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Please consider a bequest in support of Albany Medical College

Donna A. Caniano, MD ’76 and her dog Sophie enjoy a sunny day in Williamsburg, VA with Thomas Jefferson.

Dr. Caniano created a plan to ensure future generations of Albany Medical College students receive the same opportunities she had.

This gift celebrates her family and the kindness of others. Thank you.

Members of the ALBANY MEDICAL

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have created lasting legacies using their bequests, life income gifts and retirement plans. They provide inspiration to others to do the same.

Learn more, contact Laura O’Brien Assistant Vice President, Gift Planning and Principal Gifts (518) 262-6835 | obrienL@mail.amc.edu amc.PlanMyGift.org

“I was a scholarship recipient at Albany Medical College, and simply could not have achieved my goals without the generosity of others. I was raised with the tradition of giving back, so when it came time to look at my estate plan I established the Caniano Family Scholarship Endowment with a gift of cash paired with a bequest which will be added to the endowment. I encourage other alumni to join me and consider our alma mater when deciding where they will ultimately leave their assets.”

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ALUMNI ASSOCIATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS OFFICERS President Anthony C. Campagna, M.D. ’85 President-elect Kevin W. Roberts, M.D. ’77 Immediate Past President Janet E. Gargiulo, M.D. ’79 Secretary Nancy C. Sapio, M.D. ’85

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Treasurer David M. Jones, M.D. ’97

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Historian Jeffrey D. Hubbard, M.D. ’68 ALUMNI ASSOCIATION DIRECTORS Mitchell H. Bamberger, M.D. ’82 Christopher L. Campese, M.D. ’90, M.S. ’15 Jodi M. Della Rocca, C.R.N.A., M.S. ’02, Ph.D. Clifford A. Erickson, M.D. ’99 Lynn A. Gorczyca, M.S., P.A. ’11 Robert J. Hedderman, M.D. ’82 Kathryn A. Hogan, M.D. ’04 Siobhan M. Kuhar, M.D. ’99, Ph.D. R. Peter Manes, M.D. ’04 Ursula A. Matulonis, M.D. ’87 Dennis P. McKenna, M.D. ’92 Fassil B. Mesfin, M.S. ’00, Ph.D. ’01, M.D. ’05 Phillip S. Paty, M.D. ’86 Donna M. Pietrocola, M.D. ’75 Mary E. Rappazzo, M.D. ’76 Gary L. Sutter, M.D. ’76 Gurvinder S. Uppal, M.D. ’86 Peter A. Vincent, Ph.D. ’89 Evan Vosburgh, M.D. ’82 Charles L. Poskanzer, M.D. ’45, Emeritus Ferdinand J. Venditti, Jr., M.D., (Hon.) ’15 Ex-Officio Vincent P. Verdile, M.D. ’84, Ex-Officio ALUMNI ASSOCIATION STAFF Maura Mack Hisgen, Executive Director Christine Horigan, Associate Director Alison Lester, Program Manager Jessica Watson, Archivist

President’s Message

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2016 Alumni Association Award Recipients

Dean’s Message

L. Nelson “Nick” Hopkins, III, M.D. ’69 2016 Distinguished Alumnus

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13 Reunion Weekend 2016 17 Class of 2016 Profiles 18 Faculty Profile:

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Faculty Profile: Julie G. Pilitsis, M.D ’98, Ph.D.

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Stay connected: Please join Dean Vincent Verdile, M.D. ’84 and Alumni Association Board President, Anthony Campagna, M.D. ’85, at an upcoming alumni event. Dean Verdile will provide an update on the exciting news and developments at Albany Medical College.

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Santosh Mathen, M.D. ’09, Richard Rabin, M.D. ’13, Chloe Hoag, and Adam Howe, M.D. ’10 at the 2016 Long Island Regional Reception.

Alumni and guests at the 2016 San Francisco Regional Reception.

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President’s Message Dear Fellow Alumni,

Shortly after spring arrived here in the northeast, the Albany Medical College campus was alive with alumni from all over the country attending Reunion Weekend 2016. One month later, we experienced all of the splendor and emotion of the 178th Albany Medical College Commencement. I would like to take a moment to share with you some of my personal highlights from these wonderful celebrations.

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hile welcoming back our alumni from Maine to California, we kicked off Reunion Weekend with our Distinguished Alumnus lecture delivered by Dr. L. Nelson Hopkins, III, Class of 1969, a world-renowned neurosurgeon, who led us on a journey of his exemplary career in catheter-based treatment of neurovascular disease and stroke as the founder and CEO of the Gates Vascular Institute in Buffalo, New York. His lecture was terrific, and I am grateful for his nomination and the work of the Nominations Committee in selecting Dr. Hopkins—such a well-deserved honor.

The weekend continued with a full schedule, including individual class gatherings, campus tours, and academic sessions, where I enjoyed hearing from alumna Dr. Julie Pilitsis, Class of 1998, chair of the Department of Neuroscience and Experimental Therapeutics. You can learn more about Dr. Pilitsis and her impressive work in this issue (see page 28). Our weekend capstone—the Reunion Gala —was held at the New York State Museum with dinner and dancing. It was a great setting for the lively crowd gathered to celebrate with fellow classmates and alumni.

I had the honor of addressing the Class of 2016 at Medical Student Awards Day, encouraging them to pursue work-life balance and reminding them that their alumni family is here to help them stay connected to their Albany Medical College network. The following day, a beautiful day of warmth and sunshine greeted us as the procession of our graduates entered the Saratoga Performing Arts Center for Commencement. It was especially gratifying for me to lead our medical students as they took the Hippocratic Oath. I believe it is wise for each of us, as health care providers, to reflect on the significance of the oath and remember how important integrity and respect for our patients are to our daily lives. Commencement is a milestone not only for our graduates but also for their families and friends, and to our faculty who welcomed our graduates as new colleagues.

We are all looking forward to our fall regional events in New Haven, CT and Washington, D.C., and Seattle, WA, and are planning to travel to other regions throughout the country with Dean Verdile this year. Please make every effort to join us if we’re in your region.

A reminder to those of you who graduated in year ending in a 2 or a 7 that plans are already being made in anticipation of another fantastic Albany Medical College Reunion Weekend to be held April 28 through April 30, 2017. If you have never attended Reunion, 2017 is the year you should join us!

Please send us any news for our Class Notes section in the Alumni Bulletin. If you need anything, please know that you can reach out to me at any time by emailing me at AMCAlumni@mail.amc.edu.

PUBLICATION STATION We want to hear from our Albany Medical College alumni who have been published, perhaps in a research paper, a journal, or a book? Let us know so we can feature your accomplishment in future issues of the Bulletin!

Contact the Alumni Office at AMCalumni@mail.amc.edu to let us know all the details.

Anthony “Tony” Campagna, M.D. ’85

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Dean’s Message This has been a terrific year so far at Albany Medical College. In March, I was honored to share Match Day with our medical students. I am always touched by the excitement in the room as they find out where they will begin their graduate medical education.

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ur graduates continue to be matched in highly competitive institutions, including Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, and Columbia University Medical Center. I am also proud to say that 20 members of the Class of 2016 will stay at Albany Medical Center Hospital for their residencies. The support we receive from alumni is an integral part of our students’ success—and for that we are grateful to you.

Not long after Match Day, in April, we had an enjoyable Reunion Weekend, where I was pleased to catch up with many of you. Commencement topped it all off in May. In addition to awarding diplomas to more than 200 graduates, we welcomed an inspirational keynote speaker, Brian Druker, M.D., whose research to develop Gleevec has saved countless lives and opened the door for more targeted cancer therapies. Dr. Druker, director of the Oregon Health and Science University’s (OHSU) Knight Cancer Institute, was a recipient the 2013 Albany Medical Center Prize in Medicine and Biomedical Research.

In August, we will welcome the Class of 2020 to the College. And, in September, we will present the $500,000 Albany Medical Center Prize in Medicine and Biomedical Research for 2016.

I would like to let you know about changes made to my leadership team partly due to the departure of Elizabeth Higgins, M.D. (Associate Dean of Student Affairs), and the upcoming departure of Jonathan Rosen, M.D. (Associate Dean of Medical Education) but also in my effort to better integrate the health care delivery system at Albany Medical Center.

With these departures, I am pleased to announce the following changes among my leadership team: • Jodi Della Rocca, MS, CRNA ’02, Ph.D., named Director, Center for Nurse Anesthesiology • Michael Gruenthal, M.D., Ph.D., named Senior Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs • Kim Kilby, M.D. ’03, named Associate Dean for Academic and Student Affairs and Interim Associate Dean for Medical Education • Dennis McKenna, M.D. ’92, named Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs • Matthew Leinung, M.D., named Assistant Dean for Curriculum Integration • Tara Lindsley, Ph.D. ’90, named Assistant Dean for Curricular Assessment • Hyacinth Mason, Ph.D., named Assistant Dean for Student Support and Inclusion • Mandeep Sidhu, M.D., named Assistant Dean for Medical Education Years 3/4 and Student Research I am confident these faculty members will continue to support me and their fellow colleagues. I, and the entire leadership team, look forward to working with them in their new and/or expanded roles.

Thank you to all of our alumni for your continued support of our College. I hope the second half of 2016 brings you many good things.

All the best to you, Vincent P. Verdile, M.D. ’84 The Lynne and Mark Groban M.D. ’67 Distinguished Dean Summer 2016

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2016 A LUMNI “Nick has had an exceptional career in endovascular neurosurgery. He was chosen for this special award because he is an outstanding leader in healthcare and a powerful advocate of cross-specialty and multidisciplinary collaboration— which is clearly the future of medicine.”

–G. Timothy Johnson, M.D. ’69

L. Nelson “Nick” Hopkins, III, M.D. ’69 Named 2016 Albany Medical College Alumni Association’s Distinguished Alumnus Dr. Hopkins is professor of neurosurgery and radiology at the State University of New York (SUNY) at Buffalo, and founder and president of the Jacobs Institute and founder and CEO of the Gates Vascular Institute.

From 1989 -2013, he was chairman of the Department of Neurosurgery at the University of Buffalo (UB). In 2012, Dr. Hopkins was named SUNY Distinguished Professor, the highest academic award in the SUNY system. He is a graduate of Rutgers University and is a member of the Albany Medical College Class of 1969. Dr. Hopkins completed a surgical internship at Case Western Reserve and a residency in neurology and neurosurgical training at UB. Dr. Hopkins is a pioneer in the catheter-based treatment of neurovascular disease and stroke and has spearheaded one of the largest and most respected stroke treatment centers—Jacobs Institute and Gates Vascular Institute—in the world where new innovative methods have been developed to reverse acute stroke in many patients. He has trained a new generation of neurosurgeon leaders skilled in catheter-based technology for minimally invasive neurosurgery.

An advocate of cross-specialty and multidisciplinary collaboration, Dr. Hopkins fostered the creation of the Toshiba Stroke & Vascular Research Center, bringing together physicists, chemists, aerospace engineers, neurosurgeons, cardiologists and radiologists to study the neurovascular circulation and develop innovative technologies and approaches for the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of

neurovascular diseases. Dr. Hopkins conceived a new way to organize the multidisciplinary treatment of vascular disease and brought experts from around the world together to design the Gates Vascular Institute and then recruited the necessary partners to bring the Jacobs Institute and Gates Vascular Institute to life. He serves as chairman of the board of the GVI and President/CEO of the Jacobs Institute and its Center for Innovation in Medicine (CIM).

A proponent of the global approach to revascularization for the improvement of outcomes for patients with vascular disease, Dr. Hopkins has served on the faculty of numerous symposiums nationally and internationally and each year hosts multidisciplinary seminars along with industry leaders focused on assessing and managing complications associated with minimally invasive catheter-based interventions.

Is there an alumnus/a or fellow classmate who you wish to nominate for an Alumni Association Award in 2017?

Please visit alumni.amc.edu/alumniawards to submit your nomination today!

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ASSOCIATION AWARD RECIPIENTS The following alumni, staff and students were recognized at this year’s Alumni Association Awards Luncheon during Reunion, April 29-May 1: EXEMPLARY ALUMNI SUPPORT AWARD

Gary L. Sutter, M.D. ’76

The Alumni Association is proud to recognize Dr. Sutter as the 2016 Exemplary Award recipient. The Exemplary Alumni Support Award recognizes an alumnus who has demonstrated unwavering dedication and philanthropic support of Albany Medical College.

A member of the Class of 1976 of Albany Medical College, Dr. Sutter completed his residency in internal medicine at the Hospital of the Good Samaritan in Los Angeles, CA. Dr. Sutter, and his wife, Vera, are extraordinary advocates of Albany Medical College and have a shared commitment to

supporting Dr. Sutter’s alma mater. This year, they stepped forward with the “Sutter Challenge,” the first ever matching gift program, dedicated to the Alumni Annual Fund. Dr. and Mrs. Sutter recognize the importance of the Alumni Annual Fund’s broad impact for providing critical funding for financial aid, teaching, research and technological advancement. In addition in 2012, they established the Vera J. and Gary L. Sutter, M.D. ’76 Scholarship Fund that has provided significant financial support for our medical students. Dean Vincent P. Verdile, M.D. ’84 states, “I am deeply grateful for Gary and Vera’s philanthropic commitment and leadership. They set a wonderful example for our entire alumni community.”

Dr. Sutter has served on the Alumni Association Board since 2014. He and Mrs. Sutter live in southern California and greatly enjoy spending time with their two children and grandchildren.

HUMANITARIAN AWARD

John Booss, M.D. ’65

Dr. Booss is a native of New York City and a graduate of Oberlin College. He is a proud a member of the Albany Medical College Class of 1965. Dr. Booss is Professor of Neurology-Emeritus at Yale University and a world-renowned neurologist and neurovirologist.

Dr. Booss’ clinical work focused on multiple sclerosis and viral encephalitis, and the neurology of HIV/AIDS. From 1993 until his retirement in 2005, he was appointed as the National Program Director for Neurology in the Department of Veterans Affairs. During his tenure and immediately following, Dr. Booss persuaded Congress to legislate Centers of Excellence separately for veterans with multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, and epilepsy. His office implemented the structure of national VA systems of care for multiple sclerosis and Parkinson’s disease.

During the early 1980’s, Dr. Booss worked with a group of Yale-New Haven Hospital specialists on a mysterious and fatal disease that had recently emerged. Along with his colleagues— and with those afflicted—he endured the very dark days of the epidemic until the advent of triple therapy and protease

inhibitors in 1994. He volunteered as the neurologist for Leeway, a long term care facility for persons living with HIV. He subsequently served on the Board of Directors, as long term care became critical as the HIV/ AIDS epidemic evolved. Following formal retirement in 2005, Dr. Booss continued his voluntary service until 2010. He also established a voluntary neurology clinic at a federally qualified community based healthcare clinic, Hill Health in New Haven. The clinic was made part of the rotation for Yale Neurology residents. It was hoped that, in addition to their training, the house staff would gain appreciation for the plight of those marginalized by society.

Dr. Booss is the recipient of multiple awards and honors and has served on the committee for the Connecticut State Legislature concerning medical necessity and on the Global Advisory Committee for AmeriCares, a global medical relief organization.

He is the co-author of “To Catch A Virus” and co-editor of Neurovirology. He continues his advocacy for persons with MS, serves on advisory boards for veterans’ research and epilepsy, and is an honorary member of the Board at Leeway. He also serves on an advisory committee for the Dean of Students at Yale. Dr. Booss remains steadfastly grateful for the strong foundation he received at Albany Medical College for all aspects of his work.

The Humanitarian Award was created in 1995 to recognize alumni of Albany Medical College who excel, beyond daily practice, in serving mankind.

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2016 A LUMNI ASSOCIATION HONORARY MEMBER OF THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION The Honorary Member of the Alumni Association Award recognizes outstanding senior members of the College who have contributed meritoriously in teaching and in furthering the excellence of Albany Medical College. This year, the Alumni Association was proud to induct two members: Wilson Crone, M.D., Ph.D. and Mara A. McErlean, M.D.

Wilson Crone, M.D., Ph.D.

Dr. Crone is associate professor and Basic Science Coordinator at the Center for Physician Assistant Studies at Albany Medical College. An Angier B. Duke Scholar at Duke University and graduate of Duke Medical School, he subsequently pursued a Ph.D. at the University of California, Riverside with the support of a Chancellor’s Distinguished Fellowship and individual National Research Service Award.

Dr. Crone moved to the Capital District for postdoctoral study at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He began his involvement with the physician assistant program—at that time jointly sponsored by Albany Medical College and Hudson Valley Community College—and was recognized with the State University of New York Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching.

Since moving with the PA program to Albany Medical College, Dr. Crone has been honored by admission to the Sosa Academy and with the Helen H. Molinari Award for Graduate Encouragement and Merit. Dr. Crone continues in his efforts to integrate basic science underpinnings to clinical encounters for physician assistant students in disciplines ranging from anatomy, microbiology, pathophysiology, to evidence-based medicine.

As one of the longest- tenured faculty of the PA program, Dr. Crone has been selected for the award because he consistently demonstrates a strong commitment to mentoring students and is resolutely firm in his excellence in teaching.

Mara A. McErlean, M.D.

Mara A. McErlean, M.D. was raised in Washington D.C., and attended college in Minnesota. She is a 1984 graduate of the University of Minnesota School of Medicine. She subsequently completed two years of training in internal medicine in Minneapolis before completing her emergency medicine training at William Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, Michigan, where she served as chief resident. She is board-certified in emergency medicine and a fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians.

Dr. McErlean joined the faculty of Albany Medical College in 1988, the same year Albany Medical Center was granted accreditation for a three-year training program in emergency medicine. The program was the first emergency medicine training program in New York State.

During her tenure at Albany Medical Center, Dr. McErlean has served in many capacities within the department of emergency medicine. She has been clerkship director for the required fourth year emergency medicine rotation, research director, associate residency director and emergency department medical director.

Between 2002 and 2010, she was chief of service and chair of the department.

Albany Medical College opened its Patient Safety and Clinical Competency Center (PSCCC) in 2011. There are many College faculty members, particularly within the departments of anesthesia, surgery and emergency medicine who are adept at developing training sessions and scenarios at the Center, as well as providing feedback to students, residents and faculty. Dr. McErlean became the director of the Patient Safety and Clinical Competency Center in March 2013.

In the past few years, under Dr. McErlean’s leadership, the Center has brought technology and human interaction together in hybrid scenarios, combining the use of simulation mannequins with standardized patients who portray family members or loved ones - encouraging students to consider family dynamics, preparing them to communicate difficult news, and helping to shape them into compassionate physicians.

In 2015, nearly 1,000 separate educational sessions were held and more than 35,000 student contact hours were completed, an increase of approximately 20 percent over the prior year.

Requests from other departments and the community also have increased. The College now has 85 standardized patients between the ages of 18 and 78.

(Seated): Aleena Paul, M.D. ’16, Brandy Eggan, Ph.D. Candidate, Mara McErlean, M.D., (Hon.) ’16.

(Standing): Wilson Crone, M.D., Ph.D., (Hon). ’16, Dean Vincent Verdile, M.D. ’84 (on behalf of Gary Sutter, M.D. ’76), Anthony Campagna, M.D. ’85, John Booss, M.D. ’65.

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AWARD RECIPIENTS FRANK C. MAXON, JR., M.D. ALUMNI AWARD

GRADUATE STUDENT AWARD

Erin Corsini, M.D.’16

Brandy Eggan, Ph.D. Candidate

Erin Corsini was raised in the small Boston suburb of Hopkinton, MA. Her mother, an ICU nurse, often shared compelling patient stories and medical advances that sparked an early interest in medicine and science for Erin. A graduate of Boston College, Erin was a chemistry major with a premedical concentration.

Before starting medical school, Erin worked with the Framingham Heart Study conducting four years of clinical research at Massachusetts General Hospital in the Division of Cardiac Imaging. Erin developed a significant interest in clinical research, resulting in more than 40 peer-reviewed publications and abstracts. It is largely because of this experience that she hopes to pursue a career in academic medicine.

In her first year at Albany Medical College, Erin was elected Class President —a role she has held for four years. In her third and fourth years, the Student Council elected her to also serve as Executive Council President. In this capacity, she has served as an ambassador and representative for the entire student body, as well as liaison to the College administration and Alumni Association.

She notes that she enjoys the connectedness she shares with her class, the student body, and the administration in her elected role, and feels it is a true privilege to serve the students in this capacity.

Erin plans to pursue a career in general surgery, and will begin her residency at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, TX next year, with a dedicated two-year research track.

Erin is tremendously humbled to be the recipient of the Frank C. Maxon, Jr., M.D. Alumni Award, and wishes to express her gratitude for the love, support, and wisdom imparted by countless Albany Medical College faculty and staff over the last four years.

Brandy began her graduate studies in 2012 in the Center for Neuropharmacology and Neuroscience. She graduated summa cum laude from Elmira College majoring in biology-chemistry and psychology. Upon completion of her Ph.D. next spring, Brandy wishes to become a college dean.

While working under her thesis advisor, Dr. Sarah McCallum, Brandy is investigating the role of an alternate reward pathway in the brain as a novel target for treating drug addiction. She recently published her work in the Journal of Behavioral Brain Research and has presented at numerous conferences across the country including in New York City, Chicago, and San Diego. At Albany Medical College, her research has received awards for excellence for two consecutive years.

Brandy was recently elected to her third year as the graduate student body president and she serves on a number of committees. In addition to lecturing at Albany Medical College, Brandy also volunteers at the Albany Police Athletic League where she mentors children, hoping to spark their interest in science. In her free time, Brandy runs in many local road races, plays in a volleyball league, and—what she enjoys doing most—is a musician with local bands. Currently she plays the clarinet for the Colonie Town Band and Boonville Village Band and has played saxophone with the Swing Docs, a local swing band.

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Weekend Kathleen Maizel and Scott Maizel, M.D. ’76 celebrating Reunion Weekend.

Andrea Hulse, M.D. ’96 and Andrea Doyle, M.D. ’96 at the Breakfast and Dean’s State of the College.

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AWARD RECIPIENTS

RICHARD H. EDMONDS, PH.D. ALUMNI AWARD

Ajay Major, M.D. ’16

Ajay Major, MBA is an entrepreneur, aspiring physicianjournalist and graduate of the Class of 2016 at Albany Medical College with a Distinction in Health Systems Analysis and a Distinction in Advocacy. .

He graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Union College in 2012 as part of the Leadership in Medicine Program, an eight-year combined-degree BS/MBA/ M.D. program with Union Graduate College and Albany Medical College. He was the editor-inchief of the Union College Concordiensis for two years and founded in-Training, the online magazine for medical students, in April 2012. Ajay delivered a main stage talk at the Stanford Medicine X conference in September 2015 on how peer-managed publications like in-Training can be used to build community among medical students worldwide.

He is also a medical student activist and works with Students for a National Health Program, Physicians for Human Rights, and the Student National Medical Association on studentand patient-centered reforms. His research interests are in the medical humanities, innovation in medical education, and simulation medicine. Ajay began his residency in internal medicine at the University of Colorado School Of Medicine in Aurora, CO in July.

Aleena Paul, M.D. ’16

Aleena Paul, MBA is a graduate of the Class of 2016 at Albany Medical College with a Distinction in Health Systems Analysis and a Distinction in Advocacy.

During her time at the College, Aleena co-founded and served as editor-in-chief of in-Training, the online magazine for medical students. She worked as a tobacco cessation counselor and conducted research on ways to improve tobacco cessation services for inpatients. Aleena has been an active member of the American Medical Women’s Association (AMWA), serving as the National Chair of the Publications Committee for the past three years and as the 2013-2014 Student Division Regional Director of NY and NJ. Aleena is a recipient of the 2014 Joseph Collins Foundation Scholarship, an award given to medical students who demonstrate an interest in the arts and letters, and the 2015 American Medical Association (AMA) Foundation Physicians of Tomorrow Scholarship. Aleena was recently selected to be a member of Albany Medical College’s Alpha Omega Alpha and Gold Humanism Honor Society chapters.

Aleena graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Union College in 2012 as part of the Leadership in Medicine program, majoring in biology and sociology, and subsequently obtained an MBA in Healthcare Management from Union Graduate College. She continues to develop her interests in the medical humanities, medical education innovation, and health advocacy. Aleena began her residency in internal medicine & pediatrics at the University of Massachusetts School of Medicine in Worcester, MA in July.

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Linda Civerchia Balent, M.D. ’76 and Alvan Balent, M.D. at the Gala.

Cynthia Keenan, Ed Keenan, M.D. ’61, James Puleo, II, M.D. ’91, and Erin Puleo.

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REUNION CLASSES

Reunion 2016 Class Photos Gold Society. Dewey Robbiano, M.D. ’54, Stanley Ball, M.D. ’51, John Bowker, M.D. ’56.

Gold Society

Class of 1961

Class of 1961. Row 1 (seated): Bernard McEvoy, M.D., George Sims, M.D., Philip Manaker, M.D., Jay Abbott, M.D., Anthony Leone, M.D. Row 2 (standing): M. Edward Keenan, M.D., John Gregory, M.D., Philip Grimley, M.D., James Manion, M.D., Leonard Kirschner, M.D.

Class of 1965. Ralph Giannella, M.D., Mary Geiger, M.D., Fred Storm, M.D., Alan Ashare, M.D., Edward Iannuccilli, M.D., David Nalin, M.D., John Booss, M.D.

Class of 1966. Row 1 (seated): Dennis Brown, M.D., Thomas Vest, M.D, Leonard Geiger, M.D., Betty Vohr, M.D., Kathryn Thomas Handron, M.D., Edwin Taft, M.D. Row 2 (standing): Ron Meyer, M.D., J. Bruce Hagadorn, M.D., David Handron, M.D., Richard Zallen, M.D., Paul Schreiber, M.D., Jeffrey Rudnick, M.D

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Reunion 2016 Class Photos Class of 1969.

Row 1 (seated): John Wheeler, M.D., D.M.D., L. Nelson Hopkins, III, M.D., Ronald Burkman, M.D. Row 2 (standing): G. Timothy Johnson, M.D., Price Chenault, M.D.

Class of 1969

Class of 1971. Peter McGann, M.D, Alexander Filipp, M.D., Sandy Klein, M.D., William Shachtman, M.D., Charles Kawada, M.D., Peter Shapiro, M.D., Richard Honig, M.D., Thomas Klepetar, M.D.

Class of 1971

Class of 1976 Class of 1976. Row 1 (front): Mary Rappazzo, M.D., John Kittredge, M.D., Donna Caniano, M.D., Linda Civerchia Balent, M.D., Debra Bell, M.D., Scott Maizel, M.D., Catherine Bartlett, M.D., Howard Ratech, M.D., Ronald Durning, M.D., Gary Rombough, M.D., Kenneth Low, M.D. Row 2 (back): Abraham Nussbaum, M.D., Gregory Harper, M.D., Lawrence Silvers, M.D., Kevin Herily, M.D., George Zambetti, M.D., Thomas Flotte, M.D., Ivan Freidrich, M.D.

Class of 1981 Class of 1981.

David Barnert, M.D., Doug Tebor, M.D., David Bernstein, M.D, David Mack, M.D., Karen Kennette, M.D., Duncan Savage, M.D.

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REUNION CLASSES Class of 1986. Row 1 (floor): Frank Loh, M.D., Robert Haber, M.D., Gurvinder Uppal, M.D. Row 2 (seated): Beth Marcus, M.D., Michael Katz, M.D., Ronald Gulotta, M.D., Marjorie Golden, M.D., Ronni Peltz, M.D., Maria Kansas Devine, M.D., Maryanne Ilnickij, M.D., Kateri Murray, M.D. Jessie Uppal, M.D., Kathy Petrera.

Row 3 (standing): Gregory Keenan, M.D., Robert Lerman, M.D., Lana Kuan, Jackson Kuan, M.D., Andrew Dubin, M.D., Vincent Beltrani, M.D., Laura Carinci, M.D., William Forman, M.D., Jack Siegel, M.D., Pasquale Petrera, M.D., Philip Paty, M.D.

Class of 1986 Class of 1991.

Row 1 (seated): George Turinsky, M.D., Debbie Knee, M.D., May Chiu, M.D., Michael Schrempf, M.D., James Puleo, II, M.D. Row 2 (standing): Anthony Szema, M.D., H.J. Nussbaum, M.D., Sarah Reed-Esper, M.D., Rita Gulati, M.D., Hisoo Choe, M.D., Elisabeth Aronow, M.D., Virginia Giugliano, M.D.

Class of 1991 Class of 1996. Row 1 (kneeling): Arvind Kulkarni, M.D., Nilesh Shukla, M.D., Mark Very, M.D., Shawn Gliklich, M.D., Prithvi Mruthyunjaya, M.D. Row 2 (standing): Smita Patil Randhawa, M.D., Kristin Burkart, M.D., Amita Bagal, M.D., Liana Das, M.D., Molly Wright, M.D., Sankar Kausik, M.D., John Martinez, M.D., Penelope Yanni, Ph.D., M.D. ’00, Kimberly Couture Ireland, M.D., Subash Bazaz, M.D.

Class of 1996 Class of 2006. Kristin Dalope, M.D., Roman Dalope, Eleanor LaHart, M.D., Class Brock LaHart, Catherine Nguyen, M.D., Garrett Gecewicz.

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The 2016 Reunion Giving Program was a terrific success.

Together alumni celebrating Reunion raised more than $3.2 million!

We would like to extend our deepest gratitude to all of our Class Agent volunteers and alumni donors for making our Reunion Class Gift program a continued success.

Class of 1956

Class of 1971

Class of 1986

Paul Davidson, M.D.

Alexander Filipp, M.D. Charles Kawada, M.D.

Carin Gordon, M.D. Gregg Meyer, M.D. Philip Paty, M.D. Pasquale Petrera, M.D. Gregory Pinto, M.D. John-Patrick Python, M.D. William O’Connor, M.D. Gurvinder Uppal, M.D.

Class of 1961

M. Edward Keenan, M.D. Leonard Kirschner, M.D. James Puleo, Sr., M.D. Clyde Turner, M.D. Class of 1966

Dennis Brown, M.D. Russell Robertson, M.D. Jeffrey Rudnick, M.D. Paul Schreiber, M.D. Thomas Vest, M.D. Betty Vohr, M.D.

Class of 1976

Catherine Bartlett, M.D. Linda Civerchia Balent, M.D. Ivan Friedrich, M.D. Gregory Harper, M.D. Mary Rappazzo, M.D. Gary Sutter, M.D.

Class of 1991

James Puleo, II, M.D. Richard Rho, M.D.

Class of 1981

Richard Alfred, M.D. Sarah Elmendorf, M.D. Duncan Savage, M.D.

Class of 1996

Todd Doyle, M.D. Brian Murray, M.D.

Get Involved:

Become a Class Volunteer for your upcoming reunion!

Consider becoming a class volunteer to help encourage your fellow classmates to support your alma mater and plan for the weekend.

Contact: Maura Mack Hisgen, Alumni Association Office at (518) 262-5033 or by email: mackm@mail.amc.edu

We look forward to seeing you in 2017! Friday, April 28 – Sunday, Aprl 30

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ALBANY MEDICAL COLLEGE

Class of 1866 Photo Album

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rare find in the Archives, this 150 year old photo album contains individual photographs of the Class of 1866. The majority of the graduates from the Class of 1866 went on to successful medical careers. One graduate that stands out not only for his medical career but also his other achievements is Dr. Charles S. Hazeltine (featured in the photo collage). Dr. Hazeltine practiced medicine and also established a successful wholesale drug business named Hazeltine & Perkins Drug Co. in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He also served for two years as the United States Consul to Milan having been appointed in 1893 by President Cleveland. On the 40th anniversary of his graduation, he wrote in a letter to a classmate, “I have a warm place in my anatomy for the Albany Medical College…I look back to the time of my medical studies as laying the foundation for that scientific thought and reading that has been pursued with interest to this day.”

COMING SOON: “Whosits, whatsits, and other things.”

An Archival webpage dedicated to all things archival featuring highlights of the collection, newly discovered items, and much, much more!

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CLASS OF 2016 PROFILES Albany Medical College offers a broad and balanced curriculum for our diverse body of students, and we are proud to highlight these select graduates of the Class of 2016:

Erin Corsini, M.D. ’16

Richard Davis, M.S., N.A. ’16

Hometown: Hopkinton, MA

Hometown: DuPont, WA

Degree pursued: Doctor of Medicine

Degree Pursued: Master of Science in Nurse Anesthesiology

What’s Next?

What’s Next?

Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas to pursue training in General Surgery.

I am an eight-year combat veteran of the United States Army and will be returning to the Active Duty Army.

Why I am grateful to Albany Medical College?

Albany Medical College has provided me with lifelong friends and academic mentors, breathtaking clinical experiences, and the important opportunity to mature and grow as a learner and future clinician. Throughout the past four years, I was given the freedom to determine my passions and talents within medicine, which was then bolstered by the unending enthusiasm and support of the faculty. I would have never dreamed of finding such a richly diverse and tight-knit community, led by, what I believe to be, some of the most dedicated and caring faculty, staff, and administrators in medical education today.

Whitney Morgan Longmate, Ph.D. ’16 Hometown: Colonie, NY Degree pursued: Doctor of Philosophy in Cell Biology and Cancer Research

What’s Next?

Post-Doctoral Fellowship.

Why I am grateful to Albany Medical College?

Albany Medical College provided me with a challenging program, in a supportive and nurturing environment, which has optimally prepared me for the next steps in my career in the Biomedical Sciences.

Why I am grateful to Albany Medical College?

Albany Medical College has been nothing short of attentive and supportive throughout my academic experience. I could not have asked for a more perfect and comfortable learning environment.

James Dewey, M.S. P.A. ’16 Hometown: Horseheads, NY Degree Pursued: Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies

What’s Next?

Physician Assistant Post Graduate Fellowship in Emergency Medicine at Albany Medical Center.

Why I am grateful to Albany Medical College?

Other than my family, I am most grateful for my education, specifically here at Albany Medical College and the Center for Physician Assistant Studies. I am thankful for the clinical and classroom opportunities that challenged me to become a better health care professional. I have been prepared well by the program and feel confident going into the fellowship with the education I have received.

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Steven Stain, M.D.

Since 2005, Albany Medical College’s Department of Surgery has been led by Steven Stain, M.D., who has overseen an unprecedented growth in faculty, surgical capabilities and the availability of sub-specialists.

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r. Stain, who previously was professor and chair of surgery at Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Tenn., with an appointment at Vanderbilt University, is a nationally active surgeon who has served in leadership roles with the American Board of Surgery, the Society of Black Academic Surgeons, Society of University Surgeons, Western Surgical Association, the Society of Surgical Chairs, Pacific Coast Surgical Association and the Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons.

Additionally, Dr. Stain also was elected to serve as chair of the national Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education Resident Review Committee for Surgery.

“With Dr. Stain, Albany Med has a tremendous ambassador to the larger surgical community,” said Vincent Verdile, M.D., ‘84, The Lynne and Mark Groban, M.D. ’67, Distinguished Dean of Albany Medical College. “His leadership positively impacts the profession, as well as the patients and community Albany Med serves.”

We asked Dr. Stain to discuss the growth and changes to the department over the past 11 years.

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How different was the Department of Surgery when you started at Albany Med from what it is today?

When I came to Albany to head the department in 2005, it was what you would call a traditional surgical department. We covered all of the basics—cardiac, urology, general surgery, etc.— and student education was solid. I was given the responsibility of supporting and growing existing divisions, while expanding the department as a whole. I was asked to add an additional seven surgeons in the first two years. We did that in the first several months, and, to date, I have recruited 70 new faculty positions. This has included important sub-specialty areas new to Albany Med, such as pediatric surgery, pediatric neurosurgery, endovascular surgery and bariatric surgery.

Additionally, neurosurgery was a division in my department, but it was granted departmental status in 2014 and is chaired

by Alan Boulos, M.D. ’94. This was a monumental achievement that speaks volumes to the quality of surgeons, support staff and the dedication of the College and Hospital in ensuring our neurological and neurosurgical services are top-notch, including the implementation of a dedicated neuro ICU.

FACULTY PROFILE Albany Med has had an unprecedented expansion with the opening of new physician offices and affiliations with regional hospitals and health groups. How has this affected the Department of Surgery?

Let me start with the expansion on campus. The new Patient Pavilion has been a tremendous asset to surgery, providing us with 20 new operating rooms that are truly among the most advanced available in the Northeast, along with the support of high-level ICUs and pre-operative and post-operative care. We have also expanded our surgical capacities at the South Clinical Campus, where we have had a 45 percent increase in ambulatory surgery cases. And our alumni who have been to the campus have probably seen our six-story Surgeons Pavilion, where we have our offices and conference rooms. I think the potential options for surgeons with Albany Med’s recent affiliations with Columbia Memorial and Saratoga Hospital are exciting as well for patients and learners.

What has been the impact of this growth on surgical medical education?

Our medical students are required to do eight-week rotations in surgery in the third year. Four of those weeks are focused on general surgery, and the next four weeks encompass the student’s choice of surgical specialty. This exposes students to more potential career paths and a variety of patients.

With my affiliations with national organizations, I have also created opportunities for students to present research findings to their peers and to a national audience of surgeons. This has been very rewarding. I am gratified when I encounter at these forums Albany Med alumni or former residents who have risen to prestigious positions around the country.

Research has been important in your career. How have you enhanced the research arm of the department?

I continue to actively participate in clinical studies and encourage our residents and faculty to publish.

Working with the vascular surgeons, we have recently completed an article of ruptured aneurysms that is being published in the Annals of Surgery. Other areas of research in the Department have been in colorectal surgery, minimally invasive surgery and trauma. I hope these efforts will provide new opportunities for our students and residents to get involved in research. I am very pleased, the Department of Surgery hired a vice chair of research, for the first time in my tenure in the Department. Michael DiPersio, Ph.D., who had worked for many years in cancer research in the College. His focus on integrins and epithelial cell functions related to cancer and wound healing.

The opportunity to for our students and residents to become actively involved in translational research could have profound effects for the development of the Department of Surgery.

How has the growth of minimally invasive, robotic and endovascular surgery affected the department?

Tremendously. We are leaders in these areas, and it exposes our students and residents to advanced surgical techniques. This includes use of the daVinci Robotic System for a wide variety of surgeries and the use endovascular techniques for stroke and aneurysm patients. It’s very exciting to see where surgery is going, and we will continue to remain in the forefront to provide future physicians and surgeons with the best experience possible.

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Albany Med has a proud tradition of providing excellent patient care, superb training to medical students and residents, and both clinical and translational research.

I am particularly proud of this commitment to excellence in the Department of Surgery.”

Steven Stain, M.D., Henry and Sally Schaffer Chair, Professor of Surgery

Chief of Surgery Edits Book on Surgical Ethics In June, a collection of essays exploring ethically charged issues faced by surgeons was released. The book, entitled, “The SAGES Manual Ethics of Surgical Innovation” is co-edited by Dr. Steven Stain, chief of surgery and Henry and Sally Schaeffer Chair of Surgery at Albany Medical College, and Dr. Aurora Pryor and Dr. Phillip Shaddock. Albany Medical College alumni Dr. Bruce White, M.S. ’09, director of the Albany Medical College Alden March Bioethics Institute, and Dr. Richard Dal Col, M.D. ’82, vice president for medical affairs at Capital District Physician’s Health Plan are contributing writers to the manual.

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Commencement 2016 Albany Medical College commencement ceremonies took place on May 26 at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center

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he College awarded 236 degrees at the ceremony, including medical, Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies, Nurse Anesthesiology and Bioethics, and doctoral degrees in Biomedical Science and Bioethics.

This year’s keynote speaker, Brian J. Druker, M.D., is an oncologist whose research to develop Gleevec has saved countless lives and opened the door for more targeted cancer therapies. Dr. Druker is director of the Oregon Health and Science University’s (OHSU) Knight Cancer Institute, associate dean for oncology of the OHSU School of Medicine, and investigator of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.

Dr. Druker was recognized with the 2013 Albany Medical Center Prize in Medicine and Biomedical Research.

Top: Ben DiNovo, M.D. ’16 at Commencement.

Middle: Graduates and faculty members of the Center for Nurse Anesthesiology.

Bottom: Members of the Class of 2016 at Commencement.

Members of the Class of 2016 at Commencement.

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Members of the Class of 2016 at the Commencement Eve Reception.

2016 Commencement Eve The Commencement Eve Reception was held at the New York State Museum in Albany, New York on May 25.

Reena Parikh, M.D. ’09, Rohit Dhingra, M.D. ’16, Arun Dhingra, M.D. at Commencement.

2016

Golden Apple Award Recipients

Robert D. Wickham (departed member of the Class of 1952) and his spouse, Kate Wickham generously established the Golden Apple Award to honor the College’s commitment to excellence in teaching.

The award, stewarded by the Alumni Association, allows the graduating medical students the opportunity to recognize outstanding educators they encountered during their time at the College.

This year, the Class of 2016 recognized the following faculty members:

Outstanding Clinical Golden Apple Henry A. Nagle, M.D. ’08 Assistant professor, associate program director of Combined Medicine/ Pediatrics Residency Program

S. Shamim Haqqie, M.D.*

2016 Sosa Academy Award Recipients: Ann Rutter, M.D. ’08, Roberto Santos, M.D., Meredith MonacoBrown, M.D. and Kristi Wade, C.R.N.A., M.S. ’94 were inducted into the Sosa Academy of Medical Sciences of Albany Medical College at the College’s 178th Commencement Ceremonies.

The Sosa Academy provides advocacy and support for faculty educators, stimulates curriculum development and reform across the continuum of medical education—offering a variety of faculty development activities, emphasizing the patient – doctor relationship; encouraging extramural funding for educational activities, and promoting educational scholarship in the form of presentations and publications.

Outstanding Pre-Clinical Golden Apple David M. Jones, M.D. ’97 Associate professor and vice chairman, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Outstanding Outpatient Preceptor Golden Apple Ann E. Rutter, M.D. ’08 Assistant professor, Department of Family & Community Medicine Director of Medical Student Education

Outstanding Resident Golden Apple Preetha A. Kurian, M.D. Chief resident, Internal Medicine and Pediatrics *posthumously awarded

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Doctors “Move to the sound of the guns…”

Commencement 2016

Jeffrey D. Hubbard, M.D. ’68, Historian

At the 178th Commencement, after conferral of the medical degrees, Kevin C. Kiley, M.D., Chair of Obstetrics & Gynecology at Albany Medical College, Retired 41st Surgeon General, United States Army, and Honorary Member of the Alumni Association (2014) addressed the assembly:

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Doctor Verdile, distinguished Trustees and members of the Faculty, graduates, family members, all of the Albany Medical College community, thank you for the opportunity to participate in this short, but important, ceremony. Doctor Corsini, that’s probably the best student body president address I’ve ever heard.

I would have you operate on me any time, after you have a couple years of your surgical training.

Arms as well as Medicine and carry on a great tradition of Albany Medical College graduates who serve their nation as well as their patients, much like Colonel Haqqie [see Dr. Blinkhorn’s note in this Bulletin. Ed.] Five of your classmates, who have just taken the Physician’s Oath and who are about to take the Oath of Commissioning which has the power and the authority of law under the Uniform Code of Military Justice, will be part of something bigger than themselves, as our guest speaker, Doctor Druker, said today.

Let me call them forward and swear them in as medical officers: Doctor Andrew Marthy, Lieutenant, United States Navy Doctor Peter Mattingly, Captain, United States Army Doctor Liane McAuliffe, Lieutenant, United States Navy Doctor Andrew McGowan, Lieutenant, United States Navy Doctor Rasheda Vereen, Captain, United States Army “Raise your right hands and repeat after me:

Andrew Marthy, M.D. ’16, Lieutenant, United States Navy, Peter Mattingly, M.D. ’16, Captain, United States Army, Rasheda Vereen, M.D. ’16, Captain, United States Army, Andrew McGowan, M.D. ’16, Lieutenant, United States Navy, Liane McAuliffe, M.D. ’16, Lieutenant, United States Navy, and Kevin Kiley, M.D., (Hon.) ’14 following Commencement.

Let us remember that this coming weekend is Memorial Day, honoring those who made the ultimate sacrifice in our Armed Forces in defense of our country and our way of life. And like so many of those great Americans, the young doctors we are about to commission will also “Move to the sounds of the Guns” in defense of our country and way of life. They join the profession of

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I, [state your full name], having been appointed an officer in the armed forces of the United States, in the rank of, [state your rank], do solemnly swear, that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States, against all enemies, foreign and domestic, that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same, that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation, or purpose of evasion, and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter, so help me, God. Congratulations!

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Doctor Kiley congratulated the new officers. They faced the Colors and saluted, and Ms Deirdre Michael, Albany Medical Center Space Management, took the podium and sang the National Anthem, which was twenty-five years old at the College’s founding, to close the ceremony.

2016 Alumni Association

Student Award Recipients

2016 Graduate Student Awards Day.

The following awards were given out by the Alumni Association at the annual Graduate and Medical Student Awards Days this past spring: 2016 Medical Student Awards Academic Excellence Award in Anatomies Stephanie Jou, Class of 2018 Academic Excellence in First Year Salman Syed, Class of 2018 Academic Excellence in Second Year Kathryn Williams, Class of 2017 The Academic Achievement of the Medical Society of Albany County Caitlin Hill, M.D. ’16 The Angelo Pappanikou Award Aleena Paul, M.D. ’16 The Donald P. Swartz, M.D. Award Alexandra Cioffi, M.D. ’16 The Dr. Bernard F. Brophey Alumni Memorial Scholarship Mark Chaskes, M.D. ’16 The Dr. David J. Dickerman Alumni Prize Paul Pugsley, M.D. ’16 The Dr. James Derham Alumni Award Keara Sease, M.D. ’16 The Frank C. Maxon, Jr., M.D. Alumni Award Erin Corsini, M.D. ’16 The James and Rita Dougherty Alumni Award Natalie Singer, M.D. ’16 The Richard H. Edmonds, Ph.D. Alumni Leadership Award Ajay Major, M.D. ’16 Aleena Paul, M.D. ’16

The Venona Mae Vanornam Mankes Memorial Award Peter Mattingly, M.D. ’16 The W. Brandon Macomber Award Carol Soteropulos, M.D. ’16

2016 Graduate Student Awards The Alumni Award for Excellence in Bioethics Studies Claire Davenport, M.D. ’13, M.S. ’16 The Alumni Award for Excellence in Clinical Practice— Center for Nurse Anesthesiology Sandy Ferri, M.S. ’16 The Alumni Award for Excellence in Clinical Practice— Center for Physician’s Assistant Laura DeWitt, M.S. ’16 The Alumni Research Awards Angelica Costello, Ph.D. Candidate Alexandra Schober, Ph.D. Candidate Graduate Student Alumni Award Branden Eggan, Ph.D. Candidate The Richard H. Edmonds, Ph.D. Alumni Leadership Award Lauren Cowen, Ph.D. Candidate The Richard Miller Alumni Awards for the Most Outstanding Research Presentation First Place: Scott Varney, Ph.D. Candidate Second Place: Katherine O’Connor, Ph.D. Candidate Third Place: Brandy Eggan, Ph.D. Candidate

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2016 Albany Brain Bee In February, Albany Medical College’s department of Neuroscience and Experimental Therapeutics hosted the first Albany Brain Bee competition for area high schools to compete for a spot in the regional competition to be held in Baltimore, MD. Students ages 13 through 19 answered questions about the brain and neuroscience

Albany Symphony Orchestra and Albany Medical College Partnership The Alumni Association was extremely pleased to provide medical and graduate students with complimentary Albany Symphony Orchestra (ASO) tickets for the 2015-16 season.

The students enjoyed concerts featuring masterpieces by Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, Mahler and others and the much needed respite from their studies.

On Saturday, March 19, local alumni, faculty, staff and students gathered for dinner at the Fort Orange Club and a lively pre-concert conversation with David Alan Miller, ASO conductor, before attending the evening performance of “To Walk with Giants.”

AOA Visiting Professor L. Jeffrey Medeiros, M.D. was this year’s Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Visiting Professor. In addition to delivering the keynote address at the AOA Induction Dinner in March, Dr. Medeiros conducted surgical/pathology/oncology grand round presentations and round table discussions with students, residents and faculty while on campus.

Dr. Medeiros is professor and chair of the department of Hematopathology at The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, TX.

Match Day 2016

Students celebrating their results at Match Day on March 17.

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Center for Nurse Anesthesiology Program Celebrates 65th Anniversary On Saturday, April 16, the Albany Medical College Center for Nurse Anesthesiology Program (CRNA) marked its program’s 65th anniversary with day-long workshops for alumni, faculty and staff featuring presentations by faculty, state educators and students on a variety of topics relating to the field of nurse anesthesiology. Following the talks, the group gathered at the Hilton Garden Inn, Albany Medical Center for a celebratory dinner.

Kimberly Kilby, M.D. ’03 named Associate Dean for Academic and Student Affairs Dr. Kilby was recently named associate dean for academic affairs and student affairs at Albany Medical College. She will also serve as interim associate dean for medical education.

Healer’s Art Program Comes to Albany Medical College For the first time this spring, Albany Medical College offered the Healer’s Art course to first and second year medical students. Healer’s Art, developed in 1991, and now offered at more than 90 U.S. medical schools and medical schools around the world, seeks to keep meaning in medicine and preserve the human dimension of health care. In small group sessions, students explore issues of grief and dealing with loss and commitment to service and acknowledging the importance of self-care in enhancing patient care and preventing physician burn out. The course is sponsored by the Thomas and Nancy O’Connor Chapter of the Gold Humanism Honor Society of Albany Medical College and is directed Dr. Heather Long, an attending physician and associate professor in the department of Emergency Medicine.

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The Class of 2016 inductees to the Gold Humanism Honor Society with Jonathan Rosen, M.D., associate professor of medicine, and Dean Vincent Verdile, M.D. ’84 at the May 24 ceremony.

Also pictured are John O’Connor and his daughter Rose.

2016 Gold Humanism Honor Society Inductees The Alumni Association acknowledges the recent inductees from the Class of 2016 to the Gold Humanism Honor Society (GHHS).

The Society honors medical students, residents, fellows, role-model physician teachers and others who demonstrate excellence in humanistic clinical care, leadership, compassion and dedication to service. The following graduates, nominated by their peers, were recognized by the GHHS Thomas and Nancy O’Connor Chapter of Albany Medical College on Tuesday, May, 24 at a ceremony at the Albany Law School: Travis J. Bevington, M.D. Gold Humanism inductees during their Day of Service.

Erin M. Corsini, M.D. Lauren P. Garcia, M.D. Madeline M.G. Haas, M.D. Sameah A. Haider, M.D. Daniel O. Kent, M.D. Michael P. Lavelle, M.D. Joyce J. Lu, M.D. Ajay Major, M.D. Neil A. Mathur, M.D. Kelly E. Patterson, M.D. Aleena Paul, M.D. Paul E. Pugsley, M.D. Rahul Raghu, M.D. Keara L. Sease, M.D. Anna M. Sheridan, M.D. Lauren L. Westover, M.D. Phyllis Ying, M.D.

Sharing Life Lessons through Food Rafael Kaplan, Class of 2018, student leader for the Cooks for a Cause Service Learning Program, worked with area elementary and middle school aged children this spring to teach practical culinary skills that would empower the children in the kitchen with new skills and self-assurance—ultimately benefiting the entire family. The medical student volunteers formed two “super hero themed” teams: the DC Justice League and

Marvel Avengers and worked with the youth to also teach the importance of team work and responsibility. “Through our mentorship and teaching we were able to visibly see a sense of pride and confidences develop among this at-risk population.

It was a wonderful opportunity to give back to the Albany community that is fostering us and enabling us to become superb physicians,” said Kaplan.

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Student and Alumni Global Connections Albany Medical College students Sara Zelman and Courtney Meyer, Class of 2019, connected with alumnus Dr. Thomas Burke, ’89, chief of the Division of Global Health and Human Rights in the department of emergency medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital and associate professor at Harvard Medical School, after he spoke at the College about his career in global health and his current projects in Kenya.

Sarah and Courtney have spent more than six weeks living in a rural village, working on research and gaining clinical experience at the Sagam Community Hospital in Siaya County, Kenya this summer. They are recipients of The David R. Nalin, M.D. ’65 Endowed Fund for International Research at Albany Medical College established by alumnus, David R. Nalin, M.D.

Priyanka Tulshian, M.D. ’11, MGH Fellow, Sara Zelman, Class of 2019, Courtney Meyer, Class of 2019, and Thomas Burke, M.D. ’89 at Sagam Community Hospital in Siaya County, Kenya

“The Palate” Launches

Mix & Mingle Alumni joined Kevin Kiley, M.D., (Hon.) ’14, chair of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Albany Medical College, at the third annual American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Mix & Mingle Alumni Reception in Washington D.C. on May 15.

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Albany Medical College student Ethan Cohen has launched “The Palate,” an online publication for medical students to engage in conversation exploring the connections between nutrition and public health, and the health of patients, communities and medical students themselves. “The Palate” seeks to establish a unified medical student voice in the field of nutrition and public Ethan Litman, Class of 2019. health and provide tools for medical students to become lifelong active consumers of the leading nutrition and public health research.

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New Book Release by Recent Graduates Aleena Paul, M.D. ’16 and Ajay Major, M.D. ’16

“in-Training: Stories from Tomorrow’s Physicians” We are proud to announce the publication of in-Training: Stories from Tomorrow’s Physicians, a compendium of peer-edited narratives written by medical students on humanism, our real-life patients, and the challenges of being a physician-in-training.

The book is a collection of 102 manuscripts published on inTraining, the online magazine for medical students, since its inception in July 2012.

All of the manuscripts were written and edited by medical students, and were chosen by the editors for their humanistic merit in authentically presenting the challenges of being a physician-in-training.

“Aleena and Ajay have created a valuable resource and communication platform nationally and internationally building a true global community.

I am most proud of their accomplishment.”

Henry S. Pohl, M.D., Vice Dean for Academic Affairs

Catharsis

By Steven Lange Albany Medical College, Class of 2017 Printed with permission from in-Training

An indulgent gasp grasps the molded corners dry tongue to chipping paint searching for a word to say or a white coat glistening like a saint shakes the chronic observer, her doctor, who lingers and sways in the doorway listening for a further complaint with a bell that does not ring swinging a stethoscope, stat slowed, a wish to grant and one’s history to hold in a glance, mimicking the sunken days when their future was in their common past.

He took her to walk the metered halls in countless steps, this new old guest awaiting the fall but expecting the best the stolid voice on call now lightly jests to a woman who once cleaned his mess and not the other way; and who today forgoes pronouns, no possession frets but the transpiration of their huddled breaths: strongly coughed or meekly sighed like a dubious goodbye

Research Center Name Changes Reflect Evolving Mission

and (I) afraid to conflate this timeless haste with the nervous clamor of medical gall.

Escaping the Wing and on hers rode

To reflect the evolving missions of Albany Medical College, the four research centers within the College were recently renamed:

a draft of hope: against cancer’s reproach

The Center for Cardiovascular Sciences is now the Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology. (Director: Harold Singer, Ph.D.)

outside the hospital, beside a life

to stay and subside under Taxol’s demise instead to spend this winter’s end that does not wait for cure but finds grateful memories in intravenous lines

The Center for Neuropharmacology and Neuroscience is called the Department of Neuroscience and Experimental Therapeutics. (Director: Julie Pilitsis, M.D ’98, Ph.D.)

and shuddering from the vigorous cold

The Center for Cell Biology and Cancer Research has become the Department of Regenerative and Cancer Cell Biology.

(Directors: Paula McKeown-Longo, Ph.D., and Paul Higgins, Ph.D.)

in the cramped condition of a boundless space:

The Center for Immunology and Microbial Disease has been named the Department of Immunology and Microbial Disease.

(Director: Dennis Metzger, Ph.D.)

in the beautiful frigidity of growing old is bold in the shuffle of her tireless pace the loving tremor in your hands, and mere ability to laugh at a physician standing in the snow with a withering woman he used to know.

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Julie Pilitsis, M.D. ’98, Ph.D. At Albany Medical College a goal has been to win grants and recruit faculty that link Albany Med’s clinical strength with our basic science strength in translational research.

In 2011, one such recruit was Julie Pilitsis, M.D. ’98, Ph.D., who holds a medical degree from Albany Medical College as well as a Ph.D. in neurophysiology from Wayne State University in Detroit. In 2015, Dr. Pilitsis, a practicing neurosurgeon, also assumed the role of chair of the Department of Neuroscience and Experimental Therapeutics, one of Albany Medical College’s four basic research hubs.

How important is it for you to conduct both basic and clinical research?

I went through the six-year BS/M.D. program at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Albany Medical College, and graduated with distinction in research. I opted to pursue a neurosurgical residency at Wayne State University which had a Ph.D. integrated into the program.

After completing a fellowship in functional neurosurgery, I joined UMass Memorial Health Center in Worcester, MA. While there, I became very involved in treating patients with deep brain stimulation (DBS), a surgical procedure in which electrical impulses are sent to the parts of the brain that control movement to help people with disorders like Parkinson’s disease. I pursued clinical research, but in order to understand mechanisms of stimulation, I needed to have the infrastructure for a basic science laboratory program as well. So I returned to Albany Medical College where leaders were able to make that happen.

What is your medical specialty?

I am a neurosurgeon specializing in neuromodulation for the treatment of various movement disorders as well as chronic pain syndromes. In particular, we implant brain stimulators into the deep structures of the brain to achieve symptomatic relief

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for diseases such as Parkinson’s, essential tremor and dystonia.

Spinal cord stimulators are implanted into the spinal column both in the neck and lower back to achieve a percentage of pain reduction for those suffering with chronic conditions such as complex regional pain syndrome and failed back surgery syndrome, to name a few. The actual mechanism is not fully understood behind why stimulation works, but in pain it is thought to work by blocking abnormal firing of neurons that may be disrupting the normal neurocircuitry.

Does the research aspect of your career benefit your current patients?

A great deal of the research that my lab focuses on attempts to study and improve patient outcomes after surgery.

We look at many different aspects of patient care not only immediately before and after surgery, but also in the long term to improve the entire patient experience. Recently, we developed and implemented a tool to provide our patients who suffer from psychological disorders better treatment after surgery. We also are currently looking at stimulation patterns in different patients to see how best to alleviate their pain.

Each and every study that we conduct is intended to improve the quality of care that patients receive globally.

What is the current focus of the Department of Neuroscience and Experimental Therapeutics?

We have exceptional strength and funding studying epilepsy, stroke, diabetes mellitus,

behavioral and neurodevelopmental disorders, intracellular signaling, molecular pharmacology, antidepressants, pain and Parkinson’s disease. We have specialized faculty in biostatistics, fluorescent

microscope systems, confocal laser scanning and green fluorescent protein staining.

Overall, our department aims to further the field of neuroscience through education of scientists and

physician scientists, collaborative research locally and institutionally, and continued scientific advances that benefit public health in the Capital Region and beyond.

What other benefits come from Albany Med’s focus on translational research?

The benefits from translational research are endless. Not only does it promote advances in technology and techniques, but it gives physicians a better understanding of mechanisms and systems in order to better treat patients and provide more individualized treatment.

By combining the basic sciences with clinical application, we are using our findings to tailor clinical research, and decreasing the time that it takes for patients to benefit from current laboratory findings. As a center dedicated to education, it is imperative that we are providing our students with the best tools to promote and apply their research to improve health care overall. In an effort to bring technological advances in medicine to our center, my department has recently partnered with the new Biomedical Acceleration and Commercialization Center (BACC) at Albany Med to advance biotechnologies. We are so fortunate to have such a great team of multidisciplinary professionals working at Albany Medical College, and by working collaboratively, we can give our patients the best treatment available.

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EVENTS

ALUMNI On Campus Albany Medical College was pleased to welcome back the following alumni:

Matthew Waxman, M.D. ’02 On April 13, Dr. Waxman delivered Grand Rounds: “Disaster Response in the Time of Ebola” and a second presentation, “ENT Emergencies: Head and Neck Infections” to the Albany Med community. He is an associate clinical professor at UCLA Emergency Medicine in Los Angeles, CA. Matthew Waxman, M.D. ’02 with Chris King, M.D., chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine

Mark P. Callery, M.D. ’85 On May 19, the Albany Medical Center department of surgery welcomed Dr. Callery to present “Technical Considerations in Cholecystectomy” in a Grand Rounds forum. He is chief of general surgery at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and professor of surgery at Harvard Medical School. A luncheon, hosted by the Alumni Association, was also held with Dr. Callery and the student Surgical Interest Group and fourth year students who have matched in surgery. The medical students and Dr. Callery had a lively discussion about surgical training, teamwork in the OR, patient care and work- life balance.

Gregg S. Meyer, M.D. ’86 On April 28, Dr. Meyer presented, “Population Health Management at Partners Healthcare” to faculty and staff at Albany Med. He is the chief clinical officer of the Partners Healthcare System in Boston, MA.

John M. Martinez, M.D. ’96 On April 29, the department of Family and Community Medicine and the Alumni Association, hosted a presentation

by Dr. Martinez, entitled, “Sports Medicine is the New Primary Care.” He is a family physician working with Kaiser Permanente in San Diego, CA. In addition to his practice, Dr. Martinez is the team physician with the USA Triathlon & assistant physician for Hawaii Ironman World Championships.

Mark Callery, M.D. ’85 meeting with students at a luncheon earlier this year.

Shilpa Darivemula, Class of 2019 Shilpa Darivemula was named American Medical Women’s Association (AMWA) 2016-17 Artist in Residence. The Artist in Residence Award was started in 2015 by Studio AMWA to promote women members in the arts. The role of the artist in residence is to create an artistic project that is pertinent to AMWA and women in medicine. The art is displayed (or performed) at the following year’s annual meeting.

Shilpa’s training in Kuchipudi and her exposure to various traditional dances drove her towards movement. Kuchipudi is one of seven classical dances from India, a form that requires exquisite footwork, hand gestures and facial expressions to narrate stories of Hindu mythology.

Shilpa Darivemula, Class of 2019.

Would you like an easy way to get back in touch with your classmates?

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Class of 1941

Class of 1952

Class of 1957

Class of 1960

Dominick Mele, M.D.

Lewis E. Patrie, M.D. David C. Rees, M.D. Harold C. Sadin, M.D.

Robert L. Chesanow, M.D. Robert Kiesel, M.D. Albert Loffredo, M.D. Richard P. Propp, M.D. Michael D. Rosco, M.D. Robert M. Schwartz, M.D. Merritt F. Spear, M.D.

Anthony J. Bardinelli, M.D. Robert E. Carroll, M.D. Edmund Clement, M.D. Anthony J. DeTommasi, M.D. John J. Gregory, M.D. Philip M. Grimley, M.D. Maurice E. Keenan, M.D. Anthony J. Leone, Jr., M.D. Bernard F. McEvoy, M.D. Donald L. Price, Sr., M.D. James H. Puleo, Sr., M.D. Bruno P. Tolge, M.D. Clyde W. Turner, M.D.

Daniel F. O’Keeffe, M.D. Charles L. Poskanzer, M.D.

John J. Dapolito, Jr., M.D. Alfred W. Ikefugi, M.D. Joan P. Treuer, M.D.*

William A. Africano, M.D. John J. Condemi, M.D. Ralph J. Kaplan, M.D. John I. Larkin, M.D. Kenneth L. Pratt, M.D. Robert C. Rosan, M.D. Wilbur C. Rust, M.D. Ernest E. Sponzilli, M.D.

Class of 1947

Class of 1954

Class of 1958

Levon Bedrosian, M.D. Verne M. Marshall, M.D. Seymour Thickman, M.D. Henry E. Wolfe, Jr., M.D.

David Beck, M.D. Jay V. Dewell, Sr., M.D. Edward Gillie, M.D. Mary Jane Kinosian, M.D. Kenneth A. Linstruth, M.D. Richard G. O’Leary, M.D. Dewey Robbiano, Jr., M.D.

Cenie C. Cafarelli, M.D. Arthur S. Cummins, M.D. John E. Cunningham, Jr., M.D. Pasquale J. Fugazzotto, M.D. James M. Gavin, M.D. Daniel N. Hertz, M.D. Arthur Lehrman, M.D. Neil Lempert, M.D. Jerome Levy, M.D. Joseph C. Loffredo, M.D. Mario B. LoMonaco, M.D. Carl A. Paulsen, M.D. Felix E. Schletter, M.D. Dean J. Seibert, M.D. I. Arnold Slowe, M.D. Samuel R. Spitzer, M.D.

Class of 1943 David Falk, M.D.

Class of 1945

Class of 1948 David L. Sparling, M.D. Norman Zheutlin, M.D.

Class of 1949 John W. Abbuhl, M.D. Barbara C. Noyes, M.D.* Martin C. Wilber, M.D.*

Class of 1950 Ambrose Alfonsi, M.D. John B. Bobear, M.D. Arthur K. Brelia, M.D. Edward A. Meyers, M.D. Daniel J. Shapiro, M.D.* Robert D. Terry, M.D.

Class of 1951 Stanley M. Ball, M.D. James Dougherty, M.D. Melvin Horwith, M.D. Evelyn G. Redlich, M.D.

Class of 1953

Class of 1955 Joseph L. Belsky, M.D. Richard W. Blide, M.D. Clifford H. Casey, M.D. Joseph R. Gabriels, M.D. Stafford W. Gedge, M.D. Alfred M. Gomez, M.D. Herbert Kaplan, M.D. John C. Lathrop, M.D. Bruce R. Mills, M.D. Richard A. Wagner, M.D.

Class of 1956 John H. Bowker, M.D. David Corn, M.D. Paul M. Davidson, M.D. T. Donald Eisenstein, M.D. Robert P. Newhouse, M.D. William A. Petersen, M.D. Fred A. Phillips, Jr., M.D. Richard O. Schultz, M.D. H. P. Wintrich, M.D., CAPT. M.C .

U.S.N.R. Ret.

Class of 1959 Samuel A. Cassell, M.D. Donald W. Edwards, M.D. Eugene M. Hoenig, M.D. Ludwig Klein, M.D. Peter C. Lombardo, M.D. Wellington J. Pindar, M.D. Russell F. Shaw, M.D.*

Class of 1961

Class of 1962 Carl H. Braren, M.D. John R. Furman, M.D. Michael Garofalo, Jr., M.D. Roger L. Miller, M.D. Paul E. Phillips, M.D. J. George Russo, M.D. Edwin C. Shuttleworth, Jr., M.D. Stephen J. Sills, M.D. Jerry C. Worsham, M.D.

*Deceased

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Class of 1963 Ronald J. Anderson, M.D. Irving N. Bachner, M.D. Donald A. Barrett, M.D. John M. Cohen, M.D. Richard S. Fields, M.D. Charles T. Fruehan, M.D. Edward Goldberg, M.D. William B. Henry, M.D. Edward J. Khantzian, Jr., M.D. John A. Klamar, M.D. Karl R. Meyers, M.D. Roger F. Robison, M.D. H. James T. Sears, M.D. Clara E. Staunton, M.D. Arthur J. Wallingford, Jr., M.D. Nancy G. Worsham, M.D.

Class of 1964 Richard F. Balsam, M.D. James R. Ford, M.D.* Harold R. Hahn, M.D. R. Janet Hall, M.D. Donald R. Kelly, M.D. Robert G. Long, M.D. Charles T. McHugh, M.D. Alan D. Megibow, M.D. James P. O’Brien, M.D. Donald D. Pollock, M.D. Lewis I. Schainuck, M.D. Charles P. Shoemaker, Jr., M.D. Robert R. Taylor, Jr., M.D. George F. Walsh, Jr., M.D.

Class of 1965 Albert A. Apicelli, M.D. Alan B. Ashare, M.D. John Booss, M.D. Warren W. Bovie, M.D. John C. Crowther, M.D. Donald C. Durbeck, M.D. David A. Eppard, M.D. Louis M. Fink, M.D. F. Forrest Gabriels, M.D. Mary E. Geiger, M.D.

*Deceased

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Ralph A. Giannella, M.D. Doris M. Greenberg, M.D. Lawrence A. Holfelder, M.D. Edward A. Iannuccilli, M.D. Kaarina M. Kettunen, M.D. Emil J. Kleinholz, Jr., M.D. John J. Kohut, M.D. J. Peter Lawler, M.D. Frank M. Midgley, M.D. Gary D. Miller, M.D. David R. Nalin, M.D. Malcolm W. Pettit, Jr., M.D. Robert L. Phyliky, M.D. Douglas W. Rainforth, M.D. George J. Roff, M.D. Alexander B. Snyder, M.D. Fred C. Storm, M.D. Barbara C. Wagner, M.D. George Weingarten, M.D. Warren F. Woodworth, M.D. George B. Zeiner, M.D.

Class of 1966 James S. Breivis, M.D. Dennis A. Brown, M.D. George P. Delyanis, M.D. William H. Donovan, M.D. Leonard R. Geiger, M.D. J. Bruce Hagadorn, M.D. Arthur H. Knowlton, M.D. James E. McClung, M.D. Ron C. Meyer, M.D. Jeffrey Rudnick, M.D. Paul C. Schreiber, M.D. Maureen C. Sze, M.D. Robert E. Tank, M.D. Thomas A. Vest, M.D. Betty R. Vohr, M.D. Carl R. Wirth, M.D.

Class of 1967 James L. Bernene, M.D. Robert M. Dewell, M.D. George J. DiDonna, M.D. Matthew A. Farina, M.D. Gault M. Farrell, M.D. Gerald Felsenthal, M.D. Mark D. Groban, M.D. Stephen F. Gunther, M.D. Thomas H. Lesnik, M.D. Richard G. Masson, M.D. Robert F. Moseley, III, M.D. Robert F. Pickels, M.D. A. John Popp, M.D. Richard W. Price, M.D. Laurence Shandler, M.D. Thomas P. Smith, M.D. D. Billings Wheeler, M.D.

Class of 1968 Charlotte C. Carnes, M.D. Herbert J. DiMeola, M.D. James J. Glynn, M.D. Neil E. Green, M.D.* Arthur S. Hengerer, M.D. Jeffrey D. Hubbard, M.D. Denis N. Lusignan, M.D. Lawrence K. Siegel, M.D. Donald E. Ware, M.D. Alfred H. Woodworth, M.D.

Class of 1969 William P. Batsford, M.D. Ronald T. Burkman, M.D. David J. Haidak, M.D. L. Nelson Hopkins, III, M.D. G. Timothy Johnson, M.D. William G. Johnston, Jr., M.D. David B. Lawrence, M.D. William H. Montano, M.D. Barbara F. Mufti, M.D. Thomas M. Mulcahy, Jr., M.D. Rebecca F. Nachamie, M.D. Dennis P. Norfleet, M.D. John D. Norton, M.D.

William J. Richards, Jr., M.D. Seymour J. Rosenbloom, M.D. Harvey D. Scherer, M.D. Tom L. Snyder, M.D. John C. Wheeler, M.D. Scott C. Yeaw, M.D.

Class of 1970 Edward R. Alexson, M.D. Ann V. Als, M.D. Gregg T. Aspnes, M.D. Anita Balodis, M.D. Gary E. Barnett, M.D. James Philip Barrett, M.D. Bonnie B. Baswell, M.D. David L. Baswell, M.D. Paul A. Bilder, M.D. William M. Boehme, M.D. Steven J. Burakoff, M.D. Christine L. Burns, M.D. James S. Campbell, M.D. Charles R. Carozza, M.D. Edward B. Clark, M.D. Donald E. Craven, M.D. Myles R. Desner, M.D. Steven H. Dorfman, M.D. Paul D. Garson, M.D. Frank J. Gaudiano, Jr., M.D. John J. Geren, M.D. Walter L. Groff, M.D. Diane J. Henderson, M.D. Steven M. Litinsky, M.D. Mary Anne MacCaughelty, M.D. Helen Marr Mitchell, M.D. Brian L. Sayer, M.D. Daniel L. Scharf, M.D. Edward C. Schmidt, M.D. Howard D. Shapiro, M.D. William M. Vanneman, Jr., M.D. G. Randolph Westby, M.D.

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Class of 1971 Thomas A. Bailey, M.D. Bruce Bienenstock, M.D. Victor L. Carpiniello, M.D. Patricia M. Catalano, M.D. Richard M. Dickerman, M.D. John E. Dooley, M.D. Ernst R. Dorsch, M.D. Madeline E. Gerken, M.D. James R. Hengerer, M.D. Richard G. Honig, M.D. Charles Y. Kawada, M.D. Thomas Klepetar, M.D. Daniel A. Kramer, M.D. Charles W. Lasky, Jr., M.D. Peter D. McGann, M.D. Jerry Meislik, M.D. William Nisbet, M.D. Matthew P. Rogan, M.D. Albina Santilli, M.D. William A. Shachtman, M.D. Peter D. Shapiro, M.D. Alan P. Sitron, M.D. Michael R. Sorrell, M.D. John Van Orden, M.D. Neil T. Wolfman, M.D. Thasia Woodworth, M.D.

Class of 1972 Edward L. Bove, M.D. Robert Burakoff, M.D. George E. Burns, M.D. Mark L. Fruiterman, M.D. W. Jarrard Goodwin, Jr., M.D. David F. Graf, M.D. David C. Grenoble, M.D. Vincent F. Guida, M.D. Lawrence A. Horn, M.D. Robert G. Insley, M.D. Randall S. Krakauer, M.D. John J. LaFerla, M.D. Jeffrey Lozman, M.D. Richard T. MacDowell, M.D. James C. MacIntyre, II, M.D. Michael H. Metzler, III, M.D.

Jeffrey S. Mogelof, M.D. Arthur E. Orlick, M.D. Earl P. Robinson, Jr., M.D. Norman R. Romanoff, M.D. William P. Schecter, M.D. Stephen T. Sinatra, M.D. Margaret M. Craven Snowden, M.D. Barry S. Yoss, M.D.

Class of 1973 Frederick P. Ambrose, M.D. John F. Assini, M.D. Jonathan C. Britell, M.D. Richard E. Carroll, M.D. Garry B. Gewirtzman, M.D. Harry L. Haroutunian, M.D. David S. Jackson, M.D. J. Bryan Murphy, M.D. Derace L. Schaffer, M.D. Steven M. Turbiner, M.D. Craig J. Youner, M.D.

Class of 1974 Stephen J. Abrams, M.D. Eloise Aguirregoitia, M.D. Sterling S. Baker, M.D. Edward S. Berretta, M.D. Alan J. Berrick, M.D. John J. Botti, M.D. Edwarda M. Buda-Okreglak, M.D. William R. Dooley, M.D. Philip T. Drew, M.D. John T. Fallon, III, M.D. Jay Gross, M.D. William C. Hall, M.D. Murray Korc, M.D. Clifford C. Marr, M.D. William S. Martens, M.D. Eugene C. Maso, M.D. Patricia T. Pisciotto, M.D. Ronald S. Scheinzeit, M.D. Paul R. Sherban, M.D. Steven M. Silver, M.D. Jay D. Sprenger, M.D. Andrew J. Sullivan, Jr., M.D.

John R. Warkentin, M.D. Charles H. Weissman, M.D. T. Michael White, M.D. Bruce J. Yee, M.D.

Class of 1975 Andrew I. Bressler, M.D. James J. Ciarcia, M.D. George M. Cibik, M.D. James C. Cruickshank, M.D. Richard A. Feit, M.D. Paul A. Forman, M.D. Erik J. Funk, M.D. Martin A. Goldsmith, M.D. Edward J. Jacobs, M.D. William R. Kimball, M.D. Alan R. Klibanoff, M.D. Peter J. Koltai, M.D. Robert J. Levai, M.D. Michael G. Levitzky, Ph.D. Stan M. Lewis, M.D. Austin I. Mehrhof, Jr., M.D. Mark J. Mittenthal, M.D. John J. Moore, M.D. Charles J. Neilson, M.D. Arthur G. Pettygrove, M.D. Donna Pietrocola, M.D. Steven Pinheiro, M.D. Thomas G. Rosano, Ph.D. Michael W. Rosenberg, M.D. Alfred Saleh, M.D. Anthony R. Scialli, M.D. Scott Z. Seminer, M.D. Joel A. Sender, M.D. Glenn S. Shear, M.D. Lawrence D. Weber, M.D. Allen W. Zieker, M.D.

Class of 1976 Arthur Altbuch, M.D. Linda Civerchia Balent, M.D. Catherine E. Bartlett, M.D. Donna Anne Caniano, M.D. Diane I. Cohen, M.D. Douglas B. Coursin, M.D.

John J. Cronan, M.D. Ronald B. Durning, Jr., M.D. Ivan A. Friedrich, M.D. James S. Gracer, M.D. Kevin J. Herlihy, M.D. Donald V. Holbert, M.D. Dorothea M. Hoover, M.D. Kirk R. Kanter, M.D. John R. Kittredge, M.D. Ralph L. Kramer, M.D. Kenneth C. Low, M.D. Scott Maizel, M.D. Catherine M. Mills, M.D. Daniel J. O’Connell, M.D. Mary E. Rappazzo, M.D. Howard Ratech, M.D. Gary R. Rombough, M.D. Vincent J. Russo, M.D. Lawrence W. Silvers, M.D. Gary L. Sutter, M.D. Margaret Block West, M.D. George J. Zambetti, Jr., M.D.

Class of 1977 Marino Baselice, M.D. Joseph G. Coroso, M.D. Isabella A. Danel, M.D. Linda Dubins, M.D. Steven P. Dunn, M.D. Carolyn L. Frymoyer, M.D. Paul A. Frymoyer, M.D. James D. Fuchs, M.D. Harold R. Goldberg, M.D. L. Michael Graver, M.D. William E. Greiner, M.D. David E. Kaplan, M.D. Steven M. Keller, M.D. Paul E. Kross, M.D. Leonard S. Lilly, M.D. Glenn E. Mathisen, M.D. Thomas P. Mawhinney, Ph.D. Woods McCahill, Jr., M.D. David S. Mendelson, M.D. Fred E. Mensch, M.D. Marvin S. Packer, M.D.

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Robert J. Panzer, M.D. Mark E. Parker, M.D. Edward F. Phillips, M.D. Jonathan A. Polikoff, M.D. Kevin W. Roberts, M.D. John F. Schenck, M.D. Barbara Schneider, M.D. Kenneth A. Sherban, M.D. Theodore B. Swirat, M.D. Toni B. Walzer, M.D.

Class of 1978 Pamela R. Benitez, M.D. Robert A. Bergamini, M.D. Bruce R. Blazar, M.D. Jeffrey D. Blonstein, M.D. John J. Byrne, M.D. Carol L. Clericuzio, M.D. Lorraine E. Davis, M.D. Richard B. Deatsch, M.D. Harry J. DePan, M.D. Adrian S. Dobs, M.D. Amy D. Dunn, M.D. Leigh G. Durlacher, M.D. Edmond J. FitzGibbon, M.D. Hal J. Freiman, M.D. Monte R. Friedman, M.D. Risa Kagan, M.D. Charles Kite, M.D. Janet P. Lord, M.D. Amelia M. Martinko, M.D. Meryl H. Mendelson, M.D. Bruce Nash, M.D. Kathryn T. O’Keeffe, M.D. Jack P. Parillo, M.D. Gary S. Silverstein, M.D. Michael Y. Wong, M.D.

Class of 1979 John J. Cambareri, M.D. Paul C. Chalmers, M.D. Maureen Donnelly, M.D. Barbara S. Ducatman, M.D. Steven M. Frisch, M.D. Janet E. Gargiulo, M.D.

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Kim Goldenberg, M.D. Margaret M. Grogan, M.D. James F. Horn, M.D. Steve Z. Mitchell, M.D. Ronald V. Musto, M.D. Nanette F. Santoro, M.D. David L. Semenoff, M.D. Bryan Smead, M.D. J. Scott Toder, M.D. John H. Wales, M.D. Gary A. Weinstock, M.D. Jacques L. Winter, M.D. Diane D. Wirz, M.D. Robert M. Zwolak, M.D.

Anne K. Marthy-Noonan, M.D. Thomas M. Mauri, M.D. Peter C. Meade, M.D. Morris M. Milman, M.D. James M. Noonan, M.D. Brian R. Port, M.D. Lisa S. Rome, M.D. Sharon Shapiro, M.D. Barbara E. Staub, M.D. John R. Stewart, Jr., M.D. John J. Wasenko, M.D. Jeffrey L. Wisnicki, M.D. John R. Zech, M.D.

Class of 1980

David M. Barnert, M.D. Roger A. Barrowman, M.D. Arnold J. Blank, M.D. Robert F. Dunton, M.D. James E. Kolb, M.D. David H. Kuehler, M.D. Duncan E. Savage, M.D. Jane A. Starr, M.D. Douglas A. Tebor, M.D. Ron K. Wolner, M.D.

Suzanne M. Ackley, M.D. Edmond N. Amyot, M.D. Richard A. Beyer, M.D. James W. Biondi, Jr., M.D. Naomi Bloomfield, M.D. Frederick W. Brandt, III, M.D. Richard M. Buschatzke, M.D. Margaret R. Carley Dunn, M.D. Joseph A. Corsetti, M.D. Eileen K. Cutler, M.D. Ann Hughes Daniels, M.D. Jeffrey S. Daniels, M.D. James M. DeMasi, M.D. Mary Ellen Drislane, M.D. Robert H. Dropkin, M.D. Dan Gabriels, M.D. Stephen A. Hillman, M.D. Jeffrey A. Hirst, M.D. Mark M. Hoffman, M.D. Michael J. Horgan, M.D. Patricia L. Hughes, M.D. Donald Jue, M.D. Katherine Karlsrud, M.D. Henry J. Katz, M.D. Theodore N. Keltz, M.D. Robert J. Korenberg, M.D. Stephen S. Kornbluth, M.D. Paul K. Kosty, M.D. Andrew J. Kurman, M.D.

Class of 1981

Class of 1982 Mitchell H. Bamberger, M.D. Lynn D. Bertram, M.D. Curtland C. Brown, III, M.D. Benjamin B. Chang, M.D. Martin J. Cleary, M.D. Michael B. Cohen, M.D. Bruce E. Cooper, M.D. Marianne H. Cowley, M.D. Steven C. Dennis, M.D. David J. Dickoff, M.D. Martin J. Edelman, M.D. Bradford S. Germain, M.D. Mark N. Hadley, M.D. Robert E. Hawkins, M.D. Robert J. Hedderman, M.D. Kathleen M. Kelly, M.D. Neal M. Kotin, M.D. E. Michael Kramer, M.D.

Andrew D. Mann, M.D. Nancy R. Mann, M.D. Patrick J. McCreesh, M.D. Brian J. McGrath, M.D. Daniel R. Miller, M.D. Daniel A. Morgenstern, M.D. Patrick G. O’Connor, M.D. Inez L. Pagnotta, M.D. Arnold M. Rosen, M.D. Michael P. Scherl, M.D. Philip E. Shapiro, M.D. Richard P. Silton, M.D. Edward Skwiersky, M.D. Marc A. Swerdloff, M.D. Evan Vosburgh, M.D. Robert S. Walsh, M.D.

Class of 1983 Victoria I. Balkoski, M.D. Jeff M. Brown, M.D. Susan Castronuovo, M.D. Daniel Driscoll, M.D. Marilyn Dumont-Driscoll, M.D. Jeffrey M. Feldman, M.D. Carol L. Howe, M.D. Thomas M. Hughes, M.D. Anne H. Kalter, M.D. Mitchell E. Kalter, M.D. Thomas M. Kennedy, M.D. Jack S. Krushell, M.D. David H. Levoy, M.D. Peter R. Maggiore, M.D. Kai H. Moy, M.D. James M. Provenzale, M.D. Edna Anne Pytlak, M.D. Peter J. Robbiano, M.D. Matthew W. Rowe, M.D. Bruce Sabatino, M.D. Gary K. Schwartz, M.D. Eric S. Seyferth, M.D. Thomas G. Ward, M.D. Barbara W. Wolner, M.D.

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Class of 1984 Anthony G. Bassanelli, M.D. Maria L. Buttolph, M.D. Peter W. Cohen, M.D. Terese A. Copeland, M.D. Mary Groda-Lewis, M.D. David M. Jablons, M.D. Cindy E. Kallman, M.D. Anita Levin, M.D. Jay R. Lieberman, M.D. Deborah Longley, M.D. Rhonda J. Myers, M.D. William L. Niedrach, M.D. John R. O’Reilly, M.D. Cynthia R. Pegler, M.D. Elaine C. Price-Schwartz, M.D. Dawn Provenzale, M.D. Sughra Raza, M.D. Lew C. Schon, M.D. Susan L. Cohen Schwartz, M.D. Mark P. Slovenkai, M.D. Rajiv Sood, M.D. Theodore N. Stein, M.D. Vincent P. Verdile, M.D. Duncan F. Winter, M.D. Kirkham B. Wood, M.D. Ronald S. Zelnick, M.D.

Class of 1985 John B. Bennet, II, M.D. Mark P. Callery, M.D. Anthony C. Campagna, M.D. Daniel S. Casper, M.D. Steven T. Chetham, M.D. Mary M. Collins, M.D. Mark A. Coppes, M.D. John P. Daigneault, M.D. Janine Good, M.D. Adam L. Harmon, M.D. Mitchel Krieger, M.D. James J. Litynski, M.D. Frank Lo Re, M.D. Frank Joseph Malinoski, M.D. David M. Mastrianni, M.D. Mary Ann McDonald, M.D.

Catherine McGovern, M.D. William O. McKinley, M.D. Hunter L. McQuistion, M.D. Joseph V. Meharg, M.D. Huda Montemarano, M.D. Suzanne M. Murphy, M.D. Rosanna Polsinelli, M.D. Joan F. Puglia, M.D. John M. Roehmholdt, M.D. Wanda Ryan, M.D. Nancy C. Sapio, M.D. Steven J. Seminer, M.D. Karen Sessler, M.D. Robert E. Shangraw, M.D. Nicholas A. Smyrnios, M.D. Howard S. Snyder, M.D. George O. Stasior, M.D. Nirit R. Swerdloff, M.D. Deborah L. Toppmeyer, M.D. Darrell J. Triulzi, M.D. Bob P. Walker, M.D. Fran R. Wallach-Stein, M.D. Laura Weissberg, M.D. Karen Wood, M.D. Halina M. Zyczynski, M.D.

Class of 1986 Michael S. Albert, M.D. Vincent P. Beltrani, M.D. Laura A. Carinci, M.D. William M. Forman, M.D. Marjorie P. Golden, M.D. Robert S. Haber, M.D. Gregory F. Keenan, M.D. Jackson H. Kuan, M.D. Beth S. Marcus, M.D. Gregg S. Meyer, M.D. Gregg E. Moral, M.D. Robert N. Moukarzel, M.D. Robert J. Newborn, M.D. Philip K. Paty, M.D. Ronni M. Peltz, M.D. Pasquale Petrera, M.D. Susan D. Roseff-Dickerson, M.D. Zorik Spektor, M.D.

Katherine M. Hess Tallering, M.D. William R. Tetreault, M.D. Gurvinder S. Uppal, M.D.

Michael S. Severance, M.D. Susan A. Weaver, M.D. Jitka L. Zobal-Ratner, M.D.

Class of 1987

Class of 1989

Donna L. Balewick, M.D. Richard A. Benedikt, M.D. Donna M. Bhisitkul, M.D. Ellen M. Biggers, M.D. Russ U. Braun, M.D. Randall S. Feingold, M.D. Elizabeth A. Foley, M.D. Samuel E. Green, M.D. Aries Liu Helm, M.D. Thomas N. Helm, M.D. Lorna F. Honan, M.D. Vincent J. Honan, M.D. Gordon N. Kuhar, M.D. Joseph M. LaRosa, M.D. Ursula A. Matulonis, M.D. Eric S. Molho, M.D. Leonard C. Moses, M.D. Debra S. Poskanzer, M.D. Terence Reilly, M.D. Edward Rydzak, M.D. Bradley H. Seely, M.D. Spiro Theoharakis, M.D.

Jane P. Balint, M.D. Regan L. Cardamone, M.D. Dwayne L. Clay, M.D. Edward J. Kaplan, M.D. Keith G. Lowenstein, M.D. Shelley R. Lowenstein, M.D. Daniella D. Lukashok Plottel, M.D. Elaine A. Rosenfeld-Margulis, M.D. Steven D. Schwartz, M.D. Debra L. Sherman, M.D. Christopher A. Sullivan, M.D. Karen L. Tan, M.D. Peter A. Vincent, Ph.D. Ian J. Weinstein, M.D.

Class of 1988 Hannah L. Brooks, M.D. Michael E. Brown, M.D. Joseph S. Cirrone, M.D. Stuart V. Demirs, M.D. Theresa Hetzler Denu, M.D. Paula M. Goodrich, C.R.N.A., M.S. Nicole Kenney, M.D. Douglas A. MacPherson, M.D. Alexander K. Mandych, M.D. Marcia S. Miller, M.D. Mitchell B. Miller, M.D. John C. Notaro, M.D. Barry J. Perlman, M.D. Daniel A. Picard, M.D. Robert J. Rapoport, M.D. Alan M. Sanders, M.D.

Class of 1990 Anthony V. Anderson, M.D. Michael P. Aquino, M.D. David M. Belcher, M.D. Sam J. Beran, M.D. Christopher L. Campese, M.D., M.S. ‘15 Frank A. Catanzaro, M.D. Kathleen M. Crisafulli, M.D. Robert A. DeLorenzo, M.D. Brian M. Freed, Ph.D. Michael Frommlet, M.D. Christopher F. Gabriels, M.D. Michael H. Gallichio, M.D. Joseph A. Garvey, M.D. Cathy J. Hahn, M.D. Steven Huy B. Han, M.D. Anil P. Hingorani, M.D. Daniel J. Humiston, M.D. Dan R. Jacobson, M.D. Hyun S. Kim, M.D. Jane D. Kraft, M.D. Marina S. Kurian, M.D. Ronald M. Lather, M.D. Peter E. Levesque, M.D. Tara A. Lindsley, Ph.D.

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Kathleen M. Lloyd-Jones, M.D. James J. Lynch, M.D. Kathleen Mantaro, M.D. Michael C. Mesbah, M.D. Sunil J. Panchal, M.D. Joseph Patane, M.D. Michael J. Phillips, M.D. Janine L. Sabella, M.D. Kavi Sachar, M.D. Phillip J. Seifert, M.D. David I. Shapiro, M.D. Richard D. Siegel, M.D. Ronald L. Swaab, M.D. Mark P. Tallman, M.D. Anne C. Walsh, Ph.D. Eric P. Weinberg, M.D. Steven B. Weinfeld, M.D. Susan P. Welgrin, M.D. Donald M. Williams, M.D. John F. Whitney, M.D. Steven M. Wong, M.D. Scott L. Woodfield, M.D.

Class of 1991 David A. Cutcliffe, M.D. Kimberly A. Davis, M.D. Josephine Gambardella, M.D. Michael W. Graber, M.D. John M. Haworth, M.D. Kevin W. Hulseberg, M.D. Peter J. Khouri, M.D. Bernadette M. Levesque, M.D. Cathy J. Berry Lozoponi, M.D. Henry J. Nusbaum, M.D. James V. Puleo, II, M.D. Sujatha S. Reddy, M.D. Sarah R. Reed-Esper, M.D. Nancy P. Peitavino Young, M.D. Peter C. Young, M.D.

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Class of 1992 Azmi W. Atiya, M.D. Tyrone G. Bristol, M.D. Tung Cai, M.D. Christine C. Dearth, M.D. Cynthia E. Flynn, M.D. Rajesh R. Gandhi, M.S. ‘90, Ph.D. ‘91, M.D. Eric M. Horwitz, M.D. Hoon Kim, M.D. James J. Kohut, M.D. Karim Mansour, M.D. Dennis P. McKenna, M.D. Matthew J. Murnane, M.D. Harpreet K. Pannu, M.D. Michael J. Sacca, M.D. Janet L. Scheraga, M.D. Stefan A. Swicker, M.D.

Class of 1993 Lori B. Croft, M.D. Bryon A. Dickerson, M.D. Steven T. Hayes, M.D. Kevin Lau, M.D. Susan P. McConnell, M.D. Bernard T. Ng, M.D. Bidyut K. Pramanik, M.D. Brandon R. Sick, M.D. Hedieh Stefanacci, M.D.

Class of 1994 Seema Azam, M.D. Alan S. Boulos, M.D. Maria B. Boulos, M.D. Eric N. Bravin, M.D. Cornell M. Cohen, M.D. Uday Dasika, M.D. Emily Etzkorn, M.D. Joseph Gauta, M.D. Kathleen M. Hawkins, M.D. Gregory Heeb, M.D. Elizabeth Kann, M.D. Sunil K. Khanna, M.D. Jake A. Kushner, M.D. Mubashar Mahmood, M.D. Elizabeth D. Paskowski, M.D.

Joseph Paskowski, M.D. Vinisha Patel, M.D. William Price, M.D. Jennifer J. Wu, M.D.

Class of 1995 Michael E. Carley, M.D. June L. Chan, M.D. Visoth Chhiap, M.D. Linda C. Emmer, M.D. Kim L. Escudero, M.D. Rena B. Kass, M.D. Nolawi M. Mengesha, M.D. Craig M. Mines, M.D. Karen Mrejen-Shakin, M.D. Laurie M. Lambert Nadal, M.D. Peter Namkoong, M.D. Suzanne I. Pastore, M.D. Charles H. Rheeman, M.D. Carol L. Roeder, M.D. Valerie M. Sprenz, M.D. Debra M. Stein, M.D. Henry C. Tong, M.D.

Class of 1996 Mary E. Chmura, M.D. Liana M. Das, M.D. Wayne Hioe, M.D. Mary H. Lombardi, M.D. Dan I. Mirski, Sr., M.D. David E. Seals, M.D. Nilesh B. Shukla, M.D.

Class of 1997 Jess G. Alcid, M.D. Allison R. DeTommasi, M.D. Corinne H. Hsu Giesemann, M.D. Patrick S. Giesemann, M.D. Timothy F. Goggins, M.D. David M. Jones, M.D. Judy G. Kelleher, C.R.N.A., M.S. Christopher B. Nicpon, M.D. Michael S. Ross, M.D. Biju V. Salgunan, M.D. Peter T. Skaff, M.D.

Class of 1998 Shellie Asher, M.D., M.S. ‘10 Steven R. Brown, M.D. Michael K. Chung, M.D. Alexander C. Brand, M.D. Lisa Olsen, M.D. Daniel T. Phelan, M.D. Donna Phelan, M.D. Julie G. Pilitsis, M.D. Kinga Pluta, M.D. Lilian Asi L. Quaye, C.R.N.A, M.S. Renee B. Rodriguez-Goodemote, M.D. Jeannie G. Tarazi, C.R.N.A., M.S. Antigoni Woodland, M.D. Michael J. Zapor, M.D.

Class of 1999 Tracey J. Browning, M.D. Anthony Chang, M.D. Clifford A. Erickson, M.D. Kara A. Flaherty, M.D. Frederic J. Hellwitz, M.D. Suneet Kaur, M.D. Kevin P. Khaw, M.D. Siobhan M. Kuhar, Ph.D. ‘90, M.D. Anita R. Kohli Pamnani, M.D. Michael J. Rosenblum, M.D. Heather J. Symons, M.D. Rollin Wright, M.D.

Class of 2000 Gennady Bratslavsky, M.D. John P. Gavin, M.D. Aradhana Ghosh, M.D. Jamie S. Khaw, M.D. Lyra W. Ng, M.D. Matthew G. Niemi, M.D. Sacha Z. Niemi, M.D. Robert M. Peskin, M.D. Mary Ann Randall, C.R.N.A., M.S. Vivian Reyes, M.D. Frederick Y. Wu, M.D.

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Class of 2001 Daniel S. Choi, M.D. John J. DeStafeno, M.D. John C. Drygas, M.D. Mineke E. Etienne, M.D. Trenton Evans, C.R.N.A, M.S. Spencer C. Greene, M.D. Angela A. Hsu, M.D. Allison D. Lupinetti, M.D. Jordan E. Pinsker, M.D. David J. Prybyla, M.D.

Class of 2002 Elliott J. Anderson, M.D. Kristin H. Lehr Anderson, M.D. Neesha N. Choma, M.D. Jodi M. Della Rocca, C.R.N.A., M.S. Christopher C. Dow, M.D. Vanessa R. Greenwood, M.D. Michelle Neier, M.D. John S. Novak, M.D. Juan Sheng, C.R.N.A., M.S. Jennifer L. Stratton, M.D. Jeffrey Uzzilia, M.D.

Joseph A. Picca, M.D. Christine M. Whitman, M.D. Eric J. Whitman, M.D. Tyrone J. Williams, M.D.

Class of 2005 Michael P. Beckett, M.D. Alfred D. Belen, III, M.D. Deanna Blanchard, M.D. Jill Brodsky, M.D. Barry E. Hatch, C.R.N.A, M.S. Fassil B. Mesfin, M.S. ‘00, Ph.D. ‘01, M.D. Michael Monaco, M.D. Jane Scribner, M.D. B. Gabriel Smolarz, M.D. Julia B. Toub, M.D. Diana Voskoboynik, M.D. Oteng Walebowa, M.D. Christopher C. Wong, M.D.

Class of 2006

Class of 2009

Class of 2015

Stephanie Bull, P.A., M.S. Tim Caramore, M.D. Carmin M. Kalorin, M.D. Melissa Leber, M.D. Monica Plesa, M.D. Joseph Schneider, M.D. Bruce D. White, M.S.

Melissa L. Atmadja, M.D. Jonathan M. Bisaillon, M.S. ‘12, M.D. Vedant Borad, M.D. William W. Chang, M.D. Ewen A. Chao, M.D. Maya Furman, M.D. Lisa H. Gaynon, M.D. Susanna S. Hill, M.D. James Jiang, M.D. Mena Kirloss, M.D. Morgan E. Lindsay, M.D. Andrew W. Mak, M.D. Elayna M. Ng, M.D. Samuel J. Ogden, M.D. Dasun S. Peramunage, M.D. Kathleen F. Ruzzo, M.D. Adam J. Schatz, M.D. Marjahna C. Segers, M.D. Tyler S. Severance, M.D. John R. Shultz, M.D. Ann Smith, M.D. Matthew E. Tenold, M.D.

Class of 2010 Christopher D. Brook, M.D. Alexandra L. Chomut, M.D. Cynthia Gallant, C.R.N.A, M.S. Adam S. Howe, M.D. Elizabeth W. Hubbard, M.D. Lindsey A. Tillack, M.D.

Class of 2011 Thomas J. Barrett, M.D. Mark Conroy, M.D. Maximilian Hsia, M.D.

Class of 2012

Adi R. B. Abramovici, M.D. Jonathan F. Cahill, M.D. David P. Choma, M.S. ‘04, M.D. Michael R. Guest, C.R.N.A, M.S. Minh Q. Ho, M.D. Diana M. Kim, M.D. Gary Lillis, C.R.N.A, M.S.

Renee George, C.R.N.A, M.S. LeeAnn Hamilton, M.S. Rhiannon Kelsh, Ph.D. Patrick G. Marinello, M.D. Olamide Sobowale, M.D. Michael Summerfield, C.R.N.A, M.S.

Class of 2007

Class of 2013

Trevor J. Bayliss, M.D. Erick H. Cheung, M.D. Brandy L. Shattuck, M.D.

Michael B. Blazar, M.D. Shazaan F. Hushmendy, M.D.

Class of 2004

Class of 2008

Kelly K. Curtis, M.D. Bridget K. Frawley, M.D. Christopher J. Freeman, M.D. Kathryn A. Hogan, M.D. Kristine M. Kelliher, M.D. R. Peter Manes, M.D. Deborah E. Myers, M.D. Nestor B. Nestor, M.D. Daniel K. Pauze, M.D.

Debra E. Foster, C.R.N.A, M.S.* Sailaja Ghanta, M.D. Victoria Varga Huettner, M.D. Elizabeth Paddock, M.D. M Lucius Pomerantz, M.D. Kevin Semelrath, M.D. Peter Socaris, C.R.N.A, M.S. Bharat Yarlagadda, M.D.

Sana F. Bautista, M.D. Patricia Northrup, P.A., M.S. Elaine Y. Tran, M.D.

Class of 2003 Richard E. Galgon, M.D. Kevin A. Gallagher, M.D. Shayna C. Klein, M.D. Gregory T. Lesnik, M.D. Michael T. Mulligan, M.D. Deborah A. Pederson, M.D. Cynthia M. Ritz, C.R.N.A., M.S. Kristina M. Roddy, M.D.

Class of 2014

*Deceased

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Anonymous (4) Jess Alcid, M.D. ’97 Ellen and Edward Alexson, M.D. ’70 Betty and Ambrose Alfonsi, M.D. ’50 Barbara and Ronald Anderson, M.D. ’63 Susan and Albert Apicelli, M.D. ’65 Cheryl and Michael Aquino, M.D. ’90 Shellie Asher, M.D. ’98, M.S. ’10 and Kevin Ware M. Lynn and Thomas A. Bailey, M.D. ’71 Cheryl and Sterling Baker, M.D. ’74 Linda Civerchia Balent, M.D. ’76 Donna Balewick, M.D. ’87 and Kevin Balewick Victoria Balkoski, M.D. ’83 and Paul Winkeller Nancy and Stanley Ball, M.D. ’51 Anita Balodis, M.D. ’70 Edith and Mitchell Bamberger, M.D. ’82, M.B.A. Grace and Anthony Bardinelli, M.D. ’61 David Barnert, M.D. ’81 Irmgard and James P. Barrett, M.D. ’70, Ph.D. P. Gayle and Donald Barrett, M.D. ’63 Kathy and Marino Baselice, M.D. ’77 Stephanie and Anthony Bassanelli, M.D. ’84 Bonnie Baswell, M.D. ’70 and David Baswell, M.D. ’70 Sana F. Bautista, M.D. ’14 and Michael J. Bautista, M.D. ’16 David Beck, M.D. ’54 Mary* and Levon Bedrosian, M.D. ’47 Alfred D. Belen, III, M.D. ’05 Jane and Joseph Belsky, M.D. ’55 Jacqueline Beltrani, R.N. and Vincent Beltrani, M.D. ’86 Nancy Beran, M.D. and Sam Beran, M.D. ’90 Lynn Bertram, M.D. ’82 Jill and Bruce Bienenstock, M.D. ’71 James Biondi, Jr., M.D. ’80 Patti and Richard Blide, M.D. ’55 Valerie and John Bobear, M.D. ’50 William Boehme, M.D. ’70 Maria Boulos, M.D. ’94 and Alan Boulos, M.D. ’94 Linda and Edward Bove, M.D. ’72 Alice and John Bowker, M.D. ’56

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Arthur Brelia, M.D. ’50 Tyrone G. Bristol, M.D. ’92 Catherine Britell, M.D. and Jonathan Britell, M.D. ’73 Donna and Curtland Brown, III, M.D. ’82 Suzanne and Steven Burakoff, M.D. ’70 Millie and Ronald Burkman, M.D. ’69 Christine Burns, M.D. ’70 and George Burns, M.D. ’72 Maria Buttolph, M.D. ’84, Ph.D. Rosanna Polsinelli Cafaro, M.D. ’85 and John Cafaro, M.D. Kate and Jonathan Cahill, M.D. ’06 Dana and Tung Cai, M.D. ’92 Angela and Mark Callery, M.D. ’85 Anthony Campagna, M.D. ’85 Suzanne and Christopher Campese, M.D. ’90, M.S. ’15 Donna A. Caniano, M.D. ’76 and Richard A. Flores Margaret Carley, M.D. ’80 and Harry Dunn, M.D. Dee and Robert Carroll, M.D. ’61 Daniel S. Casper, M.D. ’85, Ph.D. Patricia Catalano, M.D. ’71 and Anthony Catalano Susan and Paul Chalmers, M.D. ’79 Visoth Chhiap, M.D. ’95 Deborah and Daniel Choi, M.D. ’01 Susan and Dwayne Clay, M.D. ’89 Bette and John Cohen, M.D. ’63 John Condemi, M.D. ’57 Mark Coppes, M.D. ’85 Martha and Douglas Coursin, M.D. ’76 Kathleen Crisafulli, M.D. ’90 and Mark Crisafulli Laurie and John Cronan, M.D. ’76 Jane and John Crowther, M.D. ’65 Kelly Curtis, M.D. ’04 David Cutcliffe, M.D. ’91 Lori and John Daigneault, M.D. ’85 Ann Hughes Daniels, M.D. ’80 and Jeffrey Daniels, M.D. ’80 Christine Dearth, M.D. ’92 and Samuel Dearth Sheila and Steven Dennis, M.D. ’82 Ellen and Harry DePan, M.D. ’78 Ronnie and Myles Desner, M.D. ’70 Herbert DiMeola, M.D. ’68

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Lori and Mark Hadley, M.D. ’82 Judy and J. Bruce Hagadorn, M.D. ’66 Cecily and David Haidak, M.D. ’69 William Hall, M.D. ’74 Nicolette and Harry Haroutunian, M.D. ’73 Linda and Robert Hedderman, M.D. ’82 Gregory Heeb, M.D. ’94 Aries Helm, M.D. ’87 and Thomas Helm, M.D. ’87 Diane Henderson, M.D. ’70 Arthur Hengerer, M.D. ’68 Judith and James Hengerer, M.D. ’71 Anne and Kevin Herlihy, M.D. ’76 Judith and Eugene Hoenig, M.D. ’59 Donald Holbert, M.D. ’76 Lorna Honan, M.D. ’87 and Vincent Honan, M.D. ’87 Ann and L. Nelson Hopkins, III, M.D. ’69 The Hon. Jaclyn Brilling and Michael Horgan, M.D. ’80 Lynn and James Horn, M.D. ’79 Patricia Hughes, M.D. ’80 and Frederick Brandt, M.D. ’80 Janet and Kevin Hulseberg, M.D. ’91 Jacqueline and Daniel Humiston, M.D. ’90 Diane and Edward Iannuccilli, M.D. ’65 Alfred Ikefugi, M.D. ’53 Barbara and Robert Insley, M.D. ’72 Tamara Hicks, Psy.D. and David Jablons, M.D. ’84 Laura and Edward Jacobs, M.D. ’75 Nancy and G. Timothy Johnson, M.D. ’69 Nancy and William Johnston, Jr., M.D. ’69 Glory-Anne and David Jones, M.D. ’97 Josephine and Kirk Kanter, M.D. ’76 Zerlina and Edward Kaplan, M.D. ’89 Stacy and Henry Katz, M.D. ’80 Janet and Charles Kawada, M.D. ’71 Cynthia and Maurice Keenan, M.D. ’61 Kathleen Kelly, M.D. ’82 and Arnold Rosen, M.D. ’82 Kaarina Kettunen, M.D. ’65 and Harald Craig Matilda Kiesel, R.N. ’59 and Robert Kiesel, M.D. ’60 Linda and William Kimball, M.D. ’75 Ludwig Klein, M.D. ’59 Karen Kohut, M.D. and James Kohut, M.D. ’92 Joanne and John Kohut, M.D. ’65 James Kolb, M.D. ’81 Rita and Peter Koltai, M.D. ’75 Antoinette Korc, M.D. and Murray Korc, M.D. ’74 Jane Kraft, M.D. ’90 Marcia and Randall Krakauer, M.D. ’72 Margaret and E. Michael Kramer, M.D. ’82 Laura and Daniel Kramer, M.D. ’71

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Lana and Jackson Kuan, M.D. ’86 Siobhan Kuhar, Ph.D. ’90, M.D. ’99 and Gordon Kuhar, M.D. ’87 Marina Kurian, M.D. ’90 Margaret and John Larkin, M.D. ’57 John Lathrop, M.D. ’55 Margaret and J. Peter Lawler, M.D. ’65 Beverly and Arthur Lehrman, M.D. ’58 Judith and Neil Lempert, M.D. ’58 Bernadette Levesque, M.D. ’91 and Peter Levesque, M.D. ’90 Elizabeth and Michael Levitzky, Ph.D. ’75 Carolyn Langer, M.D. and Leonard Lilly, M.D. ’77 Laura and Steven Litinsky, M.D. ’70 Peter C. Lombardo, M.D. ’59 Janet Lord, M.D. ’78 Judy and Kenneth C. Low, M.D. ’76 Allison Lupinetti, M.D. ’01 and John Gavin, M.D. ’00 Judith and Frank Malinoski, M.D. ’85, Ph.D. Jacquelyn Brewer and R. Peter Manes, M.D. ’04 Nancy Reisman Mann, M.D. ’82 and Andrew Mann, M.D. ’82 Engella Mansour, D.D.S. and Karim Mansour, M.D. ’92 Kathleen Mantaro, M.D. ’90 Lucille and David Mastrianni, M.D. ’85 Glenn Mathisen, M.D. ’77 Ursula Matulonis, M.D. ’87 and Jane O’Rourke Elaine and James McClung, M.D. ’66 Patrick McCreesh, M.D. ’82 Barbara and Bernard McEvoy, M.D. ’61 Catherine McGovern, M.D. ’85 and John Papazian Ashley and Brian McGrath, M.D. ’82 Anne and Charles “Tom” McHugh, M.D. ’64 Karen and Dennis P. McKenna, M.D. ’92 Rhona and Jerry Meislik, M.D. ’71 Dominick Mele, M.D. ’41 Andrea and Fred Mensch, M.D. ’77 Natalie and Fassil Mesfin, M.S. ’00, Ph.D. ’01, M.D. ’05 Bonnie and Gregg Meyer, M.D. ’86 Jean and Ron Meyer, M.D. ’66 Edward Meyers, M.D. ’50 Catherine Mills, M.D. ’76 and Jonathan Posin, M.D. Jane* and Bruce Mills, M.D. ’55 Morris Milman, M.D. ’80 The Hon. Stacy Pettit and Eric Molho, M.D. ’87 William Montano, M.D. ’69

*Deceased

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Moriah Moser and Daniel Morgenstern, M.D. ’82 Mary Anne and Robert Moseley, III, M.D. ’67 Christine and Michael Mulligan, M.D. ’03 Suzanne Murphy, M.D. ’85 and Steven Seminer, M.D. ’85 David R. Nalin, M.D. ’65 Peter Namkoong, M.D. ’95 Nancy and Bruce Nash, M.D. ’78 Andrea and Robert Newborn, M.D. ’86 Lyra Ng, M.D. ’00 Helen and William Nisbet, M.D. ’71 Anne Marthy-Noonan, M.D. ’80 and James Noonan, M.D. ’80 Patricia Northrup, M.S., P.A. ’14 Barbara C. Noyes, M.D. ’49* Stella and James O’Brien, M.D. ’64 Robin Pellish and Patrick G. O’Connor, M.D. ’82 Kathryn O’Keeffe, M.D. ’78 and James Fuchs, M.D. ’77 Inez Pagnotta, M.D. ’82 and Andrew Macina, M.D. Nancy and Robert Panzer, M.D. ’77 Mark Parker, M.D. ’77 Debra and Joseph Patane, M.D. ’90 Dawn and Philip Paty, M.D. ’86 Kathy and Pasquale Petrera, M.D. ’86 Leslie and Arthur Pettygrove, M.D. ’75 Donna Phelan, M.D. ’98 and Daniel Phelan, M.D. ’98 Edward Phillips, M.D. ’77 Michael Phillips, M.D. ’90 Sharon Sullivan and Paul Phillips, M.D. ’62 Julia and Robert Phyliky, M.D. ’65 Donna Pietrocola, M.D. ’75 and Steven Pinheiro, M.D. ’75 Nancy and Wellington Pindar, M.D. ’59 Daniella Lukashok Plottel, M.D. ’89 and Michael Plottel Margaret Vosburgh and A. John Popp, M.D. ’67 Paige Port and Brian Port, M.D. ’80 Eleanor and Charles Poskanzer, M.D. ’45 Betty and Kenneth Pratt, M.D. ’57 Helen and Donald Price Sr., M.D. ’61 Vera* and Richard Propp, M.D. ’60 Kate Van Savage, M.D. and David Prybyla, M.D. ’01 Erin and James Puleo, II, M.D. ’91 Lucille and James Puleo, Sr., M.D. ’61 Edna Anne Pytlak, M.D. ’83 and Fredrick Pytlak Geraldine and Douglas Rainforth, M.D. ’65 Suzanne and Robert Rapoport, M.D. ’88

SPECIAL EDITION

2015 Contributors Report Alumni Partners

Mary Rappazzo, M.D. ’76 Hideko Kamino, M.D. and Howard Ratech, M.D. ’76 Sughra Raza, M.D. ’84 Sujatha Reddy, M.D. ’91 Kris and William Richards, Jr., M.D. ’69 Kelly Doyle and Peter Robbiano, M.D. ’83 Judith and Kevin Roberts, M.D. ’77 Tiiu and Roger Robison, M.D. ’63 Carol Roeder, M.D. ’95 and Greg Roeder Sheliah and John Roehmholdt, M.D. ’85 Mary and George Roff, M.D. ’65 Adele and Matthew Rogan, M.D. ’71 Gary Rombough, M.D. ’76 Lisa Rome, M.D. ’80 Nellie and Michael Rosco, M.D. ’60 Seymour Rosenbloom, M.D. ’69 Dikea Roussos-Ross, M.D. and Michael Ross, M.D. ’97 Susan and Jeffrey Rudnick, M.D. ’66 Nancy and Edward Rydzak, M.D. ’87 Leizbeth and Alan Sanders, M.D. ’88 Albina Santilli, M.D. ’71 and Thomas Santilli Nancy C. Sapio, M.D. ’85 and David Taffany Marilyn and Derace Schaffer, M.D. ’73 Michelle and Lewis Schainuck, M.D. ’64 Miriam and Daniel Scharf, M.D. ’70 John Schenck, M.D. ’77 Michael Scherl, M.D. ’82 Diane and Richard Schultz, M.D. ’56 Elaine Price-Schwartz, M.D. ’84 and Joshua Schwartz, M.D. Constance Young and Gary Schwartz, M.D. ’83 Julee Richards, M.D. and Bradley Seely, M.D. ’87 Catherine and David Semenoff, M.D. ’79 Beverly and William Shachtman, M.D. ’71 Daniel Shapiro, M.D. ’50* Mary Pfeifer-Shapiro and David Shapiro, M.D. ’90 Patricia and Peter Shapiro, M.D. ’71 Sharon Shapiro, M.D. ’80 and Andrew Kurman, M.D. ’80 Michele and Glenn Shear, M.D. ’75 Stephen Sills, M.D. ’62 Cheryl and Steven Silver, M.D. ’74 Jan and Stephen Sinatra, M.D. ’72 Judy and Edward Skwiersky, M.D. ’82 Mark Slovenkai, M.D. ’84

I. Arnold Slowe, M.D. ’58 and Martha Slowe Roxanne and Nicholas Smyrnios, M.D. ’85 Carol and Alexander Snyder, M.D. ’65 Tracey and Rajiv Sood, M.D. ’84 Jennell and Michael Sorrell, M.D. ’71 Joan and Merritt Spear, M.D. ’60 Clara Staunton, M.D. ’63 Lori and Theodore Stein, M.D. ’84 Christopher Sullivan, M.D. ’89 Gary L. Sutter, M.D. ’76 and Vera J. Sutter Theodore Swirat, M.D. ’77 Heather Dwyer and Mark Tallman, M.D. ’90 Karen Tan, M.D. ’89 and Kevin Lau, M.D. ’93 Robert Tank, M.D. ’66 Douglas Tebor, M.D. ’81 Kim and J. Scott Toder, M.D. ’79 Deborah Toppmeyer, M.D. ’85 and Robert Hilkert Joan Treuer, M.D. ’53 and Warren Treuer Irene and Clyde Turner, M.D. ’61 Jessie Uppal, M.D. and Gurvinder Uppal, M.D. ’86 Kathleen Aurelia, M.D. ’02 and Jeffrey Uzzilia, M.D. ’02 Lou-Ann and Vincent Verdile, M.D. ’84 Betty Vohr, M.D. ’66 and Thomas Gidley Elizabeth Myers and Evan Vosburgh, M.D. ’82 Christine and Thomas Ward, M.D. ’83 John Warkentin, M.D. ’74 Roberta and John Wasenko, M.D. ’80 Tammy and Steven Weinfeld, M.D. ’90 Susan Welgrin, M.D. ’90 and Jay Lipman Margaret Block West, M.D. ’76 and Larry West John Wheeler, D.M.D., M.D. ’69 Sarah and D. Billings Wheeler, M.D. ’67 Sarah and Bruce White, D.O., J.D., M.S. ’09 Julia and John Whitney, M.D. ’90 Delphine and Duncan Winter, M.D. ’84 Caroline and Carl Wirth, M.D. ’66 Rebecca and Jeffrey Wisnicki, M.D. ’80 Thasia Woodworth, M.D. ’71 and Warren Woodworth, M.D. ’65 Nancy Green Worsham, M.D. ’63 and Jerry C. Worsham, M.D. ’62 Frederick Wu, M.D. ’00 Vivian and Barry Yoss, M.D. ’72 Eileen Zambetti, M.D. and George Zambetti Jr., M.D. ’76 Nancy and Allen Zieker, M.D. ’75

*Deceased

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2015 Contributors Report Alumni Pillars Society Members Members of the Albany Medical College Pillars Society have created a lasting legacy using their wills, life income gifts or retirement plans.

Anonymous Ellen and Edward Alexson, M.D. ’70 Susan and Albert Apicelli, M.D. ’65 Mary Louise and Anthony Arena, M.D. ’60 M. Lynn and Thomas A. Bailey, M.D. ’71 Lorraine Schulte and William Barry, M.D. ’69 Myrna and Arnold* Baskin, M.D. ’52 David Beck, M.D. ’54 Mary* and Levon Bedrosian, M.D. ’47 William Boehme, M.D. ’70 Diane and John Robert* Bosco, M.D. ’61 Alice and John Bowker, M.D. ’56 Jacqueline Brown, R.N. ’64 and Dennis Brown M.D. ’66 Millie and Ronald Burkman, M.D. ’69 Christine Burns, M.D. ’70 and George Burns, M.D. ’72 Donna A. Caniano, M.D. ’76 and Richard A. Flores Margaret and Donald Capuano, M.D. ’68 Carol and Samuel Cassell, M.D. ’59 Claudia and David Chittenden, M.D. ’64 Jeré* and James Claghorn, M.D. ’61 Herbert DiMeola, M.D. ’68 Michael DiMeola, M.D. ’08 Adrian Dobs, M.D. ’78 and Martin Auster, M.D. James Dougherty, M.D. ’51 Linda Dubins, M.D. ’77 and David Baer, M.D. Elynor* and David Falk, M.D. ’43 Brooke and Michael Freilich, M.D. ’58 Deborah and Pasquale Fugazzotto, M.D. ’58 Babette and Herbert Gade, M.D. ’46 Janet Gargiulo, M.D. ’79 Janet Gissen, M.D. ’44 Helen and R. Alvin* Gravelle, M.D. ’50 Lynne and Mark Groban, M.D. ’67 Alan Gulick, M.D. ’78 Jeffrey A. Hirst, M.D. ’80 Judith and Eugene Hoenig, M.D. ’59 Diana Honet, R.N. ’58 and Joseph Honet, M.D. ’57* Sylvia and Seymour* Horwitz, M.D. ’39 Nancy and George Howard, M.D. ’59 Julian Hyman, M.D. ’47 Laura and Edward Jacobs, M.D. ’75 Nancy and G. Timothy Johnson, M.D. ’69 Claire and Frank* Jones, M.D. ’46 Cynthia and Maurice Keenan, M.D. ’61 Matilda Kiesel, R.N. ’59 and Robert Kiesel, M.D. ’60 Catherine Kiley, M.D. ’78 and Donald Schoch, M.D. ’77 Peggy and Leonard Kirschner, M.D. ’61 Ruth and John* Kovaric, M.D. ’50 Nancy Carlson and Ralph Kramer, M.D. ’76 John LaFerla, M.D. ’72 John Lathrop, M.D. ’55

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Margaret and J. Peter Lawler, M.D. ’65 Helyn Lefgren, M.D. ’73 Beverly and Arthur Lehrman, M.D. ’58 Evelyn and Charles Leonhardt, M.D. ’53 Leona and Jerome Levy, M.D. ’58 Isabelle Maisonneuve, Ph.D. ’92 and Stanley Glick, M.D., Ph.D. Jerilyn Marr and Clifford Marr, M.D. ’74 Elizabeth and Verne Marshall, M.D. ’47 Anne and Charles “Tom” McHugh, M.D. ’64 Robert Meineker, M.D. ’45* Cora and William Meyer, Jr., M.D. ’55 William Montano, M.D. ’69 Moriah Moser and Daniel Morgenstern, M.D. ’82 Paula Mroz, R.N. and Frank Mroz, M.D. ’73* Donald Namm, Ph.D. ’65 Mary* and Robert Newhouse, M.D. ’56 Doren and Dennis Norfleet, M.D. ’69 Barbara C. Noyes, M.D. ’49* Margaret and Mark Ortelee, M.D. ’54 Kathaleen Perkins, M.D. ’54* Albert Peters, M.D. ’61 Norma and Fred Phillips, Jr., M.D. ’56 Sharon Sullivan and Paul Phillips, M.D. ’62 Donna Pietrocola, M.D. ’75 and Steven Pinheiro, M.D. ’75 Nancy and Wellington Pindar, M.D. ’59 Eleanor and Charles Poskanzer, M.D. ’45 Helen and Matthew Presti, M.D. ’49 Vera* and Richard Propp, M.D. ’60 Kathleen Riley, M.D. ’90 and Mark Reed Mary and George Roff, M.D. ’65 Elizabeth Randall, Ph.D. and Corky Rosan, M.D. ’57 Nellie and Michael Rosco, M.D. ’60 Sue and Wilbur Rust, M.D. ’57 Arline and Ronald Scheinzeit, M.D. ’74 Suzanne and Martin Schulman, M.D. ’57 John Seaman, M.D. ’56 Daniel Shapiro, M.D. ’50* Nathaniel Silon, M.D. ’58 Gina and Tom Snyder, M.D. ’69 Barbara and David Sparling, M.D. ’48 Janet and Robert* Steele, M.D. ’53 Elizabeth and David* Stewart. M.D. ’48 Irene and Clyde Turner, M.D. ’61 Elaine and William* Van Ost, M.D. ’54 Lou-Ann and Vincent Verdile, M.D. ’84 Roberta and John Wasenko, M.D. ’80 John Wheeler, D.M.D., M.D. ’69 Marlene Winter, Ph.D. and Jacques Winter, M.D. ’79 Diane Wirz, M.D. ’79 and William Wirz Nancy Green Worsham, M.D. ’63 and Jerry C. Worsham, M.D. ’62 *Deceased

PILLARS PROFILE

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hen Dennis Brown’s father died from heart disease as his son was halfway through medical school, the faculty at Albany Medical College was there for him. Today, Dr. Brown says he is proud and grateful to be there for the College when he is needed.

“I will never forget how engaged and empathetic the College was during this difficult period of my family’s life,” said Dr. Brown. “My parents were the sole proprietors of our family business, so needless to say I had to return home on many occasions to run the business in my father’s absence.

Albany Medical College supported me during these difficult times.”

In particular, he credits Dr. Jack Wolfe, who was chair of anatomy, and Dr. Paul Formel, head of cardiology, with the good advice to take care of family first and return to classes when possible.

With this support, Dr. Brown was able to manage his responsibilities and graduated in 1966, after which he headed to Hartford Hospital to begin his residency.

Dr. Brown and his wife, Jacqueline Brown, RN ’64, who graduated from Albany Med’s School of Nursing, settled in the Syracuse, NY, area where he practiced as a general surgeon and taught residents and medical students as a professor of surgery at Upstate University Medical School.

To celebrate his 50th reunion, the Browns gave back with a gift of cash combined with naming the Medical College in their will. The Browns designated their gift to support the Class of 1966 Scholarship Endowment. “We want to inspire my classmates to join us in giving back to the College. So much of our success came to us because of our medical school experience.”

“Being a great physician requires dedication and empathy. I want medical students to know the importance of their emotional quotient and empathy in their careers.

What better way to do this than to “walk the walk,” with our gift to them,” he says.

Jacqueline Brown, R.N. ’64 Now retired from surgery, Dr. Brown continues to and Dennis Brown, M.D. ’66 at the 2016 Reunion Gala. serve as the senior surgical quality director at Crouse Hospital in Syracuse. He says his career has given him immense satisfaction and enrichment.

“I still get up each morning looking forward to going to the office to be involved with my colleagues and in quality patient care. I like to think this is because Albany Medical College believed in me and gave me my “roots.” Why would one not desire to give something back?”

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I want medical students to know the importance of their emotional quotient and empathy in their careers.

What better way to do this than to “walk the walk,” with our gift to them.”

PILLARS

Reunion Gift Inspires Others

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Dennis Brown, M.D. ’66 and Jacqueline Brown, R.N. ’64

Dennis Brown, M.D. ’66

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Class NOTES

Share Your News! The Alumni Association is happy to pass along your news and messages to fellow classmates and community members. If you would like to share an announcement, news or update regarding your professional and/or personal life, please contact: AMCalumni@mail.amc.edu

CLASS OF 1954

Rudolf F. Bono, M.D. ’54 celebrating his 86th birthday in Clearwater, FL. CLASS OF 1961

George E. Sims M.D. ’61 In March, Dr. Sims wrote that he “retired from Stanford University ten years ago after serving as chief of orthopedic surgery at the VA Medical Center on the university campus.”

CLASSES OF 1961 AND 1963

Sylvia Abbott and Jay Abbott, M.D. ’61, Peggy Kirschner and Leonard Kirschner, M.D. ’61, and Maureen Flanagan and

Walter Flanagan, M.D. ’63 enjoyed an impromptu reunion in Cape Cod this summer.

CLASS OF 1970

Walter L. Groff, M.D. ’70 In May, Dr. Groff was honored with the 2015 Lifetime Achieve-

ment Award for Medical Service by the Overlook Foundation in Summit, New Jersey. On staff at Overlook Medical Center for more than 30 years, Dr. Groff has helped the hospital develop a reputation as a leader in conquering colorectal diseases through minimally invasive surgery, advanced treatment protocols, and a multidisciplinary approach to patient care. He recruited and financed a fellowship for Overlook’s first colon and rectal laparoscopic surgeon, and was instrumental in creating the hospital’s GI motility lab.

CLASS OF 1980

J. Christopher States, Ph.D. ’80 Dr. States recently published a book, titled, “Arsenic” illustrating the chemistry, toxicology, and health effects of arsenic using novel modeling techniques, case studies, experimental data, and future perspectives. He is associate dean for research, professor and university scholar and vice chair for graduate education in the department of pharmacology and toxicology at University of Louisville School of Medicine in Louisville, KY.

Walter Groff, M.D. and his wife Patricia (center) with their family.

CLASS OF 1981

Daniel M. Siegel, M.D. ’81 Dr. Siegel was awarded an honorary membership to the American Academy of Dermatology at the Academy’s 74th Annual Meeting in Washington D.C. in early March. He was recognized for his lifetime of dedicated service to dermatology and distinguished support of the Academy and its mission, especially during his tenure as president of the Academy from 2010-2011.

Dr. Siegel is a clinical professor of dermatology and director of residency surgical training at the State University of New York Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY. CLASS OF 1982

Patrick G. O’Connor, M.D. ’82 In April, Dr. O’Connor was appointed the Dan Adams and Amanda Adams Professor in General Medicine at the Yale School of Medicine in New Haven, CT. He is an internationally renowned physician-scientist whose research focuses on the interface between general internal medicine, primary care, and addiction.

CLASS OF 1985

Anthony C. Campagna, M.D. ’85 Dr. Campagna was recognized by the Lahey Hospital and Medical Center division of medicine faculty with the “2016 Outstanding Critical

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Care Attending” Award. He is a senior staff physician in the department of pulmonary and critical care medicine at the Lahey in Burlington, MA and assistant clinical professor of medicine at the Harvard Medical School Dr. Campagna currently serves as president of the Albany Medical College Alumni Association.

CLASS OF 1986

Robert J. Newborn, M.D. ’86 In March, Dr. Newborn was named Deputy Chief Medical Officer and Chief Quality Officer for CareMount Medical (formerly The Mount Kisco Medical Group) in Mount Kisco, NY. CareMount is a multispecialty medical group practice serving Westchester, Putnam, Dutchess, Columbia and Ulster Counties in New York.

CLASS OF 1987

Ursula A. Matulonis, M.D. ’87 Dr. Matulonis, interim director of the Susan F. Smith Center for Women’s Cancers and medical director of Gynecologic Oncology at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, is a member of a new “Ovarian Cancer Dream Team” comprised of world-renowned investigators collaboratively exploring new ways to leverage DNA repair therapies to treat ovarian cancer and to establish new care and treatment plans for patients with ovarian cancer.

Dr. Matulonis is a member of the Alumni Association Board of Directors.

Class NOTES

Edward Bennett, M.D., Alan Sanders, M.D. and Anthony Marinello, M.D., Ph.D.

CLASSES OF 1986 and 1988

Anthony J. Marinello, M.D. ’86, Ph.D. and Alan M. Sanders, M.D. ’88 In April, Drs. Sanders and Marinello were inducted into the Capital District Physician’s Health Plan (CDPHP) Physicians’ Academy. They were nominated by their peers and selected for providing high-quality care and for his contribution as a mentor to colleagues and staff.

Dr. Marinello is board-certified family medicine practitioner at CapitalCare Family Practice in Clifton Park and president of CapitalCare’s Board of Managers. Dr. Sanders is the president of Upstate Infectious Diseases Associates, LLP in Albany and a clinical instructor in infectious diseases at Albany Medical College. Dr. Edward V. Bennett, Jr., professor of surgery and cochair of the structural heart program at Albany Medical Center was also inducted.

Eric S. Molho, M.D. ’87 In February, Albany Medical Center’s Huntington Disease Clinic has been named a Level 2 Center of Excellence by the Huntington’s Disease Society of America (HDSA). Dr. Mohlo oversees the clinic as director of the Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders Center and professor of Neurology at Albany Medical College. He holds the Riley Family Chair in Parkinson’s Disease at Albany Medical College.

CLASS OF 1989

Joel E. Moses, M.D. ’89 In February, Dr. Moses joined the St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center in Syracuse, NY as an infectious disease specialist.

He was in private practice as an adult infectious-disease consultant and provided services to Samaritan Hospital and Seton Hospital in Troy, NY. CLASS OF 1991

Cheryl Taylore Lee, M.D. ’91 In July, Dr. Lee was appointed chair of the department of urology and the Dorothy M. Davis Chair in Cancer Research

at Ohio State University College of Medicine. Before joining Ohio State University, she was the Dr. Robert H. and Eva M. Moyad Research Professor of Urology and professor of Urology at the University of Michigan Medical School.

podcast. Much to our shock, it has become a Top 10 medical podcast on iTunes!” Following is a link to the podcast: http://phoenixmed.arizona. edu/about/news/residencyprogram-partners-nationaljournal

CLASS OF 1994

CLASS OF 1999

Kelly Larkin, M.D. ’94

William W. Jih, M.D. ’99

In January, it was announced that CHI St. Luke’s Health in Houston, TX entered into an agreement with The Larkin Group, (TLG) a collaboration of companies focused on improving the quality and delivery of emergency medical care, physician staffing and management. Dr. Larkin serves as TLG’s Chief Executive Officer.

In December, Dr. Jih was named chief medical officer for Beaver Medical Group, a 200+ physician multispecialty group in Redlands, CA. He was previously vice-chairman of the Department of Family Medicine at Loma Linda University Medical Center. Dr. Jih is board certified in Medical Informatics.

CLASS OF 2000

CLASS OF 1998

Steven R. Brown, M.D. ’98 In February, Dr. Brown wrote, “I am the program director of a Family Medicine Residency in Phoenix, AZ. Our residency has recently partnered with the American Family Physician, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Academy of Family Physicians, to produce a

Rami K. Batniji, M.D. ’00 In January, Dr. Batniji was named to a list of “Top Doctors” in Orange Coast Magazine. He is the founder of Batniji Facial Plastic Surgery in Southern California. Dr. Batniji completed his residency in otolaryngology– head and neck surgery at Albany Medical Center and served as chief resident in his final year.

CLASS OF 2001

Sara N. Clark, M.D. ’01 In March, Sara Clark, M.D. ’01 was named chief of the Division of Endocrinology at Albany Medical Center. She is an assistant professor of medicine at Albany Medical College and program director for the endocrine fellowship program.

Stacie Perlman, M.D. ’01 Dr. Perlman joined the medical staff at Nashoba Valley Medical Center in Ayer, MA. She is the hospital’s first female surgeon to perform breast cancer operations. In addition to performing general and breast surgeries, Dr. Perlman is also trained in minimally invasive surgery and bariatric surgery.

CLASS OF 2002

Angela Shen, M.D. ’02 In March, Dr. Shen was named chief medical officer of Arvinas LLC, a biotechnology company in New Haven, CT. Prior to joining Arvinas, she spent more than six years with Novartis Oncology.

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In Memoriam We mourn the passing of the following classmates: John M. Watson, Jr., M.D. ’44 Robert L. Meineker, M.D. ’45 Anthony J. Tabacco, M.D. ’45 Barbara Y. Hulse, M.D. ’48 Barbara C. Noyes, M.D. ’49 Martin C. Wilber, M.D. ’49 Richard E. Dohner, M.D. ’50 John J. Kovaric, M.D. ’50 Truman G. Esau, M.D. ’52 Ann R. Turkel, M.D. ’52 John B. Voskian, M.D. ’52 Roger P. Larue, M.D. ’53 Richard A. Selzer, M.D. ’53 Joan P. Treuer, M.D. ’53 Anthony B. Correoso, M.D. ’54

Walter C. Hanewald, M.D. ’54 John C. Leaman, M.D. ’54 Charles E. Pavlik, M.D. ’54 Kathaleen C. Perkins, M.D. ’54 Robert P. Conlen, M.D. ’55 Robert J. Lamb, M.D. ’57 Clarke Russ, M.D. ’59 Russell F. Shaw, M.D. ’59 Donald E. Kamm, M.D. ’60 Gordon T. Bourns, M.D. ’62 Arthur N. Isenberg, M.D. ’62 Myron G. Schultz, M.D. ’62 James W. Shorey, Jr., M.D. ’63 James R. Ford, M.D. ’64 Cloyd C. Kerchner, M.D. ’65

Richard H. Edmonds, Ph.D., (Hon.) ’91 During his distinguished 35-year career at Albany Med, Dr. Edmonds served as a faculty member in the Department of Anatomy, as assistant to the dean and director of the joint programs with both Union College and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and finally as assistant dean. Through the Alumni Association, the Richard H. Edmonds, Ph.D. Alumni Award is given annually to a medical and graduate student in recognition of outstanding student leadership.

Dr. Edmonds passed away on May 21, 2016.

Robert L. Friedlander, M.D., (Hon.) ’86 Dr. Friedlander was named an assistant dean at the Albany Medical College in 1974, and served as dean and president of the College from 1980 to 1989. He contributed to the growth of and held several roles in the nascent Albany Medical Center, and later served on the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education. He previously served Albany Medical College as instructor and chief resident in Obstetrics and Gynecology. His obstetricalgynecological practice and professorship specialized in managing difficult pregnancies and fertility enhancement, where he was instrumental in helping couples have children. He was exceptionally proud of this work, and of his work with medical students and young physicians.

Dr. Friedlander passed away on May 22, 2016.

Richard A. Selzer, M.D. ’53 The June 16, 2016 issue of The New York Times, marked the passing of alumnus Dr. Richard Selzer, Class of 1953 in an article highlighting his prolific writing career. Dr. Selzer gave up medicine and began writing full time at age 58.

He was described in the article as a “surgeon who turned his operating-room experiences into fictional stories that blended the gore, the beauty and the absurdity of modern medicine.” He received the Distinguished Alumnus Award in 1984.

Dr. Selzer passed away on June 15, 2016.

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Neil E. Green, M.D. ’68 Sharon J. Pelton, M.D. ’70 Joseph J. Mormino, M.D. ’71 Judson C. Harrington, M.D. ’74 Anthony P. Mastroianni, M.D. ’79 Douglas J. Kilgus, M.D. ’80 Robert L. Friedlander, M.D., (Hon.) ’86 James R. Wallace, Ph.D. ’90 Richard H. Edmonds, Ph.D., (Hon.) ’91 Anthony P. Tartaglia, M.D., (Hon.) ’91 Arthur D. Hengerer, M.D, (Hon.) ’94 Glenn Palmer, M.D. ’94 Aldona L. Baltch, M.D., (Hon.) ’95 Lisa D. Graham, C.R.N.A., M.S. ’98 Debra E. Foster, C.R.N.A., M.S. ’08

S. Shamim Haqqie, M.D. Dr. S. Shamim Haqqie, an esteemed member of the Albany Med community passed away suddenly on Friday, March 11, 2016.

Professor Haqqie joined Albany Medical College in 1979, beginning as a fellow in Clinical Nephrology and serving as professor of medicine and director of educational programs in the Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, S. Shamim Haqqie, M.D. and was unwavering in his hooding his daughter, commitment to medical education.

Nadia Hesham, M.D. ‘10 at the 172nd Commencement.

During his time, he mentored countless residents into excellent physicians and was a recipient of four outstanding teacher/attending of the year awards by the medical house staff of the College. He cherished his students and was adored by them.

As a colleague, he was a highly sought after consultant, whose inpatient service was always overflowing with requests for his assistance. He also served for 23 years in the US Army Reserves with numerous overseas deployments including tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan. He retired as a Colonel and won numerous awards for his dedicated service to our country.

Dr. Haqqie will be warmly remembered by the Albany Med community as a kind and caring man, a trusted colleague and clinician, and a devoted teacher.

Remembrance submitted by Richard J. Blinkhorn, Jr. M.D. Chair, Department of Medicine Albany Medical College

In Memoriam Dr. Anthony P. Tartaglia passed away on Monday, March 21 at age 84.

He was the fifteenth Dean of Albany Medical College, and a beloved and respected physician and mentor. He served in a number of leadership roles at Albany Medical College and Albany Medical Center including: Chief of Hematology, Executive Director of the Albany Medical Center Hospital and Senior Vice President for Patient Care of the Albany Medical Center. Dr. Tartaglia was inducted as an Honorary Member of the Albany Medical College Alumni Association in 1991.

In a message to the Albany Med community this past spring, Dean Verdile wrote, “I had the distinct honor of having had Dr. Tartaglia as a teacher/mentor when I was a student at the College and later as my dean when I returned to Albany Med in 1993. I admired him for his passion for medical education, his commitment to clinical excellence for the patients under his care and his command of the medical literature and its application to the practice of medicine.”

Following is a tribute to Dr. Anthony Tartaglia by Edward R. Alexson, M.D. ’70

A Celebration for Dr. Anthony Tartaglia

I

am one of many who have had the good fortune to have known Tony Tartaglia. My relationship has been a very special one since I met him as a second year student at Albany Medical College. I had the good fortune to be in the first class of the combined BS/M.D. program with RPI and Albany Medical College. I was barely 21 years old, in my second year at Albany Medical College, and was introduced to the field of Hematology by this extraordinary man. He embodied all of the qualities of a physician, which had the most profound impact on me in in my formative years. I was compelled to follow his lead, and have been able to devote my career to carry on the practice of clinical Hematology.

I have maintained my friendship with him for the last 48 years. I always would visit with him and Jean on the occasion of my five-year class reunions. We did not miss even one over the last 45 years. The practice of Medicine was good to me, and I have been forever grateful for the Edward Alexson, M.D. ’70 and Anthony Tartaglia, M.D., (Hon.) ’91. guidance he provided me and the path I have taken. I was moved to establish the Anthony P. Tartaglia, M.D. Scholarship Fund in 2000 in his honor as an expression of my gratitude. Last year at my 45th class reunion, with the generosity of some of my classmates, we grew the fund to more than $1,000,000. Tony was present at the dinner, and it was wonderful to see him so touched by the event, and to feel the love and respect of the generation he helped to educate and guide into their careers. I am very proud that he was so touched, because it was he who touched us.

There is no greater gift that can be bestowed upon an individual, than the expression of gratitude for being who you are. It is much better to let people know how you feel about them when they are alive, and can let their heart and soul be uplifted.

Although his passing saddens us all, we must rejoice that he was able to feel appreciated, admired and respected while he was with us. He had a fine life, a great career, and great family. The world is a better place because he was here. I will miss him, but his spirit and devotion to the Art of Medicine has been carried on with those of us he trained, and he will live in all of our hearts.

With love, Ed Alexson, M.D. ’70

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