Board of Directors

The IPRO Board of Directors is composed of up to 15 members representing a variety of healthcare settings and disciplines, as well as individuals with non-healthcare backgrounds.

John Friedman, MD

President

Physician

Raymond D. Sweeney

Vice President

Retired Healthcare Executive

Paul J. Rowland, FACHE

Treasurer

Retired Healthcare Executive

Robert Panzer, MD

Secretary

Provider Representative
Chief Quality Officer
University of Rochester Medical Center

Stuart Almer

Provider Representative
President & CEO
Gurwin Healthcare System

Heekyeong Ma, MPH, CNN, RN

ESRD Representative

Paul F. Macielak, Esq.

Past President/CEO New York
Health Plan Association

Niesha Neal

Medicare Beneficiary/ESRD
Consumer Representative

Dawn Edwards

Medicare Beneficiary

Bruce Chernof, MD

Retired Healthcare Executive

John Sardelis, PhD

Professor, Assoc. Chairperson
St. Joseph’s College

Nauman Shahid, MD

ESRD Representative

Barbara Breckenridge

Medicare Beneficiary/
ESRD Consumer Representative

William Shanahan

Retired Healthcare Executive

Lois Wagh

Medicare Beneficiary/
Consumer Representative