Philadelphia Medicine Summer 2019 - 4

Philadelphia County Medical Society
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EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
James Cristol, MD

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10

Letter to the Editor

12

What Hahnemann's
Closing Means to Me

14

A Conversation with
Dr. James L. Cristol,
the new President of PCMS

PRESIDENT

Natalia Ortiz Torret, MD, FAPA, FAPM
PRESIDENT ELECT

Max E. Mercado, MD

IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT

Anthony Rosa, MD
SECRETARY

J Q Michael Yu, MD, FRCPC
TREASURER

BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Enrique Hernandez, MD
Harvey B. Lefton, MD
Curtis Miyamoto, MD

The Suicide Menace
for Veterans...

18 Trying to Make a Difference...
20 Physicians Non-compete
Restrictions

23 Global Program On Diabetes

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Coming To Philadelphia

24 Aesthetic Medicine

29 At Annual Meeting, PCMS

and Medical Spas

26 Dr. Cristol Installed as new

Block Captains Learn
How to Use Naloxone

PCMS President

Anthony M. Padula, MD, FACS
Stephen R. Permut, MD, JD
Andrew Roberts, MD
John Vasudevan, MD

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David A. Sass, MD, FACP
Ricardo Morgenstern, MD
Robert Kucejko, MD
Ashley Garcia

FIRST DISTRICT TRUSTEE
Lynn Lucas-Fehm, MD, JD
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Mark C. Austerberry

In Every Issue

EDITOR

Letter From the President  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 6

Alan J. Miceli

PCMS Calendar  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 30

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