MAY EDITION, VOLUME 2014, NO. 5
2014 CELEBRATION AWARDS DINNER By Shannon Boyle, CMS Communications and Marketing Coordinator
The thirteenth annual Celebration Awards Dinner was a special night for our award honorees, Dr. Nelson Kraeft and Dr. Alma Littles. The event was held, in recognition of Doctors’ Day, on March 27th at the FSU University Center Club. The room was filled with proud colleagues, friends, and family of Dr. Kraeft and Dr. Littles. Dr. Nelson Kraeft was awarded the I.B. Harrison, M.D. Humanitarian Award, and Dr. Alma Littles was awarded the Outstanding Physician Award. Dr. Alfredo Paredes, CMS President, did a great job emceeing the event. Dr. Paredes thanked the Celebration Awards Dinner Steering Committee and the Capital Medical Society staff for their hard work in organizing and coordinating this event.
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PRESENTING SPONSOR TALLAHASSEE MEMORIAL HEALTHCARE SUPPORTING SPONSORS FSU COLLEGE OF MEDICINE SUNTRUST DR. ALFREDO PAREDES (LEFT) AND DR. CYNEETHA STRONG (RIGHT) PRESENTED THE 2014 OUTSTANDING PHYSICIAN AWARD TO DR. ALMA LITTLES (MIDDLE).
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(L-R) DR. DAVID STEWART; DR. NANCY VANVESSEM, TITLE SPONSOR, CAPITAL HEALTH PLAN; DR. ALMA LITTLES; DR. DAVID JONES, TITLE SPONSOR, CAPITAL HEALTH PLAN; AND DR. ESTRELLITA REDMON, TITLE SPONSOR, CAPITAL HEALTH PLAN.
DR. ORSON SMITH (MIDDLE) AND DR. ALFREDO PAREDES (STANDING RIGHT) PRESENTED THE 2014 I.B. HARRISON, M.D. HUMANITARIAN AWARD TO DR. NELSON KRAEFT (LEFT).
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On April 16th, two representatives from Florida Blue, Gordon F. Bailey, II, Assistant General Counsel, and Kelly James, Senior Manager, Government Affairs, gave a great program on “Affordable Care Act: Status/Overview”. You can reach Mr. Bailey at (904) 905-8230 or Gordon.Bailey2@bcbsfl.com and Mr. James at (904) 905-5742 or Kelly.James@bcbsfl.com. SunTrust sponsored the April 16th Lunch and Learn. Diana Cureton, Client Advisor, and Lauren Butler, Community Development Manager, were in attendance as representatives of SunTrust. You can reach Mr. Butler at (904) 632-2849 or lauren.butler@suntrust.com. These seminars were held at the Capital Health Plan on Governor’s Square Blvd – and we thank them for providing this lovely venue. CMS
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Dr. Paredes recognized and welcomed four new CMS members, in attendance: Dr. Acquinonette Bryant, Dr. Timothy Frerichs, Dr. T. Adam Oliver and Dr. Pooja Patel. Dr. Paredes recognized retired physicians from the past year for their well-respected careers in medicine: Dr. Robert Chapman, Dr. Jyotsna Dalal, Dr. William Donnellan, Jr., and Dr. Mansukhlal Padalia. A moment of silence was held to honor Dr. Albert Menduni, who passed away in February. Dr. Paredes thanked the volunteers in the We Care Network. He noted that We Care volunteers donated more than $5 million in care last year and a cumulative total of more than $55 million in the last 20 years. Our special guest, Leon County Commissioner Bryan Desloge, thanked the medical community for their volunteerism and expressed his appreciation for the positive relationship he has with CMS. Dr. Paredes asked the past recipients of the Outstanding Physician Award, in attendance, to stand and be recognized: Dr. Thomas Hicks, Dr. Terence McCoy, Dr. Charles Williams, and Dr. Dean Watson. Dr. Littles joined these esteemed physicians, as well as those who could not attend, as one of those honored with this prestigious award. Dr. Cyneetha Strong presented Dr. Alma Littles with the Outstanding Physician Award, which honors a physician who has demonstrated outstanding leadership in the profession of medicine. (You can read Dr. Strong’s remarks on page 7 and Dr. Littles’ remarks on page 8.)
Dr. Paredes discussed a brief history of the I.B. Harrison, M.D. Humanitarian Award. The criteria for the award are predicated on the values that came to be associated with the late Dr. I.B. Harrison: compassion, service, respect, wisdom and integrity. He asked all past recipients of the award to stand and be recognized. Those in attendance were: Dr. Pat Woodward, Dr. Brian Sheedy, Dr. Orson Smith, Dr. James Stockwell, Drs. Julia and Louis St. Petery, Dr. Whit Oliver, Dr. James Geissinger, and Dr. David Miles. Dr. Nelson Kraeft joined these esteemed physicians, as well as those who could not attend, as the 2014 recipient of this prestigious award. Dr. Orson Smith presented Dr. Nelson Kraeft with the I.B. Harrison, M.D. Humanitarian Award. (You can read Dr. Smith’s remarks on page 10.) Upon receiving the award, Dr. Kraeft made a few clarifications to Dr. Smith’s remarks and thanked Dr. Francis Holland for starting the Tumor Clinic and recognized Dr. Holland’s son, Dr. Charles Holland, and Dr. T. Bert Fletcher, who were both in attendance, for their contributions. The Capital Medical Society would like to extend their appreciation to the CMS Alliance for providing the carnations, corsages, boutonnieres, and the beautiful floral arrangement in front of the stage. The red carnation is the symbol for Doctors’ Day. We thank our 2014 Celebration Awards Dinner sponsors, without their generous support this event would not be possible. CMS
(L-R) WARREN JONES, PRESENTING SPONSOR, TALLAHASSEE MEMORIAL HEALTHCARE (TMH); JASON MOORE, PRESENTING SPONSOR, TMH; DR. DEAN WATSON, PRESENTING SPONSOR, TMH; PAULA FORTUNAS, PRESENTING SPONSOR, TMH; DR. AL MCCULLY; MARK O’BRYANT, PRESENTING SPONSOR, TMH; FRANCINE MILLINOR; AND DR. J. GALT ALLEE.
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EVENT SPONSOR, CAPITAL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER – (L-R) BRIAN COOK AND ALAN KEESEE, WITH SUPPORTING SPONSOR, SUNTRUST – (L-R) DIANA CURETON AND LEIGH GRAHAM.
SUPPORTING SPONSOR, FSU COLLEGE OF MEDICINE – (L-R) CATHY BELL, KAREN MYERS, ARNP, NANCY WILTSHIRE, MOLLIE HILL, AND JIM MCNEILL.
EVENT SPONSOR, ASSURANCE HEALTH CARE FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. – (L-R) MEL CHANG AND MICHAEL MACLAREN.
EVENT SPONSOR, FLORIDA BLUE – (L-R) DARNEL SMITH AND KRISTI VALAER.
EVENT SPONSOR, HEALTHSOUTH REHABILITATION HOSPITAL OF TALLAHASSEE – TIFFANY VAUSE.
EVENT SPONSOR, MEDAFFINITY – (L-R) WAYNE WATSON AND DUSTIN HOLT.
EVENT SPONSOR, SOUTHERN CARDIAC AND VASCULAR ASSOCIATES – DR. DAVID AND RHONDA SAINT.
EVENT SPONSOR, THOMPSON BASSETT TEAM OF PRUDENTIAL SHIMMERING SANDS REALTY – (L-R) SHELLEY SHEPARD AND SUSAN BASSETT.
EVENT SPONSOR, TMH FEDERAL CREDIT UNION – ERIC AND LIZ THIELE.
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(L-R) ANDREA CHAPMAN; DR. ROBERT CHAPMAN, HONORED RETIRED MEMBER; AND DR. KEN BRUMMELSMITH.
ABOVE: WE CARE VOLUNTEER DENTISTS: (L-R) ASHOK MANOCHA, B.D.S., WILLIAM TYLER BALDOCK, D.D.S., VIRAJ MANOCHA, D.M.D., AND ED ZAPERT, D.M.D. RIGHT: (L-R) DR. ALFREDO PAREDES; NILA PADALIA; AND DR. MANSUKHLAL PADALIA, HONORED RETIRED MEMBER.
LEON COUNTY COMMISSIONER, BRYAN DESLOGE (LEFT), ACCEPTS A BOTTLE OF CMS WINE FROM DR. ALFREDO PAREDES, AS AN EXPRESSION OF OUR APPRECIATION FOR ALL HE DOES FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
ABOVE: THE FAMILY OF DR. NELSON KRAEFT WAS PRESENT TO HONOR HIM WITH THE I.B. HARRISON, M.D. HUMANITARIAN AWARD. LEFT: FAMILY AND FRIENDS OF DR. ALMA LITTLES WERE PRESENT TO HONOR HER WITH THE OUTSTANDING PHYSICIAN AWARD.
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2014 OUTSTANDING PHYSICIAN AWARD
DR. CYNEETHA STRONG’S PRESENTATION
TO DR. ALMA LITTLES, RECIPIENT OF THE 2014 OUTSTANDING PHYSICIAN AWARD I learned of Dr. Alma
A speaker on leadership recently said, “Great leaders have
Joyce Brown Littles
dreams that go beyond their headstone.” That describes Dr.
long before I actually
Littles. As a small town girl from humble beginnings, she
met her in person.
has always had really big dreams. I know the impact of those
Although we are from
dreams on patients, students, residents, and our community
the same hometown
will outlive all of us. Ladies and Gentleman, this is why
of Quincy, Florida,
it is my pleasure to present to you this year’s Outstanding
our
Physician of the Year, Dr. Alma Joyce Brown Littles.
paths
never
CMS
overlapped in Quincy. I first learned about Dr. Littles when I was a senior in high school. I spent one period a day as an assistant for Miss Bettye Ponder, who had served as teacher, guidance counselor, and curriculum coordinator. She kept talking about a star pupil, Alma Joyce Brown, who was studying medicine at University of Florida. “Alma Joyce, Alma Joyce, Alma Joyce”…by the end of the year, I thought that this “Alma Joyce” walked on water. Of course, Miss Ponder and many others encouraged me to look up Dr. Littles when I got to UF. When I got to UF, I became busy with my school activities and did not reach out to her. I figured she would be too busy to make time for me. Many months later, I happened to be wandering the halls of Shands Hospital when I met this guy named Gentle Littles. I told him that I was from Quincy, and I aspired to attend medical school. He said, “You need to meet my girlfriend, Alma Joyce Brown, who is from Quincy and
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currently in medical school.” What a small world!! Seeing that as a sign from God, I finally met Alma Joyce. That was the beginning of a beautiful friendship. She was all the great things that Miss Ponder had said about her and more. Even though she was very busy, she took time to offer advice and introduce me to others who could help me on my quest to get into medical school. Despite all the accomplishments and accolades, she is the same kind, humble, giving person I met
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DR. ALMA LITTLES’ ACCEPTANCE SPEECH UPON RECEIVING THE
2014 OUTSTANDING PHYSICIAN AWARD
Rod, Cynthia, Keisha, Jennifer and Janet, who help keep Good evening:
me grounded in reality, helping me enjoy life within and outside of the medical world – my cruise partners, dinner
I want to start by congratulating Dr. Kraeft on receiving the
guests, shopping buddies, church visitors, travel partners and
I.B. Harrison, M.D. Humanitarian Award.
listening ears when I need them.
I am deeply honored and humbled to accept the Outstanding
My first and strongest role model was my mother, who taught
Physician Award. When Dr. Bailey called me to inform
much more by example than words, although there was no
me that I had been selected to receive the award, he started
shortage of words of wisdom from her. In my early years, I
out by saying he felt like the fellow from the Clearinghouse
watched her and my father make one sacrifice after another
Sweepstakes because he was calling
to make sure that the family kept
with good news. As soon as he told
a roof over our heads and food
me what it was, I immediately
on the table, and not once can I
thought of a whole list of people
remember the electricity being
in this community who were just
turned off. I don’t know if my
as deserving, but I was rendered
mother ever knew her FICA score,
speechless hearing that I had
but I can assure you that while it
been chosen. It has been said that
may have been lowered based on
the greatest recognition one can
income, it would have been at the
receive is that which comes from
highest level, based on prompt
your peers! From the bottom of
payment of any bills she incurred.
my heart, I want to thank my
Long before Andrew Carnegie
colleagues in the Capital Medical
or any of the others credited
Society for honoring me tonight.
with saying it, my mother taught me that “Anything in life worth
I want to thank all of my colleagues, those of you who
having is worth working for.” While she never graduated
played a role in my own education when I was a student and
from high school, I know that she was one of the smartest
resident, and those of you who have been my partners and
people I have known, and had she had the opportunity, she
colleagues in the practice of medicine. I am overwhelmed
could have easily been the first doctor in our family. I know
by the best wishes that have come my way since the news
that if she were alive today, she would be proudly occupying
broke that I would be receiving this award. I thank Dr.
one of these front row seats, so I dedicate this honor to her!
Charlie Williams, who nominated me and those he asked to write supporting letters. Sometimes it feels like I spent more
I would like to take this moment to recognize my family
leadership training moments with Dr. Williams in Chicago
who are here tonight to celebrate with me, my brother David
at AMA meetings than here in Tallahassee so I also thank
and his friend, Earnestine; my sister Catherine and her
him for his mentoring. Thank you to my friends, Cyneetha, 8
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husband, Kelly; my sister Gwen and her husband, Jasper;
Director, to my current position as Senior Associate Dean at
my oldest nephew, Cedric; my niece/daughter, Kesha and
the FSU COM, I have absolutely loved what I do – patient
her husband, Al; my niece Shaun and her husband, James;
care, teaching, administration and leadership. I also enjoy
and my niece and Goddaughter, Jasmine. It takes a village
the things I do outside the exam room and classroom,
and I am grateful for my family who I give full credit for
because I have always felt that as a physician and teacher, I
helping make it possible for me to be successful. I know that
had an obligation to be involved in policy issues that impact
my older brothers and sisters also made sacrifices to help my
my patients and students. Therefore, service in professional
parents provide for me as I was going through school, college
organizations, on various community boards, along with the
and medical school, and I thank my nieces who served as
numerous trips to the legislature, including one earlier today,
wonderful and very affordable babysitters for Germaine
to advocate for patients and students, although viewed as a
when he was growing up.
nuisance by some, are absolutely critical for the practice and profession of medicine.
I thank my wonderful husband, Gentle, who started this journey with me when I was in college and honored my wish
Finally, I will end with two of my favorite quotes, the first
to wait until I was done with medical school to become his
paraphrased from the Bible, “To whom much is given, much
wife. So, anticipating the words of one of my colleagues, that
is required!” I have always felt that I am where I am so that
“the definition of worthless is a medical student after Match
I can help others, realizing that none of my success was
Day”, we were married the Saturday before my Match Day.
obtained in a vacuum. There was a multitude of people who
He has been my greatest supporter throughout my career;
helped me along the way, from my parents and family to my
including making sure that Germaine had at least one parent
teachers to my mentors, some of whom are here tonight. I
with him all the time. I appreciate them following me as my
will continue to thank them by paying it forward. The second
career took me around the country and sometimes outside
quote is from Albert Schweitzer, a philosopher and physician
the country. I also thank my office assistants, Cathy Bell and
who said, “I do not know what your destiny will be, but one
Nancy Wiltshire, who spend their days trying to keep track
thing I know: the only ones among you who will be truly
of all the things I’m involved in, including keeping track of
happy are those who will have sought and found a way to
where I am on any given day of the week, given my confusing
serve.” Becoming a professional requires self-sacrifice and the
travel schedule.
realization that life is about more than you, the individual. The joy of caring for patients during their most vulnerable
Theodore Roosevelt said, “Far and away the best prize that
moments and also sharing in their joyful moments cannot be
life has to offer is the chance to work hard at work worth
measured. I can say the same about watching students mature
doing.” I am extremely blessed to have the opportunity to
from shy, anxious first year medical students to confident
spend my entire career doing something that I really enjoy
and well-trained residents, then practicing physicians. I can
and something that I really feel makes a difference in the
truly say that I have found happiness in serving God, family,
life of others. From starting my own practice in Quincy,
patients, students, and the profession of medicine. I humbly
becoming founding medical director of the TMH Family
say, “Thank You and Happy Doctor’s Day!” CMS
Medicine practice in Quincy, serving as Residency Program
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DR. J. ORSON SMITH’S PRESENTATION TO DR. NELSON KRAEFT, RECIPIENT OF THE
2014 I.B. HARRISON, M.D. HUMANITARIAN AWARD We are here tonight to honor our colleague and friend,
first 323 cases and no deaths in the last 307 cases, which
Nelson Kraeft, with the I.B. Harrison, M.D. Humanitarian
spanned the last nine years. This incredible record was due
Award. This is a second time I have given a presentation
to careful selection of cases, meticulous and skillful surgery,
about Nelson. The first time was in 2000, when the Capital
and personal postoperative care. Parenthetically, when W.T.
Medical Society honored him as a pioneer surgeon. In this
Edwards closed as a tuberculosis hospital, there was no
talk, I will cover some of the same facts as before, but try to
article in the paper regarding this outstanding record.
stress the true humanitarian features of this man’s life. My association with Nelson began in 1962, when I joined Nelson was born in Silver Creek, New York in 1917. Somehow
Dr. Fred Butler and Dr. I.B. Harrison, at a new office at
he ended up at the University of Georgia, and then attended
1433 Miccosukee.
medical school at Vanderbilt. I think the trip was in the 1922
This picture [of Dr. Orson Smith,
Model T that he purchased for 6
Dr. I.B. Harrison, Dr. Nelson
dollars. At Vanderbilt, he became
Kraeft, and Dr. Fred Butler] is a
interested in tuberculosis and after
prized one that shows the four of us
service in Japan in World War II,
in 1964. It was taken by Ali Kaghi,
did a general surgical residency at
a Turkish exchange student that I
McKinney VA Hospital, and then
had seen in the emergency room
a two-year thoracic fellowship
in acute pulmonary edema. He
at the Kennedy VA Hospital
turned out to have severe rheumatic
in Memphis. He was working
mitral stenosis, the diagnosis at
on the staff of the Augusta VA
that time being made on the basis
Hospital when he met the late
of physical exam, EKG, and chest
Bill Hutchinson, and they came
x-ray. Nelson did a closed mitral
to Tallahassee together. He was
commissurotomy or so called finger
the fourth board certified thoracic
fracture of the valve narrowing and
surgeon in Florida. There was one in Orlando, one in Tampa,
Ali was significantly improved. Of course, he had no health
and one in Miami. Along with a private practice, he became
insurance and he was not charged by either of us. That was the
the thoracic surgeon at W.T. Edwards Tuberculosis Hospital.
case with a lot of these early surgeries.
This was a big hospital. It actually had 500 beds, as compared to 177 at Tallahassee Memorial. Treatment of tuberculosis at that time often required surgery, either thoracoplasty or pulmonary resection and the patients were often very sick. At that time, there were no monitors, blood gases, or M.D. anesthesia. There were no intensive care units. His surgical span was from 1953 to 1966, during which time, he did 630 cases, specifically 103 thoracoplasties and 527 thoracotomies with pulmonary resection. There were five deaths in the 10 CAP SCAN - A CAPITAL MEDICAL SOCIETY PUBLICATION
Actually, he purchased a lot of his own equipment. In 1964, a patient with an aortic coarctation came to see Nelson. The procedure would require a graft and Nelson had read about using Gore-Tex. Since he had a jacket made out of Gore-Tex, he elected to cut a piece out of it, sterilize it and use it. It worked well and the patient lived another 40 years. Another case was a young man who made the wrong remarks outside a roadhouse and was shot in the chest with CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE
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a pistol. Nelson asked me to see him and on listening to his
Memorial was an all-white hospital and African-American
heart, there was a continuous murmur, suggesting a coronary
patients were admitted to Florida A&M Hospital. We did not
AV fistula. Nelson devised a way to do an aortogram through
feel that the procedure could be done successfully there and
the leg and with truly antiquated two per second plain films
we quietly admitted her to Tallahassee Memorial, posting her
obtained a picture of the fistula, which was from the right
for surgery. No one said a word and the hospital became fully
coronary artery to the coronary sinus. He surgically ligated
integrated shortly thereafter. The pacemaker procedure went
the fistula and the patient made a good recovery. I think we
well, but six months later, I saw her back in the office with a
can say that this was the first operation on a coronary artery
complaint that the pacemaker was making her stomach get
in Tallahassee. It was done at Florida A&M Hospital.
large. It was not hard to diagnose that she was pregnant, and an x-ray of her chest showed that the pacemaker leads were
Nelson was clearly a pioneer in the field of tuberculosis, but I
literally about to pull out of her heart, being stretched by the
remember him as a pioneer in the field of pacemakers. Early
large abdomen. I called her family physician to ask him to
pacemakers required a thoracotomy to place leads on the
deliver the baby. He called me the next day to say that he
surface of the heart and the so-called pulse generator, which
delivered twins.
was quite large, was placed in the left upper quadrant of the abdomen. The first case was a wonderful African-American
Obviously when transvenous pacemakers came along, the
lady named Vera Sanders, who is still alive today. We first saw
necessity of thoracotomy went away, but patients that had
her in early 30s with idiopathic complete heart block and a
previous epicardial leads were left with a lot of extraneous
very slow heart rate. Unfortunately, at that time, Tallahassee
hardware. Another patient of mine had developed infected CONTINUED ON PAGE 12
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leads, which as with any infected foreign body, had to come
In an interview for the Florida Medical Magazine, Nelson said,
out. To avoid a thoracotomy, Nelson devised an overhead
“I loved what I did, I still dream about it-all kind of dreams.
trapeze on an orthopedic bed with two pulleys. He tied some
I really enjoyed it.” Nelson treated patients whether they
fishing line to the epicardial leads, which had been exposed
paid him or not, and gave each and everyone the same level
in the abdomen and ran through the pulleys to some weights.
of care, which was his best. He was a leader in many of the
Imagine walking in the room to make rounds and seeing the
early surgical interventions introduced into our community,
weights bobbing up and down with each heartbeat. It worked,
but later worked though the Capital Medical Society to try to
and after about 3 days, both leads just fell out of the heart.
improve delivery of health care to the poor and underserved as well as helping in the development of new physicians. As all
Nelson was a leader in both diagnosis, treatment, and
of you know, Nelson lost his wife Bobbie early this year. They
also the prevention of lung cancer. He introduced flexible
had been married for 34 years.
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bronchoscopy and campaigned furiously until the hospital became tobacco free. Recall that many physicians smoked at that time. Nelson inaugurated the Tallahassee Memorial Tumor Clinic
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and ran it for 18 years. Dr. Jim Mabry sent me several
MAY 20, 2014
anecdotes regarding Nelson. “Over the years, Nelson did
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on a lot of my cancer patients. Unfortunately, these were most often patients with advanced uncontrolled cancer and fearful for their lives. Nelson’s demeanor with them was compassionate and realistic at the same time and never did he hesitate to treat a patient who obviously would not be able to pay anything for his services.” After retirement in 1993, he continued to consult at Florida State Hospital in Chattahoochee, and continued to be active in the Capital Medical Society. He was a very active member of the We Care and Access to Care Committees. He served with distinction on the Medical Society Foundation Board, assisting in the recruitment of specialists to the We Care panel, raising funds for mission projects, and participating in expansion of We Care to include the community dentists. He helped to raise funds for financially needy Florida State University medical students. He has been a longterm Rotarian, and the Tallahassee Rotary Club recently presented him with the Frederick Clifton Moor award. This recognizes a member who has given distinguished service to the community, profession, and Rotary. 12
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REFLECTIONS FROM THE EDITOR
ALEX D. BRICKLER, M.D. By Charles Moore, M.D.
I find it hard to know what to say about Dr. Brickler: So
beautifully in stride? His is, indeed, “a peace that passeth all
much has already been said so many times, over and over.
understanding.”
I think that I would have to say that besides admiring him for all the usual, I have to admire him also for being able
We ask a lot of those who have it to give, and Dr. Brickler has
to tolerate it. Never mind his modest ear having to absorb
given it. It leads me to wonder if there is, of all those babies he
all those well-deserved encomiums, but also the struggle to
has delivered, one he remembers the most wonderfully? The
contain himself as he must listen to all of us struggle for yet
most relievedly? The most acutely? I wish he would write a
more words of praise.
simple little book about, say, 12 or 15 of those cases. Sort of do for life and birth what Dr. Sherwin Nuland did for mortality.
But that’s just me. Dr. Zorn, on the other hand, in his words at the Goodwood Commemoration of Dr. Brickler did it
And how about a further
beautifully, quite “nailed it,” first with his brilliant opening
small volume about how
comment that “Dr. Brickler was not normal.” In other words,
he met his wife. How did
is it “normal” that Dr. Brickler should still be standing, and
she put up with all of
smiling, after 350 residents, 41 years of teaching, service to
this? What is her secret?
six counties, the creation of a hospital-clinic during what
Did she know what she
then was still the “worst of times,” and a call schedule that
was getting into? Did
few nowadays would dare choose to tolerate. As Dr. Zorn
she lay an eye on him
added, “he is a Ninja: quick as he needs to be, powerful as
those many years ago
necessary, and at peace, always.”
and say to herself, “he’s it!” Or was it the other And what about those
way around? Look at that
30,000
has
picture of the two of them: stunning. She is gorgeous, and
delivered, amounting to
Alex contrives to look great even in a tux, never mind that we
the population of Gadsden
are all so used to him in surgical greens.
babies
he
County? How can one deliver so many babies,
Oh yes, I was glad that Dr. Zorn mentioned the “twinkle”
and under such sometimes
in his eye, too, and the velvet smile. These are not, I think,
grave circumstances, the
characteristics of “Ninjas,” who are more steely, twirling
baby upside down, lost
about, throwing knives here and there. But Alex conjoins,
in the pelvis of a young
miraculously, velvet and steel, the twirl and the twinkle.
woman with a hemoglobin
His expression contains both grace and something gently
of 9, and take it so
enigmatic about it; it is all part of that peace that passeth the CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE
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understanding of those of us who wring our hands and cry,
second thought, I withdraw the invitation: we don’t need to
“woe unto this and that and whatever else.” He rises above
know if our icons help make the bed, or dutifully take out
mere sound and fury.
the garbage. Yes, we need our icons, those persons who set before us living examples of what we ourselves would so
As Dr. Zorn said, “…take the perfect blend of ‘we care’
much hope to be; for it is only by their example that we know
values, wrap them up in the sincerest humility, tie a ribbon
we, also, can.
about them of good humor and optimism, and you will have Dr. Brickler, his work and his life.” We have all been blessed
I think suddenly of the remark made by Dr. Kubler-Ross
to have such a rare spirit among us.
that “we have to ask ourselves whether medicine is to remain a humanitarian and respected profession or a new
But allow me to think of his wife again. I wish she would
but depersonalized science in the service of prolonging life
write a small volume about him, and let us know if he is
rather than diminishing human suffering.”
just the same at home. What is his favorite food? Does he do stuff around the house? How does/did he find the time?
Dr. Brickler has saved, and brought to life, and prolonged the
Has he ever done anything naughty? Does he help make the
lives of what amount to countless of his patients, and never
bed? There remains, surely, much we do not know. Let me
ever without being true to that humanitarian ideal which,
tell her, publically, by this means, that Cap Scan will be very
indeed, earns the respect of all, and stands for the best that
happy to print whatever she might write of these things. On
our profession is.
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VIEWPOINT
FSU COLLEGE OF MEDICINE PERSPECTIVE By: Dean John P. Fogarty, M.D.
I would like to comment on the Viewpoint article in the April
all public medical schools in the US. We presently have the
2014 edition of Cap Scan, “The Malignancy in Medical
lowest tuition of any Florida medical school.
School”. I appreciate Dr. Dussia bringing this issue to the CMS members and particularly for his dedication and
The good news is that over the past 5 years, hopefully because
interest in coming to FSU to speak to the medical student
of the efforts noted above, our students total average debt load
interest groups on this important subject.
has remained flat and compared to other schools, our debt load has actually decreased nationally from 67th percentile in 2010
All of us here at the College of Medicine have consistently
to 42nd percentile in 2014. The bad news is that we still have an
been concerned about the issue of student indebtedness
average debt load for our indebted 2013 graduates of $145,345.
and its potential impact on our students’ career choices and
This is certainly better than the “three quarters of $1 million
future lifestyle. As a new
of debt” described in the
medical school, we have
Viewpoint article but it is still
appreciated
many
a lot of money. As a student
graciously
of mine in Vermont said to
contributed to our startup
me one day in talking about
with gifts for scholarships
her debt, “I know I have a
for students. Now that we
summer home somewhere. I
are at full enrollment with
just don’t know where it is.”
friends
who
the
480 students, those gifts don’t go nearly as far in helping students with their debt. Combining the over $300,000 we get from endowments with nearly $1 million from tuition “return”, we have been very aggressive in awarding scholarship amounts that will truly make a difference for our students in their long term debt. We also have worked hard and spent a great deal of time in counseling them on their loans and options. We appreciate Dr. Dussia’s perspectives on these efforts and the Capital Medical Society’s consistent great generosity in supporting scholarships for our Tallahassee students, and the Program in Medical Science students before them, through the annual CMS Foundation Holiday
As a medical school with a specific mission of training doctors for future service in rural and underserved communities, we do “holistic recruiting” to identify students most likely to serve these mission areas. It is also common that the students we recruit are less likely to have external support for medical school from parents and family to help them defray costs. So, they are more likely to need to take out larger loan amounts. We’ve worked with the campus deans and their communities to build local scholarship funds to support students likely to return to those areas and this has resulted in providing over $20,000/year at each campus over the past three years.
Auction. We have also kept our tuition increases small and
Thank you to CMS and the entire medical community for the
rank in the lowest quintile in medical school tuition among
support and excellent education you provide to our students CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE
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every day. To produce the kind of superb physicians that Florida needs for the future, one of our priorities is to focus on continuing to add to our scholarship endowment for the long term. As we are about to graduate our 10th class from
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CMS MEMBERSHIP MEETING MINUTES
MINUTES
CMS MEMBERSHIP MEETING
April 15, 2014 Maguire Center for Lifelong Learning at Westminster Oaks
THE MISSION OF THE CAPITAL MEDICAL SOCIETY IS TO PROMOTE THE PRACTICE OF MEDICINE FOR THE ULTIMATE BENEFIT OF THE PATIENT
I. BUSINESS MEETING A. WELCOME – Dr. Alfredo Paredes,
President, called the meeting to order at
SunTrust – Diana Cureton and
Connie Stevenson Tallahassee Orthopedic Clinic
6:30 pm. He welcomed our CMS members,
– Martin Shipman and Bobbie
guests, and sponsors.
Warren
B. WESTMINSTER OAKS – Dr. Paredes
D. NEW CMS MEMBERS – Dr.
Paredes asked any new members
beautiful facility and Mr. Don Wilson,
at their first CMS meeting to
Executive Director at Westminster Oaks,
stand and be recognized. No new
spoke to the members about their facility.
members were in attendance.
sponsors for the evening:
FOR TH E
APRIL 15TH CMS MEMBERSHIP MEETING
thanked Westminster Oaks for use of their
C. Dr. Paredes welcomed and thanked our
PLEASE THANK OUR SPONSORS
MEETING SPONSORS
SUPPORTING SPONSORS
Dr. Paredes announced five new members approved since the last membership meeting:
Meeting Sponsors:
•
HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital –
Tiffany Vause and Sabrina Miller
Camille Blake, D.O., Southern Medical Group, P.A.
MAG Mutual Insurance Agency – Meredith
Hines
OUR SPEAKERS FOR THE EVENING, SCOTT BURKHART, PSYD AND JAKE VANLANDINGHAM, PHD. 18 CAP SCAN - A CAPITAL MEDICAL SOCIETY PUBLICATION
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MEETING SPONSOR, HEALTHSOUTH REHABILITATION HOSPITAL – TIFFANY VAUSE AND SABRINA MILLER.
CMS MEMBERSHIP MEETING MINUTES
•
Elizabeth Dickens, M.D., TMH Partners, Quincy
•
Timothy Frerichs, M.D., North Florida Sports and Orthopaedic Center
•
Charles Harper, M.D., TMH Lipid Center
•
Carey Linker, M.D., Radiology Associates
E. REMINDER OF MEMBER BENEFITS – Dr. Paredes
• Discounted Workers Comp Insurance through OptaComp • Discounted Pager Service including a new cell phone app • Discounted access to CE Broker for tracking your CME Dr. Paredes also announced that our Executive
reminded members to take advantage of the
Director, Sue Conte, will be retiring at the end of
following member benefits available to them:
June. The Board of Governors is conducting an executive search and they hope to announce her
• New CMS Membership Directory
successor at the next membership meeting in May.
• Online directory – “Find a Doctor”
Sue has agreed to stay through June.
• CMS handles calls every day from people looking for physicians • CMS App from the App store. It will give you easy access to your medical society events and
F. UPDATE ON FLORIDA MEDICAID – Dr. Paredes
introduced Jarrod Fowler, MHA, FMA Director of Payment Advocacy. Mr. Fowler gave an overview of
staff. CONTINUED ON PAGE 20
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“MEETING MINUTES” CONTINUED FROM PAGE 19
some of the issues and changes in Florida Medicaid
MAY 20, 2014
that impact all of us.
CMS MEMBERSHIP & CME MEETING “RATIONAL DRUG PRESCRIBING IN ELDERS”
II. CME PROGRAM – THIS WAS A 1 HOUR CATEGORY
Kenneth Brummel-Smith, M.D.
ONE PROGRAM
6:00 pm
TOPIC: Advances in Concussion Treatment
Maguire Center for Lifelong Learning at
SPEAKERS: Scott Burkhart, PsyD and Jake
Westminster Oaks
VanLandingham, PhD MAY 29, 2014
Dr. Burkhart and Dr. VanLandingham gave very
DOCTOR/FAMILY FUN NIGHT
informative presentations.
Members and their families are invited for a fun-filled evening
CME Proof of Attendance Forms were sent to
6:00 pm
participants who attended the entire CME program
University Center Club at Florida State University
and filled out an evaluation form. III. UPCOMING EVENTS – MARK YOUR CALENDARS
Dr. Paredes announced upcoming events:
IV. ADJOURN – Dr. Paredes thanked the speakers for their
presentations. He adjourned the meeting at 7:45 pm. CMS
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MEETING SPONSOR, MAGMUTUAL – MEREDITH HINES.
MEETING SPONSOR, SUNTRUST – CONNIE STEVENSON AND DIANA CURETON.
ATTENDEES GOT A BRIEF UPDATE ON FLORIDA MEDICAID FROM JARROD FOWLER, FMA DIRECTOR OF PAYMENT ADVOCACY.
The Tallahassee Memorial Bariatric Center is pleased to welcome Kelley Lang, MD As Medical Director, Dr. Lang oversees the Big Bend’s most comprehensive weight loss management center. With more than 25 years as a physician, Dr. Lang pairs her experience as a primary care doctor with her specialized training in bariatric medicine to lead the multidisciplinary team at the Bariatric Center. Each patient receives an individual treatment plan, including medical management, nutrition, meal replacement with , behavioral therapy and surgery support.
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Dr. Lang is now accepting new patients and the Bariatric Center accepts most insurance providers.
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We are very grateful to Dr. Charles Williams that he has decided to donate to the We Care Network, proceeds from the sales of his new book and sequel, More Simpler Times. The cost is $20 per book. You can buy copies of the book at: • The CMS office – 1204 Miccosukee Road • The Gift Shop at Capital Regional Medical Center • The Gift Shop at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital • Tallahassee Nurseries – 2911 Thomasville Road • My Favorite Things – 1410 Market Street, B2 • Feathered Pony Boutique – 2522 Capital Circle NE, #3 CHECKS SHOULD BE MADE OUT TO: CMS FOUNDATION. THIS MEANS YOU ARE MAKING A TAX-DEDUCTIBLE DONATION TO YOUR CMS FOUNDATION.
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WE THANK OUR REFERRING PROVIDERS FROM MARCH 2014: Nighat Ahmed, M.D. Anne Ananga, ARNP Brian Beck, D.M.D. Viralkumar Bhanderi, M.D. Shelby Blank, M.D. Faith Blocker, ARNP Sherry Bramblett, ARNP TO OUR CMS MEMBERS AND WE CARE PARTNERS WHO SAW NEW PATIENTS FOR THE Viet Bui, M.D. WE CARE NETWORK IN MARCH 2014. YOUR GENEROSITY AND SUPPORT OF THE WE David Cardman, D.M.D. CARE NETWORK MAKES A DIFFERENCE. Lysmar Dinguis, M.D. Abeer Elmohandes, M.D. PHYSICIANS James Renehan, M.D. E. Lynn McLarty, D.D.S. Cynthia Evans, ARNP David Berg, M.D. Stephen Richardson, M.D. Jim McSoley, D.M.D. John Giannini, M.D. Shelby Blank, M.D. Andres Rodriguez, M.D. Frank Swerdzewski, D.D.S. Judy Griffin, ARNP Robert Bradford, M.D. Jason Ross, M.D. James Sykes, D.M.D. Celeste Hart, M.D. Tim Broeseker, M.D. Philip Sharp, M.D. Leonard Tolley, D.D.S. Elizabeth Hengstebeck, D.O. Viet Bui, M.D. Hardeep Singh, M.D. Jay Walton, D.D.S. Hantz Hercule, M.D. Joseph Camps, M.D. Francis Skilling, M.D. Lawrence Weaver, D.D.S. Sara Hinson, ARNP Michael Cavallaro, M.D. Joshua Somerset, M.D. Ed Zapert, D.M.D. Gina Hope, M.D. Armand Cognetta, Jr., M.D. Bob Soni, M.D. Susan Horton, ARNP David Dolson, M.D. Joseph Soto, M.D. FACILITIES Iman Imanirad, M.D. David Durden, M.D. Matthew Standridge, M.D. Affordable Dentures Simha Jagadeesh, M.D. Alberto Fernandez, M.D. Mary Swain, M.D. Anesthesiology Associates Amit Jain, M.D. Celeste Hart, M.D. Timothy Sweeney, M.D. Beachton Denture Clinic Anneka Johnson, ARNP Iman Imanirad, M.D. Larry Taylor, M.D. Capital Regional Medical Center David Keen, M.D. Marc Inglese, M.D. Jean Paul Tran, M.D. Dermatology Associates Elaine Larkins, ARNP Simha Jagadeesh, M.D. Anthony Wright, M.D. Desloge Home Oxygen Shaun Laurie, M.D. Amit Jain, M.D. William Yaakob, M.D. Leon County Dental Clinic Esaias Lee, M.D. Arjun Kaji, M.D. Don Zorn, M.D. Pathology Associates Charles Maitland, M.D. Ken Kato, M.D. Radiology Associates William Necaise, ARNP James Killius, M.D. DENTISTS Seven Hills Surgery Center John Ness, M.D. Amulya Konda, M.D. Eric Amundson, D.D.S. Southeastern Surgery Center Whit Oliver, M.D. Matthew Lawson, M.D. Kala Balan, D.M.D. Tallahassee Diagnostic Imaging Rose Origa, ARNP Stephanie Lee, M.D. Richard JP Bastien, D.M.D. Tallahassee Endoscopy Center Dianne Pappachristou, D.O. Maribel Lockwood, M.D. Brian Beck, D.M.D. Tallahassee Health Imaging Stephen Quintero, M.D. Kurt Luhmann, M.D. Ransey Boyd, D.M.D. Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare Temple Robinson, M.D. Michael Mangan, M.D. Steven Bryan, D.M.D. Tallahassee Orthopedic and Sports Jose Rodriguez, M.D. Meredith McKinney, M.D. M. Darrh Bryant, D.M.D. Physical Therapy Garrison Rolle, M.D. Steven Ostrov, M.D. Susan Byrne, D.M.D. Tallahassee Outpatient Surgery Mark Saunders, M.D. Richard Palmer, M.D. David Cardman, D.M.D. Center Thomas Serio, M.D. Timothy Paulk, M.D. Walter Colón, D.M.D. TMH Family Medicine Residency Eliot Sieloff, M.D. Michael Pentaleri, M.D. Marion Cooper, D.M.D. Program Bob Soni, M.D. J. Daniell Rackley, M.D. William McFatter, D.D.S. Alanna Steaple, ARNP Women’s Imaging Center Seth Stern, M.D. Christopher Sundstrom, M.D. PLEASE CONTACT ROSE MARIE WORLEY AT RWORLEY@CAPMED.ORG OR 201-0130, Scott Tetreault, M.D. IF YOU ARE A WE CARE VOLUNTEER AND YOU PROVIDED VOLUNTEER SPECIALTY CARE Leonard Tolley, D.D.S. IN THE MONTH OF MARCH 2014 AND YOUR NAME IS OMITTED. Tallahassee VA Clinic Jeffrey Wasserman, D.O. DURING THE MONTH OF MARCH, THE WE CARE NETWORK: Lawrence Weaver, D.D.S. Quandra Whaley, ARNP Barbara Williams, M.D. $103,842 in donated Scheduled 128 appointments Received 148 referrals, Jessica Yoon, M.D. care was reported by with volunteer physicians with 47 patients new to Ed Zapert, D.M.D. We Care volunteers and dentists the program CAP SCAN - A CAPITAL MEDICAL SOCIETY PUBLICATION 23 Don Zorn, M.D.
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