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Member News Cuong T. Nguyen, MD Upcoming Meetings
Radiology, Neuroradiology & Events
NEW MEMBERS University of Maryland, 2008
Caitlin E. Volchansky, PA-C FEBRUARY
Nathan C. Givens, MD James Madison University, 2015
Obstetrics and Gynecology n Friday, Feb.10
Novant Health Mintview OB/GYN Scott A. Young, PA-C MCMS office closed for meetings.
1918 Randolph Road #300 Medical University of South
Charlotte, NC 28207 Carolina, 1998 n Friday, Feb. 10
704-377-5675 Southeast Radiation Oncology Group NCSG Board meeting.
Virginia Commonwealth 200 Queens Road #400, Charlotte, NC 28204 Pinehurst Resort.
University, 2012 704-333-7376
Esther R. L. Hayes, MD Marquiez D. Ballard, PA-C n Saturday-Sunday, Feb. 11-12
Family Medicine Howard University, 2009 NCSG Annual Conference.
Cabarrus Family Medicine Pinehurst Resort.
4315 Physicians Blvd., #101 Linda Coverdale, PA-C
Harrisburg, NC 28075 Duke University, 2011 n Tuesday, Feb. 14
704-455-6521 MedLink meeting.
Medical University of South Lauren T. Jones, PA-C Mecklenburg County Health Department.
Carolina, 2000 Wake Forest University, 2010 8:30 a.m.
Lane Luke, PA-C
Claremont Family Medicine Photo not n Wednesday, Feb. 15
3221 W. Main St. available. MMAE Board meeting.
Claremont, NC 28610 10 a.m.
828-459-4445 Jeffrey G. Kuremsky, MD
Medical University of South Radiation Oncology n Thursday, Feb. 16
Carolina, 2015 George Washington University, 2009 CAMGMA meeting.
Joseph A. Molitierno, Jr., MD Elizabeth A. Stratton, PA-C Myers Park Baptist Church Cornwell Center.
Urological Surgery Chatham College, 2009 Noon.
Pediatric Urology Associates
3135 Springbank Lane #200 n Thursday, Feb. 16
Charlotte, NC 28226 Charlotte Medical Society Membership meeting.
704-540-3667 Time and location TBD.
UNC-Chapel Hill, 2000
n Monday, Feb. 20
Mecklenburg Radiology Associates Executive Committee meeting.
P O Box 221249, Charlotte, NC 28222 5:45 p.m.
704-384-4177
n Wednesday, Feb. 22
Atabak Allaei, MD April magazine deadline.
Vascular and Interventional
Radiology Trivia answer from page 5: Did You Know?
SUNY-Upstate, 2009 In 1909, researchers in Paul Ehrlich’s lab
discovered an arsenic-based compound that Annie Lowrie Alexander, who in 1885 became the state’s first
Brittany Cheney, PA-C was effective against Treponema pallidum, licensed woman doctor, was honored with a state highway
Medical University of South the bacterium that caused syphilis. Ehrlich historical marker on North Tryon Street, the site of Alexander’s
Carolina, 2014 termed it “magic bullet,” in that he believed home and office. Alexander practiced in Charlotte for more
the compound would target specific
Andrew P. Crane, MD receptors and not the cells of the host. In than 40yearsandwasthefirstfemalepresidentofthe
Diagnostic Radiology the 1940’s, penicillin replaced arsenic as the Mecklenburg County Medical Society in 1909.
SUNY-Upstate, 2006 preferred treatment for syphilis.
Christine N. Eppelheimer, MD Bonus Trivia Question:
Diagnostic Radiology By what “national” name was syphilis
University of Arizona, 2010
known?
Sinisa Haberle, MD
Pediatric Radiology Bonus trivia question answer: The French
UNC-Chapel Hill, 2009 disease. In 1495, an outbreak of syphilis
in Naples occurred during a French army
invasion. The Italians claimed the disease
was spread by French troops, giving rise to
the term “French disease” by the Neapolitans.
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