Alumni Update - The Ohio State University College of Medicine

FALL
2006
Happenings
Alumni Update
College Awarded Full Accreditation by LCME
Ohio State University College of Medicine has been
awarded full-accreditation by the Liaison Committee
on Medical Education (LCME), sponsored by the
Association of American Medical Colleges and the
American Medical Association, for continuing to
meet or exceed nationally approved standards. As
part of the accrediting process, the College was
required to conduct a two-year self study, including
an independent student-led institutional study, prior
to the four-day site visit by the LCME survey team
earlier this year.
Judith Westman, MD, associate dean for Medical
Education, who led the College’s accreditation effort,
says the two-year self study was a valuable exercise
in itself.
Ohio State medical students have access to many outstanding educational experiences including opportunities
to practice their physical exam techniques at the Clinical
Skills Education and Assessment Center.
“We had to look at ourselves with a magnifying glass
and say, ‘what can we be doing better?’ Before the
site team came, we were working on some of the
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Alumni Join Together at Fall Reunion Weekend
College Welcomes Dean Souba
Wiley “Chip” Souba Jr., MD, ScD, dean of the College of
Medicine, and his daughter, Julia, learned about Ohio State traditions from faculty, staff, students and Buckeye legend Archie
Griffin during September reunion weekend activities. Learn more
about the College’s new dean and his vision for Ohio State medical education on page 3.
Annual Alumni Reunion Weekend Enjoyed by All
The 53rd Annual Medical Alumni Reunion Weekend (Sept.
1-2) provided a great opportunity for alumni to return to
campus for a variety of social and educational events.
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T H I S
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From the Executive Director
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Obituaries
From the Alumni Society President
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Alumni Notes
Faculty News
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Program Updates
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Happenings
From the Executive
Director
There’s something about fall that puts an extra
spring in my step. Whether it’s the crisp air
after a humid Ohio summer, the eager new students on campus, or the remembered excitement of beginning a new school year with
sharp pencils, new crayons and my very own
Speed Racer lunch box, fall brings the anticipation of new possibilities.
This year, new possibilities are closer than ever
as the College of Medicine welcomes Wiley W.
“Chip” Souba, MD, ScD, as the new dean.
Many of you may have had the opportunity to meet Dr. Souba during
our fabulous Reunion Weekend. If you did, I am sure you share my
enthusiasm for his plans to bring focus and attention to the College and
the education mission. He has already spoken with many students and
alumni and is genuinely impressed with the growth and progress of
OSUCOM in recent years. He is greatly interested in meeting with more
alumni and has already pledged his allegiance to the Buckeyes – even
when playing Penn State!
Dr. Souba is a passionate champion for our students, faculty and alumni as well as a great advocate for our need-based and merit scholarships. If you have been thinking of becoming more involved with the
College, now is a fantastic time to share your ideas and expertise. New
possibilities are on the horizon – call or e-mail me to help OSUCOM
realize its fullest potential.
Sincerely,
Mark Notestine, PhD
Assistant Vice President, Health Sciences
Medical Center Development and Alumni Affairs
College Accreditation by LCME
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places we had identified for improvement,” Westman explains.
Composed of basic science and clinical educators as well as practitioners,
the survey team investigated five
areas: institutional setting, educational program for the MD degree, medical students, faculty, and educational
resources.
The LCME identified nine institutional strengths at Ohio State ranging
from the clinical skills education facilities and top-tier research opportunities for medical students to the faculty
commitment to student teaching and
learning. The College of Medicine
was also praised for its chronic care
management student rotation, educational leadership, advanced technology services and medical student initiatives to promote professionalism
throughout the medical center.
Transitioning to
Clinical Studies
Ohio State medical students (from
left) Darin Nye, William Vasileff,
Cory Hoffbuhr and Joseph Simonetti
pause for a photo during the College’s
clinical transition ceremony marking
the students entry into their third
year of medical studies.
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Executive Director, Medical Center Alumni Affairs
Associate Director, Medical Center Alumni Affairs
Coordinator, Medical Center Alumni Affairs
Alumni Update, Managing Editor
Writers:
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Mark Notestine, PhD
Martha Hicks
Michelle Fleischman
Ginny Halloran
Terri Carroll, Ryan Cummings, and
Jennifer Marin
Volume 6, Issue 3
Alumni Update
An Interview With Dean Souba
Wiley “Chip” Souba Jr., MD, ScD, MBA, became dean of Ohio State’s College of
Medicine in August 2006. Alumni Update talked with Dean Souba, recognized
nationally for his clinical and research expertise as well as for his academic leadership, about coming to Ohio State, the College’s future and how alumni can remain
connected to Ohio State medical education.
Q: What attracted you to Ohio State University
Medical Center?
A: Several things. I felt that there was a good fit between
my skills and abilities and the needs of the Medical Center
and College. You always want to take a job where you can
make a difference, where what you have to offer will have
a positive impact on the various people you serve. There
was also a good chemistry fit for me with the culture and
the values of the organization. It was also my impression
that the opportunity would allow me to learn and grow
personally and professionally. I’ve not been a dean before
and as I expected there are already new and exciting challenges. Finally, I was attracted by the possibility of partnering with Dr. Sanfilippo, our SVP and Medical Center
CEO. Fred and I have unique skills, overlapping skills and
complementary skills. We are tightly aligned on our mission,
vision and values. So I anticipate that we’ll be a good team.
Q: What have you learned about Ohio State since you
became dean of the College in August?
A: I knew of Ohio State’s reputation as a great university.
Since coming on board, I’ve made it a point to meet with
many different constituencies and to listen. Since I’m new
there is much to learn and most people are eager to share
their view of the world with others. I’ve learned that the
people who work here are proud of the institution, as
they should be, and want to get even better. I’ve also
come to understand that although we have made considerable progress in the past five years, there is much more
to accomplish.
Q: How would you define your leadership role as dean
of the College of Medicine?
A: At one level, my overarching leadership role is to help
Ohio State become the best it can become in terms of educating students and residents, carrying out more impacting
research and providing world class care to our patients.
Part of what attracted me was that as dean I would have
an opportunity to work in all three mission areas. In the
College of Medicine itself, ensuring that we attract great
students and continuously create a curriculum that is cutting edge and innovative is very important to me.
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At another level, my job is to be clear about what we
believe at OSUMC and to embody our core values, which
essentially define how we will live as we pursue our
vision. Our values of integrity, leadership, teamwork, a
commitment to excellence and innovation can set us apart
by clarifying what we stand for, what is precious to us.
Because they are anchoring, they leave leaders open to
heavy criticism for even minor violations. Sticking to our
values requires moral fiber and vigilance. You can’t be
an invertebrate.
Q: How would you characterize the Graduate Medical
Education/residency programs?
A: I think we have some very good residencies and I think
we have some residencies that could get better. I’ve met
with GME leadership and one of our goals is to have Ohio
State become more competitive in terms of attracting the
best and the brightest young people to our residency programs. The best residency programs have strong educational programs, diverse clinical material and rich research
opportunities. Ultimately, great medical centers train both
academic and community leaders.
Q: How can alumni remain connected to the College and
what role can they play in advancing medical education
at Ohio State?
Our alumni are crucial to our success and I want them to
know that this is their College of Medicine. They show
their affection for OSU by serving as preceptors for our
students, acting as mentors and advocates and by giving
generously to establish scholarships.
We must keep our alumni informed of all the great things
that are going on here but also of our challenges. When
you care about something, you want to take care of it and
see it be successful, much like our children. The commitments we make in life are what give our lives meaning. I
hope our alumni have a special place in their hearts for
our College of Medicine.
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Alumni Reunion
Weekend
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Fred Sanfilippo, MD, PhD, senior vice president and executive dean for
Health Sciences and CEO of the OSU Medical Center, and new dean of the
College, Wiley “Chip” Souba Jr., MD, ScD, kicked off the weekend with a
recognition lunch for the 50-year class, the class of 1956.
CMEs and Dinner
Additional Friday activities included an OSU campus tour, Medical
Center tours, CMEs in Ophthalmology, Sports Medicine and Physical
Medicine and Rehabilitation. Sanfilippo and Souba were also hosts of
the all-class dinner at the Hyatt on Capitol Square later that evening.
Frances Owens, MD ’44, and Warren Leimbach, MD ’46, were in attendance as well as classmates from the classes of ’51, ’56, ’61, ’66, ’71, ’76,
’81, ’86, ’91 and ’96. More than 200 alumni and guests enjoyed a reception, dinner and silent auction with items donated by the returning
classes and local/national businesses. A live auction for two Huntington
level football tickets for the Nov. 18 OSU-Michigan football game
brought in $1,400 from Bernard Kasten, MD ‘71. Thanks to Frederick
Flory, MD ’51, for the donation of the tickets. Proceeds from the auction,
nearly $6,500, benefit the Medical Alumni Merit Scholarship fund.
Reunion Weekend means plenty of food, fellowship and fun.
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Tailgate
Saturday’s reunion events included a
tailgate lunch at Meiling Hall for 250+
excited alumni and guests. Archie
Griffin, CEO of the Alumni
Association and two-time Heisman
Trophy winner, made a surprise
appearance and mingled with guests
while posing for photos with alumni
and signing autographs.
Many thanks to all alumni who took
part in the 2006 Reunion Weekend
events, and a special thanks to the
SUPER class chairs for their hard
work planning the weekend! Plans
for the 54th Annual Alumni Weekend
are beginning now. Alumni can mark
their calendars for the Sept. 7-8,
2007, Reunion Weekend. While all
alumni are invited back for every
reunion, special celebrations are
planned for the classes of ’47, ’52, ’57,
’62, ’67, ’72, ’77, ’82, ’87, ’92, and ’97.
Dressing in your favorite OSU garb is part of The Alumni
Tailgate fun!
Alumni Update
From the Alumni
2006 Alumni
Achievement
Award Recipients
Recognized at
Reunion
Three alumni were recognized
during reunion weekend with
Alumni Achievement Awards
for their tremendous career
accomplishments that have
impacted health care regionally
and nationally.
Honored were:
• Thomas Williams, MD ’63, clinical associate professor, OSU
Department of Surgery
• James Thompson, MD ’71, president and CEO, American
Federation of State Medical
Boards of the United States
• Frederick Zuspan, MD ’51,
emeritus chair, OSU
Department of Obstetrics and
Gynecology
Honored earlier this year were the
2006 OSU Faculty Teaching
Award recipients:
Gopi Tejwani, PhD, OSU
associate professor of
Pharmacology, and John Mahan
Jr., MD, OSU/Children’s Hospital,
professor of Pediatrics.
Congratulations to all 2006
Alumni Achievement and Faculty
Teaching Award recipients.
President
Dear Alumni Colleagues,
First of all, a big thanks to everyone who attended the 2006 Reunion
Weekend in September. In addition to enjoying my own Class of 1976
30-year reunion and some great Buckeye football action, I was (as
always) impressed with the generosity of alumni who donated such
wonderful items for the auction for the student scholarship fund. These
generous gifts, including a set of OSU-Michigan tickets, allowed us to
raise more than $6,500. Thanks to the Alumni Office staff for all your
hard work on this as well as other events throughout the year. It’s not
too soon to plan for next year’s reunion. Mark your calendar for the
Sept. 7-8, 2007, Reunion Weekend and start thinking of what you could
donate for next year’s auction.
In addition to generous alumni support during the Reunion Weekend,
gifts to the College of Medicine Annual Fund throughout the year have
allowed the Medical Alumni Society to support some outstanding medical student projects including the upcoming HIV/AIDS Awareness
Conference for community high school students, Ride 4 World Health
2007, and a research study of the C-Reactive Protein in the development of atherosclerotic lesions.
The Medical Alumni Society also sponsors the annual white coat ceremony during which entering students are presented with their first
white coat. I attended this year’s ceremony in August and was honored
to welcome these students – some of the best and brightest in the
nation – to the Ohio State University College of Medicine.
All of your support and efforts have made my tenure as alumni president memorable. It has been an honor to serve as your president and it
is with pleasure that I welcome John Melvin, MD ‘60, the new Medical
Alumni Society president. I am sure the Medical Alumni Society will
continue to grow under his able leadership.
Go Bucks!
Susan L. Hubbell, MD ‘76
Fall 2006
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Faculty
News
Faculty Member Named
ELAM Fellow
Catherine Lucey, MD, Internal Medicine, has been
selected for the prestigious Executive Leadership in
Academic Medicine (ELAM) Program for Women.
ELAM, a highly competitive program available by
invitation only, is the nation’s only in-depth program
focused on preparing senior women faculty at schools of medicine and dentistry to move into positions of institutional leadership. The curriculum combines traditional MBA training, such as in finance and organizational theory,
that is oriented toward the academic health center environment.
Johnson Receives
Distinguished Service
Award
Ernest Johnson, MD, professor emeritus and former
chair of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation,
received a 2006 Distinguished Service Award at the
June Ohio State University commencement.
The award notes that when Johnson began practicing medicine, people with
physical disabilities were often placed in “homes for the incurable.” Johnson,
who devoted his career to rehabilitating people with physical disabilities,
served as medical director at Dodd Hall and helped the University achieve a
reputation for excellence in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. He also
worked to develop independent-living housing for those with disabilities.
Best Named Associate
Editor-in-Chief
Katz Elected Chair of AMA Young
Physicians Section
Thomas Best, MD,
PhD, co-medical
director of Sports
Medicine, has been
named associate editor-in-chief of
Medicine and Science
in Sports and Exercise, the official journal of The American College of Sports
Medicine. The journal is highly regarded throughout the world as the scientific vehicle of sports medicine and
exercise physiology research and
information.
Gary Katz, MD, MBA,
Emergency Medicine,
has been elected chair
of the American
Medical Association’s
Young Physicians
Section (AMA-YPS).
This group represents a quarter of all
practicing physicians and focuses on
the concerns of physicians under 40
years of age or within the first eight
years of professional practice after
residency and fellowship training.
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OSU Radiology Professor Named
NAEHS Advisor
Secretary of Health
and Human Services
Michael Leavitt has
appointed Altaf
Wani, PhD, Radiology (joint appointment in Cellular and
Molecular Biochemistry and membership in OSU Comprehensive Cancer
Center), to the National Advisory
Environmental Health Sciences
(NAEHS) Council of the National
Institutes of Health. Wani will advise
national leadership on matters relating to the conduct and support of
research, training, health information
dissemination and other programs
with respect to factors in the environment that affect human health.
OSU Surgeon Elected to Elite
Association of Urologists
Robert Bahnson, MD,
Surgery, has been
elected to the prestigious American
Association of Genitourinary Surgeons,
an international association of leading academic urologists
dedicated to the study of diseases of
the genitourinary system. Membership
is limited to 75 urologists.
Front-Line Immune Cells Mature in
Four Stages, Study Shows
Researchers led by
Michael Caligiuri,
MD, director of Ohio
State’s Comprehensive Cancer Center,
have found that natural killer (NK) cells –
one of the body’s front-line defenses
against cancer and infections –
mature from progenitor stem cells in
four discrete stages. They also found
that this happens in secondary lymphoid tissue such as tonsils and
lymph glands. The site and stages of
human NK cell development had
previously eluded investigators. The
discovery was published in the April
17 issue of the Journal of Experimental
Medicine.
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Lang Named to NCI Review Group
James Lang, PhD,
Otolaryngology, has
been elected to permanent membership
of the National
Cancer Institute’s
Initial Review Group
Subcommittee F. His duties will
include reviewing Institutional
Training Grants and Howard Temin K
Awards. Subcommittee F will also
review the NCI’s new “Pathway to
Independence” K99/R00 Awards.
Bloomfield Honored for
Scientific Leadership
Clara Bloomfield, MD,
an internationally
known expert in
leukemia and lymphoma at the OSU
Comprehensive Cancer Center, received
the 2006 Distinguished Service Award
for Scientific Achievement from the
American Society of Clinical Oncology
(ASCO). ASCO is the world’s leading
professional organization representing physicians who treat people with
cancer. The award recognizes
Bloomfield for more than 30 years of
work in the discovery of new cancer
treatments and the discovery and use
of cytogenetic and molecular markers
to diagnose, select treatment for, and
predict response of patients with
leukemia or lymphoma.
Smith Elected Chair of Alliance of
Dedicated Cancer Centers
Dennis Smith, executive director of the
OSU James Cancer
Hospital and Solove
Research Institute,
has been elected chair
of the Alliance of
Dedicated Cancer Centers. The
alliance comprises 10 National Cancer
Institute-designated comprehensive
cancer centers that collaborate on
operational best practices and federal
healthcare policy.
Fall 2006
Obituaries
Leonard Burman, MD ’54, passed away in July. He practiced Family
Medicine in Gahanna, Ohio, and was a member of the Ohio State
Medical Association and a veteran of World War II who served in
the U.S. Army.
Thomas Klever, MD ’56, died in May. He joined the U. S. Air Force
after completing his internship and residency and served as a captain
stationed at High Wycome, England, from 1958-61. He returned to
Toledo, Ohio, and practiced Family Medicine until 1992 at which time
he accepted a full-time teaching position in the Mercy Family Practice
Residency Program until his retirement in 2001. He was a member
of numerous organizations and chief of staff at Mercy Hospital.
D. Ross Irons, MD ’60, died in July. He was the chief of Surgery at
Bellevue Hospital, where he practiced for 41 years. A general surgeon, he served as president of the Ohio Chapter of the American
College of Surgeons in 1993 and as president of the Ohio State
Medical Association in 1987. He was a member of numerous medical boards and associations, including the American College of
Surgeons, American Medical Association, and several local economic development boards.
OSU Medical Center Faculty and Staff
Robert Atwell, MD, for whom Atwell Hall, home of Ohio State’s
School of Allied Medical Professions (SAMP) is named, died May
11 at age 86 in his home in Upper Arlington, Ohio. Atwell held
numerous positions as an OSU faculty member and was the first
director of the school from 1966-1983. Recognizing his role in the
establishment of SAMP, Atwell’s name was added to the medical
campus building in 2000.
Olga Jonasson, MD, former chair of Ohio State’s Department of
Surgery, died Aug. 30. Jonasson, recognized for her expertise in
transplant surgery, became the first woman in the United States to
head an academic surgery department when she came to Ohio
State in 1987. She left OSU in 1993, returning to the University of
Illinois at Chicago.
Evelyn Pintz, MD, died June 15. As an associate professor, Clinical
Internal Medicine, and medical director, OSU Primary Care
Network, she worked to provide a strong educational program
for the Department of Internal Medicine and was also a personal
physician to many OSU faculty and staff members.
Enarson Remembered for Service to University
Former Ohio State University President Harold Enarson, PhD,
remembered for his service to the University and his advocacy on
behalf of women and minorities, died in July in Port Townsend,
Wash. He was 87. Known as a champion of public universities,
Enarson was OSU president from 1972 to 1981.
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Alumni
Notes
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Paul A. Mori, MD, was honored in March in Jacksonville,
Fla. when the Mori Radiology Center
at Baptist Medical Center Downtown
was dedicated. A. Hugh Green, president and CEO, Baptist Health, said, “I
can’t think of anything that would be
more appropriate than naming radiology services at Baptist Medical Center
for Paul Mori. This center recognizes
his many contributions to health care
in our community.”
Expressing gratitude for the honor,
Mori said, “Most people are only
remembered like this after they’re
dead, so I’m very proud to get to participate in this occasion today. And
I’m especially pleased that most of
my family is here with me.”
Frank E. Isabelle, MD, has a
private Ob/Gyn practice in
Columbus and is completing his 11th
year as medical director of Ohio
Women’s Health Partners, Inc. He is
also managing indigent Ob/Gyn care
at Grant Medical Center and lecturing
about menopause and osteoporosis.
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John C. Babka, MD, has been
named to the board of
Catholic Health East in Newtown
Square, Pa.
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James E. Watson, MD, has
been elected physician of the
year and chairman of the board at
Windham Memorial Community
Hospital in Willimantic, Conn. He
practices Gynecology in Mansfield,
Conn., and has an appointment as
assistant professor at the University
of Connecticut medical school. He
and his wife, Ellen, have five children
and three grandchildren.
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information. In fact, you can use this online service to update
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doing. Don’t wait, take a look – and stay connected!
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William E. Feeman Jr., MD,
recently presented two lipid
research exhibitions in Rome at the
2006 International Atherosclerosis
Society Symposium. He presented
“Best Lipid Predictor” and “Proposal
for a New Lipid Disorder.” These
have now been published in abstract
form in Atherosclerosis.
John Stang, MD, Powelson
Professor of Medicine and
director of the Medical Student
Advisory Center at Ohio State’s
College of Medicine, has been
appointed to the Board of Directors of
the Gesundheit! Institute. Founded in
1972 by Hunter “Patch” Adams, MD,
(played by Robin Williams in the
movie, “Patch Adams”), the institute’s mission is “to bring fun, friendship, and the joy of service back into
health care.” Stang will also take part
in the institute’s 22nd annual Russian
Clown Trip in November.
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Craig Anderson, MD, to
Lead Ohio State Medical
Association
At the annual meeting of the Ohio
State Medical Association in May,
Craig W. Anderson, MD, was elected
by his peers to the position of president-elect of the Ohio State Medical
Association (OSMA) for 2006-07.
Anderson will be installed in May
2007 as president of the statewide
organization representing 16,000 Ohio
physicians.
Anderson has been an OSMA member since 1980. He has served with
the OSMA’s House of Delegates, as a
councilor for the OSMA’s Tenth
District, and as Ohio delegate to the
American Medical Association.
Anderson practices neonatology in
central Ohio, where he resides with
his wife, Deborah, and their three
children.
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Class of ’76 Physicians
Honored by Division of EMS
The Ohio Department of Public
Safety’s Division of Emergency
Medical Services (EMS) kicked off
National EMS Week by paying homage to founding state EMS medical
directors. Two class of ’76 alumni,
Thomas J. Hall, MD, and John
Drstvensek, MD, were honored at the
Founding State EMS Medical
Director’s ceremony.
“Ohio has a bright history in the
development, organization and initiation of emergency medical services in
the nation. We want to recognize
those founding state medical directors who played an important role in
laying the foundation for Ohio’s EMS
system today,” said Richard Rucker,
EMS executive director.
Tony Joseph, MD, president
and CEO of AMC Registry
Inc., was honored this summer as a
finalist for the 2006 Ernst & Young
Entrepreneur of the Year award. He
was recognized for his passion and
determination in the development of
a process to improve cardiology services provided to patients, while also
helping hospitals realize a financial
benefit. The AMC chest pain initiative
has been applied at more than 100
hospitals and more than 60,000
patients.
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Randy Sansone, MD, professor of Psychiatry and Internal
Medicine at Wright State University
School of Medicine in Dayton, Ohio,
is the first editor of an upcoming
book, Personality Disorders and Eating
Disorders: Exploring the Frontier
(Routledge, 2006). He co-edited a previous book, Self-Harm Behavior and
Eating Disorders: Assessment, Dynamics,
and Treatment (Brunner-Routledge,
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Alumnus Tapped to Head NCI
President George W. Bush announced in August that he intends to appoint John
Niederhuber, MD ’64, as the 13th director of the National Cancer Institute (NCI).
Niederhuber, now serving as acting NCI director, has been a professor, cancer
center director, National Cancer Advisory Board chair, external adviser to the
NCI, grant reviewer and NCI-supported researcher. He is a recipient of an
Alumni Achievement Award from Ohio State.
2004) with John L. Levitt and Leigh
Cohn. Sansone has co-authored over
190 peer-reviewed articles including
25 book chapters and is presently on
the editorial boards of Eating Disorders:
The Journal of Treatment & Prevention,
Violence and Victims, Psychiatry, and
Traumatology.
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David Utlak, MD, of Canton,
Ohio, was recently recognized as one of the best cardiologists
in the region by Best Doctors, Inc.
President and founder of Ohio Heart
Care, Inc., he has served as president
of the Ohio State Medical Association
and the Stark County Medial
Association. He also serves as a member of the section council on
Cardiovascular Disease for the
American College of Cardiology.
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John Fink, MD, was awarded an honorary Doctor of
Humane Letters in August from the
University of Akron. He was appointed
to the university’s board of trustees in
July 1997 and is recognized as a
leader of the ambitious New Landscape for Learning campus-enhancement initiative. He maintains a private
practice as a vascular surgeon and is
an associate professor of surgery at
the Northeastern Ohio Universities
College of Medicine. Fink has served
as chairman of the hospital board of
Summa Health System and in multiple positions for Summa, including
chief of the medical staff. He is married to Deborah Owens-Fink, MD,
and they have four children.
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Paul Moodispaw, MD, FACC,
chairs the Department of
Cardiology at Wooster Community
Hospital in Wooster, Ohio. He is married with three children.
Constantine Economus, MD,
recently completed his first
year of solo Ob/Gyn practice after
seven years in a group practice.
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Eric Rigby, MD, is the director of the General Anesthesia
Division at LDS Hospital in Salt Lake
City, Utah, and the proud father of
five children.
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Justin T. Rich, MD, of
University Heights, Ohio, is
chief pediatric resident at Rainbow
Babies and Children’s Hospital in
Cleveland.
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The Power to
Change Lives
This Medical Center development
campaign continues to enjoy support
from many OSUCOM alumni and
friends! Here are highlights of recent
campaign gifts:
The Charles G. Orosz, PhD,
Lectureship Fund in Transplant
Sciences, $100,000, provided by
funds from OSU Department of
Surgery to support a lecturer on
transplantation and/or immunology.
The Stefanie Spielman Chair in
Breast Imaging, $1.5 million, provided
by support from The Stefanie Spielman
Fund for Breast Cancer Research and
Ambulatory Imaging Inc. to provide a
chair supporting a distinguished
breast imaging radiologist.
The Justine Skestos Chair in
Minimally Invasive Neurological
Spinal Surgery, $1.5 million, provided by a gift from George A. Skestos in
honor of his wife, Justine “Tina”
Serednesky Skestos, to provide a
chair position supporting a nationally
or internationally recognized physician faculty member specializing in
minimally invasive neurological
spinal surgery in the Department of
Neurological Surgery.
The Donald B. Shackelford and
Thekla Reese Shackelford
Leadership Fund in the Tzagournis
Medical Research Facility, $40,000,
provided by a gift from Donald B.
Shackelford (Doctor of Business
Administration, honorary, 1998) and
Thekla Reese Shackelford (MA,
Education, 1969) of Gahanna, Ohio,
to support special initiatives in the
Tzagournis Medical Research Facility.
The Marguerite and Aloys Gagel
Family Endowment Fund for
Diabetes Research and Education,
$25,000, provided by gifts from
Robert F. Gagel (BA 1971; MD 1971)
and Margo A. Cox, MD, of West University Place, Tex., to support research
and education relating to the prevention, treatment and cure of diabetes.
The George Nicolozakes Diabetes
Research and Education Fund,
$25,000, provided by gifts from
George Nicolozakes (attended, 1945)
for medical research and education,
especially on the application of islet
cells on the prevention, treatment and
cure of diabetes.
The America Lung Association
Endowment Fund in Pulmonary
Medicine, $35,000, provided by gifts
from the America Lung Association
of Ohio to support the advancement
of medical knowledge related to
research, prevention and treatment,
education, or training on pulmonary
diseases.
The OSU Medical Center Adult
Congenital Heart Disease Clinic
Fund, $25,000, provided by gifts from
the Schooler Family Foundation to be
used for programs of the Adult
Congenital Heart Disease Clinic located at the OSU Medical Center.
The John D. Skinner and Clifford E.
Herrington Endowment Fund for
Lung Cancer Research, $25,000, provided by a gift from James and Patsy
Skinner in memory of James’ father,
John, and Patsy’s grandfather,
Clifford, to support lung cancer
research.
The Emmerich von Haam Sr., MD,
Endowment Fund in Pathology,
$25,000, provided by gifts from OSU
Pathology Services in honor of the
career and leadership of the late
Emmerich von Haam Sr. to support
research, education, faculty development, training projects or ongoing
programs in the Department of
Pathology that foster innovation and
excellence or those otherwise determined as priority areas.
Meeting Your Continuing Medical
Education Needs
Ohio State’s Center for Continuing Medical Education (CCME) is easily accessible via the Internet and offers live Webcasts, Online On-Demand courses, case
studies and Mini-Universities covering a wide range of topics. An online directory of conferences and grand rounds that must be attended in person can be
searched by date or topic. Regardless of format, these programs can provide
Category 1 credit toward the American Medical Association’s Physician’s
Recognition Award (credits vary by conference). For information, visit CCME
at www.ccme.osu.edu or phone (614) 293-3576.
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Alumni Update
Alumni Advocacy
Congressional staffers assumed the roles of medical students,
residents and physicians in August in order to learn more
about the process and benefits of medical education, its
escalating costs and the essential role of government in
providing support. The program, called Project Medical
Education, was sponsored by the Ohio State University
Medical Center.
Update
“This level of debt is causing many of the best and brightest students to think twice about medicine as a career and
to look into other areas.” This level of debt marks an
increase of $35,300 since 2001, he added.
Upon their “admission” to the program, participants
donned white coats and got an in-depth look at research
labs, a robotic surgery training facility, a clinical trial session and a clinic providing free primary care services in a
culturally sensitive environment.
Other highlights from the program included an interactive
tour of the Clinical Skills Education and Assessment
Center, where participants attempted the same clinical
simulations used in training OSU medical students and
residents, including phlebotomy, endoscopy, laparoscopic
surgery and suturing procedures.
Ohio State administrators discussed with staffers the growing financial burden for a medical education. “The average
debt for medical students graduating from OSU is roughly
$120,000,” said Fred Sanfilippo, MD, PhD, senior vice president and executive dean for Health Sciences, and chief
executive officer of Ohio State University Medical Center.
Congressional aide Sarah Curtis learns the delicate art of suturing during Project Medical Education.
Student Scholarships get a Boost from Alumni Gift
“I am very appreciative of the fact
that in the fall of 1977 OSUCOM gave
me the opportunity to attend medical
school at such a great institution,”
says John Herr, MD ’81, an orthopaedic surgeon in Henderson, Nev.
His wife, Susan Herr, feels the same
way about her physical therapy education at OSU. In recognition of their
gratitude, the couple recently created
two scholarship funds, via planned
gifts, to the College of Medicine and
the School of Allied Medicine.
They explain, “We received great educations at OSU, which allowed us to
pursue careers that we love. Hopefully
our scholarships will ease some of the
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financial obligations medical and
physical therapy students will have in
the future so they will have the opportunity to pursue their dreams as well.”
and pursue a specialty that they
might not have otherwise considered,” she says.
Scholarships make a difference in
medical students‘ lives, as Erin
Dunnigan, MD, an OSU College of
Medicine Class of 2006 graduate and
now Internal Medicine resident at
Duke University, attests. “These days
the rising cost of medical education
places an extraordinary burden on
young people right at the beginning
of their career when they’re making
choices as to what specialties to go
into and a gift from a donor can help
to alleviate that pressure and really
help a student to follow their heart
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Program
Updates
Third Frontier Awards $11
Million for Biomedical Projects
at Ohio State
Ohio’s Third Frontier program has awarded $7.9 million
to OSU’s Biomedical, Structural, Functional and Molecular
Imaging Enterprise led by Michael Knopp, MD, PhD, to
assist in the development of non-invasive hybrid imaging
used to treat disease. The Advanced Biomedical Devices
for Diagnosis and Therapy project received $3.5 million to
develop a new technology for cancer cell enrichment therapies. Jeffrey Chalmers, PhD, professor of Engineering
and OSU Comprehensive Cancer Center member, is principal investigator. Phillips Medical Systems of Cleveland
is commercial partner for both projects.
MicroRNA Research to
Receive State and University
Investment
MicroRNA research under principle investigator Carlo
Croce, MD, professor and chair of Molecular Virology,
Immunology and Medical Genetics, will be one of 10
University programs to receive funding through the
Targeted Investment in Excellence initiative. Over the next
10 years, Ohio State will re-allocate 1.5 percent of its state
funding for doctoral programs that – when combined with
a match in state funds from the Ohio Board of Regents –
will contribute as much as $16 million for targeted
research activities.
LVRS Program is First to Receive JCAHO
Certification with Distinction
Medical Center Rehab Programs Receive
CARF Accreditation
OSU Medical Center’s Lung Volume Reduction Surgery
(LVRS) program is the first such program in the country to
be awarded a two-year certification of distinction by the
Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare
Organizations (JCAHO). Philip Diaz, MD, associate professor of Pulmonary, Asthma, Critical Care and Sleep
Medicine, and Patrick Ross, MD, PhD, associate professor
of Surgery, pioneered the LVRS procedure at OSUMC
since its original clinical trial in 1995. The program was
featured in a story in the July “America’s Best Hospitals”
edition of U.S. News & World Report.
The Commission on the Accreditation of Rehabilitation
Facilities (CARF) recently awarded OSU Medical Center’s
Dodd Hall Rehabilitation Program a three-year accreditation for nine programs and services surveyed. The Stroke
Rehabilitation program, located at Dodd Hall, is the first
in Ohio to be awarded CARF accreditation and is one of
only a few programs in the country that holds this award.
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Alumni Update
From the Student President
Many Ohio State medical students returned to the classroom this fall after spending
the summer gaining valuable
experience and providing
much-needed service around
the world. Some students
spent their time caring for the
sick in India and Ecuador, while
others focused their energies on AIDS research. No
matter where students traveled or whom they helped,
the fact is many students and patients benefited from
your generous donations that supported these endeavors.
invite you to set aside some time and join us for at
least one alumni event this academic year. If you have
attended, I ask you to find a classmate to bring with
you next time around.
With a new class preparing for their Match Day and
yet another class just entering the OSU College of
Medicine family, your ongoing support continues to be
much needed and appreciated. Annual events such as
Reunion Weekend, Girls Night Out, and the Mo
Mullet Tailgate are ideal venues to meet students and
see how your support and mentorship are changing
their lives. If you have never attended these events, I
Sincerely,
OSU Associate
Professor
Department of
Obstetrics and
Gynecology
Danforth received the 2006 Ohio State University
College of Medicine Distinguished Educator
Award for his commitment to teaching and promotion of academic excellence at the College of
Medicine.
What does it take to be an effective educator?
Attention to detail, commitment to teaching,
interest in my students and willingness to stay on
top of recent developments…with the ultimate
goal of seeing the big picture of how my lectures
fit in with the overall educational needs of the
students.
What is the relationship of education with other
mission areas – research and patient care?
Once again, thank you for your ongoing support…and
Go Bucks!
Farshid Kazi
OSU College of Medicine
Class of 2009
days that new drugs, therapies and diagnostic
tools emerge constantly. The medical students
genuinely appreciate it when fundamental basic
science concepts can be related to real world clinical applications. Maintaining an active research
program keeps me on top of the newest basic science discoveries and clinical applications of those
discoveries. Being able to relate the findings to
the students helps them appreciate the importance of basic research and provides clinical context in which to apply this knowledge.
Why did you become an educator?
I very much enjoy interacting with students and
helping them understand difficult concepts. In
my training there were many fundamental concepts that I simply didn’t grasp, and it was often
only years later that I “learned” many of the
things I should have known. Therefore I try very
hard to make sure that the students really understand the important themes and theories rather
than memorizing a long list of facts. It is extremely rewarding when students “teach” me how
much they understand, and I often end up learning things I didn’t know previously or in new
and different ways.
Teaching, research and patient care often go hand
in hand. Science is changing so rapidly these
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Educator Profile
Douglas
Danforth, PhD
The Medical Student Alumni Council is working to
develop additional alumni-student mentoring relationships in the coming year through new events geared
toward third- and fourth-year medical students and
alumni. Information about these opportunities will be
forthcoming.
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College of Medicine
Annual Fund
The College of Medicine Annual Fund was established in
October 2005 to continue the much needed support for the
Medical Alumni Society and special College projects that
were previously funded through the Order of Hippocrates
and Caduceus Club.
Making a gift to the Annual Fund is a great way to
demonstrate your ongoing commitment to your Alumni
Society while also supporting the College’s growth and
expansion. Your gift to the annual fund serves to support
alumni programming (example: Medical Alumni Reunion
Weekend), to enhance communication and outreach initiatives (example: the online Alumni Directory) and make possible many student projects (example: the White Coat
Recognition level of $2,500+
Ronald C. Agresta, MD ‘65
Steven P. Balaloski, MD ‘93
Anthony J. Beisler, IV, MD ‘97
Michael J. Blake, MD ‘84
M. P. Borgess, MD ‘76
Brent A. Cale, MD ‘96
Rebecca S. Cornelius, MD ‘85
Nicholas J. Davakis, MD ‘81
Gary M. Davis, MD ‘84
Alice B. Jones
Mason S. Jones, MD ‘42
Michael G. Leadbetter, MD ‘74
Lillian G. Miller, MD ‘91
Carl A. Minning, Jr. MD ‘79
Dina K. Rooney, MD ‘89
John W. Schaeffer, MD ‘71
Stephen C. Schreck, MD ‘78
James M. Sudimack, MD ‘84
Lee S. Szykowny, MD ‘88
Michael D. Tharp, MD ‘74
L. Paige Turner, MD ‘93
Recognition of $1,000-$2,499 Level
Robert M. Ball, MD ‘73
Terri Barbush
Thomas R. Bates, MD ‘60
Brenda B. Bell
Jeffrey G. Bell, MD ‘75
James K. Billman, MD ‘73
Gordon L. Bills, MD ‘80
Terence A. Block, MD ‘71
James T. Bohmer
Janet C. Bow
Thomas S. Breza, MD ‘71
William E. Briggs, MD ‘52
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Ceremony). Gifts to the Annual Fund can also be used to
support College and Medical Center programs and initiatives supporting our students and in the pursuit of excellence in medical education.
Contributions to the Annual Fund (including gifts to
Hippocrates and Caduceus) this past year exceeded $330,000
– an increase of more than $30,000 from the preceding fiscal year. A sincere THANK YOU to all of you who continue to support the Annual Fund!
Donors to the Annual Fund (including Hippocrates and
Caduceus) for fiscal year 2006 – July 1, 2005 through June
30, 2006 – at the $100 level and above are listed here.
Joseph G. Caldwell, MD ‘64
Gregory S. Cambier
Molly W. Cammerer
Richard C. Cammerer, MD ‘68
Lance A. Cohen, MD ‘90
Thomas H. Coleman, MD ‘72
Lois B. Cook
Carey H. Costantini, MD ‘81
Margaret C. Cross, MD ‘42
Cass M. Cullis II, MD ‘76
Richard D. Davis, MD ‘52
Nino Di Iullo, MD ‘72
Richard C. Distad, MD ‘55
Cheryl A. Eckhardt
Le Roy J. Essig, MD ‘69
Alice Faryna
Fred D. Fingerhut, MD ‘70
Thomas T. Fox, MD ‘71
Michael C. Garovich, III, MD ‘77
Dianne W. Gerber
Gregory D. Gerber, MD ‘79
Pamela K. Geyer
Donald K. Herman, MD ‘60
Susan L. Hubbell, MD ‘76
Roy E. Hutchison, MD ‘62
Paul E. Kaplan
Deborah D. Kees-Folts, MD ‘84
George R. Knull, MD ‘76
Stella B. Kontras, MD ‘53
James T. Krejci, MD ‘59
Leonard Kritzer, MD ‘56
David W. Lacey, MD ‘86
Leopold W. Like, MD ‘57
Agnes A. Lina, MD ‘74
Everett R. Lindsey, MD ‘73
Richard H. Mauk, MD ‘72
Mary A. McIlroy, MD ‘75
John P. Mehegan, MD ‘83
John L. Melvin, MD ‘60
Lori D. Meyers, MD ‘95
J. Douglas Morris, MD ‘66
Sally S. Morris
Michael S. Mull, MD ‘76
Maurice E. Mullet, MD ‘63
Kathryn P. Noble, MD ‘53
Leila H. Nolan, MD ‘88
Douglas G. Pankratz, MD ‘75
Thomas P. Perone, MD ‘73
R. Daniel Rigal, MD ‘56
Ronald D. Rigal
Earl A. Schulte, MD ‘64
Allan Z. Schwartzberg, MD ‘55
Charles F. Sinsabaugh, MD ‘51
Cathy C. Smith, MD ‘75
Darryl R. Smith, MD ‘76
E. Jo An Smith
Gerald E. Smith
Joanne R. Smith, MD ‘51
Myron R. Smith, MD ‘54
Randall C. Starling
Harvey T. Staton, MD ‘66
Alfred E. Stockum, MD ‘58
J. Craig Strafford, MD ‘72
Rebecca T. Strafford, MD ‘72
Andrew M. Thomas, MD ‘95
James N. Thompson, MD ‘71
Leonard R. Thompson, MD ‘60
Kent A. Tucker, MD ‘81
Michael A. Wasylik, MD ‘68
James E. Watson, MD ‘68
Kathryn Whitten
Terry E. Williams, MD ‘69
Robert C. Wynsen, MD ‘56
Christopher L. Yerington
Alumni Update
Recognition of $100-$999 Level
Eli C. Abramson, MD ‘54
Edward Adamovich, Jr., MD ‘77
Alfred B. Adams
Genie M. Adams, MD ‘81
Jan R. Adams, MD ‘85
Stephen L. Adams, MD ‘78
Bill Adkins, MD ‘70
Donald J. Aiken, MD ‘57
Joseph M. Albrecht, MD ‘58
Robert A. Albus, MD ‘72
Glenn E. Aldinger, MD ‘73
Keith J. Alexander, MD ‘84
Christian E. Allan, MD ‘76
Thomas J. Allerding, MD ‘76
Clifford L. Amend, MD ‘82
Geoffrey M. Anderson, MD ‘89
Robert C. Anderson, MD ‘77
Robert L. Anderton, MD ‘69
Robert L. Andras, MD ‘74
Carol J. Andreae
Robert J. Andrews, MD ‘62
Kenneth L. Andrus, MD ‘73
David T. Applegate, II, MD ‘88
Douglas W. Armbrust, MD ‘67
Scott B. Armen, MD ‘00
R. Eugene Arthur, MD ‘68
G. William Atkinson, MD ‘64
W. Lynn Augenstein, MD ‘79
J. Warren Axline, MD ‘56
Victor E. Badertscher, MD ‘63
Bruce O. Bailey, MD ‘75
Rollin C. Bailey, MD ‘71
Steven C. Bailey, MD ‘97
Jennifer E. Bain, MD ‘96
Roger J. Balogh, MD ‘80
Richard L. Banning, MD ‘73
Robert W. Barnett, MD ‘78
David M. Barrere, MD ‘94
Melissa C. Barrere
Thomas W. Barrett, MD ‘96
Donald G. Bates
Dorothy D. Bates
Benjamin S. Battino, MD ‘96
Herbert E. Bean, MD ‘55
James M. Bearden, MD ‘64
Cash R. Beechler, MD ‘71
Greg R. Bell, MD ‘88
Chester A. Bennett, Jr. MD ‘63
Edward V. Bennett, Jr. MD ‘73
Stacy K. Bennett, MD ‘02
H. Ronald Berk, MD ‘77
Marvin I. Berkman, MD ‘66
Daniel W. Berland, MD ‘80
Donald L. Berling, MD ‘60
John T. Bernert, Jr.
Frank E. Berridge, Jr.
Michael E. Bestic, MD ‘74
Kiran B. Bhat, MD ‘95
Amar V. Bhuta, MD ‘94
Donald J. Billmaier, MD ‘67
Roy A. Blackford, MD ‘60
Robert H. Blotter, MD ‘89
Bence D. Boelcskevy
Robert W. Bohl, MD ‘45
E. Thomas Boles, Jr.
Joe Booth, MD ‘69
Robert A. Bornstein
Gary D. Bos
Christopher Boshkos, MD ‘80
Peter P. Bosomworth,
Mitchell D. Botney, MD ‘84
Michael H. Bowman, MD ‘76
Kim E. Boyd, MD ‘75
Nancy A. Boyd
Joseph R. Boyle
Gregory L. Braden, MD ‘75
Lisa J. Braverman, MD ‘89
Robert C. Brethauer, MD ‘73
Lawrence S. Broda, MD ‘74
Jerome H. Brodish, MD ‘58
John A. Brodston
Ruth C. Brown, MD ‘69
Nicholas R. Brownlee,
Carl D. Brueggemeyer, MD ‘78
Joseph D. Bullock, MD ‘67
John R. Burg, MD ‘66
Holly J. Burge, MD ‘85
Kathryn Burns Hill
Robert D. Burns, MD ‘78
David D. Burnsides, MD ‘78
Jana K. Burson, MD ‘87
David M. Caldwell, MD ‘97
Robert L. Campbell, MD ‘49
Dennis G. Campton, MD ‘61
Julie S. Cantrell, MD ‘92
Charles A. Caranna, MD ‘68
J. David Carey, MD ‘64
James M. Carhart
Roy E. Carlson, MD ‘69
Teresa L. Carman, MD ‘92
Paul R. Carpenter, Jr. MD ‘68
Doris N. Carson, MD ‘50
Frank E. Chang
Victoria H. Chang, MD ‘81
Annette M. Chavez, MD ‘85
Douglas A. Chen, MD ‘80
New Career Counseling Database Created
Jane Trask (left) and Judy Westman, MD, have
developed a database that will be used for Medical
Student Performance Evaluation (MSPE)/Match
counseling for Med 4 students this fall. The database contains OSU graduates from the past three
years, their specialty choice, where they matched,
their academic profiles, and their USMLE scores.
The deans responsible for MSPE counseling have
access to the database and will be able to let students
know how competitive they are for certain specialty
choices based on their own specific OSU experience.
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Homer H. Cheng
David L. Chengelis, MD ‘87
Thomas G. Chiavetta, MD ‘81
Mary E. Christiaanse, MD ‘83
Jeffrey A. Cianchetti, MD ‘75
Robert A. Clark, MD ‘78
Patrick A. Cleary, MD ‘84
John F. Clement, MD ‘75
Robert J. Clements, MD ‘75
Kim H. Cline, MD ‘81
Steven H. Cohen, MD ‘72
William Cohen, MD ‘55
Mary T. Coleman, MD ‘81
Harold T. Collins, MD ‘68
William W. Collison
Harold A. Conrad, Jr. MD ‘76
Dennis F. Corbett
George G. Cornish, MD ‘50
Frank A. Cosiano, MD ‘79
Adam E. Costarella, MD ‘75
Robert H. Crabtree, MD ‘75
Paul W. Craven, MD ‘80
Benjamin Crocker, MD ‘79
Thomas H. Croghan, MD ‘65
Alan J. Cropp, MD ‘79
Eva Cropp
Richard W. Croskery, MD ‘81
David A. Crump
Nicholas Csonka, Jr. MD ‘56
Adanto A. D’Amore, MD ‘36
David L. Damore, MD ‘77
Thomas E. Darrah
Lani A. Davakis
Margaret S. Davis, MD ‘83
Lawrence E. Daykin, MD ‘00
Mark E. De Michiei, MD ‘84
Michael C. De Santis, MD ‘92
Kenneth B. Deck, MD ‘73
James L. Derickson, MD ‘70
Michael F. Deucher, MD ‘94
Mark E. Deutchman, MD ‘75
Jeffrey M. Dicke, MD ‘78
Peter D. Donofrio, MD ‘75
Stuart L. Donovan
William Dorner, Jr. MD ‘53
Alan A. Downie, MD ‘90
David J. Dunbar, MD ‘78
Daniel C. Dunlap, MD ‘64
Robert A. Durbin, MD ‘76
Richard R. Dysart, MD ‘54
Gerald A. Dysert, MD ‘73
William D. Eggleston, MD ‘56
David E. Eibling, MD ‘73
Jerome N. Eisman, MD ‘67
Jo Anna L. English, MD ‘92
Robert D. Ensor, MD ‘61
Curtis P. Ersing, MD ‘86
Ernest R. Estep, MD ‘67
Jason A. Evans, MD ‘98
Mark A. Evans, MD ‘84
Michael J. Eymontt, MD ‘59
Douglas T. Ezell, MD ‘76
Thomas M. Faehnle, MD ‘50
John M. Fahrenholz, II, MD ‘97
Harold W. Federer, MD ‘43
Michael S. Fedotin, MD ‘68
Larry R. Feichtner, MD ‘67
M. Wesley Feigert, MD ‘46
Martin E. Felder
Sarah J. Fessler, MD ‘91
Julie K. Fetters, MD ‘86
Joseph F. Fiala, MD ‘88
Edward J. Fine, MD ‘66
Mildred B. Fink
Ross L. Finkelman, MD ‘65
Jon G. Finkler, MD ‘67
William F. Fishbaugh, Jr. MD ‘61
Robert D. Fisher, MD ‘58
Stuart Fisher, MD ‘66
Christopher M. Fleming, MD ‘89
Kevin C. Floyd, MD ‘03
Dennis M. Flynn, MD ‘81
Neil M. Flynn, MD ‘73
Richard N. Fogoros, MD ‘75
Thomas W. Forbes, MD ‘68
Charles R. Ford, MD ‘70
Orville R. Foster, MD ‘88
George A. Fouras, MD ‘90
Philip S. Fox, MD ‘84
Alan L. Frankel, MD ‘45
Kenneth A. Frankel, MD ‘71
Thomas C. Franklin, MD ‘74
Michael R. Franks, MD ‘00
Hugh M. Frazer, MD ‘56
R. Marvin Freedy, MD ‘87
Roger S. Frieden, MD ‘79
Robert P. Friedman, MD ‘63
Seymour Friedman, MD ‘53
Alan F. Frigy, MD ‘76
Elizabeth J. Frigy
Yi-Chang Fu
Raymond E. Fuller, MD ‘54
Janice M. Gallagher, MD ‘79
Karen L. Gallagher, MD ‘97
Robert C. Gambrell, MD ‘85
William G. Gardner
Pia K. Garibaldi, MD ‘85
James P. Garland, II
Kurt C. Garren, MD ‘96
David A. Garrety, MD ‘61
Martha E. Geib, MD ‘91
Amy Geng, MD ‘02
Kevin T. Geraci, MD ‘67
Gregory P. Gerschutz, MD ‘96
Medical Center Named ‘Best’ in Nine Specialties
Nine Ohio State University Medical Center
specialties were named as among the
Ohio State is recognized as a leader in
these magazine-defined categories:
best in America in the latest U.S. News
cancer care, ear/nose/throat,
& World Report magazine rankings.
endocrinology, gynecology, kidney
OSU Medical Center is among only a
handful of hospitals in the country ranked
in multiple specialties. This is the 14th consecutive year the magazine has named OSU Medical
disease, neurology/neurosurgery,
orthopaedics, rehabilitation and respiratory disorders. Ohio State’s cancer program
jumped eight places and was listed 21st nationally.
Center one of “America’s Best Hospitals.”
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Alumni Update
David L. Gibbs, MD ‘91
Aziz S. Giga
Doris B. Gilbert
Hugh C. Gilbert, MD ‘69
James J. Gilbert, MD ‘65
Mary C. Gilbert
Mary Ann Gill
Raminder S. Gill, MD ‘97
Thomas P. Glynn, Jr. MD ‘71
Allan R. Goldstein, MD ‘65
Karen P. Gould, MD ‘98
Kenneth S. Graff, MD ‘68
Kevin J. Grannan, MD ‘82
Thomas W. Green, MD ‘46
Larrie W. Greenberg, MD ‘65
Mary K. Greenberg, MD ‘92
Philip E. Greenspan, MD ‘98
Winfred E. Grill, MD ‘43
Ronald E. Grimwood Jr, MD ‘74
Jeffrey L. Gross, MD ‘72
Amy A. Grube, MD ‘99
Susan R. Guarnieri, MD ‘66
Richard W. Gurich, MD ‘80
Robert D. Hackett, MD ‘71
Russell H. Hackett, III, MD ‘72
George L. Hahn, Ret.
Edward C. Hall, IV, MD ‘73
Mary Beth R. Hall, MD ‘76
Thomas J. Hall, MD ‘76
James M. Hamilton, MD ‘73
Martin E. Hanawalt, MD ‘92
Cecelia M. Hann-Nishiguchi, MD ‘83
John R. Hansel, MD ‘63
Marilyn A. Hardacre,
John M. Harper, MD ‘62
Stephen C. Harris, MD ‘85
Clara H. Harsh
Catherine G. Harsha, MD ‘87
Richard E. Hartle, MD ‘58
Randall C. Hastedt, MD ‘74
James A. Hathaway, MD ‘59
C. Terrill Hay, MD ‘57
James A. Hayes, MD ‘73
Richard I. Hayes, MD ‘66
Matthew T. Hazelbaker, MD ‘95
Mark J. Heitbrink, MD ‘80
John S. Held, MD ‘73
Debra A. Heldman, MD ‘82
Elaine C. Hellwarth
Gregory S. Hellwarth, MD ‘88
Marjorie Henn, MD ‘73
James D. Henson, MD ‘74
Linda L. Herman, MD ‘87
David D. Hess, MD ‘84
Douglas S. Hess, MD ‘59
Martha S. Hicks
E. Crede Hiestand, MD ‘55
Douglas C. Hingsbergen, MD ‘84
Glenn R. Hodges
Mark Hofstetter, MD ‘76
John E. Hohmann, MD ‘67
Walter A. Holbrook, MD ‘53
James W. Holcomb, MD ‘77
John I. Hollenbeck, MD ‘68
John T. Hollon, MD ‘75
Fall 2006
Charles H. Howarth, MD ‘54
Gregory R. Hoy
Kwei Kuang Hsu
Green S. Hsueh
Heather S. Huarte, MD ‘93
V. Patrick Hughes, MD ‘52
Naomi A. Hummel
Catherine O. Hunt, MD ‘80
Peter P. Huntington, MD ‘61
Paul E. Hurtubise
John T. Huston, MD ‘61
Carl J. Ide, MD ‘44
Ruth H. Iked,
Mark A. Iler, MD ‘99
*D. Ross Irons, MD ‘60
Joseph G. Jacko, MD ‘86
Richard A. Jackson, MD ‘76
Ahmad K. Jadallah, MD ‘93
Michael A. Jaffe, MD ‘63
John R. Jakubek, MD ‘82
Jennifer S. Janssen, MD ‘98
William J. Janssen, MD ‘98
Brad Johnson, MD ‘86
Daniel J. Johnson, MD ‘80
David B. Johnson, MD ‘90
James L. Johnson, MD ‘77
Perin C. Johnson
Daniel E. Jonas, MD ‘01
David A. Jones, MD ‘80
David T. Jones, MD ‘67
Terry G. Jones, MD ‘83
John R. Judge, MD ‘61
Scott Kahn
Nicholas H. Kalvin, MD ‘59
Virginia A. Kaperick, MD ‘93
John R. Kashubeck, MD ‘92
Bernard L. Kasten, Jr. MD ‘71
William E. Katz, MD ‘86
Jack Kaufman, MD ‘60
Steven J. Kaz, MD ‘81
Philip Kazdan, MD ‘51
Joel B. Keats, MD ‘72
Henry G. Kelley, Jr.
Paul A. Kelly, MD ‘63
Shereif N. Khalil, MD ‘88
Charles R. Kidd, MD ‘54
Dale L. Kile, Jr., MD ‘73
Richard M. Kincaid, MD ‘80
David A. Klausner, MD ‘61
Victor A. Klimas, MD ‘79
Kory J. Knapke, MD ‘90
Richard A. Knazek, MD ‘69
Robert J. Knerr, MD ‘60
Steven Knezevich
Kenneth S. Knox, MD ‘94
Christ A. Koconis, MD ‘62
Vincent M. Koike
Rita M. Konfala, MD ‘86
William H. Kose, MD ‘71
David Krigbaum, MD ‘59
Karl C. Kronmann, MD ‘02
Joe Kross, MD ‘85
Tracy A. Kross
Marie B. Krupko, MD ‘39
Jerrald W. Kuenn, MD ‘70
Rick A. Kukulka, MD ‘82
Leroy F. Kurlander, MD ‘43
Donna Kwong, MD ‘90
Richard B. La Fountain, MD ‘78
Michael L. Laccheo, MD ‘76
John C. Lalonde, MD ‘75
Joseph C. Lamancusa
Christine M. Lang, MD ‘80
John N. Larrimer, MD ‘72
Matthew K. Lashutka, MD ‘99
Melinda R. Lashutka
Lisette J. Le Brun, MD ‘91
Howard H. Lee, MD ‘87
Nicholas B. Lee, MD ‘98
S. Christopher Lee
James T. Lehner, MD ‘73
Marguerite B. Lehner
Linda G. Leithe, MD ‘82
Mark E. Leithe, MD ‘83
Michael J. Lemon, MD ‘85
Milton J. Lenhart, MD ‘57
Gary D. Lentz, MD ‘69
Joseph W. Leonard, MD ‘57
Charles B. Levin, MD ‘74
Michael S. Levine, MD ‘68
Ralph F. Lewis, MD ‘60
Timothy E. Lietz, MD ‘90
Ben Ling, MD ‘97
Alvin M. Lo Sasso, MD ‘63
Charles E. Long, MD ‘53
Kathleen D. Long, MD ‘74
Christy M. Lorton, MD ‘82
Michael D. Lorton, MD ‘82
Alan Lubin, MD ‘63
Gary P. Luppens, MD ‘74
Michael J. Luzar, MD ‘73
William J. Lynch, MD ‘73
Nicholas J. Lynn, MD ‘84
David J. Magee, MD ‘85
Michael S. Magee, MD ‘79
Jerry B. Magone
David J. Magorien, MD ‘77
Morris J. Mandel, MD ‘57
Mark A. Manegold, MD ‘82
Michael R. March, MD ‘91
Laura Marsh, MD ‘86
Robert E. Marsico, Sr., MD ‘61
Amy Martin, MD ‘84
Tammy L. Martin, MD ‘86
John P. Martucci, MD ‘89
James F. Mason, MD ‘56
James E. Masten, MD ‘76
Kayoshi Masuoka, MD ‘58
Richard H. Matthews, MD ‘83
Coral S. Matus, MD ‘95
Ame E. Matuza
William F. Maurer, MD ‘66
David R. McAllister, MD ‘92
John G. McAnlis, MD ‘59
Richard E. McClead, Jr. MD ‘74
Charles T. McConnell, MD ‘88
J. Jeffrey McCullough, MD ‘63
James M. McGill, MD ‘86
James O. McMeekin, MD ‘79
Bonnie A. McMichael, MD ‘91
Questions? Comments? E-mail us at [email protected]
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Richard C. McPherson, MD ‘54
James A. Mechenbier, MD ‘70
Jennifer Meleca
Robert J. Meleca, MD ‘89
Paul M. Mendelman, MD ‘73
David R. Messerly, MD ‘02
Nancy W. Meyer
Terry L. Meyer, MD ‘60
David H. Miller, MD ‘71
James G. Miller, Jr. MD ‘77
James S. Miller, IV, MD ‘69
Kenneth C. Miller, MD ‘85
Morton L. Miller, MD ‘46
Anton P. Milo, MD ‘60
Patricia Z. Milo
Gregory A. Milton
Janet L. Minella, MD ‘86
Arnold M. Mitchell, MD ‘57
Mary E. Mohr, MD ‘60
James M. Molnar, MD ‘82
Jennifer Y. Molnar
Leonard Monteleone, MD ‘55
John P. Morgan, MD ‘89
Lynne J. Morgan
Sayoko E. Moroi-Fetters, MD ‘89
Christopher S. Morris
Kenneth G. Morris, MD ‘72
Lucy B. Morris, MD ‘77
Mark J. Morton, MD ‘70
Paul S. Morton, MD ‘59
Robert E. Morton
Jack J. Moss, MD ‘79
Martha S. Moyer
Cynthia J. Mueller, MD ‘89
Rudolph J. Mueller, MD ‘82
James E. Munger, MD ‘54
Michael R. Murnane, MD ‘81
Jay W. Murphy, MD ‘73
Jim J. Murphy, MD ‘79
Michael E. Murphy, MD ‘97
Hank H. Nakahara
Jennifer Nash, MD ‘97
Phillip F. Nasrallah, MD ‘71
Richard H. Nealis, MD ‘69
Allen C. Neiswander, MD ‘42
Kenneth E. Nekl, MD ‘88
Judith G. Nickras, MD ‘73
Mark A. Notestine
Scott D. Oates, MD ‘89
Paul S. O’Brien, MD ‘51
Vincent J. O’Brien, Jr. MD ‘72
Jeffrey C. Oehler, MD ‘88
Mary B. Oehler, MD ‘88
Thomas G. Olbrych, MD ‘81
Paul T. Omelsky, MD ‘68
Sanford M. Ornstein, MD ‘68
William J. Orosz
Jennifer L. Osborn, MD ‘90
Francis J. Owens Sr, MD ‘44
Larry A. Pabst, MD ‘74
Daniel S. Paley, MD ‘93
Gail Pankratz
Alan L. Panteck, MD ‘02
Vincent A. Paolone, MD ‘92
Ronald L. Paquette, MD ‘84
Cheryl L. Parsons, MD ‘77
Rizwan Pasha, MD ‘96
Larry N. Pasley, MD ‘76
Richard J. Patterson, MD ‘82
Michael J. Patzakis, MD ‘63
Donald A. Pavelka, MD ‘81
Kenneth L. Pavkov
Vickie Pavlik, MD ‘79
A. Burton Payne, MD ‘56
Lawrence J. Peters, MD ‘54
Mark T. Peters, MD ‘87
Cheryl P. Petersilge, MD ‘87
William J. Petersilge, MD ‘87
Valerie K. Peterson
Robert E. Petras, MD ‘78
Seth S. Philbrook, MD ‘48
Raymond G. Plummer, MD ‘35
Philip J. Poon, MD ‘76
Andrew G. Poulos, MD ‘84
John G. Poulos, MD ‘64
Leonard D. Quick
MD Summer
Camp Opens
Doors For Eager
Students
Ohio State University Medical
Center hosted MD Camp, an
intensive three-week summer program that provided 25 students
with a firsthand look at medical
education and practice. The camp,
planned and run by OSU medical
students, included lectures, labs
and clinical simulations.
18 Stay connected: Visit www.medicine.osu.edu/alumni
Douglas M. Radman, MD ‘91
Ruth B. Ragucci, MD ‘57
Romeo A. Raimonde, MD ‘51
Raymond L. Raitz, MD ‘73
Saroja Rajashekara
Caroline D. Ramos, MD ‘93
Samuel J. Randall, Jr. MD ‘42
Thomas C. Ransbottom, MD ‘79
Ronald P. Rapini, MD ‘78
Timothy B. Rasor, MD ‘85
John W. Rechsteiner, MD ‘57
Joel P. Reginelli, MD ‘95
Douglas A. Regula, MD ‘73
Alan J. Rehmar, MD ‘85
Thomas A. Repko, MD ‘82
Daniel F. Reynolds, MD ‘57
Gene K. Richard, MD ‘86
Jennifer M. Ridge, MD ‘89
Jurgen K. Rieger, MD ‘74
James J. Roda, MD ‘57
Lynn M. Rogers, MD ‘86
Robert C. Rogoff, MD ‘69
Ralph G. Rohner, Jr. MD ‘64
Karl G. Rose, MD ‘88
Elaine Y. Rosin, MD ‘65
Thomas K. Rosvanis, MD ‘86
John B. Roth, MD ‘70
Jason P. Row, MD ‘98
Edward L. Rowan
Deborah K. Rufner, MD ‘75
Daniel E. Ruiz
Sarbjit S. Saini, MD ‘91
Robert G. Sandberg
Lewis F. Sandel, MD ‘66
Joseph F. Savona, MD ‘73
R. Matthew Schantz, MD ‘88
Carl R. Schaub, MD ‘81
Rebeccah C. Schaub
Jay L. Schlabach, MD ‘79
Joseph C. Schultz, MD ‘73
Linda S. Schultz, MD ‘69
Ann H. Schutt, MD ‘58
Roy D. Schwarz
David L. Scott
Mark J. Scott, MD ‘86
Mary H. Seitz
Patricia P. Shaffer
Richard L. Shaffer, MD ‘72
Philip R. Shands, MD ‘84
David R. Sharer, MD ‘62
William V. Sharp, MD ‘58
Roger H. Sherman, MD ‘68
Edward L. Sherrer, MD ‘58
David W. Shie, MD ‘75
John M. Shie, MD ‘83
Marvin D. Shie, III, MD ‘72
Don F. Shook, Jr. MD ‘71
Richard H. Shoop, MD ‘70
Ronald I. Shorr, MD ‘82
Mollie L. Shulan, MD ‘80
John P. Shultz, MD ‘58
John B. Siddall, MD ‘56
Gilbert N. Silbiger, MD ‘57
Christopher P. Silvia
Lynn M. Simpson, MD ‘92
Alumni Update
Barry J. Skrobot, MD ‘75
Alex J. Slandzicki, MD ‘93
Marvin Z. Slesh, MD ‘62
Daniel M. Slutzker, MD ‘82
Paulette A. Smart-Mackey
Dale J. Smith, MD ‘63
Harold C. Smith, MD ‘55
John O. Smith, MD ‘55
Michael C. Smith, MD ‘71
Brad D. Snider, MD ‘94
Gary L. Snyder, MD ‘72
Donald W. Sobel, MD ‘56
Julie W. Soriano, MD ‘94
Richard A. Spech, MD ‘88
Herbert K. Speers, MD ‘49
Ronald L. Speidel, MD ‘73
Cynthia S. Spicker, MD ‘88
Firth S. Spiegel, MD ‘66
Thomas B. Stage, MD ‘52
Richard A. Stark, MD ‘76
Floyd R. Stauffer, MD ‘43
Ralph N. Steiger
Lee Steinfurth, MD ‘68
Howard G. Stierwalt, MD ‘77
Linda C. Stone, MD ‘79
Melvin Stone, MD ‘70
Nelson H. Stone, MD ‘57
Thomas L. Strachan, MD ‘73
Germaine D. Strother, MD ‘79
John H. Stuckey, MD ‘73
Thomas D. Stuckey, MD ‘79
Peter D. Sullivan, MD ‘85
John M. Surso, MD ‘77
Linda T. Swan, MD ‘86
Patrick J. Sweeney, MD ‘85
Thomas E. Syzek, MD ‘79
Edward T. Szabo, MD ‘85
Stephen J. Szabo, Jr. MD ‘67
J. C. Tabet, MD ‘80
David A. Taft
John P. Taggart, MD ‘66
Ken T. Takegami, MD ‘89
Lance A. Talmage, Jr., MD ‘91
Monica Talmage
Thomas N. Taneff
Anne Taylor, MD ‘90
Robert J. Taylor, MD ‘48
Carol K. Teitlebaum, MD ‘71
Janice M. Thaler
Michael E. Thase, MD ‘79
James E. Thomas, MD ‘69
Jo E. Thomas, MD ‘65
John M. Thomas, MD ‘83
Leigh A. Thomas, MD ‘75
Olivia W. Thomas
Robert C. Thumann, Jr. MD ‘43
John F. Tillotson, MD ‘43
Walter W. Timperman, Jr. MD ‘86
Virgil Tirmonia, MD ‘56
Jennifer J. Todd
Randall M. Todd, MD ‘85
David C. Tolentino, MD ‘01
Lynne B. Torello, PhD, MD ‘84
Meridith Treen, MD ‘85
Richard C. Troutman, MD ‘45
Fall 2006
Joseph Turner, MD ‘75
Stephen J. Tymcio, MD ‘74
Stephen R. Uhlin, MD ‘70
David O. Ulery, MD ‘73
Philip E. Vanik, MD ‘60
James K. Varney, MD ‘61
Joseph A. Vasek, Jr. MD ‘59
Larry S. Vasil
Mary Vasil
Andrew D. Verrill, MD ‘77
Joseph A. Veys, MD ‘99
Andrew J. Vicar, MD ‘78
Donald G. Vidt, MD ‘59
Robert E. Visintine, MD ‘57
John O. Vlad, MD ‘60
Douglas S. Wagner, MD ‘81
Matthew M. Wagner, MD ‘96
Theodore T. Wagner, MD ‘94
Kent E. Wallner, MD ‘82
Amy T. Ward, MD ‘97
Geoffrey A. Wardwell, MD ‘68
David A. Ware, MD ‘97
Jean K. Warner, MD ‘88
Douglas S. Weaver
Charles H. Webb, MD ‘73
Frank Y. Wei, MD ‘86
Yi M. Wei
Irene L. Weir
*S. L. Weir, MD ‘35
Alan F. Weisenberg, MD ‘73
Gregory E. Weisenberger, MD ‘79
Nancy J. Welsh, MD ‘63
Pamela S. Werner, MD ‘81
Richard B. Whalen, MD ‘92
Sally J. Wheeler, MD ‘88
Andrew J. Wherley, MD ‘94
James W. Whetstone, MD ‘87
John D. White, Jr. MD ‘65
Timothy F. Whiteside, MD ‘80
David H. Wiedemer, MD ‘73
Susanna S. Wilkens, MD ‘84
James H. Wilkin, MD ‘69
Kathryn P. Wilson
Michael R. Wilson
Peter J. Wilson, MD ‘82
Shuara R. Wilson,
Murray G. Winchell, MD ‘58
Charles J. Wine, MD ‘66
Terry E. Wiseman, MD ‘89
Genevieve M. Wittenauer, MD ‘66
Yong-Kie Wong
Thomas F. Wood, MD ‘92
Timothy C. Wood, MD ‘86
Jennifer L. Woodland, MD ‘97
C. David Wright, MD ‘79
Catherine A. Wright
Jonathan D. Wright, MD ‘82
William R. Wright, MD ‘76
Alan J. Ying, MD ‘99
Daryl H. Yoder, MD ‘73
Gerald M. Yosowitz, MD ‘64
Amy R. Young, MD ‘85
Douglas E. Yunker, MD ‘82
Adrian M. Zachary
Judith B. Zacher, MD ‘70
Stephen J. Zaron, MD ‘64
John F. Zeiger, MD ‘75
James C. Zemer, MD ‘59
Rachel S. Zemer
Daniel W. Ziegler
Donald M. Zimmerman, MD ‘76
William P. Zitter, MD ‘75
Joseph P. Zuhosky, MD ‘93
John L. Zumrick, Jr. MD ‘72
Making Career
Decisions
A summer of shadowing physicians
helps students in the College’s undergraduate biomedical science major
decide upon their career path.
Michael Grever, MD, chair of Internal
Medicine, demonstrates physical
exam techniques to sophomore student Shannon Conneely, who hopes
to become a pediatric oncologist.
College of Medicine communications intern Ryan Cummings volunteered as the patient.
Questions? Comments? E-mail us at [email protected]
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Ohio State MD/PhD Student Named to
University Board of Trustees
Christopher Alvarez-Breckenridge, an MD/PhD student in the College of
Medicine, brings a young physician-scientist’s perspective to The Ohio State
University board of trustees. He is the student trustee for the 2006-08 term.
As a non-voting member of the 14-person board, Alvarez-Breckenridge participates in monthly meetings, sub-committees, and executive sessions. He is also
responsible for opening lines of communication with the Undergraduate Student
Government and with graduate and professional students.
Alvarez-Breckenridge also serves as an advocate for the future of Ohio State
University Medical Center. “The Medical Center is such an important component
to the University in terms of research funding and the actual infrastructure of the
buildings,” Alvarez-Breckenridge says. “I hope I can bring where medicine is
heading and the importance of the medical campus to the board.”
Ohio State Student Elected
Speaker of National Association
Aaron Kithcart, an MD/PhD student in the College, was elected speaker of the
national Medical Student Section of the American Medical Association (AMAMSS). He serves as the presiding officer of the largest member section of the AMA.
The MSS includes nearly 50,000 members, which is one-fifth of the total AMA
membership.
During his one-year term, Kithcart will preside over two national meetings and
will be a member of the MSS Governing Council, a panel of eight medical students
which directs national programs and activities.
“I ran for speaker because I had a great interest in organized medicine,” Kithcart
says. “I don’t think we can expect reasonable change to our healthcare system
without medical students, doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals
speaking with one voice.”
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