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

Members of the ALBANY MEDICAL COLLEGE PILLARS SOCIETY have created lasting legacies using their bequests, life income gifts and retirement plans. � ey provide inspiration to others to do the same.

Learn more, contact Laura O’Brien Assistant Vice President, Gift Planning and Principal Gifts (518) 262-6835 | [email protected] amc.PlanMyGift.org

“ Please consider a bequest in support of Albany Medical College.”

“ I feel passionate about people of modest fi nancial means being able to accomplish something they have been dreaming of. I made this gift to help eliminate fi nancial stresses which interfere with people reaching for their dream. I want to protect students from beginning their medical career with enormous debt.”

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

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

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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

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Mitchell H. Bamberger, M.D. ’82 Christopher L. Campese, M.D. ’90, M.S. ’15Lynn A. Craft, M.S., P.A. ’11Jodi Della Rocca, C.R.N.A., M.S. ’02, Ph.D.Clifford A. Erickson, M.D. ’99Janet E. Gargiulo, M.D. ’79Robert J. Hedderman, M.D. ’82 Kathryn A. Hogan, M.D. ’04Siobhan M. Kuhar, Ph.D. ’90, M.D. ’99Peter Manes, M.D. ’04Ursula A. Matulonis, M.D. ’87Dennis P. McKenna, M.D. ’92Fassil B. Mesfin, M.S. ’00, Ph.D. ’01, M.D. ’05Michael T. Mulligan, M.D. ’03Phillip S. Paty, M.D. ’86Donna M. Pietrocola, M.D. ’75Mary E. Rappazzo, M.D. ’76Gary L. Sutter, M.D. ’76Gurvinder S. Uppal, M.D. ’86Peter A. Vincent, Ph.D. ’89Ferdinand J. Venditti, Jr., M.D., Honorary ’15 Ex-OfficioVincent P. Verdile, M.D. ’84 Ex-Officio

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5 President’s Message

6 Archives Corner

7 Dean’s Message

8 DISTINGUISHED ALUMNA:

Betty R. Vohr, M.D. ’66

10 2018 Alumni Association

Award Recipients

14 Reunion Weekend 2018

19 Class of 2018 Profiles

20 Commencement

24 2018 Alumni Association

Student Award Recipients

25 College News & Events

28 ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT:

Sandra Shin, M.D. ’96

30 PILLARS PROFILE:

David Nalin, M.D. ’65

31 2017 Contributors Report

43 Class Notes

46 In Memoriam

COVER: Mark Gregory, Albany Med standardized patient and illustrator, shares his view of ME-700 lecture hall at the College. More about his work at markgregoryart.com.

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The Alumni Association hosts a

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to make new connections, renew

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continuing to connect with alumni

at our future regional events.

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Ludwig Klein, M.D. ’59 (left) and Alumni Association President-Elect Evan Vosburgh, M.D. ’82 at the 2018 New York City Alumni Reception.

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Vintage House

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Dear Fellow Alumni:

W E W EL CO M ED H U N D R ED S O F A LU M N I A N D G U E S T S B AC K T O C A M P U S F O R

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.

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.eduFacebook: facebook.com/AMCAlumniAssociationEmail: [email protected]

Sincerely,Kevin W. Roberts, M.D. ’77

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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.”

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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 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

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“I’d become very invested in research that promised to improve the outcomes of high-risk infants, and I wanted to see what issues they were facing once they left the hospital,” she explained.

After getting the green light on the project, she was surprised when one issue came up again and again.

“So many of these children were coming in with language delays. I would send them for a hearing assessment and sure enough, they had hearing loss related to their prematurity,” she said.

Dr. Vohr wanted to have the ability to identify hearing loss while infants were still in the NICU so treatment could start early; however, there were no audiologists available at the hospital. Unfazed, she petitioned it to purchase audiology equipment and learned how to conduct hearing assessments herself and then taught the nurses. They tested newborns for the next several years, ensuring those with hearing loss received diagnosis and therapy.

In 1988, when the United States Department of Education announced funding for a project to study the feasibility of a newborn hearing program, Dr. Vohr and her team were immediately on board and applied for funds.

“We were one of the only facilities in the country already performing hearing screenings, so we were well positioned,” Dr. Vohr explained.

Her work spearheaded the Rhode Island’s Hearing Assessment Program and as a result, Rhode Island was the first state to achieve universal newborn hearing screening. This was followed by a National Institutes of Health Consensus Conference that recommended newborn hearing screening for all newborns in the United States. 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.

For this profound professional achievement and her pioneering work as a clinician and research-er dedicated to improving the lives of high-risk premature infants and infants with hearing loss, Dr. Vohr was the recipient of the Albany Medical College Alumni Association 2018 Distinguished Alumna Award.

The award was presented in April during Reunion Weekend. While on campus, Dr. Vohr presented the Distinguished Alumna Lecture, “The Power of Language,” which covered her research and clinical work with infants with hearing loss.

She is currently the director of Women and Infants Hospital’s Neonatal Follow-up Program in Providence and medical director of the Rhode Island Hearing Assessment Program, as well as a professor of pediatrics at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University.

Betty R. Vohr, M.D. ’66

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.

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Dr. Vohr grew up near Albany, in Chatham, where her parents, German immigrants, ran a popular inn called the The Fairview House. One of their guests, New York City pediatric psychiatrist Louise Desperte, M.D., first sparked Dr. Vohr’s interest in medicine.

“She brought some of her patients with her for the summer so they could continue to receive treatment. I was fascinated that children had these behavioral differences caused by psychiatric illness, and that Dr. Desperte was providing treatment to help them. She was the first one to suggest I go into medicine, and it changed my whole vision going forward,” she recalled.

At Adelphi University, Dr. Vohr studied pre-med and also got her first taste of medical research, a lifelong passion. After receiving her bachelor’s degree, she became one of only five women in the Class of 1966 at Albany Medical College.

“The Albany newspaper wrote an article about us because it was the largest number of women ever accepted into a class at Albany Med,” said Dr. Vohr. “I credit the Medical College for always staying on top of trends and changes in medicine.”

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.

“He was very supportive,” she said.

After graduating, Dr. Vohr completed an intern-ship at Rhode Island Hospital. Her subsequent education included residencies in pediatrics at Rhode Island Hospital and Children’s Hospital in Boston. She also completed her fellowship in neonatology at Women and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island.

For the past 28 years, she has served as national coordinator of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Neonatal Research Network Follow-up Studies and she recently was the recipient of an Innovation Challenge Grant from the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The results of the research demonstrated the effectiveness of a multidisciplinary “Transition Home” program that addresses the needs of both the infant and mother to reduce post-discharge emergency visits and hospitalizations resulting in both improved outcomes and health care cost savings for high-risk infants.

Dr. Vohr resides in Barrington, Rhode Island, with her husband, Thomas Gidley. They have four children and two grandchildren. Her granddaughter, Michaela Hurley, will attend Albany Medical College this fall.

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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.

Dr. Vohr’s full profile is on page 8.

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2018 E X E M P L A RY A L U M N I S U P P O R T AWA R D

John M. Cohen, M.D. ’63The Alumni Association is proud to recognize Dr. Cohen with the 2018 Exemplary Award for his extraordinary philanthropic support of Albany Medical College and the Alumni Association.

Dr. Cohen is a member of the Albany Medical College Class of 1963. He received his undergraduate degree from Brown University and completed his internship

at Rhode Island Hospital and a pediatric residency at Boston City Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital.

Dr. Cohen has served as CEO of Pediatrics at Newton-Wellesley Hospital for 22 years and was on the board of the Pediatric Physicians at Boston Children’s Hospital. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics.

He previously was a weekly medical contributor to a Boston television station (WCVB Channel 5) health segment, along with fellow alumnus G. Timothy Johnson, M.D. ’69.

In 2008, Dr. Cohen’s generosity and diligent outreach efforts created the Class of 1963 Scholarship Fund. He saw a need to help students who were grappling with the growing financial burdens associated with medical school debt. His goal with launching the fund was to allow students to focus more on academic pursuits and less on monetary concerns. He also viewed his support of the scholarship as integral to attracting and keeping talented students at Albany Medical College. Since its inception, more than 70 students have benefited from this fund. His continued leadership gifts ensure that the fund continues to benefit future generations of medical students.

Dr. Cohen has been involved in many nonprofit institutions including The New England Aquarium, the Huntington Theatre Company and Planned Parenthood of Massachusetts. He and his wife, Bette, have been married 52 years and have two children and four grandchildren.

Dean Vincent P. Verdile, M.D. ’84 shares, “Dr. Cohen has demon- strated an extraordinary philanthropic commitment to Albany Medical College. His loyalty and commitment to our mission, and his gifts in support of the long-term viability of the College serve as a positive example for all alumni.”

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Peter M. Stevens, M.D. ’73Dr. Stevens is a graduate of Dartmouth College and is a member of the Albany Medical College Class of 1973. He completed his Orthopedic residency at the University of Utah and Pediatric Orthopedic Fellowship at the Royal Children’s Hospital in Melbourne, Australia. A diplomate of the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Dr. Stevens is a member of the American Academy of

Orthopaedic Surgeons, the American Orthopaedic Association, and the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America. He holds the Sherman S. Coleman, M.D. Endowed Chair of Orthopedics at the University of Utah School of Medicine at Primary Children’s Medical Center.

Dr. Stevens has expertise in the management of a wide range of pediatric orthopedic conditions, including developmental hip dislocation, Perthes disease, foot and ankle deformities and the correction of limb malalignment involving rotational, angular and length abnormalities. He invented a minimally invasive technique (8-Plate for Guided Growth) for treating these complex problems, without having to resort to osteotomy. Having lectured and taught internationally, this technique has since become popular worldwide.

He is an active volunteer with the global charitable organization, Mercy Ships, whose fleet brings the world’s largest civilian hospital ships to ports in African countries where clean water, electricity, medical facilities and skilled personnel is limited or nonexistent. He has performed medical outreach service in Bolivia, Bhutan, Nepal, Tanzania, and Sierra Leone.

Dr. Stevens also serves as a consultant for the State of Utah Children With Special Healthcare Needs (CSHCN), which provides and promotes family-centered, coordinated care and facilitates the development of community-based systems to underserved children with special needs and their families. Dr. Stevens travels several times each year within Utah to treat underserved children in remote and rural areas of the state.

Many members of the Class of 1973 had the pleasure of knowing Gayle, to whom Dr. Stevens was married for 38 years, and who predeceased him in 2008. He has since married Susan (Dolan); together they have three children and two grandchildren, living nearby in Salt Lake City. 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.

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Anthony C. Campagna, M.D. ’85Dr. Campagna is being recognized for his commitment, service and support to the College as a volunteer and through philanthropy and alumni outreach.

Dr. Campagna grew up in New York’s Capital Region and attended Siena College where he earned a B.S. degree. He is a member of the Albany Medical College Class of 1985. As a senior, he received the Alumni

Association Frank C. Maxon, Jr., M.D. Alumni Award. He completed postdoctoral training at New England Deaconess Hospital in Boston and at the University of California, San Francisco.

Dr. Campagna serves as senior staff physician in the Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at the Lahey Hospital & Medical Center in Burlington, Mass., and is the residency and fellowship program director for pulmonary and critical care medicine at the Lahey Clinic. He has held many administrative and department leadership and committee roles and is an assistant clinical professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School.

He is a Fellow of the American College of Chest Physicians and a member of the American Thoracic Society and the Association of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Program Directors.

Dr. Campagna is past president of the Albany Medical College Alumni Association. During his Alumni Association leadership term, he participated in successful regional alumni events and outreach initiatives. In his capacity as chair of the Executive Finance Committee, Dr. Campagna helped revise the investment guideline policies for the Association’s investment portfolio. He also led the Alumni Association through the process of selecting a new executive director. He was integral to coordinating search committee activities and interviews and in overseeing the transition of a new director for the Alumni Association.

Dr. Campagna has consistently served as a reunion committee member for the Class of 1985 and is a loyal ambassador of the College.

“We are in a better place due to Dr. Campagna’s enthusiastic leadership, stewardship and commitment to the College,” said Kevin W. Roberts, M.D. ’77, president of the Albany Medical College Alumni Association.

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Dhiraj M. Shah, M.D., F.A.C.S.Dr. Shah is a founding partner with The Vascular Group, a large vascular surgery practice based in Albany, New York. His career is described by peers as one of sterling achievement. Board Certified in both General and Vascular Surgery, Dr. Shah is a world-renowned surgeon and scientist and has contributed dozens of papers and research projects to the body of surgical knowledge.

For more than 30 years, Dr. Shah has served as a professor in the Depart-ment of Surgery at Albany Medical College and has taught and trained thousands of Albany Medical College students, residents, and fellows.

Dr. Shah completed his Internship in Surgery from Dacca Medical College in Dacca, Bangladesh, in 1968. After coming to the United States, Dr. Shah did an internship at Albany Memorial Hospital in 1971 and completed his residency and chief residency in General Surgery at St. Peter’s Hospital. Dr. Shah completed his fellowship in the trauma research center at Albany Medical Center in 1976 under the mentorship of esteemed surgeons such as Sam Powers, M.D., Allastair Karmody, M.D. and Robert Leather, M.D. ’54.

In addition to leadership roles in his clinical practice, Dr. Shah has served as director of the Karmody Vascular Laboratory, vice chair of the Department of Surgery at Albany Medical College, and director of the Institute for Vascular Health and Disease. He is past editor of The Annals of Vascular Surgery and has served as consulting editor for The Journal of Trauma; New York State Medical Journal, and many other publications.

Dr. Shah has been recognized by many professional associations and organizations. In 2012, he received the Albany Medical Center Pillars Award, the highest award granted by the organization, for his many years of dedicated service to patients and the mission and values of Albany Medical Center. 

“I have had the pleasure of knowing Dr. Shah since 1988, when I served as a third-year medical student on his Vascular Surgery rotation. Throughout my anesthesia training, and later as an attending physician in the Department of Anesthesiology, I was able to watch Dr. Shah’s outstanding clinical expertise in action.  His life-long commitment to professional excellence and medical education at Albany Medical College is exemplary, and he has always exhibited the highest ideals of the 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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Michael G. Rosco, M.D. ’18 Michael Rosco, known to his family and friends as “Mike” is a native Californian. He is a graduate of Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, Calif., where he received a degree in Business Admin-istration and Management. Before start-ing medical school, Mike had extensive experience in business, marketing and sales in the greater Los Angeles area.

In his first year at Albany Medical College, Mike was elected class president—a role he held for all four years. Additionally, he was vice president of the LGBT People in Medicine Club, a member of the Gold Humanism Honor Society and IMANA service organization, and co-founder of the AMC Water Polo Club. In his many leadership roles, Mike forged strong and effective connections with the entire student body and served as an important liaison to the College administration and Alumni Association.

During his time in Albany, Mike volunteered in the community to create positive change. He founded the AMC Holiday Food Drive and enlisted the support of medical and graduate students to donate hundreds of pounds of food to the local food pantry during the holiday season. As a member of the IMANA service organization, Mike engaged with the local Muslim community to provide information on health issues relating to diabetes and hypertension.

He has participated in research studies at UCLA and published a paper in July 2017: “The Bactericidal Concentration of Povidone- Iodine” in the Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery. Mike will pursue a career in ophthalmology. He will begin his preliminary residency in internal medicine at Stony Brook Teaching Hospital in Stony Brook, N.Y., followed by his ophthalmology residency at California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco, Calif.

Mike is tremendously honored to be the recipient of the Frank C. Maxon, Jr., M.D. Alumni Award and wishes to express his gratitude to the entire Albany Med community, his parents, Nell and AMC alumnus Michael D. Rosco, M.D. ’60, and his partner, Paul, for their steadfast commitment, support and love.

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Jessica L. Nuwer, Ph.D. Candidate Jessica is a student in the Department of Neuroscience and Experimental Therapeutics. She attended Clarkson University in her hometown of Potsdam, New York, and graduated in 2011 receiving a B.S. in Biomolecular Science with a minor in Cognitive Neuroscience and Psychology. At Clarkson she researched energy efficient fuel-ethanol production using Xylose.

While at Albany Medical College, Jessica’s research focus has been on GABAA pharmacology and structure-function relationships. Her broad research interests include neuronal excitability in psychiatric disorders, and contributions of the GABAA receptor in mood.

Jessica has made numerous presentations and in 2017 spoke about her research at Yale University, at the Society for Neuroscience Annual conference in Washington, D.C., and in the Albany region to the Hudson-Berkshire chapter of the Society for Neuroscience.

Jessica was a poster judge for the College’s Medical Student Investigation Day and has been an adjunct instructor in pharmacology and psychology at Mildred Elley in Albany. She has served as a teaching assistant in the neuroanatomy lab and mentored a high school student while at Albany Medical College.

Jessica has held several leadership roles and received the 2017 Richard H. Edmonds Alumni Leadership Award at Albany Medical College and several academic awards while a student at Clarkson. She is president of the Albany Medical College Graduate Student Organization and a member of the SOSA Academy Award Committee and the Financial Aid and Student Services Committee. She has been involved in many community outreach and volunteer activities on campus and throughout the region.

In the future, Jessica hopes to obtain a postdoctoral fellowship investigating inhibitory signals involved in mood. She aspires to be a principal investigator at an academic institution where she can combine her passion for research and mentoring.

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

Alumni Association President Kevin Roberts, M.D. ’77

presenting Jessica Nuwer, Ph.D. Candidate, with the

Graduate Student Alumni Award at the Awards Breakfast.

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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.

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.

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1958

1963 ROW 1 (SEATED): Felix Schletter, M.D.,

Joseph Loffredo, M.D., Dean Seibert,

M.D., Carl Paulsen, M.D.,

James Meade, M.D.

ROW 2 (STANDING): I. Arnold Slowe,

M.D., Neil Lempert, M.D. ROW 1 (SEATED):

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.,

Valmore Pelletier, M.D.

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

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.

REUNION

EVENTS

MILITARY AFFINIT Y GROUP RECEP TION

CLASS

PHOTOS

1966

1968

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1983

1988

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.

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.

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.

1973

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

CLASS

PHOTOS

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1993

1998 and 2003

2013

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.

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.

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.

2008

Become a Class Volunteer for your upcoming Reunion!

Albany Medical College alumni volunteers are vital to

the overall success of our annual Reunion Celebration.

In addition to fostering a spirit of camaraderie and

participation for Reunion Weekend, alumni volunteers

provide essential support for our reunion giving

program and philanthropic success.

With plans already underway for Reunion 2019,

any alumni in classes that end in a “4” or “9” who

are interested in learning more about serving as

a Class Volunteer please contact:

Cristina Hayden

Director of Alumni Annual Programs

PHONE: (518) 262-3722

E-MAIL: [email protected]

REUNION

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2018 Reunion Committee Volunteers

We would like to extend our gratitude to our committed

class volunteers who graciously supported our

Reunion Celebration through their dedication of

time and resources to Albany Medical College.

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.

Class of 1953

Robert W. McDonald, M.D.

Class of 1958

Neil Lempert, M.D.

I. Arnold Slowe, M.D.

Class of 1963

Arthur J. Wallingford, Jr., M.D.*

Class of 1968

Jeffrey D. Hubbard, M.D.

Herbert J. DiMeola, M.D.

Class of 1973

Harry L. Haroutunian, M.D.

Donald R. Howard, M.D.

Derace L. Schaffer, M.D.

Class of 1978

Harry J. DePan, M.D.

Catherine A. Kiley, M.D.

Kate T. O’Keeffe, M.D.

Class of 1983

Victoria I. Balkoski, M.D.

Dominic J. Belmonte, M.D.

Lee S. Cohen, M.D.

Class of 1988

Alan M. Sanders, M.D.

Lee G. Schulman, M.D.

Stephen M. Schutz, M.D.

Class of 1998

Daniel T. Phelan, M.D.

Donna Phelan, M.D.

Class of 2003

Kimberly A. Kilby, M.D.

Michael T. Mulligan, M.D.

Class of 2008

Kristine Carpenter, M.D.

Michael A. DiMeola, 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.

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

HOMETOWN: BINGHAMTON, N.Y.

DEGREE PURSUED: MASTER OF SCIENCE IN

PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT STUDIES

WHAT’S NEXT?: I WILL BE STAYING IN THE AREA

AND WORKING IN NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE

HOMETOWN: NEW YORK, N.Y.

DEGREE PURSUED: MASTER OF SCIENCE IN

NURSE ANESTHESIOLOGY

WHAT’S NEXT?: START MY CAREER AS A CRNA

AND SERVE MY COUNTRY IN THE ARMY RESERVES

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:

C L A S S O F 2 0 1 8 P R O F I L E O F G R A D UAT E SM . D . , P H . D . , N . A . , P. A .

I’d like to share a few lessons that I learned at Albany Med. First, it begins with believing in yourself—self-belief also sparks others to believe in you. Second, never underestimate the importance of a great support system of family and friends. Third, feeling uncomfortable in a new situation is normal, part of the process and a sign of growth. By expanding your comfort zone, you become a better and stronger version of yourself. Last, pursue something you love, and you will take great pride in doing so.

Albany Medical College has been a rewarding experience. I have grown in knowledge and skill through classes, clinical rotations and hands-on training in the Patient Safety and Clinical Competency Center. I had the opportunity to develop my interest in pediatrics during rotations and participate in a literacy program at Albany Med’s Children’s Hospital. I made lasting friendships and learned 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!

I have learned that I have nothing to fear about being myself. I discovered that when I try something new and things don’t work out, it serves as an important part of the learning process and scientific method. Diversity of opinion is celebrated in science, and we all have unique perspectives and important ideas to share. With my training and education from Albany Med, I am not afraid to bring mine to the table.

While at Albany Med, I have had the opportunity to meet great people—from all walks of life—who encourage and promote individual and professional growth. Three important things I have learned: 1) It is never too late to go after what you want; 2) Don’t compare yourself to others; and 3) I am proud and appreciative of everything I have achieved and accomplished.

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

HOMETOWN: COMMACK, N.Y.

DEGREE PURSUED: DOCTOR OF MEDICINE

WHAT’S NEXT?: INTEGRATED CARDIOTHORACIC

SURGERY RESIDENCY AT UNIVERSITY OF NORTH

CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL, NORTH CAROLINA 

HOMETOWN: NASHUA, N.H

DEGREE PURSUED: DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY

IN IMMUNOLOGY & MICROBIAL DISEASE

WHAT’S NEXT?: POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP

AT NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH,

BETHESDA, MARYLAND

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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 biomed-ical 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.

2018 GOLDEN APPLE RECIPIENTS

Robert D. Wickham (departed member

of the Class of 1952) and his spouse,

Kate Wickham, generously established

the Golden Apple Award to honor the

College’s commitment to excellence

in teaching. The award, stewarded by

the Alumni Association, allows graduating

medical students the opportunity

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.

OUTSTANDING OUTPATIENT PRECEPTOR GOLDEN APPLE AWARD

Ann E. Rutter, M.D. ’08 Assistant Professor, Department of Family & Community Medicine, Director of Medical Student Education

OUTSTANDING RESIDENT GOLDEN APPLE AWARD

Travis J. Bevington, M.D. ’16 Resident, Radiology

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Commencement Eve 2018

RECEPTION HOSTED BY THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

The Commencement Eve Reception, in conjunction with the Medical Student Awards Day, was held at the New York State Museum in Albany, N.Y. on May 23.

Members of the Class of 2018 at the Commencement Eve Reception.

(From left to right): Paul Curran, Michael Rosco, M.D. ’60, Mike Rosco, M.D. ’18, Nell Rosco, Joshua Goldberg, M.D. ’18, and Zeus.

ALBANY MEDICAL COLLEGE

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.

GOLD HUMANISM SCHOLARSThe Arnold P. Gold Foundation

advances humanism in medicine,

perpetuating the tradition of the caring

doctor. Through innovative medical

education, the Foundation promotes

and affirms more compassionate

medical care and caregivers.

The Alumni Association acknowledges

recent inductees from the Class

of 2018 to the Gold Humanism

Honor Society (GHHS). The Society

honors medical students, residents,

fellows, role-model physician teachers

and other exemplars recognized

for “demonstrating excellence in

humanistic clinical care, leadership,

compassion and dedication to

service.” The following graduates

were recognized in April by the

GHHS Thomas and Nancy O’Connor

Chapter of Albany Medical College at

a ceremony held at the Hilton Garden

Inn, Albany Medical Center:

CL ASS OF 2018

John Accarino, M.D.

Tania Aziz, M.D.

Austen Bagingito, M.D.

Shilpa Darivemula, M.D.

John H. Espey, III, M.D.

Hannah Rose Fanucchi, M.D.

Joseph M. Henain, M.D.

Saba Malik, M.D.

Kelly Moquin, M.D.

Margaret Mirekua Nkansah, M.D.

Anthony Warhelume Okolo, M.D

Linda Aurora Paniszyan, M.D.

Analise Peleggi, M.D.

Rohini Rau-Murthy, M.D.

Michael Giancarlo Rosco, M.D.

Kristen Sparagna, M.D.

Allan E. Stolarski, M.D.

Cara Rose Zimmerman, M.D.

Commencement2018

FACULTY TEACHING SCHOLAR AWARD

Recognizes teaching effectiveness based on feedback from learners, house

officers, fellow and/or peers.

Heather Long, M.D.Associate Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine

OUTSTANDING MENTOR AWARD

Recognizes evidence of a track record of graduates who achieve success with

the demonstration of the passion energy and commitment to learners.

Hyacinth Mason, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Department of Medical Education

and Department of Family and Community Medicine

NEW TEACHER AWARD

Recognizes a faculty member who has been at Albany Medical College for five

years or less who has demonstrated evidence of teaching effectiveness based on

feedback from learners, house officers, fellows and/or peers.

Amit Chopra, M.D.Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine

EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION AWARD

Recognizes the development of new modalities of teaching or presentation of

curricular material that are more efficient and enhances a learner’s ability to

understand presented information while establishing the innovative process within

the curriculum of an educational program.

Kathryn Hogan, M.D. ’04Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine

Dr. Hogan is a member of the Alumni Association Board of Directors.

Sean Geary, M.D.Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine

2018 SOSA ACADEMY OF MEDICINE AWARD RECIPIENTSThe Sosa Academy of Medicine provides advocacy and support for faculty

educators, stimulates curriculum development and reform across the continuum

of medical education—offering a variety of faculty development activities,

emphasizing the patient—doctor relationship; encouraging extramural funding

for educational activities, and promoting educational scholarship in the form

of presentations and publications.

The following Sosa Academy awards were presented to faculty at the College’s

180th Commencement Ceremonies: 

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Commissioning…The Tradition Continues By Jeffrey D. Hubbard, M.D. ’68, Historian

Several medical students at the College are commissioned officers and will serve their respective branches of military service. After the awarding of Doctor of Medicine diplomas at the 180th Commencement in May, Kevin C. Kiley, M.D., Chair of Obstetrics and Gynecology, retired 41st Surgeon General, United States Army, and Honorary Member of the Alumni Association (2014), addressed the assembly:

“Dean Verdile, distinguished members of the Board and my platform-

mates, thank you for the opportunity and the honor to participate in this

short but very important ceremony. For the brand-new graduates and

their family members—congratulations.

A sergeant major once told me when I was getting ready to give a

speech, “Be short, be good and be gone.” That is my intent.

The armed forces have a really intense interservice rivalry, everywhere

from the football field to the halls of the Pentagon…from privates to

generals. We talk about the Army, the Air Force and the Navy:

the dumb, the devious and the defiant. That explains a lot when you

can’t understand when one of the other services wants something or

doesn’t want you to have something.

But there is no better Air Force in the world. There is no better Navy

in the world or Marine Corps, and there is no better Army. They

understand the mission of protecting our country, our way of life,

our constitution, our freedoms. And on this Memorial Day weekend,

we also like to remember those we lost in service to the nation.

I remember Colonel Brian Allgood, an army orthopedic surgeon who

trained the first class of army medics that were nationally EMT-B certified

—a brand new transition. This was 15 years ago and those medics have

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

Rafael Jacob Kaplan, M.D., Captain, United States Army

Lori Tantlinger, M.D., Lieutenant, United States Navy

Repeat after me:

I, [state your full name], having been appointed an officer in

the Armed Forces of the United States, in the rank of [Lieutenant or

Captain], do solemnly swear that I will support and defend the

Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and

domestic, that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same, that

I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation, or

purpose of evasion, and that I will well and faithfully discharge the

duties of the office upon which I am about to enter.

So help me God.

Congratulations!”

Doctor Kiley asked the assembly to remain standing, and Deirdre Michael, Albany Medical Center Space Management, took the podium. The officers faced the Colors and saluted, and Ms. Michael, unaccompanied, filled the amphitheater with the words of the National Anthem.

The seldom-sung fourth verse of the Anthem expresses, in the language of 1814, the same sentiments as those expressed by Dr. Kiley:

“O thus be it ever where free men shall stand

Between their lov’d home, and the war’s desolation,

Blest with vict’ry and peace, may the heav’n rescued land

Praise the pow’r that has made and preserv’d us a nation!”

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.

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

ALBANY MEDICAL COLLEGE

The Academic Excellence Award in the Anatomies

Mihir Patel, ’20

The Academic Excellence in Freshman Year Award

Mihir Patel, ’20

The Academic Excellence in Sophomore Year Award

Michael Farrell, ’19

The Academic Achievement Award of the Medical Society of the County of Albany

Abigail Belasen, M.D. ’18

The Angelo Pappanikou Award

Joshua Goldberg, M.D. ’18

The Donald P. Swartz, M.D. Award

Tania Aziz, M.D. ’18

The Dr. Bernard F. Brophey Alumni Memorial Scholarship

Margaret Nkansah, M.D. ’18

The Dr. David J. Dickerman Alumni Prize

Hannah Fanucchi, M.D. ’18

The Dr. James Derham Alumni Award

Bianca Carrion, M.D. ’18

The Frank C. Maxon, Jr., M.D. Alumni Award

Michael Rosco, M.D. ’18

The James and Rita Dougherty Alumni Award

Maxwell Alley, M.D. ’18

The Richard H. Edmonds, Ph.D. Alumni Leadership Award

Shilpa Darivemula, M.D. ’18

The Venona Mae VanOrnam Mankes Memorial Award

Emiley Tou, M.D. ’18

The W. Brandon Macomber Award

Rebecca DeSanti, M.D. ’18

The Alumni Award for Excellence in Bioethics Studies

Justin Bourgeois, M.S. ’18, Ph.D. Candidate

The Alumni Award for Excellence in Clinical Practice— Center for Nurse Anesthesiology

Devin Lee, M.S. ’18

The Alumni Award for Excellence in Clinical Practice— Center for Physician’s Assistant

Emily O’Carroll, M.S. ’18

The Alumni Research Awards

Brittany Kartchner, M.S. Candidate

Janine Warren, Ph.D. Candidate

The Graduate Student Alumni Award

Jessica Nuwer, Ph.D. Candidate

2018 ALUMNI ASSOCIATION STUDENTS AWARD RECIPIENTS

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

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

2018 Medical Student Awards 2018 Graduate Student Awards

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COLLEGE NEWS & EVENTS

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, 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.

Dr. Vincent is a member of the Alumni Association Board of Directors.

Earlier this year, Dennis W. Metzger, Ph.D., professor and chair of the Department of Immunology and Microbial Disease, was awarded a $1.9 million grant from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, the third largest institute of the National Institutes of Health.

For more than a decade, Dr. Metzger and his colleagues have been investigating new ways to prevent severe illness and death due to influenza. With research focused on the lungs, they are attempting to discover ways to prevent severe lung inflammation caused by the flu, as most flu-related deaths are caused by inflammation and secondary lung infections.

The Department of Immunology and Microbial Disease—under Dr. Metzger’s leadership—has become an internationally-recognized infectious disease research group receiving more than $50 million in National Institutes of Health funding during the past 19 years.

New CMS Guidelines

In February, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released new guidelines eliminating the requirement to redocument medical student notes. Annie Rutter, M.D. ’08, chair of The Precepting Expansion Initiative—a national task force led by the Society of Teachers of 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, is always the responsibility of the physician,” said Dr. Rutter in the Becker’s Hospital Review article announcing the change in guidelines.

Dr. Rutter is an assistant professor in the Department of Family & Community Medicine and director of Medical Student Education.

STUDENTNEWSEarlier this year, first-year medical students Gurleen

Kaur and Wasila Mansouri, were recognized at the Eastern Atlantic Student Research Forum in Miami with awards for the best basic science posters. They were later invited to present their work at the National Student Research Forum in Galveston, Texas, in April. Mansouri’s study, “AFPEP for the Treatment and Prevention of Breast Cancer,” was named best basic science poster, the first time an Albany Medical College student has won the top prize at the national meeting. They were first-year medical students competing against third-year students at the time of their honors.

In May, Lucy Gee, M.D.’18,

Ph.D. ’09 was one of ten presenters whose work was selected from 1,500 research abstracts at the American Association of Neurological Surgeons’ meeting in New Orleans. Dr. Gee’s study focused on how patients with chronic pain treated with spinal cord stimulation had better outcomes when not treated with opioids before and after surgery. As a student, Dr. Gee worked closely with Drs. Damian Shin and Julie Pilitsis ’98 in the department of Neuroscience and Experimental Therapeutics.

COMMUNITY MOURNS THE PASSING OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE LEADER

Dr. Christopher King, chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine, passed away on March 26, 2018. An expert in both adult and pediatric emergency medicine, Dr. King was an esteemed physician leader and a tremendous mentor and colleague to faculty, residents and students. He was the consummate academic emergency physician, and his loss is mourned by members of the Albany Med community.

Dr. King was awarded an Honorary Degree from Albany Medical College, posthumously, at the May Commencement ceremony.

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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.

COLLEGE NEWS & EVENTS

2018 MATCH DAY MATCH CHALLENGE CAMPAIGN

On Campus—A Hub of BioDiscovery to Benefit Patients

Three years after it was launched, the Albany Medical College Biomedical Acceleration and Commercialization Center (BACC) has brought together medical device and software start-up companies at a site on the Albany Medical Center campus that is rapidly reaching its capacity.

According to Vincent P. Verdile, The Lynne and Mark Groban, M.D. ’67 Distinguished Dean, Albany Medical College, and senior executive vice president for system care delivery at Albany Medical Center, “This regional economic initiative, supported by Albany Medical College, is helping businesses discover and develop breakthrough biotechnologies that will improve patient care and bring biomedical innovations to the market.”

As part of Albany Medical College’s support of the BACC, Dr. Verdile explains that companies are provided access to wet lab space, business and financial guidance and connections to world-class researchers, health care professionals and industry leaders.

Eight companies and three affiliates are currently housed in the BACC and there is a collaborative effort amongst physicians, researchers, inventers, entrepreneurs, students, investors and administrators to stimulate innovations in health care. As part of the BACC, Albany Medical College was one of the first private colleges to be included in the STARTUP-NY program, a designation that provides eligible businesses tax-free status for 10 years.

Medical director for the BACC is Richard Blinkhorn, M.D., chair, Department of Medicine, Richard T. Beebe Professor of Medicine at Albany Medical College, and chief of service for medicine at Albany Medical Center Hospital. Other leadership includes Kevin Leyden, senior vice president for business development and strategic partnerships, and Amy Johnson who serves as director and entrepreneur in residence.

In 2017, the BACC received New York State Certified Incubator designation from the New York State Department of Economic Development. This recognition includes up to $125,000 per year for three years and, with successful recertification, potentially five more years of state funding. In addition, the BACC now joins an existing network of 10 Innovation Hot Spots and 10 New York State Certified Business Incubators for sharing ideas and best business practices.

In December it was announced that Praxis Biotechnology, housed in the BACC, was awarded $50,000 after winning FuzeHub’s commercialization competition. Praxis is developing a topical medication targeting a specific protein found on the skin of people with rosacea. The company plans to use the award money to advance their product development by funding patient testing.

Learn more about the BACC at www.amc.edu/bacc.

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Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) Service Learning Program

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

Our matriculation to Albany Medical College coincided with the peak of the opioid epidemic that continues to plague our country. As we ventured into our community, we saw first-hand the devastating effect this epidemic has had on our future patients and their families. We wanted to work to improve the lives of our patients, both in and out of the hospital, but we weren’t sure how. What could

medical students do that would actually make a difference?

Albany Medical College students have a tremendous presence in our local community, but we realized few students were involved in community service programs at the medical center. There are community-based resources for mothers to receive mental health counseling and addiction treatment, but few, if any, resources exist for newborns born to mothers suffering from opioid dependence. We saw an opportunity for students to provide support for these patients at the Albany Medical Center NICU while learning about the public health consequences and implications of the opioid epidemic in our region.

In 2016 we launched The AMC Curriculum for Understanding the Development and Dynam- ics of Life in the NICU (CUDDLIN) Service Learning Program, a collaboration between the Department of Pediatrics and the Department of Medical Education. Since its inception, more than 40 students have been trained in how to provide care to newborns experiencing the effects of opioid withdrawal. It is well established that human contact

and stimulation can decrease the stress hormone cortisol, heart rate, and blood pressure of newborns. Many mothers have other children, job responsibili-ties, or travel length restrictions that limit the amount of time they are able to spend in the NICU with their newborn. We saw this as the optimal opportunity for medical students. Not only are we able to provide a service for pediatric patients and their families through providing human contact when their family is unable to be at their bedside, but we are also teaching medical students how to interact with this vulnerable population. For a physician-leader to be effective, they must be well versed in the problems facing their communities. It is our hope that by increasing medical student awareness about societal and medical implications of a critical care admission, we foster an environment of patient advocacy, physician leadership and scientific curiosity.

Our NICU Cuddlers are first and second year medical students who undergo a comprehensive orien-tation where they were trained on proper neonatal holding tech-niques, standard NICU operating

procedures, and professional com-munication style. The Cuddlers take two hour shifts where they read, talk, and nurture newborns, providing them with attention to help them learn and grow. At the end of each session, the students leave a short note to let the family know that their loved one has been held and cared for by our team of students. At the conclusion of each semester, medical students attend a reflection session led by faculty mentors to share their experiences, brainstorm ways to improve our program, and devel-op creative solutions to challenges they faced through participation.

To date, we have provided more than 300 hours of cuddling to our NICU patients and have received positive feedback from parents, NICU staff and students. Implementation of this program would not have been possible without the financial support of Albany Medical College and the department of Pediatrics. It is our hope to continue to grow so we can continue to provide human touch to our most vulnerable patients and to expose students to this population of patients.

Ethan Litman, ’19

Nikitha Mangalapally, ’19

“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.”

—Albany Med NICU Service Learning Program participant *For the full list of donors, please see page 42.

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Dr. Shin entered medical school with the expectation that she would enter a specialty linking her to direct patient care, like her mother who was a pediatrician. Her professional path went in a different direction during her fourth year at Albany Med after taking an elective in pathology. “I was on track to be a clinician seeing patients. That’s all I knew about at the time,” says Dr. Shin. “Five students were going into pathology that year and I took the rotation with them at the beginning of my fourth year. I realized during this pivotal month that Pathology was well-suited to my interests.”

She enjoyed the visually-oriented component of the specialty among other facets and went on to complete a residency in anatomic and clinical pathology and breast fellowship training at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital and Weill Cornell Medical College.

Prior to her return to Albany Med last September, Dr. Shin had spent her entire pathology career at the Weill Cornell Medical Center making significant contributions to clinical service, research, education and administration. Most recently she served as vice-chair for education, chief of Breast Pathology and director of the pathology residency training program and breast pathology fellowship program. She also recently edited a textbook on breast pathology which has been well received by the pathology community.

Since her arrival at Albany Med, Dr. Shin has immersed herself in getting to know the organization and the inner workings of the pathology and laboratory medicine department. She has

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 practice and that they can specialize in it.”

She feels it is an exciting time for her specialty. “Pathology sheds a light on the underpinnings of disease. Without our work, there is no treatment. Molecular diagnostics and new technologies will transform our abilities in the future.”

When asked about memorable experiences while at Albany Med, she comments that a lot has changed since she was a student. “The area has evolved nicely in the last 20 years. There is diversity, and it’s a region which offers a wide variety of cultural and recreational opportunities.”

Smiling, she shares that meeting her husband, thoracic surgeon John P. Nabagiez, M.D. ’93, has had the most impact on her life. Dr. Nabagiez has joined Albany Medical Center’s Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery and is associate professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery at the College.

Being a working mother and medical professional can be demanding, and Dr. Shin credits the unwavering support of her husband and other family members with permitting her to balance her professional success.

Not one to shrink from a challenge, Dr. Shin will enter the Executive Master’s degree in Business Administration program through New York University’s Stern School of Business in August. “My goal is to be in a curriculum that is not health care focused. I want to gain a broad education with these studies and bring back what I learn and adapt it to health care.”

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 THE DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY AND LABORATORY MEDICINE. A

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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. Thomas’ presentation was, “Staphylococcus Aureus Vaccines—Is There Potential To Benefit The Dialysis Or Transplant Patient?”

Dr. Thomas is an infectious diseases physician and vaccinol-ogist with more than 15 years of experience designing and implementing biomedical research and development initiatives. He is professor of medicine and chief of the Division of Infectious Disease at the State University of New York (SUNY) Upstate Medical University. He was previously Deputy Commander for Operations at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research.

ALUMNI ON CAMPUS

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

James V. Bono, M.D. ’87A roundtable discussion was held with Dr. Bono and student members of the Surgical Interest Group in February. Dr. Bono is vice chair for Orthopedics at New England Baptist Hospital (NEBH) in Boston, Mass. In this role, he oversees medical education programs, enhances research initiatives, leads quality improvement processes, and is director of the operating room. Dr. Bono also serves as director of Education and is chairman of the Patient Care Assessment committee for quality control at NEBH.

Dr. Bono gave an engaging overview of his career as a surgeon—with an emphasis on work-life balance—and provided thoughtful guidance to the students interested in specializing in surgery.

Murray Korc, M.D. ’73 Dr. Korc was this year’s Alpha Omega Alpha Visiting Professor. He is the Myles Brand Professor of Medicine and Director of the Pancreatic Cancer Signature Center at the IU Simon Cancer Center at Indiana University School of Medicine. Dr. Korc has served as chief of the Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism at the University of California Irvine and as chair of the Department of Medicine at Dartmouth Medical School. He is the recipient of several honors, including a Lifetime Achieve-ment Award from the American Pancreatic Association.

While visiting Albany Medical College in April, Dr. Korc met with members of the Albany Med community and lectured on pancreatic cancer research and made Grand Rounds presentations on prolonging survival in pancreatic cancer and the connections of obesity, diabetes and chronic pancreatitis to the disease.

Andrew P. Kowalczyk, Ph.D. ’92Dr. Kowalczyk presented a seminar, in June, titled, “Cadherins as Modulators of Tissue Architecture in Development and Disease. He is professor of Cell Biology at the Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, GA.

Dr. Kowalczyk’s visit was hosted by C. Michael DiPersio, Ph.D., vice chair of research, Department of Surgery, and professor,  Department of Regenerative & Cancer Cell Biology at Albany Med.

Dr. Kowalczyk met with department chairs and research faculty members and enjoyed lunch with postdoc and graduate students following his seminar.

James V. Bono, M.D. ’87 meeting with medical students at the College in February.

Murray Korc, M.D. ’73 (left) and Mark Fruiterman, M.D. ’72 enjoy seeing one another for the first time in more than 40 years.

Alumni Association Board Member Peter Vincent, Ph.D. ’89 (left) and Andrew Kowalczyk, Ph.D. ’92 reunite at Albany Medical College.

Peter Manes, M.D. ’04 In May, Dr. Manes presented at ENT Grand Rounds on how medical procedures are valued, “The RUC, RAW, CPT, RBRVS and IWPUT: How an Idea becomes an RVUU.” He is associate professor of surgery in the department of Otolaryn-gology at the Yale School of Medicine. Dr. Manes is a member of the Alumni Association Board of Directors.

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Donor Spotlight:

David Nalin, M.D. ’65 David Nalin, M.D. ’65, retired director of Vaccine

Scientific Affairs at Merck and his collaborator at Albany Medical College, Edmund Gosselin, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Immunology and Microbial Disease, have been developing and patenting a unique vaccine delivery device that utilizes the body’s own cells as a mediator to boost vaccine immunity. The approach uses an individual’s white blood cells; specifically, peripheral blood mononuclear cells.

“White blood cells are easier and faster to work with. Our goal is to draw blood from an individual, separate out the white blood cells, mix these with several disease agent antigens, and deliver the exposed white blood cells back as a nasal spray or droplet vaccine,” said Dr. Nalin.

Dr. Nalin spent his career doing his part to improve the world’s health. In the 1960s, while working in former East Pakistan (now Bangladesh), he developed oral rehydration therapy (ORT), which is credited with saving more than 70 million lives from diarrhea across the world. Both the journal, The Lancet, and UNICEF cited ORT as one of the most important medical advances in the 20th century. Even after retiring in 2002 from Merck, where he led the clinical development of the first effective hepatitis A vaccine and was the first clinical monitor for the HPV vaccine program, Dr. Nalin has not stopped his quest for new and better vaccines.

Several years ago, Dr. Nalin and Dr. Gosselin began their collaboration by focusing on a new vaccine delivery system as a universal platform to benefit children in developing countries. Interestingly, this led to the search to see whether the platform may be helpful in developing better vaccines for elderly patients whose aging immune systems don’t respond as well to traditional vaccines for diseases like flu and pneumonia.

“It’s a priority research area,” Dr. Nalin said.

“One of the advantages of this platform is that it is ex-vivo so we can try using adjuvants in our vaccines that ordinarily would not be able to be used directly in the body. We mix a small sample of white cells with various adjuvants, then remove the adjuvants, and give the now immunized white cells back to individuals as an intranasal vaccine.”

“This collaboration has been terrific and I have had great pleasure in returning to conduct research at my alma mater. The academic ability of the post-grads working with us is excellent and they are highly trained in their specialty,” said Dr. Nalin who is now a professor emeritus at the Medical College.

Dr. Nalin has redirected his gifts to Albany Medical College to support research. He did this by combin-ing outright gifts with gifts from his IRA required minimum distribution.

“This option isn’t taxable to me, and is immediately put to use by the Medical College. I urge other alumni to consider their IRA required minimum distribution for their donations. They may discover this particular gift strategy is the perfect match as they consider a gift to Albany Med,” he said.

Dr. Nalin’s earlier gifts to the Medical College supported young researchers through The David R. Nalin ’65 Endowed Fund for International Research at Albany Medical College, a permanent fund designed to support international research projects for medical students.

“The international research endowment has been a fruitful endeavor. Every year several medical students receive annual scholarships for meaningful research projects in the field of international medicine. As an AMC student, my experiences studying infectious diseases in British Guiana influenced my career in global medicine and vaccine research. I hope I have helped inspire other students to help solve medical problems for people worldwide,” he said.

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

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2017 Contributors Report

SPECIAL EDITION

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.

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Class of 1941

Dominick Mele, M.D.

Class of 1943

David Falk, M.D.

Class of 1945

William J. Barnett, M.D.William R. Dorrance, M.D.

Class of 1947

Verne M. Marshall, M.D.Seymour Thickman, M.D.Henry E. Wolfe, Jr., M.D.

Class of 1948

David L. Sparling, M.D.Norman Zheutlin, M.D.

Class of 1949

John W. Abbuhl, M.D.*

Class of 1950

Arthur K. Brelia, M.D.Edward A. Meyers, M.D.

Class of 1951

Melvin Horwith, M.D.Karl R. Sohlberg, M.D.

Class of 1952

Lewis E. Patrie, M.D.

Class of 1953

John J. Dapolito, Jr., M.D.Robert W. McDonald, M.D.

Class of 1954

David Beck, M.D.Rudolph F. Bono, M.D.Kenneth A. Linstruth, M.D.Richard G. O’Leary, M.D.Dewey Robbiano, Jr., M.D.

Class of 1955

Joseph L. Belsky, M.D.Richard W. Blide, M.D.Joseph R. Gabriels, M.D.Stafford W. Gedge, M.D.Alfred M. Gomez, M.D.Herbert Kaplan, M.D.*Richard A. Wagner, M.D.

Class of 1956

John H. Bowker, M.D.David Corn, M.D.Paul Davidson, M.D.William A. Petersen, M.D.Fred A. Phillips, Jr., M.D.Richard O. Schultz, M.D.H. P. Wintrich, M.D., FACS, CAPT MC USNR Ret.

Class of 1957

William A. Africano, M.D.Eric W. Best, M.D.Saebert L. Chamikles, M.D.John J. Condemi, M.D.Richard M. Darling, M.D.Ralph J. Kaplan, M.D.John I. Larkin, M.D.David Pankin, M.D.*Robert C. Rosan, M.D.Wilbur C. Rust, M.D.Martin L. Schulman, M.D. Ernest E. Sponzilli, M.D.

Class of 1958

Cenie C. Cafarelli, M.D.Henry A. Camperlengo, M.D.Arthur S. Cummins, M.D.Pasquale J. Fugazzotto, M.D.James M. Gavin, M.D.Terry H. Goff, M.D.Daniel N. Hertz, M.D.Arthur Lehrman, M.D.*Neil Lempert, M.D.Joseph C. Loffredo, M.D.Arthur Maron, M.D.Carl A. Paulsen, M.D.Felix E. Schletter, M.D.Thomas F. Spath, M.D.Samuel R. Spitzer, M.D.

Class of 1959

Leonard Antiles, M.D.Samuel A. Cassell, M.D.Donald W. Edwards, M.D.Howard B. Goldstein, M.D.Allen I. Hyman, M.D.Ludwig Klein, M.D.Wellington J. Pindar, M.D.

Class of 1960

Joel B. Bettigole, M.D.Stuart T. Nevins, M.D.Herman C. Schoen, M.D.Merritt F. Spear, M.D.James I. Thompson, M.D.

Class of 1961

Anthony J. Bardinelli, M.D.Vija A. Bauer-Lindbergs, M.D.John P. Carroll, M.D.James L. Claghorn, M.D.Anthony J. DeTommasi, M.D.Philip M. Grimley, M.D.Richard L. Henderson, M.D.Leonard J. Kirschner, M.D.Anthony J. Leone, Jr., M.D.Bernard F. McEvoy, M.D.Donald L. Price, Sr., M.D.Prescott C. Rasmussen, M.D.Clyde W. Turner, M.D.

Class of 1962

Elliot Danforth, Jr., M.D.John R. Furman, M.D.Paul E. Phillips, M.D.Robert M. Rosenblatt, M.D.J. George Russo, M.D.Edwin C. Shuttleworth, Jr., M.D.Stephen J. Sills, M.D.John R. Soeter, M.D.Jerry C. Worsham, M.D.Francis K. Yamamoto, M.D.

Class of 1963

Ronald J. Anderson, M.D.

Irving N. Bachner, M.D.

Donald A. Barrett, M.D.John M. Cohen, M.D.Charles T. Fruehan, M.D.

Patricia Gehrt London, M.D.William B. Henry, M.D.Dean N. Martin, M.D.Karl R. Meyers, M.D.Roger F. Robison, M.D.Jon E. Rosenblatt, M.D.H. James T. Sears, M.D.Frederick A. Wilson, M.D.Nancy G. Worsham, M.D.

Class of 1964

Richard F. Balsam, M.D.David L. Chittenden, M.D.Christopher S. Demtrak, M.D.John A. Duers, M.D.Donald R. Kelly, M.D.Robert G. Long, M.D.Charles “Tom” McHugh, M.D.Alan D. Megibow, M.D.James P. O’Brien, M.D.Donald D. Pollock, M.D.Lewis I. Schainuck, M.D.Laurence A. Sherman, M.D.Charles P. Shoemaker, Jr., M.D.Robert M. Stote, M.D.Robert R. Taylor, Jr., M.D.George F. Walsh, Jr., M.D.C. Wendell Wickersham, III, M.D.

Class of 1965

Albert A. Apicelli, M.D.John Booss, M.D.Warren W. Bovie, M.D.Louis M. Fink, M.D.Mary E. Geiger, M.D.Ralph A. Giannella, M.D.Lawrence A. Holfelder, M.D.Edward A. Iannuccilli, M.D.Kaarina M. Kettunen, M.D.J. Peter Lawler, M.D.Anthony R. London, M.D.Gary D. Miller, M.D.David R. Nalin, M.D.Donald H. Namm, Ph.D.Malcolm W. Pettit, Jr., M.D.Robert L. Phyliky, M.D.Douglas W. Rainforth, M.D.Alexander B. Snyder, M.D.Warren F. Woodworth, M.D.

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Class of 1966

James S. Breivis, M.D.Dennis A. Brown, M.D.William H. Donovan, M.D.Leonard R. Geiger, M.D.David M. Gottesman, M.D.J. Bruce Hagadorn, M.D.Arthur H. Knowlton, M.D.Eugene W. Leibowitz, M.D.James E. McClung, M.D.Ron C. Meyer, M.D.John C. Prindle, M.D.Jeffrey Rudnick, M.D.Paul C. Schreiber, M.D.Maureen C. Sze, M.D.Robert E. Tank, M.D.J. David Valentine, M.D.Betty R. Vohr, M.D.

Class of 1967

James L. Bernene, M.D.Robert M. Dewell, M.D.George J. DiDonna, M.D.Gerald Felsenthal, M.D.Mark D. Groban, M.D.Stephen F. Gunther, M.D.James S. Johnston, M.D.F. Robert Jordan, Jr., M.D.Barry M. Kutzen, M.D.Thomas H. Lesnik, M.D.Robert F. Moseley, III, M.D.Robert F. Pickels, M.D.A. John J. Popp, M.D.Richard W. Price, M.D.Lucy A. Sandler, M.D.Laurence Shandler, M.D.Thomas P. Smith, M.D.D. Billings Wheeler, M.D.

Class of 1968

Peter T. Burkart, M.D.Charlotte C. Carnes, M.D.Edward A. Curran, M.D.Herbert J. DiMeola, M.D.James J. Glynn, M.D.Arthur S. Hengerer, M.D.Jeffrey D. Hubbard, M.D.Barry G. King, Jr., M.D.Donald E. Ware, M.D.Stephen D. Wolfe, M.D.Alfred H. Woodworth, M.D.

Class of 1969

William P. Batsford, M.D.Robert H. Brakemeier, M.D.Price M. Chenault, M.D.L. Nelson Hopkins, III, M.D.G. Timothy Johnson, M.D.William G. Johnston, Jr., M.D.Gerald M. Lazar, M.D.William H. Montano, M.D.Barbara F. Mufti, M.D.Thomas M. Mulcahy, Jr., M.D.Dennis P. Norfleet, M.D.John D. Norton, M.D.William J. Richards, Jr., M.D.Harvey D. Scherer, M.D.Thomas L. Snyder, M.D.David H. Sprague, M.D.John C. Wheeler, D.M.D., M.D.

Class of 1970

Edward R. Alexson, M.D.James P. Barrett, Ph.D. ’68, M.D.Bonnie B. Baswell, M.D.David L. Baswell, M.D.Paul A. Bilder, M.D.William M. Boehme, M.D.Steven J. Burakoff, M.D.Christine L. Burns, M.D.James S. Campbell, M.D.Edward B. Clark, M.D.Donald E. Craven, M.D.Steven H. Dorfman, M.D.Michael R. Fischetti, Jr., M.D.Paul D. Garson, M.D.Frank J. Gaudiano, Jr., M.D.John J. Geren, M.D.Walter L. Groff, M.D.Diane J. Henderson, M.D.Edith A. Levine, M.D.Steven M. Litinsky, M.D.Mary Anne MacCaughelty, M.D.Daniel L. Scharf, M.D.G. Randolph Westby, M.D.

Class of 1971

Thomas A. Bailey, M.D.Harvey L. Baron, M.D.Michael A. Boxer, M.D.Victor L. Carpiniello, M.D.Patricia M. Catalano, M.D.Richard M. Dickerman, M.D.John E. Dooley, M.D.Ernst R. Dorsch, M.D.

James R. Hengerer, M.D.Charles Y. Kawada, M.D.Sanford L. Klein, M.D.Thomas Klepetar, M.D.Daniel A. Kramer, M.D.Michael H. Lager, M.D.Gary C. Lang, M.D.Charles W. Lasky, Jr., M.D.James C. Leyhane, M.D.William Nisbet, M.D.W. Dale Overfield, D.D.S., M.D.Matthew P. Rogan, M.D.John C. Ruckdeschel, M.D.Philip Saccoccia, Jr., M.D.Albina Santilli, M.D.Peter D. Shapiro, M.D.Alan P. Sitron, M.D.Michael R. Sorrell, M.D.Thasia Woodworth, M.D.

Class of 1972

Wilfred N. Beaucher, M.D.Allan R. Bernstein, M.D.Robert Burakoff, M.D.George E. Burns, M.D.Margaret M. Craven Snowden, M.D.J. Kenneth Davison, M.D.W. Jarrard Goodwin, Jr., M.D.David F. Graf, M.D.David C. Grenoble, M.D.Kenneth F. Haas, M.D.Robert G. Insley, M.D.Randall S. Krakauer, M.D.John J. LaFerla, M.D., M.P.H.Laurel S. Lipshutz, M.D.Jeffrey Lozman, M.D.Richard T. MacDowell, M.D.Michael H. Metzler, III, M.D.Jeffrey S. Mogelof, M.D.Earl P. Robinson, Jr., M.D.Norman R. Romanoff, M.D.William P. Schecter, M.D.Peter B. Sherer, M.D.Barry S. Yoss, M.D.Lawrence C. Zweibel, M.D.

Class of 1973

Ken R. Adler, M.D.Frederick P. Ambrose, M.D.John F. Assini, M.D.Robert G. Briggs, Ph.D.Jonathan C. Britell, M.D.Richard E. Carroll, M.D.

Kenneth L. Director, M.D.*Richard L. Farrell, Jr., M.D.Earl L. Horton, M.D.David S. Jackson, M.D.Michael A. Kieserman, M.D.Steven A. Leveston, M.D.J. Bryan Murphy, M.D.Derace L. Schaffer, M.D.Robert N. Schannon, M.D.Harry E. Steiner, M.D.John B. Waldman, M.D.Craig J. Youner, M.D.

Class of 1974

Sterling S. Baker, M.D.Edward S. Berretta, M.D.Alan J. Berrick, M.D.John J. Botti, M.D.Edwarda M. Buda-Okreglak, M.D.Philip T. Drew, M.D.John T. Fallon, III, M.D.William C. Hall, M.D.Murray Korc, M.D.Lawrence M. Lanes, M.D.Clifford C. Marr, M.D.William S. Martens, M.D.Eugene C. Maso, M.D.Geoffrey W. McCarthy, M.D.Patricia T. Pisciotto, M.D.Ronald S. Scheinzeit, M.D.Steven M. Silver, M.D.Thomas F. Spethmann, M.D.Jay D. Sprenger, M.D.Andrew J. Sullivan, Jr., M.D.John R. Warkentin, M.D.T. Michael White, M.D.

Clas of 1975

Andrew I. Bressler, M.D.George M. Cibik, M.D.John Fogarty, M.D.Paul A. Forman, M.D.Martin A. Goldsmith, M.D.Richard L. Hurwitz, M.D.William R. Kimball, M.D.Alan R. Klibanoff, M.D.Robert J. Levai, M.D.Michael G. Levitzky, Ph.D.Stan M. Lewis, M.D.Austin I. Mehrhof, Jr., M.D.Mark J. Mittenthal, M.D.Charles J. Neilson, M.D.Donna Pietrocola, M.D.Steven Pinheiro, M.D.

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Alfred Saleh, M.D.Scott Z. Seminer, M.D.Joel A. Sender, M.D.Glenn S. Shear, M.D.Lawrence D. Weber, M.D.Allen W. Zieker, M.D.

Class of 1976

Arthur Altbuch, M.D.Catherine E. Bartlett, M.D.Donna Anne Caniano, M.D.Linda Civerchia Balent, M.D.Diane I. Cohen, M.D.Douglas B. Coursin, M.D.Charles R. Fikar, M.D.Ivan A. Friedrich, M.D.Philip J. Gara, Jr., M.D.Gregory R. Harper, Ph.D., M.D.Donald V. Holbert, M.D.Dorothea M. Hoover, M.D.Kirk R. Kanter, M.D.Ralph L. Kramer, M.D.Kenneth C. Low, M.D.Scott Maizel, M.D.Catherine M. Mills, M.D.Daniel J. O’Connell, M.D.Mary E. Rappazzo, M.D.Jeffrey S. Schottland, M.D.Lawrence W. Silvers, M.D.Susan Singer, M.D.Gary L. Sutter, M.D.George J. Zambetti, Jr., M.D.

Class of 1977

Marino Baselice, M.D.Teresa S. Briggs, M.D.Joseph G. Coroso, M.D.John Czajka, M.D.Joseph P. D’Addesio, M.D.Isabella A. Danel, M.D., M.S.Linda Dubins, M.D.Steven P. Dunn, M.D.Carolyn L. Frymoyer, M.D.Paul A. Frymoyer, M.D.James D. Fuchs, M.D.Harold R. Goldberg, M.D.Murray B. Gordon, M.D.Michael Graver, M.D.William E. Greiner, M.D.Oswald L. Haye, M.D.Glen A. Hiss, M.D.Richard K. Howard, M.D.David E. Kaplan, M.D.

Steven M. Keller, M.D.Alan J. Kivitz, M.D.Paul E. Kross, M.D.Daniel C. Larson, M.D.Glenn E. Mathisen, M.D.Woods McCahill, Jr., M.D.John J. Meharg, M.D.David S. Mendelson, M.D.Fred E. Mensch, M.D.Florence A. Nolan, M.D.John A. Nolan, M.D.Marvin S. Packer, M.D.Robert J. Panzer, M.D.Mark E. Parker, M.D.Jonathan A. Polikoff, M.D.Kevin W. Roberts, M.D.John F. Schenck, M.D.Donald R. Schoch, M.D.James A. Slavin, M.D.Vicki M. Sommer, M.D.Toni B. Walzer, M.D.Robert O. Webster, Ph.D.

Class of 1978

Bruce R. Blazar, M.D.Jeffrey D. Blonstein, M.D.John J. Byrne, M.D.Lorraine E. Davis, M.D.Richard B. Deatsch, M.D.Adrian S. Dobs, M.D.John P. Donovan, M.D.Amy D. Dunn, M.D.Leigh G. Durlacher, M.D.Edmond J. FitzGibbon, M.D.Hal J. Freiman, M.D.Monte R. Friedman, M.D.Mark Jarowenko, M.D.Risa Kagan, M.D.Catherine A. Kiley, M.D.Charles Kite, M.D.Mark S. Laible, M.D.Janet P. Lord, M.D.Amelia M. Martinko, M.D.Meryl H. Mendelson, M.D.Patrice A. Moreno, M.D.Jeffrey F. Morgan, M.D.Bruce Nash, M.D.Kathryn T. O’Keeffe, M.D.Loretta Patton-Greenidge, M.D.Mark D. Perry, M.D.Frederic Rakowitz, M.D.Fredric S. Schoen, M.D.Gary S. Silverstein, M.D.

Class of 1979John J. Cambareri, M.D.Paul C. Chalmers, M.D.Barbara S. Ducatman, M.D.Patricia A. Eretto, M.D.Thomas D. Fogel, M.D.Steven M. Frisch, M.D.Steven H. Gardner, M.D.Janet E. Gargiulo, M.D.Kim Goldenberg, M.D.Gary L. Gottlieb, M.D.Margaret M. Grogan, M.D.Margaret M. Hawn, M.D.James F. Horn, M.D.Deborah M. Jonas, M.D.Harold B. Luke, M.D.Steve Z. Mitchell, M.D.Ronald V. Musto, M.D.Marc Perlman, M.D.Laurence A. Primack, M.D.Roy E. Schwartz, M.D.David L. Semenoff, M.D.Bryan Smead, M.D.J. Scott Toder, M.D.Gary A. Weinstock, M.D.Jacques L. Winter, M.D.Diane D. Wirz, M.D.Samuel H. Zwillich, M.D.Robert M. Zwolak, M.D.

Class of 1980

Naomi Bloomfield, M.D.Frederick W. Brandt, III, M.D.Richard M. Buschatzke, M.D.Margaret R. Carley Dunn, M.D.Eileen K. Cutler, M.D.Jeffrey S. Daniels, M.D.Robert L. Dannenhoffer, M.D.James M. DeMasi, M.D.Robert H. Dropkin, M.D.Stephen A. Hillman, M.D.Jeffrey A. Hirst, M.D.Mark M. Hoffman, M.D.Michael J. Horgan, M.D.Ann Hughes Daniels, M.D.Patricia L. Hughes, M.D.Donald Jue, M.D.Theodore N. Keltz, M.D.Andrew J. Kurman, M.D.Anne K. Marthy-Noonan, M.D.Stuart J. Miller, Jr., M.D.Morris M. Milman, M.D.Michael J. Mulvaney, M.D.

James M. Noonan, M.D.Brian R. Port, M.D.Sharon Shapiro, M.D.Susan Thrasher, M.D.John J. Wasenko, M.D.Estelle I. Yamaki, M.D.John R. Zech, M.D.

Class of 1981

Richard H. Alfred, M.D.David M. Barnert, M.D.Roger A. Barrowman, M.D.David A. Bernstein, M.D.Arnold J. Blank, M.D.Richard Ciulla, M.D.Mark H. Eckman, M.D.Brenda E. Field, M.D.David H. Kuehler, M.D.Ronald L. Moy, M.D.Arthur W. Perry, M.D.Van J. Ritter, M.D.Saverio J. Sava, M.D.Duncan E. Savage, M.D.Richard J. Seeger, M.D.Paul Z. Siegel, M.D.Michael P. Sonnekalb, M.D.Douglas A. Tebor, M.D.David M. Widlus, M.D.Ron K. Wolner, M.D.

Class of 1982

Steven T. Baldwin, M.D.Mitchell H. Bamberger, M.D., M.B.A.Lynn D. Bertram, M.D.Curtland C. Brown, III, M.D.Michael L. Burke, M.D.Timothy F. Christian, M.D.Bruce E. Cooper, M.D.Richard H. Dal Col, M.D.David Danar, M.D.Steven C. Dennis, M.D.David J. Dickoff, M.D.Martin J. Edelman, M.D.Janice E. Finkelstein, M.D.Bradford S. Germain, M.D.Mark N. Hadley, M.D.Robert E. Hawkins, M.D.Robert J. Hedderman, M.D.Kathleen M. Kelly, M.D.E. Michael Kramer, M.D.Alan F. Levitt, M.D.Christopher J. Luttmann, M.D.

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Andrew D. Mann, M.D.Nancy R. Mann, M.D.Brian J. McGrath, M.D.Daniel A. Morgenstern, M.D.Patrick G. O’Connor, M.D., M.P.H.Arnold M. Rosen, M.D.Michael P. Scherl, M.D.Philip E. Shapiro, M.D.Richard P. Silton, M.D.Edward Skwiersky, M.D.Marc A. Swerdloff, M.D.Lonice M. Thomas, M.D.Debra A. Tristram, M.D.Evan Vosburgh, M.D.Robert B. Weitzman, M.D.

Class of 1983

Victoria I. Balkoski, M.D.David E. Baum, M.D.Dominic J. Belmonte, M.D.Mitchel A. Campito, M.D.Jeffrey M. Feldman, M.D.Robert T. Grant, M.D.Mary E. Hartnett, M.D.David G. Heisig, M.D.Carol L. Howe, M.D.Kathleen A. Kennedy, M.D.Thomas M. Kennedy, M.D.Jack S. Krushell, M.D.Michael Luvin, M.D.Louis G. Prevosti, M.D.James M. Provenzale, M.D.Edna Anne Pytlak, M.D.Peter J. Robbiano, M.D.Matthew W. Rowe, M.D.Gary K. Schwartz, M.D.Glynis Scott, M.D.Carol M. Wadon, M.D.Thomas G. Ward, M.D.Barbara W. Wolner, M.D.

Class of 1984

Anthony G. Bassanelli, M.D.Peter W. Cohen, M.D.M. Kari Connolly, M.D.Mary Groda-Lewis, M.D.Bruce P. Jaufmann, M.D.Alan M. Lessner, M.D.Deborah Longley, M.D.Mark R. Milunski, M.D.Rhonda J. Myers, Ph.D., M.D.William L. Niedrach, M.D.

John R. O’Reilly, M.D.John Papandrea, M.D.Cynthia R. Pegler, M.D.Dawn Provenzale, M.D.Lew C. Schon, M.D.Paul R. Sklarew, M.D.Mark P. Slovenkai, M.D.Theodore N. Stein, M.D.John D. Tydings, M.D.Vincent P. Verdile, M.D.Duncan F. Winter, M.D.Thomas A. Wormer, M.D.Ronald S. Zelnick, M.D.

Class of 1985

John B. Bennet, II, M.D.Melanie Bone, M.D.Mark P. Callery, M.D.Anthony C. Campagna, M.D.Daniel S. Casper, M.D., Ph.D.Rose C. Christian, M.D.Howard Grodman, M.D.Michelle H. Hansman Whiteman, M.D.Rosalind Hayes, M.D.William M. Kufs, M.D.Michael S. Lauer, M.D.Gregory Leghart, M.D.Frank Lo Re, M.D.David M. Mastrianni, M.D.William O. McKinley, M.D.Hunter L. McQuistion, M.D.Suzanne M. Murphy, M.D.Joan F. Puglia, M.D.John M. Roehmholdt, M.D.Nancy C. Sapio, M.D.Steven J. Seminer, M.D.Floyd Seskin, M.D.Robert E. Shangraw, M.D.Nicholas A. Smyrnios, M.D.Nirit R. Swerdloff, M.D.Darrell J. Triulzi, M.D.Robert P. Walker, M.D.Fran R. Wallach-Stein, M.D.Laura Weissberg, M.D.Karen Wood, M.D.Halina M. Zyczynski, M.D.

Class of 1986

Charles F. Botti, Jr., M.D.James W. Doyle, Ph.D.Jonathan D. Finder, M.D.

Marjorie P. Golden, M.D.Katherine M. Hess Tallering, M.D.Douglas K. Hiltz, Jr., M.D.Marta O. Lopatynsky, M.D.Beth S. Marcus, M.D.Gregg S. Meyer, M.D.Gregg E. Moral, M.D.Robert N. Moukarzel, M.D.Robert J. Newborn, M.D.Richard P. Noonan, M.D.William W. O’Connor, M.D.Mary M. O’Hare, M.D.Philip K. Paty, M.D.Pasquale Petrera, M.D.Susan D. Roseff-Dickerson, M.D.William R. Tetreault, M.D.Gurvinder S. Uppal, M.D.George A. Vassolas, M.D.

Class of 1987

Geoffrey W. Bacon, M.D.Donna M. Bhisitkul, M.D.James V. Bono, M.D.Russ U. Braun, M.D.Juan C. Castaner, M.D.Randall S. Feingold, M.D.Elizabeth Garland, M.D., M.S.Ellen T. Geminiani, M.D.Samuel H. Glassner, M.D.Samuel E. Green, M.D.Aries Liu Helm, M.D.Thomas N. Helm, M.D.Lorna F. Honan, M.D.Vincent J. Honan, M.D.Jerri L. Jensen, M.D.Gerard P. Johnson, Ph.D.Ursula A. Matulonis, M.D.Eric S. Molho, M.D.Leonard C. Moses, M.D.Joseph S. Pazienza, M.D.Laura J. Perry, M.D.Laura E. Pica Pazienza, M.D.Debra S. Poskanzer, M.D.Edward Rydzak, M.D.John Sarris, M.D.Bradley H. Seely, M.D.

Class of 1988

William J. Angelos, M.D.Hannah L. Brooks, M.D.Joseph S. Cirrone, M.D.Stuart V. Demirs, M.D.

Theresa Hetzler Denu, M.D.James G. Houle, M.D.Nicole Kenney, M.D.Sefi R. Knoble, M.D.Ingrid A. Llovera Loscalzo, M.D.Douglas A. MacPherson, M.D.Teresa Ning, M.D.Barry J. Perlman, M.D.Murali A. Perumal, M.D.Robert J. Rapoport, M.D.Iris W. Rotker, M.D.Jonathan D. Rotker, M.D.Alan M. Sanders, M.D.Stephen M. Schutz, M.D.Michael S. Severance, M.D.Jitka L. Zobal-Ratner, M.D.

Class of 1989

Jane P. Balint, M.D.Dwayne L. Clay, M.D.Ian N. Hamilton, Jr., M.D.Kevin Hill, M.D.Thomas Q. Kong, Jr., M.D.Elaine A. Rosenfeld- Margulis, M.D.Steven D. Schwartz, M.D.Debra L. Sherman, M.D.Peter A. Vincent, Ph.D.Margaret von Mehren, M.D.

Class of 1990

Anthony V. Anderson, M.D.Christopher L. Campese, M.D., M.S. ’15Brian M. Freed, Ph.D.Joseph A. Garvey, M.D.Deborah Higgins, C.R.N.A., M.S.Michael Hollenbeck, C.R.N.A., M.S.*Eric S. Knochenhauer, M.D.Peter E. Levesque, M.D.Tara A. Lindsley, Ph.D.Kathleen Mantaro, M.D.Kavi Sachar, M.D.Richard D. Siegel, M.D.Anne C. Walsh, Ph.D.Steven B. Weinfeld, M.D.

Class of 1991

Kourosh Adhami, M.D.Cathy J. Berry Lozoponi, M.D.George L. Cooper, M.D.

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Kimberly A. Davis, M.D.Josephine Gambardella, M.D.Michael W. Graber, M.D.John M. Haworth, M.D.Bernadette M. Levesque, M.D.HJ Nusbaum, M.D., Ph.D., M.B.A.Misty J. Rydelski, M.D.Robert S. Yee, M.D.

Class of 1992

Azmi W. Atiya, M.D.Jeffrey Berger, M.D.Michelle Bouyea McFarlin, M.D.Tyrone G. Bristol, M.D., M.P.H.Cheryl Burack, M.D.Christine C. Dearth, M.D.Marianne L. Feran, M.D.Cynthia E. Flynn, M.D.Neal A. Foman, M.D.Rajesh R. Gandhi, M.S. ’90, Ph.D. ’91, M.D.Jean Paul Hafner, M.D.Michelle R. Haley, M.D.Eric M. Horwitz, M.D.Adam M. Katz, M.D.Hoon Kim, M.D.Stephen Krizar, M.D.Peter LaCelle, Ph.D.Jamie P. Levine, M.D.Karim Mansour, M.D.Dennis P. McKenna, M.D.Matthew J. Murnane, M.D.Rita S. Patel, M.D.Mark E. Pugach, M.D.John S. Pujals, M.D.Michael J. Sacca, M.D.John D. Sadoff, M.D.Janet L. Scheraga, M.D.Stefan A. Swicker, M.D.Monika M. Walters, M.D.

Class of 1993

Chrystina Czerwinskyj, M.D.Philip J. Hlavac, M.D.John C. Lantis, II, M.D.Susan P. McConnell, M.D.Bernard T. Ng, M.D.Bidyut K. Pramanik, M.D.

Class of 1994

Seema Azam, M.D.Alan S. Boulos, M.D.Maria B. Boulos, M.D.Uday Dasika, M.D.Derek L. Eisnor, M.D.Emily Etzkorn, M.D.Kathleen M. Hawkins, M.D.Elizabeth Kann, M.D., M.P.H.Shahrzad Mohammadi, M.D.Elizabeth D. Paskowski, M.D.Joseph Paskowski, M.D.Vinisha Patel, M.D.Anne M. Prentice, M.D.Jennifer J. Wu, M.D.

Class of 1995

Michael E. Carley, M.D.June L. Chan, M.D.Visoth Chhiap, M.D.Deborah M. Green-LaRoche, M.D.Rena B. Kass, M.D.Harpal S. Khanuja, M.D.Laurie Lambert Nadal, M.D.Hartwell N. Lin, M.D.Nolawi M. Mengesha, M.D.Craig M. Mines, M.D.Jason Mouzakes, M.D.Karen Mrejen-Shakin, M.D.Suzanne I. Pastore, M.D.Michael A. Piplani, M.D.Marci Ann A. Reynolds, M.D.Valerie M. Sprenz, M.D.Debra M. Stein, M.D.Henry C. Tong, M.D.

Class of 1996

Mary E. Chmura, M.D.Steven J. Fleischman, M.D.Michelle C. Guevarra-Pena, M.D.Wayne Hioe, M.D.Mary B. Kansora, M.D.Sankar J. Kausik, M.D.Mary H. Lombardi, M.D.David E. Seals, M.D.Irene Y. Tien, M.D.Frank J. Wessels, M.D.Debra C. Zimring, M.D., Ph.D.

Class of 1997

Jess G. Alcid, M.D.Rufus P. Collea, M.D.Allison R. DeTommasi, M.D.Timothy F. Goggins, M.D.David M. Jones, M.D.Judy G. Kelleher, C.R.N.A., M.S.Sonya E. Pritchard, M.D.Dana R. Rausch, M.D.Michael S. Ross, M.D.Anne J. Soucy, M.D.Jeannie Tsai, M.D.

Class of 1998

Alexander C. Brand, M.D.Steven R. Brown, M.D.Felicia Chen, M.D.Michael K. Chung, M.D.Michael Henson, M.D.Philina M. Lamb, M.D.Daniel T. Phelan, M.D.Donna Phelan, M.D.Julie G. Pilitsis, M.D., Ph.D.Kinga Pluta, M.D.Renee B. Rodriguez- Goodemote, M.D.

Class of 1999

Tracey J. Browning, M.D.Anthony Chang, M.D.Clifford A. Erickson, M.D.Kara A. Flaherty, M.D.Robert W. Giering, M.D.Jacqueline M. Jones, M.D.Suneet Kaur, M.D.Anita R. Kohli-Pamnani, M.D.Lori M. Landau-Dyer, M.D.Michael J. Rosenblum, M.D.Heather J. Symons, M.D.

Class of 2000

Liva Andrejeva, M.D.Gennady Bratslavsky, M.D.Patrick A. Costello, M.D.John P. Gavin, M.D.Aradhana Ghosh, M.D.Donna M. Heffernan, M.D.Lyra W. Ng, M.D.Matthew G. Niemi, M.D.Sacha Z. Niemi, M.D.Lucio A. Pavone, M.D.

Robert M. Peskin, M.D.Mary Ann Randall, C.R.N.A., M.S.Frederick Y. Wu, M.D.Marcin M. Zygawski, M.D.

Class of 2001

David E. Burday, M.D.John J. DeStafeno, M.D.Mineke E. Etienne, M.D.Karen Fiscarelli, C.R.N.A., M.S.Allison D. Lupinetti, M.D.Jeena T. Madden, M.D.

Class of 2002

Elliott J. Anderson, M.D.Gennadiy Bakis, M.D.Neesha N. Choma, M.D.Jodi M. Della Rocca, C.R.N.A., M.S., Ph.D.Christopher C. Dow, M.D.Nicole Fanarjian, M.D.LouAnne L. Giangreco, M.D.Jennifer Gonzalez McComb, M.D.Vanessa R. Greenwood, M.D.Kristin H. Lehr Anderson, M.D.John S. Novak, M.D.Nancy Phillips, M.D.Juan Sheng, C.R.N.A., M.S.Jennifer L. Stratton, M.D.Matthew Waxman, M.D.George Zanaros, M.D.

Class of 2003

Rachna Kapoor, M.D.Sandra S. Kwak, M.D.Gregory T. Lesnik, M.D.Michael T. Mulligan, M.D.Deborah A. Pederson, M.D.Cynthia M. Ritz, C.R.N.A., M.S.Kristina M. Roddy, M.D.

Class of 2004

Kelly K. Curtis, M.D.Kathryn A. Hogan, M.D.Anna Kaltsas, M.D.Peter Manes, M.D.Nestor B. Nestor, M.D.Risheet R. Patel, M.D.Joseph A. Picca, M.D.Tyrone J. Williams, M.D.

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Class of 2005

Michael P. Beckett, M.D.Barry E. Hatch, C.R.N.A., M.S. Syed T. Mahmood, M.D.Fassil B. Mesfin, M.S. ’00, Ph.D. ’01, M.D.Ronniel Nazarian, M.D.B. Gabriel Smolarz, M.D.

Class of 2006

Joanne N. Barlin, M.D.Matthew T. Burke, M.D.Jonathan F. Cahill, M.D.David P. Choma, M.S. ‘04, M.D.Kristin A. Dalope, M.D.Michael R. Guest, C.R.N.A., M.S.Jeffrey M. Klauser, M.D.Michael A. Kubalik, M.D.Kate A. Tauber, M.D.

Class of 2007

Trevor J. Bayliss, M.D.Erick H. Cheung, M.D.Jean R. Ferdinand, M.D.Neil R. Gildener-Leapman, M.D.Amy Pound, M.D.Brandy L. Shattuck, M.D.David M. Tauber, M.D.Max V. Wohlauer, M.D.

Class of 2008

Kristine Carpenter, M.D.Jamie Chao, M.D.Sailaja Ghanta, M.D.John M. LaMar, Ph.D.Karin Ljungquist, M.D.Sohail M. Malek, M.D.Elizabeth Paddock, M.D.Ann E. Rutter, M.D.Peter Socaris, C.R.N.A., M.S.Stephen M. Stutzman, M.D.Salvatore J. Taliercio, M.D.Ashlie A. R. Tronnes, M.D.Victoria Varga Huettner, M.D.Bharat Yarlagadda, M.D.

Class of 2009

Tim Caramore, M.D.Melissa Leber, M.D.Joseph Schneider, M.D.Kiley Toder, M.D.Bruce D. White, D.O., J.D., M.S.

Class of 2010

Stephen A. Antonucci, M.D.David E. Auringer, M.D.Christopher D. Brook, M.D.Alexandra L. Chomut, M.D.Nadia Haqqie, M.D.Adam S. Howe, M.D.Gregory C. Perry, M.D.Melissa A. Perry, M.D.Danielle P. Wales, M.D.

Class of 2011

Thomas J. Barrett, M.D.Sonia Brar Dhoot, M.D.Kevin P. Collins, M.D.Mark Conroy, M.D.Lynn A. Craft, M.S., P.A.Ganary Dabiri, Ph.D., M.D.Sean P. Geary, M.D.Maximilian Hsia, M.D.Sarah E. Koch, M.D.Jonathan Kurman, M.D.Lindsey Macfarlane, M.D.Brett J. Morey, C.R.N.A., M.S.Timothy Tran, M.D.Zhen Wang, Ph.D.

Class of 2012

Kevin A. Cook, M.D.Sarah R. Daniels, M.D.Alaina Defazio, C.R.N.A., M.S.Nicole Lostritto, M.D.Nicole A. Morin, M.D.Arati M. Patil, M.D.

Class of 2013

Kayla M. Abitabile, M.S.Alan S. Nyquist, M.D.

Class of 2014

Linda M. Breslin, M.S.Julian Felder, M.D.Patricia Northrup, M.S., P.A.Benita Zahn, Ph.D.

Class of 2015

Andrew W. Mak, M.D.Veronica T. Nguyen, M.D.Rowan Sill, C.R.N.A., M.S.

Class of 2016

Margot P. Burns, M.D.Mark B. Chaskes, M.D.Julia M. Macina Burns, M.D.Lauren L. Westover, M.D.

Class of 2017

Brett J. Adams, M.D.Luke A. Albares, M.D.Joaquin O. Alvarado, Jr., M.D.Matthew J. Anderson, M.D.Nicole M. Andrews, M.D.Peter G. Andriakos, M.D.Michael Ashamalla, M.D.Rani Berry, M.D.Vivek Bose, M.D.Jessica A. Chamish, M.D.Patrick C. Cheney, M.D.Jesse J. Cheung, M.D.Alexandra R. Chico, M.D.Kayleigh E. Clark, M.D.Sophia W. Conroy, M.D.Donald F. Distel, M.D.Elizabeth H. Eypper, M.D.Lane A. Gillenwater, M.D.Lauren H. Goverman, M.D.Gretchen T. Gunn, M.D.Bethany Hawke, M.D.Alyssa S. Herrmann, M.D.Jessica M. John, M.D.

Noah M. Joseph, M.D.Vinay B. Kadiyala, M.D.Praneet K. Kalkat, M.D.Najiba D. Keshwani, M.D.Steven M. Lange, M.D.Michael A. Lanni, M.D.Stephenie Le, M.D.David Leung, M.D.John X. Li, M.D.Brett A. Linowes, M.D.Antony G. Mathew, M.D.Andrew J. Matsumoto, M.D.Joshua R. Mellor, M.D.Joseph D. Milner, M.D.Steven P. Obrzut, M.D.Casey M. O’Connor, M.D.Preeti A. Panda, M.D.Laura Phelan, M.D.Gregory Pieper, C.R.N.A., M.S.Jennifer L. Pollard, M.D.Rithika Ramakrishnan, M.D.Tina Ramineni, M.D.Smita Ravichandran, M.D.Alexandria M. Sadasivan, M.D.Sophie Scherl, M.D.Soun Sheen, M.D.Cailey A. Simmons, M.D.Heather C. Smith, M.D.Ernest A. Spiotto, M.D.Stefanie K. Sueda, M.D.Christopher K. Sullivan, M.D.Benjamin S. Szewczyk, M.D.Truc M. Ta, M.D.Amanda C. Tashjian, M.D.Vaibhavi Umesh, M.D.Eric C. Vecchio, M.D.Anna M. Wu, M.D.Christina Wu, M.D.Emily Y. Xiao, M.D.

*deceased

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Kourosh Adhami, M.D. ’91

William Africano, M.D. ’57

Jess Alcid, M.D. ’97

Ellen and Edward Alexson, M.D. ’70

Kelly and Richard Alfred, M.D. ’81

Sandra and Frederick Ambrose, M.D. ’73

Barbara and Ronald Anderson, M.D. ’63

Stephanie and William Angelos, M.D. ’88

Susan and Albert Apicelli, M.D. ’65

M. Lynn and Thomas A. Bailey, M.D. ’71

Cheryl and Sterling Baker, M.D. ’74

Jane Balint, M.D. ’89 and Kenneth Ramsey

Victoria I. Balkoski, M.D. ’83 and Paul S. Winkeller

Edie and Mitchell Bamberger, M.D. ’82, M.B.A.

Grace and Anthony Bardinelli, M.D. ’61

Joanne N. Barlin, M.D. ’06

David M. Barnert, M.D. ’81

Irmgard and James P. Barrett, Ph.D. ’68, M.D. ’70

Catherine Bartlett, M.D. ’76 and Randall Bartlett

Kathy and Marino Baselice, M.D. ’77

Stephanie and Anthony Bassanelli, M.D. ’84

Bonnie Baswell, M.D. ’70 and David Baswell, M.D. ’70

Joanne and Wilfred Beaucher, M.D. ’72

David Beck, M.D. ’54

Jane and Joseph Belsky, M.D. ’55

Diane and James Bernene, M.D. ’67

Susan and Allan Bernstein, M.D. ’72

Lynn Bertram, M.D. ’82

Donna Bhisitkul, M.D. ’87

Patti and Richard Blide, M.D. ’55

William M. Boehme, M.D. ’70

Meg and James V. Bono, M.D. ’87

Anne McRae Botti and Charles Botti, Jr., M.D. ’86

Alice and John Bowker, M.D. ’56

Arthur Brelia, M.D. ’50

Teresa Briggs, M.D. ’77 and Robert Briggs, Ph.D. ’73

Tyrone G. Bristol, M.D. ’92, M.P.H., F.A.A.P., C.P.E.

Catherine Britell, M.D. and Jonathan Britell, M.D. ’73

Donna and Curtland Brown, III, M.D. ’82

Jacqueline Brown, RN ’64 and Dennis Brown, M.D. ’66

Suzanne and Steven Burakoff, M.D. ’70

Susan and Michael Burke, M.D. ’82

Christine Burns, M.D. ’70 and George Burns, M.D. ’72

Cenie Cafarelli, M.D. ’58

Angela and Mark Callery, M.D. ’85

Anthony Campagna, M.D. ’85

Mary Ellen and Henry Camperlengo, M.D. ’58

Daniel S. Casper, M.D. ’85, Ph.D.

Patricia Catalano, M.D. ’71 and Anthony Catalano

Susan and Paul Chalmers, M.D. ’79

Arlein and Saebert Chamikles, M.D. ’57

Brittany and Anthony Chang, M.D. ’99

Visoth Chhiap, M.D. ’95

Claudia and David Chittenden, M.D. ’64

Karen and Joseph Cirrone, M.D. ’88

Linda Civerchia Balent, M.D. ’76

Jeré* and James Claghorn, M.D. ’61

Carleen and Edward Clark, M.D. ’70

Susan and Dwayne Clay, M.D. ’89

Bette and John Cohen, M.D. ’63

Rufus Collea, M.D. ’97

John J. Condemi, M.D. ’57

Martha and Douglas Coursin, M.D. ’76

Eilene and Arthur Cummins, M.D. ’58

Edward Curran, M.D. ’68

Kelly Curtis, M.D. ’04

Karen and John Czajka, M.D. ’77

Patricia and Joseph D’Addesio, M.D. ’77

Kathleen Ciancetta-Dal Col and Richard Dal Col, M.D. ’82

Ann Hughes Daniels, M.D. ’80 and Jeffrey Daniels, M.D. ’80

Kimberly Davis, M.D. ’91

Maureen and J. Kenneth Davison, M.D. ’72

Christine Dearth, M.D. ’92 and Samuel Dearth

Jodi Della Rocca, C.R.N.A., M.S. ’02, Ph.D. and Tom Della Rocca

Sheila and Steven Dennis, M.D. ’82

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David Dickoff, M.D. ’82

Herbert J. DiMeola, M.D. ’68

Adrian Dobs, M.D. ’78 and Martin Auster, M.D.

Rosemarie Dooley, RN ’69 and John Dooley, M.D. ’71

Steven Dorfman, M.D. ’70

Patricia and Ernst Dorsch, M.D. ’71

Christopher Dow, M.D. ’02

Barbara Ducatman, M.D. ’79 and Alan Ducatman, M.D.

Victoria and John Duers, M.D. ’64

Margaret Carley Dunn, M.D. ’80 and Harry Dunn, M.D.

Christine and David Eppard, M.D. ’65

Debbie and Clifford Erickson, M.D. ’99

Missy and John Fallon, III, M.D. ’74

Joanne and Richard Farrell, Jr., M.D. ’73

Phyllis and Gault Farrell, M.D. ’67

Sheryl and Randall Feingold, M.D. ’87

Debra and Jeffrey Feldman, M.D. ’83

Diane and Gerald Felsenthal, M.D. ’67

Edmond FitzGibbon, M.D. ’78

Andrea and Steven Fleischman, M.D. ’96

Cynthia Flynn, M.D. ’92 and Deirdre Boyle, Esq.

Diane and John Fogarty, M.D. ’75, F.A.A.F.P., A.B.F.C.

Gisele and Brian Freed, Ph.D. ’90

Ellen and Hal Freiman, M.D. ’78

Monte Friedman, M.D. ’78

Phyllis and Steven Frisch, M.D. ’79

Carolyn Frymoyer, M.D. ’77 and Paul Frymoyer, M.D. ’77

Deborah and Pasquale Fugazzotto, M.D. ’58

Rajesh Ramesh Gandhi, M.S. ’90, Ph.D. ’91, M.D. ’92

Janet Gargiulo, M.D. ’79

Padma Garvey, M.D. and Joseph Garvey, M.D. ’90

Mary Geiger, M.D. ’65 and Leonard Geiger, M.D. ’66

Beverly and Bradford Germain, M.D. ’82

Patricia and Ralph Giannella, M.D. ’65

Kathy and Timothy Goggins, M.D. ’97

Maureen and Alfred Gomez, M.D. ’55

Jodi Cohen and Michael Graver, M.D. ’77

Suzanne Steinberg and Samuel Green, M.D. ’87

Elizabeth and Steven* Greenberg, M.D. ’83

Loretta Patton-Greenidge, M.D. ’78 and Roy Greenidge

Carol and David Grenoble, M.D. ’72

Lynne and Mark Groban, M.D. ’67

Patricia and Walter Groff, M.D. ’70

Beverly and Stephen Gunther, M.D. ’67

Judy and J. Bruce Hagadorn, M.D. ’66

Diana Timlin and William Hall, M.D. ’74

Nadia Haqqie, M.D. ’10

Nicolette and Harry Haroutunian, M.D. ’73

Vivian and Robert Hawkins, M.D. ’82

Marcia and Oswald Haye, M.D. ’77

Rosalind Hayes, M.D. ’85 and Timothy Hayes

Linda and Robert Hedderman, M.D. ’82

Aries Helm, M.D. ’87 and Thomas Helm, M.D. ’87

Diane Henderson, M.D. ’70

Richard L. Henderson, M.D. ’61

Arthur Hengerer, M.D. ’68

Judith and James Hengerer, M.D. ’71

Elaine Henry, RN ’61 and William Henry, M.D. ’63

Anna and Kevin Hill, M.D. ’89

Jeffrey A. Hirst, M.D. ’80

Mary and Glen Hiss, M.D. ’77

Donald Holbert, M.D. ’76

Lorna Honan, M.D. ’87 and Vincent Honan, M.D. ’87

Ann and L. Nelson Hopkins, III, M.D. ’69

The Hon. Jaclyn Brilling and Michael Horgan, M.D. ’80

Lynn and James Horn, M.D. ’79

Sandra and Earl Horton, M.D. ’73

Nancy J. Liu, M.D. and James G. Houle, M.D. ’88

Patricia Hughes, M.D. ’80 and Frederick Brandt, M.D. ’80

Valerie and Allen Hyman, M.D. ’59

Diane and Edward Iannuccilli, M.D. ’65

Barbara and Robert Insley, M.D. ’72

Nancy and G. Timothy Johnson, M.D. ’69

Nancy and William Johnston, Jr., M.D. ’69

Glory-Anne and David Jones, M.D. ’97

F. Robert Jordan, Jr., M.D. ’67

Elizabeth Kann, M.D. ’94, M.P.H. and Uday Dasika, M.D. ’94

Josephine and Kirk Kanter, M.D. ’76

Beatrice and Herbert* Kaplan, M.D. ’55

Vidya Kausik and Sankar Kausik, M.D. ’96

Janet and Charles Kawada, M.D. ’71

Kathleen Kelly, M.D. ’82 and Arnold Rosen, M.D. ’82

Eunice and Hoon Kim, M.D. ’92

Linda and William Kimball, M.D. ’75

Maria and Barry King, M.D., Jr. ’68

Peggy and Leonard Kirschner, M.D. ’61

Rachel and Jeffrey Klauser, M.D. ’06

Ludwig Klein, M.D. ’59

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Sefi Knoble, M.D. ’88 and John Knoble

Antoinette Korc, M.D. and Murray Korc, M.D. ’74

Laura and Daniel Kramer, M.D. ’71

Margaret and E. Michael Kramer, M.D. ’82

Kimberly and Peter LaCelle, Ph.D. ’92

Michael Lager, M.D. ’71

Philina Lamb, M.D. ’98 and Andrew Ho

Jane Royal and John Lantis, M.D. ’93

Margaret* and John Larkin, M.D. ’57

Margaret and J. Peter Lawler, M.D. ’65

Augusta and Eugene Leibowitz, M.D. ’66

Judith and Neil Lempert, M.D. ’58

Cynthia and Thomas Lesnik, M.D. ’67

Stephanie and Gregory Lesnik, M.D. ’03

Bernadette Levesque, M.D. ’91 and Peter Levesque, M.D. ’90

Melissa and Jamie Levine, M.D. ’92

Andrea and Hartwell Lin, M.D. ’95

Laurel Lipshutz, M.D. ’72 and Robert Lipshutz

Ingrid Llovera Loscalzo, M.D. ’88

Deborah Longley, M.D. ’84

Janet Lord, M.D. ’78

Judy and Kenneth C. Low, M.D. ’76

Allison Lupinetti, M.D. ’01 and John Gavin, M.D. ’00

Mubashar Mahmood, M.D. ’94

Jacquelyn Brewer, M.D. and Peter Manes, M.D. ’04

Nancy Reisman Mann, M.D. ’82 and Andrew Mann, M.D. ’82

Engella Mansour, D.D.S. and Karim Mansour, M.D. ’92

Kathleen Mantaro, M.D. ’90

Elizabeth* and Verne Marshall, M.D. ’47

Eleanor and Dean Martin, M.D. ’63

Amelia Martinko, M.D. ’78

Carole and Eugene Maso, M.D. ’74

Lucille and David Mastrianni, M.D. ’85

Ursula Matulonis, M.D. ’87 and Jane O’Rourke

Pearl and Woods McCahill, Jr., M.D. ’77

Juliet and Geoffrey McCarthy, M.D. ’74

Barbara and Bernard McEvoy, M.D. ’61

Ashley and Brian McGrath, M.D. ’82

Charles “Tom” McHugh, M.D. ’64 and Anne McHugh

Karen and Dennis P. McKenna, M.D. ’92

Trudi and Austin Mehrhof, Jr., M.D. ’75

Andrea and Fred Mensch, M.D. ’77

Natalie and Fassil Mesfin, M.S. ’00, Ph.D. ’01, M.D. ’05

Bonnie and Gregg Meyer, M.D. ’86

Gary Miller, M.D. ’65

Morris Milman, M.D. ’80

The Hon. Stacy Pettit and Eric Molho, M.D. ’87

William Montano, M.D. ’69

Moriah Moser and Daniel Morgenstern, M.D. ’82

Mary Anne and Robert Moseley, III, M.D. ’67

Abigail and Jason Mouzakes, M.D. ’95

Lisa and Ronald Moy, M.D. ’81

Christine and Michael Mulligan, M.D. ’03

Janet and Michael Mulvaney, M.D. ’80

Michele and Ronald Musto, M.D. ’79

David R. Nalin, M.D. ’65

Donald Namm, Ph.D. ’65

Nancy and Bruce Nash, M.D. ’78

Lauren and Ronniel Nazarian, M.D. ’05

Andrea and Robert Newborn, M.D. ’86

Helen and William Nisbet, M.D. ’71

Donna and John Nolan, M.D. ’77

Patricia Northrup, M.S., P.A. ’14

Bonnie and William O’Connor, M.D. ’86

Robin Pellish and Patrick G. O’Connor, M.D. ’82

W. Dale Overfield, D.D.S., M.D. ’71 and JoAnn R. Overfield

Nancy and Robert Panzer, M.D. ’77

Rita Patel, M.D. ’92

Joann and Carl Paulsen, M.D. ’58

Laura Pica Pazienza, M.D. ’87 and Joseph Pazienza, M.D. ’87

Laura J. Perry, M.D. ’87

Murali Perumal, M.D. ’88

Kathleen and Pasquale Petrera, M.D. ’86

Donna Phelan, M.D. ’98 and Daniel Phelan, M.D. ’98

Sharon Sullivan and Paul Phillips, M.D. ’62

Julie Pilitsis, M.D. ’98, Ph.D. and Timothy Mayer

Nancy and Wellington Pindar, M.D. ’59

Daniella Lukashok Plottel, M.D. ’89 and Michael Plottel

Patricia and Jonathan Polikoff, M.D. ’77

Margaret Vosburgh and A. John Popp, M.D. ’67

Helen and Donald Price, Sr., M.D. ’61

Joan Puglia, M.D. ’85

Mary Kay and John Pujals, M.D. ’92

Edna Anne Pytlak, M.D. ’83 and Fredrick Pytlak

Suzanne Rapoport, M.D. and Robert Rapoport, M.D. ’88

Nina and Prescott Rasmussen, M.D. ’61

Kris and William Richards, Jr., M.D. ’69

Kelly Doyle and Peter Robbiano, M.D. ’83

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Judith and Kevin Roberts, M.D. ’77

Tiiu and Roger Robison, M.D. ’63

Sheliah and John Roehmholdt, M.D. ’85

Mary and George* Roff, M.D. ’65

Adele and Matthew Rogan, M.D. ’71

Elizabeth Randall, Ph.D. and Corky Rosan, M.D. ’57

Dikea Roussos-Ross, M.D. and Michael Ross, M.D. ’97

Angela and John Ruckdeschel, M.D. ’71

Susan and Jeffrey Rudnick, M.D. ’66

Sue and Wilbur Rust, M.D. ’57

Nancy and Edward Rydzak, M.D. ’87

Patricia and Michael Sacca, M.D. ’92

Marlene and Philip Saccoccia, Jr., M.D. ’71

Judy and John Sadoff, M.D. ’92

Leizbeth and Alan Sanders, M.D. ’88

Lucy Sandler, M.D. ’67 and Philip Sandler, M.D.

Albina Santilli, M.D. ’71 and Thomas Santilli

Nancy C. Sapio, M.D. ’85 and David Taffany

Marilyn and Derace Schaffer, M.D. ’73

Michelle and Lewis Schainuck, M.D. ’64

Miriam and Daniel Scharf, M.D. ’70

Susan Kalia, M.D. and John Schenck, M.D. ’77

Michael Scherl, M.D. ’82

Erika and Lew Schon, M.D. ’84

Diane and Richard Schultz, M.D. ’56

Elisa and Stephen Schutz, M.D. ’88

Constance Young and Gary Schwartz, M.D. ’83

Glynis Scott, M.D. ’83

H. James Sears, M.D. ’63

Catherine and Richard Seeger, M.D. ’81

Julee Richards, M.D. and Bradley Seely, M.D. ’87

Patricia and Peter Shapiro, M.D. ’71

Sharon Shapiro, M.D. ’80 and Andrew Kurman, M.D. ’80

Michele and Glenn Shear, M.D. ’75

Gail and Peter Sherer, M.D. ’72

Judith and Laurence Sherman, M.D. ’64

Cheryl and Steven Silver, M.D. ’74

Barbara and Paul Sklarew, M.D. ’84

Mark Slovenkai, M.D. ’84

Carol and Alexander Snyder, M.D. ’65

Gina and Tom Snyder, M.D. ’69

Mary and John Soeter, M.D. ’62

Nancy and Karl Sohlberg, M.D. ’51

Vicki Sommer, M.D. ’77 and Alan Kivitz, M.D. ’77

Joan and Merritt Spear, M.D. ’60

Lori Krop and Theodore Stein, M.D. ’84

Vera and Gary L. Sutter, M.D. ’76

Stephanie and Douglas Tebor, M.D. ’81

Kiley Toder, M.D. ’09

Kim and J. Scott Toder, M.D. ’79

Debra Tristram, M.D. ’82

Irene and Clyde Turner, M.D. ’61

Frieda and John Tydings, M.D. ’84

Jessie Uppal, M.D. and Gurvinder Uppal, M.D. ’86

Gloria and George Vassolas, M.D. ’86

Lou-Ann and Vincent Verdile, M.D. ’84

Betty Vohr, M.D. ’66 and Thomas Gidley

Elizabeth Myers, Ph.D. and Evan Vosburgh, M.D. ’82

Carol Wadon, M.D. ’83 and Bruce Jaufmann, M.D. ’84

Danielle Wales, M.D. ’10

Christine and Thomas Ward, M.D. ’83

John Warkentin, M.D. ’74

Roberta and John Wasenko, M.D. ’80

Tammy and Steven Weinfeld, M.D. ’90

Sarah and D. Billings Wheeler, M.D. ’67

John Wheeler, D.M.D., M.D. ’69

Sarah and Bruce White, DO, JD, M.S. ’09

Lynne and Frederick Wilson, M.D. ’63

Delphine and Duncan Winter, M.D. ’84

Diane Wirz, M.D. ’79 and William Wirz

Dita and Max Wohlauer, M.D. ’07

Thasia Woodworth, M.D. ’71 and Warren Woodworth, M.D. ’65

Vivian* and Barry Yoss, M.D. ’72

Jolie Patak, M.D. and Craig Youner, M.D. ’73

Eileen Zambetti, M.D. and George Zambetti, Jr., M.D. ’76

Amy and George Zanaros, M.D. ’02

Nancy and Allen Zieker, M.D. ’75

*deceased

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Ellen and Edward Alexson, M.D. ’70

Susan and Albert Apicelli, M.D. ’65

Mary Louise and Anthony Arena, M.D. ’60

M. Lynn and Thomas A. Bailey, M.D. ’71

Irmgard and James P. Barrett, Ph.D. ’68, M.D. ’70

Lorraine Schulte and William Barry, M.D. ’69

Myrna and Arnold* Baskin, M.D. ’52

David Beck, M.D. ’54

Mary* and Levon Bedrosian, M.D. ’47

Jane and Joseph Belsky, M.D. ’55

Diane and James Bernene, M.D. ’67

William M. Boehme, M.D. ’70

Diane and John Robert* Bosco, M.D. ’61

Alice and John Bowker, M.D. ’56

Jacqueline Brown, RN ’64 and Dennis Brown, M.D. ’66

Millie and Ronald Burkman, M.D. ’69

Christine Burns, M.D. ’70 and George Burns, M.D. ’72

Donna A. Caniano, M.D. ’76 and Richard A. Flores

Margaret and Donald Capuano, M.D. ’68

Barbara and Donald* Carter, M.D. ’52

Carol and Samuel Cassell, M.D. ’59

Claudia and David Chittenden, M.D. ’64

James Cilecek, M.D. ’80

Jeré* and James Claghorn, M.D. ’61

Bette and John Cohen, M.D. ’63

John J. Condemi, M.D. ’57

Ashley DiMeola, M.D. and Michael DiMeola, M.D. ’08

Herbert J. DiMeola, M.D. ’68

Adrian Dobs, M.D. ’78 and Martin Auster, M.D.

James Dougherty, M.D. ’51*

Linda Dubins, M.D. ’77 and David Baer, M.D.

Elynor* and David Falk, M.D. ’43

Nancy and Matthew Farina, M.D. ’67

Brooke and Michael Freilich, M.D. ’58

Deborah and Pasquale Fugazzotto, M.D. ’58

Babette and Herbert* Gade, M.D. ’46

Janet Gargiulo, M.D. ’79

Janet Gissen, M.D. ’44

Helen* and R. Alvin* Gravelle, M.D. ’50

Lynne and Mark Groban, M.D. ’67

Alan Gulick, M.D. ’78

Diana Timlin and William Hall, M.D. ’74

Arthur Hengerer, M.D. ’68

Judith and James Hengerer, M.D. ’71

Elaine Henry, RN ’61 and William Henry, M.D. ’63

Jeffrey A. Hirst, M.D. ’80

Judith and Eugene* Hoenig, M.D. ’59

Diana Honet, RN ’58 and Joseph Honet, M.D. ’57*

Sylvia and Seymour* Horwitz, M.D. ’39

Nancy and George Howard, M.D. ’59

Elaine* and Julian* Hyman, M.D. ’47

Barbara and Robert Insley, M.D. ’72

Laura and Edward Jacobs, M.D. ’75

Nancy and G. Timothy Johnson, M.D. ’69

Beatrice and Herbert* Kaplan, M.D. ’55

Cynthia and Maurice Keenan, M.D. ’61

Matilda Kiesel, RN ’59 and Robert Kiesel, M.D. ’60

Catherine Kiley, M.D. ’78 and Donald Schoch, M.D. ’77

Peggy and Leonard Kirschner, M.D. ’61

Ruth and John* Kovaric, M.D. ’50

Nancy Carlson and Ralph Kramer, M.D. ’76

John LaFerla, M.D. ’72

Margaret* and John Larkin, M.D. ’57

Irene* and John C.* Lathrop, M.D. ’55

Margaret and J. Peter Lawler, M.D. ’65

Helyn Lefgren, M.D. ’73

Beverly and Arthur* Lehrman, M.D. ’58

Judith and Neil Lempert, M.D. ’58

Evelyn and Charles Leonhardt, M.D. ’53

Leona and Jerome Levy, M.D. ’58

Mary Anne MacCaughelty, M.D. ’70 and Robert MacCaughelty

Isabelle Maisonneuve, Ph.D. ’92 and Stanley Glick, M.D., Ph.D.

Jerilyn Marr and Clifford Marr, M.D. ’74

Elizabeth* and Verne Marshall, M.D. ’47

Juliet and Geoffrey McCarthy, M.D. ’74

Charles “Tom” McHugh, M.D. ’64 and Anne McHugh

Robert Meineker, M.D. ’45*

Cora and William* Meyer, Jr., M.D. ’55

Catherine Mills, M.D. ’76 and Jonathan Posin, M.D.

William Montano, M.D. ’69

Moriah Moser and Daniel Morgenstern, M.D. ’82

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

*deceased

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2017 Contributors Report Alumni Pillars Society Members

2018 Match Day Match Challenge Campaign Donors

Paula Mroz, RN and Frank Mroz, M.D. ’73*

David R. Nalin, M.D. ’65

Donald Namm, Ph.D. ’65

Mary* and Robert Newhouse, M.D. ’56

Doren and Dennis Norfleet, M.D. ’69

Margaret and Mark Ortelee, M.D. ’54

W. Dale Overfield, D.D.S., M.D. ’71 and JoAnn R. Overfield

Kathaleen Perkins, M.D. ’54*

Albert Peters, M.D. ’61

Norma and Fred Phillips, Jr., M.D. ’56

Sharon Sullivan and Paul Phillips, M.D. ’62

Donna Pietrocola, M.D. ’75 and Steven Pinheiro, M.D. ’75

Nancy and Wellington Pindar, M.D. ’59

Eleanor and Charles* Poskanzer, M.D. ’45

Helen and Matthew Presti, M.D. ’49

Vera* and Richard Propp, M.D. ’60

Kathleen Riley, M.D. ’90 and Mark Reed

Judith and Kevin Roberts, M.D. ’77

Mary and George* Roff, M.D. ’65

Elizabeth Randall, Ph.D. and Corky Rosan, M.D. ’57

Nell and Michael Rosco, M.D. ’60

Sue and Wilbur Rust, M.D. ’57

Marlene and Philip Saccoccia, Jr., M.D. ’71

Arline and Ronald Scheinzeit, M.D. ’74

Suzanne and Martin Schulman, M.D. ’57

John Seaman, M.D. ’56

Mary Pfeifer-Shapiro and David Shapiro, M.D. ’90

Nathaniel Silon, M.D. ’58

Gina and Tom Snyder, M.D. ’69

Barbara and David Sparling, M.D. ’48

Janet and Robert* Steele, M.D. ’53

Robert J. Sterling, M.D. ’76

Elizabeth and David* Stewart, M.D. ’48

Irene and Clyde Turner, M.D. ’61

Elaine and William* Van Ost, M.D. ’54

Lou-Ann and Vincent Verdile, M.D. ’84

John Warkentin, M.D. ’74

Roberta and John Wasenko, M.D. ’80

John Wheeler, D.M.D., M.D. ’69

Lynne and Frederick Wilson, M.D. ’63

Marlene Winter, Ph.D. and Jacques Winter, M.D. ’79

Diane Wirz, M.D. ’79 and William Wirz

Nancy Green Worsham, M.D. ’63 and

Jerry C. Worsham, M.D. ’62

Anonymous (2)

Kourosh Adhami, M.D. ’91

Ronald J. Anderson, M.D. ’63

Shellie Asher, M.D. ’98, M.S. ’10

Amita A. Bagal, M.D. ’96

Catherine R. Bartholomew, M.D. 84

Michael P. Beckett, M.D. ’05

Robert A. Briskin, M.D. ’81, S.A.C.P.

Christopher L. Campese,

M.D. ’90, M.S. ’15

Michael E. Carley, M.D. ’95

Erick H. Cheung, M.D. ’07

John M. Cohen, M.D. ’63

Mark Conroy, M.D. ’11

Douglas B. Coursin, M.D. ’76

Richard H. Dal Col, M.D. ’82

Hal J. Freiman, M.D. ’78

Janet E. Gargiulo, M.D. ’79

Elizabeth Garland, M.D. ’87, M.S.

Gina M. Geis, M.D. ’05

LouAnne L. Giangreco, M.D. ’02

Annette M. Grajny, M.D. ’04

Mark D. Groban, M.D. ’67

Michelle C. Guevarra-Pena, M.D. ’96

Mark N. Hadley, M.D. ’82

Robert J. Hedderman, M.D. ’82

Aries Liu Helm, M.D. ’87

Thomas N. Helm, M.D. ’87

Jennifer I. Hughes, M.D. ’04

Jackcy Jacob, M.D. ’07

Edward J. Jacobs, M.D. ’75

Manish Jain, M.D. ’97

Anna Kaltsas, M.D. ’04

Patrick G. Marinello, M.D. ’12

Liane M. McAuliffe, M.D. ’16

Brian J. McGrath, M.D. ’82

Jeannine Miranne, M.D. ’08

Dan I. Mirski, Sr., M.D. ’96

William H. Montano, M.D. ’69

Lynn Y. Nakamura, M.D. ’01

Robert P. Newhouse, M.D. ’56

Lyra W. Ng, M.D. ’00

Christopher B. Nicpon, M.D. ’97

Patrick G. O’Connor, M.D. ’82, M.P.H.

Stacey C. Olney, M.D. ’06

Ekenesenarienrien C. Omokaro,

M.D. ’14

Brandi R. Page, M.D. ’08

Laura J. Perry, M.D. ’87

Pasquale Petrera, M.D. ’86

Daniel A. Picard, M.D. ’88

Brian R. Port, M.D. ’80

Bidyut K. Pramanik, M.D. ’93

Heather Prunty, M.D. ’09

John S. Pujals, M.D. ’92

Shaheda A. Quraishi, M.D. ’01

Sarah Reed-Esper, M.D. ’91

Alexandra W. Rehfuss, M.D. ’13

Anthony L. Ritaccio, M.D. ’84

Kevin W. Roberts, M.D. ’77

Elizabeth L. Rose, M.D. ’04

Ann E. Rutter, M.D. ’08

Nancy C. Sapio, M.D. ’85

John F. Schenck, M.D. ’77

Stephen M. Schutz, M.D. ’88

Susan Singer, M.D. ’76

Edward Skwiersky, M.D. ’82

Kelly S. Smith Der Cola, M.D. ’92

Marc A. Swerdloff, M.D. ’82

Nirit R. Swerdloff, M.D. ’85

Douglas A. Tebor, M.D. ’81

Dan-Thuy Tran, M.D. ’01

Debra A. Tristram, M.D. ’82

Felix Urman, M.D. ’01

Vincent P. Verdile, M.D. ’84

Evan Vosburgh, M.D. ’82

Matthew Waxman, M.D. ’02

Ian J. Weinstein, M.D. ’89

Duncan F. Winter, M.D. ’84

Barbara W. Wolner, M.D. ’83

Ron K. Wolner, M.D. ’81

Craig J. Youner, M.D. ’73

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CL ASS OF 1954

David Beck, M.D. ’54

In May, Dr. Beck was honored for 57 years of service at Norwalk Hospital in Norwalk, Conn., receiving an engraved chair from the staff.

CL ASS OF 1961

Leonard Kirschner, M.D. ’61

Dr. Kirschner contributed to the April-May 2018 AARP Magazine. In a Memorial Day Salute, Dr. Kirschner paid tribute to Bruce Farrell, a fellow medical resident and fallen hero of the Vietnam War.

CL ASS OF 1965

Louis M. Fink M.D. ’65

In April, Dr. Fink shared he has retired from his career as a pathologist and researcher in cellular and molecular biology. He recently published a novel titled, “Lost and Found” and “dreaming,” a book of poems.

CL ASS OF 1971

Paul M. Haidak, M.D. ’71

In May, Dr. Haidak joined the staff of Southern Tennessee Regional Health System in Winchester, Tenn. He is a Fellow of the American

College of Surgeons, a Diplomat of American Board of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, and a member of the American Association of Hand Surgery.

CL ASS OF 1974

Michael J. Hardies, M.D. ’74

In January, Dr. Hardies received the Medical Professional of the Year Award from the Foundation of St. Mary’s Healthcare in Amsterdam, N.Y. Dr. Hardies’ achievements include establishing an integrated network of occupational health centers and providing menu- driven health services and programs throughout the Northeast.

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CL ASS 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 Hospital. In 1990, she went into private practice, returning to Albany Med 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.

Donna Pietrocola, M.D. ’75 and her

spouse, Steven Pinheiro, M.D. ’75.

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CL ASS OF 1976

John J. Cronan, M.D. ’76

In March, Dr. Cronan was awarded the Pollack Medal at the annual meeting of the Society of Abdominal Radiologist in Scottsdale, Ariz. The medal is awarded annually by the Society to a distinguished radiologist who has made outstanding contributions to the field of uroradiology and abdominal radiology.

Desmond R. DelGiacco, M.D. ’76

In February, Dr. DelGiacco, a pulmonologist, expanded his leadership role at Saratoga Hospital in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., and was named senior medical director for clinical services and medical staff quality and education.

CL ASS OF 1981

Daniel M. Siegel, M.D. ’81

Dr. Siegel was recently appointed to the Medical Advisory Board at MedX Health Corporation in Mississauga, Ontario. He is a clinical professor of Dermatology at SUNY Downstate and former president of the American Academy of Dermatology.

CL ASS OF 1985

Ursula A. Matulonis, M.D. ’85

Dr. Matulonis was featured in an article in the May 29, 2018, Wall Street Journal, entitled, “Are Big Clinical Trials Relevant? Researchers Disagree.” In the era of personalized medicine, big trials are falling out of favor and many researchers are arguing for smaller, nimbler trials involving fewer patients.

Dr. Matulonis, chief, Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Susan F. Smith Center for Women’s Cancers and Brock-Wilson Family Chair at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School, is an advocate for smaller trial size because many of her patients are gravely ill. She comments in the piece, “You can’t wait years to get these medications approved. What we are dealing with are women with cancers and their lifespans are limited.”

Dr. Matulonis is a member of the Alumni Association Board of Directors.

Mitchell Krieger, M.D. ’85

Dr. Krieger writes, “I have transi-tioned out of my role as associate chief information officer for the Cleveland Clinic into a new role as chief medical information officer for Cleveland Clinic London, Cleveland Clinic’s second international hospital and first entry into private healthcare in London. The 200-bed specialty care hospital is scheduled to open in early 2021 to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Cleveland Clinic. The opening will serve as an opportunity to extend Cleveland Clinic’s culture and operational model in the United Kingdom and further develop our globally integrated health care system. It’s an exciting opportunity that I feel fortunate to be involved in. My wife and I will relocate to London in September 2018 and welcome all friends and colleagues with interest to visit.”

CL ASS OF 1988

Lawrence S. Lepler, M.D. ’88

Editor’s note: see Margaret-Anne McGibbon Fernandez, M.D. ’01 class note entry.

John C. Notaro, M.D. ’88

In June, Dr. Notaro was named medical director of the Buffalo Medical Group in Buffalo, N.Y., a multi-specialty group with more than 200 practitioners. He had served as associate medical director since 2005.

CL ASS OF 1994

Emily T. Etzkorn, M.D. ’94

In January, Dr. Etzkorn received the Healthcare Leader of the Year Award from the Foundation of St. Mary’s Healthcare in Amsterdam, N.Y. Dr. Etzkorn’s practice is in primary care for the pediatric population, including neonates, infants and adolescents. She also serves adults and geriatrics.

In May, Dr. Etzkorn and her spouse, Jerry LaMori, received the Diane G. Snell Humanitarian Award at the Montgomery County Office for Aging Annual Awards Dinner in Scotia, N.Y. Dr. Etzkorn and Mr. LaMori were recognized for their extraordinary commitment to health care in the community and their strong philanthropic support of various organizations.

Margaret-Anne McGibbon Fernandez, M.D. ’01

Dr. McGibbon Fernandez writes, “On Thanksgiving Day 2017, I entered the ICU with sepsis due to an aggressive strain of Group A Strep. I awoke eight days later to meet the wonderful 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 pediatrician. My family and I will always be grateful for the training Dr. Lepler received at Albany Medical College.”

Jennifer C. Sullivan, Ph.D. ’01

In June, Dr. Sullivan received the inaugural John Laragh Research Award from the American Journal of Hypertension. The new annual award honors an exemplary basic, clinical, translational, epidemiology, population science or health systems investigator under age 45. She also has been selected for the Mid-Career Award for Research Excellence from the American Heart Association’s Council on Hypertension. The award recognizes an investigator active in hypertension or cardiovascular research who has made significant contributions to these fields.

Dr. Sullivan is in the department of Physiology at the Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, in Augusta, GA. Her research includes understanding gender differences in hypertension.

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CLASS NOTES

Margaret-Anne McGibbon Fernandez, M.D. ’01 and Lawrence S. Lepler, M.D. ’88.

CL ASS OF 2007

David Shaye, M.D. ’07

In January, Dr. Shaye appeared on CNN with Dr. Sanjay Gupta to discuss his experiences operating on children with cleft lips and palates in Nepal. He is an otolar-yngologist, specializing in Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Surgery and Health, at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary and an Instructor at Harvard Medical School.

CL ASS OF 2008

Emma Ester Bendaña, M.D. ’08 and Ikechukwu I. Onyedika, M.D. ’08

Dr. Bendaña writes, “Emma Ester Bendaña, M.D. and Ikechukwu I. Onyedika, M.D. finally tied the knot on October 14, 2017. We are now living happily ever after in El Paso, Texas—enjoying 360 days of sunshine together. Dr. Bendaña has joined Rio Grande Urology and specializes in Reconstructive

Urology and Dr. Onyedika is a Pediatric Orthopedic Surgeon at Providence Children’s Hospital.”  

CL ASS OF 2009

Bonnie J. de Vries, M.D. ’09

In April, Dr. de Vries was named medical director of Health & Wellness Services at Washington State University in Pullman, Wash.

CL ASS OF 2015

Marybeth A. Pompeii, D.P.S. ’15

In February, Dr. Pompei accepted a new affiliate professor position with Northeastern University Bouvé College of Health Sciences School of Nursing in Boston, Mass. She is currently senior vice president and chief clinical scientist at Exergen Corporation in Watertown, Mass., and is expanding her responsibilities in support of the nursing profession.

CL ASS 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. Dr. Mulligan is a Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, a member of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand and a Diplomate of the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery.  In 2011 he was named Emerging Leader with the American Orthopaedic Association. Dr. Mulligan practices at The Bone and Joint Center in Albany and is an associate professor, Department of Surgery, and associate residency program director in the division of Orthopaedic Surgery at Albany Med.

CL ASS OF 2001

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(FROM LEFT TO RIGHT):

Anya S. Koutras, M.D. ’95, Holli D. Jakalow, M.D. ’12 and spouse Matthew J. Cummings, M.D. ’13, and Theresa Weinman, Albany Med academic coordinator, enjoyed an unexpected mini reunion in Entebbe, Uganda, in January.

John W. Abbuhl, M.D. ’49

John W. Abbuhl, M.D.’49, passed away on January 6, 2018, at the age of 91.

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 at Albany Hospital in 1956, and went on to a remarkable career spanning 50 years at the practice he founded, Schoolhouse Road Pediatrics. He served as president of the medical staff at Albany Medical Center Hospital.

A founding member of the Mohawk Hudson Land Conservancy, Dr. Abbuhl enjoyed hiking, fishing, 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 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 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.

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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

Arthur J. Wallingford, Jr., M.D. ’63

Michael R. Milano, M.D. ’64

Guy E. Blaudeau, M.D. ’70

Kenneth L. Director, M.D. ’73

Peter Godfrey, M.D. ’78

Brian J. Izzo, M.D. ’77

Deborah A. Hayek, M.D. ’81

As of July 31, 2018

W E M O U R N T H E PA S S I N G O F T H E F O L L O W I N G C L A S S M A T E S :

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Arthur J. Wallingford, Jr., M.D. ’63H O N O R I N G D R . WA LLI N G F O R D

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.”

Stuart O. Bondurant, M.D. S T UA RT O. B O N D U R A N T, M . D.,

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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.

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