Class Notes

1940: Irving V. Glick of Great Neck, N.Y. is retired. William I. Wolff of New York City is professor emeritus in the department of surgery at Beth Israel Medical Center.

1941: Raymond N. Malouf of Logan, Utah reports that family, friends, gardening, and writing satisfy all his retirement energy and time. Stanley E. Schwartz of Merritt Island, Fla., is pleased to report that wife Phyllis has returned home from a nursing home after a stroke.

1942: Jose R. Fuertes of San Juan, PR reports that he is still alive and well! William Senter of Raleigh, N.C., reports that he and wife Bettye are doing fine.

1943M: Charles A. Neff and wife Elizabeth continue living in their Lebanon, Pa., home. Charles turns 88 in June and still enjoys golf and bowling with Stephen, his 15 year-old grandson. He is also writing his memoirs.

1943D: Augustus H. Frye Jr., of Lookout Mountain, Tenn., continues working every day, treating shoulders and knees with arthroscopy and having fun doing it.

1944: Michael R. Ramundo of Clifton, N.J., reports that daughter Mary is an associate professor in the department of medicine at the University of Vermont whose specialty is infectious diseases. Harry F. Rolfes is enjoying retirement in Bradenton, Fla., and plans to attend the 60th reunion in May.

1946: James A. Roberts of Berlin, Md., reports that his class celebrated its 57th reunion at Kill Devil Hills, N.C., in October 2003. Classmates who participated included Drs. Roberts, Jeanne and Bob Audet, Bob Rossberg, Dement Bonifant, John Gamble and Clint Stallard.

1949: Russel M. Tilley Jr., of Washington, D.C., retired from his last paying part-time job in 2003. He and wife Betty celebrate their 54th anniversary in July.

1950: H. H. Bleecker Jr. of San Pedro, Calif., continues to work two days per week doing disability evaluations. Otherwise, he is playing golf and fly fishing. He’s planning to attend the 55th reunion in 2005. Seymour H. Rubin of Baltimore has been teaching the “Great Books” course in the adult education section of Johns Hopkins since retiring from practice in 1990.

1951: M. Garcia-Palmieri of San Juan proudly reports that the Mario R. Garcia-Palmieri Endowed Chair Lecture Series was inaugurated in January at the University of Puerto Rico with a lecture by Dr. Eugene Braunwald of Harvard University. Arthur Z. Mutter of Needham, Mass., is a part-time consultant to the Social Security Administration disability program since retirement from Tufts University School of Medicine in 1995. He is professor emeritus after serving as acting chairman in the department of psychiatry and chief in the division of child psychiatry. S. Norman Sherry and wife Ruth of Cambridge, Mass., report that their grandchildren light up their days. They continue taking courses at the Harvard Institute for Learning, and S. Norman is still teaching MGH residents in pediatrics.

1952: Richard A. Sindler of Towson, Md., continues practicing radiology part-time and maintains his antiques business. Wife Vicki is enjoying her residential real estate business, and the two travel when possible.

1953: William S. Kiser and wife Jean of Shaker Heights, Ohio are celebrating 50 years of marriage on May 1.

1954: Morton J. Ellin of Baltimore is looking forward to the 50th reunion this spring. Robert E. Yim of Timonium, Md., is a member of a musical group consisting of physicians and healthcare workers who produced a CD entitled The Reach of Compassion. Sales proceeds support a mental health clinic that colleagues are building in Cristobal, Dominican Republic. When completed, the clinic will provide care for 25,000 who currently have limited or no access to medical treatment.

1956: Charles A. Sanislow and wife Sallie of Midland, Mich., are enjoying retirement and report that the grandchildren are a significant part of their lives. Charles still works part-time as a hospital vascular lab medical director and volunteer.

1957: Charles Allen of Dover, Del., plays senior tennis with wife Jan and is still working part-time. William J. Rappoport of Scottsdale, Ariz., reports that he has returned to work part-time at the Arizona Heart Institute and is having a real blast.

1959: Nicholas A. Pace of Bronxville, N.Y., is co-author of Teens Under the Influence. He is clinical associate professor of medicine at NYU where he developed and teaches a course in the diagnosis and treatment of alcoholism and drug abuse for primary care resident physicians. He maintains a private medical consulting practice in New York City in addiction medicine.

1960: Julio E. Figueroa of New Orleans retired last December from the Ochsner Clinic Foundation, but plans to return part-time to teach clinical nephrology at Ochsner and LSU Medical School. Jerrod Normanly of Fair Oaks, Calif., is retired and enjoys grandparenting and traveling about the country.

1961: Thomas G. Breslin of Bristol, R.I., continues to spend time in Florida, but has given up sailing. Roger Mehl of Columbia, Md., turned 70 on December 23rd. Wife Anne organized a surprise birthday party for him, attended by David Litrenta and Robert Ludicke, his classmates. George E. Urban Jr., of Clinton, Md., is actively practicing ent/head & neck surgery, even though HMOs and Medicare are driving him crazy and paying so little it’s almost not worth the effort. But he still loves his patients. He continues to ski and kayak every opportunity he gets. He and wife Alicia have five children (two married) and seven grandchildren.

1963: Robert M. Beazley of Boston plans to enroll in a three-month furniture making course at the Center for Furniture Craftsmanship in Rockland, Maine after retiring from the department of surgery at Boston University in February 2004.

1965: Louis O. Olsen of Timonium, Md., considers himself semi-retired as he is back to a small, part-time solo practice.

1966: Charles H. Classen of Kinston, N.C., reports that daughter Adrienne is a pediatrician in Halfmoon Bay, Calif.; daughter Aimee is earning a doctorate in biology at the University of Northern Arizona; and daughter Alexandra is finishing up at Wharton Business School and is headed for international studies at Johns Hopkins.

1968: Stephen L. Hooper of Kapaau, Hawaii reports that grandson Lachlan was born January 3, 2003. He continues to enjoy retirement on the big island and has started a second career in real estate.

1969: Sanders H. Berk of Washington, D.C., announces the birth of granddaughter Jessica on March 21, 2003. Stanton C. Kessler of Signal Mountain, Tenn., is assistant medical examiner for the state of Tennessee and deputy for Hamilton County in Chattanooga. Brian S. Saunders of San Diego retired from Kaiser Permanente Medical Group on January 2. He continues teaching neonatology in Eastern Europe, having made 20 trips over the past ten years to Romania, Latvia and Lithuania. Alan J. Segal of Coral Gables, Fla., reports that son Zachary is a second-year resident at the National Eye Center, and daughter Alexis is a newly-minted attorney. Both work in Washington, D.C. Kristin Stueber of South Hadley, Mass., is president-elect of the Massachusetts Chapter of the American College of Surgeons and recently completed a term as president of the NE Society of Plastic Surgeons. She continues to do volunteer work overseas.

1970: David H. Berman of Mill Valley, Calif., is a grandfather. He is medical director of two senior citizen complexes and continues his association with a busy internal medicine group. Charles N. Bookoff of Woodacre, Calif., is chief of gynecology at the Women’s Health Center and is employed by his county after retiring from his San Francisco private practice in 2001. John Poehlman of Dalton, Ga., reports that son Jonathan will be attending law school after graduating from Furman University in Greenville, S.C.

1971: Burton J. Glass of East Rockaway, N.Y., is president of the Nassau County Medical Society. Gary A. Grosart of Marion, Mass., is in his second year as chief of medicine at St. Lukes Hospital in New Bedford and continues practicing internal medicine. JoAnn Clayton Santos of Reisterstown, Md., announces that daughter Natalie married Jamie Ferguson on October 25, 2003. Janee D. Steinberg is medical director of Advanced Cosmetic Laser Center in Tamarac, Fla.

1972: Gregory A. Mitchell of Annapolis, Md., received certification as a specialist in clinical hypertension. He is medical director of the Blood Pressure Center of Annapolis.

1973: Murray A. Kalish of Baltimore was re-elected as vice-chair of the State Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council for the state of Maryland and continues to serve as co-chair of the finance committee. Christopher S. Michel and wife Sara of Berkeley, Calif., visited Aesculapius’s Temple in Epidarus, Greece last May, in addition to other wonderful and interesting places in the country. He is associate professor at the University of California San Francisco School of Medicine, teaching medical students introduction to both patient care and psychiatry/neurology.

1974: Dawn V. Obrecht of Golden, Colo., is swimming, biking, and running in preparation for the triathlon. She no longer sees patients but is consulting in addiction medicine and teaching at the University of Colorado School of Medicine.

1975: Robert J. Beach of Mays Landing, N.J., is chairman of the board of trustees at Memorial Hospital. Ed Perraut of Bethesda, Md., reports that son Michael,’04, is seeking a residency in emergency medicine. Stephen H. Pollock of Reisterstown, Md., is director of the health institute and chief of cardiology at St. Joseph’s Hospital.

1976: Michael E. Cox of Ellicott City, Md., continues to enjoy his practice in Baltimore, Catonsville, and Columbia. He was governor of Maryland for the American College of Gastroenterology in 2002.

1978: Elizabeth Mosley Schlenoff is looking for a partner to expand her solo family practice in northern Baltimore County. She ran a 10.2 mile leg of the Baltimore Relay. Her children are ages 24, 19, 17, 14, and 12.

1979: Jeffrey D. Gaber and wife Syndy of Baltimore report that daughter Melanie is studying pre-law at the University of Maryland; Corey is a freshman lacrosse player at Washington & Lee College; and Bradley is in 11th grade at Park School. Jeff has been operating a solo practice in the city and county since 2001. Owen Lee returned to Newark, Ohio after active duty during Iraqi Freedom operations and has received the physician of the year award from his hospital. Louis F. Ortenzio of Bristol, W.Va., married Doretta Talkington in January. H. Russell Wright of Baltimore is in solo ENT practice specializing in allergy. He serves on the executive commission of the board of governors of the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, is incoming president of the Baltimore County Medical Association, is an aviation medical consultant for the U.S. Army Aeromedical Center, and is a colonel in the Maryland National Guard.

1980: Eric M. Orenstein of Belmont, Mich., reports that eldest daughter Marcie is a freshman at the University of Michigan.

1981: Samuel Smith of Pikesville, Md., is chairman of the department of Ob/Gyn at Franklin Square Hospital.

1982: Wayne L. Barber of Owings Mills, Md., reports that Robert F. Friedman, ’91, has joined him in practice as a corneal specialist serving the Carroll County area. Charles Carroll of Winnetka, Ill., is associate professor of clinical orthopaedic surgery at Northwestern University Medical School where he continues practicing hand and orthopaedic surgery. In addition, he teaches communication skills in the first-year curriculum and hand surgery to plastic and orthopaedic residents at Northwestern Memorial Hospital. Daughters Brooke and Emilie attend Vanderbilt University, majoring in language development and biology, respectively.

1983: Neil B. Friedman of Owings Mills, Md., has served as director of the breast center at Mercy Medical Center since 1996. Sara Goldkind and husband Lawrence, ’80 of Potomac, Md., have four children. Sara is a board-certified internist with a subspecialty in biomedical ethics. She completed a clinical fellowship in ethics and a master’s degree in religious studies with a focus on comparative religious ethics and religion & public policy, and she was the first bioethicist at the FDA.

1984: Stephen C. Anderson of St. Petersburg, Fla., is team radiologist for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays and a consultant to the Philadelphia Phillies and Toronto Blue Jays during spring training. Donald M. Beckstead and wife Sharon of Hollidaysburg, Pa., are unable to attend the 20th reunion in spring, but they hope everyone is well and in good health. Luette S. Semmes of Salisbury, Md., has a busy dermatology practice with two partners, including Howard C. Hines, ’77. Her two children are ages nine and seven, and husband Gary is contemplating retirement from the Salisbury Zoo after 30 years. Mitchell H. Weiss has relocated to Knoxville, Tenn., and returned to private practice. For the past two years he was an associate professor in the department of medicine section of cardiology at LSU Medical Center working as an interventional cardiologist and director of Cardiac Catheterization Laboratories.

1985: Michael J. Hallowell of Sewell, N.J., is associate professor of radiology at Drexel College of Medicine. He and wife Susan continue traveling the world on bicycle, most recently in New Zealand and Tuscany. Paul B. Rosenberg of Bethesda, Md., is assistant professor of geriatric psychiatry and neuropsychiatry at Johns Hopkins and director of neuropsychiatry at Copper Ridge and the Fairhaven campus. His specialty is dementia.

1987: Ralph Gregg of Fort Myers, Fla., is president of Medical Anesthesia and Pain Management Consultants. He is president of the Lee County Medical Society. He and wife Ana have two sons: Michael, age 14; and James, age 11. Betty Ann Kyser of Ellicott City, Md., is taking leave to stay home with her 11-year-old son and nine-year-old twin daughters. She reports that increased malpractice premiums are the catalyst for the decision, coming after 13 years in pediatric private practice.

1988: Margaret S. Chisolm of Baltimore has a solo practice of psychiatry in Roland Park.

1990: Julia D. Oakley and eldest daughter Carrie of Keedysville, Md., recently returned from a medical mission in Santa Maria, Nicaragua.

1991: Yared Aklilu and wife Frehiwot of Weston, Fla., have three children: Mahlet, age seven; Tsion, age two; and Mahdere, age one. Wendy C. Moore and husband Charles Hildebrandt of Winston-Salem, N.C., announce the birth of son Christian, their first. Wendy works at Wake Forest University.

1993: Barbara A. Hutchinson of Laurel, Md., is enjoying a private cardiology practice in Annapolis. She is a partner of Chesapeake Cardiac Care. Denis Lin and wife Rebecca Li of Bedford, Mass., celebrated the birth of son Alexander Min-Du on May 23, 2003. Shauna Paylor of Mayhill, N.M., a family practitioner, is clinical director on an Indian reservation. She is married with two children, ages six and three.

1995: Michael Bond of Cranberry Township, Pa., is chief resident of internal medicine at Allegheny General Hospital, and his book SOAP for Emergency Medicine is scheduled to be released this year. Barry Merrill and wife Lauren have relocated to Boca Raton, Fla., where Barry is busy with an interventional cardiology practice. Children Jordan, age three, and Avery, age two have adjusted well to sunny Florida.

1997: SuZanne Chaves of San Luis Obispo, Calif., has a solo endocrinology practice in Hanford. Y. Pritham Raj and wife Katie of Durham, N.C., announce the birth of son Sylvain on April 28, 2003. He was born at Duke University Medical Center where Pritham is on the faculty in the departments of internal medicine and psychiatry.

1998: Rachel Exelbert Schreiber is in part-time private practice in allergy/immunology. She, husband Dan and son Ben enjoy living in Pittsburgh.

1999: Janine A. Blackman, MD/PhD, of Baltimore is medical director of University of Maryland Integrative Medicine, located at the Kernan Hospital campus. She is also assistant professor in the department of family medicine. Robert D. Flint Jr., and wife Shannon of Hagerstown, Md., announce the birth of Emma Catherine on April 4, 2003. Michael C. Garofalo and wife Kerri announce the birth of son Alex on March 7, 2003. Michael is returning to Maryland, joining the department of radiation oncology. This follows graduation from residency at the University of Chicago next month. Todd Tenenholz, MD/PhD, is heading to Nashville, Tenn. this summer for a position as assistant professor at Vanderbilt University’s Ingram Cancer Center, following completion of his residency in radiation oncology at the Medical College of Virginia. Kristin M. Ward Stackpole and husband Peter of Cincinnati, Ohio announce the births of son William Patrick on October 15, 2003 and daughter Lucy Claire on December 14, 2001. Leo Vieira and wife Guiga of Tampa, Fla., announce the birth of daughter Isabela on January 28. Their son, Lucas, is now two years old. Elizabeth M. Weaver of Arlington, Va., is engaged to Charles Anderson, an immunologist, and is planning a fall wedding. She continues to enjoy her family medicine practice in Fairfax.

2000: Tamara L. Burgunder is working full-time at Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital. She and husband Tripp live in Stevenson, Md., with sons Ben, age four and Sam, age one. Julie D. Klepper of New York City will be starting a child psychiatry fellowship at Mt. Sinai Hospital in July, following completion of her psychiatry residency there in June. Ari Weintraub and wife Diane announce the arrival of Dovid Chaim on November 23, 2003. He joins siblings Shoshana and Devora. Ari will be starting an anesthesiology residency at the University of Pennsylvania in July, after serving as chief resident in pediatrics at Children’s Hospital (at Sinai) in Baltimore.

2001: Byron Druzgal and wife Rebecca are parents of twin boys Cooper and August. Byron is completing an emergency medicine residency in Chicago.

2002: Eve Fields and husband Michael of Baltimore announce the birth of son Benjamin on November 17, 2003. Daniel Kauffman of Charlottesville, Va., announces that son Seth celebrated his first birthday on December 11, 2003. Francis M. Segreti of Norfolk, Va., married Eileen Everly, a former Maryland pediatric resident, on October 11, 2003.

2003: Tasios G. Vakkas of Towson, Md., is serving a general surgery internship at Maryland.

Former Faculty
Michael L. Fisher, MD of Denver, Colo., reports that he has joined Steven Resnick, ’77 and an outstanding cardiology group with Colorado Permanent Medical. He enjoys being near children and grandchildren but misses many dear friends at Maryland.

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