Accordionist Dr. Michael Middleton of Scott & White Nuclear Medicine was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award during the ACNM Award Ceremony and Banquet on Friday, January 26, 2018.
About the ACNM: The new American College of Nuclear Medicine (ACNM), a combined organization of the American College of Nuclear Physicians and the American College of Nuclear Medicine; officially formed on September 1, 2009. Both colleges brought over thirty years of service to its respective members. The College, comprised of physicians and other nuclear medicine professionals dedicated to enhancing the practice of nuclear medicine through the study, education and improvement of clinical practice.
The organization is a strong advocate for nuclear medicine professionals and provides access to activities encompassing the business and socioeconomics of nuclear medicine before the legislative and regulatory bodies, other medical organizations, the media and the general public.
Specifically, the ACNM is a professional organization that directly represents the interests of nuclear medicine physicians before legislative and regulatory bodies, other medical organizations, the media and general public. Our goal is to assure a legislative, legal, regulatory and economic framework that encourages and makes practicable the safe, appropriate use of nuclear medicine procedures to improve the quality of health care service available to patients.
Accordionist/physician Dr. Mike Middleton said, “Sometimes in life you get surprised. I am humbled to receive this honor from my Medical Specialty of Nuclear Medicine. “Lifetime Achievement Award, from the American College of Nuclear Medicine”. Id like to thank the kind folks at the College that nominated me and voted for me to receive this honor.”
Accordion and Medicine? It is a perfect combination for Mike Middleton.
Dr. Mike Middleton is an accordionist and his main musical interests are Midi Enhanced Accordion music from all genres. He performs mainly for charity events and local festivals, including all styles of international accordion music. Mike also enjoys arranging compositions on the accordion, and has recently been performing at many churches and for senior groups throughout Central Texas. Mike;s latest performances include his renditions/arrangements of “Ghostriders in the Sky”, “Variations on an Amazing Grace”, “Beer Barrel Polka Variations”, “Russian Minka Variations”, and other favorites.
His preferred instruments are a Titano Starlight Royal Cossoto Accordion with a Melody Maker onboard Midi Synthesizer, a Petosa Mahogany Alpine Tuba Bass Accordion, and sometimes a Roland Electronic Accordion. In the past, Mike was the 1982 & 1983 Texas State Accordion Champion, and the 2001 Accordionist & Teachers Guild International Texas Folk Music Champion. He was awarded the following website: www.accordions.com/mikemiddleton
In addition to the accordion, Mike is a Tubist, and he combines accordion and tuba performances periodically with his friend and tubist, Mr. Clayton Capps. Currently, Mike lives in Central Texas with his wife Darla, and has three children (Meredith, Lance, and Mitch). Mike, along with sons on percussion, and Clayton on Tuba together started his band, which they affectionately called “Mike and the Middletones “.
Mike recently has produced and recorded several successful albums: “Around the World & Back TO Texas”, “Accordion & Tuba Favorites”, and “Accordion to Mike & The Middletones: Back IN Texas”, along with the single, “Amazing Grace Accordion Variations”.
The Middletones have been featured at Wurstfest in New Braunfels multiple times, and other festivals. They have performed on The Mollie B Polka Party TV show in 2016, and have performed at The World Accordion Museum in Superior, Wisconsin. He also is being featured with the Temple Symphony in March 2017 performing polkas, waltzes, Texas Folk music and classical music. (see attached poster).
Mike has performed almost every year in the Scott & White Clinic Cafeteria for Octoberfest, and other venues. He donates many hours of performing and portions of his album sales to charities, in Central Texas.
Dr. Middleton is currently employed as Director of Nuclear Medicine and Professor of Radiology, at the Scott & White Clinic/Texas A&M Health Science Center. He has served as President of the American College of Nuclear Physicians and the Southwest Chapter of the Society of Nuclear Medicine, Secretary/Treasurer of SNMMI, and other leadership positions. He has also been Secretary of the Scott & White Clinic Healthcare Board of Directors, 2008-present. Dr. Middleton has also been nominated for VP-Elect of the SNMMI.
Dr. Mike Middleton has been entertaining audiences in central Texas for over 3 decades. While in college, he was named Texas State Champion accordionist in 1981 & 1982, and had placed in several national competitions. To help pay for medical school, he was contracted as a repeat solo performer at the famed Wurstfest in New Braunfels, Texas as well as other venues. In 2001, after 2 decades of not competing, Dr. Middleton won the (one time only) Accordionist and Teachers Guild/Texas Accordion Association’s International Texas Folk Accordionists Competition in San Antonio, Texas.
Most of his performing now is for local festivals, clubs, nursing homes, churches, and hospital/community events. A nuclear medicine physician at Scott & White for 20 years, Dr. Middleton stays busy as a Professor of Radiology, at the Texas A&M College of Medicine, and is currently an officer of the Scott & White Healthcare Board of Directors. He is also active as an officer in several specialty societies in Nuclear Medicine & Molecular Imaging.
Future performances include:
3/9-10/2018
National Accordion Assoc in Richardson, TX
( demonstrator and performer)
4/6-7/2018
Temple Tx, Lions Club Follies Show
5/5-6/2018
Palmer Festival and World Accordion Day at A World Of Accordion Museum, Superior, WI
For further information: Michael.Middleton@BSWHealth.org
Photo: Mike Middleton featured with the Temple Symphony Orchestra, 4th March 2017, conducted by Tom Fairlie.
