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Tell us your latest news today! Class of '90Stephen Bloom was appointed medical director of the Mild Brain Injury Program at the Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Center. (ca. 1999) Kelley Burnett is a pediatrician in Grants Pass, Ore. She moved there with her husband M. Crane from Virginia two years ago. Their daughter, Reilly Marie Crane, was born in June. (The couple’s first child, Chloe, was born prematurely in October, 1996, and died at 17 days of age.) (ca. 1999) Salvatore Cavaliere has been in private practice in Rochester for two years treating disorders of the ear, hearing and balance. After completing a fellowship in otology/neurotology, in Minneapolis, Minn., he became the second osteopathic physician in the country practicing that specialty. Dr. Cavaliere is also doing research at Wayne State University in hopes of improving medical and surgical outcomes for those with otologic disorders. (ca. 1999) Paul Kovack was part of a team who won first place at the MOA Scientific Research Exhibit Competition. (May 2008) Richard J. LaBaere II was nominated for AOA Mentor of the Year. Kari Leikert completed three years in the Air Force in Abilene, Texas, and is now in a partnership in Ludington. She had her fourth child while in the Air Force. (ca. 1999) Shawn McGahey-Pertunen lives in TupperLake, NY. "We’re hiking the adirondacks three years now with our two sons, Brett, 5, and Adam, 3." Dr. McGahey-Pertunen would love to hear from other MSU and MSUCOM grads in the upstate New York area. (ca. 1999) Peter E. Metropoulos was nominated for AOA Mentor of the Year.
Wayne Piers has a busy solo orthopedic practice in Portland, Maine for the past two years. (ca. 1999) Brian Proctor sets up practice in Elmhurst, IL (Sept. 2008) Mark Ulrickson published an article on Posterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy in the April 1998 Review of Opthalmology, on the website www.revophth.com. (April 1998) Class of '91Kevin Berlin completed his internship, residency and a fellowship in adult cardiology at Riverside Osteopathic Hospital. He was chief intern, Intern of the Year and Teaching Resident of the Year. He is currently in practice with Downriver Cardiology Consultants in Trenton. His son, Connor, is 5 years old. (ca. 1999) Russell Craig opened the Institute for Ear, Nose and Throat Surgery in Sterling Heights last year. The institute also does facial plastic surgery. (ca. 1999) Philip Creps was interviewed at WAQP for the TCT television network. He was also cited in the "Guide to America's Top Psychiatrists" (October 2008) David C. Dotson's postcard from Silverfest 2006 Anne Majewski Dybing returned to her pediatrics practice part-time this fall after the birth of her daughter, Grace Margaret Dybing, in July. She has been in practice in La Porte, Ind., for three years. (ca. 1999) Gary Dylewski opened a solo practice in 1996, practicing holistic psychiatry in Orange, Calif. He also works part-time with high risk children and adolescents for Orange County Mental Health and works as a forensic psychiatrist. In 1997 he assisted a Zen Buddist monk in teaching a course in meditation at the University of California, Irvine. (ca. 1997) Germaine Fritz was recognized as one of "Hour Detroit" magazine's "Top Docs." (October 2008) Mary Beth Grey was cited in a story on WZZM 13 News of West Michigan abut one woman's unexpected pregnancy. (July 2009) Craig Glines was appointed as a delegate to the AOA. (May 2008) Nancy Ann Meachum Provan completed a family practice residency in June 1997, and won the 1997-98 Bristol-Myers Squibb Outstanding Resident Award. Her son, Alexander Patrick Provan was born August 11, 1997, and she has taken a sabbatical from medical practice to be a full time mom. "I love my new job and look forward to part-time medical practice in the future. Alex will become a big brother next year!" (ca. 1999) Denise Murphy Stadelmaier joined Atlas Orthopedics and Sports Medicine in Indianapolis, Ind. in June 1998 after completing a one year fellowship in sports medicine at Baylor in Houston, Texas. Denise and her husband Joe have three daughters, Rachel, Shauna and Murphy. (ca. 1999) Trinh D. Nguyen is practicing at a clinic for low income and uninsured people at 1100 W. Saginaw in Lansing. It has seven exam rooms and is well equipped. "Please call 485-9208 for an appointment." (ca. 1999) Darryl Reaume was part of a team who received honorable mention at the MOA Scientific Research Exhibit Competition. (May 2008) Gary Michael Rooker relocated with his wife Nancy Johnson-Rooker, RN, and children Melissa, 11, and Shane 10, from Michigan to Virginia in April 1998. Dr. Rooker started a private practice in Roanoke and Christiansburg, Va. (ca. 1999) Dan Sheeley has two children, Jonathan Michael Sheeley, 2, and Noah Reed Sheeley, 3 months old. He is graduating in June 1999 from an emergency medicine residency at Pontiac Osteopathic Hospital. (ca. 1999) Eric Smith is currently working at the Emergency Room at Bronson Vicksburg Hospital. He has been the team physician for the Michigan K-Wings IHL Hockey team for the past seven years, and gets to travel quite a bit with them. He has been married five years to Krysten. (ca. 1999) Robert M. Soltysiak is currently in private practice in Grand Rapids. His daughter Shannon, is a freshman at MSU this year in pre-med/natural sciences. "Go Green!" (ca. 1999) Audrey Trainer completed 100 mile and 25 mile bike tours for the American Diabetes and Multiple Sclerosis societies during the summer of 1998. "It’s a great way to stay in shape and financially benefits others in need." Dr. Trainer continues to enjoy specialty practice in emergency medicine in Albany, NY, where she has four MSU graduates on staff. (ca. 1999) Class of '92Maura Bagor is in private practice associated with St. Joseph Hospital in Pontiac. She lives in Bloomfield Hills. (ca. 1999) Keith Blum is a pediatric neurosurgery fellow at Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx, the University Hospital of Albert Einstein Medical College. He has published in Pediatric Neurosurgery and made presentations around the country and in England. Dr. Blum’s awards include the Resident Achievement Award from the American College of Osteopathic Surgeons. He lives in Manhattan. (ca. 1999) Lucy Coccimiglio joined Oakland County Urologists, P.C. She lives in Waterford. (ca. 1999) William Cosgrove started his current anesthesia job two years ago. He moved from Chicago to Detroit after getting married. (ca. 1999) Wayne Freeman moved to Santa Rosa, Calif., last year. (ca. 1999) Kenneth Hauer was named director of Central Indiana Orthopedics Spine Center. He was also awarded a fellowship in the American Osteopathic Academy of Sports Medicine and continues to work in a busy sports medicine practice. (ca. 1999) Laura Hershkowitz completed a fellowship in epilepsy/neurophysiology at Rush Presbyterian St. Luke’s Medical Center in Chicago and stayed as a junior faculty/instructor at Rush Epilepsy Center. While there she performed epilepsy surgery and epilepsy monitoring. In October 1998, she joined North Shore Clinical Associate in Erie, Pa., where she will be responsible for developing a regional epilepsy center. (ca. 1998) Marianne T. Huben was recognized as the MOA's 5000th member. (June 2008) Ann Kanaan works in a practice with nine other family practitioners in South Texas. Each day she sees about 30 to 40 mostly Hispanic patients, many of whom are diabetic. (ca. 1999) Michael Kellams is in private practice with 50 other anesthesiologists in the largest private, physicians-only anesthesiology group in Indiana—Northside Anesthesia Services of Indianapolis. He became board certified in 1997. Dr. Kellams and his wife have two children, Branden, 3, and Aaron, 8 months. (ca. 1999) Steve McGraw recognized as "Top Doc." (Dec 2006) Jo Ann Mitchell was nominated for AOA Mentor of the Year. Jayesh Patel is starting a solo ENT/facial plastics practice in Thusville, Fla. (ca. 1999) Robert Piccinini was selected to be a delegate to the AOA by the MOA. (June 2008)
Steve Prefontaine has a 4-year-old son, Michael, and his second son, Jacob, was born in 1998. (ca. 1999) Vesna L. Roi is in private practice with Dr. Melinda Karam in Roseville, with admitting privleges at St. John Hospital and Bon Secours Hospital. "It’s a dream come true." (ca. 1999) Jeffrey Sendi recognized as "Top Doc." (Dec 2006) Mark Wein joined the Goddard Clinic, an established osteopathic private family practice in Allen Park. He also has staff privledges at Riverside Osteopathic Hospital, Garden City Osteopathic Hospital and Oakwood Hospital. 17234 Goddard Road, Allen Park, MI 48101 (313) 3960. (ca. 1999) Class of '93Anton Bahu has joined an osteopathic family practice group. In 1998 he won first place from the Michigan Osteopathic Association for his resident paper: "Lower Back Pain and its Association with Objective MRI and EMG Findings - A Retrospective Study." (ca. 1999) William Boudouris was recognized as one of "Hour Detroit" magazine's "Top Docs." (October 2008)
William Everts is the first fellow in procedural medicine, in a program developed by the National Procedures Institute in Midland. (ca. 1999) Arlin French completed an ophthalmology residency and has gone into practice with Affiliated Eye Surgeons. He is on staff at Oakland General Hospital, Pontiac Osteopathic Hospital and Detroit Riverview Hospital. (ca. 1999) Ricardo Giovannone started in hospital practice in Adrian when he finished an orthopedic residency. He and his wife moved into a new home and they had their fourth child the same week he started his new job. (ca. 1999) Eric Hensen has joined the Benefits Physician Association (August 2009) Thomas Hilts is a staff family physician in the U.S. Army, stationed at Ft. Washington in Fairbanks, Alaska. (ca. 1999) Margaret Hollar started a neuroradiology fellowship at the University of Rochester in July 1998. (July 1998) Beverly Jarema opened a private practice in family medicine with obstetrics in 1996. She completed a three-year residency in family practice the same year. Dr. Jarema is also teaching medical students and residents. (ca. 1999) Terrance Kearney became board certified in family practice in 1996. He has a "beautiful office, overlooking a lake," with the hospital next door. (ca. 1999) Ann Marie Ledley-Lewis and her husband, Michael, had a daughter, Ashleydia Lewis, in August 1998. (August 1998) John Macksood just started practice in gastroenterology in Grand Blanc. (ca. 1999) Sawabor P. Renteria, III finished general surgery residency in June 1998 and started on cardiothoracic in August 1998. (August 1998) Michael P. Schuhknecht was nominated for AOA Mentor of the Year Kevin S. Witt lives in Jackson, Mich. (ca. 1999) Thomas Watts is currently working at Lutheran Hospital of Indiana in Fort Wayne, specializing in emergency medicine. He has passed both the written and oral board exams of American Osteopathic Board of Emergency Medicine, as well as the written portion of the American Board of Emergency Medicine. He also works as medical director of the Aboite Township Fire Department and werves on the board of EMS for the local EMS medical control authority in Fort Wayne. Dr. Watts and his wife Maureen now have three children, Kristen, 6, Ryan, 4, and Megan, 2. He loves returning to MSU for football games. (ca. 1999) Class of '94Kathenne Alizo is finishing a residency in emergency medicine/family practice. She is married to Robert Williams, MSUCOM ‘94, and they have a daughter, Allyson, 3. (ca. 1999) Patrick Botz was nominated as a new director for the MAOFP Board of Directors. (September 2009)
Christina Childress Daoud opened a solo practice in 1997 in Coldwater, where she is the only board-certified family practitioner in the city. She gave birth to her second daughter in 1998. (ca. 1999) Tressa Gardner was appointed as a delegate to the AOA. (May 2008) Brian Goldstein will begin a two-year neuroradiology fellowship at Georgetown University Hospital in July 1999. An "interesting nuclear medicine case" which he reported to the journal, Clinical Nuclear Medicine, will be published in 1999. (ca. 1999) Julie Burnham Hice joined Richard Kovar, DO, in Port Huron to practice adult neurology. She will be on staff at Port Huron General Hospital, Mercy General Hospital and Riverdistrict Hospital in St. Clair. Dr. Hice completed a neurology residency at Garden City Osteopathic Hospital in September 1998. (Sept. 1998) James Hoekwater started a fellowship in pulmonary/critical care at Henry Ford Hospital in July 1998. (July 1998) Carolann Kinner is working for BiCounty Hospital in internal medicine after completing an internal medicine residency there and at Henry Ford Hospital. (ca. 1999) Ann Lichon is beginning a one-year pediatric anesthesia fellowship at Children’s Memorial Hospital in Chicago. She married Neale Zingle in August 1998, and they honeymooned in Italy. (ca. 1999) Sharon McManus recognized as "Top Doc." (Dec 2006) Shivajee Nallamothu was recognized as one of "Hour Detroit" magazine's "Top Docs." (October 2008) Arie Patni joined two other physicians (one DO and one MD) in family practice at Georgia Highlands Medical Services, a community health center in Cumming, Ga. (ca. 1999) Suzette Sanchez began a three-year dermatology residency near Fresno, Calif. July 1, 1998. She finished a family practice program at Garden City Hospital on May 30, 1998. (ca. 1998) Scott Sauer started a fellowship in chronic pain management. (ca. 1999) Veronic Schimp recognized as "Top Doc." (Dec 2006) R. Taylor Scott was selected as a new director for the MAOFP Board of Directors. (September 2009)
Lisa A. (Miller) West received the Bristol Myers Squibb 1997 Resident of the Year Award, and married James R. West on June 21, 1997. She went on a medical mission trip to Honduras in September 1998. (ca. 1999) Class of '95Susan Lessner Boesler has had a busy emergency residency at Mt. Clemens where she is co-chief resident of the department. Dr. Boesler gave birth to her second child, Gabrielle Marie, in June 1998. She also has a son, Alexander Scott. (ca. 1999) Kristopher Brenner was nominated as a new director for MAOFP Board of Directors. (September 2009)
Julie (Rousseau) Cross is doing full spectrum family practice including obstetrics at St. Mary’s Hospital in Auburn, Maine, after completing a residency in family practice. (ca. 1999) Mike Emmons is going to continue his sports medicine fellowship in Toledo, Ohio until June 1999. (ca. 1999) Tom Floyd's postcard from Silverfest 2006 Kevin Frankel has joined his father, Jerome Frankel, DO, in family practice in Detroit. (ca. 1999) John Goudreau featured in MSU Alumni Magazine for Parkinson's research Steven Karageanes drives to New York to Assist in Disaster Relief (Sept. 2001) Kathleen Kleinert's Free Health Clinic Awarded Grant
David B. Pinelli completed an internal medicine faculty development fellowship with COGMET in June 1998, and is now on staff at Pontiac Osteopathic Medical Center, and beginning an internal medicine practice in Ortonville. He has been married to Michele Pinelli since June 1997. Spencer Solomon, DO , has a daughter who is one year old. "I won first place in the Birmingham City Golf Tournament." (ca. 1999) J.B. Stricker is a pathology resident at Texas A&M. Dr. Stricker won 1st place poster and 2nd place podium presentation at the Texas Society of Pathologists Annual Meeting in February 1998. Dr. Stricker also presented "A case of Rhinosporidiosis in an HIV positive male" at the American Society for Microbiology Annual Meeting in Atlanta, Ga. in May 1998, and in October 1998 Dr. Stricker presented "Fecal Lactoferritin: A new screening test?" at the College of American Pathologists Fall Meeting, Washington, D.C., in October 1998. (ca. 1998) Class of '96Brian Cote is with a private practice group at Holland Community Hospital and he loves west Michigan. Dr. Cote is also involved with EMS education. (ca. 1999) Cheri Mys Curtis is practicing internal medicine at a regional medical center and is involved in the Clinical Educator Program through COGMET. (ca. 1999) David Donaldson is enjoying his second year at William Beaumont Hospital in the Emergency Medicine Program. (ca. 1999) Jonathan Fellows was recognized as one of "Hour Detroit" magazine's "Top Docs." (October 2008) Jeanette Jackson (Boyce) is doing a residency in internal medicine and is a COGMET internal medicine fellow. In 1997, she married Joe Boyce, DO, who is participating in the same programs. (ca. 1999) Carl Pesta was re-elected to the AOA Board (August 2009)
J. Polizzi developed a patient education module for hospital web sites working for an East Lansing based company—Medical Net, who specializes in web applications for hospitals and health systems. "Check out Ingham Regional’s site @ www.irmc.org, developed by Med Net." (ca. 1999) Gregory Stempky and Timothy Kval were awarded MOA Core Grants (Oct. 2007) Class of '97Robert Camara earned the patient-centered medical home designation from Blue Cross Blue Shield. (September 2009) Richard Filiaggi is in training to be a flight surgeon in the U.S. Navy. He is in Pensacola, Fla., where he will remain until February 1999. (ca. 1998) Ken Gallmore is doing an internal medicine residency at Detroit Riverview Hospital. He reports that he is "not married and have no children that I am aware of. I have not published any papers or overthrown any small countries lately." (ca. 1999) Joseph Lajoie has started his residency in internal medicine at St. John Hospital in Detroit. He is the only osteopathic physician in the program and he is teaching a lot of OMM. He completed his internship at Mr. Clemens General Hospital. His wife, Lori, MSUCOM ‘97, will complete her internship there in August 1998, and will remain another two years for her family medicine residency. Their first child, Andrew, is 1year old. (ca. 1999) Lori Lajoie is doing a family practice residency at Mt. Clemens General Hospital.She and her husband, Joseph Lajoie, MSUCOM ‘97, have one son, Andrew, 1. They recently bought a house in Mt. Clemens. (ca. 1999) Suzanne Law talks about her time after graduation from MSUCOM (May 2007) Vinh D. Nguyen recently started an internal medicine residency at William Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak. (ca. 1999) Anthony Peters completed a DO internship at Grace Hospital in Detroit in June 1998, and is currently doing a family practice residency in Spokane, Wa. (ca. 1999) Brent Rags is completing a family practice residency. (ca. 1999) Karlin E. Sevensma was installed as President-elect for Jenison. (January 2008) Daniel Singer was recognized as one of "Hour Detroit" magazine's "Top Docs." (October 2008)
Jeffrey Stevens was voted in as president-elect by the MAOFP Bard of Directors (September 2009) Matteo Valenti was accepted into an internal medicine faculty development fellowship through COGMET. As part of the fellowship, Dr. Valenti was appointed clinical faculty, Department of Internal Medicine. (ca. 1999) Eric Walchak was part of a team who won first place at the MOA Scientific Research Exhibit Competition. (May 2008) Brett Zimmerman is currently doing a residency at the Medical College of Ohio in obstetrics and gynecology. He has two sons, Alexander and Jacob. (ca. 1999) Class of '98Loren DeCarlo earned the patient-centered medical home designation from Blue Cross Blue Shield. (September 2009) U. Inga Ferguson was presented the degree of fellow at the Convocation Ceremony at the ACOI in March Island, FL. (October 2008) Sue Tobin was presented the degree of fellow at the Convocation Ceremony at the ACOI in March Island, FL. (October 2008) Class of '99Mark E. Fleming has completed his orthopedic surgery residency at Mount Clemens General and a fellowship in orthopedic trauma at the University of Minnesota. He is currently on active duty in the U.S. Navy providing orthopedic care to soldiers, sailors, airmen and marines at the National Naval Medical Center. He completed a six month deployment with the marines in Anbar Province Iraq as a member of a forward resuscitative surgical system (FRSS). (October 2009) Dorothy Robin Pedtke was selected to be a delegate to the AOA by the MOA. (June 2008)
Jake Rowan's postcard from Silverfest 2006 Matt Sevensma was part of a team who won first place at the MOA Scientific Research Exhibit Competition. (May 2008)
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