Graduation World Tour 2009 - Ward Rounds - Northwestern University

Alumni NewsUpcoming EventsProgress Notes2000Alpesh A. Patel, MD, of Salt Lake City andwife Angela Chaudhari, MD, announcedthe birth of twin boys, Ashym and Aryan,on February 18. Dr. Patel is assistant professorof orthopaedic surgery and neurosurgeryat the University of Utah.2004Taruna J. Madhav, MD, of Cincinnati iscompleting her residency in orthopaedicsurgery at the University of Cincinnatiand will continue with training in handsurgery at the Philadelphia Hand Centeruntil August 2010.GME PROGRAMSEmergency MedicineEugene Saltzberg, MD, GME ’74, ofHighland Park, Ill., joined the faculty ofRoslyn Franklin University of Medicineand Science in the Department of EmergencyMedicine.Obstetrics and GynecologyAllan T. Bombard, MD, GME ’88, MBA,of San Diego recently completed his masterof business administration degree throughthe University of San Diego. In January hewas named chief medical officer for Sequenom,Inc. He also serves as clinical professorof obstetrics and gynecology at AlbertEinstein College of Medicine.Other ProgramsCell and Molecular BiologyLekha Gopalakrishnan, PhD ’95, JD, ofDallas has joined the business law firm ofWinstead, specializing in intellectual propertypractice. After earning her PhD degreefrom Northwestern, she received her JDdegree from the University of Texas.Prosthetics and OrthoticsChristopher Weiss, cert. ’06, of ParkRidge, Ill., has completed his residency andboards and now serves as a staff orthotist atScheck and Siress Prosthetics, Orthotics,Inc., in Chicago’s Lincoln Park area.32 ward rounds summer 2009Alum puts her heart into surgical missionsWhen she’s not working at Doernbecher Children’s Hospital in Portland, Oregon, VeronicaC. Swanson, MD ’92, regularly takes part in cardiac surgical missions to countries in needof advanced health care services. In February Dr. Swanson traveled to Ghana, where shehelped to open a new hospital. Last fall she spent time in Peru, continuing a collaborationwith local surgical teams. Interacting with both adult and pediatric surgical patients, Dr.Swanson spent some quality time with Sebastian (above)—the first child to undergo heartsurgery in Arequipa, Peru. Closer to home, Portland Monthly magazine recently recognizedDr. Swanson as one of Portland’s top doctors in the specialty of pediatric anesthesiologyfor 2008 in its annual publication released earlier this year.Send Us Your Progress Notes!MAIL US!Office of CommunicationsNorthwestern UniversityFeinberg School of Medicine303 East Chicago Avenue, Rubloff 9th floorChicago, Illinois 60611-3008E-MAIL US!ward-rounds@northwestern.eduVISIT THE WEB!www.wardroundsonline.comBe sure to include the year the MD degree was received or the GMEor Other Program was completed. Photos submissions also arewelcomed. Please note: Progress Notes appearing in the print editionof Ward Rounds may be posted on www.wardroundsonline.com andare password-protected.In MemoriamJames R. Armstrong, MD ’36, of SantaRosa, Calif., died January 25, 2009.John P. Birdzell, MD ’36, of CrownPoint, Ind., died March 1, 2009.Henry B. Blumberg, MD ’42, of Shoreview,Minn., died January 3, 2009.Ercil R. Bowman Jr., MD ’55, of PortTownsend, Wash., died February 7, 2009.John R. Brobeck, MD ’37, of Media, Pa.,died March 6, 2009.Roger A. Brown, MD ’44, of Provo,Utah, died December 21, 2008.Maurice M. Burkholder, MD ’43, GME’48, of Boise, Idaho, died January 13, 2009.Price C. Campbell, MD ’50, of Richmond,Texas, died March 24, 2009.Earl T. Carter, MD ’48, MS ’50, of Rochester,Minn., died February 19, 2009.Owen Deneen, MD ’47, of Bloomington,Ill., died December 20, 2008.Leslie K. Diaz Jr., MD, GME ’01, of Hopkins,Minn., died March 2, 2009.Eva Schiffer Grimes, MD ’59, GME ’60,of Indianapolis died April 1, 2009.Arthur T. Haebich, MD ’49, of Glenview,Ill., died January 30, 2009.William T. Haeck, MD ’64, of BocaRaton, Fla., died November 15, 2008.Isobel D. Hartley, BSN ’60, of La Jolla,Calif., died March 13, 2009.John D. Johnson, MD ’52, of SolanaBeach, Calif., died January 10, 2009.Welburne D. Johnson II, MD ’80, ofCookeville, Tenn., died January 26, 2009.L. Beaty Pemberton, MD ’62, of PrairieVillage, Kan., died March 8, 2009.Benjamin R. Riordan, MD ’48, ofNampa, Idaho, died December 25, 2008.Francis M. Sellers, MD ’46, of SouthBend, Ind., died March 4, 2009.Bernard Simon, MD ’57, of Boca Raton,Fla., died February 9, 2009.Harold Pratt Sutherland, MD ’54, of SaltLake City died February 12, 2009.Jerome D. Tossy, MD, GME ’59, of LosAltos, Calif., died February 18, 2009.Carl E. Wenger, MD ’48, of Sherwood,Ark., died January 14, 2009.Paul L. Winter, MD ’56, of Palos Heights,Ill., died February 9, 2009.Gilbert Won, MD ’63, of Foster City,Calif., died April 7, 2009.July 30 –31Management of Multiple Sclerosis: Select Topics / RIC, 345East Superior Street, Chicago. Fee: $450. For more information,call RIC, 312/238-6042.August 14–16Controversies, Conversations in Laser and CosmeticSurgery / Fairmont Southampton, 101 South Shore Road,Southampton, Bermuda. Fee: $1,295 for physicians; $695 for residentsand fellows. For more information, call SkinCare Physicians,617/848-1647.August 28Founders’ Day Convocation / Official opening of the academicyear at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine,2:30 p.m., Thorne Auditorium, Arthur Rubloff Building, 375East Chicago Avenue, Chicago. All members of the medicalschool community are invited to attend. For more information,call the Augusta Webster, MD, Office of Medical Education,312/503-0440.October 1–4Eleventh Annual Lynn Sage Breast Cancer Symposium /Fairmont Chicago, 200 North Columbus Drive, Chicago. Fee:$350 before August 15 for physicians, $425 after August 15;$150/$225 for students, residents, and fellows; and $250/$325 fornurses. For more information, call the Robert H. Lurie ComprehensiveCancer Center of Northwestern University, 312/695-1304.October 3–5Updates on Strategies in Lymphedema Management / RIC,345 East Superior Street, Chicago. For more information, callRIC, 312/238-4251.November 21Twelfth Annual Liver Review Meetings: Impact on ClinicalPractice / NMH, Conference Center, Feinberg Pavilion, 251 EastHuron Street, Chicago. For more information, call NMH’sDepartment of Physician Services, 312/926-7975.Additional photographyMaria Corley, p. 4Jim Coit, pp.10–11Larry Larson, pp. 10, 13Mary Hanlon and Jim Ziv, pp. 18–21