Announcing New Officers Jan 29, 2003 Catawba Valley Medical Center Announces 2003 Medical Staff Officers and Department Chiefs Catawba Valley Medical Center recently announced its 2003 Medical Staff Officers and Department Chiefs, according to J. Anthony Rose, president and CEO. “Catawba Valley Medical Center is extremely fortunate that these physicians will provide leadership for the hospital’s medical staff of more than 290 physicians,” Mr. Rose stated. Frank Mauldin, MD, will serve as the 2003 Chief of Staff, with T. Reginald Williams, MD, as Chief-Elect of Staff and Nitin Shenoy, MD, as Secretary. Mauldin Williams Shenoy The following physicians are serving this year as Department Chiefs: Medicine – Robert Yapundich, MD; Surgery – Ronald Locke, MD; Pediatrics – David Millsaps, MD; Psychiatry – Andrew Shaw, MD; Radiology – Charles Scheil, MD; Emergency Medicine – Steven Williamson, MD; Pathology – Mark Atkins, MD; Obstetrics/Gynecology – Robert Highland, MD, and Family Practice – David Peltzer, MD. Catawba Valley Medical Center is a not-for-profit healthcare system providing and promoting the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual well being of the public in addition to serving as a center for health education, wellness services, preventative medicine and acute care. It was recently designated as the thirty-second Magnet facility in the nation and the second in the Carolinas.