Midwest Affiliate Board of Directors
2021-2022 Midwest Board of Directors
President
DP Suresh, MC, FACC, FSCAI, FAHA
Medical Director, Heart & Vascular Institute
St. Elizabeth Healthcare
Crestview Hills, KY
Chair
Patrick L. Gearhart
Wichita Market President
Simmons Bank
Wichita, KS
President-Elect
William (B.J.) Hicks II, MD
Vascular Neurologist
OhioHealth Neurological Physicians
Co-Director, Comprehensive Stroke Program
OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Hospital
Columbus, OH
Chair-Elect
Matt Pearce, EdD
Superintendent
Republic R-III School District
Republic, MO
Members
Michael Artman, MD
Kansas City, MO
Ivor J. Benjamin, MD, FAHA, FACC | Member Ex-Officio
Milwaukee, WI
Steve Berke
Cincinnati, OH
Kim Bors
Downers Grove, IL
Karen J. Collins, MBA | Midwest Diversity Leadership Liaison
Hinsdale, IL
Tracy Davidson, MS, CCC-SLP
Dublin, OH
Larry B. Goldstein, MD, FAAN, FANA, FAHA
Lexington, KY
Joseph Haas
Milwaukee, WI
Gail D. Hasbrouck, Esq.
Chicago, IL
David S. Hefner
Chicago, IL
Denise Hooks-Anderson, MD, FAAP
St. Louis, MO
Scott T. Kowalski, JD
Madison, WI
Willie E. Lawrence, MD, FAHA, FACC
St. Joseph, MI
Donald Lloyd-Jones, MD, SCM, FACC, FAHA | Member Ex-Officio
Chicago, IL
Jamie Lohr, MD
Minneapolis, MN
Edmund Sabanegh, Jr., MD, MBA
Cleveland, OH
Jeffrey A. Sather, MD, MBA, FACEP
Minot, ND
Jorge F. Saucedo, MD, MBA | Member Ex Officio
Milwaukee, WI
Lee Shapiro, JD, BS | Member Ex Officio
Chicago, IL
Jason Zachariah
Louisville, KY
Executive Vice President
Kevin D. Harker
Overland Park, KS