1939: Leland Stevens recently celebrated his 90th birthday and received more
than 300 letters from former patients. He was humbled by the expressions
of affection which brought back many memories of his years in family practice.
He and wife Betty continue to enjoy life in Rehoboth Beach, Del.
1941: Gene Croce of Cranston, R.I., has enjoyed golf and travel since retiring
nine years ago.
1943M: Irving J. Taylor of Baltimore traveled to Israel last summer to dedicate
the Edith and Dr. Irving Taylor small animal addition to the Veterinary Hospital
of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. In September, he participated in a charity
golf tournament at Waverly Woods to benefit the Delta Society, a national organization
which helps furnish service dogs to blind individuals in need.
1943D: Albert Grant of Boynton Beach, Fla., is director of CPR and automatic
external defibrillator training at the Coral Lakes Community.
1944: John M. Bloxom III of Salisbury, Md., notes that many of his classmates
are deceased! He has been retired from general surgery since December 1985.
1945: Robert Byrne of Wichita, Kans., continues to attend medical meetings
and read journals even though he retired in 2002. He is in good health, swimming
a mile each day at the local Y. Eugene H. Conner of Louisville, Ky., is recipient
of the 2004 Ephraim McDowell Physician of the Year award, upon recommendations
from the medical communities of Louisville and Jefferson County, Kentucky,
as well as the Caritas Foundation. Dr. Conner also received a citation from
the Kentucky Medical Association for his work on behalf of the society as historian
since 1964. Henry F. Maguire of El Cajon, Calif., is retired but continues
to work part-time at the St. Vincent DePaul Clinic. Stanley R. Steinbach of
Baltimore is enjoying retirement as a member of the explorers club, and he
enjoys playing bridge and swimming. He and wife Florine are celebrating a 60th
wedding anniversary this year.
1946: John C. Rawlins of Seaford, Del., reports that granddaughter Angela Rawlins
Wetherton recently took her forensic pathology boards.
1947: Anne Mattern of Rockville, Md., continues to care for her three-acre
property. She swam all last summer at her place on the Severn River. Hurricane
Isabel washed out ten feet of shoreline, although she reports that bank, beach
and steps have been restored. Anne plays bridge once a week and stays busy
with her six children and 11 grandchildren. Eugene Salvati of Bound Brook,
N.J., retired on June 30, 2004.
1948: James T. Welborn of Lexington, N.C., continues to enjoy retirement since
2001, although he reports that travel and golf have been restricted due to
family health problems over the past two years.
1950: Jerome J. Coller of Pikesville, Md., is medical director at Maryland
Physicians Care MCO. Thomas N. Corpening of Houston continues to maintain
his solo practice in internal medicine. Miriam S. Daly of Albion, Mich.,
remains active in local endeavors including the Red Cross and United Way.
Hunter S. Neal of Wayne, Pa., continues to work one morning each week on
a commercial IRB. Clifford E. Wilson of Groton, Conn., works two mornings
each week as a medical consultant for Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Connecticut,
following retirement from his internal medicine/cardiology solo practice.
1951: Benjamin D. Gordon of Yarmouth Port, Mass., continues to consult with
product testing and clinical study labs on marketed products. He provides vacation
cover for a friend’s clinic, is chairman of the Yarmouth Board of Health,
and is a member of the Cape Cod Medical Reserve Corps. S. Norman Sherry
and wife Ruth of Cambridge, Mass., continue to attend courses at Harvard, watch
their grandchildren mature, dine weekly with their daughters and sons-in-law,
visit with friends, and enjoy retirement.
1952: Lawrence Egbert of Baltimore is medical director for FINAL EXIT NETWORK,
as he continues to expand the tradition of the Hemlock Society and Derek Humphry.
Richard Sindler of Towson, Md., continues in the antique business and doing
whole body CT scanning. Wife Vicki has a successful real estate practice. They
are married 41 years and have lived in the same house for 40 years.
1953: Richard Schindler of Ellicott City, Md., plays saxophone and percussion
for the Goldenaires Orchestra doing mostly community service. He is retired
being medical director of the family practice residency in the Midwest as well
as an ambulatory medicine practice with Johns Hopkins Signature Health Center
in Columbia.
1953: Rev. Leslie R. Miles recently retired and moved to Lexington, Va.
1954: Morris Rainess of Reisterstown, Md., is proud to announce that grandson
Dean Meadows, ’02, will serve as chief resident in the department of
medicine at Maryland in July.
1955: Alvin Hecker of Baltimore was honored recently as outstanding associate
of the year by the male organization of the National Hadassah. William F.
Krone Jr., retired last May and moved to Hobe Sound, Fla.
 Joseph McLaughlin, '56 and his wife Irene |
1956: Jerald Bennion of Salt Lake City has four children and 17 grandchildren.
He recently participated in four medical missions to Honduras, Philippines,
Russia and Brazil. Joseph S. McLaughlin of Baltimore was selected
as mace bearer last May for the commencement exercises of the University
of Maryland Baltimore.
The honor is given annually to a distinguished member of the faculty. Virginia
T. Sherr of Holland, Pa., continues to struggle with effects of her tick-borne
diseases but is still in active practice. Son Greg is in an internship/residency
for neurosurgery in Minnesota.
1957: Leonard M. Zullo of Baltimore became the 409th person on record
to successfully hunt down a rhino, elephant, lion, leopard, and buffalo.
1958: Gaylord Lee Clark enjoys living on his family farm in Stevenson,
Md. In July 2003, he retired as assistant dean of the part-time faculty at
the
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and, as of yet, no replacement
has been named for the position.
1960: John J. Bennett of New Bern, N.C., sadly reports that wife Dixie passed
away on June 7, 2004. Morton E. Smith of St. Louis received the “Distinguished
Service Teaching Award” from the medical school class of 2006 at The
Washington University in St. Louis. This follows the “Clinical Teacher
of the Year Award” from the class of 2005. Jim Yates of Lemoyne, Pa.,
continues his active practice of plastic surgery in Camp Hill, but he still
finds his way to Baltimore every other weekend because he thinks the area’s
restaurants are the greatest!
1961: James Appleton has moved to Santa Fe, N.M., and plans to stay there if
the altitude doesn’t bother him. Oscar H. L. Bing of Winchester, Mass.,
is partially retired, working at the VA in Boston. Son Ben teaches in the public
schools after graduating from Connecticut College. Son Bill is in business
after graduating from Dartmouth. Bud has taken up metal archaeology in the
UK where he recently found a rare gold coin (circa 600–700AD). He and
wife Barbara enjoy their two Labrador retrievers. Carlos E. Girod of San Juan,
P.R., since retiring as program director of the internal medicine program at
the University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine in December 2002, is enjoying
time with wife Julia Ana and 11 grandchildren. He continues some private practice
in internal medicine and cardiology. He still fishes and is hoping to catch
the big one. Michael B. A. Oldstone of La Jolla, Calif., was the Louis Thomas
Awardee and Lecturer for New York University Medical School. In addition, a
new award for a young neurovirologist, presented by the International Society
of Neurovirology, has been named in Oldstone’s honor.
1962: Robert A. McCormick of Santa Fe, N.M., continues doing family practice,
and wife Marsha manages the practice.
1963: Edward C. Werner and wife Georgia of Washington, D.C., are enjoying retirement.
They travel a great deal, mostly on cruises. Ed recently attended his 45th
reunion at Yale. He and Chris Tountas get together now and again, and he welcomes
the opportunity to visit with classmates anytime.
1964: Ellen Ann Duer of White Stone, Va., continues her practice of family
medicine in rural East Virginia, also providing GYN coverage for the Northern
Neck Free Medical Clinic.
1966: Kenneth R. Koskinen of Fay-etteville, N.C., is double/boarded in pediatrics
and pediatric emergency medicine, and he is a pediatric emergency room physician
at Cape Fear Medical Center. He and his wife, Dr. Deborah Chapman, have been
married for 20 years. She is substitute teaching in special education at the
middle school level. Daughter Liesel is about to enter nursing school, and
adopted Russian son Kolin is purely delightful. He made the honor roll in school
for two consecutive quarters. Deborah is proud of her stepsons Jason, a family
practitioner in the U.S. Air Force stationed at Andrews Air Force Base in Washington,
D.C.; and Sean, ’97, who until recently was the only radiologist stationed
in Iraq. He has returned to his Army base, wife and two sons, and the entire
family is supportive of all the military alumni currently stationed overseas. Richard
H. Reed and wife Rebecca of Huron, S.D., continue to perform locum
tenens work. Their son John is a freshman in high school.
1967: Michael Kaliner of Bethesda, Md., is president-elect of the World Allergy
Organization and will serve as president from July 2005 through 2007. David
S. McHold of East Boothbay, Maine is doing locum tenens out west after retiring
from full-time practice. Allan S. Pristoop of Owings Mills, Md., is chief of
medicine at Northwest Hospital Center and vice president of the medical staff.
Son Rafi is a senior medical student at Tel Aviv University and is currently
doing an ER rotation at St. Lukes-Roosevelt Hospital in NY City.
1968: William N. Goldstein of Rockville, Md., published his fifth book, this
time with Samuel T. Goldberg, ’78, entitled Using the Transference in
Psychotherapy. Stephen L. Hooper of Kapaau, Hawaii is selling real estate on
the big island after retiring from medical practice.
1969: Sanders H. Berk and wife Sally of Washington, D.C., announce the birth
of their first grandchild—a granddaughter—born March 2003. Leon
Reinstein of Baltimore is a member of the governing council of the specialty
and service societies of the American Medical Association.
1970: James S. Murphy is chief of urology at Kaiser Los Angeles Medical Center. John
H. Poehlman of Dalton, Ga., reports that son Jonathan attends law school
in Jacksonville, Fla. Dennis Schumer of Easton, Md., reports that retirement
is great! He is unable to attend the 35th reunion next spring, but hopes
everyone has fun. Robert J. White of Westfield, Mass., enjoyed a recent visit
by Buzz Marek and Joe Michalski in September. All are looking forward to
the upcoming 35th reunion.
1971: Burton J. Glass of East Rockaway, N.J., was recently honored for his
presidency of the Nassau County Medical Society. He was saddened to learn about
death of Harvey Tompakov, a 1971 classmate. Robert Greenspan has published
Medicine; Perspectives in History and Art. The book traces the history of medicine,
dentistry, pharmacy, and quack medicine as told by physicians, patients, nurses,
writers, poets, artists, and many others through their quotes, letters, and
art. Paul Rogers of Churchville, Md., received an MBA in medical services from
Johns Hopkins University.
1972: Deborah Brandchaft Matro of Westfield, N.J., reports that daughter Jennifer
is a first-year medical student at the University of Pennsylvania, while daughter
Rebecca is in her first year at Jefferson Medical College. Neil Kappelman and
wife Alice of Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., report that son Michael is a pediatric
gastroenterology fellow at Boston Children’s Hospital, while daughter
Amy is a pediatric intern at Children’s Hospital of Pennsylvania. Neil
has been practicing diagnostic radiology in Hollywood since 1977, and Alice
is a psychotherapist. Ronald Staubly, a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army
Reserve, recently returned from a one-year deployment to Baghdad as a member
of the public health team with a civil affairs unit. Since his return he has
resumed duties as chief medical officer at the Veterans Affairs Community Clinic
in Williamsport, Pa. His oldest son also served in Iraq during the past year
with the U.S. Air Force. Brian J. Winter of Ellicott City, Md., has joined
the Medical Eye Center, with offices in Ellicott City, Olney and Columbia.
His move follows the closing of the Patuxent Medical Group. He looks forward
to the 35th reunion in 2007.
1973: Edward M. Eisenbrey of Ft. Washington, Md., was elected treasurer of
the Gynecologic Surgery Society as he continues practicing in Southern Maryland.
Murray A. Kalish of Baltimore is vice-chair of the Mid-Atlantic caucus of the
American Society of Anesthesiologists, and he serves as director from Maryland.
Kalish was recently re-elected to the Maryland State Medical Society Board
of Trust-ees, representing Baltimore City Medical Society and serving as treasurer.
1974: Charles Adamo of Annapolis, Md., announces the birth of Cameil Madeline,
his first granddaughter, on September 23, 2003. Alan L. Carroll of Emmitsburg,
Md., reports that son Eric has his sights set on medical school and is applying
to Maryland. June K. Robinson, a dermatologist, reports that she was named
section chief at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, N.H. Jeffrey
S. Sollins of Albuquerque, N.M., runs Bridges in Medicine, a comprehensive
interdisciplinary holistic health program. It is the first integrative health
program to be accepted into the MedicarePlus system, allowing them
to receive Medicare reimbursement
and to offer covered services for Medicare beneficiaries.
1975: Robert A. Vegors of Jackson, Tenn., reports that wife Sue is president-elect
of the Tennessee branch of the AMA Alliance. Son Josh is an audio engineer
in Nashville and was married in June.
1976: Ira E. Hantman of Baltimore is vice president of the Mercy Medical Staff. Lani
Wheeler of Annapolis, at age 50, began playing team tennis. Last year
her senior women’s team won county, state and Mid-Atlantic Section championships.
They played in the national championship in Palm Springs, Calif., and nearly
won. She encourages everyone to stay active. Joseph W. Zebley III of Baltimore
is speaker of the house for Med-Chi, is a delegate from the AAFP, sits on the
board of BCMS and the editorial board for The MD Family Doctor. He continues
his solo family practice in Cross Keys.
1978: Adam Billet of Chesapeake, Va., reports that daughter Alison, age 19,
is in her second year at the University of Virginia. Son Michael, age 15, earned
his Eagle Scout badge last year. Jonathan A. Edlow of Newton, Mass., is associate
professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School. Stuart L. Jacobs of Severna
Park, Md., is medical director of the new critical care service at North Arundel
Hospital. He and wife Nadine report that son Evan is a freshman at Harvard.
Harvey S. Mishner of Lakewood Ranch, Fla., is secretary-treasurer of the Lakewood
Ranch Medical Center which opened in September 2004. Neil Warres of Baltimore
is in a full-time private practice in Pikesville after 20 years as chief of
psychiatry at Shock Trauma and 21 years as chief of psychiatry at Montebello
(later Kernan).
1979: Jan M. Hoffman of Wichita, Kans., reports that daughter Emily celebrated
her Bat Mitzvah on July 3, 2004. Max Koenigsberg of Chicago is senior EMS medical
director, overseeing approximately 400,000 patient transports yearly. Timothy
J. Low of Silver Spring, Md., reports that daughter Sharon, age six, recently
finished chemotherapy for acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Although this seems
tragic, he believes it was God’s grace that he and wife Geri adopted
her as an infant from China and were able to afford to see her through this
difficult treatment.
1980: Duke Bainum, winner of the primary for mayor of Honolulu, was defeated
in the general election by fewer than 1,500 votes. Phuong Trinh of Rockville,
Md., ran into Judy Falloon at a recent meeting. He is expecting a strong
turnout for the 25th Reunion in May. Paul Whittaker of Gig Harbor, Wash.,
retired from the U.S. Army after 24 years, and reports that daughter Lisa
just joined as a second lieutenant.
1982: Christopher M. Aland of Newtown, Pa., is chief of orthopaedics at Frankford
Hospital and has teamed with a sports psychologist to work on adolescent obesity.
Jonathan S. Elias of Potomac, Md., reports that his eldest daughter is a senior
at Northwestern University; his second daughter is a freshman at Penn State,
and the youngest two are in middle school. Darryl Kurland of Princeton, N.J.,
reports that son Jason is working through third-year rotations at Boston University
School of Medicine. Another son Brian is a sophomore at Binghamton University.
Darryl and wife Caryn are involved with central nervous system research at
Johnson & Johnson.
1983: Petter Brassard enjoys spearfishing in his hometown of Block Island,
R.I. James Herr of Lancaster, Pa., is moving to fast track ER at Lancaster
General Hospital and will be working with Donald A. Berkow, his classmate.
Milton S. Sniadach Jr., of Englewood, Colo., received teacher of the year honors
in June 2004 from his first year surgery residents. He is putting together
an anesthesia simulator for the physicians on staff at St. Joseph’s Hospital
in Denver. His 11-year-old son Bradley is president of his class at Fox Hollow
Elementary School.
1984: Heidi Gorsuch and husband Steven recently relocated to Northern California
with their three children. Heidi is in private practice.
1985: Kenneth W. Rictor of Chambersburg, Pa., serves as media spokesperson
for the State of Pennsylvania through the American Association of Family Physicians
Foundation. His book, Who Cares for Me? A Caregivers Guide is published and
available through the AAFP online bookstore.
1986: Giles Manley of Lutherville, Md., recently received a law degree from
the University of Baltimore. He is chief of Ob/Gyn and area medical director
for Kaiser Permanente. He and wife Julie have three daughters.
1987: Stephen L. Houff of North Canton, Ohio is CEO of Hospitalists Management
Group, a 60-physician group serving patients in four states. He also serves
as chief of staff at Ohio State University Hospital East. Stephen and wife
Marci announce the birth of daughter Marissa Victoria on July 24, 2003.
1988: Margaret S. Chisholm of Baltimore continues to be in private practice
in psychiatry specializing in mood disorders and is on the part-time faculty
at Johns Hopkins. Jose Dominguez of Baltimore reports that life is good. Kelley
W. Sullivan of Arnold, Md., divides her time between Annapolis and a recently
opened cardiology office on Kent Island where she offers consults, nuclear
stress testing and echo cardiography.
1989: Michael O. Duhaney and wife Djenane of Verona, N.J., proudly announce
the arrival of Ashley Gab-rielle, sister to Alexis, age five, and Ariane, age
seven. Lt. Col. William E. Venanzi Jr., of Centerville, Ohio is currently serving
a second tour in Germany/Iraq as clinical director of
the critical care air transport teams.
1991: Zinon Pappas of Ellicott City, Md., is a partner with Orthopaedic Associates
of Frederick. David Pomerantz and wife Karen of Providence, R.I., are happy
to announce the arrival of Julia Rose on September 9, 2004.
1992: Donna S. Hanes of Kensington, Md., is director of clinical education
at Maryland, overseeing the clinical training of students. Virginia Powel
Bay of Tulsa, Okla., announces the birth of Laurel Sommers on February 12, 2004.
She joins big sister, Lilly, age four.
1993: Yong Lee and wife Sandy are living in Fredericksburg, Va., where Yong
practices general adult psychiatry. They have two wonderful children: Holden,
age four; and Carolyn, age one. Susma Vaidya and Kelly Stone, ’98, are
back in the Washington, D.C. area. Susma is a general pediatrician and Kelly
is a pediatric immunologist/allergist, both at CNMC. They live in Kensington,
Md., and have a six-year-old son and three-year-old daughter who keep them
busy.
1994: Jeremy P. Finkelstein and wife Caroline of Houston announce the birth
of Alexander Charles, their second son, in February 2004. Linda M. Kim Lang of Woodstock, Md., is partner for an internal medicine practice in Catonsville.
Husband Tom, ’93, is an assistant professor of medicine at Maryland.
They have three children: Eric, age eight; Amanda, age six; and Andrew, age
two. Linda says they keep busy with the PTA. LaShauna McIntosh of Wilmington,
Del., is in private practice in Ob/Gyn. She and husband
Karl have two children: Nigel, age four; and Mitchell, age one. Jay B. Penafiel and wife Elise of Crownsville, Md., announce the birth of Christina Grace,
born on July 8, 2004. Christina joins older sister Isabella. Julie Herling
Wagner and husband Frederick of Sparks, Md., announce the birth of Hannah Elizabeth,
their fourth, on August 13, 2004. She joins siblings
Bo, Natalie, and Drew.
1995: Yulia Goldfarb is a member of the State of Maryland’s P&T committee
for Medicare/Medicaid.
1996: Christian Bounds of Salisbury, Md., is in year two of private practice
with Interventional Cardiology. He, wife Marybeth, and daughters Catherine
and Elizabeth enjoy being close to family as well as the beach. Michele
Cooper performs cosmetic surgery at her plastic surgery practice in New Orleans. She
has two daughters: Alexis and Elle. Brett Hofmann reports that wife Katherine
Layton, ’95, and two children have joined him in Salisbury, Md. He has
joined Princess Anne Family Practice and Katherine is working as a pediatric
hospitalist at Peninsula Regional Medical Center. Julie A. Hurlock of Evansville,
Ind., is chief of the department of pediatrics at Deaconess Hospital. Allison
Jensen and husband Alex of Baltimore welcomed daughter Sophia Ann in April
2004. David Lang and wife Deborah of Olney, Md., announce the birth of daughter
Eliana Beth, who joins brother Joshua Eli. Jeanette Nazarian and husband Doug
of Catonsville, Md., have two children: Lila, age six; and Grace, age three.
Jeanette works at Mercy Medical Center.
1997: Carmen Krejci and Nicholas Meyer have relocated to Makanda, Ill., where
Carmen practices family medicine with obstetrics. Jennifer Moffett of Northridge,
Calif., is a partner in a pediatric practice in Mission Hills. Daughter Jamie
is eight years old, while son Cameron is four. Husband Michael is also working
with children at a special education law firm.
1998: Ryokei K. Imai of La Palma, Calif., continues to enjoy his work as a
hospitalist with the Southern California Permanente Medical Group as well as
spending time with wife Cathy and son Brandon.
1999: Joe Herman of Bethesda is an internist in the ambulatory care department
at the Washington, D.C., VA Medical Center. Shahid A. Zaidi and wife Shelly
are expecting their first child. He is stationed at Eglin Air Force Base in
Florida.
2000: Melissa Arking of Potomac, Md., is a pediatrician working part-time in
a group practice in Virginia. Son Zack was born on August 16, 2004 and joins
son Alex, age five; and Hannah, who turns two in March. John F. Caccamese
Jr., of Murrysville, Pa., is an assistant professor at Maryland. Sharon
Henderson of Santa Rose, Calif., announces the birth of son Alexander Joseph Bartolomei
on July 27, 2004. Phillip B. Marshall of Silver Spring, Md., is with the
Howard University Psychiatry program. Allison P. Niemi and husband Erik of
Bennington, Vt., announce the birth of David Albert, their second son, on
May 27, 2004. Matt Salisbury and wife Danielle of Warwick, R.I., are proud
to announce the birth of son Liam Anthony on July 10, 2004. He joins sister
Noelle, age two. Matt is in his second year of private practice with another
family physician.
2001: Darren Feldman of New York City plans to begin a hematology/
oncology fellowship at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in June, following
his year as chief resident for its department of medicine. Jakub Kahl works
at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Tampa, Fla., and lives in Apollo Beach. Laura
Laffineuse is chief resident in Ob/Gyn at York Hospital in Pennsylvania. She
is planning a fellowship in maternal/fetal medicine at Cleveland MetroHealth
at Case Western Reserve University in summer. Vanessa Limawararut of Lutherville,
Md., enjoyed a reunion with classmate Mary Rubin at Natasha Chen’s wedding
to Young Park, ’97. Limawararut and husband Matthew are expecting their
first child in spring. Kevin J. Poole of Lancaster, Pa., works at Family First
Medical Associates, after completing his York Family Practice residency. Marcie
Oser Wertlieb and husband Scott of Kensington, Md., are thrilled to announce
the birth of daughter Zoe Blythe on October 15, 2003.
2002: Walid Gellad of Boston plans to begin a general medicine fellowship at
Harvard following his internal medicine residency.
2003: Tom Dean of Seattle is in year two of training and reports that it’s
much better than year one! J. Todd Hobelmann and Allison Kessler, ’04,
were married on September 5, 2004. Todd’s classmates attending the ceremony
included Sean Fox, Jason Custer and Karen Sutton. Todd is a second-year resident
in anesthesiology at Johns Hopkins, while Allison is a first-year resident
there in emergency medicine.