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50s Frank E. Taylor, MD (IM’53), of Charlottesville, Va., retired from private practice in 1993 and worked part-time in Employee Health at Martha Jefferson Hospital (1993-2003). For more than six years after retirement, he also volunteered with the Free Clinic of Charlottesville. “During my training as a fellow, we had intramural touch football, basketball and baseball teams. Somehow, I still have a T-shirt that reads, “Cleveland Clinic Pill Chaser,” although it’s been worn to shreds.” Does anyone else remember participating on any of these teams? Moira L. Cooper, MD (PD’55). “I still enjoy receiving mail from Cleveland Clinic. I moved into a retirement home in Aurora (North of Toronto) in February to be closer to two of my daughters – both MDs!” 60s William L. Crooks, MD (ORS’62), of Calgary, Alberta, Canada, practiced general orthopaedics until 1994, when he began conducting disability assessments for legal professional insurance agents and Canadian Medical Insurance, finally fully retiring in December 2011. Married since 1997, he and wife, Norma, have five children and nine grandchildren. For the past 15 years, he has enjoyed international travel. He wrote that he recalls his years in Cleveland with pleasure and appreciates the “great training with Dr. James I. Kendrick and others.” He adds, “I have liked your contact with the alums and congratulate you on your growth and work over the years.” Warren F. Johnson, MD (U’69). The growth of the urology unit in the 42 years since I trained has been absolutely amazing. Sadly, of the four staff urologists of the 1960s (all of them outstanding in their own way), only one is still alive – Bill Kiser, who remains a lifelong friend. 70s Thomas J. Schneider, MD, FACG (IM’70, GE’71), was the former President of the Florida Gastroenterological Society and the former Chief
of Staff (first chief elected by staff) at St. Mary’s Medical Center in West Palm Beach, Fla., where he practiced with the West Palm Beach Medical Group until his retirement, May 1, 2005. Raymond S. Lord, III, MD (H/O’72), is working part-time managing National Cancer Institute (NCI) Clinical Trials and working with the West Michigan Cancer Center as Principal Investigator for Kalamazoo Community Clinical Oncology Programs (CCOPs) in Kalamazoo, Mich. He lives nearby in Portage, Minn., with his wife, Arija. The couple has three grown daughters. Yoshinori Mitamua, PhD (RES ’76). “On Sept. 8 through 10, I attended the Annual Conference of the International Society for Rotary Blood Pumps held in Louisville, Ky. From Cleveland Clinic, Leonard Golding, MD (TS’76, CF’76) attended the conference. He is one of the pioneers of rotary blood pumps. An old friend of mine, Dr. Paul Pennza, also came to Louisville all the way from Akron to see me. We worked together at Cleveland Clinic between 1974 and 1976. Although this time I could not visit Cleveland Clinic, it was my great pleasure to see old friends at the conference.” Stephanie N. Lynch, LP, PhD (PSYO’77), is a clinical psychologist in Londonderry, N.H., with an interest in Disaster Behavioral Health. In her spare time, she enjoys writing fiction and poetry. Martin Meisenheimer, MD (GE’78), traveled from Indiana, toured the campus, visited the Alumni Office and saw its many historic photos. He shared memories of his training at Cleveland Clinic. Recently retired, he also inquired about former colleagues, including Ed Ruszkiewicz, MD (IM’75, GE ’77). Gordon B. Hughes, MD (OTOCD ’79), writes that he enjoyed his first career of 28 years at Cleveland Clinic from July 1980 through his retirement from Otolaryngology and Communicative Disorders in June 2008. He enthusiastically adds that he also is enjoying his second career at the National Institutes of Health, where he is Program Officer, Clinic Trials, with the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders in Bethesda, Md.
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80s Thomas Weiss, MD (OPH’80), and his wife, Rhonda, of Miami Beach, Fla., proudly announced updates on their four children: Meredith graduated from Yeshiva University/Albert Einstein Medical School, Bronx, N.Y., and her husband, Joey Pick, is a PhD candidate in Neurosciences at New York University, in New York City. Abigail and her husband, Noah Weisz, and their three children moved to Israel. Alexander is a second-year medical student at SUNY-Downstate, and Jessica is in her second year of an Advanced Nurse Practitioner Program at Columbia School of Nursing in New York City. A.J. Clanflocco, MD (IM’77, BLB’82), has been named Director of Primary Care Sports Medicine in the Center for Sports Health at Cleveland Clinic. Dr. Clanflocco joined the Orthopaedic Surgery staff in 1987 and has served as interim director of Primary Care Sports Medicine since 2009. He also is Director of the Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship Program. He holds additional appointments in the Departments of Family Medicine, the Center for Spine Health and the Asthma Center. Melinda L. Estes, MD, MBA (NPTH ’84), has been named as the new President and CEO of Saint Luke’s Health System of Kansas City, Mo.. Dr. Estes, brings extensive experience leading hospital systems, including Fletcher Allen Health Care in Burlington, Vt. (where she was President and CEO) and Cleveland Clinic Florida in Weston and Naples, Fla., (2001-2003). A board-certified neurologist and neuropathologist, Dr. Estes also holds a master’s degree in business administration from Case Western Reserve University. In 2003, Dr. Estes was appointed President and CEO of Fletcher Allen Health Care, a $900 million academic medical center serving the state of Vermont and northern New York, where she guided the healthcare system back to financial health while expanding services, forging alliances and implementing an extensive strategic planning process. Her experience encompasses nearly two decades at Cleveland Clinic healthcare system, where she held a variety of positions of progressive responsibility Her career also includes serving as Senior Vice President of Medical Affairs and Executive Vice President of the MetroHealth System in Cleveland.