National Doctor's Day is an annual event celebrating physician held every March 30th. The North Carolina Medical Society is honoring their physicians with and online program that welcomed the patient's participation in a program that honored physicians statewide. I spoke with Pam Highsmith, Director of Development at the NCMS about the awards, the nominees and how North Carolinians can vote in the program.
The award had three criteria:

Passionate about keeping patients happy and healthy.
Experts in using life-changing treatments to give patients the best care.
And making a positive impact in the community

North Carolina Doctor's Day Nominees (announced March 16, 2015) are:



Name
Specialty
City
Practice Name


Edgardo Diez
Physical Medicine and Rehab
Asheville
CarePartners Health Services


James Rene Herlong
Pediatric Cardiology
Charlotte
Sanger Heart and Vascular Institute


Maureen Murphy
Family Medicine
Concord
Cabarrus Family Medicine


Alan Carlson
Opthalmology
Durham
Duke Eye Center


Ogie Asemota
Pediatrics
Fayetteville
Calvary Pediatrics


Joseph Murad
OBGYN
Greenville
Joseph L. Murad, MD


Gloria Graham
Dermatology
Morehead City
Down East Medical Associates


Mark Heffington
Family Medicine
New Bern
Merci Clinic


Ben Fischer
Internal Medicine
Raleigh
Raleigh Medical Group


Lisa David
Plastic Surgery
Winston Salem
Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center



To vote, please visit: North Carolina Doctor's Day
Thank your own doctor via Twitter using the hashtag #thxdocnc
NC Doctor's Day Sponsors
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North CarolinaCalvary PediatricsCarePartnersDurham-Orange County Medical SocietyMecklenburg County Medical SocietyNew Hanover-Pender County Medical SocietyNorth Carolina Academy of Family Physicians, Inc.North Carolina Medical Group Management AssociationNorth Carolina Society of Gastroenterology Pitt County Medical SocietyPoyner Spruill, LLPRaleigh Medical Group, PAWake Forest Baptist Medical CenterWestern Carolina Medical Society 

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