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CAP SCAN - A CAPITAL MEDICAL SOCIETY PUBLICATION 1
MAY EDITION, VOLUME 2014, NO. 5
CAPITAL MEDICAL SOCIETY 2014 MEETINGS CALENDAR
MAY 20, 2014 @ 6:00 PM“Rational Drug Prescribing in Elders”*Kenneth Brummel-Smith, M.D. Location: Maguire Center for Lifelong Learning at Westminster Oaks
MAY 29, 2014 @ 6:00 PMCMS Family Fun NightFor physicians and their familiesFSU University Center Club
AUGUST 2014 (DATE: TBA)CMS Meet the Candidates Forum6:00 pmLocation: TBA
*INDICATES IT IS A CMS MEMBERSHIP & CME MEETING FOR MORE INFORMATION, SEE PAGE 12
2014 CELEBRATION AWARDS DINNERBy Shannon Boyle, CMS Communications and Marketing Coordinator
The thirteenth annual Celebration Awards Dinner was a special night for our award honorees, Dr. Nelson Kraeft and Dr. Alma Littles. The event was held, in recognition of Doctors’ Day, on March 27th at the FSU University Center Club. The room was filled with proud colleagues, friends, and family of Dr. Kraeft and Dr. Littles. Dr. Nelson Kraeft was awarded the I.B. Harrison, M.D. Humanitarian Award, and Dr. Alma Littles was awarded the Outstanding Physician Award. Dr. Alfredo Paredes, CMS President, did a great job emceeing the event.
Dr. Paredes thanked the Celebration Awards Dinner Steering Committee and the Capital Medical Society staff for their hard work in organizing and coordinating this event.
DR. ALFREDO PAREDES (LEFT) AND DR. CYNEETHA STRONG (RIGHT) PRESENTED THE 2014 OUTSTANDING PHYSICIAN AWARD TO DR. ALMA LITTLES (MIDDLE).
(L-R) DR. DAVID STEWART; DR. NANCY VANVESSEM, TITLE SPONSOR, CAPITAL HEALTH PLAN; DR. ALMA LITTLES; DR. DAVID JONES, TITLE SPONSOR, CAPITAL HEALTH PLAN; AND DR. ESTRELLITA REDMON, TITLE SPONSOR, CAPITAL HEALTH PLAN.
DR. ORSON SMITH (MIDDLE) AND DR. ALFREDO PAREDES (STANDING RIGHT) PRESENTED THE 2014 I.B. HARRISON, M.D. HUMANITARIAN AWARD TO DR. NELSON KRAEFT (LEFT).
TITLE SPONSOR
PRESENTING SPONSOR
TALLAHASSEE MEMORIAL HEALTHCARE
SUPPORTING SPONSORS
FSU COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
SUNTRUST
EVENT SPONSORS
ASSURANCE HEALTH CARE FINANCIAL
SERVICES, INC.
CAPITAL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
FLORIDA BLUE
HEALTHSOUTH REHABILITATION
HOSPITAL OF TALLAHASSEE
MEDAFFINITY
SOUTHERN CARDIAC AND VASCULAR ASSOCIATES
THE KRIZNER GROUP
THOMPSON BASSETT TEAM OF PRUDENTIAL
SHIMMERING SANDS REALTY
TMH FEDERAL CREDIT UNION
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B. DAVID ROBINSON, M.D. – 1ST
NANCY CHORBA, M.D. – 2ND
MARC FISHER, M.D. – 2ND
SHAWN RAMSEY, D.O. – 3RD
WILLIAM COMER CHERRY, JR., M.D. – 4TH
JOEL KRAMER, M.D. – 4TH
CHARLES LONG, M.D. – 4TH
THOMAS NOEL, M.D. – 4TH
DAVID SMITH, M.D. – 4TH
ANTHONY WRIGHT, M.D. – 5TH
SPENCER GILLEON, M.D. – 6TH
H. TIMOTHY PAULK, M.D. – 6TH
IRA PRICE, M.D. – 6TH
ROBERT STEELE, M.D. – 6TH
NOLA MUNASIFI, M.D. – 7TH
DON ZORN, M.D. – 9TH
JOHN GIANNINI, M.D. – 10TH
LUZ PRIETO-SANCHEZ, M.D. – 10TH
KAREN WILKENS, M.D. – 11TH
JEFFREY MYERS, M.D. – 12TH
JOHN BAILEY, D.O. – 13TH
SAM ASHOO, M.D. – 14TH
HARI KOLLI, M.D. – 14TH
FLOYD JAGGEARS, M.D. – 15TH
HUGH VANLANDINGHAM, M.D. – 15TH
MARK SAUNDERS, M.D. – 16TH
PATRICIA HOGAN, M.D. – 18TH
KENNETH BRUMMEL-SMITH, M.D. – 19TH
JAYATI SINGH, M.D. – 19TH
JOHN MAHONEY, M.D. – 20TH
CHRISTOPHER PRICE, M.D. – 20TH
VICTORIA TE, M.D. – 20TH
STEPHEN HALEY, M.D. – 21ST
KURT LUHMANN, M.D. – 21ST
AL MCCULLY, M.D. – 22ND
DAVID HOOD, M.D. – 23RD
STEVEN MEDVID, M.D. – 23RD
AARON APPIAH, M.D. – 25TH
JERRY HARRIS, M.D. – 26TH
JEFFREY CROOMS, M.D. – 27TH
GORDON LOW, M.D. – 27TH
JEFFREY RAWLINGS, M.D. – 27TH
JOHN AGENS, M.D. – 28TH
STEPHEN LAROSA, M.D. – 29TH
HECTOR MEJIA, M.D. – 29TH
DAVID OBERSTE, M.D. – 29TH
DANIEL YANG, M.D. – 29TH
SUZANNE HARRISON, M.D. – 30TH
MEHUL PATEL, M.D. – 31ST
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!{MAY BIRTHDAYS}
HAPPY BIRTHDAY! WE ARE SO GLAD YOU WERE BORN!
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BOARD OF GOVERNORSAlfredo Paredes, M.D., PresidentJoshua Somerset, M.D., President ElectJ. Daniell Rackley, M.D., Secretary/TreasurerNancy Loeffler, M.D., Immediate Past-PresidentRobert Chapman, M.D.Garrett Chumney, M.D. Tracey Hellgren, M.D.Kelly Hutchinson, CMS Alliance PresidentVikki McKinnie, M.D.Hector Mejia, M.D.Margaret Havens Neal, M.D.Philip Sharp, M.D.Timothy Sweeney, M.D.Ernesto Umaña, M.D.Sue Conte, Executive DirectorFamily Medicine ResidentsWilliam Carlson, M.D. / David Castillo, M.D. Internal Medicine ResidentsAjoke Bamisile, M.D. / Brittany Clark, M.D.
PUBLICATIONEDITORCharles E. Moore, M.D.,
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2014 CELEBRATION AWARDS DINNER 1MAY BIRTHDAYS 2WELCOME NEW MEMBER 3LUNCH & LEARN RECAP 3LUNCH & LEARN CALENDAR 3 OUTSTANDING PHYSICIAN AWARD PRESENTATION 7OUTSTANDING PHYSICIAN AWARD SPEECH 8HARRISON, MD HUMANITARIAN AWARD PRESENTATION 102014 CMS MEETINGS CALENDAR 12 CMS FAMILY FUN NIGHT 13REFLECTIONS FROM THE EDITOR 14VIEWPOINT 16 CMS MEMBERSHIP MEETING MINUTES 18CMS FOUNDATION 22CMS FOUNDATION: WE CARE NETWORK 23
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LUNCH & LEARN
MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR THE REMAINING
LUNCH & LEARN SEMINAR FOR SPRING 2014
WEDNESDAY, MAY 21, 2014
AHCA’S HEALTH INFORMATION EXCHANGE SERVICES: EHR INCENTIVE PROGRAM/
MEANINGFUL USE
Hear from Pamela King, HIE Outreach Coordinator, and Mary Schrenker, EHR Incentive Program Coordinator, from the Agency for Health Care Administration (Agency). They will be sharing information related to the growth of Health Information Technology in the State of Florida. The presentation will cover the state’s efforts to promote electronic health records (EHRs) through the Medicaid EHR Incentive Program. Agency staff will speak about program requirements from both the state and federal perspective and provide a high level overview of Meaningful Use requirements. The staff will also provide an update on the Florida Health Information Exchange including an explanation of the services that can assist providers in meeting meaningful use requirements.
Speakers: Pamela King & Mary Schrenker, AHCA
Sponsor: Florida Doctors Insurance Company, Dennis Wilson
TIME: 12 NOON TO 1:30 PM (SEMINARS START AT 12:30 PM)
PLACE: CHP AUDITORIUM, 2ND FL., 1491 GOVERNORS SQ. BLVD.
$10 PER SEMINAR/PER PERSON. YOU CAN REGISTER FOR ALL SEMINARS, OR ONE AT A
TIME!
TO REGISTER OR FOR MORE INFORMATION, CALL ROSALIE CARLIN AT 877-9018.
CAPITAL MEDICAL SOCIETY IS PLEASED TO WELCOME THE FOLLOWING
NEW MEMBER:TIMOTHY FRERICHS, M.D.Medical School: University of South AlabamaInternship/Residency: University of South AlabamaFellowships: Andrews Institute, Desert Orthopaedic Center
LUNCH & LEARNA SERVICE FOR ALL CMS MEMBER OFFICES! On March 19th, William Dillon, Board Certified Health Law Attorney with Messer Caparello, P.A., gave an excellent program on “EHR Pitfalls for Physician Group Practices”. You can reach Mr. Dillon at (850) 425-5218 or [email protected].
TMH Federal Credit Union sponsored the March 19th Lunch and Learn. Liz Thiele and Diane Elyse were in attendance as representatives of TMH Federal Credit Union. You can reach Ms. Thiele at (850) 402-5301 or [email protected].
On April 16th, two representatives from Florida Blue, Gordon F. Bailey, II, Assistant General Counsel, and Kelly James, Senior Manager, Government Affairs, gave a great program on “Affordable Care Act: Status/Overview”. You can reach Mr. Bailey at (904) 905-8230 or [email protected] and Mr. James at (904) 905-5742 or [email protected].
REPRESENTATIVES WITH OUR SPONSOR, TMH FEDERAL CREDIT UNION: (L-R) LIZ THIELE AND DIANE ELYSE.
OUR SPEAKER, WILLIAM DILLON, WITH MESSER CAPARELLO, P.A.
L-R) SPONSOR, SUNTRUST – LAUREN BUTLER; SPEAKER, KELLY JAMES – FLORIDA BLUE; SPEAKER, GORDON F. BAILEY, II – FLORIDA BLUE; AND SPONSOR, SUNTRUST – DIANA CURETON.
SunTrust sponsored the April 16th Lunch and Learn. Diana Cureton, Client Advisor, and Lauren Butler, Community Development Manager, were in attendance as representatives of SunTrust. You can reach Mr. Butler at (904) 632-2849 or [email protected].
These seminars were held at the Capital Health Plan on Governor’s Square Blvd – and we thank them for providing this lovely venue. CMS
Specialty: Orthopedics, Sports Medicine, Foot & AnklePractice: North Florida Sports Medicine and Orthopaedic Center, 1911 Miccosukee Road
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Dr. Paredes discussed a brief history of the I.B. Harrison, M.D. Humanitarian Award. The criteria for the award are predicated on the values that came to be associated with the late Dr. I.B. Harrison: compassion, service, respect, wisdom and integrity. He asked all past recipients of the award to stand and be recognized. Those in attendance were: Dr. Pat Woodward, Dr. Brian Sheedy, Dr. Orson Smith, Dr. James Stockwell, Drs. Julia and Louis St. Petery, Dr. Whit Oliver, Dr. James Geissinger, and Dr. David Miles. Dr. Nelson Kraeft joined these esteemed physicians, as well as those who could not attend, as the 2014 recipient of this prestigious award.
Dr. Orson Smith presented Dr. Nelson Kraeft with the I.B. Harrison, M.D. Humanitarian Award. (You can read Dr. Smith’s remarks on page 10.) Upon receiving the award, Dr. Kraeft made a few clarifications to Dr. Smith’s remarks and thanked Dr. Francis Holland for starting the Tumor Clinic and recognized Dr. Holland’s son, Dr. Charles Holland, and Dr. T. Bert Fletcher, who were both in attendance, for their contributions.
The Capital Medical Society would like to extend their appreciation to the CMS Alliance for providing the carnations, corsages, boutonnieres, and the beautiful floral arrangement in front of the stage. The red carnation is the symbol for Doctors’ Day.
We thank our 2014 Celebration Awards Dinner sponsors, without their generous support this event would not be possible. CMS
Dr. Paredes recognized and welcomed four new CMS members, in attendance: Dr. Acquinonette Bryant, Dr. Timothy Frerichs, Dr. T. Adam Oliver and Dr. Pooja Patel.
Dr. Paredes recognized retired physicians from the past year for their well-respected careers in medicine: Dr. Robert Chapman, Dr. Jyotsna Dalal, Dr. William Donnellan, Jr., and Dr. Mansukhlal Padalia.
A moment of silence was held to honor Dr. Albert Menduni, who passed away in February.
Dr. Paredes thanked the volunteers in the We Care Network. He noted that We Care volunteers donated more than $5 million in care last year and a cumulative total of more than $55 million in the last 20 years. Our special guest, Leon County Commissioner Bryan Desloge, thanked the medical community for their volunteerism and expressed his appreciation for the positive relationship he has with CMS.
Dr. Paredes asked the past recipients of the Outstanding Physician Award, in attendance, to stand and be recognized: Dr. Thomas Hicks, Dr. Terence McCoy, Dr. Charles Williams, and Dr. Dean Watson. Dr. Littles joined these esteemed physicians, as well as those who could not attend, as one of those honored with this prestigious award.
Dr. Cyneetha Strong presented Dr. Alma Littles with the Outstanding Physician Award, which honors a physician who has demonstrated outstanding leadership in the profession of medicine. (You can read Dr. Strong’s remarks on page 7 and Dr. Littles’ remarks on page 8.)
“2014 CELEBRATION AWARDS DINNER” CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1
(L-R) WARREN JONES, PRESENTING SPONSOR, TALLAHASSEE MEMORIAL HEALTHCARE (TMH); JASON MOORE, PRESENTING SPONSOR, TMH; DR. DEAN WATSON, PRESENTING SPONSOR, TMH; PAULA FORTUNAS, PRESENTING SPONSOR, TMH; DR. AL MCCULLY; MARK O’BRYANT, PRESENTING SPONSOR, TMH; FRANCINE MILLINOR; AND DR. J. GALT ALLEE.
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2014 CELEBRATION AWARDS DINNER
SUPPORTING SPONSOR, FSU COLLEGE OF MEDICINE – (L-R) CATHY BELL, KAREN MYERS, ARNP, NANCY WILTSHIRE, MOLLIE HILL, AND JIM MCNEILL.
EVENT SPONSOR, CAPITAL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER – (L-R) BRIAN COOK AND ALAN KEESEE, WITH SUPPORTING SPONSOR, SUNTRUST – (L-R) DIANA CURETON AND LEIGH GRAHAM.
EVENT SPONSOR, ASSURANCE HEALTH CARE FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. – (L-R) MEL CHANG AND MICHAEL MACLAREN.
EVENT SPONSOR, FLORIDA BLUE – (L-R) DARNEL SMITH AND KRISTI VALAER.
EVENT SPONSOR, HEALTHSOUTH REHABILITATION HOSPITAL OF TALLAHASSEE – TIFFANY VAUSE.
EVENT SPONSOR, SOUTHERN CARDIAC AND VASCULAR ASSOCIATES – DR. DAVID AND RHONDA SAINT.
EVENT SPONSOR, THOMPSON BASSETT TEAM OF PRUDENTIAL SHIMMERING SANDS REALTY – (L-R) SHELLEY SHEPARD AND SUSAN BASSETT.
EVENT SPONSOR, TMH FEDERAL CREDIT UNION – ERIC AND LIZ THIELE.
EVENT SPONSOR, MEDAFFINITY – (L-R) WAYNE WATSON AND DUSTIN HOLT.
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ABOVE: WE CARE VOLUNTEER DENTISTS: (L-R) ASHOK MANOCHA, B.D.S., WILLIAM TYLER BALDOCK, D.D.S., VIRAJ MANOCHA, D.M.D., AND ED ZAPERT, D.M.D.
RIGHT: (L-R) DR. ALFREDO PAREDES; NILA PADALIA; AND DR. MANSUKHLAL PADALIA, HONORED RETIRED MEMBER.
(L-R) ANDREA CHAPMAN; DR. ROBERT CHAPMAN, HONORED RETIRED MEMBER; AND DR. KEN BRUMMEL-SMITH.
ABOVE: THE FAMILY OF DR. NELSON KRAEFT WAS PRESENT TO HONOR HIM WITH THE I.B. HARRISON, M.D. HUMANITARIAN AWARD.
LEFT: FAMILY AND FRIENDS OF DR. ALMA LITTLES WERE PRESENT TO HONOR HER WITH THE OUTSTANDING PHYSICIAN AWARD.
LEON COUNTY COMMISSIONER, BRYAN DESLOGE (LEFT), ACCEPTS A BOTTLE OF CMS WINE FROM DR. ALFREDO PAREDES, AS AN EXPRESSION OF OUR APPRECIATION FOR ALL HE DOES FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
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DR. CYNEETHA STRONG’S PRESENTATION TO DR. ALMA LITTLES, RECIPIENT OF THE 2014 OUTSTANDING PHYSICIAN AWARD
I learned of Dr. Alma
Joyce Brown Littles
long before I actually
met her in person.
Although we are from
the same hometown
of Quincy, Florida,
our paths never
overlapped in Quincy.
I first learned about
Dr. Littles when I
was a senior in high
school. I spent one
period a day as an
assistant for Miss Bettye Ponder, who had served as teacher,
guidance counselor, and curriculum coordinator. She kept
talking about a star pupil, Alma Joyce Brown, who was
studying medicine at University of Florida. “Alma Joyce,
Alma Joyce, Alma Joyce”…by the end of the year, I thought
that this “Alma Joyce” walked on water. Of course, Miss
Ponder and many others encouraged me to look up Dr.
Littles when I got to UF.
When I got to UF, I became busy with my school activities
and did not reach out to her. I figured she would be too busy
to make time for me. Many months later, I happened to be
wandering the halls of Shands Hospital when I met this guy
named Gentle Littles. I told him that I was from Quincy, and I
aspired to attend medical school. He said, “You need to meet
my girlfriend, Alma Joyce Brown, who is from Quincy and
currently in medical school.” What a small world!! Seeing
that as a sign from God, I finally met Alma Joyce. That was
the beginning of a beautiful friendship. She was all the great
things that Miss Ponder had said about her and more. Even
though she was very busy, she took time to offer advice and
introduce me to others who could help me on my quest to
get into medical school. Despite all the accomplishments and
accolades, she is the same kind, humble, giving person I met
all those years ago.
A speaker on leadership recently said, “Great leaders have
dreams that go beyond their headstone.” That describes Dr.
Littles. As a small town girl from humble beginnings, she
has always had really big dreams. I know the impact of those
dreams on patients, students, residents, and our community
will outlive all of us. Ladies and Gentleman, this is why
it is my pleasure to present to you this year’s Outstanding
Physician of the Year, Dr. Alma Joyce Brown Littles. CMS
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DR. ALMA LITTLES’ ACCEPTANCE SPEECH UPON RECEIVING THE
2014 OUTSTANDING PHYSICIAN AWARD
Good evening:
I want to start by congratulating Dr. Kraeft on receiving the
I.B. Harrison, M.D. Humanitarian Award.
I am deeply honored and humbled to accept the Outstanding
Physician Award. When Dr. Bailey called me to inform
me that I had been selected to receive the award, he started
out by saying he felt like the fellow from the Clearinghouse
Sweepstakes because he was calling
with good news. As soon as he told
me what it was, I immediately
thought of a whole list of people
in this community who were just
as deserving, but I was rendered
speechless hearing that I had
been chosen. It has been said that
the greatest recognition one can
receive is that which comes from
your peers! From the bottom of
my heart, I want to thank my
colleagues in the Capital Medical
Society for honoring me tonight.
I want to thank all of my colleagues, those of you who
played a role in my own education when I was a student and
resident, and those of you who have been my partners and
colleagues in the practice of medicine. I am overwhelmed
by the best wishes that have come my way since the news
broke that I would be receiving this award. I thank Dr.
Charlie Williams, who nominated me and those he asked to
write supporting letters. Sometimes it feels like I spent more
leadership training moments with Dr. Williams in Chicago
at AMA meetings than here in Tallahassee so I also thank
him for his mentoring. Thank you to my friends, Cyneetha,
Rod, Cynthia, Keisha, Jennifer and Janet, who help keep
me grounded in reality, helping me enjoy life within and
outside of the medical world – my cruise partners, dinner
guests, shopping buddies, church visitors, travel partners and
listening ears when I need them.
My first and strongest role model was my mother, who taught
much more by example than words, although there was no
shortage of words of wisdom from her. In my early years, I
watched her and my father make one sacrifice after another
to make sure that the family kept
a roof over our heads and food
on the table, and not once can I
remember the electricity being
turned off. I don’t know if my
mother ever knew her FICA score,
but I can assure you that while it
may have been lowered based on
income, it would have been at the
highest level, based on prompt
payment of any bills she incurred.
Long before Andrew Carnegie
or any of the others credited
with saying it, my mother taught
me that “Anything in life worth
having is worth working for.” While she never graduated
from high school, I know that she was one of the smartest
people I have known, and had she had the opportunity, she
could have easily been the first doctor in our family. I know
that if she were alive today, she would be proudly occupying
one of these front row seats, so I dedicate this honor to her!
I would like to take this moment to recognize my family
who are here tonight to celebrate with me, my brother David
and his friend, Earnestine; my sister Catherine and her
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husband, Kelly; my sister Gwen and her husband, Jasper;
my oldest nephew, Cedric; my niece/daughter, Kesha and
her husband, Al; my niece Shaun and her husband, James;
and my niece and Goddaughter, Jasmine. It takes a village
and I am grateful for my family who I give full credit for
helping make it possible for me to be successful. I know that
my older brothers and sisters also made sacrifices to help my
parents provide for me as I was going through school, college
and medical school, and I thank my nieces who served as
wonderful and very affordable babysitters for Germaine
when he was growing up.
I thank my wonderful husband, Gentle, who started this
journey with me when I was in college and honored my wish
to wait until I was done with medical school to become his
wife. So, anticipating the words of one of my colleagues, that
“the definition of worthless is a medical student after Match
Day”, we were married the Saturday before my Match Day.
He has been my greatest supporter throughout my career;
including making sure that Germaine had at least one parent
with him all the time. I appreciate them following me as my
career took me around the country and sometimes outside
the country. I also thank my office assistants, Cathy Bell and
Nancy Wiltshire, who spend their days trying to keep track
of all the things I’m involved in, including keeping track of
where I am on any given day of the week, given my confusing
travel schedule.
Theodore Roosevelt said, “Far and away the best prize that
life has to offer is the chance to work hard at work worth
doing.” I am extremely blessed to have the opportunity to
spend my entire career doing something that I really enjoy
and something that I really feel makes a difference in the
life of others. From starting my own practice in Quincy,
becoming founding medical director of the TMH Family
Medicine practice in Quincy, serving as Residency Program
Director, to my current position as Senior Associate Dean at
the FSU COM, I have absolutely loved what I do – patient
care, teaching, administration and leadership. I also enjoy
the things I do outside the exam room and classroom,
because I have always felt that as a physician and teacher, I
had an obligation to be involved in policy issues that impact
my patients and students. Therefore, service in professional
organizations, on various community boards, along with the
numerous trips to the legislature, including one earlier today,
to advocate for patients and students, although viewed as a
nuisance by some, are absolutely critical for the practice and
profession of medicine.
Finally, I will end with two of my favorite quotes, the first
paraphrased from the Bible, “To whom much is given, much
is required!” I have always felt that I am where I am so that
I can help others, realizing that none of my success was
obtained in a vacuum. There was a multitude of people who
helped me along the way, from my parents and family to my
teachers to my mentors, some of whom are here tonight. I
will continue to thank them by paying it forward. The second
quote is from Albert Schweitzer, a philosopher and physician
who said, “I do not know what your destiny will be, but one
thing I know: the only ones among you who will be truly
happy are those who will have sought and found a way to
serve.” Becoming a professional requires self-sacrifice and the
realization that life is about more than you, the individual.
The joy of caring for patients during their most vulnerable
moments and also sharing in their joyful moments cannot be
measured. I can say the same about watching students mature
from shy, anxious first year medical students to confident
and well-trained residents, then practicing physicians. I can
truly say that I have found happiness in serving God, family,
patients, students, and the profession of medicine. I humbly
say, “Thank You and Happy Doctor’s Day!” CMS
2014 OUTSTANDING PHYSICIAN AWARD
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DR. J. ORSON SMITH’S PRESENTATION TO DR. NELSON KRAEFT, RECIPIENT OF THE 2014 I.B. HARRISON, M.D. HUMANITARIAN AWARDWe are here tonight to honor our colleague and friend,
Nelson Kraeft, with the I.B. Harrison, M.D. Humanitarian
Award. This is a second time I have given a presentation
about Nelson. The first time was in 2000, when the Capital
Medical Society honored him as a pioneer surgeon. In this
talk, I will cover some of the same facts as before, but try to
stress the true humanitarian features of this man’s life.
Nelson was born in Silver Creek, New York in 1917. Somehow
he ended up at the University of Georgia, and then attended
medical school at Vanderbilt. I
think the trip was in the 1922
Model T that he purchased for 6
dollars. At Vanderbilt, he became
interested in tuberculosis and after
service in Japan in World War II,
did a general surgical residency at
McKinney VA Hospital, and then
a two-year thoracic fellowship
at the Kennedy VA Hospital
in Memphis. He was working
on the staff of the Augusta VA
Hospital when he met the late
Bill Hutchinson, and they came
to Tallahassee together. He was
the fourth board certified thoracic
surgeon in Florida. There was one in Orlando, one in Tampa,
and one in Miami. Along with a private practice, he became
the thoracic surgeon at W.T. Edwards Tuberculosis Hospital.
This was a big hospital. It actually had 500 beds, as compared
to 177 at Tallahassee Memorial. Treatment of tuberculosis
at that time often required surgery, either thoracoplasty or
pulmonary resection and the patients were often very sick.
At that time, there were no monitors, blood gases, or M.D.
anesthesia. There were no intensive care units. His surgical
span was from 1953 to 1966, during which time, he did 630
cases, specifically 103 thoracoplasties and 527 thoracotomies
with pulmonary resection. There were five deaths in the
first 323 cases and no deaths in the last 307 cases, which
spanned the last nine years. This incredible record was due
to careful selection of cases, meticulous and skillful surgery,
and personal postoperative care. Parenthetically, when W.T.
Edwards closed as a tuberculosis hospital, there was no
article in the paper regarding this outstanding record.
My association with Nelson began in 1962, when I joined
Dr. Fred Butler and Dr. I.B. Harrison, at a new office at
1433 Miccosukee.
This picture [of Dr. Orson Smith,
Dr. I.B. Harrison, Dr. Nelson
Kraeft, and Dr. Fred Butler] is a
prized one that shows the four of us
in 1964. It was taken by Ali Kaghi,
a Turkish exchange student that I
had seen in the emergency room
in acute pulmonary edema. He
turned out to have severe rheumatic
mitral stenosis, the diagnosis at
that time being made on the basis
of physical exam, EKG, and chest
x-ray. Nelson did a closed mitral
commissurotomy or so called finger
fracture of the valve narrowing and
Ali was significantly improved. Of course, he had no health
insurance and he was not charged by either of us. That was the
case with a lot of these early surgeries.
Actually, he purchased a lot of his own equipment. In 1964,
a patient with an aortic coarctation came to see Nelson.
The procedure would require a graft and Nelson had read
about using Gore-Tex. Since he had a jacket made out of
Gore-Tex, he elected to cut a piece out of it, sterilize it
and use it. It worked well and the patient lived another 40
years. Another case was a young man who made the wrong
remarks outside a roadhouse and was shot in the chest with
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a pistol. Nelson asked me to see him and on listening to his
heart, there was a continuous murmur, suggesting a coronary
AV fistula. Nelson devised a way to do an aortogram through
the leg and with truly antiquated two per second plain films
obtained a picture of the fistula, which was from the right
coronary artery to the coronary sinus. He surgically ligated
the fistula and the patient made a good recovery. I think we
can say that this was the first operation on a coronary artery
in Tallahassee. It was done at Florida A&M Hospital.
Nelson was clearly a pioneer in the field of tuberculosis, but I
remember him as a pioneer in the field of pacemakers. Early
pacemakers required a thoracotomy to place leads on the
surface of the heart and the so-called pulse generator, which
was quite large, was placed in the left upper quadrant of the
abdomen. The first case was a wonderful African-American
lady named Vera Sanders, who is still alive today. We first saw
her in early 30s with idiopathic complete heart block and a
very slow heart rate. Unfortunately, at that time, Tallahassee
Memorial was an all-white hospital and African-American
patients were admitted to Florida A&M Hospital. We did not
feel that the procedure could be done successfully there and
we quietly admitted her to Tallahassee Memorial, posting her
for surgery. No one said a word and the hospital became fully
integrated shortly thereafter. The pacemaker procedure went
well, but six months later, I saw her back in the office with a
complaint that the pacemaker was making her stomach get
large. It was not hard to diagnose that she was pregnant, and
an x-ray of her chest showed that the pacemaker leads were
literally about to pull out of her heart, being stretched by the
large abdomen. I called her family physician to ask him to
deliver the baby. He called me the next day to say that he
delivered twins.
Obviously when transvenous pacemakers came along, the
necessity of thoracotomy went away, but patients that had
previous epicardial leads were left with a lot of extraneous
hardware. Another patient of mine had developed infected
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leads, which as with any infected foreign body, had to come
out. To avoid a thoracotomy, Nelson devised an overhead
trapeze on an orthopedic bed with two pulleys. He tied some
fishing line to the epicardial leads, which had been exposed
in the abdomen and ran through the pulleys to some weights.
Imagine walking in the room to make rounds and seeing the
weights bobbing up and down with each heartbeat. It worked,
and after about 3 days, both leads just fell out of the heart.
Nelson was a leader in both diagnosis, treatment, and
also the prevention of lung cancer. He introduced flexible
bronchoscopy and campaigned furiously until the hospital
became tobacco free. Recall that many physicians smoked
at that time.
Nelson inaugurated the Tallahassee Memorial Tumor Clinic
and ran it for 18 years. Dr. Jim Mabry sent me several
anecdotes regarding Nelson. “Over the years, Nelson did
chest tube insertions and pleural drainage at the bedside
on a lot of my cancer patients. Unfortunately, these were
most often patients with advanced uncontrolled cancer and
fearful for their lives. Nelson’s demeanor with them was
compassionate and realistic at the same time and never did
he hesitate to treat a patient who obviously would not be able
to pay anything for his services.”
After retirement in 1993, he continued to consult at Florida
State Hospital in Chattahoochee, and continued to be active
in the Capital Medical Society. He was a very active member
of the We Care and Access to Care Committees. He served
with distinction on the Medical Society Foundation Board,
assisting in the recruitment of specialists to the We Care
panel, raising funds for mission projects, and participating
in expansion of We Care to include the community dentists.
He helped to raise funds for financially needy Florida
State University medical students. He has been a long-
term Rotarian, and the Tallahassee Rotary Club recently
presented him with the Frederick Clifton Moor award. This
recognizes a member who has given distinguished service to
the community, profession, and Rotary.
In an interview for the Florida Medical Magazine, Nelson said,
“I loved what I did, I still dream about it-all kind of dreams.
I really enjoyed it.” Nelson treated patients whether they
paid him or not, and gave each and everyone the same level
of care, which was his best. He was a leader in many of the
early surgical interventions introduced into our community,
but later worked though the Capital Medical Society to try to
improve delivery of health care to the poor and underserved as
well as helping in the development of new physicians. As all
of you know, Nelson lost his wife Bobbie early this year. They
had been married for 34 years. CMS
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ALEX D. BRICKLER, M.D. By Charles Moore, M.D.
I find it hard to know what to say about Dr. Brickler: So
much has already been said so many times, over and over.
I think that I would have to say that besides admiring him
for all the usual, I have to admire him also for being able
to tolerate it. Never mind his modest ear having to absorb
all those well-deserved encomiums, but also the struggle to
contain himself as he must listen to all of us struggle for yet
more words of praise.
But that’s just me. Dr. Zorn, on the other hand, in his words
at the Goodwood Commemoration of Dr. Brickler did it
beautifully, quite “nailed it,” first with his brilliant opening
comment that “Dr. Brickler was not normal.” In other words,
is it “normal” that Dr. Brickler should still be standing, and
smiling, after 350 residents, 41 years of teaching, service to
six counties, the creation of a hospital-clinic during what
then was still the “worst of times,” and a call schedule that
few nowadays would dare choose to tolerate. As Dr. Zorn
added, “he is a Ninja: quick as he needs to be, powerful as
necessary, and at peace, always.”
And what about those
30,000 babies he has
delivered, amounting to
the population of Gadsden
County? How can one
deliver so many babies,
and under such sometimes
grave circumstances, the
baby upside down, lost
in the pelvis of a young
woman with a hemoglobin
of 9, and take it so
beautifully in stride? His is, indeed, “a peace that passeth all
understanding.”
We ask a lot of those who have it to give, and Dr. Brickler has
given it. It leads me to wonder if there is, of all those babies he
has delivered, one he remembers the most wonderfully? The
most relievedly? The most acutely? I wish he would write a
simple little book about, say, 12 or 15 of those cases. Sort of do
for life and birth what Dr. Sherwin Nuland did for mortality.
And how about a further
small volume about how
he met his wife. How did
she put up with all of
this? What is her secret?
Did she know what she
was getting into? Did
she lay an eye on him
those many years ago
and say to herself, “he’s
it!” Or was it the other
way around? Look at that
picture of the two of them: stunning. She is gorgeous, and
Alex contrives to look great even in a tux, never mind that we
are all so used to him in surgical greens.
Oh yes, I was glad that Dr. Zorn mentioned the “twinkle”
in his eye, too, and the velvet smile. These are not, I think,
characteristics of “Ninjas,” who are more steely, twirling
about, throwing knives here and there. But Alex conjoins,
miraculously, velvet and steel, the twirl and the twinkle.
His expression contains both grace and something gently
enigmatic about it; it is all part of that peace that passeth the
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understanding of those of us who wring our hands and cry,
“woe unto this and that and whatever else.” He rises above
mere sound and fury.
As Dr. Zorn said, “…take the perfect blend of ‘we care’
values, wrap them up in the sincerest humility, tie a ribbon
about them of good humor and optimism, and you will have
Dr. Brickler, his work and his life.” We have all been blessed
to have such a rare spirit among us.
But allow me to think of his wife again. I wish she would
write a small volume about him, and let us know if he is
just the same at home. What is his favorite food? Does he
do stuff around the house? How does/did he find the time?
Has he ever done anything naughty? Does he help make the
bed? There remains, surely, much we do not know. Let me
tell her, publically, by this means, that Cap Scan will be very
happy to print whatever she might write of these things. On
second thought, I withdraw the invitation: we don’t need to
know if our icons help make the bed, or dutifully take out
the garbage. Yes, we need our icons, those persons who set
before us living examples of what we ourselves would so
much hope to be; for it is only by their example that we know
we, also, can.
I think suddenly of the remark made by Dr. Kubler-Ross
that “we have to ask ourselves whether medicine is to
remain a humanitarian and respected profession or a new
but depersonalized science in the service of prolonging life
rather than diminishing human suffering.”
Dr. Brickler has saved, and brought to life, and prolonged the
lives of what amount to countless of his patients, and never
ever without being true to that humanitarian ideal which,
indeed, earns the respect of all, and stands for the best that
our profession is.
CMS
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VIEWPOINT
FSU COLLEGE OF MEDICINE PERSPECTIVEBy: Dean John P. Fogarty, M.D.
all public medical schools in the US. We presently have the
lowest tuition of any Florida medical school.
The good news is that over the past 5 years, hopefully because
of the efforts noted above, our students total average debt load
has remained flat and compared to other schools, our debt load
has actually decreased nationally from 67th percentile in 2010
to 42nd percentile in 2014. The bad news is that we still have an
average debt load for our indebted 2013 graduates of $145,345.
This is certainly better than the “three quarters of $1 million
of debt” described in the
Viewpoint article but it is still
a lot of money. As a student
of mine in Vermont said to
me one day in talking about
her debt, “I know I have a
summer home somewhere. I
just don’t know where it is.”
As a medical school with a specific mission of training doctors
for future service in rural and underserved communities, we
do “holistic recruiting” to identify students most likely to
serve these mission areas. It is also common that the students
we recruit are less likely to have external support for medical
school from parents and family to help them defray costs. So,
they are more likely to need to take out larger loan amounts.
We’ve worked with the campus deans and their communities
to build local scholarship funds to support students likely to
return to those areas and this has resulted in providing over
$20,000/year at each campus over the past three years.
Thank you to CMS and the entire medical community for the
support and excellent education you provide to our students
I would like to comment on the Viewpoint article in the April
2014 edition of Cap Scan, “The Malignancy in Medical
School”. I appreciate Dr. Dussia bringing this issue to the
CMS members and particularly for his dedication and
interest in coming to FSU to speak to the medical student
interest groups on this important subject.
All of us here at the College of Medicine have consistently
been concerned about the issue of student indebtedness
and its potential impact on our students’ career choices and
future lifestyle. As a new
medical school, we have
appreciated the many
friends who graciously
contributed to our startup
with gifts for scholarships
for students. Now that we
are at full enrollment with
480 students, those gifts don’t go nearly as far in helping
students with their debt. Combining the over $300,000
we get from endowments with nearly $1 million from
tuition “return”, we have been very aggressive in awarding
scholarship amounts that will truly make a difference for our
students in their long term debt. We also have worked hard
and spent a great deal of time in counseling them on their
loans and options. We appreciate Dr. Dussia’s perspectives
on these efforts and the Capital Medical Society’s consistent
great generosity in supporting scholarships for our Tallahassee
students, and the Program in Medical Science students
before them, through the annual CMS Foundation Holiday
Auction. We have also kept our tuition increases small and
rank in the lowest quintile in medical school tuition among
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every day. To produce the kind of superb physicians that
Florida needs for the future, one of our priorities is to focus
on continuing to add to our scholarship endowment for the
long term. As we are about to graduate our 10th class from
the FSU College of Medicine on May 17, I hope everyone
recognizes the added value that our medical school brings
to this community. A 2010 study documented some of our
college’s significant benefits to the community and state,
including more than $1 billion in economic impact over 10
years and improved delivery of medical education. The study
also noted the support our medical school provides for existing
and new residency programs and the role we play in attracting
new physicians to the community. To continue to meet our
mission, we need the support of the entire medical community
as we launch our local campaign to increase scholarships for
our students. We hope to share our story with you over the
next few months to help us in that effort. CMS
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MINUTES CMS MEMBERSHIP MEETINGApril 15, 2014Maguire Center for Lifelong Learning at Westminster Oaks
THE MISSION OF THE CAPITAL MEDICAL SOCIETY IS TO PROMOTE THE PRACTICE OF MEDICINE FOR THE ULTIMATE BENEFIT OF THE PATIENT
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FOR THE
APRIL 15TH CMS
MEMBERSHIP MEETING
MEETING SPONSORS
SUPPORTING SPONSORS
MEETING SPONSOR, HEALTHSOUTH REHABILITATION HOSPITAL – TIFFANY VAUSE AND SABRINA MILLER.
OUR SPEAKERS FOR THE EVENING, SCOTT BURKHART, PSYD AND JAKE VANLANDINGHAM, PHD.
I. BUSINESS MEETING
A. WELCOME – Dr. Alfredo Paredes,
President, called the meeting to order at
6:30 pm. He welcomed our CMS members,
guests, and sponsors.
B. WESTMINSTER OAKS – Dr. Paredes
thanked Westminster Oaks for use of their
beautiful facility and Mr. Don Wilson,
Executive Director at Westminster Oaks,
spoke to the members about their facility.
C. Dr. Paredes welcomed and thanked our
sponsors for the evening:
Meeting Sponsors:
HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital –
Tiffany Vause and Sabrina Miller
MAG Mutual Insurance Agency – Meredith
Hines
SunTrust – Diana Cureton and
Connie Stevenson
Tallahassee Orthopedic Clinic
– Martin Shipman and Bobbie
Warren
D. NEW CMS MEMBERS – Dr.
Paredes asked any new members
at their first CMS meeting to
stand and be recognized. No new
members were in attendance.
Dr. Paredes announced five new
members approved since the last
membership meeting:
• Camille Blake, D.O.,
Southern Medical Group,
P.A.
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• Elizabeth Dickens, M.D., TMH Partners,
Quincy
• Timothy Frerichs, M.D., North Florida Sports
and Orthopaedic Center
• Charles Harper, M.D., TMH Lipid Center
• Carey Linker, M.D., Radiology Associates
E. REMINDER OF MEMBER BENEFITS – Dr. Paredes
reminded members to take advantage of the
following member benefits available to them:
• New CMS Membership Directory
• Online directory – “Find a Doctor”
• CMS handles calls every day from people looking
for physicians
• CMS App from the App store. It will give you
easy access to your medical society events and
staff.
• Discounted Workers Comp Insurance through
OptaComp
• Discounted Pager Service including a new cell
phone app
• Discounted access to CE Broker for tracking your
CME
Dr. Paredes also announced that our Executive
Director, Sue Conte, will be retiring at the end of
June. The Board of Governors is conducting an
executive search and they hope to announce her
successor at the next membership meeting in May.
Sue has agreed to stay through June.
F. UPDATE ON FLORIDA MEDICAID – Dr. Paredes
introduced Jarrod Fowler, MHA, FMA Director of
Payment Advocacy. Mr. Fowler gave an overview of
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some of the issues and changes in Florida Medicaid
that impact all of us.
II. CME PROGRAM – THIS WAS A 1 HOUR CATEGORY
ONE PROGRAM
TOPIC: Advances in Concussion Treatment
SPEAKERS: Scott Burkhart, PsyD and Jake
VanLandingham, PhD
Dr. Burkhart and Dr. VanLandingham gave very
informative presentations.
CME Proof of Attendance Forms were sent to
participants who attended the entire CME program
and filled out an evaluation form.
III. UPCOMING EVENTS – MARK YOUR CALENDARS
Dr. Paredes announced upcoming events:
MAY 20, 2014
CMS MEMBERSHIP & CME MEETING
“RATIONAL DRUG PRESCRIBING IN ELDERS”
Kenneth Brummel-Smith, M.D.
6:00 pm
Maguire Center for Lifelong Learning at
Westminster Oaks
MAY 29, 2014
DOCTOR/FAMILY FUN NIGHT
Members and their families are invited for a fun-filled
evening
6:00 pm
University Center Club at Florida State University
IV. ADJOURN – Dr. Paredes thanked the speakers for their
presentations. He adjourned the meeting at 7:45 pm.
“MEETING MINUTES” CONTINUED FROM PAGE 19
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Comprehensive
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The Tallahassee Memorial Bariatric Center is pleased to welcome
Kelley Lang, MDAs Medical Director, Dr. Lang oversees the Big Bend’s most comprehensive weight loss management center. With more than 25 years as a physician, Dr. Lang pairs her experience as a primary care doctor with her specialized training in bariatric medicine to lead the multidisciplinary team at the Bariatric Center. Each patient receives an individual treatment plan, including medical management, nutrition, meal replacement with , behavioral therapy and surgery support.
Dr. Lang is now accepting new patients and the Bariatric Center accepts most insurance providers.
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MEETING SPONSOR, SUNTRUST – CONNIE STEVENSON AND DIANA CURETON.
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WE THANK THE FOLLOWING PEOPLE WHO MADE A DONATION TO THE CMS FOUNDATION SINCE FEBRUARY:
The mission of the Capital Medical Society Foundation is to support the charitable efforts of physicians and others, increase access to healthcare, promote education and serve the community’s health needs
through innovative projects that are exemplary, affordable and dignified.
DONATE TO THE
CMS FOUNDATION
REASONS TO DONATEYou can make a donation to the CMS Foundation in memory of someone who has passed away or you can make a donation in honor of someone, such as a fellow physician you hold in high esteem or has taken care of you or your family. CMS will send a letter to those you honor.
ENDOWMENT FUNDSCMS Foundation has created three endowment funds in order to establish long-term financial stability to meet our mission. You can donate at any time to one of the CMS Foundation’s Endowment Funds. 1) The General Endowment Fund 2) The We Care Network Endowment Fund 3) The Scholarship Endowment Fund
Checks should be made out to the CMS Foundation and indicate on the “For line” which Fund you are donating to. Bring your check to the CMS Office or mail it: Capital Medical Society ~ 1204 Miccosukee Road ~ Tallahassee, FL 32308.
WE THANK OUR DONORS
How to Buy Dr. Williams’ More Simpler TimesBy Shannon Boyle We are very grateful to Dr.
Charles Williams that he has
decided to donate to the We
Care Network, proceeds from the
sales of his new book and sequel,
More Simpler Times. The cost is $20 per book. You can buy copies of the book at:• The CMS office – 1204 Miccosukee Road• The Gift Shop at Capital Regional Medical Center• The Gift Shop at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital • Tallahassee Nurseries – 2911 Thomasville Road• My Favorite Things – 1410 Market Street, B2• Feathered Pony Boutique – 2522 Capital Circle NE, #3
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THIS MEANS YOU ARE MAKING A TAX-DEDUCTIBLE
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TO OUR CMS MEMBERS AND WE CARE PARTNERS WHO SAW NEW PATIENTS FOR THE
WE CARE NETWORK IN MARCH 2014. YOUR GENEROSITY AND SUPPORT OF THE WE
CARE NETWORK MAKES A DIFFERENCE.
PLEASE CONTACT ROSE MARIE WORLEY AT [email protected] OR 201-0130, IF YOU ARE A WE CARE VOLUNTEER AND YOU PROVIDED VOLUNTEER SPECIALTY CARE
IN THE MONTH OF MARCH 2014 AND YOUR NAME IS OMITTED.
THANK YOU!
Received 148 referrals,
with 47 patients new to
the program
Scheduled 128 appointments
with volunteer physicians
and dentists
$103,842 in donated
care was reported by
We Care volunteers
DURING THE MONTH OF MARCH, THE WE CARE NETWORK:
CMS FOUNDATION: WE CARE NETWORK
PHYSICIANSDavid Berg, M.D.Shelby Blank, M.D.Robert Bradford, M.D.Tim Broeseker, M.D.Viet Bui, M.D.Joseph Camps, M.D.Michael Cavallaro, M.D.Armand Cognetta, Jr., M.D.David Dolson, M.D.David Durden, M.D.Alberto Fernandez, M.D.Celeste Hart, M.D.Iman Imanirad, M.D.Marc Inglese, M.D.Simha Jagadeesh, M.D.Amit Jain, M.D.Arjun Kaji, M.D.Ken Kato, M.D.James Killius, M.D.Amulya Konda, M.D.Matthew Lawson, M.D.Stephanie Lee, M.D.Maribel Lockwood, M.D.Kurt Luhmann, M.D.Michael Mangan, M.D.Meredith McKinney, M.D.Steven Ostrov, M.D.Richard Palmer, M.D.Timothy Paulk, M.D.Michael Pentaleri, M.D.J. Daniell Rackley, M.D.
James Renehan, M.D.Stephen Richardson, M.D.Andres Rodriguez, M.D.Jason Ross, M.D.Philip Sharp, M.D.Hardeep Singh, M.D.Francis Skilling, M.D.Joshua Somerset, M.D.Bob Soni, M.D.Joseph Soto, M.D.Matthew Standridge, M.D.Mary Swain, M.D.Timothy Sweeney, M.D.Larry Taylor, M.D.Jean Paul Tran, M.D.Anthony Wright, M.D.William Yaakob, M.D.Don Zorn, M.D.
DENTISTSEric Amundson, D.D.S.Kala Balan, D.M.D.Richard JP Bastien, D.M.D. Brian Beck, D.M.D.Ransey Boyd, D.M.D.Steven Bryan, D.M.D. M. Darrh Bryant, D.M.D.Susan Byrne, D.M.D.David Cardman, D.M.D.Walter Colón, D.M.D.Marion Cooper, D.M.D.William McFatter, D.D.S.
E. Lynn McLarty, D.D.S.Jim McSoley, D.M.D.Frank Swerdzewski, D.D.S.James Sykes, D.M.D.Leonard Tolley, D.D.S.Jay Walton, D.D.S.Lawrence Weaver, D.D.S.Ed Zapert, D.M.D.
FACILITIESAffordable DenturesAnesthesiology AssociatesBeachton Denture ClinicCapital Regional Medical CenterDermatology AssociatesDesloge Home OxygenLeon County Dental ClinicPathology AssociatesRadiology AssociatesSeven Hills Surgery CenterSoutheastern Surgery CenterTallahassee Diagnostic ImagingTallahassee Endoscopy CenterTallahassee Health ImagingTallahassee Memorial HealthCareTallahassee Orthopedic and Sports Physical TherapyTallahassee Outpatient Surgery CenterTMH Family Medicine Residency Program
Women’s Imaging Center
WE THANK OUR REFERRING PROVIDERS FROM MARCH 2014:
Nighat Ahmed, M.D.Anne Ananga, ARNP
Brian Beck, D.M.D.Viralkumar Bhanderi, M.D.
Shelby Blank, M.D.Faith Blocker, ARNP
Sherry Bramblett, ARNPViet Bui, M.D.
David Cardman, D.M.D.Lysmar Dinguis, M.D.
Abeer Elmohandes, M.D.Cynthia Evans, ARNP
John Giannini, M.D.Judy Griffin, ARNPCeleste Hart, M.D.
Elizabeth Hengstebeck, D.O.Hantz Hercule, M.D.Sara Hinson, ARNP
Gina Hope, M.D.Susan Horton, ARNPIman Imanirad, M.D.
Simha Jagadeesh, M.D.Amit Jain, M.D.
Anneka Johnson, ARNPDavid Keen, M.D.
Elaine Larkins, ARNPShaun Laurie, M.D.
Esaias Lee, M.D.Charles Maitland, M.D.William Necaise, ARNP
John Ness, M.D.Whit Oliver, M.D.
Rose Origa, ARNPDianne Pappachristou, D.O.
Stephen Quintero, M.D.Temple Robinson, M.D.Jose Rodriguez, M.D.Garrison Rolle, M.D.Mark Saunders, M.D.Thomas Serio, M.D.Eliot Sieloff, M.D.Bob Soni, M.D.
Alanna Steaple, ARNPSeth Stern, M.D.
Christopher Sundstrom, M.D.Scott Tetreault, M.D.Leonard Tolley, D.D.S.Tallahassee VA Clinic
Jeffrey Wasserman, D.O.Lawrence Weaver, D.D.S.Quandra Whaley, ARNPBarbara Williams, M.D.
Jessica Yoon, M.D.Ed Zapert, D.M.D.
Don Zorn, M.D.
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