Annual Meeting Recap

On August 5, the Florida College of Emergency Physicians held its annual meeting at the Naples Grande Beach Resort before Symposium by the Sea 2021 officially began. This meeting hosts the transition of the guard for FCEP leadership, along with the conferring of awards.

FCEP Officers Installed (Executive Committee):

• President: Sanjay Pattani, MD, FACEP
• President-Elect: Damian Caraballo, MD, FACEP
• Vice President: Aaron Wohl, MD, FACEP
• Secretary-Treasurer: Jordan Celeste, MD, FACEP
• Immediate Past-President: Kristin McCabe-Kline, MD, FACEP, FAAEM

A special congratulations was given to Dr. McCabe-Kline for her outstanding leadership as president during an unexpected two-year tenure in the midst of a pandemic.

New FCEP Board Members Elected:
Blake Buchanan, MD
Eliot Goldner, MD, FACEP
Kyle Gerakopoulos, MD, MBA
Stephen Viel, MD

Also Appointed:
Erich Heine, DO

Outgoing Board Members:
Daniel Brennan, MD, FACEP
Danyelle Redden, MD, MPH, FACEP
J. Adrian Tyndall, MD, MPH, FACEP

FCEP also recognized the following award recipients:

FCEP Legislator of the Year Award Recipient: Senator Kathleen Passidomo
The Leigislator of the Year Award recognizes a state legislator who has demonstrated a significant commitment to pro-medicine and healthcare policies.

Martin J. Gottlieb Advocacy Award Recipient: Blake Buchanan, MD, FACEP
The Martin L. Gottlieb Award for Outstanding Advocacy in Emergency Medicine was created in honor of Marty Gottlieb and recognizes a leading FCEP advocate who has mae a significant contribution to the advancement of emergency medicine issues and advocacy in Florida over the past year.

William T. Haeck Member of the Year Award Recipient: Daniel Brennan, MD, FACEP
The Bill Haeck Member of the Year Award is named after our first president and recognizes an individual who has performed a significant level of service that spans years and has positively impacted the field of emergency medicine over that time, noted or unsung.

Cliff Findeiss Emergency Medicine Legacy Award: J. Clifford Findeiss, MD, FACEP
The new Cliff Findeiss Legacy Award will honor an individual who has demonstrated a similar steadfast commitment to advancing emergency medicine over the course of their lifetime like Dr. Cliff Findeiss did over the course of his.

Special Sponsor Recognition Award: Dr. Charles “Chuck” Duva

The following FCEP members were also recognized for their national achievements, which were formally recognized at ACEP’s Scientific Assembly in Boston in October:

John A. Rupke Legacy Award:
Jeffrey D. Bettinger, MD, FACEP

Policy Pioneer Award:
Jordan GR Celeste, MD, FACEP

Innovative Change in Practice Management Award:
Matthew Rill, MD, FACEP

National Emergency Medicine Faculty Teaching Award:
Elizabeth DeVos, MD, FACEP

Finally, the following transitions within committees were announced:

Government Affairs Committee: Drs. Caraballo & Buchanan will be stepping down as Chairs of the Government Affairs Committee. Drs. Saudnra Jackson and Russell Radtke will be the new Chairs.

EMRAF Committee: Dr. Elizabeth Calhoun, PGY-3 will remain the EMRAF representative on the Board of Directors for an additional year.

Symposium by the Sea Planning Committee: Dr. Rene Mack announced that, after a decade of serving as Co-Chair of the SBS Planning Committee, she is stepping down. She is still Co-Chair of the Membership Committee.

Thank You Faculty

Yaritza Arriaga O’Neill, MD, FAAEM
Sarah Baker, MD
Andrew Barbera, MD
Mitchell Barneck, MD
Kamal K. Chavda, MD, FAAP
Nicholas Cozzi, MD, MBA
Nicholas Erbrich, MD, FAAP
Ricardo Hernandez, MD
Sarah Johnson, MD
Shiva Kalidindi, MD, MPH, MS, FAAP, FACEP
John Kiel, DO, MPH, CAQ-SM
Sarah Kirby, MD, FACEP
Andrew Little, MD, FACEP
Trevor Lofgran, DO
Carmen Martinez, MD, MSMEd, FACEP, FAAEM
Nettie McFarland, RHIT, CCS-P, CHC
Sarah Melendez, MD
Jan Meryam, MD
John Misdary, MD, FACEP, FAAEM, FAAP
Camilo Mohar, DO
Caroline Molins, MD
David Orban, MD, FACEP
Sanjay Pattani, MD, FACEP
Joseph Ray, MD
Gillian Schmitz, MD, FACEP
Richard Shih, MD, FACEP, FAAEM
Tricia Swan, MD
Erica Warkus, MD, PhD
George Willis, MD, FACEP, FAAEM
Kyle Wiser, MD, MBA
Todd Wylie, MD
Cristina Zeretzke-Bien, MD, FAAP, FAAEM, FACEP

Planning Committee:
Rene Mack, MD
Co-Chair
Shayne Gue, MD, FACEP, FAAEM
Co-Chair
Miguel Acevedo, MD, FACEP
Sara Baker, MD
Erich Heine, DO
Michael Lozano, MD

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