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BulletinALLEGHENY COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY September 2018 Genomic Tests Pittsburgh Advances In Breast and the Cancer Treatment Polio Vaccine Telehealth Developments Houston Harbauughhh has over 30 yyeears off expeeriihlihiiience in helping physicians anddild medical pract ices manage chhhange throughh contract negotiations with hospitals and payyoors; contract management; advocacy and new practice start-up counsel. WWee have ppprovided critical supppport in practice merggqers and acquisitions. And we have provided sound advocacy on issues ranging from HIPPAAA compliance to medical staff and peer review matters. EEvvveery challenge a medical practice can facee, wwee havvee seen. WWee havvee helped practices of all size and structure meet these challenges. And wewe know what is ahead. hh-law.com Business • Employment • Estates and TTrrusts • Health Care Litigation • Oil and Gas • Public Finance • Real Estate BulletinALLEGHENY COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY SEPTEMBER 2018 / VOL. 108 NO. 9 Opinion Departments Articles Medical Editor.......................330 Community Notes................350 Legal Report ......................340 Explore Pittsburgh’s Hottest Fine Foundation, Jewish Healthcare Federal and Pennsylvania New Restaurants Foundation Announce Winners of 10th Telehealth Developments Deval (Reshma) Paranjpe, MD, FACS Anniversary Fine Awards for Teamwork Mike Cassidy, Esq Excellence in Health Care Editorial ..............................332 Materia Medica ....................344 Disruptive Innovation? Community Notes................351 Eculizumab: A New Treatment Option John Kokales, MD Healthcare Council’s Annual For Myasthenia Gravis Fall Member Conference Lisa Yamagishi, PharmD Perspective ........................ 334 Karen M. Fancher, PharmD, BCOP Pittsburgh and Society News ...................... 354 the Polio Vaccine Pittsburgh Ophthalmology Society Special Report .....................352 Kristen Ann Ehrenberger, MD, PhD Welcomes Shakeel R. Shareef, MD Reportable Diseases 2018: Q2 in October Allegheny County Health Department Perspective ........................ 336 Genomic Tests Results Alliance News ..................... 354 Special Report .....................353 in Major Advances in Mark Your Calendar: December 2 Statement of Ownership, Management Breast Cancer Treatment ACMS Alliance Holiday Party and Circulation Adam Brufsky, MD, PhD Perspective ........................ 338 On the cover Why Neurosurgeons Should Re-Engage in the Palliative Care The Ibis of Cancer Pain Patients Nestor D. Tomycz, MD Apartment, Venice, FL Mark F. Thompson, MD Dr. Thompson specializes in cardiology. 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Vasil COPYRIGHT 2018: ALLEGHENY COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY www.acms.org POSTMASTER—Send address changes to: Bulletin of the Allegheny County Medical Society, 713 Ridge Avenue, Leadership and Advocacy for Patients and Physicians Pittsburgh, PA 15212. ISSN: 0098-3772 ® Medical Editor Explore Pittsburgh’s Hottest New Restaurants DEVAL (RESHMA) PARANJPE, MD, FACS Autumn evokes in most of us a features sourdough crusts made from you’ll be glad to know that chef/owner sense of buckling down and getting unbleached, nonbromated flour topped Chris Bonfili (also of B Gourmet in down to serious work that harkens back with fresh, local and organic Sewickley) is opening his next venture at to our own school days, even though we ingredients. At $19-24 for a 16 inch pie, the site of the former Mullen’s on East may have worked hard all summer. But it isn’t cheap, but quality tastes good Carson Street. The first floor will feature as the hot weather recedes and cool fall and the proof is apparently in the substantial and elegant comfort food and breezes arrive, a different mode of (nationally recognized) pie. a craft beer menu that will be sure to living comes to pass. Gone are the please as the cold weather arrives. The backyard barbecues, the casual salads 2) Bitter Ends Garden and second floor will feature seasonal and suppers on the deck, picnics, and Luncheonette, 4613 Liberty Avenue, American cuisine a la Avenue B and vacations. Your meal choices are back Bloomfield—Top 50 National Finalist for wine/craft cocktail service. to cooking indoors or venturing out and 2018 Bon Appetit’s Top 10 New rediscovering your own city. Restaurants. Serves breakfast and lunch 5) Lorelei, 124 S. Highland Ave, But where to go? What to try? Your Wed-Sun, featuring housemade East Liberty. Unique Alpine-inspired time and resources are limited, and the sandwiches, salads, pastries, cocktail bar and beer hall, this labor of array of culinary choices in Pittsburgh doughnuts, snacks and coffee. love features Executive Chef Jamilka is finally, happily, and utterly Vegetables are sourced from the Borges, the pastry chef formerly of the bewildering, as befits a city of note. owners’ organic farm in Verona, and you Twisted Frenchman, and the cocktail Fear not, gentle reader! Here’s a list can order online. Menu changes daily. and wine program is headed by talents of the dozen hottest new Pittsburgh from Hidden Harbor and the Rick restaurants to explore and make your fall 3) Fish Nor Fowl, 5523 Penn DeShantz restaurant group. Sure to free time enjoyable. Remember to take Avenue, Garfield (former Salt of the please during Oktoberfest. time to refresh and recharge yourself; Earth location). Another Rick DeShantz part of that includes taking pleasure in restaurant, this is a crowdpleaser with 6) Mediterra Café, 430 Beaver the simple things. I can think of no better upscale, unique and delicious fare under Street, Sewickley Village. Mediterra simple and deeply satisfying joy than a the headings of Farm, Field, Water, and artisan bakery (est. 2001) has now good meal with good company, whether Sweets. Craft