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17498 Relay MAA Matter.qxd 11/24/06 10:31 AM Page 1UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO MEDICAL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION MAGAZINEWinter 2006MAAMATTERS<strong>Reflections</strong>on residencyUof T alumni on postgraduateexperiences, past and presentHAVE YOUR SAY • CONVOCATION 2006 • A NEW WAY TO DONATE

17498 Relay MAA Matter.qxd 11/21/06 10:00 AM Page 2PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE Dr. Suan-Seh Foo (Class of 1990)Over 100 years of reachingout to students and alumniMAA connects past, present and futurein a tradition of helping and excellenceWhat does the MedicalAlumni Association meanto you? For some, it’s thefun of rekindling oldmemories and friendships at a classreunion. For others, it’s the satisfaction ofknowing that their financial supportmeans that today’s U of T medical studentscan concentrate on their lectures andlabs instead of on their mounting debt.And for still others, it’s receiving this magazine,MAA Matters, and quickly turningto the “Class Notes” pages to catch up onnews of colleagues past, and present.Regardless of your reflections, one commonpurpose we all share in our affiliationwith the MAA is a focus on connecting atradition of excellence from one generationto the next. What many of you may notrealize is that the MAA dates back to the1890s. It was incorporated in 1947 and in1956 we received our not-for-profit (charitable)status. Our mandate was, and is, thefollowing:• To assist the undergraduate student bodyin financial matters.• To recognize and reward excellence inperformance.• To support the Faculty of Medicine byassisting students in their educationalgoals.• To act as a resource and a focal point foralumni activities.This past 2005/06 has been both a yearof consolidating and expanding our mandate.The challenges facing our medicalstudents continue to mount, especially onthe fiscal front. Dr. Catharine Whiteside(1975), our Dean of Medicine, has madestudent financial assistance a priority, andthe MAA is committed to working withthe Faculty on this critical issue. I thankyou for your tremendous financial supportand response to our MAA appeals.We are also dedicated to enhancing ourstudents’ educational and extracurricularexperiences by working with the MedicalSociety and the Office of Student Affairs.Our desire to represent and connect studentsand alumni beyond the MAA meanswe also reach out to various Faculty ofMedicine and U of T committees. MAAOur desire to representand connect students andalumni beyond the MAAmeans we also reach out tovarious Faculty of Medicineand U of T committees.board members sit on Faculty Council,Admissions, Electives and Awards committees,and at the university level, theCollege of Electors, Governing Counciland The Council of Presidents.But our role as “connectors” also meanswe get to have fun. All of us at the MAAfind one of our most rewarding and enjoyableactivities is bringing the medical classestogether in the annual JuneConvocation Banquet held at Hart House.It was a wonderful event this year, so wellattended that our guests spilled out intothe quadrangle. This celebration of ourpast is the platform for our future growth,and we should nurture an awareness of ourrich history.Connecting you with that past—and thepresent—means we also endeavour tobring you an informative and entertainingmagazine. In our next issue, we will beasking you to complete a survey on youropinions of MAA Matters.So where do we go from here? We continueon the same course which has servedall of us so well. However, we will be lookingat bigger and better ways of achievingour agenda; this will require all our collectiveefforts.I wish to welcome Dr. Peter Kopplin(1963) as our new secretary. He succeedsDr. Irv Lipton (1962), whom I sincerelythank for his long service. I would like toexpress my deep appreciation to Dr.Barnett Giblon (1957), our vice-president,for the wonderful assistance and advice hehas given us. Drs. Keystone, Habal,Kurdyak, and Patterson should also be recognizedfor their constant support, timeand tremendous effort.It is also my great pleasure to congratulateDr. Steven Tishler, our past treasurer,for being granted the U of T Arbor Awardfor outstanding volunteerism. I am alsograteful to our dean, Dr. Whiteside, forher support and encouragement. I continueto recognize with appreciation ouradministrator, Ruth Gillings, for hertremendous and dedicated contribution tothe MAA. And again, I thank you, ouralumni, for your interest and support.“Semper Floreat.”2 University of Toronto • Winter 2006

17498 Relay MAA Matter.qxd 11/21/06 10:00 AM Page 3DEAN’S MESSAGE Dr. Catharine Whiteside (Class of 1975)Innovations ineducation and trainingStudents embrace roles ascommunicators and collaboratorsFrom L to R, Ruth Gillings, MAA Administrator with MAA boardexecutive: Drs. Barney Giblon, Flavio Habal, Peter Kopplin, Suan-Seh Foo,Vic Kurdyak and Catharine Whiteside (seated). Absent: Dr. Jay Keystone.Over the years, with great prideI have watched the MD programdevelop and incorporateinnovative approaches to medicaleducation to ensure that our Facultyattracts the best students, and that our graduatescontinue to deliver outstanding patientcentredcare. For this reason, I am very pleasedabout innovations in the MD curriculumbased on the seven competencies identifiedby CanMEDS 2000. Our students are beingtrained as medical experts, but also encouragedto embrace the roles of “communicator,”“collaborator,” “manager,” “health advocate,”“scholar,” and “professional.” For example,the Comprehensive Research Experience forMedical Students (CREMS) program providesstudents with opportunities to participatein research during their MD program.Also worthy of note is the recent establishmentof the University’s Office ofInterprofessional Education through the generoussupport of the Health Deans from theProvost’s Academic Incentive Fund. Amarked shift from the traditional method ofeducation in the health sciences, interprofessionaleducation differs significantly from adiscipline-specific curriculum in which eachstudent studies exclusively within their ownprofession. The interprofessional educationapproach is about teaching and learning ina team setting. It is an opportunity for ourmedical trainees to gain an understanding ofthe special skills that other health professionalsprovide and how these skills benefit theteam, and, most importantly, the patient. Ina health care system increasingly focused onmultidisciplinary teams, it only makes senseto learn together with future colleagues innursing, pharmacy, rehabilitation sciencesand all of our health profession partners.Opportunities for interprofessional learningby practising health professionals areemerging within our continuing educationprograms. Specialized programs in woundcare, arthritis, stroke prevention and treatmentand many more, emphasize interprofessionalevidence-based team care. In ourCentre for Faculty Development at St.Michael’s Hospital, teaching faculty frommultiple health disciplines are learning howto deliver interprofessional education andevaluate these skills. In our Wilson Centrefor Research in (Health) Education at theUniversity Health Network, analysis of interprofessionalteaching and learning is leadingto new models of curriculum developmentand delivery in the health professions.The Faculty is proud of its inter-disciplinary,patient-centred approach to learningand care. Emphasis on interprofessionaleducation creates exciting learning opportunitiesfor our medical trainees, greatly assistingtheir professional development as“collaborators” and “health advocates.” ■PHOTO: KEVIN KELLYMedical Alumni Association 3

17498 Relay MAA Matter.qxd 11/21/06 10:00 AM Page 4<strong>Reflections</strong>on residencyFrom hallway bowling to on call burnout, alumni talk candidly about their postgraduate experiencesFORsome of you, it was the best of times. For others, the worst. Those two or moreyears of postgraduate training can remain unforgettable for any number of reasons,from the endless tyranny of “scut” work to the profound satisfaction of saving a life forthe first time. While small jobs and big rewards will always remain constants of residencywork, other areas of postgraduate training have changed a great deal over the decades. Wetalked to several U of T meds alumni from various years past and present, to get their personalreflections on residency.4 University of Toronto • Winter 2006

17498 Relay MAA Matter.qxd 11/21/06 10:01 AM Page 6We train at least 30 percent of the doctors for our province and 25 percent for the country. Thislarge group works in an incredibly rich and diverse environment. Alumni need to know that ourdoctors are not just staying in downtown Toronto—they’re everywhere, including rural areas andsmall towns. –Dr. Sarita VermaDr. Sarita Verma is the Vice Dean, Postgraduate Medical Education, U of T Faculty of Medicine. Sheoriginally trained as a lawyer, and received her medical degree from McMaster University in 1991.I love my first year as ananesthesiology resident—theadded responsibility for patientcare that we have during residencyis exciting and rewarding.–Dr. Karen Caputo (Class of 2006)As a second-year resident in Rural Family Medicine, I think you have to be moreself-directed and motivated because there is less formal teaching in a small hospital.Sometimes I’d like more guidance, so that’s a challenge. . . You have to be comfortablewith a certain degree of uncertainty.You don’t have the benefit of a team, althoughwe do have teleconferences twice a month and have academicteaching with that. –Dr. Kristin Snowball (Class of 2005)In our first year, we were doing a rural rotatinginternship in Kelowna with 12 residentsliving in two houses, which was fun, becauseyou get to know everyone. In second year, residents are usually sentoff on their own—one resident to a small community—but because Kristin andI were married, we were able to get permission to be together. It’s been really good, because wecan support each other too. –Dr. Chris Prabhakar (Class of 2005)Drs. Kristin Snowball and Christopher Prabhakar are currently in PGY2, doing their Rural FamilyMedicine residency in Port MacNeill, B.C.Surgery, was of course, the most dreaded rotation, mainly because of the callschedule. I also found it tough because I was the only female out of about 40interns and residents. It was an intimidating and sometimes chauvinistic atmosphere.However, I enjoyed the challenges and camaraderieduring my emergency medicine rotation which led me into thisfield initially. I had always found psychiatry to be fascinating too and eventuallyreturned to complete a residency in that specialty.–Dr. Cinda Dyer (Class of 1984)The first two months I’ve spentas an orthopedic surgery residentin a major trauma centre have beenincredibly intense. To keep thingsin perspective, I remind myself thatat this stage my main responsibilityis not to perform a total hipreplacement, but to handle issueson the ward and take care ofpatients. I really enjoy those interactionsbecause they give me newlearning opportunities that willl helpme to become a better surgeon.–Dr. Michael Blankstein(Class of 2006)It’s good now that there are more supports in place for residents. Duringmy residency, I witnessed colleagues suffering from depression and heard of others strugglingwith substance abuse. I recently received a notice from PAIRO (Professional Association ofInternes and Residents of Ontario) asking if I would accept referrals of residents and I will definitelydo that. This is recognition that residents experience problems and deserve formal supports.–Dr. Cinda Dyer (Class of 1984). Dr. Dyer is a practising psychiatrist in Toronto.I spent my senior residency in anesthesiologyat Toronto Western. That was a very pleasantexperience—the junior interns had just comeback from WWII, and were more mature. . .As a woman, certainly in my years of anesthesiatraining, I felt I was treated equally by my superiors andother residents. I think by this time, the women who hadcome before certainly made it easier for us. –Dr. Natalie Dyer (Class of 1947)Dr. Natalie Dyer is semi-retired in Florida. She and her husband, Dr. Allan Dyer, (Class of 1967), owntheir own business, Vax-D Medical Technologies. Natalie is mother to Dr. Cinda Dyer (Class of 1984).6 University of Toronto • Winter 2006

17498 Relay MAA Matter.qxd 11/21/06 10:01 AM Page 7My thoughts on starting my internship year were to take out of each rotation whatwould be helpful for me: the knowledge, judgment and observational skills thatI would need for family practice. Some of the rotations were pretty intense, suchas working all night in the Emerg.,or some of the surgical rotationswhere you got very little sleep and hadto be presentable at rounds the next day.–Dr. Michael Lawrie (Class of 1975)I started in the Veteran’s Wing at SunnybrookHospital and right from the get-go, you had hugeresponsibility. If you wanted to start a new drug, youdidn’t have to go through the junior resident, the senior resident and the staff man, you had adiscussion with the attending and it would be easy to try it and see how it worked. . . And,part of the unpleasant but necessary part of medicine, is that people died on you, and we hadto get over that hurdle, that it’s not necessarily the fault of the doctor attending. We learnedthat there is a lesson, both that death is a part of our life cycle, and in dealing with families.That was something we were exposed to very early on… And it took great mentoring and gentlenessfor the staff people to say that, ‘This patient died of a terminal illness, and you justhelped him through his last few days—you did something good, not something bad.’–Dr. Michael Lawrie (Class of 1975)Dr. Michael Lawrie is a general practitioner based in Cambridge, ON. He is active in many communityorganizations, and is currently serving as the 2006 Campaign Chair for the United Way ofCambridge and North Dumfries ■It’s completely exhausting butnonetheless exciting. I’m off-servicenow and am covering the traumateam. The adrenalin really rusheswhen the trauma pager goes off.I’m learning just so much every day!–Dr. Ally Murji (Class of 2006)New!WE WANT YOUR STORYHave your say in“DocTalk”Do you have a particularly memorable story about your days asa doctor, past or present? Or do you have an opinion on a particularissue relevant to readers of MAA Matters? If so, we would loveto print it in our next issue.Submissions can be as wide-ranging as you like, although shouldbe related to your career as a physician. For example, you couldwrite about a war experience, a memorable patient, an account ofa unique postgraduate training experience, or a story about yourU of T days, just to name a few possible topics.Or, you can also submit an opinion piece about an issue youfeel is relevant to alumni and students. You might write yourthoughts about government funding, private clinics, “10 thingsall new doctors should know,” or the current state of medicalresearch, for example.Submissions should be no more than 350 words. Please sendwith your name, address and phone number by January 31, 2007 tomedical.alumni@utoronto.ca or: MAA Matters, Room 3249, MedicalSciences Building, 1 King’s College Circle, Toronto, M5S 1A8.SUPPORTCUTTING-EDGESTUDENT RESEARCHSUBSCRIBE TO THEUNIVERSITY OF TORONTOMEDICAL JOURNALThe MAA is proud to support the University ofToronto Medical Journal (UTMJ), first publishedby students from the Class of 1924, and nowconsidered one of Canada’s foremost medicalperiodicals run entirely by students. Published three times a year,UTMJ has grown to include more than 50 first- and second-yearmedical student contributors. It showcases their work in researchprojects such as international health, and technology, and givesthem a forum to keep up on the latest medical news.The success of UTMJ is made possible through the generoussupport of patrons like you. As a patron who contributes $50or more, you will receive a one-year subscription and anacknowledgement of your contribution in the magazine.To subscribe, please visit www.utmj.org or send cheque or moneyorder to UTMJ, 1 King’s College Circle, MSB2141, Toronto, M5S 1A8.Medical Alumni Association 7

17498 Relay MAA Matter.qxd 11/21/06 10:01 AM Page 8CONVOCAT8 University of Toronto • Winter 2006

17498 Relay MAA Matter.qxd 11/21/06 10:01 AM Page 9TION 2006“Physicians,scientists, teachers,innovators, leaders”On June 6, at MAA’s annual Convocation Banquet, alumnioffered their memories, their hopes and their heartfelt congratulationsto new grads. As these excerpts from the evening’s speechesshow, advice can be wise, inspiring, funny—or all three…Not shown in the Convocation photograph: Andrew Smaggus“YOU BEGIN IN A TROUBLED WORLD AS DID OUR CLASS. MOST OF US WERE IN WORLD WAR IIand those who could not be did a heroic job providing care for Canada’s civiliansunder the difficult circumstances of short supplies and equipment.“The class of 4T1 was also part of medical history. We had Dr. Frederick Bantingand Dr. Charles Best as our professors. Dr. J.C.B. Grant was changing the teaching ofanatomy and writing his text as was Dr.William Boyd in pathology. Dr. Alan Brown wasadvancing the field of pediatrics. Cardiac and vessel surgery was being made possiblewith anti-clotting drugs synthesized at the Banting Institute. Dr. Gordon Murray, Dr.William Bigelow, and Dr. William Mustard were leaders in developing surgical techniques.Our dean, Dr. Gallie, pioneered the use of living sutures. Dr. Roscoe Grahamwas a leader in gastric surgery advances. Some of the first penicillan, sulphanilamideand sulphathiazole in North America was produced in the Banting and Connaught labs.They were truly miracle drugs of the time. In addition, World War II was the catalystfor many surgical and medical advances.” — Dr. Jack Denne (Class of 1941)“FOR US, TIME SHARING MEANT TOGETHERNESS, NOT COMPUTER OR RENTAL UNITS.A CHIP MEANTa piece of wood; hardware meant hard wear, and software was not even a word.Coeds did not wear slacks to class, and that was before pantyhose and drip-dryclothes. We were before icemakers, automatic dishwashers, clothes dryers and electricblankets, before men wore long hair and earrings and the only woman whowore tuxedos was Marlene Dietrich. We predated plastic, the forty-hour week andthe minimum wage.“We got married first—then lived together—how quaint is that! We were before rockand roll, even before Frank Sinatra. This was when girls wore closed necklines withPeter Pan collars and we thought that cleavage was something that butchers did. Wewere before DDT, herbicides, vitamin pills, polio vaccine, penicillin, antibiotics andFrisbees—before disposable diapers, instant coffee and decaffeinated anything.“McDonalds” was unheard of and “fast food” was what we ate during Lent. We werebefore FM radio, tape recorders, electric typewriters, word processors, Muzak, electronicmusic and disco dancing—and that is not totally bad!”— Dr. Bette Stephenson (Class of 1946 )Medical Alumni Association 9

17498 Relay MAA Matter.qxd 11/21/06 10:02 AM Page 10CONVOCATION 2006“I HAVE THREE PIECES OF ADVICE TO GIVE YOU – ACTUALLY I HAVE A LOTmore advice than that but have only been given five minutes:“First — recognize that information is not the same as knowledge.You have just completed your undergraduate medical studies,and are absolutely stuffed full of information and have accessto unlimited additional information via the web. Knowledge iswhat you need to perform as a physician, and experience is whereyou transform information into knowledge.“Second — the transformation of information into knowledgetakes place around patient care, and in that process you will findthat your patients are your best teachers. Keep that always inmind and lose no opportunity to spend time with patients. Payattention to what they say to you, respect them for what they are,and get to know them as people, not as diseases that happen tobe attached to some person’s body. Your career and professionwill be richer for you having done so, and your most lasting memoriesof practice will involve patients.“Third — take your work seriously, but don’t take yourself tooseriously. Choose a field of medicine that you can love, and onethat can be fun. You have to be able to laugh sometimes while youwork, because there will be many other times that you will morefeel like crying.” — Dr. Bernie Langer (Class of 1956)A TOAST TO THE UNIVERSITY OF TORONTOThank you all for coming to the MAA dinner this year,Now we have the toast to U of T,So all lend an ear.U of T let us in, four long years ago,All of us stellar, none considered so-so!They sent us the letter that first week in JuneThat said Welcome, we’d all so soon learn.U of T gave us O-Week to meet one another,To become friends and family, each a new sister and brother.They fed us and taught us and fed us again,Congra‘Til each of us learned how to find free food and when.They called us the smart class—“We’re the nerds!’ we would boastTo more than 175 years of smart kids, does U of T toast. . .— Excerpt from the dinner toast made by Dr. Anna Shawyer,Valedictorian (Class of 2006), MAA Convocation BanquetClass of 1941(L to R) Drs. Jack Denne, Lillian Sugarman Clark, R. Roy ForseyClass of 1946Front Row (L to R): Drs. Alan Carrie, Walter ParliamentRow 2 (L to R): Drs. Frank Newland, Harold Grossman, Donald Gibson,Norman Raskin, William Graham, Peter Allen, Bette Stephenson, Irvin Strathman,W. Robson Grier, Francis Prouse Row 3 (L to R): Drs. Kenneth Vickers,Lloyd Bailey, Oscar Kofman, George Low, Frederick Bryans, Robert Slater,William Blastorah, W. Davy Smith, L. John Sullivan10 University of Toronto • Winter 2006

17498 Relay MAA Matter.qxd 11/21/06 10:02 AM Page 11Recognizing achievementCongratulations to MAA award winners at 2006 Convocation BanquetRobert P. Orange MemorialMedal and PrizeDr. Andrew Pinto (2006)Delbert S. Hoare AwardDr. Katherine Bingham (2006)The Samuel J.Streight AwardDr. Tara Burra (2006)atulationsMs. Phyllis Todd, accepting theClass of 1989 Medical AlumniThe Medical Alumni AssociationProficiency ScholarshipsDrs. Diana Toubassi andDavid Frost (2006)Dr. John Hepburn AwardKyoung-Han Kim,Ph.D. candidateWeber/Nimon Prizein NeurologyDr. Lorraine Kalia (2006)Dr. Irvin (Kelly) Gollish 1957Memorial AwardDr. Rishi Gupta (2006)Dr. Mary HollingtonPre-Clinical Teaching AwardDr. Ian TaylorDr. Mary HollingtonClinical Teaching AwardDr. Yuna LeeThe Silver Shovel – Chute AwardDr. Martin Schreiber (1987)Class of 1989 MedicalAlumni AwardDr. John Bradley (1975) (posthumously)David Eberle MemorialAlumni AwardDr. Vince Chien (1993)Award on behalf of her brother, thelate Dr. John Bradley (Class of 1975),from Dr. Suan-Seh Foo (Class of1990), President, MAADr. Ruth Kurdyak MemorialMAA Medical Student Award,Inaugural YearThis award, donated by Dr. Vic Kurdyak(6T0) in memory of his wife, Dr. RuthKurdyak (6T0), and matched by the university,will be awarded annually to studentswith financial need.This year’s recipientsare Dorothy Li (0T8) (shown here withDr. Kurdyak) and Cory Jubenvile (0T8).Class of 1956Front Row (L to R): Drs. Lloyd Silverman, Nancy Ironside, John Deck, Stefan Kopytek, John Trelford, Dorothy Lieberman, Beverley Pearson-Murphy, Jack Morgan, J. Lawrence Naiman, Peter McDougall, Robert Ghent, William Matthews Row 2 (L to R): Drs. Floyd Green, BernardBronstein, Teruo Izukawa, Stanley Revich, Emile Temelcoff, Thomas Patterson, Fred Walsh, Bernard Glazman, Margaret MacGillivray, DouglasKennedy, Robert Jackson Row 3 (L to R): Drs. Peter Janetos, Bernard Langer, Donald McDonald, Zdzislaw Mech, Newton Markus, MiltonMargulies, Thomas Barrington, Chris Loukras, Abe Eisen, William McIlroy, Matthew Graham, Alexander Macpherson Row 4 (L to R): Drs. DonHadley, D. Eric Greenhow, James Carson, David J. Scott, Thomas Wright, Barry Shoemaker, George de Veber, William Finlayson, Bill Samis,Frederick Roberts, Ted Croal Row 5 (L to R): Drs. Douglas Alton, Hugh Rose, James Wilkes, Douglas Schatz, Leo Chaikoff, Donald C. Steele,Gerry O’Dwyer, Robert Ridge, John Johnson Row 6 (L to R): Drs. Wentworth Jones, Terence O’Heany, Gerald Jones, George Lindsay, D. BrendanSweeney, Robert Smith, Roman Einhorn, Donald CowanMedical Alumni Association 11

17498 Relay MAA Matter.qxd 11/21/06 10:02 AM Page 12CLASS REUNIONSLet’s get togetherPHOTO: PETER MASKENSTHE CLASS OF 1937, in celebrationof its 70th anniversary, will be among thehonoured guests at the MAA ConvocationBanquet in the Great Hall, Hart House onTuesday, June 5, 2007. You will also beinvited to the Pre-Convocation Ceremonythe following morning, Wednesday, June 6,2007, in Convocation Hall, followed bythe Dean’s Luncheon in the MedicalSciences Building. If you can attend,phone Ruth Gillings in the MAA officeat (416) 978-0991.THE CLASS OF 1942, in celebrationof its 65th anniversary, will be among thehonoured guests at the MAA ConvocationBanquet in the Great Hall, Hart Houseon Tuesday, June 5, 2007. You will also beinvited to the Pre-Convocation Ceremonythe following morning, Wednesday, June 6,2007, in Convocation Hall, followed by theDean’s Luncheon in the Medical SciencesBuilding. In addition, if there is sufficientinterest, the class will enjoy a luncheon atthe York Club. A mailing will go out soonwith more details. For information, contactDr. John Maus at docmaus@sympatico.caor Ruth Gillings at (416) 978-0991.THE CLASS OF 1946 will hold its61st reunion luncheon on Saturday, May26, 2007, at The Granite Club in Toronto.For more information, contact Dr. BetteStephenson at 60 Forest Ridge Rd.,Richmond Hill, ON L4E 3L8.THE CLASS OF 1947, in celebrationof its 60th anniversary, will be among thehonoured guests at the MAA ConvocationBanquet, in the Great Hall, Hart Houseon Tuesday, June 5, 2007. You will also beinvited to the Pre-Convocation Ceremonythe following morning, Wednesday, June 6,2007, in Convocation Hall, followed by theDean’s Luncheon in the Medical SciencesBuilding. The class will also enjoy a 60thanniversary luncheon on Thursday, June 7,2007, at The Estates of Sunnybrook. Formore information, contact Dr. PatriciaWhite at pnpwhite@sympatico.ca.THE CLASS OF 1952 will hold its 55threunion on Wednesday, June 13, 2007, timeand venue to be decided. The class will alsobe invited to the Pre-Convocation Ceremonyand the Dean’s Luncheon on June 6, 2007,Convocation Day. For further information,contact Dr. Noreen Crocker at 1269 RoyalYork Road, Islington, ON M9A 4C4.THE CLASS OF 1957, in celebrationof its 50th anniversary, will be among thehonoured guests at the MAA ConvocationBanquet in the Great Hall, Hart Houseon Tuesday, June 5, 2007. You will also beinvited to the Pre-Convocation Ceremonythe following morning, Wednesday, June 6,A group of 8T1 alumni enjoy “gathering aroundthe yearbook” at their recent 25th reunion,held June 23-25, 2006. E-mail your reunionphotos to medical.alumni@utoronto.ca.2007, in Convocation Hall, followed bythe Dean’s Luncheon in the MedicalSciences Building. In addition, there willbe a class dinner on Wednesday, June 6,2007, at 7:00 p.m., at Massey College, 4Devonshire Place, Toronto. For furtherinformation, contact Dr. Barney Giblon atbarney.giblon@utoronto.ca, or Dr. CyrilGryfe, webmaster at info@5T7meds.org.For further information, see the reunionwebsite at http://www.5t7meds.org.THE CLASS OF 1962 will hold a45-year reunion, with a dinner on Saturday,June 23, 2007, at The Gardiner Museumof Ceramic Art. For further information,contact Dr. Ed Pamenter at 22 Bramley St.N., Port Hope, ON L1A 3K8.THE CLASS OF 1967 will hold a40th reunion on Saturday, May 26, 2007,at the Toronto Marriott Downtown,Eaton Centre.Activities willinclude a receptionand dinner onSaturday evening in the Trinity Ballrooms,followed by breakfast and an academicsession on Sunday morning, from9:30 a.m. until noon. For furtherinformation, contact Dr. Shim Felsenat shimfelsen@yahoo.ca, or go to theReunion website, hosted by Ray Teslukat: http://www.medclass67.com/.THE CLASS OF 1971 will hold abelated 35th reunion on April 20 and 21,2007, at the Park Hyatt Hotel. Activitiesinclude a cocktail reception from 8:30 p.m.until 11:00 p.m. on Friday evening, andcocktails and dinner on Saturday evening,April 21, 2007, from 6:30 p.m. For furtherinformation, contact Dr. Alice Dong at:alice88@rogers.com.THE CLASS OF 1977 is hoping to holda 30th reunion in 2007. If you have ideas,or are willing to assist with planning andorganizing the reunion, contact Dr. MaryHanson at marykhanson66@hotmail.com,Dr. Laurence Klotz at lawrence.klotz@sunnybrook.ca, or Dr. Kenneth Melvinat k.r.melvin@rogers.com. Class memberswill receive a reunion mailing soon.THE CLASS of 1992 has decided toforego a 15th reunion, and to organize a20th reunion in 2012.THE CLASS OF 1997 will hold a10-year reunion on November 17 and18, 2007. Tentative plans include adinner/dance on Saturday evening, and aluncheon on Sunday. Details of times andvenues will be decided shortly. For furtherinformation, contact Dr. Cindy MacLoghlinat cmacloghlin@sympatico.ca.THE CLASSES of 1972, 1982 and1987, will celebrate their 35th, 25th, and20th anniversaries respectively in 2007. Forassistance in organizing reunions, please contactRuth Gillings at the Medical AlumniAssociation at medical.alumni@utoronto.ca.or (416) 978-0991. ■ILLUSTRATION: JOSÉE MASSE12 University of Toronto • Winter 2006

17498 Relay MAA Matter.qxd 11/22/06 4:39 PM Page 13CLASS NOTESNews from Your ClassmatesCLASS OF 1932Dr. Margaret THORPE, at age 101,moved into a retirement home. Sheenjoys good health but has poor eyesight.Contact: Conifer Lodge, 95/99 PembrokeCres., Hove, East Sussex, UnitedKingdom, BN3 5DE.CLASS OF 1936Dr. John HADDAD regrets not being ableto attend the MAA Convocation Banquetin June. For the last five years, he has beenliving in an Ottawa nursing home.Contact: 301-100 Bronson Avenue,Ottawa, ON K1R 6G8.CLASS OF 1938Dr. George TRIMBLE is still inpractice, doing work for USA Veterans’Administration in the evenings. He wasdelighted to hear that 16 classmates are still“with us.” George turned 91 in July; he nolonger flies his own plane. Contact: 3538Kenwood Ave., Kansas City, MO, 64109.CLASS OF 1941Dr. Margaret (Alexander) GENTLES isin a nursing home, her husband RoyGentles tells us. Dr. Gentles accepted aSurgeon Lieutenant’s commission in theNavy in WWII, a position that she couldtake only after a bill was passed in theHouse of Commons, making her the firstfemale doctor in the Navy. After marryingRoy Gentles, whom she also met in theNavy, Margaret chose to give up medicinein favour of becoming a homemaker andraising four wonderful children in Ohio.Contact: c/o gentlesroy@msn.com.CLASS OF 1946Dr. Donald GIBSON is enjoying goodhealth, the Victoria climate and his family.Contact: gibsond@island.net.Dr. Alick LITTLE is well and caring for hiswife, Barbara, who is bravely battling cancer.They enjoy their home, family, friends andgarden. Contact: alick@zeuter.ca.Dr. Kenneth VICKERS lives in Dunnville,ON. Ken and his wife are celebrating their60th wedding anniversary this year.Contact: 509 Cedar St., Dunnville, ON,N1A 3H4.CLASS OF 1947Dr. Borden BACHYNSKI, an orthopedicsurgeon in Regina, had a street named afterhim on May 24. Then onMay 31, Borden was awardedthe Saskatchewan CentennialMedal. CongratulationsDr. Bachynski! Contact:bachmar@accesscomm.ca.Dr. Robert FOSTER was hoping to attendthe class 59th reunion in June but “had ajob to do in Angola.” He looks forward tothe 60th reunion next year. Contact:rlfoster@breuer.com.Dr. David SHAUL is sad to report that hiswife, Ruth Shaul, died suddenly on Tuesday,CLASS OF 1945Dr. George BURGESS is helping supplybasic medicines and medical supplies to10 nursing posts in Angola. He’s shownhere with his “chief companion,”Wiggles. Contact: gpburgess@bmts.com.June 20, 2006, at her home in Toronto.Ruth graduated from University College in1948. Ruth and David, both previouslywidowed, were married in 1980, and trulyenjoyed each other’s company. Meds 4T7has had yearly mini-reunions, whereRuth got to know members of the class.She was looking forward to the 60threunion next June, 2007. Contact:david.shau@sympatico.ca.CLASS OF 1951Dr. Ed NAPKE, who lives in Ottawa, isinvolved with many organizations, includingthe Canadian Standards Association,Physicians and Scientists for a HealthierWorld, and Compassion in Action. He’llsee you at the next class reunion!Contact: ednapke@sympatico.ca.Dr. David SOWBY regrets not beingable to attend the 55th reunion in June.He couldn’t get medical insurance becauseof his hepatic tumours. David is now inremission and feeling well. Contact:dsowby@gofree.indigo.ie.CLASS OF 1952Dr. Eugene CORNELIUS retired five yearsago as a professor and the director of nuclearoncology at Yale. For 35 years, he was withYale where he conducted immunologyresearch. In 1994, the Society of NuclearMedicine awarded Dr. Cornelius a goldmedal. Eugene and his family enjoy theirheavily forested estate in the BerkshireMountains. Contact: P.O. Box 3392,New Haven, CT, 06515.Dr. Abraham HALPERN, a professoremeritus in psychiatry at New YorkMedical College, received the 2006Medical Alumni Association 13

17498 Relay MAA Matter.qxd 11/21/06 10:02 AM Page 14CLASS NOTESBruno Cormier Award from the CanadianAcademy of Psychiatry and the Lawto mark his contributions to forensicpsychiatry. Contact: 720 The Parkway,Mamaroneck, NY, 10543-4299.CLASS OF 1953Dr. Jerry KOPSTEIN of Tecumseh, ON,received a 2006 Glenn Sawyer Award fromthe Ontario Medical Association, forcommunity service and service to themedical profession. He practised dermatologyin Windsor for 45 years. Contact: dermkop@sympatico.ca.CLASS OF 1954Dr. George BURROWS of Sutton West,ON, was chosen as the 2006 Physician ofthe Year by the Ontario College of FamilyPhysicians. He worked part-time in theemergency department at York CountyHospital, did locums in aboriginal communitiesin Northern Ontario and was alegendary preceptor. Recently, in responseto the doctor shortage, George came outof retirement to do house calls, nursinghome care and palliative care. Contact:laughlin@1ls.net.CLASS OF 1956Dr. Leon BLOOM retired from orthopedicsurgery in 1996. Leon lives in Houston,recently celebrated 54 years of marriageand enjoys playing tennis. Contact:mashirl@sbcglobal.net.Dr. Ted CROAL is enjoying retirement inBrantford, ON. He’s active in the ProbusClub and enjoys classical music, opera, fishingand bridge. Contact: ted@sites.on.ca.Dr. Teruo IZUKAWA retired 11 years agoand is active with the Toronto BuddhistChurch. Teruo and his wife, Joyce, havethree children. Their eldest son is a neurosurgeonat Trillium Hospital, their daughtera geriatrician at Baycrest Hospital and theiryoungest son an architect. Contact:teruo.izukawa@sympatico.ca.Dr. Robert JACKSON, after 15 years inDallas, has returned to Toronto. He workspart-time at the Orthopaedic and ArthriticHospital and is enjoying watching hisgrandchildren grow up. Contact:bobj@baylorhealth.edu.Dr. Gerald JONES retired in 1994and lives in Lansdowne, ON.Contact: jgjones@allstream.net.Dr. Margaret (Stoute) MacGILLIVRAYis a pediatrics professor (emeritus 2001)at the University of Buffalo MedicalSchool and works at Children’s Hospitaltwo days a week. Sadly, her husband,A.D. MacGillivray, died in 2001.Margaret has three children and an11-year-old granddaughter. Contact:mmacgillivray@adelphia.net.Dr. Roger MORGAN is enjoyingretirement and “growing old gracefully.”He keenly follows the activities ofU of T’s medical faculty. Contact:joly.morgan@ontera.net.Dr. Bill SAMIS is stillpractising and reports thathe’s happy and healthy.Contact: billandjane@rogers.com.Dr. Emile TEMEL-COFF works part-time in psychiatry. He’s inToronto in an independent practice, and hashospital privileges at Trillium Health Centre.He also assists in surgeries, preferring plasticsurgery because he can sit down. Contact:mpreete@idirect.com.Dr. James WILKES sadly reports that hiswife, Suzanne, died on September 13, 2006,in Collingwood, ON. Suzanne was predeceasedby grandson Jared, and is greatlymissed by six children and 13 grandchildren.You can send your condolences to Jimat wilkes@lynx.org.CLASS OF 1957Dr. Ned GROVE lives in Hillsborough,CA, and practises in San Mateo. He seespatients in his office, does some orthopedicsurgery and attends emergency room clinics.Contact: nedgrovemd@aol.com.Dr. Sydney EFFER was awarded thePresident’s Annual Award at the Society ofObstetricians and Gynaecologists ofCanada’s (SOGC) annual clinical meeting inVancouver in June. This is the highest awardoffered by the SOGC, given to a Canadianhealthcare professional who has substantiallyenriched the lives of Canadians throughouthis/her career. Contact: effer50@shaw.ca.Dr. Paul HOAKEN and his wife, Ellen,joined John Duff (Class of 1957) andBarbara in celebrating Nick Stratas’s (Classof 1957) and René’s 50th weddinganniversary in May 2006. Dr. Hoakenworks two days a week. Paul and Ellen’stenth grandchild was born in June.Contact: Box 247, Bath, ON, K0H 1GO,or ehoaken@sympatico.ca.Dr. MarvinTILE wasrecentlyhonoured byU of T andSunnybrookwith anendowed chair,the Marvin TileChair in Orthopedic Surgery. A professoremeritus at U of T, his two books are nowin their third editions. Contact:marvin.tile@sunnybrook.ca.CLASS OF 1961Dr. Mervyn DEITEL received theFirst Distinguished Service Award fromthe International Federation for theSurgery of Obesity in 2005. He is theeditor of Obesity Surgery. Contact:www.obesitysurgery.com.Dr. Arnold NOYEK welcomes othermedical alumni to join him in his workwith the Canadian International ScientificExchange Program, which has builtpartnerships with over 20 hospitals inthe Middle East. For more information14 University of Toronto • Winter 2006

17498 Relay MAA Matter.qxd 11/21/06 10:02 AM Page 15CLASS NOTESon this peace-building initiative across theArab-Israeli divide, visit www.cisepro.ca.Dr. Noyek is an otolaryngologist at MountSinai Hospital in Toronto. Contact:arnold.noyek@utoronto.ca.CLASS OF 1963Dr. Giselle MICROYS retired in 2004and rewarded herself with her dream car, a911 Porsche Carrera 45. She loves her silver“baby”! Contact: drgigi@telusplanet.net.CLASS OF 1966Dr. Keith BOUGHTON has a fitting officeaddress – 1966 Harrison Way, Kamloops,B.C. He couldn’tget them tochange it toAirForce #1Way. Keith isshown herewith hisgrandson, Benjamin. Contact:kekaboughton@hotmail.com.Dr. Vladimir HACHINSKI has beennamed a Distinguished University Professorat the University of Western Ontario inLondon. He is first vice-president of theWorld Federation of Neurology andeditor-in-chief of Stroke. Contact:vladimir.hachinski@lhsc.on.ca.CLASS OF 1967Dr. Donald MICKLE, since retiring in2005 as the director of clinical chemistry atUniversity Health Network and a professorat U of T, has been practising family medicinein Grand Valley, ON. He’s also thelaboratory director for northern hospitalsin Grey-Bruce County. To relax, Donis restoring two stone farmhouses.Contact: doc.250acre@sympatico.ca.CLASS OF 1971Dr. Andrew ARMSTRONG is in familypractice in Toronto and is married withthree adult children. Contact: 5179Yonge St., Willowdale, ON, M2N 5P5.Dr. Barbara KEE has been PSI FoundationPresident since 2004. She has been infamily practice in Scarborough, ON, for34 years. Barbara and her husband delightin their two grandchildren. Contact:dr.b.kee@sympatico.ca.Dr. Larry PIVNICK received his Doctorof Laws at Southern Methodist University,Dallas, in 1993. He graduated in the top25 per cent of his class while practisingmedicine full-time. Dr. Pivnick nowhelps counsel medical malpractice cases.Contact: thepivs@swbell.net.Dr. LorneTARSHIS is thechief surgeonat the Institute ofCosmetic Surgeryin Toronto. Theproud grandfatherof three, Lorne is anavid cyclistin his spare time. Contact:info@cosmeticscanada.com.CLASS OF 1976Dr. James OOI, convocated in 7T7,but started with the class of 7T6, andidentifies more strongly with it. Dr.Ooi has established a rural health practicein Corning, CA. He needs help! Anyundergraduate with an ACA licenseinterested in joining him? Contact:jamesooimd@yahoo.com.CLASS OF 1978Dr. David NAYLOR was named to theOrder of Canada on July 24, 2006, for hisoutstanding contributions to health care andeducation. Congratulations, PresidentNaylor! Contact: president@utoronto.ca.CLASS OF 1981Dr. Marianne BELAU is in family practiceand complex continuing care in Barrie, ON.She is married to Daryl Yaeger, and theyhave two children, Ben, 15, and Cheryn,14. Contact: 48 Alliance Rd., B-7, Barrie,ON, L4M 5K3.CLASS OF 1983Dr. NicholasLEYLAND is themedical directorof the Women’s,Children’s andFamily HealthProgram and thechief of obstetrics/gynecologyat St. Joseph’sHealth Centre in Toronto. Over the last 10years, Dr. Leyland has made several trips toChina to teach endoscopic surgical techniques.Recently, he completed a master’s ofhealth care management at Harvard. Nickand his wife, Carol, have five children. Theyadopted their youngest child in China in2003. Contact: leylan@stjoe.on.ca.CLASS OF 1984Dr. Paul DAGG has moved to Kamloops,BC, to be the clinical director of the newTertiary Mental Health Development in theinterior. Contact: paul.dagg@interiorhealth.ca.CLASS OF 1985Dr. Caroline DESPARD is sad toannounce the sudden passing of her father,Arthur Despard, in his 73rd year, on January13, 2006. Predeceased by his grandsonWilliam, Mr. Despard is missed by his wife,Medical Alumni Association 15

17498 Relay MAA Matter.qxd 11/21/06 10:02 AM Page 16CLASS NOTESPatricia, three daughters and seven grandchildren.Contact: cdespard@uwo.ca.CLASS OF 1986Dr. Eric YOSHIDA was appointed headof the gastroenterology division at theUniversity of British Columbia in February2006. Contact: eric.yoshida@vch.ca.CLASS OF 1988Dr. Ben CHAN is CEO of the HealthQuality Council inSaskatchewan.Victoria Collegenamed Ben theAlumnus of the Year,and the CanadianCollege of HealthService Executivesnamed him Canada’sOutstanding YoungHealth Executive of the Year. Contact:bchan@hqc.sk.ca.CLASS OF 1989Dr. Tien LE was recently appointed anassociate professor in the division ofgynecologic oncologyat the Universityof Ottawa. Dr. Le isalso chair of the guidelinecommittee of theSociety of GynecologicOncologists of Canada. Contact:tle@ottawahospital.on.ca.CLASS OF 1992Dr. Stewart McCALLUM recently joinedGlaxoSmithKline in King of Prussia, PA, asits director of clinical pharmacology in discoverymedicine. He’ll focus on developingnovel compounds with urologic indications.Contact: stewartmccallum@gmail.com.CLASS OF 1996Dr. Anne-MarieHUMNISKI ispractising emergencymedicineat Credit ValleyHospital in Mississauga and enjoying her19-month-old daughter, Sophia. She’smarried to Andre Sochaniwsky, a seniormanagement consultant at Accenture.Contact: ahumniski@hotmail.com.Dr. Joshua POLSKY has been practisingobstetrics/gynecology in Windsor since2001. He married Dr. Elise Milrod(Western 1998) in 2001, and they have twoyoung children, Emelia and Max. Contact:jnpolsky@cogeco.ca.CLASS OF 1999Drs. Adrian YEEand Janet MAK(Class of 2001)are delighted toannounce the birthof their daughter,Samantha Ashley, on July 26, 2005, inVictoria. Contact: ayee@bccancer.bc.ca.CLASS OF 1990Dr. STEVEN TISHLER (centre), afterreceiving a 2006 U of T Arbor Award, isshown here with his wife, Dr. SamanthaSandler (9T3), and Dr. Victor Kurdyak(6T0). The Arbor Awards recognize alumnivolunteers for longstanding personalservice to the university. CongratulationsDr. Tishler! Contact: stishler@thc.on.ca.Dr. Barbara ERDELYI, herhusband, Evan Salofsky, andtheir twins, Jake and Allison,are happy to announce thearrival of Corey Ryder. BornAugust 4, 2006, he weighed 9 lbs.,5 oz. Contact: berdelyi@rogers.com.CLASS OF 2000Dr. RyanFOSTER andhis wife, MiriamDesjardins,are thrilled toannounce the birthof their first child, Ava Mikaele, on March17, 2006. Ryan finished his critical care(adult) postgraduate training in June.Contact: ryanf99@yahoo.com.OtherDr. Natalie LEAHY,(McMaster 2004)who was the MAA’sPAIRO Rep last year,and her husband,Chris Leahy, happily announce the birthof their daughter, Ada Delima, on June 24,2006. Ada is the first grandchild for bothfamilies, so let the spoiling begin! Contact:ncbaine@hotmail.com. ■Keep in touchwith usE-mail your news and photos(jpeg attachments are great)to Ruth Gillings atmedical.alumni@utoronto.caor mail letters and prints(we will return photos) to Room3249, Medical Sciences Building,1 King’s College Circle, Toronto,ON M5S 1A816 University of Toronto • Winter 2006

17498 Relay MAA Matter.qxd 11/21/06 10:02 AM Page 17IN MEMORIAMLives Well LivedCLASS OF 1936Dr. Vernon WINCOTT, in his 89th year, onMarch 22, 1999, in Niagara Falls, ON.CLASS OF 1939Dr. Ida McNaughtonMcDONALD, in her 93rd year,on July 15, 2006, in Hanover, ON.In 1940, Dr. McDonald was one ofonly eight women admitted to the field ofpsychiatry. She practised in Toronto and then,after marrying and raising four children,worked at London Psychiatric Hospital.She retired in 1981.Dr. Philip Archibald RYAN, in his 93rd year,on July 22, 2006, in Cobourg, ON. Dr. Ryanpractised as an allergist and inthe outpatient department at St.Michael’s Hospital in Toronto. Philipis missed by his son, William, andgrandson, Christopher. In recent years, he livedin his hometown of Port Hope, ON.CLASS OF 1940Dr. Joseph GREEN, in his 94th year, on April28, 2006, in Los Angeles. His memory is cherishedby his two sisters, two children and fourgrandchildren.Dr. Barclay McKONE, in his 92nd year, onJune 16, 2006, in Peterborough, ON. Barclayis lovingly remembered by his wife of64 years, Lorna, two children, threegranddaughters and four greatgrandchildren.Dr. McKone served intuberculosis institutions for 13 years andas a family physician for 23 years. He was thefirst medical superintendent of Moose FactoryHospital in Ontario, and his report on thoseexperiences is in the collection of U of T’sThomas Fisher Rare Books Library.CLASS OF JANUARY 1943Dr. Randolph Wilbur WHITE, in his 87thyear, on Dec. 27, 2005, in Truro, England. Afterserving in the RCAF, Dr. White worked atLondon Hospital and the Institute of Urology inEngland. In 1974, he was appointed a consultanthematologist at the Royal Albert EdwardInfirmary in Wigan and Hip Centre inWrightington. He retired in 1984.CLASS OF 1944Dr. William Raymond KEELER, at age 86, onApril 19, 2006, in Toronto. Afterserving as an associate professor atthe University of Michigan, AnnArbor, and the director of itsChildren’s Psychiatric Hospital, Dr. Keelerreturned to Toronto in the late ’50s to enter privatepsychiatric practice. His retirement in 1998was hastened by a head injury from a motorvehicle accident. He is missed by his wife, Mary,and daughter, Judy.Dr. William John ROBERTSON, in his 86thyear, on Aug. 31, 2006, in Sault Ste. Marie, ON.Predeceased by his wife of 60 years, Ruby, Bill ismissed by his six children, 13 grandchildren andtwo great-grandchildren. He comes from a familyof doctors that includes his son, Dr. JohnRobertson (Class of 1970), his granddaughter,Dr. Julia Robertson, grandson Dr. Aaron Keshen,two uncles, Drs. Frank Elkerton (Class of 1915)and Lionel Elkerton (Class of 1933). For 47years, Dr. Robertson served as a pediatrician inSault Ste. Marie.Dr. Lloyd WARCUP, in his 88th year, on May4, 2004, in Terrace, BC.CLASS OF 1945Dr. William John McCRACKEN, in his 85thyear, on April 19, 2006, in Hamilton. Dr.McCracken was a consultant surgeon inHamilton, and a founding member and pastpresidentof the Hamilton Medical Society.From 1974 to 1986, he worked for the Workers’Compensation Board. Bill leaves behind Shirley,his beloved wife.CLASS OF 1946Dr. Donald Lou Alexander BASTEDO, onSept. 1, 2006, in Kitchener, ON. Don’s memoryis cherished by his wife, Sally, four children andnine grandchildren. From 1950 to 1990, Dr.Bastedo was a pediatrician in Kitchener.Dr. Douglas Earl HUNT, at age 91, on May 8,2006. Doug is missed by his wife of 62 years, Dr.Jean M. Hunt, his children, Margaret Pulford,Dr. Elizabeth Hunt, Dr. John Huntand Douglas E. Hunt Jr., as wellas his 10 grandchildren and greatgrandchild.Dr. Hunt was a familyphysician and surgeon in St.Catharines for 59 years and a past presidentof the Canadian College of Family Physicians.He received the Governor General’s CaringCanadian Award in 2003. Doug’s grandchildreninvite you to mail your memories of their grandfatherto 352 Martindale Rd., St. Catharines,ON, L2R 6P9.Dr. Eric J. STARK, in his 83rd year, on Feb. 26,2006, in Kelowna, BC. Dr. Stark was the firsthead of the otolaryngology department atRoyal University Hospital and City Hospital inSaskatoon. In 1974, he retired to Kelowna butcontinued practising until 1994. He also servedas treasurer and president of the CanadianOtolaryngology Society.CLASS OF 1947Dr. John Walter HAZLETT, in his 84th year,on Thursday, October 12, 2006, in Kingston.Dr. Hazlett died peacefully at home with thecourage and dignity he has shown for 11years. He will be missed by his wife, Lois,children John (Janice), Paul (Tania), Mark(Leanne), Peter (Victoria) and the late RobertJames, as well as his nine grandchildren. Asrequested by Dr. Hazlett, his body will be donatedto the Anatomy Department at Queen’sUniversity.Dr. Margaret (McKee)TREMBATH, in her 82nd year,on Jan. 1, 2006, in Langley, BC.After a fulfilling career as a familyphysician. Dr. Trembath retired in 1997.“Mike” is survived by her husband of 55 years,Dr. James Trembath (Class of 1952), threedaughters and her many grandchildren and greatgrandchildren.Her accomplishments includedlearning how to fly a plane, playthe piano and cultivate rhododendrons.CLASS OF 1948Dr. Hildegarde Mathilde Emma Le GresleyVIERKOETTER, in her 80th year, on Aug. 27,2006, in Toronto. C.E. Balfour’sdevoted wife for 52 years, Hildegardeleaves two children as well as grandchildrenand great-grandchildren.CLASS OF 1949Dr. Robert Alan ARMSTRONG, at age 79,on Feb. 25, 2006, in Ottawa. In 1967, Dr.Medical Alumni Association 17

17498 Relay MAA Matter.qxd 11/22/06 4:40 PM Page 18Armstrong became the first directorof medical care at Health Canada,and then in 1973 was appointedDirector General of HealthInsurance. Robert is survived by his wife, Mary,three children and six grandchildren.Dr. Kenneth Frederick EDWARDS, in his 81styear, on October 13th, 2006. Survived by hiswife Mary Catherine ‘’Mac’‘ (Ives), Dr. Edwardspractised anesthesia at the University Hospitals inKingston, Ontario until his retirement in 1994.Dr. Robert Douglas JEFFS, in his 82nd year,on Aug. 28, 2006. After serving as a pediatricurologist in Toronto, Dr. Jeffs worked at JohnHopkins Hospital in Baltimore, MD. Bob issurvived by Catharine, his wife of 55 years, threechildren and four grandchildren.Dr. Maurice B. WEINBERG, in his 81st year, onMay 5, 2006, in Jerusalem. Moshe was the belovedhusband of Rose, the father of five children and adevoted grandfather and great-grandfather.CLASS OF 1950Dr. James Forsyth MOFFAT, in his 81st year,on October 4, 2006, at Sunnybrook Hospital,Veteran’s Wing, Toronto, after a lengthy illnesswhich he endured with dignity and stoicism. Jimis survived by his beloved wife Nancy, childrenJennifer, Ellen, Barbara and Margaret, and threegrandchildren.Dr. Marcus SEDLMEIR, in his 87th year,on February 20, 2006, in Denison, TX.CLASS OF 1951Dr. Abraham EISEN, in his 81st year, on July18, 2006, in Toronto. The beloved husband ofJoyce, Abraham was devoted to his five childrenand 10 grandchildren. Dr. Eisen served asan obstetrician/gynecologist.Dr. James GARRIOCK, in his 88th year, onSeptember 14, 2006, in Clinton, ON. Survivedby his wife Sheila Haywood and three sons,David, Ian, Philip, and seven grandchildren,James practised family medicine in Woodbridgefor many years, serving the village and rural community,spending the latter part of his career inBolton. He was appointed assistant professor tothe Faculty of Medicine at U of T and amongother hospital appointments he served as chief ofstaff at Peel Memorial Hospital. For many yearshe was coroner for York and Peel Counties,retiring in 1974. He was granted Life Membershipto the College of Family Physicians of Canada.CLASS OF 1952Dr. Earl Francis MAHONEY, on May 21,2006, in Castro Valley, CA. Predeceased by hisson Mark in 2004, Earl is survived by his wife,Betz, and two sons. Dr. Mahoney settled in CastroValley in 1960 where he served at Eden andDoctors’ hospitals until 1984. He was a diplomateof the American Board of Anesthesiology.Dr. Robert Edward TURNER, inhis 81st year, on July 27, 2006, inToronto. His wife of 54 years, Jan,four children and eight grandchildrenmourn his passing. A pioneer in forensicpsychiatry, Dr. Turner served at TorontoPsychiatric Hospital, the Clarke Institute ofPsychiatry and Metropolitan Toronto ForensicService. He was a professor emeritus at U of T.Dr. Thomas Lawrence WALKER, in his 84thyear, on July 19, 2006, in Chatham, ON. Larrywas Ruth’s beloved husband for 56 years.Predeceased by his son Tom in 1989, Larry issorely missed by his three children and sevengrandchildren. Dr. Walker served in Chathamfrom 1956 to April 2006. He was chief of staff atSt. Joseph’s Hospital from 1965 to 1971.CLASS OF 1953Dr. John PETERSON, in his 82nd year, onSept. 10, 2006, in Toronto. Bernice’s much lovedhusband for 60 years, John leaves behind threechildren and two grandchildren. Dr. Peterson wasa general practitioner who served for several yearsat Humber River Regional Hospital.Dr. John Sloan SENN, in his 78th year,on Aug. 12, 2006, in Toronto. Dr. Sennled Sunnybrook Hospital’s clinical hematologydepartment for nearly 40 years while researchingleukemia and bone marrow cancer. His wife,Jean, three children and five grandchildren cherishJohn’s memory.CLASS OF 1956Dr. Thomas O. ASHWELL,at age 73, on March 25, 2006, in Jamestown,ND. After practising in Smith Falls,ON, Dr. Ashwell joined the DakotaClinic in Jamestown in 1979. Dr.Ashwell was a fellow of HarvardMedical School. Predeceased by his youngest son,Dr. Timothy Ashwell,Tom is missed by his wife,Helen, four children and seven grandchildren.Dr. Samuel BIRENBAUM, in his 74th year, onJune 30, 2006, in Toronto. Beloved husband ofGloria, Sam was devoted to his three children,three step-children and 10 grandchildren.CLASS OF 1957Dr. Janice L. HUFFMAN, in her73rd year, on Aug. 31, 2006, inMississauga, ON. As a tribute toDr. Huffman, the Class of 1957 isinitiating the 5T7 Dr. Janice Huffman MemorialAward in Radiology in her memory. Pleasecontact Dr. Barney Giblon at barney.giblon@utoronto.ca for further information.CLASS OF 1962Dr. Herman ALLADIN, at age 77, on April 3,2006 in Newmarket, ON. You can send yourcondolences to Herman’s wife, Pat, two daughtersand two grandchildren at 499 Kinrara Court,Newmarket ON L3X 2H4.Dr. Ronald Irving CARR, in his70th year, on Aug. 15, 2005, inHalifax. His research led him tothe National Jewish Hospital andResearch Centre in Denver, CO. He wasappointed an associate professor at the Universityof Colorado and was a founding member ofthe Lupus Foundation of America. In 1983, hemoved to Halifax to continue his research andteach at Dalhousie University. His legacy is ourincreased understanding of lupus, transplantation,the mind-body connection, and the role of dietand herbal medicine on immune function.He is missed by his wife, Nancy, and two children.Dr. Walter O. SPITZER, at age 69, on April 27,2006, in Kingston due to complications from arecent car accident. Walter is sorely missed by hiswife, Carmen, seven children and 10 grandchildren.An epidemiologist and educator, Dr. Spitzerserved at McMaster University, McGill Universityand Stanford University. He was the editor of theJournal of Clinical Epidemiology and authoredmyriad articles and books.CLASS OF 1963Dr. Gerald Kennard SEARLES, at age 80, onApril 15, 2006, in Scarborough, ON. A family18 University of Toronto • Winter 2006

17498 Relay MAA Matter.qxd 11/21/06 10:03 AM Page 19physician, Dr. Searles practised in Sioux Lookout,ON, Schreiber, ON, and Scarborough. He retiredin 2005. He is survived by his wife of 56 years,Thelma, five children and eight grandchildren.Dr. Robert Lyman Adam WALKER, in his64th year, on Nov. 6, 2005, in Danville, PA.Since 1977, Dr. Walker served in obstetrics/gynecology and gynecologic oncology at GeisingerMedical Center in Danville. His wife, Rena, twochildren and two stepsons cherish his memory.CLASS OF 1965Dr. Ralph Morton PRICE, in his67th year, on Sept. 16, 2006, inBowmanville, ON. Ralph was thebeloved husband of Patricia (nee Hoare)and the loved father of Kim and her husbandBruce; Matthew; Taylor and his fiancée, Sylvia, aswell as two dear grandchildren. A family doctorin Brooklin, Port Perry and Blackstock, he practisedfor over 40 years. He and his wife Pat createda renowned collection of Canadiana that hasbeen widely exhibited and made a permanentdonation to The National Museum of Man.CLASS OF 1970Dr. Paul G. LEVY, in his 61st year, on June 20,2006, in Toronto. Paul was the cherished husbandof Karen, loving father of Matthew and a devotedson of the late Drs. Daniel and Frances Levy.CLASS OF 1971Dr. Mario George ASTAPHAN, at age 60,on Aug. 18, 2006, in St. Kitts, West Indies.“Jamie” is missed by his wife, Jacqueline, andthree children. Dr. Astaphan returned to hishomeland of St. Kitts after working as a generalpractitioner in Campbellford, ON, Warkworth,ON, and Toronto. In St. Kitts, he cared foralmost 20 per cent of the population.CLASS OF 1973Dr. Howard J. DYAN, in his 57th year, on July13, 2006, in Victoria after a courageous battlewith cancer. His wife, Catherine, two childrenand one grandchild mourn his passing.CLASS OF 1974Dr. Joel Avrom HIBLOOM, in his 57th year,on Aug. 10, 2005, in Toronto. “Doc” worked inemergency medicine at three Toronto hospitals –Humber River Regional, York Finch andNorthwestern. His devoted partner, Enfrocina“Pressy” Manigo, cherishes his memory.CLASS OF 1975Dr. Stephen Gary COLE, in his 56th year, on July22, 2006, in La Jolla, CA. Stephen is missed by hiswife, Reissa, and daughter, Hilary. He is the cherishedson of the late Dr. Louis Cole (Class of 1940)and the brother of Dr. Edward Cole of Toronto.CLASS OF 1979Dr. Juan SUBIRANA, in his 52nd year, on June20, 2006, in Toronto. The beloved son of JuanJose and Dolores and dear brother of Jose, Dr.Subirana passed away after a brief illness. Hepractised family medicine at 474 College Streetfor over 20 years. He will be missed by manyfriends, patients and colleagues.CLASS OF 1980Dr. Edward KAMSKI, in his 60thyear, on June 18, 2006, in Toronto.Ed died suddenly, yet peacefully, inhis home.CLASS OF 1991Dr. Janny Teuna (Wijngaarden)HYLAND, at age 39, on Feb. 8,2006. Dr. Hyland served as anobstetrician/gynecologist. She is sadlymissed by her husband, Scott, and two children,Corrie and Sarah.Dr. John Otto LENART, in his 43rd year,on May 30, 2006, in Hamilton. A generalpractitioner, Dr. Lenart will be sadly missed byhis colleagues and patients at the Locke StreetWalk-In Clinic in Hamilton.CLASS OF 1993Dr. Craig Bryce JONES, in his 38th year, onDec. 28, 2005, in Toronto. Dr. Jones will besadly missed by his wife, Alison Hayward, andfive children. ■MAA Matters accepts death notices andobituaries. Please mail them to Room 3249,Medical Sciences Building,1 King’s College Circle,Toronto, M5S 1A8,or e-mail to: medical.alumni@utoronto.caMedical Alumni AssociationMedical Alumni AssociationBoard of Directors2006-2007Dr. Catharine Whiteside (MD 1975)Honorary PresidentDr. Suan-Seh Foo (MD 1990)PresidentDr. Barney Giblon (MD 1957)Vice-PresidentDr. Jay Keystone (MD 1969)Past PresidentDr. Peter Kopplin (MD 1963)SecretaryDr. Flavio Habal (MD 1977)TreasurerDr. Victor Kurdyak (MD 1960)Loan OfficerMs. Ruth GillingsAdministrator/ManagerMembers-at-LargeDr. Garson Conn (MD 1958)Dr. Lori Hasulo (MD 1995)Dr. Martin Kosoy (MD 1959)Dr. Lap-Cheung Lee (MD 1975)Dr. Irv Lipton (MD 1962)Dr. Tom Patterson (MD 1956)ArchivistDr. Peter Wyshynski (MD 1961)Dr. Diana Tamir (MD 2002)PAIRO RepJustin Chan (Class of 2009)President, Medical Society 2006/07Medical Alumni Association 19

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