VOLUME 19 • NUMBER 3 • 2017 FOR ALUMNI, FRIENDS, FACULTY AND STUDENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH Quarterly Sleep and WHITE COAT CEREMONY p. 8 Consciousness ALUMNI WEEKEND p. 10 RESEARCHERS’ DAILY WALKS HELP FOSTER DISCOVERIES There’s More Online! Visit med.wisc.edu/quarterly to be QUARTERLY The Magazine for Alumni, Friends, OCTOBER 2017 Faculty and Students of the University of Wisconsin CONTENTS Friday and Saturday, Fall WMAA Board Meeting School of Medicine and Public Health QUARTERLY • VOLUME 19 • NUMBER 3 October 20 and 21 Homecoming Weekend, UW vs. Maryland MANAGING EDITOR Class Reunions for Classes of ’72, ’77, ’82, ’87, Kris Whitman ’92, ’97, ’02, ’07, ’12 ART DIRECTOR Christine Klann Friday, October 27 Middleton Society Dinner PRINCIPAL PHOTOGRAPHER John Maniaci PRODUCTION Michael Lemberger NOVEMBER 2017 WISCONSIN MEDICAL Saturday, November 4 Boston Alumni Reception ALUMNI ASSOCIATION (WMAA) Tuesday, November 14 Operation Education EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Karen S. Peterson EDITORIAL BOARD Christopher L. Larson, MD ’75, chair JANUARY 2018 Jacquelynn Arbuckle, MD ’95 Kathryn S. Budzak, MD ’69 Saturday, January 20 Lily’s Luau Fundraiser for Epilepsy Research Robert Lemanske, Jr., MD ’75 Union South Patrick McBride, MD ’80, MPH See https://lilysfund.org/luau for details Gwen McIntosh, MD ’96, MPH Sandra L. Osborn, MD ’70 CALENDAR Patrick Remington, MD ’81, MPH Joslyn Strebe, medical student MARCH 2018 EX OFFICIO MEMBERS Robert N. Golden, MD, Andrea Larson, Friday, March 16 Match Day Karen S. Peterson, Jill Watson, Kris Whitman 2017–2018 BOARD OF DIRECTORS OFFICERS Susan Isensee, MD ’83, president APRIL 2018 Daniel Jackson, MD ’03, president-elect Friday, April 6 Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) de Harter Ann Ruscher, MD ’91, treasurer John Kryger, MD ’92, past president Visiting Professor, AOA Banquet Patrick McBride, MD ’80, MPH, past president and Induction Ceremony Steve Merkow, MD ’80, past president BOARD MEMBERS Friday, April 27 Spring WMAA Board Meeting Karen Adler-Fischer, MD ’80 WMAA Scholarship Reception Mathew Aschbrenner, MD ’06 WMAA Awards Banquet Mark Fenlon, MD ’84, MBA Jennifer Foster, MD ’04 SLEEP AND WHITE COAT 10 Alumni Notebook Tito Izard, MD ’96 CONSCIOUSNESS CEREMONY Christopher L. Larson, MD ’75 4 8 19 Goodbye Dear Friend Kyla Lee, MD ’98 MAY-JUNE 2018 Research by Chiara Cirelli, MD, First-year medical students Meghan Lubner, MD ’03 PhD (left), and Giulio Tononi, enthusiastically accept and 20 Giving Back John McDermott, MD ’79 Thursday, May 10 SMPH Honors and Awards Ceremony MD, PhD, draws international wear this important symbol Gwen McIntosh, MD ’96, MPH attention. of their future profession. 21 Connections Kathryn E. Nixdorf, MD ’06 (national) Friday, May 11 UW-Madison Commencement Thomas Puetz, MD ’90 22 Alumni Profile Leon E. Rosenberg, MD ’57 (national) Thursday and Friday, Spring Alumni Weekend Lisa Shen, MD ’10 (national) May 31 and June 1 Class Reunions for the Classes of ’53, ’58, ’63, ’68, 25 Awards Abigail Taub, MD ’12 and the Half-Century Society for all alumni who Alex Tucker, MD ’75 SPRING Campus Scene (above) 26 Spotlight Maria Weber, MD ’88 graduated before 1968 Steven Wiesner, MD ’85 (national) ALUMNI Badger-red zinnias grace the walkway near the 10 circa-1936 Carillon Tower on Observatory Drive in the 28 Faculty Q&A Michael Witcik, MD ’07 WEEKEND Ryan Wubben, MD ’99 heart of University of Wisconsin-Madison. Robert Zemple, MD ’12 Four medical school classes 30 Student Life BOARD ADVISORY COUNCIL and the Half-Century Society Kathryn S. Budzak, MD ’69 reunited to celebrate and 34 Research Advances Philip Farrell, MD, PhD reminisce. Dirk Fisher, MD ’79 QUARTERLY is published four times a year by the Wisconsin Medical Alumni Association (WMAA) On the Cover 36 Perspectives Donn Fuhrmann, MD ’76 and the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health (SMPH) Kay Gruling, MD ’88 For editorial information, call (608) 263-4613 Giulio Tononi, MD, PhD (left), and Chiara Cirelli, MD, PhD, Charles V. Ihle, MD ’65 For address corrections and to reach the WMAA, call (608) 263-4915 converse throughout their daily walks, often leading to Ann Liebeskind, MD ’98 ideas about their sleep and consciousness research. E-mail us at [email protected] Sandra L. Osborn, MD ’70 Anne Schierl, MD ’57 Visit us on the web at med.wisc.edu/quarterly QUARTERLY 1 MESSAGES ROBERT N. GOLDEN, MD KAREN S. PETERSON who has welcomed into her practice cohort eflecting upon a beautiful spring the Boston area. Our honorary co-hosts— after cohort of SMPH medical students. Alumni Weekend, the Wisconsin Drs. Connie Barr, Class of ’75; Dolph Through her service as a preceptor since RMedical Alumni Association (WMAA) Hutter, Class of ’63; and Sari Rotter, Class 1990 and the leader of this effort at her was pleased to host events for the Classes of of ’80—are joining forces with us to honor medical center since 2009, she has inspired 1952, ’57, ’62 and ’67, and the Half-Century the education they received at the SMPH and our students, who learn firsthand about Society. Festivities included a Badger Trolley stay in touch with other medical alumni. community-based medical practice in a rural tour of University of Wisconsin-Madison, Given the wide geographic distribution of environment. a luncheon and ice cream social with our graduates, we plan to expand our WMAA In this issue, we also say hello to the medical students, an evening reception and board to include members from regions newly reorganized Wisconsin Institute for reunion dinners. where many alumni live, such as Atlanta, Sleep and Consciousness, known as WISC, This fall, the WMAA welcomed the Boston, Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles, as we spotlight the remarkable careers incoming class of UW School of Medicine Phoenix, Portland and Seattle. Watch the next and partnership of Drs. Chiara Cirelli and and Public Health (SMPH) medical students issue of Quarterly for more information about Giulio Tononi. And we highlight the White by hosting the White Coat Ceremony, our newest board members. Coat Ceremony and Stethoscope Program, Stethoscope Ceremony and Badger Cookout. Wherever you live, the WMAA wants to at which we greeted our newest class of We are amazed at the varied life experiences keep in touch. We are excited to announce medical students. We also enjoyed and were these students have had, and we are eager a new online community for SMPH alumni: proud to participate in the Indigenous Health to see them learn and grow throughout their For[MD]. This is an invitation-only network and Wellness Day. On that spring day, we time at the SMPH. where SMPH alumni can: welcomed Native American middle school Each year, the Stethoscope Ceremony • Connect with our organization in real-time and high school students to UW-Madison is made possible by many dedicated • Communicate with fellow alumni oyal readers of this column may Sacia’s gift to our school, in 2000, allows with the hope that some will consider joining supporters, who graciously gift students with • Discover networking opportunities remember the time I quoted one of my generations of physician-investigators to say us as medical and other health professions these useful tools. Thank you so much for • Learn about upcoming events Lfavorite Beatles’ songs, “Here Comes hello to the exciting world of research via the students in the future. your generosity now and in the future, as we the Sun”—and a few astute readers Morris Institute for Respiratory Research. As the leaves begin to turn color start planning for next year’s stethoscopes We sent an e-mail invitation encouraging pointed out my error in attributing it to On another front, we look forward to throughout the UW-Madison campus and right away. In the spirit of giving back, the alumni to “opt in.” If you are already a Paul McCartney, rather than the late, great someday saying goodbye to the horrible our state, we say goodbye to an all-too-short students contributed to their class fund on member of For[MD] through your residency, George Harrison. In an effort to atone for my scourge of Alzheimer’s disease. We summer and hello to a glorious fall, and the day they received their stethoscopes. you can use the same log-in to access that previous misattribution years ago, I will now present, on page 21, highlights from the we anticipate much excitement in the I hope you enjoy reading about all of these community and our schoolwide network. reference another classic from the Fab Four: Science of Successful Aging Summit, which seasons to come. events in this issue of Quarterly. In case you did not receive an invitation to “Hello, Goodbye,” in which they sing, focused on research aimed at ending this We look forward to Homecoming join, please let us know your e-mail address “You say goodbye, and I say hello.” devastating epidemic. Robert N. Golden, MD Weekend and reunions for the Classes of (using my contact information below), as In this issue of , we say goodbye Quarterly We also feature a wonderful welcoming Dean, University of Wisconsin School of ’72, ’77, ’82, ’87, ’92, ’97, ’02, ’07 and we are increasingly using e-mail to send to several dear friends and colleagues. All of back of folks who, years ago, said goodbye Medicine and Public Health ’12. See pages 16 and 17 and the past invitations to events and school updates. us are still reeling from the loss of Dr. Patti to our school but recently said hello during Vice Chancellor for Medical Affairs, issue of Quarterly for updates from class We always love to hear your news! Keely, a highly esteemed faculty member our spring Medical Alumni Weekend.