> Durham-Orange County Medical Society
Mission
To serve our profession, patients, and community.
Brief History
The Durham County Medical Society was founded in 1905, with N.M. Johnson, MD, serving as its first president. Also in that year, the Orange County Medical Society was created and led by I.H. Manning, MD. In 1914, the two counties merged to create the Durham-Orange County Medical Society.
Today the DOCMS has 1,020 members from throughout the Triangle area, from academic to practicing physicians, physician assistants, residents and medical students. Come join our ranks! Interested in learning more about the benefits of membership? Click here.
Leadership
 | President:
Dawn Brezina, MD |
 | President-Elect:
Chris DeRienzo, MD |
 | Vice President
Craig Burkhart, M.D. |
 | Secretary-Treasurer:
Marian Cranford, PA-C |
 | Immediate Past President:
Anthony J. Caprio, MD |
Members at-Large
Sheila Allison, M.D.
Nancy Henley, M.D.
Kaitlin Rawluk, M.P.H; Duke Med 4
Diane Miller, M.D.
Kunal Mitra, M.D., M.B.A.
Lisa Shock, M.H.S., PA-C
William Silver, M.D.
President Emeritus; Advisor to the Board of Directors
Bradford B. Walters, M.D., Ph.D., M.B.A.
 | UNC Medical Students Representatives
Austin Cannon, MSS President
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 | Duke Medical Students Representatives:
Mitchell Bassett, MSS President
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