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physician in San Francisco since 1966 andpresently performs outpatient proceduresat UCSF Medical Center at Mt. Zion. Hehas two children, four grandchildren, ninestep-grandchildren and three stepchildren.n Wesley S. Moore, MD ’59, is avascular surgeon specializing in surgeryof aortic aneurysm and carotid arterydisease. He and his wife, Patty (above),celebrated their 48th wedding anniversarywith a trip to game camps in Namibiaand South Africa.n Philip Morrissey, MD ’59, retiredfrom private practice and has stayedbusy ever since!n Carolyn J. Sparks, MD ’59,celebrated her 50th wedding anniversaryin June. She and Bob have three grandchildren,ages 7, 3 and 2.n Edmund E. Van Brunt, MD ’59,remains active with the Kaiser FoundationResearch Institute Institutional ReviewBoard. He and Claire celebrated their60th wedding anniversary with their threechildren and four grandchildren.n Donald E. Webb, MD ’59, a retiredorthopedic surgeon, has three childrenand four grandchildren.He writes, “The mostrewarding aspect of mypractice has been workingwith Orthopaedics Overseasand other internationalorganizations teachingand doing orthopedics.”n Belson J. Weinstein, MD ’59,enjoys his solo practice in preventivecardiology and internal medicine inPalo Alto, Calif. He has three children andthree grandchildren.n Elliott Wolfe, MD ’59, is the presidentand CEO of Arrowsmith Foundation, anonprofit that furthers the development ofcreative methods to advance the efficacyof medical education. Last fall, he receivedemeritus status at the Stanford UniversitySchool of Medicine and the Elliott WolfeAward for Excellence in the Teachingof the Art and Science of Clinical Medicine,presented annually, was establishedin his honor.n Maylene Wong, MD ’59, lives in SanFrancisco and is a consultant to the MarioNegri Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologichein Milan, Italy. She has traveled to Mt. Fuji,Mt. Stromboli, Brazil, Israel, Uganda, Borneo,Zimbabwe, Sri Lanka, South Africa and more.1960sn James W. Forsythe, MD ’64 (below),has an integrative oncology practice thatcombines immune stimulating therapiesand natural therapies for the treatment ofcancer with conventional standard-dose orlow-dose insulin potentiated chemotherapies.He writes, “My Salicinium study ofmore than 300 patients at three-and-a-halfyears has shown dramatic response rates,including in stage 4 cancers, adult cancers.”n Kevin D. Harrington, MD ’64,recently retired from orthopedic surgeryin San Francisco to practice golf. He isalso doing medical-legal evaluation work,traveling and oil painting.n Donald A. Lawson, MD ’64, wasrecalled from retirement to serve as theinterim chair of the Radiology Departmentat St. Joseph’s Hospital & Medical Centerin Phoenix. He and his wife, Joelle, travelextensively and took a 35-day cruisestarting in the South China Sea fromHong Kong through the Suez Canal toAthens in May.n Michael R. Nagel, MD ’64, returnedto an office-based, solo practice of clinicalcardiology with an emphasis on preventivecardiology.n David E. Smith, MD ’64, founderand former medical director of theHaight Ashbury Free Clinics, is semiretiredand serves as medical director atCenter Point in San Rafael, Calif., and aschair, Adolescent Addiction Treatment,at Newport Academy in Newport Beach,Calif. He writes, “My youngest daughterand her twin boys joined us inWashington, DC, for the historicinauguration of President Barack Obama.[See] more family photos and news atwww.DrDave.org.”n Evangeline Jang Spindler, MD ’64,is the training and supervising analyst atthe Michigan Psychoanalytic Council, pastpresident of the Michigan PsychoanalyticSociety, and faculty supervisor at thePsychodynamic Psychotherapy Program ofthe University of Michigan Medical School.n Robert J. Stallone, MD ’64, is thechief of surgery at Alta Bates SummitMedical Center in Berkeley. He enjoysbig-game hunting and has hunted in allthe western states, Canada, Alaska,Cameroon, Tanzania and Zimbabwe.n William R. Vincent, MD ’64, lessthan a year into retirement from a privatepractice in pediatric cardiology, writes,“I am adjusting to ‘every-day-is-Saturday’quite well.”n Stephen P. Ginsberg, MD ’66,partially retired from an ophthalmologypractice in Maryland, has been acceptedinto the doctoral program in bioethics atGeorgetown University. He has beenselected as one of the “Top Doctors”in Washingtonian Magazine every issuesince 1993.n Stephen L. Abbott, MD ’69,practices in a six-pediatrician office inSanta Barbara, Calif., with his son, David.He writes, “Barbe and I have been bestfriends for 49 years, and celebrated our44th anniversary in June.”n Michael H. Crawford, MD ’69,is interim chief of cardiology at UCSF.He writes, “[Janis and I] live in Tiburonand are enjoying being back in theSan Francisco area.”n Gregory J. Dixon, MD ’69, has takena year off from private practice in orthopedicsurgery to serve as themedical director of theTransitional CareCenter at MarshallHospital in Placerville,Calif. Also, he wasselected to be a guestprofessor at the KingFaisal SpecialistHospital in Riyadh,Saudi Arabia.medical alumni magazine | 17