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Class Notes 1990s | continuedEinstein College of Medicine andMontefiore Medical Center in the Bronx.”n Tiffany S. Glasgow, MD ’94, is onthe pediatric faculty at the University ofUtah. She writes, “Rob and I celebratedour 15th anniversary this year. We havethree incredibly busy children, Matthew(12), Sommer (10), and Garrett (6). Wespend most of our free time watching ourkids participate in their various sports.”n Sondra S. Vazirani, MD ’94, isa hospitalist at theWest LA VA, and runs thePreoperative Clinic andMedicine Consult Service.She works with residents inthe combined CedarsSinai-VA internal medicineresidency, and is an associate clinicalprofessor at UCLA.n Charles V. Wang, MD ’94, is inprivate practice at the Palo AltoFoundation Medical Group. He writes,“The group keeps an entertaining blend ofslick, private and demanding academic(Stanford) cases. Recently, I’ve beenhelping with a rollout of an electronicmedical system for Sutter Health Hospitals.Every so often, there’s time to volunteerin a Third World country – you definitelyget way more than you put in.”n Jacquelyn Chang, MD ’95, is inprivate practice in psychotherapy withmedications and supervises in theSan Mateo County psychiatric residencytrainingprogram.n Dineen Greer, MD ’95, is on facultyat the Sutter Health Family MedicineResidency Program in Sacramento, whereshe greatly enjoys training future familymedicine physicians. She and herhusband, Darrin, have one son (6) and twodaughters (3) who keep them quite busy.n Scott Anderson, MD ’98, wasappointed clinical professor, Division ofRheumatology, Allergy and ClinicalImmunology at UC Davis in January.He writes, “I enjoy life in the Napa Valleyarea with my wife, Camille, a former UCSFanesthesiology technician, who runs ourboard-and-care facility for the elderly,the Renaissance Guest Home. Our kidsLuke (5) and Sophia (8) both swim for theSolano Aquatic Sea Otters team.”n Tessa B. Collins, MD ’99, is apartner in private practice at East BayAnesthesiology Medical Group that servesAlta Bates Summit Medical Center. Sheand husband, Adam Collins, MD, havetwo sons, Drew (4) and Cameron (3).n Diana V. Do, MD ’99, is an assistantprofessor of ophthalmology and assistanthead of the retina fellowship committee atthe Wilmer Eye Institute (Department ofOphthalmology), Johns Hopkins UniversitySchool of Medicine. She and herhusband (above) have traveled extensivelythroughout the world but still enjoycoming back to San Francisco each year.She encourages her former classmatesto email her at ddo@jhmi.edu.n Ritu Patel, MD ’99 (below), writes,“My job as a pediatric hospitalist at KaiserOakland is a role in which I put on threedifferent hats depending on the day.When I am ward attending, I have theprivilege of teaching residents and medicalstudents. When I take call in the PICU, Icare for children who have just had majorneurosurgery including removal of braintumors. As a transport physician, Istabilize and transport acutely ill childrento an ICU center.”n Julie L. Vails, MD ’99, is in soloprivate practice in Elk Grove, Calif., doingfamily medicine with pediatrics andobstetrics. She writes, “Currently I havea very full personal life parenting eightchildren with my husband, Tripp.”2000sn Joyce Leary, MD ’04, finished herinternal medicine residency and chief yearat UC Davis and continued on there as anendocrinology fellow. With swimming asher primary hobby, she completed a swimfrom Alcatraz in August.n Alejandrina Rincon, MD ’04,finished her ob-gyn residency at UC Irvine,moved back to the Bay Area with herhusband, Andy, and works at KaiserPermanente Santa Clara Medical Center.Send usyour class notetoday...> Online: www.ucsfalumni.org> Email: alumni@support.ucsf.edu> Mail: Alumni Services, UCSF Box 0248,San Francisco, CA 94143-0248IN MEMORIAMALUMNICarr E. Bentel, MD ’29Robert C. Combs, MD ’39John S. Miller, MD ’43Robert H. Palmer, MD ’43Robert S. Rocke, MD ’43Ralph O. Wallerstein, MD ’45Dean L. Mawdsley, MD ’50Laurance V. Foye Jr., MD ’52Kenneth H. Root, MD ’53Yasin Balbaky, MD ’61Carolyn K. Montgomery, MD ’64John H. Austin, MD ’70Cynthia J. Kirsten, MD ’79faculty, housestaffGeorge C. KaplanJay V. LeopoldRobert D. Roller IIISteven E. RossWilliam H. ThomasHerschel S. Zackheim20 | fall 2009
UCSF is grateful to the many alumniwho have given back to the School of Medicine ……including those who have chosen to do sothrough their estate plans.H. James Cornelius, MD ’62Jim and his wife, Mimi, haveestablished a charitable giftannuity in support of the UCSFSchool of Medicine Class of1962 Scholarship Fund.“I’m concerned aboutthe high cost of medicalschool tuition, so it’stime for me to pay back.A charitable gift annuityprovides income for usfor life and a gift to theUniversity later on. Itmakes financial sensefor us to support theUniversity in this way.”Susan Detweiler, MD ’71Susan has includeda bequest to the UCSFSchool of Medicinein her will.“I received a tremendouslyvaluableeducation at UCSF.Without it I wouldn’tbe the person I amtoday. In choosing tosupport the Universitythrough a bequest, Iam able to give agreat deal more thanI could in my lifetime.”Peter Packard, MD ’48Peter and his wife, Mary Jane, havecreated a charitable remainder trustthat will fund the Peter and MaryJane Packard Endowment in supportof the Academy of Medical Educators.“The doctor-patientrelationship is critical topatient outcome. I want toensure with our gift toUCSF that future medicalstudents are taught both theimportance of a healthydoctor-patient relationshipand the skills and techniquesto create one.”For more information on making a bequest or life-income giftor to receive a copy of our “Leaving a Legacy” brochure,please contact the Office of Gift & Endowment Planning at415/476-1475 or email giftplanning@support.ucsf.edu.
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