Class notes Dr. Sam Brewton Jr. (’56), Thomaston, Ga., received the 2013 Service to Mankind Award by the Thomaston Sertoma Club for his service to the Thomaston community throughout the years.
Dr. Merle P. Stringer (’68), a neurosurgeon at the Brain and Spine Center in Panama City, Fla., has been reappointed by Florida Gov. Rick Scott to the Board of Medicine in Florida. He is a former President of the Florida Neurosurgical Society and Bays Medical Society. Stringer completed his neurological surgery residency at University Hospital in Baltimore.
Dr. Miles Mason III (’72), Duluth, Ga., was recently presented Georgia Hospital Association’s prestigious Chairman’s Award. He was recognized for long-time dedication to the hospital system and for bringing quality care to the community.
Dr. David Johnson (’76) has been named Chairman of the American Board of Internal Medicine Board of Directors. He is a noted expert on lung cancer, holds the Donald W. Seldin Distinguished Chair in Internal Medicine, and is Chairman of the Department of Internal Medicine at The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas. Dr. Davey Herring (’80), Eatonton, Ga.,
Neurological Surgery and is a member of the American Medical Association, the Southern Neurosurgical Society, the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, Congress of Neurological Surgeons, the Georgia Neurological Society, and the Muscogee County Medical Society. He is also Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery at University of Rochester Medical Center.
has joined Eatonton Medical and Surgical Center and the staff of Putnam General Hospital. He is a Fellow in the Southeastern Surgical Congress, and a member of The Macon Surgical Society and The Will C. Sealy Surgical Society. He is also a volunteer clinical faculty member for both the Mercer University School of Medicine and the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine.
Dr. Walter Curran (’82), Atlanta, was
Dr. James Metcalf (’80), Ithica, N.Y., recently joined the Progressive Neurosurgery practice at Cayuga Medical Associates through a regional neurosurgery initiative. He is certified by the American Board of
Dr. Robert Bowman (’86), Tifton, Ga., has opened Changes Laser, a clinic dedicated to expert laser tattoo removal, to meet southern and central Georgia’s increasing demand for a solution to address tattoo regret.
Dr. John S. Harvey (’78)
recently named Executive Director of the Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, a Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar, and Chairman in Cancer Research by the Georgia Research Alliance. He is also Professor and Chairman of the Department of Radiation Oncology in Emory University School of Medicine.
He was applauded for his service as a colonel and command surgeon in the Georgia State Defense Force, where he has been a volunteer since 2000. His missions have included Katrina and Rita hurricane assistance, and Haiti earthquake victim airlifts in Atlanta. During the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, Harvey served as a volunteer medical command officer, where he dealt directly with the medical and multi-agency response to the Centennial Park bombing. In 2006 he was awarded the Georgia Department of Defense Meritorious Service Medal. Harvey has served as the speaker of MAG’s House of Delegates since 2009 and is past MAG President.
received the 2013 Physician’s Award for Community Service during the Medical Association of Georgia’s 159th House of Delegates meeting. The award recognizes a physician who demonstrates a love for the community beyond the scope of regular practice.
MAG Immediate Past president W. Scott Bohlke with Dr. John S. Harvey
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