Brad Blankenhorn, 2005

Currently: Dr. Blankenhorn is an orthopaedic surgery resident at Brown University/Rhode Island Hospital.

Currently: Pediatric Resident at Seattle Children's Hospital & Regional Medical Center.

New baby! Elizabeth Grace Wheeler, born July 16, 2007. Mom and baby are healthy and happy!

Currently: Dr. Brunton is an orthopaedic surgery resident at the University of Virginia and is the associate editor of the textbook Core Knowledge in Sports Medicine.

New baby! Cole Alexander Brunton was born April 7, 2006, to Lance and Robin.

Currently: Dr. Groblewski was a resident at the Department of Otolaryngology at Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, D.C. He reports that his wedding to Cameron in June 2005 was under an unusually hot Vermont sun and that many of the "old med school crew" were in attendance.

Previously: Married classmate Richard Kuk in October 2004.

Currently: Ophthalmology resident at Louisiana State University/Ochsner Health System

Previously: Married classmate Kristen Cobb in October 2004

Currently: Hospitalist in internal medicine at Ochsner Health System; will begin a cardiology fellowship at the University of Maryland in July 2007

Previously: Dr. Miller was an internal medicine resident at Emory University from 2003 to 2006.

Currently: She is now a rheumatology fellow at Emory.

Previously: Was published in 2005 in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, "A rat model to study the structural properties of the vagina and its supportive tissues," 192: 80-8

Currently: University of Florida Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Previously: Director, Life Sciences Venture Capital, iNetworks Advisors, Pittsburgh

Currently: Associate, Healthcare Investment Banking, Cowen & Co., New York

Previously: Dr. Ryan completed her residency in opthalmology at North Shore-LIJ Health System, Long Island, NY, in 2007.

Currently: Dr. Ryan is completing a fellowship in glaucoma at Tufts-New England Medical Center in Boston.

Previously: Battalion Surgeon 3rd Battalion 1st Marines. As a general medical officer, he deployed to Iraq in support of the Battle of Fallujah. He provided first-line medical care to more than 300 patients over the eight days of the initial invasion. Dr. Sobehart also served as a PGY-2 emergency medicine resident at the Naval Medical Center in San Diego.

Currently: Dr. Sobehart is the Academic Chief of Emergency Medicine at the Naval Medical Center in San Diego. After six months in Iraq, he is happy to say that his residency is almost over.

New baby! He and Denise have recently welcomed the addition of Emily Christine to their family on October 14, 2006.

Previously: Dr. Sullivan completed his pediatric residency at Children's Hospital in Seattle in July 2006.

Up next: He will take a position as a pediatric/neonatal hospitalist at Christiana Care in Newark, New Jersey.

New baby! William "Liam" Kevin Sullivan was born on March 1, 2006. Dad reports that both Liam and mom, Millie, are doing very well.

Previously: Dr. Trucco was a pediatrics resident at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford University. She married Tatum Tarin, also of the class of 2003.

Currently: She is at the University of California at San Francisco in a pediatric cardiology fellowship.

Previously: Dr. Busher was the chief resident at MetroHealth/Cleveland Clinic in the ob/gyn residency class of 2006.

Currently: She has joined the faculty at MetroHealth Medical Center in affiliation with Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine as a generalist in ob/gyn. She is the current ACOG District V junior fellow vice chair and the Ohio Section junior fellow chair.

Previously: Dr. Buss completed his residency at Vanderbilt University in Nashville. He worked as the ED attending at Stonecrest Hospital in Smyrna, Tennessee from June 2005 to June 2006.

Currently: He is back in "Steeltown" as the ED attending at UPMC McKeesport.

Previously: Hospitalist at Cayuga Medical Center, Ithaca, New York

Currently: Hospitalist at Mt. Sinai Hospital in New York

Previously: Dr. Osborne's son, Joseph, was born September 19, 2005.

Currently: She began a fellowship in June 2006 in geriatric psychiatry at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina.

Previously: Dr. Reider completed an internal medicine residency at Pitt in 2005, and was chief medical resident, completed in June 2006.

Currently: She is a fellow in endocrinology at Pitt through June 2009.

Previously: Ophthalmology resident at Nassau University Medical Center/SUNY Stony Brook

Currently: Glaucoma fellow at Tufts New England Eye Center

Previously: General surgery at New York Presbyterian Hospital

Currently: Changed to urology at the University of Colorado. Son Colton Sorce born December 12, 2005.

Currently: Dr. Sy is a PGY5 in radiology at Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx, New York.

Up next: A body imaging fellowship at New York-Presbyterian Hospital in 2007-08.

Previously: Dr. Weinstein was the chief medical resident at the University of Pittsburgh from 2005-2006.

Currently: She begins a palliative care fellowship in July 2006.

Currently: Dr. Cuevas is an assistant in medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital, an instructor of medicine at Harvard Medical School, and a staff physician at Boston Healthcare for the Homeless Program.

New babies! She is the happy mother of twins Amelia and Marco, born February 4, 2006. Dad is Patrick Perri, 2001.

Previously: Dr. Osborne was an attending anesthesiologist at the Medical University of South Carolina.

Currently: His is now an attending anesthesiologist at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine.

Previously: Dr. Ott was the chief resident at the University of Virginia Department of Family Medicine from 2003-04.

Currently: He is a family physician at Rowan Family Physicians in Salisbury, North Carolina.

New baby! Ethan Carter Ott, born February 2, 2006. Mom is Amy Wilson, 2001.

Currently: Dr. Perri is an assistant in medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital, an instructor of medicine at Harvard Medical School, and a staff physician at Boston Healthcare for the Homeless Program.

New babies! He is the proud father of twins Amelia and Marco who arrived on his birthday, February 4, 2006. Mom is Elizabeth Cuevas, 2001.

Previously: Dr. Phatak completed his urology residency at Yale University School of Medicine.

Currently: He has joined Urology Specialists, a Yale-affiliated practice in Waterbury, Connecticut. He published an article titled "The Management of Interstitial Cystitis: An Update" in the January 2006 issue of Nature Clinical Practice Urology with co-author Harris E. Foster Jr. He is married to Dr. Uma Phatak.

Previously: Dr. Solitro completed a nephrology fellowship at the University of Massachusetts in June 2006.

Currently: He has joined a private practice in Mt. Laurel, New Jersey. Prasad Acharya, Pitt Med class of 1998, is also a member of the practice.

Previously: Dr. Tsai was chief resident at the West Los Angeles Veterans Hospital/UCLA program in internal medicine.

Currently: He is in private practice in Paramount, California.

Currently: Dr. Wilson is a partner at Rowan Diagnostic Clinic in North Carolina.

New baby! She gave birth to her first child, Ethan Carter Ott, on February 2, 2006. Dad is Benjamin Ott, 2001.

Previously: Completed pediatrics residency at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh in 2003

Currently: In private practice in Media, Pennsylvania

Lily Im, 2000

Previously: Dr. Im was a resident in ophthalmology at UPMC.

Currently: In July 2004, she began a fellowship in glaucoma at Duke University.

Previously: Dr. Schrecengost was a pathology resident at the University of Virginia where he served as chief resident for AP and CP.

Currently: He is now a pathologist in Jamestown, N.Y.

Previously: Dr. Bornstein worked for two years as a pediatric hospitalist at Swedish Covenant Hospital in Chicago after completing a pediatric residency at Children's Memorial Hospital (Chicago). He was chosen Teacher of the Year by the family practice and transitional year residency program at Swedish Covenant in 2001.

Currently: He has spent the past year working as a pediatric specialist in a small, rural district hospital in Masterton, New Zealand, and plans to join a private pediatrics practice in Massachusetts in the fall of 2005. He and his wife have a new daughter, Madeleine Lauren, the first "Kiwi" in the family.

Brett McFadden, 1999

Previously: Director of ICU at Expeditionary Medical Support Hospital in Irbil, Iraq, during the major invasion of 2003. Promoted to major in February 2004, and received the Air Force Commendation Medal for outstanding and exemplary contributions in both Iraq and Afghanistan theaters of operation in 2003. Chief and medical director of internal medicine at Sheppard Air Force Base Hospital, Wichita Falls, Texas. On internal medicine staff at United Regional Hospital in Wichita Falls.

Currently: Lead hospitalist/acting director for small regional hospitalist program south of Houston, Texas.

Previously: Completed her residency in pediatrics from at Stanford University in 2001

Currently: Voted one of the top pediatricians by Accent Gwinnett, a suburban Atlanta publication. She works for Gwinnett Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine.

Previously: Attending physician, VA Connecticut Healthcare System and assistant professor of medicine, Yale University School of Medicine

Currently: Senior medical advisor, Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Office of Public Health and Environmental Hazards. Co-director of the Veterans Aging Cohort Study examining the impact of HIV infection, alcohol use and aging in veterans

Amy Juraszek, 1996

Previously: Pediatrics residency, 1996–99, Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh; Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship, 1999–2002, Medical University of South Carolina

Currently: Medical director of the cardiac registry and assistant in cardiology, Children’s Hospital Boston, and instructor in pathology, Harvard Medical School. Recently received a Harvard Medical School 50th Anniversary Scholars in Medicine Fellowship.

Previously: Board of Trustees, Pennsylvania Medical Society.

Currently: Allegheny County Medical Society President-elect; Pennsylvania Society of Addiction Medicine Advisory Dean; University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.

Previously: Faculty, Tufts University Family Medicine Residency

Currently: Director of student health services and assistant professor of family medicine, Boston University

New Year Greetings from John, wife Sylvie, and daughter Charlotte.

Richard O. Kennedy, 1985

In the news: An article about Dr. Kennedy, “World Bank Physician Practices Alternative Medicine with International Flavor,” appeared in The Physician Executive, May/June 2004, the journal of the American College of Physician Executives.

Previously: Dr. Haskel was an Army Reserve ob/gyn in Columbus, Georgia.

Currently: He practices in Morristown, New Jersey.

Mary Ann Michelis, 1975

Gerald Sonnenfeld, PhD, 1975

Currently: Nephrologist John Solters retired last year after many years in practice near Portland, OR. He now spends time boating and crabbing in the Pacific Northwest. His biggest professional frustration was the chronic nature of diabetes and the declining quality of life of his elderly patients on dialysis. Yet this was also the source of what he calls his greatest privilege--that of being with patients in the final stages of their lives.

"The only way we can share our humanity is to stand with these patients and support them," he says. "Personally, I don't think there's a greater gift we can give or be given."

Previously: Chief of ophthalmology, Catskill Regional Medical Center, Harris, New York

Currently: Retired November 2006

Sheldon Weinstein, 1963

In the news: Dr. Weinstein was presented with the 2005 Distinguished Surgeon Award by the Society of Gynecologic Surgeons at its annual meeting April 5, 2005, in Palm Springs, California. Dr. Weinstein is the first physician in private practice to win the award. He has been a gynecologic surgeon on the medical staff at Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas for 36 years. He is a member of the Vaginal Surgeons Society, an elite organization limited to 35 members worldwide. For the past 35 years he has lectured all over the world. Dr Weinstein completed his residency at Magee-Womens Hospital at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and became a clinical professor at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School and chief of vaginal surgery in 1969, when he also began his private practice.

In the news: In recognition of his outstanding professional achievement and service to the community, Dr. Mankin was presented with a Distinguished Alumni Fellow award by University of Pittsburgh Chancellor Mark A. Nordenberg. Read more.

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Previously: Dr. Medwid invented and patented several surgical devices during his years of practicing Surgical Oncology. Each device was designed to solve a problem in his practice.

Currently: Now retired from surgery, he has a full-time business, Greer Medical, Inc., in which he oversees the manufacture and distribution of his devices throughout the world. Among his devices are the SeromaCath Wound Drainage System, the SurgiFish Viscera Retainer and the Sapphire Suction Resevoir. Learn more at www.greer-medical.com.

Previously: Dr. Parsons, during his training in internal medicine at the Mayo Clinic, performed the first systematic study of niacin as a treatment for hypercholesteremia, thus pioneering the firs successful cholesterol-control drug. His subsequent studies while practicing in Madison, Wisconsin, from 1956 to 1974 resulted in numerous publications. He was a leader in the Coronary Drug Project (1966-1974), sponsored by the NIH, that showed that, in men with previous heart attacks, niacin reduced heart attack and stroke by about 25 percent, reduced cardiovascular hospitalization, and significantly reduced total mortality. He is the author of two books for the general public, Cholesterol Control Without Diet! The Niacin Solution and Tough Talk About Fat! How to Reach and Maintain Your Ideal Weight.

Currently: Dr. Parsons and his wife, Lynn, divide their time between their Scottsdale home and their summer home in Arizona's White Mountains.

James Fraser Jackson, 1944

Currently: Retired since 2002, Dr. Jackson nonetheless continues to maintain his certification from the American Board of Family Practice. Upon his retirement, the people of East Liverpool, Ohio, where he practiced family medicine for most of his career, dedicated a park overlooking the Ohio River in his name. Read more.

In the news: “Big Shoes to Fill,” an article written by the physician who took over Dr. Jackson’s practice, appeared in the July 9, 2004, edition of Medical Economics.

Ross Musgrave, 1943

In the news: The Ross H. Musgrave Problem-Based Learning Room at the School of Medicine was formally dedicated on October 28, 2004. Read more.

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