SUBJECT: GS MOAA Dinner Meeting, October 14, 2025 at 5:30 pm
The October meeting will be at Pine Lakes Country Club, 5603 Granddaddy Dr. Myrtle Beach, SC 29577.
Speaker: Dr. Blase Carabello, Board Director, Friends of Fisher House. His biography is at the end of this invitation.
Program: Dr Carabello will discuss Fisher House functions and activities in support of families navigating medical treatment.
Please do your best to attend this dinner. Dr. Carabello does much good for military families, so let's give him the right impression of us by having a large, interested and attentive audience.
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Please join us for our GS MOAA Dinner meeting on Tuesday, October 14, 2025,. Please do not forget your GS MOAA name tag if you have one.
Social time begins at 5:30 PM, followed by our program starting at 6:00 PM. A buffet-style dinner will be served at 6:30 PM. We expect to conclude around 7:45 PM.
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To register for this event, please click on the registration "Button" above, or call/text Bill Stewart: 609.432.4255 and he will register you.
PAYMENT MAY BE MADE: by credit card on line, or by check, cash or credit card at the door. Either way, prior registration is essential as we need to provide a pre-headcount to our dining club host.
Dress is business casual. You are encouraged to bring your spouse and other guests, especially if those guests are prospective members or are members who attend the dinners infrequently.
If you have any additional concerns, questions or suggestions about the event, please contact me, via text/cell: 727-771-3712.
Presentation of the Colors at this dinner will be by a Color Guard from the Aynor High School Army JROTC.
Sincerely,
John Bradley, CDR, USN (ret)
President
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Biography
Dr. Blase Carabello, MD is a cardiovascular researcher and clinician whose work has appeared in more than 500 medical journals, books and editorials. Dr. Carabello earned his medical degree from Temple University School of Medicine and completed his residency in internal medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital and cardiology fellowship at the Peter Bent Brigham Hospital of Harvard Medical School.
He was the recipient of the American College of Cardiology Distinguished Scientist Award and the Harriet P Dustan Award for Contribution of Science to Medicine. Dr. Carabello has served for 4 years on the FDA, demonstrating his expertise in medical regulation and patient safety.
He is a past president of the Society for Heart Valve Disease and also of the Association of University Cardiologists. He is a member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation, reflecting his standing among the nation’s top medical researchers.
Dr. Carabello is currently the program director for the Valve Program at Roper St Francis Hospital, Charleston SC. His extensive medical expertise and understanding of complex healthcare systems provides invaluable insight to Friends of Fisher House Charleston as we support families navigating medical treatment.
I am sorry that I cannot attend this meeting, but conduct of the meeting will in the very capable hands of our First Vice President, Dean Brown,
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