Sylvan Frieman, '53
The school of medicine and University of Maryland Baltimore (UMB) lost one of their most loyal supporters on August 22 with the passing of Sylvan Frieman, ’53. His roles included clinical associate professor in the department of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive sciences, captain for his medical school class, president of the Medical Alumni Association, chairman of the medical school board of visitors, and officer for the UMB Foundation.

Born and raised in Baltimore, Frieman attended Baltimore City College and the University of Maryland College Park. He enrolled at the school of medicine as a member of the class of 1953. Upon graduation, he interned at D.C. General Hospital in Washington, D.C., followed by two years of service in the U.S. Air Force stationed in Ohio. It was in Ohio when he decided on obstetrics and gynecology as a specialty. Discharged with the rank of captain, Frieman returned to Baltimore for a three year OB/GYN residency at Lutheran Hospital, and then began in private practice.

Frieman was a senior attending at Sinai, Church Home, Franklin Square, and Harbor hospitals and served as medical director for The Central Maryland Surgery Center. He was an instructor at Lutheran Hospital of Maryland School of Nursing and Church Home & Hospital School of Nursing. In addition to his appointment at Maryland, he was a clinical assistant professor at Johns Hopkins University Hospital.

In the late 1990s, he sold his practice to Mercy Medical Center and began volunteering for a number of organizations including HomeCare for the Homeless and as a mediator in the Maryland attorney general’s office. He also enjoyed travel and continued teaching residents and students at Maryland.

As class captain for 1953, Frieman organized reunions every five years, often times holding the gatherings at his house at no expense to classmates. He won election to the alumni board in 1989 and rose to become president in 1994. Medical school dean Donald E. Wilson, MD, MACP, invited Frieman to serve on the medical school’s board of visitors in the early 1990s where he was elevated to chairman. He also headed the medical school’s successful New Century Medicine Campaign. A few years later Frieman was tapped by UMB president David J. Ramsay, DM, DPhil, to sit on the board of trustees of the university’s new foundation.

In 1985, Frieman established an endowed perinatology research fund in the department of OB/GYN and two decades later added an endowed professorship. He was recipient of the 1998 Medical Alumni Association Distinguished Service Award and the 2006 University of Maryland Illustrious Alumni Award.

Frieman is survived by wife May, three children including Moshay Cooper, ’80, son-in-law Robert M. Cooper, ’82, two step children, 16 grandchildren including Ahron Gedaliah Cooper, ’09, and seven great grandchildren. His was preceded in death by Doris, his first wife.

Luis R. Guzman-Lopez, ’40
San Juan, P.R.
April 15, 2009
Dr. Guzman-Lopez interned at University Hospital, School of Tropical Medicine of Columbia University in San Juan where he also received residency training in general surgery the following year. For the next seven years Guzman-Lopez trained in neurological surgery at Columbia University. He returned to Puerto Rico in 1950, serving as chief of the neurological surgery service and attending neurological surgeon at a number of hospitals including Bayamon District Hospital until 1968, San Juan City Hospital until 1972, and Presbyterian Hospital until 1974. He was also a consultant in neurological surgery for the U.S. Public Health Service (Marine Hospital) in San Juan from 1950 to 1965. From 1952 until 1972, Guzman-Lopez was professor of neurological surgery and chief of the section at the University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine. He was widely published. In 1967, during the 200th anniversary of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University, Guzman-Lopez received a commemorative medallion for his medical accomplishments.

Edwin F. Wilson, ’41
Fair Lawn, N.J.
September 6, 2008
After medical school graduation, Dr. Wilson served in the U.S. Army Air Corps, stationed in the European Theater during World War II. Metropolitan City Hospital and New York Polyclinic Hospital in New York City were the sites of his surgical training following the war. A general surgeon, Wilson served as chief of surgery at Central Suffolk Hospital in Riverhead, Long Island, for 35 years and was a member of the consulting surgical staff at Southampton Hospital. He enjoyed the outdoors, photography, and was an accomplished woodworker. Wilson is survived by two sons and three grandchildren. He was preceded in death by wife Marjorie.

Joseph G. Bird, ’42
Biddeford, Maine
July 7, 2009
Dr. Bird received training in internal medicine at Maryland and Baltimore City Hospital, and received a PhD in pharmacology from Maryland in 1949. In 1954, he shifted from medical practice to research, and in 1959 co-authored Essentials of Pharmacology; a second edition was printed in 1963. From 1962 to 1969, Bird was director of the division of clinical pharmacology at Sterling-Winthrop Research Institute, and from 1970 to 1979 served as assistant director for Ciba-Geigy Chemical Corporation. He retired in 1980. Through reading he studied paleontology, archeology, cosmology, and physics. He enjoyed travel and was once an amateur radio operator. Bird is survived by wife Jeanne, three children, and several grandchildren.

Frank M. Shipley, ’43D
Annapolis, Md.
July 22, 2009
Maryland was the site of Dr. Shipley’s internship after graduation, and his internship in internal medicine was performed at Church Hospital in Baltimore. From 1946 to 1948, he served in the U.S. Army Medical Corps as a member of the occupational forces in Germany. In 1949, Shipley returned to Maryland and set up a practice of internal medicine in Annapolis. He was a co-founder of the original coronary care unit of Anne Arundel General Hospital where he also served as chief of medicine from 1952 to 1961 and president of the medical staff from 1977 to 1978. From 1973 to 1981, he was a member of the state’s commission of medical discipline. Shipley enjoyed bridge, golf, and travel. Survivors include three daughters and four granddaughters. He was preceded in death by wife Dorothy.

Harry F. Rolfes, ’44
Sarasota, Fla.
September 4, 2009
Dr. Rolfes served a rotating internship at Mercy Hospital in Baltimore and then entered the U.S. Army nearing the end of World War II. He was stationed in Tokyo and, as a captain, was appointed chief of contagious diseases for the Far East. After fulfilling his military commitment, Rolfes practiced general medicine and obstetrics in Lake Wales, Fla., before undertaking additional residency training in ophthalmology at the University of Alabama. From 1955 until retirement in 1988, he ran a private ophthalmology practice in St. Petersburg, served as chief of staff at St. Anthony’s Hospital, and was an assistant clinical professor of ophthalmology at the University of South Florida School of Medicine. Rolfes was also a past president of the Florida Society of Ophthalmology. He enjoyed golf, reading, and travel and is survived by wife Evelyn, four children, 12 grandchildren, and 12 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by first wife Lucille and two sons.

Oscar B. Camp, ’45
Boca Raton, Fla.
July 4, 2009
Upon graduation, Dr. Camp worked for the public health service while performing a general surgical residency at New York Medical College. He later received fellowship training in surgical physiology. He returned to Baltimore in the late 1940s to establish a surgical practice. Camp was involved in the relocating of Franklin Square Hospital to White Marsh in 1961, and he was instrumental in the founding of Laurel General Hospital where he conducted pre-admission testing to reduce lengthy hospital stays. He had privileges at Maryland General, South Baltimore, Prince George’s and Franklin Square hospitals. In 1964, he established United Optical, Inc., and in addition to running the company also served as its medical director. The company grew from a chain of shops in Baltimore to United HealthCare, Inc., a managed-care health company. He retired in 2000. Camp was chairman of the Baltimore-Genoa Sister Cities Committee, and he was honored by the president and senate of Italy with the Merit of Honor of Cavaliere. With a former business partner he purchased Westminster Hall—burial place of Edgar Allan Poe—and transferred ownership to Maryland’s law school located directly behind the property. He was a member of the 1807 Circle of the John Beale Davidge Alliance, the medical school’s society for major donors. Camp enjoyed golf, skiing, cooking, and travel. He is survived by wife Lorraine, two children including Michael R., ’71, and two grandchildren. Camp was preceded in death by son Jonathan in 1971. His marriage to Leah, ’45, ended in divorce.

John J. Tansey, ’45
Baltimore
August 24, 2009
During medical school, Dr. Tansey enlisted in the U.S. Naval Reserve; so after graduation in 1945, he served as a medical officer until 1948. Great Lakes Naval Hospital in Illinois was the site of his internship, and he was later assigned to the Fleet Marine Police in Hawaii. He returned to Baltimore afterwards for residency training in orthopaedic surgery at Maryland. Tansey opened a private practice, headed the amputee and prosthetic clinic at Kernan Hospital, and served as clinical associate professor of orthopaedic surgery at Maryland. In addition, from 1960 to 1979, he was chief of orthopaedics at St. Agnes Hospital. He retired in 1987, but continued to work as a consultant to the federal government and also volunteered with Health Volunteers Overseas, traveling to a refugee hospital in Pakistan. Tansey was a member of the John Beale Davidge Alliance, the society for major donors of the medical school. He enjoyed gardening and horses. He is survived by wife Shirley, one son and one daughter.

William J. Bannen Jr., ’46
Greenville, S.C.
May 14, 2009
Upon graduation, Dr. Bannen interned at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and received one year of general training at Thomas Memorial Hospital in Charleston, W.Va., before beginning practicing general medicine in Dunbar. In 1951, he joined the U.S. Air Force School of Aviation Medicine and became a flight surgeon. Bannen was stationed at Keflavik Air Force Base in Iceland and later at Donald Air Force Base in Greenville, S.C., flying B-17s and C-47s. Upon completion of his military service, Bannen traveled to Salt Lake City, Utah, for one year of pediatric residency training at Salt Lake County Hospital. He returned to Greenville and formed a partnership in a family practice. Bannen was a past president of the American Academy of Family Physicians South Carolina chapter and was instrumental in the founding of Hillcrest Hospital in Simpsonville. He also served as president of the chamber of commerce and Simpsonville Rotary Club. He enjoyed flying, golf, dancing, gardening, and playing bridge. Survivors include two sons, one daughter, and eight grandchildren.

Benjamin M. Gold, ’47
Rocky Mount, N.C.
July 30, 2009
Maryland was the site of Dr. Gold’s internship and first stage of residency training in OB/GYN which he completed at Parkland Hospital in Dallas. In 1952, he moved to Rocky Mount, N.C., where he began practicing OB/GYN with Parkview Hospital and later Nash General Hospital. He was president of the Nash County Medical Society and retired in 1980 due to disability. He was a member of Benvenue Country Club and the Elks Club of Rocky Mount. An avid outdoorsman, he enjoyed hunting, fishing, and golf and spent considerable free time at Gaston Lake in Littleton and Pirates Cove in Nags Head. Gold is survived by wife Cora Lee, two sons, and three grandchildren.

G. Donald Niswander, ’48
Concord, N.H.
August 20, 2009
Dr. Niswander interned and received one year of residency training in internal medicine at Cincinnati General Hospital, before spending four years at the Boston Psychopathic Hospital at Harvard Medical School. He was on the staff at New Hampshire State Hospital and for a time served as the acting superintendent. Niswander was widely published and practiced psychiatry until 1993. He later served as a consultant to the State of New Hampshire. He and wife Patricia had five children.

Paul V. Nolan, ’48
Signal Mountain, Tenn.
June 25, 2009
Tampa Municipal Hospital (Fla.) was the site of Dr. Nolan’s internship. He was a flight surgeon in the U.S. Air Force and later received an MPH from the University of California at Berkeley. Nolan practiced family and occupational medicine in Lawndale and Kings Mountain, California, before moving to Tennessee where he was a member of the Hamilton County Quarterly Court from 1966 to 1978, was a state representative from 1968 to 1970, and served four terms on the county commission from 1982 to 1998. Nolan is survived by wife Anne, two sons, five grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.

Clark A. Whitehorn, ’48
Panama City, Fla.
August 19, 2009
After graduation, Dr. Whitehorn interned at Detroit Receiving Hospital and trained in urology at Maryland General Hospital, Johns Hopkins Hospital, and Duke University Medical Center. He began practicing in Panama City in 1958 and served as chief of staff for Bay Medical Center. Appointments also included president of the Bay County Medical Society and Florida State Urological Society. For two years Whitehorn also taught and practiced at Albany Medical College Hospital in New York. He retired in 1998. He was a member of the John Beale Davidge Alliance, the medical school’s society for major donors. Whitehorn enjoyed reading, gardening, motor homing, fishing, and world travel. He is survived by wife Virginia; together they had one son.

Raymond R. Curanzy, ’51
Palmyra, Pa.
January 27, 2009
Dr. Curanzy received training at Reading Hospital in Reading, Pa., before moving to Palmyra where he began a general practice in 1952. He served on the staffs at Good Samaritan Hospital, Lebanon Hospital, and Hershey Hospital where he also served as chief of staff from 1963 to 1968. He was a member of the faculty at Hershey Medical Center from 1967 to 1987, and he was elected president of the Pennsylvania American Heart Association in 1966. On behalf of the Louise Von Hess Foundation, Curanzy traveled to France, England, Spain, and Portugal in1991 to study and report on the effectiveness of the healthcare systems in these countries. He served as president of the Palmyra Area School Board from 1967 to 1980, as well as the Pennsylvania Nut Growers Association from whom he received awards for nuts grown on his Annville farm. He also enjoyed golf, anthropology and human origins, biblical archaeology, and history. Upon retirement in 1994, Curanzy attended anthropology classes at the University of Pennsylvania and traveled extensively to places such as Egypt, Russia, Ian, and Uzbekistan. He is survived by wife Helen, one son, one daughter, and three grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a second son.

Stuart P. Culpepper, ’52
Sanford, Fla.
May 21, 2009
Rex Hospital in Raleigh, North Carolina, was the site of Dr. Culpepper’s internship, followed by residency training at Duke University and Tampa General Hospital. He enjoyed woodworking, golf, and riding motorcycles. He is survived by wife Wanda, three sons, one daughter, three step-daughters, 15 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Harry M. Walsh, ’52
Easton, Md.
June 27, 2009
Dr. Walsh received residency training in surgery at Wayne County General Hospital in Wayne, Mich., and Nassau Hospital in New York. For many years he practiced surgery at Easton Memorial Hospital. Appointments included chief of surgery at King Abdulaziz Airbase in Saudi Arabia, the VA Medical Center in Salisbury, N.C., Charleston Naval Hospital, Paris Island, and Patrick Air Force Base in Florida. Walsh was a staunch conservationist who published The Outlaw Gunner, a highly acclaimed book about the Chesapeake Bay. His conservation efforts led to the founding of the Waterfowl Festival which has raised millions of dollars for wildfowl preservation. He donated artifacts to the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge Museum, and the Mariners’ Museum, and he was the recipient of two Maryland governor citations. Walsh is survived by wife Mary, four sons, two daughters, and 12 grandchildren.

Harrison M. Langrall Jr., ’53
Paoli, Pa.
February 26, 2009
Winchester Memorial Hospital in Winchester, Va., was the site of Dr. Langrall’s internship, followed by residency training in internal medicine and an endocrinology fellowship at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. He was retired due to physical disabilities. Langrall is survived by wife Mary Ann, three children, six grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by wife Mary Jane and one daughter.

Israel H. “Sonny” Weiner, ’53
Baltimore
September 11, 2009
Maryland was the site of Dr. Weiner’s training following graduation. After internship and one year of neurological surgery residency training he spent two years in the U.S. Air Force based at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas. He then returned to Maryland for three years of training including a fellowship in neuropathology. Weiner then traveled to London for an additional one-year fellowship at the National Hospital for Neurologic Disease. He returned to Baltimore in 1960 and created the first neurosurgery group practice in the area while also serving on the staffs at Northwest Hospital Center, Mercy Medical Center, Franklin Square Hospital, St. Joseph Medical Center, and the University of Maryland where he was an assistant professor. His concerns about a changing doctor/patient relationship led him into activities with the state medical society and from 1983 to 1985, Weiner headed the governor’s commission on health care providers liability insurance. In 1988, after the legislature merged the state’s physician licensing board with the state’s medical disciplinary agency, Weiner served for two terms as chair of the new Maryland State Board of Physician Quality Assurance. He retired from practice in 1993 but continued consulting to other neurosurgeons and to lawyers handling medical cases. Weiner was a member of the John Beale Davidge Alliance, the medical school’s society for major donors. He enjoyed tinkering with automobiles and electronics and was an avid Baltimore Orioles fan. Survivors include wife Isobel, three physician-children, and nine grandchildren.

Ernest O. Brown, ’56
Baltimore
June 8, 2009
Dr. Brown traveled to Cambridge, Mass., for his internship at Cambridge Hospital. He served the following two years as a general medical officer in the U.S. Air Force, stationed at Plattsburgh Air Force Base in New York. After military service, he received residency training in surgery at Fort Howard Veterans Affairs Medical Center and then set up a private practice in Baltimore. Brown was an attending surgeon at Sinai Hospital, Maryland General Hospital, Baltimore County General Hospital, North Charles General Hospital, and Provident Hospital where he also served as president of the medical staff. From 1965 to 1986, he was a consultant to the Social Security Administration’s medical disabilities office. He retired from practice in 1994 but kept active by serving as a consultant to the Maryland Department of Health and Hygiene. Brown enjoyed writing poetry and playing bridge and pinochle. Survivors include wife Loraine, two daughters, and two grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a third daughter.

Gerald D. Schuster, ’56
Hollywood, S.C.
July 9, 2009
Sinai Hospital in Baltimore was the site of Dr. Schuster’s internship, followed by one year of residency training at James Lawrence Kernan Hospital and three years at the Washington Hospital Center in Washington, D.C. In 1965, Schuster began a private practice of orthopaedic surgery and years later started the first interdisciplinary pain center in the Washington area. He later moved to Hollywood, S.C., where he continued in practice and in 2003 was elected mayor. Schuster enjoyed politics and wood working. He is survived by wife Marlene three children, including Ronald, ’83, and his wife Phyllis, ’85, three stepchildren, and 13 grandchildren.

Stuart J. Abrahams, ’57
Jackson, Wyo.
May 18, 2009
Dr. Abrahams interned at Maryland and received residency training at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital and Yale-New Haven Hospital. He practiced OB/GYN and beginning in 2000 served as clinical instructor at Wake Forest School of Medicine. Abrahams enjoyed back packing and metal sculpture. He is survived by wife Maryann, three children, and five grandchildren.

Wildred F. “Bill” Holdefer Jr., ’57
Birmingham, Ala.
June 23, 2009
Upon graduation, Dr. Holdefer remained at Maryland for internship and residency training. From 1962 to 1964, he received additional training in cardiovascular and thoracic surgery at the University of Alabama in Birmingham. Holdefer served on the UAB faculty afterwards, becoming professor of surgery in 1967. In 1985, he added the title of associate professor in the department of emergency medicine. He also served as medical director for AirMedInternational beginning in 1988, flying more than 300 medical missions as an air transport physician. Upon retirement in 1997, Holdefer was named associate professor emeritus at UAB where he continued teaching students in the emergency department. He enjoyed travel, flying, model railroads, and spending time with family. He is survived by wife Helen, six children, and 12 grandchildren, and one great-grandchild.

Maurice J. Berman, ’58
Randallstown, Md.
July 13, 2009
Dr. Berman interned and received residency training in general surgery at Mercy Hospital in Baltimore. From 1962 to 2000, he maintained a private surgical practice. He began practicing addiction medicine in 2002, and in that same year became medical director for Network Health. Berman enjoyed travel, and he is survived by wife Sharon, three children, and six grandchildren.

Perry A. Eagle, ’67
York, Pa.
September 9, 2009
Dr. Eagle trained in orthopaedic surgery at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh and also served a fellowship in hand surgery at Grace Hospital in Detroit. He practiced orthopaedics in York until 2007. He enjoyed the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, gardening, and fishing. Eagle is survived by two sons and former wife Barbara.

Eugene Willis Jr., ’68
Ellicott City, Md.
August 11, 2009
Upon graduation, Dr. Willis served in the U.S. Army, interned at Georgetown University Hospital, and performed residency training in orthopaedics at Kernan Hospital. He established an orthopaedics practice in Howard County and served as chairman of the staff at Howard County General Hospital where he also sat on the board of trustees from 1988 to 1995. Willis joined Patuxent Medical Group in 1985. He was a trustee of Howard County Community College and the Columbia Foundation. Willis enjoyed golf, ping-pong, and played baseball on an over-40 league. Survivors include one daughter, two sons, and one grandson. He was preceded in death by wife Carolyn.

Stanley S. C. Tseng, ’70
Huntington Beach, Calif.
July 12, 2009
Dr. Tseng was born in Meixian, China, and immigrated to America in 1962. Upon graduation from Maryland, he trained in ophthalmology at Georgetown University before spending two years at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital in Boston fulfilling his obligation to the U.S. Public Health Service. Tseng moved to California in 1976, practicing ophthalmology at Kaiser Bellflower for 27 years. He was appointed chief of ophthalmology at Kaiser in 1977, a post he retained until retirement in 2006. He also served as clinical professor of ophthalmology at the University of California, Irvine. Tseng was a member of the 1807 Circle of the John Beale Davidge Alliance, the medical school’s society for major donors. He enjoyed bicycle riding, basketball, tennis, dancing, and playing bridge. He is survived by wife, Kay, two children including Bryon, a fourth-year medical student at Maryland. Also surviving is sister Jennifer Tseng, ’82.

William H. Bouchelle, ’71
Cockeysville, Md.
June 11, 2009
Maryland was the site of Dr. Bouchelle’s internship and surgical residency, however his training was interrupted from 1973 until 1976 when he enlisted in the U.S. Air Force and was stationed in Holland. In his final year of training, Bouchelle served as chief surgical resident. In 1981, he established a general surgical practice in Baltimore with expertise in abdominal, laparoscopic, and breast cancer surgery. He was an attending surgeon at Maryland, Mercy Medical Center, Sinai Hospital, Greater Baltimore Medical Center, St. Joseph Medical Center, Northwest Hospital Center, and Good Samaritan Hospital where he maintained his office. Bouchelle enjoyed golf, skiing, travel, playing classical piano, and crossword puzzles. He is survived by wife Zoe, one son, and two daughters.

Faculty
Brian E. Emery, MD
Sykesville, Md
September 10, 2009
Dr. Emery was a member of the full-time faculty at Maryland in the department of otorhinolaryngology from 1995 to 2003. He is survived by one son and fiancé Susan Knutson. His marriage to Kathi Emery ended in divorce