Marilyn J. Heine MD, FACEP, FACP, FCPP

Dr. Heine is a member of the American Medical Association (AMA) Council on Legislation and previously served on the AMPAC Board of Directors where she chaired the AMPAC Committee on Political Education and Communication. She is a member of the Pennsylvania Medical Society (PAMED) delegation to the AMA House of Delegates. Prior to her presidency of PAMED from 2011-2012, Dr. Heine chaired PAMED’s Executive Council on Political Advocacy and the PAMPA Board of Directors. She served on PAMED’s Council on Membership, Commission on Women Physicians, and tort reform priority workgroup.

Dr. Heine also has served in prominent positions with the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP). She chaired ACEP’s Federal Government Affairs Committee, has been a member of ACEP’s Council and its leadership committees served on ACEP’s Advisory Group to the President and is a member of the Quality and Performance and State Legislative and Regulatory committees. Dr. Heine was president of the Pennsylvania College of Emergency Physicians chaired its Governmental Affairs Committee and secured a Congressional grant administered through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to study issues that affect emergency medicine in Pennsylvania.