SPRING 2014 University of toronto medical alumni association magazine MAAMatters

Forging a new path in indigenous medicine

Words of wisdomto •come Donor appreciation TREASURER’S REPORT Dr. Lyndon Mascarenhas (1984)

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and student-life initiatives. estate of Dr. Hill. We have strengthened that commitment Our donors responded generously in in 2013/2014 with funding to several 2012/2013. Mail and online donations student-organized groups, conferences and remained virtually the same as 2011/12 events: the Toronto International Health levels, at $245,000. We received over Program (UTIHP) annual health and $98,000 in individual bequests and human rights conference; the Aboriginal donations to endowed funds. We disbursed Health Elective (funded by the MAA’s 4T6 $106,000 in student loans, over $130,000 Memorial Fund); a Daffydil alumni in awards, scholarships and grants, and reception; and the Ontario Medical $20,000 in Medical Society support. Student Weekend. As of Feb. 28, 2014, with the guidance p We are excited to announce that, in of Mr. Dennis Babcock of BMO Nesbitt o ll 2014/2015, we will be joining the Office Burns, our portfolio grew to $3,988,696,

on Ga of Indigenous Medical Education to launch an increase of 10.2% from 2013. s Thanks to the generosity of our an annual lecture series, “The Marguerite Thanks to all donors for their support, hy: Jay hy: p donors, in 2012/2013 we sustained our (Peggy) Hill (5T2) Annual Visiting as well as our volunteer board and ra g o support for medical students through Lectureship on Indigenous Health,” made administrator Ruth Gillings for their t

Pho financial assistance as well as educational possible by a generous bequest from the hard work.

DEAN’S MESSAGE Dr. Catharine Whiteside (1975) Indigenous health is universal health the Faculty. This includes the recruitment better future care for indigenous patients, and retention of indigenous students into but for all patients, as the lessons delivered our health professions education programs. are universal. These indigenous concepts For the past several years, we have wel- include recognizing the importance of comed high school students from Aborigi- self-reflection and patient perceptions, as hy p nal communities to learn about our Faculty well as identifying different medical ra g through the Summer Mentorship Program. traditions and cultural practices. These are o t Under the leadership of Dr. Mark Hanson, essential elements to the mindful practice Pho l we have developed the Indigenous Student of medicine in the diverse communities onne Application Program, which has increased where we all work. d the number of indigenous medical students With the establishment of the Office of hy: Mac hy:

p at U of T. Indigenous Medical Education in the fall ra g At the same time, under the leadership of 2013, we are better able to support these o t of Drs. Jason Pennington and Lisa activities and ensure we not only help to Pho Richardson, we are integrating indigenous fulfill our social responsibility, but also Addressing the health needs of topics into our undergraduate medical improve care for all communities. indigenous communities is a priority for education curriculum. This not only ensures

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with Edward Shorter g ra p hy: Mar g are t M ull i g an, 2013 The medical historian talks about his new history of the Faculty of Medicine

dward Shorter, PhD, is the Hannah knew that and was appalled at their Professor of the History of Medicine ignorance of Toronto’s—and Canada’s— Across the board E in the Faculty of Medicine at U of T own medical history. I resolved to do there’s been an and an internationally recognized—and something about it. The Dean’s Office often controversial—historian of psychiatry funded the research for the book, but no outpouring of and psychopharmacology. He has written one looked over my shoulder; this isn’t an more than 20 books, including A History official history. support for the of Psychiatry; Before Prozac; Written in the Flesh: A History of Desire; and How Everyone There are very few medical histories big teaching Became Depressed: The Rise and Fall of the of Canadian hospitals or universities. hospitals and we Nervous Breakdown. His latest book is Why is this? Partnership for Excellence: Medicine at the In Canadian medicine there is an astonish- as a faculty have University of Toronto and Academic ing indifference to the past, unlike British Hospitals, a major history of the Faculty medicine. We owe so much to the Brits, benefited as well. and its hospital affiliates. ublishedP late but one of the things we haven’t imported last year, the 930-page tome is the first is an interest in our own past. I’d like to comprehensive history of the Faculty, from help turn that around. its birth as a small provincial school to the international powerhouse it is today. You attended medical school for two years in the early 1980s. Did this help What prompted you to write you to write Partnership for Excellence? Partnership for Excellence? Professional historians need some scientific I was lecturing to a group of about 30 preparation—you can’t just jump into medical students at U of T and happened to writing a medical history—and that’s what mention stem cells were discovered here at I got, starting with taking a course in the university. I asked how many of them organic chemistry—probably the hardest

Medical Alumni Association 3 We have this strong clinical tradition from the UK, coupled with a tremendous American interest in lab research. thing I’ve ever done. It helped me master Another factor is that we have nine big where clinical care and bedside observation, the basic medical sciences—biochemistry, teaching hospitals that are all part of one rather than lab research, have always been physiology, pharmacology—all of which medical school. No other med school in more valued. So we have this very strong would be entirely inaccessible without a the world has this concentration of clinical clinical tradition–and we still have it— knowledge of organic chemistry. However, firepower solely dedicated to one medical coupled with a tremendous American these lectures always had some clinical faculty. These are powerhouse hospitals interest in basic mechanisms, particularly problem in mind and I appreciated that that are all world-class institutions and molecular biology. And we’ve been able to very much. intimately connected with the Faculty. keep up with the Americans because of adequate funding. You say in the book that the Faculty of One of the main themes of the book is Medicine and its affiliated teaching the transition from a British-based Anything that surprised you during hospitals have become the dominant medical system to an American one. your research? force in Canadian medicine—and an Can you explain this? One of the things that stood out for me international powerhouse. Why did this Toronto is very much a product of the UK was how much important material has happen in Toronto and why not, for in many different ways, including the field been forgotten. For instance, in researching example, at McGill University in Montreal? of medicine. Until the 1960s Toronto the department of ophthalmology at the One reason is that the Ontario government clinicians often received a final buffing in Faculty, I found moving stories of young has always been very supportive in a way Edinburgh or at one of the London teaching men returning from the trenches in the that the Quebec government never has hospitals, coming back home with a British First World War with shell fragments in been. Another reason is the Toronto diploma in their pockets. It was only in the their eyes. Physicians’ efforts to extract donors: we have profited enormously from 1960s that the Americans became the them and restore sight to these young men support from the Jewish community and dominant world medical power, and it had almost been forgotten, and yet, this the Italian community, for example. Across became clear to us that our fate lay to the was huge for the time. All of this makes it the board there’s been an outpouring of south rather than across the ocean. This worthwhile for me as an author to be able support for the big teaching hospitals and identification with the SU research ethic has to bring these forgotten but important we as a faculty have benefited as well. done an enormous amount for research in accomplishments back to life. McGill hasn’t always profited from this Canada. In the US the point of medicine is This interview has been condensed and kind of community generosity. research, not clinical care, unlike the UK, edited.

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Board of Directors Dr. Lyndon Mascarenhas (1984) Ms. Ruth Gillings Dr. Peeter Poldre (1978) 2013-2014 Treasurer Administrator/Manager Dr. Roshan Razik (2010) Dr. Alexandra Berezowskyj (1982) Dr. Daniel Rosenfield (2011) Dr. Catharine Whiteside (1975) Secretary Members-at-Large Dr. Martina Trinkaus (2004) Honorary President Dr. Douglas J. Cook (2004) Dr. Nicolae Pestrescu (2009) Dr. Victor Kurdyak (1960) Dr. Peter Kopplin (1963) Dr. Barney Giblon (1957) PARO Rep. Loan Officer President Dr. Ronn Goldberg (1981) Kim Blakely, PhD (2016) Medical Dr. Michael Wong (1993) Dr. Suan-Seh Foo (1990) Dr. Flavio Habal (1977) Society President, 2013-2014 Executive Member-at-Large Past President Dr. David Lowe (1988) Narayan Chattergoon (2017) Dr. Peter Wyshynski (1961) Dr. Donald Cowan (1956) Dr. David McKnight (1975) Medical Society President, Executive Member-at-Large Vice-President Dr. Tom Patterson (1956) Archivist 2014-2015

4 University of Toronto • Spring 2014 2014 class reunions Is this your reunion year?

THE CLASS OF 1944 celebrates its reception and brunch will be held on Sun., 111 King Street East in Toronto. 70th anniversary at the MAA Convocation June 1 in the Gallery Grill, Hart House, Contact Dr. Sarah VanderBurgh at Banquet on Mon., June 2 at U of T’s 11:30 am for noon. Contact Dr. David [email protected]. Chestnut Residence and Conference Smith at [email protected]. THE CLASS OF 1974 celebrates its Centre. Classmates will be invited to the THE CLASS OF 1959, in celebration 40th reunion the weekend of May 31- Pre-Convocation Ceremony on Tuesday of its 55th anniversary, will be invited to June 1. Planned activities include a morning, June 3, in Convocation Hall, some events at U of T’s Spring Reunion reception, dinner and dance on Sat., followed by the Dean’s Luncheon in the 2014 from May 28-31. Classmates will also May 31 at Edwards Gardens, 6-11 pm, Medical Sciences Building. Also on June 3, be invited to the Meds Pre-Convocation followed by a brunch on Sun., June 1, a private luncheon will be held at the Ceremony in Convocation Hall and the at Leslie and Howard Mandel’s home, Faculty Club, 11:30 am for 12 noon. Dean’s Luncheon on Tuesday morning, 11 am-2 pm. Contact Dr. Howard Contact Dr. Joan Borland at (905) Mandel at (416) 256-5965 or at 665-4717 or [email protected]. [email protected]. THE CLASS OF 1946 will celebrate its THE CLASS of 1984 celebrates its 30th 68th reunion with a lunch on Sat., May reunion on Sat., June 7, with a reception 31, 1 pm at the Granite Club. Contact and dinner at the Granite Club, 6-11 pm. Dr. Bette Stephenson at: 60 Forest Ridge Contact Dr. Joanne Fox at drjoannefox@ Road, Richmond Hill, ON L4E 3L8. gmail.com. THE CLASS OF 1948 will celebrate its THE CLASS of 1989 celebrates its 25th 66th reunion with lunch on Thurs., June The Class of 5T2 presented a reunion on Sat., May 10, 7 pm, with a 12 at the Donalda Club Patio Lounge, donation to the MAA after dinner at the Royal Canadian Yacht Club their 60th reunion (2012). registration at noon for 1 pm. Contact in Toronto. Contact Dr. Jane Nixon at Drs. Bill Geisler at (416) 922-2004 or June 3. The class will enjoy a private [email protected]. Bob Farber at (416) 483-6295. reception and dinner on Saturday evening, THE CLASS of 1994 celebrates its 20th THE CLASS OF 1949 celebrates its May 31, at Massey College; and, a Sunday reunion on Fri., Sept. 26 at the Donalda 65th anniversary at the MAA Convocation morning get-together and lunch in the Club in Toronto with a dinner; further Banquet on Mon., June 2 at U of T’s Medical Sciences Building, 10 am and details TBA. Contact Drs. Susan Campbell Chestnut Residence and Conference noon. Contact Drs. Andy Zajac at andy. at [email protected] or Stuart Centre. Classmates will be invited to [email protected] or Dr. Ross Prince at McCluskey at [email protected]. the Pre-Convocation Ceremony on [email protected]. THE CLASS of 2004 is planning a 10th Tuesday morning, June 3, in Convocation THE CLASS OF 1964 celebrates its class reunion in the fall of 2014, date and Hall, followed by the Dean’s Luncheon in 50th anniversary at the MAA Convocation details TBA. Contact Drs. D.J. Cook at the Medical Sciences Building. Also on Banquet on Mon., June 2 at U of T’s [email protected]; Vivian Yuen at vivian. June 3, a private reception and lunch will Chestnut Residence and Conference [email protected]; or Dr. Xerxes be held at the Faculty Club, 11:30 am for Centre. Classmates will also be invited Punthakee at [email protected]. 12:30 pm. Contact Drs. Mary McKim at to the Pre-Convocation Ceremony on THE CLASS of 2009 is hoping to have [email protected] or Joe Marotta Tuesday morning, June 3, in Convocation an informal 5th reunion in 2014, details at [email protected]. Hall, followed by the Dean’s Luncheon in TBA. Contact Drs. Michael Bartucci at THE CLASS OF 1954 celebrates its the Medical Sciences Building. The class [email protected]; or Terence Tang 60th anniversary at the MAA Convocation will also enjoy a private reception and at [email protected]. Banquet on Mon., June 2 at U of T’s dinner on Sat., May 31 at the Faculty THE CLASSES of 1979 and 1999 Chestnut Residence and Conference Club, 6 pm for 7 pm. Contact Dr. will celebrate their 35th and 15th Centre. Classmates will also be invited Leonard Schwartz at leonard.schwartz@ anniversaries respectively in 2014. to the Pre-Convocation Ceremony on uhn.on.ca or (416) 340-3933. For help in organizing reunions, contact Tuesday morning, June 3, in Convocation THE CLASS of 1969 celebrates its 45th Ruth Gillings at the MAA at (416) 978-0991 Hall, followed by the Dean’s Luncheon in reunion on Sat., Nov. 1, with a reception or [email protected]. the Medical Sciences Building. A private and dinner at La Maquette Restaurant,

Medical Alumni Association 5 cover story Forging a new path in indigenous medicine indigenous students and new Faculty initiative bring cultural safety to classroom and community

“It becomes relevant to be culturally sensitive and to provide students and physicians with the tools for a safe patient environment.”

Victor Vien (2015)

6 University of Toronto • Spring 2014 DR. JASON PENNINGTON (2000), WHO IS A SURGEON AT THE SCARborough Hospital and learn about concepts of cultural safety—with a focus on indigenous an adjunct professor at U of t, knows that going through med school peoples—as well as indigenous health issues. isn’t easy for anyone—and can be even more challenging if you’re an Currently, there are six identifi ed indigenous students enrolled in the indigenous student. faculty; the hope is that as awareness of the offi ce grows, more indige- “there were times when i was going through my training that i was nous students will apply to med school. it’s no secret that they can face the only identifi ed Aboriginal student,” says Pennington. “At that time daunting barriers to post-secondary—and even secondary—education, there was very little to remind you of your culture or keep you ground- especially if they’re from more remote northern communities or reserves. ed to your community. the supports just weren’t there at the faculty. rochelle Allen, who is the indigenous offi ce’s program coordinator Also, there was only one lecture given in the four years on aboriginal as well as a coordinator of the faculty’s summer Mentorship Program, health statistics and it was very paternalistic.” works to give under-represented groups, including Aboriginal and Af- now, along with dr. lisa richardson, Pennington is the faculty’s rican-Canadian high school students, a four-week mentorship experi- curricular co-lead in the recently opened offi ce of indigenous Medical ence in health science professions. Program representatives travel to education. several reserve communities near toronto to speak to students. “Many the purpose of the offi ce is twofold, Pennington explains: “We want Aboriginal students have trouble getting through high school,” she to help provide our indigenous medical students with a good path says. “however, when they do, they often do better than average.” through med school and a culturally safe environment.” the offi ce will Victor Vien and Marc labelle are third and second-year indigenous also ensure that all future physicians, regardless of background, will med students, respectively, who are striving to make a difference. they

“In a specifically Aboriginal perspective, you have to understand the history of ‘why’ and know the context of colonialism, oppression and inequities that continues today.” PhoToGraPhy: JoSePh aMaraL

Marc Labelle (2016)

Medical alumni association 7 the two students, through education and advocacy, also hoped to im- prove health outcomes for local indigenous people, connecting with Aboriginal health organizations and community groups. Marc Labelle, also 23, and in second year, is a co-leader of the 2013/ 2014 IHSG along with fellow student Nathan Misner. Labelle, who is Métis, is working to build the fledgling group of about eight, mostly from the Faculty of Medicine, into an active organization that includes students from all health sciences faculties. He has talked to students in U of T’s Transitional Year Programme, which is designed for adults who may lack formal university admission requirements but want to enter an Hand drummers Michelle Perpaul, Rochelle Allan and undergrad program. “There are a significant number of Aboriginal stu- Jenny Blackbird help celebrate the launch of the Office dents in the Transitional Programme,” Labelle says. “Often Aboriginal of Indigenous Medical Education this past February. students are older too—they could be going on 30 and graduating med- have big goals: they want to improve the health of Aboriginal Canadians; ical school, so that’s daunting. They often don’t think it’s possible, so they want to add to physicians’ knowledge of Aboriginal medicine and that’s why we have to send a message of support through the IHSG.” promote cultural understanding and safety; and they would like to in- Labelle, who is from North Bay, ON, is inspired by traditional indig- spire more indigenous young people to enter the health care professions. enous teachings of the Medicine Wheel that recognize the intercon- Vien, 23, is Métis, and was raised in Timmins, ON. He grew up go- nectedness of all life, including the balance between physical, mental, ing on fall hunting expeditions for partridge and moose with his father emotional and spiritual health. “Indigenous students face a lot of burn- and uncles. out,” he says. “If you’ve left your multi-generational community, it can Giving back has always been an important part of his life, from volun- be hard—there’s a lot of pressure for students to succeed, especially if teering at a local hospital in high school to running a soup kitchen when you’re funded by a band.” he was at Queen’s University working on his undergrad degree. In his first Cat Criger, who is the Elder at the Office of Indigenous Medical year of medicine, Vien enrolled in the Aboriginal Health Elective, an op- Education, agrees. “I would like more emphasis on ‘healing the healers’,” portunity for first- and second-year med students to learn about the health he says. “Of all the students I work with, med students are the most pres- and social challenges faced by indigenous people. The popular elective, sured. Aboriginal concepts of healing offer a neutral perspective that which was started by former med student Dr. Alexandra Smith several promotes self-reflection, balance and taking care of yourself.” Criger, who years ago, is funded by the MAA through the 4T6 Memorial Fund. is Cayuga (Guyohkohnyo), Turtle Clan from the Six Nations Haudeno- In his second year, Vien helped to coordinate the elective. “Aborigi- saunee, has a multi-faceted role, including counselling med students nal people have lower health status than other Canadians,” Vien says. using indigenous perspectives, advising on Aboriginal curriculum “One of the reasons for this is the systemic discrimination in the health development and fostering cultural sensitivity, safety and inclusivity. care system. Aboriginal parents are not always seen as being capable—a Labelle admits to feeling the pressure of a busy academic timetable legacy of the residential schools in which Aboriginal children were tak- combined with his volunteering, but is driven to make change in his en from their parents to live in government-and church-run schools.” profession and in his community. Like Vien, he helped to run the The elective, which includes Aboriginal guest speakers, fills in the Aboriginal Health Elective and has also been involved with the Faculty’s knowledge gaps that many students have about indigenous history and admissions and diversity committees, advising students on financial aid culture. It also tackles misconceptions and stereotypes that can have a and other concerns. He is also undertaking research on health issues profound impact on indigenous people in our health care system. facing the urban Aboriginal community, in affiliation with indigenous Making indigenous patients—as well as patients from other visible researchers at Well Living House at St. Mike’s Hospital Centre for minorities—feel safe and respected by their physicians is a passion of Research in Inner City Health. Vien’s. Working with Dr. Richardson, Vien has completed a 16-page Both Labelle and Vien are confident that the knowledge they have cultural safety guide on indigenous patients designed for med students gained about indigenous health concepts can be universally applied: and physicians at U of T. “I’ve been in clinical settings for less than a “The big thing is cultural competency, which can be expanded to relate year and I’ve had at least a dozen encounters with Aboriginal patients,” to other cultures too,” says Labelle. “But, in a specifically Aboriginal Vien says. “It becomes relevant to be culturally sensitive and to provide perspective, you have to understand the history of ‘why’ and know the students and physicians with the tools for a safe patient environment.” context of colonialism, oppression and inequities that continues today. Seeing the need for indigenous student support in all of the health Where does the substance abuse come from? Why do some people ac- sciences disciplines, and before the Office ofI ndigenous Medical Edu- tively avoid any institutions such as a hospital? It’s a whole social-polit- cation was established, Vien, along with another third-year med stu- ical context that must be known. The problems won’t go away; throw- dent, Spencer Heffernan, started the Indigenous Health Sciences ing money at them is only a band-aid solution. Understanding is what Group (IHSG) in 2012. Working with First Nations House at U of T, opens the door to change.”

8 University of Toronto • Spring 2014 Share Your Wisdom What advice would you give to a first-year med student?

Find your passion, and follow it. If you enjoy what you do, you will do it well. Your job is not just to practise medicine, but to improve the practice of medicine. The Faculty of Medicine and the MAA would like your help – Dr. Peter Dodek (7T8) welcoming the incoming class of med students (1T8) by sharing your experiences through the Words of Wisdom Project. Words of Wisdom is an exciting opportunity for alumni to write notes of congratulations and encouragement to first-year medical students.N otes can Thank you so much for include advice, things you wish you had known while in medical school, or the kind “Words of simply a warm welcome to the medical/U of T alumni community. Thank you to all alumni who made submissions last year. As students read their Wisdom” that greeted us notes in the Great Hall of Hart House last August, it was clear that they felt an im- during our first week as mediate connection to the Faculty of Medicine and those who came before them. We are now collecting notes for this year’s breakfast and hope that you will medical students. . . . consider making a submission. Please spread the word about Words of Wisdom I taped my note to the to your former classmates and colleagues who are U of T graduates. Our goal is to have a unique note for each incoming student. top of my desk, so I see Please contact Morgan Tilley, Alumni Relations Coordinator at morgan.tilley@ utoronto.ca or (416) 978-3588 to submit a note. If you have any questions, contact it every day, and it still Ruth Gillings ([email protected]) or Morgan Tilley at morgan.tilley@ serves as an important utoronto.ca. We would appreciate your notes by Tuesday, inspiration to me. July 1st, 2014. Thank you! – Paige Zhang (1T7)

Attention families/colleagues of 1909 and 1912 grads The Faculty of Medicine is working towards completing its collection of graduate class photos that are on display in the corridors of the Medical Sciences Building. We’re missing group photos from the classes of 1909 and 1912 and are hoping that someone in the U of T community may have these photos, either to donate or allow us to copy. Help us to recognize past alumni and our vibrant Faculty history! Please contact Ruth Gillings at the MAA office [email protected] or (416) 978-0991.

Medical Alumni Association 9 Above AND beyond Thanks to all 2013 MAA donors MAA donors are crucial in helping to support students through initiatives such as the Aboriginal Health Elective, the Medical Society, awards, bursaries, loans and much more. Please donate online at maautoronto.ca or use the form on the back cover of this magazine.

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Richard Hamilton Dr. Verner Isaak Dr. Sing Wu Reunion Fund Dr. Jonathan Ennis Dr. Sidney Gold Dr. Tara Hamilton Dr. Abdel-Raouf Ismail Dr. June Carroll Dr. Andrew Evans Dr. Ronn Goldberg Dr. Arvad Hamlet Dr. James Israel DONORS up to $499 Dr. James Carson Dr. Inara Ezers Dr. Bernard Goldman Dr. Guangming Han, Dr. Agnes Dr. Edward Istvan Dr. Michael Aberman Dr. David Cartwright Dr. Michael Fair Dr. Gerald Goldman Kwasnicka (0T4) Memorial Fund Dr. Dennis Izukawa Dr. Samra Abouchacra Dr. William Cass Dr. Paul Fairman Dr. Irwin Goldstein Dr. Brian Hands Dr. Murray Jacobs Dr. Murray Acker Dr. Paul Castner Dr. Paul Fairman Ms. Pam Gollish, Dr. Irvin (Kelly) Dr. William Hanley Dr. Jacqueline James Dr. Paul Adam Dr. John Caverhill Dr. Joseph Falletta Gollish Memorial Fund Dr. Joan Harrison Dr. Frances Jamieson Dr. Peter Adamson Dr. William Cawkell Dr. Bernard Farber Dr. Charles Gonsalves Dr. Dorothy Hartsell Dr. Ingrid Jarvis Dr. Rahel Ahmed Dr. Leo Chaikof Dr. Richard Farmer Dr. Douglas Goodall Dr. Jeremy Hatch Dr. Laurence Jerry Dr. Ryojo Akagami Dr. Patricia Chaikoff Dr. Ousama Fashho Dr. Daniel Gorman Dr. Beverley Haw Dr. Barbara Joe Dr. Berna Akcakir Dr. Wayne Chamberlain Dr. Michael Fehlings Dr. Joseph Grader Dr. Gordon Hawks Dr. Diane Johnson Dr. Carolyn Allan Dr. Alex Chan Dr. Fredrick Feldman Dr. David Graham Dr. Paul Hazell Dr. Karen Johnston Dr. J. Byron Alldred Dr. Benjamin Chan Dr. Shim Felsen Dr. James Graham, 6T3-50th Dr. Robert Heath Dr. Robyn Jones Dr. Robert Allin Dr. Kwok Chan Dr. Kimberley Ferguson Reunion Fund Dr. Patrick Heffernan Dr. John Jordan Dr. Warren Allin, 6T3-50th Dr. Mun Chan Dr. Ronald Filderman Dr. Ronald Graham Dr. Robert Hegele Capt. Paul Jordan Reunion Fund Dr. Albert Chang Dr. Leslie Fine Dr. William Graham, 4T6 Dr. Michael Heiber Dr. Roman Jovey Dr. Peter Almirall Dr. Michael Chang Dr. Harold Fireman Memorial Fund Dr. Sidney Helperin Dr. Robert Joynt Dr. Douglas Alton Dr. James Charters Dr. Marjorie Fish Dr. Maria Grande Dr. Donald Henderson, 6T3-50th Dr. Pieter Jugovic Dr. James Anderson Dr. Hillary Chen Dr. Pietro Flora Dr. Jerry Graner Reunion Fund Dr. Fred Kahn Dr. Catherine Andrew Dr. Tsai Chen Dr. Bernard Fogel Dr. Gordon Gray Dr. John Henderson Dr. Otto Kahn Dr. Janice Andreyko Dr. Joan Cheng Prof. Harold Kalant Dr. Crawford Anglin Dr. Martin Chepesiuk Dr. Gershon Kalchman Dr. Robert Annis Dr. Bobby Cheung Dr. Riho Kalda Dr. Viola Antao Dr. Kenneth Cheung Dr. Dagnija Kalnins Dr. William Appell Dr. James Chiang Dr. Sanjay Kalra Dr. John Aquino Dr. Lisa Chiang Dr. Brenda Kane Dr. Arnold Arai Dr. Robert Chisholm Dr. Heather Karn Dr. Gerald Arbus, 6T3-50th Dr. Aaron Chiu Dear MAA 4T6 Memorial Fund, Dr. Sydney Kasten Reunion Fund Dr. Karen Choi Dr. Douglas Kayler Dr. William Arkinstall, 6T3-50th Dr. Yun Yee Chow Hartford Dr. Jerome Kazdan Reunion Fund Dr. John Christensen On behalf of the Aboriginal Health Elective Dr. Barbara Kee Dr. Harvey Armstrong Dr. Joel Clarfield Dr. Shirley Kellam Dr. Irene Armstrong Dr. Frederick Clinckett Dr. Irwin Keltz Dr. Janice Armstrong Dr. Ronald Cochen (AHE), we wish to thank you for your generous Dr. Jacob Kempenaar Dr. Kenneth Asselstine Dr. David Cochrane Dr. John Kempston Dr. David Austin Dr. Samantha Cogan Dr. James Kennedy Dr. Nancy Austin Dr. Howard Cohen support of our initiatives. The AHE is an Dr. Sylvia Kennedy Dr. George Awais Dr. Sara Cohen-Gelfand Dr. Brian Kessel Dr. Bernard Awerbuck Dr. William Cohoon Dr. Michael Kiang Dr. Peter Azzopardi Dr. Aldo Colantonio Dr. John Kilgour Dr. Samuel Backlin Dr. Arthur Cole optional night course in which we explore Dr. Donald Kim Dr. Mary Ann Badali Dr. Terence Colgan Dr. Richard Kimoff Dr. Karen Baer Ms. Annegret Colquhoun Mrs. Norma Kindree, in memory Dr. Joseph Bailey Dr. James Colquhoun Aboriginal-related health problems such as  of Dr. Laverne Kindree (4T7) Dr. Robert Baker The Community Foundation of Dr. Charles King Dr. Melvyn Ball, 6T3-50th Otta wa, in memory of Dr. J. Dr. Brian Kirsh Reunion Fund David (3T9) & Doris Roger high prevalence diseases (e.g. diabetes), along Dr. Agnes Klein Dr. Sharon Baltman Dr. Allan Connolly Dr. Lazar Klein Dr. T. Banerjee Dr. Earl Consky Dr. Irvin Klinghofer Dr. Eric Barker Dr. Douglas Cook Dr. Gerald Koffman Dr. Valerie Barker Dr. Glenn Corneil with the socio-political factors surrounding the Dr. Catherine Koo Dr. Nah-Amakuma Barnor Dr. Marilyn Crabtree Dr. Jerome Kopstein Dr. Donald Barr Dr. Ronald Crago Dr. Stefan Kopytek Dr. Peter Barreca Dr. Barbara Craig-Wenstrom issues. We will also touch on cultural safe care, Dr. Marshall Korenblum Dr. Thomas Barrington Dr. Peter Crassweller Dr. Martin Kosoy Dr. Lukasz Bartosik Dr. John Crawford Dr. Susan Kostovcik-Leader Dr. James Bassingthwaighte Dr. Robert Creighton as the estimated Aboriginal population in the Dr. Jouni Kraft Dr. Beverley Bayes Merson Dr. Donald Cruickshank Dr. Esther Krigstein-Dostrovsky Dr. T. Arnold Bayley Dr. Christine Cserti-Gazdewich Dr. Janet Krulewitz Dr. E. Geoffrey Beatty Dr. Ann Cuddy Dr. Denis Kulesha Dr. Philippe Bedard Dr. Nora Cullen GTA is between 60,000-80,000 and many Dr. Peter Kunashko Dr. Mary Bedford-Jones Dr. Michael Curran Dr. Richard Kunica Dr. Nancy Behme Dr. M. Anne Curtis Dr. Victor Kurdyak Dr. Lindsay Belch Dr. Barry Cutler cases from Northern Ontario are flown to Dr. Barry Kurtzer Dr. Sidney Bender Dr. Judith Cutler Dr. Willem Kwant The Benjamin Foundation, in Dr. Myron Cybulsky Dr. Paul Lai memory of Dr. Sydney Wise (3T9) Dr. Roman Dale major Toronto hospitals, therefore there is a Dr. John Laidlaw Dr. Maurice Bent Dr. Anthony D’Angelo Dr. Lorne Laing Dr. Barbara Berner Dr. John Davey Dr. Andrew Lam Dr. George Bernstein Dr. Edward Davies Dr. Patrick Lam Dr. Hugo Bertozzi Dr. William Davies high likelihood of encountering Aboriginal Dr. Robert Lamont, 6T3-50th Dr. Hanna Bielawska Dr. George Davis Reunion Fund Dr. David Birbrager Dr. Jacqueline Davis Dr. Bernard Langer Dr. Catherine Birt Dr. Dorrit de Demeter patients during clerkship. Dr. Jacob Langer, 6T3-50th Dr. Mary Black-Brenneman Dr. Nancy De Kleer Reunion Fund Dr. Harvey Blankenstein Dr. Claire De Souza Dr. Gabor Lantos Dr. Alice Bluemke Dr. John Deadman Thank you for your generous support. Dr. Walter Lauf Dr. Thomas Bluthardt Dr. Stanley Debow Ms. Barbi Lazarus, Dr. Agnes Dr. John Bohnen Dr. David Dec Kwasnicka (0T4) Memorial Fund Dr. Frank Bonser Dr. Sandra Demaries Dr. John Lazarus Dr. Ian Bookman Dr. Helen Demshar –Nathan Misner, Madeline Song and Marc Labelle(all Dr. Anne Lazenby Dr. James Boone The Dept. of Family & Community Dr. Carol Lee Dr. Joel Bordman Medicine , Dr. Agnes Kwasnicka Dr. Sonya Lee Dr. Elaine Borins, Dr. Bernard (0T4) Memorial Fund 1T6), co-chairs of the Aboriginal Health Elective Dr. Harriet Lennox Manace Memorial Fund Dr. Larissa Derzko-Dzulynsky Dr. Richard Levy Dr. Mel Borins Dr. George deVeber Dr. Robert Lewis Dr. Frederick Boughen Dr. Rueben Devlin Dr. Bonita Libman Dr. Denise Bowes Dr. Jennifer Devon Dr. H. Lavina Lickley Dr. Brad Bowins Dr. Roland Di Gregorio Dr. Jane Liddle Dr. Cindy Boyack Dr. Ernest Dick Dr. Suan-Seh Foo Dr. Laurence Green Dr. Kathleen Muriel Henderson Dr. Suzanne Lilker Dr. Branimir Brcic Dr. Robert Dicker Dr. John Foote Dr. Rudy Greene Dr. Michael Henry Dr. Yulia Lin Dr. Louis Brenner Dr. Janet Dickhout Dr. Paul Forrest Dr. Donald Greenhow Dr. John Hilditch Dr. George Lindsay Dr. Thomas Briant Dr. Michael Dickinson Dr. Dennis Forrester Dr. Paul Greenhow Dr. Carl Hill Dr. Irving Lipton Dr. James Bricker Dr. Francis Dicum Dr. William Franks Dr. Eric Grief Dr. Robert Hilliard Dr. Charles Listgarten Dr. Alice Briggs Dr. Raouf Dimitry Dr. Harvey Freedman Dr. Steven Griffin Dr. Rodger Hines Dr. D’Arcy Little Dr. Earl Brightman Dr. Corinne Dixon Dr. Arnis Freiberg Dr. Allan Grill Dr. Paul Hiscox Dr. David Liu Dr. Harold Broder Dr. Ian Dobson Dr. Richard Friedman Dr. Ann Grise Dr. Lai Ho Dr. Fei-Fei Liu Dr. Robin Brooks-Hill Dr. Peter Dodek Dr. Sheldon Fruitman Dr. Irving Grosfield Dr. Peter Hodes Dr. Vivian Liu Dr. Donald Brown Dr. Colin Donaghue Dr. Gabriel Fuoco Dr. Allan Gross Dr. John Hodgkinson Dr. Marlyn Livermore Dr. Alfred Browne Dr. K. Donkor Dr. Gordon Fyffe Dr. Lawrence Grossman Dr. Andree Hollander Dr. Stanley Lofsky Dr. Harvey Bruner Dr. Gordon Donsky Dr. Anne Galipeau Dr. Loren Grossman Dr. Dorothy Holness Dr. Jitka Lom Dr. Graham Bryce Dr. Kenneth Doyle Dr. Steven Gallinger Dr. David Grotell Dr. Jack Holtzman Dr. Luciano Lombardi Dr. Laurie Buchfuhrer Dr. Kurt Droll Dr. Gregory Garrioch Dr. Leonard Grover Dr. Collin Hong Dr. E. Milton Loney Dr. Miriam Buchstein Dr. Sheila Dunn Dr. Dorothy Gauld Dr. Gershon Growe, 6T3-50th Dr. Jonathan Hong Dr. Alan Lossing Dr. William Buckton Dr. Lucian Dworatzek, 6T3-50th Dr. Edwin Gaviller Reunion Fund Dr. Scharley-May Horne Dr. Allison Lou, Dr. Agnes Dr. Robert Bull Reunion Fund Prof. William Geisler Dr. Richard Gruneir Dr. Jane Hosdil Kwasnicka (0T4) Memorial Fund Dr. Emory Burke Dr. Kevin Dwyer Dr. W. Derek George Dr. Cyril Gryfe Dr. Harry Hotz Dr. James Low Dr. Ronald Burkes Dr. Allan Dyer Dr. John Giannoccaro Dr. John Grynoch Dr. Joseph Houpt Dr. Arnold Lowden Dr. Joseph Burkholder Dr. Natalie Dyer Dr. Louis Giavedoni Dr. William Guest Dr. Merle Howes Dr. David Lowe Dr. Jason Burstein Dr. Stuart Dyment Dr. Graham Gibb Dr. Chantal Gupta-Chrystoja Dr. Elliot Hudes Dr. Grant Lum Dr. Stephen Butler Dr. Grant Eckert Dr. Barnett Giblon Dr. Eddie Gutman Dr. Caroline Huh Dr. John Lundon Dr. David Butuk Dr. Allan Eckhaus Dr. Donald Gibson, Meds 4T6 Dr. Flavio Habal Dr. Margaret Hunter Dr. Darlene Lunn Dr. Arthur Cain Dr. Gerald Edelist Memorial Fund Dr. Fred Hafezi, 6T3-50th Dr. Robert Hyland Dr. Janis Lusis Dr. Douglas Caldwell Dr. Kerry Egan Dr. Valerie Gilchrist Reunion Fund Dr. Frank Ianni Dr. Avril Macdonald Dr. Bruce Cameron Dr. Robert Ehrlich Dr. Joseph Gilmour Dr. Judy Hagshi Dr. Christopher Ibey Dr. Donald MacDonald Dr. Gordon Cameron Dr. Dalia Eino Dr. David Glass Dr. Irene Hain Dr. Margaret Ibey Dr. Doreen Macdonald Dr. Iivi Campbell Dr. Ivan Elkan Dr. Benjamin Glatt Dr. Jack Hakoun, Dr. Elizabeth Irvine Dr. Duncan MacDonald Dr. Susan Campbell Dr. Susan Ellard Dr. Ian Gliklich Dr. Howard Hamer, 6T3-50th Ms. Fiona Irvine-Goulet Dr. R. Keith MacDonald Dr. Robert Carlen Dr. Scott Elliott Dr. Rodger Glover Reunion Fund Dr. Patricia Irwin Dr. James MacDougall

Medical Alumni Association 11 Dr. William MacEachern Mr. Alex Sochaniwskyj, in Dr. David Wilson Dr. Robert MacKenzie memor y of Dr. Wolodymyr Dr. Donald Wilson Dr. Roxanne MacKnight Sochaniwskyj (5T7) Dr. Douglas Wilson Dr. Phillip Mah Dr. Doron Sommer Dr. Lynn Wilson Dr. Barry Malcolm Dr. Frank Sommers Dr. Mark Wise Dr. David Malkin Dr. Marilyn Sonley Dr. Joseph Wohlgelernter Dr. David Manace, Dr. Bernard Dr. Marja Soots, 6T3-50th Dr. John Wong Manace Memorial Fund Reunion Fund Dr. Lai Wong Dr. Oscar Mandel Dr. Shena Sourkes Dr. Mary Wong Dr. Pirjo Manninen The late Dr. David Sowby Dr. Michael Wong Dr. Leora Marcovitz Dr. Margaret Spence Dr. Winston Wong Dr. Douglas Margison Dr. Phyllis Spier Dr. Caroline Wright Dr. Douglas Mark Dr. Stanley Spier Dr. Jeffrey Wyndowe Dr. Paul Marks Dr. James Spragge Dr. Megan Wynne-Jones Dr. Newton Markus Dr. Arthur Stanley Dr. Peter Wyshynski Dr. Jaanus Marley Dr. Joseph Starr Dr. Adela Yeung Dr. Joseph Marotta Dr. Romas Stas Dr. John Yoshioka Dr. John Marshall Dr. Harold Stein Dr. Bernita Young Dr. Alice Martin Dr. Lawrence Steinberg Dr. Charlene Young Dr. James Martin Dr. Allan Steinhart Dr. Jennifer Young Dr. Paul Martin Dr. Karen Stel Dr. Sherylan Young Dr. Robert Masih Dr. Lorne Stephen Dr. Kenneth Yuen Dr. Edward Masson Dr. Leonard Sternberg Dr. Arthur Zalev Dr. Caterina Mastrogiacomo Dr. John Stewart Dr. Raymond Zarins Dr. Anne Matlow Dr. Peter Strachan Dr. Irving Zelcer Dr. Florian Matsalla Dr. Steven Strasberg, 6T3-50th Dr. Deborah Zeni Dr. David Mattice Dear Class of 5T7 and the MAA, Reunion Fund Dr. Paul Zeni Dr. Frederick Matzinger Dr. Nicholas Stratas Dr. Nora Zung Dr. Lionel Mausberg, 6T3-50th Dr. Irvin Strathman Reunion Fund I am honoured and grateful to have received Dr. Martin Strauss Monthly Donors Dr. Andrew Maykut Dr. Janet Strome Donations of $100+ Dr. Karen McArthur Dr. Brian Sullivan per month Dr. Patrick McDonald the Dr. Kelly Gollish 5T7 Memorial Award. Dr. Edison Susman Dr. Patrick Butler Dr. Donald McGillivray Dr. R. Ian Sutherland Dr. Karen Cronin Dr. John McIlraith Dr. Denis Sweeney Dr. Allan Kemp Dr. William McIlroy Dr. Megan Sykes Dr. Paul Pitt Dr. Michael McKee Throughout medical school I have pursued Dr. Evelyn Tai Dr. Gordon Robison Dr. Mary McKim Mackenzie Dr. Rocco Tamburro Dr. Catharine Whiteside Dr. John McKinstry Dr. Diana Tamir Dr. Carolyn McLean my passion for ophthalmology, through Dr. Alexander Tang Donations of up to Dr. Richard McLean Dr. Anthony Tang $99 per month Dr. Patricia McNama Dr. Russell Tanzer The late Dr. Edwin Abbott Dr. David McNeely clinical work, research, medical education, and Dr. Edward Taras Dr. Jonathan Angel Mrs. Linda McQuade and Dr. Ihor Taraschuk Dr. Gholam-Abbas Azadian Mr . Philip Simms, in memory of Dr. Charles Tator Dr. Norma Baker Dr. George McQuade (3T9) Dr. Bryce Taylor Dr. Todd Bastianon Dr. George McQuibban, extra-curricular initiatives. I will be continuing Dr. Henry Taylor Dr. Ann Bugeja 6T3-50th Reunion Fund Dr. Paul Teague Dr. Alberto Cannitelli Dr. Terence McQuiston Dr. Sallie Teasdale Dr. Sahira Charania Dr. Susan Mehta studies during my ophthalmology residency Dr. David Teitel Dr. Grant Chen Dr. Yatin Bobby Mehta Dr. Jerome Teitel Dr. Peter Clarke Dr. Steven Melemis Dr. Martin Tepper Dr. Claire Coire Dr. Kenneth Melvin at U of T. In the future, I hope to have a Dr. Lisa Thain Dr. Patricia Colangelo Dr. James Mergelas Dr. Judith Thompson Dr. Deanna Colpitts Dr. Norman Mesaglio Dr. Victoria Thompson Dr. Natascha Crispino Dr. Marcus Michell Dr. June Thomson, 6T3-50th Dr. Steven Gallinger Dr. Allan Mickelson surgical career in ophthalmology with a focus Reunion Fund Dr. Jerry Graner Dr. Anna Millers Dr. George Thow Dr. Donato Gugliotta Dr. Stephanie Milone Dr. Stephen Ticktin Dr. Harry Hall Dr. Stephen Milone on medical education. Dr. Marvin Tile Dr. Stephen Hardy Dr. David Mitchell Dr. Ants Toi Dr. John Harrington Dr. Lup-Ho Mo Dr. William Tomson Dr. Gerald Hart Dr. Frederick Moffat Thank you very much for this award! Dr. Jason Trent Dr. Gillian Hicks Dr. John Moffat Dr. Martina Trinkaus, Dr. Agnes Dr. Jayna Holroyd-Leduc Dr. Alexander Moffatt Kwasnicka (0T4) Memorial Fund Dr. Edward Jacobson Dr. Michael Moffatt incerely r tephanie ow Dr. Myron Troster Dr. Elizabeth Johnston Dr. Andrea Molckovsky, Dr. –S , D . S L (1T3) Dr. Mary Trotter Dr. Donna Keystone Agnes Kwasnicka (0T4) Dr. Paul Truscott Dr. Jamie Kroft Memorial Fund Dr. George Trusler Ms. Victoria Lee, in honour of Dr. Jack Moldofsky Dr. John Ying Choi Tsang  Dr. Philip Hebert (8T4) Dr. N. Peter Montgomery Dr. James Parrish Dr. Anita Rachlis Dr. Francis Rundle Dr. Geming Tu Dr. Karen Leone Dr. Liliana Monti Dr. Michael Pascoe Dr. Val Rachlis Dr. Edward Rusiewicz Dr. Albert Tuboku-Metzger Dr. Jeremy Lo Dr. Lori Moore Dr. Norman Patt Dr. Rachel Rae Dr. Clark Russell Dr. Allan Tucker Dr. Wallace Lotto Dr. Nicholas Moore Dr. Thomas Patterson Dr. Paul Randall Dr. David Samra Dr. Eugene Turgeon Dr. Annie Lu Dr. Gary Morningstar Dr. Donald Payne, 6T3-50th Dr. Ernest Ranney Dr. Sam Schachter Dr. Arthur Turner Dr. Biscotti Marilena Dr. Neil Morris Reunion Fund Dr. David Rapoport Dr. Douglas Schatz Dr. Margaret Tutert Dr. Pamela Mark Dr. George Morrison Dr. John Peacock Dr. Henrietta Rappaport Dr. Julie Schatz Dr. Murray Tyber Dr. Kenneth McCuaig Dr. Gary Morrow Dr. Charles Pearce Dr. Shail Rawal Dr. Joseph Schatzker Dr. Eric Uhlig Dr. Evan McIntosh Dr. Philip Morton Dr. Stephen Pearce Dr. Karen Raymer Dr. Jon Schonblom Dr. Martin Unger Dr. Janet McKeown Dr. Kathleen Moses, 6T3-50th Dr. Frederick Pearson Dr. Roshan Razik Dr. Brian Schwartz Dr. John Vale Dr. Marianne McPhail Reunion Fund Dr. Beverley Pearson Murphy Dr. Richard Reddick Dr. Arthur Scott Dr. Katarina Van Alphen Dr. H. M. Rosemary Meier Dr. Ruth Moses Dr. Jared Peck, Dr. Agnes Kwasnicka Dr. Sumana Reddy Dr. James Scott Dr. Reet Vanaselja Dr. Lawrence Naiman Dr. George Moss (0T4) Memorial Fund Dr. Juri Reial Dr. Avram Selick Dr. Anthony Varga Dr. Paolo Pianosi Dr. David Mowbray Dr. Edgar Peer Dr. Marvin Reingold Dr. Gordon Sellery Dr. Otto Veidlinger Dr. Paul Roberts Dr. Ashok Mukherjee Dr. Richard Penciner Dr. Wells Renwick Dr. Gavin Semelhago Dr. Stanley Venis Dr. Mitsuko Sada Dr. Douglas Munkley Dr. Gordon Perkin Dr. Amy Rice Dr. Rachelle Sender Dr. Lisa Vincent Dr. David Saslove Dr. John Murnaghan Dr. Reginald Perkin Dr. John Ridge Dr. Stephen Shapero Dr. Gary Viner Dr. Donald Sawula Dr. John Murray Dr. Geoffrey Peters Dr. Robert Ridge Dr. Nadder Sharif Dr. Harry Vinters Dr. David Shaul Dr. Kenneth Mustard Dr. Walter Peters Dr. Kevin Rittenberg Dr. Richard Shaul Dr. Raymond Viola Dr. Dominic So Dr. Robert Myers Dr. Melvyn Petersiel Dr. Michael Robinette Dr. Erin Shaw Dr. Jobst Von Heymann Dr. Berton Ung Dr. David Naiberg Dr. Nicolae Petrescu Dr. Lisa Robinson Dr. Anne Shepherd Dr. Helen Vosu Dr. Helen Vosu Dr. Arvind Nanda Dr. Howard Petroff Dr. Gerald Rockman Dr. Robert Sheppard Dr. Olga Vujovic Dr. Michael Weinstock Dr. David Naruse Dr. Michael Pezim Dr. Kenneth Rodney Dr. Rachel Sheps Dr. John Wait Dr. Karen Weyman Dr. Domenic Nasso Dr. Frank Philbrook Dr. Michael Roe Dr. Yehudi Shields Dr. Patricia Waite Dr. Sean Wharton Dr. John Newall Dr. Brian Phillips Dr. Hugh Rose Dr. Donald Shier Dr. Robert Wald Dr. Daniel Wu Dr. Paul Newbigging Dr. Shauna Phillips Dr. Jane Roseborough, 6T3-50th Dr. Judith Shindman Dr. Paul Walfish Dr. Daniel Yim Dr. Matilda Ng Dr. Terry Picton Reunion Fund Dr. William Shoichet Dr. David Walker Dr. Jennifer Young Dr. Donald Niece Dr. P. Gail Pirie Dr. Anne Roseborough-Child Dr. Jack Shuber, 6T3-50th Dr. Frederick Walsh Dr. Ryoichi Nishikawa Dr. Cheryl-Lynn Pitre Dr. Noel Rosen Reunion Fund Dr. Patrick Wat If your name was either omitted Dr. Jeffrey Nisker Dr. Howard Platnick Dr. Frank Rosenberg Dr. Harry Shulman Dr. Christopher Watson or included in error, our sincere Dr. Jonathan Noble Dr. Kim Plaxton Dr. Daniel Rosenfield Dr. Sandy Shulman Dr. William Watt apologies; please contact us at Dr. George Novotny Dr. Peeter Poldre Dr. Jay Rosenfield Dr. Ferhan Siddiqi Dr. Neil Watters (416) 978-0991 or medical. Dr. Marvin Nussbaum Dr. Irene Polidoulis-Giontsis Dr. David Rosenthal Dr. Roger Sider Dr. Marvin Waxman [email protected]. Dr. Dennis O’Brien Dr. David Posen Dr. Robert Ross Dr. Elaine Silver Dr. Peter Webster Dr. Heather O’Brien Dr. Wayne Potashner Dr. Michael Rosset Dr. Katherine Siminovitch Dr. Thomas Weinberger, David Dr. Terence O’Heany Dr. Arthur Price Dr. Lea Rossiter Dr. William Simmons Eberle Memorial Fund Dr. Jerry Omelon Dr. Howard Price Dr. Morris Rotbard Dr. Christopher Sims Dr. David Weingarten Dr. Diana Omylanowski Dr. George Prieditis Dr. Randy Rothberg Mrs. Albina Simurda, in memory Dr. Julie Weinstein Dr. James Ooi Dr. Gus Prince Dr. Jeffrey Rothenstein of Dr. Michael Simurda (5T3) Dr. Michael Weinstock Dr. Alice Ordean Dr. Kenneth Pritzker Dr. Irving Rother Dr. Robert Sinclair Dr. William Weiser Dr. K. Shirley O’Reilly Dr. William Prost Dr. Harold Rotman Dr. Shirley Sit Dr. David Wesson Dr. Teddi Orenstein Dr. Gordon Prowse Dr. Marie Roy Dr. Vahe Sivaciyan Dr. Stephen Wetmore Dr. Melanie Ornstein Dr. Michael Pryszlak Dr. Andrew Royko Dr. Francis Skain Dr. M. Patricia White, in memory Dr. Edward Osborne Dr. Stewart Pugsley Dr. Baiba Rozkalns Dr. Gerald Skory of Mr. Leslie E. White Dr. Shirley Ostroff Dr. Ronald Puley Dr. Andrew Rubenis Dr. Joseph Sladen Dr. Peter White Dr. Howard Ovens Dr. Savitri Purshottam Dr. Sam Rubenzahl Dr. Sean Sleeth Dr. J. David Whitney Dr. David Page Dr. Melanie Quartermain Dr. Allan Rubin Dr. Robert Slinger Dr. William Whittaker Dr. James Panabaker Dr. Edward Rabinovitch, Dr. Evelyn Rubin Dr. John Sloane Dr. Ruth Wiens Dr. John Parker 6T3-50th Reunion Fund Dr. Robert Ruderman Dr. David Smith Dr. Tanya-Gay Williams Dr. James Ruderman Dr. Donald Smith

12 University of Toronto • Spring 2014 class notes News from your classmates

Class of 1944 Toronto, sent another shipment of medical Falls Church, VA. Contact: Dr. Henry (Barney) BARNETT was equipment. Contact: [email protected]. [email protected]. awarded the Faculty of Medicine Lifetime Dr. John DIGBY is retiring from his practice Achievement Award on November 7, 2013, Class of 1954 of rheumatology in June 2014. Contact: at the inaugural Dean’s Alumni Awards Dr. Robert AINSLIE comes from a long [email protected]. luncheon. His stroke research has included line of alumni from U of T Medicine: his Dr. Benjamin GLATT was a founding international clinical trials, which estab- uncle, Frank Gray (1924); his brother lished the value of Aspirin in stroke William Ainslie (1954); his eldest daughter, prevention, and investigations that led to Alison MacTavish (1987, U of Calgary) the denial of indications for carotid artery who did postgraduate training at U of T; bypass surgery. He has received five and Alison’s daughter, Heather MacTavish, honorary doctorates, and the Karolinska graduating this June from U of T Medicine, Stroke Award for Excellence in Stroke (2014). Contact: [email protected]. Research, as well as an MAA Honorary Dr. M. Mendel BOCKNEK is chief Lifetime Membership. Contact: hjmb@ sympatico.ca. Dr. Harry HOTZ reports that he is proud of his grandchildren. One grandson graduated from Mayo Medical School in member of Etobicoke Medical Centre in Rochester, MN; another from Western 1959. He retired from general practice in University; and one granddaughter is 2012. He enjoys amateur photography, graduating from UCLA this spring. He with published photographs and exhibits, also has two great-grandchildren and is still including the Art Gallery of Ontario. able to travel. Contact: [email protected]. Contact: [email protected]. Dr. Bruce WELLS still lives in his own Dr. T. Douglas McKEE was in general home, with 24-hour care. His wife, Betty, practice in Longlac, ON, from 1956-1965. passed away on April 11, 2011. He enjoyed He did postgraduate EENT training in the Olympics on TV and also enjoys family Toronto from 1965-1969, and was in visits and keeping up with news about his EENT practice in the Thunder Bay area classmates. Contact: 35 Callary Crescent, from 1970-1996, when he retired. Collingwood, ON L9Y 4X9. emeritus/ophthalmology in the department Contact: 1445 Cuthbertson Pl., Thunder of surgery at Inova Fairfax Hospital in Bay, ON P7E 5L3. Class of 1945 Dr. Donald C. ROSS and his wife, Rhoda Dr. Richard Van PRAAGH, a pediatric (U of T School of Nursing, Class of 1945), cardiologist, is working in retirement and celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary has recently presented scientific papers at on August 28, 2013. In attendance were meetings across North America and their five children and spouses, 20 grand- Europe. One of the highlights was children and spouses, and five great-grand- Krakow, Poland, where his host, Professor children. Contact: [email protected]. Janusz Skalski, MD, PhD, gave Dr. Van Praagh an extremely rare book by Aristotle, Class of 1947 dated 1575. Dr. Van Praagh and his wife Dr. Paul ROBERTS was appointed Marty generously donated it to the rare Goodwill Ambassador for the Golden Rule books department of the Countway by the Interfaith Peace-Building Initiative. Library of Medicine at Harvard Medical He happily reports that the Friends of School. Contact: susan.boissonneault@ Ecuador, in partnership with Holland cardio.chboston.org. Kilgour Kids Rehabilitation Hospital of

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award-winning Sweetwater Music Festival in Class of 1954 Owen Sound, ON, which, under his Dr. Richard WILSON returned to leadership, has grown in attendance by Toronto in 2008 after nearly 40 years 50 percent for its 10th anniversary. Contact: [email protected]. Dr. Charles BATEMAN is now fully retired. He is busy with university courses and the extensive intellectual life of Kitchener/Waterloo. All of his three children and three grandchildren live in Canmore, AB. Contact: [email protected]. Dr. Robert CARLISLE tells us that, next to his family, his other loves included the interest in nature fits in well with his leisure activities: paddling, skiing and photography. He enjoys his six children and 12 grandchildren. Contact: [email protected]. Dr. Duncan (“Jim”) MacDONALD is still able to provide community mental in Geneva with the World Health health services at a clinic in rural Ontario. Organization, Human Reproduction Also, two days a week he is in private and Tropical Diseases (1970-1985 psychiatric practice. He also moves snow and 1990-1991), and five years in in winter and firewood from a woodlot—a Ottawa at the International practice of medicine and his private flying. surprisingly good balance. Contact: RR3 Development Research Centre, Now, at age 87, he is fully retired and Clifford, ON N0G 1M0. followed by retirement to the south thoroughly enjoying his growing family in Dr. John D. MALONEY practised urology of France, from 1993-2008. Contact: beautiful BC. He regrets that he will be until 1997. Since then, until 2006, he and [email protected]. unable to attend the 5T9 55th reunion. his wife circumnavigated the globe in their Contact: [email protected]. boat. Contact: [email protected]. Class of 1956 Dr. Lionel CHISHOLM is happy to be Dr. Gordon W. PERKIN was inducted as Dr. Donald COWAN was awarded the working four days per week, living in Faculty of Medicine Alumni Volunteer Virginia and enjoying a very active life. Award on November 7, 2013, at the Contact: [email protected]. inaugural Dean’s Alumni Awards luncheon. Dr. William P. FINN is retired and living Throughout his career as a hematologist- in Dundas, ON. He has four children: one oncologist, he has volunteered for numer- teacher, two lawyers and one in advertis- ous Faculty, hospital, as well as provincial, ing—but no doctors! He guesses that they national and international organizations. all saw how hard their old man worked! He is also vice-president of the MAA. Contact: 81 Robinhood Drive, Dundas, Contact: [email protected]. ON L9H 4G2 or [email protected]. Dr. Gerald GOLD is happily enjoying his an Officer of the Order of Canada in 2010. Class of 1959 14th year of retirement. He is busy with As a physician and family planning Dr. Andrew BAINES is the coordinator of family affairs and some travelling—especially specialist, he has spent decades helping to the University of Victoria’s Vic One cruising. Contact: [email protected]. improve the health of citizens in develop- Program, Stowe-Gullen Stream in Science, Dr. Harry HALL is still working a little as ing countries. As co-founder and former designed to provide a select group of a hospitalist and medical director of a president of the non-profit organization undergrad science students with the skills nursing home. He and his wife do a lot of PATH (Program for Appropriate Technol- to critically appraise current scientific travelling (shown here in Antarctica) and ogy in Health), he addressed problems in literature. Beyond his work, he chairs the have been to over 60 countries. His keen international health care delivery. From its

14 University of Toronto • Spring 2014 class notes inception, he also headed the global health he is enjoying more time with his family program at the Bill and Melinda gates and is also singing Broadway show tunes in foundation. Always an active volunteer, a chorus and taking classes in art history, dr. Perkin remains so in retirement. cognitive and physical therapy. Contact: Contact: [email protected]. [email protected]. Dr. Douglas WILSON is enjoying retirement from his varied career in class of 1966 nephrology and university administration Dr. Vladimir HACHINSKI was honoured (dean of the faculty of Medicine at the to have Dream Waltz, his original musical University of Alberta). he recently completed a senior advisory role in the establishment of the fi rst accredited school of public health in Canada—the University of Alberta school of Public health. he and limberlost road, 10 km. east of huntsville. his wife, Jane, divide their time between Visit www.artistsofthelimberlost.ca. edmonton and Victoria. Contact: Contact: [email protected]. [email protected]. Dr. Harry SANDERSON and his wife, class of 1971 Joan, continue to be blessed with reason- composition (with orchestrator Jason Dr. Sharon BALTMAN recently published ably good health. he manages to look after stanford, a music professor at Western her candid, humorous memoir, Escape from their property, including the pool; play University), premiered by conductor the Bedside, detailing her tennis year-round; and cycle in the good norbert Pfaffl meyer and the Brno Philhar- personal and profes- weather. the couple is also involved with monic orchestra during an evening of sional journey through lifelong learning in durham region and classical music at the World Congress of medical school and both continue to be actively involved in neurology in Vienna. Dream Waltz was beyond. Available as an their church. they see a lot of their given a standing ovation by the audience at ebook and in paperback, grandkids, although most of them are now the world renowned Musikverein concert with details at away at college or university—one of them hall. dr. hachinski, who is president of the sharonbaltman.com. is studying medicine—although not at Congress, composes by ear at the piano. U of t. Contact: [email protected]. Contact: [email protected]; class of 1974 Dr. John K. WARNICA closed his and [email protected]. Dr. Leslie ophthalmological practice in Barrie in Dr. Stanley LOFSKY, who practises KIRALY is still 2005. he began holding eye clinics for obstetrics at north york general hospital, in psychiatric inuit in the Western Arctic (nunavut), received the Award of excellence in practice. he has through a program at the faculty of obstetrics from the society of obstetri- two daughters, Medicine, University of Manitoba. he is cians and gynaecologists of ontario in four grandchil- passionate about bird photography, and november 2013. dr. lofsky was recog- dren and one has photographed about one-third of bird nized as an excellent statistical investigator on the way. he is looking forward to species in north America over the past 10 for obstetrics data and his work in updat- the 40th reunion this year. Contact: years. Contact: [email protected]. ing and improving the ontario antenatal [email protected]. Dr. Gilbert A. ZUKER retired 16 years record. Contact: [email protected]. Dr. Bill PRICE regrets that he will be ago from general surgical practice, and is unable to attend the class 40th reunion; he enjoying the weather in California. class of 1969 will be walking the el Camino de santiago Contact: [email protected]. Dr. Jerry FRIEDMAN will again be in spain. he retired in 2010 after 35 years showing his driftwood sculptures (“don of family practice in orangeville, on, class of 1964 Quixote” is shown here) at his studio and is enjoying it! Contact: Dr. Joseph STARR retired in the fall of workshop on the Artists of the limberlost [email protected]. 2011 after 42 years practising plastic studio tour Aug. 16 - 17, 2014. there will Dr. Ann SIREK retired from full-time surgery at north york general hospital. be 16 guest artists on the tour along scenic practice in 2011 to pursue full-time studies

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in ethics at Dr. Marilena BISCOTTI has been in U of T, where family practice for 24 years and also teaches she researches nar- at the Niagara campus of the Michael G. ratives of suffering DeGroote School of Medicine (McMaster). at the intersection Contact: (905)563-7600. of spirituality, Dr. Sumana REDDY runs Acacia Family ethics and health Medical Group, a two-site, five-clinician care. She is family medicine clinic in Salinas, CA. She looking forward to the class reunion. is hoping to come to the 25th class reunion. Contact: [email protected]. renewed health and hope in treating his Contact: [email protected]. abdominal sarcoma, a terminal diagnosis Class of 1976 he received in 2010. The couple’s sons, Class of 1995 Dr. Harry VINTERS is chief of the Elan—who graduates from U of T med Dr. Ruby ALVI is a family physician at the laboratory of neuropathology at Ronald school in 2015—and Adam, are also Trillium Summerville Family Medicine involved in supporting their dad. For more Teaching Unit. She is married to Dr. Ike information, please visit www.supportsinai. AHMED (1995) and they have four ca/panov or contact [email protected]. children. They are all proud of Dr. Ahmed, who, in April 2014, received the Binkhorst Class of 1984 Medal, an international honour for his Dr. Lisa FETTES has been practising innovative pioneering work in ophthalmol- anesthesiology and critical care medicine ogy. He is currently assistant professor at U in North Bay for 25 years. Contact: of T and clinical assistant professor at the [email protected]. University of Utah. As well, Dr. Ahmed is Reagan-UCLA Medical Center, a position research director at the Kensington Eye he has held since 1993. In 2013 he was Class of 1987 Institute and the director of the Glaucoma promoted to distinguished professor of Dr. Andrew MAI reports that he finally and Advanced Anterior Segment Surgery pathology and laboratory medicine and (better late than never!) successfully fellowship, both at U of T. He also heads neurology, in the David Geffen School of completed a fellowship in palliative care. the ophthalmology division at Trillium Medicine at University of California Los He is looking forward to practising Health Partners. Contact: rubyalvi@mac. Angeles. He also co-authored a widely used palliative care in Ottawa. Contact: com; and/or [email protected]. textbook of neuropathology, of which the [email protected]. third edition was published in 2013. He lives in the eclectic (and beautiful) seaside Class of 1989 KEEP IN community of Venice Beach, CA. Contact: Dr. Anna BANERJI is the new director of [email protected]. global and indigenous health for continu- TOUCH! ing professional development, Faculty of Please e-mail your news and Class of 1983 Medicine. As the course director for two photos to Ruth Gillings at Dr. Rochelle SCHWARTZ is working on upcoming conferences, Dr. Banerji [email protected] or mail the Panov Program, a research initiative continues to advocate for vulnerable to MAA, Room 3249, and fundraising venture with Mt. Sinai populations in Canada and abroad. Medical Sciences Building, Hospital to bring precision chemotherapy Contact: [email protected]. 1 King’s College Circle, Toronto treatment to Canada. This promising new Dr. Brad BOWINS ON M5S 1A8. cancer therapy, in which pieces of live is releasing a book We will return photos on request. cancer tumours are implanted in mice, this year: At the then treated with various drugs to deter- Tipping Point: How Correction mine which one is the most effective for To Save Us From In the winter 2013 issue, on p. 4, the individual patient, has given Dr. Self-Destruction. Dr. Laurence Lee’s grad year was Schwartz’s husband, Yaron Panov (shown Contact: brad. incorrectly stated. Dr. Lee’s correct here with Dr. Schwartz and their sons), [email protected]. graduation year is 1976.

16 University of Toronto • Spring 2014 in memoriam Lives well lived Medical Alumni Association CLASS OF 1939 Wilford set up a busy practice there with General Hospital for many years, Dr. Louis J. LESTER, in his 99th year, on her husband, Dr. John Wilford (also 1945). Dr. Rutherford was instrumental in Dec. 14, 2013, in Jupiter, FL. Valedictorian Her main focus was her family, and she establishing the coronary care unit there. of his medical class at U of T, Dr. Lester was a co-wrote a history of the Tate family that preeminent surgeon in New York. He served resides in the Ontario Provincial Archives. CLASS OF 1949 with a MASH unit in the Second World War, Dr. Olga ROGERS (nee Kotyk), in her received a Bronze Star, and went on to build CLASS OF 1947 88th year, on Nov. 17, 2013, in Toronto, a surgical practice that spanned more than Dr. J.F. Ross FLEMING, in his 89th ON. After graduating, Dr. Rogers went 50 years. A founding surgeon and former year, on Dec. 1, 2013, in Toronto, ON. with her husband, Dr. Francis (Buck) president of medical staff at North Shore A passionate man in all areas of his life, Dr. Rogers (1948, passed away in 2007), to Hospital in Manhasset, NYC, he was also a Fleming was a caring neurosurgeon, teacher the Cleveland Clinic for specialist training; professor of surgery at Cornell Medical School. and mentor as well as an avid canoeist. she practised psychiatry and he pursued Dr. George D. MCQUADE, in his 101st Dr. Raymond HEIMBECKER, on Feb. dermatology. She lived her life with an year, on Dec. 3, 2013 in Toronto. After 13, 2014, in Collingwood, ON. A pioneer abundance of love, kindness and humour. serving as an army medical officer in England in cardiovascular surgery, Dr. Heimbecker during the Second World War, Dr. performed the world’s first complete heart CLASS OF 1950 McQuade enjoyed a career in the public valve transplant in 1962 and Canada’s first Dr. Kenneth R. BUTLER, in his 93rd service in medical officer management modern heart transplant in 1981. He loved year, on Dec. 14, 2013, in Toronto, ON. positions. From 1969 until his retirement, to tinker and was involved in the early Dr. Butler was head of hematology at St. he served as overseas regional director for design and construction of the eponymous Mike’s Hospital from 1967 to 1982, then the Department of Health and Welfare. Heimbecker Heat Exchanger. In 1997, became the driving force and director of he was made an Officer of the Order of the palliative care unit. Also an associate CLASS OF 1941 Canada. An avid sailor, fisherman and professor of medicine at U of T, he was Dr. Mannie STEIN, in his 94th year, on diver, he was friends with undersea explorer both passionate about the pursuit of Nov. 28, 2013, in Toronto, ON. Jacques Cousteau, and conducted research knowledge and his devotion to family. on decompression sickness. Dr. Mortimer KATZ, in his 88th year, CLASS OF 1944 Dr. Samuel SHAPIRO, on Jan. 6, 2014, on Oct. 21, 2013, in Ottawa, ON. An Dr. Roy MELVIN, on Feb. 27, 2014, in in Toronto, ON. Dr. Shapiro was a veteran allergist who had an active practice until Toronto, ON. staff member of Humber River Regional he died, Dr. Katz was also perhaps the oldest Dr. Gordon L. SNIDER, in his 92nd year, and Etobicoke General Hospitals. active jazz musician in the Ottawa area. A on June 8, 2013, in Longmeadow, MA. Dr. lover of bebop, he was well known for his Snider was chief of the pulmonary division, CLASS OF 1947 participation in local jams and jazz camps. Boston University School of Medicine and Dr. Marvin STOCK, on March 4, 2014, in Dr. Paul LAPP, on March 10, 2014, in his chief of medical service at the Boston Toronto, ON. A gentleman doctor from the 89th year, in Hamilton, ON. Dr. Lapp began Veterans Administration Medical Center. old school who thoroughly enjoyed bringing his practice in 1956 and was invited to start babies into the world, Dr. Stock practised as the ENT department at McMaster Medical CLASS OF 1945 a family physician until 87 years of age. School (now Michael G. DeGroote School of Dr. Maxwell WEINGARTEN, in his Early in his career, he taught himself Italian Medicine) in 1982. Retiring 10 years later, he 93rd year, on Feb. 12, 2014, in Seattle, so he could better communicate with his enjoyed sailing and was a member of the WA. An anesthesiologist, Dr. Weingarten patients from Italy. He had a warm soothing North American Sundial Society. moved to the US in 1950, and in 1958 voice, eminently helpful in his psychotherapy Dr. Natalia Metelsky ROMANICK, became chief of anesthesiology at St. and hypnotherapy practices, in which he suddenly, and in the fullness of life and Francis Hospital in Milwaukee. In 1991, specialized in his later years. intellect, in her 89th year, on Dec. 15, he was appointed president of the Medical 2013, in Toronto, ON. Dr. Romanick Society of Milwaukee County. CLASS OF 1948 practised medicine with tenacity and Dr. Agatha WILFORD, in her 93rd year, Dr. Reginald White RUTHERFORD, integrity, and was an energetic advocate on Jan. 18, 2014, in Chilliwack, BC. The on Nov. 17, 2013 in Toronto,ON. A for women’s health and well-being. After first female physician in Chilliwack, Dr. chief cardiologist at the Toronto East retiring, she maintained a keen interest in

Medical Alumni Association 17 in memoriam all events. She also triumphed over two neurology. In 1975 he volunteered with hospital in Al Baha, Saudi Arabia. knee replacement surgeries, which only CARE Canada as a neurological training Dr. Larry HARDY, in his 86th year, on temporarily interrupted her lifelong specialist in Kabul, Afghanistan. Feb. 26, 2014, in Saskatoon, SK. An passion for walking at least a couple of Dr. Michael Andrew SIMURDA, in his allergist in private practice in Saskatoon miles each day—to the very last one. 86th year, on Nov. 19, 2013, in Kingston, from 1973 until his retirement at age 81 in ON. An accomplished orthopedic surgeon 2010, Dr. Hardy previously worked in the CLASS OF 1951 and known as a gentle giant with a heart of department of pediatrics at University Dr. Leo SHACK, on Jan. 7, 2014, in gold, Dr. Simurda started his practice at Hospital and as an associate clinical Toronto, ON. Lovingly remembered by Queen’s University, going on to open a professor with the College of Medicine at family, friends and former patients. public clinic that provided free orthopedic the University of Saskatchewan. A collector consultation and surgery. In 1965 he of antique clocks, he lovingly decorated all CLASS OF 1952 established a post-graduate orthopedic of his children’s and granddaughter’s Dr. Henry Thurston BONNEY, in his training program at Queen’s. He served as birthday cakes while they were growing up. 87th year, on Aug. 9, 2013. A native of president of medical staff at Kingston General Dr. Gordon M. HORNE, in his 87th Saskatchewan, Dr. Bonney moved to Hospital, the Kingston Academy of Medicine year, on Nov. 20, 2013, in Toronto, ON. Hartford, CT, in 1960 to specialize in and the Ontario and Canadian Orthopaedic An anesthetist at Scarborough General anesthesia at Hartford Hospital, joining the Associations. In 1973, he, along with a small Hospital for 35 years, Dr. Horne will be Hartford Anesthesiology Associates and group of associates, purchased the Montreal missed by his wife, Dr. Scharley-May retiring in 1994. He was one of the Canadiens Major Junior A franchise and Horne (1953). founding fathers of the Hartford Amateur brought Major Junior A hockey to Kingston Dr. Rebecca MCDERMOT, in her 93rd Hockey Association in 1960, introducing as the Kingston Canadians. year, on Feb. 3, 2014, in Ottawa, ON. For the game to his sons and hundreds of local Dr. William SULLIVAN, on Jan. 18, most of her career, Dr. McDermot practised children. He retired to Charlestown, RI. 2014, in Sault Ste. Marie, ON. A flight oncology (radiotherapy) at the Ontario Dr. John T. ELLIOTT, in his 93rd year, sergeant in the RCAF during the Second Cancer Foundation, Civic Hospital in on Oct. 27, 2013, in Toronto, ON. Dr. World War, Dr. Sullivan practised family Ottawa. She was a social activist, serving on “Jack” Elliott served as an RCAF radar medicine in Sault Ste. Marie until the early numerous boards and committees and she technician in the Second World War, 1980s when he became regional coroner of was the recipient of many accolades including returning to Canada to complete his high North Eastern Ontario. Subsequently he the 1994 YMCA-YWCA Woman of school education at night and then going worked as a physician at Algoma Steel’s Distinction Award. on to med school. He established a thriving medical clinic, before briefly returning to a Dr. John Henry MORAN, in his 84th family practice in Mimico and became small private practice in the early 1990s. year, on Oct. 19, 2013, in Stratford, ON. head of family practice at St. Joseph’s Hospital. A passionate sailor, in his later years CLASS OF 1954 CLASS OF 1955 he continued to operate a remote-controlled Dr. Joyce BOILLAT, in her 86th year, Dr. Edward RAJNOVICH, in his 83rd sailboat around his swimming pool. on Jan. 20, 2013, in Brossard, QC. year, on Sept. 2, 2013, in Las Vegas, NV. Dr. John (Jack) F. HALEY, in his 92nd Working his way through med school CLASS OF 1953 year, on Feb. 27, 2014, in Victoria, BC. as a barber, Dr. Rajnovich specialized in Dr. Donald John MacFADYEN, in his Dr. Haley was born in a log cabin on the pediatrics, practising in Las Vegas until 84th year, on Aug. 24, 2013, in Chilliwack, side of Mt. Cathedral, BC, ran off to war at his retirement in 2003. He will be BC. A distinguished neurologist for almost 17, joined the Seaforth Highlanders and remembered as an outstanding physician half a century, Dr. MacFadyen continued his was overseas for five years.R ejoining the and humanitarian. neurological training with Harvard Canadian Army as a medical officer, he was University at Boston City Hospital and the first Canadian DM to serve with the CLASS OF 1956 became a Fellow of the Royal College of Emergency UN Peace Keeping Force in Dr. Peter Doane HOPKINS, on Nov. 14, Physicians and Surgeons in 1963, as well as Egypt during the Suez Crisis in 1956. Upon 2013, in Toronto, ON. Like his grandfather of the American Academy of Neurology. In retirement from the Forces he worked in the and his father, Dr. Hopkins practised the 70s and 80s he taught at the University radiology department of Royal Jubilee medicine in the west end of Toronto for of Saskatchewan and UBC, where he Hospital, Victoria, BC, for 11 years, and he many years, as well as working part-time eventually headed both departments of and his wife, Jean, worked to establish a as a consultant for two airlines.

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Dr. Peter JANETOS, on Jan. 8, 2014, in CLASS OF 1982 Toronto, ON. Dr. Peter Lee Robert MACDOUGALL, in his 57th year, on Nov. 4, 2013, in CLASS OF 1957 Saskatoon, SK. A respected physician in Dr. Solomon RABINOVITCH, on Feb, the department of anesthesiology at Royal 3, 2014, in Toronto, ON. University Hospital, Dr. MacDougall lived Dr. John Alan STEEDMAN, in his 81st for his beloved family, the acreage, his year, on Dec. 20, 2013, in Victoria, BC. animals and music. A psychiatrist, Dr. Steedman’s interest in community psychiatry was first sparked CLASS OF 1983 when he worked in Goderich’s first Dr. Martin SAMOSH, in his 57th year, community psychiatric hospital. He Class of 1955 on March 7, 2014, in St. Catharines, ON. continued to practice in government mental Dr. Marjorie Cameron Swanson, A hematologist, Dr. Samosh spent his 27- health clinics throughout his career. Much in her 94th year, on Nov. 17, 2013, in year career working in hematology and loved for his sense of humour, Dr. Steedman Toronto, ON. Dr. Swanson was chief of oncology in St. Catharines. As a cancer was always ready for adventure, especially if family practice at Women’s College survivor himself, he dedicated his life to Hospital (WCH) from 1969 until 1972. it involved a singsong or an ice cream. alleviating the suffering of others. Remembered by Dr. Jim Ruderman (1975), who is WCH’s current chief of CLASS OF 1959 CLASS OF 1984 family and community medicine and Dr. Archie HEIDE, in his 82nd year, on medical program director, primary Dr. Michelle (Mikki) LANGTON, in her Nov. 29, 2013, in St. Catharines, ON. care, as, “a kind, gentle soul,” Dr. Swan- 59th year, on Oct. 22, 2013, in Brantford, A general and vascular surgeon, Dr. Heide son was a bacteriologist for a decade ON. Her strong spirit and endless sense of practised in St. Catharines until his before applying to medical school. humour will never be forgotten. She loved retirement in 1999. The daughter of a hospital adminis- music, dance, travel, and above all, being Dr. Lionel P. SOLURSH, in his 78th trator, Dr. Swanson opened her family mom and best friend to her daughter, Zoe. year, on Nov. 6, 2013, in Augusta, GA. practice in Toronto, eventually joining Dr. Solursh was a professor in the Women’s College. She continued her CLASS OF 1986 department of psychiatry and health community practice when she became Dr. Susan A. SCHULTZ, suddenly, in behavior at the Medical College of Georgia chief. “She was at WCH when I was her 59th year, on Jan. 28, 2013, in Owen doing my residency there,” Dr. Ruder- from 1990 on, and was a staff physician at Sound, ON. man recalls. “She was smart and always the Veterans Administration Medical very sweet—salt of the earth—and Center, Augusta. He also worked as a CLASS OF 1989 kind to everyone. In the days before psychiatrist for the Georgia Department of OHIP, she provided free community Dr. Ronald CIUBOTARU, on Feb. 7, Corrections and cared deeply about the health care at her practice to those 2014, in New York City, NY. Dr. veterans and inmates he worked with, who couldn’t afford it.” Ciubotaru was director of medicine referring to them as “my guys.” Dr. Swanson retired in the late 1970s pulmonary critical care at St. Barnabas and remained active in her church and Hospital in the Bronx. CLASS OF 1967 in her support of WCH. At a recent Dr. Ronald S. R. SEARS, on Dec. 27, annual WCH Foundation luncheon, Dr. CLASS OF 1991 2013, in Lindsay, ON. Swanson talked fondly about her early Dr. Kasra PAZUKI, in his 46th year, on years at the hospital, saying, “I’m so glad Aug. 7, 2013, in Toronto, ON. A family CLASS OF 1968 I went into medicine; you get to know doctor in North York, Dr. Pazuki is missed by so many wonderful people.” Dr. Joyce BARRETT HAMBLEY, in his family, friends, patients and colleagues. her 71st year, on Jan. 18, 2014, in Peterborough, ON. Dr. Joel M. ELLENZWEIG, in his 69th MAA Matters accepts death notices and year, on Feb. 7, 2014, in Ventura, CA. obituaries, which may be edited for length and CLASS OF 1969 Beloved by all his patients, Dr. Ellenzweig content. Please see p. 2 for (e)mailing info. Dr. Maria Daria DANYLAK, on Oct. 16, was a family and emergency medicine 2013, in Toronto, ON. specialist in California.

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