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COMING HOME "...being in the right place and doing the right thing..."
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WHERE ARE THEY NOW? Elliot Cha, M.B.S. ’16, believes that the best research is done when you work together as a team, helping out fellow scientists and scholars. After graduation, Elliot
Elliot chose TCMC because of its learning environment and the support from faculty, staff and fellow students. “There are a lot of people who can help you. I was so impressed by how much everyone looks out for you.” He specifically thanks
became part of such a team at Geisinger Medical Center in the Department of Biomedical and Translational Informatics. He assists the MyCode Community Health Initiative, which links clinical information from electronic health records with genomic information to make discoveries about the genetic architecture of common, complex diseases.
faculty member Gregory Shanower, Ph.D., director of the master’s program in biomedical sciences and assistant professor of molecular biology, who encouraged him to apply for the position at Geisinger. “Dr. Shanower takes the time to make sure you understand information and are prepared to move forward.” Elliot said that students are also lucky to have Youngjin Cho, Ph.D., assistant professor of cell biology. “Dr. Cho is a great person to go to if you need to put things in perspective. She’s very understanding.”
“I jumped in during the middle of a project at Geisinger, but felt Geisinger Medical Center, Danville completely confident in myself,” Elliot said, crediting TCMC’s Department of Biomedical Master of Biomedical Sciences and Translational Informatics (M.B.S.) program for his current success. He cites the M.B.S. program’s concentration on teamwork with curriculum that includes community health research projects, as well as the intricate knowledge gained from courses such as epidemiology, biostatistics and human genetics. “A pivotal part of my experience was also learning real-world skills during professional development, including creating job-specific cover letters and resumes, preparing for various types of interviews and navigating the medical school application process.”
Elliot Cha, M.B.S. ’16
... There are a lot of people who can help you. I was so impressed by how much everyone looks out for you.”
“My advice to current M.B.S. students is make scheduling and time management a priority. Keep focused and it will lead to good things,” Elliot shares. “To future students, I’d say that the time goes by really fast. Come in to the program mentally prepared to work and learn.” Elliot is currently applying to medical schools, and ultimately hopes to be a clinician with a strong focus on research and teaching.
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A Message from the President & Dean Since we enrolled our first students in 2009, our college has gone through several iterations. We were a scrappy start-up, the “little engine that could,” the maturing institution with full accreditation. At every step of our evolution, however, we retained an immutable core identity whose defining characteristics have been embrace of community, innovation in education and commitment to the wellbeing of our community, within and beyond our walls. As we look back upon the founding of the college, we see it was a deep and abiding love of community and concern for its wellbeing that drove our founders to announce plans for what some bystanders dubbed a pipe dream. Initial plans for the college, however, were not fanciful in the least — they were futuristic. Innovation took a “pipe dream” and grounded it in reality. Our college is not built upon blueprints lifted from some hallowed and historic institution. Instead, TCMC anticipated and adapted to recent radical changes in medicine that have reshaped the profession in ways older institutions never envisioned. Innovation gave us our future-facing curriculum, including the courage to embrace flipped classrooms, Longitudinal Integrated Clerkships (LICs) and community-based education. These innovations served us well and carried us to the very important step of full accreditation. This was the point we had reached when my message appeared in the pages of our last Journal. Then, I talked about our institutional vision for what I called “TCMC 2.0.” Now we have reached yet another major milestone in the life of our college. Our integration with Geisinger, announced on Sept. 28, represents another iteration of TCMC, though we will not call it “3.0,” but rather “Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine.” Geisinger Health System is nationally noted for its systemic, integrated approach to healthcare. There is no better partner for a community-based, innovative college like ours. In fact, Geisinger is the perfect partner. This is not hyperbole. As I reflect upon my over four years as president and dean, I find it striking to recall how much of my time was devoted to exploring relationships with potential partners who could enrich the student experience, expand research horizons and secure the future of the college. Some partners would have addressed these needs to some extent, but joining with Geisinger fulfills all of these goals and also makes us part of an integrated delivery system, bringing the added dimension of being a national model for the integrated patient care of the future. And as we do this, we will be working to preserve and strengthen our already robust relations with our many non-Geisinger partners. These changes energize and inspire me. I feel privileged to be a part of a new and exciting chapter in medical education and am gratified that our college — the scrappy start-up and the “little engine that could” — will lead the nation as a model for molding physicians and scientists of the future. Sincerely,
THE JOURNAL Managing Editor: Heather M. Davis, M.F.A. Contributors: Heather M. Davis, M.F.A. Elizabeth Zygmunt
BOARD OF TRUSTEES Louis DeNaples, Chair Thomas Karam, Vice Chair John Graham, Treasurer John Moses, Esq., Secretary David Hawk John J. Menapace Edith P. Mitchell, M.D., F.A.C.P. Robert W. Naismith, Ph.D. Susan F. Sordoni, M.D. Gregory A. Threatte, M.D. Robert Wright, M.D. Steven J. Scheinman, M.D., ex officio Patrick Boyd, Ph.D., ex officio
OFFICE OF INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT Phone: 570-955-1310 Email: development@tcmc.edu Marise Garofalo Vice President for Institutional Advancement Andrea Mulrine Senior Director of Advancement Operations / Campaign Manager Jane Kanyock Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations Kara L. Badyrka Director of Special Events and Special Projects Anthony A. Cernera, M.Ed. Interim Director of Annual Giving and Alumni Relations Karen A. Stine Administrative Assistant to the Vice President for Institutional Advancement Lori Ann Kerrigan Advancement Services Data Entry Clerk
ON THE COVER: ALUMNI Two alumni are officially COMIN G HOME returning to our 17-county region to practice after their residencies and others are currently in residencies close to home. L to R, top: The Dan Benyo, M.D. ’14; Morgan Manchester Rogers, M.D. ’16. L to R, bottom: Kevin Musto, M.D. ’14; Jeremy Celestine, M.D. ’13. Read more on page 6. "...being
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L to R: David T. Feinberg, M.D., M.B.A., Geisinger president and CEO; Steven J. Scheinman, M.D., TCMC president and dean.
TCMC TO INTEGRATE WITH GEISINGER HEALTH SYSTEM
Officials from Geisinger Health System and The Commonwealth Medical College on Sept. 28 announced they will integrate to form the new Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine, pending regulatory approval from local, state and accrediting agencies. “Geisinger has been dedicated to medical education for more than a century and having a medical school completes the continuum,” said David T. Feinberg, M.D., M.B.A., Geisinger president and CEO. “This strong alliance sets us apart by allowing us the unique ability to offer medical students a fully-integrated learning experience while filling a tremendous need for physicians in the regions we serve.” The deal allows both institutions to further leverage the academic, clinical and research components of both organizations by consolidating these efforts within the medical school. Moreover, it will strengthen Geisinger’s and the college’s shared mission to improve the health and wellbeing of their communities. “I am energized by the array of exciting possibilities available to us,” said Steven J. Scheinman, M.D., TCMC’s president and dean. “From new clinical training sites to access to Geisinger’s world-class research scientists and facilities, this agreement guarantees the future of the college, expands our ability to create new educational programs, and positions northeastern and central Pennsylvania as a national hub for scientific discovery, particularly in the realm of genomics.”
The announcement, both leaders agree, solidifies this region’s
Most importantly, students and faculty will have expanded access
place as a national center of innovative medical and graduate
to research and clinical opportunities throughout the expansive
education and world-class, patient-centered care. The agreement
Geisinger scientific network, including Geisinger’s MyCode
also enhances the vision and mission of the college’s original
Community Health Initiative. Geisinger Commonwealth will also
founders to provide high-quality healthcare to patients in the region
introduce new master’s degree programs based on Geisinger’s
for generations to come.
innovative technology and advanced research capabilities, routinely
A physician-led system, Geisinger serves over 3 million patients
cited as national models of excellence.
annually; has 12 hospital campuses, two research centers and a 551,000-member health plan; and trains more than 400 residents and fellows each year. Of the system’s 30,000 employees, 1,600 are employed physicians. The college’s innovative approach to medical education and its patient-centered focus is made possible by the commitment of more than 1,200 volunteer clinical faculty members. The agreement makes explicit that these physicians will retain their faculty appointments, as well as the shared intent to continue partnering with colleges, agencies, providers and others with whom TCMC has built strong relationships. The college will also retain its regional campus model, with its Scranton-based Medical Sciences Building remaining the center
This strong alliance sets us apart by allowing us the unique ability to offer medical students a fullyintegrated learning experience while filling a tremendous need for physicians in the regions we serve.” David T. Feinberg, M.D., M.B.A. President and CEO, Geisinger Health System
of the college’s administrative functions. Geisinger’s academic programs, including its residency training programs, will be integrated under the college. Dr. Scheinman will continue as president and dean and will also become the chief academic officer and executive vice president at Geisinger Health System. Employees of TCMC will become employees of Geisinger.
The agreement is the first step in an integration process. The closing is anticipated for January 2017, and full integration is expected to span several months.
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Heart HEAD?
WHAT CAN THE TELL US ABOUT THE
Most sports writers cite Nov. 22, 2015 as the day the N.F.L. decided to get serious about concussions. That’s when, according to the New York Times, “St. Louis Rams quarterback Case Keenum was knocked down, tried to get up, wobbled and fell back down. Dazed, he was helped to his feet by a teammate.”
By studying heart rate variability, we can develop a systematic approach to appreciate how the ANS regulates the trends of heart function.” — David Averill, Ph.D. Vice Chair, TCMC Basic Sciences Department
L to R: David Averill, Ph.D., vice chair for the Basic Sciences Department and professor of physiology; Victoria Allen, Ph.D., TCMC first-year medical student; Paul Horchos, D.O., partner at Northeastern Rehabilitation Associates; Gabi N. Waite, Ph.D., professor of physiology and immunology.
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espite classic signs of concussion — faintness, clutching his head — Keenum was allowed to keep playing, even getting sacked on a subsequent play. This obvious disregard for safety led to the strict concussion protocol fans now see. Part of that protocol requires that a player who sustains a blow to the head immediately receive a concussion assessment, which is then compared to a baseline obtained of the player prior to his injury. Unfortunately, football players aren’t the only people who sustain blows to the head. There’s the middle-aged woman in an auto accident, the elderly man who falls in his home and the child on the playground. For these people, there is no pre-injury baseline. After a prescribed period of rest, there is no way for doctors to know whether the patient has regained full health. TCMC professors David Averill, Ph.D., vice chair for the Basic Sciences Department and professor of physiology, and Gabi N. Waite, Ph.D., professor of physiology and immunology, believe they have a way to change this using tools already easily accessible in the marketplace. Drs. Averill and Waite want to explore how heart rate variability can provide clues to the health of the autonomic nervous system (ANS), which controls all of your body’s organs. If science can find a way to keep tabs on the function of an individual’s ANS — spotting changes and potential diminishments — the implications for personalized healthcare are vast. Heart disease, diabetes, any of a number of modern plagues may be controlled, at least in part, by the ANS. But first science needs a measurement, a way to know if and when an individual’s ANS begins to show signs of deterioration. Dr. Averill says the answer lurks in the peaks and valleys of an electrocardiogram (EKG). “The ANS exerts control over many of our body’s organs. When it comes to the heart, however, the ANS is actually responsible for the heart’s function, which varies from one beat to the next. By studying heart rate variability, we can develop a systematic approach to appreciate how the ANS regulates the trends of heart function over a range of milliseconds to hours,” he said. Drs. Averill and Waite designed and are within weeks of launching a study that can be likened to creating a Rosetta
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stone. If the EKG speaks one language, that of the heart, the scientists want to use it to crack the code of another — the language of the ANS — to interpret dialects spoken by individuals. The study will establish a baseline of ANS functioning derived from heart rate variability and then use it to learn whether the ANS can reveal how well individual patients recover from a concussion. Dr. Waite says off-the-shelf devices, like First Beat, collect an EKG, without the cumbersome wires. First Beat attaches the electrode to a flash drive capable of storing voluminous individual EKG data. The baseline will be established by healthy volunteers representing various ages and genders wearing the device and by an individual baseline established by each patient. That baseline will then be used to compare heart rate variability data obtained at various stages as people recover from concussions. The comparison, it is hoped, will show which patients are recovering well and which may need more time to heal. Drs. Averill and Waite will partner with Northeast Rehabilitation Associates in Scranton to enroll the concussion patients. For this reason, they have teamed with Victoria Allen, Ph.D., a first-year medical student at TCMC. Dr. Allen’s doctorate is in applied physiology and she has experience in both recruiting participants for clinical research and with the tools Drs. Averill and Waite’s study will use. “I prepared my dissertation working in a human performance lab,” she said. “I’m familiar with all the modalities and tools being used.” If the study finds evidence that heart rate variability can be used to assess an individual’s ANS function, there’s a wealth of applications beyond. From the Department of Defense monitoring soldiers exposed to powerful blasts to family doctors monitoring diabetes, the secrets of preserving health and measuring recovery lie in an EKG’s spikes and dips. They hint at a language that at present no one speaks, but for which science now has the tools to decipher. Victoria Allen, Ph.D., TCMC first-year medical student, demonstrating a force platform.
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COMING
HOME I do believe . . . there is a way of things, a grain to the universe, which we can discern, however faintly or fleetingly. If we align ourselves with that grain, we can sometimes feel a deep sense of being in the right place and doing the right thing. — Author and essayist, Scott Russell Sanders
If “home” is just a location on a map, with no bearing on a person’s psyche, why do so many conversations with new acquaintances begin with the question, “So where are you from?” We ask because intuitively we know the answer gives us a more intimate sense of the person.
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uthor and essayist Scott Russell Sanders has built a career on examining the deep and influential role place plays on personal identity. He writes, “Americans are all too
that something was missing,” he said. “I had a successful studio, but it felt like a hobby, not a career. I wasn’t stimulated. And I was beginning to
likely to forget that we belong to communities, to families, to
realize home is where the heart is. I wanted to be
neighborhoods, to places of work, to landscapes.” He’s got it
near my family, my community … the community
mostly right, with one crucial error: We don’t forget; we sometimes
in California was great, but it wasn’t home. Even
simply ignore. That’s why the phrase “coming home” is so
the food was different. I missed Polish and
poignant and emotionally redolent — coming home means at
Slovak food!”
last reaching that “deep sense of being in the right place and doing the right thing.” Nothing reveals this more clearly than the personal journeys of TCMC’s first physicians to come home. Jeremy Celestine, M.D., Class of 2013 and Dan Benyo, M.D., Class of 2014 are both coming home this summer and they talk a lot about how the people, places and culture of northeastern and north central Pennsylvania lured them back and helped them to fulfill the founding mission of the college. Dr. Benyo will join his father’s medical practice in Drums this July, when he completes his internal medicine residency at Hershey Medical Center. He did not, however, follow a straight path from Drums to Hershey to Drums again. Before he decided to go to medical school, he was a recording engineer and lived first in Boston and then in California. He even had his own recording studio there. “I always felt, though,
Dan Benyo, M.D. ’14, with his wife Nicole, daughter Emily, and son Daniel.
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Dr. Celestine will complete his obstetrics/ gynecology residency in June and join OB/ GYN Associates in Wilkes-Barre in August. For him, the land itself exerted a significant pull. “I am originally from the western part of the commonwealth and I always knew I wanted to stay in Pennsylvania. My family is here, plus I am an avid hunter and I love to fish. The woods and the streams are important to me.”
Morgan Manchester Rogers, M.D. ’16 HOMETOWN: Williamsport, Pennsylvania RESIDENCY: Family Medicine at Williamsport Regional Medical Center, Susquehanna Health “I came home to Williamsport for my residency because the program really fit my needs - I wanted somewhere close to home to be near family (one of my biggest priorities), I needed a program that would challenge and grow me as a new physician, and I wanted somewhere that would allow me the opportunity to serve a variety of populations, including the underserved. North central Pennsylvania has afforded me these opportunities, as well as the ability to work with wonderful people. I wouldn’t go anywhere else!”
The essayist Sanders writes that places that become home are places where most of our “primal encounters” with life, death and love occur. Drs. Benyo and Celestine would agree. In addition to births and deaths they witnessed as medical students, both also met their future spouses in Pennsylvania. Dr. Benyo and his wife, Nicole, took the same MCAT prep course at King’s College. Dr. Celestine and his wife, Theresa, were lab partners at St. Vincent’s College. “I proposed to her at the Stegmaier mansion in Wilkes-Barre,” Dr. Celestine said. Dr. Celestine also first came to his decision to choose OB/GYN as a specialty when, as a medical student, he delivered his first baby at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital (WBGH). It was a profound experience quickly followed up by another — a sub internship with Brian Wilcox, M.D., Ph.D., assistant chair of obstetrics and gynecology at TCMC, that Dr. Celestine found deeply rewarding. “After that, I was all in,” he said. Dr. Celestine already had an array of rich emotional experiences tying him to the area. All he needed was some warm encouragement, which he got when he attended his first TCMC Gala in 2015. There he met his former preceptor, Michael Ferraro, M.D., regional dean of the South campus and a practicing gynecologist. “We recognized
Kevin Musto, M.D. ’14 HOMETOWN: Pittston, Pennsylvania RESIDENCY: The Wright Center for Graduate Medical Education Residency Program, Scranton, PA “I wanted to stay in northeastern Pennsylvania to practice medicine because I wanted to serve people in the area that has given so much to me. I was fortunate enough to attend high school, college, medical school, and now, complete my residency near my hometown. I feel there is no better place to practice medicine than in the place I learned to do so.”
Right: Jeremy Celestine, M.D. ’13, as a thirdyear student on rotation at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital (WBGH) with the first baby he ever delivered. He will return to WBGH to deliver babies as an attending physician in June 2017. Above: Jeremy Celestine, M.D. ’13, with his wife Theresa. The couple is expecting their first child, due January 2017.
each other and he was thrilled that I was back supporting the school,” Dr. Celestine said. “He asked me if I thought about coming back and then about joining his practice.” This chance meeting sealed Dr. Celestine’s future. In August, he will return to the delivery rooms at WBGH, an opportunity to “come full circle” he considers a great gift.
“It is my privilege to be part of this medical school. Dr. Celestine is a prime example of the quality of the students TCMC has graduated. We at OB/GYN Associates of Kingston are so pleased Jeremy has accepted our offer and will return to the area to work with us. This is a true example of how our school has fulfilled its mission to bring great doctors back home.”
— Michael Ferraro, M.D.
Associate Dean for South Regional Campus Assistant Professor of OB/GYN
Dr. Benyo also will be closing a loop that began when he was a child. “I already know many of my future patients,” he said. “I even saw some of them when I visited my dad’s practice as a kid and as a student at King’s College and at TCMC. It’s comforting to me to know that, but I also know that I’ll have to build trust and relationships. That seems daunting, but I see my dad and I know he loves what he does — he gets anxious being away from his patients. His is a family practitioner still and I love that.”
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Students from northeastern and north central Pennsylvania Stanley J. Dudrick, M.D., F.A.C.S., TCMC professor of surgery, presented the Dr. Lester Saidman Memorial Lecture, named in honor of a well-respected physician and educator from Luzerne County. Dr. Dudrick’s pioneering work led to the development of total parenteral nutrition (TPN). L to R: Melissa Saidman; Bruce Saidman, M.D.; Dr. Dudrick; David Greenwald, M.D.; Carol Saidman Greenwald. White coats were provided by The Stanley J. Dudrick, M.D., F.A.C.S., and Alan G. Goldstein Endowed Fund. L to R: Mr. Goldstein; Dr. Dudrick; Douglas Wells; Kendall Shifflett; Ashlyn Reiser.
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SAVE THE DATE: COMMENCEMENTS M.D. and M.B.S. - Scranton Classes of 2017 May 7, 2017 M.B.S. - Doylestown Class of 2017 August 13, 2017
TCMC Golf Classic Glenmaura National Golf Club June 12, 2017
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73 New master of biomedical sciences (M.B.S.) students
32 Pennsylvania residents 19 Students from northeastern and north central Pennsylvania
27 First-generation college students 21 Students underrepresented in
ORIENTATION August 16 & 17
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TCMC’s Medical Sciences Building, Scranton and Keystone College’s Ropes Course, La Plume
STUDENT HIGHLIGHT
Amanita Setari, M.B.S. - Doylestown Candidate
Why did you apply for TCMC’s M.B.S.Doylestown program? After my first semester at the M.B.S.Scranton program, I learned that TCMC opened an extension of the M.B.S. program in Doylestown at the Baruch S. Blumberg Institute. I decided to enroll, because the M.B.S.-Doylestown program offers all the features of the Scranton program with the added benefit of access to the lab and exposure to the industry of biotechnology. Unlike other master’s programs of its kind, the M.B.S.-Doylestown program offered me rigorous academic preparation in addition to providing unprecedented access to biotechnology companies and opportunities to partner with esteemed
scientists within the institute. This hybrid model of education is unique to the M.B.S.-Doylestown program at TCMC. So far, my career at TCMC has helped me merge my dual interests in research and practice, while helping me become a more competitive applicant to medical school. I am currently able to work for a company in the institute, conduct research in the lab, hold a position as a representative on Graduate Student Council, volunteer, and improve my academic standing. These are things I never would have considered possible a year ago had I not had the access and exposure that the M.B.S.-Doylestown program provided. What is your job like as a junior software developer with Conifer Point Pharmaceuticals? The intersections of medicine and computer science offer many interesting avenues for research, but expertise in both fields is difficult to acquire. At Conifer Point, I am able to pursue these passions simultaneously under the guidance of my M.B.S. advisor and CEO of Conifer Point, Dr. John Kulp. My job has involved research and software automation within the field of computational chemistry,
which is all the more meaningful to me because of its many practical applications in medicine. This is work that I enjoy, because I can see that I am contributing to something much larger and it gives me the sense that my work is really making an impact and helping to improve drug discovery. What are your hopes for your future professional career? Most master’s students eventually have to make the difficult decision to direct their careers toward research or practice. Thanks to my experience in the M.B.S.Doylestown program, I am poised to continue working on both! Any advice for future M.B.S.-Doylestown students? Get involved! Get involved with your local community, with other students, and with research! It is hands-down the best way to explore your interests, learn about yourself and to strengthen new skills. Take advantage of all that M.B.S.-Doylestown has to offer, especially given its unique involvement with the Baruch S. Blumberg Institute. Your mission to be of service to others can start well before you begin your career if you seek out opportunities to do so.
Class Notes REGIONAL ALUMNI EVENTS Boston July 26, 2016 Pictured: Patrick Schofield, M.D. ’14, Mallory Markloff, M.D. ’13 Special Guest: Janet M. Townsend, M.D., senior associate dean for regional campuses Pittsburgh July 28, 2016 Pictured: Stephanie Ferimer, M.D. ’13, Michelle Schmude, Ed.D., associate dean for admissions
Robert DeGrazia Jr., M.D. ’16, and Karissa Arthur, TCMC fourth-year M.D. student, married on May 27, 2016, in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Nicholas Drayer, M.D. ’15, matched in orthopedic surgery, Class of 2021. Cassondra Andreychik Ellison, M.D. ’15, married in July 2016. Sid Facaros, M.D. ’16, married Katie on May 28, 2016. Jeff Farrell, M.D. ’13, is in his third year of his diagnostic radiology residency and is currently serving as chief diagnostic and interventional resident of the program. Dr. Farrell will soon have a book chapter published in The Requisites: Radiology Noninterpretive Skills.
Aleksandra Kuczmarska-Haas, M.D. ’16 and Daniel Haas
Mike Farrell, M.D. ’14, presented a poster entitled “Web-based Support for Acute Surgical Wound Care” at the World Union of Wound Healing Societies in Florence, Italy. He was recently accepted to present another project entitled “Outcomes of the Management of Appendicitis with the Implementation of an Acute Care Surgery Service in a Community Teaching Hospital” for the Southeastern Surgical Congress in Nashville, Tennessee, this winter. Dr. Farrell has received the Excellence in Teaching Award from his residency at Christiana Care. Robert Gessman, M.D. ’13, accepted a pain management fellowship at Cooper University Hospital where he is completing the final year of his anesthesiology residency. Aleksandra Kuczmarska-Haas, M.D. ’16, married her college sweetheart Daniel Haas on April 30, 2016, at the Pine Hollow Country Club in New York.
Hartford - August 2, 2016 Pictured Above: Joseph Marchese, M.D. ’13, Ashley Blanco, M.D. ’15, Jeremy Chin, M.D. ’13, Emily Vistica, M.D. ’15 Special Guest: Devon Bremer, senior education specialist Mark Ayzenberg, M.D. ’13, runs a small photography business while in the midst of the fourth year of his orthopedics residency at Einstein Medical Center. Visit www.phillyphotoart.com to find out more. Dan Benyo, M.D. ’14, received the “intern of the year” award his first year of residency at Hershey Medical Center/Penn State. In his second year, he tied for the highest ITE score (in-training exam) within his program. Dr. Benyo now has two children - Daniel, who is 3, and Emily, who is 1. Melissa Rader Buck, M.D. ’13, is expecting her first child. She served on the inaugural The Jennifer A. Sidari, M.D., Memorial Scholarship Committee as a representative of the Class of 2013. She is the pediatric chief resident at Goryeb Children’s Hospital and is applying for a neonatology fellowship. Jeremy Celestine, M.D. ’13, and his wife Theresa are expecting a baby in January 2017.
Mary Ellen Lisman, M.D. ’13, and Ryan Scott Wilson, M.D. ’13, were married on May 28, 2016, in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. Peter McCorkell, M.D. ’13, just completed a year as chief resident in emergency medicine and has started a fellowship in ultrasound at Kaiser Permanente. Shrut Patel, M.D. ’16, married Shivani Vekaria, M.D., on June 18, 2016, in Mahwah, New Jersey. Linda Sanders, M.D. ’13, is currently the Wilderness Medicine Fellow at the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University. Laura A. Shaffer, M.D. ’15, and Blake Shaffer, M.D. ’15, married on June 4, 2016, at Elkview Country Club on Crystal Lake, Pennsylvania. Darshan Shah, M.D. ’16, married Angela on May 21, 2016. Sean J. Wallace, M.D. ’14, transitioned from his general surgery residency into the integrated plastic & reconstructive surgery residency at Lehigh Valley Health Network. Drew Wroblewski, M.D. ’15, and Nicole Pumariega, M.D. ’15, are engaged to be married in December 2017.
Sören Craig-Müller, M.D. ’15, was married in June 2015, bought a house in St. Paul, Minnesota, and is enjoying the second year of his medicine-dermatology residency at University of Minnesota Medical School. Have a life event you’d like to share? tcmc.edu/alumniupdate
Darshan Shah, M.D. ’16 and wife, Angela
Robert DeGrazia Jr., M.D. ’16 and Karissa Arthur, TCMC fourth-year M.D. student
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L to R: Paul Rinaldi, LSEO; Eric Munley, LSEO; Michelle Schmude, Ed.D., TCMC associate dean for admissions, enrollment management and financial aid and assistant professor; Kris Jones, LSEO; Heather M. Davis, M.F.A., TCMC director of marketing and communications.
LSEO and TCMC
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at US Search Awards LSEO, a full-service digital marketing agency based in Wilkes-Barre, on Oct. 12 was awarded “Best Use of Search, Third Sector” at the 2016 US Search Awards in Las Vegas. US Search Awards are presented annually in partnership with Bing, the well-known web search engine owned and operated by Microsoft. The awards are meant to recognize excellence in marketing campaigns that use search, pay-per-click (PPC) and other digital marketing techniques in the U.S. Event organizers say the awards attract “hundreds of entries from some of the leading search and digital
agencies and professionals from across North America and beyond.” LSEO won “Best Use of Search, Third Sector” for its work with TCMC. LSEO designed a digital marketing campaign used to introduce the master of biomedical sciences (M.B.S.) degree TCMC offers in partnership with the Baruch S. Blumberg Institute at the Pennsylvania Biotechnology Center of Bucks County in Doylestown. The first M.B.S. class in Doylestown began their studies in April. Although initial projections were to enroll 12 students, 23 students actually matriculated.
TURKEY TROT TCMC held its annual Turkey Trot on Nov. 6. The event, featuring 5k and 10k races and a “Tiny Trot” for children younger than 13, attracted close to 200 participants. When added to race registration fees, additional funds from a basket raffle, a cupcake sale, a bowling event and a college-wide “penny war” raised more than $11,000 for Friends of the Poor to provide Thanksgiving dinners for those in need.
MEET TCMC’s Scholarship Committee
The Scholarship Committee at TCMC was developed in the spring of 2015 and is charged with the oversight and review of scholarship awards for M.D. students. The committee uses information relative to the awarding of each scholarship provided by the Department of Institutional Advancement and selects students to be offered monetary assistance through approved funds. Please contact Sue McNamara, director of enrollment services, at 570-504-9682 or smcnamara@tcmc.edu, with any questions or information regarding scholarships.
The Scholarship Committee at TCMC. L to R, standing: Kristen Greene, M.S., director of admissions, M.D. program; Ellen McGuire, M.S., director of financial aid; Michelle Schmude, Ed.D., associate dean for admissions, enrollment management and financial aid and assistant professor. L to R, sitting: Sue McNamara, director of enrollment services; Julia Kolcharno, M.A., director of student affairs; Tanja Adonizio, M.D., associate dean for student affairs.
Spotlight on James Scott, M.D. Member of TCMC’s Academy of Clinical Educators (ACE) James Scott, M.D. says he was a somewhat sickly child. He
his way. He left Boston to return to the Bronx to
suffered from asthma and one of his clearest childhood memories
instruct junior-high students in science.
is struggling to breathe and being very frightened, but then being taken to see his pediatrician, Dr. Cunningham. As if by magic, under Dr. Cunningham’s care he could breathe freely again. The pediatrician’s office was a place of comfort and healing. Dr. Scott says he was so awed by what Dr. Cunningham was able to do, becoming a doctor himself became “the ultimate dream.”
Although Dr. Scott didn’t know it at the time, his unique early-career melding of teaching and science would ultimately help him become his ideal — a skilled and caring physician who also helps to shape future doctors. Today, he is an obstetrician/
“My mother was a teacher,” Dr. Scott says, “So through her
gynecologist (OB/GYN) at Guthrie Corning
example, I knew I could be a teacher. When it came to thinking
Hospital, Corning, New York, where he also
about careers, that’s what I knew — teacher and doctor.” Although
teaches TCMC students.
being a doctor was his dream, Dr. Scott says growing up in the Bronx made that dream seem unattainable. “I never thought I could be a doctor, so I initially chose teaching as a career.”
...what we are finding is that having a student with us actually helps in patient encounters.”
Dr. Scott says his past teaching experience taught him patience, which he says helps him with his current students. “We all knew it would take time to teach students,” Dr.
After getting a degree in economics from George Washington
Scott says of Guthrie physicians who now serve as volunteer clinical
University, Dr. Scott pursued scientific endeavors, serving as a
faculty. “But what we are finding is that having a student with us
research assistant at Harvard’s School of Public Health while
actually helps in patient encounters.” He explains that having to
simultaneously earning a post-baccalaureate certificate in pre-
take the time to instruct the medical student also serves to teach
medicine from the Harvard Extension School in Cambridge,
the patient. “It forces you to review the fundamentals and students
Massachusetts. Despite his strong desire to apply to medical school,
often then break down what I’ve said into lay terms that help the
Dr. Scott deferred his dream when an opportunity to teach came
patient. Plus, the patients are really appreciative of the students!”
WELCOME Teresa (Terri) Lacey, R.N., B.S.N.
Thomas VanderMeer, M.D.
Executive Director of TCMC’s Behavioral Health Initiative (BHI)
Regional Associate Dean for the Guthrie Campus
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Gathering to plan the most recent Preventive Medicine lecture at TCMC are, at center, Sonia Lobo Planey, Ph.D., interim associate dean for research and associate professor of biochemistry at TCMC and Robert Naismith, Ph.D., a founder of the medical college and also a founder of the Preventive Medicine Program at TCMC, surrounded by student leaders of the Preventive Medicine Interest Group, all second-year medical students, from left, Danielle Peters, Miranda Chacon, Darla Fink and Leanne Woiewodski.
Donor Spotlight: PREVENTIVE MEDICINE LECTURE SERIES
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obert W. Naismith, Ph.D. has always displayed entrepreneurial tendencies and an ability to see unexpected connections and unanticipated needs. Nowhere is this foresight more apparent than in his role as a founder of The Commonwealth Medical College. His initial vision for the college was that it would be a gift to the community and, among other benefits, would pay dividends in better health and improved wellness for the region. Once the college was firmly established, Dr. Naismith could have said, “Mission accomplished.” The school was built, new M.D.s were graduating and the table was set for an enhanced physician workforce in northeastern and north central Pennsylvania. This fact alone fulfilled Dr. Naismith’s original rationale for helping to build TCMC. This was not, however, the way he saw things. “My initial vision of our medical school was as an institution that would benefit the entire community — not an ivory tower on a hill, but a place that improves and enriches everyone,” he said. “I thought about the overall health of the region — our rates of obesity, diabetes, heart disease and certain cancers. It was clear to me that the medical school should play a primary role in addressing and improving these things.” Dr. Naismith’s own experiences and research convinced him that nutrition can prevent and mitigate heart disease. That knowledge changed his life and he wanted to share it with the community. Likewise, he knew that other lifestyle issues, like smoking and physical inactivity, were taking a toll on public health. “I thought, ‘We have the medical school and we see the disease burden. We know pharmaceuticals only fight the symptoms. Shouldn’t the school have an active focus on prevention?’” Dr. Naismith concluded that TCMC was the perfect — in fact the only — platform that could exert positive influence on the region’s population health. In addition, he believed medical students would benefit by learning more about how lifestyle impacts health.
tcmc.edu/preventivemed
For these reasons, he and a group of like-minded donors established the Preventive Medicine Lecture Series, which kicked off in April with a wildly successful lecture by surgeon and author, Caldwell Esselstyn, M.D. An overflow crowd — the largest ever to attend an event at TCMC — flocked to the lecture and many enjoyed a plant-based dinner at The Colonnade afterward. Despite the impressive attendance, Dr. Naismith only half-jokingly said he was “disappointed — disappointed that all of northeastern Pennsylvania wasn’t there.”
I heard from many people afterward who said they attended because they were worried about their heart health and they were made aware of ways to improve it.” — Robert W. Naismith, Ph.D.
Future lectures will invite thought leaders who will provide the tools the community needs to make healthy decisions. The lectures are free, public events and future topics include nutrition, the role of exercise in maintaining wellness, substance abuse, smoking cessation and other lifestyle changes that improve health and substantially lower health risks. In addition to the public lecture, there are lectures for medical students and healthcare professionals designed to aid them in providing high quality patient care. One important goal of the program is to advance regional, disease-centric research collaborations. “There was such an incredibly favorable reaction to the first lecture,” Dr. Naismith said. “I heard from many people afterward who said they attended because they were worried about their heart health and they were made aware of ways to improve it. Some things aren’t obvious until someone tells you. All of this will have a positive ripple effect on the wellbeing of our community. I think there’s great demand for more lectures.”
“The Nutritional Reversal of Cardiovascular Disease: Fact or Fiction?” presented by Caldwell Esselstyn, M.D., during the Inaugural Preventive Medicine Lecture on April 20.
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UPDATES ANNUAL (CURRENT) SCHOLARSHIPS AND STUDENT AWARDS: The AARP Scranton Area Chapter 3731 Annual Scholarship The Cantine-Nora Family TCMC Student Emergency Resource Fund The Commonwealth Health Future Physician Scholarship The Fidelity Deposit and Discount Bank Scholarship The Friends of TCMC Scholarship The Guthrie Towanda Memorial Hospital Medical Staff Scholarship The InterMountain Medical Group Scholarship The Lackawanna County Medical Alliance Award The Lehigh Valley Health Network Medical Staff Scholarship in Memory of Paul I. Roda, M.D. The Dr. Thomas J. Martin and Rev. Dr. Lois D. Martin Annual Scholarship The John J. Menapace Annual Scholarship The Sondra and Morey Myers, Esq., Scholarship The Northeastern Pennsylvania Health Care Foundation Scholarship The Sanofi Pasteur Annual Scholarship The Jennifer A. Sidari, M.D. ’13 Global Health Award The Jennifer A. Sidari, M.D. ’13, Memorial Scholarship The Susquehanna Health Annual Scholarship The Taylor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Fund of The Luzerne Foundation Scholarship TCMC Alumni Scholarship TCMC Scholarship (funded by employees) The Wayne Memorial Health System Annual Scholarship The Wilkes-Barre General Hospital Auxiliary Fund of The Luzerne Foundation Scholarship The Sarah Wright Memorial Annual Scholarship
ENDOWED FUNDS: The Stanley J. Dudrick, M.D., Endowed Chair in Innovative Medical Education The Stanley J. Dudrick, M.D., and Alan G. Goldstein Endowed Fund
$326,749 ENDOWMENTOTHER $1,466,588 SCHOLARSHIPENDOWMENT
Endowment for Preventive Medicine Lectureship Endowment for The Dr. Lester Saidman Memorial Lecture and The Dr. Lester Saidman Annual Excellence in Emergency Medicine Award
ENDOWED STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS: The Fidelity Deposit and Discount Bank Endowed Scholarship The InterMountain Medical Group Endowed Scholarship The Lynett-Haggerty Families Endowed Scholarship The Charlotte T. Schroeder Mack “Widow’s Mite” Endowed Scholarship The Dr. Gino and Mrs. Jean Cavalieri Mori Endowed Scholarship The Jean Shields Endowed Scholarship The Jennifer A. Sidari, M.D. ’13 Endowed Scholarship TCMC Endowed Scholarship The Sarah Wright Memorial Endowed Scholarship
INNOVATIVE PROGRAMMING: Behavioral Health Initiative (BHI) Preventive Medicine Lecture Series TCMC’s Community Garden
BUILDING NAMED GIFTS: Pat and John Atkins Classroom David M. Fedor, D.O., Critical Care Medicine & Laurel A. Fedor, M.D., Internal Medicine, Teaching/Team Room David and Ann Hawk, Gertrude Hawk Chocolates Student Lounge Lynett-Haggerty Families Teaching/Team Room PNC Conference Room Steven J. Scheinman, M.D. & Kelly Scheinman Teaching/ Team Room Gerald P. Tracy, M.D., Cardiac Simulation Room
$3,592,251 RESTRICTED $2,547,378 UNRESTRICTED
TOTAL
$16,161,845 $6,239,885 SCHOLARSHIPCURRENT
he Campaign for Scholarships and Innovation (CSI) continues to secure gifts and pledges at a remarkable pace. More than $16.1 million has been raised, with the majority going to student scholarships and some of the funds supporting innovative programs. There has been overwhelming support from area foundations, corporations and individuals. Seven-figure gifts have been received from the Northeastern Pennsylvania Health Care Foundation, the AllOne Foundation and the Moses Taylor Foundation. Thirty more donors have made generous commitments in the six-figure range. More than 1,900 donors have contributed to the campaign. Encouraged by this generosity, TCMC is adding new innovative initiatives to the CSI for funding and for redoubling efforts to provide more scholarships. In addition, programs like the Preventive Medicine Lecture Series are being created to protect, promote and maintain health and wellbeing. More than $200,000 has been raised to support this important program. Much-needed resources have been secured so TCMC and community partners can collaborate on solutions for the behavioral health needs of northeastern and north central Pennsylvania. Moreover, TCMC is laying the foundation for a new Institute for Healthy Communities, intended to link the college with health providers, service agencies and other insitutions of higher education in a network of research, resources and outreach to address the social determinants of health affecting our region. CSI funding will help launch this important innovation. The Behavioral Health Initiative (BHI), now with new executive director, Terri Lacey, R.N., B.S.N., has convened community partners to collaborate on solutions for the behavioral health needs of northeastern and north central Pennsylvania. Through educational programs and transdisciplinary research designed to improve the capacity and quality of clinical competencies of our healthcare workforce, BHI will enhance the wellbeing of the communities the college serves. Our vision of TCMC being a national model for rural medical education has been advanced in significant ways through the Campaign for Scholarships and Innovation. Building on that success and in gratitude to all those who have so generously supported TCMC, the medical college will sustain the positive momentum already established by CSI and continue to creatively and aggressively raise money for scholarships and innovative programs through 2018. On behalf of the faculty, staff, trustees, and especially the students we serve and the patients they will eventually care for, thank you! — Marise Garofalo Vice President for Institutional Advancement
$1,988,994 EVENTS
To support the Campaign, visit: campaign.tcmc.edu
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BLACK TIES FOR WHITE COATS TCMC’s eighth annual scholarship gala was the place to be. 660 guests gathered on Oct. 15, at Mohegan Sun Pocono in Wilkes-Barre. The event grossed more than $373,695 in support of student scholarships. Both the attendance and gross total raised broke college fundraising records. As part of TCMC’s Campaign for Scholarships and Innovation, the evening included a salute to honorees who exemplify three key principles of TCMC’s mission: Patrick J. Solano for his devotion to community; Sanofi Pasteur for its dedication to wellbeing; and L. Peter Frieder Jr., L. P. Frieder III, and Gentex Corporation for their commitment to innovation.
Look through even more Gala photos and watch the videos featured at the event: tcmc.edu/gala
Roxanne Schulman, left, event co-chair and Taryn Blomain, event co-chair
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DONOR REPORT This report recognizes gifts received in fiscal year 2016 (July 1, 2015 – June 30, 2016), including any matching gifts. TRANSFORMATION SOCIETY ($25,000 AND OVER) Anonymous Bohlin Cywinski Jackson Mr. and Mrs. Peter Q. Bohlin Leslie and Harmar D. Brereton, M.D. Commonwealth Health System Louis DeNaples Geisinger Health System Guthrie Anthony C. Harlacher, D.M.D and Elizabeth Naismith Harlacher David and Ann Hawk, Gertrude Hawk Chocolates The Hawk Family Foundation Keystone Sanitary Landfill, Inc. The Lynett-Haggerty Families Moses Taylor Foundation Northeastern PA Health Care Foundation PNC Bank Taylor Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Health and Wellness Fund of The Luzerne Foundation UPMC Susquehanna Wayne Memorial Health System
INNOVATION SOCIETY ($10,000 - $24,999) AdvoCare International, LLC Allied Services Foundation Anonymous The Black Horse Foundation Community Bank, N.A. ESSA Bank & Trust Foundation Fidelity Deposit & Discount Bank Laura and L. Peter Frieder Jr. Alan G. Goldstein Halibut Blue, LLC Kenneth V. Handal and Mary Francina Golden InterMountain Medical Group, P.C. Ron and Abby Kukuchka Lamar Advertising Rev. Dr. Lois B. Martin and Thomas J. Martin, M.D. Maslow Family Foundation Melanie Maslow-Kern Mohegan Sun Pocono Gino Mori, M.D. Mount Airy Casino Resort Sondra and Morey Myers, Esq. Claudia B. and Robert W. Naismith, Ph.D. Peoples Security Bank & Trust Company PNC Foundation Proactive Transition Management - PTM The Redhead Companies Regional Hospital of Scranton Medical Staff Kelly and Steven J. Scheinman, M.D. Sordoni Family Foundation The Andrew J. Sordoni Foundation Dr. Susan and Andrew J. Sordoni III Dr. Rosemary Wiegand and Brett Homan Carole and Robert E. Wright, M.D.
INVESTOR SOCIETY ($5,000 - $9,999) Anonymous Donna and Michael Barbetti, Barbetti & Company Taryn and Eric Blomain, M.D., and Family Comcast Corporation Cumulus Media Dr. Stanley and Theresa Dudrick The Frieder Foundation John H. and Patricia Graham William Host, M.D. and Marguerite Salam-Host, M.D. JB Jewelers, Joby Baldassari Patti and George Lynett Mr. and Mrs. Clifford K. Melberger Lois Margaret Nora, M.D. Northeastern Eye Institute NRG Controls North Inc., Mr. and Mrs. Brian Scandale Dipti S. Pancholy, M.D. and Samir B. Pancholy, M.D. Drs. Dilipkumar and Minaben Patel Pocono Health Care System Powers Pyles Sutter & Verville PC Dr. Jen’s Hope Fund of The Luzerne Foundation Snyder & Clemente, P.C. Toyota of Scranton Wilkes-Barre General Hospital Auxiliary Fund of The Luzerne Foundation
TCMC BLUE SOCIETY ($2,500 - $4,999) Ayotunde Adeagbo, Ph.D. Anonymous Arnold Foundation John Barry Beemer, Esq. Borland & Borland, L.L.P. Casey Dental Institute
Terese and Senator Robert P. Casey Jr. Carmine J. Cerra, M.D. Dan Simrell Advertising Kristen and Dr. Joseph DeMay FNCB Bank Marise and Angelo Garofalo Geisinger-Community Medical Center Gentex Corporation Kathleen Graff Health Resources Corporation Highland Associates, LTD Highmark Christine and V. Scott Koerwer, Ed.D. Lackawanna County Medical Society Lehigh Valley Health Network Lehigh Valley Health Network Medical Staff Lightspeed Technologies, Inc. Dr. and Mrs. Paul J. Mackarey Charlotte Schroeder and Nancy Lee Mack John J. and Nancy S. Menapace Moses Taylor Hospital Medical Staff Andrea and Larry Mulrine Lori and Frank W. Nocito, Esq. Ann Noon Kevin H. Olsen, M.D., F.A.C.C., F.A.C.P. Peoples Security Bank & Trust Company Principal Financial Group Foundation, Inc. Quandel Construction Group, Inc. Lee and Warren Robinson Jr., M.D. S. R. Wojdak & Associates, LP Melissa and Bruce Saidman, M.D. Sanofi Pasteur Margrit Shoemaker, M.D. and Daniel Glunk, M.D. TMG Health Topp Copying Products, Inc. Janet Townsend, M.D. and Henry Geisinger UGI Utilities, Inc. Universal Printing Company LLC WBRE/WYOU
2008 SOCIETY ($1,000 - $2,499) 402 N. Washington LLC Tanja Adonizio, M.D. and Christian Adonizio, M.D. Anonymous William J. Antognoli, M.D. Drs. James and Karen Arscott Arthur Russo Construction Tracy and Joseph P. Bannon, M.D. Matthew A. Berger, M.D. Brucelli Advertising Company, Inc. Anne Marie and James F. Caggiano, M.D. Diana Callender, MBBS, DM and Kalman Winston, Ph.D. Matthew A. Casey, Esq. Ida Castro, Esq. Dr. and Mrs. Joseph G. Cesare Sanjay S. Chandragiri, M.D. Paul Cooper Judith and Charles Curtin, M.D. Grace and F. Dennis Dawgert, M.D. DePietro’s Pharmacy Salvadore W. Diaz Andrea DiMattia Marion and Jeremiah Eagen, M.D. Eye Care Specialists First National Bank of PA Dr. Roger and Nicole Getts Jonathan A. Goldner, D.O. Carol and David Greenwald, M.D. Eugene Gu, M.D. The Guthrie Clinic Carol and S. Sutton Hamilton Charitable Fund Dr. S. Sutton and Carol D. Hamilton Harborview Medical Center Hazleton Ambulatory Surgical Center LLC hemmler + camayd architects Jennifer and David Hoff Jeffrey Holt, M.D. HSA Associates William F. Iobst, M.D. Irving & Edythe Grossman Foundation J.A. Foundation Cynthia Jose, M.D. Steven R. Kafrissen, M.D. and Sheila Saidman, Esq. Barry D. Kahan, Ph.D., M.D. Dr. and Mrs. James J. Kerrigan Rita King Susan and Leonard Klehr Knowles Insurance Teresa Lacey, R.N., B.S.N. The Lackawanna Bar Association Lackawanna County Commissioners Lavelle Strategy Group Dr. and Mrs. Don Leathers Min Kathy Li Arturo R. Logrono, M.D., P.A. and Aida Cano-Logrono Long, Nyquist & Associates Sharon Lynett William and Mary Jean Lynett Mackarey & Mackarey Physical Therapy Consultants John and Paula Rochon Mackarey Mr. and Mrs. Richard Marquardt McCarthy Tire Service Company, Inc. Mary E. McDonald
McGregor Industries Michael McHale The Medical Heritage Foundation of Luzerne County Medical Oncology Associates MetLife Foundation Metz & Associates, Ltd. Gretchen Zeidler Miller Janet and Dr. Thomas A. Miller Mohegan Sun Arena Ann Moskovitz Melanie and Brian D. Mott, M.D. Northeastern Gastroenterology Associates/Mountain Laurel Surgery Center Julia M. Mullen Albert and Mary Nalevanko NEPA Imaging Center Northeastern Gastroenterology Associates Homa and Ali A. Nourian, M.D. Catherine and Neil O’Donnell, Esq. Jane E. Oppenheim, Oppenheim Foundation Neela and Satish D. Patel, M.D. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Pauli The Perry Law Firm, LLC Pimiento Family POSH and The Colonnade Postler & Jaeckle Corp. Prime Electric, Inc. John E. Prior, D.O. and Paula Roe Prior Sandra Reidel, M.D. RK Furs Joanie and Chris Roe Rosenn, Jenkins & Greenwald LLP James and Gloria Ross, Ross Family Foundation Sarno and Son Roxanne and Norman Schulman, M.D. Linda and Joseph A. Scopelliti, M.D. Sean Byrne Construction Sign Renderings Steve Pronko Diamonds & Fine Jewelry Stone Office, Incorporated Linda and Husam Hamati, M.D. Robert J. Sylvester Robert Terry Mark and Linda J. Thomas-Hemak, M.D. Stephanie and Gregory Threatte, M.D. TIAA-CREF Mary and Gerald P. Tracy, M.D. David and Joyce Tressler Hani J. Tuffaha, M.D. Margie and Murray Ufberg, Esq. UGI Energy Services Dr. Albert and B. Joan Waldman Wells Fargo Bank Kay Z. White Wilkes-Barre Law & Library Association The Wright Center for Graduate Medical Education Wyoming Valley Healthcare Office of Medical Affairs
FRIENDS OF TCMC ($1 - $999) 925 Group LLC A Little Pizza Heaven AARP Scranton Chapter 3731 Denise Abda Merrill Abeshaus, M.D. Abrahamsen, Conaboy and Abrahamsen, PC Dr. and Mrs. Richard Abramowitz Mr. and Mrs. Warren T. Acker, III Frank Adamo Age of Innocence Salon & Day Spa AIDS Resource Adenike Akinsemoyin, M.D. ’16 Toni Alperin-Goldberg Nora Alu Amadeo’s Michael Ambrose Emily Amendola Debbie Anastasi Richard John Andrassy, M.D. Andrew Brown’s Drug Store, Inc. Anonymous Ettore J. Anselmi Frank E. Apostolico Dr. and Mrs. Anthony D. Aquilina Joan C. and John F. Ardizoni Dr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Artabane Pat and John Atkins William Aubrey Brittany Austin Gayle and David Averill, Ph.D. Mark Ayzenberg, M.D. ’13 Kara and David Badyrka Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP David✝ and Margaret Baker Edgar B. Baker Robert Ballot and Cassandra Devine Dr. Michael and Theresa Banas Mary Joan and Charles J. Bannon, M.D. Dr. Robert and Cheryl Barraco Rachel W. Bartron Sean Basile Cassandra Batichon, M.D. ’16 Edward L. Batzel, M.D. Sharon Bednarz
Givnish Family Life Celebration Homes Taylor Givnish Glenmaura National Golf Club Vanessa J. Goff, M.D. ’16 Jillian Golaszewski John Gorczyk Casey Grady Grande Family Restaurant Rosemary and P. Jason Granet, M.D. Doreen Graziano, Esq. Great Valley Cardiology Associates The Greater Scranton Chamber of Commerce Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber of Commerce David P. Greenberg, M.D. Kristen Greene Anne Green-Santry Sarah D. Grieco Melissa J. Grigsby, M.D. ’16 Sheryl and Seth Gross Tom Grudis Optical/The Bare Accessories Frank and Patricia Gruscavage Guardian Life Insurance Company of America Donald W. Haines, D.D.S. John W. Harmon, M.D. Kasondra Hartman Raymond A. Hassey, Esq. Patrick Hawk Jean Louise Hayes, R.N. Albert A. Hazzouri Jr., D.M.D. Barbara Heier Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Heim Paul Hennigan Henry Dunn Insurance & Real Estate Deborah Herzik Hez Studio Salon & Spa Hilton Scranton & Conference Center Johnathan Hludzik Hoegen & Associates, P.C. Nathan Hoff Holiday Inn Wilkes-Barre - East Mountain Mr. and Mrs. Alan Hollander, Esq. Robert Holtham Paul and Adrienne Horger Cynthia Albini Howanitz R. Rodney Howell, M.D. Ingrid and Jeffrey Husisian Allison Hyatt Dr. Carol Ireton-Jones Isabella Restaurant & Bar Jack Frost National Golf Club Mary Jackson Taylor M. James, M.D. ’16 Kari and Chris Jarmuz Paige Jarmuz Jerry’s for All Seasons David Johnson, M.D. ’16 Iris Johnston Jones’ Pancake Shop LLC Gregory Jones, M.D. ’16 Patricia M. Jones Dominic A. Jose, M.B.S. ’13 Julie Jordan Photography K Hart Photography & Design LLC K Taylor Made Jane Kanyock Mario O. Kapusta Kate Brier Interiors Kay’s Italian Restaurant & Pizzeria Dr. and Mrs. Daniel J. Kazmierski Keating’s Ice Cream Keen Floral Outlet Henry and Henrietta Kellar Deborah Kennedy Lori Kerrigan Natalia Kerr Kevin’s Bar & Restaurant Keystone College Barbara Kielbasa John J. Kirkowski, D.O. Beverly G. Klein Amy Kline Ben Kline, M.D. Seth Klusewitz, M.D. ’16 Angelina C. Kluss, PT KMO Salon & Boutique Mary Koczwara Hair Studio Natasha Kohanzadeh Julia Kolcharno Andrea Konopczyk Dariusz E. Koscielniak, M.D. William and Joan Kraemer Brian E. Krause Krayer Detective Agency Laura Kruczek Elizabeth Kuchinski Aleksandra Kuczmarska-Haas, M.D. ’16 Mary G. Kuehnle Dr. John Kuna La Cucina Ashley Labdik Mr. and Mrs. Paul LaBelle Lackawanna Heritage Valley T H E Michel J O ULacroix, R N AM.D. L / WINTER 2016 Barry S. Lafer
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Custom Pharmacy D & D Appliance and Refrigeration Nadia N. Dailey Thomas and Virginia Dailey The Daisy Collective Mary Beth D’Andrea Jaanki Dave Bethany Davis Heather Davis Susan Scranton Dawson Robert DeGrazia Jr., M.D. ’16 Dell Manufacturing William R. Dewar III, M.D. Dickson City Hyundai Mr. and Mrs. David Dickstein Ian Lance Diener, M.D. Brent DiGiorgino Rita DiLeo Brooke A. Dillman Michael DiMattia Matthew Dinovitz, M.D. ’16 Danae N. DiRocco, M.D., M.P.H. ’16 Kathleen J. Doane, Ph.D. Constance Dombroski Mr. and Mrs. Girard R. Donahoe David Dorbad Dougherty, Leventhal & Price Beverly Drazdauskas Nicolette Drescher Dr. and Mrs. Christopher Dressel Dr. and Mrs. Lewis Druffner Jr. Peggy and Daniel Dudrick Misa and Daniel J. Dudrick, M.D. Jack and Sandra Dudrick Duffy Accessories Alison Duncan, M.D. ’13 Dundee Gardens Erin Dunleavy Dunmore Appliance The Theresa M. Dunn Living Trust Mary Ann Durkin East Stroudsburg University Foundation Eastern Roofing Systems Eco Industrial LLC Electric City Hot Yoga Sarah Ellis Janice Emlaw Mary Louise and Richard English, M.D. Jennifer Episcopio, M.D. Amanda and Alistair Erskine, M.D. Erwine Home Health and Hospice Inc. Evangelical Hospital Everhart Museum Stephen J. Evers, Esq. Everything Natural F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts Eberhard Faber IV Sideris Facaros, M.D. ’16 Aldo Fafaj, M.D. ’16 Fahey Family Trust, Dr. and Mrs. John Fahey Jim Fahey, LUTCF, AAMS, CLTC Drs. John and Marigrace Fahey Fanucci’s Ristorante Italiano Jane Farr Joyce Fasula David Fedor, D.O. Peter J. Fedyshin, M.D. Andrea Feinberg, M.D. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Felins Herbert Fellerman Nicole Ferentino, D.C. and Jarrett Ferentino, Esq. Mr. and Mrs. Jason Ferentino Dr. and Mrs. Howard Ferimer Stephanie Ferimer, M.D. ’13 Ann and Michael M. Ferraro, M.D. FiberTel Inc. Rabbi and Mrs. Michael B. Fine Moshe Fink Alice Fino Ewonishon Jemma Fiorentini, M.D. ’16 Fire and Ice on Toby Creek First Presbyterian Church Stephen and Luanne Fisk Diane Fitze Judd B. Fitze, Esq. Joan J. Fix Ryan Flick Jay Fortin Fratelli’s Pizza and Pasta House Friedman Electric Mr. and Mrs. William Fromel G. Weinberger Co. Jan Gagliardi Sanjay M. Gandhi, M.D. Stephen Gan G. Richard Garman and Maribeth Jones Gelb Foundation Fund of the Scranton Area Foundation Justin Genzlinger Kelley German Gerrity’s Supermarkets Jacquelyn Ghormoz Vincent Giannotti, M.D. ’16 William J. Gibney Janice Gilhooley
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Karen and Michael Bedrin Susan S. Belin Bellefonte Associates Kevin Beltre-Gomez, M.D. ’16 John and Linda Berardi-Demo, Ed.D. Sarah Bertsch Dr. and Mrs. Lee Besen Best Western Genetti Hotel Alexander Betz Namita Bhopal Susan M. Biancarelli, M.D. Dr. and Mrs. Lawrence Bilardi Bill’s ACE Hardware Mr. and Mrs. Richard S. Bishop, Esq. Bistro on the Avenue Joanna C. Blanco, M.D. ’16 Lynn and Kirby Bland Boardman Photography Edward and Jennifer M. Boardman, Ph.D. Ezra Bobo, M.D. ’13 Christian Bohan Dr. and Mrs. Stanley W. Boland Tony and Diane Bonadio Andrea Borba Drs. David and Susan Borys Mr. and Mrs. Gray-Paul Bossi Jeanne Bovard Stanley Brand Devon Fawcett Bremer Brick City Associates, LLC Broadway Theatre of NEPA Patricia Brodginski Nance and David Browdie, M.D. Mr. and Mrs. George Brown Sabrina Brunozzi Rachel Brutico-Giannotti, M.D. ’16 Mary Ellen Buckbee Buffalo Wild Wings Richard Burge Austin Burke Barbara Burkhouse Ellen Burkhouse RJ Burne Charles M. Burzynski, D.D.S. Peter and Marleen Butler Sharon Byrne Andrea Caladie, CPA Cali’s Don Tomaso Peatza Camille Campion Cassandra Caputo Leticia Cardonick Carl Von Luger Steak & Seafood Chris and Ken Carroll Representative Mike Carroll Paul R. Casey Jr., M.D. Jacqueline Castanzo Joseph A. Castrogiovanni Catalano Importing Co. Cavalry Services Inc. Celebrate the Seasons Jeremy Celestine, M.D. ’13 Central Park Flowers Central Pennsylvania Food Bank Joellen Cerra Cheryl’s Studio II Carling Cheung Children’s Service Center of Wyoming Valley Edmond and Susan Chin Ali Chittalia, M.D. Stephen Christensen Jordan Chu Katherine Chung Thomas Churilla, M.D. ’13 Mr. and Mrs. John Churla Lindy Lee Cibischino, M.D. Cibischino Family Karen Cimino City Cafe Classic Properties Tammy Lee Clause, Esq. Coccia Ford Inc. Mrs. Isidore Cohn Jr. Cheryl A. and Daniel Colan Colarusso’s Coal Fire Pizza Mark T. Coleman Justin Collins Gloria and Frank Colosimo Community Bank, N.A. Ariane Conaboy, D.O. and Kevin Conaboy, Esq. Patrick D. Conaboy, M.D. Condron & Cosgrove Bridget Conlogue Cooper’s Seafood House, Inc. Cassandra Coleman Corcoran Mr. and Mrs. William M. Corey Catherine and John Corkill Joseph and Sharmayne Cortese L. R. Costanzo Co., Inc. Ellen and Michael M. Costello, Esq. Pat and Liz Coughlin Lawrence J. Crimi Charlene Crocker Matthew Cunningham-Hill, M.D. ’16 Mary Jean Curtin
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Edward J. and Amy Lahart Lauren Laitman, M.D. ’16 Lamp Factory Lighting & Furniture Lana’s Salon Mr. and Mrs. Michael Last Laura Craig Galleries Thomas Wise, Laura Craig Galleries Col. and Mrs. Zim Lawhon Walter Lawrence Jr., M.D. Lee Electric Co. Seon Lee, M.D. ’16 Mr. and Mrs. William A. Lees Michele Lemoncelli Bonnie and Samuel Lesko, M.D. Alan Levy and Fay Sackstein Kathleen C. Lewis, D.O. Robert M. Liegner, M.D. Jun Ling, Ph.D. Jenna Littmann, M.B.S. ’14 Litzenberger Family Foundation Live With It Mark Lobitz, D.O. Gabriella Logrono Stephanie Agaza Long, M.B.S. ’16 Daniel Loughran, M.B.S. ’14 David Louis, M.D. ’16 Dr. and Mrs. Philip Lowry L.T. Verrastro, Inc. Matthew Lucarelli Pamela Lucchesi, Ph.D. The Luzerne Foundation Dr. and Mrs. Gregory Lynch Katey and George V. Lynett Jr. M & T Bank M & T Charitable Foundation Amelia Mackarey Ann M. Mackrell Michael Makar Theodore and Marie Malinchak Morgan T. Manchester Rogers, M.D. ’16 Manifest Auctions Mansour’s Grocery & Coffee Drs. William and Nidia Marchese Nicole Marianelli Tracy and Silviu Marica, M.D. Gerald Marks, M.D. Marquis Art & Frame Jeffrey P. Marteslo, M.D. ’16 Bryan Martin, M.D. Stephen C. Martinkovich, M.D. ’16 Martz Trailways Margaret Mathewson, M.D. ’13 Laura Mayeski Stephen Mazurkivich Mary Theresa Mazur Scott J. McCorkell and Nancy Niles Peter McCorkell, M.D. ’13 Patricia A. McCormack, M.D. Elizabeth McGill Mr. and Mrs. Robert McGregor Ellen McGuire Amanda McIver James McKane Robert and Ann McKenna Diane McKinley William A. McLaughlin, Ph.D. Suzanne McNamara Betsy Mead Mecadon Law Caroline Medin Christine Meholic Gregory M. Mendez, M.D. ’16 Rashida Merchant, M.D. ’16 Meridian Leasing Corporation Michael and Denise Mesaros Mesko Glass & Mirror Metz Culinary Management James Michaels John W. Mihalchik Kathy and Joseph Mihok Ann Miller Beth Miller Dwight F. Miller, M.D. Maggie Miller Buddy Miller Mr. and Mrs. James P. Millett Tom Mineo Minooka Pastry Shop Misericordia University Edith and Delmar Mitchell Modish, L.L.C. Jeffrey Mogerman, M.D., F.A.C.S. Kara Fox-LaRose Marie and John Mohila Michael Morgan Dr. Patricia Morgan and Dr. Andrew Nebzydoski Tanya Morgan Lisa Ann Mori Moscow Clayworks John P. Moses, Esq. MotorWorld Automotive Group, Inc. Christen Mowad, M.D., F.A.A.D. Debra Muchler
Leslie Mudge Charles J. Musto, D.M.D. Myers, Brier & Kelly Namaste 919 LLC Natale’s Restaurant & Catering Naturally Yours NBT Bank, N.A. Gerard Nealon, M.D. Kathleen Nealon Lynn Nehila Lucinda Neubert Mr. and Mrs. Karl Neuroth Alysha Nicholls Lynn H. Nichols Nina’s Restaurant, Inc. Northeast Dermatopathology Institute LLC Northeast Regional Cancer Institute Northeastern Pennsylvania Philharmonic Northeastern Rehabilitation Associates M. W. Novitch NOW Hair Studio, Erica Garofalo The O’Brien Law Group Denise O’Brien Judith B. O’Brien Barbara and Gerald O’Donnell Shelly and Daniel Onorato Eduardo Ortiz Donna O’Shea Regina Osif Over the Moon Oyster Restaurant Kimberly Padden William J. Pagana, M.D. David R. Pagnotti James Palma-D’Souza Eileen Palmer Irene Paradise Jean Park, M.D. ’16 Dustin Parulis Pat McMullen’s Restaurant Bharat Patel, M.D. Megha Patel Shrut S. Patel, M.D. ’16 Mr. and Mrs. Paul K. Paterson Pathology Associates of NEPA, Ltd. Howard Peck Pediatrics of Northeastern PA, P.C. Carlos Pellegrini Antonio Pellegrino Penn State Worthington Scranton Dwaraki B. Penugonda, M.D. and Haragopal K. Penugonda, M.D. Melissa M. Pham, M.D. ’16 Robert Piehl Pierre’s Fine Clothing and Accessories Brian Pinkosky Pizza by Pappas Sonia L. Planey, Ph.D. Joseph Politch, Ph.D. Adele Pollack Pompey Automotive Group Francis M. Powers Jr., M.D. Amy Pratt Russell P. Preno Timothy B. and Susan E. Primerano Pump House Bed & Breakfast, Marika Handakas, Psy.D. Marc H. Rabin, M.D. Radiation Medicine Specialists of Northeast PA Rainbow Jewelers Mark Rainey, M.D. Isabel Ramirez Kathy Reap Dr. James and Peg Redka Dr. and Mrs. Harry Reich Mary B. Rhodes Linda and Mike Ricci Ries Glass, Christopher Ries Lisa M. Rigau, R.N. and Saul F. Rigau, D.O. Kathleen Riley Dean J. Ripley Jane Risse John P. Robbie Mary Pat Robbie Dr. Steven D. Rockoff Dr. Eugene and Anne Roe Mary Roman Roma’s Pizza & Italian Restaurant Sarah Rosebaugh Tina Roy Eduardo Rueda-Vasquez, M.D. Maria Russoniello Christopher Rymer Diane Saint-Victor Sakari Salon & Spa Carinne Salzett Sand Springs Country Club Jeanette Sanders, D.M.D. and Christopher Sanders, M.D. Marc M. Sandhaus, M.B.S. ’13 Melissa Sanko Raymond and Kimber Sanseveino Sapphire Salon & Destination Spa Sare Family Foundation Lewis Sare
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Sartin Trish Savitsky Allison Scalzo, M.B.S. ’14 Thomas A. Scappaticci Stephen Schleicher, M.D. Mary Jo and Harry W. Schmaltz, M.D. Kathryn Schmidt Michelle Schmude, Ed.D. Mr. and Mrs. Irwin Schneider, Esq. Kevin Schorn Lisa and Dan Schreffler Jill Schroth Elizabeth M. Schultz, M.B.S. ’16 Scranton Rent-All Corp. Scranton Tomorrow Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders Segreto, Inc. Azra M. Sehic, M.D. Brittany Semion, M.D. ’16 Mary Sewatsky, M.D. and Thomas Sewatsky, C.P.A. Avisha Shah Darshan S. Shah, M.D. ’16 The Shawnee Inn & Golf Resort Leslie A. Sheehan Drs. Douglas and Margaret Sheldon Shubhra M. Shetty, M.D. and Ajay Shetty, M.D. Jean Shields The Shirt Lady Frederick Shrimp, M.D. ’16 Jennifer Sibum Sidel’s Restaurant Beth Sieling, M.D. Richard R. Silbert, M.D. Simon & Co. Jewelers Olapeju Simoyan, M.D. Jenny Sirak Skylake Gallery, Bill Chickillo Rebecca Slangan Arianne Slocum Smith Miller Associates Darlene Smith Stafford M. Smith, M.D., F.A.C.P., F.A.C.C. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph R. Sokoloski Timothy M. Somers Sonepar Management US, Inc. Zachary Spalding, M.D. ’16 Carlene Spitzer, PA-C Sharon and Daniel Sporn, M.D. Jean and Marvin Staiman Jamie S. Stallman, M.D. Sheila Stallman Rebeka Stanco Linda Stanzione Nicholas Stanzione, M.D. ’16 Dwight D. Stapleton, M.D. Starr Uniform Center, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Starr Steamtown Yoga, LLC Ezra and Karen Steiger Joseph E. Stella, O.D. Kim Stenlake Jon K. Sternburg, M.D. Karen A. Stine David J. Strang, M.D. Jenna Strzelecki Mr. and Mrs. Albert Styrcula David M. and Patricia A. Suchniak Amy Sudol Sugarloaf Golf Club Christopher Sullivan David Sullivan Jeanne Sullivan Susquehanna Brewing Company Sweet Lush, L.L.C. Jill Swersie Sylvester Chevrolet John L. Szarek, Ph.D. & Laura Martin Jill Taggart Stanley Tasselmyer Terra Preta Restaurant Thirteen Olives Debra Carol Tierney Kathleen A. Tigue, M.D. John and Jane Tomaszewski Tom’s Garage and Auto Sales Traditional Home Health and Hospice Mary Lawhon Triano John Trickett United Neighborhood Centers University of Scranton Allyson Urie V. Loshakov M.D. & Associates Michael Valentine Traci Vennie Leo Vergnetti Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Verrastro Vincenzo’s Pizzeria Vino Dolce Italian Restaurant Todd Vogel Theresa Waibel Susan and Sean Wallace, M.D. ’14 David and Vera Wallline Charles Wallinger
Sister Ann Walsh, IHM Nan O’Donnell Wandalowski Heath Warring The Honorable Michael Washo Waste Management of Pennsylvania, Inc. Samantha Watkins Wayne Memorial Hospital WCGME Cardiology Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Webb Ellen Welch Katelyn Welshans, M.D. ’16 Lisa Wharton Mark V. White, M.D. and Leah Lind Brian D. Wilcox, M.D. and Cathy Wilcox, Ph.D. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins Carien Williams, J.D. C. Randolph Williams Lauren Williams Wisecrackers Comedy Clubs, Inc. Francine Wolk Kathy and Mike Woll Woodloch Pines, Inc. Paul Woods John A. Wright Therese L. Wright Andrew Wroblewski, M.D. ’15 WVIA Lisa Wydawski Smith Julie Wynne Midori Yamanouchi, Ph.D. Bonnie Yerke Joan Yusinski Drs. Alfredo and Jennifer Zangardi Stephen Zangardi Abdulmasih Zarif, M.D. Zavada & Associates C.P.A. William Zehring, Ph.D. Robert P. Zelno Mr. and Mrs. William Ziegler Jr. Christine Zike Edward G. Zurad, M.D.
CONSECUTIVE GIVING (FIVE OR MORE YEARS) Ayotunde Adeagbo, Ph.D. Anonymous William J. Antognoli, M.D. Pat and John Atkins David✝ and Margaret Baker Robert Ballot and Cassandra Devine The Black Horse Foundation Taryn and Eric Blomain, M.D., and Family Mr. and Mrs. Peter Q. Bohlin Leslie and Harmar D. Brereton, M.D. Barbara Burkhouse Ellen Burkhouse Peter and Marleen Butler Sharon Byrne Ida Castro, Esq. Dr. and Mrs. Joseph G. Cesare Sanjay S. Chandragiri, M.D. Edmond and Susan Chin Gloria and Frank Colosimo Commonwealth Health System Community Bank, N.A. Condron & Cosgrove Cooper’s Seafood House, Inc., Paul Cooper Mr. and Mrs. William M. Corey Joseph and Sharmayne Cortese Judith and Charles Curtin, M.D. Louis DeNaples Andrea DiMattia Marion and Jeremiah Eagen, M.D. Jane Farr David Fedor, D.O. Fidelity Deposit & Discount Bank Rabbi and Mrs. Michael B. Fine First National Bank of PA FNCB Bank Laura and L. Peter Frieder Jr., The Frieder Foundation G. Richard Garman and Maribeth Jones Geisinger-Community Medical Center Alan G. Goldstein Kathleen Graff Carol and David Greenwald, M.D. David and Ann Hawk, Gertrude Hawk Chocolates Barbara Heier hemmler + camayd architects Highland Associates, LTD Highmark InterMountain Medical Group, P.C. Steven R. Kafrissen, M.D. and Sheila Saidman, Esq. Keystone Sanitary Landfill, Inc. Ben Kline, M.D. Bonnie and Samuel Lesko, M.D. Robert M. Liegner, M.D. The Lynett-Haggerty Families Dr. and Mrs. Paul J. Mackarey, Mackarey & Mackarey Physical Therapy Consultants Charlotte Schroeder and Nancy Lee Mack Ann M. Mackrell Theodore and Marie Malinchak Rev. Dr. Lois B. Martin and Thomas J. Martin, M.D. Maslow Family Foundation
Melanie Maslow-Kern McCarthy Tire Service Company, Inc. Mary E. McDonald James McKane Michael and Denise Mesaros John W. Mihalchik Marie and John Mohila Ann Noon Mohegan Sun Pocono Ann Moskovitz Claudia B. and Robert W. Naismith, Ph.D. Julia M. Mullen Lois Margaret Nora, M.D. Northeastern Eye Institute Homa and Ali A. Nourian, M.D. NRG Controls North, Inc., Mr. and Mrs. Brian Scandle Jane E. Oppenheim, Oppenheim Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Roy Pauli Peoples Security Bank & Trust Company The Perry Law Firm, LLC PNC Bank Pocono Health Care System Powers Pyles Sutter & Verville PC Prime Electric, Inc. Timothy B. and Susan E. Primerano Quandel Construction Group, Inc. Regional Hospital of Scranton Medical Staff Mary B. Rhodes Lee and Warren Robinson Jr., M.D. Dr. Eugene and Anne Roe Joanie and Chris Roe James and Gloria Ross, Ross Family Foundation Melissa and Bruce Saidman, M.D. Sanofi Pasteur Azra M. Sehic, M.D. Drs. Douglas and Margaret Sheldon Richard R. Silbert, M.D. Stone Office, Incorporated Robert J. Sylvester John L. Szarek, Ph.D. & Laura Martin Taylor Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Health and Wellness Fund of The Luzerne Foundation John and Jane Tomaszewski Mary and Gerald P. Tracy, M.D. Traditional Home Health and Hospice David and Joyce Tressler Janet Townsend, M.D. and Henry Geisinger Margie and Murray Ufberg, Esq. UPMC Susquehanna David and Vera Wallline Carole and Robert E. Wright, M.D. The Wright Center for Graduate Medical Education Midori Yamanouchi, Ph.D.
LIFETIME GIVING ($100,000 OR MORE) Myer M. Alperin ✝ Michael J. Altier Anonymous Pat and John Atkins Nicholas J. Barna, M.D. Leslie and Harmar D. Brereton, M.D. Commonwealth Health System D&L Realty Delta Medix, P.C. Dunmore Oil Co., Inc. Fidelity Deposit & Discount Bank Geisinger CMC Geisinger Health System David & Ann Hawk, Gertrude Hawk Chocolates Alan G. Goldstein InterMountain Medical Group, P.C. Thomas and Flora Karam Keystone Sanitary Landfill, Inc. Lackawanna County Nancy Lee Mack Margaret Briggs Foundation Medical Oncology Associates Mohegan Sun Pocono Moses Taylor Foundation Ann Moskovitz Sondra and Morey Myers, Esq. Claudia B. and Robert W. Naismith, Ph.D. Northeastern Eye Institute Northeastern PA Health Care Foundation Jane Oppenheim, Oppenheim Foundation Sandra C. Phillips PNC Bank Pocono Health Care System Radiation Medicine Associates of Scranton Regional Hospital of Scranton Medical Staff Roy W. Piper Charitable Trust S. R. Wojdak & Associates, LP Sanofi Pasteur Scranton Area Foundation Dr. Susan and Andrew J. Sordoni III The Quandel Group Inc. Times-Shamrock Communications Taylor Nursing Rehabilitation Center Health and Wellness Fund of The Luzerne Foundation UPMC Susquehanna Wayne Memorial Health System Carole and Robert E. Wright, M.D.
FOUNDERS SOCIETY In the early days of The Commonwealth Medical College, a group of individuals, organizations, corporations and foundations stepped forward to ensure the success of the Commonwealth’s new medical college through generous contributions for student scholarships and operations. We are sincerely grateful for their support and recognize them as members of our Founders Society. Myer M. Alperin Michael J. & Louise D. Altier Anonymous Pat & John Atkins Dr. & Mrs. Charles J. Bannon Benco Dental Company Blue Cross of Northeastern Pennsylvania Dr. Harmar D. & Leslie W. Brereton Alice Bulger, Dr. Weimin Chen & Louis Shapiro Community Medical Center Community Medical Center Medical Staff Drs. Louis DeGennaro, Anthony Brutico, Mark Frattali, Keith Pritchyk Delta Medix PC Dempsey Uniform & Linen Supply Inc. Fidelity Deposit & Discount Bank First Liberty Bank & Trust The Gentile Family David & Carol Greenwald and Bruce & Melissa Saidman David & Ann Hawk, Gertrude Hawk Chocolates Beatrice T. Heveran, Esq. & Robert M. D’Alessandri, M.D. Martin Hyzinski, M.D. InterMountain Medical Group Eugene Joseph Kane Thomas F. & Flora K. Karam Lackawanna County Charlotte T. Schroeder Mack Margaret Briggs Foundation Richard C. & Sally W. Marquardt Family Foundation The Medical Staff of Mercy Hospital Cliff & Ruth Melberger Mercy Health Partners Kim & Rob Mericle Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs Barbara Monick Moses Taylor Health Care System Moses Taylor Hospital Medical Staff Morey & Sondra Myers Dr. Robert W. & Claudia B. Naismith Northeastern Eye Institute Northeastern Rehabilitation Associates PC The Oppenheim Family Penn Security Bank & Trust Company The Roy W. Piper Charitable Trust PNC Pocono Health System PrimeMed PC The Quandel Group Inc. Radiation Medicine Associates of Scranton Radiological Consultants Inc. & Advanced Imaging Specialists Mr. & Mrs. Harold Rosenn Drs. David Rutta, Bharat Patel, Christopher Barbarevech, Alexander Lalos & Edward Sherwin Sanofi Pasteur Gov. & Mrs. William W. Scranton Scranton Area Foundation Inc. Scranton Orthopaedic Specialists PC Mr. Andrew & Dr. Susan Sordoni Susquehanna Health Taylor Nursing Center Fund of The Luzerne Foundation Dr. & Mrs. Gerald P. Tracy Wayne Memorial Health System Wilkes-Barre General Hospital Steve & Libby Wojdak Dr. & Mrs. Robert E. Wright The Wright Center for Graduate Medical Education The Wright Center Medical Group
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Scholarship Feature:
THE SANOFI PASTEUR ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIP Jordan Sheagley, M.D. Class of 2020 Jordan Sheagley had help with his decision to pursue medicine and
scholarship, which he will receive for all four years of his education
it came in a way that quintessentially captures the friendliness and
at TCMC. “It was a big surprise and it’s relieved a lot of my stress
helpfulness that define northeastern and north central Pennsylvania.
about debt. But it’s more than the money,” Jordan said. “I feel like
“I was volunteering at a local hospital,” he said, “and I was passing
I have more focus and determination because now someone in the
a surgeon’s office. Suddenly, I just decided to walk in and ask to see
community believes in me.”
the doctor.” Jordan didn’t get protests from the office staff or the cold shoulder from the surgeon. Instead, the doctor answered his questions about medical school and then said, “I have a surgery tomorrow at 7:30.
... I have more focus and determination because now someone in the community believes in me.”
For its part, Sanofi Pasteur, whose support has been instrumental in TCMC’s success since its founding, is glad to help. “Our ongoing commitment to The Commonwealth Medical College speaks to our
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philanthropic priorities, as well as to our company’s vision of a world
This initial act of kindness, not to mention
said Frank Epifano, the company’s vice president, North America and
the shadowing experience, launched
global finance, commercial operation. “We are proud to work with
Jordan’s dreams of becoming a surgeon.
community partners such as The Commonwealth Medical College to
Recently, this first-year medical student
collectively raise the bar for healthcare in northeastern Pennsylvania,
from Kunkletown in Monroe County got yet
and help ensure a new generation of medical professionals for the
another boost from a supportive community.
area. And supporting talented students in need is in alignment with
He is the first recipient of the Sanofi Pasteur
that community strategy.”
in which no one suffers or dies from a vaccine preventable disease,”
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