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Sumuk Sundaram, M.D., Ph.D.

Elizabeth Sweet-Friend, M.D. Neena Tripathy, M.D. Santiago A. Ulloa, M.D.

Dental Society. He received an Illinois Department of Public Health Medical Student Scholarship in 1997. Dr. Steffen teaches M1 students during the MDA labs and the M2 students during the MUSCL exercises. He also serves as a preceptor for the M3 students rotating throughthe Department of Family Medicine.

Sumuk Sundaram, M.D., Ph.D.Dr. Sundaram received his medical degree in 1987 at Madras Medical College. He completed a residency at Michael Reese Hospital inChicago and a fellowship in acute and chronic renal failure, hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, and cytokines in renal failure at the New EnglandMedical Center Hospitals in Boston, Massachusetts. An internal medicine physician at Christie Clinic in Champaign, Dr. Sundaram’s specialty is diagnosis and treatment of adult nonsurgical diseases, prevention, and patient education. In 1992, he was the first recipient of theInternational Faculty of Artificial Organs (INFA) Award for recognition of his doctoral thesis, and in 2000 he received the Alfred Pick Award for Academic Excellence at Michael Reese Hospital. He is a clinical instructor serving as a research mentor to residents and a teaching attending, gives didactic lectures to third-year and fourth-year medical students and to residents, is preceptor for M3 and M4 clerkshipstudents, contributes to the development of clerkships, and participates in student advising and evaluations.

Cindy R. Sundeen, M.S.N.Ms. Sundeen received her degree in psychiatric nursing in 1993 from the University of Illinois at Chicago. She is currently a clinical nurse specialist in adult psychiatry at Provena Behavioral Health and Provena Covenant Hospital in Champaign. As a clinical associate, she workswith medical students during the psychiatry core clerkship.

Elizabeth Sweet-Friend, M.D.After receiving her B.N. degree from Millikin University in 1995, Dr. Sweet-Friend earned her medical degree from the College of Medicine atUrbana-Champaign in December 2001. She is currently a visiting clinical associate and a resident in the Family Practice Residency Program atCarle Clinic. She received the Zura Reardon Medical Student Scholarship, Southern Illinois University Medical Internship, the College ofMedicine Excellence in Teaching Award, and was a James Millikin Scholar. Dr. Sweet-Friend teaches M1 students during the MDA labs andM2 students during the MUSCL exercises. She is also a preceptor for the M3 students rotating through the Department of Family Medicine.

Neena Tripathy, M.D.Dr. Tripathy received her medical degree from the University of Illinois College of Medicine in 1998, where she also received the UICOMAlumni Association Student Leadership Award. She completed an internship in 1999 and a residency in 2001 in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Wisconsin Hospitals in Madison. She is a pediatrician at Carle Clinic and a clinical instructor in the College of Medicine.She supervises medical students in the acute illness clinics, as well as on the newborn service, and participates in guiding medical studentsin patient management during their core clerkship.

Santiago A. Ulloa, M.D.Dr. Ulloa received his medical degree in general medicine in 1989 from the Universidad Central del Caribe, Bayamon in Puerto Rico.He completed a residency in colon and rectal surgery in 1998 at Carle Foundation Hospital and is currently a staff physician at the McKinleyHealth Center on campus. His research interests include pilonidal anorectal disease. As a clinical instructor, Dr. Ulloa is involved in teachingstudents in the Internal Medicine Residency Program and Carle’s Family Practice Residency Program.

Kathryn J. Weber, M.S., B.S.N.Ms. Weber received her master’s degree from the University of Chicago in 1993 as a perinatal clinical nurse specialist. She has received N.C.C. certification as an OB/GYN nurse practitioner and C.C.E. certification as a childbirth educator. She is a clinical associate in the Collegeof Medicine and teaches basic fetal monitoring to students in the OB/GYN rotation. She is currently at Christie Clinic in Champaign.

Kathryn J. Weber,M.S., B.S.N.

The College of Medicine Senior Class awarded Sari GilmanAronson, M.D., clinical associate professor and interim headof psychiatry, the Raymond B. Allen Instructorship (“GoldenApple”) Award.

Sari Gilman Aronson, M.D., and Robert W. Kirby, M.D.,associate dean of clinical affairs, recently receivedthe Outstanding Poster Presentation Award from the National Residency Project to Improve End-of-Life Care(NRELEP). Their work, entitled “Improving Knowledge andCommunication of Advance Directives,” received this awardduring the organization’s March 12 and 13, 2002, meeting inChicago. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation funded theNRELEP to develop postgraduate training for physiciansregarding end-of-life issues. In 1998, the Internal MedicineResidency Program at UIUC became one of the first sites inthe nation to participate in this effort. The residency programdeveloped a curriculum covering the many aspects of end-of-life issues with special emphasis on advance directives.The poster developed by Drs. Aronson and Kirby details thedevelopment and implementation of a competency-basedassessment (an Observed Clinical Skills Exam) of knowledgeand communication of advance directives, which is the firstinstrument of its kind.

Andrew S. Belmont, Ph.D., professor of cell and structuralbiology, was an editor of the Journal of Cell Biology during2001-02.

Jennifer Bloom, Ph.D., administrative director of theMedical Scholars Program, was nominated to participate inthe Salzburg Seminar Universities Project 22nd Symposium on the topic of “Academic Career Patterns.” These meetings promote the development of future university leaders who are sensitive to the international trends in higher education and who have established ties to their counterparts in othercountries at an early stage in their careers. The symposium was held in September 2002 on the outskirts of Salzburg.

Steven A. Boppart, M.D., Ph.D. , assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering and bioengineering,and resident physician in internal medicine, was named one of the world’s 100 Top Young Innovators by Technology Review, the world’s oldest technology magazine.

Susan J. Eagan, M.D., was awarded the 2001-2002Raymond B. Allen Instructorship (“Golden Apple”) Award, by the Class of 2003. Dr. Eagan is a clinical instructor inobstetrics and gynecology and practices at Christie Clinic.

David J. Fletcher, M.D., clinical assistant professor of family medicine and director of the section of occupationaland preventive medicine in family medicine, was a featuredspeaker at the Illinois Court Reporters Association statewide meeting on May 18, 2002. Dr. Fletcher spoke on the occupational health hazards court reporters face, specificallycumulative trauma disorders.

ACADEMIC YEAR

2001-2002

Gregory G. Freund, M.D., associate professor and actinghead of pathology and the director of cytopathology at CarleClinic Laboratory, received several grants during the 2001-2002academic year: NIH/NIAID, 9/1/02-8/31/06 “Cytokine andHormone Interactions in Comorbidity of AIDS, “ co-investigator;TriPath Imaging, 5/1/02-8/1/03 “Intended Use Study of theAutoPap GS System,” principal investigator; NIH/NIDDK, 4/1/02-3/31/07, “Training in Inflammation and NutritionalDysfunction,” preceptor; and TriPath Imaging, 2/1/02-3/1/02,”A Randomized Feasibility Study Comparing Cervical CollectionDevices,” principal investigator.

John A. Gerlt, Ph.D., professor and head of biochemistry,received the 2003 Repligen Corporation Award in Chemistry of Biological Processes that is given by the Division of BiologicalChemistry of the American Chemical Society. The award recognizes outstanding contributions to the understanding of thechemistry of biological processes with particular emphasis onstructure, function, and mechanism. He will receive the award atthe September 2003 meeting of the American Chemical Societythat will be held in New York City. Professor Gerlt’s laboratory is studying the evolution of enzyme function by focusing ongroups of enzymes derived from a common ancestor thatcatalyze different reactions (superfamilies). Using a combinationof mechanistic and structural studies, these studies allow thestrategies by which enzymes catalyze reactions with impressiverate accelerations (10^15 fold) to be identified.

Martha U. Gillette, Ph.D., professor and head of cell and structural biology and professor of molecular and integrativephysiology, served on the editorial board of ExperimentalNeurology during 2001-02.

Sjanna Johnston, M.D., F.A.A.F.P., clinical assistant professorof family medicine and staff physician at the McKinley StudentHealth Center on campus, was certified last fall as a foundingdiplomate of the American Board of Holistic Medicine.

Benita S. Katzenellenbogen, Ph.D., Swanlund Professor inthe Departments of Molecular and Integrative Physiology andCell and Structural Biology, and in the College of Medicine, was honored with a Distinguished Alumni Award from The CityUniversity of New York at commencement exercises in May2002. She was cited for “her distinguished career as a scientistworking at the forefront of breast cancer research, treatment and prevention and the endocrine regulation of human cancersthat has helped improve the quality of life of women with breast cancer and given them new hope.”

Stephen J. Kaufman, Ph.D., professor of cell and structuralbiology, received a five-year grant from the National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Abraham G. Kocheril, M.D., clinical associate professor ofinternal medicine and a cardiologist at Carle Clinic, has beeninvited to present at the XII World Congress on Cardiac Pacingand Electrophysiology to be held in Hong Kong in February 2003.

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Patrick Blattner, Bill Bruns, Ken Cook, John Shumate.Special Edition Using Microsoft Excel 2002, Que; ISBN:0789725118; 1st edition (May 2001).

Jerry Honeycutt, Mark R. Brown, Jim O’Donnell, EricLadd, Meegan, Bill Bruns. Special Edition HTML 3.2, Que;ISBN: 0789710978; 3rd/B&cdrm edition (April 1997).

Jerry Honeycutt, Mark Robbin Brown, Jim O’Donnell,Bill Bruns. HTML 3.2 Starter Kit (1997), Que; ASIN:0789712490; Bk&CD-Rom edition (May 1997).

Karen Chapman-Novakofski. Geriatric Nutrition:Guidelines for Living a Healthier Life, Continuing EducationManual. 12 hours continuing education credit. Wolf RinkePublishing, Inc., 2000.

Terry Des Jardins. Cardiopulmonary Anatomy &Physiology: Essentials for Respiratory Care, 4th ed.,Delmar Pub., 2001.

Terry Des Jardins. Workbook to AccompanyCardiopulmonary Anatomy & Physiology: Essentials forRespiratory Care, 4th ed., Delmar Pub., 2001.

Terry Des Jardins and George Burton. Clinical Manifestations and Assessment of Respiratory Disease,4th ed. Mosby, 2001.

Terry Des Jardins and George Burton. Case Studiesto Accompany Clinical Manifestations and Assessment ofRespiratory Disease, 4th ed., Mosby, 2001.

FACULTY AUTHORED OR CO-AUTHORED BOOKS & MONOGRAPHSL.A. Geddes and Raymond M. Fish. Electrical Injuries:Medical and Bioengineering Aspects, In press. Lawyersand Judges Publishing, 2003.

R.E. Nabours, Raymond M. Fish, and P. Hill. ElectricalInjuries: Engineering, Medical, and Legal Aspects. Lawyersand Judges Publishing, 671 pgs., 2000.

Paul Gold and William Greenough . MemoryConsolidation: Essays in Honor of James L. McGaugh – A Time to Remember. American Psychological AssociationPublishers, (Eds.). Washington, D.C., 2001.

Fred Gottheil. Principles of Economics, South-WesternCollege Publishing, a division of Thomson Learning.

Richard I. Gumport , F. Deis, and N.C. Gerber. StudentCompanion to Accompany Biochemistry, 5th ed., ExpandedSolutionsby Roger E. Koeppe, II, W.H. Freeman and Co.,New York, NY, 2002.

Stephen Biddle and Barbara Huffman. The CMEHandbook: A Resource for CME Practitioner, ThePharmacia and Upjohn Co., Revised (May 1998).

Zhi-Pei Liang and Paul C. Lauterbur. Principlesof Magnetic Resonance Imaging: A Signal ProcessingApproach, IEEE Press/Wiley, 1999.

Adrianna L. Perlman and K. Schulze-Deirieu.Deglutition and its Disorders: Anatomy, Physiology,Clinical Diagnosis, and Management. Singular Publishing Group, Inc., San Diego, 1997.

Leslie Reagan. When Abortion was a Crime: Women,Medicine, and Law in the United States, 1867-1973,University of California Press, 1997.

Abigail A. Salyers and Dixie D. Whitt . Microbiology:Diversity, Disease and the Environment. An introductorymicrobiology text. Fitzgerald Science Press, 2001.

Abigail A. Salyers and Dixie D. Whitt. BacterialPathogenesis: A Molecular Approach, 2nd Edition ,ASM Press, 2001.

Robert L. Switzer and Liam F. Garrity. ExperimentalBiochemistry, Third Edition. W.H. Freeman and Co., New York, NY, 1999.

Paula Treichler. How to Have Theory in an Epidemic:Cultural Chronicles of AIDS, Durham, NC: Duke UniversityPress, 1999.

Paula Treicher, Lisa Cartwright and ConstancePenley. The Visible Woman: Imaging Technologies,Gender, & Science, New York University Press, 1998.

Tzumin Lee, Ph.D. , assistant professor of cell and structural biology,was named an Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellow, by the Alfred P. SloanFoundation. He also received a fellowship award in the neurosciencesfrom the Esther and Joseph Klingenstein Fund, Inc.

Naveen Manchanda, M.D., received a four-year grant from the PennySeverns Breast and Cervical Cancer Research Foundation to conductstudies on the role of urokinase receptor in breast cancer metastasis.

Richard Mintel, Ph.D., adjunct associate professor of biochemistry and assistant dean for instructional technologies, received a 2002Teaching Recognition Program Award. The award, from the Council for Excellence in Teaching and Learning, cited Mintel’s teaching as a“definitive example of high-quality instruction and excellence over athree-year period.”

Ralph A. Nelson, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.C.P., professor and head of internalmedicine, participated as a member of a panel convened by the state of New York that transferred research technology from New York Stateuniversities to private corporations for economic development. He presented “Human Diseases, Help from Denning Bears” at the AmericanMuseum of Natural History in New York.

Leslie J. Reagan, Ph.D. , associate professor in the medical humanitiesand social sciences program and associate professor in history, gave the 2002 Harold and Margaret Rohrschach Legal History Lecture at Rice University on January 31, 2002, and at Houston Law School on

February 1, 2002. She also presented her research on the medical andlegal history of abortion at the University of California, San Francisco Medical School, in February 2002.

Abigail A. Salyers, Ph.D., professor of microbiology, served as president of the American Society for Microbiology, a 42,000-member scientific society. Dr. Salyers was asked to serve on a special committeethat helped reorganize the infectious disease unit of the NationalInstitutes of Health. According to NIH officials, this was a “once in fifty years” event.

O. David Sherwood, Ph.D., professor of molecular and integrative physiology, helped a team led by a Stanford University MedicalSchool researcher that has reported the discovery of two receptors for the reproductive hormone relaxin. The breakthrough study and a separate Perspective article praising the discovery appeared in theJanuary 25 issue of Science.

Martha S. Sweeney, an instructor in cell and structural biology,received the 2001-2002 Raymond B. Allen Instructorship (“Golden Apple”) Award from the Class of 2004. This is the fifth time she has received this award.

James A. Weyhenmeyer, Ph.D., vice president for economic development and corporate relations and professor of cell and structuralbiology, has been named interim CEO of Illinois Ventures.

When the College of Medicine launched its online histologyatlas in 1998, its developers – Benjamin D.Williams,Ph.D.,assistant professor of cell and structural biology and histologycourse director; Aulikki Kokko-Cunningham,M.D., Ph.D.,associate professor emerita of cell and structural biology;Richard Mintel,Ph.D.,adjunct associate professor of biochemistry and assistant dean for instructional technologies;and Steve Cvetko, visiting research programmer – knew itwould be an important learning tool. Four years later, medicalstudents from around the country and the world know it too.

With between 1.2 million and 2.5 million images downloadedeach month by people visiting the website, the impact of theonline histology atlas is far-reaching.Major national and international institutions, such as Columbia University,University of Minnesota,Max-Delbruck Centrum furMolekulare Medizin, University of Washington,University ofOklahoma,Washington University in St.Louis,University ofIowa,University of California at San Diego, and the KarolinskaInstitute among others, recommend and include links to theatlas on their own web pages.Of course, University of Illinoismedical students rely on this website, but the large number

An Interactive Resource for Teaching

Website allows students around the world to view slides

of hits from several other U.S. education sites (e.g.,ClemsonUniversity, San Diego State, Rutgers University, University of Missouri Health Center, University of North Carolina,and University of Southern California) indicates that our atlas plays a major role in the delivery of histology at those institutions as well.

Benefits of using the siteAs a teaching device, the website has several advantages thatcontribute to its widespread use. Of course, the convenience of viewing tissue slides from a computer makes it student andteacher friendly.According to Dr.Williams,using microscopes in the classroom can be limiting.“It’s always hard to know forsure if everyone is looking at the same thing,and you can’tgather around a microscope to discuss a certain sample likeyou can if you project a computer image on a screen,” he says.

The interactive nature of the website provides benefits as well.Dr. Mintel describes the histology atlas as “info-dynamic.” Theweb interface allows students to quickly change magnification to examine areas of interest in great detail.There are more than3,000 images and over 1,300 labeled histological features withaccompanying functional descriptions.All of the material can be accessed efficiently using an object index or search page.

To ensure that students are examining the correct feature,specific objects within the images are labeled with transparentcolored overlays that light up when the viewer’s mouse rollsover them or when the viewer clicks on the object name in adrop-down menu.Another important interactive feature is thewebsite’s audio component.When students activate the object,a voice announces the item and provides the correct pronuncia-tion. Students can also hide the labels to test their knowledge.

An online histology atlas also provides students with anotherimportant advantage. As medical boards are conducting more and more tests with computers, taking a lab course oncomputer gives medical students valuable experience with thatformat.

H I S T O L O G Y


The Histology Development Team, left to right, Benjamin D. Williams, Ph.D., RichardMintel, Ph.D., Aulikki Kokko-Cunningham, M.D., Ph.D. (front), and Steve Cvetko.

The building blocks for a quality online atlasCertainly, the success of the website as a learning tool beginswith the quality of the slides it features.“When I first saw theuniversity’s histology slide collection,developed over manyyears by Dr. Kokko-Cunningham,I fell in love with it,” says Dr.Williams.“The sub-cellular detail is exquisite.There is nothing like it of similar quality on the web.”

The online atlas provides a way of preserving Dr. Kokko-Cunningham’s outstanding histology collection and at thesame time creating a way to share it with more students andmedical professionals.The quality of the atlas is reflected in its inclusion in the prestigious ISI Web of Science.

The next stepDr.Williams sees an expansion of the histology atlas in thefuture. There are limitations in that the atlas currently leads students step by step. Although that is an important part ofthe learning process,the development team would like to add another dimension where the students don’t receive atutorial.This would be accomplished by adding larger imagesthat cover the whole specimen and including them as a linkfrom the original site.

HISTOLOGY ON THE WEBTo view the UICOM histologyatlas, visit http://histo.net. Another website, the Urbana Virtual Microscope, contains an example of the tiled images that the histology website developers hope to add to the online atlas in the future. Toview the image, visit http://histo.org and click on “bigone” to download.

Histology


Most of the labeling done in the atlas is done with semi-transparent color overlays. This way the exact area that corresponds to the structure ofinterest is highlighted, and that structure is still visible. Some arrows are also used when appropriate. Normally only one label is shown at a time.As that label is shown, the name of the structure is pronounced correctly through speakers attached to the computer. This image is from the spinal(dorsal root) ganglion of a rat.

Currently, the development team is pursuing the automatedacquisition of these larger images.“If we add this last layer,the site will become more valuable as a learning tool,” says Dr.Williams,“and there will continue to be an increase in the number of people who use it.”

Dr.Williams predicts that the technology of such a “virtualmicroscope” is the wave of the future.“This is the waypathology will be done in the future, with online diagnosis.We want our students to be on the leading edge of that.”


Special Recognition Award recipients:Andrew Barr (1986)Theodore L. Brown (1986)Linda S. Wilson (1987)Paul Stone (1988)John D. Anderson (1989)Truman Anderson (1991)Daniel K. Bloomfield (1992)Judith S. Liebman (1994)Peggy R. Harris (1995)Benjamin T. Williams (1996)John W. Pollard (1997)Charles C.C. O’Morchoe (1998)Patricia Jean O’Morchoe (1998)William E. Sorlie (1999)Lewis W. Winter (2000)Ivens A. Siegel (2001)Diane L. Gottheil (2002)Tony G. Waldrop (2002)

In 1986, the University of Illinois College ofMedicine at Urbana-Champaign established a Special Recognition Award to honor individuals who have provided outstanding contributions or service to the College. The 2002 Special Recognition Award recipients recognized during the 2002 Convocation andAwards Ceremony were Diane L. Gottheil, Ph.D.,and Tony G. Waldrop, Ph.D.

Building relationships has always been a hallmark of DianeGottheil’s work with the College of Medicine . Since 1984,when she accepted the position of coordinator for the Medical ScholarsProgram,Dr. Gottheil has focused on understanding the students’needs and promoting a program she believes in.Her selection as a 2002 Special Recognition Award recipient honors that work.

Known for her strength as an academic advisor, Dr. Gottheilemphasizes the importance of “advising” in the fullest sense of theword.“If you are advising students in a program like this one, you have to realize that what is going on in their personal lives affects their academic experiences,too,” she said. “So you have to knowthe whole person.”

It also helps to know the territory – and Dr. Gottheil does.She can empathize with the challenges, having been a Ph.D. studentherself. Plus,her longevity with the MSP – four years as coordinatorof the program and 12 years as associate director – makes her a valuable and respected resource for students and colleagues alike.

Dr. Gottheil credits co-workers and students for making her job such a rewarding one. “Our students are first rate in their abilities and goals,and many are now making important contributions in health care and research.But most of all,theyare just wonderful human beings.”

Dr. Gottheil has recently taken on a new role within theCollege, one that focuses on alumni relations.With responsibilitiesfor maintaining relationships with alumni of the MSP and College of Medicine, she continues to share her knowledge and commitment to strengthen the ties between the College and our graduates.

Diane Gottheil, Ph.D.Assistant ProfessorMedical Humanities andSocial Sciences Program

SPECIAL RECOGNITIONAWARDS


Tony Waldrop, Ph.D.,came to the University of Illinois in 1986 as an assistant professor of physiology. When he left theUniversity 15 years later, he had met the challenges of that positionand several more. His leadership and dedication were instrumentalin positioning the College of Medicine for the future, and those contributions have earned him the Special Recognition Awardfor 2002.

Dr. Waldrop’s service to the College began with his commitment to teaching and research. In 1993, he assumed additional responsibilities when he was named director of theMedical Scholars Program (MSP).From August 1997 until May1999,he balanced the demands of two positions,serving as bothMSP director and acting regional dean of the College. He wasnamed vice chancellor for research in March 2000 and left theUniversity in August 2001 to accept that same position at theUniversity of North Carolina, his alma mater.

During his tenure, Dr. Waldrop earned the respect of colleagues and students alike. According to Jennifer Bloom, Ed.D.,administrative director of the Medical Scholars Program,“TonyWaldrop was a great leader during a very important period in the history of the MSP. He was well respected by faculty acrosscampus, and he was dedicated to improving the MSP. He had anopen door policy for MSP students,and they really valued hisadvice. He was also a tremendous advocate for the MSP at thehighest levels of the UIUC campus administration and was instrumental in the continued growth of the program.”

The MSP, the College, and the University were beneficiaries of what colleagues describe as Dr. Waldrop’s calm leadership styleand his ability to handle many responsibilities at once.

It was a course that Dr. Waldrop helped establish and one he is proud to see continuing.

Tony Waldrop, Ph.D.Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate StudiesUniversity of North Carolina

Recognition for the Urbana Chapter of SNMA

Congratulations to the members of our local chapter of the Student National Medical Association(SNMA). At the recent national convention, theUrbana chapter was selected from among 25 chapters in Region 2 as the Chapter of the Year.

The award recognizes the group’s achievements during the past year, including the chapter’ssix-fold growth in membership, its fundraising accomplishments, and, most importantly, the members volunteer service to the Champaign-Urbana and medical school communities.

The local SNMA chapter sponsors a variety of projects and programs that make a difference, including:■ A premedical, medical, and professional

mentoring program■ Spanish translators at the Frances Nelson

Community Health Center■ Presentations to schoolchildren on topics

such as self-development, success, and healthy lifestyles

■ Youth Science Enrichment Program, geared toexposing minority students to science and science careers

■ Smoking Prevention and Cessation Program■ Activities to celebrate National Hispanic

Heritage Month, National Primary Care Week,and Black History Month

■ Involvement in the Medical Lecture Series■ A holiday toy drive for local children

In addition to the group’s recognition at the nationalconvention, the 2001-2002 local SNMA PresidentMarilyn Griffin was named the National Member of the Year for her dedication to and leadership of the Urbana chapter.


Ralph Nelson, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.C.P., knows a lot about hibernation.He’s been studying its effects on the metabolism of black bears for more than 30 years.And now, though he has no plans to hibernate himself,Dr. Nelson’s retirement from the College of Medicine will allow him some well-deserved rest of his own.For more than 20 years, Dr. Nelson has served as a professor of nutritionand internal medicine in the College, and since 1986 he has been thehead of the Department of Internal Medicine. During that time, he also served as director of research for Carle Foundation Hospital, aposition he will continue even in his retirement.In addition, Dr. Nelsonwas active in a long list of University and College committees throughouthis tenure.And while balancing all of these responsibilities, he managed to continue his own ground-breaking research.

Studying animal health to improve human healthMuch of Dr. Nelson’s research has focused on black bears and how what we know about their metabolism can improve the health of humans.This biodiversity research has made important contributions to the treatmentof osteoporosis and kidney disease and has also brought Dr. Nelson some extensive and varied media exposure – from the BBC to NationalGeographic to “Sesame Street”to the New York Times.His research continues to be studied by pharmaceutical companies as theypursue new treatment options,and the topic of biodiversity continues toreceive increasing national and international attention. Dr. Nelson recentlycontributed a chapter to the book, Biodiversity:Its Importance to HumanHealth, a project undertaken by the Center for Health and GlobalEnvironment, Harvard Medical School, the World Health Organization,and the United Nations Environment Programme.After its presentation to the United Nations, it will be distributed around the world.

Dr. Nelson continues to conduct research on metabolism and long-term space flights,calorie and nitrogenbalance in hospitalized patients, and energy expenditure in humans.He recently received a grant to begin a study on the treatment of obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus.Over the years,his research has been published in a variety of national and international medical journals,and he is a co-author of The MayoClinic Renal Diet Cookbook.

The right atmosphere for medical researchDr. Nelson received his M.D. from the University of Minnesota in 1953 and was named the first NIHFellow at Mayo Clinic in 1958. “At Mayo, I was exposed to great researchers,” he said. “And I decided to gointo research myself.”After earning his Ph.D. in physiology, Dr. Nelson spent five years as a faculty memberat Case Western Reserve University and the director of the research lab at Fairview Park Hospital inCleveland, Ohio. He returned to Mayo in 1967, teaching and conducting research for 12 years.

His move to the College of Medicine and Carle in 1979 “was the best thing I ever did,” Dr. Nelson said.“This is an excellent atmosphere for an M.D./Ph.D.” And for the past 20 years,Dr. Nelson has contributed to that atmosphere – serving as an example to students of how to successfully balance a career in research and medicine.

RESEARCH AND MEDICINE

Ralph Nelson, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.C.P.


TTAKING THE LEAD IN COORDINATING AGING RESEARCHThere is a great deal of aging research

being conducted at the University of Illinois,and now there’s a framework in place oncampus to organize the efforts of suchresearch across academic disciplines.TheInitiative on Aging was formed in 2000 tofoster the presence of aging research oncampus, and Paul Gold, then brand newto the College of Medicine and to theUniversity, became one of the group’sorganizers.

Former director of the MedicalScholars Program and currently a professorof psychology andneuroscience, Dr. Goldis an accomplishedscholar who hasfocused his researchon the neurobiologyof learning, memory,and behavior. Part ofthat research involvesusing rats and mice tostudy the changes inlearning and memor ythat accompany aging.

“Because the age-related changes inmemory appear to be so pervasive acrossspecies, they are likely to have similar biological bases in different animals,opening the door to identifying therapeutictreatments in rodents that are directlyapplicable to humans,” says Dr. Gold.

Recently, Dr. Gold and his colleaguesfound that when rats were given tasks tolearn, a part of the brain they used wasdepleted of glucose. The brains of senes-cent rats drained glucose far more rapidlythan did those of younger rats and wereslower to recover. “These findings suggestthat glucose is not always present inamounts to optimally support learning andmemory,” Dr. Gold says. Increasing thoseglucose levels appears to enhance memory

generally and also to ameliorate age-relatedchanges in memor y.

Dr. Gold’s additional research includescellular and systems analyses of the mechanisms by which hormones and neurotransmitters regulate memoryformation and drug enhancement of memory in healthy-aged subjects and insubjects with Alzheimer’s disease.

It’s important that research such as Dr. Gold’s and other aging studies beingconducted on campus are shared acrossacademic disciplines. And that’s where the

Initiative on Agingcomes in. The threegoals of the Initiativeare: (1) to coordinateresearch and create apresence on campus;(2) to determine howthe research applies tothe aging populationand how to enhancetheir quality of life;and (3) to educate students by organizing a curriculum on aging.

As one of thegroup’s organizers, Dr. Gold sees manybenefits the Initiative will bring to theCollege of Medicine and its students.Perhaps the most important is that theInitiative on Aging is one of the few programs as broadly interdisciplinary as theMSP Program itself, with faculty involvementspanning molecular biology to law and society. Therefore, the Initiative may be anatural mechanism through which to augment the academic bases of the MSP.At a more pragmatic level, the Initiativemay lead to the establishment of a trainingprogram in gerontology that will createslots for MSP students and may providenew opportunities for M.D./Ph.D. studentsto conduct research on clinical populations.

Paul Gold, Ph.D.

Paul Gold, Ph.D.■ B.S. in zoology from the

University of Michigan, 1966

■ M.S. in zoology and Ph.D. in psychology through the Neurobiology Program from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

■ Member of the neuro-science faculty at the University of Virginia for 23 years

■ Director of the neuro-science program and recipient of a distinguished chaired professorship in psychology at the University of Virginia

■ Member of the Governor’sCommission on Alzheimer’sDisease and Related Disorders for the Commonwealth of Virginia

■ Head of the BehavioralNeuroscience Graduate Program at Binghamton University in New York

■ Recipient of theDistinguished Alumnus Award in psychology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

■ Joined the University of Illinois as part of the campus Faculty Excellence Initiative in 2000

■ Received the St. LouisUniversity James Flood Memorial Distinguished Lectureship in 2002


Residents in the Department of Family Medicine at the Universityof Wisconsin Medical School are taught to view nutrition as animportant component of patient care. And the person leading thateffort is MSP alumni Alexandra Adams, M.D., Ph.D.

As an assistant professor of family medicine who earned her doctorate in nutritional sciences, Dr. Adams is serious about conveying the message that nutrition considerations should bepart of a physician’s responsibilities, whether he or she is conducting a well-child checkup in the clinic or working with ahospitalized patient. She stresses the importance of nutritionwhen precepting residents, and she teaches it to them in a variety of seminars she conducts each year on diabetes, metabolicsyndrome, and pediatric nutrition. “One of my goals is to activelymake residents work at regarding nutrition as an integral part of patient care,” Dr. Adams says. “In one case, that led to a diagnosis of scurvy in ICU, which might have been otherwise overlooked.”

Caring for a wide variety of patientsResidents aren’t the only ones who benefit from Dr. Adams’sexpertise in nutrition. The patients in her family medicine practice,as well as the families in Wisconsin’s Indian tribes, benefit fromher knowledge as well as her commitment to educating the public and conducting research.

With two NIH grants and research support from the WisconsinDepartment of Public Health (WDPH), Dr. Adams is working withthe Menominee, Bad River, and Lac Du Flambeau Indian tribes, theGreat Lakes Inter-Tribal Council, and the WDPH to determine theprevalence of obesity and cardiovascular risk factors in AmericanIndian children. The research includes conducting growth modelingof the familial and environmental determinants of obesity andworking with the communities to design early intervention strategies to prevent childhood obesity. Recent funding willincrease her research time to 75 percent. Although this willdecrease her clinical time, she looks forward to more productive research time.

“ONE OF MY GOALS IS TO ACTIVELY MAKE RESIDENTS WORK ATREGARDING NUTRITION AS AN INTEGRAL PART OF PATIENT CARE.”

Balancing teaching, clinical practice, and research

A delicate balancing actBalancing the demands of teaching, clinical practice, and researchcan be rigorous, but it’s something Dr. Adams is well prepared forbecause she learned some of the intricacies of that juggling actduring her training in the Medical Scholars Program. “Dr. RalphNelson was very helpful to me not only because of his nutritionalbackground but because he understood the demands of completing an M.D./Ph.D.”

She also had a husband who understood the pressures because he too was completing the MSP. Erik Adams received his medicaldegree in 1994 and his Ph.D. in organic chemistry in 1993. He isthe director of The Midwest Institute of Sports Medicine just outside Madison, Wisconsin. Erik and Alex have an eight-year-oldson, Duncan, and a four-year-old daughter, Fiona, who add anotherdimension to that delicate balancing act. “I am always working on juggling parenting and work. Plus my research and clinicalschedule are full, so it’s very challenging,” she says.

But Dr. Adams is definitely up to the task – meeting the challenges head-on everyday in her work as a teacher, a clinician,and a researcher.

Alexandra Adams, M.D., Ph.D.


The College’s Research Symposium gives students, faculty,and clinicians the opportunity to hear about the exciting and innovative research and clinical work going on withinthe local medical community.The 2002 symposium, held at the Pollard Auditorium at the Carle Forum,featured presentations by MSP students,internal medicine residents,and our keynote speaker John W. McDonald, III,M.D.,Ph.D.

Dr. McDonald, a UI alumni and renowned physician-scholar,is assistant professor of neurology at Washington University inSt. Louis and director of the spinal cord injury unit at BarnesJewish Hospital in St. Louis.He discussed his research on“Repairing the Damaged Spinal Cord:From Activity-Dependent Regeneration to ES Cell Transplantation.”

In addition, he spoke about stem cells and repair of theinjured central nervous system and provided his perspectives,through a panel discussion, on the issue of stem cells and howrehabilitation, ethics, and policy coincide with his research.

Student presenters at this year’s symposium included:Michael Lam,electrical and computer engineering; SarahHartz, statistics;Adrian Rodriguez, biochemistry; MichaelMcDonald, speech and hearing science; and the Swartz-FloodAward winner, Nathan Meeker, veterinary pathobiology. Inaddition, the following students’posters were named Best of 2002:Graham Huesmann, neuroscience; Sheela Konda,molecular & integrative physiology; and Rick Perrin,molecular & integrative physiology.

COLLEGE OF MEDICINE HOSTS RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM

From left to right, Parishurama Reddy, M.D., Douglas Filipov, M.D., Karen Dacanay, M.D., Hugh Ortman, M.D., Ph.D., Windy Dean-Colomb, M.D., Ph.D., Rajani Potu, M.D., Premranjan Singh, M.D., Tina Willson, Niveditha Reddy, M.D., and Anuradha Kantamreni, M.D.

As part of the symposium, internal medicine residents participated in a clinical vignette competi-tion. Each participant made a five-minute, case-based presentation illustrating a teaching point. The vignettes could be presented in a straightfor-ward manner or creatively through the use of poetry,music, or costumes. Winners of the competitionincluded: 1st place, Rajani Potu, M.D.; 2nd place,

Research Symposium Includes Clinical ComponentDouglas Filipov, M.D.; and 3rd place, PremranjanSingh, M.D.

In addition, Abraham Kocheril, M.D., F.A.C.C., F.A.C.P.,associate professor of internal medicine and head ofcardiac electrophysiology at Carle Clinic, shared hisexpertise in a presentation entitled: “Patient-Centered Research in an Academic Career.”

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Attending physicians who bestmodel excellence in clinical educationwere selected for each residency siteby the residents.Their names wereannounced at the Annual Awards & Recognition Banquet in June .

Curtis Krock,M.D., clinical associate professor, was recognized for most excellent performance as a clinical educator for the Carle site.Dr. Krock recently retired from Carle Clinic but continues as associate director of the Internal Medicine Residency Program at the Carle site.

Kaiser Jawaid,M.D., was recognized for excellent performance as a clinical educator at the Danville VeteransAffairs Medical Center site.

Sohail Chaudhry, clinical instructor of medicine, was recognized for his excellent performance as a clinical educator at the Provena Covenant Medical Center site .

Intern and Senior of the YearInternal Medicine Residents voted for recipients of

awards presented at their annual banquet in June.The Intern of the Year award, given to the intern who

best modeled excellence in patient care and scholarship, was presented to Keith Cengel,M.D. Dr. Cengel completed apreliminary year with the residency program and is now in a radiology residency at the University of Pennsylvania.

Excellence in Faculty Teaching RecognizedSenior of the Year was presented to Christopher Alcaraz,

M.D., for exemplifying the ideal in patient care and scholarship.Dr. Alcaraz will complete his residency in November and willstart as an attending physician at Carle.

Resident Teacher of the YearThe Teacher of the Year honor was awarded to

Satyavardhan Pulukurthy, M.D., as evidence of his commit-ment and enthusiasm to teaching. Dr. Pulukurthy has begun a cardiology fellowship at the University of Iowa,Iowa City.

Resident Scholar of the YearGunjan Gandhi, M.D., was selected Scholar of the Year

by the Internal Medicine Residency Program, and received anaward at the annual recognition banquet. Teaching,writing,clinical investigation, and written examination performance arecriteria for the award. The awardee is chosen from among all residents as the individual who has been most productive inmodeling scholarly activities, which include teaching academicsof all forms, scientific writing, and publications. Dr. Gandhi is a third-year resident in the program.

“Comments from our faculty confirm my bias that we haveexcellent new and returning residents. Also this year, our residents won the Medical Knowledge Challenge Bowl at the annual American College of Physicians-American Society of Internal Medicine.” – Robert M. Healy, M.D., F.A.C.P.

Robert M. Healy, M.D., F.A.C.P.

INTERNAL MEDICINE RESIDENCY PROGRAM

When someone asks Sally Salmons, M.D,what a family practice physician does, it mighttake her a minute to answer. If there’s one thing she’s learned during her residency, it’sthat her specialty covers a lot of ground. Of course, the classic definition of family practice as providing care for people of all ages applies. But it’s so much more, too. Family practice is often truly about working with everyone in a family,even if they’re not the patient, and sometimes it means helpingthe patient and the family with problems that don’t have anythingto do with medicine.

“During my residency, I’ve come to realize that often you reallyaren’t dealing with the patient as much as the patient’s family,”says Dr. Salmons. “Much of your interaction is with those people in the family who care for and support the patient. I also didn’trealize how much of the non-medical aspects patients are lookingfor.” For instance, many patients have a need to discuss otheraspects of their lives that may be contributing to their overallphysical and mental health. They look to their family practicephysician as a sounding board and advisor.

But despite the broad scope of family practice medicine, the workhas a central theme that has great appeal to Dr. Salmons – andthat’s the continuity of caring for people from the beginning to the end of their lives. In the span of several days, she may delivera baby, treat several children and adults with varying problems in the clinic, do a cardiac rotation, and visit patients in a nursing home.

A calling to care for patientsDr. Salmons’s journey to family practice medicine began when she worked as an administrator in a home health care agency fornine years. She found the administrative responsibilities to be far less interesting than the opportunity to learn about patients. “The best part of my day was talking to the nurses about theirpatients,” she says. And so as she considered her future, shelooked to medicine as a possible career.


She completed her M.B.A., quit her home health care job, andbegan taking some science classes at a junior college while teaching herself organic chemistry and working as a teachingassistant in business at Eastern Illinois University. In 1996, sheentered the College of Medicine at Urbana-Champaign.

“The first year of medical school was very hard,” Dr. Salmonssays. “But each year, it got better, particularly after I started working with patients.”

A family focusAs Dr. Salmons has tackled the challenges of medical school andresidency, she has had the strong support of her family. She livesin the town where she grew up – Mattoon, which is 40 milessouth of campus – and she drives to Champaign-Urbana each day.The commute, plus her responsibilities for children Dustin, 15, and Lisa, 13, add to the challenge, but her husband’s and parents’ support has lightened the load.

Now a third-year resident, Dr. Salmons is considering her optionsfor a future practice in a rural setting. “The biggest decision I’mfacing now is whether to start a solo practice or join a group. I know the culture that I want to be part of and am consideringthat as I look at options.” But one thing she knows for sure is thatshe is prepared. “My medical school education and the quality ofthe residency experience at Carle have prepared me well. I’vebeen balancing a lot of responsibilities, and that will also prepare me well for a rural practice.”

CARING FOR PATIENTS – FAMILY PRACTICE STYLE

Sally Salmons, M.D.

A day in the life of a family practice resident■ Deliver a baby ■ Treat patients in the clinic■ Do a cardiac rotation■ Visit patients in a nursing home


1987Estelle Fletcher, M.D., Ph.D., has opened a new office in Joliet, Illinois, where she will continue in the practice offamily medicine.

Kerry O’Banion, M.D., Ph.D. , was promoted to associate professor of neurobiology and anatomy and neurology at the University of Rochester. Kerry’s research is on neuroinflammation in CNS injury and Alzheimer’s Disease, and he also co-directs the M.D./Ph.D. program at Rochester.

1989John Burton, M.D., Ph.D. , and his wife, Lori Burton, welcomed Daphne Elizabeth on November 8, 2001. They also have a son, Jimmy.

Michael Witkovksy, M.D., M.A., is medical director for the psychiatry teaching service at the University ofWisconsin, Madison.

1990Martin Pomper, M.D., Ph.D., was promoted to associateprofessor of radiology at Johns Hopkins, where he conductsresearch with two major NIH grants and is building a research program centered on molecular imaging.

Lisa Gould, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor of surgery in the division of plastic surgery at the University of TexasMedical Branch in Galveston, served on the Plastic SurgeryEducational Foundation Research Grants Committee for 2001-02. Lisa was an invited speaker at the Wound CareInternational 5th Annual Wound Care Congress in October2001, where she spoke on “Plastic Surgery Management ofHand and Upper Extremity Wounds.”

Mark Thoelke, M.D., is assistant professor and clinicaldirector of the hospital medicine division at WashingtonUniversity School of Medicine. The division encompasses both the hospitalist and medicine consult services, as well as the inpatient oncology review service. Mark is also president of the St. Louis Hospitalist Society and is involved in outcomes research and hospital safety issues. He and hiswife, Gail, have two daughters, Mariah, 8, and Jessica, 4.

1992Michael Cantor, M.D., J.D., and his wife, Tammi, welcomed Samson Levy Cantor, their first child, on May 19,2002. Michael has returned to Boston after a stint as specialassistant to the director of the Veterans Health AdministrationNational Center for Ethics in Washington, D.C. He is now clinical director of the Boston VA Geriatrics Research,Education and Clinical Center (GRECC), where he conductsclinical work and is responsible for re-establishing the geriatric clinical program, as well as for coordinating the VA training site for the Harvard geriatrics fellows.

Michael Carrithers, M.D., Ph.D. , has assumed the position of assistant professor in the Department of Neurologyat Yale University School of Medicine, where he was formerly a post-doctoral fellow. He is conducting research in neuroim-munology with Charlie Janeway, as well as working with anMS clinic a half day a week. Michael’s research has been supported by a KO8 award, and continued funding will comefrom a five-year Dana Foundation grant. Michael’s wife, Lisette, works in clinical trials for the Yale Cancer Center,and they have a daughter, Marguerite.

1993Dipali Apte, M.D., Ph.D. , practices ophthalmology at KaiserPermanente Medical Center in San Jose, and her husband,Vishwas Shevde, is in the computer software business.

Jamie Feldman, M.D., Ph.D. , and her husband, DougHulick, welcomed their second son, Cameron Gray Hulick onApril 23, 2002. Jamie is on the faculty in family practice andcommunity health at the University of Minnesota, where she has conducted research on an HIV curriculum for family practice residents. A poster reporting on her research wasaccepted for presentation at the International AIDS conferencein Barcelona, which took place in the summer of 2002.

Brad Katz, M.D., Ph.D., is at the University of Utah in the Department of Ophthalmology. He and wife, Tracey,have two sons, Sam, 9, and Jonah, 6. Brad is busy with hisresearch on optic nerve drusen.

Lawrence Lurvey, M.D., J.D., has been joined in OB/GYNat Kaiser Permanente in Los Angeles by his spouse, ElenaMartinez, M.D.

John McCarthy, M.D., Ph.D., is director of discovery informatics at AnVil, Inc., in Boston. He writes that he has “current responsibility for our bioinformatics, cheminformatics,biostatistics, and data mining teams while at the same timebuilding relationships with the healthcare sector for clinicaldata mining opportunities.” John completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the Center for Biomedical Informatics at theUniversity of Pittsburgh and held the position of director ofbioinformatics at cellomics, Inc., where he did work in thedevelopment of bioinformatics tools for the field of cell biology.

Ronald Woods, M.D., Ph.D., is spending the academicyear 2002-03 as a fellow at the Royal College of Surgeons ofEngland in London. Ron has completed fellowships in pediatricsurgery at the University of Kansas and cardiothoracic surgeryat the University of Washington in Seattle.

1994Matthew Davies, M.D., Ph.D. , is an endocrinologist inEugene, Oregon, and serves a wide patient population in themid-Willamette Valley area. Matthew and his wife, Elizabeth,have two daughters, six-year-old Frances and three-year-oldMargaret.

Academic Year 2001-2002


Joseph Eckburg, M.D., Ph.D., is practicing family medicine with the Swedish American Medical Group inRoscoe, Illinois. Joe and his wife, Sarah, have three children:John, 6, Thomas, 4, and Katie, 2.

Thomas Numrych, M.D., Ph.D. and his wife AmyNumrych, M.D. (1991), welcomed their son, Jeffrey Thomas Numrych, on May 23, 2002.

Navid Vahidi, M.D., Ph.D., and wife, Lisa Driscoll, willbe leaving Pennsylvania for Kalamazoo, Michigan, whereNavid has accepted a new position, continuing in the practice of ophthalmology.

1995Howard Aizenstein, M.D., Ph.D., is an assistant professor of psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh wherehe devotes 85 percent of his time to research and the remainder to clinical work in geriatric psychiatry. His researchinvolves functional MRI studies of memory and learning inpatients with late-life depression and dementia. Howard hasreceived research grants from The Pittsburgh Foundation, theHartford/AFAR Foundation, and the American Association ofGeriatric Psychiatry, which helped him initiate his researchprogram, and recently he received the good news that his application for an NIH career development K23 was successful. Howard and his wife, Barbara Baumann, Ph.D.,are parents of Max.

Bruce Cantor, M.D., M.S. , has been practicing medicineas a hospital-based internist at North Memorial MedicalCenter and pediatrics in the continuity clinic of Partners inPediatrics, both in Minneapolis. Bruce also sees both medicine and pediatric patients in the urgent care clinic ofHealthPartners and provides urgent care and emergency room care at the VA Medical Center in Minneapolis.

Roger Ove, M.D., Ph.D., joined the faculty of the Universityof Alabama-Birmingham as an assistant professor of radiationoncology and is part of the Wallace Tumor Institute.

Josh Shimony, M.D., Ph.D., has assumed the positionof assistant professor of radiology at Washington UniversitySchool of Medicine in St. Louis. He and wife, Becky, havethree children, Maya, Alex, and Hope.

1996Monique Brown, M.D., M.B.A. , completed an OB/GYN residency in Miami and is a fellow in maternal fetal medicineat UICOM-Chicago. She is doing research in maternal morbidity and mortality and presented part of her work atACOG meetings in May 2002 with a poster entitled“Preventing Maternal Morbidity in Severe Preeclampsia.”Monique’s work was funded through a grant from the Centerfor Disease Control and Prevention and the Association ofSchools of Public Health.

Deborah Kern, M.D., M.S., completed her family medicineresidency in Denver and is now working as a hospitalist for acommunity health unit for indigent care. She notes that thisprovides good continuity for patients and allows providers tostay in the clinic.

William King, M.D., J.D. , has accepted a position in theDepartment of Infectious Disease at UCLA as a clinicalinstructor, where he will divide his time between 60 percentclinical work and and 40 percent research. William wasawarded a training grant from the Adult AIDS Clinical TrialsGroup within NIH, enabling him to continue research hebegan while a Robert Wood Johnson Fellow at UCLA and the RAND Corporation. His plans for the next two years alsoinvolve becoming certified in HIV and participating in somedomestic and international health care interventions.

Benjamin Horowitz Levi, M.D., Ph.D. , has been awardeda four-year Robert Wood Johnson Foundation faculty scholar-ship under the auspices of RWJ’s Generalist Faculty PhysicianScholars program. Benjamin, who is assistant professor ofhumanities and pediatrics at Penn State College of Medicine,Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, will be conductingresearch that examines the origins of parents’ concerns about routine childhood immunizations.

Alan Marumoto, M.D., Ph.D., completed a residency at UCLA, passed the radiology boards, and completed a cardiovascular interventional fellowship. Alan is currently the associate director of the University Center Imaging inMelbourne, Florida.

1998Anuradha Chaddah, M.D., J.D., M.P.H., has completedher internal medicine residency at Massachusetts GeneralHospital and is now a staff attending physician there. In addition, she teaches a course in medicine, law, economicsand business for Harvard undergraduates and is also workingin the office of the CEO of the Mass General Physician’sOrganization.

Stacie Colwell, M.D., Ph.D., and her husband, RickCanning, are the parents of a baby girl named KatherineAdelaide, born March 18, 2002. Katherine has a brother,Jack, age 4. Stacie is a resident in pediatrics atDartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center.

Joe Corey, M.D., Ph.D., has completed his residency in neurology at the University of Michigan. He is currently aresearch fellow in the Department of Neurology at Michigan.Joe and his wife, Kathy, welcomed their son, David, in August2001. They also have a daughter, Carolyn, who just turned 3.

Lisa Costello, M.D., Ph.D., completed her internalmedicine residency and is doing a fellowship in cardiology.In terms of the research, she will have three extra years of it – two with Mayo’s Clinician Investigator program in cardiology and one with her advisor’s NIH training grant. Lisa also sends the good news that she will soon be married:“His name is Guido and the wedding will be in NJ.”

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Thomas Denberg, M.D., Ph.D. , has joined the facultyof the University of California, San Francisco, in general internal medicine. Tom’s appointment calls for him to devote 80 percent of his time to research and 20 percent toclinical medicine. Tom and his spouse, Patricia Sandberg,Ph.D., welcomed their son, Aaron Samuel Denberg, onApril 16, 2002.

Avery Ince, M.D., Ph.D. , finished his endocrinology fellowship at Massachusetts General Hosptial in June and is hoping to join the faculty as an instructor in medicine atHarvard Medical School. He is in the process of resecuringhis NIH General Clinical Research Center (GCRC) funding.

Brian Keefe, M.D., is completing a psychiatry residency at Harvard/Longwood Medical Center. He has elected to continue training and has accepted a fellowship in consultation psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital.

Joe Kmiecik, M.D., Ph.D. , is in the diagnostic radiologyresidency program at University of California at SanFrancisco. He and his wife, Joan, have a 10-month-old son named Brian.

1999Robert Althoff, M.D., Ph.D., entered the residency program in psychiatry at Fletcher Allen HealthCare/Universityof Vermont. Rob plans to go into child psychiatry at the completion of his training.

Carol (Schlueter) Holman, M.D., Ph.D. , a laboratorymedicine and pathology resident at the University ofMinnesota, received the Mario Escobar Outstanding AbstractTravel Award for her research work entitled, “A Semi-Quantitative PCR Assay for Detection of BK Viruria inImmunocompromised Hosts” in March 2001. Carol’s studywas presented as a poster at the 17th Annual Pan AmericanSociety for Clinical Virology meeting in Clearwater, Florida on April 30, 2001, following which Carol was awarded the“Best Research by a Student” award. BK virus, a polyomavirus, is a cause of kidney and urinary tract complications in patients after organ or bone marrow transplantation.

Andrew Krivoshik, M.D., Ph.D., completed hisresidency in pediatrics and is a fellow in pediatric hematology-oncology at Duke University Medical Center,Durham, North Carolina.

Andrew Rosenthal, M.D., M.B.A. , and Jill GoldenRosenthal, M.D., M.A. (1997), along with daughter Loren,4, and son Sam, 2, welcomed Cate Hannah on January 9,2002. Jill is a resident in occupational medicine at UICOM inChicago and has completed the requirements for the M.P.H.Andrew is near the completion of year three of surgery,rotating through UIC-affiliated hospitals in the Chicago area.They live in Evanston, Illinois.

Scott Selco, M.D., Ph.D. , is a neurology resident atUniversity of Southern California, and is engaged.

2000Alvin Calderon, M.D., Ph.D. , visited with current MSPstudents as well as undergraduate applicants to the MSPin November 2001 and talked about his second year of residency at Virginia Mason Medical Center in Seattle.

Vikas Gulani, M.D., Ph.D. , visited the campus duringthe last week of February 2002 along with his wife, SusiVees-Gulani, Ph.D., and their daughter, Maya. Vikas is very happy in the diagnostic radiology residency at theUniversity of Michigan; Susi is teaching in the Departmentof German; and Maya is growing up. Vikas has beenoffered an opportunity to conduct post-doctoral research in Germany, and his residency director has agreed to workout the arrangements so that he could take a leave.

Carol Rockhill, M.D., Ph.D., and Jason Rockhill,M.D., Ph.D. (1999), along with sons, Tyler and Alec, are in Seattle. Carol is a second-year resident in psychiatry and will begin a child psychiatry fellowship in 2003. Jason is in the second year of the radiation oncology residency at the University of Washington.

2001Kevin Sanders, M.D., Ph.D. , completed a transitionalyear at Highland Alameda County Medical Center andrecently began his radiation oncology residency atUniversity of Texas/M.D. Anderson in Houston. His wife,MSP student Brenda Sanders, is finishing the require-ments for the M.D. while completing her dissertation inGerman literature and contemplating the 2003 match.

Scott Walker, M.D., Ph.D., and his wife, Amber,welcomed daughter, Analise, on February 21, 2002. She joins her brother and sister, Max and Sophia. Scottcompleted his preliminary year in medicine at UIUC and inJuly 2002 began his residency in diagnostic radiology atthe University of Colorado School of Medicine in Denver.

IN MEMORIUMBarbara ‘Jill’ Albertson, M.D. (Class of 1981), ofMidland, died Sunday, August 18, 2002, at theMidMichigan Medical Center. She was a pediatric physician and had practiced in the Midland area for thepast seven years. She was an accomplished musician,playing the flute and played for a time with the Atlanta,Georgia symphony. She enjoyed nature, camping, and hiking. Surviving in addition to her parents is her son Marc Olsowka. Also surviving is Marc’s father,Dr. Eugene Olsowka of Saginaw.

A C O M M I T M E N T T O B U I L D I N G E X C E L L E N C E


Two gatherings in California were held in early March2002 for COM-UC alumni,one in the Bay Area and a second in Los Angeles.

Bay AreaThe Hyatt Regency Hotel near the San Francisco Airportwas the site for a dinner on March 3 hosted by RegionalDean Brad Schwartz and Diane Gottheil,director of MSPalumni relations and former associate director of the MSP.In attendance were MSP alumni Dipa Apte, M.D., Ph.D.(biophysics), now an ophthalmologist at Kaiser PermanenteMedical Center in San Jose; John Burton, M.D., Ph.D.(molecular & integrative physiology),chief of orthopedicsurgery at Merritt View Hospital in Martinez;Mark Byrne,M.D., J.D., M.P.H., who practices internal medicine and cardiology in the South Bay Area; Tom Denberg, M.D.,Ph.D. (anthropology),who is a fellow in general internalmedicine at University of California,San Francisco,conducting research and seeing patients; Sarah Janssen,M.D., Ph.D. (molecular & integrative physiology), afirst-year surgical intern at University of California,SanFrancisco where she will continue on for her residency inurology; Eric Roberts, M.D., Ph.D. (social work),who isholding two fellowships at University of California, SanFrancisco, one in health policy and one in pediatrics; andKevin Sanders, M.D., Ph.D. (biochemistry),completing histransitional year at Alameda County Medical Center inOakland before beginning his residency in radiation

UICOM-UC HOSTS ALUMNI DINNERSoncology at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houstonthis June, and his wife, MSP student Brenda Sanders.Brenda is currently completing her clerkships and workingon her dissertation in German literature. Another MSPstudent who attended the dinner was Niranjan Karnikwho was completing an elective at Stanford University atthe time and is now doing his psychiatry residency, havingcompleted his M.D./Ph.D. (sociology). Also in attendancewas College of Medicine alum Peter Hull, M.D., assistantmedical director of emergency services at Sutter RosevilleMedical Center.

Los AngelesThose present for the dinner at II Moro Ristorante in West Los Angeles on March 4,2002,along with RegionalDean Brad Schwartz and Diane Gottheil, were MSP alumni Rob Acquarelli, M.D., Ph.D. (physics), completinghis residency in radiology at UCLA and soon heading to UCSF for a fellowship; Lawrence Lurvey, M.D., J.D., inobstetrics and gynecology at Kaiser Permanente MedicalCenter in Los Angeles; Scott Selco, M.D., Ph.D.(neuroscience),a resident in neurology at University of Southern California; and Allen Fremont, M.D., Ph.D. (sociology),staff member at the RAND Corporation in Santa Monica. Also in attendance was College ofMedicine alum Derek Ott, M.D., M.S. , now in psychiatricpractice in Los Angeles.

We want to hear from our alumni…This fall all COM-UC alumnishould have received a mailing giving you the opportunity toupdate our database with your current address and other pertinentinformation.If you didn’t receivea mailing or would like to contact us, please e-mail us at:[email protected]

Your successes are one of the mostimportant indicators of our successas a College, and we want you toknow what’s happening at youralma mater!

We WELCOME your help as an alumni – opening the doors to our studentsThe WELCOME Committee initiated last year by the COM-UC, is a way for ouralumni to open their doors to our students going through the rigorous process of residency interviews.If you would be willing to host a student in your area for dinner,overnight, or even to share some guidance as a resource for your city, we want to hearfrom you. As alumni, you have gone through the experience of trying to make a decision about where you will spend the next few years of your life and your perspec-tive could be invaluable. When a student has a residency interview, they can access ourWelcome Committee information in the COM-UC Office of Student Affairs or theMedical Scholars Program Office to see if there is an alumni near their destination.

If you’d be willing to help, please contact us and let us know we can add your name to the list: Office of Public Affairs and Advancement, 506 S. Mathews, 196 MSB, Urbana, IL 61801 • Fax: 217-333-8868 • [email protected]


A BIG STEP FOR THE CLASS OF 2005Christine Weaver, M.D.,Ph.D., left (pictured herewith some of the students with their new whitecoats),a graduate of the COM-UC and the MedicalScholars Program, was a speaker for the White CoatCeremony September 5,2002.She spoke on theintegration of a career in medicine into your personal and professional life. Lornie Phillips,M4,commented that,“it [the white coat] fits – not just as a coat but also as the privilege that it brings.”

COM-UC ALUMNI GET-TOGETHER – WASHINGTON STATE,SEPTEMBER 15,2002Front Row:Tyler and Alec RockhillMiddle Row:Christopher O’Morchoe, Jean O’Morchoe,Caitlin O’Morchoe, Carol Rockhill,Charles C.C. O’Morchoe (former regional dean),Alvin Calderon,and Jane NosalBack Row:David O’Morchoe, Patrice O’Morchoe,Jason Rockhill,Dean Michael Ellis,Margaret Ellis,Tom Manning,and Julie Manning holding Claire Manning

COM-UC IN THE UNIVERSITY COMMUNITYBrad Schwartz, regional dean, visits with twomembers of the University of Illinois Senior Alumniand Retired Faculty group. Dr. Schwartz presented to the group in September on the topic,“WhenGood Cells Be Bad and How that Effects PatientCare.” Dr. Schwartz’presentation marked the fourth one to the group recently by COM-UC faculty members.

CLASS OF 2002First Row: Susan Kies Roth,Ed.D. (associate dean for academic student and educational affairs);Theresa Allison,M.D.;Susan Mantell,M.D.;Kimberly Mathis, M.D.,M.B.A.;Aimee Yu, M.D.,Ph.D.; Bryan Cho, M.D.,Ph.D.;Daniel Llano, M.D.,Ph.D.;Elizabeth Sweet-Friend,M.D.;Bradford S. Schwartz, M.D. (regional dean,COM-UC)

Second Row: Hoon Kang, M.D.; Hilary Reno, M.D., Ph.D.; Lorene Romine, M.D.;Scott Irwin,M.D., Ph.D.; Jula Veerapong,M.D.;Jennifer Taylor, M.D.;Alexander Hsu, M.D.;Albert Lin, M.D. M.B.A.;Maria Nagel,M.D.

Third Row: Niranjan Karnik, M.D.;Hugh Little, M.D.;Nathan Meeker, M.D.;Jill Conway, M.D.;Demian Rose, M.D., Ph.D.;Stanley Wu, M.D.

Fourth Row: Jennine Larson,M.D.;Mark Chambers,M.D., D.V.M., Ph.D.;Sean Barnes, M.D.,Ph.D.;Sandra Ettema,M.D.,Ph.D.;Christopher Hess,M.D.,Ph.D.;Craig Walls, M.D., Ph.D.


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