Summer 2012: MSMA’s 2012-2013 President

POSTED: September 5th, 2013
POSTED IN: Summer 2012,

Meet the New MSMA President, Steve Slocum, MD of St. Louis, Missouri

Stephen G. Slocum, MD, a board-certified Ophthalmologist from St. Louis, Missouri, will serve as President of the Missouri State Medical Association in 2012-2013. He was formally installed in St. Louis, March 31, 2012,
during the MSMA’s 154th Annual Convention.

His goals MSMA during his tenure as President are:

• Advocacy for fewer regulations and encumbrances which have negative effects on the doctor-patient relationship.
• Further establish the MSMA as the preferred resource of medical information for the Missouri Congressional delegation.

Dr. Slocum was born and raised in St. Louis. He received his medical degree from Saint Louis University School of Medicine in 1975. He completed his post-graduate internship in Internal Medicine at St. Mary’s Health Center in St. Louis, and his residency in Ophthalmology at the Tulane University School of Medicine in New Orleans, La.

Dr. Slocum worked in private, solo practice in St. Louis for many years before joining West County Ophthalmology in 1999. His hospital affiliation is currently St. Luke’s Hospital in Chesterfield. He serves on the faculty of St. Louis University as Assistant Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology.

In addition to his clinical practice, Dr. Slocum has been long active in organized medicine. He is a member of the American Medical Association, the Missouri State Medical Association, and the St. Louis Metropolitan Medical Society (SLMMS). For much of this time he has served in numerous positions, including representing District Three as a Councilor on the MSMA Council, and serving on the Consumer Driven Healthcare and Performance Review Committees. In St. Louis, he was President of SLMMS in 2007, and also served and chaired the Physicians and Patients Grievance Committee, and continues to serve on the Legislative Committee.

He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, and a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons.

Dr. Slocum has served his medical specialty in several areas. He is a past-president of the Missouri Ophthalmological Society. He has served on the Council of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, as well as the Academy’s Secretariat for State Affairs. He is a reviewer for the Missouri Patient Care Review Foundation, and represents Ophthalmology on the Eastern Missouri Medicare Carrier Advisory Committee. He serves on a consultative committee with Anthem/Blue Cross Blue Shield.