Our mission
To provide a unifying, diverse and inclusive professional resource for the medical physicians of Charleston County with a focus on advocacy, public health and preservation of the values of the medical profession.
CCMS Annual Membership Meeting
Thursday, December 19, 2019, from 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Country Club of Charleston 1 Country Club Drive Charleston, SC 29412
Keynote Speaker:
United States Surgeon General
Vice Admiral Jerome M. Adams, MD, MPH
Due to special requirements and limited seating, attendance will be limited to Ticket Holders.
Note: CCMS Members in good standing are entitled to claim ONE FREE TICKET
Healthlinks November/December
Check us out in the November/December issue of Healthlinks
DID YOU KNOW?
Each issue
CCMS sponsors a topic.
Let Dana know of your ideas for any upcoming articles.
Dana@charlestonmedicalsociety.org
Burnt Toast
I recently heard from a local physician who decided to take a ‘sabbatical’ from the practice of medicine. The ‘bureaucracy’ of daily practice, ‘lack of control’ and ‘feeling disrespected’ all contributed to the doctor’s decision to step away. I quote the email I received – ‘My toast is burnt’. This sentiment, fellow Doctors, is an increasingly common occurrence. Physicians are feeling burdened and increasingly isolated in their […]
Congratulations to James Henry Tolley, MD, MAT, Assistant Professor
James Henry Tolley, M.D., MAT, is a native of Charleston, SC, a graduate of Clemson University and received his Master’s Degree from The Citadel. He received his MD degree from The Medical University of South Carolina in 1985. Dr. Tolley completed his residency in Family Medicine at the Medical College of Georgia and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Family Practice.
Upon completing his residency in […]
Walter E. Limehouse, MD, MA, FACEP, Associate Professor Retires
Dr. Walter Limehouse retired June 30, 2019 after 22 years at MUSC.
He graduated from MUSC in 1974 and completed his medicine internship at Hospital St. Raphael/Yale in New Haven, CT before serving in the US Public Health Service in Wilkesboro NC.
His general medical practice with the National Health Service Corps sponsored among the first free-standing nurse practitioner offices in NC. In 1977 he returned to residency, this […]
Fletcher C. Derrick, Jr., MD, Retires
As of June 30, 2019, Dr. Fletcher C. Derrick, Jr. will be retiring from the practice of urology at Lowcountry Urology Clinics and from the staffs of Roper and St Francis Hospitals.
Dr. Derrick was a junior intern at St. Francis in 1957 while in Medical School at MUSC and subsequently several rotations at both Roper and St. Francis.
Derrick joined the US Army Medical Corps as a senior […]
Dr. Hochman Interview on Accad&Koka
On June 3, 2019, Dr. Hochman was interviewed by The Accad & Koka Report. Listen here:
For an automatic transcription, you can read and listen here: https://otter.ai/s/z6M3X_39TjOtZF_Jdgkhcw
Dr. Hochman’s Letter to the Editor Wall Street Journal CVS/Aetna Merger
Read the full article on the Wall Street Journal here: Wall Street Journal – Dr. Hochman’s letter to the editor [pdf]
We Have Moved
Our new physical address is 845 Lowcountry Blvd., Suite G, Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464.
Our mailing address is PO Box 21508, Charleston, SC 29413.
Congratulations to Dr. Richard Gross
We would like to recognize Dr. Richard Gross for his recent receipt of the Humanitarian Award from the Pediatric Orthopedic Society of North America. This is a terrific and well-deserved honor for Dr. Gross. Congratulations!
Interesting Info about Dr. Gross:
The son of a theologian/minister and schoolteacher, Richard Gross grew up in western New York and Pennsylvania. In 1961, he graduated from Alfred University, where he was a forgettable […]
