MARCH EDITION, VOLUME 2023, NO. 3
FAISAL MUNASIFI, M.D. – RECIPIENT OF THE 2023 I.B. HARRISON, M.D. HUMANITARIAN AWARD
By Shannon Boyle, CMS Communications and Events Coordinator The Capital Medical Society is pleased to announce Dr. Faisal Munasifi as the recipient of the 2023 I.B. Harrison, M.D. Humanitarian Award. Each year, this award is presented to a physician who demonstrates dedication to the humanitarian values we associate with the late Dr. I.B. Harrison. These values include compassion, service, respect, wisdom, and integrity. Dr. Munasifi is a board-certified psychiatrist, the first in his specialty to earn this award. He was born in Beirut, Lebanon, but raised in Baghdad, Iraq, where his father practiced law. He met his wife, Nola, in the first grade. They competed for the highest grade in their class. In addition to their competitiveness, their attraction for one another was undeniable. Dr. Munasifi told Nola in the second grade, “When we grow up, you are going to marry me and not anyone else.” He was already planning their future. Dr. Munasifi was interested in studying electrical engineering, but his father convinced him that pursuing medicine was the better choice. “You will never starve as a doctor,” his father said.
ANDREA FRIALL, M.D. – RECIPIENT OF THE 2023 THOMAS L. HICKS, M.D. OUTSTANDING PHYSICIAN AWARD By Shannon Boyle, CMS Communications and Events Coordinator The Capital Medical Society is pleased to announce Dr. Andrea Friall as the recipient of the 2023 Thomas L. Hicks, M.D. Outstanding Physician Award. This award honors a physician who has been a leader within the field of medicine and organized medicine while demonstrating clinical excellence and actively contributing to the education of future medical professionals. Dr. Friall is board-certified in obstetrics and gynecology. She was born in Jacksonville, Florida, but raised in Casselberry, Florida, a suburb of Orlando. She was raised in a loving family by her father. Her formative years were shaped by the passing of her mother when Dr. Friall was only six years old. Her father prioritized a quality over quantity approach to family time and provided stability, support, and love. Dr. Friall affectionately shares, “My daddy showed me that all we really need is love.” The supportive village of her family, friends, and community began to shape the young girl into the woman she is today. Dr. Friall’s path to medicine started with Girl Scouts of the USA. Her sister’s troop leader was a nurse. No one in her family was in the field of medicine. Dr. Friall was inquisitive and asked many questions about her profession and the practice of medicine.
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CAPITAL MEDICAL SOCIETY 2023 MEETINGS CALENDAR March 25, 2023 CMS Catch My Stride Walk 10:00 am Cascades Park Meet at: Front of Amphitheater Stage
March 30, 2023 CMS Celebration Awards Dinner 6:30 pm Dunlap Champions Club at FSU
April 18, 2023 CMS Membership & CME Meeting Managing the Morbidly Obese Patient Joey Jarrard, M.D. and Greg Laffitte, PA 6:00 pm Maguire Center for Lifelong Learning at Westminster Oaks CONTINUED ON PAGE 17 CONTINUED ON PAGE 5