Medical Practice and Quality Committee

Charge

1) Provide recommendations to the Board of Regents regarding national, state or local public policies for improving access, payment, benefits, coding, documentation, and medical review; and 2) address issues related to the implementation of these policies in practice. Develop programs to support the quality, safety, value and affordability of patient care. Provide advice to staff on the policy direction of ACP’s interactions with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and other relevant entities on these issues and advise the BOR of these perspectives.

Composition (14)

Chair, who is a Regent; Vice-Chair, who is a Governor; Chair of Coding and Payment Subcommittee; nine members to include at least one Regent, at least one Governor, one Resident/Fellow member and one Early Career Physician member.

The President and Chair of the Board of Regents are ex officio, voting members.

Terms

Chair, Vice Chair, and members serve one-year terms renewable up to three times for a total of four years, unless extended by the Chair, Board of Regents. The early career physician and resident/fellow member positions are appointed according to the BOR-approved policy for council appointments.

2023-24 Members

Jason M. Goldman, MD, FACP, Chair (Regent)
Affiliate Assistant Professor of Clinical Biomedical Science
Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine
Coral Springs, FL
Specialty: Internal Medicine, Other
goldmanmd@bellsouth.net

Anne Furey Schultz, MD, FACP, Vice Chair (Governor)
Medical Director Primary Care
LAVIN 21 Primary Care
Hinsdale, IL
Specialty: Internal Medicine
annefschultz@gmail.com

Leslie F. Algase, MD, FACP (Regent)
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine
University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
Honeoye Falls, NY
Specialty: Internal Medicine
lesliealgase@gmail.com

Felicia Austin-Jordan, MD, MBA, MACP
Managing Physician
Kelsey Seybold Katy Clinic
Specialty: Internal Medicine
Richmond, Texas 77407
Felicia.Jordan@kelsey-seybold.com

Sarah G. Candler, MD, MPH, FACP
Care Team Medical Director
Iora Primary Care
Houston, TX
Specialty: Internal Medicine
sarahcandler@gmail.com

Robert B. Hauger, MD, FACP
Practicing Physician/Volunteer Faculty
Warren Clinic Internal Medicine
Tulsa, OK
Specialty: Internal Medicine
rbhauger@saintfrancis.com

Stuart I. Henochowicz, MD, MBA, FACP (Governor)
Clinical Professor of Medicine, Department of Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology
Georgetown University Medical School
Washington, DC
Specialty: Internal Medicine, Allergy, and Immunology
henochmd@gmail.com

Scott Manaker, MD, PhD, MACP
Professor of Medicine
Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine
Philadelphia, PA
Specialties: PUD, Critical Care
scott.manaker@pennmedicine.upenn.edu

Kristin Mitchell, MD, FACP
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine
Central Peninsula Internal Medicine
Soldotna, AK
Specialties: Internal Medicine, Sleep Medicine
kmitchellfacp@gmail.com

Earl Stewart, Jr., MD, FACP
Internal Medicine Physician
WellStar Medical Group at Vining's Jubilee
Atlanta, Georgia 30339
Specialties: Internal Medicine
Earl.Stewart@wellstar.org

Clyde Watkins, Jr., MD, FACP (Governor)
Senior Medical Director - Georgia Market
Village Medical
Atlanta, GA
Specialties: Internal Medicine
watk7275@bellsouth.net

Eileen D. Barrett, MD, MPH, MACP SFHM (Chair, Board of Regents)
(Ex-officio member)
Institute for Healthcare Improvement
Albuquerque, NM
Specialty: Internal Medicine
barrett.eileen@gmail.com

Omar T. Atiq, MD, MACP (President)
(Ex-officio member)
Professor of Medicine and Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Little Rock, AR
Specialty: Oncology/Hematology
otatiq@gmail.com

Neha Chiruvolu Singh, MD (CRFM)
Rheumatology Fellow
University of California, San Diego
San Diego, CA
Specialty: Internal Medicine
ncsingh@health.ucsd.edu

Ali M. Khan, MD, MPP, FACP (CECP)
Executive Medical Director/Senior Vice President, Oak Street Health
Chicago, IL
Specialty: Internal Medicine
ali.khan@post.harvard.edu

Staff Liaison: Brian Outland boutland@acponline.org