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ISSN0011-7781
DELAWARE
MEDICAL
JOURNAL
Official Publication of the Medical Society of Delaware
900 Prides Crossing Newark, Delaware 19713
Editor-in-Chief
Peter V. Rocca, MD
Editorial Board
Vincent F. Carr, DO
Evan H. Crain, MD
Steven L. Edell, DO Gerard J. Fulda, MD Stephanie H. Guarino, MD Rebecca Jaffe, MD, MPH Nancy Kim, MD
James F. Lally, MD
Joseph A. Lieberman III, MD, MPH Brian W. Little, MD, PhD
Gregory A. Masters, MD
Leo W. Raisis, MD
Anthony C. Sciscione, DO
Sonya N. Tuerff, MD
Robert J. Varipapa, MD
Michael R. Zaragoza, MD
Former Editors
Robert B. Flinn, MD
G. Stephen DeCherney, MD, MPH
Contents
PRESIDENT’S PAGE
201 Merger Mania Puts Pressure on Physicians
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
222 A Retrospective Review of Glioblastoma Multiforme in a
Comprehensive Community Cancer Center
Trisha Pascall-Lopez, DO; Nicholas Petrelli, MD; Robert E. Hall McBride, CTR; Michael Guarino, MD
ETHICS
226 Considerations of Futility in Trauma
Michael Farrell, MD, MS; Raymond Green, MD
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT
Is Your Practice Losing Money on These Common Billing Errors? Here’s How to Fix That Tina Irgang Leaderman
MSDIS CORNER
232 Beware of Phishing Scams Targeting Employees’ Tax Info
IN MEMORIAM
237 ClarenceEdwardGraybeal,MD Editor’s Note: This obituary was originally published in the Cape
Gazette on August 15, 2019
MEMBER NEWS
238 Coming Events / Hospital News
Andrew W. Dahlke, MD
NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE CLINICAL TRIAL OF THE MONTH
MSD COUNCIL
204
203
Thank You to Our 2019 MSD Council Members
COVER STORY
206 MSD Honors Delaware Today’s Top Doctors 2019
Andrew W. Dahlke, MD
PUBLIC HEALTH
210
218
230
Early Lung Cancer Screening in Delaware: Providers and Public Health, Partnering to Save Lives
Karyl T. Rattay, MD, MS
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Is Metabolic Syndrome Associated with Decreased Survival in African American Breast Cancer Patients? Jennifer Bayron, MD; Jennifer Sims Mourtada, PhD; Diana Dickson- Witmer, MD, FACS
MSD
TOP DOCS
On the Cover:
Medical Society of Delaware members who have been named a Delaware Today 2019 Top Doc. Pictures displayed in order of receipt.
The Delaware Medical Journal (ISSN 0011-7781, USPS 152140) is published bi-monthly by the Medical Society of Delaware at 900 Prides Crossing, Newark, DE 19713. Periodicals postage paid at Newark, Delaware, 19711 and additional entry offices. Copyright 2019 by the Medical Society of Delaware. The Delaware Medical Journal does not hold itself responsible for statements made by any contributor or advertiser. Annual subscription rates are $30 for domestic and $45 for overseas. Single copies are $2.50. Advertising copy is accepted, subject to the approval of the Editorial Board of the Medical Society of Delaware. For information about advertising, call the Journal office at (302) 366-1400. POSTMASTER: Address changes to 900 Prides Crossing, Newark, DE 19713.
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