D. J. McHenry, ’35

Joseph W. Baggett, ’45
Fayetteville, N.C.
August 20, 2005
Maryland was the site of Dr. Baggett's internship and residency training in Ob/Gyn after graduation. He served as chief of staff at Highsmith Rainey Hospital and chief of Ob/Gyn staff at Cape Fear Medical Center. He dabbled in real estate, having developed a number of motels and hotels over the years. Dr. Baggett was a member of Maryland's John Beale Davidge Alliance. He enjoyed fishing, boating, running and swimming. He was preceded in death by wife Hannah, and is survived by two sons.

Charles B. Marshall Jr., ’46
Reno, Nev.
June 17, 2005
Upon graduation, as the aerospace program was developing for space exploration, Dr. Marshall attended the School of Aviation Medicine and later received advanced training at Johns Hopkins, earning a PhD in aerospace and preventive medicine. He became a flight surgeon, dispensary and hospital commander at several bases around the country. Overseas assignments included advisor to the Ecuadorian Air Force on aviation medicine, director of preventative, aviation and occupational medicine, and deputy surgeon for the 17th Air Force in Tripoli, Libya, and Oki-nawa. As a research project officer at the Aero-Medical Laboratory at Wright-Patterson AFB, Dr. Marshall was involved in research and design and effects of high altitude flying, flight suits, helmets, and oxygen delivery systems. He studied the pilots of the X-1, to determine the effects of supersonic flight on the body. Dr. Marshall also aided in the development of the process of packing medical supplies used in the Arctic routes, as well as the testing of a wing-tip gunnery position. He retired as a colonel after 33 years in the Air Force and became director of public health in Harlingen, Tex., for 15 years. Dr. Marshall was preceded in death by wife Peg and is survived by two sons, one daughter, and six grandchildren.

George H. Greenstein, ’50
Baltimore
June 24, 2005
Prior to attending medical school, Dr. Greenstein was commissioned as a second lieutenant and served in the U.S. Army during World War II. His unit, the 4th Armored Division, served in Europe and participated in the Battle of the Bulge. He was wounded twice in battle and was decorated with the Purple Heart and the Bronze Star. Dr. Greenstein retired from active Army service in 1946 because of his injuries. After receiving his medical degree, he interned at Sinai Hospital in Baltimore and received training in orthopaedics in New York City and at Boston City Hospital. He returned to Baltimore and opened a private practice and was an attending physician at a number of hospitals where he also served at their free clinics. Appointments included head of orthopaedic surgery at North Charles General Hospital from 1959 to 1980 and chief of orthopaedic surgery at Baltimore County General Hospital from 1964 to 1990 where he was chief of staff from 1975 to 1977. Dr. Greenstein held academic appointments at Maryland beginning in 1955 and Johns Hopkins beginning in 1956. In 1994, as Dr. Greenstein was ready to retire, he joined the Maryland Defense Force, which supports the Maryland National Guard. He served as chief of the medical unit, setting up the CPR units throughout Maryland. He was promoted to colonel. Dr. Greenstein enjoyed reading, and is survived by wife Vera, one son, one daughter, seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

John E. Gessner, ’54
Bel Air, Md.
July 26, 2005
Dr. Gessner interned at Bon Secours Hospital and was a resident in internal medicine at the Fort Howard VA Hospital before several years in general practice. He then completed a residency in physical medicine and rehabilitation at Maryland. Dr. Gessner subsequently served on the faculty of the medical school for many years and rose to the rank of associate professor. At the time of his retirement in 1990, he was chief of the rehabilitation service at the Perry Point VA Hospital. He also served as acting chief of staff there and acting director of rehabilitation for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs in Washington, DC. He was particularly interested in the rehabilitation of persons disabled by stroke and the use of rehabilitation technique in the extended care facility. His favorite hobbies included photography and playing the saxophone and clarinet. Dr. Gessner is survived by wife Jeanne, one daughter, four sons including Fred ’85 and Carl ’90, ten grandchildren and one great-grandson.

James L. Hughes, ’55
Greenville, N.C.
May 28, 2005
As was the case with two of his medical school classmates and good friends, Dr. Hughes met his future wife Marlene in the recreation room of the nursing school at St. Agnes Hospital. Upon completion of his medical degree, he trained at St. Agnes as well as the U.S. Naval Hospital in Boston, and for 25 years he served in the Navy Medical Corps at duty stations in North Carolina, Virginia, Florida, and Massachusetts. In 1981, he retired as a captain and commanding officer of the Naval Regional Medical Center in Camp Lejeune (N.C.). From 1981 until 2000, Dr. Hughes was professor of pediatrics and residency director at East Carolina University School of Medicine where he also served as a clinician in the developmental evaluation clinic. Dr. Hughes enjoyed gardening and lawn care, church work, and reading history and poetry. He is survived by Marlene, their five children and 12 grandchildren.

Herbert L. Yousem, ’55
Owings Mills, Md.
June 27, 2005
After training in Ob/Gyn for two years at Baltimore’s Sinai Hospital, Dr. Yousem served as a captain with the Army Medical Corps in France. He returned to Sinai in 1960, completing a year as chief resident and remaining on the staff afterwards. He established a private practice in the city, delivering thousands of babies before limiting his practice to gynecology. He also studied the role of estrogen in the female menstrual cycle, leading to a clinical appointment at Johns Hopkins. In the 1970s, Dr. Yousem took two years of study at Maryland’s law school which enabled him to testify as a compensation specialist in legal matters relating to his medical specialty. He retired in 1990 and enjoyed sculpting and gardening. He is survived by wife Stella, two sons including Samuel A., ’81, and five grandchildren.

Eugene M. Busch, ’63
Inman, S.C.
April 30, 2005
After medical school, Dr. Busch completed an internship at the University of Akron and a residency in internal medicine at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. He was a commander in the U.S. Navy stationed at the U.S. Naval Hospital in Charleston, S.C. Following military service, he traveled to Spartanburg and opened a private practice that eventually became Piedmont Internal Medicine. Dr. Busch retired in 1996. He was a board member of the Spartanburg County Public Library, serving as vice president of the board from 1987 to 1991. He and wife Jean took up square dancing after his retirement, and he served as president of the See Saw Squares. He enjoyed golf, shooting sporting clays, playing bridge, and travel.

John J. Conroy, ’64
Annapolis, Md.
April 20, 2005
Dr. Conroy was a captain and commanding officer of the U.S. Air Force’s 555 Medical Service Flight at Long An Province in Vietnam from 1967 to 1968 and was the recipient of the Bronze Star. After his military service he returned to Maryland and was a member of America’s first shock trauma team when it opened in 1968. Dr. Conroy was affiliated with Anne Arundel Medical Center from 1973 to 2004, serving as chief of anesthesiology. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, opera, and military history. Dr. Conroy is survived by wife Mary, one son, three daughters, and four grandchildren.

Martin I. Freed, ’67
Maggie Valley, N.C.
June 2, 2005

Howard Schwartz, ’82
San Anselmo, Calif.
July 23, 2005
An internist by training, Dr. Schwartz was on the staff of the emergency department at Kaiser Vallejo Medical Center for 17 years and served as chief for seven. He was a gentle, playful, modest, patient, smart, loving and devoted husband and father. Dr. Schwartz was a bicycling enthusiast. He is survived by wife Jane and two sons.

Abby Shevitz, ’85
Sharon, Mass.
July 21, 2005
After serving as resident and chief medical resident at Boston City Hospital, Dr. Shevitz became the first AIDS fellow at that institution in 1988. Later, she obtained a master of public health degree at Harvard School of Public Health where she demonstrated that heterosexual transmission of the HIV virus most often occurred from older men to younger women. In addition to maintaining an active practice in HIV medicine, Dr. Shevitz was assistant professor of medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine, where she headed research on the interplay of nutrition and HIV, taught students, and treated patients. She is survived by husband Ronenn Roubenoff, MD, MHS, and one son.

Faculty
James F. Bosma, MD
Baltimore, Maryland

Thomas E. Gillespie, MD
Baltimore
June 26, 2005
Born in Hazleton, Pa., Dr. Gillespie earned a bachelor of science degree from Bucknell University and a medical degree from Georgetown University. He joined Maryland’s faculty in 1983 after training in plastic and orthopaedic surgery at the Medical College of Wisconsin and the University of Iowa and teaching at Louisiana State University. In 1992, Dr. Gillespie also became affiliated with the Baltimore VA where he treated patients. He received a teaching award from Maryland’s graduating orthopaedic residents in 2004, and last spring an annual graduation award was established in his honor, given to a senior for excellence in patient care and scholarship. Dr. Gillespie is survived by wife Barbara, one stepson and one grand-stepson.

Said A. Karmi, MD
Washington, D.C.
June 6, 2005
Dr. Karmi served as associate professor of urology at Maryland from 1976 to 1980. Afterwards, he joined the faculty at George Washington University School of Medicine and Hospital in Washington, D.C., as professor of urology and director of the Kidney Transplant Program. He retired as professor emeritus of surgery and urology in 1996. Dr. Karmi is survived by wife MJ, one son and two daughters.