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	Several years ago, AAPS established the National Initiative Fund (NIF) which is an arm of AAPS that focuses solely on representing the interests of its Diplomates and members before U.S. Congress, state legislatures, state and federal courts, state medical boards, insurance companies, hospitals, health plans and hospital systems.</p>
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	NIF is funded solely by donations from its Diplomates and members to further their legislative and legal interests.</p>
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	The AAPS Board of Directors is grateful to Dr. Joe Gallagher for the outstanding work as NIF Chairman.</p>
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	In addition, the AAPS Board of Directors acknowledges the following Diplomates and Members for their generous financial support&nbsp; which continues to significantly impact the success of this program.</p>
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	<span style="font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;"><span new="" style="color: black;" times="">Moutasem Abaza, M.D.</span></span><span new="" style="color: black; font-family: ;" times=""><font face="Verdana"><o:p></o:p></font></span></span></div>
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	<span style="font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;"><span new="" style="color: black;" times="">William G. Anderson, D.O.</span></span></span></div>
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	<span style="font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;"><span new="" style="color: black;" times=""><o:p>Ayoola Samuel Awofadeju, M.D.<br />
	</o:p></span></span><span style="font-family: lucida sans unicode,lucida grande,sans-serif;"><span new="" style="color: black;" times=""><o:p></o:p></span></span><span style="font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;"><span new="" style="color: black;" times=""><o:p></o:p><o:p></o:p><o:p></o:p>Thomas C. Balshi, M.D.</span></span><span new="" style="color: black; font-family: ;" times=""><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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	<span style="font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;"><span new="" style="color: black;" times="">Scott G. Barnes, D.O., FAAIM</span></span></span></div>
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	<span style="font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;"><span new="" style="color: black;" times=""><o:p>Gregory Blomquist, M.D.</o:p></span></span></span></div>
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	<span style="font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;"><span new="" style="color: black;" times="">Gary N. Bomphray, M.D.</span></span></div>
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	<span style="font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;"><span new="" style="color: black;" times="">Jon E. Botts, D.O., FAAA</span></span></div>
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	<span style="font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;"><span new="" style="color: black;" times="">Patricia A. Brotman, M.D.</span></span></div>
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	<span style="font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;"><span new="" style="color: black;" times="">R. Donovan Butter, D.O.</span></span></span></div>
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	<span style="font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;"><span new="" style="color: black;" times=""><o:p>Vincent K. Cheek, M.D.</o:p></span></span><span style="font-family: lucida sans unicode,lucida grande,sans-serif;"><span new="" style="color: black;" times=""><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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	<span style="font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;"><span new="" style="color: black;" times="">H. Norman Clarkson, D.O.</span></span></div>
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	<span style="font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;"><span new="" style="color: black;" times="">Trent P. Erney, M.D.</span></span></div>
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	<span style="font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;"><span new="" style="color: black;" times="">Michael L. Fawcett, M.D.</span></span></div>
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	<span style="font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;"><span new="" style="color: black;" times="">Brian John Feaver, M.D., FAASFP</span></span><span new="" style="color: black; font-family: ;" times=""><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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	<span style="font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;"><span new="" style="color: black;" times="">James Felberg, M.D.</span></span><span new="" style="color: black; font-family: ;" times=""><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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	<span style="font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;"><span new="" style="color: black;" times="">Daniel F. Garza, M.D.</span></span><span new="" style="color: black; font-family: ;" times=""><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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	<span style="font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;"><span new="" style="color: black;" times="">Roderick C. Givens, M.D.</span></span><span new="" style="color: black; font-family: ;" times=""><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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	<span style="font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;"><span new="" style="color: black;" times="">Jonathan Craig Gordon, M.D.</span></span><span new="" style="color: black; font-family: ;" times=""><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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	<span style="font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;"><span new="" style="color: black;" times="">Robert R. Guion, D.O.</span></span><span new="" style="color: black; font-family: ;" times=""><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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	<span style="font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;"><span new="" style="color: black;" times="">Timothy A. Highley, D.O.</span></span></span></div>
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	<span style="font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;"><span new="" style="color: black;" times="">Michael A. Hollifield, M.D.</span></span></span></div>
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	<span style="font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;"><span new="" style="color: black;" times=""><o:p>Kelly A. Kinsley, M.D. </o:p></span></span><span style="font-family: lucida sans unicode,lucida grande,sans-serif;"><span new="" style="color: black;" times=""><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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	<span style="font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;"><span new="" style="color: black;" times="">David M. Lemonick, M.D., FAAEP</span></span></div>
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	<span style="font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;"><span new="" style="color: black;" times="">Steven Maron, M.D.</span></span></div>
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	<span style="font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;"><span new="" style="color: black;" times="">Otto J. Marquez, M.D.</span></span></div>
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	<span style="font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;"><span new="" style="color: black;" times=""><o:p>Laura K. Maskell, M.D.</o:p></span></span><span style="font-family: lucida sans unicode,lucida grande,sans-serif;"><span new="" style="color: black;" times=""><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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	<span style="font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;"><span new="" style="color: black;" times="">Phillip J. Masterson, M.D.</span></span></div>
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	<span style="font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;"><span new="" style="color: black;" times="">Pradeepkumar R. Nalla, M.D.</span></span></div>
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	<span style="font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;"><span new="" style="color: black;" times="">Philip Marc Neustadt, M.D.</span></span></div>
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	<span style="font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;"><span new="" style="color: black;" times="">Milind P. Panse, M.D., FRCS, FACS, FICS</span></span><span new="" style="color: black; font-family: ;" times=""><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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	<span style="font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;"><span new="" style="color: black;" times="">Larry D. Parker, M.D.</span></span><span new="" style="color: black; font-family: ;" times=""><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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	<span style="font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;"><span new="" style="color: black;" times="">Michael K. Paul, M.D.</span></span><span new="" style="color: black; font-family: ;" times=""><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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	<span style="font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;"><span new="" style="color: black;" times="">Michael R. Proctor, D.O.</span></span><span new="" style="color: black; font-family: ;" times=""><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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	<span style="font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;"><span new="" style="color: black;" times="">Kenneth B. Quenneville, M.D.</span></span></span></div>
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	<span style="font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;"><span new="" style="color: black;" times=""><o:p>Angelo R. Racaniello, M.D.</o:p></span></span></span></div>
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	<span style="font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;"><span new="" style="color: black;" times="">Frank Hall Reynolds, II, M.D.</span></span></div>
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	<span style="font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;"><span new="" style="color: black;" times="">Madonna Ringswald, D.O.</span></span></div>
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	<span style="font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;"><span new="" style="color: black;" times="">William MacMillan Rodney, M.D.</span></span></div>
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	<span style="font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;"><span new="" style="color: black;" times="">Anthony P. Russo, Jr., D.O., FAAA</span></span><span new="" style="color: black; font-family: ;" times=""><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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	<span style="font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;"><span new="" style="color: black;" times="">Robert D. Sheppard, M.D.</span></span></span></div>
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	<span style="font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;"><span new="" style="color: black;" times=""><o:p>Susan Slominski, D.O., FAASD</o:p></span></span><span style="font-family: lucida sans unicode,lucida grande,sans-serif;"><span new="" style="color: black;" times=""><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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	<span style="font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;"><span new="" style="color: black;" times="">Ronald A. Smith, M.D.</span></span></div>
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	<span style="font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;"><span new="" style="color: black;" times="">Michael W. Steppie, M.D.</span></span></div>
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	<span style="font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;"><span new="" style="color: black;" times="">Patricia Ann Stewart, D.O., FAAIM</span></span><span new="" style="color: black; font-family: ;" times=""><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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	<span style="font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;"><span new="" style="color: black;" times="">Luis A. Tizol, M.D.</span></span><span new="" style="color: black; font-family: ;" times=""><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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	<span style="font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;"><span new="" style="color: black;" times="">Krekor G. Tomassian, M.D.</span></span><span new="" style="color: black; font-family: ;" times=""><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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	<span style="font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;"><span new="" style="color: black;" times="">Ravishankar Vedantam, M.D.</span></span><span new="" style="color: black; font-family: ;" times=""><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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	<span style="font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;"><span new="" style="color: black;" times="">Kenneth A. Wallace, III, M.D.</span></span></span></div>
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	<span style="font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;"><span new="" style="color: black;" times=""><o:p>David D. Watson, M.D.</o:p></span></span></span></div>
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	<span style="font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;"><span new="" style="color: black;" times="">Michael K. Weil, M.D.</span></span></div>
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	<span style="font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;"><span new="" style="color: black;" times="">Michelle Y. Yates, M.D.</span></span></div>
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