2021 BOARD OF
DIRECTORS Get to know the members of the 2021 Dallas
County Medical Society Board of Directors.
Dr. Beth Kassanoff-Piper, President Dr. Donna Casey, Secretary/Treasurer
What inspired you to go into
medicine?
My grandfather – he always
wanted me to be “one of those
doctors that did people some
good.”
The best part of practicing
medicine is…
building long-term relationships
with patients and their
families.
If I weren’t a physician, I
would be…
an archaeologist! I’m fascinated
by it!
When I first became a physician,
I never expected…
to have so many struggles
with insurance companies
to get patients the care they
need.
My favorite vacation was to…
Rome and Greece. We took a
cruise to several of the Greek
isles. It was my last vacation
pre-COVID.
The book I’m reading now is…
The Splendid and the Vile: A
Saga of Churchill, Family, and
Defiance During the Blitz.
My four fantasy dinner guests
would be…
Howard Carter, Marie Curie,
Elizabeth Blackwell, and Anthony
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Fauci.
The most recent TV show I
binge watched was…
Madam Secretary.
Name a quote that has meaning
for you:
“I can do all things through
Christ who strengthens me.”
Philippians 4:13.
Who do you look up to as a
mentor?
Dr. Paul Neubach was my
mentor when I first started
practicing – he is an outstanding
clinician with an excellent
bedside manner.
What inspired you to go into
medicine?
I grew up watching my father
love practicing internal medicine.
The best part of practicing
medicine is…
forming relationships and
coaching people on how to
live longer and/or more quality
lives.
If I weren’t a physician, I
would be…
a veterinarian.
When I first became a physician,
I never expected…
how much fun it is to be on
a team caring for others.
The book I’m reading now is…
The Long Fix: Solving
Americas Health Care Crisis
with Strategies That Work for
Everyone.
My four fantasy dinner guests
would be…
EO Wilson (biologist), Stephen
Hawking (astrophysicist),
Ben Franklin (founding father),
and Yuval Harari (economic
and religious historian).
Where would you like to live if
you could live anywhere in the
world?
I would travel with my horse
Hubble along the national
dressage horse show circuit...
and win!
Name a quote that has meaning
for you:
Choose a job you love and
you will never have to work a
day in your life.
Who do you look up to as a
mentor?
My father, Franklin Casey,
MD, internal medicine.
What is on your bucket list?
Theology/Divinity (part time)
degree.
DCMS LEADERSHIP