97. The Advocate: Mark Lopatin, MD, FACP, FACR, FCPP

<p>Mark Lopatin is a rheumatologist who recently retired after 28 years in independent practice.  He is active in organized medicine, having served as president and chairman of the Montgomery County Medical Society.  He also has served as chair of both the Montgomery County Medical Legal Committee and the Montgomery County Task Force on Mediation.   He currently serves on the Board of Trustees for both the Pennsylvania Medical Society and their Political Action Committee.  He is also an active member of multiple grassroots advocacy groups.  He has lectured and written numerous op-eds and articles on a multitude of health care issues to educate patients and physicians how health care polices affect the care that patients receive.  His book, <em>Rheum for Improvement – The Evolution of a Health-Care Advocate</em> emphasizes that health care should be a human interaction between a patient and their physician rather than a business transaction between a consumer and a provider.  He lives with his wife, Suzan and his two poodles, Harry Potter and Gryffindor.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Unlock Bonus content and get the shows early <a href="https://www.patreon.com/mdcoaches" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">on our Patreon</a></strong> <strong>Follow us or Subscribe: <a href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rx-for-success-podcast/id1476778196" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Apple Podcasts</a> | <a href= "https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Izupymumodts6gl3id4d7ljhb2q" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Google Podcasts</a> |<a href= "https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/jody-hanks/rx-for-success-podcast?refid=stpr" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"> Stitcher</a> | <a href= "https://www.audible.com/pd/Rx-for-Success-Podcast-Podcast/B08K57V25B?qid=1612563362&sr=1-1&ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_1_1&pf_rd_p=83218cca-c308-412f-bfcf-90198b687a2f&pf_rd_r=DK936HC97F0RPF4ACPC1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Amazon</a>  |<a href= "https://open.spotify.com/show/28jdcR3FyV2nLOJIPlAhjq?si=zI3SEtLnRBSFNKff9ke7TQ" target="_blank" rel="noo