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February 22, 2019 Senator Dave Burke Senate Building 1 Capital Square Columbus, Ohio 43215 Dear Senator Burke, The following letter was sent to Governor Kasich in December 2016 regarding the ‘Heartbeat Bill’. The letter was signed by over 1,000 Ohio residents, many of whom are physicians. I believe their opinions on this issue have not changed. We appreciate your consideration of the information provided in the letter. We sincerely hope you will not sign the Heartbeat bill out of expediency and will look at as we do in an evidence based manner. Sincerely, Anita Somani, MD Immediate Past-President, Columbus Medical Association

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February 22, 2019

Senator Dave Burke

Senate Building

1 Capital Square

Columbus, Ohio 43215

Dear Senator Burke,

The following letter was sent to Governor Kasich in December 2016 regarding the ‘Heartbeat

Bill’. The letter was signed by over 1,000 Ohio residents, many of whom are physicians. I

believe their opinions on this issue have not changed.

We appreciate your consideration of the information provided in the letter. We sincerely hope

you will not sign the Heartbeat bill out of expediency and will look at as we do in an evidence

based manner.

Sincerely,

Anita Somani, MD

Immediate Past-President, Columbus Medical Association

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1390 Dublin Rd.

Columbus OH 43215

p. (614) 240-7410

f. (614) 240-7415

www.CMAloop.org

December 12, 2016

Governor John Kasich Riffe Center, 30th Floor 77 South High Street Columbus, OH 43215-6117

Dear Governor Kasich,

As the President of the Columbus Medical Association and a practicing Obstetrician/Gynecologist, I see the real impact of political decisions on patients’ health every day. Never has the impact been clearer than with the decision of the legislature to include the “heartbeat bill” provisions into House Bill 493 and to pass SB 127. I am writing to urge you to veto the abortion portion of this legislation along with the legislation that criminalizes physicians.

Regardless of one’s personal faith orientation, it is completely untenable for the State of Ohio to criminalize physician behavior and deny a medical procedure to patients that is both Constitutional and consistent with a physician’s professional medical standards of care.

I do not perform abortions but I am often called to counsel my patients about all their options, including abortion, when their baby has a lethal anomaly or when pregnancy would threaten their own life. These laws would make what Ob/Gyns do every day a felony under the law. How are my physician colleagues supposed to counsel and care for their patients when we face double jeopardy in the sense that we may do something against the law by providing reasonable medical care but if we follow the law we may end up being charged with medical malpractice.

Statistically, there is proof that women will continue to have abortions regardless of whether they are legal or not, so politicians should ensure that they can be done safely and legally and physicians should not have to fear prosecution for doing their ethical duty. By making abortion illegal in Ohio you will NOT prevent abortions BUT you will see an increase in septic abortions and maternal death. If you are truly interested in reducing abortion rates you would provide contraception for free like Colorado and Hawaii do. By defunding Planned Parenthood you have actually made it harder for women, especially those of lower income to get good preventive care and contraception.

Ohio has a terrible track record when it comes to infant mortality and there are task forces which are working to reduce infant mortality. Unfortunately, when you force women to carry a pregnancy conceived by rape or incest you also see a woman who will not seek prenatal care and this will worsen the outcomes related to infant mortality. There is already data that supports this.

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1390 Dublin Rd.

Columbus OH 43215

p. (614) 240-7410

f. (614) 240-7415

www.CMAloop.org

Each bill may not seem like a big deal, but it has added up to the point where it is becoming virtually impossible for a woman to obtain an abortion in Ohio, particularly a women in poverty or from a rural underserved area, who is unable to take off time to travel to the clinic multiple times or find transportation to one of the few clinics left in Ohio. If you and other politicians truly care about women and life, you should support women through these difficult situations and fund organizations such as Planned Parenthood, provide free contraception, work on stopping the cycle of poverty and teenage pregnancy, and keep abortion safe and legal.

Criminalizing physician’s actions that are consistent with their professional standards of care is simply unacceptable.

If laws like this are allowed in Ohio, it will not be long before there will be a shortage of obstetricians in our state, as young professionals will not choose Ohio to locate their practice. Why would these young doctors voluntarily place themselves in the midst of a potential legal quagmire that would prevent them from meeting their moral obligations to provide care for their patients?

Regardless of the doctor’s moral and legal peril, the provisions in this bill reflect a complete lack of understanding of the medical realities that are faced every day by patients and doctors in our community. Your veto of these misguided pieces of legislations is essential.

Sincerely,

Anita P. Somani, MD, FACOG President, Columbus Medical Association

As of this morning, this letter has been co-signed by over 1,000 other Ohio residents (many of whom are

physicians, nurses and other medical professionals.) Additional signatures are continually being added

at https://medium.com/@anitasomani/open-letter-to-governor-kasich-557397356df8#.9axaz8ptj

Kara Richardson, Medical

Student

Ann Peeples, Registered Nurse

Kyle Richardson

Kristin M Foley, MD

Amy Masterson

M. Alicia Dola

Mahala Spalsbury, Medical

Student

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1390 Dublin Rd.

Columbus OH 43215

p. (614) 240-7410

f. (614) 240-7415

www.CMAloop.org

Andrea Riley, Medical Student

Kathy Ragousis

Kevin Frank, Medical Student

Danielle Hery, Medical Student

Samarchitha Magal, Medical

Student

Amira Najjar, Medical Student

Anngella Noark

Delaney Halpin, Medical

Student

Samar Sheriff, Medical Student

Taylor Branstool, Medical

Student

Maria Alexander

Maggie Reilly, Medical Student

Caroline Green

Aviva Aguilar, Medical Student

Rebecca Steele

Elizabeth Flynn, Registered

Nurse

Valerie Trimmer-Whipp,

Registered Nurse

Anibelky Almanzar

Jill Hill

Erica Siefring

Katherine Turner, MD

Matthew Hutcherson, Medical

Student

Aine Clements, MD

Ecehan Cezayirlioglu

Susan Lynne Bell

Ellen Winkler

Trudy Wu, Medical Student

Myra Barry

Kristrun Kristinsdottir, Medical

Student

Susanna Trejo

Jamie Babbitt, Social Worker

Mildred Siers, NP

Erin Clarke

Margaret Diehl

Michelle Howe, Medical Student

Shannon Thomas

Elizabeth Hopkin

Susan Saunders

Katie Cunin, MD

Adeline Miller

Heather Zarichny

Michaela Ward, Certified Nurse

Midwife

Sunita Mohan

Marian Emans

Sheila Hirsch

Monica Hirsch

Steven Hirsch MD

Jeanne Bauer, Certified Nurse

Midwife

David Bell, MD, FACOG

Karen McCloskey, RN

Kristine Slam, MD

Kimberly Shepherd, MD

Jamie Crane

Amy Glandon

Bethany Wayt, Certified Nurse

Midwife

Dodie Johndon, NP-C

Michelle Diederich, Advanced

Practice Registered Nurse

Jennifer Sturgill, DO

Cheyenne Brown, Certified

Nurse Midwife

Pamela S Burda

Janeil Whitworth

Karin Grant, NP

Ponnila Marinescu, MD

James Pan, MD

Susan Laughlin-Schopis

Michael Grube

Eve Lanyi

Douglas Times

Kelsey Hardin

Kathryn VanDixhorn

Lisa Hayes, RN

Uma Ananth, MD

Paula Meyers, RN

Mary Davidson

Susan A. Wenn, Certified Nurse

Midwife

Jane Dooley

Star Simpson

Michelle Djohan, Medical

Student

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1390 Dublin Rd.

Columbus OH 43215

p. (614) 240-7410

f. (614) 240-7415

www.CMAloop.org

Jamison Pack

Rachel Migliozzi, RN

Tonia Bergh

Susan Joned

Joyce Lewellyn

Susan Littleton, Certified Nurse

Midwife

Graham Mitro, Medical Student

Sara Neumeier

Kimberly Baillieul

Lauren Lopez, PharmD

Dorothy Vish

Jill Ford

Kimberly Boggs, Clinical Social

Worker

David Hoover

Linda Kuhr

Rachel McCloskey

Jean Gaines, RN

Laurie Bilovesky

Sayaka Piper

Jaclyn Szaruga

Amanda Wickham

Patricia Palmer

Maria Siriano

Tammy Nutter, RN, MSN

Lyndsie Petsch

Lisa Simpson, RN

Brooke Fox

Meredyth Donaldson

Laura Herrold

Nicholas Brown

Amanda Frazier

Joan Taylor

Cheryl Driesen, RN

Beth A Francis

Ariel Reppert

Dhyana Graham, RN

Jennifer H. Cramblit

Liz Ericsom Macke

Bella Mehta

Bridget A. Norris

Jocelyn Miller

Christie Ellis

Stephanie Backstrom

Arienne Allmandinger, RN

Karen McDonald

Mrunal Shah, MD

Michelle Bugayong, PhD

Patricia Fry, RN

Sheila Craft

Mona Natwa, MD

Rita Hari

Pam Stein

Ann Kurtenbach

Ingrid Cawthorne

Renae Brown

Jennifer Berner

Seth Hoffman, MD

Jennifer Brodsky

Ann Zimmerman, RN

Jami Bennett

Sitara Koneru, Medical Student

Cindy Farson

Mary Pat Jolivette

Alicia DiMarco

Mark Hiser

Melissa Miller, RN

Diana Kopp

Mindy Hall

Nancy Jesser

Christina Keller

Leslie Hoffman, MD

Kelly Harper

Bradley L. Krick

Tamara Anderson

Douglas DeFranco

Jocelyn Hardman, PhD

Amy Jackson, MD

Michael Haase, RN

Colleen Wolf

Sarah Gemperline

Dianna Kaczay MacDonald

Kim DeMooy

Linda Artis, RN

Judith E. Walens-Webber

Britta Buchenroth, MD

Ian Poissant

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1390 Dublin Rd.

Columbus OH 43215

p. (614) 240-7410

f. (614) 240-7415

www.CMAloop.org

Shari Herszage

Tarah Briggs

Heather Marlin

Sara Schroder, MD

Jessica Slates, RN

Krista Edington

Angela Barnett, RN

Anna Flood

Karen A. Riccio, O.D.

Loren Lazarony

Linda M. Holland-Bunner

Kassandra Kuzma

Heather Lipps, RN

Chessie Walker, RN

Laura Wilson

Shanna Kara

Megan Cook, RN, BSN

Jennifer Bunker

Patricia Reeder

David R. Neiger

Tara Barnes

Rebecca Neiger, MD

Lindsay Leygraff

Glynis Armentrout

Jessica Skala

Anahi Ortiz, MD

Nezie Gibbons

Caitlin Whitton, RN

Susan Porter-Pintz

Kirsten McKenzie

Steven Hurt

Kay Allen

Patti Gehred

Susan Bell, NP

Laura Mickelson

Lynne Knuth

Jennifer King

Laura T. Hegedus

Molly McQuillan

Leah Welsh, DO

Jennifer Wells

Carolyn T. Casper

Ben Batey

Kate Polak, RN

Praveena Dhawale, MD

Barbara Nash, APRN

Nikkia Johnson

Mary Edwards, LMT

Nichole Smith, LGC

Beth Urban

Greg Sprowls

Pat Denino

Sofia Marie Saari

Nilsa Gonzalez

Alan Sacolick, MD

June Sprowls

Amy Dietz, MSN, RNC-OB

William Cotton, MD

Melissa Richard

Kathryn Sasser

John Deever

Lisa Newmark

Christina McCamish

Deborah Joanne-Lynn, MD

David Richardson

Lisa Cunningham

Chris Stabile

Lisa Barrett

Jodi Montgomery, RN

Jean Patterson, RN

Leslie Meadows

Eliana Saari

Linda Jackson

Rebecca Nation

James Bishop

Natasha Stoll-Juredine, PhD

Julie Canfield, RN

Cathy Ruble

Sandra Bell-Duckworth

Tim Brown

Anessa E. Davis

Stacey Reigle

Kim Griggs

Lisa Bell

Lynn Wheeler

Kim Jordan, MD

Shari Sacolick

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1390 Dublin Rd.

Columbus OH 43215

p. (614) 240-7410

f. (614) 240-7415

www.CMAloop.org

Gabe Stabile

Joseph M. Knapik

Tracey Cigan

Komal Narula, MD

Beverly Deane

Malisa Chambliss

Brittany Telegdy

William R. Mitchell, MD

Michael Undercoffer

Janice Landau

Samantha Geaney

Erin Dodds

Mackenzie King

Jason Melillo, M.D., Past

President, Columbus Medical

Association

Charles F. Mueller, MD

Megan Wood

Kimberly Swensen

Audrey Wilt

Stacie Geiger

Catherine Feldman

Andrea DiPaolo

Terri Toebbe

Deborah R. Buccilla, RN

David Whitehouse

Sarah Snyder

Alex Brown

Mark Davis

Nita Poulson

Linda Crim, NP

Michelle Steele, RN

Kay Walker

Cline J. Di-Noto

Sumit Bhatla, MD

Ann L. Miller

Tim Wong

Cheryl Clark

Janet Mulligan, RN

Andrew Hartley

Erin Frameli

Roxanne B. Sukol, MD

Sarah Hixon-Reed

Lynn Anderson

Jeff Bell, MD

Lauren Phillips, NP

Marc L. Parnes, MD

Erika Reese, Medical Student

Ann Ford

Anna Czapar, Medical Student

Natalie Skarzynski

Erica Papenbrock

Carrie M. Grigsby, BSN, RN

Jackie Mostow, Medical Student

Judith B. Hauser

Jessica Pinto, Medical Student

Thomas Watral, Nursing Student

Mary Jo Kilroy

Jean Morris

Rosemary Oaks

Marie Meeks

Jessica Beany

Cecilia Adams, RN

Lindsay Rogers

Steve Guyer

Vijendra Mohan, MD

Mary B. Relotto

Karri Krendl, MD

Deb Powers, LPN

Benjamin Stark, LISW-S

Sylvia Goldberg

Donna Stephens

Patricia Mumme

Susan Patton

Shaun Bailey, MD

Kristina Krendl

Kim Hollstein

Amanda Wardle

Courtney Fox

Susan Fiore

Julie Klein

Faith Walters

Sherri Tieger

Danielle Tsevat, Medical

Student

Maura Atwater

Heather Binns

Alishia Torres

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1390 Dublin Rd.

Columbus OH 43215

p. (614) 240-7410

f. (614) 240-7415

www.CMAloop.org

Kasey Leali, Certified Medical

Assistant

Jennifer Bolander

Amy Bryce

Margaret Fenton

Julia R. Edwards

Linda Pan, Medical Student

Christina Garlinger

Laura Staten

Beth Marvin

Susan Medure-Cantrell

Ross Wanner, Medical Student

Tatum McGeary

Ashleigh Burleson

Jane Stoops

Karen Aerts

Robin Noble

Stephanie Craddock Sherwood

Heather Vose

Kelly Thiel

Carolyn Zahner, Clinical Social

Worker

Kathryn Ann Marsh

Scott A. Marsh

Patrick Deering

Emily Desmond

Julie Smiley

Andrea Pollock

Melanie Biché

Barbara H. MooreYiu

Nancy L. Kovach

Diane Shaub

Amy Leibrock

Nikkia Knudsen

Michael Folmar

Katherine Ray

Megan Cook, Medical Student

Lindsay Gudesen, CHW

Jennifer Woods

Deborah Reese, RN

Katie Christman

John Novak

Carlina Flynn

Sarah Chadwell, Genetic

Counseling Student

DeNel Miller, RN

Daneene Monroe Rusnak RN

Emily Cigan

Samantha Spence

James Garrett

Caitlin Handy, Medical Student

Mae Kowalke

Lori Pike

Nora McNamara, MD

Javon Fagin, RN, BSN, CM

Alice M. Emmons

Sandra Shelley

Laura Rusnak

Carol McCullough

Karen DeLong

Sally Stevens

Rebecca L. Thiel

Miriam Matteson

Kimberly Balyeat, BSN, RN

Rupa Rao

Lara M. Rumizen

Ken Nurenberg

Carol Brenstuhl

Erin Cashion

Jennifer Nelson

Rebecca Shonebarger, RN

Jessica Lovano

Cordelia Westwater Robinson

Bernadette Chinni

Karen Prior-Bernard

Rebecca Harriger, Nursing

Student

Melissa Parsons, MD

J. Shepard

Karen Rose

Kenneth Adler, MD

Molly Shuluga

Krista Lung

Cynthia Long, RN

Jennifer Gallaway

Jennifer Gonzalez

Louisa Clark

Suzanne Crall, RN

Renee Robinson, MD

Ursula Rima

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1390 Dublin Rd.

Columbus OH 43215

p. (614) 240-7410

f. (614) 240-7415

www.CMAloop.org

Kathleen Catanese, PhD

Sharon Miller

Kristin E. Slaughter

Dianne Bomar

Julie Kurtz

Monica Peters

Jeremy Peters

Chelsie Lakeman

Sandra Hirsch

Janet Eng, RN

Robin Hartmann

Karen DeLong

Teja Betz

Jill Ross

Julia Vigran

Nicole Brandt, PhD

Katherine Montanaro, NP

Jennifer Flores

Jeanine Leeka

Mary Schap

Heather Kittleson

Shannon Vanderpool

Laura McDonald

Marilyn Jenkins

Kim Tartaglia, MD

Danyle Maloney

Birgitta Dounian

Amy baughcum

C. Ramsey

Mary Hopkins

Brandon Dauer

Kathe L Mueller, MD

Laurie Ford

Dan Starner

Nancy Cice

Erin Tomlinson, MD

Joy Bishop

Melissa Vice

Joanne Katz

Michelle V Daniels

Jennifer Fremont

Rachel McCandlish

Phoebe South, RN

Lisa Davenport, RN

Nora E. Jones

Amy Swope

Thomas H. Swope

Barbara J. Birk

Melissa Hertvik

Kristen Johann

Hayley E Hurtt, RN

Teresa Felton

Michael Manser

Michelle Fulmer, RRT

Victoria Cannon

Edith Harter

Virginia Shaffer, RN

Debra S Gatton, PhD

Maria Springfeldt

Constance Ciolino

Ainsley Malone

Suzanne Sifri, RN, BSN, CCRP

Patricia A. West

Linda Hughes, Licensed

Professional Counselor

Kay Keller

Heidi Evans, LISW-S

Rachel Childs

Alex Chronis

Amanda Squires, Social Worker

Jane Simmons

Pamela Kallner

Susan Meece-Hinh

Louis V. Martin, PhD

Margaret Gabour, DVM

Kimberlee Clark

Lisa Borden-Bowers, RN

Ross Hlavin

Clare Balombin

Amanda Lehmann

Kim Toothman, RN

Jamie Friday

Andrea Konrad

Kirby Samuell

Wendelyn Oslock, Medical

Student

Judith Baldwin

Rachel Middleman

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1390 Dublin Rd.

Columbus OH 43215

p. (614) 240-7410

f. (614) 240-7415

www.CMAloop.org

Bevin Farrand

Loretta Raduege

Sharon A. Sauer

Laurel Doerfler

Kaila Vallera

Mary Jo Jenkins

Rebecca Winter

Nancy Concepcion, BSN, RN

Dee Schroeder

Margaret J. Hill

Lauren Paglisotti

Marsha L. Crawford

Rob Allenbach

Alyssa M. Birge-Sommer

Mary Kaylor, PhD, RN

Sandra W. Taner

Janet Katterheinrich

Emily Moore

Wendy Stevens, MD

Krisanna Deppen, MD

Kathleen Winters

Robin Hartmann

Jennifer Coyle

Kelly Kredel

Rita Miller

Doris Jackson

Shannan Tucker

Michelle Renzetti

Celia Farmer

Lois Ciampa

Tamara Martine

Khristina Lahm

Amy Newberry, RN

Karen Kristy, APRN, BC

Tracy Susko

Mary-Lynn Niland, MD

Derek McClellan, MD

Jan B Wilson

Jeannie Cargill

John Cunningham

Diane Berinato

Eileen Ostrowski

Robin Hartmann

Marilyn Hundley

Elizabeth Ernsell

Tanushree Courlas

Kim Payne

Sally Lane Watters

Christina Gavin

William Watters

Manisha Gamage, Medical

Student

Charles Francis

Sarah Ouellett-Albano

Marjorie Campbell

Jamie Ottery

Wendy Stewart

Stephanie Soduk

Priscilla Yukich

Ellen Mrochek

Tracey King

Jennifer Dantz

Jason Couto, DVM, MS

Suzanne Mrazek

Colt Handa

Carla J. Milkovich

Anita Beck

Douglas Greive

Donna Young

Grace DuGar

Genevieve Mills

Michelle Dixon

Tina Shaw

Vanda Hughes

Andrea Cobb

JoAnna French

Alice Haas

Stacey Martinez

Laurie Godic

Megan O’Neill

Rebecca R Taylor, LPN

Ann Moorman

Laura Bauman

Jeffrey P. Yoest, DDS

Sarah Ressler Wright

Julianne Luebbe

Erin Uritus

Jennifer Bennett

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1390 Dublin Rd.

Columbus OH 43215

p. (614) 240-7410

f. (614) 240-7415

www.CMAloop.org

Dana Zucker

Shani Bank

Rhonda Rains

Brad Morgan

Megan Sears, RN

Donna Mierzejewski McManus

Nina Towne

Patrick McKenna, DO, MPH

Carolyn Guercio-Wisler

Althea Kearney

Catherine M. Stark

Rhonda Bajenski

Anne S Wise, MD

James Wugh

Lori Keyser

Jeff Kinser

Emily Stallings

Christine Hamilton

Larissa Foster

Kathy Varian

Jaime Moore

Jessica Masterton

Shannon Couvreur

Rebecca Woodruff

Sandra Mathias

Winifred Ogle

Bess Winter

Bridget Bowen, RN

Elizabeth A D’Eramo

Melody Hendershot, RN

Ann Shank

Katherine Chen, Medical

Student

Robin Smith

Krista Nutter, LEED AP,

NCIDQ

Ken Johnson

Marcy Rodgers

Elizabeth Barth

Amanda A Culley

Carol Herman

Tara Rogers

Patricia Nichols

Thomas Brook

Jessica Taylor, LSW

Kristine Roselle

Sherron Halter

Amber Jones

Pamela Mason, Social Worker

Courtney R Alcott

Heather Sherman

Leah Terhune, RN, CNM

Helen Hill, LISW-S

Noreen Warnock

Jennifer Vosters

Nicole Armstrong

Christopher Riegel

Kirsten J. Heft

Maria Chambers, RN

Amy Kundmueller, RN, MPH

Cathy Miller

Lisa Klein, PhD

Sara Olson

Jonathan Ryan

Cynthia Johnson

Jason Hamzy

Shelley Goldman, RN

Anna Schott

Jason Shuluga, PharmD

Melissa Scott, RN, BSN

Coral Owdom

Sam Garber

Traci Higgins

Kay Phelps

Jenelle Rowland

Lorraine Jensen

Melissa Lewis

Cindy Watr, RN

Valery Clayton

Michelle Knopp, Medical

Student

Ann Reichsman, MD

Kristi Canzano PA-C

Jennifer Wagner

Rena Sorensen, PhD

Laura Brunner

Matthew Moore

Magdalena Gasiorova, MD

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1390 Dublin Rd.

Columbus OH 43215

p. (614) 240-7410

f. (614) 240-7415

www.CMAloop.org

Kathleen Neuendorf, MD

Kristine Bryan

Angela Flynn

Janet S. Everhard, MD

Meghan Begue

Andrea Strle

Rebecca Estel King

Laura Kleparek

Bobbi Dearringer

Katherine Quinn

Janet Baatz, RN

Jeffrey Janis

Jennifer Scofield

Tricia Guenther

Kelsey Hayes

Amanda Parry

Jennifer Sever

Jeannie Mackowiak

Richard M Georgeoff Jr., DPM

Alexis Powers

Amy Kalasunas

Leah Heisel

Lori Dunlap-Flint

Allison Hight

Joan Williams

James Heller-Jackson

Stephanie Russell

Judy Rojas

Shannon Patel

Patricia Bell

Kelly Bickley

Dustin Kitchen

Kelly Bickley

Dustin Kitchen

Sharyn D. Baker, PharmD, PhD

Heather Owen, RN, BSN

Melissa Stalnaker

Judie Amsel

Molly Reid

Dianah Felegy

Heather Snyder

Kay Wolfley

Patricia Catanese

Chelsea Amato

Emily Hill

Cordula Faiman

Theresa M. Hom,DO

Jennifer Benson

Cheryl Smoot

David Faiman

Lisa White

Diane Schear

Susanne Casgar

Colleen Krajewski, MHA

Lisa Oyer

Beth Kowalczyk

Kara L Mays, MD

Jenny Marshall, RN, BSN

Isabelle Hansing, RN, RCP

Morgan Starkey

Kathleen English Cadmus, APN

Crystal Ward Allen

Amanda Henning

Heather Bishoff, State

Representative

Brittany Cox, Medical Student

Lisa A. Tappan

Lindsay Layman, DVM

Nick Mindigo

Catherine M. Stapleton

Monica McHenry Svets, MD,

FACOG

Karen Sites, RN

Jessica Paine

Anne Deis

Angie Didier

Dominic Mendiola

Stephanie Norwood, MD

Madeleine Smith

Priscilla Caris

Frances Busovicki, RN, BSN

Kristin Amore

Cindy Young

Alexa Hirsch

Lauren Edwards

Wayne Trout, MD, FACOG

Ellen Taylor

Kayla Roberts

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1390 Dublin Rd.

Columbus OH 43215

p. (614) 240-7410

f. (614) 240-7415

www.CMAloop.org

Deborah K Cooper

Alexander F. Pribil

Cortnie Owen

Sarah Ellen Schofield

Paula Goodman

Brian Curwin

Jamie Sams

Katrina Brannon. RN

Julie Hanselman, RN

Peggy Eberst, RNC

Leslie Ritter

Kellie Rath, MD

W. Adam Pratt

Mini Somasundaram, MD

Sarah Babai, MD

Gina Threat, RN

Kurt Krisher

Susanne Casgar

Anne E. Smith

Emily McMillan, NP

Cathy Updegraff

Tricia Bell

Signing in solidarity:

Anne Sobol

Heidi Beintrexler, MD

Holly Novack, MD

Kirsten Kerrigan, MD

Aparna Phadke, MD

Sonia Bansal

Lisa Talati, DO

Erin Henwood

Carolyn Sax, MD

Samantha Thompson, Physician

Assistant Student

Michelle Wong, MD

Catherine West

Tabi Thompson

Dayle Staum

Deborah Merrill, MD

Dustin Fry

Ashley Abraham

Parul Gupta, MD

Archana Somani

Rich Pierce

Catherine Reid, MD

Kathleen Hayes, OD

Kate Ruck

Marla West

Lauren Lonchor

Wendy Hay, RN

Penny L. Rodrigues

Jeeho Kim, Medical Student

Ashley Ritter

Jeanine M. Godair

Keri Johnston

Judy Betts, RN

Mary Ann Hart

Maryka Baillie

Nancy Harrison

Vanessa Meer

Keith Bethea

Tori Adele Signorelli

Samantha Blackburn

Lainie Castle-Cimfel

Kelly Hanley, DO

Carrie Bross

Cassandra Firemark

Lan Alcorn

Sandy Nash

Traci Patrick

Taryn DeFazio-Thomas

Nicole Bendick

Betsy Smith Tribble

Rebecca Roll, MBA

Hadrian Kinnear, Medical

Student

Jean D. Amick

Luis Seija, Medical Student

Rachel Maryanovskaya, Nursing

Student

Danielle Flink

Andrew Feazelle

Donald Soranno

Amy JK Antonio-Claussen

Nancy Prior

Ken Simon

Pamela Gordon

Barbara Kontur

Dana Kessler, PhD

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1390 Dublin Rd.

Columbus OH 43215

p. (614) 240-7410

f. (614) 240-7415

www.CMAloop.org

Meredith Kaunitz

Julie Love

Deborah Sullivan

Sara Kanwal

Lisa Garcia

Lisa Gleason

Elizabeth Allison

Carol Ribner

Jamie Redmond

Sarah Hagovsky

Elizabeth Inglehart

Leah Sneider, PhD

Tonya Shackelford, DVM

Jane Intrieri

Angela Carlson

Lisa Vollgraff, RN

Nancy Smith, LCSW

Heidi M. Gorsuch

Zhenqi Ong

Lisa Miller

Andrea France

Kristen Balan-DiBella, MS,

LMFT

Johanna Siegmann

Lauren Klingman, Medical

Student

Emily Glassman

Harriet Dolinsky, LCSW

Alice Hughes

Monika George

Kathie Swanson

Catherine Hunter

Erin Thomas

Meghan Miller, Clinical

Psychologist

Leslie Schock

Gail Trieger

Elizabeth Utrup

Rose Holder

Laura Young

Shalyn Pineda

Terry Pecora, RN

Ruth Henrichs

Kimberly Noll

Aimee Kandelman

Victoria Amesbury, MD

Cindy Annulli

Jessica Gockley

Charlotte L. Rea

Emily Sobel

Rebecca Kidd

Daniella Chambers, MPH

Linda Ciancio

Karen Costanzi

Elizabeth Franks

Liliane Min, MD

Stacey Detweiler, Genetic

Counselor

Mary Ducey Lohrmann,

Physician Assistant

Robin Donnenfeld

Sapna Dixit

Shannon Emerson

Lori Nofziger

Chiara D’Amore, PhD

Gwyn Murray

Vicki Deheck

Lacey Sullivan, MD

Debra Schleiffer

Cheryle Sullivan, MD

Rebecca Lee

Shira Fischer, MD, PhD

Laura LaneMcCants

Kerri Cohen

Cassandra Burke

Shannon Offerman, MD

Emily Grace Kane

Robin Althouse

Carol Anderson

Christine Burns Clark, MD

Jeanne Clemens

Heather Kline

Erica Hinz, MD, MPH

Sara Schmidt

Kate Karwowska

Lisa McClellan

Aubrie Mastrangelo, Clinical

Social Worker

Lisa Kaihara

Susan Handley

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Columbus OH 43215

p. (614) 240-7410

f. (614) 240-7415

www.CMAloop.org

Katherine E. Bates, MD

Susan O’Donnell

Shannon Lightner-Gometz

Nancy Robinson

Diane Parrott, MPH

Minda Nicolas

Erin Thomas

Indra Levy

Kaitlyn Tribble

Kate Macumber

Karin Porter-Williamson

Alyssa Cole

Regina Lagalbo MD, FACOG

Darrell Harvey

Sapna Dixit

Alok Somani

Kimberlynn M. Heller, MD

Jane Dunham

Sheila Ravendhran, MD

Jennifer Fish, MD

Catherine Hunter

Cate Marino

Susan K. Field

Mara Rosner MD, MPH

Michelle Cely

Val Smith

Larry Peske

Ana Weil, MD

Susan M. Kanack, RN, BSN

Elizabeth Pritts, MD

Kristina Knight, NP

Jeff Lewonczyk

Marian Levine

Rashmi Kudesia, MD FACOG

Calvin Bruce, MD

Elle Fisch, MD, MPH

Margaret Romestan

Erin Bailey, Medical Student

Vesna Jovanovic, MD

LeeAnn Rinderknecht

Diane Deacon

Alexandra Cole, Ph.D.

Avni Bhalakia, MD

Sharon Branson

Abigail Lantz

Erin K. Fry

Cynthie Anderson, MD, MPH

Akiko Kurachi, MD

Sarah Collins, MD

Marnie Singer

Caroline Meehan

Michele Geiger-Bronsky MSN,

RN, APNP

Erik Wikman

Nicole Eiden

Debra Tokheim, RN

Valerie Byrne

Laura Bondi

Grace Farish

Emily Reed

Elizabeth Bent, PhD

Suzanne DeBeers

Ashley Arabasadi