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VOLUME 65, NUMBER 2
July/August 2019
Executive Director
Debbie Zorian
Editor
David Lubin, MD
Managing Editor
Elke Lubin
Editorial Board
Erfan Albakri, MD William Davison, MD Rodolfo Eichberg, MD Michael Foley, MD Richard Lockey, MD Husain Nagamia, MD Barry Verkauf, MD
July/August 2019
CONTENTS ABOUT THE COVER
This issue’s cover photograph was captured by HCMA President, Jayant Rao, MD, from his balcony on the 26th floor in downtown Tampa. He shot this awesome sunset with his phone, an IPhone X.
Departments
6 President’s Message 8 Editor’s Page 10 Executive Director’s Desk 28 Personal News 29 Newest Members
Features
Committee Update 12 Recap of 2019 FMA Legislative Report
Michael Cromer, MD
Chm, HCMA Government Affairs Committee
Practitioners’ Corner 14 Mast Cell Activation Syndrome, the New ‘Lupus’
Tara Vinyette Saco, MD
Resident’s Perspective 18 Would You Rather be Loved or Respected?
Alicia Billington, MD
Travel Diary 20 Las Vegas – Our “City of Lights”
William Davison, MD
Photo Gallery
Membership Dinner Meeting 16-17
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