Leadership
Officers
President: Ronald Sobecks, MD
Ron is a Professor of Medicine at the Cleveland Clinic’s Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University. Dr. Sobecks has been a member of the faculty of the Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Center in the Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology since 1999.
He received his medical degree from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in 1993. He then completed his Internal Medicine Residency at University Hospitals of Cleveland in 1996 followed by his Hematology and Medical Oncology Fellowship at the University of Chicago Medical Center in 1999. His clinical practice and research have been focused on Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation. Dr. Sobecks is a member of the American Society of Hematology, American Society of Clinical Oncology, American Society for Transplant and Cellular Therapy, Foundation for the Accreditation of Cellular Therapy and the Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research. He also is a member of Healthcare Professionals for Divine Mercy which is an Apostolate of the Marians of the Immaculate Conception. He is the author of a book entitled, “Divine Mercy Triumph Over Cancer” (Marian Press). He has been a member of the National Catholic Medical Association as well as the President of the Cleveland Guild of Catholic Medical Association.
Vice President: Jesse Felts, MD
Jesse is a Hospitalist at the Cleveland VA Medical Center and an Assistant Professor at Case Western Reserve University Medical School. He is a member of the National Catholic Medical Association and the vice president of the Cleveland Catholic Medical Association Guild.
Dr. Felts received his B.S. Degree from St. Francis University and his MD from Penn State University. Dr. Felts has treated acutely sick, hospitalized patients for 6 years and has taught residents and medical students methods for maintaining resilience and effectively communicating to patients in challenging situations.
Treasurer : Elizabeth Stovicek MD
Senior Bioethicist: Prof. Andrew Trew
Chaplain: Rev. Kevin Klonowski