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Dr. Timothy L. Beck, a surgeon at Azalea Orthopaedics in Tyler, was elected president of the Texas Orthopaedic Association during its 72nd Annual Meeting.

"I look forward to the opportunity to serve the Texas Orthopaedic Association and the orthopaedic community in Texas during my term as president," Dr. Beck said. "One of our goals this year will be to promote the 'Get Active! Texas' campaign that urges families to exercise to protect bone strength. Exercise impacts bone density and the entire musculoskeletal system. Regular activity will curb obesity and can prevent osteoporosis later in life.

The TOA conducted its meeting May 22-24 at the Westin Riverwalk Hotel in San Antonio.

Dr. Beck serves on the Board of Councilors of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and is a founding member of the Texas Orthopaedic Foundation. He specializes in the foot and ankle.

He earned his medical degree from The University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio and completed his orthopaedic residency at the University of Tennessee-Campbell Clinic. Dr. Beck completed a fellowship in foot and ankle reconstructive surgery at The University of Texas at Houston under Dr. Thomas Clanton.

He is certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons.

Founded in 1924, the Texas Orthopaedic Association is a nonprofit organization of more than 1,500 orthopaedic surgeons in Texas.

Medical professionals of the Trinity Clinic were honored at the Trinity Clinic Physician Awards Dinner, May 15 at Villa de Felicita.

This year's recipients are:

Dr. James Repasky - for commitment to quality patient care, exemplified by consistently exceeding national standards of excellence for screening to identify illness at an early stage, treatment consistent with current recommended guidelines and monitoring of treatment effects in his patients.

Dr. Richard Handley -for efforts to limit the exposure of patients to ionizing radiation and the risks of radiologic contrast agents when undergoing diagnostic X-ray studies and for coordinating a process by which Trinity Clinic radiologists provide oversight to one another to ensure proper interpretation of X-ray results.

Dr. Alan Paul - for research related to the effects of cholesterol and other blood fats on health and for promoting the use of the Berkley Heart Lab, an advanced tool for analysis of blood fat disorders in patients.

Dr. Paul Pitts -for his contributions to medical education as director of the inpatient pediatric training program for resident physicians from The University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler.

Dr. John Larrinaga - for the innovation of digital mammography at the Ross Breast Center. Digital mammography is a form of mammography that facilitates the diagnosis of breast cancer at an earlier stage and in younger women, in whom early breast cancer is more difficult to detect with mammography, and for arranging a process of referral to appropriate specialists and consultants for women who have suspicious findings on their mammogram.

The Tyler field office of the Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers' Compensation announced it will be host to a brown-bag educational session for health care providers, employers, human resource managers, claims adjusters, case managers and employee organizations on July 29.

The session, "Designated Doctor: What They Do and What Is New," is free. It will run from noon to 1 p.m. at the office, 3800 Paluxy Drive, Suite 570. An open forum for questions and comments will follow the presentation.

Because of limited space, registration is required. To register, participants must e-mail their name and telephone number to Rebecca Allen, Tyler field office manager, at rebecca.allen@tdi.state.tx.us.

Tyler's Kiepersol Estates will be one of eight wineries represented in the 42nd annual Smithsonian Folklife Festival, which began Tuesday and is scheduled to end July 6, in Washington, D.C.

Part of the festival, "Texas: A Celebration of Music, Food and Wine," will feature the Texas Winemaking Tent, sponsored by the Texas Department of Agriculture. Winemakers from across the state will talk about "terroir" - a French word that pertains to physical and environmental characteristics of a vineyard, such as soil and climate - and demonstrate winemaking techniques.

Justin Wiggins of Kiepersol is scheduled to speak on "Becoming a Winemaker" on Thursday, and again on July 6 during a "Talking Terroir" session.

Business Editor Greg Junek may be reached at 903-596-6280, or by e-mail at business@tylerpaper.com.