Neurologists Go to Washington for 3rd Successful Year

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Neurologists Go to Washington for 3rd Successful Year

St. , Minn. – The third annual Neurology on the Hill Day was

successful as a group of 61 neurologists traveled to Washington, D.C.

on May 24 and 25 to put a face on neurological issues with over 100

members of Congress.

Sponsored by the American Academy of Neurology (AAN), Neurology on

the Hill Day empowers neurologists to advocate on behalf of their

patients for sensible healthcare reforms at the national level.

The neurologists, from 26 states and the District of Columbia, met

with 106 members of Congress on Capitol Hill. The participants asked

that their legislators support medical liability reform, consider the

recommendations of the Medicaid Commission, and fix the Medicare

payment formula.

Participation has grown each year since the first Neurology on the

Hill Day. The AAN sent 29 neurologists in 2003 and 54 neurologists in

2004.

" This event is an opportunity to remind our elected officials in

Washington that their decisions have a major impact on the lives of

people with neurological disorders and the physicians who are

dedicated to treating them, " said Mark S. Yerby, MD, MPH, who chairs

the AAN Legislative Affairs Committee.

The 61 neurologists who attended Neurology on the Hill Day are

alphabetical by state:

Chin, MD, Los Angeles, Calif.

, MD, Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif.

Meril Platzer, MD, Agoura Hills, Calif.

Preston, MD, Laguna Beach, Calif.

bel Young, MD, Culver City, Calif.

Alessi, MD, Norwich, Conn.

Booss, MD, West Haven, Conn.

Srinath Kadimi, MD, Fairfield, Conn.

Glen Finney, MD, Gainsville, Fla.

Georgia Laliotis, MD, Tampa, Fla.

Lori Guyton, MD, ville, Ill.

F. Olson, MD, Chicago, Ill.

Simona Parvulescu-Codrea, MD, Chicago, Ill.

Wasserman, MD, Niles, Ill.

Nidhi , MD, Oak Park, Ill.

Baugh, MD, Indianapolis, Ind.

Vidic, MD, Elkhart, Ind.

Bruce Sigsbee, MD, Union, Maine

Francis I. Kittredge, Jr., MD, Bangor, Maine

Conley, MD, Columbia, Md.

Getzoff, MD, Bethesda, Md.

Stuart Goodman, MD, Clinton, Md.

Bhagwan Moorjani, MD, Laurel, Md.

Beth Murinson, MD, PhD, Baltimore, Md.

Jack Tsao, MD, Bethesda, Md.

Maciej Mrugala, MD, Cambridge, Mass.

Steve Newman, MD, Bloomfield, Mich.

Gates, MD, St. , Minn.

Marden, MD, Brainerd, Minn.

W. Van Boven, MD, DDS, Virginia, Minn.

Walsh, MD, St. Louis, Mo.

Pushpa Narayanaswami, MBBS, MD, Hastings, Neb.

Ammar Al Kawi, MD, Newark, N.J.

Caren Marks, MD, Highland Park, N.J.

Mueller, MD, Englewood Cliffs, N.J.

Glenn Graham, MD, PhD, Albuquerque, N.M.

Snyder, MD, Albuquerque, N.M.

Lawrence Samkoff, MD, Rochester, N.Y.

Jaroslaw Koberda, MD, PhD, Potsdam, N.Y.

O'Neill D'Cruz, MD, Chapel Hill, N.C.

Tesfaye, MD, Wilmington, N.C.

L. Westbrook, MD, Bratenhal, Ohio

Kathleen Fitzgerald, MD, Eugene, Ore.

Mark Yerby, MD, MPH, Portland, Ore.

Cecilia Keller, MD, Corvallis, Ore.

Hosey, MD, Danville, Pa.

Elaine , MD, Barrington, R.I.

, MD, Nashville, Tenn.

Kaminski, MD, Nashville, Tenn.

R. Lee, III, MD, Nashville, Tenn.

Roy Elterman, MD, Dallas, Texas

, MD, Dallas, Texas

ph McSherry, MD, Burlington, Vt.

Shapiro, MD, PhD, Charlotte, Vt.

Larriviere, MD, JD, Charlottesville, Va.

Bill Subramaniam, MD, Colonial Heights, Va.

Maureen Callaghan, MD, Olympia, Wash.

Lily Jung, MD, Seattle, Wash.

Conrad C. Nievera, Jr., MD, Wauwatosa, Wis.

, DO, Washington, D.C.

Lieberman, MD, Washington, D.C.