michigan state medical society publishes the weekly medigram enewsletter and the bi-monthly michigan medicine® magazine. mission the mission of the michigan state medical society is to improve the lives of physicians so they may best care for the people they serve. michigan state medical society headquarters history in 1819, five physicians organized the michigan medical society in detroit. its purpose was "to examine medical students and certify those so deemed as doctors." the group later reorganized in ann arbor as the peninsula medical society in 1851. that organization disbanded by 1859. formation of the michigan state medical society took place june 5, 1866 in the supreme court room of odd fellows hall in detroit, near woodward and e. jefferson avenues. about 100 physicians from all areas in michigan were present. the society pledged "to elevate professional and medical education and to cultivate the advancement of medical science." the society also adopted the code of ethics of the american medical association (ama). among its first projects was the establishment of a state public health department, which was created in 1873. the society was housed in various buildings in detroit until a headquarters was constructed in lansing. the state society, a voluntary, professional organization, provides postgraduate training for physicians and strives to improve the public health by its public service, and educational activities. ama presidents from michigan zina pichter, md, 1856 william brodie, md, 1886 donald maclean, md, 1895 victor c. vaughan, md, 1914 john j. coury, md, 1986 ronald m. davis, md, 2007 msms presidents 1866 - * c. m. stockwell, md, st. clair 1867 - * j. h. jerome, md, saginaw 1868 - * wm. h. decamp, md, kent 1869 - * richard inglis, md, wayne 1870 - * i. h. bartholomew, md, ingham 1871 - * h. o. hitchcock, md, kalamazoo 1872 - * alonzo b. palmer, md, washtenaw 1873 - * e. h. jenk, md, wayne 1874 - * r. c. kedzie, md, ingham 1875 - * wm. brodie, md, wayne 1876 - * abram sager, md, washtenaw 1877 - * foster pratt, md, kalamazoo 1878 - * ed cox, md, calhoun 1879 - * george k. johnson, md, kent 1880 - * j. r. thomas, md, bay 1881 – * j. h. jerome, md, saginaw 1882 - * george w. topping, md, clinton 1883 - * a. f. whelan, md, hillsdale 1884 - * donald mclean, md, wayne 1885 - * e. p. christian, md, wayne 1886 - * charles shepard, md kent 1887 - * t. a. mcgraw, md, wayne 1888 - * s. s. french, md, calhoun 1889 - * g. e. frothingham, md, wayne 1890 - * l. w. bliss, md, saginaw 1891 - * george e. ranney, md, ingham 1892 - * charles j. lundy, md, wayne (died before taking office) 1892 - * gilbert v. chamberlain, md, genesee (acting president) 1893 - * eugene boise, md, kent 1894 - * henry o. walker, md, wayne 1895 - * victor c. vaughan, md, washtenaw 1896 - * hugh mccoll, md, lapeer 1897 - * joseph b. griswold, md, kent 1898 - * ernest l. shurly, md, wayne 1899 - * a. w. alvord, md, calhoun 1900 - * p. d. patterson, md, eaton 1901 - * leartus conner, md, wayne 1902 - * a. e. bulson, md, jackson 1903 - * wm. f. breakey, md, washtenaw 1904 - * b. d. harison, md, chippewa 1905 - * david inglis, md, wayne 1906 - * charles b. stockwell, md, st. clair 1907 - * herman ostrander, md, kalamazoo 1908 - * a. f. lawbaugh, md, houghton 1909 - * j. h. carstens, md, wayne 1910 - * c. b. burr, md, genesee 1911 - * d. emmet welsh, md, kent 1912 - * wm. h. sawyer, md, hillsdale 1913 - * guy l. kiefer, md, wayne 1914 - * reuben peterson, md, washtenaw 1915 - * a. w. hornbogen, md, marquette 1916 - * andrew p. biddle, md, wayne 1917 - * andrew p. biddle, md, wayne 1918 - * arthur m. hume, md, shiawassee 1919 - * charles h. baker, md, bay 1920 - * angus mclean, md, wayne 1921 - * wm. j. kay, md, lapeer 1922 - * w. t. dodge, md, mecosta 1923 - * guy l. connor, md, wayne 1924 - * c. c. clancy, md, st. clair 1925 - * cyrennus g. darling, md, washtenaw 1926 - * j. b. jackson, md, kalamazoo 1927 - * herbert e. randall, md, genesee 1928 - * louis j. hirschman, md, wayne 1929 - * j. d. brook, md, kent 1930 - * ray c. stone, md, calhoun 1931 - * carl f. moll, md, genesee 1932 - * j. milton robb, md, wayne 1933 - * george lefevre, md, muskegon 1934 - * r. r. smith, md, kent 1935 - * grover c. penberthy, md, wayne 1936 - * henry e. perry, md, luce 1937 - * henry cook, md, genesee 1938 - * henry a. luce, md, wayne 1939 - * burton r. corbus, md, kent 1940 - * paul r. urmston, md, bay 1941 - * henry r. carstens, md, wayne 1942 - * h. h. cummings, md, washtenaw 1943 - * c. r. keyport, md, crawford 1944 - * a. s. brunk, md, wayne 1945 - * v. m. moore, md, kent (died before taking office) 1945 - * r. s. morrish, md, genesee 1946 - * wm. a. hyland, md, kent 1947 - * p. l. ledwidge, md, wayne 1948 - * e. f. sladek, md, grand traverse 1949 - * wilfred haughey, md, calhoun (president-for-a-day, sept. 21, 1949) 1949 - * w. e. barstow, md, gratiot 1950 - * c. e. umphrey, md, wayne 1951 - * otto o. beck, md, oakland 1952 - * r. l. novy, md, wayne (president-for-a-day, sept. 22, 1952) 1952 - * r. j. hubbell, md, leelanau 1953 - * l. w. hull, md, livingston 1954 - * l. fernald foster, md, bay (president-for-a-day, sept. 28, 1954) 1954 - * r. h. baker, md, oakland 1955 - * w. s. jones, md, menominee 1956 - * arch walls, md, wayne 1957 - * g. w. slagle, md, calhoun 1958 - * g. b. saltonstall, md, charlevoix 1959 - * milton a. darling, md, wayne 1960 - * kenneth h. johnson, md, ingham 1961 - * otto k. engelke, md, washtenaw 1962 - * clarence i. owen, md, wayne 1963 - * orlen j. johnson, md, bay 1964 - * oliver b. mcgillicuddy, md, ingham 1965 - * luther r. leader, md, oakland 1966 - * c. allen payne, md, kent 1967 - * bradley m. harris, md, washtenaw 1968 - * james j. lightbody, md, wayne 1969 - * robert j. mason, md, oakland 1970 - * harold h. hiscock, md, genesee 1971 - * sidney adler, md, wayne 1972 - * john j. coury, md, st. clair 1973 - * brooker l. masters, md, newaygo 1974 - * brooker l. masters, md, newaygo 1975 - * brock e. brush, md, wayne 1976 - * robert m. leitch, md, calhoun 1977 - * vernon v. bass, md, saginaw 1978 - * louis e. heideman, md, oakland 1979 - * ernest p. griffin, jr., md, genesee 1980 - * john r. ylvisaker, md, oakland 1981 - * james d. fryfogle, md, wayne 1982 - * david siegel, md, ingham (president-for-a-day, may 1, 1982) 1982 - * james h. tisdel, md, st. clair 1983 - donald k. crandall, md, muskegon 1984 - louis r. zako, md, wayne 1985 - * richard j. mcmurray, md, genesee 1986 - * thomas r. berglund, md, kalamazoo 1987 - * carl a. gagliardi, md, wayne 1988 - * frederick w. bryant, md, oakland 1989 - leland e. holly, ii, md, muskegon (president-for-a-day, may 6, 1989) 1989 - * robert e. paxton, md, newaygo 1990 - susan hershberg adelman, md, wayne 1991 - * robert d. burton, md, kent 1992 - * thomas c. payne, md, ingham 1993 - * gilbert b. bluhm, md, wayne 1994 - * jack l. barry, md, saginaw 1995 - * b. david wilson, md, kalamazoo 1996 - * w. peter mccabe, md, wayne 1997 - peter a. duhamel, md, oakland 1998 - cathy o. blight, md, genesee 1999 - krishna k. sawhney, md, wayne 2000 - billy ben baumann, md, oakland 2001 - kenneth h. musson, md, grand traverse 2002 - * dorothy m. kahkonen, md, wayne 2003 - hassan amirikia, md, wayne 2004 - * john m. mackeigan, md, kent 2005 - alan m. mindlin, md, oakland 2006 - paul o. farr, md, kent 2007 - apparao mukkamala, md, genesee 2008 - michael a. sandler, md, wayne 2009 - richard e. smith, md, wayne 2010 - daniel b. michael, md, phd, wayne 2011 - steven e. newman, md, wayne 2012 - john g. bizon, md, calhoun 2013 - kenneth elmassian, do, ingham 2014 - james d. grant, md, oakland 2015 - rose m. ramirez, md, kent 2016 - david m. krhovsky, md, kent 2017 - cheryl gibson fountain, md, wayne 2018 - betty s. chu, md, mba, oakland 2019 - mohammed a. arsiwala, md, wayne 2020 - s. bobby mukkamala, md, genesee 2021 - pino colone, md, genesee 2022 - thomas j. veverka, md, facs, saginaw 2023 - m. salim siddiqui, md, phd, wayne *deceased executive directors, chief executive officers william j. burns, 1935-1963 hugh w. brenneman, 1963-1970 warren f. tryloff, 1970-1984 bruce w. ambrose, 1984-1987 william e. madigan, 1987-2005 kevin a. kelly, 2005-2008 julie l. novak, ceo, 2008–2022 thomas m. george, md, interim ceo, 2022-present michigan historic site marker building world-renowned michigan architect minoru yamasaki (1912-1985) designed the michigan state medical society headquarters. upon its completion in 1961, yamasaki explained, "the intent was to build a serene and inviting building to express the idealism and humanity of the medical profession." the terraced landscape, the slender columns, 31 rippling arches and the graceful lines inspired visitors to remark, "it seems to float in the air." in 1991, the yamasaki firm designed an atrium connecting the original building to the cyrus m. stockwell wing, named for the society's first president. yamasaki's best known design was the world trade center in new york city. the michigan state medical society building is listed on the national register of historic places. it's also designated as a michigan historical site. the building was sold in may 2023 to eyde development. leadership thomas m. george, md, interim chief executive officer kevin m. mcfatridge, chief operating officer lauchlin macgregor, iii, chief financial officer officers m. salim siddiqui, md, phd, president mark c. komorowski, md president-elect jayne e. courts, md, facp, secretary john a. waters, md, treasurer phillip g. wise, md, house speaker bryan w. huffman, md, house vice speaker thomas a. veverka, md, facs, immediate past president paul d. bozyk, md, chair bradley j. uren, md, vice chair affiliate organizations mdpac michigan state medical society alliance - 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