Indianapolis Medical Society
Resources
IMS Foundation
Leadership Spotlight
John Conard Ellis, MD, served as the 136th President of the Indianapolis Medical Society.
Born and raised in Peoria, Illinois, Dr. Ellis attended the University of Illinois (Honors Biology) and earned his MD from University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria.
Dr. Ellis served his pediatric internship and residency at Methodist Hospital of Indiana, Indianapolis. He completed a General Pediatric Academic Fellowship and graduate work in public health and preventive medicine at the University of Rochester, Rochester, New York.
Dr. Ellis is Board Certified in Pediatrics and is a Fellow, American Academy of Pediatrics. His distinguished career includes an 18-year practice of general pediatrics, and patient care for 25 years at Methodist and Clarian Health Partners, St. Vincent Hospital, Community Hospitals. With a focus on Medical Management, Dr. Ellis has been the Section Chairman and Medical Director of Pediatrics at Methodist, and a Medical Director at M-Plan. Dr. Ellis has been Clinical Assistant Professor, Indiana University Department of Pediatrics for nearly 30 years. He currently is a Medical Director consultant for Managed Health Services (MHS).
Throughout his career, Dr. Ellis has taken on an active participatory role in all aspects of medicine including serving the Indianapolis Medical Society on committees, in the Delegation and on the Board of Directors. Most recently, Dr. Ellis was the Chairman of the Board of Directors for the Society. He is currently an Alternate Trustee to the Board of ISMA, Chairman of the School Health Committee and member of the Committee on Legislation. Dr. Ellis is also a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics, The American College of Physician Executives and a board member of Improving Kids Environment (IKE) and the Indiana Health Information Exchange (IHIE). He has been a consultant to the Indiana State Department of Health and the Marion County Health Department on Lead Poisoning and currently serves on the Governor's Indiana Lead-Safe Housing Advisory Council.
Married to Sheryn E. Ellis, the Ellis's live on the Northside of Indianapolis and have two adult children in Indianapolis.
Headlines & Alerts
Physicians Please Join Us
Membership Dues Are Currently Half Price! for New Members!
IMS Members Please Tell Your Colleagues About This Special Limited Time Offer. And Ask Them to Join You In Making the Practice of Medicine Better for Patients and Physicians by Becoming an Active Member of the IMS!
Reduced membership dues for new members are only from now until the end of September.
Attention IMS Members
Jeffrey J. Kellams Inaugural to be held during the October 5, 2010 Board of Directors Meeting at the IMS Headquarters.
In order to focus on his philosophy for the coming year, Dr. Kellams has decided to donate a portion of the funds allocated for the inaugural to charitable good works in the Indianapolis area.
DocBook® to be Launched & Ready for Members Soon!
The IMS in conjunction with DocBook® will launch one of the IMS' newest benefits for Members. Now for a minimum minimal payment you can have the IMS Pictorial Roster in the palm of your hand ... Right on your iPhone® or iPad®. Now your vital referral resource is available, literally in the palm of your hand. For more information, please call the Society at (317) 639-3406.
Make an Easy, No Hassle Donation to the IMSF
What if the Indianapolis Medical Society Foundation earned a donation every time you searched the Internet? Or how about if a percentage of every purchase you made online went to support our cause? Well, now it can!
is a Yahoo-powered search engine that donates half its advertising revenue, about a penny per search, to the charities its users designate. Use it just as you would any search engine, get quality search results from Yahoo, and watch the donations add up!
is an online shopping mall which donates up to 30 percent of each purchase to your favorite cause! Hundreds of great stores including Amazon, Target, Gap, Best Buy, eBay, Macy's and Barnes & Noble have teamed up with GoodShop and every time you place an order, you'll be supporting your favorite cause.
And if you download the GoodSearch - the Indianapolis Medical Society Foundation toolbar, our cause will earn money every time you shop and search online - even if you forget to go to GoodShop or GoodSearch first! Add the Indianapolis Medical Society toolbar here.
Update your Roster Photo - offer extended until 9/30/2010
This special members' benefit extended. Take a few minutes to update your photo for use in the IMS Pictorial Roster, online at www.imsonline.org and in our new DocBook iPhone application. Just call JCPenney Portraits at 1.800.59.SMILE to schedule your portrait session for the Pictorial Roster for only $9.99 (plus tax). Five convenient Indianapolis locations. JCPenney Portraits will send your portrait directly to the IMS. For instructions, click here. You may schedule your portrait sitting during JCPenney location hours, however, we recommend you schedule your appointment Monday-Thursday 12-5 for faster service.
Remember, time is running out for you to update your Roster photo for only $9.99 (plus tax). The 50% discount benefit for other services will still be available to you, your family, staff and friends until 12/31/2010!
Professional portrait coupon
Family portrait coupon
Attention IMS Members - Is your Roster information correct?
Your Medical Society wants to maintain accurate communication tools with all IMS Members. We suggest you use this easy web portal to update information used for the IMS Pictorial Roster, Physician Referrals, IMS Bulletin, IMS website and other communication tools. We hope this makes updating information easier and more convenient for you. If you want to check your current information, visit the IMS Physician Finder and do a search of your profile. If you have any questions or concerns or would prefer to call us with updates, please call (317) 639-3406 and ask for the Membership Department.
About IMS
The Indianapolis Medical Society was established in 1848. We are a professional membership organization for all licensed Doctors of Medicine and Doctors of Osteopathy in the Indianapolis area. Our offices are located at 631 E. New York St., Indianapolis, IN 46202-3706; our office hours are 8:00 to 4:30, Monday through Friday.
We are well known as producers of our Pictorial Roster of Members, or the "funny book" as nurses in hospitals throughout Central Indiana refer to it! The Roster is the most highly regarded referral source in Indianapolis and surrounding areas. We encourage all physicians in Central Indiana to become members of our prestigious organization to be included in this indispensable referral source. If you are interested in getting your message before our 2,000 physician members (as well as those members of the public who purchase the remainder of the 4,000 Rosters we print each year), please let us hear from you. We are eager to share our surprisingly low advertising rates.
If you are a physician and want additional information on becoming a member of our organization, please call (317) 639-3406 or E-Mail us: ims@imsonline.org.
If you are a member of the general public and want to know if your physician is a member of Indianapolis Medical Society, or if you would like education information on your personal physician, please call (317) 639-3406 or E-Mail us: ims@imsonline.org.
We also provide referrals to physicians if you are new to our area or simply seeking a change of physicians.
Additionally, our Commission on Professional Affairs reviews concerns from patients who might have questions about whether or not their treatment was ethical or appropriate.