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T able of Contents April 2018
Vol. 48 No. 4
5 President’s Letter:
Is There A Conflict? OFFICERS
President
By Scott L. Furney, MD, President, MCMS
Scott L. Furney, MD
5 Charlotte AHEC Course Offerings for April
6 Feature: President-Elect
Elizabeth B. Moran, MD
Denial
Secretary
By Jessica Schorr Saxe, MD Babak Mokari, DO

7 Feature: Treasurer
n Charlotte Physicians Lead the Way for Healthier John R. Allbert, MD

Air at Hospital Construction Sites Immediate Past-President
n Idle-Free Schools Campaign Clears the Air for Kids Stephen J. Ezzo, MD

Reprinted with permission from Clean Air Carolina. BOARD MEMBERS
Raymond E. Brown, PA
8 Feature: Sarah M. Edwards, MD
A Novel Muscle Transfer for Independent E. Carl Fisher, Jr., MD
Digital Control of a Myoelectric Prosthesis: Donald D. Fraser, MD
The Starfish Procedure Vishal Goyal, MD, MPH

By R. Glenn Gaston, MD, and Bryan J. Loeffler, MD Jane S. Harrell, MD
Stephen R. Keener, MD, MPH
9 New Members
9 Upcoming Meetings & Events B. Lauren Paton, MD
10 At the Hospitals Anna T. Schmelzer, MD
10 National Health & Wellness Observances for April
12 Independent Physicians of the Carolinas Rachel L. Storey, DO
12 Advertising Acknowledgements Andrew I. Sumich, MD
G. Bernard Taylor, MD
On the Cover:
EX-OFFICIO BOARD MEMBERS
April 2-8 is Public Health Week. See articles relating to public health on page 7.
Tracei Ball, MD, President-Elect
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meckmed@meckmed.org Sandi D. Buchanan, Executive Director
Mecklenburg County Medical Society
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Darlyne Menscer, MD
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