WOEMA Presidents, Annual Conference Location, and Program Chair
Year | President | Annual Meeting | WOHC Location | Program Chair |
2024 | Akbar Sharip, MD, MPH, FACOEM | 68 | Las Vegas, NV | Sonya Meyers, MD, MPH |
2023 | Ramon Terrazas, MD, MPH, QME, FACOEM | 67 | Anaheim, CA | David Caretto, MD, MPH, MRO, FACOEM |
2022 | Rupali Das, MD, MPH, FACOEM | 66 | Napa, CA | Alya Khan, MD, MS, FACOEM |
2021 | Scott A. Krasner, MD, MPH, FACOEM | 65 | Phoenix, AZ | Rosalie E. Banasiak, MD, FACOEM |
2020 | Erik Won, DO, MPH, MBA, FACOEM | 64 | Virtual | Anthony Biascan, MD, MSC, FACOEM |
2019 | Bernyce Peplowski, DO, MS, FACOEM | 63 | San Diego, CA | Akbar Sharip MD, MPH, FACOEM |
2018 | Sachin Kapoor, DO, MBA, MPH, FACOEM | 62 | San Francisco, CA | Ramon Terrazas, MD, MPH, FACOEM |
2017 | Robert Blink, MD, MPH, FACOEM | 61 | Maui, HI | Bernyce Peplowski, DO, MS, FACOEM |
2016 | Scott Levy, MD, MPH, FACOEM | 60 | Las Vegas, NV | Troy Ross, MD, MPH |
2015 | Peter Vasquez, MD | 59 | Tucson, AZ | Scott Krasner, MD, MPH, FACOEM |
2014 | Ellyn McIntosh MD, MPH, FACOEM | 58 | San Diego, CA | Erik Won, DO, MPH, MBA, FACOEM |
2013 | Leslie Israel, DO, MPH, FACOEM | 57 | Waikiki, HI | Bernyce Peplowski, DO, MS |
2012 | Walter Newman, MD | 56 | San Francisco, CA | Rupali Das, MD, MPH, FACOEM |
2011 | Roger Belcourt, MD, MPH. FACOEM | 55 | Las Vegas, NV | Paula Lenny, MD, MPH, FACOEM |
2010 | Paul J Papanek, MD, MPH, FACOEM | 54 | Newport Beach, CA | Leslie M Israel, DO, MPH, FACOEM |
2009 | Steve Schumann, MD | 53 | Phoenix, AZ | Peter J Vasquez, MD |
2008 | Roman Kownacki, MD, MPH, FACOEM | 52 | Napa, CA | Dennis Pocekay, MD |
2007 | James Seward, MD, MPP, MMM, FACOEM | 51 | San Diego, CA | Ellyn McIntosh, MD, MPH, FACOEM |
2006 | Craig Conlon, MD PhD | 50 | Incline Village, NV | Roger M Belcourt, MD, MPH, FACOEM |
2005 | Bob Orford, MD, MPH, MS, FACOEM | 49 | Monterey, CA | Walter S Newman, MD |
2004 | Dean Gean, MD, MBA, MS, FACOEM | 48 | Las Vegas, NV | Paul J Papanek, MD, MPH, FACOEM |
2003 | Susan Tierman, MD | 47 | Napa, CA | James P Seward, MD, MPP, MMM, FACOEM |
2002 | Greg Sorensen, MD, MPH | 46 | Phoenix, AZ | Robert Orford, MD, MPH, MS, FACOEM |
2001 | Pam Hymel, MD, MPH, FACOEM | 45 | San Diego, CA | Dean Gean, MD, MBA, MS, FACOEM |
2000 | T. Warner Hudson, MD, MPH, FACOEM | 44 | Kauai, HI | Pam Hymel, MD, MPH, FACOEM |
1999 | Steve Pike, MD, MSc, MBA, CIHP, FACOEM | 43 | Las Vegas, NV | James Craner, MD, MPH, FACOEM, FACP |
1998 | Doug Benner, MD, MPH, FACOEM | 42 | San Francisco, CA | Doug Benner, MD, MPH, FACOEM |
1997 | Donna Baytop, MD, FACOEM | 41 | Newport Beach, CA | |
1996 | Peter Greaney, MD, FACOEM | 40 | Maui, HI | |
1995 | Dave Discher, MD, FACOEM | 39 | Monterey, CA | |
1994 | Norton Stein, MD, FAAFP, FACOEM | 38 | San Francisco | |
1993 | Bob Levitin, MD | 37 | Scottsdale, AZ | Steven Pike, MD, MSc, MBA, CIHP, FACOEM; Joint w/ Mexican component |
1992 | Philip Harbor, MD, MPH | 36 | San Diego, CA | |
1991 | Brady Hartman, MD | 35 | Monterey, CA | Joseph Fedoruk, MD, FACOEM |
1990 | Lester Sacks, MD, PHD | 34 (50th Year) | Los Angeles, CA | Joseph Bloom, MD; Philip Harbor, MD, MPH |
1989 | William M Taylor, MD, MPH, FACOEM | 33 | Burlingame, CA | Richard Cohen, MD, MPH, FACOEM |
1988 | Al Kuntz, MD | 32 | Irvine, CA | Peter Greaney, MD, FACOEM |
1987 | Wayne OBuck, MD | 31 | Monterey, CA | Marc Schenker, MD, MPH |
1986 | Ira Monosson, MD | 30 | San Francisco, CA | Philip Harbor, MD, MPH |
1985 | William M Taylor, MD, MPH, FACOEM | 29 | Irvine, CA | David Garabrant, MD; with California Society of Internal Medicine |
1984 | Robert M Adams, MD | 28 | San Francisco, CA | Linda Garb, MD, MPH, FACOEM |
1983 | Jean A Chapman, MD | 27 | Newport Beach, CA | Ted L. Guidotti, MD, MPH, FACOEM, FACP |
1982 | Joseph Hughes, MD, MPH, FACOEM (resigned midterm) Robert Swencicki, MD |
26 | San Francisco, CA | Ira Monosson, MD |
1981 | Joe LaDou, MD | 25 | Monterey, CA | George Mellinger, MD |
1980 | Reynold T. Schmidt, MD | 24 | San Diego, CA | Joseph M Hughes, MD, MPH, FACOEM |
Additional Past Presidents
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- Merle Bundy, MD
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- Lawrence Gerlach, MD
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- Elizabeth Gresch, MD
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- Robert S. Hockwald, MD
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- James McCaffrey, MD
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- D.W.F. Middleton, MD
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- Paul J. Whitaker, MD