Class Notes
M.D. (’85) have been married for 25 years. Julio has a large cardiology group practice in Lake County, just outside of Orlando, which is affiliated with two hospitals. Liliane is working part-time as a pediatrician after ten years of full-time solo practice. The couple has three boys—Matt, Eric and Andrew— and lives in Heathrow, Fla. The family enjoys skiing in Colorado every winter and exploring a new place every summer. Ronald E. Battiata, M.D. (’86), a board-certified family practitioner, has been in a group family practice in rural Southeast Michigan since completing his residency in 1989. His federally funded health care center serves the needs of low-income
patients. He also supervises residents once a week at the Bon Secours Residency Outpatient Training Center. Battiata has been married to wife Carol— who accompanied him to Montserrat—for 26 years. The couple has three children— Scott, Matthew and Angela— and lives in East China, Mich.
Joseph W. Heflin, M.D. (’86) is medical director of Village Health Association of Santa Rosa Beach, of the Gulf Coast Narconon, and of the Destin Fire District AED program. He is also a hospitalist and emergency physician with Fort Walton Beach Medical Center in Destin, Fla. He was in private practice in Nevada for 13 years before moving to Florida five years ago. Heflin completed a
Physician Executive MBA at Auburn University in May 2007. He and wife Pamela have two children, Parker and Kelsey. Heflin said he would like to hear from old friends and invites them to the coast to fish with him.
been married to Francis Oglethorpe of Montserrat since 2004, and has two twin sons— James and Giovanni—born in December 2006. The family lives in Clarksville, in rural Ohio, where LaRuffa works in private practice.
James Krag, M.D. (’86) became president-elect of the Psychiatric Society of Virginia. He will become president next spring for a three-year post, during which he will serve on the board and plan one of the two annual meetings.
Sharon M. Plank, M.D. (’86)
Catherine LaRuffa, M.D. (’86) is board certified and recertified in family medicine and also a board-certified mastectomy prosthesis fitter. She has
is co-founder of Healthy Minds, Healthy Bodies, a program that combines yoga, meditation and nutrition for those suffering from metabolic syndrome. She is specialized in acupuncture and integrative medicine, having completed her fellowship training at the University of Arizona under the directorship of Andrew Weil, M.D., and has worked extensively in the areas of prevention and management of heart disease and osteoporo-
James H. Hollingsworth, M.D. (’86) practiced in Johnstown, Pa., since completing his residency in internal medicine. He was forced to retire 5 years ago due to severe back pain. He and wife Dorothy have five children— Rachel, James Henry, Thaddeus, Anna and Sarah Katherine—and two grandchildren. The couple lives on a small farm in the Laurel Highlands, in Pennsylvania. AUC Connections
Above: The Hollingston family at James Henry’s wedding. Left to right: Sarah Katherine, Thaddeus, James Henry, Kristen, Dorothy, James, Rachel and Anna. (Not pictured: Rachel’s husband Ben Parker and her children Elianah and Simeon.)
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