Doctors’ Day, celebrated nationally on March 30th, is a special time to celebrate and acknowledge the vital role of physicians whose calling is to protect our health and well-being.

This year’s promotions include children of McLeod Health medical staff members from throughout the communities McLeod Health serves. Physicians featured include: McLeod Pediatrician Dr. Jude Thomas and his children Oliver and Emma (Cheraw); McLeod Primary Care Physician Dr. Michael Ouzts and his son Sawyer (Clarendon/Sumter); McLeod Emergency Medicine Physicians Drs. Amid and Amerys Hamidi with their children Abbas Elijah, Nayyerah Aurora and Munirah Luna (Dillon); McLeod Vascular Surgeon Dr. Will Jackson and his daughters Holladay and Camilla (Florence); McLeod Cardiologist/Electrophysiologist Dr. Cyrus Kocherla and his daughter Madeline (Florence); McLeod Critical Care Intensivist Dr. Elina Levin and her children Katya and Kayden (Florence); McLeod General Surgeon Dr. John Richey and his son Bennett (Florence); McLeod Orthopedic Surgeon Dr. Chad Thurman and his daughters Evelyn and Brielle (Florence); McLeod Pediatric Gastroenterologist Dr. Chad Thornhill and his children Charlie and Caroline (Florence); McLeod Primary Care Physician Dr. Brian Thacker and his daughter Ellie (Loris); McLeod Hospitalist Dr. Monique Moona and Cardiologist Dr. Nicholas Jebaily and their sons Nicholas and Alexander (Carolina Forest); and McLeod Orthopedist Dr. Jeremy McCallum and his children Evy and Sam (Seacoast).

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If you have a McLeod doctor whose care has left a wonderful impression on you or your loved one, please take a moment to share your thanks by:

• Posting a thank you at Facebook.com/McLeodHealth
• Completing the online form at www.McLeodDocDay.org.
• Sending a written thank you note to Doctor’s Day Tribute, McLeod Health Public Information Office, P.O. Box 100551, Florence, SC 29502-0551

Please join us as we salute the more than 850 physicians whose commitment to exceptional medical care defines why McLeod Health is known as the center for medical excellence.