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2008
State House Skin Cancer Screening
Wed, March 12
We had a good day at the State House yesterday. Seventy-five people were screened. Two melanomas and 4 basal cell carinomas were uncovered. Seventeen people received recommendations
for a biopsy and twenty-five referrals were made. Kudos to Deb Girard, Trish Signet and the Melanoma Foundation of New England for organizing the screening, Rosalie Adams, Director of
Communications, Office of State Senator Pam Resor for promoting the screening at the State House, as well as Steve Cotto and Elizabeth Davis of Putnam Investments for volunteering to handle the
registration. A special thank you to Dr. Rothman for chairing the event. Thanks also to the following dermatologists for volunteering to participate: Kathy Bowers, MD, Leera Briceno, MD, Marie
France Demierre, MD, Daniel Finn, MD, Karen Rothman, MD and Laura Winterfield, MD. And, a big thank you to Priya Joshi, a medical student whose participation was invaluable to the success of the
event. Check out the news release for more
info.
News Release: 4th Annual Skin Cancer Screening Day at the State House
PHOTO (l-r) Dr. Kathryn Bowers, President, Mass. Academy of Dermatology, Dr. Daniel Finn, vice President, Mass. Academy of Dermatology, Dr. Karen Rothman, Chair, State House Skin
Screening, Deb Girard, Executive Director, Melanoma Foundation of New England, and Senator James E. Timility (D-Walpole
2007
State House Skin Cancer Screening
The Massachusetts Academy of Dermatology would like to thank the following individuals who participated in the April 11, 2007 Skin Cancer Screening held at the
Massachusetts State House. (Please see news release for additional information ).
Karen Rothman, MD
Kathryn Bowers, MD
Jennifer Y. Lin, MD
Nikki Levin, MD
Christine M. Hayes, M.D.
Dan Finn, MD
Catherine M. Pereira, NP
Ann-Marie Desorcy, CMA
Pamela Norden, MD
Caroline Bevona, MD
Bonnie Mackool, MD
Dennis Lee, MD
2nd Annual State House Sun Screening Clinic News Release .pdf
2nd Annual State House Sun Screening Clinic
An Overwhelming Success!
On Wednesday, March 22, 2006, the Massachusetts Academy of Dermatology and the Massachusetts Melanoma Foundation held its second annual Sun Screening Clinic. One hundred legislators and
staff were seen by MAD members: Drs. Mark Amster, Kathryn Bowers, Marie France Demierre, Gary Rogers, Steve Smith, Val Treloar and her assistant Gail Duggan., Special thanks to Event Chair, Dr. Karen
Rothman. Six melanomas were detected that require follow up!
The screening was hosted by State Senator Pam Resor. This afforded us a wonderful opportunity to not only meet many legislators but also inform them of issues important to dermatology.
l-r Deb Girard, executive director, Mass Melanoma Foundation, Mel and Lillian Rubin, founders, Mass Melanoma Foundation, Dr. Kathy Bowers, MAD President, Dr. Steve Smith, MAD Past President, Rep.
Peter Koutoujian, chair, Joint Committee on Public Health, Dr. Marie France Demierre
MAD President Dr. Bowers and Dr. Demierre were able to discuss dermatology
issues with Rep. Peter Koutoujian, chair, Joint Committee on Public Health
(l-r) MAD President Dr. Bowers, Mass Melanoma Foundation Executive Director
Deb Girard, Senator Pam Resor, Senator James Timilty, Senator Susan Fargo (co-chair Joint Committee on Public Health), Rep. Patricia Walrath (co-chair Joint Committee on Healthcare Financing) and Dr.
Marie France Demierre
(l-r) Dr. Gary Rogers, Dr. Val Treloar, Mass Melanoma Foundation Executive Director
Deb Girard and Gail Duggan helped with the afternoon screenings at the State House.
Special thanks to the volunteers from Putnam Investments who took
off the day to ensure that the State House Screening ran smoothly.
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