Physician Leadership Council
Chairs

Timothy J. Dougherty, M.D.
PLC Chairman

William Hearn, D.O.
Past Chairman

Rabia Khan, D.O.
PLC Vice-Chairwoman
Cape Coral Hospital

Chadwick Leo, D.O.
President

Timothy Dougherty, M.D.
Past President

Thomas Presbrey, M.D.
Member-at-large

Joanna Muller Carioba, M.D.
Member-at-large
Gulf Coast Medical Center

Sunil Pammi, M.D.
President

Sally Palmon, M.D.
Past President

Valerie Dyke, M.D.
Member-at-large

Larry Hobbs, M.D.
Member-at-large
HealthPark Medical Center

Samina Azam, M.D.
President

Rabia Khan, D.O.
Past President

Iasmina Jivanov, M.D.
Member-at-large

Daniel Krauss, M.D.
Member-at-large
Lee Memorial Hospital

Asif Azam, M.D.
President

Lee Coghill, M.D.
President Elect

Vijay Das, M.D.
Member-at-large

Alfred Gitu, M.D.
Member-at-large
Golisano Children's Hospital

Piedade P. Oliveira-Silva, M.D.
President

Yanet Rios, M.D.
Past President

Craig MacArthur, M.D.
Member-at-large

Alexander M. Ortega, M.D.
Member-at-large
Ex-Officio (Non-Voting) Members
L. Antonucci, M.D. - President and CEO
C. Bisbee, M.D. / D. Savage, M.D. - System Cred./Priv. Co-Chairmen
D. Clarke - Board Chairman
W. Carracino, M.D. - V.P. Medical Informatics
J. Higgins, R.N., MSN, NEA-BC - Chief Nurse Officer
S. Stovall, M.D. - Chief Quality & Patient Safety Officer
D. de la Torre, M.D. - LMHS MSQ Oversight Committee Chair
P. Hoagland, CPMSM - Project Coordinator, Medical Staff Services
O. Ruiz, CPCS, CPMSM - Director, Medical Staff Admin. Services
M. Greenberg, M.D. - V.P. Medical Affairs
M. Kole, M.D. - V.P. Clinical Performance, Innovatus Health
A. Laufer, M.D. - Hospitalist Representative
M. McGillicuddy - Chief Legal Officer
S. Nygaard, M.D. - Chief Operating Officer
R. Schooler - Chief Information Officer
R. Macchiaroli, M.D. - Ad-hoc Member
B. Krivisky, M.D. - Ad-hoc Member
VP Operations & Chief Physician Executives
C. Morris, M.D. (CCH)
E. Appelgren M.D. (HPMC)
E. Salman, M.D. (GCHSWFL)
J. Velez, M.D. (GCMC)
R. Brown, M.D. (LMH)