HCMC
Emergency Medicine
June 13-15, 1997
Department of Emergency Medicine
The specialty of Emergency Medicine was born of a national crisis in emergency care that emerged in the late 1960s and early 70s. During this time, the Emergency Dept. at Hennepin General Hospital was challenged to meet the needs of its area residents for improved emergency health care. In 1971, Claude Hitchcock, M.D., then chief of Surgery, appointed one of his staff surgeons to head a new Department of Emergency Medicine which would manage the Emergency Dept., then a section of the Department of
Surgery. Ernest Ruiz, M.D., the department’s first chief of service (1971-1992), was that surgeon. Dr. Ruiz accepted the position, realizing that major challenges lay ahead. The new department’s first task was to establish a residency in Emergency Medicine. Two surgery residents, Robert Long, M.D., and Pat Lilja, M.D., chose to become the first residents of Hennepin General Hospital’s new residency program in this specialty. It was only the second such Emergency Medicine residency program available in the United States in 1972. The residency has flourished since that time. Graduates have accepted leadership positions in many of the busiest emergency hospitals in the region, ensuring improvements in emergency care throughout their communities and beyond.
Ernest Ruiz M.D.
Class of 1973
G. Patrick Lilja
Robert S. Long
Bruce E. Adams
James Tandias
Class of 1975
James R. Larson
David G. Olson
Charles E. Pexa
Thomas E. Timmons
Class of 1976
Carl N. Blegen
Joseph E. Clinton
Gordon Rokswold
Class of 1977
Bernard M. Greenfeld
Martin Page Hill
Robert A. Rusnak
James D. Thompson
Class of 1978
Stephen R. Dannewitz
Thomas L. Evans
Jonathan M. Glauser
Barbara C. LeTourneau
Class of 1979
Ellen M. Vancura
Gary A. Coon
Benjamin H. Graves
Jack L. Liebo
Class of 1980
Brian D. Mahoney
David M. Nelson
Samuel A. Booth
John W. McGill
Class of 1981
Mark J. Mirick
Kent W. Schwitzer
Cheryl D. Adkinson
Mark L. Berg
Class of 1982
David M. Feldshuh
Elliot W. Justin
Jeffrey G. Swanson
Dale A. Gerdes
Glenn E. Irwin
Raymond Mayron
Benedict Roller
Class of 1983
Timothy J. Crimmins
Yvonne Brutger
Linda J. Miller
David H. Romness
Class of 1984
Douglas D. Brunette
Alan W. Gravett
David W. Plummer
Michael Yaron
Class of 1985
Teddi F. Eisen
Frank E. Gaudio
Kevin S. Mickelson
Michael S. Wenman
Class of 1986
Wade H. Henrichs
James D. Woodburn
Mark J. Zarzycki
Class of 1987
Mark J. Erlandson
Edward J. Mlinek
Catherine A. Ripkey
Terrence D. Morton
Class of 1988
James Page Winter
Gregory F. Bachhuber
Ford C. Erickson
Angus Y. Ng
Class of 1989
Beth Rambow
David K. Hagedorn
John M. Kominsky
Kirk Lufkin
Class of 1989
Carol Rothong
Stephen W. Smith
Thomas R. Stewart
Mary C. Ward
Mary M. Wilson
Dorothy Y. Bradbury
Larry S. Cohen
Laurie C. Drill-Mellum
Class of 1991
Geoffrey A. Geer
Gary L. Gosewisch
R. Bart Johansen
Thomas Stewart
Lisa M. Lofy
David G. Nigh
Lisa Ragen
Joseph J. Westwater
Class of 1992
Brett G. Wieker
Jennifer Wingate
Carol A. Arnason
Douglas Dang
Class of 1993
David Dvorak
Robert Nordness
B. Vindell Washington
Andrew H. Bauer
Class of 1994
Gail E. Bowdish
Michael Butts
David I. Covington
William G. Heegaard
Jonathan Lueders
Margaret A. Lynch
Craig A. Matticks
David Milbrandt
Gregory Pippert
Sara Sneed
Julie Zink
Marte E. Baro
Class of 1995
Ty L. Battershell
Paul E. Christensen
Douglas Friederich
Robert Fuller
Jeffrey D. Ho
Lawrence R. McEvoy
Kevin E. McGlothlen
José O. Peña
Harry Page Ross o
Leonardo A. Saavedra
Kevin Beier
Class of 1996
Stephen Epstein
Eric Gage
John Hick
Gail Joyce
Michael Lynch
Clare Sercombe
Anthony Skedros
Mona Wu
Robert Zink
Stephen Anderson
Kenneth Buccino
Thomas Coomes
Class of 1997
Scott McDaniel
Brian Patty
Kevin Pogreba
Scott Ramming
David Reed
Michael Rock
Erich Zeitz
Deb Abney-Lidahl
Class of 1998
Elisabeth Bilden
Brian Clarkowski
Danielle DiRe
G. Daniel Hsieh
David Hirschman
Matthew Kamper
Curtis Lee
Brian Matthew
Kevin McVaney
Abel Tewodros
Andrew Topliff
Peter Chase
Class of 1999
Katherine Clark
Cara Ellmann
Scott Gunn
Howard Haines
Hung Huynh
Christine Kletti
Marita Michelin
James Miner
Jeff Rodgerson
Michelle Biros
Robert Collier
Richard Gray
Louis Ling
Other Players
Steve Sterner
Shari Augustine
Bruce E. Adams, M.D. 340 N. Westwood Drive Golden Valley, MN 55422 Cheryl Adkinson, M.D. 781 Goodrich Avenue St. Paul, MN 55105 Carol Arnason 4233 Chowen Ave So Minneapolis, MN 55410 Greg Bachhuber, M.D. 2614 East 6th St Duluth, MN 55812 Marte Baro 7720 SW Macadam, #9 Portland, OR 97219 Ty Battershell 3430 Howe Rd Laramie, WY 82070 Andrew Bauer 15922 Burt St Omaha, NE 68118 Kevin Beier 7595 Fawn Meadow Lane Sharonville, OH 45241 Mark Berg, M.D. 4520 Westwood Lane Golden Valley, MN 55416 Carl Blegen, M.D. 5035 50th St. SE Delano, MN 55328 Samuel Booth, M.D. 6302 Scenic Drive Yakima, WA 98908 Gail Bowdish PO Box 4008 Mankato, MN 56002 Dorothy Bradbury 210 4th St Havre, MT 59501-3922 Douglas Brunette, M.D. 2 Birdie Lane Chaska, MN 55318 Michael Butts 13301 Maple Knoll Way Maple Grove, MN 55369 Paul Christensen 4318 York Ave So Minneapolis, MN 55410 Joseph Clinton 6020 Pine Grove Road Edina, MN 55436 Larry Cohen
400 North McClurg Court Apt. 2402 Chicago, IL 60611 Michael Condron 19650 Oakdale Avenue South Bend, IN 46637 Gary Coon 4340 Briarwood Drive Minnetonka, MN 55343 David Covington 4 Pine Valley Drive Dellwood, MN 55110 Timothy Crimmins 5525 Mirror Lakes Drive Edina, MN 55436 Douglas Dang 13219 N 80th Place Scottsdale, AZ 85260 Stephen Dannewitz St. Paul Ramsey Med. Ctr 640 Jackson St St. Paul, MN 55101 Laurie Drill-Mellum 3025 Autumn Woods Drive Chaska, MN 55318 Dave Dvorak 5301 Zenith Ave So Minneapolis, MN 55410 Teddi Eisen 99 Pond Avenue, #306D Brookline, MA 02146 Ford Erickson 12 Lost Rock Lane North Oaks, MN 55127 Mark Erlandson 13710 61st Ave. No. Plymouth, MN 55446 Carole Erlandson 13710 61st Ave. No. Plymouth, MN 55446 Thomas Evans 6613 Westshore Drive Edina, MN 55435 David Feldshuh 308 Elmwood Avenue Ithaca, NY 14850 Douglas Friederich 1025 Washburn Ave No Minneapolis, MN 55411 Rob Fuller 200 Fern St W Hartford, CT 06119 Eric Gage 4137 45th Ave So
Minneapolis, MN 55406 Drew Geer 485 Grape Ave Boulder, CO 80306 Dale Gerdes 650 Newton Road Iowa City, IA 52245 Frank Gaudio 2163 Blairmont Drive Upper St. Clair, PA 15241 Jonathan Glauser 22790 South Woodland Shaker Heights, OH 44122 Gary Gosewisch 2067 Woodstone Court Victoria, MN 55386-9641 Benjamin Graves 10429 Leslie Drive Raleigh, NC 27615 Alan Gravett RR 2, Box 360 Woodrig Rd Bloomington, IL 61704 Bernard Greenfeld Harrison Hospital 2520 Cherry Avenue Bremerton, WA 98310 Dave Hagedorn 579 Villager Lane Midvale, UT 84047-4636 Yvonne Brutger 9615 Wyoming Circle Bloomington, MN 55438 Bill Heegaard 4915 10th Ave So Minneapolis, MN 55417 Wade Henrichs 401 Cove Road Bellingham, WA 98226 John Hick 140 Carlson Pkwy, #215 Minnetonka, MN 55305 Martin Hill Southern Oregon Medical Ctr 1505 NW Washington Blvd Grants Pass, OR 97526 Jeffrey Ho 1623 Cedar Lake Pkwy West Minneapolis, MN 55417 Glenn Irwin 116-156 Interstate Pkwy Bradford, PA 16701 Bart Johansen 2603 E Cupecoy Dr Salt Lake City, UT 84121
Gail Joyce The Pinnacle 20 Second St NE, #1401 Minneapolis, MN 55413 Elliot Justin 15 Woodens Lane Lambertville, NJ 08530 John Kominski 4208 Laredo Place Billings, MT 59106 Patrick Lilja 4701 Emerson Avenue South Minneapolis, MN 55409 James Larson 6612 Londonderry Drive Edina, MN 55436 Barbara LeTourneau 1305 Pinehurst Avenue St. Paul, MN 55116 Jack Liebo 5729 Kemrich Drive Minneapolis, MN 55439 Lisa Larson 19415 Elbert Point Shorewood, MN 55331 Robert Long 2700 Huntington Avenue St. Louis Park, MN 55416 Jon Lueders 1140 Crystal Bay Rd Post Falls, ID 83854 Kirk Lufkin RR 1, Box 189 Chassell, MI 49916 Margaret Lynch 6814 N Jean Ave Chicago, IL 60646 Michael Lynch 14 Cedar Lodge Village Cohasset, MA 02025 Brian Mahoney 10 Larkspur Lane North Oaks, MN 55110 Craig Matticks 2032 Sheridan Ave So Minneapolis, MN 55405 Raymond Mayron 581 Stable Road Paia, Maui, Hawaii 96779 John McGill 4848 Dupont Avenue South Minneapolis, MN 55409
Larry McEvoy 4460 Laredo Place Billings, MT 59106 Kevin McGlothlen 2739 Irving Ave So Minneapolis, MN 55408 Kevin Mickelson 900 E. Broadway Bismarck, ND 58502 Edward Mlinek 418 So 38th Ave #34 Omaha, NE 68131 Sonny Morton 1921 E 8th St Charlotte, NC 28204 Dave Milbrandt 21165 Iverson Ave N Forest Lake, MN 55025-9556 Linda Miller 275 Hollander Road Wayzata, MN 55391 Mark Mirick 6793 N. Troy St. Wausau, WI 54401 Angus Ng 442 Moilanen Rd Longview, WA 98632 David Nelson 214 Kaokoa Way Haiku, Maui, HI 96708 David Nigh 5466 Gene Sarazen Drive Billings, MT 59106 Robert Nordness 23 Cross St Westerly, RI 02891 David Olson 581 N. Galloway Drive Yakima, WA 98908 Joe Pena 6003 Back Bay Lane Austin, TX 78739 Charles Pexa 1382 Hunter Drive Wayzata, MN 55391 Greg Pippert 37144 Riviera Road St. Cloud, MN 56303-9648 David Plummer 3586 Ridgewood Road Arden Hills, MN 55112
Beth Schmitz 807 Carmen Oaks Court Ballwyn, MO 63021 Lisa Ide 2038 Sheridan Ave So Minneapolis, MN 55405 Cathy Ripkey 531 W Melrose, #1E Chicago, IL 60657 David Roberts 1283 Kenilworth Drive Woodbury, MN 55125 Gordon Rockswold 14400 Minnehaha Place Wayzata, MN 55391 Benedict Roller 2048 S. Grandview Lane Bismarck, ND 58501 David Romness 1510 Xanthus Lane Plymouth, MN 55447 Harry Ross 11541 Homestake Peak Littleton, CO 80127 Robert Rusnak 6232 Idylwood Lane Edina, MN 55436 Leo Saavedra 4215 23rd Ave So Minneapolis, MN 55407 Kent Schwitzer 14401 Durham Road Minnetonka, MN 55345-3701 Clare Sercombe 6112 Scotia Dr Edina, MN 55439 Anthony Skedros Stephen Smith 4424 Harriet Avenue South Minneapolis, MN 55409 Sara Sneed 218 E 3rd St Washburn, WI 54891-9558 Thomas Stewart 14805 Summit Oaks Drive Burnsville, MN 55331 Jeffrey Swanson 8966 138th St. Court Apple Valley, MN 55124 James Tandias PO Box 435 Marinette, WI 54143 James Thompson Riverside Medical Center
2450 Riverside Avenue South Minneapolis, MN 55454 Thomas Timmons 2080 Major Circle Golden Valley, MN 55422 Ellen Vancura 1111 Summit Avenue New Ulm, MN 56073 Mary Ward 5617 N. Fairmont Dr Peoria, IL 61614-5044 Vindell Washington 7800 Colonial Springs Blvd Alexandria, VA 22306 Mary Wilson 11665 Pondview Court Champlin, MN 55316 James Winter S. 4450 Harbor View Drive Coeur D'Alene, ID 83814 Michael Wenman 8916 Forest Lane PO Box 198 Minocqua, WI 54548 Jay Westwater 788 Goodrich Ave St. Paul, MN 55105 Brett Wieker 5640 Parnell Ave NE Rogers, MN 55374 Jennifer Wingate 51 South Drive Eggertsville, NY 14226 James Woodburn 4430 Thomas Avenue So Minneapolis, MN 55410 Mona Wu 104 Hawthorn Avenue Needham, MA 02192 Michael Yaron 526 Apollo Drive Boulder, CO 80303 Mark Zarzycki 452 16th Street Bellingham, WA 98225 Bob and Julie Zink W5096 Boma Rd LaCrosse, WI 54601
Anthony Skedros, M.D.
Hennepin Couny Medical Center,
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Good Night, Bernie.
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