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July/August 2013 • Vol. 43, No. 7

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Contents

July 2013Vol. 43 No. 7

OFFICERSJanice E. Huff, MD

PresidentJames B. Hall, MD

President-ElectSimon V. Ward III, MD

SecretaryStephen J. Ezzo, MD

TreasurerMaeve E. O’Connor, MDImmediate Past President

BOARD MEMBERSLloyd L. Bridges, MD

Raymond E. Brown, PAScott L. Furney, MD

Harold R. Howe, Jr., MDScott L. Lindblom, MD

A. Miller Wilson Maxwell, MDJohn P. McBryde, MDParas H. Mehta, MD

Cheryl L. Walker-McGill, MDThomas N. Zweng, MD

Ex-OFFICIO BOARD MEMBERSGretchen Allen

President, Mecklenburg MedicalAlliance & EndowmentKeia V. R. Hewitt, MD

President, Charlotte Medical SocietyDocia E. Hickey, MD

NCMS Speaker of the HouseStephen R. Keener, MD, MPH

Medical Director, Mecklenburg CountyHealth Department

Darlyne Menscer, MDNCMS Delegate to the AMA

Douglas R. Swanson, MD, FACEPMedical Director, Mecklenburg EMS Agency

ExECutIVE StAFFSandi D. BuchananExecutive DirectorTrisha G. Herndon

Director, Meetings & Special EventsStephanie D. SmithExecutive Assistant

Mecklenburg Medicine StAFFEditor

Mark E. Romanoff, MDManaging Editor

Sandi D. BuchananCopy Editor

Lee McCrackenAdvertising

Mark Ethridge 704-344-1980Editorial Board

N. Neil Howell, MDJanice E. Huff, MD

Jessica Schorr Saxe, MDGraphic Design — Wade Baker

Mecklenburg Medicine is published 10 times per year by the Mecklenburg County Medical Society, 1112 Harding Place, Suite 200, Charlotte, NC 28204. Opinions expressed by authors are their own, and not necessarily those of Mecklenburg Medicine or the Mecklenburg County Medical Society. Mecklenburg Medicine reserves the right to edit all contributions for clarity and length, as well as to reject any material submitted. Mecklenburg Medicine is not responsible for unsolicited manuscripts.

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Features

8 Fit and Strong! Program at Arthritis Services

10 It’s Summer ... Visit Your Local Farmers Markets!

15 Annual Healthcare Management Symposium in August

In this Issue ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

5 President’s Letter: A History Lesson – Part 3 The March of Mecklenburg Medicine

7 MCMS Past Presidents 1903-2013

11 MMAE

14 Member News

14 Upcoming Meetings & Events

16 At the Hospitals

18 National Health Observances for July and August

18 Advertising Acknowledgement

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I admit to a love/hate relationship with my editorial board. All is well when they agree with my manuscript, but when they want to

edit, I am baffled by their obtuseness. Are they unable to recognize the polished gem before them?

But with the medical history saga, they were correct. In particular, it was the wisdom of Neil Howell, MD, that organized the material into four sections. What follows is a brief history of the hospitals in Mecklenburg County. Much more can be found in the references noted. Part 4 of the series will deal with medical education, which has been going on longer than many of you may know.

During the Civil War, North Carolina had no general hospitals. Nonetheless, Charlotte found itself a final transportation stop for wounded soldiers. In order to care for them, a Wayside Hospital and a Confederate hospital were built, and Charlotte citizens gained their first hands-on experience with large-scale patient care. Mrs. Jane Wilkes, originally from New York, helped found another hospital, along with Charles Fox, MD. The hospital was located in the North Carolina Military Academy building at East Morehead Street and South Boulevard. All three hospitals closed in 1865.

After the Civil War, under the leadership of Mrs. Wilkes, and with the help of the Episcopal churches, The Charlotte Home and Hospital was established in 1876 in two rented rooms on East Seventh Street. The city of Charlotte made its first contribution

to the hospital in the sum of $200 in 1885. In 1896, a lot was purchased at Sixth and Poplar streets for relocation. The name was changed to St. Peter’s Hospital, it had beds for 20 paying patients and 10 free patients. This was the first North Carolina hospital with an X-ray machine. St. Peter’s continued to function until the opening of Charlotte Memorial Hospital (CMH) in 1940, when all patients and assets were transferred to CMH. The name was changed to Carolinas Medical Center in 1990 (the same year it was designated an “Academic Medical Center Teaching Hospital”), then to Carolinas HealthCare System (CMC-Main) in 1996 and now has 874 beds. The first patient admitted to CMH was Sarah Clarkson on October 10, 1940. She underwent an appendectomy performed by E. R. Hipp, Sr., MD.

The Charlotte Sanatorium was built at Seventh and Church streets in 1908 and was the finest medical building in this region. It stood for 34 years until the patients and staff moved to CMH in 1942, due to crowding in downtown Charlotte.

Encouraged by the success of St. Peter’s Hospital for white patients, Mrs. Wilkes and the women of the Episcopal Churches of Charlotte ventured to build a hospital for African-American patients.

They advertised in a national Episcopal magazine and received donations from all over the country.

In 1883, $400 was used to purchase an old school building and a neighboring lot. In December 1888, the cornerstone was laid, and in September 1891, the building was completed with room for 20 patients at a total cost of $4,400. It was the first hospital in America for black patients only. Named The Good Samaritan Hospital of Charlotte, it functioned until 1982.

By then, it was owned by CMH and was called Charlotte Community Hospital. While Charlotte Memorial and Mercy Hospital had some beds for African-American patients by 1960, the hospital staffs were not integrated until 1963. In 1982, Charlotte Community Hospital was reorganized as a nursing home called The Magnolias (where I saw patients on my geriatric rotation as a resident). In 1990, it was demolished for construction of the Panthers football stadium.

In 1897, the Charlotte Medical and Surgical Institute opened as a private for-profit hospital owned by physicians. It

A History Lesson – Part 3the March of Mecklenburg MedicineBy Janice E. Huff, MD, President

President’s Letter

Mrs. Jane Wilkes and Charles Fox, MD, founded one of the first hospitals in Charlotte.

Charlotte Memorial Hospital opened in 1940 and changed its name to Carolinas Medial Center in 1990.

In 1891, the first hospital in America for African-American patients opened in Charlotte.


specialized in surgery, and a year later was renamed the Charlotte Private Hospital. Like the other hospitals, it did not admit patients with contagious diseases. In 1903, 10 physicians from the North Carolina Medical College bought the Charlotte Private Hospital for

$2,000 and donated it to the city’s Presbyterian churches. This became the teaching hospital for the Medical College and was renamed Presbyterian Hospital in 1903. In 1918, the hospital moved to its current location in the Elizabeth College building with 100 beds.

Management and financial support for

charity care by the Presbyterian churches was not ideal, and in 1925 reached its nadir when the hospital was sued by hospital supply houses. Student nurses went on strike, the dietitian and superintendent of nurses resigned, the administrator was pursued by lawyers demanding payment for their clients, and the buildings and grounds were advertised for sale to satisfy their mortgages. At that point in time, Presbyterian handled 90 percent of the indigent care in the county. Financial support from the Presbyterian churches and collaboration among physicians, nurses, volunteers and management turned things around.

In July 1940, a new Presbyterian Hospital opened with 160 beds and 27 bassinets at a cost of $560,000. By 1972, there were 502 beds. In 1997, Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-

Salem and Presbyterian Hospital merged to form Novant Health. In 2013, the hospital’s name was changed to Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center and now has 622 beds.

In 1906, Mercy Hospital was started by the Sisters of Mercy in Belmont behind the present St. Peter’s Catholic Church on South Tryon Street. It was the first Catholic hospital built in North Carolina. It moved to its present site in 1916. In 1995, it was purchased by Carolinas HealthCare System, renamed CMC-Mercy, and now has 185 beds.

After the creation of five hospitals in a span of just 30 years, the next

three decades saw growth of the established Charlotte hospitals. However, in the middle of the 20th century, the hospital landscape changed again, this time bringing with it a place for education, as well as improved medical care.

References: “The Black Physician in Charlotte, North Carolina (A Historical Review)” by Emery L. Rann, MD“History of Medicine in Mecklenburg County” by Lawrence K. Boggs, MD, 1978“A History of Medicine and the Medical Society in Mecklenburg County in the Early 20th Century” by Wilson K. Wallace, May 1966“A History of Medicine in Charlotte-Mecklenburg” from the MCMS Bulletin, January 1993“History of Mecklenburg County Medicine” by Charles M. Strong, MD, February 1929“A Great, Public Compassion: The Story of Charlotte Memorial Hospital and Carolinas Medical Center” by Jerry Shinn, 2002

Presbyterian Hospital got its start in 1903.

Mercy Hospital was the first Catholic hospital in North Carolina in 1906.

Hickory Radiation Oncologists to Become Employees of Southeast Radiation Oncology GroupSoutheast Radiation Oncology Group, PA (SERO), a private

Charlotte-based physician practice, is pleased to announce the physicians of Hickory Radiation Oncology, PA (HRO) will become employees of SERO, effective July 1. Founded in 1975, SERO has 30 board-eligible or board-certified radiation oncologists and five physician extenders, providing radiation oncology services at 16 hospital and freestanding locations in the Carolinas.

SERO offers a wide range of cancer treatments and services to its patients, including external beam radiotherapy, intensity modulated radiotherapy (IMRT), prostate seed implants, MammoSite®, GliaSite®, CyberKnife®, intracavitary and interstitial brachytherapy, stereotactic radiosurgery and radionuclides. It is also involved in a number of clinical trials for new cancer-fighting drugs and devices.

HRO, a private radiation oncology practice founded in 1992 as

Sigmon Radiation Oncology, has three physicians, Drs. Reggie Sigmon, John delCharco and Shannon Tomlinson, who provide services at Catawba Valley Medical Center and Frye Regional Medical Center, both in Hickory.

“We are looking forward to the addition of the Hickory physicians to our group. They are well- known for providing high-quality patient care, with an emphasis on patient safety and satisfaction,” says Robert Fraser, MD, president of SERO.

Reggie Sigmon, MD, president of HRO, noted “We feel this is a perfect fit of practice styles and philosophy. Our goal of providing compassionate, quality care will be enhanced by our association with SERO.”

For more information, contact Paul Williams, SERO administrator, at 704-333-7376.


110 YEARS!MCMS PAST PRESIDENTS

Henry Q. Alexander 1903Henry Q. Alexander 1904L. W. Hunter 1905W. W. Pharr 1906John R. Irwin 1907C. A. Misenheimer 1908Annie Alexander 1909Andrew J. Crowell 1910A. M. Whisnant 1911T. F. Costner 1912Walter O. Nisbet 1913C. E. Walker 1914J. H. Tucker 1915Calvin S. McLaughlin, Sr. 1916James P. Matheson 1917B. J. Witherspoon 1918Brodie C. Nalle, Sr. 1919Charles M. Strong 1920John P. Munroe 1921Leighton W. Hovis 1922John C. Montgomery 1923John Q. Myers 1924Parks M. King 1925Robert F. Leinbach 1926John P. Kennedy 1927Simril M. Henderson 1928J. De Armon 1929Lucius G. Gage, Sr. 1930James M. Northington 1931H. R. Thompson 1932C. N. Peeler 1933John S. Gaul, Sr. 1934Robert L. Gibbon, Jr. 1935Hamilton W. McKay, Sr. 1936Joseph A. Elliott, Sr. 1937William Allan 1938Henry L. Sloan, Sr. 1939

Robert T. Ferguson 1940Thomas D. Sparrow 1941W. J. Wannamaker 1942Thomas C. Bost 1943Oren Moore 1944Claude B. Squires 1945John R. Ashe, Sr. 1946Luther W. Kelly, Sr. 1947J. Lester Ranson, Sr. 1948V. K. Hart 1949Roy B. McKnight 1950Monroe T. Gilmour 1951Edward R. Hipp, Sr. 1952David G. Welton 1953Elias S. Faison 1954W. Z. Bradford, Sr. 1955Thomas W. Baker 1956M. B. Bethel 1957Charles L. Stuckey 1958James E. Hemphill 1959Ernest W. Franklin, Jr. 1960Philip Naumoff 1961Marvin Lymberis 1962Joe M. Van Hoy 1963John P. Harloe 1964Chalmers R. Carr 1965John H. E. Woltz 1966W. Lester Brooks 1967William H. Pettus 1968William T. Raby 1969Lawrence K. Boggs 1970James B. Greenwood, Jr. 1971Henry H. Nicholson, Jr. 1972David S. Citron 1973Julian S. Albergotti, Jr. 1974J. David Stratton 1975Fred H. Taylor 1976

Hoke S. Nash, Jr. 1977Hugh D. Verner 1978Thomas L. Dulin 1979Robert S. Lackey 1980J. Dewey Dorsett, Jr. 1981John W. Foust 1982Angus M. McBryde, Jr. 1983Robert B. Payne 1984Andrew W. Walker 1985Robert E. Miller 1986Luther W. Kelly, Jr. 1987Jared N. Schwartz 1988Jonnie H. McLeod 1989George C. Barrett 1990Kenneth E. Wood 1991Patrick Box 1992C. Raymond Fernandez 1993Dallas C. Craven 1994N. Neil Howell 1995Darlyne Menscer 1996Charles B. Rich, Jr. 1997Michael F. Miltich 1998W. Stuart Tucker, Jr. 1999Dale R. Shaw 2000John T. Klimas 2001Carolyn E. Hart 2002Harry A. Gallis 2003T. Hayes Woollen, Jr. 2004William A. Walker 2005Mark E. Romanoff 2006Docia E. Hickey 2007Katherine J. Pierce 2008William K. Poston, Jr. 2009Ophelia E. Garmon-Brown 2010Robert W. Schafermeyer 2011Maeve E. O’Connor 2012


Feature

Fit and Strong! Programat Arthritis ServicesBy Cynthia Berrier, RN, BSN, Executive Director, Arthritis Services

M ecklenburg County Medical Society (MCMS) awarded a grant from the Smith Arthritis Fund to Arthritis Services in August 2012 to provide persons with arthritis and related conditions in

our community access to the nationally-recognized evidence-based Fit and Strong! program. Jennifer Watson, licensed physical therapist with Arthritis Services, is nationally certified to teach the eight-week comprehensive program developed at the Center for Research on Health and Aging at the University of Illinois. Watson is being recruited to become a national trainer of this program.

Developed by Rachel Seymour, PhD, the Fit and Strong! program is a physical activity and behavioral change intervention used for older adults who have lower extremity joint pain and stiffness related to osteoarthritis. The program includes intensive problem-solving, designed to

encourage symptom management and build confidence in exercise as a necessary part of treatment. Setting goals are stressed throughout the program, building toward a physical activity lifestyle of exercising three times per week for one hour each time. Each of the three class/week sessions involves all essential elements of a safe exercise program, along with education lectures on applicable health education topics.

Using the funds awarded to us from MCMS, we began recruiting people to participate in the program. We marketed the program at the Levine Senior Center and recruited 16 people. Pre-testing was completed using the standardized required forms provided to us by the University of Illinois. Data was input before and after the eight weeks onto the Fit and Strong! website as a requirement for use of the program. Over the first two weeks, two persons had to leave the program due to medical reasons. Fourteen persons attended three times per week for the remaining six weeks. At the completion of the program, the following improvements were recorded:

• 71 percent experienced decreased pain with functional activities

• 43 percent experienced a decrease in joint stiffness• 36 percent experienced a decrease in how often they had to

take pain medication• 79 percent experienced an increase in energy on a daily basis• 86 percent experienced increased confidence in their ability to

perform exercise• 86 percent experienced an increase in their physical activity

intensity levels

100 percent of participants agreed or strongly agreed to the following questions:• The exercises progressed at an appropriate pace for me.• The health topics helped me understand my arthritis.• The group discussion helped me understand how exercise can

improve my life and arthritis.• I can do the Fit and Strong! exercises on my own.• I would recommend Fit and Strong! to my friends and family.100 percent of participants rated their overall reaction to Fit and Strong! as Excellent or Good.93 percent of participants rated they physically felt Excellent or Good after completing the class series.100 percent of participants felt the Fit and Strong! classes were worth their time.

What changes have you noticed in your health since participating in Fit and Strong!? (Summary of responses below):

Increased endurance; decreased pain; decreased leg cramps; improved sleep; more physically active and positive; increased strength and flexibility; decreased stiffness; able to enter/exit car without difficulty; increase in ability to go up/down stairs without pain; increase in ability to carry out day-to-day activities with increased confidence; makes me feel younger; stronger legs; decreased shoulder pain; increased ability to turn head each way; less pain in knees/feet during function; according to MD, I am in excellent condition; can walk longer; overall feel much better; better understanding of needs for my body as an older person; can adapt and be active; left side of my body getting stronger; legs stronger to climb steps into home.

For nearly 36 years, Arthritis Services has offered an array of self-help services in this community for persons who deal with the demands of having a chronic illness on

Arthritis Services offers an array of self-help services in this community for persons who deal with the demands of having a chronic illness.


a day-to-day basis. This is not easy for these individuals. Sometimes the help comes through a consultation with a nurse on the phone, sometimes it is with knowledge imparted in a group session with a physical therapist, and at other times it is just the listening ear of another person who also has pain. What began as a small support group initiative in 1977, Arthritis Services currently serves more than 3,000 persons annually and is the founder of The Community Arthritis Project. This collaborative effort with the Department of Social Services, Older Adult Division, transports professional services into areas of this community that quite often are underserved.

We do all this to ensure that those with the most need, and quite often the least resources, do not miss out on solid self-management strategies that can make a huge difference in pain perception, physical fitness, self-efficacy and activities of daily living. We have felt privileged to be awarded grants from the Carolyn Kirkpatrick Smith Arthritis Fund for many years. Our projects have provided direct-service opportunities for persons with arthritis right here in our community and have afforded the opportunity to study their effectiveness among arthritis sufferers.

Thank you, MCMS, for entrusting the grants from the Smith Arthritis Fund to our organization. We continue to pledge good stewardship.

Arthritis Patient Services, dba Arthritis Services, is at 500 E. Morehead St., Suite 320, and can be reached at 704-331-4878. For more information, visit www.arthritisservices.org.

The Smith Arthritis FundThe 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. The fund is designed to support research projects as they relate to the needs of patients suffering from rheumatic diseases. Each year, the Smith Arthritis Fund Committee accepts grant applications and administers funds. Contact the Medical Society office for more information.

Jennifer Watson, MPT, leads the group in the Fit and Strong! program. The Older Americans Act Title III Disease Prevention Health Promotion funding, disseminated through the Centralina Council of Governments Area Agency on Aging, allowed Watson to receive training to become a certified instructor for the Fit and Strong! program.


It’s Summer ...

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Charlotte Regional Farmers Market 1801 Yorkmont Road, Charlotte 704-357-1269

Davidson Farmers Market 120 S. Main St., Davidson 704-400-0880 • www.davidsonfarmersmarket.org

Elizabeth Avenue Farmers Market 1521 Elizabeth Avenue, Charlotte 704-333-3396

Hodges Farm and Pumpkin Patch 3900 Rocky River Road, Charlotte 704-608-8897 • www.hodgesfarmnc.com

Huntersville Farmers Market 103 Maxwell St., Huntersville 704-766-2220

Kings Drive Farmers Market 938 S. Kings Drive, Charlotte 704-332-6366

Matthews Community Farmers Market N. Trade St., Matthews 704-821-6430 • www.matthewsfarmersmarket.com

Mecklenburg County Market 1515 Harding Place, Charlotte www.mecklenburgcountymarket.com

Meeting Street Market at Cedar Walk Elon Park Elementary School 11425 Ardrey Kell Road, Charlotte 704-287-6181 • meetingstreetmarket.com

Mint Hill Farmers Market Carl J. McEwen Historic Village 7601 Matthews-Mint Hill Road, Mint Hill 704-537-0726

Newell Farmers Market 1704 Rocky River Road, Charlotte 704-578-1415 • newellfarmersmarket.com

North Mecklenburg Farmers Market 700 N. Tryon St., Charlotte 704-336-2561

Pineville Downtown Farmers Market 300 Main St., Pineville 704-889-2291

The Neighborhood Farmers Market 2845 Beatties Ford Road, Charlotte Charlotte, NC 28216

Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center Farmers Market 200 Hawthorne Lane, Charlotte 704-384-4000

Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center Matthews Farmers Market 1500 Matthews Township Parkway, Matthews 704-384-6500

Providence Produce Market 10636 Providence Road, Charlotte 11252 Lawyers Road, Mint Hill 3116 Old Monroe Road, Matthews 1316 Providence Road South, Waxhaw 704-821-6069 • www.providenceproduce.com

Shamrock Farmers Market 1501 Eastway Drive, Charlotte

Wedgewood Farmers Market Madison Park Neighborhood 4800 Wedgewood Drive, Charlotte

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MMAE

Visit Your Local Farmers Markets! Dear Friends,Mecklenburg Medical Alliance & Endowment is entering its new year on a high note. We are celebrating the 30th

anniversary of the founding of our Endowment. In 2014, we will celebrate the 80th anniversary of the founding of the

Mecklenburg Medical Society Auxiliary — now MMAE.

Plans are developing for our annual Community Health Luncheon and other exciting meetings for our members and

the community. We look forward to sharing these with you soon.

With best regards.Gretchen Allen, president

As of June 1, our new officers and Board members are:

President: Gretchen Allen

President-Elect: Sherry Ward

Recording Secretary: Maureen Haggstrom

Corresponding Secretary: Jackie Palmer

VP Programs: Becky Williford, Joan Scharf

VP Financial Development: Maureen Highley

VP Health Projects: Alice Nichols

VP Civic Affairs: Gail VanDerVeer

VP Membership: Lois Benjamin, Patsy Reames, Louise Hanford

VP Grants and Disbursements: Linda Kramer, Carolyn Gaskin

Chair, Planning and Development: Paula Reutlinger

Parliamentarian: Genie Hayes

Past President: Tammy Bridges


MedLink advocates for improved access to care in Mecklenburg County througheducation, communication and collaboration among service providers.

MedLink members meet the second Tuesday of every month at 8:30 a.m. at the MCMS office. For more information, visit medlinkofmecklenburg.org.

MeMber Agencies

Ada Jenkins CenterAnuvia Prevention & Recovery Center

Care RingCarolinas HealthCare System

Centro de Salud Betesda

Charlotte Community Health ClinicC.W. Williams Community Health Center

Hospice & Palliative Care Charlotte RegionLake Norman Community Health Clinic

Matthews Free Medical Clinic

Mecklenburg County Health DepartmentMecklenburg County Medical Society

Novant HealthNC MedAssist

Shelter Health Services


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Save the date for

Fighting for Women with FashionA Fall Fashion Presentation by Nordstrom

Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2013, 6 p.m.-9 p.m.Foundation for the Carolinas | 220 N. Tryon St.

Tickets available in August at www.meckmed.org | For more info, call 704-376-3688

Hosted by the Charlotte Women’s Bar and theMecklenburg County Medical Society Women Physicians Section

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

JULYNote: No MMAE Board meeting. No CAMGM meeting. n

Thursday, July 4MCMS office closed for Independence Day.

n Tuesday, July 9MedLink meeting.8:30 a.m.

n Monday, July 15MCMS Executive Committee meeting.5:45 p.m.

n Friday, July 19Child Health Committee meeting.7:30 a.m.

n Monday, July 22September magazine deadline.

n Monday, July 22MCMS Board meeting.5:30 p.m.

n Tuesday, July 23WPS Fighting for Women with Fashion Planning

Committee meeting.Safe Alliance office, 601 E. Fifth St.6 p.m.

AUGUSTNote: No MCMS Board meeting. No CAMGM meeting. n

Tuesday, Aug. 13MedLink meeting.8:30 a.m.

n Tuesday, Aug. 13WPS Fighting for Women with Fashion Planning


n Thursday, Aug. 15Managers Healthcare Symposium.Harris Conference Center.8 a.m.-4 p.m.

n Sunday-Friday, Aug. 18-2337th Annual NCAPA Summer Conference.Kinston Plantation, Myrtle Beach.

n Thursday, Aug. 22October magazine deadline.

n Tuesday, Aug. 27WPS Fighting for Women with Fashion Planning


n Monday, Aug. 19MCMS Executive Committee meeting.5:45 p.m.

n Thursday, Aug. 22October magazine deadline.

Member News

MCMSMembershipDirectoryIf you would like to purchase a copy of the 2013 MCMS Membership Pictorial Directory, call our office at 704-376-3688.

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Thank you!

David G. Welton, MD Society Fall LuncheonWednesday, Sept. 18, 2013 • 11:30 a.m.

Charlotte Country Club

Speaker: JOhn E. BarklEy, MDCarolinas HealthCare Post Acute Care Services

Open to all Emeritus members of the Mecklenburg County Medical Society and their guest(s).


Annual Healthcare Management Symposium in AugustBy David White, MBA, CMPE

We invite all medical group managers, medical staff and physicians to attend the annual Healthcare Management Symposium in August.

Mecklenburg County Medical Society (MCMS), in cooperation with the Charlotte Area Medical Group Managers (CAMGM) and the Professional Association of Health Care Office Managers (PAHCOM), will hold the annual symposium on Thursday, Aug. 15, at the Harris Conference Center at CPCC West.

Our lunch sponsor this year is Mag Mutual Insurance Company.

Breakfast sponsor is NCBT. Break sponsors include Carolina Office Solutions, Charlotte Speech & Hearing Center, Wells Fargo Bank and Prince Parker & Associates.

We enjoy good vendor participation and thank them for their support. A

crowd favorite, we always have sponsor prize drawings in the general meeting area near the end of the day’s events. Committed sponsors thus far are Care Cloud, Gentiva, Integra Staffing, Southeastern Institute and United Transcription.

The all-day meeting will include major talks on the latest in employment law, legislation, and risk issues. Speakers include Kenny Colbert (president, The Employers Association), Conor Brockett (associate general counsel, North Carolina Medical Society) and David Sousa (counsel, Medical Mutual Insurance Company of NC).

Schedule: Starts at 8 a.m.; Lunch at noon; Ends at 4–5 p.m.Cost: $125, payable by check to MCMS or VISA/

MasterCard sent by secure fax to 704-376-3173 or online at meckmed.org under Calendar of Events

Attendance at past conferences has ranged from 50 to 100 people. All medical group managers, staff and physicians are welcome. You need not be a member of any of the sponsoring organizations to attend.

David W. White, MBA, CMPE is the CAMGM Secretary/ Membership Chair and the MCMS Legislative Committee Chair. He can be contacted at [email protected] or by phone at 704- 617-1100. To learn more, visit dwhitegroup.com.

Congratulations …the following practices have paid 2013 annual dues for all eligible physicians in their practice:

Novant Health Dilworth PediatricsNovant Health Maternal & Fetal Medicine

2013 HealthcareManagement Symposium

Thursday, Aug. 158 a.m.-4 p.m.

Harris Conference Center3216 CPCC Harris Campus Drive, Charlotte

Cost: $125 per person

PreSenTeD by:

Mecklenburg County Medical SocietyCharlotte Area Medical Group Managers

Professional Association of Health Care Office Management

ConFirMeD SPeAkerS, To DATe:

Conor Brockett, Dept. of Government Affairs and Health Policy, North Carolina Medical Society

kenny Colbert, The Employers Association

David Sousa, Medical Mutual Insurance of North Carolina

Vendor opportunitiesTabletop Exhibit ($350) includes draped tabletop with two chairs, acknowledgement signage and recognition on program material,

MCMS website and publications.

For more information, call MCMS at 704-376-3688.

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David White

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n Novant Health Introduces CancerRisk Clinic Novant Health recently introduced a

multidisciplinary clinic specially designed for men and women at high risk to develop cancer. The Novant Health Cancer Risk Clinic focuses on prevention and education. Patients leave with an individualized plan of care, including strategies to reduce their lifetime risk to develop the disease.

Every patient referred to the clinic meets with a genetic counselor in advance of his or her visit for a review of family history and to determine if testing is indicated. Services provided may include a review of imaging, clinical exam, physician consultation, consideration for clinical trials, lifestyle recommendations, follow-up screening guidelines and plan of care recommendations.

The Cancer Risk Clinic provides a forum for physician experts to work across disciplines to provide the best preventive care for patients at high risk to develop these cancers — breast, ovarian, uterine, colon, pancreatic, prostrate and melanoma.

Led by surgical oncologist Ilan Avin, MD, the clinic is held weekly at Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center. Call 704-384-5373 to make a referral. Learn more at www.novanthealth.org/cancerrisk.

n Novant Health Charlotte-Area Cardiology Practices Unite as

Novant Health Heart & VascularInstitute Hawthorne Cardiothoracic & Vascular

Surgeons, Mid Carolina Cardiology, Presbyterian Novant Heart & Wellness and Presbyterian Pediatric Cardiology are now Novant Health Heart & Vascular Institute.

The practices and their 46 doctors offer a range of cardiac services from prevention to non-surgical and surgical treatment. Under the new unified name, patients will better recognize that the practices and doctors are connected.

Offices will maintain their current locations and telephone numbers, and will accept the same insurance plans. Presbyterian Cardiovascular Institute also has been renamed the Novant Health Heart & Vascular Institute.

n Two Physicians Join PresbyterianNeurology Center Presbyterian Neurology Center, a

comprehensive neurology clinic with locations in Charlotte and Matthews, welcomes two new physicians.

Mausumi Lidogoster, MD, completed her neurology residency and a fellowship in clinical neurophysiology/EMG at New York University Medical Center. She earned her medical degree at New York Medical College in Valhalla, N.Y. Lidogoster will care for patients at the practice’s Matthews office at 1401 Matthews Township Parkway, Suite 212. She can be reached at 704-316-9001.

Shankar Perumal, MD, is an epilepsy specialist who is returning to Presbyterian Neurology Center. Perumal completed a fellowship in epilepsy and clinical neurophysiology at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem. He completed his residency at Albany Medical Center in Albany, N.Y., and earned his medical degree from Upstate Medical University in Syracuse. Perumal has advanced training in epilepsy, including epilepsy monitoring, and will care for patients at the practice’s Charlotte office at 1918 Randolph Road, Suite 400. He can be reached at 704-384-9437.

To learn more about Presbyterian Neurology Center, visit www.presbyterianneurology.org.

n Charlotte Colon and Rectal Surgery

Associates Joins Novant Health Charlotte Colon and Rectal Surgery

Associates has joined Novant Health. The practice is at 2015 Randolph Road.

Charlotte Colon and Rectal Surgery Associates provides comprehensive evaluation and treatment of colon and anorectal conditions. The practice offers colorectal cancer screening and

diagnosis and a wide range of both surgical and non-surgical treatment options. As one of the region’s only groups of board-certified colon and rectal surgeons, the surgical team is uniquely qualified to provide prompt and responsive care for urgent or routine colon and rectal problems.

The practice recently welcomed Robert L. Stevens, MD, who brings years of experience and is board-certified in colon and rectal surgery. A graduate of Bob Jones University, he earned his medical degree from the University of Connecticut School of Medicine and completed his general surgery residency at Carolinas Medical Center. Stevens completed a colon and rectal surgery fellowship at the Colon and Rectal Clinic of Orlando in Florida.

To refer a patient, call 704-333-1259. For more information on Charlotte Colon and Rectal Surgery Associates or other services within the Novant Health network, call 704-384-CARE (2273).

n Novant Health Pulmonary and Critical Care Opens Two SatelliteLocations Novant Health Pulmonary and Critical Care

has opened two satellite locations: • 2000 Wellness Blvd., Suite 130, Monroe • 5933 Blakeney Park Drive, Suite 101, Charlotte

Novant Health Pulmonary and Critical Care provides comprehensive consultation, diagnostic treatment and management services for an array of pulmonary diseases and conditions, such as asthma, emphysema, chronic bronchitis, obstructive sleep apnea, occupational lung disease, pneumonia, lung cancer, pulmonary hypertension and other disorders affecting the respiratory tract. To refer a patient, call 704-384-9900.

n Novant Health South Charlotte

Endocrinology Physician NamedFellow of the American College ofEndocrinology Kanakasabai Narasimhan, MD, of

Novant Health South Charlotte Endocrinology, recently was inducted as a Fellow of the American College of Endocrinology (FACE). This designation means an endocrinologist has achieved a level of training and experience consistent with the high standards established and

adopted by the clinical endocrinology specialty. To refer a patient, call 704-316-2930.

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n Dr. Michael Haake Performs aFirst-In-World Treatment onProstate Cancer Patient The Carolinas HealthCare System Levine

Cancer Institute’s radiation oncology team, led by Michael Haake, MD, was the first in the world to use new technology for advanced high-dose-rate, ultrasound-guided brachytherapy treatment for prostate cancer that drastically reduces recovery time and enables patients to walk out of the hospital just hours after receiving treatment.

HDR brachytherapy involves delivering radiotherapy from inside the body by temporarily placing a tiny radioactive source directly into the tumor or other targeted area. Using a robotic device called an afterloader, physicians place the radioactive source into position through needles that have been inserted into the area being treated. The source is then moved within the needles under computer control to create the specified dose distribution within the patient’s anatomy.

Plans for this type of treatment can be created in a real-time environment, using ultrasound images generated in the operating room rather than CT scans generated post-operatively elsewhere. This avoids the need to move the patient to a CT scanner for imaging after the needles have been put in place.

“From a practical point of view, this type of technology enables us to monitor the location of the implant needle tips better in real time, which then allows us to actually leave the procedure room with a great treatment plan,” says Dr. Haake.

n New Virtual Critical CareCommand Center Open Carolinas HealthCare System (CHS)

launched an innovative technology center to provide an extra level of clinical expertise for critically ill or injured patients.

The Virtual Critical Care Command Center in Mint Hill opened this spring. It is staffed with physician and nurse critical care specialists to monitor patients in critical care units across the Carolinas.

“This new department does not replace physicians and nurses at the bedside, but

provides an additional group of clinical experts to closely watch and review the vital functions of those patients,” says James McDeavitt, MD, chief academic officer for CHS.

Two-way audio/video connectivity from the Virtual Critical Care Command Center, plus clinical monitoring of each patient’s vital signs, helps establish standards and coordinates critical care while providing an additional layer of safety for patients. The initial phase includes 120 critical care beds at Carolinas Medical Center-Mercy, Carolinas Medical Center-Pineville, Carolinas Medical Center-University, Carolinas Medical Center-Lincoln, Carolinas Medical Center-Union, Cleveland Regional Medical Center in Shelby and Stanly Regional Medical Center in Albemarle.

n Renowned Pediatric Surgeon JoinsCarolinas HealthCare System Anthony Stallion, MD, recently joined

Carolinas Healthcare System as the chief of pediatric surgery and works throughout the System, including Levine Children’s Hospital and Jeff Gordon Children’s Hospital. Stallion previously was at the Cleveland Clinic and is a recognized leader in pediatric surgery, being named to the 2013 National Best Doctors in America list.

Stallion spent the past 12 years as a staff surgeon at Cleveland Clinic Children’s Hospital and was an associate professor of surgery at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine. A three-year member of the American College of Surgeon’s National Committee on Trauma and a former associate and interim director of a level I pediatric trauma center, Stallion is a leading expert on pediatric trauma.

A board-certified surgeon in both general and pediatric surgery, Stallion’s clinical interests include minimally invasive surgery, inflammatory bowel

disease, colorectal disease, Hirschsprung’s Disease, surgical repair of congenital anomalies and care of patients with solid tumors. Stallion’s research has included systemic and intestinal inflammation and multisystem organ failure.

Stallion earned his medical degree from the University of Michigan Medical School in 1987 before serving a general surgical residency at the University of Cincinnati Hospital. He completed pediatric surgery fellowships at Children’s Hospital Medical Center in Cincinnati and Children’s Hospital of Michigan in Detroit. He is a member of a wide variety of professional organizations, including the American College of Surgeons, the American Pediatric Surgical Association, the American Academy of Pediatrics, the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons, the Children’s Oncology Group, the Society of Black Academic Surgeons and Alpha Omega Alpha.

n Specialty Pediatric Unit Continuesto Grow Doctors and staff at Carolinas

HealthCare System’s Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics of the Carolinas are taking an active role to help educate primary care doctors all over the region on appropriate care for children with behavioral needs.

The team provides educational materials to primary care doctors, sets up phone conversations to explain certain conditions, and invites primary care doctors to come by their offices and shadow Joseph Stegman, MD, and his team.

Dr. Stegman began Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics of the Carolinas in 2001, with offices in Charlotte and Concord. Early in his career, Stegman cultivated a special interest in children with these conditions, especially those with attention deficit disorders. The Concord office is a full development center, and it includes a pediatric rehabilitation team. A PhD psychologist and a therapist are on staff to work with patients who have specific disabilities.

The staff now also includes a board-certified developmental and behavioral specialist, physician assistant and a nurse practitioner. Last August, Yasmin Senturias, MD, joined the team to help raise awareness on the dangers of fetal alcohol syndrome.

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