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Table of Contents October 2019
Vol. 49 No. 9
6 President’s Letter:
The Middle OFFICERS

By Elizabeth B. Moran, MD, President, MCMS President
Elizabeth B. Moran, MD
7 Member News
7 New Members President-Elect
7 Upcoming Meetings and Events John R. Allbert, MD
7 In Memoriam Secretary/Treasurer
8 Feature: Babak Mokari, DO
Air Pollution and Cancer Immediate Past-President
Scott L. Furney, MD
By Lawrence W. Raymond, MD, ScM, Director, Occupational &
Environmental Medicine, Atrium Health Employer Solutions and BOARD MEMBERS
Past President, Medical Advocates for Healthy Air
Hamza M. Beano, MD
10 At the Hospitals Raymond E. Brown, PA
12 Independent Physicians of the Carolinas Sarah M. Edwards, MD
12 Advertising Acknowledgements E. Carl Fisher, Jr., MD
13 Charlotte AHEC Course Offerings for October
13 National Health & Wellness Observances Jane S. Harrell, MD
14 MedLink News Katherine K. Li, MD
Kate E. Long, MD
On the Cover: B. Lauren Paton, MD
Bennal M. Perkins, MD
Join us for a fun evening at the MCMS Annual Meeting on Thursday, Jan. 23, 6 p.m, Myers Patricia K. Roddey, MD
Park Country Club, featuring motivational speaker and comedian/magician, Mark Robinson. Anna T. Schmelzer, MD
Read Mark’s bio at bestmotivationalspeakers.com. Register online at www.meckmed.org or Andrew I. Sumich, MD
call the MCMS office at 704-376-3688. Hope to see you there! G. Bernard Taylor, MD
Christine S. Wu, MD
1112 Harding Place, Suite 100, Charlotte, NC 28204
704-376-3688 • FAX 704-376-3173 EX-OFFICIO BOARD MEMBERS
meckmed@meckmed.org
Tracei D. Ball, MD, President
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