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IMS president, Jeffrey J. Kellams, MD President's Message
J. Mark Michael, MD 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 2003-2004.

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 of Directors since 1995 and was an ISMA Delegate from 1999 to 2008. 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.

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IMS Leadership

IMS Officers

Jeffrey J. Kellams, MD
Jeffrey J. Kellams, MD
President

Jeffrey J. Kellams, MD, the 137th President of the IMS, is a Professor of Clinical Psychiatry at the Indiana University School of Medicine, Chief of Psychiatric Services and Staff Psychiatrist at Wishard Health Services, and is the Medical Director of Midtown Mental Health Center in Indianapolis.

Since 1972, Dr. Kellams has been a member of the Indiana University Department of Psychiatry and has participated in numerous clinical trials involving antidepressants, antipsychotics and mood stabilizers. He has co-authored numerous articles revolving around these trials and is a frequent speaker to professionals on various topics of psychopharmacology. At the present time in his role as Medical Director, he is involved in facilitating further research at the Midtown Mental Health Center and the education of medical students and psychiatry residents.

Dr. Kellams is a past president of the Indiana Psychiatric Society and is a member of the Society of Biological Psychiatry as well as a distinguished life fellow of the American Psychiatric Association. He has had an active role in the leadership of the Indianapolis Medical Society (Secretary/Treasurer 2007-2009, ISMA Alternate Delegate 2007-2010), beginning with his election to the Board of Directors in 2004.

Dr. Kellams is a graduate of the University of Indianapolis, earning his BA in Biology/Chemistry in 1967. His Doctorate of Medicine was completed at the Indiana University School of Medicine in 1971. He served his rotating internship at Ball Memorial Hospital and completed his psychiatry residency at the Indiana University School of Medicine, 1972-1975. In addition to his work at IU, Wishard and Midtown, Dr. Kellams is currently on the staff at Methodist Hospital (Clarian) and in the past has served at Larue Carter and Valle Vista Hospitals.

Dr. Kellams and his wife, Connie, RN, MSN, reside in Indianapolis and have two sons, Christopher and Adrian.

Mark M. Hamilton, MD
Mark M. Hamilton, MD
Secretary/Treasurer
John C. Ellis, MD
John C. Ellis, MD
Immediate Past President
Richard H. Rhodes, MD
Richard H. Rhodes, MD
Board Chair
Richard H. Rhodes, MD
Richard H. Rhodes, MD
President-Elect
Bruce M. Goens, MD
Bruce M. Goens, MD
Board Vice Chair

IMS Board of Directors

Linda Feiwells Abels, MD
Linda F. Abels, MD
Christopher D. Bojrab, MD
Christopher D. Bojrab, MD
Mary D. Bush, MD
Mary D. Bush, MD
David R. Diaz, MD
David R. Diaz, MD
Marc E. Duerden, MD
Marc E. Duerden, MD
Heidi M. Dunniway, MD
Heidi M. Dunniway, MD
Bernard J. Emkes, MD
Bernard J. Emkes, MD
Richard D. Feldman, MD
Richard D. Feldman, MD
Alan R. Gillespie, MD
Alan R. Gillespie, MD
Robert J. Goulet, Jr., MD
Robert J. Goulet, Jr., MD
Ted W. Grisell, MD
Ted W. Grisell, MD
David C. Hall, MD
David C. Hall, MD
Paula A. Hall, MD
Paula A. Hall, MD
Marc R. Kappelman, MD
Marc R. Kappelman, MD
Gerald T. Keener, Jr., MD
Gerald T. Keener, Jr., MD
Stephen R. Klapper, MD
Stephen R. Klapper, MD
John E. Krol, MD
John E. Krol, MD
Gregory N. Larkin, MD
Gregory N. Larkin, MD
Susan K. Maisel, MD
Susan K. Maisel, MD
Jon D. Marhenke, MD
Jon D. Marhenke, MD *
Thomas E. McSoley, MD
Thomas E. McSoley, MD
J. Mark Michael, MD
J. Mark Michael, MD
Anthony W. Mimms, MD
Anthony W. Mimms, MD
Stephen W. Perkins, MD
Stephen W. Perkins, MD
Bridget M. Sanders, MD
Bridget M. Sanders, MD
John F. Schaefer, Jr., MD
John F. Schaefer, Jr., MD
Barbara K. Siwy, MD
Barbara K. Siwy, MD
Michael T. Stack, MD
Michael T. Stack, MD
John J. Wernert, MD
John J. Wernert, MD
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* Appointed from the President's Advisory Council