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Table of Contents September 2016
Vol. 46 No. 8
4 6th Annual Fighting For Women With Fashion
Event on October 4 OFFICERS

5 President’s Letter: President
Oh the Noise! Noise! Noise! Stephen J. Ezzo, MD

By Stephen J. Ezzo, MD, President, MCMS Secretary
Elizabeth B. Moran, MD
6 NCMS Board Meeting, Mixer and Educational Session
Treasurer
7 MMAE 2016 Holiday House Scott L. Furney, MD
Immediate Past President
8 Feature: Simon V. Ward III, MD
The Impact of Poverty on Health and Education
BOARD MEMBERS
By Lee McCracken, Contributing Writer
John R. Allbert, MD
9 MCMS Awards Grants from the Smith Arthritis Fund Maureen L. Beurskens, MD

10 Member News Raymond E. Brown, PA
W. Frank Ingram III, MD
10 New Members Stephen R. Keener, MD, MPH
Scott S. Lindblom, MD
10 Upcoming Meetings & Events Shivani P. Mehta, MD, MPH
Robert L. Mittl, Jr., MD
10 Cheryl Walker-McGill, MD, MBA, Elected to Board of
Directors of the Federation of State Medical Boards Babak Mokari, DO
Cameron B. Simmons, Jr., MD
11 At the Hospitals Cheryl L. Walker-McGill, MD, MBA

13 Independent Physicians of the Carolinas EX-OFFICIO BOARD MEMBERS

13 Charlotte AHEC Course Offerings for September Sandi D. Buchanan, Executive Director
Mecklenburg County Medical Society
13 National Health & Wellness Observances for September
Karen Chandler, President
13 Advertising Acknowledgements Mecklenburg Medical Alliance & Endowment

1112 Harding Place, #200, Charlotte, NC 28204 Michelle Conner, DDS, President
704-376-3688 • FAX 704-376-3173 Charlotte Medical Dental & Pharmaceutical Society
meckmed@meckmed.org
Docia E. Hickey, MD
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MECKLENBURG MEDICINE STAFF

Editor
Stephen J. Ezzo, MD

Managing Editor
Sandi D. Buchanan

Copy Editors
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Editorial Board
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