Synapse Fall 1990 - University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine

Dean's Message
Decade III:
Advancing the Dream
As the University of Nevada School
of Medicine moves into its Decade III,
our goal is to advance the dream - the
early dream of establishing and
nurturing a quality medical school for
the state of Nevada.
The foundation has been laid. Our
faculty are wonderful educators,
experienced clinicians and renowned
researchers. Our students are bright
and caring. Our facilities are
expanding. We are contributing, as our
motto proclaims, "to the good health of
Nevada."
But we have no wish to rest on the
accomplishments that color our past.
Instead, we are looking ahead,
preparing to seize the opportunities and
meet the challenges that will shape our
third decade and take us into the 21 st
century. This will demand a team effort
and will call for some hard decisions.
To help us prepare, we have
contracted with the Douglass Group, a
division of Deloitte & Touche, to chart
us through the development of a
strategic plan. A team of our chairmen,
administrative staff and an advisory
board representative are working to
answer the question, "What will we
look like in the year 1995 and in the
year 20007" To answer, we are
~valuating our current strengths and
weaknesses; counting current and
potential resources - including people,
funds and hospitals; and outlining a
variety of scenarios that let us
capitalize on the best while eliminating
or revitalizing the weak.
Even in its formation, this strategic
plan has drawn notice, some favorable,
some not. Observers are concerned that
the school might be "moving to Las
Vegas" or losing its primary care
emphasis. Others are excited about the
development of a sophisticated
subspecialty group in a clinical
education building of the school's own
in Las Vegas. Still others voice concern /
about the fate o"f primary care medical
education and the implications for rural
Nevada.
These are legitimate observations
and questions. As of today, though, I
have no answers.
What I have learned is that strategic
planning is a fluid process. We are
making our best guesses about what
will work and we are approaching the
future with enthusiasm. What we
recognize is that constant refinements
will most probably have to be made as
our teaching environment, our state,
and federal involvement in health care
delivery change.
We approach our planning with care
and are convinced of the integrity of
the process. We know that a failure to
plan is irresponsible, for, as Peter
Drucker said, "Long-range planning
does not deal with future decisions, but
with the future of present decisions."
With each step we take, we seek to
advance the dream. Your support and
your suggestions are welcome.
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Fall 1990
Vol. 5, No.4
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
2 Calcium: Key Piece in Puzzle by Jill Jorden
Researchers in a medical school laboratory are studying cell growth and finding that
calcium plays many roles.
8 Adolescent Advocate Treats Turbulent Teens by Lynne D. Williams
Dr. Jay Johnson's adolescent medicine program focuses on a largely ignored
population in medicine, the adolescent.
12 Brothers & Sisters, Sisters & Brothers by Kristin Fahrenz Felten
One measure of success for the School of Medicine is when, based on their
experience, alumni encourage their siblings to attend.
Pg. 8
17 Donor Section
24 Rural Doctors Receive Awards
26 Student News
28 Alumni News
30 News Briefs
31 Faculty News
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Pg. 26
Publisher:
Kathleen A. Conaboy
Director of Public Relations and Development
Editor:
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should be sent to the Editor, Synapse, Office of Public Relations, University of Nevada School of
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About the cover: The four photographs have been generated in the research being done by Dr. John
Sutko (see cover story). The jirstthree slides were stained with fluorescent probes and photographed
by a fluorescence microscope. /n the upper left comer are skeletal muscle fibers. In the upper right
comer are two different intercellular calcium channels. The lower left shows cells in a chicken
cerebellum. The lower right is a computer-generated image ofa ryanodine molecule.
Ted Cook, Ron Evenson
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Advisory Council:
Thomas l. Cinque, M.D., Las Vegas
Sachiko St. leor, Ph.D., Reno
Donald Pennelle, M.D., Las Vegas
Richard Simmonds, D.V.M., Reno
Any child who has
hastily torn apart a
toy and then been
hopelessly unable to
put it back together
has learned the
lesson: You need to
know how something
is put together before
you can begin to
understand how to fix
it when it comes
apart.
by Jill Jorden
Pictured above: Dr. John Sutko (left)
and graduate student Philip Walton
examine the results of a protein
separation, which allows the
researchers to identify and quantitate
specific problems.
2
Calcium: Key
That simple idea is the basis for
some very complex research going on
in a crowded laboratory at the
University of Nevada School of
Medicine. Pharmacology Professor
John Sutko, Ph.D., is working with a
team of researchers to determine how
cells are formed---exactly what
happens, in what order the steps take
place and when each event occurs.
Such knowledge could eventually help
scientists understand what's going on
when a breakdown takes place and how
to get the affected system back on
track.
"Would you ever take your car to a
mechanic who didn't know how the
engine was put together?" Dr. Sutko
asks. "We learn how things are put
together and how they work so we
know how they can be fixed."
The focus of Sutko's research is
what happens when calcium is released
inside a developing muscle cell or
nerve cell.
Finding answers is unimaginably
difficult. Dr. Sutko describes the process
as a sequential jigsaw puzzle that can't
be solved unless the player fits the pieces
together correctly and locks them
together in exactly the right order.
The first piece of the puzzle is
formed inside an embryo, when
developing cells still are
?iece in Scientific Puzzle
indistinguishable from one another.
Cells grow, duplicate their parts and
divide to form new cells. At a certain
point, some cells stop dividing and
begin to make the proteins that will
allow them to specialize and become a
certain type of cell-Dr. Sutko is
interested in those that become muscle
and nerve cells.
Proteins assemble into a complex
structure and play many different roles
in the release of calcium. One protein
transfers calcium into the storage site.
Another holds calcium inside the
storage site. At least one other produces
the signal that releases calcium from
the storage site into the cell. And yet
another forms the pathway that controls
calcium release.
Before researchers can determine
just how big is calcium's role in the
drama played inside the human body,
they need to understand the process
leading to calcium release and how it
influences what happens inside
developing cells. That means going
back to the cell's genesis and studying
every step of its development.
Dr. Sutko, and the other researchers
in his laboratory, use chicken embryos
to study how calcium release systems
are formed during the development of
muscle and nerve cells. If the systems
are assembled the same way, there is a
general mechanism for cell
development. That would allow
researchers to apply the information
they gather from studying one cell type
to all other cell types, making the
process much simpler. If each system
is assembled differently, however,
researchers will be faced with the
infinitely more complex task of
studying the development of every cell
type individually.
The Process
Dr. Sutko compares the calcium
release process to the processes in a
computer.
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"Information is stored and
manipulated in a computer by the
controlled movement of electrical
charges through computer chips.
Interestingly, similar events regulate
the exchange of information between
the cells in our bodies. The movement
of sodium, potassium, calcium and
chloride ions across the outer
membranes of cells provides ways for a
cell to communicate with another cell
and its surroundings," he explains. In
addition, the release of calcium ions
stored in muscle cells is necessary for
our muscles to contract, allowing us to
move an arm or pick up a pencil.
There's no doubt calcium release is an
immensely important process, but there's
still a lot to learn. Why is it, for example,
that the release of calcium-depending
on when and where it occurs---can
trigger so many different events in so
many different types of cells?
Calcium ions are stored in specific
structures inside cells. Calcium release
occurs when gates formed by
proteins-these are called protein
channels-are opened. In addition to
the proteins that serve as gates, several
other proteins playa part in calcium
release: a protein that transfers calcium
into the storage site, a protein that holds
calcium in the site and one or more
proteins that produce the signal that
releases calcium from the storage site
into the cell. Before calcium can be
released, the cell must create all the
different proteins and assemble them in
a working system. (See Diagram I.)
When a messenger-in the form of
an ion, a hormone or a nerve signal­
arrives at a cell, it triggers a variety of
biochemical changes, one of them
being the release of calcium. The
calcium release elicits a response
determined by the kind of cell it is-a
muscle cell may contract, for example,
and a liver cell may secrete proteins.
Calcium release influences the
formation of nerves and muscles in a
developing embryo, it affects the
immune system's ability to protect us
against infection and it allows for the
4
lv1EDICINE
Dr. Sutko rides his bicycle to work each day. rain or shine.
A lead to a treatment
One branch nf research in Dr. Sntko's laboratory may lead to
treatment for irregular heartbeat, or arrhythmia.
He is studying how ryanodine, a chemical extracted from the ground
stem wood of the South American shrub Ryania speciosa, affects
muscle contractions. The research is funded by a three-year $750,000
grant from Glaxo, Inc., an international pharmaceutical company.
When ryanodine-found in trees growing on the Caribbean island of
Trinidad-is injected into a cell, it binds to proteins that regulate the
release of calcium from an intra-cellular storage site and into the cell.
In addition to triggering muscle contraction, the calcium released in the
process can also affect the electrical activity of the heart or the heart
beat. An abnormal calcium release can cause a deadly heart attack.
Understanding the role of calcium, therefore, and determining how
ryanodine can alter calcium release in a cell, will help develop ways to
regulate arrythmia.
A highly focused scientist
transfer of information throughout the
brain as we learn, store information in
our memories or move the muscles
needed to pick up the telephone.
I h n L. Sutko, Ph.D., a pmk"o' of phannacology at the School of Medicine,
Looking Inside Cells
earned his undergraduate degree in zoology and his master's degree in biology from
Researchers need to know when
calcium release begins in order to
determine whether the timing affects
further development of the cell. But
because such events are invisible to the
human eye, even with the help of a high­
powered microscope, there has been only
one way to detect the formation of a
calcium release system and the
beginning of calcium release: to measure
a cell's calcium level. The level is low
when calcium is being stored and higher
after it's been released. To determine
what's going on in a cell during
release-rather than afterwards-Dr.
Sutko and other researchers have devised
a variety of ways to help them "see"
what can't be seen.
California State University (CSU) in Long Beach, and his doctorate in pharmacology
from Indiana University School of Medicine in Indianapolis.
Before accepting the position with Nevada's medical school, Dr. Sutko was a
member of the faculty of the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and assistant
professor of Physiology and Internal Medicine at the University of Texas Health
Science Center in Dallas.
Dr. Sutko has won numerous honors and awards for his work, including the
Young Investigator Research Award from the National Institutes of Health, 1977-80,
an Established Investigator of the American Heart Association, 1984-89, and the
D.W. Seldin Cardiovascular Research Award, Cardiology Division, from the
University of Texas Health Science Center. He also was the Neufield Foundation
Visiting Scientist, Department of Physiology at the University of Leicester, Leicester,
England; and the organizer and one of the speakers at the "Symposium, Ryanodine: A
Probe of Sarcoplasmic Reticular Function in Striated Muscle, American Society of
Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics," meeting in Indianapolis, Indiana in
1984.
"John is a highly focused scientist determined to answer questions of major
biological significance," says Department of Pharmacology Chairman David P.
Westfall, Ph.D. "He realizes that to get answers to big questions one must use a step­
wise approach, answering small questions along the way. To do so requires carefully
executed experiments that yield unambiguous results. John is a master at adapting
techniques-originally designed for other purposes-to help him unravel scientific
questions that are of interest to his laboratory group. This systematic yet imaginative
approach has a positive effect on those around him. Thus, he is a valued member of
the university community, not only because he is 'doing good science,' but because
of the way he 'does it.' This is an important lesson for all of us, especially our
Cells in a chicken cerebellum
He says, "Think of a forming cell as
a totally dark room and the genes inside
it as men in black suits. A man walking
through the room would be invisible,
but a man with a flashlight on his belt
could be spotted, even though it would
be difficult to identify him. A man with
lights on his hat and belt and shoes,
however, could be easily spotted and
identified."
So far, researchers have come up
with two tools to help them tell exactly
when a protein is made: nucleic acid
students."
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probes and antibodies. One way to
"tag" the probes and antibodies is to
attach them to chemical groups that
emit fluorescent light, allowing
researchers to see them with a
fluorescent microscope. Previously
invisible proteins suddenly become
visible.
t-tubule
Muscle
ATP
The Importance of
Ryanodine
Researchers also have identified two
protein gates in muscle and nerve cells,
both of wh ich allow protei n to be
released into the cell. The first is
stimulated to open by inositol
triphosphate, or IP3. When certain
hormones or neurotransmitters bind to
receptors on the cell's surface, an
enzyme splits off the IP3 molecule and
triggers the gate to open; calcium to be
released.
Very little is known about the
second protein gate. The gate was
identified because it is sensitive to
ryanodine, a chemical extracted from
the wood of a tree that grows in the
tropics. Ryanodine has been used as an
insecticide since the 1950s, when
researchers discovered it paralyzes
insect muscles. What makes it
interesting to Dr. Sutko, however, is its
ability to bind to protein and open the
protein release channel.
More Questions
Researchers have discovered a great
deal in the past decade about how
calcium is released inside cells, but
each answer leads to a new question.
One answer, for example, is that there
are two forms of the ryanodine­
sensitive protein channel in the skeletal
muscle of non-mammalian vertebrates,
such as frogs, fish and birds, but only
one form of this protein is found in the
muscle of mammals. The remaining
question: why is there a difference?
Once researchers find that answer,
they'll tackle the question of whether
two channel proteins which have been
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SR
TRIAD JUNCTION
FP = Foot Protein
DHPR = Dihydropyridine Receptor
ALDO = ADLOLASE
G3DH = Glyceraldehyde-3-Phosphate Dehydrogenase
Calsequestrin = storage site for calcium
This diagram shows one small section of a skeletal muscle. At the top of the drawing, a
nerve releases neurotransmillers which cause electrical charges in the muscle cell
membrane. The t-tubule (transverse tubule) allows those electrical charges to move into
the muscle cell. Electrical charges are thought to be transmilled by proteins, which
causes the foot protein (FP) ion channelro open and calcium, srored by a protein called
calsequestrin, is released into the interior of the cell where it activates muscle
contraction.
identified in both muscle and nerve
cells act differently in the two cell
types. That will lead to yet another
question: there are two channel proteins
that occur only in certain brain cells,
but why? And how are brain cells with
calcium release systems different from
those without?
Such minute details of cell
development may seem inconsequential,
but an understanding of them may help
scientists answer some critical medical
questions. If some developmental steps
are out of sequence in an embryo, for
example, it can lead to birth defects.
When a person has cancer, cells lose
their ability to divide correctly and
regress from being muscle or nerve cells
back to being unspecialized cells. And
when an inappropriate release of calcium
takes place, it can lead to a deadly herut
attack.
If researchers know the exact
progression of cell development, they'll
have a better chance of knowing when
something goes wrong and perhaps
even find a way to reverse the process.
With most of the necessary tools at
hand, such answers may not be far off.
"We're now at the point where we're
beginning to use the tools to get some
answers," Dr. Sutko says. "I think we'll
learn a Jot in the next couple of years,
and then we'll reach a point where we'll
need a new set of tools to answer the
next question.
"You always produce many more
questions than you do answers."
A World Perspective on the Problem
Postdoctoral Fellows Enrique Olivares and Syed Ahmed,
analyze the results of receptor binding experiments.
The
""""ch;n 0,. SUlkn', ,.bo"'tory involm
researchers at the School of Medicine and from around the
world. It is funded by grants from the National Institutes of
Health, the National Science Foundation, the Muscular
Dystrophy Association, the American Heart Association and
Glaxo Pharmaceutical Co.
Judith Airey, M.Phil., Ms.P., Dr. Sutko's co-investigator
for the past three years, is working toward a Ph.D. in cell and
molecular biology from the University of Nevada, Reno. She
is studying how the synthesis of the ryanodine-sensitive
channel is controlled in developing muscle cells as well as the
production of two forms of the same protein in the vertebrate
muscle of non-mammals.
Philip Walton, M.S., also working toward a Ph.D. in cell
and molecular biology, is trying to determine when the
calcium channel proteins are made in developing nerve cells
and whether such proteins are important for further
development.
Steve Tanksley, B.S., a research technician, is looking at
how calcium channel proteins are made in embryonic muscle
cells after they are placed into culture. He also is investigating
how the calcium release channels found in the muscles of the
cold-blooded animals, such as fish, differ from those found in
the muscles of warm-blooded animals, such as birds.
Enrique Olivares, M.D., a postdoctoral fellow from Chile,
studies the channel proteins in frog muscle. In particular, he is
investigating the difference between two protein gates, each of
them sensitive to ryanodine.
Marty Baring. postdoctoral associate; student Lee Ann
Maynard; Judith Airey, research associate; and Steve
Tanksley, lab technician, examine the results of an experiment
involving muscle cells maintained in tissue culture.
Syed Ahmad, Ph.D., a postdoctoral fellow from India, is
working to discover how ryanodine recognizes the calcium
release channel proteins and how it affects the channel's
ability to open.
Marty Baring, Ph.D., a research associate, cares for the
lab's cell cultures. She grows and purifies antibody-producing
cells, which are extremely important experimental tools.
Lee Ann Maynard, a senior at the University of Nevada, Reno,
helps everyone in the lab and keeps things running smoothly.
Jim Kenyon, Ph.D., associate professor of physiology at the
medical school, has collaborated with Dr. Sutko for eight
years. He studies how channel proteins open and close to
transfer ions across cell membranes and how nerve and muscle
cells generate electrical signals.
Bill Welch, Ph.D., associate professor of biochemistry, is
helping Drs. Sutko and Ahmad use a computer to study the
structure of the ryanodine molecule.
Dr. Sutko's lab also has collaborators at several other
universities. Dr. Mark Ellisman and Tom Deerinck at the
University of California, San Diego, are experts in microscopy
who help create visual images of the channel proteins and the
messenger RNA.
Claudia Beck, Ph.D., of the University of Idaho produces
antibodies that recognize calcium channels for Dr. Sutko's lab.
Drs. Tom Sudhof and Greg Mignery at the University of
Texas at Dallas have identified the calcium channel protein
affected by IP3 and have produced antibody and nucleic acid
probes that recognize both the protein and its messenger RNA..
7
Adolescent
Advocate Treats
Turbulent Teens
by Lynne D. Williams
Dr. Johnson examines a young patient at the UMC pediatrics clinic. Silences on his part
are kept to a minimum because he considers open discussions with his teenage patients
all important part of the physical examination.
"Lyo""g
to take o,e" to
old to ignore. Gee, I'm almost ready,
but.. what... for?"
These lines from the Broadway
show, "A Chorus Line," are an apt
description for adolescence. It is a time
of dizzying highs, depressing lows and
as yet unnamed longings.
For many adults, adolescence was
something to endure, like chicken pox,
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mumps and other childhood illnesses.
But for Dr. Jay D. Johnson, this
turbulent time of human growth and
development is both fascinating and
challenging.
Jay Johnson, D.O., is director of
adolescent care, a newly established
section of the University of Nevada
School of Medicine's Department of
Pediatrics. "Adolescents are my
favorite people," he asserts, with
genuine enthusiasm. "I usually get
some strange looks when I make that
statement. People think I'm crazy," he
adds, punctuating the statement with a
quick laugh.
Actually, a more accurate
assessment might be that this engaging.
good-natured physician has somehow
managed to retain those feelings and
memories of adolescence which most
of us abandon, with a sign of relief, as
soon as we can.
But adolescence today is fraught
with challenges for teenagers and the
physicians who try to help them.
Dr. Johnson's main areas of concern
are teen-age sexuality; tobacco, alcohol
and drug abuse and use; violence to self
and others; eating disorders; sexually
transmitted diseases; pregnancy; and
school dysfunction - a laundry list of
social ills that goes far beyond
childhood illness and diseases.
A typical day brings a spectrum of
challenges. The last Wednesday in
August is fairly quiet. It is the first
week of school in Las Vegas. Dr.
Johnson's first patient is an overweight
l4-year-old girl brought in by her
mother, who is concerned that the girl
may have glandular problems or
diabetes. Both of these diseases, as well
as heart problems, run in the family.
He jokes gently with the shy girl,
eliciting a tiny smile, as he gathers
information about the family history. He
hears that she has been the butt of cruel
jokes at school. "It does get old when
people don't let up," he sympathizes, and
orders blood tests to determine if there
are underlying physiological reasons for
her weight gain.
He moves behind her and puts his
hands around her throat, checking her
glands. ''I'm not going to strangle
you," he jokes. "Try to swallow. I
know it's hard with my hands around
your throat, but try.
"If] don't find anything wrong that
would account for this, would you be
willing to go to a nutritionist and go on
a weight loss program?" he asks after
finishing the examination.
"I would do what I have to do," the
girl replies softly.
Dr. Johnson gives her an
encouraging smile at that statement. He
confesses that he once weighed 250
pounds and has lost 60 of them. "It's
not fun, but it can be done," he says.
The girl's smile is a little broader after
his confession. He makes an
appointment for her with the school's
nutritionist and sends her down the hall
for a blood test.
His second patient is a pretty blonde
teenager who is complaining of a sore
throat. She says her mother suggested
gargling with salt water. Dr. Johnson
recoils in mock horror. "You're not a
whale, not a dolphin. Get rid of that salt
water." He prescribes an over-the­
counter remedy to sooth her throat.
"Just gargle and spit it out," he stresses.
These are the easy patients; the
more difficult are those who have
chronic illnesses, such as arthritis,
diabetes, and asthma; congenital
problems like a club foot or shortened
extremities; and disabilities that have
occurred accidentally, such as losing
hearing or eye sight, or losing limbs or
digits.
"The earlier a chronic problem
begins, the more likely children are to
be able to handle it," he explains. "If
the problem occurs anywhere in the
early or mid-adolescent phase, it's very
disruptive and usually they don't
handle it well. Of course, the response
depends upon the person, but it is very
difficult.
"I feel so sorry for kids when a
chronic problem happens. I've had
situations where I've had to say, "Look,
I'm very sorry that you have this
problem. It's not fair. I wish you had
anything but this problem. I can see
why you would be depressed. I can see
why you would feel like giving up. But
that doesn't change the situation; you
still have the problem. It will not going
to go away. I can help you but you're
the one who makes the final decision.'
"I had one patient with diabetes. He
was out of control and, of course, mom
was nagging him, which was not
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helping anything. So I told him, "If you
choose not to take your insulin or
follow your diet or do your lab tests on
a regular basis, there is no point in
coming in and seeing me. You're
wasting my time and your time. When
you're ready to sit down and talk., we'll
develop a treatment plan and you get to
take care of yourself. If you screw up,
hey, that's your problem. All you are
hurting is yourself.' About two months
later, the kid came back and said, 'OK,
I'm ready.' Up until that point, he was
out of control; past that point, he was in
contro!."
Dr. Johnson sighs softly and his
smile is rueful. "You have to do that
sometimes and you feel awful, even
when you know that it's necessary."
He explains that adolescent
medicine has only been recognized as a
specialty for 15 or 20 years and is a
relative newcomer on the medical
scene. The specialty deals with the
developmental problems and aspects of
adolescence rather than with specific
age groups.
As assistant professor of pediatrics
at the medical school, he brings a new
expertise to the state and is an
innovative teacher.
The duties Dr. Johnson assumed
when he joined the medical school a
[
)
year ago are a testiment to the diversity
of his field. He teaches adolescent
growth and behavior to freshmen
medical students, teaches third-year
students on their clinical rotations in
pediatrics, attends adolescent patients
in the Pediatrics Outpatient Clinic at
University Medical Center in Las
Vegas (UMC), and directs the medical
services for the same age group at the
Southern Nevada Child and Adolescent
Mental Health Services facility.
Dr. Johnson suggests that the term
"normal adolescent" is an oxymoron.
"It's like saying airline cuisine or
jumbo shrimp," he tells freshmen
medical students during their first week
of classes on the Reno campus. As he
describes the different stages of
development for boys and girls, his
delivery is rapid fire, punctuated with
liberal doses of humor.
The liveliest part of the two-hour
lecture occurs after a short break. When
he leaves the classroom, the doctor is
wearing a plaid shirt with a solid color
tie, brown blazer and slacks. When he
returns, he is wearing hot pink
"baggies" and a tank top emblazoned
with a colorful picture. He has captured
the medical students' full attention.
"You probably thought I was going
to tell you how to conduct an
interview," he says as he returns to the
classroom podium. His grin is pure
mischief. "No, you are going to do the
interview and I am going to be the
adolescent." The class becomes very
quiet, each member shrinking just a
little in his or her chair. He picks a
student and they begin.
After a little hesitancy, the student
starts to gather information from the
recalcitrant "adolescent," who shows
little interest in being cooperative or
talkative.
"Why did your mother bring you in
today?"
"I don't know."
"Are you having any problems?"
"Nah."
"You know, anything you tell me is
just between us," the student
interviewer says, with an encouraging
smile.
The "adolescent" finally begins to
open up a little.
Gaining information from an
adolescent can be very difficult, Dr.
Johnson explains at the end of the
interview. The stated reason for the
visit may, in fact, not be the real
problem. He points out that a mother
may bring in her daughter who is
complaining of a sore throat, but when
mother leaves the room, the daughter
may admit to drug use or pregnancy.
The next student interviewer finds
that he is interviewing a "14-year-old
girl." "I know it's hard to believe,"
Dr. Johnson laughs, "but use your
imagination."
The student tries to find out what's
really wrong with the "girl," but, after
five minutes of questioning, still seems
reluctant to ask the more pointed
questions, such as "Do you think you
could be pregnant?"
Dr. Johnson reassures his two
interviewers that it takes time to
develop the skills of asking those
personal questions. "It took me years,"
he admits. "Now, there are four
questions that I ask every adolescent I
see.
'Have you ever used or abused
tobacco, alcohol, illicit or licit drugs?'
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'Are you or have you ever been
sexually active? With which sex?'
Sometimes they look at me a little
funny when I ask that and I explain that
I'm not being judgmental. I just want
to know what to look for to make sure
I'm not missing something in their
exam.
'Have you ever thought of, planned
or attempted suicide?' It's normal for
people to think about suicide on
occasion, and I don't want my patients
to feel guilty about that feeling, but if
they've seriously thought of or planned
or attempted suicide, I go into much
greater detail. I ask, 'Did you do it
because you wanted attention or did
you really want to kill yourself? Were
you happy or sad that you were still
alive?'
"/ also ask, 'Have you ever been
physically or sexually abused? '"
This final question is one that has
particular importance at the Southern
Nevada Mental Health Programs for
Youth facility, where Dr. Johnson
maintains an office and sees patients
each week. The facility is a group of
small, sand colored, single-storied
buildings with rusty brown slate
shingles and ironwork at the windows
that looks more like art work than bars.
Inside, the atmosphere is as relaxed and
comfortable as the outside.
The mental health facility has never
had a physician who was trained in
adolescent medicine and the team he
works with are clearly pleased to have
Dr. Johnson on staff. The staffing team
includes Psychologist Jonna Triggs,
Ed.D., Case Manager Debbie Rhodes,
Janice Stisowain, RN, and Nina Gibbs,
RN.
Debbie Rhodes is quick to voice her
gratitude at having a specialist to call
upon. "Most of our patients have been
abused, either sexually, physically or
emotionally and it takes skill to interact
with them. What he is able to get from
them is amazing," Rhodes stresses. "He
learns things that no one else has been
able to get from them."
Dr. Johnson clearly enjoys the work
he does in this setting and with this
Sobering Statistics
1. Violence (homicide) is the number
one killer of males 15-19 years of age.
2. Accidents and suicide are the num­
ber one killers of adolescent females.
3. Three times as many girls will
attempt suicide as boys; however, of
those who make the attempt, three
times as many boys than girls will be
successful in their attempt. A study
has shown that 30 percent of
suicides could have been prevented
if, during a routine examination, the
adolescent was questioned about
suicidal ideas, plans or attempts.
4. One in 10 adolescents will become
pregnant each year in the U.S. In
Nevada, it is one in seven. The state
ranks in the top five states in
adolescent pregnancies.
5. Five percent of high school seniors
report getting drunk on a regular
basis; two percent of high school
seniors are regular cocaine users.
6. Twenty percent of the adolescents
with eating disorders do not respond
to treatment; that percentage will not
overcome their problem in spite of
treatment.
7. Chlamydia is at epidemic
proportions and gonorrhea and
syphilis are in resurgence in the
adolescent population.
8. A recent study found that virtually all
adults in their 20s and early 305 who
have active AIDS infections
contracted the AIDS virus in
adolescence. AIDS has been rapidly
progressing in different age groups,
and is now becoming a serious health
problem in the adolescent age group.
These are more than just statistics for
Dr. Johnson and the Department of
Pediatrics. As he sees these
adolescents, he gathers data that will,
eventually, help him and other
physicians do a better job of treating
these young people. The department is
participating in a substantial faculty
development grant received by Drs.
John Chappell and Tracy Veach of the
Department of Psychiatry and
Behavioral Sciences. Under the grant,
faculty physicians will learn techniques
of handling alcohol and drug abuse in
adolescents.
Dr. Johnson works with adolescents
evelY week at the Southern Nevada
Mental Health Programs for Youth
facility on West Charleston.
Facility
provides
diagnosis,
prevention and
treatment to
severe
emotional
adolescents.
Dr. Jonna Triggs, the principle
psychologist for the Southern Nevada
Mental Health Programs for Youth,
explains that the facility provides
diagnosis, prevention and treatment to
children and adolescents who are
displaying evidence of severe
emotional or behavioral disturbance.
Patients range from those needing
outpatient services once a week to
those who need residential treatment
for up to six weeks. There also are
group homes in the community, and a
program that provides residential care
for children and adolescents who are
autistic, severely disturbed or abused.
"We also provide psychiatric services,
recreational therapy, educational classes
in conjunction with the Clark County
School District, individual and group
therapy, family therapy and sex
education," Dr. Triggs explains.
group of people. "This is an
outstanding team," he says, as he
relaxes in the front office of the facility.
They are enjoying a relatively quiet
time, because school is just beginning.
There are only three patients; the
normal census is 14. "Just wait a few
weeks," he says, "when the pressures of
school begin to build up."
Of course, not all of the pressures
that bring adolescents to this facility
originate in school; most are caused by
living in dysfunctional families. Dr.
Johnson recalls one 13-year-old girl
who was admitted to the facility after
she attempted suicide several times. He
quickly discovered that she had been
physically and sexually abused, and her
problems didn't end there. "I sat down
to talk to her one day," he says, "and
she looked at me and said, 'I don't
know who I should tell this to.' That
usually means the patient will tell it to
me, so I said, 'You tell me and I will
tell you who can help.'
"She told me that every time she
tried to kill herself it was because she
heard voices telling her to commit
suicide. She also described frightening
shadows that were everywhere. She
was even afraid to go into her
bathroom. Eventually, I found out that
her grandmother had died in the
bathtub from an overdose of sleeping
pills and the girl had seen her."
After further examination, Dr.
Johnson discovered that she was
schizophrenic but had never been
diagnosed. Once she was put on the
proper medication, she began to
improve.
Another patient, a 14-year-old boy,
was brought in for attempting suicide,
aggressive behavior and running away.
"At one point, he asked me to come to
his room. He was concerned about his
genitals." After some probing, Dr.
Johnson found out that the boy had
been sexually abused by the man who
was living with his mother. "This abuse
affected his own sexual functioning,"
Dr. Johnson explains. "Prior to the
abuse, he had engaged in sexual
intercourse with his girlfriend, but
couldn't function after the abuse began.
Once we were able to identify the
problem, we were able to take care of
the boy and get the man into therapy.
"We do have our failures, but I have
had good luck."
Another colleague at the facility is
psychiatrist Rajinder Karwan, M.D.
"This is a difficult time for
adolescents," he says. 'They are
idealists but they are also pragmatists,
so they are quick to pick up
contradictions." Dr. Karwan explains
that if a parent says one thing and does
another, children will notice. Even
more important, adolescents must know
that they are wanted and needed."
"If you care, you will be able to do
something for them," Dr. Johnson adds.
"And they do know if you care."
In addition to his "good instincts" in
dealing with adolescents, Dr. Johnson
brings to his work the experience of a
two-yei)r fellowship in adolescent
medicine at Fitzsimons Army Medical
Center in Denver. He earned his
medical degree from the College of
Osteopathic Medicine at Oklahoma
State University, took an internship in
family practice at Martin Army
Hospital in Fort Benning, GA, and a
pediatrics residency at Brooke Army
Medical Center in San Antonio, TX.
He is a diplomate of the National
Board of Medical Examiners and the
American Board of Pediatrics and
chairs the Adolescent Medicine Section
of the American College of Osteopathic
Pediatricians, of which he is a fellow.
Really caring for his patients, being
himself at all times and looking at life
with a rakish sense of humor - it's a
simple recipe for success, and it works
for Jay Johnson as he settles into this
desert community with his wife, Kris,
daughter, Kira, and toddler son,
Charlie.
The adolescents whose lives he
touches every day are indeed, "too
young to take over and too old to
ignore." And they are almost ready. Dr.
Johnson is doing his best to see that
they are ready for whatever life holds
in store for them. •
II
Brothers & Sisters
&
Brothers
Sisters
Med School Becomes Family Tradition
by Kristin Fahrenz Felten
You do not need the history of centuries to establish tradition. You need values, ideas and a philosophy,
meaningful and strong enough to be respected and to endure. It is not places, but the people in those places, who
build and carryon a tradition.
By some standards, the School of Medicine at the University of Nevada is young. But already, the people who
make up the medical school have established a tradition of excellence in their commitment to train new medical
doctors and to seek new knowledge.
There is no greater testimony to this tradition of excellence than to watch the siblings and children of alumni
come to the University of Nevada for their medical education.
Following are photographs and some stories of the brothers, sisters and offspring who have and are attending the
School of Medicine.
Scali Freeman
Jed Freeman
SCOII Freeman, M.D., graduated from the School of Medicine in
1983 and is on staff at the University of Rochester in New York.
Currently he is on a leave of absence doing research in gene
therapy at the Nationallnsititutes of Health. His brother, Jed
Freeman, M.D., graduated in 1986 and is afellow in
hematology and oncology at the University of Cincinnati.
Just for fun, Scott Freeman handed his older brother, Jed, four
questions from a test he had taken recently during his first week at the
University of Nevada School of Medicine.
Just for fun, Jed answered the questions ... and got them all right.
It was one of the things, led remembers, that got him back on track­
the medical school track.
The other things that counted were watching his brother succeed at
medical school and enjoy it.
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"For led," Scott recalls. "seeing was believing. Medical school
was demanding and you worked hard. but at this school, the students
took priority. We were cultivated. We were reminded that if we didn't
take care of ourselves, we couldn't take care of our patients. We did
have time to be individuals as well as medical students."
led was taking business courses when his brother started medical
school. He wasn't happy in business, however, and although medicine
intrigued him, he was apprehensive about four years of formidable
demands.
"Scott did some selective showing," led admits. "I sawall the good
things. But when I got here. they were all true. This was not a
competition. You were valued as a person. We were all working
together, we were here for each other and our professors' doors were
always open. They wanted us to succeed and they were willing to give
us whatever time and help we needed to make that happen."
Jed remembers Scott as pioneering the way for him at the School of
Medicine. But Scott had his own pioneers. He had always been
interested in science and the humanities and remembers their family
physician as an important role model.
"1 knew [ wanted to go into medicine and this was the school I
wanted to go to," he said, "but [ had also been accepted at the
University of Iowa. So I called a doctor [ knew at Sloane Kettering
Memorial Hospital Cancer Center. He was a member of the National
Academy of Sciences and r valued his opinion. He encouraged me to
go to Nevada. He said [ would get more individual attention, and what
I needed first- a good basic medical education."
Looking back, Scott believes his medical education provided an
excellent foundation. Early interaction with patients and hands-on
opportunities at Nevada's medical school taught him, among other
things. how to listen well and how to gather critical information in a
short time. They are among many important skills that will always
serve him well.
areas with a lot of problems," he explains, "You don't realize how great it
is here until you get away,
"The intimacy. the clinical experience and environment are all an
advantage," he explains, "But you are judged by how well you do on your
boards, You are still judged on performance, This school provides you with
an excellent education, It gives you tools, But you have to work hard,"
For LallY, the hard work during his clinical years was the most
stimulating part of his medical education, "You get to do so much," he
explains, "I've talked to residents who had not yet done some of the
procedures we were trained to do, Clinically, we are a very strong school.·'
Tom hopes to return to Nevada when he finishes his residency in
maternal fetal medicine. "Someday," he said, "I would like to come back
to the medical school to work with the people there, It's important to stay
current, and it's always exciting when students are around."
Thomas Kelly
William Kelly
Thomas Kelly, MD" a 1986
graduate of the medical school, is a
perinatologist at University of
California, San Diego, Medical
Center, His brother, William Kelly,
MD" who graduated in 1987,
completed two years of general
surgery and is in his second year in
anesthesiology at Ohio State,
Lawrence Kelly, MD" graduated
this spring and is in an orthopedics
residency at Akron City Hospital.
Karen Raven
Lawrence Kelly, Jr,
Tom thought he wanted to be an FBI agent, Larry planned to be a
chemical engineer. and Bill knew he wanted to be a doctor.
In the end, they all graduated from Nevada's medical school.
It took Tom only one semester of the accounting, law and business
classes he needed for FBI work to realize that the dream was more
interesting than the reality, "I hated business," he recalls, "but I really
liked science, After the first sememster, I switched,"
Larry, who watched his brothers follow the medical road paved by
their father, Lawrence J, Kelly, M,D" acting chairman and associate
professor for the Department of Obsteuics/Gynecology at the medical
school, decided he was not going to fall into the family mold, Instead, he
channeled his interest in science into chemical engineering, But his desire
to work with patients and confront the kinds of challanges his father and
brothers were facing drew him back to the field of medicine, He never
questioned where to apply, "When I saw how well Tom and Bill did on
their national boards, and saw that they both got the residencies they
wanted, I knew I wanted to go here," he says,
"At this school, students get one-to-one experience and more hands-on
opportunities," Tom recalls, "My basic science years were unbelievably
good, My obstetrics experience was unparalled, You could always
approach your professors, And if you showed an interest in a certain
field, the faculty helped you get the residency you wanted in that field, It
makes a difference when your professors know you,
"It's easy to blend in at a big school," he continues, "but at a smaller
school like Nevada's, you make your own breaks,"
Bill echoed many of his brother's sentiments about the school, and
stressed the importance of the camaraderie that exists on the services
during the clinical years, "Residents, students and faculty are a team," he
explains, "You felt like you belonged and could be a useful part of that
team," He also adds Reno's climate and quality of life to the list of
attactions, "Many of the bigger medical schools are in large metropolitan
Katherine Rm'en
Karen Raven, MD., a 1986 medical school graduate, completed
her residency in obstetrics and gynecology at Good Samaritan
in Phoenix, AZ and recently moved back to Reno. Her sister,
Kathy, will graduate in 1991. She just finished her oh/gyn
clerkship in Las Vegas.
"I once heard about a medical school where students had to talk to a
committee of other students instead of directly to their professors because
the school was so big," says Kathy Raven. "I can't even imagine it! In
Nevada. the professors encourage you to come in if you have a problem.
They are willing to spend whatever time it takes, sometimes literally
hours, to help you. They are here for you, no matter what."
Kathy had heard about the medical school's caring enviornment
from her older sister Karen, with whom she always shared an interest in
science and medicine. But when Karen graduated and started her
residency, she also told Kathy she was amazed at how well her
experience and knowledge compared to that of others,
"I initially thought about going out of state to medical school,"
Kathy recalls, "but the good things I kept hearing about this school
from Karen, along with my family ties in Reno. made me want to stay
here."
Karen explains, "You can get an education anywhere as long as the
school is accredited. but the smaller class size here is much better. You
know the other kids and you know the professors. It fosters a better
atmosphere for learning. It's more supportive,
"Because I lived here. I knew a lot about the school already," she
continues. "And because it was a state school it was less expensive.
That too, was a consideration,
When Kathy finishes her residency, she hopes to return to Nevada
to practice.
Karen, who has returned already, started a group practice in Reno
this fall.
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were that they weren't lazy and they were honest."
This important "hard work ethic" was something he and Bill
brought to medical school with them, according to Tony. "It is a value
my father and mother instilled in us," he explains. "It was one of the
reasons we chose medical school, worked hard and excelled."
When Tony completes his residency in otolaryngology, he hopes to
be "working hard" in Nevada. "We are Nevadans," he says. "This is
where I want to practice."
Bill Zamboni
Tony Zamboni
Bill Zamboni, MD., a 1984 graduate of the School of Medicine,
has completed five years in general surgery and is finishing his
residency in plastic surgery at Southern Illinois University. He
will open his own practice in July. His brother Tony Zamboni,
MD., who graduated in 1989, is in his second year of residency
in otolaryngology at the University of Pittsburgh.
Bill and Tony Zamboni both faced a surgeon's knife before they
were out of high school. Both found it fascinating.
"I liked the surgeon and I liked what he was doing, even though he
was doing it to me," recalls Tony, who had a cyst removed from his
neck when he was a sophomore.
Bill remembers the orthopedic surgeon who repaired his knee after a
football injury as caring and very encouraging when he discovered
Bill's interest in medicine.
When it was time to look at medical schools, one of Bill's first
applications went to the school in Nevada.
"I was an undergraduate at the University of Nevada, Reno," he
recalls. "I had met some of the medical school faculty and [ liked them.
Nevada doesn't have the big name like Harvard or Stanford, but at
those institutions you are just a number. Here, the small class size
gives you close contact with faculty and students.
"Your main goal in medical school is to learn as much as you can,
and to prepare, so you can get the residency you want," he continues.
"This medical school definitely prepared me, and [ found that,
clinically, 1 was ahead of my peers."
Bill's account of his medical school experience was enough for
Tony. "When [ was applying, Bill told me he was as well, if not better
trained than his fellow residents, and [ trust my brother implicitly,"
Tony says. "[ sent a few applications to other schools because I thought
that's what you're supposed to do. But 1 had pretty much decided
Nevada was it."
For Tony, the small class size and strong sense of camaraderie was
like a safety net. "We were more of a family, less an institution," he
explains. "And since there were only 48 of us, none of us were in
competition with each other for residency programs."
But what Tony respected most, was the "hard work ethic" which he
felt predominated his four years of medical school.
"You don't have to worry about intellegience," Tony explains.
"You can assume by the time you've been accepted to medical school
it's already there. But you do have to be willing to work hard. Ours is
nOI an easy school and the clinical years are very difficult. In some
medical schools, students are babied. We were not. That is why I
believe my classmates and 1 are uniformly harder working than many
people we work with."
If you were a resident working under Bill's direction, "hard work"
was one of the first things you learned about. "I didn't care if they were
the smartest residents or were an authority on some obscure disease,"
Bill explains. "For me, the two most important qualities in a resident
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Tony DeAngelis
Elissa deAngelis
Tony DeAngelis, MD., graduatedfrom the school of medicine in
1983 and completed five years ofgeneral surgery and two years
of plastic surgery at the University of Wisconsin in Madison. He
recently opened his own plastic surgery practice in Billings, MT.
His sister, Elisa, started her junior year this fall.
"There was no light that suddenly went on." Tony DeAngelis recalls.
"My dad always said I should do something with my hands because I was
constantly working on models and creating art work. Somehow, by the
time 1 was in high school, I seemed to know that I wanted to be a doctor."
Nevada's medical school was still a l1edging four-year school and had
just started its residency programs when Tony walked through its doors.
"I didn't realize it at the time, but I couldn't have gotten a better
foundation in good old-fashioned basic medicine and general surgery." he
says. "And this was despite the fact that we didn't have a university
hospital, a university complex and had never been fully embraced by the
legislature.
"At that time we didn't even have a national ranking," he adds, "but
not one of us was ever short-changed."
Tony's enthusiasm was contagious. When his sister, Elisa, started
looking at medical schools, the first place she considered was Nevada.
"Tony realized what a good school this was when he was doing his
residency." she recalls. "He talked about both the excellent training and
the personal attention. He urged me to come here.
"I feel like the professors are really interested in us," she continues,
"They are willing to take us by the hand if we sometimes need it. They
want io help."
Tony didn't fully realize how well prepared he was or how different
his small school was until he was doing his residency. "The selection
process at Nevada's medical school is very good," he explains. "When 1
got to Wisconsin, I found about 25 percent of the medical students were
really superb, about 25 percent were good or average and the rest of them
didn't have the same motivation or concern. I felt all the people I went to
school with in Nevada were really motivated to be doctors."
The medical school Tony attended 10 years ago is different in some
respects than the one his sister attends today. But the philosophy of
"students first, open doors, and the emphsis on quality of education has
not changed," Tony explains.
"They accept good people and they teach them well."
Bruce Wilkin
Eric Boyden, '88
Jennifer Boyden, '89
Mark Dales, '82
Bret Dales, '91
Josephine Detar, '87
Michael Detar, '89
Gregory Harbach, '94
Todd Harbach, '89
Joseph Wilkin
Bruce Wilkin, M.D., was a member
of the second class at the two-year
School of Medical Sciences. He
had to leave Nevada in 1974 to
complete his last two years of
medical school, which he did at the
University of Alabama in
Birmingham. Bruce returned to
Ely, where he has been in general
practice for 13 years. His
daughter, Joni, started her first
year at the medical school this fall.
Joseph graduated in 1976.
Joni Wilkin
Joni Wilkin grew up watching her father practice medicine. "1 liked
the way he treated people .. ,with compassion. Watching how he took
care of people made me realize 1 wanted to work as a doctor," she says,
Her father, Bruce, didn't think seriously about medicine until after he
became a pharmacist and had worked in Utah and Nevada. "1 saw the
shonage of physicians in rural areas." he explains, "I applied to medical
school with the intent of coming back and working here." He was the first
Nevada graduate to ever come back and practice in the state. His brother
Joe, was close behind. "He liked what 1 was doing and graduated from the
medical school shortly after 1did," Bruce explains. Dr. Joe Wilkin has
been practicing in Caliente for more than 10 years.
"It has been challanging and rewarding," Bruce explains. "This is a
broad range of practice from emergency room to obstetrics, pediatrics
and geriatrics. Because you are in a small community. you are closer to
your patients and you have a better feeling for different situations. You
deal with the whole patient and with their families."
Some of his most rewarding work has been with menopausal patients.
"Years ago, patients like these with severe problems ended up in
institutions," Bruce explains, "We are still in the pioneering stages of our
research, but we have seen dramatic changes using hormonal treatment."
Joni, who spent three years at Brigham Young University and two
years in Norway, is excited about continuing her education at the
medical school. "I was looking for a balance, for an overall approach
where there is concern about students and patients," she says. "I was
nervous the first day of class. 1 wasn't sure what to expect. But it was
wonderful. 1 loved it. 1 felt that concern right away."
Over the years, Bruce feels he has seen that concern in the medical
students he works with on rural rotations. "They are well trained and
competent," he says, "and they are dedicated."
~
Dodd M. Hyer, '83
Kevin Hyer, '86
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Kevin Kreisler, '88
Joseph Salomone, '83
Jeffrey Salomone, '90
Neal Shonnard, '84
Paul Shonnard, '90
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David Mathis, '88
Chris Mathis, '90
John McBride, '77
Stephen McBride, '80
Stacy Mellum, '91
Scott Mellum, '91
Vitas Teng, '90
Francis Teng, '91
J. Cal Noorda, '88
Barry Noorda, '92
Thomas Wong, '81
Jeffrey Wong, '83
Louise Tangredi, '89 Elizabeth Tangredi, '90
Ray Tangredi, '92
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Annivers
Annual Fund
Breaks Record
Le
annual 1989-90
campaign provided red letter
results and a multitude of
an extraordinary 64% increase
Tribute Fund, with the goal of
over the previous year.
raising $250,000 in named
New support for students and
scholarships for medical students
projects came from alumni of the
and graduate student stipends,
Speech Pathology and Audiology
will be put into action. Future
Department, and a fund
issues ofSynapse will provide
campaign during our 20th
established in memory of Dr.
additional information on these
(lnnil'ersary celebration totalled
George Bierkamper is well on its
projects.
more than $55,000. Numerous
way to reaching the $10,000
tllIlIlni, faculty, physicians and
needed for an endowment for
enters its third decade of teaching
graduate student stipends.
and research, we extend sincere
reasons to thank our generous
IIpporters.
Gifts to the annualfund
friends chose to honor the School
of Medicine by making generous
During the 1990-91 year, two
As the School of Medicine
appreciation to our many friends
contributions to provide funds for
new campaigns will be launched.
who have offered assistance and
library enhancement, equipment,
The first is the Dr. Louis E.
encouragement by providing
and student and faculty
Lombardi Endowed
generous gifts. Our success
development. The largest
Professorship in Family Practice,
serves as an acknowledgement of
increase came in alumni giving-
with a goal of $500,000; later, the
what thoughtful giving can yield.
Schwan's Sales Enterprises, Inc.
General Support Gifts
Neurology
American Medical AssociationlEducation
& Research Foundation
Gerald Bush, M.D.
Dr. & Mrs. Malcolm Colmer
Verne Foster
Don & Laura Garvin
Mrs. Dale Hadfield
The Honorable Procter & Barbara Hug
Humana Hospital Sunrise
Family Medicine Interest Group
University of Nevada School of Medicine
Le Roy & Ralda Lindstrom
Marie Plimpton
Rexham Corporation Foundation
Alexander Scriabine, M.D.lMiles, Inc.
Peter Scully
Haze) E. Stone Trust
Texaco Philanthropic Foundation (matching
gift)
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Trimmer
Pamela BergerlNorth Shore Transportation
Robert Z. Hawkins Foundation
Schwan's Sales Enterprises, Inc.
Pediatrics
Surgery
lain Buxton, Pharm.D.
Fred & Jean Allegretti
American College of Surgeons
1. Malcolm Edmiston, M.D.
Genentech, Inc.
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Mr. & Mrs. Robert Wagner & Dr. Richard
Wagner
Wells Fargo & Company (matching gift)
Savitt Medical Library
Research Gifts
General Support
Dr. H. Kim & Nedra Bean
Exxon Educational Foundation (matching
gift)
Joseph Fayad, M.D.
Neophore Technologies, Inc.
Northern Nevada Combined Federal
Campaign
Dr. & Mrs. Ronald Reitz
Sandoz Pharmaceuticals
Mildred Watnes
Anatomy
Keith & Kathryn Bassett
Venita Wright
Cancer
Mrs. Loucile Bible
Mt. Rose Volunteer First Aid Squad
Reno Cancer Center, Inc.
Schwan's Sales Enterprises, Inc.
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Donald Bently/Bently Nevada
Mattie Wattis Harris Foundation
David & Janet Pearl
Daniel Peterson, M.D.
Colitis
Janice Goodhue
E. Clifford Potter
Ella Savitt
Equipment
The Robert & Lucille Bick Fund
Timken-Sturgis Foundation
Heart/Hype rtension
Fraternal Order of EagleslMax Baer Heart
Fund
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Sachiko St. Jeor, Ph.D.
William Thornton/Cal Neva
July 1, 1989 through June 30, 1990
Weight Trends and Nutrition
Barbara Scott, R.D., M.P.H.
Excellence in Family Practice
Phil Eriss
The Sonie Weiss Estate
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Excellence in Pathology
Endowment
Dr. & Mrs. Thomas Conklin
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John Kraft, M.D.
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LTC & Mrs. David Salvadorini
Paul & Paula Salvadorini
Mike & Donna Schellin
Frank & Jean Selmi
Dr. Ronald & Kathleen Slaughter
Jack & Vera Streeter
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Great Basin History of
Medicine
Dr. Anton & Mrs. Arlene Sohn
Manville Gallery
Anonymous
HCA Truckee Meadows Hospital
Department of Pediatrics
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Sciences
Barbara SCOlt, R.D., M.P.H.
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Pharmacology
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& Research Foundation
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Auxiliary
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Auxiliary
Bankamerica Foundation (matching gift)
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Audiology Department and
Building Fund
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John Iliescu, M.D.
Nancy Kuhles
Kathy Kusler
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Orvan & Jolynn Maynard
Margery McKenna
Diane Miller
Dr. William & Mrs. Maureen Mishler
Kay Munsterteiger
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Endowment for Excellence in
Family Practice
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In memory of:
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#10247
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General Memorial Gifts
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The Travel Advisors, Inc.
Mildred Watnes
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Gifts-in-Kind
Lois Backlund
Bally's Hotel & Casino, Reno
Carolyn Banis
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Pharmaceuticals
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Annual Fund: 20th
Anniversary­
Achievements and
Aspirations
1989 Campaign
(July I, 1989-June 30, J990)
Alumni Gifts
Kay Adams, M.D., '80
Ronald Ainsworth, M.D., '73
Karen Arcotta, M.D., '80
Richard ArdilJ, M.D., '82
Michael Ashcraft, M.D., '73
Leslie Waters Barger, M.D .. '82
Michael Barger, M.D., '82
Matthew BalUlich, M,D., '82
Captain Roger Belcourt, M.D.. '82
Richard Bell, M.D., '77
Edward Bentley, M.D., '76
Steven Berman, M.D., '83
Herve Bezard, M.D., '85
Van Bohman, M.D., '86
Eyla Boies, M.D., '76
Louis Bonaldi, M.D., '77
Eric Boyden, M.D., '88
Kelle Brogan-Lang, M.D., '86
John Brouwers, M.D., '84
Curtis Brown, M.D., '87
Terry Buccambuso, M.D., '84
Dan Burnett, M.D., '89
Todd Burt, M.D., '75
Gerald Bush, M.D., '80
Jerry Calvanese, M.D., '73
Cathy Jo Cantrell, M.D., '76
Christine Carlos, M.D., '77
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Jay Chamberlain, M.D., '73
D. Clarke Cole, M.D., '75
Patrick Colletti, M.D., '73
Alan Cooper, M.D., '82
Kathie Coopersmith, M.D., '81
Frank Cornett, Jr., M.D., '83
Ronald Cornwell, M.D., '86
Thomas Costello, M.D., '83
Craig Cox, M.D., '83
Susan Weems Cox, M.D., '83
Mark Dales, Jr., M.D., '82
Gregory Damery, M.D., '86
Gregory Dean, M.D .. '84
Kerry Dean, M.D., '84
Scott Denton, M.D., '82
Susan Desmond-Hellman, M.D., '82
Kevin Dinwiddie, M.D., '80
Sherwood Dixon, M.D., '74
Mark Doubrava, M.D., '89
Brian Dunkin, M.D., '89
John Eck, M.D., '89
Richard Edmiston, M.D., '75
Allen Eng, M.D., '75
Harry English, M.D., '81
John Erickson, M.D., '74
Nancy Felsing, M.D., '87
James Ferguson, M. D., '81
Kathryn Flegel, M.D., '81
Dirk Fletcher, M.D., '85
Todd Fountain, M.D., '81
Jed Freeman, M.D., '86
Glen Gabler, M.D., '74
Guy Gansert, M.D., '86
Myron Gomez, M.D ., '80
Catherine Goring, M.D., '84
Susan Gould, M.D., '85
Brad Graves, M.D., '84
Cheryl Graves, M.D., '87
John Gray, M.D., '80
Joseph Griffin, M.D., '85
Ward Gulley, M.D., '76
Wayne Hansen, M.D., '75
Reta Harris, M.D., '75
Richard Helffrich, M.D., '83
Peter Herreid, M.D., '88
David Hirsh, M.D., '76
John Holman, M.D., '87
Cynthia Miley Hong, M.D.. '80
Mark HueftJe, M.D., '82
Cheryl Hug-English, M.D., '82
Michael Humphrey, M.D., '75
Dodd Hyer, M.D., '83
Kevin Hyer, M.D., '86
David Jackson, M.D., '83
Roger Jacobson, M.D., '75
Jennifer Jakway, M.D., '86
Frank James, M.D., '75
Joseph Johns, M.D., '77
Gary Johnson, M.D., '82
Carol Kaehler, M.D., '86
George Kaiser, M.D., '75
Dean Kardassakis, M.D., '85
Samuel Kaye, M.D., '80
Larry Klaich, M.D., '83
Craig Klose, M.D., '82
Melvin Knight, M.D., '74
Sheldon Kop, M.D., '83
John Kremer, II, M.D., '76
Guy Kuo, M.D., '89
Andrea Bynum Lanier, M.D., '81
Kristin Laxalt, M.D., '85
Linda Leckman, M.D., '75
David Lehnherr, M.D., '83
Roger Leverette, M.D., '87
Loren Lewis, M.D., '87
Richard Lewis, M.D., '85
Jon Lieberman. M.D., '85
William Lloyd, Jr., M.D., '73
W. Robynne McWayne Locke, M.D., '84
Richard Loehr, M.D., '77
Stephen Mandaro, M.D., '82
Roger Mathewson, M.D., '89
Robert McBeath, M.D., '88
Terry McCaskill, M.D., '81
Karen McDermott, M.D., '88
Terrence McGaw, M.D., '82
Donald McGee, M.D., '75
Frank McHugh, M.D., '80
Lt. Bruce Meneley, M.D., '86
Susan (Dana) Meyer, M.D., '83
William Michelson, M.D., '74
Mitchell Miller, M.D., '82
Barbara Rizzardi, M.D., '81
Kenneth Misch. M.D., '88
Marisa Moritz, M.D., '85
Daniel Nash, M.D., '88
Neal Nesbitt, M.D., '74
Gray Neuweiler, M.D., '81
James O'Malley, M.D., '81
Edward Ottenheimer, M.D., '82
Kimberly Page Stone, M.D., '87
James Pappas, M.D .. '86
Susan Parker, M.D., '89
Kathryn Pastrell, M.D., '86
Michael Patmas, M.D.. '81
Chris Pederson, M.D., '83
Susan Pierce. M.D., '84
Susan Pintar-Kop, M.D., '81
H. Malin Prupas, M.D., '73
Beverly Publicover, M.D., '89
Fred Redfern, M.D., '83
Galen Reimer, M.D., '77
Patrice Richardson, M.D., '81
Douglas Roberts, M.D., '84
Benjamin Rodriguez, M.D., '82
William Roes, M.D., '76
Christopher Rores, M.D., '82
James Row, M.D., '76
Frank Victor Rueckl, M.D., '74
John Ryan, M.D., '76
Carolyn Schaffter, M.D., '87
Sandra Scheler-Mangiapia, M.D., '84
Valerie Schram, M.D., '89
Jane Simonsen, M.D., '75
Howard Singer, M.D., '80
Naresh Singh, M.D., '85
Lee Snook, M.D., '80
Scott Southard, M.D., '82
Diane Stem. M.D., '87
Michael Stouder, M.D.. '76
Paul Stumpf, M.D., '88
Kristine Thomas, M.D., '88
Robin Titus, M.D., '81
Paul Treadwell, M.D., '83
Brian Trimble, M.D., '84
Martha Turchyn-Mazuryk, M.D., '82
Mary Turner, M.D., '73
Dante Vacca, M.D., '83
Lee Van Epps, M.D., '86
William Von TobeJ, M.D., '81
Daniel Wayman, M.D., '86
Kathy Wayman, M.D., '88
Kim Webster, M.D., '82
Robert White, M.D., '87
Michael Wickersham, M.D., '75
Sandra Wilborn, M.D., '81
Bruce Wilkin, M.D., '74
Kristen Willison, M.D., '88
Kendall Wilson, M.D., '85
Jeffrey Wong, M.D., '83
Chester Wright, M.D., '86
Anita York, M.D., '81
David Young, III, M.D., '75
Friends
Donor
Eugene DiGrazia
Josephine Gezelin
Murray Jacobs
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Introductory
($50 minimum)
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Dr. & Mrs. Allan Burnside
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(:f100 minimum)
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Dr. Lloyd & Phyllis Diedrichsen
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($250 minimum)
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($500 minimum)
John Brouwers, M.D., '84
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Las Vegas Skin & Cancer Clinic
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($1,000 minimum)
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($2,500 minimum)
Stephen Kollins, M.D.
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Tribute Fund for Scholarships
Eing oontinoing ,hnrtag" in
student aid, the School of Medicine
will launch a two-year campaign to
obtain 25 new scholarships. Under the
name "TRIBUTE FUND," the drive
seeks donors to name and underwrite
scholarships. For a minimum gift of
$10,000, the scholarship may be named
after the donor, or a friend or loved
one-anyone to whom the donor
wishes to pay tribute. Donors may also
designate their gift to either a medical
student or a graduate student.
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Currently, a flyer is being developed
to publicized the TRIBUTE FUND.
Two super-stars of the medical school,
Jennifer Pohl, a Ph.D. student in
pharmacology, and Matt Stein, a third­
year medical student, graciously agreed
to let us photograph them for the flyer.
After the photo session ended, they did
a bit of clowning, and we snapped the
above picture.
Although the campaign will not
officially begin until early 1991, the
school has been telling people
informally of this new gift oppol1unity.
Two named scholarships have already
been received. Alyce and Jeane Jones
endowed a scholarship in honor of
long-time faculty member, Dr. Owen
Peck, and Mrs. Christine Whiddett
established the Glen E. Whiddett
Memorial Scholarship in memory of
her husband. We expect that many
friends of the School of Medicine will
want to participate in the TRIBUTE
FUND campaign.
It is a measure of the stature of
scientists when their reputations extend
to nations around the world. Many
School of Medicine researchers have
reached that level of success and are
sought out to share their expertise at
international conferences and meetings
throughout the world. It is not possible to
include all those who have been
accorded those honors; instead, we will
highlight four School of Medicine
faculty members who have shared their
expertise recently with researchers
overseas.
lain Buxton, D.Ph., and David P.
Westfall, Ph.D., pharmacology, attended
the 4th International Symposium on
Adenosine and Adenine Nucleotides in
Japan. Ronald Reitz, Ph.D.,
biochemistry, made two trips to Japan,
once in April 1989 and again in January
1990, and is now on sabbatical in
Germany. Finally, Stephen St. Jeor,
Ph.D., cell and molecular biology and
microbiology, went to Russia to help
arrange for exchanges of faculty and
students between Reno and Leningrad.
The symposium attended by Drs.
Westfall and Buxton was convened to
bring together researchers at the forefront
of purine biology and the action of
compounds that serve as messengers
within and between cells. It included
approximately 120 participants from
every comer of the world and was held
at Lake Yamanaka.
"It has been thought that adenosine
triphosphate (ATP) is kept in the cells as
a precious source of energy," Dr.
Westfall says. "However, over the past
10 years, we have observed that cells
also release ATP into the surrounding
fluid. This 'extracellular' ATP can carry
signals to influence the function of
nearby cells." In fact, it was research
done by Dr. Westfall in the 1980s that
first established that ATP was released
by certain nerves as a neurotransmitter,
meaning that it canies messages between
nerve cells.
Dr. Westfall's presentation at the
Japanese symposium was an extension
of a presentation he gave at an important
Philadelphia meeting in 1989. At that
meeting, Dr. Westfall proposed a new
theory about the regulation of the release
of neurotransmitters from nerves. Dr.
Westfall challenged participants by
suggesting that the accepted theory about
the process was based on an incomplete
interpretation of research data. "He
caused quite a stir," Dr. Buxton says.
During the symposium at Lake
Yamanaka, Japan, Dr. Westfall
presented reinforcement for his claims.
While in Japan, he also was invited to
present seminars on his research at
several Japanese universities, including
the prestigious University of Tsukuba.
Dr. Westfall was unable to stay for a
second meeting, the Satellite Symposium
on Adenosine and Adenine Nucleotides,
Regulation of Coronary Blood Flow.
Because he was advisor to the Class of
1990, he hastened back to Reno to take
part in their Hooding Ceremony.
Dr. Buxton attended both the
symposium and satellite symposium in
Kobe, Japan, where he co-chaired a
session on heart circulation and the
importance of heart lining cells in that
process; and gave an invited paper on his
work on regulation of blood vessels.
Japan also has been the destination
for Dr. Reitz on two occasions. A year
ago April, he presented a paper at a
Japanese Pharmaceutical Society
meeting on cancer research, and then
was invited back to spend a month in
Nagoya City University as visiting
scientist. "While I was there, I gave
some lectures to students," Dr. Reitz
explains. "I also gave a seminar or two
and started a research project with a
faculty member at the university."
Although his month in Japan was
exciting and worthwhile, Dr. Reitz has a
new project underway at the Max Plank
Institute in Gottingen, Germany. He left
at the end of September for an eight­
month sabbatical, during which he will
do cancer research with Hans Eibl. Dr.
Eibl and Dr. Reitz were postdoctoral
fellows at the University of Michigan at
Ann Arbor and have known one another
for 20 years. Dr. Eibl is one of the
foremost cancer researchers in Germany,
and recently won the German prize for
cancer research and the Wiegand Prize in
1984. "It's going to be very exciting,"
Dr. Reitz adds. "We have a lot of things
planned. I just worry that there won't be
enough time to do everything we want."
Leningrad was the destination of Dr.
Stephen St. Jeor. Dr. St. Jeor - and
university representatives William
Cathey, PhD., academic vice president;
Helen Baker, Ph.D., assistant professor
of biology; Baldev Vig, Ph.D., professor
of biology; and Sachiko St. Jeor, PhD.,
director of nutrition education and
research - spent 10 days in that city
working to arrange an exchange program
between Russia and the U.S. The
program will give University of Nevada,
Reno and School of Medicine scientists
and students an opportunity to go to
Leningrad to work for three-month
periods, and faculty and students from
various institutes in that city could come
to Reno.
"The Russians also were interested in
my advice on how they might market
their biotechnology products in the
United States," Dr. St. Jeor explains.
"This trip and our Russian friends
furnished us with tremendous chances to
interact with the Soviet people, not as
tourists but as colleagues."
The meeting was so successful that
the first group of scientists from
Leningrad anived in Reno in October to
have further discussions. They spent a
week visiting university biology groups
and researchers at the medical school to
discuss exchanges of scientists with
mutual interests.
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Problem:
Too few physicians practicing medicine in rural and underserved areas of Nevada.
Prescription:
Help repay doctors' educational loans in return for time they practice in such areas of the state.
Pro01osis:
It's Wor~g.
Rural Doctors Receive Awards
"There are so many
complications when a
community tries to
recruit a physicianincluding the fact that
the physician may be
practicing alone. "
Drs. Cheryl and James Winder are graduates ofNevada's medical school, Class of 1982,
and established the first pediatrics practice in Fallon.
In
th' 1989 "";00
of
the Nmd'
Legislature, Assemblyman Joe Dini of
Yerington introduced AB 352, a bill
designed to solve some of the problems
of delivering health care in rural areas.
The legislation earmarked funds to
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repay the educational loans of doctors
who would practice for a while in rural
areas.
The program-called the Nevada
Health Service Corps-is administered
by the University of Nevada School of
Medicine's Office of Rural Health and
follows guidelines established by the
federal government. The first awards
were made in October to Cheryl
Winder, M.D. and James Winder,
M.D., of Fallon; Richard Ingle, M.D.,
of Winnemucca; Rodney Phillips,
M.D., of Eureka; and Allan Burnside,
M.D., of Lovelock.
"This is an innovative way to
support our physicians in rural areas,"
says Dean Robert M. Daugherty.
'There are so many complications
when a community tries to recruit a
physician-including the fact that the
physician may be practicing alone, or
that there is little opportunity to leave
for vacations or continuing education
classes, or that there may not be work
for his or her spouse, or that there
might not be a modern hospital in the
community-the list goes on and on."
"And," according to Caroline Ford,
director of the school's Office of Rural
Health, "even when people want to
practice in rural communities, it's often
hard for them financially to establish a
new practice or to keep it going,
because the government pays doctors
and hospitals in rural areas at lower
rates than in urban areas."
According to Dr. Daugherty, the
average debt of a graduating physician
nationally is $40,000. "This has an
impact on what specialty new doctors
choose to practice and where they
locate. Most new physicians also have
families-often young families-to
support, and they simply can't gamble
with their futures."
The new program asks doctors for a
time commitment to a rural community.
For every 18 months they commit, as
much as $22,500 of their loans can be
paid. Only doctors who are trained as
primary care specialists-family
physicians, pediatricians, general
internists and obstetricians/
gynecologists-are eligible.
Dr. Richard Ingle graduated from the School of Medicine in 1985, and has a private
practice in Winnemucca.
Dr. Allan Burnside is a graduate of the School of Medicine's family practice residency
program, and is the health officer for Pershing County.
Dr. Rodney Phillips has a private practice, and is with the Central Nevada Rural Health
Consortium.
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STUDENT NEWS
Welcome, Class of 1994
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2.
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4.
5.
The students of the Class of 1994 have begun their four-year journey
toward a medical degree. It is an interesting class, in many respects.
According to Dr. Jerry R. May, associate dean for admissions," It is a
bright, compassionate and caring class," and includes several examples of
role reversals. One of the female students was a reserve police officer and
another was a U.S. Anny captain, while a male student was a professional
dancer. The class also has extensive research experience; 31 students
have been involved in research projects and eight have expressed an
interest in the school's M.D./Ph.D. program.
"This year we have a good mix of students from throughout the state,"
says Dr. May. "They come from Washoe County, Clark County and from
rural Nevada." The school also saves slots for students from western
states that have no medical school. This class has one student from
Alaska, three from Idaho and two from Montana.
For the first time, the school is pleased to welcome the daughter of a
medical school alum; Jam Wilkin's father is Bruce Wilkin, Class of '74.
Class members have had an interesting variety of jobs on their way to
medical school: iron worker, army medic, real estate, ski patrol, hearse
driver, ranch hand, nurse practitioner, chef and firefighter.
The students and their hometowns are:
James Anthony Bakerink, Las
Jonathan Raymond Lucas,
Vegas
Orvada
Jay Lee Ballen, Las Vegas
Jeffrey Taylor Mack, Reno
Jason 1. Blaser, Rexburg, ID
Janine Mangini, Reno
Doherty Irene Bresnahan, Las
Mark Lavern Mansfield, Fallon
Vegas
Mitchell Scott Meyers, Carson
Claudia Ann Christman, Reno
City
Douglas Ray Debenham,
Craig Randal Miercort, Reno
Anchorage, AK
Daniel Wells Moullet,
Martin Edward Dennis, Stateline
Livingston, MT
KUlt Otto Doggwiler, Reno
Monica Jayne Nitsch, Boulder
Onna Jernigan Earle, Fallon
City
Thomas Brackie Fraser, Las
Christine Ann Poulsen, Boulder
First-year student Jay Ballen (standing), his wife,
Vegas
City
Twila, and son, Justin, chat with his new classmate
Andrew James Gilchrist,
Patrick Henry Rask, Las Vegas
Ken Truelsen (seated).
Bellevue, WA
Timothy Thomas Sauter, Las
George Hess, M.D., chairman offamily medicine.
Kris M. Green, Pocatello, ID
Vegas
serves new students.
Robert Karl Haag, Reno
Dan Gary Snow, Reno
Dean Robert M. Daugherty (left) displays pancake­
John Joseph Halki, II, Reno
Eugene Chun Somphone, Las
making skills for campus food service chefJohn
Gregory Paul Harbach, Las Vegas
Vegas
McEntee.
Thomas Joseph Higgins, Jr., Las
Audrie Ann Soto, Reno
Bryan Canty, second-year medical student, shows off
Vegas
Michael Thomas Swindell,
his burger-making skills to classmate Eric Neal.
Hideki Ichino, Reno
Boise, ID
First-year students (left 10 right) Tim Sauter, Ken
Diana Cardwell Johns, Carson
Kenneth Todd Thunder, Carson
Truelsen and Steven Lampinen get acquainted during
orientation breakfast.
6. (clockwise from top left) Second-year students Jean
Forsberg, Vince Koletar and Frank Cibulka chat with
financial aid officer Barbara Hall-Bellows.
7. Freshmen medical student Janine Mangini and Cliff
Kahle sample the fare at the All-School Barbecue.
Ci~
Clifford Leroy Kahle, III, Sparks
Kirk Alan Kaiser, Reno
Tania S. Kellermeyer, Reno
Alan John Kelly, Lonepine, MT
Steven Douglas Lampinen, Las
Vegas
Ci~
Kendall Stuart Truelsen, Las
Vegas
Mark Lawrence Waltzman, Las
Vegas
Robert Walter Watson, II, Reno
Joni Wilkin, East Ely
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his wife, Lori, have three children:
Kelli, 10, Amy, 8, and Adam, 4.
Larry Klaich, M.D., and wife, Debbie
are parents of a new son, Connor.
Class of '85
Lawrence M. Allen, M.D., and his
wife, attorney Kim Mandelbaum,
became first-time parents when she
gave birth to a son, Blake, in early
August.
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Gerald D. Bush, M.D., Class of '80
enjoys the summer sun with his
daughter, Mary Margaret.
Herve Bezard, M.D., was married last
summer to Cynthia L. Lewis who is an
X-ray technician at St. Rose Dominican
Hospital in Henderson. Herve is in
practice at the Family Health Centers of
Boulder City and Green Valley.
Class of '80
Gerald Davis Bush, M.D., has taken a
position as a company physician for an
engineering firm in Idaho Falls, 10. He
and his wife, Susan, have five children;
the oldest is 13 and the youngest is 6
months.
Class of '82
Richard H. Ardill, M.D., has joined
Reno Radiological Associates and
specializes in ultrasound and body
imaging.
Mark G. Heuftle, M.D., has been
promoted to chief of magnetic
resonance imaging for Washoe Health
System and has become a partner in
Reno Radiological Associates. Mark
has worked as a neuroradiologist at
Washoe Medical Center since 1988. He
completed six years of radiology
training at Case Western University
Hospitals in Cleveland, OH, including
a two-year followship in
neuroradiology and MRI.
Class of '83
David N. Jackson, M.D., is the
director of perinatal medicine at Sacred
Heart Hospital in Eugene, OR. He and
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J. Michael Scarff, M.D., is going into
private practice in obstetrics and
gynecology with Dr. Michael Wixted in
Las Vegas.
Michael J. Hutchins, M.D., is working
for University Medical Center's
Quickcare Center at the Lakes in Las
Vegas.
Nancy Long, M.D., has completed her
residency training in obstetrics and
gynecology at the University of Nevada
affiliated hospitals program and has
opened a solo practice in Green Valley,
NY. She and husband, Michael Chavez,
have a 19-month daughter, Shauna;
Nancy is expecting her second child
next April.
Richard J. Moore, M.D., has a general
internal medicine practice in San
Francisco, CA.
Kathryn Pastrell, M.D., is doing an
anesthesiology residency at Bellevue
Hospital in New York City.
Amy C. Ream, M.D., completed her
anesthesiology residency at the
University of Oregon in Portland last
July and is now working at a Kaiser
Hospital in the same city.
Madeline Waid-Jones, M.D.,
completed her anesthesiology residency
in June at the University of Wisconsin
and then moved to Albuquerque with
her husband, Kris, and their one-year
old daughter, Emily. She is now
practicing at the Lovelace Medical
Center in Albuquerque.
Class of '86
Mark Broadhead, M.D., completed his
psychiatry residency at the University of
Alabama at Birmingham and married
Kathleen O'Connor, M.D., who is in her
second year of a pediatric residency at
Children's Hospital of Alabama. Mark is
now head of the Emergency Psychiatric
Services program, which has
approximatley 3,000 emergency
psychiatric evaluations a year. In his last
year of residency, he was chief resident
and was named Outstanding Resident in
the program.
Lauri Kalanges, M.D., is completing a
general surgery residency at Ohio State
University. Next July, she will begin a
two-year plastic and reconstructive
surgery fellowship at the same
university.
Class of '87
Tracey Lane Delaplain, M.D., is chief
resident in obstetrics and gynecology at
the Oregon Health Sciences University
Hospital. She reports that her son,
Patrick, "keeps us hopping" and that
the family plans to return to Reno in
August 1991, where she will enter
practice with Drs. Lexey Parker,'71,
Susan Schley and Cynthia Crawford.
Paul N. McClintock, M.D., has joined
the Spanish Springs Medical Group in
Sparks, NV, in the practice of family
medicine.
Gale Rydell, M.D., completed her
pediatrics residency at the University of
Utah Affiliated Hospitals in June. She
ALUMNI NEWS
and her husband, Ed Kornbrath, had a
daughter, Johannah, in July. Gale is
taking time off to stay at home with the
baby and plans to return to part-time
work in a free-standing pediatric clinic
in Salt Lake City in October. The
family plans to relocate to Oregon in
Spring 1991, "after one more ski
season in Utah."
Don A. Schultz, M.D., is in his fourth
year of a five-year pathology program
at the University of Arizona, where he
is chief resident for 1990-91. He and
his wife, Barbara, have a daughter,
Elaine Allison, who was born on July
4, 1988.
practice residency at Northridge
Hospital in Northridge, CA.
Michelle Mango, M.D., will be in
private practice with a family medicine
physician in Mesa, AZ, for the next
year. In July 1991, she begins a
radiation oncology residency at Henry
Ford Hospital in Detroit, MI.
Edward Spoon, M.D., did one year of
a surgery residency at Baylor College
of Medicine in Houston, and is now
doing an obstetrics and gynecology
residency in Las Vegas.
Class of '90
Class of '89
Christi Bonds, M.D., is doing a family
practice residency at the School of
Medicine's Family Medicine Center in
Reno.
Tom Bzoski, M.D., and Lisanne Sims,
M.D., are engaged to be married.
Lisanne is doing a pediatrics residency
at Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los
Angeles and Tom is doing a family
Kenneth Kreisler, M.D., is spending a
year doing research at the University of
Utah, where he was recently a member
of a team of physicians who performed
cataract surgery on the third oldest
living gorilla in captivity.
Drs. Patrick McCarthy (left) and Carl
Sherwin, both Class of '80, visit at the
Alumni Banquet.
Christopher Mathis, M.D., married
Cynthia 1. Watts on May 25. Chris is
taking a medicine residency in
Scottsdale, AZ.
Kevin Dinwiddie, M.D., Class of '80
arrives at the banquet with his wife,
Lisa.
Matthew Barulich, M.D" Class of '82, and his wife Susanne, share a table with his
former classmate Chen'! Hu -English, M.D.
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NEWS BRIEFS
Dr. Thomas McCalden shares
infonnation about collaboration
possibilities between the medical school
and the business sector with a
conference participant.
Tom McCalden Energizes
Collaboration Efforts
The School of Medicine is reaching
out to the business community, seeking
opportunities for research collaboration.
That goal was advanced recently when
Thomas McCalden, Ph.D., the school's
Director of Research Development,
joined forces with Bob Schriver of the
Economic Development Authority of
Western Nevada (BOAWN) at the 17th
International Symposium on Controlled
Release, which was held at Bally's Reno.
The symposium was organized by the
Society for Controlled Release, a
phmmaceutical organization.
The symposium drew approximately
30 exhibitors and between 700 and 800
participants from all over the world.
"Our trade show booth resulted in a
significant number of inquiries from the
business sector about the school and its
research, and we are trying to turn those
inquires into collaborations," says Dr.
McCalden.
The joint effort with EDAWN
worked so well that Dr. McCalden and
Schriver reserved a booth at the
International Biotechnology Exhibition,
held in San Mateo in October. This was
a major exhibition of biotechnical
companies, and approximately 10,000
participants attended.
Dr. Scully testifies before U.S.
Senate
Thomas Scully, M.D., associate dean
for student affairs, testified in July before
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the U.S. Senate on the "Patient Self­
Determination Act of 1989," which is
designed to give people control over
their own lives and deaths. The hearing
was conducted by the Medicare and
Long-term Cm'e Subcommittee of the
Senate Finance Committee chaired by
Sen. Jay Rockefeller, (D-WV).
Dr. Scully's name was submitted to
the committee by Sen. Harry Reid. The
invitation was based on Dr. Scully's
study and writings in biomedical ethics.
The bill is jointly sponsored by Sens.
John C. Danforth (R-MO) and Daniel
Patrick Moynihan (D-NY).
After the hearing, Sen. Danforth
wrote to thank Dr. Scully. "Your
testimony offered the critical perspective
of physician, patient, and bioethicist. It is
important in any discussion of advance
directives to bring personal experience
and ethical concepts to bear. Thank you
for that contribution."
more than 25 years on the Selective
Service Board. became president of the
Washoe County Medical Society and was
chief of staff at Saint Mary's Hospital.
During his service as a University of
Nevada Regent, Dr. Lombardi recognized
that Nevada was one of the few states
without a medical school. With a small
group of physicians and community
leaders, Dr. Lombardi nurtured the
creation of a two-year school of medical
sciences that later becmne the University
of Nevada School of Medicine. Through
his vision and dedicated efforts in
establishing the medical school, Dr.
Lombardi brought great distinction to
himself and to the state.
In recognition of his many
contributions to medicine, his friends are
raising $500,000 to establish the Louis
E. Lombardi Distinguished
Professorship in Family Medicine. An
endowed professorship is mnong
academia's oldest and most prestigious
mechanisms for honoring exceptional
contributions. For more information, call
Jan Evans at 784-1605.
New State Health Plan
Expected
Louis E. Lombardi, M.D.
Med School Mourns Loss of
Dr. Lombardi
On August 26, the School of
Medicine lost a great friend and supporter
when Dr. Louis E. Lombardi died.
A native Nevadan, Dr. Lombardi
received his bachelor's degree from the
University of Nevada, Reno in 1929.
After receiving his medical degree from
St. Louis University Medical School, he
returned to Reno and started his clinical
practice. During World War II, Dr.
Lombardi served with the Navy and
Marine Corps, participating in both the
Guam and Iwo Jima operations in the
Pacific. Following the war, he served for
Nearly a year ago, Gov. Bob Miller
announced his intent to craft a new state
health plan for Nevada. He reinstated the
State Health Coordinating Council
(SHCC) and appointed a Plan
Development Committee (PDC) expressly
for the purpose of assessing Nevada's
health needs and setting forth policy
recommendations for the coming decade.
Using consultants from the Centers
For Disease Control, the governor's
office recently sponsored a two-day
training session for the SHCC and PDC
at the School of Medicine. Attendees
learned of methods and processes that
have and have not worked in other states.
Dean Robert Daugherty, who serves
on the PDC and chairs the Health Status
and Prevention subcommittee, praised
the Governor's leadership on health
issues. "With this initiative we can set
quantifiable targets for improving health
status and reducing risk factors along
with providing better services," says Dr.
Daugherty. "It will require a sustained
effort, but I am optimistic about our
chances for success."
FACULTY NEWS
We welcome our new full-time
faculty members ...
Brooklyn, NY and New York Medical
College.
Gale Louise Craviso, Ph.D., is a
research assistant professor of
pharmacology. Dr. Craviso earned her
master's degree and doctorate in
pharmacology from New York
University. Before coming to Nevada,
she was a faculty member in the
Department of Neurobiology and
Anatomy at the University of Texas
Medical School at Houston.
John C. Marino, M.D.
Steven 1. Kiel, M.D.
Steven J. Kiel, M.D., is a clinical
assistant professor in psychiatry and
behavioral sciences and is working at
the Nevada Mental Health Institute.
Dr. Kiel earned his bachelor's degree
from Morningside College in Sioux
City, lA, and his medical degree from
Michigan State University in East
Lansing. He completed a psychiatric
residency at the University of New
Mexico in Albuquerque.
John C. Marino, M.D., is a clinical
assistant professor in psychiatry and
behavioral sciences and is working at
the Nevada Mental Health Institute.
Dr. Marino earned his undergraduate
degree from Alfred University, Alfred,
NY; his medical degree from Northeast
University Medical School in Tampico,
Mexico; and completed post graduate
psychiatric training at Downstate
University, Lutheran Medical Center,
Simmons College in Boston, MA.
Most currently, Potter was
bibliographic services coordinator at
Central New York Library Resources
Council in Syracuse, NY.
Fauzia Farhana Quddus, M.D., is an
associate professor of pediatrics. Dr.
Quddus earned her undergraduate
degree from Government Frontier
College, Peshawar University in
Peshawar, Pakistan, and her medical
degree from Dow Medical College,
Karachi University in Karachi,
Pakistan. Prior to accepting this
position, she was medical advisor to the
United States Agency for International
Development, Human Resources
Development, Mission to Pakistan.
Thomas A. McCalden, Ph.D., is the
new director of research development
for the medical school. Dr. McCalden
earned his bachelor's and master's
degrees at Queens University of
Belfast, Ireland, and his doctorate from
Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South
Africa. Prior to accepting this position,
he was scientific director of
pharmacology at Liposome
Technology Inc., in Menlo Park, CA.
David W. Melarkey, III, has received
dual faculty appointments in the
departments of anatomy and pathology,
where he has been a classified
employee since the school first
accepted students in 1971. During this
time, he has taught classes in anatomy,
been anatomical pathology curator,
assistant director of the anatomical
donation program and served in the
anatomical pathology service at the
Department of Veterans Affairs
Medical Center in Reno doing
autopsies and surgeries.
Laurie A. Potter, M.S., has returned to
Savitt Medical Library as medical
reference librarian, after a short
absence. She earned her bachelor's
degree from the University of Illinois in
Urbana and her master's degree in
library and information science from
I
Valentina Remig, Ph.D., R.D.
Valentina M. Remig, Ph.D.,
R.D./L.D., is an assistant professor in
the nutrition education and research
program. Remig earned her
undergraduate degree from the College
of Mt. St. Joseph-on-the-Ohio in
Cincinnati and her master's degree
from the University of Houston at Clear
Lake, TX. Prior to accepting this
position, she was assistant professor in
the School of Allied Medical
Professions, Ohio State University.
Terrence K. Smith, Ph.D., is a
research assistant professor of
physiology. Dr. Smith earned his
bachelor of science and postgraduate
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certificate in education from Sussex
University in the United Kingdom, his
master's degree from Brighton
Polytechnic, also in Sussex, and his
doctorate from Monash University in
Victoria, Australia. Before coming to
Reno, Dr. Smith was a lecturer, tutor
and demonstrator in neurobiology in
the Department of Anatomy and
Histology, Flinders University of South
Australia.
... and other program staff
members
Carrie Lou Chaney, R. N., M.S., is a
nurse practitioner in pediatrics. She
received both her bachelor's and
master's degrees in nursing from the
University of Nevada, Reno. Before
taking this position, she worked at
Stead Medical Associates, Sierra
Nevada Job Corps and Physician's
Hospital for Extended Care.
specialist with Area Health Education
Centers. Foghani earned her bachelor's
degree from the University of Nevada,
Reno and her master's degree from the
University of California, Los Angeles.
While completing her coursework at
UCLA, she was a provider relations
coordinator for Johnson & Johnson
Health Management, Inc.
Sue Ann Sommer-Gilmore, M.S.,
CCC-SP, is a new clinical
instructor/supervisor for speech
pathology and audiology. She received
both her bachelor's and master's
degrees from the University of Nevada,
Reno. For the past year, she has been a
speech-language specialist for the
Washoe County School District.
Kathleen A. Milbeck, M.A., is a
family counselor for pediatrics. She
earned a B.A. and B.S. at the
University of Nevada, Reno and a M.A.
in psychology at Notre Dame
University. She has been in private
clinical practice and has been a
psychologist for the Special Chi Idren' s
Clinic in Reno and was formerly on the
clinical staff of the medical school.
Dina Fogliani, M.P.H., is a program
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Kyung Lee, Ph.D., is a postdoctoral
fellow in physiology. Dr. Lee earned
his undergraduate degree from Ewha
University in Seoul, Korea, his
masters from the University of
Pittsburgh and his doctorate from the
University of Cincinnati. Before
coming to Reno, he was a postdoctoral
research associate at the Center for
Environmental Medicine and Lung
Biology at the University of North
Carolina, Chapel Hill.
Adam J. Rich, Ph.D., is a
postdoctoral fellow in physiology. He
earned his undergraduate degree in
biochemistry and his doctorate in
physiology and biophysics from
SUNY Stony Brook, NY, where he
was a graduate teaching assistant in
human physiology for two years. He
was elected to Sigma Xi Scientific
Research Society in 1988.
Rose Yuhos, R.N.
Kathleen Milbeck, M.A., M.F. T.
Duke University in Durham, NC, and
his doctorate in pharmacology from
the University of Miami School of
Medicine in Miami, FL, where he also
was employed as a research associate.
Rose M. Yuhos, R.N., is a program
specialist for Area Health Education
Centers. She earned her nursing diploma
at Akron City Hospital's Idabele
Firestone School of Nursing. She is
chairman of the National Nursing
Advisory Committee, and prior to
accepting this position, was director of
patient services for Community Health
Centers of Southern Nevada.
...and postdoctoral fellows
Craig Harris Gelband, Ph.D.,
postdoctoral fellow in physiology, is
working with Dr. Joseph Hume. He
earned his undergraduate degree from
Keith D. Thornbury, Ph.D., is a
visiting scientist from Ireland who is
doing postdoctoral work in
physiology. Dr. Thornbury earned his
master's and doctoral degrees from the
Queen's University of Belfast, where
he also was a lecturer in physiology
and a research fellow. He did a
surgical/medical internship at the
Ulster Hospital Dundonald. His work
is supported by a grant from the John
E. Fogarty International Center for
Advanced Study in the Health
Sciences.
Faculty receiving Tenure and
Promotions ...
Grant D. Miller, M.D., psychiatry
and behavioral sciences, was
promoted to professor.
Sachiko St. Jeor, Ph.D., nutrition
education and research program, was
promoted to professor.
FACULTY NEWS
John Sutko, Ph.D., pharmacology,
received tenure and was promoted to
professor.
Ilga B. Winocov, Ph.D., microbiology
and biochemistry, received tenure.
Steven C. Zell, M.D., internal medicine,
received tenure and was promoted to
associate professor.
Faculty are sharing their
expertise . . .
Jamie Anderson, R.N., M.A., Nevada
Area Health Eduction Center, was
appointed associate editor, media and
reviews, Oncology Nursing Forum, for
1990 - 1993.
Jan Carmichael, Pharm.D., internal
medicine, was nominated for president­
elect of the American Association of
Hospital Pharmacologists.
Bernard H. Feldman, M.D., obstetrics
and gynecology, was the program
director of the Nevada Perinatal
Conference which was held in Las
Vegas. Outstanding faculty presented
talks addressing current issues facing
health professionals involved in
perinatal care. The conference had
more than 100 participants.
Brown, T.A., Horowitz, B.,
McDonough, A.A., and Farley, R.A.
presented "Molecular cloning of a
cDNA for the alpha subunit of dog
kidney Na,K ATPase. Fed. proc.
45,650a at the Federation of American
Societies for Experimental Biology
meeting in Las Vegas.
Jack Lazerson, M.D., pediatrics,
attended meetings of the American
Society of Pediatric
Hematologists/Oncologists in Chicago,.
IL; the Nevada State Medical
Association Leadership Conference in
Palm Springs, CA; the American
Society of Hematology Conference in
Atlanta, GA; and the Pacific Southwest
Regional Genetic Network meetings.
Angus Marshall, M.D., surgery,
presented "Head and Neck Cancer" at
the American Cancer Society's Cancer
Management Center in Reno.
Jerry R. May, Ph.D., psychiatry and
behavioral sciences and admissions,
was interviewed by the New York
Times on "Fitness for the Recreation
Athlete." He also presented "Clinical
Sports Psychology: Skills for Working
with Athletes," at the 98th annual
meeting of the American Psychological
Association in Boston, MA.
Stephen C. McFarlane, Ph.D., and
Thomas Watterson, Ph.D., speech
pathology and audiology, served as
faculty members at the Pacific Voice
Conference: Voice and Age, in San
Francisco.
Earlene T. Paynter, Ph.D., speech
pathology and audiology, was
appointed chair of the 1990-91 Honors
and Awards Committee of the
American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial
Association, and to the Cleft Palate
Journal Committee for 1990-91. She
also gave an invited presentation,
"Issues in Cleft Palate Management," at
the Nevada Speech-language-Hearing
Association in Las Vegas.
Ilga Winicov, Ph.D., microbiology/
biochemistry, has been appointed to
chair the American Association for
Cancer Research - Nevada State
Legislative Committee. Dr. Winicov
presented "Gene Expression in Salt
Tolerant Alfalfa Cell Cultures and the
Salt Tolerant Plants Regenerated from
These Cultures," a symposium
presentation at the VII International
Congress on Plant and Tissue Culture
in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
have received honors ...
Robert Bruce Bannister, D.O., has
successfully completed the American
Board of Family Practice Geriatric
Medicine Examination and has been
awarded a Certificate of Added
Qualification in Geriatric Medicine. He
also has become a Fellow in the
American Academy of Family
Physicians.
Rodney E. Harrington, Ph.D.,
biochemistry, was named the
University of Nevada, Reno
Foundation Professor for 1990-91.
Susan Thomas, psychiatry and
behavioral sciences, has been elected to
the Board of Directors of the
Administrators in Academic
Psychiatry, a national organization.
... and have published
Bannister, R.B., "Rubella,"
Immunization Guidelines, published by
the American Academy of Family
Physicians (AAFP), May 1990.
Hess, G.H., "Measles," Immunization
Guidelines, published by AAFP, May
1990.
Horowitz B., and Farley R.A.
"Development of a heterologous gene
expression system for the
NaK=ATPase subunits in the yeast
Saccharomyces cerevisiae."
Prog. Clin.Biol.Res. 1988.268:85-90.
Horowitz, B., Eakle, K.A., Scheiner­
Bobis, G., Randolph, G.R., Chen, c.Y.,
Hitzeman, R.A., and Farley, R.A.
"Synthesis and assembly of functional
mammalian Na,K-ATPase in yeast."
J.Biol.Chem. 1990.265,4189-4192.
May, J.R., and Brown, L. "Delivery of
Psychological Services to the U.S.
Alpine Ski Team Prior to and During
the Olympics in Calgary." The Sports
Psychologist, 1989.3:4:320-329.
McKee, D., edited "Mumps" for
Immunization Guidelines, published by
AAFP, May 1990.
Romero, c., Young, H.F.,
"Haemophilus Influenza Type h,"
published by AAFP, May 1990.
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