CLASS NOTES
ON A PERSONAL NOTE
Costello baby
Hassman wedding
McQuellon wedding
Novi wedding
Brian J. Costello, DO ’05, Macungie, PA, and his wife, Ashley, welcomed a daughter, Emily, on March 16, 2017. Emily joins big brother Connor. Howard A. Hassman, DO ’83, Berlin, NJ, married Andrea Perez on July 14, 2018, at the Breakers Hotel in Palm Beach, FL. Brendan T. McQuellon, DO ’14, Winston-Salem, NC, married Kelly Forester on April 14, 2018, at St. Leo the Great Catholic Church in Winston-Salem. Joseph M. Novi, DO ’90, Columbus, OH, married Traci Lewis on June 9, 2018, at the Welsh Hills Inn. The couple honeymooned on the Amalfi Coast of Italy.
“Should Your Teen Get the MenB Vaccine?” (August 21, 2018). Andre J. Bonnet, DO, Sparta, NJ, and his father, Jean-Paul Bonnet, DO ’81, opened Skylands Urgent Care in Lake Hopatcong. Amanda M. Michael, DO, Pittsburgh, PA, was named one of Pennsylvania Medical Society’s 2018 Top Physicians Under 40.
2010
Luisa Galdi, DO, Philadelphia, PA, joined Beebe Healthcare and Beebe Medical Group’s Women’s Health–Plantations practice in Rehoboth Beach as an OB-GYN. Jennifer Anne Lorine, DO, North Wales, PA, clinical instructor, Department of Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine, PCOM, was named vice president of the Montgomery County Medical Society. Stefania Nolano, DO, Springfield, PA, was named one of Pennsylvania Medical Society’s 2018 Top Physicians Under 40.
2011
Jason Arora, DO, West Orange, NJ, has joined Atlantic Spine Center as an interventional pain management and physical medicine specialist. Christopher J. Connor, DO, Clifford Township, PA, was named one of Pennsylvania Medical Society’s 2018 Top Physicians Under 40. Dustin D. Flannery, DO, Philadelphia, PA, completed a fellowship in perinatal-neonatal medicine at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and joined the Division of Neonatology as an attending physician. Antonio A. Graham, DO, Atlanta, GA, appeared on the “Tom Joyner Morning Show” discussing the secrets to aging well. Dr. Graham is a geriatrician at the Atlanta VA Medical Center and an assistant professor of medicine and geriatrics at Emory University School of Medicine.
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Rachael L. Polis, DO, Narberth, PA, was named one of Pennsylvania Medical Society’s 2018 Top Physicians Under 40. Dr. Polis also partnered with the Domestic Abuse Project of Delaware County and the William Penn School District to receive a $15,000 grant from the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence to establish a community of practice alliances through schools, agencies and health systems in Delaware County to decrease incidences of adolescent relationship abuse and increase adolescent health and safety. Trevor S. Smith, DO, Saint Louis, MO, joined Geisinger Gray’s Woods as a family medicine physician. Alicia Y. Huff Vinyard, DO, Augusta, GA, wrote a column for the Augusta Chronicle titled “As Cancer Surgeon and Patient, I Know Your Journey” (June 23, 2018).
2012
Umar R. Abdullah-Johnson, MS, PsyD, Philadelphia, PA, served as the keynote speaker at a fundraising event for the Cleveland African American Museum in May. John R. Burger MS/Biomed, DO, Dover, DE, joined Bayhealth Orthopaedics, Dover.
James L. Dowling, DO, Waycross, GA, joined Oconee Heart and Vascular Center, practicing out of Monroe. Gene A. Falkowski, DO, Lilly, PA, joined Anchorage Fracture & Orthopedic Clinic. Dr. Falkowski is an orthopedic spine surgeon who specializes in spine and nerve treatment. David N. Fife, MS/FM, Shelton, CT, was named executive director of Benchmark Senior Living at Split Mark, an assisted living and memory care community . Rudy D. Marciano III, DO, Bangor, ME, joined Eastern Maine Medical Center Neurosurgery and Spine Specialists as a neurosurgeon. Dr. Marciano specializes in spinal and brain tumors, minimally invasive and general spine surgery and peripheral nerve surgery. Wilbur N. Montana, DO, Tulsa, OK, joined the Oncology Institute of Hope and Innovation. Christopher R. Scheid, DO, Lititz, PA, joined UPMC Pinnacle’s College Avenue Family Medicine and Columbia Regional Health Center. Mohit Sood, RES, Linwood, NJ, wrote an article for Shore Medical Center titled “Dispelling Myths About CoolSculpting” (September 6, 2018). Dr. Sood serves cosmetic plastic surgery