

Opinion
Editorial …………………………….38
Epidemic
Deval (Reshma) Paranjpe, MD, FACS
Editorial …………………………….40
Tears as teacher
Anna Evans Phillips, MD, MS
Editorial ……………………………42
‘If you like your doctor …’
Andrea G. Witlin, DO, PhD
Perspective ……………………….44
Breast elastography
Danielle Sharek, MD
Perspective ……………………….46
Modern Hippocratic Oath and Code of Medical Ethics
Kris Gopal, MD
Departments
Membership Benefits …………48
Society News …………………….50
• Pittsburgh Ophthalmology Society
• Pennsylvania Geriatrics Society – Western Division
• Greater Pittsburgh Diabetes Club
Activities & Accolades ………53
Classifieds ………………………..53
ACMS Alliance News …………54
Articles
Profile ……………………………….56
Newly installed ACMS president shares vision for 2020
Christina E. Morton
Materia Medica …………………..59
Semaglutide (Ozempic®)
Rachael Cardinal, PharmD
Ariel Ferdock, PharmD, BCPS
Legal Summary …………………61
Treatment of chronic pain: Written agreements, adherence to guidelines now mandatory
Beth Anne Jackson, Esq.
Special Report …………………..62
ACMS support of independent physicians a top priority
Christina E. Morton