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1951
Roy Davis, MD,
sends news. “I am still doing locum tenens about 3-4
months a year, enjoy good health and look forward to seeing classmates
at the reunion.”
1958
Murray L. Janower, MD, recently
received the Gold Medal, a lifetime achievement award from the American
College of Radiology. Dr. Janower completed residency training at the
Massachusetts General Hospital and was chief of radiology at St. Vincent
Hospital in Worcester, Mass. for almost 30 years. The author of three
books and 94 articles, he holds academic appointments as professor at
the University of Massachusetts, lecturer at Harvard University and
consultant radiologist at Massachusetts General Hospital.
1964
Paul P. Fecko, MD, received
the President’s Round Island Lighthouse Award at the Michigan
Ophthalmological Society’s annual conference. He was honored for his
outstanding contributions to the society and the practice of
ophthalmology. Dr. Fecko also won the Innovation Award for service to
the society in the area of state legislative affairs.
Charles
A. Main, MD, is
chief of pediatric hematology/oncology at William Beaumont
Hospital in Royal Oak, Mich. He was recently awarded a 2000 MHA
Physician Leadership Award for community service and exceptional
contributions to health care.
1968
David M. Barrett, MD, of
Andover, Mass., is CEO and chairman of the board of the Lahey Clinic. He
has been elected to the board of directors of the Massachusetts High
Technology Council.
1975
Robert R. DiLoreto, MD,
has been named chairman of the board of St. John Hospital and Medical
Center. He is a senior partner of the Michigan Institute of Urology, a
20-physician group.
Alan
Israel, MD, was
mistakenly listed as deceased in the 25th anniversary
directory of 1975 graduates. Dr. Israel, alive and thriving, lives in
Costa Mesa, Calif. and practices internal medicine. The Office of Alumni
Affairs regrets the error, and Dr. Israel recalls Mark Twain’s remark,
“Reports of my death are greatly exaggerated.”
1976
 Robert
D. Beitman, MD,
medical director of the Beitman Laser Eye Institute of Bloomfield and
Brighton Mich., served as honorary chair of the 2001 Corporate
Leadership Breakfast for the Michigan chapter of the National Multiple
Sclerosis Society.
1977
Bruce Deschere, MD,
designated an international physician by the United States Figure
Skating Association, provides care to American skaters during
international competitions. In January 2001, Dr. Deschere, as the
team USA physician, joined athletes in traveling to the North American
International Synchronized Skating Competition in Orlando, Fla., where
the U.S. sent eight teams to compete against skaters from Canada,
Switzerland, Finland and Croatia. The entire American contingent,
comprised of more than 200 athletes, coaches, team managers and other
support personnel, depended on Dr. Deschere for medical care.
Julie
A. Kish, MD,
sends news. “In May 2000, I joined the faculty of the H. Lee
Moffitt Cancer Center at the University of South Florida in Tampa as an
associate professor. In October 2000, I was named principal investigator
to the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) for Moffitt.”
1981
 Michael
Busuito, MD, received
the Humanitarian of The Year Award from the Nothdurft Pediatric
Endowment of St John Health System at the group’s 2000 fundraising
dinner. A plastic surgeon with a practice in Clinton Township, Mich.,
Dr. Busuito is on staff at St. John Hospital and Medical Center. He
travels to Mexico several times each year to perform surgery on children
with severe facial deformities who would otherwise be unable to obtain
treatment.
1982 & 1983
Nancy Fuller, MD, ’82, and Kevin McKown, MD,
’83, report:
“After 15 years in Memphis and the University of Tennessee, we have
returned to the Midwest and have joined the faculty of the University of
Wisconsin-Madison. Kevin is director of the rheumatology fellowship, and
Nancy works primarily in women’s health. We love Madison –
especially the snow!”
1987
Mark Zainea, MD, a
cardiologist, has joined St. Joseph Mercy Hospital of Macomb, in Clinton
Township, Mich.
1988
Michael VanRooyen, MD, was
featured as “Dr. Danger” in the February 2001 issue of Reader’s
Digest. Dr. VanRooyen, founding director of the Johns Hopkins Center
for International Emergency, Disaster and Refugee Studies, was described
as a “health hero” who has brought medical care to victims of
natural disasters and armed conflicts around the world.
1989
Daniel Ryan, MD,
has been elected president of the Michigan Academy of Physical Medicine
and Rehabilitation.
1991
Kimberly Gronsman Lee, MD,
reports, “We welcomed our daughter, Eleanor Hae-Ran on
September 7th. She is the delight of our lives (and in my
professional opinion, a perfect baby!). I was appointed a Rabkin Fellow
in Medical Education at the Shapiro Institute for Education and Research
(a joint effort of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard
Medical School) and have some ‘protected time’ this year – nearly
all of which is going to Eleanor right now! My husband, Kyu, continues
his cardiovascular developmental biology research at HMS, and I’ll
take up my clinical duties as a neonatologist BIDMC again in January. It
was great to run into Rita Mangione-Smith at the pediatric meetings in
Boston this past spring, and I’d love to hear from other long-lost WSU
friends. Has it really been nearly 10 years? My e-mail: klee2@caregroup.harvard.edu”
Angela
Shannon-Reid, MD, and
Dr. Walter Reid, III are proud parents of a son, William Walter, born in
July 2000.
1992
Paul Chuba, MD, PhD, a
member of the editorial board of The Journal of Clinical Ligand Assay,
was recently named as its book and software reviews editor. A radiation
oncologist, he is associated with Detroit’s St. John Hospital &
Medical Center.
1993
Fikir Morkoc, MD, PhD,
a hospital-based internal medicine physician with Kaiser Permanente
since 1997, has been named to Sutter Medical Group’s Hospitalist
Program at Sutter hospitals in Sacramento, Calif.
1994
Angela Schultz, MD, completed
her residency at Genesys Regional Medical Center in Grand Blanc, Mich.
She is a member of the McLaren Regional Medical Center staff and its
Flushing Community Health Center.
Alan
Woronoff, MD,
writes, “Shira and I are thrilled to announce the birth of our son,
Jason, in May, 2000. Nearly a year old now, he is doing wonderful things
and constantly amazes us. I am in private practice in radiology in
Abington, Pa. and enjoy my field every day.
1995
Eric Johnston, MD,
joined the medical staff of Silver Cross Hospital and Medical
Centers in Joliet, Ill. He completed his ophthalmology residency at Case
Western University Hospitals of Cleveland, Ohio.
1996
Michael Fiore, MD, a
chief resident at Children’s Hospital of Michigan, was featured in a
recent issue of CHM’s publication, About Children. He completed the three-year categorical pediatrics residency
last year.
1997
Loveleen Barringer, MD, did
her residency in family medicine at Providence Hospital in Southfield,
Mich. and has joined the staff of the McLaren Community Medical Center
in Davison, Mich. She is also a member of the McLaren Regional Medical
Center Staff.
Angela
(Angie) Sweeney, MD, practices
family medicine at the McLaren Family Care Center in Flushing, Mich. and
also is a member of the McLaren Regional Medical Center staff. Dr.
Sweeney completed residency training at Providence Hospital in
Southfield, Mich.
Graduate
Medical Alumni
Bela Lang, MD,
orthopedic surgery, ‘78, is associated with the Peninsula
Surgical Group of the Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury,
Md.
Eugeniya
Khanukov, MD, internal
medicine,
’86, has joined the medical staff at St. Joseph Mercy of Macomb, in
Clinton Township, Mich.
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