Susan Guttenplan Manella, DO, Pembroke Pines, FL, accepted an offer to join Asana Medical Inc.’s medical advisory board. Asana Medical is a regenerative medicine company that is developing a novel treatment for inflammatory bowel disease. Dr. Manella will assume the board’s leadership role in managing information flow and liaising between management and medical doctors. Pamela Tronetti, DO, Mims, FL, was elected president of Parrish Medical Center’s medical staff. Dr. Tronetti is the first woman and the first DO to hold this position at the hospital. Kenneth E. Wood, DO, Annapolis, MD, was appointed an adjunct professor at the Institute for Systems Research within the A. James Clark School of Engineering at the University of Maryland. Dr. Wood is also a professor of medicine at the University of Maryland School of Medicine.
1984
Alvin Berlot, DO, Roaring Brook Twp, PA, answered questions in the Pocono Record’s “Ask the Doctor” column (February 21, 2018). In the column, Dr. Berlot discussed how potassium affects your health. Dr. Berlot is a family physician at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Pocono. Steven J. Karp, DO, Scottsdale, AZ, was appointed chief medical officer of Breathe Life Healing Centers. Dr. Karp previously served as chief medical officer at Palm Beach Institute and directed psychiatry and medical care at Rosewood Centers for Eating Disorders. Richard B. Tancer, DO, Little Ferry, NJ, was selected as a Best Doc in Bergen County.
1986
Arnold B. Glassman, DO, Broomall, PA, was named a 2017 Top Doctor in physical medicine rehabilitation by Delaware Today. Jerome M. Guanciale, DO, Mesquite, NV, joined Mesa View Regional Hospital in Mesquite as a general surgeon. Larry M. Kjeldgaard, DO, Keller, TX, was one of the first surgeons to implant medical devices from Nvision Biomedical Technologies with Structural Encoding® technology. The new technology provides
permanent marking embedded within the device that is accessible through an x-ray image.
1987
Laurence H. Belkoff, RES, Lafayette Hill, PA, received the Lifetime Achievement Award from Philadelphia Business Journal at their annual Healthcare Innovators event. The award recognizes Dr. Belkoff’s achievements in teaching, research, advocacy, innovation and care. Thomas P. Brown, DO, Fort Lauderdale, FL, had an article published in Practical Neurology titled “Pure Autonomic Failure” (October 2017). H. William Craver, III, DO, Braselton, GA, dean and chief academic officer, professor of surgery, GA–PCOM, was named Physician of the Year by the Georgia Osteopathic Medical Association. Dr. Craver was also awarded Life Membership in the American College of Osteopathic Surgeons during the ACOS Ceremonial Conclave in October 2017. This honor is granted to those who have been a member of the ACOS for 20 or more consecutive years. Lisa J. Finkelstein, DO, Jackson, WY, joined St. John’s Medical Center Urology.
1988
Donna Marie Brunelli, DO, Friedens, PA, advanced from associate professor to professor at Allegany College of Maryland. Dr. Brunelli is a professor of biological sciences at the college’s Pennsylvania campuses in Bedford and Somerset counties and has served on the faculty since 2003. Todd Cousins, DO, Lemont, PA, joined the staff at Geisinger Gray’s Woods in Port Matilda as an interventional pain management physician. Robert R. Rodak, DO, Erie, PA, is chairman of the board of directors of the Pennsylvania Academy of Family Physicians.
1989
Dwight T. Kemp, DO, Winchester, VA, joined the medical staff at Berkeley Medical Center and the physician staff at the Center for Orthopedic Excellence in Martinsburg, West Virginia. Dr. Kemp is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon who
most recently practiced for 18 years with Bone & Joint Specialists of Winchester and at Page Memorial Hospital in Luray.
1990
Randy B. Barnett, DO, Philadelphia, PA, joined FSSolutions as chief medical review officer for their Workforce Division. FSSolutions is one of the largest, private third-party administrators of drug and alcohol testing, background screening and occupational health testing and compliance in the country. Gerard M. Cleary, DO, Chalfont, PA, was appointed chief medical officer and senior vice president, chief of staff, for Abington–Jefferson Health. Dominic DeMatteo, DO, Holland, PA, joined the staff at Geisinger Gray’s Woods in Port Matilda as a family practice physician. David A. Forstein, DO, Greenville, SC, was appointed dean of Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine–Harlem on November 1, 2017. Anthony J. Orsini, DO, Windermere, FL, presented at the International Association of Eating Disorder Professionals Foundation’s 2018 Symposium in Orlando in March. His presentation, titled “Breaking Bad News: Helping Families When They Need Us the Most,” focused on teaching healthcare professionals how to communicate tragic news to patients.
1991
Colleen A. Devinney-Ward, DO, Plymouth Meeting, PA, was named a 2018 Top Doctor in Fort Washington. Dr. Devinney-Ward is a family practitioner at Family Practice Associates of Upper Dublin and is affiliated with Abington Memorial Hospital. James A. Groff, DO, Mount Joy, PA, was inducted into the American College of Osteopathic Internists’ Gillum Society of Master Fellows at the ACOI annual meeting in October 2017. The Gillum Society honors fellows of the ACOI who have demonstrated exceptional service and dedication to both the college and the profession. Dr. Groff is the managing partner for Hypertension & Kidney Specialists in Lancaster.
PCOM Alumni Association Introduces New President Melissa Schwartz, DO ‘91, began her term as president of the PCOM Alumni Association in January. Dr. Schwartz runs her own ENT practice, Montgomery County ENT Institute, in Elkins Park, PA.
Michael S. Weiner, DO, Tomball, TX, was appointed chief medical information officer for Halfaker and Associates, LLC, a technology solutions provider within the federal government’s health, intelligence, defense and security sectors.
1992
Gregory M. Christiansen, DO, Cumming, IA, was profiled in the Des Moines Business Record (June 16, 2017) with a focus on his new role as dean of the College of Osteopathic Medicine at Des Moines University. Coyle S. Connolly, DO, Moorestown, NJ, discussed how to care for your fingernails in an article for prevention.com titled “Seven Ways to Reduce Fingernail Ridges” (December 27, 2017). Suzanne Greb, DO, Mifflinburg, PA, was named Best Physician in the 2017 Daily Item Readers’ Choice Best of the Valley Awards. Dr. Greb is a family physician with Family Medicine of Evangelical Community Hospital in Lewisburg.
1993
Kimberly Legg Corba, DO, Orefield, PA, opened Green Hills Direct Family Care, the Lehigh DIGEST 2018
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