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T able of Contents June 2017
Vol. 47 No. 6
4 President’s Letter:
I Wanted to Write an Article OFFICERS
President
By Stephen J. Ezzo, MD, President, MCMS
Stephen J. Ezzo, MD
5 Feature: President-Elect
Lifestyle, Cancer and Luck
Scott L. Furney, MD
By Gordon Hull, Associate Professor of Philosophy and Public Policy Treasurer
Director, Center for Professional and Applied Ethics, UNC-Charlotte
Elizabeth B. Moran, MD
6 Mecklenburg Medical Alliance & Endowment (MMAE) Secretary
8 Feature:
Robert L. Mittl, Jr., MD
Mecklenburg County Parks by Region Immediate Past-President
9 Member News
9 New Members Simon V. Ward III, MD
9 Upcoming Meetings & Events
9 Charlotte AHEC Course Offerings for June BOARD MEMBERS
10 Women Physicians Meet and Greet John R. Allbert, MD

By Nancy L. Teaff, MD Maureen L. Beurskens, MD
Raymond E. Brown, PA
11 At the Hospitals May N. Doan, MD
13 Independent Physicians of the Carolinas Donald D. Fraser, MD
13 Advertising Acknowledgements W. Frank Ingram III, MD
13 National Health & Wellness Observances for June
Stephen R. Keener, MD, MPH
On the Cover: Shivani P. Mehta, MD, MPH

June is National Great Outdoors Month. We have many local parks to enjoy Babak Mokari, DO
in Mecklenburg County. See list on page 8. B. Lauren Paton, MD
Rachel L. Storey, MD
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