Marshall University Medical School News Shapiro and others at Marshall to not only
In addition to his medical practice, Hatfield
disease including cataract evaluation and
continue the mission of educating doctors
is a busy lecturer who has presented at a
surgery, diabetic eye care and treatment,
for Appalachia, but also expanding clinical
number of professional meetings, including
glaucoma evaluation and treatment as well
services in the area.”
ones sponsored by the Centers for Disease
as ocular injures, emergency eye care and
Control, the West Virginia Optometric
comprehensive diagnostic services.
Hatfield has received dozens of honors and
Association and the West Virginia Academy
awards, including the Illinois Eye and Ear
of Ophthalmology.
Hatfield replaces Michael A. Krasnow, D.O.,
Infirmary Distinguished Alumnus Award
Ph.D. who has retired as chairman, but will
and the 2013 Joan C. Edwards School of
Marshall’s department of ophthalmology,
continue to serve as a professor in the
Medicine
located at 5187 U.S. 60 E. in Huntington, is
department.
Alumni
guished Alumnus.
Association’s
Distin-
a referral center for eye surgery and eye
St. Joseph’s News
St. Joseph’s Hospital Welcomes Students from the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine St. Joseph’s Hospital welcomed students from the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine (WVSOM) at an orientation on July 23, 2014. The medical students will be completing their third and fourth year rotations in the hospital and in the physician offices.
their rotations. Students complete their rotations in Family Medicine, General Surgery, Emergency Medicine, Internal Medicine, OB/Gyn, Geriatrics, and Pediatrics, with electives in Cardiology, Urology, and Orthopaedic Surgery.
St. Joseph’s Hospital was chosen by the WVSOM several years ago to participate as one of the permanent clinical education sites for their third and fourth year medical students. St. Joseph’s physicians take on the additional responsibility of training these students during
Seated: Dr. Priya Sundaram, Dr. Michael Kirk, Dr. Salvatore LaNasa, Dr. James Kim, Dr. Tawfik Zein and Dr. Gerard O’Loughlin. Standing: WVSOM Students: Christine Moore, Apoorva Maddi, John Ford, Laura Hummel, Sasha Rihter, Daniel Conner, Justin Darrow, Kosina (Pui Shan) Wong, Michael O’Grady, Sahan Emmanuel, and Ryan Butcher.
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