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Separation Ordeal: How Maryland Helps Conjoined Twins Win Independence
Last summer conjoined twins from Africa traveled to Maryland for complex surgery that included a team of 35 health professionals. It was the second successful separation at Maryland in 16 years.

Alumnus Profile: Frank J. Ayd Jr., ’45
Delivering Ayd to the Mentally Ill
This year’s winner of the Medical Alumni Association’s Honor Award & Gold Key is Frank J. Ayd Jr., ’45. He pioneered psychopharmacology and received the first permit from the Food and Drug Administration to use Thorazine to treat schizophrenia.


Faculty/Alumnus Profile: Gary D. Plotnick, ’66
A Teacher for the Ages
In each generation of Maryland medical students, there seems to be consensus on the most influential and memorable faculty member. In the 1940s & 1950s it was Eduard Uhlenhuth, PhD. For the next 30 years Theodore Woodward, ’38 made his mark. And since 1974, Gary Plotnick, ’66, professor of medicine and assistant dean for student affairs seems to be the winner.

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