Reflections on Residency Uof T Alumni on Postgraduate Experiences, Past and Present

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UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO MEDICAL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION MAGAZINE

Winter 2006 MAAMATTERS Reflections on residency Uof T alumni on postgraduate experiences, past and present

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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE Dr. Suan-Seh Foo (Class of 1990)

Over 100 years of reaching out to students and alumni MAA connects past, present and future in a tradition of helping and excellence

hat does the Medical student financial assistance a priority, and the quadrangle. This celebration of our Alumni Association mean the MAA is committed to working with past is the platform for our future growth, to you? For some, it’s the the Faculty on this critical issue. I thank and we should nurture an awareness of our Wfun of rekindling old you for your tremendous financial support rich history. memories and friendships at a class and response to our MAA appeals. Connecting you with that past—and the reunion. For others, it’s the satisfaction of We are also dedicated to enhancing our present—means we also endeavour to knowing that their financial support students’ educational and extracurricular bring you an informative and entertaining means that today’s U of T medical stu- experiences by working with the Medical magazine. In our next issue, we will be dents can concentrate on their lectures and Society and the Office of Student Affairs. asking you to complete a survey on your labs instead of on their mounting debt. Our desire to represent and connect stu- opinions of MAA Matters. And for still others, it’s receiving this mag- dents and alumni beyond the MAA means So where do we go from here? We con- azine, MAA Matters, and quickly turning we also reach out to various Faculty of tinue on the same course which has served to the “Class Notes” pages to catch up on Medicine and U of T committees. MAA all of us so well. However, we will be look- news of colleagues past, and present. ing at bigger and better ways of achieving Regardless of your reflections, one com- Our desire to represent our agenda; this will require all our collec- mon purpose we all share in our affiliation and connect students and tive efforts. with the MAA is a focus on connecting a alumni beyond the MAA I wish to welcome Dr. Peter Kopplin tradition of excellence from one generation means we also reach out to (1963) as our new secretary. He succeeds to the next. What many of you may not various Faculty of Medicine Dr. Irv Lipton (1962), whom I sincerely realize is that the MAA dates back to the and U of T committees. thank for his long service. I would like to 1890s. It was incorporated in 1947 and in express my deep appreciation to Dr. 1956 we received our not-for-profit (chari- Barnett Giblon (1957), our vice-president, table) status. Our mandate was, and is, the for the wonderful assistance and advice he following: has given us. Drs. Keystone, Habal, • To assist the undergraduate student body Kurdyak, and Patterson should also be rec- in financial matters. ognized for their constant support, time • To recognize and reward excellence in board members sit on Faculty Council, and tremendous effort. performance. Admissions, Electives and Awards commit- It is also my great pleasure to congratu- • To support the Faculty of Medicine by tees, and at the university level, the late Dr. Steven Tishler, our past treasurer, assisting students in their educational College of Electors, Governing Council for being granted the U of T Arbor Award goals. and The Council of Presidents. for outstanding volunteerism. I am also • To act as a resource and a focal point for But our role as “connectors” also means grateful to our dean, Dr. Whiteside, for alumni activities. we get to have fun. All of us at the MAA her support and encouragement. I contin- This past 2005/06 has been both a year find one of our most rewarding and enjoy- ue to recognize with appreciation our of consolidating and expanding our man- able activities is bringing the medical class- administrator, Ruth Gillings, for her date. The challenges facing our medical es together in the annual June tremendous and dedicated contribution to students continue to mount, especially on Convocation Banquet held at Hart House. the MAA. And again, I thank you, our the fiscal front. Dr. Catharine Whiteside It was a wonderful event this year, so well alumni, for your interest and support. (1975), our Dean of Medicine, has made attended that our guests spilled out into “Semper Floreat.”

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DEAN’S MESSAGE Dr. Catharine Whiteside (Class of 1975)

Innovations in education and training Students embrace roles as communicators and collaborators

sional education differs significantly from a discipline-specific curriculum in which each student studies exclusively within their own profession. The interprofessional education approach is about teaching and learning in a team setting. It is an opportunity for our medical trainees to gain an understanding of the special skills that other health professionals provide and how these skills benefit the team, and, most importantly, the patient. In a health care system increasingly focused on multidisciplinary teams, it only makes sense to learn together with future colleagues in nursing, pharmacy, rehabilitation sciences and all of our health profession partners. Opportunities for interprofessional learning by practising health professionals are emerging within our continuing education programs. Specialized programs in wound care, arthritis, stroke prevention and treat- ment and many more, emphasize interprofessional evidence-based team care. In our Centre for Faculty Development at St.

From L to R, Ruth Gillings, MAA Administrator with MAA board Michael’s Hospital, teaching faculty from executive: Drs. Barney Giblon, Flavio Habal, Peter Kopplin, Suan-Seh Foo, multiple health disciplines are learning how Vic Kurdyak and Catharine Whiteside (seated). Absent: Dr. Jay Keystone. to deliver interprofessional education and ver the years, with great pride “collaborator,” “manager,” “health advocate,” evaluate these skills. In our Wilson Centre I have watched the MD pro- “scholar,” and “professional.” For example, for Research in (Health) Education at the gram develop and incorporate the Comprehensive Research Experience for University Health Network, analysis of inter- innovative approaches to med- Medical Students (CREMS) program pro- professional teaching and learning is leading Oical education to ensure that our Faculty vides students with opportunities to partici- to new models of curriculum development attracts the best students, and that our gradu- pate in research during their MD program. and delivery in the health professions. ates continue to deliver outstanding patient- Also worthy of note is the recent establish- The Faculty is proud of its inter-discipli- centred care. For this reason, I am very pleased ment of the University’s Office of nary, patient-centred approach to learning about innovations in the MD curriculum Interprofessional Education through the gen- and care. Emphasis on interprofessional HT:KEVIN KELLY PHOTO: based on the seven competencies identified erous support of the Health Deans from the education creates exciting learning opportu- by CanMEDS 2000. Our students are being Provost’s Academic Incentive Fund. A nities for our medical trainees, greatly assist- trained as medical experts, but also encour- marked shift from the traditional method of ing their professional development as aged to embrace the roles of “communicator,” education in the health sciences, interprofes- “collaborators” and “health advocates.”

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some of you, it was the best of times. For others, the worst. Those two or more FOR years of postgraduate training can remain unforgettable for any number of rea- sons, from the endless tyranny of “scut” work to the profound satisfaction of saving a life for the first time. While small jobs and big rewards will always remain constants of residency work, other areas of postgraduate training have changed a great deal over the decades. We talked to several U of T meds alumni from various years past and present, to get their personal reflections on residency.

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In those days, it wasn’t like it is now. You applied to a bunch of hospitals, and received interviews with some of them, and then ultimately ended up taking a job. There was no residency matching system. What’s even more complicated now is that, basically by some time in third year, you have to decide what specialty you want to enter; you go directly into medicine, surgery, psychiatry, etc. There is no rotating internship similar to what we had, which I think is too bad. We had the great opportunity of a rotating internship to decide what specialty to go into, so we had another couple of years to make that decision. It took me a long time to decide… –Dr. Don Cowan (Class of 1956)

I graduated in 1956, at which time there was no clerkship so one jumped into work as a junior intern. I did mine at St. Michael’s Hospital and this was proba- bly the best year I ever had as far as learning experiences went. All the staff were superb and the senior residents were also great The Neurosurgery program at the teachers and so friendly. We were housed in the U of T is an epicentre of neuro- main part of the hospital with two to a room. Hardly any of the science research in North America, interns lived outside the hospital, so your social life was there too. so there’s plenty of opportunity to Of course there were many wild parties in the common room develop my skills. Right now, I’m which at times got out of hand. The main hallway often became enrolled in a Plastic Surgery rota- a bowling alley where balls were sent flying to knock down tion where I assist in craniofacial empty beer bottles. Wheelchair races were also popular. On surgery amongst other procedures. occasion, if the night meal was not very appetizing, it would be I’m also involved in “Brain School,” thrown out the window. which allows me to follow my –Dr. Tom Patterson (Class of 1956) interest in brain tumour research. –Dr. David Cadotte (Class of 2006) We were on call every other night on the general wards. We had a schedule also that put one intern on a rotating basis on call so that person did all the catheter insertions, started IVs and ordered night sedatives if needed. This allowed the other people on call to just treat patients. We did histories and physicals on all patients, as well as take all the blood and urine for lab analysis. We had a small lab on the wards that we could do admitting haemoglobins, white blood counts, smears, Gram and TB stains and urinalysis. We also did ECGs after hours. There was a fluoro- scope that we could use when needed—we had little idea then about the dangers that could result. –Dr. Tom Patterson (Class of 1956) Dr. Tom Patterson is retired and can be seen at the MAA office where he is the volunteer archivist.

Tom [Patterson] and I really enjoyed our years of training, although that’s not true of everybody. It’s a great privilege to be a physician; you get to meet so many interesting people…that’s an education in itself. –Dr. Don Cowan (Class of 1956) Dr. Don Cowan is semi-retired and is a senior consultant for Cancer Care Ontario. He is a professor emeritus in the Department of Medicine at the University of Toronto.

Increasingly, I think residency is harder and harder to get through. The knowledge base has exploded, for example, in the number of drugs, the number of procedures, the diagnoses, that PHOTOGRAPHY: KEVIN KELLY residents have to absorb… –Dr. Sarita Verma

Three of the issues that we’re working on now are intimidation and harassment, resident safety and resident wellness. On the latter issue, for example, we’ve appointed our first ever director of resident wellness. Residents are prone to burn-out and they need to take care of themselves, and we can help them to do that. –Dr. Sarita Verma

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We train at least 30 percent of the doctors for our province and 25 percent for the country. This large group works in an incredibly rich and diverse environment. Alumni need to know that our doctors are not just staying in downtown Toronto—they’re everywhere, including rural areas and small towns. –Dr. Sarita Verma Dr. Sarita Verma is the Vice Dean, Postgraduate Medical Education, U of T Faculty of Medicine. She originally trained as a lawyer, and received her medical degree from McMaster University in 1991.

As a second-year resident in Rural Family Medicine, I think you have to be more self-directed and motivated because there is less formal teaching in a small hospital. Sometimes I’d like more guidance, so that’s a challenge. . . You have to be com- fortable with a certain degree of uncertainty. You don’t have the benefit of a team, although we do have teleconferences twice a month and have academic teaching with that. –Dr. Kristin Snowball (Class of 2005) I love my first year as an anesthesiology resident—the In our first year, we were doing a rural rotat- added responsibility for patient ing internship in Kelowna with 12 residents care that we have during residency living in two houses, which was fun, because is exciting and rewarding. you get to know everyone. In second year, residents are usually sent –Dr. Karen Caputo (Class of 2006) off on their own—one resident to a small community—but because Kristin and I were married, we were able to get permission to be together. It’s been really good, because we can support each other too. –Dr. Chris Prabhakar (Class of 2005) Drs. Kristin Snowball and Christopher Prabhakar are currently in PGY2, doing their Rural Family Medicine residency in Port MacNeill, B.C.

Surgery, was of course, the most dreaded rotation, mainly because of the call schedule. I also found it tough because I was the only female out of about 40 interns and residents. It was an intimidating and sometimes chauvinistic atmos- phere. However, I enjoyed the challenges and camaraderie during my emergency medicine rotation which led me into this field initially. I had always found psychiatry to be fascinating too and even- tually returned to complete a residency in that specialty. –Dr. Cinda Dyer (Class of 1984)

The first two months I’ve spent It’s good now that there are more supports in place for residents. During as an orthopedic surgery resident my residency, I witnessed colleagues suffering from depression and heard of others struggling in a major trauma centre have been with substance abuse. I recently received a notice from PAIRO (Professional Association of incredibly intense. To keep things Internes and Residents of Ontario) asking if I would accept referrals of residents and I will defi- in perspective, I remind myself that nitely do that. This is recognition that residents experience problems and deserve formal sup- at this stage my main responsibility ports. –Dr. Cinda Dyer (Class of 1984). Dr. Dyer is a practising psychiatrist in Toronto. is not to perform a total hip replacement, but to handle issues I spent my senior residency in anesthesiology on the ward and take care of at Toronto Western. That was a very pleasant patients. I really enjoy those interac- experience—the junior interns had just come tions because they give me new back from WWII, and were more mature. . . learning opportunities that willl help As a woman, certainly in my years of anesthe- me to become a better surgeon. sia training, I felt I was treated equally by my superiors and –Dr. Michael Blankstein other residents. I think by this time, the women who had (Class of 2006) come before certainly made it easier for us. –Dr. Natalie Dyer (Class of 1947) Dr. Natalie Dyer is semi-retired in Florida. She and her husband, Dr. Allan Dyer, (Class of 1967), own their own business, Vax-D Medical Technologies. Natalie is mother to Dr. Cinda Dyer (Class of 1984).

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My thoughts on starting my internship year were to take out of each rotation what would be helpful for me: the knowledge, judgment and observational skills that I would need for family practice. Some of the rotations were pretty intense, such as working all night in the Emerg., or some of the surgical rotations where you got very little sleep and had to be presentable at rounds the next day. –Dr. Michael Lawrie (Class of 1975)

I started in the Veteran’s Wing at Sunnybrook Hospital and right from the get-go, you had huge responsibility. If you wanted to start a new drug, you didn’t have to go through the junior resident, the senior resident and the staff man, you had a discussion with the attending and it would be easy to try it and see how it worked. . . And, part of the unpleasant but necessary part of medicine, is that people died on you, and we had to get over that hurdle, that it’s not necessarily the fault of the doctor attending. We learned It’s completely exhausting but that there is a lesson, both that death is a part of our life cycle, and in dealing with families. nonetheless exciting. I’m off-service That was something we were exposed to very early on… And it took great mentoring and gen- now and am covering the trauma tleness for the staff people to say that, ‘This patient died of a terminal illness, and you just team. The adrenalin really rushes helped him through his last few days—you did something good, not something bad.’ when the trauma pager goes off. –Dr. Michael Lawrie (Class of 1975) I’m learning just so much every day! Dr. Michael Lawrie is a general practitioner based in Cambridge, ON. He is active in many com- –Dr. Ally Murji (Class of 2006) munity organizations, and is currently serving as the 2006 Campaign Chair for the United Way of Cambridge and North Dumfries New! WE WANT YOUR STORY SUPPORT Have your say in CUTTING-EDGE “Doc STUDENT RESEARCH SUBSCRIBE TO THE Do you have a particularlyTa memorable story lk about your ”days as UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO a doctor, past or present? Or do you have an opinion on a partic- MEDICAL JOURNAL ular issue relevant to readers of MAA Matters? If so, we would love The MAA is proud to support the University of to print it in our next issue. Toronto Medical Journal (UTMJ), first published Submissions can be as wide-ranging as you like, although should by students from the Class of 1924, and now be related to your career as a physician. For example, you could considered one of Canada’s foremost medical write about a war experience, a memorable patient, an account of a unique postgraduate training experience, or a story about your periodicals run entirely by students. Published three times a year, U of T days, just to name a few possible topics. UTMJ has grown to include more than 50 first- and second-year Or, you can also submit an opinion piece about an issue you medical student contributors. It showcases their work in research feel is relevant to alumni and students. You might write your projects such as international health, and technology, and gives thoughts about government funding, private clinics, “10 things them a forum to keep up on the latest medical news. all new doctors should know,” or the current state of medical The success of UTMJ is made possible through the generous research, for example. support of patrons like you. As a patron who contributes $50 Submissions should be no more than 350 words. Please send or more, you will receive a one-year subscription and an with your name, address and phone number by January 31, 2007 to acknowledgement of your contribution in the magazine. [email protected] or: MAA Matters, Room 3249, Medical To subscribe, please visit www.utmj.org or send cheque or money Sciences Building, 1 King’s College Circle, Toronto, M5S 1A8. order to UTMJ, 1 King’s College Circle, MSB2141, Toronto, M5S 1A8.

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8 University of Toronto • Winter 2006 17498 Relay MAA Matter.qxd 11/21/06 10:01 AM Page 9 ATION 2006“Physicians, scientists, teachers, innovators, leaders” On June 6, at MAA’s annual Convocation Banquet, alumni offered their memories, their hopes and their heartfelt congratulations to new grads. As these excerpts from the evening’s speeches show, advice can be wise, inspiring, funny—or all three…

“YOU BEGIN IN A TROUBLED WORLD AS DID OUR CLASS. M OST OF US WERE IN WORLD WAR II and those who could not be did a heroic job providing care for Canada’s civilians under the difficult circumstances of short supplies and equipment. “The class of 4T1 was also part of medical history. We had Dr. Frederick Banting and Dr. Charles Best as our professors. Dr. J.C.B. Grant was changing the teaching of anatomy and writing his text as was Dr.William Boyd in pathology. Dr. Alan Brown was advancing the field of pediatrics. Cardiac and vessel surgery was being made possible with anti-clotting drugs synthesized at the Banting Institute. Dr. Gordon Murray, Dr. William Bigelow, and Dr.William Mustard were leaders in developing surgical tech- niques. Our dean, Dr. Gallie, pioneered the use of living sutures. Dr. Roscoe Graham was a leader in gastric surgery advances. Some of the first penicillan, sulphanilamide and sulphathiazole in North America was produced in the Banting and Connaught labs. They were truly miracle drugs of the time. In addition, World War II was the catalyst for many surgical and medical advances.” — Dr. Jack Denne (Class of 1941)

“FOR US, TIME SHARING MEANT TOGETHERNESS, NOT COMPUTER OR RENTAL UNITS.A CHIP MEANT a piece of wood; hardware meant hard wear, and software was not even a word. Coeds did not wear slacks to class, and that was before pantyhose and drip-dry clothes. We were before icemakers, automatic dishwashers, clothes dryers and electric blankets, before men wore long hair and earrings and the only woman who wore tuxedos was Marlene Dietrich. We predated plastic, the forty-hour week and the minimum wage. “We got married first—then lived together—how quaint is that! We were before rock and roll, even before Frank Sinatra. This was when girls wore closed necklines with Peter Pan collars and we thought that cleavage was something that butchers did. We were before DDT, herbicides, vitamin pills, polio vaccine, penicillin, antibiotics and Frisbees—before disposable diapers, instant coffee and decaffeinated anything. “McDonalds” was unheard of and “fast food” was what we ate during Lent. We were before FM radio, tape recorders, electric typewriters, word processors, Muzak, elec- tronic music and disco dancing—and that is not totally bad!” — Dr. Bette Stephenson (Class of 1946 ) Not shown in the Convocation photograph: Andrew Smaggus Medical Alumni Association 9 17498 Relay MAA Matter.qxd 11/21/06 10:02 AM Page 10

CONVOCATION 2006

“I HAVE THREE PIECES OF ADVICE TO GIVE YOU – ACTUALLY I HAVE A LOT more advice than that but have only been given five minutes: “First — recognize that information is not the same as knowledge. You have just completed your undergraduate medical studies, and are absolutely stuffed full of information and have access to unlimited additional information via the web. Knowledge is A TOAST TO THE UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO what you need to perform as a physician, and experience is where Thank you all for coming to the MAA dinner this year, you transform information into knowledge. Now we have the toast to U of T, “Second — the transformation of information into knowledge So all lend an ear. takes place around patient care, and in that process you will find U of T let us in, four long years ago, that your patients are your best teachers. Keep that always in All of us stellar, none considered so-so! mind and lose no opportunity to spend time with patients. Pay They sent us the letter that first week in June attention to what they say to you, respect them for what they are, That said Welcome, we’d all so soon learn. and get to know them as people, not as diseases that happen to U of T gave us O-Week to meet one another, be attached to some person’s body. Your career and profession To become friends and family, each a new sister and brother. will be richer for you having done so, and your most lasting mem- They fed us and taught us and fed us again, ories of practice will involve patients. ‘Til each of us learned how to find free food and when. “Third — take your work seriously, but don’t take yourself too They called us the smart class—“We’re the nerds!’ we would boast seriously. Choose a field of medicine that you can love, and one To more than 175 years of smart kids, does U of T toast. . . that can be fun. You have to be able to laugh sometimes while you — Excerpt from the dinner toast made by Dr. Anna Shawyer, work, because there will be many other times that you will more Valedictorian (Class of 2006), MAA Convocation Banquet feel like crying.” — Dr. Bernie Langer (Class of 1956) Congra

Class of 1941 Class of 1946 (L to R) Drs. Jack Denne, Lillian Sugarman Clark, R. Roy Forsey Front Row (L to R): Drs. Alan Carrie, Walter Parliament Row 2 (L to R): Drs. Frank Newland, Harold Grossman, Donald Gibson, Norman Raskin, William Graham, Peter Allen, Bette Stephenson, Irvin Strathman, W. Robson Grier, Francis Prouse Row 3 (L to R): Drs. Kenneth Vickers, Lloyd Bailey, Oscar Kofman, George Low, Frederick Bryans, Robert Slater, William Blastorah, W. Davy Smith, L. John Sullivan

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Recognizing achievement Congratulations to MAA award winners at 2006 Convocation Banquet

Robert P. Orange Memorial Dr. Irvin (Kelly) Gollish 1957 Dr. Ruth Kurdyak Memorial Medal and Prize Memorial Award MAA Medical Student Award, Dr. Andrew Pinto (2006) Dr. Rishi Gupta (2006) Inaugural Year This award, donated by Dr. Vic Kurdyak Delbert S. Hoare Award Dr. Mary Hollington (6T0) in memory of his wife, Dr. Ruth Dr. Katherine Bingham (2006) Pre-Clinical Teaching Award Kurdyak (6T0), and matched by the univer- Dr. Ian Taylor The Samuel J. sity, will be awarded annually to students Streight Award Dr. Mary Hollington with financial need.This year’s recipients Dr. Tara Burra (2006) Clinical Teaching Award are Dorothy Li (0T8) (shown here with Dr. Yuna Lee The Medical Alumni Association Dr. Kurdyak) and Cory Jubenvile (0T8). Proficiency Scholarships The Silver Shovel – Chute Award Drs. Diana Toubassi and Dr. Martin Schreiber (1987) David Frost (2006) Ms. Phyllis Todd, accepting the Class of 1989 Medical Class of 1989 Medical Alumni Dr. John Hepburn Award Alumni Award Award on behalf of her brother, the Kyoung-Han Kim, Dr. John Bradley (1975) (posthumously) late Dr. John Bradley (Class of 1975), Ph.D. candidate David Eberle Memorial from Dr. Suan-Seh Foo (Class of Weber/Nimon Prize Alumni Award 1990), President, MAA in Neurology Dr. Vince Chien (1993) ratulationsDr. Lorraine Kalia (2006)

Class of 1956 Front Row (L to R): Drs. Lloyd Silverman, Nancy Ironside, John Deck, Stefan Kopytek, John Trelford, Dorothy Lieberman, Beverley Pearson- Murphy, Jack Morgan, J. Lawrence Naiman, Peter McDougall, Robert Ghent, William Matthews Row 2 (L to R): Drs. Floyd Green, Bernard Bronstein, Teruo Izukawa, Stanley Revich, Emile Temelcoff, Thomas Patterson, Fred Walsh, Bernard Glazman, Margaret MacGillivray, Douglas Kennedy, Robert Jackson Row 3 (L to R): Drs. Peter Janetos, Bernard Langer, Donald McDonald, Zdzislaw Mech, Newton Markus, Milton Margulies, Thomas Barrington, Chris Loukras, Abe Eisen, William McIlroy, Matthew Graham, Alexander Macpherson Row 4 (L to R): Drs. Don Hadley, D. Eric Greenhow, James Carson, David J. Scott, Thomas Wright, Barry Shoemaker, George de Veber, William Finlayson, Bill Samis, Frederick Roberts, Ted Croal Row 5 (L to R): Drs. Douglas Alton, Hugh Rose, James Wilkes, Douglas Schatz, Leo Chaikoff, Donald C. Steele, Gerry O’Dwyer, Robert Ridge, John Johnson Row 6 (L to R): Drs. Wentworth Jones, Terence O’Heany, Gerald Jones, George Lindsay, D. Brendan Sweeney, Robert Smith, Roman Einhorn, Donald Cowan

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CLASS REUNIONS Let’s get together

THE CLASS OF 1937, in celebration reunion on Wednesday, June 13, 2007, time Eaton Centre. of its 70th anniversary, will be among the and venue to be decided. The class will also Activities will honoured guests at the MAA Convocation be invited to the Pre-Convocation Ceremony include a recep- Banquet in the Great Hall, Hart House on and the Dean’s Luncheon on June 6, 2007, tion and dinner on Tuesday, June 5, 2007. You will also be Convocation Day. For further information, Saturday evening in the Trinity Ballrooms, invited to the Pre-Convocation Ceremony contact Dr. Noreen Crocker at 1269 Royal followed by breakfast and an academic the following morning, Wednesday, June 6, York Road, Islington, ON M9A 4C4. session on Sunday morning, from 2007, in Convocation Hall, followed by THE CLASS OF 1957, in celebration 9:30 a.m. until noon. For further the Dean’s Luncheon in the Medical of its 50th anniversary, will be among the information, contact Dr. Shim Felsen Sciences Building. If you can attend, honoured guests at the MAA Convocation at [email protected], or go to the phone Ruth Gillings in the MAA office Banquet in the Great Hall, Hart House Reunion website, hosted by Ray Tesluk at (416) 978-0991. on Tuesday, June 5, 2007. You will also be at: http://www.medclass67.com/. THE CLASS OF 1942, in celebration invited to the Pre-Convocation Ceremony THE CLASS OF 1971 will hold a of its 65th anniversary, will be among the the following morning, Wednesday, June 6, belated 35th reunion on April 20 and 21, honoured guests at the MAA Convocation 2007, at the Park Hyatt Hotel. Activities Banquet in the Great Hall, Hart House include a cocktail reception from 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 5, 2007. You will also be until 11:00 p.m. on Friday evening, and invited to the Pre-Convocation Ceremony cocktails and dinner on Saturday evening, the following morning, Wednesday, June 6, April 21, 2007, from 6:30 p.m. For further 2007, in Convocation Hall, followed by the information, contact Dr. Alice Dong at: Dean’s Luncheon in the Medical Sciences [email protected]. Building. In addition, if there is sufficient THE CLASS OF 1977 is hoping to hold interest, the class will enjoy a luncheon at a 30th reunion in 2007. If you have ideas, the York Club. A mailing will go out soon A group of 8T1 alumni enjoy “gathering around or are willing to assist with planning and with more details. For information, contact the yearbook” at their recent 25th reunion, organizing the reunion, contact Dr. Mary Dr. John Maus at [email protected] held June 23-25, 2006. E-mail your reunion Hanson at [email protected], or Ruth Gillings at (416) 978-0991. photos to [email protected]. Dr. Laurence Klotz at lawrence.klotz@ THE CLASS OF 1946 will hold its sunnybrook.ca, or Dr. Kenneth Melvin 61st reunion luncheon on Saturday, May 2007, in Convocation Hall, followed by at [email protected]. Class members 26, 2007, at The Granite Club in Toronto. the Dean’s Luncheon in the Medical will receive a reunion mailing soon. For more information, contact Dr. Bette Sciences Building. In addition, there will THE CLASS of 1992 has decided to Stephenson at 60 Forest Ridge Rd., be a class dinner on Wednesday, June 6, forego a 15th reunion, and to organize a Richmond Hill, ON L4E 3L8. 2007, at 7:00 p.m., at Massey College, 4 20th reunion in 2012. THE CLASS OF 1947, in celebration Devonshire Place, Toronto. For further THE CLASS OF 1997 will hold a of its 60th anniversary, will be among the information, contact Dr. Barney Giblon at 10-year reunion on November 17 and honoured guests at the MAA Convocation [email protected], or Dr. Cyril 18, 2007. Tentative plans include a Banquet, in the Great Hall, Hart House Gryfe, webmaster at [email protected]. dinner/dance on Saturday evening, and a on Tuesday, June 5, 2007. You will also be For further information, see the reunion luncheon on Sunday. Details of times and invited to the Pre-Convocation Ceremony website at http://www.5t7meds.org. venues will be decided shortly. For further the following morning, Wednesday, June 6, THE CLASS OF 1962 will hold a information, contact Dr. Cindy MacLoghlin 2007, in Convocation Hall, followed by the 45-year reunion, with a dinner on Saturday, at [email protected]. Dean’s Luncheon in the Medical Sciences June 23, 2007, at The Gardiner Museum THE CLASSES of 1972, 1982 and

Building. The class will also enjoy a 60th of Ceramic Art. For further information, 1987, will celebrate their 35th, 25th, and ILLUSTRATION: JOSÉE MASSE anniversary luncheon on Thursday, June 7, contact Dr. Ed Pamenter at 22 Bramley St. 20th anniversaries respectively in 2007. For 2007, at The Estates of Sunnybrook. For N., Port Hope, ON L1A 3K8. assistance in organizing reunions, please con- more information, contact Dr. Patricia THE CLASS OF 1967 will hold a tact Ruth Gillings at the Medical Alumni White at [email protected]. 40th reunion on Saturday, May 26, 2007, Association at [email protected]. PHOTO: PETER MASKENS PHOTO: THE CLASS OF 1952 will hold its 55th at the Toronto Marriott Downtown, or (416) 978-0991.

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CLASS NOTES News from Your Classmates

CLASS OF 1932 Navy, Margaret chose to give up medicine June 20, 2006, at her home in Toronto. Dr. Margaret THORPE, at age 101, in favour of becoming a homemaker and Ruth graduated from University College in moved into a retirement home. She raising four wonderful children in Ohio. 1948. Ruth and David, both previously enjoys good health but has poor eyesight. Contact: c/o [email protected]. widowed, were married in 1980, and truly Contact: Conifer Lodge, 95/99 Pembroke enjoyed each other’s company. Meds 4T7 Cres., Hove, East Sussex, United CLASS OF 1946 has had yearly mini-reunions, where Kingdom, BN3 5DE. Dr. Donald GIBSON is enjoying good Ruth got to know members of the class. health, the Victoria climate and his family. She was looking forward to the 60th CLASS OF 1936 Contact: [email protected]. reunion next June, 2007. Contact: Dr. John HADDAD regrets not being able Dr. Alick LITTLE is well and caring for his [email protected]. to attend the MAA Convocation Banquet wife, Barbara, who is bravely battling cancer. in June. For the last five years, he has been They enjoy their home, family, friends and CLASS OF 1951 living in an Ottawa nursing home. garden. Contact: [email protected]. Dr. Ed NAPKE, who lives in Ottawa, is Contact: 301-100 Bronson Avenue, Dr. Kenneth VICKERS lives in Dunnville, involved with many organizations, includ- Ottawa, ON K1R 6G8. ON. Ken and his wife are celebrating their ing the Canadian Standards Association, 60th wedding anniversary this year. Physicians and Scientists for a Healthier CLASS OF 1938 Contact: 509 Cedar St., Dunnville, ON, World, and Compassion in Action. He’ll Dr. George TRIMBLE is still in N1A 3H4. see you at the next class reunion! practice, doing work for USA Veterans’ Contact: [email protected]. Administration in the evenings. He was CLASS OF 1947 Dr. David SOWBY regrets not being delighted to hear that 16 classmates are still Dr. Borden BACHYNSKI, an orthopedic able to attend the 55th reunion in June. “with us.” George turned 91 in July; he no surgeon in Regina, had a street named after He couldn’t get medical insurance because longer flies his own plane. Contact: 3538 him on May 24. Then on of his hepatic tumours. David is now in Kenwood Ave., Kansas City, MO, 64109. May 31, Borden was awarded remission and feeling well. Contact: the Saskatchewan Centennial [email protected]. CLASS OF 1941 Medal. Congratulations Dr. Margaret (Alexander) GENTLES is Dr. Bachynski! Contact: CLASS OF 1952 in a nursing home, her husband Roy [email protected]. Gentles tells us. Dr. Gentles accepted a Dr. Robert FOSTER was hoping to attend Surgeon Lieutenant’s commission in the the class 59th reunion in June but “had a Navy in WWII, a position that she could job to do in Angola.” He looks forward to take only after a bill was passed in the the 60th reunion next year. Contact: House of Commons, making her the first [email protected]. female doctor in the Navy. After marrying Dr. David SHAUL is sad to report that his Roy Gentles, whom she also met in the wife, Ruth Shaul, died suddenly on Tuesday, Dr. Eugene CORNELIUS retired five years ago as a professor and the director of nuclear oncology at Yale. For 35 years, he was with Yale where he conducted immunology CLASS OF 1945 research. In 1994, the Society of Nuclear Dr. George BURGESS is helping supply Medicine awarded Dr. Cornelius a gold basic medicines and medical supplies to medal. Eugene and his family enjoy their 10 nursing posts in Angola. He’s shown heavily forested estate in the Berkshire here with his “chief companion,” Mountains. Contact: P.O. Box 3392, Wiggles. Contact: [email protected]. New Haven, CT, 06515. Dr. Abraham HALPERN, a professor emeritus in psychiatry at New York Medical College, received the 2006

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Bruno Cormier Award from the Canadian Dr. Robert JACKSON, after 15 years in surgery and attends emergency room clinics. Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Dallas, has returned to Toronto. He works Contact: [email protected]. to mark his contributions to forensic part-time at the Orthopaedic and Arthritic Dr. Sydney EFFER was awarded the psychiatry. Contact: 720 The Parkway, Hospital and is enjoying watching his President’s Annual Award at the Society of Mamaroneck, NY, 10543-4299. grandchildren grow up. Contact: Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of [email protected]. Canada’s (SOGC) annual clinical meeting in CLASS OF 1953 Dr. Gerald JONES retired in 1994 Vancouver in June. This is the highest award Dr. Jerry KOPSTEIN of Tecumseh, ON, and lives in Lansdowne, ON. offered by the SOGC, given to a Canadian received a 2006 Glenn Sawyer Award from Contact: [email protected]. healthcare professional who has substantially the Ontario Medical Association, for Dr. Margaret (Stoute) MacGILLIVRAY enriched the lives of Canadians throughout community service and service to the is a pediatrics professor (emeritus 2001) his/her career. Contact: [email protected]. medical profession. He practised dermatology at the University of Buffalo Medical Dr. Paul HOAKEN and his wife, Ellen, in Windsor for 45 years. Contact: dermkop@ School and works at Children’s Hospital joined John Duff (Class of 1957) and sympatico.ca. two days a week. Sadly, her husband, Barbara in celebrating Nick Stratas’s (Class A.D. MacGillivray, died in 2001. of 1957) and René’s 50th wedding CLASS OF 1954 Margaret has three children and an anniversary in May 2006. Dr. Hoaken Dr. George BURROWS of Sutton West, 11-year-old granddaughter. Contact: works two days a week. Paul and Ellen’s ON, was chosen as the 2006 Physician of [email protected]. tenth grandchild was born in June. the Year by the Ontario College of Family Dr. Roger MORGAN is enjoying Contact: Box 247, Bath, ON, K0H 1GO, Physicians. He worked part-time in the retirement and “growing old gracefully.” or [email protected]. emergency department at York County He keenly follows the activities of Dr. Marvin Hospital, did locums in aboriginal com- U of T’s medical faculty. Contact: TILE was munities in Northern Ontario and was a [email protected]. recently legendary preceptor. Recently, in response Dr. Bill SAMIS is still honoured by to the doctor shortage, George came out practising and reports that U of T and of retirement to do house calls, nursing he’s happy and healthy. Sunnybrook home care and palliative care. Contact: Contact: billandjane@ with an [email protected]. rogers.com. endowed chair, Dr. Emile TEMEL- the Marvin Tile CLASS OF 1956 COFF works part-time in psychiatry. He’s in Chair in Orthopedic Surgery. A professor Dr. Leon BLOOM retired from orthopedic Toronto in an independent practice, and has emeritus at U of T, his two books are now surgery in 1996. Leon lives in Houston, hospital privileges at Trillium Health Centre. in their third editions. Contact: recently celebrated 54 years of marriage He also assists in surgeries, preferring plastic [email protected]. and enjoys playing tennis. Contact: surgery because he can sit down. Contact: [email protected]. [email protected]. CLASS OF 1961 Dr. Ted CROAL is enjoying retirement in Dr. James WILKES sadly reports that his Dr. Mervyn DEITEL received the Brantford, ON. He’s active in the Probus wife, Suzanne, died on September 13, 2006, First Distinguished Service Award from Club and enjoys classical music, opera, fish- in Collingwood, ON. Suzanne was prede- the International Federation for the ing and bridge. Contact: [email protected]. ceased by grandson Jared, and is greatly Surgery of Obesity in 2005. He is the Dr. Teruo IZUKAWA retired 11 years ago missed by six children and 13 grandchil- editor of Obesity Surgery. Contact: and is active with the Toronto Buddhist dren. You can send your condolences to Jim www.obesitysurgery.com. Church. Teruo and his wife, Joyce, have at [email protected]. Dr. Arnold NOYEK welcomes other three children. Their eldest son is a neuro- medical alumni to join him in his work surgeon at Trillium Hospital, their daughter CLASS OF 1957 with the Canadian International Scientific a geriatrician at Baycrest Hospital and their Dr. Ned GROVE lives in Hillsborough, Exchange Program, which has built youngest son an architect. Contact: CA, and practises in San Mateo. He sees partnerships with over 20 hospitals in [email protected]. patients in his office, does some orthopedic the Middle East. For more information

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on this peace-building initiative across the University Health Network and a professor CLASS OF 1978 Arab-Israeli divide, visit www.cisepro.ca. at U of T, has been practising family medi- Dr. David NAYLOR was named to the Dr. Noyek is an otolaryngologist at Mount cine in Grand Valley, ON. He’s also the Order of Canada on July 24, 2006, for his Sinai Hospital in Toronto. Contact: laboratory director for northern hospitals outstanding contributions to health care and [email protected]. in Grey-Bruce County. To relax, Don education. Congratulations, President is restoring two stone farmhouses. Naylor! Contact: [email protected]. Contact: [email protected]. CLASS OF 1981 CLASS OF 1971 Dr. Marianne BELAU is in family practice Dr. Andrew ARMSTRONG is in family and complex continuing care in Barrie, ON. practice in Toronto and is married with She is married to Daryl Yaeger, and they three adult children. Contact: 5179 have two children, Ben, 15, and Cheryn, Yonge St., Willowdale, ON, M2N 5P5. 14. Contact: 48 Alliance Rd., B-7, Barrie, Dr. Barbara KEE has been PSI Foundation ON, L4M 5K3. President since 2004. She has been in family practice in Scarborough, ON, for CLASS OF 1983 34 years. Barbara and her husband delight Dr. Nicholas CLASS OF 1963 in their two grandchildren. Contact: LEYLAND is the Dr. Giselle MICROYS retired in 2004 [email protected]. medical director and rewarded herself with her dream car, a Dr. Larry PIVNICK received his Doctor of the Women’s, 911 Porsche Carrera 45. She loves her sil- of Laws at Southern Methodist University, Children’s and ver “baby”! Contact: [email protected]. Dallas, in 1993. He graduated in the top Family Health 25 per cent of his class while practising Program and the medicine full-time. Dr. Pivnick now chief of obstet- CLASS OF 1966 helps counsel medical malpractice cases. rics/gynecology Dr. Keith BOUGHTON has a fitting office Contact: [email protected]. at St. Joseph’s address – 1966 Harrison Way, Kamloops, Dr. Lorne Health Centre in Toronto. Over the last 10 B.C. He couldn’t TARSHIS is the years, Dr. Leyland has made several trips to get them to chief surgeon China to teach endoscopic surgical tech- change it to at the Institute of niques. Recently, he completed a master’s of AirForce #1 Cosmetic Surgery health care management at Harvard. Nick Way. Keith is in Toronto. The and his wife, Carol, have five children. They shown here proud grandfather adopted their youngest child in China in with his of three, Lorne is an 2003. Contact: [email protected]. grandson, Benjamin. Contact: avid cyclist [email protected]. in his spare time. Contact: CLASS OF 1984 Dr. Vladimir HACHINSKI has been [email protected]. Dr. Paul DAGG has moved to Kamloops, named a Distinguished University Professor BC, to be the clinical director of the new at the University of Western Ontario in CLASS OF 1976 Tertiary Mental Health Development in the London. He is first vice-president of the Dr. James OOI, convocated in 7T7, interior. Contact: [email protected]. World Federation of Neurology and but started with the class of 7T6, and editor-in-chief of Stroke. Contact: identifies more strongly with it. Dr. CLASS OF 1985 [email protected]. Ooi has established a rural health practice Dr. Caroline DESPARD is sad to in Corning, CA. He needs help! Any announce the sudden passing of her father, CLASS OF 1967 undergraduate with an ACA license Arthur Despard, in his 73rd year, on January Dr. Donald MICKLE, since retiring in interested in joining him? Contact: 13, 2006. Predeceased by his grandson 2005 as the director of clinical chemistry at [email protected]. William, Mr. Despard is missed by his wife,

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Patricia, three daughters and seven grand- CLASS OF 1992 Dr. Barbara ERDELYI, her children. Contact: [email protected]. Dr. Stewart McCALLUM recently joined husband, Evan Salofsky, and GlaxoSmithKline in King of Prussia, PA, as their twins, Jake and Allison, CLASS OF 1986 its director of clinical pharmacology in dis- are happy to announce the Dr. Eric YOSHIDA was appointed head covery medicine. He’ll focus on developing arrival of Corey Ryder. Born of the gastroenterology division at the novel compounds with urologic indications. August 4, 2006, he weighed 9 lbs., University of British Columbia in February Contact: [email protected]. 5 oz. Contact: [email protected]. 2006. Contact: [email protected]. CLASS OF 1996 CLASS OF 2000 CLASS OF 1988 Dr. Anne-Marie Dr. Ryan Dr. Ben CHAN is CEO of the Health HUMNISKI is FOSTER and Quality Council in practising emer- his wife, Miriam Saskatchewan. gency medicine Desjardins, Victoria College at Credit Valley are thrilled to named Ben the Hospital in Mississauga and enjoying her announce the birth Alumnus of the Year, 19-month-old daughter, Sophia. She’s of their first child, Ava Mikaele, on March and the Canadian married to Andre Sochaniwsky, a senior 17, 2006. Ryan finished his critical care College of Health management consultant at Accenture. (adult) postgraduate training in June. Service Executives Contact: [email protected]. Contact: [email protected]. named him Canada’s Dr. Joshua POLSKY has been practising Outstanding Young obstetrics/gynecology in Windsor since Other Health Executive of the Year. Contact: 2001. He married Dr. Elise Milrod Dr. Natalie LEAHY, [email protected]. (Western 1998) in 2001, and they have two (McMaster 2004) young children, Emelia and Max. Contact: who was the MAA’s CLASS OF 1989 [email protected]. PAIRO Rep last year, Dr. Tien LE was recently appointed an and her husband, associate professor in the division of CLASS OF 1999 Chris Leahy, happily announce the birth gynecologic oncology Drs. Adrian YEE of their daughter, Ada Delima, on June 24, at the University and Janet MAK 2006. Ada is the first grandchild for both of Ottawa. Dr. Le is (Class of 2001) families, so let the spoiling begin! Contact: also chair of the guide- are delighted to [email protected]. line committee of the announce the birth Society of Gynecologic of their daughter, Oncologists of Canada. Contact: Samantha Ashley, on July 26, 2005, in Keep in touch [email protected]. Victoria. Contact: [email protected]. with us E-mail your news and photos CLASS OF 1990 (jpeg attachments are great) Dr. STEVEN TISHLER (centre), after to Ruth Gillings at receiving a 2006 U of T Arbor Award, is [email protected] shown here with his wife, Dr. Samantha Sandler (9T3), and Dr. Victor Kurdyak or mail letters and prints (6T0). The Arbor Awards recognize alumni (we will return photos) to Room volunteers for longstanding personal 3249, Medical Sciences Building, service to the university. Congratulations 1 King’s College Circle, Toronto, Dr. Tishler! Contact: [email protected]. ON M5S 1A8

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CLASS OF 1936 CLASS OF 1944 Catharines for 59 years and a past president Dr. Vernon WINCOTT, in his 89th year, on Dr. William Raymond KEELER, at age 86, on of the Canadian College of Family Physicians. March 22, 1999, in Niagara Falls, ON. April 19, 2006, in Toronto. After He received the Governor General’s Caring serving as an associate professor at Canadian Award in 2003. Doug’s grandchildren CLASS OF 1939 the University of Michigan, Ann invite you to mail your memories of their grand- Dr. Ida McNaughton Arbor, and the director of its father to 352 Martindale Rd., St. Catharines, McDONALD, in her 93rd year, Children’s Psychiatric Hospital, Dr. Keeler ON, L2R 6P9. on July 15, 2006, in Hanover, ON. returned to Toronto in the late ’50s to enter pri- Dr. Eric J. STARK, in his 83rd year, on Feb. 26, In 1940, Dr. McDonald was one of vate psychiatric practice. His retirement in 1998 2006, in Kelowna, BC. Dr. Stark was the first only eight women admitted to the field of was hastened by a head injury from a motor head of the otolaryngology department at psychiatry. She practised in Toronto and then, vehicle accident. He is missed by his wife, Mary, Royal University Hospital and City Hospital in after marrying and raising four children, and daughter, Judy. Saskatoon. In 1974, he retired to Kelowna but worked at London Psychiatric Hospital. Dr. William John ROBERTSON, in his 86th continued practising until 1994. He also served She retired in 1981. year, on Aug. 31, 2006, in Sault Ste. Marie, ON. as treasurer and president of the Canadian Dr. Philip Archibald RYAN, in his 93rd year, Predeceased by his wife of 60 years, Ruby, Bill is Otolaryngology Society. on July 22, 2006, in Cobourg, ON. Dr. Ryan missed by his six children, 13 grandchildren and practised as an allergist and in two great-grandchildren. He comes from a family CLASS OF 1947 the outpatient department at St. of doctors that includes his son, Dr. John Dr. John Walter HAZLETT, in his 84th year, Michael’s Hospital in Toronto. Philip Robertson (Class of 1970), his granddaughter, on Thursday, October 12, 2006, in Kingston. is missed by his son, William, and Dr. Julia Robertson, grandson Dr. Aaron Keshen, Dr. Hazlett died peacefully at home with the grandson, Christopher. In recent years, he lived two uncles, Drs. Frank Elkerton (Class of 1915) courage and dignity he has shown for 11 in his hometown of Port Hope, ON. and Lionel Elkerton (Class of 1933). For 47 years. He will be missed by his wife, Lois, years, Dr. Robertson served as a pediatrician in children John (Janice), Paul (Tania), Mark CLASS OF 1940 Sault Ste. Marie. (Leanne), Peter (Victoria) and the late Robert Dr. Joseph GREEN, in his 94th year, on April Dr. Lloyd WARCUP, in his 88th year, on May James, as well as his nine grandchildren. As 28, 2006, in Los Angeles. His memory is cher- 4, 2004, in Terrace, BC. requested by Dr. Hazlett, his body will be donated ished by his two sisters, two children and four to the Anatomy Department at Queen’s grandchildren. CLASS OF 1945 University. Dr. Barclay McKONE, in his 92nd year, on Dr. William John McCRACKEN, in his 85th Dr. Margaret (McKee) June 16, 2006, in Peterborough, ON. Barclay year, on April 19, 2006, in Hamilton. Dr. TREMBATH, in her 82nd year, is lovingly remembered by his wife of McCracken was a consultant surgeon in on Jan. 1, 2006, in Langley, BC. 64 years, Lorna, two children, three Hamilton, and a founding member and past- After a fulfilling career as a family granddaughters and four great- president of the Hamilton Medical Society. physician. Dr. Trembath retired in 1997. grandchildren. Dr. McKone served in From 1974 to 1986, he worked for the Workers’ “Mike” is survived by her husband of 55 years, tuberculosis institutions for 13 years and Compensation Board. Bill leaves behind Shirley, Dr. James Trembath (Class of 1952), three as a family physician for 23 years. He was the his beloved wife. daughters and her many grandchildren and great- first medical superintendent of Moose Factory grandchildren. Her accomplishments included Hospital in Ontario, and his report on those CLASS OF 1946 learning how to fly a plane, play experiences is in the collection of U of T’s Dr. Donald Lou Alexander BASTEDO, on the piano and cultivate rhododendrons. Thomas Fisher Rare Books Library. Sept. 1, 2006, in Kitchener, ON. Don’s memory is cherished by his wife, Sally, four children and CLASS OF 1948 CLASS OF JANUARY 1943 nine grandchildren. From 1950 to 1990, Dr. Dr. Hildegarde Mathilde Emma Le Gresley Dr. Randolph Wilbur WHITE, in his 87th Bastedo was a pediatrician in Kitchener. VIERKOETTER, in her 80th year, on Aug. 27, year, on Dec. 27, 2005, in Truro, England. After Dr. Douglas Earl HUNT, at age 91, on May 8, 2006, in Toronto. C.E. Balfour’s serving in the RCAF, Dr. White worked at 2006. Doug is missed by his wife of 62 years, Dr. devoted wife for 52 years, Hildegarde London Hospital and the Institute of Urology in Jean M. Hunt, his children, Margaret Pulford, leaves two children as well as grand- England. In 1974, he was appointed a consultant Dr. Elizabeth Hunt, Dr. John Hunt children and great-grandchildren. hematologist at the Royal Albert Edward and Douglas E. Hunt Jr., as well Infirmary in Wigan and Hip Centre in as his 10 grandchildren and great- CLASS OF 1949 Wrightington. He retired in 1984. grandchild. Dr. Hunt was a fami- Dr. Robert Alan ARMSTRONG, at age 79, ly physician and surgeon in St. on Feb. 25, 2006, in Ottawa. In 1967, Dr.

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Armstrong became the first director retiring in 1974. He was granted Life Membership Medical School. Predeceased by his youngest son, of medical care at Health Canada, to the College of Family Physicians of Canada. Dr. Timothy Ashwell,Tom is missed by his wife, and then in 1973 was appointed Helen, four children and seven grandchildren. Director General of Health CLASS OF 1952 Dr. Samuel BIRENBAUM, in his 74th year, on Insurance. Robert is survived by his wife, Mary, Dr. Earl Francis MAHONEY, on May 21, June 30, 2006, in Toronto. Beloved husband of three children and six grandchildren. 2006, in Castro Valley, CA. Predeceased by his Gloria, Sam was devoted to his three children, Dr. Kenneth Frederick EDWARDS, in his 81st son Mark in 2004, Earl is survived by his wife, three step-children and 10 grandchildren. year, on October 13th, 2006. Survived by his Betz, and two sons. Dr. Mahoney settled in Castro wife Mary Catherine ‘’Mac’‘ (Ives), Dr. Edwards Valley in 1960 where he served at Eden and CLASS OF 1957 practised anesthesia at the University Hospitals in Doctors’ hospitals until 1984. He was a diplo- Dr. Janice L. HUFFMAN, in her Kingston, Ontario until his retirement in 1994. mate of the American Board of Anesthesiology. 73rd year, on Aug. 31, 2006, in Dr. Robert Douglas JEFFS, in his 82nd year, Dr. Robert Edward TURNER, in Mississauga, ON. As a tribute to on Aug. 28, 2006. After serving as a pediatric his 81st year, on July 27, 2006, in Dr. Huffman, the Class of 1957 is urologist in Toronto, Dr. Jeffs worked at John Toronto. His wife of 54 years, Jan, initiating the 5T7 Dr. Janice Huffman Memorial Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, MD. Bob is four children and eight grandchil- Award in Radiology in her memory. Please survived by Catharine, his wife of 55 years, three dren mourn his passing. A pioneer in forensic contact Dr. Barney Giblon at barney.giblon@ children and four grandchildren. psychiatry, Dr. Turner served at Toronto utoronto.ca for further information. Dr. Maurice B. WEINBERG, in his 81st year, on Psychiatric Hospital, the Clarke Institute of May 5, 2006, in Jerusalem. Moshe was the beloved Psychiatry and Metropolitan Toronto Forensic CLASS OF 1962 husband of Rose, the father of five children and a Service. He was a professor emeritus at U of T. Dr. Herman ALLADIN, at age 77, on April 3, devoted grandfather and great-grandfather. Dr. Thomas Lawrence WALKER, in his 84th 2006 in Newmarket, ON. You can send your year, on July 19, 2006, in Chatham, ON. Larry condolences to Herman’s wife, Pat, two daughters CLASS OF 1950 was Ruth’s beloved husband for 56 years. and two grandchildren at 499 Kinrara Court, Dr. James Forsyth MOFFAT, in his 81st year, Predeceased by his son Tom in 1989, Larry is Newmarket ON L3X 2H4. on October 4, 2006, at Sunnybrook Hospital, sorely missed by his three children and seven Dr. Ronald Irving CARR, in his Veteran’s Wing, Toronto, after a lengthy illness grandchildren. Dr. Walker served in Chatham 70th year, on Aug. 15, 2005, in which he endured with dignity and stoicism. Jim from 1956 to April 2006. He was chief of staff at Halifax. His research led him to is survived by his beloved wife Nancy, children St. Joseph’s Hospital from 1965 to 1971. the National Jewish Hospital and Jennifer, Ellen, Barbara and Margaret, and three Research Centre in Denver, CO. He was grandchildren. CLASS OF 1953 appointed an associate professor at the University Dr. Marcus SEDLMEIR, in his 87th year, Dr. John PETERSON, in his 82nd year, on of Colorado and was a founding member of on February 20, 2006, in Denison, TX. Sept. 10, 2006, in Toronto. Bernice’s much loved the Lupus Foundation of America. In 1983, he husband for 60 years, John leaves behind three moved to Halifax to continue his research and CLASS OF 1951 children and two grandchildren. Dr. Peterson was teach at Dalhousie University. His legacy is our Dr. Abraham EISEN, in his 81st year, on July a general practitioner who served for several years increased understanding of lupus, transplantation, 18, 2006, in Toronto. The beloved husband of at Humber River Regional Hospital. the mind-body connection, and the role of diet Joyce, Abraham was devoted to his five children Dr. John Sloan SENN, in his 78th year, and herbal medicine on immune function. and 10 grandchildren. Dr. Eisen served as on Aug. 12, 2006, in Toronto. Dr. Senn He is missed by his wife, Nancy, and two children. an obstetrician/gynecologist. led Sunnybrook Hospital’s clinical hematology Dr. Walter O. SPITZER, at age 69, on April 27, Dr. James GARRIOCK, in his 88th year, on department for nearly 40 years while researching 2006, in Kingston due to complications from a September 14, 2006, in Clinton, ON. Survived leukemia and bone marrow cancer. His wife, recent car accident. Walter is sorely missed by his by his wife Sheila Haywood and three sons, Jean, three children and five grandchildren cher- wife, Carmen, seven children and 10 grandchil- David, Ian, Philip, and seven grandchildren, ish John’s memory. dren. An epidemiologist and educator, Dr. Spitzer James practised family medicine in Woodbridge served at McMaster University, McGill University for many years, serving the village and rural com- CLASS OF 1956 and Stanford University. He was the editor of the munity, spending the latter part of his career in Dr. Thomas O. ASHWELL, Journal of Clinical Epidemiology and authored Bolton. He was appointed assistant professor to at age 73, on March 25, 2006, in Jamestown, myriad articles and books. the Faculty of Medicine at U of T and among ND. After practising in Smith Falls, other hospital appointments he served as chief of ON, Dr. Ashwell joined the Dakota CLASS OF 1963 staff at Peel Memorial Hospital. For many years Clinic in Jamestown in 1979. Dr. Dr. Gerald Kennard SEARLES, at age 80, on he was coroner for York and Peel Counties, Ashwell was a fellow of Harvard April 15, 2006, in Scarborough, ON. A family

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Medical Alumni Association physician, Dr. Searles practised in Sioux Lookout, Humber River Regional, York Finch and ON, Schreiber, ON, and Scarborough. He retired Northwestern. His devoted partner, Enfrocina Medical Alumni Association in 2005. He is survived by his wife of 56 years, “Pressy” Manigo, cherishes his memory. Board of Directors Thelma, five children and eight grandchildren. 2006-2007 Dr. Robert Lyman Adam WALKER, in his CLASS OF 1975 64th year, on Nov. 6, 2005, in Danville, PA. Dr. Stephen Gary COLE, in his 56th year, on July Dr. Catharine Whiteside (MD 1975) Since 1977, Dr. Walker served in obstetrics/ 22, 2006, in La Jolla, CA. Stephen is missed by his Honorary President gynecology and gynecologic oncology at Geisinger wife, Reissa, and daughter, Hilary. He is the cher- Medical Center in Danville. His wife, Rena, two ished son of the late Dr. Louis Cole (Class of 1940) children and two stepsons cherish his memory. and the brother of Dr. Edward Cole of Toronto. Dr. Suan-Seh Foo (MD 1990) President CLASS OF 1965 CLASS OF 1979 Dr. Ralph Morton PRICE, in his Dr. Juan SUBIRANA, in his 52nd year, on June Dr. Barney Giblon (MD 1957) 67th year, on Sept. 16, 2006, in 20, 2006, in Toronto. The beloved son of Juan Vice-President Bowmanville, ON. Ralph was the Jose and Dolores and dear brother of Jose, Dr. beloved husband of Patricia (nee Hoare) Subirana passed away after a brief illness. He and the loved father of Kim and her husband practised family medicine at 474 College Street Dr. Jay Keystone (MD 1969) Bruce; Matthew; Taylor and his fiancée, Sylvia, as for over 20 years. He will be missed by many Past President well as two dear grandchildren. A family doctor friends, patients and colleagues. in Brooklin, Port Perry and Blackstock, he prac- Dr. Peter Kopplin (MD 1963) tised for over 40 years. He and his wife Pat creat- CLASS OF 1980 ed a renowned collection of Canadiana that has Dr. Edward KAMSKI, in his 60th Secretary been widely exhibited and made a permanent year, on June 18, 2006, in Toronto. donation to The National Museum of Man. Ed died suddenly, yet peacefully, in Dr. Flavio Habal (MD 1977) his home. Treasurer CLASS OF 1970 Dr. Paul G. LEVY, in his 61st year, on June 20, CLASS OF 1991 2006, in Toronto. Paul was the cherished husband Dr. Janny Teuna (Wijngaarden) Dr. Victor Kurdyak (MD 1960) of Karen, loving father of Matthew and a devoted HYLAND, at age 39, on Feb. 8, Loan Officer son of the late Drs. Daniel and Frances Levy. 2006. Dr. Hyland served as an obstetrician/gynecologist. She is sadly Ms. Ruth Gillings CLASS OF 1971 missed by her husband, Scott, and two children, Administrator/Manager Dr. Mario George ASTAPHAN, at age 60, Corrie and Sarah. on Aug. 18, 2006, in St. Kitts, West Indies. Dr. John Otto LENART, in his 43rd year, “Jamie” is missed by his wife, Jacqueline, and on May 30, 2006, in Hamilton. A general Members-at-Large three children. Dr. Astaphan returned to his practitioner, Dr. Lenart will be sadly missed by Dr. Garson Conn (MD 1958) homeland of St. Kitts after working as a general his colleagues and patients at the Locke Street Dr. Lori Hasulo (MD 1995) practitioner in Campbellford, ON, Warkworth, Walk-In Clinic in Hamilton. Dr. Martin Kosoy (MD 1959) ON, and Toronto. In St. Kitts, he cared for almost 20 per cent of the population. CLASS OF 1993 Dr. Lap-Cheung Lee (MD 1975) Dr. Craig Bryce JONES, in his 38th year, on Dr. Irv Lipton (MD 1962) CLASS OF 1973 Dec. 28, 2005, in Toronto. Dr. Jones will be Dr. Tom Patterson (MD 1956) Dr. Howard J. DYAN, in his 57th year, on July sadly missed by his wife, Alison Hayward, and Archivist 13, 2006, in Victoria after a courageous battle five children. Dr. Peter Wyshynski (MD 1961) with cancer. His wife, Catherine, two children Dr. Diana Tamir (MD 2002) and one grandchild mourn his passing. MAA Matters accepts death notices and obituaries. Please mail them to Room 3249, PAIRO Rep Medical Sciences Building, CLASS OF 1974 Justin Chan (Class of 2009) 1 King’s College Circle, Dr. Joel Avrom HIBLOOM, in his 57th year, Toronto, M5S 1A8, President, Medical Society 2006/07 on Aug. 10, 2005, in Toronto. “Doc” worked in or e-mail to: [email protected] emergency medicine at three Toronto hospitals –

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onating publicly traded securities, donation—and satisfaction in knowing you As with any gift, you may designate the use including stocks, bonds, futures and are strengthening student and alumni support. of the value of the securities—please indicate Doptions, as well as shares in mutual Here’s what you need to know: if you wish a specific MAA designation—or funds, is a tax-smart way to support medical The most recent federal budget amendment leave the gift unrestricted. students with financial need through the MAA. eliminated capital gains tax on donations to The simple and easy way to make your Here’s how you benefit from this type charities of publicly-listed securities made as gift of stock or securities is to have the shares of donation to the MAA: of May 2, 2006. electronically transferred from your account You will pay no capital gains tax on the The value of your tax receipt will be based on to MAA’s investment house. appreciated value of the above (which is the market closing price on the day the MAA There is no minimum gift amount. the opposite of what happens when you sell takes legal receipt of your stock or securities into For more information and help in making your stocks and then donate the proceeds). our brokerage account. a donation of stock and securities to the MAA, You will receive a tax receipt for the Claim charitable donations made through the please contact Ruth Gillings at the Medical full appreciated value of your donation. MAA’s investment house up to 75 per cent of Alumni Office at (416) 978-0991 or The result is a substantial reduction on your your net income. A five-year carry forward on [email protected]. out-of-pocket expense in making this type of any unused donation amount is permitted. Yes, I’ll support the MAA $50 $100 $250 Other $ ______FULL NAME (WITH TITLE)

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MAA Matters is published by the Medical Editor: Fiona Irvine-Goulet For more information, PLEASE NOTE Alumni Association in co-operation with the Contributors: Dr. Suan-Seh Foo, Dr. please contact: Ruth Gillings, that the MAA website University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine. Barney Giblon, Ruth Gillings, Dr. Jay Room 3249, (http://maa.med.utoronto.ca) Keystone, Dr. Laurie Naiman, Dr. Medical Sciences Building, is currently undergoing Tom Patterson, Jennifer Peng, 1 King’s College Circle Canadian Publications Mail Product renovations to serve you Julienne Ramos, Toronto M5S 1A8 better. We invite you to CUSTOMER # 7022738 Dr. Catharine Whiteside Tel.: (416) 978-0991 visit us online early in 2007. Contract # 0040659522 Cover photo: Kevin Kelly E-mail: [email protected] Thanks for your patience. Design and Art Director: Website: http://maa.med.utoronto.ca Luisa De Vito Medical Alumni Association Best wishes for a happy and safe holiday season from the MAA