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T able of Contents February 2020
Vol. 50 No. 2
5 President’s Letter:
Participating in Advocacy OFFICERS

By John R. Allbert, MD, President President
John R. Allbert, MD
6 Member News
6 New Members President-Elect
6 Upcoming Meetings & Events Babak Mokari, DO
8 MedLink Free and Low-Cost Health Services
in Mecklenburg County Secretary/Treasurer
10 Severe Acute Pulmonary Disease Among Kate E. Long, MD
People who Reported Vaping
Immediate Past-President
N.C. Department of Health and Human Services Elizabeth B. Moran, MD

11 At the Hospitals BOARD MEMBERS
13 Independent Physicians of the Carolinas
13 Advertising Acknowledgements Hamza Beano, MD
14 National Health & Wellness Observances Anthony J. Caprio, MD
for February Marc R. Carruth, MD
14 Charlotte AHEC Course Offerings for February E. Carl Fisher, Jr., MD

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704-376-3688 • FAX 704-376-3173 Katherine Li, MD
meckmed@meckmed.org B. Lauren Paton, MD
Bennal M. Perkins, MD
Copyright 2020 Mecklenburg County Medical Society Patricia K. Roddey, MD
Anna T. Schmelzer, MD
Mecklenburg Medicine is published 10 times per year by the Mecklenburg County Medical Society, 1112 Harding Place, suite Andrew I. Sumich, MD
100, Charlotte, NC 28204. Opinions expressed by authors are their own, and not necessarily those of Mecklenburg Medicine or G. Bernard Taylor, MD
the Mecklenburg County Medical Society. Mecklenburg Medicine reserves the right to edit all contributions for clarity and length, Christine S. Wu, MD
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Sandi D. Buchanan, Executive Director
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Call 704-376-3688 or write Mecklenburg Medicine, c/o Mecklenburg County Medical Society, 1112 Harding Place, suite 100,
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NCMS Delegate to the AMA

Meg Sullivan, MD, Medical Director
Mecklenburg County Health Department

Douglas R. Swanson, MD, FACEP
Medical Director, Mecklenburg EMS Agency

EXECUTIVE STAFF

Executive Director
Sandi D. Buchanan

Finance & Membership Director
Stephanie D. Smith

Meetings & Special Events Coordinator
Jenny H. Otto

MECKLENBURG MEDICINE STAFF

Editor
John R. Allbert, MD

Managing Editor
Sandi D. Buchanan

Copy Editors
Lee McCracken
Stephanie Smith

Advertising
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mecklenburgmedicine@gmail.com

Editorial Board
Stephen J. Ezzo, MD
Scott L. Furney, MD
Darlene Menscer, MD
Jessica Schorr Saxe, MD

Graphic Design
Wade Baker

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