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In this area of our site, we aim to provide helpful news that will keep our patients in particular, and the public in general, well-informed of what is happening with our providers and staff. We will update our NEWS section periodically as events unfold, such as the recent move of three of our offices (please visit the Locations page for more information about our new locations and directions) or changes to Medicare Laws that may affect our patients (www.cms.hhs.org).
We have always recognized the importance of remaining engaged in our communities and affecting positive change at all levels of our discipline and in our localities, state, nation, and beyond. Please review just some of the organizations we are proud to be members of and the leadership positions we hold, have held, or have been elected to. We feel leadership positions we hold reflect the confidence our fellow physicians have in us and the belief they have in our ability to affect positive changes in our fields and in the lives of our patients.
National Level
James A.L. Mathers, Jr., MD was recently named the President-Designate of the American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP). To read more about the ACCP, please visit their website at http://www.chestnet.org
Dr. Mathers also serves as the Medical Policy Advisor to the National Association for Medical Direction of Respiratory Care.
Andrew Apostle, MD, FCCP was recently named a Fellow in the American College of Chest Physicians. Many of our other physicians are past or present fellows in the College. To read more about the criteria for being named a Fellow in the ACCP, visit the ACCP website at http://www.chestnet.org/about/members/fellow.php
State Level
Richard Hamrick III, MD, MBA was named the President-Elect of the Medical Society of Virginia (MSV) at the 2006 Medical Society of Virginia Foundation’s Annual President’s Gala at Kingsmill Resort in historic Williamsburg, Virginia. To read more about the event or the MSV, an organization that promotes programs that improve the health and quality of life for all Virginians, among other things, please click the following link.
Local Level
Johnny C.L. Wong, MD currently serves as the President of the CCVS and First Vice-President of the Richmond Academy of Medicine (RAM). To learn more about this organization and its mission, visit the RAM website at http://www.ramdocs.org
Glenn M. Giessel, MD, currently serves as the Medical Director for the eICU Watch. For more information on this technology, that has proven its effectiveness in improving the outcomes of patients in intensive care units, visit the following weblink.
Academia
George W. Burke, III, MD is currently serving at the President of the Medical College of Virginia’s Alumni Association, for the yearly term of 2006-2007. Several of our physicians have had past teaching appointments at the Medical College of Virginia and other medical schools. To read more about the MCV Alumni Association and its membership, visit the site at http://www.vcu-mcvalumni.org