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2006 Medical Staff Officers and Department Chiefs

February 13, 2006

Catawba Valley Medical Center Announces 2006 Medical Staff Officers and Department Chiefs

Catawba Valley Medical Center recently announced its 2006 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 300 physicians," Mr. Rose stated. Robert Yapundich, MD, will serve as the 2006 Chief of Staff, with Robert Highland, MD, as Chief-Elect of Staff and Geoffrey DeLeary, MD, as Secretary.

The following physicians are serving this year as Department Chiefs: Emergency Medicine - H. Lawson Huggins, Jr., MD; Family Medicine - Bart Lopina, MD; Medicine-Wheaton Williams, MD; Obstetrics/Gynecology - Scott Chatham, MD; Pathology - Mark Atkins, MD; Pediatrics - David Berry, MD; Psychiatry - Charles Davis, MD; Radiology - Charles Scheil, MD, and Surgery - Daniel Barnette, MD.

Catawba Valley Medical Center is a not-for-profit, public 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. CVMC, recognized by the American Nurses Credentialing Center as a Magnet facility, was recently named a Hospital of Choice by the American Alliance of Healthcare Providers.


Robert Yapundich MD


Robert Highland MD


Geoffrey DeLeary MD