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T able of Contents May 2019
Vol. 49 No. 5
5 President’s Letter:
Spring Update OFFICERS

By Elizabeth B. Moran, President, MCMS President
Elizabeth B. Moran, MD
7 Feature:
Sunscreen President-Elect
John R. Allbert, MD
By Patricia K. Roddey, MD, Medical Director of Dermatology, Secretary/Treasurer
Tryon Medical Partners Babak Mokari, DO
Immediate Past-President
8 National Health & Wellness Observances Scott L. Furney, MD
9 Member News
9 New Members BOARD MEMBERS
9 Upcoming Meetings and Events
10 At the Hospitals Raymond E. Brown, PA
11 Advertising Acknowledgements Sarah M. Edwards, MD
12 Independent Physicians of the Carolinas E. Carl Fisher, Jr., MD
12 Charlotte AHEC Course Offerings for May
14 Feature: Jane S. Harrell, MD
Kate E. Long, MD
Women Physicians Section April 2 B. Lauren Paton, MD
Meet and Greet Photos Bennal M. Perkins, MD
Patricia K. Roddey, MD
1112 Harding Place, Suite 100, Charlotte, NC 28204 Anna T. Schmelzer, MD
704-376-3688 • FAX 704-376-3173 Andrew I. Sumich, MD
meckmed@meckmed.org G. Bernard Taylor, MD
Christine S. Wu, MD
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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
Elizabeth B. Moran, MD

Managing Editor
Sandi D. Buchanan

Copy Editors
Lee McCracken
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mecklenburgmedicine@gmail.com

Editorial Board
Stephen J. Ezzo, MD
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Jessica Schorr Saxe, MD

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