PCOM DO Commencement Program 2020

Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine welcomes you to the One Hundred and Twenty-ninth Commencement Ceremony in honor of the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine Class of 2020

Tuesday, May 19, 2020 10:00 A.M. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Program Welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kenneth J. Veit, D.O., M.B.A. Provost, Senior Vice President for Academic Aairs and Dean Class of 1976

National Anthem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .PCOM Pulmonics Choir

Greetings from the President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..Jay S. Feldstein, D.O. President and C.E.O. Class of 1981

Remarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John P. Kearney Chairman, Board of Trustees

Presentation of Candidates for Degrees in Course . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Veit

Conferring of the Degrees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Feldstein

e Osteopathic Oath . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Michael A. Becker, D.O., M.S. Assistant Dean of Clerkship Education, Professor of Family Medicine, Class of 1987

Class Chair Address to the Class of 2020 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Memu-Iye Kamara, D.O. Chair, Class of 2020

Class of 2020 Vision Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Kamara and the Class of 2020

Closing Remarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Veit

Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine

Degrees in Course May 19, 2020

Degrees in Course Annabelle Eliza Abdo

Patrick Kyle Beebe

Kendall Alexander Cliatt

Kathleen Eleanor Ackert

Ayla Rose Benge

Lauren Susan Coffua

Raven Erica Adams

Heather Brooke Bernstein

Kyle Michael Coupe

Charles Cudjo Addo-Yobo

Brisha Bhikadiya

omas Wesley Crum

Adeola Adetunji

Emily Catherine Bilyk

Angeleah Ribao Dadivas

Asad Zafar Ahmed

Edward Andrew Bley, Jr.

Timothy Patrick Daly

Mona Mohamed Ahmed

Rachel Emily Brobst

Shilpa Das

Shawon Akanda

Travis Keaton Bryan

John Wayne Davis

Bryan Chisom Akpuaka

Sharon G. Buchbinder

Avijit Kumar Deb

Junaid Mohammed Alam

Hayley Rebecca Busch

Joseph Christopher DeFazio, Jr.

Maxwell Alexander Ambrosino

Samantha Lyn Bush

Matthew Douglas Deicke

Antonios Anagnostopoulos

Andrew omas Bushong

Martin Chan Delatorre

Cooper Anderson

Jesse Angelo Calestine

Sagar Vinay Desai

Robert Joseph Anderson

Brittani Elisse Campelo

Shivani Pragnesh Desai

Taylor James Anspach

Alessandra Claire Carrillo

Tejal Desai

Monica Arora

Lucia Gabriela Cavero

Taisha Destin

Alexandra Balabanov

Vincent Matthew Centore

Aaron Bond Deutsch

Kevin James Barretto

Alisa May Chanchenchop

Alden Frame Dewey

Rishu Batra

Yhana Carolyn Chavis

Lauren Elizabeth DiCalvo

Shane omas Bealer

Daniel Joel Christensen

Kelley Dickson Katherine Mary DiGuilio

Degrees in Course Katherine Rose Dillon

William John Furey

Brian Andrew Henstenburg

Matthew Anthony DiMeglio

Jonathan Robert Gabriel

Adam Carl Holstein

Michael omas Dolan, Jr.

Emma L. Galarza Beltran

Syed Raza Hussain

Matthew Cordell Dorcus

Jazmin C .Garcia

Wesley Stephan Hwang

Louisa A. Drake

Jerica Gerena

Alexander Michael Iacono

Daniel Ryan Eichorn

Michael Shoukrey Gerges

Brighid Catherine Imperiale

Michael Alan Enea

Henry John Goetzman

Angelica Lee Italiano

Danielle Christine Estrada

Natalie Anne González

Jarrett Elijah James

Victoria M. Ettorre

Robert Michael Gordon

Yihui Jiang

Chinwe Marriotti Ezenna

Stormie Rae Gough

Nicole Joseph

Joanna Lynne Faughender

William Edward Grill

Tina Joseph

James Francis Ewing Ferry

Katerina Grynyshin

Memu-Iye Kamara

Rachel Figaro

Anthony James Guillorn

Solomon Karugu Kamau

Sam Warren Finkelstein

Ankur Chandra Gupta

Heemali Shailesh Kamdar

Scott Matthew Fisher

Winston Chase Hamilton

Payvand Kamrani

Dylan omas Flaherty

Kang Hoo Han

Yasin Husein Kanakrieh

Lisa Yael Follett

Justin Daniel Hark

Brittany Lynn Kane

Alexander Samuel Ford

Emily Laura Harlos

Michael John Kasunic

Katherine Lawlor Fradeneck

Nathaniel Martis Harry

Talia Shalit Katz

Bryan Robert Frailey

Andrea Lynn Healy

Peter Paul Keares

Sarah Anne Friedrich

Julianne Marie Heater

Andrew Kelada

Degrees in Course Shawn William Kennemuth

Navneet Kaur Mann

Kolby Nelson

Rachael Jeanette Kern

Marissa Anne Manning

Duy Chau Ngoc Nguyen

Maxwell Kilcoyne

Andrew David Marcano

Miranda Naa- Korleye Nortey

Hanna Kim

Michael John Marino

Angela North

Brandon Joseph Klein

Frank Charles Mayer, III

Kevin Matthew Nowakowski

Chinwendu Catherine Korie

Nicole McAndrew

Chetachi Eudora Odelugo

Florina Gabriela Kraiter

Alexandria Shannon McGowan

Gerald Scott Orlando, II

Mackenzie Leigh Kramer

Conor James McLaughlin

Joseph Michael Orndor

Amy Lam

Kevin Patrick McMahon, III

Samuel Orr

Henry Lam

Matthew Meade

Ariane Ceri Osterwald

Kristin A. Lee

Stephanie Michalik

Erika M. Pack

Tal Avigal Lee

Simran Minhas

Nicole Patricia Pantle

Christopher omas Leon

Shailja Modi

Nirali Patel

Sharon Marie Longo

Ali A. Mohammed

Kevin Edward Peifer

Nicholas Arthur Lopresto

Christopher Raymond Moll

Andrew James Pelle

Caleb Lougheed

Michael Anthony Montemarano

George William Peter Pitsakis

Adrian Julian Lowenfeld

Caroline Susan Morris

Courtney Alexis Potteiger

John Francis Lozowski Jr.

Indra Neil Mukherjee

Amina Malika Pratt

Abigail Elizabeth Lukasik

Bhasha Mukhopadhyay

Sky Lillian Prestowitz

Suraj J. Malhan

Julie Nicole Murone

Katharine Elizabeth Pula

Saleena Malik

Melissa Lynn Neavear

Kathleen Mary Pulice

Degrees in Course Erik Fausto Rahner

Brittney Marie Shupp

Samuel Eric Tate

Urmiya Mamoon Rashid

Jason Sing

Kelly Tompeck

Kerby Lynn Rauscher

Ajit Singh

Dat anh Tran

Nandini Razdan

Vasili V. Sitaras

Derek B. Tran

Christopher Robert Reggio, Jr.

Alex Patrick Smaracheck

Alexa Lambrini Tzaferos

John Michael Ricely

Laura Ellen Smith

Sahel Uddin

Samantha Taylor Rollins

Michael Anthony Snover, II

Mark Milo Ujevich

Anna Marie Russell

Young Son

Marina Mobeena Ulhaq

Taylor Helen Russell

Wessley Square

Jessica Marie Vanderkooi

Nelson Emmanuel Santos Agosto

Jason Charles Strunk

Kissa Zalika Walker

Martin Josef Schardt

Devin Marie Sullivan

Laura Christine Walters

Austin Matthew Schatzman

Peter omas Dos Santos Sullivan

Ruo Yi Wang

Jeremy Robert Schmoyer

Colin Patrick Sulpizio

Daniel Ethan Weinblatt

James Charles Schuck

Anna Elizabeth Sunnergren

Blen Teclemariam Weldekidan

Kelly Ann Schuitema

Monika Melissa Szeliga

Christopher Steven Wilson

Jonathan Charles Scrobola

Nicholas William Talamonti

Colleen Withers

Raqiya Shoaib

Mahdey Fathi Tallat

Mary Margaret Woodruff

Blake Hunter Shoemaker

Mihoko Tanabe

Kathie Z. Wu

Timothy Charles Shuey

Julianna Lesley Tantum

Sara Zeltsman

Degrees in Course OSTEOPATHIC MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM e Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine Undergraduate Teaching Fellowship program is designed to provide osteopathic medical students with the tools necessary to integrate osteopathic principles into all areas of clinical practice and to develop superior patient management and clinical problem solving and to enhance Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment teaching skills. e program extends the medical school curriculum an additional year, incorporating teaching, clinical experience and research.

At the outset, the program was partially endowed by the family of C. Paul Snyder, D.O., PCOM Class of 1910, and the Oxford Foundation. Contributions from alumni, families, friends and estate gifts help to continue funding this undergraduate teaching fellowship largely supported by the College.

We are pleased to recognize and congratulate the following graduates of PCOM’s Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine Undergraduate Teaching Fellowship program:

Alexander Samuel Ford William Edward Grill

POSTHUMOUS DEGREE e awarding of a posthumous degree recognizes the educational achievement of an enrolled student who at the time of death was in good academic standing, had completed a substantial portion of the program, and was successfully progressing towards completion of the degree requirements.

Arfan Bashir

The Osteopathic Oath

I do hereby affirm my loyalty to the profession I am about to enter. I will be mindful of my responsibility to preserve the health and life of my patients, to perform faithfully my professional duties.

I will be vigilant in aiding in the general welfare of the community.

I will endeavor to work in accord with my colleagues in a spirit of progressive co-operation.

I will look with respect and esteem upon all those who have taught me my art.

I will be loyal to my college and strive always for its best interests and for the interests of the students who will come after me.

I will be alert to further the application of basic biologic truths and to develop the principles of osteopathic medicine.

Class of 2020 Vision Statement We the Class of 2020, come together to establish a community, dedicated to the Osteopathic profession.

As future physicians, we will expand our breadth of knowledge through our commitment to life-long learning.

We aspire to be adaptable, resilient physicians that are prepared to overcome any challenge.

We will remain true to who we are, remembering where we came from, while focusing on where we are going.

To our classmates, we vow to build caring connections through love, kindness, and understanding.

We promise to embrace our diverse PCOM family and recognize our unity as aspiring physicians.

To our colleagues, we promise absolute dedication to the profession by prioritizing communication and partnership.

Similar to the intricate mechanisms driving the human body, we aim to seamlessly collaborate, placing the care of the patient at the forefront.

We vow to set aside dierences in the face of adversity as we strive to lead with integrity and humility.

We promise to always hold ourselves and our fellow healthcare professionals accountable to the highest standards of excellence.

To our future patients and their families, we pledge to be honest and compassionate physicians.

We vow to treat the patient as a whole: mind, body, and spirit.

We will advocate for and educate all members of the communities we serve.

We will look at the world through a lens that converges diverse human stories into a unified experience.

Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine

Awards W e congratulate all of our award recipients for their distinguished academic performance and service to the College and community.

Awards THE DEAN’S AWARD Awarded to that member of the graduating class who by personal and professional conduct and by contributions to student affairs and to the general program of Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine has been deemed worthy of special citation as recipient of the Dean’s Award: Memu-lye Kamara

THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION AWARD Awarded by the Alumni Association of Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine to that member of the graduating class who has been selected because of the high caliber of performance of professional duties in the hospital and outpatient services: Robert Michael Gordon

THE JOHN H. EIMERBRINK, D.O. MEMORIAL AWARD Awarded to that member of the graduating class who in the opinion of the members of the Department of Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine has shown exceptional ability in the use of osteopathic philosophy and osteopathic manipulative treatment: William Edward Grill

THE DEAN ARTHUR M. FLACK AND BELLE B. FLACK MEMORIAL AWARD Awarded upon recommendation of the Department of Internal Medicine to that member of the graduating class who has been selected as most proficient in the practice of internal medicine: Jesse Angelo Calestine

THE WILBUR P. LUTZ, D.O. MEMORIAL AWARD Awarded upon recommendation of the Department of Internal Medicine to that member of the graduating class who has been selected as the most proficient in physical diagnosis: Brian Andrew Henstenburg

Awards THE WILLIAM F. DAIBER, D.O. MEMORIAL AWARD Awarded to that member of the graduating class who has been selected on the basis of exceptional ability in the field of cardiology: Memu-lye Kamara

THE FREDERIC H. BARTH MEMORIAL AWARD Awarded to that member of the graduating class who has been selected on the basis of excellence in the field of bronchopulmonary and upper respiratory disease: Christopher Robert Reggio

THE WILLIAM H. DICKERSON, D.O. MEMORIAL AWARD Awarded upon recommendation of the Department of Internal Medicine to that member of the graduating class who has achieved exceptional competence in the field of infectious disease: Blake Hunter Shoemaker

THE KENNETH L. WHEELER, D.O. MEMORIAL AWARD Awarded to that member of the graduating class whose interests and achievements in didactic and clinical radiology studies have been of high order: John Francis Lozowski

THE ANDREW D. DeMASI, D.O. ’47, AND DANIEL H. BELSKY, D.O. ’57, AWARD IN OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY Awarded upon recommendation of the staff of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology to that member of the graduating class who has been selected for exceptional competence and proficiency in obstetrics and gynecology: Tal Avigal Lee

THE H. WILLARD STERRETT, D.O. AND H. WILLARD STERRETT, JR., D.O. MEMORIAL AWARD Awarded upon recommendation of the Division of Urology to that member of the graduating class who has been selected on the basis of proficiency in urology: Shawon Akanda

Awards THE GALEN S. YOUNG, SR., D.O. MEMORIAL AWARD Awarded upon recommendation of the Department of Surgery to that member of the graduating class who has shown exceptional interest and ability in the field of surgery: Adrian Julian Lowenfeld

THE JESSE M. YOUNG MEMORIAL AWARD Awarded to that member of the graduating class for exceptional service to the community or to the College: Brisha Bhikadiya

THE FRIEDA O. VICKERS, D.O. AND MAJOR JAMES VICKERS FAMILY PRACTICE AWARD Awarded upon recommendation of the Department of Family Practice to that member of the graduating class who has been selected as most proficient in the field of family medicine: Bhasha Mukhopadhyay

THE IRVING S. ROGOVE, D.O. ’36 MEMORIAL AWARD Awarded to that member of the graduating class who has been selected on the basis of excellence in the field of geriatrics: Angela North

THE PENNSYLVANIA OSTEOPATHIC MEDICAL ASSOCIATION AWARD Awarded to that student recognized as an outstanding graduate upon recommendation of the faculty and administration of PCOM in consultation with the Awards Committee of the Pennsylvania Osteopathic Medical Association: Maxwell Kilcoyne

EXCELLENCE IN EMERGENCY MEDICINE AWARD Awarded by the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine to a senior medical student who has demonstrated excellence in the specialty of emergency medicine: Justin Daniel Hark

Awards THE LEONARD H. FINKELSTEIN, D.O. AWARD e Leonard H. Finkelstein, D.O. Award for Exhibiting Excellence in Compassionate Concern for Patients was created in the year 2000 by Bobbie and Gene Shaid in memory of Bobbie. e award is in recognition of Dr. Finkelstein’s commitment to outstanding patient care and is presented to that member of the graduating class who has demonstrated these qualities: Memu-lye Kamara

THE DR. THOMAS M. ROWLAND, JR. SCHOLAR-ATHLETE AWARD Awarded upon recommendation of a special committee of alumni, administration, faculty and staff and representatives of athletic programs to that member of the graduating class who has shown academic excellence in basic and clinical sciences and who has participated in and contributed to one of the College’s organized sports programs: Daniel Ryan Eichorn

THE ARNOLD S. LINCOW, D.O. ’76 AWARD Established by Dr. Lincow and awarded to that member of the graduating class who has shown interest, competency and aptitude for end of life care and has demonstrated skills in multiple modalities including osteopathic manipulative treatment to alleviate pain and suffering: Alexander Samuel Ford

THE SIMMY GINSBURG HUMANITARIAN AWARD Presented by the family of Simmy Ginsburg to that graduating student who has shown himself or herself to be not only a strong and conscientious medical student but also one who has demonstrated integrity, kindness, compassion, empathy, a love of life and who has had a positive impact on the lives of his or her fellow students, medical colleagues and patients: Mihoko Tanabe

Awards THE F. MUNRO PURSE, D.O. ’32 AWARD IN PEDIATRICS Awarded to that member of the graduating class who has been selected on the basis of excellence in the field of pediatrics: Sharon Marie Longo

THE PCOM STUDENT MEMORIAL AWARD Presented by Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine in memory of those students who passed away before graduating as osteopathic physicians: Homer Mackey, Lewis Rossman, D. Neil Grove, Richard F. Campo, Paul G. Moscato, Marianne C. Filipczyk, Peter McLaughlin, Jr., Clifford G. Dorf, Anthony J. Di Michele, Joseph R. Krobert, David M. Atlas, Jr., Michelle M. Andrews, John D. Kearney, Behrang Emami, Matthew D. Antrobus, Rebecca A. Park, Ross E. Breitbart, Elton G. Cosby, Arfan Bashir Awarded to those members of the graduating class who have attained the highest scholastic averages in didactic study: Julianna Lesley Tantum

THE PRESIDENT’S LEADERSHIP IN DIVERSITY AWARD e President’s Leadership in Diversity Award is given to a student graduating from each program at Philadelphia, Georgia, and South Georgia, who has made a unique contribution to create an environment of shared responsibility and ownership for diversity and inclusion at PCOM, as well as demonstrating emerging and sustained commitment thereon.

Miranda Naa-Korleye Nortey

THE HYMEN KANOFF, D.O. ’52 MEMORIAL AWARD IN FAMILY PRACTICE Awarded to that member of the graduating class who demonstrates a commitment to ethics and community service as well as a focus in family medicine and osteopathic manipulative treatment: Sharon G. Buchbinder

MASON W. PRESSLY MEMORIAL AWARD is medal, in memory of the co-founder of Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, is presented to the student who is recognized by students, faculty and administration as “Student D.O. of the Year.” e recipient is honored for outstanding achievement and service to the College, the community and the osteopathic profession: Kathleen Eleanor Ackert

Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine

Class of 2020 Post-Graduate Training

D.O. Class of 2020 Post-Graduate Training Annabelle Eliza Abdo, D.O. Obstetrics and Gynecology Temple University Hospital Philadelphia, PA

Maxwell Alexander Ambrosino, D.O. Internal Medicine Pennsylvania Hospital Philadelphia, PA

Heather Brooke Bernstein, D.O. Internal Medicine Inspira Health Network Vineland, NJ

Kathleen Eleanor Ackert, D.O. Obstetrics and Gynecology St. Luke’s University Health Network Bethlehem, PA

Antonios Anagnostopoulos, D.O. Psychiatry Cape Fear Valley Health/ Campbell University Fayetteville, NC

Brisha Bhikadiya, D.O. Internal Medicine Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Philadelphia, PA

Cooper Anderson, D.O. General Surgery Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Philadelphia, PA

Emily Catherine Bilyk, D.O. Family Medicine St. Luke’s Anderson Program/Campus Easton, PA

Raven Erica Adams, D.O. Pediatrics University of Illinois COM Chicago, IL Charles Cudjo Addo-Yobo, D.O. Emergency Medicine University of Illinois COM Chicago, IL Adeola Adetunji, D.O. Internal Medicine University of Illinois COM Chicago, IL

Robert Joseph Anderson, D.O. Internal Medicine Geisinger Health System Danville, PA

Edward Andrew Bley, Jr., D.O. Internal Medicine Albert Einstein Medical Center Philadelphia, PA

Taylor James Anspach, D.O. Anesthesiology Penn State Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA

Rachel Emily Brobst, D.O. Internal Medicine Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Philadelphia, PA

Monica Arora, D.O. Internal Medicine St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital Youngstown, OH

Travis Keaton Bryan, D.O. Family Medicine Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center Winston-Salem, NC

Alexandra Balabanov, D.O. Neurology Loyola University Medical Center Maywood, IL

Sharon G. Buchbinder, D.O. Family Medicine Abington Memorial Hospital Abington, PA

Shawon Akanda, D.O. Urology Rowan SOM Stratford, NJ

Kevin James Barretto, D.O. Family Medicine Ocean Medical Center Brick, NJ

Hayley Rebecca Busch, D.O. Pediatrics Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church, VA

Bryan Chisom Akpuaka, D.O. Internship Zucker SOM-Northwell Plainview Hospital Plainview, NY Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Sinai Hospital of Baltimore Baltimore, MD

Shane omas Bealer, D.O. Family Medicine Excela Health Latrobe Hospital Latrobe, PA

Samantha Lyn Bush, D.O. Family Medicine Lancaster General Hospital Lacanster, PA

Patrick Kyle Beebe, D.O. Internal Medicine Madigan Army Medical Center Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA

Andrew omas Bushong, D.O. Operational Family Medicine Nellis Air Force Base Nellis AFB, NV

Ayla Rose Benge, D.O. Medicine-Primary Wright Center for GME Scranton, PA

Jesse Angelo Calestine, D.O. Internal Medicine Geisinger Health System Danville, PA

Asad Zafar Ahmed, D.O. Internal Medicine Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Philadelphia, PA Mona Mohamed Ahmed, D.O. Emergency Medicine Virginia Commonwealth University Health Systems Richmond, VA

Junaid Mohammed Alam, D.O. Internal Medicine HCA Houston Healthcare Houston, TX

DO Class of 2020 Post-Graduate Training Brittani Elisse Campelo, D.O. Pediatrics Stony Brook University Hospital Stony Brook, NY

Shilpa Das, D.O. Family Medicine University of Maryland Baltimore, MD

Alden Frame Dewey, D.O. Pediatrics Jersey Shore University Medical Center Neptune, NJ

Alessandra Claire Carrillo, D.O. Internal Medicine Franciscan Health Olympia Fields Olympia Fields, IL

John Wayne Davis, D.O. Family Medicine University of Nevada Reno SOM Elko, NV

Lucia Gabriela Cavero, D.O. Family Medicine Bryn Mawr Hospital Bryn Mawr, PA

Avijit Kumar Deb, D.O. Internal Medicine Mercy Catholic Medical Center Darby, PA

Lauren Elizabeth DiCalvo, D.O. Medicine-Preliminary Abington Memorial Hospital Abington, PA Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Case Western/MetroHealth Medical Center Cleveland, OH

Vincent Matthew Centore, D.O. Emergency Medicine Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center Johnstown, PA

Joseph Christopher DeFazio Jr., D.O. Family Medicine UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside Pittsburgh, PA

Alisa May Chanchenchop, D.O. Pediatrics Lehigh Valley Hospital Allentown, PA

Matthew Douglas Deicke, D.O. Internal Medicine Allegheny General Hospital Pittsburgh, PA

Daniel Joel Christensen, D.O. Pathology omas Jefferson University Philadelphia, PA

Martin Chan Delatorre, D.O. Internal Medicine Lehigh Valley Hospital Allentown, PA

Lauren Susan Coffua, D.O. General Surgery Crozer-Chester Medical Center Upland, PA

Sagar Vinay Desai, D.O. Interventional Radiology Albert Einstein Medical Center Philadelphia, PA

Kyle Michael Coupe, D.O. Emergency Medicine Inspira Health Network Vineland, NJ

Shivani Pragnesh Desai, D.O. Internship Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Philadelphia, PA

omas Wesley Crum, D.O. Family Medicine Samaritan Health Services Corvallis, OR Angeleah Ribao Dadivas, D.O. Family Medicine UPMC Williamsport Williamsport, PA Timothy Patrick Daly, D.O. Internal Medicine St. Luke’s University HospitalBethlehem Campus Bethlehem, PA

Tejal Desai, D.O. Family Medicine Rutgers-R W Johnson Medical School-NJ New Brunswick, NJ Taisha Destin, D.O. Internal Medicine University of Illinois COM Chicago, IL Aaron Bond Deutsch, D.O. Emergency Medicine Lehigh Valley Hospital Allentown, PA

Kelley Dickson, D.O. Family Medicine Crozer-Chester Medical Center Upland, PA Katherine Rose Dillon, D.O. Anesthesiology omas Jefferson University Philadelphia, PA Matthew Anthony DiMeglio, D.O. Internal Medicine omas Jefferson University Philadelphia, PA Michael omas Dolan Jr., D.O. Family Medicine Martin Army Community Hospital Fort Benning, GA Matthew Cordell Dorcus, D.O. Family Medicine St. Luke’s Hospital - Anderson Easton, PA Louisa A. Drake, D.O. Obstetrics and Gynecology University of Connecticut School of Medicine Farmington, CT Daniel Ryan Eichorn, D.O. Otolaryngology Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Philadelphia, PA Michael Alan Enea, D.O. Medicine-Preliminary Lankenau Medical Center Wynnewood, PA Radiology-Diagnostic Albert Einstein Medical Center Philadelphia, PA

DO Class of 2020 Post-Graduate Training Danielle Christine Estrada, D.O. Family Medicine VCU-Shenandoah Valley Front Royal, VA

Katherine Lawlor Fradeneck, D.O. Family Medicine Jefferson Health Langhorne, PA

William Edward Grill, D.O. Emergency Medicine Jefferson Health Philadelphia, PA

Victoria M. Ettorre, D.O. Obstetrics and Gynecology Morristown Medical Center Morristown, NJ

Bryan Robert Frailey, D.O. Emergency Medicine Geisinger Health System Danville, PA

Katerina Grynyshin, D.O. Anesthesiology UPMC Pinnacle Lititz Lititiz, PA

Chinwe Marriotti Ezenna, D.O. Family Medicine Baylor College of Medicine Houston, TX

Sarah Anne Friedrich, D.O. Psychiatry Albert Einstein Medical Center Philadelphia, PA

Anthony James Guillorn, D.O. Orthopaedic Surgery Inspira Health Network Vineland, NJ

Joanna Lynne Faughender, D.O. Surgery Preliminary University of California San Francisco East Bay San Francisco, CA Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation omas Jefferson University Philadelphia, PA

William John Furey, D.O. Psychiatry Christiana Care Wilmington, DE

Ankur Chandra Gupta, D.O. Pediatrics St. Christopher’s Hospital Philadelphia, PA

Jonathan Robert Gabriel, D.O. Orthopaedic Surgery Jersey City Medical Center Jersey City, NJ

Winston Chase Hamilton, D.O. Anesthesiology omas Jefferson University Philadelphia, PA

Jazmin C. Garcia, D.O. Pediatrics Rutgers-R W Johnson Medical School-NJ New Brunswick, NJ

Kang Hoo Han, D.O. Family Medicine Albert Einstein Healthcare Network Norristown, PA

Jerica Gerena, D.O. Psychiatry St. Luke’s Hospital Easton, PA

Justin Daniel Hark, D.O. Emergency Medicine Geisinger Health System Danville, PA

Michael Shoukrey Gerges, D.O. Surgery Preliminary University of Texas HSC San Antonio, TX

Emily Laura Harlos, D.O. Emergency Medicine University of Texas Medical School Houston, TX

Henry John Goetzman, D.O. Pediatrics Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Bethesda, MD

Nathaniel Martis Harry, D.O. Anesthesiology Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Bethesda, DC

Natalie Anne Gonzalez, D.O. Pediatrics Albert Einstein Medical Center Philadelphia, PA

Andrea Lynn Healy, D.O. Internal Medicine Lankenau Medical Center Wynnewood, PA

Robert Michael Gordon, D.O. Psychiatry Albert Einstein Medical Center Philadelphia, PA

Julianne Marie Heater, D.O. Emergency Medicine Albert Einstein Medical Center Philadelphia, PA

Stormie Rae Gough, D.O. Pediatrics Lehigh Valley Hospital Allentown, PA

Brian Andrew Henstenburg, D.O. Internal Medicine Lehigh Valley Hospital Allentown, PA

James Francis Ewing Ferry, D.O. Emergency Medicine Geisinger Health System Danville, PA Rachel Figaro, D.O. Internship Aventura Hospital Aventura, FL Sam Warren Finkelstein, D.O. Internal Medicine Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Philadelphia, PA Scott Matthew Fisher, D.O. Anesthesiology Advocate Health Care Chicago, IL Dylan omas Flaherty, D.O. Internal Medicine University Louisville SOM Louisville, KY Lisa Yael Follett, D.O. Orthopaedic Surgery Montefiore Medical Center/Einstein Bronx, NY Alexander Samuel Ford, D.O. Family Medicine Cleveland Clinic Foundation Lakewood, OH

DO Class of 2020 Post-Graduate Training Adam Carl Holstein, D.O. Psychiatry omas Jefferson University Philadelphia, PA Syed Raza Hussain, D.O. Internal Medicine San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium San Antonio, TX Wesley Stephan Hwang, D.O. Family Medicine Crozer-Chester Medical Center Upland, PA Alexander Michael Iacono, D.O. Psychiatry Delaware Psychiatric Center New Castle, DE Brighid Catherine Imperiale, D.O. Pediatrics Childrens National Medical Center Washington, DC

Solomon Karugu Kamau, D.O. Internal Medicine Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Philadelphia, PA Heemali Shailesh Kamdar, D.O. Pediatrics Virginia Commonwealth University Health Systems Richmond, VA Payvand Kamrani, D.O. Internship Tower Health/Reading Hospital Reading, PA Dermatology Penn State Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA Yasin Husein Kanakrieh, D.O. Internal Medicine Lehigh Valley Hospital Allentown, PA

Angelica Lee Italiano, D.O. Medicine-Primary CMSRU/Cooper University Hospital Camden, NJ

Brittany Lynn Kane, D.O. General Surgery Hackensack Meridian Jersey Shore University Medical Center Neptune, NJ

Jarrett Elijah James, D.O. Medicine-Emergency Med Vidant Medical Center East Carolina University Greenville, NC

Michael John Kasunic, D.O. Family Medicine Scott Air Force Base Belleville, IL

Yihui Jiang, D.O. Family Medicine Abington Memorial Hospital Abington, PA Nicole Joseph, D.O. Pathology Geisinger Health System Danville, PA Tina Joseph, D.O. Psychiatry Albert Einstein Medical Center Philadelphia, PA Memu-Iye Kamara, D.O. Emergency Medicine Tower Health/Reading Hospital West Reading, PA

Talia Shalit Katz, D.O. Family Medicine Lankenau Medical Center Bala Cynwyd, PA Peter Paul Keares, D.O. Family Medicine Scott Air Force Base/St. Louis University O’Fallon, IL Andrew Kelada, D.O. Family Medicine Hunterdon Medical Center Flemington, NJ Shawn William Kennemuth, D.O. Radiology-Diagnostic Christiana Care Newark, DE

Rachael Jeanette Kern, D.O. Emergency Medicine Jefferson Northeast Philadelphia, PA Maxwell Kilcoyne, D.O. General Surgery Mercy Catholic Medical Center Darby, PA Hanna Kim, D.O. General Surgery Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Philadelphia, PA Brandon Joseph Klein, D.O. Orthopaedic Surgery Zucker SOM-Northwell Plainview Hospital Plainview, NY Chinwendu Catherine Korie, D.O. Family Medicine Morehouse School of Medicine Atlanta, GA Florina Gabriela Kraiter, D.O. Neurology Duke University Medical Center Durham, NC Mackenzie Leigh Kramer, D.O. Internal Medicine Abington Memorial Hospital Abington, PA Amy Lam, D.O. Internal Medicine Lehigh Valley Hospital Allentown, PA Henry Lam, D.O. Internal Medicine Lehigh Valley Hospital Allentown, PA Kristin A. Lee, D.O. Medicine/Emergency Medicine Jefferson Health Philadelphia, PA Tal Avigal Lee, D.O. Obstetrics and Gynecology Lankenau Medical Center Wynnewood, PA

DO Class of 2020 Post-Graduate Training Christopher omas Leon, D.O. Emergency Medicine Jefferson Northeast Philadelphia, PA Sharon Marie Longo, D.O. Pediatrics Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church, VA Nicholas Arthur Lopresto, D.O. Family Medicine Brown/Kent Hospital Pawtucket, RI Caleb Lougheed, D.O. Family Medicine Mountain State OPTI-WV Hagerstown, MD Adrian Julian Lowenfeld, D.O. General Surgery UPMC Medical Hospitals Harrisburg, PA John Francis Lozowski Jr., D.O. Internship Crozer-Chester Medical Center Upland, PA Radiology-Diagnostic Virginia Commonwealth University Health System Richmond, VA Abigail Elizabeth Lukasik, D.O. Obstetrics and Gynecology UPMC Medical Hospitals Harrisburg, PA Suraj J. Malhan, D.O. Internship Inspira Health Network Vineland, NJ Neurology University of Maryland Medical Center Baltimore, MD Saleena Malik, D.O. Internal Medicine AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center Atlantic City, NJ Navneet Kaur Mann, D.O. Family Medicine Bryn Mawr Hospital Bryn Mawr, PA

Marissa Anne Manning, D.O. Psychiatry Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Bethesda, DC

Shailja Modi, D.O. Pediatrics Atlantic Health Systems Goryeb Children’s Hospital Morristown, NJ

Andrew David Marcano, D.O. Internal Medicine Inspira Health Network Vineland, NJ

Ali A. Mohammed, D.O. Internship Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Philadelphia, PA

Michael John Marino, D.O. Medicine-Preliminary MedStar Union Memorial Hospital Baltimore, MD Frank Charles Mayer III, D.O. Emergency Medicine Christiana Care Newark, DE Nicole McAndrew, D.O. Obstetrics and Gynecology Rowan University SOM Stratford, NJ Alexandria Shannon McGowan, D.O. Internship Inspira Health Network Vineland, NJ Conor James McLaughlin, D.O. Emergency Medicine Lehigh Valley Health Network Allentown, PA Kevin Patrick McMahon III, D.O. Family Medicine NCC Fort Belvoir Fort Belvoir, VA Matthew Meade, D.O. Orthopaedic Surgery Rowan University SOM Stratford, NJ Stephanie Michalik, D.O. Obstetrics and Gynecology Tower Health/Reading Hospital Reading, PA Simran Minhas, D.O. Internal Medicine AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center Atlantic City, NJ

Christopher Raymond Moll, D.O. Internal Medicine Albert Einstein Medical Center Philadelphia, PA Michael Anthony Montemarano, D.O. Internal Medicine Rowan University SOM Stratford, NJ Caroline Susan Morris, D.O. Pediatrics UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA Indra Neil Mukherjee, D.O. Anesthesiology omas Jefferson University Philadelphia, PA Bhasha Mukhopadhyay, D.O. Family Medicine Abington Memorial Hospital Abington, PA Julie Nicole Murone, D.O. Internal Medicine Allegheny General Hospital Pittsburgh, PA Melissa Lynn Neavear, D.O. Pediatrics Atlantic Health Systems Goryeb Children’s Hospital Morristown, NJ Duy Chau Ngoc Nguyen, D.O. Family Medicine St. Joseph Medical Center - Reading Reading, PA Miranda Naa- Korleye Nortey, D.O. Pediatrics Morehouse School of Medicine Atlanta, GA

DO Class of 2020 Post-Graduate Training Angela North, D.O. Family Medicine UPMC St. Margaret Pittsburgh, PA Kevin Matthew Nowakowski, D.O. Internal Medicine UPMC Medical Hospitals Harrisburg, PA Chetachi Eudora Odelugo, D.O. Internal Medicine Franciscan Health Olympia Fields Olympia Fields, IL Gerald Scott Orlando II, D.O. Family Medicine Crozer-Chester Medical Center Upland, PA Joseph Michael Orndorff, D.O. Internal Medicine University of Texas Medicine Branch Galveston, TX Samuel Orr, D.O. Internship Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Philadelphia, PA

Andrew James Pelle, D.O. Internship Crozer Chester Upland, PA Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA George William Peter Pitsakis, D.O. Internal Medicine Jefferson Health Philadelphia, PA Courtney Alexis Potteiger, D.O. Obstetrics and Gynecology UPMC Pinnacle Harrisburg, PA Amina Malika Pratt, D.O. Family Medicine St. Francis University of Tennessee Memphis, TN Katharine Elizabeth Pula, D.O. Emergency Medicine Lehigh Valley Hospital Allentown, PA Kathleen Mary Pulice, D.O. Obstetrics and Gynecology Lehigh Valley Health Network Allentown, PA

Samantha Taylor Rollins, D.O. Internal Medicine St. Luke’s Hospital Bethlehem, PA Anna Marie Russell, D.O. Psychiatry Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Bethesda, DC Taylor Helen Russell, D.O. Emergency Medicine Tower Health/Reading Hospital West Reading, PA Nelson Emmanuel Santos Agosto, D.O. Medicine-Preliminary Brookwood Baptist Health Birmingham, AL Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation University of Alabama Medical Center Birmingham, AL Martin Josef Schardt, D.O. Psychiatry omas Jefferson University Philadelphia, PA Austin Matthew Schatzman, D.O. Pediatrics Lehigh Valley Hospital Allentown, PA

Ariane Ceri Osterwald, D.O. Internship Zucker SOM Northwell Peconic Bay Riverhead, NY Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation NYU Grossman School Of Medicine New York, NY

Urmiya Mamoon Rashid, D.O. Internal Medicine Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Philadelphia, PA

Jeremy Robert Schmoyer, D.O. Internal Medicine Midwestern University OPTI Cottonwood, AZ

Erika M. Pack, D.O. Obstetrics and Gynecology Crozer-Chester Medical Center Upland, PA

Kerby Lynn Rauscher, D.O. Pediatrics St. Christopher’s Hospital Philadelphia, PA

James Charles Schuck, D.O. Family Medicine Inspira Health Network Vineland, NJ

Nicole Patricia Pantle, D.O. Internal Medicine Inspira Health Network Vineland, NJ

Nandini Razdan, D.O. Internal Medicine HCA Healthcare/USF Morsani GME Largo, FL

Kelly Ann Schuitema, D.O. Emergency Medicine Rowan University SOM Stratford, NJ

Nirali Patel, D.O. Family Medicine University of Connecticut School of Medicine Hartford, CT

Christopher Robert Reggio Jr., D.O. Internal Medicine Tower Health/Reading Hospital Reading, PA

Jonathan Charles Scrobola, D.O. Anesthesiology Temple University Hospital Philadelphia, PA

Kevin Edward Peifer, D.O. Anesthesiology University of Connecticut School of Medicine Farmington, CT

John Michael Ricely, D.O. Medicine-Preliminary Abington Memorial Hospital Abington, PA Radiology-Diagnostic Temple University Hospital Philadelphia, PA

Raqiya Shoaib, D.O. Internal Medicine Rowan University SOM Stratford, NJ

DO Class of 2020 Post-Graduate Training Blake Hunter Shoemaker, D.O. Internal Medicine Christiana Care Newark, DE

Devin Marie Sullivan, D.O. Internal Medicine/Pediatrics Christiana Care Newark, DE

Kelly Tompeck, D.O. Surgery-Preliminary Morristown Medical Center, Morristown, NJ

Timothy Charles Shuey, D.O. Medicine/Pediatrics Geisinger Health System Danville, PA

Peter omas Dos Santos Sullivan, D.O. Internship Mercy Catholic Medical Center Darby, PA Anesthesiology Baystate Medical Center Springfield, MA

Dat anh Tran, D.O. Family Medicine Abington Memorial Hospital Abington, PA

Brittney Marie Shupp, D.O. Medicine-Primary St. Luke’s Hospital Bethlehem, PA Jason Sing, D.O. Family Medicine Christiana Care Newark, DE Vasili V. Sitaras, D.O. Internship Orange Regional Medical Center Middletown, NY Public Health and General Preventive Medicine Loma Linda University Loma Linda, CA Alex Patrick Smaracheck, D.O. Internship Clarion Hospital Clarion, PA

Colin Patrick Sulpizio, D.O. Family Medicine St. Joseph’s Hospital Reading, PA Anna Elizabeth Sunnergren, D.O. Internal Medicine Lankenau Medical Center Wynnewood, PA Monika Melissa Szeliga, D.O. Internal Medicine Rowan University SOM Stratford, NJ Nicholas William Talamonti, D.O. Psychiatry Albert Einstein Medical Center Philadelphia, PA

Laura Ellen Smith, D.O. Pediatrics CMSRU/Cooper University Hospital Camden, NJ

Mahdey Fathi Tallat, D.O. Internal Medicine Zucker SOM-Northwell Staten Island University Staten Island, NY

Michael Anthony Snover II, D.O. Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Vidant Medical Center/ East Carolina University Greenville, NC

Mihoko Tanabe, D.O. Family Medicine Boston Medical Center Boston, MA

Young Son, D.O. Urology Rowan SOM Stratford, NJ Wessley Square, D.O. Internship Inspira Health Network Vineland, NJ Jason Charles Strunk, D.O. Surgery Preliminary Abington Memorial Hospital Abington, PA

Julianna Lesley Tantum, D.O. Internal Medicine Lankenau Medical Center Wynnewood, PA Samuel Eric Tate, D.O. Medicine-Preliminary Abington Memorial Hospital Abington, PA Anesthesiology Baystate Medical Center Springfield, MA

Alexa Lambrini Tzaferos, D.O. General Surgery Inspira Health Network Vineland, NJ Sahel Uddin, D.O. Family Medicine Penn State Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA Mark Milo Ujevich, D.O. Emergency Medicine Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center Johnstown, PA Marina Mobeena Ulhaq, D.O. Emergency Medicine/Family Medicine Jefferson Health Philadelphia, PA Jessica Marie Vanderkooi, D.O. Emergency Medicine Jefferson Health - Northeast Philadelphia, PA Kissa Zalika Walker, D.O. Family Medicine Jefferson Health Langhorne, PA Laura Christine Walters, D.O. Internal Medicine Abington Memorial Hospital Abington, PA Ruo Yi Wang, D.O. Family Medicine Campbell University Lillington, NC Daniel Ethan Weinblatt, D.O. Internal Medicine CMSRU/Cooper University Hospital Camden, NJ Blen Teclemariam Weldekidan, D.O. Pediatrics Nationwide Childrens Hospital Columbus, OH

DO Class of 2020 Post-Graduate Training Christopher Steven Wilson, D.O. Internship Zucker SOM-Northwell Peconic Bay Medical Center Riverhead, NY Anesthesiology Baystate Medical Center Springfield, MA

Colleen Withers, D.O. Internal Medicine Rowan University SOM Stratford, NJ

Kathie Z. Wu, D.O. Internal Medicine Geisinger Health System Danville, PA

Mary Margaret Woodru, D.O. Internship Crozer-Chester Medical Center Upland, PA Radiology-Diagnostic CMSRU/Cooper University Hospital Camden, NJ

Sara Zeltsman, D.O. Pediatrics Rutgers-R W Johnson Medical School-NJ New Brunswick, NJ

Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Board of Trustees Administration The PCOM Alumni Association

Board of Trustees Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Foundation and Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine – Officers Chairman of the Board

John P. Kearney

Vice Chairman

Thomas J. Gravina

President and Chief Executive Officer

Jay S. Feldstein, D.O. ’81

Provost, Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean

Kenneth J. Veit, D.O. ’76, M.B.A.

Vice President for Finance and Chief Financial Officer

Peter Doulis, C.P.A.

Chief Legal Affairs Officer and Assistant Secretary

David F. Simon, J.D.

Chief Advancement Officer

Carrie Collins, J.D., Ph.D.

Chief Diversity and Community Relations Officer

Marcine Pickron-Davis, Ph.D.

Interim Dean and Chief Academic Officer Osteopathic Medical Program – PCOM Georgia

Joseph M. Kaczmarczyk, D.O. ’82***

Dean and Chief Academic Officer Osteopathic Medical Program PCOM South Georgia

H. William Craver, III, D.O. ’87***

Dean, School of Pharmacy – PCOM Georgia

Shawn Spencer, Ph.D.***

Chief Campus Officer – PCOM Georgia

R. Bryan Ginn, Jr.***

Executive Assistant to the President and Secretary

Lavinia Lafferty

Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Foundation and Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine James H. Black, D.O. ’62, LL.D. (Hon.) John B. Bulger, DO ’95, M.B.A. Timothy P. Burgess, M.P.A. Joseph A. Dieterle, D.O. ’70 Mr. Matthew O. Elkes Jay S. Feldstein, D.O. ’81 Stephanie Felgoise, Ph.D.* Julie R. Fox, M.B.A. Mr. omas J. Gravina *Faculty Representative **Alumni Representative ***These individuals are members of the PCOM Board only

Jerel A. Hopkins, Esquire Mr. John P. Kearney Vincent Lobo, D.O. ’65 Suzanne S. Mayes, J.D. Mr. R. David McCleskey A. Scott McNeal, D.O. ’88 Dana C. Shaffer, D.O. ’85 ** Mr. Wayne T. Sikes Kenneth J. Veit, DO ’76, M.B.A.

Administration Jay Feldstein, D.O. President and Chief Executive Officer Kenneth J. Veit, D.O., M.B.A. Provost, Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean Peter Doulis, C.PA. Vice President for Finance and Chief Financial Officer Linda R. Adkison, M.S., Ph.D. Associate Provost Accreditation, Growth and Development Sheree J. Aston, O.D., Ph.D. Interim Associate Provost for Accreditation, Academic Growth and Development H. William Craver III, D.O. Dean and Chief Academic Officer, Osteopathic Medical Program, PCOM South Georgia Robert DiTomasso, Ph.D. Dean School of Professional and Applied Psychology Joseph Kaczmarczyk, D.O., M.P.H. Interim Dean, and Chief Academic Officer Osteopathic Medical Program, PCOM Georgia Gregory McDonald, D.O. Dean, School of Health Sciences Shawn Spencer, Pharm.D. Dean and Chief Academic Officer School of Pharmacy, PCOM Georgia Carrie Collins, J.D., Ph.D. Chief Advancement Officer Jane Z. Dumsha, Ph.D. Chief Research and Sponsored Programs Officer Stephanie Ferretti, M.L.S. Chief Library Services Officer Mindy George-Weinstein, Ph.D. Chief Research and Science Officer R. Bryan Ginn, Jr. Chief Campus Officer, PCOM Georgia Deborah A. Benvenger, M.B.A. Chief Admissions Officer Erik Langenau, D.O., M.B.A. Chief Academic Technologies Officer Margaret McKeon, B.S.N., Esq. Chief Compliance Officer

Patience Mason, M.Ed. Chief Student Affairs Officer.

Samuel A. Matheny, M.Ed., M.A. Chief Student Services Officer, Financial Aid and Interim Registrar Christina Mazzella, M.S. Chief Human Resources Officer Marisa Niedbalski, M.B.A. Chief Information Security Officer Marcine Pickron-Davis, Ph.D. Chief Diversity and Community Relations Officer Wendy W. Romano Chief Marketing and Communications Officer David Simon, J.D. Chief Legal Affairs Officer Richard T. Smith, M.B.A. Chief Technology Operations Officer Frank H. Windle Chief Facilities Officer Arthur Sesso, D.O. Senior Associate Dean of Osteopathic Curricular Innovation and Oversight and Chair, Surgery Bonnie A. Buxton, Ph.D. Associate Dean, Osteopathic Curriculum and Chair, Department of Bio-Medical Sciences, Osteopathic Medical Program, PCOM Georgia Kerin Fresa, Ph.D. Associate Dean, Osteopathic Curriculum, Philadelphia Campus Naushad M. Khan Ghilzai, Ph.D. Associate Dean for Academics and Assessment, School of Pharmacy, PCOM Georgia David Kuo, D.O. Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education and Director of Medical Education Michael Becker, D.O., M.S. Assistant Dean, Clerkship Education Marla Golden, D.O. Director of Clerkship Academics, PCOM Georgia, PCOM South Georgia Chair of Clinical Education, PCOM South Georgia Michael Lee, Ph.D. Assistant Dean, Professional and Student Affairs, School of Pharmacy, PCOM Georgia

Administration (continued) Julie Wickman, Pharm.D. Assistant Dean, Clinical Education School of Pharmacy, PCOM Georgia Joanne M. Jones, M.B.A. Campus Officer, PCOM South Georgia Brian Balin, Ph.D. Chair, Department of Bio-Medical Sciences Stephanie H. Felgoise, Ph.D., A.B.P.P. Chair, Department Clinical Psychology Elizabeth A. Gosch, Ph.D., A.B.P.P. Chair, Department of Counseling, PCOM Jessica Glass Kendorski, Ph.D., N.C.S.P., B.C.B.A.-D Chair, Department School Psychology, PCOM

Laura Levy, D.H.Sc., P.A.-C Chair, Physician Assistant Studies Philadelphia and PCOM Georgia Phillip Palmer, P.T., Ph.D. Chair, Physical Therapy, PCOM Georgia Avadhesh C. Sharma, Pharm.D., Ph.D. Chair, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, PCOM Georgia John Tovar, Pharm.D. Chair, Department of Pharmacy Practice, School of Pharmacy, PCOM Georgia

The PCOM Alumni Association The PCOM Alumni Association Board of Directors 2020 Council Members

Executive Council

Professional Careers Council

William B. Swallow, DO ’79 – President

Prerakkumar Adhuria, PharmD ’17

Paul J. LaPoint, DO ’90 – President-Elect

Jennifer Alvarado, MS/FM ’08

Amanda S. Murphy, MS/PA, ’02 – Secretary

Christopher W. Brown, MS/CCHP ’11

Shanda D. Lucas-O’Dennis, MS/ODL ’09

Madeleine L. Brown, MS/Biomed ’18

Awards Committee Chair Jennifer A. Dwyer, DO ’08 Nominating Committee Chair Melissa Schwartz, DO ’91 – Past President

Krystal N. Carter, MS/CCHP ’10 Ashara Cashaw, MS, PsyD ’13 Rashim Lancit, EdS ’13 Ruark Lanham, MS/ODL ’07 David M. Poponi, PsyD ’09 Preston Williams, MS/PA ’07

DO Council Michael Becker, DO ’87

Trainee Council

James M. Bonner, DO ’86

Sarah C. Hryzak, (DO, ’18), Resident

Gretta A. Gross, DO ’97

Samuel Berding, (DO, ’22), Student Rep,

Ricky P. Lockett, DO ’84

PCOM Georgia

Joseph Nyzio, DO ’00

Jazmone Kelly, (DO, ’23), Student Rep,

Ositadinma O. Opara, DO ’99

PCOM South Georgia

William J. Pesce, DO ’89

Jacob Stein, MS/Biomed ’19 (DO ’23),

Elsira M. Pina, DO ’89

Student Rep, PCOM

Howard M. Robinson, DO ’90 Alumni Association Board Representative to PCOM Board of Trustees Dana C. Shaffer, DO ’85 PCOM President & CEO Jay S. Feldstein, DO ’81 Senior Manager, Alumni Special Services Pamela J. Ruoff, MS

Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

The College Seal The Mace and Baton The Academic Costume

The College Seal

The College seal first appeared in 1925 embossed on the cover of The Synapsis, the College’s first yearbook. Volume One of The Synapsis was published by the junior class of Philadelphia College of Osteopathy in honor of the graduating class of 1925. The first seal incorporated the College motto mens et manus, “mind and hand.” The seal’s origin is unknown, as is its designer.

In 1938, Edgar O. Holden, D.O. ’22, dean of the College from 1924 to 1943, and Russell C. Erb, Ph.D., associate dean from 1937 to 1943, proposed and designed a coat of arms. The coat of arms appeared for the first time in the 1938 alumni magazine and featured a heraldic design that applies to the osteopathic profession. The three triangles are symbolic of the three segments of the vertebral column, which has a significant part in the science of osteopathic medicine. The hand emerges from a noble crown indicative of the regal aspect and dignity, as well as the healing powers of the human hand when applied to the art and science of osteopathic medicine.

The College motto was retained, and the coat of arms was utilized as the College seal in various motifs through the mid-1980s.

An adaptation of the first College seal was re-introduced in 1986. Today’s College seal, similar to the original, was adopted following the College’s Centennial Celebration in 1999.

The seal features a centrally placed shield within which are shown a scroll and a flaming torch of knowledge. Immediately above is the College motto, reflecting the College’s osteopathic origin.

Uppermost and arranged in a radial pattern are streaks of solar brilliance. Separated from either side of the shield are branches of laurel joined and bound together at the center, close to the base of the shield. These components exemplify teaching, learning and the attainment of knowledge leading to successful careers in the healthcare professions. The name of the College and the year of its founding encircle the seal.

The Mace and Baton

PCOM’s academic processions are led by the bearer of the College mace, who precedes or accompanies the president of the College. The bearers of the mace and baton serve as marshals of faculty. The medieval mace was first a protective device for the clergy, who were not allowed to carry swords. Later, maces became ceremonial and are carried today in the Houses of Parliament in England and also in the United States House of Representatives where, when in position to the right of the Speaker of the House, the mace is a symbol of his or her authority.

The Alumni Association of PCOM presented the mace to the College in 1972. The idea of having a College mace was first proposed in 1969. Several maces were thus designed, but support for the undertaking was lacking. It was the enthusiastic spirit of Ms. Carol Fox, at that time assistant registrar, now retired associate vice president for enrollment management, that caused Dr. Thomas M. Rowland, Jr., then registrar and vice president–administration, later president of PCOM, to acquiesce.

Paul T. Lloyd, D.O., designed the mace, which was created by William F. J. Ryan of New York, a member of the L’Académie Internationale d’Héraldique.

A sphere with a golden crown tops the mahogany staff heralding sovereign authority of the College to grant the degree Doctor of Osteopathy by virtue of the powers given it by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Engraved on the sphere is the caduceus, the symbol of medicine. The caduceus represents the staff of Aesculapius, the Latin name for Askelepios, the Greek god of medicine, son of Apollo and the nymph Coronis. A snake is entwined on the staff ’s branch because the serpent was held sacred to the gods and was an early symbol of medicine.

Three coats of arms appear on the upper of the two hexagonal modes: Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (directly beneath the caduceus), the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and the City of Philadelphia (the locale of the College since its founding in 1899). PCOM’s coat of arms is engraved on the top of the marshal’s baton, a symbol of authority in keeping with the title and office held by the marshal.

The metallic elements of the mace, to wit the hexagonal modes and the globe, are bronzebased with heavily plated rhodium. The coronet is gold-plated and the staff is South American mahogany.

The Academic Costume

The history of academic costume originated in medieval times and stems from the early days of the oldest universities. It is thought that long gowns were first worn for warmth in the cold lecture halls. And hoods may have covered the tonsured heads (shorn crowns) of priests and monks who made up the faculty. One university insisted on the tonsure for scholars. The hoods were replaced by the skull cap, which in turn was displaced by a headgear somewhat like that worn today.

The faculty and students of European universities still wear a diversity of academic regalia.

However, in 1893, a United States intercollegiate commission dictated a uniform code, which has been accepted by most American colleges and universities.

The commission devised three types of gowns and three types of hoods for the bachelor’s, the master’s and the doctorate degree. All gowns are black except for the associate in arts degree, which is gray.

The bachelor’s gown features pointed sleeves and is worn closed; the master’s gown has an oblong sleeve and may be worn open or closed. The gown for the doctorate degree has bellshaped sleeves slashed with three velvet bars. The front of the gown is faced with velvet and is worn either open or closed.

The colorful hoods are lined with silk in the color or colors of the institution granting the degree (PCOM’s colors are maroon and gray). In addition, the hood is trimmed with velvet facing representing the academic discipline in which the degree has been granted: white for arts, letters or humanities; golden-yellow for science; purple for law; lemon-yellow for library science; sapphire-blue for commerce or business; light blue for education; brown for fine arts; dark blue for philosophy; green for medicine—the color of life and growth (Fellows of the American College of Osteopathic Surgeons wear hoods trimmed with crimson). The length of the hood varies according to the degree: short for the associate and bachelor’s degree, medium for the master’s and long for the doctorate.

Mortarboards are generally recommended for caps, although soft, square-topped caps are permissible. Tassels may be black or gold and are usually gold for the doctorate degree. While there is no rule for the position of the tassel, many colleges and universities (including PCOM) request the candidates to wear the tassel on the right side and to shift it to the left at the moment the degree is awarded.