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Departments
Senior Executive Director
of Communications
Tom Garritano
Communications
Director/Editor
Michele M. Weber
Editorial Assistant
Sheila O’Sullivan
Online Assistant
Anita Chase
Contributing Writers
Roger Anderson
Bob Kronemyer
Devon McPhee
Marla Paul
Sarah Plumridge
Cheryl SooHoo
Editorial Board
F. Douglas Carr, MD ’78
Richard Ferkel, MD ’77
Carla Hightower, MD ’87, GME’ 91
Kerry Humes, MD ’90
Jennifer Hobbs, PhD ’07
James Kelly, MD ’83
June Macchiaverna, PT ’75
Julie Melchior, MD ’91
Thomas Pitts, MD ’76
Paloma Toledo, MD/MPH ’03
Ukeme Umana, MD ’85
Arjun Venkatesh, MD/MBA ’08
Eric G. Neilson, MD, Dean
Ginny Darakjian, Assistant Dean
for Alumni Relations
Katherine E. Kurtz, Dean for
Development
Robert M. Rosa, MD, Dean for
Regulatory Affairs and Chief
Compliance Officer
Tom Garritano, Senior Executive
Director of Communications
Michele M. Weber,
Ward Rounds Editor
Alumni Association
James A. Hill, MD ’74, GME ’79,
President
David Winchester, MD ’63,
President-elect
Ward Rounds is published
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Northwestern University Feinberg
School of Medicine and the
McGaw Medical Center of
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Dean’s Message
Ward Rounds News
Alumni News
President’s Message
Progress Notes
Upcoming Events
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At Your Service
New NUCATS’ director offers menu
of services to researchers
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Globetrotters
International health
experiences help shape
residents’ world view
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