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Fred Taweel, MD

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Fred Taweel, MD

Dr. Taweel is the chief medical officer of Privia Medical Group—Mid-Atlantic, which is part of Privia Health, an AMA Health System Program member. He also chairs the board of governors for Privia Quality Network—Mid-Atlantic.

Stephanie Carter, MD

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Stephanie Carter, MD

Dr. Carter is an internist and vice president of Mount Vernon Internal Medicine, which is affiliated with Privia Health, where she has been since 2008.

C. Becket Mahnke, MD

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C. Becket Mahnke, MD

Dr. Mahnke is a pediatric cardiologist and clinical informaticist with over 20 years of experience in health IT.

Kevin B. O'Reilly

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Kevin B. O'Reilly

Kevin rejoined the AMA in 2016 after an earlier stint as a senior reporter with American Medical News. He has covered a wide range of topics in health care, including diagnostics, medical ethics, quality improvement, patient safety and meetings of the AMA House of Delegates.

Previously, Kevin served as senior editor at CAP Today, a monthly magazine published by the College of American Pathologists. He was graduated with honors from Columbia College Chicago's print journalism program.

Sara Berg

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Sara Berg, MS

Sara joined the AMA in 2017 after working as a freelance writer for a variety of clients. She has covered a wide range of topics in health care, as well as finance, law, flooring and hockey.

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