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photo of John P. McGoff, MD John P. McGoff, MD, served as the 135th President of the Indianapolis Medical Society in 2008-2009.

Born and raised in the Broad Ripple area of Indianapolis, John attended St. Pius X Catholic Grade School with his five brothers and sisters. He graduated from North Central High School in 1977. When not in school or at wrestling practice, Dr. McGoff volunteered in the Wishard Hospital Emergency Department, and it is there that he decided to become a physician.

In 1980, at the age of 20, Dr. McGoff graduated from Indiana University with a degree in biology and then matriculated into the IU School of Medicine. During his third year of medical school, he joined the Medical Officer20Training Corps with the Indiana National Guard and he has been serving in the military ever since. Upon completion of medical school in 1984, he performed his three-year residency in Emergency Medicine at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia. There, he met a young nurse named Karen Strom, now his wife. They have a 13-year-old daughter, Ava. After finishing his residency in 1987, John returned to Indianapolis and began working in the Emergency Department at Community Hospital, where he has since helped tens of thousands of patients from many different backgrounds.

Dr. McGoff has continued with the National Guard and has been recently confirmed by the US Senate for promotion to Brigadier General. He currently serves as the Air Guard Assistant to the United States Air Force Surgeon General at European Headquarters. John has deployed extensively around the world with operational tours in Antarctica, Turkey, Jordan, Bahrain and Germany and has currently logged over 600 hours of flight time. In 2001, he graduated from the Air Force's Air War College. He returned last January from a tour in Iraq, where he served as the Director of Emergency Services at the 332 EMDG, Joint Base=2 0Balad.

In addition to his roles as a father, physician, and Colonel, Dr. McGoff remains an active member of the community in many other ways. He has served on a variety of national, state and local boards including the Board of Directors for Community Hospitals, Marion County Forensic Science Commission, Indiana Organ Procurement Organization, Indiana Brain Injury Leadership Board, and Past-President of the Indiana Chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians.

Dr. McGoff has also been active in Republican politics in Marion County and Indiana for many years. In 1996, he was elected Marion County Coroner, serving two terms. In May 2008, he narrowly lost an election for the Republican nomination for Indiana's Fifth Congressional District.

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IMS Leadership

IMS Officers

John C. Ellis, MD
John C. Ellis, MD
President

John Conard Ellis, MD, is the 136th President of the Indianapolis Medical Society.

Born and raised in Peoria, Illinois, Dr. Ellis attended the University of Illinois (Honors Biology) and earned his MD from University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria.

Dr. Ellis served his pediatric internship and residency at Methodist Hospital of Indiana, Indianapolis. He completed a General Pediatric Academic Fellowship and graduate work in public health and preventive medicine at the University of Rochester, Rochester, New York.

Dr. Ellis is Board Certified in Pediatrics and is a Fellow, American Academy of Pediatrics. His distinguished career includes an 18-year practice of general pediatrics, and patient care for 25 years at Methodist and Clarian Health Partners, St. Vincent Hospital, Community Hospitals. With a focus on Medical Management, Dr. Ellis has been the Section Chairman and Medical Director of Pediatrics at Methodist, and a Medical Director at M-Plan. Dr. Ellis has been Clinical Assistant Professor, Indiana University Department of Pediatrics for nearly 30 years. He currently is a Medical Director consultant for Managed Health Services (MHS).

Throughout his career, Dr. Ellis has taken on an active participatory role in all aspects of medicine including serving the Indianapolis Medical Society on committees, in the Delegation and on the Board of Directors. Most recently, Dr. Ellis was the Chairman of the Board of Directors for the Society. He is currently an Alternate Trustee to the Board of ISMA, Chairman of the School Health Committee and member of the Committee on Legislation. Dr. Ellis is also a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics, The American College of Physician Executives and a board member of Improving Kids Environment (IKE) and the Indiana Health Information Exchange (IHIE). He has been a consultant to the Indiana State Department of Health and the Marion County Health Department on Lead Poisoning and currently serves on the Governor's Indiana Lead-Safe Housing Advisory Council.

Married to Sheryn E. Ellis, the Ellis's live on the Northside of Indianapolis and have two adult children in Indianapolis.

Mark M. Hamilton, MD
Mark M. Hamilton, MD
Secretary/Treasurer
John P. McGoff, MD
John P. McGoff, MD
Immediate Past President
Richard H. Rhodes, MD
Richard H. Rhodes, MD
Board Chair
Jeffrey J. Kellams, MD
Jeffrey J. Kellams, 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