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8 Diary of a Tragedy: Alumni Respond to the Events of September 11 ALUMNI NEWS 2 DukeMed Alumni News DukeMed InBrief • •V • • “DayintheLife”slideshowsdemonstratingwhat •P updates onthestatusoftheirapplication. complete andsubmitsecondaryapplicationsget attend schoolhere. Applicantscanalsovisitthesiteto schools, whatmakesitunique,andit’s liketo what makesDukeoneofthenation’s topmedical admissions, isdesignedtohelpapplicantsunderstand DukeMed Interactive,aWeb siteformedicalschool School ofMedicinewithoutleavingtheirdesks. Potential medicalstudentscannowcheckoutDuke DukeMed Interactive The NextBestThingtoBeingHere: Y Duke Med. Lots ofinformationoneveryaspectlifeat riculum toDurhamthestudent-facultyshow Short videoshighlightingeverythingfrom thecur- student it’s liketobe a first,second,third, orfourth-year Other features include: r ou canvisitthesiteat irtual toursofcampusandDurham ofiles ofalumni,faculty, andstudents dukemed.duke.edu . G’81, MD’85,PhD’87 N.C., 1895-1976, Hospital ofDurham, of . progress onthehistory a largerworknowin graphs. OtherbooksbyReynoldsinclude were availablenationwide. forblackphysicians—atthat timeonly42 internships and FarmersBank.Inthe1920s,Lincolnoffered Mutual LifeInsuranceCompanyandtheMechanics largest African-American-ownedinstitutions:N.C. Durham, whichwashometotwoofthenation’s says Reynolds. merged Watts andLincolninDurhamGeneral,” [Lincoln] servedacriticalrole whenthecommunity trustee level,atthephysicianstaff level— think, becauseofthoseprofessional relations—at the of interracialcollaboration,according toReynolds.“I stands onthesiteofoldhospitalcampus. name wasgiventothecommunityhealthcenter, which Hospital—now DurhamRegionalHospital.TheLincoln hospital, mergedtoformDurhamCountyGeneral In 1976,LincolnandWatts Hospital,Durham’s “white” served Durham’s blackcommunityfrom 1901to1976. the historyoforiginalLincolnHospital,which Health CenterindowntownDurham. can remember seeing patientsatLincolnCommunity Many Dukepediatricsandgeneralmedicineresidents Hospital History Reynolds Chronicles Lincoln The bookcontainsmore than200vintagephoto- Lincoln servedathrivingblackcommunityin During theJimCrow era,Lincolnwasarare model Now anewbookby and , ofBaltimore, Md., chronicles P.

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ALUMNI NEWS each other. In an essay entitled “Chauvinism in science for over 60 years, and this book culminates Osler’s “A Way of Life” & Other Addresses with Commentary & Annotations Book review Medicine,” Osler condemns four problems that his own distinguished career influenced by By Shigeaki Hinohara, MD, and Hisnae Niki, MA plagued the medical profession during his time: Oslerian philosophy. With a foreword by John P. McGovern, MD’45 nationalism (prejudice towards foreign ), With his thorough notes and more than 1,500 Duke University Press provincialism (in Osler’s time there was no national annotations, Hinohara continues Osler’s legacy of ALUMNI NEWS ALUMNI NEWS medical licensing board, only state and local boards), -as-mentor by making the work of his life’s “Everything has been figured out, except how parochialism (nepotistic ‘academic inbreeding’) and teacher more accessible to others. From biographical to live,” Jean-Paul Sartre once said. Perhaps Sartre chauvinism (physicians’ complacency and arrogance). information on the seventeenth-century English should have spent some time with Sir William Osler Although he and his cogent messages gleamed in physician Francis Glisson to the meaning of the instead of those leftist cynics. the academic arena, his soul was rooted in patient Heraclitusian phrase panta rhei (‘all things are in a If anyone lived life to its fullest, Sir William Osler care. Osler considered the welfare of his patients state of flux’), Hinohara leaves no stone unturned. (1849-1919) would decisively be the one. Osler, a before making any decision. He believed that medical Aided by English scholar Hisae Niki, MA, Hinohara familiar name in medicine, was a physician and pro- practice was “an art, not a trade; a calling, not a carefully leads the readers to the Osler he admires fessor at McGill University, the University of business; a calling in which your heart will be exer- and understands. His selection of the addresses is Pennsylvania, the Johns Hopkins University, and the cised equally with your head.” Osler recommended intended to reflect the relevance and significance of Regius Chair in Medicine at Oxford University. His a thorough education in both the sciences and the weighty textbook, The Principles and Practice of humanities, which lent the physician perspective and The most prominent theme in Osler’s works is the avoidance of narrowness. While Medicine (first ed. 1892), has been a standard equanimity to render life-altering decisions with both addressing his colleagues at Oxford, he criticized both the classical scholars and the medical guide for many years. Also, the education- compassion and empathy. al model he developed with his colleagues at Osler hails from an era in which the educated scientists for evading each other instead of learning from each other. Johns Hopkins is the practiced protocol for mod- shared a common classical foundation. To modern or ern medical schools today. non-Western readers who were not raised with such Osler’s ideas to our modern era—distinctly those Nonetheless, what makes Osler’s life so extraor- an academic basis, deciphering Osler’s work can be an texts dealing with ethics in the medical profession. dinary is not his impressive curriculum vitae. His life arduous task—this wise physician threw about literary, In an age which regards hard science and quantitative is notable in that he was true to himself: He prac- biblical, classical, and historical references as generous- reasoning as divine, more and more health care ticed what he preached. As a progressive physi- ly as he bestowed benevolence on his patients. workers are becoming estranged from the very cian, educator, and scientist who maintained acute Having experienced these very difficulties first- reason for their professional existence—the patients. social consciousness, Osler approached and prac- hand, one of Osler’s devout followers, Shigeaki Even though Osler’s messages are more than a ticed medicine with scientific objectivity as well as Hinohara, MD, a renowned Japanese internist and century old, his words carry a timeless prudence and humanitarian sensitivity. Through his career, he educator, comes to the rescue. serve as a pleasant wakeup call for us all. Although developed a comprehensive notion—or a way of An endeavor spanning two decades, Hinohara’s Osler no longer lives, his pro-humanitarian philoso- life—of what it means to be a physician. new book, Osler’s “A Way of Life” & Other phy and patient-centric approach towards medicine The most prominent theme in Osler’s works Addresses, with Commentary & Annotations, is not will live on—echoing throughout the world, across is the avoidance of narrowness. While address- only a work of exacting scholarship; it is an homage our lives, in spirit and in practice. ing his colleagues at Oxford, he criticized both of dedication and devotion. Hinohara, the chairman Review by the classical scholars and the scientists for of the board of St. Luke’s International Hospital in Christine Hoover, T’00 evading each other instead of learning from Tokyo, has given his life to medicine and medical

he forward to Osler’s McGovern experienced Osler’s training program in pediatric aller- Never forgetting his roots, Zensuke Hinohara, T’04, a “A Way of Life” by John teachings secondhand from gy at Baylor College of Medicine McGovern donated $6.5 million to national leader of Methodist TP. McGovern, MD’45, a Davison, who studied under in Houston, he dedicated almost Duke to help fund the construction ministry in Japan, graduated from distinguished immunologist-allergist Osler. During their lifetime of friend- 15 years of service without com- of the McGovern-Davison Children’s Trinity College in 1904. His son, and the founder of the American ship, the two debated hours upon pensation—until the employment Health Center in 1999. The facility Tomoaki Hinohara, HS’82-’85, Osler Society, offers a brief but hours about the art of healing as of a full-time professor. The John was completed in 2000 and will completed his fellow- comprehensive glimpse into well as the notion of being a P. McGovern Foundation, founded treat more than 35,000 patients ship at DUMC in 1985. Together, Osler’s vision of a physician’s life. humanist physician. in 1961, is one of the principal each year. the father and son established the McGovern, who co-edited a collec- Even after his mentor’s death, philanthropic organizations in the Interestingly, the Hinohara family, Hinohara Family Endowed tion of Oslerian essays in 1985, was McGovern did not forget what greater Houston area, providing too, has an extended history with Scholarship at the School of a student and friend of Dean he learned. As the founding support to countless programs the University that reaches as far Medicine in 1999. Wilburt Cornell Davison, founding director of the Division of - specializing in children, the family, back as the early twentieth century. dean of Duke’s medical school. and the fellowship and addiction. Hinohara’s father, Reverend John P. McGovern, MD’45

4 DukeMedAlumniNews DukeMedAlumniNews 5 FOR THE RECORD ALUMNI NEWS ALUMNI NEWS Meet the New MAA President Sheila Moriber Katz, MD, MBA Education & Certification • Cornell University, BA, 1962 • Duke University, School of Medicine, MD, 1966 n accomplished physician, medical leader, and creative Duke’s attention to human potential and to the impor- • American Board of , Anatomic Pathology artist—there aren’t many hats Sheila Moriber Katz, tance of each student—even in the days when ladies on and , 1973 AMD’66, MBA, hasn’t worn. And now she has one more our medical campus were few in number. • The Wharton School, The University of to put on—as the 2001-2002 president of the Duke Medical Pennsylvania, MBA, 1990 Alumni Association. DukeMed AlumniNews recently spoke with You mentioned that you were involved in the arts. Moriber-Katz about her life, leadership, and plans for the MAA. How do you blend art and science in your work? Postgraduate Medical Training I believe that art and science are inexorably linked, and •Yale University, Yale-New Haven Hospital, 1966-67 What are your goals as president of the Medical Alumni that they emanate from the same human creative • Harvard University, Massachusetts General Hospital, Association? I have four goals: first, to welcome the new source. The notion of body as landscape, 1967-69 Dean; second, to review our methods of communicating for instance, affords artistic exploration • Radcliffe Institute (now Bunting Institute), 1967-71 with alumni; third, to jumpstart the new Medical Alumni of scientific output to derive visual art • The University of Pennsylvania, School of Medicine, Council Development Committee; and fourth, to increase from biomedical science. As a serious 1969-70, 1972-73 the number of medical alumni who give back to Duke poet since age five and a research • Thomas Jefferson University School of Medicine, University Medical Center. I will also explore an e-mail scientist, I recognize that, though Philadelphia, Penn., 1970-72 newsletter for alumni, and I will work with the Office of the process of art and science • The University of Pennsylvania, Children’s Hospital Medical Alumni Affairs to further develop our Web site. differ, there is much to learn of Philadelphia, 1973-74 from the overlap. Both art and Tell us about your service as Executive Director of the science exalt that which is human. Professional Highlights White House Commission on Complementary and • Dean and Co-Director of Health Network, . The Commission was designed Tell us about your family. Medical College of Pennsylvania Hahnemann to assure that public policy maximizes the benefits to My nuclear family is tightly knit •Professor of Renal Pathology and Transplantation, Americans of complementary and alternative medicine. and loving. We serve as role Medical College of Pennsylvania Hahnemann Recommendations will be delivered to the President in models for each other, so it’s no • Executive Director, White House Commission on the early part of 2002. As executive director, I recruited surprise that, with the exception Complementary and Alternative Medicine Policy the commission members, developed the budget, of my little grandson, Jack, we •President and CEO of New Medicine, LLC designed the operations strategy, and set the commis- are all physicians. Although we (www.newmedicine.org) sion’s course. It has been exciting to work in the are all interested in medical • Director, Philadelphia Medical Society Department of Health and Human Services and at the breakthroughs and patients, at • Director, Biomira, Inc. (NASDAQ-listed) White House. I have learned much about the function- family gatherings, we find it • Cofounder and Partner, cyberMedicine ing of the nerve center of our great government. healthy to discuss anything but (www.cyber-medicine.org) medicine. This includes photogra- • Discovered the bacterial cause of Legionnaires’ What words of wisdom can you share? In 2001, phy, philosophy, history, art, disease (Legionella pneumophila) women physicians have come of age in the United current events, and especially sports. • Duke MAA Council, four years of service States. Looking back, it’s been 35 years since I earned Each one of us values fitness— my MD at Duke. We women graduates have Duke to healthy diet, healthy mind, and lots Personal thank for our achievements. I would like to see us con- of exercise. So, often when we are • Currently resides in Gladwyne, Penn. tinuously reflect and perpetuate Duke’s dedication to the together, in lieu of talking, we inter- • Married to Julian Katz, H’63-’65 growth of each individual. Through the years, Duke has act through contact sports. •Two children, Jonathan and Sara, and one leveled the playing field and infused its women with great grandchild, Jack Parker Ward strength and perseverance. I suppose it boils down to • Siblings: Older brother, Lloyd Moriber, T’57, MD’62, an orthopedic surgeon in Miami, Fla.

6 DukeMedAlumniNews DukeMedAlumniNews 7 should begin to arrive. I don’t know where that sure everyone is fed. Coordinating blood donations

NEWS SO MANY WILLING HANDS information came from, because nobody ever came. and volunteer efforts. We were sent home with promises that we would “Today was the day that the emotions began to force be called back again if needed. their way through our professional focus. Faces that had

ALUMNI “Today, again, we stood ready. There were only a been stoic began to crumple into tears. ALUMNI NEWS few people for us to help. We are now focusing on “Through it all, the voices were hushed. The only helping to heal the emotional scars of yesterday’s loud noises came from military planes and helicopters events. Making sure that the displaced—injured and patrolling overhead, from the scream of sirens as they healthy alike—have found a place to stay. Making raced to help. The people have yet to find a voice.”

Routine Acts of Heroism Leon Greene, MD, HS’71, a cardiologist and clinical equipment and supplies were freely removed from a professor of medicine at the University of Washington nurses’ station in the building. in Seattle, was with colleagues at a meeting in New “Blankets and pillows appeared almost miraculous- SO FEW TO HELP York City on September 11. Here are excerpts from a ly. A maintenance crew set up floodlights outside the report he shared with friends via e-mail. building for our ‘hospital.’ People brought bandages chool of Medicine alumna Virginia Witt, MD’97, was at morning report with residents when she heard “Soon after the collapse of the second tower, we and medications from their own medicine cabinets in Sthat a plane had crashed into New York’s World Trade Center. From the Jersey City, N.J., side of the harbor, were deployed as a team to ‘ground zero,’ about four their apartments to give to our team. Injured firemen she and coworkers at St. Francis Hospital watched in horror as the second plane hit the towers. Witt soon found blocks from World Trade Center Building 7. As our and police had only one thought as they were being team loaded on a bus to go to Manhattan, I looked treated—returning to help their colleagues. herself at a makeshift emergency center at Liberty State Park, bracing to receive thousands of wounded. Here upward. Over the courthouse across the street, the flag “As Building 7 collapsed and sprayed its debris are excerpts from her report to friends and family, which was published in the Sunday, September 16, edition had already been lowered to half-staff. A worker there toward our station, some people panicked and ran, of the Philadelphia Post-Gazette: knew his job and had responded as only he could. and some fell to the sidewalk. But others stopped to “The owners and managers of the 40-story build- help them to their feet to avoid being trampled by ing in front of which we set up our casualty station the crowd. Acts of heroism were performed as if Editor’s Note: “The first eight hours, I spent triaging the patients Volunteers who came to help do anything. We were also were single-minded: give the medical team and routine. A homeless man spent nearly five hours at The Duke medical who came to our hospital, which received the bulk about 2,000 to 3,000 strong. the police and firefighters whatever they needed or our intersection directing traffic—very successfully. alumni community of the “walking wounded” from NYC. The patients “Then there were the quiet heroes—the couple wanted. Tables and chairs were brought outside and “The human spirit—an element of ‘common lost one of its own were shell-shocked, mostly quiet, stunned. Covered who spent their own money to bring in cases of used for patients; easels and coat racks were IV grace’—prevailed in hundreds of thousands of New on September 11. in thick, clay-colored soot and debris, they streamed baby food, formula, and diapers. The office mates poles; any food in the building was ours; medical Yorkers’ lives.” Frederick C. into our ER. Some were bleeding, some had who went out and bought hundreds of McDonald’s Rimmele III, MD’94, makeshift splints on broken limbs. burgers out of their own pockets, just to feed victims was a passenger “I gave a lightning quick exam and directed them: and volunteers. Trucks with emergency supplies American Spirit Prevails at the Pentagon on the second plane to the left, those who could walk and were without came across the grass in a steady stream. The local Thom Mayer, MD’77, chair of the Department of “From the fifth floor, the exterior wall of the building to crash into the life-threatening symptoms. Straight back, those who and state police, FBI, and military forces were there. at Inova Fairfax Hospital in Falls sheared straight down. It collapsed seven floors, World Trade Center. were bleeding, had fractures, or were suffering Helicopters took off and landed in a roped-off sec- Church, Va., was in the communications center of the including two floors of the underground parking (Please see obituaries, secondary symptoms such as asthmatics and people tion of the park. Emergency Department when he watched, on a television area.” One fifth floor office, its outer wall stripped page 24.) Rimmele with chest pain. The hustle and bustle of the emer- “Thousands of willing hands, ready to bring succor monitor, as the second airplane hit the World Trade Center. away, remained intact. “There was a filing cabinet, was remembered gency room was still quite muted, almost church- and help. Hundreds of patients had been triaged “I knew it was a terrorist strike,” said Mayer. with a computer monitor and a family photograph, during Medical Alumni like. No shouting. No pushing. No demands. Just already and sent on to our hospitals. We were divided “We immediately went into disaster mode.” all undisturbed by the crash.” Weekend, October 19. people helping each other, caring for each other. The into four sections—no injuries, minor injuries, serious Within minutes, American Airlines Flight #77 As he left the Pentagon around 3:00 on smell was overpowering—wet sheetrock overshad- but not life-threatening injuries (BLS) and those with slammed into the Pentagon. Wednesday morning, Mayer saw some marines rais- owed by smoke. life-threatening conditions (ALS). This last was my group. When he arrived on the scene, Mayer saw what ing a small flag on a fire truck at the scene. He “Then I was transported by state police to the “Strange images will forever remain with me: looked like “a Universal Studios movie set. You couldn’t stopped one of the majors on duty and asked him to frontlines of New Jersey–Liberty State Park, where I stunned, watching with the residents from the hos- see anything of the airplane,” said Mayer. “Fires were still see about getting a larger flag. That afternoon, remained for another six hours. An incongruous pital on the hill, as the second plane deliberately burning, crews were on ladders. We were there to take President Bush came to inspect the damage at the place to be, I thought, when our very liberty is crashed into the second tower. Viewing the NYC care of any survivors and the emergency and rescue Pentagon. As Mayer, who had served as command threatened. skyline without those two towers staring back was crews.” Mayer stayed on the scene through the night physician, stepped up to shake his hand, a huge flag “The doctors were there—150 of them, general just plain eerie. Watching the third building collapse and into the morning of September 12. His team treated was unfurled from the top of the building. surgeons who were attending a board review course on itself silently from across the river was surreal. The fire and rescue team members for smoke inhalation and “He was visibly moved,” said Mayer. “It was a in Jersey City. Thousands of EMTs and literally hun- seagulls are no longer white—they’re black. dehydration, but they found precious few survivors. proud moment. They could damage our building but dreds of ambulances from all over this state and “We got the word—500 to 1,000 victims were “Any survivors got out and got out quickly,” he not our spirit.” Pennsylvania were there. Hundreds of nurses. expected imminently—within 15 minutes the ferries said. He described a surreal image from the carnage.

8 DukeMedAlumniNews DukeMedAlumniNews 9 1998. Meanwhile, the number of applicants over puters for $10 per hour, because the rigors of school age 31 is rising—they comprised just 2.4 percent of and research precluded anything more mentally tax- all applicants in 1974, but 8.4 percent by 1996. ing. “For a while there, I went about as far down the Today, around eight percent of first-year medical stu- ladder as I could go in my field,” says Chen.

ALUMNI NEWS In Their Next Life: ALUMNI NEWS Medicine as a Second Career dents nationwide are between 25 and 45 years old. Six weeks before the MCAT exam, he quit his job The percentage is even higher at Duke, where for and his research to study night and day. The hard the past decade about 12.6 percent of entering work and sacrifice paid off. Chen scored in the top students have been over age 25. 95th percentile in all three categories of the MCAT Getting to medical school is no easy task for any exam. His former boss and the laboratory director student, but older ones face a particularly daunting both gave him stellar recommendations. challenge. They often uproot their spouses and chil- Then came an agonizing year of waiting and won- dren to move across the country, abandoning suc- dering. “I had taken a leap of faith. I knew that cessful careers, incurring huge loans, and leaving where I was coming from was wrong. But there was family and friends behind. The mental stress and nothing concrete to confirm my assumption that uncertainty can be overwhelming. medicine was actually the choice I should have made What compels them to turn their lives upside in college,” says Chen. “So I volunteered at a local down? Though worlds apart in age and life experi- hospital, where I wheeled patients back and forth to ence, most of them are driven by the same thing X-ray, filed charts, little jobs that gave me exposure to that inspired their more traditional classmates: a the whole medical environment. It was everything I desire to help humanity in a specific, tangible way. thought it would be. I felt at home there. It gave me the confidence that this was the right thing to do.” LEAVING THE CORPORATE LADDER More and more students are entering medical school after years in the Weip Chen is one such student. Now in his third year THE COURAGE TO MAKE A CHANGE of medical school, Chen abandoned a lucrative career Just twenty years ago, men like Chen and women working world. What’s driving them to abandon established careers, in electrical engineering and set out on a crusade to like Ames who resolved to change careers faced con- practice medicine. The reason, he says, was simple: siderable backlash from society’s gender conformists. uproot families, and face years of training in pursuit of an MD? “to gain that special, personal sense of satisfaction Men picked a career and stayed with it, unless they that you’ve really done something good today.” were floundering economically. Women tended to empe Jacobowitz Ames discreetly pulls aside her cytomegaloviruses, trying to figure out what made Like many of his mature classmates at Duke, Chen raise families. Those who went to work rarely had nursing blouse and maneuvers baby Clarissa’s them resistant to drugs. A debilitating and painful began to feel gnawing doubts about his chosen husbands who would agree to stay home and raise Khead into feeding position. Encircling Clarissa bout with endometriosis, requiring multiple career, a sense that something wasn’t right. In classic with one arm, she picks up her pen with the other and and chemotherapy, set her back a bit on the path— engineers’ mode, he spent months of painstaking resumes taking notes about biochemistry. Her class- but made her even more determined to help other analysis, weighing every aspect of his quandary, until “Music has always been a passion for me. mates, many a decade younger than she, generally women in similar predicaments. Finally, Ames was he finally arrived at a course of action. He would go But opera is not an art for the masses. It is smile or nod in support. Even the professor seems accepted to medical school at Duke on her third to medical school and become a doctor. removed from the day-to-day reality of unfazed by the occasional visit from six-month-old round of applications. Although his new wife was supportive, his deci- people’s lives, whereas medicine to me is Clarissa, whose father whisks her away after her morn- “It was my dream to go to medical school; sion tested the bonds of their marriage, bringing about service. It took a lot of effort to get ing meal. absolutely what I wanted to do,” says Ames, who great emotional and financial stress to both of them here, but I would do it all over again. No hurdle, it seems, is insurmountable for the 35- moved clear across the country from Oregon to as Chen quit his engineering job and enrolled part- Otherwise there would have always been year-old Ames in her quest to become a physician. In Durham to fulfill her goal. “It’s been tough on my time at the University of Southern California. He this ‘what if’ in the back of my head.” fact, accommodating Clarissa’s feeding schedule is a husband, who had to quit his job in software quality picked up the requisite pre-med courses there, but mere ripple in the giant sea of adversity she has had control. But it wasn’t an issue for us. We had both felt he needed more to distinguish himself from Eleni Boussios, 24, to cross to get where she wants to be. agreed that he would stay home with the children applicants who followed the traditional pre-med Duke Med Class of 2004 A social worker by training, Ames soon realized for the first two or three years so I could do this.” path. He devised a plan to make himself even more Former student of opera that the medical aspects of her field captivated her appealing to admissions committees. at the Athens far more than anything else—and that she wanted THE NEW, OLDER MED STUDENT “I had taken all of the really hard classes at MIT in Conservatory, Greece to pursue those interests full-time. Medical schools Welcome to modern day medical school, a changing engineering, so my GPA was good but not as high initially rejected her twice before she bolstered her place that is melding together the newly minted col- as if I had taken easier courses,” says Chen. “So I resume with enough hard science courses—and high lege graduate with an eclectic mix of former artists, knew a couple of things had to happen. I needed MCAT scores—to satisfy their rigorous standards. In teachers, engineers, architects—and, yes, mothers some spectacular recommendations, and I needed to just two years and with virtually no science back- and fathers. According to the Association of ace the MCAT exam.” by Becky Levine ground, Ames earned a second bachelor’s degree in American Medical Colleges (AAMC), the number of Chen volunteered his time in a research lab—for micro-molecular biology. All the while, she worked students applying to medical school fresh out of col- two full years—to become more familiar with science nearly full-time as a children’s advocate in a domestic lege is shrinking fast. Applicants aged 21 to 23 and to garner another strong letter of recommenda- violence shelter. She then spent a year researching dropped from 62 percent in 1974 to 48.5 percent in tion. He supported himself by repairing home com-

10 DukeMedAlumniNews DukeMedAlumniNews 11 sity,” says Armstrong. “These people bring a very “I worked four different jobs while I

NEWS the brood. But such antiquated gender roles have “It’s not a new phenomenon, but it’s a welcome different perspective, maturity level, sharpened focus went back to school to pick up pre- largely disintegrated today. one,” says Sabalis. “These students bring a judgment, and experience because they have the chance to do med courses. So it was tough “All around the country, you are seeing every- maturity, and experience level that adds something other things. at first. But the more I learned, the

ALUMNI thing from ministers to engineers abandon their distinct to the class. They have a real sense of com- “Older students tend to have the requisite more I wanted to know. I had spent ALUMNI NEWS careers to practice medicine,” says Robert Sabalis, mitment to medicine, because they’ve given up a lot endurance and commitment, and sometimes you a fair bit of time bringing one of my AAMC vice president for student programs. “We’re to get where they are. They sell their houses, mort- don’t get that until you are older. Some people already grandmothers to various doctors, seeing a lot of engineers in particular, who are very gage their futures, live in student houses, and take a have it at 21 or 22. But it takes all kinds in a medical and it truly inspired me: The good bright and creative, but who, after five or ten years, distinct drop in socioeconomic status just to help school to make sure there is diversity of experience.” doctors made me want to be like don’t want to build bridges anymore and don’t want other people. Many of them realize they will never Armstrong believes there is no merit to the argu- them; the bad doctors who treat- to work for a huge company. Engineering might recoup the money they will lose in six or seven years ment that older students might contribute less to ed her like an object made me meet their intellectual needs but not their social or of school. So they are really going into medicine for their communities. “When you are dealing with the want to do better.” emotional needs. And nurses who once saw nursing the right reasons, not for the money.” value of human experience, there are no concrete as a profession for women and medicine as a career Sabalis recalls one student who had been making ways of assessing that,” she says. for men are now applying to medical schools.” $160,000 per year, who stood to lose a million dol- Hannah Tully, 33, Just last year, the University of South Carolina lars to go to medical school. He did so anyway to I’M HERE. NOW WHAT? Duke Med Class of 2005 Medical School graduated a 54-year-old former become a pediatrician. Indeed, a disproportionate The ones who hold on for the ride and make it to nurse whose father had forbidden her from going to number of older medical students decide to practice medical school usually adjust very well to the rigors Former painter with a medical school, says Sabalis. It had taken her thirty general and : Having worked in the that can send a weaker-willed student packing Master of Fine Arts degree years to make up her mind to apply. commercial world, many eschew the commercial home. Having dealt with tumultuous ups and downs side of medicine that can bring money and prestige, of love, loss, death, and failure, they take the unex- MONEY IS NO OBJECT choosing instead careers that fulfill their craving for a pected in stride. Nonetheless, they must make Sabalis attributes the growing numbers of mature deeper connection with people than they believe adjustments to fit into the culture, which is often medical students to a period in the mid-‘80s when specialties can provide. vastly different from their former worlds. used to taking care of myself and sticking up for the applicant pool for medical schools was at its low- Rachel Wilfert, once a children’s programming myself. I felt I could say, ‘I don’t know the answer to est point in years. In search of more applicants, med- THE CRITICS’ CASE director at a Texas art museum, was 28 when she this, but I’ll look it up,’ or ‘I’m not comfortable with ical schools became more responsive to mature stu- Critics of the trend toward admitting older students entered medical school. She had grown accustomed this,’ and these were acceptable things to say.” dents who met the rigorous standards, and that believe the payback to the community will be smaller, to being master of her own time and found it diffi- trend has held steady 15 years later. because older adults have fewer years of productivity cult to totally immerse herself in studies the way her IDEAL CANDIDATES ahead of them. But, Sabalis points out there are no younger classmates did. Furthermore, she felt it was Second-time-around students like Wilfert, Ames, guarantees that a younger person will be as altruis- not necessary or healthy to do so. and Chen come from vastly different backgrounds, “Being an older student, having tic, empathetic, or committed to the profession. “The hardest part of school for me was the desire adding a rich patchwork of experience to the com- seen several decades, gives you Second, he notes, younger doctors may burn out in not to have my world narrowed down to just medi- munity of medical students and physicians. Among a different perspective. I think their forties or fifties, abbreviating their careers on cine,” says Wilfert, who graduated in 2001 with an their ranks are Eleni Boussios (’04 ), who left the it’s helpful to the whole class, the other end. (In fact, a 1999 survey by Texas con- dual MD/MPH. “Younger students were accustomed “elitist” world of opera to practice medicine in because med school can be sulting firm Merritt, Hawkins & Associates found that to studying to the exclusion of all else. I came from underserved populations where she can make a dif- an insular and isolating experi- one of ten doctors over age 50 planned to switch to an environment where I had a really good network ference; Michael Murphy, a doctor of pharmacology ence. And some patients non-clinical jobs in the next three years, and half said of people and activities from my job and community whose 15 years of teaching and research didn’t give really feel a comfort in they would not choose medicine as a career again if involvement. When work was over, I came home to him any direct, tangible to way to help people; seeing someone who they had it to do over.) do other things.” 53-year-old Rod Parker, who plans to become a seems mature. I can Even young people are seeking more latitude in Out of experience and necessity, older students say psychiatrist because 20 years in architecture left him relate to them: Their their careers—another reason behind the trend. they are better able to organize their activities and longing for more satisfying connections with people. problems sound famil- Today’s medical students who want to experiment prioritize tasks. They know what details to study, These will be the faces of medicine tomorrow, and iar and I know people before they commit to a lifelong career can defer what to relegate as immaterial, and how to accom- whether they began as painters, social workers, archi- who have been enrollment to pursue other interests, without fear plish what they need to in a set amount of time. The tects, or engineers, their love of medicine will only through them.” of losing their competitive edge, says Brenda prospect of exams or patient rounds does not send strengthen their newly chosen profession, advocates say. Armstrong, MD, director of admissions at Duke. She them spiraling into a frenzy of fear. Having worked in “The bottom line to me, as a physician, is that you Rod Parker, 53, says that 10 percent of students admitted to Duke the “real world,” Wilfert notes, they are rarely intimi- learn very quickly that you don’t know everything,” Duke Med now defer for at least a year. And from 1990 to dated by residents or faculty members who possess says Del Wigfall, MD, associate dean of medical Class of 2002 2001, approximately 12.6 percent of entering more knowledge and experience than they do. education at Duke. “That being the case, the person Former architect students have been from ages 25 to 49. “I certainly was respectful of their positions and who is interested in learning is an ideal candidate, “I think every one of the major medical schools is accomplishments, but I was never panic-stricken,” and the person who is committed to the field is seeing this trend and appreciates that the nontradi- she says. While younger students sometimes seemed going to be successful. And neither of these qualities tional student is part of that formulation called diver- uncomfortable about speaking their minds, “I was is age related.”

12 DukeMedAlumniNews DukeMedAlumniNews 13 14 ALUMNI NEWS DukeMed grandchildren. They alsohavethree teacher inTempe, Ariz. W therapist inSeattle, olyn, anoccupational Santa Cruz,Calif.;Car- landscape designerin three children, Ann,a Elizabeth. Theyhave ka, Kan.,withhiswife, currently resides inTope- MD’43, HS’44-’50 Frank C.Bone,T’40, ley, MD’40,HS’41-’50 James Woodruff Kel- Club Half Century 4,‘2(DavisonClub) ’45, ‘52 T’42, MD’44,HS’44- W Ramage, WC’45 Marguerite Taylor Ramage, MD’44 Raymond Crawford Center inOrlando,Fla. Orlando RegionalMedical of PalliativeCare at tice andisnowdirector r S.C. Heandhiswife, educator inGreenville, gyman, andmedical surgeon, Episcopalcler- productive career asa r School ofLaw. the DukeUniversity Wyche, isastudentat children, JamesRamage age. 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Duke Talent Identifica- r W ty in2000.Hisgrandson, service from theUniversi- cated anddistinguished alumnus award fordedi- r tucky inLexington.He at theUniversityofKen- professor ofdermatology live inHagerstown,Md. ing doublesolitaire. They their children andplay- they enjoyvisitsfrom medicineand internal Richard hasretired from “fabulous” bachelor. whom theydescribeasa are married,andafourth children, three ofwhom wife, Christine,havefour have onedaughter, in Birmingham,Ala.They and hiswife,Elna,reside in LongboatKey, Fla. ents inAugust.Theylive became great-grandpar- and hiswife,Anne, ning toattendDuke. lege; thefourthisplan- whom three are incol- six grandchildren, of have three children and Satellite Beach,Fla.They Louise, currently livein and hiswife,Anne grandchildren. daughter, andtwo two stepsonsandastep- sons andadaughter; ginia. Theyhavetwo ecently qualifiedforthe eceived anhonorary alton Leavell,11, , andhis , isa Anne. , , , have three children, Leona, hiswife.They Red Bank,N.J.,with Bosch, T’72 cy, whoismarriedto have twochildren: Nan- Gastonia, N.C.They MD’48, HS’48-’49 Robert M.Sinskey, T‘44, T’46, MD’48,HS’49-’51 Robert F. Lorenzen, James, T’72 T’44, MD’47 Donald S.Littman, WC’45, MD’49 Gloria Cochran, Rachel, N’47 Club) T’46, MD’48(Davison Lonnie Waggoner, Jr., three children. wife, Martha,andtheir lives inGastoniawithhis two children; LonnieIII New Jerseywiththeir Paradise Valley, Ariz. his wife,Lucy, reside in ty inPhoenix,Ariz.Heand cent dePaulMedicalFacili- charity eyeclinicatSt.Vin- has establishedandrunsa at OklahomaUniversity works asanichthiologist Edith C.Matthews,PhD, and havefourchildren: live inNorman,Okla., her husband,Winston, of .Sheand r Calif. V CEO ofRobertSinskey W inSeattle, attorney Napa; Patricia,aformer Theresa, ahomemakerin of actorJimBelushi; daughter Jennifer, wife them, son,Steven; stepchildren among of fivechildren and Calif. Theyhaveatotal live inSantaMonica, He andhiswife,Loraine, a wineryinNapaValley. attorney inMiami,Fla. attorney ment head;andEric,an cial educationdepart- Cindy, ahighschoolspe- ney forBlueCross; etired from thepractice ineyards inNapaValley, ash.; andRobertJr., , andhiswife, , livesin , anattor- , livesin , reside in , is , owns Joe , grandchildren. dren, andthree great- children, fivegrandchil- Pauline. Theyhavethree Calif., withhiswife, MD’51 George O.Chase,T’47, Club) T’46, MD’50(Davison Dean McCandless, MD’51 David A.Lockhart, (Davison Club) MD’51, HS’51-’52 Robert L.Hershberger, (Davison Club) Paul Green, Jr., MD’51 drawing andwatercolor he enjoyspenandink Episcopal Church, and the vestryatAllSaints 1999. Heisamemberof his motherfoundedin Free Clinic,whichheand Cabarrus Community medical director ofthe practice butservesasthe five children. word puzzles.Theyhave and completingcross- church choir, reading, enjoy singinginthe in Englewood,Fla.They Ruth, are retired andlive Hagerstown, Md. the PotomacCenterin Cochran nowresides at Portsmouth, Va. Bob family practitionerin L. Cochran,MD,isa Houston, Texas. Donald an appellatelawyerin tory. W.E. Cochran,Jr., is Museum ofNaturalHis- and theSamNoble T He resides inHouston, excellence inmedicine. Healthcare Systemfor Methodist Hospital been honored bythe lege ofMedicineandhas medicine atBaylorCol- professor emeritusof daughters andoneson. his wifehavethree r ing tennis,traveling,and enjoys gardening, play- bury, N.C.,isretired. He epairing china.Heand exas. , livesinLaQuinta, , hasretired from , andhiswife, , isa , ofSalis- Duke. Theirdaughter fessor ofradiologyat ple’s son, and traveling.Thecou- enjoys hergrandchildren including Hebrew, and is takingmanyclasses, her husband,Albert.She in Pittsburgh,Pa.,with MD’51 (DavisonClub) Paul AllenWalters, Jr., MD’51 (DavisonClub) Charles Pruett,T’47, Club) T’48, MD’52(Davison Richard M.Bowles, 19 Diane Bickers,T’80 MD’51, HS’51-’52 Susan M.Spritzer, grandchildren. six children andnine wife, JoCarol. Theyhave in Shelby, N.C.with his the way. children andanotheron Spritzers havesixgrand- law inSt.Louis,Mo.The daughter, Lois,practices burgh, whiletheirother practices lawinPitts- church. in thePresbyterian poodles andisanelder and breeding miniature He enjoysgrowing roses and ninegrandchildren. They havefivechildren been married47years. and hiswife,Pat,have practice ofpsychiatry. He has retired from the Beach,Va.,of Virginia in Bluefield,W.Va. grown children andlive wife, Edna,havethree cal nurses.Heandhis board forlicensedpracti- of thestatelicensing ninth yearasamember practice. Heisservinghis private generalmedicine r Spritzer, E’77 and 10grandchildren. and havefivechildren live inConcord, N.C., wife, BettyH.Lockhart, painting. Heandhis etired in1988from his 52-59 , currently resides Charles , isapro- , lives , , , lives inBoston,Mass. Safety Foundation.He of theNationalPatient tion. Heisalsoamember Patient SafetyFounda- tor oftheAnesthesia serve asExecutiveDirec- MD’53 J. B.Williams,Jr., T’50, MD’53 Ellison C.Pierce, Jr., ’53 WC’48, MD’52,HS’52- Elizabeth J.Esoda, grandchildren. have sixchildren and15 W a golfcommunityin areBernard, residents of gynecological cancer. He to treat womenwith first doctorsinthearea and beingoneofthe babies inJacksonville delivering generationsof W suite inhishonor. chemotherapy infusion Group dedicatedanew Gynecology Associates leagues atSoutheast past Aprilwhenhiscol- Fla., washonored this '67 (DavisonClub) Darby, DMD,bothofSanford, Fla.;and Front row, lefttoright,are: StanSandefurandJohn ness ownedbyJeno'sPizzamanJenoPaulucci. August 2001atanoutpostintheCanadianwilder- T'70 Ed Austin,T'48,G’52 R.C. "Bucky"Waters (DavisonClub) ROSEMOND'S RAIDERS and JohnSchirard, bothofSanford. Dougherty ofDuluth,Minn.;andBillBachmann "Fishy Dozen,"thisgroup organizedby cellor forDUMC; Rosemond; ClaudSchmittofMinneapolis,Minn.; tosh ofSanford, aDukeparent andgrandparent; and CEO,DukeUniversityHealthSystem;KenMcIn- Club) "Crusty" Rosemond,T'49,MD'53(Davison illiamsburg, Va. They illiams iscredited with , andherhusband, , ofOrlando,Fla.;secondrow, lefttoright, of Sanford, Fla.,gathered forafishingtripin , continuesto , ofJacksonville, Ralph Snyderman,MD,HS'65- , chancellorforhealthaffairs , ofJacksonville,Fla.;Tom —Also knownasthe Hospital inJacksonville. on staff atSt.Vincent’s obstetrician-gynecologist is thelongestpracticing son Club) Thames, MD’55(Davi- Thomas Byron T’48, MD’54, Kenneth T. Williams, T’51, MD’54 Thomas E.Morgan,Jr., Healthcare and Long- Legislative Councilon ed totheAARPNational ber anddeputymayor. he isacitycouncilmem- Medina, Wash., where wife, Joyce,reside in Association. Heandhis American Philological the Transactions ofthe (229 BC)wasprintedby on theAthenianPlague of Washington. Histhesis sics from theUniversity master’s degree inclas- son, S.C.,withhiswife. days. HelivesinAnder- oversaw 40casesinfive He andhiscolleague Haiti performingsurgery. week inthemountainsof , vicechan- , wasappoint- Nick Pope, Robert M. , received a spent a MD’57 James S.Hall,Jr., T’53, MD’57 Thomas L.Dulin,T’54, Club) T’53, MD’57(Davison L. ThompsonBowles, MD’56, HS’56-’57 Harry A.Whitaker, Jr., MD’56 James R.Jackson, Club) T’53, MD’56(Davison William L.Hassler, MD’56 Laurie L.Dozier, Jr., Orlando, Fla. wife, JudithGrace,livein term Care. Heandhis He andhiswife, boards andcommittees. tinues toserveonother ical Examinersbutcon- National Board ofMed- the presidency ofthe children. children andsixgrand- Ohio. Theyhavethree Lucille, liveinElyria, N’56 and Southern Italy.and Southern study tripstoProvençe pated inDukealumni N.C. Theyhavepartici- Claire, liveinCharlotte, golfing. wife, Barbara.Heenjoys Advance, N.C.withhis andlivesin practicing neurological his sevenchildren. ness boards, travel,and with medicalandbusi- Margaret. Hestaysbusy re lahassee, Fla.,where he medicine practiceinTal- work inaprivateinternal WC’55 Chevy Chase,Md. grandsons andreside in daughters andthree ager. and Julie,abusinessman- tor despitehisparaplegia, Larry, whoisaskiinstruc- He andhiswife, r esides inSpringfield,Va. sides withhiswife, , havetwochildren: , hasretired from , andhiswife, , andhiswife, , havethree , andhiswife,Jo , hasretired from , hasretired from Libby, Judith, , MD’57 (DavisonClub) ▲ Osler-McGovern Centre. which willbenamedthe Osler,of SirWilliam acquisition ofthehome announcement ofthe he attendedthe Oxford, England,where low atGreen Collegein Andrews isavisitingfel- Ridge, N.C.Currently, Military Academy, inOak address atOakRidge 149th commencement Charleston, S.C.;andthe Annual Meetingin American OslerSociety W Army MedicalCenterin tient UnitatWalter Reed Ogden C.BrutonInpa- the dedicationof Ireland; Belfast, Northern ety AnnualMeetingin American PaediatricSoci- ture attheIrishand Cone, Jr., Founder’s Lec- include: theThomas speaking engagements T Medicine atGalveston, gress ontheHistoryof Con- 37th International ” atthe Founding ofModern Iatrogenesis inthe “The Importanceof presented atalkentitled icine. InSeptember, he Louisville SchoolofMed- at theUniversityof Department ofPediatrics man emeritusofthe is professor andchair- live inFayetteville,N.C. and oneontheway. They ters, sixgrandchildren Mary, havefourdaugh- exas. Otherrecent ashington, D.C.;the Billy F. Andrews, , more, Md. Elaine, reside inBalti- vices. Heandhiswife, ity DeterminationSer- consultant totheDisabil- part-time asamedical last year. major findinGuatemala year, wasinvolvedina Ph.D. inarchaeology this his Matt, whowillearn Md. Theiryoungerson, Marlyn, liveinPikesville, tee. Heandhiswife, School Youth Commit- Junior andSeniorHigh Hebrew Congregations’ the UnionofAmerican people asthechairof still involvedwithyoung Peabody Institute.Heis and theoryatthe courses incomposition live inSt.Louis,Mo. MD’57 Dorothy L.Woods, MD’57 Robert L.Smith,T’54, Evelyn, RN’55,BSN’56 son Club) MD’57, HS’58,‘62(Davi- Roman L.Patrick,T’54, T’52, MD’57 Samuel I.O’Mansky, T’54, MD’57 Boris L.O’Mansky, in Aptos,Calif. counselors. 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ALUMNI NEWS Dean T. Mason, T’54, skills, and playing with John H. Trant, III, MD’61, his wife, Suzanne, have Frederick Q. Graybeal, John P. Shock, MD’66, Fred A. Crawford, Jr., Andra, hopes to attend Michael D. Kaufman, tor of the Goldberg Center MD’58, is the physician- his four grandchildren. lives in Virginia Beach, Va., also opened their San Jr., MD’65, HS’65-’69, has been elected presi- T’64, MD’67, HS’67-’76 Duke in 2002. MD’71, is director of the for Community Pediatric in-chief at the Western He and his wife, Eliza- and plans to retire from Antonio, Texas ranch as retired in May 2001. He dent of the Association (Davison Club), was multiple sclerosis center Health at Children’s Heart Institute. He and beth, have three sons, private practice soon. He a bed and breakfast. lives in Ft. Worth, Texas. of University Professors elected vice president Thomas F. Henley, at Carolinas Medical National Medical Center in his wife reside in El Bobby, T’88, MD’93, a and his wife, Josephine, of and president elect of MD’68, HS’69-’73 (Davi- Center in Charlotte, N.C. Washington, D.C. He and

ALUMNI NEWS Macero, Calif. physician; David, T’89, G’62, have two children. A. Everette James, Jr., Calvin C. Linnemann, (AUPO). He is interim the American Associa- son Club), and his wife, He has participated in his wife, Dolores, live in ALUMNI NEWS and Geoff, T’95, who Dr. Trant is interested in MD’63, serves on the Jr., T’61, MD’65, is a dean of the College of tion for Thoracic Surgery Sandra, live in Greens- clinical trials investiga- Bethesda, Md. Hunter G. Strader, Jr., are both lawyers. fishing, wood working, Dean’s Advisory Board at professor emeritus at the Medicine at the Universi- in May 2001. He is chair boro, N.C. They have tions and spoken on the MD’58, retired in Octo- and national health the Johns Hopkins Univer- University of Cincinnati ty of Arkansas for Med- of surgery at Medical three children, Tommy, a topic in North America, George Homer Durham ber 2000 after 38 years Lawrence H. Parrot, policy issues. sity Bloomberg School of College of Medicine. He ical Sciences and a University of South Car- school counselor; Briant, a South America, and II, MD’73, is part of a in family practice. He MD’60, is teaching . He has is planning a trip to the professor and chairman olina in Charleston. recent MBA graduate; Europe. He and his wife, team implementing inte- currently resides in Lex- anatomical and clinical Joseph B. Warshaw, published three books, South Pole. He and his of its Department of and Kristen, a stockbroker. Helen W. Kaufman, gration of behavioral ington, N.C., with his pathology at the Univer- MD’61, HS’62’-’64 including his latest, Essays wife, Patricia, live in Ophthalmology. He and Harry A. Gallis, MD’67, G’70, have three chil- health in primary care at wife, Helen. sity of South Carolina (Davison Club), is dean in Folk Art. He continues Cincinnati, Ohio. They his wife, Nancy, have HS’67-’68, is director of Terence N. Reisman, dren: Jennifer Kauf- Utah’s Intermountain School of Medicine. He of the College of Medi- to write for art and have two children. two sons, Jeff and Brad. Charlotte AHEC and vice T’65, MD’68, HS’69-’70 man, T’96, a law Health Care. He and his Floyd L. Wergeland, resides in Camden, S.C., cine at the University of antique publications and president for regional (Davison Club), and his student at the University wife, The Hon. Chris- Jr., MD’58, has finished with his wife, Joy, N’60. Vermont. Prior to that he lives in Chapel Hill, N.C. Robert G. Brown, James L. Nash, T’63, education at Carolinas wife, Marilyn, have two of Virginia; Evan, a first- tine M. Durham, JD’71, writing a chapter on They have two grandchil- was chairman of pedi- MD’66, and his wife, MD’67, HS’66-‘70, is Healthcare System. He sons, Robert, T’98, who year optometry student live in Salt Lake City, ophthalmology for the dren, Bethany and David. atrics and deputy dean James S. Mayson, Cletis, are residents of Tennessee representative and his wife, Sue, live in works at DUMC; and at Indiana University; and Utah. They are proud to textbook History of U.S. for clinical affairs at Yale MD’63, and his wife, Opelika, Ala. Their daugh- to the Assembly of Ameri- Cornelius, N.C. Matthew, T’00, a Ful- Staver, an eighth grader. share that their youngest Army Medicine. He is the Charles C. Richardson, University. He and his Angela, live in Blythe, ter, Becki, married in can Psychiatric Associa- bright Scholar in Mali, daughter, who has Down current chair of Friends T’57, MD’60, HS’60-’61 wife, Cynthia, WC’60, Calif. They have two chil- March 2001 and finished tion, a fellow at the Herbert E. Segal, West Africa. The couple Evan D. Slater, MD’71, Syndrome, has been of the Nature Center and (Davison Club), is a were married the day dren, one grandchild, and her residency in July. American College of Psy- MD’67, recently took a lives in Tallahassee, Fla. is director of medical gainfully employed for recent president of the professor at Harvard after his graduation from another one on the way. chiatry, and was president new position as medical at Ventura over three years. Chula Vista Rotary Club. Medical School. He and medical school. They Robert B. Fisher, of the Southern Psychiatric director at Fidelis Care Joel J. Snider, MD’68, is County Medical Center. He lives in Bonita, Calif., his wife, Ingrid, live in recently celebrated their Edward H. Bossen, MD’66, of Mandeville, Association in 2000. He New York, a statewide an internist at East He and his wife, Fran, Geoffrey Bryan and has two children, Chestnut Hill, Mass. 40th anniversary. They MD’65, HS’65-’70 La., continues his work plans to work half-time to Medicaid and Child Boston Neighborhood reside in Ventura, Calif., Hartwig, MD’73, lives Nicole and Peter. have three grown children (Davison Club), is a pro- in the Department of spend more time on writ- Health Plus plan. He and Health Center. He resides and have three children. in Hattiesburg, Miss., Stanley I. Worton, and five grandchildren fessor of pathology at and ing and playing bluegrass his wife, Patricia, reside in Cambridge, Mass. Their oldest son is editor with his wife, Marcia. George Alfred MD’60 (Davison Club), with a sixth on the way. Duke. He lives in Durham, at Tulane University mandolin. He and his wife, in Woodbury, N.Y. of a surfing magazine; Their son, Matthew, Engstrom, MD’59-’62, is currently taking under- N.C., with his wife. School of Medicine. Karen, WC’64, live in Mary Jeanette H. Mor- their daughter is a sec- MD’01, graduated in is chair of the Task Force graduate classes in Alden W. Dudley, T’58, Nashville, Tenn. They have Gayle H. Bickers, riss, MD’69, HS’71 (Davi- ond-year medical stu- May and is now a sur- on Development of the humanities at the Univer- MD’62, is chair of the Louis A. Cancellaro, James A. Halikas, a son, James. MD’68, has made three son Club), is a pediatric dent at the University of gery resident at Duke. North Carolina Pediatric sity of Miami and is a Pathology Council for the MD’65, HS’66-’69 MD’66, writes that retir- mentoring trips to Belarus. cardiologist at the Univer- California at San Francis- Society. He and his wife, member of the Miami Veterans Health Care Net- (Davison Club), is com- ing as a professor of psy- Charles J. Niemeyer, She and her husband, sity of Iowa Hospitals. co; and their youngest Peter Douglas Linda, N’60, live in Con- Beach Cultural Arts work of New York/New pleting his term as chair- chiatry at the University of MD’66, HS’68-’72, con- Peter MD’68, are resi- She lives in Iowa City, son is a freshman at the Lawrason, MD’73, is cord, N.C. They have Council and local civic Jersey. He and his wife, man of the board of Minnesota and moving to tinues his orthopaedic dents of Amarillo, Texas. Iowa, with her husband, University of San Diego. the outgoing president four daughters and two community boards. He Mary, T’59, G’61, trustees at the Southern Naples, Fla., where he medical mission trips to They have two children, Dr. Frank H. Moriss, Jr. of the Alaska State Med- grandsons. and his wife, Joan, reside PhD’66, reside in East Medical Association and practices solo as a psychi- Vladmir, Russia. He has Margaret, a medical air Brant S. Mittler, ical Association and cur- in Miami Beach, Fla. They Orange, N.J. They have has life fellow status in atrist and addiction psy- been volunteering since ambulance pilot in Garden Henry G. Utley, MD’69, MD’72, HS’74-‘76, rent chair of the Alaska Frank B. Thompson, have four daughters and two children, Adams, the American Psychiatric chiatrist, was a life- 1991. He and his wife, City, Kan., and Robert, a PhD’66 (Davison Club), earned a JD degree in Section of the American MD’59, and his wife, seven grandchildren. T’86, MD’91, and his wife, Association and the changing event. His Carolyn, live in Gastonia, high school teacher in Ft. and his wife, Elaine, reside May 2001 at St. Mary’s College of OB/GYN. He Joan, reside in Pasadena, Kirsten Johnson, MD’91, Southern Psychiatric research on cocaine N.C. They have two chil- Worth, Texas. in Athens, Ga. They have University School of Law. has four children and Calif. They have three John A. Feagin, Jr., are assistant professors of Association. He and his addiction was featured in dren, Charles, Jr. and Erica, four children. Son Cyrus He has recently taken his one stepdaughter. He children and five grand- MD’61 (Davison Club), medicine at the University wife, Judith, reside in People magazine a few and three grandchildren. Carl S. L. Eisenberg, recently married Edith Texas state bar exam, and his wife, Tracy, live in children (with another of Teton Village, Wy., has of California at San Fran- Johnson City, Tenn. They years ago. He and Ann MD’68, lives in Mequon, Martin in Savannah, Ga. and plans to combine Fairbanks, Alaska. on the way). been doing volunteer mis- cisco; Eric, T’89, is a senior have four children: the have been married for 35 J. Robert Beshear, Wis., with his wife, Susan. and daughter Letitia, cardiology and health sion work since retiring at the University of Hous- two oldest sons are physi- years and have two chil- MD’67, HS’67-’69, was He works part-time as the T’92, recently had her first care law. He and his Joanne A. P. Wilson, Thomas H. White, from Duke as an orthope- ton School of Optometry. cians married to physi- dren. Their son, Peter, is a elected president of the physician analyst for his child with her husband, wife, Louise, have a MD’73, and her husband, MD’59, HS’59-’64 dic surgeon. His daughter, cians; their third son has chef and director of cater- Alabama Chapter of the clinic’s electronic medical Richard Alfonso, E’93. daughter, Allison, who Kenneth H. Wilson, MD, (Davison Club), and his Nancy, summited Mount Emile Louis Gebel, graduated from the Culi- ing for Dean and DeLuca American Academy of record implementation graduated magna cum reside in Chapel Hill, N.C. wife, Susan, live in Char- Everest in May 2001. His T’58, MD’62 (Davison nary Institute of America; in Napa Valley, Calif. Their Pediatrics for 2001- and also serves as a pedi- laude from Southern They have three children. lotte, N.C. Their daugh- sons, Rob and Randle, Club), is chairman and and their daughter is a daughter, Anna, is single 2003. His wife, Lynn, atric consultant for an 1970s Methodist University and Their oldest daughter has ter, Nancy, T’80, lives in own and operate Aspen CEO of Shagreen Nurs- senior in college majoring and until recently worked once head of the well insurance company. Harvey Joel Cohen, was elected to Phi Beta recently graduated with London, UK. They have Travel in Jackson, Wy. ery & Arboretum. He and in biology. as his office manager. baby nursery at Duke, is MD’70, PhD’70, was Kappa. The couple lives highest honors from the seven grandchildren. his wife, Barbara, live in now executive director William H. Fee, Jr., recently named Arline in San Antonio, Texas. University of North Caroli- Harry C. Huneycutt, Jr., Shelby, N.C. William M. Dunlap, Charles B. Herron, of Envision 2020, a long- MD’68, and his wife of and Pete Harman Profes- na at Chapel Hill. Their 1960s MD’61, HS’61-’66 MD’65 (Davison Club), MD’66, HS’66-’67, is a range planning project 19 years, Joyce, live on sor of Pediatrics at Stan- John Milton Peterson, son is a rising junior and (Davison Club), contin- Tolbert S. Wilkinson, resides in Raleigh, N.C. He dermatologist in Jack- for the Montgomery, the “Seldom Rest Farm” ford University School of MD’72, G’68, married chemistry major at Duke, Robert Green, T’56, ues to work in private MD’62, HS’62-’64, was has a son, Marshall, and son, Tenn., where he Ala., area. They have in Franklin, Pa. He golfs, Medicine. He and his Linda J. Hurt in May and their youngest MD’60 (Davison Club), of practice and lives with a guest speaker for the daughter, Wick. He has lives with his wife, Phyl- three children, whom Dr. fishes, and continues to wife, Ilene, reside in Los 2000. The couple resides daughter is a Morehead Palm Beach, Fla., spends his wife, Rita, in Verdi, North Carolina Plastic recently become a grand- lis, a retired teacher. Beshear “watches with experience that being a Altos, Calif. They have in Rock Island, Ill. nominee from the N.C. his time performing Nev. In his free time, he Surgery Society and is father to a baby girl, Mar- They have two children. fascination”—a theolo- doctor is a way of life, two sons, Jon and Phillip, School of Science and community service, golf- golfs, hunts, and travels. currently working on a garet Wickliffe Garrard. gian, a professional which is very satisfying and three grandchildren, Lawrence J. D’Angelo, Math. Their other daugh- ing, learning computer third textbook. He and ballerina, and an actor. to him. Their daughter, Sara, Ethan, and Brooke. MD’73, is executive direc- ter also attends NCSSM.

16 DukeMedAlumniNews DukeMedAlumniNews 17 ALUMNI NEWS 18 Diego StateUniversity. is afreshman atSan Calif. Theirson,Jeremy, r and hiswife,Gerri, Pan PacificUrology. He laparoscopy suitesat develop state-of-the-art Society. Heishelping American Lithotripsy is president ofthe mont University. ished hisfirstyearatBel- and Clay, whohasfin- dent ofNashville,Tenn.; mont Universityandresi- r two children, Alison,a Durham, N.C.Theyhave wife, Carolyn, livein MD’75, HS’75-’78 Matthew J.Becker, HS’79 (DavisonClub) Baker, WC’71,MD’75, Elizabeth Renwick (Davison Club) ley, MD’74,HS’75-’79 Michael BurgessShip- MD’76 Michael W. Dae, son Club) ’81, FAC’81-’82 (Davi- WC’72, MD’75,HS’74- Gale A.McCarty, Robert IraKahn,MD’75 school junior. sity; andJeremy, ahigh Univer- at Northwestern bara, anundergraduate bank inChicago;Bar- lyst ataninvestment Joshua, afinancialana- They havethree children: with hiswife,Elaine. r management atUVA. health care resources ical informationand master’s degree inmed- r Sheiscur- ty ofVirginia. medicine attheUniversi- V fornia atSanFrancisco. fornia at theUniversityofCali- andmedicine Columbia, S.C. Spock. Shelivesin old maleiguana,Iggy has adoptedasix-year- DukeMed ecent graduateofBel- esides inPotomac,Md., ently pursuinga eside inSanRafael, a., isaprofessor of , isaprofessor of Alumni , ofPalmyra, News , andhis , , , and Math. N.C. SchoolofScience r author offivebooks wife, Debra. where heliveswithhis practice inDallas,Texas, in NewBrunswick,N.J. lives withhiswife,Vicki, family practitionerand Larry, Jr. andMichelle. two children incollege, Fayetteville. Theyhave wife, Bertie,reside in land County. Heandhis Smart StartofCumber- Board ofHealth,and sity, CumberlandCounty Fayetteville StateUniver- the foundationboard of MD’77 (DavisonClub) Paulson Moeller, Club) HS’77-’80 (Davison Larry C.Harris,MD’77, PhD’75, MD’76, John GlennScott,T’70, MD’76, Irwin StevenKorngut, Rebecca, A’78 (Davison Club) Philip H.Dunn,MD’76, T’72, MD’76 Michael E.Davies, er, T’73,MD’77 Ritchie CarrShoemak- MD’77 (DavisonClub) G. Radford Moeller, two children, N.C.Theyhave Bern, are residents ofNew and hiswife, T’05 Fla. Heandhiswife, Park, practice inWinter /oncology Maitland, Fla. classmate, RoryWilcox. married hishighschool In Januaryof2000he that openedinJuly2000. 7,000-square footfacility Bakersfield, Calif.,a tional MedicalGroup of Central Valley Occupa- and medicaldirector of live inBelmont,Calif. He andhiswife,Bertha, ecently startedatthe , andMeyer, who , isamemberof is inprivate , isowner W Carrie, , livein endy , is is ina is a , , Durham, N.C. his wife,Marilynn,livein of Creative Mark.Heand is chiefexecutiveofficer wife, Sylvia. risburg, Penn.,withhis W Department ofPublic dren, Youth and Families, tor fortheOffice ofChil- John, awriter. and havingfunwith cooking, yoga,reading She enjoysgardening, her partnerJohnNation. in Asheville,N.C.,with Col. Hehastwo sons, Permanente inDenver, radiologist withKaiser MD’81, HS’81-’85 Gerald L.Lourie, MD’81, HS’81-’84 Ann M.Lansing,T’75, T’77, MD’81, Roger F. Anderson,Jr., MD’80, Kevin M.Hepler, 19 MD’78 Robert C.Shepard, MD’77, HS’77-’81,B’95 Bertram E.Walls, phy Competitionawards. of MarylandPhotogra- and winnerof13State a buddingphotographer Their daughter, Carrie,is in PocomokeCity, Md. and hiswife,Joann,live Hate Lose theWeight You protocol. ECOG pancreatic cancer study chairmanfor Medical Schooland University ofVirginia ciate professor atthe lottesville, Va., isanasso- including Medicine February 28,2001. on Alexia, whowasborn 15, Alexander, 6,and three children, Audrey, and hiswife,Laura,have tion Oncology, Inc.He ogist withTriangle Radia- N.C., isaradiationoncol- elfare. HelivesinHar- , isontheway. He 80 , ofChar- is medicaldirec- . Hissixthbook, Desperation s of Raleigh, , isa , lives , and volleyball. basketball, soccer, track, green School,enjoys fifth graderattheEver- racing. Alexandra,10,a boarding andsailboat School, enjoyssnow- grader attheNorthwest W have twochildren. He andhiswife,Denise, tice inCharlotte,N.C. surgeon inprivateprac- tine, T’78,MD’82 Kemp Howard Keons- son, MD’82 James RamsayHalver- T’77, MD’81,HS’81-’84 William S.Putnam, MD’81, HS’81 John G.Morrison, MD’81 Edward D.Miller, MD’81, DavisonClub David L.Milbauer, B’83 Bean Putnam,T’78, Oberlin, Ohio. and David.Theylivein three sons,Eddie,Andy, and hiswife,Joan,have volunteer inBelize.He months asanOB/GYN from spending13 jamin, 6. Samuel, 11,andBen- cardiothoracic surgeryat associate professor of dren, JennaandBrad. Ojai andhavetwochil- his wife,Robin,livein Medical Center. Heand at Ventura Community and attendingphysician pital Board ofDirectors [Calif.] CommunityHos- ber oftheOjaiValley and hiswife, the Board ofTrustees. He where healsoserveson tal inSeattle,Wash., staff ofNorthwestHospi- is chiefofthemedical Emily, andErik. three children, Leah, his wife,Elizabeth,have New York City. Heand Regency MRI,P.C., in is aneuroradiologist at illiam Jr., 11,asixth , havetwochildren: , hasjustreturned , isamem- Bonnie , isa , isan , , live inGreensboro, N.C. live inBoston,Mass. He andhiswife,Carolyn, Farber CancerInstitute. ciate professor atDana North Carolina. school attheUniversityof first yearofmedical wife, betes Association.His board ofAmericanDia- He isonthenational olina SchoolofMedicine. University ofNorthCar- medicineatthe internal sion chiefofgeneral Chapel Hill,N.C.,isdivi- T’82 MD’83, PhD’85 Buse, John Bernard MD’82, HS’82-’86 Arthur Vernon Stringer, T’80, MD’84,HS’87-’89 Richard LeightonPage, MD’83 Stacey A.Wood, Jr., T’79, MD’83 William G.Kaelin,Jr., III, MD’83 Capt. AlmondJ.Drake, in Gaithersburg,Md. Abbie, 4.Thefamilylives Joanna (JoJo),6;and Andrea, 12;Mandy, 9; Jackie,16; A.J.,14; Lori, havesixchildren: ences. Heandhiswife, versity oftheHealthSci- Uniformed ServicesUni- sor ofmedicineatthe and anassociateprofes- service chiefforNNMC Charlotte, N.C. his wife,Jean,livein jungle inPeru.Heand sion triptotheAmazon will beattendingamis- Healthcare System.He man atPresbyterian Center inDallas. He con- Medical Southwestern at theUniversityofTexas is his wife, Ha Iowa City, Iowa. and hiswife,Cass,livein Hospitals andClinics.He the UniversityofIowa a y professor ofmedicine good, MD,HS’82 , justcompletedher Laura Raftery, , isOB/GYNchair- V anessa Pearline , isendocrine , isanasso- , of , and , , HS’83-’86, ‘87-’89 Joseph Mannon,MD, his wife, Medical Center. Heand Connecticut Children’s and 24-HourUnitat Emergency Department medical director ofthe of Medicine.Heisalso ty ofConnecticutSchool Medicine attheUniversi- Pediatric Emergency head oftheDivision associate professor and her husband, Chevy Chase,Md.,with Health. Shelivesin National Institutesof is astaff clinicianatthe HS’87-’88, PhD’94 Osbert Blow, MD’86, II, T’81,MD’85 James Freeman Wiley MD’85 Robert F. St.Peter, non, MD’85,HS’85-‘90 Man- Roslyn Bernstein MD’84 Paul Stephens,Jr., Plano, Texas. with theirthree children in and hiswife,Jean,live arrhythmia research. He Heart Ballchairincardiac and holderoftheDallas cardiac electrophysiology tinues asdirector ofclinical MD’84 Clinton Wiley, T’80, Patrick, andElizabeth. three children, James, bury, Conn.Theyhave Mission, Kan. They liveinShawnee on October20,2000. daughter, Claire Halpin, gave birthtotheir tute. Hiswife,Anne, the KansasHealthInsti- and Cristin. have twodaughters,Erin r his wife,Tyra, liveinMel- atric Cardiology. Heand W beta-blockers atthe study onLongQTand of Texas HealthScience surgery attheUniversity assistant professor of ose Park,Penn.They orld Congress ofPedi- , liveinGlaston- , ispresident of , haspresented a Catherine Peter , isan . , isan , at theUniversity of uate medicaleducation ate deanforundergrad- of psychiatryandassoci- is anassociateprofessor Lancaster, Pa. her husband,Jeff, livein and Robert,1.She mom tohersonsEric,5, enjoys beingafull-time from familypracticeand and hiswife, youth basketball,andhe families. Hecoaches cation program for ated achildsafetyedu- injured children andiniti- approach tocaringfor of acomprehensive has ledthedevelopment gency SurgeryUnit.He atric Trauma andEmer- Program, andthePedi- Educational Exchange Hospital, theResident Santa RosaChildren’s T Group, thePediatric plinary ClinicalResearch the PediatricMultidisci- the surgicalnursingunit, He servesasdirector of Center inSanAntonio. MD’86, DavisonClub T MD’86, HS’86-’91 Gary K.Deweese,T’82, E’78, MD’86 Martha M.Y. Coslett, MD’86 Kenneth A.Carle, Bennett Blow, N’89 r have twochildren and and hiswife,Jennifer, .He practice specializingin director ofa25-member ologist andmedical their children attend. Mary’s Hall,theschool bara isanurseatSt. Audrey Nicole,4.Bar- Samuel Aaron, 7,and Alexander David,9, have three children, have twochildren. He andhiswife,Terry, diology inDurham,NC. nuclear, andinvasivecar- tices consultative, eside inTowson, Md. rauma UnitatChristu ana A.Grady-Weliky, , isananesthesi- , hasretired Barbara , prac- , , mann University. medicine atMCPHahne- women inacademic program forsenior mic Medicinefellowship tive LeadershipinAcade- participate intheExecu- She hasbeenselectedto Rochester, NewYork. and Ellen. children, Ben,Thomas, her husband, Fremont, Calif.Sheand Alto MedicalCenterin ly practitioneratthePalo Crone, PhD’89 MD’89 Jeff Brackett,T’85, MD’88 Rache Simmons,T’84, MD’88 Obremskey, T’84, William Todd MD’88 Jennifer J.Crawford, MD’87 Wilson Crone, T’82, Davison Club erst, T’82,MD’86, Elizabeth SumnerJok- Decorato, MD. with herhusband,John lives inNewYork City Breast Surgeons.She American Societyof past president ofthe ical School.Sheisthe UniversityMed- Cornell professor ofsurgeryat wife, Med. Heliveswithhis North Carolina atWake at theUniversityof professor oforthopedics of Medicine. Duke UniversitySchool faculty incardiology at r Crawford, MD,whowas Lawrence Edward N.C., withherhusband, and hiswife, assistant students.He teaching physician’s ley CommunityCollege professor atHudsonVal- MD, T’86, Tr erst, PhD’87 ecently appointedtothe oy, NewYork. Jill C.Obremseky, , hasbeen , isanassociate , isanassistant , livesinDurham, , isanassistant in Cary, N.C. , havethree Donna E. Scott Jok- , isafami- , reside in T’86, JD’90 husband, Bay, Wis. Amy. TheyliveinGreen daughters, Katieand Jan Hansen,havetwo She andherhusband, ance familyandcareer. which allowshertobal- 3 currently enjoyingher Flynn, MD’96 November 6,2000. Benjamin Arichea,on and secondson,Daniel comed theirthird child tura, Calif.Theywel- and KristenNoelle. dren, DevynChristine Ill. Theyhavetwochil- Lasley, MD’92 Elizabeth Hilton MD’92 Eric SamuelFromer, MD’96 Matthew K.Flynn, Blackford, MD’91 Susan Pennington T’86, MD’90 Cynthia KarfiasRigsby, 19 They liveinFairfield,Calif. Clark, andBenjamin. three children, Elena, and hiswife,Irma,have Davis MedicalCenter. He University ofCalifornia clinical professor atthe 2000. Hiswife, ical Centerfrom 1999to Stanford UniversityMed- resident at E’86 Lewis Rigsby, Jr., G’82, Md. Theyhaveone child. Lasley, liveinAnnapolis, husband, Jonathan wife, tlement funds.Heandhis allocation oftobaccoset- tee chargedwith County advisorycommit- term ontheVentura appointed toaone-year son, SeanPatrickFlynn,3. Clara County. Theyhavea pediatrician withSanta speaking populationasa with aprimarilySpanish- 1 / 2 day workweek, , liveinParkRidge, 90 Miriam Arichea, , isanassistant , servedaschief Michael s , liveinVen- , andher , works , andher Theresa , is garet, R’96 He andhiswife, town MemorialHospital. of MedicineatGeorge- chief oftheDepartment Mary Katherine. have athree-year old, anniversary. Theyalso on theireighthwedding daughter, SarahLouise, birth oftheirsecond r leys Island,S.C.Theywere r 17, 2000.Thecouple onNovember Abernethy MD’95, G’94 Gerard ConradBlobe, Jr., E’90 William EarleBeasley, E’91, MD’95,HS’01 Aurora PryorBeasley, HS’94-’99 Schneider, T’88, Andrew Martin MD’94, HS’94-’01 Amy PickarAbernethy, MD’93, HS’93-’97 Larry Wade Kelly, T’89, MD’92 Karl Lyndell Pete, dria Benoit. have adaughter, Alexan- Sammamish, Wash. They Susan, are residents of North Adelaide,Australia. glas Abernethy, livein husband, StephenDou- with Duke.Sheandher former research associate Carrboro, N.C. Daniel. Theylivein Suzanne, Samueland have three children, and hiswife,Madeline, medicine atDuke.He assistant professor of Mass., andisnowan Institute inBoston, Dana-Farber Cancer ical oncologyat ed hisfellowshipinmed- ond childinAugust. were expectingtheirsec- three-year-old sonand Durham. Theyhavea She andherhusband, unit surgeryatDuke. patient cardiopulmanary chief resident ofout- ecently blessedwiththe eside inLakeland,Fla. DukeMed , andhiswife, , reside in , marriedKaren , liveinPaw- , complet- AlumniNews Mar- MD’94, , is , isa , is 19

ALUMNI NEWS elbow fellowship with LSU in 2001, is a general the pharmaceutical indus- T’01, who received his Dr. Iannotti at the Cleve- Alan M. Bienstock, 2000s House Staff surgery resident at the try. He lives in Durham, N.C. degree in music. land Clinic. He has had T’94, MD’98, is a plastic Daniel Hen-An Chang, University of Tennessee in six to seven papers pub- surgery resident at Baylor MD’00, completed his 1940s torship. He consults for Chattanooga. David F. Boerner, MD, John R. Hartman, MD, lished and two grants, Medical School. He lives transitional year intern- biotechnology firms as HS’76-’79, B’00, com- HS’76-’79, has been cer- including an OREF in Houston, Texas. well as writes and lec- Parham R. Fox, MD, pleted the MBA program tified as a Natural Family CLASS NOTES ship and is beginning his Sidney Raffel, MD, HOUSE STAFF (Orthopaedic Research ophthalmology residency HS’42, was recently wid- tures about skin care. He HS’71-’75, and his wife, at the Fuqua School of Planning (NFP) consultant Education Foundation) Joanne Jenkins Lager, at Emory University. He owed after 63 years of is also president of Ella Patricia, live in Lynchburg, Business and was and currently teaches NFP grant. He and his wife, MD’98, HS-current, will and his wife, Lisa, live in marriage to his wife, Baché, S.A. & Inc., Va. Their daughter, Jen- appointed director of the with his wife, Cleta. They Tracey, have one daugh- finish her pediatric residen- Decatur, Ga. Yvonne. He resides in France and U.S., a fami- nifer, T’94, B’01, who John Rex Endowment in live in Kissimmee, Fla. ter, Susanna. They live in cy in December and plans Stanford, Calif. ly-owned skin care com- was born at DUMC, Wake County, N.C. He Cleveland Heights, Ohio. to begin a fellowship in Benjamin B. McDaniel, pany he inherited. He married a fellow Fuqua and his wife, Jean, live in 1980s pediatric hematology- T’96, MD’00, finished his Julian B. Neel, MD, and his wife, Patricia, live MBA—a triple Dukie Raleigh. They have two William Thomas oncology at Duke in 2002. internship at Riverside HS’47, will be in practice in Atlanta, Ga. They have remains true blue! children, Sara, a legisla- James L. Deterding, Diane M. Allen, MD’95, HS’95-‘current, married Sumner, T’91, MD’96, Her husband, Pat, is earn- Hospital in Newport for 50 years in Sept. four children. tive assistant in Washing- MD, HS’79-‘84, lives in G.C. Hughes, MD’95, HS’95-current, on May 13, HS’96-’00, is a member ing Ph.D. in microbiology News, Va. and is now 2001, while he and his Richard H. Daffner, ton, DC; and Christian, Summerfield, N.C., with 2000. They live in Durham, N.C. of the Dermatology and hopes to finish his beginning a radiology resi- wife will celebrate their 1960s MD, HS’70-’73, was Group of the Carolinas MD/Ph.D. in a few years. dency at Emory University. 56th wedding anniversary named residency director Christine Chang, Suzanne Elizabeth in Concord, N.C. He and He and his wife, Nancy, on Nov. 20. The couple Rebecca H. Buckley, in diagnostic radiology at MD’95, is medical direc- Eaton Jones, MD’96, his wife, Ashlyn, have Duncan Rougier-Chap- T’94, live in Tucker, Ga. lives in Thomasville, Ga. MD, WC’55, HS’58-’64, Allegheny General Hospi- tor of a home-based pri- writes that she was three children, Kelsey, 7, man, T’89, MD’98, and his and her husband, Charles tal. He lives in Pittsburgh mary care program at thrilled to pass her fam- Jake, 4, and Claire, 2. wife, Maggie, T’95, G’00, Vikas Patel, T’96, 1950s Edward Buckley III, with his wife, Alva. Washington DC VA Med- ily practice boards in had their first son, Conner MD’00, HS-current, MD’54, HS’55, ‘57-’61, ical Center. She lives in July 2000. She and her Phillippa J. Miranda, Hayes, on February 8, completed his prelimi- Charles L. Rast, Jr., MD, reside in Durham, N.C. William H. Beute, MD, Silver Spring, Md. husband, Daryl, had a T’93, MD’97, is an 2001. They live in Durham. nary year at California- HS’48-‘54, and his wife, HS’70-’74, is a senior staff third son born during fellow at Pacific Center in San Rosalyn, live in Colum- Roger W. Turkington, child psychiatrist at Pine Steven Alan Feingold, her residency, and she DUMC. She and her hus- Dan German Blazer III, Francisco and is currently bia, S.C. They have three MD, HS’63-’65, was Rest Christian Hospital. He MD’95, and his wife, Dr. was not able to gradu- band, Harvey Rustia T’92, G’94, MD’99, is a a dermatology resident children and two grand- inducted as a Master in and his wife, Jill, live in Cynthia Patricia May, live ate on time or take the Miranda, T’92, live in house at Duke. daughters. the American College of Grand Rapids, Mich. in Mount Pleasant, S.C., boards with her class- Durham, N.C. officer at the University Physicians in March. This with their twins, Thomas mates. She now prac- of Michigan. He lives in W. Banks Anderson, is the highest honor in Joseph W. Fay, MD, and Sarah. tices at Lillington Family Edward G. Neyman, Ann Arbor, Mich. Jr., MD, HS’56-‘62, was . He HS’72-’77, was appointed Are You Adequately Protected Medical Center in Lilling- MD’97, is finishing his invited to Kobe, Japan, to resides in Brooksville, director of immunological ton, N.C., and enjoys radiology residency at the Paula Lucile Corkey, lecture and participate in Fla., where he is medical for cancer at Bay- Against Disability? being a soccer and tee- Johns Hopkins Hospital. MD’99, is a psychiatry the first meeting of the director at St. Luke’s lor University Medical Cen- ball mom to sons In 2002, he will begin his resident at the University Japanese Alumni of the Medical Clinic. ter. He was also awarded Nathan, 6, Miles, 5, and fellowship at Brigham of North Carolina Duke eye fellowship pro- an NIH program project Fact: Many plans won’t pay benefits to physicians Ryan, 2. and Women’s Hospital in Hospitals. Her husband, gram. His oldest daugh- Joseph C. Parker, Jr., grant for his research. He who can no longer practice in their given Boston, Mass. He resides William Barnette Corkey, ter, Mary, and her MD, HS’68-’69, is a pro- and his wife, Joanne, live specialty—or even as a physician. Even though Ann E. Newman, T’85, in Palm Beach, Fla. MD’99, HS’99-current, husband, Stuart Knech- fessor and chair of in Dallas, Texas. They have you have disability insurance, you would be MD’96, is finishing her is currently on the anes- ▲ Stephen L. Wang, tle, MD, HS’89, and their pathology and laboratory a son who is an attorney residency in family medi- Sylvia Ann Owen, thesiology house staff at MD’00, has completed three children are spend- medicine at the Universi- in Dallas and a daughter, required to find other employment. ▲ Corinne Mary cine at UNC-Chapel Hill. MD’97, HS’98-’01, com- DUMC. The couple lives ing six weeks at a mission ty of Louisville School of a premed student at his transitional internship Fact: Linardic, T’86, G’93, She and her husband, pleted her dermatology in Durham. at the University of hospital in Kenya. Dr. Medicine. He and his Rhodes College. Some plans can be cancelled, amended, or MD’95, HS’99-’01, is fin- Dr. Paul Roman Chelmin- residency at Duke in June Hawaii, where he was Anderson and his wife, wife, Patricia, have in have premiums increased at any time. ishing her fellowship in sky, have two sons, Isaac 2001. She has joined Michael Anthony Transitional Resident of Nancy, N’59, R’65, live two children, John, an Daniel J. Sexton, MD, pediatric hematology- and John. Bend Dermatology Clinic Moody, T’89, MD’99, the Year 2000-2001. He in Durham, N.C. assistant professor of HS’72-’74, is a professor The Duke Medical Alumni Association, in pathology at Vanderbilt of medicine at Duke. He oncology and will remain in Bend, Ore. was selected assistant is currently a resident in partnership with the Benefit Planning at Duke as a junior faculty Russell Rothman, T’92, program director (chief diagnostic radiology at William A. Hunter, Jr., University; and Nancy, a and his wife, Maureen, Group of Durham, now offers discounted member. She and her G’96, MD’96, HS’96- David Cheng-Da Tong, resident in pediatrics at Stanford University Hos- MD, HS’56-’57, ‘60-’63, dolphin trainer. The cou- live in Durham. husband, Edward Frank ’00, is a fellow in the T’93, MD’97, is currently Emory University) for pital. He lives in Palo runs a small ranch. He ple lives in Louisville, Ky. disability insurance for qualified School lives in St. Petersburg Yoshizo Joseph Nakaga- Patz, Jr., MD, T’80, live Robert Wood Johnson a fellow in at 2002-2003.His wife, Alto, Calif. of Medicine and House Staff Alumni. in Chapel Hill, N.C. Clinical Scholars Program Emory University. He and Charlene, T’95, is an Beach, Fla., with his wife, 1970s mi, MD, HS’75-’76, is at UNC-Chapel Hill. He his wife, Elizabeth Jane attorney for King & Janet, T’58. They have director and a board mem- This plan pays you benefits if you become two daughters, Alice James D. Green, MD, ber of Health Medical Matthew J. Hepburne, recently presented his Miller Tong, MD, T’95, Spalding. They live in unable to perform your current occupation. E’92, MD’96, was chief research to the Society of received her MD and MPH Atlanta, Ga., with chil- Hunter Bender, T’84, HS’70-’71, and his wife, Institution of the Aged. He resident of an internal General Internal Medicine. degrees in May 2001 from dren Jordan and Nick. and Elizabeth Hunter Elizabeth, live in Ruston, and his wife, Hiroko, live in It can never be cancelled or amended, and medicine training pro- His wife, Alice Mauskopf Emory University School of Skidmore, T’85. La. They have two sons: Kanagawa, Japan. your premiums cannot be increased. gram and is currently in a Rothman, MD’97, Medicine and the Rollins Andrew, who received fellowship in infectious HS’98-’00, recently joined School of Public Health of John Laszlo, MD, his MD from Louisiana Edward L.C. Pritchett, Please send class notes submissions to: For quotes and information, HS’59, continues to vol- State University in 2000, MD, HS’74-’76, retired diseases. He and his the Duke pediatrics faculty. Emory University. The cou- Medical Alumni Affairs • Duke University Medical Center please call Price French, vice president, wife, Janice, T’92, live in ple resides in Atlanta, Ga. unteer for the American is now an OB/GYN resi- from his full-time faculty 512 S. Mangum St., Suite 400 • Durham, NC 27701-3973 Benefit Planning Group, Durham, N.C. San Antonio, Texas, with Edwin Earl Spencer, Jr., with their daughter, Cancer Society after his dent at Case Western position at DUMC in at (800) 225-7174 or (919) 489-1720. children, Michael and MD’96, is currently Katherine Pauline, born e-mail: [email protected] retirement from its University; John, who June 2001 and continues Elizabeth. doing a shoulder and June 18, 2000. or online at http://medalum.mc.duke.edu research program direc- received his MD from to work as a consultant to

20 DukeMedAlumniNews DukeMedAlumniNews 21 his wife, Elizabeth Creech intown, Penn. He and his the annual Menninger HS’89-’93, received the recent recipient of the Girl Clinic. He lives in James Bradham, Nevada Neurosurgical Society, Deterding, MD, HS’95. wife, Marla, have three Alumni Association writing Research Career Develop- Scout Honor Pin, a nation- Rochester, Minn. Obituaries Commerce Bank, 3200 and the American Board children, Arielle, Max, competition. Rosen lives in ment Award from al recognition for extraor- S. Valley View Blvd., Las of Neurological Surgery. Vanessa Pearline Hay- and Ely. They live in Elkins La Jolla, Calif., with his Research to Prevent dinary service to Girl Mark Vakkur, MD, Vegas, NV 89102. He was the recipient of George Alva Edwards, England; and his son, good, MD, HS’78-’82, Park, Penn. wife, Laurie, and two chil- Blindness. She is a physi- Scouting. She and her HS’92-’96, has won mul- numerous honors, MD, HS’51-’52, born in David Edwards, daugh- including the 1972 Dis- ALUMNI NEWS and her husband, Arthur dren, Jared and Daniella. cian at the University of husband, David Wall, have tiple awards at Emory Charles Fredric Lan- Killeen, Texas, on Octo- ter-in-law, Carol, and ALUMNI NEWS Vernon Stringer, MD, Paul B. Chaplin, MD, Michigan. She and her three children, Jennifer, University School of Med- ning, MD, HS’69-’73, tinguished Service Award ber 19, 1916, died on their daughter, Anne, of G’82, HS’86, live in HS’81-’85, and his wife, William L. Ebbeling, MD, husband, Michael Derwin Brian, and Sarah. They live icine. Aside from his prac- an anesthesiologist with of the American Board June 2, 2001, in Dallas. Wexford, Penn. A memo- Greensboro, N.C. They Karen, live in Bal Har- HS’85-’88, has retired from Fetters, are parents to in Palm Harbor, Fla. tice, he pursues freelance Wake Medical Center, of Neurological Surgery, Edwards graduated from rial service was held at have two children. bour, Fla. Their oldest the Navy and has joined four boys, Kori, Tomoyu- financial and fiction writ- died August 22, 2001, at the 1978 Distinguished Brownwood High School Park Cities Baptist daughter, Monica, T’05, Children’s Specialists of San ki, Kazuhisa, and Takashi. Lewis Herbert Hogge, ing. He lives in Decatur, Duke University Medical Service Award of the in 1935 and Howard Church on June 6, 2001. Kazuo Shimizu, MD, began her freshman year Diego, Calif. He and his wife, They live in Ann Arbor. Jr., MD, HS’90-’93, was Ga., with his wife, Susan Center. He was 58. The Society of Neurological Payne College in 1939. Memorials may be made HS’80-’82, is a professor this fall. Dianne, live in San Diego. elected president of Physi- A. M. Wang-Vakkur, funeral service was con- Surgeons, and the 1977 During World War II, he to Buckner Children & of surgery at Nippon Erik Magnus Ohman, cian Anesthesia Associ- MD, HS’91-’95, and ducted August 25, 2001, Distinguished Teaching served with the U.S. Family Services or the Medical School and an Marcia Ruth Gottfried, Robert De Manuel- MD, HS’87-’90, is chief ates, P.A., a 32-physician children Christopher and at North Raleigh United Award of the Duke Med- Army Air Corps in the American Cancer Society. active member of the MD, HS’83-’85, is an Rosen, MD, HS’88, has of cardiology and direc- practice Isabella. Methodist Church. Inter- ical Alumni Association. Training Command and American College of Sur- associate professor of recently published a tor of the University of serving the Greater Balti- ment followed in Pine In 1983 Odom was the European Theater of Elias Ghanem, MD’70, geons. He and his wife, anatomical and clinical book, Think Like a North Carolina Heart more Medical Center. He Michael John Ross, Forest Memorial Gardens honored with the Harvey Operations as a B-17 died August 27, 2001 in Takako, reside in Tokyo, pathology at Duke. She Shrink, which won first Center at UNC-Chapel has completed his MBA MD, HS’95-’98, just in Wake Forest. Memorial Cushing Medal of the bomber pilot, attaining Las Vegas, Nev. He was Japan. They have three lives in Durham with her place in the Menninger Hill. He lives in Durham at the Johns Hopkins Uni- finished his nephrology contributions may be American Association of the rank of Major. In 62. Ghanem immigrated children, Kazuhide, husband, Gary Norman Medical Alumni Publish- with his wife, Elspeth. versity in June 2001 con- fellowship at Mt. Sinai made to the Adult Bone Neurological Surgeons, 1946, he married Winnie to the US in 1963. He Yusuke and Motoi. Greenberg, MD, HS’85, ing competition. centrating in medical Medical Center and has Marrow Clinic of Duke America’s highest award Belle Landes. He received graduated from Duke an associate clinical Elizabeth Stanton, MD, service management. joined its faculty. He and University Medical Center. for , and in his MD from the Univer- University Medical William Clark Meyers, professor at Duke. Akihiro Ohira, MD, HS’89-’91, was recently He and his wife, Dene, his wife, Ann Marie, have 1994, he was recognized sity of Texas Southwest- School in 1970. In 1971, MD, HS’75-’83, is HS’87-‘90, is a professor promoted to chief clinical live in Baltimore. a daughter, Catherine. Guy L. Odom, Sr., MD, for a lifetime of service ern Medical School in he settled in Las Vegas chairman of the Depart- Nancy A. Little, HS’83- and chairman of Depart- officer in Cigna Behav- They live in Bronx, N.Y. a professor emeritus of by the North Carolina 1950, where he was the and became one of the ment of Surgery at ’89, and her husband, ment of Ophthalmology ioral Health. She com- Roger David Yusen, neurosurgery at Duke Neurosurgical Society. recipient of the Ho Din valley’s principal physi- Medical College of Darius S. Noori, MD, at Shimane Medical Uni- pleted her MBA in 1999. MD, HS’90-’93, contin- University, died on Sep- Odom was prede- Award. He received his cians. He was widely Pennsylvania Hahne- have three children, Bren- versity. He resides in She lives in Fairfax, Va., ues his pulmonary 2000s tember 15 at Duke Hos- ceased by his wife, postgraduate hospital referred to as the “physi- mann. He is currently ley, Daria, and Jake. They Fukuoka, Japan. with her husband, medicine research at Kurian Abraham, MD, pital. Odom was born in Suzanne Price Odom; a training in internal medi- cian to the stars”; how- working on his MBA at live in Acampo, Calif. William Mark Stanton, Washington University HS-current, graduated New Orleans, La., and daughter, Linda Odom cine at Johns Hopkins ever, he was also known the Wharton School of MD, MHS’96. School of Medicine. He from the psychiatry res- received his MD from Cook; and his brother, 1990s and Duke Hospitals. to treat the homeless Business at the University Emanuel H. Rosen, MD, and his wife, Barbara, live idency program at East- Tulane Medical School. Charles Odom, MD. He Edwards spent his career with the same dignity as of Pennsylvania. He and HS'87-'88, recently pub- J. Michael DiMaio, MD, Jennifer Cohen Takag- in Saint Louis. ern Virginia Medical He completed neurosur- is survived by his son, with the Veterans his celebrity patients. his wife, Sherry, N’74, lished a book entitled HS’87-‘98, is in the ishi, MD, HS’93-’96, and School and is a fellow gical training at Montreal Guy L. Odom, Jr., MD, of Administration, includ- Ghanem also served as a live in Philadelphia. Think Like a Shrink: 100 Department of Cardio- her husband, Stanley, Sathappan Kasiraja, at Duke/Glaxo in clini- Neurological Institute Bassfield, Miss.; his ing serving as chief of boxing regulator and Principles for Seeing thoracic Surgery at the became parents to MD, HS’92-’94, has cal psychopharmacolo- and spent one year on daughter, Carolyn Odom medicine at the McKin- chairman of the Nevada Carl Howard Manstein, Deeply into Yourself and University of Texas South- Alexandra Cohen Takag- expanded his solo prac- gy. He has two children. faculty at Louisiana State Little of Panama; his sis- ney, Pittsburgh, and State Athletic Commis- MD, HS’81-’84, has Others,which attempts to western Medical Center. ishi on October 17, 2000. tice over a two-year peri- University before joining ter, Vada Odom Reynolds Cincinnati VA Hospitals. sion. He presided over received his MBA from introduce lay people to He lives in Dallas with his They live in Tampa, Fla. od to include social Nadeem Ahmed, MD, the Duke faculty in of Metarie, La.; and his In 1972, he returned to the hearing that fined LaSalle University and is psychodynamic psychiatry wife, Ruth A. Irvin. workers, case managers, HS-current, recently 1943. He served as chair- grandchildren, Leah Dallas as chief of staff of boxer Mike Tyson and managing partner of and psychotherapy. The Diana Heather Heath, and addiction coun- completed his anes- man of neurosurgery at Cook, Todd Cook, David the Dallas VA Hospital, revoked his license after Caduceus Financial book won first place in the Sayoko E. A. Moroi- MD, T’82, HS’88-’91, is a selors. He and his wife, thesia residency at St. Duke from 1960 to Cook, Guy L. Odom, where he remained until Tyson bit off part of Strategists, Inc., in Jenk- popular press category of Fetters, MD, T’82, Girl Scout leader and Chinta, have two sons. Louis University and 1976, and was appoint- Geoffrey L. Odom, DVM, he retired in 1985. He Evander Holyfield’s ear. They live in Wheeling, joined Duke as a pain ed a James B. Duke Pro- Amber Harvey, Meghann was a member of the He has also implemented W.Va. management fellow. fessor in 1974. He Fails, Kristen Reid, Ken faculties of medical mandatory blood testing He is married with authored more than 125 Little, Eric Little, schools at the University for AIDS and hepatitis. Robert L. White, Jr., three children. professional publications Courtlend Little, Thomas The Fund forDukeMed 2001-2002 of Pittsburgh, the Uni- Ghanem was diagnosed MD, HS’91-’95, resides and was a visiting pro- Council, and Carol versity of Cincinnati and with kidney cancer in in Newburgh, Ind., with Jeffrey Bytomski, MD, fessor of neurological Council Smith; and his Your gift to The Fund for DukeMed provides the scholarships that give bright UT Southwestern. He 1998. He is survived by his wife, Kimberlee. They HS-current, is complet- surgery at several med- great-grandchildren, was a professor of inter- his wife, Jody; two sons, students like Yessica Cabrera a chance to pursue excellent without have a daughter, Elizabeth. ing a ical schools, including Sadie and Marley Cook. nal medicine at UT– Elias, Jr. and Farid; fellowship at Duke. He Yale, Montreal Neurolog- A memorial graveside amassing enormous debt. Southwestern at the daughter, Crystal; broth- Ira Gordon Early, MD, and his wife, Shanda, ical Institute, the Mayo service was held on time of his retirement. er, Nasser; and six nieces, To make a gift online, please visit: HS’94-’96, recently have two sons, Jaren Clinic, and Dartmouth. September 19 in Your gift also helps attract brilliant and He was a deacon and all of Las Vegas. His faculty http://development.mc.duke.edu/mag welcomed his firstborn, and Trevor, and expect Odom was active in Maplewood Cemetery. chairman of the fellow- funeral was held on supports innovative curriculum and technology. Thank you for your support! Brandon Scott. He and another child in October. many professional soci- Donations may be made ship of deacons of the Thursday, August 31, his family reside in eties and served as presi- to the Linda Odom Park Cities Baptist 2001, at St. Joseph, Hus- Office of Annual Giving Spartanburg, S.C. John Lyons, Jr., MD, dent of the American Scholarship Endowment In short, your support helps DukeMed offer the Church, where he had band of Mary, Catholic Duke University Medical Center HS-current, just started Academy of Neurological Fund, c/o Eileen Watts been a member since Church in Las Vegas, very best training available to the doctors and 512 South Mangum Street Robert Jay Spinner, his internship in internal Surgery, the American Welch, 512 Mangum 1972. He is survived by Nev. Donations may be scientists who will lead medicine in the future. Suite 400 MD, HS’90-’96, is an medicine. He lives with Association of Neurologi- Street, Suite 400, his wife, Winnie Landes made to the Elias F. Durham, NC 27701-3973 his wife, Jennifer, in cal Surgeons, the Society Durham, N.C. 27701, (919) 667-2500 Edwards; his daughter, Ghanem Medical Schol- resident at the Mayo Durham. of Neurological Sur- 919-667-2513. Now that’s a gift you can be proud of. 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DukeMedAlumniNews 23 Frederick C. Rimmele the Nature Conservancy. gery training at the Uni- and sons-in- law, Gayle III, MD’94, a family prac- John A. Yarborough, versity of Southern Cali- and Bill Herndon of tice physician, died on T’41, MD’44, a general fornia and residency Atlanta, Ga., and Ginger September 11, 2001. and thoracic surgeon in training at Vanderbilt Uni- and Dr. Stuart Garner of Rimmele was one of the Maryville, Tenn., for 46 versity in Nashville, Tenn. Charlotte, N.C.; eight 56 passengers aboard years, died on September Yarborough was a grandchildren, Page and ALUMNI NEWS the hijacked United Air- 30, 2001. He was pre- founding member of the Jay Yarborough of lines Flight 175 from ceded in death by his Davison Club and served Maryville; Tom, David, Boston to Los Angeles. wife of 57 years, Mar- as president of the Duke and Kate Garner of The plane was the sec- shall Page Yarborough. Medical Alumni Associa- Charlotte; Allison, ond to crash into the Yarborough was the for- tion from 1967-68. In Patrick, and Caroline World Trade Center in mer chief of staff and 1972, he served as chair- Yarborough of Silver New York. Rimmele was chief of surgery at Blount man of the Duke Univer- Spring. A memorial serv- on his way to a profes- Memorial Hospital and sity National Council. He ice was held on October sional conference in Cali- served a term as presi- was one of the first 6 at New Providence fornia. He received his dent of the Knoxville members of the Iron Presbyterian Church. undergraduate degree in Area Surgical Society. He Dukes, a society that Memorial donations may chemistry and English received a Distinguished supports Duke athletics. be made to: the Davison from Amherst College in Service Award from the He also served on the Club, Duke University Amherst, Mass. He was a Blount Memorial Hospi- Duke University Athletic Medical Center, 512 S. professor of family medi- tal Foundation in 1998. Council and received the Mangum Street, Suite cine at Beverly Hospital in Born in Wake Forest, Charles A. Dukes Award 400, Durham, NC 27701 Beverly, Mass. He is sur- N.C., he was raised in for outstanding service in or Blount Memorial Hos- vived by his wife, Kimber- Cary, N.C. He received alumni affairs. pital Foundation. ly Trudel. A memorial his undergraduate and Survivors include sons service was held Septem- medical degrees from and daughters-in-law, ber 24, 2001 at St. Duke and served in the Bill and Emily Yarbor- Andrew’s Church in Mar- Pacific as a captain in the ough of Maryville and blehead, Mass. The fami- U. S. Army Medical Corps Mike Yarborough and ly requests that during World War II. He Kathy Sanzo of Silver memorials be made to completed thoracic sur- Spring, Md.; daughters MAA Calendar

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