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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.
Heidi was elected to the IMS Board of Directors in 2001 and has most recently served as the Chair of the IMS Commission on Professional Affairs.
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 recently earned an Industrial Design Degree from Purdue University and is now launching his own furniture design business.
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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 2003-2003.
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.