IN THIS ISSUE
SAN FRANCISCO MEDICINE April 2013 Volume 86, Number 3
Evolving Frontiers in Medical Specialties FEATURE ARTICLES
MONTHLY COLUMNS
12 The Doc Whisperer: “It’s Change I Don’t Like” Jack Lewin, MD
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Membership Matters
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Ask the SFMS
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New SFMS Members
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President’s Message Shannon Udovic-Constant, MD
13 Primary Care: Current Challenges and the Future Callie Langton, PhD 15 The Future of General Surgery: A 2013 Update John Maa, MD
17 Substance Abuse: Health Care Reform Brings Changes for Treatment David Pating, MD 19 Cardiac Surgery: The Role of Robotics Sachin Shah, MD
21 Teledermatology: Technology to Improve Access to Care Lawrence Cheung, MD 23 Developments in Oncology: An Update on Progress Caroline Behler, MD 25 Neurology: New Developments in the Field Brian Andrews, MD, FAANS, FACS
26 Bariatric Medicine: Seven Exciting Developments Sean Bourke, MD
11 Editorial Gordon Fung, MD, PhD 32 In Memoriam Nancy Thomson, MD 33 Hospital News
OF INTEREST 31 Choosing (Ever More) Wisely: An Update from the “Moral Center of Care” Steve Heilig, MPH
31 Medicare/Medi-Cal Dual Eligible Patients Update: Some Good News 32 SFMS/CMA Joins Amicus Briefs Challenging Proposition 8 and the Defense of Marriage Act
29 Nurse Practitioners: Implementing the Affordable Care Act David Vlahov, RN, PhD 30 The Rules of Primary Care: Creating Safe, Smart Ways to Serve the Growing Pool of Patients Paul R. Phinney, MD
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