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TEACHER Lawrence Kaplan, MD ’86, Elizabeth Drum, MD ’86 and Sean Harbison, MD ’86 ALSO INSIDE: DONOR HONOR ROLL AND CLASS OF ’03 RESIDENCIES

Dear Alumni, Faculty, Students and Friends, The Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) site visit team recently visited our campus as part of its ongoing accreditation review process. Over the course of two full days, the team inspected the School of Medicine’s physical plant, reviewed copious amounts of data, and met with more than 25 students and faculty. The improvements we have made to our facilities and student scholarship award amounts were widely praised by the site visit team. They were especially pleased with the University’s support of the School of Medicine and with our plans for the new medical school building. The School did a wonderful job in demonstrating why our accreditation merits reinstatement without probation, but we will not know the official impact of the site visit until the LCME Central Committee meets in February 2004. I will notify you of the decision as soon as possible thereafter. In the mean time, I am immensely proud of our faculty, staff and students and alumni—and very appreciative of everyone’s help and support during this process. With warm wishes for the holidays,

John M. Daly, MD ’73 Dean

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Features COVER STORY page 2

The Student Becomes the Teacher 2

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Giselle Zayon Director, Alumni Affairs

From the Lab to the World: Bio-Technology Transfer at Temple 6

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Jacqueline Spadaro Temple University Office of Publications [367-03]

Bringing People Together: RAR Reception 8

CONTRIBUTING WRITERS

Gwen Coverdale Denice Ferrarelli Pamela Forsythe Brett Harned Irv Hurwitz Fred Maher Tobey Malickson Jannine Medrana Jordan Reese

2003 Commencement Awards 27 Residencies, Class of 2003 29

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John M. Daly, MD’73 A S S I S TA N T D E A N , DEVELOPMENT and A L U M N I A F FA I R S

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Irv Hurwitz P R E S I D E N T, A L U M N I A S S O C I AT I O N

Louis X. Santore, MD ’80 CORRESPONDENCE

Temple University School of Medicine Alumni Office 3223 N. Broad Street, Suite 415 Philadelphia PA 19140 215.707.4868

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In Memoriam 36 Copyright © 2003 by Temple University Temple University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all in every aspect of its operations. The University has pledged not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, age, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, marital status, or disability. This policy extends to all educational, service, and employment programs of the University. For more information or to review Temple University’s Affirmative Action Plan, contact the Office of Affirmative Action, 109 University Services Building, 215-204-7303 (TTY: 215-204-6772).

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The practice of medicine is an art, not a trade; a calling, not a business; a calling in which your heart will be exercised equally with your head. — Sir William Osler

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From left to right: Lawrence Kaplan, MD ’86, Elizabeth Drum, MD ’86, and Sean Harbison, MD ’86

Sir William Osler has inspired many modern doctors, including Lawrence Kaplan, MD ’86. You can find the revered physician’s words next to Dr. Kaplan’s photo in the 1986 Skull. And now, nearly 20 years later, Dr. Kaplan and two of his classmates — Elizabeth Drum, MD ’86 and Sean Harbison, MD ’86 — are bringing what they’ve learned to yet another generation of Temple students, interns and residents.

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“As I work with students, I am reminded of the unbridled enthusiasm, the amazing quest for knowledge that begins when we are students and continues when we are experienced clinicians.” —Darilyn Moyer, MD ’85, Associate Professor of Medicine,Associate Director of the Internal Medicine Residency Program and Director of the HIV Clinic at Temple

AN AMAZING WAY TO EARN A LIVING Having returned to Temple last September as head of General Internal Medicine after 13 years at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School (Camden, NJ), Dr. Kaplan uses words like “joy” and “fun” to describe his work. “It’s an amazing way to earn a living—watching and encouraging the sense of discovery and joy that can come from medicine when students feel they can really make a difference in someone’s life,” he says. Dr. Kaplan knows that it is years of experience, not the conferring of the MD degree, that makes a physician a professional, and he encourages students to adjust their self-expectations accordingly. He also knows—and helps students discover—that people at all levels of training can teach and learn from one another. “My interest has evolved to teaching students to be teachers,” he said. “When students become teachers, it inspires them to become more professional, and takes their knowledge and education to the next level. Plus, it makes the whole process fun.” The key, Dr. Kaplan believes, is that we are all learners. Some of us are just further along than others. And learners can learn from patients or students fresh out of basic sciences just as well as they can from senior faculty members. Dr. Kaplan also believes that students must become active participants in their own learning. A teacher can set the stage by making students feel comfortable, valuing their input, encouraging them to risk demonstrating what they actually know or don’t know—but ultimately students must learn how to come up with their own answers. “We lay the groundwork for a way of thinking, a process, that they can use for the rest of their careers,” he says. Dr. Kaplan says it’s a phenomenal experience watching students grow. “I’ve had previous students who are now faculty members at various schools tell me that I was a mentor to them—and that is an incredibly good feeling,” he says.

One of Dean Daly’s priorities for Temple, curriculum improvement, is a keen interest of Dr. Kaplan’s, too. He has seen that how students and residents are evaluated clinically can be very subjective—for example, how a student who jokes around with house staff might be considered a better student than the quiet person who doesn’t spontaneously volunteer information. “As teachers, we can better acculturate students to being professionals if they know specifically how they’re being evaluated and if evaluation criteria are consistent with what they need to know as physicians,” he says. In many ways, teaching at Temple has been like coming home for Dr. Kaplan. He remembers looking around the table the first few times he sat in a faculty meeting, surrounded by many of the masters he had looked up to when he was in school. Now they sometimes come to him for advice or an opinion. “I’m the expert for people who taught me,” he exclaims. “I am their colleague, their peer. It’s fun.”

PEOPLE WE MEET ALONG THE WAY Is it coincidence that Elizabeth Drum’s (MD ’86) first day of work at Temple nine years ago was the day of groundbreaking for Temple University Children’s Medical Center? It’s hard to know for certain, according to Dr. Drum, who is now Director of Pediatric Anesthesiology at Temple Children’s and Associate Professor of Anesthesiology. “It’s intriguing to think about what makes people choose the specialty they go into,” she says. “You wonder how much of our decisions are influenced by the people we meet along the way.” Medical students rotate in anesthesia in small groups, so Dr. Drum enjoys spending concentrated time with each of them. Last June, after the match, a fourth-year medical student who had spent a week in Temple Children’s as a third-year student stopped Dr. Drum in the elevator and thanked her for getting her started in pediatrics.

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“We are living examples of not only what we have learned, but also of the way we have learned— humanism and teaching by example.” —Audrey Uknis, MD ’87, Associate Dean for Admissions and Associate Professor of Medicine in the Section of Rheumatology at Temple

“I talked with her about the care of a patient and answered her questions,” Dr. Drum recalls, “but at the time had no idea our conversation would help spark an interest in pursuing a pediatric residency.” People she met along the way influenced Dr. Drum’s own decision to go into pediatric anesthesiology. After a year and a half in general surgery training, she knew that surgery was not where she wanted to head. As a surgery intern, she had spent time talking to anesthesiologists. Their interest in her kindled her interest in anesthesia. Ultimately, Dr. Drum’s decision to pursue anesthesiology was influenced by two of Dr. Drum’s classmates who were anesthesia residents. Their excitement convinced her to go that route as well. When Dr. Drum first arrived at Temple as a faculty member, plans were underway to build the new pediatric hospital. Between the time she arrived in 1994 and when Temple Children’s opened in 1998, Temple went from taking care of a few pediatric patients to specializing in their care. Complex plans had to be developed, specialists recruited, procedures and equipment put into place. Today, Temple’s reputation in pediatrics is well established throughout the city, and its commitment to pediatric care not only strengthens Temple clinically, but also enhances its educational expertise. “Some people want a job where everything is figured out, where everything is already established. Others, like me, thrive on the challenge of molding things, fixing things, making them happen. Temple has been that kind of environment,” says Dr. Drum. “People who graduate from Temple are excellent clinicians,” she says. “Building from that, it doesn’t matter what specialty you go into. You can do anything.”

BUILDING CONFIDENCE Seventeen years after graduating from Temple, Sean Harbison, MD ’86, returned in January 2003 as Associate Professor of Surgery and oncologic surgeon. “I love teaching. That’s a big reason I came back,” he says. “And from where I sit, the student experience hasn’t changed. Temple students soak up knowledge like a sponge. They aren’t afraid to ask hard questions—‘why am I doing this procedure,

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why am I treating a clinical problem this way, why did or didn’t I prescribe a test.’” Dr. Harbison knows that clinical work can be bewildering to students. Not yet seasoned professionals, they haven’t been involved in patient care. A typical clinical problem, like gastrointestinal bleeding, can seem overwhelming. “But because of Temple’s emphasis on basic science in the first two years, I can relate students back to basics,” he says. “Everything in the clinical curriculum relies on a solid foundation. What might at first seem overwhelming can be taken down a notch so students can understand what is going on and feel more confident.” Even though physicians now depend more on technology since Dr. Harbison’s student days, Temple’s conservative basis of education—physiology, biochemistry, anatomy—hasn’t changed. “Temple students are able to correlate their strong foundation of knowledge in the basic sciences with information from technology,” he says. “And although technology has made the physician’s job easier in ways, our task—to care for another human being—remains the same.” Dr. Harbison understands that clinical work can be difficult for students. They’re on rotation for four short weeks and then they’re gone. “It can be a tough learning environment, so I try to make them feel at home and part of a team,” he says. “In my OR, I get students involved—tying knots, cutting tissue—so they are drawn in emotionally as well as intellectually,” he explains. “Standing over a patient’s open abdomen is powerful. Students can have the experience of knowing what an inflamed appendix feels like. They can see what colon cancer looks like and, while they’re seeing it, I can explain how it differs from rectal cancer. It’s real and it’s exciting and a very different experience than listening to a classroom lecture,” he says. Returning to Temple has been an easy transition for Dr. Harbison. “Temple has the feeling of a small school, a small hospital where people know each other and ask what they can do to help, where colleagues are truly colleagues,” he says. “We’re all in this together.”

THE STUDENTS BECOME THE TEACHERS A L U M N I O N FAC U LT Y AT T E M P L E The Medical School’s Dean, John Daly, MD ’73, is an important example of an alumnus who credits Temple with helping him develop—and is now helping Temple develop. He’s in good company, with 339 other Medical School alumni now on faculty to help him, both at home base on North Broad Street and at clinical affiliates around the State. Listed below are the alumni who are full-time faculty. For the list of part-time, volunteer, and emeritus alumni faculty, contact the Alumni Office at 800-331-2839 or 215-707-4850. Francis Au, MD ’71 Professor, Surgery Peter Axelrod, MD, Res ’83 Associate Professor, Medicine

Helene Glassberg, MD ’93 Assistant Professor, Medicine

Bennett Lorber, MD, Res’71 Professor, Medicine

Lleras Samuels, MD, Fel ’96 Assistant Professor, Medicine

Amy Goldberg, MD, Res ’92 Associate Professor, Surgery

William Santamore, PhD ’76 Research Professor, Physiology

Rodger Barnette, MD ’79, Res ’81 Professor, Anesthesiology

Sean Harbison, MD ’86 Associate Professor, Surgery

Thomas Marino, PhD ’78 Professor, Anatomy and Cell Biology

Joseph Benjamin, MD, Res ’83 Associate Professor, Medicine

John Harding, MD ’73 Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Kathleen Brennan, MD, Res ’94 Assistant Professor, Medicine Neil Brister, MD ’83, PhD, Res ’86 Professor, Anesthesiology Michael Bromberg, PhD ’84, MD ’88 Associate Professor, Medicine Raymond Brown, MD ’79, Res ’83 Assistant Professor, Ob/Gyn and Reproductive Sciences Andrea Brown, MD ’84 Assistant Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Ashwin Chatwani, MD, Res ’78 Professor, Ob/Gyn and Reproductive Sciences Michael Clancy, MD, Res ’75 Professor, Orthopedics Gary Cohen, MD, Res ’92 Associate Professor, Diagnostic Imaging

Ozgur Harmanli, MD, Res ’95 Assistant Professor, Ob/Gyn and Reproductive Sciences William Hecker, MD ’90 Assistant Professor, Surgery Adrienne Hollander, MD ’96, Res ’99, Fel ’02 Assistant Professor, Medicine Steven Houser, PhD ’78 Professor, Physiology Matthew Hurford, MD ’02 Assistant Professor, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Susan Inniss, MD, Res ’95 Assistant Professor, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Allan Kahler, MD ’97 Instructor, Pediatrics Lawrence Kaplan, MD ’86 Associate Professor, Medicine

Lois Martyn, MD ’62, Res ’66 Associate Professor, Ophthalmology Paul Mather, MD ’88, Res ’91 Associate Professor, Medicine Alan Maurer, MD ’75, Res ’76 Professor, Diagnostic Imaging James McClurken, MD ’76 Professor, Surgery Keith McNellis, MD ’00 Instructor, Medicine Stanley Michael, MD, Fel ’96 Assistant Professor, Orthopedics

Roy Steinhouse, MD ’68, Res ’74 Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Aita Susi, MD ’92 Assistant Professor, Pediatrics Ronald Tallarida, PhD ’67 Professor, Pharmacology Elaine Thallner, MD ’85 Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine

Adriana Monferre, MD ’94 Assistant Professor, Medicine

Joseph Thoder, MD ’82 Associate Professor, Orthopedics

Ray Moyer, MD, Res ’76 Professor, Orthopedics

John Travaline, MD, Res ’94 Associate Professor, Medicine

Michelle Nathan, MD ’95 Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine

Joseph Treat, MD ’79 Professor, Medicine

Joanne Orth, PhD ’78 Professor, Anatomy and Cell Biology

Raghu Katragadda, MD, Res ’01 Assistant Professor, Anesthesiology

Deborah Crabbe, MD, Res ’96 Assistant Professor, Medicine

George Kehner, PhD ’02 Assistant Professor, Pharmacology

Gerard Criner, MD ’79, Res ’82 Professor, Medicine

Michael Keresztury, MD, Res ’94 Assistant Professor, Anesthesiology

John Daly, MD ’73 Dean & Professor, Surgery

Amit Kharod, MD ’96 Assistant Professor, Surgery

Elizabeth Drum, MD ’86, Res ’91 Associate Professor, Anesthesiology

Soo Kim, MD ’97 Assistant Professor, Surgery

Robert Fisher, MD, Res ’70 Professor, Medicine

Melanie Koehler, MD ’93 Assistant Professor, Pediatrics

Sally Rosen, MD, Res ’79 Professor, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Kristin Fortuna, MD ’95, Res ’00 Assistant Professor, Orthopedics

Christopher Kowalski, MD ’97 Assistant Professor, Surgery

Steven Rothman, MD ’88, Fel ’95 Associate Professor, Medicine

Frank Friedenberg, MD ’89, Res ’92 Associate Professor, Medicine

Lauren Krasner, MD ’89, Res ’95 Associate Professor, Anesthesiology

Ronald Rubin, MD ’72, Res ’75 Professor, Medicine

Joseph Kubacki, MD ’75, Res ’79 Professor, Ophthalmology

Sharon Rubin, MD ’90, Res ’93, Fel ’96 Assistant Professor, Medicine

R. Sean Lenahan, MD ’98 Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine

Ashok Shenoy, MD, Res ’95 Assistant Professor, Anesthesiology

Jean Miller, MD, Res ’98 Assistant Professor, Medicine

Francis Cordova, MD, Fel ’96 Assistant Professor, Medicine

John Gaughan, PhD ’95 Research Assistant Professor, Physiology

Carson Schneck, MD ’59, PhD ’65 Professor, Anatomy and Cell Biology

Kristin Parris, MD ’90, Res ’93 Associate Professor, Medicine Abhijit Pathak, MD ’91, Res ’97 Assistant Professor, Surgery

Jacob Ufberg, MD ’96, Res ’99 Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine Audrey Uknis, MD ’87, Res ’90 Associate Professor, Medicine Albert Weiss, MD ’73, Res ’78 Associate Professor, Orthopedics

Alisa Peet, MD ’00 Instructor, Medicine

Woodrow Wendling, MD ’78, PhD ’87, Res ’83 Associate Professor, Anesthesiology

Stephen Permut, MD ’72, JD Professor, Family and Community Medicine

Marla Wolfson, PhD ’85 Associate Professor, Physiology John Wurzel, MD, Res ’83 Associate Professor, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Ernest Yeh, MD ’97 Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine Wei Zhang, PhD ’00 Research Assistant Professor, Thrombosis Marvin Ziskin, MD ’62 Professor, Diagnostic Imaging

Rafik Samuel, MD ’95 Assistant Professor, Medicine

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Bio-Technology Transfer at Temple Let’s say you have a great idea for a new diagnostic method or a more efficient drug delivery system—an idea you believe could be patented and marketed. Do you know how to take that idea from inspiration to application? The process is called “technology transfer” —and assistance with all its steps is available to Temple alumni and faculty. “Physicians and scientists often have great ideas but are not trained to write business plans, get funding, and work out legal arrangements to establish their own firms or license their ideas to existing companies,” said John Daly, MD ’73, Dean of the School of Medicine, during a recent forum held at Temple to promote the school’s research enterprise. “Technology transfer is the next industrial revolution, and science is driving the industry,” he said. Temple offers help and advice regarding venture capital, patenting and licensing law, small business incubation, public/private partnerships— all aspects of the process. If you have an idea with commercial potential, seek advice early. If you are an academic researcher, intellectual property considerations mandate that you first submit your idea to your institution. Second, speed and confidentiality are important in the patent process, and the issue of confidentiality raises a conflict for researchers expected to publicly report their findings. Revealing too many details in a paper or presentation can destroy a concept’s patentability. The good news is that any researcher with a Temple connection (alumni, faculty, students) can consult the University for information and advice on patenting, licensing, business formation, contractual and other legal considerations, funding, or any issue associated with bringing technology to market.

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For example, The Innovation & Entrepreneurship Institute of the Fox School of Business and Management is the University’s patenting and business formation clearinghouse, bringing inventors together with business advisors to move new technologies and applications to the marketplace. The Institute offers an annual Business Plan Competition, a multi-stage event that provides valuable feedback from a panel of professional businesspeople; the opportunity to consult with Temple MBA candidates, a feebased service; and free workshops that expose researchers to experts in business creation, venture funding, law, and other specialties. “We are Temple’s gateway to the entrepreneurial business world,” says Rudy Treichel, Executive Director of the Institute. “Call us with an idea and we can put you in touch with mentors and help you find out how to get funding.” For Temple-employed researchers, the road to the commercial market begins with the Office of Technology Transfer (OTT), established 14 years ago to protect and commercialize the results of research conducted at the University. The OTT is authorized to enter into royalty-producing licensing contracts, allowing companies to make, use, develop, and/or sell Temple-owned inventions. Currently, the OTT reviews about 35 submissions a year to determine whether they have commercial value. About 60 percent of these are approved for patent application. If a patent is obtained, the invention can be licensed to an existing company for development, or a small firm can be established to pursue it. Usually, Temple patents are developed by start-ups, and the University retains an equity stake in the company. Profits generated from Temple patents are divided between the University and the inventor. Half of the University’s portion underwrites the operation of the OTT. Temple inventions generated $871,000 in gross royalty revenue during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2003.

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The Temple University Small Business Development Center (SBDC) is a regional source of business consultation and funding for entrepreneurs and emerging growth companies in southeastern Pennsylvania. Clients do not have to be related to Temple. Funded by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and staffed by Temple, the SBDC provides assistance in business development and growth, locates government and overseas markets, and secures funding. The SBDC also provides funding on occasion; for example, last spring it offered matching grants of up to $4,000 to defray the cost of writing Small Business Innovation Research grant proposals.

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Temple alumni, students, faculty, and staff who want information on bringing a new device, procedure, or other invention to market can contact: Temple University Small Business Development Center 215-204-7282 www.temple.edu/sbdc Innovation and Entrepreneurship Institute, Fox School of Business & Management 215-204-3082 Temple University Office of Technology Transfer 215-204-7662 www.techtrans.temple.edu

SOME STARTUPS THAT STARTED WITH MEDICAL SCHOOL FACULTY Aeson Therapeutics Inc. was formed to commercialize fluasterone, a synthetic analog of the steroid DHEA. Fluasterone was synthesized by John Williams, PhD, and collaborators in Temple’s Chemistry Department, then shown by Professor of Biochemistry Arthur Schwartz, PhD, to have DHEA’s anti-proliferative, cancer-preventive, and anti-diabetic effects, but not its androgenic and other undesirable effects. Fluasterone is in Phase II clinical trials for cardiovascular disease and actinic keratosis, and is in pre-clinical studies for other indications. CryoFluor Therapeutics LLC was formed to commercialize a novel cryosurgery technique developed by Thomas Shaffer, PhD ’85, Professor of Physiology, and Marla Wolfson, PhD, Associate Professor of Physiology at the School of Medicine. The technique is based on the introduction of low-temperature perfluorocarbon liquid into a hollow organ to freeze and ablate a surface layer of its internal lining. Perfluorocarbons are biocompatible, have been FDA-approved or are in advanced clinical trials for several medical applications, and have unique physio-chemical properties that make it applicable to a wide variety of treatment modalities. The first application is envisioned to be the treatment of abnormal uterine bleeding. Onconova Therapeutics Inc. was formed to commercialize a wide variety of anti-cancer and antiinflammatory compounds, including a new class of COX-2 inhibitors developed by E. Premkumar Reddy, PhD, Chairperson, Biochemistry, and Director, Fels Institute, and his collaborators at the School of Medicine.

Some Temple medical faculty-developed technologies available for licensing:

· Automated System for High-Throughput 2-D Electrophoretic Protein Separations · High-Speed, High-Resolution 2-D Electrophoretic Separation of Proteins on Membrane Substrates · Polyclonal Antibodies to Apoptosis Associated Tyrosine Kinase · Human Astrocytoma Cell Line that Stabley Expresses the P2Y1 Receptor · Hamster Cell Line that Expresses the Human Brain Kappa Opioid Receptor · A-myb Knockout Mouse as an Animal Model for Male Infertility and Breast Cancer · Tropomyosin-1 Antibodies for Early-Stage Cancer Detection · Diagnosis of Inflammation Mediated Osteolytic Diseases · Diagnostic Test for the Pre-Thrombotic State · Monoclonal Antibodies to Kininogen · Rapid Imaging of Pulmonary Emboli and Deep-Vein Thrombi with Radiolabelled Disintegrins · Analgesic Glucosamine-Ibuprofen Combinations Requiring 50% Less Ibuprofen · Recombinant Hemoglobin Polymers for Use in Blood Substitutes F E A T U R E

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t was a first-ever: A reception held exclusively for alumni of Temple University School of Medicine’s Recruitment, Admissions and Retention (RAR) program—a 32-year-old educational diversity initiative designed to bring underrepresented minority students to the health professions. Held in conjunction with the National Medical Association’s Annual Convention and Scientific Assembly presented in Philadelphia early last August, the reception drew about 50 RAR alumni and their guests for a festive gathering at the Philadelphia Marriott. In addition to catching up with their alma mater and meeting some current RAR students, alumni delighted in the company of their colleagues, exchanging information about their professional and personal lives. Minority students represent about 17 percent of the student body at Temple Medical School, with students from birthplaces such as Cuba, Jamaica, Colombia, the Ukraine, Korea, Jordan, Ghana and Nigeria. All find special support in the RAR program. Since the program’s inception in 1971, nearly 500 underrepresented minority physicians—primarily African American and Latino—have completed their medical training at Temple. An Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) survey ranked Temple sixth among the top ten traditionally “white” medical schools that graduated African Americans during the 48-year period of 1950 to 1998. The typical medical school currently draws only about ten percent of its student body from underrepresented minorities, a percentage AAMC President Jordan J. Cohen, MD, views as insufficient for the future needs of medicine and medical education. “Given the rapidity of demographic changes in society, virtually every future physician will have responsibility for caring for a more diverse group of patients than is the case today,” he said. “The needed competencies cannot be adequately acquired from books and lectures alone; what’s required is immersion in learning environments in which sufficient numbers of students (and faculty) from diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds interact on a continuous basis.”

The greeting.... and the embrace. Classmates Michael Daniels, MD ’82 (left), and Theodore Jones, MD ’82, reunite.

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“Temple’s diversity is a vital educational strength,” notes Medical School Dean John Daly, MD ’73. He believes the mingling of students of many ages, geographic origins, nationalities, races, and social and economic backgrounds is an extraordinarily important preparation for medicine and for life.

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Clockwise from top:Valerie Green, MD ’98; Mark Freeman, MD ’00; Desrene Daley, MD ’00; and Regina Arvon, MD ’98. Yolanda Mapp, MD, Emeritus Professor, with Jenelle Foote, MD ’84, and her daughter Haley, Charles Tollett, MD ’82 and Robyn Jones, MD ’81. Jacinth Reid-Artist, MD ’92 and Kim Weems May, MD ’95. Raul DeLa Cadena, MD, RAR Program Director. Robyn Jones, MD ’81 and Beverly Mathis, MD ’97.

In addition to the academic, social and cultural support for medical students, the RAR office offers summer programs in the biosciences for area high school and college students, plus faculty development and educational counseling programs at area high schools. Temple is home to one of the nation’s leading chapters of the Student National Medical Association, and to a chapter of the National Boricua/Latino Health Organization. Both groups are committed to developing networks of underrepresented minority medical students and improving healthcare for underserved communities. Temple medical students involved with these groups work closely with the RAR staff as they share so many concerns. “This kind of network is crucual,” said RAR reunion attendeee Janelle Foote, MD ’84, a urologist based in Atlanta who teaches at Emory and Morehouse schools of medicine. “It is the RAR program’s greatest strength—bringing people together.”

In 2001, Dr. Foote donated a lead gift to establish a scholarship fund at the School of Medicine to give Temple RAR students the kind of support she benefitted from. Himself a member of an ethnic group underrepresented in the physician supply, RAR Program Director and Assistant Dean Raul DeLa Cadenda, MD, a Mexican American, said: “I consider it a privilege to promote opportunities in medicine for others who come from backgrounds not traditionally part of the ‘level playing field.’ Our alumni represent us very proudly, and we are proud to say we had a part in helping you. Please keep in touch and remember us as you continue the journey.” For more information about the RAR program, contact Dr. Raul DeLa Cadena, Associate Dean, at 215-707-3595. For more information about the RAR Scholarship Fund, contact John Walker, Senior Director of Development, at 215-707-4484 or email him at john.walker@temple.edu.

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Concetta Harakal, PhD, with her portrait, painted by Joe Routon.

Dr. Harakal Honored Mention pharmacology faculty to any Temple University School of Medicine alum, and one of the first names you are likely to hear is Concetta “Connie” Harakal, PhD ’62, an alumnus and Professor Emerita who has been teaching at Temple since 1951. To honor this dedicated and beloved educator for her 52 years of service, the Department of Pharmacology presented the School of Medicine with her portrait this year. Joining the colleagues and students (past and present) who came to celebrate were many esteemed faculty members who were educated by her—such as Dean Daly, MD ’73; Roger W. Sevy, MD, PhD, former Dean and past Chair of Pharmacology; and Ronald Tallarida, PhD ’67, Professor of Pharmacology. Several former students and current colleagues took turns singing her praises. “Dr. Harakal’s contributions to the School are inestimable,” said Richard J. Kozera, MD, Senior Associate Dean. “If you had to depend on just one person for teaching students and making sure they are taught properly, that person would be Dr. Harakal,” added Martin Adler, PhD, Professor of Pharmacology and Co-director of the School’s Center for Substance Abuse Research. Dr. Harakal has held a variety of teaching and administrative posts over the years. She joined the faculty in 1951 as a research assistant in Pharmacology and moved steadily up the ranks, achieving full professorship in 1976. Active in Medical School and University life, she served as chair of the graduate 10

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programs committee; pharmacology course director; advisor, examiner and/or defense-of-thesis committee member for well over 50 students; and faculty advisor to the Honor Board. She continues to serve on the Admissions Committee. In addition, she is a past President of the Philadelphia Physiological Society and life member of both the New York Academy of Sciences and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. She has published more than 100 articles and abstracts reflecting her research interests in hypertension; platelet, vascular and cardiovascular pharmacology; vascular smooth-muscle pharmacology; angiotensin and catcholamine pharmacology; and the pharmacology of narcotic receptors. That Dr. Harakal’s students and peers hold her in high esteem is reflected in the long list of honors she has received over the years, including 11 Golden Apple Teaching Awards, the Lindback Award for distinguished teaching, and the Sowell Memorial Award for Excellence in Basic Science Teaching. The Class of 1983 dedicated its yearbook to her. In it, they said, “Dr. Harakal is not only a teacher and researcher of high academic standards but a humanist, committed to people—and especially to students.” In 1996, Dr. Harakal received the Medical Alumni Association’s Honored Professor Award. Diminutive, and modest, Dr. Harakal turned her portrait dedication into a celebration of all things “Temple.” “The School of Medicine has been such a big part of my life,” she said. “Temple has been very good to me.”

Major Study in New England Journal of Medicine by Eisen of Cardiology Howard Eisen, MD, Professor of Medicine and Director of the Advanced Heart Failure Center at Temple, is lead author on an article published in the August 28, 2003, issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. The article presents the results of a landmark study of the impact of the investigational drug everolimus on certain complications of heart transplantation, such as acute rejection and chronic rejection (cardiac allograft vasculopathy), the most serious morbidity and mortality factors one year post-transplant. The study was a randomized trial that compared everolimus (at two doses,1.5 mg/day and 3.0 mg/day) and azathioprine, each in combination with prednisone and cyclosporine, for the prevention of vasculopathy after heart transplantation. All patients received the standard regimen of cyclosporine and steroids in addition to treatment medication. Intravascular ultrasonography, a novel approach for assessing the presence and severity of cardiac allograft vasculopathy, was performed at baseline (within the first six weeks after transplantation) and at 12 months. Fifty-two medical centers in the United States, Canada, Europe and South America and 634 transplant patients participated. Dr. Eisen and his colleagues documented that the regimen with everolimus (at both dosages) significantly lowered the incidence of acute rejection episodes and reduced the potential for cardiac allograft vasculopathy and/or its severity, compared with the regimen using azathioprine.

“The impressive ability of everolimus to decrease the incidence and severity of cardiac allograft vasculopathy could offer transplant patients a powerful tool to improve long-term survival—one of the major challenges in transplantation,” said Dr. Eisen, noting that conventional therapy for allograft vasculopathy has been disappointing. Statin lipid-lowering agents and calcium-channel blockers have some protective effect, but they do not eliminate the problem. For Dr. Eisen, matters of the heart have a poignant note. In 1977, when Dr. Eisen was a freshman in medical school, he lost his father, an early bypass recipient, to a myocardial infarction—his third. This personal history led Dr. Eisen to cardiology and to research, where he hoped to offer others hope. In addition to serving as a clinician, educator and researcher, Dr. Eisen is President of the American Heart Association’s Southeastern Pennsylvania chapter—and recipient of its 2003 All-Around Champion Award, which lauds his efforts to promote awareness of the importance of research funding among private and public constituents. More than 2,000 heart transplants are performed in the United States each year, according to the United Network for Organ Sharing. Temple, which has performed heart transplants since 1984, has one of the largest heart transplant programs in the United States. Novartis Pharmaceuticals supported the study.

A growing body of literature supports the theory that viral infections, particularly cytomegalovirus (CMV), contribute to allograft vasculopathy. Therefore, a further finding of interest in the study is that everolimus significantly reduced the incidence of CMV. Developed by Novartis Pharmaceuticals and submitted for regulatory review for use in both kidney and heart transplantation in the USA and Europe, everolimus appears to target many of the underlying causes of cardiac allograft vasculopathy in transplantation. Sirolimus and everolimus are members of a new class of macrocyclic immunosuppressive agents described as “proliferation inhibitors” with unique antiproliferative actions. Cellular proliferation appears to be central to the pathogenesis of allograft vasculopathy.

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Dr. Lorber Honored His undergraduate alma mater, Swarthmore College, granted him an honorary doctor of science degree in recognition of his exemplary work as a scholar-teacher. Moreover, two classes at Temple, 1975 and 1978, dedicated their yearbooks to him. Working with Temple medical students is “the most rewarding part of my job,” Dr. Lorber said, “It’s so thrilling when it clicks, when they suddenly ‘get it.’ And it happens at every level of sophistication and knowledge, from firstyear medical students to fellows, residents, and practicing physicians and specialists. It’s completely exhilarating,” Dr. Lorber said. More than ever, he added, today’s students choose medicine out of a real calling to the profession and a desire to make the world a better place. “So many students now enter medical school with community service experience. They want to make a difference,” Dr. Lorber said. Bennett Lorber, MD, the Thomas M. Durant Professor of Medicine, Professor of Microbiology and Immunology, and Chief of the Section of Infections Diseases at Temple, has received the prestigious 2003 Bristol Award from the Infectious Diseases Society of America. The award is presented in recognition of a career reflecting major contributions to the acquisition and dissemination of knowledge about infectious diseases. He has also received the Pennsylvania College of Internal Medicine’s 2003 Clinical Practice Award. Dr. Lorber’s ability to make difficult diagnoses as a visiting professor is legendary, and his expertise on Listeria monocytogenes is internationally recognized. His article on the bacteriology of aspiration pneumonia is viewed as a classic, as is his paper “Are All Diseases Infectious?” He has made scholarly contributions in a number of areas, particularly on the subjects of listeriosis, aspiration pneumonia and other anaerobic infections, antimicrobial therapy, gas gangrene and other clostridial diseases. He has more than 100 publications to his credit, and has written three chapters for each edition of Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases, the authoritative textbook in the field. During his 30-year teaching career at Temple, Dr. Lorber has earned a reputation as an educator who communicates with enthusiasm and excitement. He has received numerous educator and mentor awards, including Temple’s Great Teacher Award, ten Golden Apple Teaching Awards, the Department of Medicine Outstanding Educator Award and the Lindback Award for Distinguished Teaching, and is the only two-time winner of Moses Award for clinical teaching. 12

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New Chairs Named Charles Jungreis, MD, an expert in neurointerventional radiology, has joined the faculty as Professor and Chairperson of the Department of Diagnostic Imaging. He comes to Temple from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine where he was Professor of Radiology and Neurological Surgery. Dr. Jungreis earned his MD from the State University of New York-Downstate Medical Center. He completed two residencies—one in general surgery at Staten Island Hospital and one in radiology at North Shore University Hospital-Cornell Medical Center—then served as a fellow in neuroradiology at New York University Medical Center. He is board-certified by both the American Society of Neuroradiology and the American Board of Radiology. Dr. Jungreis has hundreds of publications to his credit, is an editorial board member of the Journal of Neuroimaging, and serves as a reviewer for nearly a dozen journals, includ-

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Faculty Member Now PA Secretary of Health In July, Pennsylvania Governor Edward Rendell named Calvin B. Johnson, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and an attending in pediatric emergency medicine at Temple, Secretary of Health for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. “Dr. Johnson ... understands the health care needs of Pennsylvania and [knows] how to ensure that government provides the swift and responsive health management,” said the Governor. A former medical director with the New York City Department of Health, Dr. Johnson served on the City’s Medicaid Managed Care and Strategic Planning Committees and Institutional Review Board. He is well known in Philadelphia for his involvement in community health as well, having worked with the Allies Against Asthma Citywide Coalition and Intervention Project and Community Asthma Coalition. He served as Medical Director of Philadelphia Safe and Sound, and served on the Board of Directors of the Philadelphia Health Management Corporation and the Philadelphia Chapter of Physicians for Social Responsibility. “I am honored to accept the Governor’s confidence in my ability to serve as Secretary of Health of this state,” Dr.

ing Radiology and the American Journal of Neuroradiology. An active investigator with an extensive track record of funding, he has 11 studies currently underway, including an NIH-sponsored study on the effects of ApoE on outcomes in traumatic brain injury. He is a charter member of the International Stereotactic Radiosurgery Society and a founding member of both the North American Skull Base Society and the World Federation of Interventional Therapeutic Neuroradiology. Nae J. Dun, PhD, has joined the faculty as Professor and Chairperson of the Department of pharmacology. He comes to Temple from East Tennessee State University, where he was Professor and Chair of the Department of Pharmacology at the James H. Quillen College of Medicine.

Dr. Calvin Johnson, PA Secretary of Health, Clinical Assistant Professor (adjunct) in the Department of Pediatrics at Temple; William King, MD, Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics; and Dr. Howard Grant, Chief Medical Officer, Temple University Health System.

Johnson noted. “I have built a career around not only helping citizens, but helping government provide meaningful and effective health services to citizens. I look forward to continuing in my commitment,” he said.

earned his PhD from Loyola University, where he later joined the faculty at the Stritch School of Medicine. He also served on the faculty of the Medical College of Ohio as Professor of Anatomy and Biology and has been a visiting professor in numerous countries including Brazil, China, Singapore and Mexico. With hundreds of research studies, review articles, book chapters and abstracts to his credit, Dr. Dun is recognized nationally for his research on the autonomic nervous system. He has garnered 22 years of uninterrupted funding from the NIH, and he is currently a member of the NIH experimental cardiovascular sciences study section. This year, the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke honored him with the Jacob Javits Investigator award.

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Helping Students Learn “I realized there’s a better way to teach,” said Thomas A. Marino, PhD ’78, Professor of Anatomy and Cell Biology, of his book, Classrooms Without Fear: A Journey to Rediscover the Joy of Teaching (New Forums Press, 2001).

Classroom criticism is replaced with what Dr. Marino calls “constructive development.” He strives to create a “peaceable classroom” in which students feel comfortable and are encouraged to learn in their own way.

The book, which reviewer Nancy E. Frazier of Buffalo State College called “refreshing in its honesty and clarity,” is a thorough and thoughtful record of Dr. Marino’s efforts to replace a student’s fear of the classroom with a renewed passion for learning—many lessons the instructor has learned after teaching first-year, first-semester medical and graduate students at Temple University School of Medicine for 23 years.

“What I help students do is develop good lifelong learning practices,” he says. “I help them to like themselves and to have fun learning.”

Most students enter the classroom with fear and self-doubt. “They’re afraid they don’t belong; they question their ability to make it, which negatively fuels their motivation,” Dr. Marino says. In focusing their efforts on passing the test and making the grade, students lose sight of what Dr. Marino describes as the right reasons for learning.

Students at Temple University School of Medicine clearly appreciate Dr. Marino’s work. This year they honored him with a Golden Apple Award, which recognizes faculty members who display outstanding dedication, ability and zeal in furthering the education of medical students.

“I help students recognize that they’re learning for their patients, not just to pass the test. If you’re afraid, the classroom becomes traumatic, and fear is the biggest obstacle to learning,” he says.

Since 1994, Dr. Marino has been a member of Temple’s Teaching, Learning and Technology Roundtable, where he continues to develop classroom methodologies to help students learn in a safe and supportive environment that is conducive to collaborative, lifelong learning.

Dr. Marino eases students’ fears by assuming the role of facilitator/advocate, rather than that of a gatekeeper who sets the bar. “I suggest that this is the beginning step of a long process of learning how to help patients,” he says.

“New technologies, rising education costs and personal, inward changes also inspired me to reexamine my teaching methods,” he says.

In addition to helping students understand the course material, Dr. Marino helps students understand themselves. “I’m teaching them how to learn, how to identify their own learning style, and how to relate what they learn to what they’ll be doing in their professional lives,” he says.

Over the years, many students have expressed gratitude for Dr. Marino’s humanistic approach to teaching, thanking him personally for helping them overcome their fears and become better learners.

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“You have to keep working at things,” Dr. Marino said of his efforts. “I’m trying hard to help students learn.”

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Keith Latham, PhD, Associate Professor, has received a five-year, $1.5 million grant from the NIH to continue his research into how cloned mouse embryos differ from normal embryos with respect to basic cellular metabolism and physiology. Cloned embryos share many characteristics of the donor cells from which their nuclei were taken; therefore, their in vitro culture requirements differ. Varying culture demands may account for cloning inefficiency (about two-percent term development) and why cloned embryo genomes sometimes display ‘epigenetic’ defects. By elucidating the mechanism of gene reprogramming, Dr. Latham’s research could point to ways to modify culture environment to improve cloning’s success. In addition, Dr. Latham has contributed cloned mice to a permanent exhibit at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago, called “Genetics: Decoding Life.” The exhibit features several species of live organisms used in genetics research and that represent genetic concepts or technologies.

David Karras, MD, Associate Professor, is a member of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s planning cosortium for the national Environmental Public Health Tracking Program.

Several faculty and house staff, including Larry Miller, MD, Associate Professor; Benjamin Krevsky, MD, Professor; and Hrair Simonian, MD, Clinical Instructor, made more than a dozen presentations at the annual Digestive Disease Meeting (Orlando, FL).

Robert Suhadolnik, PhD, Professor, is Principal Investigator on an NIAID research grant to study the dysregulation of innate antiviral pathways in chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). He was an invited speaker at the sixth international conference on CFS in Chantilly, VA, and presented two lectures: one on the genetics and biochemistry of CFS and another on the biochemical and clinical differences between CFS and depression. CARDIOLOGY James A. Burke, MD, Associate Professor, an interventional cardiologist, has been named Acting Chief of the Section. Howard Eisen, MD, Professor, is lead author on a major study reported in the August 28 New England Journal of Medicine, as reported on page 11. Shelley Hankins, MD, has joined the faculty as Assistant Professor. Her clinical expertise pertains to advanced heart failure and transplantation.

Joe Lex, MD, Assistant Professor, has received the American College of Emergency Physicians Pennsylvania Chapter’s Meritorious Award for his service and significant contributions to the specialty. An article written by Richard Harrigan, MD, Associate Professor; Michelle Nathan, MD ’95, Res ’98, Assistant Professor; and Phillip Beattie, MD, Assistant Professor, “Oral agents for the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus: pharmacology, toxicity, and treatment,” is now required reading for recertification by the American Board of Emergency Medicine. ENDOCRINOLOGY Guenther Boden, MD, L.H. Carnell Professor and Chief, has served as lecturer or visiting professor at numerous institutions in recent months, including Harvard, the University of Tennessee, and Columbia. He has also served as presentor or keynote speaker at numerous meetings: The Japanese Diabetes Society meeting (Toyama, Japan); the International Workshop on Insulin Resistance and the Metabolic Syndrome (New Orleans); the International Symposium on Endothelial Dysfunction in Diabetes (Lisbon, Portugal); the International Symposium on Triglycerides, Metabolic Disorders and Cardiovascular Diseases (New York, NY); and the International Diabetes Federation Congress (Paris). FAMILY & COMMUNITY MEDICINE Donald Parks, MD, Associate Professor, has received the American Heart Association’s 2003 Edward S. Cooper Award.

HEMATOLOGY & ONCOLOGY Anand P. Jillella, MD, recently joined the faculty as Associate Professor of Medicine and Associate Director of the Fox Chase-Temple Bone-Marrow Transplant Program. Previously, Dr. Jillella directed stem-cell transplantation at the Medical College of Georgia. Directed by nationally recognized hematologist Kenneth F. Mangan, MD, the Fox Chase-Temple program serve as a transplant and stem-cell collection center for the National Marrow Donor Program and is certified Level I by the Foundation for Accreditation of Hematopoietic Cell Therapy. NEUROLOGY Ausim Azizi, MD, PhD, Chairperson, as been appointed Deputy Editor of Neuroscience Letters. OBSTETRICS/GYNECOLOGY & REPRODUCTIVE SCIENCES Enrique Hernandez, MD, Abraham Roth Professor and Chair, has been named President-Elect of the Philadelphia County Medical Society and has also been appointed to the Board of Directors of the Pennsylvania Chapter of the American Cancer Society. Ashwin Chatwani, MD, Res ’98, Professor; Oz Harmanli, MD, Res ’95, Assistant Professor and Director of Urogynecology and Pelvic Surgery; and former Temple faculty member Dr. Marvin “Terry” Grody, presented their video, ‘Modified Laparoscopic Vecchietti Operation for Vaginal Agenesis,” at the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists 51st Annual Clinical Meeting (New Orleans, LA).

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PEDIATRICS There are several additions to the faculty: Ernest Bertha, MD, Associate Professor and Chief of Pediatric Emergency; Barry Evans, MD, Assistant Professor, Associate Chair of Education, and Chief of Pediatric Critical Care and Pulmonology; Bernard Harris, MD, Assistant Professor of Pediatric Anesthesiology; Andrew Herlich, MD, Professor of Pediatric Anesthesiology; Steven Nemerson, MD, Assistant Professor and Director of Pediatric Critical Care; and Alisa Lo Sasso, MD, Assistant Professor. Kathleen Reeves, MD, has joined the faculty and Dean’s staff as Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Associate Dean for Student Affairs. A graduate of Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University, Dr. Reeves completed her residency at Children’s Hospital Medical Center in Cincinnati, and prior to coming to Temple, was Director of Inpatient Pediatrics and Director of the Pediatric Residency Program at CrozerChester Medical Center (PA), a Temple affiliate. In her Dean’s staff role, Dr. Reeves is responsible for programs dealing primarily with non-educational aspects of student life.

PHYSICAL MEDICINE & REHABILITATION John J. Nicholas, MD, Professor and Chairperson, is recipient of the 2003 American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Distinguished Clinician Award for his outstanding contributions to patient care. Chairperson since 1998, Dr. Nicholas recently announced that he will step down as Chair, yet remain on faculty full-time. Ian Maitin, MD, Professor and faculty member since1993, has been named Acting Chairperson. Dr. Maitin directs the Department’s residency program and is a past recipient of the Golden Apple Award for teaching excellence. Robert Ruchinskas, MD, Associate Professor, has been named Fellow of the National Academy of Neuropsychology. PSYCHIATRY & BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES David Baron, DO, Professor and Chairperson, has been named Fellow of the American College of Psychiatrists. Diane Gottlieb, MD, has joined the faculty as Assistant Professor.

PHYSIOLOGY Howard S. Pitkow, PhD, Associate Professor, received the 2003 Distinguished Service Award from the National Association of Academies of Science for his many contributions to the group. VASCULAR SURGERY John Bleba, MD, has been named Professor and Section Chief. He will direct the vascular diagnostic laboratory and manage Temple’s vascular surgery fellowship. Frank Schmieder, MD, has joined the faculty as Assistant Professor. He specializes in vascular and endovascular surgery; aortic, carotid and lower extremity bypass surgery; and vascular trauma. UROLOGY Jack Mydlo, MD, Professor and Chairperson, is co-editor and contributor of a comprehensive new text: Prostate Cancer, Science and Clinical Practice (Academic Press, March 2003), which provides a global perspective on various issues on prostate cancer research and treatment.

2003 Temple Teaching Award Winners Toby Eisenstein, PhD, Professor of Microbiology and Immunology, received the Temple University Research Award, the University’s highest honor in recognition of outstanding research by a faculty member. The Russell and Pearl Moses Memorial Endowed Medical Award for Excellence in Clinical Teaching went to Thomas Fekete, MD, Professor of Medicine in the Section of Infectious Diseases.

Ellie Kelepouris, MD, Lindback Award recipient.

Ellie Kelepouris, MD, Professor of Medicine in the Division of Nephrology, won the Christian R. and Mary F. Lindback Foundation Award for outstanding service in stimulating and guiding the intellectual development of students.

Toby Eisenstein, PhD, winner of the Temple University Research Award.

Gerald H. Sterling, PhD, Professor of Pharmacology and Associate Dean for Curriculum, is recipient of the George A. Sowell Award for Excellence in Basic Science Teaching.

Jon B. Morris, MD, Adjunct Professor of Surgery and Chair of Surgery at teaching affiliate Abington Memorial Hospital, received the Blockley-Osler Award for Excellence in Bedside Teaching.

Golden Apple Awards, given by the Temple Chapter of the American Medical Student Association in recognition of outstanding dedication, ability, and zeal in furthering the education of medical students, went to Bruce I. Goldman, MD,

Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine; Harsh Grewal, MD, Associate Professor and Chief of Pediatric Surgery; Earl E. Henderson, PhD, Professor of Microbiology and Immunology; Bennett Lorber, MD-Res ’71, Professor of Medicine and Chief of Infectious Diseases; Thomas A. Marino, PhD ’78, Professor of Anatomy and Cell Biology; and James P. Ryan, PhD, Professor of Physiology.

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Recent major gifts to the School of Medicine from alumni, faculty and friends have come in the form of scholarships, a library collection endowment, and a fellowship.

*The Geraldine Mantell, MD ’63 Medical Scholarship Fund and Endowed Medical Scholarship Fund Geraldine Mantell, MD ’63, a retired obstetrician/gynecologist and pharmaceutical industry executive, has created two scholarship funds for medical students at Temple University School of Geraldine Mantell, MD ’63, Medicine. One is a term fund that as she appeared in the 1963 will be immediately disbursed to Skull. students at fixed amounts for approximately five years or until all funds have been exhausted. The other is an endowed fund whose benefit will remain perpetual. A Temple undergraduate alumna (1957, Liberal Arts) as well as a Temple Medical School alumna (1963) and resident in obstetrics and gynecology, Dr. Mantell practiced in California for a number of years, then returned to Philadelphia to accept a position as Executive Director of Clinical Research with Merck and Company, Inc. There she helped bring new products to market and educate physicians about their proper use. She retired in 1997. Dr. Mantell says she appreciates the value of a Temple Medical School education and wants to help current and future students pursue their education. She realizes that medical students aren’t always in a financial position to meet a medical education’s significant cost. Dr. Mantell was able to maximize the impact of her gift giving by taking advantage of her employer’s matching gift program. This program contributes, dollar for dollar, to the charities selected by current and retired employees to help others in the community.

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Phi Chi members in 1966.

*The Alpha Kappa Kappa and Phi Chi Medical Fraternity

Endowed Scholarship Fund Fostering camaraderie among students and faculty academically and socially, fraternity life was once a staple of the medical school experience, both at Temple and nationwide. More than a dozen different fraternities were active at Temple during the heyday era, including Phi Chi ( ) and Alpha Kappa Kappa ( ). The Theta Upsilon Chapter of was founded at Temple in 1909, and the Beta Omicron Chapter of in 1932. For several decades, each maintained houses on or near the Medical School campus. In the mid 1970s, rented space occupied by the house behind the old medical school on Ontario street was needed for medical school construction, forcing relocation of the fraternity. With the help of an faculty group of supporters, who cosigned the loan, a house on the 1200 block of Allegheny Avenue was purchased. The fraternity moved, joining next door, which had also relocated.

Then, in the early 1980s, when interest in fraternity living among medical students began to decline (both at Temple and nationally), the two fraternities informally merged. By the beginning of the decade, however, the last of the occupants had to pack up and move away, leaving the house empty.

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“Many alumni remember fraternity life at the Medical School quite fondly—holiday gatherings, rugby games,” said Kenneth Cundy, PhD, Emeritus Professor of Microbiology and Immunology, who served as fraternity faculty advisor first to , and then - for 22 years.

FPO Dr. Cundy is seated third from the left at the 1975 AKK Annual Spring Senior Farewell Banquet.

It was a sad day when the - house had to be shuttered once and for all in 1991, but thanks to Dr. Cundy, something everlasting resulted from that ending. He combined the modest holdings left in the treasury and the proceeds of the sale of the pool table with his own leadership gift to form an endowed (perpetual) scholarship fund for Temple medical students. Since then he has worked with the School of Medicine to encourage alumni who were former members of , or any fraternal organizations to support the fund so that scholarship awards can be increased. Student beneficiaries are selected for financial need and for personal qualities of leadership and integrity. Joquette Page, MD ’02 and Alan Mui, MD ’03, were the first to benefit from the fund.

“This scholarship honors the important role that medical fraternal organizations played in the lives of generations of Temple medical students,” Dr. Cundy says. “It is good to know that, through this scholarship, AKK and continue to contribute to the well being of current and future students,” he explains. Donors to the Fund as of September 1, 2003 are: Ronald Frank Asper, MD ’72; John N. Carlson, MD ’60; Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth Cundy; Harold A. Wilkinson, MD ’53; Robert L. Cross, MD ’76; John J. Dascher, Jr., MD ’69; Michael Dellavecchia, MD ’76; William H. Duncan, MD ’59; J. Michael Eager, MD ’72; Frederick J. Eck, Jr., MD ’68; Ted K. Encke, MD ’64; Frederick J. Erdtmann, MD ’70; Preston M. Erway, MD ’58; Richard E. Fulton, MD ’65; Jeffrey M. Greene, MD ’69; Ronald C. Gove, MD ’73; George S. Haight, III, MD ’70; Don W. Hebard, MD ’68;

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Trudeau M. Horrax, MD ’46; Dale C. Kistler, MD ’68; Richard G. Lang, MD ’70; Richard Frederick Limoges, MD ’64; Robert F. Marvin, MD ’65; John H. Moran, MD ’68; William T. Mixson, Jr., MD ’48; Robert M. Nakamura, MD ’54; James W. Padget, III, MD ’71; John P. Pagana, MD ’72; Donald E. Parlee, MD ’59; Russell V. Radcliffe, MD ’68; John C. Scatarige, MD ’71; Richard K. Spaulding, MD ’71; Kurt F. Strosahl, MD ’75; James M. Tart, Jr., MD ’53; Charles D. Tourtellotte, MD ’57; G. Gray Wells, MD ’64; George E. Woody, MD ’64; John F. Yerger, Jr., MD ’60; and Peter Van Giesen, MD ’71. To donate to the fund or for more information, contact John Walker, Senior Director of Development, at 215-707-4484 or 800-331-2839 or via email at john.walker@temple.edu.

*The Class of 1963 Endowed Scholarship Fund “ Temple is unusual in medical education with its emphasis on comprehensive medicine. This concept considers patients … deserving the utmost interest and concern…[and] requires an understanding of patients as people, not just as incidental vehicles for disease processes. The Temple student is stimulated to develop self-awareness of his attitudes and prejudices …[and thus is] better able to treat patients...Temple has tried to show us that it is important that we remain students of medicine the rest of our professional lives.” — From the 1963 Skull

Dean Bucher welcomed the Class of 1963 to TUSM, along with Daddy Huber, Tom Durant, Michael Scott, many of the late greats. Cinefluorography, open heart surgery and dialysis were new on the scene. Shortly before they graduated, the bill that would introduce Medicare in 1965 was written. President Kennedy was still with us. “Time flies—and so much about medicine has changed,” says Richard P. Albertson, MD ’63, Chairperson of the Class. “But at Temple, the most important thing about medicine – the philosophy of respect for the patient— has not changed. And this we applaud as we mark the 40th anniversary of our graduation.” To honor their 40th and the solid education they received, Dr. Albertson and several classmates formed a reunion leadership committee to establish a scholarship fund to benefit future students: The Medical Class of 1963 Endowed Scholarship Fund.

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To inspire their classmates to participate, members pooled $55,000 to create a challenge match. For every dollar that classmates give, a dollar from the challenge pool will match it, one to one. And to make things even more challenging, a time limit was set for challenge-related contributions: June 30, 2004. By the time their 45th anniversary reunion rolls around in 2008, the committee hopes the class will have raised $250,000 for the scholarship.

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“To actually meet the person who has benefited from your philanthropy is an uplifting and wonderful experience for a

Standing: Carleen Zebuhr ’05, recipient of the Russell C. Fischer Scholarship & Class of 1946 Endowed Scholarship; Nicholas Penetta ’05, Russell C. Fischer Scholarship and Measey Scholarship recipient; Chitra Sambasivan ’04, Measey Scholarship recipient; and Jaime Alton ’04, Measey Scholarship beneficiary. Sitting: Harry Field, DDS ’48 and Selma (Sandy) Sugarman, representing the Sam Sugarman, MD ’39 Endowed Medical Scholarship Fund.

For more information on making gifts to fund this or any scholarship fund, contact John Walker, Senior Director of Development, at 800-331-2839 or 215-707-4484 or john.walker@temple.edu.

donor,” says Irv Hurwitz, Assistant Dean for Development and Alumni Relations at the School. “And it is just as moving and motivating for the student who is beneficiary,” he continues.

About 175 scholarship donors and recipients enjoyed one another’s company at the 2003 dinner, including the following:

Audrey Uknis, MD ’87,TUSM’s Associate Dean of Admissions and founder of the Medical Scholars Financial Assistance Fund, with Asma Mahedavi ’06, a Fund scholar.

Laura Martine ’05 and Brian Johnson ’06, recipients of the Salvitti Family Endowed Medical Scholarship; Colleen Annesley ’06, beneficiary of the Class of 1969 Endowed Scholarship, the Mantell Scholarship and Louis Tuft Scholarship; and Francis Burt ’06, recipient of the Salvitti Family Endowed Medical Scholarship Fund.

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“Establishing a fund that will help medical students following in our footsteps at such a wonderful institution seems to me the perfect anniversary gift,” said Dr. Albertson.

* 2003 Scholarship Recognition Dinner Each spring, the School of Medicine invites scholarship donors and the students who receive their scholarships to dinner on campus. The 2003 event, like those in years prior, conjured sentiments of gratitude and gratefulness.

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Chitra Sambasivan ’04 and Jamie Alton ’04, Measey Scholarship fund recipients; and Annie Kotto ’04, Dorothy E. Kriebel, MD, Endowed Medical Scholarship Fund recipient.

Dean Daly with Angelo M. DiGeorge, MD ’46, representing the Class of 1946 Endowed Medical Scholarship Fund; and E. Howard Bedrossian, MD ’45, and his wife Adelle, representing the Bedrossian Memorial Scholarship and Loan Fund.

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* The Malmud Family Medical Library Endowment Fund Printed journals, electronic journals, websites, webcasts, data bases, listservs, and good old-fashioned texts. When it comes to medical informatics, the term “explosion” is almost an understatement—and the challenge of keeping a medical library up-to-date daunting, to say the least. But thanks to Emeritus Dean Leon S. Malmud and family, the School of Medicine’s library and reference collection in diagnostic imaging, radiology and nuclear medicine is on its way to becoming world-class. A voracious reader and lifelong student of many subjects, Dr. Malmud selected diagnostic imaging as his area of “bibliographic philanthropy” because it is his field of academic and clinical expertise. He had previously served as the Chair of Diagnostic Imaging at Temple. He was also the Senior Vice President for the Health Sciences and President and

CEO of the Health System, and he continues to be the Herbert Stauffer Professor of Diagnostic Imaging. “Given the rapid and ongoing expansion of knowledge in the field, I wanted to provide funding at a level that would ensure permanent updating, upgrading and maintenance of the collection,” Dr. Malmud explained. “My intent in establishing the Malmud Family Library Collection is to provide Temple’s students, faculty and researchers with the best possible resources for teaching and learning in the field,” he explained. For more information about endowing a collection or to contribute to the Malmud collection, contact John Walker, Senior Director of Development, at 800-331-2839 or 215-707-4484 or email him at john.walker@temple.edu.

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* Seymour M. Shore MD ’45, Gastroenterology Fellowship Endowment A busy clinician and long-time adjunct faculty member in the Section of Gastroenterology at Temple, Seymour Shore MD ’45, was a proponent of research and of resident and fellow education. He supported the Section during his lifetime and wanted to continue that support even after his death. Therefore, he made provisions for it to receive a significant gift from his estate—a gift endowed in perpetuity, so its benefits remain ongoing. After Dr. Shore died (in 2001), Robert Fisher, MD, Section Chief, gratefully accepted a gift from the executor of Dr. Shore’s estate to establish the Seymour M. Shore, MD ’45, Gastroenterology Fellowship Endowment Fund, which has opened new research and educational opportunities for fellows, such as underwriting their travel to national meetings.

* Clinton R. Coulter, MD ’33, Endowed Scholarship It’s a story about generosity all the way around. For more than 50 years, Clinton R. Coulter, MD ’33, was family physician to three generations of residents of Parker, PA, a small town north of Pittsburgh. It began in the late 1920s, when he was a young man who wanted to be a physician— and when the town of Parker desperately needed one. Numerous neighbors and area residents willingly loaned

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the ambitious young man what little cash they had, trusting he would return and become the community doctor. That’s what he did—delivering babies, performing surgery, making house calls, day in and day out for more than five decades. Dr. Coulter earned $60 his first month in practice. In addition to using some of it to begin repaying his loans to his neighbors, he also started contributing to the Parkinson Memorial Loan Fund at Temple University School of Medicine, because he wanted to help students the way his neighbors had helped him. By 1998, Dr. Coulter had contributed such a large sum to the School of Medicine that he was awarded the School’s Alumni Service Award, reserved for individuals who demonstrate extraordinary generosity. He shared the award with his classmate, George S. Peters, MD ’33. Dr. Coulter died in 2002, but his generosity lives on. He left a bequest to the Medical School to permanently endow a scholarship for deserving medical students of modest means. His only request of recipients is that they follow suit someday. For more information about remembering Temple University School of Medicine in your will, contact Jerry Rohrbach, Director of Planned Giving, at 800-822-6957 or 215-204-7304 or at jerry.rohrbach@temple.edu.

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Gallery of Success Each year, Temple University’s Office of Career Services asks each of Temple’s 17 schools and colleges to nominate two alumni, a recent graduate and a more seasoned one, to the University’s Gallery of Success. This unique gallery, located in a high-traffic area of Mitten Hall on the University’s main campus, showcases Temple’s “product,” its alumni—physicians, attorneys, pianists, archeologists and more—who are out in the world, doing what they do best. With the opening of each new academic year, the Gallery, too, opens anew. During this year’s opening, University Trustee Frank Baldino, Jr., PhD ’80—one of the School of Medicine’s nominees to the Gallery—gave the keynote address. Bold photographs of the gallery inductees, accompanied by brief biographies, will remain in the Mitten Hall Gallery all year, serving as a source of pride and inspiration to the thousands of students, faculty and visitors who see them. Dr. Baldino and Adrienne Hollander, MD ’96 represent the School of Medicine in the Gallery of Success this year.

Adrienne Hollander, MD ’96

Frank Baldino, Jr., PhD ’80

Friendly, quick-witted and unpretentious—very much a people person like her father, Bentley Hollander, MD ’65, Adrienne Hollander, MD ’96, graduated from Swarthmore College, worked as a technician in the molecular immunology laboratory at the National Institute of Health—and then came to Temple Medical School to learn all she could about practicing people-oriented medicine. As Richard Kozera, MD, Senior Associate Dean, says, “It’s about the patient with the disease, not the disease in the patient.”

Driven by an entrepreneurial spirit, Frank Baldino, Jr., PhD, is fulfilling his vision of making a significant impact on human health and well-being by building and leading the largest independent biotechnology company in Pennsylvania.

Dr. Hollander graduated from the Medical School in 1996— and has stayed on to continue her education, care for patients, conduct research and teach. She completed her residency, then fellowship, in rheumatology at Temple, and now she is Assistant Professor of Medicine, serving as course director for both the rheumatology elective and the rheumatology pathophysiology course. As a clinical preceptor, she has enjoyed teaching Temple medical students clinical interviewing and physical diagnosis skills. When she isn’t teaching and seeing patients, she is researching osteopenia and osteoporosis in HIV-infected women and visiting area hospitals to lecture on such topics as “Emergencies in Rheumatology” and “Gout, the Disease of Kings.” Dr. Hollander’s work has been published in the Hospital Physician Board Review Manual and in medcases.com.

In 1987, he co-founded Cephalon, Inc. Today, as chairman and CEO, Dr. Baldino leads the multinational company, which has more than 1,500 employees in the US and Europe and total revenues approaching $1 billion. Cephalon is one of the world’s fastest growing biopharmaceutical companies, specializing in drugs to treat and manage neurological diseases, sleep disorders, cancer and pain. Fueled by insights he gained while earning his doctorate in pharmacology at Temple, Dr. Baldino first worked as senior research biologist with E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Company, where he was responsible for developing research strategies for identifying novel neuropharmaceutical agents. In addition to his dedication to and leadership of Cephalon, Dr. Baldino is a civic leader. He serves as Chairman of the Board of BioAdvance Biotechnology Greenhouse Corporation, is a member of the Executive Council of the Harvard University Division of Sleep Medicine, and is a member of the Boards of the Franklin Institute and Temple University. Moreover, he is Chairperson of the School of Medicine’s newly formed Board of Visitors, and serves on the School’s faculty. He also serves on the Boards of the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce, the Eastern Technology Council, the Biotechnology Industry Association, and several public and private companies. Dr. Baldino has authored more than 100 publications in peer-reviewed journals.

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Morton M. Kligerman, BS ’37, MD ’41, has been honored with the establishment of an endowed chair in his name in radiation oncology at the University of Pennsylvania. Recipient of TUSM’s Alumnus of the Year Award in 1989, Dr. Kilgerman is a founding father of modern radiation oncology, having worked to develop it into the recognized specialty it is today. He was a pioneer in chemoradiation; established numerous residency training programs in the field (and personally trained many radiation oncologists who became Chairs at institutions such as Harvard, Duke and Yale); served as Chair himself at Yale and Penn; and in the 1960s headed the famous Pi Meson project in New Mexico. He is a founding member of the American Society of Therapeutic Radiology and former President and Gold Medalist of the American Society for Therapeutic Radiation Oncology. Colleagues and former residents and fellows supported the fund for the chair endowed in his name at Penn. Eli Glatstein, MD, has been installed as its inaugural holder.

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William A. Buchheit, MD ’60

William A. Buchheit, MD ’60, Res-neurological surgery, Flourtown, PA, has been named Professor and Chairperson of the Department of Neurosurgery at Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia. Eugene N. Myers, MD ’60, Pittsburgh, PA, Professor and Eye & Ear Foundation Chair of the Department of Otolaryngology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, was appointed to the editorial board of the Turkish Journal of Ear, Nose and Throat. The journal is published monthly and is included in Index Medicus and on Medline.

John A. Bergfeld, MD ’64, and Wilma Fowler Bergfeld, MD ’64, married and residing in Chagrin Falls, OH, each were recently honored with Distinguished Alumnus Awards from The Cleveland Clinic. Both have established prominent and successful careers at the clinic—in orthopedic surgery and dermatology, respectively—following their residencies there in the1960s. Wilma was the first female president of the Cleveland Academy of Medicine (1988), and is past President of the American Academy of Dermatology and the Ohio Dermatologic Society. John is First Vice President of the International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine-USA and is past President of both the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine and the American College of Sports Medicine. Palmer Evans, MD ’67, Tucson, AZ, after a long career as an obstetrician/ gynecologist in Arizona, has moved into health care administration as Vice President for Quality at TMC Healthcare in Tucson, AZ.

Bonnie Brice Dorwart, MD ’68, Bala Cynwyd, PA, is author of a new book: Carson’s Materia Medica of 1851: An Annotation (WVD Press, 2003). Juris “Yuri” Slesers, MD ’68, Res-internal medicine, Newton, MA, a private practitioner in internal medicine and geriatrics and Clinical Instructor of Medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine, has been named Community Clinician of the Year by the Charles River District Medical Society in recognition of his contributions to his patients and the community. The award, established by the Massachusetts Medical Society, credits Dr. Slesers as “the epitome of the community physician—humble, compassionate, hard working and fully dedicated to his patients and to their families in his roles as advisor, counselor and advocate.” A native of Riga, Latvia, Dr. Slesers began practicing in Massachusetts in 1975. In addition to the medical practice he maintains in Wellesley Hills, MA, he is Medical Director of Reservoir Nursing Home, in Waltham, MA, and the Deerfield Day Care Center, in Wellesley, MA.

AT THE TEMPLE VS. RHODE ISLAND BASKETBALL GAME RECEPTION LAST SPRING FOR ALUMNI AND FACULTY SUPPORTERS OF THE MEDICAL SCHOOL ANNUAL FUND:

Dean Daly with Alma Finestone; and Kenneth R. Cundy, PhD.

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Kenneth Margulies, MD, Associate Professor of Cardiology, and Dean Daly with Hootie the Owl.

“Hootie” with Richard J. Kozera, MD, Senior Associate Dean,Vijay Rao, MD, and A. Koneti Rao, MD, Professor of Medicine and Director of Temple’s MD-PhD program.

AT THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION’S WELCOME PARTY FOR THE CLASS OF 2007:

Gina Bundy, Class of ’07, Monica Dhand, Class of ’07, Angela Gupta, Class of ’07, Claire Hess, Class of ’07, and Pamela Mirsky, Class of ’07.

Louis X. Santore, MD ’80, President, Medical Alumni Association, chats with new students.

William W. Faloon, Jr., MD ’69, Res-orthopedic surgery, Spokane, WA, has joined the orthopedic staff at the Rockwood Clinic, Spokane, WA.

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Jay S. Cohen, MD ’71, Del Mar, CA, Associate Professor (adjunct) of Family and Preventive Medicine and of Psychiatry at the University of California, San Diego, recently launched an independent, free electronic newsletter, Underground MedicationSense, that is devoted to providing objective information to help patients and their doctors make informed, intelligent choices about medications and effective alternatives. Since 1990, Dr. Cohen’s independent research has focused on medication side effects, and he has published more than a dozen articles on the topic in leading medical journals.

Claire M. Hess, Class of ’07, and Frederick J. Nahas, MD ’74.

Raymond D. Brown, MD ’79, and Jo-Anne Edwards Brown.

Danielle K. Boal, MD ’72, Res-pediatric radiology, Lemoyne, PA, Professor of Radiology and Pediatrics at Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical College, Penn State College of Medicine, has received the 2003 Presidential Recognition Award from the Society for Pediatric Radiology for her extraordinary service in pediatric radiology. Dr. Boal is credited as the first to develop an academic section of the radiology department at Hershey Medical Center, adding CT, MRI and interventional biopsy capabilities, and recruiting pediatric radiology colleagues and mentoring their career development.

Janice Gordon, PhD, and Kenneth Gordon, MD ’48, past president of the Alumni Association, with Stella Luo of the Class of ’07.

Richard C.Weiss, DMD, Associate Dean, Temple University School of Dentistry, and Sandra Harmon-Weiss, MD ’74.

James J. Berman, MD ’74, Irvine, CA, who has practiced internal medicine for 23 years, recently opened a patient-limited concierge practice in Newport Beach, CA. This new concept emphasizes the doctorpatient relationship as the foundation of the growing complexities and choices in medical care. Eric Breisch, PhD ’77, San Diego, CA, is a Clinical Anatomist and Pathology Assistant at Children’s Hospital and Health Center and an Assistant Clinical Professor of Pathology at the University of California-San Diego School of Medicine. Dr. Breisch taught anatomy at Temple from 1974 to 1976.

Edward H. Bedrossian, Jr, MD ’78, Drexel Hill, PA, an ophthalmic plastic, reconstructive, orbital and cosmetic eyelid surgeon at Wills Eye Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, presented a poster on “Erbium Laser Resurfacing: Three Years Later” at the Canadian Ophthalmologic Society annual meeting in Ottawa, Canada; directed a cosmetic eyelid surgery course on CO2 Laser Blepharoplasty and Alpha Hydroxy Acid Chemical Peels at Wills Eye Hospital; and spoke on evaluation of the cosmetic patient and blepharoplasty at Temple. Samuel Barst, MD ’79, Scarsdale, NY, is Chief of Pediatric Anesthesiology at Long Island Jewish Medical Center.

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James M. McGrath, PhD ’80, MD ’86, Res-pediatrics, West Haven, CT, is a research scientist specializing in genetics and pediatrics at Yale University. Matthew A. Menza, MD ’80, Res-psychiatry, Martinsville, NJ, is Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ. He also serves as Director of the Affective Disorders and Anxiety Disorders programs, and as Associate Chair of the Psychiatric Consult Service. Robyn R. Jones, MD ’81, Wyncote, PA, an obstetriciangynecologist, has been on staff at Chestnut Hill Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, for the past 13 years. She also serves on the Board of Chestnut Hill Health System.

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Thomas P. Campbell, MD ’83, Pittsburgh, PA, is Chair of Emergency Medicine at Western Pennsylvania Hospital, a Temple affiliate, and Medical Director of West Penn’s Employee Health and Occupational Medicine Programs, Clinical Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, and adjunct clinical instructor at the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine Department of Emergency Medicine. Since 1998, he has been hosting “Ask the Doctor,” a publicservice segment appearing twice a week on KDKA-TV News. Gregory S. Kosmorsky, DO ’83 , Res-ophthalmology, Cleveland, OH, is a member of the Cleveland Clinic Cole Eye Institute. He has been involved in numerous research grants and has lectured inter

nationally. His specialty interests are neuro-ophthalmology, neurology, cataracts and laser vision correction.

Consult Service, oversees the Rheumatology Clinic, and provides professional services for Dexascan interpretation.

Frederick B. Vivino, MD ’83, Res- internal medicine, Bryn Mawr, PA, has joined the Department of Medicine at Presbyterian Medical Center, a member of the University of Pennsylvania Health System, as Chief of the Division of Rheumatology. In addition to being among Philadelphia magazine’s “Top Docs 2002,” Dr. Vivino has achieved national prominence for his work in Sjogren’s Syndrome and currently chairs the Medical and Scientific Advisory Board of the Sjogren’s Syndrome Foundation. Dr. Vivino also is Clinical Associate Professor and Director of the University of Pennsylvania Health System Sjogren’s Syndrome Center. He also directs the Rheumatology

Gary J. Faerber, MD ’84, Res-urological surgery, Ann Arbor, MI, Associate Professor in the Department of Urology at the University of Michigan Medical Center, has coordinated the department’s residency program since 1994. His clinical interests include endo-urologic management of adult and pediatric stone disease, ureterosurgery, laser, ultrasonic and shock wave lithotripsy, percutaneous stone removal, and minimally invasive treatments for ureteral strictures, kidney and ureteral tumors. He also is interested in the treatment of urinary incontinence, focusing on the use of injectable material or in the use of im-plantable urinary sphincters.

Marjorie Seybold, MD ’65 and Dean Daly.

Classmates Sally Hall, MD ’77, and Clara Toro, MD ’77.

AT THE AUMNI RECEPTION IN LA JOLLA, CA, IN JULY:

Daniel Zelac, MD ’95, Scott Richards, MD ’86, and Michael Mellon, MD ’72.

Sidney Bolter, MD ’49, and William Kern, MD ’59.

AT THE ALUMNI RECEPTION IN PITTSBURGH LAST SPRING AT THE WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA HOSPITAL, TEMPLE’S AFFILIATE:

Donald Glaser of the Class of 2004, recipient of scholarship funding from the E. Ronald Salvitti Scholarship Fund, with E. Ronald Salvitti, MD ’63.

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John W. Caretti, MD ’61.

Dean Daly with E. Ronald Salvitti, MD ’63 and Elliot B. Goldberg, MD, Associate Dean,TUSM Clinical Campus, at the Western Pennsylvania Hospital.

Gilbert A. Friday, MD ’56.

AT THE ALUMNI RECEPTION IN NEW YORK CITY LAST SPRING:

Classmates Daniel Weiss, MD ’01, and Benjamin Cheyney, MD ’01.

Thomas F. Lyon, MD ’85, Philadelphia, PA, a familymedicine practitioner and gerontologist, has been elected Vice President of the medical staff at Chestnut Hill Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, where he has been on staff for 13 years. Dr. Lyon also serves on the Board of Chestnut Hill Health System. Merrick Wetzler, MD ’86, Res-general surgery, Cherry Hill, NJ, has been a member of South Jersey Orthopedic Associates since 1995. He also is on the Board of Directors of Maccabiah USA/Sports in Israel and is team Orthopedic Surgeon for Rutgers-Camden University, Eastern Camden County Regional High School, Haddon Township High School, Camden High School, the Jersey Wahoos Swim Team and the South Jersey Rugby Football Club. His interests include shoulder and knee reconstruction and orthopedic trauma. John M. McShane, MD ’87, Wayne, PA, is Director of Primary Care Sports Medicine at Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University. He also is Assistant Team Physician for the Philadelphia Phillies and a former Team Physician (1995-97) for the Philadelphia Eagles.

Cynthia Myers, MD ’89, and her daughter Tashanna Myers, MD ’02.

Marc Sopher, MD ’87, Stratham, NH, has been a family physician in Exeter, NH, since 1990, is Medical Director of the Synergy Health and Fitness Center in Exeter, and an active staff member of Exeter Hospital. Robert B. Lutz, MD ’88, Tucson, AZ, is a fellow in Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona College of Medicine. He completed his master’s degree in Public Health at the University of Arizona in 2002.

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Joshua J. Alexander, MD ’90, Chapel Hill, NC, is Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Pediatrics at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine’s Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Dr. Alexander’s clinical interests include rehabilitation and care of children with disabilities, cerebral palsy, spina bifida, brain injury, spasticity management, feeding difficulties, telehealth and telerehabilitation. Dan Guttmann, MD ’90, Taos, NM, is Chief of Upper Extremity and Hip Arthritis services at Taos Orthopaedic Institute, Taos, NM. He codirects the Institute’s sports medicine and reconstruction fellowship, and is Associate Director of its research foun-

Ilene Fischer, MD ’87, with classmate Laur Blumberg, MD ’87.

dation. He is also Clinical Instructor in Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of New Mexico, and team physician for the New Mexico Highlands University Department of Athletics, plus serves as orthopaedic consultant to the Taos, Red River and Angel Fire ski patrols. Fred Squires, MD ’91, Philadelphia, PA, recently established a foundation in memory of his father, Dr. Leslie Squires, to recognize Philadelphia-area medical students who exhibit outstanding compassion for their patients. The elder Dr. Squires taught his students, residents, and children to treat patients as if they were their own parents. To date, two TUSM students have been honored by the Foundation: Leslie, Puthenpuryal MD ’02 and Anil Nabha, MD ’03. Michael A. Rossi, MD, Res ’92-cardiovascular diseases, Center Valley, PA, has been appointed Chief of Cardiology and Medical Director of the Regional Heart Center of Lehigh Valley Hospital and Health Network, based in Allentown and Bethlehem, PA. In this role he will lead clinical, educational and research initiatives. Dr. Rossi’s expertise is in nuclear cardiology, echocardiography and transesophageal echocardiography.

Egbert de Vries, MD ’83, and Carl Nacht, MD ’76.

John N. Oh, MD ’94, Cary, NC, is Residency Director and Clinical Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine. His clinical interests include musculoskeletal disorders, neuropathic and spinal disorders, traumatic brain injury rehabilitation and electrodiagnostic procedures. Rebecca Rosen, MD ’97, Marina del Rey, CA, is Director of the Obstetrics Fellowship at the University of Southern California Family Practice CenterCalifornia Hospital Medical Center. She is also Director of the Senior Maternity Elective for residents, and the Maternity and Children’s Health Care Fellowship in Women’s Health—a yearlong post-graduate training program in women’s health, perinatal care, and early family and child development. YOU BELONG IN PRINT!

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News Notes NEW AMBULATORY CARE CENTER

In July 2003 ground was broken on the Medical School campus adjacent to Temple University Hospital for a new ambulatory care center. The seven-story 122,000 square-foot building will house Temple’s growing clinical programs in radiation oncology, surgery, and emergency care, among others. It is anticipated to open in 2005. CANCER CENTER GETS MANSFIELD AWARD

The Fox Chase-Temple Cancer Center was recently awarded the American Cancer Society’s Carl Mansfield Award. This award recognizes institutions for projects that demonstrate success in providing screenings or treatment services to populations difficult to reach by traditional means. BURN CENTER CERTIFIED BY ACS AND ABA

Louis X. Santore, MD ’80 (left), new President of the Temple Medical Alumni Association, congratulates outgoing President Stephen R. Permut, MD ’72, JD, who is Chairperson of the Department of Family and Community Medicine and Associate Dean for Affiliations at Temple. Dr. Santore, a Board member since 1983 and chairperson of the Class of 1980, completed his ophthalmology residency at Temple; has a private practice in Wynnewood, PA, and serves on the medical staffs of several Philadelphia area hospitals. His father, the late Felice J. Santore, MD ’45, was a beloved member of the Class of 1945 at Temple. Dr. Santore’s term as President began in July 2003. Joining Dr. Santore and Dr. Permut as officers are Paul R. Hermany, MD ’82, Vice-President; and Audrey Uknis, MD ’87, Secretary-Treasurer. Board members are Richard P. Albertson, MD ’63; E. Howard Bedrossian, MD ’45; Jean Bello Belasco, MD ’73; Robert Belasco, MD ’73; Richard A. Close, MD ’72; Thomas J. Coyle, Jr., MD ’83; Anthony R. Giorgio, MD ’73; Michael B. Love, MD ’70; James B. McClurken, MD ’76; Darilyn V. Moyer, MD ’85; Edward J. Resnick, MD ’51; Ronald N. Rubin, MD ’72; Gene Z. Salkind, MD ’79; Carson D. Schneck, MD ’59, PhD ’65; and Paul L. Weidner, MD ’82. Emeritus Directors are William R. Beckwith, MD ’64; William A. Buchheit, MD ’60; William H. Coleman, MD ’45; Dominic S. DeLaurentis, MD ’53; William H. Duncan, MD ’59; John H. Hall, MD ’41; Eric K. Holm, MD ’69; Trudeau M. Horrax, MD ’46; A. Richard Kendall, MD ’56; Edwin Lauterbach, MD ’46; Fraser Lewis, MD ’60; Leon S. Malmud, MD; Walter E. Margie Jr., MD ’51; Curt D. Miller, MD ’79; Gladys M. Miller, MD ’51; Sidney C. Rabin, MD ’51; W. Gale Reish, MD ’68; E. Ronald Salvitti, MD ’63; Nathan Schnall, MD ’47; Charles R. Shuman, MD ’43; Donald H. Souilliard, MD ’54; Howard F. Warner, MD ’53; and Leslie L. Whitney, MD ’44. Emeritus Directors on the Council of Past Presidents are Anthony J. Comerota, 26

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Temple’s Burn Center, the only Level One burn center in the region qualified to handle both adult and pediatric cases, was recently certified by the Committee on Trauma of the American College of Surgeons and the American Burn Association. The Center treats approximately 240 inpatients and 2,300 outpatients per year. TEMPLE RANKS IN TOP 50

Temple University Hospital ranked in the nation’s top 50 in multiple subspecialties in US News & World Report’s America’s Best Hospitals (2003). SCINTIGRAPHY AT TEMPLE

With its GI Motility and Functional Disease Center, Temple is one of only two institutions in the nation doing scintigraphy, a technique that measures the movement of food through the GI tract. FORMER DEAN HONORED

Leon S. Malmud, MD, Emeritus Dean and Herbert M. Stauffer Professor, has received the United States Department of Defense’s Outstanding Public Service Medal, the second highest award given by the nation’s Secretary of Defense to a private citizen for accomplishments and contributions that merit special recognition. Dr. Malmud shares the award with fellow members of the Armed Forces Epidemiological Board, which has advanced the prevention and control of diseases and injuries not only for the military but for the nation overall. In addition, Dr. Malmud has been elected to the Board of Directors of the World Affairs Council of Philadelphia.

MD ’74; Albert J. Finestone, MD ’45; Kenneth H. Gordon, MD ’48; Frederick P. Sutliff, MD ’46; and Charles D. Tourtellotte, MD ’57. Faculty representatives are Kenneth R. Cundy, PhD, Emeritus Professor of Microbiology and Immunology, and Richard S. Eisenstaedt, MD, Professor of Medicine.

2003 COMMENCEMENT AWARDS Each year, just prior to graduation, the School presents awards to MD-degree candidates who have distinguished themselves in various arenas. The awards presented to members of the Class of 2003 are detailed below: Allegheny County (PA) Medical Society Medical Student Award for outstanding academic performance, interpersonal traits and extracurricular service: Gregory J. Fulchiero Department of Family Medicine Community Service Award for commitment to community service: Ashley Hyder Dr. Herman Brown Award for Excellence in the Study of the Art and Science of Surgery in both patient care and surgical research: Matthew J. Delano W. Emory Burnett (Chair, Surgery, 1944-1963) Prize in Surgery for outstanding work in surgery: Joshua D. Adams Cephalon Achievement Award for the most outstanding academic achievement in pharmacology: Alan Y. Mui and Brett A. Sweitzer (awarded in 2001) Dean’s Award for outstanding contributions to the life of the Medical School through leadership and service: Ulin Sargeant Joseph C. Doane (MD ’48) Memorial Prize for attaining the highest grades throughout all four years of medical school: Kevin S. Barlotta Thomas M. Durant (Chair, Medicine, 1956-1966) Prize in Internal Medicine for exemplifying the ideal physician via knowledge of biologic disease and awareness of the patient as a person influenced by social and psychological factors that attend illness: Thomas Rice

Emergency Medicine Award for excellence in emergency medicine, both clinically and academically: Andrew G. Wittenberg O. Spurgeon English (Chair, Psychiatry, 1938-1964) Award for excellence in behavioral science, behavioral medicine, and clinical psychiatry and for outstanding clinical, academic, and interpersonal skills: Lester Fogelsanger Florence Gloria Freedman Award for outstanding achievement in cancer research: Anjali Teckchandani Joseph Nathan Grossman (MD ’24) Prize in Family Medicine for commitment to family practice, high academic standards, and sensitive concern for the human aspect of patient care: Tiffany Segre John Franklin Huber (Chair, Anatomy, 1944-1979) Award in Anatomy for excellence in the field of gross anatomy: Joshua D. Adams (awarded in 2000) A. Richard Kendall (MD ’56) Award for Excellence in Urology for outstanding interest and aptitude in urology: Lambda Patricia Msezane Charles H. Kravitz (MD ’35) Award in Internal Medicine for academic excellence, familiarity with current medical literature, intellectual curiosity, warmth, humility, sincerity, and genuine commitment to patient care: Joshua Leitner

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John W. Lachman (MD ’43) Award in Orthopedic Surgery for outstanding attributes, performance, and enthusiasm for patient services in orthopedic surgery: Kristopher S. Matullo Medical Student Research Day Awards, acknowledging the basic science and clinical research performed by medical students: Samuel Krakow (MD/PhD Program) and Matthew Delano Matthew T. Moore (MD ’29) Prize in Neurology for excellent performance in neurology and for displaying regard for patients, personal integrity, and conscientiousness: Naveel Gul and Alyx Porter Waldo E. Nelson (Chair, Pediatrics, 1940-1964) Prize in Pediatrics for the most outstanding performance in pediatric medicine: Jeffrey Gerber Augustin Peale (MD ’33) Award For Excellence in Pathology: David Rosing (awarded in 2001) Philadelphia Academy of Family Physicians Memorial Award for excellence in family medicine: Marissa Vasquez Bernard J. Ronis (MD ’56) and Max L. Ronis Prize in Otolaryngology for commendable aptitude in ear, nose and throat medicine: Anita Kumari Malhotra Charles Schnall (MD ’39) Alumni Award for Clinical Excellence for the most outstanding performance in the clinical years of medical school: Joshua D. Adams Scholar’s Award in Obstetrics and Gynecology for outstanding aptitude in obstetrics and gynecology, and for outstanding overall academic performance: Connie Liu Gerald D. Shockman (Late Professor, Microbiology and Immunology) Award for outstanding scholarship and aptitude in the study and application of medical microbiology and immunology: Christopher Nguyen (awarded in 2001)

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Mathilde and Louis Soloff (Professor, Cardiology) Cardiology Prize for superior knowledge and skill in cardiology: Matthew Bernabei Earle H. Spaulding (Chair, Microbiology and Immunology, 19491972) Award in Microbiology and Immunology for outstanding scholarship and aptitude in the study and application of microbiology and immunology: Brian Jankowitz (awarded in 2001)

ALPHA OMEGA ALPHA Class of 2003 Matthew C. Abramowitz Joshua Donald Adams Leon Aleksandrovich Kevin S. Barlotta* Denise M. Bilbao Yury Bykov Aaron Bradley Cullen

Herbert M. Stauffer (Former Chair, Radiology) Radiology Award for special aptitude in radiology during the senior year: Justin Wilson

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J. Robert Troyer (Chair, Anatomy & Cell Biology,1979-1993) Award for the highest cumulative academic performance in anatomy and cell biology: Kevin S. Barlotta (awarded in 2000)

Jordan L. Heffez

Emmanuel M. Weinberger (MD ’26) Prizes for excellence in the understanding and application of knowledge related to the subspecialties of internal medicine: Denise Bilbao-Pulmonary/Critical Care Smita Gupta-Infectious Diseases Stephen Wei-Endocrinology J. Robert Willson (Chair, ObstetricsGynecology, 1947-1963) Award for exemplifying the ideals of Dr. Willson, including analytic thinking, outstanding interest in research, and great promise for a career in the reproductive sciences: Hina Ahmad Jerry Zaslow (MD ’40) Memorial Award for high academic achievement and well-rounded activity within both the University and community: Amanda Lynne Medford

Jeffrey Stephen Gerber Stephen M. Hagberg Curtis Lee Hershey Healther Herson Brian T. Jankowitz Chad A. Kliger Joshua P. Leitner* Joshua M. Levin Anita K. Malhotra Christine A. Mallow Anna Manilov Ktistopher S. Matullo Amanda Lynn Medford Alan Y. Mui Christopher V. Nguyen Rebecca E. Rosenzweig Ohayon Todd M. Pollack* Nathan M. Radcliffe Thomas B. Rice Kerry M. Ross Brett A. Sweitzer* Joseph J. Tiano Anna Marie Gallagher Tierney Ann Till * Stephen C. Wei Blair C. Weikert

*Inducted in the Third Year

Residencies Class of 2003 CALIFORNIA EMERGENCY MEDICINE

Andrew G. Wittenberg, MD Transitional Harbor-UCLA Medical Center Torrance, CA YEAR TWO

Emergency Medicine University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA FAMILY PRACTICE

PSYCHIATRY

Susan J. Hong, MD Psychiatry University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA SURGERY

Ramy A. Awad, MD Surgery Martin Luther King, Jr./ Drew Medical Center Los Angeles, CA

Marissa S. Vasquez, MD Family Practice White Memorial Medical Center Los Angeles, CA

David K. Rosing, MD Surgery Harbor-UCLA Medical Center Torrance, CA

INTERNAL MEDICINE

TRANSITIONAL

Shahdad S. Azmoon, MD Internal Medicine VA Greater Los Angeles Health Care System Los Angeles, CA

Opal I. Taylor, MD Transitional Alameda County Medical Center Oakland, CA

Denise M. Bilbao, MD Internal Medicine–Primary Care University of California Medical Center San Francisco, CA Aarti C. Maskeri, MD Internal Medicine Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles, CA

Craig R. Vroman, MD Transitional Kaiser Permanente Santa Clara, CA YEAR TWO

Ophthalmology Temple University Hospital Philadelphia, PA Andrew G. Wittenberg, MD Transitional Harbor-UCLA Medical Center Torrance, CA YEAR TWO

Emergency Medicine University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA

PRELIMINARY MEDICINE

Ulin A. Sargeant, MD Internal Medicine–Primary Care Yale-New Haven Hospital New Haven, CT

Cyrus Khorrami, MD Preliminary Medicine Washington Hospital Center Washington, DC

NEUROLOGY

YEAR TWO

Jason J. Sico, MD Preliminary Medicine– Primary Care Yale-New Haven Hospital New Haven, CT

Radiology UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Camden, NJ

YEAR TWO

Neurology Yale-New Haven Hospital New Haven, CT PEDIATRICS

Mary E. Brown, MD Pediatrics University of Connecticut Hartford, CT

Chad DeRosa, MD ’03, and his father, Liberatus DeRosa, MD ’74.

PRELIMINARY MEDICINE

PRELIMINARY UROLOGY

Nadia Khan, MD Preliminary Medicine– Primary Care Yale-New Haven Hospital New Haven, CT

Chad A. DeRosa, MD Preliminary Urology Walter Reed Army Medical Center Washington, DC FLORIDA

Jason J. Sico, MD Preliminary Medicine– Primary Care Yale-New Haven Hospital New Haven, CT

FAMILY PRACTICE

Stephen M. Hagberg, MD Family Practice US Air Force Regional Hospital Eglin AFB, FL

YEAR TWO

Neurology Yale-New Haven Hospital New Haven, CT

PEDIATRICS

Rebecca Rosenzweig-Ohayon, MD Pediatrics Jackson Memorial Hospital Miami, FL

DELAWARE SURGERY

COLORADO INTERNAL MEDICINE

Shamila Rahim, MD ’03, and her sister, Zarghoona Rahim, MD ’99.

Shamila Rahim, MD Internal Medicine University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY

Aaron B. Cullen, MD Orthopaedic Surgery University of California Davis Medical Center Sacramento, CA

Matthew Lederman, MD Internal Medicine University of Colorado School of Medicine Denver, CO Matthew R. Quallick, MD Internal Medicine University of Colorado School of Medicine Denver, CO CONNECTICUT INTERNAL MEDICINE

Robert D. Bogacki, MD Internal Medicine University of Connecticut Farmington, CT

Son X. Nguyen, MD Surgery Christiana Care Health System Wilmington, DE

SURGERY

Matthew J. Delano, MD Surgery University of Florida/ Shands Hospital Gainesville, FL

Kerry M. Ross, MD Surgery Christiana Care Health System Wilmington, DE

GEORGIA INTERNAL MEDICINE

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Carlos D. Giraldo, MD Internal Medicine Emory University School of Medicine Atlanta, GA

OPHTHALMOLOGY

Jeffrey R. Boyd, MD Transitional Albert Einstein Medical Center Philadelphia, PA

Saurin M. Mehta, MD Internal Medicine Emory University School of Medicine Atlanta, GA

YEAR TWO

Ophthalmology Georgetown University Washington, DC

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LOUISIANA

MASSACHUSSETTS

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ANESTHESIOLOGY

Pierre R. Blemur, MD Internal Medicine University of Illinois College of Medicine Chicago, IL

Tarik F. Qasim, MD Internal Medicine Tulane University School of Medicine New Orleans, LA

Peter K. Yi, MD Preliminary Medicine Lankenau Hospital Wynnewood, Pa

ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY

Christian S. Lopez, MD Internal Medicine Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke’s Medical Center Chicago, IL

Erica H. Yoon, MD Internal Medicine Tulane University School of Medicine New Orleans, LA

Brett A. Sweitzer, MD Orthopaedic Surgery Emory University School of Medicine Atlanta, GA

Santosh L. Saraf, MD Internal Medicine University of Illinois College of Medicine Chicago, IL

OPHTHALMOLOGY

PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION

PEDIATRICS

Lance L. Stein, MD Internal Medicine Emory University School of Medicine Atlanta, GA OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY

Jovanni R. Neblett, MD Obstetrics-Gynecology Medical Center of Central Georgia Macon, GA

Shannon J. Smith, MD Transitional Methodist Hospital Memphis, TN

Mindy L. Grunzke, MD Pediatrics Children’s Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL PRELIMINARY SURGERY

YEAR TWO

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Emory University School of Medicine Atlanta, GA

Jeffrey P. Chisdak, MD Preliminary Surgery Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke’s Medical Center Chicago, IL

PRELIMINARY SURGERY

Lambda P. Msezane, MD Preliminary Surgery University of Chicago Hospitals Chicago, IL

Tasha J. Christo, MD Preliminary Surgery Emory University School of Medicine Atlanta, GA

YEAR TWO

HAWAII

Nathan M. Radcliffe, MD Transitional University of Hawaii Honolulu, HI YEAR TWO

Ophthalmology New York University Medical Center New York, NY

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Ophthalmology Tulane University School of Medicine New Orleans, LA MAINE FAMILY PRACTICE

Tiffany P. Segre, MD Family Practice Maine Medical Center Portland, ME MARYLAND ANESTHESIOLOGY

Andrew M. Gross, MD Transitional Crozer-Chester Medical Center Upland, PA

UROLOGY

YEAR TWO

TRANSITIONAL

YEAR TWO

Urology University of Chicago Hospitals Chicago, IL Lambda P. Msezane, MD Preliminary Surgery University of Chicago Hospitals Chicago, IL

Nathan Radcliffe, MD ’03, and his father, Russell Radcliffe, MD ’68.

Jordan I. Heffez, MD Preliminary Medicine St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center New York, NY

Anesthesiology Johns Hopkins Hospital Baltimore, MD INTERNAL MEDICINE

Urology University of Chicago Hospitals Chicago, IL

Damon M. McClain, MD Internal Medicine National Naval Medical Center Bethesda, MD

INDIANA

Geoffrey D. Moorer, MD Internal Medicine University of Maryland Medical Center Baltimore, MD

RADIOLOGY

Stephen C. Wei, MD Transitional Crozer-Chester Medical Center Upland, PA YEAR TWO

Radiology Indiana University School of Medicine Indianapolis, IN

Farzad Nowrouzzadeh, MD Internal Medicine National Naval Medical Center Bethesda, MD PEDIATRICS

Kennon Harris, MD Pediatrics Sinai Hospital of Baltimore Baltimore, MD

R E S I D E N C I E S

YEAR TWO

Anesthesiology Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Boston, MA INTERNAL MEDICINE

Simon Ahtaridis, MD Internal Medicine-Primary Care Cambridge Hospital/Cambridge Health Alliance Cambridge, MA Jaclyn A. Baker, MD Internal Medicine Boston University Medical Center Boston, MA Colin C. Brown, MD Internal Medicine Boston University Medical Center Boston, MA John W. McCahan, MD Internal Medicine Boston University Medical Center Boston, MA Todd M. Pollack, MD Internal Medicine Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Boston, MA Andrew B. Rosenzweig, MD Internal Medicine Boston University Medical Center Boston, MA PRELIMINARY SURGERY

Yury Bykov, MD Preliminary Surgery Boston University Boston, MA MINNESOTA NEUROLOGY

Alyx B. Porter, MD Preliminary Medicine Mayo Graduate School of Medicine Rochester, MN YEAR TWO

Neurology Mayo Clinic Rochester, MN

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PRELIMINARY MEDICINE

Alyx B. Porter, MD Preliminary Medicine Mayo Graduate School of Medicine Rochester, MN YEAR TWO

Neurology Mayo Clinic Rochester, MN MISSISSIPPI INTERNAL MEDICINE

Marc D. Hopkins, MD Internal Medicine Keesler Medical Center Keesler AFB, MS NEW HAMPSHIRE INTERNAL MEDICINE

David G. Alonso, MD Internal Medicine Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center Lebanon, NH PEDIATRICS

Karen D. Wright, MD Pediatrics Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center Lebanon, NH NEW JERSEY EMERGENCY MEDICINE

Karena M. Rosa, MD Emergency Medicine UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Camden, NJ

Michele Brown, MD ’03, and her father, Alan Brown, MD ’67. RADIOLOGY

Michele S. Brown, MD Transitional Crozer-Chester Medical Center Upland, PA YEAR TWO

Radiology UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Camden, NJ Cyrus Khorrami, MD Preliminary Medicine Washington Hospital Center Washington, DC Radiology UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Camden, NJ SURGERY

Michitaka Kawata, MD Surgery UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Camden, NJ Melvin D. Schursky, MD Surgery Morristown Memorial Hospital Morristown, NJ

Isaac H. Tawfik, MD Internal Medicine UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Piscataway, NJ OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY

Hina Ahmad, MD Obstetrics-Gynecology UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Piscataway, NJ

NEW YORK ANESTHESIOLOGY

Jonathon T. Rutkauskas, MD Preliminary Medicine Staten Island University Hospital Staten Island, NY YEAR TWO

Anesthesiology Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital New York, NY INTERNAL MEDICINE

Lih-Fan Chang, MD Internal Medicine-Primary Care Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore Medical Center Bronx, NY Saumil S. Doshi, MD Internal Medicine New York University School of Medicine New York, NY

F A L L / W I N T E R

2 0 0 3

Chad Kliger, MD Internal Medicine New York Presbyterian Hospital Columbia Campus New York, NY

ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY

Joshua P. Leitner, MD Internal Medicine New York Presbyterian Hospital Columbia Campus New York, NY

Brian K. Reiter, MD Orthopaedic Surgery Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore Medical Center Bronx, NY

Dov A. Bader, MD Orthopaedic Surgery SUNY at Buffalo Buffalo, NY

Maria A. Santoro, MD Internal Medicine Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore Medical Center Bronx, NY

OTOLARYNGOLOGY

Anita K. Malhotra, MD Preliminary Surgery University of Rochester/ Strong Memorial Hospital Rochester, NY

Joseph J. Tiano, MD Internal Medicine New York Presbyterian Hospital Cornell Campus New York, NY

YEAR TWO

Otolaryngology University of Rochester Rochester, NY

Edward A. Wingfield, MD Internal Medicine New York Presbyterian Hospital Cornell Campus New York, NY

PEDIATRICS

Lawrence H. Yoo, MD Internal Medicine Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore Medical Center Bronx, NY

PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION

Kimberly J. Ligon, MD Pediatrics SUNY Stony Brook Stony Brook, NY

YEAR TWO

INTERNAL MEDICINE

Raymond J. Logue, MD Internal Medicine UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Camden, NJ

M E D I C I N E

Jason A. Melnick, MD Preliminary Medicine Drexel (MCP Hahnemann) University College of Medicine Philadelphia, PA

OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY

YEAR TWO

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center Brooklyn, NY

Catherine B. Kargher, MD Obstetrics-Gynecology Winthrop-University Hospital Mineola, NY

PRELIMINARY MEDICINE

Connie S. Liu, MD Obstetrics-Gynecology Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore Medical Center Bronx, NY

Leon Aleksandrovich, MD Preliminary Medicine North Shore University Hospital Manhasset, NY YEAR TWO

Ophthalmology St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center New York, NY

Imelda L. Vital, MD Obstetrics-Gynecology Metropolitan Hospital Center New York, NY

Jordan I. Heffez, MD Preliminary Medicine St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center New York, NY

OPHTHALMOLOGY

Leon Aleksandrovich, MD Preliminary Medicine North Shore University Hospital Manhasset, NY

YEAR TWO

Ophthalmology Tulane University School of Medicine New Orleans, LA

YEAR TWO

Ophthalmology St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center New York, NY

Jonathon T. Rutkauskas, MD Preliminary Medicine Staten Island University Hospital Staten Island, NY

Nathan M. Radcliffe, MD Transitional University of Hawaii Honolulu, HI

YEAR TWO

Anesthesiology Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital New York, NY

YEAR TWO

Ophthalmology New York University Medical Center New York, NY C L A S S

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PRELIMINARY SURGERY

Anita K. Malhotra, MD Preliminary Surgery University of Rochester/ Strong Memorial Hospital Rochester, NY

Hillary N. Freeman, MD Internal Medicine Drexel (MCP Hahnemann) University College of Medicine Philadelphia, PA

ANESTHESIOLOGY

Jay E. Rothkopf, MD Preliminary Medicine Abington Memorial Hospital Abington, PA

YEAR TWO

Otolaryngology University of Rochester Rochester, NY

Anesthesiology Temple University Hospital Philadelphia, PA

PSYCHIATRY DERMATOLOGY

Ana M. Rodriguez, MD Psychiatry Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore Medical Center Bronx, NY

Gregory J. Fulchiero, MD Dermatology Penn State University/Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA Joshua M. Levin, MD Transitional Lehigh Valley Hospital Allentown, PA

SURGERY

John G. Fernandez, MD Surgery St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center New York, NY

YEAR TWO

Dermatology Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA

Amanda L. Medford, MD Surgery New York University School of Medicine New York, NY

Anna Manilov, MD Preliminary Medicine Abington Hospital Abington, PA

NORTH CAROLINA

YEAR TWO

Dermatology Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Philadelphia, PA

PSYCHIATRY

Douglas J. Kovatch, MD Psychiatry University of North Carolina Hospitals Chapel Hill, NC

EMERGENCY MEDICINE

OHIO PEDIATRICS

Sharon M. Seltzer, MD Pediatrics University Hospitals of Cleveland Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital Cleveland, OH Aimee Seningen, MD Pediatrics University Hospitals of Cleveland Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital Cleveland, OH SURGERY

Rebecca B. Horn, MD Surgery University Hospitals of Cleveland/ Case Western University Cleveland, OH

Jean T. Messner, MD ’63, and Kenneth H. Messner, MD ’63, with their son Keith H. Messner, MD ’03.

Keith H. Messner, MD Emergency Medicine York Hospital York, PA Jason C. Morgan, MD Emergency Medicine Temple University Hospital Philadelphia, PA Richard C. Shoemaker, MD Emergency Medicine Drexel (MCP Hahnemann) University College of Medicine Philadelphia, PA FAMILY PRACTICE

Akili H. DeBrady, MD Family Practice Chestnut Hill Hospital Philadelphia, PA Curtis L. Hershey, MD Family Practice Lancaster General Hospital Lancaster, PA

Colin M. Bucks, MD Emergency Medicine Temple University Hospital Philadelphia, PA

Ashley P. Hyder, MD Family Practice Montgomery Hospital Norristown, PA

Shawn M. Conrad, MD Emergency Medicine Allegheny General Hospital Pittsburgh, PA

Christopher Lee, MD Family Practice Williamsport Hospital Williamsport, PA

Pauline E. Farnsworth, MD Emergency Medicine Temple University Hospital Philadelphia, PA

Eric M. Wiser, MD Family Practice St. Vincent Health Center Erie, PA

Michael J. Fiorito, MD Emergency Medicine Temple University Hospital Philadelphia, PA

INTERNAL MEDICINE

Noam C. Gilboa, MD Emergency Medicine University Health Center of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA Jennifer H. Harris, MD Emergency Medicine Drexel (MCP Hahnemann) University College of Medicine Philadelphia, PA

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Sarah R. Goodyear, MD Internal Medicine Temple University Hospital Philadelphia, PA Caroline J. Gundel-Brehm, MD Internal Medicine Lehigh Valley Hospital Allentown, PA Smita R. Gupta, MD Internal Medicine Temple University Hospital Philadelphia, PA Michael J. Jaworski, MD Internal Medicine Temple University Hospital Philadelphia, PA Rashmi V. Khadilkar, MD Internal Medicine Temple University Hospital Philadelphia, PA Nicole E. Minniefield, MD Internal Medicine Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA Jason Palermo, MD Internal Medicine Temple University Hospital Philadelphia, PA Joseph R. Paprota. MD Internal Medicine Lehigh Valley Hospital Allentown, PA Kristyn K. Phelps, MD Internal Medicine Temple University Hospital Philadelphia, PA

Rachel C. Borek, MD Internal Medicine University Health Center of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA

Anish K. Ravindra, MD Internal Medicine Temple University Hospital Philadelphia, PA

Chan Y. Chung, MD Internal Medicine Temple University Hospital Philadelphia, PA

Zaki A. Refaat, MD Internal Medicine Penn State University/Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA

Aaron D. Crookshank, MD Internal Medicine Temple University Hospital Philadelphia, PA

Thomas B. Rice, MD Internal Medicine Temple University Hospital Philadelphia, PA

Taryn P. Draxler, MD Internal Medicine Temple University Hospital Philadelphia, PA 32

Jason S. Fritz, MD Internal Medicine Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA

T E M P L E

Steffan W. Schulz, MD Internal Medicine Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Philadelphia, PA Ann G. Till, MD Internal Medicine-Primary Care Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA Bria M. Tinsley, MD Internal Medicine-Primary Care Scranton-Temple Residency Program Scranton, PA Henry C. Tsay, MD Internal Medicine-Primary Care University Health Center of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA Faahud A. Yafai, MD Internal Medicine Temple University Hospital Philadelphia, PA

Brian T. Jankowitz, MD Preliminary Surgery University Health Center of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA YEAR TWO

Neurosurgery University Health Center of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY

Lisa M. Bodon, MD Obstetrics-Gynecology Temple University Hospital Philadelphia, PA OPHTHALMOLOGY

Craig R. Vroman, MD Transitional Kaiser Permanente Santa Clara, CA YEAR TWO

Ophthalmology Temple University Hospital Philadelphia, PA

MEDICINE-PEDIATRICS

ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY

Joshua LaBrin, MD Medicine-Pediatrics University Health Center of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA

Wade J. Andrews, MD Orthopaedic Surgery Temple University Hospital Philadelphia, PA

NEUROLOGY

Naveed A. Gul, MD Preliminary Medicine Temple University Hospital Philadelphia, PA YEAR TWO

Neurology Temple University Hospital Philadelphia, PA Anahid Kabasakalian, MD Preliminary Medicine Lankenau Hospital Wynnewood, PA YEAR TWO

Neurology Temple University Hospital Philadelphia, PA William C. McBride, MD Preliminary Medicine Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Philadelphia, PA YEAR TWO

Neurology Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Philadelphia, PA NEUROSURGERY

Joshua E. Heller, MD Preliminary Surgery Temple University Hospital Philadelphia, PA YEAR TWO

Neurosurgery Temple University Hospital Philadelphia, PA

Kristofer S. Matullo, MD Orthopaedic Surgery Temple University Hospital Philadelphia, PA Alan Y. Mui, MD Orthopaedic Surgery Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Philadelphia, PA OTOLARYNGOLOGY

Waldemar Luis Riefkohl, MD Otolaryngology Geisinger Medical Center Danville, PA PATHOLOGY

Christopher V. Nguyen, MD Pathology Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Philadelphia, PA PEDIATRICS

Christine A. Malloy, MD Pediatrics St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children Philadelphia, PA

F A L L / W I N T E R

2 0 0 3

Jason A. Melnick, MD Preliminary Medicine Drexel (MCP Hahnemann) University College of Medicine Philadelphia, PA YEAR TWO

Geoffrey A. Rezvani, MD Pediatrics St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children Philadelphia, PA

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center Brooklyn, NY Pikai Oh, MD Preliminary Medicine Albert Einstein Medical Center Philadelphia, PA

PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION

Gregory V. D’Eramo, MD Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation University Health Center of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA

YEAR TWO

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Temple University Hospital Philadelphia, PA

Pikai Oh, MD Preliminary Medicine Albert Einstein Medical Center Philadelphia, PA

Jay E. Rothkopf, MD Preliminary Medicine Abington Memorial Hospital Abington, PA

YEAR TWO

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Temple University Hospital Philadelphia, PA

Anesthesiology Temple University Hospital Philadelphia, PA David L. Smoger, MD Preliminary Medicine Lankenau Hospital Wynnewood, PA

PRELIMINARY MEDICINE

Charlene A. Brown, MD Preliminary Medicine Lankenau Hospital Wynnewood, PA

YEAR TWO

Radiology Temple University School of Medicine Philadelphia, PA

Naveed A. Gul, MD Preliminary Medicine Temple University Hospital Philadelphia, PA

PRELIMINARY SURGERY

Vineet K. Chib, MD Preliminary Surgery Temple University Hospital Philadelphia, PA

YEAR TWO

Neurology Temple University Hospital Philadelphia, PA Anahid Kabasakalian, MD Preliminary Medicine Lankenau Hospital Wynnewood, PA YEAR TWO

Neurology Temple University Hospital Philadelphia, PA Anna Manilov, MD Preliminary Medicine Abington Hospital Abington, PA

J. Michael Eager, MD ’72, and his son, Matthew Eager, MD ’03.

Matthew R. Eager, MD Preliminary Surgery Geisinger Medical Center Danville, PA

YEAR TWO

Anna M. Gallagher, MD Pediatrics Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA

Dermatology Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Philadelphia, PA

Jeffrey S. Gerber, MD Pediatrics Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA

William C. McBride, MD Preliminary Medicine Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Philadelphia, PA

Heather Herson, MD Pediatrics Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA

M E D I C I N E

Joshua E. Heller, MD Preliminary Surgery Temple University Hospital Philadelphia, PA YEAR TWO

Neurosurgery Temple University Hospital Philadelphia, PA

YEAR TWO

Neurology Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Philadelphia, PA

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Brian T. Jankowitz, MD Preliminary Surgery University Health Center of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA

Steven E. Repka, MD Transitional Western Pennsylvania Hospital Pittsburgh, PA

Jeffrey R. Boyd, MD Transitional Albert Einstein Medical Center Philadelphia, PA

Steven E. Repka, MD Transitional Western Pennsylvania Hospital Pittsburgh, PA

YEAR TWO

Radiology Western Pennsylvania Hospital Pittsburgh, PA

Ophthalmology Georgetown University Washington, DC

Radiology Western Pennsylvania Hospital Pittsburgh, PA

David L. Smoger, MD Preliminary Medicine Lankenau Hospital Wynnewood, PA

Michele S. Brown, MD Transitional Crozer-Chester Medical Center Upland, PA

Erik P. Sulman, MD Transitional Albert Einstein Medical Center Philadelphia, PA

YEAR TWO

Radiology Temple University School of Medicine Philadelphia, PA

Radiology UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Camden, NJ

Radiation Oncology University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Houston, TX

Neurosurgery University Health Center of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA Stefan T. Rau, MD Preliminary Surgery Allegheny General Hospital Pittsburgh, PA PRELIMINARY MEDICINE

Peter K. Yi, MD Preliminary Medicine Lankenau Hospital Wynnewood, PA

Justin N. Wilson, MD Transitional Lehigh Valley Hospital Allentown, PA

YEAR TWO

Anesthesiology Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Boston, MA

YEAR TWO

Radiology Drexel (MCP Hahnemann) University College of Medicine Philadelphia, PA

PSYCHIATRY

David T. Anthony, MD Psychiatry Allegheny General Hospital Pittsburgh, PA

SURGERY

Joseph L. Grisafi, MD Surgery Albert Einstein Medical Center Philadelphia, PA

Lester N. Fogelsanger, MD Psychiatry Temple University Hospital Philadelphia, PA

Christopher Khorsandi, MD Surgery Pennsylvania Hospital Philadelphia, PA

Karen L. Melendez, MD Psychiatry Temple University Hospital Philadelphia, PA RADIATION ONCOLOGY

Wakengo Mahaniah, MD Surgery Temple University Hospital Philadelphia, PA

Matthew Abramowitz, MD Transitional Crozer-Chester Medical Center Upland, PA

Anupam K. Mohanty, MD Surgery St. Luke’s Hospital Bethlehem, PA

Andrew M. Gross, MD Transitional Crozer-Chester Medical Center Upland, PA YEAR TWO

Anesthesiology Johns Hopkins Hospital Baltimore, MD Joshua M. Levin, MD Transitional Lehigh Valley Hospital Allentown, PA YEAR TWO

Dermatology Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA John P. Mackrell, MD Transitional Crozer-Chester Medical Center Upland, PA YEAR TWO

Radiology Temple University Hospital Philadelphia, PA

YEAR TWO

Radiation Oncology Fox Chase Cancer Center Philadelphia, PA John P. Mackrell, MD Transitional Crozer-Chester Medical Center Upland, PA YEAR TWO

Radiology Temple University Hospital Philadelphia, PA

TRANSITIONAL

Matthew Abramowitz, MD Transitional Crozer-Chester Medical Center Upland, PA

John D. Nguyen, MD Transitional St. Luke’s Hospital Bethlehem, PA

YEAR TWO

Radiology Penn State University/Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA

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Anuraag Sahai, MD Surgery Drexel (MCP Hahnemann) University College of Medicine Philadelphia, PA

Radiation Oncology Fox Chase Cancer Center Philadelphia, PA

R E S I D E N C I E S

YEAR TWO

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation University of Texas Medical School Houston, TX Stephen C. Wei, MD Transitional Crozer-Chester Medical Center Upland, PA YEAR TWO

Radiology Indiana University School of Medicine Indianapolis, IN Justin N. Wilson, MD Transitional Lehigh Valley Hospital Allentown, PA YEAR TWO

Radiology Drexel (MCP Hahnemann) University College of Medicine Philadelphia, PA RHODE ISLAND

Brendan O’Connell, MD Surgery Abington Memorial Hospital Abington, PA

RADIOLOGY

Parish S. Vaidya, MD Transitional Frankford Hospital Philadelphia, PA

INTERNAL MEDICINE

Robert E. Elkareh, MD Internal Medicine Brown University Providence, RI Chetan P. Maingi, MD ’98, and his sister, Shail Maingi, MD ’03.

Shail Maingi, MD Transitional Frankford Hospital Philadelphia, PA John D. Nguyen, MD Transitional St. Luke’s Hospital Bethlehem, PA YEAR TWO

Radiology Penn State University/Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA

Anil Nabha, MD Internal Medicine Brown University Providence, RI TENNESSEE TRANSITIONAL

Shannon J. Smith, MD Transitional Methodist Hospital Memphis, TN YEAR TWO

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Emory University School of Medicine Atlanta, GA

TEXAS FAMILY PRACTICE

Stephanie M. Brower, MD Family Practice Valley Baptist Medical Center Harlingen, TX INTERNAL MEDICINE

Jasmine R. Gaddy, MD Internal Medicine University of Texas Southwestern Medical School Dallas, TX Jedd A. Seigerman, MD Internal Medicine San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium Brooke Army Medical Center Fort Sam Houston, TX PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION

FAMILY PRACTICE

CLASS OF 2003: MATCH DATA

Meenal G. Dandekar, MD Family Practice Riverside Regional Medical Center Newport News, VA

Graduates

Mona Ornelas, MD Family Practice Eastern Virginia Medical School Portsmouth, VA INTERNAL MEDICINE

Matthew A. Bernabei, MD Internal Medicine University of Virginia Charlottesville, VA Blair C. Weikert, MD Internal Medicine University of Virginia Medical Center Charlottesville, VA

Parish S. Vaidya, MD Transitional Frankford Hospital Philadelphia, PA YEAR TWO

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation University of Texas Medical School Houston, TX PRELIMINARY SURGERY

Benjamin A. Delano, MD Preliminary Surgery University of Texas at Houston Houston, TX RADIATION ONCOLOGY

Erik P. Sulman, MD Transitional Albert Einstein Medical Center Philadelphia, PA YEAR TWO

Radiation Oncology University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Houston, TX UTAH INTERNAL MEDICINE

Christina L. Gallop, MD Internal Medicine University of Utah Affiliated Hospitals Salt Lake City, UT

Heidi Martinson, MD ’03, and her father, Mark W. Martinson, MD ’79. PEDIATRICS

Heidi E. Martinson, MD Pediatrics University of Virginia Charlottesville, VA PSYCHIATRY

David M. Renfrow, MD Psychiatry University of Virginia Charlottesville, VA SURGERY

Joshua Adams, MD Surgery University of Virginia Charlottesville, VA David A. Staneck, MD Surgery Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, VA

199

Not seeking Residencies

Holding Residency Positions Military Match Matched Unmatched

194 7 175 7

Total Primary Care including Ob/Gyn

(50%)

Sites Temple University Hospital Other Temple Affiliates* Other Philadelphia Programs** Other Pennsylvania Programs*** Total Pennsylvania Non-Pennsylvania

25 14 29 20 88 106

(13%) (7%) (14%) (10%) (44%) (53%)

Type of Program Family Practice Internal Medicine Categorical Primary Preliminary: G2 chosen † Preliminary: G2 not chosen Internal Medicine/Pediatrics Pediatrics Obstetrics/Gynecology Orthopedics Surgery Categorical Preliminary: G2 chosen †† Preliminary: G2 not chosen Transitional G2 Chosen ††† G2 Not Chosen Anesthesiology Dermatology Emergency Medicine ENT Neurology Neurosurgery Ophthalmology PM&R Pathology Psychiatry Radiation Oncology Radiology Urology

G1 Year 11

G2 Year

60 8 16 1 1 14 6 7 18 4 7 15 3 0 1 12 1 0 0 0 1

0 0

4 2 1 1 5 2 5 4 1 7 2 8 2

RESIDENCY DEFERRED VIRGINIA EMERGENCY MEDICINE

Kevin S. Barlotta, MD Emergency Medicine University of Virginia Charlottesville, VA Thomas M. Cruz, MD Emergency Medicine Eastern Virginia Medical School Norfolk, VA

William L. Chung, MD Jason T. Evans, MD Matthew R. Matiasek, MD Ene Ojile, MD Alyssa A. Schaffer, MD

*Abington 3; Crozer-Chester 5; Lancaster 1; Scranton 1; St. Luke’s 2; West Penn 1; Williamsport 1 **AEMC 4; Chestnut Hill 1; Jefferson 4; Drexel 5; Pennsylvania Hospita1; St. Christopher’s 2; University of Pennsylvania 3; Children’s Hospital 3; Lankenau 4; Frankford 2 ***Allegheny General 3; Hershey-PSU 2; Lehigh 4; University of Pittsburgh 6; Geisinger 2; Montgomery1;York 1; St.Vincent 1 †Radiology 2; Neurologyl 5; Anesthesiology 3; Ophthalmology 3; Dermatology 1; PM&R 2 †† Urology 1; Neurosurgery 2; ENT 1 ††† Radiology 6; Ophthalmology 2; Anesthesiology 1; PM&R 2; Radiation Oncology 2; Dermatology 1; Emergency 1

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In Memoriam Raymond L. Bennett, BA ’43, MD ’46, who practiced family medicine in rural Montrose, PA, for nearly 50 years, died on October 24, 2002. In addition to helping establish the Montrose General Hospital and Medical Arts Clinic, he delivered approximately 4,000 babies, made house calls until 1999, and provided free medical care to student athletes of two area school districts during his career. Charles Burroughs, MD ’46, a family practitioner for nearly 40 years in Ewing, NJ, died on August 19, 2002. In addition to maintaining a private practice in Trenton, he served as Medical Drector of Ewing Public School System, as a physician for Public Service Electric & Gas and New Jersey Bell Telephone, and taught at Rider College. Charles J. Dayton, MD ’47, who practiced family medicine for more than 40 years in New Haven, CT, died on March 31, 2003. He served the community with a mobile office, as a team physician for area public school athletes, and was Assistant County Medical Examiner. He served in World War II and the Korean War, attaining the rank of captain. James Bernard Klint, MD ’68, team physician for the San Francisco 49ers for nearly 25 years, died on April 19, 2003. He had the rare distinction of seeing his team through five Super

30s Peter H. Marvel, Jr., MD ’32 12.6.2002 Thomas Scarlett, MD ’36 6.13.2003 Glenn A. Pope, MD ’38 7.25.2003 Leonard Snydman, MD ’38 10.26.2003 Owen W. Hartman, MD ’39 4.23.2003 Howard J. Johnson, Jr., MD ’39 2.20.2003

40s Hugh H. Calhoun, MD ’40 10.12.2002 Milton M. Cahn, MD ’41 12.27.2002 Christopher Iannucci, MD ’41 12.16.2002 Robert W. Kline, MD ’41 6.30.2003 Cecilia H. Shembab, MD ’41 3.26.2003 Paul Kenneth Waltz, MD ’41 12.20.2002 John Howard Weidner, MD ’41 6.30.2003 Lewis Wilson Berry, MD ’42 12.11.2002 Eldon G. Hoachlander, MD ’42 2.3.2003 Jay H. Davidson, MD ’43 3.27.2003 Julia B. Edwards, MD ’43 5.17.2003 Heinz K. Faludi, MD ’43 10.17.2002 Robert A. Heebner, MD ’43 6.30.2003 George F. Kamen, MD ’43 1.28.2003 Lamar Rogers, MD ’43 1.14.2003

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Bowl championships and helped create the NFL’s substanceabuse policies. “Jim Klint was a superb physician and a humanitarian,” said former 49ers head coach Bill Walsh. An internist and hematologist/oncologist, Dr. Klint was associated with Johns Hopkins, Stanford University, and the Palo Alto Medical Clinic during various parts of his career. Edward Rudin, MD ’47, who practiced child psychiatry for 45 years, died on June 12, 2003. He served in World War II and the Korean War, then settled in Sacramento, where he was named Deputy Director of Community Services for the California Department of Mental Health. He developed statewide networks for mental health professionals and taught at the University of California-Davis School of Medicine, which honored him with numerous teaching awards. Leonard Snydman, MD ’38, a former Chair of Family Practice at Episcopal Hospital in Philadelphia, died on October 26, 2003. During World War II he served as a medical officer for pilots based in England and France. Once back at home, he served on Episcopal’s staff for more than 50 years. He loved to use physical diagnosis, as opposed to ancillary testing, to diagnosis disease and was an avid reader of medical journals well past his retirement.

Robert B. Stonehill, MD ’45 George S. Watson, MD ’45 Raymond L Bennett BA ’43, MD ’46 Charles Burroughs, MD ’46 Robert A. Cochran, MD ’46 M. Jack Frumin, MD ’46 Bettie W. Clay, MD ’47 Charles J. Dayton, MD ’47 Edward Rudin, MD ’47 June Peters Byers, MD ’48 Patricia C. Cowdery, MD ’48 Joseph T. Riemer, MD ’48 Darwin W. Rannels, MD ’49

4.30.2003 6.24.2003 10.24.2002 8.19.2002 2.22.2003 4.8.2003 6.18.2003 3.31.2003 6.12.2003 5.22.2003 4.16.2003 12.16.2002 12.21.2002

50s Anderson W. Donan, MD ’51 4.23.2003 William H. Tragle III, MD ’51 6.6.2003 John R. Waddell, Jr., MD ’54 2.14.2003 Truman Daughtridge, MD ’55 8.6.2003 John A. Sturgis, MD ’55 11.12.2002 John H. Bomberger, MD ’56 12.14.2002 Charles W. Delp, MD ’56 5.8.2003 Leslie J. Schoenfield, MD ’56 7.28.2003

William Alan Sullivan, MD ’57 3.3.2003 C. Fred Hering, III, MD ’58 date unknown Richard H. Angros, MD ’59 4.9.2003 John Alden Bowman, MD ’59 7.11.2003

60s Michael F. Saviano, MD ’60 6.27.2003 Roman J. Oleynik, MD ’62 3.10.2003 Theodore L. Biddle, MD ’64 6.4.2003 Kenneth James Prescott, MD ’64 4.5.2003 Murray S. Abrams, MD ’65 6.26.2003 Joseph D. Moloney, MD ’65 5.23.2003 James Bernard Klint, MD ’68 4.19.2003 Daniel S. Miller, MD ’68 8.22.2003

80s Denise Ferraris Scott, MD ’86 12.12.2002 Joel B. Burrell, MD ’87 6.1.2003 RESIDENTS

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Two alumni.Two brothers.Two planned gifts.

One great idea. Allen Turcke, MD ’53, and his wife Mary established a 7.1% charitable gift annuity that gives them annuity income for life, with the principal balance ultimately going to the Medical School’s Class of 1953 Scholarship Fund. Donald Turcke, MD ’62, and his wife Elaine created a 6.2% charitable gift annuity that gives them annuity income for life, with the principal balance ultimately going to the School’s Department of Radiology.

Allen and Mary Turcke

Elaine and Donald Turcke

Planned Giving. It benefits you today and your alma mater tomorrow. For more information, contact: Jerry Rohrbach, Director of Planned Giving Temple University 215-204-7305 • toll free 800-822-6957 jerry.rohrbach@temple.edu

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