Leadership 

LUGPA Announces New President at 2022 Annual Meeting

New President for LUGPA Sets Bold Agenda for 1-Year Term

Chicago, IL, November 12, 2022 – LUGPA, the national voice representing independent urology in the United States, announced that Evan R. Goldfischer, M.D., MBA, FACS, was elected to a one-year term as president of LUGPA’s Board of Directors. In his Incoming Presidential Address at the LUGPA 2022 Annual Meeting, Dr. Goldfischer outlined his goals for his term as president, which include expanding LUGPA’s political advocacy efforts and growing membership.  Read more. 

LUGPA Announces 2022-2023 Board of Directors

Newly Elected Officers and New Members Join Board to Represent and Strengthen Independent Urology

Chicago, IL, November 12, 2022 – LUGPA, the national voice representing independent urology practices in the United States, has announced new leadership for 2022-2023, including two new Board members and three members who have been elected to new positions. The Board of Directors was elected during the LUGPA 2022 Annual Meeting. LUGPA congratulates these newly elected officers. 

2022-2023 LUGPA Leadership
Officers
President   Evan R. Goldfischer, MD, MBA, CPI Poughkeepsie, NY		President-Elect  Scott B. Sellinger, MD Tallahassee, FL		Past President  Jonathan Henderson, MD Little Rock, AR		Secretary    Jeffrey Spier, MD El Paso, TX
Treasurer, Dave Carpenter,  Minneapolis, MN		Chief Executive Officer Celeste Kirschner, CAE, MHSA Chicago, IL

Board of Directors
David M. Albala, MD Syracuse, NY		E. Scot Davis Little Rock, AR		Benjamin Lowentritt, MD  Owings Mills, MD		Jason Hafron, MD Troy, MI
Timothy Richardson, MD Wichita, KS		Alan D. Winkler MHSA, FACMPE San Antonio, TX		Mara R. Holton, MD Annapolis, MD		David J. Ellis, MD, FACS Philadelphia, PA

LUGPA Committees and Taskforces 

If you are a LUGPA urologist or practice administrator and are interested in serving on a LUGPA Committee, please specify which committee you would like to serve on along with a brief note explaining the rationale for your interest via email to [email protected] A brief description of each LUGPA committee is listed below.

LUGPA Committees

Awards Committee oversees and administers LUGPA’s awards program.

Communications advises on the publication of relevant information on issues relevant to the independent practice of urology and provides oversight for weekly member communication (Media Monitor) as well as providing input into the website.

Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI) operates as an advisory committee for LUGPA and our member practices on matters of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI).

Education plans and develops programming for CME programming, Virtual Crossfire, UroCareLive, and other clinical programming.

Executive Leadership Task Force serves as the body that interviews candidates for the Executive Leadership Program and recommends candidates for acceptance to the program to the Board of Directors.

Health Policy advises the Board of Directors about health policy initiatives impacting independent group practice and analyzes major legislative and regulatory actions to assure the best interests of independent urology and patients.

LUGPAForward provides resources and networking to residents and young urologists in independent practice.

Membership recruits new member groups and serves as the review process for member applications. This committee requires urgent action on emailed applications.

Nominating presents a listing of qualified candidates for directorship and officership to the Board of Directors for review and annually presents a listing of qualified candidates for directorship and officership to the Members at the Annual Meeting to be voted on at the Annual Meeting. (Note that this position requires approval by the general membership via a vote)

“Playbook” Task Force selects topics and engages thought leaders to assist group practices in navigating the existing and future challenges of the healthcare landscape through the development of future editions of LUGPA’s Guidebook, Practice Management for Urology Groups.

Political Affairs acts as LUGPA’s increasingly influential voice in Washington. Represents LUGPA membership through grassroots efforts by facilitating meetings between lawmakers and members.

Practice Administrators engage practice administrators in networking, exchanging ideas and information, and developing resources for member groups.  Develops the programming for the Practice Administrators Workshop at the LUGPA Annual Meeting.

Practice Management Benchmarking advises LUGPA’s contractor who aggregates member groups’ data so they can measure their performance against that of others across a host of metrics, giving feedback to elevate their performance.

Program Committee plans and develops the program for LUGPA’s Annual Meeting and Regional Meetings. 

Past Presidents  

Read about the past presidents of LUGPA. Learn about the founders and leaders whose commitment to advancing independent urology has shaped LUGPA's journey over the years.