Established in 1867, the West Virginia State Medical Association is a physician-based organization which focuses on public health issues, strives to provide the highest level of continuing medical education, and seeks to promote the time honored commitment of the medical profession while improving the quality of life for West Virginians.

The West Virginia State Medical Association oversees 30 component societies throughout the state. In an effort to better serve the citizens of each county in West Virginia, we strive to provide the physicians and volunteer leaders of every component society with the most current medical information available. 
 
With more than 2,700 members, the West Virginia State Medical Association serves the largest number of physicians in the state. Our members consist of medical and osteopathic physicians in every range of specialty.

The WVSMA encourages its members to be involved, not only through their state and county medical societies, but within their communities. Physicians throughout West Virginia dedicate their time and commitment to their communities by offering free medical services to sick and needy families, and participating in many civic and educational activities.

2009-2010 WVSMA Officers

Carlos C. Jimenez, MD, Glen Dale - President
John H. Schmidt, III, MD, Charleston - President-Elect
MaryAnn Nicolas Cater, DO, Wheeling - Vice President
Michael O. Fidler, MD, Charleston - Treasurer
Stephen L. Sebert, MD, Huntington - Council Chair
R. Austin Wallace, MD, Charleston -   Senior Councilor-at-Large                               
Joseph B. Selby, MD, Morgantown - Junior Councilor-at-Large
David W. Avery, MD, Parkersburg - Speaker of the House
Michael L. Stitely, MD, Morgantown - Vice Speaker of the House
F. Thomas Sporck, MD, Charleston - Publications Committee Chairman

AMA Delegation

Constantino Y. Amores, MD, Charleston
Joseph B. Selby, MD, Morgantown

AMA Alternate Delegates

John D. Holloway, MD, Wheeling
James D. Felsen, MD, Charleston

Council Members
Boone	Ron D. Stollings, MD
Cabell	Thomas M. Jung, MD
	R. Arturo Roa, MD
	Friday G. Simpson
Central WV	Frank Scattaregia, MD
Eastern Panhandle	J. Jeffrey Whyte, MD
Greenbrier Valley	Patrick L. Brown, MD
Hancock	Tod Hagins, MD
Kanawha	James J. Baek, MD
	Stephen Bush, MD
	James D. Felsen, MD
	F. Thomas Sporck, MD
Logan	Raymond Rushden, MD
	Ziad Salem, MD
Mason	John A. Wade, Jr., MD
Mercer	Terese Frazer, MD
Monongalia	Joseph B. Selby, MD
	William F. Tarry, MD
	Richard M. Vaglienti, MD
	Dorian J. Williams, MD
Ohio	Lisa D. Hrutkay, DO
Parkersburg Academy	David T. Cramer, MD
	Charles F. Whitaker, III, MD
	Seyed A. Ghodsi, MD-Alternate
Preston	Ram M. Shetty, MD
Raleigh	A. James Paine, Jr., MD
Tug Valley
Tygart Valley	Joesph A. Tavolacci, MD
House of Delegates
Boone	Amy P. Sayre, MD
	Ernesto T. Yutiamco, MD
Cabell	Ahmet Ozturk, MD
	Bradly Richardson, MD
	Stephen Sebert, MD
	Friday Simpson, MD
	Tyson Smith, MD
Central WV	Greenbrier D. Almond, MD
	William D. Given, MD
	Frank A. Scattaregia, MD
	Joseph B. Reed, MD - Alternate
	Arturo B. Sabio, MD - Alternate
Greenbrier Valley	Coy A. Flowers, MD
	Joseph Mouchizadeh, MD
	Colin Rose, MD
Hancock	David E. Hess, MD
	David L. Waxman, MD
Kanawha
James J. Baek, MD	Robert E. Pollard, MD
Ramona A. Dagostine, MD	Richard C. Rashid, MD
Stephen G. Dawson, MD	John Schmidt, MD
Paul Dietz, MD	Paula Taylor, MD
Scott Duffy, MD	Happy Verma, MD
James Felsen, MD	Stafford G. Warren, MD
Bruce A. Foster, MD	Lawrence M. Wyner, MD
Kerry W. Gateley, MD	Sherri A. Young, DO
Rafael A. Gomez, MD	Adam Breinig, DO - Alternate
Lester Labus, MD	Stephen Bush, MD - Alternate
Johnsey L. Leef, III, MD	Bruce B. Horswell, MD - Alternate
Tony C. Majestro, MD	Richard B. Peterson, MD - Alternate
P. Todd Nicholas, MD	Sasidharan Taravath, MD - Alternate
Logan
Raymond Rushden, MD	Jodi Cisco, MD - Alternate
Ziad Salem, MD	Robert Perez, MD - Alternate
Alex Racadag, MD	K. Kitiphongspattana, MD - Alternate
Monongalia
John Fullmer, MD	Joseph Selby, MD
Brooks Gainer, MD	Michael Stitely, MD
James Helsley, MD	Charles Werntz, MD
John Pearson, MD
Ohio
MaryAnn Nicolas Cater, DO	Gurijala N. Reddy, MD
John E. Dudich, MD	Virgil W. Smaltz, MD
John D. Holloway, MD	Robert L. Vawter, MD
Carlos C. Jimenez, MD
Parkersburg Academy	Charles F. Whitaker, III, MD
Raleigh
Miraflor Khorshad, MD	B. K. Vaught, MD
A. James Paine, Jr., MD	Surayia Hasan, MD
Suresh Thomas, MD	M. K. Hasan, MD
Tug Valley
Diane Shafer, MD	Katherine Hoover, MD

WVSMA Constitution and Bylaws