FELLOVVS IN THE NEVVS

IN MEMORIAM

family participation in the care of hospitalized chil-dren and introduced one of the first Care-by-ParentUnits in Canada. He has received the highest awardsbestowed by the Canadian Paediatric Society and theCanadian Medical Association.

JeriWeyher, M.D., FAAI?, of Grand Rapids, Mich.,received the William B. Weil Jr., M.D., EndowedDistinguished Pediatric Faculty Award from theMichigan State University (MSU) College ofHumanMedicine. She was honored for her contributions topediatrics and child health care.

Dr. Weyher is associate professor of clinical pedi-atrics at MSU/DeVos Children's Hospital and assis-tant director of the residency program.

Submit news of Fellows' awards, honors andappointments, includingbriefbiographicalI informa-

tion and photo, to Alyson Sulaski Wyckoffat auryck-off@aap.org; phone (800) 433-9016, ext. 4770; orfax(847) 434-8000. Please indicate whether you are amember ofany AA4P committees, sections or groupsthatshould be listed in the item. Publication is at thediscretion ofAAP News.

l ~~~~Scott D. Berns, M.D., M.P.H.,1 ~~~FAAP, of Foxboro, Mass., was1 ~~~named vice president of chapter

~~~programs for the March ofDimes

s s & ~Dr. Berns, who joined MOD in. Nl 4\,%2MgA2001 as national director ofchap-

ter programs, also oversees the

Dr.Berns organizatior's FolicAcid Programand its NICU Family Support

project. He is adjunct associate professor of pedi-atrics at Brown University School of Medicine andserves on the boards of the Progeria ResearchFoundation, the Genetic Alliance and the nationalHealthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition.One of 15 individuals selected from around the

nation to serve in the 2000-'01I class ofWhite HouseFellows, Dr. Berns worked as an assistant to the U.S.Department of Transportation secretary. His mainproject was to chronicle child safety initiatives overthe previous eight years.

Dr. Berns was founding director ofthe Rhode IslandBuckle-Up Hotline, a community-based child pas-senger safety restraint program; and former medicaldirector of pediatric trauma at Hasbro Children's

Hospital in Providence, R.I., where he founded theInjury Prevention Center. Dr. Berns is a past recipientof the Willis A. Wingert Award for Excellence inResearch in Pediatric Emergency Medicine from theAAP Section on Emergency Medicine.

Richard B. Goldbloom, M.D.,- _ ~~~FAA:P? of Ha lifax, ANova Scotia, iS

~~~~~the new editor of Pediatric Notes, a_ l ~~~weekly review ofcurrent pediatric

medical literature, replacing its- _ ~~founder, the late Sydney Gellis,

\ ~~M.D., FAAP.Dr. Goldbloom, a longtime col-

Dr.oldboomlaborator on the publication, isprofessor and former head of the

pediatrics department at Dalhousie University,Halifax, where he also serves as chancellor. A pastpresident of the Canadian Paediatric Society, Dr.Goldbloom has written more than 120 papers or

chapters and is a former editorial board member ofboth Pediatrics and Pediatrics in Review.He was appointed an officer ofthe Order ofCanada

in 1987 in recognition ofhis contributions to regionalhealth care for children. Dr. Goldbloom pioneered

HomerAnderson, M.D., FAAP, ofColumbus, Ohio,died Nov. 30 at age 88.

Julius Aronow, M.D., FAAP, ofLaguna Hills, Calif.,died of congestive heart failure Dec. 10 at age 90.

Russell J. Blattner, M.D., FAAP,|g t ~~of Lutherville, Md., died Dec. 5 at

_ - ~~~age 94.Bruce Bogard, M.D., FAAP, of

_ 2 W~~Myandanck, N.Y., died ofcompli-0 3 0 ~cations from diabetes Nov. 30 at

SIts ~age 60.Ernest R. Kimball, M.D., FAAP,

Dr. Blattner of Jacksonville, Fla., died of com-

plications from aplastic anemia~~~~Dec. 27 atage 93.

_ - ~~Robert Lee, M.D., FAAP, of_ ~~~Flushing, N.Y., died Nov. 30 at_ ~~~~~age81._ ~~~~George J. Liebes, M.D., FAAP, of_ ~~~~Dallas, died ofa leg infection Dec.

Dr.Bgard30atage 76.ArthurT. Ooghe, M.D., FAAP, of

Kohala Estates, Hawaii, died Dec.Jfu 27 at age 81.S ~~~Peter J. Pasquariello, M.D.,

Dw _ ~~FAAP, of Bradenton, Fla., died_ = _ ~~~Dec. 13 at age 81.

_ ~~~James San, M.D., FAAP, of_ ~~~~Tampa, Fla., died Dec. 27 at age 80.

Dr. Liebes David Schiff, M.D., FAAP, ofEdmonton, Alberta, died of a

heart attack Dec. 22 at age 66.

complications from a stem cell transplant Dec. 18 atage 60.

James D. Sykes, M.D., FAAP, of Dardanelle, Ark.,died Jan. 13 at age 59.

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Dr. Oliver, pioneer in neonatai-perinatal medicine| | ~~~AAP Emeritus FellowThomas K. ("Tim") Oliver Jr., M.D., FAAP, who wasI _ I ~~instrumental in establishing neonatal-perinatal medicine as a subspecialty,1 2 _ 1 ~~died Jan. 6. He was 77.

| Dr. Oliver attended Harvard Medical School and completed his residency|in pediatrics at NewYork Hospital, Cornell Medical Center, in 1955. He also

_ ~~~~served as a medical officer in the U.S. Army from 1951 to '53._~~~ _ ~ He took his first faculty position in 1955 at Ohio State University, whereDr. Oliver he managed the iron lung unit for polio patients and developed his lifelong

interest in pulmonary medicine.Dr. Oliver established the Department of Neonatal Biology at the University ofWashington.

In 1970, he became chair of the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Pittsburgh andmedical director and physician-in-chief at the Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh. He trainedmore than 250 pediatricians during his tenure.In 1987, he became senior vice president of the American Board of Pediatrics (ABP) and an

adjunct faculty member at Duke University and University of North Carolina medical schools.He retired in 1995.

Dr. Oliver's involvement at the Academy included membership on the Committee on Fetusand Newborn and the Executive Committee of the Section on Perinatal Pediatrics.

Dr. Oliver received many honors, including election to the Institute of Medicine of theNational Academy of Sciences."Tim Oliver was the model of a true gentleman, always professional but with a genuine gen-

tleness that made one instantly comfortable in his presence," said James A. Stockman III, M.D.,FAAP, president of the ABP. "It is easy to see why he has left a legacy of faculty, trainees andco-workers that have adored him."

Dr. Oliver is survived by his wife, Lois; daughter, Katherine; son Thomas; daughter-in-law,Rebecca; and three grandchildren.Donations in his memory can be made to the Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh Foundation

for the Thomas K. Oliver Jr., M.D., Memorial Research Fund, 3705 Fifth Ave., Pittsburgh, PA15213; or the American Board of Pediatrics Foundation, 111 Silver Cedar Court, Chapel Hill,NC 27514.