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Table of Contents April 2019
Vol. 49 No. 4
5 President’s Letter:
CORE OFFICERS

By Elizabeth B. Moran, President, MCMS President
Elizabeth B. Moran, MD
6 National Health & Wellness Observances
7 Feature: President-Elect
Update on the Mecklenburg County John R. Allbert, MD
Hepatitis A Outbreak Secretary/Treasurer
Babak Mokari, DO
By Meg Sullivan, MD, MPH, Medical Director, Mecklenburg County Immediate Past-President
Public Health Scott L. Furney, MD

8 Building a Healthier and More Resilient Community BOARD MEMBERS
9 Feature:
Didn’t Know What I Didn’t Know: Cancer Survivorship Raymond E. Brown, PA
Sarah M. Edwards, MD
By Thomas Rapisardo, MD, Department of Supportive Oncology, E. Carl Fisher, Jr., MD
Levine Cancer Institute
Jane S. Harrell, MD
10 New Members Kate E. Long, MD
11 At the Hospitals B. Lauren Paton, MD
12 Upcoming Meetings and Special Events Bennal M. Perkins, MD
13 Independent Physicians of the Carolinas Patricia K. Roddey, MD
13 Charlotte AHEC Course Offerings for April Anna T. Schmelzer, MD
14 Advertising Acknowledgements Andrew I. Sumich, MD
G. Bernard Taylor, MD
1112 Harding Place, Suite 100, Charlotte, NC 28204 Christine S. Wu, MD
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