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May 27, 2008 Dearborn, Michigan—Craig L. Magnatta , D.O., of Troy, was elected president at the Michigan Osteopathic Association (MOA) House of Delegates meeting on May14 and will serve as president for 2008-2009. The House of Delegates meeting was held in conjunction with the MOA’s 109th Annual Postgraduate Convention and Scientific Seminar at the Hyatt Regency in Dearborn, Michigan. Dr. Magnatta, a board certified family practitioner, has been in the medical field for more than 28 years, with 18 years spent in his current private practice Meadowbrook Family MedCenters of Troy and Oxford. In addition, he is a member of the Department of Family Medicine at POH Regional Medical Center and William Beaumont Hospital – Troy. “It is an honor to have been elected president of the MOA and I look forward to the opportunity to work and to serve the best interests of osteopathic profession and my colleagues. During my year as president I will work to educate and motivate our members to embrace Practice Transformation and the Patient-Centered Medical Home,” said Dr. Magnatta. Dr. Magnatta received his Doctor of Osteopathy degree from the Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine (MSUCOM) in 1978. In addition to the MOA Board of Trustees, he is the immediate past president of the Michigan Association of Osteopathic Family Practitioners, he is a past president and member of the Oakland County Osteopathic Association and a member of the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians and its Scholarship & Student Loan Committee. Additional officers on the MOA Board of Trustees are Donna Moyer, D.O., of Carson City; president-elect; and Susan Sevensma, D.O., of Grand Rapids, immediate past president. Other members of the MOA Board of Trustees include Lawrence Abramson, D.O., of Pontiac; Kurt Anderson, D.O., of Shepherd; John Bodell, D.O., of Trenton; Edward Canfield, D.O., of Sebewaing; Robert Piccinni, D.O., of Macomb; Myral Robbins, D.O., of Kalamazoo; George Sawabini, D.O., of Dearborn; and Michael Weiss, D.O., of Troy. The Michigan Osteopathic Association represents more than 7,000 osteopathic physicians and students and promotes osteopathic medicine in Michigan by shaping the health care delivery system to better serve the community. To learn more about the MOA and osteopathic medicine, visit the MOA website at www.mi-osteopathic.org. CONTACTS: ### |
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