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rd of Directors and Leadership
Shivani P. Mehta, MD, MPH at Barnes Hospital in St. Louis, in business from the University La., and completed his
he decided to pursue radiology of Chicago. Previously, she undergraduate studies at
Dr. Mehta completed her and completed his radiology served on the faculty at the
pediatric residency at Carolinas residency and neuroradiology Northwestern School of Wofford College in
fellowship at the University Medicine and currently serves Spartanburg, S.C.
Medical Center of Pennsylvania. Mittl joined on the faculty at the Wingate with a degree in
in 2011 and is Charlotte Radiology in 1993 and Graduate School of Business. biology. He earned
an attending practices as a neuroradiologist Walker-McGill is a medical his medical degree
physician at CHS’s at CHS hospitals in the metro director at Daimler Trucks, from Louisiana State
safety net pediatric area. He is president of Charlotte North America, at the Mt. Holly University School of Medicine
practice, Myers Park Radiology. and Gastonia facilities. She is in New Orleans. He is a member
Pediatrics Clinic. She trained at chair of the Allergy Immunology of the Carolinas Medical Center
University of Michigan Medical Babak Mokari, DO Section of the National Medical House Staff Liaison Committee.
School and received her MPH at Association and was president
Harvard School of Public Health. Dr. Mokari grew up in of the North Carolina Medical Also serving on the Board
Mehta currently is involved in Athens, Ohio. He received his Board in 2015. as Ex-Officio Members
several CHS and community
affiliated childhood obesity undergraduate and Physician Assistant Sandi D. Buchanan
projects. She leads the 5210 doctorate degree Representative Executive Director
Clinic at Myers Park Pediatrics, in osteopathic Mecklenburg County Medical
a lifestyle management clinic, medicine from Raymond E. Brown, PA Society
and is the physician champion of Ohio University. He
the clinic’s Obesity QI Project. completed a rotating As the first PA Board member, Mimi Compton
In addition to being a Board internship at Henry Ford Health Brown brings a wealth of President, Mecklenburg Medical
member of MCMS, she serves System and family medicine experience to the Board. He Alliance & Endowment
on its Child Health Committee. residency at CHS. His work
She is an advisory team member experience spans from urgent joined Charlotte Michelle Conner, DDS
and clinical subgroup co-chair care medicine at Carolinas Eye Ear Nose & President, Charlotte Medical
of the Healthy Weight Healthy HealthCare System and Kaiser Throat Associates Dental and Pharmaceutical Society
Child Coalition and their 5210 Permanente in Northern in 1993, after
League and Healthy Together California to academic medicine practicing general Docia E. Hickey, MD
campaign. She has been at Touro University California medicine for nine NCMS President
involved with the Food Policy to Center for the Healing Arts, years. Brown has specialized
Council, Mecklenburg County an integrative medicine practice in otolaryngology for the past Darlyne Menscer, MD
Fruit and Vegetable Coalition in Charlotte. Mokari is board- 13 years. He is a member of NCMS Delegate to the AMA
and the ShapeNC Community certified by the American the North Carolina Medical
Action Council. She also has Board of Family Medicine and Society, president of Metrolina Marcus Plescia, MD
consulted with Community Care is a fellow in the Academy of Association of Physician Health Director, Mecklenburg
Partners of Mecklenburg County Wilderness Medicine. Assistants, vice-president of County Health Department
on improving care coordination the North Carolina Academy
for children with chronic disease Cheryl L.Walker-McGill, MD, MBA of Physician Assistants and a Douglas R. Swanson, MD,
and higher acuity needs. trustee for the North Carolina FACEP
Born in Kodiak, Alaska, Dr. Association of Physician Medical Director, Mecklenburg
Robert L. Mittl, Jr., MD Walker-McGill graduated from Assistants Endowment. EMS Agency
Duke University School of
Born in Illinois and raised Medicine. She completed her Resident Mecklenburg County Medical
in northern New Jersey, Dr. Representative Society Executive Staff
internship and
Mittl graduated residency in internal Cameron B. Simmons, Jr., MD Sandi D. Buchanan
from Washington medicine and Executive Director
University School her fellowship in Dr. Simmons currently is a
of Medicine in allergy-immunology second-year family medicine Stephanie D. Smith
St. Louis. After at the Northwestern resident at Carolinas Medical Finance and Membership
completing a University School of Medicine. Center. He is from Jeanerette, Coordinator
residency in internal medicine She received a master’s degree
Jenny H. Otto
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