MEDICAL BULLETIN

Class Notes

1933

Ralph Warburton was featured on the cover and in a three-page article in the September/ October issue of the Akron/Canton, Ohio, edition of M.D. News. The article detailed his work with the non-profit North Canton Medical Foundation, which he founded in 1971 and which opened in 1972. He currently is its director of development and fundraising. The foundation provides medical care, community health education, disease prevention programs, research opportunities and continuing medical education for physicians in two buildings on its 23-acre campus and off site at free clinics. It’s the first and only organization to receive a 501(c)(3) designation without being a hospital or having an emergency room, Dr. Warburton says. The article mentioned that Grant Mason ’65 is one of 41 physicians practicing with the foundation.

1934

Donnelly Hess ’34, center, receives a visit from Kurt Stange, M.D., left; Theodore J. Castele ’57; and Ralph I. Horwitz, M.D.

Nov. 5 in her home at the Normandy Manor of Rocky River, Ohio, 100-year-old Gertrude Donnelly Hess received a visit from Kurt Stange, M.D.; Theodore J. Castele ’57, chair of the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine’s Campaign for the Future of Academic Medicine and an honorary trustee of university; and Ralph I. Horwitz, M.D., dean of the School of Medicine. They personally thanked Dr. Hess for committing funds to establish an endowed chair in cancer research at the medical school. Dr. Stange of the Department of Family Medicine holds the professorship.

1936

Donald C. Snyder enjoys listening to historical tapes from the beginning of recorded time, including the rise and fall of various empires and the life of famous men such as Churchill, Alexander the Great, Peter the Great, etc. He also is the oldest (honorary) member of Akron’s downtown Rotary Club. Dr. Snyder retired in 1982.

1938

W. R. Agricola retired from practice in Newcomerstown, Ohio, after 58 years of service to the community, in 1999. He said he now enjoys visiting family, and “puttering” in his rock garden, which he has constructed over a number of years. (He no longer moves the 200-pound ones himself!) He is in good spirits and refuses to check into the senior center, of which he is on the board of directors.

Neil Nickerson, Jerome Hohf and William Huffman of the Class of 1943 in the Ritz-Carlton Cleveland ballroom during welcoming reception activities at the 2004 medical alumni reunion.

1941

William R. Stewart moved to Jonesborough, Tenn., from Marietta, Ohio, to be closer to one of his six children. He said that he enjoys the mountains and his woodworking shop.

1942

Ed Sargent writes, “Many of our classmates would like to know what’s going on in your venue. Seize this very moment and jot down some of those ‘little things’ and forward them to Case Western Reserve University [School of Medicine] or me. They will be shared with the rest of us.”

1943

Cornelius J. McGarvery retired in 1987-88 after practicing internal medicine in Des Moines, Iowa, for almost 38 years. He said he now enjoys spending leisure time in North Palm Beach, Fla., and Lake Vermillion in Northern Minnesota near the Boundary Water Canoe area. Dr. McGarvery writes, “My wife, Mary Garland, died in 1993 after 50 years of marriage, six children, 18 grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.”

Members of the class have decided to reunite every year, and June 4, Neil Nickerson, Jerome Hohf and William Huff man gathered during the annual medical alumni reunion for their own party.

1944

Roy Roberts ‘44, center, accepts an honorary doctor of humane letters degree from Waynesburg College President Timothy Thyreen, right, at the institution’s May 16 commencement ceremony. Presenting the honor are Scott Weaver, left, and Fred DePalma, college trustees.

Roy R. Roberts was awarded an honorary doctorate of humane letters by Waynesburg College, Waynesburg, Pa., at the college’s May 16 commencement. The honor recognizes his contributions to the medical profession, to his community, and to Waynesburg College students. Dr. Roberts earned his undergraduate degree at the college in 1942 and long has supported the institution, especially scholarships for current students.

2004 reunion class party chair Richard Ruggles reports that class members had a great time at their reunion in June. Don Bauman, Ray Ferreri (also a class party chair), Paul Vignos and Norm Zawarski returned to celebrate reunion. They were sorry more people from the class didn’t attend, but they had a great time getting together. They are now all “retired and relaxing.” Dick is currently in Denver and in December planned to travel to the West Coast to visit his brother.

Thanks to Harvey Dworken, who served as class giving chair for the 2004 reunion.

1945

Fred J. Bonte writes, “Last summer, my wife, Cecile, and I visited Drs. Gordon (’45, British exchange student) and Betty Mather in Bristol, U.K. Both are retired from practice but are healthy and active.”

John “Jack” Chase writes that he, “at age 83, has completed construction of a Rit airplane and flown it. Never too old.”

Frederick S. Cross was named a founding member of the International Academy of Artificial Organ Pioneers of the International Center for Medical Technologies, in recognition of his pioneering work and contributions to the field of artificial organs, in June 2003 at the joint meeting of the American Society for Artificial Internal Organs and the International Society for Artificial Organs. He and 57 others from Europe, Japan and the United States received certificates marking the honor. The center, founded in Cleveland in 1979, moved to Houston in 1999 and officially opened there in 2002.

Art Dundon writes that he is successfully one year older.

Arthur Gorbach writes, “The Gorbachs are still alive and kicking on Cape Cod. Ilse had a major liver resection a year and a half ago, and I got a new knee this summer, so we’ve spent most of the time making out insurance forms. We saw the Dunlaps recently. They’re fine.”

1946

Philip Doughten, Jr., writes that Molly and he “each are doing well. I have some problems with osteoarthritis, but I still get around. We drove to Arizona to play some golf, visit some friends, and see the country in February.” In June, they planned trips to Pasadena and Germany for high school graduation ceremonies of a friend’s daughter and a granddaughter, respectively. “We may need an ambulance at the end of that trip!” he anticipated.

Russell Weisman, Jr., writes, “I have moved from Cleveland after a lifetime and over 50 years at WRU/CWRU/Case. I joined my wife June here in Portland, Ore., Aug. 29. I’m hoping to make our 60th [reunion] in 2006!”

1947

William Kaylor writes, “Sharon and I are still in the Bahamas most of the year, benefiting from great sunshine, exercise and food (at least before the last hurricane!). We regret the loss of Hal Schupbach, a great friend and roommate. It reminds me that we surviving octogenarians are truly blessed by being able to witness the college experiences of our older grandchildren.”

I. Justin Kleaveland writes that he “recently became director of Lakeshore CME, arranging programs for directors in our area. I’m fortunate to have three grandchildren in medical school.”

1948

Robert E. Boehme writes, “Retired, alive and well at age 84.”

Mary Beth Hagamen writes, “Each year I have practiced less until now, in 2004, I am completely retired. In 2003, I had my 80th birthday and my first great-granddaughter, Elizabeth Ann Lee (‘Ellie’), within three months. She lives in Atlanta with her parents and baby sister, Sadie, who just arrived in August. I missed our last class reunion (55th)—so sorry!”

1949

Matthew Biscotti was named assistant professor emeritus of reproductive biology at Case Western Reserve University, effective July 1.

Mary Feil Hellerstein was named clinical associate professor emerita of pediatrics at Case Western Reserve University, effective July 1.

She served as class giving chair for the 2004 reunion. Also serving as the chair for the Class of 1949 reunion party for 2004, along with Hugh Leslie, Jr., she sent in these remembrances after the June reunion:

“Our class was a very special class, at the beginning of a new era of medical school. World War II had just ended, and there was an interval of peace before the onset of the Korean War.

“There were 10 women in our class instead of none or one or two. The hierarchy of the professor-student relationship was less severe. Many of the faculty were just returning and were still in uniform because no civilian clothes were available.

“We felt challenged, and we were warmly welcomed into training in the profession of medicine.

“Many of the freshmen men were still in the Navy V12 and the Army ASTP programs. These were the accelerated education programs for the four years of college curriculum and were completed in two calendar years.

“Our class has done many interesting achievements and adventures. We missed those who were unable to attend [the reunion].”

Zalec I. Skolnik’s widow, Esther, writes, “My husband died Sept. 22, 2001. I must say I enjoyed the reunion yearbook of the Class of 1949 and the news of classmates and their wives whom I knew. Thank you.”

1950

Harry Bauer ’50, left, receives a proclamation from Beth Israel Deaconess-Needham Board of Trustees Chair Christoph Hoffman, who noted his “long and distinguished service.”

Harry Bauer in June was presented with a proclamation and an engraved clock from the Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Needham Board of Trustees for being “a respected colleague, a venerated physician and a great humanitarian.” The hospital president and CEO said that his “vitality and ability are truly remarkable, and he’s an inspiration to all of us.” At the hospital, Dr. Bauer is the former chief of medicine, president of the medical staff , director of medical education, coordinator for medical student teaching programs, ethics committee chair, and 20-year patient care assessment coordinator. He has practiced internal medicine, specializing in cardiovascular disease, in the Massachusetts community of Needham for 48 years.

Also, in May, the Charles River District Medical Society, a division of the Massachusetts Medical Society, named Dr. Bauer its Community Clinician of the Year. The award recognizes members who have “made significant contributions to his or her patients and the community.” He is past president of the CRDMS and past chair the MMS accreditation committee.

1951

Robert B. Perry writes that he and his wife, Patty, were going to Lucknow, India, in November. “I went with our daughter, Ann (her husband is Norm Wright’s son, Steven Wright ’79) last year to the same establishment, Nur Manzil Psychiatric Center. I served in this hospital in 1975 (with Patty there), and they have asked me back as a consultant. We are looking forward to a mutually beneficial experience.”

1953

Robert S. Caulkins writes, “My first wife died of cancer four years ago and now I have a new, beautiful one, Darlene. We have been married six months. Although having just turned 80, I am still enjoying a bustling family practice here in Delaware.”

Alexander C. Reed writes that he and his wife, Mary, moved permanently to California in late October.

1954

James Farmer is the new class representative for the Class of 1954. Members should feel free to send their news for publication in Class Notes to him.

Dr. Farmer sent in this reunion recap: “We had a terrific 50th reunion June 4 and 5. It was a real treat to see so many smiling classmates’ faces and enjoy some heartwarming conversations. We had representation from all over the United States, and the attendees included Dick Braun, Henry and Vera Chalfant, Jim Demming, Bob Dowling, Ed Eigner, Elliot Ellis, Dick Field, Ron Fine, Jim Frackelton, Al Goh, Norm Goldston, Lissy Feingold Jarvik, Al Johnson, Nancy Kurfess Johnson, Frank Kiser, Greg Krivchenia, Les LeMieux, Bob Levine, Neil Love, Lois Lyon Neumann, Vic Scharf, Ed Schott, Katherine Spring Waldmann, Bob Witzeman and yours truly.”

Drs. Dowling, Eigner, Farmer and Johnson served as chairs for the 2004 reunion class party. Dr. Farmer also served as class giving chair for the reunion.

Dr. Farmer said, “I don’t think we’d seen Bob Levine since graduation. It was nice to have a word or two with him. We tried to fulfill his request for a companion, but it didn’t take (see the reunion book).

“Al Johnson is just as handsome as ever, and as you would expect, he has a lovely wife.

“Jim Demming was a treat to converse with, and he made a marvelous gift to the Medical Annual Fund.

“We had a grand time greeting and conversing Friday evening and then went to our private class dinner at the Ritz-Carlton. More good conversation was on tap there, and we had brief talk from Dean Horwitz. I then caught people up on our outstanding class giving. What a pleasure to announce those sums. Thank you all dearly.

“The program at the medical school Saturday morning was very good, and most of us toured the school. My how things have changed in 50 years, and well they should.

“We had fun at the big banquet Saturday night, which was held at the renovated Higbee’s Silver Grille.

“We finished things off in grand style on Sunday. We had a great brunch at Nancy Johnson’s home with a view of Lake Erie. A fitting finish to a wonderful weekend.

“I could, of course, go on about on about our classmates, but feel I should close for now. I’ll try to pick up some additional threads of a fantastic weekend and other news next issue.”

In her own note, Nancy Kurfess Johnson wrote of the reunion: “Despite 50 years in the trenches, we all seemed none the worse for the wear. In retrospect, my own life was so consumed with classes and family that I missed much of the fun, friendships and lightheartedness that could have been part of those years of education and training. How very special to now meet, catch up, play and share stories and memories. Life continues to be exciting and challenging if all the reports from this weekend are valid. The adventures and opportunities that were shared, both personal and professional, were truly beyond anything we could have imagined in 1954. I can hardly wait until the next reunion.”

Edwin Eigner said he admired the piece that Chad F. Baxter, “our Spokane poetic laureate,” contributed to the booklet that the class put together. Dr. Eigner submitted this reunion recap:

“John I. Biskind suggests that ‘gene-research people’ have found a way to prolong life of the common earth worm, thus we should start preparing for our 100th reunion ‘get together.’

“Richard F. Brailey, retired from anesthesia, reports he is now a ‘gopher’ for his lovely interior-decorator wife.

“Richard A. Braun, a thoracic surgeon, and his wife, Barbara, with their progenies and progeny spouses, have populated California and the United States with a medical smorgasbord: oncologist, pathologist, neuro-opthalmolicorbital surgeon, and psychiatrist. Need a medical specialist? Call Braun.

“Henry and Vera Chalfant plant and harvest wheat, oats, soybeans, corn and hay on their family farm in Pennsylvania. They get help at harvest time from local turkeys and deer.

“Need protection? Call James H. Demming, an instructor in defense Judo. He, in turn, can get help from his six offspring and his seven grandkids. Then again, he and his wife, Regina, may be too busy celebrating their 50th.

“Robert W. Dowling, our class hero as editor, organizer and publisher of the 50th reunion journal, stayed with Sibyl and Ed Eigner during the reunion. With his beautiful and charming wife, Julia, the place jumped. In the mini golf challenge (50th year vs. 25th year) Dowling and Eigner showed no mercy to the 25th reunion representatives, who will remain nameless.

“Katharine Spring Waldman married Tom Waldman in 1958, meeting him while both were at Massachusetts General Hospital. Dan Bloomfield and Art Sasahara ’55 were there at the same time. In addition to other patient care services, in 1988 she started an exemplary HIV program covering the medical, social and psychiatric needs of patients. She later became medical director of communicable diseases and epidemiology. She lives in Montgomery County, Md., and husband, Tom, continues at the National Institutes of Health in immunology.

“The 50th reunion was an 11 on a scale of 10. Bob Dowling worked for months to create a journal of the 1954 classmates. Ed Eigner searched the archives of the school for pictures of the outstanding leaders of the 1950s era. Nancy Johnson hosted a class breakfast at her beautiful home on Lake Erie, and Jim Farmer, with help from the School of Medicine staff , raised more than $238,215, which broke all reunion records of the past.”

1955

John R. Phillips, Sr. writes, “Honorable 79th birthday. Lordy, Lordy, we’ve reached #50 [reunion]. Physically fit, but not as shifty; mentally sound, but not as swifty; all in all is quite nifty. Here’s to the Class of ’55 in our hearts and minds. All survive.”

1956

Wilma L. Krause writes, “I have retired again. I think I really mean it this time.” She was planning a three-week adventure in Australia and New Zealand. “I’m looking forward to our 50th reunion in 2006!”

1957

Ted Castele ’57

Ted Castele was honored Oct. 7 when the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine named a student award for him. The Ted Castele Award for Civic Professionalism annually will recognize a graduating medical student who most exemplifies a passion for healing societal problems. “Ted Castele, through his enduring and exemplary dedication to our School of Medicine and to the health of the people of Cleveland for more than five decades, is an unparalleled example of the socially conscious physician,” said Ralph I. Horwitz, M.D., School of Medicine dean, in announcing the new award at a reception celebrating the successful completion of the school’s capital campaign, which Dr. Castele chaired. Civic professionalism is one of four major themes Dr. Horwitz has identified for the medical school curriculum. The others are mastery of clinical skills, research experience, and leadership.

Dr. Castele also received the Newton D. Baker Distinguished Service Award from the Case Western Reserve University Undergraduate Alumni Association “for exceptionally meritorious service” Oct. 8 at a president’s reception during the university’s Homecoming/ Alumni Weekend. He also is an undergraduate alumnus.

Saul Genuth ’57

Saul Genuth has been appointed a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians in London, a registered charity that aims to ensure high-quality care for patients by promoting the highest standards of medical practice. Fellows are senior members of the medical profession. The college publishes a journal and reports, makes recommendations, and gives advice across the whole range of medical and health matters. Its knowledge is drawn upon by governments, public bodies and the medical profession internationally.

A professor of medicine at his alma mater, Dr. Genuth has worked in the field of diabetes for more than 40 years. Currently, he chairs the Epidemiology of Diabetes Intervention and Complications Study. This is a follow-up to the Diabetes Control and Complications Trial Planning and Treatment Committees, which he also chaired.

A. Sherman Hill, Jr., is living in Concord, Mass.

Oliver N. Lugibihl writes, “I retired from office practice Aug. 1. I’m still doing some nursing home work until the group (Pandora Family Physicians Inc.) works out coverage.” He was planning to take a trip to Australia and New Zealand in October/November “but otherwise plan to stay in the Pandora community.” He may be reached via e-mail at olugibihl@ql.net.

1958

Richard Thompson writes that his manual, Defense and Recovery from Atomic, Biologic, Chemical (ABC) Terrorism, was published in October by PublishAmerica. “It is intended for the general public and covers mainly medical aspects. It is slightly less than 80,000 words. The book should help everyone prepare for possible terrorism.”

Frank Tiberio writes that his wife, Norma, is deceased, and his daughter, Nancy, M.D., died at age 20. His other daughter, Lea, is a dentist in Long Island, N.Y., and son, Michael, is an attorney in Youngstown, Ohio. Frank is a retired non-invasive cardiologist. On another note, he writes that he is an ex-POW from World War II, from when he was stationed in Germany and serving under General Patton. He was captured at age 19 years and two days old in April 1945. He was in the 12th Armored Division.

1959

Thanks to Ed White, who served as overall chair of the 2004 medical alumni reunion, to Daniel Hostetler and Dr. White, who served as chairs of the 2004 reunion party for the class, and to Frank Yatsu, who served as class giving chair for the 2004 reunion.

1961

Art Blank, Jr., is in the full-time private practice of psychiatry and psychoanalysis in Bethesda Md., a suburb of Washington, D.C., and definitely inside the Beltway. Spouse Donna practices and teaches the Feldenkrais Method of movement education. Daughter Jessica and her husband, Erik Jensen, are actors and playwrights in New York and co-authored the hit play “The Exonerated,” about people freed from death row (check it out on Google, he writes). Daughter Natasha is a first-year student at New York University.

Charles H. Montgomery writes, “I retired on my 69th birthday, Aug. 13, 2003. My wife, Mary Louise Pratt Montgomery, and I are now in our 45th year of marriage. We have two children and four grandchildren.”

June Osborn (please see the notes for 1994).

1962

Joanne Finley writes, “I have two grandchildren, Ryan, almost 6, and Sarah, almost 4, beloved by my youngest son, Bill Finley, my Times sportswriter. By the way, Bill was planned for and born while I was a Case Western Reserve student. I worked this past year with the medical school [Regional] Leadership Council to talk to prospective students for 2004 entrance. One of the four women to whom I frequently talked did accept. Interesting woman, thinking of public health/international health as a goal. Born in Belgrade, Yugoslavia.”

1963

Robert Resnick ’63

Phillip Resnick was inducted into the Cleveland Medical Hall of Fame Nov. 3.

A renowned expert in forensic psychiatry, he is a professor of psychiatry and director of the division of forensic psychiatry, and director of the forensic psychiatry fellowship at the Case School of Medicine/University Hospitals of Cleveland. He also is an adjunct professor in the Case School of Law and is director of the Court Psychiatric Clinic of Cuyahoga County and Cleveland.

Known for coining the term neonaticide (which means the killing of a newborn), Dr. Resnick has consulted and served as a witness in many high-profile cases involving mothers accused of murdering their children, including Andrea Yates and Susan Smith, as well as other cases such as that of cannibalistic serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer and “the unabomber,” Ted Kaczynski.

1964

Hormoz Azar writes, “I am in the 34th year of the practice of cardiac surgery in Norfolk, Va. Once a year, I go on an international mission to update overseas colleagues in this field. Jan has completed her Ph.D. and is teaching at Old Dominion University. Our first daughter completed medical school and her ENT residency at Case Western Reserve. She is practicing in Exeter, N.H. Our other daughter completed law and business school at Case Western Reserve and is legal counsel to a management firm in northern Virginia. We spend our free time traveling and enjoying our four grandchildren.”

Jane Kotchen, 2004 reunion class party chair, sent in this reunion recap: “The 40th reunion provided the class with opportunities to renew medical school friendships, share past experiences, get recent updates on friends, and applaud Pat Walsh on winning the 2004 Alumni Service Award. Attending the weekend festivities were classmates Roy Fitzgerald, John Glick, Joe Goldberg, Ray Hintz, Jane Morley Kotchen, Ted Kotchen, George Massing, Terry Miller, John Renner, David Rodbard, Mathalia Price, Rolf Schapiro, Pat Walsh and Bob Webb. Other classmates sent greetings and updates.

“Bob Ailes retired as vice president and chief medical officer of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Jersey and moved with his wife, Patti, to Tampa, Fla. Despite liking Florida and travel, Bob finds that retirement is basically boring and he doesn’t recommend it. For the past two years, he has been working part time with a local cosmetic laser business (see idealimage.com) that is now becoming a national franchise. In June, he began serving as the national medical director and will be involved in training plus research and development for new technologies and treatments. Bob reminded classmates of his illgotten notoriety as a volunteer in the second-year classroom demonstration of the effects (all bad!) of motion and position on semicircular canals. Bob says he’s sorry he couldn’t get to the 40th but said he’ll be there for the next reunion.

“Donald Comin now resides in Naples, Fla. Married for many years, Don lost his wife in 1999. He married Gloria Vallejo-Comin in 2000. He and Gloria volunteer at a clinic for migrant Mexican workers, where Don provides medical care and Gloria translates for him. Don writes that life has been very good to him. He remembers being quiet and shy in medical school and loved internship and residency at St. Luke’s Hospital.

“Bill Darrow and wife, Janet, were on a cruise to celebrate their 40th anniversary so missed the reunion but will try to make the 50th (why not the 45th, Bill?). The Darrows reside in Basking Ridge, N.J., where they have lived in the same house for 35 years and raised three children. Bill has been retired for nine years after serving as chief of medical research and regulatory affairs for Schering- Plough. He was involved in the development of Claritin, alfa-interferon, albuteral, and more than 60 other drugs and loved doing it. He headed the pharmaceutical industry’s medical section, helped develop the U.S./E.U./Japan guidelines for testing and approving new drugs and biologicals and later chaired the Arthritis Foundation’s New Jersey Chapter. Bill reminds the class that he was the only one of his first-year microbiology lab foursome who wasn’t red/green colorblind, so he had to read everyone else’s slides. The instructor was Dr. Frank Young, later FDA commissioner.

“Roy Fitzgerald enjoys life working in his solo practice in general psychiatry two days a week, serving as a clinical instructor for PGY- 2 residents at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, and serving as chairman of the board of the Associated Services for the Blind in Philadelphia. He is an award-winning chainsaw sculptor (he brought pictures to the reunion to prove it) and has four children and two grandchildren who are ‘all far above average.’ Fitz and his wife, Jennie Keith, achieved some degree of fame some years ago when they appeared on the Today show with Jane Pauley and Bryant Gumbel. Fitz also became legendary as a leader on the July 4, 1981, climb of Mount Rainier by nine blind and/or otherwise disabled persons as a demonstration project for the International Year of the Disabled.

“John Glick and wife, Cheryl Aikens, attended the reunion weekend. John wrote in advance of the weekend that he ‘hadn’t lost the spark and still looks the same as in 1964’ (this proved to be true). John is in the private practice of internal medicine in Brattleboro, Vt.

“Charles Glueck sent an e-mail, in response to a pre-reunion question, saying that classmates would immediately know who he is when they hear that he is an editor on five prestigious medical journals and a manuscript reviewer for 28. Charlie is also the state of Ohio squash champion in the over-60 class. Charlie plays with ‘20 and 30 somethings’ and in that way resembles Dr. Caughey, who used to play squash with Charlie during med school days.

“Michael Glueck has become a medical-legal commentary writer after retiring from practice, and now has more than 2,000 publications in Newsday, Jewish World Review, World Net Daily, Orange County Register, Los Angeles Times, Washington Times, Scripps Howard News and many other papers, magazines and journals. Mike writes, ‘I am often wrong but never uncertain!’ Mike and his wife, Mimi, live in Newport Beach, Calif. They have two children who live in New York City.

“John Goetcheus has retired from orthopaedic practice and lives in Boca Grande, Fla., where he is chairman of the development and building committee for his church, serves on the board of the community center, is president of his condominium association, and is an avid ‘barbershopper.’ John writes, ‘I look the same but with less hair!’

“Joe Goldberg left practice to take a position in medical school administration and teaching. He is an assistant professor of clinical medicine at the University of Illinois at Champaign.

“Ron Heller retired from his pediatric practice and lives in La Jolla, Calif. He and Susan celebrated 43 years of marriage this year. They have three children and four grandchildren.

“Ray Hintz is professor of pediatric endocrinology at Stanford, where he is engaged in research on growth disorders, growth hormone and insulin-like growth factors. Ray has had a distinguished career. He was the first to identify the link between pituitary growth hormone administration and the subsequent development of Creutzfeld-Jacob disease. Ray plans to assume emeritus faculty status sometime soon.

“Ted and Jane Morley Kotchen are both on the faculty at the Medical College of Wisconsin, where they collaborate on many of their academic activities. Ted is an associate dean for clinical research and a professor of medicine. He serves as a special adviser to the National Institutes of Health on the review of grants. Jane is a professor of epidemiology. She is the program adviser for the several training programs and the principal investigator for the Women’s Health Initiative Clinical Center. The Kotchens have five children and four grandchildren (with another one on the way).

“George Massing is a cardiologist in Mobile, Ala., where his hobbies include windsurfing, kayaking and sailing his 16-foot Hobie Cat. George also makes CDs of his favorite songs. He played a sample of these songs at the reunion dinner and held a contest to see who could name the musicians. Most classmates were clueless, but John Glick’s wife, Cheryl, could name them all.

“Terry Miller retired in January 2003 from his orthopedic practice in Lynchburg, Va., and moved to the shores of South Carolina just north of Charleston. He commutes to Lynchburg for six to seven weeks per year to work at the Wound Care Center and to visit a grandchild, family and friends.

“John Mumma wrote to say that he had just competed in the San Antonio Fiesta Cow Chip Throwing Contest and lost. ‘I still can’t throw the bull as well as a native Texan,’ he said, ‘but I’m getting better.’ John is a pediatric ophthalmologist and a clinical professor at the University of Texan Health Science Center in San Antonio.

“John Renner is a psychiatrist with the VA in Boston. His hobbies include gardening and designing houses. John has renovated and refurbished several old houses in Boston.

“Alan Robinson regretted that he couldn’t attend the reunion because the dates conflicted with graduation at UCLA, where he is associate vice chancellor of medical sciences. Alan has been kept busy with building three new research buildings, refereeing faculty ‘space wars,’ and developing an innovative and exciting medical school curriculum that emphasizes interdisciplinary teaching and problem-solving. With funding from the Macy Foundation, the UCLA fourth-year students join one of several interdisciplinary ‘colleges.’ Colleges are associations of faculty and students, developed to provide mentoring to students and to focus on unique approaches to clinical problems.

“After 30 years at National Institutes of Health, the last six as director of the Division of Computer Research and Technology, David Rodbard retired in 1996. He is now with the American Institutes for Research, a not-for-profit independent nationwide research organization (air.org) involved in health services research and medical informatics. His current focus is building and evaluating a computer-assisted decision support system to help primary care physicians manage patients with diabetes. He also has been looking at user needs and usability of PDAs for medical applications by monitoring level of usage of different applications.

“Jacqueline Rogers was unable to attend the reunion because she and her husband were in the midst of moving to Scituate, Mass., where they are now close to her daughter (a lawyer in Boston) and to her husband’s three children. After 31 wonderful years in practice, Jackie retired in August but has obtained a license to practice in Massachusetts. She probably will do some of her Breath Power workshops and see what other practice opportunities come along. Jackie writes, ‘This is a great time of my life. We are changing our whole lifestyle and will have more time for personal life.’

“David Rosin gave up his private psychiatric practice in 1994 to lead an Emergency Medical Strike Force during and after the genocide in Rwanda. He dealt mostly with the 1 million refugees who fled into what was then Zaire, now Congo. He returned to the United States in 1995 and became the state medical director of Mental Health and Developmental Services in Nevada. Except for 18 months when he took a position with the state of South Carolina, he has remained in Nevada as the state medical director. David, who interned with several other classmates in Chapel Hill, has maintained North Carolina ties. One son graduated from the University of North Carolina, three sons are currently living in the Chapel Hill area, and another son is moving there from Atlanta.

“Mathalia Price and husband, Rick, live in Pell City, Ala. After Mathalia retired from her medical practice in rehabilitation medicine, she and Rick opened a bed and breakfast. They are now in the process of selling it and moving to a condominium. The Prices have three grown sons.

“Rolf Schapiro reminisced that two of his three children were born at MacDonald House when he was in med school. Rolf completed his four-year residency in diagnostic radiology at the University of Pennsylvania, spent a number of years at the University of Iowa, where he became chief of diagnosis and vice chair, and returned to Pennsylvania as department chair at Allegany General Hospital. Rolf is retired. He and his wife, Janet Izzi, live in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

“Jim Shula, in response to a pre-reunion question, wrote: ‘You will know who I am because I was a doc for the U.S. Public Health Service San Carlos Apache Indians before doing my urology residency.’ (Great hint, but no one guessed correctly, Jim.)

“Pat Walsh is professor of urology at Johns Hopkins University. He received this year’s Alumni Service Award for his many contributions to the Case Western Reserve University med school. Pat has had a distinguished career. He developed nerve-sparing radical prostatectomy surgical techniques for the preservation of sexual function. He has worked with other scientists to identify major susceptibility loci for prostate cancer.

“Galen and Carolyn Weaver were traveling with an Elderhostel group in Scotland to celebrate their 46th wedding anniversary in June and were unable to attend the reunion. Galen wrote, ‘We’d be glad to see any of you who get to the Denver area. We have a couple of extra bedrooms. We see Bill and Linda Graham about once a week.’ Galen initially went to Denver for a psychiatric residency and has been there ever since.

“Everyone immediately guessed who Bob Webb was when, in response to a pre-reunion question, he wrote, ‘You will know who I am because a microscope and a body cast don’t work together very well.’ Bob traveled from Washington State for reunion weekend. He is an internist and allergist and practices with Allergy & Asthma Associates in Kirkland, Wash. He travels frequently to satellite clinics in Alaska. Bob has spent more than 30 years as a U.S. Air Force reservist and has served as commander of the 446 Aeromedical Staging Squadron at McChord Air Force Base in Tacoma, Wash.

“Tom West has enjoyed more than 31 years of living and practicing surgery in Florida with summers spent in the North Carolina mountains. Health problems forced his early retirement in 1997. He keeps active with many pursuits and interests, including painting, reading, photography, travel and study.”

Thanks to Eugene White, who served as class giving chair for the 2004 reunion.

1965

Lawrence D. Baker writes, “I started my own company, BPR & Associates, LLC, dealing with health care fraud and abuse. I teach a course in health care economics at the University of Southern Maine.”

Karl Hostetler gave testimony before the House Veterans Affairs Subcommittee chaired by Rep. Christopher Smith (R-NJ) on Aug. 26 regarding the status of his VA research and the discovery of an orally active drug candidate for the prevention and treatment of smallpox.

John L. Keltner writes, “I retired from chairmanship of the Department of Ophthalmology, UC Davis, in July 2003 after 26 years. I remain full time in the Department of Ophthalmology as director of research. Nancy and I now have three wonderful grandsons.”

Thelma Gerras Maragos writes, “Nick and I are now retired and have more time to enjoy our six grandchildren. Next year, it will be seven. My last child is now a dentist, like her dad, and she is at the University of Florida working on her orthodontic residency and Ph.D. My oldest daughter, Maria Gregory, has taken my practice of gynecology. She tells me the first two years the patients loved her because she was Dr. Thelma’s daughter. Now they love her because she is Dr. Maria.”

Stephen C. Milt writes, “Ellen and I have two grandchildren, Rachel, 2, and Alexander, 3 months. We are keeping active. I run 30 to 35 miles a week and completed my 18th Boston Marathon this year. I’ve run in a total of 35+ marathons and some 50-milers and some 50k races. I am working two days a week and take off about four months a year. We keep busy doing the booking and volunteering for our vocal folk music club and doing some day hikes.”

Robert Resnik ’65

Robert Resnik received the Achievement Award from the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine at the organization’s annual meeting in February in New Orleans. The award is given annually to honor an individual member who has contributed significantly to the society and its mission. Dr. Resnik is co-editor of the textbook Maternal-Fetal Medicine: Principles and Practice, which is in its fifth edition and is published worldwide in several languages.

1966

John Nesbitt writes, “Easing into a reduced workload but not ready to quit as I don’t have the ‘next life’ figured out yet (and don’t hate my job). I conduct morning report with students and residents twice weekly, which is enjoyable.”

1967

Robert Westphal is now the director of the Center for Public Health Preparedness at the School of Public Health, University at Albany, N.Y. The program just received a five-year award from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to continue its educational and training efforts with the public health workforce. The center’s Web site: http://www.ualbanycphp.org.

1968

Doris Evans ’68

Doris Evans has been named executive director of The First Tee of Cleveland. First Tee is a national initiative of the World Golf Foundation dedicated to providing learning facilities and educational programs to promote character development and life-enhancing values. The Cleveland chapter is building a short-game area, putting green, club house and nine-hole golf course for the city’s youth on a 60-acre site in an existing park in the city’s Slavic Village neighborhood. The city schools also have a horticulture center at the park, and it is expected that students will be able to learn turf management at the site, too.

Barbara Roberts writes, “I’m currently the director of the Women’s Cardiac Center at the Miriam Hospital, one of the Brown Medical School teaching hospitals in Providence, RI. In June I gave a talk entitled ‘Women and Cardiovascular Disease: A Global Perspective’ at the 5th International Heart Health Conference in Milan, Italy. I am editor of the Women’s Heart Health page for ProCOR, a Web and e-mail-based organization dedicated to global cardiovascular health promotion (http://www.procor.org).”

Mark Soloway writes, “I was asked to chair an international consensus document on bladder cancer. The cooperative has been terrific. Our son-in-law has completed his urology residency at Baylor (Houston) and is a urologic oncology fellow working with me at the University of Miami. Our daughter, Deanna, is in charge of the pediatric ER at Lee County Hospital in Ft. Myers, Fla. Scott, our son, has opened his practice in psychiatry in New York City after completing his residency at New York University.”

Harvey J. Weil writes, “After 32 years practicing ob/gyn, I retired in June.”

1969

James G. McGinnis wrote that he was pleased to receive an invitation to the June reunion and sorry he was unable to attend. “It really doesn’t seem like it has been 35 years except for at least a half hour each morning!” He said he was not able to attend because he had planned a 350- mile bike ride for that week and was to meet Nancy and five of their seven grandchildren in the Black Hills and camp for a few days before returning home. “Our numbers seem to be dwindling,” he wrote of the class. “We did have the chance to talk to Babs Krause before the New Years and learned that David had died of complications of an apparent ruptured esophagus. I hope to rekindle a few contacts with old classmates. In the meantime, I am still enjoying the practice of pediatrics and work full time with about 20 percent of my time serving as president of our local IPA and doing administrative things to keep the business part of medicine from being given to the wolves who would like to run us! We care for 25,000 managed care lives and so far have been profitable for seven straight years.”

Thanks to Marc Lavietes, who served as the chair for the reunion class party for 2004, and to Mike Sheahan, who served as class giving chair for the reunion.

1970

Louis Borgenicht writes, “My son and I wrote a book, The Baby Owner’s Manual: Operating Instructions, Trouble-Shooting Tips, and Advice on First-Year Maintenance.” It’s available in bookstores and online at sites such as amazon.com and barnesandnoble.com.

Thomas Militano writes, “The birth of daughter Katharine Nicole on Aug. 13, 2003, brings the total number of children up to six, ranging in age from 1 to 35.”

James Rambasek writes, “I’m not sure this is my class note, but my son, Todd ’98, and wife, Michele Geraci ’94, presented me with my second grandson, Nicholas, on July 10. His older brother, Alex, now 4, is taking good care of him. You’ll have to hold a spot in the classes of ’36 and ’40 for them!” Dr. Rambasek has been named first assistant treasurer of the board of Parma Community General Hospital, Parma, Ohio.

Front row, from left: Jay Winchell, Ken Marks ’70. Back row: Hilda Marks, Cheryl Winchell ’70.

Cheryl Winchell (Hoofnagle) writes, “Jay and I purchased a 65-acre farm outside of Charlottesville, Va., last year. The property came with five acres in vineyards. We had our first bacchanalia last fall, and classmates Paul Suratt and Don Lenhart with wife, Michael, were there to harvest grapes and make homemade wine. Other classmates visiting the farm included Christine Bastl with spouse, Bruce Elfenbein, and Ken and Hilda Marks (please see photo). In addition to trying to produce our Chardonnay grapes (90 percent of the crop was eaten by deer this year — bacchanalia #2 was cancelled), we also rent the pasture to a couple to raise alpacas. We now have 11 animals, and they sure are fun to watch. The farm has brought us a lot of pleasure. Jay enjoys bushhogging fields with his purple tractor. I love having a place to let my five dogs run. The Portuguese Water Dogs love to swim in the horse pond. I started breeding dogs two years ago, and we have some puppies out on the show circuit this year. Only our son Mark pursued a career in medicine. He plans to stay in research and is currently at the University of Virginia in the M.D., PhD. program. Christopher is an attorney working for a non-profit foundation dealing with electronic privacy. Our oldest son, Holden, is the proud father of our only grandchild, Sophia. He is a COO/CFO for Global Securities in Washington, D.C. I am only working about 20 hours a week doing primary care. I have retired from my licensing board and regulatory activities. I am no longer a big wheeze in any venue, and I don’t '6Diss it a bit. My dogs think I’m the greatest, and our three sons all gave us passing marks as parents. Life is good.”

1971

John Howe writes, “My partner, Ken Peirce ’69, is retired, and I stepped down from my position as chief of neurosurgery at Group Health Cooperative. Andy Goler ’77 took up the reins, leading our six-person section, and I worked for Howard Dean’s campaign.”

Stephen Jacobs has stopped his surgical practice and stepped down as chairman of urology at the University of Maryland. He has gone back to teaching and is now director of surgical education at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. He teaches at each level of the four-year curriculum and is having a good time with the bright, young, innocent faces. “We were never so bright, young or innocent.”

Robert Ruxin has converted his Connecticut medical practice to a “concierge” or “boutique” practice, to provide personalized and preventive medical care to patients. He specializes in internal medicine, geriatrics and endocrinology. A maximum of 600 patients each will pay an annual fee and will be guaranteed services such as same-day or next-day appointments with no waiting, an extensive physical examination and comprehensive wellness plan, and 24-hour access to the physician via cell phone or pager.

George Smirnoff writes, “As your former class representative, I just want to say I’m back and enjoying semi-retirement. Looking forward to seeing some of you at future reunions.”

1972

D. V. Agricola is working part-time as an anesthesiologist at a free-standing surgery center in Middleburg Heights, Ohio. He also enjoys gardening and doing family history. His only child, Christian, is a fourth-year student at Wright State Medical School now applying for residencies in psychology.

Jeff Clode writes that he’s still practicing and enjoying internal medicine. He’s a member of a 20-person group of internists (he says he’s the token agnostic on the board of directors of a Catholic hospital group in eastern Washington and Montana). His wife, Dar, is the medical group’s computer manager. Son Bryan is an environmental engineer in Denver and is married (no kids, three granddogs). Daughter Alison is a vet in residency in ophthalmology. “It’s hard to believe that when she finishes, she will have one more year of post-grad education than I did—and no Medicare hassles.”

Richard Cummins continues living in Seattle with his wife, Jenny. He is a professor of medicine on the emergency medicine faculty at the University of Washington medical school. The three children are now out of the home but not really living on their own. “We continue loving the Pacific Northwest, especially walking and kayaking with our black lab, Beau.”

1973

Bernard Arons ’73

Bernard Arons has been named executive director and chief executive officer of National Development and Research Institutes, Inc. (NDRI), a not-for- profit organization established to use and advance scientific knowledge to find innovative solutions for substance abuse and mental health problems, and HIV/AIDS and related medical and social concerns, especially among high-risk populations. The organization, which has a staff of about 230 and an annual budget of $25 million, is involved with more than 60 research and training projects with federal, state and other sources of support. NDRI has an international presence in Argentina, Bermuda, Bulgaria, China, France, Hungary, Nicaragua, the Ukraine, Vietnam, Brazil, Italy, Spain and Thailand.

Among Dr. Arons’ positions have been those at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital and the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). In 1989, he was named a legislative fellow to contribute his scientific and managerial expertise while working in the U.S. Congress. In 1993, he served as a mental health and substance abuse adviser to Tipper Gore in the Office of the Vice President and co-chaired with her the national health care reform working group on mental health and substance abuse issues. Later that year, Dr. Arons was appointed director of the Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS), Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, which provides national leadership in improving mental health services for all Americans. He worked closely with then-Surgeon General David Satcher, M.D. ’70 to publish the first-ever surgeon general report on mental health, which enhanced national awareness of mental health issues. His commitment to making a difference included work on National Strategy for Suicide Prevention, which brings together researchers, providers, advocates and consumers in developing a prevention plan to reduce suicide in the United States. From studies on parity in mental health coverage to initiatives on school violence, CMHS became, under Dr. Arons’ leadership, a leading voice on mental health issues for the country. From September 2002 through September 2004, Dr. Arons returned to the NIMH, where he served as senior science adviser, working on issues such as college and university student mental health, suicide prevention and trauma response. In addition, Dr. Arons participates as a member of the MacArthur Network on Mental Health Policy Research.

Dr. Arons is a clinical professor of psychiatry on the faculty of the Georgetown University School of Medicine and the George Washington University School of Medicine and is an adjunct professor of psychiatry at the Dartmouth College Medical School.

Frederick Alan Oldenburg, Jr., a pulmonologist in Bangor, Me., writes to share the exciting graduation memory of his son, Frederick Parke Oldenburg ’02, the fourth generation of Frederick Oldenburgs to graduate from Case Western Reserve University. All the graduates except the eldest were present at the Severance Hall graduation of the School of Medicine in May 2002. Parke is now a resident in orthopedic surgery at University Hospitals of Cleveland. “Our biggest excitement is the new Frederick Andrew Oldenburg, born April 28. He lives with Parke and Andrea Oldenburg in Cleveland Heights.”

1974

Thanks to Joanne Hempel, who served as chair of the class party for the 2004 reunion, and to Fred Schnell, who served as class giving chair.

Saram Khalsa (formerly Saram Diamond) recently became a clinical professor of medicine at the Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine in Tempe, Ariz. In addition, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger recently appointed him to the Bureau of Naturopathic Medicine Advisory Council for the state of California. The council supervises newly licensed naturopathic physicians in California.

Mike Tieman writes, “I regret that I was unable to attend our 30th class reunion, but work duties and assorted family matters have intervened. I want to say ‘hello’ to all my classmates and send along a brief synopsis of my travels since medical school.

“After completing a general surgery residency at Emory University in 1979, I went into private practice in surgery in rural east central Wisconsin. For 16 years, I practiced in the towns of Berlin and Ripon, Wis. In 1995, my wife and I decided to move to the Madison, Wis., area, primarily to send our sons to private school in Madison. I practiced surgery in the small town of Edgerton, Wis., until our youngest son graduated from high school in 1999. We then moved to Mesa, Ariz., where I flirted with big-city practice, and the boys both attended Arizona State University. However, I really disliked living and working in the bigger city (that probably stems from growing up on the farm in Indiana), so about a year ago, my wife and I moved to the White Mountains of northeastern Arizona to practice in a small town called Show Low. My wife, Linda, does practice management and consulting, which is quite handy for me.

“We have three children, who are all grown and out on their own now. Our daughter, Lisle, is in the Navy working as a Chinese linguist on Oahu, Hawaii. Matt graduated from ASU with a degree in finance and works for Boeing in St. Louis. Our youngest son, Elliot, graduated from ASU with degrees in marketing and communications and lives and works in Madison, Wis.

“As with many of you, I’m sure, I’m looking forward to retirement in the near future to spend more time with my wife visiting our wide-spread family and to pursue my outdoor hobbies of hunting and fly fishing.”

1975

Thomas Graber writes, “I am serving as the director of the Team Health Institute, which provides educational programs to more than 4,000 physicians across the United States as well as to nurses and paramedics. We design programs in emergency-department leadership and programs intended to enhance our risk management. I was recently appointed as the chairman of the Department of Emergency Medicine at St. Vincent Charity Hospital in Cleveland.”

Tom Grotz writes, “After graduating from the School of Medicine, my orthopaedics residency was next completed at UCSF in 1980. Then, a microsurgery fellowship led to a niche practice in downtown San Francisco, involving arthroscopy and joint replacement to treat complex extremity joint maladies. My wife, Lena, oversees the practice. Further, she is involved with tennis and youth charity events and with completely refurbishing our homes over the years. Our son, Christopher, is now 16, a junior at University High School, and on the varsity tennis team. He scored awards this summer at Stanford tennis and taekwando camps. Our daughter, Krishelle, still enjoys her Case springboard, recalling facts and memories that led her into a combined med/peds residency at Duke. Since my dad entered the School of Medicine in his mid- 30s, I attended, followed by Krishelle, and perhaps Christopher will later join us. Our family hobbies are myriad, including martial arts (‘the family that kicks together, sticks together’). Christopher, Krishelle, and I have black belts in taekwando, and Lena does kickboxing. My spare time involves orthopaedic inventing. Thus far, I have earned three patents and three FDA clearances for tissue-anchoring systems approved for surgery of the shoulder, elbow, knee and ankle, both for repair and reconstruction.

“Thanks to my wife and our other eight staffers, we have a busy practice in San Francisco, seeing patients and doing surgeries each two days per week. My surgical block times are at St. Francis Memorial Hospital and Chinese Hospital, both unique in comparison to the Case university paradigm. My Fridays are for research and overflow. Case set the stage for a terrific balance between private practice and academic pursuits. In recent years, Drs. Berger, Robbins, Satcher and about 70 others visited our home at a West Coast gathering to garner support to the school.

“Case Western Reserve University remains my shining star of education. Each year, we take in two or three UC Berkeley grads who will act as orthopaedic medical assistants. They spend the year prior to entering med school helping our patients get well while learning about medicine in a busy setting. We have enjoyed about 30 such externs to date, most of whom do enter med school ultimately. One of our current students was just awarded an interview at Case, to join the ranks of others who have loved med school in Cleveland. To this day, I cannot imagine a better educational experience as that we shared during med school at Case; I look forward to supporting our institution in the future. Thanks to all you friends who composed the environment of excellence. Let’s hear from you. God bless each and every one.”

Richard Rudick ’75

Richard Rudick is directing a new program made possible by a $14 million grant from the National Institutes of Health. The program, to create a national model to train clinical research leaders, involves a consortium of educators and health care providers at Case Western Reserve University, University Hospitals of Cleveland, MetroHealth Medical Center, and the Louis Stokes Cleveland Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center. The grant, to be administered by the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, will support the development of the Case/Cleveland Clinic Multidisciplinary Research Training Program, which will provide advanced training to 25 postdoctoral clinical research scholars. Dr. Rudick chairs the division of clinical research at the Clinic.

He also is leading one of two clinical trials of Tysabri (natalizumab; formerly known commercially as Antegren), which has led to the drug’s receiving accelerated clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for treatment of multiple sclerosis. Dr. Rudick is director of the Mellen Center for MS Treatment and Research at the Cleveland Clinic. The trial he is leading has shown that patients with advanced MS had fewer relapses when they took Tysabri along with a drug they already were taking, Avonex (Interferon beta- 1a). Because only one year of data has been collected, Dr. Rudick said that patients will be monitored closely to ensure that the drug is safe.

Caroline Wilson writes, “I’m returning for another month in Kenya to assist in rural health experience for medical students from Ohio University.”

1976

Peter Cohen writes, “I recently have been appointed medical director for the state of Maryland’s Alcohol and Drug Abuse Administration. My major responsibilities are to improve the system of care for substance abuse treatment and to promote standards for care and best practices. In addition, my wife, Sue, and I are blessed with our first grandchild, Evan.”

David Hoyt delivered the Scott B. Frame Memorial Lecture, speaking on trauma and fluid resuscitation, at the EMS Expo and National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians annual meeting in Atlanta in October. He is chief of the division of trauma, burn and surgical intensive care; director of the surgical intensive care unit; vice chair of the Department of Surgery; chair of the Medical Center Board of Governors; Monroe E. Trout Professor of Surgery; and clinical professor of pediatrics at the University of California, San Diego.

Bill Parker writes, “Being one of the older students in our class means I’m one of the first to retire. I retired from my ophthalmology practice in 2002 at age 62. We continue to live in San Diego. Our oldest daughter and her husband live near us, and we are now providing day care for our first grandchild, a 1-year-old boy named Parker. Our middle daughter got married in August. Our son just moved to Los Angeles. I hike every week with a group of physicians that retired from our medical group. That, along with hobbies and travel, keeps us busy. I love retirement and don’t miss the stress of a very busy practice!”

1977

Billy L. Brown writes, “A. Gus Kious serves as chief administrative officer at Huron Hospital in East Cleveland, Ohio, where Billy L. Brown formerly served as chief of staff and Greg A. Baran serves as chief of radiology.”

Deborah Hyde of California continues to inspire children through her career choice. In 1996, she was named an honoree in energy company Dominion’s “Strong Men and Women: Excellence in Leadership” program for being a pioneering African-American woman in the field of neurosurgery. The program aims to provide role models to African-American youth in the company’s service area: North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Virginia. In 2004, a young man from Cleveland—an aspiring neurosurgeon—wrote a laudatory essay about her that won a regional contest sponsored by the company.

Richard Lightbody writes, “My life and my career are going well. I have been appointed training and supervising analyst in Cleveland. I have been elected councilor-at-large in the American Psychoanalytic Association. I have been married for 19 years and am trying to raise three children; the youngest is 6.”

Joanne Williams writes, “Greetings to everyone! Here is an update on my family. Ako (who went to med school with me) has been with the Athens, Ga., police department for the past 15 years, is married and has a 2 _-year old son. Ethan, my second son, got married last year in Jamaica (there’s a lot to be said for destination weddings) and is doing well in his own graphic design business. My third child and only daughter, Charity, is a junior at the University of Georgia and has just changed her major (again) to interior decorating. My fourth child, Jeffery, is a senior in high school and I am soooo happy that I am just about finished with PTAs! I have my mom and my mother-in-law at home with me (there’s no such thing as an empty nest) and they are both doing well. Husband Jeffery Cooper is into his 17th year as senior pastor at Trinity AME Church, Atlanta. I am busy but still enjoy working as director of student programs for the Department of Family Medicine at Emory School of Medicine. I occasionally run into other Case Western Reserve grads, and they are doing well also—Deborah O’Neal, Deborah Wafer, Vintonne Naiden and Joe Ouslander. I even worked with Tim Mapstone’s wife, Barbara. It’s a small world. Hope each of you is enjoying your world.”

1978

William Beckett ’78

William Beckett and three colleagues co-edited a book that was recently published. Occupational Disorders of the Lung: Recognition, Management and Prevention (W B Saunders) is a text written for clinicians about recognition, diagnosis, and treatment of occupational lung disease. The New England Journal of Medicine called it “a breath of fresh air for clinicians who want to learn how to detect and manage such lung disorders.”

Dr. Beckett said, “My interest in this area was sparked by Drs. Jerome Kleinerman, a leader in the pathology of occupational lung disease who chaired the ‘lung committee’ when I was a student at Case Western Reserve University, and David Gillespie, the son of a coal miner and a superb pulmonologist and expert in occupational lung disease, who led a group from Metro on a trip deep into a southern Ohio coal mine while I was a resident.”

He is a professor of environmental medicine and medicine at the University of Rochester in New York.

Paul Buehren writes, “I am starting an off shore malpractice company for 450 docs in Washington to evade the monopoly power of the only local company and the regulations of the state of Washington. Since the Sisters of Providence and Harvard Medical School precede me in moving their malpractice off shore to the Caymans, I feel that God and Harvard are on my side! Life is good. I welcome contacts from my fellow Case Western Reserve alums!”

Roger A. Hale writes, “I have made a career change after receiving my MBA with honors from Washington University in St. Louis. I’m employed with Merrill Lynch and studying for the third and final level of the chartered financial analyst program. My long-term goal is to be a financial analyst with a concentration on health care issues. My daughter Laura receives her master’s in social work this year from Ohio University, and my daughter Katie is a junior at Emory University in Atlanta and hopes to go to graduate school in anthropology. My twin daughters graduate from high school in 2005, and my 11-year-old son, Isaac, is 5’5” and will probably become a ‘Nintendo expert.’ I enjoyed my 25-year career in ophthalmology, but I look forward to new challenges. Hello to all my classmates.”

Jared Klein writes that in July, he became director of the bone marrow transplant program at Loyola University Medical Center. Also, he was promoted to professor of medicine and pediatrics. He’s married with three sons: Daniel, 17, Jordan, 15, and Adam, 12.

Ann Steiner writes, “We have been living on the Mainline outside Philly for the last seven years. I am full time at the University of Pennsylvania in the Penn Health for Women program. This involves office gyn in the suburbs four days a week and staffing the resident clinic at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania one day a week. I love the group I am with and learn something new every day. My husband, Kent Bottles ’80, has been working in Grand Rapids, Mich., for more than two years as CEO of the Medical Education and Research Center for the Health Professions. The job is terrific, but the commute on weekends is a bit tedious.

“Colin, 17, is a high-school senior at a Friends’ school here. As we look at colleges, he is finding a pull back to the upper Midwest. Reva, 19, is in her second year at Elon University in North Carolina, with a major in communications and public relations. She has continued her summer internship with the Philadelphia Eagles football team and returns for weekend home games to work in the media department. She is hoping for playoff games and a Super Bowl visit because she is invited to travel with the team.

“Margery, my mother, is 81 and lives with us. She is in terrific mental and physical health and plays tennis and competitive bridge. She also is a wonderful cook. We are all very fortunate to have health and each other.”

Daniel Sweeney was selected from 13 applicants to fill a vacancy on the Bay Village City Schools Board of Education in July, to fill the seat of a member who resigned. The position will be up for vote in November 2005, and he plans to run. The section head of the Department of Family Medicine at the Cleveland Clinic’s Westlake Family Health Center, he previously had served the board as a medical consultant on student health matters since 1985 and provided sports physicals for student athletes since 1996. He and his wife, Anne, have four children, two in college and two who are younger. They are lifelong residents of the Ohio city.

1979

Thanks to R. Bruce Cameron and Abby Goulder Adelson for serving as the chairs of the class party for the 2004 reunion. The School of Medicine is also appreciative of Dr. Cameron’s service as class giving chair for the reunion.

Diane Conrad and Raymond Meyer write, “Our older son, Jacob, has started medical school at Case Western Reserve. Somewhat of a surprise to us as parents—we are enjoying this re-experience of Case Western Reserve University medical school almost 30 years later.”

Eric R. Kaplan writes, “My youngest son, Jeremy, had his 18th birthday; daughter Rachel, 24, is in Boston studying music; daughter Beth lives in Chicago; son Mike, 32, is in the Army in Afghanistan on the Pakistani border and produced Bonnie’s and my first grandchild, Chloe, 3 1/2 months, in September. Mike just got to see his daughter in September for two weeks and is on his way back to Afghanistan. Please support our troops! Bonnie, my wife, continues volunteer work with child protective services when she finds time from her attorney-mediator practice. I continue my practice in colon and rectal surgery in Plano and Dallas, Texas.”

Todd Lorenz, who has been chief medical officer at Corgentech, a biotechnology company located in South San Francisco, Calif., since 2001, is looking forward to the unblinding of two Phase 3 clinical trials in the next few months. Corgentech makes edifoligide, a drug designed to prevent neointimal hyperplasia in bypass reingrafts.”

Shari Martyn and her husband, Richard Gans ’82, joined the Cleveland Clinic Cole Eye Institute as ophthalmologists in October. Both formerly had been affiliated with University Hospitals of Cleveland since 1999 after having been in private practice for several years together. Both are comprehensive ophthalmologists with special interests in cataracts, glaucoma and diabetes. They have six children, two of whom currently attend Case Western Reserve University. They live in Highland Heights, Ohio.

1980

Kent Bottles writes, “I remain married to Ann Steiner ’78, who is a real doctor seeing patients at the University of Pennsylvania. I am running the MSU medical-student program and 15 residency programs in Grand Rapids, Mich. Annie says seeing me two days a week is just about the right amount. Reva is a sophomore at Elon University. She was the PR intern for the Philadelphia Eagles NFL team. Colin is a senior at Friends Central in Philly. He went on a 35-mile canoe trip to Hudson Bay this summer.”

Richard Solomon recently moved to Las Cruces, N.M.

Tarvez Tucker’s weekly column about women’s health debuted in the Cleveland Plain Dealer Oct. 6. She is a clinical associate professor of neurology at her alma mater and directs medical student education at the American Headache Society.

Bruce Walker writes, “David Scadden and I left Cleveland together in a U-Haul truck bound for Boston and ended up with adjacent offices and labs at Massachusetts General Hospital. We are preparing to finally split up in 2005 when David goes to another building to become head of the new regenerative medicine center here and I stay behind continuing with AIDS research. I’m looking forward to that 25th reunion!”

1981

Ben Friedell writes that he is “looking for a challenge after doing family practice for 20 years in upstate New York. I was elected to the Otsego County Board of Representatives last November, a part-time position. County government and the occasional appearance in local community theater take up whatever free time I have when not at Oneonta Family Practice. Diana and I sent our youngest child off to college in Plattsburgh this fall (the oldest is a junior at Mary Washington College), but so far we are enjoying the ‘empty nest.’ ”

Julie Gerberding received the Case Western Reserve University President’s Award for Distinguished Alumni in Atlanta Oct. 28. The award was established in 1993 by the university’s Alumni Council and is given annually to alumni in recognition of outstanding community service, professional achievement or commitment to the university. An ad hoc committee suggests recipients to the president of the university, who makes the final decision. Dr. Gerberding, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta since July 2002, is the fifth medical school graduate to receive the President’s Award for Distinguished Alumni. William S. Haubrich ’47 received the award in January 2000, Nancy Kurfess Johnson ’54 in August 2000, M. Scott Peck ’63 in January 2002, and Phillip Resnick ’63 in December 2003. Dr. Gerberding received the Medical Alumni Association’s Distinguished Alumnus/a Award in 2003. She also holds an undergraduate degree from the university.

Jannifer Harper ’81

Jannifer Harper has been named vice president and associate chief medical officer for University Hospitals of Cleveland. In the position, she has oversight of case management, utilization management credentialing, risk management, and JCAHO preparedness. She formerly was medical director of the Medical Group of Ohio and OhioHealth Group. She also served as a vice president and medical director for Cigna’s Midwest region.

Alton Kremer has been named vice president of clinical research at Progenics Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Tarrytown, N.Y. In his the newly created position, he will be responsible for medical aspects of the company’s clinical trials. In particular, he will lead studies of methylnaltrexone, an investigative drug designed to reverse the debilitating side efforts of opioid pain medication and to treat postoperative ileus. Dr. Kremer most recently was executive medical director at Purdue Parma, headquartered in Stamford, Conn.

Robert Yoho is in the full-time practice of cosmetic surgery. His Web site is http://www.dryoho.com. He has three children, aged 7, 7 and 9 years.

1982

Richard Gans (please see the notes for 1979).

In April, James “Jim” Hayes published his first full-length novel, Searching Among the Dead. This work mines his experiences of medicine, spirituality, military service and being a coroner to produce a somewhat autobiographical mystery-romance novel. For an excerpt or for more information, visit http://www.jdaltonhayes.com.

Rochelle Henner is practicing pediatrics part time in a private practice. She is married to Roy Marantz, and they have two children, Gabriele, 13, and Joshua, 15. “Have gotten into biking in the last several years. I just did my third multiple sclerosis 30-mile New York City fundraising bike tour with the whole family. If anyone wants to sponsor us, call me. (I don’t do e-mail!)”

Jonathan Lebowitz writes, “I’m in private practice specializing in plastic surgery— pediatric and adult—in Huntington, Long Island, N.Y. It’s primarily office-based surgery; I try to stay away from hospital surgery. I married Trudy in 1987, and we have three children, Michael, 16, Alyson, 14, and Ben, 11. My hobbies include road and mountain biking, running and weight-lifting. I would like to retire on a farm in Connecticut, to wake up late and go to sleep early.”

David Newell ’82

David Newell has been named co-director and medical director of the Seattle Neuroscience Institute at Swedish Medical Center, Seattle. He will help lead a major expansion of Swedish’s existing neuroscience program, formerly known as the Swedish Neuroscience Institute. Dr. Newell formerly was affiliated with Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, where he most recently served as acting chief of neurological surgery. In addition, he was a professor of neurological surgery at the University of Washington and director of the university’s cerebrovascular laboratory. He specializes in minimally invasive surgical treatments of the cerebrovascular system, with special expertise in cerebral aneurysms, arteriovenous malformations, and bypass. His research focuses on cerebrovascular control mechanisms.

Henry Parkman has been named to the Tranzyme Pharma Clinical Advisory Board. The biopharmaceutical company, which develops novel mechanism-based therapeutics to treat gastrointestinal disorders, is based in Sherbrooke, Quebec, and Research Triangle Park, N.C. Dr. Parkman is a professor of medicine, director of the Clinical Gastroenterology Motility Laboratory, medical director of the Office of Clinical Research, and director of the Clinical Research Unit at Temple University, Philadelphia. His clinical research interests are focused on gastric motility disorders—specifically, new treatments and new diagnostic tests for gastroparesis and functional dyspepsia.

1983

Kirk Heriot writes, “My wife, Najia, and I have welcomed two new members to our family. Adam and Neil Heriot entered the world April 12. Whatever life holds for them, we hope that they will be healers and helpers in some form, and we hope that life will be as good to them as it has been to us.”

Michael Fine was featured in the July 11 issue of Internal Medicine News for his help in developing the Hillside Health Access Alliance so more patients could get access to primary care. All he wanted to do was to make sure that his uninsured and self-paying patients could see him, and he provided a way to do so.

Michael and his colleagues developed a plan by which patients would pay a set monthly fee and receive basic primary care services, office visits, physicals and immunizations. He and the Rhode Island Academy of Family Physicians hope to take the Hillside Health Access Alliance statewide via a joint marketing campaign with community health centers to encourage low-income people to receive regular medical care at community health centers and primary care offices.

Marjorie Greenfield writes, “I wrote a book about pregnancy called Dr. Spock’s Pregnancy Guide, published by Simon and Schuster in May 2003. It has sold more than 17,000 copies worldwide, plus the U.K. edition has sold about 5,000. I don’t think my mom bought all of them, so I am hopeful that people are really reading it. My other project, Dan Post, is 15 and in ninth grade. He is a cross country runner but mostly obsessed with collecting baseball cards. Would love to hear from old friends!”

1984

Gregory Berk is the new chief medical officer and vice president of Hana Biosciences, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company headquartered in South San Francisco, Calif., and specializing in products for the treatment of cancer and immunological diseases. The announcement was made Oct. 21. He formerly was medical director for Network of Medical Communications and Research, where he provided clinical development strategy consulting for leading global oncology companies.

Mark Boswell received the Outstanding Educator Award on Sept. 12 at the annual meeting of the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians in Washington, D.C.

David H. Baron ’85

Thanks to Christopher Brandt and Laura DiGiovanni for serving as chairs of the class party for the 2004 reunion, and to Ray Salomone, who served as class giving chair for the reunion.

Brian R. Edlin is an associate professor of medicine and public health at the Center for the Study of Hepatitis C at the Weill Medical College of Cornell University in New York.

Cynthia (Link) Weinstein writes, “I have never been prompted to contribute before, but my daughter Debbie just started her second year of undergrad at Case. It is hard to believe that she is that old! I have two other children, Michael, 15, and Lori, almost 13. I am happily married to my attorney husband working all the time for Squire Sanders. I am hanging on (barely) with a solo family practice in Akron. At least with the flexibility of my own practice, I can be there for the family. Hope everyone is doing great!”

1985

David H. Baron was named a Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association in 2003 and is currently practicing psychiatry in Hinsdale, Ill. He also is working as medical director for mental health services at the DuPage County Health Department in Wheaton, Ill. He and his wife, Kathi Brenneman Baron, and son, Daniel, live in Oak Park.

William Junglas said he is disgusted with the lack of malpractice reform in Ohio and is voting with his feet and moving to California. He hopes the lawyers can treat broken bones.

1986

Deborah Blades ’86

Deborah Blades recently became a mother and has moved to her parents’ native Barbados to set up a practice. Her father’s November 2003 death and the desire for her son, Colin Anthony (named for her father and brother, respectively), to grow up near extended family prompted the relocation. She formerly was a tenured associate professor of surgery at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, where she was a neurosurgeon specializing in spinal reconstruction. Read the Case Magazine interview with her at http://www.case.edu/pubs/cwrumag
/fall2004/features/blades_full.html

Aaron Cook writes, “Anita and I are excited to announce the birth of our twin girls, Elizabeth Anne and Emily Nicole, on Sept. 4. I now have more to celebrate each day besides a wonderful marriage, a great career, and wonderful California biking weather.”

Al Waldman and his wife, Christine, live in Gainesville, Fla, with their two children, Jon, 16, and Emily, 14. He writes that parenthood is by far the greatest of life’s rewards, despite all the tough stuff that goes with it.

“Career-wise, I focused on forensic psychiatry, neuropsychiatry, the biology of schizophrenia, and the sequelae of head injury. After residency, I spent close to three years on faculty at the University of Florida. Realizing my student loans were not going to be excused for good behavior, I opened a private practice near Clearwater. I also began doing forensic work. Private practice and a vacuum had something very much in common, so when given the opportunity to be medical director of a 217- bed forensic center and do the fellowship in forensics at the same time, let’s just say I didn’t need much cortex for that one. Left the bossman job in ’98 and have had my private forensic practice since.

“I tried golf for a hobby (isn’t that what we are supposed to do?) but found what really floated my boat was military, high-power competition shooting. I am NRA-classified and competed (albeit poorly; sure major, this spot’s not taken) at the nationals in 2000. My collection consists of all 20th-century long arms. I would love to hear from anybody. I would love to do a weekend in Vegas. Hey Tim G., are you out there?”

1987

David Levey lives in San Antonio with wife, Elaine, and adopted daughter Tara Angela, who is a 5-year-old Korean-American. He has a new full-time position, musculoskeletal MRI teleradiologist, with Radsource, LLC (http://www.radsource.us).

Del Miller recently was promoted to professor of psychiatry at the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine.

Susie O’Toole writes, “Hurricane season has hit us hard in Vero Beach, Fla., but we are surviving and well. Chris starting his third year at the University of Miami College of Mechanical Engineering (our class baby!), and Connor is in ninth grade. We are still surfing and enjoyed a visit from Pat and Stacy Quinn and kids Danny and Brigid. You should have seen Pat on a longboard! Still running Island Pediatrics here. Running a private practice is difficult business, but I still am enjoying my patients.”

1988

Marilyn R. Carlson has been named vice president of medical and regulatory affairs for Synteract, Inc., a contract research organization based in Carlsbad, Calif. She will provide guidance to the company’s clients. She is president of entreMeDica, Inc., a medical consulting company, and was previously with Procter & Gamble, XOMA, ISTA Pharmaceuticals, and Prometheus Laboratories.

David Martinez writes, “Debra and I have been married 18 years. She’s teaching elementary reading. I’m a medical director of United Health Services hospital dialysis unit in Binghamton, N.Y. (Binghamton General Hospital). We have three sons, Mike, 17, Gregg, 15, and John, 12. Life is good!”

1989

Deborah Friedman has joined Suburban Pediatrics in a new University Heights, Ohio, location. She lives in Shaker Heights with her husband and four daughters.

Lisa Gelles is an assistant professor of dermatology at the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, affiliated with MetroHealth Medical Center. She was appointed during the 2003- 2004 academic year.

Richard Kloos writes, “I was promoted to associate professor of radiology, divisions of endocrinology and nuclear medicine. I’m currently co-director of the Ohio State University thyroid program, which includes patient care, clinical and basic research, and teaching. I’m thrilled with the birth of our fourth child, Natalie Nicole, on June 5.”

Thanks to Jay Traverse, who served as class giving chair for the 2004 reunion.

1990

Cynthia Christoff Bamford left solo practice and is now practicing with Neurology and Neurosurgery Associates in Hudson, Ohio. She has adopted a daughter, MinJing, from China. She is now 3 1/2 years old.

John Eichenlaub has opened a new obstetrics/ gynecology practice in Lancaster, Pa., where he chairs the Department of Ob/Gyn at Lancaster General Hospital. He’s been practicing there since 1994.

William Levine writes, “I recently was promoted to vice chairman of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Columbia University Medical Center. I also serve as the residency director.”

Mary Oefelein has joined Internal Medicine Residency Spokane in the practice of internal medicine. IMRS is an accredited three-year residency program affiliated with the University of Washington School of Medicine.

Tim Uyeki ‘90 takes a nasopharyngeal swab specimen from a patient with influenza in Madagascar in 2002.

Tim Uyeki was pictured on the cover and featured in the cover story of the Nov. 7 New York Times Magazine. The article, “The Flu Hunters,” identified him as a “top epidemiologist” at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and followed Dr. Uyeki and his colleague, Keiji Fukuda, M.D., as they investigated outbreaks of avian flu in Asia.

Joel Weisblat opened a solo practice in Beachwood, Ohio, in the summer of 2004 after being part of a large, Solon-based general medicine practice affiliated with the Cleveland Clinic for several years. An internist, he hopes the new arrangement will allow him to “deliver old-fashioned care in a high-tech world,” he told the Cleveland Jewish News.

1991

Jane Bowerfind writes that she married Mark Brewin on June 16, 2000, and has two children, Zoe Brewin (Nov. 11, 2000) and Harper Brewin (June 29, 2003).

Matthew Norcia has been named a vice chair for education in the Department of Anesthesiology at University Hospitals of Cleveland. He has been a co-director of the department’s residency program since 2001 and since that time has helped coordinate educational efforts for medical students, residents and faculty. A new weekly seminar has produced a success rate of more than 90 percent of residents passing the board exams on their first attempt, far above the national average. He is an assistant professor of anesthesiology for the Case School of Medicine.

Kathryn Rexrode is an assistant professor at Brigham and Women’s Hospital/Harvard Medical School in Boston. She writes, “Robert Theodore ‘Theo’ Rexrode Goldman was born on June 18—8 pounds, 21 inches. He and his older brother, Lev, 2 1/2, are thriving.”

Paul Yamauchi is a dermatologist in Santa Monica.

1992

Barbara Hrach practices internal medicine in Santa Barbara, Calif. She is married and the mother of two children, Clayton, 2 1/2, and Elizabeth, 4 1/2.

Heidi J. Littman writes, “I am a solo private pediatrician in North Olmsted, Ohio. I am also the proud grandma of Amara Rose Ruiz, 2.

Lori (Rotondo) McAuliffe is a pediatrician in St. Pete Beach Fla. She has been married 12 years to Kevin McAuliffe, and they have four children: Alexander, Matthew, Paige and Hannah. She still keeps in touch with Jeanne Ziter-Bourassa ’93, who with her husband, Dave Bourassa ’93, just had her second child, Grace, sibling to Sam.

1993

Daniel Craven writes that Drew Chavinson is going to be a father. He notes that, with Dr. Kirby’s retirement celebration, he expected his Oscar-winning performance in the Freddie First Year Video to be restored along with the “TCA cycle ballet” from the 1991 Doc Opera.

Michaelle Halaby-Holmes writes, “Hello to all our friends from the Class of 1993. Sean and I are enjoying our new home (in Reisterstown, Md.) and three children, Maya, 8, Brodie, 4, and Austin, 15 months. Sean is in private practice, and I am working part-time in a community health center in Baltimore. We would love to hear from you guys.”

John Tucher writes, “I retired from the U.S. Air Force in October 2003 and joined an ob/gyn group practice (Cigna Medical Group) in Tempe, Ariz.”

1994

Michele Geraci (please see the notes for 1970).

Thanks to William Bligh-Glover for serving as chair of the class party for the 2004 reunion.

Carla Iudica-Souza writes, “We have moved back from Germany, where we were for four years, and we have doubled in size. Both Lucas, 2 1/2 years, and Isabelle, 4 1/2 years, were born there. I am working in Pomona, N.Y., with three other endocrinologists in a group and it is working well. Anyone in the area, e-mail or stop by.”

Laura Jana writes that, in early 2005, the American Academy of Pediatrics will publish her parenting book, From Birth to Reality: Heading Home With Your Newborn, written for the lay audience. It represents the first time the AAP has endorsed and published a mainstream parenting book, she says.

Laura is busy practicing with Physicians Clinic Pediatrics-Regency, Methodist Health System, in Omaha, Neb., and is medical director and regional trainer for Reach Out and Read, and does interviews for the local and national media. Also, she and her husband, Ajoy Jana, are opening an educational child care center.

She and her mother, June Osborn ’61, were the keynote speakers at “Leadership Development for Women in Health Care Professions,” a continuing medical education program held Sept. 15 at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation. The 1961 alumna is president of the Josiah Macy, Jr., Foundation in New York. From 1989 to 1993, she chaired the National Commission on AIDS, and prior to that she was the dean of the University of Michigan School of Public Health. The 1994 alumna, in addition to the aforementioned activities, is the co-founder and former vice president for parenting and children’s affairs of drspock.com.

Kevin Penird writes, “I missed our 10th reunion recently because my wife gave birth to our second child, Anna Kerry, who joins her two-year old sister, Lillian. I also have never told Kei Nakanishi that I married her high school friend from New Jersey, Karen Parsons, who is a pediatrician here in Rochester, N.Y. I’m in med-peds private practice in Victor, N.Y., which is near Canandaigua Lake of the beautiful Finger Lakes.”

Laura Yauch writes, “Since medical school, there have been some changes, including my name (I went from Huff back to Yauch) and the addition of two kids, Melissa, now 8, and David, now 7. Also with a great guy (Don) and his son, I am working on the ‘blended family’ thing. I have worked with the Lake Hospital systems in Lake County since graduation from family practice residency at University Hospitals of Cleveland. The last three years, I have been chair of the Department of Family Practice at the hospital. One more year of that then back to ‘normal.’ ”

1995

Anoop Ahuja writes, “I am a partner in an ENT practice located in Houston. My wife, Michelle, and I were married in Houston Sept. 20, 2003.”

Kelley Mahar Claybaker writes, “I am living in Marquette, Mich., on the shores of Lake Superior, working as a psychiatrist at a four-county community mental health center. I married Peter Claybaker in August 2002 and just had a baby in May. Emmett Peter was born May 2 and is thriving. I am now working part time and enjoying being a mom.”

Elizabeth Dowell writes, “An update on our family. David Ubogy ’96 and I continue to live in Ann Arbor with our sons, Alec and Nicolas. Alec started kindergarten this fall and his dad started back to school as well. David will be earning a master’s degree in bioethics while moonlighting in pediatric intensive care, and I will continue to work for the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Michigan.”

Frank Klamet was featured in a Nov. 8 full-page advertisement in USA Today for his role as “a positive and caring role model” to medical students. He and 63 other medical school faculty members from schools across the country were nominated by the student bodies of their schools for the Association of American Medical College’s 2004 Humanism in Medicine Award. The newspaper ad featured the names and institutional affiliations of the award winner and all finalists. Dr./Fr. Klamet was nominated by the students of his alma mater, where he is a senior clinical instructor of family medicine.

Natalie Newman writes, “I separated from the U.S. Army as a major in July 2003. I am now living in Sacramento, Calif., and employed by an emergency physicians medical group as a staff ED physician at Mercy General Hospital.

James Sharkoff writes, “My wife, Kathy, and I have a new baby girl, Mary Elizabeth. Mary is the last of our three children. Our final score: girls: 2, boys: 1.”

1996

Ethan Leonard is an instructor of pediatrics at the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, affiliated with University Hospitals of Cleveland. He was appointed during the 2003-2004 academic year.

Mary Massie-Story was promoted to medical director at the MetroHealth Broadway Health Center, which opened in July. She is married to Jim Story, and they have three children: Naeemah, 3 1/2, Naseem, 2 1/2, and Najee, 16 months.

Will Sellman writes, “We just had our first baby. It’s like having a human pager, but a lot of fun! A quick shout out to Dr. [Alec] Beekley in Iraq. Hope all’s well.”

David Ubogy (please see the notes for 1995).

1997

Arman Askari is an assistant professor of medicine at the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, affiliated with University Hospitals of Cleveland, and Curt Meinecke is a senior instructor of emergency medicine at the medical school, affiliated with MetroHealth Medical Center. They were appointed during the 2003-2004 academic year.

Karen Kaufman and her husband, Jon Brandon, are pleased to announce the birth of their son, Alexander Joseph Brandon, on April 20. They live in Boulder, Colo.

Sivaram Rajan writes, “I started my practice in orthopaedic surgery in Lowell, Mass., in August 2003. My wife, Ami Vida, is a fellow in gynecologic oncology at Massachusetts General Hospital. We are currently residing in Somerville, Mass. I hope everyone is doing well.”

Laura Sanders writes, “I am pleased to announce that on July 4, I became engaged to Mark Williams, a corporate attorney who is a partner at Piper Rudnick in Chicago. I am working in Oak Lawn, a south suburb of Chicago, as both a comprehensive ophthalmologist and ceroplastic specialist. Private practice is both challenging and personally rewarding!”

Steven Turoczi and his wife, Timea, announce the birth of Kanga Catalan Traci, who was born July 6. Their third child joins sisters Lila, 6, and Enmesh, 4. Steven is practicing as an internist at Cleveland Physicians, Inc., in South Euclid, Ohio. The family resides in Moreland Hills.

1998

Rachel Algenio writes, “I’m working full time for Kaiser-Permanente in Portland, Ore., as an ob/gyn. I enjoy seeing Ken Lie; he is an anesthesiologist at the Kaiser Hospital here. I live with my husband, David, and our 2-yearold son, Ian. We love the Pacific Northwest and enjoyed a visit from Mike Zimmerman and his family recently.

Theresa Benchoff writes, “The exciting news to report is that I’m now a major in the Army and just PCSed (moved) to Vicenza, Italy. I haven’t been deployed yet but my husband is getting to go again. If anyone from Case is going to be in the area, they are welcome to stop by Caserma Ederle (the name of the Army post).”

Todd Rambasek (please see the notes for 1970).

Aleksandr Rovner writes, “My wife, Anna Rosenfeld ’00, and I welcomed Gabriella Karen Rovner to the world on March 14. She joins her older brother, Ryan, 2. We are living in St Louis, where I am finishing my cardiology fellowship at Barnes-Jewish Hospital. Anna is doing her anesthesia residency there.”

Amy Schechter is an assistant professor of medicine at the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, affiliated with the Louis Stokes Cleveland Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center. She was appointed during the 2003-2004 academic year.

1999

Bill Belden finished cardiology in Pittsburgh this year and moved back to Cleveland to start a fellowship in electrophysiology at the Cleveland Clinic. He lives in Solon and has two daughters, ages 4 and 2.

Camille Brown and Jon Koff ’00 have been in San Francisco for a year. There, Jon is doing a pulmonary care fellowship at the University of California, San Francisco, and Camille is a pediatrician working in Marin at the San Francisco General Hospital. They are expecting their first child in November.

Frank T. Lippy writes, “Married to Saskia Emma Hostetler ’01; working for Kaiser Permanente in Portland, Ore.; recently visited with Jonathan King and Mark Kraus; new hobby is surfing the Oregon coast…very cold.”

Gaylee McCracken writes, “I’ve joined the practice of Markowitz, Rosenberg and Stein. I’m so glad Case Western Reserve gave a nontraditional student like me the chance to fulfill my dream of being a doctor. Thanks to Dr. Kirby for taking a chance on me!”

Karen Penko is in her second year at a pediatric endocrinology fellowship at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C.

Kavitha Prakash has joined Cambridge Health Alliance, Cambridge, Mass., as an internist at Windsor Street Health Center, where, according to CHA, “providers …are known for their competency with Latino populations.” She is fluent in Spanish, holds a master of public health degree from Harvard, completed her residency at George Washington University Medical Center, and was a staff physician at the Lynn Community Health Center, Lynn, Mass.

Jonathan Schwartz writes, “I have been appointed to the position of director, referring physician programs and services, for the Henry Ford Medical Group, Detroit. I also serve as the associate medical director, managed care services. I continue to practice internal medicine for the Henry Ford Medical Group.”

Kristen Sherman married Vidur Apparao on Aug. 22 in San Francisco. Guests at the wedding included School of Medicine alums Maria Gracia Galvez Picón, Avi Kothavale, Jennifer Litzow ’02 and Todd Ridky. Kristen practices internal medicine in a private practice and as a hospitalist in the San Francisco Bay area.

2000

Troy Frazee writes, “In October, I was named a fellow of the American College of Surgeons. I am a partner surgeon for the Western Reserve Center Orofacial and Cosmetic Surgery and am board-certified. Web site http://www.westernreserve.us.”

Brandon Kambach, writes, “I’m finally completing my orthopedic residency. Next is a spine fellowship in Denver. I have two wonderful daughters, Ashley and Samantha.”

Jon Koff (please see notes for 1999).

Anna Rosenfeld (please see notes for 1998).

Kathleen Szwalek lives in Milwaukee.

Michael Zaragoza and his wife, Rose, are pleased to announce that their lovely daughter, Madeleine Rose, turned 5 in September and joyfully began kindergarten in Orange County, Calif.

2001

Eric Baden completed an emergency medicine residency in June. His first duty station will be at the 1221 General Hospital, Yong San, Korea (downtown Seoul).

Steven Lee has joined the Smith Clinic in Marion, Ohio, where he practices general pediatrics. He also is on the medical staff of Marion General Hospital.

Carol Beth Palochko writes, “I married Kevin Michael Sheridan, M.D., a graduate of the Medical College of Ohio (’01), on Aug. 28 in Indianapolis. We are both fourth-year general surgery residents at Indiana University. We have two more years in our program, and then Kevin plans to pursue a vascular surgery fellowship and I’m considering a minimally invasive fellowship.”

Eric Rosenwinkel recently was awarded a grant by the American Heart Association to support a postdoctoral fellowship in cardiovascular research at Temple University until July 2005, when he will begin a three-year fellowship in cardiovascular disease at Hahnemann University Hospital in Philadelphia. “I am also engaged to be married!”

Jennifer Rudolph writes, “I completed my internship at Yale’s Greenwich Hospital in June and have since started a position as clinical research fellow with the NYU Department of Dermatology. I am working with Dr. Jean-Claude Bystryn on a melanoma vaccine Phase III Clinical Trial.”

Hai Shao writes that he is in his third year of an infectious diseases fellowship at the University of California at San Diego. He and his wife, Lily, were expecting their first child, a baby girl named Audrey (after the famous actress Audrey Hepburn), in November. “We love the weather at San Diego—no offense to Cleveland.”

2002

Daniel and Gina (Magisano) Bachmann are living in Chesapeake, Va. Gina is finishing her last year of family medicine residency at Riverside Regional Medical Center in Newport News, Va. Dan began his first operational tour of duty as an undersea and diving medical officer at the Naval Submarine Support Center in Norfolk, Va. His job has included several “underways” with U.S. Navy submarines and primary medical support of various diving operations. He took part in an operation off the coast of North Carolina that included a 240-foot dive and treatment of several dive-related injuries in a recompression chamber.

Robin Baines has published a book, Be Healed Be Whole, through Xlibris. In it, she aims to guide readers “through a journey to the destination of feeling complete and entire.” For more information on the book, see http://www2.xlibris.com/. After completing a year as chief resident in the Department of Family Medicine at University Hospitals of Cleveland, she now is spending the year traveling and deciding where to start or join a medical practice.

Karsten Dengel writes that he and his wife, Gina Anderson, D.O., M.S., were preparing to welcome another daughter to their family in October. “Our first daughter, Eva, was born May 2002. I am in my PGY-3 year of residency at Vanderbilt in neurology and enjoy spending my free time at the playground with Eva. Gina will resume her residency once I finish mine.”

Lutul Farrow married Tenisha Thomas, a 2001 graduate of the Francis Payne Bolton School of Nursing, April 24 at Amasa Stone Chapel on the Case campus. The wedding party included Byron Leak and Raymond Wright. Lutul is currently in his third year of an orthopeadic surgery residency at University Hospitals of Cleveland.

Parke Oldenburg (please see the notes for 1973).