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maxillofacial surgery at Tufts, completed a fellowship in anesthesiology at Boston City Hospital, finished his studies at BUSM, and completed a PGY-2 year of general surgery at Beth Israel Hospital in Boston. Sophia, who lived under Richard (MED’92) and Sophia Catrambone communist rule in Vietnam for five years before immigrating to the United States, oversaw their family life throughout Richard’s dental and medical training. BUSM’s mission of compassion and inclusion inspired him. “Without a doubt, my fondest memory of my time at BUSM was doing house calls. I really enjoyed going to the different neighborhoods, meeting people from Warren Society Welcomes New Members different cultures and backgrounds, and providing personalized medical care.” Like many who come to study at BUSM, he was drawn to the hands-on community outreach and is happy that the school continues this mission. Today, Dr. Catrambone is the immediate past president of the Alumni Association and a member of the BUSM Dean’s Advisory Board. He is a diplomate of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Chairman of the Department of Oral Health at the Steward Good Samaritan Medical Center in Brockton, Mass., an assistant clinical professor at Harvard School of Dental Medicine, and a visiting oral surgeon at Massachusetts General Hospital. In his spare time, he enjoys the company of his family, especially when they are together outdoors. In September 2017, he and his son Christopher, an From left, Mary D. Olsson, Carl A. Olsson (MED’63), Dean Karen Antman, MD, Jane R. Clark, estate planning attorney, and daughter MD, and Jonathan P. Gertler, MD, gather at the William Fairfield Warren Society induction ceremony during the BU gala last October in New York City. The Warren Society recognizes Karina, a third-year dental student at donors who contribute $1M or more to the University. Tufts, climbed to the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania. n
hen Richard J. Catrambone, MD, DMD (MED’92), received a call about his 25th reunion, he knew he wanted to get involved. A phone conversation with Associate Director of Alumni Relations Tim Fitzgerald sparked his interest. He and his wife Sophia had been returning once a year for the various alumni events, but he wanted to give more to the community he’d once called home. In support of the Campaign for Boston University, the Catrambones have established the Richard J. Catrambone and Sophia Catrambone Scholarship Fund, generously donating $100,000 to provide annual scholarship awards based on financial need to one or more medical students in good academic standing at BUSM. “I came from a modest background and received financial help to fund my education, so I want to pay it forward,” Catrambone explains. Dr. Catrambone did not take the typical pathway in becoming a physician. He studied dental medicine and trained in oral and
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A Pediatrician Helping Future Ones Cope with Medical School Debt Overwhelming student debt can have a significant influence on the medical specialties that BUSM students choose to pursue. Physicians specializing in anesthesiology, surgery, and dermatology often earn larger salaries than those entering primary care specialties. In 2016, one-third of medical students graduated with debt between $100,000 and $200,000, and one-quarter had debt of more than $200,000. Recognizing that this issue can be particularly worrisome for students specializing in pediatrics, pediatrician Shirley Klein, MD (MED’68), is doing something about it. Dr. Klein established the Shirley P. Klein, MD Scholarship
Fund, a permanently endowed fund that provides annual scholarship awards based on financial need to one or more deserving students going into pediatrics. “I worked with medical students and residents for many years, always encouraging them to pursue a career in general pediatrics without worrying about the financial implications of this choice. I had a small scholarship when I attended BU, and I wanted to give back in a meaningful way,” Dr. Klein explained. Long involved with the University, she completed the six-year Liberal Arts/Medical Education Program offered through CAS and BUSM, plans to attend her 50th reunion in fall 2018, and serves as a member of the Class of 1968 reunion team.
Shirley Klein, MD (MED’68), with Anthony Fauci, MD, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, prior to last year’s MD/PhD commencement ceremony.
“Dr. Klein is enthusiastic about Class of 1968 Reunions. She might be the perfect volunteer; she not only attends, but steps up to support the class gift program,” Associate Director of Development and Alumni Relations Tim Fitzgerald said. A pediatrician in the Wilmington, Delaware, metropolitan area for 32 years, Dr. Klein served as an attending
physician in the pediatric practice program at the Rocco A. Abessinio Family Wilmington Health Center and worked for Christiana Care, mostly in outpatient pediatrics, before retiring in July 2015. Named Delaware’s CDC Childhood Immunization Champion in 2015, she is a leading advocate for childhood immunizations and is currently a member of the Immunization Coalition of Delaware. n
Alumnus Provides Lead Gift for Underrepresented Minority Professorship
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Louis W. Sullivan, MD (MED‘58)
magine starting medical school as the only minority student in your class at Boston University. Your experience is positive and faculty members are very supportive, despite the fact that they don’t look like you or know your life growing up in the segregated south. You complete medical school, become chief of hematology on the BU Medical Campus, serve as founding dean and then president of Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta, and are eventually
named US Secretary of Health & Human Services. This is the amazing story of Louis W. Sullivan, MD (MED’58), Dean’s Advisory Board member and author of two books, Becoming a Doctor at the Nation’s Newest African American Medical School and, more recently, his autobiography, Breaking Ground: My Life in Medicine. A longtime donor to BUSM who cares deeply about supporting underrepresented minority students and faculty, Dr. Sullivan has contributed to the
Adopt-A-Student Scholarship Fund, the Kenneth C. Edelin Scholarship Fund, and the Early Medical School Selection Program Fund. Now in his 60th reunion year, Dr. Sullivan is giving back to BUSM with a highly personal and meaningful contribution—the lead gift to establish the Louis W. Sullivan, MD, Professorship for an underrepresented minority faculty member in the Department of Medicine. “My four years at BUSM were really great years; it was the nature of the environment. I want continued on page 24
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