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Table of Contents January 2016
Vol. 46 No. 1
5 President’s Letter:
Tempus Fugit OFFICERS

By Stephen J. Ezzo, MD President
Stephen J. Ezzo, MD
6 Member News
Secretary
6 Upcoming Meetings & Events Elizabeth B. Moran, MD

8 Feature: Treasurer
Meet Your 2016 Board of Directors and Leadership Scott L. Furney, MD
Immediate Past President
10 Feature: Simon V. Ward III, MD
Fighting for Women With Fashion 2015
BOARD MEMBERS
By Mary T. Crowder, MD
John R. Allbert, MD
11 MMAE Maureen L. Beurskens, MD

11 Advertising Acknowledgements Raymond E. Brown, PA
W. Frank Ingram III, MD
12 At the Hospitals Stephen R. Keener, MD, MPH
Scott S. Lindblom, MD
12 National Health & Wellness Observances Shivani P. Mehta, MD, MPH
for January 2016 Robert L. Mittl, Jr., MD

13 Charlotte AHEC Course Offerings Babak Mokari, DO
Cameron B. Simmons, Jr., MD
14 Independent Physicians of the Carolinas Cheryl L. Walker-McGill, MD, MBA

On The Cover: EX-OFFICIO BOARD MEMBERS

MCMS is excited to welcome Kathy Reichs back as the keynote speaker for its Annual Meeting at Myers Park Sandi D. Buchanan, Executive Director
Country Club on February 18 at 6 p.m. Dinner and speaker will be followed by a book signing, wine tasting and Mecklenburg County Medical Society
dessert pairing by an award-winning pastry chef. Music will be provided by pianist John Kan. Reich’s latest book
will be available for purchase, but you can bring your own copies to be signed. For reservations and/or more Mimi Compton, President
information, email ssmith@meckmed.org. Mecklenburg Medical Alliance & Endowment
If you or your organization would like to sponsor this event, email sbuchanan@meckmed.org for sponsorship information.
Michelle Conner, DDS, President
1112 Harding Place, #200, Charlotte, NC 28204 Charlotte Medical Dental & Pharmaceutical Society
704-376-3688 • FAX 704-376-3173
meckmed@meckmed.org Docia E. Hickey, MD
NCMS President
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Darlyne Menscer, MD
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