CPM Spring 2019 - 3

Central PA

SPRING 2019

Contents
Dauphin County Medical Society

777 East Park Drive, PO Box 8820, Harrisburg, PA 17105

(717) 558-7849 * dauphincms.org

Features
 8

Scammer Alert

DCMS BOARD OF DIRECTORS

10

Working Towards Success

Jaan E. Sidorov, MD
President

12

World Sickle Cell
Awareness Day

16

Monoclonal Antibody Therapy

18

Book Review:
Critical Care for Potential Liver
Transplant Candidates

20

Marijuana and Pregnancy

22

CBD

23

The MACRA Meltdown

2019

Mukul L. Parikh, MD
Immediate Past President
Heath B. Mackley, MD
President-Elect
Shyam Sabat, MD
Vice President
Joseph F. Answine, MD
Secretary/Treasurer

MEMBERS-AT-LARGE
Lawrence L. Altaker, MD
Bryan E. Anderson, MD
Michael D. Bosak, MD
Everett C. Hills, MD
Andrew Lutzkanin, III, MD
Andrew J. Richards, MD
Andrew R. Walker, MD

EDITORIAL BOARD
Joseph F. Answine, MD, Editor in Chief
Rebecca Doctrow, Editor
Susan Neville, Executive Director

In Every Issue

Robert A. Ettlinger, MD

From the Editor  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 4

Puneet Jairath, MD

From the President  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 6

Heath B. Mackley, MD
Mukul L. Parikh, MD
Shyam Sabat, MD

Passion Outside of Practice  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 26
Restaurant Review  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 28

Legislative Updates  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 30
Student Spotlight  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 33
DCMS News  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 35

Gloria Hwang
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does not imply endorsement by the Dauphin County
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