House of Delegates

HOUSE OF DELEGATES

Save The Date!
2025 MSSNY House of Delegates
Friday, April 4, 2025 – Sunday, April 6, 2025
Westchester Marriott Tarrytown – 670 White Plains Road, Tarrytown, New York – 10591

Sponsor Info and FAQ

Friends and Colleagues:

We are pleased to announce that after receiving feedback from several delegates, the on-time resolution deadline has been extended to February 9, 2025 at 11:59 PM and the virtual opening session has been moved to Monday March 10. The late resolution deadline remains unchanged. An updated schedule is below, we will periodically release dates and times of other events on the House of Delegates website and future Speakers Letters.

Your Speakers would like to thank those of you who have already submitted resolutions. We would appreciate if you could ensure that your resolutions are practical, actionable, and feasible as we are on pace for a large amount of resolution submissions. Refer to the resolutions guidelines webpage for more information and a downloadable template. New this year, staff will be adding fiscal notes to all resolutions, like in many other medical organizations, to provide you with more information before you testify in reference committee and vote on each resolution.

This year we will be using Association Voting for our elections and any time a delegate requests a counted vote during the house. This means that every delegate MUST bring a device with internet access such as a laptop computer, tablet, or smartphone with them to Tarrytown to vote. Delegates will have opportunities to practice using this program during the Virtual Opening Session and the Second Opening Session.

Also, we would like to thank those of you who volunteered to serve on committees. We are pleased to announce that the delegates listed below have been appointed to serve on committees at the 2025 House of Delegates.

Please reach out to us with any questions you may have.

Best,

Important Upcoming Deadlines:

Resolution Submission (on-time): February 9, 2025 at 11:59PM ([email protected])

MSSNY Group Rate ($199/night) for Room Reservations at the Westchester Marriott: March 13, 2025 (800-882-1042)

Late Resolution Submission: March 31, 2025 at 5:00PM ([email protected])

House of Delegates Schedule Update:

Convention Committees:

The following Delegates have accepted appointments to serve on Convention Committees at the 2025 House of Delegates:

Reference Committee on Governmental Affairs A
Suganya Mahinthan, MD – Broome, Chair
Caleb Atkins, MD – Jefferson
Bruce Molinelli, MD – Westchester
Sophia Spadafore, MD – Queens
Wayne Strouse, MD – Yates
Myra Moghal – New York
Morris Auster, Esq. – Staff

Reference Committee on Governmental Affairs B
Tricia Greene, MD – Nassau, Chair
Susan Emerson, MD – Schoharie
Liana Leung, MD – Queens
Jeffrey Jacobson, MD – Westchester
Myrna Sanchez, MD – Franklin
Zina Cary – Staff

Reference Committee on Public Health and Education
Sohayla Rostami, DO– Queens, Chair
Richard Efem, MD – Jefferson
Gregory Threatte, MD – Albany
Katerina Paraskevas, MD – Kings
David Zuckerman – Nassau
Oksana Golovina – Staff
Melissa Hoffman – Staff

Reference Committee on Reports of Officers and Administrative Matters
Realba Rodriguez-Iglesias, MD – Bronx, Chair
Khameinei Ali, MD – Westchester
James Docherty, DO – Broome
Alan Klitzke, MD – Erie
Scott Landman, DO – Nassau
James Satterfield, MD – Queens
Valerie Cammiso – Staff

Reference Committee on Socio-Medical Economics
Toni-Ann Lewis, MD – Kings, Chair
Inderpal Chhabra, MD – Nassau
Alyssa Lee – Westchester
Rachana Tyagi, MD – Dutchess
Andrew Wackett, MD – Suffolk
Heather Lopez – Staff

Convention Committee on Rules, Credentials, and Order of Business
Jocelyn Young, DO – Broome, Chair
Janine Fogarty, MD – Monroe
Charles Lopresto, DO – Queens
Daniel Nicoll, MD – Nassau
Amanda Altman – Erie
Carlos Zapata, MD – Queens
Jane Simpson, DO – Jefferson
Nicholas Hospodar – Staff

House Committee on Bylaws
Melissa Grageda, MD – Richmond, Chair
Louis Auguste, MD – Nassau
Adolph Meyer, MD – Kings
Jane Simpson, DO – Jefferson
Stacey Watt, MD – Erie
EX-Officio – Jerome C. Cohen, MD – Broome
Ex-Officio – Howard Huang, MD – Jefferson
Ex-Officio- Carlos Zapata, MD – Queens
Ex-Officio – Thomas Lee, MD – Westchester
Ex-Officio- General Counsel, David Vozza, Esq.
Staff – Michael Reyes

Convention Committee of Tellers & Sergeant At Arms
Natalie Adler, MD – Saratoga, Chair
Niraj Acharya, MD – Kings
Daniel Choi, MD – Suffolk
Daniel Gold, MD – Westchester
Anna Heffron, MD PhD – New York
Hemant Kalia, MD – Monroe
Celeste Johns, MD – Otsego
Suresh Sharma , MD – Herkimer