Phillip R. Langsdon, MD, FACS a facial plastic surgeon at The Langsdon Clinic, has been officially installed as the 2017 president of the Memphis Medical Society during the annual dinner and installation ceremonies last month.
Langsdon, who becomes the 2,215-member organization’s 140th president, replaces outgoing president Tommy J. Campbell.
Others installed are president-elect Autry J. Parker, MD, pain management at Semmes-Murphey Clinic; vice-president – Andrew T. Watson, MD, cardiovascular disease at Sutherland Cardiology Clinic; secretary - Danielle H. Hassel, MD, physical medicine and rehabilitation at Memphis VA Medical Center; and treasurer – Sri I. Naidu, MD, otolaryngology at Mid-South Ear, Nose & Throat.
Returning board members are David L. Cannon, MD; Frederick A. Fiedler, MD; James E. Klemis, MD; Jimmie Mancell, MD; Justin Monroe, MD; Christopher M. Pokabla, MD; and Lisa S. Usdan, MD. Raymond R. Walker, MD, family medicine at Saint Francis Inpatient Physicians is the new board member.
The Memphis Medical Society is a professional membership organization for physicians. It was founded as the Shelby County Medical Society in 1876.