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A Special Day for Special Athletes
On September 8th, HCMA Member Dr. David Lubin volunteered at a Spe- cial Olympics MedFest event. A special shout out to Marina Habib, Commu- nity Outreach Manager, Healthy Com- munity Tampa Bay, organizer of the event. We are impressed with the orga- nization of the event and to learn of the many additional services the Special Olympics organization o ers.
HCMA Board Chairman interviewed
Insiders reveal secrets of medical device scam targeting thousands of Floridians -Florida company accused of targeting dead patients
“It’s happening around the country: medical supply companies that call Medi- care patients to pitch unwanted medical devices, ship those supplies to them and get the government to pay the bill.
“Dr. Joel Silver eld, a Hillsborough County Internist and member of the Hillsborough County Medical Association, is not a liated with the lawsuit in any way but reveals how doctors can unknowingly perpetuate medical device fraud...” Contact Elke Lubin (ELubin@hcma.net) for a link to the full article.
Meet the Role Model
In recognition of Women in Medicine Month, the FMA featured some of their outstanding members throughout Septem- ber in their publication Florida Medical Magazine. HCMA and FMA Past President Madelyn Butler, M.D., is founder of e Woman’s Group, an award-winning OB/ GYN practice with four Tampa Bay-area locations and 25 physicians and practitio-
ners who are all women. Visit the FMA’s website to read about Dr. Butler and how her vision for women’s healthcare has led to 20 years of successful independence.
Hillel Academy appoints Board President
school.
Over the summer, Hillel Academy, Tam- pa’s only accredited Jewish day school, an- nounced the election of HCMA member, Dr. Seth Forman, as the president of the Board of Trustees.
Dr. Forman, along with his three broth- ers, is a graduate of Hillel Academy. In ad- dition, all of their children are Hillel Acad- emy graduates or are current students at the
Cloudy Tampa Skyline
Tampa Bay Magazine’s “Views of Tampa Bay” photo contest drew entries from all across Tampa Bay. e photographs from the winning entries were published in the September/October 2018 issue of Tampa Bay Magazine.
Dr. William Carson’s “Cloudy Tampa Skyline” merited a two-page spread as one of the winning photos. Dr. Carson has also
submitted photos which appeared on the cover of the HCMA publication, e Bulletin. Congratulations, Dr. Carson!
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