Berks County Medical Society Medical Record Spring 2021 - 3

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BERKS COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY

A Quarterly Publication

To provide news and opinion to support
professional growth and personal connections within
the Berks County Medical Society community.

Berks County Medical Society
MEDICAL RECORD
Lucy J. Cairns, MD
Editor

Editorial Board

D. Michael Baxter, MD
Jillian Ventuzelo, DO
T. J. Huckleberry, MPA
Raymond C. Truex Jr., MD, FAANS, FACS

Features

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SPRING 2021

Should Berks
County Establish
a Department of
Health?

10	 Berks County COVID-19 Response
	 Task Force Report Summary
12	 Looking Back on Another Turbulent
	 Time... A Tribute to Margaret " Peg "
	 Atwell, MD, on Her Retirement

Berks County Medical Society Officers
Jillian Ventuzelo, DO
President
William Santoro, MD
President Elect
Kristen Sandel, MD
Chair, Executive Council
Ankit Shah, MD
Treasurer
Jin Xu, MD
Secretary
Michael L. Haas, MD
Immediate Past President
T. J. Huckleberry, MPA
Executive Director

Berks County Medical Society
Phone: 610.375.6555 | Fax: 610.375.6535
Email: info@berkscms.org
www.berkscms.org

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and not necessarily those of the Berks County Medical Society. The ad
material is for the information and consideration of the reader. It does
not necessarily represent an endorsement or recommendation by the
Berks County Medical Society.
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14 	 COVID-19 Thoughts from the
	 Emergency Department
16	 VACCINE Volunteers
19	 Drexel University College of
	 Medicine at Tower Health
20 	 News and Perspective from
	 Our State Legislators

26	 PAMED Legislative Update
28	 Welcome New Member
	 Jeffrey Held, MD, FACP
30	 Welcome New Member
	 Angela Au Barbera, MD
31	 The Foundation of the 	
	 Pennsylvania Medical Society

23	 Addressing Racial And Ethnic
	 Disparities In Health Care

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