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BERKS COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY

A Quarterly Publication

To provide news and opinion to support
professional growth and personal connections within
the Berks County Medical Society community.

Berks County Medical Society
MEDICAL RECORD
Lucy J. Cairns, MD
Editor

Features

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Editorial Board

D. Michael Baxter, MD
Jillian Ventuzelo, DO
T. J. Huckleberry, MPA
Raymond C. Truex Jr., MD, FAANS, FACS

Berks County Medical Society Officers
Michael L. Haas, MD
President
Jillian Ventuzelo, DO
President Elect
Kristen Sandel, MD
Chair, Executive Council
Ankit Shah, MD
Treasurer
Jin Xu, MD
Secretary
Gregory T. Wilson, DO
Immediate Past President
T. J. Huckleberry, MPA
Executive Director

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Why Do Obese
Patients Suffer
Worse from
COVID-19?

Useful Pandemic Resources
Selected by your Editor
Doctor-Pharmacist Communication
in the Hospital Setting

22 	 Measuring the Success of Mitraclip
	 Technology via Predictive Modeling
26	 A College Student's Perspective on
	 COVID-19 in Berks County
28 	 Drexel University College of
	 Medicine at Tower Health Welcomes
	 Karen Restifo, MD, JD, to Berks
	 Community as Inaugural Vice Dean
30	 Berks County COVID-19 Health
	 Advisory Panel
31	 Influenza Vaccination More
	 Important than Ever During the
	Pandemic
32	 Student Summer Research Projects

Berks County Medical Society
Phone: 610.375.6555 | Fax: 610.375.6535
Email: info@berkscms.org
www.berkscms.org

The opinions expressed in these pages are those of the individual authors
and not necessarily those of the Berks County Medical Society. The ad
material is for the information and consideration of the reader. It does
not necessarily represent an endorsement or recommendation by the
Berks County Medical Society.
Manuscripts offered for publication and other correspondence should be
sent to 875 Berkshire Boulevard, Suite 102B, Wyomissing, PA 19610. The
editorial board reserves the right to reject and/or alter submitted material before
publication.
The Berks County Medical Record (ISSN #0736-7333) is published four
times a year by the Berks County Medical Society, 875 Berkshire Boulevard,
Suite 102B, Wyomissing, PA 19610. Subscription $50.00 per year. Periodicals
postage paid at Reading, PA, and at additional mailing offices.
POSTMASTER: Please send address changes to the Berks County Medical
Record, 875 Berkshire Boulevard, Suite 102B, Wyomissing, PA 19610.

FALL 2020

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Society BECOME A
MEMBER TODAY!
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Science Research Institute in Berks
Broadens Research-Based Learning
for Kids
The Amazing World of Butterflies
Tower Health Adds UV Disinfection 	
Robots to Healthcare Team
Reflections on the War-
Then and Now
Welcome New Members

54	 Berks Nature Rx
55	 The Foundation of the Pennsylvania
	 Medical Society

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6 	 Editor's Comments
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