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J. Mark Michael, MD, Former Chief of Staff of the St. Vincent Department of Ophthalmology and a founding partner of 20/20 Eye Physicians of Indiana, was the 129th President of the Indianapolis Medical Society, serving the Society during 2003-2003.
Dr. Michael received his medical degree from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1973. He completed a laboratory medicine residency, an internal medicine internship, and a second residency in ophthalmology, after which he served as a clinical instructor of ophthalmology at Washington University. In 1984, his wife, Dr. Helen B. Michael, obtained an appointment as a surgical pathologist at Indiana University Hospital, which prompted their move to Indianapolis. Soon after arriving, Dr. Michael joined the Indianapolis Medical Society and opened a solo ophthalmology practice. In 1990 he co-founded the ophthalmology group practice, 20/20 Eye Physicians of Indiana.
Dr. Michael received his board certification from the American Board of Ophthalmology in 1984. He has served on the IMS Board of Directors since 1995 and has been an ISMA Delegate since 1999. He is on staff at St. Vincent and Clarian North Hospitals and at the Naab Road and Eagle Highlands Surgery Centers. He’s a member of the Indiana Academy of Ophthalmology, the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, the American Academy of Ophthalmology, and the American Medical Association. Drs. Mark and Helen live in Indianapolis and have two sons, Justin and Kevin.
Indianapolis Medical Society Foundation
The Foundation was organized and is operated exclusively for charitable and educational purposes by means of scholarships to medical, nursing and other allied health professionals; programs to encourage healthier personal and professional lifestyles for medical and health professionals and their families; educational programs of personal and professional natures for medical and health professions; fundraising to accomplish the purposes of the Foundation; and the promotion of volunteerism among medical and health professionals.
This year, the Foundation will continue its fund-raising efforts and asks for your generous contribution. We especially encourage you to donate $100 to honor one of your mentors. Each mentor will receive a beautiful certificate suitable for framing, announcing your donation to recognize him or her.
The Foundation's fund-raising has been accomplished through a variety of special events of the Alliance. Many allied health students have benefited from the IMSF's generosity since 1990, since more than $120,000 has been awarded in scholarship monies.
The IMSF's Playground Project, chaired by Paula A. Hall, MD, and completed during the summer of 2003, continues to be one of the most popular venues at The Indianapolis Zoo.
In the past, the Indianapolis Medical Alliance members have distributed the "I Can Choose" books to every student in grades K-3 of the Indianapolis Public School System. This activity book provided these cooperation with the American Medical Association Alliance's Stop America's Violence Everywhere (S.A.V. E.) Project will go a long way toward educating our children about choosing non-violent methods of settling arguments.
If you would like to contribute to the Foundation, please contact us: ims@imsonline.org. Please phone Beverly Hurt for more information at 639-3406.
PLEASE REMEMBER THE INDIANAPOLIS MEDICAL SOCIETY FOUNDATION IN YOUR ESTATE PLANNING AND WILL.