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Date	News & Updates For 2013

May 17	New Doctors Nick S. Kouchis, MD - Woodridge, IL Fangxi Zhou, LAC - Wilmette, IL Angel Blazquez, MD - Sterling, IL Ranjit B. Gowda, MD - Sterling, IL Paul A. Smucker, MD - Springfield, IL Sriya K. Ranatunga, MD - Springfield, IL Mark A. Stern, MD - Springfield, IL Jason P. Guthrie, MD - Springfield, IL Georgiy Lifshits, LAC - Skokie, IL Robbye O. Bell, MD - Peoria, IL A. Ghafoor Baha, MD - Peoria, IL John R. Wilson, MD - Oakbrook Terrace, IL Richard P. Wolff, MD - Wheaton, IL Robin L. Pastore, DPM - Winfield, IL Angelo Miele, MD - Carol Stream, IL Francis S. Lichon, MD - Carol Stream, IL Stasia E. Kahn, MD - Carol Stream, IL Dolly K. Devara, MD - Wheaton, IL Dolly K. Devara, MD - Aurora, IL Robert G. Carpenter, MD - Naperville, IL
May 16	New Doctors Norman A. Aliga, MD - Wheaton, IL Kathleen W. Florence, MD - Oak Lawn, IL Kee Shin, MD - Downers Grove, IL Bela Glantsman, MD - Mundelein, IL Sung-Lana Kim, MD - Orland Park, IL Jeffrey Oken, MD - Oakbrook Terrace, IL Silvia Z. Panitch, MD - Chicago, IL Vinod Motiani, MD - Bolingbrook, IL Robert Chalupczak, MD - Oak Lawn, IL Anthony J. Stephens, MD - Olympia Fields, IL Joy Tsai-Li, MD - Oak Lawn, IL Joseph H. Mun, MD - Gurnee, IL Bonnie L. Whyte, PhD - Des Plaines, IL Bella Goland, MD - Niles, IL Mikhail Khodarkovskiy, MD - Mundelein, IL Surbhi Shah, MD - Bolingbrook, IL Rafael Vargas-Zapata, MD - Chicago, IL Sapna Jacob, MD - Libertyville, IL Gregory Bulava, MD - Chicago, IL Ira L. Melnicoff, DO - Arlington Heights, IL Peter B. Dragisic, MD - Evergreen Park, IL Peter B. Dragisic, MD - Oak Lawn, IL Susan Lis, MD - Park Ridge, IL Arun Narang, MD - Wonder Lake, IL William A. Adair, MD - Oak Lawn, IL Ami Kothari, MD - Des Plaines, IL Shri K. Agrawal, MD - South Holland, IL Robert A. Hozman, MD - Gurnee, IL
May 15	New Doctors Donna C. Williams, DO - Bourbonnais, IL Kyra A. Payne, MD - Oak Lawn, IL Azra S. Omerovic, MD - Chicago, IL Modupe A. Oladeinde, MD - South Holland, IL Gerald Monk, DC - Park Ridge, IL William Mikaitis, MD - Lockport, IL Sue J. Lee, MD - Chicago, IL Lynn M. Koehler, MD - Lockport, IL Juliana R. Kaminski, DO - Normal, IL Desiree I. Fabros Munez, MD - Chicago, IL Arturo Chavarria, MD - Palos Heights, IL Bruce S. Bernheim, MD - Park Ridge, IL Girma B. Assefa, MD - South Holland, IL Shri K. Agrawal, MD - Palos Hills, IL Schweta Kasbekar, DC - Naperville, IL Gregory W. Barrett, MD - Naperville, IL Sean S. Adams, MD - Naperville, IL Beth A. Conrardy, MD - Mount Vernon, IL Patrick T. Schuette, MD - Morton Grove, IL Amanda K. Myers, MD - Morton Grove, IL Ami Kothari, MD - Morton Grove, IL Shobhana N. Patodia, MD - Melrose Park, IL Lynn D. Meisles, MD - Melrose Park, IL
May 14	New Doctors Michael W. Stevens, MD - Dayton, OH Mervet K. Saleh, MD - Centerville, OH Ei S. Lin, MD - Maryville, IL Frederick W. Wagner, MD - Maryville, IL
May 13	New Doctors Donald Roland, MD - Kankakee, IL James M. Kelly, MD - Kankakee, IL Michael D. Meister, MD - Joliet, IL Boris Nulman, MD - Joliet, IL Philomena M. Verghese, MD - Joliet, IL Saba Y. Ahmed, MD - Joliet, IL Fariha Kausar, MD - Schaumburg, IL Fariha Kausar, MD - Orland Park, IL
May 12	New Doctors Lori B. Siegel, MD - Bannockburn, IL Rhutav Parikh, MD - Gurnee, IL Lee Lichtenberg, MD - Geneva, IL Christopher T. Fahey, MD - Geneva, IL Zaki Anwar, MD - Frankfort, IL Paul M. Gabriel, MD - Evergreen Park, IL Jarema J. Skirnyk, MD - Evergreen Park, IL David Roth, MD - Evergreen Park, IL Paul Delbusto, MD - Evergreen Park, IL
May 11	New Clinical Research Trial Disease Category: Fibromyalgia - Raleigh, NC New Doctors Dina P. Dadabhoy, MD - Elk Grove Village, IL Bruce A. Johnson, MD - Fox River Grove, IL Naveed Papa, MD - Elgin, IL Lee Lichtenberg, MD - Elgin, IL Priya Damaraju, MD - Elgin, IL Atiq U. Rehman, MD - Decatur, IL Lorna Griffin, PT - Plainfield, IL
May 9	New Doctors T. K. Gossett, DC - Champaign, IL Stuart King, MD - Champaign, IL Alberto Munoz, MD - Champaign, IL Alix A. Charles, MD - Elgin, IL Daniel P. Horn, DC - Elgin, IL Drew C. Duquette, DC - Bloomington, IL Karl Oliger, DC - Bloomington, IL Benjamin Taimoorazy, MD - Bloomington, IL Genene P. Radden, MD - Bloomington, IL Paul D. Sander, MD - Belleville, IL Humayun Beg, MD - Belleville, IL Edward P. Rose, MD - Belleville, IL Ramesh B. Bathina, MD - Aurora, IL Brian A. Barnett, MD - Aurora, IL Ladonna R. Koziol, MD - Arlington Heights, IL Luz A. Feldmann, MD - Arlington Heights, IL
May 7	New Doctors Richard P. Sampson, DC - Meridian, ID James H. Morland, MD - Meridian, ID Lyndal E. Stoutin, MD - Lewiston, ID Craig G. Flinders, MD - Lewiston, ID Thomas E. Archie Jr, MD - Hailey, ID Marc Porot, MD - Driggs, ID Judy M. Baumgardner, MS, PT - Driggs, ID Mark J. Harris, MD - Boise, ID Robert H. Friedman, MD - Boise, ID Achini Dingman, MD - Meridian, ID Sonia Heidinger, MD - Boise, ID Gary D. Call, DO - Blackfoot, ID Jack Burke, LAC - Waimanalo, HI Steven G. Dubey, LAC - Lihue, HI Joel A. Friedman, MD - Kula, HI Michael C. Nichols, MD - Kealakekua, HI
May 6	New Doctors Scott S. Morioka, MD - Ewa Beach, HI David J. Barton, MD - Waimanalo, HI Michael S. Johnston, MD - Tucker, GA Patrick Goodman, MD - Tifton, GA Timothy H. Ward, MD - Thomasville, GA Alan H. Kramer, MD - Suwanee, GA William J. Lichtenfeld, MD - Johns Creek, GA
May 5	New Doctors Dean H. Stephens, MD - Savannah, GA Wayne M. Woodbury, MD - Savannah, GA Keith T. Rott, MD - Rome, GA Richard J. Donadio, MD - Rome, GA Jose Mathew, DO - Riverdale, GA Ruben Koshy, MD - Newnan, GA Jian Jim Hua, MD - Macon, GA Bridget M. Wright, MD - Macon, GA Diana M. Whiteman, MD - Lawrenceville, GA Madhurika Samakur, DO - Lawrenceville, GA
May 4	New Doctors Anthony T. Clavo, Sr., MD - Fayetteville, GA Wing K. Chang, MD - Duluth, GA Jorge Alvear, MD - Lawrenceville, GA Karen V. Atkinson, MD - Decatur, GA Sanford S. Hartman, MD - Decatur, GA Timothy Bunker, MD - Dalton, GA Sadiq Sohani, MD - Dalton, GA Satish Cuddapah, MD - Sandy Springs, GA Jagindra N. Mangru, MD - Cumming, GA Robin J. Fowler, MD - Conyers, GA Brady R. Rumph, MD - Columbus, GA Huma P. Ahmed, MD - Columbus, GA Michael K. Schaufele, MD - Cartersville, GA David W. Gale, MD - Cartersville, GA Peter S. Morrison, MD - Canton, GA Lacretia T. Munroe, DC - Canton, GA Michael J. Lupi, DO - Brunswick, GA Erick Bournigal, MD - Brunswick, GA
May 2	New Clinical Research Trials Disease Category: Fibromyalgia - Raleigh, NC
May 1	New Doctors D. Janene Holladay, MD - Athens, GA Richard D. Campbell, MD - Athens, GA Peter M. Skaliy, MD - Alpharetta, GA Wing K. Chang, MD - Alpharetta, GA Steven Ganzel, DO - Albany, GA Edward Lubin, MD - Winter Haven, FL Melvin D. Small, MD - Wilton Manors, FL John O'Connell, MD - Weston, FL Michael Schweitz, MD - West Palm Beach, FL
April 30	New Doctors Charles S. Huang, DO - Wellington, FL Majid R. Khalaf, MD - Vero Beach, FL Brian B. Mcknight, MD - Vero Beach, FL Jeffrey L. Kaine, MD - Venice, FL Tatiana L. Huguenin, MD - Venice, FL Seyed A. Zarabadi, DO - Tampa, FL Martin A. Willmitch, DC - Tampa, FL Steven C. Kimmel, MD - Tamarac, FL Elias Halpert, MD - Tamarac, FL Roland Jones, MD - Tallahassee, FL George J. Arcos, DO - Tallahassee, FL Mayur C. Maniar, MD - Sunrise, FL Mark L. Perlman, MD - Stuart, FL Joanne D. Manfredi, MD - Stuart, FL
April 29	New Doctors Jose Rivera, MD - Saint Petersburg, FL Sardha M. Perera, MD - Saint Petersburg, FL Kazi M. Hassan, MD - Saint Petersburg, FL Shyam Swain, MD - Spring Hill, FL Michael D. Courtney, MD - Spring Hill, FL Michael A. Weitz, MD - South Miami, FL Rosita P. Stoik, MD - South Miami, FL Olga Kromo, MD - South Miami, FL Jaime A. Pachon, MD - South Miami, FL Jeffrey S. Ritter, MD - South Miami, FL
April 28	New Doctors William J. Cole Jr., DO - Sarasota, FL Shehla Atiq, MD - Venice, FL Shehla Atiq, MD - Sarasota, FL
April 27	New Doctors Bruce I. Hindin, DO - Atlantis, FL Bruce I. Hindin, DO - Royal Palm Beach, FL Larry W. Horton, MD - Port Richey, FL Farrukh Zaidi, MD - Port Richey, FL Louis K. Valente, MD - Punta Gorda, FL Robert "David" Ball, DO - Punta Gorda, FL Louis K. Valente, MD - Port Charlotte, FL Robert "David" Ball, DO - Port Charlotte, FL Fredric A. Swartz, MD - Pompano Beach, FL Khanh Van K. Duong, MD - Pompano Beach, FL Andre C. Hobbs, MD - Miramar, FL Andre C. Hobbs, MD - North Miami Beach, FL Andre C. Hobbs, MD - Coral Gables, FL Lonnie L. Herman, DC - Plantation, FL
April 26	New Support Group South OC ME/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome & Fibromyalgia Group New Doctors Michael Vandenberg, MD - Pensacola, FL Brian Kirby, MD - Pensacola, FL Ata U. Mohsin, MD - Panama City, FL Robert J. Joseph, MD - Panama City, FL Tony Salameh, DC - Panama City, FL Karen Rendt-Zagar, MD - Palm Harbor, FL
April 25	New Survey Basic Survey New Doctors Jason DeLuca, MD - Lady Lake, FL Anthony Afong, MD - Port St. Lucie, FL Cesar A. Lassalle, MD - New Port Richey, FL Jess Salinas, MD - Lake Mary, FL Jeffrey Zipper, MD - Delray Beach, FL Avi Bhandary, MD - Orlando, FL
April 24	New Clinical Research Trials Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) - Tampa, FL Fibromyalgia - Brockton, MA New Doctors Arkam Rehman, MD - Jacksonville, FL Arkam Rehman, MD - Orange Park, FL Kenneth A. Powell, MD - Orange Park, FL
April 23	New Doctors Marguerita Correa, MD - Clermont, FL Daniel J. Schaffer, MD - Ocala, FL Howard L. Offenberg, MD - Ocala, FL Stephen A. Bookbinder, MD - Ocala, FL Xing Zhi Chen, LAC - Miami Beach, FL Ricardo J. Garcia Alemany, MD - Miami Beach, FL Kirby Hotchner, DO - Miami, FL
April 22	New Doctors Stanley Golovac, MD - Merritt Island, FL Richard E. Gayles, MD - Merritt Island, FL Sukanya Pachaidee, MD - Melbourne, FL Nancy L. Layton, MD - Melbourne, FL Brian C. Dowdell, MD - Melbourne, FL Joseph M. Brooks, MD - Merritt Island, FL Pedro L. Geliga, MD - Leesburg, FL Susan L. Zito, DO - Largo, FL Albert Comey, DC - Largo, FL Raul B. Tallo, MD - Lakeland, FL
April 20	New Doctors Wayne G. Riskin, MD - Hollywood, FL Lance J. Lehmann, MD - Hollywood, FL Hugo De Ayala, MD - Hollywood, FL Angel F. Vidal, MD - Hialeah, FL Juan Milera, MD - Hialeah, FL Benidecto Fernandez, MD - Hialeah, FL Morton S. Corin, MD - Hialeah, FL Paul Sweeney, MD - Hallandale, FL Marwan I. Zheiman, MD - Haines City, FL
April 19	New Doctors Roland Staud, MD - Gainesville, FL Jeffrey S. Gordon, DC - Gainesville, FL Guy J. Dillard, MD - Stuart, FL Darshan C. Aggarwal, MD - Fort Pierce, FL James H. Hogsed, DC - Fort Myers, FL
April 18	New Doctors Robert L. Ikeman, MD - Englewood, FL David Suomela, DOM, AP - Deerfield Beach, FL James R. Slusher, MD - Deerfield Beach, FL Cary R. Lubet, DC - Fort Pierce, FL Adam Zuckerman, DC - Boynton Beach, FL Troy Weidlich, DC - Boca Raton, FL Joel Rosen, DC - Boca Raton, FL Kevin L. Dalal, MD - Miami, FL Lucinda A. Arenas, MD - Miami, FL
April 17	New Clinical Trials Clinical Trials for Fibromyalgia - Charlottesville, VA Health and Wellness Conference May 4th Health and Wellness Conference - Given by The Center for Integrative Medicine - University of Maryland. Learn holistic and integrative pain management techniques at the second annual University of Maryland Center for Integrative Medicine's Health & Wellness Conference on Saturday, May 4, 2013 in Baltimore. In-depth pain management workshops include topics such as "Manual Medicine: Evidence-Informed Approaches for Chronic Pain Management," "Central Sensitization Syndrome: Pointing Us Toward a New Paradigm for Understanding and Treating Chronic Pain and Depression," "Change Your Brain, Change Your Pain," and "Nutrition as Medicine for Pain." The plenary lecture will address "Pain Management for the 21st Century." In addition, workshops in meditation, resilience, acupuncture, dietary supplements, and others will be offered. With Dr. Mark Hyman, a best-selling author and wellness advocate, as the keynote speaker, this event is not to be missed! Click here for more info! William R. Mayfield, MD - Daytona Beach, FL Kavita Sharma, DO - Daytona Beach, FL
April 16	New Doctors Bharat V. Parikh, MD - Crystal River, FL Jeffrey M. Karp, MD - Clearwater, FL Ashraf F. Hanna, MD - Clearwater, FL Deborah H. Tracy, MD - Brooksville, FL Shanta A. Purushotham, MD - Brooksville, FL
April 15	New Doctors Sanjay Yathiraj, MD - Bradenton, FL David S. Tsai, MD - Bradenton, FL Michael D. Ross, MD - Boynton Beach, FL Alyssa T. Sussman, MD - Boynton Beach, FL Robert O'Leary, DO - Bonita Springs, FL Shaun C. Corbett, MD - Deerfield Beach, FL Harvey Golden, MD - Bay Pines, FL Nicole Melendez, MD - Deltona, FL Ashley Sterrett, MD - Bay Pines, FL Jian Ma, MD - Bay Pines, FL
April 14	New Doctors Alex D. Khromov, MD - Deltona, FL
April 13	New Doctors Rukmini M Bhandaru, MD - Washington, DC
April 12	New Doctors Annemarie C. Brescia, MD - Wilmington, DE Thomas J. Whalen, DO - Wilmington, DE Philip Schwartz, MD - Wilmington, DE Bruce M. Dopler, MD - Seaford, DE Gina K. Alderson, MD - Seaford, DE
April 11	New Doctors Manonmoni Antony, MD - Georgetown, DE Kenneth J. Lippman, MD - Westport, CT Richard A. Sewell, MD - West Haven, CT Victor Martin, MD - West Haven, CT Thomas P. Greco, MD - Waterbury, CT Adriana Blanco, MD - Middlebury, CT Jeffrey H. Gimbel, MD - Wallingford, CT Lucien Parrillo, MD - Wallingford, CT Roberta Meltzer, MD - Torrington, CT
April 10	New Doctors Antonela Barbu, MD - Tolland, CT James B. Butler, MD - Stratford, CT Christine I. Gould, MD - Stratford, CT Robert S. Thorsen, MD - Southington, CT Clifford D. Stirba, MD - Norwich , CT Paul H. Deutsch, MD - Norwich, CT Anne Liebling, MD - New Haven, CT Ather Ali, ND - New Haven, CT
April 9	New In-Person Support Groups ME/FM Association of Peterborough and District - Peterborough, Ontario Tampa Fibro Friends - Tampa, Florida New Doctors Roshni Patel, MD - New Britain, CT James D. Scarles, MD - Mystic, CT Rosemary C. Bontempi, MD - Mystic, CT Olympia A. Dreszer, ND - Milford, CT George G. Abdelsayed, MD - Bridgeport, CT Daniel C. Belin, MD - Middletown, CT Antonieta Cyrinda L. Abarientos, MD - Middletown, CT Daniel P. Callaghan, MD - Rocky Hill, CT Gary M. Cohen, MD - Meriden, CT Jacqueline N. Onyejekwe, MD - Meriden, CT
April 8	New Doctors Minh Han, MD - Manchester, CT Greta H. Boynton, MD - Manchester, CT Christie D. Garb, MD - Kent, CT Leonard J. Astrauskas, MD - Kent, CT
April 7	New Doctors Stephen E. Malawista, MD - New Haven, CT Bhawna Gupta, MD - Trumbull, CT Dwight P. Ligham, MD - New Haven, CT Nasiha Fahmi, MD - Orange, CT Michael S. Wong, MD - Milford, CT C. Roxana Ciubotaru, MD - Hamden, CT Ana Maria Apoltan, MD - Cheshire, CT Maria Stack, MD - Cheshire, CT David H. Dreyfus, MD - Waterbury, CT Zane Saul, MD - Stratford, CT Lee Jung, MD - New Haven, CT James S. Borges, MD - Greenwich, CT Steven Bennett, DO - Greenwich, CT James A. Brunetti, DO - Cos Cob, CT Roger Madris, MD - Rye Brook, CT Santhanam Lakshminarayanan, MD - Fairfield, CT Judith Fifield, PhD - Fairfield, CT Kenneth P. Grossman, MD - Fairfield, CT Houtan Golzari, MD - Fairfield, CT Barton T. Belkin, MD - Fairfield, CT Adam J. Bard, MD - Fairfield, CT
April 6	New Online Support Group STEPS Care for Carers New In-Person Support Groups STEPS Care for Carers - Bundaberg, Qld STEPS Care for Carers - Maryborough, Qld STEPS Care for Carers - Pialba, Qld STEPS Care for Carers - Childers, Qld STEPS Care for Carers - Gin Gin, Qld STEPS Care for Carers - Mt. Perry, Qld STEPS Care for Carers - Mundubbera, Qld New Doctors Louise M. Maloney, MD - Essex, CT Elizabeth Ann Coric, MD - Essex, CT Louis S. Competiello, MD - Enfield, CT Michael S. Butensky, MD - Enfield, CT Ethan S. Weiner, MD - East Lyme, CT Daniel Feldman, MD - Derby, CT Victor J. Lawrence, MD - Darien, CT Daniel O. Southern, MD - Danbury, CT Ricardo J. Taboada, MD - West Hartford, CT Steven C. Levin, MD - New Haven, CT Joanna E. Vincent, MD - Bridgeport, CT Christopher F. Mojcik, MD - Bridgeport, CT Gary H. Belt, MD - Bloomfield, CT Stephen J. Moses, MD - Ansonia, CT Yolanda M. Pena, MD - Avon, CT
April 5	New Doctors Sheldon Goldberg, MD - Wheat Ridge, CO Judy Weiss, MD - Westminster, CO George A. Leimbach, MD - Thornton, CO James A Crosby, DO - Thornton, CO Peter N. Reusswig, MD - Thornton, CO Jane M. DelPiero, LAC - Telluride, CO Michael F. Hehmann, MD - Montrose, CO Marianne Bernadette Jacobs, DO - Loveland, CO Lawrence A. Meredith, MD - Loveland, CO
April 4	Valdon G. Landes, DO - Greeley, CO Garvin C. Murray, MD - Greeley, CO John S. Thompson, MD - Greeley, CO
April 1	New Doctors Lisa Compton Greene, LAC - Broomfield, CO New Support Group Listing CFS/ME/FM Support Group of Wilmington - Wilmington, NC

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