Past Presidents

NCS Leaders Committee Chairs Section Leadership Past Presidents

Current President


Wade Smith, MD, PhD, FNCS

First President: 2002-2004


Thomas P. Bleck, MD

Second President: 2004-2007


Michael N. Diringer, MD

Third President: 2007-2009


Cherylee W. J. Chang, MD

Fourth President: 2009-2011


Stephan A. Mayer, MD

Fifth President: 2011-2013


Gene Sung, MD

Sixth President: 2013-2014


J. Claude Hemphill III, MD

Seventh President: 2014-2015


Romergryko G. Geocadin, MD

Eighth President: 2015-2016


Edward Manno, MD

Ninth President: 2016-2017


Michel T. Torbey, MD, MPH, FAHA. FCCM, FNCS

Tenth President: 2017-2018

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Gretchen Brophy, PharmD, BCPS, FCCP, FCCM, FNCS

Eleventh President: 2018-2019

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Jose Suarez, MD, FNCS

Twelfth President: 2019-2020

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Mary Kay Bader, RN, MSN, CCNS, FNCS, FAHA