nov/dec 2010 I Vol. 40, No. 10
Mecklenburg Medicine
A Publication of the Mecklenburg County Medical Society I www.meckmed.org
Holiday House
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Contents
Features
8 A Community Forum on Implementing Health System Reform
OFFICERS
T
he Mecklenburg County Medical Society thanks the North
Carolina Medical Society and Channel 14 for presenting a forum on health care reform held in Charlotte on Sept. 22.
10 North Carolina C.A.R.E. Clinic
C
onsider volunteering for the free health clinic for the uninsured
on Dec. 7 at the Charlotte Convention Center.
11 Member Anniversaries
James B. Hall, MD
Harold R. Howe, Jr., MD
Janice E. Huff, MD
Mark J. Mogul, MD
Maeve E. O’Connor, MD
Nancy L. Teaff, MD
Christopher G. Ullrich, MD
Simon V. Ward III, MD
In Every Issue
14
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Ophelia E. Garmon-Brown, MD, MDiv
President
Robert W. Schafermeyer, MD
President-Elect
Elizabeth F. Rostan, MD
Secretary
Sam R. Fulp, MD
Treasurer
B O A R D M embers
T
hank you for your record of support for the Mecklenburg County Medical Society.
7 P
resident’s Editorial: A Blend of Four Generations
9 Alliance Update: Deck the Halls for the Holidays
13 Physicians Reach Out Update:
Care Ring Introduces New
Executive Director, Susan
Furtney
Nov/Dec 2010
Vol. 40 No. 10
Member News & Notes
Board Meeting Highlights
Upcoming Meetings & Events
At the Hospitals
Support the Holiday House, the Alliance’s fund-raiser, by attending the
preview party on Thursday, Nov. 11 or visit the house Nov. 12-14. (Story on page 9)
On the Cover:
Ex- Officio BOARD Members
Docia E. Hickey, MD
NCMS Vice Speaker
Stephen R. Keener, MD, MPH
Medical Director, Mecklenburg County
Health Department
Darlyne Menscer, MD
NCMS Delegate to the AMA
Jackie Palmer
President, Mecklenburg Medical
Alliance & Endowment
Cheryl Walker-McGill, MD, MBA
Charlotte Medical Society
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President’s Page
A Blend of Four Generations
By Ophelia E. Garmon-Brown, MD, MDiv, President
I
read recently that, for the first time in
history, four generations of physicians
are now active in the workplace at
once. Wow! What a wide time span,
especially when you think of the
generational differences and some of the
significant things that helped shape each
generation.
I learned the oldest generation is known
as the Silent Generation. Among those
born between 1923 and 1945, many are
approaching retirement. They were in the
era of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Gloria
Steinem, Elvis, the Beatles and the Rolling
Stones. It is believed most members of
this generation, recovering from the Great
Depression and WWII, were busy working
hard and tending to their lives, rather than
being political activists.
The Baby Boom Generation is next,
being born between 1946 and 1964, during
the huge post WWII rise in birth rates. The
counterculture of the ’60s seems to have
captured the attention of the older boomers,
who consider commitment to gender and
racial equality, as well as the environment,
important issues.
The years following the Vietnam War
identify members of Generation X, about
1965-1980. People in this generation,
described as highly educated yet sometimes
cynical, experienced punk rock, the rise
of videogames, computers, MTV and the
beginning of hip hop. Their attitudes may
be ambiguous and contradictory, but they
are determined not to let the “decadent”
Baby Boomers dictate their values.
Generation Y comprises those who
were born around 1980 to the early
1990s. They are known also as the Peter
Pan Generation, because many of them
tend to delay adulthood and career, not
becoming independent until after age
30. These individuals have come to be
characterized by their communication
through the Internet, e-mail, texting
and instant messages, not to mention
Facebook, MySpace and Twitter.
From these various generations,
there are young scientists who aspired
to be physicians and have succeeded.
Keeping in mind each generation’s social
identifiers, it is interesting to reflect on the
developments in medicine during each time
period. The Silent Generation witnessed
the development of antibiotics, blood
transfusions, the Salk vaccine and the birth
control pill. The Baby Boomers experienced
the introduction of anti-viral medications,
beta blockers and antidepressants, as well
as the first organ transplants. Generation
X participated in the realization of the
AIDS epidemic and treatments, such as invitro fertilization and endoscopic surgery.
Generation Y witnessed the mapping of the
human genome, nanotechnology, robotic
surgery, stem cell research and MRI studies
of the brain.
There is another difference across
generations that clearly has helped shape
expectations, especially as related to
“balance.” Generation X was the first to
experience the possibility of both parents
working outside the home. Parental
divorce for Generations X and Y is twice
that of the Boomers’ parents. These life
experiences make Generations X and
Y less likely than the Silent Generation
and the Baby Boomers to put work
before family, friends and other interests.
Also, many Generation Xers witnessed
their parents become victims of downsizing in exchange for their loyalty to an
organization. Subsequently, their loyalty
may tend to be to themselves rather than
to an institution. They, therefore, may be
less willing to sacrifice than their parents
were at that age, less fixated on titles
and less likely to delay gratifications.
They tend to measure success both by
their contributions to society and by
their ability to maintain personal and
professional relationships. Generation
Xers are much more engaged in substantial
responsibilities for family, personal health
and outside interests.
How do we turn these generational
differences into strengths? How do we
reach across four generations of physicians
who have been shaped so differently to
bridge the gaps? Even in light of health
care reform and all of its uncertainties,
how does our noble profession embrace all
generations? I don’t have the answers, but
I surmise this is a unique time in history.
Not often is a family fortunate enough
to have living great-grandparents. We, as
a family of health care providers, have
been given this gift. The great-grandparent
physician, who exists among us, has so
many stories and wisdom to share with
great-grandchild physicians who have
passion, ability and so many possibilities.
As all of us deal with the uncertainties
of life, the possibilities and challenges of
reform, financial struggles, the rapid pace
of growth in technology and so much
more, let us draw closer together as a
medical profession, respecting, as well
as embracing, our differences. Let’s use
the collective wisdom of four generations
to strengthen health care in creative and
important ways.
A Note of Thanks
As this is the last of my letters as
president, I take this opportunity to express
sincere gratitude to you and to those who
have assisted me and edited my comments
each month. Thank you to Carolyn Scruggs,
Trisha Herndon and Stephanie Smith for
all of their support over this past year
of my presidency of the Mecklenburg
County Medical Society. They have
been a priceless asset to me. Also, I
would like to thank the editorial board for
graciously helping me through my writing
assignments, especially since I don’t see
myself as a writer. In particular, thanks
are given to Dr. James Hall who has been
a wonderful friend throughout this process
and has taken time to share his thoughts
with me throughout this journey. And, I
am grateful to each of you, as physicians
who support the Mecklenburg County
Medical Society and keep this wonderful
institution alive, and to the leadership of
this outstanding magazine. Thank you for a
wonderful year.
Shalom,
Mecklenburg Medicine • November/December 2010 A Community Forum on
Implementing Health System Reform
T
he North Carolina Medical Society
convened a televised hour-long
forum in Charlotte on Sept. 22 at the
Harris Conference Center in partnership with
News 14 Carolina. Participating on the panel
were (left to right): Michael C. Tarwater,
CEO, Carolinas HealthCare System; Maureen
O’Connor, executive vice president/chief
strategy officer, Blue Cross Blue Shield of
N.C.; Michael Dulin, MD, family medicine,
Charlotte; Robert Seligson, executive vice
president and CEO, N.C. Medical Society;
Ophelia Garmon-Brown, MD, MDiv, family
medicine, Charlotte and MCMS president and
Jeffrey P. Engel, MD, state health director.
Heather Waliga, News 14 Carolina anchor,
served as moderator. The taped session will
be available on “Carolina on Demand” on
Channel 199 or 1047 (TimeWarner Cable).
The Mecklenburg County Medical Society
assisted with promotion of the event.
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Alliance Update
Deck the Halls for the Holidays
By Jackie Palmer, President, MMAE
M
ecklenburg’s long summer has
faded and autumn leaves soon
will be down and gathered.
Plans are being made for visits with
relatives and friends. As the hectic holiday
season arrives, we may be tied up in
“busyness” and we may neglect our need to
play, or even dazzle.
Committee members have finalized
arrangements for the Alliance’s 18th
“Dazzling Holiday House” Nov. 12-14, at
the historic Myers Park home of Dr. William
and Judy Verross, 934 Granville Road. As
in past years, the proceeds will benefit the
health programs and projects of the Alliance.
The sizzle will begin with a festive
preview party on Thursday, Nov. 11, at
6:30 p.m. Don’t miss this opportunity
to see, taste and feel the holiday dazzle,
while gathering with friends, sponsors
and designers over great wine, food and
fellowship. Tickets for the preview party
are $65 per person.
The public is invited to tour the Holiday
House Nov. 12-14 for fresh decorating ideas
and inspirations created by Charlotte’s top
floral, interior and landscape designers. You
can begin your shopping early and dazzle
your friends and relatives with one-of-a-kind
gift items. The shop also will sparkle with
gift items for the young ones. Prices for
items begin at under $10.
Tour tickets cost $15 and can be
purchased at www.mmaeonline.com, at
the door or from an Alliance member.
Tour hours are:
10 a.m.-7 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 12
Saturday, Nov. 13
10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 14
1-5 p.m.
In other news, Presbyterian Hospital’s
Community Care Cruiser pulled up to the
doors of the Cornwell Center at Myers Park
Baptist Church on Sept. 15, and Alliance
members climbed aboard to tour the 40-foot
bright yellow and green medical clinic on
wheels. The Cruiser brings medical care to
uninsured and underinsured children ages
newborn to 17 years. It makes regularly
scheduled visits to eight locations in three
N.C. counties.
K
ristin Young, Medic and Joni MacDonald and Joan Scharf, MMAE demonstrate the
use of an AED.
A 2010 Alliance grant of $5,054 was
awarded to the Community Care Cruiser
for purchase of equipment for testing
eyesight and hearing. The Cruiser’s
services can be life-saving and are funded
solely by private contributions.
A highlight of the September Alliance
meeting was an impressive hands-on AED
demonstration by MMAE members Joni
MacDonald and Joan Scharf, and Medic’s
Kristin Young.
The Lucky Hearts Campaign became
a reality in 2007 when MMAE and Medic
formed a partnership to increase cardiac
arrest survival through advocacy, education
and greater availability of automatic external
defibrillators. This partnership was honored
at the 2010 National AMAA Annual Meeting
with the prestigious Health Awareness
Project (HAP) Award for its Lucky Hearts
Campaign. As of September, 60 AED’s have
been donated or approved, and 2,115 schools
and churches have been trained or approved
for training. The continuing requests for
Lucky Hearts Campaign AED’s and training
in their use, are, simply stated, DAZZLING!
History of the Verross House ‑ 934 Granville Road
The Verross home was built by the Stephens Company, owned by George
Stephens, a builder during the development of the new “suburb” of Myers Park. It
is believed construction took place sometime around 1912. It was first owned by
Stokes Monroe, MD. The house was rented for a short time to Henry McAden,
while his house was being built next door.
After WWI, around 1921, Thrift Ferguson, MD, purchased the home. It was in
the living room at 934 Granville that 12 men met to plan for the building of Myers
Park United Methodist Church.
Sometime between 1940 and 1943, the Fergusons sold their home to Monroe
Gilmore, MD, one of the founders of the Durwood Clinic, renamed First Charlotte
Physicians.
Today, Dr. William and Judy Verross live in this historic two-story brick
rectilinear home on Granville Road.
Mecklenburg Medicine • November/December 2010 North Carolina C.A.R.E. Clinic
Free Health Clinic for the Uninsured
to be held at the Charlotte Convention Center
We Need Doctors, Nurses & Others to Volunteer!
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
Register and learn more at: http://www.regonline.com/NCCARE
Volunteers, both medical and non-medical, are needed to take part in a free
health care event on Tuesday, December 7th at the Charlotte Convention Center
in Charlotte, NC.
Sponsored by the National Association of Free Clinics (NAFC) and the NC
Association of Free Clinics, the C.A.R.E. (Communities Are Responding
Everyday) Clinic will provide free medical care to the Charlotte area’s uninsured. Similar clinics have been held in Houston, New Orleans (twice), Little
Rock, Kansas City, Hartford, Atlanta, and Washington, DC serving in total over
10,000 uninsured people.
The NC C.A.R.E. Clinic needs volunteers to help on December 6 & 7, 2010
• Health care professionals from all specialties –MD, DO, DDS, DCs, NP,
PA, RN, LVN, EMT, MA, LMSW, BSW and others.
• Non-medical volunteer opportunities – clerical, translation, greeters and
logistics. Set up and breakdown help also needed.
Register and learn more at:
http://www.regonline.com/NCCARE
The uninsured in our community need you to be a part of this historical
and meaningful event. If you have comments or questions, please email them to
[email protected], [email protected] or [email protected].
10 November/December 2010 • Mecklenburg Medicine
Member Anniversaries
The anniversary date for the following MCMS members is calculated from the year the physicians joined the Medical Society and is
reported in five-year increments.
60 Years
(joined in 1950)
Thomas O. Coppedge, MD
Otho B. Ross, Jr., MD
55 Years
(joined in 1955)
Cad W. Arrendell, Jr., MD
W. Lester Brooks, MD
Frank H. Hamilton, Jr., MD
Robert S. Lackey, MD
W. Chandler Thompson, MD
50 Years
(joined in 1960)
Charles O. Chrysler, MD
J. Dewey Dorsett, Jr., MD
William M. Eubanks, Jr., MD
Hugh H. Hayes, MD
J. Robin Hicks, MD
Robert B. Yudell, MD
45 Years
(joined in 1965)
George C. Barrett, MD
Harry K. Daugherty, MD
Donald F. Little, MD
Joe H. Woody, MD
40 Years
(joined in 1970)
Gerald L. Adams, MD
James F. Alexander, MD
William F. Mullis, MD
Paul R. O’Bar, MD
William G. Porter, MD
Oliver F. Roddey, Jr., MD
35 Years
(joined in 1975)
John W. Baker, MD
Curtis F. Bartelt, MD
Joseph W. Cook, MD
Jose A. Diaz-Buxo, MD
David N. DuPuy, MD
Samuel P. Hawes III, MD
N. J. (Jack) Kramer, MD
James W. Plonk, MD
Donald Schumacher, MD
John M. Snyder, MD
James A. Villier, MD
30 Years
(joined in 1980)
Edward B. Black, MD
Ronald L. Brown, MD
Docia E. Hickey, MD
Pierre W. Martimbeau, MD
C. Scott McLanahan, MD
Jonathan O. McLean, MD
John F. McNamara II, MD
David H. Moore, MD
David P. Morris, Jr., MD
William S. Roberts, MD
Jessica Schorr Saxe, MD
Thomas J. Vandiver, MD
25 Years
(joined in 1985)
Jimmie W. Adcock, MD
Perry F. Almquist, MD
James F. Boyd, MD
Jack L. Crain, MD
George H. Dornblazer, MD
Marsha D. Ford, MD
Paul G. Galentine III, MD
Richard Gellar, MD
Bang C. Hoang, MD
Jeremiah H. Holleman, Jr., MD
James B. Jones, MD
Robert B. McBride, Jr., MD
Arl Van Moore, Jr., MD
Steven F. Putman, MD
David N. Ugland, MD
William A. Walker, MD
Joel A. Wissing, MD
20 Years
(joined in 1990)
Sara E. Allgood, MD
Jerry L. Barron, MD
J. Andrew Bohn, MD
John T. Crawford, MD
Mary T. Crowder, MD
Raleigh K. Godsey, Jr., MD
Michael R. Haake, MD
George D. Hall, MD
Pamela G. Hanna, MD
Michael D. Heafner, MD
Jill L. Hendra, DO
Robert V. Higgins, MD
Mark S. Kremers, MD
Joseph H. Krug, Jr., MD
Linda B. Mundle, MD
Mathew D. Ohl, MD
Tina Petok, MD
Alfred L. Rhyne III, MD
Jim A. Rogers, MD
Dale R. Shaw, MD
James L. Toussaint, MD
Paul A. Watterson, MD
15 Years
(joined in 1995)
Anthony L. Asher, MD
Robert J. Attorri, MD
Kenneth H. Chambers, MD
Wiley M. Davis, Jr., MD
Harry A. Gallis, MD
Stanley B. Getz, Jr., MD
B. Craig Gourley, MD
Michael J. Kennelly, MD
Eric B. Laxer, MD
L. Scott McGinnis III, MD
William R. Mitchell, MD
Stephen C. Moore, MD
Samuel J. Peretsman, MD
Robert P. Quarles, MD
Cheryl R. Robertson, MD
Douglas B. Robinson, MD, PhD
Mark E. Romanoff, MD
Richard P. Silton, MD
J. Robert Silver, MD
Christopher A. Snyder, MD
John A. Welshofer, MD
Richard J. Yevak, MD
Louis H. Zbinden III, MD
10 Years
(joined in 2000)
Rochelle M. Brandon, MD
Bruce E. Fee, MD
Roberto F. Ferraro, MD
Thomas L. Heil, MD
Pierce B. Irby III, MD
Brian L. Jerby, MD
Lisa J. Jervis, MD
Peter E. Kravath, MD
Scott A. Kremers, MD
R. Tempest Lowery, MD
Tracy Mann Larson, MD
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Andrea M. McGrath, MD
Deborah G. Nixon, MD
James H. Oliver III, MD
David D. Pellei, Sr., MD
Stephen H. Powell, MD
Amy H. Sobel, MD
J. Wesley Thompson, PA-C
Daniel J. Tierney, MD, PhD
Bernard Velardo, MD
Kenneth A. Wolfson, MD
5 Years
(joined in 2005)
Jeff J. Baeuerle, MD
Thomas A. Brant, MD
Rhett L. Brown, MD
Nnemka I. Ekwueme-Sturdivant, MD
E. Michael Eziri, MD
David G. Fisher, MD
Kirsten G. Girkins, MD
Barbara M. Guise, MD
Philip A. Hanrahan, MD
M. Mark Hester, MD
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Benjamin E. Hippen, MD
Daniel K. Howard, MD
Kevin Hsu, MD
Michael A. Lapuente, DO
Laura H. Lowder, MD
David R. Mauerhan, MD
Eleanor M. McCurdy, MD
Kelly E. Meek, MD
Mark J. Mogul, MD
John B. Plonk, Jr., MD
John H. Reid, MD
Harrison K. Rhee, MD
Amy G. Ryan, MD
Kaaren S. Sailer, MD
Andrew M. Schneider, MD
Harry E. Sibold, MD
Marshall A. Silverman, MD
Selwyn Spangenthal, MD
Royce R. Syracuse, MD
Gregory A. Underwood, MD
Val P. Vallat, MD
Eric A. Wang, MD
M. Kathryn Whitten, MD
The following physicians were
recognized at the Sept. 29 David G.
Welton, MD Society luncheon upon
the 50th anniversary of receiving their
medical license.
Richard D. Anderson, MD
James A. Campbell, MD
Richard S. Felkner, MD
Lynn Fort III, MD
J. Thomas Fox, Jr., MD
Stephen J. Naso, Jr., MD
Walter T. Parkerson, MD
Jerry M. Petty, MD
Grady E. Price, MD
C. Robert Ruppenthal, Jr., MD
Norman M. Sawyer, MD
Francis W. Wachter, MD
Phillip J. Walker, MD
Andrew W. Walker, MD
John A. Young, MD
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12 November/December 2010 • Mecklenburg Medicine
Physicians Reach Out
Care Ring Introduces New
Executive Director, Susan Furtney
By Rebecca Kehrer, Client Empowerment Coordinator, Care Ring
I
f you do not already know Susan
Furtney, you will soon. As she is the
new executive director of Care Ring,
formerly Community Health Services,
expect not only to meet her but to get swept
up in her passion and drive to ensure the
health care needs of the underserved in our
community are met. I have the great pleasure of introducing
Susan from the perspective of someone
on her team at Care Ring. As with any
change, a leadership transition brings much
excitement, along with a healthy dose of
uncertainty. Having gotten to know Susan
during our search process I was not surprised
she assuaged this uncertainty even before
the boxes in her new office were unpacked. Since she stepped into Care Ring’s leadership
role on Sept. 13, I have been both impressed
and inspired by her unique combination of
passion, attention to detail and keen ability
to drive conversations toward taking action. Care Ring has a bright future with Susan at
the helm. After a national search, Susan was
chosen for her enthusiasm and for the
breadth and depth of her more than 20
years of health care leadership experience
in clinic, health care system, managed
care and consulting organizations. Most
recently, she was the career development
services director at Goodwill Industries of
the Southern Piedmont. Susan has deep
roots in our community. She graduated
from South Mecklenburg High School.
She, along with her husband, a university
professor, and their daughter, have made
Charlotte their home. Susan joins Care Ring at a critical
juncture. There are, without a doubt,
uncharted waters ahead. The new health
care reform law presents many challenges
and opportunities
to our community. Susan’s experienced
and focused leadership
in this challenging
time will benefit not
only Care Ring, but
all of us, as we work
together to meet
Susan Furtney
the needs of those
who continue to
fall through the cracks of our health care
system. In Susan’s view, “It is critical that
we start the comprehensive analysis and
strategic planning efforts now. Our success
as a community will rely on effective
collaboration within and beyond the health
care industry.” Please join me in extending a very warm
welcome to Susan as Care Ring’s new
executive director. Two leaders in the Healthcare Real Estate market are joining forces!
Brackett Company and Flagship Capital Partners will soon be
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Tiffany Slayden
[email protected]
704-971-8906
With over 1 million square feet of medical office space in our
portfolio, we are well-positioned to help your practice with its
commercial real estate needs.
Please contact Reed Griffith or Tiffany Slayden to learn ways
to maximize your real estate investments and minimize your
leasehold costs. We focus on commercial real estate so that you
can focus on quality health care.
Reed Griffith
[email protected]
704-442-0222
Mecklenburg Medicine • November/December 2010 13
Member News
Member News
& Notes
rthoCarolina Merges with
O
Scotland Orthopedics
OrthoCarolina recently announced the
addition of Scotland Orthopedics with
existing offices in Laurinburg, Pembroke
and Bennettsville, S.C. Laurinburg-based
Scotland Orthopedics has long been a
referral partner with OrthoCarolina.
OrthoCarolina Scotland will continue
to offer specialized care in sports medicine,
arthroscopic surgery, total joint replacement,
hand and foot surgery, fracture care,
computer-assisted surgery and osteoporosis
evaluation and treatment through its
current four physicians and two physician
assistants. Physicians at this location include
Drs. Paul Rush, Ralph Carter, John Smid
and Richard Alexander. “We are thrilled to
have our practice under the OrthoCarolina
umbrella,” says Dr. Rush. “This allows us
to offer our patients a broader network of
orthopedic expertise and access to first-class
care and services, such as electronic medical
records, right in their own backyard.”
r. Renaud Joins OrthoCarolina
D
Stefan Renaud, DO, has joined
OrthoCarolina and will practice in the
Gastonia office at 706 Summit Crossing
Place. Dr. Renaud earned his bachelor’s
degree at Pennsylvania State University in
State College, Pa., and his medical degree
at University of New England College of
Osteopathic Medicine in Biddeford, Maine.
He completed his residency at Michigan
State University Consortium/Botsford
Hospital in Farmington, Mich., and
completed his spine fellowship at Seattle
Minimally Invasive Spine Center. He is
a member of the American Osteopathic
Academy of Orthopedics (AOAO) and the
American Osteopathic Association (AOA).
MCMS Board
Highlights of
Aug. 23 Meeting
• Ophelia E. Garmon-Brown, MD,
MDiv, President, called the meeting to order.
• Dr. Garmon-Brown reported the
Delegation will meet on Oct. 19 at the
MCMS office. Michael F. Miltich, MD,
Delegation chair, will discuss the NCMS
Report on Accountable Care Organizations.
He was a member of the report’s work
group. The Delegation will review the
report and other items on the agenda of the
NCMS House of Delegates meeting Oct. 2324 in Winston-Salem.
• James B. Hall, MD, Community
Intern Program Committee Co-Chair
reported on the upcoming program to be
held Oct. 5-6.
• Carolyn J. Scruggs, executive director,
reported the fall session of “Medicine &
Society,” a television program sponsored by
the MCMS and the UNC Charlotte Center
for Professional and Applied Ethics went
very well. The half-hour program featured
Robert Veatch, PhD, with MCMS members
Katherine J. Pierce, MD, and Dael Waxman,
MD, and was moderated by Rosemarie
Tong, PhD, center director. Board members
agreed Dr. Veatch did an excellent job
speaking at the Medicine & Society Dinner
on Sept. 23.
• Dr. Garmon-Brown reported a
community-wide free clinic will be held on
Dec. 7 at the Charlotte Convention Center
and encouraged everyone to participate.
In Memoriam
Harvey Craig May, MD
Dr. May died on Aug. 8, at the age
of 92. He was born in
Atlanta and grew up in
New Orleans, where
he received his medical
degree from Tulane
University. He completed
his internship at Abington
Memorial Hospital in
Abington, Pa. After serving as a Major in
the U.S. Army Medical Corps, he completed
his residency in obstetrics-gynecology
at the University of Pennsylvania and
Tulane and a fellowship at Tulane. He
practiced medicine in Charlotte for more
than 40 years. He is survived by his wife,
Martha, three daughters, two sons and 12
grandchildren.
Hobart Rowe Wood, MD
Dr. Wood died on Aug.
10, at the age of 90. Born
in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, he
graduated from Marquette
University, where he
received his medical
degree in 1944. He
completed an internship at
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Pierce County Hospital in Tacoma, Wash.,
and Columbia Hospital in Milwaukee,
Wis., and a residency at Bender Hygienic
Laboratory in Albany, N.Y. He served
as a lieutenant in the U.S. Navy during
WWII and later as a captain in the U.S.
Army Medical Corps during the Korean
War. After completing a residency in
forensic pathology at the Medical College
of Virginia, he created the medical examiner
system in Mecklenburg County, serving as
medical examiner from 1965 to 1985. Dr.
Wood is survived by three daughters and
three sons, 15 grandchildren and four greatgrandchildren. His wife, Jo Ann Henderson
Wood, preceded him in death.
Upcoming
Meetings & Events
Meetings are at the MCMS office unless
otherwise noted.
November 2010
• Tuesday, Nov. 2
MedLink of Mecklenburg Meeting.
8:30 a.m.
• Thursday, Nov. 11
Legislative Committee. 4 p.m.
• Friday, Nov. 19
Child Health Committee. 7:30 a.m.
• Monday, Nov. 22
January magazine deadline.
• Thursday-Friday, Nov. 25-26
Office closed for Thanksgiving.
December 2010
• Tuesday, Dec. 7
MedLink of Mecklenburg Meeting
8:30 a.m.
• Monday, Dec. 13
AAFP Quarterly Meeting. 6:30 p.m.
Place: TBD
• Wednesday, Dec. 22
February magazine deadline.
• Friday, Dec. 24, Monday, Dec. 27
and Friday, Dec. 31
Office closed for Christmas and
New Year’s Eve.
At the Hospitals
Presbyterian Healthcare Launches
Cardio-Oncology Program
The Presbyterian Cardiovascular Institute
and Presbyterian Cancer Center have
partnered to create the Presbyterian CardioOncology Program. This innovative program
was designed to address the cardiovascular
side effects of cancer treatment and improve
cardiovascular outcomes for cancer survivors.
While novel and emerging cancer
therapies are improving outcomes and
survival rates, these therapies may
have cardiovascular complications that
impede continued cancer treatment and
cause short- and long-term morbidity or
increased mortality. Under this new model,
Presbyterian Cardiovascular Institute
cardiologists with Mid Carolina Cardiology
will work closely with Presbyterian Cancer
Center oncologists to provide timely and
relevant cardiovascular assessment and
ongoing care for patients.
Goals are to:
• Care for patients who have been
diagnosed with heart disease and are
currently being treated for cancer.
• Care for patients who are having
heart-related side effects as a result of
cancer treatment.
• Ensure the best possible heart health
for current cancer patients and long-term
cancer survivors.
• Customize cancer treatment plans in
order to reduce the risk of heart-related
side effects.
• Conduct research that leads to the
development of new cancer treatments
that are more effective and less harmful to
the heart.
Based on cardiovascular disease risk
factors and cancer treatment plans, at-risk
patients may be referred to Mid Carolina
Cardiology for screening and thorough
follow-up care. Cardiovascular disease
preventive measures and/or treatments will
be selected with patients’ screening results,
cancer diagnosis, history and treatment
plan in mind.
Cardiology services include, but are not
limited to:
• Cardiac clearance for treatment
(same-day when necessary);
• Cardiovascular risk reduction and
management;
• Imaging surveillance for cardiotoxicity,
including echo (advanced 3D echo soon
available), MUGA and CMR;
• Surveillance for radiation-induced
heart disease.
Cancer survivors without established
cardiac disease can request a free heart
screening at Presbyterian Novant Heart and
Wellness in Charlotte. Call 704-384-CARE
(2273).
To refer a patient for a cardiovascular
consultation, call 704-347-2067.
Six Novant Health Nurses Earn
North Carolina Great 100 Honors
Out of the thousands of nurses who care
for patients in North Carolina, only a small
percentage make the Great 100 list. Six of the
100 nurses on the 2010 list work for Novant
Health, including Nancy Geedey, RN, interim
chief nursing officer at Upstate Carolina
Medical Center in Gaffney, S.C. Geedey was
previously director of case management and
Magnet director for Presbyterian Healthcare.
Great 100 nurses are nominated by their
peers because they demonstrate professional
excellence at work and make a difference
in their communities through nursing. The
winners were recognized at a gala event on
Sept. 18 in Greensboro.
Presbyterian Cancer Center
Executive Medical Director
Honored by the American
College of Surgeons
Richard B. Reiling, MD, FACS, executive
medical director of Presbyterian Cancer
Center, recently was named 2010 Honored
Surgeon by the North Carolina Chapter of
the American College of Surgeons. This
prestigious award for outstanding service
and leadership was presented on behalf of
surgeons and peers from across the state.
A Harvard Medical School graduate, Dr.
Reiling was named medical director of the
Presbyterian Cancer Center in 2003. Though
he resides in Charlotte, he plays an active role
in national cancer policy and philanthropy
and is well-known for his passion for the
advancement of clinical and supportive
cancer care, both locally and nationally.
Novant Health Receives Award
for Commitment to Minorities
Novant Health was honored with the
Public-Private Sector Organization of the
Year award at the 2010 Business Opportunity
Conference hosted by the Carolinas Minority
Supplier Development Council. The Council
recognized Novant’s commitment to minority
business purchasing, technical and managerial
assistance to enterprises and the organization’s
volume of business opportunities dedicated to
minority companies.
Presbyterian Healthcare Wins
Two Breastfeeding Awards
Presbyterian Healthcare received two
awards from the North Carolina Breastfeeding
Coalition, both of which recognized the health
system for being breastfeeding-friendly.
For visitors, Presbyterian offers a place to
pump in facilities that are not restrooms or
cafeterias. For employees, the organization
provides two private rooms and space in
The Nursing Mother’s Place offices for quiet
breastfeeding or pumping during work hours.
Mothers also are given time away from work
responsibilities for breastfeeding and pumping.
The Nursing Mother’s Place is
Presbyterian’s breastfeeding center, with
locations at Presbyterian Hospital, Presbyterian
Hospital Huntersville and Presbyterian
Hospital Matthews. Services include
breastfeeding classes, one-on-one support,
inpatient and outpatient consultations, breast
pump rentals and phone advice.
New Specialists Join Presbyterian
Novant Medical Group
Cotswold Medical Clinic and
Presbyterian Urgent Care now have a sports
medicine physician. Keith Anderson, MD,
completed a sports medicine fellowship
following his family medicine residency.
He serves as team physician for several area
high schools, as well as Queens University
of Charlotte. Patients can schedule an
appointment with Dr. Anderson at Cotswold
Medical Clinic by calling 704-384-8680
or receive treatment for an urgent injury or
illness by visiting Presbyterian Urgent Care
at 1918 Randolph Road.
Donald A. Balder, MD, FACS, recently
joined Southeast Bariatrics. The practice
has locations in Charlotte and Cornelius and
can be reached at 704-347-4144.
Presbyterian Neurology Center has a
new physician on its staff of board-certified
neurologists. Jodi Dodds, MD, completed
a vascular neurology fellowship and will
specialize in providing outpatient care to
patients who have suffered a stroke. The
practice can be reached at 704-384-9437.
Mecklenburg Medicine • November/December 2010 15
At the Hospitals
CHS has enrolled over one million patients
using the system.
Carolinas HealthCare CEO
Appointed to AHA, Queens Boards
Michael C. Tarwater, Chief Executive
Officer of Carolinas HealthCare System, was
elected by the American Hospital Association
(AHA) to serve on the organization’s Board
of Trustees. This is the policy-making body
of the AHA, which has ultimate authority for
the governance and management of AHA’s
direction and finances. Tarwater is one of
eight newly elected members on a board of
27 individuals, and his term will take effect
Jan. 1, 2011.
Tarwater also was named to the Queens
University Board of Trustees. The Board
is comprised of corporate, nonprofit and
community leaders from across the United
States. It meets three times a year and
provides oversight in administrative areas of
master planning, finance and investment, and
strategic areas, such as academics, marketing,
enrollment, advancement and technology.
Queens trustees serve four-year terms.
HS Recognized as
C
Technology Innovator
Carolinas HealthCare System has
been named as one of the nation’s most
innovative users of information technology
for the fifth consecutive year by the editors
of InformationWeek, a national trade
publication that serves the information
technology industry.
The annual ranking is called the
InformationWeek 500. InformationWeek
identifies and honors the nation’s most
innovative users of technology with its
annual 500 listing, representing 21 different
industries, including healthcare.
One of the innovative technologies
CHS featured for InformationWeek is
a biometric patient verification system
called Patient Access Secured System
(PASS). CHS, working with its software
development partner HT Systems, designed
and implemented a palm-scanning system
that quickly and accurately identifies a
patient based on the unique pattern of veins
found in the human hand. The PASS system
enables CHS to protect patient privacy,
eliminate confusion over similar names,
decrease registration times at check-in and
help eliminate duplicate medical records.
eart Group of the Carolinas
H
Joins Sanger Heart and
Vascular Institute
Heart Group of the Carolinas, with offices
in Concord and Albemarle, has merged with
Sanger Heart and Vascular Institute.
The practice will operate under the Sanger
name, although office locations will not be
affected. Offices currently are located on the
campus of CMC-NorthEast in Concord and
at 307 Yadkin Street in Albemarle. Physicians
will continue to see existing patients and
new patients are always welcome. The staff
includes 10 physicians, six mid-level providers
and 48 staff members, including clinical staff,
cardiac imaging technicians, cardiac nuclear
medicine technicians and exercise specialists.
Patrick Anonick, MD, who has been
serving as president of Heart Group of
the Carolinas, says that as a result of the
combined expertise of the two groups,
“patients will receive greater access to more
integrated providers and services.”
Dr. Anonick says other key benefits
include expanded patient access to new
clinical trials and heart transplant services,
direct access to pediatric cardiologists
at Levine Children’s Hospital, access to
a greater number of minimally invasive
surgery procedures and the availability of
more advanced technology.
MC-Steele Creek Certified as a
C
Senior-Friendly Provider
CMC-Steele Creek has been named the
first Senior-Friendly Service Provider in
Charlotte by the Council on Aging. The
facility has been working with the Council to
develop physical environmental requirements
and provide staff education to meet the
standards of the Senior-Friendly certification
program. In September, CMC-Steele Creek
was honored with a verification plaque in
recognition of its pioneering efforts.
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Because Mecklenburg County will see a
230 percent increase in adults over the age
of 60 in the next 20 years, the program will
enhance understanding about the elements and
benefits of a senior-friendly community, with
the goal of increasing the number of certified
senior-friendly service providers in the area.
Senior-friendly physical environment
elements include readable signage,
adequate lighting, accessibility and more.
The education requirements include aging
sensitivity training for staff. Compliance with
these requirements will improve the customer
experience for older adults and all others
using the CMC-Steele Creek facility.
arolinas Medical Center Raises
C
Awareness of Colorectal Cancer
Carolinas HealthCare System Endoscopy
Services recently sponsored CoCo, the
Colossal Colon® at SouthPark Mall to
educate visitors on colorectal cancer,
treatment and prevention. Visitors were
able to see examples of Crohn’s disease,
diverticulosis, ulcerative colitis, hemorrhoids,
cancerous and non-cancerous polyps
and various stages of colon cancer when
crawling through the 40-foot-long, 4-foot tall,
oversized model of the human colon.
Members of the Carolinas HealthCare
Endoscopy Services team answered questions
regarding colon health and the importance of
colon cancer screening, and visitors were able
to sign up for colonoscopies at the facility or
center of their choice.
The Colossal Colon® is the creation of
Molly McMaster, a colon cancer survivor
who was diagnosed on her 23rd birthday,
with help and support from Glens Falls
Hospital in Glens Falls, N.Y. The Colossal
Colon® is a project of The Colon Club
and is dedicated to the memory of Amanda
Sherwood Roberts, who lost her battle with
colon cancer at age 27.
US News & World Report
has named Carolinas Medical Center
one of America’s Best Hospitals in Orthopaedics.
Our patients couldn’t agree more. By bringing together
world-class physicians, education, research and compassionate care, we have set the highest
orthopaedic standards in our region. It’s another reason we are the region’s preferred
healthcare provider. And Carolinas Medical Center is one of America’s Best Hospitals.
www.carolinasmedicalcenter.org
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physicians a trusted resource for ear, nose and throat care.
Through the use of our state-of-the-art Electronic Transfer
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Please call or send CV if you are interested in
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Weekday, evening, and weekend hours available.
Recently retired physicians are encouraged to apply.
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Phone: 704-355-5042
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