1938: Joseph M. George Jr., of Las Vegas reports that he is in good
health at age 91.
1941: Julius Gelber of Scotia, N.Y., is retired. He enjoys playing
golf and
visiting his nine sons, three of whom are doctors.
1942: William J. Senter of Raleigh, N.C., reports that he is in good health and
doing fine.
1943M: David B. Gray of Charleston, W.Va., has been exercising regularly and
following a weight reduction diet since November when he had angioplasty and
the insertion of three stents. His only health problem is dry macular degeneration.
1943D: J. Roy Guyther of Mechanicsville, Md., reports that retirement suits him
well. He has published five books.
1944: Edmond Scavone of San Antonio is completely retired.
1946: John A. Mitchell of University Park, Fla., continues to enjoy life with
wife Fran.
1949: Albert B. Sarewitz and wife Judith of West Orange, N.J., celebrated their
60th anniversary this year. Their four children and four grandchildren are thriving.
1950: Miriam S. Daly of Albion, Mich., cruised up and down the
Chesapeake Bay in May. The trip was organized by Smithsonian Journeys
and originated out of Baltimore. She is currently coordinating the
Albion American
Red Cross Blood drives.
1951: Benjamin D. Gordon of Yarmouth Port, Mass., continues to cover clinics
for friends when they
are on vacation and does consults
for industry. He is chairman of the Yarmouth Town Board of Health and
a member of the Cape Cod Medical Reserve Corps.
1952: Timothy D. Baker of Baltimore is a member of the Surgeon General’s
committee on global health, and he gave a special lecture for the trauma surgeon’s
meeting.
1953: John W. Metcalf of Steubenville, Ohio continues with his Gyn practice after
retiring from Ob. It is estimated that he delivered 7,000 to 8,000 babies during
his 44-year practice.
1954: Allen C. Bullock of Houston, Tex., has been retired for two years and is
in good health. Thomas E. Hunt, Jr. of Severna Park, Md., was honored in Cumberland
on May 22nd during
the 70th anniversary celebration
of the Allegany County League for Crippled Children. He was presented with a
plaque for 40 years of service
as a league clinician.
1955: Murray M. Kappelman of Baltimore is a board member of Childrens Hospital.
1956: Ludwig J. Eglseder Jr. of Trappe, Md., had a great cruise out of Fort Lauderdale
this past summer with pastor John Hagee. Virgil R. Hooper of Rock Hill, S.C.,
sustained central pain syndrome in 1989 from a bicycle accident which he continues
to face on a daily basis.
1960: Jerome Ross of Baltimore continues working 21/2 days per week.
Daughter Jaclyn, an animator who was married more than a year ago, is
expecting her first child. Son-in-law Nestor Serrano played Tom Gomez,
the head of NOAA in the movie The Day after Tomorrow. Morton
E. Smith
of St. Louis is a councillor for the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor
Society, Washington University Chapter. Theodore Zanker of Cheshire,
Conn., is alternate delegate for Connecticut to AMA House of Delegates.
1962: Merrill I. Berman and wife Roslyn of Baltimore recently celebrated their
46th wedding anniversary.
1964: Eric D. Schmitter of Santa Monica, Calif., had a great time at the 40th
reunion of the class of 1964. He continues to work full time.
1965: Bruce A. Brian of Evergreen, Col., was elected to the Colorado hall of
fame in September 2003, and passed his boards for sleep medicine last March. Jeffrey
L. Brown of White Plains, N.Y., was listed in New York Magazine’s “best
doctors” for the fifth year.
1966: Louis E. Grenzer of Baltimore is president of the medical staff at Mercy
Medical Center. He and wife Jeanne have six children and five grandchildren.
Franklin L. Johnson of Salisbury, Md., retired in October 2003. He
now spends all of his time remodeling his farm house and farming. Jane C.
McCaffrey of Dresden, N.Y., reports that her practice has morphed into a sub-specialty
since she got board-certified in developmental behavioral pediatrics, in which
her two grandsons provide a reference point. She plays french horn with several
groups in her spare time.
1967: John Wm. Gareis of Lancaster, Pa., reports that daughter Rebecca Bent has
published her first cook book entitled Burgers. It includes a great crab cake
recipe. Daughter Jennifer Gareis stars on The Young and the Restless as Grace
Turner. Stuart H. Lessans of Rockville, Md., reports that twins Matthew and Faye
graduated pre-school at the Children’s Learning Center at the top of their
class! Allan S. Pristoop of Owings Mills, Md., reports that daughter Rebecca
graduated magna cum laude from Skidmore College, received departmental awards
in art history, was elected to the Periclean Honor Society, and received a BA
in art history and
BS in dance, both with honors. Jack Stephens of Newport News, Va., reports that
son John is writing for the OC on the Fox Network and has sold a movie script
to Outlaw Films. Jack’s daughter is a dentist in Richmond. Ronald Wm.
Yakaitisof Tucson retired from practice in June 2003.
1968: Richard A. Baum of Baltimore continues in his private GI practice, is chief
of GI at Harbor Hospital, medical director of Anne Arundel Digestive Center,
and clinical associate professor of medicine at Maryland. Morton B. Blumbergof Coral Gables, Fla., reports that daughter Rachel is the nursing home administrator
at Baltimore’s Keswick Hospital; son David is a computer systems analyst
for Washington Mutual in Seattle; daughter Ashley is in 10th grade at Ransom-Everglades
High School; and wife Carol Nudelman is a practicing psychologist. Philip
Littmanof Stuart, Fla., is sailing, fishing, doing locum tenens, reading and studying
medicine since his retirement in November 2003. He and wife Patricia also enjoy
visiting children and grandchildren in New York. Charles S. Samorodin of Ruxton,
Md., reports that daughter Janet is in her third year of pediatric residency
at University Hospital, and son-in-law Chris is co-chief resident in family medicine
at Franklin Square Hospital.
1969: Constance L. Holbrook retired to Sun City at Hilton Head, S.C., where there
are many volunteer medical opportunities. Ronald A. Katz of Potomac, Md., reports
that his first grandchild, Benjamin, was born on June 24. Leon Reinstein of Baltimore
is an at-large member of the AMA Governing Council of the Specialty and Service
Societies which includes more than 100 specialty society members. Alan J.
Segalof Coral Gables, Fla., reports that son Zachary Segal was named chief resident
at the National Eye Institute of the Washington Hospital Center. Daughter Alexis
is also in Washington as an attorney in private pratice. Mark S. Sugar of Fountain
Valley, Calif., is clinical associate professor in the department of medicine
at the University of California, Irvine.
1970:
Donald D. Douglas of Lewisburg, Pa., is retired. He is a volunteer for Mission
of Mercy based in Emmitsburg, Md. Stephen B. Greenberg of Bellaire,
Tex., is chair of the department of medicine at Baylor College of
Medicine. W. D. Hakkarinen of Cockeysville, Md., is an alternate
delegate from Maryland to the congress of delegates of the American
Academy of Family Physicians.
1971: Janee D. Steinburg of Tamarac, Fla., reports that an additional location
opened in Delray Beach for her cosmetic/plastic surgery practice. It is called
Paradise Cosmetic Surgery and Dermatology.
1972: Gregory A. Mitchell of Annapolis, Md., is medical director at the Blood
Pressure Center of Annapolis and co-medical director of the Annapolis Dialysis
Center. Marlene E. S. Rogers of Clarksville, Md., reports that second daughter
Jennifer was married in Albuquerque, N.M. Martin S. Rosenthal of Chevy Chase,
Md., is the medical director of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing in Washington,
D.C. Son Daniel graduated with honors from Johns Hopkins in May. Gerard
V. Smith of Concord, N.H., stepped down after 12 years on the Concord Hospital board of
trustees. He has been named “top doc” in radiology for the past four
years.
1973: Edwin A. Deitch of Short Hills, N.J., has completed his tenth year as chair
of surgery at the New Jersey Medical School and looks forward to another ten
years there.
1974: Dawn Obrecht of Golden, Colo., plans to compete in this fall’s Ironman
World Championships (triathlon) in Hawaii. She works part-time, teaching and
serving on the admissions committee at the University of Colorado Medical School.
One of her daughters was married in June, while another is in the graduate program
at the University of Connecticut Health Sciences Center working toward a PhD
in genetics.
1975: Malcolm S. Henoch and wife Vivian live in Northville, Mich. He is senior
vice president and chief
medical officer for the Oakwood Healthcare System in Dearborn. L. Edward
Perraut Jr. of Bethesda, Md., reports that son Michael, graduated from Maryland in spring
with honors. Ed concentrates on laser vision correction and fishing. Jeffrey
L. Quartner of Baltimore reports that daughter Jennifer is in her third year
of medical school at Maryland.
1976: Susan M. Willard of Kingsville, Md., reports that daughter Brooke is in
her second year at Case Western in Cleveland.
1977: Marc S. Bresler of Encino, Calif., received the family medicine “Teacher
of the Year” award from Kaiser Medical Center. Willarda V. Edwards of Baltimore
is president of the Maryland State Medical Association of the AMA. Horace
Wm. King Jr. of Lenoir City, Tenn., is a board certified emergency room physician.
He works at several hospital ERs in East Tennessee.
1978: Morris Funk and wife Judy of Coral Springs, Fla., have two grandsons. Their
son Michael received the “Intern of the Year” award at Mt. Sinai
Medical Center in Miami. He is a second-year resident who plans to specialize
in cardiovascular disease. Sandra S. Isbister of Ellicott City, Md., reports
that son Steven graduated from Swarthmore College. She is now affiliated with
Mercy Hospital.
1979: Bernard F. Kozlovsky of Baltimore has returned to Maryland as a resident
in preventive medicine after 20 years of practicing as a board-certified internist
in geriatrics. He and wife Sonia are blessed with six children ages 8–25,
a son-in-law and a beautiful granddaughter. Perri Laverson Wittgrove of San Diego
enjoyed the 25th reunion and the company of everyone who attended. She reports
that her classmates looked great, and she was sorry that not everyone could attend.
1980: Marcia P. Goldmark of Rockville, Md., has a daughter in her first
year at Maryland. Michael J. Moritz of Merion Station, Pa., is professor
of surgery at Drexel University College of Medicine and director of abdominal
transplantation at Hahnemann University Hospital. Phuong D. Trinh of
Rockville, Md., is looking forward to the 25th reunion next spring.
1982: Guillermo W. Arnaud of Tahlequah, Okla., is working for the U.S. Public
Health Service at Hastings Indian Medical Center after leaving private practice
one year ago. Phyllis B. Brandchaft of Kensington, Md., reports that daughter
Holley is a freshman at Tufts University. Mark R. Keller and wife Emily of Miami
have three children: Adam, age five; and twin daughters Hannah and Alexa, age
one. All three were born on September 29th! Mark is completing his 19th year
practicing internal medicine in a community health center. Jerry B. Schwartzof Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif., is director of neonatology at Torrance Memorial
Medical Center. He and wife Tina have three daughters: Brittany, Cassie and Sara.
1983: Milton S. Sniadach Jr., of Englewood, Colo., was voted “2003–04
Teacher of the Year” by residents. In July, he took a road trip to Ocean
City, Washington, D.C., New York, Baltimore and Cedar Point with his children
and Cathi.
1984: Heidi D. Gorsuch relocated to Redding, Calif., where she has a surgery
practice limited to breast diseases. She has three children ages eight, five
and two.
1985: Victoria Mossman-Van Eendenburg of Bloomington, Minn., lives with husband
John and daughters Debby, age14, and Hannah, age 12. She works part-time as an
ER physician at University of Minnesota and Fairview Riverside.
1986: Bryan K. Bartle and wife Annetta live in Greensboro, N.C.,
with daughter Caroline. Les Forgosh and wife Meredith of St. Paul, Minn., proudly
announce the birth of Samantha Robyn, their first, born April 29. Michael
Jaklitschof Boston is surgical director of lung transplantation at Brigham and Women’s
Hospital. He and wife Bridget have five children: Mike, age 12; Bridget, age
10; Sarah, age nine; Mark, age seven; and Tommy age five. Judith Lynn Rowen of
Dickenson, Tex., is at UTMB and serves as director of the division of general
inpatient pediatrics, and she is expected to become medical director of the Children’s
Hospital next year. She still loves being clerkship director and is learning
to balance all the hats she wears. Son Peter is 14 years old, and daughter Sonja
is nine. Chet I. Wyman of Columbia, Md., is physician director of perioperative
information technology. He and wife Wendy welcomed the birth of their twins,
Eric and Hana, who join brother Michael.
1987: Louis A. Damiano of Silver Spring, Md., is chief of the clinical staff
at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda. Lisa Ann DiMarzio and husband
Kevin O’Keefe ’85 of Annapolis, Md., work at a private internal medicine
practice. They have two children: Elizabeth, age eight; and Jack, age six. D.
V. Woytowitz of Port Charlotte, Fla., reports that life is going well with his
lovely bride Karen and three wonderful boys: Donnie, age 11; Nicholas, age eight;
and James, age five.
1988: Stuart M. Pollack of Shrewsbury, Mass., is chairman of department of internal
medicine at the Fallon Clinic.
1989: Neri M. Cohen of Owings Mills, Md., is chief of the division of thoracic
surgery at Greater Baltimore Medical Center. He and his family are delighted
to be back in Baltimore. Brian J. Eastridge of McKinney, Tex., a LTC in the US
Army, recently returned from an extended tour in Iraq, serving as a trauma surgeon
and trauma system director of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Charlene D. Edwards of
Greensboro, N.C., welcomed son Clay David Green on October 28, 2003, and reports
he is a wonderful addition to the family. David Stone is medical director of
noninvasive cardiology for the NCH Healthcare System in Naples, Fla.
1991: Lisa Marie Beaudet of Takoma Park, Md., reports that son Arlo graduated
from pre-k in June. Her most satisfying birthday present last year was
the formation of a new private practice pathology group at Washington
Hospital Center-Pathstar—which she founded. Kevin O. Maher is a
cardiologist with Sibley Heart Center of Children’s Healthcare
of Atlanta. Janet M. O’Mahony of Columbia, Md., is an internist
at Mercy Medical Center and has two sons: Cole, age three; and Connor,
age one.
1992: Steven Paul Davison and wife Nora live in Arlington, Va., with daughter
Sophia, age two. He is assistant professor of plastic surgery and ENT at Georgetown
University Hospital specializing in head and neck reconstruction. Virginia
Poweland husband Michael Bay of Tulsa, Okla., announce the birth of daughter Laurel
Sommers, born February 12. She joins sister Lilly, age three. Lawrence G.
Seidenis settling in to his neurology practice with the Peachtree Neurological Clinic
in Atlanta and is working to establish an epilepsy monitoring center at Piedmont
Hospital. He, wife Beth, and three children (Rachael, Ben, and David) are enjoying
life in Georgia.
1993: Amal Mattu, wife Sejal and son Nikhil of Edgewater, Md., announce the birth
of twins Kamran and Eleena. He is associate professor and residency director
in emergency medicine at Maryland. Douglas McPhee and wife Kathryn of Ellicott
City, Md., welcomed Marygrace Cynthia, their first, on September 26, 2003.
1994: Denise D. Parker of Valley Village, Calif., is at UCLA Medical Center and
is expecting her first child in November. Jay B. Penafiel and wife Elise of Crownsville,
Md., announce the birth of Christina Grace, their second, on July 8.
1995: Lynelle M. Boamah of San Diego, Calif., is a gastroenterology fellow at
Cincinnati Children’s Medical Center. Beth Marie-Arciprete Comeau and husband
Albert of Ellicott City, Md., announce the birth of Ava Elizabeth, their third
girl, on April 8. Mitesh Kothari of Hagerstown, Md., reports that daughter
Kendall is now four years old and son Jack is two.
He joined classmate Andrew Oh in Ob/Gyn practice. Olayemi O. Osiyemi of West
Palm Beach, Fla., is president of the Infectious Disease Research Institute and
the T. Leroy Jefferson Medical Society, Inc. Jedan Paul Phillips of East Elmhurst,
N.Y., is clinical assistant professor in the department of family medicine at
Stony Brook University Hospital. In addition to hospital responsibilities, Jedan
is involved in multiple community health education programs in underserved communities.
David Strouse of Washington, D.C., completed his second year of practice with
Arrhythmia Associates, a cardiac electrophysiology group. He is the proud father
of Jacob Oliver, who is seven months old. Scott Winiecki and wife Jennifer of
Churchville, Md., recently vacationed in Moscow and St. Petersburg.
1996: Eric Carr and wife Sharon of Owings Mills, Md., announce the
birth of twin sons Evan and Dean in November 2003. They join brother Avery and
sister Marissa. Eric reports that he is growing his internal medicine practice
in Timonium. Lisa Miller and husband Mark of Waynesboro, Pa., announce the arrival
of Jake Thomas, their first, on February 18, 2004.
1997: Tracey Culbertson has returned home to Frederick, Md., to join another
surgeon in private practice. This follows completion of training in plastic and
reconstructive surgery. David Hinkle of Pittsburgh, Pa., is assistant professor
of neurology at the University of Pittsburgh school of Medicine, after completing
research and clinical fellowships in movement disorders at Penn. Jennifer and
Craig Zinderman of Crofton, Md., are the proud parents of Zachary Elliott, born
February 24. Jennifer joined The Pediatric Group, where Valory Hill is
in practice.
1998: Lorraine F. and Patrick B. Burns, ’01 of Centerport, N.Y., opened
a family medicine practice in August (centerportfamilymedicine.com). They announce
the arrival of Liam Barnett on February 10, who joins brother Sean. Patrick
Connollyof Indianapolis married Karen Carvalho in Karen’s motherland, Brazil. Pat
started a neurology practice in southern Indiana while Karen is a child neurologist
at Riley Hospital for Children. Elizabeth D. Feldman of Washington, D.C., married
David M. Tuomey on May 21 in Playa del Carmen, Mexico. Mary Elaine Goyer of Redwood
City, Calif., married college sweetheart Michael Shapiro in September 2003
at the San Francisco Zoo. Otha Myles of Columbia, Md., attended the International
AIDS Conference in Bangkok, Thailand in July to present poster research “Impact
of Race on Time to Virologic Failure in HIV-1 Infected Patients Receiving Efaurenz
Based Therapy.” Adebowale Prest of Cortland, N.Y., is vice chairperson
of family practice at Cortland Memorial Hospital as well as a hospital board
member. She has four nephews and one niece. Kevin C. Reed and wife Herlene of
Kensington, Md., enjoy watching the development of daughter Simrin Elizabeth,
who turns one soon. They invite classmates to contact them when they are in the
area. Stasia S. Reynolds of Baltimore is a senior clinical fellow in the department
of medicine at Johns Hopkins Hospital. Emily Cootauco White and husband Drewwelcomed Isabella Joy into the world on June 24. She joins brother Jackson.
1999: Lenny Feldman has returned to Maryland. He lives in Jessup and works at
Johns Hopkins. Eric K. Johnson of Roswell, Ga., is doing a one-year fellowship
with Georgia Colon and Rectal Associates in Atlanta. He and wife Amy are expecting
their third child in December. James L. Medina of Lititz, Pa., works in the emergency
department at Lancaster General Hospital. He and wife Stacie have a one-year-old
son, Christian. Kristin Ward Stackpole is enjoying her job in the emergency department
at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital. She and husband Peter have two children:
Lucy Claire, age two; and William Patrick, age one.
2000: Tamara L. Burgunder of Baltimore was elected to the Medical Alumni
Association board of directors in May and looks forward to seeing her
classmates at the five-year reunion next spring. She visited Elizabeth
Elliott in Cambridge over Memorial Day weekend. Elizabeth is working
hard in a
family medicine practice. James P. Hamilton and Meena Khan of Baltimore were
married. Mohsin A. Husain of Elkton, Md., is in his fourth year of radiology
training. He has two sons: Maajid, age two; and Raashid, age six months. Rebecca
A. Kazin of Baltimore has a one-year-old daughter Isabella. Kadisha B.
Rapp of
Philadelphia recently completed a sports medicine fellowship at Allegheny General
Hospital in Pittsburgh where
he studied under the doctor for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Matthew D. Sedgley and
wife Juliana of Minneapolis adopted their first son, Edward Denis, from the Ukraine.
Matt recently made junior partner at Stillwater Medical Group, a private multi-specialty
group. Samsher B. Sonawane and wife Kate announce the birth of Gabriel Samsher
on July 28. The happy father extends greetings to classmates. Katie Wex and husband
Mark of Potomac, Md., announce the birth of Ethan Gabriel on June 25. Daughter
Morgan turned two in August.
2001: Darren Feldman of New York City is chief resident in the department of
medicine at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and will be there for a hematology/oncology
fellowship as well. Joseph G. Hobelmann and wife Elizabeth of Lutherville, Md.,
have a two -year-old daughter, Anna, and are expecting again in December. They
plan to make Baltimore their permanent home. Lawrence Kemp of Halethorpe, Md.,
plans to serve an EMG fellowship at Maryland, following completion of his year
as chief resident in neurology. He and wife Michelle have two daughters. Kevin
J. Poole of Lancaster, Pa., is in private practice at Family First Medical Associates,
following completion of his family medicine residency. Joshua Roffman of Boston
is editor of a longstanding series of articles by, about, and for psychiatry
residents in the APA journal Psychiatric Services. The series was started in
2001. Roffman is a fourth-year psychiatry resident at Massachusetts General Hospital.
2002: Timothy Hinton of Nashville, Tenn., married Wendy Ball on July 24. Elissa
C. Thompson and husband Jeff of Chevy Chase, Md., announce the birth of John
Patrick on April 1. Daughter Caroline turned three on July 2. Elissa recently
matched at Georgetown University/Washington Hospital Center for a fellowship
in cardiovascular medicine starting in July 2005. They encourage visitors if
anyone happens to be in the area.
2003: Michael Seckeler of Tucson, Ariz., reports the birth of M. Benjamin, his
first son, on January 13.
Faculty/Staff
Robert A, Barish of Baltimore was promoted to senior associate dean for clinical
affairs, effective July 1, 2004. Stephen C. Schimpff, MD, has retired after 30
years on campus.
Class notes was compiled by Tyler A. Pitrof.