– Stephen G. Slocum, MD

President, SLMMS

ST. LOUIS – Stephen G. Slocum, MD has been elected 2007 president of the St. Louis Metropolitan Medical Society, the association representing physicians in the St. Louis area. Dr. Slocum is an ophthalmologist in private practice.

Other 2007 officers elected include George J. Hruza, MD, as president-elect; Elie C. Azrak, MD, as vice president; and Jay L. Meyer, MD, as secretary.

Elected to three-year terms as Councilors are: David K. Bean, DO; David E. Bryan, MD; Norman S. Druck, MD; Thomas R. Forget, MD; Robert McMahon, MD; and Ata U. Siddiqui, MD.

Dr. Slocum is a partner in West County Ophthalmology, Inc., with offices in Chesterfield, Richmond Heights and WingHaven. He holds his medical degree from Saint Louis University and is certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology.

Active in organized medicine at the state and national levels, Dr. Slocum is past president of the Missouri Ophthalmological Society and has been a member of the state board of councilors since 1989. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Ophthalmology where he has chaired various committees and served on the Secretariat for State Affairs. He has been a councilor of the Missouri State Medical Association since 2002. He also is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons.

A resident of Chesterfield, Dr. Slocum is married and has three grown children.

Founded in 1835, the St. Louis Metropolitan Medical Society represents medical and osteopathic physicians in St. Louis city and county, and works closely with the Missouri State Medical Association and the American Medical Association in promoting the principles of medical ethics and protecting the patient-physician relationship.