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The Alumni <strong>New</strong>sletter <strong>of</strong> <strong>NYU</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Medicine</strong> FALL 2012 voLume 13, number 1


Are You a<br />

Member?<br />

Joseph Y. Roberts ’35<br />

Oscar Greene ’40<br />

Walter A. Schloss ’40<br />

Lawrence Katz ’41<br />

Ira J. Jackson ’43<br />

Joseph J. Kelter ’43<br />

Nelson J. Weiser ’43<br />

Ann L. Witus ’43<br />

Charlotte Marker Zitrin ’43<br />

William P. Clark ’44<br />

Melvin Hershkowitz ’45<br />

Arthur Zitrin ’45<br />

Anthony M. Imparato ’46<br />

Francis X. Moore, Jr. ’46<br />

Irwin H<strong>of</strong>fman ’47<br />

Bernard Seidenberg ’47<br />

Bertrand Stolzer ’47<br />

Robert W. Bertcher ’48<br />

Joan Eliasoph ’49<br />

Richard D. Amelar ’50<br />

Gerald L. Feinberg ’50<br />

John J. Imarisio ’50<br />

Marvin Sanford Belsky ’51<br />

Herbert A. Knapp ’51<br />

Martin L. Charles ’52<br />

Janet O. Jeppson Asimov ’52<br />

Sheldon G. Leibow ’52<br />

Stanley H. Brodsky ’53<br />

Leonard C. Harber ’53<br />

Joseph Katz ’53<br />

Eugene Kalnitsky ’54<br />

Bernard Benjamin Levine ’54<br />

Barry F. Smith ’54<br />

Seymour Boorstein, ’55<br />

Norman M. Canter ’55<br />

Samuel Charache ’55<br />

Arthur Drickman ’55<br />

Robert Shaw Wilkinson, Jr. ’55<br />

Ira Sherwin ’56<br />

Lonnie R. Bristow ’57<br />

Patricia C. Charache ’57<br />

Ariel Distenfeld ’57<br />

Edgar H. Soifer ’57<br />

Alex Bloom ’58<br />

Join your fellow alumni who have included<br />

<strong>NYU</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Medicine</strong> in their estate plans.<br />

Become our partner in supporting world-class<br />

medical education and be a member <strong>of</strong> the<br />

John Revere Society.<br />

To learn more, please call Marilyn Van Houten<br />

at 212.404.3653 or email her directly at marilyn.vanhouten@nyumc.org.<br />

Melvin D. Brown ’58<br />

Gerald A. Gellin ’58<br />

Eugene Chernell ’59<br />

David R. McKee, II ’59<br />

Malcolm S. Roth ’59<br />

Sandra R. Wolman ’59<br />

Delores A. Danilowicz ’60<br />

H. Thomas Foley ’60<br />

H. Paul Gabriel ’60<br />

Stanley S. Marcus ’60<br />

Richard K. Scher ’60<br />

Howard E. Voss ’61<br />

Norman E. Beisaw ’62<br />

Murray Zung ’62<br />

Anthony J. Grieco ’63<br />

Abraham N. Lieberman ’63<br />

David J. Narins ’64<br />

Martin G. Allen ’65<br />

Robert M. Flitman ’65<br />

Sheila C. Flitman ’65<br />

Samuel L. Miller ’65<br />

Rhoda S. Narins ’65<br />

Michael J. Napoliello ‘66<br />

Mark W. Pasmantier ’66<br />

Charles I. Goldsmith ’67<br />

Benjamin L. Lechner ’67<br />

Marian B. Rosenthal ’67<br />

Barry Aron ’68<br />

Bruce M. Hyman ’68<br />

Frederick S. Crisafulli ‘69<br />

Bert S. Furmansky ’69<br />

Susan D. Gisser ’69<br />

Rita Weinstein Rothfleisch ’69<br />

Stephen A. Falk ’70<br />

Stephen M. Golden ’70<br />

Andrew J. Manganaro ’72<br />

Lloyd A. Tabb ’72<br />

June E. Heilman ’73<br />

Alan C. Rutner ’73<br />

Warren K. Laskey ’74<br />

Hailen Mak ’74<br />

Lawrence S. Rosenberg ’74<br />

Gary S. Chubak ’75<br />

Lawrence D. Weinstein ’75<br />

Robert Weinstein ’75<br />

Richard L. Kerley ‘76<br />

Lillian R. Graf ’77<br />

Alex S. Evers ‘78<br />

Peter L. Hong ’78<br />

Mary Leong ’78<br />

David B. Marshall ’78<br />

Gary M. Bloomgarden ’80<br />

James M. Salik ’80<br />

Kathleen M. Kelly ’81<br />

Joseph S. Gage ’82<br />

Gary S. Rogers ’82<br />

Rena Sue Brand ’83<br />

Jeffrey P. Friedman ’83<br />

Philip J. Marion ’85<br />

Laura J. Bernay ’87<br />

Raphael S.F. Longobardi ’90<br />

Cynthia Ann Loomis ’90<br />

Tanya C. Lumpkins ’90<br />

Welela Tereffe ’00<br />

Anonymous


Wise & Wonderful: Honoring a<br />

Legend in Vascular Surgery<br />

“I have always felt that the best<br />

teachers I ever knew were the<br />

ones who were constantly in the<br />

process <strong>of</strong> learning.”<br />

These words easily describe Anthony M. Imparato ’46, say those<br />

who know the retired chief <strong>of</strong> the division <strong>of</strong> vascular surgery<br />

at <strong>NYU</strong> Langone Medical Center and recently named director<br />

emeritus <strong>of</strong> that division.<br />

In fact, those words about teaching are Dr. Imparato’s own.<br />

They capture the mind <strong>of</strong> a brilliant and intrepid thinker. He is<br />

the legend who deepened our understanding <strong>of</strong> atherosclerosis,<br />

prolonged many lives through vascular surgery, and passed<br />

on important medical and life lessons to students and fellow<br />

physicians during a near-lifetime career spent at <strong>NYU</strong> Langone.<br />

The Brooklyn-born surgeon, <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Medicine</strong> graduate,<br />

and self-described former “skinny kid” maintains an unbridled<br />

enthusiasm as he recalls his time here. “I asked students to do<br />

more than read the textbook chapters. I’d say, did you look up the<br />

bibliography?” says Dr. Imparato. “I would heckle them until they<br />

got the point that it was important to do so, because if you followed<br />

the evolution <strong>of</strong> an idea, it was fascinating. I wanted them to learn.”<br />

And learn they did, say his former students.<br />

“I met Tony in 1981 when I was a med student and he was still<br />

chief <strong>of</strong> vascular surgery,” explains Mark Adelman ’85, a surgeon<br />

who has followed in his mentor’s footsteps and is the current chief<br />

<strong>of</strong> the division. “He was a demanding teacher, <strong>of</strong>ten engaging his<br />

fellows in his Socratic style <strong>of</strong> teaching. If he felt that you were ill<br />

informed, he’d glare at you in frustration and then throw a piece <strong>of</strong><br />

chalk at you.<br />

“And he was equally demanding <strong>of</strong> himself,” continues Dr.<br />

Adelman. “I remember, as a resident, it was not unusual to find 50<br />

patients in his waiting room to see Tony. They would all talk about<br />

how Tony saved their lives. They would wait for him, and he would<br />

see every single one <strong>of</strong> them, no matter how long it took.”<br />

Thomas S. Riles, HS Surgery ’71 and ’76 and HS Vascular<br />

Surgery Fellowship ’77, the Frank C. Spencer Pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> Surgery<br />

and a vascular surgeon who also trained under Dr. Imparato, notes<br />

that the man is also a consummate humanitarian. “He is such a<br />

good role model, the type <strong>of</strong> person we should all be,” explains<br />

Dr. Riles, who met Dr. Imparato in 1973. “We spent wonderful<br />

times together on grand rounds. Tony also emphasized that it was<br />

important to give appropriate time to your own family and your<br />

outside interests.”<br />

Dr. Imparato is highly regarded for the contributions he made<br />

to the field <strong>of</strong> vascular surgery, which was still a relatively recent<br />

development in medicine when he was introduced to it. As Dr. Riles<br />

points out, some <strong>of</strong> Dr. Imparato’s advances were not always popular.<br />

Dr. Imparato was very interested in patients with blocked<br />

arteries to the legs, explains Dr. Riles, adding that at the time, most<br />

A young Mark A. Adelman ’85, associate pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> surgery and current chief <strong>of</strong> the division <strong>of</strong> vascular and endovascular surgery at<br />

<strong>NYU</strong> Langone, looks toward his mentor, Anthony Imparato ’46, the once-chief and now director emeritus <strong>of</strong> the division.<br />

The Alumni <strong>New</strong>sletter <strong>of</strong> <strong>NYU</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Medicine</strong> <strong>Medicine</strong> | 3


<strong>New</strong> <strong>York</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />

martin Lipton, esq., Chairman, Board <strong>of</strong> Trustees<br />

John Sexton, President<br />

David W. mcLaughlin, PhD, Provost<br />

robert berne, PhD (Hon. ‘07),<br />

Executive Vice President for Health<br />

Debra A. Lamorte, Senior Vice President<br />

for Development and Alumni Relations<br />

<strong>NYU</strong> Langone Medical Center<br />

Kenneth G. Langone, Chairman, Board <strong>of</strong> Trustees<br />

robert I. Grossman, mD (Hon. ‘08),<br />

The Saul J. Farber Dean and CEO<br />

Lisa J. Silverman, Vice President for<br />

Development and Alumni Affairs<br />

The Grapevine is published by<br />

the Office <strong>of</strong> Alumni Relations.<br />

Anthony J. Grieco ’63, ’60ArTS, Associate Dean<br />

robert A. Wiznia ’69, President 2012–13<br />

Patricia Finerty, Senior Editor<br />

nancy o. rieger, Contributing Writer and Editor<br />

robert m. Danzig, Senior Director <strong>of</strong><br />

Development, Education, and Alumni Giving<br />

Allison Flor, Assistant Director <strong>of</strong> Special Events<br />

for Alumni Affairs<br />

Special thanks to:<br />

evens Lubin and Janet montero<br />

Send all correspondence and inquiries to:<br />

<strong>NYU</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Medicine</strong><br />

<strong>of</strong>fice <strong>of</strong> Alumni relations<br />

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Phone: (212) 263-5390<br />

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Website: www.med.nyu.edu/alumni<br />

Cover photo:<br />

Jon Smith and Eina G. Fishman ’82.<br />

4 | FALL 2012<br />

is published by the<br />

Office <strong>of</strong> Alumni Relations<br />

vascular surgeons wanted to operate to fix the problem. “But Tony<br />

questioned that; he was always interested in the natural history <strong>of</strong><br />

disease,” says Dr. Riles. “He realized that interventions could make<br />

people worse.”<br />

Dr. Imparato remembers the time well. “People were being told<br />

‘you will lose your leg if you have a blocked artery,’” he explains.<br />

“So, we compared the results <strong>of</strong> people who had the operation and<br />

those who had not, and we learned that in the nondiabetic patient,<br />

a blocked artery in the leg did not mean you would lose the leg.<br />

We put a paper out that showed how people with leg cramps and<br />

blocked arteries could be treated for the rest <strong>of</strong> their lives with just<br />

walking exercises.”<br />

Many <strong>of</strong> Dr. Imparato’s colleagues also mention his<br />

landmark work on carotid artery disease, his presidencies <strong>of</strong> the<br />

leading vascular organizations, and the fact that he was one <strong>of</strong><br />

the approximately seven vascular surgeons who initiated the<br />

certification for vascular surgery within the American Board<br />

<strong>of</strong> Surgery. Dr. Imparato’s leadership helped make the case for<br />

certification.<br />

A study on strokes and vascular surgery reported a high<br />

complication rate, explains Dr. Imparato. “I wanted to know the<br />

exact failure rates <strong>of</strong> each reporting group; I wanted to find out what<br />

was going on,” he explains.<br />

Dr. Imparato’s investigation determined that at least three<br />

out <strong>of</strong> every four failures was preventable by altering surgical<br />

technique. “Exquisite precision is so important,” says Dr. Imparato,<br />

“because the brain is very susceptible to any interference with its<br />

blood supply. We proved the need for technique.”<br />

Irvin I. Kricheff, pr<strong>of</strong>essor emeritus <strong>of</strong> radiology, recalls<br />

working closely with Dr. Imparato. Noting the surgeon’s wellearned<br />

reputation, he quips, “I might have been more famous if I<br />

listened to him more.”<br />

“One <strong>of</strong> my first experiences with Tony is when we went to a<br />

national stroke conference in Houston,” continues Dr. Kricheff.<br />

“The National Institutes <strong>of</strong> Health (NIH) had sponsored it. There<br />

were some major research projects starting up, and <strong>NYU</strong> was<br />

involved. Tony was the lead vascular surgeon on a project. He was<br />

quite a character, tough but with a good sense <strong>of</strong> humor. He was<br />

always working hard, too, taking care <strong>of</strong> his patients.”<br />

Indeed. Martin Kahn ’63, the Joel E. and Joan L. Smilow<br />

Pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> Cardiology, remembers “a patient with an acute<br />

gallbladder. I ran into Tony and it turned out the woman had been<br />

his patient. Tony was actually on his way out the door, but he turned<br />

around, went back in, waited for the X-rays, and did the surgery.”<br />

Dr. Imparato’s teaching legacy also includes an estate bequest<br />

to the <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Medicine</strong>, a measure <strong>of</strong> his own gratitude for the<br />

educational and career opportunities he received on our campus.<br />

And while all <strong>of</strong> Dr. Imparato’s colleagues knew <strong>of</strong> his great<br />

passion for fishing, perhaps only one, Frank C. Spencer (Hon. ’99),<br />

former chair <strong>of</strong> surgery and current director <strong>of</strong> patient safety,<br />

shared it equally. Among their expeditions were two wellremembered,<br />

week-long trips to Northern Iceland to fish for<br />

salmon. We may assume the successful fishing techniques they<br />

employed on that trip were surpassed only by skills they used in<br />

their surgical suites.


Answering the Call:<br />

Alumni Respond to the<br />

Need for Scholarships<br />

As graduates <strong>of</strong> the <strong>NYU</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Medicine</strong>,<br />

we have much to celebrate. Our <strong>School</strong><br />

<strong>of</strong>fers its students clinical and research mentors<br />

who are among the best in the world,<br />

direct access to the oldest public hospital<br />

in the United States, and a visionary curriculum<br />

that has become a national model<br />

for shaping future medical leaders. We, as<br />

graduates, also look back fondly on the opportunities<br />

that our education gave us and<br />

the careers we forged from them.<br />

Today, students face a harsh reality. While<br />

the cost <strong>of</strong> a medical school education has<br />

never been cheap, tuition has risen dramatically<br />

over the last 50 years, well past the rate <strong>of</strong><br />

inflation. Students in the Class <strong>of</strong> 2016 can expect<br />

to pay upwards <strong>of</strong> $290,000 for their fouryear<br />

education, and the vast majority <strong>of</strong> them<br />

graduate with debt that averages six figures.<br />

Fortunately, alumni and friends have<br />

stepped up to help increase the number<br />

<strong>of</strong> scholarships available. These generous<br />

alumni allow our <strong>School</strong> to stay competitive<br />

and attract the brightest applicants. Scholarships<br />

also give students the means to pursue<br />

the careers they dream <strong>of</strong> without regard to<br />

which specialties will help them climb out <strong>of</strong><br />

debt fastest.<br />

Honoring our legends<br />

Many alumni give to scholarships by honoring<br />

legendary <strong>School</strong> leaders. One <strong>of</strong> these<br />

leaders is Raymond J. Brienza (Hon. ’05),<br />

who served as associate dean for admissions<br />

and financial aid at the <strong>School</strong> for 31 years.<br />

One year after his retirement, in 2004, the<br />

school established the Raymond J. Brienza<br />

Scholarship Fund. Each year, hundreds<br />

<strong>of</strong> alumni honor Mr. Brienza’s lifetime <strong>of</strong><br />

service by contributing to a scholarship fund<br />

that awards over $150,000 in aid every year<br />

to our students. Mr. Brienza is also an annual<br />

donor to this eponymously named fund.<br />

Nicole Wimberger, Class <strong>of</strong> 2013, has<br />

benefited from this fund. “While I am an<br />

older student, having worked for many<br />

years…each day remains a truly amazing<br />

learning experience,” she says. Ms. Wimberger<br />

notes that while her family is proud<br />

and supportive <strong>of</strong> her, she was on her own<br />

with tuition bills until the Brienza Fund<br />

gave her assistance.<br />

Helping students learn was a passion<br />

<strong>of</strong> the late faculty member Lawrence<br />

Prutkin, MD, ’64GSAS, affectionately called<br />

“Prutkin Prutkin” for his habit <strong>of</strong> repetition.<br />

Dr. Prutkin made a lasting impression<br />

on three generations <strong>of</strong> students while<br />

teaching anatomy. When the legendary<br />

pr<strong>of</strong>essor passed away prematurely in 1994,<br />

his family, colleagues, and former students<br />

established the Dr. Lawrence Prutkin Scholarship<br />

Fund in his memory.<br />

Some alumni classes, including the<br />

Class <strong>of</strong> 1960 and the Class <strong>of</strong> 1987, have<br />

recently taken the initiative to begin raising<br />

funds for named class scholarships in honor<br />

<strong>of</strong> milestone reunions. Both classes hope to<br />

grow their funds each year.<br />

A debt <strong>of</strong> gratitude<br />

Ariel Ostad ’91 and Dennis Marks ’51 may<br />

have graduated 40 years apart, but they<br />

share a fervent sense <strong>of</strong> gratitude that has<br />

motivated them to establish their own<br />

named endowed scholarship funds.<br />

Dr. Ostad, a practicing dermatologist,<br />

came to the United States as a refugee from<br />

Iran at the age <strong>of</strong> 12. During his time at our<br />

<strong>School</strong> he worked, but also required loans<br />

and scholarships to help him through. “<strong>NYU</strong><br />

took a chance on me, listened to my needs,<br />

and helped me learn the human side <strong>of</strong><br />

medicine. I attribute much <strong>of</strong> my success to<br />

my <strong>NYU</strong> education,” said Dr. Ostad, explaining<br />

why he and his wife decided to fund the<br />

Scholarships allow students in<br />

need <strong>of</strong> tuition support to look<br />

forward to the special White Coat<br />

Ceremony, a symbol <strong>of</strong> their<br />

arrival as physicians-in-training.<br />

Alaleh and Ariel Ostad Scholarship Fund.<br />

The endowment will receive $100,000 and<br />

the Ostads are also providing an additional<br />

$20,000 for scholarships.<br />

Dr. Marks, a retired pediatrician who<br />

had a second career in real estate, notes<br />

<strong>of</strong> the life he shares with his wife <strong>of</strong> nearly<br />

60 years, “We have been blessed.” Like<br />

Dr. Ostad, he also credits <strong>NYU</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong><br />

<strong>Medicine</strong> for a wonderful career. Earlier<br />

this year, Dr. Marks and his wife, Nancy,<br />

endowed the Nancy and Dennis Marks,<br />

MD ‘51 Scholarship Fund. The Marks want<br />

to ensure that future physicians are not<br />

burdened by excessive debt.<br />

Support from the Dr. Robert S. Coles<br />

Scholarship Fund helped make the difference<br />

for Class <strong>of</strong> 2012 graduate Benjamin<br />

Lok. Says Dr. Lok, “Because <strong>of</strong> the generosity<br />

<strong>of</strong> Dr. Nancy H. Coles Goldstein and her<br />

family, I have been able to obtain a medical<br />

school education and compete successfully<br />

for grants from the Howard Hughes Medical<br />

Institute and the Radiological Society <strong>of</strong><br />

North America. I am deeply thankful for how<br />

this family has helped and inspired me.”<br />

An investment in a student’s <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong><br />

<strong>Medicine</strong> education is an investment with<br />

real returns. To learn more about making<br />

your own gift to scholarships, please contact<br />

Rob Danzig, senior director, Development,<br />

Education and Alumni, at (212) 404-3576 or<br />

Robert.Danzig@nyumc.org.<br />

The Alumni <strong>New</strong>sletter <strong>of</strong> <strong>NYU</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Medicine</strong> | 5


DeLTA CHAPTer oF neW YorK’S 90TH AnnuAL ALPHA omeGA ALPHA<br />

InSTALLATIon DInner<br />

THurSday, MarcH 29, 2012<br />

THe WaTer cLub, NeW york ciTy Photographer: Teri Bloom<br />

1.<br />

2. 3.<br />

All names listed left-right<br />

1. Class <strong>of</strong> 2012 AoA members. back row:<br />

Aneesh bapat; Ian m. Ahearn, PhD;<br />

Abbas A. Anwar; Kareem o. Tawfik;<br />

Kenneth C. Foxx, III; robert J. ulrich;<br />

michael S. Guss; Jonathan S. Leventhal;<br />

robert J. Kerris, III; Daniel A. Strigenz;<br />

and Anthony m. Tolisano.<br />

middle row: Alexandra C. milin; Courtney<br />

L. maxey; Jaidip Chakravartti; Kathleen<br />

C. Suozzi; Daniel Gorovets; michael n.<br />

Cohen; Fares Samra; Grace L. Peloquin;<br />

Julie L. Friedman; emily C. Skoda; nicole<br />

L. rosendale; elizabeth W. Jones; and<br />

Cristina A. Tuluca.<br />

Front row: Tracey n. Liebman and<br />

elizabeth v. mausner.<br />

not pictured: John J. mercuri, mA; Saramegumi<br />

L. naylor; and elie Portnoy.<br />

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2. Alumni member robert S. H<strong>of</strong>fman ’84;<br />

outstanding teacher bruce G. raphael, mD,<br />

clinical fellowship hematology/oncology<br />

’80; secretary-treasurer Lynn m. buckvar-<br />

Keltz ’91; councilor Steven b. Abramson,<br />

mD, HS medicine ’78; faculty members Hillel<br />

Tobias, mD, PhD; Dean robert I. Grossman,<br />

mD (Hon. ‘08); and K. Heran Darwin, PhD.<br />

3. Stacy Lessen; Cristina A. Tuluca ’12;<br />

elizabeth W. Jones ’12; robert J. Kerris, III<br />

’12; Jessie Yu; and nicole L. rosendale ’12.<br />

4. Kenneth Cohen, mD; his wife, Laurie<br />

Fleisher, DmD; their son, AoA president<br />

michael n. Cohen ’12; and rachel Gruver.<br />

5. Stanley L. Lane ’39, ’36ArTS, and his<br />

wife, Alice Lane.<br />

6. Charusheel bapat; his wife, Kalyani bapat;<br />

his son, Aneesh bapat ’12; and vanisha Patel.<br />

7. Arnold Leventhal; his wife, elena<br />

Leventhal; and son, Jonathan S. Leventhal<br />

’12, ’08CAS; Thomas Cook; his daughter,<br />

Kathleen C. Suozzi ’12; wife, Patricia Cook;<br />

and daughter, Colleen Cook.<br />

8. Cecelia mercuri; her husband, John<br />

mercuri; their son, John J. mercuri ’12,<br />

mA ’11CAS; and their daughter-in-law,<br />

elizabeth Kutulik mercuri.<br />

9. michael LoCurcio ’97 and melvin G.<br />

rosenfeld, PhD.<br />

10. Shari Guss; her husband, robert Guss;<br />

their son, michael S. Guss ’12; and Yael<br />

maxwell.<br />

11. rochelle Hirschhorn ’57 and her husband,<br />

Kurt Hirschhorn ’54, ’58 mS meD, ’50WSC.


4.<br />

7.<br />

9.<br />

10.<br />

5.<br />

6.<br />

8.<br />

11.<br />

A longtime Alpha Omega<br />

Alpha (AOA) member welcomes<br />

the newest inductees<br />

Irving G. Kroop ’39 and his wife,<br />

eugenie Kroop, not only attended this<br />

year’s 90th Alpha omega Alpha<br />

Installation Dinner, but Dr. Kroop shared<br />

the program from when he served as<br />

president and was inducted into AoA at<br />

the 16th Delta Chapter <strong>of</strong> new <strong>York</strong><br />

dinner on February 7, 1939. our alumni<br />

are always welcomed home!<br />

The Alumni <strong>New</strong>sletter <strong>of</strong> <strong>NYU</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Medicine</strong> | 7


nYu SCHooL oF meDICIne ALumnI DAY<br />

SaTurday, apriL 28, 2012<br />

Nyu ScHooL <strong>of</strong> MediciNe aNd THe riTz-carLToN NeW york<br />

baTTery park, NeW york ciTy Photographer: Jay Brady<br />

1. 2.<br />

4.<br />

7.<br />

All names listed left-right<br />

1. robert I. Grossman, mD (Hon.’08),<br />

the Saul J. Farber Dean and Ceo, nYu<br />

Langone medical Center; michael Dustin,<br />

PhD, muriel G. and George W. Singer<br />

Pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> molecular Immunology;<br />

John T. roland, Jr. mD, chair <strong>of</strong> the<br />

Department <strong>of</strong> otolaryngology; Dafna<br />

bar-Sagi, PhD, vice dean for science, chief<br />

scientific <strong>of</strong>ficer; olugbenga ogedegbe,<br />

mD, mPH, pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> medicine; edward<br />

A. Fisher, mD ’75, PhD, mPH, Leon H.<br />

Charney Pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> Cardiovascular<br />

medicine; and Anthony J. Grieco ’63,<br />

’60ArTS, mACP, associate dean <strong>of</strong> alumni<br />

relations and academic events.<br />

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5.<br />

6.<br />

8.<br />

2. nina bhardwaj ’81, PhD ’80GSAS, director<br />

<strong>of</strong> the tumor vaccine program; pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />

<strong>of</strong> medicine, pathology, and dermatology;<br />

and the Solomon A. berson medical<br />

Alumni Achievement Award winner in<br />

basic Science.<br />

3. Dr. Grieco; rena S. brand ’83, president <strong>of</strong><br />

the Alumni Association 2011-2012; Hersh<br />

Chandarana ’02, the Julia Zelmanovich<br />

Young Alumni Award winner; and Dean<br />

Grossman.<br />

4. Standing: bertram W. Charap ’41; Alvah<br />

m. Weiss ’41; Jerome Dubowy ’41,<br />

’37ArTS; and his wife, evelyn Dubowy.<br />

Seated: rita orkin; Stanley L. Lane ’39,<br />

’36ArTS; and his wife, Alice Lane.<br />

3.<br />

5. Henry J. binder ’61, the Solomon A.<br />

berson medical Alumni Achievement<br />

Award winner in Clinical Science, and his<br />

wife, Joan W. binder.<br />

6. Standing: George miller ’47, ’44ArTS;<br />

Sidney reiff ’42, ’38WSC; his daughter,<br />

Isabelle reiff; Harold m. nitowsky ’47,<br />

’44WSC; Shirley Firestein; and Gale<br />

Aronson.<br />

Seated: roslyn miller; Donald A. bloch<br />

’47; Joan K. rappoport; and Stanley m.<br />

Aronson ’47.<br />

7. The Class <strong>of</strong> 1987.


9.<br />

11.<br />

14. 15.<br />

16.<br />

8. Standing: Alan Davidson ’52, ’47ArTS;<br />

bernard P. Leonard ’52, ’46ArTS; Ira I.<br />

eliasoph ’52; and Henry J. Lefkowits ’52,<br />

’48ArTS.<br />

Seated: Carl v. Granger ’52, eloise<br />

Granger; edwin S. robbins’52, and Janet<br />

Jeppson Asimov ’52.<br />

9. Standing: Jennifer Garfall; Alfred L.<br />

Garfall ’08; Laura J. meyer ’07; eve D.<br />

bloomgarden ’07; Amanda L. Jones ’07,<br />

’01CAS; and her husband, Joshua A.<br />

Jones ’07.<br />

Seated: erin F. Fitzgerald ’10; her<br />

husband, michael J. Alaia ’07; Lauren<br />

Kornreich Shawn ’07; and her husband,<br />

brett Shawn.<br />

12.<br />

10.<br />

10. Standing: michael C. Schwartz ’92; his<br />

wife, Stacey Schwartz; Andrew J. Chan<br />

’92; his wife, marilyn Wong, mD; Andrew<br />

S. Dunn ’92; Faina Caplan; and her<br />

husband, Steven e. Caplan ’92.<br />

Seated: Daniel bauman ’92; melissa Pittel<br />

Wasserstein ’92; Abby blaustein; and her<br />

husband, Howard S. blaustein ’92.<br />

11. David m. Poppers ’01, PhD ’00GSAS,<br />

’98GSAS; Timothy Harkin, mD; his wife,<br />

Harmony r. reynolds ’97, ’93WSuC;<br />

Suzanne J. Friedler ’97; Karen L. Spiegel,<br />

esq. ’05LAW; and rose newnham.<br />

12. Lesa Weese; her fiancé, Andrew J.<br />

manganaro ’72; Julie S. mitnick ’72,<br />

’66ArTS; and her husband, Hal J.<br />

mitnick ’72.<br />

13.<br />

13. Tracy L. breen ’97 and her husband,<br />

Jason D’Amore, mD.<br />

14. Standing: michael A. Postow ’07; Denise<br />

Pate ’07, ’02CAS; Lisa K. mouzi ’07;<br />

Saurabh Lodha ’08; and Kaushal Challa.<br />

Seated: brooke rosner, rachel Solomon,<br />

Daniel G. Solomon ’07, Gregg rosner ’07,<br />

and Shaline D. rao ’07.<br />

15. Thomas Q. Garvey, III ’67, and his son,<br />

Thomas Q. Garvey, Iv ’02.<br />

16. vicki Diamond and her husband, William<br />

Diamond ’57, ’52ArTS.<br />

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50-YeAr reunIon oF THe CLASS oF 1962<br />

SaTurday, apriL 28, 2012<br />

riTz-carLToN, baTTery park , NeW york Photographer: Jay Brady<br />

1. 2.<br />

3. 4.<br />

All names listed left-right<br />

1. Standing: bernice I. August; ruth Kaminer ’62; her husband,<br />

Arnold J. Kaminer ’60; Carol r. Schneebaum ’62; marise S.<br />

Gottlieb ’62; Joan S. roselle, rn; and her husband, Harry A.<br />

roselle ’62, ’58WSC.<br />

Seated: Gilbert P. August ’62; Diana C. Killip ’62, ’59WSC; and<br />

her husband, Thomas Killip, mD.<br />

2. Standing: Kathy Frank; her husband, Arthur Frank ’62; naomi G.<br />

Tamerin ’62; Gerald Sandler ’62; his wife, Kathy Sandler; betty<br />

Sharkey; and her husband, Irwin Sharkey ’62.<br />

Seated: murray Zung ’62; his wife, elizabeth Zung; victor L.<br />

Silverstein ’62; and his wife, Perrisue Silverstein.<br />

3. Standing: David S. Lubell ’62; George L. Cohen ’62, ’58ArTS;<br />

Kenneth C. Kaplan ’62; michael A. Kornfield ’62; michael S.<br />

Simberk<strong>of</strong>f ’62; and his wife, eleanor Simberk<strong>of</strong>f ’89SSSW,<br />

’75STeInHArDT, ’62CommerCe.<br />

Seated: Harold Tarn<strong>of</strong>f ’62; his wife, Lesley madison; and<br />

richard J. Grand ’62.<br />

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5.<br />

4. Standing: Lawrence r. Shapiro ‘62; his wife, miriam m. Shapiro;<br />

Stewart Wald ’62; his wife, beth Wald; Justin Killian, esq.; and his<br />

mother, marianne J. Legato ’62.<br />

Seated: Philip r. Ziring ’62, ’58ArTS; his wife, Phyllis Ziring;<br />

bernard Grand ’62; and his wife, Joyce C. Grand ’60STeInHArDT.<br />

5. Standing: Fredric J. Silverblatt ’62; ernest b. Hook ’62; ruthann<br />

r. Lehrer ’63IFA; her husband, robert I. Lehrer ’62; and George A.<br />

ubogy ’62.<br />

Seated: Annamaura Silverblatt; Kiyoka Koizumi; Paul Harris ’62;<br />

michael C. Kenin ’62; and his wife, Kim Giambruni Kenin.


DInner DAnCe HonorInG THe CLASS oF 2012<br />

TueSday, May 15, 2012<br />

GoTHaM HaLL, NeW york ciTy Photographer: Jeff Weiner<br />

1. 2.<br />

4.<br />

7.<br />

All names listed left-right<br />

8.<br />

1. Jonathan S. Leventhal ’12, ’08CAS;<br />

melanie J. maslow ’77, voted distinguished<br />

teacher in the basic sciences by the Class<br />

<strong>of</strong> 2012; and Karin A. Katz’ 12.<br />

2. mD/PhD graduates and their guests.<br />

back row: Leonid Drozhinin ’09; eugene<br />

Friedman ’12, PhD ’10GSAS, bA ’03CAS;<br />

his wife, Aleza Friedman; and Scott b.<br />

Drutman ’12, PhD ’10GSAS.<br />

Front row: Celine e. mestel ’12, PhD<br />

’10GSAS; Arlene Kohler, administrative<br />

director mD/PhD Program; Alice W.<br />

Yewdall, PhD ’09GSAS; and Pamela J.<br />

Sung’12, PhD ’10GSAS.<br />

5.<br />

9.<br />

3. Candace S. Tannis ’13, esi Quayson ’12,<br />

and Jainny Tejan-Kella.<br />

4. David J. Altszuler ’12, Leila T. Tchelebi ’12,<br />

Alisa becker, Jessica H. Leifer ’12, William<br />

Z. Zhang ’12, Amy e. Dinitz ’12, Joanna G.<br />

becker ’12, emilie r. Korn ’12, and Anna m.<br />

Leszczynksi ’12.<br />

5. Jonathan beam and Allison H. West ’12.<br />

6. Felicia W. Tsaur ’12, Abigail e. maller ’12,<br />

and Zackary elkin ’13.<br />

7. Yu Xia ’12 and his guest, Sylvia Ko.<br />

3.<br />

6.<br />

10.<br />

8. erica braverman and Steven K. betit ’12.<br />

9. Ketti Chauhan and Arpit Chhabra ’12.<br />

10. Grace L. Peloquin ’12 and her brother, erik<br />

Peloquin.<br />

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nYu SCHooL oF meDICIne GrADuATIon CeremonY<br />

THurSday, May 17, 2012<br />

aVery fiSHer HaLL, LiNcoLN ceNTer, NeW york ciTy Photographer: Jeff Weiner<br />

1.<br />

4.<br />

8.<br />

All names listed left-right<br />

1. Steven b. Abramson, mD, HS medicine<br />

’78, vice dean for education, faculty, and<br />

academic affairs; robert berne, PhD<br />

(Hon. ’07), nYu executive vice president<br />

for health; Kenneth G. Langone STern<br />

’60 (Hon. ’01), chair <strong>of</strong> the nYu Langone<br />

medical Center; robert I. Grossman, mD<br />

(Hon. ’08), Saul J. Farber Dean and Ceo;<br />

and keynote speaker Arthur L. Caplan,<br />

PhD.<br />

2. rajaa barakat, mD, and her son, class<br />

president Fares Samra ’12.<br />

3. elizabeth Keefe; her sister, Diane<br />

Keefe; her niece, Candace C. Keefe; her<br />

nephew, David L. Keefe, Jr.; her brother,<br />

chair <strong>of</strong> the Department <strong>of</strong> obstetrics<br />

and Gynecology, David L. Keefe, mD;<br />

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5.<br />

9.<br />

2.<br />

3.<br />

6. 7.<br />

10.<br />

her niece, Kimberly W. Keefe ’12; her<br />

sister-in-law, Candace o. Keefe; her<br />

niece, victoria C. Keefe; and her nephew,<br />

Timothy H. Keefe.<br />

4. matthew D. Sanger ’12; his three-year-old<br />

daughter, rachel Sanger; and his father,<br />

Joseph J. Sanger ’77, associate pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />

and director, radiology informatics.<br />

5. Jonathan n. Quach ’12 and his 10-yearold<br />

nieces, Sarah and Samantha Quach.<br />

6. Jamshid Iranmahboob; his wife,<br />

Sharareh monemi; his brother, Jalil<br />

Iranmahboob; his niece, Hanieh Farid; his<br />

nephew, Amir K. Iranmahboob ’12; and<br />

his sister-in-law, Farideh Farid.<br />

7. back row: rebecca L. Tamez ’12, nicole<br />

L. rosendale ’12, nicole L. Learned ’12,<br />

Hayley C. Wolfgruber ’12, Kanwal A.<br />

merchant ’12, and elizabeth W. Jones ’12.<br />

Front row: Jessie Z. Yu ’12, Cindy Cen ’12,<br />

and Katherine e. Husk ’12.<br />

8. Patricia Adongo; her daughter, Anna A.<br />

Adongo ’12; and her husband, Patrick<br />

Adongo.<br />

9. rachel L. reed ’12 and her grandfather,<br />

George e. reed ’51.<br />

10. Andrew D. Spearman ’12, Hayley C.<br />

Wolfgruber ’12, and marc J. o’Donnell<br />

’12.


Robert I. Grossman, MD (Hon. ’08)<br />

Congratulations<br />

to the Class <strong>of</strong> 2012!<br />

Our medical <strong>School</strong>’s 170th graduation ceremony took place the<br />

morning <strong>of</strong> May 17 at Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center. The keynote<br />

speaker was bioethicist Arthur L. Caplan, PhD. Dr. Caplan became<br />

director <strong>of</strong> the new Division <strong>of</strong> Medical Ethics in the Department <strong>of</strong><br />

Population Health at our medical center on July 1. He was formerly<br />

the Sidney D. Caplan Pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> Bioethics at the Perelman <strong>School</strong><br />

<strong>of</strong> <strong>Medicine</strong> at the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Pennsylvania; a pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> medicine,<br />

philosophy, and psychiatry; and a senior fellow at UPenn’s<br />

Leonard Davis Institute <strong>of</strong> Health Economics. The graduating class<br />

president, Fares Samra, MD, delivered the valediction. Anthony J.<br />

Grieco ’63, ’60ARTS, MACP, associate dean for alumni relations and<br />

academic events; Martin Lipton, Esq.’55LAW (Hon. ’00), chair, <strong>NYU</strong><br />

Board <strong>of</strong> Trustees; Kenneth G. Langone ’60STERN (Hon. ’01), chair,<br />

<strong>NYU</strong> Langone Medical Center Board <strong>of</strong> Trustees; and Robert Berne,<br />

PhD (Hon. ’07), executive vice president for health, <strong>New</strong> <strong>York</strong> <strong>University</strong>,<br />

<strong>of</strong>fered greetings to the graduates.<br />

Robert I. Grossman, MD (Hon.’08), Saul J. Farber Dean and chief<br />

executive <strong>of</strong>ficer <strong>of</strong> <strong>NYU</strong> Langone Medical Center, addressed the<br />

graduates as they embarked on what he has referred to as “an ancient<br />

and eternally noble calling.” Following are his remarks.<br />

Good morning, ladies and gentlemen.<br />

You made it!! What a fantastic day this is!!<br />

And my guess would be – remembering<br />

back to the day when I was in your shoes,<br />

waiting to get my diploma – that you feel<br />

some combination <strong>of</strong> euphoria…validation…and<br />

relief! No?<br />

I suspect – and hope! – that there’s another<br />

emotion swirling around in you right<br />

now: gratitude…toward those who have<br />

believed in you and supported you along<br />

the way – your families…your friends…and<br />

your teachers. I think you’d agree that today<br />

is their triumph, as well as your own…<br />

so let’s take a moment to thank them.<br />

Many <strong>of</strong> you, I know, overcame major<br />

obstacles to get to medical school. And<br />

all <strong>of</strong> you worked incredibly hard to get<br />

through it. To me, though, the most telling<br />

thing <strong>of</strong> all is that you signed up before all<br />

those economic bubbles burst – while huge<br />

numbers <strong>of</strong> your peers were lured by the<br />

apparent promise <strong>of</strong> “instant megabucks.”<br />

You wouldn’t be sitting here, in other<br />

words…if you weren’t propelled by a<br />

pr<strong>of</strong>ound desire to make a difference with<br />

your life. In the next few minutes, I’d like to<br />

share some thoughts with you about what it<br />

will take to actually do that.<br />

Intelligence…creativity…opportunity…and<br />

even luck all help shape a life<br />

<strong>of</strong> achievement. But none <strong>of</strong> them explain<br />

why some people “get there”…while so<br />

many others – starting with similar (or even<br />

more impressive) assets – don’t.<br />

How many people set out at top speed<br />

– but forget they face a marathon, not a<br />

50-yard dash?<br />

How many take a shot or two at a glorious<br />

dream – and when the attempt falls<br />

short, simply throw up their hands and<br />

forget it?<br />

And how many others gradually let the<br />

forces <strong>of</strong> inertia wear them down?<br />

All <strong>of</strong> those life-trajectories are familiar…and,<br />

I suppose, understandable. But<br />

they rarely lead to accomplishments that<br />

mirror the dreams one started out with. So<br />

what is it that allows certain individuals to<br />

defy the “gravity” <strong>of</strong> life – and hold fast to<br />

what they set out to do?<br />

In my eyes, the deciding factor is…<br />

passion. Now, passion, for many people,<br />

is a flamboyant trait. Think flamenco, for<br />

example. And <strong>of</strong> course, it isn’t always<br />

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positive – far from it! Soccer hooligans<br />

are passionate. Political extremists, lord<br />

knows, are passionate. And as we all know,<br />

most <strong>of</strong> history’s greatest tragedies have<br />

been set ablaze by passion run amok.<br />

The kind <strong>of</strong> passion I’m talking about<br />

is obviously about creating, not destroying.<br />

It’s about unwavering – “un-de-railable”<br />

– commitment and determination<br />

to rise to the very best <strong>of</strong> oneself. From Sir<br />

Laurence Olivier to Meryl Streep, the great<br />

performers have it. So do the great athletes,<br />

including amateurs like the four oarsmen<br />

David Halberstam described in his<br />

1985 book – crewmen bent on winning an<br />

Olympic medal because, as he put it, “they<br />

wanted to, for no reward other than the<br />

feeling itself.’’<br />

The great chefs…the great designers…<br />

the great writers – all those who distinguish<br />

themselves by elevating a craft into<br />

an art form – reach the heights they do because<br />

their passion carries them through<br />

the thankless slog <strong>of</strong> attaining mastery in<br />

their field.<br />

The same, needless to say, is true <strong>of</strong><br />

clinicians and scientists.<br />

If this were only about consummate<br />

expertise, we could stop right here. And<br />

passion would come down to a mere<br />

predictable prerequisite <strong>of</strong> ironclad selfdiscipline.<br />

But I think truly passionate<br />

people bring something else – something<br />

indescribably valuable…even worldaltering<br />

– to the table. And that is: they<br />

forever change the way we see things. They<br />

transfect our DNA.<br />

• Think <strong>of</strong> Van Gogh or Picasso, who<br />

each – despite their very different personal<br />

fortunes – redefined centuries’<br />

worth <strong>of</strong> quote-unquote “certainties”<br />

about what it means to paint a picture.<br />

• Or think <strong>of</strong> Winston Churchill, who<br />

during World War II led a country<br />

about the size <strong>of</strong> Kansas…just 21 miles<br />

from the Nazi-dominated mainland…<br />

while bombs were raining down<br />

mercilessly on London…and whose<br />

radio-broadcast speeches rallied his<br />

beleaguered nation to keep on fighting<br />

– probably saving much <strong>of</strong> our<br />

world through the power <strong>of</strong> his words<br />

alone.<br />

• Or think <strong>of</strong> the giants in science and<br />

medicine.<br />

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From Louis Pasteur, so fearless in his<br />

pursuit <strong>of</strong> the causes <strong>of</strong> infectious disease<br />

that he once collected saliva – in a vial<br />

clenched between his teeth – from the<br />

mouth <strong>of</strong> a rabid bulldog…<br />

…to Marie Curie, who processed 10 tons<br />

<strong>of</strong> pitchblende residue – in 20-kilogram<br />

batches! – to isolate one-tenth <strong>of</strong> a gram <strong>of</strong><br />

pure radium chloride…<br />

…to antipolio crusader (and <strong>NYU</strong><br />

alumnus) Jonas Salk, who devoted eight<br />

tireless years to developing a vaccine that<br />

he tested on himself…and never sought to<br />

patent, because, as he said, it would be like<br />

trying to patent the sun…<br />

…to our friend Ada Yonath, winner <strong>of</strong><br />

the 2009 Nobel Prize for Chemistry, who<br />

ground through 25 thousand tries before<br />

making the cell’s protein factories take on<br />

a crystalline form so their structure could<br />

be studied. (By the way, Dr. Yonath was our<br />

2011 Graduation speaker. For years and<br />

years, the great champion <strong>of</strong> her work was<br />

our wonderful benefactor, Helen Kimmel!)<br />

The legacy <strong>of</strong> our <strong>School</strong> brims with<br />

examples like these, as maybe you’ve<br />

already discovered in the book <strong>of</strong> our history,<br />

called Pioneering <strong>Medicine</strong>, that you<br />

received earlier this week.<br />

Cristina A. Tuluca ’12 with her classmates at Avery Fisher Hall.<br />

In an interview a few months back,<br />

Ron Chernow, author <strong>of</strong> the Pulitzer<br />

Prize-winning biography <strong>of</strong> George<br />

Washington, summed up the astonishing<br />

level <strong>of</strong> impact one person can have.<br />

According to Chernow, our country’s<br />

first president (who, as you probably<br />

know, was not a warm and fuzzy guy, to<br />

say nothing <strong>of</strong> a cheerleader or a blazing<br />

orator!), left a legacy that teaches us, and<br />

I quote, “the importance <strong>of</strong> clarity <strong>of</strong> vision…<strong>of</strong><br />

tenacity <strong>of</strong> purpose and character…and<br />

how much can be accomplished<br />

in life if you keep your sights set on your<br />

ultimate goals.”<br />

Some <strong>of</strong> you will be heading into the<br />

laboratory. Others into the classroom.<br />

And still others into lives <strong>of</strong> service in<br />

disaster zones or underserved areas.<br />

Whatever your path, you have within you<br />

the power to leave the world a better place<br />

than you found it. Depending on your<br />

temperament, your passion for what you<br />

do can be quiet…or vociferously contagious.<br />

It doesn’t matter. What matters is<br />

that you have it. Because it is passionate<br />

people who change the world!<br />

Congratulations again to each and all <strong>of</strong><br />

you! Keep the flame!! Thank you very much.<br />

photo by karsten Moran


Have You Heard?<br />

1940s<br />

Charles M. Grossman ’41 received<br />

a lifetime achievement award from<br />

the physicians for<br />

Social responsibility<br />

on March 31.<br />

dr. Grossman,<br />

one <strong>of</strong> the founders<br />

<strong>of</strong> the oregon<br />

chapter <strong>of</strong> the<br />

group, has been a lifelong proponent<br />

<strong>of</strong> eliminating nuclear weapons and<br />

ending war.<br />

Seymour Jacobson ’43M got in<br />

touch to tell us, “i recently received<br />

a notice <strong>of</strong> the forthcoming alumni<br />

day Weekend which reminded me<br />

that our class <strong>of</strong> March ‘43 will soon<br />

be celebrating its 70th anniversary.<br />

although it has been almost three<br />

score and ten years since graduation,<br />

i readily visualize a number <strong>of</strong><br />

faculty who particularly impressed<br />

me; notably donal Sheehan, isadore<br />

Greenwald and clarence e. de La<br />

chapelle. <strong>of</strong> course, i recall more<br />

than a few classmates, some <strong>of</strong><br />

whom made significant contributions<br />

to medicine and others who have<br />

passed on. i send my greetings and<br />

good wishes to you all.”<br />

1950s<br />

Doris J. Rapp ’55, a board-certified<br />

environmental medical specialist,<br />

pediatric allergist, and homeopath,<br />

has published 29 medical articles,<br />

authored eight chapters in medical<br />

texts, and written 11 books and three<br />

booklets about allergy. She has also<br />

produced numerous educational videotapes<br />

and audiotapes for the public,<br />

educators, and physicians. dr. rapp<br />

shares, “My book, Our Toxic World<br />

– A Wake Up<br />

Call, tells why i<br />

believe we are now<br />

having an epidemic <strong>of</strong> cancer,<br />

diabetes, thyroid disease, sexual<br />

changes and birth defects in today’s<br />

world.” Her 2010 book, 32 Tips That<br />

Could Save Your Life, “tells what we<br />

can do to help preserve our health.”<br />

dr. rapp says, “you cannot<br />

believe how grateful i am because<br />

i had the opportunity to become a<br />

physician at Nyu. i have had the<br />

most wonderful life you could ever<br />

imagine because i found some<br />

much, much better ways to diagnose<br />

and treat allergies. i have helped so<br />

very many in ways i never dreamed<br />

possible; it is hard to believe . . .<br />

i videotaped all patients the last<br />

20 years in my<br />

practice because<br />

no one would possibly<br />

believe how<br />

much or quickly<br />

they improved.<br />

No other pr<strong>of</strong>ession<br />

could possibly ever be in<br />

second place.” Her footage documents<br />

some <strong>of</strong> the many surprising<br />

changes that can occur when<br />

allergens are tested, one at a time,<br />

in different dilutions.<br />

Frederick F. Becker ’56, pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />

<strong>of</strong> molecular pathology at the university<br />

<strong>of</strong> Texas Md anderson cancer<br />

center, received the 2012 american<br />

Society for investigative pathology<br />

Gold-Headed cane award on april 23.<br />

The award recognizes dr. becker’s<br />

career-long contributions to pathology,<br />

including outstanding research,<br />

meritorious teaching, and superb<br />

leadership in academic medicine. it<br />

is the society’s highest honor for its<br />

members.<br />

Martin Finkel ’56 presented the<br />

paper, “an internist Looks at Hearing<br />

Loss,” at the annual meeting <strong>of</strong> the<br />

american academy <strong>of</strong> audiology in<br />

boston on March 29.<br />

Bernard M. Ros<strong>of</strong> ’57 received<br />

the alfred Stengel Memorial award<br />

for outstanding Service to the<br />

american college <strong>of</strong> physicians on<br />

april 19. dr. ros<strong>of</strong> is pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong><br />

medicine at H<strong>of</strong>stra North Shore LiJ<br />

<strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Medicine</strong>, <strong>New</strong> york, and<br />

chair <strong>of</strong> the board <strong>of</strong> directors for<br />

Huntington Hospital (North Shore-<br />

LiJ Health System).<br />

Jerome S. Plasse ’59 shares that<br />

he retired from plastic surgery in<br />

2009 and retired from academic<br />

medicine at Johns Hopkins in 2011.<br />

1960s<br />

Howard E. Voss ’61 was honored on<br />

May 18 by the students in the florida<br />

State university college <strong>of</strong> <strong>Medicine</strong><br />

class <strong>of</strong> 2012 when he was chosen<br />

as the faculty inductee into the Gold<br />

Humanism Honor Society. This is a<br />

lifetime honor. The society was established<br />

by the arnold p. Gold foundation,<br />

an Nyu Langone philanthropic<br />

partner and one that emphasizes<br />

exemplary humanism and pr<strong>of</strong>essionalism<br />

in the practice and teaching <strong>of</strong><br />

medicine.<br />

1970s<br />

Arthur S. Agatston ’73, preventive<br />

cardiologist and author <strong>of</strong> The South<br />

Beach Diet book series, joined baptist<br />

Health Medical Group in May as<br />

medical director <strong>of</strong> wellness and prevention<br />

for baptist Health South florida.<br />

dr. agatston is a pr<strong>of</strong>essor at the<br />

florida international university Herbert<br />

Wertheim college <strong>of</strong> <strong>Medicine</strong><br />

and an associate pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> medicine<br />

at the university <strong>of</strong> Miami Miller<br />

<strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Medicine</strong>. He has published<br />

more than 100 scientific articles and<br />

abstracts in medical journals. dr.<br />

agatston and Warren Janowitz, Md,<br />

developed the agatston Score, which<br />

is used throughout the world and is<br />

considered one <strong>of</strong> the best predictors<br />

<strong>of</strong> heart disease because it measures<br />

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the calcium build-up in the coronary<br />

arteries.<br />

Paul L. Kimmel ’76 became a Master<br />

in the american college <strong>of</strong> physicians<br />

on april 19. dr. kimmel is senior advisor<br />

and the director <strong>of</strong> the kidney<br />

Translational Genetics and acute<br />

kidney injury programs in the division<br />

<strong>of</strong> kidney, urologic and Hematologic<br />

diseases, National institute <strong>of</strong> diabetes,<br />

digestive and kidney disease,<br />

National institutes <strong>of</strong> Health. He is<br />

also clinical pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> medicine at<br />

George Washington university, where<br />

he has been on the faculty since 1983.<br />

Lloyd D. Lense ’77 received the 2012<br />

outstanding attending award for his<br />

work as outstanding clinician teacher<br />

in the residency program in the department<br />

<strong>of</strong> internal <strong>Medicine</strong> at<br />

Stony brook Medical<br />

center. He also<br />

recently received<br />

the peter f. cohen<br />

Teaching award<br />

in the division <strong>of</strong><br />

cardiology at the<br />

annual cardiology fellows’ dinner. dr.<br />

Lense is a member <strong>of</strong> the division<br />

<strong>of</strong> cardiology and the department <strong>of</strong><br />

internal <strong>Medicine</strong> at the Stony brook<br />

Medical center, where clinical care<br />

and education are his main interests.<br />

E. Albert Reece ’78, PhD, MBA, has<br />

been named the 2012 winner <strong>of</strong> the<br />

prestigious Norbert freinkel Lecture<br />

award, presented by the american<br />

diabetes association (ada). as this<br />

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year’s honoree, dr. reece delivered<br />

the Norbert freinkel award Lecture<br />

at the association’s 72nd Scientific<br />

Sessions on June 10 in philadelphia.<br />

dr. reece’s lecture, entitled “unraveling<br />

the biomolecular Mechanisms<br />

<strong>of</strong> diabetic embryopathy,” examined<br />

how diabetes can potentially harm a<br />

fetus during pregnancy. dr. reece is<br />

an accomplished physician-scientist<br />

and obstetrician/gynecologist with a<br />

subspecialty in maternal fetal medicine;<br />

he has devoted his clinical and<br />

research career to treating and exploring<br />

problems in high-risk pregnancies<br />

in general and, in particular, those<br />

with diabetes and its complications.<br />

dr. reece directs a National institutes<br />

<strong>of</strong> Health multimillion-dollar research<br />

laboratory group studying the biomolecular<br />

mechanisms <strong>of</strong> diabetesinduced<br />

birth defects. He is vice<br />

president for medical affairs at the<br />

university <strong>of</strong> Maryland and the John<br />

z. and akiko k. bowers distinguished<br />

pr<strong>of</strong>essor at the university’s <strong>School</strong><br />

<strong>of</strong> <strong>Medicine</strong>.<br />

1990s<br />

Judith R. Barnes Clark ’99 shares,<br />

“i have started fundraising for a local<br />

charity called WiLpower challenge<br />

– a ‘winning is losing’ program with<br />

trainers and nutritionists for kids and<br />

parents <strong>of</strong> kids with elevated bMi; it<br />

involves their combined involvement<br />

three times a week. . . . i have already<br />

earned the school-based fitness project<br />

$25,000 and am hoping i can do<br />

more to double it . . . and be able to<br />

reach over 30 families.”<br />

2000s<br />

Xiaoqin Lucy Lu ’01, MBA<br />

’01STERN was appointed executive<br />

vice president and chief financial <strong>of</strong>ficer<br />

at coronado biosciences, inc.,<br />

in february. This biopharmaceutical<br />

company focuses on the development<br />

<strong>of</strong> novel immunotherapy<br />

agents for the treatment <strong>of</strong> autoim-<br />

mune diseases and cancer. previously,<br />

dr. Lu was a senior biotechnology<br />

analyst at citigroup investment<br />

research, where she was responsible<br />

for the coverage <strong>of</strong> small- and<br />

middle-capitalization stocks and the<br />

vetting <strong>of</strong> both public and private<br />

companies. prior to citigroup, dr. Lu<br />

worked in equity research at first<br />

albany capital as a vice president<br />

and principal. She started her career<br />

at Lehman brothers as an associate<br />

in health care investment banking.<br />

Julie A. Foont ’03 shares, “after doing<br />

internal medicine at Nyu, i went<br />

to university <strong>of</strong> Miami to do Hepatology<br />

and Liver Transplant medicine.<br />

Then i went to brown university for<br />

three years for gastroenterology.<br />

Now, i’m in a private practice on the<br />

upper east Side called Gotham Gastroenterology,<br />

associated with Lenox<br />

Hill Hospital.”<br />

Lisa B. Giulino ’05 and chad M. roth<br />

were married on May 19 at the Sleepy<br />

Hollow country club in Scarborough,<br />

<strong>New</strong> york, as announced in The <strong>New</strong><br />

<strong>York</strong> Times. The bride is a pediatric<br />

hematology/oncology fellow at Memorial<br />

Sloan-kettering cancer center<br />

in Manhattan, where she specializes<br />

in researching treatments for children<br />

with lymphoma. She graduated cum<br />

laude from duke university. The<br />

groom is an associate account manager<br />

in the Manhattan <strong>of</strong>fice <strong>of</strong> aon,<br />

a London-based provider <strong>of</strong> insurance<br />

brokerage and other services. He<br />

graduated magna cum laude from the<br />

State university at albany.<br />

Michelle E. Sckolnick ’06 and Jon<br />

H. kars were married on april 28 at<br />

Temple israel <strong>of</strong> Lawrence, <strong>New</strong> york,<br />

as announced in The <strong>New</strong> <strong>York</strong> Times.<br />

The bride is a sixth-year anesthesiology<br />

resident at <strong>New</strong>york-presbyterian/Weill<br />

cornell Medical center<br />

in Manhattan. in July, she began a<br />

pediatric anesthesiology fellowship<br />

at children’s National Medical center


in Washington. She received her undergraduate<br />

degree from cornell university.<br />

The groom works in flushing,<br />

Queens, as the marketing manager<br />

for the <strong>New</strong> york Mets. He graduated<br />

from the State university <strong>of</strong> <strong>New</strong> york<br />

at binghamton.<br />

Rebecca G. Podolsky ’09 married<br />

Timothy Geller, Jd ’04LaW, on May<br />

12 at the angel orensanz foundation<br />

in <strong>New</strong> york, as announced in<br />

The <strong>New</strong> <strong>York</strong> Times. The bride is a<br />

third-year obstetrics and gynecology<br />

resident at Nyu Langone Medical<br />

center and bellevue Hospital center.<br />

The groom is a lawyer in <strong>New</strong> york for<br />

ubS, the Swiss banking and financial<br />

services company. He graduated from<br />

the university <strong>of</strong> pennsylvania and<br />

received a law degree from Nyu.<br />

Katherine M. Small ’09 and dr.<br />

daniel b. Sims were married May<br />

25 at eleven Madison park, a <strong>New</strong><br />

york restaurant, as announced in The<br />

<strong>New</strong> <strong>York</strong> Times. The bride is a thirdyear<br />

resident in internal medicine at<br />

Mount Sinai Medical center in <strong>New</strong><br />

york. in July, she began a fellowship<br />

in gastroenterology at emory univer-<br />

sity Hospital in atlanta. The groom<br />

is an assistant pr<strong>of</strong>essor in the<br />

heart-failure and transplant program<br />

in the cardiology division at emory<br />

university Hospital. He received a<br />

medical degree from emory university.<br />

The couple met at yale university,<br />

from which they graduated, the<br />

groom magna cum laude.<br />

2010s<br />

Daniel J. Gorovets ’12 married dr.<br />

alison M. Schram on May 27 at the<br />

Townsend Hotel in birmingham,<br />

Michigan, as announced in The<br />

<strong>New</strong> <strong>York</strong> Times. The groom will<br />

complete his internship in medicine<br />

at brigham and Women’s Hospital<br />

and expects to begin a residency in<br />

radiation oncology at Tufts university<br />

Hospital next year. The bride<br />

received a medical degree in May<br />

from the university <strong>of</strong> pennsylvania.<br />

in June, she began the internship<br />

year <strong>of</strong> an internal medicine<br />

residency at brigham and Women’s<br />

Hospital in boston. The couple met<br />

at the university <strong>of</strong> Michigan, from<br />

which both graduated.<br />

John A. Zagat ’12 married alison<br />

L. butterfass on June 3 at the<br />

Water club in <strong>New</strong> york city,<br />

as announced in The <strong>New</strong> <strong>York</strong><br />

Times. The groom is a graduate <strong>of</strong><br />

Vassar college and will be interning<br />

at North Shore-LiJ Hospital in<br />

psychiatry. The bride, a barnard<br />

college alumna, is a copywriter in<br />

<strong>New</strong> york for fab, an online retailer<br />

specializing in design products.<br />

Faculty<br />

Mortimer Levitz, PhD, pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong><br />

obstetrics and gynecology, retired<br />

in January after 60 years <strong>of</strong> service<br />

at Nyu Langone Medical center.<br />

dr. Levitz received his bachelor <strong>of</strong><br />

Science from the city college <strong>of</strong><br />

<strong>New</strong> york and his phd in chemistry<br />

from columbia university. He began<br />

his career here in 1952 as a research<br />

associate in chemistry. dr. Levitz is<br />

the author or co-author <strong>of</strong> over 180<br />

papers and seven book chapters.<br />

His major research interests are<br />

metabolism and mechanisms <strong>of</strong><br />

action <strong>of</strong> estrogens; placental<br />

transport <strong>of</strong> biologically active<br />

substances; laboratory investigations<br />

<strong>of</strong> biomarkers<br />

in gynecologic<br />

cancers; and in<br />

vitro fertilization.<br />

He has received<br />

research grants for<br />

steroid metabolism<br />

and action in cancer; endocrine<br />

and environmental factors in breast<br />

cancer; and placental function in the<br />

addicted female. His pr<strong>of</strong>essional<br />

honors include the research career<br />

development award from the NiH<br />

and the Mentorship award from SGi.<br />

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1930s<br />

Jean Pakter ’34, ’31WSC, on May 15<br />

at age 101, as reported by her friend<br />

Terence eagleton. dr. pakter was<br />

born at home in Manhattan, attended<br />

Hunter High <strong>School</strong>, and was one<br />

<strong>of</strong> only four women accepted to the<br />

class <strong>of</strong> 1934 when she entered our<br />

Medical <strong>School</strong>. in 1934, dr. pakter<br />

became the first woman to do a<br />

rotating internship at Mount Sinai<br />

Hospital in <strong>New</strong> york and completed<br />

her pediatric residency there in 1939.<br />

She was a private practice pediatrician<br />

before she began working for <strong>New</strong><br />

york city’s maternity services bureau<br />

in the 1950s and received an MpH<br />

from columbia university in 1955.<br />

during her career as a health <strong>of</strong>ficial,<br />

she made her native city a national<br />

leader in educating women on<br />

important health care issues, including<br />

breast-feeding, prenatal nutrition,<br />

and birth control. yet she remained<br />

modest about her achievements and<br />

was an advocate for maternal and<br />

child health.<br />

dr. pakter was in charge <strong>of</strong> the<br />

bureau <strong>of</strong> maternity services and<br />

family planning<br />

in the city’s<br />

health department,<br />

serving as<br />

director from 1960<br />

to 1982. in the<br />

1960s, she conducted<br />

research<br />

on women’s reproductive health,<br />

which influenced the War on poverty<br />

in the 1960s and the 1973 Supreme<br />

court decision in Roe v. Wade.<br />

Her reports on the number <strong>of</strong><br />

women injured or killed by illegal<br />

abortions, and her support, helped<br />

pass the 1970 <strong>New</strong> york State law<br />

that gave women the right to abortion<br />

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– three years before<br />

the national law was<br />

passed. dr. pakter played a<br />

large role in setting standards for<br />

new facilities, forming the guidelines<br />

on the equipment for physicians’<br />

<strong>of</strong>fices, and mandating the rule that<br />

any abortion performed after 12<br />

weeks be performed in a hospital.<br />

dr. pakter also started a protocol<br />

for the treatment <strong>of</strong> premature<br />

babies, which became the norm<br />

nationwide, based on her bureau’s<br />

compilation <strong>of</strong> childbirth statistics.<br />

premature babies born in small<br />

community hospitals had increased<br />

survival rates when transferred to<br />

larger teaching hospitals.<br />

in 1984, following her mandatory<br />

1982 retirement from the health<br />

department at age 73, dr. pakter<br />

became deputy director <strong>of</strong> the<br />

Maternal and child Health program,<br />

center for population and family<br />

Health, at the columbia university<br />

<strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> public Health. The author<br />

<strong>of</strong> over 45 peer-reviewed articles, dr.<br />

pakter was a member <strong>of</strong> alpha omega<br />

alpha and the recipient <strong>of</strong> many prestigious<br />

awards, including the 1974 Sloan<br />

public Service award from the fund<br />

for the city <strong>of</strong> <strong>New</strong> york.<br />

active until the end <strong>of</strong> her life,<br />

reading literature, medical publications,<br />

and the newspaper and walking<br />

every day, dr. pakter is survived by<br />

two children, six grandchildren, and<br />

five great-grandchildren. Her husband,<br />

arnold L. bachman ’34, ’31arTS,<br />

passed away in 1992.<br />

Maurice S. Harte ’39, on May 17 at<br />

age 97, as reported in the Stamford<br />

Advocate. dr. Harte graduated from<br />

George Washington High <strong>School</strong> in<br />

<strong>New</strong> york city and then attended city<br />

college <strong>of</strong> <strong>New</strong> york. dr. Harte was a<br />

surgeon specializing in thoracic surgery<br />

in <strong>New</strong> york city for 40 years.<br />

He was on the staff <strong>of</strong> 18 different<br />

hospitals, most notably Mount Sinai,<br />

beth israel, Montefiore, and the<br />

Hospital for Joint diseases. in 1966,<br />

dr. Harte joined the <strong>New</strong> york State<br />

Worker’s compensation board in its<br />

medical department as an examining<br />

physician, a position he held for about<br />

15 years before retiring in 1981. dr.<br />

Harte was an avid <strong>New</strong> york Giants<br />

fan, attending the very first home<br />

game in 1925. He held season<br />

tickets for 40 years and in that time<br />

only missed five games. in 1975,<br />

he bought a sailboat, and for the<br />

next 35 years he and his son sailed<br />

on Long island Sound. dr. Harte<br />

was also a member <strong>of</strong> the retired<br />

Men’s club <strong>of</strong> the Jcc and Senior<br />

Men’s association <strong>of</strong> Stamford,<br />

connecticut. dr. Harte is survived by<br />

his son and two grandsons.<br />

Abraham Marck ’39, ’35ARTS, on<br />

November 15, 2011, as reported by<br />

his son, eugene Marck.<br />

1940s<br />

Arthur Miller ’43, ’38ARTS, on<br />

March 19 at the age <strong>of</strong> 93, as<br />

reported by his son, Lane f. Miller.<br />

dr. Miller was a physician for 70<br />

years and a clinical assistant pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />

<strong>of</strong> obstetrics and gynecology<br />

at our <strong>School</strong>. after graduating from<br />

our medical school, dr. Miller and<br />

his brother, dr. Julius Miller, joined<br />

the u.S. Navy as medical <strong>of</strong>ficers,<br />

serving for four and a half years. He<br />

served with distinction in the pacific<br />

Theater during World War ii and was<br />

present during the battles <strong>of</strong> iwo Jima<br />

(witnessing the raising <strong>of</strong> the flag),<br />

okinawa, and Guam. He completed<br />

a residency in obstetrics and gynecology<br />

at the Jewish Hospital <strong>of</strong><br />

brooklyn and in 1952 was appointed<br />

to the department <strong>of</strong> obstetrics and<br />

gynecology at bellevue Hospital and<br />

Nyu Langone Medical center. He<br />

also was an attending physician at<br />

<strong>New</strong> york infirmary Hospital, beth<br />

israel Medical center, and the Jewish<br />

Hospital <strong>of</strong> brooklyn Medical center.<br />

a pioneer in the advocacy <strong>of</strong><br />

women’s access to health care and


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reproductive rights, in 1953 dr. Miller<br />

began donating part <strong>of</strong> his time to<br />

what became a lifelong commitment<br />

to providing health care to families<br />

<strong>of</strong> members <strong>of</strong> the Men’s clothing<br />

Workers union at the Hillman center<br />

in Manhattan. in 1972, following<br />

the u.S. Supreme court’s decision<br />

in Roe v. Wade, in partnership with<br />

dr. Mansoor day and dr. roy Gold,<br />

dr. Miller founded Vip Medical<br />

associates in association<br />

with beth<br />

israel Medical<br />

center, the first<br />

clinical practice to<br />

open in <strong>New</strong> york<br />

State devoted to<br />

providing abortion services to women<br />

<strong>of</strong> limited financial means.<br />

continuing in private practice<br />

through his 90th birthday, his many<br />

honors and recognition included<br />

diplomate, american board <strong>of</strong><br />

obstetrics and Gynecology; fellow,<br />

american college <strong>of</strong> Surgeons;<br />

fellow, international college <strong>of</strong><br />

Surgeons; fellow, american college <strong>of</strong><br />

obstetrics and Gynecology; chairman,<br />

committee on admissions, <strong>New</strong> york<br />

academy <strong>of</strong> <strong>Medicine</strong>; fellow, pan<br />

american Medical association; and<br />

fellow, american fertility Society.<br />

in his private life, dr. Miller<br />

loved traveling with his family, ocean<br />

swimming, winning rounds <strong>of</strong> golf,<br />

telling jokes, attending the symphony<br />

and the opera in a tuxedo and redlined<br />

cape, wearing a finely cut suit<br />

set <strong>of</strong>f by the perfectly selected tie,<br />

and enjoying good meals and fine<br />

wine with those he loved. dr. Miller<br />

is survived by his wife <strong>of</strong> 63 years,<br />

Hope Simon Miller, their two sons,<br />

and a granddaughter.<br />

Joseph Allison ’47, ’44WSC, on april<br />

26, 2012, at age 88, as reported by his<br />

wife <strong>of</strong> 55 years, Joanne f. allison.<br />

born in brooklyn, <strong>New</strong> york, and a<br />

South florida resident for 55 years, dr.<br />

allison was going to study engineering<br />

until he received a full scholarship to our<br />

<strong>School</strong>. after completing his internship<br />

and residency in <strong>New</strong> york, dr. allison<br />

served as a combat veteran in the u.S.<br />

army in both World War ii and the<br />

korean conflict. He was a member <strong>of</strong><br />

the army Medical corps at Walter reed<br />

army Medical center in Washington,<br />

d.c., brooke army Medical center in<br />

San antonio, Texas, and was chief <strong>of</strong><br />

pediatrics at Murphy army Hospital in<br />

Waltham, Massachusetts. He was a<br />

ship surgeon for Grace Lines before settling<br />

in to a pediatric private practice in<br />

Mount Vernon, <strong>New</strong> york, and teaching<br />

at albert einstein Medical college. in<br />

1957, he and his wife moved to South<br />

florida where he set up the practice<br />

<strong>of</strong> Jaffe, allison and cremer in North<br />

Miami beach. after 35 years <strong>of</strong> practice,<br />

sometimes treating three generations<br />

<strong>of</strong> pediatric patients, he retired.<br />

during his practice years, his interest<br />

in academics continued, advancing<br />

from clinical instructor to associate<br />

pr<strong>of</strong>essor at the university <strong>of</strong> Miami<br />

Medical <strong>School</strong>. He was chairman <strong>of</strong><br />

pediatrics at North Miami General and<br />

parkway regional Hospital. He held<br />

the esteemed position <strong>of</strong> president <strong>of</strong><br />

the Greater Miami pediatric Society<br />

and was chairman <strong>of</strong> the <strong>School</strong> Health<br />

Medical advisory<br />

committee for<br />

Miami-dade county<br />

for 10 years. He<br />

helped establish<br />

the <strong>School</strong> based<br />

adolescent clinics,<br />

providing students access to medical<br />

care and preventive medicine. He was<br />

also a member <strong>of</strong> the dcMa Legislative<br />

committee and was a key contact<br />

to several state legislators active in<br />

promoting child health and safety.<br />

He fought to keep physical education<br />

classes in the dade county <strong>School</strong>s<br />

to reduce the child obesity epidemic<br />

and advocated for the elimination <strong>of</strong><br />

junk foods and carbonated beverages<br />

in school lunches. He also advocated<br />

for tuberculosis testing and lectured<br />

against smoking. during his retirement,<br />

dr. allison audited classes at florida<br />

international university and volunteered<br />

at Miami’s Village drug rehab center,<br />

caring for babies born addicted to<br />

crack cocaine. dr. allison is survived by<br />

his wife, their four children, and four<br />

grandchildren.<br />

Marguerite “Peggy” Prince Sykes<br />

Nichols ’48, ’63WSC, on May 30<br />

at age 98, as reported in The <strong>New</strong><br />

<strong>York</strong> Times. following her internship<br />

at bellevue Hospital in Manhattan,<br />

she went on to enjoy a 40-year long<br />

career in chemotherapy at Memorial<br />

Sloan-kettering cancer center and<br />

the James ewing Memorial Hospital.<br />

dr. Nichols was also a damon runyon<br />

fellow and an assistant pr<strong>of</strong>essor at<br />

<strong>New</strong> york Hospital <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Medicine</strong>.<br />

during her long career, she authored,<br />

co-authored, and presented around the<br />

globe many papers on her specialty<br />

<strong>of</strong> oncology – specifically her research<br />

into effects <strong>of</strong> radiation on normal<br />

cells. She also led or contributed to<br />

seminal studies into leukemia, ovarian<br />

cancer, and endometriosis. active<br />

for many years in several <strong>New</strong> york<br />

charities, dr. Nichols was a founding<br />

member <strong>of</strong> the Women’s committee<br />

<strong>of</strong> the <strong>New</strong> york zoological Society and<br />

served on its board for many years.<br />

She also served as a board member <strong>of</strong><br />

the Nichols foundation. an avid golfer,<br />

dr. Nichols was junior ladies champion<br />

on Long island.<br />

She was elected a<br />

member <strong>of</strong> distinction<br />

by the colony<br />

club in <strong>New</strong> york<br />

and also belonged<br />

to the Society <strong>of</strong><br />

Mayflower descendants, the river<br />

club <strong>of</strong> <strong>New</strong> york, and the ekwanok<br />

club <strong>of</strong> Manchester, Vermont. dr.<br />

Nichols is survived by two stepsons,<br />

eleven grandchildren, and sixteen<br />

great-grandchildren.<br />

Sheldon Fox, MD, HS Radiology<br />

’49, and former clinical assistant<br />

pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> radiology at our <strong>School</strong>,<br />

on March 29, at age 92, as reported<br />

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y his daughter, Serena J. fox ’79.<br />

born in brooklyn, <strong>New</strong> york, he<br />

received his ba and Md from Johns<br />

Hopkins university, with internships<br />

and fellowships at yale, duke, and<br />

Vanderbilt, followed by advanced<br />

training in radiology at Nyu bellevue,<br />

columbia presbyterian, babies<br />

Hospital, and oak ridge institute <strong>of</strong><br />

Nuclear Studies. dr. fox served as<br />

captain in the united States army<br />

Medical corps during World War ii.<br />

He received board certification from<br />

the american board <strong>of</strong> radiology in<br />

1950 and from the american board <strong>of</strong><br />

Nuclear <strong>Medicine</strong> in 1976.<br />

after serving as an attending<br />

physician at Sloan-kettering institute<br />

from 1951 to 1954, he settled in<br />

elizabeth, <strong>New</strong> Jersey, initially joining<br />

the Wuester Tumor clinic, where he<br />

operated the first cobalt Super‐Voltage<br />

radiotherapy equipment in the state.<br />

He was the director <strong>of</strong> radiology at the<br />

alexian brothers Hospital in elizabeth<br />

from 1960 to 1983, introducing angiography,<br />

nuclear medicine, ultrasonography,<br />

and computed tomography.<br />

He also maintained an association<br />

with the department <strong>of</strong> pediatrics<br />

and radiology at Nyu bellevue, as a<br />

clinical assistant pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> radiology.<br />

He taught a seminar in pediatric radiology,<br />

attended by both pediatricians<br />

and radiologists, helping to connect<br />

those disciplines.<br />

dr. fox is survived by his loving<br />

and devoted wife <strong>of</strong> 63 years, anitta<br />

boyko fox, their three children, and<br />

two grandchildren. contributions in<br />

dr. fox’s memory can be made to<br />

the Nyu <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Medicine</strong> brienza<br />

Scholarship fund.<br />

1950s<br />

Hershey Marcus ’50, in february at<br />

age 83, as reported in The <strong>New</strong> <strong>York</strong><br />

Times. This psychiatrist with a keen<br />

sense <strong>of</strong> humor and loving devotion<br />

to family and friends is survived by his<br />

wife <strong>of</strong> 16 years, Marilyn Marcus, six<br />

children, and eight grandchildren. He<br />

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was predeceased by his wife <strong>of</strong> 41<br />

years, ruth Marcus.<br />

Sheldon B. Adler ’51, on June 1 at<br />

age 84, as reported in The <strong>New</strong> <strong>York</strong><br />

Times. as a surgeon, dr. adler rose to<br />

the top <strong>of</strong> his pr<strong>of</strong>ession earning many<br />

honors. He retired in 2000 as chief <strong>of</strong><br />

surgery at Good Samaritan Hospital in<br />

Suffern, <strong>New</strong> york, when the ambulatory<br />

care center was named for him.<br />

He enjoyed golf, and his passion for<br />

purebred dogs allowed him to show<br />

over 50 home-bred giant schnauzers<br />

to championships. dr. adler is survived<br />

by his beloved wife, Marcia, their three<br />

children, and six grandchildren.<br />

Robert J. Walsh ’50, on July 4,<br />

2012, at age 88, as reported by the<br />

White Plains Daily Voice. born in <strong>New</strong><br />

york city, dr. Walsh attended Xavier<br />

High <strong>School</strong>, where as a member <strong>of</strong><br />

the rifle team he helped them win<br />

the National rifle championship in<br />

1941. after graduation from fordham<br />

college he enlisted in the u.S. army<br />

and served in china, burma, and<br />

india. He met his future wife, Wanda<br />

Scala, while attending our <strong>School</strong>,<br />

when they were paired as anatomy<br />

partners. They graduated together<br />

in 1950 and were married at the<br />

church <strong>of</strong> the Holy Name in the park<br />

Slope section <strong>of</strong> brooklyn, <strong>New</strong> york,<br />

in 1953. The couple opened a joint<br />

private practice, he as an obstetriciangynecologist<br />

and she as a pediatrician.<br />

He later joined St. Vincent’s Hospital<br />

in <strong>New</strong> york city as an attending<br />

physician and continued to work there<br />

40 years until his retirement in 1993.<br />

dr. Walsh also acted as a consultant<br />

to the <strong>New</strong> york foundling Hospital<br />

and bellevue Hospital. He served on<br />

the archdiocese <strong>of</strong> <strong>New</strong> york marriage<br />

tribunal from 1953 to 1973 and<br />

was active in its pro-life movement<br />

for more than 40 years. dr. Walsh also<br />

served as a past president <strong>of</strong> the <strong>New</strong><br />

york Gynecological Society, inc., and<br />

the celtic Medical Society. in 1988,<br />

the catholic Home bureau awarded<br />

<strong>Passings</strong><br />

dr. Walsh and his<br />

wife the child <strong>of</strong><br />

peace award in<br />

recognition <strong>of</strong> their<br />

long support for<br />

the pro-life movement<br />

and service<br />

to the archdiocese.<br />

in retirement, dr. Walsh enjoyed<br />

cooking, repair projects, crossword<br />

puzzles, and growing tomato plants.<br />

He also kept ties to St. Vincent’s<br />

Hospital, serving on the hospital’s<br />

ethics committees. dr. Walsh was<br />

predeceased by his wife, Wanda S.<br />

Walsh ’50, and is survived by their<br />

five children and 10 grandchildren.<br />

John H. Randall ’52, on april 16<br />

at age 89, as reported in Fosters.<br />

born in Todt Hill, Staten island, he<br />

was a graduate <strong>of</strong> Staten island<br />

academy and Wagner college.<br />

during World War ii, he served<br />

in the 13th armored “black cat”<br />

division in europe and was awarded<br />

a bronze Star. He practiced pediatrics<br />

on Staten island for 12 years<br />

and was a member <strong>of</strong> the medical<br />

staff at Staten island Hospital, St.<br />

Vincent’s Hospital, and richmond<br />

Memorial Hospital. He moved to<br />

<strong>New</strong> Hampshire in 1971 and was on<br />

the medical staff in state-sponsored<br />

mental health centers from 1971<br />

until his retirement in 1994. He<br />

was a member <strong>of</strong> the richmond<br />

county Medical Society, <strong>New</strong> york<br />

State Medical Society, the <strong>New</strong><br />

Hampshire Medical Society, the <strong>New</strong><br />

Hampshire psychiatric Society, the<br />

american Medical association, and<br />

the american psychiatric association.<br />

He was licensed in <strong>New</strong> york, <strong>New</strong><br />

Hampshire, Minnesota, and Montana.<br />

in his leisure time, he enjoyed sailing.<br />

dr. randall is survived by one brother.<br />

Manfred M. Laband ’54, on february<br />

20 at age 85, as reported in The<br />

Seattle Times. born in breslau,<br />

Germany, he, his parents, and his<br />

sister immigrated to the united States


<strong>Passings</strong><br />

in 1938 shortly before kristallnacht.<br />

He attended Stuyvesant High <strong>School</strong><br />

in <strong>New</strong> york city and after graduation<br />

enlisted in the u.S. Navy. after<br />

graduation from our <strong>School</strong>, dr.<br />

Laband completed his internship<br />

and residency training in bellevue<br />

Hospital, Mount Sinai Hospital, and<br />

bronx Municipal Hospital. in 1959,<br />

he moved with his first wife and two<br />

sons to Seattle, Washington. He<br />

practiced obstetrics and gynecology<br />

at a number <strong>of</strong> Seattle Hospitals but<br />

mainly at the doctors Hospital, where<br />

among many other departmental and<br />

committee appointments, he was<br />

honored with the Teacher <strong>of</strong> the year<br />

award, became chief <strong>of</strong> staff, and<br />

served on the finance committee<br />

and the board <strong>of</strong><br />

Trustees. While<br />

at the Swedish<br />

Hospital, he was<br />

appointed co-chief<br />

<strong>of</strong> the obstetrics<br />

and gynecology<br />

department. He<br />

was also a clinical pr<strong>of</strong>essor at the<br />

university <strong>of</strong> Washington. in 1968, he<br />

married karen Grove and they shared<br />

43 wonderful years together. after<br />

his retirement in 1997, dr. Laband<br />

took up Japanese bonsai gardening.<br />

He had a great passion for politics,<br />

world events, and learning. He lived<br />

life to the fullest and had tremendous<br />

integrity and conviction. dr. Laband is<br />

survived by his wife, three children,<br />

and five grandchildren.<br />

Lawrence C. Rosenberg, MD, HS<br />

Internal <strong>Medicine</strong> ’55, and former<br />

associate pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> orthopaedic<br />

surgery at our <strong>School</strong> on april 21 at<br />

age 83, as reported in The <strong>New</strong> <strong>York</strong><br />

Times. born in alexandria, Virginia,<br />

dr. rosenberg graduated from<br />

Georgetown university and earned<br />

his medical degree from the Medical<br />

college <strong>of</strong> Virginia. He completed his<br />

internship and residency in internal<br />

medicine at bellevue Hospital, after<br />

which he was a submarine medical<br />

<strong>of</strong>ficer with the u.S. Navy in key West,<br />

florida. He began a general surgery residency<br />

in 1958 at the bronx Municipal<br />

Hospital center in <strong>New</strong> york, followed<br />

by specialty training in orthopedic surgery.<br />

He was a faculty member at our<br />

<strong>School</strong> from 1966 to 1999. a member<br />

<strong>of</strong> the alpha omega alpha and Sigma<br />

zeta Honorary Scientific Societies, he<br />

received the kappa delta award for<br />

outstanding basic research related to<br />

orthopaedic surgery in 1970. in 1976,<br />

he was appointed pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> orthopaedic<br />

surgery at the albert einstein<br />

college <strong>of</strong> <strong>Medicine</strong> and director <strong>of</strong> the<br />

orthopaedic research Laboratories<br />

at Montefiore<br />

Medical center. He<br />

became president<br />

<strong>of</strong> the orthopaedic<br />

research Society in<br />

1981 and received<br />

several awards for<br />

outstanding achievement in orthopaedic<br />

research during his lifetime.<br />

dr. rosenberg’s field <strong>of</strong> interest was<br />

the structure <strong>of</strong> cartilage and proteoglycans,<br />

and he led a distinguished<br />

career during which he contributed<br />

over 100 articles to the scientific<br />

literature. following his retirement, he<br />

remained active on the editorial boards<br />

<strong>of</strong> various medical journals and, from<br />

1983 to 2003, served as deputy editor<br />

for the board <strong>of</strong> consulting editors for<br />

research at the Journal <strong>of</strong> Bone and<br />

Joint Surgery. dr. rosenberg loved<br />

classical music, playing the piano, and<br />

delighting his family with brunches and<br />

fine dinners, which he would prepare<br />

on weekends. He was a man <strong>of</strong> great<br />

charm, gentleness, patience, manners,<br />

wisdom, compassion, and integrity.<br />

dr. rosenberg is survived by his four<br />

children and seven grandchildren.<br />

Joel Z. Felsher ’57, on May 17 at<br />

age 79, as reported in princeton, <strong>New</strong><br />

Jersey’s Town Topics. born in perth<br />

amboy, <strong>New</strong> Jersey, dr. felsher<br />

practiced medicine and lived most <strong>of</strong><br />

his life in princeton. after graduating<br />

princeton High <strong>School</strong>, he attended<br />

Harvard university, completing his<br />

required studies in three years. He<br />

attended Northwestern <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong><br />

<strong>Medicine</strong> for two years and then<br />

transferred to our <strong>School</strong>. He completed<br />

his internship and residency,<br />

serving as chief resident, at kings<br />

county Hospital in brooklyn, <strong>New</strong><br />

york. He completed a one-year cardiology<br />

fellowship at Mercy Hospital in<br />

San diego, california. after returning<br />

to princeton, dr. felsher established<br />

a 35-year internal medicine practice<br />

at princeton Medical center. dr.<br />

felsher enjoyed playing tennis, scuba<br />

diving, snorkeling, crossword puzzles,<br />

cribbage, travel, and his beloved <strong>New</strong><br />

york Mets. Most <strong>of</strong> all, he was deeply<br />

committed to his friends and family.<br />

dr. felsher is survived by his wife<br />

<strong>of</strong> 52 years, beryl felsher, their two<br />

children, and six grandchildren.<br />

James Ormond Frost, MB,BCh,<br />

HS Otolaryngology ’57, HS<br />

Otolaryngology Fellowship ’59, and<br />

former pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> otolaryngology at<br />

our <strong>School</strong> on february 25 at age 84,<br />

as reported by his wife, rita frost.<br />

born in county clare, ireland, dr. frost<br />

attended medical school at university<br />

college dublin before moving to the<br />

u.S. in 1952. Working as a resident<br />

at bellevue Hospital in <strong>New</strong> york, he<br />

met his wife-to-be, rita. She invited<br />

him over for dinner, and he never left<br />

her side again. They were married in<br />

1955 at St. patrick’s cathedral. in his<br />

distinguished career as an ear, nose,<br />

and throat specialist, on staff at our<br />

<strong>School</strong> from 1957 to 2005, dr. frost’s<br />

s<strong>of</strong>t touch and calm pr<strong>of</strong>essionalism<br />

reassured patients and helped residents<br />

through their training. a fellow<br />

<strong>of</strong> the american college <strong>of</strong> Surgeons,<br />

he was also a member <strong>of</strong> the aMa,<br />

american academy<br />

<strong>of</strong> otolaryngology,<br />

and american<br />

Society <strong>of</strong><br />

otolaryngology. a<br />

kind, gentle, funny,<br />

smart, affectionate,<br />

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and elegant man, dr. frost was a<br />

shining soul with a lively interest in<br />

everyone and everything. a joyful<br />

traveler <strong>of</strong> the world, an avid skier, and<br />

a light-footed dancer, dr. frost also<br />

wrote poetry and short stories and<br />

loved “treading the boards” with the<br />

amateur comedy club in <strong>New</strong> york,<br />

appearing in five major productions.<br />

dr. frost is survived by his wife and<br />

their daughter, roberta (robin) frost.<br />

contributions in memory <strong>of</strong> dr. frost<br />

can be made to Nyu Langone Medical<br />

center eNT department.<br />

Will Grossman ’57, in March 2012 at<br />

age 79, as reported in The <strong>New</strong> <strong>York</strong><br />

Times. born in the bronx, <strong>New</strong> york, dr.<br />

Grossman attended<br />

bronx High <strong>School</strong><br />

<strong>of</strong> Science and<br />

the university <strong>of</strong><br />

pennsylvania. from<br />

1959 to 1961, he<br />

served as a captain<br />

in the u.S. air force in evreux, france,<br />

where he honed a taste for gourmet<br />

food and fine wines. dr. Grossman<br />

was an attending physician in the<br />

department <strong>of</strong> medicine, specializing in<br />

internal medicine and cardiology for 42<br />

years, at beth israel Medical center in<br />

<strong>New</strong> york. in 1978, he initiated a private<br />

practice <strong>of</strong> internal medicine and cardiology.<br />

dr. Grossman participated fully in<br />

the cultural life <strong>of</strong> <strong>New</strong> york’s theater,<br />

music, and arts; traveled extensively;<br />

and was an accomplished photographer<br />

and birder. He had a notable<br />

collection <strong>of</strong> u.S. duck decoy and shore<br />

bird carvings. dr. Grossman’s gentle art<br />

<strong>of</strong> good listening made him a beloved<br />

friend and companion and enhanced<br />

his skills as a physician. dr. Grossman<br />

is survived by his beloved wife,<br />

Soony Grossman.<br />

1960s<br />

James F. Guthrie ’61, on June 8 at age<br />

81, as reported in the <strong>New</strong>s Times. a<br />

dedicated surgeon who was beloved<br />

by his patients and respected by his<br />

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colleagues, dr.<br />

Guthrie was truly a<br />

gentleman whose<br />

outstanding skills<br />

were only exceeded<br />

by his compassion<br />

and optimism. born<br />

in brooklyn, <strong>New</strong> york, he graduated<br />

from brooklyn preparatory <strong>School</strong> and<br />

went on to major in history at Villanova<br />

college, where he lettered in track.<br />

drafted into the u.S. army as a private<br />

after graduation, he served in korea<br />

and was promoted to sergeant major <strong>of</strong><br />

the 224th combat infantry regiment;<br />

he was awarded numerous commendations,<br />

including a purple Heart and<br />

bronze Star. following his honorable<br />

discharge in 1954, dr. Guthrie was an<br />

executive trainee and buyer at Macy’s<br />

in San francisco. one year later, despite<br />

an acceptance to Harvard business<br />

<strong>School</strong>, he decided that his calling was<br />

medicine. He completed his surgical<br />

residency at bellevue, served as chief <strong>of</strong><br />

surgery at raritan Valley Hospital from<br />

1966 to 1972 and was the first medical<br />

director for the new rutgers medical<br />

school. after successfully practicing as<br />

a general surgeon, he became a colon<br />

and rectal surgeon. He established<br />

a practice in Norwalk, becoming the<br />

first colorectal surgeon in southern<br />

connecticut. an attending surgeon<br />

at Norwalk Hospital for more than 36<br />

years, dr. Guthrie served as chief <strong>of</strong><br />

colon and rectal surgery for much <strong>of</strong><br />

that tenure. He was a member <strong>of</strong> the<br />

Norwalk Hospital board <strong>of</strong> Trustees<br />

from 1986 to 1992 and served on the<br />

Norwalk Hospital foundation board <strong>of</strong><br />

directors from 1991 until his death. He<br />

received Norwalk Hospital’s department<br />

<strong>of</strong> Surgery distinguished Service award<br />

in 1991. in 1993, he was the recipient<br />

<strong>of</strong> the William J. Tracey, Md award for<br />

his philanthropic leadership. a pioneer in<br />

colonoscopy, dr. Guthrie was honored<br />

during his career for surgical innovation<br />

and was instrumental in furthering<br />

his specialty. He served as president<br />

for both the <strong>New</strong> england Society <strong>of</strong><br />

colon and rectal Surgeons and the<br />

Norwalk Medical Society. in 2008, he<br />

was presented the inaugural paul k.<br />

Maloney, Jr., Md distinguished Service<br />

award by the connecticut State Medical<br />

Society. dr. Guthrie co-founded the<br />

irish brigade, an informal marching and<br />

chowder society that hosted an annual<br />

event to build collegiality within Norwalk<br />

Hospital and the community at large,<br />

and also co-founded the annual gala<br />

dinner dance. dr. Guthrie’s enthusiasm<br />

and energy were infectious; he shared<br />

jokes and gave out faux diamond rings<br />

to his “Guthrie Girls,” which numbered<br />

in the hundreds. always exuding a<br />

warm welcome, kindness, and respect<br />

for all he met, he had the ability to make<br />

everyone around him feel special. dr.<br />

Guthrie is survived by his four children<br />

and three grandsons.<br />

Eleanor Halpern Ball ’62, on March<br />

4 at the age <strong>of</strong> 77, as reported in The<br />

<strong>New</strong> <strong>York</strong> Times. dr. ball grew up in<br />

borough park, brooklyn, excelled at<br />

school, and graduated at the top <strong>of</strong> her<br />

class from brooklyn college in 1956. in<br />

1958, when she entered our medical<br />

<strong>School</strong>, she was one <strong>of</strong> 12 women<br />

among a class <strong>of</strong> 125. on the first day<br />

<strong>of</strong> school, she met charles ball, a fellow<br />

student, when they were assigned as<br />

cadaver partners. They were married in<br />

1961. dr. ball completed her residency<br />

in dermatology at bellevue Hospital and<br />

practiced dermatology in Summit, <strong>New</strong><br />

Jersey, from the early 1970s until her<br />

retirement in 1992. unfailingly kind and<br />

polite, dr. ball took a positive interest<br />

in people’s lives. She played the piano,<br />

had a beautiful soprano voice, and regularly<br />

attended concerts and operas in<br />

<strong>New</strong> york city. dr. ball was a fantastic<br />

cook and hostess; had an excellent<br />

eye for art, design, and fashion; and<br />

became very involved in drawing and<br />

painting later in life. dr. ball is survived<br />

by her husband, charles J. ball ’62,<br />

their two sons, and two grandchildren.<br />

contributions in memory <strong>of</strong> dr. ball can<br />

be sent to Nyu <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Medicine</strong>.<br />

Alvin Wertentheil ’68 on March 2, as<br />

reported in The <strong>New</strong> <strong>York</strong> Times.


No wonder<br />

they’re smiling!<br />

The Class <strong>of</strong> 1987 celebrated the 25th anniversary<br />

<strong>of</strong> their graduation from nYu <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> medicine by<br />

starting an endowed scholarship fund.<br />

To learn more about funding a class scholarship or making your own gift to<br />

scholarships, please contact rob Danzig, Senior Director <strong>of</strong> Development,<br />

education, and Alumni Giving, at robert.danzig@nyumc.org or 212.404.3576.<br />

“We started the fund<br />

in order to provide the<br />

opportunity <strong>of</strong> the joy <strong>of</strong><br />

becoming a physician to those<br />

talented and bright students<br />

who would be denied this<br />

due to lack <strong>of</strong> funds.”<br />

–Vivian Halpern, Md<br />

“It’s the perfect<br />

way to contribute...<br />

it’s a lasting gift which<br />

will benefit future<br />

students every year.”<br />

–Louis cornacchia, Md


Office <strong>of</strong> Alumni Relations<br />

<strong>NYU</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Medicine</strong><br />

550 First Avenue, GBH 5K<br />

<strong>New</strong> <strong>York</strong>, NY 10016<br />

aLuMNi acTiViTieS & proGraMS 2012-2013<br />

For information on the following events, please e-mail allison.flor@nyumc.org or call 212-404-3693.<br />

SEPTEMBER 2012<br />

13/Thursday<br />

board <strong>of</strong> Governors meeting<br />

6-8 p.m.<br />

Smilow MultiPurpose Room<br />

<strong>NYU</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Medicine</strong><br />

30/Sunday<br />

massachusetts/rhode Island<br />

Alumni brunch honoring<br />

Howard m. Shapiro ’65<br />

11 a.m.-1 p.m.<br />

Boston Harbor Hotel,<br />

Boston, Massachusetts<br />

OCTOBER 2012<br />

2/Tuesday<br />

Dean’s Honors Day<br />

5-6 p.m.<br />

Farkas Auditorium<br />

<strong>NYU</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Medicine</strong><br />

13/Saturday<br />

northern California<br />

Alumni brunch honoring<br />

Dennis n. marks ’51<br />

12 noon-2 p.m.<br />

Fairmont Hotel, San Francisco,<br />

California<br />

14/Sunday<br />

Southern California Alumni brunch<br />

honoring Alfred K. neumann ’58<br />

11 a.m.-1 p.m.<br />

Los Angeles, California<br />

24/Wednesday<br />

Scholarship Appreciation event<br />

honoring beth W. Lieberman ’73<br />

6:30-8:30 p.m.<br />

The Torch Club at<br />

Washington Square, <strong>New</strong> <strong>York</strong> City<br />

NOVEMBER 2012<br />

14/Wednesday<br />

Alumni Thanksgiving reception<br />

honoring David K. bloomgarden ’77<br />

and Daniel e. Schapiro ’61<br />

6:30-8:30 p.m., The President’s<br />

Penthouse at Washington Square,<br />

<strong>New</strong> <strong>York</strong> City<br />

JANUARY 2013<br />

10/Thursday<br />

board <strong>of</strong> Governors meeting<br />

6-8 p.m.<br />

Smilow MultiPurpose Room<br />

<strong>NYU</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Medicine</strong><br />

FEBRUARY 2013<br />

10/Sunday<br />

Florida Alumni brunch<br />

Boca Raton, Florida<br />

APRIL 2013<br />

19/Friday<br />

berson Award Dinner<br />

7 p.m., <strong>New</strong> <strong>York</strong> City<br />

20/Saturday<br />

medical Alumni Day<br />

8 a.m.-3 p.m.<br />

<strong>NYU</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Medicine</strong><br />

Alumni reunion ball<br />

7 p.m.<br />

The Ritz-Carlton, Battery Park<br />

<strong>New</strong> <strong>York</strong> City

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