HCMS installs new officers

Outgoing HCMS President Keith A. Bourgeois, (left), passed the gavel of leadership to the 2013 HCMS President Russell W. H. Kridel, (right), during the HCMS/HAM Installation of Officers & Leadership Recognition on Friday, Jan. 18 at the Petroleum Club.

Harris County Medical Society and Houston Academy of Medicine recently welcomed new officers at the HCMS/HAM Installation of Officers and Leadership Recognition at the Petroleum Club on Friday, Jan. 18.

According to a press release, newly installed officers included HCMS President Russell W.H. Kridel and HAM President Bradford S. Patt, in addition to numerous other board members.

Kridel, a board certified facial plastic surgeon specializing in cosmetic and reconstructive rhinoplasty and aging face surgery, has worked in his own private practice in Houston since 1981. Patt, also a board certified facial plastic and reconstructive surgeon, has been practicing at the Houston Ear, Nose and Throat Clinic at Memorial Hermann Southwest for more than 16 years.

Besides Kridel and Patt, the new 2013 HCMS and HAM board members include Kimberly E. Monday, Lisa L. Ehrlich, Alan P. Glombicki, Uzma Iqbal, Yvonne Kew, Shkelzen Hoxhaj, Richard L. Noel, Sherif Z. Zaafran, Dwane G. Broussard, William S. Gilmer, Brian S. Golfarb, Shariq J. Rauf, James S. Guo, Theodoros Voloyiannis, Benjamin Interiano, Christopher N. Prichard, John W. Burruss, Martin J. Citardi, Elizabeth Torres, George D. Santos and Ronald S. Walters.

For more information, visit hcms.org.