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Chief Resident. He later earned Andrew I. Sumich, MD treatment of pelvic floor disorders. degree in public health in Policy
a master’s degree in public His dedication to caring for women and Management. He returned to
health from UNC-Chapel Hill, Dr. Sumich was born in Metairie, in need of surgery has led to his his home state for medical school
and completed a residency in La. He completed undergraduate involvement in global missions at the Medical College of Georgia.
general preventive medicine and and work with women suffering Goyal is currently a second-
is board-certified in public health studies at Texas from birth trauma and fistula on year Family Medicine resident
and general preventive medicine. Christian University the west coast of Africa. Taylor’s at Carolinas Medical Center at
Keener recently retired his followed by medical special interests include gender Elizabeth Family Medicine. He
position as medical director with school at LSU School health and healthcare policy, genital will serve as CMC House
the Mecklenburg County Health of Medicine. He reconstructive surgery, pelvic Staff Liaison President beginning
Department and now provides moved to Charlotte in 2002 for organ prolapse, urinary and bowel in July.
contract public health medical his residency in physical medicine incontinence, bladder and bowel
services for the county. and rehabilitation at Carolinas fistula, and advanced laparoscopy Rachel L. Storey, DO
Medical Center. Following a and robotic surgery.
B. Lauren Paton, MD fellowship in interventional spine Dr. Storey was born in
and musculoskeletal medicine Physician Assistant Tallahassee, Fla., and earned
Dr. Paton was born in Ottawa, in Winston-Salem, he returned Representative
Ontario, and earned her to Charlotte to work at Carolina her undergraduate
Neurosurgery and Spine Associates Raymond E. Brown, PA degree in biology
undergraduate degree in 2006, where he has worked since. from the University of
in biology from the As the first PA Board member, Massachusetts-Boston.
University of Western G. BernardTaylor, MD Brown brings a wealth of experience She then received her
Ontario. She received medical degree from the Virginia
her medical degree Dr. Taylor received his medical to the Board. He joined College of Osteopathic Medicine-
from the University of Cincinnati degree in 1994 from the UNC- Charlotte Eye Ear Nose Carolinas Campus. She currently
and completed her residency & Throat Associates in is a second-year family medicine
in general surgery at Carolinas Chapel Hill. He 1993, after practicing resident with Novant Health.
Medical Center. She is a Fellow then completed his general medicine for
of the American College of residency in obstetrics nine years. Brown has specialized Also serving on the Board
Surgeons and has been on faculty and gynecology at in otolaryngology for the past 13 as Ex-Officio Members
with the Department of Surgery Carolinas Medical years. He is a member of the North
at Carolinas Medical Center Center in 1998. After spending Carolina Medical Society, president Tracei Ball, MD
since 2011. five years as a general obstetrician of Metrolina Association of President-Elect, Charlotte Medical
and gynecologist, he completed Physician Assistants, vice-president Dental and Pharmaceutical Society
AnnaT. Schmelzer, MD a fellowship in Urogynecology of the North Carolina Academy of
and Advanced Gynecologic Physician Assistants and a trustee Sandi D. Buchanan
Dr. Schmelzer is a native of Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery at for the North Carolina Association MCMS Executive Director
North Carolina and earned her Northside Hospital/Southeastern of Physician Assistants Endowment.
Gynecologic Oncology in Atlanta. Darlyne Menscer, MD
undergraduate degree He currently serves as Clinical Resident NCMS Delegate to the AMA and
in history at the Assistant Professor of Obstetrics Representatives Chair of the NCMS Committee on
University of North and Gynecology in the Department Medical Education
Carolina at Chapel of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Vishal Goyal, MD, MPH
Hill. She received the University of North Carolina Douglas R. Swanson, MD,
her medical degree from Wake School of Medicine and Assistant Dr. Goyal was born and raised FACEP
Forest University School of Fellowship Program Director for in the suburbs of Atlanta. He Medical Director, Mecklenburg EMS
Medicine and completed her the Female Pelvic Medicine and Agency and member of the North
pediatric residency at Carolinas Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery attended Emory Carolina EMS Advisory Council
Medical Center. She remained program at Carolinas HealthCare University where he
at CMC after residency to serve System. Taylor is recognized as pursued pre-medical Mecklenburg County Medical
as fourth-year Chief Resident an educator and mentor. He has coursework while Society Executive Staff
and Junior Faculty member. won numerous teaching awards earning a bachelor’s
She is a Fellow of the American for his work with undergraduates, degree in business Sandi D. Buchanan
Academy of Pediatrics. She has medical students, and residents. He administration in Decision Science Executive Director
been with Charlotte Pediatric lectures internationally on topics from the Goizueta Business School.
Clinic since 2006. related to women’s health and the Afterwards, he was offered a Stephanie D. Smith
scholarship to the University of Finance and Membership Director
Pittsburgh’s Graduate School of
Public Health and earned a master’s Jenny H. Otto
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