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SUMMER 2018 BULLETINof the ALBANY MEDICAL COLLEGE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION VOL. 83 NO. 2

ALBANY MEDICAL COLLEGE ME 700 LECTURE HALL BY MARK GREGORY, ILLUSTRATOR AND ALBANY MED STANDARDIZED PATIENT.

IN THIS ISSUE: Alumni Association Awards | 2018 Commencement | 2017 Contributors Report | Reunion “ Please consider a bequest in support of Albany Medical College.”

Dr. Warkentin gave a transformational gift that created e John R. Warkentin Scholarship Endowment. ank you!

Members of the ALBANY “ I feel passionate about people of MEDICAL COLLEGE PILLARS SOCIETY have created modest ﬁ nancial means being able lasting legacies using their bequests, to accomplish something they have life income gifts and retirement plans. ey provide inspiration to others to been dreaming of. I made this gift do the same. to help eliminate ﬁ nancial stresses which interfere with people reaching Learn more, contact Laura O’Brien Assistant Vice President, for their dream. I want to protect Gift Planning and Principal Gifts students from beginning their (518) 262-6835 | [email protected] amc.PlanMyGift.org medical career with enormous debt.”

John Warkentin, M.D. ’74 Pulmonologist, Richmond, Virginia

Warkentin_pillarsad_font.indd 1 7/2/2018 10:37:53 AM BULLETINof the ALBANY MEDICAL COLLEGE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION SUMMER 2018

ALUMNI ASSOCIATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS

OFFICERS President Kevin W. Roberts, M.D. ’77

President-Elect Evan Vosburgh, M.D. ’82

Immediate Past President Anthony C. Campagna, M.D. ’85

Secretary Nancy C. Sapio, M.D. ’85

Treasurer David M. Jones, M.D. ’97

Historian Jeffrey D. Hubbard, M.D. ’68

ALUMNI ASSOCIATION DIRECTORS Mitchell H. Bamberger, M.D. ’82 Christopher L. Campese, M.D. ’90, M.S. ’15 Lynn A. Craft, M.S., P.A. ’11 Jodi Della Rocca, C.R.N.A., M.S. ’02, Ph.D. Clifford A. Erickson, M.D. ’99 8 Janet E. Gargiulo, M.D. ’79 Robert J. Hedderman, M.D. ’82 Kathryn A. Hogan, M.D. ’04 20 Siobhan M. Kuhar, Ph.D. ’90, M.D. ’99 5 President’s Message Peter Manes, M.D. ’04 Ursula A. Matulonis, M.D. ’87 6 Archives Corner Dennis P. McKenna, M.D. ’92 7 Dean’s Message Fassil B. Mesfin, M.S. ’00, Ph.D. ’01, M.D. ’05 Michael T. Mulligan, M.D. ’03 8 DISTINGUISHED ALUMNA: Phillip S. Paty, M.D. ’86 Betty R. Vohr, M.D. ’66 Donna M. Pietrocola, M.D. ’75 Mary E. Rappazzo, M.D. ’76 10 2018 Alumni Association Gary L. Sutter, M.D. ’76 Award Recipients Gurvinder S. Uppal, M.D. ’86 14 Reunion Weekend 2018 Peter A. Vincent, Ph.D. ’89 Ferdinand J. Venditti, Jr., M.D., Honorary ’15 30 19 Class of 2018 Profiles Ex-Officio Vincent P. Verdile, M.D. ’84 20 Commencement Ex-Officio 24 2018 Alumni Association Student Award Recipients ALUMNI ASSOCIATION STAFF 25 College News & Events Sandy DiNoto, Executive Director Christine Horigan, Associate Director 28 ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT: Alison Lester, Program Manager Sandra Shin, M.D. ’96 Jessica Watson, Archivist 30 PILLARS PROFILE: Design: Tessa Cochetti Design 46 David Nalin, M.D. ’65 COVER: Mark Gregory, Albany Med standardized patient 31 2017 Contributors Report and illustrator, shares his view of ME-700 lecture hall at the College. More about his work at markgregoryart.com. 43 Class Notes 46 In Memoriam

[email protected] or (518) 262-5033 ALUMNI.AMC.EDU/EVENTS

UPCOMING REGIONAL ALUMNI EVENTS Calendar of Events 2018 Regional Events THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 The Alumni Association hosts a variety of events throughout the Albany Regional year. These gatherings provide Alumni Reception a wonderful opportunity for Vintage House alumni, faculty, staff and students to make new connections, renew SUNDAY, old friendships and be a part of OCTOBER 21 the vibrant Albany Medical College Boston Regional community. In addition to Alumni Brunch Reunion Weekend, we were The Colonnade happy to hold alumni receptions Hotel 2018-19 in New York, Boston, and Boca Ludwig Klein, M.D. ’59 (left) and Alumni Association TBA President-Elect Evan Vosburgh, M.D. ’82 at the Raton, Fla. We look forward to 2018 New York City Alumni Reception. continuing to connect with alumni New York City at our future regional events.

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REUNION

2WEEKEND 19 FRIDAY, APRIL 12 – SATURDAY, APRIL 13

4 | alumni.amc.edu PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

Dear Fellow Alumni:

WE WELCOMED HUNDREDS OF ALUMNI AND GUESTS BACK TO CAMPUS FOR Reunion Weekend in April, reuniting friends and connecting new ones. As highlighted in this issue, we presented Alumni Association Awards which recognized remarkable individuals who are making significant contributions to medicine, the College and humankind.

I was proud to represent all alumni at the Graduate Studies Program’s 39th annual Research and Awards Day in April and at Medical Student Awards Day and Commencement in May. It was humbling to lead the Class of 2018 as they recited the Physician’s Oath and pledged to dedicate their lives to the service of humanity. 2018-19 Commencement is the celebration of new beginnings and, like me, you probably felt a combination of joy, relief, pride and maybe even a healthy dose of fear about your professional future.

No matter where you are in your professional or personal journey, I remind you of the importance of your roots at Albany Medical College. Alumni connections are a powerful network and I encourage you to sign up for our online directory so that you can keep in touch with classmates. We never share personal information and the platform is only accessible to alumni. We have also begun regularly updating news to the Alumni Association Facebook page.

If you have not made a gift in 2018, I hope you will join us in welcoming the Class of 2022 by giving back in support of the difficult but rewarding work they will be facing in the years to come.

Stay in touch with us online:

Web: alumni.amc.edu Facebook: facebook.com/AMCAlumniAssociation Email: [email protected]

Sincerely, Kevin W. Roberts, M.D. ’77

SUMMER 2018 | 5 A LOOK BACK: 1917 CORNER

Albany Hospital and Medical School Base Unit No. 33. ARCHIVES

IN APRIL 1917, ALBANY HOSPITAL STAFF AND MEDICAL COLLEGE FACULTY RESPONDED TO THE UNITED STATES DECLARING WAR ON GERMANY BY ESTABLISHING BASE HOSPITAL UNIT NO. 33.

The Unit, given the name—Albany Hospital and Medical School Base Unit No. 33—had several serving College faculty members and alumni, including Dr. Arthur W. Elting, who was named head of the Unit. Base Unit No. 33 also included 24 physicians and surgeons carefully selected from a large applicant pool. Additionally, 152 enlisted men, 65 nurses and six civilians were chosen to represent all essential skills needed. Medical students were not allowed to enlist but were encouraged to continue their study of medicine to fill in future physician gaps created by the war. The Base Unit arrived at Portsmouth, England, in May 1918 with the expectation of serving in France.

Famed physician, Sir William Osler wrote of the unit: “Elting made things hum at first, and Corning (Dr. Erastus) was an unqualified success as his successor. The clinical and pathological laboratory was one of the very best I have ever seen, and the X-ray outfit was extraordinarily good.”

6 | alumni.amc.edu DEAN’S MESSAGE

Scholarship is one area where 1917 we can make a difference.

EARLIER THIS YEAR, THE COLLEGE HOSTED THE LIAISON COMMITTEE ON Medical Education (LCME) accreditation site visit team for several days of on-site interviewing and fact finding. College leadership, faculty and medical student leaders spent countless hours preparing for the visit and submitted a formal 300-page report to the LCME in advance of the team’s arrival. The report details how Albany Medical College meets the many educational standards and corresponding elements required of medical schools to achieve and maintain accreditation.

During the visit, the LCME team met with more than 100 senior College and Center leaders, as well as junior faculty, residents, students and department chairs. The team found our academic environment collegial and our students bright, engaging and genuinely enjoying their educational journey at AMC. We expect that the LCME will be making several recommendations that will serve as the impetus to

Albany Hospital and Medical School Base Unit No. 33. improve our educational offerings and the learning milieu, and also about the importance of securing scholarship funding and resources to help reduce student debt burden.

Scholarship is one area where we can make a difference. Alumni giving makes a tremendous impact on our scholarship offerings, and I am grateful to those of you who contribute to the College. I have set a personal goal in 2018 to increase alumni giving to 20 percent. I encourage those of you who have not yet made a gift to consider the many options for giving back, even at less significant levels. Your support does lessen the financial burden students face.

Match Day in March was a very special event, complete with balloons which revealed match information, and a successful social media campaign promoting the success of our students and encouraging alumni to participate. Many students grapple with the decision of whether to specialize, a stressful decision with significant financial, philosophical and career implications. Fifty-three percent of this year’s class will enter primary care specialties, including family medicine, internal medicine, medicine/pediatrics, pediatrics and obstetrics/gynecology. Sixty-three students, or 43 percent, were matched to programs in New York State, and 17 students will remain at Albany Medical Center.

We were happy to welcome alumni back in April for a successful Reunion Weekend, and in May we celebrated the Class of 2018 at Commencement events. I am sure you will enjoy reading about the highlights in these pages.

I extend my sincere personal thanks for your continued interest in the College and support of our work.

Best Wishes, Vincent P. Verdile, M.D. ’84

The Lynne and Mark Groban, M.D. ’67 Distinguished Dean

SUMMER 2018 | 7 Betty R. Vohr, M.D. ’66 DISTINGUISHED ALUMNA

IN 1974, BETTY R. VOHR, M.D. ’66, A FELLOW IN NEONATOLOGY AT WOMEN AND INFANTS HOSPITAL

OF RHODE ISLAND, APPROACHED THE HOSPITAL’S NEW CHIEF OF NEONATOLOGY TO ASK IF SHE

COULD START A NOVEL FOLLOW-UP PROGRAM FOR HIGH-RISK NICU PATIENTS AND FAMILIES.

“I’d become very invested in research that promised Her work spearheaded the Rhode Island’s Hearing “I credit the Medical to improve the outcomes of high-risk infants, Assessment Program and as a result, Rhode Island College for always and I wanted to see what issues they were facing was the first state to achieve universal newborn once they left the hospital,” she explained. hearing screening. This was followed by a National staying on top of Institutes of Health Consensus Conference that trends and changes After getting the green light on the project, recommended newborn hearing screening for all she was surprised when one issue came up again in medicine.” newborns in the United States. Today, more than and again. 99 percent of infants in the U.S. have their hearing “So many of these children were coming in with screened at birth, and infants with hearing loss now language delays. I would send them for a hearing have significantly improved outcomes. assessment and sure enough, they had hearing For this profound professional achievement and loss related to their prematurity,” she said. her pioneering work as a clinician and research- Dr. Vohr wanted to have the ability to identify er dedicated to improving the lives of high-risk hearing loss while infants were still in the NICU premature infants and infants with hearing loss, so treatment could start early; however, there were Dr. Vohr was the recipient of the Albany Medical no audiologists available at the hospital. Unfazed, College Alumni Association 2018 Distinguished she petitioned it to purchase audiology equipment Alumna Award. and learned how to conduct hearing assessments The award was presented in April during Reunion herself and then taught the nurses. They tested Weekend. While on campus, Dr. Vohr presented newborns for the next several years, ensuring those the Distinguished Alumna Lecture, “The Power with hearing loss received diagnosis and therapy. of Language,” which covered her research and In 1988, when the United States Department clinical work with infants with hearing loss. of Education announced funding for a project to She is currently the director of Women and Infants study the feasibility of a newborn hearing program, Hospital’s Neonatal Follow-up Program in Dr. Vohr and her team were immediately on board Providence and medical director of the Rhode and applied for funds. Island Hearing Assessment Program, as well as “We were one of the only facilities in the country a professor of pediatrics at the Warren Alpert already performing hearing screenings, so we Medical School of Brown University. were well positioned,” Dr. Vohr explained.

8 | alumni.amc.edu Dr. Vohr grew up near Albany, in Chatham, “He was very supportive,” she said. where her parents, German immigrants, ran Dr. Vohr’s work After graduating, Dr. Vohr completed an intern- a popular inn called the The Fairview House. spearheaded Rhode ship at Rhode Island Hospital. Her subsequent One of their guests, New York City pediatric Island’s Hearing education included residencies in pediatrics at psychiatrist Louise Desperte, M.D., first sparked Assessment Program Rhode Island Hospital and Children’s Hospital Dr. Vohr’s interest in medicine. and as a result, in Boston. She also completed her fellowship Rhode Island was the “She brought some of her patients with her in neonatology at Women and Infants Hospital first state to achieve for the summer so they could continue to of Rhode Island. receive treatment. I was fascinated that children universal newborn For the past 28 years, she has served as national had these behavioral differences caused by hearing screening. coordinator of the National Institute of Child psychiatric illness, and that Dr. Desperte was Health and Human Development Neonatal Today, more than providing treatment to help them. She was Research Network Follow-up Studies and 99 percent of infants the first one to suggest I go into medicine, and she recently was the recipient of an Innovation in the U.S. have their it changed my whole vision going forward,” Challenge Grant from the Center for Medicare hearing screened she recalled. and Medicaid Services. The results of the at birth, and infants At Adelphi University, Dr. Vohr studied pre-med research demonstrated the effectiveness of a with hearing loss now and also got her first taste of medical research, multidisciplinary “Transition Home” program have significantly a lifelong passion. After receiving her bachelor’s that addresses the needs of both the infant and improved outcomes. degree, she became one of only five women in mother to reduce post-discharge emergency the Class of 1966 at Albany Medical College. visits and hospitalizations resulting in both improved outcomes and health care cost savings “The Albany newspaper wrote an article about for high-risk infants. us because it was the largest number of women ever accepted into a class at Albany Med,” Dr. Vohr resides in Barrington, Rhode Island, said Dr. Vohr. “I credit the Medical College with her husband, Thomas Gidley. They have for always staying on top of trends and changes four children and two grandchildren. Her in medicine.” granddaughter, Michaela Hurley, will attend Albany Medical College this fall. In school, Dr. Vohr focused on pediatrics, and assisted Chief of Pediatrics Paul Patterson, M.D., with a cystic fibrosis research project on the effects of varying protein diets.

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2018 ALUMNI ASSOCIATION DISTINGUISHED ALUMNA AWARD Betty R. Vohr, M.D. ’66

Dr. Vohr is the Director of Women & Infants Hospital’s Neonatal Follow-up Clinic in Providence, Rhode Island, Medical Director of the Rhode Island Hearing Assessment Program and Professor of Pediatrics at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University in Providence, RI.

She is a member of the Class of 1966 and completed an internship at Rhode Island Hospital. During her Fellowship in Neonatology at Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island, she became invested in research that promised to improve the outcomes of high risk infants.

One of her greatest professional achievements has been the investigation of the feasibility of newborn hearing screening which resulted in an NIH Consensus Conference recommending hearing screening for all newborns. Rhode Island was the first state to achieve universal newborn hearing screening and today, more than 99 percent of infants in the U.S. have their hearing screened at birth, and infants with hearing loss now have significantly improved outcomes.

Albany Medical College is proud to honor Dr. Vohr’s pioneering work in newborn hearing screening and recognize her life’s work as a clinician and researcher dedicated to improving the lives of high-risk premature infants and infants with hearing loss.

10 | alumni.amc.edu Dr. Vohr’s full profile is on page 8. REUNION 2018 ALUMNI ASSOCIATION AWARD RECIPIENTS 2WEEKEND 18

2018 EXEMPLARY ALUMNI SUPPORT AWARD 2018 HUMANITARIAN AWARD John M. Cohen, M.D. ’63 Peter M. Stevens, M.D. ’73

The Alumni Association is proud to recognize Dr. Stevens is a graduate of Dartmouth College Dr. Cohen with the 2018 Exemplary and is a member of the Albany Medical Award for his extraordinary philanthropic College Class of 1973. He completed his support of Albany Medical College and the Orthopedic residency at the University of Alumni Association. Utah and Pediatric Orthopedic Fellowship at the Royal Children’s Hospital in Melbourne, Dr. Cohen is a member of the Albany Australia. A diplomate of the American Medical College Class of 1963. He received Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Dr. Stevens his undergraduate degree from Brown is a member of the American Academy of University and completed his internship Orthopaedic Surgeons, the American Orthopaedic Association, and the at Rhode Island Hospital and a pediatric residency at Boston City Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America. He holds the Sherman Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital. S. Coleman, M.D. Endowed Chair of Orthopedics at the University of Dr. Cohen has served as CEO of Pediatrics at Newton-Wellesley Utah School of Medicine at Primary Children’s Medical Center. Hospital for 22 years and was on the board of the Pediatric Physicians Dr. Stevens has expertise in the management of a wide range of pediatric at Boston Children’s Hospital. He is a Fellow of the American orthopedic conditions, including developmental hip dislocation, Academy of Pediatrics. Perthes disease, foot and ankle deformities and the correction of limb He previously was a weekly medical contributor to a Boston television malalignment involving rotational, angular and length abnormalities. station (WCVB Channel 5) health segment, along with fellow He invented a minimally invasive technique (8-Plate for Guided alumnus G. Timothy Johnson, M.D. ’69. Growth) for treating these complex problems, without having to resort In 2008, Dr. Cohen’s generosity and diligent outreach efforts created to osteotomy. Having lectured and taught internationally, this technique the Class of 1963 Scholarship Fund. He saw a need to help students has since become popular worldwide. who were grappling with the growing financial burdens associated He is an active volunteer with the global charitable organization, Mercy with medical school debt. His goal with launching the fund was to Ships, whose fleet brings the world’s largest civilian hospital ships to ports allow students to focus more on academic pursuits and less on in African countries where clean water, electricity, medical facilities and monetary concerns. He also viewed his support of the scholarship as skilled personnel is limited or nonexistent. He has performed medical integral to attracting and keeping talented students at Albany Medical outreach service in Bolivia, Bhutan, Nepal, Tanzania, and Sierra Leone. College. Since its inception, more than 70 students have benefited Dr. Stevens also serves as a consultant for the State of Utah Children from this fund. His continued leadership gifts ensure that the fund With Special Healthcare Needs (CSHCN), which provides and continues to benefit future generations of medical students. promotes family-centered, coordinated care and facilitates the Dr. Cohen has been involved in many nonprofit institutions including development of community-based systems to underserved children The New England Aquarium, the Huntington Theatre Company and with special needs and their families. Dr. Stevens travels several times Planned Parenthood of Massachusetts. He and his wife, Bette, have each year within Utah to treat underserved children in remote and been married 52 years and have two children and four grandchildren. rural areas of the state. Dean Vincent P. Verdile, M.D. ’84 shares, “Dr. Cohen has demon- Many members of the Class of 1973 had the pleasure of knowing Gayle, strated an extraordinary philanthropic commitment to Albany to whom Dr. Stevens was married for 38 years, and who predeceased Medical College. His loyalty and commitment to our mission, him in 2008. He has since married Susan (Dolan); together they have and his gifts in support of the long-term viability of the College three children and two grandchildren, living nearby in Salt Lake City. serve as a positive example for all alumni.” They built a LEED certified (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) home in the foothills of the Wasatch Mountains and enjoy outdoor recreation, gardening, the arts, and international travel. The Humanitarian Award was created in 1995 to recognize alumni of Albany Medical College who excel, beyond daily practice, in serving humankind.

SUMMER 2018 | 11 2018 ALUMNI ASSOCIATION AWARD RECIPIENTS

2018 MERITORIOUS 2018 HONORARY MEMBER OF SERVICE AWARD THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION Anthony C. Campagna, M.D. ’85 Dhiraj M. Shah, M.D., F.A.C.S.

Dr. Campagna is being recognized for his Dr. Shah is a founding partner with The commitment, service and support to the Vascular Group, a large vascular surgery College as a volunteer and through practice based in Albany, New York. His philanthropy and alumni outreach. career is described by peers as one of sterling achievement. Board Certified in both Dr. Campagna grew up in New York’s Capital General and Vascular Surgery, Dr. Shah is a Region and attended Siena College where world-renowned surgeon and scientist and he earned a B.S. degree. He is a member has contributed dozens of papers and research of the Albany Medical College Class of projects to the body of surgical knowledge. 1985. As a senior, he received the Alumni Association Frank C. Maxon, Jr., M.D. Alumni Award. He completed For more than 30 years, Dr. Shah has served as a professor in the Depart- postdoctoral training at New England Deaconess Hospital in Boston ment of Surgery at Albany Medical College and has taught and trained and at the University of California, San Francisco. thousands of Albany Medical College students, residents, and fellows. Dr. Campagna serves as senior staff physician in the Department of Dr. Shah completed his Internship in Surgery from Dacca Medical Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at the Lahey Hospital & College in Dacca, Bangladesh, in 1968. After coming to the United States, Medical Center in Burlington, Mass., and is the residency and Dr. Shah did an internship at Albany Memorial Hospital in 1971 and fellowship program director for pulmonary and critical care medicine completed his residency and chief residency in General Surgery at at the Lahey Clinic. He has held many administrative and department St. Peter’s Hospital. Dr. Shah completed his fellowship in the trauma leadership and committee roles and is an assistant clinical professor research center at Albany Medical Center in 1976 under the mentorship of medicine at Harvard Medical School. of esteemed surgeons such as Sam Powers, M.D., Allastair Karmody, M.D. and Robert Leather, M.D. ’54. He is a Fellow of the American College of Chest Physicians and a member of the American Thoracic Society and the Association of In addition to leadership roles in his clinical practice, Dr. Shah has served as Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Program Directors. director of the Karmody Vascular Laboratory, vice chair of the Department of Surgery at Albany Medical College, and director of the Institute for Dr. Campagna is past president of the Albany Medical College Vascular Health and Disease. He is past editor of The Annals of Vascular Alumni Association. During his Alumni Association leadership term, Surgery and has served as consulting editor for The Journal of Trauma; he participated in successful regional alumni events and outreach New York State Medical Journal, and many other publications. initiatives. In his capacity as chair of the Executive Finance Committee, Dr. Campagna helped revise the investment guideline policies for Dr. Shah has been recognized by many professional associations and the Association’s investment portfolio. He also led the Alumni organizations. In 2012, he received the Albany Medical Center Pillars Association through the process of selecting a new executive director. Award, the highest award granted by the organization, for his many He was integral to coordinating search committee activities and years of dedicated service to patients and the mission and values of interviews and in overseeing the transition of a new director for the Albany Medical Center. Alumni Association. “I have had the pleasure of knowing Dr. Shah since 1988, when I served Dr. Campagna has consistently served as a reunion committee member as a third-year medical student on his Vascular Surgery rotation. for the Class of 1985 and is a loyal ambassador of the College. Throughout my anesthesia training, and later as an attending physician in the Department of Anesthesiology, I was able to watch Dr. Shah’s “We are in a better place due to Dr. Campagna’s enthusiastic outstanding clinical expertise in action. His life-long commitment to leadership, stewardship and commitment to the College,” said professional excellence and medical education at Albany Medical College Kevin W. Roberts, M.D. ’77, president of the Albany Medical College is exemplary, and he has always exhibited the highest ideals of the Alumni Association. institution.”—Christopher Campese, M.D.’90, M.S.’15, board member and past president of Albany Medical College Alumni Association Dr. Shah notes that his wife, Moklesa, has contributed tremendously to his life and family. The couple is extremely proud of their three children.

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2018 ALUMNI ASSOCIATION 2018 ALUMNI ASSOCIATION FRANK C. MAXON, JR., M.D. ALUMNI AWARD GRADUATE STUDENT AWARD Michael G. Rosco, M.D. ’18 Jessica L. Nuwer, Ph.D. Candidate

Michael Rosco, known to his family and Jessica is a student in the Department friends as “Mike” is a native Californian. of Neuroscience and Experimental He is a graduate of Loyola Marymount Therapeutics. She attended Clarkson University in Los Angeles, Calif., where University in her hometown of Potsdam, he received a degree in Business Admin- New York, and graduated in 2011 receiving istration and Management. Before start- a B.S. in Biomolecular Science with a minor ing medical school, Mike had extensive in Cognitive Neuroscience and Psychology. experience in business, marketing and At Clarkson she researched energy efficient sales in the greater Los Angeles area. fuel-ethanol production using Xylose. In his first year at Albany Medical College, Mike was elected class While at Albany Medical College, Jessica’s research focus has been president—a role he held for all four years. Additionally, he was vice on GABAA pharmacology and structure-function relationships. president of the LGBT People in Medicine Club, a member of the Her broad research interests include neuronal excitability in Gold Humanism Honor Society and IMANA service organization, psychiatric disorders, and contributions of the GABAA receptor and co-founder of the AMC Water Polo Club. In his many leadership in mood. roles, Mike forged strong and effective connections with the entire Jessica has made numerous presentations and in 2017 spoke about student body and served as an important liaison to the College her research at Yale University, at the Society for Neuroscience administration and Alumni Association. Annual conference in Washington, D.C., and in the Albany region During his time in Albany, Mike volunteered in the community to to the Hudson-Berkshire chapter of the Society for Neuroscience. create positive change. He founded the AMC Holiday Food Drive Jessica was a poster judge for the College’s Medical Student and enlisted the support of medical and graduate students to donate Investigation Day and has been an adjunct instructor in pharmacology hundreds of pounds of food to the local food pantry during the and psychology at Mildred Elley in Albany. She has served as a holiday season. As a member of the IMANA service organization, teaching assistant in the neuroanatomy lab and mentored a high Mike engaged with the local Muslim community to provide school student while at Albany Medical College. information on health issues relating to diabetes and hypertension. Jessica has held several leadership roles and received the 2017 He has participated in research studies at UCLA and published a Richard H. Edmonds Alumni Leadership Award at Albany Medical paper in July 2017: “The Bactericidal Concentration of Povidone- College and several academic awards while a student at Clarkson. Iodine” in the Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery. Mike She is president of the Albany Medical College Graduate Student will pursue a career in ophthalmology. He will begin his preliminary Organization and a member of the SOSA Academy Award residency in internal medicine at Stony Brook Teaching Hospital in Committee and the Financial Aid and Student Services Committee. Stony Brook, N.Y., followed by his ophthalmology residency at She has been involved in many community outreach and volunteer California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco, Calif. activities on campus and throughout the region. Mike is tremendously honored to be the recipient of the Frank C. In the future, Jessica hopes to obtain a postdoctoral fellowship Maxon, Jr., M.D. Alumni Award and wishes to express his gratitude investigating inhibitory signals involved in mood. She aspires to to the entire Albany Med community, his parents, Nell and AMC be a principal investigator at an academic institution where she can alumnus Michael D. Rosco, M.D. ’60, and his partner, Paul, for their combine her passion for research and mentoring. steadfast commitment, support and love.

ABOVE: Maxon Award recipient Mike Rosco, M.D. ’18 and Janet Maxon Breeze, daughter of Frank C. Maxon, Jr., M.D. ’39.

SUMMER 2018 | 13 REUNION EVENTS

Alumni Association President Kevin Roberts, M.D. ’77 presenting Jessica Nuwer, Ph.D. Candidate, with the Graduate Student Alumni Award at the Awards Breakfast.

MILITARY AFFINITY GROUP RECEPTION

CAPTAIN THOMAS L. SNYDER, M.D. ’69 HOSTED THE MILITARY AFFINITY GROUP RECEPTION ON SATURDAY, APRIL 28, DURING REUNION WEEKEND. THE KEYTONES, ALBANY MED’S STUDENT ACAPELLA GROUP, KICKED OFF THE EVENT WITH AN INSPIRING MUSICAL PERFORMANCE. ALUMNI, STUDENTS AND GUESTS— ACROSS GENERATIONS—GATHERED TO SHARE THEIR MILITARY EXPERIENCES AND MAKE CONNECTIONS.

Dr. Snyder provided a slide presentation on the creation and importance of Albany Hospital and Medical School Base Hospital No. 33 established during WWI. An exhibit of Albany Medical College military history, prepared by Albany Med Archivist Jessica Watson was also on display. It was decided, by alumni vote, that the Military Affinity Group shall be renamed the AMC Base Hospital No. 33 Society, honoring the individuals who served in Europe during WWI with the Albany Hospital and Medical School Base Unit. The Mission of the AMC Base Hospital No. 33 Society is to honor Albany Medical College alumni who served or are serving in the uniformed services of the United States or other nations; foster a sense of camaraderie among Albany Med staff, students and alumni with uniformed service; support and mentor Albany Med students with present or potential military affiliation; and

instill a culture of philanthropy for the College. Captain Thomas L. Snyder, M.D. ’69 during Reunion Weekend.

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REUNION CLASS EVENTS PHOTOS

ROW 1 (SEATED): Felix Schletter, M.D., Joseph Loffredo, M.D., Dean Seibert, 1963 M.D., Carl Paulsen, M.D., James Meade, M.D. ROW 2 (STANDING): I. Arnold Slowe, ROW 1 (SEATED): M.D., Neil Lempert, M.D. John Cohen, M.D., Nathan Reed, M.D., Roger Robison, M.D., James Sullivan, M.D., William Henry, M.D. ROW 2 (STANDING): Thomas Cunningham, M.D., John Streit, M.D., Robert Giombetti, M.D., MILITARY AFFINITY GROUP RECEPTION Valmore Pelletier, M.D.

1966

Dennis Brown, M.D., Jackie Brown, R.N. ’64, Edith Zang, Ph.D., Robert Newhouse, M.D. ’56, Betty Vohr, M.D., Thomas Gidley, J.D., Ph.D., Michaela Hurley, ’22

1968

ROW 1 (SEATED): Anthony Pelosi, M.D., James Barrett, Ph.D. ’68, M.D. ’70, Tom Wolff, M.D., John Myers, M.D., Edward Curran, M.D., James Condon, M.D., Herbert DiMeola, M.D. ROW 2 (STANDING): Jeff Hubbard, M.D., David Beck, M.D.’54, Peter Burkart, M.D., John Arthur, M.D.

SUMMER 2018 | 15 1973 CLASS PHOTOS

ROW 1 (SEATED): Richard Gracer, M.D., Edward Amento, M.D., J. Bryan Murphy, M.D., John Waldman, M.D., Michael Kieserman, M.D. ROW 2 (STANDING): Frederick Ambrose, M.D., Peter Stevens, M.D., Robert Rockwell, M.D., Jonathan Britell, M.D., Richard Farrell, M.D.

1978 ROW 1 (SEATED): Warren Silverman, M.D., Amelia Martinko, M.D., Adrian Dobs, M.D., Kate O’Keeffe, M.D., Loretta Patton-Greenidge, M.D., Catherine Kiley, M.D. ROW 2 (STANDING): Harry DePan, M.D., Thomas Canavan, M.D., Jonathan Hausheer, M.D., Jeff Morgan, M.D., Mark Perry, M.D., Risa Kagan, M.D., Jeffrey Blonstein, M.D., Arthur McDowell, M.D., David Collins, M.D., John Russin, M.D., Leon Goldstein, M.D.

1983

ROW 1 (SEATED): Barbara Krenzer, M.D., Bonnie Blackman Siegel, M.D., Barbara Wolner, M.D., Kathleen Kennedy, M.D., Edna Anne Pytlak, M.D., Karen Kennedy, M.D., ROW 2 (STANDING): Dominic Belmonte, M.D., Thomas Ward, M.D., Victoria Balkoski, M.D., David Baum, M.D.

1988

ROW 1 (SEATED): Jin Moon Kang, M.D., Teresa Ning, M.D., Lee Schulman, M.D., Vanessa Pike Denning, M.D., Jitka Zobal-Ratner, M.D., Terry Hetzler Denu, M.D., Susan Weaver, M.D., Alan Sanders, M.D. ROW 2 (STANDING): Michael Shivers, M.D., Daniel Arenos, M.D., Nicole Kenney, M.D., John Trudel, M.D., Gail Herzig, M.D., Michael Winston, M.D., Ronald Reis, M.D., James Catanese, M.D., Richard Wilmot, M.D., Robert Rapoport, M.D., Hedy Migden, M.D., Scott Silliman, M.D., Herbert Hirsch, M.D., Stephen Schutz, M.D., Elaine Schulte, M.D., Alisa Siegfeld, M.D., Daniel Picard, M.D., Iris Rotker, M.D., Peter Lethin, M.D., Jonathan Rotker, M.D., Murali Perumal, M.D.

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1998 and 2003

ROW 1 (SEATED): Amy Hogan-Moulton, M.D., Judith Van Woert, M.D., Irina Tartakovsky, M.D., Deb Keightley, M.D., Sheila Kelly Lonieski, M.D. ROW 2 (STANDING): Eiler Sommerhaug, M.D., Dilip Viswanath, M.D., Matthew Ben, M.D., Chrystina Czerwinskyj, M.D., Kevin Lau, M.D.

2008

Donna Phelan, M.D. ’98, Daniel Phelan, M.D. ’98, Michael Fitzpatrick, M.D. ’03, Eileen Fitzpatrick, Kim Kilby, M.D. ’03, Michael Mulligan, M.D. ’03.

2013

ROW 1 (SEATED): Jamie Chao, M.D., Annie Rutter, M.D., Kristine Carpenter, M.D., Sara Raymond, M.D., Brandi Page, M.D., Victoria Varga Huettner, M.D. ROW 2 (STANDING): Salvatore Taliercio, M.D., Matthew Dow, M.D., Steve Stutzman, M.D., Michael DiMeola, M.D., Kevin Crowley, M.D., Sohail Malek, M.D., Melanie Loewenthal, M.D., Ryan Krampert, M.D., Asha Nair, M.D.

Joseph Mahon, M.D., Meredith Chan, M.D., Jennifer Walia, M.D., Alan Nyquist, M.D., Akira Gillingham, M.D., Eileen Delaney, M.D., Justin Rice, M.D.

SUMMER 2018 | 17 REUNION

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THANK YOU FOR MAKING THE REUNION 2018 GIVING PROGRAM A SUCCESS!HER ALUMNI CELEBRATING REUNION

WE TRULY APPRECIATE THE GENEROSITY OF OUR ALUMNI CLASSES ENDING IN ”3” AND ”8” FOR HELPING TO MAKE OUR REUNION 2018 GIVING PROGRAM A SUCCESS. YOUR GIFTS HAVE A FAR-REACHING IMPACT THAT WILL PROVIDE A SOLID FOUNDATION FOR THE STUDENTS OF TODAY AND TOMORROW.

Become a Class Volunteer 2018 Reunion for your upcoming Reunion! Committee Volunteers

Albany Medical College alumni volunteers are vital to We would like to extend our gratitude to our committed the overall success of our annual Reunion Celebration. class volunteers who graciously supported our In addition to fostering a spirit of camaraderie and Reunion Celebration through their dedication of participation for Reunion Weekend, alumni volunteers time and resources to Albany Medical College. provide essential support for our reunion giving program and philanthropic success. Class of 1953 Class of 1983 Robert W. McDonald, M.D. Victoria I. Balkoski, M.D. With plans already underway for Reunion 2019, Dominic J. Belmonte, M.D. any alumni in classes that end in a “4” or “9” who Class of 1958 Lee S. Cohen, M.D. are interested in learning more about serving as Neil Lempert, M.D. Class of 1988 a Class Volunteer please contact: I. Arnold Slowe, M.D. Alan M. Sanders, M.D. Class of 1963 Cristina Hayden Lee G. Schulman, M.D. Arthur J. Wallingford, Jr., M.D.* Director of Alumni Annual Programs Stephen M. Schutz, M.D. Class of 1968 PHONE: (518) 262-3722 Class of 1998 Jeffrey D. Hubbard, M.D. E-MAIL: [email protected] Daniel T. Phelan, M.D. Herbert J. DiMeola, M.D. Donna Phelan, M.D. Class of 1973 Class of 2003 Harry L. Haroutunian, M.D. Kimberly A. Kilby, M.D. Donald R. Howard, M.D. Michael T. Mulligan, M.D. Derace L. Schaffer, M.D. Class of 2008 Class of 1978 Kristine Carpenter, M.D. Harry J. DePan, M.D. Michael A. DiMeola, M.D. Catherine A. Kiley, M.D. Kate T. O’Keeffe, M.D. Class of 2013 Justin Rice, M.D. Julie M. Westberg, M.D. *deceased

The Bono Family Endowed Scholarship, recently established by Meg and James Bono, M.D. ’87, was announced at Reunion 2018. Dr. and Mrs. Bono are pictured here with David Beck, M.D. ’54 at the Dean’s State of the College presentation. The Scholarship was given in honor of Dr. Bono’s father, Rudolph Bono, M.D. ’54 and classmate Dr. Beck, who have shared more than 60 years of friendship.

18 | alumni.amc.edu CLASS OF 2018 PROFILE OF GRADUATES M.D., PH.D., N.A., P.A.

Albany Medical College offers a broad and balanced curriculum for our diverse body of students. It is our pleasure to highlight these select graduates of the Class of 2018 who shared something significant they learned about themselves while at Albany Medical College:

JOHN H. ESPEY, III, M.D. ’18 TIFFANY M. ZARRELLA, PH.D. ’18

HOMETOWN: COMMACK, N.Y. HOMETOWN: NASHUA, N.H DEGREE PURSUED: DOCTOR OF MEDICINE DEGREE PURSUED: DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN IMMUNOLOGY & MICROBIAL DISEASE WHAT’S NEXT?: INTEGRATED CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY RESIDENCY AT UNIVERSITY OF NORTH WHAT’S NEXT?: POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL, NORTH CAROLINA AT NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH, BETHESDA, MARYLAND

I’d like to share a few lessons that I learned at Albany Med. First, I have learned that I have nothing to fear about being myself. it begins with believing in yourself—self-belief also sparks others I discovered that when I try something new and things don’t to believe in you. Second, never underestimate the importance work out, it serves as an important part of the learning process of a great support system of family and friends. Third, feeling and scientific method. Diversity of opinion is celebrated in science, uncomfortable in a new situation is normal, part of the process and and we all have unique perspectives and important ideas to share. a sign of growth. By expanding your comfort zone, you become a With my training and education from Albany Med, I am not better and stronger version of yourself. Last, pursue something you afraid to bring mine to the table. love, and you will take great pride in doing so.

KIMBERLY AEBLI, M.S., P.A. ’18 EDWARD GOMEZ, M.S., N.A. ’18

HOMETOWN: BINGHAMTON, N.Y. HOMETOWN: NEW YORK, N.Y. DEGREE PURSUED: MASTER OF SCIENCE IN DEGREE PURSUED: MASTER OF SCIENCE IN PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT STUDIES NURSE ANESTHESIOLOGY WHAT’S NEXT?: I WILL BE STAYING IN THE AREA WHAT’S NEXT?: START MY CAREER AS A CRNA AND WORKING IN NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE AND SERVE MY COUNTRY IN THE ARMY RESERVES

Albany Medical College has been a rewarding experience. I have While at Albany Med, I have had the opportunity to meet great grown in knowledge and skill through classes, clinical rotations and people—from all walks of life—who encourage and promote hands-on training in the Patient Safety and Clinical Competency individual and professional growth. Three important things Center. I had the opportunity to develop my interest in pediatrics I have learned: 1) It is never too late to go after what you want; during rotations and participate in a literacy program at Albany 2) Don’t compare yourself to others; and 3) I am proud and Med’s Children’s Hospital. I made lasting friendships and learned appreciative of everything I have achieved and accomplished. the value of a support system. The most significant skill I gained is the confidence to be an effective Physician Assistant. Albany Med encouraged me to be independent and passionate, and to be motivated to seek answers because there is always more to learn! SUMMER 2018 | 19 Commencement2018 Albany Medical College celebrated its 180th Commencement on Thursday, May 25, at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center, awarding 225 degrees, including Doctor of Medicine, Master of Science degrees in Nurse Anesthesiology and Physician Assistant Studies, and Master of Science and doctoral degrees in Biomedical Science and Bioethics.

This year’s speaker was Feng Zhang, Ph.D., a bioengineer whose pioneering work on the genome editing tool CRISPR has had enormous impact on experimental science and has helped to accelerate biomedical research in a number of fields, including immunology, clinical medicine and cancer biology. Dr. Zhang’s work was recognized in 2017 with the Albany Medical Center Prize in Medicine and Biomedical Research. Dr. Zhang, awarded an honorary degree, is an Investigator at the McGovern Institute for Brain Research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he serves as the James and Patricia Poitras Professor in Neuroscience and Associate Professor in the Departments of Brain and Cognitive Sciences and of Biological Engineering. He is a Core Member of the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard. The College also awarded an honorary degree posthumously to Christopher King, M.D., who served as chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine at Albany Med until his passing earlier this year. Also addressing the graduates were Vincent Verdile, M.D. ’84, The Lynne and Mark Groban, M.D. ’67 Distinguished Dean of Albany Medical College, and senior executive vice president for system care delivery at Albany Medical Center, and Robert T. Cushing, chairman of the Board of Directors of Albany Medical Center, along with student representatives Michael Rosco, M.D. ’18 and Tiffany Zarrella, Ph.D. ’18.

TOP: Members of the Class of 2018. CENTER LEFT: Margaret Nksansah, M.D. ’18 with her family. CENTER RIGHT: Hyacinth Mason, Ph.D., associate professor, Department of Medical Education and Department of Family and Community Medicine and recipient of outstanding mentor award, celebrates the day with first-generation students wearing black and gold honor cords. The recognition, a first at Albany Medical College Commencement, honors the achievements of first generation students whose parents did not graduate from college. ABOVE: Dean Vincent Verdile, M.D. ’84 and Robert Cushing, chairman of the Board of Directors at Albany Medical Center, awarding Feng Zhang, Ph.D., with an honorary degree.

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2018 GOLDEN APPLE RECIPIENTS

2018 Robert D. Wickham (departed member of the Class of 1952) and his spouse, Commencement Eve Kate Wickham, generously established the Golden Apple Award to honor the College’s commitment to excellence The Commencement Eve Reception, in conjunction in teaching. The award, stewarded by with the Medical Student Awards Day, was held at the the Alumni Association, allows graduating medical students the opportunity New York State Museum in Albany, N.Y. on May 23. to recognize outstanding educators they encountered during their time at the College.

This year, the Class of 2018 recognized the following faculty members:

OUTSTANDING CLINICAL GOLDEN APPLE AWARD Amit Chopra, M.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine

OUTSTANDING PRECLINICAL GOLDEN APPLE AWARD David M. Jones, M.D. ’97 Associate Professor and Vice Chair of Pathology Education, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Dr. Jones is a member of the Alumni Association Board of Directors. Members of the Class of 2018 at the Commencement OUTSTANDING OUTPATIENT Eve Reception. PRECEPTOR GOLDEN APPLE AWARD Ann E. Rutter, M.D. ’08

(From left to right): Assistant Professor, Department of Paul Curran, Michael Rosco, Family & Community Medicine, M.D. ’60, Mike Rosco, Director of Medical Student Education M.D. ’18, Nell Rosco, Joshua Goldberg, M.D. ’18, OUTSTANDING RESIDENT and Zeus. GOLDEN APPLE AWARD Travis J. Bevington, M.D. ’16 Resident, Radiology

GOLD HUMANISM 2018 SOSA ACADEMY OF MEDICINE SCHOLARS AWARD RECIPIENTS The Arnold P. Gold Foundation The Sosa Academy of Medicine provides advocacy and support for faculty advances humanism in medicine, educators, stimulates curriculum development and reform across the continuum perpetuating the tradition of the caring of medical education—offering a variety of faculty development activities, doctor. Through innovative medical emphasizing the patient—doctor relationship; encouraging extramural funding education, the Foundation promotes for educational activities, and promoting educational scholarship in the form and affirms more compassionate of presentations and publications. medical care and caregivers. The following Sosa Academy awards were presented to faculty at the College’s The Alumni Association acknowledges 180th Commencement Ceremonies: recent inductees from the Class of 2018 to the Gold Humanism Honor Society (GHHS). The Society FACULTY TEACHING SCHOLAR AWARD honors medical students, residents, Recognizes teaching effectiveness based on feedback from learners, house fellows, role-model physician teachers officers, fellow and/or peers. and other exemplars recognized for “demonstrating excellence in Heather Long, M.D. humanistic clinical care, leadership, Associate Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine compassion and dedication to service.” The following graduates OUTSTANDING MENTOR AWARD were recognized in April by the Recognizes evidence of a track record of graduates who achieve success with GHHS Thomas and Nancy O’Connor the demonstration of the passion energy and commitment to learners. Chapter of Albany Medical College at a ceremony held at the Hilton Garden Hyacinth Mason, Ph.D. Inn, Albany Medical Center: Associate Professor, Department of Medical Education and Department of Family and Community Medicine

CLASS OF 2018 NEW TEACHER AWARD John Accarino, M.D. Recognizes a faculty member who has been at Albany Medical College for five Tania Aziz, M.D. years or less who has demonstrated evidence of teaching effectiveness based on Austen Bagingito, M.D. feedback from learners, house officers, fellows and/or peers. Shilpa Darivemula, M.D. Amit Chopra, M.D. John H. Espey, III, M.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine Hannah Rose Fanucchi, M.D. Joseph M. Henain, M.D. EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION AWARD Saba Malik, M.D. Kelly Moquin, M.D. Recognizes the development of new modalities of teaching or presentation of Margaret Mirekua Nkansah, M.D. curricular material that are more efficient and enhances a learner’s ability to Anthony Warhelume Okolo, M.D understand presented information while establishing the innovative process within Linda Aurora Paniszyan, M.D. the curriculum of an educational program. Analise Peleggi, M.D. Kathryn Hogan, M.D. ’04 Rohini Rau-Murthy, M.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine Michael Giancarlo Rosco, M.D. Dr. Hogan is a member of the Alumni Association Board of Directors. Kristen Sparagna, M.D. Sean Geary, M.D. Allan E. Stolarski, M.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine Cara Rose Zimmerman, M.D.

22 | alumni.amc.edu E OLLEG ICAL C MED ALBANY Commissioning…The Tradition Continues By Jeffrey D. Hubbard, M.D. ’68, Historian

saved many a life on the battlefield. COL Allgood and eleven comrades died when their helicopter was brought down by rocket fire in Iraq. And Lieutenant Commander Erik Kristensen, who led a Navy Seal team attempting to rescue a lone survivor in the hills of Afghanistan and was shot down and lost his life with fifteen others. So while we enjoy the weekend, and I want you to do that, remember that Memorial Day is for those we have lost. One might ask, why would Brian Allgood or why would Erik Kristensen go and do those kinds of things? Why would they join the Army, Navy, Air Force or Marines? The answer is very simple. We send our very best to do that important work. And you are going to see three of your outstanding classmates here join those ranks today. Albany Medical College sends out the very best and I congratulate all of you on that. I would like to call them out one at a time, alphabetically. [Whereupon, the assembly, led by the graduating classes, rose and began applauding these three.] Stephanie Hur, M.D., Captain, United States Air Force Several medical students at the College are commissioned Rafael Jacob Kaplan, M.D., Captain, United States Army officers and will serve their respective branches of military service. Lori Tantlinger, M.D., Lieutenant, United States Navy After the awarding of Doctor of Medicine diplomas at the Repeat after me: 180th Commencement in May, Kevin C. Kiley, M.D., I, [state your full name], having been appointed an officer in Chair of Obstetrics and Gynecology, retired 41st Surgeon the Armed Forces of the United States, in the rank of [Lieutenant or Captain], do solemnly swear that I will support and defend the General, United States Army, and Honorary Member of the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and Alumni Association (2014), addressed the assembly: domestic, that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same, that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation, or “Dean Verdile, distinguished members of the Board and my platform- purpose of evasion, and that I will well and faithfully discharge the mates, thank you for the opportunity and the honor to participate in this duties of the office upon which I am about to enter. short but very important ceremony. For the brand-new graduates and their family members—congratulations. So help me God. A sergeant major once told me when I was getting ready to give a Congratulations!” speech, “Be short, be good and be gone.” That is my intent. Doctor Kiley asked the assembly to remain standing, and The armed forces have a really intense interservice rivalry, everywhere from the football field to the halls of the Pentagon…from privates to Deirdre Michael, Albany Medical Center Space Management, generals. We talk about the Army, the Air Force and the Navy: took the podium. The officers faced the Colors and saluted, and the dumb, the devious and the defiant. That explains a lot when you Ms. Michael, unaccompanied, filled the amphitheater with the can’t understand when one of the other services wants something or doesn’t want you to have something. words of the National Anthem. But there is no better Air Force in the world. There is no better Navy The seldom-sung fourth verse of the Anthem expresses, in in the world or Marine Corps, and there is no better Army. They the language of 1814, the same sentiments as those expressed understand the mission of protecting our country, our way of life, our constitution, our freedoms. And on this Memorial Day weekend, by Dr. Kiley: we also like to remember those we lost in service to the nation. “O thus be it ever where free men shall stand I remember Colonel Brian Allgood, an army orthopedic surgeon who Between their lov’d home, and the war’s desolation, trained the first class of army medics that were nationally EMT-B certified Blest with vict’ry and peace, may the heav’n rescued land —a brand new transition. This was 15 years ago and those medics have Praise the pow’r that has made and preserv’d us a nation!”

We thank Dr. Kiley for bringing Commissioning to the Commencement ceremony, for his patient support through eight Commencements, and for reviewing the text.

ABOVE: Dean Vincent P. Verdile, M.D. ’84, Rafael Jacob Kaplan, M.D. ’18, Captain, United States Army, Stephanie Hur, M.D. ’18, Captain, United States Air Force, Lori Tantlinger, M.D. ’18, Lieutenant, United States Navy, and Kevin Kiley, M.D., Honorary ’14. 2018 ALUMNI ASSOCIATION STUDENTS AWARD RECIPIENTS

Linda Paniszyn, M.D. ’18, recipient of The Lamb Foundation, Inc. Prize, with her parents following Medical Student Awards Day on May 23.

THE FOLLOWING AWARDS WERE GIVEN OUT BY THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION AT THE ANNUAL GRADUATE AND MEDICAL STUDENT AWARDS DAY.

2018 Medical Student Awards 2018 Graduate Student Awards

The Academic Excellence Award The Dr. David J. Dickerman The Alumni Award for in the Anatomies Alumni Prize Excellence in Bioethics Studies Mihir Patel, ’20 Hannah Fanucchi, M.D. ’18 Justin Bourgeois, M.S. ’18, Ph.D. Candidate The Academic Excellence The Dr. James Derham in Freshman Year Award Alumni Award The Alumni Award for Mihir Patel, ’20 Bianca Carrion, M.D. ’18 Excellence in Clinical Practice— Center for Nurse Anesthesiology The Academic Excellence The Frank C. Maxon, Jr., M.D. Devin Lee, M.S. ’18 in Sophomore Year Award Alumni Award Michael Farrell, ’19 Michael Rosco, M.D. ’18 The Alumni Award for Excellence in Clinical Practice— The Academic Achievement The James and Rita Center for Physician’s Assistant Award of the Medical Society Dougherty Alumni Award Emily O’Carroll, M.S. ’18 of the County of Albany Maxwell Alley, M.D. ’18 Abigail Belasen, M.D. ’18 The Alumni Research Awards The Richard H. Edmonds, Ph.D. Brittany Kartchner, M.S. The Angelo Pappanikou Award Alumni Leadership Award Candidate Joshua Goldberg, M.D. ’18 Shilpa Darivemula, M.D. ’18 Janine Warren, Ph.D. The Donald P. Swartz, The Venona Mae VanOrnam Candidate M.D. Award Mankes Memorial Award Tania Aziz, M.D. ’18 Emiley Tou, M.D. ’18 The Graduate Student Alumni Award Jessica Nuwer, Ph.D. The Dr. Bernard F. Brophey The W. Brandon Macomber Award Candidate Alumni Memorial Scholarship Rebecca DeSanti, M.D. ’18 Margaret Nkansah, M.D. ’18

24 | alumni.amc.edu COLLEGE NEWS & EVENTS

STUDENT Peter Vincent, Ph.D. ’89 has been appointed associate dean of the Graduate Studies Program of Albany Medical College, replacing Richard W. Keller, Ph.D., who held the position since 2010, NEWS and is retiring. Dr. Vincent will continue to serve as vice chair and the director of graduate studies in the Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology. Earlier this year, first-year Dr. Vincent is a member of the Alumni Association Board of Directors. medical students Gurleen Kaur and Wasila Mansouri, were recognized at the Eastern Earlier this year, Dennis W. Metzger, Ph.D., professor and chair of the Department of Immunology Atlantic Student Research and Microbial Disease, was awarded a $1.9 million grant from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Forum in Miami with awards for Institute, the third largest institute of the National Institutes of Health. the best basic science posters. They were later invited to For more than a decade, Dr. Metzger and his colleagues have been investigating new ways to prevent present their work at the severe illness and death due to influenza. With research focused on the lungs, they are attempting to National Student Research discover ways to prevent severe lung inflammation caused by the flu, as most flu-related deaths are Forum in Galveston, Texas, caused by inflammation and secondary lung infections. in April. Mansouri’s study, The Department of Immunology and Microbial Disease—under Dr. Metzger’s leadership—has become “AFPEP for the Treatment and an internationally-recognized infectious disease research group receiving more than $50 million in Prevention of Breast Cancer,” National Institutes of Health funding during the past 19 years. was named best basic science poster, the first time an Albany Medical College student has won the top New CMS Guidelines prize at the national meeting. They were first-year medical In February, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released new guidelines students competing against eliminating the requirement to redocument medical student notes. Annie Rutter, M.D. ’08, chair third-year students at of The Precepting Expansion Initiative—a national task force led by the Society of Teachers of the time of their honors. Family Medicine—approached CMS with a request for revised guidelines. “Our goal is to reduce administrative burdens for clinical preceptors and enhance learning. This change increases efficiency and allows students to be contributing members of care teams. Medical decision making, of course, In May, Lucy Gee, M.D.’18, is always the responsibility of the physician,” said Dr. Rutter in the Becker’s Hospital Review article Ph.D. ’09 was one of ten announcing the change in guidelines. presenters whose work was Dr. Rutter is an assistant professor in the Department of Family & Community Medicine and director selected from 1,500 research of Medical Student Education. abstracts at the American Association of Neurological Surgeons’ meeting in New Orleans. Dr. Gee’s study focused on how patients with COMMUNITY MOURNS THE PASSING OF chronic pain treated with spinal EMERGENCY MEDICINE LEADER cord stimulation had better outcomes when not treated Dr. Christopher King, chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine, passed away on March 26, 2018. with opioids before and after An expert in both adult and pediatric emergency medicine, Dr. King was an esteemed physician leader surgery. As a student, and a tremendous mentor and colleague to faculty, residents and students. He was the consummate Dr. Gee worked closely with academic emergency physician, and his loss is mourned by members of the Albany Med community. Drs. Damian Shin and Julie Pilitsis ’98 in the department Dr. King was awarded an Honorary Degree from Albany Medical College, posthumously, at the May of Neuroscience and Commencement ceremony. Experimental Therapeutics.

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On Campus—A Hub of BioDiscovery to Benefit Patients

Three years after it was launched, the Albany Medical College Medical director for the BACC is Richard Blinkhorn, M.D., chair, Biomedical Acceleration and Commercialization Center (BACC) Department of Medicine, Richard T. Beebe Professor of Medicine has brought together medical device and software start-up companies at Albany Medical College, and chief of service for medicine at at a site on the Albany Medical Center campus that is rapidly Albany Medical Center Hospital. Other leadership includes reaching its capacity. Kevin Leyden, senior vice president for business development and strategic partnerships, and Amy Johnson who serves as director and According to Vincent P. Verdile, The Lynne and Mark Groban, M.D. entrepreneur in residence. ’67 Distinguished Dean, Albany Medical College, and senior executive vice president for system care delivery at Albany Medical Center, In 2017, the BACC received New York State Certified Incubator “This regional economic initiative, supported by Albany Medical designation from the New York State Department of Economic College, is helping businesses discover and develop breakthrough Development. This recognition includes up to $125,000 per year for biotechnologies that will improve patient care and bring biomedical three years and, with successful recertification, potentially five more innovations to the market.” years of state funding. In addition, the BACC now joins an existing network of 10 Innovation Hot Spots and 10 New York State Certified As part of Albany Medical College’s support of the BACC, Dr. Verdile Business Incubators for sharing ideas and best business practices. explains that companies are provided access to wet lab space, business and financial guidance and connections to world-class researchers, In December it was announced that Praxis Biotechnology, housed health care professionals and industry leaders. in the BACC, was awarded $50,000 after winning FuzeHub’s commercialization competition. Praxis is developing a topical Eight companies and three affiliates are currently housed in the BACC medication targeting a specific protein found on the skin of people and there is a collaborative effort amongst physicians, researchers, with rosacea. The company plans to use the award money to inventers, entrepreneurs, students, investors and administrators to advance their product development by funding patient testing. stimulate innovations in health care. As part of the BACC, Albany Medical College was one of the first private colleges to be included Learn more about the BACC at www.amc.edu/bacc. in the STARTUP-NY program, a designation that provides eligible businesses tax-free status for 10 years.

2018 MATCH DAY MATCH CHALLENGE CAMPAIGN

We wish to extend our gratitude to our generous alumni donors who participated in our first-ever “Match Day Match” Challenge Campaign in March of this year, inspired by the Class of 2018. For their Senior Class Gift Project, the Class of 2018 made gifts of $20.18 to the Alumni Annual Fund. More than 50 percent of the class supported the project, which reflects their wonderful class spirit and positive academic experience at Albany Medical College. In turn, leading up to Match Day 2018, Dean Verdile challenged our community of alumni to “match” the Class of 2018’s support with a gift to the Alumni Annual Fund in their honor. We are grateful to alumni donors* for their confidence in the Class of 2018 and the mission of Albany Medical College. Your contribution sends a powerful message of support to our recent graduates and is critical to our continued success.

26 | alumni.amc.edu *For the full list of donors, please see page 42. Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) Service Learning Program

By Ethan Litman, ’19 and Nikitha Mangalapally, ’19

medical students do that would and stimulation can decrease the procedures, and professional com- actually make a difference? stress hormone cortisol, heart munication style. The Cuddlers rate, and blood pressure of take two hour shifts where they Albany Medical College students newborns. Many mothers have read, talk, and nurture newborns, have a tremendous presence in other children, job responsibili- providing them with attention our local community, but we ties, or travel length restrictions to help them learn and grow. realized few students were that limit the amount of time At the end of each session, the involved in community service they are able to spend in the students leave a short note to programs at the medical center. NICU with their newborn. let the family know that their There are community-based We saw this as the optimal loved one has been held and resources for mothers to receive opportunity for medical students. cared for by our team of students. Ethan Litman, ’19 mental health counseling and Not only are we able to provide a At the conclusion of each addiction treatment, but few, if service for pediatric patients and semester, medical students any, resources exist for newborns their families through providing attend a reflection session led by born to mothers suffering from human contact when their family faculty mentors to share their opioid dependence. We saw is unable to be at their bedside, experiences, brainstorm ways to an opportunity for students to but we are also teaching medical improve our program, and devel- provide support for these patients students how to interact with op creative solutions to challenges at the Albany Medical Center this vulnerable population. they faced through participation. NICU while learning about For a physician-leader to be the public health consequences To date, we have provided more effective, they must be well versed and implications of the opioid than 300 hours of cuddling to in the problems facing their epidemic in our region. our NICU patients and have Nikitha Mangalapally, ’19 communities. It is our hope that received positive feedback from In 2016 we launched The AMC by increasing medical student parents, NICU staff and students. Curriculum for Understanding awareness about societal and Our matriculation to Albany Implementation of this program the Development and Dynam- medical implications of a Medical College coincided with would not have been possible ics of Life in the NICU critical care admission, we the peak of the opioid epidemic without the financial support of (CUDDLIN) Service Learning foster an environment of patient that continues to plague our Albany Medical College and the Program, a collaboration between advocacy, physician leadership country. As we ventured into our department of Pediatrics. It is our the Department of Pediatrics and scientific curiosity. community, we saw first-hand hope to continue to grow so we and the Department of Medical the devastating effect this Our NICU Cuddlers are first and can continue to provide human Education. Since its inception, epidemic has had on our future second year medical students who touch to our most vulnerable more than 40 students have been patients and their families. undergo a comprehensive orien- patients and to expose students trained in how to provide care to We wanted to work to improve tation where they were trained to this population of patients. newborns experiencing the effects the lives of our patients, both in on proper neonatal holding tech- of opioid withdrawal. It is well and out of the hospital, but we niques, standard NICU operating weren’t sure how. What could established that human contact

“It is so easy to slip into the “med school bubble” and forget that there is a world that exists outside of the library. When I get up to the NICU and sit down with a little one, I don’t have the distraction of phones, computers, textbooks, classmates, etc. It is so refreshing to be able to focus solely on the person right in front of you. Being present is something I always strive to be, but it’s no surprise that we all can slip away at times because of the many distractions in our lives.”

*For the full list of donors, please see page 42. —Albany Med NICU Service Learning Program participant SUMMER 2018 | 27 Sandra Shin, M.D. ’96

MORE THAN 20 YEARS AFTER GRADUATING FROM ALBANY MEDICAL COLLEGE AS PART OF THE SIENA COLLEGE JOINT DEGREE PROGRAM, SANDRA J. SHIN, M.D.’96 HAS RETURNED TO ALBANY MEDICAL CENTER AS PROFESSOR AND CHAIR OF

ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT ALUMNI THE DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY AND LABORATORY MEDICINE.

already begun implementing change, a significant one being the conversion to a pathology subspecialty sign-out model which follows a trend nationwide of having each pathologist working in a distinct specialty area rather than as a generalist. “It is difficult to be a master of all,” notes Dr. Shin. “As medicine becomes more specialized in the clinical arena, the demand for a sub-specialized pathology service grows.” According to Dr. Shin, this will drive treatment in the future as personalized or precision-based medicine and targeted therapies advance. She also feels it offers an advantage to medical residents by providing an opportunity for them to learn in a very focused environment. Dr. Shin acknowledges there is a shortage of doctors in the field. “Medical students need more and earlier exposure to pathology while in school. They need to understand how pathologists Dr. Shin entered medical school with the expectation that she practice and that they can specialize in it.” would enter a specialty linking her to direct patient care, like She feels it is an exciting time for her specialty. “Pathology sheds her mother who was a pediatrician. Her professional path went a light on the underpinnings of disease. Without our work, there in a different direction during her fourth year at Albany Med is no treatment. Molecular diagnostics and new technologies after taking an elective in pathology. “I was on track to be a will transform our abilities in the future.” clinician seeing patients. That’s all I knew about at the time,” says Dr. Shin. “Five students were going into pathology that year When asked about memorable experiences while at Albany Med, and I took the rotation with them at the beginning of my fourth she comments that a lot has changed since she was a student. year. I realized during this pivotal month that Pathology was “The area has evolved nicely in the last 20 years. There is diversity, well-suited to my interests.” and it’s a region which offers a wide variety of cultural and recreational opportunities.” She enjoyed the visually-oriented component of the specialty among other facets and went on to complete a residency Smiling, she shares that meeting her husband, thoracic surgeon in anatomic and clinical pathology and breast fellowship John P. Nabagiez, M.D. ’93, has had the most impact on her training at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital and Weill Cornell life. Dr. Nabagiez has joined Albany Medical Center’s Division Medical College. of Cardiothoracic Surgery and is associate professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery at the College. Prior to her return to Albany Med last September, Dr. Shin had spent her entire pathology career at the Weill Cornell Medical Being a working mother and medical professional can be Center making significant contributions to clinical service, demanding, and Dr. Shin credits the unwavering support of research, education and administration. Most recently she her husband and other family members with permitting her to served as vice-chair for education, chief of Breast Pathology balance her professional success. and director of the pathology residency training program and Not one to shrink from a challenge, Dr. Shin will enter the breast pathology fellowship program. She also recently edited Executive Master’s degree in Business Administration program a textbook on breast pathology which has been well received by through New York University’s Stern School of Business in August. the pathology community. “My goal is to be in a curriculum that is not health care focused. Since her arrival at Albany Med, Dr. Shin has immersed herself I want to gain a broad education with these studies and bring in getting to know the organization and the inner workings of back what I learn and adapt it to health care.” the pathology and laboratory medicine department. She has

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ALBANY MEDICAL COLLEGE WAS PLEASED TO WELCOME BACK THE FOLLOWING ALUMNI:

Stephen J. Thomas, M.D. ’96 In March, Dr. Thomas delivered the Lempert Lecture (named for Neil Lempert, MD ’58, Professor of Surgery Emeritus). The title of Dr. James V. Bono, M.D. ’87 Murray Korc, M.D. ’73 (left) and Alumni Association Board meeting with medical students Thomas’ presentation was, Mark Fruiterman, M.D. ’72 enjoy Member Peter Vincent, Ph.D. at the College in February. “Staphylococcus Aureus seeing one another for the first ’89 (left) and Andrew Vaccines—Is There Potential time in more than 40 years. Kowalczyk, Ph.D. ’92 reunite at Albany Medical College. To Benefit The Dialysis James V. Bono, Or Transplant Patient?” M.D. ’87 Murray Korc, Dr. Thomas is an infectious Andrew P. Kowalczyk, A roundtable discussion was diseases physician and vaccinol- M.D. ’73 held with Dr. Bono and student ogist with more than 15 years Dr. Korc was this year’s Alpha Ph.D. ’92 members of the Surgical of experience designing and Omega Alpha Visiting Professor. Dr. Kowalczyk presented a Interest Group in February. implementing biomedical He is the Myles Brand Professor seminar, in June, titled, “Cadherins Dr. Bono is vice chair for research and development of Medicine and Director of the as Modulators of Tissue Architecture in Development Orthopedics at New England initiatives. He is professor of Pancreatic Cancer Signature and Disease. He is professor Baptist Hospital (NEBH) in medicine and chief of the Center at the IU Simon Cancer of Cell Biology at the Emory Boston, Mass. In this role, he Division of Infectious Disease Center at Indiana University University School of Medicine oversees medical education at the State University of School of Medicine. Dr. Korc in Atlanta, GA. programs, enhances research New York (SUNY) Upstate has served as chief of the initiatives, leads quality Medical University. He was Division of Endocrinology and Dr. Kowalczyk’s visit was hosted improvement processes, and previously Deputy Commander Metabolism at the University of by C. Michael DiPersio, Ph.D., is director of the operating for Operations at the Walter California Irvine and as chair of vice chair of research, Department room. Dr. Bono also serves as Reed Army Institute the Department of Medicine at of Surgery, and professor, director of Education and is of Research. Dartmouth Medical School. He Department of Regenerative is the recipient of several honors, chairman of the Patient Care & Cancer Cell Biology at Assessment committee for including a Lifetime Achieve- Albany Med. quality control at NEBH. Peter Manes, ment Award from the American M.D. ’04 Pancreatic Association. Dr. Kowalczyk met with Dr. Bono gave an engaging department chairs and research In May, Dr. Manes presented overview of his career as a While visiting Albany Medical faculty members and enjoyed at ENT Grand Rounds on how surgeon—with an emphasis College in April, Dr. Korc met lunch with postdoc and graduate medical procedures are valued, on work-life balance—and with members of the Albany students following his seminar. “The RUC, RAW, CPT, RBRVS Med community and lectured provided thoughtful guidance and IWPUT: How an Idea on pancreatic cancer research to the students interested in becomes an RVUU.” He is and made Grand Rounds specializing in surgery. associate professor of surgery presentations on prolonging in the department of Otolaryn- survival in pancreatic cancer gology at the Yale School and the connections of obesity, of Medicine. Dr. Manes is diabetes and chronic pancreatitis a member of the Alumni to the disease. Association Board of Directors. SUMMERSUMMER 20182018 || 2929 PILLARS PROFILE

Donor Spotlight: David Nalin, M.D. ’65

David Nalin, M.D. ’65, enjoys time with medical students during a recent visit to Albany Medical College.

DISTINGUISHED ALUMNUS SUPPORTS RESEARCH

David Nalin, M.D. ’65, retired director of Vaccine “One of the advantages of this platform is that it is Scientific Affairs at Merck and his collaborator at ex-vivo so we can try using adjuvants in our vaccines Albany Medical College, Edmund Gosselin, Ph.D., that ordinarily would not be able to be used directly professor in the Department of Immunology and in the body. We mix a small sample of white cells with Microbial Disease, have been developing and various adjuvants, then remove the adjuvants, and give patenting a unique vaccine delivery device that the now immunized white cells back to individuals as utilizes the body’s own cells as a mediator to boost an intranasal vaccine.” vaccine immunity. The approach uses an individual’s “This collaboration has been terrific and I have had white blood cells; specifically, peripheral blood great pleasure in returning to conduct research at my mononuclear cells. alma mater. The academic ability of the post-grads “White blood cells are easier and faster to work with. working with us is excellent and they are highly Our goal is to draw blood from an individual, separate trained in their specialty,” said Dr. Nalin who is now a ALBANY MEDICAL out the white blood cells, mix these with several professor emeritus at the Medical College. COLLEGE disease agent antigens, and deliver the exposed white Dr. Nalin has redirected his gifts to Albany Medical PILLARS SOCIETY blood cells back as a nasal spray or droplet vaccine,” College to support research. He did this by combin- said Dr. Nalin. Members of the ing outright gifts with gifts from his IRA required Albany Medical College Dr. Nalin spent his career doing his part to improve minimum distribution. Pillars Society have the world’s health. In the 1960s, while working in “This option isn’t taxable to me, and is immediately put created lasting legacies former East Pakistan (now Bangladesh), he developed to use by the Medical College. I urge other alumni to using their bequests, oral rehydration therapy (ORT), which is credited consider their IRA required minimum distribution for life income gifts with saving more than 70 million lives from diarrhea their donations. They may discover this particular gift and retirement plans. across the world. Both the journal, The Lancet, and strategy is the perfect match as they consider a gift to They provide UNICEF cited ORT as one of the most important Albany Med,” he said. inspiration to others medical advances in the 20th century. Even after to do the same. retiring in 2002 from Merck, where he led the clinical Dr. Nalin’s earlier gifts to the Medical College development of the first effective hepatitis A vaccine supported young researchers through The David R. To learn more, and was the first clinical monitor for the HPV vaccine Nalin ’65 Endowed Fund for International Research contact Laura O’Brien program, Dr. Nalin has not stopped his quest for new at Albany Medical College, a permanent fund Assistant Vice President, and better vaccines. designed to support international research projects for medical students. Gift Planning Several years ago, Dr. Nalin and Dr. Gosselin began and Principal Gifts their collaboration by focusing on a new vaccine “The international research endowment has been a 518.262.6835 delivery system as a universal platform to benefit fruitful endeavor. Every year several medical students [email protected] children in developing countries. Interestingly, receive annual scholarships for meaningful research amc.PlanMyGift.org this led to the search to see whether the platform may projects in the field of international medicine. As an be helpful in developing better vaccines for elderly AMC student, my experiences studying infectious patients whose aging immune systems don’t respond diseases in British Guiana influenced my career in as well to traditional vaccines for diseases like flu global medicine and vaccine research. I hope I have and pneumonia. helped inspire other students to help solve medical problems for people worldwide,” he said. “It’s a priority research area,” Dr. Nalin said. 30 | alumni.amc.edu

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On behalf of Albany Medical College and the Albany Medical College Alumni Association, thank you to the following alumni and friends for their support in 2017 through their philanthropy.

Anonymous (15) Class of 1955 Class of 1959 Patricia Gehrt London, M.D. William B. Henry, M.D. Joseph L. Belsky, M.D. Leonard Antiles, M.D. Dean N. Martin, M.D. Class of 1941 Richard W. Blide, M.D. Samuel A. Cassell, M.D. Karl R. Meyers, M.D. Joseph R. Gabriels, M.D. Donald W. Edwards, M.D. Dominick Mele, M.D. Roger F. Robison, M.D. Stafford W. Gedge, M.D. Howard B. Goldstein, M.D. Jon E. Rosenblatt, M.D. Alfred M. Gomez, M.D. Allen I. Hyman, M.D. Class of 1943 H. James T. Sears, M.D. Herbert Kaplan, M.D.* Ludwig Klein, M.D. David Falk, M.D. Frederick A. Wilson, M.D. Richard A. Wagner, M.D. Wellington J. Pindar, M.D. Nancy G. Worsham, M.D. Class of 1945 Class of 1956 Class of 1960 William J. Barnett, M.D. Class of 1964 John H. Bowker, M.D. Joel B. Bettigole, M.D. William R. Dorrance, M.D. Richard F. Balsam, M.D. David Corn, M.D. Stuart T. Nevins, M.D. David L. Chittenden, M.D. Paul Davidson, M.D. Herman C. Schoen, M.D. Class of 1947 Christopher S. Demtrak, M.D. William A. Petersen, M.D. Merritt F. Spear, M.D. John A. Duers, M.D. Verne M. Marshall, M.D. Fred A. Phillips, Jr., M.D. James I. Thompson, M.D. Donald R. Kelly, M.D. Seymour Thickman, M.D. Richard O. Schultz, M.D. Robert G. Long, M.D. Henry E. Wolfe, Jr., M.D. H. P. Wintrich, M.D., FACS, Class of 1961 Charles “Tom” McHugh, M.D. CAPT MC USNR Ret. Class of 1948 Anthony J. Bardinelli, M.D. Alan D. Megibow, M.D. Vija A. Bauer-Lindbergs, M.D. James P. O’Brien, M.D. David L. Sparling, M.D. Class of 1957 John P. Carroll, M.D. Donald D. Pollock, M.D. Norman Zheutlin, M.D. William A. Africano, M.D. James L. Claghorn, M.D. Lewis I. Schainuck, M.D. Eric W. Best, M.D. Anthony J. DeTommasi, M.D. Class of 1949 Laurence A. Sherman, M.D. Saebert L. Chamikles, M.D. Philip M. Grimley, M.D. Charles P. Shoemaker, Jr., M.D. John W. Abbuhl, M.D.* John J. Condemi, M.D. Richard L. Henderson, M.D. Robert M. Stote, M.D. Richard M. Darling, M.D. Leonard J. Kirschner, M.D. Robert R. Taylor, Jr., M.D. Class of 1950 Ralph J. Kaplan, M.D. Anthony J. Leone, Jr., M.D. George F. Walsh, Jr., M.D. Arthur K. Brelia, M.D. John I. Larkin, M.D. Bernard F. McEvoy, M.D. C. Wendell Wickersham, III, M.D. Edward A. Meyers, M.D. David Pankin, M.D.* Donald L. Price, Sr., M.D. Robert C. Rosan, M.D. Prescott C. Rasmussen, M.D. Class of 1965 Class of 1951 Wilbur C. Rust, M.D. Clyde W. Turner, M.D. Albert A. Apicelli, M.D. Martin L. Schulman, M.D. Melvin Horwith, M.D. John Booss, M.D. Ernest E. Sponzilli, M.D. Class of 1962 Karl R. Sohlberg, M.D. Warren W. Bovie, M.D. Elliot Danforth, Jr., M.D. Class of 1958 Louis M. Fink, M.D. Class of 1952 John R. Furman, M.D. Mary E. Geiger, M.D. Lewis E. Patrie, M.D. Cenie C. Cafarelli, M.D. Paul E. Phillips, M.D. Ralph A. Giannella, M.D. Henry A. Camperlengo, M.D. Robert M. Rosenblatt, M.D. Lawrence A. Holfelder, M.D. Class of 1953 Arthur S. Cummins, M.D. J. George Russo, M.D. Edward A. Iannuccilli, M.D. Pasquale J. Fugazzotto, M.D. Edwin C. Shuttleworth, Jr., M.D. John J. Dapolito, Jr., M.D. Kaarina M. Kettunen, M.D. James M. Gavin, M.D. Stephen J. Sills, M.D. Robert W. McDonald, M.D. J. Peter Lawler, M.D. Terry H. Goff, M.D. John R. Soeter, M.D. Anthony R. London, M.D. Class of 1954 Daniel N. Hertz, M.D. Jerry C. Worsham, M.D. Gary D. Miller, M.D. Arthur Lehrman, M.D.* Francis K. Yamamoto, M.D. David R. Nalin, M.D. David Beck, M.D. Neil Lempert, M.D. Donald H. Namm, Ph.D. Rudolph F. Bono, M.D. Joseph C. Loffredo, M.D. Class of 1963 Malcolm W. Pettit, Jr., M.D. Kenneth A. Linstruth, M.D. Arthur Maron, M.D. Ronald J. Anderson, M.D. Robert L. Phyliky, M.D. Richard G. O’Leary, M.D. Carl A. Paulsen, M.D. Irving N. Bachner, M.D. Douglas W. Rainforth, M.D. Dewey Robbiano, Jr., M.D. Felix E. Schletter, M.D. Donald A. Barrett, M.D. Alexander B. Snyder, M.D. Thomas F. Spath, M.D. John M. Cohen, M.D. Warren F. Woodworth, M.D. Samuel R. Spitzer, M.D. Charles T. Fruehan, M.D.

*deceased

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Class of 1966 Class of 1969 James R. Hengerer, M.D. Kenneth L. Director, M.D.* Charles Y. Kawada, M.D. Richard L. Farrell, Jr., M.D. James S. Breivis, M.D. William P. Batsford, M.D. Sanford L. Klein, M.D. Earl L. Horton, M.D. Dennis A. Brown, M.D. Robert H. Brakemeier, M.D. Thomas Klepetar, M.D. David S. Jackson, M.D. William H. Donovan, M.D. Price M. Chenault, M.D. Daniel A. Kramer, M.D. Michael A. Kieserman, M.D. Leonard R. Geiger, M.D. L. Nelson Hopkins, III, M.D. Michael H. Lager, M.D. Steven A. Leveston, M.D. David M. Gottesman, M.D. G. Timothy Johnson, M.D. Gary C. Lang, M.D. J. Bryan Murphy, M.D. J. Bruce Hagadorn, M.D. William G. Johnston, Jr., M.D. Charles W. Lasky, Jr., M.D. Derace L. Schaffer, M.D. Arthur H. Knowlton, M.D. Gerald M. Lazar, M.D. James C. Leyhane, M.D. Robert N. Schannon, M.D. Eugene W. Leibowitz, M.D. William H. Montano, M.D. William Nisbet, M.D. Harry E. Steiner, M.D. James E. McClung, M.D. Barbara F. Mufti, M.D. W. Dale Overfield, D.D.S., M.D. John B. Waldman, M.D. Ron C. Meyer, M.D. Thomas M. Mulcahy, Jr., M.D. Matthew P. Rogan, M.D. Craig J. Youner, M.D. John C. Prindle, M.D. Dennis P. Norfleet, M.D. John C. Ruckdeschel, M.D. Jeffrey Rudnick, M.D. John D. Norton, M.D. Philip Saccoccia, Jr., M.D. Class of 1974 Paul C. Schreiber, M.D. William J. Richards, Jr., M.D. Albina Santilli, M.D. Maureen C. Sze, M.D. Harvey D. Scherer, M.D. Sterling S. Baker, M.D. Peter D. Shapiro, M.D. Robert E. Tank, M.D. Thomas L. Snyder, M.D. Edward S. Berretta, M.D. Alan P. Sitron, M.D. J. David Valentine, M.D. David H. Sprague, M.D. Alan J. Berrick, M.D. Michael R. Sorrell, M.D. Betty R. Vohr, M.D. John C. Wheeler, D.M.D., M.D. John J. Botti, M.D. Thasia Woodworth, M.D. Edwarda M. Buda-Okreglak, M.D. Class of 1967 Class of 1970 Philip T. Drew, M.D. Class of 1972 John T. Fallon, III, M.D. James L. Bernene, M.D. Edward R. Alexson, M.D. Wilfred N. Beaucher, M.D. William C. Hall, M.D. Robert M. Dewell, M.D. James P. Barrett, Ph.D. ’68, M.D. Allan R. Bernstein, M.D. Murray Korc, M.D. George J. DiDonna, M.D. Bonnie B. Baswell, M.D. Robert Burakoff, M.D. Lawrence M. Lanes, M.D. Gerald Felsenthal, M.D. David L. Baswell, M.D. George E. Burns, M.D. Clifford C. Marr, M.D. Mark D. Groban, M.D. Paul A. Bilder, M.D. Margaret M. Craven William S. Martens, M.D. Stephen F. Gunther, M.D. William M. Boehme, M.D. Snowden, M.D. Eugene C. Maso, M.D. James S. Johnston, M.D. Steven J. Burakoff, M.D. J. Kenneth Davison, M.D. Geoffrey W. McCarthy, M.D. F. Robert Jordan, Jr., M.D. Christine L. Burns, M.D. W. Jarrard Goodwin, Jr., M.D. Patricia T. Pisciotto, M.D. Barry M. Kutzen, M.D. James S. Campbell, M.D. David F. Graf, M.D. Ronald S. Scheinzeit, M.D. Thomas H. Lesnik, M.D. Edward B. Clark, M.D. David C. Grenoble, M.D. Steven M. Silver, M.D. Robert F. Moseley, III, M.D. Donald E. Craven, M.D. Kenneth F. Haas, M.D. Thomas F. Spethmann, M.D. Robert F. Pickels, M.D. Steven H. Dorfman, M.D. Robert G. Insley, M.D. Jay D. Sprenger, M.D. A. John J. Popp, M.D. Michael R. Fischetti, Jr., M.D. Randall S. Krakauer, M.D. Andrew J. Sullivan, Jr., M.D. Richard W. Price, M.D. Paul D. Garson, M.D. John J. LaFerla, M.D., M.P.H. John R. Warkentin, M.D. Lucy A. Sandler, M.D. Frank J. Gaudiano, Jr., M.D. Laurel S. Lipshutz, M.D. T. Michael White, M.D. Laurence Shandler, M.D. John J. Geren, M.D. Jeffrey Lozman, M.D. Thomas P. Smith, M.D. Walter L. Groff, M.D. Richard T. MacDowell, M.D. Clas of 1975 D. Billings Wheeler, M.D. Diane J. Henderson, M.D. Michael H. Metzler, III, M.D. Edith A. Levine, M.D. Andrew I. Bressler, M.D. Jeffrey S. Mogelof, M.D. Class of 1968 Steven M. Litinsky, M.D. George M. Cibik, M.D. Earl P. Robinson, Jr., M.D. John Fogarty, M.D. Peter T. Burkart, M.D. Mary Anne MacCaughelty, M.D. Norman R. Romanoff, M.D. Paul A. Forman, M.D. Charlotte C. Carnes, M.D. Daniel L. Scharf, M.D. William P. Schecter, M.D. Martin A. Goldsmith, M.D. Edward A. Curran, M.D. G. Randolph Westby, M.D. Peter B. Sherer, M.D. Richard L. Hurwitz, M.D. Herbert J. DiMeola, M.D. Barry S. Yoss, M.D. William R. Kimball, M.D. James J. Glynn, M.D. Class of 1971 Lawrence C. Zweibel, M.D. Alan R. Klibanoff, M.D. Arthur S. Hengerer, M.D. Thomas A. Bailey, M.D. Robert J. Levai, M.D. Jeffrey D. Hubbard, M.D. Harvey L. Baron, M.D. Class of 1973 Michael G. Levitzky, Ph.D. Barry G. King, Jr., M.D. Michael A. Boxer, M.D. Ken R. Adler, M.D. Stan M. Lewis, M.D. Donald E. Ware, M.D. Victor L. Carpiniello, M.D. Frederick P. Ambrose, M.D. Austin I. Mehrhof, Jr., M.D. Stephen D. Wolfe, M.D. Patricia M. Catalano, M.D. John F. Assini, M.D. Mark J. Mittenthal, M.D. Alfred H. Woodworth, M.D. Richard M. Dickerman, M.D. Robert G. Briggs, Ph.D. Charles J. Neilson, M.D. John E. Dooley, M.D. Jonathan C. Britell, M.D. Donna Pietrocola, M.D. Ernst R. Dorsch, M.D. Richard E. Carroll, M.D. Steven Pinheiro, M.D.

*deceased

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Alfred Saleh, M.D. Steven M. Keller, M.D. Class of 1979 James M. Noonan, M.D. Scott Z. Seminer, M.D. Alan J. Kivitz, M.D. John J. Cambareri, M.D. Brian R. Port, M.D. Joel A. Sender, M.D. Paul E. Kross, M.D. Paul C. Chalmers, M.D. Sharon Shapiro, M.D. Glenn S. Shear, M.D. Daniel C. Larson, M.D. Barbara S. Ducatman, M.D. Susan Thrasher, M.D. Lawrence D. Weber, M.D. Glenn E. Mathisen, M.D. Patricia A. Eretto, M.D. John J. Wasenko, M.D. Allen W. Zieker, M.D. Woods McCahill, Jr., M.D. Thomas D. Fogel, M.D. Estelle I. Yamaki, M.D. John J. Meharg, M.D. Steven M. Frisch, M.D. John R. Zech, M.D. Class of 1976 David S. Mendelson, M.D. Steven H. Gardner, M.D. Arthur Altbuch, M.D. Fred E. Mensch, M.D. Janet E. Gargiulo, M.D. Class of 1981 Catherine E. Bartlett, M.D. Florence A. Nolan, M.D. Kim Goldenberg, M.D. Richard H. Alfred, M.D. Donna Anne Caniano, M.D. John A. Nolan, M.D. Gary L. Gottlieb, M.D. David M. Barnert, M.D. Linda Civerchia Balent, M.D. Marvin S. Packer, M.D. Margaret M. Grogan, M.D. Roger A. Barrowman, M.D. Diane I. Cohen, M.D. Robert J. Panzer, M.D. Margaret M. Hawn, M.D. David A. Bernstein, M.D. Douglas B. Coursin, M.D. Mark E. Parker, M.D. James F. Horn, M.D. Arnold J. Blank, M.D. Charles R. Fikar, M.D. Jonathan A. Polikoff, M.D. Deborah M. Jonas, M.D. Richard Ciulla, M.D. Ivan A. Friedrich, M.D. Kevin W. Roberts, M.D. Harold B. Luke, M.D. Mark H. Eckman, M.D. Philip J. Gara, Jr., M.D. John F. Schenck, M.D. Steve Z. Mitchell, M.D. Brenda E. Field, M.D. Gregory R. Harper, Ph.D., M.D. Donald R. Schoch, M.D. Ronald V. Musto, M.D. David H. Kuehler, M.D. Donald V. Holbert, M.D. James A. Slavin, M.D. Marc Perlman, M.D. Ronald L. Moy, M.D. Dorothea M. Hoover, M.D. Vicki M. Sommer, M.D. Laurence A. Primack, M.D. Arthur W. Perry, M.D. Kirk R. Kanter, M.D. Toni B. Walzer, M.D. Roy E. Schwartz, M.D. Van J. Ritter, M.D. Ralph L. Kramer, M.D. Robert O. Webster, Ph.D. David L. Semenoff, M.D. Saverio J. Sava, M.D. Kenneth C. Low, M.D. Bryan Smead, M.D. Duncan E. Savage, M.D. Scott Maizel, M.D. Class of 1978 J. Scott Toder, M.D. Richard J. Seeger, M.D. Catherine M. Mills, M.D. Bruce R. Blazar, M.D. Gary A. Weinstock, M.D. Paul Z. Siegel, M.D. Daniel J. O’Connell, M.D. Jeffrey D. Blonstein, M.D. Jacques L. Winter, M.D. Michael P. Sonnekalb, M.D. Mary E. Rappazzo, M.D. John J. Byrne, M.D. Diane D. Wirz, M.D. Douglas A. Tebor, M.D. Jeffrey S. Schottland, M.D. Lorraine E. Davis, M.D. Samuel H. Zwillich, M.D. David M. Widlus, M.D. Lawrence W. Silvers, M.D. Richard B. Deatsch, M.D. Robert M. Zwolak, M.D. Ron K. Wolner, M.D. Susan Singer, M.D. Adrian S. Dobs, M.D. Gary L. Sutter, M.D. John P. Donovan, M.D. Class of 1980 Class of 1982 George J. Zambetti, Jr., M.D. Amy D. Dunn, M.D. Naomi Bloomfield, M.D. Steven T. Baldwin, M.D. Leigh G. Durlacher, M.D. Frederick W. Brandt, III, M.D. Mitchell H. Bamberger, Class of 1977 Edmond J. FitzGibbon, M.D. Richard M. Buschatzke, M.D. M.D., M.B.A. Marino Baselice, M.D. Hal J. Freiman, M.D. Margaret R. Carley Dunn, M.D. Lynn D. Bertram, M.D. Teresa S. Briggs, M.D. Monte R. Friedman, M.D. Eileen K. Cutler, M.D. Curtland C. Brown, III, M.D. Joseph G. Coroso, M.D. Mark Jarowenko, M.D. Jeffrey S. Daniels, M.D. Michael L. Burke, M.D. John Czajka, M.D. Risa Kagan, M.D. Robert L. Dannenhoffer, M.D. Timothy F. Christian, M.D. Joseph P. D’Addesio, M.D. Catherine A. Kiley, M.D. James M. DeMasi, M.D. Bruce E. Cooper, M.D. Isabella A. Danel, M.D., M.S. Charles Kite, M.D. Robert H. Dropkin, M.D. Richard H. Dal Col, M.D. Linda Dubins, M.D. Mark S. Laible, M.D. Stephen A. Hillman, M.D. David Danar, M.D. Steven P. Dunn, M.D. Janet P. Lord, M.D. Jeffrey A. Hirst, M.D. Steven C. Dennis, M.D. Carolyn L. Frymoyer, M.D. Amelia M. Martinko, M.D. Mark M. Hoffman, M.D. David J. Dickoff, M.D. Paul A. Frymoyer, M.D. Meryl H. Mendelson, M.D. Michael J. Horgan, M.D. Martin J. Edelman, M.D. James D. Fuchs, M.D. Patrice A. Moreno, M.D. Ann Hughes Daniels, M.D. Janice E. Finkelstein, M.D. Harold R. Goldberg, M.D. Jeffrey F. Morgan, M.D. Patricia L. Hughes, M.D. Bradford S. Germain, M.D. Murray B. Gordon, M.D. Bruce Nash, M.D. Donald Jue, M.D. Mark N. Hadley, M.D. Michael Graver, M.D. Kathryn T. O’Keeffe, M.D. Theodore N. Keltz, M.D. Robert E. Hawkins, M.D. William E. Greiner, M.D. Loretta Patton-Greenidge, M.D. Andrew J. Kurman, M.D. Robert J. Hedderman, M.D. Oswald L. Haye, M.D. Mark D. Perry, M.D. Anne K. Marthy-Noonan, M.D. Kathleen M. Kelly, M.D. Glen A. Hiss, M.D. Frederic Rakowitz, M.D. Stuart J. Miller, Jr., M.D. E. Michael Kramer, M.D. Richard K. Howard, M.D. Fredric S. Schoen, M.D. Morris M. Milman, M.D. Alan F. Levitt, M.D. David E. Kaplan, M.D. Gary S. Silverstein, M.D. Michael J. Mulvaney, M.D. Christopher J. Luttmann, M.D.

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Andrew D. Mann, M.D. John R. O’Reilly, M.D. Marjorie P. Golden, M.D. Theresa Hetzler Denu, M.D. Nancy R. Mann, M.D. John Papandrea, M.D. Katherine M. Hess Tallering, M.D. James G. Houle, M.D. Brian J. McGrath, M.D. Cynthia R. Pegler, M.D. Douglas K. Hiltz, Jr., M.D. Nicole Kenney, M.D. Daniel A. Morgenstern, M.D. Dawn Provenzale, M.D. Marta O. Lopatynsky, M.D. Sefi R. Knoble, M.D. Patrick G. O’Connor, M.D., M.P.H. Lew C. Schon, M.D. Beth S. Marcus, M.D. Ingrid A. Llovera Loscalzo, M.D. Arnold M. Rosen, M.D. Paul R. Sklarew, M.D. Gregg S. Meyer, M.D. Douglas A. MacPherson, M.D. Michael P. Scherl, M.D. Mark P. Slovenkai, M.D. Gregg E. Moral, M.D. Teresa Ning, M.D. Philip E. Shapiro, M.D. Theodore N. Stein, M.D. Robert N. Moukarzel, M.D. Barry J. Perlman, M.D. Richard P. Silton, M.D. John D. Tydings, M.D. Robert J. Newborn, M.D. Murali A. Perumal, M.D. Edward Skwiersky, M.D. Vincent P. Verdile, M.D. Richard P. Noonan, M.D. Robert J. Rapoport, M.D. Marc A. Swerdloff, M.D. Duncan F. Winter, M.D. William W. O’Connor, M.D. Iris W. Rotker, M.D. Lonice M. Thomas, M.D. Thomas A. Wormer, M.D. Mary M. O’Hare, M.D. Jonathan D. Rotker, M.D. Debra A. Tristram, M.D. Ronald S. Zelnick, M.D. Philip K. Paty, M.D. Alan M. Sanders, M.D. Evan Vosburgh, M.D. Pasquale Petrera, M.D. Stephen M. Schutz, M.D. Robert B. Weitzman, M.D. Class of 1985 Susan D. Roseff-Dickerson, M.D. Michael S. Severance, M.D. John B. Bennet, II, M.D. William R. Tetreault, M.D. Jitka L. Zobal-Ratner, M.D. Class of 1983 Melanie Bone, M.D. Gurvinder S. Uppal, M.D. Victoria I. Balkoski, M.D. Mark P. Callery, M.D. George A. Vassolas, M.D. Class of 1989 David E. Baum, M.D. Anthony C. Campagna, M.D. Jane P. Balint, M.D. Dominic J. Belmonte, M.D. Daniel S. Casper, M.D., Ph.D. Class of 1987 Dwayne L. Clay, M.D. Mitchel A. Campito, M.D. Rose C. Christian, M.D. Geoffrey W. Bacon, M.D. Ian N. Hamilton, Jr., M.D. Jeffrey M. Feldman, M.D. Howard Grodman, M.D. Donna M. Bhisitkul, M.D. Kevin Hill, M.D. Robert T. Grant, M.D. Michelle H. Hansman James V. Bono, M.D. Thomas Q. Kong, Jr., M.D. Mary E. Hartnett, M.D. Whiteman, M.D. Russ U. Braun, M.D. Elaine A. Rosenfeld- David G. Heisig, M.D. Rosalind Hayes, M.D. Juan C. Castaner, M.D. Margulis, M.D. Carol L. Howe, M.D. William M. Kufs, M.D. Randall S. Feingold, M.D. Steven D. Schwartz, M.D. Kathleen A. Kennedy, M.D. Michael S. Lauer, M.D. Elizabeth Garland, M.D., M.S. Debra L. Sherman, M.D. Thomas M. Kennedy, M.D. Gregory Leghart, M.D. Ellen T. Geminiani, M.D. Peter A. Vincent, Ph.D. Jack S. Krushell, M.D. Frank Lo Re, M.D. Samuel H. Glassner, M.D. Margaret von Mehren, M.D. Michael Luvin, M.D. David M. Mastrianni, M.D. Samuel E. Green, M.D. Louis G. Prevosti, M.D. William O. McKinley, M.D. Aries Liu Helm, M.D. Class of 1990 James M. Provenzale, M.D. Hunter L. McQuistion, M.D. Thomas N. Helm, M.D. Anthony V. Anderson, M.D. Edna Anne Pytlak, M.D. Suzanne M. Murphy, M.D. Lorna F. Honan, M.D. Christopher L. Campese, Peter J. Robbiano, M.D. Joan F. Puglia, M.D. Vincent J. Honan, M.D. M.D., M.S. ’15 Matthew W. Rowe, M.D. John M. Roehmholdt, M.D. Jerri L. Jensen, M.D. Brian M. Freed, Ph.D. Gary K. Schwartz, M.D. Nancy C. Sapio, M.D. Gerard P. Johnson, Ph.D. Joseph A. Garvey, M.D. Glynis Scott, M.D. Steven J. Seminer, M.D. Ursula A. Matulonis, M.D. Deborah Higgins, C.R.N.A., M.S. Carol M. Wadon, M.D. Floyd Seskin, M.D. Eric S. Molho, M.D. Michael Hollenbeck, C.R.N.A., Thomas G. Ward, M.D. Robert E. Shangraw, M.D. Leonard C. Moses, M.D. M.S.* Barbara W. Wolner, M.D. Nicholas A. Smyrnios, M.D. Joseph S. Pazienza, M.D. Eric S. Knochenhauer, M.D. Nirit R. Swerdloff, M.D. Laura J. Perry, M.D. Peter E. Levesque, M.D. Class of 1984 Darrell J. Triulzi, M.D. Laura E. Pica Pazienza, M.D. Tara A. Lindsley, Ph.D. Anthony G. Bassanelli, M.D. Robert P. Walker, M.D. Debra S. Poskanzer, M.D. Kathleen Mantaro, M.D. Peter W. Cohen, M.D. Fran R. Wallach-Stein, M.D. Edward Rydzak, M.D. Kavi Sachar, M.D. M. Kari Connolly, M.D. Laura Weissberg, M.D. John Sarris, M.D. Richard D. Siegel, M.D. Mary Groda-Lewis, M.D. Karen Wood, M.D. Bradley H. Seely, M.D. Anne C. Walsh, Ph.D. Bruce P. Jaufmann, M.D. Halina M. Zyczynski, M.D. Steven B. Weinfeld, M.D. Alan M. Lessner, M.D. Class of 1988 Deborah Longley, M.D. Class of 1986 William J. Angelos, M.D. Class of 1991 Mark R. Milunski, M.D. Charles F. Botti, Jr., M.D. Hannah L. Brooks, M.D. Kourosh Adhami, M.D. Rhonda J. Myers, Ph.D., M.D. James W. Doyle, Ph.D. Joseph S. Cirrone, M.D. Cathy J. Berry Lozoponi, M.D. William L. Niedrach, M.D. Jonathan D. Finder, M.D. Stuart V. Demirs, M.D. George L. Cooper, M.D.

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Kimberly A. Davis, M.D. Class of 1994 Class of 1997 Robert M. Peskin, M.D. Josephine Gambardella, M.D. Mary Ann Randall, C.R.N.A., M.S. Seema Azam, M.D. Jess G. Alcid, M.D. Michael W. Graber, M.D. Frederick Y. Wu, M.D. Alan S. Boulos, M.D. Rufus P. Collea, M.D. John M. Haworth, M.D. Marcin M. Zygawski, M.D. Maria B. Boulos, M.D. Allison R. DeTommasi, M.D. Bernadette M. Levesque, M.D. Uday Dasika, M.D. Timothy F. Goggins, M.D. HJ Nusbaum, M.D., Ph.D., M.B.A. Class of 2001 Derek L. Eisnor, M.D. David M. Jones, M.D. Misty J. Rydelski, M.D. Emily Etzkorn, M.D. Judy G. Kelleher, C.R.N.A., M.S. David E. Burday, M.D. Robert S. Yee, M.D. Kathleen M. Hawkins, M.D. Sonya E. Pritchard, M.D. John J. DeStafeno, M.D. Mineke E. Etienne, M.D. Class of 1992 Elizabeth Kann, M.D., M.P.H. Dana R. Rausch, M.D. Shahrzad Mohammadi, M.D. Michael S. Ross, M.D. Karen Fiscarelli, C.R.N.A., M.S. Azmi W. Atiya, M.D. Elizabeth D. Paskowski, M.D. Anne J. Soucy, M.D. Allison D. Lupinetti, M.D. Jeffrey Berger, M.D. Joseph Paskowski, M.D. Jeannie Tsai, M.D. Jeena T. Madden, M.D. Michelle Bouyea McFarlin, M.D. Vinisha Patel, M.D. Class of 2002 Tyrone G. Bristol, M.D., M.P.H. Anne M. Prentice, M.D. Class of 1998 Cheryl Burack, M.D. Jennifer J. Wu, M.D. Alexander C. Brand, M.D. Elliott J. Anderson, M.D. Christine C. Dearth, M.D. Steven R. Brown, M.D. Gennadiy Bakis, M.D. Marianne L. Feran, M.D. Class of 1995 Felicia Chen, M.D. Neesha N. Choma, M.D. Cynthia E. Flynn, M.D. Michael E. Carley, M.D. Michael K. Chung, M.D. Jodi M. Della Rocca, C.R.N.A., Neal A. Foman, M.D. June L. Chan, M.D. Michael Henson, M.D. M.S., Ph.D. Rajesh R. Gandhi, M.S. ’90, Visoth Chhiap, M.D. Philina M. Lamb, M.D. Christopher C. Dow, M.D. Ph.D. ’91, M.D. Deborah M. Green-LaRoche, Daniel T. Phelan, M.D. Nicole Fanarjian, M.D. Jean Paul Hafner, M.D. M.D. Donna Phelan, M.D. LouAnne L. Giangreco, M.D. Michelle R. Haley, M.D. Rena B. Kass, M.D. Julie G. Pilitsis, M.D., Ph.D. Jennifer Gonzalez McComb, Eric M. Horwitz, M.D. Harpal S. Khanuja, M.D. Kinga Pluta, M.D. M.D. Adam M. Katz, M.D. Laurie Lambert Nadal, M.D. Renee B. Rodriguez- Vanessa R. Greenwood, M.D. Hoon Kim, M.D. Hartwell N. Lin, M.D. Goodemote, M.D. Kristin H. Lehr Anderson, M.D. Stephen Krizar, M.D. Nolawi M. Mengesha, M.D. John S. Novak, M.D. Peter LaCelle, Ph.D. Craig M. Mines, M.D. Class of 1999 Nancy Phillips, M.D. Jamie P. Levine, M.D. Jason Mouzakes, M.D. Juan Sheng, C.R.N.A., M.S. Karim Mansour, M.D. Tracey J. Browning, M.D. Karen Mrejen-Shakin, M.D. Jennifer L. Stratton, M.D. Dennis P. McKenna, M.D. Anthony Chang, M.D. Suzanne I. Pastore, M.D. Matthew Waxman, M.D. Matthew J. Murnane, M.D. Clifford A. Erickson, M.D. Michael A. Piplani, M.D. George Zanaros, M.D. Rita S. Patel, M.D. Kara A. Flaherty, M.D. Marci Ann A. Reynolds, M.D. Mark E. Pugach, M.D. Robert W. Giering, M.D. Class of 2003 Valerie M. Sprenz, M.D. John S. Pujals, M.D. Jacqueline M. Jones, M.D. Debra M. Stein, M.D. Rachna Kapoor, M.D. Michael J. Sacca, M.D. Suneet Kaur, M.D. Henry C. Tong, M.D. Sandra S. Kwak, M.D. John D. Sadoff, M.D. Anita R. Kohli-Pamnani, M.D. Gregory T. Lesnik, M.D. Janet L. Scheraga, M.D. Lori M. Landau-Dyer, M.D. Class of 1996 Michael T. Mulligan, M.D. Stefan A. Swicker, M.D. Michael J. Rosenblum, M.D. Deborah A. Pederson, M.D. Monika M. Walters, M.D. Mary E. Chmura, M.D. Heather J. Symons, M.D. Steven J. Fleischman, M.D. Cynthia M. Ritz, C.R.N.A., M.S. Class of 1993 Michelle C. Guevarra-Pena, M.D. Class of 2000 Kristina M. Roddy, M.D. Wayne Hioe, M.D. Chrystina Czerwinskyj, M.D. Liva Andrejeva, M.D. Class of 2004 Mary B. Kansora, M.D. Philip J. Hlavac, M.D. Gennady Bratslavsky, M.D. Sankar J. Kausik, M.D. Kelly K. Curtis, M.D. John C. Lantis, II, M.D. Patrick A. Costello, M.D. Mary H. Lombardi, M.D. Kathryn A. Hogan, M.D. Susan P. McConnell, M.D. John P. Gavin, M.D. David E. Seals, M.D. Anna Kaltsas, M.D. Bernard T. Ng, M.D. Aradhana Ghosh, M.D. Irene Y. Tien, M.D. Peter Manes, M.D. Bidyut K. Pramanik, M.D. Donna M. Heffernan, M.D. Frank J. Wessels, M.D. Nestor B. Nestor, M.D. Lyra W. Ng, M.D. Debra C. Zimring, M.D., Ph.D. Risheet R. Patel, M.D. Matthew G. Niemi, M.D. Joseph A. Picca, M.D. Sacha Z. Niemi, M.D. Lucio A. Pavone, M.D. Tyrone J. Williams, M.D.

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Class of 2005 Class of 2009 Class of 2013 Noah M. Joseph, M.D. Vinay B. Kadiyala, M.D. Michael P. Beckett, M.D. Tim Caramore, M.D. Kayla M. Abitabile, M.S. Praneet K. Kalkat, M.D. Barry E. Hatch, C.R.N.A., M.S. Melissa Leber, M.D. Alan S. Nyquist, M.D. Najiba D. Keshwani, M.D. Syed T. Mahmood, M.D. Joseph Schneider, M.D. Steven M. Lange, M.D. Fassil B. Mesfin, M.S. ’00, Kiley Toder, M.D. Class of 2014 Michael A. Lanni, M.D. Ph.D. ’01, M.D. Bruce D. White, D.O., J.D., M.S. Linda M. Breslin, M.S. Stephenie Le, M.D. Ronniel Nazarian, M.D. Julian Felder, M.D. David Leung, M.D. B. Gabriel Smolarz, M.D. Class of 2010 Patricia Northrup, M.S., P.A. John X. Li, M.D. Stephen A. Antonucci, M.D. Benita Zahn, Ph.D. Class of 2006 Brett A. Linowes, M.D. David E. Auringer, M.D. Antony G. Mathew, M.D. Joanne N. Barlin, M.D. Christopher D. Brook, M.D. Class of 2015 Andrew J. Matsumoto, M.D. Matthew T. Burke, M.D. Alexandra L. Chomut, M.D. Andrew W. Mak, M.D. Joshua R. Mellor, M.D. Jonathan F. Cahill, M.D. Nadia Haqqie, M.D. Veronica T. Nguyen, M.D. Joseph D. Milner, M.D. David P. Choma, M.S. ‘04, M.D. Adam S. Howe, M.D. Rowan Sill, C.R.N.A., M.S. Steven P. Obrzut, M.D. Kristin A. Dalope, M.D. Gregory C. Perry, M.D. Casey M. O’Connor, M.D. Michael R. Guest, C.R.N.A., M.S. Melissa A. Perry, M.D. Class of 2016 Preeti A. Panda, M.D. Jeffrey M. Klauser, M.D. Danielle P. Wales, M.D. Margot P. Burns, M.D. Laura Phelan, M.D. Michael A. Kubalik, M.D. Mark B. Chaskes, M.D. Gregory Pieper, C.R.N.A., M.S. Kate A. Tauber, M.D. Class of 2011 Julia M. Macina Burns, M.D. Jennifer L. Pollard, M.D. Thomas J. Barrett, M.D. Lauren L. Westover, M.D. Rithika Ramakrishnan, M.D. Class of 2007 Sonia Brar Dhoot, M.D. Tina Ramineni, M.D. Trevor J. Bayliss, M.D. Kevin P. Collins, M.D. Class of 2017 Smita Ravichandran, M.D. Erick H. Cheung, M.D. Mark Conroy, M.D. Alexandria M. Sadasivan, M.D. Brett J. Adams, M.D. Jean R. Ferdinand, M.D. Lynn A. Craft, M.S., P.A. Sophie Scherl, M.D. Luke A. Albares, M.D. Neil R. Gildener-Leapman, M.D. Ganary Dabiri, Ph.D., M.D. Soun Sheen, M.D. Joaquin O. Alvarado, Jr., M.D. Amy Pound, M.D. Sean P. Geary, M.D. Cailey A. Simmons, M.D. Matthew J. Anderson, M.D. Brandy L. Shattuck, M.D. Maximilian Hsia, M.D. Heather C. Smith, M.D. Nicole M. Andrews, M.D. David M. Tauber, M.D. Sarah E. Koch, M.D. Ernest A. Spiotto, M.D. Peter G. Andriakos, M.D. Max V. Wohlauer, M.D. Jonathan Kurman, M.D. Stefanie K. Sueda, M.D. Michael Ashamalla, M.D. Lindsey Macfarlane, M.D. Christopher K. Sullivan, M.D. Rani Berry, M.D. Class of 2008 Brett J. Morey, C.R.N.A., M.S. Benjamin S. Szewczyk, M.D. Vivek Bose, M.D. Timothy Tran, M.D. Truc M. Ta, M.D. Kristine Carpenter, M.D. Jessica A. Chamish, M.D. Zhen Wang, Ph.D. Amanda C. Tashjian, M.D. Jamie Chao, M.D. Patrick C. Cheney, M.D. Vaibhavi Umesh, M.D. Sailaja Ghanta, M.D. Jesse J. Cheung, M.D. Class of 2012 Eric C. Vecchio, M.D. John M. LaMar, Ph.D. Alexandra R. Chico, M.D. Anna M. Wu, M.D. Karin Ljungquist, M.D. Kevin A. Cook, M.D. Kayleigh E. Clark, M.D. Christina Wu, M.D. Sohail M. Malek, M.D. Sarah R. Daniels, M.D. Sophia W. Conroy, M.D. Emily Y. Xiao, M.D. Elizabeth Paddock, M.D. Alaina Defazio, C.R.N.A., M.S. Donald F. Distel, M.D. Ann E. Rutter, M.D. Nicole Lostritto, M.D. Elizabeth H. Eypper, M.D. Peter Socaris, C.R.N.A., M.S. Nicole A. Morin, M.D. Lane A. Gillenwater, M.D. Stephen M. Stutzman, M.D. Arati M. Patil, M.D. Lauren H. Goverman, M.D. Salvatore J. Taliercio, M.D. Gretchen T. Gunn, M.D. Ashlie A. R. Tronnes, M.D. Bethany Hawke, M.D. Victoria Varga Huettner, M.D. Alyssa S. Herrmann, M.D. Bharat Yarlagadda, M.D. Jessica M. John, M.D.

*deceased

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Partners in Leadership are those donors who make gifts totaling $1,000 or more to Albany Medical College in a year. Our Alumni Partners are leaders in helping to secure the future success of the College. Thank you for your generous support.

Anonymous (6) Catherine Britell, M.D. and Jonathan Britell, M.D. ’73 Kourosh Adhami, M.D. ’91 Donna and Curtland Brown, III, M.D. ’82 William Africano, M.D. ’57 Jacqueline Brown, RN ’64 and Dennis Brown, M.D. ’66 Jess Alcid, M.D. ’97 Suzanne and Steven Burakoff, M.D. ’70 Ellen and Edward Alexson, M.D. ’70 Susan and Michael Burke, M.D. ’82 Kelly and Richard Alfred, M.D. ’81 Christine Burns, M.D. ’70 and George Burns, M.D. ’72 Sandra and Frederick Ambrose, M.D. ’73 Cenie Cafarelli, M.D. ’58 Barbara and Ronald Anderson, M.D. ’63 Angela and Mark Callery, M.D. ’85 Stephanie and William Angelos, M.D. ’88 Anthony Campagna, M.D. ’85 Susan and Albert Apicelli, M.D. ’65 Mary Ellen and Henry Camperlengo, M.D. ’58 M. Lynn and Thomas A. Bailey, M.D. ’71 Daniel S. Casper, M.D. ’85, Ph.D. Cheryl and Sterling Baker, M.D. ’74 Patricia Catalano, M.D. ’71 and Anthony Catalano Jane Balint, M.D. ’89 and Kenneth Ramsey Susan and Paul Chalmers, M.D. ’79 Victoria I. Balkoski, M.D. ’83 and Paul S. Winkeller Arlein and Saebert Chamikles, M.D. ’57 Edie and Mitchell Bamberger, M.D. ’82, M.B.A. Brittany and Anthony Chang, M.D. ’99 Grace and Anthony Bardinelli, M.D. ’61 Visoth Chhiap, M.D. ’95 Joanne N. Barlin, M.D. ’06 Claudia and David Chittenden, M.D. ’64 David M. Barnert, M.D. ’81 Karen and Joseph Cirrone, M.D. ’88 Irmgard and James P. Barrett, Ph.D. ’68, M.D. ’70 Linda Civerchia Balent, M.D. ’76 Catherine Bartlett, M.D. ’76 and Randall Bartlett Jeré* and James Claghorn, M.D. ’61 Kathy and Marino Baselice, M.D. ’77 Carleen and Edward Clark, M.D. ’70 Stephanie and Anthony Bassanelli, M.D. ’84 Susan and Dwayne Clay, M.D. ’89 Bonnie Baswell, M.D. ’70 and David Baswell, M.D. ’70 Bette and John Cohen, M.D. ’63 Joanne and Wilfred Beaucher, M.D. ’72 Rufus Collea, M.D. ’97 David Beck, M.D. ’54 John J. Condemi, M.D. ’57 Jane and Joseph Belsky, M.D. ’55 Martha and Douglas Coursin, M.D. ’76 Diane and James Bernene, M.D. ’67 Eilene and Arthur Cummins, M.D. ’58 Susan and Allan Bernstein, M.D. ’72 Edward Curran, M.D. ’68 Lynn Bertram, M.D. ’82 Kelly Curtis, M.D. ’04 Donna Bhisitkul, M.D. ’87 Karen and John Czajka, M.D. ’77 Patti and Richard Blide, M.D. ’55 Patricia and Joseph D’Addesio, M.D. ’77 William M. Boehme, M.D. ’70 Kathleen Ciancetta-Dal Col and Richard Dal Col, M.D. ’82 Meg and James V. Bono, M.D. ’87 Ann Hughes Daniels, M.D. ’80 and Jeffrey Daniels, M.D. ’80 Anne McRae Botti and Charles Botti, Jr., M.D. ’86 Kimberly Davis, M.D. ’91 Alice and John Bowker, M.D. ’56 Maureen and J. Kenneth Davison, M.D. ’72 Arthur Brelia, M.D. ’50 Christine Dearth, M.D. ’92 and Samuel Dearth Teresa Briggs, M.D. ’77 and Robert Briggs, Ph.D. ’73 Jodi Della Rocca, C.R.N.A., M.S. ’02, Ph.D. and Tom Della Rocca Tyrone G. Bristol, M.D. ’92, M.P.H., F.A.A.P., C.P.E. Sheila and Steven Dennis, M.D. ’82

*deceased

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David Dickoff, M.D. ’82 Judy and J. Bruce Hagadorn, M.D. ’66 Herbert J. DiMeola, M.D. ’68 Diana Timlin and William Hall, M.D. ’74 Adrian Dobs, M.D. ’78 and Martin Auster, M.D. Nadia Haqqie, M.D. ’10 Rosemarie Dooley, RN ’69 and John Dooley, M.D. ’71 Nicolette and Harry Haroutunian, M.D. ’73 Steven Dorfman, M.D. ’70 Vivian and Robert Hawkins, M.D. ’82 Patricia and Ernst Dorsch, M.D. ’71 Marcia and Oswald Haye, M.D. ’77 Christopher Dow, M.D. ’02 Rosalind Hayes, M.D. ’85 and Timothy Hayes Barbara Ducatman, M.D. ’79 and Alan Ducatman, M.D. Linda and Robert Hedderman, M.D. ’82 Victoria and John Duers, M.D. ’64 Aries Helm, M.D. ’87 and Thomas Helm, M.D. ’87 Margaret Carley Dunn, M.D. ’80 and Harry Dunn, M.D. Diane Henderson, M.D. ’70 Christine and David Eppard, M.D. ’65 Richard L. Henderson, M.D. ’61 Debbie and Clifford Erickson, M.D. ’99 Arthur Hengerer, M.D. ’68 Missy and John Fallon, III, M.D. ’74 Judith and James Hengerer, M.D. ’71 Joanne and Richard Farrell, Jr., M.D. ’73 Elaine Henry, RN ’61 and William Henry, M.D. ’63 Phyllis and Gault Farrell, M.D. ’67 Anna and Kevin Hill, M.D. ’89 Sheryl and Randall Feingold, M.D. ’87 Jeffrey A. Hirst, M.D. ’80 Debra and Jeffrey Feldman, M.D. ’83 Mary and Glen Hiss, M.D. ’77 Diane and Gerald Felsenthal, M.D. ’67 Donald Holbert, M.D. ’76 Edmond FitzGibbon, M.D. ’78 Lorna Honan, M.D. ’87 and Vincent Honan, M.D. ’87 Andrea and Steven Fleischman, M.D. ’96 Ann and L. Nelson Hopkins, III, M.D. ’69 Cynthia Flynn, M.D. ’92 and Deirdre Boyle, Esq. The Hon. Jaclyn Brilling and Michael Horgan, M.D. ’80 Diane and John Fogarty, M.D. ’75, F.A.A.F.P., A.B.F.C. Lynn and James Horn, M.D. ’79 Gisele and Brian Freed, Ph.D. ’90 Sandra and Earl Horton, M.D. ’73 Ellen and Hal Freiman, M.D. ’78 Nancy J. Liu, M.D. and James G. Houle, M.D. ’88 Monte Friedman, M.D. ’78 Patricia Hughes, M.D. ’80 and Frederick Brandt, M.D. ’80 Phyllis and Steven Frisch, M.D. ’79 Valerie and Allen Hyman, M.D. ’59 Carolyn Frymoyer, M.D. ’77 and Paul Frymoyer, M.D. ’77 Diane and Edward Iannuccilli, M.D. ’65 Deborah and Pasquale Fugazzotto, M.D. ’58 Barbara and Robert Insley, M.D. ’72 Rajesh Ramesh Gandhi, M.S. ’90, Ph.D. ’91, M.D. ’92 Nancy and G. Timothy Johnson, M.D. ’69 Janet Gargiulo, M.D. ’79 Nancy and William Johnston, Jr., M.D. ’69 Padma Garvey, M.D. and Joseph Garvey, M.D. ’90 Glory-Anne and David Jones, M.D. ’97 Mary Geiger, M.D. ’65 and Leonard Geiger, M.D. ’66 F. Robert Jordan, Jr., M.D. ’67 Beverly and Bradford Germain, M.D. ’82 Elizabeth Kann, M.D. ’94, M.P.H. and Uday Dasika, M.D. ’94 Patricia and Ralph Giannella, M.D. ’65 Josephine and Kirk Kanter, M.D. ’76 Kathy and Timothy Goggins, M.D. ’97 Beatrice and Herbert* Kaplan, M.D. ’55 Maureen and Alfred Gomez, M.D. ’55 Vidya Kausik and Sankar Kausik, M.D. ’96 Jodi Cohen and Michael Graver, M.D. ’77 Janet and Charles Kawada, M.D. ’71 Suzanne Steinberg and Samuel Green, M.D. ’87 Kathleen Kelly, M.D. ’82 and Arnold Rosen, M.D. ’82 Elizabeth and Steven* Greenberg, M.D. ’83 Eunice and Hoon Kim, M.D. ’92 Loretta Patton-Greenidge, M.D. ’78 and Roy Greenidge Linda and William Kimball, M.D. ’75 Carol and David Grenoble, M.D. ’72 Maria and Barry King, M.D., Jr. ’68 Lynne and Mark Groban, M.D. ’67 Peggy and Leonard Kirschner, M.D. ’61 Patricia and Walter Groff, M.D. ’70 Rachel and Jeffrey Klauser, M.D. ’06 Beverly and Stephen Gunther, M.D. ’67 Ludwig Klein, M.D. ’59

*deceased

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Sefi Knoble, M.D. ’88 and John Knoble Gary Miller, M.D. ’65 Antoinette Korc, M.D. and Murray Korc, M.D. ’74 Morris Milman, M.D. ’80 Laura and Daniel Kramer, M.D. ’71 The Hon. Stacy Pettit and Eric Molho, M.D. ’87 Margaret and E. Michael Kramer, M.D. ’82 William Montano, M.D. ’69 Kimberly and Peter LaCelle, Ph.D. ’92 Moriah Moser and Daniel Morgenstern, M.D. ’82 Michael Lager, M.D. ’71 Mary Anne and Robert Moseley, III, M.D. ’67 Philina Lamb, M.D. ’98 and Andrew Ho Abigail and Jason Mouzakes, M.D. ’95 Jane Royal and John Lantis, M.D. ’93 Lisa and Ronald Moy, M.D. ’81 Margaret* and John Larkin, M.D. ’57 Christine and Michael Mulligan, M.D. ’03 Margaret and J. Peter Lawler, M.D. ’65 Janet and Michael Mulvaney, M.D. ’80 Augusta and Eugene Leibowitz, M.D. ’66 Michele and Ronald Musto, M.D. ’79 Judith and Neil Lempert, M.D. ’58 David R. Nalin, M.D. ’65 Cynthia and Thomas Lesnik, M.D. ’67 Donald Namm, Ph.D. ’65 Stephanie and Gregory Lesnik, M.D. ’03 Nancy and Bruce Nash, M.D. ’78 Bernadette Levesque, M.D. ’91 and Peter Levesque, M.D. ’90 Lauren and Ronniel Nazarian, M.D. ’05 Melissa and Jamie Levine, M.D. ’92 Andrea and Robert Newborn, M.D. ’86 Andrea and Hartwell Lin, M.D. ’95 Helen and William Nisbet, M.D. ’71 Laurel Lipshutz, M.D. ’72 and Robert Lipshutz Donna and John Nolan, M.D. ’77 Ingrid Llovera Loscalzo, M.D. ’88 Patricia Northrup, M.S., P.A. ’14 Deborah Longley, M.D. ’84 Bonnie and William O’Connor, M.D. ’86 Janet Lord, M.D. ’78 Robin Pellish and Patrick G. O’Connor, M.D. ’82 Judy and Kenneth C. Low, M.D. ’76 W. Dale Overfield, D.D.S., M.D. ’71 and JoAnn R. Overfield Allison Lupinetti, M.D. ’01 and John Gavin, M.D. ’00 Nancy and Robert Panzer, M.D. ’77 Mubashar Mahmood, M.D. ’94 Rita Patel, M.D. ’92 Jacquelyn Brewer, M.D. and Peter Manes, M.D. ’04 Joann and Carl Paulsen, M.D. ’58 Nancy Reisman Mann, M.D. ’82 and Andrew Mann, M.D. ’82 Laura Pica Pazienza, M.D. ’87 and Joseph Pazienza, M.D. ’87 Engella Mansour, D.D.S. and Karim Mansour, M.D. ’92 Laura J. Perry, M.D. ’87 Kathleen Mantaro, M.D. ’90 Murali Perumal, M.D. ’88 Elizabeth* and Verne Marshall, M.D. ’47 Kathleen and Pasquale Petrera, M.D. ’86 Eleanor and Dean Martin, M.D. ’63 Donna Phelan, M.D. ’98 and Daniel Phelan, M.D. ’98 Amelia Martinko, M.D. ’78 Sharon Sullivan and Paul Phillips, M.D. ’62 Carole and Eugene Maso, M.D. ’74 Julie Pilitsis, M.D. ’98, Ph.D. and Timothy Mayer Lucille and David Mastrianni, M.D. ’85 Nancy and Wellington Pindar, M.D. ’59 Ursula Matulonis, M.D. ’87 and Jane O’Rourke Daniella Lukashok Plottel, M.D. ’89 and Michael Plottel Pearl and Woods McCahill, Jr., M.D. ’77 Patricia and Jonathan Polikoff, M.D. ’77 Juliet and Geoffrey McCarthy, M.D. ’74 Margaret Vosburgh and A. John Popp, M.D. ’67 Barbara and Bernard McEvoy, M.D. ’61 Helen and Donald Price, Sr., M.D. ’61 Ashley and Brian McGrath, M.D. ’82 Joan Puglia, M.D. ’85 Charles “Tom” McHugh, M.D. ’64 and Anne McHugh Mary Kay and John Pujals, M.D. ’92 Karen and Dennis P. McKenna, M.D. ’92 Edna Anne Pytlak, M.D. ’83 and Fredrick Pytlak Trudi and Austin Mehrhof, Jr., M.D. ’75 Suzanne Rapoport, M.D. and Robert Rapoport, M.D. ’88 Andrea and Fred Mensch, M.D. ’77 Nina and Prescott Rasmussen, M.D. ’61 Natalie and Fassil Mesfin, M.S. ’00, Ph.D. ’01, M.D. ’05 Kris and William Richards, Jr., M.D. ’69 Bonnie and Gregg Meyer, M.D. ’86 Kelly Doyle and Peter Robbiano, M.D. ’83

*deceased

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Judith and Kevin Roberts, M.D. ’77 Carol and Alexander Snyder, M.D. ’65 Tiiu and Roger Robison, M.D. ’63 Gina and Tom Snyder, M.D. ’69 Sheliah and John Roehmholdt, M.D. ’85 Mary and John Soeter, M.D. ’62 Mary and George* Roff, M.D. ’65 Nancy and Karl Sohlberg, M.D. ’51 Adele and Matthew Rogan, M.D. ’71 Vicki Sommer, M.D. ’77 and Alan Kivitz, M.D. ’77 Elizabeth Randall, Ph.D. and Corky Rosan, M.D. ’57 Joan and Merritt Spear, M.D. ’60 Dikea Roussos-Ross, M.D. and Michael Ross, M.D. ’97 Lori Krop and Theodore Stein, M.D. ’84 Angela and John Ruckdeschel, M.D. ’71 Vera and Gary L. Sutter, M.D. ’76 Susan and Jeffrey Rudnick, M.D. ’66 Stephanie and Douglas Tebor, M.D. ’81 Sue and Wilbur Rust, M.D. ’57 Kiley Toder, M.D. ’09 Nancy and Edward Rydzak, M.D. ’87 Kim and J. Scott Toder, M.D. ’79 Patricia and Michael Sacca, M.D. ’92 Debra Tristram, M.D. ’82 Marlene and Philip Saccoccia, Jr., M.D. ’71 Irene and Clyde Turner, M.D. ’61 Judy and John Sadoff, M.D. ’92 Frieda and John Tydings, M.D. ’84 Leizbeth and Alan Sanders, M.D. ’88 Jessie Uppal, M.D. and Gurvinder Uppal, M.D. ’86 Lucy Sandler, M.D. ’67 and Philip Sandler, M.D. Gloria and George Vassolas, M.D. ’86 Albina Santilli, M.D. ’71 and Thomas Santilli Lou-Ann and Vincent Verdile, M.D. ’84 Nancy C. Sapio, M.D. ’85 and David Taffany Betty Vohr, M.D. ’66 and Thomas Gidley Marilyn and Derace Schaffer, M.D. ’73 Elizabeth Myers, Ph.D. and Evan Vosburgh, M.D. ’82 Michelle and Lewis Schainuck, M.D. ’64 Carol Wadon, M.D. ’83 and Bruce Jaufmann, M.D. ’84 Miriam and Daniel Scharf, M.D. ’70 Danielle Wales, M.D. ’10 Susan Kalia, M.D. and John Schenck, M.D. ’77 Christine and Thomas Ward, M.D. ’83 Michael Scherl, M.D. ’82 John Warkentin, M.D. ’74 Erika and Lew Schon, M.D. ’84 Roberta and John Wasenko, M.D. ’80 Diane and Richard Schultz, M.D. ’56 Tammy and Steven Weinfeld, M.D. ’90 Elisa and Stephen Schutz, M.D. ’88 Sarah and D. Billings Wheeler, M.D. ’67 Constance Young and Gary Schwartz, M.D. ’83 John Wheeler, D.M.D., M.D. ’69 Glynis Scott, M.D. ’83 Sarah and Bruce White, DO, JD, M.S. ’09 H. James Sears, M.D. ’63 Lynne and Frederick Wilson, M.D. ’63 Catherine and Richard Seeger, M.D. ’81 Delphine and Duncan Winter, M.D. ’84 Julee Richards, M.D. and Bradley Seely, M.D. ’87 Diane Wirz, M.D. ’79 and William Wirz Patricia and Peter Shapiro, M.D. ’71 Dita and Max Wohlauer, M.D. ’07 Sharon Shapiro, M.D. ’80 and Andrew Kurman, M.D. ’80 Thasia Woodworth, M.D. ’71 and Warren Woodworth, M.D. ’65 Michele and Glenn Shear, M.D. ’75 Vivian* and Barry Yoss, M.D. ’72 Gail and Peter Sherer, M.D. ’72 Jolie Patak, M.D. and Craig Youner, M.D. ’73 Judith and Laurence Sherman, M.D. ’64 Eileen Zambetti, M.D. and George Zambetti, Jr., M.D. ’76 Cheryl and Steven Silver, M.D. ’74 Amy and George Zanaros, M.D. ’02 Barbara and Paul Sklarew, M.D. ’84 Nancy and Allen Zieker, M.D. ’75 Mark Slovenkai, M.D. ’84

*deceased

40 | alumni.amc.edu SPECIAL EDITION 2017 Contributors Report Alumni Pillars Society Members

Members of the Albany Medical College Pillars Society have created a lasting legacy using their wills, life income gifts or retirement plans.

Anonymous (2) Alan Gulick, M.D. ’78 Ellen and Edward Alexson, M.D. ’70 Diana Timlin and William Hall, M.D. ’74 Susan and Albert Apicelli, M.D. ’65 Arthur Hengerer, M.D. ’68 Mary Louise and Anthony Arena, M.D. ’60 Judith and James Hengerer, M.D. ’71 M. Lynn and Thomas A. Bailey, M.D. ’71 Elaine Henry, RN ’61 and William Henry, M.D. ’63 Irmgard and James P. Barrett, Ph.D. ’68, M.D. ’70 Jeffrey A. Hirst, M.D. ’80 Lorraine Schulte and William Barry, M.D. ’69 Judith and Eugene* Hoenig, M.D. ’59 Myrna and Arnold* Baskin, M.D. ’52 Diana Honet, RN ’58 and Joseph Honet, M.D. ’57* David Beck, M.D. ’54 Sylvia and Seymour* Horwitz, M.D. ’39 Mary* and Levon Bedrosian, M.D. ’47 Nancy and George Howard, M.D. ’59 Jane and Joseph Belsky, M.D. ’55 Elaine* and Julian* Hyman, M.D. ’47 Diane and James Bernene, M.D. ’67 Barbara and Robert Insley, M.D. ’72 William M. Boehme, M.D. ’70 Laura and Edward Jacobs, M.D. ’75 Diane and John Robert* Bosco, M.D. ’61 Nancy and G. Timothy Johnson, M.D. ’69 Alice and John Bowker, M.D. ’56 Beatrice and Herbert* Kaplan, M.D. ’55 Jacqueline Brown, RN ’64 and Dennis Brown, M.D. ’66 Cynthia and Maurice Keenan, M.D. ’61 Millie and Ronald Burkman, M.D. ’69 Matilda Kiesel, RN ’59 and Robert Kiesel, M.D. ’60 Christine Burns, M.D. ’70 and George Burns, M.D. ’72 Catherine Kiley, M.D. ’78 and Donald Schoch, M.D. ’77 Donna A. Caniano, M.D. ’76 and Richard A. Flores Peggy and Leonard Kirschner, M.D. ’61 Margaret and Donald Capuano, M.D. ’68 Ruth and John* Kovaric, M.D. ’50 Barbara and Donald* Carter, M.D. ’52 Nancy Carlson and Ralph Kramer, M.D. ’76 Carol and Samuel Cassell, M.D. ’59 John LaFerla, M.D. ’72 Claudia and David Chittenden, M.D. ’64 Margaret* and John Larkin, M.D. ’57 James Cilecek, M.D. ’80 Irene* and John C.* Lathrop, M.D. ’55 Jeré* and James Claghorn, M.D. ’61 Margaret and J. Peter Lawler, M.D. ’65 Bette and John Cohen, M.D. ’63 Helyn Lefgren, M.D. ’73 John J. Condemi, M.D. ’57 Beverly and Arthur* Lehrman, M.D. ’58 Ashley DiMeola, M.D. and Michael DiMeola, M.D. ’08 Judith and Neil Lempert, M.D. ’58 Herbert J. DiMeola, M.D. ’68 Evelyn and Charles Leonhardt, M.D. ’53 Adrian Dobs, M.D. ’78 and Martin Auster, M.D. Leona and Jerome Levy, M.D. ’58 James Dougherty, M.D. ’51* Mary Anne MacCaughelty, M.D. ’70 and Robert MacCaughelty Linda Dubins, M.D. ’77 and David Baer, M.D. Isabelle Maisonneuve, Ph.D. ’92 and Stanley Glick, M.D., Ph.D. Elynor* and David Falk, M.D. ’43 Jerilyn Marr and Clifford Marr, M.D. ’74 Nancy and Matthew Farina, M.D. ’67 Elizabeth* and Verne Marshall, M.D. ’47 Brooke and Michael Freilich, M.D. ’58 Juliet and Geoffrey McCarthy, M.D. ’74 Deborah and Pasquale Fugazzotto, M.D. ’58 Charles “Tom” McHugh, M.D. ’64 and Anne McHugh Babette and Herbert* Gade, M.D. ’46 Robert Meineker, M.D. ’45* Janet Gargiulo, M.D. ’79 Cora and William* Meyer, Jr., M.D. ’55 Janet Gissen, M.D. ’44 Catherine Mills, M.D. ’76 and Jonathan Posin, M.D. Helen* and R. Alvin* Gravelle, M.D. ’50 William Montano, M.D. ’69 Lynne and Mark Groban, M.D. ’67 Moriah Moser and Daniel Morgenstern, M.D. ’82

*deceased

SUMMER 2018 | 41 2017 Contributors Report 2018 Match Day Match Alumni Pillars Society Members Challenge Campaign Donors

Paula Mroz, RN and Frank Mroz, M.D. ’73* Anonymous (2) Christopher B. Nicpon, M.D. ’97 David R. Nalin, M.D. ’65 Kourosh Adhami, M.D. ’91 Patrick G. O’Connor, M.D. ’82, M.P.H. Donald Namm, Ph.D. ’65 Ronald J. Anderson, M.D. ’63 Stacey C. Olney, M.D. ’06 Mary* and Robert Newhouse, M.D. ’56 Shellie Asher, M.D. ’98, M.S. ’10 Ekenesenarienrien C. Omokaro, Doren and Dennis Norfleet, M.D. ’69 Amita A. Bagal, M.D. ’96 M.D. ’14 Margaret and Mark Ortelee, M.D. ’54 Catherine R. Bartholomew, M.D. 84 Brandi R. Page, M.D. ’08 W. Dale Overfield, D.D.S., M.D. ’71 and JoAnn R. Overfield Michael P. Beckett, M.D. ’05 Laura J. Perry, M.D. ’87 Kathaleen Perkins, M.D. ’54* Robert A. Briskin, M.D. ’81, S.A.C.P. Pasquale Petrera, M.D. ’86 Albert Peters, M.D. ’61 Christopher L. Campese, Daniel A. Picard, M.D. ’88 Norma and Fred Phillips, Jr., M.D. ’56 M.D. ’90, M.S. ’15 Brian R. Port, M.D. ’80 Sharon Sullivan and Paul Phillips, M.D. ’62 Michael E. Carley, M.D. ’95 Bidyut K. Pramanik, M.D. ’93 Donna Pietrocola, M.D. ’75 and Steven Pinheiro, M.D. ’75 Erick H. Cheung, M.D. ’07 Heather Prunty, M.D. ’09 Nancy and Wellington Pindar, M.D. ’59 John M. Cohen, M.D. ’63 John S. Pujals, M.D. ’92 Eleanor and Charles* Poskanzer, M.D. ’45 Mark Conroy, M.D. ’11 Shaheda A. Quraishi, M.D. ’01 Helen and Matthew Presti, M.D. ’49 Douglas B. Coursin, M.D. ’76 Sarah Reed-Esper, M.D. ’91 Vera* and Richard Propp, M.D. ’60 Richard H. Dal Col, M.D. ’82 Alexandra W. Rehfuss, M.D. ’13 Kathleen Riley, M.D. ’90 and Mark Reed Hal J. Freiman, M.D. ’78 Anthony L. Ritaccio, M.D. ’84 Judith and Kevin Roberts, M.D. ’77 Janet E. Gargiulo, M.D. ’79 Kevin W. Roberts, M.D. ’77 Mary and George* Roff, M.D. ’65 Elizabeth Garland, M.D. ’87, M.S. Elizabeth L. Rose, M.D. ’04 Elizabeth Randall, Ph.D. and Corky Rosan, M.D. ’57 Gina M. Geis, M.D. ’05 Ann E. Rutter, M.D. ’08 Nell and Michael Rosco, M.D. ’60 LouAnne L. Giangreco, M.D. ’02 Nancy C. Sapio, M.D. ’85 Sue and Wilbur Rust, M.D. ’57 Annette M. Grajny, M.D. ’04 John F. Schenck, M.D. ’77 Marlene and Philip Saccoccia, Jr., M.D. ’71 Mark D. Groban, M.D. ’67 Stephen M. Schutz, M.D. ’88 Arline and Ronald Scheinzeit, M.D. ’74 Michelle C. Guevarra-Pena, M.D. ’96 Susan Singer, M.D. ’76 Suzanne and Martin Schulman, M.D. ’57 Mark N. Hadley, M.D. ’82 Edward Skwiersky, M.D. ’82 John Seaman, M.D. ’56 Robert J. Hedderman, M.D. ’82 Kelly S. Smith Der Cola, M.D. ’92 Mary Pfeifer-Shapiro and David Shapiro, M.D. ’90 Aries Liu Helm, M.D. ’87 Marc A. Swerdloff, M.D. ’82 Nathaniel Silon, M.D. ’58 Thomas N. Helm, M.D. ’87 Nirit R. Swerdloff, M.D. ’85 Gina and Tom Snyder, M.D. ’69 Jennifer I. Hughes, M.D. ’04 Douglas A. Tebor, M.D. ’81 Barbara and David Sparling, M.D. ’48 Jackcy Jacob, M.D. ’07 Dan-Thuy Tran, M.D. ’01 Janet and Robert* Steele, M.D. ’53 Edward J. Jacobs, M.D. ’75 Debra A. Tristram, M.D. ’82 Robert J. Sterling, M.D. ’76 Manish Jain, M.D. ’97 Felix Urman, M.D. ’01 Elizabeth and David* Stewart, M.D. ’48 Anna Kaltsas, M.D. ’04 Vincent P. Verdile, M.D. ’84 Irene and Clyde Turner, M.D. ’61 Patrick G. Marinello, M.D. ’12 Evan Vosburgh, M.D. ’82 Elaine and William* Van Ost, M.D. ’54 Liane M. McAuliffe, M.D. ’16 Matthew Waxman, M.D. ’02 Lou-Ann and Vincent Verdile, M.D. ’84 Brian J. McGrath, M.D. ’82 Ian J. Weinstein, M.D. ’89 John Warkentin, M.D. ’74 Jeannine Miranne, M.D. ’08 Duncan F. Winter, M.D. ’84 Roberta and John Wasenko, M.D. ’80 Dan I. Mirski, Sr., M.D. ’96 Barbara W. Wolner, M.D. ’83 John Wheeler, D.M.D., M.D. ’69 William H. Montano, M.D. ’69 Ron K. Wolner, M.D. ’81 Lynne and Frederick Wilson, M.D. ’63 Lynn Y. Nakamura, M.D. ’01 Craig J. Youner, M.D. ’73 Marlene Winter, Ph.D. and Jacques Winter, M.D. ’79 Robert P. Newhouse, M.D. ’56 Diane Wirz, M.D. ’79 and William Wirz Lyra W. Ng, M.D. ’00 Nancy Green Worsham, M.D. ’63 and Jerry C. Worsham, M.D. ’62

*deceased

42 | alumni.amc.edu CLASS NOTES

CLASS OF 1954 CLASS OF 1965 Notes are edited College of Surgeons, a Diplomat to fit available space. David Beck, M.D. ’54 Louis M. Fink M.D. ’65 of American Board of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, In May, Dr. Beck was honored for In April, Dr. Fink shared he has and a member of the American 57 years of service at Norwalk retired from his career as a Association of Hand Surgery. Hospital in Norwalk, Conn., pathologist and researcher in receiving an engraved chair from cellular and molecular biology. CLASS OF 1974 the staff. He recently published a novel titled, Michael J. Hardies, M.D. ’74 “Lost and Found” and “dreaming,” CLASS OF 1961 a book of poems. In January, Dr. Hardies received the Medical Professional of the Year Leonard Kirschner, M.D. ’61 CLASS OF 1971 Award from the Foundation of St. Dr. Kirschner contributed to the Paul M. Haidak, M.D. ’71 Mary’s Healthcare in Amsterdam, April-May 2018 AARP Magazine. N.Y. Dr. Hardies’ achievements In a Memorial Day Salute, Dr. In May, Dr. Haidak joined the staff include establishing an integrated Kirschner paid tribute to Bruce of Southern Tennessee Regional network of occupational health Farrell, a fellow medical resident and Health System in Winchester, Tenn. centers and providing menu- fallen hero of the Vietnam War. He is a Fellow of the American driven health services and programs throughout the Northeast.

CLASS OF 1975

Dr. Donna M. Pietrocola ’75 receives Albany Medical Center Award

Donna M. Pietrocola, M.D. ’75 was honored in June with the 2018 Pillars of Albany Medical Center Award, the highest recognition awarded by Albany Medical Center which honors individuals who epitomize the spirit of Albany Medical Center and whose sustaining work and contributions reflect the Center’s mission. Dr. Pietrocola’s pioneering surgical career at Albany Med spans more than four decades. She was the first female to become chief resident in general surgery at Albany Medical College, where she completed her surgical residency in 1979. The following year, she completed a fellowship in transplant surgery. For the next five years, Dr. Pietrocola performed renal transplantation surgery at Albany Med before moving to the Albany VA Donna Pietrocola, M.D. ’75 and her Hospital. In 1990, she went into private practice, returning to Albany Med spouse, Steven Pinheiro, M.D. ’75. in 2005 where she joined the faculty to concentrate on breast surgery and to head the newly-formed Section of Breast and Endocrine Surgery in the Department of Surgery. During her tenure at Albany Med, she served as president of the Executive Committee of the Medical Staff as well as in leadership positions with the American College of Surgeons, serving on its New York Chapter Council for more than 20 years and on the national Board of Governors. A member of the Albany Medical College Class of 1975, Dr. Pietrocola has enjoyed a long connection with the Alumni Association, serving as president from 2002 to 2004—the first woman president since the association was created in 1874. She currently serves as an Alumni Association board member and sits on the Executive Finance Committee. SUMMER 2018 | 43 CLASS NOTES

CLASS OF 1976 Dr. Matulonis, chief, Division of CLASS OF 1988 John J. Cronan, M.D. ’76 Gynecologic Oncology, Susan F. Lawrence S. Lepler, M.D. ’88 Smith Center for Women’s Cancers In March, Dr. Cronan was and Brock-Wilson Family Chair Editor’s note: see Margaret-Anne awarded the Pollack Medal at at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute McGibbon Fernandez, M.D. ’01 the annual meeting of the Society and professor of medicine at class note entry. Harvard Medical School, is an of Abdominal Radiologist in John C. Notaro, M.D. ’88 Scottsdale, Ariz. The medal is advocate for smaller trial size awarded annually by the Society to because many of her patients are In June, Dr. Notaro was named a distinguished radiologist who has gravely ill. She comments in the medical director of the Buffalo made outstanding contributions piece, “You can’t wait years to get Medical Group in Buffalo, N.Y., to the field of uroradiology and these medications approved. a multi-specialty group with more abdominal radiology. What we are dealing with are than 200 practitioners. He had women with cancers and their Desmond R. DelGiacco, served as associate medical director M.D. ’76 lifespans are limited.” since 2005.

Dr. Matulonis is a member of CLASS OF 1994 In February, Dr. DelGiacco, a the Alumni Association Board pulmonologist, expanded his of Directors. Emily T. Etzkorn, M.D. ’94 leadership role at Saratoga Hospital Mitchell Krieger, M.D. ’85 in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., and was In January, Dr. Etzkorn received named senior medical director Dr. Krieger writes, “I have transi- the Healthcare Leader of the for clinical services and medical tioned out of my role as associate Year Award from the Foundation staff quality and education. chief information officer for the of St. Mary’s Healthcare in Amsterdam, N.Y. Dr. Etzkorn’s CLASS OF 1981 Cleveland Clinic into a new role as chief medical information practice is in primary care for the Daniel M. Siegel, M.D. ’81 officer for Cleveland Clinic pediatric population, including London, Cleveland Clinic’s neonates, infants and adolescents. Dr. Siegel was recently appointed to second international hospital and She also serves adults and the Medical Advisory Board first entry into private healthcare geriatrics. at MedX Health Corporation in in London. The 200-bed specialty In May, Dr. Etzkorn and her Mississauga, Ontario. He is a care hospital is scheduled to open spouse, Jerry LaMori, received clinical professor of Dermatology in early 2021 to coincide with the the Diane G. Snell Humanitarian at SUNY Downstate and former 100th anniversary of the founding Award at the Montgomery president of the American Academy of the Cleveland Clinic. The County Office for Aging Annual of Dermatology. opening will serve as an opportunity Awards Dinner in Scotia, N.Y. CLASS OF 1985 to extend Cleveland Clinic’s Dr. Etzkorn and Mr. LaMori were culture and operational model in recognized for their extraordinary Ursula A. Matulonis, M.D. ’85 the United Kingdom and further commitment to health care in develop our globally integrated the community and their strong Dr. Matulonis was featured in an health care system. It’s an exciting philanthropic support of various article in the May 29, 2018, Wall opportunity that I feel fortunate to organizations. Street Journal, entitled, “Are Big be involved in. My wife and I will Clinical Trials Relevant? Researchers relocate to London in September Disagree.” In the era of personalized 2018 and welcome all friends and medicine, big trials are falling out colleagues with interest to visit.” of favor and many researchers are arguing for smaller, nimbler trials involving fewer patients.

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CLASS OF 2001

CLASS OF 2003

Michael T. Mulligan, M.D. ’03

The Alumni Association welcomes orthopaedic surgeon Michael T. Mulligan, M.D., Class of 2003, to its Board of Directors. Dr. Mulligan has been an active alumnus, serving as a class volunteer for several reunion cycles and helping with class outreach and participation.

Margaret-Anne McGibbon Fernandez, M.D. ’01 and Dr. Mulligan is a Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Lawrence S. Lepler, M.D. ’88. Surgeons, a member of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand and a Diplomate of the American Board of Orthopaedic Margaret-Anne McGibbon Fernandez, M.D. ’01 Surgery. In 2011 he was named Emerging Leader with the American Orthopaedic Association. Dr. Mulligan practices at Dr. McGibbon Fernandez writes, “On Thanksgiving Day 2017, The Bone and Joint Center in Albany and is an associate professor, I entered the ICU with sepsis due to an aggressive strain of Department of Surgery, and associate residency program director in Group A Strep. I awoke eight days later to meet the wonderful the division of Orthopaedic Surgery at Albany Med. Dr. Lawrence Lepler, Class of 1988, chief of the Inova Fair Oaks Hospital Critical Care Team in Fairfax, VA, who saved me against formidable odds. I am now back to work as a mother and a CLASS OF 2007 pediatrician. My family and I will always be grateful for the Urology and Dr. Onyedika is a training Dr. Lepler received at Albany Medical College.” David Shaye, M.D. ’07 Pediatric Orthopedic Surgeon at Providence Children’s Hospital.” Jennifer C. Sullivan, Ph.D. ’01 In January, Dr. Shaye appeared on CLASS OF 2009 In June, Dr. Sullivan received the inaugural John Laragh Research CNN with Dr. Sanjay Gupta to Award from the American Journal of Hypertension. The new discuss his experiences operating Bonnie J. de Vries, M.D. ’09 annual award honors an exemplary basic, clinical, translational, on children with cleft lips and epidemiology, population science or health systems investigator palates in Nepal. He is an otolar- In April, Dr. de Vries was named under age 45. She also has been selected for the Mid-Career Award yngologist, specializing in Facial medical director of Health & for Research Excellence from the American Heart Association’s Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Wellness Services at Washington Council on Hypertension. The award recognizes an investigator Global Surgery and Health, State University in Pullman, Wash. active in hypertension or cardiovascular research who has made at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear CLASS OF 2015 significant contributions to these fields. Infirmary and an Instructor at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Sullivan is in the department of Physiology at the Medical Marybeth A. Pompeii, College of Georgia, Augusta University, in Augusta, GA. Her CLASS OF 2008 D.P.S. ’15 research includes understanding gender differences in hypertension. Emma Ester Bendaña, M.D. In February, Dr. Pompei accepted (FROM LEFT TO RIGHT): ’08 and Ikechukwu I. a new affiliate professor position Anya S. Koutras, Onyedika, M.D. ’08 with Northeastern University M.D. ’95, Holli D. Bouvé College of Health Jakalow, M.D. ’12 Dr. Bendaña writes, “Emma Ester Sciences School of Nursing in and spouse Matthew Bendaña, M.D. and Ikechukwu J. Cummings, M.D. Boston, Mass. She is currently ’13, and Theresa I. Onyedika, M.D. finally tied the senior vice president and chief Weinman, Albany knot on October 14, 2017. We are clinical scientist at Exergen Med academic now living happily ever after in El coordinator, enjoyed Corporation in Watertown, an unexpected Paso, Texas—enjoying 360 days Mass., and is expanding her mini reunion in of sunshine together. Dr. Bendaña responsibilities in support of the Entebbe, Uganda, has joined Rio Grande Urology nursing profession. in January. and specializes in Reconstructive SUMMER 2018 | 45 IN MEMORIAM

WE MOURN THE PASSING OF THE FOLLOWING CLASSMATES:

John W. Abbuhl, M.D. ’49 1927-2018 DR. ABBUHL’S LEGACY

Esther L. Brown, M.D. ’42

Andrew C. Fleck, Jr., M.D. ’47

John B. Bobear, M.D. ’50

Edward G. Allen, Jr., M.D. ’52

George P. Boolukos, M.D. ’53

Herbert Kaplan, M.D. ’55

David Pankin, M.D. ’57

Kenneth L. Pratt, M.D. ’57

Philip C. Bonanno, M.D. ’63

Allen Tulgan, M.D. ’63 John W. Abbuhl, M.D.’49, passed away on January 6, 2018, at the age of 91. Arthur J. Wallingford, Jr., M.D. ’63 He was a visionary conservationist, alumnus, friend and supporter of Albany Medical College. He served as a Navy flight surgeon during the Korean War, completed his pediatric residency Michael R. Milano, M.D. ’64 at Albany Hospital in 1956, and went on to a remarkable career spanning 50 years at the Guy E. Blaudeau, M.D. ’70 practice he founded, Schoolhouse Road Pediatrics. He served as president of the medical staff at Albany Medical Center Hospital. Kenneth L. Director, M.D. ’73 A founding member of the Mohawk Hudson Land Conservancy, Dr. Abbuhl enjoyed hiking, fishing, Peter Godfrey, M.D. ’78 hunting, and even alpine skiing into his eighties, displaying a vivacity that characterized his life and spirit. One of his chief avocations was trees, a passion that blossomed in 1966 when he moved his family Brian J. Izzo, M.D. ’77 to Slingerlands, just outside Albany. There, on Pine Hollow Road, Dr. Abbuhl devoted his free time to collecting and planting trees and shrubs from around the world. In the next few decades, he acquired Deborah A. Hayek, M.D. ’81 adjacent properties, built 11 ponds, created diverse habitats and trails, and intensified his planting efforts in what he named Pine Hollow Arboretum. In 2007, Dr. Abbuhl turned his former hobby into a public, member-supported, not-for-profit nature center with more than 3,300 specimens on 26 acres. Dr. Abbuhl will be remembered for his devotion to family and patients, exceptional community service, conservation and philanthropy. The Arboretum survives and prospers, with a widening educational influence. Several of his children became physicians and his legacy at Albany Medical College continues as his grandson, Jake, is a member of the Class of 2021. —SD As of July 31, 2018

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1927-2018 Arthur J. Wallingford, Jr., M.D. ’63 1937-2018 HONORING DR. WALLINGFORD

Dr. Wallingford passed away on June 7, 2018. He was president of the Albany Medical College Class of 1963, and a Frank C. Maxon, Jr., M.D. Alumni Award recipient, and served tirelessly as a class volunteer and an ambassador for the College. His father, Arthur J. Wallingford, M.D. ’27, was president of the Alumni Association from 1952-1953. Together, in practice, father and son provided 75 years of continuous care to women of the Capital District. Dr. Wallingford ’63 was also an advocate for the region’s underprivileged and served as a volunteer at several area organizations. In his advice to medical school graduates in 2013—at his 50th Reunion—Dr. Wallingford shared this Robert Louis Stevenson quote: “All who have meant good work with their whole hearts have done good. Begin with life as you find it—Make it better.” —CH

Stuart O. Bondurant, M.D. 1929-2018 STUART O. BONDURANT, M.D., 12TH DEAN OF ALBANY MEDICAL COLLEGE, DIED ON MAY 26, 2018

Dr. Bondurant came to Albany in 1967 as Chair of Medicine, age 38, when Richard T. Beebe, M.D., retired after 19 years as Chair. He remained Chairman for seven years, and in 1974 became Dean, succeeding Harold C. Wiggers, Ph.D. In 1979, he left to become Dean at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine. Stuart Bondurant’s influence on twentieth century internal medicine and American medical education is broad and deep. He foresaw the difficulties of the cost of medical care and its influence on medical education, and of unreliable support for research. He held responsible positions in many professional societies. Three thousand physicians received their degrees under his deanships. At Albany Medical Center Hospital, Bondurant instituted the policy that only house officers (not attending physicians) could write orders on patients admitted to internal medicine. This made the Hospital a highly sought-after medical residency, and precipitated some realignments in hospital admissions and among the department faculty. On his watch, the department of medicine full-time faculty enlarged significantly. Two distinguished senior faculty, no strangers to academic and professional honors, when asked about his administrations here, used the words, “…a good man…” in the first sentence. It is a fitting epitaph.

—SD —JDH

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