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Ward Rounds NewsSeniors enjoylunch on us!The transformation from medical schoolgraduate to Northwestern alumnus takesplace in a flurry of activity during graduationweek. The Northwestern UniversityMedical Alumni Association, for example,welcomed its soon-to-be newestmembers—the Class of 2008—at a graduationluncheon held at the Ritz-Carltonhotel on May 15.This year’s event provided the medicalschool with another opportunity to congratulateits senior students. It also gavethe class a chance to applaud the accomplishmentsof three members whoreceived awards at the luncheon. Of specialnote were two student awards thatwere recently named in honor of outstandingphysician role models andalumni Neil J. Stone, MD ’68, GME ’75,professor of clinical medicine, and the lateKenneth M. Viste, MD ’66, GME ’70.Medical student Vasantha Kolavennuof Fremont, California, received the NeilStone Award for Northwestern MedicalStudents in recognition of her commitmentto professionalism and compassionin medicine. This award was recentlyestablished by distinguished Chicagoattorney and Northwestern alumnusNewton N. Minow. Arjun K. Venkateshof Dayton, Ohio, was honored with theKenneth M. Viste Student Service RecognitionAward. And the Frederick StennAward, for the demonstration of humanismand compassion in the practice ofmedicine, went to Ethan Molitch-Hou ofRiver Forest, Illinois.Left: Senior medical students (from left) Julian D’Achille, JessicaSlomski, and Jamie Kramer wouldn’t think of missing the graduationluncheon, a medical school tradition.Two Northwestern alumni recalled memories of their own medicalschool graduations from a slightly different perspective: eachhad the honor of hooding a loved one at the graduation convocation.Center: Medical school faculty member Irwin Benuck, MD’79, PhD, poses with his son Russell. Right: Richard Ferkel, MD ’77,takes in the momentous occasion with son Eric.fellow classmates embarked upon four years ago. They possessed“minimal knowledge of the voyage ahead” and the waters theywould explore. He likened their new white coats to a very shortlife jacket that would soon be fortified by one of the most crucialtenets of the medical profession: first, do no harm.Now with more knowledge and skills, the Class of 2008 canlook forward to different challenges on the next part of theirjourney. As they span out across the country, Dr. Rosenthalurged the graduating seniors not to forget their commitment tothe moral enterprise of medicine.“We have a responsibility to act in the best interest of ourpatients even as our giant health care system becomes moredifficult to figure out and our view becomes more focused andspecialized, subspecialized, and even nano-specialized,” he said.“We must strive to better the world around us, advocate forthose who need assistance, and be leaders in our communities.”The convocation ended in very much the same way medicalschool at Northwestern began for the Class of 2008 four yearsago—with the recitation of the Physician’s Creed. Then thebeaming new graduates marched out of the Navy Pier GrandBallroom to celebrate a champagne toast with Dean Jamesonand heartily cheer the completion of a major step in theircareers in medicine. Congratulations Class of 2008!Cheryl SooHoo30 ward rounds summer 2008
Faculty members receive notable accoladesStephen L. Adams, MD, GME ’82,professor of medicine and chief of thesports medicine division, became president-electof the Major League Baseball(MLB) Team Physicians Associationduring the group’s winter meeting inNashville. The team physician for theChicago Cubs, Dr. Adams also serves aschair of the MLB Medical AdvisoryCommittee in the Office of the MLBCommissioner in New York.Eric W. Boberg, PhD, research assistantprofessor of medicine, was appointedin March as executivedirector forresearch at NorthwesternUniversity’sFeinbergSchool of Medicine.Formerlydirector of researchdevelopment in theDepartment of Medicine for six years, heis responsible for research space management,strategic space planning, and capitalprojects management in his new role.Russell G.Robertson, MD,professor andchair of familymedicine, beganserving his secondfour-year term aschair of the Councilon GraduateMedical Education in May.James J. Foody, MD, professor ofmedicine, began his four-year term asgovernor of the Illinois northern chapterof the American College of Physiciansduring the college’s annual meeting May15–17 in Washington.Sookyong Koh, MD, PhD, assistantprofessor of pediatrics, received theAmerican Academy of Neurology’s 2008Dreifuss-Penry Epilepsy Award forexcellence in epilepsy research.On July 1 David M. Mahvi, MD,joined the Feinberg School as professorof surgery and chief of gastrointestinaland oncologic surgery. He had been afaculty member at the University of Wisconsinat Madison since 1989.Ronald W.Hendrix, MD,associate professorof radiology, wasinducted as a fellowof the AmericanCollege of Radiologyon May 18during the group’sannual meeting in Washington.Antoun “Tony” H. Koht, MD, professorof anesthesiology, has been electedto the board of directors of the AmericanSociety of Neurophysiological Monitoringfor a four-year term that began in May.On July 1 James B. Young, MD, professorof medicine and former dean forfaculty affairs at the Feinberg School,became associate provost for faculty affairsat Northwestern University, succeedingJohn Margolis, who is now dean and chiefexecutive officer of NU in Qatar.Alice D. Dreger, PhD, associate professorof clinical medical humanities andbioethics, receivedon April 3 aGuggenheimFellowshipAward, one of fivereceived byNorthwesternUniversity facultymembers this year.Barbara K. Burton, MD ’73, professorof pediatrics, serves as president ofthe Society for Inherited Metabolic Disordersfor 2007–08.William Small Jr., MD ’90, GME ’94,professor of radiation oncology, has beenelected chair of the Cervix Committeefor the Gynecologic Cancer Intergroup,an organization for international cooperativegroups conducting clinical trials ingynecologic cancers.David Smith Oyer, MD, assistantprofessor of clinicalmedicine, receiveda “Father of theYear” award fromthe American DiabetesAssociationat an award ceremonyin Chicagoheld June 12.The GreaterChicago–UpperMidwest Regionof the Anti-DefamationLeaguehonored LaurenStreicher, MD,GME ’83, assistantprofessor of clinicalobstetrics and gynecology, during its15th annual Women of AchievementDinner held March 20 at the FairmontChicago hotel.On June 20 the NorthwesternMedical Faculty Foundation (NMFF)presented its 2008 Physician ClinicalExcellence Awards. Mark K. Eskandari,MD, GME ’01, associate professor ofsurgery, received the Clinical InnovationAward for developing a premier programin carotid artery stenting at Northwestern.NMFF honored Ling Qun Hu, MD,assistant professor of anesthesiology, withthe Clinical Community Service Awardfor his work as director of the internationalmedical mission Operation WalkChicago, which provides free hip andknee replacements for impoverishedpatients here and abroad. The ClinicalCollaboration Award went to Michael J.Schmidt, MD, assistant professor ofemergency medicine, and Richard G.Wunderink, MD, professor of medicine;the two developed and implemented newmodels of care for patients with sepsis.NMFF presented Tanya Simuni, MD,associate professor of neurology, with theClinical Leadership Award for creating amovement disorders program that theAmerican Parkinson’s Foundation recognizedfor its excellence.Philip Greenland, MD, Harry W.Dingman Professorof Cardiologyand senior associatedean for clinicaland translationalresearch, wasinducted as anhonorary fellow ofthe Royal Collegeof Physicians during a ceremony heldJuly 8 in London.ward rounds summer 2008 31
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