VOL 174 | ISSUE 2 | FALL 2022 CONTENTS
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Jeff Williams
JOURNAL BOARD K. Barton Farris, MD Secretary/Treasurer, Richard Paddock, MD Anthony Blalock, MD
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PRESIDENTIAL SPEECH
L.W. Johnson, MD Fred A. Lopez, MD
LSMS ALLIANCE FOR LSMS NEWSLETTER
9 DURING THE 2022 LSMS ANNUAL MEETING OF THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES, NEW LSMS LEADERSHIP WAS SELECTED 10 CHRONIC SWELLING WITH PALPABLE MASS OF THE RIGHT ANKLE IN A MIDDLE-AGED MALE 12 A CASE OF RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION FROM BORDETELLA HINZII IN AN IMMUNOCOMPETENT PATIENT 14 INAUGURATION LUNCH 15 GALA 16 P ROCEEDINGS OF THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES 141ST ANNUAL MEETING 21 AWARDS & ACCOLADES 21 M EMBER ANNIVERSARY & IN MEMORIAM 22 COVID VACCINE ACCEPTANCE AND HESITANCY IN PEDIATRIC PATIENTS 26 L EFT LEG SWELLING: A CASE OF MAY-THURNER SYNDROME
BOARD OF GOVERNORS President, John Noble, Jr., MD President-Elect, Richard Paddock, MD Immediate Past President, William Freeman, MD Speaker, House of Delegates, Thomas Trawick, Jr., MD Vice Speaker, House of Delegates, Robert Newsome, MD Secretary-Treasurer, Amberly Nunez, MD Chair, Council on Legislation, David Broussard, MD Ex Officio, LAMPAC, Acting Chair, Susan Bankston, MD
BOARD OF COUNCILORS District One, Myra Kleinpeter, MD District Two, Luis Arencibia, MD District Three, Allan Vander, MD District Four, Richard Michael, MD District Five, Gwenn Jackson, MD District Six, Michael Roppolo, MD District Seven, Brian Gamborg, MD District Eight, Lance Templeton, MD District Nine, Anthony Blalock, MD District Ten, Nicholas Viviano, MD
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You believe the practice of medicine is a profession , not just a job. LAMPAC reasons to contribute to
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You are a patient who wants to ensure the right professional is providing the right care for your safety. You want to reduce red tape, regulations, and the hassle factor so you can get back to saving lives.
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You are tired of other professions dictating what you can and can’t do.
SECTION REPRESENTATIVES Young Physician Member, Matthew Giglia, MD Resident/Fellow Member, Omar Leonards, MD Medical Student Member, Shivani Jain Employed Physician Section Member, John Bruchhaus, MD Private Practice Physician Section Member, Katherine Williams, MD
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You know medical school matters.
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You want to make Louisiana a better place to practice medicine. You want to simply practice medicine.
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You want to send a message that your profession matters.
AMA DELEGATION Delegate, William Freeman, MD, Chair Delegate, Luis Alvarado, MD, Vice Chair Delegate, George Ellis, MD Delegate, Donald Posner, MD Alternate Delegate, Kamel Brakta, MD Alternate Delegate, Caleb Natale, MD Member in Training, Daniel Harper, MD
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You want your rights as a physician to be protected.
Because in Louisiana, if you’re not at the table; you’re on the menu.
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LAMPAC needs your help to ensure that the LSMS advocacy efforts have the support they need at the capitol. Our friends in the legislature need to know that we appreciate the efforts they have made, and will continue to make, on behalf of the LSMS. Contributions start at $50. For more information, please visit www.Isms.org.
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