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Alumni Class Notes Beale AFB Clinical Laboratory, and Deputy Course Medical Director, Phase II training. Marjan Pedarsani, DO ’04, is board certified in family medicine, and is currently practicing with Memorial Care Medical Group in Mission Viejo. Lawrence Huang, DO ’05, is currently practicing physical medicine and rehabilitation with Sutter Health. He was chief resident during his final year at Stanford, and completed an anesthesia pain medicine fellowship at University of Iowa. Matthew Hoyt, DO ’06, is the recipient of two Air Force commendation medals. He has been stationed at Eglin AFB, is currently at Hill AFB, and will be moving this summer to Aviano AB Italy. He has between 1250 and 1500 patients under his care, and works with other providers on a PCMH team; often seeing their patients as well. He has been on active duty for 7 years. Jake Hollingsworth, DO ’07, is an active duty psychiatrist in the U.S. Air Force, and was pinned-on as Major this June. He is currently serving as the Medical Director of the Randolph Air Force Base (Texas) Mental Health Clinic. He recently returned from being deployed to Afghanistan for 6 months, where he was the OIC of the FOB Fenty Combat Stress Clinic. While deployed, he provided psychiatric care to soldiers in more than 20 locations in Eastern Afghanistan in various Forward Operating Bases, Combat Outposts and Observations Posts, and was the only psychiatrist for more than 5,000 Soldiers. He recently published an editorial in Military Medicine (April 2013) based on some of his experiences while deployed. The title of the article is “Managing Acute Suicidal Ideation in a Forward Deployed Location in Afghanistan.” His most recent interest is in forensic work. Melanie Leadley, DO ’07, is currently stationed at Ft Bragg, NC. She has served in the Army for 6 years and was promoted to Major in May. She has served in N. Carolina, South Korea, and Hawaii as a psychiatrist who cares for active duty, retirees, and dependent patients. She has received two ARCOMs and the Espirit de Corps award. Matthew Nichols, DO ’07, is currently deployed to a Forward Operating Base in Afghanistan as part of a forward surgical team (FST). He completed his emergency medicine residency at Brooke Army Medical Center at Ft Sam Houston, TX. Following that he was stationed in Fort Carson, CO as the Brigade Surgeon for 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division. After a year as Brigade Surgeon he was selected as the sole EMS Fellow for the Army for 2011-2012, returning to San Antonio. Following the EMS Fellowship he was named as the Deputy Director of the new US Army Critical Care Flight Paramedic Program at the Army Medical Department Center and School (AMEDD C&S). He has deployed from that position and will return to AMEDD C&S at Ft Sam Houston, TX this summer to take over as Director of the program. He will promote to the rank of Major in June. Dr. Nichols is married to a former Air Force emergency nurse, who now flies in helicopters as a flight nurse. The couple has a three year old daughter. Alexys Hillman, DO ’11, is a captain in the Army, stationed at Fort Benning, GA in the Family Medicine Residency, where she serves a large population of active duty and reserve soldiers and their families. She is currently preparing a seminar on Physician Abuse, Suicide and Wellness for the residency program, which she hopes to make a recurrent lecture series. Victoria Belle Shin, DO ’12, received the rank of Captain in the US Air Force at the Commissioning Ceremony. She has a civilian internship assignment for her internship year at Broward Health Medical Center in Ft Lauderdale, FL, and plans on finishing up her family medicine residency afterwards. College of Allied Health Professions Sonia Mvuemba, MSHS ’09, DPM ’13, was part of the inaugural graduating class for the Podiatry program during May 15, 2013 graduation. Roy Guizado, PA ’94, MSHPE ’97, was elected Vice President for the California Academy of Physician Assistants. Brian Tessier, PA ’95, MSHS ’10, has accepted a position on the California Academy of Physician Assistants Student Affairs Committee. Tim Wood, MSPA ’02, has accepted a position with the CME Conference Planning Committee with the California Academy of Physician Assistants. 40 Western University of Health Sciences
Alumni Class Notes Marijean Piorkowski, DPT ’04, taught the American Physical Therapy Association’s two-day Clinical Instructor Education and Credentialing Program (CIECP) at Butte Premier Physical Therapy in Chico on June 22-23. Eric Folkins, DPT ’05, OCS, is presenting a two-day course “Vestibular Basics for the Everyday Clinician” on July 27-28 at Los Gatos Orthopedic Sports Therapy. Dr. Folkins is a certified vestibular therapist and has been treating patients with vestibular disorders for more than 12 years. He currently is Assistant Professor and Director of Clinical Education in the DPT program at the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia. Victoria Graham, DPT ’06, OCS, NCS, is part of an interprofessional WesternU team that published an article in The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association, May 2013, Vol 113, No. 5, entitled “Use of the SMART Balance Master to Quantify the Effects of Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment in Patients With Dizziness.” In addition to Dr. Graham, other authors included Marcel Fraix, DO ’03, and Ashlynn Gordon, DO ’13. Dorcas Tominaga, DPT ’06, co-taught the American Physical Therapy Association’s two-day Clinical Instructor Education and Credentialing Program (CIECP) that was recently held at Tri City Medical Center in Carlsbad. Vu Nguyen, DPT ’11, is working at Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center, physical therapy and rehabilitation in Claremont, CA. College of Pharmacy A research manuscript was recently published in the medical journal Current Medical Research and Opinion that was authored by Mark Bounthavong, PharmD ’04, and Timothy Chen, PharmD ’04. They observed that medication adherence is more tightly tied to clinical improvement than previously described in the literature. College of Graduate Nursing Melodee Badley, MSN-FNP ’03, has joined the Medford, OR. Medical Center’s cardiology team. Badley earned a Bachelor of Science in nursing from Oregon Health & Science University and also has specialty training in pulmonary and sleep medicine. Terrance Ito, MSN-FNP ’09, DNP ’13, will be the alumni speaker for the University’s 2013 Convocation ceremony in August. Dr. Ito is the Lead Nurse Practitioner, LAC+USC Medical Center. Sungdo Bark, MSN ’10, was recently hired as adjunct assistant professor for the College of Graduate Nursing. College of Veterinary Medicine Danielle Desjardins, DVM ’08, is an anatomic pathologist practicing with Phoenix Central Laboratory in Mukilteo, Washington. Anna Lominska Mills, DVM ’11, is currently serving in the US Army as a veterinarian, and is stationed in South Korea, where she has been for one year. She currently provides care for 28 military working dogs and 700 military family pets. In Memoriam Neal Seth Lux Archer, DO ’86, passed away on May 21, just before noon, secondary to complications to malignant melanoma. He is survived by his wife, Pamela Renee Archer Lux, DO ’90, and his children, Devon, 20, and Sophia, 18. All three were bedside at his passing, which was peaceful and without pain. Dr. Archer was proud to have been a speaker at his graduation from COMP. For years he worked in, with, and for the OMM department (then known as the OP&P department), He even directed the department during vacancies and transitions. He spent time practicing at the Mission clinic and working in the Emergency Department at the now ARMC Medical Center until 1999. Thereafter, he directed a successful industrial medical clinic in Ontario east of the airport. Dr. Archer was also well known at COMP for his “getting acquainted lectures” and many fine DOs owe him for their initial inspiration. He won people over by his fine and generous heart and gentle sense of humor and humility. Most recently on campus, he was active helping teach the art of differential diagnosis. A memorial birthday party was held on June 15, his 60th birthday, at the family home. WesternU View Summer 2013 41
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