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A L U M N I B U L L E T I NeffersonJEFFERSON MEDICAL COLLEGE • THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY • SUMMER 2006

Soaring AheadAlumni President Lorraine C. King,MD, REN’77, builds new relationshipsin a familiar setting

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JeffersonA LU M N I B U L L E T I N Summer 2006Volume 55, Number 2

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3 Dean’s Column: A Complex Undertaking

4 Construction Begins on Innovative Breast Care Center

FINDINGS

5 Clues to How Molecular Gatekeepers Work

6 A Tie Between Obesity and Alzheimer’s Disease

7 Fighting Artifical Implant Infections

8 Reducing Radiation’s Side Effects

8 Developing a New Vascular Bypass Graft

9 On Campus: Dicker To Direct Translational Research Program

12 Parents Day

13 Class Notes

19 Swati Shah, MD’95 Rebuilds After Katrina

23 Match Day 2006

! SPECIAL CENTER SECTION

Alumni Weekend

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J e f f e r s o n M e d i c a l C o l l e g e

Weekend


Defining theFuture of Medical

Education

Robert L. Barchi, MD, PhD

From its very founding Jefferson Medical

College has been dedicated to clinical care.

In fact, this aspect of the curriculum

distinguished Jefferson from every other

medical school in existence in 1824. At

that time, medical schooling consisted of

attending two years of lectures, with the

second year of lectures being a repetition

of the first. At Jefferson, after a year of

lectures, students were involved in the care

of patients, under supervision. This

enhancement of didactic lectures with

clinical experience brought Jefferson a

widespread reputation for educating

excellent doctors.

Today, we look forward to creating a

community of scholars—a campus that

educates all members of the healthcare

delivery team in one setting. Our goal is to

train practitioners and scientists to work

collaboratively. Once again, Jefferson will

lead the way by training students from all

three colleges to work together in the best

interest of the patient. This training will

prepare students for improved communi-

cations in the patient care setting. Such

interactions will translate to optimum

education as students learn the roles of

other team members. Ultimately, this team

approach will lead to the finest possible

care for patients. A Jefferson education will

continue to be distinctive and innovative.

At the vastly expanded Rector Clinical

Skills Center, Jefferson's outstanding

faculty will teach clinical skills with the aid

of standardized patient “actors,” simulated

patients, and holographic operating

rooms. This technology isn't simply more

“bells and whistles.” It offers our future

clinicians the opportunity to study without

burdening patients in need of medical

care. Simulated patients—computer-

programmed mannequins—can be used

to show problems that are sufficiently rare

that there may be no patients exhibiting

such symptoms in the hospital. Simulated

outpatient clinics, operating rooms, inpa-

tient hospital rooms, intensive care units,

and emergency rooms will prepare students

for their forays into the “real world.”

Clinical care is still our guiding principle

as we redesign Jefferson's curriculum to

meet the changing needs of students,

incorporate developments in technology,

and update our teaching methods

as healthcare advances. All of these

changes and improvements continue to

emphasize our focus on the training of

outstanding clinicians.

Of course at this time of year, we anticipate

our graduates entering the profession. They

have been trained to provide the highest

quality of medical care possible. But they

have also been tutored in “quality caring”: to

practice with compassion, to find creative

ways to maximize the time and attention

given to each patient, and to offer culturally

competent therapy. They are prepared to be

the architects of a healthier future; prepared

to fix a public health system that is in

disarray. Under the guardianship of

these newly-minted Jefferson doctors,

patients—and the discipline itself—will be

well-cared for.

Sincerely,

Robert L. Barchi, MD, PhD

President

Thomas Jefferson University

Message from the President

“Clinical care is still our guiding principle as

we redesign Jefferson’s curriculum to meet

the changing needs of our students.”


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T

The Dean’s Column

A ComplexUndertaking

Thomas J. Nasca, MD’75

he word “complex” is given a precisedefinition by Mitchell Waldrop in hisaccount of the evolution of complexity science:1 a zone on the spectrum betweenorder and chaos. This is the zone in whichwe physicians most often find ourselves.

Complex is not the same as complicated.The difference was described by DavidLeach at the Annual Educational Meetingof the Accreditation Council for GraduateMedical Education (ACGME).2 Paraphra-sing authors Zimmerman, Lindberg, andPlsek,3 he gave as an example of complic-ated the placing of a man on the moon.There are numerous factors which must betaken into account, and scenarios for problems that must be anticipated, butultimately the process can be mastered andthe linear events put in order so as toachieve the landing on the moon and thesafe return.

In a complicated manner, cause and effectcan be predicted and the results are repro-ducible. Complicated systems are rule-basedin the sense that events and people in thesesystems typically follow preset formulas to asignificant extent. This enables us to makepredictions about outcome.

In contrast, the delivery of healthcare iswidely acknowledged to be a complex system. Each patient with chronic renalfailure, for example, possesses subtle differences in physiological setting, reaction to medications, comorbid conditions, societal background, and psychological reaction. This means thatwhile we can make generalizations aboutresource utilization in the care of thesepatients, we are very limited in what wecan predict, and we cannot necessarily

reproduce one patient’s success in anotherpatient. Each must be treated uniquely.

Complex systems are typically adaptive:small changes that influence certain rootadaptive drivers can propel these systemsto adapt in the desired direction. Forexample, telling a teenager that he or shemust achieve at least a B+ average may bemet with resistance, whereas providingpositive rewards (such as a desired vacation) may be met with the desired outcome. The key is to identify the driversthat propel change. Although interveningin a complex manner may produce unintended consequences.

The making of a physician is one of themost complex undertakings in our society.We take young people who share certaincharacteristics, but not all in equal measure. Intelligence, motivation, and apredisposition to altruism and empathyare characteristics that they all share, buttheir backgrounds, experiences, family life,and career goals differ significantly. Weattempt to mold them into knowledgeable,technically skilled, and compassionatephysicians who can practice their art inany system of care. We attempt to expandtheir innate ability to empathize and theirinstinct toward altruism.

The profession will demand that they perform in a superior fashion over careersspanning 40 to 50 years, despite the evolution of technology and changes in

Why Values Matterin Teaching

“Medicine is the most intensely humanof professions.”


mankind's knowledge. How do we produceindividuals who can evolve over time toserve their patients? How do we help students make the transition from rule-based education (such as introductoryscience courses, in which mastery of certain facts and formulas virtually guar-antees good results) to a principle-basedcareer of adaptation and complexity?

The answer is to design educational andevaluation systems that remain rooted invalues. We need to combine a rule-basedapproach to performance evaluation (whichis indispensable, since practitioners cannotbe effective if they don’t have a base of knowledge) with a principle-basedapproach. This will produce a self-aware, selfevaluating, continuously evolving physician.

Three requirements for thiskind of teaching

First, we must ensure that evaluation systems are equitable and trusted. Weneed each student to be able to predict hisor her performance. Self awareness is thefirst step in the development of the reflective physician. Physicians must knowwhat they know and what they don't know.

Second, we must encourage the students toself-govern their professional expectations ofeach other. In this regard, our students havebeen outstanding. They have re-invigoratedthe Jefferson Medical College Honor Codewhich articulates goals of honesty, integrity,responsibility, and altruism. Our facultyhave followed their leadership, giving newlife to the Faculty Code of ProfessionalConduct, and adopting the Shared Code ofProfessional Values with the students as a

guiding set of principles to govern the interactions in our community.

Third, we must evaluate whether studentsmanifest these professional values at thebedside. This begins in the first week of medical school, when they begin to interact with standardized patients. These“patients” provide students with feedback inthe form of direct personal advice andthrough video-recorded sessions which thestudents review with faculty and peers. Inthis fashion, students learn to accept feed-back and give feedback to colleagues – anessential part of professional responsibility.

Throughout medical school, they are evaluated not only on their knowledge andtechnical skill, but also on their humanismand their ability to relate to patients and families. The goal is to teach the student to self-evaluate his or her own performance in all of these areas. While itis true that we occasionally identify individuals who repeatedly behave in anunprofessional fashion and are removedfrom the school, disciplinary action is notthe goal. Our goal is to mold and extendthe shared values that already exist in thiscommunity. We want students to experi-ence how these values apply in variedclinical environments.

Values can give guidance to the long-termdirection of medical education in the U.S.,and to our system of care delivery. In healthcare, new data and new techniquescontinually become available, but the values provide a scaffolding. They keep thepatient at the center of our thinking. Valuescan inspire us to go beyond what is requiredby rules, making our work a freely given

service, rather than a task. Values are a common bond that brings physicianstogether, and they are the basis for the socialcontract between medicine and society.

“Why be concerned with values in education?” Theodore Hesburgh, PhDasked. “Because wisdom is more thanknowledge, man is more than mind, andwithout values, man may be intelligent butis not fully human.” As most of us agree,medicine is the most intensely human profession in which one may be privilegedto participate.

Sincerely,

Thomas J. Nasca, MD’75, MACP

Senior Vice President,

Thomas Jefferson University

Dean, Jefferson Medical College

President, Jefferson University Physicians

“The profession will demand that they perform superbly over careers spanning 40 to 50 years, despite the evolution of technology and changes in mankind’s knowledge.”

Spring 2006 3

“ Values are the basis for the social contract between medicine and society.”

References

1. Waldrop, Mitchell. Complexity: The Emerging Science at the Edge of Chaos. Touchstone Press, NY, NY. 1992.

2. Leach, David. Opening Remarks by the President, Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education. ACGME Annual Educational Session, Orlando, FL, March 2, 2005.

3. Zimmerman, Brenda, Lindberg, Curt, Plsek, Paul. Edge Ware: Insights from Complexity Science for Healthcare Leaders. VHA Press, Irving, TX. 1998, 2001 (2nd ed.).


“I’m very excited about

the opportunity to build

upon Jefferson’s tradition

of accomplishment.”

— Richard Pestell, MD, PhD

Jefferson’s exceptional services for breast cancer patients have grown at such a pace thatits facilities are now located in several hospital buildings. As one of the largest breast imaging centers in the country, Jefferson conducts more that 35,000 studies each year. Inorder to bringall breast imaging and treatment options together for this extensive patientbase, construction soon will begin on the first phase of the new Jefferson Breast CareCenter in the 1100 Walnut Street Building.

The renovation of several floors of the Medical Office Building will bring all services into proximity, including a state of the art diagnostic imaging facility with all new digital technology. This patient-centered facility will offer state-of-the-art equipment operatedbyhighly trained clinicians.

Education will play a significant role in the new center. A large, well equipped classroom willbe available for patients, community members, and professionals. An educational websitewill help the patients navigate their experience. In addition, trained facilitators will be available to help patients understand the information they access.

The Jefferson Breast Care Center will offer further educational opportunities to scienceand medical students in the research and treatment of breast disease. The team approachto breast cancer care at the new center will also provide invaluable educational experiences for young clinicians and researchers. This aspect of the center integrates withthe university’s mission to train medical students as part of healthcare delivery andresearch teams.

At the new center, research managers will identify appropriate clinical trials for theirpatients, no matter where they fall on the spectrum of diagnosis or treatment. Breast cancer researchers at Jefferson currently run dozens of clinical trials each month. As weincrease the number of participants in these trials, we can move our discoveries to the public more quickly and efficiently.

In fact, over the next five years, Jefferson will invest further effort into laboratory studiesto determine which targeted drugs are best used in combination with conventional therapies, and to identify the optimal doses and appropriate sequence. UnderlyingJefferson’s investigation is the desire to understand the biological underpinnings andmicroenvironment of tumors to determine what makes some sensitive and others resistantto various cancer regimens. The goal is to find combined modality treatment with radiationtherapy that most effectively discourages tumor growth and proliferation, with the fewestside effects, cell toxicity, and drug resistance complications. Jefferson is undertakingtrailblazing research on genetic markers for breast cancer as well.

The Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson is one of a select group of National CancerInstitute-designated cancer centers in the country. Richard Pestell, MD, PhD, Director of theKimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson, is pleased with the development of the new center:“I’m very excited about the opportunity to build upon Jefferson’s tradition of accomplishment and to facilitate the translation of basic research discoveries into meaningful advances in patient treatment and care. The new Breast Care Center willenhance our progress.” ✦

Construction Begins on Innovative Breast Care Center


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One of the biggest mysteries in molecular biology is exactly how ion channels - the tinyprotein pores through which molecules suchas calcium and potassium flow in and out of cells – operate. Such channels can be extremely important; members of the voltage-gated ion channel family are crucial togenerating electrical pulses in the brain and heart, carrying signals in nerves and muscles. When channel function goes awry,the resulting diseases – known as chan-nelopathies, including epilepsy, a number of cardiomyopathies, and cystic fibrosis – can be devastating.

Ion channels are also controversial: there aretwo competing theories of how they open andclose. Now, scientists at Jefferson have detaileda part of this intricate process, providing evidence to support one of the theories. A better understanding of how these channelswork is key to developing new drugs to treation channel-based disorders.

Richard Horn, PhD, Professor of Physiology,explains that voltage-gated ion channels arelarge proteins with a pore that pierces the cellmembrane. They open and close in responseto voltage changes across the cell membrane,and the channels determine when and whichions are permitted to cross a cell membrane.

In the conventional theory, when an electrical impulse called an action potentialtravels along a nerve, the cell membrane chargechanges. The inside of the cell (normally electrically negative), becomes more positive. In

turn, the voltage sensor, a positively chargedtransmembrane segment called S4, movestowards the outside of the cell through a smallmolecular gasket called a gating pore. Thismovement somehow causes the ion channelto open, releasing positively charged ions toflow across the cell membrane.

After the action potential is over, the cell’sinside becomes negative again, and the membrane returns to its normal resting state.

The more recent and controversial theory pro-posed by Nobel laureate Roderick MacKinnon,MD of Rockefeller University holds that a kind

of molecular paddle comprised of the S4 segment and part of the S3 segment movesthrough the cell membrane, carrying S4’s positive charges with it across the lipid. As inthe conventional theory, the S4 movement controls the channel’s opening and closing.The two theories differ in part because thepaddle must move its positive charges all theway across the cell membrane. The conventional theory says that charges move ashort distance through the gating pore.

In recent research at Jefferson, Dr. Horn andChristopher Ahern, PhD, a research assistant in the Department of Physiology, showed that the field through which the voltage sensor’scharges moved is very short, lending supportto the conventional model.

I o n C h a n n e l s

Clues to HowMolecularGatekeepers Work

Findings

Above: Sophisticated microscopes such as this one are helping Jefferson scientists understand how ion channels (tiny protein pores through which molecules such as calcium and potassium flow in and out of cells) operate.

continued on page 6

“When channel function goes awry, the resulting diseases – known as channelopathies – can be devastating.”


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“Using a molecular tape measure with a veryfine resolution –1.24 Angstroms – we tetheredcharges to the voltage sensor,” Dr. Hornexplains. “When the tether is too long, the voltage sensor can’t pull it through theelectric field,” meaning the electric field ishighly focused.

“This is a further argument against the paddlemodel,” he says, “because the thickness of theelectric field is much smaller than predicted by that model. The measurement isunambiguous in terms of the relationshipbetween length of the tether and how muchcharge gets pulled through the electric field.

Next, the researchers are unraveling the relationship between S4’s movement and thegates that open and close the channels. ✦

F a r b e r I n s t i t u t e f o r N e u r o s c i e n c e s

A Tie Between Obesity and Alzheimer’s Disease

Preventing heart disease and diabetes areamong the many reason to lose weight, andJefferson researchers are adding another:according to a recently released study, beingoverweight can increase the risk of develop-ing Alzheimer’s disease.

A team led by researchers from the FarberInstitute for Neurosciences at Jefferson andEdith Cowan University in Joondalup, WesternAustralia has shown that being extremelyoverweight or obese increases the likelihood of developing Alzheimer’s. They found a strongcorrelation between body mass index and highlevels of beta-amyloid, the sticky protein substance that builds up in theAlzheimer’s brain and is thought to play amajor role in destroying nerve cells and incognitive and behavioral problems associatedwith the disease.

“We looked at the levels of beta-amyloid andfound a relationship between obesity and

circulating amyloid,” says Sam H. Gandy, MD,PhD, Director of Jefferson’s Farber Institute forNeurosciences. “That’s almost certainly whythe risk for Alzheimer’s is increased,” says Dr.Gandy, who is also professor of neurology, andbiochemistry and molecular biology.

“Heightened levels of amyloid in the blood vessels and the brain indicate the start of theAlzheimer’s process.” The scientists reportedtheir findings recently in the Journal ofAlzheimer’s Disease.

According to Dr. Gandy, evidence has emergedover the last five years that many of the conditions that raise the risk for heart diseasesuch as obesity, uncontrolled diabetes, hypertension, and hypercholesterolemia alsoincrease the risk for Alzheimer’s. Exactly howsuch factors make an individual more likely todevelop Alzheimer’s remains a mystery.

The researchers measured body mass indexand beta-amyloid levels in the blood. They alsolooked at several other factors associated withheart disease and diabetes, such as the inflam-matory marker C-reactive protein, insulin, andhigh density lipoprotein in 18 healthy adultswho were either extremely overweight orobese. They found a “statistically significantcorrelation” between body mass index andbeta-amyloid.

The next step is to follow such patients overthe long term to see how many do indeed

develop Alzheimer’s. “We need to first developa medicine that is effective in humans in lowering amyloid accumulation or generation,” says Dr. Gandy. “We have thosenow in mice and we are testing them inhumans. If we can develop such a medicine,

then the question will be, if we can lower amyloid, will that in fact prevent Alzheimer’s?

“Ours is one of the first attempts to try to findout on both the pathological and the molecular levels how obesity was increasingthe risk of Alzheimer’s,” says Dr. Gandy, who serves as chairman of the Alzheimer’sAssociation’s Medical and Scientific Advisory Council.

One implication of these findings could be thatby losing excess weight and maintaining normal body weight, an individual mightreduce the risk of developing Alzheimer’s. However, this has not been proven, notes Dr. Gandy.

“What’s especially interesting about this isthat several studies are showing that evenmedical conditions in midlife may predis-pose to Alzheimer’s later on,” he says. “Thebaby boomers today should pay attention tothis. Their medical risk factors today willplay a role 30 years later. Think aboutweight, cholesterol, blood pressure, whichcould affect you long-term.” ✦

“Heightened levels of amyloid in the blood vessels and the brain indicate the start of theAlzheimer’s process.”

Sam H. Gandy, MD, PhD with technician Emily Sluzs

Molecular Gatekeepers continued from page 5


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An estimated 11 million Americans havereceived at least one implanted medical device.More than 51% of these are used in orthopaedicor maxillofacial surgery; of these roughly a quar-ter are joint replacement prostheses. Hip andknee replacements account for 90% of these pro-cedures with over 300,000 joint replacementsperformed in the United States annually.

One of the major causes of implant failure isinfections associated with orthopedic implants.If bacteria grow on an implant, the device can’tknit properly with bone. When this occurs,physicians give extensive antibiotic treatmentand the old implant is replaced. The treatmentcan include cement containing antibiotics.“The hope is that the drugs in the glue will pro-tect the implant, but that doesn’t always work,”Dr. Noreen Hickok, Associate Professor ofOrthopedic Surgery, explains. She notes thatwhile infections are infrequent, they can occurright after surgery from contamination duringthe operation, or can occur later, growing onthe implant from a different source in the body,such as a bladder infection or a dental proce-dure. Infections associated with inserting amedical device can be devastating, painful, andcause prolonged disability, costing tens of thou-sands of dollars.

Researchers at Jefferson led by Irving Shapiro,PhD, Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, havefound a way to create a permanent chemicalbond between antibiotics and titanium,

a material used in orthopedic implants. Theproof-of-principle study showed that an antibi-otic can be connected to the titanium surfacein an active form, and can kill bacteria and pre-vent infection. The work is a critical first steptoward developing stable, bacteria-resistantimplants to combat infection.

“The biggest benefit of this work is to keep theinfection from ever starting,” says EricWickstrom, PhD, Professor of Biochemistry andMolecular biology at Jefferson, who in collaboration with Hickok and Allen Zeiger,PhD, Professor of Biochemistry and MolecularBiology, developed the bonding method.

In their work, the scientists fastened the antibi-otic vancomycin to titanium powder. Thevancomycin could then immediately kill bacteria sensitive to vancomycin that landedon the titanium. The researchers testedwhether vancomycin was indeed attached tothe titanium surface using microscopy.

Next, they added a fragment of bacterial cell wall to see if the vancomycin on the powder could bind to its natural target. Thetests proved that the vancomycin was boundand active.

Finally, they added bacteria and showed thattitanium beads with vancomycin on the surfacekilled the bacteria. When the beads wereexposed to more bacteria, the vancomycin con-tinued to kill the new infection. The vancomycin was not only chemically bound,but aggressively curtailed re-infection as well.

“Our technique puts a bed of antibiotic nails onthe surface of the implant,” Dr. Wickstrom says.“The first time a bacterium lands on thosenails, it dies.” The researchers and their coau-thors including Valentin Antoci Jr., an MD/PhDstudent at Jefferson, reported their results inthe journal Chemistry and Biology.

“The recent results are another step toward ourultimate goal of preventing infections in battlefield fractures and hip and knee implants,”Dr. Shapiro explains.

The researchers, including collaborators at theRothman Institute at Jefferson and the Universityof Pennsylvania, are supported by a grant fromthe U.S. Department of Defense to develop tech-niques aimed at enhancing fracture repair andimproved treatment of battlefield injuries.

“This technology bonding antibiotics to theimplant surface is analogous to having landmines,” says Jefferson orthopedic surgeon JavadParvizi, MD, who treats implant-related

infections and works on the project. “Once theorganism steps on the surface, the antibioticmine explodes and kills the bacteria. It holdsgreat promise for our patients.”

Dr. Wickstrom says the same approach can beused for other antibiotics and other implants.“There are plastic devices—bladder catheters,implants for kidney dialysis, Hickman tubes,pacemakers—every implant you can think of is amagnet for bacteria,” he says. “The idea of havinga permanent chemical bond to the metal is anew approach. This can be used for every metaland plastic implant, with every antibiotic.”

While the current work is proof-of-principle forbinding titanium to an antibiotic, the researchteam has received a new grant for $3 million fromthe National Institutes of Health for five years toinvestigate ways of encouraging bone growth onimplants bearing permanent antibiotics.

“We’re moving from just having a bacteria-killing surface to having one that preventsinfection while promoting better bone-implantinteractions. The idea is to have the implantlast for many more years and avoid infection.We expect that the ideal chemical bonds willlast for years, ideally as long as the implant.” ✦

O r t h o p e d i c R e s e a r c h

Fighting Artificial Implant Infections

Irving Shapiro, PhD

“... an antibiotic can be connected to the titanium surface in an active form, and can kill bacteria and prevent infection.”



R a d i a t i o n O n c o l o g y

Reducing Radiation’s Side EffectsWhile chemotherapy and radiotherapy are thestandard treatments for cancer, both take a tollon the body. Radiation can damage epithelialcells and lead to permanent hair loss, amongother effects. Certain types of systemicchemotherapy can produce hearing loss anddamage to a number of organs including theheart and kidneys.

Only one drug, Amifostine, has been approvedby the FDA to help protect normal tissue fromthese side effects. Jefferson researchers arelooking for other substances.

A team of Jefferson scientists, led by AdamDicker, MD, PhD, Associate Professor ofRadiation Oncology, and Ulrick Rodeck, MD,Professor of Dermatology, explored the molecu-lar mechanisms responsible for cellular damagefrom radiation. They collaborated with aHouston-based drug company, C Sixty, using itsradiation-protective agent, CD60_DF1.

To test how well it worked, researchers turnedto tiny zebrafish embryos, which are transpar-

ent and allow scientists to closely observedamage to organs produced by cancer treat-ments. Zebrafish usually have most of theirorgans formed by day three of development.

Scientists gave the embryos different doses ofionizing radiation as well as treatment byeither Amifostine or CD60_DF1. They foundthat CD60_DF1 given before and up to 30 min-utes after exposure to X-rays reduced organdamage by one-half to two-thirds. This levelmatched that of the drug Amifostine, whichwas the control in the study.

Researchers demonstrated that a microscopicnanoparticle can help fend off damage to normal tissue from radiation. The nanoparticle,a carbon-based structure known as a fullerene,acts like an “oxygen sink,” binding to dangerousoxygen radicals produced by radiation. Dr.Dicker and his group see fullerenes as a poten-tially “new class of radioprotective agents.”

Dr. Dicker explains that one way that radiation frequently damages cells and tissues

is by producing “reactive oxygen species”–oxygen radicals, peroxides, and hydroxyls. The

research team showed that zebrafish embryosexposed to ionizing radiation had more than 50percent fewer reactive oxygen species compared to untreated embryos.

“We also showed that the fullerene providedorgan-specific protection,” Dr. Dicker notes. “Itprotected the kidney from radiation-induceddamage, for example, as well as certain parts ofthe nervous system.”

Next, the team would like to plan studies examining another animal model system tofind out if fullerene not only protects the entireanimal from radiation, but also examine organ-specific effects, for example studying whetherthe drug protects the lungs. They are also inter-ested in exploring its ability to prevent some ofthe long-term side effects of radiation, such asfibrosis in the leg. The scientists want to determine better ways to target the agent toprotect specific tissues and organs. ✦

V a s c u l a r S u r g e r y

Developing a New Vascular Bypass Graft

Vascular surgeons at Jefferson are developing anovel vascular bypass graft that has the potential of helping thousands of patients,including those suffering with atherosclerosis.

Paul DiMuzio, MD, VS’95, Assistant Professor ofSurgery and Radiology, has received grants

from the National Institutes of Health and theAmerican Heart Association to create an inno-vative graft that would bypass blood vessels inthe heart and legs clogged by atherosclerosis.

When bypass surgery is required, surgeons usu-ally use the patient’s other nondiseased blood

vessels as the bypass graft. They use ones thatcan be spared such as the saphenous vein.

“Unfortunately, the saphenous vein is frequent-ly unavailable for use because it is diseased, istoo small, or previously has been used for sur-

gery,” said Dr. DiMuzio. “Plastic grafts are usedinstead, but the results are far less favorable.”

His goal is to create a new, readily availablegraft that performs better than the currentlyused plastic grafts. Creation of his new graftstarts with saphenous vein taken from tissue

transplantation donors. Because blood vesseltransplants may be rejected by recipients,however, Dr. DiMuzio has developed a two-step process to get around this problem.

The new method begins by removing the foreign cells from the donated blood vessels.This leaves a “skeleton” of the vessel whichhas a much reduced chance of rejection.Second, this blood vessel skeleton is repopulated with the patient’s own cells toform the new graft. Dr. DiMuzio is developingmethods to use the patient’s own stem cellsas a source for graft creation. It is hoped thatthis new graft will function as well as thepatient’s own blood vessels. ✦

“Creation of his new graft starts with saphenous vein taken from tissue transplantation donors.”


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OnCampusDicker To Direct TranslationalResearch Program of the RTOGAssociate Professor of Radiation Oncology

Adam P. Dicker, MD, PhD, an internation-ally respected researcher in such areas asthe epidermal growth factor receptor, nanoparticles, and brachytherapy forprostate cancer, has been appointed ViceChair for Translational Research for theRadiation Therapy Oncology Group, thenationwide collaborative effort in whichmajor programs in radiation oncology conduct clinical research.

In his new role, Dr. Dicker will oversee all ofthe translational research conductedthrough RTOG. A primary goal will be toincrease efforts in cancer informatics.“We’re entering an age of personalized medicine," he explains, "and we’re trying tomake predictions based on molecular

signatures as to which patients may benefitfrom a particular therapy, and whichpatients could experience toxicity. Our ability to translate laboratory findings tothe clinic depends on developing a betterunderstanding of genomics and protein andmolecular signatures. It’s an exciting time tobe conducting medical research, bridgingthe laboratory and clinic.”

Movement Disorders Program A Movement Disorders Program has beenestablished within the Department ofNeurology to bring together experts in thischallenging field. More than 40 millionAmericans—nearly one in seven—are affected by movement disorders, whichinclude Parkinson’s disease, Huntington’sdisease, tremor, ataxia, dystonia, and gaitdisorders. The program is directed by

faculty members Tsao-Wei Liang, MD and

Daniel Erik Kremens, MD, JD.

Movement disorders affect the abilities toinitiate and coordinate movements.Symptoms can include trembling, shaking,or gait disorders, making it difficult to perform routine activities like getting outof a car, bathing, speaking, or feeding oneself. Because the symptoms can be difficult to distinguish, accurate diagnosesare difficult to make and require highlytrained specialists.

Jefferson’s program will provide patientswith innovative treatment options and theopportunity to participate in clinical studies of new therapeutic agents.

Corbin Honored for EffortsAgainst Youth ViolenceTheodore Corbin, MD, Clinical Instructorin Emergency Medicine, has been awardeda Physician Advocacy Fellowship from theCenter on Medicine as a Profession atColumbia University. He will benefit fromthis fellowship while continuing to serve asMedical Director of the Violence PreventionProgram in Jefferson’s Department ofEmergency Medicine and assistant directorof the residency program.

A large number of the emergency roomcases in urban hospitals stem from youthviolence. Dr. Corbin has been active in thisarea on many fronts. He is working with thePhiladelphia chapter of Physicians forSocial Responsibility on strategies to lessenyouth violence, and to improve access toquality care when incidents do occur.

The mission of Columbia’s PhysicianAdvocacy Fellowship is to inspire doctors to advocate for the public interest, andto promote advocacy as a core value andskill in physicians. Columbia’s center hopes to assist leaders like Dr. Corbin tomore effectively address issues such asracism, violence, disparities in healthcareaccess, and environments that adverselyaffect health.

“Dr. Dicker’s primarygoal will be to increase efforts in cancer informatics.”

Theodore Corbin, MD

Adam P. Dicker, MD, PhD

“Dr. Corbin is working on strategies to lessen youth violence, and improve access to quality care when incidents do occur.”



Tsao-Wei Liang, MD Daniel Erik Kremens, MD, JD

Dr. Corbin serves along with other physicians, public health professionals,social workers, public school administra-tors, members of the district attorney’soffice, police officials, and communityactivists on the Philadelphia Youth FatalityReview Team, which meets monthly toreview youth homicides in Philadelphia. Heis also a member of the Health CareCollaborative, a group of individuals representing local emergency departments.The group collects data on injured youths and uses it to improve services forthese patients.

Brain Tumors and Skull Base Tumors Are NowRemoved through a MinimallyInvasive ApproachJefferson experts in cranial base surgery andendoscopic neurosurgery are now removingskull base tumors through the nose andnasal sinuses instead of the traditional,more invasive surgery that required openingup the brain and skull. Co-directors of this

program are Marc Rosen, MD, AssistantProfessor of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck

Surgery, and James Evans, MD, AssistantProfessor of Neurosurgery.

“This gives us a new way to treat patientswith benign or malignant brain, cranialbase, or sino-nasal tumors,” noted Dr. Rosen.“By sharing expertise across disciplines, wehave been able to dramatically improvepatient outcomes and reduce the length ofhospital stays.”

Traditionally, cranial base tumors have beenremoved by opening large holes in a patient’sskull and removing facial bones. Jefferson’smultidisciplinary team instead applies amore high-tech approach which is lessdestructive. Less time is spent in the operat-ing room, and because less time for healingis required, patients can also begin radiationand chemotherapy sooner than they couldwith conventional surgical procedures.

The surgeons first use a thin endoscope witha camera attached to enter a patient’s noseand sinuses, allowing them to approach thetumors without external incisions.

Guided by the scope coupled with enhancedcomputer navigation, the surgeons opensmall holes in the base of the skull and mem-brane covering the brain. The tumors areremoved either in one piece, or broken upinto smaller pieces if the tumors are too large.

“This is a radical departure from conven-tional surgery,” Dr. Rosen noted. "A wholerange of conditions can be managed by thismethod and it is sure to be the standard ofcare in the future.”

These procedures are complimented byJefferson’s expertise in stereotactic radiosurgery, equipped with capabilitiessuch as Novalis Shaped Beam surgery.Faculty members are also advancing the field in skull base reconstruction following tumor removals, and the use ofrobotic surgery.

Cancer Program Receives TopHonor from the AmericanCollege of SurgeonsThomas Jefferson University Hospital hasreceived a three-year approval with commendation for its cancer program fromthe American College of SurgeonsCommission on Cancer, its highest possible recognition. This high rating isbased on such factors as the ability to provide comprehensive state-of-the-art serv-ices and equipment; a multidisciplinary,team approach to the coordination of cancer care; and a cancer data managementsystem, or cancer registry, capable of recording and analyzing cancer trends byprimary site, demographics, and outcomes.

“The entire cancer team at all levels of theorganization should be proud of this impor-tant accomplishment, providing the highestquality of care to our cancer patients at

Jefferson,” says Richard Pestell, MD, PhD,Director of Jefferson’s Kimmel Cancer Centerand Chair of Cancer Biology.

Gonnella To Chair InternationalCommitteeJoseph S. Gonnella, MD, Director of theCenter for Research in Medical Educationand Healthcare, has been appointedChairman of the Advisory Committee ofForeign Experts of Tianjin MedicalUniversity in China for three years. Thiscommittee plays a major role in fosteringthe university’s key discipline which integrates traditional Chinese medicinewith Western medicine.

Joseph S. Gonnella, MDMarc Rosen, MDJames Evans, MD


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Women in Surgery:A Perspective from FacultyMember Morris Kerstein, MDToday half of all students entering medicalschools across the country are women. Yet women still remain a statistically

underrepresented group in surgery. Accordingto a study from Johns Hopkins Hospital,although male and female surgeons receive thesame training, academic advancement aftertraining is statistically less likely for women.The authors suggest that more attention needsto be placed on mentoring. That’s where Jefffaculty member Morris Kerstein, MD comes in.

He was recently honored by the Association ofWomen Surgeons, which was founded in 1981as an outgrowth of the American College of Surgeons and now has more than 1,700 members. This past fall Dr. Kerstein, aProfessor of Surgery at Jeff, was recognized forhis advocacy of women in surgery and mentoring of women trainees. In addition toteaching at Jefferson, Dr. Kerstein is Chief of Staff at the V.A. Medical Center inWilmington, Delaware, and is a former RearAdmiral in the U.S. Navy.

Dr. Kerstein says, “I looked out over the crowdattending the award banquet and was startledto realize how many of the attendees I knewfrom mentoring them during their careers. It’s avery rewarding feeling to mold someone whowill continue on.”

Dr. Kerstein’s varied career has taken himaround the world. “I enjoyed the thinking aspectof medicine, but surgery allows you to activelyparticipate too. The stress takes a different form than in internal medicine. In sur-gery, once you make a decision, you find out quickly whether you were right or wrong.”

Graduating from medical school in 1963 andentering the Navy, Dr. Kerstein was part of a surgical team that operated in Vietnam battlezones under extreme circumstances in self-transportable, inflatable hospitals. Aftertwo years, his chiefs gave him the chance to tourEastern Europe teaching trauma surgery.Eventually he returned to Boston to finish hisresidency, where one of his mentors urged himtoward academic surgery and helped himsecure a prestigious fellowship in Sweden.

Next stop was Yale University School ofMedicine, where he was appointed AssistantProfessor. He still held a government appoint-ment, and the State Department sent him toLebanon, Jordan, and Egypt to teach traumasurgery, as he had in Eastern Europe.

At the age of 42, Dr. Kerstein was recruited toTulane University in New Orleans as Chief ofVascular Surgery and the youngest tenured profes-sor. The government came calling again: asking ifhe could go to Beirut to fill in for a few weeks.

“We had mortar fire every morning and everynight, but not during the day," he remembers ofthe war-torn city in the early 1980s. “So in themiddle of the day we operated and tried to evac-uate casualties.”

He came back to the States and moved up theladder in academic surgery until being strickenwith chest pain during an operation. “It was aheart attack...After it happened again, it wasclear I was finished in surgery.”

The thought of an early retirement didn’t enticeDr. Kerstein. Fortunately the opportunity as Chiefof Staff at the Wilmington V.A. opened up. Hecontinues to teach and mentor medical studentsand house staff. His wife, Margaret Schwedler,MD, is an Associate Professor of Anesthesia andDirector of the Surgical Center at Jefferson.

Dr. Kerstein never set out to become an advocate for women in surgery. “I neverthought that women in my field could be anydifferent than men,” he states. He believes the

biggest reason why fewer women enter surgeryis that there are fewer female role models.Another stumbling block is the widespreadassumption that if a woman is admitted into asurgical program, she will quit surgery in orderto care for her family. Yet according to theAmerican College of Surgeons, more than 60%of practicing women surgeons are married and40% have children.

As a mentor, Dr. Kerstein believes that “mencurrently in this field must make themselvesavailable to women who are starting out. Myonly advice to a woman considering surgery isto follow your heart. Come to me and say, ‘Iwant to be a surgeon. Now help me.’ As faculty,we are obligated to do that.”

He adds without even hesitating, "And weenjoy doing it.” ✦

David LepperLeadsFundraisingAfter a national search,David R. Lepper hasbeen named SeniorVice President forDevelopment forThomas JeffersonUniversity Hospital and

Thomas Jefferson University. This post oversees allfundraising and alumni relations efforts.

Mr. Lepper brings more than 27 years of experience to Jefferson. He was most recently atWayne State University School of Medicine wherehe was Executive Director, Development andAlumni Affairs. In that role he managed a $115million campaign for the institution. Additionally,his responsibilities included the coordination offundraising activities with the Detroit MedicalCenter, the Karmanos Cancer Institute, and theChildren’s Hospital of Michigan.

Before joining Wayne State in December 2002,Mr. Lepper served as Chief Development Officerfor Focus: Hope, a Detroit-based not-for-profitcivil and human rights organization. Prior tothat, he planned, led, and completed a $100 million capital campaign for the KarmanosCancer Institute in Detroit.

Mr. Lepper began his fundraising career atthe United Way in Detroit where he ultimately served as Campaign Director. ✦

“Come to me and say, ‘I want to be a surgeon.Now help me.’ Facultyenjoy helping that way.”

Morris Kerstein, MD, with his award.



Craig Haytmanek, MD’72 with his son Craig’08; and classmate Philip DiGiacomo, MD’72with his son Philip ’08.

Parents Day on March 10 welcomed families of the second-year class toJefferson. The big crowd included many alumni and postgrad alumni whose children are carrying on a family tradition. Other parents were getting to know the Jeff community forthe first time. The day was an opportunity to meet their children's professors and enjoy areturn to the classroom (without the pressure of exams!). Parents and offspring attendedlectures by Dale Berg, MD, Co-Director of the Rector Clinical Skills Center; Richard Wender,MD, FP’82, the Alumni Professor and Chair of Family Medicine; and Pauline Park, MD’82,Assistant Professor of Surgery. These were followed by student presentations, lunch, toursof the campus, and time to check out the vibrant neighborhood of Center City Philadelphia.

Kristina Pao ’08, one of the student co-chairsof the event, with her father David Pao, MD,OPH’73.

A. Lee Osterman, MD, Professor of Orthopedicand Hand Surgery, with his daughter Meredith’08 (a student co-chair of the event), and hiswife Elissa Topol.

University President Robert L. Barchi, MD, PhDwelcomed guests.

Gerard Berry Jr. ’08 with his grandmother, Anne Doro, his mother, Anne Berry, and Dean Thomas J. Nasca, MD’75, MACP. Gerard’s father is JMC’75.

Alumni parents and their children gathered in front of The Gross Clinic, the renowned painting by Thomas Eakins, an artist who studied anatomy at Jefferson. Dean Nasca is at left and President Barchi is at right rear. A guided tour of Jefferson’s Eakins Gallery was provided.


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ClassNotes’43Adolph Friedman retired in 1998 from a consultation practice in endocrinology. Since then he has been workingas the Historian of the EndocrineSociety two days a week.

’47Bruce Van Vranken is retiredand living in Southern California.He is semi-active in managementat his old medical group inGlendora.

’48Charles Foster is looking forward to going to Argentinawith Elderhostel. On this trip heis determined to learn the tango.

’49Paul Hartstein retired 15 yearsago after practicing family medicine for 40 years. He nowenjoys gold and silver artistryand creating jewelry. His adviceto retiring physicians: “Discoveranother talent lying dormant inwant of expression!”

Sheldon Rudansky practicedurology for 43 years, including atenured period as Chairman ofthe Department of Urology atNassau-Winthrop UniversityHospital in Mineola, NY. Sinceretirement, he has remainedactive as a physician advisor incase management.

Conrad Zagory and his wifeMare continue to spend 10months of the year in PuertoVallarta, Mexico. They have beenretired since 1990 and are enjoying the slow pace of lifesouth of the border.

’51William Reifsnyder retired asMedical Director of the Highlands(a continuing care retirementcommunity) in Wyomissing, PA,

and was succeeded by LewisWinans ’71. Dr. Reifsnyder nowhelps out with a caregiver supportgroup at his church.

’52Jerome Lebovitz, after 50 years of “practice and fighting with the HMOs and Medicare,” left private practice and joined thePittsburgh Medical Associates of Mercy Hospital. He now worksthree days a week with no res-ponsibility except to his patients.“I have loads of new stories!”

Albert Wilkinson Jr. retiredfrom clinical practice of pediatricsurgery, but continues to work in children’s health with theAssociation of Florida Children’sHospitals. He has just completed a book, soon to be published,on children’s health and

children’s hospitals.

’54Howard Field of Philadelphiahas left practice in order to studymedical history and ethical problems of today’s medicine.

’55Robert E. Berry of Roanoke,VA has been elected Second VicePresident of the AmericanCollege of Surgeons.

’56Joseph Bard retired at the endof 2003, and misses “terribly” thepractice of medicine, but not thebusiness of medicine.

Charles Stahl will serve a second three-year term as aJefferson Medical College AlumniTrustee on the Thomas Jefferson

University Board of Trustees.

Noyes Yale is fully retired after30 years of practice in internalmedicine. He lives in Avon, CT.

’57Martin Blechman retired fromclinical practice, but is activewith the Diabetes Foundation.He is working to improve diabetic education, helping indigent diabetics get their medications, and seeing that diabetic children get to camp.

Nicholas Spock retired after 40 years of family practice,including a three-year tour ofduty with the US Air Force inAthens, Greece. He continues tobe active with hunting, servingan eight-year term as GameCommissioner, as well as fishingand gardening.

’58Bartram Horowitz is Chief ofRheumatology at the MaricopaMedical Center in Phoenix, AZ,where he is teaching as well ascaring for patients.

Robert G. Somers has steppeddown as Chairman of Surgery atAlbert Einstein Medical Centerafter 20 years. He continues a fulltime practice in breast surgery.

’59Joseph Besecker has found a

second career working with AlCook ’64 as a research analystfor a financial firm after retiringfrom clinical practice.

Joseph W. Eschbach wasawarded the Amgen InternationalPrize for Therapeutic Advances inNephrology at a congress in Singapore in June 2005. Hereceived the award for makingfundamental contributions tothe identification of erythropoi-etin and its therapeutic use forcorrecting anemia in patientswith chronic kidney disease,resulting in a markedly improvedquality of life.

Walt McConnell is currentlyworking on a movie version ofhis book Malignant Decisions

co-authored with DougCampbell, formerly of thePhiladelphia Inquirer.

’61Jerry Harrell continues towork part time at a mission eyeclinic in Mombasa, Kenya.

James A. Walsh is a radiolo-gist at the US Naval Hospital inBeaufort, SC. Among his patientsare many Marine recruits fromParris Island. “I can't believe Iwas ever that young!”

’62John Capelli maintains a parttime clinical practice in nephrology and transplantationas Senior Vice President ofMedical Affairs for LourdesHealth System. He has oversightresponsibilities in Medical Affairsfor Our Lady of Lourdes MedicalCenter in Camden, NJ, and Lourdes Medical Center of Burlington County inWillingboro, NJ.

Stephen Gosin is DivisionDirector of General Surgery atShore Memorial Hospital inSomers Point, NJ. He practicesgeneral and vascular surgery

with his son Jeffrey S. Gosin’89. Dr. Gosin still enjoys piloting his plane in his sparetime and now has eight grandchildren.

’63George Cohen received the De Guigne Award in March 2005from the Mills-PeninsulaHospital Foundation for making a significant difference inthe quality of healthcare in thecommunity. Dr. Cohen has servedas Chief of Staff and Director of


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• Class Clinics

• Women’s Forum

• Alumni Banquet, including presentation of the AlumniAchievement Award to MonicaMorrow, MD’76.

• State of the College address by Dean Thomas J. Nasca, MD’75, MACP

• Taste of Philadelphia Luncheon at Jefferson

• Campus tours with JMC Student guides

• CME program

• Trips to Philadelphia attractions featuring local cultural and historicattractions—activities for the whole family

• Reunion class receptions and dinners at the historic Loews PhiladelphiaHotel, a Philadelphia landmark

• Live entertainment Saturday night with open bar

• Recognition of class fundraising successes

Hotel guest room blocks have been set aside for the Weekend, but we advise you toreserve early.

• Loews Philadelphia Hotel 215-627-1200

• Inn at the Union League 215-587-5570

• Holiday Inn Express Midtown(kids stay free, up to age 18)215-735-9300

When making your reservation, request the special Jefferson hotel rate.


Class Reunions 2006All reunion dinners will be held at the Loews Hotel,1200 Market Street, on Saturday, September 30.

1946 – 60 year

Reunion Chair: Randall McLaughlin, MD

Class Agent: James Mackell, MD

1951 – 55 year

Reunion Chair: Daniel Erhard, MD

Class Agent: Daniel Erhard, MD

1956 – 50 year

Reunion Chair: Thomas Doneker, MD

Class Agent: Eugene Bonacci, MD

1961 – 45 year

Reunion Chair: Stanton Smullens, MD

Class Agent: Stanton Smullens, MD

1966 – 40 year

Reunion Chairs: James Burke Jr., MD;

John Salvo, MD

Class Agents: Gregory Adams, MD;

Timothy Michals, MD

1971 – 35 year

Reunion Chair: Stephen Silver, MD

Class Agents: James Barone, MD;

Terrence Carden, Jr., MD

1976 – 30 year

Reunion Chair: Scott Goldman, MD

Class Agent: Larry Glazerman, MD

1981 – 25 year

Reunion Chairs: Rudolph DePersia, MD;

Lori DePersia, MD

Class Agent: John Angstadt, MD

1986 – 20 year

Reunion Chair: Gregory Mokrynski, MD

Class Agent: Bernard Lopez, MD

1991 – 15 year

Reunion Chair: John Comber, MD

Class Agents: John Comber, MD;

Una Brewer, MD; Lina O’Brien, MD

1996 – 10 year

Reunion Chair: TBD

Class Agents: Brett Sokoloff, MD;

Nicholas LoPresti, MD

2001 – 5 year

Reunion Chair: Nicholas Ruggiero, MD

Class Agent: Jennifer Bakker, MD

Mark YourCalendar!August 4Freshman Family Welcome

An informal get-together for enteringstudents and their families on Friday of Freshman Orientation Week.

White Coat Ceremony for the incomingclass at Jefferson Medical College

February 6, 2007Career Day for for second and thirdyear medical students

Overview of different specialties, introduction to the Match procedure,and inside views of over 30 specialtiesfrom alumni.

February 28 - March 7, 2007Alumni/faculty ski trip, Big Sky,Montana - see page 17

OngoingMentor Program for first and secondyear students – ongoing throughoutthe academic year. Students visit alumni in their offices, to learn moreabout different types of practice.

Host Program for fourth year medicalstudents – ongoing from Novemberthrough March of the academic year.Students spend one or two nights withalumni in the cities where they areinterviewing for residencies.

Events hotline 215-955-9100Toll-free [email protected]

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Alumni Winter Ski and CME TripAlumni and faculty of Jefferson Medical College met in ParkCity, Utah from February 5 to 10 for this year’s winter trip,led by Dean of the Medical College Thomas J. Nasca,MD’75 and Senior Associate Dean Joseph L. Seltzer,MD’71. With guests and family members included therewere over 70 Jeffersonians in attendance. The ContinuingMedical Education consisted of lectures on topics rangingfrom psychiatric evaluation of adults to common injuries ofprofessional dancers. All talks were given in the early mornings and late afternoons to leave plenty of time for skiing and other winter activities in the Park City area. “The weather was spectacular,” reports Dr. Seltzer, withevery day sunny and temperatures nearing 40 degrees.Many attendees enjoyed visiting the Salt Lake City OlympicPark and Olympic Museum which is located in Park City.“This seemed very timely as the Torino Games started theday we returned home,” Seltzer explains. Attendees arealready talking about the 2007 trip.

Go Phillies Go!March 16 in Clearwater, Florida:Philadelphia Phillies take on the Toronto Blue Jays in a springtraining game – and Jefferson was in the stands. More than40 alumni and friends joined past Phillies team physician PhilMarone, MD’57 to cheer on the team. Dr. Marone isJefferson’s Associate Dean for Alumni Relations andExecutive Director of the Alumni Association. In addition to athriving orthopedic practice, he was the Phils team doc for 27years. Guests were treated to inside stories about the team –including that 1980 World Series championship.

Cardiovascular Services atPeninsula Medical Center,Finance Director of the local IPAMedical Group, and CEO of anine person cardiology practiceon the San Francisco Peninsula.

Linford K. Gehman practicesfamily medicine in a rural community of Virginia and WestVirginia. Dr. Gehman and hiswife, a nurse, have two childrenand three grandsons.

Irving Ratner is the Chief ofthe Orthopedic Service at theLourdes Medical Center inBurlington, NJ, and has beenelected President of the Board ofthe Institute of Medicine andPublic Health of the MedicalSociety of New Jersey.

’64Marion K. Yoder has beendoing locum tenens work sinceretiring from full time pediatricpractice in Goshen, IN in 2003.

John Whitecar continues topractice hematology-oncology inColumbus, MS. He is proud toannounce that his daughter

Colleen Whitecar is the thirdWhitecar to graduate fromJefferson. “Black and blue runsin our veins.”

’65Thomas H. Malin has retiredfrom orthopedic surgery in CampHill, PA, and now is doing recruithistories and physicals for theDefense Department at a localprocessing center, “very”part time.

’67Bill Ferguson worked incommunity psychiatry in Seattlefor his entire career. He is nowworking as a consultant to nursing homes.

’66Carl Reams is planning retire-ment in 2006, after spending his entire professional career atGeisinger Medical Center inDanville, PA.

Richard Ulrich is a retiredColonel with the US Air Force,still practicing ophthalmologyfour days a week in private practice, and still driving thesame ’66 VW Bug from Philly.

’69Barry S. Smith is semi-retired,but still works as a consultant to Baylor Healthcare System inDallas and Baylor College ofMedicine in Houston. Dr. Smithserves on the American Board of Physical Medicine andRehabilitation and is Chair ofthe Oral Exam Committee.

’70James B. Carty Jr. is Chief of Ophthalmology at Bryn MawrHospital and JennersvilleRegional Hopital, and an assistant surgeon on the cataractand primary eyecare service atWills Eye Hospital. He is currently the only physicianelected to equity membership onthe New York Stock Exchange.

Parker M. Seymour recentlyretired after 30 years of full timeclinical practice of emergencymedicine at Chestnut HillHospital in Philadelphia. He still continues as business manager for his group practice of nine physicians and one nurse practitioner.

’71Ronald Hoffman is working onan Executive Master’s in HealthCare Management at HarvardUniversity. He was recentlyappointed Director of the EarInstitute of New York Eye andEar Infirmary.


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Runowicz Leadsthe American Cancer SocietyCarolyn Runowicz ’77 is nowserving as President of thenation's largest voluntary health agency, the American Cancer Society.

She is the first breast cancer survivor to become ACS President.Director of the Carole and Ray Neag Comprehensive CancerCenter at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine, inFarmington, Runowicz also holds an endowed professorshipthere in experimental oncology.

“I’m delighted to have this role as an ambassador for the ACS,”Runowicz says. She has been involved with the society for morethan 20 years. She adds, “It’s an honor for me to be a part ofthe national cancer leadership during such an exciting time incancer research. New targeted therapies are available forpatients with cancer. Clinical trials have also shown that we nowhave drugs that actually prevent cancer. We are standing at thecusp of a new era in cancer care.”

Dr. Runowicz has also held leadership positions in many othernational organizations. She was the first woman president of theSociety of Gynecologic Oncologists. As a representative for theAmerican College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Runowiczhas testified before the U.S. Senate. She currently serves on theNational Cancer Institute's Scientific Review Group.

She has been chair of the Gynecologic Committee of theNational Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project, a hugenationwide clinical trials cooperative requiring coordinationamong 1000 hospitals and 5000 doctors.

Runowicz was recently appointed by President Bush to serve as a member of the National Cancer Advisory Board for a six-year appointment.

A strong advocate for research to improve treatments, earlydetection, and the prevention of cancer, she has been involvedin research studies on ovarian cancer, cervical cancer, epithelialcancer, and more. Runowicz has published in a myriad of scholarly journals including the American Journal of Obstetricsand Gynecology, Journal of Clinical Oncology, and Cancer.

Runowicz is the author of several books for the public,including The Answer to Cancer, which she co-wrote with herhusband, Sheldon H. Cherry, MD. Her goal with this book was to help men and women understand their personal risk profiles, giving them concrete steps they can take to reducetheir risk. Her other books include To Be Alive: A Woman’s Guideto a Full Life After Cancer and Women and Cancer: A Thorough and Compassionate Resource for Patients and TheirFamilies.

King to Pilot JMC Alumni AssociationIn her 35 years at Jefferson, Lorraine C. King, MD, REN’77, theincoming President of the JMC Alumni Association, has formedmany close friendships with fellow alumni, something she valuesvery highly. Active in the association since the early 1990s, she isthe first woman postgrad alumnus to lead it. She officially takesoffice at the Alumni Annual Business Meeting on April 19.

There were few women at the institution when she came as an intern in 1971. She says of those “interesting and challenging”years that “they formed an invaluable foundation for my professional career as a reproductive endocrinologist.”

Lorraine completed Jefferson’s first two-year NIH approved post-grad fellowship in reproductive endocrinology. This was under the tutelage of Drs. Abraham Rakoff and Savino D’Angelo — bothrevered faculty members. Her research in prostaglandin was presented at the Endocrine Society. The opportunity to work withDr. Rakoff until 1982 was “a privilege,” she says, that shaped therest of her career. She reminisces about her friends and formermentors at Jefferson who made indelible marks on her life, likeDr. John Montgomery, Dr. Paul Bowers, and Dr. Joseph Rogers.Dr. King has remained on Jefferson’s medical and teaching staffever since her fellowship.

Her goal for the Alumni Association is to reignite the alumni’spassion for the university. Lorraine feels Jefferson has alwaysbeen a close knit family, but believes the crisis in medicine —rising costs of malpractice insurance and litigations coupled withinsurance reimbursement woes — is creating a divide among colleagues. She hopes to expand communications with the alumni, keeping them informed of the changes and growth in the

university, and working toincrease alumni participationwhich can aid the university’sprogress.

In addition to her professionalcareer, Lorraine’s passionsinclude her toy poodle, Remy,and flying. She holds a multi-engine instrument rating andflies a Beechcraft Bonanza —her favorite pastime. “I truly look forward to the challenges of being AlumniPresident.”

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’72Anthony J. Calabresecontinues to practice gastroen-terology. He sail fishes and playsclarinet and saxophone in theBayside Big Band, and in a rock’n’roll band named Stevie Vand the Heartattackers.

’73Peter C. Amadio is still fulltime at the Mayo Clinic, but nowspends about half of that inresearch, administering his ownNIH grants and chairing theOrthopedic Research Division.

’74John S. J. Brooks moved toPennsylvania Hospital in 2004 asChairman of Pathology, and hasrecently been named President-Elect of the American Society ofClinical Pathologists.

John Lubicky is leavingChicago after 18 years to escapethe congestion and traffic of thebig city and to finish his careerat a full-service children’s hospi-tal. He will become Professor ofOrthopedic Surgery at IndianaUniversity School of Medicine atthe Riley Hospital for Children.

C. Anita Robinson is anAssociate Professor and Chair ofAdolescent Medicine in theDepartment of Pediatrics at theUniformed Services Universityof the Health Sciences inBethesda, MD. She also serveson the Board of Directors of theSociety of Adolescent Medicine.

’76Richard Bearoff is MedicalDirector/Managing Member ofFirst Avenue OccupationalMedicine in King of Prussia, PA.

Charles Finch has beenDirector of International Healthat Morehouse School ofMedicine in Atlanta for almost

17 years. He has raised sevenchildren with his wife, who isa registered nurse at GradyHospital.

Mark Gernerd earned hisMPH in occupational medicinefrom the Medical College ofWisconsin in December 2005.

Ned Kalin, the HedbergProfessor and Chair of theDepartment of Psychiatry at the University of WisconsinMedical School, was presentedthe Edward A. Strecker Awardfor his contributions to clinicalpsychiatry.

John Lammie is looking forward to returning home toFayetteville, NC after a one-year assignment in Iraq.

John Nevulis is presentlyChief of Orthopedic Surgery at Mercy Suburban Hospital, as well as an attending atMontgomery Hospital inNorristown, PA.

’77Dennis Herman is currently a medical director at HorizonHealthcare in New Jersey, and isenrolled in a master’s programat St. Joseph’s University.

’78Harry Chaikin is the 2006President of the Medical Staff ofAtlantiCare Regional MedicalCenter in Atlantic City, NJ. Herecently welcomed into his

practice Christina McAdams’98. Dr. Chaikin continues to

be an avid bicyclist.

Carol Love reports that in addition to 25 years in familymedicine in Germantown, she isnow President of the Board ofCamp Linden, the PhiladelphiaEthical Society’s OutreachProgram. It brings kids from

the inner city to the country, where Carol too enjoys thewoods and streams.

’79Thelma Comissiong has been practicing internal medicine on St. Thomas, VI for the past 15 years. She is theMedical Director of St.Thomas’s only hospital, RoySchneider Hospital, a positionshe has held for six years.

Sandra Willingmyre contin-ues as Clinical Director ofInternal Medicine at CAMcareHealth Corporation, a federallyqualified health center, whichwill soon be expanding intoPaulsboro and Lindenwold, inaddition to its four offices inCamden City, NJ.

’80Michael A. Murphy recentlygraduated from law school and has been admitted to the Oregon bar. His emphasiswill be on trusts, estates, andasset protection.

’83Gregory Mazanek has left hiscardiology practice inYoungstown, OH, where he hadbeen since 1989. He has joinedthe Care Group in Indianapolisand is practicing out ofMethodist Hospital, citing “better hours, fewer lawyers.”

Leonard Zon of Boston waselected to the Institute ofMedicine of the NationalAcademies, an honor given toonly a few leaders nationwide.The institute’s mission is to pro-vide unbiased information andadvice concerning health andscience policy to policymakers,professionals, leaders in everysector of society, and the publicat large.

Named toEndowed Chair at duPontSharon S. Lehman,MD’85 has beennamed to the RobisonD. Harley, MD EndowedChair of Pediatric

Ophthalmology at the Alfred I.duPont Hospital for Children,Wilmington, DE. She is also Chiefof the Division of PediatricOphthalmology within theDepartment of Surgery at duPont,and holds a Jefferson facultyappointment as AssociateProfessor of Pediatrics andOphthalmology. Dr. Lehman hasbeen widely published in pediatricand ophthalmology journals.

Lehman was invested as chair in aceremony at the hospital onMarch 2. The event also honoredDr. Harley, who, through his will, created a charitable trust that willprovide ongoing support for theDivision of Pediatric Ophthalmo-logy, as well as for research in molecular genetics. He is theeditor of Harley’s PediatricOphthalmology, a premier text-book in the field, and a pastPresident of the AmericanAssociation of PediatricOphthalmology and Strabismus.

On Oprah Today...Jill E. Jacobs ’85, an AssociateProfessor and Director of CardiacImaging at NYU, appeared on a segment of Oprah, “The NumberOne Killer of Women Revealed,”which aired on October 19, 2005. A cardiac CT angiogram had been performed on Oprah’s best friendGayle King. Dr. Jacobs interpretedthe results on the show.

Currently, Dr. Jacobs’s researchfocuses on developing optimizedcardiac CT and coronary CT angiography studies. She is areviewer for several journals, including Radiology, AJR, andAbdominal Imaging. She is also amember of the Abdominal Sectionof the Editorial Board for the peer-reviewed journal Critical Reviewsin Computed Tomography.


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’84Anthony Furnary was cho-sen by the Wall Street Journal as an honoree in its annual inter-national Technology Innovationawards, in the biotech-medicalcategory. Dr. Furnary and hisresearch team developed thePortland Protocol, an insulindrip therapy for diabetic patientsin need of open-heart surgery.

Gregory Gordon is happilypracticing family medicine inFairless Hills, PA with threeother physicians. He has beenmarried almost 25 years to hiswife Roberta, and they havethree children.

Ken Yonemura has relocatedfrom Syracuse, NY to work inthe Department of Neuro-surgery at the University ofUtah in Salt Lake City.

’85Harvey Madonick is practic-ing emergency medicine atCommunity Medical Center inToms River, NJ.

Manuel Meza was recentlynamed Radiologist-in-Chief atChildren's Hospital of Pittsburgh.

’86Andrew Bradbury is aColonel serving as an ArmyNational Guard Idaho StateSurgeon. He just completed atour of duty as Brigade Surgeonfor the 116th Brigade CombatTeam in Kirkuk, Iraq. He stillpractices emergency medicinein Pocatello, ID.

W. Carter Bradford is anAssociate Professor and Chiefof the Division of BreastOncology at the H. Lee MoffittCancer Center of the Universityof South Florida.

Luisa Lehrer reports from“the increasingly built-up Jerseysuburbs” that she is still practicing anesthesiology, stillsings, and values her other creative pursuits.

’90Andres Aldrete lives in CarmelValley, CA, practicing emergencymedicine at CommunityHospital of the MontereyPeninsula. He enjoys spendingsummers with his wife, Cecily,and their two children in Florida.

’91John Comber has worked inthe Abington Emergency TraumaCenter since graduation from residency in 1994. He now lives in

Hatboro, NJ with his wife, AmyGehris Comber, PhD’92, andtheir three children.

’93John A. Kline Jr. is the Chiefof Rehabilitation Medicine atWilkes-Barre General Hospital,Brain Injury and SpasticityDirector at the John HeinzInstitute of RehabilitationMedicine, and Vice Presidentand Rehab Director at MercySpecial Care Hospital.

’94Jatinder P. Ahluwalia hasjoined the faculty at SouthernIllinois University School ofMedicine as an AssociateProfessor of Internal Medicine,specializing in gastroenterology.

Peggy Avagliano reports thatshe and her husband, Peter,and their four children are well.Peggy has become the firstfemale partner at AtlanticMedical Imaging in Egg Harbor,NJ and is the head of women’simaging there.

’95Miya Asato is an AssistantProfessor of Pediatrics at theUniversity of Pittsburgh. Shestudies neurological imagery toresearch the effects of epilepsyon brain development andbehavior.

Dan Tershak and wife VivianMao ’95 are in private practicein Roanoke, VA. Their familycontinues to grow with the birthof third child Elisabeth Hayleyon December 9, 2005.

’96Suri N. Appa has become apartner in the SouthernCalifornia Permanente MedicalGroup, practicing vitreoretinalsurgery in Yorba Linda, CA.

Justin Nast is currently onactive duty in the Air Forceserving in Europe. He, his wife

Elizabeth Durkin ’97, andtheir two children are enjoyingthe three-year tour.

Andrew Woldorf is pleased to announce that he started hisown private retina practice inColumbia, SC in September 2005.

’97Veda N. Giri has been namedDirector of the Prostate CancerRisk Assessment Program at FoxChase Cancer Center. The program offers education andscreening. She will continue herresponsibilities as an attendingphysician in the medical oncolo-gy department, treating patientswith prostate or breast cancer.

Svena Julien joined the faculty of the Feinberg School ofMedicine, NorthwesternUniversity, in Chicago asAssistant Professor in the Department of Ob-gyn, specializing in maternal-fetal medicine.

’99Kevin W. Johnson will separate from the US Air Forcein June ’06 and practice pediatric emergency medicinein Dayton, OH.

Elizabeth Louka is very excit-ed about starting a new ob-gynpractice at Delaware CountyMemorial Hospital in Drexel

Hill, PA with Richard GershOBG’96 and Rebecca GouldOBG’03.

Steven Wagner has joinedParlee and Tatem RadiologicAssociates of DoylestownHospital as an interventionalradiologist.

Gift of Health

The Beach Scholarships are just one example of funds at work atJefferson. Edward Beach, the son of James Beach, MD 1895, established a trustwhich supports numerous students through the Dr. James D. and Jennie M. BeachMemorial Scholarships. This year’s recipients are shown here with faculty and staff. Edward Beach knew how much his father valued his Jeff education, and these scholarships give future generations the same benefit.



Make your gift online at www.jefferson.edu/jeffgiving or call toll free 1-877-JEFF-GIFT or mail this form to JMC Alumni, 1020 Locust Street M-41, Philadelphia, PA 19107.

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’00Evan Shapiro is excited tohave joined the practice ofMichigan Spine and Pain afterfinishing his residency in anesthesiology and a fellowshipin pain management.

’01John Birknes is completinghis residency in neurosurgeryat Jefferson. He and his wifeEmily welcomed their secondchild, Lora Rheinfrank Birknes,in July 2005.

Allison Kolody is happy toannounce her marriage to Todd Buonocore in May 2005 inWilmington, DE. JMC alumni in

attendance included BrentPassarello ’97, Chris Cox ’98,

Heather Zinzella ’99, BryanAmbro ’99, ChristineDeBenedictis Ambro ’01,

Lisa Grunebaum ’01, CarrieGlenn-Mastro ’01, and AngelaMcGovern ’01. Allison lives inWilmington, DE where she is amember of the med-peds facultyat Christiana Hospital.

’02Scott Engel is completing his fourth year in plastic and reconstruction surgery at St.Louis University.

Ellen (Hartmann) Chirichellamarried Christopher Chirichellain 2004. She completed herinternal medicine residency atBrown, where she is now ahematology/oncology fellow.She lives in Mattapoisette, MA.In April, she traveled to Kenyato practice oncology.

Rita Pechulis began a pulmonary/critical care fellowship at Temple Universitythis past summer.

’03Daniel Popowich is “loving”his third year of general surgeryresidency at NorthwesternUniversity School of Medicinein Chicago. He recently marriedCristina Shell in Princeton, NJ.

’04Ann Maley reports that she is “enjoying the second year of residency much more thanthe first.” She had a great time

seeing Jon Kei ’04, JoeTalotta ’04, and JessicaHutchinson ’04 at the

wedding of Christina Cabrara’04 and Tyler Muffly ’04.

Postgraduate Lawrence Berman AN’92recently joined the medical staffat Crisp Regional Hospital inCordele, GA, in anesthesiology.

Guillermo Garcia-ManeroHO’99 was promoted toAssociate Professor ofMedicine with tenure at theUniversity of Texas M.D.Anderson Cancer Center.

Charles Intenzo RO’86was promoted to Professor ofRadiology at Jefferson.

Barry Mangel IM’91 wasnamed Chairman of theDepartment of Medicine atWellStar Kennestone Hospitalin Marietta, GA.

Steven Moss R’99 now livesin Atlanta where he is part of a37-member radiology group atNorthside Hospital.


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The Ninth Ward, New Orleans: An Alumna Rebuilds After KatrinaAdapted from a journal by Swati Shah, MD’95

Friday, August 26, 2005A beautiful summer day in New Orleans,sunny and perfect for a bridal shower for mygirlfriend getting married in two days. Iworked a half-day with the Tulane residentsin their ob-clinic at Touro Infirmary, assistedmy partner with a scheduled c-section atnoon, and signed out to her for the weekend.I never imagined that might be my last dayworking in the residents’ clinic nor did Iknow that I might never see my office again.

Saturday, August 27, 2005 Hurricane Katrina loomed in the Gulf, 200miles offshore from New Orleans with a projected path towards my beloved town.My mother was visiting for the wedding, andwe quickly made plans to evacuate. I talkedto my call partners, one who I spoke to inChicago and thought I was foolish to evacuate and the other who was on call and

said to me, “Go. It's the right thing to do.”

Sunday, August 28, 2005 At approximately 6:00 am, Hurricane Katrinahit the Gulf Coast, with a radius of over 200miles and wind speeds as high as 175mph.We watched the news from Baton Rougewhile we had power. The winds had howledall night, and I wondered how my patientswho lived in New Orleans and relied on public transportation had fared. I wonderedwhat emergency plan the Tulane house staffhad implemented for this hurricane. I remembered my own days of residency atTulane when the hurricane emergency callplan was rather loosely organized, and I

didn’t evacuate. In fact, in the ten years I’velived here I never evacuated until Katrinacame along.

Then, the flooding began and the news of thebroken levees spread like waves from theocean. My city was consumed; more than80% of it had some flooding. All utility services were out of commission. As theproblems continued to grow and help continued to fail to arrive, hospitals shutdown. Other physicians drove around inSUVs checking on and rescuing patients andfellow professionals. I wondered about mypatients, now likely scattered to the four corners of the earth.

Friday, September 2, 2006I arrived in Houston. The text messagingwith office staff began in a flurry. Some of mymedical assistants were in line for the RedCross at the Astrodome in Houston whileothers were in Georgia; each of them came

across patients from our practice whereverthey were. Upon my arrival, I wanted towork, especially given my interest in publichealth. As someone said, “You need torecover before you can help others.”Meanwhile, the city of New Orleans wasshut down. Citizens were forced to evacuate, while the rest of the nationwatched helplessly.

“I never imagined that Friday might be my lastday working in the residents’ clinic nor did I know that I might never see my office again.”

“ I wondered about my patients, now likely scattered to the fourcorners of the earth.”

In addition to working to rebuild New Orleans, Swati Shah practices with Crescent City Physicians,Inc. out of the Touro Infirmary and is a part timestudent at the School of Public Health at Tulane.She graduated from Jefferson Medical College in 1995, and did her residency at Tulane in ob/gyn.

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Six weeks later, I returned to New Orleans...and joined forces with my hospital and fellow doctors to help provide healthcare serv-ices to our city. Touro Infirmary was and still isthe only hospital to provide full services within the city limits since we completelyreopened on October 12, 2005. My corpora-tion set up a temporary office for the 11 (of 12)returning ob/gyns. We retrieved patientphone numbers from the computers. Wecalled our patients – or tried to – to see if theyhad their babies, and we refilled their birthcontrol prescriptions. The hospital did radio,tv, and newspaper ads promoting our reopen-ing, but it was still difficult to get the word out.Another ob/gyn and I even placed signs in the neutral grounds around town, as if we werehelping an election campaign.

Unfortunately, my practice population livedin areas that had suffered some of the worstflooding and devastation. My patients camefrom the Lakefront area and the infamousNinth Ward. It still makes me so sad to thinkof my patients, many of them single mothers, with limited means and resources,struggling wherever they may be today.

Of my two offices, the one in the UpperNinth Ward suffered the least damage.Having only sustained flooding from a couple of inches of water, the building wasfairly intact. It had not been looted. However,without power and with the sewerage systems backing up, the office needed acomplete overhaul. Mold grew rapidly in ourwarm semitropical climate. I lost my books,my papers; I couldn't even recall what toclaim to the insurance company. The otherLakefront office, where I took care of most ofmy elderly patients, was submerged underan estimated 12 feet of water for 2 weeks. Mypatient records became paper mache. I feltso disheartened when I saw the water marks

above the door at that office. I kept thinkingabout those elderly people and I wonderedhow in the world could they return andrebuild their lives in retirement here.

Slowly but surely, my patients are returningto our city. First the working members of thecity returned and managed to find places tolive, with their grown children, in rentals in adifferent part of town, or with friends. As theschools reopened, families began to returnand my adolescent patients came back. Inother cases, as people come to town to meetwith their insurance adjusters, they come tosee me for their annual exams or to have meinvestigate a medical problem. Patients havemade day trips from as far as Atlanta andBaton Rouge to see me. It is quite humblingthat my patients come back from such a dis-tance for their healthcare.

Those patients who were not in a position toreturn immediately have requested recordsfrom many different states: Texas, Mississippi,Georgia. Others call from as far away as Illinoisto tell me about the delivery of their babies.One of my patients called to check on me andthe office staff; she just wanted to make surewe were okay. I reassured all of them that I wasback and would be available to help them outshould they return to New Orleans.

I've gone back into my Ninth Ward office afew times, never alone, always with some-one. Crime is not a problem, but faultywiring, damaged buildings, and vermininfestations make these trips too dangerousfor one person. EMS services are still severely restricted, especially in damagedareas. I return to save as much material from this office as I can, but there is a limit to howmuch fits into my car.

With time, we have recreated our office.Most of my staff returned. I was fortunate;other offices and other doctors had very fewmembers of their staff return. We have allbanded together of necessity. I share anoffice now with five other doctors. My medical assistant and I use one bookshelf asour desk. I have three two-drawer plasticcarts to hold my supplies, prescription pads, consent forms, and so forth. My patientshave been understanding of the chaos asthey are experiencing it themselves.

My friends, neighbors, and my patients arereturning in greater numbers every week torepopulate the city and their beloved neighborhoods. None of us are sure if the lev-ees will be rebuilt to last us through this nexthurricane season, which begins June 1. Nordo we know what this season will bring us.What we do know is that we are here. Myoffice in the Ninth Ward is being gutted andcompletely renovated for me to return toserve the community, with any luck by thissummer. Our patients and fellow doctors aremaking it back, and we are all spreading thenews of our return, by newspaper, bus ads,word of mouth and more. We have a longroad ahead of us. ✦

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“It is quite humbling that my patients come back from such a distance for their health care.”

Photos, above:1. Waiting room gutted: In her Lakefront districtoffice, the water level rose several feet. The buildingremained flooded for two weeks.

2. Partially gutted: Renovations have begun on Dr. Shah’s Ninth Ward Office.

3. Mardi Gras revelers made do. Costumes were constructed from everything from military mealpackaging to the ubiquitous blue tarp.


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InMemoriamPaul E. McFarland ’36 diedOctober 28, 2005. He saw servicein the U.S. Medical Corps duringWWII. He practiced in Phoenix,AZ for 40 years. He is survivedby his wife, Isabel, and a son.

Russell E. Allyn ’37 diedNovember 17. He was a Fellowof the American College ofSurgeons. He was Chief ofUrology, Harrisburg Hospital,1950-1981, and President of theMedical Staff, 1963-1964. He issurvived by his wife, Mary, andtwo daughters.

William T. Douglass Jr. ’37died October 7, 2005. He was aFellow of the American Collegeof Surgeons. He practiced atthe Harrisburg PolyclinicHospital where he served asPresident of the Staff in 1966.He is survived by two sons andtwo daughters.

Daniel Wilner ’37 died onDecember 30, 2005. He servedas Chief of Radiology atChildren’s Seashore House,Atlantic City, NJ and atBurdette-Tomlin MemorialHospital, Cape MayCourthouse, NJ until 1986. Hewas the author of a four volume textbook, Radiology of

Bone Tumors and Allied

Disorders. He is survived by hiswife, Dorothy, two sons, and adaughter.

Martin Cooperman ’38 diedFebruary 2, 2006. He played aguiding role at the AustenRiggs Psychiatric Center,Stockbridge, MA for twodecades. He was an AssistantProfessor of Psychiatry at theUniversity of MassachusettsMedical School, and a Fellow ofthe American PsychiatricAssociation. A Navy Captain,he survived the sinking of a U.S.aircraft carrier during WWII.

He is survived by his wife, Leona,two daughters, and a son.

Caesar A. DeLeo ’38 diedOctober 21, 2005. He practicedinternal medicine in theScranton, PA area for 42 years.He was a longtime member ofthe medical staff at MosesTaylor Hospital in Scranton. Heis survived by his wife,Jeannette, two daughters, and a

son. Caesar “Scoop” DeLeo isJefferson ’87.

Pincus Sobie ’38 diedOctober 19, 2005. He practicedin Rochester, NY. He was on staffat the Genesee Hospital,Rochester, NY as a seniorattending in medicine. He was aClinical Instructor of Medicine,University of Rochester Schoolof Medicine, with a special inter-est in geriatrics. He is survivedby his wife, Agnes, and son

Stephen who is Jefferson ’82.

Richard C. Kaar ’40 diedJanuary 13, 2006. After militaryservice in WWII, he managed ageneral medical practice inMilton, PA. He was on staff at Evangelical CommunityHospital, Lewisburg, PA. He issurvived by his wife, Jane, andtwo sons.

Ray W. Kehm ’40 died January13, 2006. He practiced in York,PA and was a Fellow of theAmerican College of Surgery. He served as Chairman,Department of Surgery, YorkHospital, York, PA, 1965-1970.He is survived by his wife,Cynthia, and two daughters.

Henry V. Ratke ’41 diedFebruary 16, 2006. He was aFellow of the American Collegeof Surgeons. After militaryservice, he practiced inWilliamsport, PA where he wasChief of Surgery at both DivineProvidence and Williamsport

Hospitals. He is survived by fivedaughters and three sons.

Rhinard D. Parry ’43 diedDecember 12, 2005. He prac-ticed in Easton, PA until hisretirement in 1987. He is sur-vived by a son and a daughter.

Carl S. Miller J’44 diedNovember 6, 2005. He practicedat Harrisburg Hospital,Harrisburg, PA and at GoodSamaritan Hospital, Lebanon,PA. He served as President ofthe Lebanon County MedicalSociety in 1960. He is survivedby his wife, Lois, a son, and adaughter.

G. Frank Owen Jr. S’44 diedDecember 14, 2005. After retiring from the U.S. Air Force,he was a staff physician at theO’Berry Center, Goldsboro, NC.He then became a staff physician at Cherry Hospital,Goldsboro, NC, retiring frompractice in 1999. He is survivedby three daughters.

Norman J. Quinn Jr. ’48 diedJanuary 13, 2006. He was Chiefof Pediatrics, MontgomeryHospital, Norristown, PA. Heserved Jefferson as a ClassAgent, Alumni Trustee, and in1982, President of the AlumniAssociation. He was instrumen-tal in rescuing the monumentalstatue of Samuel D. Gross, nowdisplayed at Jefferson, when itwas in limbo at the SmithsonianInstitution in Washington, DC.He is survived by four daughtersand a son.

R. Alan Schofield ’48 died onAugust 25, 2005. Dr. Schofieldhad practiced pathology andwas a resident of the Pottstown,PA area for many years. He issurvived by his wife, Rosemarie,daughter, and a son.

Howard L. Shaffer ’48 diedNovember 20, 2005. He

practiced in New Wilmington,PA. A Fellow of the AmericanAcademy of Family Practice, hewas a past President of theMedical Staff at JamesonHospital, New Wilmington, PA.He served in the Army duringWWII and in the Air ForceMedical Corps during theKorean War. He is survived by

two sons. Son Lawrence isJefferson ’79.

Howard Mazer ’49 diedJanuary 19, 2005. He practicedin Bridgeton, NJ but suffered abrain aneurysm in 1989 whichled him to found the DelawareValley Stroke Council. He issurvived by his wife, Toby (aJefferson employee), a son, anda daughter.

Weir L. King ’50 diedSeptember 21, 2005. He foundedthe St. Lawrence FamilyMedical Center, Limekiln, PAwhere he practiced until 1985.He is survived by his wife,Helen, a daughter, and a son.

Howard E. Strawcutter ’50died October 6, 2005. He practiced in Lumberton, NC,founding the LumbertonUrology Clinic and practicingthere until his retirement in1986. He was a past nationalPresident of the AmericanMedical Peer ReviewAssociation and state chair ofthe North Carolina HealthCoordinating Council. He created a healthcare programat the local jail which wonstate and national recognition.He is survived by his wife,Dorothy, two sons, and a daughter.

Richard D. Bertolette ’57died February 14, 2005. Hepracticed in Reading, PA untilretiring in 1995. He is survivedby his wife, Fae, two daughters,and a son.



Max J. Stierstorfer Jr. ’53died October 30, 2005. He practiced general medicine inAllentown, PA. He also servedas Chief Physician of theAllentown School District andClinical Director of Medicine atthe Allentown Bureau ofHealth. He was a member ofthe Lehigh County MedicalSociety and the PennsylvaniaMedical Society. He won aNational Endowment of theHumanities scholarship tostudy medical ethics. He is survived by his wife, Phyllis,three daughters, and a son.

Jack L. Ward ’53 diedOctober 25, 2005. He practicedin Trenton, NJ. He contributedchapters in two psychiatricbooks and was published inseveral journals. He is survivedby his wife, Cynthia, four sons,and a daughter.

David Chesen ’54 died March13, 2005. He was a staff physi-cian at Abington MemorialHospital, Abington, PA. He issurvived by his wife, Geraldine,

a son, and a daughter. Son Neilis Jefferson ’83.

Robert D. Cordier ’55 diedDecember 15, 2005. He practiced in Rosedale, CA for15 years. In a career change, hebecame an occupational medi-cine physician in Sacramento,CA. He is survived by his wife,Elaine, five sons, and fourdaughters.

Robert M. Pearl ’56 diedNovember 9, 2005. After graduation, he served in theArmy. He had a successful otolaryngology practice inPasadena, TX for 43 years. He issurvived by his wife, Reva, ason, and a daughter.

Richard B. Freeman ’57 diedJuly 26, 2005. He was anAssociate Professor of Medicineat the University of Rochesterand headed the nephrologyunit. A Fellow of the AmericanCollege of Physicians, he alsoserved as President of the RenalPhysicians Association and waswell published in his field ofexpertise. He is survived by hiswife, Margaret, a daughter, and

two sons. Son Richard Jr. isJefferson ’83.

Charles D. Hastings ’57 diedSeptember 14, 2005. He joinedKaiser Permanente in SantaClara, CA where he practiceduntil retirement. He served asPresident of the Santa ClaraHeart Association and theSanta Clara Diabetes Society.He is survived by his wife,Suzanne, three sons, and twodaughters.

Simon Kravitz ’57 diedFebruary 5, 2006. He lived andpracticed in Elkins Park, PA. Heis survived by his wife, Annette,and three sons.

William F. Bauer ’58 diedJanuary 30, 2005. He practicedin Pittsburgh and was on staffat Western PennsylvaniaHospital, St. Clair MemorialHospital, and St. MargaretMemorial Hospital. He is survived by his wife, Suzanne, ason, and a daughter.

Fred C. Cristofori ’60 diedNovember 20, 2005. After serving in the Navy, he practiced internal medicine inBowie, MD for 44 years. He issurvived by three sons.

Norman F. Fisher ’62 diedSeptember 19, 2005. He prac-ticed pediatric ophthalmologyin San Jose, CA. He served asDirector of the Strabismus

Clinic at Stanford UniversityHospital from 1968 to 1982. Heis survived by his wife, Judith,

two daughters, and a son.

Irving S. Colcher ’68 diedSeptember 25, 2005. He servedas Chief of Pediatrics at SacredHeart Hospital, Norristown, PA.He was a Fellow of the AmericanAcademy of Pediatrics,President of the Valley ForgePediatric Society, and Chairmanof the Child Abuse Committeeof Montgomery County. He issurvived by his wife, Barbara,three sons, and a daughter.

Thomas J. McGlynn Jr. ’69died January 31, 2005. He was aClinical Professor of Medicineat Wright State UniversityCollege of Medicine, and wason staff at Good SamaritanHospital, Dayton, OH. He is

survived by his wife, Judy(MT’68), and three sons.

Norman F. Sokoloff ’69 diedOctober 29, 2005. He practicedin Sunnyvale, CA for 25 years.He also had multiple businessinterests and was a pilot. He issurvived by his wife, Ilene, a

son, and a daughter. Son Bretis Jefferson ’96.

Allan M. Lenetsky ’72 diedJanuary 19, 2006. He had practiced nephrology in SantaFe, NM since 1982. He is survived by his wife, Sally, threesons, and a daughter.

Richard I. Perzley ’73 diedMay 15, 2005. He practicedwith the Carolina Permanente

Medical Group in Chapel Hill,NC, then became Medical

Director of the Pediatric CareCenter, Kingston, NY. He issurvived by his wife, Sally, andtwo daughters.

PostgraduateD. Russell Perry Jr. PD’49died September 12, 2005. Hepracticed pediatrics in Winston-Salem, NC for 40 years beforeretiring. He is survived by hiswife, Nancy, three daughters,and a son.

Laurence J. Adams NS’59died on May 8, 2005. He practiced neurosurgery inLancaster, PA. He is survived byhis wife, Marguerite.

Martin H. Feldman N’66 diedDecember 28, 2005. He wasChief of Neurology at the Allen Pavilion, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, and wasa Professor of Neurology atColumbia University College ofMedicine. He is survived by hiswife, Lynne, and two sons.

Murray Klein PM’81 diedDecember 12, 2005. He was inprivate practice in Cherry Hill,NJ. He is survived by his wife,Dr. Claudia Petruncio, andthree sons.

Christine S. O’Donnell ORS’88died November 2, 2005. Shepracticed at Lower BucksHospital and St. Mary MedicalCenter, Levittown, PA. She issurvived by her husband,Robert Donaghy, a son, and a daughter.

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CaliforniaCedars-Sinai Medical CenterMartinez, Gregory S.Internal Medicine

Harbor-UCLA Medical CenterWaggoner, Joshua D.Internal Medicine

Kaiser Permanente-San Francisco Lee, Alex T.Medicine-Preliminary

Loma Linda University Lyon, Kristopher L.Emergency Medicine

Sheridan, Joshua M.Emergency Medicine

Naval Medical Center–San Diego Frederick, James R.Transitional

Haberern, Jennifer L.Internal Medicine

Hammel, Nathan C.Orthopaedics

Sutter Medical Center-Santa Rosa Quan, Christopher H.Family Practice

UCLA Medical Center Zafar, Puja H.Obstetrics/Gynecology

University of CaliforniaDavis Medical Center-Sacramento Huang, Andrew H.Plastic Surgery

University of California-San Francisco Lee, Alex T.Anesthesiology

University of CaliforniaDavis Medical Center Micks, Elizabeth A.Obstetrics/Gynecology

University of CaliforniaSan Diego Medical Center Jones, Daniel S.Internal Medicine

Lalani, Gautam G.Internal Medicine

University of CaliforniaIrvine Medical CenterDavies, Catherine L.Obstetrics/Gynecology

ColoradoSt. Mary’s Family Practice Beck, Paul V.Family Practice

ConnecticutUniversity of ConnecticutHealth Center Garozzo, Stephanie A.Obstetrics/Gynecology

Shah, Hitesh M.Emergency Medicine

Yale-New Haven Hospital Fischer, Jonathan I.Emergency Medicine

Riley, Alan F.Pediatrics

Tollefson, Kirsten E.Psychiatry

DelawareChristiana CareAlbert, G. EvanSurgery

Bowman, Kevin L.Transitional

Deutsch, Joseph M.Internal Medicine

Galati, Joanna M.Transitional

Kochert, Erik I.Emergency Medicine

O’Brian, Jeffrey J.Medicine-Preliminary

Pearsall, Matthew F.Medicine-Preliminary

Pelli, Jennifer A. Medicine-Pediatrics

Pellini, Brian M. Surgery

District ofColumbiaGeorgetown University Mehta, Milap P.Ophthalmology

Georgetown UniversityHospital Charalambopoulos, JohnInternal Medicine

Koprivnikar, Jamie L.Internal Medicine

NCC-Walter Reed ArmyMedical Center O’Brien, Frederick P.Orthopaedics

Providence Hospital Harris, Daniel F.Family Practice

Washington Hospital Center Colombo, Morgana L.Medicine-Dermatology

FloridaNaval Hospital-Jacksonville Bresler Tussey, Natalie B.Family Practice

IllinoisNorthwestern McGaw/CMH Guha, KoelPediatrics

NorthwesternMcGaw/NMH/VA Flynn, Colleen M.Internal Medicine

Southern Illinois UniversitySchool of Medicine &Affiliate Hospitals Winokur, Ronald S.Otolaryngology

Swedish Covenant Hospital Mehta, Milap P.Transitional

University of ChicagoHospital Brown, David M.Otolaryngology

Patel, Shruti B.Internal Medicine

KansasUniversity of Kansas School of Medicine-Wichita Johnson, Derrick L.Family Practice

KentuckyUniversity of KentuckyMedical Center Pentlicky, Sara B.Obstetrics/Gynecology

Ragsdale, John W.Medicine-Pediatrics

University of LouisvilleSchool of Medicine Schiffman, Suzanne C.Surgery

LouisianaLouisiana State UniversityHealth Science Center-Shreveport Kelley, Nancy E.Neurology

MaineMaine Medical Center Hall, Timothy J.Anesthesiology

Little, James H.Emergency Medicine

Sarett, Renee M.Emergency Medicine

MarylandJohns Hopkins Hospital Tuli, RichardRadiation Oncology

University of MarylandMedical Center Bennis, Aimee C.Internal Medicine

Haas, Joseph S.Internal Medicine

MassachusettsB.I. Deaconess Medical CenterHansen, Matthew R.Anesthesiology

Khullar, OnkarSurgery

Baystate Medical Center Dews, Sarah L.Medicine-Pediatrics



Boston University Medical Center Amirnazmi, SolmazMedicine-Preliminary

Boland, Patrick M.Internal Medicine

Whitecar, Colleen J.Radiology-Diagnostic

Lemuel Shattuck Hospital Rinzler, Elliot S.Transitional

Massachusetts General Hospital Boland, Genevieve M.Surgery

Massachusetts GeneralHospital/Harvard Combined Campe, Carson B.Orthopaedics

New England Medical Center Chaknos, Constantine M.Internal Medicine

MichiganUniversity of MichiganHospitals-Ann Arbor Barron, Jane E.Medicine-Pediatrics

Wayne State University/Detroit Medical Center McCormick, Michael E.Otolaryngology

William Beaumont Hospital Burch, Kristie J.Emergency Medicine

MinnesotaUniversity of Minnesota Greenberg, Joseph J.Surgery-Preliminary

MissouriBarnes-Jewish Hospital Hahm, Albert K.Internal Medicine

New HampshireDartmouth-HitchcockMedical Center Adkinson, Joshua M.Surgery-Preliminary

Muffly, Matthew K.Anesthesiology

Sussman, Louis S.Medicine-Preliminary

New JerseyMonmouth Medical Center Laterra, Robert L.Orthopaedics

St. Barnabas MedicalCenter Zahaczewsky, Michael L.Radiology-Diagnostic

UMDNJ/Robert WoodJohnson-CamdenBarrall, ElizabethEmergency Medicine

UMDNJ/Robert WoodJohnson-Piscataway Yoon, Richard G.Internal Medicine

New YorkBeth Israel Medical Center Vashi, Reena A.Radiology-Diagnostic

Einstein/Jacobi Medical Center Khadpe, JayEmergency Medicine

Einstein/Montefiore Medical Center Maniar, Shreya P.Psychiatry

Mt. Sinai Hospital Lerner, Daniel S.Radiology-Diagnostic

Moulton-Levy, Natalie M.Dermatology

Mt. Sinai School of Medicine Burleigh, Kathryn E.Ophthalmology

New York PresbyterianHospital-Cornell Evans, Adam S.Anesthesiology

Fleischut, Peter M.Anesthesiology

Kline, Andrea L.Pediatrics

New York Presbyterian-Columbia PresbyterianHospital Mohazzebi, MahbodPediatrics

New York UniversityDowntown Hospital Lerner, Daniel S.Medicine-Preliminary

New York University School of Medicine Anolik, Robert T.Dermatology

Bragin, Ilana N.Internal Medicine

Mattoo, AdityaInternal Medicine

North Shore University-Manhasset Singh, Vijay A.Medicine-Preliminary

St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Geracimos, Darin J.Emergency Medicine

Willis, Lucy K.Emergency Medicine

St. Vincent’s CatholicMedical Center Singh, Vijay A.Radiology-Diagnostic

SUNY Health SciencesCenter-Stony Brook Kulkarni, Prashant P.Medicine-Preliminary

SUNY Health SciencesCenter-Brooklyn Jakus, Jeannette R.Pediatrics-Preliminary

University of Rochester/Strong Memorial Hospital Zavage, Michelle E.Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

Winthrop-UniversityHospital Wayock, Christopher P.Obstetrics/Gynecology

NorthCarolinaDuke University Medical Center Antonelli, JodiSurgery-Preliminary & Urology

Jazwinski, Alison B.Internal Medicine


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OhioCase Western Reserve UniversitySchumacher, Mariah A.Ophthalmology

Case Western/UniversityHospitals-Cleveland Rubin, Cory J.Otolaryngology

Wright Patterson MedicalCenter McCann, Edward T.Internal Medicine

OregonOregon Health & ScienceUniversity Boyer, Nathaniel M.Internal Medicine

Furr, Maxwell C.Otolaryngology

PennsylvaniaAbington Memorial Hospital Diepold, Julia A.Family Practice

Mathers, Keith J.Medicine-Preliminary

Tuli, RichardMedicine-Preliminary

Albert Einstein Medical Center Anolik, Robert T.Transitional

Burleigh, Kathryn E.Transitional

Chen, Michael W.Transitional & Radiology-Diagnostic

Ohsie, Linda H.Transitional

Patel, Prakash A.Transitional

Schumacher, Mariah A.Transitional

Vashi, Reena A.Transitional

Weinstein, Jeffrey L.Transitional & Radiology-Diagnostic

Woldow, Adam B.Transitional

Wuthrick, Evan J.Transitional

Allegheny General Hospital Goldwasser, Brian E.Internal Medicine

Yeck, Jennifer A.Emergency Medicine

Bryn Mawr Hospital Bowman, Kevin L.Radiology-Diagnostic

Marone, Louis A.Radiology-Diagnostic

Chestnut Hill Hospital Mee, Caroline M.Family Practice

Yuan, David T.Family Practice

Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia Cam, Kristin M.Pediatrics

Conemaugh Valley Memorial Hospital Jones, Michael C. Transitional

Crozer-Chester Medical Center Sunn, Gabriel H.Transitional

Drexel University College of Medicine Dunn, Tricia L.Emergency Medicine

Neavyn, Mark J.Emergency Medicine

Podolsky, Erica R.Surgery

Pugh, Brian F.Emergency Medicine

Sargent, Syreeta M.Emergency Medicine

Frankford Hospitals Marone, Louis A.Transitional

Whitecar, Colleen J.Transitional

Graduate Hospital Cheng, Jocelyn Y.Medicine-Preliminary

Moulton-Levy, Natalie M.Medicine-Preliminary

Nallamshetty, Hema S.Medicine-Preliminary

Nelson, Corey K.Medicine-Preliminary

Hershey Medical Center/Pennsylvania State University Chi, Jamin C.Anesthesiology

Keck, Terrah M.Pediatrics

Hospital of the Universityof Pennsylvania Blume, Joshua A.Psychiatry

Donegan, Derek J.Orthopaedics

Herz, Amy L.Orthopaedics

Lee, Georgia A.Obstetrics/Gynecology

Mahon, Katherine M.Family Practice

O’Donnell, Margot M.Psychiatry

Oppenheim, LauraFamily Practice

Park, Lauren R.Pathology

Patel, Prakash A.Anesthesiology

Pearsall, Matthew F.Anesthesiology

Prowler, Matthew L.Psychiatry

Lancaster General Hospital Canale, Sharon M.Family Practice

Cardona, Michelle A.Family Practice

Kandiah, NishanthiMedicine-Preliminary

Mielnik, Anne L.Family Practice

Lankenau Hospital Muffly, Matthew K.Medicine-Preliminary

Nogami, Suzanne S.Obstetrics/Gynecology

Sahu, JoyaMedicine-Preliminary

Scott-Schmidt, Heather R.Internal Medicine

Latrobe Area Hospital Murray, Jill M.Family Practice

Lehigh Valley Hospital Steerman, Samuel N.Surgery

Mercy Catholic Medical Center Yentzer, Brad A.Transitional

Zahaczewsky, Michael L.Transitional

Mercy Hospital Jones, Michael C.Radiology-Diagnostic

Pennsylvania Hospital Carpenter, Pamela J.Obstetrics/Gynecology

Reading Hospital/Medical Center Hansen, Matthew R.Transitional

St. Christopher’s Hospital Keafer, Sarah L.Pediatrics

Temple UniversityMathers, Keith J.Ophthalmology

Temple University Hospital Kestner, Christopher J.Orthopaedics

Kumar, AneeshaEmergency Medicine

Tien, Elizabeth C.Psychiatry

Thomas Jefferson University Amenta, Peter S.Neurological Surgery & Surgery-Preliminary

Baylson, F. AriellaObstetrics/Gynecology

Bowers, Rory A.Internal Medicine

Cheng, Jocelyn Y.Neurology

Close, Jeremy D.Family Practice



Comeau, Jason A.Surgery

Didomenico, Paul J.Otolaryngology

Galler, Avi S.Surgery-Preliminary

Grogan, Melany K.Medicine-Preliminary

Hall, Erin K.Psychiatry

Hess, Bryan D.Internal Medicine

Immordino, Laura S.Internal Medicine

Jun, John Y.Anesthesiology &Medicine-Preliminary

Kandiah, NishanthiAnesthesiology

Kaufman, Adam B.Internal Medicine

Khoury, John S.Medicine-Preliminary & Neurology

Knight, Michelle R.Obstetrics/Gynecology

Kulkarni, Prashant P.Anesthesiology

Lazar, Melissa A.Surgery-Preliminary

Nallamshetty, Hema S.Radiology-Diagnostic

Nelson, Corey K.Anesthesiology

O’Brian, Jeffrey J.Anesthesiology

Pfeiffer, Michael P.Internal Medicine

Ricci, Emily K.Obstetrics/Gynecology

Rittenhouse, David W.Surgery

Sahu, JoyaDermatology

Saxena, ArjunOrthopaedics

Scott, Kevin C.Family Practice

Serper, MarinaInternal Medicine

So, Wingkan W.Obstetrics/Gynecology

Sunn, Gabriel H.Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

Swartz, KristineFamily Practice

Tiliakos, Alexandra M.Internal Medicine

Trayes, Kathryn M.Family Practice

Wagner, Michael J.Pathology

Woldow, Adam B.Dermatology

Wuthrick, Evan J.Radiation Oncology

Thomas Jefferson Univ./duPont Children’s Hospital Barsotti, Benjamin B.Pediatrics

Bove, Mary E.Pediatrics

Defelice, Magee L.Pediatrics

Gabriele, ElizabethPediatrics

Leafe, Morgan E.Pediatrics

University of PittsburghMedical Center Biggs, Jason M.Emergency Medicine

Chen, Joy S.Internal Medicine

Henry, Charlotte A.Pathology

Hughes, Nolan P.Psychiatry

Kaiser, Erin M.Pediatrics

O’Connell, Bryan D.Internal Medicine

Shah, Sapana J.Pediatrics

Tomas, Jeffrey J.Surgery-Preliminary & Urology

Western PennsylvaniaHospital Amirnazmi, SolmazRadiology-Diagnostic

Wills Eye Hospital Ohsie, Linda H.Ophthalmology

York Hospital Christman, Nichole L.Family Practice

Rhode IslandBrown University Lee, Grace M.Internal Medicine

McGowan, Christopher E.Internal Medicine

Merriam, PriscillaInternal Medicine

Pradhan, Deepak R.Internal Medicine

Shipe, Ryan G.Internal Medicine

Rhode Island Hospital-Brown University Jones, Christopher A.Medicine-Preliminary

Sackton, Dana H.Pediatrics

South CarolinaGreenville Hospital System Pfenning, Kara J.Obstetrics/Gynecology

TexasSan Antonio Uniformed Serv.Health Education Center–Brooke Army Medical Center Brackbill, Andrew J.Internal Medicine

Feathers, Todd W.Orthopaedics

Valley Baptist MedicalCenter Moslener, Matthew D.Family Practice

VirginiaEastern Virginia Medical School Sholtzow, Melissa J.Pediatrics

University of Virginia Harle, Heather D.Neurology

Pennock, ErinNeurology

Virginia CommonwealthUniversity Health System Katz, Daniel J.Internal Medicine

Leicht, Amanda E.Internal Medicine

Senecal, Kathryn E.Pediatrics

WashingtonUniversity of WashingtonAffiliate Hospitals Grogan, Melany K.Anesthesiology

Neborsky, Rebecca K.Family Practice

Schlansky, Barry L.Internal Medicine

OtherCarlotti, Gina M.Residency Deferred

Prince, Tamara D.Undecided

Tsuda, Naoya V.Residency Deferred


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