1936: Milton H. Stapen of Floral Park, N.Y., recently turned 95. A radiologist, Stapen was a founder of Hempstead General Hospital Medical Center in 1957 and served as its president for 42 years. In 1968, he founded the Federation of American Hospitals which is now known as the Federation of American Health Systems. He has been the recipient of numerous awards and, in 1970, helped found and fund the Stapen Infirmary at Hofstra University. Stapen and wife Lois have two sons including Joseph,’67.
1938: Joseph M. George Jr., of Las Vegas reports that he is doing well.

1944: Sara Taylor Morrow of Raleigh, N.C., is enjoying travel and spending quality time with her six children, their spouses, and 13 grandchildren since retiring as medical director for Electronic Data Systems in 2005. 1945: Robert F. Byrne of Wichita, Kans., is in good health and continues to attend post-graduate meetings and symposia since retirement in 2002. * Stanley R. Steinbach of Baltimore proudly reports that he is great grandfather to a one and a half year-old boy and pre-med student! 1946: John R. Gamble Jr., of Lincolnton, N.C. sadly reports that wife Betty died last year. He continues to farm and fish. 1947: George W. Fisher of Ukiah, Calif., is well. * Jose G. Valderas of Keller, Tex., continues participating in various medical missions. He and wife Bobbie have children living in Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, and Texas. 1949: George W. Knabe of Virginia, Minn., received a lifetime achievement award from the College of American Pathologists.

1950: Frank T. Kasik Jr., of Baltimore is living in Oak Crest Village, a retirement community, since 1996. He retired from practice in 1992. Kasik has five children, 14 grandchildren, and nine great-grandchildren. Wife Mary passed away in 1997. 1951: Solomon Cohen of Sebastopol, Calif., continues growing Savignon Blanc grapes in his small vineyard. 1952: Lawrence D. Egbert of Baltimore served as a guide for the Doctors Without Borders outdoor educational exhibit entitled A Refugee Camp in the Heart of the City, as it toured the cities of Houston and Dallas in October. 1953: Joseph R. Bove of Hamden, Ct., sadly reports that wife Nancy died in August 2007 of carcinoma of the colon. 1954: William F. Doran of Conneaut, Ohio, reports that all of his children are finished with school and doing well. * James H. Teeter of Waynesboro, Pa., reports that grandson Mark, age 13, is interested in medicine and would like to attend Maryland when the time comes. 1957: Joseph O. Dean Jr., of Rhinelander, Wis., enjoys teaching in an elder hostel program and assisting the elderly with tax returns through the AARP. 1958: Harvey L. Friedlander and wife Lynn of Calabasas, Calif., are soon taking their 34th and 35th cruises as well as a land tour of India. * Albert F. Heck of Owings Mills, Md., continues to serve on the governor’s council on heart disease and stroke prevention. * Antonio Perez-Santiago is enjoying life in Orlando, Fla., and is thankful for his six grandchildren.

1960: James A Yates of Lemoyne, Pa., received the Pennsylvania Medical Society 2007 Community Service Award. He continues practicing plastic surgery but has been involved in local government including president of his local council and police commissioner since 1995. 1961: George Bandy of Paradise Valley, Ariz., and wife Shirley are celebrating 52 years of marital bliss as Bandy marks his second year of retirement. They enjoy travel, golf, and skiing with winters in Scottsdale and summers in Flagstaff. They have three children and six grandchildren. * Ronald L. Krome of Naples, Fla., recently published The Floaters Log. He is retired, having served as president of the American College of Emergency Physicians, the American Board of Emergency Medicine, and the Society of Teachers of Emergency Medicine. Krome is a retired professor emeritus of emergency medicine at Wayne State University and editor emeritus of the Annals of Emergency Medicine. 1962: Robert A. McCormick of Santa Fe, N.M., continues at his family practice with wife Marsha managing the business. They were sorry to miss the 45th Reunion last spring. 1963: D. Robert Hess Jr., of Chambersburg, Pa., has reduced his office hours to 2 ½ days each week and has retired from hospital and nursing home work. He is spending free time volunteering, gardening, writing, and traveling. Hess and wife Marjorie recently had their first great-granddaughter in addition to their 52 delightful grandchildren. * Edward C. Werner and wife Georgia of Washington, D.C., are cruising the Caribbean this winter with classmate Chris Tountas and his wife Rose. They are looking forward to their 45th Reunion this spring. 1965: Barbara J. Bourland is enjoying retirement from her pediatric cardiology practice and NICU directorship in Lafayette, Ind. She and husband Joe split their time between Lafayette and Houston where their children and grandchildren live. * Ann Robinson Wilke of Advance, N.C., was in Baltimore during the month of October and enjoyed visits with former professors Y.C. Lee, MD, and Robert Singleton,’53, and also with Bernie Karpers,’62 (and wife Kathleen), classmate Ronald Goldner (and wife Florene), and former roommate Alice Heisler,’63. 1966: William O. Harrison of Carson City, Nev., has retired for the third time and hopes this time it will stick! * Beresford M. Swan and wife Lucille of Hamilton, Bermuda, are proud grandparents of Nathaniel David, born in May 2007. 1967: Stuart H. Lessans of Rockville, Md., enjoys being a “mister mom” for his two six year-old twins Matthew & Faye. He believes they’ll keep him young, and he’s hoping they are future members of the class of 2026! 1968: Morton B. Blumberg and wife Carol are splitting their residency between Snowmass Village, Colo., and Baltimore, as youngest daughter Ashley is a freshman at Washington University in St. Louis. * Barry A. Lazarus of Silverthorne, Colo., participated in The Amazing Race, CBS’s Emmy-winning reality show. His was the only over 50 team to win a leg in the show’s 12 seasons. * Abraham A. Litt of Newton Center, Mass., reports that daughter Caryn is working for a law firm in New York City after graduating with honors from Fordham Law School. * Philip Littman of Stuart, Fla., is sailing this winter in the Caribbean with wife Trish on their 34-foot Pacific Seacraft. * Stanford Malinow of Pikesville, Md., is a member of the board of trustees at Northwest Hospital Center. 1969:
J. O. Ballard III of Hummelstown, Pa., is professor of medicine, pathology, and humanities and the Jane and Lawrence Kienle Chair for Humane Medicine at Penn State College of Medicine. He was recipient of Penn State’s distinguished educator award. * Malcolm D. Paul of Newport Beach, Calif., is co-director of residency training for the Aesthetic & Plastic Surgery Institute at the University of California-Irvine. * Leon Reinstein of Baltimore is chair-elect of the specialty and service societies’ governing council of the American Medical Association. He also chairs the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation delegation to the AMA.

1970: W. D. Hakkarinen of Cockeysville, Md., reports that daughter Sirkka Howes was recently interviewed on NPR’s Weekend America program. She is a medical editor with Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins and teaches film at Towson University. 1971: Peter M. Hartmann of York, Pa., is vice president for medical affairs at York Hospital. 1973: Allen W. Kirchner of Aiken, S.C., has served for four years as a consultant to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security as a counter-terrorism subject matter expert. He co-wrote USDHS’s premier training course on pandemic influenza planning and preparedness, and he co-authored a book on the subject. * Mark P. Miller of Santa Ana, Calif., is chief of staff at Anaheim Memorial Hospital. 1974: Stephen E. Metzner of Hagerstown, Md., is president of the Funkstown Volunteer Fire Company. * Clayton L. Raab of Salisbury, Md., retired from practice due to wife Barbara’s illness. 1975: Linda S. Bartram of Bremerton, Wash., is proud to announce that her first granddaughter, Mia, was born on December 11, 2006. * Jacek L. Mostwin of Baltimore co-authored A Woman’s Guide to Urinary Incontinence, by Johns Hopkins University Press. Mostwin is professor of urology in the Brady Urological Institute at Johns Hopkins where he also serves as director of the division of reconstructive and neurological urology. * Andrew B. Rudo of Owings Mills, Md., is medical director of the Main Street Community Health Center and continues playing rock and roll with his band Shrink the Deficit with Jon Book, his classmate. * Robert Vegors of Jackson, Tenn., is a member of the board of the Tennessee Medical Association, following in the footsteps of wife Sue, the immediate past president. He also sits on the state council for the American College of Physicians. His son is a youth minister/audio engineer in Nashville, as well as a new parent. And since neither of his children has job benefits, Vegors plans to continue working as a geriatrician until dementia sets in. * Michael E. Wein-blatt of Waban, Mass., is the John R. and Eileen K. Riedman Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. He also serves as co-director of clinical rheumatology at the Brigham & Women’s Hospital. 1976: Janet and Bill Brown of Pasadena, Md., are proud grandparents of Adelia Ruth Stefanik, born May 3, 2006. 1977: Martin I. Herman and wife Lynette of Cordova, Tenn., recently celebrated their 24th anniversary and are anticipating their first granddaughter soon. Herman enjoys spending more time with his family. 1978: Michael J. Ichniowski of Lutherville, Md., is regional representative for central Maryland in the state chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics. He enjoyed re-uniting with classmate Stephen Valenti to perform a couple of Rolling Stones songs during the medical school bicentennial gala last May. * Harvey S. Mishner of Bradenton, Fla., reports that his practice, Lakewood Ranch Primary Care, continues to grow. In fact, he’s looking to hire another internist if anyone is willing to move to the Sarasota area. 1979: Max D. Koenigsberg of Chicago, together with two fire departments, was involved in making the decision to halt the city’s marathon
last October due to heat. He is senior EMS medical director for the Windy City. * H. Russell Wright of Baltimore is president of the medical staff at St. Joseph’s Medical Center and is speaker of the House of Delegates for Med Chi. Daughter Morgan recently graduated from Davidson College while son Alex was promoted to major in the U.S. Marine Corps.

1980: Catherine Crute has a private family practice in Portland, Maine. 1982: Darryl B. Kurland of Princeton, N.J., is doing oncology drug safety testing for Johnson & Johnson, helping define benefit-risk. Son Jason is a second-year internal medicine resident in Providence, Rhode Island, and son Brian will graduate this spring from Northeastern University with a BA degree in music industry. * Mary Beth Lindsay continues her private obstetrics practice in Salisbury, Md. * Harry S. Strothers of Roswell, Ga., is professor of family & geriatric medicine at Morehouse School of Medicine and secretary-treasurer of the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine. 1983: Ali J. Afrookteh of Frederick Md., plays sax/flute in a jazz quartet during his spare time and is frequently beaten in golf by his 10 year-old son. * Scott D. Hagaman of Columbia, Md., recently completed a term as president of Med Chi. * Alfred D. Sparks and wife Anne of Bel Air, Md., report that son Adam married Kira Quirk on November 1, 2006; daughter Bailey is in her final year of nursing school at Maryland; and daughter Megan works for Constellation Energy in Baltimore. 1984: Gregory Pokrywka of Towson, Md., is a fellow of the American College of Physicians. An assistant professor of medicine at Johns Hopkins, Pokrywka is an inaugural diplomate of the American Board of Clinical Lipidology and a certified menopause practitioner by the North American Menopause Society. He has been in private practice since 1987 and in 2001 formed the Baltimore Lipid Center with the goal of aggressive detection and treatment of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. * Robert M. Reveille of Golden, Colo., was named one of Denver’s top doctors in 5280 magazine. 1985: Mark A. Taylor of Hollidaysburg, Pa., retired in 1997 due to Parkinson’s Disease. 1986: Jeffrey Abrams of Warrenton, Va., practices nephrology/internal medicine in Fauquier and Culpepper counties and serves as a director of electronic medical records. In his free time, Abrams performs in a local band and plays soccer. He and wife Jennifer have three sons. * Ulia Ann Williams of Sedona, Ariz., is co-founder of FETCH, a non-profit organization providing service animals to the elderly, disabled, and those in need. 1987: Anne C. Mazonson of Potomac, Md., was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in June 2007 and is doing well after surgery and chemotherapy. She is on temporary leave from her psychiatric practice and would love to hear from classmates. 1988: Nancy Bunker and husband Steven Goldstein,’89, live in Watervliet, N.Y., with daughter Rebecca, age 16, and son Joseph, age 13. Bunker is a pediatrician who practices solo, while Goldstein is a general surgeon. * Gail M. Royal of Murrells Inlet, S.C., is a clinical media consultant for the American Academy of Ophthalmology. 1989: Elizabeth Lee Herrera of Houston is editor and writer for Anesthesiology Continuing Education, a publication endorsed by the American Society of Anesthesiologists. She is staff anesthesiologist for the Debakey Heart Center at The Methodist Hospital. Her two daughters—Alexandra, age six, and Arielle, age four—attend Annunciation Orthodox School. * John N. Unterborn of Marblehead, Mass., a pulmonologist, is vice chairman for educational affairs and director of the internal medicine residency program at Caritas Saint Elizabeth’s Medical Center in Boston.

1990: Michael E. Rauser is associate professor and residency program director, and vice chair of clinical affairs for the Loma Linda University Department of Ophthalmology. 1992: Joseph C. Hsu of Germantown, Md., is partner at the pediatric practice of Takai, Hoover, Hsu & Associates and includes Sandra R. Takai,’80 and Jayme Weiner,’99. * Claudia Montgomery-Hays is assisting in the opening of a medical clinic in Guatemala over the next few years. She, husband Steve, and children ages nine and 12 live in Annapolis, Md., where Montgomery-Hays practices OB/GYN in a large group. She has participated in four triathlons over the past four years. 1996: Rebecca Appleton and husband Andy Castillo, MD, have six children and recently gained custody of a nephew. They own three medical practices—family, travel medicine, and cosmetic laser. Christian D. Bounds and wife Marybeth of Salisbury, Md., extend best wishes to the class of 1996. Bounds is enjoying his fifth year as an interventional cardiologist. The two enjoy spending time with daughters Catherine, age six, and Elizabeth, age four, and one year-old Garrett. 1997: George V. Antonopoulos of Durham, Conn., has a private cardiology practice in Middlebury and is affiliated with Yale’s internal medicine teaching program. * Ruwanthi S. Campano of Lancaster, Calif., is planning to open a third office for her ENT/facial plastics practice. Husband Angelo is an attorney specializing in civil and criminal litigation. * David Heydrick of Ellicott City, Md., recently produced a DVD entitled The Parkinson’s Pyramid. * G. Anthony Reina and wife Bryn of Stanwood, Wash., are proud to announce the birth of Peter August, who joins brother Zachary. * Matthew Zmurko has relocated to Vermont Orthopaedic Clinic in Rutland, Vt. 1998: Melinda A. Mantello and husband Robert C. Ezekiel of Rensselaer, N.Y., announce the birth of Donata Elizabeth, their first, on March 26, 2007. Mantello practices pediatrics in Clifton Park. * Karen R. Raksis and husband Rob of New York City celebrated the birth of Roscoe Raksis Grader, their first, on June 30, 2007. * Stasia S. Reynolds of Baltimore is working part time with the hospitalist group at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center and continues to enjoy her first job as the mother of three. * Rachel E. Schreiber of Rockville, Md., and Jamie Freistat,’97, started Mommy Docs. The enterprise involves working via multiple media outlets to educate the public on pediatric issues. Schreiber reports that her practice and family are doing well. 1999: Lindiwe F. Greenwood of Laurel, Md., operates a solo family practice entitled Renaissance Primary Care & Wellness Group. * James L. Medina and wife Stacie live in Lancaster, Pa., with sons Christian and Adrian. Medina is a partner at Lancaster Emergency Associates and continues to work in the ED at Lancaster General Hospital.

2000: Morgan Bernius of Perry Hall, Md., splits her time between pediatrics and adult emergency medicine at Franklin Square Hospital, following completion of an EMS fellowship. She also works with the Baltimore County Fire Department EMS System. * Katherine N. Wex and husband Mark of Bryn Mawr, Pa., announce the birth of Hayden Colette, their third, on November 15, 2007. 2001: Allison Wentworth Brindle and husband Jim of Cleveland Heights, Ohio welcomed Aidan Brindle, their first, in July 2007. * Carrie H. Dorsey and husband Russell of Fallston, Md., announce the birth of Amanda Margaret, their first, on January 1, 2007. * Teresa I. Kulie of Madison, Wis., is a faculty counselor for the AOA Honor Society at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. * Jessica Lazerov lives in Alexandria, Va., with husband Jeff and son Max. She works in the District of Columbia. * Igor M. Poltinnikov of Murrysville, Pa., is an assistant clinical professor in radiation oncology at the University of Pittsburgh. He is married and has two children—two year-old Nicole and seven month-old Rachel. 2002: Scott M. Katzen is in year two of a cardiology fellowship at Maryland. He and wife Jodi live in Columbia, Md., with son Jodi and their dog Bailey. * Brett Levinson has joined Baltimore Eye Physicians in Towson where he specializes in corneal transplants, dry eye and hard-to-fit contact lenses. He and wife Sara live in Mount Washington. * Eugenia C. Robertson and husband John of Glen Burnie, Md., announce the arrival of Lauren Olivia, their second daughter, on March 15, 2007. * Charles A. Sansur is chief resident at the University of Virginia where he plans to do a complex spine fellowship next year. * Francis M. Segreti and wife Eileen of Glen Mills, Pa., announce the birth of Alexandra Emmy on August 8, 2007. 2003: Thomas O’Hearn was recently married and is serving a vitreo-retinal surgery fellowship at Doheny Eye Institute at the University of Southern California. * Richard A. Tempel of Baltimore is with the Maryland Emergency Medical Network as emergency ultrasound coordinator at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center. 2004: Robin Veidt of New York City is receiving fellowship training in oncology at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. She is engaged to be married in May. 2005: Marissa Perman and Ben Laskin will wed on May 3 in Hilton Head, S.C. Perman is planning a dermatology residency at the University of Cincinnati, while Laskin is pursuing pediatric nephrology at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital. 2006: Neda Homayounpour and Anis Frayha,’04, were married on September 22, 2007 at the Music Center at Strathmore in Bethesda, Md. Homayounpour is an internal medicine resident at Maryland where Frayha is training in radiology.

Stephen C. Schimpff, MD, FACP, former CEO of the University of Maryland Medical Center and professor of medicine and public policy, published The Future of Medicine, by Thomas Nelson. The publication can be ordered at bookstores online.