Vitae: Class Notes | Annual Report 2008
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Mary R. Hawthorne, MD, associate professor of medicine at UMass Medical School, and David B. DeGrand, MD ’90, PhD, instructor in medicine, recently performed in “Doctors in Concert” at Mechanics Hall in Worcester. The concert featured eight physicians and researchers and benefi ted local charities. Dr. Hawthorne, a primary care physician at UMass Memorial Medical Center, is a member of the choir at Immaculate Conception Church in Worcester and a cantor at Holy Spirit Parish in Wells, Maine. She periodically performs concerts with her husband, David Pihi, a professional classical pianist. Dr. DeGrand is an internist in the UMass Memorial Community Physicians Group. He also studied at the Berklee College of Music.
Jane A. Lochrie, MD, associate professor of medicine, was honored as a 2008 Health Care Hero by the Worcester Business Journal for her professionalism, mentoring and compassionate patient care.
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John F. Mulqueen, MD, is co-founder and current president of Forward in Health, a nonprofi t working to bring health care to Haiti.
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Craig N. van Roekens, MD, MPH, is chief medical offi cer for Manhattan’s Physician Group, the borough’s largest multispecialty medical group providing comprehensive and coordinated health care at eight locations.
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Brian P. Sutton, MD, was elected president of the medical staff at Noble Hospital in Westfi eld, Massachusetts for 2009-2010.
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Laura K. Sherry Miller, MD, and her husband, Morgan, have produced a children’s DVD that teaches street safety to preschoolers. As a mother of two Manhattan-born toddlers, Dr. Miller saw a pressing need for a DVD to help children navigate their urban environment. The DVD is called “Metrobaby Manhattan.” A video clip can be viewed at www.metrobabymanhattan.com. The Millers live in Lakeway, Texas with their two children, Austin and Grace, and Dr. Miller currently works as an internist at the Austin VA. She would love to hear from classmates at info@metrobabymanhattan.com.
Carmen G. Strickland, MD, has joined the Department of Family and Community Medicine at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, as an assistant professor.
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Daniel J. McCullough III, MD, and his wife, Kimberly, welcomed son, Andrew Charles, on November 23, 2008. Andrew joins his big brother, Alexander, 4, who is anxiously awaiting the day he can teach his little brother how to ski! Dr. McCullough was also recently named chief of the Department of Family Medicine at Beverly Hospital and medical director of the CAB Health & Recovery detox unit at Boston Medical Center.
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Timothy E. Gibson, MD, authored an article in the December 2008 issue of Bay State Parent. “The ER: A Place to Soothe Scared Children” informs parents about the changes in medicine that help ease children’s fears when they have to go to the hospital. Dr. Gibson, an assistant professor of pediatrics at UMMS, describes the role child life specialists play, how hospitalists care for children and new medicines that lessen pain.
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Barry M. Hugo, MD, recently joined the Children’s Medical Center of UMass Memorial Medical Center and the PediTeam at Milford Regional Medical Center as a hospitalist.
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Jordan Eisenstock, MD, joined the UMass Memorial Medical Group and the Department of Neurology at UMass Memorial Medical Center. He is an assistant professor of neurology and psychiatry at UMMS. His clinical interests include dementia, headaches, movement disorders, sleep medicine, stroke and traumatic brain injuries.
Elisa A. (Freeman) Mulcahy, MD, is practicing internal medicine at Beth Israel Deaconess HealthCare in Brockton. She and her husband, Timothy, were married in 2005 and live in Raynham.
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Lora Schwartz Council, MD, joined the staff at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center. She is a family practitioner at Hudson Family Health. Dr. Council was named Resident of the Year for 2007 by the New Hampshire Academy of Family Physicians.
Lloyd D. Fisher, MD, and Leah E. Doret, MD, work for the Fallon Clinic, he as a pediatrician, and she in family medicine. Both are instructors at UMMS. They welcomed a daughter, Caroline Elizabeth Fisher, on May 1, 2008. “She is a joy every day, and we are enjoying watching her gain each new skill.”
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Colby Hunter Previte, MD, and Gregory Previte, MD, completed their residencies in OB/GYN and anesthesia, respectively, and have both joined the faculty of the University of Rochester. Colby is also taking classes toward a master’s degree in education and working on the OB/GYN residency curriculum. Their son, Carter, just turned 2 and is a “dynamo of energy!”
Christy J. Szafranski, MD, and James Phillips welcomed a daughter, Emmalynn Mary, on April 14, 2007. Dr. Szafranski is a practicing pediatrician in St. Petersburg, Florida.
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Michael N. Cocchi, MD, and Katie M. Crisostomo were married on August 23, 2008. Dr. Cocchi completed his residency at the Harvard Affiliated Emergency Medicine Residency at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, where he is currently a fellow in critical care.
Teli Leung, MD, joined the Benedict Building Primary Care Clinic at UMass Memorial Medical Center. Her clinical interests include hospital medicine, preventive medicine and women’s health.
Joseph C. Tennyson, MD, joined the UMass Memorial Medical Group and the Department of Emergency Medicine at UMass Memorial Medical Center.
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Seoung Oh, PhD, moved to the Seattle area and has joined the Allen Institute for Brain Science as a postdoctoral fellow.
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The Worcester Business Journal recently honored its 2008 Health Care Heroes. Among them was Jay Cyr, MS, MBA, instructor in medicine at UMMS, who was recognized with UMass Memorial Medical Center colleagues for contributions to the UMass Memorial expedited treatment of “STEMI” (ST segment elevation myocardial infarction), made possible through coordinated communication and the use of technology.
Jodi L. Lane, MS, RN, CS, CCTC, represented UMass Memorial Medical Center at the Fourth National Learning Congress on Organ Donation and Transplantation in Nashville in October. UMass Memorial was a Medal of Honor recipient.
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Jana Hurlbut-Miller, MD ’01, of Salt Lake City, passed away on October 13, 2008. She leaves her husband, Peter R. Hurlbut-Miller, MD ’01.
Alumni of the School of Medicine, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and Graduate School of Nursing may send their latest news to alumni@umassmed.edu.