Special 2015 - Albany Medical College Alumni Association

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Bulletin
of the Albany Medical College Alumni Association
Inside
Alumni Association
Award Recipients
Commencement 2015
2014 Contributors
Report
Images from Albany Medical College Reunion Weekend and Commencement events.
SPECIAL
EDITION
Volume 80
Number 2
Summer 2015
Please consider a bequest in support of Albany Medical College.
“My experience at Albany
Medical College guided
me toward a fulfilling and
purposeful career treating
cancer patients. In gratitude,
I have supported the College
for many years. I would love
to see all of my classmates and
fellow alumni do the same.
It’s a great legacy!”
Elle and Edward Alexson, MD, ’70
Santa Ana, California
The Alexsons keep their link to Albany Medical College alive by
returning for Reunion celebrations. Their regular annual gifts and
a generous bequest help current students receive much-needed
scholarship support so that they, too, can fulfill their dreams as
they become our physicians of the future. Thank you!
Members of the ALBANY MEDICAL COLLEGE PILLARS SOCIETY have created lasting
legacies using their bequests, life income gifts and retirement plans. They provide inspiration
to others to do the same.
Learn more, contact Laura O’Brien, Assistant Vice President, Gift Planning and Principal Gifts
(518) 262-6835 | [email protected] | www.amc.edu/foundation/giftplanning
ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
OFFICERS
President
Anthony C. Campagna, M.D. ’85
President-elect
Kevin W. Roberts, M.D. ’77
Immediate Past President
Janet E. Gargiulo, M.D. ’79
Bulletin
Summer 2015
of the Albany Medical College Alumni Association
Secretary
Nancy C. Sapio, M.D. ’85
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Treasurer
David M. Jones, M.D. ’97
Historian
Jeffrey D. Hubbard, M.D. ’68
ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
DIRECTORS
Mitchell H. Bamberger, M.D. ’82
Stephanie Bull, M.S., P.A. ’09
Christopher L. Campese, M.D. ’90
Jodi M. Della Rocca, C.R.N.A.,
M.S. ’02, Ph.D.
Clifford A. Erickson, M.D. ’99
Robert J. Hedderman, M.D. ’82
Kathryn A. Hogan, M.D. ’04
Siobhan M. Kuhar, Ph.D., M.D. ’99
R. Peter Manes, M.D. ’04
Dennis P. McKenna, M.D. ’92
Kathryn T. O’Keeffe, M.D. ’78
Phillip S.K. Paty, M.D. ’86
Donna M. Pietrocola, M.D. ’75
Mary E. Rappazzo, M.D. ’76
Gary L. Sutter, M.D. ’76
Gurvinder S. Uppal, M.D. ’86
Peter A. Vincent, Ph.D. ’89
Evan Vosburgh, M.D. ’82
Charles L. Poskanzer, M.D. ’45,
Emeritus
Steven M. Frisch, M.D. ’79,
Ex-Officio
Vincent P. Verdile, M.D. ’84,
Ex-Officio
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President’s Message
Patrick G. O’Connor, M.D. ’82 2015 Distinguished Alumnus
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2015 Alumni Association
Award Recipients
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Reunion Weekend 2015
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Commissioning Ceremony
Pillars Profile:
Herbert DiMeola, M.D. ’68
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Class Notes
Dean’s Message
Class of 2015 Profiles
Alden March Bioethics Institute
Albany Medical College 2015 Commencement
ALUMNI ASSOCIATION STAFF
Maura Mack Hisgen, Executive Director
Christine Horigan, Associate Director
Alison Lester, Program Manager
Jessica Watson, Archivist
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College News and Events
2014 Contributors Report
2015 -16
Upcoming Alumni Events
alumni.amc.edu/events
Regional Receptions
Stay connected: Please join Dean Vincent
Verdile, M.D. ’84 and Alumni Association
Board President, Anthony Campagna, M.D. ’85,
at an upcoming alumni event. Dean Verdile
will provide an update on the exciting news
and developments at Albany Medical College.
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1 Worcester, Mass.
Thursday, September 10
2 Chicago, Ill.
Monday, October 5
3 Boston, Mass.
Thursday, October 15
4 Baltimore, M.D.
Thursday, November 5
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5 Los Angeles, Calif.
Thursday, November 19
6 Long Island, N.Y.
Wednesday, December 2
Susan Apicelli, Albert Apicelli, M.D. ‘65,
Vincent Verdile, M.D. ‘84, Janet Gargiulo, M.D. ‘79,
G. Timothy Johnson, M.D. ‘69 , Lou-Ann Verdile,
and Jeffrey Wisnicki, M.D. ‘80 at the 2015 Delray
Beach Regional Brunch on March 8.
7 New York City, N.Y.
Thursday, January 21, 2016
*Dates subject to change
HONORING THE CLASSES OF:
’41, ’46, ’51, ’56, ’61, ’66, ’71, ’76, ’81, ’86,
’91,’96,’01,’06,’11 and The Gold Society*
*Celebrates all classes prior to 1966
Friday, April 29 - Sunday, May 1
Highlights:
• Distinguished Alumnus Lecture • Friday Evening Individual Class Dinners
• Dean’s State of the College Address • Awards Luncheon • Reunion Gala
• Tours of the College, including the Patient Safety and Clinical Competency Center
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SPECIAL
EDITION
President’s Message
Dear Fellow Alumni,
I am honored to be starting a two-year term as president of the Alumni
Association and thankful to outgoing president, Dr. Janet Gargiulo,
Class of 1979, for her extraordinary dedication and tireless support
of our alma mater.
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s president, I would like to build on the work of Dr. Gargiulo and Dean Verdile to visit, inform
and engage our alumni throughout the nation.
A former Albany native, I currently live in the Boston area where we have three medical schools.
The effort put forth by Maura Mack Hisgen, executive director of the Alumni Association, and her
staff to support our current medical students and our alumni, is a major reason why we remain
connected to the origins of our professional success. In my new role as president of the Alumni
Association, I am able to look at our Medical School and Medical Center and say with confidence
that we have all graduated from a very special institution.
It has been a busy spring and summer in Albany!
Alumni Weekend 2015 was extremely successful starting with the Distinguished Alumnus Lecture
honoring Patrick O’Connor, M.D. ’82. I am confident you’ll enjoy reading more about Dr. O’Connor
and the other 2015 award recipients in this issue. The academic and social programming was topnotch and alumni from all over the country joined us to reminisce about the past and learn about
the dynamic future of the College.
I’d like to welcome two new board members: Kathryn Hogan, M.D. ’04 and Evan Vosburgh, M.D. ’82.
We look forward to working with them on important alumni initiatives and engagement. We are
most grateful for our retiring board members for their many years of generous and amazing service:
Albert Apicelli, M.D. ’65 and Alan Sanders, M.D. ’88.
Please know we are planning to travel throughout the country with Dean Verdile in 2015-16,
and hope you will join us at one of the events in your region. Also, for those of you celebrating
your reunion in 2016 (graduation years ending in 1’s and 6’s), please mark April 29 – May 1, 2016,
on your calendar!
Finally, on behalf of the Alumni Association Board of Directors, we wish all the members of the
Class of 2015 the best of health and happiness in their personal and professional lives, as they go
forth into their bright futures.
I hope you and your families have an enjoyable summer. If you need anything, or have a suggestion
for our events or publications, please reach out to me by email: [email protected].
Anthony “Tony” Campagna, M.D. ’85
Stay connected
ALUMNI
NETCOMMUNITY
Would you like an easy way
to get back in touch with your
classmates?
Check out our online directory at
alumni.amc.edu/
directory
This resource enables you to
connect with fellow alumni
and update your current contact
information.
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Albany Medical College announces the
Medical Tuition
Repayment Program
The Medical Tuition Repayment Program offers
a one-time payment up to $30,000 for a student
loan payment reduction/forgiveness to Albany
Medical College graduates who return to work
at Albany Medical Center after completing their
residency/fellowship.
“Just as I did, I hope my fellow alumni
will consider joining our outstanding
faculty here at Albany Med.”
D E A N V I N C E N T P. V E R D I L E , M . D . ’ 84
The Lynne and Mark Groban, MD ’67
Distinguished Dean
Q U A L I F I C AT I O N S I N C L U D E :
Completed medical school at Albany
Medical College
Completed residency/fellowship
Commitment to high-quality care and
exemplary patient experience
Demonstrate Albany Medical College
and Albany Medical Center values
A commitment to practice medicine for
a minimum of three years within the
Albany Med Faculty Physicians Group
A strong desire to live in the
Capital Region
For full details of the Medical Tuition
Repayment Program, please visit alumni.amc.edu.
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SPECIAL
EDITION
Dean’s Message
As we close out the 2014-15 academic year, I am confident that our newest
alumni—physicians, nurse anesthetists, physician assistants, research
scientists and ethicists— are well prepared for what lies ahead.
I
am also eager to welcome our incoming students in August: an impressive and
accomplished group of individuals who hail from all over the country. Additionally,
I very much look forward to working closely with the new president of the Alumni
Association, Dr. Anthony “Tony” Campagna, from the Class of 1985, who will assume
his duties from the Boston region.
It’s hard to believe that in June we capped off our ambitious multi-year
fundraising initiative, Lifeline: The Campaign for Albany Medical Center. I am
so pleased to report that we surpassed our goal of $125 million, with an incredible
$149.3 million raised overall, with $81 million of that amount earmarked
specifically for Albany Medical College.
I truly cannot thank you enough for your generosity in answering our call
for support for our alma mater.
Be assured your donations are being put to good use funding critical
educational, research and technological enhancements in the College and
supporting our faculty and students. I consider the Lifeline Campaign as a
foundation on which to build and address the needs of the Medical College and
our philanthropic priorities. These include:
• Scholarship support, one of my highest priorities, to offset student debt and
help us attract the very best students;
• Funding for professorships and endowed chairs, which helps considerably
with faculty retention and faculty recruitment;
• Funding to enhance our curriculum and technology as medicine evolves and
advances to keep us on the leading-edge of medical and biomedical education;
• Support for our Patient Safety and Clinical Competency Center. This wonderful
facility helps set us apart and enhances our students’ education, allowing them to perfect
their skills before they treat actual patients. Because of the facility’s high-tech nature, we
are constantly seeking funding for new equipment and technologies;
• Unrestricted support through the Alumni Annual Fund, which allows us to meet the College’s
most pressing needs which may include small capital improvements, technology upgrades, student
research fellowships and other requests that come up in the course of a year.
Thank you for your continued philanthropic support of Albany Medical College and I hope our paths
cross this year, so I can personally provide you with a more detailed update on the incredible things
happening at the College. Onward!
All the best to you,
Vincent P. Verdile, M.D. ’84
The Lynne and Mark Groban M.D. ’67 Distinguished Dean
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REUNION
2015 A LUMNI
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WEEKEND
Patrick G. O’Connor, M.D. ’82
Named 2015 Albany Medical College Alumni Association’s
Distinguished Alumnus
Dr. Patrick O’Connor graduated from Albany Medical College in 1982,
and perhaps the most important thing he learned as a student, he said,
was how to talk to patients at the bedside.
“
I learned how to listen carefully to my patients,” said O’Connor,
chief of the Section of General Medicine and professor of medicine
at the Yale University School of Medicine. “I learned how to discuss
their concerns with them and help them prioritize their goals.”
This knowledge would become foundational to the pioneering
work he would go on to do.
This year’s distinguished alumnus, O’Connor is one of the
foremost addiction researchers in the country. His work explores
the transfer of substance abuse treatment from “specialty”
centers to primary care and other general medical settings, such
as emergency departments. His study on the first randomized
trial of buprenorphine in primary care patients with opioid
dependence was a national game changer and helped usher in
expansive new ideas about how—and where—to treat drug
abuse in America. O’Connor also studies treatment strategies for
primary care patients battling alcohol addiction. He has published
nearly 200 papers on these topics, many of which have appeared
in leading journals like The New England Journal of Medicine
and JAMA, and he has received numerous national awards.
In April, O’Connor presented his lecture “Expanding the Role
of Physicians in Treating Addiction: From Research to Policy” to
a warm and receptive audience of fellow alumni and members of
the Albany Med community in Huyck Auditorium.
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“The idea behind this work is not to replace addiction treatment
programs like The Betty Ford Center,” he said. “The idea is to
expand the venues where patients can receive highly effective
addiction treatment. Why not bring addiction treatment into
the physician’s office? There are a lot of us and we’re highly
accessible throughout the country. Often addicts will present with
a broad range of medical, psychiatric and social problems that
are caused by addiction. As physicians, we can treat a lot of these
conditions—high blood pressure, diabetes, HIV and depression—
along with addiction—all under one roof.”
O’Connor’s research has coincided with a national epidemic.
Heroin use has increased 79 percent since 2007 in the U.S., and
drug-related deaths are now more common than deaths from
car accidents.
Despite its high prevalence, “the NIH has demonstrated that
only 11 percent of people who need addiction treatment end up
getting it,” O’Connor said.
Bridging this treatment gap has been the driving force behind
his work. He and his colleagues also favor a major expansion of
addiction medicine fellowship training for doctors from the full
spectrum of primary medical specialties, including internal
medicine, emergency medicine, psychiatry, pediatrics, OB/GYN
and others.
ASSOCIATION AWARD RECIPIENTS
The following alumni, staff and students along with the Class of 1965 were recognized
at this year’s Alumni Association Awards Luncheon during Reunion, April 24-26:
EXEMPLARY ALUMNI SUPPORT AWARD
William M. Boehme, M.D. ’70
The Exemplary Alumni Support Award recognizes an alumnus who has demonstrated extraordinary
dedication and philanthropic support of Albany Medical College. Dr. Boehme began his career as a
board certified hematologist and is now happily retired.
In the late 1970’s, after moving out west to Kalispell, Mont., Dr. Boehme found himself doing small
town medicine which by necessity included a little bit of everything. “The core curriculum at our
medical college was tough and the pre-clinical and clinical years gave me great exposure. I think the
learning that took place in medical school provided a great foundation for continued learning on the job.
When I found myself in Kalispell, I was ready for all the challenges coming my way.”
Dr. Boehme was a biology major in college and nearly chose forestry school over medicine. These
days—in retirement—he is able to satisfy his passion for the great outdoors and also enjoys carpentry
and a host of other hobbies.
“I owe a debt of gratitude to Albany Medical College. My father made sure I had a true appreciation for
giving back.” Dr. Boehme has been a loyal donor, “I planned ahead and provided a legacy to our Albany
Medical College for years to come and hope others will join me with their own legacy.”
MERITORIOUS SERVICE AWARD
Janet E. Gargiulo, M.D. ’79
The Meritorious Service Award recognizes an alumnus who has demonstrated a deep commitment and
active participation in the Albany Medical College Alumni Association. Dr. Gargiulo is immediate past
president of the Albany Medical College Alumni Association and member of the Class of 1979. She
completed her fellowship training in oncology at Albany Medical College, and her internal medicine
training at St. Vincent Hospital in Worcester, Mass. She received a master’s degree from Simmons
College in Boston, Mass., and a bachelor’s degree from the College of Saint Rose, Albany.
Until her retirement in 2013, Dr. Gargiulo served as a clinical assistant professor at Albany Medical
College and was in practice at New York Oncology Hematology, P.C. She is board certified by the
American Board of Internal Medicine-Medical Oncology.
Dr. Gargiulo has been commended for her compassionate care of her patients and their families. She
has given numerous talks on breast cancer to patient advocacy groups and has taken part in support
groups for patients who are cancer survivors. Dr. Gargiulo has also participated in research directed at
improving treatment and survival of cancer patients.
She is the recipient of numerous awards, including the Ralph O. Claypoole Memorial Award in 2012
from the American College of Physicians (ACP), the largest medical specialty organization and the
second-largest physician group in the United States. The award is given to an outstanding practitioner
of internal medicine who has devoted his or her career to the care of patients and who is highly
respected by his or her peers and colleagues.
The entire Alumni Association Board of Directors is grateful for Dr. Gargiulo’s dedication to the
College and the Association. Vincent P. Verdile, M.D. ’84, The Lynne and Mark Groban, M.D. ’67
Distinguished Dean states, “Janet traveled extensively with me and members of the staff while also
serving on the admissions committee for two plus years. During her board tenure, Janet participated
in more than thirty Alumni Association events; her energy, engagement and optimism have been an
inspiration to all of us and we are most grateful for her outreach and work on behalf of the College.”
Dr. Gargiulo’s service and commitment also extends to her continued philanthropic support of the
College, and her fellow directors believe she is the true embodiment of what the Meritorious Service
Award represents.
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2015 A LUMNI ASSOCIATION
HUMANITARIAN AWARD
Isabella A. Danel, M.D. ’77
Dr. Danel is the deputy director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Regional Office
for the Americas of the World Health Organization. She has spent much of her career working to
improve the health of women and children here in the United States and in developing countries.
Dr. Danel’s efforts have been principally focused on maternal health and the reduction of maternal and
perinatal mortality. Her important work has contributed to improve monitoring, analysis and response
to maternal deaths, and has been instrumental in saving women’s and infants’ lives, most recently in
Uganda and Zambia.
She has written numerous scholarly articles and book chapters on maternal mortality and other
public health subjects. She is committed to PAHO’s mission to work with Member States to promote
equity in health and improve the quality of life for the people in the Americas.
The Humanitarian Award was created in 1995 to recognize alumni of Albany Medical College
who excel, beyond daily practice, in serving mankind.
HONORARY MEMBER OF THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
The Honorary Member of the Alumni Association Award recognizes outstanding senior members of the College faculty who have
contributed meritoriously in teaching and in furthering the excellence of Albany Medical College. This year, the Alumni Association
was proud to induct two members: Richard L. Uhl, M.D. and Ferdinand J. Venditti, Jr., M.D.
Richard L. Uhl, M.D.
Dr. Uhl is professor of surgery and residency program director and head of the Division of Orthopaedic
Surgery at Albany Medical College. A graduate of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Jefferson
Medical College, he completed his residency in orthopaedic surgery at New York University Medical
Center and his fellowship in Hand Surgery at Jefferson Medical College. He is a board certified
orthopaedic surgeon with a Hand Surgery Certificate of Added Qualifications.
As a faculty member in the division of Orthopaedics at Albany Medical Center, Dr. Uhl is also a
member of Capital Region Orthopaedics. He is known for being a compassionate and caring physician
among his colleagues, students and patients.
With a specialty in hand & upper extremity, and orthopaedic trauma, Dr. Uhl has made many
significant national and international contributions to the field of orthopaedics for more than two
decades. Dr. Uhl has been selected for the award because he has consistently demonstrated a strong
commitment to mentoring and guiding future physicians as they pursue their career in orthopaedics.
Ferdinand J. Venditti, Jr., M.D.
Dr. Venditti is the vice dean for Clinical Affairs and president of the Faculty Practice of Albany
Medical College. A graduate of the State University of New York at Brooklyn Medical School, Dr.
Venditti completed his medicine residency at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
and his cardiology training at Boston University Medical Center. He subsequently trained in cardiac
electrophysiology at the Massachusetts General Hospital. Dr. Venditti is Board Certified by the
American Board of Internal Medicine in the specialties of internal medicine, cardiovascular diseases,
and clinical cardiac electrophysiology.
Dr. Venditti was chief of Cardiovascular Medicine at Lahey Clinic before moving to Albany Medical
College where he became the Richard T. Beebe professor and chair of the Department of Medicine in
1999. He was appointed vice chair of the Operating Committee of the Faculty Practice Plan in 2003 and
chair of that committee in 2005.
After serving more than ten years as chair of medicine, Dr. Venditti was appointed vice dean for clinical affairs of the College in 2008.
In this role, he is responsible for the management of all aspects of the Albany Med Faculty Physician group of the College. The Faculty
Practice Plan has over 450 full time physicians practicing in more than 30 sites throughout the Capital Region.
Dr. Venditti has been named an Honorary Member of the Alumni Association for his successful leadership and steadfast dedication
to the multi-faceted mission of the Faculty Practice.
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AWARD RECIPIENTS
FRANK C. MAXON, JR., M.D. ALUMNI AWARD
Katharine E. Halligan, M.S. ’08, Ph.D. ’10, M.D. ’15
Dr. Katharine Halligan, known to her friends and colleagues as “Kate,” was raised in nearby
Loudonville, N.Y., where her parents will tell you she was “born to be a doctor.” While a student at
Siena College, she became interested in biomedical research and went on to receive her Masters and
Ph.D. from Albany Medical College in Biomedical Science from the Center for Cardiovascular Sciences.
Kate is a graduate of the Albany Medical College Class of 2015.
While attending medical school, Kate developed a passion for pediatrics which has guided her from the
beginning. She participated in the Strong Mom program, a student-led initiative helping to mentor and
educate local pregnant teenagers. As program coordinator, Kate organized her peers and the participants.
She also volunteered at the Double H Ranch in Lake Luzerne, N.Y., a sleep away camp for children with
life-threatening illnesses, and worked alongside the on-site physicians in the camp infirmary.
Aside from her academic interests, Kate enjoys Zumba and spending time with her husband, Steve,
and their three beautiful boys Aidan, 9, Sean, 7 and Ryan, 3. Kate will pursue her training at Albany
Medical Center.
GRADUATE STUDENT AWARD
Alicia M. Soucy, Ph.D. Candidate
The Graduate Student Alumni Award recognizes a graduate student who has exhibited outstanding
scholastic ability, and has been actively involved with the Graduate Student Organization (GSO). She
received her Bachelor of Science from Siena College, with a concentration in biology. Upon completion
of her Ph.D. program, Alicia wishes to teach at a university.
While working under the guidance of Dennis W. Metzger, Ph.D. and his colleagues in The Center for
Immunology & Microbial Disease (CIM.D.), Alicia has been researching the role of an anti-inflammatory
molecule, interleukin-10, during pulmonary infection of Francisella tularensis. Alicia also volunteers her
time with high school STEP program students tutoring and teaching science labs.
Since 2013, Alicia has served as the CIM.D. student representative. She has served as secretary of
the Albany Medical College Graduate Student Organization (GSO) and is currently the GSO treasurer.
Alicia is also a member of Student Council and currently sits on two committees.
SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARD
Albany Medical College Class of 1965
This year, the Alumni Association presented a “special
recognition award” to the Class of 1965 in honor of their
50th reunion celebration. The Class of 1965 graduates
have maintained a strong commitment to Albany Medical
College, forged lasting friendships and made extraordinary
contributions to the field of medicine—exemplifying the
mission of the Alumni Association. The award recognizes
the remarkable example the class sets for all alumni.
Editor’s note: The Class of 1965 currently holds the record
for the most award recipients for a single class (six total)
including four distinguished alumni, one humanitarian
award recipient and one meritorious award recipient.
Class of 1965
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REUNION
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WEEKEND
Patrick O’Connor, M.D. ’82 and his family.
Katherine Pinheiro, M.D. ’10 and her husband,
Brian Durr, celebrating Reunion Weekend.
A tribute piece to Albany Medical
College performed by the student
a capella group, “The Keytones.”
Maureen and
Alfred Gomez, M.D. ’55
at the Breakfast and
Dean’s State of the
College.
At the
Reunion
Gala
Spouses Suzanne Murphy, M.D. ’85
and Steven Seminer, M.D. ’85
at the Gala.
Michael Rosco, ’18 with his parents
Michael Rosco, M.D. ’60, and
Nell Rosco at the Gala.
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At the
Reunion
Gala
REUNION
CLASSES
Reunion 2015 Class Photos
Gold
Society
Gold Society. Row 1 (seated): Joseph Gabriels, M.D. ‘55,
Arthur Brelia, M.D. ‘50, Joseph Belsky, M.D. ‘55.
Row 2 (standing): David Beck, M.D. ‘54, Alfred Gomez, M.D. ‘55,
Clif Casey, M.D. ‘55.
Class
of 1960
Class of 1960. Row 1 (seated): Michael Rosco, M.D.,
Merritt Spear, M.D., Robert Chesanow, M.D.
Row 2 (standing): Richard Propp, M.D., George Craig, M.D.,
Robert Kiesel, M.D., James Thompson, M.D.
Class
of 1965
Class of 1965. Row 1 (seated): Alan Ashare, M.D., Donald Durbeck, M.D., George Roff, M.D., John Booss, M.D., Emil Kleinholz, M.D.,
Doris Greenberg, M.D., Barbara Wagner, M.D., Kaarina Kettunen, M.D., Fred Storm, M.D., Albert Apicelli, M.D., David Nalin, M.D.
Row 2 (standing): Robert Kercull, M.D., John Crowther, M.D., Alexander Snyder, M.D., Robert Phyliky, M.D., Edward Iannuccilli, M.D.,
Douglas Rainforth, M.D., Joel Peter Lawler, M.D., George Zeiner, M.D., Gary Miller, M.D., Larry Holfelder, M.D.
Class
of 1970
Class of 1970. Row 1 (seated):
Helen Marr Mitchell, M.D.,
Anita Balodis, M.D., Ann Als, M.D.,
Bill Grosch, M.D., Edward Alexson, M.D.,
Charles Carozza, M.D., Steven Litinsky, M.D.
Row 2 (standing):
Paul Garson, M.D., William Boehme, M.D.,
Christine Burns, M.D., Eric Disbrow, M.D.,
Diane Henderson, M.D., Walter Groff, M.D.,
William Vanneman, M.D.,
Steven Dorfman, M.D., Gregg Aspnes, M.D.
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Class
of 1975
Class of 1975. Row 1: Fred Saleh, M.D., Theodore Zeltner, M.D, Anthony Scialli, M.D., Donna Pietrocola, M.D., Scott Seminer, M.D.,
Edward Jacobs, M.D., Stan Lewis, M.D., Richard Feit, M.D.
Row 2: Eric Funk, M.D., Michael Heller, M.D., William Busino, M.D., Monika Mommsen, M.D., William Nugent, M.D., Allen Zieker, M.D.,
Steven Pinheiro, M.D.
Row 3: John Moore, M.D.
Class
of 1980
Class of 1980. Row 1:
Pamela Moore, M.D.,
Margaret Carley, M.D.,
Naomi Bloomfield, M.D.,
Patti Burden, M.D.,
Patricia Hughes Brandt, M.D.
Row 2: John Stewart, M.D.,
Richard Buschatzke, M.D.,
Jeffrey Hirst, M.D.,
Anne Marthy-Noonan, M.D.
Row 3: Gerald Joyce, M.D.,
Robert Dropkin, M.D.,
James Noonan, M.D.,
Frederick Brandt, M.D.
Class of 1985. Row 1 (seated): Nancy Sapio, M.D., Diane D’Isodori, M.D., Deborah Toppmeyer, M.D., Catherine McGovern, M.D.,
Karen Fried, M.D., Karen Sessler, M.D., Adam Harmon, M.D., Halina Zyczynski, M.D., Mary Ann McDonald, M.D., Steven Seminer, M.D.
Row 2 (seated): Evan Hack, M.D., Jack Daigneault, M.D., Steven Chetham, M.D., George Stasior, M.D.
Row 3 (standing): William McKinley, M.D., Mitchel Krieger, M.D., Suzanne Murphy, M.D., Anthony Campagna, M.D., John Roehmholdt, M.D.,
Janine Good, M..D, David Mastrianni, M.D., Nick Smyrnios, M.D., Rosanna Polsinelli, M.D., Darrell Triulzi, M.D., Huda Montemarano, M.D.,
James Litynski, M.D., Ronni Peltz, M.D. ‘86, Richard Benedikt, M.D. ‘87.
Class
of 1985
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REUNION
CLASSES
Reunion 2015 Class Photos
Class
of 1990
Class of 1990. Row 1 (center): Christopher Campese, M.D., Christopher Gabriels, M.D.,
James Lynch, M.D., Michael Aquino, M.D., Daniel Humiston, M.D.
Row 2 (seated): Donald Williams, M.D. (kneeling), Vijay Battu, M.D., Alina Catanzaro,
LoAn Mayer, Margot Weinberg, M.D. ’93, Ann Gabriels, Kathleen Mantaro, M.D.,
Jacqueline Giannini, M.D., Jeanine Sabella, M.D., Cathy Hahn, M.D., Andrea Woodfield, Trish Lather.
Row 3 (standing): Sheryl Jacobson, Frank Catanzaro, M.D., Steven Wong, M.D.,
Robert DeLorenzo, M.D., Joseph Garvey, M.D., Michael Gallichio, M.D.,
Guest of Kathleen Mantaro, M.D., David Shapiro, M.D., Anil Hingorani, M.D.
Row 4 (standing): Dan Jacobson, M.D., Albert Lotti, Regan Cardamone, M.D. ‘89,
Stephanie Mingolelli, Gerald Mingolelli, M.D., Vincent Verdile, M.D. ‘84, Kathleen Gallichio, M.D.,
Eric Weinberg, M.D., Sunil Panchal, M.D., Jane Kraft, M.D., Peter Levesque, M.D., Phillip Seifert, M.D.,
Marina Kurian, M.D., Scott Woodfield, M.D., Ronald Lather, M.D.
Class
of 1995
Class of 1995. Row 1 (seated): Henry Tong, M.D., Moneeka Zaman, M.D.
Row 2 (standing): June Chan, M.D., Debra Stien, M.D.,
Linda Emmer, M.D., Carol Roeder, M.D.
REUNION
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WEEKEND
Class
of 2005
Class of 2005. Justin Miller, M.D., Dean Vincent Verdile, M.D. ‘84,
Fassil Mesfin, M.D.
Summer 2015
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REUNION
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WEEKEND
2015
Scholarship
Celebration
was held at the
Hilton Garden
Inn in Albany,
N.Y. on April 23.
Scholarship Donors Lucille
and James Puleo, M.D. ’61 and
scholarship recipients Natalie
Klar, ’16, Kofi Quaye, ’16 and
Steven Roth, ’16 at the
Scholarship Celebration.
Class of 1970
Class of 1970—Reunion Achievement
Gabriels Family
The Alumni Association was delighted to welcome back four
members of the Gabriels family celebrating their 25th, 35th,
50th and 60th class reunions, respectively:
F. Forrest Gabriels, M.D. ’65, Christopher Gabriels, M.D. ’90,
Joseph Gabriels, M.D. ’55 and Dan Gabriels, M.D. ’80.
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With tremendous pride in celebrating their 40th reunion, the
Class of 1970 dedicated their fundraising efforts to augment two
important funds: the Anthony J. Tartaglia Endowed Scholarship
Fund and the Alumni Annual Fund. The class remains committed
to recognizing Dr. Tartaglia as an esteemed educator and mentor
with gifts to the fund and contributing to the Alumni Annual
Fund where support is directed to the most pressing needs of
the College.
Our thanks to Reunion Class Agents William Boehme, M.D.,
Christine Burns, M.D., Paul Garson, M.D. and Steven Litinsky,
M.D. who led the fundraising charge, and to the members of the
Class of 1970 who so generously marked their reunion with a gift
to their alma mater!
The 2015 Reunion Program
was a success.
Together alumni celebrating reunion raised more
than $1.6 million! Over $1.2 million will be designated
for scholarship awards, $233K will fund technology,
research and renovation support, and more than
$100K will support the Alumni Annual Fund.
We would like to extend our deepest gratitude to all of our
Class Agent volunteers and alumni donors for making our
Reunion Class Gift program a continued success.
Reunion Weekend celebrations could not happen without our alumni stepping forward to serve
as Class Agents and Class Coordinators.
The Alumni Association and the Albany Medical Center Foundation would like to extend a
special thank you to the following Class Coordinators for their assistance planning the weekend,
and the Class Agents for making the 2015 reunion giving program such a success through their
fundraising efforts:
Class of 1945
Charles L. Poskanzer, M.D.
Class of 1955
Joseph L. Belsky, M.D.
Class of 1960
Robert Kiesel, M.D.
Richard P. Propp, M.D.
Merritt F. Spear, M.D.
Class of 1965
Albert A. Apicelli, M.D.
John Booss, M.D.
Edward Iannuccilli, M.D.
David R. Nalin, M.D.
Douglas W. Rainforth, M.D.
George J. Roff, M.D.
Class of 1970
Edward R. Alexson, M.D.
William M. Boehme, M.D.
Christine L. Burns, M.D.
Paul D. Garson, M.D.
Steven M. Litinsky, M.D.
William A. Vanneman, M.D.
Class of 1975
Edward J. Jacobs, M.D.
Donna M. Pietrocola, M.D.
Class of 1980
Ann M. Hughes Daniels, M.D.
Jeffrey S. Daniels, M.D.
Jeffrey A. Hirst, M.D.
Michael J. Horgan, M.D.
Andrew J. Kurman, M.D.
Sharon Shapiro, M.D.
Class of 1985
Anthony C. Campagna, M.D.
Suzanne M. Murphy, M.D.
Nancy C. Sapio, M.D.
Steven J. Seminer, M.D.
Class of 1990
Christopher L. Campese, M.D.
Christopher F. Gabriels, M.D.
Marina S. Kurian, M.D.
David I. Shapiro, M.D.
Steven B. Weinfeld, M.D.
Class of 1995
Carol L. Roeder, M.D.
Class of 2000
Rami K. Batniji, M.D.
Harish Lavu, M.D.
Get Involved:
Become a
Class Agent or a
Class Coordinator!
Consider becoming a Class
Agent or Class Coordinator
to help encourage your fellow
classmates to support your
alma mater. Plans are already
underway for 2016 and alumni
classes ending in “1” or “6”
interested in learning more
about these programs should
contact:
Class Agent
Contact: Julie Ruttan, Albany
Medical Center Foundation at
(518) 262-6806 or by email:
[email protected]
Class Coordinator
Contact: Christine Horigan,
Alumni Association
Office at (518) 262-5033 email:
[email protected].
We look forward
to seeing you in 2016!
Friday, April 29 –
Sunday, May 1
Class of 2010
Nicole R. Smizer, M.D.
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Class of 2015
PROFILES
A
lbany Medical College
offers a broad and
balanced curriculum
for our diverse body of
students, and we are proud
to highlight these select
graduates of the Class of 2015:
Marjahna Segers, M.D. ’15
Hometown:
Hempstead, N.Y.
Degree pursued:
Doctor of Medicine
What’s Next?
Preliminary Medicine Year at Albany Medical Center, then anesthesiology at Emory
University Hospital. I hope to do a fellowship in critical care.
Why I am grateful to Albany Medical College?
I entered as a non-traditional student, and Albany Medical College saw the
potential in me and nurtured it over the last four years. The support I have received
has been unbelievable, and I will never forget it.
Tyler Severance, M.D. ’15
Hometown:
Jefferson City, MO
Degree pursued:
Doctor of Medicine
What’s Next?
I will pursue residency training in pediatrics at Riley Children’s Hospital in Indianapolis
with a long term goal of being a pediatric hospitalist in an academic center.
I came to Albany Medical College to pursue a career in medicine without a true
sense of direction or a full understanding of the rigors of medical education. The
College provided me with solid academic support to help me maximize my potential
and also gave me the opportunity to discover the specialty that I truly love. I could
not be more excited to continue my pediatric training. I know that when I start work
as an intern, I will be fully prepared for whatever challenges await me.
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Paul Hoerbelt, Ph.D. ’15
Hometown:
Batavia, N.Y.
Degree pursued:
Doctor of Philosophy
in Neuropharmacology
and Neuroscience
What’s Next?
Study brain plasticity as it relates to addiction as a postdoctoral scholar at
Stanford University.
Albany Medical College has provided me with the intellectual, networking, and
financial support I’ve needed to advance my career as a neuroscientist. I can’t
thank the Alumni Association and the faculty and staff enough for all they’ve done
to help me.
Timothy Reilly, M.S. ’15
Hometown:
Bethlehem, N.Y.
What’s Next?
Degree Pursued:
Master of Science
in Cardiovascular
Sciences
I am applying to physician assistant programs.
Albany Medical College has given me the opportunity to succeed. My personal
growth and academic success has been cultivated with the help of numerous
mentors during my time here. I will be forever thankful for the guidance that I
found at this institution.
Justin Pedersen, M.S., P.A. ’15
Hometown:
Gilbertsville, N.Y.
Degree pursued:
Master of Science in
Physician Assistant
Studies
What’s Next?
I am joining the division of orthopedics at Bassett Medical Center as a physician
assistant.
I am grateful to Albany Medical College for the opportunity to attend a highly
regarded Physician Assistant Program that has prepared me for a career in
medicine. The faculty and staff at the Center for Physician Assistant Studies
provide a first-rate experience and learning environment to learn, to grow, and to
endure the challenge of a Master’s Physician Assistant Program.
Michael Millar, M.S., N.A. ’15
Hometown:
Owego, N.Y.
What’s Next?
I hope to work in a tertiary care, academic medical center for approximately 3-5
Degree pursued:
years before transitioning into a more rural healthcare setting.
Masters of Science
in Nurse Anesthesiology Why I am grateful to Albany Medical College?
I am extremely grateful to the wonderful instructors at Albany Medical College
who make great personal sacrifices to further science, healthcare, and who never
stop working to ensure that students are well educated and prepared. High quality
education is essential for preparing the next generation of healthcare providers.
My thanks to all of you for your time and effort!
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The Alden March Bioethics Institute (AMBI) at Albany Medical College
had the largest number of graduates with 14 masters’ degrees and
six doctorates awarded at this year’s commencement.
Bioethics at
Albany Medical College
Thriving
According to John Kaplan, Ph.D. ’76, professor in the Center for
Cardiovascular Sciences at Albany Medical College, director of
Graduate Studies at AMBI and the Institute’s research ethicist,
“The size of our graduating class reflects an increase of students
from two to three years ago. Our program’s flexibility allows
students to finish at different times, depending on their lives
and schedules.” Dr. Kaplan also credits the growing awareness
of bioethics on a national level with an increase in individuals
seeking degrees in this area.
The medical student curriculum requires coursework relating
to bioethics including: Health, Care and Society (HCS) offered
to students throughout the four years of medical school. The
goal of HCS is to lay the foundation for “good doctoring” by
developing competencies relating to the ethical and humanistic
aspects of the practices of medicine and the importance of the
patient-physician relationship. Another course, Real World
Medicine, is a hybrid of classes and small group sessions
that addresses the American health care system. The course
provides medical students with opportunities for debate and
discussion on ethical issues in healthcare. Additionally, the
College offers students the opportunity to graduate with a
degree in Distinction in Bioethics.
The Masters of Science and Ph.D. students studying basic
medical sciences in the College’s Interdisciplinary Research
Centers are required to take two courses: Introduction to Scientific
Integrity and Discussions in Scientific Integrity. The curriculum is
designed to provide early exposure to research ethics and scientific
integrity supplemented with ongoing discussions.
AMBI has a number of current professionals returning
for a degree or certificate in bioethics, including alumnus
Chris Campese, M.D. ’90, M.S. ’15. Dr. Campese explains why
he pursued his degree: “I obtained a Master’s in Bioethics from
Suzanne and Christopher Campese, M.D. ’90, M.S. ’15, with their children Jacqueline
and Benjamin at Commencement 2015
AMBI in order to supplement both my clinical and academic
responsibilities. I have developed a Bioethics curriculum to teach
these principal concepts to medical students and residents. I also
sit on my hospital’s Ethics Committee. The degree has helped
me navigate a myriad of opportunities with a solid foundation
of knowledge and skills, and I am ever grateful for the excellent
education I received.”
To learn more about the Alden March Bioethics Institute: http://www.amc.edu/Academic/bioethics/
and on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ambioethics or Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/ambioethics
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Commencement
2015
Albany
Medical College
commencement
ceremonies took
place on May 21
at the Saratoga
Performing Arts
Center
T
he College awarded
212 degrees at the
ceremony, including
medical, Master of Science
in Physician Assistant Studies,
Nurse Anesthesiology
and Bioethics, and Master
of Science and doctoral
degrees in Biomedical
Science and Bioethics.
Keynote speaker
Elaine Fuchs, Ph.D., who
shared the 2011 Albany
Medical Center Prize in
Medicine and Biomedical
Research, addressed the
graduates about the future
of medicine and science.
She is widely credited with
developing reverse genetics
techniques that have made
stem cell and genetic research
easier for all scientists.
Dr. Fuchs is the Rebecca
C. Lancefield Professor at
Rockefeller University in
New York, N.Y.
Members of the Class of
2015 at Commencement.
Janine Beckles, M.D. ’15
receiving her degree at
Commencement.
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Members of the Class of 2015
at Commencement.
2015 Sosa Academy Award Recipients:
The Alumni Association welcomes
members of the Class of 2015
with generational ties to the
College and their families.
Peter Allfather, M.D. ’15
Son of Carol Allfather, M.D. ’87
Caroline Amin, M.D. ’15
Daughter of Thomas Openshaw, M.D ’82
Matthew George, M.D. ’15
Brother of Renee George, M.D. ’12
Mira Gracer, M.D. ’15
Daughter of James Gracer, M.D. ’76
Sister of Talia Gracer, M.D. ’11
Niece of Richard Gracer, M.D. ’73
Alice Huang, M.D. ’15
Sister of Helen Huang, M.D. ’12
Max Kahn, M.D. ’15
Son of Mark Kahn, M.D. ’74
Morgan Lindsay, M.D. ’15
Daughter of Carol Burgess, M.D. ’82
Tyler Severance, M.D. ’15
Son of Michael Severance, M.D. ’88
Amy Spallone, M.D. ’15
Granddaughter of James Hart, M.D.,
Departed Member of the Class of 1911
Maria Vanushkina, M.D. ’15
Daughter of Donald Howard, M.D. ’73
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On Thursday, May 21, Julie G. Pilitsis, M.D. ’98, Ph.D., associate professor of surgery and
member of the department of Neurosurgery at Albany Medical Center, Tara A. Lindsley, Ph.D.
’90, professor in the Center for Neuropharmology and Neuroscience at Albany Medical College
and H. Alex Nagle, M.D. ’08, assistant professor of medicine at Albany Medical College were
inducted into the Sosa Academy of Medical Sciences of Albany Medical College at the College’s
177th Commencement Ceremonies.
The Sosa Academy provides advocacy
Maria Vanushkina, M.D. ’15 being hooded
by her parents Ioulia Howard, M.D. and
and support for faculty educators,
Donald Howard, M.D. ’73.
stimulates curriculum development and
reform across the continuum of medical
education, offers a variety of faculty
development activities, emphasizes the
patient–doctor relationship; encourages
extramural funding for educational
activities, and promotes educational
scholarship in the form of presentations
and publications.
2015 Commencement Eve
The Commencement Eve Reception was held at the New York State Museum
in Albany, New York on May 20.
Susanna Hill, M.D. ’15 and her family at the Commencement Eve Reception
on May 20.
Commencement
2015
Luke Beardslee, M.D. ’15, Lieutenant, United States Navy, William Chang, M.D. ’15,
Captain, United States Army, Reynold Henry, M.D. ’15, Captain, United States Air Force,
Morgan Lindsay, M.D. ’15, Captain, United States Army and Kathleen Ruzzo, M.D. ’15,
Lieutenant, United States Navy during the Commissioning.
Doctors
In Uniform
Jeffrey D. Hubbard, M.D. ’68, Historian
Following conferral of the medical degrees at the 177th Commencement,
Kevin C. Kiley, MD, Chair of Obstetrics & Gynecology at Albany Medical
College, Retired 41st Surgeon General, United States Army, and Honorary
Member of the Alumni Association (2014) addressed the assembly:
“
Dean Vincent Verdile, Mr.
Barba, Board of Trustees,
distinguished faculty, brandnew graduates, families and
friends: Thank you for the
opportunity to perform a short
but very important ceremony.
Monday is Memorial Day,
when we remember the men
and women who have made the
ultimate sacrifice in defense
of our nation: the Land of the
Free, because of the Brave.
You have joined the profession
of medicine, and five of your
classmates are going to join the
profession of arms. The oath
they are about to take, and
the paperwork they signed
(because there is nothing in
the military that doesn’t have
paperwork) are binding under
the Uniform Code of Military
Justice, and their character
and their every action will be
of the highest caliber.
Now, my son Sean is a thirty
year old Army Medical Service
Corps captain, serving with
the famous 3d Brigade, 101st
Airborne, the Rakkasans, in
Afghanistan. Three Sunday
mornings ago, he called me on
my cell phone using the Tango
app and said, “Dad, I’ve been
shot, but I’m O. K.” And I said,
“O. K. . . how’s the food over
there?” Then I said, “What
happened?” He and two of
his soldiers were ambushed
by somebody dressed as
an Afghani soldier, and the
Americans were hurt; they
are fine, although Sean was
hit in the forearm. It led me
to think, as the Dean said this
afternoon about hope, that
men and women don’t move
to the sounds of the guns
unless they have hope that
there are doctors and nurses
and medics who will care for
them if they’re injured or ill.
Fortunately our nation has the
best medical systems in the
world, from the battlefield all
the way back to the medical
centers, and these five young
doctors will join that long line of
outstanding military physicians.
“Raise your right hands and
General Creighton Abrams
repeat after me:
used to say, “What America
needs, it can’t buy. It needs men “I (state your full name), having
and women who see service to
been commissioned an officer
the nation as an affair of the
in the Armed Forces of the
heart.” I know these five young
United States, do solemnly
doctors, and I know that’s part
swear that I will support and
of how they feel about joining
defend the Constitution of the
the military.
United States, against all
So I’m going to call them
enemies, foreign and domestic,
forward and read them the oath. that I will bear true faith and
allegiance to the same; that I
[As Doctor Kiley began to read
take this obligation freely,
the names, the platform group,
led by Richard J. Blinkhorn, M.D.,
without mental reservation or
Chair of Medicine, arose, followed purpose of evasion; and that I
by the graduates and the rest of
will well and faithfully execute
the assembly.]:
the duties of the office upon
Doctor Luke Beardslee,
which I am about to enter. So
Lieutenant, United States Navy help me, God!”
Doctor William Chang,
Captain, United States Army
Doctor Morgan Lindsay,
Captain, United States Army
Doctor Kiley congratulated the
new officers. They faced the Colors
and saluted, and Ms Deirdre
Michael, Albany Medical Center
Space Management, took the
podium and sang the National
Anthem with spirit and beauty.
Doctor Kathleen Ruzzo,
Lieutenant, United States Navy
[We thank Dr. Kiley for making
his remarks available.]
Doctor Reynold Henry,
Captain, United States
Air Force
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“Giving the Past a Future”
Anatomy Lab in 1962.
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Explore
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COLLEGE NEWS
AND
EVENTS
Dr. Anthony Ritaccio, Class of 1984,
Receives Prestigious
Fulbright Award;
Credits Albany Medical College for His Success
A
health affairs at Albany Medical
lbany Medical College alumnus
Center. “We congratulate Dr.
Anthony Ritaccio, M.D. ’84,
Ritaccio for receiving this award
credits Albany Medical
and for his exceptional academic
College for shaping his 30-year
achievements and extraordinary
career—one that is decorated with
contributions to the field of
numerous recognitions, research
neuroscience.”
articles, international speaking
As a Fulbright recipient,
engagements, and most recently,
Dr. Ritaccio joins the ranks of
one of the most prestigious honors
distinguished scholars who have
in American scholarship.
become presidents, heads of state,
Dr. Ritaccio, J. Spencer Standish
judges, ambassadors, CEOs and
Professor of Neurology and
university presidents. FiftyNeurosurgery and vice chairman
three recipients have earned
of the Department of Neurology
Nobel Prizes.
at Albany Medical College, has
Since 2012, Dr. Ritaccio and
been selected as a Fulbright
Gerwin Schalk, Ph.D., associate
Scholar, an honor awarded by a
professor of neurology at Albany
board appointed by the president
Medical College and research
of the United States. The award
scientist at the New York
recognizes his groundbreaking
State Department of Health’s
work in developing and
Anthony Ritaccio, M.D. ’84.
Wadsworth Center, have led an
disseminating advanced brain
international academic partnership supported by a multi-million
mapping techniques in the United States and Italy.
dollar grant from the European Union to create a research lab
According to Dr. Ritaccio, his long-tenured history with
in Italy that may someday help those who are paralyzed or
Albany Medical College has brought him to this point. “I
disabled communicate with computers and a new generation of
received my medical degree from Albany Medical College; I
prosthetic devices using only their thoughts.
completed my residency here, where I became chief resident;
Modeled after the brain-computer interface (BCI) lab at
and I’ve now been on the faculty for nearly a quarter of a
Albany Med/Wadsworth, the BCI lab is the first of its kind in
century, so essentially, one could say that the fundamental
southern Italy.
seeds for my success in academic neuroscience is a reflection
“I could have never anticipated that following my passionate
of this sequence,” said Ritaccio, crediting his many mentors
interest in deciphering the brain would have resulted in such
at Albany Medical College for their roles in facilitating his
a meaningful and preeminent honor,” said Dr. Ritaccio, who
success and affording him “academic creativity.”
currently directs the Epilepsy and Human Brain Mapping
“As Dean, I am proud that an Albany Medical College
Program and the Clinical Neurophysiology Laboratory at
alumnus and an esteemed faculty member has received
Albany Med.
well-deserved international recognition at the highest levels
“Senator Fulbright believed that international scholarly
as a Fulbright Scholar,” said Vincent Verdile, M.D. ’84,
exchange is the most potent and humanizing process in foreign
The Lynne and Mark Groban, M.D. ’67 Distinguished Dean
policy. I hope my efforts are worthy of his vision.”
of Albany Medical College and executive vice president of
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COLLEGE NEWS
AND
EVENTS
2015 Alumni Association
Student Award Recipients
The following awards were given out by the
Alumni Association at the annual Graduate and
Medical Student Awards Day this past spring:
2015 Medical Student Awards
Academic Excellence Award in Anatomies
Imran Chaudhri, ’17
Academic Excellence in First Year
Imran Chaudhri, ’17
Academic Excellence in Second Year
Michael Lavelle, ’16
The Academic Achievement of the Medical Society
of Albany County
Lauren Whipple, M.D. ’15
The Angelo Pappanikou Award
Maya Furman, M.D. ’15
The Donald P. Swartz, M.D. Award
Haritha Sishtla, M.D. ’15
The Dr. Bernard F. Brophey Alumni Memorial Scholarshp
Marjahna Segers, M.D. ’15
The Dr. David J. Dickerman Alumni Prize
Adara Yanagihara, M.D. ’15
The Dr. James Derham Alumni Award
Tabitha Witthauer, M.D. ’15
The Frank C. Maxon, Jr., M.D. Alumni Award
Katharine Halligan, M.S. ’08, Ph.D. ’10, M.D. ’15
The James and Rita Dougherty Alumni Award
Khusboo Desai, M.D. ’15
The Richard H. Edmonds, Ph.D. Alumni Leadership Award
Maya Furman, M.D. ’15
The Venona Mae Vanornam Mankes Memorial Award
Rachael Klein, M.D. ’15
2015 Graduate Student Awards
The Alumni Award for Excellence in Bioethics Studies
Sarah Reed-Esper, M.D. ’91, M.S. Candidate
The Alumni Award for Excellence in Clinical Practice—
Center for Nurse Anesthesiology
Rowan Sill, M.S. ’15
The Alumni Award for Excellence in Clinical Practice—
Center for Physician’s Assistant
Justin Pedersen, M.S. ’15
The Alumni Research Awards
Brandee Decker, Ph.D. Candidate
Brennan Gerlach, Ph.D. Candidate
Graduate Student Alumni Award
Alicia Soucy, Ph.D. Candidate
The Richard H. Edmonds, Ph.D.
Alumni Leadership Award
Branden Eggan, Ph.D. Candidate
The Richard Miller Alumni Awards for
the Most Outstanding Research Presentation
First Place: Wilson Yu, Ph.D. ’15
Second Place: Scott Varney, Ph.D. Candidate
Third Place: Amanda McCabe, Ph.D. Candidate
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Medical Students Receive Recognition
In January, Albany Medical College students Phyllis Ying, ’16
and Madeline Haas, ’16 won first place in the Undergraduate
Studies category at the Family Medicine Education Consortium
Northeast Regional Conference. Their poster, “Coordinating a
Grassroots Advocacy Event for Medical Students” stemmed
from a larger project that took place last year. Ying, Haas,
and classmates Xin Guan, ’16 and Ajay Major, ’16 organized
a Medical Student Advocacy Day to empower other medical
students to advocate for their patients by lobbying to change
policies that adversely affect the health care field.
Graduate Students Research Day
On Thursday, April 16, 102 graduate students at Albany Medical
College exhibited their research efforts to the Albany Medical
College community on Graduate Students Research Day.
Graduate students studying to become research scientists,
physician assistants and nurse anesthetists presented diverse
topics on large–sized posters. Some of the poster presentations
included: “Long-term Outcomes of Stent Therapy in Addition
to Medical Management
of Intracranial Stenosis,”
“Hypnosis as an Adjunct to
Anesthesia and its Effect
on Common Post-operative
Complications” and “Are
electronic cigarettes an
efficacious and safe nicotine
Sarah Logan, M.S. Candidate and
replacement in smoking
Scott Varney, Ph.D. Candidate at
Graduate Studies Student Research Day
cessation?”
on April 16.
Dr. Allard Honored
In April, Ingrid Allard, M.D., associate dean for Community
Outreach and Medical Education, was honored in April at
the 2015 Capital District Physicians’ Health Plan (CDPHP)
Physicians’ Academy Awards Ceremony in Albany. Recipients
of the award are physicians who have made outstanding
contributions to CDPHP and the local community.
Recipients of the 2015 Graduate Student Awards this past spring.
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The Class of 2015 inductees to the Gold Humanism Honor Society with
Jonathan Rosen, M.D., associate professor of medicine at the May 19 ceremony.
2015 Gold Humanism Honor Society Inductees
The Alumni Association proudly recognizes the recent inductees from the Class of 2015 to the Gold Humanism Honor Society
(GHHS). The Society honors medical students, residents, fellows, role-model physician teachers and others who demonstrate
excellence in humanistic clinical care, leadership, compassion and dedication to service. These students who are selected for this
Society are voted on by their classmates. The following graduates were recognized by the GHHS Thomas and Nancy O’Connor
Chapter of Albany Medical College on Tuesday, May, 19 at a ceremony at the Albany Law School:
Peter Allfather, M.D.
Christopher Beyer, M.D.
Annie Chiu, M.D.
Maya Furman, M.D.
Lisa Gaynon, M.D.
Helen Ho, M.D.
Mena Kirloss, M.D.
Elena Kozakewich, M.D.
Jason Ngo, M.D.
Samuel Ogden, M.D.
Adam Schatz, M.D.
Marjahna Segers, M.D.
Tyler Severance, M.D.
Adare Yanagihara, M.D.
GOLD HUMANISM HONOR SOCIETY OATH
I pledge by all that I hold dear as a Physician:
• I will Care for my patients with Compassion, Respect, Empathy, Integrity
and Clinical Excellence;
• I will Listen to my patients with my whole being;
• I will Advocate for each patient as a unique individual;
• I will Serve as a role model and mentor to promote humanism in health care;
• I will Remember always the healing power of acts of caring;
• I will Dedicate myself to joining with others to make health care optimal for all.
Dr. Kiley Awarded the Luella Klein Lifetime Achievement Award
Kevin C. Kiley, M.D., M.G. (Ret), was presented with the Luella Klein Lifetime Achievement
Award by the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) in May. Dr. Kiley
is chief of obstetric services at Albany Medical Center and associate professor and chairman of
the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Albany Medical College, where he oversees the
clinical, educational and research mission of the department of OB/GYN. He was recognized for
38 years of dedication to women’s health care through his work as the former surgeon general of
the United States Army, and while in the Army his work to train the next generation of OBGYNs,
as chairman and program director at Albany Med, as well as a lifetime of work with ACOG in
multiple leadership roles.
Dr. Kiley was inducted as an Honorary Member of the Albany Medical College Alumni Association in 2014.
Kevin Kiley, M.D., Honorary ’14 receiving
the Luella Klein Lifetime Achievement
Award in May.
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Distinguished Scientists Receive
Albany Medical Center Prize
On Friday, May 15, two scientists who developed widely-used
modern research technologies that promise to accelerate
medical discoveries were presented with the 2015 Albany
Medical Center Prize in Medicine and Biomedical Research
during an awards ceremony in Albany. Karl Deisseroth, M.D.,
Ph.D., D.H. Chen Professor, professor of bioengineering,
professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Stanford
University, Howard Hughes medical investigator and Xiaoliang
Sunney Xie, Ph.D., Mallinckrodt professor of chemistry and
chemical biology at Harvard University, director of BIOPIC at
Peking University will share the prestigious prize.
“These two prolific scientists saw a need for new technology to
help move their research forward and then actually developed it.
Researchers worldwide are now using their techniques, including
novel imaging and sequencing, which are fast providing insights
into previously mysterious biological functions, especially those
in the brain,” said Vincent Verdile, M.D. ’84, The Lynne and
Mark Groban, M.D. ’67, Distinguished Dean of Albany Medical
College and chair of the Albany Prize National Selection
Committee.
The Albany Medical Center Prize was established in 2000 by
the late Morris “Marty” Silverman, a New York City businessman
and philanthropist, who grew up in Troy, N.Y., to honor scientists
whose work has demonstrated significant outcomes that offer
medical value of national or international importance.
For more information:
http://www.amc.edu/Academic/AlbanyPrize
Graduates Give Back
On Friday, May 22, the department of Family Medicine
coordinated their annual Moving Toward Independence Day
Program with graduating students. Each year, our “new alumni”
donate their furniture and household items to a local charity.
This year, items were donated to RISSE (Refugee and Immigrant
Support Services of Emmaus) in Albany to support new refugee
families resettling in the Albany area.
Jiri Turinsky, M.D., Ph.D.
Celebrates His Retirement
After more than 40 years of dedicated service to Albany
Medical College, Jiri Turinsky, M.D., Ph.D., professor and
member of The Center for Cell Biology and Cancer Research,
retired in June.
Dr. Turinsky was inducted as an Honorary Member of the
Albany Medical College Alumni Association in 2003.
“From 1975-85, I had the great pleasure of
working in Dr. Jiri Turinsky’s laboratory
at Albany Medical College. Dr. Turinsky
was a perfect mentor in every sense of the
word—helping me develop from a naïve
college student to an academic physician
in training. After my graduation in 1985,
Dr. Turinsky helped me make connections
with his network of investigators to continue
my postdoctoral training in science and
medicine. I am the scientist and physician
I am today because of his extraordinary
dedication to teaching. For more than four
decades, Dr. Turinsky taught scores of
undergraduate and graduate students at our
alma mater. He continues to serve as a role
model for me, and I know I speak for many
others when I express my gratitude for his
commitment to education.”
—Robert E. Shangraw, Ph.D. ’81, M.D. ’85
Dr. Kilby Receives New York State
Academy of Family Physicians’
Family Practice Award
Kimberly Kilby, M.D. ’03, assistant dean of undergraduate
medical education at Albany Medical College, was selected as
the 2015 New York State Academy of Family Physicians’ Family
Practice (NYSAFP) Educator of the Year. She was presented
with an award at the NYSAFP’s Annual Congress of Delegates
Awards Luncheon on Saturday, June 27 in Albany.
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Robert Shangraw, M.D. ’85 and Jiri Turinsky, M.D., Ph.D, Honorary ’03,
at Dr. Turinsky’s retirement party on June 11.
COLLEGE NEWS
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New Online Magazine: in–House launches
Ajay Major ’16 and Aleena Paul ’16, the founders and editors-in-chief of in-Training,
are proud to announce a new publication: in-House, the online magazine for residents
and fellows at in-housestaff.org. in-House is dedicated to facilitating reflection on the
diverse experiences in residency and fellowship and the transition from student-learner
to physician-teacher, as well as building a community of support around the young
physician experience. The publication is seeking editors and contributors—please
contact [email protected] if you are interested.
Erin Corsini, ’16 and
Janet Gargiulo, M.D. ’79.
Taking Care of a Treasured Entrance
In honor of the 175th Anniversary of Albany Medical College, the Alumni Association proudly supported a project to
restore the College entrance in the J Building. “There are few visual landmarks as iconic to the College as this one,” said
Janet Gargiulo, M.D., ’79, immediate past-president of the Alumni Association, who helped facilitate the restoration. The
entryway was part of the Lancaster School, which was designed by renowned 19th-century architect Philip Hooker, whose
many projects included the original New York State Capitol building. When Albany Medical College was founded in 1839,
the Lancaster School became its first home. In 1928, the original façade was moved to New Scotland Avenue, where it has seen
the arrival and departure of thousands of Albany Medical College students, as well as its fair share of easterly winds and weather.
The Alumni Association’s restoration project was completed in April.
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Dr. Poskanzer
and fellow
classmate Daniel
O’Keeffe, M.D. ’45
enjoy celebrating
their 70th Reunion
at the Annual
Awards Luncheon.
Students attending the Albany Medical
College Winter Formal on February 14.
Charles L. Poskanzer, M.D. ’45
Steven Frisch, M.D. ’79 and
Maria Battaglia, ’16 at the
American College of Physicians
Conference in Boston in May.
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The Alumni Association is pleased to announce that funding from the Alumni Association’s
Dr. Charles Poskanzer Schaffer Library Endowment Fund has been directed to the Albany
Medical College Schaffer Library of Health Sciences. The fund, named for past Alumni
Association president Charles Poskanzer, M.D., Class of 1945, recognizes Dr. Poskanzer’s
unwavering dedication to the College. It will provide much needed support for educational
services and clinical tools that will ensure students, faculty, staff and alumni continue to
benefit from the library’s advanced resources.
SPECIAL
EDITION
On behalf of Albany Medical College and the Albany Medical College
Alumni Association, thank you to the following alumni and friends
for their support in 2014 through their philanthropy.
Class of 1941
Class of 1952
Dominick Mele, M.D.
David Falk, M.D.
Joseph I. Bernstein, M.D.*
Truman G. Esau, M.D.
Lewis E. Patrie, M.D.
David C. Rees, M.D.
Class of 1945
Class of 1953
William J. Barnett, M.D.
William R. Dorrance, M.D.
Daniel F. O’Keeffe, M.D.
Charles L. Poskanzer, M.D.
John J. Dapolito Jr., M.D.
William H. Hoffman, M.D.
Alfred W. Ikefugi, M.D.
Stephen E. Monaghan, M.D.
Joan P. Treuer, M.D.
Class of 1943
Class of 1946
Frank W. Jones, M.D.*
Paul W. Myers, M.D.*
Charles L. Settembrini, M.D.
Class of 1954
David L. Sparling, M.D.
Franklyn H. Ashby Jr., M.D.*
David Beck, M.D.
Rudolph F. Bono, M.D.
Jay V. Dewell, M.D.
Edward Gillie, M.D.
Jerome G. Green, M.D.
Mary Jane Kinosian, M.D.
Kenneth A. Linstruth, M.D.
Richard G. O’Leary, M.D.
Ronald C. Peets, M.D.
Kathaleen C. Perkins, M.D.
Dewey Robbiano Jr., M.D.
Class of 1949
Class of 1955
John W. Abbuhl, M.D.
Barbara C. Noyes, M.D.
Matthew Presti, M.D.
Martin C. Wilber, M.D.
Edward Attarian, M.D.*
Joseph L. Belsky, M.D.
Richard W. Blide, M.D.
Joseph R. Gabriels, M.D.
Stafford W. Gedge, M.D.
Alfred M. Gomez, M.D.
Herbert Kaplan, M.D.
John M. Lanigan, M.D.
John C. Lathrop, M.D.
William Meyer Jr., M.D.
Richard A. Wagner, M.D.
Class of 1947
Levon Bedrosian, M.D.
Julian B. Hyman, M.D.
Philip L. Lewis, M.D.
Verne M. Marshall, M.D.
Henry E. Wolfe Jr., M.D.
Class of 1948
Class of 1950
Ambrose Alfonsi, M.D.
Richard C. Bozian, M.D.
Edward A. Meyers, M.D.
Class of 1951
Stanley M. Ball, M.D.
Melvin Horwith, M.D.
Karl R. Sohlberg, M.D.
Class of 1956
John H. Bowker, M.D.
David Corn, M.D.
Paul M. Davidson, M.D.
T. Donald Eisenstein, M.D.
William H. Harvey Jr., M.D.
Henry F. Hosley, M.D.
Robert P. Newhouse, M.D.
William A. Petersen, M.D.
Fred A. Phillips Jr., M.D.
David Rosenthal, M.D.
Richard O. Schultz, M.D.
Herman P. Wintrich, M.D.
Class of 1957
William A. Africano, M.D.
John J. Condemi, M.D.
Richard M. Darling, M.D.
Ralph J. Kaplan, M.D.
John I. Larkin, M.D.
David Pankin, M.D.
Kenneth L. Pratt, M.D.
Wilbur C. Rust, M.D.
Martin L. Schulman, M.D.
Ernest E. Sponzilli, M.D.
Class of 1958
Richard G. Bertini, M.D.
Cenie C. Cafarelli, M.D.
Arthur S. Cummins, M.D.
Pasquale J. Fugazzotto, M.D.
James M. Gavin, M.D.
Daniel N. Hertz, M.D.
Arthur Lehrman, M.D.
Neil Lempert, M.D.
Jerome Levy, M.D.
Mario B. Lo Monaco, M.D.
Arthur Maron, M.D.
Carl A. Paulsen, M.D.
Dean J. Seibert, M.D.
I. Arnold Slowe, M.D.
S. Richard Spitzer, M.D.
Class of 1959
Milton H. Dunsky, M.D.
Donald W. Edwards, M.D.
Eugene M. Hoenig, M.D.
Ludwig Klein, M.D.
Peter C. Lombardo, M.D.
William J. McEntee III, M.D.
Robert E. O’Mara, M.D.
Wellington J. Pindar, M.D.
Class of 1960
Robert L. Chesanow, M.D.
Keith A. Horton, M.D.*
Robert Kiesel, M.D.
Robert H. Maliner, M.D.
Richard P. Propp, M.D.
Robert M. Schwartz, M.D.
Merritt F. Spear, M.D.
James I. Thompson, M.D.
Class of 1961
Anthony J. Bardinelli, M.D.
Errikos P. Constant, M.D.
Anthony J. DeTommasi, M.D.
Morton H. Goldberg, D.M.D., M.D.
Philip M. Grimley, M.D.
M. Edward Keenan, M.D.
Leonard J. Kirschner, M.D.
Anthony J. Leone Jr., M.D.
Philip A. Manaker, M.D.
Bernard F. McEvoy, M.D.
Donald L. Price, M.D.
James H. Puleo, M.D.
Bruno P. Tolge, M.D.
Clyde W. Turner, M.D.
Class of 1962
Frederick W. Bauer, M.D.
Gordon T. Bourns, M.D.
Carl H. Braren, M.D.
Robert E. Fay, M.D.
John R. Furman, M.D.
Arthur N. Isenberg, M.D.
G. Dwight Maud, M.D.
Roger L. Miller, M.D.
Paul E. Phillips, M.D.
Edwin C. Shuttleworth Jr., M.D.
Stephen J. Sills, M.D.
Jerry C. Worsham, M.D.
*Deceased
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Class of 1963
Anonymous (1)
Ronald J. Anderson, M.D.
Irving N. Bachner, M.D.
Donald A. Barrett, M.D.
John M. Cohen, M.D.
Richard S. Fields, M.D.
C. Thomas Fruehan, M.D.
William B. Henry, M.D.
John A. Klamar, M.D.
John A. Lang II, M.D.
Roger F. Robison, M.D.
Jon E. Rosenblatt, M.D.
H. James T. Sears, M.D.
Clara E. Staunton, M.D.
Nancy G. Worsham, M.D.
Warren W. Bovie, M.D.
David A. Eppard, M.D.
Mary E. Geiger, M.D.
Ralph A. Giannella, M.D.
Doris M. Greenberg, M.D.
Lawrence A. Holfelder, M.D.
Edward A. Iannuccilli, M.D.
Kaarina M. Kettunen, M.D.
Joel Peter Lawler, M.D.
Gary D. Miller, M.D.
David Nalin, M.D.
Donald H. Namm, Ph.D.
Douglas W. Rainforth, M.D.
George J. Roff, M.D.
Alexander B. Snyder, M.D.
Barbara C. Wagner, M.D.
Laurence Shandler, M.D.
D. Billings Wheeler, M.D.
Class of 1964
Class of 1966
Anonymous (1)
Richard F. Balsam, M.D.
Christopher S. Demtrak, M.D.
John A. Duers, M.D.
James R. Ford, M.D.
Ralph J. Grasso, M.D.
Harold R. Hahn, M.D.
R. Janet Hall, M.D.
Norman D. Kathan Jr., M.D.
Donald R. Kelly, M.D.
Robert G. Long, M.D.
Robert J. MacDonald, M.D.
Charles T. McHugh, M.D.
Alan D. Megibow, M.D.
Michael R. Milano, M.D.
Gary E. Mombello, M.D.
James P. O’Brien, M.D.
Donald D. Pollock, M.D.
Lewis I. Schainuck, M.D.
Laurence A. Sherman, M.D.
Charles P. Shoemaker Jr., M.D.
Robert M. Stote, M.D.
Robert R. Taylor Jr., M.D.
Fred H. Vohr Jr., M.D.
C. Wendell Wickersham III, M.D.
Dennis A. Brown, M.D.
William H. Donovan, M.D.
Leonard R. Geiger, M.D.
David M. Gottesman, M.D.
J. Bruce Hagadorn, M.D.
Arthur H. Knowlton, M.D.
J. Brett Lazar, M.D.
Eugene W. Leibowitz, M.D.
Ronald C. Meyer, M.D.
Jeffrey Rudnick, M.D.
Paul C. Schreiber, M.D.
Maureen C.H. Sze, M.D.
Robert E. Tank, M.D.
J. David Valentine, M.D.
Thomas A. Vest, M.D.
Betty R. Vohr, M.D.
William S. Barry, M.D.
William P. Batsford, M.D.
Ronald T. Burkman, M.D.
David J. Haidak, M.D.
L. Nelson Hopkins, M.D.
G. Timothy Johnson, M.D.
William G. Johnston Jr., M.D.
David B. Lawrence, M.D.
Barbara F. Mufti, M.D.
Thomas M. Mulcahy Jr., M.D.
Rebecca F. Nachamie, M.D.
Dennis P. Norfleet, M.D.
William C. Rosen, M.D.
Seymour J. Rosenbloom, M.D.
Harvey D. Scherer, M.D.
Thomas L. Snyder, M.D.
John C. Wheeler, D.M.D., M.D.
Bruce Bienenstock, M.D.
Victor L. Carpiniello, M.D.
Patricia M. Catalano, M.D.
Richard M. Dickerman, M.D.
John E. Dooley, M.D.
Ernst R. Dorsch, M.D.
James R. Hengerer, M.D.
Richard G. Honig, M.D.
Sanford L. Klein, M.D.
Thomas Klepetar, M.D.
Daniel A. Kramer, M.D.
Michael H. Lager, M.D.
Charles W. Lasky Jr., M.D.
William Nisbet, M.D.
W. Dale Overfield, D.D.S, M.D.
Albina Santilli, M.D.
Peter D. Shapiro, M.D.
Michael R. Sorrell, M.D.
John Van Orden, M.D.
Neil T. Wolfman, M.D.
Stephen A. Youngwirth, M.D.
Class of 1967
Class of 1970
Class of 1972
Robert Dewell, M.D.
Matthew A. Farina, M.D.
Gault M. Farrell, M.D.
Gerald Felsenthal, M.D.
Mark D. Groban, M.D.
F. Robert Jordan Jr., M.D.
James E. Joy, M.D.
Richard G. Masson, M.D.
Robert F. Moseley III, M.D.
Robert F. Pickels, M.D.
Richard W. Price, M.D.
Edward R. Alexson, M.D.
Gary E. Barnett, M.D.
Bonnie B. Baswell, M.D.
David L. Baswell, M.D.
William M. Boehme, M.D.
Steven J. Burakoff, M.D.
Christine L. Burns, M.D.
James S. Campbell, M.D.
Charles R. Carozza, M.D.
Edward B. Clark, M.D.
Donald E. Craven, M.D.
Allan R. Bernstein, M.D.
Edward L. Bove, M.D.
Robert Burakoff, M.D.
George E. Burns, M.D.
W. Jarrard Goodwin Jr., M.D.
David C. Grenoble, M.D.
Vincent F. Guida, M.D.
Lawrence A. Horn, M.D.
Randall S. Krakauer, M.D.
James C. MacIntyre II, M.D.
Michael H. Metzler III, M.D.
Class of 1965
Albert A. Apicelli, M.D.
John Booss, M.D.
*Deceased
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Class of 1968
Lawrence Blonde, M.D.
Peter T. Burkart, M.D.
Donald J. Capuano, M.D.
Charlotte C. Carnes, M.D.
Herbert J. DiMeola, M.D.
Neil E. Green, M.D.
Arthur S. Hengerer, M.D.
Jeffrey D. Hubbard, M.D.
George F. Lee, M.D.
Denis N. Lusignan, M.D.
Donald E. Ware, M.D.
Class of 1969
Myles R. Desner, M.D.
Steven H. Dorfman, M.D.
Paul D. Garson, M.D.
Frank J. Gaudiano Jr., M.D.
Diane J. Henderson, M.D.
Steven M. Litinsky, M.D.
Mary Anne MacCaughelty, M.D.
Sharon J. Pelton, M.D.
Edward C. Schmidt, M.D.
Howard D. Shapiro, M.D.
William M. Vanneman Jr., M.D.
Class of 1971
SPECIAL
EDITION
Jeffrey S. Mogelof, M.D.
Arthur E. Orlick, M.D.
Barbara Perina, M.D.
Earl P. Robinson, Jr., M.D.
Norman R. Romanoff, M.D.
William P. Schecter, M.D.
Stephen T. Sinatra, M.D.
Barry S. Yoss, M.D.
Class of 1973
Ken R. Adler, M.D.
Frederick P. Ambrose, M.D.
John F. Assini, M.D.
Jonathan C. Britell, M.D.
Richard E. Carroll, M.D.
Garry B. Gewirtzman, M.D.
Douglas J. Ivan, M.D.
David S. Jackson, M.D.
Helyn M. Lefgren, M.D.
J. Bryan Murphy, M.D.
Derace L. Schaffer, M.D.
Craig J. Youner, M.D.
Class of 1974
Stephen J. Abrams, M.D.
Eloise Aguirregoitia, M.D.
Alan J. Berrick, M.D.
John J. Botti, M.D.
Edwarda M. Buda-Okreglak, M.D.
William R. Dooley, M.D.
Philip T. Drew, M.D.
John T. Fallon III, M.D.
Mark N. Goldberg, M.D.
Jay Gross, M.D.
William C. Hall, M.D.
Murray Korc, M.D.
Clifford C. Marr, M.D.
William S. Martens, M.D.
Geoffrey W. McCarthy, M.D.
Patricia T. Pisciotto, M.D.
Ronald Roth, M.D.
Ronald S. Scheinzeit, M.D.
Paul R. Sherban, M.D.
Steven M. Silver, M.D.
Thomas F. Spethmann, M.D.
Jay D. Sprenger, M.D.
John R. Warkentin, M.D.
Class of 1975
Andrew I. Bressler, M.D.
James J. Ciarcia, M.D.
George M. Cibik, M.D.
James C. Cruickshank, M.D.
Paul A. Forman, M.D.
Richard L. Hurwitz, M.D.
Edward J. Jacobs, M.D.
William R. Kimball, M.D.
Alan R. Klibanoff, M.D.
Peter J. Koltai, M.D.
Robert J. Levai, M.D.
Stanley M. Lewis, M.D.
Austin I. Mehrhof, Jr., M.D.
Mark J. Mittenthal, M.D.
Charles J. Neilson, M.D.
Arthur G. Pettygrove, M.D.
Donna M. Pietrocola, M.D.
Glenn S. Shear, M.D.
Allen W. Zieker, M.D.
Class of 1976
Helyn Lefgren, M.D. ’73
Educating
for the Future
“I knew I wanted to include the College in my estate plan.
A visit to Albany updated me on how dynamic the College is
today. It quickly became clear that an endowment to support
curriculum development and faculty was the perfect match
between my passion for education and the priorities of the
Dean.”
Arthur Altbuch, M.D.
Linda Civerchia L. Balent, M.D.
Catherine E. Bartlett, M.D.
Donna Anne Caniano, M.D.
Diane I. Cohen, M.D.
Douglas B. Coursin, M.D.
John J. Cronan, M.D.
Desmond R. DelGiacco, M.D.
Ronald B. Durning Jr., M.D.
Ivan A. Friedrich, M.D.
Philip J. Gara Jr., M.D.
James S. Gracer, M.D.
D. Vernon Holbert, M.D.
Kirk R. Kanter, M.D.
John E. Kaplan, Ph.D.
John R. Kittredge, M.D.
Ralph L. Kramer, M.D.
Scott Maizel, M.D.
Gary S. Needell, M.D.
Daniel J. O’Connell, M.D.
Mary E. Rappazzo, M.D.
Howard Ratech, M.D.
John V. Scialli, M.D.
Gary L. Sutter, M.D.
Margaret Block West, M.D.
George J. Zambetti Jr., M.D.
Class of 1977
Marino Baselice, M.D.
John Czajka, M.D.
Isabella A. Danel, M.D.
Linda Dubins, M.D.
Steven P. Dunn, M.D.
Carolyn L. Frymoyer, M.D.
Paul A. Frymoyer, M.D.
James D. Fuchs, M.D.
Harold R. Goldberg, M.D.
L. Michael Graver, M.D.
David E. Kaplan, M.D.
Peter H. Kelly, M.D.
Alan J. Kivitz, M.D.
Paul E. Kross, M.D.
Leonard S. Lilly, M.D.
Glenn E. Mathisen, M.D.
Woods McCahill Jr., M.D.
John J. Meharg, M.D.
David S. Mendelson, M.D.
Fred E. Mensch, M.D.
Marvin S. Packer, M.D.
Robert J. Panzer, M.D.
Mark E. Parker, M.D.
Jonathan A. Polikoff, M.D.
Kevin W. Roberts, M.D.
John F. Schenck, M.D.
Donald R. Schoch, M.D.
Kenneth A. Sherban, M.D.
Vicki M. Sommer, M.D.
Theodore B. Swirat, M.D.
Toni B. Walzer, M.D.
Robert O. Webster, Ph.D.
Class of 1978
Anonymous (1)
Pamela R. Benitez, M.D.
Robert A. Bergamini, M.D.
*Deceased
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Bruce R. Blazar, M.D.
Jeffrey D. Blonstein, M.D.
John J. Byrne, M.D.
Carol L. Clericuzio, M.D.
Lorraine E. Davis, M.D.
Richard B. Deatsch, M.D.
Harry J. DePan, M.D.
John P. Donovan, M.D.
Amy Ducatman Dunn, M.D.
Leigh G. Durlacher, M.D.
Hal J. Freiman, M.D.
Monte R. Friedman, M.D.
Risa Kagan, M.D.
Catherine A. Kiley, M.D.
Charles Kite, M.D.
Ronald L. Lipkowitz, M.D.
Janet P. Lord, M.D.
Amelia M. Martinko, M.D.
Meryl H. Mendelson, M.D.
Bruce D. Nash, M.D.
Kathryn T. O’Keeffe, M.D.
Fredric S. Schoen, M.D.
Gary S. Silverstein, M.D.
Class of 1979
Anonymous (1)
John J. Cambareri, M.D.
Paul C. Chalmers, M.D.
Maureen Donnelly, M.D.
John M. Eckel, M.D.
Thomas D. Fogel, M.D.
Steven M. Frisch, M.D.
Janet E. Gargiulo, M.D.
Kim Goldenberg, M.D.
Gary L. Gottlieb, M.D.
James F. Horn, M.D.
Christopher D. Kearney, M.D.
D. Rob Mackenzie, M.D.
Steve Z. Mitchell, M.D.
Ronald V. Musto, M.D.
Laurence A. Primack, M.D.
Nanette F. Santoro, M.D.
Stuart J. Schnitt, M.D.
Richard Schreiber, M.D.
David L. Semenoff, M.D.
J. Scott Toder, M.D.
Charles A. Trout, M.D.
*Deceased
34 alumni.amc.edu
John H. Wales, M.D., M.B.A.
Robert C. Warner Jr., M.D.
Gary A. Weinstock, M.D.
Jacques L. Winter, M.D.
Diane D. Wirz, M.D.
Class of 1980
Roxana F. Barad, M.D.
James W. Biondi Jr., M.D.
Naomi Bloomfield, M.D.
Frederick W. Brandt, M.D.
Joseph A. Corsetti, M.D.
Eileen K. Cutler, M.D.
.Ann M. Hughes Daniels, M.D., M.B.A.
Jeffrey S. Daniels, M.D.
Robert L. Dannenhoffer, M.D.
James M. DeMasi, M.D.
Mary Ellen Drislane, M.D.
Robert H. Dropkin, M.D.
Margaret R. Carley Dunn, M.D.
Alan J. Fogel, M.D.
Stephen A. Hillman, M.D.
Jeffrey A. Hirst, M.D.
Michael J. Horgan, M.D.
Patricia L. Hughes, M.D.
Lenworth N. Johnson, M.D.
Donald Jue, M.D.
Katherine Karlsrud, M.D.
Henry J. Katz, M.D.
Theodore N. Keltz, M.D.
Paul K. Kosty, M.D.
Philip R. Kreitzer, M.D.
Andrew J. Kurman, M.D.
Anne K. Marthy-Noonan, M.D.
Pamela J. Moore, M.D.
James M. Noonan, M.D.
Brian R. Port, M.D.
Sharon Shapiro, M.D.
John J. Wasenko, M.D.
Estelle I. Yamaki, M.D.
Class of 1981
Richard H. Alfred, M.D.
John A. Arcuri, M.D.
David M. Barnert, M.D.
Roger A. Barrowman, M.D.
Allan P. Baustin, M.D.
Deborah A. Belchis, M.D.
David A. Bernstein, M.D.
Arnold J. Blank, M.D.
Robert F. Dunton, M.D.
Mark H. Eckman, M.D.
Brenda E. Field, M.D.
James E. Kolb, M.D.
David H. Kuehler, M.D.
Randolph M. McConnie, M.D.
Ronald L. Moy, M.D.
Jean Oakes, M.D.
Van J. Ritter, M.D.
Saverio J. Sava, M.D.
Duncan E. Savage, M.D.
Paul Z. Siegel, M.D.
Michael P. Sonnekalb, M.D.
Ron K. Wolner, M.D.
John Schenck, M.D. ’77
Matching Gift,
Double the Impact
Many alumni can double their
financial support to Albany
Medical College by making
a corporate matching gift. A
large number of companies
partner with Albany Med
to match the philanthropic
contributions of their
employees and their spouses.
John Schenck, M.D. ’77 is
deeply committed to supporting
the Alumni Annual Fund and
having his annual gifts matched
by General Electric.
“Although it has been a long time since I was a medical
student, I am keenly aware that the long-ago opportunity
to attend Albany Medical College still strongly affects
every day of my life and is very important to both me and
my family. I believe giving back to the College allows
me, and my fellow alumni, an opportunity to provide
support for worthwhile programs and also demonstrates
that the College has produced a loyal group of alumni
who believe in its mission and its capabilities.
Most of my work since graduation has involved research
on medical imaging technologies, particularly MRI, at the
General Electric Research Labs. GE has long had a policy of
matching dollar-for-dollar employee contributions to a wide
range of charitable and philanthropic causes.
This provides a completely painless means of doubling the
value of my contributions, and I can’t see any reason not to
take advantage of it.”
SPECIAL
EDITION
Class of 1982
Mitchell H. Bamberger, M.D.
Thomas J. Bombardier, M.D.
Curtland C. Brown III, M.D.
Martin J. Cleary, M.D.
Michael B. Cohen, M.D.
Marianne H. Cowley, M.D.
Richard H. Dal Col, M.D.
Steven C. Dennis, M.D.
David J. Dickoff, M.D.
Martin J. Edelman, M.D.
Bradford S. Germain, M.D.
Michael M. Goldberg, M.D.
Gary J. Grover, Ph.D.
Mark N. Hadley, M.D.
Robert E. Hawkins, M.D.
Robert J. Hedderman, M.D.
Kathleen M. Kelly, M.D.
E. Michael Kramer, M.D.
Christopher Luttmann, M.D.
Andrew D. Mann, M.D.
Nancy Reisman Mann, M.D.
Patrick J. McCreesh, M.D.
Brian J. McGrath, M.D.
Daniel R. Miller, M.D.
Daniel A. Morgenstern, M.D.
Patrick G. O’Connor, M.D.
Thomas H. Openshaw, M.D.
Christopher Ritchlin, M.D.
Arnold M. Rosen, M.D.
Michael P. Scherl, M.D.
Philip E. Shapiro, M.D.
Richard P. Silton, M.D.
Edward Skwiersky, M.D.
Elizabeth A. Streeten, M.D.
Evan Vosburgh, M.D.
Dean E. Wolanyk, M.D.
Class of 1983
Victoria I. Balkoski, M.D.
Dominic J. Belmonte, M.D.
Jeffrey M. Feldman, M.D.
Mary E. Hartnett, M.D.
Carol L. Howe, M.D.
Anne H. Kalter, M.D.
Mitchell E. Kalter, M.D.
Kathleen A. Kennedy, M.D.
Thomas M. Kennedy, M.D.
Jack S. Krushell, M.D.
Peter R. Maggiore, M.D.
Kai H. Moy, M.D.
Kenneth I. Pearlman, M.D.
Louis G. Prevosti, M.D.
James M. Provenzale, M.D.
Peter J. Robbiano, M.D.
Matthew W. Rowe, M.D.
Randi L. Rowe, M.D.*
Gary K. Schwartz, M.D.
Carol M. Wadon, M.D.
Thomas G. Ward, M.D.
Barbara W. Wolner, M.D.
Class of 1984
Christopher E. Baker, M.D.
Catherine R. Bartholomew, M.D.
Peter W. Cohen, M.D.
M. Kari Connolly, M.D.
Susan T. Crowley, M.D.
Vivian M. Gandy, M.D.
Bill R. Gooch, M.D.
Mary Groda-Lewis, M.D.
David M. Jablons, M.D.
Bruce P. Jaufmann, M.D.
Neil S. Kaye, M.D.
Paul W. Klosterman, M.D.
Jay R. Lieberman, M.D.
Deborah Longley, M.D.
Mark R. Milunski, M.D.
Rhonda J. Myers, Ph.D., M.D.
William L. Niedrach, M.D.
John R. O’Reilly, M.D.
John D. Papandrea, M.D.
Diane F. Patrick, M.D.
Cynthia R. Pegler, M.D.
Thomas W. Peltola, M.D.
Elaine C. Price-Schwartz, M.D.
Dawn Tranchino Provenzale, M.D.
Anthony L. Ritaccio, M.D.
Lew C. Schon, M.D.
Paul R. Sklarew, M.D.
Mark P. Slovenkai, M.D.
Rajiv Sood, M.D.
Theodore N. Stein, M.D.
John D. Tydings, M.D.
Vincent P. Verdile, M.D.
Gregory Ward, M.D.
Duncan F. Winter, M.D.
Ronald S. Zelnick, M.D.
Class of 1985
Robert A. Belgam, M.D.
John B. Bennet II, M.D.
Melanie Bone, M.D.
Anthony C. Campagna, M.D.
Daniel S. Casper, M.D., Ph.D.
Mary M. Collins, M.D.
John P. Daigneault, M.D.
Susan M. Donnelly, M.D.
Michael S. Lauer, M.D.
Frank Lo Re, M.D.
David M. Mastrianni, M.D.
William O. McKinley, M.D.
Denene M. Milakovich, M.D.
Rosanna Polsinelli, M.D.
Joan F. Puglia, M.D.
Eric S. Roccario, M.D.
John M. Roehmholdt, M.D.
Nancy C. Sapio, M.D.
Robert E. Shangraw, M.D.
Rosabella Shek Loh, M.D.
Nicholas A. Smyrnios, M.D.
Howard S. Snyder, M.D.
Robert Sorrentino, M.D.
Deborah L. Toppmeyer, M.D.
Darrell J. Triulzi, M.D.
Michelle Hansman Whiteman, M.D.
Karen Wood, M.D.
Halina M. Zyczynski, M.D.
Class of 1986
Vincent P. Beltrani, M.D.
Charles F. Botti Jr., M.D.
Richard G. Clift, M.D.
Marjorie P. Golden, M.D.
Joseph E. Lellman, M.D.
Robert D. Lerman, M.D.
Frank Loh, M.D.
Marta O. Lopatynsky, M.D.
Beth S. Marcus, M.D.
Anthony J. Marinello, M.D.
Nalin J. Mehta, M.D.
Gregg S. Meyer, M.D.
Robert N. Moukarzel, M.D.
Robert J. Newborn, M.D.
Mary M. O’Hare, M.D.
Philip S. K. Paty, M.D.
Pasquale Petrera, M.D.
Susan D. Roseff-Dickerson, M.D.
William R. Tetreault, M.D.
G. Sunny Uppal, M.D.
George A. Vassolas, M.D.
Class of 1987
Geoffrey W. Bacon, M.D.
Donna L. Balewick, M.D.
Russ U. Braun, M.D.
Elizabeth A. Foley, M.D.
Elizabeth Garland, M.D.
Samuel E. Green, M.D.
Gerard P. Johnson, Ph.D.
Gordon N. Kuhar, M.D.
Valsa S. Madhava, M.D.
Ursula A. Matulonis, M.D.
Eric S. Molho, M.D.
W. Terence Reilly, M.D.
Edward Rydzak, M.D.
Bradley H. Seely, M.D.
Joanne H. Van Woert-Connolly, M.D.
Class of 1988
William J. Angelos, M.D.
Alan J. Barcomb, M.D.
Hannah L. Brooks, M.D.
Michael E. Brown, M.D.
Joseph S. Cirrone, M.D.
Paula M. Goodrich, C.R.N.A., M.S.
Nicole Kenney, M.D.
Betsy Lantner, M.D.
Barry J. Perlman, M.D.
Murali A. Perumal, M.D.
Daniel A. Picard, M.D.
Robert J. Rapoport, M.D.
Alan M. Sanders, M.D.
Stephen M. Schutz, M.D.
Geoffrey L. Serfilippi, M.D.
Michael S. Severance, M.D.
John W. Trudel, M.D.
Jitka L. Zobal-Ratner, M.D.
*Deceased
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Class of 1989
Michael C. Ain, M.D.
Linda Anderson, M.D.
Christopher Asuncion, M.D.
Jane P. Balint, M.D.
Alyse R. Bellomo, M.D.
Marjorie Curran, M.D.
Amy Damiani, M.D.
Edward Escott, M.D.
Kevin Hill, M.D.
Gerardus L. Jameson, M.D.
Samuel D. Kao, M.D.
Edward J. Kaplan, M.D.
Melanie Kazlas, M.D.
Thomas Q. Kong Jr., M.D.
Dane R. Lacey, M.D.
Linda Lepik, M.D.
Keith G. Lowenstein, M.D.
Shelley R. Lowenstein, M.D.
Daniella D. Lukashok, M.D.
Sandra L. Marwill, M.D.
Mark E. McDade, M.D.
Robert E. Nixon, M.D.
Philip F. Rabinowitz, M.D.
Elaine A. Rosenfeld, M.D.
Lorraine M. Schratz, M.D.
Steven B. Schulman, M.D.
Raymond O. Schultz, M.D.
Steven D. Schwartz, M.D.
Linda A. Sheridan, M.D.
Viral R. Sheth, M.D.
Karamjit K. Singh, M.D.
Christopher A. Sullivan, M.D.
Karen L. Tan, M.D.
Sharon T. Tietgens, M.D.
Paolo B. Trubiano, M.D.
Peter A. Vincent, Ph.D.
Ian J. Weinstein, M.D.
Steven M. Wolf, M.D.
Michael F. Zwicklbauer, M.D.
Class of 1990
Anonymous (1)
David M. Belcher, M.D.
Christopher L. Campese, M.D.
Brian M. Freed, Ph.D.
*Deceased
36 alumni.amc.edu
Peter E. Levesque, M.D.
Tara A. Lindsley, Ph.D.
Ayaz T. Madraswalla, M.D.
Thomas Ptak, M.D.
Mary Gina Ratchford, M.D.
Richard D. Siegel, M.D.
Harjit Singh, M.D.
Bruce S. Ushkow, M.D.
Steven B. Weinfeld, M.D.
Susan P. Welgrin, M.D.
Class of 1991
Josephine Gambardella, M.D.
David Karandy, M.D.
Bernadette M. Levesque, M.D.
Ralph L. Liporace, M.D.
Cathy J. Berry Lozoponi, M.D.
Nancy P. Peitavino Young, M.D.
Peter C. Young, M.D.
Class of 1992
Azmi W. Atiya, M.D.
Tyrone G. Bristol, M.D.
Christine C. Dearth, M.D.
Marianne L. Feran, M.D.
Cynthia E. Flynn, M.D.
Rajesh R. Gandhi, M.D., Ph.D.
Eric M. Horwitz, M.D.
James J. Kohut, M.D.
Jamie P. Levine, M.D.
Karim Mansour, M.D.
Gerard McCrohan, M.D.
Dennis P. McKenna, M.D.
Matthew J. Murnane, M.D.
Harpreet K. Pannu, M.D.
Rita S. Patel, M.D.
John S. Pujals, M.D.
Janet L. Scheraga, M.D.
Stefan A. Swicker, M.D.
Class of 1994
Class of 1997
Stephen A. Bernsten, M.D.
Alan S. Boulos, M.D.
Maria B. Boulos, M.D.
Robin M. Brody, M.D.
Uday Dasika, M.D.
Emily Etzkorn, M.D.
Joseph Gauta, M.D.
Donald R. Green, M.D.
Gregory Heeb, M.D.
Elizabeth Kann, M.D., M.P.H.
Aaron S. Katz, M.D.
Sunil K. Khanna, M.D.
Jake Kushner, M.D.
Shahrzad Mohammadi, M.D.
David Ober, M.D.
Samir Parikh, M.D.
Elizabeth D. Paskowski, M.D.
Joseph Paskowski, M.D.
Vinisha Patel, M.D.
Raveen K. Saluja, M.D.
Catherine Tan, M.D.
Raymond Tan, M.D.
Kristie L. Wade, C.R.N.A., M.S.
Philip Wilken, M.D.
James Wilson III, M.D.
Jennifer J. Wu, M.D.
Jess G. Alcid, M.D.
Allison R. DeTommasi, M.D.
Timothy F. Goggins, M.D.
David M. Jones, M.D.
Christopher B. Nicpon, M.D.
Class of 1995
Karen E. Beckman, M.D.
Visoth Chhiap, M.D.
Hartwell N. Lin, M.D.
Nolawi M. Mengesha, M.D.
Craig M. Mines, M.D.
Karen Mrejen-Shakin, M.D.
Laurie M. Lambert Nadal, M.D.
Valerie M. Sprenz, M.D.
Debra M. Stein, M.D.
William E. Swanson, M.D.
Class of 1993
Class of 1996
Frank L. Dimase, M.D.
Steven T. Hayes, M.D.
Kevin Lau, M.D.
Bernard T. Ng, M.D.
Bidyut K. Pramanik, M.D.
Wayne Hioe, M.D.
Mary H. Lombardi, M.D.
Nilesh B. Shukla, M.D.
Irene Y. Tien, M.D.
Class of 1998
Shellie Asher, M.D.
Alexander C. Brand, M.D.
Steven R. Brown, M.D.
Kimberley E. Culp, M.D.
Peter Oishi, M.D.
Priti Patel, M.D.
Daniel T. Phelan, M.D.
Donna Phelan, M.D.
Michael J. Zapor, M.D., Ph.D.
Class of 1999
Tracey J. Browning, M.D.
Anthony Chang, M.D.
Katharine Chang, M.D.
Vincent T. Cooper, M.D.
Rupa K. De Silva, M.D.
Rachel A. Egler, M.D.
Clifford A. Erickson, M.D.
Robert W. Giering, M.D.
Frederic J. Hellwitz, M.D.
Jacqueline M. Jones, M.D.
Gordon M. Kaplan, M.D.
Suneet Kaur, M.D.
Anita R. Kohli-Pamnani, M.D.
Siobhan M. Kuhar, Ph.D., M.D.
Lori M. Landau-Dyer, M.D.
Susan T. Mahan, M.D.
Brian S. Navarro, M.D.
Class of 2000
Frank Congiusta, M.D.
Patrick A. Costello, M.D.
John P. Gavin, M.D.
Aradhana Ghosh, M.D.
Faeza Rashid Kazmier, M.D.
Jamie S. Khaw, M.D.
Harish Lavu, M.D.
Lyra W. Ng, M.D.
SPECIAL
EDITION
Robert M. Peskin, M.D.
Vivian Reyes, M.D.
Andrew M. Ropp, M.D.
Frederick Y. Wu, M.D.
Class of 2001
Spencer C. Greene, M.D.
Allison D. Lupinetti, M.D.
David J. Prybyla, M.D.
Brian D. Wilcox, M.D.
Class of 2002
Elliott J. Anderson, M.D.
Kristin H. Lehr Anderson, M.D.
James E. Boswell, M.D.
Liza Boswell, M.D.
Susan Collemer, M.D.
Jodi M. Della Rocca, C.R.N.A.,
M.S., Ph.D.
Christopher C. Dow, M.D.
Laurene M. Fleischer, M.D.
Vanessa R. Greenwood, M.D.
Erin K. McHale, M.D.
Kris Sardella, M.S., P.A.
Juan Sheng, C.R.N.A., M.S.
Jennifer L. Stratton, M.D.
Matthew Waxman, M.D.
George Zanaros, M.D.
Class of 2003
Kevin A. Gallagher, M.D.
Thomas E. Keane, M.D.
Kimberly A. Kilby, M.D., M.P.H.
Michael T. Mulligan, M.D.
Deborah A. Pederson, M.D.
Class of 2004
Gerald E. Beckham, M.D.
Annette M. Dorfman, M.D.
Makenzi C. Evangelist, M.D.
Colin L. Failey, M.D.
Bridget K. Frawley, M.D.
Christopher J. Freeman, M.D.
Lindsay Gennari, M.D.
John R. Hart, M.D.
Adrianna M. Hekiert, M.D.
Kathryn A. Hogan, M.D.
Tracey J. Jablonski, M.D.
Kristine M. Kelliher, M.D.
Sonalika Khachikian, M.D.
Stephen S. Khachikian, M.D.
Malisa L. Lahtinen, M.D.
Kristina M. Lahtinen-Aley, M.D.
Peter Manes, M.D.
Daniel F. McLaughlin, M.D.
Deborah E. Myers, M.D.
Nestor B. Nestor, M.D.
Njogu K. Njuguna, M.D.
Risheet R. Patel, M.D.
Daniel K. Pauze, M.D.
Amy M. Perlmutter, M.D.
Joseph A. Picca, M.D.
Sarah J. Preiss-Farzanegan, M.D.
Elizabeth L. Rose, M.D.
Nidhy S. Paulose Varghese, M.D.
Christine M. Whitman, M.D.
Eric J. Whitman, M.D.
Chelsea M. Wicks, M.D.
Tyrone J. Williams, M.D.
Cheryl E. Zentner, M.D.
Victoria Varga Huettner, M.D.
Elizabeth Paddock, M.D.
Kevin Semelrath, M.D.
Peter Socaris, C.R.N.A.
Aryza Yohe, C.R.N.A.
Class of 2009
Stephanie Bull, M.S., P.A.
Tim Caramore, M.D.
Laura D’Entrone, C.R.N.A., M.S.
Michael DiMaio, M.D.
Amy Harbeck, C.R.N.A., M.S.
Melissa Leber, M.D.
Giovanna M. Mahar, C.R.N.A., M.S.
Meaghan Mccloskey, C.R.N.A., M.S.
Alana E. Nagle, M.D.
Katie Norkun, C.R.N.A., M.S.
Joanny Paul, M.D.
Heather Prunty, M.D.
Danielle Rooney, M.D.
Joseph Schneider, M.D.
Jennifer L. Termeer, M.D.
Bruce D. White, D.O., J.D., M.S.
Class of 2010
Christopher D. Brook, M.D.
Keirsa Chappell, C.R.N.A., M.S.
Alexandra L. Chomut, M.D.
Cynthia Gallant, C.R.N.A., M.S.
Adam S. Howe, M.D.
Leslie Lamar, C.R.N.A., M.S.
Amy McGinnis, C.R.N.A., M.S.
Gregory C. Perry, M.D.
Melissa A. Perry, M.D.
Danielle P. Wales, M.D.
Class of 2011
Thomas J. Barrett, M.D.
Cilicia M. Bigler, C.R.N.A., M.S.
Mark Conroy, M.D.
Anna Terajewicz LaRose, M.D.
Class of 2012
William D. Beighey, C.R.N.A., M.S.
LeeAnn M. Hamilton, R.N., M.S.
Taylor H. Kahnke, M.D.
Mawah Camara-Sherif, C.R.N.A., M.S.
Class of 2005
Michael P. Beckett, M.D.
Barry Hatch, C.R.N.A.
Noah S. Philip, M.D.
Jane Scribner, M.D.
Shirley H. Van Sleet, C.R.N.A., M.S.
Oteng Walebowa, M.D.
Class of 2006
Jon F. Cahill, M.D.
Racheal C. Egbujor, M.D.
Michael R. Guest, C.R.N.A., M.S.
Clarke T. Latimer, M.D.
Gary Lillis, C.R.N.A., M.S.
Catherine T. K. Nguyen, M.D.
John J. Osowski, M.D.
Jed R. Peterson, M.D.
Class of 2007
Brandy L. Shattuck, M.D.
Class of 2008
Helen E. Dinkelspiel, M.D.
Janice and Gary Grover, Ph.D. ’83
Research as a Priority
A generous gift of $50,000 from
alumnus Gary Grover Ph.D. ’83
and his wife Janis will help finance
research for graduate student
scientists. The Grovers made
their donation to Albany Medical
College because they are passionate
about supporting scientists.
Dr. Grover is semi-retired from
Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson
Medical School and teaching part
time as a professor at Rowan
School of Osteopathic Medicine
after a 30 year career of drug
discovery with 200 peer reviewed papers and 20 patents. Janis
is president of an international marketing company. “We both
believe life is not complete until you give back. There was
always someone helping us; now it’s our time to help.”
*Deceased
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Class of 2013
Ian J. Dempsey, M.D.
Brett L. Hayden, M.D.
Teteisha T. Pearson, C.R.N.A., M.S.
Corey Tapper, M.D.
Sallie M. Wemple, M.D.
Class of 2014
Anonymous (1)
Phillip Acevedo, M.D.
Justice O. Agyei, M.D.
Anil Akoon, M.D.
Sana F. Ali, M.D.
Casey M. Ambrose, M.D.
Katherine E. Armstrong, M.D.
Amy Bagenski, M.D.
Sapna Balwani, M.D.
Rajat Bansal, M.D.
Trace C. Barrett, M.D.
Leigh M. Cagino, M.D.
Nora K. Callinan, M.D.
Teodora J. Cartisano, M.D.
Paul S. Caseley, M.D.
Karamjit K. Chela, M.D.
Lindsey A. Cilia, M.D.
David F. Condon, M.D.
Geoffrey J. D’Cruz, M.D.
Pooja R. Dave, M.D.
John C. Demasi, M.D.
Anjan Devaraj, M.D.
Indira Dhandapani, M.D.
Sarah E. Dobrzynski, M.D.
Michael T. Dolinger, M.D.
Christopher J. Dudek, M.D.
Abieyuwa Eweka, M.D.
Emily K. Feld, M.D.
Julian Felder, M.D.
Bryan D. Firestone, M.D.
David C. Gay, M.D.
Meghan C. Geary, M.D.
Sheena Gupta, M.D.
Steven J. Hannigan, M.D.
Meredith E. Haskins, M.D.
Matthew C. Hodapp, M.D.
Joel S. Hoyte, M.D.
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Yong H. Ji, M.D.
Matthew Johnson, M.D.
Milan Kahanda, M.D.
Sarah L. Keating, M.D.
Michael W. Kemper, M.D.
James Kenny, M.D.
Christine S. Kim, M.D.
Andrea Kingsley, C.R.N.A., M.S.
Stella B. Kyung, M.D.
Hank H. Lai, M.D.
Brian S. Lerner, M.D.
Steven Leung, M.D.
Jared R. Levin, M.D.
Christopher L. Lops, M.D.
Meredith W. Lutz, M.D.
Neil V. Mandalaywala, M.D.
Neeraj Mangla, M.D.
Charlene M. Mantia, M.D.
Jessica L. Martinolich, M.D.
Julia P. Mayne, M.D.
Hilary H. Mislan, M.D.
Ankit Modh, M.D.
Muhammad Z. Moral, M.D.
Sagarika Nag, M.D.
Gregory S. Neel, M.D.
Erik R. Noren, M.D.
Patricia Northrup, M.S., P.A.
Riley J. O’Neil, M.D.
Kenechukwu Okeke, M.D.
Ekenesenarienri C. Omokaro, M.D.
Marie N. Panganiban, M.D.
Vikas K. Parmar, M.D.
Jacqueline N. Parrotta, M.D.
Shalin P. Patel, M.D.
Nathalie A. Peiris, M.D.
Sarah C. Peterson, M.D.
Clyde J. Pierce, M.D.
Sarah L. Pinney, M.D.
Lara K. Reichert, M.D.
Michael E. Riordan, M.D.
William Runcie, M.D.
Matt T. Santa Barbara, M.D.
Mark Schreck, M.D.
Ramy A. Sedhom, M.D.
Matthew J. Shiel, M.D.
Malorie K. Simons, M.D.
David I. Sorkin, M.D.
Tara A. Streich-Tilles, M.D.
Nader M. Tehrani, M.D.
Zach M. Testo, M.D.
Elaine Y. Tran, M.D.
Cynthia Twu, M.D.
Peter P. Vlismas, M.D.
Holly J. Wagoner, M.D.
Allison E. Walker, M.D.
Kyle H. Wassermann, M.D.
Erika F. Wilson, M.D.
Theresa S. Yang, M.D.
Benjamin Yim, M.D.
Etana L. Zack, M.D.
Janet Gargiulo, M.D. ’79
Engagement
Reaps Rewards
In 2014, Janet Gargiulo, M.D. ’79 began her third year as
president of the Albany Medical College Alumni Association.
Dr. Gargiulo attributes her successful and satisfying career as
an oncologist to her alma mater where she completed her M.D.
degree and fellowship. She believes that serving as president
allowed her to advance the mission of the College through her
engagement with fellow alumni and current students.
“I wanted to give of my personal time, energy and leadership skills to promote
a sense of community among Albany Medical College alumni - giving back can
be achieved through mentorship, goodwill, teaching, service and philanthropic
support. This is the message that I am proud to convey to our alumni.”
“It has been my privilege to connect with so many amazing alumni and students who
meet the challenges and responsibilities of their professions and medical school, and are
exceptionally well-rounded in their commitments to service and extracurricular activities.”
Dr. Gargiulo is a proud supporter of the Class of 1979 Endowed Scholarship Fund and
the Alumni Annual Fund.
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EDITION
2014 Contributors Report Alumni Partners
Partners in Leadership are those donors who make gifts totaling $1,000
or more to Albany Medical College in a year. Our Alumni Partners
are leaders in helping to secure the future success of the College.
Thank you for your generous support.
Anonymous (2)
William Africano, M.D. ’57
Jess Alcid, M.D. ’97
Ellen and Edward Alexson, M.D. ’70
Kelly and Richard Alfred, M.D. ’81
Barbara and Ronald Anderson, M.D. ’63
Stephanie and William Angelos, M.D. ’88
Marilyn and Geoffrey Bacon, M.D. ’87
Linda Civerchia Balent, M.D. ’76
Donna Balewick, M.D. ’87 and Kevin Balewick
Jane Balint, M.D. ’89 and Kenneth Ramsey
Victoria Balkoski, M.D. ’83 and Paul Winkeller
Edith and Mitchell Bamberger, M.D. ’82, M.B.A.
Grace and Anthony Bardinelli, M.D. ’61
David Barnert, M.D. ’81
P. Gayle and Donald Barrett, M.D. ’63
Catherine Bartholomew, M.D. ’84 and Anthony Ritaccio, M.D. ’84
Marino Baselice, M.D. ’77
Bonnie Baswell, M.D. ’70 and David Baswell, M.D. ’70
Shahnaz and Frederick Bauer, M.D. ’62
David Beck, M.D. ’54
Mary* and Levon Bedrosian, M.D. ’47
Kathleen and David Belcher, M.D. ’90
Jane and Joseph Belsky, M.D. ’55
Anne and Stephen Bernsten, M.D. ’94
Lois and Richard Bertini, M.D. ’58
James Biondi Jr., M.D. ’80
Patti and Richard Blide, M.D. ’55
Naomi Bloomfield, M.D. ’80 and Jay Bloomfield
Thomas Bombardier, M.D. ’82
Charles Botti Jr., M.D. ’86 and Anne McRae
Maria Boulos, M.D. ’94 and Alan Boulos, M.D. ’94
Linda and Edward Bove, M.D. ’72
Alice and John Bowker, M.D. ’56
Tyrone G. Bristol, M.D. ’92
Donna and Curtland Brown III, M.D. ’82
Jacqueline Brown, R.N. ’64 and Dennis Brown, M.D. ’66
Suzanne and Steven Burakoff, M.D. ’70
Millie and Ronald Burkman, M.D. ’69
Christine Burns, M.D. ’70 and George Burns, M.D. ’72
Anthony Campagna, M.D. ’85
Suzanne and Christopher Campese, M.D. ’90
Rose and Charles Carozza, M.D. ’70
Daniel S. Casper, M.D. ’85, PhD
Patricia Catalano, M.D. ’71 and Anthony Catalano
Susan and Paul Chalmers, M.D. ’79
Visoth Chhiap, M.D. ’95
Karen and Joseph Cirrone, M.D. ’88
Bette and John Cohen, M.D. ’63
Margaret and Michael Cohen, M.D. ’82
Carol and John J. Condemi, M.D. ’57
Martha and Douglas Coursin, M.D. ’76
Marjorie Curran, M.D. ’89 and Thomas Ptak, M.D. ’90
Eileen Cutler, M.D. ’80 and Lawrence Cutler, M.D.
Karen and John Czajka, M.D. ’77
Lori and John Daigneault, M.D. ’85
Ann Hughes Daniels, M.D. ’80 and Jeffrey Daniels, M.D. ’80
Christine Dearth, M.D. ’92 and Samuel Dearth
Carolyn and Christopher Demtrak, M.D. ’64
Sheila and Steven Dennis, M.D. ’82
Ellen and Harry DePan, M.D. ’78
Ronnie and Myles Desner, M.D. ’70
Jay Dewell Sr., M.D. ’54
Michael DiMaio, M.D. ’09
Rosemarie Dooley, R.N. ’69 and John Dooley, M.D. ’71
Marion Blakey and William Dooley, M.D. ’74
Steven Dorfman, M.D. ’70
Patricia and Ernst Dorsch, M.D. ’71
Christopher Dow, M.D. ’02
Mary Ellen Drislane, M.D. ’80 and Joseph Baler, M.D.
Robert Dropkin, M.D. ’80
Victoria and John Duers, M.D. ’64
Margaret Carley Dunn, M.D. ’80 and Harry Dunn, M.D.
Christine and David Eppard, M.D. ’65
Debbie and Clifford Erickson, M.D. ’99
Elynor* and David Falk, M.D. ’43
Missy and John Fallon III, M.D. ’74
Nancy and Matthew Farina, M.D. ’67
Debra and Jeffrey Feldman, M.D. ’83
Cynthia Flynn, M.D. ’92 and Deirdre Boyle, Esq.
Elizabeth Foley, M.D. ’87 and Steven Bayer, M.D.
Gisele and Brian Freed, PhD ‘90
Ellen and Hal Freiman, M.D. ’78
Dorie and Ivan Friedrich, M.D. ’76
*Deceased
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Phyllis and Steven Frisch, M.D. ’79
Carolyn Frymoyer, M.D. ’77 and Paul Frymoyer, M.D. ’77
Deborah and Pasquale Fugazzotto, M.D. ’58
Rajesh Ramesh Gandhi, M.D. ’92, Ph.D. ’91, M.S. ’90
Elizabeth Garland, M.D. ’87 and Paul Garland
Patricia and Ralph Giannella, M.D. ’65
Ruth and Edward Gillie, M.D. ’54
Timothy Goggins, M.D. ’97
Sandy and Hal Goldberg, M.D. ’77
Judith and Michael Goldberg, M.D. ’82
Maureen and Alfred Gomez, M.D. ’55
Derri Shtasel, M.D. and Gary Gottlieb, M.D. ’79
Rabbi Judy Shanks and James Gracer, M.D. ’76
Jodi Cohen and L. Michael Graver, M.D. ’77
Marie Green, Ph.D. ’55 and Jerome Green, M.D. ’54
Lesley and Neil Green, M.D. ’68
Doris Greenberg, M.D. ’65 and Martin Greenberg
Carol and David Grenoble, M.D. ’72
Lynne and Mark Groban, M.D. ’67
Janis and Gary Grover, Ph.D. ‘82
Cecily and David Haidak, M.D. ’69
R. Janet Hall, M.D. ’64
William Hall, M.D. ’74
Linda and Robert Hedderman, M.D. ’82
Gregory Heeb, M.D. ’94
Diane Henderson, M.D. ’70
Arthur Hengerer, M.D. ’68
Anna and Kevin Hill, M.D. ’89
Jeffrey A. Hirst, M.D. ’80
Judith and Eugene Hoenig, M.D. ’59
Kathryn Hogan, M.D. ’04
Donald Holbert, M.D. ’76
The Honorable Jaclyn Brilling and Michael Horgan, M.D. ’80
Patricia Hughes, M.D. ’80 and Frederick Brandt, M.D. ’80
Tamara Hicks, Psy.D. and David Jablons, M.D. ’84
Nancy and G. Timothy Johnson, M.D. ’69
Patricia and Lenworth Johnson, M.D. ’80
Glory-Anne and David Jones, M.D. ’97
F. Robert Jordan Jr., M.D. ’67
Josephine and Kirk Kanter, M.D. ’76
Zerlina Kaplan and Edward Kaplan, M.D. ’89
Beatrice and Herbert Kaplan, M.D. ’55
Gail Kathan, R.N. ’62 and Norman Kathan, Jr., M.D. ’64
Kathleen Kelly, M.D. ’82 and Arnold Rosen, M.D. ’82
Penny and Donald Kelly, M.D. ’64
Matilda Kiesel, R.N. ’59 and Robert Kiesel, M.D. ’60
Linda and William Kimball, M.D. ’75
Ludwig Klein, M.D. ’59
Gary Kolanchick, M.D. ’79
Rita and Peter Koltai, M.D. ’75
Antoinette Korc, M.D. and Murray Korc, M.D. ’74
Marcia and Randall Krakauer, M.D. ’72
*Deceased
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Laura and Daniel Kramer, M.D. ’71
Margaret and E. Michael Kramer, M.D. ’82
Siobhan Kuhar, Ph.D., M.D. ’99 and Gordon Kuhar, M.D. ’87
Betty Kuo, M.D. ’64 and Richard Kuo*
Margaret and John Larkin, M.D. ’57
John Lathrop, M.D. ’55
Margaret and Joel Peter Lawler, M.D. ’65
Katherine and George Lee, M.D. ’68
Beverly and Arthur Lehrman, M.D. ’58
Judith and Neil Lempert, M.D. ’58
Bernadette Levesque, M.D. ’91 and Peter Levesque, M.D. ’90
Carolyn Langer, M.D. and Leonard Lilly, M.D. ’77
Andrea and Hartwell Lin, M.D. ’95
Laura and Steven Litinsky, M.D. ’70
Rosabella Shek Loh, M.D. ’85 and Frank Loh, M.D. ’86
Peter C. Lombardo, M.D. ’59
Marta Lopatynsky, M.D. ’86
Janet Lord, M.D. ’78
Daniella Lukashok, M.D. ’89
Allison Lupinetti, M.D. ’01 and John Gavin, M.D. ’00
Martha and Robert MacDonald, M.D. ’64
Veronica and Robert Maliner, M.D. ’60
Nancy Reisman Mann, M.D. ’82 and Andrew Mann, M.D. ’82
Engella Mansour, D.D.S. and Karim Mansour, M.D. ’92
Sandra Marwill, M.D. ’89 and James Jampel
Lucille and David Mastrianni, M.D. ’85
Glenn Mathisen, M.D. ’77
Ursula Matulonis, M.D. ’87 and Jane O’Rourke
Patrick McCreesh, M.D. ’82
Barbara and Bernard McEvoy, M.D. ’61
Anne and Charles “Tom” McHugh, M.D. ’64
Karen and Dennis P. McKenna, M.D. ’92
Daniel McLaughlin, M.D. ’04
Dominick Mele, M.D. ’41
Andrea and Fred Mensch, M.D. ’77
Gary Miller, M.D. ’65
Mary and Steve Mitchell, M.D. ’79
Stacy Pettit, Esq. and Eric Molho, M.D. ’87
Gary Mombello, M.D. ’64
Pamela Moore, M.D. ’80
Moriah Moser and Daniel Morgenstern, M.D. ’82
Mary Anne and Robert Moseley III, M.D. ’67
Lisa and Ronald Moy, M.D. ’81
Christine and Michael Mulligan, M.D. ’03
Michele and Ronald Musto, M.D. ’79
Lt. Gen. Paul W. Myers, M.D. ’46*
Rhonda Myers, Ph.D., M.D. ’84 and Klaus Rosebrock
David R. Nalin, M.D. ’65
Donald Namm, Ph.D. ’65
Nancy and Bruce Nash, M.D. ’78
Andrea and Robert Newborn, M.D. ’86
Lyra Ng, M.D. ’00
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Helen and William Nisbet, M.D. ’71
Patricia Northrup, M.S., P.A. ’14
Barbara C. Noyes, M.D. ’49
Jean Evans Oakes, M.D. ’81 and W. Jerry Oakes
Robin Pellish and Patrick G. O’Connor, M.D. ’82
Daniel O’Keeffe, M.D. ’45
Kathryn O’Keeffe, M.D. ’78 and James Fuchs, M.D. ’77
Alice and Thomas Openshaw, M.D. ’82
JoAnn R. Overfield and W. Dale Overfield, D.D.S., M.D. ’71
Nancy and Robert Panzer, M.D. ’77
Shaheen Parikh, M.D. and Samir Parikh, M.D. ’94
Sharon and Kenneth Pearlman, M.D. ’83
Sidney and Ronald Peets, M.D. ’54
Sharon Pelton, M.D. ’70
Kathaleen Perkins, M.D. ’54
Murali Perumal, M.D. ’88
Kathy and Pasquale Petrera, M.D. ’86
Leslie and Arthur Pettygrove, M.D. ’75
Donna Phelan, M.D. ’98 and Daniel Phelan, M.D. ’98
Sharon Sullivan and Paul Phillips, M.D. ’62
Donna Pietrocola, M.D. ’75 and Steven Pinheiro, M.D. ’75
Nancy and Wellington Pindar, M.D. ’59
Eleanor and Charles Poskanzer, M.D. ’45
Betty and Kenneth Pratt, M.D. ’57
Helen and Donald Price, Sr., M.D. ’61
Theresa and Laurence Primack, M.D. ’79
Vera* and Richard Propp, M.D. ’60
Dawn Tranchino Provenzale, M.D. ’84 and James Provenzale, M.D. ’83
Kate Van Savage, M.D. and David Prybyla, M.D. ’01
Suzanne and Robert Rapoport, M.D. ’88
Doria Ritchlin, M.D. ’82 and Christopher Ritchlin, M.D. ’82
Kelly Doyle and Peter Robbiano, M.D. ’83
Judith and Kevin Roberts, M.D. ’77
Tiiu and Roger Robison, M.D. ’63
Mary and George Roff, M.D. ’65
Patricia and William Rosen, M.D. ’69
Seymour Rosenbloom, M.D. ’69
Susan and Jeffrey Rudnick, M.D. ’66
Sue and Wilbur Rust, M.D. ’57
Nancy and Edward Rydzak, M.D. ’87
Leizbeth and Alan Sanders, M.D. ’88
Albina Santilli, M.D. ’71
Nanette Santoro, M.D. ’79 and Alan Glickman
Nancy C. Sapio, M.D. ’85 and David Taffany
Marilyn and Derace Schaffer, M.D. ’73
Michelle and Lewis Schainuck, M.D. ’64
Susan Kalia, M.D. and John Schenck, M.D. ’77
Michael Scherl, M.D. ’82
Teri and Stuart Schnitt, M.D. ’79
Erika and Lew Schon, M.D. ’84
Merilyn and Paul Schreiber, M.D. ’66
Diane and Richard Schultz, M.D. ’56
Elisa and Stephen Schutz, M.D. ’88
Constance Young and Gary Schwartz, M.D. ’83
Jill and Steven Schwartz, M.D. ’89
Catherine and David Semenoff, M.D. ’79
Maryjane and Geoffrey Serfilippi, M.D. ’88
Patricia and Peter Shapiro, M.D. ’71
Sharon Shapiro, M.D. ’80 and Andrew Kurman, M.D. ’80
Michele and Glenn Shear, M.D. ’75
Kenneth Sherban, M.D. ’77
Judith and Laurence Sherman, M.D. ’64
Apexa and Nilesh Shukla, M.D. ’96
Stephen Sills, M.D. ’62
Cheryl and Steven Silver, M.D. ’74
Jan and Stephen Sinatra, M.D. ’72
Judy and Edward Skwiersky, M.D. ’82
Mark Slovenkai, M.D. ’84
Martha and I. Arnold Slowe, M.D. ’58
Vicki Sommer, M.D. ’77 and Alan Kivitz, M.D. ’77
Joan and Merritt Spear, M.D. ’60
Lori and Theodore Stein, M.D. ’84
Terry and Robert Stote, M.D. ’64
Gary L. Sutter, M.D. ’76 and Vera J. Sutter
Karen Tan, M.D. ’89 and Kevin Lau, M.D. ’93
Carol and James Thompson, M.D. ’60
Kim and J. Scott Toder, M.D. ’79
Deborah Toppmeyer, M.D. ’85 and Robert Hilkert
Joan Treuer, M.D. ’53 and Warren Treuer
Irene and Clyde Turner, M.D. ’61
Frieda and John Tydings, M.D. ’84
Jessie Uppal, M.D. and Gurvinder Uppal, M.D. ’86
Joanne Van Woert-Connolly, M.D. ’87 and James Connolly
Irene and William Vanneman, Jr., M.D. ’70
Lou-Ann and Vincent Verdile, M.D. ’84
Elizabeth Myers and Evan Vosburgh, M.D. ’82
Carol Wadon, M.D. ’83 and Bruce Jaufmann, M.D. ’84
Stephanie and Gregory Ward, M.D. ’84
John Warkentin, M.D. ’74
Roberta and John Wasenko, M.D. ’80
Tammy and Steven Weinfeld, M.D. ’90
Sallie Wemple, M.D. ’13
Margaret Block West, M.D. ’76 and Larry West
Sarah and D. Billings Wheeler, M.D. ’67
John Wheeler, DM.D., M.D. ’69
Sarah and Bruce White, D.O., J.D., M.S. ’09
Virginia and C. Wendell Wickersham III, M.D. ’64
Delphine and Duncan Winter, M.D. ’84
Marlene Winter, Ph.D. and Jacques Winter, M.D. ’79
Nancy Green Worsham, M.D. ’63 and Jerry C. Worsham, M.D. ’62
Frederick Y. Wu, M.D. ’00
Vivian and Barry Yoss, M.D. ’72
Eileen Zambetti, M.D. and George Zambetti Jr., M.D. ’76
Amy and George Zanaros, M.D. ’02
Nancy and Allen Zieker, M.D. ’75
Halina Zyczynski, M.D. ’85 and Geoffrey Tolge, Dr.P.H.
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2014 Contributors Report Alumni Pillars Society Members
Members of the Albany Medical College Pillars Society have created
a lasting legacy using their wills, life income gifts or retirement plans.
Anonymous (1)
Susan and Albert Apicelli, M.D. ’65
Mary Louise and Anthony Arena, M.D. ’60
M. Lynn and Thomas A. Bailey, M.D. ’71
Lorraine and William Barry, M.D. ’69
Myrna and Arnold M.* Baskin, M.D. ’52
David Beck, M.D. ’54
Mary* and Levon Bedrosian, M.D. ’47
Diane and John Robert* Bosco, M.D. ’61
Alice and John Bowker, M.D. ’56
Frederick Brandlin, M.D. ’56*
Millie and Ronald Burkman, M.D. ’69
Christine Burns, M.D. ’70 and George Burns, M.D. ’72
Donna A. Caniano, M.D. ’76 and Richard A. Flores
Margaret and Donald Capuano, M.D. ’68
Barbara and Donald* Carter, M.D. ’52
Carol and Samuel Cassell, M.D. ’59
Claudia and David Chittenden, M.D. ’64
Jeré* and James Claghorn, M.D. ’61
Michael DiMeola, M.D. ’08
Adrian Dobs, M.D. ’78 and Martin Auster, M.D.
James Dougherty, M.D. ’51
Linda Dubins, M.D. ’77 and David Baer, M.D.
Elynor* and David Falk, M.D. ’43
Brooke and Michael Freilich, M.D. ’58
Deborah and Pasquale Fugazzotto, M.D. ’58
Babette and Herbert Gade, M.D. ’46
Dante Gismondi, M.D. ’61*
Janet Gissen, M.D. ’44
Helen and R. Alvin* Gravelle, M.D. ’50
Lynne and Mark Groban, M.D. ’67
Alan Gulick, M.D. ’78
Jeffrey A. Hirst, M.D. ’80
Judith and Eugene Hoenig, M.D. ’59
Diana Honet, RN ‘58 and Joseph Honet, M.D. ’57*
Hans Holzapfel, M.D. ’57*
Sylvia and Seymour* Horwitz, M.D. ’39
Nancy and George Howard, M.D. ’59
Julian Hyman, M.D. ’47
Nancy and G. Timothy Johnson, M.D. ’69
Claire and Frank* Jones, M.D. ’46
Cynthia and Maurice Keenan, M.D. ’61
Matilda Kiesel, R.N. ’59 and Robert Kiesel, M.D. ’60
Catherine Kiley, M.D. ’78 and Donald Schoch, M.D. ’77
Peggy and Leonard Kirschner, M.D. ’61
Ruth and John Kovaric, M.D. ’50
Nancy Carlson and Ralph Kramer, M.D. ’76
*Deceased
*Deceased
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John LaFerla, M.D. ’72, MPH
John Lathrop, M.D. ’55
Margaret and Joel Peter Lawler, M.D. ’65
Beverly and Arthur Lehrman, M.D. ’58
Evelyn and Charles Leonhardt, M.D. ’53
Leona and Jerome Levy, M.D. ’58
Isabelle Maisonneuve, PhD ‘92 and Stanley Glick, M.D. , Ph.D.
Jerilyn Marr and Clifford Marr, M.D. ’74
Anne and Charles “Tom” McHugh, M.D. ’64
Robert Meineker, M.D. ’45
Cora and William Meyer Jr., M.D. ’55
William Montano, M.D. ’69
Moriah Moser and Daniel Morgenstern, M.D. ’82
Paula Mroz, RN and Frank Mroz, M.D. ’73*
Lt. Gen. Paul W. Myers, M.D. ’46*
Donald Namm, Ph.D. ’65
Mary* and Robert Newhouse, M.D. ’56
Barbara C. Noyes, M.D. ’49
Margaret and Mark Ortelee, M.D. ’54
Kathaleen Perkins, M.D. ’54
Harriet and Albert Peters, M.D. ’61
Norma and Fred Phillips Jr., M.D. ’56
Sharon Sullivan and Paul Phillips, M.D. ’62
Donna Pietrocola, M.D. ’75 and Steven Pinheiro, M.D. ’75
Nancy and Wellington Pindar, M.D. ’59
Eleanor and Charles Poskanzer, M.D. ’45
Helen and Matthew Presti, M.D. ’49
Vera* and Richard Propp, M.D. ’60
June and John* Raymond Jr., M.D. ’50
Kathleen Riley, M.D. ’90 and Mark Reed
Mary and George Roff, M.D. ’65
Elizabeth Randall, PhD and Corky Rosan, M.D. ’57
Sue and Wilbur Rust, M.D. ’57
Suzanne and Martin Schulman, M.D. ’57
John Seaman, M.D. ’56
Thelma* and Daniel J. Shapiro, M.D. ’50*
Elbis Shoales, M.D. ’49*
Nathaniel Silon, M.D. ’58
Gina and Tom Snyder, M.D. ’69
Barbara and David Sparling, M.D. ’48
Janet Steele and Robert* Steele, M.D. ’53
Irene and Clyde Turner, M.D. ’61
Elaine and William* Van Ost, M.D. ’54
Roberta and John Wasenko, M.D. ’80
John Wheeler, D.M.D. , M.D. ’69
Marlene Winter, Ph.D. and Jacques Winter, M.D. ’79
Diane Wirz, M.D. ’79 and William Wirz
Nancy Green Worsham, M.D. ’63 and Jerry C. Worsham, M.D. ’62
PILLARS
PROFILE
PILLARS
societ y
DiMeola Family Legacy
Opens Doors
H
erbert DiMeola, M.D. ’68 wants as few students as possible to graduate from medical school
with debt, and he’s done his part to help by establishing, with his son, Michael DiMeola, M.D. ’08,
the DiMeola Family Scholarship Fund.
“I believe deeply in scholarship support,” said the Connecticut physician. “I want to help give students
the chance to graduate without financial burden so that they are completely free to plan for the future—
such as buying a house, setting up a savings plan.”
Indeed, Dr. DiMeola is appreciative of the excellent education and hands-on training he received at
Albany Medical College.
“We were a small class, just 64 students, but Albany Medical Center was large, so there was no
shortage of practical experience available to us,” he said. “What we were exposed to and the cases
we saw were phenomenal.” After graduating, he returned to Connecticut for a medical residency at
Hartford Hospital, followed by a fellowship in dialysis and nephrology at Yale New Haven Hospital.
During his time at Yale, he was aware of a gap in dialysis service in many parts of Connecticut,
including the eastern portion.
“I encountered patients who were traveling several hours to New Haven for dialysis. Since this is a
treatment needed very frequently, sometimes every day, you can imagine how disruptive this could be,”
he explained.
So, after completing his fellowship in 1973, Dr. DiMeola opened a dialysis center at Rockville General
Hospital in Vernon, Connecticut.
“We performed the first dialysis procedure in eastern Connecticut, and the practice skyrocketed,” he
said. He ran that program for 20 years before being asked to join Johnson Memorial Hospital system
as vice president of medical affairs where he focused on physician education, program development and
recruitment. “All the while I continued to see patients,” he said.
In fact, in the late 1990s, Dr. DiMeola was part of an early movement of hospitalist proponents,
advocating for increased use of inpatient internal medicine physicians, and was an original member of a
fledgling organization that eventually became the National Society for Hospitalist Medicine.
When Michael, the second of his three children, was accepted at Albany Medical College, he attended
on a full Army scholarship. Dr. Michael DiMeola is currently an anesthesiologist at San Antonio Military
Medical Center where he is also an associate professor of anesthesia for the Uniformed Services
University of the Health Sciences.
“Because Michael was able to go to medical school on a ROTC scholarship, he experienced firsthand
the benefits of being debt-free when he started his
medical career,” the senior Dr. DiMeola said. This
insight ultimately motivated the family to create
the DiMeola Family Scholarship Endowment.
The endowment will be funded by combining the
family’s outright giving with a $50,000 bequest.
By thinking creatively about their gifts the Drs.
DiMeola have become Pillars Society members
and they encourage others to join them to create
their own family legacy of support.
Michael DiMeola, M.D. ’08
and Herbert DiMeola, M.D. ’68
Summer
Summer
2015
2015
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ALUMNI On Campus
Albany Medical College was pleased to welcome back the following alumni:
Lee Stuart Cohen, M.D. ’83 was this year’s Alpha Omega Alpha
(AOA) Visiting Professor. In addition to delivering the keynote
address at the AOA Dinner in February, Dr. Cohen also conducted
surgical, OB-GYN, psychiatry, and medicine Grand Rounds
regarding women’s health while on campus.
Dr. Cohen holds the Edmund and Carroll Carpenter Chair in Psychiatry
at The Massachusetts General Hospital Center for Women’s Mental
Health, Perinatal and Reproductive Psychiatry Program, and a
professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical College.
Mellie Gilder, M.D. ’08 and Dr. Delma-Jean Watts, M.D. ’03
participated in the 2nd Annual Albany Medical College Global
Health Symposium, “Understanding Refugee Health from Personal,
Clinical and Public Health Perspectives” held in April. Dr. Gilder
presented a talk entitled, “A Career in Global Health: Refugee/
Migrant Care in Thailand.” Dr. Watts’ presentation, “Pediatric
Refugee Healthcare in the Medical home” was followed by a small
group discussion.
Dr. Gilder is a physician at the Koinonia Primary Care in Albany, N.Y.
and the Shoklo Malaria Research Unit in Mae Sot, Thailand. Dr. Watts
is an assistant professor of pediatrics at the Alpert Medical School of
Brown University in Providence, R.I.
Benita Zahn, Ph.D. ’14 presented a lecture entitled, “Changing the
Palliative Care Conversation” to the Albany Medical College nurse
anesthesia students on Friday, April 27.
Dr. Zahn is a television co-anchor and health reporter; she also coproduces and hosts “Health LINK” on WMHT, the PBS affiliate in
Albany, N.Y.
Cathy Thomas, C.R.N.A., Kelly Meyer, C.R.N.A.,
Jodi Della Rocca, C.R.N.A., M.S. ’02, Ph.D., Benita Zahn, Ph.D. ’14,
Kristie Wade, C.R.N.A., M.S. ’94, and Giovanna Mahar, C.R.N.A., M.S. ’09.
Patrick G. O’Connor, M.D. ’82 delivered the 2015 Distinguished
Alumnus Lecture entitled, “Expanding the Role of Physicians in
Treating Addiction: From Research to Policy” on Friday, April 24
as part of Reunion Weekend. Dr. O’Connor received the 2015
Distinguished Alumnus Award at the Alumni Association Annual
Meeting on Saturday, April 25. See page 8 for full coverage.
Dr. O’Connor is the chief of the Section of General Medicine and
professor of Medicine at the Yale University School of Medicine.
Students from Costa Rica, and Albany Medical College staff and students,
at the 2nd Annual Albany Medical College Global Health Symposium in April.
Melinda Clark, M.D. ’02 and Annette Grajny Dorfman, M.D. ’04
participated in a panel discussion on “Perspectives of the Female
Physician” (along with Heidi DeBlock, M.D. and Elizabeth Dufort,
M.D.) at the annual American Medical Women’s Association
(AMWA) Women in Medicine Dinner on Wednesday, April 22 at
the Hilton Garden Inn at Albany Medical Center.
Dr. Clark is an assistant professor of pediatrics and a member of the
department of pediatrics at Albany Medical Center. Dr. Dorfman is an
assistant professor of emergency medicine and an emergency medicine
physician at Albany Medical Center.
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Isabella A. Danel, M.D. ’77 led a round table discussion on
international humanitarian work on Saturday, April 25 during
the morning Academic Sessions at Reunion Weekend. Dr. Danel
received the 2015 Humanitarian Award at the annual meeting
later that day.
Dr. Danel is the deputy director of the Pan American Health
Organization (PAHO), Regional Office for the Americas of the
World Health Organization.
Paul A. Levine, M.D. ’73 was the guest speaker at Resident
Research Day at Albany Medical Center on Friday, June 5.
Dr. Levine is the Robert W. Cantrell Professor and Chairman, Director,
Division of Head and Neck Surgical Oncology at the University of Virginia
School of Medicine in Charlottesville, VA.
Class
NOTES
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CLASS OF 1947:
CLASS OF 1976
Levon Bedrosian, M.D. ’47
Catherine E. Bartlett, M.D. ’76
and Mary E. Rappazzo, M.D. ’76
Dr. Bedrosian sends his warmest
regards to his classmates:
Andrew Fleck, Jr., M.D., Julian
Hyman, M.D., Philip Lewis, M.D.,
Verne Marshall, M.D., Nicholas
Preston, M.D., William St. John,
M.D., Seymour Thickman, M.D.,
and Henry Wolfe, Jr., M.D.
CLASS OF 1965
Alan B. Ashare, M.D. ’65
In April, Dr. Ashare received
the Committee Chair Service
Award from the Massachusetts
Medical Society at the society’s
annual meeting. He was
recognized for exceptional
leadership and service to
the society, the statewide
professional association of
physicians. Dr. Ashare is chief
of the Division of Nuclear
Medicine and Radiation Safety
Officer at St. Elizabeth’s
Medical Center in Boston, Mass.
CLASS OF 1970
Gregg Aspnes, M.D. ‘70,
Kevin McKennan, M.D. ‘78,
David Disbrow, M.D. ‘10, Eric
Disbrow, M.D. ‘70, Kristina
Disbrow Hasen, M.D. ‘94,
William Vanneman, M.D. ‘70,
and Peter McGann, M.D. ‘71
gathered together to celebrate
Dr. Eric Disbrow’s 70th
birthday in January.
In February, Drs. Bartlett and Rappazzo traveled to the San
Marcos District of Guatemala to deliver medications and
conduct medical clinics in
rural villages along with
members of a local team.
Drs. Bartlett and Rappazzo
also visited community
gardens established by the
Greenhouse Hunger Project
to provide food to adults and
the nearly 80% of children
Catherine Bartlett, M.D. ’76 and
suffering from severe chronic Mary Rappazzo, M.D. ’76 in the San
Marcos district of Guatemala in
nutrition living in the district.
February.
CLASS OF 1977
John F. Schenck, M.D. ’77
Dr. Schenck has been selected
by the Rensselaer Polytechnic
Institute Alumni Association
for induction to the Rensselaer
Alumni Hall of Fame. The
induction will take place on
Friday, October 2, 2015. He
was a principal member of
the research team at GE that
developed the first clinically
viable high-field MRI scanner in
the early 1980s. An emergency
room physician and research
scientist, Dr. Schenck became
the first researcher at GE to
work full time with magnetic
resonance imaging.
CLASS OF 1983
Lee Stuart Cohen, M.D. ’83
Dr. Cohen was quoted in the
Sunday, May 31, 2015 New York
Times Magazine article, “The
Secret Sadness of Pregnancy
with Depression.” He noted,
“Given women’s reluctance
to take any medicine during
pregnancy, the fact that
so many women are using
antidepressants indicates that
depression during pregnancy
is a real illness.” Dr. Cohen
is the director of the Center
for Women’s Mental Health
at Massachusetts General
Hospital and a professor
of psychiatry at Harvard
Medical School.
CLASS OF 1984
Anthony L. Ritaccio, M.D. ’84
Dr. Ritaccio, J. Spencer Standish
Professor of Neurology
and Neurosurgery and vice
chairman of the Department of
Neurology at Albany Medical
College, has been selected as a
Fulbright Scholar. For complete
announcement, see page 25.
CLASS OF 1985
David M. Mastrianni, M.D. ’85
In May, Dr. Mastrianni received
a Community Service Award
from the medical staff at
Saratoga Hospital in Saratoga
Springs, N.Y. He was recognized
for his long-standing dedication
to the Hospital, his patients and
to the community as a whole.
CLASS OF 1986
Scott G.
Tromanhauser, M.D. ’86
In March, Dr. Tromanhauser
was named chief medical quality
officer and the chief of spine
surgery at the New England
Baptist Hospital in Boston,
Mass. Dr. Tromanhauser was
also appointed to the New
England Baptist Hospital’s
Board of Directors in June. He
is an assistant clinical professor
of Orthopaedic Surgery at Tufts
University School of Medicine.
Dr. Tromanhauser has an
M.B.A. from Northeastern
University and is presently
completing a Master’s degree in
Health Care Delivery Science at
Dartmouth College.
CLASS OF 1989
Ian N. Hamilton, M.D. ’89
In February, Dr. Hamilton was
named corporate medical
director of BlueCross BlueShield
of Tennessee. Before joining
BlueCross, he served as medical
director for the government
business division of Anthem
(WellPoint) in Indianapolis.
Susan J. Littman, M.D. ’89
In March, Dr. Littman was
selected as Professional of
the Year 2014 in Oncology
by America’s Registry of
Outstanding Professionals. She
is currently associated with GI
Cancer Center in Ambler, PA.
Summer 2015 45
Class
NOTES
HONORARY ALUMNI
Harlan E. Ratmeyer, M. Div, D. Min., Honorary ’11
The Rev. Harlan Ratmeyer, who has offered spiritual guidance
to thousands of patients and families in his almost 20 years as
director of pastoral care at Albany Medical Center, has received
one of Albany Med’s highest honors—the Pillars Award. The
Rev. Ratmeyer was honored during Albany Med’s Annual Board
of Directors Dinner in June.
The Pillars Award is given annually by Albany Med to
individuals who epitomize the spirit of the Medical Center and
whose sustaining work and contributions reflect the essential
community-based nature of its mission.
CLASS OF 1997
CLASS OF 2002
Matthew Waxman, M.D. ’02
In fall 2014, Dr. Jones was
promoted to associate professor
of pathology at Albany Medical
College and vice chairman of
the department of Pathology
and Laboratory at Albany
Medical Center.
Dr. Waxman was profiled
in a Monday, March 2, 2015
article in The Los Angeles Times
entitled, “Isolation can take
emotional toll on volunteers at
risk of Ebola.” He had recently
returned to Los Angles after
spending almost two months in
the town of Lunsar, Sierra Leone,
where he treated Ebola patients.
Dr. Waxman was required to
remain in Los Angeles County
and to stay away from work
and commercial or public
transportation for a specific
CLASS OF 1998
David H. Newman, M.D. ’98
On Tuesday, May 5, 2015,
Dr. Newman’s piece, “Quiet
Fortitude in the ER” was posted
on ‘HuffPost Healthy Living.” Dr.
Newman provided commentary
and analysis on New York Times
op-ed columnist Maureen
Dowd’s May 2 piece, “A Stroke
of Fate,” where she describes
the case of her niece, Tara, a
young and athletic woman who
suffered a rare type of stroke
and her ER experience.
period because he was
considered “at some risk.” The
piece indicated he was spending
his days telecommuting,
working on research and
paperwork for his job as an
emergency physician at Olive
View-UCLA Medical Center.
CLASS OF 2003
Michael T. Mulligan, M.D. ’03
In April, Dr. Mulligan, associate
residency program director in
the Division of Orthopaedic
Surgery at Albany Medical
Center, was a guest on
WAMC/Northeast Public
Radio Program, “Medical
Monday,” answering questions
relating to hand, wrist and
elbow injuries and upper
extremity trauma.
CLASS OF 2005
Lawrence E. Udom, M.D. ’05
In January, Dr. Udom joined the
Cedarville Family Practice, and
also serves as medical director
for Greene Memorial Hospital’s
community clinics in Cedarville
and Yellow Springs, Ohio.
This year, the Class of 2015,
recognized the following
faculty members:
Outstanding
Clinical Golden Apple
Richard J. Blinkhorn, M.D.
Chair, Department of Medicine
Outstanding
Pre-Clinical
Golden Apple
Associate professor and vice
chairman, Department of
Pathology and Laboratory
Medicine
Outstanding
Outpatient Preceptor
Golden Apple
Ann E. Rutter, M.D. ’08
Assistant professor,
Department of Family &
Community Medicine
Director of Medical Student
Education
Kristina D. Gracey, M.D. ’13
Chief resident, Department
of Family & Community
Medicine
Nirupama K. DeSilva, M.D. ’99
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Golden Apple
Award
Recipients
Outstanding
Resident Golden Apple
CLASS OF 1999
On May 6, Dr. DeSilva received
an Outstanding District Service
Award at the 2015 American
Congress of Obstetricians and
Gynecologists meeting in San
Francisco, Calif. Dr. DeSilva
practices in Tulsa, Okla. where
she is an associate clinical
professor at the University
of Oklahoma-Tulsa and has
a pediatric and adolescent
gynecology practice.
2015
CLASS OF 2013 AND CLASS OF 2014
Danielle Alexander, M.D. ’13 and Geoffrey J. D’Cruz, M.D. ’14
celebrating their wedding day with fellow Albany Medical College
alumni.
The late Robert D.
Wickham, M.D.’52 and
his spouse, Kate Wickham,
generously established the
Golden Apple Awards to honor
the College’s commitment to
excellence in teaching. The
awards, stewarded by the
Alumni Association, allow the
graduating medical students
the opportunity to recognize
outstanding educators they
encountered during their time
at the College.
Class
NOTES
In Memoriam
We mourn the passing of the following classmates:
Ethel G. Cermak, M.D. ’38
Daniel J. Shapiro, M.D. ’50
Joseph J. Palombi, M.D. ’68
Lillian S. Eagan, M.D. ’43
Joseph I. Bernstein, M.D. ’52
Jane Pinkham, M.D. ’68
Frank W. Jones, M.D. ’46
William H. Hoffman, M.D. ’53
Joel J. Feintuch, M.S. ’77
Leon Levine, M.D. ’46
Franklyn H. Ashby, Jr., M.D. ’54
Laurie King, M.D. ’85
Robert N. Reynolds, M.D. ’46
Philip A. Snell, M.D.’54
Sherman A. Gates, M.D., (Hon.) ’92
Christopher H. Demos, M.D. ’47
Keith A. Horton, M.D. ’60
Alan M. Kraft, M.D., (Hon.) ’96
Mary E. Oakley, M.D. ’50
Morton J. Seligman, M.D. ’62
Mark D. Jacoby, M.D. ’03
Steven L. Eisen, M.D. ’66
ETHEL CERMAK TOMPKINS, M.D. 1914-2015
With the passing of Ethel Cermak Tompkins, M.D. ’38,
on June 8, 2015, Albany Medical College lost its oldest graduate.
B
orn to Czech immigrants in
Schenectady, she attended
William Smith College, and
matriculated at Albany Medical
College in 1934. In anatomy class,
she met Cornell graduate Victor N.
Tompkins. They married two days
after their 1938 graduation. The
newlyweds were rotating interns at
Albany Hospital (now AMCH), and
then trained in pediatrics (ECT) and
pathology (VNT) in Boston.
Ethel could have been a pathologist.
Sidney Farber, M.D., Pathologist
to Boston Children’s and founder of
pediatric pathology, offered her a residency position after
her pediatric training at Children’s. She replied, “Oh, Dr.
Farber, I’m pregnant!” Lucina was born in 1942 and Ethel
remained a pediatrician. While Victor was, “At the War,” as
she put it, Ethel practiced pediatrics in Albany.
The Tompkinses bought a 1903 rowhouse on Madison
Avenue, across from Washington Park, where Ethel
practiced pediatrics on the first floor, and the family lived
on the top two floors. Three more daughters arrived. Ethel
taught at Albany Medical College, and was pediatrician to
most of the children of Albany Medical College faculty, a
professional compliment as well as a financial burden. (One
didn’t charge other doctors or their families in those days.)
From her busy practice, she
developed an awareness of the
importance of psychosomatic
conditions in children. To improve
her understanding, she studied
psychiatry and psychoanalysis
with Clinton P. McCord, M.D.,
her neighbor across the Park, and
often had patients needing such
therapy referred to her. In 1964,
she went to SUNY Albany as senior
physician to the student health
services. In the early 1980s, Ethel
and Victor began spending winters
in Tarpon Springs, Florida.
In summer, 2008, Victor died at their Madison Avenue
home. Ethel returned from Florida for the last time in
spring, 2015, and died at home, in her 102d year. She is
survived by her daughters, seven grandchildren (one
of whom, Emma James, is a medical student) and three
great-grandsons.
The doctors Tompkins endowed a medical student
scholarship fund through the Alumni Association office
several years ago. Ethel continued to support it generously
and enjoyed meeting recipients. She participated in College
and Alumni Association affairs into her second century.
Jeffrey D. Hubbard, M.D. ’68, Historian
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