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BACKGROUND
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My family consists of my husband
Pennsylvania Medical
of 50 years, Alan, who has a PhD. in
Society started
Why I achose a career in medicine:
chemistry. He took an early retirement
I had a fascination with everything to
Women Physicians
and became the artistic director of a
January
March 2017
do with health and disease since
I was nine2017
Caucus (WPC).
non-profit theater company. I have a
Nicole
Elana
Albert,
DO
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son, Scott, who is a formerHassan
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Sherry Blumenthal,
Stephanie M. Brian,
MD
Nuha
Abdurahman, DO
now Deputy Editor on the Interactive
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Jessie
W.
Dinome,
MD
Ahmad
Arslan, MD
my job:
News Team of the New York Times and
lead on the program
Nisreen
Mousa
Madhoun,
DO
Before retirement, I was in private
a daughter-in-law, Kate, who started,
Brian Henry Malone,
Barry, MD
practice inofOB/GYN.
and is a member
administers, and teaches inHadiatou
a non-profit
Sherry L. Blumenthal, MD, the PAMED Board
Medical Student
Danelle V. Bertozzi, MD
writing program for middle-school
Most rewarding elements ofMustafa
my career:
MSEd., FACOG, is an active
students in New York City, Uptown
of Trustees. Dr. Blumenthal servesThe
onmost
the rewarding elements of my Mohammed,
Medical Student
lecturer and writer on obesity
Stories. I also have two grandsons, Miles,
PAMED Board of Trustees. PAMED
invites
career were
forming long-term
relationships
Jennifer
Morris,who is 12, and Julian, nine.James J. Butz, MD
in OB/GYN, and also lectures
all women
physicians
withstudents
patients, making them feel Practice
that
Administrator
Sean Patrick Carnahan,
on physician
advocacy.
Sheand medical
someone
is
actually
listening
to
their
who
are
PAMED
members
to
join
the
Jose
R.
Nassar,
MD
Medical Student
I
greatly
admire:
serves as the OB/GYN specialty
concerns,
both
physical
and
psychological;
Albert
Einstein,
genius
in
physics
and
Ho
Pak,
MD
new
You can
join by visiting www.
trustee
onWPC.
the PAMED
Board
delivering babies and doing gynecological
math;
and
classical
musicians.
Nilesh
V.
Patel,
MD
of Trustees,
Past Chair
pamedsoc.org
andofplace Women
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surgeries
that cured patients.
the PA
Section,
American
Caucus in the search field.
You may not know:
February 2017
Congress of OB/GYN (ACOG),

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I started medical schoolPuneet
in 1978 Dhillon,
at age MD
Divya Aggarwal, MD
Advisory Council member of
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a
five-year-old
son,
and
was
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Sunny F.the
Ekwunife, DO
Asrar Ahmad, MD
the Philadelphia Obstetrical
interesting!
oldest
student
and
only
mother
in my
Waed Ahmad Alswealmeen, MD
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Montgomery
County
Society, CME officer of District III
class!
Andrew Sun Fang, DO
Megumi Asai, MD
Immunization
all healthcare
did I end up practicing in
of ACOG,
and boardCoalition
member ofinvitesHow
Jillian Beth Fleisher, DO
JeffreyWilliam
Burgess,
MD
providers toCounty
its annual
educational
dinner, County:
Montgomery
the Montgomery
Medical
Why I stay
involved in organized
Ganesh Gajanan, MD
Ronald
Drew
Durtschi,
MD
I have lived in Montgomery County
May
10, 5-8She
p.m.,
Caterers
Society
(MCMS).
is Presidential
the
medicine:
Madeeha
Hafeez,
MD
since the
year I started medical school in
is the best way to accomplish our
newlyinappointed
chairman
to the
East Norriton.
CEUs
and CMEs
will
Neethu Gopisetti, MD
Sarah Allison Hall,ItMD
1978.
goals
for patients and our profession.
MCMS
beMembership
offered. The Committee.
dinner costs $25. For more
Mohsin Hamid, MD
We have to be coherent as a group, be
Dr. Blumenthal
is also
information,
visit founder,
www.montmedsoc.com.
Interesting childhood fact: Daniel S. Han, MD
organized, and have financial resources
Chair, and guest blogger for the
Harshwant Grover, MD
Caitlin
Sarah Hodge,
MD
I was
after
Registrations and fees must be sent
to raised by a single mother
and lobbyists to influence lawmakers and
first Women Physicians Caucus
Gerald Hansen IV, DO
Nidhi
Mukundbhai
Karia,
MD
the death of my father at age five. I was
hospitals.
Montgomery County Health Department,
in PAMED history created to
Darya Lillian Heim, MD
Waqas
Ahmad
Khan,
MD
determined to be a doctor although no one
Attention:
Roberts,
Box 311,
address
unique Kalyn
challenges
and P.O.was
Linda
Yijia
Li,
MD
supportive of the idea. My mother, who Advice to young physicians:
Norristown,
PA
19404-0311. Deadline
needs
of women in
medicine.
Amy M.
MD
was unable to go to college, wanted
meMacIntyre,
to
Do
not be complacent and assume
to register is May 1. Ms. Roberts
can
be
Iqra
Iqbal, MD
Katherine
Ellen someone
Maclean,
be a teacher since it was a "good
profession"
elseMD
will handle the
challenges
Krista
Marie
a woman.
(I did in fact teach
Asifhigh
Mehmood,toMD
Name:reached
Sherry L.at
Blumenthal,
(610) 278-5117, ext.for
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or email
patient rights and physician
rights.
In Isaac, DO
school
chemistry
for
five
years!)
Deepika
Nandiraju,
MD
MD,
MSEd.,
FACOG
medicine,
there
is
right
and
wrong,
and
kroberts@montcopa.org.
Nicole Catherine
weNewingham,
have ethical andDO
moral obligations.
Specialty: Obstetrics and Gynecology
What interests me outside medicine:
Jason Christopher
Ojeda,
MD up for what is right for
We need
to stand
(retired)
Register Today! HAP Opioid Workshop,
I am interested in women'sTanya
healthcare
Jane Olszewski,
MDand our health, even in the
public health
Currently Practices: Board Member of
rights and women's equality. John Phu, MD face of political opposition.Yasir
May
17
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Hospital
and
Healthsystem
ThereYousuf
are waysKhan, MD
the Montgomery County Medical Society
Association
of
PA
(HAP)
is
offering
to
confront
these
issues
productively,
but
Zahra
Rashid
Qamar,
MD
Medical School: Thomas Jefferson
we
must
be
unified
and
understand
the
Ali
Rafiq,
MD
a hands-on regional workshop at East
University
If I could be anything otherAndrew
than a Rogers,
"system"
MD which we are facing. We also
Stroudsburg
University.
The workshop
Residency:
Medical College
of
physician:will
need
to work
Elyse Sarah Rosenthal,
DOto avoid bias in our dealings
Pennsylvania
provide both hospitals and stakeholders
If I could be anything other
than
a
with
each
other
and our patients.
Andres Xavier Samayoa
Birthplace:
Philadelphia,
PA
physician,
I would work in a wildlife
valuable
and current
information
on how
Mendez, MD
preserve.
Residence:
Glenside, PA
Pennsylvania
as a state is reacting
to combat

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