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Table of Contents March 2016
Vol. 46 No. 3
5 President’s Letter:
Doubt OFFICERS

By Stephen J. Ezzo, MD President
Stephen J. Ezzo, MD
5 Charlotte AHEC Course Offerings
5 Upcoming Meetings & Events Secretary
6 Feature: Elizabeth B. Moran, MD
Giving Back: It’s Good for Your Health
Treasurer
By Donald K. Jonas, PhD Scott L. Furney, MD
Immediate Past President
7 Feature: Simon V. Ward III, MD
D.R.U.G.S. to Keep Our Patients and
Community Safe BOARD MEMBERS

By Mark E. Romanoff, MD John R. Allbert, MD
Maureen L. Beurskens, MD
8 MMAE
9 Member News Raymond E. Brown, PA
10 At the Hospitals W. Frank Ingram III, MD
12 Independent Physicians of the Carolinas Stephen R. Keener, MD, MPH
12 National Health & Wellness Observances for March Scott S. Lindblom, MD
12 Advertising Acknowledgements Shivani P. Mehta, MD, MPH
Robert L. Mittl, Jr., MD
1112 Harding Place, #200, Charlotte, NC 28204
704-376-3688 • FAX 704-376-3173 Babak Mokari, DO
meckmed@meckmed.org Cameron B. Simmons, Jr., MD
Cheryl L. Walker-McGill, MD, MBA
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NCMS Delegate to the AMA

Marcus G. Plescia, MD, Health Director
Mecklenburg County Health Department

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

EXECUTIVE STAFF

Executive Director
Sandi D. Buchanan

Finance & Membership Coordinator
Stephanie D. Smith

Meetings & Special Events
Jenny H. Otto

MECKLENBURG MEDICINE STAFF

Editor
Stephen J. Ezzo, MD

Managing Editor
Sandi D. Buchanan

Copy Editors
Lee McCracken
Stephanie Smith

Advertising
Mark Ethridge
mecklenburgmedicine@gmail.com

Editorial Board
N. Neil Howell, MD
Scott S. Lindblom, MD
Jessica Schorr Saxe, MD

Graphic Design — Wade Baker

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