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A-07 SPG Governing Council Meeting and 50-Year Luncheon

The Senior Physicians Group (SPG) Governing Council (GC) met at the Annual Meeting on Saturday, June 23rd in Chicago. The AMA-SPG GC recognized two of its longtime members who are leaving the Council: Howard Harrison, MD, and Albert Miller, MD. In addition, the GC recognized two new members: Arthur Eberly, Jr., MD, and John Knote, MD.

AMA 50-Year Luncheon

The AMA-SPG also sponsored the 50-year luncheon celebrating physicians who graduated from medical school in 1957.

Participants included:
The following links to senior physician profiles are PDF files that require Adobe® Reader®.)
Robert E. Arnold, MD, Louisville, KY
Francis E. Banich, MD, Elmhurst, IL
James E. Carter, MD, Tomkinsville, KY
John H. Carter, MD, St. Joseph, MI
Melecio Flores, MD, Concord, NH
Allen Rather Garcia, MD, San Antonio, TX
Robert Greenstein, MD, Highland Park, IL
Fathy Farid Ishac, MD, Livonia, MI
Saib Isterabadi, MD, Marlette, MI
Irwin K. Kline, MD, Villanova, PA
Chris Mattheou, MD, Passaic, NJ
Joseph C. Meek, MD, Wichita, KS
Earl Dean Merkel, MD, Russell, KS
Zdravko Nikolovski, MD, Naples, FL
Hoe Tian Poh, MD, Benicia, CA
Francis Xavier Rockett, MD, Brookline, MA
Reda M. Salama, MD, Sterling, IL
Novella Ann Schafer, MD, Rockford, IL
H. Keith Stinson, MD, Buffalo, MN
Francis J. Thornton, MD, Long Beach, CA

Photos

Keynote speaker, Joanne Disch, PhD, RN, FAAN, Chair of the AARP National Board of Directors, addresses the attendees at the luncheon.

Howard D. Harrison, MD, Chair, Host of the AMA SPG Group’s 50-year Recognition Luncheon

Howard Harrison, MD, presents Francis Banich, MD, his 50-year Certificate

Howard Harrison, MD, presents Melecio Flores, MD, his 50-year Certificate.

Howard Harrison, MD, presents Saib Isterabadi, MD, his 50-year Certificate.

Howard Harrison, MD, presents Novella Ann Schafer, MD, her 50-year Certificate.

The AMA honors physician members celebrating their 50-year anniversary from medical school at the SPG Luncheon.

This year more than 50 guests attended the event, which featured guest speaker Joanne Disch, PhD, Chair of AARP’s National Board of Directors.

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