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School of MedicineClass NotesSCHOOL OF MEDICINE CLASS NOTES1980sJames W. Matthews, Class of 1982, is pleasedto report that his daughter is a second yearlaw student at the University of Richmond inVirginia. His wife, Meg, works for USAir inLexington, Ky. Jim, who maintains a privatepractice in general ophthalmology in Lexington,is the president of the Kentucky Academy of EyePhysicians and Surgeons.Samuel R. Davis, Class of 1983, who is semiretired,is co-director of the Department ofRadiology at Montgomery General Hospital inMontgomery, W.Va. He has been there since hecompleted his residency in 1987. Sam occasionallydoes a week or so of locum tenens to cover otherradiologists’ vacations at different hospitals inthe area. He and his wife, Julie, consider theirhome address to be in Daytona Beach Shores,Fla. They have a condo in Ohio near Cincinnatias well as one in Charleston where they livewhen he is working in Montgomery. They travelquite a bit and enjoy spending time with their7-pound Yorkshire terrier, Phoebe.W. Doug Given, Classof 1983, practices familymedicine at Braxton HealthAssociates Inc. in Sutton,W.Va. He and his wife, MaryLouise, have three children,Mary Elizabeth, Laura Maeand William Daniel. They reside in StrangeCreek, W.Va.Robert A. Hess, Class of 1984, has opened a newfamily practice office in Jackson, Ohio. He andhis wife, Jannell, celebrated their 29th weddinganniversary in March. Their son, Jonathan, hasbeen accepted to the next School of Medicineclass, and their daughter, Stephanie, is in the 11thgrade at Huntington High. She plays first seed onthe tennis team and was selected to represent theschool at a National Youth Leadership meetingin Washington this April.Danny M. Phillips, Class of 1987, after almost 20years in emergency medicine, plans to retire fromactive practice and open RoxboroMedAccess,the first Urgicare Center in Roxboro, N.C. Thepractice, which will open in late summer, willfocus on acute care and minor emergencies,but will also have a component of occupationalmedicine as well as primary care. MedAccess willbe the focus practice in a small medical park heis developing.P. Mitchell Charles, Classof 1988, has been recognizedas a “Hero of EmergencyMedicine” by the AmericanCollege of EmergencyPhysicians (ACEP). Theaward, which is part of ACEP’s40th anniversary, recognizesemergency physicians whohave made significant contributions to theirfield, to their communities, and to their patients.Dr. Charles is an emergency physician at CabellHuntington Hospital and director of the MS-4Clerkship in Emergency Medicine. He is alsoa faculty sponsor of the Emergency MedicineInterest Group at Marshall’s School of Medicine.He reviews articles for Annals of EmergencyMedicine and AAMC, and currently serves asthe West Virginia ACEP chapter president. Hehas received the American Heart Association’s“Legacy of Life” award, the WVACEP “Excellencein Emergency Medicine” award and numerousteaching awards. His passion for emergencymedicine has dramatically increased the number