GLMS BOARD OF GOVERNORS
BOARD CHAIR James Patrick Murphy, MD, MMM
PRESIDENT AND AMA DELEGATE
Bruce A. Scott, MD
PRESIDENT-ELECT Robert H. Couch, MD, MBA
VICE PRESIDENT Heather L. Harmon, MD
TREASURER John L. Roberts, MD
SECRETARY Tracy L. Ragland, MD
AT-LARGE Frank R. Burns, MD
AT-LARGE John D. Kolter, MD
AT-LARGE Jeffrey L. Reynolds, MD
AT-LARGE Brian Sosnin, DO
AT-LARGE Wayne Tuckson, MD
AT-LARGE Regi Varghese, MD
AMA ALTERNATE DELEGATE
Robert A. Zaring, MD, MMM
KMA 5TH DISTRICT TRUSTEE
Randy Schrodt Jr., MD
KMA 5TH DISTRICT ALTERNATE TRUSTEE
David R. Watkins, MD
GLMS FOUNDATION PRESIDENT
K. Thomas Reichard, MD
DEAN, U OF L SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Toni M. Ganzel, MD, MBA
INTERIM DIRECTOR, LOUISVILLE METRO
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH &
WELLNESS
Sarah Moyer, MD
THE HEALING PLACE PRESIDENT Karyn Hascal
GLMS ALLIANCE CO-PRESIDENTS
Michelle Feger & Rhonda Rhodes
LOUISVILLE
GREATER LOUISVILLE MEDICAL SOCIETY
MEDICINE
VOL. 62 NO. 11 MAY 2015
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Aaron Burch
LOUISVILLE MEDICINE EDITORIAL BOARD
EDITOR Mary G. Barry, MD
Elizabeth A. Amin, MD
Waqar C. Aziz, MD
Arun K. Gadre, MD
Stanley A. Gall, MD
Larry P. Griffin, MD
Jonathan E. Hodes, MD, MS
Martin Huecker, MD
Thomas James, III, MD
Sarah Khayat
Teresita Bacani-Oropilla, MD
Tracy L. Ragland, MD
M. Saleem Seyal, MD
Dave Langdon, Louisville Metro Department of
Public Health & Wellness
James Patrick Murphy, MD, MMM, board chair
Bruce A. Scott, MD, president
Robert H. Couch, MD, MBA, president-elect
Lelan K. Woodmansee, CAE, executive director
Bert Guinn, MBA, CAE, associate executive
director
Kate Williams, communications designer
Aaron Burch, communications specialist
DEPARTMENTS
5 IN CLOSING
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12 REFLECTIONS
Dave Langdon
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9 BOARD OF HEALTH ISSUES
29 PHYSICIANS IN PRINT
30 WE WELCOME YOU
33 ALLIANCE NEWS
34 DOCTORS’ LOUNGE Mary G. Barry, MD
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