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Winter 2023

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Berks County Medical Society Officers

Jillian Ventuzelo, DO President

William Santoro, MD President Elect

Kristen Sandel, MD

Chair, Executive Council

Ankit Shah, MD Treasurer

Jin Xu, MD Secretary

Michael L. Haas, MD

Immediate Past President

T. J. Huckleberry, MPA Executive Director

Berks County Medical Society

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33 Summer 2023 Berks County Medical Society’s Pat Sharma President’s Scholarship

34 Berks County Chosen to Lead US COVID-19 Home to Treat Program

36 In Memoriam: Richard Joel Greene, MD Clodualdo Orquiza, MD

38 LGBT Center Health Fair

5 President’s Message

6 Compass Points

8 Editor’s Comments

17 Wellness Matters: Healthy Eating

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