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EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Cadence A. Kim, MD, FACS
PRESIDENT

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Max E. Mercado, MD
PRESIDENT ELECT

Daniel T. Dempsey, MD, MBA, FACS

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Current Events in Medicine: The
University of Pennsylvania Starts
Uterine Transplant Program

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What does a POLST form mean
to you and your patients?

IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT

Natalia Ortiz, MD, FAPA, FAPM
SECRETARY

J. Q. Michael Yu, MD, FRCPC
TREASURER

BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Michael DellaVecchia, MD, PhD, FACS
Enrique Hernandez, MD
Harvey B. Lefton, MD
Henry Lin, MD
Curtis T. Miyamoto, MD
Ricardo Morgenstern, MD
Anthony M. Padula, MD, FACS
Stephen R. Permut, MD, JD
Andrew B. Roberts, MD
Anthony Rosa, MD
Dane Scantling, DO
John Vasudevan, MD
Danielle Verghese
FIRST DISTRICT TRUSTEE
Lynn Lucas-Fehm, MD, JD
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Mark C. Austerberry
EDITOR
Alan J. Miceli
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Dr. Carl June ... the Man Behind
the Gene Therapy Cancer
Breakthrough at Penn
When Surgery Can't Wait Until
Birth... CHOP's Cutting-Edge
Work to Save Unborn Lives

24 Pennsylvania legislation would
bolster POLST end-of-life
planning process

26 PAMED Legislative Update

Bill to Help Patients with End-ofLife Care Decisions Advances in
Pa. Senate

28 PCMS Holds Pa. Medical

Marijuana Informational
Program

30 A Faster, Easier Way to

Access the Prescription Drug
Monitoring Program

32 Wellness Corner
34 Women in the Medical

Profession...Equal Pay,
Pregnancy and Other Issues
38 Addressing Hepatitis B
in Philadelphia

40 Stayin' Alive: Preparing

Community Members to be
Lifesaving Heroes

43 Opinion... The Case for

Comprehensive User
Engagement Sites (CUES)

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