Judith E. Tintinalli Award for Outstanding Contribution in Education

Michael A. Granovsky, MD, FACEP

Dr. Granovsky is president of LogixHealth, a national ED coding and billing company processing more than 13 million annual encounters. Following completion of his emergency medicine residency, Dr. Granovsky went on to found Greater Washington Emergency Physicians, serving as the chief financial officer. 

For the last 15 years, Dr. Granovsky has served as the director of the ACEP reimbursement course. He is the past chair of national ACEP’s Reimbursement Committee and Coding and Nomenclature Advisory Committee as well as the reimbursement subject matter expert to multiple task forces.

Dr. Granovsky is editor for both ED Coding Alert and the American Academy of Professional Coders CEDC Certification Exam. He has been honored with numerous awards including ACEP Speaker of the Year and the Judith Tintinalli Lifetime Education Achievement Award.

Diane K. Bollman Chapter Advocate Award

Stephanie Butler

Ms. Butler has been the sole staff for the Arizona College of Emergency Physicians (AzCEP) as the executive director since 1999. Over the years, she has assisted in implementing programs such as the annual ED Doc Day @ The Capitol, an EM Research Seed Grant program since 2011, and an EM Opioid Summit since 2018, and she is currently organizing a reception for the chapter’s 50th anniversary. Ms. Butler has worked to keep close ties with all six residencies in the state as well as the six medical schools in Arizona. In addition to her duties with AzCEP, she also is the executive director for the state International Trauma Life Support (ITLS) chapter, organizing and managing the annual ITLS on the River course in Laughlin, Nevada. Over the years, she has served on various national ACEP committees, including National Chapter Relations, State Legislative, and PR, and she currently serves on the Wellness Committee. In addition, she was recently selected as the chair for the Chapter Executives Committee.

Council Meritorious Service Award

Sanford H. Herman, MD, FACEP

Dr. Herman received his MD from the American University of the Caribbean and trained in general surgery in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He began his practice of emergency medicine in 1986 and has been a member of ACEP since that time, participating actively in the Michigan, Ohio, and Tennessee chapters.

At the national level, Dr. Herman has been a councillor since 1989 and was a member of the Council Steering Committee from 2000 to 2002. He was chair of two sections; a member of the Emergency Medicine Practice, Bylaws, and Finance committees; and a member of the first two Work Force Studies and the second ACEP Report Card working group.