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Independent Physicians of the Carolinas
Independent Physicians of the Carolinas is a nonprofit 501(c)(6)
membership organization whose mission is to create public
awareness of medical doctors not employed by a network or
hospital system and to provide educational programs and
resources to physician members and their administration.
Visit us at IndependentPhysicians.org.
Annual dues for 2016 are payable for Independent Physicians of
the Carolinas. Please visit our website to complete registration for
2016 membership.
Dermatology Specialists of Charlotte hosted a toy drive in
2015 for Thompson Children’s Home. More than 200 toys and
personal items were donated. “We are really pleased with all the
items brought in by our staff and patients. We are happy to donate
to the Thompson Child & Family Focus Services, for all the great
things they do for our Charlotte community,” says Deborah Nixon,
MD. Dermatology Specialists of Charlotte anticipates holding the
toy drive again next year.
This past holiday season, Independent Physicians of the Carolinas
members Justin Favaro, MD, James Boyd, MD, Dipika Misra,
MD, Catherine Moore, MD, and Jason Shultz MD, along with
their staff at Oncology Specialists of Charlotte, collected household
items, over-the-counter medications and gift cards to assist Serenity
House in Huntersville and Serenity House in Mooresville. Serenity
House is an end-of-life home operated by Carolina Comfort
Coalition, a volunteer-staffed, nonprofit 501(c)3, offering an
alternative to spending one’s final days in the hospital. Learn more at
www.carolinacomfortcoalition.org.
Oncology Specialists of Charlotte’s nurse (left) delivered the practice’s donated goods to Serenity
House, an end-of-life care home.
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Marc A. Darst, MD, of Darst Dermatology, was part
of the invited faculty for the Cosmetic Surgery Forum in
Las Vegas on December 3-6, 2015. The Cosmetic Surgery
Forum is unlike other CME meetings; it’s a multi-specialty
educational symposium that covers the latest research,
treatment and techniques in dermatology and cosmetic surgery.
Darst conducted live patient demonstrations on injections,
lasers, peels and devices for members of the Forum and gave
two presentations to the group.
INDEPENDENT
PHYSICIANS OF
THE CAROLINAS
PHYSICIAN
DIRECTORY
& MEDICAL
RESOURCE GUIDE
The latest edition of the annual resource has been
distributed. If your office would like copies on hand for
clinicians, support staff and administration, as well as copies
for your patient waiting areas, contact Sherie Bradshaw,
board member, at sherie@ip-carolinas.org.
Advertising Acknowledgements
The following patrons made Mecklenburg Medicine possible.
Brackett Flagship Properties.....................................11
Carolinas HealthCare System..................................15
Charlotte Eye Ear Nose & Throat Associates...........4
Charlotte Radiology....................................................4
Hospice & Palliative Care Charlotte Region..........11
LabCorp.....................................................Back Cover
Novant Health..............................................................2
Oncology Specialists of Charlotte..............................4
Pain Management Providers....................................11