Department of Communication & Public Affairs
April 30, 2008
Richard K. Kasama, MD to Become Local Governor
of National Doctors' Group
Term to Begin in May During American College of Physicians Annual Meeting
PHILADELPHIA -- (April 30, 2008) Richard K. Kasama, MD, FACP, a local internist, will become Governor of the New Jersey Southern Chapter of the American College of Physicians (ACP), the national organization of internists. His term will begin during Internal Medicine 2008 -- the ACP annual scientific meeting in Washington, DC, May 15-17.
A resident of Haddonfield, Dr. Kasama is an Associate Professor of Medicine at the Robert Wood Johnson School of Medicine at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. He is currently serving as Governor-elect in transition to the ACP Governor position. Governors are elected by local ACP members and serve four-year terms. Working with a local council, they supervise ACP chapter activities, appoint members to local committees and preside at regional meetings. They also represent members by serving on the ACP Board of Governors.
After graduating with dual masters in zoology and mathematics from the University of Massachusetts, Dr. Kasama earned his medical degree from Hahnemann University in Philadelphia. He completed training in internal medicine at the Graduate Hospital of Philadelphia and in nephrology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.
Board-certified in internal medicine and nephrology, he has been a Fellow of the American College of Physicians (FACP) since 1994. FACP is an honorary designation that recognizes ongoing individual service and contributions to the practice of medicine.
The American College of Physicians (www.acponline.org) is the largest medical specialty organization and the second-largest physician group in the United States. ACP members include 125,000 internal medicine physicians (internists), related subspecialists and medical students.
Internists specialize in the prevention, detection and treatment of illness in adults.
The American College of Physicians was founded in 1915 to promote the science and practice of medicine. In 1998 it merged with the American Society of Internal Medicine, which was established in 1956 to study economic aspects of medicine. ACP works to enhance the quality and effectiveness of health care by fostering excellence and professionalism in the practice of medicine.
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Media Contact: Laura Zansitis, American College of Physicians
lzansitis@acponline.org or 215-351-2656
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