Fairfax County Medical Society’s
1st President
W. D. McWhoreter, MD

The Medical Society of Northern Virginia’s 139th President
Alvaro Puig, MD

MSNVA’s History

Twelve country doctors traveled by horse and buggy to Fairfax County Courthouse on May 1st, 1884 to re-organize the Fairfax County Medical Society.

The Medical Society of Northern Virginia was established with the merger of the Fairfax County Medical Society and the Alexandria Medical Society in 2002. Later on in 2012, the Loudoun County Medical Society joined MSNVA. Our long-standing history is a testament to the strength and determination of community physicians around the area. MSNVA has and will continue to fight and advocate for independent community physicians in the Northern Virginia area.

List of Standard Fees in Fairfax County Medical Society 1884 

Visit Where Physician Resides
$1.00
Visit Within 3 Miles
$1.50
For Rising at Night and Visit
$2.00
For Ordinary Case of Midwifery Inc. Return Visit
$10.00
Extracting Teeth , Each One
.50
Venesection
$1.00
For Removing Stone From Bladder
$100 - $500
Operation for Cataract
$50 - $100
For Puncturing the Bladder
$25 - $50
Amputation of Finger or Toe
$5 - $20
For Amputation of Leg or Arm
$25 - $100
For Examining Lunatic
$5.00

Powhatan County Physicians 1853

Visit Any Further and Under 6 Miles
$2.00
Visit After 10 O'Clock at Night
$2.00 - $4.00
Cupping or Leeching
$1.00

Snippets of Our History

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