Temple Medicine, Winter 2005

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ALSO INSIDE: TEMPLE’S AFFILIATES IN MEDICAL EDUCATION

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COVER STORY

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E D I TO R / P R I N C I PA L W R I T E R

Giselle Zayon Director, Alumni Affairs

The Birth of Stereotactic Surgery 7

A RT D I R E C TO R / D E S I G N E R

Learned Liaisons: Temple’s Affiliates in Medical Education 10

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Jacqueline Spadaro Temple University Office of Publications [557-04] Jannine Medrana CONTRIBUTING WRITERS

Vivica Aycox Melissa Cooper Gwen Coverdale Eryn Jelesiewicz Stella Luo Jordan Reese Ingrid Thack

In Search of Innovation: Clinical Research at Temple 14

P H OTO G R A P H E R S

Joe Labolito Mark Stehle

Departments

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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

Irv Hurwitz

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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

Faculty Notes 21

Temple University School of Medicine Alumni Office 3223 N. Broad Street, Suite 415 Philadelphia, PA 19140 215.707.4868 800.331.2839

Alumni and Faculty Honors and Awards 22

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On the Student Side 33

Copyright © 2005

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Where are they Now? 34 Philanthropy Notes 35

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In Memoriam 39 On the cover: In Ecuador on a recent mission of World Blindness Outreach, a foundation created by Albert A. Alley, MD ’64. Story on page 2.

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, RY ■ 1 V E R S (TTY: T O 215-204-6772).

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service = science + art + heart It’s the wellspring of the entire profession: The desire to help and heal.

“ To give in such a meaningful way is the most valuable compensation a person can get.”

—Albert A. Alley, MD ’64

“Physicians understand that service is a privilege—and derive deep satisfaction from doing good, doing what’s right,” says Albert A. Alley, MD ’64, an ophthalmologist from Lebanon, PA, who founded World Blindness Outreach, which organizes trips to poor and remote nations to treat correctable blindness and preventable eye disease.

“To give in such a meaningful way is the most valuable compensation a person can get,” he says.

Since 1990, Dr. Alley and team have performed more than 5,000 cataract, corneal transplant, glaucoma, and strabismus surgeries on 50 missions to 20 countries, including Guyana, India, and Mexico. The organization also has distributed tens of thousands of dollars of donated supplies and equipment— microscopes, slit lamps, projectors, surgical instruments, and trial lens sets— and has helped train dozens of health professionals. Dr. Alley’s daughter, Cynthia Alley, MD ’00, also an ophthalmologist, has accompanied her father on numerous missions. She says it has changed the way she sees the world.

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“Some would say we go beyond the call of duty,” says the senior Dr. Alley. “But we who see so much need in the world feel we have not gone far enough.”

Paul Lin, MD ’82, an orthopaedic surgeon in Lewisburg, PA, shares the Alleys’ sentiments. He has taken several extended trips to the mountain town of San Isabel, Ecuador, to “correct things we never see in the States, such as untreated open fractures,” he explains.

“If I had 10 days off right now, I’d spend them there in a heartbeat. I cannot think of anything more gratifying or meaningful,” he says.

Steven Wolf, MD ’84, an orthopaedic surgeon in Camp Hill, PA, accompanied Dr. Lin on a recent trip. “For a physician to give in this way is the art and science of medicine in its purest form.”

Service is part of the culture and spirit of Temple. As second -year medical student Stella Luo explains, it’s more than coincidence that so many of her classmates share her yearning to serve. It’s an essential spark that unifies Temple people—and a quality that Admissions Committee members look for when interviewing candidates.

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“Anyone who thinks medicine’s going the way of greed ought to know about Temple,” says John M. Daly, MD ’73, Dean. “The number of alumni, faculty and students who give of their time and expertise is awe-inspiring—and there’s fantastic variety in the service work they do—you’ll find Temple physicians and trainees volunteering everywhere from soup kitchens to the senate floor.”

Direct service is important, but volunteers are also needed at the policy level.

Many Temple alumni have been there.

For example, Marion Moses, MD ’76, well-known in the area of migrant worker health, helped developed field sanitation standards for migrant workers and the Robert F. Kennedy Farmworkers Health Benefit Plan.

“Eventually one comes to the conclusion that to really make a difference you need to deal with the root causes of the ills that you see,” says Roy Farrell, MD ’72, an emergency medicine physician in Seattle, WA. Dr. Farrell is immediate past president of Physicians for Social Responsibility, a national organization dedicated to promoting policies that protect human health. During his term in office, Dr. Farrell promoted a comprehensive U.S. energy plan that calls for corporate fuel economy standards and renewable energy.

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Albert Alley, MD ’64 and his daughter Cynthia Alley, MD ’00, with a patient during a recent mission in South America.

Consuelo Beck-Sagne, MD ’78, devotes her affection and expertise to the people of the Dominican Republic and Haiti.

Some examples of alumni service are nothing short of astonishing. Beth (Wenzel) Ferrell, MD ’53, spent 26 years turning a primitive jungle outpost in Borneo, Indonesia, into a 126-bed hospital with hydro-electric power, a government certified nursing school, three clinics, and well-baby and prenatal services. Retired, she now lives in Portland, Oregon.

Also “retired” after a 22-year career with the U.S. Public Health Service and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, GA, Consuelo Beck-Sagne, MD ’78, moved to the Dominican Republic to provide specialized care for Dominicans and Haitians with HIV. Another “retiree,” Pittsburgh, PA, area resident Robert W. Ford, MD ’63, and his wife Karen founded the World Health Mission, which has made more than a dozen month-long trips to the Jos University Hospital in north central Nigeria. They’ve donated equipment and supplies, instituted Pap testing, mammography screening, and championed education programs, including Nigeria’s first ultrasonography school.

“We’ve been able to contribute what they have needed, and they have made us better for it,” says Dr. Ford, an obstetrician-gynecologist who was given the

Medical School’s 2003 Alumni Achievement Award for his good works.

Winner of the 1999 Alumni Achievement Award for his impressive dedication to service, A. Frederick Hartman, Jr., MD ’69, MPH, a family physician based in Laconia, NH, has devoted 30 years to international health with his wife, Mary, a pediatric nurse from Temple. In the 1970s, they worked with World Health Organization to help eradicate smallpox and introduce oral rehydration therapy for cholera—and in Brazil helped found Project Esperanza, a ferry-based clinic that traveled the Amazon and its tributaries. In the 1980s they took part in UNICEF’s worldwide GOBI strategy (growth monitoring, oral rehydration, breast feeding and immunizations) to reduce infant mortality.

His recent work has been in Africa. The Mukukku Health Center in Uganda named its new maternity wing in the Hartmans’ honor.

“I came to Temple because of its reputation for producing good clinicians,” says Dr. Hartman. “And when I left with my MD degree, I had earned a social conscience as well.” ■

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George Bagby, MD ’46, at the Bangladesh-India border.

“ Eventually one comes to the conclusion that to really make a difference you need to deal with the root causes of the ills that you see.”

—Roy Farrell, MD ’72

George Bagby, MD ’46, Spokane, WA, inventor of the Bagby Cage, the prototype spinal stabilization device, has long been active in service. He recently served as the major financer of a 30-bed hospital in Nalta, Bangladesh. A member of the Board of Directors of the U.S.-based Prosthetics Outreach Foundation, he also established the Prosthetic & Orthopaedic Centre there, plus a satellite clinic in Satkhira, bringing the region modern surgical capabilities for arthroscopy, fracture fixation and modern prosthetic service.

For the past 12 years, Alvan Balent, MD ’57, an ophthalmologist in Ft. Lauderdale, FL, and his wife Linda, also an ophthalmologist, have traveled to Central and South America to teach small-incision cataract surgery. The Balents received the Florida Board of Medicine’s 2002 Chairman’s Recognition Award for their contributions to public service.

L. Marvin Clark, MD ’57, and Sandra Clark, MD ’68, spent nine years in the jungles of Irian Jaya, Indonesia, developing a public health/malaria control program; spent nearly a year in southern Sudan, combating a resurgent epidemic of trypanosomiasis gambiense (sleeping sickness), struggling to provide care in a hospital that didn’t even have running water; volunteered during an outbreak of HIV in Merauke, southeastern Papua, Indonesia; and took care of people in the Kenyan districts of Kiisi and Gucha during an epidemic of highland malaria.

Michael K. Kowalski, MD ’71, an obstetrician-gynecologist in Washington, DC, has traveled to Malaysia, Nicaragua, and the Philippines to teach advanced laparoscopic techniques and perform surgeries, sometimes operating under primitive conditions 12 to14 hours per day.

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A family practice physician in Denver, CO, Rafael Olivares, MD ’93, has served as a volunteer physician for Doctors of the World in Chiapas, Mexico, for Healing the Children in Honduras and Ecuador, and in this country to help victims of persecution seeking political asylum. He was recently named Denver Kaiser Permanente’s volunteer doctor of the year.

Thor Wagner, MD ’00, Seattle, WA, recently took his first mission with Doctors without Borders in Khartoum, Sudan. He worked in an orphanage that was home to 250 abandoned babies.

The mortality rate was 90 percent before he arrived. By the time he left it was 30 percent. He also oversaw a therapeutic feeding center in a camp for 200,000 displaced southern Sudanese.

Jay D. Wenger, MD ’81, is project manager of the National Polio Surveillance Project, a Government of India/World Health Organization collaborative program that ensures accurate, timely surveillance for polio, and provides technical support for immunization activities throughout India. He’s based in Washington, DC. ■ Have you done service work we should know about? Please email us at templemed@temple.edu or phone 800-331-2839 or 215-707-4485.

“ We’ve been able to contribute what they have needed, and they have made us better for it,” –Robert W. Ford, MD ’63

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Student Service at Temple

by Stella Luo, Class of 2007 Temple medical students pulse with a common blood, thick with love for service. And we have an advantage at Temple, being located so close to communities who need us as much as we need them.

Our propensity for giving and serving undoubtedly remains a priority in the admissions process. Surely it’s no coincidence that we arrive here with something to offer, yet find so much to gain.

With so many community service options, we can’t help but pick one or three or ten.

Service manifests itself in everyday life at the School of Medicine—and sets us apart. With guidance from the umbrella organization Community Service Outreach, which offers an astounding variety of service opportunities, we can volunteer around campus or in center city Philadelphia, with children or adults, weekly or annually, in a clinic or classroom.

One popular program is Temple CARES (Community Advocacy, Referral, and Education Services), a free weekly medical clinic based near campus at the Bethel Holy Temple Church.

It’s run by students supervised by Family Practice and Internal Medicine faculty. We educate patients about their

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health issues and options, encouraging them to seek follow-up care. In addition to providing a valuable service, it’s a chance for us to hone our interviewing and examination skills and to learn how to interact with all types of patients.

Another free Temple-run service is Prevention Point, a harm-reduction program for drug users and prostitutes.

The Temple students, residents, and faculty who volunteer for this vanbased clinic advocate health and safety, regardless of personal lifestyle choices, offering everything from syringe exchange and instructions on safer injections to hepatitis vaccinations and abscess drainage to referrals for housing, food, and legal advice.

Those of us who enjoy children can volunteer for Big Friends or Adopt-aSchool, two tutoring programs for local elementary-age students, or CATCH (Coaching Adolescents Towards Careers in Health), which provides mentoring and basic clinical training for medically oriented local high school students. Each spring, student groups collectively volunteer at the Kenderton Elementary School Health Fair around the corner from campus, setting up health education booths for students, parents, and teachers.

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“Knowledge forms the backbone of the physician’s ability to fight illness, but partnership between patient and physician lies at the heart of healing,” says Stephanie Pouch, Class of 2007, on a volunteer assignment with a young patient.

We also find abundant service opportunities with Temple chapters of national organizations. Boricua Latino Health Organization members volunteer at Latino festivals throughout the city, running informational booths and clinics. Members of Asians in Medicine participate in health fairs that provide free screenings or vaccinations. Other students work with MANNA (Metropolitan AIDS Neighborhood Nutrition Alliance), preparing and delivering meals to individuals and families touched by HIV/AIDS, or with the Temple Health Policy Organization, which presents public health programs on topics such as sexually transmitted diseases and diabetes to patients at a north Philadelphia health clinic.

Temple students also give of themselves by donating food, coats, books, school supplies, among other things, to drives sponsored by the Student National Medical Association. Through the Locks for Love program, student members of the American Medical Women’s Association cut and donate their hair for wigs for cancer and continued on next page

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alopecia patients. Members of the International Health Organization (IHO) donate their white coats to medical students and physicians in developing nations. This year the coats will benefit Jos University Medical School in Nigeria, through the World Health Mission of Robert W. Ford, MD ’63.

IHO members also run “hunger lunches,” serving rice, beans, and cornbread— a typical meal in an underdeveloped country—and donate proceeds to international causes. This year’s will fund sustainable agriculture in Costa Rica.

Spanish-speaking students translate in Temple’s emergency rooms as part of the VOICES program (Volunteer Opportunities in Interpreting and Communicating in Existing healthcare systems). These students also teach clinical Spanish to their classmates.

Each summer, we can join “Bridging the Gaps,” a nationally recognized summer internship for medical and health professions students. Seven universities and more than 100 community-based organizations participate. Last summer, members of the Class of 2007 joined multi-disciplinary teams that worked 40 hours a week for seven weeks: Suja Sabastin worked with preschoolers in the Early Learning Center at the 6

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Community Women’s Education Project in the Kensington section of Philadelphia. Amy DiPlacido taught children at the Philadelphia Parent Child Center, and Stephanie Pouch interned at Luther House, a homeless shelter in West Philadelphia.

At the Journey Home Community Enrichment Center in North Philadelphia, Stephanie Tessing planned and ran healthy, fun activities for children, and Naomi Schwarz had a similar assignment at the Temple Health Connection program. Robyn Schultz interned at the Drueding Center/ Project Rainbow, a transitional housing

program, while Aseem Bhandari worked with seniors at Gray Manor, an assisted living facility, and Daria Chacon led a project on water pollution with teens at Congreso de Latinos Unidos, a social service agency.

In addition to the wealth of service programs we can join, with two hospitals right here on campus, we have endless volunteer opportunities.

To some, medicine means mastering biochemistry and beta-blockers. But for most of us at Temple, such things are simply stepping stones in our quest to become the ultimate givers. ■

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Temple alumni have a rich history of service.The late Margaret R. Gibbons, MD ’25, devoted her career to maternal and child health in India.

The Birth of Stereotactic Surgery: A Personal Retrospective Philip L. Gildenberg, MD ’59, PhD ’70

The field of human stereotactic surgery was born at Temple University School of Medicine, and I had the great fortune working with its parents, Professors Ernst A. Spiegel, MD, and Henry T. Wycis, MD ’37. As a freshman medical student looking for a summer research project in 1956, I wandered into Dr. Spiegel’s laboratory—and ended up working with Drs. Spiegel and Wycis for the next 13 years.

Dr. Spiegel accepted a post as professor and head of experimental neurology at Temple in 1933 at the invitation of Dean William Parkinson. He had graduated from the University of Vienna in 1918 and had been on target for a sterling academic

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career in Austria until the Nazis took hold. The same year that Dr. Spiegel came to Temple, Henry Wycis entered Temple Medical School, later graduating first in his class. He completed his neurosurgery residency with Dr. Spiegel and accepted a faculty position. Both he and Dr. Spiegel remained at Temple, maintaining a remarkably productive collaboration.

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Dr.Wycis was a brilliant student but was not sufficiently challenged by his medical school studies. He spent so much time working in Dr. Spiegel’s laboratory, among other things, that he had the distinction of missing more classes than any other student.

Nevertheless, he graduated first in his class, with a record that stood for many years thereafter.

Ernst A. Spiegel was small and slight, and spoke with a thick German accent. He was quiet, serious, and introspective, but he had a sly, subtle sense of humor. He was the consummate academician and spoke seven languages. Dr. Spiegel’s laboratory reflected his personality: every inch was packed with specimens, equipment, and piles of electroencephalographic paper. In all the time I spent there, I do not recall ever seeing anything thrown away.

The birth of human stereotactic surgery took place in 1947, nine years before my fortuitous encounter with Drs. Spiegel and Wycis, with the publication of a brief article in the journal Science by Spiegel, Wycis, Marks, and Lee. The article described an apparatus used to make lesions in the dorsomedial nucleus of the thalamus. The apparatus was a modification of one devised by Horsley and Clarke 40 years earlier for animal experimentation. The procedure enabled by the apparatus proved the principle of stereotactic surgery and opened the door to the practical surgical management of movement disorders as well as pain, epilepsy, and psychiatric illness.

Although Drs. Spiegel and Wycis’s original apparatus was quickly abandoned (as were Models II, III, and IV), Model V, introduced in 1956, was used throughout the remainder of the esteemed doctors’ careers. This apparatus was attached with four screws countersunk into the cranium. Removable posts were secured to the screws and emerged through the scalp. The four adjustable legs of the apparatus were attached to the posts so the apparatus could be removed and repositioned accurately. This was important in the early years when it was necessary to use pneumoencephalography for radiographic visualization.

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and posts were inserted. The apparatus was attached and aligned parallel to the Frankfurt plane. A pneumoencephalogram was taken, and the films were used to identify the intraventricular landmarks and plot the target point. However, immediately after the pneumoencephalogram, most patients would vomit, and all had severe headaches. The apparatus was removed, and the patient allowed to recover. Two days later, the apparatus was reattached, and the actual procedure was performed.

The ensuing decades witnessed an amazing amount of clinical research and empirical surgery as the field of stereotactic surgery evolved and became incorporated into image-guided surgery. The field contracted with the introduction of l-dopa in 1968, but later expanded, taking me around the world.

Although the impetus for developing human stereotactic surgery was to avoid the complications of prefrontal lobotomy, the first patient had Huntington’s chorea, and movement disorders have continued to be the most common indication. Lesions were made by the injection of alcohol, in hopes of producing a discrete nuclear lesion but sparing the fibers en passant. A lesion was made in the globus pallidus to interrupt the extrapyramidal pathway. In addition, a lesion was made in the dorsomedial nucleus of the thalamus, which reverberates to the prefrontal area, in hopes of achieving a sedative effect. The procedure was a success – illustrating that a lesion in the extrapyramidal system could improve motor function without causing loss of control or weakness, and that lesions could be made in subcortical foci without perceptible damage to overlying areas.

After the aforementioned article appeared, neurosurgeons began developing their own devices. As the number of stereotacticians increased, it became necessary to organize formal gatherings. The first such meeting was held at Temple circa 1958. The 75 or so neurosurgeons in attendance constituted almost the entire field.

After completing my residency at Temple in 1967, I spent a year in Frankfurt, Germany, in the laboratory of Professor Rolf Hassler, then left to start a stereotactic surgery service at the Cleveland Clinic. I also established a pain clinic there, where the large number of patients and the opportunity for personal long-term follow-up led to a nonsurgical conservative program. (It is telling that the two authors with the largest published series of percutaneous cervical cordotomy patients, Hugh Rosomoff and I, later became two of the strongest advocates for a conservative approach to chronic pain management.) Additionally, my efforts led to the first epilepsy surgery performed at the Cleveland Clinic.

In 1972, the University of Arizona recruited me to start a neurosurgical program. The participation of British-trained neurophysiologist K.S. Krishna Murthy allowed us to demonstrate the modification by spinal cord stimulation of thalamicrecorded somatosensory-evoked potentials using a modified spinal cord stimulator borrowed from Blaine Nashold. In 1975, most of my department was transplanted to the University of Texas in Houston, and I was appointed editor of Confina Neurologica (now Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery).

The need to effectively treat head trauma patients led to the incorporation of CT scanning (then relatively new) into the neurosurgical program in Houston. The marriage of CT scanning with stereotactic techniques was young. Entering this emerging field of image-guided neurosurgery, I devised a technique to take the measurements of the necessary three-dimensional coordinates from the CT scan and to use that targeting with the Todd-Wells apparatus. I also designed a set of instruments to allow the acquisition of biopsies from multiple sites, (marketed by Radionics as the Gildenberg Stereotactic Biopsy Kit). A decade later this system proved valuable in the treatment of AIDS patients with significant brain lesions. We established a protocol to make these biopsies safe, and I found myself having published the largest series of biopsies of cerebral lesions in AIDS. At the age of 87, Dr. Spiegel wrote Guided Brain Operations, and invited me to contribute a chapter on image-guided surgery. Writing it afforded me the opportunity to speculate on the emerging influence of stereotactic surgery in the field of neurosurgery as a whole. Several years later I continued my optimistic speculation in an editorial in Neurosurgery titled “Whatever Happened to Stereotactic Surgery?”

At that time, adrenal transplantation to the caudate nucleus had just been reported for treatment of Parkinson’s. In 1987, we established a protocol to inject a slurry of adrenal medulla

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tissue stereotactically rather than by craniotomy. Although the results were extremely favorable, the project was discontinued because reports from elsewhere of adverse neurological sequelae threw this procedure into disrepute. In the meantime, image guidance brought about a resurgence in brachytherapy.

I was invited to join the Department of Radiation Oncology at Baylor to initiate a program in robotically controlled highdose-rate brachytherapy of brain tumors. Although the technology worked well, treatment was superseded by less invasive intensity-modulated radiation therapy and then by stereotactic radiosurgery. The acquisition of an XKnife stereotactic radiosurgery unit in 1994 not only provided us with stereotactic radiosurgery capability but also provided a platform on which the Exoscope was built. This system uses a video camera mounted on a stereotactic frame to visualize the surgical field throughout craniotomy. A virtual reality image of the tumor is superimposed on the image of the surgical field. The system has worked flawlessly through 75 brain tumor resections, and we hope it will be incorporated into a generally available image-guided system one day.

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TAKING STOCK This was an exciting time in neurosurgery, and I was proud to have been invited to serve as president of the World Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery, a position I held from 1993 to 1997. But, while a great deal was happening in the field, it was scattered throughout the literature. To provide a comprehensive view, Ron Tasker and I collaborated on the Textbook of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery. The book appeared in 1998.

I cannot conclude reminiscences of stereotactic surgery without recalling the friendships that developed and that ideas exchanged freely. The community was close-knit. Most of us knew each other on a first-name basis. One of my fondest memories is attending the inauguration of Manuel Valesco Suarez, Founder and Director of the National Institute of Neurology in Mexico City, as Governor of the State of Chiapas.

In 1985, he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize as a founder of International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War.

From the Skull, 1958.

In 2001, I discontinued clinical practice to devote more time to developing new technology. This decision was not made without regret, as I expect the next half-century of stereotactic surgery to be even more exciting than the first half has been. ■ Editor’s Note: The full text of this article originally appeared in Neurosurgery, Volume 54 (1), January 2004, pp. 199-208. A worldrecognized authority in minimally invasive neurosurgery, Dr. Gildenberg has designed several techniques to facilitate biopsy and resection of brain tumors, holds several patents, and written extensively in the field of functional neurosurgery. He is presently Director of Houston Stereotactic Concepts.

In recognition of his distinguished accomplishments, Dr. Gildenberg will receive Temple’s 2005 Certificate of Honor for the School of Medicine, as will be detailed in the next Temple Medicine.

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LEARNED LIAISONS: Temple’s Affiliates in Medical Education With all due respect to Senator Hillary Clinton, it may take a village to raise a child, but “raising” a medical student takes a village, big city, a quaternary-level hospital—and then some.

Medical education entails too vast an array of clinical experiences for any single site to deliver alone, explains Stephen R. Permut, MD ’72, Assistant Dean for Academic Affiliations at TUSM. Therefore, like most medical schools, Temple partners with other clinical educators, near and far, to provide required and elective clerkships and rotations for all its students.

Each Temple medical student spends 84 weeks rotating through 14 different clerkships, nine required and five elective, varying in length from one week to 12. Some clerkships accommodate dozens of students at a time, others just one.

On any given day, approximately half of third- and fourth-year medical students are on rotation at Temple University Hospital and Temple University Children’s Medical Center, and the other half are

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either at one of Temple two clinical campuses— Western Pennsylvania Hospital (Pittsburgh, PA) or Crozer Chester Medical Center (Upland, PA)— or one of the following: Abington Memorial Hospital (Abington, PA), Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center (Johnstown, PA), Fox Chase Cancer Center (Philadelphia, PA), Lehigh Valley Hospital (Allentown, PA), Reading Hospital and Medical Center (West Reading, PA), Scranton/ Temple Residency Program (Scranton, PA), or St. Luke’s Hospital (Bethlehem, PA). Or they might be at one of the 35 different sites for family medicine also participating in this carefully orchestrated endeavor.

William Schulze, Assistant Dean for Affiliate and Liaison Activities, explains that several of Temple’s affiliates offer the same rotations, giving students a choice of locations. Nine sites, for example, offer the internal medicine clerkship. Where applications for a particular site outnumber openings, a “lottery” is employed to determine assignments.

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“Two affiliates—Crozer Chester and Western Pennsylvania Hospital—are what we call clinical campuses,” says Dr. Permut, explaining that the ability of these sites to offer all required rotations qualifies them for this special designation.

Students can elect to spend the last two years of medical school onsite at a clinical campus. For example, a student with family in Pittsburgh can “go home” to complete medical school.

Approximately sixty students are fulfilling their requirements in this way—and as interest in the opportunity has begun to outpace capacity, discussions are under way about developing more clinical campuses—perhaps outside Pennsylvania.

With the multi-layered connections made possible by today’s technology, distance is not a deterrent. Affiliates have virtual 24-hour access to “home base” and to one another. Clerkship directors can meet via video conference; students can attend core lectures and student council meetings; faculty and students can access the online resources of Temple’s library via highspeed internet; telemedicine consults can be conducted—and so on.

DIVERSITY + CONSISTENCY = QUALITY

“Temple’s affiliates are some of the finest physicians and hospitals anywhere. Our faculty, regardless of location, are highly skilled clinical educators,” says Dr. Permut.

Most affiliate faculty members are volunteers— meaning they aren’t compensated for their teaching efforts. “They love to teach Temple students,” Dr. Permut explains, noting that several

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are Temple medical alumni themselves and take pride in carrying on the Temple tradition.

Quality is the number-one concern when it comes to selecting partners in medical education, but the seemingly paradoxical principles of diversity and consistency also guide us as well.

Medical care is sought and delivered in diverse settings—rural, urban, hospital-based, private office-based, primary, specialty, etc. “We want to expose our students to the practice of medicine in a variety of settings, formats and locales,” says Dr. Permut, “But regardless of how diverse, certain consistencies must remain. Affiliates must meet our educational standards and use consistent criteria in teaching students and measuring their performance,” he explains. The playing field is level in these crucial regards.

For many years Bill Schulze served as Temple’s administrator onsite at former affiliate Albert Einstein Medical Center. He remembers when Einstein, St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children, and Philadelphia General Hospital were the Medical School’s affiliate mainstays.

“Fewer partners and sites may have posed a lesser management challenge,” he says, “but can’t rival the depth and breadth of our partnerships today. Our students are getting an outstanding education.”

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Temple’s Affiliates in Medical Education Abington Memorial Hospital Abington, PA Paul M. Roediger, MD, Director of Medical Education Medicine, Surgery, Ob/Gyn, Family Medicine, Neurology, Emergency Medicine, Electives Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center Johnstown, PA Richard Wozniak, MD, Medical Director and Director of Medical Education Medicine, Electives Crozer-Chester Medical Center* Upland, PA James E. Clark, MD, Director of Medical Education Medicine, Family Medicine, Surgery, Psychiatry, Pediatrics, Ob/Gyn, Emergency, Neurology

Fox Chase Cancer Center Philadelphia, PA Robert F. Ozols, MD, PhD; Senior Vice President, Medical Science Medicine, Surgical Oncology, Electives Lehigh Valley Hospital Allentown, PA Sara Viessman, MD, Director of Medical Education Medicine, Neurology, Family Medicine, Electives Reading Hospital and Medical Center West Reading, PA David George, MD, Director of Medical Education Medicine, Psychiatry, Family Medicine Scranton/Temple Residency Program Scranton, PA Robert E. Wright, MD ’65, Director of Medical Education Medicine

St. Luke’s Hospital Bethlehem, PA Joel Rosenfeld, MD; Director of Medical Education and Program Director, General Surgery Medicine, Ob/Gyn, Family Medicine, Surgery, Emergency Medicine, Electives Western Pennsylvania Hospital* Pittsburgh, PA Elliot Goldberg, MD, Associate Dean Medicine, Family Medicine, Surgery, Psychiatry, Pediatrics, Ob/Gyn, Emergency Medicine, Neurology, Electives Note: We add to this list, of course, Temple University Hospital and Temple University Children’s Medical Center, plus 35 different family medicine sites *Clinical Campus F E AT U R E

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rewarding on many different levels. They report that teaching Temple medical students deepens their appreciation for Temple’s impact on their own education—and that it’s deeply satisfying to have a role in transmitting the traditions, the legacy, to future generations of Temple grads.

JAMES N. ANASTI, JR., MD ’82

Obstetrics/Gynecology Clerkship Director St. Luke’s Hospital and Health Network Bethlehem, PA “I always wanted to teach,” recalls James Anasti, Jr., MD ’82, who completed his medical education as a National Health Services Corps scholar and then went to work for NIH in Rockville, MD, initially as a fellow in reproductive endocrinology and infertility.

After five years at NIH, he got his break: The opportunity to direct the Obstetrics/Gynecology Residency at St. Luke’s Hospital in Bethlehem, PA. Sweetening the deal was the fact that he’d also be teaching Temple medical students on clinical rotation there. He took the position in 1995 and has been teaching and overseeing residents and students in the OR and outpatient ob/gyn clinic ever since.

Dr. Anasti also maintains his interest in clinical research—and enjoys sharing it with students.

In addition to conducting trials on premature ovarian failure and ovarian growth/follicular TEMPLE MEDICAL STUDENTS CLINICAL ROTATIONS Anesthesiology

1 week

Family Medicine

6 weeks

Internal Medicine

12 weeks

Obstetrics/Gynecology

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Pediatrics

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Psychiatry

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Surgery

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development, he’s doing clinical projects with residents to help them complete graduation requirements.

“The best thing about teaching is seeing people grow from student to doctor. It’s so rewarding,” says Dr. Anasti, noting that he draws on his own experience as a student at Temple to uncover what will help each student succeed.

“Temple instructors were really interested in teaching. They had their own work, their own research, but were excited about teaching. They were there for you. I try to emulate that,” he said.

“It’s a good feeling giving back to a place that gave so much to me.”

MARY LYNN SEALEY, MD ’95

Assistant Professor of Medicine and Internal Medicine Clerkship Director Western Pennsylvania Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA As Medicine Clerkship Director at Temple’s clinical campus at the West Penn Allegheny Health System in Pittsburgh, Mary Lynn Sealey, MD ’95, is responsible for the educational experiences of students rotating through, and serves as one of the teaching attendings in both in- and outpatient settings.

“I teach students how to write up histories and physicals and set up their daily lecture series,” she explains.

Dr. Sealey is also in private practice two half-days each week and is a primary care faculty fellow at Michigan State University. “Part of the reason I’m doing this fellowship is to enhance my skills so I can help my students and residents,” she says. In addition, she co-founded West Penn’s first student-run organization, the Internal Medicine Interest Group (IMIG), and serves as its faculty advisor.

Dr. Sealey chose Temple for her own medical education because “everyone was so down-toearth, nice and friendly. It made a great first impression on my initial visit to campus, and I knew I would fit in,” she says, explaining that Temple’s warm atmosphere helped shape her style as a teacher and mentor. “Temple is unique in the way that people treat each other,” she notes.

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DAVID G. SMITH, MD ’77

Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine and Internal Medicine Residency Program Director Abington Memorial Hospital Abington, PA As an undergraduate, David G. Smith, MD ’77, believed that he was destined to teach. Initially he thought high school biology was his calling, but when he set his sights on medical school, he quickly chose Temple —with an eye on the teaching. “The faculty is fabulous,” he boasts. “This was true when I was a student and is true today.”

Dr. Smith first began teaching at Temple in 1982, but in the early 1990s, left to join the medical staff at nearby Abington Memorial Hospital, where he serves as Program Director of the Internal Medicine Residency. When later given the opportunity to rejoin Temple’s faculty as medicine clerkship director at Abington, he was delighted—glad to again offer Temple trainees the attention and insight once shown to him.

“The faculty I was blessed to have at Temple evidenced an amazing level of commitment,” he recalls. “When they said they were going to do something, they did it.”

Dr. Smith is equally impressed by Temple students. “They are grounded, well-trained in the basics, and good problem-solvers,” he says. “They shoulder the clinical burden and aren’t afraid to get in there and get their hands dirty.”

“Every physician should teach,” Dr. Smith contends. “It furthers your own education and keeps you sharp and up-to-date on recent trends and changes in the profession. But, the best part about teaching is seeing people grow—and hearing that something you said was important to them.”

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ROBERT E.WRIGHT, MD ’65

Professor of Medicine and Scranton Temple Internal Medicine Residency Program Director Mercy and Moses Taylor Hospitals Scranton, PA As a medical student, Robert Wright, MD ’65, had a difficult time deciding on a specialty.

“I loved everything,” he recalls. “I did a rotating internship because I couldn’t decide. I finally chose internal medicine because it allowed me to do so many things.”

Still striving to do it all, Dr. Wright is now both an educator and practitioner of general medicine, running the internal medicine clerkship and residency program at Mercy and Moses Taylor Hospitals in Scranton, PA. He plans educational programming and supervises residents, interns, and medical students on rotation. “The rotations can be emotional, intense educational experiences. We really get to know each other in that time,” Dr. Wright says.

Interaction with faculty was important to Dr. Wright as a medical student and is critical to his teaching process today. “As students, we were treated with a great deal of respect. Expressing that attitude toward the learner is important,” he explains.

Dr. Wright dedicates two hours each day to conferences where attendings and trainees share the latest information and approaches. Residents are considered faculty colleagues with direct responsibility for teaching medical students.

“There is no rigid hierarchy here—teaching occurs among attendings, residents, interns, and students,” he says.

Teachers like Dr. Sol Sherry, Temple’s “father of thrombolysis,” had a transformative influence on Dr. Wright. “As Dr. Sherry’s student, you felt an obligation to life-long learning. I try to create the kind of learning environment,” he says, “a supportive, not competitive, atmosphere that inspires you to learn your whole life.” ■ For more information about the School’s academic affiliations, contact Stephen R. Permut, MD ’72, or William Schulze at 215-707-7846.

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t’s 7 a.m. on a Tuesday as Dean John M. Daly, MD ’73, begins to address a standing-room-only group of Temple physicians, nurses, and administrators on the merits of clinical research. With few exceptions, each of the men and women in attendance has at least one study in progress—or an idea in the pipeline.

“Everybody ought to contribute to the acquisition of new knowledge—as you are,” he says.

Clinical research is inarguably the foundation of medicine’s future. Every drug and medical device must undergo rigorous clinical testing before it can be approved by the FDA. The Philadelphia Inquirer recently reported that more than 70,000 clinical trials are conducted annually in this country alone, funded by about $6 billion a year from private drug and biotech companies and NIH. Still, patients for the most part remain ambivalent if not resistant to participating in pharmaceutical and device trials. Perhaps it’s because trials are long with no guarantee of success that qualified patients are difficult to recruit and retain.

According to Thomson CenterWatch, a Boston nonprofit that tracks the clinical trials industry, three million Americans complete clinical trials each year, but so many others drop out that 90 percent of trials are never completed. Drugmakers estimate that getting one new drug tested and approved takes approximately seven years at a cost of nearly $900 million.

Despite these statistics, or because of them, Dean Daly stands firm in his commitment to clinical research at Temple. And the School is devoting more resources to developing its research enterprise than ever before.

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“Approximately 80 percent of the world’s drug companies have offices in the Philadelphia area,” says Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies, Kenneth J. Soprano, PhD, Professor of Microbiology and Immunology and member of the Fels Institute for Cancer Research and Molecular Biology at Temple. “These companies appreciate partnering with local talent.”

Appreciate the talent, yes—but the red-tape associated with academic medical centers, no. Until recently, pharmaceutical companies had begun steering clinical research projects away from academic institutions because they were too bureaucratic and expensive for time- and budget-sensitive trials.

Responding to this trend, Temple has made swift strides toward better answering industry needs— offering rapid turnaround, and within reasonable budgets.

To streamline and better promote Temple’s clinical research capabilities, the University created the Office of Clinical Trials (OCT) in 2001 to link investigators with the industry.

“Temple is uniquely suited to meet industry demands for several reasons,” says Henry Parkman, MD, Director of the Office of Clinical Trials, who is also Professor of Medicine and Associate Professor of Physiology at the School of Medicine. “Our size is a definite advantage. We have the technology and facilities, but are not as bureaucratic as some of the larger medical centers.”

Temple also boasts a highly desirable patient population for clinical trials, with a greater concentration of African Americans and Latinos than has been traditionally represented in research. “And our investigators are some of the best,” Dr. Parkman says.

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The OTC serves both investigators and companies, facilitating the development and conduct of trials and ensuring timely completion of required financial activities within the clinical trial process. To facilitate testing, OCT helps match companies such as GlaxoSmithKline, Johnson & Johnson, Centocor, Merck and AstraZeneca with physicians treating populations that might benefit from their new drugs.

“We locate clinical trials that are put forward by the pharmaceutical, medical-device, and biotechnology industries and match them with investigators who have the resources and patient populations they need,” Dr. Parkman explained.

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Just as partnering one researcher with another can bring faster, more comprehensive results, partnering with other medical centers, pharmaceutical companies, and industry leaders can build a stronger research enterprise. As detailed on page 16, Temple recently joined forces with other academic medical centers to form a regional clinical trials “supersite” that will give drug companies access to five prospective trial sites with a single point of contact.

Alumnus and School of Medicine Board of Visitors Chair Frank Baldino, PhD ’80, Chair and CEO of West Chester, PA-based biotech company Cephalon, Inc., believes the initiative will attract more biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies to the region. “The Supersite project is a natural,” he says. “Philadelphia has an abundance of clinical researchers and very well-known medical institutions.

The Supersite can attract more companies.”

The support of people like Dr. Baldino is important to Temple’s efforts. “We have some alumni who are highly placed in industry. Partnering with them has been very beneficial both to Temple and to their organizations,” says Dean Daly.

OCT staff work hard at keeping Temple on everyone’s radar, inviting companies pursuing research to meet Temple investigators, encouraging faculty to expose students to research, traveling to Temple-affiliate hospitals to promote the benefits of clinical research to their staffs. The OCT is also putting the finishing touches on a website that posts current clinical research projects to promote trials and solicit participants.

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Clinical research benefits the School of Medicine, the University Health System, and students and patients in a number of ways. A strong research program enables the School to recruit and retain top clinical and basic science faculty—who in turn increase the visibility and prestige of the institution, encouraging recruitment of the highest caliber students and partnership with leaders in industry.

The Health System benefits from the direct revenue associated with the trials themselves—and downstream from increased visibility in the patient sector. Patients who are recruited to participate in trials sometimes remain for treatment, return at a later time, or refer friends to Temple. Physicians from other health systems are more likely to refer to Temple if their patients can participate in a trial or benefit from current research.

“Patients who participate in clinical trials do better than those who don’t,” says Dean Daly, “Even placebo patients are monitored closely, counseled frequently, and feel a great sense of connection with their doctors during a study. Participation engenders communication, which makes patients ‘feel better’ as they receive treatment,” he said.

There are currently 106 clinical trials under way at Temple. The investigators and their subjects are varied and complex, but have a common goal.

“Innovation,” says Dr. Daly. “Innovative medicine for better care.” ■ For more information, visit www.research.temple.edu/ocr or call the Office of Clinical Trials at 215-707-9639.

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News Notes Unprecedented Increase in Faculty Reflects Stability and Spirit Over the past two years, the School of Medicine has recruited new faculty at a level unprecedented in the history of the School and well above the national average.

Since fall 2002, following the arrival of Dean Daly, 119 new faculty members have joined the School, with more than a dozen more new hires pending.

The total number of full-time faculty before Dean Daly arrived was 345; it is projected to increase to 437 this year, a net increase of 27 percent. Thirtyseven percent of recently recruited faculty is from outside Pennsylvania.

“Faculty want to come to Temple,” says Dean Daly. “The mission and camaraderie of the faculty at Temple is clear.

We’re about growth, stability, and academic excellence.”

“I came to Temple because it was a wonderful opportunity in a quality medical center with tremendous growth potential,” says Chair of Neurosurgery Christopher Loftus, MD, who joined Temple in June from the University of Oklahoma. “The faculty members are strong and well-qualified.

I hope to build on this base and create a department of national and international prestige,” he says.

In Dean Daly’s view, prospective and new faculty members see a rejuvenated leadership at the Medical School— and sense a palpable mission and spirit at Temple: To educate superior physicians, to improve health care in north Philadelphia, and to expand the School’s research enterprise. “They want to deliver on this mission,” said the Dean.

Temple and Other Medical Centers Form “Supersite” Temple, Fox Chase-Temple University Cancer Center, Drexel University, the University of Pennsylvania, and Thomas Jefferson University have joined together to form a regional clinical trials “Supersite” in an effort to boost revenues and attract larger volumes of experimental drug studies to Philadelphia. The Supersite will enable drug companies to interact with a single entity, the Integrated Research Group, to gain access to all five organizations, their physicians, and patients.

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conducting its first actual clinical study in 2005, is projected to attract 200 new studies to the region within three years —adding $46 to $48 million in additional annual revenue for the five medical centers.

The initiative is being funded by BioAdvance, which operates the statefunded Biotechnology Greenhouse of Southeastern Pennsylvania. “Patients win by getting access to the latest treatment options, pharmaceutical companies win by getting to deal with only one entity, and academic medical centers win by generating additional income,” says Barbara Schilberg, Managing Director and CEO of BioAdvance. For more info on clinical trials at Temple, see page 14.

Rodger E. Barnette, MD ’79

Rodger E. Barnette, MD ’79, Named Chair of Anesthesiology Rodger E. Barnette, MD ’79, Professor of Anesthesiology and longtime faculty member, has been named Chair of the Department of Anesthesiology at Temple. He has been Director of Critical Care since 1988 and Director of the Cardiothoracic SICU since 1990.

He also has served as President of the medical staff. A Fellow of the American College of Critical Care Medicine, Dr. Barnette is certified by the National Board of Medical Examiners, the American Board of Internal Medicine, and the American Board of Anesthesiology with special qualifications in critical care.

With research and clinical interests in cardiac anesthesiology and critical care medicine, he has directed and collaborated on numerous clinical research trials, including the NIH Lung Volume Reduction Surgery trial, and trials related to sepsis, ventilation support, and the use of neuromuscular blocking agents. He has published more than 50 articles, abstracts, monographs, and chapters.

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Alfred Bove, MD ’66, PhD ’70, Appointed Chief of Cardiology Following a national search, alumnus and longtime faculty member Alfred Bove, MD’66, PhD’70, has been appointed Chief of Cardiology at Temple, a post from which he retired in 1999.

Deborah L. Crabbe, MD

Temple Researchers Build Study of Gender Differences in Post-Infarc Remodeling According to Deborah L. Crabbe, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, gender-based differences could explain the differences in survival rates between men and women post-infarction. Past studies have reported a survival benefit for women—but the reasons for this advantage aren’t clear. Dr. Crabbe, a member of the Cardiovascular Research Center at the School of Medicine, believes that this difference is a functional one, relating to how the myocardium heals after injury. She and Steven R. Houser, PhD ’78, Professor of Physiology and Director of Temple’s Cardiovascular Research Center, have received a grant from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute for “Sex-Based Differences in Post Infarction Remodeling.” This investigation builds on earlier research in which Dr. Crabbe sought to understand the effect of chronic estrogen loss on cardiac responsiveness to angiotensin II stimulation. Dr. Crabbe’s new study will test whether genderbased differences in cardiac remodeling occur and are mediated through estrogen’s effects on activation of the renin-angiotensin system, an important neuro-hormonal system involved in the cardiac remodeling process.

“Dr. Bove has the talent and skills to help us continue and enhance Temple’s longstanding reputation in cardiovascular medicine, making this the premier program not only in the city but also the region,” says Joel Richter, MD, Temple’s Chair of Medicine, noting that Dr. Bove will lead the effort to recruit 15 new faculty to the department in areas including transplantation, electrophysiology, and nuclear, interventional, and preventive cardiology. His personal clinical interests include heart failure, transplantation, exercise and environmental medicine, and adult congenital heart disease.

Professor Emeritus of both Medicine and Physiology, Dr. Bove is also well know for his expertise in medical informatics and undersea and hyperbaric medicine.

He is the author of the textbook Diving Medicine, an international reference on the topic, and is a past president of the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society. He edits two Internet Web sites, Cardiosource, the American College of Cardiology’s site for cardiovascular professionals, and ScubaMed, his personal

site on diving health. He is also a staff physician for the Philadelphia 76ers.

A Trustee of the American College of Cardiology and a Fellow of the American Heart Association, American College of Cardiology and the American College of Physicians, Dr. Bove spent seven years as Professor of Medicine at the Mayo Clinic prior to joining the Temple faculty in 1986. He has more than 250 publications to his credit, and he has directed and collaborated on numerous clinical research trials relating to coronary disease, undersea medicine, and bioinformatics. He is currently directing a $4 million Pennsylvania Department of Health grant.

FPO Alfred Bove, MD ’66, PhD ’70

Study of Epithelial Cells Could Yield Clues for COPD The complex process that leads to Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is the subject of research being conducted at Temple’s Pulmonary Research Lab. About two years ago, Steven Kelsen, MD, Professor of Medicine, discovered that epithelial cells express a unique chemokine receptor called CXCR3. Moreover, he and his colleagues showed that this receptor enhances epithelial cell movement and wound healing and, hence, the ability to repair airway damage.

“If we find that CXCR3 plays a major role in lung injury or repair, it would

immediately suggest a strategy to develop a drug to prevent or treat COPD,” says Dr. Kelsen. “Epithelial cells appear to regulate lung inflammation, with the power to either inhibit or exacerbate it. We believe that CXCR3 impacts how the epithelial cells perform this function,” he notes.

Dr. Kelsen and team recently published the results of their early work on CXCR3 in the American Journal of Physiology: Lung Cell Molecular Physiology. The group is also investigating the role of the CXCR3 receptor in emphysema.

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Using Smaller Hearts Could Increase Donor Pool According to a recent study presented

by Temple faculty at the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation meeting, the donor heart pool could be expanded by including undersized hearts. The research team, led by Satoshi Furukawa, MD, Associate Professor of Surgery and Surgical Director of Heart Transplantation, compared the growth and adaptability of undersized hearts to normal-sized donor hearts in transplant recipients over a 10-year period and found no significant differences.

prior to receiving a left ventricular assist device (LVAD). Lead author Erika Feller, MD, a cardiology fellow, found conversely that the majority of patients (76%) who had normal aortic valves before receiving the LVAD survived to transplant.

According to the United Network for Organ Sharing, 2,055 heart transplants were performed in the U.S. last year.

There are approximately 3,500 people on the waiting list.

It is generally believed that the donor heart must match in size to the heart transplant recipient. “In our study, we found that undersized hearts adapted by increasing in mass,” says Dr. Furukawa. “Further, there were no significant differences in function, capacity, or survival rates between those patients who received undersized hearts and those who received normal-sized hearts. These findings suggest that the heart donor pool could be expanded by including undersized hearts.”

In another study presented at the meeting, Temple reported that survival to transplant rates decreased significantly (43%) when patients had abnormal or diseased aortic valves

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According to a recent retrospective analysis conducted by Joseph Treat, MD, Professor of Medicine and Medical Director of the Fox Chase-Temple University Cancer Center, patients with advanced SCLC can tolerate and benefit from the chemotherapy drug Topotecan.

The only FDA-approved chemotherapy for recurring SCLC, Topotecan works by damaging DNA, which interferes with the division of cancer cells and slows progression of the disease.

“All patients, regardless of their overall health, tolerated Topotecan similarly,” says Dr. Treat. And, perhaps most significantly, the drug helped the sickest patients improve their overall health and cope better with their day-to-day routines.

Satoshi Furukawa, MD

“When patients are in poor health, we often struggle over whether to subject them to any treatment at all and have to carefully weigh the benefit against the potential harm. This analysis identifies a new option for patients who previously had none,” says Dr. Treat.

Grant Funds Behavioral Health Study of Recovering Addicts

Brain Imaging and Lying The brains of people who are lying look very different from those who are telling the truth, reports Scott Faro, MD, Associate Professor of Diagnostic Imaging and Director of the Functional Brain Imaging Center at Temple. At a news conference on November 29, he told reporters “there may be unique areas in the brain involved in deception and truth-telling that can be measured with MRI.”

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with MRI. Clear differences emerged between liars and truth tellers. Seven areas were active in lying, for truthtellers, four. Lying activated specific areas of the frontal part of the brain, as well as the hippocampus and middle temporal regions and limbic areas.

Truthful responses activated parts of the brain’s frontal lobe, temporal lobe, and cingulate gyrus. The news ran in major outlets like the Wall Street Journal and New York Times.

Yes, the functional MRI could be the new technology for lie-detecting— expensive, but potentially worthwhile in certain cases.

Ralph Spiga, Director of Research in Temple’s Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, is principal investigator on a $1.3 million study funded by the Pennsylvania Department of Health to test a program called Multi-System Behavioral Treatment in influencing recovering substance abusers to seek follow-up care following discharge from inpatient treatment.

Collaborators on the study include the departments of Psychology, Geography and Urban Studies, and Psychological Studies in Education at Temple, plus LaSalle University, the Treatment Research Institute of the University of Pennsylvania; and Philadelphia community health agencies.

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Incontinence & Prolapse Risk Related to Collagen Level; Minimally Invasive Fibroid Management Alternative In the study “Collagen Content of Nonsupport Tissue in Pelvic Organ Prolapse and Stress Urinary Incontinence,” which appeared in a recent issue of the Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Oz Harmanli, MD, Assistant Professor of Obstetrics/ Gynecology and Director of Urogynecology and Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery at Temple, suggests that decreased collagen levels might make some women more susceptible to pelvic organ prolapse and urinary incontinence. “Some women have strong pelvic support in their 80s, while others in their 30s suffer from weak pelvic floors, regardless of other factors,” Dr. Harmanli says.

While past studies looked at collagen levels in already-prolapsed tissue, Dr. Harmanli analyzed cervix tissue, which is not affected by prolapse, and found that women with prolapse and inconti-

nence had decreased amounts of collagen in the cervix, regardless of other factors. “We could improve our ability to predict which women are at higher risk and help with preventive measures,” notes Dr. Harmanli.

Dr. Harmanli is also pioneering a minimally invasive uterine fibroid management alternative called vaginal uterine artery occlusion (VUAO), which can be performed on an outpatient basis and should be as effective as uterine artery embolization. In addition to preserving the uterus, potential benefits of VUAO include less pain and no risk of blocking the blood supply to the ovaries, a documented risk with embolization. Dr. Harmanli is applying for IRB approval to begin offering VUAO to vaginal hysterectomy candidates at Temple. Uterine fibroids account for nearly one-third of all hysterectomies performed in the U.S.

Virtual Management of Gestational Diabetes Assistant Research Professor Carol Homko, RN, PhD, CDE, and Valerie Whiteman, MD, Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, have received an NIH grant to analyze whether the monitoring and adjustments to diet and medication critical to the management of diabetes during pregnancy can be managed via telephone and internet. Previous studies with heart patients, another group requiring constant monitoring, found that frequent contact via telephone and internet was not only effective in controlling the disease but also embraced by patients, explains Dr. Homko.

reminders to patients to send in their numbers. Physicians can use the site to screen recent lab results, ultrasounds, medications, pregnancy history, and medical history. Drs. Homko and Whiteman believe that this telemedicine project will lead to better control of blood sugars and healthier pregnancies and births.

Robert Raffa, PhD ’83

Planaria Model For Drug Withdrawal Research Robert Raffa PhD ’83, Professor of Pharmacology, and Ronald Tallarida, PhD ’67, Professor of Pharmacology, are collaborating on a $450,000, threeyear NIH grant using the Planaria worm to document what happens when drug abusers who take more than one drug go into withdrawal.

“People who abuse drugs tend to abuse many different drugs, yet much of the current research in the field focuses on single drug abuse,” explains Dr. Raffa, the primary investigator.

Planaria is known for its regenerative powers, readily absorbs any chemical in which it is soaked, has a brain and spinal cord (key to studying the effects of drug abuse and withdrawal), and has the same types of neurotransmitter systems as humans—thus responds to dopamine, opioids, cocaine, and cannabinoids.

On the website for this project, patients regularly enter their blood sugar levels and insulin doses. Dr. Homko monitors the information and e-mails responses.

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School Awarded NIH Health Disparities Grant The School of Medicine is the only academic institution in Pennsylvania and one of 11 in the nation to be awarded an NIH National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities grant. The $1 million grant will fall under the umbrella of the University’s Center for Minority Health Studies, and help support the development of a full-scale center for health disparities research, community outreach, and training aimed at eliminating health disparities in racial and ethnic minority and medically underserved communities. The grant will be directed by Raul DeLa Cadena, MD, Assistant Dean, Associate Professor, and Director of Recruitment, Admissions and Retention at the School of Medicine.

and academia, shifting the long-term national research agenda to encompass more minority-health issues.

Another component, new research in health disparities, will focus on the role of growth factors in prostate cancer and rheumatoid arthritis. These two pilot studies join a body of existing health disparities research projects at Temple in areas including obesity, heart disease, and diabetes. Jack Mydlo, MD, Chief of Urology, will lead the

study on prostate cancer, and Audrey Uknis, MD ’87, Associate Dean and Associate Professor of Medicine, will lead the study on rheumatoid arthritis.

The community outreach component will build on already-established programs, such as Temple’s K-12 educational program within several North Philadelphia schools, designed to guide more minority students into careers in medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, and other health professions.

The U.S. Census Bureau estimates that by 2050, nearly one in two Americans will be a person of color. In Philadelphia, 43 percent of the population is African American and 8.5 percent is Hispanic or Latino. Thirteen area census tracts are designated as medically underserved. Lower North Philadelphia, Temple’s location, is both low-income and underserved by primary-care physicians.

“While the U.S. becomes increasingly diverse, ethnic and racial minority groups are experiencing poorer overall health, and lower levels of access to care,” says Dr. DeLa Cadena, noting that he considers education the starting point for this entire initiative.

“By exposing a wide array of Temple undergraduate, graduate, and postdoc students to the history, facts, and challenges of health disparities, we will build the broad base of support for the work that needs to occur in coming decades,” says Dr. DeLa Cadena, noting that one of the goals is to increase the proportion of under-represented racial and ethnic minorities in the health research ranks of industry, government

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New Clinical Simulation Center The School of Medicine has just completed construction of Phase I of its new Clinical Simulation Center, the most sophisticated venue of its type in Philadelphia.

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Student interventions and errors can be allowed to reach their conclusions, all for the purpose of learning—and all at no risk to real patients.

With simulated operating room and exam suites, and with star “occupants” SimMan and SimBaby, robotic mannequins programmed to “present” myocardial infarction and dozens of other events, the 10,000 square-foot learning laboratory will teach medical students and residents clinical skills through a combination of high-tech and traditional methods.

The suite is housed on the ground floor of the former dental school building near Broad and Allegheny. Phase II of the project is underway, with construction of exam rooms in a private physicians’ office-type setting, complete with registration area and waiting room.

The suite will soon house Temple’s “standardized patient” program, which helps students hone their interviewing and examination skills. Clinical education via simulation will be explored further in the next Temple Medicine.

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Facutly Notes Temple University Provost Ira Schwartz and Vice President for Research Kenneth Soprano, PhD, led a delegation of 23 Temple administraKenneth Soprano tors, faculty, and students participating in the sixth International Symposium on Neurovirology in Sardinia, Italy, in September. Among those to present research, chair sessions, and be recognized for their work was John Daly, MD ’73, Dean of the School of Medicine.

Vincent Armenti, MD, PhD, Professor of Surgery, edited The Handbook of Drug-Nutrient Interactions with Joseph Boullata, PharmD, of Temple’s School of Pharmacy. The book was recently released by Humana Press and is available at www.humanapress.com.

Ausim Azizi, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Neurology, served as a visiting professor of neurological education at the Mayo Clinic during its 25th anniversary celebration. He gave grand rounds on cell-based therapy for neurologic diseases and lectured medical students on “Degenerative Diseases: From Genes to Behavior.”

David Baron, DO, Professor and Chair of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, presented on talks on careers in psychiatry and flexible dosing in clinical trials, faciliDavid Baron tated an ADHD workshop, and chaired the sports psychiatry section of the 157th American Psychiatric Association’s Annual Meeting in May. Harsh Grewal, MBBS, MS, Chief of Pediatric Surgery, has been appointed to the American Pediatric Surgery Association’s Trauma Committee. He recently published two studies with colleagues at the University of Kansas in the Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons; presented “An ex-vivo porcine laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication training model—a useful tool for resident education” at the 13th Annual Congress for Endosurgery in Children; and presented “A Prospective Comparison of Thoracoscopic vs. Open Anterior Instrumentation and Spinal Fusion for Idiopathic Thoracic Scoliosis in Children,” at the American Pediatric Surgical Association Meeting in May. Enrique Hernandez, MD, Professor and Chair, Obstetrics/ Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, and department colleagues Oz Harmanli, MD, and Enrique Hernandez Ashwin Chatwani, MBBS, co-authored a study that analyzed more than 250,000 childbirths in Pennsylvania from 1990 to 2000 to identify incidence of anal sphincter lacerations, risk of recurrence in subsequent pregnancies, and risk factors associated with recurrence.

James Herrington, MD, vascular surgery fellow, presented “Efficacy of a filter-type cerebral protection device in the prevention of microembolization,” at the 20th Annual Vascular Fellows Abstract Presentation.

William King, MD, Assistant Professor, Pediatrics, presented a lecture entitled “Childhood Malnutrition and Obesity: Implications for Adult Obesity” at the National Medical Association Regional Conference in Delaware.

Christopher M. Loftus, MD, Professor and Chair of Neurosurgery, delivered the keynote addresses on carotid endarterectomy at Christopher M. Loftus both the Chinese Neurosurgical Society meeting in Beijing and the College of Neurosurgery meeting in Guanajuato, Mexico.

Jack Mydlo, MD, Professor and Chair of Urology, presented “Obesity and Prostate Cancer” and “Combination Therapy for Erectile Dysfunction” at a health forum at St. Georges Medical School and Hospital in London.

Tracee Panetti, PhD, Assistant Professor of Microbiology and Immunology, was awarded a $250,000 grant from W.W. Smith Charitable Trust to investigate new methods of wound healing. Dr. Panetti will specifically explore endothelial cell migration.

Iraj Rezvani, MD, Professor of Pediatric Endocrinology, recently gave a presentation on rickets at the Fifth Annual Symposium on Pediatric Endocrinology at Mt. Sinai School of Medicine.

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Honors and Awards 2004 ALUMNI ASSOCIATION AWARDS

Three alumni and one faculty member were honored on October 30, 2004, during the School of Medicine’s 2004 Class Reunion weekend. See page 30 for additional photos of reunion weekend.

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Douglas L. Mann, MD ’79, the 2004 Laughlin Alumnus of the Year

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DOUGLAS L. MANN, MD ’79: ALUMNUS OF THE YEAR

MARTIN W. ADLER, PH D: HONORED PROFESSOR AWARD

Temple’s Sol Sherry revolutionized the treatment of myocardial infarction with streptokinase in 1949. And Douglas L. Mann, MD ’79, is on his way to credit for a breakthrough for heart failure, which affects nearly 22 million worldwide.

A Temple faculty member for 45 years, Martin Adler, PhD, Professor of Pharmacology, is a world leader in drug-abuse research, especially with regard to opiate pharmacology. Few can rival his understanding of the effects of opioids and opiates on thermoregulation, analgesia, immunoregulation and other systems. He’s identified the endogenous ligands and specific opiate receptors involved in each, even documenting the complex effects of opiates on the eye.

Admired around the world for his innovative translational research, Dr. Mann is the Gordon Cain Chair and Professor of Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. He is also Director of the Winters Center for Heart Failure Research—and a member of the Methodist DeBakey Heart Center. “Dr. Mann is one of the world’s leading experts in heart failure,” says Dr. Andrew Schafer, Chair of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

Since 1990 it’s been known that tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF) is present in the bloodstreams of patients with congestive heart failure, but no one knew where it originated. Dr. Mann discovered that the muscle cells of the failing heart produce TNF-alpha—and can synthesize it in response to stress. TNF-alpha may be more than a symptom of heart failure. It may be a key to its cause. By elucidating the role that TNF and other pro-inflammatory cytokines play in disease progression, Dr. Mann’s findings are changing the way that congestive heart failure is viewed and are pointing toward novel therapies. For instance, soluble TNF receptors can bind to circulating TNF and prevent, even reverse, its negative effects. Clinical trials are now evaluating the effects of genetically engineered antagonists such as TNFR:Fc. In an early trial, a single injection improved the heart’s ability to pump.

A Fellow of the American Colleges of Cardiology and Chest Physicians, Dr. Mann is a member of the Executive Council for the Heart Failure Society of America. He is Associate Editor of Circulation, Deputy Editor of Chest, and sits on the editorial board of seven journals. He is recipient of the Michael E. DeBakey Award for Excellence in Research, has consulted to NASA, NIH, traveled around the world as a visiting professor, and has managed more than $16 million in research grants. His former trainees work at preeminent institutions all over the world. This, more than anything, makes him proud.

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Since 1986, Dr. Adler has been the Executive Officer of the world’s most prestigious organization devoted to drug abuse research, the College on Problems of Drug Dependence (CPDD). In 1997, he received its Nathan Eddy Award, the world’s highest recognition in drug abuse research. “No one’s done more to advance our understanding of tolerance and physical dependence to opiates than Martin Adler,” a colleague said.

Dr. Alder has mentored an impressive number of graduate students and postdoc fellows who’ve gone on to productive careers of their own. He is a Fellow of the CPDD, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology. In addition to serving professional journals as field editor and reviewer, he has well over 200 publications of his own. He’s devoted years of service to NIH and the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), and has helped the State Department foster international cooperation in drug abuse research. Moreover, he is a champion of the campaign to educate the public that drug addiction is a disease—not a choice.

In 1998 Dr. Adler and Toby K. Eisenstein, PhD, Professor of Pharmacology, founded Temple’s Center for Substance Abuse Research, the only center of its type in the nation funded by the NIDA. The Center is shedding new light on the biological basis for, and consequences of, addiction. Its findings may lead to new therapeutic approaches for a variety of diseases.

Neuroimmunopharmacology is a prime focus. Dr. Adler and team have uncovered previously unknown connections between the immune system and brain.

“The Center has given Temple an enormous reputation in the field,” said Dr. Adler.

Dr. Adler’s portrait was presented to the School of Medicine last fall.

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GERARD CRINER, MD ’79: ALUMNI ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

ROBERT BEDROSSIAN, MD ’47: ALUMNI SERVICE AWARD

In addition to serving as Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs, Professor of Medicine and Professor of Anesthesiology, Gerard Criner, MD ’79, is Chief of Pulmonary Medicine, Director of Pulmonary Critical Care, and co-directs the fellowships in pulmonary medicine and critical care at Temple. He’s a nationally recognized authority on respiratory muscle function and mechanical ventilation—and thanks to his vision for education, patient care, and research, the Temple Lung Center has become one of the nation’s leaders for comprehensive lung treatment, as cited by U.S. News and World Report. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania just named Temple a Center of Excellence in Lung Disease Research.

In addition to distinguishing himself in ophthalmology as a clinician, researcher, and educator, Robert Bedrossian, MD ’47, has led a life of exemplary generosity and service.

With a host of advanced treatment options—including new methods in lung transplantation, non-invasive treatment for chronic respiratory failure, ventilator rehab, and lung volume reduction surgery—Dr. Criner has made Temple a major referral center for the diagnosis and treatment of complex diseases such as emphysema, COPD, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, ALS, MS, and myasthenia gravis. Temple’s Ventilator Rehab Unit—one of just a handful of its type—draws patients from across the country. In addition to offering them a chance to be weaned from ventilator dependence, this Unit serves as a venue for clinical research in respiratory muscle dysfunction.

Dr. Criner believes research is an essential aspect of fellows training and educational upkeep—and involves faculty and trainees in a dozen different studies in the physiologic, cellular, and molecular aspects of respiratory biology—making Temple a mecca for fellows in critical care pulmonology and research. He has been principal investigator on dozens of investigations of medications and treatments for COPD, ARDS, emphysema, asthma, pneumonia, and other conditions—garnering over $26 million in federal and private grant support. He has dozens of lectures to his credit, plus four books, and hundreds of original publications—and may be best known for the major role he played in the recently completed National Emphysema Treatment Trial, a five-year study of lung volume reduction surgery conducted at Temple and 16 other centers nationwide.

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Temple has benefited from his penchant to give—as have hundreds of individuals, communities, and agencies, both stateside and abroad.

Dr. Bedrossian gives his time and financial support to health and education at all levels—primary through professional—by supporting faculty, scholarships, and capital programs.

He’s traveled to 14 different countries including Afghanistan, El Salvador, and China to teach, donate equipment, and care for the poor. Through his career, civic endeavors, and international humanitarianism, his life illustrates the theme of “giving back” and he gives a gentle and inspirational message to others to do the same.

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Gerard J. Criner, MD ’79, Alumni Achievement Award winner, 2004

He asks all the students who benefit from his scholarship and loan funds to pay him back by giving to someone else some day. So there are strings attached to his giving—and to his convictions about personal and professional freedom—and we applaud him for it.

Well past the seven-figure threshold, his giving to Temple includes an endowed chair in ophthalmology, a student scholarship and loan fund, the eye residents alumni fund, and a dozen other areas important to him and to Temple. The School of Medicine is grateful to Dr. Bedrossian for his friendship, generous support, and generous sprit—all gifts beyond measure.

Robert H. Bedrossian, MD ’47, Alumni Service Award winner, 2004

FPO Edward H. Bedrossian, Jr., MD ’78, accepts the Alumni Service Award on his uncle’s behalf.

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DAVID HARTMAN, MD ’76, GIVES WHITE COAT ADDRESS FOR CLASS OF 2008

WILLIAM S. FRANKL, MD ’55, RECEIVES STRITTMATTER AWARD

David W. Hartman, MD ’76, the first blind person to graduate from a U.S. medical school—Temple—gave the keynote at the White Coat Ceremony for the Class of 2008 in October.

Established in 1923, the annual Strittmatter Award is the highest honor presented by the Philadelphia County Medical Society to a physician who’s made valuable contributions to the healing arts in Philadelphia. The 2004 award went to William S. Frankl, BA ’51, MD ’55, MS ’61, Res ’61, Clinical Professor of Cardiology at Temple. During his 35-year career, he’s played an important role in academic and organized medicine in Philadelphia and beyond.

A psychiatrist and author who lives in Roanoke, VA, Dr. Hartman graduated summa cum laude from Gettysburg College in 1972 with a bachelor’s degree in biology and was a member of Phi Beta Kappa. After being denied admission to nine medical schools, he was accepted at Temple. Dr. Hartman’s autobiography, White Coat, White Cane: The Extraordinary Odyssey of a Blind Physician, became the subject of a 1975 television movie, “Journey from Darkness.”

“Each of us is disabled in one way or another,” he said.

“Some of us are shy, some of us are overconfident...the important thing is how we deal with those disabilities.

So often, medicine is focused on disease and handicaps, but it’s important to look at individual strengths and how we can compensate,” Dr. Hartman says.

A popular public speaker, Dr. Hartman has been recognized for his contributions to the field of mental health and for his service to people with handicaps.

“A society that accepts greater individual difference is thereby enriched, and we enrich ourselves,” he said.

On July 7, 1984, as a result of Temple’s decision to accept David Hartman into medical school, the American Council of the Blind adopted Resolution No. 84-31, commending Temple for its willingness to extend equal opportunity and access to its educational programs to blind and visually impaired persons.

The American Medical Association estimates that 2.5 percent of physicians have a disability, either since birth or developed after they started practicing.

The White Coat Ceremony welcomed the Class of 2008, which includes the children of alumni and faculty members Gerard J. Criner, MD ’79; Richard T. Goldhahn, Jr., MD ’64; Robert Kricun, MD ’72, Kenneth Soprano, PhD, and Dianne Soprano, PhD; and Gerald Sterling, PhD. 24

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Dr. Frankl joined the faculty at Temple in 1962 and returned to Temple prior to retiring in 2000, having served numerous institutions in leadership capacities in between, including the Medical College of Pennsylvania; Thomas Jefferson University; Hahnemann, where he was Chair of Medicine and Director of Cardiology; and the Allegheny University of the Health Sciences, where he was Professor of Medicine and Vice President.

He is past president of the Pennsylvania affiliate of the American Heart Association and the Philadelphia County Medical Society, and a Fellow of six societies including the Royal Society of Medicine. He has received well over a dozen honors, including the Lindback Distinguished Teaching Award and the Charles T. Mears Humanitarian Award of the American Heart Association. In addition, he has more than 125 articles and four textbooks to his credit.

ELLEN TEDALI, MD, RECEIVES HUMANISM IN MEDICINE AWARD

The College of Physicians of Philadelphia has awarded Ellen Tedaldi, MD, Professor of Medicine and Director of Temple’s comprehensive HIV program, with the 2004 Exemplar of Humanism in Medicine Award. This award was established to reflect the College of Physicians’ commitment to improving the doctorpatient relationship by recognizing Philadelphia physicians who practice humanistic medicine. Dr. Tedaldi was nominated for the award by Temple University School of Medicine’s Class of 2004.

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RAÚL DELA CADENA, MD, NAMED NHMA FELLOW

AMY GOLDBERG, MD, NAMED ELAM FELLOW

Raúl Dela Cadena, MD, Associate Professor of Physiology and Assistant Dean and Director of the Recruitment, Admissions and Retention program at Temple, has been named a National Hispanic Medical Association (NHMA) Leadership Fellow. According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, while Hispanics are the largest minority ethnic group in the U.S., they represent only a small fraction of the healthcare workforce and hold few executive positions. During the annual meeting of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute in Washington, DC, Dr. DeLa Cadena and other NMHA fellows met with the White House executive branch and leadership of national organizations with interests in health policy.

The intent of the fellowship is to help improve healthcare in Hispanic communities across the country.

Amy J. Goldberg, MD, Associate Professor of Surgery and Chief of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care at Temple, has been named a fellow of the Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine program—the only national program that focuses on preparing women faculty at U.S. and Canadian medical and dental schools for senior leadership positions at academic health centers. Dr. Goldberg also directs Temple’s surgical residency program and serves as Councilor of Temple’s chapter of Alpha Omega Alpha.

NORMAN “LEROY” LAPP, MD ’61, RECEIVES WEST VIRGINIA AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION AWARD

Norman “Leroy” Lapp, MD ’61, Morgantown, WV, Professor Emeritus at West Virginia University (UWV) School of Medicine, has received the American Lung Association of West Virginia’s 2004 Outstanding Clinician Award. The award recognizes his contributions to lung health, particularly in pneumoconiosis, black lung disease. Dr. Lapp has been part of the research conducted since the early1980s by the U.S. Bureau of Mines’ Generic Mineral Technology Center for Respirable Dust, a multi-university collaborative charged with reducing the incidence and severity of respirable dust disease. Dr. Lapp and colleagues focused on dust generation and control, characterization of the dust found in mines, and interaction of the inhaled dust with the lungs. Lavage research is a prime focus. Dr. Lapp has studied the role of immunological, inflammatory, and fibrogenic mediators in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid. He’s practiced pulmonology in West Virginia for more than 30 years, and has trained thousands of medical and allied health professionals.

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CARMEN SAPIENZA, P H D, ADDRESSES NOBEL SYMPOSIUM

Carmen Sapienza, PhD, Professor of Pathology and Associate Director of The Fels Institute for Cancer Research and Molecular Biology at Temple, was one of 37 scientists from around the world invited to address the 2004 Nobel Symposium In Medicine in Stockholm. The topic of the symposium was “Epigenetic Reprogramming in Development and Disease.” In recent years, epigenetic research has made considerable contributions to the field of biology, driving scientists to re-examine their knowledge of the environment and its effect on genetic development. Dr. Sapienza focused his discussion on the concept of natural selection and the function of genome imprinting.

JOAN HOSHAUER MADISON, MD ’55, RECEIVES COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD

Joan Hoshauer Madison, MD ’55, a retired allergist from Shelburne, VT, recently received the Vermont State Medical Society Physician Award for Community Service. The award recognizes her work in educating healthcare professionals and the general public on issues surrounding end-of-life care. She created the Madison-Deane Initiative, a volunteer group that works to improve pain control and quality of care at the end of life.

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Each year, two alumni represent the School of Medicine in Temple University’s Gallery of Success. Located in a high-traffic area of Mitten Hall on the University’s main campus, this unique gallery showcases portraits and biographies that serve as a source of pride and inspiration to thousands of students, faculty and visitors. The two alumni representing the School of Medicine in the Gallery this year are Nicholas DiNubile, MD ’77, and Sandra Harmon Weiss, MD ’74.

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An orthopaedic surgeon specializing in sports medicine, Nicholas A. DiNubile, MD ’77, has a career that spans an impressive set of professional possibilities. In addition to serving as Chief of Orthopaedics at Delaware County Memorial Hospital in Philadelphia’s western suburbs, he’s orthopaedic consultant to the Philadelphia 76ers and the Pennsylvania Ballet, and Clinical Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Pennsylvania. He serves as spokesperson for the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine, plus serves on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ “Healthy People 2000 and 2010” projects.

Widely known in both organized and clinical medicine, Sandra Rhoads Harmon-Weiss, BA ’71, MD ’74, is frequently consulted for her expertise in subjects related to physician compensation and capitation, geriatrics, end-of-life care, managed care, and healthcare legislation and regulation.

Well known as a lecturer and consultant on sports medicine, health and fitness issues, Dr. DiNubile has made media appearances on Good Morning America, CNN, National Public Radio, and in the New York Times and Newsweek. He is the author of The Exercise Prescription and has served on the editorial advisory boards of The Physician and Sportsmedicine, Men’s Health, and The American Journal of Medicine & Sports.

Deeply committed to civic and volunteer service, Dr. DiNubile served on President George H. Bush’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports, and serves as national medical advisor to Arnold Schwarzenegger’s youth foundation, After-School All-Stars (formerly Inner-City Games). In 1993, Dr. DiNubile received a Healthy American Fitness award for working to improve the health of our nation.

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In addition to having run her own family practice group for 15 years in suburban Philadelphia, she was Assistant Director of the Family Practice Center at Abington Memorial Hospital from 1977 to 1984 and Assistant Clinical Professor of Family and Community Medicine at Temple from 1978 to 1984.

In the late 1980s she joined U.S. Healthcare (now Aetna), to serve as Vice President, Director, and head of Core Government Programs. She retired in 2004.

Dr. Harmon-Weiss has testified at Congressional hearings and has served as advisor, member, and reviewer for various initiatives of the Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, American Geriatric Society, and other government agencies, think tanks, committees, and nonprofits. A Fellow of the American Academy of Family Practice and a Diplomate of both the American Board of Family Practice and the American Board of Quality Assurance and Utilization Review Physicians, she’s been published widely and is a former editorial board member of the American Journal of Managed Care.

Doctor Harmon-Weiss is currently a member of the School of Medicine’s Board of Visitors.

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Stanley M. Nowacki, MD ’35, Pottstown, PA, practiced medicine for 52 years before retiring in 1988. He was Chief of Pediatrics at Pottstown Memorial Medical Center, where he also served two years as medical staff president. He also directed the Pennsylvania State TB Clinic for nearly 50 years, receiving a Pennsylvania State plaque for his service. During World War II he was Chief of Anesthesiology at the 38th Evacuation Hospital, Charlotte, NC. His tours of duty included England, North Africa, Algeria, Tunisia and Italy, where his work during the Anzio campaign earned him an Army Bronze Star. A charter member of the Pottstown, PA, Symphony Orchestra and assistant concertmeister, Dr. Nowacki played first violin for 32 years.

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Frederick C. Steller, MD ’44, Spring Lake, NJ, is Medical Advisor to the Monmouth County, NJ, Office on Aging’s TeleCare Connections program, a web-based selfdirected care program.

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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 invited to participate in several national and international lectures this year, including lectures and demonstrations on supracoid laryngectomy, and workshops and instruction on managing cancers of the larynx and tongue base and tumors in the parapharyngeal space.

Stephen Banko, MD ’60, Mansfield, OH, has retired as Richland County Coroner after 10 years. Prior to becoming coroner, he practiced as a pediatrician for 44 years.

Alvin H. Felman, MD, ResRadiology ’69,Tampa, FL, has published his third novel, Legend of the Feather Pillow (High Country Publishers, 2004), about a physician caught in the conflict between the traditional code of ethics and the realities of modern healthcare. He also wrote From the Ends of the Earth (Allyn, 1998), The Measure of Our Torment

(Allyn, 1999), and a medicaltext, Pediatric Chest: Radiological, Clinical, and Pathological Observations (Thomas Pub Ltd., 1983).

A graduate of the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Dr. Felman practiced pediatrics and later pediatric radiology at the University of Florida. Now retired, he continues to write and has a consulting practice in medical negligence and child abuse.

Edward M. Miller, MD ’69, Lafayette, CA, is a radiologist with subspecialty training in neuroradiology. After a brief stint in academic radiology at the University of California at San Francisco, he joined private practice and has been with the same group for about 25 years.

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Arnold Bayer, MD ’70, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA, is Professor of Medicine at the UCLA School of Medicine, and Associate Chief of Adult Infectious Diseases at the school’s southern public hospital campus. He served as Vice-Chair of the Gordon Research Conference on

Staphylococcal Diseases in 2003, and is the Chair-Elect for the 2005 conference.

Dr. Bayer also is completing a term on the American Heart Association’s Western States Study Section for research grants.

W. Richard Bukata, MD ’70, Sierra Madres, CA, is the Editor and Founder of Emergency Medical Abstracts, a publication of the Center for Medical Education, based in Creamery, PA. Having presented more than 250 CME courses and co-moderated a monthly CME audio program for the last 15 years, he earned the American College of Emergency Physicians’ Education Award in 1993 and its Outstanding Speaker of the Year award in 2000. He also serves as Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine at the University of Southern California, and is Medical Director of the Emergency Department at San Gabriel Valley Medical Center in Los Angeles.

AT THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION’S WELCOME PARTY FOR THE CLASS OF 2008 LAST AUGUST:

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Richard T. Goldhahn, Jr., MD ’64, with his son Lawrence of the Class of ’08

Stella Luo of the Class of ’07 (standing) with Latisha Rowe ’08, Janis Dossen ’08, and Courtney Burrell ’08 (L-R).

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AT THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS RECEPTION IN NEW ORLEANS, LA, IN OCTOBER 2004:

Richard Close, MD ’72, and William Baldino, MD ’73

Frederick Erdtmann, MD ’70, Washington, DC, recently retired from the military and is now working at the National Academy of Sciences, Institute of Medicine.

David E. Galinsky, MD ’71, Elkins Park, PA, was listed as a “Top Doc” in geriatric medicine in the May 2004 edition of Philadelphia Magazine, a distinction he also received in 2002. He is board-certified in internal medicine with added qualifications in geriatric medicine. He practices in Philadelphia, PA, is affiliated with Lankenau Hospital, in Wynnewood, PA, and is a member of the Main Line Health System’s Great Valley Health Physicians. Our apologies to Dr. Galinsky for omitting his name from the list of Top Docs in the last Temple Medicine.

Thomas Dent, MD, Robert Rhodes, MD, and Paula Rhodes

Samuel B. Lehrer, PhD ’71, New Orleans, LA, is Research Professor of Medicine in the Clinical Immunology section of Tulane University School of Medicine and Adjunct Professor of Environmental Health Sciences at the School of Public Health. Renowned for his expertise in food allergens and allergen detection, Dr. Lehrer researches the allergenic properties of proteins in foods and has been involved in testing genetically modified crops for potential allergenicity. He is exploring new methods for testing and characterizing food allergens and has lectured extensively on testing methods for genetically modified crops. He serves on both the FDA’s Allergenic Products Advisory Committee and the editorial board of the International Archives of Allergy and Immunology. He has more than 400 peer-

Michael Kowalski, MD ’71, Carol Kowalski, and Christopher Kowalski, MD ’97

reviewed publications and abstracts to his credit, as well as more than 65 lectures worldwide.

Donald R. Kamens, MD ’72, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL, is President and CEO of the Jacksonville, FL-based XPress Technologies, a developer and producer of documentation, management and tracking software for emergency departments, outpatient centers and office practices. He is also the clinical systems coordinator at St. Vincent’s Medical Center, Jacksonville, FL. Bruce H. Dobkin, MD ’73, Los Angeles, CA, is Professor of Neurology at the University of California Los Angeles School of Medicine and Medical Director of its Neurologic Rehabilitation and Research Program. He also co-directs its Stroke Center. Chair of the Neural

Repair and Rehabilitation section of the American Academy of Neurology and a prolific researcher and writer on neurological rehabilitation following stroke and spinal cord injury, his most recent book, The Clinical Science of Neurologic Rehabilitation (Oxford University Press, 2003), translates neuroscientific research into concepts for treating patients across neurologic diseases.

Robert Ginsburg, MD ’74, Greenwood Village, CO, is Emeritus Professor of Medicine in Cardiology at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center (UCHSC), Denver. He had completed an invasive cardiology fellowship at Stanford University School of Medicine and stayed on as a faculty member for four years before going to Denver to run the cath lab at UCHSC. His

AT THE DINNER FOLLOWING THE WHITE COAT CEREMONY FOR THE CLASS OF 2008 IN OCTOBER 2004:

FPO Brooke K. Keim ’07 and Christine M. Herb ’07, with Gerald Sterling, PhD, Associate Dean, in the background

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FPO 2004 Honored Professor Martin Adler, PhD, with Vijay M. Rao, MD, and A. Koneti Rao, MD, Professor of Medicine and Associate Dean

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AT THE WEST PALM BEACH ALUMNI RECEPTION IN DECEMBER 2004:

FPO Joseph C. Doane, MD ’48 and Dean Daly

career, however, was cut short in 1997, when he developed meningitis leading to right cerebral injury. Now disabled, he conducts e-medicine at doctorheartlink.com.

George M. Matuschak, MD ’77, St. Louis, MO, has been named Director of the Division of Pulmonary Critical Care and Occupational Medicine at Saint Louis University School of Medicine, where he also serves as Director of both Clinical Research and Medical Intensive Care. In addition, he is the James B. and Ethyl D. Miller Professor of Internal Medicine and Professor of Pharmacological and Physiological Science. He chairs the medical research committee of the Eastern Missouri Lung Association and is an executive committee member of the American Thoracic Society’s Assembly

FPO Eric Jay Goldberg, MD ’76, Charlotte Goldberg and Dean Daly

on Critical Care. He is an editorial board member of the Journal for Critical Care and is Associate Editor of Intensive Care Medicine.

Bernard Leo Remakus, MD ’78, has published his fourth book, Medicine Between the Lines, a collection of 50 essays that analyze such issues as stimulating the economy through health care, national health insurance, managed care, malpractice, bioterrorism, the control of medicine by government, and current controversies in the medical literature. Published by iUniverse, the book features a review by Temple Medical Alumni Association Board member and former resident Mark A. Novitsky, MD, Res ’86.

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Vincent M. Balestrino, MD ’79, Allison Park, PA, is a family practitioner on staff at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC), St. Margaret Hospital, and Forbes Regional Hospital. He also is Associate Director of the UPMC-St. Margaret Family Practice Residency Program, Medical Director of the UPMC-St. Margaret Seneca Place Nursing Home, and a member of the Highmark Security Blue Clinical Quality Improvement advisory committee. He is board-certified in family practice with added qualifications in geriatric medicine.

Michael D. Shapiro, MD ’79, Littleton, CO, a Certified Physician Executive, is President and CEO of Denver Nephrology, a single-specialty medical practice, dialysis provider and clinical research enterprise based in Denver,

CO. He currently is completing coursework toward an MBA at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, practicing medicine part time.

Wendy P. Stephenson, MD ’79, MPH, Ambler, PA, recently founded Wendy Stephenson & Associates LLC, a pharmaceutical safety company providing support and advice to pharmaceutical companies and regulatory agencies. She held several executive positions for Wyeth Global Safety Surveillance & Epidemiology; Merck & Company Epidemiology Research and Worldwide Product Safety & Epidemiology. She co-chairs the Council for International Organizations of Medical Sciences and has been a member of its Working Group on Adverse Drug Reactions since 1990. She is board-certified in preventive medicine and public health.

AT THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS RECEPTION IN ORLANDO, FL, IN OCTOBER 2004:

AT THE BOSTON ALUMNI RECEPTION IN NOVEMBER 2004:

Lester Hui and Dao Hui, MD ’99

Melanie Nordlinger, MD ’00; Andrew Baker, MD ’03; Jaclyn Baker, MD ’03; Karin Weichman, MD ’00; Eric Levin, MD ’91; and Paul Chan, MD ’00

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appointed Chairman of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee. Since 2003, he has served the committee as one of 14 infectious diseases experts who advise the Centers for Disease Control and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on infection control in health care facilities nationwide. He is a Fellow of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, the Philadelphia College of Physicians and the Society of Healthcare Epidemiologists of America.

Samuel Kaufman, MD ’82, Boca Raton, FL, has been appointed Physician Advisor to the West Boca Medical

Center, Boca Raton, FL, and is President of Women’s Healthcare Associates, a large obstetrics and gynecology group in the area.

Ruth E. Perry, MD ’82, Moorestown, NJ, is Director of Global Product Integrity for Rohm & Haas Company, Philadelphia, PA, having joined the company in 1992 as Medical Director of its Bristol, PA, site. She serves as the Company’s delegate to the World Business Council on Sustainable Development.

Dr. Perry has been a panelist for the World Environment Conference’s Gold Medal Colloquium and the Conference Board’s Business and Sustainability forum. She is a reviewer for the Millennium Ecosystem

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Assessment Private Sector Project and a member of the Advisory Council for the Global Strategy Institute of the Center for Strategic and International Studies. A classical pianist, Dr. Perry also serves on the Board of Directors of the Opera Company of Philadelphia.

Laura A. Colletti, MD, Res ’83, Houston, TX, is Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine in the Division of General Medicine at the University of Texas-Houston Medical School. She also serves as Director of the ambulatory care rotation for Internal Medicine residents and is Director of the Internal Medicine Clerkship for third-year medical students. She’s received

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A 1990 GRADUATE’S MEDIVAC INNOVATION Solon L. Rosenblatt, MD ’90, Greenbrae, CA, an orthopedic surgeon and Major in the U.S. Army Reserves, recently returned from serving in Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan, Kuwait, and Djibouti.

As commander of the 1980th Forward Surgical Team (FST) in Kandahar, Afghanistan, Dr. Rosenblatt helped develop a special helicopter that enables personnel to provide emergency medical treatment right at the edge of the battlefield, stabilizing the wounded before transport to field hospitals for further treatment.

The interior of the customized C-47 Chinook, an Army aircraft for transporting troops and cargo, features an operating table, Xray machine and life-support equipment, plus coolers for blood supplies. It also is fitted with special lighting for use at night. Nine FST personnel, including two surgeons, a Nine-Delta operating room specialist and a trauma nurse, plus the Chinook crew of four or five are its complement.

“Forty minutes from alert we’d be airborne, and within 15 minutes of landing we’d be doing triage and treating patients,” explains Dr. Rosenblatt.

Stabilized patients are then carried by stretcher to another helicopter and transported to a field hospital.

Previously, wounded soldiers would be treated on the field by their unit’s medic, then a medical evacuation helicopter would airlift them to a field hospital.

The special helicopter is credited as perfectly suited for operations such as those in Afghanistan, where troops are deeply inserted and far from base and medical care. Experts suspect that had it been available in 1993, half of the Americans killed in the Battle of Mogadishu may have survived their wounds.

Left: The 1980th Forward Surgical Team, Kandahar.

Above center: Dr. Rosenblatt (left) receives Kuwaiti jump wings.

Above right: Major Solon Rosenblatt, MD ’90

numerous honors, including the school’s Master Teachers Award in 2002; ten Dean’s Teaching Excellence Awards; and six Best Clinical Clerkship Awards. Dr. Colletti is a Diplomate of the National Board of Medical Examiners and the American Board of Internal Medicine.

She practices general medicine at the University’s General Medicine Center.

Natalie Pressman Hartenbaum, MD ’85, Ambler, PA, was recently elected to the Delta Omega National Public Health Honor Society. She is President and Chief Medical Officer of OccuMedix Inc, an occupational and environmental health consulting organization based in

Dresher, PA. She is serving her second term on the Board of Directors of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, and has written several books and articles on medical fitness in the transportation industry.

She lectures nationwide and testifies on transportation fitness and safety for the National Transportation Safety Board and the FDA. Glenn L. Irion, PhD ’86, Spanish Fort, AL, is Associate Professor of Physical Therapy at the University of Southern Alabama College of Allied Health Professions. His main teaching areas are Neuroscience, Pathophysiology, Integumentary and Cardiopulmonary Disorders,

and his research interests include wound repair, the sociology of physical therapy, and the cardiopulmonary aspects of rehabilitation. He has more than 30 publications to his credit, including two textbooks, Physiology: The Basis of Clinical Practice (Delmar Learning, 2000) and Comprehensive Wound Management (Delmar Learning, 2002). He received the 1996 Distinguished Public Service Award of the Arkansas Chapter of the Arthritis Foundation and two American Physical Therapy Association Partners in Excellence Awards for Best Newsletter (Acute Care Perspectives).

Susan J. Kressly, MD ’86, Doylestown, PA, recently opened a solo pediatric practice in Warrington, PA: Kressly Pediatrics, and launched a patient-oriented website—www.kresslypediatrics.com—where important information, and requests for prescription refills and medical referrals can be accessed on-line. Dr. Kressly uses a complete electronic medical records system designed specifically for pediatrics.

Peter V. N. Bodine, PhD ’88, Havertown, PA, is a biochemist working as Associate Director, Osteoporosis, at the Women’s Health Research Institute at Wyeth Research, in Collegeville, PA.

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Brian C. Lein, MD ’88, Colorado Springs, CO, is a Colonel in the U.S. Army who was assigned to the 67th Forward Surgical Team (airborne) deployed to BosniaHerzegovina in support of Operation Joint Endeavor.

His awards and decorations include a Meritorious Service Medal, Army Commendation Medal, Joint Staff Achievement Medal, Army Achievement Medal, Overseas Ribbon, NATO Medal, Army Parachutist Badge, Joint Superior Unit Award, Army Superior Unit Award, and the Order of Military Medical Merit and the German Sports Badges.

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Rosalind Kaplan, MD, Res ’90, Bala Cynwyd, PA, is a general internist with a background in treating medical complications of eating disorders and other psychological issues. She completed a two-year fellowship in psychosomatics at the Philadelphia Association for Psychoanalysis and has been in clinical practice for 10 years. She is a new member of Temple’s Medical Alumni Association Board.

Marc E. Uknis, MD ’90, Canton, MA, is Associate Professor of Surgery, Molecular Genetics and Microbiology at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, and a

transplant surgeon at UMass Memorial Healthcare, where he performs kidney, pancreas, liver and small bowel transplants.

Linda J. (Barth) Bogar, MD ’93, Elkins Park, PA, was appointed Assistant Professor of Surgery, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA. She specializes in adult cardiac and thoracic surgery with interest in heart transplantation and assist devices.

Michael A. Krafczyk, MD ’93, Coopersburg, PA, is a board-certified family practitioner with an office in Bethlehem, PA. A member of St. Luke’s Hospital and Health Network, he complet-

ed his residency at DeWitt Army Community Hospital, Fort Belvoir, VA, in 1996.

Howard R. Underwood, MD ’94, Bryn Mawr, PA, is head of Medical Informatics and Quality Metrics for Aetna.

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Noble E. Anderson, MD ’01, State College, PA, completed a three-year family-practice residency at the University of Virginia Health System in June and now works locum tenens in Arkansas, Arizona and New Mexico.

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More Alumni in Good Company Our story about Medical School alumni in business and industry in the last Temple Medicine turned up more names to add to the list of alumni in good company: David Best, MD ’79, New York, NY Principal, Bestmed (medical education and promotion, a division of Saatchi & Sattchi) Peter Bodine, PhD ’88, Havertown, PA Associate Director, Osteoporosis Wyeth’s Women’s Health Research Institute Richard Bukata MD ’70, Sierra Madre, CA President and Founder, Center for Medical Education Founder & Editor, Emergency Medical Abstracts Natalie P. Hartenbaum, MD ’85, Ambler, PA President and Chief Medical Officer, OccuMedix Inc. (occupational and environmental health consulting) Robyn R. Jones, MD ’81, Wyncote, PA Director, Benefit Risk Management Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research and Development, LLC Donald R. Kamens, MD ’72, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL President & CEO, XPress Technologies Kenneth A. Kessler, MD ’69, Washington, DC Founder, CEO & Chair APS Healthcare 32

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Ruth Earlene Perry, MD ’82, Moorestown, NJ Director of Product Integrity Rohm & Haas Company Martin L. Rosenberg, MD ’83, Arlington, MA Medical Director, Bristol-Myers Squibb Medical Imaging Boston, MA Michael W. Rossi, PhD ’87, Bristol, RI Vice President for Drug Discovery, Inologic, Inc. (biopharmaceuticals) Michael D. Shapiro, MD ’79, Greenwood Village, CO President and CEO, Denver Nephrology Frederick Steller, MD ’44, Spring Lake, NJ Medical Advisor, Telecare Connections New Jersey Office on Aging Wendy P. Stephenson, MD ’79, Ambler, PA Principal, Wendy Stephenson & Associates LLC (pharmaceutical safety) Howard R. Underwood, MD ’94, Bryn Mawr, PA Head of Medical Informatics and Quality Metrics, Aetna

ON THE STUDENT SIDE

The Collective Wisdom of the Class of 2004 The end of one era marks the beginning of another. As members of the Class of 2004 settle into new roles as residents (some at Temple; most at other institutions all over the country), a new crop of first-years are learning their way around campus and spending a lot of time in Kresge Hall.

Class of 2004 President Tirsit Asfaw, MD ’04, now a resident in obstetrics/gynecology at New York University, delivered remarks on behalf of the Class of 2004 during its graduation last May. We thank our families and friends, who have traveled from near and far to share this special occasion with us. We are very grateful for your love and support.

Thank you for opening your hearts, ears, and wallets—and for letting us practice on your arteries and veins. We couldn’t have realized this dream without you.

We thank our dedicated faculty. From the freezing lecture hall of Kresge A, to the sauna of Kresge B, from the hospital wards to the fast-paced emergency department and the fascinating operating rooms, you have taught us how to treat our patients with both science and compassion.

We thank the residents, fellows, and support staff who patiently taught us the ropes in the clinical years.

We thank the folks at the Dean’s office and library for putting up with our demands and occasional neuroses.

We thank our patients—who have taught us in one way or another how to be doctors.

Dr. Asfaw then revealed the results of an informal survey among members of the Class of 2004.

The topic of the survey: Lessons learned in medical school. Among the more notable responses were the following: • P=MD. • Beta blockers can cure anything.

• After $200,000 worth of education, the most important lesson is one learned from our mothers: “Wash your hands.”

• If an attending asks you a question that you don’t know the answer to, just say, “It has something to do with cytokines.”

• Sometimes it is okay to cry with your patients.

• Roses are red, violets are blue, the long thoracic nerve innervates the serratus anterior.

• Believe in yourself.

• The descending colon is really the ‘ass-ending’ colon.

• All bleeding stops…eventually.

• You don’t have to be a doctor every second of your life.

• SOB doesn’t mean now what it did four years ago.

• In the post-op patient, passing gas is an occasion for celebration.

• Your patients don’t care about how much you know until they know how much you care.

Dr. Asfaw concluded with a comment that Bill Cosby made during a recent Temple University commencement. “Some students graduate with highest honors, summa cum laude,” he said. “Some graduate with high honors, magna cum laude. Some with honors, cum laude—and others with “Thank you, Lordy!”

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Yolanda Inez Jones Mapp, MD

It’s not surprising that so many alumni ask about retired internist and former Associate Professor of Medicine, Yolanda Mapp, MD. And it’s not just because she touched the lives of hundreds of students and residents during her 30 years on faculty—or because her circle extended to thousands during the decade she managed the University’s student health center on main campus. It’s because in addition to being a great teacher and excellent physician, she fascinated everyone with her many and varied avocations: arts, sports, philosophy, language, community service.

Some people wonder if she still does judo. She is a third-degree black belt— and in June she traveled to China to visit the birthplace of Judo, the Shaolin Temple—but she’s actually studying Kung Fu and Tai-Chi now.

Others ask if she still builds and flies model airplanes. She’s actually more into kites these days. In fact, in 2001 she traveled to Japan to meet the famous Japanese kite maker, Mr. Masami Takakuwa, who helped her build her own Japanese kite. She’s an accomplished Japanese flower arranger too. Last year her Ikebana arrangement won 2nd prize in an American Rose Society contest. In keeping with her Eastern interests, she’s studying Intermediate Japanese at Temple right now. And classical piano.

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“Students who pass the Japanese proficiency exam at the top level can enroll in Japanese colleges,” says the longtime New Jersey resident, explaining that the notion of taking courses taught in Japanese has long intrigued her.

During her first trip to Japan in 1987, she climbed the 13,000-ft. Mt. Fugi. We’re betting that this mother of six, grandmother of three, and greatgrandmother of two could make that climb again.

A two-time cancer survivor, Dr. Mapp is a longtime American Cancer Society volunteer who has participated in three bike-a-thons and has given dozens of lectures nationally. For 20 years she has worked with a Philadelphia-area community health education group called Keys to Living.

“We have done screenings that identified immediate medical needs. People have sought treatment who otherwise would not have. I believe we have done a lot of good in these years,” she says.

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Dozens of gifts, both large and small, have been given to the School of Medicine since the last Temple Medicine magazine.

A few of the larger ones are profiled here:

* The George S. Peters, MD ’33, Endowed Scholarship Fund

Again demonstrating his gratitude and generosity to the School of Medicine, George S. Peters, MD ’33, winner of the 1998 Alumni Service Award for exemplary philanthropy, has created the George S. Peters, MD ’33, Endowed Scholarship Fund.

This centarian’s history (yes, he’s 100!) is fascinating: After graduating from Temple in 1933, he set up a solo general practice in rural Ohio, then served overseas with the Marine Corps during World War II. He rose to the rank of Commander, becoming a highly decorated veteran of the Guadalcanal Campaign. He earned many medals, including the Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal with four stars. Upon his return to the United States, he settled in Montgomery, AL, specialized in abdominal surgery, and became Chief of Staff at Fitts Hill Hospital and Chief of Surgery at Montgomery’s Veterans Administration Hospital.

A staunch and steady supporter of the Medical School, Dr. Peters endowed the George S. and Louise C. Peters Chair in Surgery at the School of Medicine ten years ago. On accepting the 1998 Alumni Service Award from the School of Medicine for this and many other acts of generosity, Dr. Peters said, “Whatever I’ve done for Temple cannot compare to what Temple has done for me.”

At 100, he still feels the same way, thus deciding to add the scholarship fund to his lasting legacy at the School of Medicine.

Last fall, Dean Daly and Daniel T. Dempsey, MD, Chair of Surgery, visited Dr. Peters in Alabama to celebrate his 100th birthday with him.

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Left: Timothy J. Pagana, MD ’75, with Dean Daly and Richard C. Close, MD ’72 Right: Ashley Pagana Hyder, MD ’03, with her dad, John Pagana, MD ’72

*Pagana Family Endowed Scholarship “We Paganas are proud and supportive of our academic heritage,” says Timothy J. Pagana, MD ’75, who stepped forward on behalf of his family members to become lead donor to a Medical School scholarship fund that honors the family name: The Pagana Family Endowed Scholarship Fund at Temple University School of Medicine.

Dr. Pagana, Medical Director of the Kathryn Candor Lundy Breast Health Center in Williamsport, PA, established the fund to honor Temple’s role in shaping the careers of several members of his family. Four Paganas are Temple Medical School alumni: Dr. Pagana’s brother, John P. Pagana, MD ’72, a family practitioner in Sunbury, PA; nephew Charles C. Pagana, II, MD ’92, a family practitioner in Selinsgrove, PA; nephew William J. Pagana, MD ’91, a pediatrician in Williamsport, PA; and niece Ashley Pagana Hyder, MD ’03, a family practitioner in Lake Oswego, OR. A third brother, Charles Pagana, DDS ’67, is a Temple Dental School alumnus who practices in Williamsport, PA. “We established the fund in gratitude for the excellent education that we received at Temple in the healing arts,” said Dr. Timothy Pagana, noting that in addition to providing assistance to students with financial need, recipients are charged with the responsibility to do their best both in and for the field of medicine, and are encouraged to provide similar support for future School of Medicine students someday. To ensure that yet more professionals’ lives will be touched by both the Pagana family and by Temple makes even more robust an already proud and satisfying legacy.

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Fund with A CRUT

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Last year, with his 50th anniversary class reunion fast approaching, Donald Souilliard, MD ’54, retired Chief of Pathology at Doylestown Hospital in Doylestown, PA, began to reminisce. He remembered the smell of the gross anatomy lab that first day— and the valuable lesson he learned from John Kolmer, MD, Professor of Medicine: That the interpretation of a question always affects the answer—and fascinating lunch-time discussions he and classmates shared with the eminent Thomas Durant, MD, Professor of Medicine.

Dr. Souilliard also remembers the first time he scrubbed in with Professor of Surgery George Rosemond, MD ’34. Nervous, he accidentally cut through a suture Dr. Rosemond just made. “Not an angry word from him,” says Dr. Souilliard, still relieved after all these years.

“Now that I’m retired from a successful career, I realize how grateful I am for my Temple medical education,” says Dr. Souilliard.

Having served as a member of the School of Medicine’s Alumni Association Board of Directors for 10 years, Dr. Souilliard has a keen interest in the life of the Medical School. Student finances figure prominently among the issues that concern him. When he was a medical student, he was recipient of a senatorial scholarship from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, thus knows first hand the value of financial aid. With medical student debt averaging $140,000 upon graduation, Dr. Souilliard feels strongly about reducing the financial burden of medical education.

Therefore, in honor of his 50th anniversary class reunion, Dr. Souilliard worked with Temple to create a CRUT—a charitable remainder unitrust—that will provide him and his wife Kathryn with guaranteed life income now, then ultimately give the Class of 1954 Endowed Scholarship Fund a significant boost, benefiting future Temple medical students.

A charitable remainder trust is an irrevocable trust that provides the donor (and his or her loved ones) with income, either for life or for a set term of years. Thereafter the remaining principal is made available to the School of Medicine, and the donor can specify how the trust principal is to be used. Dr. Souilliard designated his class scholarship fund as the final beneficiary.

“I fondly remember my days as a medical student and appreciate how invaluable my education has been to my life,” says Dr. Souilliard. He knows that someday the students who benefit from the assistance he provides will feel much like he feels today: Grateful.

cably place assets in exchange for an income, either for life or for a set term of years.

* You can create an endowment in your own name or in honor of (or in memory of) someone important to you assuming the remainder value of the trust meets the endowment minimum.

* You receive an immediate charitable income tax deduction for the remainder value of your initial gift to the trust.

Current tax laws allow for deductions to be carried over five additional years.

* Cash, securities or real estate can be used to fund the trust. * There are two basic types: A Charitable Remainder Unitrust (CRUT), which provides income based on a fixed percentage of the fair market value of the trust, which is revalued annually, meaning the income varies from year to year—and a Charitable Remainder Annuity Trust (CRAT), in which the trust income remains fixed for the life of the trust.

* A minimum investment of $50,000 is required for either type. Temple does not charge a management fee.

* At the end of the trust term or when all designated income beneficiaries pass away, the remaining principal transfers to the School of Medicine to be used for the purpose you designate.

* You can create an endowment in your own name or in honor of (or in memory of) someone important to you assuming the remainder value of the trust meets the endowment minimum.

* You receive an immediate charitable income tax deduction for the remainder value of your initial gift to the trust.

Current tax laws allow for deductions to be carried over five additional years.

* Your minimum income is 5 percent of the value of the initial trust principal.

* You can eliminate capital gains taxes if you fund the trust with long-term appreciated property, and you can get tax-free income if you fund the trust with cash or tax-free municipal bonds.

Alumni who have named the School of Medicine a beneficiary in their wills, annuities, life income plans, life insurance and other vehicles automatically become members of the Heritage Society of the School of Medicine and The Acres of Diamonds Circle of Temple University. These honorary clubs recognize alumni and friends who have planned their legacies with Temple in mind, providing for future generations of students by making planned gifts that will ultimately benefit student scholarships, faculty professorships, lectureships, research, or new building and renovation projects.

To learn more about how you can build your legacy at Temple, visit www.temple.edu/alumni_friends/giving/planned or contact Jerry Rohrbach, ChFC, CFRE, Director of Planned Giving: 215204-5741 or 1-800-822-6957 or jerry.rohrbach@temple.edu.

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$1 million Full tuition for one student and a partial tuition grant for another student for all four years of medical school—or half tuition for all four years of medical school—or partial tuition grants for four or more students for all four years of medical school.

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$750,000 Full tuition for one student for all four years of medical school. $500,000 Partial tuition grants for two or more students for all four years of medical school.

Alumni Association President Louis X. Santore, MD ’80, presented the Dean with a big check on behalf of the reunion classes during the 2004 Reunion weekend.

*Reunion Classes Rally Behind Scholarship During the 2004 Class Reunion Weekend, Dean Daly recognized eight classes that campaigned to raise money to benefit scholarships at the Medical School in honor of the graduation anniversaries they were celebrating. Altogether they raised $463,000— nearly a half million dollars. This amount will provide partial tuition grants for one or more students per year for all four years of medical school—in perpetuity. The box at (right) illustrates the level of scholarship support that comes from various levels of investment. Many thanks to the leadership of each class that that led the campaign: CLASS LEADERSHIP

1984 Drs. Diane Barton, Michael L. Bentz, Neil Cohen, Dean Drezner, Jenelle Foote, Eric Goosenberg and Wanda Ronner.

1979 Drs. Raymond Brown, Joseph Nejman, and Mary Tobin.

1974 Drs. Anthony Comerota, Alan Forstater, and Sandra Harmon-Weiss.

1969 Drs. Kenneth Algazy, William Greenfield, and Eric Holm.

1964 Drs. Albert Alley, William Beckwith, Richard Limoges, George Roth and George Woody.

1959 Drs. William Duncan, George McLaughlin, Carson Schneck and Jay Sivitz.

1954 Drs. Bradford Blanchard, William Delp, Harold Goald, John Gribb, William Hewson, Paul Lin and Donald Souilliard.

1949 Drs. Sidney Bolter, Lester Karafin, Rafael Ramierz-Weiser and Milton Wohl.

$250,000 Partial tuition grant for one or more students for all four years of medical school. $100,000 Partial tuition grant for one student for all four years of medical school. $50,000 Minimum endowment gift to generate partial tuition grant for one student for all four years of medical school.

For more information about scholarship opportunities, contact Irv Hurwitz, Assistant Dean for Development and Alumni Affairs: 800-331-2839 or 215-707-3023 or irv.hurwitz@temple.edu.

*Synthes Spine Grant Devanand Dominique, MD, Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery and Director of Complex Spine Surgery at Temple, was recently awarded a research and education grant from Paoli, PA-based Synthes Spine Company LP. A division of Synthes, an international medical device company that develops instruments, implants and biomaterials for the surgical fixation, correction and regeneration of the skeleton and its soft tissues, Synthes USA commits significant resources to enhancing the orthopaedic training programs of medical schools and residency training programs across the United States. The company regularly sponsors comprehensive postgraduate training programs to teach surgeons how to use the company’s instruments and implants.

“The grant will enable my colleagues and me to continue our laboratory effort in spinal cord injury research,” says Dr. Dominique, who is an expert in both pediatric and adult spinal trauma and cervical spondylosis.

1944 Drs. Morton Eisenberg, Arthur Stiffel, Helen Wagenheim and Leslie Whitney.

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*The 2004 Scholarship Recognition Dinner E. Ronald Salvitti, MD ’63, founder of the Salvitti Family Endowed Scholarship Fund, and winner of the 2003 Alumni Service Award for his exemplary generosity to the School of Medicine, gave the key note address to scholarship donors and beneficiaries at the 2004 event celebrating the private support of medical education at Temple.

He spoke about why he has made such a significant investment in Temple medical students, noting that Temple is an institution worthy of his support—and the support of all alumni and friends.

“It's important that those of us who can do so support medical education,” he said, quoting Andrew Carnegie, who said ‘no man is rich unless he enriches the lives of others.’”

Deborah Marks, MD ’04, one of the Salvitti scholars, addressed the audience to express her profound appreciation to Dr. Salvitti, and spoke on behalf of all the students in the room who’d been assisted by scholarship support of alumni and friends, grateful beyond measure for their support. DR. Marks is pursuing her residency in Patholopgy at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Dr. Salvitti, Founder of the Southwestern Pennsylvania Eye Center in Washington, PA, is a member of the Board of Visitors of Temple University School of Medicine.

*Other Recent Gifts & Pledges $25,000 to $49,999

Margaret F. Hayes, to the Merril Bemis Hayes, MD ’34 Endowed Scholarship Fund Michael T. McDonough, MD, to the Michael T. McDonough Endowed Scholarship Fund The Estate of Catherine Hayes Nelson, MD ’35, to the Catherine Hayes Nelson Scholarship Fund The Alexis Rosenberg Foundation, to the Alexis Rosenberg Foundation Scholarship Fund $50,000 to $99,999

The Estate of Harry C. Donahoo, Jr., MD ’41, to the Harry C. Donahoo Chair in Surgery Daniel H. Polett, to the Daniel H. Polett Fund for the New Medical School Building Frederick P. Sutliff, MD ’46, to name the Fred Sutliff, MD ’46, Meeting Room in the New Medical School building $100,000+

Albert A. Alley, MD ’64, to the Cynthia Alley, MD ’00, and Albert Alley, MD ’64, Scholarship Fund Frank Baldino, Jr., PhD ’80, to the new Medical School building and to the Dean’s Discretionary Fund C. Hilyard Barr ’48, to the Class of 1948 Endowed Scholarship Fund $100,000+ (continued)

Alfred Freeman, MD ’53 and Shirley Singer Freeman, EDU ’47, to the Dr. Alfred and Mrs. Shirley Freeman Biomedical Information Center and Endowment Fund Edwin Kellerman, MD, to create the Dr. Edwin & Wilma Kellerman Charitable Gift Annuity that will name the Kellerman Classroom in the new Medical School building

FPO Deborah Marks, MD ’04, Salvitti scholarship recipient, with E. Ronald Salvitti, MD ’63, founder of the Salvitti Family Endowed Medical Scholarship Fund

Henry Linker, to the Henry Linker Gift Annuity that will ultimately support research The Benjamin and Mary Siddons Measey Foundation Fund, to the Measey Scholarship Fund Daniel A. Nesi, MD ’63, to name the Daniel A. Nesi Classroom Fund for the new Medical School Building The Estate of Francis J. Shea, MD, to the Herbert M. Stauffer Chair in Diagnostic Imaging Fund $1 Million +

Lindsay Allen Rosenwald, MD ’83, to name the Lindsay Allen Rosenwald, MD, Research Floor in the new Medical School building

FPO Myrna Marron, MD ’04, recipient of the Emma C.Weiss Memorial Scholarship Fund, with founder Sandra HarmonWeiss, MD ’74 38

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FPO Mitzie-Ann Davis ’07, recipient of the Spiegelman Endowed Medical Scholarship Fund, with founder Jay Spiegelman, MD ’40

The Estate of Maurice J. Stone, MD ’36, to name the Maurice Atrium in the new Medical School building Foundation Grants of $100,000+ for Research

The American Heart Association The Susan G. Komen Foundation The W. W. Smith Charitable Trust

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In Memoriam Longtime faculty member Reverend Francis J. Shea, MD, died on September 2, 2004. Prior to being installed as as Rector of the Memorial Church of the Holy Nativity in Rockledge, PA, in 1997, Dr. Shea practiced radiology at Temple from 1970 to 1996 and served as Chair of the Department of Diagnostic Imaging from 1987 to 1996. He is survived by his wife, five children, brothers and five grand children.

FPO FPO James B. Donaldson, MD ’44

Reverend Francis J. Shea, MD

30s Jacob Pomerantz, MD ’31 John J. Andujar, MD ’34 Frank A. Skwirut, MD ’34 Ralph W. Thumma, MD ’34 David Finkelstein, MD ’35 Katherine Q. Nolan, MD ’35 Edwin B. Abramson, MD ’38 Curtis R. Paxman, MD ’39 Richard W. Sonntag, MD ’39

40s 5.8.04 8.27.03 9.14.94 6.18.02 4.9.03 5.12.04 10.16.04 6.30.04 8.6.04

James B. “Scotty” Donaldson, MD ’44, died on July 11, 2004, at the age of 88. A native of Clydebank, Scotland, he immigrated to the United States with his family when he was 10.

After medical school, he completed an internship and a residency in internal medicine at Presbyterian Hospital and then was a medical officer in naval hospitals in Guantanamo Bay and Philadelphia. After his discharge, he served on the faculties of the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and Hahnemann University, then returned to Temple and remained on staff for 38 years. He was chief of staff of Temple University Hospital 1967 to 1969 and served the Medical School as Professor of Medicine and Associate Dean. In the 1960s, he moderated a local television program, A Question for the Doctor. Dr. Donaldson was past president for the Philadelphia County Medical Society and was active with the Pennsylvania Medical Society and American Medical Association. Last May he was honored by the Philadelphia College of Physicians. He is survived by his wife, five of six children, 12 grandchildren; and one great grandchild.

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Hugh Haas, MD ’44 Donald J. Ottenberg, MD ’44 Schuyler M. Bissell, MD ’45 Warren L. Jones, MD ’45 Joseph W. Kresock, MD ’45 Florence M. Smith, MD ’47 John J. Dempsey, MD ’48 Aureliano Rivas, MD ’48

9.27.03 8.20.04 9.14.04 8.30.04 6.12.04 5.11.04 8.1.04 6.22.04

50s 40s Jerry Zaslow, MD ’40, JD ’71 Edward J. Wiater, MD ’41 John D. Christian, MD ’42 G. Allen Lawrence, MD ’42 Victor Kremens, MD ’43 James B. Donaldson, MD ’44 Nelle M. Draper, MD ’44

12.8.03 9.21.04 8.28.04 9.23.04 12.2.04 7.11.04 9.7.04

Asdrubal F. Arzola, MD ’50 John F. Cornely, MD ’50 Edward M. Sullivan, MD ’52 Wm. H. Greendyke, MD ’54 Lawrence Chung Cheng, MD ’55 Walter E. English, Jr, MD ’56 Ira H. Rex, Jr., MD ’57 John D. Pruitt, MD ’59

8.30.04 6.17.04 6.27.04 9.25.04 9.18.04 10.12.04 6.21.04 9.17.04

Robert D. Deitz, MD ’66 Jeffrey M. Greene, MD ’69

11.30.02 5.11.04

70s Edward S. Bittar, MD ’78 Steven Frank, PhD, MD ’79 Louis R. Leo, MD ’75 RESIDENTS Edward H. Hanhausen, Jr., MD-Res ’51 Anthony V. Torre, MD-Res ’54 Max Katz, MD-Res ’56 Francis J. Shea, MD-Res ’70 Gary L. Kellett, MD-Res ’72

5.11.04 8.26.02 1.13.05

6.29.04 8.5.04 4.15.04 9.2.04 4.27.03

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Looking Forward, Looking Back: Parting Message From the Alumni Association President

Two milestones are converging on me: My term as President of the Alumni Association at TUSM is nearing its end, and my 25th anniversary class reunion is approaching fast. As a result, my thoughts are bouncing between future and past.

My medical school days (late 1970s) were the era of Kent State, Three Mile Island, the Iran Hostage Crisis, and the assassination of John Lennon. Young people were pro-peace, pro-environment and anti-establishment, but not quite to the extent that they were in the 1960s—and those of us in medical school were as idealistic and “can-do” as medical students perhaps always have been and will continue to be. The good things don’t change.

My dad was a Temple medical school graduate too, Class of 1945. A great parent and a wonderful physician, he was an inspiration to me. Serendipitously, I graduated from Temple in a year in sync with his quinquennial anniversaries, so we had the pleasure of sharing four reunions together before he passed away in 2001. My 25th anniversary reunion this fall will be my first without him. It would have been his 60th..

Bittersweet.

Medicine, like time, moves fast. When Dad was a student in the early 1940s, DNA had just been isolated and antibiotics just introduced. Ditto for oral penicillin and the pap test.

Between his student days and mine, amazing progress ensued.

Now 25 more years have passed since my graduation—and what was new then is just part of the landscape now.

Lithotripsy, for instance. And synthesized insulin. But rather than “dating” us, advances in medicine keep us young, our minds agile, as we are always learning, absorbing, keeping up.

Dad loved to talk about his Temple professors: Wayne Babcock, Tom Durant, Emory Burnett, Chevalier Jackson, John Kolmer, and other greats. A handful were still teaching when I joined the fold 35 years later, including Daddy Huber and Robert Hamilton—again proving that you’re never old when your knowledge is current.

Likewise, many of “my” professors are still teaching today. I scanned a recent faculty list and spotted 50 names I remember. That so many talented educators have devoted decades to keeping current is testament to Temple’s vibrancy and endurance. And with so many talented new faculty members now joining them (as reported on page ____), a great faculty keeps getting better.

Another aspect of School life that is improving with time— and whose importance cannot be overstated—is the relationship between the School and its alumni.

During the past ten years that I’ve served on the Alumni Board of Directors, I have seen good progress on this front. More alumni events are being held than ever before, the Dean and his staff are visiting more alumni around the country than ever before, and more communications are being shared. In addition, the School is working harder at fund raising, as well it should, because it deserves our support—especially for the new building campaign that will begin shortly. We should all consider it a privilege to take part.

As my ability to appreciate quality increases with time, my pride in having trained at Temple increases. Therefore, my term as Association president ends this June, but my relationship with Temple will go on.

For my dad, for me, for so many of us, Temple is, as Dean Daly says, “where it all started, where medicine came to life.” ■

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