Synapse Fall 1995 - University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine

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DEAN'S MESSAGE
TO OUR DONORS
Because this is the
season of Thanksgiving,
we always use the fall
issue of Synapse to extend
special thanks to our many
donors. It is almost
impossible to put into
words how much your
support means to our
school. Your donations
provide student aid and
scholarships, help
construct buildings, and
fund research being
conducted in numerous
fields, including AIDS,
cardiovascular disease,
colitis, diabetes,
oncology/hematologyand
pathology.
Your generosity has also
been evident as you
donated to memorial funds
in honor loved ones,
• colleagues, and friends
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who have died during the
• past year: Dr. Joseph
• Beres, Dr. William Hadley,
• Clarence Jones, Dr. Leslie
• Moren, Dr. Marion
• Warpinski, and the
medical school's own
• beloved and respected Dr.
• Donald Tibbitts. By
• giving in their memory,
• you are keeping their
• accomplishments alive in
• the minds of our students
• and faculty, and in the
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have also been increas­
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grow and succeed as
professionals. We are
proud of your success and
of your continued support
for student programs.
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Thanks also to the many
friends who helped us
celebrate our 25th
anniversary last year at the
Gala Celebration held in
Las Vegas. With 500
friends in attendance, you
made it an anniversary to
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Synapse is our school's
main vehicle for
spreading the word about
the quality of the people
who are this institution,
and the programs that are
training medical
professionals for the 21 st
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sponsorship, there would
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The coming years will
present challenges and
interesting opportunities
as we grow and expand. I
hope you will continue to
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FALL 1995 VOL. 9, NO.1
Dr. Trudy Larson
is new chair of
pediatrics
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Dr. Paul Roth is
New Mexico's dean
A Woman for Her Times
Dr. Trudy Larson is the new chair of Pediatrics and much more.
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Donors
Dr. Publicover directs new
biomedical engineering
program
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Students at orientation
breakfast
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Publisher:
Kathleen A. Conaboy
Assitant Dean for Planning and Development
Editor:
Lynne D. Williams
Director of Public Relations
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News Briefs/Faculty News
Dr. Publicover Directs New Program
Dr. Pixley Earns Prestigious Award
Dr. Kaiser is Named Acting Chair
Dr. Wrightson to be Associate Examiner
Med School Receives Continued Accreditation
Dr. Westfall Receives Research Foundation Grant
Med School Opens Diabetes Center
Dr. Kozel is Accorded MERIT Status
Dr. McFarlane Named UNR Foundation Professor
Dr. Adams is Named Pharmacist of the Year
Dr. Sanders Goes to Rome
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Alumni News
Dr. Paul Roth is New Mexico's Dean
Class News
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Student News
Orientation Breakfast
Med School Women Earn Scholarships
About the Cover: Dr. Trudy Larson, who also takes karate, is besieged by young students at
the Reno Karate Studio - left front, JoB Dixon; middle left, Meagan Sieffers; left back, Robert
Beasley; right back, Michelle Sieffers; middle right, Elizabeth Beasley; front right, Max Dixon;
front, Melissa Sieffers - JoB and Max are Trudy's sons.
Designer:
Communication by Design
Photographers:
Jeff Ross, cover
Karen Borchers
Ted Cook
Synapse is published quarterly,
with the support of our private
donors, for alumni, parents, friends
and faculty of the University of
Nevada School of Medicine.
Comments, letters to the editor or
materials for publication are
welcome.
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Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action
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to work in the United Slates.
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By Lynne D. Williams
W
hen most of us think of a chairman of pediatrics, we picture a kindly, grey-haired
gentleman with a ready smile who loves children. The new chairman of the medical
school's Department of Pediatrics does love children and has a truly infectious smile, but
nothing else is the same. She is one of the new breed of women in medicine: young,
energetic, and enthusiastic about the new challenge she has been handed. She also has two young sons:
JoB age 5, and Max age 9, a surgeon husband, and plans to test for her black belt in karate next year.
Associate Professor Trudy Larson, M.D., the first woman chair of a department in the University of
Nevada School of Medicine's history, comes to the job well credentialed. She earned her medical
degree at the University of California, Irvine; did her pediatric residency training at the University of
California, Davis; and completed a fellowship in pediatric infectious diseases at the University of
California, Los Angeles (UCLA). She explains that the fellowship "opened up the world of academic
medicine, the laboratory and research for me."
As the first woman chair of a department, Dr. Larson brings a different perspective to the medical
school. As a member of the Clinical Chairs Committee, she can use that perspective. "The dean
thinks I add a lot to the dynamics of the group. For whatever reason -
whether it's because I'm a
female or because I'm younger, or maybe just my personality," she adds. "But it's nice because our
group has done a lot. We haven't bonded -
in the 'touchy feely' sense -
but there has been a
coming together as a team. We're making some hard decisions. It's difficult, but challenging." She
laughs. 'Those two do seem to go together."
"The choice of Dr. Larson as our pediatric chair has met with approval from all segments of the
medical school," says Dean Robert M. Daugherty. "She's respected and liked, not only for her
excellent credentials and track record as a hard worker, but also for her ability to bring people
together as a team."
She has already spent a year as acting chair of the department, and during that year, strides have
been made. In Las Vegas, the faculty are designing a new residency program in pediatrics that will
be a first for the school in the way it is organized. Under the school's direction, the program is a
cooperative venture between University Medical Center and Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center;
residents will have rotations and clinical responsibilities in both facilities, and physicians on both
staffs will contribute their expertise to the program.
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Prominently displayed on a table in
As they apply for the pediatric
residency program, the department is
actively recruiting for five new
positions in Las Vegas. "We're on a
roll," she says. "Our department must
be more focused on service in Las
Vegas, because we are providing the
specialists the city doesn't have. And
our service to the community needs to
be bolstered; it's part of our mission."
At present, there are L4 pediatric
faculty members statewide.
Two new faculty members were
recruited in Reno: a molecular
biologist (who brought a Muscular
Dystrophy Association grant to the
department); and a pediatric
gastroenterologist, the first for northern
Nevada. The department has also
taken over the Ryan White clinic from
Washoe County.
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" Presently, about
11S women chair a
medical school
department, which is
about double the
number counted in
1983, but women still
constitute less than
five percent of all
academic chairs.
Currently, only three
U.S. schools (3%)
have a wo/nan dean
in place. "
r. Larson is beginning the
five-year process to become a
full professor, a process, she
feels, that can be productive
for every faculty member. "It makes
you realize what you have done, and
how to organize what you want to do.
As much as we each hate doing it, we
can look at areas where we have done
well and at areas where we want to
improve." She plans to use the process
still need to educate students and
residents, and we still need to provide
service to the community, but we must
do it in a cost-effective manner so we
can maintain a sufficient number of
patients for our teaching programs.
The transition is difficult for faculty,
and I think one of my jobs is to lead
them through it."
with her department in order to focus
and develop her faculty's talents. "If I
can assist them into fields they are
excited about, they are going to be
happy, and that reflects favorably on
our department."
challenges. Dr. Larson explains that
all the changes in health care and the
emphasis on the business of medicine
disturbs many of the faculty members,
who see this new emphasis as a change
in mission. She doesn't agree. "We
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faculty members at the school gave her
at a luncheon celebrating her new
position. She gleefully shows off a
"Yes man," a small, male bust that
spouts such phrases as "I couldn't
agree more, chief" and "I wish I had
thought of that." Her gifts include a
bullhorn (for gaining the attention of
the department chairs) and purple
boxing gloves. The gag gifts are
indicative of the changes Dr. Larson
can expect in her life, now that she has
taken on "a real challenge." She
admits that finding time for the
numerous meetings she's required to
attend, representing her department,
will make the biggest difference in her
life.
However, being busy is not new to
Dr. Larson; she has been active in the
state since 1983 when she and her
husband, Dr. Sherwood Mead Dixon,
Nevada med school alum, returned to
Reno after completing fellowships at
UCLA. She now serves on the
statewide AIDS Advisory Task Force
and is vice-chair for the Nevada State
Medical Association's Special
Committee on Public Health. She also
is co-medical director of the Washoe
County Early Intervention Clinic for
HIV care; this only skims the surface
of her many commitments.
r. Larson's office is bright
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and airy, and still displays
the mild chaos of a move
nearly seven months ago.
Pictures are stacked against walls, as
Motivated faculty members are
especially important at this juncture,
because the department faces major
her office are gag gifts the women
she searches for some free time to hang
them. Given her hectic schedule, this
may not happen for a long time. On
this bright November morning, she
wears a light blue three-piece silk suit
that almost matches her eyes, and her
shoulder length hair is pulled back
simply in two barrettes.
Now she's learning to delegate.
'That's been the hardest part. I've had
to resign from a lot of community
boards," she admits ruefully, "but I've
decided to really pick and choose what
I do." Dr. Larson will stay with
Soroptomist International, and will do
one fund raiser a year for "Step Two,"
an organization serving chemically
addicted women and their children. "It
is the only residential facility in
Nevada where women can bring their
children," she says, "and I think it is a
wonderful model."
assertiveness, and helps to relieve
However, Dr. Larson definitely will
continue her work with the Early
, , I want to let you
never in the world would have
Intervention Clinic for HIV Care she
helped establish with Professor Steve
know that she has
Zell, M.D., in 1990. She has a major
research project under way to study
early intervention to prevent nutritional
wasting in AIDS patients. She and
Barbara Scott, M.P.H., R.D., and Bob
Bruner, Ph.D., in the Nutrition
Education and Research Program, were
funded by the Health Resources
Service Administration (HRSA). Just
recently, Dr. Larson was elected to
chair the steering committee that
that she can take a
big guy down in
about three seconds. "
stresses. A smile suddenly lights her
face. "Besides, I love it. The easiest
part of my week is when I go see
patients."
impressed by the discipline." She
appreciated the athletics involved, so
she started.
"It's an excellent workout; lots of
flexibility exercises. But it has been a
constant challenge to overcome
A second colleagues
traditional feelings. The first time 1
chimed in, "That's
no.' I was never brought up to fight
nothing. I've seen
standing there. 'We're waiting.' So I
had to fight somebody, I thought, 'oh,
anyone. But my instructor was
service, and AIDS care and research is
what I'm known for medically," she
envisioned myself in that role, but my
children were in a class and I was
gotten so strong now
manages the grant. "That's my
research project; it's what I do for
stress. She has taken up karate. "I
fought. He said, 'You can do better
her take a big guy out
verbally in three
seconds. "
than that.' And I did. Next year I'm
going for my black belt."
Dr. Larson points to a number of
skills her new sport has honed. "I've
become very strong, with a strong
Recently, Dr. Larson was invited to
feeling about protecting myself. When
present a talk on "Women in Academic
I get into a pinch, I just say, 'You
Medicine" at Northwestern University
watch it. 1 know karate."
Medical School. During her
presentation, a classic example of
women putting up barriers against their
own achievement came to light. Two
third-year residents, both single moms,
stated that no one made them have
children, and if they couldn't attend
evening meetings, it was fair that those
who could should be the ones
promoted.
Being the woman chair of a medical
school department is still a rarity.
According to statistics provided by the
Association of American Medical
Colleges, Women Leaders in Academic
Medicine Committee, there are only 11
women chairs in the 127 pediatric
departments in the nation. The AAMC
report states that "presently, about 115
women chair a medical school
department, (including interim chairs),
Dr. Larson clearly rejects the notion
that having children should penalize
young women professionals. She
understands this is a traditional
response by women. However, she
feels strongly that institutions should
which is about double the number
counted in 1983, but women still
Her favorite comments about this
subject came at the faculty women's
luncheon, when she was good­
naturedly roasted by her colleagues.
One talked about the other side of her
life, away from the job. "I want to let
you know that she (Trudy) has gotten
so strong now that she can take a big
guy down in about three seconds." A
second colleagues chimed in, "That's
nothing. I've seen her take a big guy
out verbally in three seconds."
constitute less than five percent of all
academic chairs. Currently, only three
U.S. schools (3%) have a woman dean
Clearly she is ready for her new
position as the school's first woman
chair. "This is a nice challenge for me.
in place."
shoulder some of the responsibility.
Things are beginning to come together.
They should accommodate women ­
1 feel I know what is supposed to
"and we desperately need more
women" -
by encouraging them to go
into academic medicine; adjust meeting
schedules; and, if possible, provide on­
site child care.
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lthough she has never been
what you could call a
"shrinking violet," one
happen and that the department is
moving forward. That's very
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newly acquired skill has
bolstered Dr. Larson's natural
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the very foundation
of the wo rId.
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Our sincere appreciation is extended to our many friends and benefactors
whose deeds of giving have nurtured the School of Medicine. Over the
years, private gifts to the school have allowed us to establish a firm
foundation for our teaching, research, and clinical care programs.
We must continue to build and keep moving forward or we will be left
behind. Our challenge is great, but our determination is greater. This is
why your support for the School of Medicine is so vitally important.
In recognizing those of you who share our dreams, we say a humble
"thank you" for your generous contributions and for your faith in our
work.
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Associated General Contractors
The Doctors' Management Company
K-Mart Corporation
St. Mary's Regional Medical Center
Tropicana Resort and Casino
Budd Pecetti Trust
• Memorial Funds
Pharmacology
Bio-Fine Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Robert 1. Bryg, M.D.
lain Buxton, Pharm. D.
Foundation for Research
Mr. and Mrs. James Johnson
Mr. and Mrs. Cecil McCumber
In Memory of Mr. John Bogart
Spencer
Faculty Wives Bridge
• Student Development Fund
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American Medical Association
Education and Research
Foundation
Terry Buccambuso, M.D., 1984
In Memory of Mr. Kenneth E.
Swanson
Mr. and Mrs. Donald J. Cornellier
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Krauss
Mr. and Mrs. Gus Lombardo
Dr. and Mrs. John Semenza
Mrs. Mary Semenza
Dr. and Mrs. Thomas C. Barcia
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Savitt Medical Library
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Curtis Brown, M.D., 1987
E.L. Cord Foundation
Peter M. DiGrazia, D.M.D., Ltd.
Frederic B. Newman, M.D.
Dorothy B. Nyswander, Ph.D.
Beverley Rowley, Ph.D.
Mrs. Ella Savitt
Stern Family Foundation
Joan Zenan, M.L.S.
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Mr. and Mrs. Milton Bacon
Mr. and Mrs. Atilio Capurro
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Cole
Ms. Mary L. Harriet
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick C. Heinen
IBM Corporation
Ms. Ellen M. Johnson
Ladies Aid Society
Mrs. Mildred A. Moller
Mr. and Mrs. Vaughn L. Plimpton
Mr. and Mrs. Henry 1. Reimers
Dr. and Mrs. John Sheppard
The Travel Advisors, Inc.
Ms. Alma Westergard
• Student Scholarship Fund
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Clark County Medical Society
Alliance
Mr. Warren Nelson
Juanita White, Ph.D.
Tribute Fund Endowed
• Scholarships
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Speech Pathology and
Audiology
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Carson Sertoma Club
Ms. Barbara Nelson Friedlander
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Geyer
Louis Bonaldi, M.D., 1977
Dr. and Mrs. Charles Marshall
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In Honor of M. Ronald
Avery, M.D.
Mrs. Renee Francis
In Memory of Joe Francis
George Kaiser, M.D., 1975
Ms. Alyce Jones
• Joseph S. Beres, M.D.
• Memorial
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Mrs. Evelyn Moffitt
Mrs. Evelyn Rosenberger
Ms. Barbara 1. Uriu
Mr. and Mrs. Add L. Webster
• William L. Hadley, M.D.
• Memorial
• Mr. Milton M. Helm
Ms. Verna Mae Helm
Dr. and Mrs. Charles Fleming
• Mr. and Mrs. Mike Keough
• The Sharp Family and Evelyn Cazzaza
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Ms. Marilyn Sjogren
Mr. Clarence Jones Memorial
Mrs. Margaret Ligon
Mrs. Mildred A. Moller
The Travel Advisors, Inc.
Louis Lombardi M.D.,
Memorial Endowment
Ms. E'Lois Campbell
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Deming
Mr. and Mrs. George Oshima
Leslie A. Moren M.D.,
Memorial
Dr. and Mrs. Edwin L. Cantlon
Dr. and Mrs. Robert C. Combs
Mrs. Frances Crumley
Elko Blacksmith Shop, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Carlton T. Holte
Mrs. Clarence Jones
Ms. Gwen Leonard
John W. Marvel Family Trust
Mitchell Miller, M.D., 1982
Ms. Janice Pine
Dr. and Mrs. William Tappan
Mr. and Mrs. Frank E. Walters
Mr. and Mrs. Morton H. White
Edwin Semenza Memorial
Ms. Juanita Elcano
Dr. and Mrs. John Semenza
Mrs. Mary Semenza
F. Donald Tibbitts, Ph.D.
Memorial
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Adams
Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Armstrong
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Bauer
Herve Bezard, M.D., 1985
Donald E. Buchanan, M.D.
Mr. and Mrs. Fremont O. Burrows
Kathleen Conaboy and John Bardwell
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Dixon
The Honorable Jan Evans
Andrew James Gilchrist, M.D. 1994
Doherty Gilchrist, M.D. 1994
Kirk Gilmore, M.D., 1973
Mr. and Mrs. Lester Harwell
Dr. and Mrs. Gregory J. Highison
Dr. and Mrs. Robert Iller
Richard Loehr, M.D., 1977
Colleen C. Lyons, M.D., 1985
Mr. and Mrs. Roger E. Malone
Mr. and Mrs. Paul McReynolds
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Merkt
• Mitchell Scott Meyers, M.D. 1994
• Dr. and Mrs. N. Edd Miller
Jim Moren, M.D. 1973
Mrs. Carol L. Mousel
• Mr. and Mrs. Hugh N. Mozingo
Mr. and Mrs. Russell R. Pearson
• Mr. and Mrs. Wallace B. Plowman
• James E. Pollock, M.D. 1977
• Ms. Mena Porta
• Amy Ream, M.D., 1986
• Susan Regan, M.D.
• Mrs. Lorene Sanford
Diane (Stern) Tenborg, M.D .. 1987
Kristine Thomas, M.D., [988
• Mr. Dan Tibbitts
• L. William Traverso, M.D.
• Michael Van Tuyl, M.D., 1988
• Mr. and Mrs. Carl W. Webb
• Ms. Jean G. Wells
• Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Williams
• Marion Anthony Warpinski,
• M.D. Memorial
• Anesthesia Associates
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Mr. and Mrs. Thomas B. Barwick
Ms. Stacey D. Chinn
Dodgeville Education Assoc.
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence D. Francois
Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Gifford
Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Hudson
Integrated Medical Management
Mr. and Mrs. Earl A. Katers
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Katers
Las Vegas Surgical Center
Joel Lubritz, M.D.
Ms. Donna V. McCullough
Ms. Mary M. Michael
Physician's Billing Service
Law Offices of Ponzan and Avidan
Mr. and Mrs. Mark P. Schmeltzer
Mr. and Mrs. George P. Stobie
Mr. and Mrs. George Stuopis
Mr. and Mrs. Tomas 1. Stuopis
Mr. and Mrs. L.L. Turner
Ms. Joan C. Vlach-Kolesar
Mrs. MaryAnn Warpinski
Ms. Kathleen Slatky Warpinski
· Gifts In-Kind
• UNR Bookstore
Burger King
Circuit City
• Robbin Ann Cromer-Tyler, M.D., 1986
• CTB McGraw-Hill
• Little Waldorf Saloon
Mr. and Mrs. Gary Machabee
Mrs. Norm Nelson
• Peppermill Hotel Casino
• Port of Subs
• Reno Air
• Lawrence K. Schneider, Ph.D.
• Sierra X-Ray Services, Inc.
• Taco Time
• Video Maniacs
• Wild West Electronics
• Annual Fund: 1994
: Campaign
• (July I, 1994-June30, 1995)
· Alumni Gifts
• Donor ($1 - $99)
• Robert Armbruster, M.D., 1976
• Michael Barger, M.D., 1982
• Leslie Waters Barger, M.D., 1982
Van Bohman, M.D., 1986
Judy Bourget, M.D., 1990
Dan Burnett, M.D., 1989
• Cathy Jo Cantrell, M.D., 1976
• John D. Chambers, Jr., M.D., 1991
• James Collet, M.D., 1986
• Ninon Germain Collet, M.D., 1986
• Gregory Damery, M.D., 1986
• Valerie D. Dickerson, M.D., 1987
• Mark Doubrava, M.D., 1989
Annie Chiu, M.D., 1989
Brian Dunkin, M.D., 1989
• John Eck, M.D., ] 989
• Kathryn Eckert, M.D., 1989
• Karl Espinosa, M.D., ] 990
• Rick Falkenberg, M.D., 1990
• William J. Forman, M.D., 1980
• Jean Elizabeth Forsberg, M.D., 1993
• Scott M. Freeman, M.D., 1983
• Darcy E. Gogel1, M.D., 1984
Sarah L. Googe, M.D., 1984
Mark Handelman, M.D., 1990
• Wayne Hansen, M.D., 1975
• Lt. John R. Holman, M.D., 1987
• Stella Marie Horton, M.D., 1993
• Joni Wilkin Hougaard, M.D., 1994
• Lynn Kinman, M.D., 1989
• Randall Kloepfer, M.D., 1989
• John Lavin, M.D., 1981
• Colleen C. Lyons, M.D., ]985
• Margaret (Peggy) Mail', M.D.,1989
Maureen Betz Marshall, M.D., 1989
• Timothy Edward McHugh, M.D., 1988
Daniel McLaughlin, M.D., 1987
W. Robynne McWayne, M.D., 1984
1. Cal Noorda, M.D., 1988
John H. Peters, M.D., 1976
Amy Ream, M.D., 1986
Kathleen Rodriguez, M.D., 1991
William Roes, M.D., '76
Yvonne Romero, M.D., 1990
Brett Roth, M.D., 1989
Jeffrey 1. Roth, M.D., 1992
Sue Sanchez, M.D., 1984
Patrick Schafer, M.D., 1987
Judith Silverstein, M.D., 1990
Emily Smith, M.D., 1991
Griffith Steiner, M.D., 1991
Michael Stouder, M.D., 1976
Richard R. Sullivan, M.D., 1985
Rebecca Tyre, M.D., 1990
Lydia Antonieta Villegas, M.D., 1992
Robert R. Weaver, M.D., 1991
Karl Weber, M.D., 1992
Kim Webster, M.D., 1982
Kristen Willison, M.D., 1988
Sponsor ($100 - $249)
Carol Ally, M.D., 1986
Laura Anderson, M.D., 1982
Roger Anderson, M.D., 1973
Michael Ashcraft, M.D., 1973
Matthew Barulich, M.D., 1982
Reta L. Baumann, M.D., 1975
Roger M. Belcourt, M.D., 1982
Steven Berman, M.D., 1983
Herve Bezard, M.D., 1985
Eric Boyden, M.D., 1988
Mark Broadhead, M.D., 1986
Cynthia M. Brown, M.D., 1983
Gerald Bush, M.D., 1980
Jerry Calvanese, M.D., 1973
Christine Carlos, M.D., 1977
Daniel Chang, M.D., 1990
Kathleen Coffer, M.D., 1989
Peter Costa, M.D., 1988
Thomas Costello, M.D., 1983
Craig Cox, M.D., 1983
Susan Weems Cox, M.D., 1983
Richard Neale Cross, M.D., 1984
John DeWeerd, M.D., 1981
Kevin Dinwiddie, M.D., 1980
Sherwood Dixon, M.D., 1974
Teresa Durbin, M.D., 1976
Marcus A. Erling, M.D., 1976
Raymond E. Framer, M.D., 1982
Nancy Felsing, M.D., 1987
Dirk Fletcher, M.D., 1985
• Todd Fountain, M.D., 1981
• Kay Fundis, M.D., 1988
• Glen Gabler, M.D., 1974
• Ian Lee Goldman, M.D., 1982
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• Brad Graves, M.D., 1984
• Cheryl Graves, M.D., 1987
• John Gray, M.D., 1980
• Joseph Griffin, M.D., 1985
• Peter Herreid, M.D., 1988
• Robert W. Inzer, M.D., 1977
• Frank James, M.D., 1975
• Diana Cordwell Johns, M.D., 1994
: Joseph Johns, M.D., 1977
• Gary Johnson, M.D., 1982
• Kathy Juarez, M.D., 1988
• Larry Klaich, M.D., 1983
• Janie Konakis, M.D., 1988
• Sheldon Kop, M.D., 1983
• Susan Pintar Kop, M.D., 1981
• Rod Kraft, M.D., 1984
• David Landis, M.D., 1977
• Kristin Laxalt, M.D., 1985
• David Lehnherr, M.D., 1983
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• Liana S. Lianov, M.D., 1985
• Jon Lieberman, M.D., 1985
• Paul Liu, M.D., 1988
• William Lloyd, Jr., M.D., 1973
• Richard Loehr, M.D., 1977
• Marisa MacNeely-Moritz, M.D., 1985
• Stephen Mandaro, M.D .. 1982
• Martha Mazuryk, M.D., 1982
• Roben McBeath, M.D., 1988
• Patrick McCanhy, M.D., 1980
• Terry McCaskill, M.D., 1981
• Lt. Bruce Meneley, M.D., 1986
• Kenneth Misch, M.D., 1988
• Matthew T. Neibaur, M.D., 1982
• Gray Neuweiler, M.D., 1981
• James O'Malley, M.D., 1981
• Edward Ottenheimer, M.D., 1982
• Chris Pederson, M.D., 1983
• James E. Pollock, M.D., 1977
• H. Malin Prupas, M.D., 1973
• Galen Reimer, M.D., 1977
• John Rhodes, M.D., 1988
• James Row, M.D., 1976
• Howard Singer, M.D., 1980
• Lee Snook, M.D., 1980
• Eugene Chun Somphone, M.D., 1994
• Michael Stanko, M.D., 1988
• Kimberly Page Stone, M.D., 1987
• Paul Stumpf, M.D., 1988
• Paul Treadwell, M.D., 1983
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• Jeffrey D. Upton, M.D., 1980
• Lee Van Epps, M.D., 1986
Marguerite Van Remoortere, MD., 1974
William Von Tobel, M.D., 1981
• Patrick O. Wagner, M.D., 1980
• Bruce W. Wilkin, M.D., 1974
• Richard Yamamota, M.D., 1984
• Patron ($250 - $499)
• Ronald Ainsworth, M.D., 1973
• Richard H. Ardill, M.D., 1982
• Edward Bentley, M.D., 1976
Louis Bonaldi, M.D., 1977
Kelle Brogan-Lang, M.D., 1986
• Curtis Brown, M.D., 1987
• Patrick Colletti, M.D., 1973
• Lynne Conrad-Forrest, M.D., 1986
• Kathie Coopersmith, M.D., 1981
• Susan Desmond-Hellman, M.D., 1982
• Harry English, M.D., 1981
• M. Pilar Escobar, M.D., 1974
• Ann Marie Evans, M.D., 1974
James Ferguson, M.D., 1981
Guy Gansert, M.D., 1986
• Jonathan S. Garey-Sage, M.D., 1984
• Catherine Goring, M.D., 1984
• Stephen N. Harris, M.D., 1985
• Cheryl Hug-English, M.D., 1982
• Ronald W. Jenks, M.D., 1984
• Dean Kardassakis. M.D., 1985
• Craig Klose, M.D., 1982
• Michael Krowka, M.D., 1980
Stephen Landaker, M.D., 1976
Andrea Bynum Lanier, M.D., 1981
• Linda Leckman, M.D., 1975
• Terrence McGaw, M.D., 1982
• Susan L. (Dana) Meyer, M.D., 1983
• Mitchell Miller, M.D., 1982
• Marilynn W. Moore, M.D., 1976
• James Patterson, M.D., 1975
• Abigail Pennington, M.D., 1974
• Earl K. Plunkett, M.D., 1973
Robert Pretto, M.D., 1988
Fred Redfern, M.D., 1983
• Benjamin Rodriguez, M.D., 1982
• Sandra Scheler-Mangiapia, M.D., 1984
• Leslie S. Smith, M.D., 1976
• Gary Starr, M.D., 1984
• Dante F. Vacca, M.D., 1983
• Daniel Wayman, M.D., 1986
• Nevin W. Wilson, M.D., 1982
• Thomas Wong, M.D., 1981
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• Kay Adams, M.D., 1980
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Karen Arcotta, M.D., 1980
John Brouwers, M.D., 1984
Robert Earl Brown, M.D., 1985
Allen Eng, M.D., 1975
Rick A. Foss, Jr., M.D., 1981
Mark G. Hueftle, M.D., 1982
Kathryn Pastrell, M.D., 1986
Christopher Rores, M.D., 1982
Michael Wickersham, M.D., 1975
Anita York Hardy, M.D., 1981
David Young, 1II, M.D., 1975
Dean's Circle ($2,500 +)
• Richard W. Hanke, M.D.
• Donna Hellwinkel, D.D.S.
• Dr. G. Hershewe and Dr. T. Key
• Dr. and Mrs. James Hockenberry
• Dorothy Hudig, Ph.D.
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Friends
Donor ($1 - $99)
Dr. and Mrs. John K. Bower
Mr. Richard D. Brown
Mr. and Mrs. Atilio Capurro
Ms. Pauline K. Carpenter
Colonel and Mrs. John K. Carr
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Carrick
Ms. Kimberly Elliott
Mr. Phil Eriss
Ms. Josephine Gezelin
Mr. and Mrs. Ian Gilchrist
Mr. and Mrs. David Harley
Dr. and Mrs. John W. Heaton
Ms. Wilma D. Horsley
Ms. Charlotte S. Macfee
Mrs. Mildred A. Moller
Leslie A. Moren, M.D.
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Sayre
Reverend Norma 1. Scott
Ms. Joan T. Shonnard
Ms. Susan Steward
Ms. Leona M. Watson
Ms. Marion Wiseman
Sponsor($100-$249)
David R. Baines, M.D.
James D. Barger, M.D.
Dr. and Mrs. Allan Boruszak
Dr. and Mrs. William 1. Busch
Ms. E. Lois Campbell
Dr. and Mrs. Malcolm Colmer
David 1. Dapra, M.D.
Dr. and Mrs. Lloyd Diedrichsen
Dr. and Mrs. John Dod
Dr. and Mrs. Monimer Falk
Mr. and Mrs. William G. Rangas
Dr. and Mrs. Patrick Flynn
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Folsom
Barry S. Frank, M.D.
Mr. and Mrs. Louie Gardella
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Harry C. Huneycutt, M.D.
Dr. Herbert N. Jacobs
Mr. and Mrs. James W. Johnson
Mrs. Clarence Jones
Frank T. Jordan, M.D.
Mr. Robert Kroll
Mr. Sergio Lavagnino
Dr. and Mrs. Harold Leider
Mr. and Mrs. John O. Lensing
Dr. and Mrs. Ranulfo Lim
Dr. and Mrs. David Lupan
Harvey S. Miller, M.D.
Jade Miller, D.D.S.
Ms. Peggy Moore
Robert Morelli, M.D.
Ms. Georgia Nannini
Mr. and Mrs. H. Gregory Nasky
Dr. and Mrs. David Navratil
Dr. and Mrs. Reuben Neumann
Mr. and Mrs. Ted Nigro
Mrs. Jean O'Brien
Mr. Howard Pressley
Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Rahbeck
Richard 1. Raskin, M.D.
Atigadda N. Reddy, M.D.
Franklin Roller, M.D.
Mrs. Lawrence Russell
Ms. Jeanne Saibini
Steven Schiff, M.D.
Mr. and Mrs. Steven L. Scolari
Dr. and Mrs. Peter Scully
Anthony B. Serfustini, M.D.
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Sheppard
Richard C. Small, M.D.
Noah Smernoff, M.D.
Dr. and Mrs. John Stapleton
Dr. and Mrs. William Tappan
Dr. and Mrs. Douglas Thompson
Mr. and Mrs. Roben Trimmer
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer R. Vacchina
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Warren
Mrs. Claire Williams
Mr. and Mrs. A.M. Woodgate
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wright
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Zideck
• Patron ($250 - $499)
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Bergevin
Dr. and Mrs. Thomas R. Conklin
Mrs. Janice Goodhue
• William Graettinger, M.D.
• Mr. Clark 1. Guild, Jr.
• Hisham Hito, M.D.
The Hon. and Mrs. Procter Hug
Dr. and Mrs. Joseph Kaufman
Mr. and Mrs. Ernie Martinelli
• Stephen R. Missall, M.D.
• Dr. and Mrs. William Pelter
• Dr. and Mrs. Patrick Riley
• Dr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Rojas
• Edward R. Rose, M.D.
• Mr. and Mrs. Pat Somphone
• Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Van Meter
Donald D. VanDyken, M.D.
Richard 1. Wageman, M.D.
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Dr. and Mrs. Fred M. Boyden
Ms. Ann M. Carlson
Dr. and Mrs. Richard Colquitt
The Honorable Jan Evans
Dr. and Mrs. Bernard H. Feldman
Dr. and Mrs. James B. Golden
Dr. and Mrs. J. Parker Kurlinski
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph W. McMullen
Mr. and Mrs. M.P. Reddy
Damon L. Stutes, M.D.
Dr. and Mrs. John Daniel Wilkes
• Friend ($1,000 - $2,499)
• Mr. and Mrs. George Basta
• Dr. and Mrs. Albert Capanna
Ralph G. DePalma, M.D.
Dr. and Mrs. Joseph George, Jr.
Dr. and Mrs. David Haas
• Francine P. Mannix, M.D.
• Dr. and Mrs. Anton Sohn
• Joan Zenan, M.L.S.
• Dean's Circle ($2,500 +)
• Stephen A. Kollins, M.D.
• Patrice Richardson, M.D., 1981
Thomas 1. Scully, M.D.
Southwest Medical Associates
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• In between, there are a wide range of
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Dr. George Kaiser
Named
Actin Chair
involving medical imaging such as
echocardiography and CT scans, and
the development of non-invasive
diagnostic tools and techniques, as
well as the study of materials that
can be implanted in the human body.
George Kaiser, M.D., Class of
1975, has been named acting chairman
of the Department of Family and
Community Medicine in Las Vegas.
Students in this new program can
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• such as biophysics, biofluid
• mechanics, biomedical
Dr. Publicover
Directs New
Program
A
new doctoral program has
been established by the School of
Medicine and the College of
Engineering - the Graduate
Program in Biomedical
Engineering. The architect and
director of this program, Professor
Nelson Publicover, Ph.D., says this
research-oriented program is
designed to prepare students for a
competitive, professional career in
biomedical engineering. Since the
program was established, it has
garnered approximately $500,000
in research grants to study high-rate
fluorescence imaging and the
biomedical effects of electromagnetic
fields, and had secured federal
fellowship grants for students
choosing this field of study.
Biomedical engineers cover a wide
spectrum of occupations, from the
theoretical to the applied. At the
theoretical end, students in
biophysics might study the operation
of specific channels in the membranes
of excitable cells, or the development
of mathematical models to describe
fluid dynamics within blood vessels.
At the applied end, biotechnology
specifically refers to the application of
biomedical techniques to improve the
quality of life. This might involve the
development of improved diagnostic
tools, devices or conditions that
enhance therapies, or aids to the
handicapped, such as artificial limbs.
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instrumentation, biosensors,
biostatistical analysis of medical data
bases, high-rate imaging, numerical
simulations and studies of the
biological effects of electromagnetic
fields. With this background, they
will be able to work for universities,
instrument manufacturers, hospitals,
health maintenance organizations or
clinical facilities, where they will
design and develop equipment to
perform a variety of medical tasks.
They could also be involved in
designing and building equipment to
perform automatic testing of drugs.
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nature of biomedical engineering
(BME), there is no single "average"
or "typical" schedule of course work.
Dr. Publicover points to this as one of
the "strengths of the program."
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Prestigious Award
T he prestigious Hemy Christian
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was presented to Dr. John S. Pixley
at the annual meeting of the
American Federation for Clinical
Research Foundation (AFCR) in
May.
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internal medicine, received the
award for his study of transplant­
ation of human stem cells in mice.
This allows him to study human
cells without using human subjects.
According to the Foundation, "these
prestigious awards were established
in honor of the organization's
founder, Dr. Henry Cluistian, and
acknowledge the highest quality
abstracts in each subspecialty
submitted to the AFCR for
presentation at the meeting."
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Before accepting the position with
the school, Dr. Kaiser was the medical
director of the Nevada Department of
Prisons. Prior to that, he was a staff
physician in the chemical dependency
program at St. Luke's Behavioral
Health Center in Phoenix, AZ. He
also served as a consultant to the
Phoenix Veterans Administration
Hospital Alcoholism Program and the
NOVA Outpatient Chemical
Dependency Program in Glendale, AZ.
Dr. Kaiser is a member of the
American Society of Addiction
Medicine's Addictive Medicine in
Conectional Facilities Committee, the
American Conectional Health
Services Association, the Nevada State
Medical Association's Commission of
Physicians's Assistance, and the
Carson/Douglas Medical Society.
Dr. Kaiser completed the fLrst two
years of medical school in Nevada and
earned his medical degree from the
University of AJabama School of
Medicine in 1977. He completed
residency training in internal medicine
and the ambulatory medicine track
(including outpatient pediatrics) at
Maricopa County General Hospital in
Phoenix. He is a diplomate of the
American Board of Internal Medicine
and is certified in chemical dependency
by the American Society of Addiction
Medicine.
Dr. Wrightson to be
Associate Examiner
Jeffrey Wrightson, M.D., chair of
the school's Department of
Obstetrics and Gynecology, has been
chosen by the American board of
Obstetrics and Gynecology to serve
as an associate examiner for the
principal oral examination for 1995.
The week-long examination was
conducted on November 13 through
18 at the Westin Hotel in Chicago.
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After an extensive examination
by the Liaison Committee on
Medical Education (LCME), the
University of Nevada School of
Medicine has earned another seven
years of accreditation.
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The LCME survey team found
that "Dean Daugherty has provided
outstanding leadership and direction
and ability to move the institution
forward" and "he is leading his
institution in a direction to be able
to have appropriate educational
experiences for medical students in
the changing milieu of health care
reform."
The committee also found that the
students were positive about the
support services the school provides.
The team noted that, because of the
small class size and faculty who make
themselves very accessible, students
also can seek out advice and tutoring
from the faculty. Faculty members
also assess the cognitive and non­
cognitive skills of each student,
"which encourages them to get to
know each student extremely well
and to be knowledgeable about his or
her academic performance."
Students also reported they were
satisfied with the content of the
curriculum and that the "workload
is challenging yet possible."
The committee commended the
school on being able to function as a
"coherent unit" in spite of the distance
between the Reno and Las Vegas
campuses. Committee members were
impressed with the faculty's
commitment, which requires frequent
travel between the two campuses in
addition to their heavy teaching loads.
Another area of praise was the
scientific accomplishments of the
faculty. "The extraordinary scientific
productivity of the basic science
faculty and their willingness to have
medical students work in their labs
suggests adequate time for teaching
and some outstanding research."
The committee went on to say.
"The objectives appear appropriate
to the school's mission, which is to
help meet the needs for primary care
physicians and the long-term health
care needs of the state of Nevada."
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Not all of the repOlt was glowing.
Concerns were expressed about the
fmancial base for the school, which
they found to be "marginaUy adequate
for the educational programs. The
school faces challenges similar to
other medical schools in telms of
competing for health care doUars and
relating to the changing health care
delivery market."
Med School Opens
Diabetes Centers
Las Vegas adults and children, who
have been diagnosed with diabetes, no
longer have to leave the state to be
under the care of diabetes specialists.
The School of Medicine has opened two
new centers - The Adult Diabetes and
Endocrinology Center and the Pediatric
Diabetes and Endocrinology Center - in
partnership with Sunrise Hospital and
Medical Center. Both centers are
directed by Assistant Professor Bruce
Wilson, M.D., of the school's
Department of Internal Medicine.
High on the committee's list of
concerns was the school's medical
library, which they found to be "quite
small, with only three professional
staff and a flat budget. Space is
limited, and has decreased in order to
provide a computer lab for anatomy
teaching. The library ranks 137th out
of 140 medical school libraries in
terms of journal subscriptions." The
survey team felt it needs dramatic
strengthening in order to properly
serve the mission of the school.
The pediatric program ushers in a new
partnership with Sunrise; the pediatric
diabetes program is an expansion of the
pediatric program offered at Sunrise
Children's Hospital. Children with
diabetes will be cared for by David
Donaldson, MD.(pictured above), who
specializes in pediatric diabetes and
recently joined the school's faculty.
Another concern was a lack of a
"distinctive physical presence for the
school in Las Vegas," a coneem the
dean shares as he strives to obtain
funding for a building on land donated
to the school by the city of Las Vegas.
Patients at these centers also can also
receive treatment for thyroid diseases,
calcium disorders, adrenal gland
disorders, disorders of the ovaries and
testicles, as well as diagnosis and
treatment for hypertension and obesity.
The centers also will be involved in
existing and original research.
Dr. Westfall Receives
Research Foundation Grant
A University of Nevada School of Medicine researcher was recently
awarded $125,000 yearly, for five years, by the Foundation for Research to
study the causes and treatment for hypertension. David P. Westfall, Ph.D.,
professor and chairman of the Department of Pharmacology, has discovered
a receptor, called P3, and noted that, if this receptor is missing or
dysfunctional, the result is hypertension in animal models. These results
raise the possibility that some genetic forms of hypertension may be caused,
or contributed to, by a lack of these receptors. Once Dr. Westfall has
verified these conclusions, he and his research team will be better able to
define genetic hypertension and will develop strategies for treatment.
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Education is always one of the primary
goals of all medical school programs,
and the school's medical residents and
medical students will take an active part
in the program.
The pediatric center is located in Suite
480 of the Sunrise Diagnostic Center at
3006 South Maryland Parkway, and the
adult center is located in Suite 560.
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Dr. Kozel Accorded
MERIT Status
Thomas R. Kozel, Ph.D., professor
and chainnan of the school's Department
of Microbiology, has been accorded
MERIT award status by the National
Advisory Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Council. According to the Councll, the
award is "provided to support the
principal scientific endeavor of an
investigator who has demonstrated
superior competence and outstanding
productivity."
This is a singular honor because
researchers cannot apply for this grant.
Instead, the Council identifies and selects
awardees based on a career of excellence.
'The School of Medicine is proud of Dr.
Kozel's accomplishments," says rain
Buxton, Pharm.D, assistant dean for
research. "He has been a leading
researcher in the area of infectious diseases
in immune-compromised patients. The
merit award system at the National
Institutes of HeaJth (NIH) is designed to
identify researchers who have been
continuously funded to study a problem of
significant medical importance," Dr.
Buxton adds. 'There are very few MERIT
awardees in the nation, and many medicaJ
schools view their degree of excellence
based on having faculty of this caliber."
Dr. Kozel conducts research on
Cryptococcus neoformans. a fungus that
attacks people who have compromised
inunune systems, such as AIDS patients
and patients on chemotherapy. Studies
in the Kozel laboratory attempt to
understand how and why fungi cause
disease in immuno-compromised
patients. AdditionaJ studies examine
new means for diagnosis and treatment
of fungaJ infections.
Dr. Kozel joined the school's faculty in
1971, and last spring was elected as a
Fellow of the American Academy of
Microbiology, a division of the American
Society for Microbiology. Dr. Kozel was
the University of Nevada, Reno Foundation
Research Professor in 1984 and was named
the medical school's Outstanding Basic
Science Professor by the Class of 1982.
Dr. McFarlane
Named UNR
Foundation Professor ·
Stephen McFarlane, Ph.D., professor
and chainnan of the Department of
Speech Pathology and Audiology and
vice dean, has been named the University
of Nevada, Reno Foundation Professor
for 1995. The award, established in 1983,
recogWzes, encourages and honors the
university's most outstanding professors.
Each recipient receives a three-year,
$15,000 grant.
Dr. Adams Named
Pharmacist of the Year
Dr. McFarlane is an internationaJly
recognized expert in voice disorders and
has treated patients from all 50 states and
several foreign countries. His clinic is
sought out by famous singers and
entertainers suffering from vocal
problems. And no person with vocal or
hearing problems is turned away. "We
see all comers, whether they can payor
not, and there are many who can't," says
Dr. McFarlane.
The clinic also trains future speech
therapists and audiologists. Ninety
percent of these students elect to remain
in Nevada, and some of the country's
most respected speech and hearing
professionaJs are fOimer students.
Dr. McFarlane received his doctoral
degree in speech pathology from the
University of Washington in 1975 and, in
his 21 years at the School of Medicine,
has built his program from a two-person
department into a full-service treatment
center with a international reputation.
Additionally, he has published his
research in numerous journals, and was
co-author of 'The Voice and Voice
Therapy," with Dr. Daniel R. Boone.
The text, which is in its fifth edition, is
used in 75 percent of the universities in
the U.S. and Canada. It has been
translated into three languages: Japanese,
Spanish and Portuguese; and is being
translated into French and Chinese. It
captures 50 percent of the market from
the other 16 texts being used.
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John Q. Adams, Pharm.D., director
of pharmacies and associate professor
of clinical medicine. was named
Pharmacist of the Year by the Nevada
Pharmacist Association. This honor
includes announcements of the honor
in professional journals and national
publications in his field, and a week at
Wyeth-Ayerst and Whitehall-Robins
Drug Co. in Philadelphia. He has also
qualified as a fellow of the 6,000­
member American Society of
Consultant Pharmacists. This honor is
bestowed upon pharmacists who have
distinguished themselves through
extraordinary service and
accomplishments.
Dr. Sanders
Goes to Rome
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Kenton M. Sanders, Ph.D., traveled to
Rome in November to accept an
international research award. Dr.
Sanders received the Second Janssen
Research Award from the Steering
Committee of the International Group
for the Study of Gastrointestinal
Motility.
The honor, which comes with a
$25,000 prize, was presented to Dr.
Sanders during the group's
International Symposium on
Gastrointestinal Motility, where he
gave a 25-rrunute invited lecture to the
participants of the symposium.
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OTH NAMED
EW MEXICO'S
Nevada's medical school can
point with pride to the successes of
its graduates, in the state and all
across the country. However, Paul
Roth, M.D., Class of 1974, has
accomplished a first. He is the first
alum to become the dean of a
medical school, the University of
New Mexico (UNM) School of
Medicine in Albuquerque.
research and patient care, and could
expect to be promoted and achieve
tenure. Now, they must see patients and
produce revenue, and there is less time
for the academic side of medicine," he
explains. "But medical schools must
come to grips with what society is
telling us - that cost of health care is
more than people are willing to spend."
He asserts that schools have done a
poor job of educating the community
about the real cost of medical education
and how it is affected by state and
federal cutbacks.
The path that led to this position
has taken some interesting tums. Dr.
Roth was among the initial two-year
classes, and after his basic science
work, transferred to George
Washington University for his clinical
years. "The school [Nevada's]
introduced clinical experience in the
first two years, so I was more
comfortable with the clinical rotations
than my fellow students who hadn't
had that experience," he recalls.
In his third year, he began to plan
for his residency. His main interest
was family medicine and, when he
looked into outstanding residency
programs in that field, his search led
to UNM, which had the highest
rating. He matched with that program
and a new phase of his journey began.
As he looks back, Dr. Roth says that
one important aspect of bein o a
University of Nevada Schoot of
Medicine student was "being involved
with a very young school that was
looking at medical education in a whole
new way. The school was modifying its
curnculum to improve learning, instead
of adhering to the traditional mode. It
was stimulating to be around young
faculty who came to [Nevada to] be
inv?lved .in a new school. It was very
InvigoratIng and helped me survive the
second two years and prepared me to
handle issues as I went though my
medical career."
"I was able to get the Division of
Emergency Medicine (EM) upgraded
to full department status, and became
chainnan in 1990." A short time later
he was asked to be chief medical '
officer for the Medical Center.
Serving in both those positions proved
to be too much, and he stepped down
as EM chainnan a year Jater.
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Dr. Roth completed his family
practice residency in 1979, and was
asked to join the UNM faculty on a
paJ1-time basis, while maintaining a
private practice. Then his path took a •
turn. While working in the Division
of Emergency Medicine in the
Family, Community, and Emergency
Medicine DepaJtment, he discovered
that he enjoyed emergency medicine
and, in 1982, became the division's
director.
He became board certified in
both family medicine and
emergency medicine, and, in 1984,
was named director of ambulatory
services for UNM Medical Center
where he undertook the chore of '
evaluating outpatient areas. He
analyzed the services offered and
implemented a plan to build a new
ambulatory care center, which
houses faculty offices and
outpatient clinical areas.
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In February of 1994, the path took
the final turn towaJ'd the position of
dean. "Our dean at the medical
school, having been dean for 22
years, retired and the president of
the university asked me to fill in as
interim dean." As the medical
school and the medical center
merged into a health sciences center
a search for a new dean generated '
65 applicants, including Dr. Roth.
He was chosen in March of 1995.
He has a few hobbies: he enjoys
carpentry and just finished a deck for
the house. However, the most
challenging of his outside activities is
his involvement with the federal
national disaster medical system ­
part of the Department of Health ­
which created medical disaster teams to
respond to national disasters. "I set up
the first disaster team. We have been
deployed to Hurricane Hugo in 1989,
to Florida for Hurricane Andrew and
then to Kauai after Hurricane Inike."
. Becoming a dean was not the only
Important event that happened to him
last year. "On June 30, I became a dad
for the first time." He and his wife,
Erin, welcomed Rachel to the family
and he says nothing has chanoed his
life like the arrival of his da~ghter.
In addition to fatherhood, he faces
the challenges that all medical school
deans are grappling with. "One of
the major challenges is to ensure
that individual faculty members have
a sense of self worth and satisfaction.
"When money wasn't so tight, a
faculty member would have a
reasonable chance to do teaching,
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His team was also sent to NOlthridoe
Calif., after the 1994 earthquake and,~ttis
year, in early October, his team was sent
to the Gulf Coast to help with the
aftermath of Hurricane Opal. "We're the
largest in the country and most
expelienced center of disaster medicine."
Paul requests that I pass along an
invitation. If any alums from his class
are ever in Albuquerque, please stop
by. He'd love to see you.
This is the first "Alumni News" in
nearly two years, because our 25th
Anniversary format didn't leave
room for the individual sections,
including Alumni News. You will,
therefore, see a lot of "old news." J
hope you enjoy this chance to catch
up with your classmates.
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Louise Tangredi, M.D., and
Chandler Mann, M.D., (1990) had
their third child in October 1994.
Class of 1981
Jim Ferguson, M.D., earned the
"Outstanding Urban Provider" award
from the Oregon Primary Care
Association. He was recognized for his
volunteer work at the Neighborhood
Health Clinic in Portland. The clinic
was founded in the early 1980s to
provide medical care to people with no
medical insurance. "We see about 5,000
people a year," he says. Jim has been a
volunteer physician in that clinic for
more than 11 years. He also works at
the Portland Adventist Convenient Care
Clinic.
Class of 1990
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Class of 1988
Peter Costa, M.D., completed a physical
medicine and rehabilitation residency at
Loma Linda University in June 1993, and
then he and his wife, lnge, rode a tandem
bicycle across the United States. He reports
that "it was a dream come true for both of
us l " The following September Peter joined
a single specialty group in Medford, Ore.,
where he is practicing general inpatient and
outpatient rehabilitation, electromyography
and sports medicine.
Mark Hall Broadhead, M.D.,
served three years as director of the
Psychiatric Emergency Service at the
University of Alabama-Birmingham,
and was named "Outstanding Faculty
Teacher in Psychiatry." He is now a
staff psychiatrist at State Hospital
South, in Blackfoot, Idaho, and an
affiliate faculty member at Idaho State
University in Pocatello.
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Tim Caudill, M.D., has completed
his anesthesiology residency at
Northwestern University. Tim and his
wife, Linda, who is also a physician,
live in Chicago.
Mark Mifflin, M.D., completed his
ophthalmology residency at the
University of Utah in May, 1994, and
went on to do a fellowship in cornea
and refractive surgery at the same
university. Mark and his wife,
Valerie, have two sons: Thomas 5,
and Tyler 2.
Yvonne Romero, M.D., is divorced
and is completing her second year as a
Gastroenterology Fellow at the Mayo
Clinic in Rochester, Minn., and would
love to hear from classmates that are
in or plan to visit the Minnesota area.
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Class of 1987
Mitchell Byrne Austin, M.D., is
assistant professor of pediatric
otolaryngology at the Children's
Hospital of Philadelphia. Mitch is
married to Peggy, an emergency room
physician; they have a 3-year-old
daughter, Belle.
John R. Holman, M.D., is a full­
time faculty member in the family
practice residency program and a
fellow in faculty development at the
University of Washington. He has been
selected "Family Practice Staff of the
Year" twice.
Kathy Eckert (Hoy), M.D.,and her
husband, Jeff, welcomed the birth of
their first child, daughter Alyssa Morgan,
on February 15, 1994. Kathy completed
her pediatric residency at Stanford
University in 1992 and is now a fellow
in pediatric endocrinology at Standord
UniversitylPackard Children's Hospital.
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Lisanne (Sims) Bzoskie, M.D., and
Thomas Bzoskie, M.D., are now the proud
parents of two children: Lisi was born
August 13,1992, and Thomas AJlen was
born November 30, 1993. Lisanne is a
neonatology fellow at Harbour-University
of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and
Tom is on the clinical teaching faculty
at the Santa Monica Family Practice
Residency Program, which is affiliated
with UCLA School of Medicine.
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Jessica Wang-Rodriguez, M.D.,
was married on June 12, 1993, in La
Jolla, Calif., to Dr. George Rodriguez,
who is with the Department of
Internal Medicine at Sharp-Rees
Stealy Medical Group in San Diego.
Jessica completed her chief resident
year in pathology at the University of
California, San Diego (UCSD), and
planned to entered a fellowship in
immunogenetics and transfusion
medicine at UCSD in 1995.
Class of 1991
Donald D. Damschen, M.D., and
Rhonda E. Damschen, M.D., are
doing general surgery and family
practice residencies, respectively; and
April 1, 1994, welcomed the birth of
their son, David James.
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NEW S
Class of 1992
Bruce Morris, M.D., and his
wife, Xanne, played host to two of
Bruce's classmates for a night out
at "Phantom of the Opera" and
dinner in the fall of 1994. They
were joined by Robert Rudolphi,
M.D., and his wife, Cynthia; and
Scott Boman, M.D., with his wife,
Connie, pictured right. All three
classmates ended up in the San
Antonio/Houston programs and
Xanne reports that they have
shared a lot of special occasions in
the past three years.
Robert, who is a U.S. Army
Captain, is completing an internal
medicine residency at Brooke Army
Medical Center in San Antonio and
plans to apply for service in
Germany. He and Cynthia have
two children: Glen who is 3 1/2 and
Tatiana who is 16 months old.
Scott is doing an anesthesiology
residency at the Un i versi ty of Texas
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Class of 1993
Health Sciences Center in San
Antonio and he and Connie also
have two children: Eric who is 4
1/2 and Nicole who is 2.
Bruce is doing a radiology
residency at Baylor College of
Medicine in Houston; and he and
Xanne have two boys: Ryan, who
is 4 and Devin who is 2.
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Vince Koletar, M.D., was married
on August 20, J 994 to Meika Lord.
Vince is doing a pediatric residency at
the Oregon Health Sciences Center.
Class of 1994
Jay Ballen, M.D., and his wife,
Twila, are the proud parents of a
baby girl, Tayler Marie, born July
18, 1994. Brother Jason is now 4
years old.
Mark W. Doubrava, M.D., is
finishing the third year of his
ophthalmology residency at
Louisiana State University Eye
Center. In December 1993, Mark
married Sabrina Diab in Las Vegas,
and says they are happy and looking
forward to returning to Nevada.
Merritt W. Dunlap, M.D., and his
wife, Julie, had a baby daughter, Kate,
February 28, J 994. He is a family
practice resident at the Naval Hospital
at Camp Pendleton, Calif., and they
Jive in Oceanside.
Karl Espinosa, M.D., 1990, married Lyda Di Tommaso on June 10,
1995 in Phoenix, Ariz. Attending were (as pictured in the photo):
Back row (left to right) Christopher Nannini, M.D., (1990);
Mitchell Wolf, M.D., (1990); Groom Karl Espinosa, M.D.; Richard
Bryan, Jr., M.D., (1990); Mani Tehranchi, M.D., (1990); Front row:
Kurt Doggwiler, M.D., Ph.D., (1994); Jean Forsberg Wolf, M.D.,
(1993); Kristin Willison, M.D., (1988); and Daniel Chang, M.D.
(1990). Not pictured: Mark Mifflin, M.D., (1990).
At their Spring banquet, the Alumni
Association extended their thanks and
appreciation to outgoing President
Catherine Goring, M.D., and elected
a new slate of officer to serve a two­
year telm. Kelle Brogan-Lang,
M.D., is president; Malin Prupas,
M.D., is vice president/president
elect; and Dante Vacca, M.D., is
secretary/treasurer.
T U DEN T
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New Class Arrives
The Class of 1999 has begun its
arduous, four-year odyssey to a
medical degree. There will be good
times and bad times, times when
each student will wonder why his
or her chosen profession is so
difficult. However, it is a talented
and enthusiastic class and, if
previous classes are any indicator,
few wi 11 defect. The Admi~sions
Committee found them to be
"intelligent, mature, sensitive,
motivated and compassionate
individuals." This class has 31
males and 21 females, ranging in
age from 20 to 37; these 52 medical
hopefuls were chosen from the
school's largest applicant pool of
1,222 hopefuls.
One young woman was a Peace
Corps Volunteer in West Africa, who
had to teach herself physics and
chemistry with a study guide. She
reported that the "old text was
written in French and Portuguese
and I had to use candlelight and
unconventional study locations."
Other occupations and volunteer
activities include: aquarium designer
and builder; exchange student to
Columbia, South America, Kung-Fu
instructor; community impact project
leader for mentally disadvantaged
children; founder of the UNR
Gerontology Club; Radio DJ; tissue
procurement technician; tutor at the
Paiute Indian Reservation; county
shetiff; pilot for the EMT Flying
Samaritans; volunteer on the AIDS
Quilt; crisis line volunteer; and rape
crisis counselor.
The travels of class members has
taken them to 21 countries, and
their honors fill many pages. One
student taught the school a new
word, "indarra," a Basque word
meaning inner and outer strength,
"which I feel is essential in the
pursuit of a career in medicine."
Another student is a child of
fourth-generation Nevadans, whose
father was in the charter class at the
Right: New
medical
students at
annual
Orientation
Breakfast
Below: Dean
Dr. Daugherty
acting as head
chef at
breakfast.
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University of Nevada School of
Medicine.
Yet another student gave a
poignant reason for choosing
medicine as a profession. "I always
wanted to be an astronaut, at least
until the 7th grade. My father died
of cancer, at which time I made a
firm decision to study medicine.
The doctor's insensitivity and
insincere manner toward patient and
family left me bitter and angry. I
believe a doctor's greatest strength
is his ability to express emotions of
sympathy and empathy."
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The School of Medicine and all
its friends and supporters welcome
this talented and caring class:
Jeff Avansino, Reno
Alvie Beday, Reno
Faranak
Behnia, Las Vegas
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Kristina Blohm, Elko
Michelle Brinkop, Carson City
Anthony Brown, Stateline
Krista Colletti, Reno
Scott Colson, Las Vegas
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Cari Croghan, Las Vegas
Christina Damron, Reno
Matthew Davis, Carson City
Theresa Delaney, Reno
Colin Dircks, Reno
Jenifer Dodge, Choteau, MT
Brett Earl, Overton
Leslie Earl, Boulder City
E. Keith Flower, Penryn, CA
Corona Freitag, Sparks
Ricardo Gonzalez, Las Vegas
Matt Grow, Reno
Heather Hockenberry, Fallon
O. Ann Jurani, Las Vegas
Alan Kelton, Dayton, NV
Cindy Kirby, Carson City
Gretchen Koot, Las Vegas
Michael Lloyd, Reno
1. Rick Lowe, Reno
Kirin Madden, EJko
Shawn Mapleton, Las Vegas
Howard McGowan, Las Vegas
Dina McKinney, Reno
D. Garth Meldrum, Las Vegas
Venus Moe, Boulder City
Jonas Munger, Hawthorne
Bret Murray, Three Forks, MT
Sean Palacios, Las Vegas
Andrew Papez, Ely
Milan Patel, Las Vegas
Faye Provenza, Pahrump
R. Blaine Rawson, Las Vegas
Lee Reese, Las Vegas
Meredith Reynolds, Winnemucca
Brian Rose, Reno
Howard Roselinsky, Las Vegas
Alan Savoy, Fallon
John Sype, CaldweJl, ID
D. Alan Tack, Las Vegas
Erika Vatsar, Henderson
Travis Vincent, Sparks
Eric Wattenburg, Greenville, CA
Dara Welborn, Henderson
Scott Whitten, Reno
Danell Wilson, Logandale
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TUDENT
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Med School
Women Earn
Scholarships
Editors Note:
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Each year, the Nevada
Women's Fund holds a gala dinner
and silent auction in order to raise
funds to support women as they
strive to achieve their education
goals. Nevada Women's Fund is a
community foundation that works
with the community to meet the
scholarship needs of women.
School of Medicine medical
students are yearly beneficiaries
of the foundation's work, and this
year was no exception. At the
"Going for the Gold Gala" held in
October, six were chosen to
receive scholarships:
* Lisa Lyons, third-year student,
was awarded the Amy Biehl
Memorial Scholarship of
$2,500.
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Synapse is our most comprehensive communications tool and reaches
an audience of more than 10,000 interested and interesting people.
These people are opinion leaders, business people and media
representatives from throughout the state, as well as the school's
faculty, students, medical residents and friends.
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We would like to express our special thanks to The Doctors' Company
for their continued support in helping us realize the goal of a
sponsored publication. Other businesses that would like to help build
a tradition of proud sponsorship can contact the Development Office
in Reno at 784-6005 for details.
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Residents and Alumni,
We'd Like to Hear From You!
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* Susan Wohletz, fourth-year
student, was awarded the
Timken-Sturgis Foundation
Scholarship of $1,000.
With this first issue of the full magazine since 1993, we are delighted
to again welcome The Doctors' Company as our corporate sponsor.
This sponsorship makes the fifth time that the company has lent their
support to Synapse. They funded two full magazines and two issues of
our tabloid format during our 25th Anniversary year, 1994.
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You may be gone from the School of Medicine, but you are not forgotten
by your friends and by the facuity and staff of the school. We want to know
how you are doing so we can share it with all your friends. Please take a
minute to bring us up to date on your accomplishments, additions to your
family, special honors - anything you care to share. This important section
of Synapse is only as good as you make it by keeping in touch.
Today's Date
Three women medical students
were awarded E.L. Cord Foundation
Scholarships:
Graduation Year
Name
Address
* Saovaros Vongngarm, second­
year student $2,000
City
* Cecilia Warpinski-Stuopis,
State
fourth-year student, $2,000
Medical Specialty
* Lisa Kwok-Yin Yao, fourth­
Phone
year student, $,.000
* Cheri Audrain, second-year
student, $1,000
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Alumni Notes
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