Fall/Winter 2006 - University of Rochester Medical Center

Class of 1958
Anthony Tartaglia is lead independent
director at Albany Molecular Research. He
has been on the company’s board of directors
since 1995.
Class of 1959
Donald Huene (R ‘67) was awarded his 14th
patent and the first that was not on a medical
device. The U.S. patent is titled: “Fastener
system and method for binding papers.”
Huene says he still practices orthopaedic
surgery, but takes more time off. He also
raises thoroughbred horses, which race at
Bay Meadows, Santa Anita, Hollywood Park
and Golden Gate Fields. Because of time
commitments, he gave up raising emus,
ostriches and llamas.
A. Lawrence “Bo” Rose writes: “In the fall of
1955, I found a room at 85 Crittenden Blvd.
The other two rooms in the house were
already taken by Milt Finegold and Mike
Liptzin. Mike was the rich kid; his room was
$9 per week, while ours were only $8 a week.
Thus started a friendship that lasted more
than 50 years. Last summer, Milt was driving
a huge U-Haul from Houston to New York City
with his son’s belongings. Andrew was
starting graduate studies there. Our home
was on the way and the Finegold family
arranged to spend the night. When Mike
heard of the plan, he made arrangements to
drive to Penn Laird, Va., from North Carolina.
We had a wonderful mini-reunion in the
Virginia countryside. We talked about how
things had changed and how they had not
changed, and the wonderful influence the
University of Rochester School of Medicine
has had on our lives, how we have lived our
lives and our approach toward the practice
of medicine. We are hoping to repeat the
reunion in the mountains of North Carolina.”
Stephen Trokel writes that he is still working
in his practice and at research. He has two
children, ages 5 and 14, at home and six
grandchildren. He gave rounds at Strong in
September. The topic was “clinical and technical
refinements in laser keratorefractive
surgery.”
Class of 1960
Harvey Alter (BA ‘56) has received the
American College of Physicians Award for
Outstanding Work in Science as Related to
Medicine. Only 47 scientists nationwide have
received the award. In 2003, Alter became
the first NIH Clinical Center scientist elected
to both the National Academy of Sciences
and the Institute of Medicine. In 2000, he was
awarded the prestigious Albert Lasker
Medical Research Award, and in 2002 he
received the International Society of Blood
Transfusion Presidential Award. Alter, who
came to the NIH Clinical Center as a senior
investigator in 1969, is chief of the infectious
diseases section and associate director of
research in the Department of Transfusion
Medicine.
Class of 1964
Larry Nazarian (R ’66) has been elected vice
president of the School of Medicine and
Dentistry Alumni Council. He retired from
pediatric practice in 2004 after 35 years with
the Panorama Pediatric Group in Rochester
in order to become editor of Pediatrics in
Review, of which he had served as associate
editor since 1990. He also precepts in the
Pediatric Resident Continuity Clinic at the
Medical Center and is involved in departmental
teaching. He and his wife, Sharon
(SON ’62), enjoy walking, gardening, travel,
church activities, and spending time with their
three children and families, which includes
eight grandchildren.
Joel Richmon retired from his neurology
practice at the Permanente Medical Group of
Kaiser Hospital in Oakland, Calif. He was past
chief of the Department of Neurology and
Julian Chang, M.D., (R ’83) and his wife
Doris cut the ribbon to officially open the
physical therapy room that they donated
in honor of C. McCollister "Mac" Evarts,
M.D., for the Evarts Joint Center at
Highland Hospital. They are joined by
Randy Rosier, M.D., Ph.D., and Evarts.
The Changs traveled from Hong Kong for
the dedication.
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