HCMC

Emergency Medicine

June 13-15, 1997

Department of Emergency Medicine

The specialty of Emergency Medicine was born of a national crisis in emergency care that emerged in the late 1960s and early 70s. During this time, the Emergency Dept. at Hennepin General Hospital was challenged to meet the needs of its area residents for improved emergency health care. In 1971, Claude Hitchcock, M.D., then chief of Surgery, appointed one of his staff surgeons to head a new Department of Emergency Medicine which would manage the Emergency Dept., then a section of the Department of

Surgery. Ernest Ruiz, M.D., the department’s first chief of service (1971-1992), was that surgeon. Dr. Ruiz accepted the position, realizing that major challenges lay ahead. The new department’s first task was to establish a residency in Emergency Medicine. Two surgery residents, Robert Long, M.D., and Pat Lilja, M.D., chose to become the first residents of Hennepin General Hospital’s new residency program in this specialty. It was only the second such Emergency Medicine residency program available in the United States in 1972. The residency has flourished since that time. Graduates have accepted leadership positions in many of the busiest emergency hospitals in the region, ensuring improvements in emergency care throughout their communities and beyond.

Ernest Ruiz M.D.

Class of 1973

G. Patrick Lilja

Robert S. Long

Bruce E. Adams

James Tandias

Class of 1975

James R. Larson

David G. Olson

Charles E. Pexa

Thomas E. Timmons

Class of 1976

Carl N. Blegen

Joseph E. Clinton

Gordon Rokswold

Class of 1977

Bernard M. Greenfeld

Martin Page Hill

Robert A. Rusnak

James D. Thompson

Class of 1978

Stephen R. Dannewitz

Thomas L. Evans

Jonathan M. Glauser

Barbara C. LeTourneau

Class of 1979

Ellen M. Vancura

Gary A. Coon

Benjamin H. Graves

Jack L. Liebo

Class of 1980

Brian D. Mahoney

David M. Nelson

Samuel A. Booth

John W. McGill

Class of 1981

Mark J. Mirick

Kent W. Schwitzer

Cheryl D. Adkinson

Mark L. Berg

Class of 1982

David M. Feldshuh

Elliot W. Justin

Jeffrey G. Swanson

Dale A. Gerdes

Glenn E. Irwin

Raymond Mayron

Benedict Roller

Class of 1983

Timothy J. Crimmins

Yvonne Brutger

Linda J. Miller

David H. Romness

Class of 1984

Douglas D. Brunette

Alan W. Gravett

David W. Plummer

Michael Yaron

Class of 1985

Teddi F. Eisen

Frank E. Gaudio

Kevin S. Mickelson

Michael S. Wenman

Class of 1986

Wade H. Henrichs

James D. Woodburn

Mark J. Zarzycki

Class of 1987

Mark J. Erlandson

Edward J. Mlinek

Catherine A. Ripkey

Terrence D. Morton

Class of 1988

James Page Winter

Gregory F. Bachhuber

Ford C. Erickson

Angus Y. Ng

Class of 1989

Beth Rambow

David K. Hagedorn

John M. Kominsky

Kirk Lufkin

Class of 1989

Carol Rothong

Stephen W. Smith

Thomas R. Stewart

Mary C. Ward

Mary M. Wilson

Dorothy Y. Bradbury

Larry S. Cohen

Laurie C. Drill-Mellum

Class of 1991

Geoffrey A. Geer

Gary L. Gosewisch

R. Bart Johansen

Thomas Stewart

Lisa M. Lofy

David G. Nigh

Lisa Ragen

Joseph J. Westwater

Class of 1992

Brett G. Wieker

Jennifer Wingate

Carol A. Arnason

Douglas Dang

Class of 1993

David Dvorak

Robert Nordness

B. Vindell Washington

Andrew H. Bauer

Class of 1994

Gail E. Bowdish

Michael Butts

David I. Covington

William G. Heegaard

Jonathan Lueders

Margaret A. Lynch

Craig A. Matticks

David Milbrandt

Gregory Pippert

Sara Sneed

Julie Zink

Marte E. Baro

Class of 1995

Ty L. Battershell

Paul E. Christensen

Douglas Friederich

Robert Fuller

Jeffrey D. Ho

Lawrence R. McEvoy

Kevin E. McGlothlen

José O. Peña

Harry Page Ross o

Leonardo A. Saavedra

Kevin Beier

Class of 1996

Stephen Epstein

Eric Gage

John Hick

Gail Joyce

Michael Lynch

Clare Sercombe

Anthony Skedros

Mona Wu

Robert Zink

Stephen Anderson

Kenneth Buccino

Thomas Coomes

Class of 1997

Scott McDaniel

Brian Patty

Kevin Pogreba

Scott Ramming

David Reed

Michael Rock

Erich Zeitz

Deb Abney-Lidahl

Class of 1998

Elisabeth Bilden

Brian Clarkowski

Danielle DiRe

G. Daniel Hsieh

David Hirschman

Matthew Kamper

Curtis Lee

Brian Matthew

Kevin McVaney

Abel Tewodros

Andrew Topliff

Peter Chase

Class of 1999

Katherine Clark

Cara Ellmann

Scott Gunn

Howard Haines

Hung Huynh

Christine Kletti

Marita Michelin

James Miner

Jeff Rodgerson

Michelle Biros

Robert Collier

Richard Gray

Louis Ling

Other Players

Steve Sterner

Shari Augustine

Bruce E. Adams, M.D. 340 N. Westwood Drive Golden Valley, MN 55422 Cheryl Adkinson, M.D. 781 Goodrich Avenue St. Paul, MN 55105 Carol Arnason 4233 Chowen Ave So Minneapolis, MN 55410 Greg Bachhuber, M.D. 2614 East 6th St Duluth, MN 55812 Marte Baro 7720 SW Macadam, #9 Portland, OR 97219 Ty Battershell 3430 Howe Rd Laramie, WY 82070 Andrew Bauer 15922 Burt St Omaha, NE 68118 Kevin Beier 7595 Fawn Meadow Lane Sharonville, OH 45241 Mark Berg, M.D. 4520 Westwood Lane Golden Valley, MN 55416 Carl Blegen, M.D. 5035 50th St. SE Delano, MN 55328 Samuel Booth, M.D. 6302 Scenic Drive Yakima, WA 98908 Gail Bowdish PO Box 4008 Mankato, MN 56002 Dorothy Bradbury 210 4th St Havre, MT 59501-3922 Douglas Brunette, M.D. 2 Birdie Lane Chaska, MN 55318 Michael Butts 13301 Maple Knoll Way Maple Grove, MN 55369 Paul Christensen 4318 York Ave So Minneapolis, MN 55410 Joseph Clinton 6020 Pine Grove Road Edina, MN 55436 Larry Cohen

400 North McClurg Court Apt. 2402 Chicago, IL 60611 Michael Condron 19650 Oakdale Avenue South Bend, IN 46637 Gary Coon 4340 Briarwood Drive Minnetonka, MN 55343 David Covington 4 Pine Valley Drive Dellwood, MN 55110 Timothy Crimmins 5525 Mirror Lakes Drive Edina, MN 55436 Douglas Dang 13219 N 80th Place Scottsdale, AZ 85260 Stephen Dannewitz St. Paul Ramsey Med. Ctr 640 Jackson St St. Paul, MN 55101 Laurie Drill-Mellum 3025 Autumn Woods Drive Chaska, MN 55318 Dave Dvorak 5301 Zenith Ave So Minneapolis, MN 55410 Teddi Eisen 99 Pond Avenue, #306D Brookline, MA 02146 Ford Erickson 12 Lost Rock Lane North Oaks, MN 55127 Mark Erlandson 13710 61st Ave. No. Plymouth, MN 55446 Carole Erlandson 13710 61st Ave. No. Plymouth, MN 55446 Thomas Evans 6613 Westshore Drive Edina, MN 55435 David Feldshuh 308 Elmwood Avenue Ithaca, NY 14850 Douglas Friederich 1025 Washburn Ave No Minneapolis, MN 55411 Rob Fuller 200 Fern St W Hartford, CT 06119 Eric Gage 4137 45th Ave So

Minneapolis, MN 55406 Drew Geer 485 Grape Ave Boulder, CO 80306 Dale Gerdes 650 Newton Road Iowa City, IA 52245 Frank Gaudio 2163 Blairmont Drive Upper St. Clair, PA 15241 Jonathan Glauser 22790 South Woodland Shaker Heights, OH 44122 Gary Gosewisch 2067 Woodstone Court Victoria, MN 55386-9641 Benjamin Graves 10429 Leslie Drive Raleigh, NC 27615 Alan Gravett RR 2, Box 360 Woodrig Rd Bloomington, IL 61704 Bernard Greenfeld Harrison Hospital 2520 Cherry Avenue Bremerton, WA 98310 Dave Hagedorn 579 Villager Lane Midvale, UT 84047-4636 Yvonne Brutger 9615 Wyoming Circle Bloomington, MN 55438 Bill Heegaard 4915 10th Ave So Minneapolis, MN 55417 Wade Henrichs 401 Cove Road Bellingham, WA 98226 John Hick 140 Carlson Pkwy, #215 Minnetonka, MN 55305 Martin Hill Southern Oregon Medical Ctr 1505 NW Washington Blvd Grants Pass, OR 97526 Jeffrey Ho 1623 Cedar Lake Pkwy West Minneapolis, MN 55417 Glenn Irwin 116-156 Interstate Pkwy Bradford, PA 16701 Bart Johansen 2603 E Cupecoy Dr Salt Lake City, UT 84121

Gail Joyce The Pinnacle 20 Second St NE, #1401 Minneapolis, MN 55413 Elliot Justin 15 Woodens Lane Lambertville, NJ 08530 John Kominski 4208 Laredo Place Billings, MT 59106 Patrick Lilja 4701 Emerson Avenue South Minneapolis, MN 55409 James Larson 6612 Londonderry Drive Edina, MN 55436 Barbara LeTourneau 1305 Pinehurst Avenue St. Paul, MN 55116 Jack Liebo 5729 Kemrich Drive Minneapolis, MN 55439 Lisa Larson 19415 Elbert Point Shorewood, MN 55331 Robert Long 2700 Huntington Avenue St. Louis Park, MN 55416 Jon Lueders 1140 Crystal Bay Rd Post Falls, ID 83854 Kirk Lufkin RR 1, Box 189 Chassell, MI 49916 Margaret Lynch 6814 N Jean Ave Chicago, IL 60646 Michael Lynch 14 Cedar Lodge Village Cohasset, MA 02025 Brian Mahoney 10 Larkspur Lane North Oaks, MN 55110 Craig Matticks 2032 Sheridan Ave So Minneapolis, MN 55405 Raymond Mayron 581 Stable Road Paia, Maui, Hawaii 96779 John McGill 4848 Dupont Avenue South Minneapolis, MN 55409

Larry McEvoy 4460 Laredo Place Billings, MT 59106 Kevin McGlothlen 2739 Irving Ave So Minneapolis, MN 55408 Kevin Mickelson 900 E. Broadway Bismarck, ND 58502 Edward Mlinek 418 So 38th Ave #34 Omaha, NE 68131 Sonny Morton 1921 E 8th St Charlotte, NC 28204 Dave Milbrandt 21165 Iverson Ave N Forest Lake, MN 55025-9556 Linda Miller 275 Hollander Road Wayzata, MN 55391 Mark Mirick 6793 N. Troy St. Wausau, WI 54401 Angus Ng 442 Moilanen Rd Longview, WA 98632 David Nelson 214 Kaokoa Way Haiku, Maui, HI 96708 David Nigh 5466 Gene Sarazen Drive Billings, MT 59106 Robert Nordness 23 Cross St Westerly, RI 02891 David Olson 581 N. Galloway Drive Yakima, WA 98908 Joe Pena 6003 Back Bay Lane Austin, TX 78739 Charles Pexa 1382 Hunter Drive Wayzata, MN 55391 Greg Pippert 37144 Riviera Road St. Cloud, MN 56303-9648 David Plummer 3586 Ridgewood Road Arden Hills, MN 55112

Beth Schmitz 807 Carmen Oaks Court Ballwyn, MO 63021 Lisa Ide 2038 Sheridan Ave So Minneapolis, MN 55405 Cathy Ripkey 531 W Melrose, #1E Chicago, IL 60657 David Roberts 1283 Kenilworth Drive Woodbury, MN 55125 Gordon Rockswold 14400 Minnehaha Place Wayzata, MN 55391 Benedict Roller 2048 S. Grandview Lane Bismarck, ND 58501 David Romness 1510 Xanthus Lane Plymouth, MN 55447 Harry Ross 11541 Homestake Peak Littleton, CO 80127 Robert Rusnak 6232 Idylwood Lane Edina, MN 55436 Leo Saavedra 4215 23rd Ave So Minneapolis, MN 55407 Kent Schwitzer 14401 Durham Road Minnetonka, MN 55345-3701 Clare Sercombe 6112 Scotia Dr Edina, MN 55439 Anthony Skedros Stephen Smith 4424 Harriet Avenue South Minneapolis, MN 55409 Sara Sneed 218 E 3rd St Washburn, WI 54891-9558 Thomas Stewart 14805 Summit Oaks Drive Burnsville, MN 55331 Jeffrey Swanson 8966 138th St. Court Apple Valley, MN 55124 James Tandias PO Box 435 Marinette, WI 54143 James Thompson Riverside Medical Center

2450 Riverside Avenue South Minneapolis, MN 55454 Thomas Timmons 2080 Major Circle Golden Valley, MN 55422 Ellen Vancura 1111 Summit Avenue New Ulm, MN 56073 Mary Ward 5617 N. Fairmont Dr Peoria, IL 61614-5044 Vindell Washington 7800 Colonial Springs Blvd Alexandria, VA 22306 Mary Wilson 11665 Pondview Court Champlin, MN 55316 James Winter S. 4450 Harbor View Drive Coeur D'Alene, ID 83814 Michael Wenman 8916 Forest Lane PO Box 198 Minocqua, WI 54548 Jay Westwater 788 Goodrich Ave St. Paul, MN 55105 Brett Wieker 5640 Parnell Ave NE Rogers, MN 55374 Jennifer Wingate 51 South Drive Eggertsville, NY 14226 James Woodburn 4430 Thomas Avenue So Minneapolis, MN 55410 Mona Wu 104 Hawthorn Avenue Needham, MA 02192 Michael Yaron 526 Apollo Drive Boulder, CO 80303 Mark Zarzycki 452 16th Street Bellingham, WA 98225 Bob and Julie Zink W5096 Boma Rd LaCrosse, WI 54601

Anthony Skedros, M.D.

Hennepin Couny Medical Center,

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Good Night, Bernie.

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