Summer 2003 - Chicago Medical Society

Advocate South Suburban Hospital recentlywelcomed Richard Quinones, MD, board-certifiedophthalmologist, to its medical staff. Dr.Quinones specializes in glaucoma surgery and hasan office in Homewood. He earned his medical degreefrom the University of Michigan MedicalSchool and completed a residency in ophthalmologyat the University of Chicago Hospitals and afellowship in glaucoma at the University of IllinoisEye and Ear Infirmary in Chicago.John S. Rinehart, MD, PhD, JD, has been appointedhead of the Division of Reproductive Endocrinologyand Infertility at Evanston NorthwesternHealthcare, where he has been a memberof the professional staff since 1986. Dr. Rinehart,who also holds a holds a PhD in physiology, says alaw degree allows him to become involved inmedical/legal issues such as abortion and thirdpartyreproduction. "There are many issues on thehorizon that need to be addressed legally," he says."A law degree allows me to contribute to that discussionon a governmental level."Radiation oncology specialist John Chang, MD,has been appointed medical director of radiationoncology at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital,Park Ridge. Dr. Chang, whose office is located atthe Lutheran General Cancer Care Center, hasbeen a staff physician in radiation oncology withAssociated Radiologists, Ltd., for three years.Board-certified in radiation oncology, he receivedhis medical degree from the University of MichiganMedical School and completed his residencyin radiation oncology at the Hospital of the Universityof Pennsylvania.Richard J. Wiet, MD, was re-elected by hispeers for a second term as governor of the AmericanCollege of Surgeons. He was one of four Americansinvited to speak in Cambridge, England, beforethe International Congress on Acoustic NeuromaManagement. Dr. Wiet was also appointedDirector of the Northwestern University's McGawfellowship program in Neurotology/Skull BaseSurgery. In the past year, he has co-authored fivepeer-reviewed publications in major ENT journals.Zev Davis, MD, medical director of cardiovascularsurgery at Edward Heart Hospital, is principalinvestigator of a study at Edward that will evaluateE2F Decoy, a treatment for extending the life of veingrafts used in coronary bypass operations. Thestudy, called the PREVENT trial, is being conductedat 100 medical centers in the U.S. starting this summerand continuing for several years. Dr. Davis explains,"This study is important because it suggeststhat 20 percent or more of all vein graft closuresmight be prevented with the E2F treatment."The Chicago Institute of Neurosurgery andNeuroresearch (CINN) at Silver Cross Hospitalhosted a free golf clinic in July aimed at teachinggolfers how to prevent injury and play pain free.Thomas Hurley, MD, neurosurgeon at CINN, presentedan overview of the causes of back pain, andwas joined by Jim Suttie, a renowned PGA golf instructorat Cog Hill in Lemont.Robert Maganini, MD, medical director of oncologyservices at Central DuPage Hospital, receiveda three-year appointment as Cancer LiaisonPhysician for CDH's cancer care program. In thisrole, Dr. Maganini will utilize data generated by theNational Cancer Data Base, which currently containspatient demographic information, tumor characteristics,and treatment and outcome informationfor 12 million malignant cancers diagnosed andtreated in U.S. hospitals between 1985 and 2000. •