Who we are
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Our history
Our beginnings
The merger & the affiliation
Organizing victories & growth
Today
Our mission
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Doctors Council unites doctors, patients, and the communities we serve, advocating for quality, affordable health care for all. We are frontline doctors from New York to Illinois to Minnesota and Wisconsin, working together in hospitals, clinics, and in public health, to achieve the highest standards in quality and working conditions, to win safer staffing levels, and empower doctors to do what we do best—caring for our patients.
Universal Access to Healthcare
Doctor-Led Decision Making
Respectful Work Environment
Advocating for Healthcare Policy
Ethical Practic Environment
We represent doctors across the United States and we are growing.
"Doctors Council is bringing frontline doctors together from around the country, to improve quality and accessibility to care, to advocate on behalf of our patients and our profession, and empower doctors in their workplaces in everyday decision making which affects patient care and our working conditions."
— Frank Proscia, MD, Psychiatry, New York City
Our members
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Doctors Council is composed of every type of doctor from anesthesiologists to surgeons, from cardiology to MFM. Our members include primary care physicians, dentists, and both in- and out-patient doctors. Whether a pediatrician working in a clinic or a specialist in interventional radiology, our members work together to advocate for our patients and our profession.
We are frontline clinicians standing together as a physician union. We work in clinics, hospitals, schools and many different care settings. We work for academic medical centers and various types of health systems and facilities. We do research and publish. We write grants. We teach residents and medical students. We are constantly learning. Whether delivering care or speaking up for our patients and communities, we put patients first, using the strength of our collective voice to advocate for the betterment of medicine.
Our diversity is our strength. We are new doctors just out of residency and fellowship, and we are doctors with years of attending experience under our belts.
Our leaders
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Frances Quee, M.D.
President
Dr. Frances Quee is a board-certified pediatrician at H+H Gotham Health, Belvis in the Bronx. She has worked with H+H for 30 years starting as resident at Lincoln Hospital. She has served as a Doctors Council SEIU Representative for 20 years, starting as a delegate representing her colleagues at Belvis, and now as President, representing her colleagues from across the country. She is truly dedicated to the practice of advocacy in the workplace and believes in empowering frontline doctors to provide high quality care to our patients.
Frances Quee, M.D.
President
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Robert Mishkin, M.D.
1st Vice President
Dr. Robert Mishkin has been a radiologist at Woodhull since 2004, and has been an active Doctors Council SEIU leader since 2018, starting as delegate and now serving as 1st Vice President. He is an active an member of Doctors Council SEIU bargaining, specifically the Steering and Planning Committee. He is also the chair of the Collaboration Council at Woodhull and has been an integral part of Doctors Council SEIU Committee on the Political Education fund (COPE). He is dedicated to listening to the concerns doctors may have regarding their working conditions and working with them to find a resolution to those issues.
Robert Mishkin, M.D.
1st Vice President
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Jay Hochsztein, M.D.
2nd Vice President
Raised in the Bronx, Dr. Hochsztein is a radiologist at Jacobi and North Central Bronx Hospitals. He has been Acting Chairman of Radiology, Associate Radiology Program Director, Jacobi Medical Executive Committee member, PAGNY Local Governance Council member, Collaboration Council member, and Doctors Council SEIU Bargaining Committee member. Through a multitude of experiences, he has come to appreciate our many varied H+H hospitals, diverse patient populations, and terrific colleagues throughout our challenged Healthcare Networks.
Jay Hochsztein, M.D.
2nd Vice President
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Roberta Leon, M.D.
3rd Vice President
Dr. Leon is a pediatrician working in the School Health Program in the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, and as a Public Health Officer led the efforts to protect the funding to keep open vitally needed services for school children.
Roberta Leon, M.D.
3rd Vice President
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Lauren Woertz, M.D.
4th Vice President
Dr. Woertz is a forensic pathologist who has spent her career working as an Assistant Medical Examiner at the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office (CCMEO) in Chicago, IL. In 2013, she was nominated to serve as the SEIU delegate for the CCMEO and most recently as 4th Vice President to Doctors Council SEIU. She believes in the mission of Doctors Council SEIU, assisting physicians in attaining strong future contracts that will promote a happy and productive workforce.
Lauren Woertz, M.D.
4th Vice President
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Lawrence Rezkalla, M.D.
Secretary
Dr. Rezkalla is an emergency medicine physician and a Fellow of American College of Physicians. He has 40 years of medical expertise including 23 years working in NYC H+H. He has been an integral voice in the creation of the Collaboration Councils and collective bargaining efforts. He believes in the role frontline providers play in ensuring quality patient outcomes and experiences.
Lawrence Rezkalla, M.D.
Secretary
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Sheena Nandi, D.D.S.
Treasurer
Dr. Nandi is a board-certified pediatric dentist at NYC Health and Hospitals and an Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor at NYU Dental. She has been involved in advocacy and bargaining efforts with Doctor Council SEIU and believes in providing high quality care for patients.
Sheena Nandi, D.D.S.
Treasurer
