Popular ‘Doctors on Call’ Program Returns; Pennsylvania Medical Society Pysicians to Take Calls from Local Residents
| Date: September 22, 2008 |
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Chuck Moran |
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Pennsylvania Medical Society |
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(Harrisburg, Pa.) Physician members of the Pennsylvania Medical Society will answer questions and discuss medical concerns with local residents anonymously and free of charge on Tuesday, September 23, as part of the medical society’s public service program “Doctors on Call.” The program will air on CBS-3 from 4:00 pm until 6:30 pm that evening.
“Doctors on Call” draws on hundreds of physicians across the state who donate their services to help make a difference in the communities where they live and practice. Locally, medical society member physicians will answer health-related questions and offer information on free- and low-cost health clinics to those without medical insurance or without access to personal physicians. While the doctors will provide guidance to callers, the phone sessions are not meant to replace office visits. Physicians answering the phones will not diagnose conditions or prescribe specific treatments.
“The Pennsylvania Medical Society strongly believes a good relationship between patients and doctors is essential to the healing process,” says Peter Lund, MD, president of the Pennsylvania Medical Society. “The ‘Doctors on Call’ program offers a wonderful opportunity to help patients who might otherwise avoid or have no access to a physician.”
Local Pennsylvania Medical Society member physicians volunteering as “Doctors on Call” include:
Bucks County
Barry J. Snyder, MD, Orthopaedic Surgeon, Levittown
Delaware County
Kevin P. Caputo, MD, Psychiatry, Chester
Maria C. De Mario, DO, Family Medicine, Newtown Square
Darren Piechota, MD, Psychiatry, Philadelphia
James R. Roberts, MD, Emergency Medicine, Philadelphia
Chester County
Mark E. Beaugard, MD, Otolaryngology, West Chester
Louis M. Giangiulio, MD, Pediatrics, Wynnewood
Ruth S. Holland, MD, Internal Medicine, Exton
Mian A. Jan, MD, Cardiovascular Disease, West Chester
Montomgery County
Donald J. DeBrakeleer, DO, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Lansdale
George R. Green, MD, Allergy & Asthma, Abington
David O. Holtz, MD, Gynecology Oncology, Wynnewood
Kimberly T. Jones, MD, Psychiatry, Gladwyne
Patrick A. Kane, DO, Family Medicine, Blue Bell
Robert L. Knobler, MD, Neurology, Fort Washington
William W. Lander, MD, Internal Medicine, Bryn Mawr
Mark A. Lopatin, MD, Rheumatology, Willow Grove
Mark E. Manstein, MD, Plastic Surgery, Huntingdon Valley
Mark F. Pyfer, MD, Ophthalmology, Jenkintown
Philadelphia County
Angel S. Angelov, MD, Psychiatry, Blue Bell
Karen M. Berkowitz, MD, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Philadelphia
Theodore A. Christopher, MD, Emergency Medicine, Philadelphia
Theodore J. Corbin, MD, Emergency Medicine, Philadelphia
Michael A. DellaVecchia, MD, Ophthalmology, Philadelphia
Dana C. Farabaugh, MD, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Philadelphia
Carmen E. Guerra, MD, Internal Medicine, Philadelphia
Sanjay Gupta, MD, Pain Management, Bala Cynwyd
Wayne B. Lau, MD, Emergency Medicine, Philadelphia
Peter S. Lund, MD, Urology, Erie
Lisa A. Medvetz, MD, General Surgeon, Philadelphia
Owen C. Montgomery, MD, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Philadelphia
Ryan E. Offer, MD, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Philadelphia
Lawrence Robinson, MD, Public Health & General Preventative Medicine, Philadelphia
Hester M. Sonder, MD, Gynecology, Yardley
Suzanne L. Steele, MD, Family Medicine, Philadelphia
Daniel V. Will, MD, Ophthalmology, Philadelphia
The patient-doctor relationship has been the priority of the Pennsylvania Medical Society since its founding in 1848. The Medical Society listens to concerns of both patients and doctors to improve the delivery of health care service. To learn more about the Pennsylvania Medical Society, visit its web site at www.pamedsoc.org or its consumer web site at www.myfamilywellness.org.
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Last Updated: 9/22/2008