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salumPathfinders in MedicineMore than 300 people attended the May 22 Pathfinders in Medicine Awards ceremony,honoring Barbara Anderson, M.D., Adnan Hammad, Ph.D., Natalia Tanner, M.D., Vainutis Vaitkevicius, M.D., and Thomas Batchelor, M.D.

The President’s GreetingFrom Carol Clark, M.D.

Wayne State University Medical Alumni Association Officers

Save the date for alumni reunion: May 7, 2005

FRIENDS celebrate 32 years of service

Endowed Chair Profile: Dr. Bonita Stanton discusses pediatrics department successSince 2002, Bonita Stanton, M.D., has held the The Schotanus Family Endowed Chair ofPediatrics at the WSU School of Medicine has guided the Department of Pediatrics to consistent improvements in service and reputation.

Open your home to studentsThe Wayne State University Bed and Breakfast program provides assistance to studentstraveling for residency interviews.

Alums keep in touchAlumni directory is in the works.

Class notes

In memoriam

Alumni Association life members

Long journey starts with family day

Upcoming Events and Meetings

DEVELOPMENT NEWS

• Dr. Hashimoto pledges support for dermatology department - Kenneth Hashimoto, M.D., retired chair of the Department of Dermatology, haspledged a $100,000 gift and a planned estate gift of $1.5 million to create a researchchair in his name for the department.

• Year-end opportunities: A good time for planning - As the end of the year approaches, you have a great opportunity to review your financial situation and put plans in place that will offer many advantages in the yearto come and beyond.

• Preparations begin for 32nd annual Telefund - Medical alumni and students will make phone calls in October and November askingfor gifts to the Medical Alumni Association’s Alumni Annual Fund.

• T-shirt order form

• Value of membership

GRADUATE ALUM NOTES

• Dear Graduate Alumni – From Kenneth Palmer, Ph.D., associate dean for graduate programs

• Welcome 2004 M.D./Ph.D. students

• Ph.D. Profile: Jaron Lockett – Fourth-year Ph.D. student Jaron Lockett Lockett has been awarded a NationalInstitutes of Health pre-doctoral fellowship for his work on the study of maspin and its role as a possible cancer suppressor.

Natalia Tanner, M.D. Dr. Tanner, the first certifiedAfrican-American pediatrician,was honored for her dedication topediatrics and for her work inminority recruitment at the Schoolof Medicine.

Vainutis Vaitkevicius, M.D. Dr. Vaitkevicius was awarded forhis contributions to cancerresearch and his role in the estab-lishment of the Barbara AnnKarmanos Cancer Institute.

Thomas Batchelor, M.D. Dr. Batchelor, often referred to asthe “father” of HMOs, received aspecial posthumous award for hispioneering work in communityhealth care and his role in creatingthe health care maintenanceorganization model for affordablehealth.

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Pathfinders in MedicineDr. Anderson (center)

accepts her award with

(Left to Right) Dean John

Crissman; Pathfinders Chair

Taylor A. Lewis, M.D.; and

Mistress of Ceremonies

Florine Mark.

More than 300 people attendedthe May 22Pathfinders inMedicine Awards

ceremony, a black-tie dinner at theMax M. Fisher Music Center inDetroit. This signature event raisedmore than $100, 000 for studentscholarships at Wayne StateUniversity School of Medicine.

Congratulations to this year’s honorees.

Barbara Anderson, M.D. Dr. Anderson, the first womanpresident of a hospital medicalstaff in the state of Michigan, washonored for her various leadershiproles at the School of Medicine andwithin the community.

Adnan Hammad, Ph.D.Dr. Hammad was recognized forhis leadership of the ArabCommunity Center for Economicand Social Services (ACCESS) andfor promoting and improving thehealth status of the Arab-Americancommunity.

Dr. Hammad gives his

acceptance speech.

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Dear Friends and Colleagues,Greetings on behalf of the WayneState University School ofMedicine Alumni AssociationBoard of Governors.

I am pleased to announce thatthe WSU Medical AlumniAssociation is involved with sev-eral projects in an effort tostrengthen our relationship withalumni. Last December, the elec-tronic newsletter, e-Update, waslaunched. We have received verypositive feedback from ouralumni regarding this new elec-tronic publication. We are alsoworking with Harris Publishingon two other projects to help ouralumni stay connected with theschool and each other. First, weare in the process of gatheringdata for the alumni directory,which will be published nextMarch. Second, we have signedan agreement with HarrisInternet Services, which willeventually give alumni the abil-ity to communicate with eachother via an online communityas well as share class notes, reg-ister for events, and pay mem-bership dues.

I would also like to mentionthat the Alumni Board ofGovernors is already makingplans for the 2005 MedicalAlumni Reunion Day. The 2004reunion was a tremendous suc-cess. Therefore, we are planningto have the CME program atScott Hall and the special recep-tions and dinner at the SomersetInn again next spring. Pleasemark your calendar for Saturday,May 7, 2005.

Finally, please remember thatthe Alumni Annual Telefund willtake place the last three weeks ofOctober through the first twoweeks of November. Our goal thisyear is to raise $550,000. We arecounting on your support asdonors and volunteers. Pleasecontact Lisa Ramos in MedicalAlumni Affairs at 313-577-3587if you would like to volunteer tomake calls or to make a donation.

The alumni association looksforward to another productiveyear of improving our students’educational experience andstrengthening the school’salumni network. ■

Thank you.

Carol L. Clark, M.D., ’85

President

Wayne State University

School of Medicine

Medical Alumni Association

The President’s Greeting

Special thanks for the supportprovided by our sponsors:

Platinum sponsorsMGM Grand Detroit CasinoSeligman Family FoundationHenry Ford Health SystemWayne State University School

of Medicine

Gold SponsorsBlue Cross and Blue Shield of

Michigan

CompuwareGhafari AssociatesMedical Center Emergency

Services

Silver SponsorsBarbara Ann Karmanos Cancer

InstituteUniversity Women’s CareDepartment of Obstetrics and

GynecologyDaimler ChryslerUniversity Internal Medicine

Specialists

Dr. Taylor Lewis honors

Dr. Tanner for breaking

down barriers.

Dr. Vaitkevicius accepts

his Pathfinders Award

for providing outstanding

cancer care to the

community.

Karen Batchelor accepts

the Pathfinders in

Medicine Award for

her late father

Dr. Thomas Batchelor.

Kresge Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology

Bronze Sponsors Comerica IncorporatedWayne State University Medical

Alumni BoardDykema GossettMichigan Regional Council of

Carpenters and MillwrightsDTE Energy FoundationDepartment of Anesthesiology

And a special thanks to allpathfinders committee members:

Honorary ChairsIrvin D. Reid, Ph.D.Pamela Trotman Reid, Ph.D.

ChairTaylor Lewis, M.D.

Steering CommitteeElizabeth Asfaw John D. Crissman, M.D.

Gary CummingsJuanita K. Doss, Ph.D.Rosalind E. Griffin, M.D.Deirdre Holloway, M.D.Cleveland Hurst, IIIDiana C. JonesSandra Jones-Lackey, M.D.Lawrence Lackey, Jr., M.D.Jain LauterSonia Parks, M.D.Richard Robinson, M.D.Amelia Wilhelm ■

TreasurerDonald Muenk, M.D., ’68

Dr. Donald Muenk is an ophthal-mologist in private practice and aclinical assistant professor of oph-thalmology at Wayne StateUniversity. He is a past-presidentof the Wayne State UniversityMedical Alumni Association and iscurrently its treasurer. He nowserves as chief of ophthalmology atSt. John Macomb Hospital.

Dr. Muenk is a member of theboard of directors of the MichiganState Medical Society, havingserved in the past as chairman ofthe Health Care DeliveryCommittee and currently servingas chairman of the Third PartyCommittee. He also serves on theboard of directors of the MacombCounty Medical Society.

Honorary PresidentWilliam O’Neill, M.D., ‘77

Dr. William O’Neill is corporatechief of cardiology at WilliamBeaumont Hospital and has beendirector of the Division ofCardiology in Royal Oak, Mich.,since 1987. He is also co-director ofthe Schlafer Cardiology Centerlocated on the Beaumont HospitalCampus. Under his leadership,William Beaumont Hospital hasbecome one of the largest interven-tional centers in the country with aparticularly active cardiovascularresearch program, and is recog-nized as one of the top 15 cardiol-ogy programs in the country byU.S. News and World Report

After graduating from the WayneState University School ofMedicine, Dr. William O’Neill com-pleted his cardiology fellowship atthe University of Michigan, andwas an instructor in internal medi-cine and an attending cardiologistat the Veterans Hospital in AnnArbor from 1982-1983. From 1984to 1987, he was director of theCardiac Catheterization Laboratoryat the University of MichiganMedical Center and an associateprofessor of medicine.

Dr. O’Neill is a pioneer in the useof the DVI, TEC and Rotablatoratherectomy devices. He has pio-neered many innovative tech-niques in interventional cardiologyand was one of the first cardiolo-gists to study the use of intracoro-nary streptokinase and angioplastyduring acute MI. He has performedextensive research in balloonvalvuloplasty, laser angioplasty,drug eluting stents and transmy-ocardial laser therapy. He is recog-nized nationally and internation-ally for his research in primaryangioplasty and cardiogenic shock.

PresidentCarol Clark, M.D., ‘85

Carol Lynn Clark is a 1985 gradu-ate of the Wayne State UniversitySchool of Medicine. She holds abachelor’s degree in zoology fromMichigan State University and amaster’s of business administra-tion in healthcare managementfrom Oakland University. She com-pleted a general surgery residencyat Wayne State University and anemergency medicine residency atWilliam Beaumont Hospital.

Dr. Clark is currently on staff atWilliam Beaumont Hospital inRoyal Oak. She is board certified inemergency medicine and is a fel-low of the American College ofEmergency Medicine and theAmerican Academy of EmergencyMedicine. In addition, she is amember of the Oakland CountyMedical Society and the MichiganState Medical Society. She hasbeen an active member of theWayne State Alumni Board ofGovernors for four years. Sheenjoys mountain biking, skiing andnorthern Michigan.

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Wayne State University Medical Alumni Association Officers

President-ElectPaul Chuba, M.D., ‘92

Originally from the local area, Dr.Chuba attended Farmington HighSchool and Kalamazoo Collegebefore pursuing a medical career.He has benefited from WSU train-ing in basic science (Ph.D. inimmunology and microbiology,1986), and medicine (M.D., 1992)both at the School of Medicine. Hecompleted his transitional year ofresidency at St. John Hospital andMedical Center and his radiationoncology residency at HarperHospital. He also completed spe-cialty training at the University ofPittsburgh, the Boston Children’sHospital, and the National CancerInstitute.

Dr. Chuba has received awardsfrom the ASCO/AACR Methods inClinical Cancer Research andattended the ECCO 10/ESTRO 18under the sponsorship of theseorganizations. His main clinicaland academic efforts have focusedon general radiation oncology,pediatric radiation oncology andspecialized radiation proceduressuch as brachytherapy and radio-surgery.

After spending five years on staffat the Gershenson RadiationOncology Center, Dr. Chuba joinedthe Radiation Oncology Specialistsgroup in January 2000. Shortlythereafter, he became medicaldirector for radiation oncology atthe Webber Cancer Center at St.John Macomb Hospital in Warren,Mich., and in 2004, he wasinducted into the Detroit Academyof Medicine. He is active in clinicaltrials research especially with theChildren’s Oncology Group.Recently, he became principalinvestigator for two national clini-cal trials for childhood bone andbrain tumors.

He remains active in teachingmedical students and residents.

SecretaryJeffrey Zapawa, M.D., ’00

Dr. Jeffrey Zapawa is a decoratedPersian Gulf War veteran whoattended Wayne State Universityfollowing his service in the U.S.Army. He earned a bachelor’sdegree in biology in 1996 and amedical degree in 2000. Dr.Zapawa is currently in his senioryear of the diagnostic radiologyresidency program at OakwoodHospital. ■

Term Ending 2005Melanie Hanna-Johnson, M.D., ‘85Charles Lucas, M.D., ‘62Michael Patt, M.D., ‘77George Ritter, M.D., ‘45Kevin Sprague, M.D., ‘80

Term Ending 2006Renee Dwaihy, M.D., ‘00Ernest Yoder, M.D., ‘78Michael Maddens, M.D., ‘80Alkis Zingas, M.D., ‘70

Term Ending 2007Jewell Hamner, M.D., ‘87Michael Piper, M.D., ‘81Brain O’Neil, M.D., ‘82Sheila Ray, M.D., ‘87Gregory Zemenick, M.D., ‘71

Honorary MembersLouis Hoffman, M.D., ‘50George Mogill, M.D., ‘42Sidney Stone, M.D., ‘51

Advisory BoardBruce Deschere, M.D., ‘77Thomas Ditkoff, M.D., ‘71Carl Lauter, M.D., ‘65William O’Neill, M.D., ‘77Michael Sandler, M.D., ‘71

Regional RepresentativesCalifornia:Carl Marusak, M.D., ‘59

Southern California:Charles Hu, M.D., ‘98

Massachusetts:John Briggs, M.D., ‘48

Medical Alumni Association Board of Governors

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The FRIENDS of the WSU School of Medicine are celebrating

their 32nd year of service in stimulating, supporting and

encouraging activities helpful to students and faculty at the

school. This spring, outgoing FRIENDS president, Cecelia

Whapham, presented a gavel to 2004-2005 president,

Dr. Gertraud Wollschlaeger, longtime WSU faculty member

in the Department of Radiology. ■

FRIENDS celebrate 32 years of service

On Saturday, May 7,2005, you can get intouch with fellowphysicians, take awalk down memory

lane in Scott Hall and even earnCME credits. There will be specialevents for those classes celebrat-ing benchmark reunions (1945,1950, 1955, 1960, 1965, 1970,1975, 1980, 1985, 1990, 1995,2000).

Accepting NominationsPlease contact us to nominate indi-viduals for the DistinguishedAlumni, Recent Alumni, orLawrence M. Weiner Awards to bepresented on Medical AlumniReunion Day. We will also be con-sidering any previously submittednominees.

The criteria for the three awards isas follows:

The Distinguished AlumniAward is presented to alumniwho have made outstandingcontributions to humanitariancauses, whose contributions tothe health field in the broadersense is outstanding and forservice to the School ofMedicine.

The Lawrence M. WeinerAward, established in 1979,

Save the date for alumni reunionhonors outstanding contribu-tions of non-alumni to theSchool of Medicine through theexceptional performance oftheir teaching, research and/oradministrative duties.

The Recent Alumni Award,established in 2002, is pre-sented to alumni who receiveda medical degree from WSUSchool of Medicine within thelast 15 years and have demon-strated outstanding professionalachievement, community contri-butions or service to the WSUSchool of Medicine.

Please submit a cover letter ofexplanation along with your nomi-nee’s CV to the Medical AlumniAssociation, 101 E. Alexandrine,Detroit, MI 48201, by October 15,2004.

Missing In ActionThe Medical Alumni Association ismissing valid addresses for the fol-lowing special reunion classalumni. Please notify the alumniaffairs office if you know thewhereabouts of these classmatesso they can be kept informed ofreunion activities.

1945Charles R. Fielder, M.D.Frank L. Groat, M.D.

1950Nicholas Cherup, M.D.Gilbert Slutzky, M.D.

1955Marvin Murray, M.D., Ph.D.

1960Helen M. Annis, M.D.Ronald Bennett, M.D.Edward L. Klarman, M.D.Sanford J. Rautbort, M.D.Lawrence G. Thorley, M.D.Ralph E. Wittenberg, M.D.Lee A. Wood, M.D.

1965Kenneth G. Lerner, M.D.Paul S. Seifert, M.D.Henry M. Taylor, M.D.

1970Robert Cantor, Jr., M.D.William M. Cseh, M.D.Fred S. Lamb, M.D.Jules F. Levey, M.D.Kenneth C. Osgood, M.D.Karry J. Ozer, M.D.Michele K. Rivera, M.D.Robert C. Shaw, M.D.Morris Steffin, M.D.Alan H. Weitenberner, M.D.Melvyn Westreich, M.D.

1975Donald R. Anderson, M.D.Gary L. Heseltine, M.D.Randall W. Holden, M.D.

Vassyl A. Lonchyna, M.D.Thomas H. Webster, M.D.Dennis L. Williams, M.D.Michela M. Zbogar, M.D.

1980Kenneth J. Riley, M.D.Thomas L. Schaar, M.D.

1985Kimberly Bucci, M.D.Tom C. Chew, M.D.Anthony M. Dajnowicz, M.D.David W. Drobnicki, M.D.Mary Jane Elam, M.D.David M. Garagiola, M.D.Norman L. Gove, M.D.Kurt W. Graham, M.D.Denise M. Marable, M.D.Douglas R. Mower, M.D.Thomas H. Picard, M.D.Cheryl A. Rudnick, M.D.Jeffrey D. Shapiro, M.D.Timothy E. Whiteus, M.D.

1990Christopher T. Bajzer, M.D.Joseph R. Blodgett, M.D.Lynette Brown, M.D.Susan T. Dombroski, M.D.Tewodros Fesseha, M.D.Ronald L. Fong, M.D.Charles M. Kendall, M.D.Kirsten J. Kinsman, M.D.William H. Macklin, III, M.D.Madhu Prasad, M.D.Ghari N. Richardson, M.D.Paul S. Seifert, III, M.D.

1995Walter E. Albrecht, M.D.Gregory N. Arends, M.D.Roberto L. Barretto, Jr., M.D.Eileen M. Donovan, M.D.Amy L. Folk, M.D.Lisa M. Groeneveld, M.D.Beck A. Hur, M.D.Michael P. Kennedy, M.D.Lawrence H. Lieberman, M.D.Matthew W. Miller, M.D.Steven R. Miller, M.D.Deborah J. See, M.D.Samir K. Sharma, M.D.Mia M. Song, M.D.Moe T. Tin, M.D.Can N. Tran, M.D.Glen P. Wilson, M.D.

2000Sandy F. Abdelall, M.D.Stephen M. Alix, M.D.Aster Berhane, M.D.Egle E. Berzinskas, M.D.Leslie D. Danley, M.D.Zachary S. Delproposto, M.D.Kate D. Fitzgerald, M.D.Emily B. Grossberg, M.D.Amy D. Halanski, M.D.Paul J. Kinde, M.D.Brett D. Krasner, M.D.Suzan Mokhayesh, M.D.Barbara K. Peters, M.D.Giancarlo A. Pillot, M.D.Dr. Srinivasan RajagopalWendy G. Robinson, M.D.Paul A. Savel, M.D.Heather B. Tate, M.D.Jacqueline L. Taylor, M.D. ■

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The Wayne StateUniversity Bed andBreakfast program wasestablished to provideassistance to students

traveling for residency interviews.Alumni who participate are askedto provide housing and breakfast tostudents interviewing in theirtown. This program offers the hostalumnus an opportunity to interactwith current students and lend ahelping hand. It also enablesalumni to learn about programs

Open Your Home to Students

and current events at the school.Fourth-year students are gearing

up for residency interviews andmany of them will be traveling outof state. If you are able to open yourhome to a student and, perhaps,provide some words of wisdom,please let us know. You can call theMedical Alumni Affairs Office at(877) WSU-MED1 to indicate yourinterest.

Thank you in advance for assist-ing the next generation of WSUphysicians. ■

Bonita Stanton, M.D.,has been named aneditor of the 18th edi-tion of the “NelsonTextbook of Pediatrics,”

considered the gold standard inpediatric textbooks for more than60 years.

Dr. Stanton will share editorduties with Dr. Robert Kliegman,chair of pediatrics at the MedicalCollege of Wisconsin, and Dr. HalJenson, director of research atEastern Virginia Medical School.The textbook, published by W.B.Saunders Co., will be released in2007.

Since 2002, Dr. Stanton has heldthe The Schotanus FamilyEndowed Chair of Pediatrics at theWSU School of Medicine hasguided the Department ofPediatrics to consistent improve-ments in service and reputation.Children’s Hospital of Michigan,WSU’s clinical partner, was listed

Endowed Chair Profile: Dr. Bonita Stanton discussespediatrics department success

among the top 30 children’s hospi-tals in the country by U.S. Newsand World Report. This is an honorthat she feels will greatly benefitthe department and the hospital.“Many medical students selecttheir residency programs withinput from lists like this,” sheexplained. “The U.S. News andWorld Report list is definitely awidely used source. It matters. Ithas put us on the radar for manystudents.”

The timing of this news couldn’tbe better. Children’s Hospital ofMichigan recently kicked off anadvertising campaign to attractattention. “Our new superherocampaign really shows the chil-dren that both they and the staffthat take care of them are reallyspecial,” Dr. Stanton said. “Thestaff and faculty really enjoy work-ing with children and I believe wehave created a very friendly atmos-phere here.”

Dr. Stanton credits other factorsfor the success of the pediatricdepartment at the School ofMedicine as well. “The ethnic andracial make-up of our patient baseis very diverse,” she said. “And thedepartment possesses a veryunique quality in that our staffreflects the diversity of ourpatients and, I think, that aids inmaking our children feel comfort-able.”

Programs such as The HispanicLanguage & Cultural Initiative, aclass designed to provide physi-cians with conversational medicalSpanish, and others like it will con-tinue to increase the effectivenessof physicians in the department. “Ibelieve that the focus of thisdepartment should be on all chil-dren - not simply those in Detroit orthe United States, but throughoutthe world and I want to see thishospital become a template for oth-ers as we work toward that goal.” ■

Dr. Stanton

The Medical Alumni Association iscurrently working with Bernard C.Harris Publishing Company, Inc onthe next alumni directory which isscheduled to come out in March2005.

Soon, locating fellow alumni will beas easy as turning a page with theWayne State University Medical

Alums keep in touchAlumni Directory. You may reserveyour personal copy when yourHarris representative calls. Don’tdelay because only pre-publicationorders will be guaranteed.

Scheduled for release in March,2005, the directory promises to bethe definitive reference of over 9,400of our alumni. Don’t miss the oppor-tunity to be a part of it! ■

Alumni can keep WSUe-mail address for lifeThe WSU School of Medicine is nowoffering free e-mail forwarding toalumni regardless of their Internetprovider. If you are interested in

obtaining a med.wayne.edu address,please contact Lori Robitaille, manager of alumni affairs, at lrobitai@med.wayne.edu. ■

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The Office of AlumniAffairs in the School ofMedicine has receivednotification of thedeaths of the following

alumni. On behalf of the universitycommunity, we extend sinceresympathy to family and friends.

Frank Markey, M.D., ‘45Jerome Kaufman, M.D., ‘69

In Memoriam

1965Paul Seifert, M.D., published a sci-ence fiction novel, “The Certificationof America,” available at www.ama-zon.com, www.Barnes&Noble.comand other venues.

1970James Goodrich, M.D., received aMaster of Public Health degreefrom the Medical College ofWisconsin.

1971Gary Grammens, M.D., Ph.D., ischief of staff elect for FairviewUniversity of Minnesota MedicalCenter (2005-2007).

1973Dan Thompson, M.D., is an asso-ciate professor of surgery at AlbanyMedical Center and chair of theInstitutional Review Board. He wasrecently appointed to chair theethics committee of the AmericanCollege of Critical Care Medicine in2005 and 2006. The ACCM pro-vides guidelines and practiceparameters for its parent organiza-tion, the Society of Critical CareMedicine (SCCM). Dr. Thompsonpresently serves as chair of the ICUDesign Committee of the SCCM.

1980Maryjean Schenk, M.D., chair offamily medicine at Wayne StateUniversity, was given a surprise50th birthday party on June 16 bythe department. She was uncharac-teristically speechless when thedean of the School of Medicine,John Crissman, strolled in with abirthday cake, accompanied bydisco music.

Notes

1983Debra Monticcioli, M.D., of theScott & White Hospital and Clinicin Temple, Texas, has beeninducted as a fellow in theAmerican College of Radiology.The induction took place at a for-mal convocation ceremony duringthe ACR’s annual meeting inWashington, D.C. One of the high-est honors conferred by the ACR,only about 10 percent of membersare selected for fellowship.

1985Ronald Grifka, M.D., was namedclinical director of cardiology atTexas Children’s Hospital. Also, heis the director of the cardiaccatheterization labs, and associateprofessor of pediatrics at theBaylor College of Medicine.

Frank Vicini, M.D., of FarmingtonHills, Mich., has been inducted as afellow in the American College ofRadiology. The induction tookplace at a formal convocation cere-mony during the ACR’s recentannual meeting in Washington,D.C. One of the highest honors con-ferred by the ACR, only about 10percent of members are selectedfor fellowship. Dr. Vicini is affili-ated with William BeaumontHospitals in Royal Oak and Troy,Mich., and the University ofMichigan in Ann Arbor. He is pres-ident-elect of the AmericanBrachytherapy Society and servesas president of the MichiganSociety of Therapeutic Radiologists.He is also on a special review com-mittee with the National CancerInstitute.

1986Frank Morello, M.D., was namedchairman of the Department ofRadiology at Children’s MercyHospital in Kansas City, Mo.

1989John Carethers, M.D., has beennamed chief of the Division ofGastroenterology in the Departmentof Medicine at the University ofCalifornia San Diego. In 1995, hejoined UCSD as an assistant pro-fessor and now serves as associateprofessor of medicine and gas-troenterology section chief at theSan Diego Veterans AffairsHealthcare System. His researchinterests include processes oftumor progression and the role ofdefects in DNA mismatch repair ingastrointestinal malignancy.

1994Kellie Longdon, M.D., (formerlyKellie McCowan), is an ER doctorin Knoxville, Tenn., but soon willrelocate to Wilmington, N.C., withher husband Steve, a commercialpilot, and 3 boys: Ian-6, Kyle-4, andKieran-3. She’d like old friends tocontact her at skikkbl@aol.com or(865) 777-3689.

1995Mark Zacharek, M.D., and PreetiMalani, M.D., welcomed their sec-ond child, Sonya Maria Zacharek,on February 3, 2004. Sonya wasborn in Portland, Ore., where Markrecently completed a sinus and rhi-nology fellowship and Preeti com-pleted a geriatrics fellowship. Nowback in Michigan, Mark has takena senior staff position in otolaryn-gology at Henry Ford HealthSystems. Preeti is at the Universityof Michigan as an assistant profes-sor in infectious diseases and geri-atrics.

2000Laura L. Avery, M.D., correction towedding date: October 4, 2003.

Resident Alumni1988Thomas Trueheart, M.D., formerWSU pediatrics resident, is prac-ticing at the TrueCare Asthma andAllergy Center location inSouthfield, Mich. He is board certi-fied in allergy and pediatrics andfocuses on personal and holisticcare by emphasizing the impor-tance of the whole body and theinterdependence of each of itsparts in the treatment of asthma,bee stings, dry skin and eczema,food allergies, hay fever, hives,medication reactions, mold aller-gies, persistent coughing, rashes,sinus problems and wheezing. ■

Steven W. Bloink, M.D.Lori R. Carnsew, M.D.Donald S. Corenman, M.D.Barbara A. Davies, M.D.Donald F. Devries, M.D.,Michele A. Gardner, M.D.Jewell S. Hamner, M.D.Craig T. Hartrick, M.D.Ronald V. Miller, M.D.Earl G. Moehn, M.D.

The Office of Alumni Affairs WouldLike to Recognize New MedicalAlumni Association Life Members

If you would like to receive future membership renewal notices viaemail, please send an email note containing your name, graduatingclass and email address to:

Denise SmithMembership CoordinatorWSU, School of MedicineEMAIL: dpsmith@med.wayne.edu

Please type “Membership Renewal” as the subject of your note.Thank you!

If you would like to become a life member of the MedicalAlumni Association this will be your last opportunity to purchasea life membership for $500. Next year, the fee will increase.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO RECEIVE YOUR MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL VIA EMAIL?

Editor’s note: We know that timelyreporting of alumni deaths is impor-tant to our readers. At the sametime, we must ensure that ourreports are accurate. Therefore, weask that friends and family send useither an obituary or a letter of con-firmation notifying us of someone’sdeath. Please write to the WSUMedical Alumni Association, 101 E.Alexandrine, Detroit, MI 48201 or e-mail alumni@med.wayne.edu.

Michelle E. Morouse, M.D.Dr. Michael P. MottJohn J. Safapour, M.D.Gregory F. Schimizzi, M.D.Nisarg N. Shah, M.D.Thomas L. Simmer, M.D.Timothy K. Thoits, M.D.Patrick J. Wiater, M.D.Sandra Yee, M.D.

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Wayne State University School of MedicineUpcoming Alumni Events and MeetingsOctober-November 2004TelefundWSU-Scott Hall

November 5, 2004Alumni Reception Motown Historical MuseumDetroit

November 3, 2004Alumni Reception during MSMS Annual MeetingSomerset InnTroy, Mich.

January 5, 2005 (tentative) 7th Annual Alumni StudentCareer EveningWSU-Scott Hall

February 18-22, 2005Alumni Reception-Department of Dermatology New Orleans, La.

February 23-27, 2005Alumni Reception-Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Washington, DC

April 9-16, 2005Alumni Reception-Department of Neurology Miami, Fla.

May 7, 2005Medical Alumni Reunion andClinic DayWSU, DetroitSomerset Inn, Troy, Mich.

May 2005Alumni Reception-Department of PediatricsLocation to be determined

May 7-11, 2005Alumni Reception-Department of Ob/Gyn San Francisco, Calif.

May 21-26, 2005Alumni Reception-Department of Psychiatry and BehavioralNeurosciences Atlanta, Ga.

June 200512th Annual Alumni Fireworks EventHotel PontchartrainDetroit

September 2005Alumni Reception-Departmentof Otolaryngology Location to be determined

September-October 2005Alumni Reception-Department of Internal Medicine Acme, Mich.

Family Day for the classof 2008 took place atScott Hall on August 7.Nearly 1,000 students,parents, relatives and

staff attended this noteworthyevent symbolizing the beginning ofa challenging and enriching jour-ney through medical school. DeanCrissman, Dr. Kertia Black, assis-tant dean for student affairs, Dr.Robert Frank, associate dean foracademic and student programs,and Dr. Carol Clark, president ofthe Alumni Board of Governors,were included among the manyspeakers who welcomed studentsand their families to the school.

The Medical Alumni Associationalso hosted a table at the welcomeceremony and gave guests anopportunity to learn more aboutthe fundraising efforts and pro-grams that are supported by thealumni annual fund. WSU School ofMedicine t-shirts, sweatshirts andwindbreakers were available forsale. (See order form in thisnewsletter.)

Best wishes to the class of 2008. ■

Long journey starts with Family Day

New medical students start the year off surrounded by their loved ones.

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Development News

Kenneth Hashimoto,M.D., retired chair ofthe Department ofDermatology, haspledged a $100,000

gift and a planned estate gift of$1.5 million to create a researchchair in his name for the depart-ment.

Dr. Hashimoto graduated fromNiigata University School ofMedicine in Japan in 1955. He laterimmigrated to the United Stateswhere he completed his residencyat the University of Maryland andserved as a Fulbright Scholar atMassachusetts General Hospital.He came to the Wayne StateUniversity School of Medicine in1980 where he served as professorand chair of the Department ofDermatology until 1999. Althoughretired, Dr. Hashimoto still findstime to teach at the School ofMedicine and spends a portion ofeach year practicing in Japan.

“Research is essential for the suc-cess of this department,” Dr.Hashimoto said. “Dermatologyrelies heavily on basic science andresearch to discover new ways totreat illness. This specialty hasgrown over the years and has

Dr. Hashimoto pledges support for dermatology department

begun to flourish in recent times.This chair will help the School ofMedicine and ensure that thedepartment remains in the fore-front of the research field.” ■

As the end of the yearapproaches, you havea great opportunity toreview your financialsituation and put

plans in place that will offer manyadvantages in the year to come andbeyond. Carefully crafted year-endstrategies can help you protectyour hard-earned assets, provide

Medical alumni andstudents will makephone calls inOctober andNovember asking

for gifts to the Medical AlumniAssociation’s Alumni AnnualFund. Contributions support avariety of programs for students atthe School of Medicine:

• Medical student scholarshipsand loans

• Student activities such as: com-munity outreach programs,Match Day, Student SenateRetreat, Career Day, Family Day,Welcome Ceremony, the HonorsProgram and maintenance ofthe student fitness center

• Summer research fellowships

• An investment fund to supportacademic and student programs

• Student research projects

We hope you will consider donat-ing to the Alumni Annual Fund.The school relies on alumni to pro-

Year-end opportunities: A good time for planning

for your loved ones, and supportthe causes that matter to you.

For example, did you know that acharitable gift annuity is simple toarrange, provides immediate taxbenefits, and can help you use cashor other assets to create a gift thatwill make a truly significant impacton the future of the School ofMedicine? Another option that you

Preparations begin for 32nd annual Telefund

vide this financial assistance thatis essential to continued growthand academic excellence.

For more information on theTelefund, to make a donation to theAlumni Annual Fund, or to volun-teer to make calls, please contactLisa Ramos at (313) 577-3587 ormail a check directly to: WSUSchool of Medicine Alumni AnnualFund, 101 E. Alexandrine, Detroit,MI 48201.

Calls will be made on the followingdays:

Monday, October 11, 2004Tuesday, October 12, 2004Wednesday, October 13, 2004Monday, October 18, 2004Tuesday, October 19, 2004Wednesday, October 20, 2004Monday, October 25, 2004Wednesday, October 27, 2004Thursday, October 28, 2004Monday, November 1, 2004Monday, November 8, 2004Tuesday, November 9, 2004

Dinner and refreshments will beserved from 5:30 – 9:30 p.m. on alldates. ■

might explore with your tax advi-sor is the gift of a qualified retire-ment plan. When a charitableorganization is the beneficiary ofsuch a plan, it passes tax-free in itsentirety—if left to an individual,taxes can reduce it by half, or evenmore.

The Planned Gifts Office atWayne State University will be

happy to meet with you and youradvisor, and develop a plan that fitsyour circumstances and puts yourvalues into action.

For more information, please call(313) 577-6481. ■

Dr. Hashimoto

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Wayne State University School ofMedicine is more than just ouralma mater; it enabled us to fulfillour dreams of becoming physi-cians. As alumni, we are part of anextraordinary history of education,research and patient care. We arealso essential components in thefuture of the School of Medicine.

We hope we can count on you tobecome a new member or renewyour membership. If you have anyquestions regarding this program,feel free to call the Alumni AffairsOffice at (313) 577-3587. ■

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As the new academic yearbegins, we are pleased to wel-come nearly 100 new students toour biomedical science graduateprograms! The Master in BasicMedical Sciences Program con-tinues to be our most popularoffering with 62 enrollees.However, nearly 40 new Ph.D.students, admitted to one of 11doctoral programs, also attendedorientation activities in lateAugust. Included among that lat-ter number is the first officialgroup of joint M.D./Ph.D. degreeprogram admissions.

As you know, our advertisingfor the recently approved jointprogram got a late start last year,yet a total of 47 applicants sub-mitted for the four available posi-tions. We ultimately interviewed12 outstanding candidates, madeadmission offers to four, andidentified three alternates. Wecould not be more delighted withthe selected candidates. They

come to us with exceptional cre-dentials, including graduatedegrees, significant researchexperience and, for some, first orsecond author publications. Thesidebar contains a brief bio ofeach student. I hope you will joinus in a warm welcome to Dan,Lesley, Anna and Alison. Afuture Alum Notes will spotlightour five continuing M.D./Ph.D.students, who have distin-guished themselves academi-cally and professionally, as well.

Additional new program notes

Dear Graduate Alums,

graduate alum note

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to bring to your attention: theprovost and the WSU Board ofGovernors recently approved twonew graduate certificate programsin the School of Medicine: aGraduate Certificate in Public HealthPractice and one in RehabilitationSciences Administration. These 12credit hour certificates are open tocurrent graduate studentsthroughout WSU and most otherMichigan universities. Both pro-grams anticipate significantenrollment demand for these certificates among health care pro-fessionals.

As always, your keen interest inthe WSU School of Medicine andthe progress of our graduate bio-medical science training is warmlyappreciated.

Kenneth C. Palmer, Ph.D.Assistant Dean for Graduate Programs

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Daniel BarkmeierIllinois Wesleyan University, B.S.in Biology

Lesley LawrensenUniversity of California – San Diego, B.S. and M.S. inBiology/Biochemistry

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It took some time forfourth-year Ph.D. studentJaron Lockett to get usedto the colder climate sincehe moved from Maryland

to Michigan, but he has man-aged to adapt. It also took sometime for him to get used to thechallenging workload as apathology student at the Schoolof Medicine.

“The pathology curriculum isvery rigorous,” he said. “I lookback now on what I’ve done andhave a great appreciation forwhat I’ve learned. It’s providedme with a strong background.”

Ph.D. Profile: Jaron Lockett

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Lockett has been awarded aNational Institutes of Health (NIH)pre-doctoral fellowship for his workon the study of maspin and its roleas a possible cancer suppressor.His award can be attributed to hisdetermination and also supportfrom his professor, Dr. ShijieSheng, who, as an associate profes-sor in the pathology department,encourages members of her teamto pursue funding. Yet even withthe guidance of his colleagues,Lockett has found the grant-appli-cation process challenging. “It’sthe toughest thing I’ve ever done”he said. “There were even a few

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Jaron Lockett’s cancer research earned him an NIH pre-doctoral fellowship.

nights that I slept in the lab.” Even with the award, Lockett

remains in frequent communica-tion with the NIH. “It’s definitelyan ongoing process. It’s not as ifyou can write a proposal, send it offand forget about it. I have writtenseveral drafts and will continue todo so.”

The NIH is interested in Lockett’swork with the maspin gene, whichwas first identified in normalbreast epithelial cells, but not inhuman mammary carcinoma cells.It has also been found in normalprostate, lung, liver and thyroid tis-sues, among others. It has been

further identified that the exis-tence of maspin in cells correlateswith a better prognosis in prostate,colon, thyroid, lung and oral squa-mous cancers. Recent evidencehas also shown that maspin mayplay a role in stopping the genera-tion of proteins that can destroytissue and Lockett’s research aimsto determine the mechanisms bywhich maspin is able to inhibit thisdestruction.

Lockett’s interest in cancerresearch has grown out of respectand necessity. “I feel that this is aself-preserving mission,” heexplained. “Cancer has affected

members of my family andmany African Americans.Research such as this is veryexciting to me. The possibility ofthe unknown and new discover-ies can happen at any time.” ■

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