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1951
Albert Schrut, MD, writes “I was to present a paper at the meetings of the American Psychiatric Association in New Orleans on May 9. I had failed to obtain a section of the brain containing the caudate nucleus to project on the screen during my talk entitled "A History of a Psychiatric-Psychoanalytic Forty Five Year Experience with Selected Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Patients Whose Major Symptom Was Fear of Doing Harm to Others or Harm or Humiliation Befalling Themselves" because I had thought it was not essential. When I was informed the day before my presentation that the association strongly recommended a visual aid for every paper, I despaired in being able to find one in time.

I wandered up to the area where other presenters were trying out their slide presentations. By good fortune, I entered a cubicle where a young woman was viewing her slides of the brain. When I described my plight to her, she kindly offered me a slide of precisely the area I needed, stating she had an extra slide of it. I was vastly relieved, thanked her, and asked her name.

To my surprise and delight, she told me that she was a WSU medical student, working on her master’s degree in psychiatry and behavioral neurosciences, and that her name is Tiffany Farchione. I since have read that she is a very distinguished student, which reinforced my pride in our common medical school background.”

1957
Paul D. Orr, MD, was honored and recognized as 1 of 60 “Active Status” members of the Medical Staff of Pomona Valley Hospital Medicine Center for providing five or more years of service. [PHOTO]

1963
M. Gary Robertson, MD, is a gynecologist in the Grand Haven, Mich. area. He chaired a $2 million capital campaign for the Tri-Cities Family YMCA. This campaign has made a difference by helping to relieve the organization’s debt and to establish an endowment fund.

1965
Carl B. Lauter, MD, was honored with the 2001 Michigan Laureate Award during the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America Michigan Chapter’s “An Affair for Asthma” on November 2, 2001, at the Ritz-Carlton in Dearborn, Mich. This award honors those fellows or masters of the college who have demonstrated by their example and conduct, an abiding commitment to excellence in medical care, education, research, and service to their community, their chapter, and the American College of Physicians-American Society of Internal Medicine.

Paul Seifer, MD, has published his second novel, Rachel & Annie. Copies are available at Amazon.com or Barnes&Noble.com. He has also established a website (seifertpaul-md.com) where several of his works of fiction have been posted.

1967
Charles Brummer, MD, has been practicing general pediatrics in Silicon Valley for 29 years and was flattered to have been named one of the area’s “Top Doctors” by both San Francisco and San Jose magazines earlier this year. He is currently a member of Camino Medical Group and a clinical associate professor of pediatrics at Stanford.

1969
Charles Taylor, MD, joined the medical staff at Botsford General Hospital in Farmington Hills, Mich. He is a member of Associated Endocrinologists, a West Bloomfield medical practice.

1972
Mervin Goldstein, MD, suffered a stroke four years ago, which left his right side partially paralyzed. Dr. Goldstein re-trained himself to draw with his left hand, and, with a stroke of the pencil, art has opened up a new world for him. Dr. Goldstein’s wife, Carol, arranged one-on-one drawing lessons from artist Brigite Crosson. Dr. Goldstein’s son, Ethan, is rotating at Children’s Hospital of Michigan. [PHOTOS]

1973
Sherman Shultz, MD, is an ophthalmologist from Adrian, Mich., who travels to Piedras Negras, Mexico, with the Mexico Medicine Mission. Last March, Dr. Shultz and his team took a mobile clinic into city neighborhoods and surrounding towns to provide care. Dr. Shultz also reconditions bicycles that are not being used in the United States for the people of Mexico.

Jeffrey Zaks, MD, received the Michigan Hospital and Health Association Physician Leadership Award at the Grand Traverse Resort on October 10, 2001.

1974
Carmel Quigley, MD, is practicing emergency medicine in Orlando, Fla. She loves Florida and lives on a small lake with her husband, Herb. Herb is the chaplain in her hospital. They have three adolescent kids who “keep the house rocking.” She would love to hear from classmates (cquig@msn.com).

1977
Eli J. Kleinman, MD, is an assistant professor of medicine and hematology at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Medical Center and teaches at the Mount Sinai Hospital. In addition, he serves as a police surgeon for the New York Police Department. He is thankful to God and pleased to report his miraculous survival with minor injuries from the devastation at Ground Zero at the World Trade Center. [DIGITAL PHOTO – KLEINMAN]

Howard Liss, MD, co-founder of Physician Medicine and Rehabilitation Center in 1986, is celebrating 20 years in medical practice. Dr. Liss and his wife, Rhonda, live in Englewood and have two children, Jason Aaron and Stephanie Dana. In addition to his private practice, Dr. Liss is an attending physician in the department of medicine, section of psychiatry, at Palisades Medical Center in North Bergen, assistant clinical professor of rehabilitation medicine at Bergen Regional Medicine Center in Paramis, and attending doctor in rehab medicine at Palisades Medical Center and at Englewood Hospital and Medical Center.

1979
Bob Brooks, MD, a former Florida state legislator from Winter Park, stepped down as state secretary of health to become a teaching dean at Florida State University’s new College of Medicine beginning in September 2001.

1981
Michael Busuito, MD, is chief of plastic surgery at Detroit’s St. John Hospital and started his own non-profit group called Operation KINDNESS (Kids In Need Deserve Necessary and Essential Surgical Services).

Janet Stein, MD, residency director of obstetrics and gynecology and associate director of perinatology at Beth Israel, has been awarded the “Wholeness of Life Award,” sponsored by the Health Care Chaplaincy, to honor individuals within the Beth Israel hospital system who fully embody the principles of holistic care.

1983
Sharon Helmer, MD, is the director of mammography at the Oakwood Breast Care Center and is the residency director for the Diagnostic Radiology Residency at Oakwood Hospital and Medical Center.

1984
Nick Reina, MD, of Port Huron, Mich., serves as the board president of Goodwill in St. Clair County and as the St. Clair County Quality Assurance Chairman.

1985
Kimberly Brown, MD, is the medical director of the Liver Transplant Program at Henry Ford Hospital, where she also teaches residents and medical students. She directs several clinical research studies and she serves as a speaker on hepatitis on a local, regional, national, and international level.

1986
Donna Krasnewich, MD, PhD, joined the Medical Genetics Branch of the National Institutes of Health in July, 1997. Her research interest is in metabolic diseases resulting from abnormal carbohydrate metabolism specifically in the disorder Carbohydrate-deficient Glycoprotein Syndrome (CDGS).

Carol Van Der Harst, MD, is a pain management physician in Bay City, Mich. She is combining both her competency and knowledge of medicine with a true compassion for people to help patients and staff members reach their personal goals.

1987
Jeannette Lopez, MD, PhD, is still a clinical practitioner in the New Orleans vicinity. Her specialization is in headache and pain syndromes, including head and spine injury.

Karen Mitchell, MD, is assistant residency director for the Providence Hospital Family Practice Residency and frequently provides CME lectures for the Michigan State Medical Society and the Michigan Association of Family Physicians. She is an advocate for children and was instrumental in developing a statewide immunization registry. She recently was elected as an alternate delegate to the American Academy of Family Physicians from Michigan.

1988
Isaac J. Myers, II, MD, has recently completed his second novel titled The Find. Isaac has signed a contract with literary agent, Arlene Roberts of Brooklyn, New York, and the book has been accepted for representation toward major publication.

1989
Karen Gruskin, MD, will be the new director of the pediatrics unit at Beverly Hospital. The unit is in partnership with Children’s Hospital, Boston. Dr. Gruskin has been a physician at Children’s Hospital, Boston, for 10 years. She specializes in cardiology, endocrinology, gastroenterology, general surgery, neurology, and pulmonary medicine.

David Randolph, MD, has been serving as the medical director for the Neighborhood Clinic in Midland, Mich., since 1999.

1995
Mark Hann, MD, completed his surgical residency at William Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak and is practicing at Cadillac Surgical Care in Cadillac, Mich.

Kevin Markham, MD, has joined the medical staff at Northern Michigan Hospital in Petoskey. He is also in private practice with Petoskey Surgeons. He has in interest in general vascular surgery, endoscopy and laparoscopy. He has also published several journal articles. Dr. Markham is a native of Michigan and an avid golfer. He makes his home in Petoskey with wife, Jennifer, and son, Joshua.

Drs. Melissa Sokol and Samuel Keith are thrilled (and tired) to announce the birth of Benjamin Tyler Keith. He was born October 11, 2001, at 3:24 a.m. by c-section, weighing 6 pounds 14 ounces, and measuring 19 inches long. Melissa is currently practicing family medicine at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in Ann Arbor, Mich. She is serving a term as president of her department and serves as teaching faculty for both the departments of ob/gyn and internal medicine. She helps with precepting for the physical diagnosis course for Wayne State University School of Medicine Year II students. Sam is busy starting a company and is, like Melissa, losing lots of sleep at Ben’s beck and call. [DIGITAL PHOTO: BABY SOKOL]

1996
Michael Carroll, MD, has joined the Grand Traverse Family Medicine, PLC. He is a staff member at Munson Medial Center in Michigan. His clinical interest includes skin health, sports medicine and obstetrics.

Drs. Michele and Darren Pipp are alive and well in Madison, Wis. Darren completed a family practice residency at the University of Tennessee and is an ER physician in Monroe, Wis. Michele completed her internal medicine residency, also at University of Tennessee, and an oncology fellowship at University of Wisconsin. She is now a private practice oncologist in Monroe. They have two children: Lauren (2 ½) and Jonas (9 months).

1998
Bradley Goodwin, MD, has joined West Front Primary Care in Northern Michigan. He is practicing the full spectrum of family medicine, delivering comprehensive care to the entire family, including obstetrical care. He recently completed his family practice residency at Munson Medical Center in Traverse City, Mich.

Jim LaCrois, MD, along with his partner, Dr. Glenn Rogers, opened River’s Bend Family Practice in downtown Lebanon in July.

Karl Schultz, MD, has taken a leave from orthopedics at Harvard. He will spend the next 12 months pursuing additional studies in modern and jazz dance.

1999
Peter Watson, MD, won the resident seat on the AMA Board of Trustees with sponsorship from the American College of Physicians and the American Society of Internal Medicine. He has also been involved in advancing organized medicine’s issues at the state and federal levels of government. He is a member of the American Medical Political Action Committee, and was the first resident to be a board member of the Michigan Doctor’s Political Action Committee. He is completing his internal medicine residency at Henry Ford Health System in Detroit.

2001
Rebecca Shierson, MD, is completing a residency in emergency medicine at Grady Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia. The hospital is affiliated with Emory University.

Resident-Alumni Class Notes

Dr. Thomas Klein has been appointed to the otolaryngology division of surgical specialties department. The American Board of Otolarygology certifies Dr. Klein. He previously was a surgeon on the staff of New England Medical Center in Boston, and before that was on the staff of the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary in Boston. He has taught at Harvard and Tufts Medical School.

Dr. Russ Reinbolt has completed his three-year residency in emergency medicine at Detroit Receiving Hospital and has relocated to San Diego to continue his career at the Sharp Medical Center.

Sophie Womack, MD, is an associate neonatologist at Sinai-Grace Hospital in the division chief of neonatology of the hospital’s Northwest Region. She is an assistant professor of pediatrics at Wayne State University and chair of the Michigan Board of SIDS Alliance. She and her husband formed The Coalition Inc. – Circle of Hope, and organization that promotes childhood health and well being. Dr. Womack has also received the “Image Award in Medicine” from the Women’s Justice-Center in 1988 and the “Living the Dream” Award from Ameritech and Channel 56 for community service.

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