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BOARD OF GOVERNORS Russell Cole, M.D., President John Meade, M.D., President-Elect Brence Sell, M.D., Secretary/Treasurer Helen Paulson, M.D., Immediate Past President Nicholas Farber, M.D.
I N T H I S I SS U E :
MISSION: TO PROMOTE THE PRACTICE OF MEDICINE FOR THE ULTIMATE BENEFIT OF THE PATIENT. (850) 877-9018 Fax: (850) 878-0218 www.capmed.org
New Docs on the Block............................................................... 4 Professional Notes.........................................................................5 2026 CMS Presidential Installation.......................................... 6 CMS News.........................................................................................7 CMS Birthdays.................................................................................8 Viewpoint........................................................................................11 Baby Announcements................................................................. 12 CMS Lunch and Learn Seminars............................................... 13 2026 Celebration Awards Dinner............................................14 CMS Foundation 50th Anniversary Celebration and Holiday Auction............................................................................16 Thank You to Our 2025 Supporters........................................ 17 CMS Membership and CME Meeting.......................................19 A Night to Connect: Welcoming Our New Physicians......20
Candace Gonzalez, M.D.
We Thank Our Donors............................................................... 22
Narayan Iyer, M.D.
CMS Foundation: We Care Network...................................... 23
Alexander Loeb, M.D.
Happy Holidays............................................................................ 24
Michelle Miller, M.D. Amy Neal, M.D. Mary Norton, M.D. Cassandra Parra-Ferro and Louisa Sellinger, CMS Alliance Co-Presidents Cielo Rose, D.O. Enrique Urrea-Mendoza, M.D. Del Carter, M.D., Family Medicine Resident Tom Block, MS, Executive Director, CMS
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PUBLICATION EDITOR Frank Skilling, M.D.
MANAGING EDITOR Shannon Boyle
Allergy & Asthma – Ron Saff, M.D. — PG 5
GRAPHIC DESIGN Lauren Trudgeon
EDITOR EMERITUS Charles E. Moore, M.D.
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NEW DOCS ON THE BLOCK
NEW DOCS ON THE BLOCK Aazim Arif, M.D. Medical School: Florida State University Internship: Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare Residency: Jackson Memorial Hospital/ University of Miami Fellowship: Emory University Practice: Radiology Associates of Tallahassee Specialty: Radiology
Brandon Cabarcas, M.D. Medical School: Universidad Central Del Caribe Internship/Residency: University of South Florida Fellowship: Mayo Clinic Practice: Tallahassee Orthopedic Clinic Specialty: Orthopedic Sports Medicine
Sarah Kathleen Garrison, M.D. Medical School: University of Louisville Internship: Tripler Army Medical Center Residency: University of Florida Practice: North Florida Women’s Care Specialty: OB/GYN
Jacqueline Hanners, M.D. Medical School: Florida State University Internship/Residency: Louisiana State University Shreveport Practice: North Florida Women’s Care Specialty: OB/GYN
Wendy Kriegel, M.D. Medical School: University of Alabama Internship: Baptist Health Residency: Upstate Medical Center, Syracuse; University of Kentucky Fellowship: Montgomery Radiology Associates Practice: Radiology Associates of Tallahassee Specialty: Radiology
Ayushman Sharma, M.D. Medical School: Brown University Internship/Residency: University of South Florida; Mayo Clinic Fellowship: Barrow Neurological Institute Practice: Radiology Associates of Tallahassee Specialty: Radiology
ASSOCIATE MEMBER Mownika Y. Walker, M.D. Medical School: American University of Antigua Internship/Residency: University of Pittsburgh Residency: Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare Internal Medicine Residency Program Practice: Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare Specialty: Internal Medicine
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Donna Leigh Hill, M.D. Medical School: University of Florida Internship/Residency: University of Florida Fellowship: Emory University Practice: Florida State College of Medicine Specialty: Neurology, Neuro-ophthalmology
PROFESSIONAL NOTES
PROFESSIONAL NOTES Del Carter, M.D. was recently selected to receive both the 2025 American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) Award for Excellence in Graduate Medical Education and the 2025 Florida Academy of Family Physicians (FAFP) Exceptional Resident Scholar Award.
Andrea Friall, M.D. has been named a Circle of Gold honoree by the Florida State University Alumni Association—one of FSU’s highest distinctions. The prestigious recognition celebrates alumni whose exceptional service and achievements embody FSU’s core values.
Congratulations, Dr. Carter!
Congratulations, Dr. Friall!
Amy Neal, M.D. has been inducted into the Florida State University College of Medicine Hall of Fame. Dr. Neal is a member of the FSU Class of 2008. Congratulations, Dr. Neal!
CMS Members: If you receive accolades, please let us know, so we can include you in this section! Email the details to Shannon Boyle at sboyle@capmed.org.
Need Help With Your Patients With Numerous Drug Allergies? Jitendra Padalia, M.D. and Mansukhlal Padalia, M.D. have each been recognized with the India Association of Tallahassee Humanitarian Excellence Award for their service to humanity. The Padalia brothers were similarly recognized by Capital Medical Society earlier this year with the I.B. Harrison, M.D. Humanitarian Award.
The CDC recommends penicillin allergy skin testing emphasizing its importance in accurately identifying true allergies and improving antimicrobial stewardship. Ron Saff, MD is pleased to announce the addition of Aila Rawlins, PA-C. She is FORMAT INTO A QUARTER PAGE B&W AD
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2026 CMS PRESIDENTIAL INSTALLATION
2026 CMS PRESIDENTIAL INSTALLATION OF
John L. Meade, M.D. Tuesday, January 27, 2026 6:00 pm Capital City Country Club 1601 Golf Terrace Drive CMS Members and their Spouse/Guest are invited ~ We will also be recognizing Incoming and Outgoing Board Members ~
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CMS NEWS
UPCOMING CMS MEETINGS/EVENTS January 27, 2026 Presidential Installation 6:00 pm Capital City Country Club February 12, 2026 CMS Membership & CME Meeting 6:00 pm Maguire Center for Lifelong Learning at Westminster Oaks March 24, 2026 Celebration Awards Dinner 6:30 pm FSU Alumni Center
IN MEMORIAM ROBERT ORR MIDDLEMAS, III, M.D. 1939 – 2025
ROBERT D. SNYDER, M.D. 1946 – 2025
WELCOME Thaer Musa, MD Cardiology Medical School: St. George’s University School of Medicine | Grenada, West Indies Residency: University of Tennessee (Internal Medicine) | Chattanooga, TN University of Kentucky (Internal Medicine) | Lexington, KY Fellowship: University of Florida (Cardiovascular Disease) | Jacksonville, FL University of Florida (Interventional Cardiology) | Jacksonville, FL Duke University (Structual Cardiology) | Durham, NC Board Certified: Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease Interventional Cardiology, Nuclear Cardiology
TMH Physician Partners, Services by Southern Medical Group – Cardiology 1300 Medical Drive Tallahassee, Florida 32308 850-216-0100
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CMS BIRTHDAYS
{NOVEMBER BIRTHDAYS} Danny Estupiñán, M.D. - 1st Viet Bui, M.D. - 2nd Thomas I. Lawhorn, M.D. - 2nd Francis C. Skilling, Jr., M.D. - 2nd Ernesto Umana, M.D. - 2nd William T. Kepper, M.D. - 3rd Ekaterina Karelova, D.O. - 4th David Tedrick, M.D. - 4th Sharron Foster, M.D. - 6th Muhanad Hasan, M.D. - 6th
Cyneetha Strong, M.D. - 10th Timothy Sweeney, M.D. - 10th David W. Draper, M.D. - 11th Nihar P. Jani, M.D. - 11th Paul Arons, M.D. - 12th Ronald Mageau, M.D. - 14th Moritz Dehler, M.D. - 15th Cody Hibbs, D.O. - 15th Less Shrestha, M.D. - 16th Alexander Vanderby, M.D. - 16th
John Alexander Holt, M.D. - 21st Al E. Deeb, M.D. - 22nd FNU Shagun, M.D. - 22nd D.J. Underwood, M.D. - 22nd Hudson Ash-Rafzadeh, M.D. - 23rd John L. Meade, M.D. - 23rd Christopher Pope, M.D. - 24th Zachary Stachura, M.D. - 24th Carla M. Holloman, D.O. - 25th Ann Marie Brown, M.D. - 26th
Yvette Mignon, M.D. - 7th W. Harris Green, M.D. - 8th Peter E. Loeb, M.D. - 8th Srinivas Saripalli, M.D. - 9th Trinity Belgrave, M.D. - 10th Tanner Harding, M.D. - 10th
Alexander J. Brickler, III, M.D. - 17th H. Avon Doll, M.D. - 17th Andy Kozel, M.D. - 18th Carl David Vegas, M.D. - 18th Brian Kacheris, M.D. - 19th Jean-Paul Tran, M.D. - 20th
Kristi Reese, M.D. - 26th Michael J. Mangan, M.D. - 27th Fang Sarah Ko, M.D., PhD - 29th Valerie A. Lazzell, M.D. - 29th
HAPPY BIRTHDAY! WE ARE SO GLAD YOU WERE BORN! DID WE MISS YOUR BIRTHDAY? IF SO, PLEASE EMAIL ROSALIE CARLIN AT RCARLIN@CAPMED.ORG!
WELCOME Cemil Purut, MD Cardiothoracic Surgery Medical School: Duke University | Durham, NC Residency: Duke University Medical Center (Cardiothoracic Surgery) | Durham, NC Fellowship: Duke University Medical Center (Cardiothoracic Surgery) | Durham, NC Board Certified: American Board of Thoracic Surgery
TMH Physician Partners – Cardiothoracic Surgery 1405 Centerville Road, Suite 5000 Tallahassee, Florida 32308 850-878-6164
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CMS BIRTHDAYS
{DECEMBER BIRTHDAYS} Stephen W. Duncan, M.D. - 1st
W. Brad Stephens, M.D. - 13th
Terry W. Sherraden, M.D. - 1
Shlermine Aupont Everidge, M.D. - 14
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Chaowen Jason Chen, M.D. - 2
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Samuel D. Yu, M.D. - 14
Abel Romero-Corral, M.D. - 23rd th
Aneesh Rahangdale, M.D. - 24th Richard Kelley Myers, M.D. - 26th
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J. Orson Smith, M.D. - 3rd
Ava Katarina Voss, M.D. - 15th
Michelle Miller, M.D. - 28th
Dorothy White, M.D. - 3
Gary Winchester, M.D. - 15
Robert Watson, M.D. - 28th
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Maci McDermott, M.D. - 4 Austinn C. Miller, M.D. - 4
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Lattisha Kerr, M.D. - 16
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Varak Manoogian, M.D. - 16
Daniel Bernabe, M.D. - 29th
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Clarence William Applegate, M.D. - 5th
Giovana Charite, M.D. - 18th
Walter E. Colón, DMD - 5
Cristina B. Rodriguez, M.D. - 18
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Anthony Otekeiwebia, M.D. - 5 Narayan Iyer, M.D. - 7
Ericka Mapp, M.D. - 19
Madeline Mickler, M.D. - 30th
Arjun V. Kaji, M.D. - 8th
E. Jonathan Perry, M.D. - 31st
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DeCoria McCauley, M.D. - 20th th
Cynthia Tie, M.D. - 20
Matthew Lee, M.D. - 31st
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Arthur S. Clements, M.D., PhD - 20
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Joshua Somerset, M.D. - 9
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Bartlomiej Nowosielecki, M.D. - 29th
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Paul Shadowen, M.D. - 31st Gregory K. Todd, M.D. - 31st
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Larry D. Taylor, M.D. - 9th
David Jones, M.D. - 21st
Charles W. Kent, M.D. - 11th
Amy Haddock, M.D. - 22nd
HAPPY BIRTHDAY! WE ARE SO GLAD YOU WERE BORN! DID WE MISS YOUR BIRTHDAY? IF SO, PLEASE EMAIL ROSALIE CARLIN AT RCARLIN@CAPMED.ORG!
WELCOME Erik Scott, MD Cardiothoracic Surgery
Medical School: Howard University School of Medicine | Washington D.C. Residency: University of Virginia Health System (Cardiothoracic Surgery) | Charlottesville, VA
TMH Physician Partners – Cardiothoracic Surgery 1405 Centerville Road, Suite 5000 Tallahassee, Florida 32308 850-878-6164
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VIEWPOINT
IN MEMORIAM: PAUL SAWYER, M.D. AND ROBERT SNYDER, M.D. By Frank Skilling, M.D. 2025 saw the demise of two physicians who were leaders in the medical community of Tallahassee. Paul Sawyer, who died in August after a lingering illness, was a premier urologist who led the medical staff at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital in the 1990s when the status of physicians as independent members was questioned. Prior to affirming the status of hospital credentials as a contract between physicians and the hospital, there was concern that hospital administrators had ultimate control over who could be credentialed for hospital privileges. Ultimately, it was decided that the Medical Executive Committee had the power to recommend individual physicians for privileges to the hospital board itself. Paul was crucial in affirming the independence of physicians in their affiliation with the hospital. Paul also served a term as the president of the Florida Urological Society. He was in private practice with what is now Southeastern Urological Center from 1982 to 2015. After retirement from private practice, he worked for the Tallahassee Veterans Clinic for five years.
Robert Snyder, who died recently, was a general surgeon who moved to Tallahassee in 1978 after completing a residency in general surgery at the University of Miami. Bob became known as the breast cancer surgical specialist for scores of women in North Florida. In addition to his clinical responsibilities, he served as chair of the medical executive committee at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital. Like Paul Sawyer, he too was instrumental in formalizing the rights of individual physicians in their status as members of the hospital’s medical staff. He retired from clinical practice in 2017. The leadership tasks both these men assumed were in addition to their very busy clinical schedules. Both were members of the Capital Medical Society. Their guidance in delineating the crucial roles played by physicians in medical staff governance is still felt today. Dr. Skilling is a retired ophthalmologist. He practiced with Eye Associates of Tallahassee (now Eye Associates of North Florida) from 1978-2020. He also serves as the Cap Scan Editor.
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BABY ANNOUNCEMENTS
Welcome Baby CALLING FOR BABY ANNOUNCEMENTS Have you welcomed a new child or grandchild into your family since January 2025? If so, we'd love to celebrate this joyful occasion in the January/February 2026 issue of Cap Scan! Please provide your child or grandchild’s name, birth date, and a photo (optional) to: Shannon Boyle – sboyle@capmed.org Deadline: Friday, January 16, 2026 We look forward to sharing your happy news with the CMS community!
The best gift isn’t wrapped. It’s the support to age at home. (850) 297-1897 homeinstead.com/233 Each Home Instead® office is an independently owned and operated franchise of Home Instead, Inc., an Honor company. © 2025 Home Instead, Inc.
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CMS LUNCH AND LEARN SEMINARS
CAPITAL MEDICAL SOCIETY 2025 LUNCH AND LEARN SEMINARS We thank Truist Medical Specialty Group for sponsoring the October 15th Lunch and Learn. Their representatives were Brandon Hogue, Karen Watts, and Vince Link.
On October 15th, Brian Walgamott, CPA and Shareholder with Thomas Howell Ferguson, provided an informative presentation on “Reducing Practice Expenses.”
We thank TMH Federal Credit Union for sponsoring the November 19th Lunch and Learn. Their representatives were Liz Thiele and Maria Legate.
On November 19th, William T. Krizner with The Krizner Group, shared counsel on “Employment Law in 2025.”
MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR OUR 2026 LUNCH AND LEARN SEMINARS: February 11
May 13
September 16
March 11
June 17
October 21
April 15
August 19
November 18
Seminars will be held at the Capital Health Plan on Governors Square Blvd. – and we thank CHP for providing this venue.
Time: 12 Noon to 1:30 PM (Seminar starts at 12:30 PM) Place: CHP Auditorium, 2nd Floor, 1491 Governors Square Blvd. Cost: $13 per person, per seminar (includes lunch)
For more information or to RSVP, please contact Rosalie Carlin at (850) 877-9018 or rcarlin@capmed.org.
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2026 CELEBRATION AWARDS DINNER
CALLING FOR NOMINATIONS FOR THE I.B. HARRISON, M.D. HUMANITARIAN AWARD AND THE THOMAS L. HICKS, M.D. OUTSTANDING PHYSICIAN AWARD The Capital Medical Society and the Capital Medical Society Alliance will host the annual Celebration Awards Dinner on March 24, 2026 at the FSU Alumni Center, in honor of Doctors’ Day. At the event, we will be awarding the I.B. Harrison, M.D. Humanitarian Award, a prestigious award initiated by Capital Health Plan, and the Thomas L. Hicks, M.D. Outstanding Physician Award. The criteria for the awards differ. The criteria for the I.B. Harrison, M.D. Humanitarian Award are predicated on the values that came to be associated with the late Dr. I.B. Harrison: treating all patients with respect and dignity. Dr. Harrison was known as the voice for the ethical, compassionate practice of medicine. He is not only the inspiration for the award, but its first recipient, as well. The Thomas L. Hicks, M.D. Outstanding Physician Award honors a physician who has demonstrated distinguished leadership in organized medicine, community volunteerism, political and governmental activities, clinical excellence, and educational activities; particularly with medical
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students. The late Dr. Hicks is not only the inspiration for the award, but its first recipient, as well. We are seeking nominations from the CMS membership as both of these awards are presented to physicians by their peers. Nomination Form – I.B. Harrison, M.D. Humanitarian Award Nomination Form – Thomas L. Hicks, M.D. Outstanding Physician Award Please give thoughtful consideration to nominating a physician for each award. Please mail or email your completed nomination forms to the Capital Medical Society. All nominations are held in the strictest of confidence. The deadline for nominations is January 9th.
Thomas Noel, M.D. 2025 Recipient of the Thomas L. Hicks, M.D. Outstanding Physician Award
2026 CELEBRATION AWARDS DINNER
WHY IT'S IMPORTANT TO CELEBRATE OUR FELLOW PHYSICIANS By John Bailey, D.O.
I hope that we can encourage CMS members to think about physicians who have served the community and the profession well. Why is it important to keep up with the awards? Because the physicians who are recognized are held up as an example to the community, and to their younger peers. Because there are so many counter-examples being held up to scrutiny every day in the news, television reports, and social media. Because medicine really is a good cause, a calling, and not
a technology to be "managed." Because practicing medicine is a risky business that places doctors in harm’s way for the benefit of others. Because society, and especially the Capital Medical Society, needs to reward its heroes of today, and inspire its heroes of tomorrow.
Nomination Form – I.B. Harrison, M.D. Humanitarian Award
Nomination Form – Thomas L. Hicks, M.D. Outstanding Physician Award
I.B. Harrison, M.D.
Please consider nominating your physician colleagues for these awards.
Thomas L. Hicks, M.D.
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CMS FOUNDATION 50TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION AND HOLIDAY AUCTION
CMS FOUNDATION HOLIDAY AUCTION AND GOLDEN CELEBRATION
Earlier this month, the CMS Foundation kicked off the holiday season with its 50th Anniversary Celebration and annual Holiday Auction at The Moon. A full recap of the evening’s highlights, proceeds, and a special salute to our generous sponsors will appear in the next issue of Cap Scan. Thank you to everyone who attended, supported, and placed bids—your enthusiasm and generosity helped raise vital funds for CMS Foundation scholarships and the We Care Network.
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THANK YOU TO OUR 2025 SUPPORTERS
We thank the following people, businesses, and organizations for sponsoring or displaying at CMS Meetings/Events in 2025:
Allegro – Tallahassee
Medtronic
Anesthesiology Associates of Tallahassee, Inc.
MidSouth Bank
Au Pair in America Audiology Associates of North Florida Be Strong Therapy Services Betsy Barfield Photography Big Bend Hospice Boston Scientific Bristol Myers Squibb CAMPUS USA Credit Union Capital Health Plan Capital Medical Society Foundation Care Rx Pharmacy Colony Bank Diana Health Eye Associates of North Florida Florida Medical Association Florida Medical Practice Plan, Inc. - FSU Health Clinical Practices Florida State University College of Medicine
MTM Specialists Faisal Munasifi, M.D. Denis and Jenny Nash Novel Mind & Wellness Center Novo Nordisk NutritionAbbey.com Pain & Wellness Institute Periodontal Associates of North Florida Radey Law Firm Secure Records Solutions Seminole Sitters Social Catering/Social Kitchen Southern Medical Group, P.A. Spark Pediatrics Supernus Synovus Tallahassee Ear, Nose & Throat, P.A. Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare Tallahassee TMS
Florida State University College of Medicine – Tallahassee Regional Campus
TC Federal Bank
Forgotten Bay Oysters
TMH Federal Credit Union
Gandy Printers
TMH Physician Partners – Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep
Hancock Whitney HCA Florida Capital Hospital Holy Comforter Episcopal School Home Instead James Moore & Co.
Truist Medical Specialty Group Truist Mortgage Truist Wealth Westminster Oaks
KWB Pathology Associates Lucky Goat MagMutual Medical A/R Revenue Solutions
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THE CAPITAL MEDICAL SOCIETY FOUNDATION TURNED 50 IN 2025!
THANK YOU FOR CELEBRATING OUR MILESTONE ANNIVERSARY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR! CMS Foundation History Celebrate by Making a Gift! 18
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CMS MEMBERSHIP AND CME MEETING
CMS Membership and CM E Meeting OCTOBER 21, 2025 THE MAGUIRE CENTER FOR LIFELONG LEARNING AT WESTMINSTER OAKS “Prevention of Medical and Dental Errors”
Presented by: Julia Weeks, M.D. and E. Victoria “Tori” Penny, JD
Please Thank Our Sponsors for Their Support of the October 21 CMS Membership and CME Meeting Presenting Sponsors Be Strong Therapy Services
Meeting Sponsors Diana Health
NutritionAbbey.com
MagMutual
Supporting Sponsor Florida Medical Practice Plan, Inc., FSU Health Clinical Practices
TMH Federal Credit Union Displayers Bristol Myers Squibb Novo Nordisk, Inc.
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A NIGHT TO CONNECT: WELCOMING OUR NEW PHYSICIANS
A NIGHT TO CONNECT: WELCOMING OUR NEW PHYSICIANS
On October 28th, Goodwood Carriage House played host to a terrific event bringing new and established physicians together to connect, socialize, and engage with their peers from Tallahassee and the local medical community. A Night to Connect truly lived up to its name! The event, formerly organized by TPCA, returned through the support and efforts of Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare, Capital Health Plan, HCA Florida Healthcare, and Capital Medical Society, and will recur annually each fall. See you in 2026 as we welcome our newest physicians to the community!
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WE THANK OUR DONORS
We thank the following donors who recently made a gift to the CMS Foundation:
Capital Medical Society Foundation – 50th Anniversary Appeal – Area of Greatest Need Claudia Blackburn Tom Block Lauren Faison-Clark Stanley Gwock, M.D. Tracey E. Hellgren, M.D. Brittany Jackson Shakra Z. Junejo, M.D. Dr. and Mrs. David Smith
Susan J. Redmon – In Honor of Dr. Basim Tadros and staff
Kerwyn Flowers, D.O. – In Memory of Gram
Susan J. Redmon – In Honor of Dr. Vicki Erwin-Wilson and staff
Elaine Geissinger – In Honor of Hardworking Medical Students
Susan J. Redmon – In Honor of Dr. Aixa Guzman, Judith, and staff at Periodontal Associates
Pam Irwin
Susan J. Redmon – In Honor of Dr. Victoria Jones and staff
Mary Tucker, M.D. Dr. D.J. & Gayle Underwood Dr. John and Linda Williams
The William Frederick Lindsey, M.D. and Jimmie Moore Lindsey Scholarship Endowment Fredda Ellis David Lindsey
The CMS Foundation Scholarship Fund
Robin McDougall, LCSW
Ronald H. Saff, M.D
Rotary Club of Tallahassee
Anthony Speights, M.D.
Capital Medical Society Foundation – Area of Greatest Need
David Jones, M.D.
David Bellamy, M.D. – In Memory of Mark Cuffe, M.D.
David D. Miles, M.D.
David Bellamy, M.D. – In Memory of Robert Orr Middlemas, III, M.D.
Dr. D.J. & Gayle Underwood
Mary Tucker, M.D.
Robert Lindsey
The Julia Revell St. Petery, M.D. Scholarship in Pediatrics Endowment Anonymous
The Charles D. “Pedro” Williams, M.D. Scholarship Endowment We Care Network Anonymous Capital Health Plan Florida Dental Association Foundation
Capital Medical Society Foundation – FSU College of Medicine Tallahassee Regional Campus Food Pantry
Dr. and Mrs. Charles D. Williams – In Memory of Robert D. Snyder, M.D.
Anonymous Steve and Yvonne Brown C. Raymond Cottrell, M.D.
Gifts may be made by credit card or direct debit at https://capmed.org/donate/, or by check. Checks should be made payable to the CMS Foundation. Indicate on the memo line of your check to which designation you would like to give. Bring your check to the CMS Office or mail it: Capital Medical Society Foundation, 1204 Miccosukee Road, Tallahassee, FL 32308. If you would like to discuss a gift of appreciated securities, an insurance policy, designation of retirement plan assets, estate gift, or multi-year pledge, please contact Tom Block at tblock@capmed.org or (850) 321-1648.
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CMS FOUNDATION: WE CARE NETWORK
Monthly Recaps
During the months of August 2025 and September 2025, the We Care Network....
RECEIVED 350 REFERRALS, WITH 150 PATIENTS NEW TO THE PROGRAM
SCHEDULED 489 APPOINTMENTS WITH VOLUNTEER PHYSICIANS AND DENTISTS
$1,457,938 IN DONATED CARE WAS REPORTED BY WE CARE NETWORK VOLUNTEERS
The We Care Network program thanks our referring and donating providers. To our CMS members and We Care Network partners who provided healthcare to new patients in August 2025 and September 2025, your generosity and support of the We Care Network makes a difference. Click here to view a detailed list of providers for August 2025 and September 2025. CAP SCAN - A CAPITAL MEDICAL SOCIETY PUBLICATION
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To our members and their families, our sponsors, and our friends… Happy Holidays from the Capital Medical Society and the Capital Medical Society Foundation Staff! Our offices will be closed December 24-January 2.
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