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Independent Physicians of the Carolinas

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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.

Carolina Pain and Rehabilitation Specialists, formally North Carolina Society
known as Comprehensive Pain and Spine Associates, is pleased of Gastroenterology
2017 Annual Conference
to announce new provider, Usman Ahmad,
DO. Dr. Ahmad is a Board-certified physiatrist February 11-12, 2017 n Pinehurst Resort, Pinehurst, NC
with sub-specialty training in interventional pain Promoting High Standards of Care for North Carolina Patients
management, having completed his residency
training in physical medicine and rehabilitation Target Audience
UsmanAhmad,DO at the University of Miami/Jackson Memorial
Hospital. He then completed a fellowship in musculoskeletal Physicians in Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Physician Assistants, Nurse
medicine and interventional pain management at the center for Anesthetists and Nurses working specifically in Gastroenterology.
Advanced Pain Management and Rehabilitation in New Jersey.
Ahmad, originally from Florida, recently moved to Charlotte Keynote Speakers
with his wife and daughter. They enjoy the beautiful weather
and the family friendly atmosphere Charlotte has to offer. PeterDraganov,MD n KeithLindor,MD n RichardPeek,MD
Some of the services provided at Carolina Pain and
Rehabilitation Specialists include cervical, thoracic and More Information
lumbar interventional spine procedures; electrodiagnostic
studies; peripheral joint and bursa injections with and without For information on NCSG membership and to register, visit www.ncgisociety.org
ultrasound guidance; lumbar discograms; and spinal cord or contact Sandi Buchanan, executive director, at sbuchanan@meckmed.org.
stimulator trials.
Please visit www.ncgisociety.org for more information.
At Oncology Specialists of Charlotte, Drs. Jim Boyd,

Justin Favaro, Dipika Misra, Catherine Moore,

Jason Shultz, and Nirav Naik congratulate their

chemotherapy nurse, Joanne Monaco, for being

the 2016 top fundraiser in both individual and

team categories for the Susan G. Komen Charlotte

Joanne Monaco Race for the Cure to benefit breast cancer causes in

our community. Monaco increased her fundraising this year by

$7,000, bringing her total funds raised to more than $33,000.

Dipika Misra, MD, oncologist with Oncology Specialists of
Charlotte with a special interest in breast cancer, attended the

annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium
(SABCS) in December. Cancer physicians and
specialists in research come from all over the
country and internationally, to be introduced to
the leading techniques in experimental, biology,
DipikaMisra,MD etiology, prevention, diagnosis and therapy of
breast cancer. Visit www.oncologycharlotte.com/news-blog/
for updates from this symposium.

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