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By Herbert Atienza

For the third year in a row, Loma LindaUniversity Medical Center is ranked No. 1

among all hospitals in Riverside and SanBernardino counties, and recognized as “high

U.S. News ranks Loma Linda UniversityMedical Center No. 1 in the Inland Empire

performing” for 11 specialties, by the U.S. News& World Report’s 2012-13 Best Hospitals rank-ings released on July 17.

Loma Linda University Medical Center receivedrecognition for 11 specialties—up from 10

EXCELLENCE IN HEALTH CARE specialties last year—with geriatrics making itsdebut among the high performing specialties.Other specialties recognized as high performingare: cancer; cardiology and heart surgery; diabetesand endocrinology; ear, nose, and throat;gastroenterology; gynecology; nephrology; ortho-pedics; pulmonology; and urology.

Loma Linda University Medical Center wasalso ranked No. 18 among all hospitals in Cali-fornia, the first time U.S. News has assignedrankings for hospitals by state.

“We are extremely proud, yet humbled toreceive the recognition of being the No. 1hospital in Riverside and San Bernardino coun-ties for three years in a row,” Loma LindaUniversity Medical Center CEO Ruthita Fike,MA, says.

“The rankings are based on benchmarks thatare important to patient safety, the skills ofour professionals, and the way we respond tothe most trying medical cases, among othercriteria,” she adds. “This recognition affirmsthe commitment and hard work of everyone atLoma Linda University Medical Center to

provide the best care we can offer to ourpatients.”

This year’s Best Hospitals, the 23rd annualedition, showcases more than 720 of thenation’s roughly 5,000 hospitals. Fewer than150 are nationally ranked in at least one of 16medical specialties. The rest of the recognizedhospitals met a standard of performance nearlyas demanding in one or more specialties.

Loma Linda University Medical Centerranked first among rated hospitals in theInland Empire of Southern California, ametropolitan area encompassing more thanfour million residents.

The hospital rankings, says U.S. News healthrankings editor Avery Comarow, are like aGPS-type aid to help steer patients to hospitalswith strong skills in the procedures and medicalconditions that present the biggest challenges.

“All of these hospitals are the kinds of medicalcenters that should be on your list when youneed the best care,” adds Ms. Comarow.

By James Ponder

G ilbert Gordon Hadley, MD, dean emer-itus and professor of anatomy and physi-

ology for the Loma Linda University School ofMedicine, passed away on Thursday, June 29,from a blood clot related to cardiac arrhythmia.He leaves behind Alphie, his devoted wife of 68years, and a large and loving family. He was 91.

Among the highlights of Dr. Hadley’s remark-able six-decade career:

• Dean of the LLU School of Medicine, 1977-1986

• Assistant dean of student affairs, School ofMedicine, 1963-1977

• Faculty member in pathology, School ofMedicine, 1949-2012

• Secretary of health and temperance, GeneralConference of Seventh-day Adventists, 1986-1991

• President of Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital,Hangzhou, China, 1994-2001

• Global service in India, Afghanistan, andChina, 1955-2002

According to H. Roger Hadley, MD, currentdean of the School of Medicine and GordonHadley’s nephew, his uncle’s life was all aboutservice, loyalty, and commitment.

Gilbert Gordon Hadley, MD, dean emeritus and professor of anatomy and physi-ology for the Loma Linda University School of Medicine, was famous for hisability to memorize the names of incoming students. In the photo on the right,taken in July 2011, he commits an entire new class to memory. Dr. Hadleypassed away June 29 at the age of 91.

Campus mourns the passing of a legend:G. Gordon Hadley, MD, 1921-2012

“It would be hard to overstate the legacy ofGordon Hadley,” the dean observes. “From hisoverseas work in Afghanistan, China, and India,to his visionary leadership at Loma LindaUniversity School of Medicine, he displayed anexceptional commitment to making the world abetter place.

“During the nine years he served as dean, Dr.Hadley aligned the school with its early missionand set a firm and clear pathway to keep thefocus on global outreach, spirituality, andservice,” he continues. “Adjectives fail todescribe him—he was unexampled, principled,profoundly honest, tireless, selfless, humble, andenergetic. He leaves an enormous imprint onthis place.”

Born May 3, 1921, at Washington Sanitariumin Takoma Park, Maryland, as the oldest of Dr.Henry Gilbert and Anna Virginia (Hafenmayr)Hadley’s two children, Gordon and youngerbrother Henry Lee—who came on the scene 15months later—grew up on the top floor of thesanitarium’s mission clinic where their fathercared for some of the poorest Americans.

As a boy, young Gordon dreamed of serving theunderprivileged as a doctor. At 14, he made themomentous decision to dedicate his life toserving God and humanity. A few years later, he

rejoiced when his application to the School ofMedicine at the College of Medical Evangelists,as Loma Linda University was known at thetime, was accepted.

With a dream in his heart, the idealistic scholarheaded west to secure the education that wouldequip him for a life of service. In Loma Linda,classmate Charles Smick told him about acomely girl he knew from college named Alice“Alphie” Ruth Wagner. Gordon wasn’t particu-larly interested until he saw a Look magazinephoto essay that prominently featured Ms.Wagner working as a riveter at an aircraft

factory in Burbank. Gordon was smitten, butafter a brief courtship, the future Dr. Hadleymoved to Washington, D.C., for an internship.Technology came to the rescue. Gordonproposed over the phone and Alphie acceptedthe same way. They married on March 24,1944, months before his graduation as amember of the class of 1944-B.

That same year, Uncle Sam ordered Dr.Hadley to France to care for wounded soldiersat the U.S. Army’s 138th Evacuation Hospital,a surgical unit assigned to the front lines of the

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“They are where other hospitals send thetoughest cases.”

The rankings were published by U.S. News incollaboration with RTI International, a researchorganization based in Research Triangle Park,

U.S. News ranks Loma Linda University MedicalCenter No. 1 in the Inland Empire

North Carolina. Highlights of the 2012-13rankings will appear in the U.S. News BestHospitals 2013 guidebook, to go on sale startingAugust 28.

Complete rankings and methodology are avail-able at: <health.usnews.com/best-hospitals>.

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By James Ponder

Twenty-eight members of the Loma LindaUniversity Medical Center overseas heart

surgery team recently traveled to Alexandria,Egypt, to demonstrate a number of cardiotho-racic procedures to that nation’s physicians andsurgeons. They also conducted a course on pedi-atric critical care to update Egyptian doctors,residents, and nurses on current best practices.

The Loma Linda team, which included medical,technical, and administrative support personnel,was in Egypt from April 26 to May 11.

Members of the Loma Linda delegationincluded:

• Richard H. Hart, MD, president of LomaLinda University

• Leonard L. Bailey, MD, chair of surgery atLoma Linda University Medical Center,surgeon-in-chief at Loma Linda UniversityChildren’s Hospital, and pioneering infantheart transplant specialist

• Shamel A. Abd-Allah, MD, chief of pediatriccritical care at Loma Linda University Chil-dren’s Hospital and associate professor ofpediatrics at Loma Linda University School ofMedicine

• Aijaz Hashmi, MD, a cardiologist at LomaLinda University Medical Center and LomaLinda University Children’s Hospital whospecializes in adult congenital heart diseasesand pediatric cardiology

• Nahidh Hasaniya, MD, PhD, associateprofessor of cardiovascular and thoracicsurgery, and associate professor of pediatrics,at Loma Linda University School of Medicine

• Jim Eguchi, MD, assistant professor of pedi-atrics at the Loma Linda University School ofMedicine and pediatric critical care physicianat Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital

• Mudit Mathur, MD, assistant professor of

LLUMC overseas heart surgery team reaches out to Egypt

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critical care medicine at the Loma LindaUniversity School of Medicine. Along withDr. Abd-Allah, Dr. Mathur taught the lasttwo days of the pediatric critical care course.

• Jerry Daly, MA, MSLS, associate director ofthe Global Health Institute at Loma LindaUniversity

• Jan Zumwalt, MS, MBA, associate director ofthe Global Health Institute at Loma LindaUniversity

According to Adam Shaban, MD, a physicianlicensed in Egypt and studying for his Californialicensing boards in Loma Linda, the teamperformed 12 to 14 difficult procedures—surg-eries that had seldom been performed in Egyptbefore—on infants. An average of 10 to 15Egyptian medical students or residents observedthe operations. He notes that the overseas heartsurgery team last visited Egypt in 2008.

“The potential for educating the next wave ofEgyptian physicians and surgeons was tremen-dous,” Dr. Shaban observes. He points out thatpediatric cardiology surgery is not an estab-lished specialty in Egypt.

“Here in the U.S., we have many luxuries thatwe take for granted,” he says. “But in Egypt,adult cardiologists routinely operate on pedi-atric patients. We’re trying to change that.”

For his part, Dr. Abd-Allah made sure the pedi-atric critical care course was not taken lightly.“The students had textbooks and he gave theman exam at the end of the course,” Dr. Shabanrecalls. “They had to pay attention and a lot ofthem did well.”

One of the highlights of the trip was a banquet

Richard H. Hart, MD (left), president of Loma Linda University, and OsamaIbrahim, MD, president of the University of Alexandria, review an Arabic-language publication paying tribute to the overseas heart surgery team of LomaLinda University Medical Center during the group’s recent trip to Egypt. TheLoma Linda delegation of 28 health professionals demonstrated a number ofcardiothoracic procedures and taught a course on current best practices in pedi-atric critical care. Dr. Ibrahim became president in 2011.

Leonard L. Bailey, MD (right), chair of surgery at Loma Linda University MedicalCenter, surgeon-in-chief at Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital, andpioneering infant heart transplant specialist instructs a group of Egyptiansurgeons on a complex cardiothoracic procedure during an operation to savethe life of an Egyptian child. The overseas heart surgery team from Loma LindaUniversity Medical Center was in Egypt from April 26 to May 11.

Nancy Bailey (left) and Amir Osama, MD (right), meet the parents of the firstinfant discharged to return home after a successful cardiothoracic surgery bymembers of the Loma Linda University overseas heart surgery team. Ms. Bailey,a registered nurse, served as watch nurse on the trip. Dr. Osama is a prominentcardiothoracic surgeon in Alexandria, Egypt. The group traveled to Egypt inApril and returned in May.

Richard H. Hart, MD (left), presidentof Loma Linda University, and AdamShaban, MD, who recently graduatedfrom the University of Alexandria,enjoy a moment of camaraderieduring the recent visit of Loma LindaUniversity Medical Center’s overseasheart surgery team to Egypt.Because Dr. Shaban speaks Arabicfluently, he served as a liaison officerfor the group, helping to arrangeground transportation and otherimportant details.

An Egyptian mother and her infantchild prepare to leave the hospitalfollowing a successful operation bymembers of the overseas heartsurgery team of Loma Linda Univer-sity Medical Center. The child was oneof 14 operated on by the Loma Lindadelegation. “Without these opera-tions,” notes Adam Shaban, MD, arecent graduate of the medicalprogram at the University of Alexan-dria, “the babies would have hadshort-lived, poor-quality lives.Watching them leave, knowing theycould now look forward to normal,healthy lives, was just incredible!”


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in honor of the Loma Linda delegation spon-sored by Al-Orman, a charitable organizationdedicated to eradicating poverty, and improvingmedical and social conditions in the MiddleEast. Dr. Shaban points out that Dr. Hart wasable to attend the banquet.

“Although his schedule did not allow him tobe with us the entire time, he was able to meetwith Osama Ibrahim, MD, president of theUniversity of Alexandria; Ashraf Saad, MD,dean of the Faculty of Medicine; and KhaledKarara, MD, chair of the cardiothoracicsurgery program,” Dr. Shaban says. “Theypresented medals to Dr. Hart and othermembers of the team.”

While Dr. Shaban views international coopera-tion as an important way for Loma LindaUniversity Medical Center to share its mission“to make man whole” with individuals in otherparts of the world, he notes that for himself andother trip participants, the greatest reward wasseeing what great improvements their workmade in the lives of their little patients.

“Each patient became like family to us,” heshares. “We weren’t going to rest until thepatient walked out the door. That was some-thing that amazed me. Without these opera-tions, the babies would have had short-lived,poor-quality lives. Watching them leave,knowing they could now look forward tonormal, healthy lives, was just incredible!

“We were also reunited with some of thepatients from the previous trip in 2008,” heconcludes. “To see them four years later, livinghealthy lives, was a true blessing. It was great tolearn that the Egyptian physicians and surgeonshad successfully performed so many complexprocedures that we taught them on previoustrips. They have now trained at least four gener-ations of residents, so you can imagine howmany people have already benefited. It’s veryexciting to be part of this!”

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By Herbert Atienza

The journal The Annals of Family Medicinenamed Loma Linda University School of

Medicine among the top schools in the nationto produce family physicians. Despite adeclining national trend for medical schools tograduate family medicine specialists, LomaLinda University ranks third best in thecountry, according to the March/April 2012edition of the journal.

“I am delighted that our students are selectingspecialties that are very amenable to the practiceof whole person care,” says Roger Hadley, MD,dean of the School of Medicine.

“As more accountability is demanded from

Family medicine physicians are becoming rarer across the country, but not atLLU School of Medicine. The school is the nation’s third best in graduatingfamily doctors, according to The Annals of Family Medicine.

LLU among top schools in the nation for producing family doctors

NATIONAL LEADERSHIP

health care providers by health care reform,” hecontinues, “there will be an increasing depen-dence on family medicine physicians and theother primary specialties to assure the health ofcommunity members.”

Dr. Hadley said the School of Medicine hasimplemented initiatives—such as programs inrural health family medicine and the combinedpreventive medicine/family medicineprograms—that contribute to Loma LindaUniversity’s ability to increase the number offamily medicine specialists.

Better reimbursements and financial incentivesfor family physicians would also help get moremedical students interested in becoming one,Dr. Hadley says.

According to The Annals of Family Medicine,the number of medical students entering family

medicine training has been going down. From2001 to 2010, just over 9 percent of students inU.S. medical schools focused on family medi-cine. This downturn has become even morepronounced in the last three years, with only 8.1percent of medical students choosing tospecialize in family medicine.

The report said only 30 percent of practicingphysicians in the U.S. are in primary care, while



By Heather Reifsnyder

The California-Nevada Public HealthTraining Center is sponsoring an event

August 16 at Loma Linda University Schoolof Public Health designed to increase aware-ness of career opportunities in the publichealth workforce.

The event will introduce public health careers tostudents who are just getting started in highereducation, as well as to individuals who areworking in the health field in other capacities. Itwill demonstrate how public health can be inte-grated into a wide variety of health-orientedcareers to enhance and strengthen the roles ofhealth providers.

“Come and learn about how your future isaffected by public health and how you can navi-

Loma Linda to engage next generation of public health professionals August 16

PUBLIC HEALTH

gate and find your path,” says Jesse Bliss, MPH,assistant dean for public health practice. “Publichealth surrounds us—in everything, every-where, all the time.”

Loma Linda University School of PublicHealth is one of four universities collaboratingto support the California-Nevada PublicHealth Training Center. The center is one of33 in the National Public Health Training

Center Network, which is funded by the U.S.Department of Health and Human Services.

Loma Linda University School of PublicHealth, through the California-Nevada PublicHealth Training Center, offers educationalactivities that strengthen the core competenciesand capabilities of the public health workforce.

The free event takes place from 10:00 a.m. to3:00 p.m. on August 16 in the CentennialComplex, fourth floor. Pre-registration isrequired. This can be done online at<www.findyourpath.tk>. Please call (909) 558-8382 for more information.

most developed countries with good healthsystems have closer to 50 percent.

“We will not get to 50 percent producing lessthan 20 percent per year,” the report warned.

The top two schools are the University ofMinnesota and University of Kansas.

The schools were ranked based on the numberand percentage of students who entered familymedicine over a 10-year period.

LLU produces morefamily doctors …



Gurinder Bains, MD, a PhD student inrehabilitation sciences, was invited to

speak and present research on how humorimproves memory in the elderly at two recentconferences—both the 25th conference of theAssociation for Applied and TherapeuticHumor, and Experimental Biology 2012, thelatter put on by the Federation of AmericanSocieties for Experimental Biology.

The research showed that after elderly indi-viduals (average age 74) watched a 30-minutehumorous video, their learning ability, delayedrecall, and visual recognition improved by38.7 percent, 36.1 percent, and 6.6 percentrespectively.

“With aging, the damaging effects of stress canimpair the ability to learn and sustain memory,”says Dr. Bains. “Humor and the associatedmirthful laughter can reduce stress bydecreasing stress hormones, including cortisoland catecholamines.”

Dr. Bains presents his research at the Experimental Biology 2012 conference inSan Diego.

New research shows that humorenhances short-term memory in elderly

LAUGHTER RESEARCH

These hormones wear down the mind andbody. Cortisol, for example, can damage theneural cells of the hippocampus, which is a partof the brain responsible for transforming infor-mation into new memories.

During this project, Dr. Bains was mentored byresearchers from the School of Allied HealthProfessions and School of Medicine: Lee Berk,DrPH; Noha Daher, DrPH; Everett Lohman,DSc; Jerrold Petrofsky, PhD; and ErnieSchwab, PhD. Dr. Bains was also substantiallyassisted in conducting his research by physicaltherapy doctoral students Prema Pawar andPooja Deshpande.


On May 17, 25 nutrition and dieteticsstudents were initiated into Phi Upsilon

Omicron, a national honor society for studentsin family and consumer sciences.

Phi U national president Corine Carr attendedthe ceremony and pinned each student, plus twoalumni and five faculty members. New membersare from both the School of Public Health andthe School of Allied Health Professions.

The idea to form a Phi U chapter at LomaLinda University grew out of the NutritionCouncil Student Association, which studentsfrom both schools formed in 2009 to enrichtheir own education, unite together, and alsoeducate others in nutrition.

The Phi U chapter took some time to establish,with the process being started by the nutritioncouncil president for 2009-2011, Sahar Rahimi.The next year, the 2011-12 president, HelenaMachaj Ramadan, and vice president JackieAngulo worked to complete the process of

Loma Linda students form chapter ofnew honor society on campus

STUDENT EXCELLENCE

Kelli Hobby, public health student and the new Phi U president, is pinned by Dr.Corine Carr, Phi U’s national president for 2010-2012.

getting a new chapter approved, both by LLUleadership and Phi U’s screening process.

“Phi U gives LLU students the opportunity togain national recognition for their hard workand taps them into a network of professionalswho can help them advance in their careers,”says Ms. Rahimi, who graduated in 2011 with aBS/MA in nutrition and dietetics. She nowworks as a clinical dietitian for SouthwestHealthcare System in the Temecula area.

In addition to establishing Phi U, the LLUNutrition Council Student Association—which has now grown to include 64 students—has run an education program that aims toincrease the knowledge of its own members aswell as others. The students taught a cookingclass at the School of Public Health’s HealthyPeople conference in March, worked booths athealth fairs, organized guest lectures by regis-tered dietitians, created a review course for theregistered dietitian exam, and presented aconference designed to foster dialogue betweenfuture dietitians and future physicians on theLLU campus.


New Loma Linda University researchdemonstrates a connection between pain

in premature neonates and correspondingoxidative stress—a chemical process that causesdamage to humans at the cellular level. Theresults were published in the June 2012 issue ofThe Journal of Pain.

‘To keep premature babies alive, they oftenrequire medical procedures which can result inpain and stress,” says lead researcher Danilyn

Research details effects of pain in premature babies

RESEARCH IN NEWBORNS

Angeles, PhD, associate professor of basicsciences. “Our goal is to find ways to decreasethe pain the babies experience while they’regetting life-saving care.

“The method we established with this researchmeasures oxidative damage caused by pain,” shecontinues. “It will improve the way we care forpremature babies by testing the effectiveness ofcurrent methods used by clinicians to decreasepain and the resulting free radical damage totissues.”

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In the study, Dr. Angeles and colleaguesassessed the effects of pain caused to 38 hospi-talized neonates when tape used to securecatheters to their skin was removed.

The pain that resulted from the tape removalwas measured using an established assessmenttool called the premature infant pain profile.Pain scores were higher in these infants thanthose in the control group.

More importantly, oxidative stress was higherin the test group, as indicated by the increased

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Contributed report

On June 12, 2012, the seventh annualPhysician Recognition Awards were

presented by Loma Linda University MedicalCenter, Behavioral Medicine Center, and LLUHealth Care at the medical staff annual meeting.

The recipients are:

• Warren Peters, MD, preventive medicine:Whole Person Care Award (given in recogni-tion of a physician who provides compas-sionate care as exemplified by the GoodSamaritan)

• Larry Loo, MD, internal medicine, EducationAward (in recognition of a physician whodevotes outstanding efforts to provide grad-uate medical education through formalteaching, clinical mentoring, and serving as arole model)

• Greg Watkins, MD, radiology, CustomerSatisfaction Award (in recognition of a physi-

Six LLUMC physicians receive 2012 Physician Recognition Awards

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cian who consistently provides outstandingservice for patients and colleagues)

• Ihab Dorotta, MBChB, anesthesiology criticalcare, Quality/Patient Safety Award (in recog-nition of a physician who has improvedquality and safety of patient care provided atLLUMC

• Herb Ruckle, MD, urology/Transplant Insti-tute, Leadership Award (in recognition ofoutstanding leadership by a physician at LomaLinda University)

• Clare Sheridan-Matney, MBChB, pediatrics,Professional Recognition Award (in recogni-tion of a physician who has enhanced theacademic reputation of LLU through leader-ship in national and international medicalorganizations, academic publications, andpublic service)

Physicians are nominated for these awards byemployees, with recipients selected by the exec-utive leadership council of Loma Linda Univer-sity Adventist Health Sciences Center.

Larry Loo, MD Ihab Dorotta, MBChB

Herb Ruckle, MD Clare Sheridan-Matney, MBChB


The Physical Therapy Board of Californiamet at Loma Linda University on May 10.

Second-year students from the entry-leveldoctor of physical therapy program attended tolearn how their future profession is governed.

“There is always a lot being added and changedin any accredited profession, and it’s importantto be aware of regulations and participate informing them so that we can enhance ourservices for patients,” says student OscarHernandez.

The board met for routine regulatory businessand reports, as well as a disciplinary hearing. Aphysical therapist who had temporarily lost herlicense asked to be reinstated early, but a deci-sion is yet to be rendered.

Attendance was a class requirement for studentsin the physical therapy administration classtaught by Larry Chinnock, EdD, MBA, asso-ciate chair of the physical therapy department.

“Within part of that class, students learn about

Physical therapy students learn fromseeing governing board in action

STUDENT EXPERIENCE

Members of the Physical Therapy Board of California discuss business duringtheir May meeting at Loma Linda University.

the physical therapy practice act that is adminis-tered by the Physical Therapy Board,” explainsDr. Chinnock. “It is beneficial for them to seethe board that will issue their license after theygraduate and to see how disciplinary actions cantake place.”

The disciplinary part of the hearing did seem toleave an impression on students, according toevaluations they wrote after the meeting. Theynoted the importance of professionalism in bothwork and personal life, how difficult it is to winback a revoked license, and the importance ofcarefully documenting one’s practice.

Other students noted an increased under-standing of how board members are chosen, aswell as their role and methods.

The physical therapy board met at LomaLinda University at the invitation of JamesSyms, DSc, assistant professor of physicaltherapy and president of the California Phys-ical Therapy Association.

The board is a government entity that regu-lates the physical therapy professions to

ensure patient safety. The association bringstogether the state’s physical therapists toadvocate for the support they need to bestserve patients. The ability for patients todirectly see a physical therapist without adoctor’s referral, for example, is somethingthe association is fighting for.

“I learned the importance of advocating for the

physical therapy profession so that services thepublic needs and deserves can be provided safelyand effectively,” says Mr. Hernandez. “I alsolearned that I need to further educate myself onthe law-making process so that I can correctlyguide myself in educating our legislators tocontinue the process others have worked sohard to develop in achieving physical therapydirect access.”

presence of uric acid and malondialdehyde inblood plasma. Only babies who already hadplastic catheters in their blood vessels weretested so that no additional needle sticks werenecessary.

In addition to Dr. Angeles, other Loma LindaUniversity researchers contributing to the studyincluded Laurel Slater; Yayesh Asmerom, MS;Danilo S. Boskovic, PhD; Khaled Bahjri, MD,MPH; Megan S. Plank; Katherine R. Angeles;Raylene Phillips, MD; Douglas Deming, MD;Stephen Ashwal, MD; Kristen Hougland, MD;and Elba Fayard, MD.

EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH


Campus mourns the passing of a legend: G. Gordon Hadley, MD, 1921-2012 …

During the final year of GordonHadley’s presidency of Sir Run RunShaw Hospital, he and Alphie tooktime for sightseeing on the Great Wallof China. The program for his July 7memorial service contained 12 pagesof tributes from his Chinesecolleagues.

G. Gordon Hadley was a member ofthe School of Medicine class of 1944-Bat the College of Medical Evangelists,as Loma Linda University was calledat the time.

G. Gordon Hadley, MD (right), deanemeritus of the Loma Linda UniversitySchool of Medicine, helps NathanielWhitney, MD, a member of the classof 2008, into the proper attire for thewhite coat ceremony for his class,which was held in 2005.

European theatre in World War II.

In 1946, Dr. Hadley returned to Loma Linda atthe invitation of pioneering medical educatorCarroll S. Small, MD, to take a three-yearpathology residency. He was one of four physi-cians in the program’s inaugural year. Aftercompleting the residency, Gordon and Alphiemoved to Los Angeles, where he taughtpathology at Los Angeles County GeneralHospital and White Memorial Hospital (nowMedical Center).

In the early 1950s, Los Angeles offered every-thing a budding pathologist could want. Thearea’s remarkable climate and blossoming pros-perity framed an ideal context in which GordonHadley trained future physicians andperformed groundbreaking research. It alsoprovided a stable environment for the threeHadley children: Patty, Walter, and Bonnie.

But when the opportunity arose in 1955 for ninemonths of temporary mission service in India,Dr. Hadley felt torn between his comfortablecareer and his commitment to serve the under-privileged. Inspired by his mentor Carroll Small,Gordon came home one day and told Alphie hewanted to move the family to India.

It was a move he never regretted. Nine monthsstretched into three years, but by then, Dr.Hadley was firmly hooked on overseas service.When officials of the Adventist Church askedhim to investigate ways the organization mightbolster the medical infrastructure of Afghanistan,he was quick to accept. One thing led to anotherand in 1960 the Hadleys moved to Kabul, wherehe taught at a local medical school. Theyreturned to Afghanistan many times between1963 and 1972, sometimes as guests of theAfghani government, sometimes at the biddingof the World Health Organization. The Hadleyfamily even lived in the ancient historical city ofJalalabad for two years during the 1970s.

While in Afghanistan the second time, Gordonreceived an invitation from David Hinshaw Sr.,MD, then dean of the newly renamed LomaLinda University School of Medicine, to servehis alma mater as assistant dean of studentaffairs. He accepted, moving the family back toLoma Linda in 1963 and serving with Dr.Hinshaw Sr. and his successor, Harrison S.Evans, MD, until 1977. At that time, GordonHadley became dean of the school.

It was an honor for which he was singularlyprepared. Motivated by selfless service, the newdean saw the position as an opportunity tostrengthen the organization’s emphases onglobal mission and spirituality.

The affable dean went out of his way to makesure students knew their commitment wasappreciated. To do that, he pored over smallblack-and-white photographs attached to the

applications of incoming students, memorizingeach name and face. Then he sought them outand welcomed them by name.

In 1986, after nine years as dean, GordonHadley accepted the position of health andtemperance secretary for the General Confer-ence of Seventh-day Adventists in SilverSpring, Maryland.

In 1991, he returned to Loma Linda to eval-uate the medical school curriculum. Hismethod was slightly unorthodox: Dr. Hadleyembedded himself as a member of the class of1994, attended every class, and sat for everyexamination. After “graduating” from medicalschool the second time in his life, he andAlphie packed their bags and headed toHangzhou, China, later that year where, atthe tender age of 73, Dr. Hadley becameCEO of the newly founded Sir Run RunShaw Hospital.

Members of the staff expressed amazement atthe humble leader’s indefatigable commitmentto helping the institution achieve its goal ofbecoming one of the premier hospitals of Asia.Daughter Bonnie recalls that after her parentsreturned to North America in 2001, Dr.Hadley was flown back to Hangzhou to receivean award from the People’s Republic of Chinafor his role in helping the hospital achieve itsimportant goal.

At Gordon Hadley’s memorial service in theLoma Linda University Church the evening ofSaturday, July 7, 2012, the 600 guests heardtributes to his remarkable accomplishmentsfrom: Bill Wagner, MD, his colleague from theclass of 1944-B; Yousuf Sadiq, MD, an internistwho worked with Dr. Hadley in Afghanistan;and Bryan Fandrich, MD, a critical care physi-cian who trained under him in China. Althoughnone of the staff of Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital


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The School of Allied Health Professionsjust launched a program in Haiti to deal

with one of the country’s most glaring needs—rehabilitation treatment for the disabled.Sixteen Haitians are now studying for a certifi-cate that will allow them to serve as rehabilita-tion technicians. The program is one of the firstof its kind in the country.

After the students graduate in February 2013,they will help their neighbors regain physicalfunctionality that was lost in the 2010 earth-quake or through other circumstances.

New student Edgard Bommier is happy tostudy in the program because “my people needit.” He is from the destroyed town of Léogâne,the epicenter of the 7.0 earthquake in 2010,where many people now live with amputations.

The certificate program is based at a sisterhospital and university to Loma Linda Univer-sity—Hopital Adventiste d’Haiti and Univer-

LLU begins new program in Haiti toimprove rehab services for the disabled

In their brand-new classroom, the new Haitian students express their excitementfor the program. Celebrating with them are 11 allied health students visitingfrom the home campus for a mission trip.

site Adventiste d’Haiti in Carrefour, outsidePort-au-Prince.

It is designed to fill a major gap in the country’smedical infrastructure, which boasts a fewHaitian physical therapists, but no Haitianoccupational therapists. This is for a countrythat, even before the earthquake, had an esti-mated 10 percent of its population disabled.

That percentage has only grown since then.To date, many patients have had to rely oninternational workers for rehabilitationservices. But the numbers of foreign volunteersare starting to dwindle.

“Comparing the current poverty of rehabilita-tion services in Haiti to the almost insur-mountable number of individuals withdisability made me realize we needed to dosomething about this dire situation,” saysEverett Lohman III, DSc, program directorand professor of physical therapy at LLU. Hehas volunteered in Haiti numerous times sincethe earthquake.

Classes began June 18 and are taught by LLUprofessors, alumni, and other instructors whotravel there a week or two at a time. HeatherThomas, PhD, co-director of the program andassociate professor of occupational therapy atLLU, taught their first course, which was aweeklong introduction to rehabilitation.

“From day one, I was just so incrediblyimpressed with their enthusiasm for being inthe classroom. They said, ‘You can count on

us,’” says Dr. Thomas. “When I ask a question,so many hands go up, and some of them want toanswer twice. But I was also blown away bytheir answers.”

For example, she gave the students a case studyabout a woman she treated who suffered astroke during childbirth and now had a baby tocare for. She asked them their ideas for helpingthe new mother.


NEW LEADERSHIP


were able to attend, 18 of his Chinese colleagueswrote an impressive 12 pages of glowing, oftenhumorous, tributes to Dr. Hadley.

Although out of the country at the time,Richard H. Hart, MD, DrPH, LLU president,received the news with sadness.

“Gordon Hadley will be remembered for manythings,” Dr. Hart noted, “including knowingstudents by name, global service, and his love forAfghanistan, China, and India. But my memorywill be around his and Alphie’s humility andmodeling of servant leadership. Their willing-ness to tackle any task and accept any role thatwould benefit Loma Linda and the Church is amodel of commitment to others. This institu-tion will live long in his shadow.”

As he brought the memorial service to a close,Roger Hadley jested that the Loma LindaUniversity School of Medicine had no need forface recognition software while Gordon Hadleywas alive.

“We didn’t need iPhoto,” Roger Hadleyquipped as an image of Gordon Hadley memo-rizing students’ faces flashed on screen. “Wehad iGordon for that.”

As a tribute to the life and service of Dr.Gordon Hadley, the family asks that gifts bemade to the School of Medicine’s DeferredMission Appointee program. Gifts may bemade online at <www.llu.edu/giving/dma>.Individuals who prefer to contribute by phonemay call the office of philanthropy at (909) 558-5010. Checks made payable to “Loma LindaUniversity—DMA Program” may be mailed tothe office of philanthropy, Loma Linda Univer-sity, P.O. Box 2000, Loma Linda, CA 92354.

Gordon Hadley …Continued from previous page

Tony Yang, MBA

New assistant vice president for public affairs namedBy Dustin Jones

Tony Yang, MBA, has been named assis-tant vice president for public affairs for

Loma Linda University and its Health System.He will oversee the departments of advance-ment films, marketing, and public affairs withsystem-wide responsibilities.

“Loma Linda has a great story to tell,” Mr. Yang

says. “With a long, rich history of service, excel-lence, and an unwavering commitment to ourmission, Loma Linda University remainscommitted to the qualities that continue todefine who we are today. I look forward to acollaborative approach to telling that story in afresh, exciting, and strategic way.”

Mr. Yang brings to his position extensivemarketing and public relations experience in the

fields of education and health care. Addition-ally, he has consistently produced award-winning work recognized by health caremarketing and public relations associations.

Before starting in his new role on June 18, 2012,he served as executive director of health sciencespublic relations and marketing for the Univer-sity of Southern California (USC), where heprovided key leadership in branding, service linemarketing, physician marketing, Web/digitalmarketing, and public/media relations. Prior tojoining USC, he was director of marketing andbusiness development at Methodist Hospital, a460-bed medical center in Arcadia, California.

Before that, Mr. Yang worked in health care atGlendale Adventist Medical Center, Glendale,California, where he served as director ofmarketing and communication. While at Glen-dale, he led the award-winning, yearlongcentennial celebration while launching an inte-grated service line marketing campaign.

He began his career as an on-air television newsreporter, where he worked with several network-affiliated stations in Los Angeles and severalother cities across the country. He holds a bach-elor’s degree in public relations from PacificUnion College, Angwin, California, as well as amaster’s degree in business administration fromLa Sierra University, Riverside, California.

Mr. Yang enjoys spending time with his wifeand three young daughters, playing golf, andplaying the guitar. He can be reached at (909)558-7000 or <[email protected]>.


By James Ponder

Every three or four months, Bing Frazier,program coordinator for the Global

Health Institute of Loma Linda University,organizes a trip to introduce a group of interna-tional visitors to scenic wonders of California orthe Southwest.

The trips—which are designed to offer ourguests a break from intensive, two-month-longmentorship programs in their respective profes-sional specialties—are events in themselves,offering our international visitors a chance tomeet the land and people of America on apersonal basis.

Sometimes they’re good for a laugh. Take lastApril, for instance. Jason Polanco and I aredriving a group of six Chinese guests and onefrom Thailand on a tour of Yosemite, SanFrancisco, the Monterey Peninsula, and Big Surwhen he gets a seriously funny look on his face.For some reason, Jason finds it hilarious thatthe waitress in the only Caribbean restaurant inBakersfield just called me “Honey.”

“So how far is it to Yosemite, Honey?” he asks,dragging the last syllable to a painful conclusionwith an understated impish grin.

“According to Mapquest,” I reply, biting my lipto suppress a smirk, “it will only take the rest ofus two and a half hours. You, however, shouldarrive tomorrow afternoon because you’ll bewalking if you ever call me that again.”

I turn to relish the sweet taste of victory. Itdoesn’t last long. In the very next instant, thewaitress returns to set a platter of empanadas infront of me.

“Here you are, Hon,” she says with a smile ofuntainted innocence. Jason can hardly controlhis laughter.

His antics notwithstanding, it’s good to be backon the road. I’m very happy that “May” LuHuaqing is with us. I first met May at Sir RunRun Shaw Hospital in 2009 when she coordi-nated every detail of my stay in China. Warm-hearted and kind, May works as an

International visitors enjoy a bit of roadtherapy on Global Health Institute trip

international service coordinator at the hospitaland brings a contagious love of adventure andboundless optimism to the excursion. It’s greatto see her again.

It’s also delightful to have “Betty” Huang Meleiwith us again. Betty, who works as an ENTnurse at Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, wentwith Jason, Praktan Kokila, and I on a GlobalHealth Institute trip to the Grand Canyon inFebruary. She enjoyed it so much that she post-poned her flight home by one week just to joinus for this excursion. We hope she enjoys thistrip immensely.

We’re also excited about getting to know theother members of our entourage:

• Chutikarn Chatrung, who says to call her“Fun,” a nurse from Boromarajonanee Collegeof Nursing in Bangkok, Thailand, is workingon a PhD in public health nursing at LLU.

• “Lucy” Lu Yahong is a hematology/oncologynurse at Zhejiang University Children’sHospital in Hangzhou, China.

• “Jean” Xu Jing, MD, is an anesthesiologist atSir Run Run Shaw Hospital in Hangzhou,China.

• “Cindy” Zhao Yilei, MD, is a professor ofradiology at Zhejiang University School ofMedicine in Hangzhou, China.

• “Tony” Zhang Feng, DDS, is a pediatricstomatologist at Zhejiang University Chil-dren’s Hospital.

The next morning, Jason and I start to hike theslippery trail to Bridalveil Fall in YosemiteNational Park. The incline is steep and theheavily saturated mist soaks our clothes, but weplod forward undeterred. Three-quarters of theway up, May zips by like a trout chasingmosquitoes. When we reach the bridge at thebase of the falls, she’s ready to head back down.When we finally descend to the bottom of thetrail, May is casually sitting in a patch ofsunlight smiling from ear to ear.

After stops at Yosemite Falls and Half Dome,we head to the Ansel Adams Gallery to admirethe modernist masterpieces. The photographsare great, but a framed metal sculpture ofcolorful maple leaves captures Betty’s attention.

Her smile speaks volumes about her enjoymentof nature and love of beauty and art. The rest ofus wait on the porch watching a swarm ofbumblebees buzz their nest while Bettypurchases her treasure.

Later that afternoon, Tony and Lucy shootsnapshots at the speed of machine gunners aswe cross the Bay Bridge into San Francisco.Jean, Fun, and Cindy “ooh and aah” at themajestic appearance of The City by the Bay.May says the skyline reminds her of Hangzhou.

Over dinner at Modern Thai restaurant thatevening, Fun informs us that the onlysubstantive difference between the exquisitecuisine here and the food back home inBangkok is a matter of temperature. In Thai-land, the same dishes would be several magni-tudes hotter thanks to a considerably moregenerous infusion of chilies and spices. Afterdinner, we drive up the steepest streets in theUnited States and down the other side beforecalling it a day.

The next morning, our guests opt to walk downLombard Street, “the crookedest street in theworld.” The sky is sunny and clear; a handful ofclouds drift across San Francisco Bay on thispicture postcard day.

INTERNATIONAL HOSPITALITY

International participants in the mentorship programs of the Global Health Insti-tute at Loma Linda University kick up their heels during a recent four-day trip toYosemite National Park, San Francisco, the Monterey Peninsula, and Big Sur.(Left to right): “Jean” Xu Jing, MD; “Cindy” Zhao Yilei, MD; “Lucy” Lu Yahong;“Tony” Zhang Feng, DDS; “Betty” Huang Melei; “Fun” Chutikarn Chatrung; and“May” Lu Huaqing. Lucy was declared the honorary mayor of Lucia, a seasidehamlet at Big Sur, by her two-stepping colleagues.

After three days of beautiful sunny weather for their trip to Yosemite, San Fran-cisco, the Monterey Peninsula, and Big Sur, a group of international visitors tothe Global Health Institute of Loma Linda University encountered foggy skies atBig Sur on the final day of the trip. Not to worry; this fabled section of the Cali-fornia Coast is gorgeous in any light.

On the final day of their four-day trip to Yosemite, San Francisco, the MontereyPeninsula, and Big Sur, a group of seven participants—six from China and onefrom Thailand—in mentorship programs offered through the Global Health Insti-tute of Loma Linda University took time out to explore the redwood forest ofPalo Colorado Canyon in Big Sur, where these redwood sorrels and trilliumsgrow beneath the canopies of the giant trees.

The afternoon turns out to be the gilded,magical center of the journey. After a visit to thebeach at Carmel, the group opts to explore thegalleries of this fabled art colony for a memo-rable hour before heading up 17 Mile Drive.When we get there, the Lone Cypress standsguard as we view this nexus of land and sea,granite and grove in the golden light of lateafternoon. Everyone turns their best photo-graphic skills to the challenge of creating mean-ingful visual memoirs as soft waves of the pastelsea gently lap against the shore. …

Ten or fifteen minutes later, we’ve pulled off theroad somewhere between Point Joe andSpanish Bay. An offshore fog bank movesslowly toward shore as the sun draws closer tothe horizon, but right now, the sunlightreflecting off the ocean bathes our faces in thesplendor of a perfectly beautiful day.

The afterglow of that moment still perme-ates Cindy’s reflections of the trip a monthafter it ended.

“I can hear the water rumbling onto the reef,”Cindy recalls. “Seagulls flying round and round;cobblestones reflecting sunset light. I can feelthe power of the sea, although he is calm right

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On June 7, the department of physical therapy acknowledged the accomplishment of its 2012 doctor of physical therapygraduating class with a dedication ceremony. The students in attendance each received a white jacket signifying theirentry into the profession. The students vowed their commitment to provide the highest quality of physical therapy care byreciting the physical therapy professional oath.

Ceremony dedicates graduating doctors of physical therapy

MILESTONES

now. Accept and allow the calming energies ofgentle waves on a beach shushing, shushing intomy consciousness—timeless and relaxing. Icannot express in words, just want to say thankyou for bringing us the most beautiful things.”

In his recollections, Tony cites Carmel as theplace he enjoyed the most. “On April 22nd, wedrove to the small city,” he writes. “It wassunshiny, and sometimes there were someclouds in the sky to keep me cool. As soon as Iarrived there, I was shocked by the scenery; Ienjoyed walking, running, wading at the beach.It is a good place for a romantic sunset picnic ora family beach fire in the evening. I could seemany dogs that were having even more fun thantheir humans. I enjoyed the beach very much.”

For Lucy, the most memorable part of the tripoccured the next day, shortly after we left theBig Sur country behind and stopped to admire acovert alliance of sea lions lazing on the sands ofthe Central Coast.

“When I got out of the van and ran toward

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As a group of seven international visitors to the Global Health Institute of LomaLinda University discovered during a recent trip, Bridalveil Fall at YosemiteNational Park is a great place to get wet. Swirling mists create a cold and dampmicroclimate and drench hikers to the bridge at the base of the large waterfall, aportion of which is depicted here.

the beach,” Lucy remembers, “I was surprisedthoroughly by so many sea lions lying on thebeach! Not only had I never seen this scenebefore, but also it looked like a harmoniouspicture. Under the sunshine, hundreds of sealions gathered; the biggest of these as dads, themedium as moms, the smallest as babies.Some of them just relaxed, some of themmoved slowly, some of them watched us withfriendly eyes and batted their fins as if to say,‘Welcome’ and ‘Join us.’ How amazing it was!Here is the sea lions’ heaven!”

After mentioning the waterfalls of Yosemite,the Golden Gate Bridge, and the beautiful cityand beach of Carmel, May selects her favoritedestination from the trip—the beach nearSpanish Bay.

“The sight I will never forget in my life is thatbeach stone with sunset,” May exclaims.“MARVELOUS!! I couldn’t use words toexpress my feelings. The moments we spentthere were just like a dream. I would prefer tostay in such a dream all the rest of my life, tonever get out! How beautiful and fabulous!”

By James Ponder

R ichard K. Harding, MD, professor of clin-ical psychiatry at the University of South

Carolina, discussed the challenges of caring forthe president of the United States and otherhigh-profile patients with an appreciative crowdat the Behavioral Health Institute of LomaLinda University on May 23.

Dr. Harding, past president of the AmericanPsychiatric Association and an alumnus of theLLU School of Medicine, tapped into his exten-sive research into presidential medicine as wellas his experiences in serving as physician forformer presidents Bill Clinton and George W.Bush during his remarks.

“Presidents are just like you and me,” Dr.Harding said, describing the emotional lives ofthe nation’s chief executive officers.

Psychiatrist lectures about caring for high profile patients

Mary Ann Schaepper, MD, director of the general psychiatry residency at LomaLinda University School of Medicine, hugs her uncle, Richard K. Harding, MD,professor of clinical psychiatry at the University of South Carolina, momentsbefore he addressed a crowd of health care professionals at the BehavioralHealth Institute on May 23.

PSYCHIATRY FOR PUBLIC FIGURES

“The biggest challenge in caring for the presi-dent or other VIP,” he asserted, “is main-taining the integrity of the doctor-patientrelationship. That relationship is central toyour work. It is the foundation of contempo-rary medical practice. The superiority of thephysician in that relationship must not becompromised even when your patient is presi-dent of the United States.”

Although Dr. Harding did not comment on hisexperiences working with former presidentsClinton or Bush, he generalized about some ofthe difficulties physicians encounter whenworking with high-profile patients, callingattention to tactics they may use to underminethe physician’s authority in the relationship.

“VIPs try to flatten the playing field,” he noted.“They try to impress you with their wealth,position, or ability to communicate. These are

powerful people—alpha males or females—who are used to being in charge. They expect

solutions to problems now, and they’re good atmanipulating relationships. They may try tocompromise the physician’s medical judgment.”

In terms of advising care providers how tomanage relationships with high-profile patients,Dr. Harding issues a commonsense imperative.

“Don’t let the VIP run the show!” he warned.

“How do smart doctors make stupid decisions?”he asked. “What happens when physicians giveup their power to their patients?”

To answer the questions, Dr. Harding consid-ered the careers of four physicians charged withproviding care for presidents or celebrities:

• Conrad Murray, MD• George C. Nichopolous, MD • Max Jacobson, MD• Cary T. Grayson Jr., MD

“Conrad Murray was paid $150,000 a month totake care of Michael Jackson on tour. He was agood doctor; well-trained.

“But right now,” he said, “Dr. Murray is facingPlease turn to page 10


guided by Loma Linda’s mission to provide careto the whole person.”

Drs. Oshiro, Lum, and Yuan were part of ateam of nearly 20 physicians and residents whoworked together to make recommendationsabout the best course of treatment for Heatherand her unborn baby.

“Heather had a sentinel node biopsy,” says Dr.Lum, “which showed one of two lymph nodeswith cancer.”

At three months pregnant, Heather underwenta mastectomy, and six weeks later she beganchemotherapy to destroy rapidly growingcancer cells (chemotherapy is considered safe forbabies during the second trimester of preg-nancy).

About eight months after her initial cancer diag-nosis, Heather had a second elective mastec-tomy, followed by hormone treatment. She alsoagreed to genetic testing and rejoiced with herdoctors when the results showed that she wasnot genetically predisposed to breast cancer.

Just before the holidays, Heather’s doctorsplaced her on bed rest. “Christmas had passed,”she remembers, “and the kids were excited—allweek they had looked forward to using theirTarget gift cards to buy presents. The day theirdad was going to take them shopping, I wentinto labor.”

Heather didn’t want to disappoint her family, soshe waited until they returned home to ask herhusband to drive her to the hospital.

“During the delivery, everything went well,”recalls Dr. Oshiro. “Born four weeks beforehis due date, Chase was a vigorous, seven-pound baby.”

Heather is quick to speak about how safe theLLUCC doctors made her feel. “Throughoutmy experience with cancer, Dr. Lum repre-sented hope to me,” she says. “She helped me tosee light at the end of the tunnel.”

Heather’s family provided a strong incentive forher to follow her doctors’ advice. She was moti-vated to get up every day and continue with hertreatments so she could be there for herhusband and children.

“After completion of her treatment,” Dr. Lumreports, “Heather returned for axillary clearanceand had an additional 10 lymph nodes removedwith no cancer about one year later.”

Heather’s doctors agree: “Heather is a beautifulindividual who remained positive throughouther pregnancy and treatment.”

“Heather is one of many patients withcomplex medical issues who are receiving goodoutcomes at LLUCC,” says Judy Chatigny,MSN, executive director. “The San ManuelBand of Mission Indians’ $3 million gift hasenabled Loma Linda University MedicalCenter to move forward with plans to create afully integrated and comprehensive cancerprogram in one physical space, benefitingcountless patients who rely on the center forcare. We are grateful for this transformativegift in support of LLUCC, a vital resource inthis region.”

A joyful welcome for Baby Chase …Continued from page 12

“The answers they gave were brilliant; it almostmade me cry,” she says. “I thought, ‘You’ve beenin this program two days and you’re alreadycoming up with these brilliant, complex ideas?’They really saw the patient for who she was.”

Dr. Thomas believes the students will bepioneers who move the rehabilitation profes-sions forward in Haiti.

“One year from now, they’re going to be incred-ible clinicians,” she says. “I think we’re going tosee many of them wanting to push forward toget a bachelor’s degree. They’re going to startthinking about what’s next.”

Student Fortilus Cedieu is looking forward tochanging his country.

LLU begins new program in Haiti to improverehab services for the disabled …

“I am feeling so good and proud to be usefulin my life,” he says. “Helping people is veryimportant.”

Loma Linda University stepped up its involve-ment in Haiti immediately post quake andcontinues to play a critical role not only inrecovery but in making the country even betterthan it was before.

The university’s relationship with Haiti datesback to Hopital Adventiste’s affiliation, begin-ning in 2001, with Adventist Health Interna-tional—a nonprofit based at LLU that partners


By Darcie Moningka

Eric Arrington, a volunteer for the PossAbil-ities program at the Loma Linda Univer-

sity Medical Center East Campus, was namedthe City of Rialto’s “Man of the Year” on June29 at the annual awards luncheon in Pomona.

PossAbilities mentor honored as City ofRialto’s ‘Man of the Year’

After being shot in the back six timesand losing the ability to walk, EricArrington lost his invitation to the LosAngeles Raiders, but he continues touse his talent as a football coach andmentor for the disabled at PossAbilities.

POSSABILITIES

four years in jail because he allowed the patient’scelebrity personality to change the doctor-patient relationship.”

In speaking of George C. Nichopolous, MD,Elvis Presley’s physician, Dr. Harding suggestedthe desire to maintain the approval of apowerful celebrity may have led to mimickingand unmanageable emotional entanglements.

“There is a photo of Elvis with ‘Dr. Nick,’ as hecalled him,” Dr. Harding reported. “It was takenin the backyard and Dr. Nick has his hair cut justlike Elvis. He has his shirt off just like Elvis.During the last six months of Elvis’ life, Dr. Nickprescribed more than 10,000 medication dosagesfor him. There were 14 different psychoactivesubstances in Elvis’ body when he died.”

If Drs. Murray and Nichopolous went too far inprescribing medications for their patients, theyweren’t the only ones.

“JFK had Addison’s disease and chronic backpain,” Dr. Harding notes. “He had almost noenergy. Dr. Max Jacobson—the doctor toTruman Capote, Tennessee Williams, EddieFisher, and several of the president’s Hollywoodfriends—was known as ‘Dr. Feelgood.’ He cameto the White House and injected a mix ofamphetamines, opiates, steroids, and solubleplacental cells into JFK two or three times aweek. We’re lucky JFK didn’t have a psychoticepisode from the influence of all those drugs.”

Dr. Harding suggested that sometimes physi-cians are susceptible to the allure of the possi-bility of receiving personal perks from their

association with powerful patients.

He cited Cary T. Grayson Jr., personal physi-cian to former President Woodrow Wilson, asan extreme example. To strengthen the healthof the 28th president, Dr. Grayson Jr.prescribed an enviable regimen for Mr. Wilson.

“He put President Wilson on a three-hour perday work schedule,” Dr. Harding said. “The restof the time, he played golf, went to the theater,and out to eat. As a result, the president’s healthbegan to turn around. He was doing pretty welluntil World War I broke out. Then the stressgot to him. He had a stroke and lost his abilityto govern.”

Dr. Grayson Jr. then became the most powerfulphysician in American history. “He and his wifeactually ran the country for 18 months afterPresident Wilson had the stroke,” Dr. Hardingobserved. He also noted that the 25th Amend-ment to the U.S. Constitution was later createdto protect the nation should a president becomedisabled or otherwise unable to govern.

Dr. Harding was careful to emphasize thatnone of the information he shares in hislectures is confidential, but is all a matter ofpublic record.

After suggesting that physicians who aren’t surehow to handle powerful patients should consulttheir peers, Dr. Harding concluded byreminding caregivers to stay in charge.

“Doctors must stay in the superior position witheach patient,” he emphasized, “even when it’sthe president of the United States.”

Psychiatrist lectures about caring for high profile patients …

Senator Gloria Negrete McLeod of the 32ndSenate District awarded Mr. Arrington,along with 11 other honorees.

Mr. Arrington was acknowledged for hisservice as a 15-year football coach and as alongtime supporter of patients in the Poss-


with health care facilities in developing coun-tries to improve services.

Since the earthquake, Loma Linda Universityhas helped stabilize and upgrade the hospital,coordinated some 2,000 volunteers, andtemporarily operated a refugee camp at theAdventist university.

On their second day of school, two ofLLU’s new Haitian students (on left)participate in a communication-building exercise with LLU studentsvisiting from the home campus. “

Abilities program. This program serves thephysical, social, and emotional needs of thedisabled in this community.

Now confined to a wheelchair, Mr. Arringtonlost the ability to use his legs when he was shotin the back six times while celebrating an offerto try out for the Los Angeles Raiders. Sincethe incident, Mr. Arrington has coached atPop Warner, San Bernardino Valley College,and the University of Redlands’ summer foot-ball camp.


The Crime Awareness and Campus Security Act of 1990 requires Loma Linda Universityto publish interim reports on campus crime activities. Listed below are the crimes reported forthe months of May and June, 2012.

Type of Crime Number of Crimes Location of Crime

Assaults 2 BMC; Lot O

Vehicle Burglary 4 Lot DC; Centennial Complex;Drayson Center (2)

Grand Theft Auto 3 Lot A; Daniells Hall;Parking Structure

Threats 3 LLUMC Emergency Department;Outpatient Dialysis;

LLUMC Patient Relations

Drunk in Public 1 LLUMC

Trespassing 1 Lower Lot T

Weapons Violation 1 BMC

You can assist the Department of Security in maintaining a safe and secure environment bynotifying Security immediately at Ext. 911 if you see or know about a crime taking place.

Reportable Crimes

In honor of the late Garry Jennings, former co-chair of the Drifters Car Club ofSouthern California, Anthony Ganci (left) and Steve Doane (second from right)recently presented a check in the amount of $700 to the Cancer Center at LomaLinda University Medical Center. Judy Chatigny, MSN, executive director of theCancer Center, and Randy Possinger, assistant vice president for philanthropy,accepted the generous contribution, which was collected from members of theclub. According to Mr. Ganci, who served as co-chair of the club with GarryJennings in 2010 and 2011, Mr. Jennings was born in Portland, Oregon, andraised in Pasadena, California, where he played golf in high school and college.He married his wife Renee in Monterey, California, in 1992, and retired inMenifee, California, in 2009. He passed away from stomach cancer in August2011. His prized automobile was a bright red 1966 Chevy Nova, which heproudly displayed at many Drifters events. Mr. Ganci described him as “thenicest guy in the world. “Garry loved to go to car shows as often as he could,”Anthony Ganci remembers. “We spent a lot of quality time together visiting asmany car events as possible. He was my best friend and he will be missed.”

PHILANTHROPY

Gift to LLU Cancer Center honorsmemory of vintage car enthusiast

Walter’s Children’s Charity Classic, an organization that raises funds to benefitLoma Linda University Children’s Hospital through an annual golf tournamentand sponsorship program, recently donated a check in the amount of $175,000and a collection of child-sized luxury cars to the hospital. “The Walter’s team istruly an inspiration to us all,” noted Zareh Sarrafian, MBA, administrator. “Wetremendously appreciate all their generosity and hard work on behalf of ourpatients. Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital is blessed to have theircontinued support and partnership.” Pictured above are (back row, from left):Joan Morris, MD, physician; Tiffany Hoekstra, Loma Linda University Children’sHospital Foundation; Pete King, Caliber Collision; Cathy and Steve Kienle,founders, Walter’s Children’s Charity Classic; Kevin Mackey, Stater Bros.;(middle) Claudia Chavarria, mother of (front row, from left) Natalie Chavarria,patient, and her brother Nicholas.

Walter’s Children’s Charity Classic raises$175,000 for LLU Children’s Hospital

Loma Linda University Medical Center recently played host to two delegationsof international visitors. In the photo above, the first four guests from the left arevisiting dentists from Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital in Hangzhou, China. The nexteight visitors are government and health care officials from the Republic ofTurkey on a tour of Southern California health care facilities, and the final fourare representatives of Loma Linda University Medical Center. The weather couldnot have been better, offering up postcard conditions on Wednesday, July 11.

By Larry Kidder

The Loma Linda University Campus Storeis under new management. Barnes &

Noble has taken over responsibility for thebookstore. The change will bring a number ofbenefits to students on campus, according to theBarnes & Noble College website.

“The Campus Store looks pretty much the wayit did before,” explains Melodi Hamilton, store

CAMPUS CHANGES

Campus Store now managed by Barnes & Noble

manager, “but Barnes & Noble plans to do amajor remodel this fall.” With the addition ofLLU, Barnes & Noble now partners with 33educational institutions of higher learningwithin California. Some specific new benefitsfor LLU students include:

• In-store and online textbook rentals.Students will now have the option to renttextbooks either online or in the bookstore.Those opting for textbook rentals can save

more than 50 percent over the cost of a newprinted book and are able to pay for rental feesusing cash, credit, or student financial aid.

• Rapidly expanding selection of e-textbooks.In addition to offering savings of up to 60percent over new printed books, Barnes &Noble’s free Nook Study application serves upe-textbooks in an engaging format thatenhances the overall learning experience.

• Generous cash-for-books program.Students owning books that faculty plan toreuse in future courses will be eligible for a 50

percent cash payout, up to needed inventories.• Registration integration.A user-friendly

registration integration system allowsstudents to reserve and order textbooksimmediately after they register for courses—all entirely online, automatically populatingcarts with the right books for the right classand making the purchasing process moreconvenient than ever.

To visit the Barnes & Noble Campus Storewebsite, go to <llu.bncollege.com>.


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CORRESPONDENTS

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CONSERVATION SCIENCE

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W illiam K. Hayes, PhD, professor ofearth and biological sciences at Loma

Linda University, was asked to play a key role inestablishing the San Salvador Iguana Conserva-tion Centre in the Bahamas.

The new center is based at the Gerace ResearchCentre on the Bahamian island of San Salvador.Its primary purposes are to raise awareness ofthe highly endangered rock iguana—with anestimated population of about 500—and assistthe wild population of iguanas through a breed-and-release program.

Dr. Hayes, who is also director of the LLUCenter for Biodiversity, has been working withthe endangered rock iguana in the Bahamassince 1993, making a number of trips to SanSalvador through the years.

“I’ve been studying the endangered Bahamianrock iguana, Cyclura rileyi, in collaboration withRon Carter,” says Dr. Hayes. “There are eightadditional rock iguana species in the Caribbean,all of which are highly endangered andprotected by international law.”

LLU professor plays key role in newBahamian iguana conservation facility

Dr. Hayes continues, “Three of these speciesoccur in the Bahamas, where they are alsoprotected by Bahamian law.”

Ron Carter, PhD, provost of Loma LindaUniversity, has worked closely with Dr.Hayes since 1993. Their research hascentered on observing the behaviors of therock iguanas, as well as the environmentalissues that threaten them.

“The demise of these lizards, the largestnative terrestrial herbivores on the islandswhere they occur, can be attributed entirelyto activities of man,” Dr. Hayes points out.“They are vulnerable especially to habitatdestruction, as well as the introduction offeral predators and competitors.”

The San Salvador Iguana Conservation Centreis being created through a collaboration of theorganizations San Salvador Living Jewels, theBahamas National Trust, and the GeraceResearch Centre, with funding from Cali-fornia-based Seacology and FIBC First-Caribbean Bank.

Dr. Hayes served as a consultant for the center’s

Denny Moore (left), from the Bahamas National Trust, and Tom Crutchfield(right), a reptile breeder from Homestead, Florida, look in on a Bahamian rockiguana as it suns itself in the new protected breeding area at the San SalvadorIguana Conservation Centre, located on the grounds of the Gerace ResearchCentre on the island of San Salvador, Bahamas.The new enclosure at the SanSalvador Iguana Conservation Centre will provide a protected area for rockiguana females to safely lay and care for their eggs. The major problems thesemothers face are collapse of the tunnels and egg chambers (often carelesslystepped on) and robbery of the eggs or young iguanas by rats or other predators.

facility and protocol development, as well ashelping to find funds to support the project.

“On my recent trip to San Salvador, I foundvery few juvenile rock iguanas,” Dr. Hayes

observes. “I hope the new center can impacttheir numbers and help to reverse their decline.”He adds, “The entire disappearance of a speciesis permanent and represents a major failure onour part to protect our fellow creatures.”

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San Manuel Band of Mission Indians’ $3million gift helps Loma Linda University

Medical Center physicians and researcherstransform cancer treatment.

According to Mark Reeves, MD, PhD, director,Loma Linda University Cancer Center(LLUCC), “LLUCC is an important resourcefor our region. Designed to provide care forpatients with complex medical needs, theCenter has recently benefited from a transfor-mational gift made by The San Manuel Band ofMission Indians.”

For Dr. Reeves, the impact of San Manuel’s $3million gift cannot be overstated. “The fundingsupports the development of personal, targetedcancer therapies in the San Manuel Band of

A joyful welcome for Baby Chase

IMPACT OF PHILANTHROPY

Mission Indians Biospecimen Laboratory,” hesays, “and the translation of these therapies intopatient care in the Oncology Center.”

While the funding impacts how the center isdesigned, it also enables researchers to partici-pate in studies that contribute to the standard ofcare for patients with cancer and the transfor-mation of patients’ lives. One such person isHeather Scriven, a young mother who residesin the Inland Empire.

Life had become challenging for Heather andher family. When the recession broughtchanges in her husband’s employment, theyoung mother of three began working longhours to help meet the family’s expenses.

As Heather immersed herself in work, theweeks flew by. And then came a surprise:

though Heather and her husband had been toldshe could not have another child, she discoveredshe was pregnant.

Heather had always taken good care of herhealth, and even though her life was becomingincreasingly complex, she continued to followadvice given in news reports, public serviceannouncements, and during annual physi-cals—she performed monthly breast selfexams. Heather was in her second trimester ofpregnancy when she discovered a small lump

in her breast. Within five weeks, the tumorhad grown from 1.3 centimeters to more than5 centimeters.

Heather’s doctors at LLUCC included BryanOshiro, who specializes in high-risk pregnancy;Sharon Lum, breast surgeon; and Yuan Yuan, ahematologist/oncologist.

“The care we provided to Heather, and that weoffer to every patient,” says Dr. Oshiro, “is

The Scrivens are pictured above (from left): Chandler, Heather (holding babyChase), Darrell, Haley, and Hannah.


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