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John J. Wernert, MD, MHA, a psychiatrist, was the 132nd President of the Indianapolis Medical Society for 2005-2006, was elected vice speaker of the House of Delegates of the Indiana State Medical Association (ISMA) during the organization's 2008 Annual Convention, September 19-21 in Indianapolis. The 270-member House of Delegates serves as a policy-making body for the statewide physician organization.
Since 1995, Dr. Wernert has been a member of the ISMA House of Delegates and has served as an alternate trustee on the ISMA's Board of Trustees since 2006. A past president of the Indianapolis Medical Society (IMS), he continues to serve on the IMS Board of Directors.
Dr. Wernert is the Chief Medical Officer and vice president of medical affairs for MDwise, Inc., a Medicaid managed care plan for Indiana. A geriatric psychiatrist, he cares for adult and geriatric patients primarily at St. Francis Hospital in Indianapolis and is a consultant to numerous nursing facilities and group homes in central Indiana. Dr. Wernert is also a consultant for the Archdiocese of Indianapolis and actively teaches residents in the Department of Psychiatry of Indiana University School of Medicine.
Board certified in adult and geriatric psychiatry and a Distinguished Fellow in the American Psychiatric Association, Dr. Wernert earned postgraduate degrees in public management and health administration from the School of Public and Environmental Affairs at IUPUI. He became a Diplomate of the American College of Physician Executives in 1998. A graduate of Bellarmine College in Louisville and the University of Louisville School of Medicine, Dr. Wernert is now a clinical associate professor of psychiatry at Indiana University School of Medicine.
John enjoys black powder shooting and Civil War reenactments. John and his family are members of the 4th Indiana Light Artillery Group, a Union outfit that participates in Civil War events throughout the Midwest.
Members Spotlight
Heidi M. Dunniway, MD
Heidi M. Dunniway, MD, was the 134th President of the Indianapolis Medical Society serving in 2007-2008.
Dr. Dunniway received her undergraduate degree in Biochemistry from the University of Iowa, where she graduated with College Honors and Distinction. She also earned her Medical Degree, with Academic Honors, from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Dr. Dunniway completed her General Surgery Internship at Riverside Methodist Hospital, and her Otolaryngology Residency at The Ohio State University, both in Columbus, Ohio. She is a Board Certified Otolaryngologist, having received her certification in 2000.
She has been a member of the IMS Board of Directors since 2001 and has most recently served as the Chair of the IMS Commission on Professional Affairs. She is cochair of the ISMA Women in Medicine ad hoc committee.
She is currently a member of the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, is a Seventh District Trustee with the Indiana State Medical Association, as well as currently serving as Chair, ISMA Commission on Constitution and Bylaws, and has been an active participant at the American Medical Association.
Dr. Dunniway is married to Rich Gustafson, a retired Marine, who, served 21 years on Active Duty. Rich holds a degree in Industrial Design from Purdue and works in product design.