cap scan - may 2014

CAP SCAN - A CAPITAL MEDICAL SOCIETY PUBLICATION 1

MAY EDITION, VOLUME 2014, NO. 5

CAPITAL MEDICAL SOCIETY 2014 MEETINGS CALENDAR

MAY 20, 2014 @ 6:00 PM“Rational Drug Prescribing in Elders”*Kenneth Brummel-Smith, M.D. Location: Maguire Center for Lifelong Learning at Westminster Oaks

MAY 29, 2014 @ 6:00 PMCMS Family Fun NightFor physicians and their familiesFSU University Center Club

AUGUST 2014 (DATE: TBA)CMS Meet the Candidates Forum6:00 pmLocation: TBA

*INDICATES IT IS A CMS MEMBERSHIP & CME MEETING FOR MORE INFORMATION, SEE PAGE 12

2014 CELEBRATION AWARDS DINNERBy Shannon Boyle, CMS Communications and Marketing Coordinator

The thirteenth annual Celebration Awards Dinner was a special night for our award honorees, Dr. Nelson Kraeft and Dr. Alma Littles. The event was held, in recognition of Doctors’ Day, on March 27th at the FSU University Center Club. The room was filled with proud colleagues, friends, and family of Dr. Kraeft and Dr. Littles. Dr. Nelson Kraeft was awarded the I.B. Harrison, M.D. Humanitarian Award, and Dr. Alma Littles was awarded the Outstanding Physician Award. Dr. Alfredo Paredes, CMS President, did a great job emceeing the event.

Dr. Paredes thanked the Celebration Awards Dinner Steering Committee and the Capital Medical Society staff for their hard work in organizing and coordinating this event.

DR. ALFREDO PAREDES (LEFT) AND DR. CYNEETHA STRONG (RIGHT) PRESENTED THE 2014 OUTSTANDING PHYSICIAN AWARD TO DR. ALMA LITTLES (MIDDLE).

(L-R) DR. DAVID STEWART; DR. NANCY VANVESSEM, TITLE SPONSOR, CAPITAL HEALTH PLAN; DR. ALMA LITTLES; DR. DAVID JONES, TITLE SPONSOR, CAPITAL HEALTH PLAN; AND DR. ESTRELLITA REDMON, TITLE SPONSOR, CAPITAL HEALTH PLAN.

DR. ORSON SMITH (MIDDLE) AND DR. ALFREDO PAREDES (STANDING RIGHT) PRESENTED THE 2014 I.B. HARRISON, M.D. HUMANITARIAN AWARD TO DR. NELSON KRAEFT (LEFT).

TITLE SPONSOR

PRESENTING SPONSOR

TALLAHASSEE MEMORIAL HEALTHCARE

SUPPORTING SPONSORS

FSU COLLEGE OF MEDICINE

SUNTRUST

EVENT SPONSORS

ASSURANCE HEALTH CARE FINANCIAL

SERVICES, INC.

CAPITAL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER

FLORIDA BLUE

HEALTHSOUTH REHABILITATION

HOSPITAL OF TALLAHASSEE

MEDAFFINITY

SOUTHERN CARDIAC AND VASCULAR ASSOCIATES

THE KRIZNER GROUP

THOMPSON BASSETT TEAM OF PRUDENTIAL

SHIMMERING SANDS REALTY

TMH FEDERAL CREDIT UNION

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B. DAVID ROBINSON, M.D. – 1ST

NANCY CHORBA, M.D. – 2ND

MARC FISHER, M.D. – 2ND

SHAWN RAMSEY, D.O. – 3RD

WILLIAM COMER CHERRY, JR., M.D. – 4TH

JOEL KRAMER, M.D. – 4TH

CHARLES LONG, M.D. – 4TH

THOMAS NOEL, M.D. – 4TH

DAVID SMITH, M.D. – 4TH

ANTHONY WRIGHT, M.D. – 5TH

SPENCER GILLEON, M.D. – 6TH

H. TIMOTHY PAULK, M.D. – 6TH

IRA PRICE, M.D. – 6TH

ROBERT STEELE, M.D. – 6TH

NOLA MUNASIFI, M.D. – 7TH

DON ZORN, M.D. – 9TH

JOHN GIANNINI, M.D. – 10TH

LUZ PRIETO-SANCHEZ, M.D. – 10TH

KAREN WILKENS, M.D. – 11TH

JEFFREY MYERS, M.D. – 12TH

JOHN BAILEY, D.O. – 13TH

SAM ASHOO, M.D. – 14TH

HARI KOLLI, M.D. – 14TH

FLOYD JAGGEARS, M.D. – 15TH

HUGH VANLANDINGHAM, M.D. – 15TH

MARK SAUNDERS, M.D. – 16TH

PATRICIA HOGAN, M.D. – 18TH

KENNETH BRUMMEL-SMITH, M.D. – 19TH

JAYATI SINGH, M.D. – 19TH

JOHN MAHONEY, M.D. – 20TH

CHRISTOPHER PRICE, M.D. – 20TH

VICTORIA TE, M.D. – 20TH

STEPHEN HALEY, M.D. – 21ST

KURT LUHMANN, M.D. – 21ST

AL MCCULLY, M.D. – 22ND

DAVID HOOD, M.D. – 23RD

STEVEN MEDVID, M.D. – 23RD

AARON APPIAH, M.D. – 25TH

JERRY HARRIS, M.D. – 26TH

JEFFREY CROOMS, M.D. – 27TH

GORDON LOW, M.D. – 27TH

JEFFREY RAWLINGS, M.D. – 27TH

JOHN AGENS, M.D. – 28TH

STEPHEN LAROSA, M.D. – 29TH

HECTOR MEJIA, M.D. – 29TH

DAVID OBERSTE, M.D. – 29TH

DANIEL YANG, M.D. – 29TH

SUZANNE HARRISON, M.D. – 30TH

MEHUL PATEL, M.D. – 31ST

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BOARD OF GOVERNORSAlfredo Paredes, M.D., PresidentJoshua Somerset, M.D., President ElectJ. Daniell Rackley, M.D., Secretary/TreasurerNancy Loeffler, M.D., Immediate Past-PresidentRobert Chapman, M.D.Garrett Chumney, M.D. Tracey Hellgren, M.D.Kelly Hutchinson, CMS Alliance PresidentVikki McKinnie, M.D.Hector Mejia, M.D.Margaret Havens Neal, M.D.Philip Sharp, M.D.Timothy Sweeney, M.D.Ernesto Umaña, M.D.Sue Conte, Executive DirectorFamily Medicine ResidentsWilliam Carlson, M.D. / David Castillo, M.D. Internal Medicine ResidentsAjoke Bamisile, M.D. / Brittany Clark, M.D.

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2014 CELEBRATION AWARDS DINNER 1MAY BIRTHDAYS 2WELCOME NEW MEMBER 3LUNCH & LEARN RECAP 3LUNCH & LEARN CALENDAR 3 OUTSTANDING PHYSICIAN AWARD PRESENTATION 7OUTSTANDING PHYSICIAN AWARD SPEECH 8HARRISON, MD HUMANITARIAN AWARD PRESENTATION 102014 CMS MEETINGS CALENDAR 12 CMS FAMILY FUN NIGHT 13REFLECTIONS FROM THE EDITOR 14VIEWPOINT 16 CMS MEMBERSHIP MEETING MINUTES 18CMS FOUNDATION 22CMS FOUNDATION: WE CARE NETWORK 23

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LUNCH & LEARN

MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR THE REMAINING

LUNCH & LEARN SEMINAR FOR SPRING 2014

WEDNESDAY, MAY 21, 2014

AHCA’S HEALTH INFORMATION EXCHANGE SERVICES: EHR INCENTIVE PROGRAM/

MEANINGFUL USE

Hear from Pamela King, HIE Outreach Coordinator, and Mary Schrenker, EHR Incentive Program Coordinator, from the Agency for Health Care Administration (Agency). They will be sharing information related to the growth of Health Information Technology in the State of Florida. The presentation will cover the state’s efforts to promote electronic health records (EHRs) through the Medicaid EHR Incentive Program. Agency staff will speak about program requirements from both the state and federal perspective and provide a high level overview of Meaningful Use requirements. The staff will also provide an update on the Florida Health Information Exchange including an explanation of the services that can assist providers in meeting meaningful use requirements.

Speakers: Pamela King & Mary Schrenker, AHCA

Sponsor: Florida Doctors Insurance Company, Dennis Wilson

TIME: 12 NOON TO 1:30 PM (SEMINARS START AT 12:30 PM)

PLACE: CHP AUDITORIUM, 2ND FL., 1491 GOVERNORS SQ. BLVD.

$10 PER SEMINAR/PER PERSON. YOU CAN REGISTER FOR ALL SEMINARS, OR ONE AT A

TIME!

TO REGISTER OR FOR MORE INFORMATION, CALL ROSALIE CARLIN AT 877-9018.

CAPITAL MEDICAL SOCIETY IS PLEASED TO WELCOME THE FOLLOWING

NEW MEMBER:TIMOTHY FRERICHS, M.D.Medical School: University of South AlabamaInternship/Residency: University of South AlabamaFellowships: Andrews Institute, Desert Orthopaedic Center

LUNCH & LEARNA SERVICE FOR ALL CMS MEMBER OFFICES! On March 19th, William Dillon, Board Certified Health Law Attorney with Messer Caparello, P.A., gave an excellent program on “EHR Pitfalls for Physician Group Practices”. You can reach Mr. Dillon at (850) 425-5218 or [email protected].

TMH Federal Credit Union sponsored the March 19th Lunch and Learn. Liz Thiele and Diane Elyse were in attendance as representatives of TMH Federal Credit Union. You can reach Ms. Thiele at (850) 402-5301 or [email protected].

On April 16th, two representatives from Florida Blue, Gordon F. Bailey, II, Assistant General Counsel, and Kelly James, Senior Manager, Government Affairs, gave a great program on “Affordable Care Act: Status/Overview”. You can reach Mr. Bailey at (904) 905-8230 or [email protected] and Mr. James at (904) 905-5742 or [email protected].

REPRESENTATIVES WITH OUR SPONSOR, TMH FEDERAL CREDIT UNION: (L-R) LIZ THIELE AND DIANE ELYSE.

OUR SPEAKER, WILLIAM DILLON, WITH MESSER CAPARELLO, P.A.

L-R) SPONSOR, SUNTRUST – LAUREN BUTLER; SPEAKER, KELLY JAMES – FLORIDA BLUE; SPEAKER, GORDON F. BAILEY, II – FLORIDA BLUE; AND SPONSOR, SUNTRUST – DIANA CURETON.

SunTrust sponsored the April 16th Lunch and Learn. Diana Cureton, Client Advisor, and Lauren Butler, Community Development Manager, were in attendance as representatives of SunTrust. You can reach Mr. Butler at (904) 632-2849 or [email protected].

These seminars were held at the Capital Health Plan on Governor’s Square Blvd – and we thank them for providing this lovely venue. CMS

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Dr. Paredes discussed 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 the award to stand and be recognized. Those in attendance were: Dr. Pat Woodward, Dr. Brian Sheedy, Dr. Orson Smith, Dr. James Stockwell, Drs. Julia and Louis St. Petery, Dr. Whit Oliver, Dr. James Geissinger, and Dr. David Miles. Dr. Nelson Kraeft joined these esteemed physicians, as well as those who could not attend, as the 2014 recipient of this prestigious award.

Dr. Orson Smith presented Dr. Nelson Kraeft with the I.B. Harrison, M.D. Humanitarian Award. (You can read Dr. Smith’s remarks on page 10.) Upon receiving the award, Dr. Kraeft made a few clarifications to Dr. Smith’s remarks and thanked Dr. Francis Holland for starting the Tumor Clinic and recognized Dr. Holland’s son, Dr. Charles Holland, and Dr. T. Bert Fletcher, who were both in attendance, for their contributions.

The Capital Medical Society would like to extend their appreciation to the CMS Alliance for providing the carnations, corsages, boutonnieres, and the beautiful floral arrangement in front of the stage. The red carnation is the symbol for Doctors’ Day.

We thank our 2014 Celebration Awards Dinner sponsors, without their generous support this event would not be possible. CMS

Dr. Paredes recognized and welcomed four new CMS members, in attendance: Dr. Acquinonette Bryant, Dr. Timothy Frerichs, Dr. T. Adam Oliver and Dr. Pooja Patel.

Dr. Paredes recognized retired physicians from the past year for their well-respected careers in medicine: Dr. Robert Chapman, Dr. Jyotsna Dalal, Dr. William Donnellan, Jr., and Dr. Mansukhlal Padalia.

A moment of silence was held to honor Dr. Albert Menduni, who passed away in February.

Dr. Paredes thanked the volunteers in the We Care Network. He noted that We Care volunteers donated more than $5 million in care last year and a cumulative total of more than $55 million in the last 20 years. Our special guest, Leon County Commissioner Bryan Desloge, thanked the medical community for their volunteerism and expressed his appreciation for the positive relationship he has with CMS.

Dr. Paredes asked the past recipients of the Outstanding Physician Award, in attendance, to stand and be recognized: Dr. Thomas Hicks, Dr. Terence McCoy, Dr. Charles Williams, and Dr. Dean Watson. Dr. Littles joined these esteemed physicians, as well as those who could not attend, as one of those honored with this prestigious award.

Dr. Cyneetha Strong presented Dr. Alma Littles with the Outstanding Physician Award, which honors a physician who has demonstrated outstanding leadership in the profession of medicine. (You can read Dr. Strong’s remarks on page 7 and Dr. Littles’ remarks on page 8.)

“2014 CELEBRATION AWARDS DINNER” CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1

(L-R) WARREN JONES, PRESENTING SPONSOR, TALLAHASSEE MEMORIAL HEALTHCARE (TMH); JASON MOORE, PRESENTING SPONSOR, TMH; DR. DEAN WATSON, PRESENTING SPONSOR, TMH; PAULA FORTUNAS, PRESENTING SPONSOR, TMH; DR. AL MCCULLY; MARK O’BRYANT, PRESENTING SPONSOR, TMH; FRANCINE MILLINOR; AND DR. J. GALT ALLEE.

2014 CELEBRATION AWARDS DINNER



SUPPORTING SPONSOR, FSU COLLEGE OF MEDICINE – (L-R) CATHY BELL, KAREN MYERS, ARNP, NANCY WILTSHIRE, MOLLIE HILL, AND JIM MCNEILL.

EVENT SPONSOR, CAPITAL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER – (L-R) BRIAN COOK AND ALAN KEESEE, WITH SUPPORTING SPONSOR, SUNTRUST – (L-R) DIANA CURETON AND LEIGH GRAHAM.

EVENT SPONSOR, ASSURANCE HEALTH CARE FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. – (L-R) MEL CHANG AND MICHAEL MACLAREN.

EVENT SPONSOR, FLORIDA BLUE – (L-R) DARNEL SMITH AND KRISTI VALAER.

EVENT SPONSOR, HEALTHSOUTH REHABILITATION HOSPITAL OF TALLAHASSEE – TIFFANY VAUSE.

EVENT SPONSOR, SOUTHERN CARDIAC AND VASCULAR ASSOCIATES – DR. DAVID AND RHONDA SAINT.

EVENT SPONSOR, THOMPSON BASSETT TEAM OF PRUDENTIAL SHIMMERING SANDS REALTY – (L-R) SHELLEY SHEPARD AND SUSAN BASSETT.

EVENT SPONSOR, TMH FEDERAL CREDIT UNION – ERIC AND LIZ THIELE.

EVENT SPONSOR, MEDAFFINITY – (L-R) WAYNE WATSON AND DUSTIN HOLT.


ABOVE: WE CARE VOLUNTEER DENTISTS: (L-R) ASHOK MANOCHA, B.D.S., WILLIAM TYLER BALDOCK, D.D.S., VIRAJ MANOCHA, D.M.D., AND ED ZAPERT, D.M.D.

RIGHT: (L-R) DR. ALFREDO PAREDES; NILA PADALIA; AND DR. MANSUKHLAL PADALIA, HONORED RETIRED MEMBER.

(L-R) ANDREA CHAPMAN; DR. ROBERT CHAPMAN, HONORED RETIRED MEMBER; AND DR. KEN BRUMMEL-SMITH.

ABOVE: THE FAMILY OF DR. NELSON KRAEFT WAS PRESENT TO HONOR HIM WITH THE I.B. HARRISON, M.D. HUMANITARIAN AWARD.

LEFT: FAMILY AND FRIENDS OF DR. ALMA LITTLES WERE PRESENT TO HONOR HER WITH THE OUTSTANDING PHYSICIAN AWARD.

LEON COUNTY COMMISSIONER, BRYAN DESLOGE (LEFT), ACCEPTS A BOTTLE OF CMS WINE FROM DR. ALFREDO PAREDES, AS AN EXPRESSION OF OUR APPRECIATION FOR ALL HE DOES FOR OUR COMMUNITY.



DR. CYNEETHA STRONG’S PRESENTATION TO DR. ALMA LITTLES, RECIPIENT OF THE 2014 OUTSTANDING PHYSICIAN AWARD

I learned of Dr. Alma

Joyce Brown Littles

long before I actually

met her in person.

Although we are from

the same hometown

of Quincy, Florida,

our paths never

overlapped in Quincy.

I first learned about

Dr. Littles when I

was a senior in high

school. I spent one

period a day as an

assistant for Miss Bettye Ponder, who had served as teacher,

guidance counselor, and curriculum coordinator. She kept

talking about a star pupil, Alma Joyce Brown, who was

studying medicine at University of Florida. “Alma Joyce,

Alma Joyce, Alma Joyce”…by the end of the year, I thought

that this “Alma Joyce” walked on water. Of course, Miss

Ponder and many others encouraged me to look up Dr.

Littles when I got to UF.

When I got to UF, I became busy with my school activities

and did not reach out to her. I figured she would be too busy

to make time for me. Many months later, I happened to be

wandering the halls of Shands Hospital when I met this guy

named Gentle Littles. I told him that I was from Quincy, and I

aspired to attend medical school. He said, “You need to meet

my girlfriend, Alma Joyce Brown, who is from Quincy and

currently in medical school.” What a small world!! Seeing

that as a sign from God, I finally met Alma Joyce. That was

the beginning of a beautiful friendship. She was all the great

things that Miss Ponder had said about her and more. Even

though she was very busy, she took time to offer advice and

introduce me to others who could help me on my quest to

get into medical school. Despite all the accomplishments and

accolades, she is the same kind, humble, giving person I met

all those years ago.

A speaker on leadership recently said, “Great leaders have

dreams that go beyond their headstone.” That describes Dr.

Littles. As a small town girl from humble beginnings, she

has always had really big dreams. I know the impact of those

dreams on patients, students, residents, and our community

will outlive all of us. Ladies and Gentleman, this is why

it is my pleasure to present to you this year’s Outstanding

Physician of the Year, Dr. Alma Joyce Brown Littles. CMS

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DR. ALMA LITTLES’ ACCEPTANCE SPEECH UPON RECEIVING THE


Good evening:

I want to start by congratulating Dr. Kraeft on receiving the

I.B. Harrison, M.D. Humanitarian Award.

I am deeply honored and humbled to accept the Outstanding

Physician Award. When Dr. Bailey called me to inform

me that I had been selected to receive the award, he started

out by saying he felt like the fellow from the Clearinghouse

Sweepstakes because he was calling

with good news. As soon as he told

me what it was, I immediately

thought of a whole list of people

in this community who were just

as deserving, but I was rendered

speechless hearing that I had

been chosen. It has been said that

the greatest recognition one can

receive is that which comes from

your peers! From the bottom of

my heart, I want to thank my

colleagues in the Capital Medical

Society for honoring me tonight.

I want to thank all of my colleagues, those of you who

played a role in my own education when I was a student and

resident, and those of you who have been my partners and

colleagues in the practice of medicine. I am overwhelmed

by the best wishes that have come my way since the news

broke that I would be receiving this award. I thank Dr.

Charlie Williams, who nominated me and those he asked to

write supporting letters. Sometimes it feels like I spent more

leadership training moments with Dr. Williams in Chicago

at AMA meetings than here in Tallahassee so I also thank

him for his mentoring. Thank you to my friends, Cyneetha,

Rod, Cynthia, Keisha, Jennifer and Janet, who help keep

me grounded in reality, helping me enjoy life within and

outside of the medical world – my cruise partners, dinner

guests, shopping buddies, church visitors, travel partners and

listening ears when I need them.

My first and strongest role model was my mother, who taught

much more by example than words, although there was no

shortage of words of wisdom from her. In my early years, I

watched her and my father make one sacrifice after another

to make sure that the family kept

a roof over our heads and food

on the table, and not once can I

remember the electricity being

turned off. I don’t know if my

mother ever knew her FICA score,

but I can assure you that while it

may have been lowered based on

income, it would have been at the

highest level, based on prompt

payment of any bills she incurred.

Long before Andrew Carnegie

or any of the others credited

with saying it, my mother taught

me that “Anything in life worth

having is worth working for.” While she never graduated

from high school, I know that she was one of the smartest

people I have known, and had she had the opportunity, she

could have easily been the first doctor in our family. I know

that if she were alive today, she would be proudly occupying

one of these front row seats, so I dedicate this honor to her!

I would like to take this moment to recognize my family

who are here tonight to celebrate with me, my brother David

and his friend, Earnestine; my sister Catherine and her

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husband, Kelly; my sister Gwen and her husband, Jasper;

my oldest nephew, Cedric; my niece/daughter, Kesha and

her husband, Al; my niece Shaun and her husband, James;

and my niece and Goddaughter, Jasmine. It takes a village

and I am grateful for my family who I give full credit for

helping make it possible for me to be successful. I know that

my older brothers and sisters also made sacrifices to help my

parents provide for me as I was going through school, college

and medical school, and I thank my nieces who served as

wonderful and very affordable babysitters for Germaine

when he was growing up.

I thank my wonderful husband, Gentle, who started this

journey with me when I was in college and honored my wish

to wait until I was done with medical school to become his

wife. So, anticipating the words of one of my colleagues, that

“the definition of worthless is a medical student after Match

Day”, we were married the Saturday before my Match Day.

He has been my greatest supporter throughout my career;

including making sure that Germaine had at least one parent

with him all the time. I appreciate them following me as my

career took me around the country and sometimes outside

the country. I also thank my office assistants, Cathy Bell and

Nancy Wiltshire, who spend their days trying to keep track

of all the things I’m involved in, including keeping track of

where I am on any given day of the week, given my confusing

travel schedule.

Theodore Roosevelt said, “Far and away the best prize that

life has to offer is the chance to work hard at work worth

doing.” I am extremely blessed to have the opportunity to

spend my entire career doing something that I really enjoy

and something that I really feel makes a difference in the

life of others. From starting my own practice in Quincy,

becoming founding medical director of the TMH Family

Medicine practice in Quincy, serving as Residency Program

Director, to my current position as Senior Associate Dean at

the FSU COM, I have absolutely loved what I do – patient

care, teaching, administration and leadership. I also enjoy

the things I do outside the exam room and classroom,

because I have always felt that as a physician and teacher, I

had an obligation to be involved in policy issues that impact

my patients and students. Therefore, service in professional

organizations, on various community boards, along with the

numerous trips to the legislature, including one earlier today,

to advocate for patients and students, although viewed as a

nuisance by some, are absolutely critical for the practice and

profession of medicine.

Finally, I will end with two of my favorite quotes, the first

paraphrased from the Bible, “To whom much is given, much

is required!” I have always felt that I am where I am so that

I can help others, realizing that none of my success was

obtained in a vacuum. There was a multitude of people who

helped me along the way, from my parents and family to my

teachers to my mentors, some of whom are here tonight. I

will continue to thank them by paying it forward. The second

quote is from Albert Schweitzer, a philosopher and physician

who said, “I do not know what your destiny will be, but one

thing I know: the only ones among you who will be truly

happy are those who will have sought and found a way to

serve.” Becoming a professional requires self-sacrifice and the

realization that life is about more than you, the individual.

The joy of caring for patients during their most vulnerable

moments and also sharing in their joyful moments cannot be

measured. I can say the same about watching students mature

from shy, anxious first year medical students to confident

and well-trained residents, then practicing physicians. I can

truly say that I have found happiness in serving God, family,

patients, students, and the profession of medicine. I humbly

say, “Thank You and Happy Doctor’s Day!” CMS



DR. J. ORSON SMITH’S PRESENTATION TO DR. NELSON KRAEFT, RECIPIENT OF THE 2014 I.B. HARRISON, M.D. HUMANITARIAN AWARDWe are here tonight to honor our colleague and friend,

Nelson Kraeft, with the I.B. Harrison, M.D. Humanitarian

Award. This is a second time I have given a presentation

about Nelson. The first time was in 2000, when the Capital

Medical Society honored him as a pioneer surgeon. In this

talk, I will cover some of the same facts as before, but try to

stress the true humanitarian features of this man’s life.

Nelson was born in Silver Creek, New York in 1917. Somehow

he ended up at the University of Georgia, and then attended

medical school at Vanderbilt. I

think the trip was in the 1922

Model T that he purchased for 6

dollars. At Vanderbilt, he became

interested in tuberculosis and after

service in Japan in World War II,

did a general surgical residency at

McKinney VA Hospital, and then

a two-year thoracic fellowship

at the Kennedy VA Hospital

in Memphis. He was working

on the staff of the Augusta VA

Hospital when he met the late

Bill Hutchinson, and they came

to Tallahassee together. He was

the fourth board certified thoracic

surgeon in Florida. There was one in Orlando, one in Tampa,

and one in Miami. Along with a private practice, he became

the thoracic surgeon at W.T. Edwards Tuberculosis Hospital.

This was a big hospital. It actually had 500 beds, as compared

to 177 at Tallahassee Memorial. Treatment of tuberculosis

at that time often required surgery, either thoracoplasty or

pulmonary resection and the patients were often very sick.

At that time, there were no monitors, blood gases, or M.D.

anesthesia. There were no intensive care units. His surgical

span was from 1953 to 1966, during which time, he did 630

cases, specifically 103 thoracoplasties and 527 thoracotomies

with pulmonary resection. There were five deaths in the

first 323 cases and no deaths in the last 307 cases, which

spanned the last nine years. This incredible record was due

to careful selection of cases, meticulous and skillful surgery,

and personal postoperative care. Parenthetically, when W.T.

Edwards closed as a tuberculosis hospital, there was no

article in the paper regarding this outstanding record.

My association with Nelson began in 1962, when I joined

Dr. Fred Butler and Dr. I.B. Harrison, at a new office at

1433 Miccosukee.

This picture [of Dr. Orson Smith,

Dr. I.B. Harrison, Dr. Nelson

Kraeft, and Dr. Fred Butler] is a

prized one that shows the four of us

in 1964. It was taken by Ali Kaghi,

a Turkish exchange student that I

had seen in the emergency room

in acute pulmonary edema. He

turned out to have severe rheumatic

mitral stenosis, the diagnosis at

that time being made on the basis

of physical exam, EKG, and chest

x-ray. Nelson did a closed mitral

commissurotomy or so called finger

fracture of the valve narrowing and

Ali was significantly improved. Of course, he had no health

insurance and he was not charged by either of us. That was the

case with a lot of these early surgeries.

Actually, he purchased a lot of his own equipment. In 1964,

a patient with an aortic coarctation came to see Nelson.

The procedure would require a graft and Nelson had read

about using Gore-Tex. Since he had a jacket made out of

Gore-Tex, he elected to cut a piece out of it, sterilize it

and use it. It worked well and the patient lived another 40

years. Another case was a young man who made the wrong

remarks outside a roadhouse and was shot in the chest with


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a pistol. Nelson asked me to see him and on listening to his

heart, there was a continuous murmur, suggesting a coronary

AV fistula. Nelson devised a way to do an aortogram through

the leg and with truly antiquated two per second plain films

obtained a picture of the fistula, which was from the right

coronary artery to the coronary sinus. He surgically ligated

the fistula and the patient made a good recovery. I think we

can say that this was the first operation on a coronary artery

in Tallahassee. It was done at Florida A&M Hospital.

Nelson was clearly a pioneer in the field of tuberculosis, but I

remember him as a pioneer in the field of pacemakers. Early

pacemakers required a thoracotomy to place leads on the

surface of the heart and the so-called pulse generator, which

was quite large, was placed in the left upper quadrant of the

abdomen. The first case was a wonderful African-American

lady named Vera Sanders, who is still alive today. We first saw

her in early 30s with idiopathic complete heart block and a

very slow heart rate. Unfortunately, at that time, Tallahassee

Memorial was an all-white hospital and African-American

patients were admitted to Florida A&M Hospital. We did not

feel that the procedure could be done successfully there and

we quietly admitted her to Tallahassee Memorial, posting her

for surgery. No one said a word and the hospital became fully

integrated shortly thereafter. The pacemaker procedure went

well, but six months later, I saw her back in the office with a

complaint that the pacemaker was making her stomach get

large. It was not hard to diagnose that she was pregnant, and

an x-ray of her chest showed that the pacemaker leads were

literally about to pull out of her heart, being stretched by the

large abdomen. I called her family physician to ask him to

deliver the baby. He called me the next day to say that he

delivered twins.

Obviously when transvenous pacemakers came along, the

necessity of thoracotomy went away, but patients that had

previous epicardial leads were left with a lot of extraneous

hardware. Another patient of mine had developed infected

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leads, which as with any infected foreign body, had to come

out. To avoid a thoracotomy, Nelson devised an overhead

trapeze on an orthopedic bed with two pulleys. He tied some

fishing line to the epicardial leads, which had been exposed

in the abdomen and ran through the pulleys to some weights.

Imagine walking in the room to make rounds and seeing the

weights bobbing up and down with each heartbeat. It worked,

and after about 3 days, both leads just fell out of the heart.

Nelson was a leader in both diagnosis, treatment, and

also the prevention of lung cancer. He introduced flexible

bronchoscopy and campaigned furiously until the hospital

became tobacco free. Recall that many physicians smoked

at that time.

Nelson inaugurated the Tallahassee Memorial Tumor Clinic

and ran it for 18 years. Dr. Jim Mabry sent me several

anecdotes regarding Nelson. “Over the years, Nelson did

chest tube insertions and pleural drainage at the bedside

on a lot of my cancer patients. Unfortunately, these were

most often patients with advanced uncontrolled cancer and

fearful for their lives. Nelson’s demeanor with them was

compassionate and realistic at the same time and never did

he hesitate to treat a patient who obviously would not be able

to pay anything for his services.”

After retirement in 1993, he continued to consult at Florida

State Hospital in Chattahoochee, and continued to be active

in the Capital Medical Society. He was a very active member

of the We Care and Access to Care Committees. He served

with distinction on the Medical Society Foundation Board,

assisting in the recruitment of specialists to the We Care

panel, raising funds for mission projects, and participating

in expansion of We Care to include the community dentists.

He helped to raise funds for financially needy Florida

State University medical students. He has been a long-

term Rotarian, and the Tallahassee Rotary Club recently

presented him with the Frederick Clifton Moor award. This

recognizes a member who has given distinguished service to

the community, profession, and Rotary.

In an interview for the Florida Medical Magazine, Nelson said,

“I loved what I did, I still dream about it-all kind of dreams.

I really enjoyed it.” Nelson treated patients whether they

paid him or not, and gave each and everyone the same level

of care, which was his best. He was a leader in many of the

early surgical interventions introduced into our community,

but later worked though the Capital Medical Society to try to

improve delivery of health care to the poor and underserved as

well as helping in the development of new physicians. As all

of you know, Nelson lost his wife Bobbie early this year. They

had been married for 34 years. CMS

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ALEX D. BRICKLER, M.D. By Charles Moore, M.D.

I find it hard to know what to say about Dr. Brickler: So

much has already been said so many times, over and over.

I think that I would have to say that besides admiring him

for all the usual, I have to admire him also for being able

to tolerate it. Never mind his modest ear having to absorb

all those well-deserved encomiums, but also the struggle to

contain himself as he must listen to all of us struggle for yet

more words of praise.

But that’s just me. Dr. Zorn, on the other hand, in his words

at the Goodwood Commemoration of Dr. Brickler did it

beautifully, quite “nailed it,” first with his brilliant opening

comment that “Dr. Brickler was not normal.” In other words,

is it “normal” that Dr. Brickler should still be standing, and

smiling, after 350 residents, 41 years of teaching, service to

six counties, the creation of a hospital-clinic during what

then was still the “worst of times,” and a call schedule that

few nowadays would dare choose to tolerate. As Dr. Zorn

added, “he is a Ninja: quick as he needs to be, powerful as

necessary, and at peace, always.”

And what about those

30,000 babies he has

delivered, amounting to

the population of Gadsden

County? How can one

deliver so many babies,

and under such sometimes

grave circumstances, the

baby upside down, lost

in the pelvis of a young

woman with a hemoglobin

of 9, and take it so

beautifully in stride? His is, indeed, “a peace that passeth all

understanding.”

We ask a lot of those who have it to give, and Dr. Brickler has

given it. It leads me to wonder if there is, of all those babies he

has delivered, one he remembers the most wonderfully? The

most relievedly? The most acutely? I wish he would write a

simple little book about, say, 12 or 15 of those cases. Sort of do

for life and birth what Dr. Sherwin Nuland did for mortality.

And how about a further

small volume about how

he met his wife. How did

she put up with all of

this? What is her secret?

Did she know what she

was getting into? Did

she lay an eye on him

those many years ago

and say to herself, “he’s

it!” Or was it the other

way around? Look at that

picture of the two of them: stunning. She is gorgeous, and

Alex contrives to look great even in a tux, never mind that we

are all so used to him in surgical greens.

Oh yes, I was glad that Dr. Zorn mentioned the “twinkle”

in his eye, too, and the velvet smile. These are not, I think,

characteristics of “Ninjas,” who are more steely, twirling

about, throwing knives here and there. But Alex conjoins,

miraculously, velvet and steel, the twirl and the twinkle.

His expression contains both grace and something gently

enigmatic about it; it is all part of that peace that passeth the

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understanding of those of us who wring our hands and cry,

“woe unto this and that and whatever else.” He rises above

mere sound and fury.

As Dr. Zorn said, “…take the perfect blend of ‘we care’

values, wrap them up in the sincerest humility, tie a ribbon

about them of good humor and optimism, and you will have

Dr. Brickler, his work and his life.” We have all been blessed

to have such a rare spirit among us.

But allow me to think of his wife again. I wish she would

write a small volume about him, and let us know if he is

just the same at home. What is his favorite food? Does he

do stuff around the house? How does/did he find the time?

Has he ever done anything naughty? Does he help make the

bed? There remains, surely, much we do not know. Let me

tell her, publically, by this means, that Cap Scan will be very

happy to print whatever she might write of these things. On

second thought, I withdraw the invitation: we don’t need to

know if our icons help make the bed, or dutifully take out

the garbage. Yes, we need our icons, those persons who set

before us living examples of what we ourselves would so

much hope to be; for it is only by their example that we know

we, also, can.

I think suddenly of the remark made by Dr. Kubler-Ross

that “we have to ask ourselves whether medicine is to

remain a humanitarian and respected profession or a new

but depersonalized science in the service of prolonging life

rather than diminishing human suffering.”

Dr. Brickler has saved, and brought to life, and prolonged the

lives of what amount to countless of his patients, and never

ever without being true to that humanitarian ideal which,

indeed, earns the respect of all, and stands for the best that

our profession is.

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FSU COLLEGE OF MEDICINE PERSPECTIVEBy: Dean John P. Fogarty, M.D.

all public medical schools in the US. We presently have the

lowest tuition of any Florida medical school.

The good news is that over the past 5 years, hopefully because

of the efforts noted above, our students total average debt load

has remained flat and compared to other schools, our debt load

has actually decreased nationally from 67th percentile in 2010

to 42nd percentile in 2014. The bad news is that we still have an

average debt load for our indebted 2013 graduates of $145,345.

This is certainly better than the “three quarters of $1 million

of debt” described in the

Viewpoint article but it is still

a lot of money. As a student

of mine in Vermont said to

me one day in talking about

her debt, “I know I have a

summer home somewhere. I

just don’t know where it is.”

As a medical school with a specific mission of training doctors

for future service in rural and underserved communities, we

do “holistic recruiting” to identify students most likely to

serve these mission areas. It is also common that the students

we recruit are less likely to have external support for medical

school from parents and family to help them defray costs. So,

they are more likely to need to take out larger loan amounts.

We’ve worked with the campus deans and their communities

to build local scholarship funds to support students likely to

return to those areas and this has resulted in providing over

$20,000/year at each campus over the past three years.

Thank you to CMS and the entire medical community for the

support and excellent education you provide to our students

I would like to comment on the Viewpoint article in the April

2014 edition of Cap Scan, “The Malignancy in Medical

School”. I appreciate Dr. Dussia bringing this issue to the

CMS members and particularly for his dedication and

interest in coming to FSU to speak to the medical student

interest groups on this important subject.

All of us here at the College of Medicine have consistently

been concerned about the issue of student indebtedness

and its potential impact on our students’ career choices and

future lifestyle. As a new

medical school, we have

appreciated the many

friends who graciously

contributed to our startup

with gifts for scholarships

for students. Now that we

are at full enrollment with

480 students, those gifts don’t go nearly as far in helping

students with their debt. Combining the over $300,000

we get from endowments with nearly $1 million from

tuition “return”, we have been very aggressive in awarding

scholarship amounts that will truly make a difference for our

students in their long term debt. We also have worked hard

and spent a great deal of time in counseling them on their

loans and options. We appreciate Dr. Dussia’s perspectives

on these efforts and the Capital Medical Society’s consistent

great generosity in supporting scholarships for our Tallahassee

students, and the Program in Medical Science students

before them, through the annual CMS Foundation Holiday

Auction. We have also kept our tuition increases small and

rank in the lowest quintile in medical school tuition among



every day. To produce the kind of superb physicians that

Florida needs for the future, one of our priorities is to focus

on continuing to add to our scholarship endowment for the

long term. As we are about to graduate our 10th class from

the FSU College of Medicine on May 17, I hope everyone

recognizes the added value that our medical school brings

to this community. A 2010 study documented some of our

college’s significant benefits to the community and state,

including more than $1 billion in economic impact over 10

years and improved delivery of medical education. The study

also noted the support our medical school provides for existing

and new residency programs and the role we play in attracting

new physicians to the community. To continue to meet our

mission, we need the support of the entire medical community

as we launch our local campaign to increase scholarships for

our students. We hope to share our story with you over the

next few months to help us in that effort. CMS

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SUPPORTING SPONSORS

MEETING SPONSOR, HEALTHSOUTH REHABILITATION HOSPITAL – TIFFANY VAUSE AND SABRINA MILLER.

OUR SPEAKERS FOR THE EVENING, SCOTT BURKHART, PSYD AND JAKE VANLANDINGHAM, PHD.

I. BUSINESS MEETING

A. WELCOME – Dr. Alfredo Paredes,

President, called the meeting to order at

6:30 pm. He welcomed our CMS members,

guests, and sponsors.

B. WESTMINSTER OAKS – Dr. Paredes

thanked Westminster Oaks for use of their

beautiful facility and Mr. Don Wilson,

Executive Director at Westminster Oaks,

spoke to the members about their facility.

C. Dr. Paredes welcomed and thanked our

sponsors for the evening:

Meeting Sponsors:

HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital –

Tiffany Vause and Sabrina Miller

MAG Mutual Insurance Agency – Meredith

Hines

SunTrust – Diana Cureton and

Connie Stevenson

Tallahassee Orthopedic Clinic

– Martin Shipman and Bobbie

Warren

D. NEW CMS MEMBERS – Dr.

Paredes asked any new members

at their first CMS meeting to

stand and be recognized. No new

members were in attendance.

Dr. Paredes announced five new

members approved since the last

membership meeting:

• Camille Blake, D.O.,

Southern Medical Group,

P.A.

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• Elizabeth Dickens, M.D., TMH Partners,

Quincy

• Timothy Frerichs, M.D., North Florida Sports

and Orthopaedic Center

• Charles Harper, M.D., TMH Lipid Center

• Carey Linker, M.D., Radiology Associates

E. REMINDER OF MEMBER BENEFITS – Dr. Paredes

reminded members to take advantage of the

following member benefits available to them:

• New CMS Membership Directory

• Online directory – “Find a Doctor”

• CMS handles calls every day from people looking

for physicians

• CMS App from the App store. It will give you

easy access to your medical society events and

staff.

• Discounted Workers Comp Insurance through

OptaComp

• Discounted Pager Service including a new cell

phone app

• Discounted access to CE Broker for tracking your

CME

Dr. Paredes also announced that our Executive

Director, Sue Conte, will be retiring at the end of

June. The Board of Governors is conducting an

executive search and they hope to announce her

successor at the next membership meeting in May.

Sue has agreed to stay through June.

F. UPDATE ON FLORIDA MEDICAID – Dr. Paredes

introduced Jarrod Fowler, MHA, FMA Director of

Payment Advocacy. Mr. Fowler gave an overview of

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some of the issues and changes in Florida Medicaid

that impact all of us.

II. CME PROGRAM – THIS WAS A 1 HOUR CATEGORY

ONE PROGRAM

TOPIC: Advances in Concussion Treatment

SPEAKERS: Scott Burkhart, PsyD and Jake

VanLandingham, PhD

Dr. Burkhart and Dr. VanLandingham gave very

informative presentations.

CME Proof of Attendance Forms were sent to

participants who attended the entire CME program

and filled out an evaluation form.

III. UPCOMING EVENTS – MARK YOUR CALENDARS

Dr. Paredes announced upcoming events:

MAY 20, 2014

CMS MEMBERSHIP & CME MEETING

“RATIONAL DRUG PRESCRIBING IN ELDERS”

Kenneth Brummel-Smith, M.D.

6:00 pm

Maguire Center for Lifelong Learning at

Westminster Oaks

MAY 29, 2014

DOCTOR/FAMILY FUN NIGHT

Members and their families are invited for a fun-filled

evening

6:00 pm

University Center Club at Florida State University

IV. ADJOURN – Dr. Paredes thanked the speakers for their

presentations. He adjourned the meeting at 7:45 pm.

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WE THANK THE FOLLOWING PEOPLE WHO MADE A DONATION TO THE CMS FOUNDATION SINCE FEBRUARY:

The mission of the Capital Medical Society Foundation is 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.

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CMS FOUNDATION

REASONS TO DONATEYou can make a donation to the CMS Foundation in memory of someone who has passed away or you can make a donation in honor of someone, such as a fellow physician you hold in high esteem or has taken care of you or your family. CMS will send a letter to those you honor.

ENDOWMENT FUNDSCMS Foundation has created three endowment funds in order to establish long-term financial stability to meet our mission. You can donate at any time to one of the CMS Foundation’s Endowment Funds. 1) The General Endowment Fund 2) The We Care Network Endowment Fund 3) The Scholarship Endowment Fund

Checks should be made out to the CMS Foundation and indicate on the “For line” which Fund you are donating to. Bring your check to the CMS Office or mail it: Capital Medical Society ~ 1204 Miccosukee Road ~ Tallahassee, FL 32308.

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Charles Williams that he has

decided to donate to the We

Care Network, proceeds from the

sales of his new book and sequel,

More Simpler Times. The cost is $20 per book. You can buy copies of the book at:• The CMS office – 1204 Miccosukee Road• The Gift Shop at Capital Regional Medical Center• The Gift Shop at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital • Tallahassee Nurseries – 2911 Thomasville Road• My Favorite Things – 1410 Market Street, B2• Feathered Pony Boutique – 2522 Capital Circle NE, #3

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TO OUR CMS MEMBERS AND WE CARE PARTNERS WHO SAW NEW PATIENTS FOR THE

WE CARE NETWORK IN MARCH 2014. YOUR GENEROSITY AND SUPPORT OF THE WE

CARE NETWORK MAKES A DIFFERENCE.

PLEASE CONTACT ROSE MARIE WORLEY AT [email protected] OR 201-0130, IF YOU ARE A WE CARE VOLUNTEER AND YOU PROVIDED VOLUNTEER SPECIALTY CARE

IN THE MONTH OF MARCH 2014 AND YOUR NAME IS OMITTED.

THANK YOU!

Received 148 referrals,

with 47 patients new to

the program

Scheduled 128 appointments

with volunteer physicians

and dentists

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care was reported by

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DURING THE MONTH OF MARCH, THE WE CARE NETWORK:

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Abeer Elmohandes, M.D.Cynthia Evans, ARNP

John Giannini, M.D.Judy Griffin, ARNPCeleste Hart, M.D.

Elizabeth Hengstebeck, D.O.Hantz Hercule, M.D.Sara Hinson, ARNP

Gina Hope, M.D.Susan Horton, ARNPIman Imanirad, M.D.

Simha Jagadeesh, M.D.Amit Jain, M.D.

Anneka Johnson, ARNPDavid Keen, M.D.

Elaine Larkins, ARNPShaun Laurie, M.D.

Esaias Lee, M.D.Charles Maitland, M.D.William Necaise, ARNP

John Ness, M.D.Whit Oliver, M.D.

Rose Origa, ARNPDianne Pappachristou, D.O.

Stephen Quintero, M.D.Temple Robinson, M.D.Jose Rodriguez, M.D.Garrison Rolle, M.D.Mark Saunders, M.D.Thomas Serio, M.D.Eliot Sieloff, M.D.Bob Soni, M.D.

Alanna Steaple, ARNPSeth Stern, M.D.

Christopher Sundstrom, M.D.Scott Tetreault, M.D.Leonard Tolley, D.D.S.Tallahassee VA Clinic

Jeffrey Wasserman, D.O.Lawrence Weaver, D.D.S.Quandra Whaley, ARNPBarbara Williams, M.D.

Jessica Yoon, M.D.Ed Zapert, D.M.D.

Don Zorn, M.D.

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We reward loyalty. We applaud dedication. We believe doctors deserve more than a little gratitude. We do what no other insurer does. We proudly present the Tribute® Plan. We honor years spent practicing good medicine. We salute a great career. We give a standing ovation. We are your biggest fans. We are The Doctors Company.

You deserve more than a little gratitude for a career spent practicing good medicine. That’s why The Doctors

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financial reward when they leave medicine. How significant? Think “new car.” Now that’s a fitting tribute.

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