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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
DATE: December 10, 2003
 
TWO ARIZONA PHYSICIANS APPOINTED TO ARIZONA MEDICAL BOARD
 

Scottsdale, Ariz. -- Governor Janet Napolitano recently appointed two physicians to serve on the Arizona Medical Board. Ingrid E. Haas, M.D., is an obstetrician/gynecologist practicing in Scottsdale, Arizona, and Douglas D. Lee, M.D. is an anesthesiologist in Flagstaff, Arizona. Dr. Haas and Dr. Lee replace two vacancies left by William Wong, M.D., a Phoenix radiologist, and Jay M. Crutchfield, M.D., a Payson general surgeon.

“I am extremely pleased with the Governor’s choice of these two competent and experienced physicians,” said Arizona Medical Board Executive Director Barry A. Cassidy, Ph.D., P.A.-C. “I am confident they will carry on the Board’s tradition of protecting the public,” he said. Dr. Haas and Dr. Lee are currently serving during the Board’s December 10-11, 2003 meeting.

Dr. Haas graduated from the University of Oregon Health Sciences Center, completed a residency in OB/GYN from Baystate Medical Center, and is Board certified in OB/GYN from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. She also holds a specialty certification for Advanced GYN Surgery/Pelviscopy. Dr. Haas was listed in the Arizona Who’s Who 1984, the Who’s Who for Business and Professional Women, Best Doctors in America 2003-2004, and was listed as one of the “Top Docs in Phoenix” for three years. She is a member of the Planned Parenthood Medical Review Committee and has served as a Scottsdale Memorial Health Foundation Board member since 1995. In addition to speaking and presenting at various healthcare groups, Dr. Haas holds numerous memberships, such as the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists, the American Fertility Society, the Arizona Medical Association, and the Maricopa County Medical Society.

Dr. Lee graduated from the University of Arizona School of Medicine, completed an internship at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland and a residency at the Naval Regional Medical Center in San Diego, California. From 1980 to 1981, Dr. Lee was a United States Marine General Medical Officer in Okinawa, Japan and he was also a reservist called to serve in the Desert Shield/Desert Storm 1st Marine Division from 1990 to 1991. In addition to his professional experience, Dr. Lee is a member of the Arizona Society of Anesthesiologists and a member of the American Board of Anesthesiologists. He previously served as the Chairman of Anesthesia for the Flagstaff Medical Center (FMC), President of the FMC Medical Staff, and President of the Arizona Society of Anesthesiologists. He currently serves as a Staff Anesthesiologist at FMC and Managing Partner of Forest County Anesthesia, PC. He is also a Board Member of the FMC Ambulatory Surgery Center and a member of the FMC Credentials Committee.

The Arizona Medical Board is comprised of 12 members, including four public members and eight physicians. Board members are appointed by the Governor and may serve up to two five-year terms. The Board is responsible for licensing and disciplining over 15,000 medical doctors in Arizona. For more information on the Board or to obtain information on a licensee, see the Board’s website at http://www.azmdboard.org.