STATE OF MICHIGAN
DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS
LANSING
GRETCHEN WHITMER
GOVERNOR
ORLENE HAWKS
DIRECTOR
MICHIGAN BOARD OF MEDICINE
MAY 15, 2019 MEETING
APPROVED MINUTES
In accordance with the Open Meetings Act, 1976 PA 267, the Michigan Board of Medicine
met on May 15, 2019 at the Ottawa Building, Conference Room 3, 611 West Ottawa
Street, Lansing, Michigan 48933.
CALL TO ORDER
Mohammed Arsiwala, MD, Chairperson called the meeting to order at 10:03 a.m.
ROLL CALL
Members Present: Mohammed Arsiwala, MD, Chairperson
Louis Prues, PhD, Public Member, Vice Chairperson
Richard Bates, MD
Michael Chafty, MD (11:43 a.m. departure)
Michael Chrissos, MD (10:10 a.m. arrival)
Renee Johnston, Public Member (11:43 departure)
John McGinnity, MS, PA-C
Venkat Rao, MD
James Rogers, MD (10:17 a.m. arrival)
Traci Ruiz, Public Member
Eric Stocker, Public Member
Dennis Szymanski, MD
Shereen Tabrizi, Public Member
Terri Tahnoose, Public Member
Members Absent: Stacey Frankovich, Public Member
Cara Poland, MD
James Sondheimer, MD
Paul Sophiea, Public Member
Rosalie Tocco-Bradley, MD, PhD
Staff Present:
Debra Wright Chambers, Analyst, Complaint Intake Section
Weston MacIntosh, Analyst, Boards and Committees Section
Stephanie Rosenthal, Manager, Complaint Intake Section
Kiran Parag, Analyst, Compliance Section
LeAnn Payne, Board Support, Boards and Committees Section
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