MONTGOMERY COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY ACTIVITIES



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MONTGOMERY COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY
Was Well Represented at the Annual Pennsylvania Medical Society House of Delegates

Members of the Montgomery County Medical Society Delegation for 2007 met in Hershey Pennsylvania on October 20-21 at the Annual Pennsylvania Medical Society-House of Delegates Meeting to deliberate and craft Policy and Agenda for the Pennsylvania Medical Society. Pictured below (L to R) are Delegates Dennis Jerdan, MD (MCMS Past President), Mark Lopatin, MD, and Frederick Becker, MD. Additional photos of MCMS Delegates at the meeting can be seen in our On-Line Photo Album.



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“DOCTORS ON CALL” PROGRAM- Broadcasted on KYW, CBS 3

Many local residents had the opportunity to discuss their medical concerns with physicians as part of a program from the Pennsylvania Medical Society called “Doctors on Call.” On May 23. The televised special was air as a part of CBS 3 broadcasts from 4 to 7 p.m. that evening.

Your M.C.M.S. wishes to thank the following Montgomery County Member Physician who contributed to this year's event: *Frederic Becker, MD, *William Lander, MD, Harold Koller, MD, James Pendleton, MD Jonathan Gomberg, MD, *Madeline Danny, DO, *Mark Pyfer, MD, Melvyn Wolf, MD *Richard Whittaker, MD Robert L. Knobler, MD, *Sanul Corrielus, MD, *Scott E. Shapiro, MD and Victoria Cirillo-Hyland, MD.
(* Denotes MCMS Board Member ).

Many other members of the Pennsylvania Medical Society, who also participated and who deserve our thanks include: Barry Snyder, MD (Bucks), Christopher Hannum, MD (Delaware), Gerald A. Meis, DO (Delaware), Gerald B. Kolski, MD (Delaware), Jackeline Iacovella, MD (Delaware),Jonathan A. Briskin, MD (Delaware), Perry Sexton, MD (Philadelphia), and Suzanne Steele, MD (Philadelphia). Non-member physicians participating were Chris Jonathan, MD, Claudia Hargrove, MD, Dean R. Dennis, MD, and Janet Goldberg, DO.

Pictured left to rght: Sanul Corrielus, MD and Perry Sexton, MD, responding to local residents medical concerns during the Doctors on Call program at CBS-Channel 3, May 23, 2006.
Photo by Mark Austerberry, May 23, 2006 @ on Call



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WELCOMES 2005 FOUNDATION RECIPIENTS



M.C.M.S. FOUNDATION-In 2005, the Montgomery County Medical Society Foundation distributed $6400 to 11 nonprofit agencies in Montgomery County. The purpose of the Montgomery County Medical Society Foundation Award program is to dispense grants annually to charitable organizations, whose services include the improvement of the mental and physical well being of the inhabitants of Montgomery County.

Frank J. Tornetta, MD and H. Tom Tamaki, MD have been the Co-Chairs of the Subcommittee on Distribution of the Foundation for over forty years. The Foundation was established in 1964 with donations from the Polio Immunization program.
STANDING (left to right): H. Tom Tamaki, MD, Co-Chair MCMS Foundation; Mary Onama, Victim Services Center of Montgomery County; Douglas Yingling, Montgomery County Association for the Blind; Barbara Hand, Cribs for Kids; Jessica Hickman Schneider, Compeers of Suburban Philadelphia; Jeannie Parisi, Volunteers in Action; Susan Golec, Developmental Enterprises Corporation; H. William Schmidt, MD, Board member.
SEATED (left to right): Frank Toretta, MD, Co-Chair MCMS Foundation; Peggy Maccolini, Central Montgomery Mental Health/Mental Retardation Center; Barbara Finklestein, RSVP; Linda DeFrancisco, Forteniters Club; Jeannie Stauch, VNA Pottstown and Vicinity.
Photo by Mark Austerberry