Members of the Morris Hospital Medical Staff are highly educated and trained providers that have completed an extensive credentialing and privileging process confirming their competence and professionalism. Providers are then continuously evaluated through extensive monitoring and compliance audits in order to ensure that the patient care provided at Morris Hospital is and remains Excellent. Many members of the Medical Staff also participate in indirect patient care processes providing their medical expertise to several committees, process improvement efforts and long-term planning for the service area.
2024 MEDICAL STAFF OFFICERS
PRESIDENT
Mary Fitzgibbon, M.D.
VICE-PRESIDENT
John Williamson, D.O.
SECRETARY/TREASURER
Ian Best, M.D.
IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT
Joseph Kokoszka, M.D.
MEDICAL STAFF
2024 DEPARTMENT/COMMITTEE CHIEFS
- Department/Committee of Emergency Medicine – Maxime Gilles, M.D.
- Department/Committee of Pediatrics –
Melissa Hill, M.D. - Department/Committee of Medicine –
David Vermillion, M.D. - Department/Committee of Obstetrics & Gynecology – Leticia Setrini-Best, M.D.
- Department/Committee of Radiology and Pathology – Michael Jachec, M.D.
- Department/Committee of Surgery and Anesthesia – Robert MacNab, D.P.M.
MEDICAL STAFF
2024 COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSONS
- Bylaws Committee – Kyle Pearson, D.P.M.
- Cancer Committee – Hector Lugo, M.D.
- Code Blue Committee – David Vermillion, M.D.
- Endoscopy Committee – Kristopher Oswalt, M.D.
- Ethics Committee – Michael Jachec, M.D.
- Infection Control Committee – John Bolden, M.D.
- Cardiology Committee – Syed Ahmed, M.D.
- Medical Records/Utilization Review Committee – Ian Best, M.D.
- Nominating Committee – Joseph Kokoszka, M.D.
- Pharmacy & Therapeutics Committee – Richard Johnson, M.D.
- Physician Assistance Committee – Leticia Setrini-Best, M.D.
- Professional Practice Evaluation (Peer Review) Committee – Stephen Treacy, M.D.
- Quality Committee – Farrukh Aijaz, M.D.
- Stroke Committee – Peter Analytis, M.D.
- Trauma Committee – Kristopher Oswalt, M.D.
CREDENTIALING
Morris Hospital & Healthcare Centers’ Medical Staff Office offers this online primary source verification service to other hospitals, health care organizations and credentialing agents.
Note: This service is for our Illinois facilities only and is not intended for use by patients or other visitors.
For further assistance, contact our medical staff office at 815-705-7222.
