POMA District Trustees

POMA’s districts are defined by county. Each district elects its own officers, a district trustee to the POMA Board and delegates to the POMA House. These trustees are appointed every two years and they serve as one of your points of contact for your district.

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2023 - 2024
District Trustees and Alternate Trustees 

Herbert Schecter

Herbert M. Schecter, DO
Philadelphia County

Herbert M. Schecter, DO, of Philadelphia, is board certified in family medicine, osteopathic manipulative medicine and geriatric medicine. Dr. Schecter maintains a private practice in Philadelphia.  He is also a member of the medical staff at Aria Health System.  Chairman of POMA’s District 1, he is a delegate to the POMA and the American Osteopathic Association.  He is also a member of the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians and the Pennsylvania Osteopathic Family Physicians Society.

A graduate of Delaware Valley College in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, and a 1988 graduate of the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, Dr. Schecter completed his postgraduate training at UMDNJ – Atlantic City Medical Center in New Jersey.

Alternate Trustee
J. Steven Blake, DO
J. Steven Blake, DO
Philadelphia County

J. Steven Blake, DO, MSc, FACOI, is a gastroenterologist at Blake Gastroenterology Associates, LLC. Dr. Blake is a graduate of the University of Mississippi and a 1989 graduate of the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM). He completed an internship at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and an internal medicine residency and gastroenterology fellowship at PCOM.

Dr. Blake is a member of the National Osteopathic Medical Association, the American Osteopathic Medical Association, the American College of Osteopathic Internists, the Pennsylvania Society of Gastroenterology and the Medical Society of Eastern Pennsylvania.

 District 2

Thomas R. Dardarian, DO

Thomas S. Dardarian, DO
Chester & Delaware Counties

Thomas S. Dardarian, DO, FACOOG dist., is a board certified obstetrician/gynecologist specializing in maternity care at Bryn Mawr (Pa.) Hospital. He is also medical director of Lifecycle WomenCare in Bryn Mawr and a clinical assistant professor at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM).

Past president of the American College of Osteopathic Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOOG), he is a distinguished fellow of the ACOOG, a member of the American Association of Gynecological Laparoscopists and a medical advisory board member of the Sandy Rollman Ovarian Cancer Foundation. A member of the POMA Foundation Board of Directors, he is also a delegate to the POMA and the American Osteopathic Association.

Dr. Dardarian is a graduate of George Washington University and a 2000 graduate of the Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences - College of Osteopathic Medicine. He completed a rotating internship and obstetrics/gynecology residency at PCOM and completed his residency at Pennsylvania Hospital in Philadelphia.

 District 2
Alternate Trustee

Ayanna Kersey-McMullen, DO

Ayanna S. Kersey-McMullen, DO
Chester & Delaware Counties
 Ayanna S. Kersey-McMullen, DO, MSPH is staff physiatrist and medical director at Good Sheperd Rehabilitation Hospital in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Board certified in physical medicine and rehabilitation and lifestyle medicine, Dr. Kersey-McMullen is a graduate of Clark Atlanta University and the University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey School of Osteopathic Medicine in Stratford, New Jersey. She also completed a master of public health degree in health policy and administration from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill School of Public Health.

Dr. Kersey-McMullen is a member of POMA, the American Osteopathic Association, the American Osteopathic College of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, the American Heart Association, the Pennsylvania Medical Society, the Academy of Lifestyle Medicine, the American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists, and the Medical Society of Eastern Pennsylvania. 

District 3

Rehab Tabchi, DO

Rehab Tabchi, DO
Upper Bucks, Lehigh, Monroe, Northampton & Pike Counties

Rehab Tabchi, DO, is associate program director of the St. Luke's Family Medicine Residency Program at the Sacred Heart Campus in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Board certified in family medicine, she is also medical director of Star Community Health Family Practice-Sigal in Allentown and an adjunct assistant professor of clinical medicine for the Temple University School of Medicine.

A graduate of Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, she is a 2007 graduate of the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. She completed a family medicine residency at Sacred Heart Hospital.

In addition to serving as trustee for District 3, Dr. Tabchi is also the district chair and serves as a delegate to the POMA and the American Osteopathic Association. She is a member of the AOA, the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians and the Pennsylvania Osteopathic Family Physicians Society. 

District 3
Alternate Trustee

Farah N. Mirza, DO
Upper Bucks, Lehigh, Monroe, Northampton & Pike Counties
 
District 4

Karen Arscott
Karen E. Arscott, DO
Columbia, Lackawanna, Luzerne, Susquehanna, Wayne & Wyoming Counties

Karen E. Arscott, DO, MSc, AOBNMM, lives in Scranton, PA and is an Associate Professor of Medicine at the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine. Dr. Arscott had a private practice in Clarks Summit, PA. From February 2004 through September 2012, she held the position of program director for Maywood University’s Physician Assistant Program.

She is a delegate to the Pennsylvania Osteopathic Medical Association and is a Pennsylvania delegate to the American Osteopathic Association House of Delegates. Dr. Arscott has been named a patient representative on the FDA Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee and on the Integration Panel for the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program – Lung Cancer Research Program, has spoken on behalf of cancer patients to The Engelberg Center for Health Care Reform at The Brookings Institute in Washington, D.C., at the Radiologic Society of North America conference and at the second annual Workshop on Clinical Outcome Assessments (COAs) in Cancer Clinical Trials. Dr. Arscott graduated from Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine and is board certified in neuromuscular medicine.

District 4
Alternate Trustee

 

Deborah J. Mistal, DO
Columbia, Lackawanna, Luzerne, Susquehanna, Wayne & Wyoming Counties
 

District 5

Daniel Kambic, DO

Daniel M. Kambic, DO
Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Fulton, Huntingdon, Juniata, Lancaster, Lebanon, Mifflin, Perry & York Counties

 

District 5
Alternate Trustee
Bruce Frantz, DO

Bruce B. Frantz, DO
Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Fulton, Huntingdon, Juniata, Lancaster, Lebanon, Mifflin, Perry & York Counties

 
District 6

Cynthia A. Meyer, DO
Bradford, Cameron, Centre, Clinton, Lycoming, Montour, Northumberland, Potter, Snyder, Sullivan, Tioga & Union Counties

 

District 6
Alternate Trustee
Steven Kramm, DO
Steven R. Kramm, DO
Bradford, Cameron, Centre, Clinton, Lycoming, Montour, Northumberland, Potter, Snyder, Sullivan, Tioga & Union Counties
 

District 7

Regan Shablonski, DO 

Colonel Regan P. Shabloski, DO
Crawford, Erie, McKean & Warren Counties

Colonel Regan P. Shabloski, DO, FACOFP, FAOCOPM is an emergency medicine physician and assistant dean of clinical education at Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) in Erie, Pennsylvania.  He is also a Colonel with the Pennsylvania Army National Guard.  Dr. Shabloski is a graduate of Mansfield University of Pennsylvania and a 1992 graduate of Kirksville (Mo.) College of Osteopathic Medicine.  He completed an internship and a family medicine residency with obstetric and emergency medicine emphasis at Metro Health Center in Erie. 

A fellow of the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians, the American Osteopathic College of Occupational and Preventive Medicine and the Institute for Leadership in Medicine, Dr. Shabloski is a board member of POMA and a member of numerous osteopathic, medical and military organizations. 

District 7
Alternate Trustee

Patrick Leary, DO  

Patrick F. Leary, DO
Crawford, Erie, McKean & Warren Counties

Patrick F. Leary, DO, MS, FAOASM, FACSM, FACOFP, FAAFP is director of sports medicine at the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) and a physician with Medical Associates of Erie. He is also director of the sports medicine fellowship program and co-director of the geriatric fellowship program at LECOM, and head team physician for the Erie BayHawks and the Erie Otters. Board certified in family practice with certificates of added qualification in sports medicine and geriatrics, Dr. Leary is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame (Ind.) and a 1981 graduate of the Kansas City (Mo.) University of Medicine and Biosciences College of Osteopathic Medicine. He completed an internship at Cuyahoga Falls (Ohio) General Hospital. Past president of the American Osteopathic Academy of Sports Medicine (AOASM).

Dr. Leary is a fellow of the AOASM, the American College of Sports Medicine, the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians and the American Academy of Family Physicians. He is a member of POMA, the Pennsylvania Osteopathic Family Physicians Society, the American Osteopathic Association and the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine. 
District 8

Cathleen S. McGonigle, DO
Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Bedford, Blair, Cambria, Fayette, Greene, Indiana, Somerset, Washington & Westmoreland Counties

 

District 8
Alternate Trustee

Jessica Masser DO 

Jessica L. Masser, DO
Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Bedford, Blair, Cambria, Fayette, Greene, Indiana, Somerset, Washington & Westmoreland Counties

Jessica L. Masser, DO of Johnstown, Pa. is board certified in family medicine and osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT). She is the Assistant Director of the Family Medicine Residency at Duke Life Point, Conemaugh Physician Group in Johnstown.

Dr. Masser obtained her Masters in Medical Education from the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, her DO degree from Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM) and a Masters in Biomedical Sciences from PCOM.

In addition to being a member of the POFPS Past President, Dr. Masser is a member of the Clinical Assembly Education Committee, Bylaws Committee, and CEO Search Committee Task Force. She is also on the ACOFP Examination and Evaluation Committee.

District 9

Valeri Roth, DO

Valeri L. Roth, DO
Butler, Lawrence, Mercer & Venango Counties

Valeri L. Roth, DO, FAOCO, is a board certified otolaryngologist and facial plastic surgeon with a private practice in Hermitage, Pennsylvania. Dr. Roth is a graduate of Grove City (Pa.) College and a 1992 graduate of the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. After completing residency at PCOM, she joined the armed forces and was stationed at Dewitt Army Community Hospital at Fort Belvoir in Virginia and Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, DC. Dr. Roth is a fellow of the American Osteopathic College of Otolaryngology and a member of the American Osteopathic Association.

 

District 9
Alternate Trustee

Robert M. Landfried, DO
Butler, Lawrence, Mercer & Venango Counties
 
District 10

Matthew Shore, DO
Matthew J. Shore, DO
Montgomery County
 

 

District 10
Alternate Trustee
George Vermeire, DO
  

George D. Vermeire, DO
Montgomery County
 

District 11

Angela Zawisza DO

Angela D. Zawisza, DO
Berks, Carbon & Schuylkill Counties

Angela D. Zawisza, DO, FAAP, is chair of the pediatric department at Lehigh Valley Hospital - Schuylkill in Pottsville, Pennsylvania. Board certified in pediatrics, she is a graduate of Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington, and a 2007 graduate of Des Moines (Iowa) University - Osteopathic Medical Center College of Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery. She completed an internship and pediatric residency at Geisinger Medical Center's Janet Weis Children's Hospital in Danville, Pennsylvania.

A fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics, she is a delegate to the POMA and the American Osteopathic Association. 

District 11
Alternate Trustee
Leif Christiansen, DO  

Leif E. Christiansen, DO
Montgomery County
 
District 12

Eric Peck, DO
Eric P. Peck, DO
Clarion, Clearfield, Elk, Forest & Jefferson Counties

Eric P. Peck, DO is a board certified family physician with Penn Highlands Healthcare in DuBois, Pennsylvania. A 1994 graduate of the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, he completed an intership and family medicine residency with the United Health Services, Wilson Memorial Regional Medical Center in Johnson City, New York.

A fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians, he serves as a delegate to the POMA.

District 12

Alternate Trustee

 

 

Mark W. Maloney, DO
Montgomery County

 
District 14

Richard M. Purse, DO
Richard M. Purse, DO
Lower Bucks County

Richard M. Purse, DO, a resident of Yardley, Pennsylvania, is board certified in radiology and nuclear medicine. Dr. Purse is a physician with MobilexUSA/Rely Radiology.  He is also a clinical associate professor of radiology at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM). 

Chairman of POMA’s Committee on Radiology, Dr. Purse serves as the POMA representative to the Department of Environmental Protection’s Bureau of Radiation Protection for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.  He also serves as a delegate to the POMA and the American Osteopathic Association.

District 14

Alternate Trustee

Angelo Ratini, DO 

Angelo J. Ratini, DO
Montgomery County
 

Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

Silvia Ferretti

Silvia M. Ferretti, DO 
Provost & Dean

Silvia M. Ferretti, DO is the Provost, Vice President and Dean of Academic Affairs at the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) in Erie, Pennsylvania. Dr. Ferretti became the first woman dean of an osteopathic medical college in 1993 when LECOM opened it's doors. The college trustees promoted her to Provost when LECOM added their School of Pharmacy.

Dr. Ferretti is a Clinical Professor of Internal Medicine/Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at LECOM. Currently, she is active in the Student Promotion and Graduation Committee, the Curriculum Committee, and the Osteopathic Graduate Medical Education Committee. Prior to joining LECOM, she was chief of rehabilitation at Great Lakes Rehabilitation Hospital in Erie and taught at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine where she earned her Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine Degree. She completed her internship at the Hospital of Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, and subsequently, a residency in Physical Medicine Rehabilitation at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Dr. Ferretti is a past Chairperson of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s, Department of State, Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs, State Board of Osteopathic Medicine. She is a past Chairperson of the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine Board of Deans Executive Committee. She is also a member of, and affiliated with, the AOA; the American Osteopathic College of Rehabilitation Medicine; the American Congress of Rehabilitation; the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation; and the Erie County Medical Society. Dr. Ferretti is also a delegate and a member of the board of trustees of the POMA.

 Philadelphia College of Osteopathic MedicinePeter Bidey, DO

Peter F. Bidey, DO
Dean, Osteopathic Medicine Program - PCOM
Vice-Chair, Department of Family Medicine
Assistant Professor

 

 

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