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The Maricopa County Medical Society is sending patient referrals your way. We receive many phone calls from people looking for doctors and we are so glad we have you, our physician members, to refer.

We want to send even more referrals to our members, and want to get the word out that we provide a free physician referral service. Check us out in The Arizona Republic's 2014-15 Winter Visitors Welcome Guide, where "snowbirds" are invited to call us when they need to find a Phoenix-area doctor that will meet their needs.

Written by Mohana Ravindranath, published in The Washington Post.

At the Food and Drug Administration, a small team of scientists is investigating how 3-D imaging - the technology used to create more realistic animations in video games and movies - could transform medical screening devices. 

The scientists are focused on early breast cancer detection; in a process known as tomosynthesis, new screening machines take low-dose X-rays from various angles, overlaying them to produce a 3-D rendering of a patient's breast. Traditional mammograms create a 2-D image, and cannot show cancers hidden by overlapping tissue, according to the FDA, which last week released a consumer update on the new technology to coincide with the start of Breast Cancer Awareness month. Read more  >>

Written by Amy Ellis Nutt, Abby Phillip and Joel Achenbach, published in The Washington Post.

The hospital that treated Ebola victim Thomas Eric Duncan had to learn on the fly how to control the deadly virus, adding new layers of protective gear for workers in what became a losing battle to keep the contagion from spreading, a top official with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday.

"They kept adding more protective equipment as the patient [Duncan] deteriorated. They had masks first, then face shields, then the positive-pressure respirator. They added a second pair of gloves," said Pierre Rollin, a CDC epidemiologist. Read more  >>

Are you moving on up to the East, West, North or South-side? Or moved in a different direction worth noting? Have you recently taken on a new role at your practice, clinic or hospital? Recognized for excellence in delivering care? Accepted a new training or certification? Recently retired?

Building is leased to primary care, specialists and ancillary tenants. No load factor. Located at Broadway and Sossaman in Mesa. Located near three major East Valley hospitals with easy access from US-60 and Loop 202 Red Mountain Freeway. 

Contact Marina Hammersmith, CCIM, 602.954.8414 at Ensemble Real Estate Solutions.

The Maricopa County Medical Society's Round-up is pleased to bring you a new feature series, "Practice Spotlight". 

Each month we will spotlight a physician or a practice that has made changes to their care delivery model for the benefit of the patient. Articles will focus on new methods of treatment, technological advances, and patient education, to name just a few. 

If you would like to submit yourself or your practice for consideration, or would like to recommend another physician or practice group for our spotlight, please contact Jay Conyers at 602.251.2361 or

jconyers@mcmsonline.com