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L i f el i n e
University of Illinois
College of Medicine
at Urbana-Champaign
Volume 12
Number 1
Fall 2003
T H E P O W E R O F
C o l l a b o ra t i o n

Table of Contents
Message from the Regional Dean 1
Features – The Power of Collaboration
Michael Goldwasser and Russ Jamison 2
Sari Gilman Aronson and Julia Kellman 4
Shalu Manchanda and Daniel Picchietti 5
Donald Layman and Michael Jakoby 6
Around the College
News and Upcoming Events 7
Celebrations 13
Gunjan Gandhi 17
Student Life 21
Our Faculty
New Faculty 8
Faculty Notes 14
Special Recognition Award 16
Senior Tribute 35
In Memoriam
Patricia J. O’Morchoe 16
Rajiv Reddy 32
Our Students
Joanna Burton 19
Dipesh Navsaria 20
Mary Gorman 26
Commencement 2003 33
Match 2003 34
Our Alumni
Daniel McGee 18
Alumni Class Notes 22
James Reinhard 27
Jill Benson 28
Public Affairs and Advancement
Gifts in Action 29
Honor Roll of Donors 30
Welcome Committee 32
Cover Photo:
Dr. Richard Tapping, (right), assistant professor of microbiology, joined the University in August
of 2002. Dr. Tapping completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the Scripps Research Institute in La
Jolla, California, where he studied innate immune responses to Gram-negative bacterial endotoxin.
His current research relates to how receptors of the innate immune system recognize infectious
organisms and initiate appropriate host responses leading to protective immunity. Matthew Cox
(left) is an M-2 student at the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Urbana-Champaign.

From the Regional Dean
As many of you know, Paul Lauterbur, Ph.D., professor of medical information
sciences, was recently awarded the Nobel Prize in medicine or physiology for
his seminal work in developing magnetic resonance imaging, which has
revolutionized non-invasive diagnosis. When Dr. Lauterbur spoke at a reception
in his honor this fall, he stressed how his accomplishment, and its practical
application, was the result of individuals building upon the work of those
who had come before and using their expertise to explore opportunities for
solutions. He pointed out that this is how important advances in science
and medicine are made.
Understanding the importance of such synergy in discovering new knowledge
also helps us understand how the College of Medicine at Urbana is able to
graduate students who are sought after by the highest-rated residencies in the
country. Our college operates as a key participant in the intellectual community
of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and our students participate
in graduate programs across the campus. We educate individuals to be both
superb physicians and to bring their own expertise to bear on health care
problems so that their patients, and our society, will benefit.
In this issue of Lifeline, you’ll meet some of those individuals – students,
alumni, and faculty of our College who understand the power of collaboration
to create solutions, provide leadership, offer hope and healing, and deliver
excellence. They include stories about Joanna Burton, a student who serves
as an advocate for children and families with disabilities; James Reinhard, an
alumni who as commissioner of Virginia’s Department of Mental Health, Mental
Retardation, and Substance Abuse Services is working with the state-run
hospitals and community-based mental health centers to improve patient care;
and Daniel McGee, a recent graduate who uses his expertise to help the
medical community respond to biological and chemical disasters. I think you’ll
find their stories and the many others in this issue to be a strong testament
to the power of collaboration.
Synergies such as those described by Professor Lauterbur, and as demonstrated
by these stories in Lifeline and the many other stories across campus, are the
engines of new developments in medicine. The College of Medicine facilitates
the cooperation of scholars in many disciplines to yield advances and benefits
that no single person could generate on their own. We’re proud to be part of an
intellectual community that recognizes and delivers the power of collaboration,
and we’re proud of those associated with the College who are committed to
achieving it. Those efforts are part of what makes the University of Illinois
College of Medicine at Urbana-Champaign such a remarkable place.
Bradford S. Schwartz, M.D.
Regional Dean
“In this issue of L i fe l i n e,
yo u ’ll meet students,
a l u m n i ,and faculty of our
C o l l ege who understand
the power of collab o ration
to cre ate solutions, p rovide
l e a d e rs h i p ,o ffer hope
and healing, and deliver
ex c e l l e n c e.”
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Collaboration is the Key
Russ Jamison, Ph.D., and Michael Goldwasser, D.D.S., M.D.
Michael Goldwasser, D.D.S., M.D., calls his recent collaborative research
on bone substitutes a modified example of “syzygy” – that infrequent alignment
of the moon, sun, and earth that results in an eclipse. In this case, the bodies
weren’t celestial, but the collaboration did represent a rare alignment of forces
that created something special – that is, an opportunity to establish a system
that could create viable bone substitutes.
It’s an opportunity that began with a chance conversation between doctor and
patient. Russ Jamison, Ph.D., a University of Illinois professor of materials
science and engineering, was talking with Dr. Goldwasser during an office
visit and discovered their common interest in bone regeneration research.
Dr. Goldwasser, a COM-UC clinical professor of surgery and the director
of the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Residency Program at Carle Foundation
Hospital, was intrigued by the connection, and the two professors began
discussing how they could share their clinical and scientific knowledge.
Involving the students
As teachers, both Dr. Goldwasser and Dr. Jamison saw an opportunity for their
students to learn something valuable by engaging them in the collaborative
process from the beginning. “We began in an informal way by bringing the
residents and the graduate students together to discuss scientific articles in
each other’s specialties,” says Dr. Goldwasser. “One of the goals of these
Journal Clubs was to teach one another the language of the other discipline.”
This formative discussion helped both groups of students understand the
importance of bridging the gap between the clinical and pure sciences.
According to Dr. Jamison, “when we understand each other’s language,
we’re more likely to ask the right questions, which puts us on the same path
to finding solutions.”
That shared curiosity and solution-oriented focus proved to be a winning
combination, not just for the students and professors, but for a potentially
large group of patients as well.
“ This collab o ration was an opportunity to cre ate a solution
for a pro blem we see reg u l a rly among our pat i e n t s .”
Addressing the needs of the patient
“Each week in our specialty, we have one to three patients who come in
with a need for bone replacement or augmentation,” says Dr. Goldwasser.
“This collaboration was an opportunity to create a solution for a problem we
see regularly among our patients.”
And one of Dr. Goldwasser’s patients was eager to help. The 73-year-old woman
had lost much of the bone in her lower jaw to aging-related deterioration. She
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“ When you bring one more person into the pro j e c t ,you actually bring in all of their
n e t wo rks. It doesn’t re q u i re a huge enterp rise to get a huge re s e rvoir of talent.”
readily agreed to a CAT scan to provide the data that would be
used to create a device that would act as a bone substitute and
promote healthy new bone and tissue growth.
Because the patient’s surgery was already scheduled, the
device needed to be created within a two-month timeframe.
That’s where the collaboration began to expand. “When you
bring one more person into the project, you actually bring in all
of their networks,” says Dr. Jamison. “It doesn’t require a huge
enterprise to get a huge reservoir of talent.” And talent is just
what they got.
Bringing the team together
Dr. Jamison contacted Sandia National Laboratories in
Albuquerque. He was familiar with this U.S. Energy Department
research facility because one of his graduate students had
conducted bone substitute research there, and Jennifer Lewis,
Sc.D., an associate professor in his department, had assisted
with the development of Sandia’s Robocaster, a machine that
Jamison thought could create the device.
Sandia scientist Joe Cesarano, Ph.D., the Robocaster’s chief
inventor, agreed to take on the project, but first he needed a
computerized image of the patient’s jaw.
Dr. Goldwasser asked Sue Hartman, the head of Carle’s CT
Department, to begin the work. The scans were used by Janet
Sinn-Hanlon and Ben Grosser of the Imaging Technology Group
at the University of Illinois’s Beckman Institute to painstakingly
create the computer model Cesarano needed. Cesarano and
his colleagues then used the model to produce the implant
device and shipped it overnight so it would arrive in time
for the May 7 operation.
A successful collaboration
“The device fit perfectly,” says Dr. Goldwasser. “The CT
people had perfect images and transmitted the data with
incredible accuracy. Ben and Janet created a perfect model,
and Sandia did a tremendous job of creating the device and
getting it here on time.” After checking the fit, Dr. Goldwasser
immediately removed the implant because the device had not
yet received FDA approval. Then he continued with the surgery,
using the traditional bone harvesting procedure and using the
implant device to size the bone graft. The patient understood
she would be unable to keep the device, “but she was willing
to assist us in hopes of helping her children, grandchildren,
and others,” he says. “It’s the patient who is really at the
center of this collaboration.”
Creating partnerships
Such collaboration proves that it doesn’t always take years and
years for partnerships to bear fruit. In this case, it was less than a
year from the time Drs. Goldwasser and Jamison met to the date
of the successful implant.
“Goldwasser rolled up his sleeves and helped direct the team
to make things happen,” says Dr. Jamison. “He saw a problem,
identified a possible solution, stepped up, made the commitment,
and followed through. What’s been done here proves the concept
that reasonable people who don’t know each other’s discipline but
who are willing to acknowledge their own limitations can do a
great deal together. We can expand that model by further engaging
problems as a team—using a work circle model not an assembly
line approach. There is a great deal of promise in this type of
collaboration when engaging complex biomedical research issues.”
What’s Next?
Both Dr. Goldwasser and Dr. Jamison see tremendous
potential for this bone substitute device, with expanded
opportunities in oral and maxillofacial surgery as well as
possible orthopedic or neurosurgery applications. “We’ve
shown that it’s possible, but others will need to be engaged
to show whether it’s practical,” says Dr. Jamison.
Dr. Goldwasser envisions one such practical application.
An ideal use would allow the surgeon to create a device
by downloading CT scans to his or her desktop and using
a yet-to-be-developed software package to define the
borders of the implant system. The surgeon would then
send the model electronically to a manufacturer who
would fabricate the device using the surgeon’s parameters
and ship it within 24 to 48 hours. “If a reliable and userfriendly
software system could be created, there could
be tremendous opportunities for utilization of this
technique,” says Dr. Goldwasser.
While others pursue FDA approval and assess the
feasibility of practical applications, Drs. Goldwasser
and Jamison continue their research and add to their
collaborative team. Together with Matt Wheeler, Ph.D.,
a University of Illinois professor of veterinary clinical
medicine and the director of the transgenic animal facility,
they are currently conducting animal model research that
examines whether bone growth and healing can be
stimulated not just facilitated.
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A Trio of Special Partnerships
The Healing Power of Art
Julia Kellman, Ph.D., and Sari Gilman Aronson, M.D.
On our campus, a
collaboration between
two professors is helping
HIV/AIDS patients and
allowing our medical
students to explore the
potential healing
properties of art.
Medical research suggests that patients, including those with breast cancer,
rheumatoid arthritis, and asthma, who are engaged in tasks of emotional
expression, such as group interaction or journaling, have a better disease
outcome than would be expected. Such research is prompting increased
national and local interest in the role the arts can play in healthcare.
Nationally, a recent symposium hosted by the National Endowment for the
Arts and the Society for the Arts in Healthcare brought together 40 experts in
medicine, the arts, social services, media, business, and government to develop
a strategic plan for advancing cultural programming in healthcare. The concept
paper they developed states that art contributes to the perception of quality of
medical care by bringing more warmth, stimulation, and comfort to a healthcare
facility, and that art can have a positive impact on the mood of patients, their
families, and the healthcare professionals who care for them.
On our campus, a collaboration between two professors is helping HIV/AIDS
patients and allowing our medical students to explore the potential healing
properties of art. Sari Gilman Aronson, M.D., head of the Department
of Psychiatry at the College of Medicine, and Julia Kellman, Ph.D.,
associate professor in the School of Art and Design and associate professor
of psychiatry, initiated a project that investigates the role of art for patients
living with HIV/AIDS.
Dr. Aronson, the psychiatric consultant to the Carle Comprehensive HIV/AIDS
Clinic since 1993, fortuitously met Professor Kellman, who had done her previous
research with autistic children. With the support of the HIV/AIDS treatment team
at Carle Clinic Association, a weekly four-hour art workshop for patients with
HIV/AIDS was initiated with funding from the Carle Development Foundation
and the School of Art and Design. The art workshop provides an opportunity for
patients to use art for narrative purposes, to create personal meaning and sense
in the midst of distressing and chaotic life circumstances, to share their stories
with others, and to engage in a pleasurable, creative activity.
Professors Aronson and Kellman developed a seminar for third- and fourth-year
medical students that examines the art of individuals with diverse medical
problems. Students are encouraged to consider a variety of ways that art may
be helpful in healing or reestablishing the health and balance of the entire
individual.
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Researching Sleep Disorders
A good night’s sleep would be a dream come true for many
patients who visit Carle Clinic’s Regional Sleep Disorders
Center. Problems ranging from sleep apnea to sleep
deprivation to Restless Legs Syndrome impact the lives and
health of countless Americans each day, but COM-UC faculty
in the Sleep Disorders Center are working to change that.
The work of Daniel Picchietti, M.D., and Shalu
Manchanda, M.D., provides one such example. Dr. Picchietti,
director of the Sleep Disorders Center and a COM-UC clinical
associate professor, has a busy clinical practice and is actively
involved in research to assist children and adults with sleep
disorders. Dr. Manchanda, a research assistant professor of
internal medicine and attending physician in the intensive
care unit at Carle Foundation Hospital, studied with
Dr. Picchietti while she prepared for her board certification
in sleep medicine and has now joined him in conducting
research at the Center.
Their specific collaboration focuses on finding a more
efficient tool for diagnosis of Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS),
a condition that affects an estimated 5% to 15% of the
population. Patients with RLS have an irresistible sensation
to move their legs, which interferes with sleep onset. In
addition, 85% of those who have RLS also suffer from
periodic limb movements, a condition in which a patient’s
sleep is disturbed in association with limb jerks that may
occur repeatedly during the night.
Currently, Dr. Picchietti and Dr. Manchanda are using a toe
sensor unit in the laboratory and testing it against the gold
standard diagnostic tool, the all-night polysomnogram, to test
for leg jerks. According to Dr. Manchanda, it’s research that
holds promise. “Our collaboration is only in its beginning
stages,” she says. “But we hope to see success in the form
of a less expensive outpatient tool, which could mean quicker
diagnosis and thus faster relief for patients.”
Problems ranging from
sleep apnea to sleep
deprivation to Restless Legs
Syndrome impact the lives
and health of countless
Americans each day, but
COM-UC faculty in the
Sleep Disorders Center are
working to change that.
Shalu Manchanda, M.D., and Daniel Picchietti, M.D.
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Helping Diabetic Patients
Michael Jakoby, M.D., M.A., and Donald Layman, Ph.D.
Dr. Layman and Dr. Jakoby have
established a study to examine the
health benefits of high-protein diets
for Type 2 diabetes patients.
The connection between good nutrition and good health is
no secret, but unlocking the mystery of which foods provide
the greatest health benefits for each person requires a
special partnership.
Donald Layman, Ph.D., professor of nutrition, and Michael
Jakoby, M.D., M.A., clinical assistant professor of internal
medicine, provide the expertise to establish such connections.
And their collaboration looks to shed light on the health
benefits of protein-rich diets for diabetic patients.
Dr. Layman’s recent research has focused on how and why
eating more high-quality protein aids weight loss. His findings
suggest that such a diet increases the amount of leucine, an
amino acid, in the diet, which is important for maintaining
muscle mass and reducing body fat during weight loss. In
addition, he found that a high-protein diet resulted in more
stable glucose levels, reduced insulin response following meals,
and decreased triglyceride levels in study participants – all of
which have important implications not just for weight loss
patients but for diabetic patients as well.
And that’s where the collaboration comes in. Dr. Layman and
Dr. Jakoby have established a study to examine the health
benefits of such a high-protein diet for Type 2 diabetes
patients. “In this type of study, subjects need physician
supervision because diet changes may also require changes
in medications,” says Dr. Layman. “As a clinician, Dr. Jakoby
brings the expertise of the endocrinologist as well as the
direct patient contact that is essential for this research.”
Initial findings of their study look promising. “On a highcarbohydrate
diet, the body’s levels of glucose and insulin
swing dramatically,” Layman says. “On a high-protein diet,
blood sugar levels tend to be more constant because amino
acids stimulate the body to make its own glucose. The body
makes glucose from protein to use as energy, but it does it
slowly throughout the day. It is a continuous process. The
demands on insulin are much less after a meal with a lower
ratio of carbohydrate to protein.”
Dr. Jakoby sees from his patients how this research theory
works in practice. “The blood glucose control of study
participants has improved significantly. Self-monitored
blood glucose levels have fallen into the range considered
desirable by the American Diabetes Association.”
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A New Home for College of Medicine Offices at Provena Covenant
The College of Medicine has new office and classroom
space at Provena Covenant Medical Center in Urbana.
Previously located in the main hospital building, they have
now moved to the new medical offices directly across the
street at 1405 Park Street, Suite 205. Located on the second
floor of the building, the internal medicine and ob/gyn
department offices are there to serve residents, medical
students, and College of Medicine faculty.
The new space also includes conference rooms that can
be used by all departments at the College. The Bloomfield
Conference Room is named after Daniel Bloomfield, M.D.,
founder of the College of Medicine’s Urbana-Champaign
campus. It holds up to ten people and is fully equipped
with internet access, VCR, x-ray viewer, and white boards.
Dr. Janet Jokela (center), associate director of the Internal Medicine Residency Program,
and residents in the Bloomfield Conference Room.
Mark Your Calendar
COLLEGE OF MEDICINE AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN
CALENDAR OF ACTIVITIES & EVENTS
Friday, September 5
Wednesday, October 1
Thursday, October 9
White Coat Ceremony
Length of Service Reception
Preparing Future Physician Scholars
Seminar Series – Dr. Benjamin Levi
Tuesday, October 14 Community Med School Session 1
Wednesday, October 15
Future Physicians Program
Tuesday, October 21 Community Med School Session 2
Tuesday, October 28 Community Med School Session 3
Tuesday, November 4
Wednesday, November 19
Monday, December 1
Tuesday, December 2
Thursday, March 18
Friday, April 23
Monday, May 10
Fall Faculty Meeting
Preparing Future Physician Scholars
Seminar Series – Dr. Wade Clapp
Preparing Future Physician Scholars
Seminar Series – Dr. Joel Shenker
Holiday Reception
Match Day
Research Symposium
Commencement
For additional information on COM-UC activities and events, please visit our
website www.med.uiuc.edu/msp/Events/Calendar.asp or call the Office of Public
Affairs and Advancement at 217-333-6524.
Health Care Policy Symposium
March 8 & 9, 2004
Consumer Choice: Social Welfare and
Health Care Policy
Co-sponsored by the College of Medicine, College
of Law, Institute of Government and Public Affairs,
and the College of Nursing
Bringing together health care policy experts from
across the country, the symposium offers a unique
opportunity to address critical questions central to
the current health policy agenda, such as: consumer
choice, health care financing, and service delivery.
For more information, contact bparks@uiuc.edu
or call 217-333-6524.
Career Path Talk a Highlight
of Fall Presentations
Dr. Richard Love gave a Career Path Talk to students and
area physicians on October 13. He is a professor in the
Departments of Human Oncology and Medicine & Family
Medicine and Practice at the University of Wisconsin at
Madison Medical School. Over the last 20 years, Dr. Love has
focused attention on the biology and treatment of cancer and
has made seminal contributions to the treatments for breast
cancer and the management of women at risk for the disease.
The results of his clinical research have revolutionized the way
clinicians think about the beneficial effect of removing a
woman’s ovaries when she has breast cancer. His studies
exemplify how high-quality clinical research can illuminate
basic biological mechanisms. The implications of this research
also include rethinking the ethical issues surrounding the
design of clinical trials.
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INTRODUCING OUR
Christopher A. Alcaraz, M.D.
New Faculty
Bashar M. Alzein, M.D.
George Bark, M.D., Ph.D.
Carrie L. Adkisson, A.P.N., B.S.N. (Photo not available)
Ms. Adkisson received her A.P.N. from Parkland College in Champaign
in 1987 and her B.S.N. from Lakeview College of Nursing in Danville in
1999. She is currently a nurse practitioner with Planned Parenthood in
Champaign and an assistant with the College of Medicine. Her teaching
duties include instructing M-2 students in the obstetrics and gynecology
portion of the History, Physical and Diagnosis course and assisting
M-3 and M-4 students in their core clerkship. Ms. Adkisson holds both
an advanced practice nurse-certified nurse practitioner license as well
as a registered professional nurse license.
Christopher A. Alcaraz, M.D.
Dr. Alcaraz earned his medical degree from the University of East
College of Medicine in Quezon City, Philippines, in 1998 and completed
an internal medicine residency at the University of Illinois College of
Medicine at Urbana-Champaign. Dr. Alcaraz is a staff physician in
adult medicine at Carle Clinic. As a clinical instructor, he serves as a
teaching attending for students and residents and is involved with the
supervision of clerkships, tutorials for M-2 students, and student
evaluation. He also participates in the Objective Structured Clinical
Examination for residents and the Medical Doctor Advisor program
for M-1 students.
Bashar M. Alzein, M.D.
Dr. Alzein received his medical degree in 1991 from Damascus
University in Damascus, Syria. He completed an internship in internal
medicine at Damascus University Hospital and a surgical residency
with the University of Illinois at Chicago Metropolitan Group Hospitals.
Currently, he is a family medicine resident at Carle Foundation
Hospital as well as a visiting clinical associate. His teaching
responsibilities include MUSCL exercise and precepts for M-3
students in family medicine and teaching M-1 students in Clinical
Practice Preceptorship labs.
George Bark, M.D., Ph.D.
Dr. Bark earned his doctorate in nutritional sciences from the University
of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1993 and his medical degree from
the College of Medicine at Urbana-Champaign in 1994. He completed
a residency in family practice at Union Hospital in Terre Haute, Indiana.
Currently, he is in family practice with the Provena Covenant Family
Care Network. As a clinical instructor, he serves as a preceptor for
M-3 and M-4 students. Dr. Bark is a member of the American Medical
Association, the American Academy of Family Physicians, and the
Illinois State Medical Society. In addition to his board certification
in family practice, he is certified in advanced cardiac life support,
advanced life support in obstetrics, and neonatal advanced life support.
Vijay Batura, M.D. (Photo not available)
Dr. Batura received his medical degree from the Government Medical
College in Bellary, Karnataka, India, in 1972. He completed a residency
in orthopedics at All India Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi,
India, as well as a surgery residency at Baptist Hospital – University of
Tennessee in Nashville. Currently, Dr. Batura is a staff surgeon with
the Veterans Administration Illiana Health Care System. As a clinical
instructor, he acts as a preceptor of M-3 and M-4 students on
rotation for general surgery and surgical electives at the Veterans
Administration. Dr. Batura is a member of the American Medical
Association and is certified by the American Board of Surgery.
Susan Palmer Bowers, M.B.A.
Ms. Bowers earned her M.B.A. from the University of Phoenix in 1985.
As the director of the Danville Veterans Administration Medical Center,
she is responsible for all aspects of leadership and management. She is
also an adjunct associate with the College of Medicine. Many COM-UC
clinical and educational activities are conducted at the Danville VA.
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Susan Palmer Bowers, M.B.A.
Harminder A. Chani, M.D.
Scott Cinnamon, M.D.
Anil B. Gopinath, M.D.
Charles Hawley, J.D., M.D.
Robert A. Brown, M.D. (Photo not available)
Dr. Brown received his medical degree in 1977 from the University
of Western Ontario in London, Ontario, Canada. He completed an
internship with Victoria Hospital in London, Ontario, and an obstetrics
and gynecology residency with the University of Western Ontario.
Currently, Dr. Brown practices obstetrics and gynecology at Provena
Covenant Medical Center and is a COM-UC clinical assistant professor.
His teaching duties include lectures in obstetrics and gynecology for
the College of Medicine as well as the development of lectures for the
Provena ob/gyn nursing staff. He is serving as the Provena system
leader in systems analysis of issue of venous thrombembolism in the
general patient population, a study that will result in a systems-wide
specialty-specific plan to reduce mortality from venous thrombembolism.
Harminder A. Chani, M.D.
Dr. Chani earned his medical degree from the University College of
Medical Sciences in Shahdara, Delhi, India, in 1992. He completed a
rotating internship with the University College of Medical Sciences,
Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, in Delhi, India; an anesthesiology residency
with Maulana Azad Medical College in New Delhi, India; and an internal
medicine residency with the University of Illinois College of Medicine
at Urbana-Champaign. Dr. Chani is with the ambulatory care unit of the
Danville Veterans Administration Medical Center. As a clinical instructor,
he presents didactic lectures to students and residents as well as
tutorials for M-2 students. He is also a teaching attending for
assigned M-3 and M-4 students as well as residents. Dr. Chani holds
a certification from the American Board of Internal Medicine.
Scott Cinnamon, M.D.
Dr. Cinnamon received his medical degree in 1996 from the University
of Illinois College of Medicine. He completed an internal medicine
residency at St. Vincent Hospital and Health Services in Indianapolis.
Currently, he is an adult medicine internist with Carle Clinic as well
as a clinical assistant professor. His teaching responsibilities include
history and physical instruction for M-2 students, supervision and
teaching of student clerkship electives, development of third- and
fourth-year clerkship electives, and student evaluation. He is also a
faculty participant in the Objective Structured Clinical Examination for
residents, a clinical vignette and research poster competition judge for
the Internal Medicine Residency Program, a teaching attending for
students and residents, a student advisor, and a clinical practice
preceptor for M-1 students. Dr. Cinnamon is certified by the American
Board of Internal Medicine.
Anil B. Gopinath, M.D.
Dr. Gopinath received his medical degree from Mahadevappa Rampure
Medical College in Gulbarga City, India, in 1990. He completed a
rotating internship at Bowring and Lady Curzon Hospital in Bangalore,
India, as well as an internal medicine residency at St. Joseph Hospital –
Northwestern University in Chicago. Dr. Gopinath is an internist and
staff physician with the Danville Veterans Administration Medical Center.
He is also a clinical instructor involved in the supervision of clerkships,
student evaluation, and the clinical vignette competition. He also serves
as a teaching attending for students and residents.
Charles Hawley, J.D., M.D.
Dr. Hawley, board certified in general psychiatry, received his law
degree in 1992 and his medical degree in 1996, both from the University
of Illinois. He completed a residency in general psychiatry and a
fellowship in child and adolescent psychiatry at the Medical College of
Wisconsin. He is a clinical assistant professor and practices at Carle
Clinic in Bloomington-Normal. Dr. Hawley’s teaching duties include
lecturing to M-2 students and supervising M-3 students during their
psychiatry rotation. He is a member of both the American Academy
of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and the American Psychiatric
Association.
Willliam M. Holls, III, M.D. (Photo not available)
Dr. Holls earned his medical degree in 1977 from Georgetown University
School of Medicine in Washington, D.C. He completed a residency in
obstetrics and gynecology at the Los Angeles USC Medical Center and a
fellowship in maternal-fetal medicine with the Department of Obstetrics
and Gynecology at Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, D.C.
Currently, Dr. Holls has a practice in obstetrics and gynecology at
Provena Covenant Medical Center. He is also a clinical associate
professor with the College of Medicine, where he lectures on ultrasound
in obstetrics as well as perinatology. He also leads medical students on
a perinatology rotation so that they can learn from high-risk obstetric
cases. Dr. Holls is a diplomat of the American Board of Obstetrics and
Gynecology and is board certified in maternal-fetal medicine.
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Syed Nasrat Imam, M.D.
Michael G. Jakoby, IV,
M.D., M.A.
Juan J. Jimenez, M.D.
Glenda F. Kaplan, M.D.
Julia A. Kellman, Ph.D.
Ronnie F. Luyun, M.D.
Syed Nasrat Imam, M.D.
Dr. Imam received his medical degree in 1993 from Patna Medical College
and Hospital in Patna, India. He completed an internal medicine residency
at Finch University of Health Science Center in Chicago as well as a
geriatrics fellowship at Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood,
Illinois. Currently, Dr. Imam practices at the Department of Veterans
Affairs Illiana Health Care System in Danville and is a clinical instructor
in internal medicine. His teaching responsibilities include developing
and teaching clerkship electives in geriatrics, presenting lectures and
seminars to medical students, and serving as a teaching attending for
students. His research interests include male osteoporosis and Lewy
body dementia. Dr. Imam is board certified in both geriatrics and
internal medicine.
Michael G. Jakoby, IV, M.D., M.A.
Dr. Jakoby, certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine,
received his medical degree in 1995 from Washington University in
St. Louis. He completed an internship at Barnes Hospital and residencies
at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and John Cochran VA Medical Center, all
of which are located in St. Louis. He also completed a fellowship at
Washington University, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and
Metabolism. Dr. Jakoby currently practices in the Department of
Endocrinology at Carle Clinic and is a clinical assistant professor,
participating in College of Medicine courses such as pathology,
pathophysiology, fundamental clinical problems, tutorials, and
introduction to human disease. His teaching responsibilities also include
student and resident advising and involvement in clerkships in internal
medicine, residency rotations in internal medicine-endocrinology, and
endocrinology teaching clinics. Dr. Jakoby is interested in continuing
his research in biochemistry with the College of Medicine.
Juan J. Jimenez, M.D.
Dr. Jimenez earned his medical degree in 1996 from the University of
Illinois College of Medicine at Rockford. He completed a surgery
internship and an otolaryngology residency at the University of Oklahoma
Health Sciences Center in Oklahoma City and a diagnostic radiology
residency at Integris Baptist Medical Center of Oklahoma, also in
Oklahoma City. Dr. Jimenez is a staff radiologist at Carle Clinic and a
clinical instructor. He is involved with student evaluation, participates in
the Medical Doctor Advisor program for M-1 students, presents lectures
to students, is a residency noon conference lecturer, and serves as a
judge or faculty attendee for the annual clinical vignette competition.
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His research interests include new techniques in computed tomography
and magnetic resonance imaging and head and neck imaging.
Glenda F. Kaplan, M.D.
Dr. Kaplan earned her medical degree in 1988 from the University of
Colorado in Denver. She completed residencies at Harbor Hospital
Center in Baltimore, Maryland, and the University of Texas – LBJ
General Hospital in Houston. Dr. Kaplan is chair of the obstetrics and
gynecology department at Provena United Samaritans Medical Center in
Danville and is also a COM-UC clinical assistant professor. Her teaching
responsibilities include serving as a preceptor for medical students
during their obstetrics and gynecology rotation. Dr. Kaplan is a member
of the American Medical Association and is certified by the American
Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
Julia A. Kellman, Ph.D.
Dr. Kellman is an associate professor of art education and psychiatry.
She earned her Ph.D. in art education from the University of Iowa in
1991. She teaches courses on art and science, community art, and art
appreciation to both undergraduate and graduate students. Her research
interests include the role of expressive art making in health care,
especially for HIV/AIDS patients and children with special needs.
She is a member of the National Art Education Association, American
Anthropological Society, and the Society for Arts in Healthcare.
Ronnie F. Luyun, M.D.
Dr. Luyun received his medical degree from Northwestern University
Medical School in Chicago in 1996. He completed an internal medicine
internship as well as an internal medicine residency at Evanston
Hospital – Northwestern University Medical School in Evanston,
Illinois. He also completed a hematology-oncology fellowship at
Winthrop University Hospital in Mineola, New York. Dr. Luyun is a
hematologist-oncologist with Carle Clinic Association. He is also a
clinical instructor involved in the supervision of clerkships, student
evaluation, and history and physical instruction for M-2 students. In
addition, Dr. Luyun participates in the Medical Doctor Advisor program
for M-1 students, presents lectures to M-3 and M-4 students,
participates in the Objective Structured Clinical Examination for
residents, serves as a teaching attending for students and residents,
and is a faculty attendee for the clinical vignette competition. Board
certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine, Dr. Luyun is also
a member of the American Society of Clinical Medical Oncology and
the American Society of Clinical Hematology.

Susan Mantell, M.D., M.S.
Kourosh Moazemi, M.D. Malec A. Mokraoui, M.D. Robert D. Palinkas, M.D. Reed G. Panos, M.D.
Susan Mantell, M.D., M.S.
Dr. Mantell earned her medical degree in 2002 from the University of
Illinois College of Medicine at Urbana-Champaign and is currently a
family practice resident at Carle Foundation Hospital. As a clinical
associate for the College of Medicine, her teaching responsibilities
include history, physical, and diagnosis instruction as well as acting as a
preceptor for students during their family practice rotation and teaching
service. Dr. Mantell’s research interests are in preventative and sports
medicine. She is a member of the American Medical Association and the
American Academy of Family Physicians. Dr. Mantell is also a major in
the U.S. Army Reserve with the 801st Combat Support Hospital in
Bartonville, Illinois.
Kourosh Moazemi, M.D.
Dr. Moazemi earned his medical degree from Tehran Azad University
School of Medicine in Tehran, Iran, in 1994. He completed an internal
medicine residency at the University of Illinois College of Medicine at
Urbana-Champaign. In addition to his role as a clinical instructor with
the College of Medicine, Dr. Moazemi is a hospitalist with Carle Clinic.
His teaching responsibilities include supervision of clerkships, student
evaluation, core lectures to students, and the Introduction to Human
Disease course for M-1 students. He also serves as a lecturer for the
M-2 Fundamental Clinical Problems course, participates in the Objective
Structured Clinical Examination for residents, serves as teaching
attending for students and residents, and is a clinical practice preceptor
for M-1 students. Dr. Moazemi is a member of the American Medical
Association and the American College of Physicians.
Malec A. Mokraoui, M.D.
Dr. Mokraoui earned his medical degree in 1976 from the University of
Algiers School of Medicine in Algiers, Algeria. He completed internships
in Husein-Dey, Algiers, Algeria, and at McKeesport Hospital in
McKeesport, Pennsylvania, as well as a residency at Framingham Union
Hospital in Framingham, Massachusetts. He also completed fellowships
in cardiology at Cumberland Medical Center and Caledonian Hospital,
both located in Brooklyn, New York. Dr. Mokraoui is a staff physician in
cardiology for the Danville branch of Carle Clinic and a clinical instructor
for COM-UC. His teaching responsibilities include history and physical
instruction for M-2 students, supervision and teaching of student
clerkship electives, development of clerkship electives, and presenting
lectures to students and the residency noon conference series. He also
serves as a student advisor and a teaching attending for students and
residents. Dr. Mokraoui is certified by the American Board of Internal
Medicine and the American Board of Cardiology.
Magdy Nour, M.D., M.P.H. (Photo not available)
Dr. Nour earned his medical degree from Ain Shams University College
of Medicine in Cairo, Egypt, in 1989 and his M.P.H. from the University of
Arizona in Tucson in 1997. He completed an obstetrics and gynecology
residency at Southern Illinois University in Springfield and currently has a
practice at Danville Polyclinic. As a COM-UC clinical instructor, he serves
as a preceptor for a student during each rotation. In addition, he gives a
comprehensive review session for students after each rotation and has
provided an introductory lecture to M-2 students on gynecological
pathologies. Dr. Nour is a member of the American College of
Obstetricians and Gynecologists, the American Association for Cancer
Research, and the International Agency for Research on Cancer.
Robert D. Palinkas, M.D.
Dr. Palinkas received his medical degree from the New Jersey Medical
School in Newark, New Jersey, in 1977. He completed both an internal
medicine residency and a fellowship in infectious diseases with New
Jersey Medical School affiliated hospitals. Dr. Palinkas is the director
of the McKinley Health Center on the University of Illinois Urbana-
Champaign campus. He is a clinical assistant professor in internal
medicine, presenting lectures and participating in the Introduction to
Human Disease course for M-1 students. In addition, he participates in
the Objective Structured Clinical Examination for residents and serves as
a judge and faculty attendee at the annual clinical vignette competition.
Dr. Palinkas is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine.
Reed G. Panos, M.D.
Dr. Panos received his medical degree in 1986 from the Uniformed
Services University of the Health Services in Bethesda, Maryland. He
completed a general surgery residency at Wilford Hall USAF Medical
Center in San Antonio, Texas, and a residency in plastic and reconstructive
surgery at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C.
Dr. Panos is a surgeon with the Division of Plastic Surgery at Carle Clinic.
He is also a clinical assistant professor and acts as a preceptor for M-3
and M-4 students on rotation for general surgery and surgical electives.
Dr. Panos is a diplomat of the National Board of Medical Examiners, the
American Board of Surgery, and the American Board of Plastic Surgery.
He is also a member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons and a
fellow of the American College of Surgeons.
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Marilyn A. Prasun,
R.N., Ph.D.
Murray J. Propes, M.D.
Satyanarayana G. Raju,
D.O., Ph.D.
Nicole Roberts, M.S., Ed.A.
Nasreen Syed, M.D.
Marilyn A. Prasun, R.N., Ph.D.
Dr. Prasun, an advanced practice nurse in the cardiology at Carle Clinic,
earned her Ph.D. in nursing science from the University of Illinois at
Chicago in 2002. As a clinical instructor, her responsibilities include
development of electives, lectures, and seminars for students; serving
as a research mentor to residents; lecturing for the M-2 Fundamental
Clinical Problems course; and serving as a judge for the clinical
vignette competition. She is also involved with the clinical correlation
conferences for M-1 students. Dr. Prasun’s research interests include
heart failure, biochemical markers, quality of life, and atrial fibrillation.
Murray J. Propes, M.D.
Dr. Propes received his medical degree from Southern Illinois University
School of Medicine in Springfield in 1999. He completed both an
internal medicine internship and residency at the University of Illinois
College of Medicine at Urbana-Champaign. Dr. Propes is a staff
physician in adult medicine at Carle Clinic. As a clinical instructor,
he participates in the Objective Structured Clinical Examination for
residents and is a lecturer for both the residency noon conference
and the M-2 Fundamental Clinical Problems course. Dr. Propes is also
involved in the supervision of clerkships and the development of
electives. In addition, he acts as a research mentor to residents and a
teaching attending for students and residents. His research interests
include coronary artery disease, dyslipidemia, hypertension, and
immunology as applied to medicine.
Satyanarayana G. Raju, D.O., Ph.D.
Dr. Raju earned a Ph.D. in biochemistry from the Indian Institute of
Science in Bangalore, India, in 1985 and a D.O. from the University of
Osteopathic Medicine and Health Sciences in Des Moines, Iowa, in
1996. He completed a residency in physical medicine and rehabilitation
at the University of Louisville Frazier Rehabilitation Institute in
Louisville, Kentucky. He is a staff physician with the Department of
Veterans Affairs Illiana Health Care System in Danville. As a clinical
instructor at the COM-UC, he supervises student clerkships and teaches
student clerkship electives. In addition, Dr. Raju lectures for the noon
conference series and serves as a teaching attending for residents.
His research interests include musculoskeletal medicine and cardiac
rehabilitation. Dr. Raju is a member of the American Medical
Association and the American Academy of Physical Medicine and
Rehabilitation.
Nicole Roberts, M.S., Ed.A.
Ms. Roberts earned her master’s degree from Illinois State University
in Normal in 1994 and is currently a doctoral candidate in educational
policy studies. She is a teaching associate and manager of the Carle
Foundation Hospital Graduate Medical Education Department. Her
research interests include leadership development for physicians, and
she is actively involved in teaching leadership skills to Carle faculty and
working with the family practice residency. Ms. Roberts is a member
of the Alliance for Continuing Medical Education and a recipient of the
Merck/Alliance for Continuing Medical Education Professional
Development Fellowship.
Pathannjali Saravanan, M.D. (Photo not available)
Dr. Saravanan is a staff physician in internal medicine with Provena
Physician Partners of Savoy as well as a staff physician at the McKinley
Health Center on the UIUC campus. He earned his medical degree in
1991 from the Madras Medical College at the University of Madras,
Madras, India. His teaching responsibilities include history and physical
instruction for M-2 students as well as serving as a clinical vignette
competition judge and a teaching attending for students and residents.
Dr. Saravanan is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine.
Nasreen Syed, M.D.
Dr. Syed received her medical degree in 1994 from the Jawaharlal
Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER)
in Pondicherry, India. She completed a rotating internship with the
JIPMER Hospital and an internal medicine residency with the University
of Illinois College of Medicine at Urbana-Champaign. Dr. Syed is an
internist specializing in adult medicine at Carle Clinic. As a clinical
instructor, she participates in the Medical Doctor Advisor program
for M-1 students, serves as a teaching attending for students and
residents, is a residency noon conference lecturer, and participates in
the Objective Structured Clinical Examination for residents. She is also
involved in the supervision of clerkships, teaching and development of
electives, student evaluation, history and physical instruction for M-2
students, and the clinical vignette competition. Dr. Syed is a member
of the American Medical Association and is certified by the American
Board of Internal Medicine.
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Celebrations Mark
Service to the College
Richard I. Tapping, Ph.D.
Richard I. Tapping, Ph.D.
Dr. Tapping earned his Ph.D. in biochemistry from McMaster University,
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, in 1995. Prior to joining the faculty of the
School of Life Sciences as an assistant professor of microbiology, he
completed a postdoctoral fellowship and was a senior research
associate with the Department of Immunology at the Scripps Research
Institute. His research interests include pattern recognition receptors
of the innate immune system – specifically, toll-like receptors and their
adaptor molecules – and innate immune defense as it relates to
infection and inflammation. He is a discipline coordinator of medical
immunology for M-1 students. Dr. Tapping is a member of the American
Association for the Advancement of Science, the American Association
of Immunologists, and the International Endotoxin Society.
Mingtao Wang, M.D., M.S. (Photo not available)
Dr. Wang earned his medical degree in 1982 from Suzhou Medical
College in Suzhou, Jiangsu, China. At the Suzhou Medical College,
he also completed an internship in 1982, a residency in 1985, and a
specialty and research fellowship in the Division of Cardiology in 1988.
Currently, Dr. Wang is a practicing neurologist at Provena Covenant
Medical Center and a clinical instructor at COM-UC. His teaching
responsibilities include supervision and teaching of student clerkship
electives, development of clerkship electives, and presenting lectures
to students and the residency noon conference series. He also serves
as a student advisor and a teaching attending for students and
residents. Dr. Wang’s research interests include neurovascular
regulation, migraine headaches, and clinical neurophysiology.
Judy L. Wright, M.D. (Photo not available)
Dr. Wright received her medical degree from Autonomous University
of Guadalajara in Guadalajara, Mexico, in 1975. She completed an
internship at Long Island College Hospital in Brooklyn, New York, and
an orthopaedic surgery residency at the Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center
in the Bronx, New York. Dr. Wright practices with Family Orthopaedics
in Bloomington, Illinois. As a COM-UC clinical instructor, she acts as a
preceptor for M-3 and M-4 students on rotation for general surgery and
surgery electives in orthopedics. Dr. Wright is certified by the American
Board of Neurological and Orthopaedic Medicine and Surgery.
Dan Turner, who received the 2002-03 Academic Professional Award, and Susie Florey,
recipient of the Staff Employee Award, pose with Dean Brad Schwartz at the College’s
Length of Service event in October.
With Toni Warner at her Retirement Reception in January were, left to right, Dee Dee
Williams, Jim Hall, and Rosemary Wegeng, former COM-UC staff member. Toni retired
in January after 22 years with the University.
Marcia Chicoine (second from right), celebrates with colleagues at a party in May
honoring her years of service to the College of Medicine.
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Faculty Notes
Academic Year 2002-2003
Sari Gilman Aronson, M.D., head of psychiatry and clinical
associate professor of internal medicine, was nominated by the
University Medical Student Council for the Humanism in Medicine
Award in 2002-2003 by students at the University of Illinois College
of Medicine at Urbana-Champaign.
Jennifer Bloom, Ed.D., associate dean for student affairs, attended
the Salzburg Seminar. The seminar that she attended focused on
“Academic Career Patterns” and is part of The Universities Project,
a multi-year series of conferences and seminars focusing on the
advancement of higher education reform. Participants, who generally
attend by invitation only, came from all over the world. Jenny reports
that, “I walk away from the experience having a much greater
appreciation for all that we have here in the United States, a much
better grasp of international issues as they relate to higher education,
and with a number of new wonderful friends from all over the world!”
Gregory G. Freund, M.D., associate professor and head of
pathology, served as the chair of the Budget and Finance Committee of
the American Society of Cytopathology for 2002-2003. Ventana Medical
Systems awarded a grant to Dr. Freund, as principal investigator, for
research of “Comparison of Inform HPV and Hybrid Capture 2 HPV
DNA Testing Using The SurePath Test Pack.”
Martha U. Gillette, Ph.D., professor and head of cell and structural
biology and professor of molecular and integrative physiology, was
awarded the 2002 Outstanding Mentor of the Medical Scholars Program,
nominated by four of her current MSP students. She served on the
editorial board of Experimental Neurology during 2002-2003 and was
appointed associate editor of Sleep. Dr. Gillette was named chair of the
Chronobiology Gordon Research Conference, to be convened in 2005,
and made keynote presentations at several international meetings,
including her address on “The Neurobiology of Time: Circadian
Rhythms & Sleep” at the International Conference on the Frontiers of
Biomedical Sciences: Behavior and Genomics in Beijing, China, in
October 2002. Professor Gillette continues to serve as vice president of
the National Sleep Foundation. She participated in a Continuing Medical
Education (CME) symposium, speaking on “Advances in Circadian
Neuroscience” at the Association of Professional Sleep Societies 17th
Annual Meeting in Chicago in 2003. On campus, Professors Gillette and
Jonathan V. Sweedler, Ph.D., director, Biotechnology Center, co-chaired
two of UIUC Chancellor Nancy Cantor’s cross-campus initiatives,
“PharmaEngineering TM : Neural Repair in the Nano Domain” and
“Cell as a MicroMachine.”
William Greenough, Ph.D., a professor of psychology and
psychiatry, the director of the Center for Advanced Study, and a
Swanlund Endowed Chair, received the 2003 award for outstanding
research achievement from the Society for Research in Child
Development. Dr. Greenough will also serve the Society for
Neuroscience as treasurer-elect for 2003-2004 and treasurer for
2004-2005.
Richard I. Gumport, Ph.D., associate dean for academic affairs and
professor of biochemistry, recently served as co-director for a laboratory
course sponsored by the U.S. National Academies and the Howard
Hughes Medical Institute. The course was held in Vilnius, Lithuania,
at the Institute of Biotechnology. Twelve experts from around the world
taught the course, and the participants were young scientists from
countries from the former Soviet Union. The topic was “Molecular
Interaction of Proteins and DNA.” Dr. Gumport commented, “These
students will be the future leaders of science in their countries.”
Dr. John Gergen Retires
Dr. John Gergen at his Retirement Reception in May honoring his years with the
COM-UC. Dr. Gergen joined the College in 1986 and served as head of psychiatry
from 1986 to 2001.
James Hall, Ed.M., assistant dean for student affairs, received the
2003 Carl W. Knox Award, which is given for research in the field of
student personnel administration. Jim’s work includes an evaluation of
the combined baccalaureate/medical degree program offered at the
University of Illinois at Chicago, which allows qualified students to
pursue their undergraduate degree with a guarantee of admission to
the professional program of their choice.
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John F. Hill, M.D., clinical associate professor of internal medicine
and staff physician at Carle Clinic Association, was selected as Teaching
Attending of the Year by the Internal Medicine Residency Program in
2002-2003.
Janet A. Jokela, M.D., M.P.H., F.A.C.P., assistant professor of
clinical medicine, was awarded the Innovation in Education Award in
2002-2003 from students, residents, administration, and peers at the
College of Medicine. This award recognizes Dr. Jokela as a clinician
educator with a significant accomplishment in curriculum and
instructional development. Working with basic sciences faculty and
clinicians from multiple sites using a combination of CD-ROM cases,
small group peer teaching, and clinical basic science correlations,
Dr. Jokela provided the leadership in reformatting the “Introduction
to Human Disease” course for first-year medical students.
Barbara J. Kammer, M.D., clinical associate professor of internal
medicine, received the 2002-2003 Physician Leadership Award from
Carle Foundation Hospital. The award was presented at Carle
Foundation Hospital’s annual awards ceremony on April 8, 2003.
Robert W. Kirby, M.D., associate dean for clinical affairs, received
the 2002-2003 Educator of the Year Award from Carle Foundation
Hospital. The award was presented at Carle Foundation Hospital’s
annual awards ceremony on April 8, 2003.
Curtis J. Krock, M.D., clinical associate professor of internal
medicine, was awarded the Excellence in Teaching Award in 2002-2003
from students, residents, administration, and peers at the College of
Medicine. This award recognizes Dr. Krock as an exceptional clinician
educator with longstanding contributions to the educational mission
of the College through his teaching of pulmonary medicine to medical
students and residents.
David W. Morse, M.D., clinical associate professor, was the recipient
of the Department of Internal Medicine’s Outstanding Faculty Member
Award for 2002-2003.
Leslie J. Reagan, Ph.D., associate professor in the medical
humanities and social sciences program, was awarded a 2003
Rockefeller Archive Center Research Fellowship and UIUC Campus
Research Board support for her book project, “Ambiguous Motherhood:
Miscarriages, Birth Defects, and the Politics of Pregnancy in Twentieth-
Century America.” Dr. Reagan is newly appointed to the Advisory
Editorial Board of the American Association for the History of Medicine
(AAHM), for Bulletin of the History of Medicine. She presented new
research on lay epidemiology and reproductive hazards at Yale
University. In January 2003, Dr. Reagan was part of a National Public
Radio Special, “Shades of Grey,” on the 30th anniversary of Roe v.
Wade and appeared as a panelist on “The State of the Field:
Dr. Allan Levy Retires
Dr. Allan Levy, professor emeritus at the College of Medicine, retired this year
after 28 years with the College. Dr. Levy was a microbiologist and became an
acknowledged authority in medical informatics. He is pictured, above, at his
Retirement Reception with his wife, Merle.
Reproductive Rights” at the annual meeting of the Organization of
American Historians. Along with Dr. Paula Treichler, Ph.D.,
director, Institute of Communications Research, and James Wrzosek,
MSP student, she has formed a new interdisciplinary IPRH Medicine/
Science Reading Group, which interested faculty and students may join.
Dr. Reagan has recently published “Medicine, Law, and the State:
The History of Reproduction” in Companion to American Women’s
History; “Crossing the Border for Abortions” in Women, Health and
Nation: Canada and the United States Since 1945; and “Victim or
Accomplice? Crime, Medical Malpractice, and the Construction of the
Aborting Woman in American Case Law, 1860s-1970” in the Columbia
Journal of Gender and Law, 10th anniversary issue, 10:2 (2001).
Sumuk Sundaram, M.D., Ph.D., clinical instructor of internal
medicine and staff physician at Christie Clinic Association, was
selected as Teaching Attending of the Year by the Internal Medicine
Residency Program in 2002-2003.
Suzanne Trupin, M.D., F.A.C.O.G., clinical professor of obstetrics
and gynecology, is currently involved in two collaborative research
projects. She is one of nine co-investigators for the project “ALS Gene
Family of Candida Albicans” through the University of Illinois College
of Veterinary Medicine. She is also an investigator for “Activity, Gait,
and Efficacy (AGE) in Older Women” through the Department of
Kinesiology at the University of Illinois.
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Patricia J. O’Morchoe, M.D., and Charles C.C. O’Morchoe, M.D.
Patricia J. O’Morchoe Memorial
It is with deep sadness that the College received word that Patricia Jean O’Morchoe, M.D.,
died on July 5, 2003.
Dr. O’Morchoe joined the faculty of the College of Medicine at Urbana-Champaign in 1984
as professor of pathology and was appointed head of the department in 1994. She was
director of courses in both the M-1and M-2 years and won many awards for excellence in
teaching, including the University of Illinois at Chicago Award for Excellence in Teaching.
Her research in the fields of cytology and lymphology resulted in numerous publications of
journal articles, book chapters, and abstracts. Dr. Charles O’Morchoe, her husband, served as
regional dean of the College from 1984 to 1997.
Allan Levy, professor emeritus at the College of Medicine at Urbana-Champaign, recalled
Dr. O’Morchoe: “Working with Jean was a real joy; I came to know her vast knowledge, but
more than that I came to know her kindness and consideration for all those with whom she
worked. There is no end to the list of good things that come to mind when I think about
Dr. O’Morchoe: how she cared for and taught the students who worked with her in the lab,
how hard she worked to teach a world-class course in pathology with scant resources
(and succeeded), and what a good friend she was to me and to all of us.”
The O’Morchoes established the Patricia J. and Charles C.C. O’Morchoe Leadership Award in 1999 to provide an award for an outstanding
student at the College of Medicine enrolled in the Medical Scholars Program. Gifts to the fund in the memory of Jean O’Morchoe may be sent to:
U of I Foundation, P.O. Box 3429, Champaign, IL 61826-9916
SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARD –
Dr. M. Kathleen Buetow
As the department head of pediatrics since the College of Medicine’s clinical program began,
Dr. Kathleen Buetow has shared her knowledge and experience with hundreds of medical students
over the past three decades. With responsibilities for overseeing curriculum development and the
core clerkship in pediatrics, she has played an integral role in shaping the College and educating
its students. Her selection as the 2003 Special Recognition Award recipient honors that work.
Her career began with a childhood interest in medicine and a fascination with the role of physician.
While attending medical school at the University of Maryland, a weekend job at the local hospital
afforded her the opportunity to deliver babies. Although she enjoyed the work, Dr. Buetow found
herself to be much more interested in the baby than the mother and so focused on pediatrics.
After completing her residency, she joined the Baltimore City Hospital’s staff, where her work with
premature infants led her to pursue research in neonatal mortality while earning her doctorate
in public health from Johns Hopkins.
M. Kathleen Buetow, M.D., Dr.P.H.
Head, Department of Pediatrics
Dr. Buetow’s affiliation with Carle pediatrics began in 1965. She has established a reputation not only as a fine physician but also
as an expert in the evaluation of children for possible abuse and neglect. She continues that work as a member of the board of
directors of the newly established Children’s Advocacy Center in Champaign County.
The children aren’t the only ones who benefit from Dr. Buetow’s work in the area of abuse and neglect. “It’s important to me that medical
students see the need to understand all the facets of a child’s life in order to provide the best care. We focus on health, of course, but we
also have to look at the environment and the social structures in which children live. Having that comprehensive view and a caring
nature are the qualities I feel are most important for a physician.”
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An Award-Winning Resident
When the American Association of Clinical
Endocrinologists presented their resident physician
investigator awards at the 2003 annual meeting, one
of our own claimed first place. Gunjan Gandhi, M.D.,
who completed his internal medicine residency this
spring, won the award for his study of the insulin drip
protocols used for diabetic patients undergoing heart
surgery at Carle Foundation Hospital.
His research found that postoperative hyperglycemia
could be better managed using a new protocol that
was based on previous knowledge of a patient’s
insulin sensitivity or resistance rather than standard
dosing. “Even though the mean blood glucose values
did not differ significantly with the new protocol, the
episodes of low as well as high blood glucose were
significantly reduced with use of the new protocol,”
Dr. Gandhi says.
Robert Kirby, M.D., associate dean for clinical affairs,
suggested the topic to Dr. Gandhi and was pleased with
the results and the recognition Dr. Gandhi received.
According to Dr. Kirby, the project “required a great
deal of effort over a period of almost one year, from
review of the literature; consulting with multiple
institutions across the country regarding their care
standards; identifying the current procedures and
policies at Carle Hospital; designing a plan that
could improve patient care; shepherding with input
from multiple individuals from nursing and physician
staff and pharmacy professionals; and finally
shepherding it through the Pharmacy and Therapeutics
Committee to a pilot project to validate the utility
of the change.”
Dr. Gandhi appreciated the opportunity to undertake
a clinical research project. “It was extremely beneficial
to work with multiple patients in an actual research
study as opposed to a case study,” he says.
Dr. Gandhi adds this award to a long list of honors
he received from the Internal Medicine Residency
Program, including the Professionalism Award, the
Resident of the Year Award, and the Scholar of the
Year Award. In July, he began a two-year fellowship
in advanced general internal medicine at Mayo
Graduate School of Medicine.
Gunjan Gandhi, M.D., receives his award at the 2003 annual meeting for the
American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists.
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Preparing for the Unexpected
As a weapons of mass destruction preparedness fellow at
Argonne National Laboratory and the University of Chicago
Hospitals and now a resident in emergency medicine there,
Daniel McGee, M.D., Ph.D., works to ensure that his hospital
and others across the country are ready should disaster strike.
“The plans that are being developed can be adapted not only
to potential bioterrorist attacks but also to outbreaks of
emerging infections, such as SARS,” he says. “This is really
an important undertaking right now. The sense of urgency
among physicians and administrators is quite palpable.”
“One of the biggest ch a l l e n ges in disaster
planning is how to deal with the publ i c ’s fe a r.”
Disaster medicine is a job that requires vision, patience,
and a collaborative spirit, plus a great deal of expertise.
Dr. McGee’s fellowship, along with his completion of the
U.S. Army’s course in medical management of bioterrorism,
allowed him to expand his knowledge of disaster medicine
– a field he began pursuing first as a social scientist.
After earning his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in
anthropology from the University of Florida in Gainesville,
Dr. McGee began his M.D./Ph.D. studies at the College of
Medicine at Urbana-Champaign in 1993. “I was looking for a
career that would allow me to pursue a practical application
for my social science training,” he says. “Throughout my
anthropology studies, medical topics kept coming up that
interested me, especially in the area of international health
and infectious disease.” He was particularly intrigued with the
work being done in the Institute of Communications Research
and began pursuing his Ph.D. in communications, focusing on
media coverage of emerging infectious diseases (e.g., Ebola
virus, “mad cow disease,” and West Nile fever) and how that
coverage shaped much of our understanding of bioterrorism.
Practical experience in disaster planning
Dr. McGee brought that expertise to his University of Chicago
fellowship, where he worked from January to June 2003 with
different departments throughout the hospital system to better
integrate disaster planning. During this same period, he
also worked at Argonne National Laboratory on a software
package designed to facilitate the organization of coordinated
disaster responses. “We ultimately hope to improve this
software so it has the flexibility to integrate and coordinate
Daniel McGee, M.D., Ph.D., ‘03
the disaster responses of multiple hospitals with the
efforts of city, state, and even federal organizations,”
says Dr. McGee.
And if those duties weren’t enough, Dr. McGee was also
working behind the scenes on one of the most visible
national disaster planning efforts – TOPOFF II, a May 2003
exercise that simulated a “dirty-bomb” explosion in Seattle,
a biological attack in Chicago, and a handful of smaller disasters,
all meant to test the emergency response capabilities
of federal and local officials during a terrorist attack.
Tackling the challenges
With his background, Dr. McGee offers something very
unique – his medical expertise, his knowledge of cultural
systems, and his understanding of how messages are
created and interpreted by the public. “One of the biggest
challenges in disaster planning is how to deal with the
public’s fear,” Dr. McGee says. “The best thing is to be
accurate and honest. Tell people what you know and what
you don’t know. Give them any and all practical advice for
protecting themselves, and ensure them they will be kept
informed.”
It’s a strategy he follows as a resident in emergency
medicine and advice he shares in his continuing disaster
medicine work.
Dr. McGee credits his College of Medicine experience for
helping him tackle the challenges of such work. “I felt the
M.D./Ph.D. program prepared me very well by offering
so many opportunities to collaborate with teams of
students and professionals from different backgrounds
and disciplines.”
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Helping Children Succeed
MSP student conducts language
assessment research
While working in the Teach For America program as a
member of the District of Columbia Corps, Joanna Burton
learned a lot herself – both from her students and from
the educational process itself. And what she learned put her
on a path that led her back to school herself in an effort to
help future students.
As a special education teacher in D.C. for four years, Joanna
worked in a noncategorical classroom with students with a
variety of disabilities including learning disabilities,
language impairments, mental retardation, and behavioral/
emotional disabilities in second through sixth grades. During
that same time, she served as the special education
chairperson for the school and its intensive tutoring program
director. In both these capacities, she gained a great deal
of experience in the team approach to assessing children
with disabilities.
It was that experience that prompted her to pursue an
M.D./Ph.D. “I found that there was often a gap in
communication among the team members,” Joanna
says. “Few specialists seemed to have been trained to
communicate effectively with people outside their
professional expertise. In addition to training me to practice
clinically as well as to conduct research, the joint degree
program is a way for me to continue to serve as an advocate
for children with disabilities and their families, while helping
to improve communication among the professionals who
work with them.”
And when she began looking at programs across the country,
the logical joint degree choice was “home.” Joanna grew
up in Champaign-Urbana, and her family has ties to the
University as well. Her father Vernon Burton, Ph.D., is a
professor of history and sociology, associate director of
humanities and social sciences, and senior research
scientist with the National Center for Supercomputing
Applications.
Researching language development
Joanna’s doctoral research, under the direction of Ruth
Watkins, Ph.D., in the Department of Speech and
Hearing Sciences, focuses on assessing language skills –
specifically, determining how children learn words and
what environmental and cultural experiences affect a
child’s ability to learn.
Vera Joanna Burton
“The joint degree program is a
way for me to continue to serve
as an advocate for children with
disabilities and their families, while
helping to improve communication
among the professionals who
work with them.”
“Language development is critical to academic achievement
and to success in the educational system,” Joanna says.
“Accurate assessment of language skills is of fundamental
concern to speech-language pathologists as misdiagnosis
of a language disability can alter the educational outcomes
of a child. The overall goal of my research study is to
develop a culturally and linguistically appropriate measure
of children’s word-learning ability.”
Joanna’s current research builds on earlier work she
conducted on dynamic assessment of word learning, which
is a technique that measures learning potential rather than
previous experience. A four-year predoctoral fellowship award
from the National Institutes of Health will allow her to focus
on refining that technique, evaluating the tool’s diagnostic
accuracy, and evaluating factors that influence performance
on vocabulary and word learning.
Joanna’s future plans include specializing in pediatric
neurology and pursuing opportunities that allow her to teach,
practice, and conduct research.
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A Committed Volunteer
Dipesh Navsaria has always been drawn to community
service, so when he joined Provena Samaritan Health Partners
in Danville, Illinois, as a physician assistant in 1998 it didn’t
take long for him to get involved. Then, as now, the Vermilion
Area Community Health Center (VACHC) was looking for
volunteers to provide primary health care for area residents
who had no insurance, and Dipesh was looking for a way to
help such patients.
Now a third-year medical student in the standard curriculum,
Dipesh continues his volunteer efforts with the free clinic –
and, in fact, has expanded his work. This fall he founded a
student-run free clinic in partnership with the VACHC to
provide increased accessibility for patients, to offer teaching
opportunities to medical students, and to educate the public
about the needs of those who can’t afford care.
“All medical students should be aware of the issues facing
the medically uninsured,” says Dipesh. “It is important to
view the patient’s entire situation—what they can afford,
what is realistic for them with respect to treatment, and
how their financial situation impacts when and how they seek
A Success Story
“One of my patients at the
free clinic is a severe asthmatic
who is employed at a job
where they do not provide
medical insurance. When her
Medicaid coverage ended,
she found herself unable
to afford regular, preventive
primary care. Her medication
would run out, resulting in
severe flare-ups of her
asthma. A subsequent
emergency room visit would Dipesh Navsaria
provide relief and a sample
or two of medication, but at a cost of several hundred dollars
per visit. This went on almost monthly for two years, until she
came to the free clinic where she receives regular care and
medications. In the past five years, she has had only one
emergency room visit, and it was for a blood clot.”
Dipesh Navsaria reads to one of his young clients and his mother at
Frances Nelson Community Heath Center in Champaign.
care.” That’s why he started the clinic and why he continues
to advocate to students and the public as to its important role
in any community.
Reaching out
Dipesh’s work with patients at the free clinic isn’t limited to
providing voluntary medical care alone. As founder and
medical director of the Reach Out & Read programs for
Vermilion County and Frances Nelson Community Health Center
in Champaign, he promotes reading and literacy as a path to
school success for children and involvement for their parents.
Reach Out & Read is a nationally recognized early literacy
program based out of medical providers’ offices across the
country. Volunteers read to children in the waiting room, and
each patient receives a book at every well child visit as well
as situationally and age-appropriate advice and encouragement
from their child’s health care provider.
Dipesh, who is also completing a master’s degree in library
and information sciences, sees a natural tie between the two
disciplines. “At its heart, medicine is an information science,”
he says. “By exploring some of the information science aspects
of medicine, I feel we can make progress with some of the
biggest issues in modern medicine.”
Making the most of each opportunity
In addition to his classroom and volunteer duties, Dipesh has
taken on responsibilities with the Association of American
Medical Colleges. He is the UICOM representative for the
Organization of Student Representatives and is completing a
term as the national delegate for medical education to the
OSR administrative board.
“Working with the AAMC has been a tremendous opportunity
for networking and collaboration,” he says. “Students have more
access and influence within the organization than I’d imagined.
Plus, I’ve learned so much from other OSR representatives who
are willing to share their experiences.” No doubt they’ve
learned something from Dipesh as well.
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Around the College with Our Students
M-2’s and Their New White Coats
After a busy, yearlong introduction to the human body in its
normal state, second-year medical students begin to assume the
responsibilities of a physician, studying disease processes and
working with patients in a clinical setting. The College marks this
important milestone by presenting the students with their white
coats during a special ceremony in September.
Chad Thomas (third from left) and his family at the White Coat Ceremony
in September at the Forum at Carle.
The Broadway Hopefuls are Omar Ahmad (left) and Cherie Siu (right). The second photo is Mandana Rastegar (left) and Harshita "Hershey" Reddy (right).
All four were M-1 students in 2002-2003.
Broadway Hopefuls
Photos from the Urbana Medical Student Government 2002 Fall Auction
Proceeds from the fall auction help fund Student Government events such as the spring formal.
Students, faculty, and staff enjoy bidding on items. Students collect donations for the auction which
included: dinner and a plane ride from Jenny Bloom and Steve Sanderson, a “microbiologically
correct dinner” with Dixie Whitt and her husband, a wine tasting with Eve Gallman, and others.
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Alumni Class Notes Academic Year 2002-2003
1981
Lance Becker, M.D., is a professor of medicine at the University of
Chicago. He and his wife, Karin Rhodes, M.D., have two children,
Nora and Eli.
Wayne Wheeler, M.D., J.D., M.B.A., medical director of Community
Health and Wellness at Southern Ohio Medical Center, recently won a
Governor’s Award for Organizational Excellence. In addition, he was
appointed by the director of the National Institute of Standards and
Technology (NIST) to the 2003 Board of Examiners for the Malcolm
Baldrich National Quality Award. The award, created by public law
in 1987, is the highest level of national recognition for performance
excellence that a U.S. organization can receive. Wayne also became
a grandfather in September 2002.
1983
Richard Rodarte, M.D., is the medical director of Medworks, the
occupational health care center at Silver Cross Hospital in Joliet,
Illinois.
1985
Paul Hattis, M.D., J.D., M.P.H., has assumed the position of acting
concentration leader in health policy and management at Tufts
University Medical School in Boston. Paul continues his research on
hospital community benefits and charitable immunity for volunteer
clinicians, as well as carrying out his teaching, administrative, and
consulting responsibilities.
1986
Michael Bishop, M.D., M.B.A., of Bishop, Bryant & Dickerson
Pediatrics in Sugar Land, Texas, was named one of America’s top
pediatricians in 2002-2003 by the Consumer Research Council of
America. He was also honored by the Texas Pediatrics Society for
teaching medical students pediatrics and has been certified as a clinical
research investigator. He is involved in studies of the efficacy and
safety of pimerolimus 1% BID versus standard of care in the
management of mild to severe atopic dermatitis in children aged
3 months to 11 years, and in the safety and efficacy of pentavalent
human-bovine resistant rotavirus vaccine in studies of healthy infants.
1987
Pamela Bartels, M.D., M.S.W., is chief of the medical staff at
McDowell Hospital in Marion, North Carolina, as well as a member
of the board of trustees. Pam is also medical director of Autumn Care,
assistant professor at the University of North Carolina,Asheville, and
is currently enrolled in the Executive Master’s Program in Public
Health at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
David Trawick, M.D., Ph.D., has assumed the positions of section
editor for Gender Specific Medicine (Academic Press) and associate
director of the pulmonary/critical care fellowship at the University
of Rochester School of Medicine, where he is assistant professor in
pulmonology and critical care medicine. In addition, he continues his
research on gender differences in high-risk asthma and is working
on a kinetic model of long-term ventilator weaning.
1988
Ronald Cotterel, M.D., M.S., married Susan Gloystein in
October 2002.
Michael Green, M.D., M.S., has been promoted to associate professor
in the departments of medicine & humanities at Penn State College of
Medicine, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center in Hershey, Pennsylvania.
With support from an NIH R01 grant, he has been conducting an
evaluation of an interactive computer program to assist women with
making decisions about genetic testing for susceptibility to breast cancer.
He writes that he is “currently doing research in ethics and medicine,
focusing on the use of interactive computers to help patients
(and health care providers) with advance care planning.”
1989
John Burton, M.D., Ph.D., and his wife, Lori, welcomed Samuel
Delos Burton to their family on April 25, 2003.
Glenn Ciegler, M.D., Ph.D., practices with St. Croix Orthopaedics
in Stillwater, Minnesota. Glenn also devotes some of his time to
teaching and to research reviewing clinical results of total ankle
arthroplasty and ankle ligament stabilization.
Yasemin Ozcan, M.D., is associate medical director of Southwest
Rehabilitation, Inc. and on the staff at Palos Community Hospital,
in Palos Heights, Illinois, where she heads up the osteoporosis and
lymphedema clinics. She is board certified in physical medicine/
rehabilitation as well as electrodiagnosis (EMG). Yasemin and her
husband, Allan Ruby, M.D., class of 1990, have four sons - Nathan,
Joel, Levi, and Samuel.
1990
Lisa Gould, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor of plastic and reconstructive
surgery at the University of Texas, Galveston, was initiated as a
fellow of the American College of Surgeons in October 2002. Lisa was
also awarded a grant from the American Society for Surgery of the Hand
for her work on tissue-engineered flexor tendon grafts, and a pilot grant
from the Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Center.
Robert Pendleton, M.D., Ph.D., has a solo practice in ophthalmology
in Oceanside, California, and is also a teaching attending at UCSD.
In addition, Robert has recently married.
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1991
Robert Bert, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor of radiology, Tufts
New England Medical Center, was awarded a four-year R01 grant
from NIH and a one-year bridge grant. His research is on redefining
the blood aqueous barrier of the eye and on the role of changes in
cerebral vascular compliance in stroke.
1992
Michael Cantor, M.D., Ph.D., appeared on the television show
“Jeopardy” on April 1, 2003 and was the winner. He is currently the
clinical director of the Boston VA Geriatrics Research, Education
and Clinical Center.
James Glockner, M.D., Ph.D., is assistant professor of radiology
at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. Although he devotes about
75 percent of his time to clinical work, he is also involved in
research on cardiovascular and body MRI as well as teaching and
administrative work.
Chicago Alumni Dinner
April 14, 2003
1993
Linnea (Read) Boyev, M.D., Ph.D., is an assistant professor of
ophthalmology at the University of Chicago. Linnea completed a
residency at Johns Hopkins and a fellowship in surgical retina at
Ophthalmic Consultants of Boston.
Brian Hyslop, M.D., Ph.D., is an assistant professor of radiology at the
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. His focus is on expanding
applications for cardiac MR and developing a closer relationship
between UNC’s divisions of radiology and cardiology.
Annette Schlueter, M.D., Ph.D., was awarded a four-year grant from
the American Cancer Society to study dendritic cell subset function
and development.
1994
Alexandra Adams, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor of family medicine,
University of Wisconsin, Madison, was awarded a K-23 grant from NIH
and is part of an NIH R01 grant sponsored by the Native American
Research Center for Health. Her work focuses on prevention of obesity
in American Indian children, metabolic syndrome in children, and
participatory research.
Seated: Karin Rhodes, M.D., Dean Brad Schwartz, Monique Brown, M.D., M.B.A. (1996), and Rebecca Wright, M.D. (2001).
Standing: Lance Becker, M.D. (1981), Calvin Monroe, M.D., M.B.A. (2001), Richard Rodarte, M.D. (1983), Marie O’Brien,
holding Calvin’s daughter, and Diane Gottheil, Ph.D. See Alumni Notes for updates on those pictured.
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Julia Winter Mason, M.D., M.S., and husband, Eliot, welcomed a
daughter, Sophia Winter Mason, on July 1, 2003.
Christopher Poor, M.D., Ph.D., practices emergency medicine at the
Murray-Callaway County Hospital Emergency Center in New Concord,
Kentucky. Chris writes that he and his spouse, Bridget Poor, are: “Settled
in rural Kentucky, near grandparents and recreation. I spend a lot of time
with my family, and Bridget and I are home-educating our children,
Katelyn, Sabry, and Savannah.”
Lisa Ruohoniemi, M.D., Ph.D., along with husband, Tim, and children,
Emma and Ian, have departed Minneapolis for a two-year assignment in
Kathmandu, Nepal, under the auspices of the World Mission Prayer
League and the United Mission to Nepal. Tim grew up in Nepal, and the
entire family has visited so they have both friends and experience with the
region. Lisa writes that Partners in Pediatrics, where she has been working,
gave her “a warm send off,” and she realized “what a great place it had
been to work, without the extreme demands that most doctors experience
in this country.” She hopes to be teaching neuroscience at the medical
school at Kathmandu University.
1995
Bruce Cantor, M.D., M.S., and his wife, Susan, welcomed a son,
Benjamin Solomon Cantor, born on September 6, 2002. Bruce has given
up his position as a hospitalist in internal medicine to become a full-time
pediatrician with Partners in Pediatrics in Minneapolis where he was
formerly part-time only.
Joshua Shimony, M.D., Ph.D., has been appointed assistant professor at
the Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology at Washington University Medical
Center in St. Louis. His focus is on neuroradiology, and he is conducting
research on diffusing and perfusion and MR imaging.
1996
Monique Brown, M.D., M.B.A., completed a fellowship in maternal-fetal
medicine at UIC College of Medicine in Chicago and now has an
OB/GYN practice in Tucson,Arizona.
Benjamin Horowitz Levi, M.D., Ph.D., and his wife, Shaun, along with
daughter, Rose, welcomed Jack Dewey into the world on January 20, 2003.
1997
Marly (Pierre-Jerome) Bradley, M.D., J.D., completed a residency in
pediatrics at Northwestern University Children’s Memorial Hospital and is
currently in emergency medicine at the Riley Hospital for Children of
Indiana University /Purdue University Medical Center in Indianapolis.
Anuradha Chaddah, M.D., J.D., and Avery Ince, M.D., Ph.D.,
welcomed daughter Ianthe Kristen Ince on February 12, 2003.
Eileen Crowley, M.D., Ph.D., left the faculty at the University of
California, San Francisco, to join Kaiser in Vallejo, California.
Anthony French, M.D., Ph.D., is a fellow in pediatric rheumatology at
Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, where he is
MSP graduate, Martin Pomper, M.D., Ph.D., ‘90, gave the keynote career path presentation
“An Academic Medical Career: The Second Stage,” as well as the closing keynote
presentation “Molecular Imaging” during the fall MSP retreat on August 23, 2003.
He is pictured with John Katzenellenbogen, Ph.D. (left), his advisor in chemistry.
devoting the majority of his time to research on natural killer cells and
viral infection. He completed a residency in pediatrics at Mayo Graduate
School of Medicine and made the move to St. Louis with his spouse,
Dana French, and children, Jacob, Rachel, and Emily.
Jill Golden Rosenthal, M.D., M.A., completed the UIC-COM
occupational medicine residency and has assumed a position as attending
physician for the World Trade Center Worker and Volunteer Screening
Program; she will be conducting the medical exams on those in the
Chicago area who are in the UIC-based study. Jill is also co-medical
advisor to the Gus Giordano Jazz Dance Chicago Company.
1998
Robin Maier, M.D., is a resident in family practice at the University of
Pittsburgh. Robin, along with husband, John Maier, M.D., Ph.D., class
of 1999, are kept busy by sons, Jay, Jack, and Thomas.
Eduardo Meirelles, M.D., Ph.D., is a resident in neurosurgery at the
University of Toronto, Ontario.
Joel Shenker, M.D., Ph.D., currently a post-doctoral associate in
behavioral and cognitive neurology at the University of Florida College
of Medicine, was awarded the 2003 American Academy of Neurology
Foundation Corporate Roundtable Clinical Research Training Fellowship
for his research “Anosognosia for Memory Deficits in Temporal
Lobectomy.”
1999
David Hasleton, M.D., M.B.A., has completed his residency and is now
a staff physician in emergency medicine at Southwest Washington Medical
Center in Vancouver, Washington.
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John Maier, M.D., Ph.D., is currently a senior biomedical scientist with
Chemicon, Inc. in Pittsburgh. John’s research involves the application of
imaging Raman spectroscopy to biomedical problems including breast
cancer, atherosclerotic and fibrotic heart disease, infectious disease,
and bioweapons.
Andrew Rosenthal, M.D., M.B.A., is a fourth-year resident in the
UIC-COM Metro Group Hospital Surgery Program.
2000
Robert Fuller, M.D., Ph.D., and his wife, Natalie, welcomed their fourth
child, Noah Fuller, on November 24, 2001. Robert is currently in his
ob/gyn residency at Mercer University-Medical College of Central
Georgia in Macon. He is deciding whether he will do a fellowship after
completing the residency in 2004.
Vikas Gulani, M.D., Ph.D., and his wife, Susi, left Ann Arbor temporarily
for Germany at the end of June. He is taking a leave from the radiology
residency at Michigan in order to conduct post-doctoral research with a
long-time collaborator.
Agnes Loeffler, M.D., Ph.D., a resident in pathology at Dartmouth
Hitchcock Medical Center, is becoming accustomed to the long winters
along with son, Linus, 3.
Todd Purves, M.D., Ph.D., and his wife, Nicky, are the proud parents of
Jameson Trey Purves, born on December 26, 2002. Todd just began the
fourth year of his six-year urology residency at the University of Arizona
and has been offered a fellowship at Johns Hopkins in pediatric urology
starting in 2006.
Carol Rockhill, M.D., Ph.D., received the Outstanding Resident Award
from the National Institutes of Mental Health. Carol was also chosen as the
outstanding junior resident at the University of Washington, where she is a
resident in psychiatry.
2001
Elizabeth Kuntz, M.D., Ph.D., is a resident in radiology at Mayo Clinic
and is involved in PET/molecular research projects on volumetric
measurement of plexiform neurofibromas using MRI and ultrasound
guided renal biopsy.
Calvin Monroe, M.D., M.B.A., is a resident in obstetrics and gynecology
at the University of Illinois St. Francis Hospital in Evanston, Illinois.
Todd Patrick, M.D., Ph.D., and his spouse, Hallie Patrick, welcomed
Kyle Andrew into the world on August 9, 2002. He joins brother, Lance
Aiden. Todd is a resident in neurosurgery at Mayo Clinic in Rochester,
Minnesota.
Rebecca Wright, M.D., is a pediatrics resident at Lutheran General
Hospital in Park Ridge, Illinois.
2002
Sandy Ettema, M.D., Ph.D., is in the first-year surgery residency
program at Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, prior to joining
the residency program in otolaryngology. She recently gave a career path
presentation to medical students and undergraduates at the UIUC.
Niranjan Karnik, M.D., Ph.D., is a resident in psychiatry at Stanford
University. In addition, Niranjan will be teaching and writes that he
“will be pursuing a new set of projects related to juvenile justice and
psychiatry with an eye toward examining concepts of psychopathy and
their use in adolescent populations.”
Demian Rose, M.D., Ph.D., is a first-year resident in internal medicine
at the University of California, San Francisco. Demian writes that he has
initiated a yahoo group for MSP and other COM-UC graduates. It can be
accessed at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/uiuc-com/.
Aimee Yu, M.D., Ph.D., is a resident in internal medicine at Mayo
Graduate School of Medicine. Aimee spent part of her M-4 year at NIH and
writes that this experience “. . . was truly incredible. I met such talented
individuals and learned new laboratory techniques. I was impressed by
the infrastructure at NIH that streamlines clinical research so efficiently.
I would highly recommend this program to anyone else. My project
involved genetic analysis using DNA microarrays. The clinical fellows were
running a clinical trial using a new drug on patients with multiple sclerosis
who were resistant to standard therapies. Amazingly, all 10 patients treated
during the past 6 months or so have improved. My project dealt with trying
to discover how this drug affects the immune system. Although a year was
definitely too short to finish a project, it will be continued by a fellow in
the lab.” Aimee also reports that she and Lance Ballard are planning
a May 2004 wedding.
Benjamin Levi ‘94 Ph.D., ‘95 M.D. (left), visits with David Morse, M.D., following Dr. Levi’s
presentation to students in October. Dr. Levi, who is assistant professor of humanities and
pediatrics at Penn State College of Medicine Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, spoke to
students about his career path and made several presentations while visiting campus.
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A Family Connection
Mary Pescitelli
Gorman and her
younger sister,
Victoria, an
engineering student
at the University of
Michigan, frequently
attended medical
student activities
with their parents when they were small.
And at least once, their attendance made
a big impression. While enjoying some
leisure time in the student lounge on the
Peoria campus, the girls inadvertently
exposed some of the medical students
to chickenpox before their parents knew
they were contagious.
Mary Pescitelli Gorman first visited the College of
Medicine at Urbana-Champaign when she was a
preschooler. It was the early 1980s and her parents,
A. Richard Pescitelli, M.D., and Antoinette Pescitelli
Render, M.D., were medical students here. Less than
20 years later, Mary made the decision to follow in
their footsteps.
“When I was growing up, patients always came up to
my parents to thank them for the care they received,”
Mary says. “As a child, it made a big impression on
me. I decided that I wanted to pursue a career that was
devoted to helping people, too.”
So she came to the University of Illinois as an
undergraduate to study biology. An avid reader, Mary
switched her major to English literature but continued
taking science classes, actually completing a minor in
health sciences, with the intention of applying to
medical school after graduation. In 2000, she began
the road to her own medical career on the campus
she first visited as a youngster.
Though choosing the same profession as her parents,
Mary has opted for a different specialty. “My parents
are both OB/GYNs. My mom practices in Peoria, and
my dad’s practice is in Fort Myers, Florida. OB/GYN
is a great field, but my interest is ENT. It’s a field
where there is a lot of variety in the work itself as well
as the patients you see – male and female, children and
elderly. That really appeals to me.”
Mary just completed a rotation at Mayo Clinic in
otolaryngology. She looks forward to her graduation
in May 2004 – a day that no doubt her parents will
proudly share as well.
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Providing Leadership Through Consensus Building
James Reinhard, M.D., is someone who
enjoys a challenge. Since graduating from the
College of Medicine in 1984, he’s taken on a
number of them, but his recent appointment
as commissioner for the Commonwealth of
Virginia’s Department of Mental Health,
Mental Retardation, and Substance Abuse
Services, an agency with 10,000 employees
and a $750 million budget, may be the
biggest one yet.
In Virginia, funding issues loom large, and
reforms are needed to change the state’s
system from one that focuses on institutional
treatment to one that emphasizes community
care. It’s a task that many would find
daunting. But Dr. Reinhard, who has built a
reputation as a knowledgeable professional,
a consensus builder, and a patient advocate,
is up to the task.
James Reinhard, M.D.,‘84 and family
“There are certainly challenges,” he says. “But it’s exciting to
have the opportunity to make some significant changes in the
system that will ultimately have a positive impact on people’s
lives and will allow us to serve more people and improve their
care. We’ve already made good progress in establishing a
more collaborative process between the state-run hospitals
and community-based mental health centers.”
A public sector focus
Dr. Reinhard, a board-certified psychiatrist, has worked in
public sector mental health for the majority of his medical
career. After completing his residency in psychiatry at
Dartmouth Medical School and a fellowship in forensic
psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, he worked as director
of inpatient psychiatry for the Department of Veterans Affairs
in Vermont and as director of forensic evaluation for
Dartmouth Hitchcock Psychiatric Associates in New
Hampshire. He then served as the facility director/chief
executive officer at Catawba Hospital in Catawba, Virginia,
for seven years before being named assistant commissioner
for facility management for the DMHMRSAS in August
2001. Governor Mark Warner appointed him commissioner
of the agency in January 2002.
In addition to his responsibilities as the state’s top mental
health official, Dr. Reinhard is an assistant professor of
psychiatry at both the University of Virginia School of
Medicine and the Medical College of Virginia. “Teaching is a
big piece of what’s important to me about medicine,” he says.
“Even outside the medical school classroom, I’m called on as
an administrator to educate staff, the General Assembly, and
the public at large about what mental illness really is.”
And if all that weren’t enough to keep him busy, Dr. Reinhard
and his wife, Stella, are also busy raising five children – Adam,
17; Noelle, 15; Eden, 13; London, 11; and Paris Eve, 5.
Undeterred by uncertainty
Because Virginia is the only state that limits a governor to
one term and Dr. Reinhard’s position is an appointed one,
his tenure as commissioner is uncertain. “My focus is to put
myself wholeheartedly into this work for the people of
Virginia and see what happens next,” he says.
Just as uncertainty doesn’t deter him now, it didn’t 20 years
ago when he made the decision to study psychiatry. “Early
on in my studies, I found myself comfortable with the lack
of clear-cut knowledge in some areas of psychiatry that is
present when we deal with the mind and behavior,”
Dr. Reinhard says. “To me, the uncertainties continue
to remain a fascination.”
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Making Inroads in a New Specialty
COM-UC graduate explores hyperbaric research
In 1986, the Undersea Medical Society added “Hyperbaric”
to its name to reflect what was then “a growing interest in
hyperbaric oxygen therapy and physiology.” At the same
time, Jill Benson was making her way around the halls of
Urbana High School thinking about pursuing a career
in science.
In the 17 years since then, the field of hyperbaric medicine
has grown substantially, and Jill Benson has become a doctor.
An emergency medicine physician, Dr. Benson is also
board certified in the specialty of Undersea and Hyperbaric
Medicine, a certification that has only been available
through the American Board of Emergency Medicine
since March 2000.
D r. Benson’s re s e a rch on hy p e r b a ric ox y ge n
t h e rapy of iat rogenic cereb ral art e rial ga s
embolisms examined the effe c t iveness of such
t re atment on patients over a 12-year peri o d.
After graduating from COM-UC in 1997, Dr. Benson
completed her residency in emergency medicine and then a
fellowship in hyperbaric medicine, supervised by Dr. Cheryl
Adkinson, both at Hennepin County Medical Center in
Minneapolis. Her research on hyperbaric oxygen therapy of
iatrogenic cerebral arterial gas embolisms (CAGE) examined
the effectiveness of such treatment on patients over a 12-year
period. Iatrogenic CAGE is one of 14 indications for hyperbaric
therapy approved by the Undersea & Hyperbaric
Medical Society, with two of the more common being
decompression sickness from scuba diving accidents and
carbon monoxide poisoning.
Fifteen minutes of fame
Her subspecialty isn’t the only thing that sets Dr. Benson
apart. As a third-year resident, she had an experience that
gave her a brush with fame. In April 2000, The Learning
Channel came to Hennepin County Medical Center to tape
the show, “Trauma: Real Life in the ER.” The crew filmed
for a solid month, 24 hours a day, to create two episodes of
the series, one of which featured Dr. Benson.
Jill Benson, M.D., ‘97
“It was an unusual experience to have a microphone on and
a crew following you while you were working,” she says.
“But you forgot about that when you were treating the
really sick patients.” The show has been repeated since it
first aired in October 2000, and people have recognized her
from the show. “I can’t watch it, but I think it made an
impression on those who did. I had a woman come up to
me in a restaurant after I moved to North Carolina and ask
me if I had been on the show.”
Acknowledging a mentor
Now practicing emergency medicine with Wake Emergency
Physicians Professional Association in Raleigh and Cary,
North Carolina, Dr. Benson credits her parents, Paul
and Sheryl, and her medical school advisor, the late P.J.
O’Morchoe, M.D., former head of the Department of
Pathology, with providing the support she needed during
medical school. “Dr. O’Morchoe helped me through the
angst of medical school and made some suggestions for
rotations that helped me in deciding my specialty. She
went out of her way to assist me, even though emergency
medicine wasn’t her area.”
Dr. Benson enjoys the challenges of emergency medicine.
“It’s a field that’s hands-on and has a lot of variety. You
have the opportunity to do trauma, orthopedics, and surgery
and help those who are acutely ill. You’re always busy, but
you have to remember that you can’t fix everything for
everyone, but we try.”
In addition to her emergency medical work, Dr. Benson
hopes to continue her research in hyperbaric medicine, too.
“The demands of emergency medicine keep me extremely
busy right now, but I found the fellowship work I did to
be very interesting, so I’m hoping to explore it further
in the near future.”
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Your Gifts in Action
Diane Gottheil Award Fund Honors
a Mentor and Assists Students
When Diane Gottheil, Ph.D., announced her intention to retire in 2000,
two students who were then close to graduation, Christine Marsick and Sara
DePaul, decided to create a lasting tribute to her commitment to helping
students achieve their dreams and goals. Then associate director of the
Medical Scholars Program at the College of Medicine at Urbana-Champaign,
Diane was well known among students as a caring friend. Niranjan Karnik
was one of the students who responded to Christina and Sara’s request,
making a contribution to the student-initiated fund. “I never imagined that
it was going to be active by the time I got to be a senior student of the
Program.” Nor did he realize that he would be the first award recipient.
Awarded annually and developed to assist a student in the last year of the
Program, the Diane Gottheil Award Fund and its accompanying University
fellowship allowed Niranjan to finish his last year at Illinois without
taking on teaching responsibilities and permitted him to further enrich his
educational experience with electives taken away from campus, including
learning opportunities in places such as England and California. In fact,
his work in California led to his residency at Stanford’s Department of
Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, where he will concentrate his postdoctoral
work on adolescents who are incarcerated.
Niranjan relates that Diane was instrumental in his coming into the Program.
His original interviews with various potential advisors had not gone well,
since many of them were going to be unavailable for various reasons. He
recounts how Diane called him the next day and invited him for coffee at a
local coffee house so that they could chat about his research interests. She
provided him with additional names and contact information for advisors
that she felt could add value to his educational experience at Illinois. Diane’s
personal touch made all the difference, turning what had initially appeared
to be a negative start into a very positive outcome. One of the advisors
suggested by Diane that day did, indeed, become Niranjan’s advisor. He
comments on Diane’s dedication by saying “Diane has been a critical
person, in terms of supporting students throughout the Program. I know
that Diane has helped me significantly.”
Niranjan initially gave to the Diane Gottheil Award Fund, not realizing that
he would be the first award recipient one day. Upon his graduation, Niranjan
asked that well-wishers contribute to the Diane Gottheil Award Fund as a
token of their congratulations for him. “I guess I learned from Christine and
Sara that it’s important to leave something behind. I can think of few better
things than to build on something that they’ve already started.”
Written by Janet McGreevy, U of I Foundation
Excerpted from “Gifts in Action” on the U of I Foundation website.
Kirk Moberg, M.D., Ph.D., ‘90 (left), and Diane Gottheil, Ph.D., who served as
his advisor. Dr. Moberg is vice president of medical affairs for Carle Clinic
Association and medical director of New Choice Center for Addiction
Recovery. A clinical associate professor of medicine for the College of
Medicine, he teaches the renal curriculum to the M-2 students and
participates in the managed care and addictions curriculum for the
Internal Medicine Residency program.
Dr. Moberg states that, “Diane was a trusted advisor during my tenure in the
medical scholars program.” After continuing to assist the College with
Alumni Relations and Development, Diane “officially” retired this summer.
Visit the U of I Foundation’s website
www.uif.uillinois.edu to see more
“Gifts in Action” and how these
donations directly benefit students
and the University community.
If you would like to make a gift
to the Diane Gottheil Award Fund,
please send it to:
U of I Foundation
P.O. Box 3429
Champaign, IL 61826-9916
or online at :
http://www.med.uiuc.edu/gift/
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Honor Roll of Donors
July 1, 2002 – June 30, 2003
We are pleased to recognize donors who have made a financial contribution to the University of Illinois College of Medicine at
Urbana-Champaign between July 1, 2002 and June 30, 2003. Gifts to the Annual Fund are used to strengthen such areas
as the Medical Scholars Program, the Internal Medicine Residency Program, and general research. Your gift support is vital
to these and other programs.
Working together, we continue to reach new levels of excellence in the College of Medicine at Urbana-Champaign.
Please accept my personal thanks and the appreciation of the entire College community.
Bradford S. Schwartz, M.D.,
Regional Dean
Major Gifts
Gifts of $10,000 or more
American Diabetes Association Inc.
American Heart Association
American Institute of Nutrition
Dr. Daniel K. and Frances A. Bloomfield
Carle Development Foundation
Charitable Gift Fund
Marian Frutiger Estate
Pharma Foundation
Presidents Council
Lifetime contributions of $15,000 or
more to the University of Illinois Foundation
We are pleased to recognize the following
alumni, faculty, staff, and frequent donors to
the College of Medicine at Urbana-Champaign
who are members of the Presidents Council.
Colonel John and Elinor Barr
Dr. Donald G. and Suzanne I. Bartlett
Dr. Carl J. and Carol J. Belber
Dr. Michael J. and Patricia O. Bishop
Dr. Daniel K. and Frances A. Bloomfield
Dr. Elizabeth Trupin Campbell
Drs. Marcia K. and David L. Chicoine
Dr. Robert E. and Barbara J. Cranston
Dr. Albert C. England, III
Dr. Lane S. Dickinson
Dr. Roger A. and Edith S. Ewald
Dr. Harlan J. and Patricia J. Failor
Dr. Victor F. and Judith S. Feldman
Dr. Don A. and Sue Anne Fischer
Dr. Stanley E. and Charlotte M. Goldstein
Dr. Michael S. and Laurie C. Goldwasser
Drs. Diane L. and Fred M. Gottheil
Dr. James J. and Ellen Sathre Harms
Dr. Terry F. and DiAnne W. Hatch
Dr. W. Peter and Joan M. Hood
Drs. Ana M. and Jiri Jonas
Dr. Garron Michael and Sharon R. Lukas
Dr. David M. and Christine Cooreman Main
Dr. John C. and Donna J. Mason, Jr.
Dr. John Miles and Kristina Anne McClure, III
Dr. James K. and Karen S. McKechnie
Dr. David W. and Nancy F. Morse
Drs. Charles C. C. and Patricia J. O’Morchoe
Dr. John L. Newman
Dr. Terry R. and Margaret M. Noonan
Dr. Robert C. and Cynthia W. Parker, Jr.
Drs. Kenneth A. Poirier and
Barbara A. Kochanowski
Dr. John W. Pollard
Dr. Jerry N. and Carole M. Ringer
Donald and Gay Roberts
Dr. Richard J. and Susan B. Schimmel
Dr. Brad S. Schwartz and Karol L. Castle
Dr. John F. and Stephanie Stoll
Dr. Paul W. and Mildred Louise Sunderland
Dr. Richard P. Taylor
Dr. Lewis and Marilyn Elaine Trupin
Dr. Suzanne Trupin and Stanley R. Johnson
James E. and Dena J. Vermette
Dr. Willard J. and Priscilla F. Visek
William M. and Rita M. Weisiger
Dr. Benjamin T. and Elizabeth A. Williams
Membership in the Presidents Council requires
minimum lifetime giving of $15,000 or
pledging at least $1,500 per year until the
$15,000 level is attained. All gifts to the
University of Illinois are counted toward
Presidents Council membership, regardless
of campus beneficiaries. Membership is also
available through the designation of a deferred
giving instrument, such as by bequest or
by designation life insurance. For more
information, please contact the COM-UC
Office of Public Affairs and Advancement.
Silver Stethoscope Society
For 30 years, the University of Illinois
College of Medicine at Urbana-Champaign
has been committed to the highest standards
of academic excellence. Generous donors
have assisted the College in meeting its
commitment, and the Silver Stethoscope Society
exists to recognize that generosity and dedication
to excellence.
Members of the Silver Stethoscope Society
contributed at one of the following levels
between July 1, 2002 and June 30, 2003:
1. An annual gift equal to the cost of one week of
instruction for one student at UICOM-UC ($525).
2. An annual gift equal to the cost of one day of
instruction ($105) – this level is open to
individuals currently in a residency or fellowship
program. Gifts may be designated to any fund
within the College. Unrestricted gifts are
designated for student fellowship programs.
Qualifying contributors to the UICOM-UC Internal
Medicine Residency Program at Carle Foundation
Hospital are also extended membership.
For further information about the Silver Stethoscope
Society, visit www.med.uiuc.edu, contact the
Office of Public Affairs and Advancement
by phone at 217-333-6524 or via e-mail at
advancement@med.uiuc.edu.
Drs. Sari Gilman and Kenneth S. Aronson
Dr. Sarah M. Axel
Dr. Susan M. Bane
Colonel John and Elinor Barr
Dr. Harold F. Bennett
Drs. Keith C. Bible and Mary Jo Kasten
Dr. Michael J. and Patricia O. Bishop
Dr. Daniel K. and Frances A. Bloomfield
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Dr. Harry L. and Charlene S. Bremer
Drs. M. Kathleen and Dennis E. Buetow
Dr. Glenn W. Ciegler
Dr. Rachel Coel*
Dr. Windy M. Dean-Colomb*
Dr. Sandra L. Ettema
Dr. Harlan J. and Patricia J. Failor
Dr. Aregai A. and Zewdie W. Girmay
Dr. Joseph P. and Andrea M. Goldberg
Dr. Stanley E. and Charlotte M. Goldstein
Drs. Diane L. and Fred M. Gottheil
Dr. Diana L. Gray
Dr. Terry F. and DiAnne W. Hatch
Dr. Robert M. and Julie A. Healy
Dr. John F. and Polly J. Hill
Dr. Eric M. and Karen E. Horn*
Dr. John H. and Barbara R. Houseworth
Dr. Jan G. Houston
Drs. Ana M. and Jiri Jonas
Dr. Hoon Kang*
Dr. Bradley J. Katz and Tracey E. Conrad-Katz
Dr. Jin and Anna Koem Kim
Dr. Robert W. and Claudia A. Kirby
Drs. James H. and Jean M. Lee
Dr. Katherine S. Lin
Dr. Lawrence Lurvey
Dr. Susan K. Mantell*
Dr. John C. and Donna J. Mason Jr.
Dr. L. E. and. Nellie B. Massie
Dr. Kimberly P. Mathis*
Dr. Daniel McGee*
Dr. Parthiv Suresh Mehta*
Dr. Kirk D. Moberg
Dr. David W. and Nancy F. Morse
Dr. Thomas C. and Susan M. Ocheltree
Dr. Deborah K. Oh*
Drs. Charles C. C. and Patricia J. O’Morchoe
Dr. Elizabeth A. Paisley*
Dr. Geraldine L. Pawlik
Dr. John A. Peterson
Drs. Kenneth A. Poirier and
Barbara A. Kochanowski
Dr. Stephan J. Quentzel
Dr. Kamala Randolph*
Dr. Angela Reining*
Research Diets, Inc.
Dr. Adrian Rodriguez*
Dr. Susan Kies Roth
LCDR Adrienne L. Rubinkowski
Dr. and Mrs. Robert J. Schlueter
Dr. Brad S. Schwartz and Karol L. Castle
Dr. J. Timothy Sehy
Dr. Stacie Sheperd*
Dr. Katrina D. Sheriff-Carter
Dr. Stanley E. Smith, Jr.
Drs. William E. Sorlie and Diane L. Essex-Sorlie
Dr. Samuel E. Steffen
Dr. Prashant Sura*
Drs. Harold M. Swartz and Ann Barry Flood
Dr. Elizabeth Sweet-Friend*
Dr. Jennifer L. Tobin
Dr. Kaye Harms Toohill
Dr. Suzanne Trupin
Dr. Jula Veerapong*
Dr. Karen C. White*
Drs. Paul R. and Kathryn A. Wilson
Dr. Rebecca J. Wright*
Mr. Ming-Chi and Fu Mei Wu
Dr. Stanley Wu*
Dr. Robert S. and Beth Bandy Zeiders
Dr. Misbah D. Zmily
*Denotes student or resident membership.
Gifts over $500 from
Corporations and Foundations
Oxford University Press, Inc.
Research Diets, Inc.
Contributors
Gifts up to $499
3M Foundation
Donald R. and Sally L. Aldeen
Dr. Charles A. and Marie L. Amenta III
Dr. Thaddeus L. Anderson
Aventis Pharmaceuticals
Dr. Susan M. Bane
Ms. Adrian Barcus
Dr. and Mrs. Carl J. Belber
Dr. Robert J. and Phyllis D. Bert
Dr. Richard A. and Betty Bloomfield
Dr. Ernst C. Bone
Dr. and Mrs. Harry L. Bremer
Dr. Arthur J. Bucci
Mrs. Linda Clem
Dr. Steven K. Clinton
Ms. Mary E. Connors
Dr. Lane S. Dickinson
Dr. Heidi M. Dunniway and Richard Gustafson
Dr. Tracy R. Ediger
Dr. E. R. and Nathalie P. Ensrud
Dr. Roger A. and Edith S. Ewald
Dr. Arvin Gee
Dr. James F. Glockner
Dr. Lisa J. Gould
Dr. Michael J. Green
Ms. Barbara J. Grimm
Donald and Judith Hinners
Dr. W. Peter and Joan M. Hood
Mrs. Mary A. Hudson
The Honorable Harold L. and Patricia B. Jensen
Dr. Anthony W. Kam
Dr. Bradley J. Katz and Tracey E. Conrad-Katz
Drs. John A. and Benita S. Katzenellenbogen
Dr. Bruce K. Kimbel Jr.
Drs. Charles L. and Annette H. Lansford
Dr. Douglas D. Lehmann
Dr. Kenneth J. Mack
Dr. James K. and Karen S. McKechnie
Dr. Ryan S. McKinnon
Drs. Evan M. and L. Lee Melhado
Dr. Daniel B. and Elizabeth Nelson
Dr. John L. Newman
Joseph P. and Joan L. Nosal
Ms. Janet K. Odle
Dr. John W. Pollard
Ms. Shirley D. Rademacher
Dr. Elaine L. Reed
Ms. Angela Reining
Mrs. Carol H. Rexford
Donald and Gay Roberts
Dr. Sidney P. Rohrscheib
Drs. Allan Ruby and Yasemin A. Ozcan
Dr. Annette J. Schlueter
Walter F. and Louise Seth
Dr. Joshua S. Shimony
Dr. Christy J. Smith-Hiser
Dr. Robert E. and June R. Sostheim
State Farm Companies Foundation
Dr. Glen M. Swindle
Dr. Ranna Tabrizi
Dr. Richard P. Taylor
Dr. Suzanne Trupin
Dr. William H. and Shirley A. Walker
Ms. M. Antoinette Warner
William M. and Rita M. Weisiger
Mrs. Nancy A. Wesselhoff
Mrs. Mary Ann White
Women’s Health Practice LLC
Dr. Ronald K. Woods
Dr. Charles R. and Charlotte J. Young
Dr. Thomas J. Zwilling
Matching Gifts Companies
All previous gift levels include credit
for corporate matching gifts.
3M Foundation
Aventis Pharmaceuticals
State Farm Companies Foundation
The College of Medicine at Urbana-Champaign
is grateful for the support demonstrated by each
donor. We strive to make these listings as
accurate as possible. If your name has been listed
incorrectly or omitted, please accept our apologies
and inform us so that our records can be adjusted.
Please note that contributions made after June 30,
2003 will be acknowledged in next year’s honor
roll. In case of error, please contact the Office of
Public Affairs and Advancement at 217-333-6524
or via e-mail at advancement@med.uiuc.edu.
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University of Illinois Alumni Association
Your lifelong link to the College of Medicine at Urbana-Champaign
Our mission is building relationships for life, and we’re here
for you – to help you stay connected to your professional school
colleagues and the Urbana-Champaign campus. Now, you can
keep in touch like never before, using the Online Directory. Connect
with fellow alumni, update your info online, or join a diverse network of more than 40,000 alumni offering professional
and other types of assistance through the Online Directory. For more information about alumni programs and services,
contact the Alumni Association at 800-355-2586, alumni@uillinois.edu, or visit our website at www.uiaa.org.
Remembering Dr. Reddy
Dr. Rajiv Reddy, who was a native
of Hyderabad, India, and spent
his first year of residency here,
was killed in a car accident in
February 2002. This year
Dr. Reddy’s wife, Shanthi,
donated $5000 to the College of
Medicine as a memorial to her
husband. The contribution will
be used to purchase furnishings
for the residents’ lounge at the Rajiv Reddy, M.D.
Carle Forum, and the remaining
amount will be added to the endowment fund. It is
important to Shanthi that people knew Dr. Reddy
spent some of his residency training in Champaign-
Urbana and that this was his first experience
in the United States.
Shanthi describes why she wanted to give the
memorial in remembrance of her husband: “Rajiv
walked the halls of the residents’ area and learned
things there; he was doing something important.
I want him to be remembered because he was an
intelligent and vibrant person with so much promise.”
It is her hope that as other residents benefit from
the gifts of the memorial, that they will remember
her husband and his presence here.
Please stay in touch…
Your successes are one of the most important indicators of our
success as a College, and we want you to know what’s happening
at your alma mater!
Please send updates, new addresses, and title changes to:
advancement@med.uiuc.edu
We WELCOME your help as an alumni –
opening the doors to our students
The WELCOME Committee is a way for our alumni to open their doors
to our students going through the rigorous process of residency
interviews. If you would be willing to host a student in your area for
dinner, overnight, or even to share some guidance as a resource for
your city, we want to hear from you.
As alumni, you have gone through the experience of trying to make
a decision about where you will spend the next few years of your life,
and your perspective could be invaluable. When a student has a
residency interview, they can access our Welcome Committee
information in the COM-UC Office of Student Affairs or the Medical
Scholars Program Office to see if there is an alumni near their
destination.
If you’d be willing to help, please contact us and let us know that
we can add your name to the list:
Office of Public Affairs
506 S. Mathews, 196 MSB, Urbana, IL 61801
Fax: 217-333-8868 advancement@med.uiuc.edu
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Commencement 2003
Class of 2003
Front Row:
Second Row:
Back Row:
Not pictured:
Kamala Randolph, M.D., Jeannette Ouyang, M.D., Sacha Krieg, M.D., Ph.D., Brenda Sanders, M.D., Ph.D.,Anna Willard, M.D.,
Tho Truong, M.D., Rachel Coel M.D., Ph.D.,Angela Reining, M.D., Sheri Symons Hamnik, M.D.
Ranna Tabrizi, M.D., Rudy Kink, M.D., Fazal Khan, M.D., J.D.,Arvin Gee, M.D., Ph.D., Christopher Reeves, M.D.,
Adrian Rodriguez, M.D., Ph.D., Winston Chung, M.D., Christina Laukaitis, M.D., Ph.D., Susan Kies, Ed.D.,
(Associate Dean for Curriculum Management)
Maria Ruiz, M.D., Ph.D., Edward Lawyer, J.D., Stanley Leung, M.D., J.D., M.B.A., Tracy Ediger, M.D., Ph.D., Lornie Phillips, M.D.,
Thomas Koehler, M.D., Stacie Shepherd, M.D., Ph.D., Bradford Schwartz, M.D. (Regional Dean, UICOM-UC)
Adrian Barcus, M.D.,Arash Farahvar, M.D., Ph.D., Daniel McGee, M.D., Ph.D.
Members of UIUC’s Class of 2003 celebrate together following
Commencement on May 4, 2003.
Paula Treichler, Ph.D. (right), professor of Medical Humanities and Social Sciences,
congratulates 2003 graduate Rachel Coel, M.D., Ph.D., who will work on a residency
in pediatrics at Children’s Hospital, Los Angeles, California.
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Match 2003
Graduates in the Class of 2003 selected a wide variety of disciplines for their residency training. We are exceptionally proud
that the majority of our students obtained positions in some of the top academic programs in the country, and feel these matches
are a testimony to the dedication, hard work, and commitment of our faculty and staff. This was a very exciting match for all!
Adrian L. Barcus
Arlington Heights, Illinois
INTERNAL MEDICINE
Wright Patterson Medical Center, Dayton,Ohio
B.A. - Augustana College, Rock Island, Illinois
Winston Chung
Naperville, Illinois
PSYCHIATRY
University of California at San Francisco,
San Francisco, California
B.A. - University of California at Riverside,
Riverside, California
M.S. - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Rachel Anne Coel
Kailua, Hawaii
PEDIATRICS
Childrens Hospital, Los Angeles, California
B.A. - University of California at Berkeley,
Berkeley, California
Ph.D. - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Tracy Rene Ediger
Newton, Kansas
PEDIATRICS
Children’s Hospital, Boston,Massachusetts (Harvard)
B.A. - Bethel College, North Newton, Kansas
Ph.D. - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Arash Farahvar
Oakbrook, Illinois
POST-DOCTORAL RESEARCH
B.A. - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
B.S. - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Ph.D. - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Arvin C. Gee
San Jose, California
GENERAL SURGERY
Oregon Health and Science University,
Portland, Oregon
B.S. - University of California at Davis,
Davis, California
Ph.D. - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Sheri Symons Hamnik
Churchville, New York
TRANSITIONAL
Swedish Covenant Hospital, Chicago, Illinois
NEUROLOGY
Loyola University, Chicago, Illinois
B.S. - University of South Alabama,
Mobile, Alabama
Fazal Rahman Khan
Oak Park, Illinois
HEALTH LAW & POLICY
B.A. - University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
J.D. - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Rudy J. Kink
Springfield, Illinois
PEDIATRICS
University of Tennessee College of Medicine,
Memphis, Tennessee
B.S. - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
M.S. - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Thomas Cochran Koehler
Foosland, Illinois
FAMILY PRACTICE
Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana, Illinois
B.F.A. - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Sacha Stobie-Krieg
Dallas, Oregon
OBSTETRICS/GYNECOLOGY
Stanford University Programs, Palo Alto, California
B.S. - Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon
Ph.D. - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Christina M. Laukaitis
Denver, Colorado
INTERNAL MEDICINE
St. Vincent’s Hospital, Indianapolis, Indiana
B.S. - Butler University, Indianapolis, Indiana
Ph.D. - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Edward Lawyer
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
UROLOGY
University of Arizona, Tucson,Arizona
B.A. - University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
M.S. - University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin
J.D. - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Stanley Ting-Chieh Leung
Bismarck, North Dakota
PATHOLOGY & LABORATORY MEDICINE
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
B.A. - Columbia College of Columbia University,
New York, New York
J.D.,M.B.A. - University of Illinois
at Urbana-Champaign
Michael McDonald
Stamford, Connecticut
POST-DOCTORAL RESEARCH
B.A. - Hampton University, Hampton, Virginia
Ph.D. - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Daniel E. McGee
Hampton, Virginia
EMERGENCY MEDICINE
University of Chicago Hospitals, Chicago, Illinois
B.A. - University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
M.A. - University of Florida,Gainesville, Florida
Ph.D. - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Jeannette C. Ouyang
Glenview, Illinois
INTERNAL MEDICINE/PEDIATRICS
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles,California
B.A. - University of Pennsylvania,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
B.A.S. - University of Pennsylvania,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Lornie James Phillips II
Chicago, Illinois
GENERAL SURGERY
University of California at San Francisco,
East Bay, California
B.S. - University of Southern California,
Los Angeles, California
Kamela Joy Randolph
Greenville, Illinois
INTERNAL MEDICINE/PEDIATRICS
University of California San Diego Medical Center,
San Diego, California
B.A. - Yale University, New Haven,Connecticut
Christopher L. Reeves
Ann Arbor, Michigan
INTERNAL MEDICINE PRELIMINARY
Henry Ford HSC, Detroit, Michigan
ANESTHESIOLOGY
Johns Hopkins University Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland
B.S. - University of Michigan,Ann Arbor, Michigan
M.B.A. - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Angela H. Reining
Freeport, Illinois
OBSTETRICS/GYNECOLOGY
Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri
(Washington University)
B.A. - Illinois Wesleyan University, Bloomington, Illinois
Adrian Ofir Rodriguez
Northridge, California
INTERNAL MEDICINE PRELIMINARY
University of Tennessee at Nashville,
Nashville, Tennessee
DERMATOLOGY
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee
B.S. - University of California at San Diego,
La Jolla, California
Ph.D. - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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A TRIBUTE TO MARTHA SWEENEY
FROM THE GRADUATING CLASS OF 2003
Maria Victoria Ruiz
Chicago, Illinois
EMERGENCY MEDICINE
University of New Mexico,Albuquerque, New Mexico
B.S. - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Ph.D. - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Brenda Lynne Wilder Sanders
Anchorage, Alaska
PEDIATRICS
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
B.A. - Whitman College, Walla Walla, Washington
Ph.D. - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Stacie Peacock Shepherd
Florence, Mississippi
PEDIATRICS
St. Louis Children’s Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri
(Washington University)
B.S. - Mississippi University for Women,
Columbus, Mississippi
Ph.D. - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Prashant Kirit Sura
Crystal Lake, Illinois
INTERNAL MEDICINE/PEDIATRICS
Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals,
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
B.S. - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Ranna June Tabrizi
Glen Ellyn,Illinois
GENERAL SURGERY
Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois
B.S. - Benedictine University, Lisle, Illinois
Tho Q. Truong
Houston, Texas
MEDICINE PRELIMINARY
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
B.A. - University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas
Ph.D. - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Anna Marie Willard-Heise
Champaign, Illinois
INTERNAL MEDICINE
Grand Rapids Medical Education Program,
Michigan State University, Grand Rapids, Michigan
B.S. - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Martha S. Sweeney
Lecturer
Every first-year student in the College of Medicine has a story or two about the
hours they have spent in the anatomy lab. And many of those stories revolve
around their interaction with Martha Sweeney, an anatomy instructor with the
College for the past 13 years. Her patience, skill, and dedication have earned her
praise from students and colleagues alike. And this year that commitment earned
her something more as well – recognition as the Special Tribute honoree for 2003.
“Martha is an expert in the discipline of human anatomy, and she cares deeply
about the quality of our anatomy course,” says Jo Ann Cameron, associate
professor of cell and structural biology. “She has high expectations for all involved
with the course – the faculty and staff, the teaching assistants, and the medical
students. Her students know from their interactions with Martha that she has
great respect for them.”
Her many teaching awards are a testament that the respect is mutual. Martha
has received the Raymond B. Allen Instructorship Award, or Golden Apple, five
times. It is an award that is important to her because it comes from students.
“Being recognized by students is especially meaningful to me,” Martha says.
“I enjoy the interaction I have with them, their eagerness, and their fresh ideas.
Being around students keeps you on your toes and keeps you young.”
One current student recalls a recent residency interview where he met a
physician who had graduated several years ago from UICOM-UC. “One question
that this physician asked was, ‘Is Martha still teaching anatomy?’ After responding
‘Yes,’ we continued to talk about the impact Martha had on our lives. We
compared battle stories about anatomy lab and both acknowledged that the
thorough understanding of anatomy that we both possessed was because of her.
Among her many strengths are her patience and her ability to explain difficult
concepts. We both agreed that not only did Martha make anatomy make sense,
but she made it interesting.”
It’s the key to what Jo Ann Cameron says makes Martha “an exemplary and
beloved teacher and an experienced and wise mentor”– and what makes
her a worthy Special Tribute recipient.
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Department and
Program Heads
University of Illinois
College of Medicine
at Urbana-Champaign
Sari Gilman Aronson, M.D., Head
Department of Psychiatry
Phillip M. Best, Ph.D., Head
Department of Molecular & Integrative Physiology
M. Kathleen Buetow, M.D., Dr.P.H., Head
Department of Pediatrics
John E. Cronan, Ph.D., Head
Department of Microbiology
Gregory G. Freund, M.D., Head
Department of Pathology
John A. Gerlt, Ph.D., Head
Department of Biochemistry
Martha U. Gillette, Ph.D., Head
Department of Cell and Structural Biology
Ralph J. Kehl, M.D., Head
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Byron W. Kemper, Ph.D., Head
Department of Pharmacology
William P. Marshall, M.D., Head
Department of Internal Medicine
Evan M. Melhado, Ph.D., Head
Medical Humanities and Social Sciences Program
Uretz J. Oliphant, M.D., Head
Department of Surgery
Adminstration
and Faculty
Chicago
Gerald S. Moss, M.D.
Dean
Michael D. Bailie, M.D., Ph.D.
Vice Dean
Claude Desjardins, Ph.D.
Senior Associate Dean for Medical Education
Leslie J. Sandlow, M.D.
Senior Associate Dean for Medical Education
Urbana-Champaign
Bradford S. Schwartz, M.D.
Regional Dean
Richard I. Gumport, Ph.D.
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Robert W. Kirby, M.D.
Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs and
Associate Dean for G/CME
Richard J. Schimmel, Ed.D.
Associate Dean for Fiscal Affairs and Administration
Jennifer L. Bloom, Ed.D.
Associate Dean for Student Affairs
Susan M. Kies, Ed.D.
Associate Dean for Curriculum Management
James M. Slauch, Ph.D.
Director, Medical Scholars Program
Richard W. Mintel, Ph.D.
Assistant Dean for Instructional Technology
James W. Hall, Ed.M.
Assistant Dean for Student Affairs
Dedra Williams, Ed.M.
Assistant Dean, Faculty Staff Administration
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