Medicine, Engineering and Technology Bioactive Surgical Screw May Promote Bone Growth, Healing

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August/September 2010 Newsletter Volume 11, No. 6 Medicine, Engineering and Technology Bioactive Surgical Screw May Promote Bone Growth, Healing

A bioactive surgical screw may help promote faster healing for patients undergoing surgical repair of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and other orthopedic injuries, according to researchers from the Surgical Engineering Enterprise (SEE) – a collaboration of Drexel University College of Medicine, and the University’s School of Biomedical Engineering, Science & Health Systems and College of Engineering – which is developing the device. The screw will not only secure a graft in place initially, but by incorporating bioactive materials such as growth factors or cells, it will promote and accelerate bone tissue ACL injuries occur when bones of the leg twist in opposite directions under full body weight. ingrowth and bonding to the surrounding normal bone. The prototype screw is made of The bioactive screw is also expected to professor and chair, Department of FDA-approved bio-absorbable polymers such reduce the need for revision surgeries, Orthopedic Surgery; Haviva Goldman, as poly-L-lactic-co-glycolic acid (PLGA) and which currently account for 8 to 10 percent Ph.D., associate professor, Department calcium phosphate. It will be manufactured of all ACL surgeries, according to research of Neurobiology & Anatomy; and with a unique injection molding method team leader Peter Lelkes, Ph.D., SEE Ari Brooks, M.D., associate professor, which can create gradient porous structures scientiﬁc director, Calhoun Chair Professor Department of Surgery. Co-investigators that facilitate tissue ingrowth concomitant of Cellular Tissue Engineering, School of from the College of Engineering are with the delivery of bioactive materials Biomedical Engineering, and professor in Jack Zhou, Ph.D., associate professor, deposited within the screw. the College of Medicine’s Departments of Mechanical Engineering & Mechanics, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Pathology and Yury Gogotsi, Ph.D., professor, “The porous structure will allow us to control & Laboratory Medicine, and Surgery. “We Materials Science & Engineering. the degradation of the screw while allowing expect this bioactive screw to provide the continued on page 15 cell ingrowth. This will enable healing to surgeon with a superior, more efficient take place without leaving holes in the surgical tool that will help patients heal INSIDE bone tissue, a critical factor in maintaining faster while at the same time reducing bone strength,” notes Fredric Kleinbart, health care costs.” Awards 4 M.D., associate professor, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, who is a co-investigator. Other co-investigators from the College Presentations 6 “We expect patients to experience improved of Medicine are Norman Johanson, M.D., circumferential healing so that more of the Alumnae/i 8 graft will incorporate. With growth factors News & Events 12 assimilated into the screw, healing time may be cut in half from 12 weeks down to 6.” Compliance 15 Dean’s Desk Happy New (Academic) Year

As we began the 2010/2011 of our medical students were engaged in research with faculty academic year, we had an advisers under the medical student summer research fellowship exciting first week of August, program. We also hosted 11 undergraduate research fellows, each bookended by two notable paired with a faculty mentor, and in a nice bit of cross-campus events. fertilization, three of them were Drexel University students. On Monday August 2, John I am also pleased to note that the Drexel Medicine Physician A. Fry took office as the Refresher/Re-entry Course has just released its final module: 14th president of Drexel Online Clinical Skills Curriculum and Assessment. [See article Richard V. Homan, M.D. University, with the promise below.] The three modules (which may be taken independently) Senior Vice President for Health Affairs Annenberg Dean and the energy to keep building are designed for physicians who wish to return to active practice on the University’s record of or change their subspecialty, or for foreign medical school achievement and its reputation as one of the top schools to graduates who want to prepare for admission to U.S. residency watch. President Fry was previously the president of Franklin & programs. The latest module attests to the College’s continuing Marshall College in Lancaster, Pa., and is a former University leadership in both clinical skills and instructional technology. of Pennsylvania executive. As we welcome him, I also want to thank the University’s interim president, Chuck Pennoni, for his Dean’s Office: 215-762-3500 dedicated stewardship and all he has done for the College of Medicine. On Friday, August 6, our newest medical students, the Class of 2014, received their first white coats, signifying their entry into the medical community. After each student was cloaked by faculty, alumni, or family members – sometimes all three – the class stood together for the first time to recite the Hippocratic Oath. I would like to thank Dr. Jack Kelly, chief medical officer at Abington Memorial Hospital, for his inspirational address emphasizing the core values of medicine and the healing arts. We have also welcomed dozens of new students in Biomedical Graduate Studies and Professional Studies in the Health Sciences, with more to arrive as additional programs start up in September. At the White Coat Ceremony (l-r): Alumni Association President Joseph Capo, M.D., MCP ’82; Drexel University President John Fry; The summer fellowship programs administered by the Office of Dean Homan; Vice Dean Barbara Schindler, M.D. [See more White Biomedical Graduate Studies were very successful: Twenty-one Coat photos in our next issue.]

Physician Refresher/Re-entry Course Adds Clinical Skills Module

The Drexel Medicine Physician Refresher/Re-entry Course has Medicine’s Clinical Skills Teaching and Assessment Program. released its third and final module to aid physicians returning During the WebEncounter, the participant obtains history from to clinical medicine: Online Clinical Skills Curriculum and a live SP and performs a virtual physical exam in a fixed-time Assessment. The online feature may be used by physicians setting. Immediately after each WebEncounter, the SP gives anywhere in the world with a high-quality broadband Internet individualized, structured feedback on the participant’s connection. The WebOSCE technology (patent pending) was performance, including the skills and content of data gathering, developed at the College of Medicine by Dennis Novack, M.D., interpersonal skills, information giving/counseling and physical Christof Daetwyler, M.D., and Gregory McGee, B.S., for the exam. The trainee is then guided to specific sections in a variety learning of complex skill sets (http://webcampus.drexelmed. of resources, including doc.com and Drexel’s clinical skills edu/webosce). It allows online practice, assessment, mentoring, teaching videos. These learning resources guide the participant and assignment of individualized learning tasks. to remedy deficiencies and enhance skills in key components that are also assessed in the USMLE Step 2 Clinical Skills Exam. Using a computer with webcam, the trainee participates in online video encounters (WebEncounters) with experienced Visit http://webcampus.drexelmed.edu/refresher or call standardized patients (SPs) from Drexel University College of 215-762-2580.

2 Golf Classic Raises $270,000

The 9th annual Stamatakis Golf Classic, held July 19 at Philadelphia Cricket Club, drew 184 golfers and raised more than $270,000 for medical student scholarships. The 2010 Stamatakis Scholars joined College of Medicine Chairman Manuel Stamatakis for a picture before the dinner and awards ceremony: (l-r) Meghan Berkenstock, Akash Patel, Vincent Carson, Chairman Stamatakis, Michael Wong, Sugirdhana Velpari, and Elizabeth Malsin.

3 Faculty Development Day

A thought-provoking keynote talk, “Being Open: Talking with Patients and Families About Medical Errors” given by Albert Wu, M.D., professor of health policy and management at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, began the 8th Annual Faculty Development Day, held June 4 at the Queen Lane Campus. Interactive workshops followed. During lunch, the Faculty Day Awards were presented by Vice Dean for Educational and Academic Affairs Barbara Schindler, M.D.

Julian Marsh Faculty Scholar Award presented to a faculty Vincent Zarro Community member who has demonstrated excellence in scientiﬁc research, Outreach Award presented has achieved national/international recognition, demonstrated to a faculty member whose outstanding teaching skills, mentored students as well as peers, exemplary and selﬂess and provided consistent, high quality leadership to the medical commitment to the care of school, thereby creating a better environment for all faculty and members of medically students: Elizabeth P. Blankenhorn, Ph.D. underserved communities serves as the standard for June Klinghoffer medical students seeking to Clinical Educator Award attain the medical school’s presented to a faculty exit objective requiring them Dr. Cruz member who has devoted to provide high quality care his/her career to promoting to all regardless of age, race, socioeconomic class, gender, excellence in the learning sexual orientation, ethnicity or religion and be an advocate of clinical skills and for uniform access to healthcare: Mario Cruz, M.D. – clinical knowledge, serving St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children as a teacher, an innovative educator, a leader, role Eli Abrutyn Mentoring model and mentor for Award presented to a Joseph Jaeger, associate vice president students, residents and of academic affairs at Monmouth Medical faculty member who has faculty colleagues alike: Center, and prize winner Dr. Sara Wallach demonstrated excellence stand next to the sculpture of Dr. June Sara L. Wallach, M.D. – Klinghoffer, for whom Wallach’s award in mentoring colleagues, Monmouth Medical Center was named. residents, and/or students, by creating a supportive, Oksana Korzeniowski Patient Care Award presented to a faculty effective environment member who has demonstrated outstanding skills and in one or more of the commitment in the clinical care of patients and through his/her following areas: research, teaching has substantially improved the skills and knowledge of clinical care, education Drs. Landau and Schindler residents, students and medical colleagues: Vanlila K. Swami, M.D. and scholarship, while advocating for the advancement of their mentees in their chosen William Likoff Clinical discipline, and serving as a trusted advisor and role model: Excellence Award Burton J. Landau, Ph.D. presented to a clinician whose professionalism, Phyllis Marciano humanity, ethical Woman in Medicine standards, diagnostic Award presented by acumen and ability to the Trust Fund of the develop outstanding Alumnae/i Association clinical programs serves of WMC/MCP, this year as a role model for those to the “Historian and striving for excellence Director of the Legacy Dr. Kothari in the practice of medicine: Center, in recognition of Nayan K. Kothari, M.D. – her outstanding leadership, Saint Peter’s University Hospital service and dedication Archives Director Joanne Murray, M.A. (left) to the advancement Angelo Pinto Basic Science Educator Award presented to received her award from Donna Antonucci, and preservation of the M.D., MCP ’84, president of the Trust Fund a faculty member who has demonstrated commitment and of the Alumnae/i Association of WMC/MCP. contributions of women in excellence to the education of medical students through medicine”: Joanne Murray, M.A. innovative educational programs, serving as a teacher, a leader, mentor and role model to students and colleagues The Mary DeWitt Pettit Fellowship awarded by the Trust alike: Jed S. Shumsky, Ph.D. Fund of the Alumnae/i Association of WMC/MCP to a young female faculty member to aid in advancing her career: Sandra Urdaneta Hartmann, M.D., Ph.D.

4 Golden Apple Awards

The 14th Annual Golden Apple Awards, in recognition of excellence in teaching and outstanding service to the student body, were presented on April 6. The winners:

Dr. Dan Benckart Dr. Jed Shumsky Dr. Michael Weingarten Surgery Neurobiology & Anatomy Surgery Allegheny General Hospital Hahnemann University Hospital Dr. Renu Culas Dr. Alex Yu Psychiatry Resident Neurosurgery Resident Hahnemann University Hospital Allegheny General Hospital Dr. G. John DiGregorio Pharmacology & Physiology STUDENT BODY AWARD Golden Apple Award for Outstanding Services to the Abigail Cohen, Class of 2013, and Dr. Jed Shumsky Student Body: Non-Faculty Samuel Parrish, M.D. Dr. Janet Smith Office of Student Affairs Neurobiology & Anatomy

Dr. G. John DiGregorio and Zach Masi

Dr. James Gasperino Pulmonary/Critical Care Hahnemann University Hospital Dr. Sam Parrish received the Dr. Jerome Granato Student Body Award from Cardiology Claudia Ruiz, Class of 2013, Christa Siebenburgen, Class of 2010. and Dr. Janet Smith Allegheny General Hospital STUDENT GOVERNMENT Dr. David Irwin Dr. Sudarone Thihalolipavan ASSOCIATION AWARD Neurology Resident Medicine Resident Hahnemann University Hospital Special Recognition Award Hahnemann University Hospital for Outstanding Services to Dr. Eugene Kim Dr. Sunil Verma the Student Body Ob/Gyn Resident Psychiatry John Coen Saint Peter’s University Hospital Hahnemann University Hospital Queen Lane Security Dr. Suzanne Lind Psychiatry Saint Peter’s University Hospital Dr. Kevin Muzzio Medicine York Hospital Dr. Nathaniel Pleasant Surgery Resident Dr. Sunil Verma Jeremy Berberian, Class of 2013, Hahnemann University Hospital and John Coen, Public Safety

Dean Richard V. Homan The a cappella singing group “Doctor’s Note” performed. Nancy Tang, SGA president, Class of 2010 5 Presentations & Publications

Mohammad Z. Abedin, Florence Gelo, D.Min., NCPsyA, associate Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Family, professor; Muhammad T. Community & Preventive Medicine, Rahman, M.D., resident; published a combined review of the novel Nandita Suresh, M.D., My Sister’s Keeper by Jodi Picoult and the postdoctoral fellow; ﬁlm of the same name, directed by Nick Dr. Abedin Dr. Garcia Sam Jun and Will Sun, Dr. Gelo Cassavetes, in The Journal of Pastoral graduate students, all Theology Vol. 20, No. 1 (Summer 2010). in the Department of Surgery; and Fernando U. Garcia, M.D., and Mark E. Stearns, Ph.D., both professors in the Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, presented “Establishment and Characterization of a Novel Gallbladder Cell Line to Study Elissa Goldberg, MSS, LSW, program director in the Office of Gallbladder Cancer and Gallstones” at the annual meeting of Community Experience, presented a poster, “The Philadelphia the American Gastroenterological Association (Digestive Community Inspirational Bus Tour,” at the Community-Campus Disease Week) held May 1-5 in New Orleans. The abstract was Partnerships for Health conference in Portland, Ore., May 12-15. subsequently published in the May 2010 issue of the journal The poster was co-authored by Steven Rosenzweig, M.D., Gastroenterology. academic director, OCE.

Steven F. Boc, Eugene Hong, M.D., Hamot and Sturgis DPM, clinical Endowed Chair, Department of Family, associate professor Community & Preventive Medicine, and of surgery and chief, Division of Sports Medicine, presented director of the “An Update on the ACGME and Sports Drexel/Hahnemann Medicine” and served as the moderator Podiatric Medicine Dr. Hong for the Clinical Case Session at the annual and Surgery national meeting of the American Medical Residency Program, Dr. Boc and residents Society for Sports Medicine, April 17-21. Sharmila Das-Wattley and Tarika Singh presented two posters at the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons conference and Hong and Catharine Mayer, M.D., sports medicine fellow, were seminar in Las Vegas during the week of February 21. The co-authors of an abstract, “Posterior Lateral Corner Injury with presentations described the promising results of total ankle a Twist,” that was accepted for a podium presentation at the replacement surgery, which was only recently approved by the conference. In addition, a poster by Hong and Albert Yeo, M.D., FDA. Boc is one of a handful of surgeons in the country currently senior family medicine resident, entitled “An Unusual Case of performing this procedure. Shoulder Pain,” was accepted for presentation.

Pamela Crilley, D.O., associate professor of medicine and Amir Pelleg, Ph.D., FACC, FAHA, adjunct director of the Blood and Marrow Transplant Program, Division professor of medicine, Division of Cardiology, of Hematology/Oncology, and colleagues from Johns Hopkins gave an invited talk, “Newness of Cardiac University and the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Receptors and Reﬂexes: What Belongs to published the article “Nonmyeloablative HLA-Haploidentical the Vagus and What Does Not?” during the Bone Marrow Transplantation with High-Dose Posttransplantation International Cardiostim Meeting, held in Cyclophosphamide: Effect of HLA Disparity on Outcome” in Nice, France, June 16-19. Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, April 2010. Dr. Pelleg

Christof Daetwyler, M.D., associate Nancy D. Spector, M.D., professor, Department of Family, Community and John McGregor, & Preventive Medicine presented a keynote M.D., both associate address, “WebEncounter: A Novel Online professors in the Tool to Enhancing Clinical Communication Department of Pediatrics, Competence – Including Organ Procurement and colleagues published Counseling Skills,” at the “6. Jahreskongress Dr. Daetwyler Dr. Spector Dr. McGregor a paper entitled der Deutschen Stiftung Organtransplantation” “Facilitated Peer Group (6th Annual Congress of the German Foundation for Organ Transplantation), June 4 in Hannover, Germany. 6 Mentoring: A Case Study of Creating Leadership Skills Among the Associate Program Directors of the APPD” in the May-June SPA Surgery Publications 2010 issue of Academic Pediatrics. Drs. Paul G. Curcillo, associate professor and vice chair, Department of Surgery; Stephanie A. King, associate Dr. Curcillo Dr. King professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology; Eugene Kim, ’09; and Joseph Kern, Angela Mouhlas, Erica Dr. Varjavand Dr. Schindler Dr. Novack R. Podolsky, Alex Poor, Steven J. Rottman, Andrew S. Wu, present and former Drexel/Hahnemann surgery residents have Nielufar Varjavand, M.D., assistant professor of medicine; several recent publications on single-port access surgery: Barbara Schindler, M.D., the William Maul Measey Chair in Medical Education, and professor of psychiatry and pediatrics, Curcillo and Podolsky: “Re: Single Incision Multiport and vice dean for educational and academic affairs; Cynthia Laparoendoscopic (SIMPLE) Surgery” (letter) in Surgical Johnson, assistant dean for continuing medical education; Endoscopy, Vol. 24, No. 8 (August 2010). and Dennis H. Novack, M.D., professor of medicine and Curcillo, Wu, Podolsky, Mouhlas, Poor and colleagues: associate dean for medical education, are co-authors of “Training “Single-Port-Access (SPATM) Cholecystectomy: A Multi- Physicians to Reenter the Workforce,” which has been accepted institutional Report of the First 297 Cases” in Surgical for an oral abstract session at the Research in Medical Education Endoscopy, Vol. 24, No. 8 (August 2010). session of the Association of American Medical Colleges in November 2010 in Washington, D.C. Podolsky and Curcillo: “Single Port Access (SPA) Surgery – A 24-Month Experience” in Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery (May 2010). Anja Wagner, M.D., a fellow in the Division of Cardiology, Podolsky and Curcillo: “Reduced Port Surgery – Preservation coauthored two articles in Current Cardiovascular Imaging of the Critical View in SPA Cholecystectomy” in Surgical Reports: “Myocarditis: Update and Critical Assessment” Endoscopy (May 13, 2010, epub ahead of print). (March 2010) and “Lessons Learned from the European Podolsky, Mouhlas, Wu, Poor, Curcillo: “Single Port Access Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (EuroCMR) Registry (SPA) Laparoscopic Ventral Hernia Repair: Initial Report of 30 Pilot Phase” (April 2010). Earlier, Wagner was first author of Cases” in Surgical Endoscopy Vol. 24, No. 7 (July 2010). “Current Variables, Definitions and Endpoints of the European Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Registry” published in Rottman, Podolsky, Kim, Kern, Curcillo: “Single Port the November 2009 issue of Journal of Cardiovascular Access (SPA) Splenectomy” in Journal of the Society Magnetic Resonance. of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons Volume 14, Number 1 (January-March 2010). Wu, Podolsky, King and Curcillo: “Single Port Access (SPA™) Kimberly Wasko, AAS, VTS, RLAT, certified Technique: Video Summary” in Surgical Endoscopy Vol. 24, veterinary nurse, Department of Surgery, No. 6 (June 2010). presented “Enrichment Adventures – Creating a Program that Works” at the annual Massachusetts Society for Medical Research enrichment symposium in Boston, Ms. Wasko April 15, 2010. A paper based on that The Department of Emergency Medicine was a strong presence presentation and a poster entitled at the Pennsylvania Chapter of the American College of Emergency “Enrichment Adventures with Chuck and Kim” were published Physicians 2010 Scientific Assembly: Advances, Controversies in the April 2010 issue of The Enrichment Record. The cover and Technology, April 14-16. Ralph Riviello, M.D., associate photo was courtesy of “Enrichment Adventures with Chuck and professor, presented “HIV Testing and Prophylaxis in the ED” Kim.” The publications were reprinted in the July 2010 issue of and served as a facilitator in a Point-Counter-Point debate. The Shape of Enrichment. Edward Ramoska, M.D., MPH, clinical associate professor facilitated a mock trial; and James Madsen, M.D., toxicology Wasko was invited to publish a second manuscript and poster, fellow, presented “ABCs of NBC Weapons.” “The Zen of Enrichment (Attaining Enrichment Enlightenment)” in the July 2010 issue of The Enrichment Record.

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Philadelphia Magazine’s 2010 Top Doctors The following alumni (in order of class year) were selected by Philadelphia Magazine as 2010 Top Doctors – “the local doctors other doctors say they’d choose to tend to their family members.”

Arthur Patchefsky, M.D., HU ’63 Endocrinology/Diabetes, The Children’s Lawrence Jay pathologist specializing in breast cancer, Hospital of Philadelphia. Leventhal, M.D., HU ’84 pulmonary pathology, and sarcoma at rheumatologist, specializing in arthritis, Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia. John Handal, M.D., MCP ’79 musculoskeletal disorders and orthopaedic surgeon with Albert Einstein ﬁbromyalgia; in private practice in Anthony DiMarino, Jr., M.D., HU ’68 Medical Center in Philadelphia, specializing Huntingdon Valley, Pa., and affiliated gastroenterologist, the William Rorer in spinal surgery. with Holy Redeemer Health System. Professor of Medicine, and chief, Division of Gastroenterology and Raymond R. Townsend, M.D., HU ’79 Rohinton Morris, M.D., HU ’84 thoracic Hepatology, Thomas Jefferson University. nephrologist specializing in renal surgery, Presbyterian Medical Center and the electrolyte and hypertension, Renal Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania; Thomas S. Newmark, M.D., HU ’70 Electrolyte and Hypertension Division, clinical associate professor, Division chief of the Department of Psychiatry Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine; of Cardiovascular Surgery, University at Cooper University Hospital. Newmark director, Hypertension Program, Hospital of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. specializes in psychosomatic disorders of the University of Pennsylvania. and sports psychiatry. Mitchell Cohen, M.D., MCP ’84; Kristine E. Whitmore, M.D., HU ’79 Anesthesiology Resident, MCP ’86 Jerome H. Check, M.D., HU ’71 specialist urology, medical director, Pelvic and psychiatrist specializing in chronic pain in reproductive endocrinology and head of Sexual Health Institute; professor of and psychiatry in physical illness, the Cooper Center for In Vitro Fertilization obstetrics and gynecology, and urology, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital. in Marlton, N.J. Drexel University College of Medicine. Daniel Rader, M.D., MCP ’84 an Michael Rudnick, M.D., HU ’72 Robert S. Bailey Jr., M.D., HU ’80 internist who specializes in cardiovascular nephrologist specializing in hypertension ophthalmologist specializing in cataract medicine, advanced cardiac imaging, and kidney disease, affiliated with Penn surgery, in private practice in Wyndmoor, cholesterol/lipid disorders, preventive Presbyterian Medical Center. Pa., and on staff at the Wills Eye Institute. cardiology, and metabolic disorders; Michele Meltzer, M.D., HU ’75 Todd Braun, M.D., HU ’81 infectious director, Preventive Cardiovascular rheumatologist at Jefferson Medical disease, chief of the Infectious Disease Medicine and Lipid Clinic, Hospital of College; senior fellow at Jefferson School Division at Abington Memorial Hospital. the University of Pennsylvania. of Population Health. Lydia Komarnicky, M.D., MCP ’81 Glenn R. Harper, M.D., MCP ’85 a Steven Jon Barrer, M.D., HU ’76 radiation oncologist specializing in breast cardiac electrophysiologist; campus neurosurgeon specializing in pediatric cancer; professor and chair, Department chief of electrophysiology at Paoli neuro-oncology, spinal surgery and brain of Radiation Oncology, Drexel University Hospital; also affiliated with Bryn Mawr tumors, in private practice in Willow College of Medicine. and Lankenau hospitals. Grove, Pa., with clinical appointments Scott Kozin, M.D., HU ’86 hand surgeon at ﬁve area hospitals. Owen C. Montgomery, M.D., HU ’81 obstetrics & gynecology, chair, at Shriners Hospital for Children in Mariell Jessup, M.D., HU ’76 Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Philadelphia, specializing in treating cardiovascular medicine specialist; Drexel University College of Medicine. congenital hand deformities, brachial associate chief–clinical affairs, Division plexus palsy-pediatric, and pediatric of Cardiovascular Medicine, and medical Joseph Boselli, M.D., HU ’82 internal spinal cord injury. medicine, Miller/Boselli Internal Medicine; director, Penn Heart and Vascular Center, Rosaleen Parsons, M.D., MCP ’86 University of Pennsylvania. associate professor of medicine, Drexel University College of Medicine. diagnostic radiologist specializing in Michael Levine, M.D., HU ’76 pediatric cross-sectional imaging, gynecologic endocrinology; medical director, Center David S. Zalut, M.D., MCP ’82 family disease, genito-urinary imaging, and cancer for Bone Health; chief, Division of medicine, affiliated with Virtua West Jersey imaging; chair of diagnostic imaging, Fox Voorhees, Virtua West Jersey Marlton Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia. and Virtua/DuPont Pediatric Program.

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Alan R. Turtz, M.D., MCP ’86 Evan Sorokin, M.D., HU ’98 plastic Michael J. Glassner, M.D., Ob/Gyn neurological surgeon and oncologist; surgeon, affiliated with Virtua West Jersey Resident, MCP ’88 reproductive Cooper University Hospital with office Hospital in Voorhees, N.J.; in private practice endocrinologist specializing in infertility–IVF, locations in Camden and Voorhees, N.J. at Delaware Plastic Surgery, Cherry Hill. menopause problems, and endometriosis; co-founding partner of Main Line Fertility Craig Israelite, M.D., HU ’87; Former Residents and Fellows and Reproductive Medicine; founding Orthopaedic Surgery Resident, HU ’92 Steven M. LaPorte, M.D.; Internal director, Center for Reproductive Medicine, orthopaedic surgeon, specializing in hip Bryn Mawr Hospital. replacement, knee replacement, and Medicine Resident, MCP ’76; Cardiology arthroscopic surgery; Penn Orthopaedics Fellow, MCP ’78 cardiologist at Maribel Hernandez, M.D., Cardiology at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center. Cardiovascular Health Care Consultants, Fellow, MCP ’90 cardiac electrophysiology, Paoli, Collegeville, and Exton, Pa.; chief Main Line Health Center Cardiology- Ari D. Brooks, M.D., HU ’92 surgeon of cardiology, Paoli Hospital. Arrhythmia Consultants; co-director, specializing in breast cancer; associate Women’s Heart Program, Main Line Health. professor, Department of Surgery, Drexel Jerome Santoro, M.D., Infectious University College of Medicine. Diseases Fellow, MCP ’76 infectious Andres E. Castellanos, M.D., General diseases, Lankenau Hospital; faculty Surgery Resident, MCP ’01 surgeon Catherine DiGregorio, M.D., HU ’94 member, Jefferson Medical College. specializing in minimally invasive surgery, pain management specialist, specializing robotic surgery and obesity/bariatric in treating back pain and spinal pain; Mark J. Ingerman, M.D., Infectious Diseases Fellow, MCP ’86 infectious surgery; assistant professor of surgery, Interventional Pain Management Center Drexel University College of Medicine. at Crozer-Chester Medical Center. diseases, Lankenau Hospital; faculty member, Jefferson Medical College. Class Notes ’50s for his service as a physician, and for James Guzek, M.D., HU ’78 an his philanthropy. ophthalmologist, was part of an international Bernard L. Klionsky, M.D., HU ’52 a team of volunteer eye surgeons who pathologist, was honored by the Jewish Joan Peterson, M.D., WMC ’58 a staffed a free clinic in Ethiopia earlier this Association on Aging at its “Eight Over 80” retired anesthesiologist, was honored year under the auspices of Surgical Eye celebration. Klionsky was director of by Colby-Sawyer College with the Expeditions International. Guzek, a cataract laboratories at Magee Women’s Hospital Distinguished Alumni Award at its 2010 surgeon and corneal specialist with Paciﬁc for 25 years before becoming vice chair commencement ceremony. Peterson Cataract and Laser Institute, based in of the Department of Pathology at the was chief of anesthesiology at Milton Kennewick, Wash., helped to restore sight University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Hospital in Milton, Mass. to 65 patients during the six-day clinic. Mark A. Kniss, M.D., HU ’56 received ’70s William N. Hait, M.D., MCP ’78; Ph.D., the Science Alumni Award from Eastern MCP ’78 senior vice president and global Mennonite School of Harrisonburg, Va. A. Roger Wigle, M.D., HU ’73 an therapeutic area head, oncology, for Kniss retired in 1998 from Park View orthopedic specialist, joined Blairsville Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceuticals Medical Center in Harrisonburg, which Area Medical Park in Blairsville, Pa. Research & Development, was named he opened in 1973. From 1998 to 2006, A member of Excela Health Orthopedics treasurer of the American Association for he volunteered at the Harrisonburg- and Sports Medicine, Wigle serves as a Cancer Research in Philadelphia. Rockingham Free Clinic. clinical instructor for the Excela Health Latrobe Hospital Family Medicine Walter P. Lomax Jr., M.D., HU ’57 Residency program in Latrobe, Pa. ’80s and his wife, Beverly Hill Lomax, have Ronald Cypher, M.D., HU ’80 was received honorary degrees from Neumann Robert M. Ross, M.D., HU ’74 joined named one of Pittsburgh’s Top Doctors University. Lomax, chairman of The Lomax Cornerstone Health Care, a group of more by Pittsburgh Magazine. Cypher is in Companies headquartered in Chalfont, Pa., than 290 physicians and mid-level health private practice in Butler, Pa., and is received the degree of Doctor of Science, professionals. Ross practices at Asthma affiliated with Butler Memorial Hospital. honoris causa, for his commitment to and Allergy Associates, which he founded, providing health care to the underserved, in Winston-Salem, N.C. He is board certiﬁed Robert G. Everhart, M.D., HU ’81 joined in pediatrics and in allergy and immunology. the Duke Cardiology of Lumberton practice, continued on page 10

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which is part of the Southeastern Regional for the southeast Pennsylvania Chronic Milton James, M.D., HU ’92 joined Medical Center in Lumberton, N.C. Everhart Care Commission. North Carolina Eye, Ear, Nose & Throat specializes in the comprehensive clinical in Durham, N.C. Previously, James management of adults with heart disease. Christopher Elkins, Ph.D., HU ’88 was practiced in northeastern Ohio as a retina named the 2010 Outstanding Alumnus of specialist and was assistant clinical Elizabeth Warner, M.D., MCP ’81 California Lutheran University in Thousand professor of surgery at Northeastern associate professor of internal medicine Oaks, Calif., from which he earned his Ohio University School of Medicine. at the University of South Florida, was degree in biology in 1970. Elkins is a recently appointed the Hillsborough research associate professor of medicine Patrice M. Weiss, M.D., HU ’92, a County Medical Association representative and of microbiology and immunology at professor of obstetrics and gynecology, to the Hillsborough County Health Care the University of North Carolina School was named chair of the Department of Advisory board. of Medicine. Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine. She Harold J. Barthold II, M.D., HU ’82; Christopher T. Olivia, M.D., HU ’88 also chairs the Department of Obstetrics Radiation Oncology Resident, HU ’87 president and CEO of West Penn Allegheny and Gynecology at Carilion Clinic. has joined the staff at Commonwealth Health System in Pittsburgh, was recognized Atrius Cancer Center in Weymouth, Mass. as one of the nation’s 50 most powerful Suzanne L. Steele, M.D., HU ’93 A board-certified radiation oncologist, physician executives by Modern Healthcare immediate past president of the College Barthold also practices at Commonwealth and Modern Physician magazines. of Medicine Alumni Association, received Hematology-Oncology in Quincy, and has the Cristol Award of the Philadelphia appointments at several area hospitals. David Talenti, M.D., HU ’88 joined County Medical Society for her dedicated the consulting staff in the Department work in organized medicine. The award Jonathan Jay Beitler, M.D., MCP ’82 a of Medicine at St. Joseph’s Hospital was presented at the society’s awards radiation oncologist at Emory University’s in Elmira, N.Y., where he specializes in night program on June 19. Winship Cancer Institute, and a pilot, is a gastroenterology. Talenti is also affiliated member of the Angel Flight network, a with the Guthrie Clinic in Sayre, Pa. Christopher DeLuca, M.D., HU ’94; nonprofit that relies on private pilots to Emergency Medicine Resident, MCP ’97 ferry economically disadvantaged people Steven Vale, M.D., MCP ’88 an was named 2010 Emergency Physician to centers of medical care. ophthalmologist, received the 2009 Patients’ of the Year by the Pennsylvania Chapter Choice Award, tabulated by nationally of the American College of Emergency Frank Mozdy, M.D., HU ’82 chief medical recognized managed care consultants MDx Physicians. DeLuca is chairman of officer of Summit Physician Services in Medical Inc., Vale practices at Acuity Laser Emergency Medicine at St. Clair Hospital Waynesboro, Pa., has earned the fellow Eye and Vision Center in Scranton, Pa. in Mount Lebanon, Pa. in hospital medicine designation from the Society of Hospital Medicine. Mozdy ’90s Brian Alper, M.D., HU ’96 founder and practices with the Hospitalists of Franklin Robert Ricardo Corrato, M.D., MCP ’90 editor-in-chief of clinical reference tool County (located in Chambersburg, Pa.) is founder, president, and CEO of Executive DynaMed, based in Ipswich, Mass., was Health Resources located in Newtown highlighted in an article, “Point-of-Care Scott R. Schaffer, Tool Helps Clinicians Answer Questions, M.D., MCP ’83 has Square, Pa. Previously, he was deputy director of the Office of Health Policy Make Decisions,” that was featured in been appointed Health Leaders. Alper created DynaMed adjunct associate and Clinical Outcomes at Thomas Jefferson University. (short for dynamic medical information professor in the system) while he was a student at Department of David Ettinger, M.D., MCP ’90; DMD was Hahnemann. DynaMed is owned by Dr. Schaffer Otorhinolaryngology– ranked as a “Top Dentist” by Delaware EBSCO Publishing. Head and Neck Today magazine. He is board certified in Surgery of the University of Pennsylvania oral and maxillofacial surgery and practices Kenneth Litwin, Health System. Schaffer, a board-certified at the Delaware Center for Oral Surgery M.D., HU ’96 of otolaryngologist–head and neck surgeon, and Dental Implants in Newark, Del. Ridgefield, Conn., is the founder of Advocare ENT Specialty was elected to the Center in Gibbsboro, N.J. Alfred Kennedy, M.D., HU ’90 a pediatric board of trustees of surgeon, joined Geisinger Medical Center the Fairfield County Donald Liss, M.D., MCP ’87 has joined in Danville, Pa. He was previously at the Dr. Litwin Medical Association Independence Blue Cross as senior medical University of Tennessee in Knoxville, where at its 218th annual director of clinical programs and policy. he served as section director of pediatric meeting. Litwin, who He also represents IBC in a leadership role surgery and assistant professor of surgery.

10 ALUMNI ASSOCIATION In the tradition of Woman’s Medical College of Pennsylvania and Hahnemann Medical College

is board certified in internal medicine, is in Emergency Medicine, at Baylor College Disease Fellow, MCP ’82 was named private practice at Danbury Medical Group. of Medicine. chairman of the Department of Medicine at Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital, in Darby, Pa. Andreas Pavlides, M.D., HU ’96; Internal Catherine Myers, M.D., MCPHU ’00 has Medicine Resident, HU ’99; Cardiology joined Shore Memorial Hospital in Somers George Matthews, M.D.; Internal Medicine Fellow, MCPHU ’02 joined Cardiovascular Point, N.J., with privileges in pediatrics. Resident, MCP ’82; Cardiology Fellow, Associates of the Delaware Valley with offices Myers practices at the hospital as part MCP ’84 a cardiologist, was elected in Haddon Heights and Cherry Hill, N.J. of Shore Memorial’s CHOP [Children’s secretary of the medical/dental Hospital of Philadelphia] Connection. staff of Kaleida Health in Buffalo, N.Y. Craig Ruggles, M.D., MCP ’96 a family Matthews has practiced at Buffalo medicine physician, has joined Sutter Susan Sepenoski, DVM; MLAS, Cardiology Pulmonary Associates and Medical Group in Elk Grove, Calif. MCPHU ’00 a veterinarian, has taken has been a member of the Kaleida Health Ruggles previously practiced at the over the Rumney Animal Hospital in medical staff since 1984. Student Health Center at California Rumney, N.H. She is certified to practice State University, Sacramento. animal acupuncture by the International Peter J. Mariani, M.D., Emergency Veterinary Acupuncture Society. Medicine Resident, MCP ’86 has been Dipak S. Panigrahi, M.S., MCP ’97; M.D., promoted to professor of emergency MCP ’01 was named senior vice president, Natalee Sansone, M.D. ’02 a medicine with tenure at SUNY Upstate research and development, and chief gastroenterologist, joined the medical Medical University, Syracuse. In 2009, medical officer of QLT, a pharmaceutical staff of the Hospital of Central Connecticut, he achieved board certification in company in Vancouver. Previously, located in New Britain. Sansone also Undersea & Hyperbaric Medicine, and Panigrahi was vice president, glaucoma practices at Grove Hill Medical Center received the Physician Hero Award from development, at Alcon Laboratories, Inc. in New Britain. Hospice of Central New York for volunteer Naveen Ramineni, M.D., HU ’97 has joined Obie Ramsay, M.D. ’03 who is board work involving ultrasound-guided palliative Northwest Diagnostic Clinic in Houston. certified in internal medicine and board procedures in patients’ homes. Ramineni specializes in physical medicine eligible in rheumatology, joined the Adnan Zawawi, M.D.; Consultation Liaison and rehabilitation, and pain medicine. rheumatology division of Physicians East Psychiatry Fellow, HU ’89; Neurology of Greenville, N.C. Prior to joining Physicians Resident, HU ’92 a neuropsychiatrist, David Sorrentino, M.D., MCP ’97 was East, Ramsay was a rheumatology fellow named chief of the Section of Neonatology joined Geisinger Medical Center in at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Danville, Pa. at the Reading Hospital and Medical Center, Hospital in Winston-Salem, N.C. Reading, Pa. In this position, Sorrentino Gaurav Mehta, M.D., Internal Medicine provides leadership for the hospital’s 22-bed Cherridan Rambally, M.D. ’04 has Resident ’06; Gastroenterology/Hepatology Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. become board certified in neurology Fellow ’09 joined the gastrointestinal practice and sleep medicine and is in practice at Doctors Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. Marc E. Cordero, M.D.; MMS, MCP ’98 at Methodist Medical Center’s Sleep joined the medical staff at Monongahela Diagnostic Center, in Oak Ridge, Tenn. Vijay Sandilya, M.D.; Internal Medicine Valley Hospital in Donora, Pa., and the Resident ’07; Hematology and Oncology University of Pittsburgh Medical Center in Amy L. Harrington, M.D. ’05 a fellow Fellow ’10 has joined Lock Haven Hospital McKeesport. He also is in practice with his in addiction psychiatry at Boston University/ and Cancer Care of Central PA. He is board father, Edgar C. Cordero. Cordero is board Boston Medical Center/Boston VA, is a certified in internal medicine. certified in general surgery and specializes co-author of Clinical Manual for Treatment in laparoscopic surgery. of Alcoholism and Addictions (American Psychiatric Publishing, February 2010). In Memoriam Amelia Miro Jeyapalan, M.D., HU ’98 a board-certified general surgeon, has joined Brian Wishart, PBC ’07; MMS ’08 a Judah Bauman, M.D., HU ’54 May 16 Sandhills Regional Medical Center in Hamlet, second-year medical student at Philadelphia John R. Clark, M.D., HU ’54 June 8 N.C. Jeyapalan completed her internship College of Osteopathic Medicine, was Robert W. Cleveland, M.D., HU ’51 June 4 and residency in general surgery at the selected for the C. Paul Snyder, D.O. Irene V. Kimmel, M.D., WMC ’65 June 30 University of Texas, Southwestern, in Dallas. Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine (OMM) Norman G. Lewis, M.D., HU ’58 January 29 Fellowship Program. ’00s Norman Loux, M.D., HU ’46 May 20 Milton G. Marion, M.D., HU ’52 May 22 Kay Leaming, M.D.; MBS, MCPHU ’00 a Former Residents and Fellows Benjamin G. Musser, M.D., HU ’44 June 17 specialist in pediatric emergency medicine, William B. McNamee, M.D., Internal became an assistant professor in the Medicine Resident, MCP ’80; Infectious Robert A. Redcay, M.D., HU ’41 July 3 Department of Pediatrics, Section of George A. Rogers, M.D., HU ’49 June 28

11 News & Events

NIDA Funding to Assess Legacy Center Receives Substance Use Education Module Pew Heritage Grant Drexel University College of Medicine will The Legacy receive approximately half of an $800,000 Center: Archives grant from the National Institute on Drug & Special Abuse to study the educational impact on Collections has patients who are in recovery from students and residents of a substance use been awarded substance use (http://webcampus.drexel training module created at the College. a Pew Heritage med.edu/nida/module_1/default.htm). Barbara A. Schindler, M.D., the William Philadelphia Maul Measey Chair in Medical Education, The module was developed with the Program vice dean of educational and academic assistance of Drs. Dennis Novack, Planning Grant affairs, and a professor of psychiatry and professor of medicine and associate for Interpretive pediatrics, is co-principal investigator of dean of medical education, who is a Programming the grant with Paul Lanken, M.D., of the communication skills expert, and Christof in the amount of $75,000. The grant University of Pennsylvania School of Daetwyler, associate professor of family supports research and planning to develop Medicine, which will share in the funding. medicine and Office of Educational Affairs, online interactive interpretive programming who handled production, programming on the history of women in medicine for a Schindler is a co-author of the module, and implementation. George Zeiset, 6th through 12th grade audience. The Clinical Assessment of Substance director of the Technology in Medical Use Disorders, which was developed in The archives staff is working with a group Education group at the College of collaboration with NIDA and Penn as part of consultants and advisers made up of Medicine, was the videographer. of NIDA’s Centers of Excellence for educators, students, and experts in related Physician Information. NIDA hopes to The new NIDA grant will be used to fields, said Archives Director Joanne improve substance use screening and assess the effectiveness of the module by Murray. “As this is a planning grant, referral in the primary care setting through evaluating third-year medical students and we’re not really sure where this process the education of medical students and primary care residents in internal medicine is going to take us,” Murray said. “The trainees. The media-rich curriculum uses and family medicine on their knowledge, final product of this grant will be an Drexel Medicine’s web-based tool doc.com attitude and skills in screening and implementation plan that we’ll use to and includes video interviews of five referring patients for substance use. make [the programming] happen.” http://archives.drexelmed.edu/ip_home.php

Air Force Paramedics Trained Here in Pararescue U.S. Air Force paramedics spent seven weeks in Philadelphia for pararescue training by Drexel University College of Medicine faculty physicians and colleagues at Hahnemann University Hospital. Pararescuemen provide the emergency medical treatment to stabilize and evacuate personnel injured in combat or humanitarian missions. The USAF’s Pararescue Training Program is facilitated by the University of New Mexico’s Emergency Medical Services Academy. Drexel Medicine and Hahnemann became involved with the program through Richard Hamilton, M.D., chairman of the Department of Emergency Medicine at the College, who is a captain in the U.S. Naval Reserves. This year’s class is the third to Air Force officers presented a plaque to Emergency Department physicians Richard Hamilton come through the program here. and Eric Stander, and HUH Director of Emergency Services, Mary Kay Silverman, R.N., CEN.

12 2nd-Year Student Wins AMA Vision 2020: An American Conversation Minority Scholars Award about Women and Leadership Victor Cueto, a second-year Drexel Two delegates from each of the 50 states leaders of women’s organizations, and University College of Medicine student, and the District of Columbia will meet in high-ranking executives. They will convene is one of only 13 medical students in Philadelphia, October 21-22, for Vision 2020: at the National Constitution Center to the country to receive a 2010 Minority An American Conversation about Women discuss, develop and launch an action Scholars Award from the American and Leadership. Presented by the Institute agenda to move America toward equality Medical Association Foundation. The for Women’s Health and Leadership® and by 2020, the centennial celebration of the award provides $10,000 to each recipient the College of Medicine, this is the first 19th Amendment. The panel discussions in recognition of academic achievement, major event of Vision 2020TM, a national will be webcast to all College of Medicine financial need, and a commitment to project focused on advancing gender and Drexel University campuses. For improving minority health. equality by energizing the dialogue about details, please email Cheryl Soltis at women and leadership. [email protected]. Cueto, who was born and raised in Hialeah, Fla., has been an active participant More than 1,000 people registered to become An evening reception and program will in student groups and projects that serve delegates or to nominate someone to be a be held on October 21 – Vision 2020: the community, support diversity, and delegate. The 102 national delegates who A Celebration of American Women. For address minority health issues. He has were chosen include a federal judge, physicians, information, please contact Melissa Scott taken on leadership roles in the Latino college and university professors, state senators, at [email protected]. Medical Student Association, developed bilingual community health presentations for a Latino neighborhood in Philadelphia, 11 PEG Grants Awarded to Faculty promoted an urban youth tutoring program, and coordinated relief efforts The 2010-11 Professional Enrichment and Growth (PEG) grants were awarded to 11 faculty for Haiti and Chile, among other efforts. members, chosen from a pool of very competitive applications. These awards are intended to help faculty members achieve their professional goals, as well as advance the academic “In medicine, I have found a wonderful missions of the departments, the College, and the University. Mary M. Moran, M.D., vice vehicle to help people and bridge the dean for faculty affairs and professional development, announced the following recipients: healthcare disparities that affect communities like my hometown. I also Gregg Alleyne, M.D., assistant professor Francis Kralick, D.O., assistant professor have a strong interest in promoting of obstetrics and gynecology, will attend of neurosurgery, will participate and cultural and linguistic competence in a program at Harvard School of Public discuss his translational research at medicine because I feel it is essential Health: Leadership Development for the 14th International Conference on in establishing a good patient-doctor Physicians in Academic Health Centers. Intracranial Pressure and Brain Monitoring. relationship,” said Cueto. Renee E. Amori, M.D., assistant professor Slawomir L. Kusmirek, M.D., assistant of medicine, will study at the MD Anderson professor of medicine, will further his Cancer Center to enhance her training in cardiac electrophysiology training in Animal Science Students thyroid ultrasound. the clinical electrophysiology laboratory Head to Vet School at L’Hopital Cardiologique in Haut- David Bennett, Ph.D., associate Eleven Master of Laboratory Animal Leveque, France. professor of psychiatry, will participate Science students have gone on to in a comprehensive workshop in MRI Gary S. Ledley, M.D., professor of veterinary school this fall, thanks to their data analysis at the Martinos Center for medicine, will continue his research in own talents and the preparation they Biomedical Imaging. studying cardiac allograft vasculopathy received in the College’s animal science in heart transplant recipients. program. The students and the schools Alison J. Carey, M.D., assistant professor they will attend are: of pediatrics, will continue her research S. Nini Malayaman, M.D., instructor in in examining the neonatal CD8+ T cell anesthesiology, will study the effects of Elyse Berger, University of Guelph immune response to influenza. carbon monoxide-releasing molecule-2 Kimberly Bowe, University of Pennsylvania on coagulation and fibrinolysis following Guang-Shing Cheng, M.D., assistant Robert Cafaro, University of Pennsylvania cardiopulmonary bypass. professor of medicine, will obtain Kristen Cameron, University of Glasgow sub-specialty training in the evaluation Mauricio Reginato, Ph.D., assistant Greg Daggett, Ross University and management of nontuberculous professor of biochemistry and molecular Dustin Dennis, University of California, Davis mycobacterial pulmonary disease at biology, will study in the laboratory of Max Gordon, Tufts University the National Jewish Health Center. Dr. Senthil Muthuswamy in the Ontario Christine Kreuzberger, University of Missouri Cancer Institute to receive training in Mario Cruz, M.D., assistant professor mammary transplantation methodology. Megan Moschgat, University of Pennsylvania of pediatrics, will participate in the Tara Plante, University of Guelph Pediatric Academic Societies Educational Anthony Weaver, St. George’s University Scholars Program.

13 Grants & Kudos

Pediatrics. He will take a leadership role in the coordination of child The Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (OMFS) and family advocacy efforts and the development of programs Program residents and interns at Drexel aimed at enhancing the well-being of children and families in the University College of Medicine have community served by St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children. established an award in honor of Nabil A. Abaza, DMD, M.S., Ph.D., professor of Barbara Schindler, M.D., the William Maul surgery and OMFS program director. Measey Chair in Medical Education, professor Dr. Abaza “The Nabil Abaza Excellence in Teaching of psychiatry and pediatrics, and vice dean Award” is to be presented annually to a selected OMFS for educational and academic affairs, was attending physician during the Department of Surgery resident the keynote speaker at the graduation graduation dinner. The inaugural award was presented to ceremony for the internal medicine residency Abaza at this year’s graduation dinner on June 16 at the Dr. Schindler program at Saint Peter’s University Hospital Hyatt Regency Philadelphia at Penn’s Landing. on June 11.

Barbara Simon, M.D., assistant professor Josya-Gony Charles, a third-year medical student, was appointed of medicine, was inducted as a fellow of co-chair of the Academic Affairs Committee of the Student National the American College of Endocrinology at Medical Association board of directors at the 2010 Annual the annual meeting and clinical congress Medical Education Conference. This is Charles’s first term as a of the American Association of Clinical national board member. Endocrinologists on April 24 in Boston. In May, Dr. Simon Simon became president of the Philadelphia Maria Delivoria-Papadopoulos, M.D., Endocrine Society, the oldest local professor of pediatrics, was selected this endocrinology organization in the country. year to receive an honorary doctorate from the National Kapodistrian University Gerald Soslau, Ph.D., senior associate of Athens, her alma mater. dean for professional studies in the health sciences, and professor of biochemistry Dr. Delivoria-Papadopoulos and molecular biology, has received two separate grants from the Health Resources Eugene Hong, M.D., associate professor and and Services Administration totaling nearly chair of the Department of Family, Community Dr. Soslau $110,000. This grant money will be used to & Preventive Medicine, was named to the fund scholarships for disadvantaged students planning committee for the American Medical in the Drexel Pathway to Medical School program, which is housed Society for Sports Medicine 2011 national within the Office of Professional Studies in the Health Sciences. meeting, and was named program chair for Dr. Hong the society’s 2012 national meeting. Kimberly Wasko, AAS, VTS, RLAT, certified veterinary nurse, Department of Surgery, has Jane McGowan, M.D., professor of received the Technician Authors Support pediatrics, has been appointed associate chair Program award, in the amount of $2,500, for research development in the Department presented by the Delaware Valley Branch of Pediatrics. McGowan will serve as liaison of the American Association of Laboratory between the College of Medicine faculty at Ms. Wasko Animal Science (AALAS) in recognition of St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children and the scientific merit and originality of her Dr. McGowan the Office of the Vice Dean for Research at presentations and publications and their contribution to laboratory the College. She will also chair the academic animal science. The award is given to sponsor the attendance of committee that will review and recommend funding of proposals one technician each year at the national AALAS conference. by the pediatric faculty for the PHEC and Creight Funds. Wasko also received a 2010 Drexel Green Grant on June 10 for Ana Núñez, M.D., associate professor of her essay on how to incorporate sustainability into your daily life. medicine and director of the Women’s Health The winning essays have been published on the Drexel Green web Education Program, received the 2010 page (www.drexel.edu/green). Outstanding Alumni Teacher Award from the Drexel University College of Medicine Alumni Lynn H. Yeakel, MSM, the Betty A. Cohen Association. She received her medical degree Chair in Women’s Health, and director of the Dr. Núñez from Hahnemann in 1986. Institute for Women’s Health and Leadership, has been appointed to the Commonwealth Lee Pachter, D.O., professor of pediatrics, has been named Health Care Reform Implementation Advisory associate chair for community pediatrics in the Department of Committee. The committee, created by Ms. Yeakel 14 Gov. Edward G. Rendell, is charged with identifying best …continued practices in healthcare, and providing feedback to the Bioactive Surgical Screw administration on its findings and recommendations. Johanson and Kleinbart, who is also director of sports medicine at Hahnemann University Hospital, provide clinical strategy for development of the screw and conduct surgery for in vivo preclinical studies. Brooks evaluates clinical relevance Vincent Zarro, M.D., Ph.D., and manages related academic programs, frequently involving associate professor in the surgical residents in the research. Department of Medicine, was honored by the Pennsylvania Goldman, whose specialty is bone quality and skeletal fragility, Immigration and Citizenship supports the basic science and educational aspect of the Coalition as a “Hero of Our research by assisting graduate student participants with Community” on June 10. Zarro analysis of research data in her bone biology lab. “We use started the Chinatown Clinic light microscopy and micro-computed tomography to 12 years ago and continues determine whether there has been any bone formation and, Dr. Zarro and patient to treat patients there today. if so, whether this represents bone ingrowth as the screw The clinic’s all-volunteer staff resorbs, or whether the formation is limited to a pathological provides free medical care to immigrants. Zarro serves as response to the screw,” she explains. the clinic’s chief physician, medical director, and mentor to To date, the SEE has received extramural funding for this dozens of student volunteers. He has built a consortium of developmental research work from the National Science community partners at the clinic, consisting of medical Foundation and hopes to receive funding from the National professionals, social workers, religious leaders, legal experts, Institutes of Health for clinical trials. While ACL reconstruction and trained interpreters, to best serve the patients who use is the first application being used to develop this surgical the clinic. As a result, approximately 150 immigrants per smart tool, it is expected that the bioactive screw and similar month are able to access often urgently needed care in a smart surgical fixation devices will be used widely for other language they understand and the community they know. common musculoskeletal problems such as rotator cuff injuries and joint replacement failures.

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