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Class Notes 1960s | continuedn Anthony Eason, MD ’69, retired fromKaiser San Rafael on November 30, 2008.He is writing the biography of Dr. DonaldSmith, who was the chair of urology atUCSF for 40 years.n Michael Fein, MD ’69, writes, “I stillenjoy meeting new patients and going towork every day, so I hope that retirementwill be far off. I have been able to adaptto the ever-changing medical world byremembering Herodotus’ aphorism,‘The only certain thing is change.’ ”n Lawrence M. Friedlander, MD ’69,a retired pathologist, lives in Grass Valley,Calif., where he is president of hishomeowners association and thelocal chapter of the California AlumniAssociation. His daughter Paige is athird generation UCSF graduate.n Larry Hartley, MD ’69, joined thelocal community clinic, sees patientstwo days a week, and does surgery oneday a week. He writes, “My wife Pat andI have been married almost 43 years.We have four wonderful daughters, fourgreat son-in-laws and eight amazinggrandchildren.”n Phil Hinton, MD ’69, practicesvascular surgery part time in Fresno, Calif.,which includes teaching duties with theUCSF Fresno Medical Education Program.He writes, “I love riding my two BMWmotorcycles and steelhead fishing withTom Brandes, MD ’69.”n James C. Jones, MD ’69, retiredwith the rank of colonel from the military,where he served as a cardiothoracicsurgeon at major medical centers.He writes, “I do home improvementprojects, and go hiking, mountain bikingand mountaineering. I have climbedseveral mountains in the Pacific Northwestand Mount Kilimanjaro.”n Mark Kuge, MD ’69, writes, “[Loisand I] are in the throes of completing thefinishing touches on a little grass shacknear the slopes of Diamond Head [Hawaii]and the Pacific Ocean. It has been almostone year in the making. Our two childrenhave homes nearby, so we are finally all onone island.”n Julie L. Lee, MD ’69 (above), joinedher husband in retirement and writes,“Our newfound freedom is spent withfamily and friends, wonderful diningexperiences, pursuit of hobbies, cruisingand travel. We especially look forward toin-depth travels to destinations in ourbeautiful United States.”n Richard W. Peters, MD ’69, aretired pathologist, is an advanced mastergardener with a passion for dahlias andshows them throughout the Midwest.He is first vice president of the AmericanDahlia Society, president of the MidwestDahlia Conference, and president of theGrand Valley Dahlia Society.n Thomas J. Sherry, MD ’69, retiredfrom neonatology at Kaiser PermanenteWoodland Hills in December 2008.n Richard W. Terry, MD ’69, practicesinterventional cardiology full time in theOakland-East Bay area as part of a 22-person group covering Alameda and ContraCosta counties. He has been a Boy Scoutleader for more than 25 years leading highadventure treks: hiking/camping, canoeing,whitewater rafting and cycling.n Gordon R. Tobin, MD ’69, remainsfull time in plastic surgery at the Universityof Louisville. He writes, “Our clinicalteam has now done the only five handtransplants in the U.S., and we arepioneering new transplant applications inthe face and other new anatomic sites.”n Philip D. Walson, MD ’69, writes,“I am a remarried widower living full timein Europe with my wife, Sybill. We spendmost of our time in Hanover, Germany,or in Montespertoli, Italy. I retired fromCincinnati Children’s Hospital and theUniversity of Cincinnati in August 2008,and teach part time at Georg-August-Universität Göttingen in Germany, andconsult part time.”1970sn Chris Fukui, MD ’74, has worked atHawaii Permanente Medical Group fornearly 30 years. Presently the associatemedical director of quality improvementwith a clinical practice, she will retire atthe end of 2009. She writes, “I am activein the Hawaii Thoracic Society and theAmerican Thoracic Society. We put on agreat pulmonary critical care conferenceon Maui every Presidents Day weekendwith nationally and internationallyrecognized speakers. Please considerattending!”n Jeff Anderson, MD ’79, is in privatepractice in San Jose, Calif., specializing ingeneral orthopedics with a special interestin joint replacement.He and Mary Bethlive in Gilroy andhave threechildren and twograndchildren.He writes, “For thosein the area, come onby and enjoy a sunset and a glass of winewith us sometime.”n Warren S. Browner, MD ’79, is thevice president of academic affairs andscientific director of the California PacificMedical Center Research Institute inSan Francisco.n Martin A. Fogle, MD ’79, writes,“I stumbled on a perfect job in 2007 inFall River, Mass., to practice vascularsurgery in a medium-sized, veryappreciative and supportive, non-traumahospital. Kathy is a nurse practitioner.Dice, the cat, is like most other offspringof physicians – he has no intention ofbecoming a veterinarian.”n Brion Pearson, MD ’79, is thedirector of the hospitalist service, apracticing hospitalist and vice presidentfor medical affairs at Sutter Delta MedicalCenter in Antioch, Calif.n Elizabeth K. Tam, MD ’79, is chairof the Department of Medicine, Universityof Hawaii John A. Burns School ofMedicine. She and her husband, MarkGrattan, MD, ’79, have two children,Ryan and Lauren. Mark is in private practice,and serves as surgical director of theStraub Heart Center and vice chief of staffof Straub Clinic and Hospital in Honolulu.18 | fall 2009
1980sn Ronald Tamaru, MD ’82, writes, “Ourson Jeff graduated from high school andis off to Mike Nagata’s, MD ’82, almamater: USC. Good thing I went to medschool. I can almost afford the tuition!”n Calvin T. Eng, MD ’84, writes, “Sincefinishing residency in ophthalmology at theJules Stein Eye Institute-UCLA, I’ve beenin private practice in the San GabrielValley/Los Angeles area. Janice Low,MD ’84, and I celebrated our 21stanniversary this year. We travel a couple oftimes a year and look forward to the endof paying tuition for our four kids.”n Renée M. Howard, MD ’84, & DavidErle, MD ’84, have been married for23 years and have two children in college.Renée is in private pediatric and adultdermatology practice in San Rafael, Calif.,and holds a part-time academic position atUCSF. David conducts research in asthmaand lung disease at the Lung BiologyCenter at UCSF’s Mission Bay campusand does two months of clinical workeach year at SFGH.n Krista C. Farey, MD ’84, practicesfamily medicine in the county clinic inRichmond, Calif., including obstetrics,teaching and medical staff leadership.She and her husband, Vishu Lingappa,live in San Francisco with their twoteenage daughters (above).n David A. Friscia, MD ’84, practiceswith a largeorthopedicgroup inRancho Mirage,Calif., where heis president ofthe DesertOrthopedicCenter group.Additionally, heis president-elect of the Riverside CountyMedical Association and an assistantclinical professor of orthopedic surgery atUSC. He and his wife, Karen, have twosons, Matthew (15) and Gregory (13).n David G. Hwang, MD ’84, writes,“Academic ophthalmology has been afortunate career choice for me, one wellsuitedto my temperament and interests.(Apparently Dan Schwartz, MD ’84, andTodd Margolis, MD ’84, also feel thesame way). Having spent all of the past 29years at UCSF (with the exception of aone-year fellowship stint in Los Angeles), I’mone of those who never left the mother ship.But it’s more than just inertia that has keptme here – this is truly a great place to work,mostly because of the outstanding peoplewho call UCSF home. I very much enjoy mycareer, which is focused on clinical research,teaching and practice in the sub-specialty ofcorneal and refractive surgery.”n Debra F. Vilinsky, MD ’84, &Michael Sopher, MD ’84 (above), havebeen married for 25 years and have twochildren, Marcus (21) and Ariana (17).Michael practices cardiac anesthesia atUCLA and co-coordinates the medicalschool second-year cardiac, respiratoryand renal curriculum block. Debbiepractices part time as an adult psychiatristand psychoanalyst, teaches ethics topsychoanalytic trainees, teaches secondandthird-year UCLA medical students inthe doctoring program, and mentorspsychoanalytic and psychiatric trainees.Additionally, she volunteers at two understaffed,underfunded public high schools,helping students prepare college, financialaid and scholarship applications.n Virginia C. Brack, MD ’89, worksat Mt. Ascutney Hospital in Windsor, Vt.n Ben Man-Fai Chue, MD ’89,practiced medical oncology, specializingin hard-to-treat cancers such as pancreaticadenocartinomas and published resultsfor treating pancreatic cancer (GI ASCO,2009, abstracts #175 & #177).n Sheri S. Dickstein, MD ’89, spendsthree days per week at the CSU ChannelIslands Student Health Center and ahalf day eachweek attendingat the VenturaFamily PracticeResidencyprogram.She writes,“I married IraSilverman, an ob-gyn, who is a full-timefaculty member for the Ventura FamilyPractice residency. One of his partners isour classmate Fred Kelley, MD ’89.Fred went back for a second residency inob-gyn after working several years as afamily doc in rural South Carolina.”n Cynthia J. (MD ’89) & Byron (PhD’92, MD ’94) Hann, celebrated 20 yearsof marriage in April. Byron is a scientist atthe UCSF Helen Diller Family ComprehensiveCancer Center where he runs a mousehospital. Cindy works 80 percent time at aprivate pediatric practice in San Ramon,Calif. Their oldest daughter, Erica, attendsthe University of Puget Sound. Theiryoungest, Ellen, is in 7th grade and enjoyshorseback riding and soccer.n Eve Askanas Kerr, MD ’89, focusesher research on assessing and improvingquality of care for patients with chronicconditions at the Ann Arbor VA MedicalCenter for Clinical Management Researchand sees patients one-half day per week.She and Robb have two daughters,Jessica (14) and Rachel (10).1990sn Lee R. Atkinson-McEvoy, MD ’94,is in the UCSF Department of Pediatrics asthe director of the Parnassus Primary CareClinic and the associate director of thepediatric residency program. She and herhusband live in Oakland and have threechildren, Amara (5), Mason (3) and Noah (1).n Chinazo O. Cunningham, MD ’94,writes, “After moving unexpectedly to NewYork 14 years ago, I am officially a happyNew Yorker. I live just outside of NYC withEverett (married for 17 years) and ourthree daughters (ages 12, 10 and 8). I ama general internist spending most of mytime conducting research and developingprograms aimed at improving access tocare for marginalized populations at Albertmedical alumni magazine | 19
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