SDSMA Board of Directors

The Board of Directors is the governing body of the association, which acts as the legislative and business body. It is comprised of 11 members: the president, president-elect, vice president, immediate past president, secretary-treasurer, senior American Medical Association (AMA) delegate, Policy Council chairperson, three at-large directors elected by the Policy Council from the membership of the association, and the alternate AMA delegate elected as such by the Policy Council. The alternate AMA delegate serves in a non-voting capacity.



 Denise S. Hanisch, MD - President  see bio
 Medical school: University of South Dakota School of Medicine
 Residency: Sioux Falls Family Medicine Residency Program, Sioux Falls
 Specialty: Family Medicine
 Current practice: Pioneer Memorial Hospital, Viborg



Jennifer J. Tinguely, MD, MPH - President-Elect
 Medical school: University of South Dakota School of Medicine
 Residency: Center for Family Medicine, Sioux Falls
 Specialty: Family Medicine
 Current practice: Falls Community Health, Sioux Falls



 Susan M. Anderson, MD - Vice President
 Medical school: University of South Dakota School of Medicine
 Residency: Sioux Falls Family Medicine Residency Program
 Specialty: Family Medicine
 Current Practice: Sanford Clinic - USD Family Medicine, Sioux Falls



 
Keith A. Hansen, MD - Secretary-Treasurer

 Medical school: Washington University
 Residency: Naval Hospital, Portsmouth, Virginia
 Fellowship: National Naval Medical Center, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, and National Institute of Child  Health and Development
 Specialty: Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility; Obstetrics and Gynecology
 Current practice: Sanford Fertility & Reproductive Medicine, Sioux Falls



 Lucio N. Margallo II, MD - Immediate Past President
 Medical school: University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines
 Residency: University of South Dakota School of Medicine
 Specialty: Internal Medicine
 Current practice: Avera Medical Group Internal Medicine; Avera Queen of Peace Hospital, Mitchell




Mark C. Ballard, MD - At-Large Director
Medical school: University of South Dakota School of Medicine
Residency: Keesler Medical Center, Biloxi, Mississippi
Specialty: Obstetrics and Gynecology
Current practice: Ballard Gynecology




 

Deepak M. Goyal, MD, MBA - At-Large Director
Medical School: Govt Medical College and Hospital, Patiala, Punjab, India
Residency: Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, Chicago
Specialty: Internal Medicine
Current Practice: Monument Health Rapid City Hospital






Benjamin D. Meyerink
, MD - At-Large Director
Medical School: University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine
Residency: Mayo Clinic, Rochester
Specialty: Family Medicine
Current practice: Avera Medical Group 69th & Cliff, Sioux Falls



 
 Lisa B. Brown, MD - Policy Council Chair
 Medical school: University of South Dakota School of Medicine
 Residency: Sioux Falls Family Medicine Residency Program
 Specialty: Family medicine
 Current practice: Monument Health Custer Clinic




 Mary S. Carpenter, MD - Delegate to the AMA
 Medical school: University of South Dakota School of Medicine
 Residency: University of Oklahoma, Tulsa Medical College
 Specialty: Family Medicine
 Current practice: State Health Department and Social Services Department




 Robert L. Allison, MD - Delegate to the AMA
 Medical school: University of Nebraska School of Medicine, Omaha
 Residency: University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha
 Specialty: Internal Medicine
 Current practice: Avera Medical Group Pierre


 
 Robert J. Summerer, DO - Alternate Delegate to the AMA
 Medical school: Des Moines University
 Residency: Des Moines General Hospital
 Specialty: General Surgery
 Current practice: Madison Regional Health System

Policy Council

The Policy Council is made up of 51 members including the Board officers, elected representatives from each district medical society, one representative from each specialty society, one representative appointed by the dean of the University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine, and one representative each from the medical student and resident physician sections. The Policy Council adopts position statements and establishes the general policy of the association and has the sole power and authority to amend the articles of incorporation and the bylaws of the SDSMA. The Council meets twice annually, including during the SDSMA annual meeting. 

If you are interested in serving on the Policy Council, please contact your district or specialty society, or Terry Marks, Administrative Services Coordinator, at tmarks@sdsma.org or 605.336.1965.

 Policy Council Chair - Lisa B. Brown, MD

SDSMA Committees

South Dakota State Medical Association
2600 W 49th St Ste 100
Sioux Falls, SD 57105
Phone: 605.336.1965 | Fax: 605.274.3274

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