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- Lexington Physician Will Lead American Medical Association
Add captionA Kentucky physician has been chosen to head the American Medical Association. Dr. Ardis Hoven of Lexington, an infectious-disease specialist, ran unopposed and will be the AMA's 168th president and the third woman to hold the position....
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Steven J. Stack will be second Lexington physician in three years to lead the American Medical Association
Dr. Steven J. Stack, an emergency physician in Lexington, is the new president-elect of the American Medical Association, the nation?s largest organization for physicians
Stack, at 43, is the youngest president of the organization in a century, Laura Ungar reports for The Courier-Journal. He is the first board-certified emergency physician elected to the post, which he will fill in June 2015.
?It?s an immense honor and a total joy and a thrill,? Stack told Ungar.
Stack will be the second Lexington doctor in three years to hold the office. AMA's immdiate past president is Dr. Ardis Dee Hoven, an infectious disease specialist.
?It?s a fluke of history,? Stack told Ungar.
Stack is a practicing physician and former medical director for emergency departments at St. Joseph East in Lexington and St. Joseph Mt. Sterling.
Stack's experience as the chair of the AMA?s Health Information Technology Advisory Group from 2007 to 2013 and also as a member of the federal advisory groups for the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology puts him in a position to help further one of the many goals of the Affordable Care Act?to expand information technology.
Stack told Ungar he also plans "to work on improving medical education, reducing diabetes and pre-diabetes in the population and helping ensure doctors are satisfied with their jobs so they can better help patients."
Stack came to Lexington with his wife Tracie, a pediatric allergist, and their 9-year-old daughter in 2006, Ungar writes. He has been active in the AMA for years and has held several offices. He has also been a legislative voice for local Kentucky issues, such as prescription drug abuse and medical liability reform. (Read more)
Stack, at 43, is the youngest president of the organization in a century, Laura Ungar reports for The Courier-Journal. He is the first board-certified emergency physician elected to the post, which he will fill in June 2015.
?It?s an immense honor and a total joy and a thrill,? Stack told Ungar.
Stack will be the second Lexington doctor in three years to hold the office. AMA's immdiate past president is Dr. Ardis Dee Hoven, an infectious disease specialist.
?It?s a fluke of history,? Stack told Ungar.
Stack is a practicing physician and former medical director for emergency departments at St. Joseph East in Lexington and St. Joseph Mt. Sterling.
Stack's experience as the chair of the AMA?s Health Information Technology Advisory Group from 2007 to 2013 and also as a member of the federal advisory groups for the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology puts him in a position to help further one of the many goals of the Affordable Care Act?to expand information technology.
Stack told Ungar he also plans "to work on improving medical education, reducing diabetes and pre-diabetes in the population and helping ensure doctors are satisfied with their jobs so they can better help patients."
Stack came to Lexington with his wife Tracie, a pediatric allergist, and their 9-year-old daughter in 2006, Ungar writes. He has been active in the AMA for years and has held several offices. He has also been a legislative voice for local Kentucky issues, such as prescription drug abuse and medical liability reform. (Read more)
- Retired Uk Professor Dr. Ardis Dee Hoven Elected First Female Chair Of World Medical Association
Retired University of Kentucky professor Dr. Ardis Dee Hoven, who was the president of the American Medical Association in 2013-14, was elected the first female chair of the World Medical Association at the organization's 200th council meeting...
- Ama President-elect, From Lexington, Talks With Ket Host About The Myriad Issues Facing His Profession And Its Patients
Steven J. StackThe new president-elect of the American Medical Association, Dr. Steven J. Stack of Lexington, covered a range of topics with Bill Goodman on KET's "One to One" in December, including the AMA's advocacy role, health information...
- Ky. Ranks 8th In The Number Of High-prescribing Medicare Physicians For Powerful Narcotic Painkillers And Stimulants
Kentucky ranks eighth in Medicare physicians who are considered "high prescribers" of Schedule 2 medications, drugs that have the highest potential for abuse like oxycodone, fentanyl, morphine and Ritalin, according to an analysis of Medicare data...
- Lexington Internist, Dr. Ardis Hoven, Becomes President Of The Ama, The Nation's Largest Physician Organization
Ardis Dee Hoven, M.D., an internal medicine and infectious disease specialist in Lexington, was installed as president of the American Medical Association at its annual meeting Tuesday night in Chicago. The AMA is the nation's largest physician...
- Lexington Physician Will Lead American Medical Association
Add captionA Kentucky physician has been chosen to head the American Medical Association. Dr. Ardis Hoven of Lexington, an infectious-disease specialist, ran unopposed and will be the AMA's 168th president and the third woman to hold the position....