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DONATED ITEMS NEEDED FOR THE CMS FOUNDATION HOLIDAY AUCTION The Holiday Auction is a month away and we need donated items! All items are needed. Do you have any of the following items or know someone you can ask to donate them? • Week/Weekend at Vacation Homes • Hunting Trips or Fishing Trips • Hunting or Fishing Gear • Sports Memorabilia • Children’s Toys • Games • Home Décor • Jewelry • Paintings/Art • Fine Wine & Spirits • Pet Items • Holiday Items
If you’d rather find another way to help with the Holiday Auction, please keep the following in mind: • Plan to attend! Mark the Holiday Auction on your calendar. We want everyone to join us on December 2 at 6:00 pm at the University Center Club at FSU – Doak Campbell Stadium (288 Champions Way, Bldg. B). Invitations will be mailed to your residence, so be sure to register by November 23rd! • Be an Individual Sponsor. Make a donation of $100 or more in support of the 2021 Holiday Auction. We will publish the names of our individual sponsors in our event materials. We hope you can help to make this year bigger and better than ever!
Our deadline to receive items is November 19. If you would like to donate an item, please call the CMS office at (850) 877-9018. Also, many of our member offices donate a themed basket each year and they are a big hit! If your office would like to donate a basket, please contact Rosalie Carlin at (850) 877-9018 or rcarlin@capmed.org.
CAPITAL MEDICAL SOCIETY 2021 MEETINGS CALENDAR December 2, 2021 CMS Foundation Holiday Auction 6:00 pm University Center Club at FSU
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CMS Foundation Holiday Auction...............................................1 Professional Notes.........................................................................3 CMS News....................................................................................... 4 CMS Lunchtime Learning Seminars...........................................5 Practice Management...................................................................6 Happy Veterans Day......................................................................8 Celebration Awards Dinner.......................................................10 Alliance Corner............................................................................ 20 Happy Thanksgiving................................................................... 21 Welcome New Physicians of 2021.......................................... 22 Simpler Times.............................................................................. 27 CMS Foundation Scholarships................................................. 28 The Julia Revell St. Petery, M.D. Scholarship in Pediatrics Endowment ................................................................................. 30 CMS Foundation End of Year Appeal..................................... 31 Donate to the CMS Foundation............................................... 32 CMS Foundation: We Care Network...................................... 34
Sarah Ko, M.D., Secretary/Treasurer Ken Whithaus, M.D., Immediate Past President Nicole Balmer, M.D. David Burns, M.D.
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Julia Weeks, M.D.
Francis C. Skilling, Jr., M.D. - 2
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Thomas I. Lawhorn, M.D. - 2nd
Less Shrestha, M.D. - 16th
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PROFESSIONAL NOTES
PROFESSIONAL NOTES On October 1, 2021, Dr. David Bellamy signed campaign paperwork to run for Seat 3 of the City Commission in the 2022 election. Dr. Bellamy is an orthopedic surgeon with the Tallahassee Orthopedic Clinic and works part-time with the Tallahassee Police Department’s TAC Team to provide medical support on high-risk calls.
In October 2021, Dr. Joedrecka Brown Speights served as faculty for the AAFP Leading Physician Well-being (LPW) Program. LPW is a unique certificate program designed to equip family physicians with the knowledge, experience and leadership skills necessary for leading change to improve physician and clinician well-being within their practices and organizations. At the successful completion of the program, scholars will earn a physician leadership certificate and be recognized as thought leaders and spokespeople for physician well-being.
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.
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CMS LUNCHTIME LEARNING SEMINARS
CAPITAL MEDICAL SOCIETY LUNCHTIME LEARNING SEMINARS REGISTER FOR THE REMAINING FALL 2021 LUNCH AND LEARN SEMINAR: November 17, 2021 – Virtual Good Evaluation Practices Retaining and supporting employees can be among the most difficult and time-consuming duties of any supervisor. Learn techniques to improve evaluation of work performance and to ensure compliance with work standards. Speaker: Bert Mitchell Time: 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM Place: Virtual Cost: No cost for this virtual seminar
For more information or to RSVP, please contact Rosalie Carlin at (850) 877-9018 or rcarlin@capmed.org.
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PRACTICE MANAGEMENT
INQUIRING MINDS WANT TO KNOW HOW TO RETIRE A DEA LICENSE? Step 1: Send an email to: Dea.registration.help@usdoj.gov Subject line: DEA REGISTRATION RETIREMENT BODY: Please retire the following DEA Registration # ______________ as I am no longer in need of a registration effective immediately. (Include your name, address, contact phone number and the reason for the immediate retirement - ie: no longer practicing, no longer prescribing controlled substances, etc.)
Step 2: After your DEA Registration Retirement has been confirmed, let the Florida Board of Medicine know you have retired your DEA license so they remove the re-licensure requirement for you to take the Controlled Substance Course. If they see you still have a DEA license, they will require you take that course. Therefore, you MUST contact the Florida Board of Medicine at: Customer Contact Center Monday – Friday 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. ET (850) 488-0595
The DEA will contact you following receipt of your email. They are unspecific regarding how long the process takes after the request.
WELCOME Andres M. Vargas, MD Medical School: Universidad de Guayaquil, Ecuador Residency: Louisiana State University, Shreveport, LA Fellowships: University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA Cardiovascular Institute of the South, Houma, LA Board Certified: Interventional Cardiology, Vascular and Endovascular Medicine, Cardiovascular Medicine, Internal Medicine TMH Physician Partners, Services by Southern Medical Group Live Oak Building 1300 Medical Drive, Tallahassee, FL 32308 850-216-0100
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INQUIRING MINDS WANT TO KNOW WHAT STATUS AND DOCUMENTATION ARE REQUIRED FOR EXEMPTION FROM PAYING THE NICA ASSESSMENT? Florida licensed physicians currently exempt from paying the assessment include: 1. Resident physicians, assistant resident physicians, and interns in postgraduate training programs approved by the Board of Medicine (documentation of the dates of your program signed by the chair of your department must be provided to NICA); 2. Retired physicians who maintain an active license but who have withdrawn from employment in any medically related field, as evidenced by an affidavit (https://www.nica.com/ wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Retired_affidavit.pdf) filed with NICA (a copy of this affidavit must be provided to the Florida Department of Health); 3. Physicians who hold a limited license, as defined by Chapter 458, Florida Statutes, but do not receive any compensation for medical services (an affidavit must be provided to NICA stating that no compensation is received for medical services); 4. Physicians employed full-time by the Veterans Administration whose practices are confined to Veterans
Administration hospitals (a letter from your employer stating that you are a full-time employee, as well as an affidavit from you stating you are not engaged in the private practice of medicine, must be provided to NICA); 5. Any licensed physician on active duty with the Armed Forces of the United States (a letter from your commanding officer stating that you are on active duty in the Armed Forces, as well as an affidavit from you stating that you are not engaged in the private practice of medicine, must be provided to NICA); 6. Physicians who are full-time State of Florida employees and whose practice is confined to state-owned correctional facilities, mental health or developmental services facilities, or the Florida Department of Health or County Health Department (a letter from the state government documenting your employment status, as well as an affidavit from you stating that you are not engaged in outside employment, must be provided to NICA). Proof of qualification for a claimed exemption must be furnished to NICA at P.O. Box 14567, Tallahassee, Florida 32317-4567. It is each physician’s obligation to notify NICA of a subsequent change in status with regard to a claimed exemption. For more information, visit https://www.nica.com/medicalproviders/exemptions/#documents-required.
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HAPPY VETERANS DAY
Veterans of our military sacrifice their innocence, time with their friends and family, their bodies and sometimes their lives to protect this country. Regardless of your thoughts on war, we’re all indebted to our troops. Veterans Day is unique among nations in that we honor those who are with us, reserving Memorial Day for those who have made the ultimate sacrifice. So while we honor fallen heroes and honor the memory of our great leaders on other days of remembrance, we have an opportunity on this day to pay homage to those who are still with us. This opportunity is a blessing, and we should exercise it with pride, purpose and enthusiasm. So to those members of Capital Medical Society who have served, we thank you! Member Name Branch of Service Robert Jackson Atwater, M.D. Air Force Donald C. Beeckler, M.D. Army Leslie M. Beitsch, M.D. Air Force A.D. Brickler, M.D. Air Force J. Brewster Caldwell, D.O. Army Francisco Carpio, M.D. Air Force Michael C. Cavallaro, M.D. Navy James E. Cavanagh, Jr., M.D. Navy Alan M. Chen, M.D. Army William Comer Cherry, Jr., M.D. Air Force Austin Daniel Clark Navy Daniel P. Conrad, M.D. Air Force David Ernest Craig, M.D. Army Jeffrey Wyatt Crooms, M.D. Navy Ryan D. Curran, M.D. Marine Corps Steven Ashley Currieo, M.D. Air Force Thomas Dean Dalrymple, M.D. Army JW Richard Davis, M.D. Navy Charles Deal, M.D. Army Larry Deeb, M.D. U.S. Public Health Service William Crawford Dixon IV, M.D. Army Wade Douglas, M.D. Army Russell W. Eggert, M.D. Air Force Margarett Conklin Ellison, M.D. Army Tom Enoch, M.D. Navy Marcus Stewart Fisher, M.D. Air Force John P. Fogarty, M.D. Army James D. Geissinger, M.D. Air Force Tom Haney, M.D. Air Force Donald Ray Hansard, M.D. Army James Ocie Harris, M.D. Navy & National Guard Jerry Harris, M.D. Army Randell J. Hartlage, M.D. Navy Charles J. Holland, M.D. Army Floyd Jaggears, M.D. Navy Roland Jones, M.D. Air Force Lawrence D. Kaelin, M.D. Army 8
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Rank Major Major Captain Captain Major Lieutenant Colonel Commander Lieutenant Commander Major, Medical Corps Reserve Captain E-5 Major Major Commander Corporal Major Major Lieutenant Specialist III Commander/Lt. Commander (Inactive Reserve) Lieutenant Colonel Major Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Lieutenant Commander Lieutenant Colonel Colonel (Retired), US Army Medical Corps Captain (Worked as a Surgeon) Flight Surgeon Captain Navy Lieutenant Commander Major Lieutenant Commander Captain Lieutenant Commander Major Major
HAPPY VETERANS DAY Member Name Branch of Service Howard Kessler, M.D. Army F. Andrew Kozel, M.D. Air Force Joel Kramer, M.D. Coast Guard Thomas Lawhorn, M.D. Air Force Nancy Loeffler, M.D. National Guard Charles Gordon Long, M.D. Air Force Gordon Low, M.D. Air Force Joe Mazziotta, M.D. Air Force Al C. McCully, M.D. Navy Earl McKenzie, M.D. Marine Corps & Navy Meredith McKinney, M.D. Army Spurgeon W. McWilliams, M.D. Army David Durant Miles, M.D. Navy Robert Whelchel Miles, M.D. Navy Charles E. Moore, M.D. Navy Isaac Moore, M.D. Army William Leigh Morse, M.D. Navy James F. O’Neill, M.D. Air Force David Jason Oberste, M.D. Air Force James W. Patty, M.D. Air Force Thomas Peele, M.D. Army Michael D. Pentaleri, M.D. Navy Duncan Postma, M.D. Army Shawn Ramsey, D.O. Army Krista Ware Rankin, M.D. Air Force Terence Reisman, M.D. Army Raleigh Rollins, M.D. Army Steve Sarbeck, M.D. Navy William Paul Sawyer, M.D. Navy Brence Sell, M.D. Army J. Brian Sheedy, M.D. Navy William P. Simmons, M.D. Navy Francis C. Skilling, Jr., M.D. Navy George Francis Slade, M.D. Navy J. Orson Smith, M.D. Army Kimberly Ivy Smith, M.D. Navy Robert Snider, M.D. Air Force James William Stockwell, M.D. Navy John Michael Streacker, M.D. Army Timothy J. Sweeney, M.D. Air Force Larry D. Taylor, M.D. Navy James Albert Totten, M.D. Army Carl David Vegas, M.D. Air Force Fred Q. Vroom, M.D. Navy James F. Walton, III, D.D.S. Navy Kenneth R. Wasson, M.D. Navy Michael Wilhoit, M.D. Army Charles D. Williams, M.D. Air Force John L. Williams, M.D. Air Force Spurgeon W. McWilliams, M.D. Army Pat Munroe Woodward, M.D. Army
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CELEBRATION AWARDS DINNER
THE LONG-AWAITED 2020/2021 CELEBRATION AWARDS DINNER By Shannon Boyle, CMS Communications and Events Coordinator Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we were not able to celebrate our 2020 Celebration Awards Dinner honorees, Dr. Sergio Ginaldi and Dr. David Saint, as we had planned in March 2020. After several postponements, the longawaited, nineteenth annual awards dinner was held on September 14th at the FSU University Center Club to honor Doctors’ Day and celebrate the profession of medicine. There was a room full of proud supporters of the award winners. Dr. Sergio Ginaldi was posthumously awarded the I.B. Harrison, M.D. Humanitarian Award, and Dr. David Saint was awarded the Outstanding Physician Award. Our CMS President, Dr. Rohan Joseph, did a great job emceeing the event. Dr. Joseph thanked the Celebration Awards Dinner Steering Committee and the Capital Medical Society staff for their hard work in organizing and coordinating this event. Steering Committee Alfredo Paredes, M.D., Chair Shannon Boyle, CMS Communications and Events Coordinator Tami Frankland, CMS Alliance Pam Irwin, CMS Executive Director Cynara Miller, CMS Alliance Amy Pagano, CMS Alliance Debra Placilla, CMS Alliance Danielle Smith, CMS Alliance Jane Snyder, CMS Alliance Andrea Stephens, CMS Alliance Gillian Stewart, CMS Alliance Dr. Joseph recognized 10 new CMS members in attendance: Dr. Adam Engel, Dr. Lisa Mook Sang Engel, Dr. Ira Wayne Freilich, Dr. John Meade, Dr. Manoela Mota, Dr. James Pfeifer, Dr. Allison Retzer, Dr. Brian Russell, Dr. Kiana Taba, and Dr. Carl David Vegas. We welcome them to the Tallahassee medical community. 10 CAP SCAN - A CAPITAL MEDICAL SOCIETY PUBLICATION
Dr. Joseph recognized the seven CMS members, in attendance, who retired this past year: Dr. Roy Forman, Dr. J. Anthony Giralt, Dr. Karl Hempel, Dr. Frank Skilling, Dr. Frank Walker, Dr. Barbara Williams, and Dr. Richard Zorn. We wish them well in their retirement. A moment of silence was held to honor the physicians who passed away since March 2019: Dr. Edson James Andrews, Jr., Dr. Benjamin L. Bivins, Dr. Kenneth Barton “Bart” Carey, Dr. Matthew M. Cohen, Dr. F. Ellison Conrad, Dr. Frank Massey Davis, Dr. Catherine S. Fontaine, Dr. Sergio Ginaldi, Dr. Robert Chris Goodhope, Dr. Thomas L. Hicks, Dr. Arun Dattatraya Joshi, Dr. Wilton Rogers Kane, Dr. Kathy Lee Lee, Dr. William F. Lindsey, Dr. Frederick Trouple Mickler, Jr., Dr. William P. Miller, Dr. Sam Moorer, Dr. Joseph Pagano, Dr. John R. Purvis, Dr. David L. Shafer, Dr. Robert L. Steele, Dr. Neal Bruce Waldman, Dr. Francis “Hank” Watt, and Dr. Edward F. Zapert. Dr. Joseph thanked the referring and donating providers in the We Care Network. He noted that We Care Network donating providers donated more than $8 million in medical and dental care last year, and a cumulative total of more than $120 million in the last 29 years. Dr. Joseph gave a brief overview of the Outstanding Physician Award, an award that honors a physician who has demonstrated outstanding leadership in the profession of medicine. He asked all past recipients of this award to stand and be recognized. Dr. David Saint joined the esteemed physicians that previously received this award, as the 2020 recipient of this prestigious award. Dr. David Tedrick and Dr. Patrick Murrah, friends and colleagues of Dr. Saint, presented him with the Outstanding Physician Award. (You can
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read Drs. Tedrick and Murphy’s remarks on pages 16 and 17, respectively.) Dr. Joseph then shared 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 this award to stand and be recognized. Dr. Sergio Ginaldi joined the esteemed physicians that previously received this award, as the 2020 recipient of this prestigious award. Dr. Ken Whithaus, CMS Immediate Past President, introduced a special tribute video that was produced by Chucha Barber and Josh McLawhorn, and presented by the CMS to Dr. Ginaldi prior to his passing in September 2020. The tribute video was shown to all attendees. To view this tribute video, visit https://vimeo.com/446710773/308b1e22f3. Dr. Whithaus and Dr. Joseph presented Dr. Ginaldi’s wife, Robin with the I.B. Harrison, M.D. Humanitarian Award. Dr. James Killius, friend and colleague of Dr. Ginaldi, shared comments that Dr. Ginaldi had hoped to share personally. (You can read Dr. Ginaldi’s shared comments on page 18.) The Capital Medical Society would like to extend their appreciation to the CMS Alliance for providing the beautiful floral arrangements. The red carnation is the symbol for Doctors’ Day. We thank our 2020/2021 Celebration Awards Dinner supporters. Without their generous support, this event would not have been possible. Title Sponsor
Capital Sponsor
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Ron Brafford, Broker Supporting Sponsors Audiology Associates of North Florida Capital Regional Medical Center Dermatology Associates of Tallahassee Florida State University College of Medicine FSU College of Medicine Tallahassee Regional Campus Tallahassee Ear, Nose & Throat, P.A. TMH Federal Credit Union Truist Wealth and Truist Mortgage Event Sponsors CAMPUS USA Credit Union Hancock Whitney MagMutual SYNOVUS Tallahassee Primary Care Associates Tallahassee Research Institute Displayer Bristol Myers Squibb In-Kind Sponsor Betsy Barfield Photography
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Captions for photos: (L-r) Dr. Rohan Joseph, President, Capital Medical Society Board of Governors; Robin Ginaldi, wife of the late Dr. Sergio Ginaldi, 2020 I.B. Harrison, M.D. Humanitarian Award recipient; Pam Irwin, Executive Director, Capital Medical Society; and Dr. David Saint, 2020 Outstanding Physician Award recipient.
(Front row, l-r) Dr. Paresh Patel, President-Elect, Capital Medical Society Board of Governors; Dr. Alfredo Paredes, Chair, Celebration Awards Dinner Steering Committee; Elizabeth Medley, Dr. Rohan Joseph’s wife; (back row, l-r) Dr. Ken Whithaus, Immediate Past President, Capital Medical Society Board of Governors; Paula S. Fortunas, Board Member, Capital Medical Society Foundation Board of Directors; Pam Irwin, Executive Director, Capital Medical Society; and Dr. Rohan Joseph, President, Capital Medical Society Board of Governors.
Friends and family of Dr. Ginaldi with Capital Sponsor, Radiology Associates: (back row, l-r) Dr. Adam Engel, Dr. Timothy Sweeney, Dr. Arjun Kaji, Dr. Allison Retzer, (middle row, l-r) Dr. James Killius, Jalyn Mills, Jack Ginaldi, Robin Ginaldi, Dr. Mary Swain, Lamar Baggett, (front row, l-r) Luca Ginaldi, Giorgia Ginaldi, Kathryn Ginaldi, Joel Ginaldi, and Dr. Maribel Lockwood.
Pam Irwin, CMS Executive Director (standing, third from left) with Caduceus Sponsor, Big Bend Hospice: (standing, l-r) Tamara Aitken, APRN, Angie Markey, APRN, and Dr. Niharika Suchak, (seated, l-r) Dena Strickland and Dr. Jennifer Lynes.
(L-r) Alan Keesee; Dr. Dean Watson; and William Smith, Presenting Sponsor, Capital City Bank.
Title Sponsor, Capital Health Plan: (l-r) Dr. Helen Paulson, Dr. Ryan Curran, and Dr. Krista Rankin.
Presenting Sponsor, Southern Medical Group: (l-r) Dr. Michael Forsthoefel, Dr. Satish Mital, Dr. David Tedrick, Dr. John Katopodis, Dr. David Saint, Dr. Marilyn Cox, Dr. Thomas Noel, Dr. Bill Dixon, Dr. J. Galt Allee, Dr. Venkata Bavikati, and Dr. Patrick Murrah.
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Presenting Sponsor, Summit Group Commercial Properties: Janet Brafford and Ron Brafford.
(Standing, l-r) Rebecca Plasay and Katherine Gearld, Event Sponsor, Tallahassee Research Institute; Cynara Miller, Displayer, Bristol Myers Squibb; (seated, l-r) Dr. James Davenport; Dr. Armand Cognetta, Supporting Sponsor, Dermatology Associates of Tallahassee; and Stephanie Ellis, Displayer, Bristol Myers Squibb.
Presenting Sponsor, Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare: (standing, l-r) Mary Matthews, Mark O’Bryant, Andrew Starr, (seated, l-r) Jeff Russell, and Lisa Mullee.
Supporting Sponsor, Florida State University College of Medicine: (standing, l-r) Gentle Littles, Dr. John Fogarty, Jeffrey Joyce, Ph.D., Margaret Thayer, (seated, l-r) Dr. Alma Littles, and Cindy Tyler Avant.
Supporting Sponsor, Capital Regional Medical Center: (standing, l-r) Alan Keesee and Dr. Brian Russell, (seated, l-r) Elizabeth Paine, Katelin Fischer, and Dr. Candace Gonzalez.
Dr. Jonathan Appelbaum (seated) and Supporting Sponsor, FSU College of Medicine Tallahassee Regional Campus: (l-r) Dr. James Geissinger, Elaine Geissinger, and Dr. Sandeep Rahangdale.
(Standing, l-r) Jeff Corson and Melissa Corson, Supporting Sponsors, Audiology Associates of North Florida and Tallahassee Ear, Nose & Throat, P.A.; (seated, l-r) Kim Williams and Dr. Gregory Williams, Event Sponsor, Tallahassee Primary Care Associates.
Supporting Sponsor, TMH Federal Credit Union: (l-r) Paula Burn and Harry Burn.
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Event Sponsor, MagMutual: (l-r) Staige Hoffman and Brad Harris.
Dr. Rohan Joseph, CMS President (far right) with some of the recently retired physicians honored at the event: (l-r) Dr. Frank Skilling, Dr. Karl Hempel, Dr. J. Anthony Giralt, Dr. Barbara Williams, Dr. Frank Walker, and Dr. Roy Forman.
Event Sponsor, SYNOVUS: (l-r) Morgan Bailey and Cindy James.
Dr. Rohan Joseph (right), CMS President with recently retired physician honored at the event, Dr. Richard Zorn.
Dr. Ken Whithaus (far left) and Dr. Rohan Joseph (far right) presented the 2020 I.B. Harrison, M.D. Humanitarian Award to Dr. Sergio Ginaldi’s wife, Robin Ginaldi and their grandson, Luca Ginaldi (middle).
Dr. David Saint’s family were present to honor him with the Outstanding Physician Award: (l-r) Arie Saint Desormeaux, Jim Coleman, Taylor Desormeaux, Sloane Saint, Rena Coleman, Preethi Saint, Brandon Saint, Rhonda Saint, Cliff Saint, and Dr. David Saint.
Dr. Patrick Murrah (far left), Dr. David Tedrick (second from left), and Dr. Rohan Joseph (far right) presented the 2020 Outstanding Physician Award to Dr. David Saint and his wife, Rhonda Saint (middle).
Dr. Sergio Ginaldi’s family were present to honor him posthumously with the I.B. Harrison, M.D. Humanitarian Award: (back row, l-r) Jalyn Mills, Jack Ginaldi, Robin Ginaldi, Kathryn Ginaldi, Joel Ginaldi, (front row, l-r) Luca Ginaldi, and Giorgia Ginaldi.
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DR. DAVID TEDRICK’S INTRODUCTION OF DR. DAVID SAINT, RECIPIENT OF THE 2020 OUTSTANDING PHYSICIAN AWARD As one of the cardiologists at Southern Medical Group, now retired, I have had the privilege and pleasure to know Dr. Saint as a colleague, partner, and friend for over 30 years. Tonight, I would like to share with you a brief summary of David’s background. With that, I think it will be clear as to why he is our honoree for the Outstanding Physician Award. Born and raised in Huntsville, Alabama, David graduated from Samford University with a 3.82 GPA in Chemistry and Biology. (Remember the chemistry courses in college!) He was elected to 5 different honor societies and received 4 awards, including The Most Outstanding Pre-Med Student and the American Institute of Chemistry Award for the Outstanding Senior Chemist. So what have we learned so far? Among other things, David is exceedingly smart, goal-oriented, very hard working, and decisive in his thinking, as evidenced by his early commitments to pursue medicine and equally, if not more important, to his soon to be wife Rhonda. They were married one week after their graduation. All of these traits are indicators of the outstanding physician he was to become. After graduation, David went to medical school at the University of Alabama and graduated in 1984 with a 3.80 GPA, which put him in the top 4% of his class. More importantly, he was ranked #1 in his class during his clinical rotations his last two years. He was elected to the AOA Honor Society and was a student delegate to the National AMA Convention. So, he obviously continued to be an academic star and a leader among his peers, a truly outstanding medical student. Having earned a student spot on the services of two highly regarded cardiac surgeons, Dr. Kirkland and Dr. Pacifico, he decided to follow that path. He and Rhonda then moved to Dallas, Texas for his general surgery residency. He completed his training 16
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at the Parkland Hospital in 1989, having received the award for being the most outstanding surgical resident. Following completion of his training at Parkland, he accepted a position as a second year cardiothoracic fellow at the prestigious University of Michigan. That’s correct, a second year slot. Imagine having the qualifications to skip an entire year of subspecialty training! As expected, he continued on the same upward trajectory. Following completion of his training, he and Rhonda decided to enter private practice and locate somewhere along the Gulf Coast to be close to family and the water. Fortunately, they fell in love with Tallahassee and joined our community in 1991. For the next 30 years, utilizing his extraordinary surgical skills, along with his dedication to practicing evidencebased medicine using a team approach, David has continually moved our cardiac and thoracic programs forward. He is also known as an expert communicator, who is always compassionate and caring. In addition, along the way he has shared his time with all of us. He has served as President of the Capital Medical Society, Chairman of the Medical Staff, and served on the TMH Board of Directors for 10 years, serving as chair in 2004. He has also been on the faculty of both FSU and FAMU. Everyone who has had the privilege of working with David has benefited from their experience. He has been a colleague, partner, and friend to many of us. He is indeed an outstanding physician. Congratulations, Dr. Saint. Well done and well deserved!
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DR. PATRICK MURRAH’S INTRODUCTION OF DR. DAVID SAINT, RECIPIENT OF THE 2020 OUTSTANDING PHYSICIAN AWARD Congratulations on this award, David. I know that Julian [Hurt] would want to be here, and that he loves you - just not as much as fishing. When thinking what to say tonight, 4 characteristics came to mind. He has a strong sense of duty (“Do your job” - as Coach Saban would say). He does his job and has done it well for over 30 years at one place - which is amazing and unusual in our profession. Example: He was a DJ at a roller rink as a teenager - I assume that he was forced to do this as his family owned the establishment - this is hardcore and enough to motivate you to work hard to do anything else in life, like becoming a heart surgeon. He has a strong sense of empathy. He sees the big picture and is very perceptive and able to understand where others are coming from - he has a sense of calm and does not overreact when faced with conflicts or what looks like certain disasters. He likes to say that “heart surgery is hard enough” in itself - see the big picture, try to understand others, fight the fights that only truly need to be fought - there is a threshold (believe me, it’s there) but it is high. This sense of empathy is an important tool when dealing with frequent cardiac surgery situations and the strong personalities of those associated with the profession. He is a team player. One of the characteristics that has defined our group, and resulted in its long term viability is the ability to “get the job done”.
Pardon the reference to REM, but the members of the band shared songwriting credits and royalties equally to all four the band members - lead singer Michael Stipe was an amazing talent, but he and the other 3 band members (along with their wise manager Bertis Downs) also understood that REM’s success would not work without all four doing their job and adding their unique talents. Indeed, the loss of seemingly unimportant drummer Bill Berry had a major impact on the group’s popular success. The spirit of “what needs to be done today” and the ability of our group to put the job first and divide up the manpower accordingly is something that David created and has fostered throughout the years. We have been blessed with an unselfish and wise leader - a team player. He is a family man. He has a wonderful family with diverse interests - and they are all very close and supportive of each other. This sense of family that existed here with the group was the main factor that brought me to Tallahassee (in addition to the fact that I went to FSU) in 2003. Going through UAB (which we both endured), I was always afraid that I couldn’t be a heart surgeon because it was going to wreck my family. I had just met [my wife] Alison and David helped me to understand that it is actually the other way around; that a supportive family (an independent wife) actually forms the foundation for you to focus on what you are doing and to be a better physician. I only have 5 minutes to tell you the great things about my long term partner David Saint, so I will summarize. Duty, Empathy, Team Player, Family Man - I will take that person as my partner. Congratulations on this award, David. CAP SCAN - A CAPITAL MEDICAL SOCIETY PUBLICATION
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The Capital Medical Society posthumously honored Dr. Sergio Ginaldi with the 2020 I.B. Harrison, M.D. Humanitarian Award on September 14, 2021. Dr. James Killius, friend and colleague of Dr. Ginaldi, shared comments that Dr. Ginaldi had hoped to share personally.
ACCEPTANCE SPEECH FROM DR. SERGIO GINALDI, 2020 I.B. HARRISON, M.D. HUMANITARIAN AWARD RECIPIENT No, no don’t worry my disease hasn’t changed my looks. Unfortunately, tonight due to my disease I am unable to stand before you as I would like, so Jim Killius will speak for me. I am sorry it will be boring, but it is the best I can do. It is with great emotion that I accept this award tonight. I am humbled that so many of my colleagues felt I am deserving of this award. It indeed is a great honor to be this year’s recipient of the I.B. Harrison, M.D. Humanitarian Award. I loved Dr. Harrison because he allowed me to work in the way I wanted during the transition of Radiology. He was truly a good guy. I would like to begin by thanking Shannon Boyle and Pam Irwin for helping me with this process and putting it all together, and Maribel Lockwood for being my colleague and friend and also helping me with this process. Thank you, Dr. Charlie Williams, for such a wonderful introduction. Charlie has been a great friend since my first day in Tallahassee. Charlie, the president of the group at that time, came to pick me up at the airport when I came for my interview, it was in spring of ‘81. Here I was waiting, in my suit and tie, for the president of Radiology Associates to pick me up. Notice I keep mentioning the president of the group because I was expecting someone to pick me up also in a suit and tie but here comes Charlie Williams dressed very casually (no suit or tie) and not only was he dressed casual he was in an old pickup truck with some corn growing in the back. I got in and was amazed by the many cartons of cigarettes that were on the dash and almost as many in the ashtray. Tallahassee was beautiful that time of the year. The flowers were blooming and Lake Jackson had water. The next day, I was picked up from the hotel in Dr. Lindsey’s Rolls Royce for lunch at Dr. Bianco’s house on Lake Jackson. After telling a dirty joke, they offer me a position and I accepted the job 18
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right then, particularly when Charlie Williams demonstrated himself a heavy smoker but despite his clothing choices. Actually, my office at TMH was the last available space for smokers. I would have people from Urology, some surgeons and of course Charlie Williams that would come by to smoke. I quit smoking in 2006. In 2015, I started the Healthy Lungs campaign to promote smoking abstinence with the help of Leon County Schools. Now it is called Healthy Kids, Healthy Lives and it promotes more than just smoking abstinence but also healthy eating habits and regular exercise. Since the beginning, we have had Doctors like Michael Forsthoefel and Carlos Campo that have participated in this campaign. We have had many other amazing sponsors such as Tallahassee Primary Care Associates, Florida Cancer Specialists, Tallahassee Neuro Clinic and First Commerce Bank, just to name a few. I would like to thank them all from my heart for helping this campaign continue to grow. In the late 90s, I spoke to Ron Brafford and TMH administration, on numerous occasions about a swallowing clinic that was in Baltimore and I thought we could do the same here in Tallahassee. I felt that pathology particularly of the pharynx and esophagus were overlooked. So, we went to Baltimore by private jet with a small number of Drs. including Dr. Saint. After this trip it was decided that there was a need for this type of clinic. With the help of different specialists such as gastroenterologist, otolaryngology, thoracic surgeon, neurologist, as well as others, we established the clinic in Tallahassee. It increased tremendously the number of patients that were evaluated together with speech therapy. In the following years we started doing studies of the stomach, small bowel, and large bowel with double contrast. The number of the studies also grew so significantly that Dr. Killius was amazed by the fact that we did more studies than where he was previously working, Duke University. I remember when I brought him to town to visit the practice I asked if he was good with double contrast or GI studies, I don’t remember what his answer was, but I am assuming it was good or we wouldn’t have hired
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him, but I continued to reiterate the importance of these studies that hopefully by now he knows.
working at TMH and I want to thank Jalyn for her support in my current job.
The door to my office was always open, not for fashion, (even though it didn’t look like an office but an art display, and very small) but because I wanted to be available for whomever needed me. Drs. such as Al Deeb, John L. Williams, Bob Snyder, Jeff Crooms, Richard and Don Zorn, Dean Watson, Michael Forsthoefel, Jim Stockwell, Terry Reisman, Andres Rodriguez, Joshua Somerset, Amulya Konda, and Dr. Terry Sherraden, just to name a few. I’m sure there are many of others that are in this room, but I can’t list everyone. Most of the time they came to discuss patients but other times they just came to talk. Drs. were not the only ones coming to my office. I welcomed patients, technologist, nurses, and radiology students. Everyone knew that I would help them with whatever they needed.
I also want to say thank you to all the technologist and nursing staff that helped me all the years at Radiology Associates and Tallahassee Memorial Hospital. I want to give a special thank you to Ms. Helen Gainous for all her support and help with patients until she retired from TMH.
I want to thank my family for all their love and support. I want to say thank you to my wife Robin, to my son Joel and his wife Kathryn, and my daughter Gia and her husband Hunter. I want to thank my son Marco also for his support especially when he was
Again, thank you everyone who felt I was deserving of this award. I am deeply honored.
Thank you, Lamar Baggett for all your help with modifies and for your friendship all these years. Also, a special thank you to Kreana Evanshine for her tremendous dedication to helping me with everything and making my day run a lot smoother. Thank you, Dr. Killius for giving this speech for me and for being my colleague and friend.
WELCOME Rami Abukamil, MD Medical School: University of Sint Eustatius School of Medicine, Netherlands, Antilles Residency: Wayne State University, Detroit Medical Center, Detroit, MI Fellowship: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH Board Certified: Psychiatry, Neurology and Forensic Psychiatry
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ALLIANCE CORNER
A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT Dear CMS Alliance Members: Thank you for your continued support of the CMS, the Alliance, and our medical community. After more than eighteen (18) months of virtual programs and membership meetings, we were pleased to reconnect in person at our fall events — the New Member Lunch, Past Presidents’ Luncheon, and October Membership Meeting. We hope you will make plans to attend our remaining events for 2021: November Membership Meeting November 17, 2021 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Home of Kalpa Solanki Holiday Ornament Exchange December 8, 2021 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Home of Emily Farber
We understand this is a challenging time to commit to community gatherings. Accordingly, we encourage you to make decisions that best support your family. The CMS Alliance is available to serve you regardless of whether you attend our programs and events. Thank you again for your membership in our organization. We wish you the very best and hope to connect with you again soon.
Sincerely, Andrea Stephens, CMSA President and the CMS Alliance Board for 2021
WELCOME Christine Fitzsimmons, DO Gynecologic Oncology
Medical School: University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine, Biddeford, ME Residency: Wellspan/York Hospital, York, PA Fellowship: Florida Hospital/AdventHealth, Orlando, FL Board Eligible: Gynecologic Oncology, Obstetrics & Gynecology
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HAPPY THANKSGIVING
Happy Thanksgiving!
We are so thankful to have you as a Capital Medical Society member! - From Your Capital Medical Society and Capital Medical Society Foundation Staff
WELCOME Jay Allard, MD
Gynecologic Oncology Medical School: University of Vermont, College of Medicine, Burlington, VT Residency: National Naval Medical Center Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Bethesda, MD Fellowship: National Capital Consortium Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC Board Certified: Obstetrics & Gynecology, Gynecologic Oncology
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WELCOME NEW PHYSICIANS OF 2021
Welcome
NEW PHYSICIANS OF 2021 Brought to you by the sponsors of the Community Physicians Reception
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A Message from the Sponsors Although we are unable to physically gather this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we couldn't let the year go by without honoring the new healthcare heroes in our community. Please take a moment to e-meet your new community physicians. The physicians included in this presentation are either new to practice, returning to Tallahassee, or have transitioned to other facilities within the community. We sincerely thank you for your annual support of the Community Physicians Reception, and we look forward to gathering again in 2022.
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WELCOME NEW PHYSICIANS OF 2021
RAD IOLO GY ASSO CIA TE S OF TALL AHASSE E
Eric J. Berenson, M.D. DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY WITH FOCUS ON ABDOMINAL IMAGING Training
Medical School: Medical College of Georgia Residency: Emory University Affiliated Hospitals Fellowship: Emory University Affiliated Hospitals
Hometown Boston, Massachusetts
Favorite Pastime
I enjoy marathon training, reading, listening to music, mountain biking, snow skiing, and watching Fantasy Football.
Contact Information
1600 Phillips Road I Tallahassee, FL 32308 I 850-878-4127
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Geami Britt, M.D. OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY Training
Medical School: Florida State University College of Medicine Residency: University of South Alabama's Children's and Women's Hospital
Hometown
Campbellton, Florida
Favorite Pastime
I enjoy spending time with family on our farm, which has been in the family for more than 80 years.
Contact Information
1401 Centerville Road #202 I Tallahassee, FL 32308 I 850-877-7241
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Adam J. Engel, M.D. DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY WITH FOCUS ON BREAST IMAGING Training
Medical School: Florida State University College of Medicine Residency: AdventHealth Fellowship: MD Anderson Cancer Center
Hometown
Pensacola, Florida
Contact Information
1600 Phillips Rd I Tallahassee, FL 32308 I 850-878-4127
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Lisa Engel, M.D. OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY Training Medical School: Florida State University College of Medicine Residency: Orlando Health
Hometown
Tampa, Florida
Favorite Pastime
I enjoy cooking, baking, traveling, and playing with my English Springer Spaniel.
Contact Information
1401 Centerville Road #202 I Tallahassee, FL 32308 I 850-877-7241
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Eli A. Friedman, M.D. FAMILY MEDICINE Training
Medical School: Florida State University College of Medicine Residency: AdventHealth/Florida Hospital
Hometown
Miami, Florida
Favorite Pastime
I enjoy spending time with family.
Contact Information 1803 Miccosukee Commons Drive #202 I Tallahassee, FL 32308 I 850-325-6000
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J. Michael Glenn, M.D. ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY Training
Medical School: University of Florida College of Medicine Residency: Florida State University (1 year) and University of Florida (3 years) Fellowship: Shriner's Hospital
Hometown
Niceville, Florida
Favorite Pastime
I enjoy equestrian events, backpacking, hiking and photography, and I'm also passionate about animal rescue.
Contact Information
3051 6th St. I Marianna, FL 32446 I 850-526-3236
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Lindsay Hinson, M.D. OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY Training
Medical School: Florida State University College of Medicine Residency: Shands in Gainesville, through the University of Florida
Hometown Tallahassee, Florida
Favorite Pastime
I enjoy watching Florida State football, playing volleyball, hiking, and all things outdoors.
Contact Information
1401 Centerville Road #202 I Tallahassee, FL 32308 I 850-877-7241
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Juan R. Martinez, M.D. INTERNAL MEDICINE Training
Medical School: Pontifica Universidad Catolica Madres y Maestra Residency: MedStar Harbor Hospital
Hometown
Santiago, Dominican Republic
Favorite Pastime I enjoy playing chess.
Contact Information
1300 Medical Drive I Tallahassee, FL 32308 I 850-216-0100
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David M. Mellman, M.D. DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY WITH FOCUS ON NEURORADIOLOGY Training
Medical School: Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Residency: Northwestern University School of Medicine Fellowship: University of Miami School of Medicine
Hometown Baltimore, Maryland
Contact Information
1600 Phillips Road I Tallahassee, FL 32308 I 850-878-4127
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Cory A. Messerschmidt, M.D. ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY Training
Medical School: Eastern Virginia Medical School Residency: Medical University of South Carolina Fellowship: Emory University
Hometown
Chantilly, Virginia
Favorite Pastime
I enjoy golf, tennis, soccer, and crossword puzzles.
Contact Information
505 Gordon Avenue I Thomasville, GA 31792 I 229-226-3060
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Rebekah A. Steverson, M.D. PEDIATRICS Training
Medical School: University of South Alabama College of Medicine Residency: Tufts Medical Center
Hometown
Stockbridge, Georgia
Favorite Pastime
I enjoy watching and attending Auburn University football games. War Eagle!
Contact Information
1205 Marion Avenue I Tallahassee, FL 32308 I 850-681-3887
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Ronald D. Sullivan, M.D. DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY WITH FOCUS ON NEURORADIOLOGY Training
Medical School: University of Texas Medical School at Galveston Residency: John Peter Smith Hospital Fellowship: University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Hometown
Texarkana, Texas
Favorite Pastime
I enjoy writing, reading, sports, and spending time with family.
Contact Information
1600 Phillips Road I Tallahassee, FL 32308 I 850-878-4127
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Andres M. Vargas, M.D. INTERVENTIONAL AND ENDOVASCULAR/ VASCULAR CARDIOLOGY Training
Medical School: Universidad de Guayaquil, Ecuador Residency: Louisiana State University Fellowship: University of Iowa; Cardiovascular Institute of the South
Hometown
Guayaquil, Ecuador
Favorite Pastime
I enjoy reading, photography, and biking and kayaking with my wife.
Contact Information
1300 Medical Drive I Tallahassee, FL 32308 I 850-216-0100
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Bradley N. Walter, M.D. ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY/JOINT RECONSTRUCTION Training
Medical School: University of Michigan Medical School Residency: McLaren Regional Medical Center
Hometown
Thomasville, Georgia
Favorite Pastime
I enjoy kite surfing, snorkeling, spear fishing, and playing pickleball.
Contact Information
505 Gordon Avenue I Thomasville, GA 31792 I 229-226-3060
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Stephanie A. Wolanin, M.D. HEMATOPATHOLOGIST AND GENERAL ANATOMIC/ CLINICAL PATHOLOGIST Training
Medical School: University of Washington School of Medicine Residency: Anatomic and Clinical Pathology at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center Fellowship: Hematopatholgy at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center
Hometown
Anchorage, Alaska
Contact Information
1899 Eider Court I Tallahassee, FL 32308 I 850-878-5143
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SIMPLER TIMES
CHICKENS WEREN’T ALWAYS FLAT By Charles D. Williams, M.D., FACR, FAAP (“Pedro”) I think back to that life which I experienced a little bit of as a child when we lived mostly off the land and chickens were part of our lives. I’m talkin’ about Domineckers, Bantams, and Rhode Island Reds and not those flat chickens that the Marriott and the Hospital serves. These chickens supplied us with eggs on a daily basis and feathers for our pillas. We’d clean out the hen house in the Spring and spread the manure down at the garden makin’ sure not to put too much of it in a small area. We’d get up real early, catchin’ a chicken at the break of dawn on Sunday when the preacher was comin’ for dinner. Killin’ a chicken was our way of gettin’ fresh meat and was usually reserved for a special event. When a lot of company would come the kids would eat in another room. We’d wait around and make sure the company had a piece of chicken first. Sometimes we wudn’t git any and it reminded me of that old country song.
“Tater’s never did taste good with chicken on the plate, But I had to eat ‘em just the same. That’s why I look so bad And have these puny ways ‘Cause I always had to take An ole cold tater and wait.”
The best piece of chicken would be the pully bone, or as some folks would call it, the wish bone. Us kids would go find the wish bone after dinner after the preacher had eaten off the meat. When you pulled on the pully bone and wound up with the longest piece, your wish was supposed to come true. Gettin’ the longest piece of the pully bone gave us hope and kept us goin’ with the promise of better times. Folks needed that back then, too. One time the preacher was comin’ to visit the neighbors down the road at supper time. They went and sent their oldest son, Vernon, to meet him half-way. The preacher asked the boy what they were havin’ for supper. Vernon said, “Goat.” The preacher responded and said, “You mean chicken.” The boy replied, “No. I mean goat. I heard Mama and Daddy talkin’ at the first of the week and they said they were havin’ the old goat for supper.” There was always one rooster who tried to act uppity like he was the king of the chicken yard and
surrounding area, including the outhouse. He would guard, strut, attack, and spur and as a result would eventually get eaten. He presented a problem sometimes when you were tryin’ to git to the outdoor toilet. What’s worse, it would be so frustrating to work your way around the rooster and finally git all the way out to the outhouse and then find there was no more catalogue left. One time Dillard got someone to write Sears and Roebuck requesting four sacks of corn cobs. They wrote back and said that if you looked in the index of the most recent catalogue, you would find out that they no longer carried corn cobs. Dillard then got his neighbor to write back and tell ‘em that if they would send him their most recent catalogue, he wouldn’t need their corn cobs. There was always work to be done and one of my jobs was to shell some corn to feed the chickens. One day I forgot and yet I was out there throwin’ some rocks at ‘em and laughing as they scattered. Dad grabbed me by the arm and looked me straight in the eye and said, “Never, never, do that again” and he meant it and I knew he meant it. He said that we should treat chickens with respect and that we needed to treat all things which sustained our lives with dignity and that included hogs and cows. He said that killin’ and dressin’ those chickens was hard on Mama. That’s true cause Mama would go through a ceremony like a ritual when she rung the chicken’s neck, dipped ‘em in the scalding hot water and plucked their feathers. She did it swiftly with no teasin’ and no joikin’. Dad wanted it understood that it was important to care about those chickens and that in return those chickens gave us eggs, meat, fertilizer and feathers and in doing so, they gave us life. Today I think back to Simpler Times and remember there’s a lot more to chickens than what you learn at Popeye’s and also there’s a lot more to people’s lives than what we see on the surface or at least it seems that way. Reprinted with author permission from Simpler Times.
Dr. Williams’ sequel book, More Simpler Times, can be purchased from the Capital Medical Society. All proceeds from the book are donated to the Capital Medical Society Foundation’s We Care Network program. The total sales from his books have raised over $39,000 for the CMS Foundation’s We Care Network.
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CMS FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIPS
CAPITAL MEDICAL SOCIETY FOUNDATION AWARDS $45,500 IN SCHOLARSHIPS TO FSU MEDICAL STUDENTS According to the Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine (JABFM), the current patient panel size for a primary care physician is 1200 to 1900 patients per physician. Data published by the Association of American Medical Colleges in January 2020, predicts that the United States could see an estimated shortage of between 54,100 and 139,000 physicians, including shortfalls in both primary and specialty care, by 2033. The Capital Medical Society Foundation hopes to encourage medical students at Florida State University College of Medicine as these future physicians prepare to help meet the shortages.
The following medical students were presented scholarships:
In fulfillment of its mission, “to support the charitable efforts of physicians and others, increase access to healthcare, promote education and serve the community’s health needs through innovative projects that are exemplary, affordable, and dignified,” the Capital Medical Society Foundation awarded scholarships to eight students in their first or second year of medical school at the Florida State University (FSU) College of Medicine and third and fourth year medical students at the Tallahassee Regional Campus of FSU College of Medicine. Dr. Frank Walker, Chair of CMS Foundation Scholarship Committee, presented the scholarships to each of the recipients at a special presentation held at the Tallahassee Regional Campus on October 5. A committee comprised of Capital Medical Society members and Dr. Myra Hurt, FSU College of Medicine Senior Associate Dean for Interdisciplinary Medical Sciences and chaired by local pediatrician, Dr. Frank Walker, selected the scholarship recipients.
Brooke A. Hartenstein Class of 2024 Hometown: Gulf Breeze, Florida
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Blaire A. Cote Class of 2022 Hometown: Tallahassee, Florida Shelby K. De Cardenas Class of 2022 Hometown: Tallahassee, Florida Jayde A. Finch Class of 2023 Hometown: Chipley, Florida
Meaghan L. Kane Class of 2024 Hometown: Pensacola, Florida Christopher T. Pope Class of 2022 Hometown: Woodstock, Georgia Charles A. Riley Class of 2023 Hometown: Marianna, Florida Jodi Wilson Class of 2023 Hometown: Thomasville, GA “Attending medical school is a very expensive proposition these days. My fellow physicians are pleased and proud to help support medical students, who have not only a financial need, but a desire to stay in Florida and practice medicine in Florida,” said Dr. Walker. Dr. John Fogarty, Dean of the Florida State
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University College of Medicine was delighted to participate in the presentation. He was pleased to be able to celebrate the students’ achievement and to thank the Capital Medical Society Foundation for their years’ of scholarship support for their medical students. According to EducationData.org, the average medical school debt is $215,000 excluding premedical and other educational debt. The average medical school graduate owes $241,600 in total student loan debt. The high cost of medical school loans weighs heavily on doctors for many years following graduation. One-third of respondents (34%) expected to take at least 10 years to pay off their student loans. The Capital Medical Society Foundation Scholarship Fund has been one of the most successful and well-respected programs first established by Capital Medical Society more than 34 years ago. Archived records since 1997 document that Capital Medical Society Foundation has provided scholarships totaling $698,489 to students in the Program in Medical Science Program, the precursor to FSU
College of Medicine, University of Florida medical students and FSU College of Medicine students. $681,000 of those scholarships have been awarded to FSU College of Medicine students beginning with those in its inaugural Class of 2005. An additional $44,000 was awarded this year. Many of those past recipients are now practicing in Tallahassee and some serve on the Scholarship Committee. The CMS Foundation Scholarship Committee also awarded an additional $1,500 scholarship to Christopher Pope from the newly-established Anesthesiology Associates of Tallahassee Scholarship Endowment. The Capital Medical Society Foundation will host their annual fundraising event, the 2021 Capital Medical Society Foundation Holiday Auction in December to raise funds for medical school scholarships and other programs in fulfillment of its mission.
(Standing, l-r) Dr. Jack Atwater, representative from Anesthesiology Associates of Tallahassee; Jordan Finch; Jayde Finch, CMS Foundation Scholarship Recipient (with baby Beckham); Meaghan Kane, CMS Foundation Scholarship Recipient; Dr. John Fogarty, Dean, FSU College of Medicine; Shelby De Cardenas, CMS Foundation Scholarship Recipient; Brooke Hartenstein, CMS Foundation Scholarship Recipient; Jodi Wilson, CMS Foundation Scholarship Recipient; Alli Currieo Pope; Christopher Pope, Anesthesiology Associates of Tallahassee Scholarship Recipient and CMS Foundation Scholarship Recipient; Janna Currieo; Dr. Steve Currieo; Charles Alan Riley, CMS Foundation Scholarship Recipient; Shannon Boyle, CMS Communications and Events Coordinator; (seated, l-r) Dr. David Stewart, Scholarship Committee member; Paula S. Fortunas, CMS Foundation Board of Directors; Dr. Julian Hurt; Dr. Myra Hurt, Scholarship Committee member; Dr. David Bellamy; Dr. Frank Walker, Chair, Scholarship Committee; and Dr. Sandeep Rahangdale, Dean, FSU College of Medicine Tallahassee Regional Campus and Scholarship Committee member. (Not pictured: Blaire Cote, CMS Foundation Scholarship Recipient) Photo credit: Bill Lax/FSU Photography Services CAP SCAN - A CAPITAL MEDICAL SOCIETY PUBLICATION
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THE JULIA REVELL ST. PETERY, M.D. SCHOLARSHIP IN PEDIATRICS ENDOWMENT
DR. JULIA REVELL ST. PETERY - A LEGACY TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE FOR ALL CHILDREN “The world belongs to those who see things that others can’t and will take risks that others won’t in order to make life better for others.” Quint Studer On September 30, 2021, Tallahassee lost a risk-taker for others. Dr. Julia St. Petery, a beloved Tallahassee pediatrician, known to her patients as “Dr. Judy,” passed away. She left a legacy of caring for the children of Florida that will impact children for generations. Born in Dothan, Alabama on October 29, 1943, she was adopted by her parents, Elizabeth and Alton Revell of Tallahassee. Passionate advocacy for adoptees and foster children, and improving access to medical care for poor children define her life. In 2008, the Capital Medical Society presented the I.B. Harrison, M.D. Humanitarian Award to Dr. Julia St. Petery and her husband Dr. Louis St. Petery jointly. The award is presented annually to a physician who demonstrates dedication to the humanitarian values associated with the late Dr. I.B. Harrison. Those values include service, wisdom, integrity, respect, and compassion for patients. One of the St. Peterys’ colleagues, Carol McCormick, RN, said, “The St. Peterys are always about the kids. Nothing they do is for personal gain, money, or recognition. All they want is a better life and better health care service for our kids.” That vision prompted the St. Peterys to spend over 25 years trying to get Florida Medicaid to do the right thing. In 2005, they sued Florida Medicaid, because it failed to meet its responsibilities under the Title XIX of the Social Security Act to ensure that Medicaid children have equal access to health and dental care. They succeeded. “Dr. Judy” attended Leon High School, Florida State University, and the University of Florida Medical School. Her medical career began in Gainesville, where she 30 CAP SCAN - A CAPITAL MEDICAL SOCIETY PUBLICATION
graduated from the University of Florida and completed her internship and residency at Shands Teaching Hospital. She then became an instructor for pediatrics in Family Medicine at the University of Florida. After teaching for two years, she became the director at the Children’s Medical Services Program office, the agency for indigent children with special health care needs. She practiced pediatrics for more than forty years. In 1984, with the help of other pediatricians in Tallahassee, they established the Tallahassee Pediatric Foundation (TPF). The Tallahassee Pediatric Foundation allows children to receive all of the same benefits as privately insured children. They are also assigned to a nurse case coordinator who help answer their questions and provide information. Most local pediatricians participate in TPF. The TPF allows the doctors to focus on the medical care of children and not the administrative burdens of the Medicaid system. Children deserve medical care whether or not their parents can afford it. On October 4, 2021, in recognition of her life’s work on behalf of children, an anonymous donor established The Julia Revell St. Petery, M.D. Scholarship in Pediatrics Endowment at the Capital Medical Society Foundation, Inc. The endowment provides scholarships to be awarded to fourth-year medical students at the Florida State University College of Medicine who plan to practice pediatric medicine upon completion of their residency programs. Generations of children and will benefit from the advocacy and compassionate healthcare provided by “Dr. Judy.” Grateful parents, patients, and colleagues may support her scholarship endowment to improve access to pediatric healthcare by making a donation to the Capital Medical Society Foundation, 1204 Miccosukee Road, Tallahassee, FL 32308, or making a gift online at https:// capmed.org/donate/.
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DONATE TO THE CMS FOUNDATION
Donate to the CMS Foundation – We Thank Our Donors We thank the following donors who made a gift to the CMS Foundation this past month: Capital Medical Society Foundation – included with their annual dues payment Terry W. Sherraden, M.D. We Care Network Gadsden County Board of County Commissioners Scott Sutor – for We Care Dental Network
Jerry Harris, M.D. Dr. and Mrs. Karl F. Hempel Nancy Loeffler, M.D. Ronald Machado, M.D. Dr. and Mrs. Meredith McKinney – Through Their Family Fund
The Julia Revell St. Petery, M.D. Scholarship in Pediatrics Endowment – In Memory of Dr. Julia St. Petery
Thomas Noel, M.D.
Anonymous
Dianne Pappachristou, D.O.
Dr. and Mrs. Clifton J. Bailey
Ronald H. Saff, M.D.
David Bellamy, M.D.
Gerold L. Schiebler, M.D.
Jeffrey Brosco, M.D.
Joedrecka Brown Speights, M.D.
Elizabeth Dickens, M.D.
Jennifer Takagishi, M.D.
Dr. and Mrs. F. Ray Dolly
Dr. and Mrs. James Totten
Caroline Donnellan
Daniel Van Durme, M.D.
William and Caryl Donnellan
Robert Watson, M.D.
Family Dermatology of North Florida, LLC
Dr. and Mrs. Michael B. Wilhoit
Roy M. Forman, M.D.
Dr. and Mrs. Charles D. Williams
Paula and Tim Fortunas
Pat Woodward, M.D.
Edward Grunewald – In Memory of Sharon Thompson
Nancy M. Wright, M.D.
Patricia Mierse
Stanley Gwock, M.D.
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The Impact of Private Support: The Capital Medical Society Foundation’s community of donors strategically help fulfill its mission “to support the charitable efforts of physicians and others, increase access to healthcare, promote education and serve the community’s health needs through innovative projects that are exemplary, affordable and dignified.” ➢ Access to healthcare is increased through gifts to the We Care Network and the We Care Network Endowment Fund. More than $120.7 million in donated specialty medical and dental care has been provided to low-income, uninsured patients since the program was created in 1992. In fiscal year 2020-21, which ended June 30, 2021, more than $8.4 million in healthcare was donated. Gifts support the operational expenses of the program including salaries and benefits of the case management team who coordinate the donated care. ➢ To provide incentives to keep medical students trained at the FSU College of Medicine in the Big Bend after completion of their residencies and help meet the growing demand for physicians in Florida, gifts to the Scholarship Fund provide scholarships to FSU College of Medicine students who have expressed an interest in returning to the Big Bend to practice after completion of their residencies. $45,500 was awarded in 2021. ➢ Gifts to the Capital Medical Society Foundation help provide operational resources for the Capital Medical Society Foundation. In addition, modest grants are awarded to area non-profits whose programs improve access to healthcare for the underserved. In 2021, the CMSF awarded a total of $15,000 in grants to Elder Care Services for their In-Home Services Program, the Big Bend Hospice Foundation for bereavement services, and to Lighthouse of the Big Bend for aids for the visually-impaired. Gifts to Honor and In Memoriam: You can make a gift to the CMS Foundation in memory of someone who has passed away or in honor of someone, such as a fellow physician, you hold in high esteem or has taken care of you or your family. The CMS Foundation will send an acknowledgement letter to those you memorialize and honor. How to Give: Through the generosity of donors, funds have been created in order to establish financial stability to meet our mission. You can make a gift at any time to one of the CMS Foundation’s current funds: 1) The Capital Medical Society Foundation – Area of Greatest Need 2) The Capital Medical Society Foundation General Endowment 3) We Care Network 4) We Care Network Endowment 5) The Ronald G. Pickett Endowment 6) The CMS Foundation Physician Wellness Fund 7) The CMS Foundation Scholarship Fund 8) The Anesthesiology Associates of Tallahassee Scholarship Endowment 9) The Julia Revell St. Petery, M.D. Scholarship in Pediatrics Endowment Gifts should be made payable to the CMS Foundation and 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. Gifts may be made by credit card or direct debit from the CMS website. 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: Pam Irwin Executive Director pirwin@capmed.org or (850) 877-9018 or after hours at (850) 559-8611 CAP SCAN - A CAPITAL MEDICAL SOCIETY PUBLICATION
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THANK YOU To our CMS members and We Care Network partners who provided healthcare to new patients in September 2021. Your generosity and support of the We Care Network makes a difference. Physicians Christopher Babl, M.D. Julia Barry, D.O. David Bellamy, M.D. Eric Berenson, M.D. Michael Bernhardt, M.D. Alexander Brickler III, M.D. Tim Broeseker, M.D. Viet Bui, M.D. David Burns, M.D. Joseph Camps, M.D. Bria Casperson, M.D. Armand Cognetta Jr., M.D. Matthew Connor, M.D. Joshua Dault, M.D. William Dixon IV, M.D. H. Avon Doll, M.D. Chesley Durgin, M.D. Adam Engel, M.D. Mark Fahey, M.D. Alexander Franz, M.D. Hong Gao, M.D. Spencer Gilleon, M.D. Gian-Carlo Giove, M.D. Aaron Guyer, M.D. Amy Haddock, M.D. Todd Hewitt, M.D. Marc Inglese, M.D. Okanta Jackson, M.D. Barbara Jaeger, M.D. Beverly Johnson, M.D. Arjun Kaji, M.D. Sayeed Khalillullah, M.D. James Killius, M.D. Fang Sarah Ko, M.D. Hari Kolli, M.D. Amulya Konda, M.D. Ovidiu Marina, M.D. Manoela Mota, M.D. Christopher Murphy, D.O. Mitchell Peabody, D.O. Michael Pentaleri, M.D. Jorge Perez de Armas, M.D. Hussein Rayatzadeh, M.D. Allison Retzer, M.D. Davis Rierson, M.D. Adrian Roberts, M.D. Abel Romero-Corral, M.D. Tim Ruark, M.D.
Jamey Sarvis, M.D. Andras Schaffer, M.D. Heemanshi Shah, M.D. Eliot Sieloff, M.D. Joshua Somerset, M.D. Amanda Stephens, D.O. Mary Swain, M.D. Timothy Sweeney, M.D. John Thabes, M.D. William Thompson, M.D. Andrea Venturini, M.D. David Vermess, M.D. Tony Weaver, M.D. Graham Whitaker, M.D. William Yaakob, M.D. Charles Yowell, M.D. Samuel Yu, M.D. Brian Zirgibel, M.D. Dentists Jean-Pierre Bastien, D.M.D. Ransey Boyd, D.M.D. Walter Colón, D.M.D. Alan Dransfield, D.M.D. Barbara Leadbeater, D.M.D. William McFatter, D.D.S. Lawrence Pijut, D.M.D. Lawrence Weaver, D.M.D. Facilities Advanced Urology Institute Airway Works, LLC Anesthesiology Associates Aspros, Badger, & Boyd Dental Associates Apalachee Primary Care Barbara Leadbeater DMD Bastien Dental Care Beachton Denture Clinic BioTelemetry, Inc. Bond Community Health Center Capital Regional Cancer Center Capital Regional Surgical Associates Care Point Health & Wellness Center CESC Dental Clinic Dermatology Associates Digestive Disease Clinic Eye Associates of Tallahassee Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute FSU PrimaryHealth Gadsden County Health Department Jefferson County Health Department Jessie Furlow Medical Center Ketchum, Wood, & Burgert Pathology Associates Lawrence J Pijut DMD PA Madison Medical Center Manocha, McSoley, Balan, and Manocha Dentistry Neighborhood Medical Center North Florida Nephrology Associates North Florida Women’s Care North Monroe Medical Center
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Periodontal Associates of North Florida Radiology Associates of Tallahassee Red Hills Dental Associates Roy Schwartz MD Southeastern Plastic Surgery Southern Medical Group, P.A. Susan M. Byrne Family Dentistry Tallahassee Diagnostic Imaging Tallahassee Ear, Nose, and Throat Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare Family Medicine Residency Program TMH Physician Partners Cancer and Hematology TMH Physician Partners Cardiology and Internal Medicine TMH Physician Partners Cardiothoracic Surgery Specialists TMH Physician Partners Gynecologic Oncology Specialists TMH Physician Partners Hospitalists Group TMH Physician Partners Monticello TMH Physician Partners Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Specialists TMH Physician Partners Radiation Oncology Specialists TMH Physician Partners Heart Rhythm Clinic TMH Physician Partners Surgical Specialists TMH Physician Partners Urology Specialists TMH Physician Partners Wakulla TMH Transition Center Tallahassee Orthopedic Clinic TOC Canopy Vascular Surgery Associates Wakulla County Health Department Wakulla Medical Center Womens Clinic Women’s Imaging Center Please contact Diana Bixler at dbixler@capmed.org or 201-0130 if you are a We Care Network volunteer and you provided volunteer specialty care in the month of September 2021, and your name is omitted.
The We Care Network strongly encourages our volunteer physicians and dentists to send their value of donated services to us. The value of donated services is important for us to share with our funders and the community. In addition, up to five hours, per biennium, of CE credit may be fulfilled by performing pro bono medical and dental services to We Care Network patients, if we have received documentation of value of services. You can send your value of donated services via fax to Diana Bixler at (850) 2010085 or mail to 1204 Miccosukee Road, Tallahassee, FL, 32308. Thank you!
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We thank our referring providers from September 2021:
Ebonie Allen, APRN
Hong Gao, M.D.
Carla Robertson, APRN
Anne Ananga, APRN
Gabrielle Gardner, APRN
Tim Ruark, M.D.
Katrina Ball, APRN
Amy Haddock, M.D.
Valerie Russell, APRN
Julia Barry, D.O.
Hantz Hercule, M.D.
Karen Russell, M.D.
Karen Bartley, M.D.
Todd Hewitt, M.D.
Lucilita Salvador, P.A.
Megan Bassett, APRN
Amit Jain, M.D.
Roy Schwartz, M.D.
Jean-Pierre Bastien, D.M.D.
Anneka Johnson, APRN
Philip Sharp, M.D.
Sherry Bramblett, APRN
Amulya Konda, M.D.
Benjamin Shivar, PA
Daniel Breivogel, APRN
Elaine Larkins, APRN
Gadi Silberman, M.D.
Catherine Bridges, D.M.D.
Jessica Lea, APRN
Jeannine Silberman, M.D.
Fran Bridges, APRN
Ashok Manocha, B.D.S.
Anthony Speights, M.D.
Susan M. Byrne, D.M.D.
Marie Mathellus, APRN
John Thabes, M.D.
Carlos Castro, M.D.
Joseph Mazziotta, M.D.
Faye Tinson, APRN
Stephanie Chandler, APRN
Damon McMillan, M.D.
Nadege Toussaint, APRN
Melba Colon-Renta, M.D.
Marie Methellus, APRN
Mallory Tucker, PA
Marilyn Cox, M.D.
Kelley Miller, APRN
Teresa Tullos, APRN
Jill David, APRN
Kimberly Moore, D.D.S.
Beatriz Cepeda Valery, M.D.
Stephanie DeRouin, APRN
Marcia Morris, APRN
Ramona Vossler, RDH
William Dixon IV, M.D.
Tod Morris, M.D.
Lakeisha Washington, APRN
Nathalie Esellem, APRN
Chukwuma Okoroji, M.D.
Jeffrey Wasserman, D.O.
Cynthia Evans, APRN
Paresh Patel, M.D.
Lindsey Wells, M.D.
Sharron Foster, M.D.
Brandi Richardson, APRN
Shana Wood, APRN
Alexander Franz, M.D.
Charlie Richardson, M.D.
Charles Yowell, M.D.
Dale French, D.O.
Adrian Roberts, M.D.
DURING THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER 2021, THE WE CARE NETWORK: RECEIVED 230 REFERRALS, WITH 115 PATIENTS NEW TO THE PROGRAM
SCHEDULED 110 APPOINTMENTS WITH VOLUNTEER PHYSICIANS AND DENTISTS
$147,662.27 IN DONATED CARE WAS REPORTED BY WE CARE VOLUNTEERS
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Cap Scan Newsletter 1204 Miccosukee Road Tallahassee, FL 32308
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