Jerome physician elected president of Michigan Academy of Family Physicians

Hillsdale Daily News
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The Michigan Academy of Family Physicians has elected Glenn V. Dregansky, DO, FAAFP, a board-certified family physician, as its 74th president during its recent annual meeting.

Dr. Dregansky, of Jerome, has practiced family medicine for nearly 40 years. His experience includes military medicine, academic medicine, private and employed practice. He also served as medical director of a managed care plan and a head injury and spinal cord rehabilitation program. He most recently taught full time at the Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine’s family medicine residency program in Battle Creek, where he shared his vast experience to help the next generation of family physicians develop their art of practice.

“Throughout my career, I have most enjoyed the long-lasting relationships and multi-generational care that we only find in family medicine,” said Dr. Dregansky. “The last eight years as a family medicine educator have given me the opportunity to pass on many lessons I learned from patients and colleagues through the years.”

Joining Dregransky on the 2022-2023 board are:

  • Chair: Srikar Reddy MD, FAAFP (Novi)

  • President-elect: Beena Nagappala, MD, MPH (Clinton Township)

  • Vice President: Rachel Klamo, DO, FAAFP (Oxford)

  • Speaker: Bashar Yalldo, MD (Howell)

  • Treasurer: Brandon Karmo, DO, FAAFP (Farmington Hills)

  • Chief Executive Officer: Karlene Ketola, MSA, CAE (Okemos)

American Academy of Family Physicians Delegates and Alternate Delegates representing Michigan:

  • AAFP Delegate: Loretta Leja, MD (Cheboygan)

  • AAFP Delegate: Tina Tanner, MD, FAAFP (Muskegon)

  • AAFP Alternate Delegate: Mary Marshall, MD, RN, FAAFP (Grand Blanc)

  • AAFP Alternate Delegate: Mustafa ‘Mark’ Hamed, MD, MBA, MPH, FAAFP (Sandusky, Novi)

At-large directors:

  • Harshini Jayasuriya, MD, FAAFP (Lansing)

  • Madeleine McMall, DO (Farmington Hills)

  • Christopher Milback, MD, MBA, FAAFP (Livonia)

  • Holli Neiman-Hart, MD, FAAFP (Battle Creek)

  • Delicia Pruitt, MD, MPH, FAAFP (Saginaw)

  • Susan Stevens, DO, FAAFP (Livonia)

  • Kristi VanDerKolk, MD (Kalamazoo)

  • Teniesha Wright-Jones, DO, FACOFP (Southfield)

Resident member:

  • Mikita Arora, MD (McLaren Oakland Family Medicine Residency, Pontiac)

Student member:

  • Christian Mackey, MPH (University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor)

“The MAFP Board of Directors is a driving force for MAFP’s success in advancing its mission of supporting family physicians across the state through leadership, collaboration, and innovation to achieve the best patient outcomes. Thank you to our volunteer leaders for their dedication to patients, their specialty, and their Academy,” said Karlene Ketola, MSA, CAE, CEO.

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