Get to Know the TMA Board of Trustees

At-Large Members

G. Ray Callas, MD, Chair (Beaumont)
Keith A. Bourgeois, MD, Vice Chair (Houston)
John T. Carlo, MD (Dallas)
Lisa L. Ehrlich, MD (Houston)
Cynthia A. Jumper, MD (Lubbock)
Kimberly E. Monday, MD (Houston)
Bradford S. Patt, MD (Houston)
Jayesh B. Shah, MD (San Antonio)
Joseph S. Valenti, MD (Denton)

Ex-Officio Members

Gary W. Floyd, MD, President (Fort Worth)
Rick W. Snyder, II, MD, President Elect (Dallas)
E. Linda Villarreal, MD, Immediate Past President (Edinburg)
Michelle A. Berger, MD, Secretary/Treasurer (Austin)
Bradford W. Holland, MD, Speaker of the House (Waco)
John G. Flores, MD, Vice Speaker of the House (Little Elm)

Section Designated Members

Alixandria Pfeiffer, DO, Resident & Fellow Section (San Antonio)
Abhishek Dharan, Medical Student Section (Lubbock)
Samuel E. Mathis, MD, Young Physician Section (Galveston)

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April 03, 2023

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April 03, 2023

Texas Medicine

TMA’s ongoing advocacy has led to meaningful physician workforce gains, and telemedicine technologies and revenue boosters are helping to maximize access to care. But shortages – most entrenched in rural areas and certain specialties – persist as Texas lags in its ratio of patient care physicians and an increasing average physician age foreshadows a deepening workforce crisis. Looking ahead to 2025, TMA is focused on ensuring the Texas Legislature finds new ways to grow and maximize the state’s physician workforce across the many specialties it needs. Plus, how TMA experts help identify medical documentation missteps that may lead to payment and prior authorization denials, and how Texas is grappling with syphilis.

Get to Know the TMA Board of Trustees

At-Large Members

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