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Table of Contents 6 President’s Letter: Mentoring ... A Worthwhile Investment

OFFICERS President James B. Hall, MD

President-Elect Simon V. Ward III, MD

By James B. Hall, MD

Secretary Stephen J. Ezzo, MD

7 Upcoming Meetings & Events 8 Feature: White Coat Wednesday Amplifies N.C. Doctors’ Voices

Treasurer JP McBryde, MD

Immediate Past President Janice E. Huff, MD

BOARD MEMBERS

By Elaine Stone, North Carolina Medical Society

8 National Health & Wellness Observances, September 9 Congratulations to “Top Docs” 10 Feature: 4th Annual Fighting for Women with Fashion By Maureen Beurskens, MD

12 Feature: Knights Baseball Event Sponsored by Tucker Boynton 14 MCMS Awards Grants from the Smith Arthritis Fund 15 Member News 17 MMAE 18 At the Hospitals 20 Independent Physicians of the Carolinas 20 Advertising Acknowledgement

Lloyd L. Bridges, MD Raymond E. Brown, PA Scott L. Furney, MD W. Frank Ingram III, MD Scott L. Lindblom, MD Shivani P. Mehta, MD Elizabeth B. Moran, MD Cheryl L. Walker-McGill, MD Pulak Patel, MD Thomas N. Zweng, MD

EX-OFFICIO BOARD MEMBERS Sherry Ward, President Mecklenburg Medical Alliance & Endowment Sandi D. Buchanan, Executive Director Mecklenburg County Medical Society Keia V. R. Hewitt, MD, President Charlotte Medical Society Docia E. Hickey, MD NCMS Speaker of the House Darlyne Menscer, MD 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

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Director, Meetings & Special Events Trisha G. Herndon Executive Assistant Stephanie D. Smith

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President’s Letter

Mentoring ... A Worthwhile Investment By James B. Hall, MD, President

n one of my earlier letters, I reflected on those we have encountered along life’s journey, which speaks to the value of mentors. A mentor is someone who teaches or gives help and advice to a less-experienced and often younger person (aren’t they all now?). A counselor, guide, tutor or coach may serve as a mentor. There is a distinction between a mentee and an apprentice. Indeed, the history of medicine is replete with the concept of apprentices, and I’m sure many Residents have felt the definition of an apprentice from the Oxford English Dictionary applies to them: a person who is learning a trade from a skilled employer, having agreed to work for a fixed period of time at low wages. Some have no doubt felt the definition of “one bound by indenture to serve another ...” might apply, as well. Suffice it to say, that is not the relationship we are talking about. It has been the practice of some medical organizations/ groups to have more senior members take new partners under their wings when they join. Many residency programs match incoming interns/residents with faculty who can function as mentors and “sounding boards” for problems or issues that may arise. The concept has been used successfully in many businesses. I reference an article from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania entitled, “Workplace Loyalties Change, But the Value of Mentoring Doesn’t” which approaches the subject from the perspective of changes that are occurring given the penchant for “re-org” that many hospitals/ medical organizations have gone through, or are going through, as a response to the economy, the Affordable Care Act and the mandated changes in insurance coverage. Whether due to the aforementioned dynamics or to cultural shifts in the country, the article points out the paradigm shift that has occurred in the workplace. The “prototypical loyal employee,” who would work for the same organization for 30 or 40 years and then retire with the obligatory gold watch, is a thing of the past. A study released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2010 looked at a segment of the population labeled “young baby boomers” (born 1957-1964). The study showed this group changed jobs on average 11 times between ages 18-44, irrespective of gender. I suspect when the same study is done on Millennials, the number will be even higher. There are plethora reasons folks change jobs, but most common is the lack of job satisfaction or issues with other personnel. The Wharton article points out that, irrespective of the business, in today’s culture the role of mentoring is becoming even more important. The mentees benefit on many fronts. Social networking, direct gaining of knowledge, career guidance and professional advice, gaining an insight to an organization’s culture and politics, and perhaps, even more important, a sense of belonging to something greater

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than self, are all important. The increase in the frequency of job changes by younger employees, as well as the downsizing and outsourcing by organizations, has discouraged more senior personnel to invest in the lives of their younger colleagues. Unfortunately, this is to the detriment of both groups. These changes notwithstanding, according to Professor Terri Scandura at the University of Miami, 71 percent of Fortune 500 companies see mentoring as an important employee development tool. Professor Scandura also noted that employees who have mentors earn more money, are better socialized into organizations, are more productive, are promoted more frequently and have less stress (less “burnout”?). While there are clear benefits for the mentee, the mentor also gains. Beyond the obvious altruistic benefit of simply helping someone succeed, the insight gained from the perspective of a generational difference can be of great value. We tend to get siloed into our own view of things, and looking at a problem from a different perspective often is invaluable (ahh, it’s time for Mrs. Jones’ appointment and her same old problem ... do we miss other issues at times like these). I also must mention the technological abilities of our younger colleagues which enhance the adaptation of us dinosaurs (dare I say EMRs). Several years ago, Sun Microsystems did an internal study on the value of mentoring in their organization and found their mentors were promoted six times more often than those not in the program. Retention rates also were much higher for both the mentors and the mentees who participated. Our daily activities afford us the perfect scenario to be mentors. We can see it with new colleagues entering private practice from residency, and we can see it with nurses or medical assistants in our offices. The opportunities are endless. We easily can make ourselves available to bright, young, aggressive colleagues who want to learn and succeed — those who want to get ahead and actively avail themselves of a senior member. Equally important, from the perspective of our life’s experience, we need to make ourselves available to those who might not be as ambitious and outgoing, but who can be valuable members of the “team” if given the right opportunity and help. Let me add one other area that can have even greater impact: mentoring an underprivileged child. Not to be calloused about it, but residents and medical students, by definition, already have had a lot of help along the way, but there are thousands of children in the Charlotte area who can be helped with just a minimal investment of time, and there are lots of organizations begging for help. Our family has been involved with our church’s afterschool program —Faith, Hope and Love — which operates on a shoestring budget in a joint program with

Dilworth, First Ward and Brookstone schools. The 14 children in the program had been identified as being below grade level, with little or no home support and at risk of falling even further behind. Now, all of these children are at or above grade level. The gift of time to teach them to read opens untold doors for them. There are churches, synagogues and multiple civic organizations that can be tapped into for all of us to volunteer to help these children right here in our own community. All of our lives are busy, but I have found that if you want something done, ask a busy person and he or she will figure out how to do yet something else. Mentoring is a great way to give back to our community, to trainees and to our young colleagues. It is an investment of time we all need to make. We can’t afford to do otherwise. “Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be still wiser; teach a righteous man, and he will increase in learning.” (Proverbs 9:9) “We make a living by what we get; we make a life by what we give.” Winston Churchill

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Upcoming Meetings & Events Meetings are at the MCMS office unless otherwise noted.

SEPTEMBER

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Monday, September 1 Labor Day – MCMS office closed. n Tuesday, September 2 Charlotte Dental Society Board meeting. 6 p.m. n Friday, September 5 NCMOM Free Dental Clinic. Convention Center. MCMS office closed. n Tuesday, September 9 MedLink meeting. Mecklenburg County Health Department. 8:30 a.m. n Tuesday, September 9 Charlotte Dental Society membership meeting. Myers Park Country Club. 6 p.m. n Tuesday, September 9 Fighting for Women with Fashion planning meeting. Safe Alliance office. 6 p.m. n Monday, September 15 MCMS Executive Committee meeting. 5:45 p.m. n Wednesday, September 17 MMAE Finance Committee meeting. 9 a.m. n Wednesday, September 17 MMAE Board meeting. 10 a.m. n

Thursday, September 18 CAMGM meeting. Myers Park Baptist Church Cornwell Center. Noon. n Friday-Saturday, September 19-20 AAFP Post-Graduate Symposium. Hilton Charlotte University Place. n Monday, September 22 November/December magazine deadline. n Monday, September 22 MCMS Board meeting. 5:15 p.m. dinner. 5:45 p.m. meeting begins. n Tuesday, September 23 Fighting for Women with Fashion planning meeting. Safe Alliance office. 6 p.m. n Wednesday, September 24 Welton Society Fall Luncheon. Speaker: David E. Price, MD. Topic: “What’s A Head for Football – Update on Concussions.” Charlotte Country Club. 11:30 a.m. n Wednesday, September 24 Charlotte Pediatric Society meeting. Speakers: Jennifer Pope, MD; Vittorio Antonacci, MD. Topic: “Vascular Malformations.” The Duke Mansion. 6 p.m. n Tuesday, September 30 Fighting for Women with Fashion planning meeting. Safe Alliance office. 6 p.m. n

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Feature

White Coat Wednesday Amplifies N.C. Doctors’ Voices By Elaine Stone, North Carolina Medical Society

octors from across the state turned out in record numbers for the North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS)sponsored White Coat Wednesday on June 4 to speak to legislators about improving Medicaid. The secretary of the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services, Aldona Wos, MD, spoke to the group at the NCMS Center for Leadership in Medicine in downtown Raleigh before the doctors headed over to the Legislative Building. At noon, many of them met with Gov. Pat McCrory at the executive mansion and then participated in a press conference on the steps of the residence. The press conference, which came about largely due to the behindthe-scenes efforts of the NCMS, began with remarks from Dev Sangvai, MD, president of the NCMS. “We will continue our work for meaningful and positive change that focuses on a homegrown, accountable-care approach rather than bringing in an outside corporation that would restrict health care for our citizens,” he told the media. “Our General Assembly has the opportunity to create genuine improvement for many thousands of our North Carolina residents, while curtailing costs. Let’s hope they grasp this opportunity.” Several Mecklenburg County doctors were on hand during this event to speak to the media, as well as legislators, to give both the lawmakers and the general public a firsthand look at how the proposed budget and how Medicaid reform plans would affect doctors and patients throughout the state. Rhett Brown, MD, of Charlotte stood with Gov. McCrory at the press conference and was interviewed afterward by WCNC, the Charlotte NBC affiliate. Dr. Brown, who works for Novant Health, told WCNC reporter Mike Hanson he supports the Governor’s Medicaid reform ideas because he believes they give doctors more of a say in how to treat Medicaid patients. Increased visibility for doctors’ perspectives on healthcare policies and reforms leads to more influence both in the halls of the legislature and with the public through the mass media. “Now more than ever it is important for doctors to be heard,” says NCMS CEO Robert Seligson. “The NCMS is committed to ensuring that the medical community’s perspective is loud and clear for policymakers. The event with the governor is just one such example of physicians’ views being recognized.” White Coat Wednesday, the NCMS’ grassroots lobbying initiative that occurs every Wednesday when the legislature in is session, doesn’t always include meetings with the governor or full-blown press conferences, but this event does provide a valuable voice for doctors in the state. Seeing a flood of white coats walking through the hallways of the General Assembly sends a message to legislators that doctors are involved and vocal, and are not afraid to express their views to those who are charged with making the policies and laws that affect their practices.

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Now, more than ever, direct contact with legislators is a powerful key to positive change that benefits the medical profession and patients. Often, lawmakers are woefully unfamiliar with many of the challenges and rewards of medical practice outside of encounters with their own doctors. Any opportunity for a one-on-one conversation is a valuable opportunity to educate them. Since most doctors are busy practicing medicine and not keeping tabs on the latest happenings at the legislature, White Coat Wednesdays begin at the NCMS Center for Leadership in Medicine with a breakfast briefing by NCMS government affairs staff on the hot issues of the day and what legislators want to know more about. Armed with talking points and helpful tips on how to approach legislators, the group takes the short three-block walk over to the Legislative Building and begins visits with representatives and senators. The NCMS Assistant Director for Legislative and Political Action, Will Barnett (wbarnett@ncmedsoc.org or 919-833-3836, ext. 130) is the person to contact if you’d like to be part of White Coat Wednesday when the new Legislative Session resumes in winter 2015.

NATIONAL HEALTH & WELLNESS OBSERVANCES SEPTEMBER 2014

America on the Move – Month of Action Baby Safety Awareness Month Childhood Cancer Awareness Month Fruit and Veggie Month Healthy Aging™ Month Leukemia and Lymphoma Awareness Month National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month National Cholesterol Education Awareness Month National Food Safety Education Month National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month National Menopause Awareness Month National Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month Prostate Health Month September 1-7: National Childhood Injury Prevention Week September 7-13: Suicide Prevention Week September 7-14: National Assisted Living Week September 14-20: National Rehabilitation Week September 16: Take A Loved One to the Doctor Day September 21-27: Active Aging Week September 24: National Women’s Health and Fitness Day September 27: Family Health and Fitness Day

Congratulations! The following MCMS members were named “Top Docs” in the July 2014 issue of Charlotte Magazine. Allergy & Immunology

Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine

Pediatrics – General

J. Gray Norris, MD Maeve E. O’Connor, MD

J. Larry Brady, Jr., MD Rogers Chip Howell II, MD

Cardiology

Nephrology

Timothy J. Eichenbrenner, MD Glenn C. Holladay, MD Susan C. Shaffner, MD

John E. Alexander, MD Edward B. McMillan, MD John A. Pasquini, MD

Paul S. Blake, DO Nancy J. Gritter, MD George M. Hart, MD

Pediatrics – General Surgery

Critical Care

Neurology

Pediatrics – Infectious Diseases

Stuart J. Garner, MD Scott L. Lindblom, MD

Frederick E. Pfeiffer, MD

David G. Rupar, MD

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Pediatrics – Neurosurgery

Amy D. Fletcher, MD Leslie M. Hansen Lindner, MD Aviva R. Stein, MD Simon V. Ward III, MD M. Kathryn Whitten-Bohmer, MD

C. Scott McLanahan, MD Scott D. Wait, MD Virginia F. Casey, MD J. Michael Wattenbarger, MD

E. Craig Evans, MD Wyatt C. Fowler, MD Peter S. Turk, MD

Occupational Medicine

Pediatrics – Pulmonology

Surgery – Hand

Hugh R. Black II, MD

R. Glenn Gaston, MD Lois K. Osier, MD W. Alan Ward, MD

Dermatology

Patricia K. Roddey, MD Endocrinology

Douglas B. Robinson, MD, PhD Emergency Medicine

Sidney M. Fletcher, MD J.P. McBryde, MD W. Matthew Zban, MD Family Medicine

Rhett L. Brown, MD Lillian M. Teigland, MD Gastroenterology

Lawrence W. Raymond, MD

Daniel A. Bambini, MD Duncan Morton, Jr., MD

Pediatrics – Orthopedics

Oncology

Pediatrics – Radiology

James F. Boyd, MD Geoffrey S. Chapman, MD Gary P. Frenette, MD

Adrienne C. Bean, MD Marc A. Mancuso, MD

Ophthalmology

Gynecologic Oncology

Orthopedics

John E. Humphrey, Jr., MD

Otolaryngology

James F. Boyd, MD Geoffrey S. Chapman, MD Justin P. Favaro, MD Gary P. Frenette, MD, PhD David W. Miller, MD Infectious Disease

James M. Horton, MD David C. Tanner, MD Internal Medicine

Jimmie W. Adcock, MD Edwin H. Shoaf, Jr., MD Maternal-Fetal Medicine

John R. Allbert, MD David C. Shaver, MD

Hunter A. Hoover, MD Donald B. Kamerer, Jr., MD Pathology

Arthur R. Cohen, MD Edward H. Lipford III, MD William K. Poston, Jr., MD

John A. Welshofer, MD Psychiatry Pulmonary Medicine

Stuart J. Garner, MD Scott L. Lindblom, MD Radiation Oncology

L. Scott McGinnis III, MD William B. Warlick, Jr., MD Radiology

Surgery Benjamin B. Peeler, MD

M. Alan Burns, MD W. Stuart Hartley, MD John D. Howard, MD James P. O’Brien, MD James H. Oliver III, MD

Pediatrics – Endocrinology

Reproductive Endocrinology

Pediatrics – Cardiothoracic

Lisa D. Houchin, MD Mark W. Parker, MD

Barry B. K. Chan, MD Eric R. Skipper, MD Surgery – Colon & Rectal

Brian L. Jerby, MD John G. Morrison, MD Douglas M. Rosen, MD Surgery – General

Surgery – Neurology

Surgery – Oncology

Physical Medicine/Rehabilitation

Hematology

Surgery – Cardiovascular

Tim E. Adamson, MD E. Hunter Dyer, MD

Timothy G. Saunders, MD David N. Ugland, MD Fredrick H. D. Weidman, MD Robert B. Anderson, MD Donald F. D’Alessandro, MD

Andrew J. Laster, MD Sleep Medicine Carolyn E. Hart, MD

Luis M. Perez, MD

Pediatrics – Urology

John S. Hanson, MD Sanjib P. Mohanty, MD Gardiner R. Roddey, Jr., MD James B. Hall, MD Robert V. Higgins, MD

Rheumatology

Wyatt C. Fowler, MD Peter S. Turk, MD Richard L. White, MD Surgery – Orthopedic

Robert B. Anderson, MD Donald F. D’Alessandro, MD Surgery – Plastic

David C. Matthews, MD Surgery – Thoracic

Harold R. Howe, Jr., MD Surgery – Urology

John A. Kirkland, Jr., MD Jacques P. Ganem, MD Daniel L. Watson, MD Surgery – Vascular

Lance E. Diehl, MD

Nancy L. Teaff, MD Richard L. Wing, MD

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Feature

CHARLOTTE WOMEN ATTORNEYS

Formerly known as United Family Services

Womens Physicians Section

CWA Fourth Annual

Fighting for Women with Fashion

Dear Fellow Physicians, Mark your calendar! You are invited to attend the fourth annual “Fighting for Women with Fashion” event on October 7 at the Foundation for the Carolinas. Over the past three years, these events co-hosted by the Mecklenburg County Medical Society Women Physicians Section and the Charlotte Women Attorneys, have raised more than $80,000 to help build and maintain the Safe Alliance Clyde and Ethel Dickson Domestic Violence Shelter. This year’s event will feature a fashion presentation by Nordstrom SouthPark with fashions being modeled by male and female physicians and attorneys. There also will be a silent auction, raffle, wine and heavy hors d’oeuvres. Tickets can be purchased online at wwwsafealliance.org or by following a link posted on the MCMS website home page. Our focus project for this year’s event is launching a healthcare clinic at the shelter. The physicians working on the healthcare clinic project are Jessica Salzman, MD, and Maria T. Pelucio, MD, clinical faculty at Carolinas Medical Center Department of Emergency Medicine. Dr. Pelucio also is Adjunct Professor at UNC-Chapel Hill School of Medicine and serves as medical director of the Domestic Violence Healthcare Project at CMC Main. “In developing the clinic at the Shelter, our vision is to bring a vital link to the women and children. When a woman finds herself at the shelter, life for her and her children often is in a state of upheaval and disarray. Medications, vaccines, well- and sick-child care and personal health care often are neglected. By providing readily available and safely accessible primary health care at the shelter, clients will be able to focus on the com-

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prehensive rebuilding of their lives without having to spend many hours in transit to clinics or emergency departments,” says Pelucio. “We are planning to partner with Shelter Health Services and Safe Alliance to help launch and manage our clinic services this fall. We hope to have an LPN, a registered nurse and mid-level provider staff the clinic on a regular basis one-two days per week, with afternoon and evening hours. We also are hoping to provide pharmacy services and limited lab testing when needed. With these hours and onsite availability, shelter residents will be able to attend work programs, classes or counseling sessions without interruption, and allow children at the shelter to stay in school. In addition, we are hoping to round out coverage with volunteers from our emergency medicine, pediatric and OB/GYN residency programs at CMC. We welcome any physicians or mid-level providers who would like to donate their services to our clinic work.” We are hopeful you will support this event by being a sponsor or by donating items/services to our silent auction. And, cash donations are always welcome! They are tax deductible and can be made online at wwwsafealliance.org. If you would like to send a check, make checks payable to Safe Alliance and mail to 601 E. Fifth St., Charlotte, NC 28202. Please note “FFWWF” with your donation. For more information, contact Stephanie Smith, MCMS office, at ssmith@meckmed.org. Hope to see you October 7!

Maureen Beurskens, MD

2014 Fighting for Women with Fashion Planning Committee

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MCMS Awards Grants from the Smith Arthritis Fund By Janice E. Huff, MD, Chair, Smith Arthritis Fund Committee The MCMS Smith Arthritis Fund Committee is pleased to announce three grants totaling $3,000 were awarded in August for programs and studies which benefit, either directly or indirectly, patients who have arthritis. The first grant was awarded to Arthritis Patient Services to provide funding for two much-needed laptop computers, which will impact their ability to gather pre- and post-data at each of the 20 neighborhood locations where their programming is provided. Additionally, the funds will be used for continuing education seminars for physical therapists and to update patient education materials. The second grant was awarded to Helen E. Gruber, PhD, and Edward N. Hanley, Jr., MD, at the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Carolinas Medical Center. This grant provides funding for a study entitled “Does Oxidative Stress Induce Apoptosisand Senescence-Related Gene Expression in Human Annulus Cells Exposed to H2O2 in Vitro?” Oxidative stress is recognized to contribute to the pathogenesis and progression of arthritis, but its role in human intervertebral disc degeneration is less understood. Drs. Gruber and Hanley propose to quantify changes in expression of apoptosis- and senescence-related genes in human disc cells exposed to oxidative stress in vitro. Mechanisms identified may provide insight into future therapies for arthritis and disc degeneration. The third grant was awarded to the Lupus Foundation of America, Inc., North Carolina Chapter. This grant will provide funding to support their 2015 “Ask the Experts” educational series to continue efforts in educating individuals living with lupus in Mecklenburg County. “Ask the Experts” is a series of live education teleconferences and pre-recorded webcasts on a variety of topics designed to provide individuals with important information about living with lupus. Coupled with existing educational and direct support services for individuals living with lupus, this grant will be used to provide lupus educational efforts geared toward increasing knowledge of lupus and its impact, as well as mechanisms that can be used to increase the quality of life among individuals with lupus. The Smith Arthritis Fund was established in 1979 when Carolyn Kirkpatrick Smith donated $41,500 for arthritis research. This fund is administered through the Mecklenburg County Medical Society under the guidance of Janice E. Huff, MD, who is the 2014 chair of the Smith Arthritis Fund Committee, along with H. David Homesley, MD; Ahmad A. Kashif, MD; and JP McBryde, MD, MCMS Board liaison. The fund is designed to support research projects as they relate to the needs of patients suffering from rheumatologic diseases. Since 1979, about $74,000 has been awarded.

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Member News

Congratulations Thank You! Bruce V. Darden II, MD, recently was appointed as the president of the Cervical Spine Research Society (CSRS). Dr. Darden is an orthopedic spine surgeon with OrthoCarolina. He serves as the fellowship director for the OrthoCarolina Spine Center Fellowship Program. He received a Bachelor of Science degree from Davidson College in 1978 and his medical degree from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill in 1982. He completed an orthopaedic surgery internship and residency at Carolinas Medical Center. Subsequently, he served as an orthopaedic spine surgery fellow at the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, completing this fellowship in 1988 and his residency in 1987. In addition to being president of the Cervical Spine Bruce V. Darden II, MD Research Society, Darden serves on the board of the Lumbar Spine Research Society and is a member of numerous spine societies. He serves on the editorial board of several journals related to the spine. His area of expertise is cervical and lumbar degeneration. Darden has researched and written extensively on cervical disc arthroplasty. Lawrence W. Raymond, MD, was appointed to the Environmental Management Commission (EMC) this spring. The EMC is a 15-member commission appointed by the Governor, the Senate Pro Tempore and the Speaker of the House. The Commission is responsible for adopting rules for the protection, Lawrence W. Raymond, MD preservation and enhancement of the state’s air and water resources. Thank you, Dr. Raymond, for your continued work in this vital area of public health! Raymond has been actively involved on the Mecklenburg County Medical Society Public Health Committee for several years. He also is a long-time leader of, and is the Advisory Board Chair for, the Medical Advocates for Healthy Air (MAHA).

The following practices have paid 2014 MCMS annual dues for eligible physicians in their practice. n

Arthritis and Osteoporosis Consultants of the Carolinas Carolina Asthma & Allergy Center Carolina Neurosurgery and Spine Associates Carolina Surgical Clinic of Charlotte Charlotte Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Charlotte Radiology

Greenman Eye Associates

Mecklenburg Neurological Associates Metrolina Nephrology Associates Northcross OB/GYN

Novant Health Dilworth Pediatrics n Novant Health Heart & Vascular Institute n Novant Health Maternal & Fetal Medicine n Novant Health Randolph OB/GYN n Oncology Specialists of Charlotte n Pediatric Surgical Associates n Piedmont Plastic Surgery & Dermatology n Presbyterian Pathology Group n Southeast Radiation Oncology Group n Urology Specialists of the Carolinas n

Save the Date! The SunTrust Medical Specialty Group and The Mecklenburg County Medical Society cordially invite you to an after hours

Fall Social

at the new location of the

Election of New Officers, Directors and Delegates for 2015 Ballots for the election of MCMS officers, directors and delegates will be sent by e-mail to MCMS members who have an e-mail address on file with the MCMS office. Those who do not have an e-mail address on file will receive a copy by U.S. mail. Return your marked ballot by e-mail to meckmed@meckmed. org or by U.S. mail to Mecklenburg County Medical Society, 1112 Harding Place, Suite 200, Charlotte, NC 28204. If returning by U.S. mail, write “BALLOT” on the outside of the envelope. Ballots must be received no later than December 1, 2014. Ballots will be counted by an MCMS accountant and teller(s) appointed by the MCMS Board of Directors. Election results will be posted in the January issue of the Mecklenburg Medicine magazine.

Thursday, September 25, 2014 6:00 p.m. The Olde Mecklenburg Brewery, LLC 4150 Yancey Road • Charlotte, NC 28217 Kindly respond to Sandi Buchanan, Executive Director Mecklenburg County Medical Society at sbuchanan@meckmed.org or 704-376-3688

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Member News

Register Now! MCMS Board Highlights 53rd Annual Post-Graduate Symposium Mecklenburg County Chapter of the American Academy of Family Physicians

Target Audience: Physicians, Physician Assistants, Nurse Practitioners

September 19-20 • Hilton Charlotte University Place Attendees will have the opportunity to learn some of the latest procedures, treatments and policies regarding a variety of primary care topics from an exceptional group of speakers. FRIDAY’S TOPICS INCLUDE: Weight Up?! – Tackling the Pediatric Obesity Epidemic An Integrative Approach to Chronic Pain Welcome to Mohs – An Update on the Management of Skin Cancer Harnessing the Mind: Using Clinical Hypnosis in Primary Care What the Skin Can Tell: Dermatologic Manifestations of Systemic Disease Let’s Talk About Sex – Discussing Sexual Health with Your Patients Management of the Difficult Patient SATURDAY’S TOPICS INCLUDE: A Leg Up: Evaluating Common Lower Extremity Injuries Healthy Smiles – Pediatric Dentistry Basics Caring for the LGBT Community Modern Peripheral Endovascular Care – Beyond the Cutting Edge Managing the Seasons: An Update on Allergic Rhinitis Pediatric Urology Jambalaya Diagnosis and Management of Stinging Insect Allergy

Contact Tamara Smith-Tillman at AHEC at 704-512-6534 or register online at www.charlotteahec.org.

March 2014 Meeting

Final draft of the revised MCMS Position Statement was approved. Rosie Tong, PhD, director for the Center for Professional and Applied Ethics at UNCC, will retire this year but has two Medicine and Society programs in the works for 2014 — one on genetics and one on hospice care. The Medicine and Society program will continue after Dr. Tong retires. n n

May 2014 Meeting n Rosie Tong, PhD, gave a short history of her tenure at UNCC. She introduced Gordon Hull, PhD, who will serve as the new director upon her retirement. n Stephen Keener, MD, medical director at the Mecklenburg County Health Department, presented a resolution to the Board asking for support to continue fluoridation of the City of Charlotte water supply, at the recommended level. The Board approved to support the resolution. n Membership events are being organized. A River Jam Fiesta at the U.S. National Whitewater Center in May, a Knights Baseball Game in August and a brewery crawl in September. n Darlyne Menscer, MD, was presented the MCMS Leadership Award. Dr. Menscer is the first recipient of this award. n MCMS was a sponsor of the 2014 Childhood Obesity Summit. There were 150 attendees. n This was the last Board meeting for Jonathan Buice, MD, resident representative on the Board, as he is graduating from the Residency Program at CMC.

MCMS New Members

James V. Ferris, MD *Radiology Charlotte Radiology 1705 East Blvd. Charlotte, NC 28203 704-334-7800 University of Maryland, 1988

John P. Grimm, MD *Diagnostic Radiology; *Neuroradiology Charlotte Radiology 1705 East Blvd. Charlotte, NC 28203 704-334-7800 University of Southern California, 2003

Andrew U. Hines, MD *Diagnostic Radiology; *Interventional Radiology Charlotte Radiology 1705 East Blvd. Charlotte, NC 28203 704-334-7800 Harvard University, 2003

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B. Lauren Paton, MD *General Surgery Carolinas Medical Center Dept. of General Surgery P O Box 32861 Charlotte, NC 28221 704-355-5702 University of Cincinnati, 2003

Judi L. Tassone, MD *Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation On hiatus. University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey, 1996

Michael K. Yu, MD *Radiology; *Neuroradiology Charlotte Radiology 1705 East Blvd. Charlotte, NC 28203 704-334-7800 Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 2008

MMAE

2014 James Gray Cannon Award Recipient Rosslyn Greenspon is Dedicated to Finding a Cure for Diabetes The Mecklenburg Medical Alliance and Endowment is pleased to announce that Roslyn Greenspon is the 2014 winner of the James Gray Cannon Award. The Cannon Award was established in 1984, with the purpose of recognizing an individual who has demonstrated exceptional leadership, on a voluntary basis, toward the advancement of medical care and good health in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg community. Greenspon is the founder of the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation (JDF) Charlotte Chapter, which she established in 1973. This was the first JDF chapter founded in the South, and for many years the only chapter between Miami and Washington, D.C. Today, the Charlotte chapter is now the Greater Western Carolinas Chapter and raises more than $3.5 million annually to support research to find a cure. The energy and compassion of Greenspon and her volunteers created a support group that would witness the greatest changes in 40 years in the understanding of the disease and the treatment of children with diabetes. In 1975, Greenspon was invited to testify before the National Commission on Diabetes Task Force. The work of this National Task Force resulted in a groundbreaking Congressional Act that directed the National Institutes of Health to develop the Long Range Diabetes Plan.

Save the Date! 2014 Holiday House

Home of Drs. Amy and Sid Fletcher 2148 Selwyn Ave.

Preview Party – November 13, 6-9:30 p.m. Starts with a tour of the Holiday House, 6-7:30 p.m., and then moves to the home of Elizabeth and Robert Rostan at 1870 Queens Road West for food, drink, music and door prizes, 6:30-9:30 p.m. Tickets are $80 each.

Tour opened to the public: Friday-Saturday, November 14-15: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, November 16: Noon-5 p.m. Tickets are $20 each with discounts for group sales. Tickets can be purchased at all three Blacklion locations starting October 24 or online at www.mmaeonline.com.

MMAE Announces 2014 Endowment Grants

MMAE’s Grants and Disbursements Committee is proud to announce the following organizations have been awarded 2014 MMAE Health Endowment Grants, for a total of $81,000 in grants given. A Child’s Place A Child’s Place works to erase the impact of homelessness on children and on their education. Funds will provide medical support care (school physicals, immunizations, dental care) for homeless children. ($5,000) n Beds for Kids This nonprofit provides beds for children who move into permanent housing, and it furnishes beds for children living in shelters. Grant will go toward the purchase of 20 Sealy twin mattresses for children. ($2,000) n Camp CARE The grant will help fund a week-long summer camp program and yearround activities for children who have, or have had, cancer and their families. ($6,000) n Care Ring Funds will support the Physicians Reach Out program, which provides medical and dental care for low-income individuals and the uninsured in Mecklenburg County. ($10,000) n Charlotte Community Health Clinic The grant will support management of chronic disease patients in uninsured post-hospitalized patients. ($11,500) n Charlotte-Mecklenburg Food Policy Council The Council advocates for policies that build a sustainable, equitable and healthy local food system. The grant will support the Council’s Healthy Kids, Healthy Families Program. ($3,300) n Florence Crittendon Services Funds will support the maternity program, a nonprofit that provides single mothers and their babies with comprehensive medical and prenatal care. ($2,700) n NC MedAssist This nonprofit pharmacy program provides access to lifesaving prescription medications and client support for low-income individuals. The grant will be used to purchase generic equivalent medications. ($7,500) n Pat’s Place Mecklenburg County’s only Child Advocacy Center, serving children from birth through 18 years. Funding will be used for crisis prevention and intervention for sexually abused children. ($5,000) n Samaritan House “A Healing Haven for the Homeless,” Samaritan House will use the grant to provide short-term recuperative care to homeless men and women after a hospital or ER stay. ($10,000) n Supportive Housing Communities This organization provides affordable housing to alleviate homelessness and human suffering. Grant monies will support health education for residents transitioning from homelessness to permanent housing. ($10,000) n Thompson Child and Family Focus Provides support, education and therapy for children up to age 18, and their families. The grant will provide onsite therapeutic support for children with special needs. ($8,000) n

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At the Hospitals & Vascular Institute’s Charlotte pediatric cardiology office. To refer a patient, call 704-316-1220. Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center Seeks Level II Trauma Center Designation In June, Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center was approved by the North Carolina Office of Emergency Medical Services (NCOEMS) to receive trauma patients. Presbyterian Medical Center began receiving trauma patients from Medic on August 1. Through its trauma designation application, Presbyterian Medical Center has shown the NCOEMS it is prepared to care for patients as a Level II Trauma Center. Presbyterian Medical Center has always cared for trauma patients, but in 2013, NCOEMS changed the way trauma patients are received, and now a hospital must be an approved trauma center. Presbyterian Medical Center’s emergency department has started using an ancillary staff comprised of both RNs and paramedics. This mix of staff in the emergency rooms will allow for better response times and even better care. In order to receive designation at the end of the year-long process, Presbyterian Medical Center will need to admit and care for 1,200 trauma patients. The NCOEMS will evaluate patient outcomes, physician response times, process improvement programs, injury prevention and trauma outreach. n

Novant Health Heart & Vascular Institute Welcomes Pediatric Cardiologist, Matthew Brothers, MD Novant Health Heart & Vascular Institute is pleased to welcome board-certified pediatric cardiologist, Matthew Brothers, MD. A graduate of the University of North Carolina School of Medicine in Chapel Hill, Brothers completed his residency in pediatrics and a fellowship in pediatric cardiology at Emory University in Atlanta. Brothers will see patients in Novant Health Heart n

Novant Health Gynecologic Oncology Associates Welcomes Janelle Fauci, MD Janelle Fauci, MD, has joined Novant Health Gynecologic Oncology Associates. Fauci is a graduate of the University of South Florida School of Medicine and recently completed her fellowship in gynecologic oncology at the University of Alabama School of Medicine. With the addition of Fauci, Novant Health Gynecologic Oncology Associates has been able to expand its practice to Monroe and now sees patients on Wednesdays at Novant Health Monroe Medical Plaza, 2000 Wellness Blvd., Ste. 120. To refer a patient, call 704-384-8200. n

Novant Health Express Opens in Three Locations Novant Health Express locations recently opened in Ballantyne (Ballantyne Commons East), Park Road area (ParkTowne Village) and Davidson (Davidson Commons). The walk-in clinics, staffed by nurse practitioners and physician assistants, are open Monday through Friday 7:30 a.m.7 p.m. and weekends 7:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Common medical conditions treated for those ages 2 and up include flu, allergies, cough, strep throat, insect bites and minor wounds and sprains. Unlike urgent care locations, express clinics are not equipped with X-ray machines and staff does not conduct invasive exams, mend broken bones or apply stitches. The clinics can perform some point-of-care tests, such as cholesterol screening, rapid strep tests and blood glucose. Novant Health Express will refer patients who do not have a primary care provider to a Novant Health primary care physician for ongoing care. For more information, visit NovantHealth.org/express. n

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Novant Health Uptown Primary Care Now Open in One Wells Fargo Center Novant Health Uptown Primary Care, a new family medicine clinic, is now open on the Mall/YMCA level of One Wells Fargo Center, 301 S. College St. Kathryn Long, MD, and Lacey Kavanagh, PA-C, will provide a full range of family medicine services for individuals of all ages. Long is a graduate of the University of North Carolina School of Medicine in Chapel Hill and is boardcertified in family medicine. She completed her residency at Carolinas Medical Center. Kavanagh earned her master’s degree from South University Physician Assistant Program in Savannah, Ga. Novant Health Uptown Primary Care is open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Walk-in appointments also are available. To refer a patient, call 704-316-4810. n

Novant Health Hemby Children’s Hospital Golf Classic The 2014 Novant Health Hemby Children’s Hospital Golf Classic raised $285,000. These funds will finalize a three-year fundraising initiative to update the hospital’s pediatric intensive care unit. Now in its 17th year, the golf tournament has raised millions of dollars to support vital pediatric programs and initiatives, such as pediatric critical care transport, the Blume family playroom and the Hemby Theatre. n

John Wassel, MD, receives Hoffman/Schilling award John J. Wassel, MD, MHS, medical director of Novant Health Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine, was awarded the 2014 Hoffman/Schilling Award at the international scientific meeting of the Undersea & Hyperbaric Medical Society in St. Louis, Missouri June 20. This award is presented for an outstanding contribution to teaching, education and/ or diving safety, with particular reference to supporting the goals of the Society in educating the diving community and the public about the science and the practice of diving medicine. n

At the Hospitals

U.S. News & World Report Recognizes Carolinas HealthCare System Six Carolinas HealthCare System (CHS) hospitals have been recognized in the 201415 U.S. News & World Report Best Hospital Ratings as having high-performing specialty programs. Included is the urology program at Carolinas Medical Center, which was ranked as the 40th best urology program in the country. “Over the past year, CHS has achieved many firsts, including the first total artificial heart implantation in the region and the opening of Charlotte’s first adult bone and marrow transplant unit,” says Roger Ray, MD, chief medical officer and executive vice president for Carolinas HealthCare System. “This high level of quality care delivered by our physicians, and our integrated approach to delivering that care, drives these recognitions.” Carolinas Medical Center had 11 other specialty programs recognized as high performing and was named the best hospital in Charlotte. Carolinas Medical Center-NorthEast had nine specialties named as high performing and was ranked second. Carolinas Medical Center-Mercy was the fourth-ranked hospital in Charlotte with six high-performing specialties. Earlier, Carolinas HealthCare System’s Levine Children’s Hospital was named one of the best children’s hospitals in the country, ranking in the top 50 in five specialties. n

New Model for Rural Healthcare Opens in Anson County Carolinas HealthCare System Anson, a new concept in rural health care that goes beyond traditional inpatient hospital services, has begun serving Anson County residents in Wadesboro. The new facility offers 24/7 emergency care; 15 inpatient beds; patient-centered hospital services such as radiology, digital imaging, laboratory, pharmacy and surgery services; a free community room for health education; and access to specialty services through Carolinas HealthCare System. As part of the new model, the hospital also embeds primary-care services within the emergency n

department, helping to reduce the number of unnecessary ED visits. The model of care is known as a “medical home” and ensures that health care is a shared commitment between care providers, patients and the community. Included are partnerships with local public health organizations, like the Anson County Health Department and other community partners, to provide access to faith-based community health programs, a mobile unit for convenient care and educational opportunities focused on prevention and wellness. Heart of a Champion Day Screenings Set Record More than 2,700 student-athletes were screened during Carolinas HealthCare System’s four free Heart of a Champion Day events in May and June — a 10 percent increase over 2013’s record total. The screenings ensure athletes can safely participate in high school sports. Included was a general medical exam, orthopedic check and, unlike most athletic screenings, heart tests to detect hereditary conditions that could lead to sudden cardiac death. Participants received an electrocardiogram and, if necessary, an echocardiogram to provide a more detailed view of heart function. This year, 170 studentathletes were found to have medical issues that will require follow-up before they can be cleared to play sports. These included 88 general medical conditions, 58 orthopedic issues and 24 potential heart issues. The screenings, staffed by more than 550 volunteers, were held in York, S.C., Mecklenburg, Lincoln and Union counties. Heart of a Champion Day is a team effort that included Sanger Heart & Vascular Institute, Levine Children’s Hospital, Sports Medicine/Event Medicine, Sports Medicine & Injury Care, Carolinas HealthCare Foundation, Carolinas MED-1 and Carolinas HealthCare System Orthopedics. Sponsors included Children’s Miracle Network, OrthoCarolina, General Electric, Philips Healthcare, Metrolina Eye Associates, CocaCola and Jason’s Deli. n

Francis Robicsek, MD, PhD, Honored by First Lady of Guatemala Francis Robicsek, MD, PhD, vice president and chairman emeritus of the Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery at Carolinas HealthCare System, has received a peace award from Guatemala’s First Lady, honoring his decades of medical and educational contributions to the country of Guatemala. The award was presented during an annual ceremony, “Exchange of the Peace Rose,” led by the First Lady, Rosa María Leal de Perez, in the Presidential Palace in Guatemala. As vice president of the International Medical Outreach (IMO) Program – a collaboration between Carolinas HealthCare System and the Heineman Foundation of Charlotte – Dr. Robicsek helped build Guatemala’s premier cardiac care institute (Unidad de Cirugía Vascular – UNICAR), which this year turns 45 years old. Today, medical teams at UNICAR perform more than 800 heart operations each year and serve patients across Guatemala and from neighboring Honduras, Belize and Nicaragua. n

Edward Hanley, MD, Recognized for Spine Research Edward N. Hanley Jr., MD, chairman of the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at Carolinas Medical Center, recently was selected as the 2014 recipient of the International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine (ISSLS) Wiltse Lifetime Achievement Award. The award was presented at the ISSLS annual meeting in Seoul, South Korea. It acknowledges Hanley’s significant contributions in advancing spinal disorders research throughout the world. The ISSLS is a nonprofit, international organization, which brings together clinical and scientific members from around the world with clinical or scientific expertise in lumbar spine. n

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Independent Physicians of the Carolinas

Independent Physicians of the Carolinas is a nonprofit 501(c)(6) membership organization whose mission is to create public awareness of medical doctors not employed by a network or hospital system and to provide educational programs and resources to physician members and their administration. Find them online at IndependentPhysicians.org.

Aamer Qureshi, MD

Aamer Qureshi, MD, cardiologist with Mecklenburg Heart Specialists recently was interviewed by host Maha Gingrich on a WTVI PBS Charlotte program “Charlotte: A City of International Success.” Dr. Qureshi spoke on interventional cardiology. Find the program on YouTube.

Queen City Gastroenterology & Hepatology opened an additional office at 320 Lillington Ave., Suite 101, near uptown Charlotte. Hours are Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m. The group recently received the AAAHC Certificate of Accreditation (Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care).

There were more than 150 attendees this June at the Medi Awards Carolinas Medical Neighborhood Forum in Ballantyne, aimed at redefining healthcare transformation. Several physicians and healthcare professionals gave lectures on the trends in healthcare structure, delivery and legislation. To view the program summary online, visit www.themedi.org. The next Medi Awards event will be the Mid-Atlantic Medical Neighborhood Forum on October 3 at Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in National Harbor, Md. For more information and to register, visit www.themedi.org/events/mid-atlantic-medicalneighborhood-forum/. n

Welcome New Members: Rochelle Brandon, MD, with Brandon Gynecology in the university area is board-certified in obstetrics and gynecology. A native to the Charlotte area, Brandon now focuses on gynecology health care after delivering babies for more than 15 years.

Rochelle Brandon, MD

Paola Natale, MD

Paola Natale, MD, with Cabarrus Endocrinology in Concord is board-certified in internal medicine, adult endocrinology and metabolism. Natale’s special interests include thyroid disease, Type 2 diabetes and hypogonadism. She conducts clinical research with Carolina Clinical Trials.

n Thank you for your continued patronage! Allergy Asthma & Immunology Relief/AAIR of Charlotte 2014 Renewed Members: announced the opening of two offices; one located near uptown Aamer Qureshi, MD, with Mecklenburg Heart Specialists in Charlotte. Charlotte at 1523 Elizabeth Ave., Suite 220, and the other in Salisbury at 129 Woodson St. Maeve O’Connor, MD, received the TOP DOCTOR award in Charlotte Magazine’s annual best physicians in the Advertising Acknowledgement region survey, her fifth consecutive year on the list. Jennifer Caicedo, The following patrons made Mecklenburg Medicine possible. MD, became a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics (FAAP).

Darst Dermatology in south Charlotte is excited to announce the addition of Keri A. Squittieri, MMS, PA-C, board-certified physician assistant. Keri is a graduate of Nova Southeastern University in Ft. Myers, Fla. Physician Assistant Program and received her Bachelor of Science degree from Hodges University in Naples, Fla. She is president of the Charlotte Women’s Dermatology Association and a member of the American Academy of Physician Keri Squittieri, MMS, PA-C Assistants, North Carolina Academy of Physician Assistants, Society of Dermatology Physician Assistants and the Charlotte Dermatology Association. Marc Darst, MD, medical director at Darst Dermatology, will be teaching at the Cosmetic Surgery Forum December 3-6 in Las Vegas. At this meeting, Darst will be on the judging panel for the residents’ academic poster presentations and will teach injection techniques for neuromodulators and fillers, Restylane, Radiesse and Botox, to both residents and practicing dermatologists. Darst Dermatology will host a fall Skin Care Open House the evening of Thursday, Sept. 25, 5-7 p.m. Everyone is welcome to come learn and enjoy the festivities; there will be drawings for baskets and gifts.

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