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INFORMAL ROUNDSThe Newsletter of the University of Alabama Medical Alumni Association

VOLUME 11, ISSUE 1 • SPRING/SUMMER 2016

INSIDE Alumni Weekend Recap 1 Match Day 2016 5 Senior Week in Review 6 Meals and Mentoring 8 Regional Receptions 9 Roundup New Board/Student Board 10 Members Letter from the President 12 Class Notes/In Memoriam 13

More than 500 medical alumni and

guests celebrated the 43rd Annual

Medical Alumni Weekend on March 4

and 5 at the School of Medicine and the

Birmingham Marriott. Highlights of the

event included the Mini Medical School

program, Reynolds-Finley Historical

Lecture, Scientific Program, Awards

Luncheon and Pittman Lecture, and

class reunion reception and dinners.

The weekend’s activities kicked off

again this year with Mini Medical

School, which enabled alumni to

experience the world of today’s medical

students. Twenty-five participants from

various reunion class years began their

Friday morning at Volker Hall. Several

short presentations by school leaders

and administrators followed a welcome

by Senior Vice President for Medicine

and Dean of the School of Medicine,

Selwyn M. Vickers, M.D., FACS.

Topics included an overview of the

admissions process, current curriculum

and team-based learning, and the

student experience. The presentations

were followed by a Q&A session with

medical students.

Participants were then taken to the

simulation area of Volker Hall to take

part in active simulation learning

exercises, a critical part of today’s

medical school curriculum. They used

some of the ultrasound technologies

that enhance medical training today,

and learned about the school’s

successful implementation of Learning

Communities, which bring together

medical students from different class

years into faculty-mentored small

groups.

After Mini Medical School, the MAA

hosted a luncheon for the participants,

ALUMNI WEEKEND RETURNS

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class reunion chairs, 50-year class, and

MAA Board of Directors. Several top

medical students were invited to dine

with alumni and answer questions.

REYNOLDS-FINLEY LECTURE

The 37th Annual Reynolds-Finley

Historical Lecture, “Residency Training

in the United States: Past, Present,

Future,” was presented by Kenneth

Ludmerer, M.D., M.A., A.B., professor

of history and medicine at Washington

University in St. Louis, Mo. Dr. Ludmerer

is the author of Time to Heal: American

Medical Education from the Turn of the

Century to the Era of Managed Care,

Learning to Heal: The Development

of American Medical Education, and

Genetics and American Society: A

Historical Appraisal. Prior to the lecture,

alumni toured the Reynolds-Finley

Historical Library, led by Wayne H. Finley, M.D. ’60, Ph.D.

MINI MEDICAL SCHOOL• Craig J. Hoesley, M.D., ’95 resident, Senior Associate Dean

for Medical Education

• Kevin J. Leon, M.D., ’02 resident, Associate Dean for Undergraduate Medical Education

• Jason P. Noah, Program Director for Medical Student Success

• Todd B. Peterson, M.D. ’06, ’10 resident, Clerkship Director in Emergency Medicine and Director of Medical Student Simulation

• David Resuehr, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Cell, Developmental and Integrative Biology

• Nathan B. Smith, M.D. ’85, Assistant Dean of Students and Admissions

• Hadyn K. Swecker, Ph.D., Director of Admissions

• Marjorie Lee White, M.D. ’01, ’08 resident, Assistant Dean for Clinical Simulation

CME SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM• Amy W. Amara, M.D., Ph.D., ’11 resident, Assistant Professor,

UAB Department of Neurology

• J. Mark Bailey, D.O., Ph.D., ’96 resident, Professor, UAB Departments of Neurology and Anesthesiology

• Khurram Bashir, M.D., MPH, Professor, UAB Department of Neurology

• Jennifer L. DeWolfe, D.O., ’05 resident, ’06 fellow, Director, Birmingham VA Sleep Center

• Toby I. Gropen, M.D., Director, Comprehensive Stroke and Neurovascular Center

• Erik Roberson, M.D., Ph.D., Director, UAB Alzheimer’s Disease Center

• David G. Standaert, M.D., Ph.D., John N. Whitaker Professor and Chair, UAB Department of Neurology

THANK YOU TO ALUMNI WEEKEND PRESENTERS

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SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM

The topic of this year’s scientific

program was Neurology and the

Neurosciences. Presenters spoke

on topics ranging from Alzheimer’s

and Parkinson’s disease to multiple

sclerosis, sleepiness, pain management,

epilepsy, and stroke.

CLASS CELEBRATIONS

Alumni reunited with classmates

throughout the weekend. The classes

of 1950-1965 (Golden Reunion), 1966,

1971, 1976, 1981, 1986, 1991, and 1996

enjoyed a combined class reunion

reception sponsored by ProAssurance,

and took part in individual class reunion

dinners. Members of classes that had

previously celebrated their 50th reunion

were also invited to join in the reunion

festivities, attending the reception and

their own combined Golden Reunion

Dinner.

PITTMAN LECTURE

The 24th Annual Constance S. and

James A. Pittman Lecture, “Evolution

of Surgery at UAB,” was presented by

Kirby I. Bland, M.D. ’68, former chair of

the UAB Department of Surgery.

SILENT AUCTION BENEFITTING EAB

Medical students associated with Equal

Access Birmingham (EAB) hosted their

annual Silent Auction on Saturday.

EAB is the student-run program that

provides health education and medical

care to underserved and vulnerable

populations in Birmingham. As the

auction drew to a close, the students

had raised more than $3,500 to benefit

the Equal Access Birmingham Clinic.

The funds were matched by the MAA,

bringing the total to $7,026.

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WILLIAM W. ANDREWS, M.D. ’84, ’88 RESIDENT2016 DISTINGUISHED ALUMNUS AWARDDr. Andrews was honored with the Distinguished Alumnus Award in recognition

of his outstanding contributions to health care through research while adhering

to the ethical principles of medicine. He is nationally recognized for his research

achievements in the field of OB/GYN Clinical Obstetrics and Prematurity.

Dr. Andrews has displayed excellent leadership at UAB as the Charles E. Flowers,

Jr., Endowed Chair of Obstetrics and Gynecology, establishing the UAB Laboratory

for Research in Women’s Health to provide patients with the most up-to-date and

skilled preventive medical care available.

THOMAS E. MOODY, M.D. ’73 2016 DISTINGUISHED ALUMNUS AWARDDr. Moody was honored with the Distinguished Alumnus Award in recognition

of his outstanding contributions to health care through his private practice while

adhering to the ethical principles of medicine. He has led the charge in the state

of Alabama against prostate cancer. He uses his Saturdays to travel to various

underserved counties so that he can screen men and educate them and their

families about the importance of early detection.

B. JERRY HARRISON, M.D. ’802016 GARBER GALBRAITH MEDICAL-POLITICAL AWARDThe Garber Galbraith Medical-Political Award was presented to Dr. Harrison in

appreciation of his outstanding service to the medical profession by working within

the medical-political arena. He has been an active member on the Alabama Board

of Medical Examiners since 2006 and has served as chairman since 2014. He also

serves as chairman of the Board of Censors of the Medical Association of the State

of Alabama, and on the boards of the Alabama Academy of Family Practice and

State Committee of Public Health. With Dr. Harrison’s leadership and involvement

with the Alabama Prescription Drug Monitoring Program, there has been a 6

percent decrease in the amount of opioids prescribed in Alabama over the past

two years.

DANA L. TODD, M.D. ’10 2016 YOUNG ALUMNI AWARDDr. Todd received the Young Alumni Award in recognition of her outstanding

contributions to medicine while demonstrating the highest principles of the

medical profession. She currently practices family medicine in her small hometown

of Greensboro and was recently featured in a Washington Post article emphasizing

the importance of young physicians from the Black Belt of Alabama returning

to practice in their hometowns. What sets her apart is her undying passion and

willingness to help those who are underserved and lack adequate medical care.

RECOGNIZING EXCELLENCEMAA Honors Distinguished Colleagues at Alumni Weekend

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On Friday, March 18, graduating

medical students gathered with friends

and family at the Alys Stephens Center,

anxiously waiting for the clock to strike

11 a.m. That was when the first student

would open the envelope containing

the result of their residency match.

LaKisha Moore-Smith couldn’t hold

back the happy tears. Walking across

the stage to the microphone with

her husband, Shawn, and 2-year-old

son, Xavier, Moore-Smith opened her

envelope and announced she would be

training in internal medicine at Baptist

Health System in Birmingham.

“I’m a nontraditional student,”

Moore-Smith said, explaining that she

first earned a doctorate in pathology

at UAB and did breast cancer research

before deciding to go to medical

school. “I enjoyed the science, but I

wanted to interact with people and find

ways to help them.”

UAB graduates will continue their

medical training at 78 institutions in 31

states across the U.S. According to the

National Resident Match Program, this

was the largest match on record with

more than 42,000 applicants competing

for 30,750 residency positions. The

increasingly competitive match process

makes the School of Medicine’s

99 percent match rate all the more

impressive.

“I’m incredibly proud of each of our

medical students, and I’m especially

proud of this year’s class,” said Laura Kezar, M.D., ’94 resident, associate

dean for students in the School of

Medicine. “The class had a great

impact in the way they shepherded the

Learning Communities concept into the

medical school curriculum.”

The greatest number of students

matched into internal medicine

(29), followed by pediatrics (28), and

family medicine (19). Students also

matched in surgery (17); obstetrics

and gynecology (14); emergency

medicine (13); orthopaedic surgery

(9); preliminary medicine (6);

anesthesiology (4); neurology, oral and

maxillofacial surgery, otolaryngology,

pathology, and psychiatry (3 each);

primary medicine, preliminary surgery,

and child neurology (2 each); and

medicine-pediatrics, diagnostic

radiology, internal medicine/Center of

Excellence, medicine/dermatology, and

plastic surgery (1 each).

THE ENVELOPE THAT CHANGES EVERYTHINGMatch Day 2016 Brings Excitement and Relief to Medical Students

KICK BACK AND RELAX

THE MAA HOSTED AN inaugural event at Avondale Brewery on Tuesday, March

15. It was a time for fourth-year medical students to relax with their friends and family before the exhilaration of Match Day. “Match Week is a time that really signifies the impact that medical school has had on us, as students,” says Cory Smith, president of the Class of 2016. “This event gave everyone time to catch up and celebrate during a week that is filled with anticipation. Most Match Week events are very formal, but this get-together allowed students to bring their children, and even their dogs. Originally, it was planned from 5 to 7 p.m., but most people stayed well into the evening visiting with classmates and meeting each others’ families. The MAA made this celebration possible, and it was by far the most fun and relaxing event of Match Week.”

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Commencement day started on May 15

with the Military Promotion Ceremony,

where eight students were recognized

for their commitment to serve in the

military following graduation. Laura B. Kezar, M.D., ’94 resident, associate

dean for students and a Navy veteran,

welcomed the graduates and their

families and introduced the presiding

officer for the ceremony, Major Brandi

Hyatt of the United States Air Force.

Major Hyatt administered the Oath

of Office and pinned their new rank

insignia on the graduates.

At the Commencement Ceremony later

that afternoon, the graduates filed

into Bartow Arena flanked by School of

Medicine leadership and faculty and by

alumni who volunteered to participate

in the Path of Honor. Among those

alumni were five members of the Isbell

family, two of whom had children

graduating with the Class of 2016:

Steven A. Isbell, M.D. ’80, is the father

of Eleanor Katherine Isbell Matthews

and the brother of John “Blake” Isbell, M.D. ’79, who is the father of Jonathan A. Isbell. The brothers were joined by

their father, John B. Isbell III, M.D. ’59,

their uncle Charles Isbell, M.D. ’62,

and their cousin (Charles Isbell’s son)

Charles A. “Chuck” Isbell II, M.D. ’90.

With the graduation of Eleanor and

Jonathan, the Isbell family now boasts

eight School of Medicine graduates,

including D Isbell, M.D., uncle of Dr.

John B. Isbell III and Dr. Charles Isbell,

who graduated from the two-year

medical school in Tuscaloosa in 1924 or

1925, according to Dr. Steven Isbell.

“I was very proud to

be there with three

generations of my

family,” says Dr.

Blake Isbell. “And

they let me wear

my old tassel from

when I graduated 37

years ago, so it was

extremely special.”

“To see your daughter

and nephew walk

through—it really is unlike any other

experience,” says Dr. Steven Isbell.

Other legacy families who took part

in the Path of Honor include Peter Tae-Jin Chang, M.D. ’99, whose niece

Brittany T. Massengill graduated;

Sandra L. Durham, M.D. ’89, whose

nephew Bradley R. Langston

graduated; William H. Johnston Jr., M.D. ’74, whose daughter Lucy J. Sanders graduated; and John T. Killian, M.D. ’79, whose son John T.

Killian Jr., graduated and won the

Hugh J. Dempsey Memorial Award for

highest overall academic achievement.

They were joined by alumni Rebecca R. Byrd, M.D. ’95, William K. Dunham, Jr., M.D. ’68, John J. Gleysteen, M.D.

’75, and MAA President Pink L. Folmar, Jr., M.D. ’72.

Selwyn M. Vickers, M.D., FACS,

senior vice president for medicine

and dean of the School of Medicine,

opened the ceremony. He introduced

Commencement speaker George D.

ONE ROAD ENDS, ANOTHER BEGINSFourth-year medical students celebrate Commencement with classmates, family, and friends

Class of 2016 graduates and cousins Jonathan Isbell (back row center) and Eleanor Matthews (front row center) surrounded by their extended family, including five School of Medicine alumni.

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Lundberg, M.D., ’57, (pictured at right)

who shared some of the wisdom he

has acquired through a decades-long

career in pathology and 27 years

combined experience as an editor

with some of the most influential

medical publications and websites,

including the Journal of the American

Medical Association, Medscape, and

e-Medicine from WebMD.

Craig J. Hoesley, M.D., ’99 resident,

senior associate dean for medical

education, presented the school-wide

awards, followed by Dr. Folmar, who

enjoined the graduates to look to the

MAA as the conduit to stay connected

with the school and their classmates in

the years to come. He also presented

Amber M. Beg with the MAA’s

Leadership and Community Service

Award.

Class of 2016 President Cory D. Smith delivered a humorous and

touching address before the awarding

of the academic hoods and reading

of names. Kevin J. Leon, M.D., ’99

resident, ’02 fellow, associate dean for

undergraduate medical education, led

students in the Oath of Hippocrates,

after which members of the UAB

Jazz Band performed an upbeat

accompaniment to the recessional.

How far would you travel to help

someone see? For Ben W. Roberts,

M.D. ’99, the answer is Kenya.

Since 2006, Dr. Roberts and his family

have served as medical missionaries at

Tenwek Hospital in Bomet, Kenya. The

Roberts family lives there for four years,

then spends one year in the United

States. In August, they will begin their

third stint in Kenya.

Dr. Roberts graduated from the

UAB School of Medicine and did his

residency and fellowship training in

the Department of Ophthalmology. It

was during his fourth year as a medical

student that he first did a rotation at

Tenwek.

“My wife and I knew after a month

of being there that it was where we

wanted to be,” Dr. Roberts says.

Tenwek Hospital, one of the largest

mission hospitals in Africa, is a 300-bed

teaching hospital with a wide range

of surgical, medical, maternity, and

pediatric services. It provides primary

health care to 600,000 people within

a 32-kilometer radius and serves as a

referral center for the entire region.

Dr. Roberts and a team of physician’s

assistants, nurses, and local volunteers

see approximately 16,000 patients per

year and performs 2,600 surgeries.

Many are cataract surgeries, but he

also performs glaucoma, retina, cornea,

plastic, and pediatric eye surgeries.

“We get patients from Kenya and

Sudan who are literally led to our

clinics by their grandchildren. You do a

cataract surgery and change their life.”

CALLED TO SERVEAlumnus Ben Roberts, M.D., works to restore vision among needy populations in Africa

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This year, one main focus of the MAA

has been on facilitating student access

to our alumni. Through consultation

with our student panel, we were

inspired to create a new “Dine with

the Docs” program, and we partnered

with several student specialty interest

groups to plan Speaking from

Experience Lunch and Learns.

Dine with the Docs was held the first

weekend of November. Nine generous

alumni in specialties ranging from

emergency medicine to psychiatry

volunteered to host up to 10 students in

their homes for a total of eight dinners.

The MAA helped to sign up students

for each of the dinners and the alumni

hosts were in charge of planning the

meal. There were no agendas at the

dinners and students were encouraged

to take advantage of this time with

alumni to get a feel for their specialty

and ask questions they might not feel

comfortable asking in a more formal

setting.

We received very positive feedback

about the Dine with the Docs dinners

from both students and alumni (one

second-year student said that it was

the best thing she had done so far in

medical school). With the resounding

success of the inaugural dinners,

we plan to schedule two additional

Dine with the Docs evenings for the

upcoming school year.

Last summer, several student specialty

interest groups approached us about

assisting with their lunch meetings, and

we jumped at the chance. Through our

partnership with the specialty interest

groups, we started the Speaking from

Experience Lunch and Learns, which

pairs each group with an alumni guest

speaker who practices in that field.

Students enjoyed having lunch in our

conference room at Volker Hall, and

alumni got the chance to give back and

spend quality time with students. From

October through February, the MAA

hosted nine lunches in all, providing up

to 40 lunches for each meeting.

If you are interested in volunteering for

either of these programs, please contact

Beth Eddings, director of student

and young alumni programs, at (205)

934-4471 or betheddings@uab.edu.

MEALS AND MENTORING Programs Offer Students Food and Facetime with Alumni

• Child Neurology – Alyssa Reddy, M.D. ’93, ’95 resident, ’96 fellow

• Family Practice/Emergency Medicine – Bryan Balentine, M.D. ’02, ’06 resident

• General Surgery and Otolaryngology – Tarika Bhuta, M.D. ’98, and Bryan McCool, M.D. ’98

• Pediatrics/Pediatric Emergency Medicine – Marjorie Lee White, M.D. ’01, ’08 resident

• Psychiatry – Thad Ryals, M.D. ’00, ’04 resident

• Radiology – Cheri Canon, M.D., ’98 resident

• Urology – Mike Bivins, M.D. ’96

• Urology – Scott Tully, M.D. ’83

• Anesthesiology – Bradley J. Coker, M.D. ’08, ’12 resident

• Dermatology – Jenny O. Sobera, M.D. ’00, ’06 resident

• Emergency Medicine – Charles A. Khoury, M.D. ’08, ’11 resident, and Matthew DeLaney, M.D.

• Family Medicine – Julia L. Boothe, ’02

• OB/GYN – Ronald W. Orso, M.D. ’72

• Orthopedics – Michael D. Johnson, M.D. ’07

• Pediatrics – Alison W. McAfee, M.D. ’05, ’08 resident; Lillian Israel, M.D., ’81 resident; and Sheridyn B. Breedlove, M.D. ’93

• Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation – Amie B. McLain, ’84, ’88 resident

• Surgery – Kirby I. Bland, M.D. ’68

THANK YOU “DINE WITH THE DOCS” HOSTS

THANK YOU “SPEAKING FROM EXPERIENCE LUNCH AND LEARN” GUESTS

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Starting last September and continuing

through the spring, leaders from

the School of Medicine joined MAA

President Pink L. Folmar Jr., M.D. ’72,

and MAA staff at a series of regional

receptions across the state. Locations

included Montgomery, Huntsville,

Tuscaloosa, and Dothan. In addition

to the usual catching up with friends

and colleagues, the events offered

alumni the chance to meet Craig J. Hoesley, M.D., ’99 resident, who was

appointed senior associate dean for

medical education last summer, and to

get an update on medical education

developments in the school.

Dr. Hoesley shared highlights including

an update on the UAB Montgomery

Regional Medical Campus, which

graduated its inaugural class of medical

students this May. He also discussed

the school’s increased emphasis on

a holistic admissions process, which

evaluates prospective students based

on a broader set of measures than just

scientific knowledge and supports

diversity in the school. He presented

statistics on the 2015 entering and

graduating classes, and discussed how

the Learning Communities initiative is

helping to build a sense of community

among students, and facilitating

mentoring relationships between

students and faculty.

Caroline N. Harada, M.D., stood in for

Dr. Hoesley at the Dothan reception. Dr.

Harada was appointed assistant dean

for community engaged scholarship, a

new position in the medical education

department, last August. In this role,

she oversees the school’s Learning

Communities and the Office of Service

Learning, which formalizes the wide

variety of service work already being

done in the community by medical

students and integrates it into the

curriculum.

We would like say thank you to the

local hosts who partnered with us for

each of the receptions: in Montgomery,

Wickliffe J. Many, Jr., M.D. ’73, ’78

resident, ’80 fellow, regional dean

of the UAB Montgomery Regional

Medical Campus; in Huntsville, Robert M. Centor, M.D., FACP, regional

dean of the UAB Huntsville Regional

Medical Campus, and John “Jack” Montgomery, M.D. ’58, professor

emeritus at the Huntsville Campus; in

Tuscaloosa, Richard H. Streiffer, M.D.,

dean of the College of Community

Health Sciences; and in Dothan, Craig L. Coe, M.D. ’80. The receptions

will continue in the fall, so be on the

lookout for information about dates

and locations.

ON THE ROAD AGAINAlumni Gather at Regional Receptions Across the State

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NEW BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEMBERS

P. MICHAEL (MIKE) CARUSO, M.D. ’76, PH.D.P. Michael (Mike) Caruso, M.D. ’76, Ph.D., practiced interventional cardiology

at The Heart Center in Huntsville from 1981 to 2007. In 2007, he returned to his

undergraduate alma mater, Vanderbilt University, where he earned a B.A. in

1973, as a graduate fellow in the Department of Philosophy. He recently received

a Ph.D. in philosophy with a dissertation examining the ethical aspects of the

physician-patient relationship. He has been an assistant professor of medical

education in the School of Medicine from 2012 to present and teaches medical

ethics at both the Birmingham and Huntsville campuses. He and his wife, Virginia,

have been married for 43 years and have three daughters and two grandchildren.

MARK H. LEQUIRE, M.D. ’82, FACRMark H. LeQuire, M.D. ’82, FACR, originally from Scottsboro, Ala., now lives in

Montgomery with his wife, Gage. He is a partner of Montgomery Radiology

Associates where he practices both diagnostic and interventional radiology. In

addition, he currently serves as the chief of staff at Baptist Medical Center South

in Montgomery and as vice-chairman of the Board of Censors of the Medical

Association of the State of Alabama (MASA). When not involved in these duties

he enjoys time at home with Gage, church, and exercise activities. He says he is

honored to rejoin his medical school family with a position on the MAA Board of

Directors and looks forward to reconnecting with all of his friends.

GEORGE C. SMITH, SR., M.D. ’65George C. Smith, Sr., M.D. ’65, was born in Lineville, Ala., and received a

pharmacy degree from Howard College in 1958. He worked as a pharmaceutical

representative for three years before entering medical school. He received his

medical degree from the Medical College of Alabama in 1965 and has practiced

family medicine in Lineville for more than 50 years. He was on the MASA Board

of Censors for 11 years, serving as chairman the last four. He now serves on the

Alabama Medical Licensure Commission and the Interstate Medical Licensure

Commission. He and his wife, Wanda, live in Lineville. They have five grown sons,

nine grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.

Three new MAA Board members were nominated at the December 2015 Board

meeting, and were elected March 5 during the Awards Luncheon at Alumni

Weekend. Each new member was nominated for his or her unique gifts and

strengths, and we look forward to having them share their talents as members of

our Board of Directors.

FRESH LEADERSHIPMAA Welcomes New Members and Student Representatives to the Board of Directors

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Cory D. Smith, M.D., from

Dothan, graduated from

School of Medicine in

May 2016. He graduated

from Samford University

in 2010, where he earned

four letters as a football

player and received a

bachelor’s degree in sports

medicine. He served as

Class President for all four years of medical school. He also

served on the Medical Alumni Association Board for all four

years as his class’s Student Representative. He matched

into orthopaedic surgery in Greenville, S.C., at Greenville

Health System. He and his wife, Madeline, married in 2015,

and he enjoys playing golf, barbecuing, playing guitar and

mandolin, and fishing in his spare time.

The MAA would like to congratulate Cory on a job well

done serving on our board these past four years. He has

been a pleasure to work with and has provided insightful

student perspective to the decisions that we make.

Corey Duke (MS2) is the

president of the Class

of 2018. He recently

transferred into the Medical

Scientist Training Program

and will complete his Ph.D.

in neuroscience. A native of

rural Oklahoma, his family

moved to Fairhope late

in his high school career

and he elected to stay

in Alabama for college, attending Auburn University and

graduating from the University of Montevallo. When he isn’t

studying he is usually working on Magic City Medcast, a

medical student-produced podcast highlighting intriguing

stories he and his fellow students have encountered in the

course of their medical school experience.

Evan D. Broder (MS3), from

Montgomery, received his

bachelor’s degree from

Vanderbilt University. He

is president of the third

year class in the School of

Medicine, and has enjoyed

serving as a student

representative on the MAA

Board for the past three

years. He is engaged to Abby Calametti, also a third year

medical student. They met at a baseball game the week

before beginning medical school. He intends to couple

match into emergency medicine this upcoming year, while

Abby plans to match into pediatrics.

Allison Montgomery (MS1),

president of the Class of

2019, is originally from

Talladega. She attended

the University of Alabama

and graduated in May

2015 with a B.S. in Biology

and a certificate in Rural

Community Health through

the Rural Medical Scholars

Program. She also serves

as an admissions host, an orientation leader, and a mentor

at Carver High School. This summer, she will be completing

a CaRES research internship in the Division of Gynecologic

Oncology.

STUDENT BOARD REPRESENTATIVES

Mark your calendar for the next Medical Alumni Weekend, taking place February 24–25, 2017. Class years ending in “2” and “7” will celebrate reunions, with events taking place at the School of Medicine campus and the Embassy Suites in Hoover. Look for updates on the MAA website at AlabamaMedicalAlumni.org.

SAVE THE DATE

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We had a very busy start to 2016 as we prepared for Alumni Weekend in March. Thanks to the hard work of the MAA staff and

many dedicated class chairs, the 2016 Alumni Weekend Reunion

Reception and Dinners were very well attended. The combined Golden Reunion

Dinner, for classes that have previously celebrated their 50th reunion, saw the

largest attendance.

The weekend was full of wonderful

programs including Mini Medical

School and a CME program that

focused on Neurology and the

Neurosciences. A summary of the

weekend’s events and activities can be

found in the cover story of this issue.

Next year’s Alumni Weekend has been

scheduled for February 24 and 25, 2017.

Mark the dates in your calendars—we

hope to see you there!

At Alumni Weekend, we announced

the progress we are continuing to make

towards the Alumni Campaign goal

of raising $30 million by 2018. We are

thankful to the 2,774 alumni who have

made Campaign gifts totaling almost

$24.2 million and bringing us to 80

percent of our goal. As alumni, we have

the opportunity to make a profound

impact on our School of Medicine and I

hope you will consider the ways you can

be a part of this historic effort. If you

would like more information on giving

options, please contact Jackie Wood,

Executive Director of Development

for the School of Medicine, at

205-996-0815 or jwood@uab.edu.

We recently completed this year’s

Regional Receptions tour with a final

stop in Dothan. We were pleased to

have Caroline Harada, M.D., Assistant

Dean for Community Engaged

Scholarship, with us to talk about her

new role in the School of Medicine and

provide local alumni with an update on

medical education. Seth Landefeld,

M.D., the Spencer Chair in Medical

Science Leadership in the Department

of Medicine, also made a special

appearance to provide an update and

answer questions.

It was a pleasure to once again be a

part of the School of Medicine’s Match

Day ceremony. I remember all too well

the feeling of nervousness that led

up to that moment. Unlike the fanfare

of the ceremony held on March 18,

my Match Day experience years ago

involved waiting on the mailman so I

could open the envelope that would

reveal my future. It was wonderful to

celebrate the accomplishments of

our fourth year medical students as

they learned where their careers as

physicians will begin.

This spring we have kept our students

busy with a variety of events and

activities. Since January, we have

hosted four specialty-focused Lunch

and Learns, two breakfasts, three happy

hours at local breweries, and a financial

seminar. I am especially thankful to

the alumni who took time out of their

schedules to spend an hour discussing

their specialty and answering students’

questions. As alumni, one of the most

important things we can do for the

students is to give them our time.

On Sunday, May 15, we sent off our

graduates with the Commencement

Ceremony and Path of Honor. This

year we had five members of a Legacy

Family with two School of Medicine

graduates participate (learn more on

page 6). Thank you to everyone who

participated in this touching tradition.

In a few short months, we will welcome

the Class of 2020 and the cycle will

begin anew. It has been an honor

to serve as your Medical Alumni

Association President for the past year,

and my emphasis for the remainder

of this next year is two-fold: First, to

give back to our students in any way

I can, and second, to promote the

outstanding research and quality of

education that our medical school

offers.

LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT

P.S. We will be attending the American Academy of Family Physicians Annual Meeting in Sandestin, Fla., June 16-19. If you are there, stop by our booth and say hello!

Pink L. Folmar Jr., M.D. ‘72

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James L. Reeder, M.D. ’55, ’75 resident,

retired in October 2015.

Wayne H. Finley, M.D. ’60, ’61 resident,

was honored with the renaming of the

Reynolds Historical Library and Lectures

to the Reynolds-Finley Historical Library

and the Reynolds-Finley Lectures, and

was awarded the UAB President’s Medal

in December 2015.

Manuel Daugherty, M.D. ’65, ’72

resident, was appointed temporary

adjunct professor in Orthopaedic Surgery

at University of South Alabama Medical

Center.

J. Max Austin, Jr., M.D. ’67, ’71

resident, ’73 fellow, honored as a

“Legend in OB/GYN” for the State of

Alabama in 2015.

Peyton T. Taylor, Jr., M.D. ’68, received

The American College of Obstetricians

and Gynecologists Award for

International Service.

William K. Dunham, Jr., M.D. ’68, ’70

resident, was appointed Medical Director

of Community of Hope Health Clinic in

Pelham.

Charles F. Butler, M.D. ’71, serves on

the International Olympic Committee,

AdHoc Expert Committee for Rio 2016,

Consultant for Boxing Association

(Olympics) and Honorary Chairman of the

International Medical Council.

J. Milton Hutson, M.D. ’75, received

the 2015 Chanel Award for Excellence in

Obstetrics and Gynecology from Weill

Cornell Medicine, Cornell University in

New York.

James R. Stallworth, M.D. ’76, ’79 resident,

received the Teacher of the Year Award from

the University of South Carolina Class of 2015.

Eddie B. Warren, M.D. ’76, retired from

U.S. Navy Reserves – Captain Medical

Corp.

John R. Wheat, M.D. ’76, was appointed

to the Alabama Healthcare Improvement

Task Force by Governor Robert Bentley,

and was elected to the Board of Directors

of the University of Alabama Medical

Alumni Association.

Robert G. Atnip, M.D. ’78, elected

president of the board of directors, 2016,

of Alpha Omega Alpha National Medical

Honor Society.

Charles W. Rush, M.D. ’80, participated

in Operation Walk, an international

group of orthopedic surgeons who travel

around the world performing hip and

knee replacements on needy patients.

Dr. Rush traveled to Vietnam in 2014 and

to Cuba in 2015 to perform surgeries.

Charles W. Breaux, Jr. ’82, ’88 resident,

’91 fellow, was honored as 2015 Physician

of the Year at St. Mary’s Hospital in Grand

Junction, Colo.

John S. Meigs, Jr., M.D., ’82 resident,

was elected the American Academy of

Family Physicians’ President Elect.

David H. Lamb, M.D. ’83, was elected

Chief of Medical Staff, 2015-2017,

Lexington Medical Center.

J. Daniel Andress, M.D. ’84, ’87

resident, received an MBA from Indiana

University Kelley School of Business

(Business of Medicine Program) in 2015.

Emily Boohaker, M.D. ’87, was

appointed Chief Quality and Patient

Safety Officer for UAB Medicine.

Paul S. Dale, M.D. ’88, was appointed Chief

of Surgical Oncology and Assistant Dean of

Translational Research at Mercer University

School of Medicine in Macon, Ga.

L. Gail Clary, M.D., ’88 resident, ’91

fellow, was voted by Best Doctors, Inc.

as one of the Best Doctors in America in

Pulmonary Medicine for 2015-2016.

Gregory L. James, M.D. ’89, ’91

resident, was appointed Chief Clinical

Officer for St. Thomas Health.

James E. Bailey Jr., M.D. ’90, M.P.H.

’92, won a Benjamin Franklin Award for

his debut novel, The End of Healing,

which received a silver medal in the

popular fiction category. The Benjamin

Franklin Awards recognize excellence in

independent publishing.

Steven D. Presley, M.D. ’95, received a

Master of Medical Management degree

from Carnegie Mellon University in May

2015.

V. Sreenath Reddy, M.D. ’95, was

appointed President of the Nashville

Surgical Society and Board Member of

the Nashville Academy of Medicine.

Adele M. Lewis, M.D. ’97, was

appointed Deputy State Chief Medical

Examiner by the Tennessee Department

of Health.

W. Jay Suggs, M.D. ‘97, published

“Perforated peptic ulcer occurrence in

the bypassed stomach and duodenum

following Roux-en-Y gastric bypass,”

Surgery for Obesity and Related

Diseases, 11:S112-113, Nov/Dec 2015.

CLASS NOTES

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In October 2015,

an initiative

was launched

to establish the

Norman McSwain,

M.D., Endowed

Fellowship in

Trauma Surgery, which will support

an outstanding trauma fellow who

demonstrates clinical excellence,

professionalism, and shares the values

of Norman E. McSwain, M.D. ’63. To

date, the fellowship fund has raised

more than $43,000 in gifts and pledges,

including a $10,000 lead gift from the

MAA.

During his career, Dr. McSwain played

a pivotal role in the development of

a Pre-Hospital Trauma Life Support

program that has trained more than

500,000 people in more than 40

countries. He was a favorite among

his classmates and an active and

esteemed alumnus, and is remembered

as generous, good-humored, and

well-respected. Friends and family

from the classes of 1961-1965 previously

made generous gifts totaling nearly

$37,000 to establish the Norman

McSwain, M.D., Endowed Support Fund

in Trauma Surgery.

The new endowed fellowship will

provide vital support for training the

next generation of trauma surgeons.

As such, it will have an enduring

effect on the lives of the patients

who benefit from the life-saving skills

those specialists develop during their

fellowship. The goal of $200,000 will

establish the Norman McSwain, M.D.,

Endowed Fellowship in Trauma Surgery.

REMEMBERING NORMAN MCSWAIN, M.D.

I’ve known Norman my entire life. He is renowned all over the world as a leader who advanced trauma medicine, and I am proud to remember my friend’s legacy through this new endowed fellowship in trauma surgery.

— JAMES H. ALFORD JR., M.D. ’63

To contribute or for more information:Leon Ryan III Director of Development, Departments of Surgery and Neurosurgery (205) 996-0127 or leonryan@uab.edu

John R. Floyd II, M.D. ’00, was

appointed to the Carl Raba Family

Endowed Chair in Neuro-Oncology at

University of Texas Health Science Center

in San Antonio.

Melanie B. Blake, M.D. ’04, ’08

resident, was appointed to Tennessee’s

Board of Medical Examiners by Governor

Bill Haslam.

Robert L. Oldham, M.D. ’04, was

reappointed to the Tobacco Education

and Research Oversight Committee by

California Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr.

Joseph J. Martinez, M.D. ’12, resident

in the UAB Department of Surgery, was

awarded Outstanding Junior Resident.

IN MEMORIAM

Corley W. Odom, M.D. ’41, of Gadsden,

May 25, 2015.

John T. McCarley, Jr., M.D. ’51, of

Birmingham, November 23, 2015.

Claude M. Holland, Jr., M.D. ’52, ’66

resident, of Birmingham, October 14,

2015.

Donald R. Kahn, M.D. ’54, of Mountain

Brook, October 24, 2015.

L. Thomas Sheffield, M.D. ’54, ’59

resident, ’62 fellow, of Birmingham,

November 18, 2015.

Bertis B. Jordan, M.D. ’54, of Gulf

Breeze, Fla., March 15, 2016.

Arthur L. Ennis, M.D. ’58, ’62 fellow, of

Gadsden, September 2, 2015.

Richard E. Brown, M.D. ’61, of

Montgomery, February 27, 2016.

Gilbert T. Guffin, M.D. ’62, of

Gardendale, February 18, 2016.

Andrew John “Jack” Hughes, M.D. ’63,

of Auburn, April 1, 2016.

James F. Paulk, M.D. ’64, of Enterprise,

November 13, 2015.

John E. Reaves, Sr., M.D. ’64, ’68

resident, of Anniston, November 16,

2015.

William S. Foshee, M.D. ’66, ’67

resident, of Red Level, May 3, 2016.

William F. McCoy, M.D. ’70, of

Cambridge, N.Y., August 23, 2015.

Albert L. Smith III, M.D. ’03, of

Guntersville, September 8, 2015.

Have you achieved a career milestone? Hit the headlines? Made a move? Share the news with your classmates in the next issue of Informal Rounds.

Submit your news and photos to Meredith Burns at meredith@uab.edu.

Join the School of Medicine’s graduating class for a photographic trip down

Memory Lane, from their introduction to the School of Medicine as first-year

students through the culmination of their medical school training at Match Day and

Commencement.

THE ROAD TO GRADUATIONFour Years of Memories with the Class of 2016

2012

2016

LEARNING COMMUNITIES The Class of 2016 was the first incoming class to take part in Learning Communities. Here, Learning Community members play the board game “Operation” during a medicine-themed relay race at the Learning Communities Olympics in August 2012.

SERVING OTHERSService learning is an increasingly important part of the medical school experience. Here, members of the Class of 2016 participate in a service project.

CLASS PHOTOThe Class of 2016 gathered for a class photo in Volker Hall.

BEST MEDICINE SHOWStudents displayed their creative sides at the medical student talent show, Best Medicine Show, in March 2013.

WHITE COAT CEREMONYStudents received their white coats, courtesy of the MAA, at the White Coat Ceremony in August 2012.

ORIENTATIONThe Class of 2016 had their first chance to get acquainted with one another at orientation in July 2012.

MATCH DAYStudents learned where they would conduct their residency training at Match Day in March 2016.

COMMENCEMENTThe Class of 2016’s graduation ceremony on May 15 marked the official end of their medical school career.

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