TMA NEWS RELEASE — FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 26, 2021
The Texas Medical Association (TMA) Board of Trustees elected Dallas cardiologist Richard Wesley Snyder II, MD, as chair and G. “Ray” Callas, MD, a Beaumont anesthesiologist, as vice chair. Each will serve a one-year term in his board office. Dr. Snyder was reelected to the TMA Board of Trustees during TexMed, the association's annual conference this year.
Dr. Snyder served as the board’s vice chair last year, and previously served as board secretary since joining the TMA board in 2015. He also was a member of the TMA Council on Legislation. Locally, he served as Dallas County Medical Society (DCMS) president in 2012. He has been a DCMS delegate to the TMA House of Delegates, TMA’s policymaking body, since 2005, and serves on the county society’s Community Emergency Response Committee. Dr. Snyder is chair of ASPEN, a specialty independent physician network, and past president of the Texas Chapter of the American College of Cardiology. He has practiced at Medical City Dallas Hospital since 1996 and is president of HeartPlace, the largest independent cardiovascular group in Texas.
Dr. Callas has served on the board since 2017. He is a former chair of both the TMA Council on Legislation and the TMA Council on Constitution and Bylaws. He serves on the board of directors of TEXPAC, TMA’s political action committee, and on the TEXPAC Candidate Evaluation Committee. He’s also served as a delegate to the TMA House of Delegates since 2004 and on the Texas delegation to the American Medical Association’s (AMA) House of Delegates, AMA’s policymaking body. Dr. Callas also is a past president of the Jefferson County Medical Society and is a member of its board of directors.
TMA Board of Trustees, 2021-22
Ex-Officio Members:
TMA President E. Linda Villarreal, MD (Edinburg)
TMA President-Elect Gary W. Floyd, MD (Keller)
TMA Immediate Past President Diana Fite, MD (Houston)
TMA Secretary/Treasurer Michelle A. Berger, MD (Austin)
TMA House of Delegates Speaker Bradford W. Holland, MD (Waco)
TMA House of Delegates Vice Speaker John G. Flores, MD (Little Elm)
At-Large Members:
Sue S. Bornstein, MD (Dallas)
Keith A Bourgeois, MD (Houston)
Lisa L. Ehrlich, MD (Houston)
Cynthia A. Jumper, MD (Lubbock)
Kimberly E. Monday, MD (Houston)
Jayesh B. Shah, MD (San Antonio)
Joseph S. Valenti, MD (Denton)
Section Designated Members:
TMA Young Physician Member M. Brett Cooper, MD (Dallas)
TMA Resident/Fellow Member Abdul Abid, MD (Galveston)
TMA Medical Student Member Swetha Maddipudi (UT Health San Antonio)
Read a description and responsibilities of the TMA Board of Trustees.
TMA is the largest state medical society in the nation, representing more than 55,000 physician and medical student members. It is located in Austin and has 110 component county medical societies around the state. TMA’s key objective since 1853 is to improve the health of all Texans.
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Contact: Brent Annear (512) 370-1381; cell: (512) 656-7320; email: brent.annear@texmed.org
Marcus Cooper (512) 370-1382; cell: (512) 650-5336; email: marcus.cooper@texmed.org
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