Class News

Class of 1949

John W. Severinghaus was recently honored with the renaming of the American Society of Anesthesiologists Plenary Lecture on Translational Science. This lecture has been delivered at the ASA annual meetings since 2004, and beginning in 2008, it will be called the John W. Severinghaus Lecture on Translational Science in recognition of his contributions to medical science. Dr. Severinghaus will deliver his namesake lecture at the ASA meeting in Orlando on Tuesday, October 21, 2008, at 11:30 a.m. in the Orange County Convention Center. His lecture is titled "Gadgeteering for Healthcare."

Class of 1954

In June 2008 the Columbia University Medical Center paid tribute to Anneliese L. Sitarz, professor emeritus of clinical pediatrics.  More than 100 faculty, friends, and grateful families gathered to thank Anneliese for her dedication to the Division of Pediatric Hematology – Oncology and the University as well as the countless young patients she served during a career that spanned 53 years.  The celebration included an announcement by P. Roy Vagelos’54, Chairman of the Board of Visitors, that an endowed scholarship fund has been established by several alumni of the College of Physicians and Surgeons in her honor. John N. Schullinger’55, professor emeritus of clinical surgery, presented the keynote remarks in honor of his colleague and longtime friend.

Class of 1958

Jules White recently endowed a scholarship in his wife’s name at Yale-New Haven Hospital. The Anita M. White Endowment will honor a graduating dietetic intern each year who personifies the ideals of the profession. In 1958, Yale-New Haven Hospital established one of the first dietetic internships in the country. The one-year internship prepares students to become registered dietitians. Each year, the program accepts a class of 12 interns who will pursue careers in health care, business and industry, academia, government agencies and the media after graduation.

Class of 1984

Arnon Krongrad, founder and medical director of the Krongrad Institute for Minimally Invasive Prostate Cancer Surgery, recently co-founded The New Prostate Cancer InfoLink and Social Network. Using blogs, syndication and social networks similar to Facebook, Dr. Krongrad and Mike Scott, a principal at Vox Medica, a health communications firm, created a Web site that encourages discussion about the implications of prostate cancer. Members include doctors, patients, wives, ministers, government officials – anyone with an interest in prostate cancer.

Class of 1988

James M. Markert professor and division director, department of surgery, division of neurosurgery at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), was named the James Garber Galbraith Endowed Chair of Neurosurgery at UAB. Markert has made major contributions to the field of neurology with his work with malignant glioma, taking a laboratory discovery he made into a clinical trial, the results of which may dramatically alter the outlook for patients with malignant glioma. Dr. Markert is also co-director of the UAB Brain SPORE, a $13 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to develop new therapies to treat brain cancer.

Name

Specialty

Rudy Andriani, MD

Urology

Kwame Anyane-Yeboa, MD

Clinical Genetics

Gerald Appel, MD

Nephrology

Paul Appelbaum, MD

Psychiatry

Michael Argenziano, MD

Thoracic Surgery

Stephen Arpadi, MD

Pediatrics

Russell Asnes, MD

Pediatrics

Evelyn Attia, MD

Psychiatry

John Austin, MD

Diagnostic Radiology

Jonathan Aviv, MD

Otolaryngology

Michael Bar, MD

Hematology

Phillip Bauman, MD

Orthopedic Surgery

Laxmi Baxi, MD

Obstetrics & Gynecology

Myles Behrens, MD

Ophthalmology

Kevin Bell, MD

Internal Medicine

Mitchell Benson, MD

Urology

Alan Benvenisty, MD

Vascular Surgery

Richard Berkowitz, MD

Maternal & Fetal Medicine

Robert Bernstein, MD

Dermatology

Marc Bessler, MD

Surgery

Louis Bigliani, MD

Orthopedic Surgery

John Bilezikian, MD

Endocrinology, Diabetes, & Metabolism

Hector Bird, MD

Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

Andrew Blitzer, MD DDS

Otolaryngology

Ralph Blume, MD

Rheumatology

Fredric Bomback, MD

Pediatrics

Paul Brandt-Rauf, MD

Occupational Medicine

Bruce Brener, MD

Vascular Surgery

Eric Brown, MD

Nephrology

Lois Brustman, MD

Obstetrics & Gynecology

Kevin Burbige, MD

Urology

John Cahill, MD

Preventive Medicine

Mitchell Cairo, MD

Pediatric Hematology-Oncology

Salvatore Caruana, MD

Otolaryngology

John Chabot, MD

Surgery

Stanley Chang, MD

Ophthalmology

Jonathan Chen, MD

Thoracic Surgery

Lanny Close, MD

Otolaryngology

David Cohen, MD

Nephrology

Lee Cohen, MD

Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

Cliff Connery, MD

Thoracic Surgery

Maryann Colenda, MD

Pediatric Allergy & Immunology

Rubin Cooper, MD

Pediatric Cardiology

Peter Costantino, MD

Otolaryngology

Mary D'Alton, MD

Maternal & Fetal Medicine

Vincent Deleo, MD

Dermatology

Lucian Del Priore, MD, PhD

Ophthalmology

Darryl De Vivo, MD

Child Neurology

James Dillard, MD

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

David Diuguid, MD

Hematology

Neil Dreyer, MD

Internal Medicine

Andrew Eichenfield, MD

Pediatric Rheumatology

Jean Emond, MD

Surgery

Alison Estabrook, MD

Surgery

Neil Feldstein, MD

Neurological Surgery

Seth Feltheimer, MD

Internal Medicine

Robert Fine, MD

Oncology

Michael First, MD

Psychiatry

Harry Fisch, MD

Urology

Dennis Fowler, MD

Surgery

David Friedman, MD

Pediatric Surgery

Pamela Gallin, MD

Ophthalmology

Rajinder Gandhi, MD

Pediatric Surgery

James Garvin, MD, PhD

Pediatric Hematology-Oncology

Maria Garzon, MD

Dermatology

Harold Gewirtz, MD

Plastic Surgery

Gary Giangola, MD

Vascular Surgery

Kenneth Glassberg, MD

Urology

Steven Glickel, MD

Hand Surgery

Jerry Gliklich, MD

Cardiovascular Disease

Robert Goodman, MD, PhD

Neurological Surgery

Lester Gottesman, MD

Colon & Rectal Surgery

Rosalie Greenberg, MD

Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

Walter Groff, MD

Colon & Rectal Surgery

Michael Grossbard, MD

Oncology

Melanie Grossman, MD

Dermatology

Joseph Haddad, MD

Pediatric Otolaryngology

Ziv Haskal, MD

Vascular & Interventional Radiology

William Hellenbrand, MD

Pediatric Cardiology

Terry Hensle, MD

Urology

Thomas Herzog, MD

Gynecologic Oncology

William Hines, MD

Nephrology

Peter Hughes, MD

Orthopedic Surgery

Steven Isaacson, MD

Radiation Oncology

Thomas Jacobs, MD

Endocrinology, Diabetes, & Metabolism

Steven Kanengiser, MD

Pediatric Pulmonology

Meyer Kattan, MD

Pediatric Pulmonology

Aaron Katz, MD

Urology

Kenneth Katz, MD

Pediatrics

Howard Kaufman, MD

Surgery

Neil Kavey, MD

Psychiatry

Philip Kazlow, MD

Pediatric Gastroenterology

K Craig Kent, MD

Vascular Surgery

Alexander Khandji, MD

Neuroradiology

Herbert Kleber, MD

Addiction Psychiatry

Yosef Krespi, MD

Otolaryngology

James Krinsley, MD

Pulmonary Disease

Daniel Kuriloff, MD

Otolaryngology

George Lazarus, MD

Pediatrics

Oscar Lebwohl, MD

Gastroenterology

Donald Leichter, MD

Pediatric Cardiology

William Levine, MD

Sports Medicine

Sharon Lewin, MD

Internal Medicine

Charles Littlejohn, MD

Colon & Rectal Surgery

Franklin Lowe, MD

Urology

Arthur Magun, MD

Gastroenterology

David Markowitz, MD

Gastroenterology

David Mazza, MD

Allergy & Immunology

Robert McConnell, MD

Endocrinology, Diabetes, & Metabolism

Paul C McCormick, MD

Neurological Surgery

John Mears, MD

Hematology

Anthony Mercando, MD

Cardiovascular Disease

Peter Michalos, MD

Ophthalmology

Jeffrey Milsom, MD

Colon & Rectal Surgery

Lori Mosca, MD, PhD

Cardiovascular Disease

Jeffrey Moses, MD

Interventional Cardiology

John Mulhall, MD

Urology

Yoshifumi Naka, MD, PhD

Thoracic Surgery

Martin Nash, MD

Pediatric Nephrology

Barton Nisonson, MD

Sports Medicine

Edward Nunes, MD

Psychiatry

Sharon Oberfield, MD

Pediatric Endocrinology

Lewis Opler, MD

Psychiatry

Mehmet Oz, MD

Thoracic Surgery

Steven Pearlman, MD

Otolaryngology

Timothy Pedley, MD

Neurology

Lynne Perry-Bottinger, MD

Cardiovascular Disease

Daniel Petrylak, MD

Oncology

John Pile-Spellman, MD

Neuroradiology

Richard Polin, MD

Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine

Bruce Polsky, MD

Infectious Disease

Alfons Pomp, MD

Surgery

Kenneth Prager, MD

Pulmonary Disease

Alice Prince, MD

Pediatrics

Jan Quaegebeur, MD

Pediatric Surgery

Lynne Quittell, MD

Pediatric Pulmonolgy

Norman Relkin, MD, PhD

Neurology

David Resnick, MD

Allergy & Immunology

Mario Romagnoli, MD

Infectious Disease

Michael Rosenbaum, MD

Pediatrics

Steven Rosenfeld, MD

Neurology

Richard Rosenthal, MD

Psychiatry

Melvin Rosenwasser, MD

Hand Surgery

David Roye, MD

Orthopedic Surgery

Lisa Saiman, MD

Pediatric Infectious Disease

Gabriel Sara, MD

Oncology

Mark Sauer, MD

Reproductive Endocrinology

David Savage, MD

Hematology

Ihor Sawczuk, MD

Urology

Peter Schiff, MD, PhD

Radiation Oncology

Neil Schluger, MD

Pulmonary Disease

Allan Schwartz, MD

Cardiovascular Disease

Alan Seplowitz, MD

Endocrinology, Diabetes, & Metabolism

Ethel Siris, MD

Endocrinology, Diabetes, & Metabolism

Marjorie Slankard, MD

Allergy & Immunology

Craig Smith, MD

Thoracic Surgery

Michael Snyder, MD

Pediatric Cardiology

Barney Softness, MD

Pediatrics

Robert Solomon, MD

Neurological Surgery

Robert Sommer, MD

Pediatric Cardiology

Joshua Sonett, MD

Thoracic Surgery

Paul Starker, MD

Surgery

Jonathan Steinberg, MD

Cardiac Electrophysiology

Charles Stolar, MD

Pediatric Surgery

Gregg Stone, MD

Interventional Cardiology

Mark Stoopler, MD

Oncology

Ian Storper, MD

Otolaryngology

Robert Strauch, MD

Hand Surgery

Mark Sultan, MD

Plastic Surgery

Alexander Swistel, MD

Surgery

Daniel Swistel, MD

Thoracic Surgery

Paul Tartter, MD

Surgery

Joseph Tenenbaum, MD

Cardiovascular Disease

Byron Thomashow, MD

Pulmonary Disease

George Todd, MD

Vascular Surgery

Ronald Van Heertum, MD

Nuclear Medicine

Mary Versfelt, MD

Pediatrics

B Timothy Walsh, MD

Psychiatry

Michelle Warren, MD

Reproductive Endocrinology

Hal Wasserman, MD

Interventional Cardiology

Michael Weinberger, MD

Pain Medicine

Michael Weiner, MD

Pediatric Hematology-Oncology

Paul Weinstein, MD

Oncology

Leonard Wexler, MD

Pediatric Hematology-Oncology

Richard Whelan, MD

Colon & Rectal Surgery

Lawrence Yannuzzi, MD

Ophthalmology

Chun Yip, MD

Pulmonary Disease

Jeffrey Zitsman, MD

Pediatric Surgery

Name

Specialty

Robin Altman, MD

Pediatrics

Lisa De Angelis, MD

Neurology

Brian Apatoff, MD, PhD

Neurology

Gerald Appel, MD

Nephrology

Michael Argenziano, MD

Thoracic Surgery

Michael Bar, MD

Hematology

Soly Baredes, MD

Otolaryngology

Myles Behrens, MD

Ophthalmology

Alan Benvenisty, MD

Vascular Surgery

Marc Bessler, MD

Surgery

John Bilezikian, MD

Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism

Ralph Blume, MD

Rheumatology

Vincent Bonagura, MD

Pediatric Allergy & Immunology

Jeffrey Boscamp, MD

Pediatric Infectious Disease

Paul Brandt-Rauf, MD

Occupational Medicine

Jeffrey Bruce, MD

Neurological Surgery

Elisa Burns, MD

Obstetrics & Gynecology

Martin Camins, MD

Neurological Surgery

Frank Cammisa, MD

Orthopedic Surgery

John Chabot, MD

Surgery

Jonathan Chen, MD

Thoracic Surgery

Muhammad Choudhury, MD

Urology

Maryann Colenda, MD

Pediatric Allergy & Immunology

Allen Collins, MD

Psychiatry

Edward Craig, MD

Orthopedic Surgery

Vincent Deleo, MD

Dermatology

George Di Giacinto, MD

Neurological Surgery

James Dillard, MD

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

Robert Downey, MD

Thoracic Surgery

Alison Estabrook, MD

Surgery

Stanley Fahn, MD

Neurology

Raja Flores, MD

Thoracic Surgery

Janice Gabrilove, MD

Oncology

Mark Gardenswartz, MD

Nephrology

Maria Garzon, MD

Dermatology

Steven Glickel, MD

Hand Surgery

Marc Goldstein, MD

Urology

Robert Goodman, MD, PhD

Neurological Surgery

Rosalie Greenberg, MD

Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

James Greenman, MD

Infectious Disease

Ronald Grelsamer, MD

Orthopedic Surgery

Jose Guillem, MD

Colon & Rectal Surgery

Richard Gusberg, MD

Vascular Surgery

Joseph Haddad, MD

Pediatric Otolaryngology

Patricia Hicks, MD

Pediatric Allergy & Immunology

Phyllis Hyde, MD

Hematology

Thomas Jacobs, MD

Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism

Jesus Jaile-Marti, MD

Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine

Bruce Katz, MD

Dermatology

Neil Kavey, MD

Psychiatry

Mary Kemeny, MD

Surgery

Yukiko Kimura, MD

Pediatric Rheumatology

Daniel Knowles, MD

Pathology

Brian Kushner, MD

Pediatric Hematology-Oncology

George Lazarus, MD

Pediatrics

Marianne Legato, MD

Internal Medicine

Dorothy Levine, MD

Pediatrics

Arthur Magun, MD

Gastroenterology

Michael Marin, MD

Vascular Surgery

David Markowitz, MD

Gastroenterology

Joseph McCarthy, MD

Plastic Surgery

Paul C McCormick, MD

Neurological Surgery

Robert Michler, MD

Thoracic Surgery

Walter Molofsky, MD

Child Neurology

Enrique Monsanto, MD

Hand Surgery

Harris Nagler, MD

Urology

Barton Nisonson, MD

Sports Medicine

John Nosher, MD

Vascular & Interventional Radiology  

Edward Nunes, MD

Psychiatry

Mehmet Oz, MD

Thoracic Surgery

Sharon Patrick, MD

Maternal & Fetal Medicine

Frank Petito, MD

Neurology

Gerald Pitman, MD

Plastic Surgery

Laura Popper, MD

Pediatrics

Kenneth Prager, MD

Pulmonary Disease

Alice Prince, MD

Pediatrics

Anthony Pucillo, MD

Cardiovascular Disease

Calvin Roberts, MD

Ophthalmology

Carolyn Rochester, MD

Pulmonary Disease

Mario Romagnoli, MD

Infectious Disease

Angela Romano, MD

Pediatric Cardiology 

Michael Rosenbaum, MD

Pediatrics

David Roye, MD

Orthopedic Surgery

Lisa Saiman, MD

Pediatric Infectious Disease

David Savage, MD

Hematology

Allan Schwartz, MD

Cardiovascular Disease

Alan Seplowitz, MD

Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism

Ethel Siris, MD

Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism

Barney Softness, MD

Pediatrics

Robert Solomon, MD

Neurological Surgery

David Spriggs, MD

Oncology

Paul Starker, MD

Surgery

Robert Strauch, MD

Hand Surgery

Michael Stubblefield, MD

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

Mark Sultan, MD

Plastic Surgery

Gary Tannenbaum, MD

Vascular Surgery

Joseph Tenenbaum, MD

Cardiovascular Disease

Lewis Teperman, MD

Surgery

Jess Ting, MD

Plastic Surgery

George Todd, MD

Vascular Surgery

Mary Versfelt, MD

Pediatrics

Christine Walsh, MD

Pediatric Cardiology 

Hal Wasserman, MD

Interventional Cardiology

Harold Weinberg, MD

Neurology

Richard Whelan, MD

Colon & Rectal Surgery

David Wolf, MD

Gastroenterology

Jan Wollack, MD

Child Neurology

Arthur Yee, MD

Infectious Disease

Chun Yip, MD

Pulmonary Disease

George Zambetti, MD

Orthopedic Surgery

Name

Year

Gerard Addonizio, MD

1978

Frederick Alexander, MD

1977

Michael Argenziano, MD

1992

Edward Athanasian, MD

1988

Evelyn Attia, MD

1986

Jonathan Aviv, MD

1985

Daniel Baker, MD

1968

Garth Ballantyne, MD

1977

Michael Bar, MD

1983

Soly Baredes, MD

1976

Phillip Bauman, MD

1981

Myles Behrens, MD

1962

Kevin Bell, MD

1975

Mitchell Benson, MD

1977

Alan Benvenisty, MD

1978

John Bilezikian, MD

1969

David Biro, MD, PhD

1991

Ralph Blume, MD

1964

Hal Blumenfeld, MD, PhD

1989, 1990

Oheneba Boachie-Adjei, MD

1980

Vincent Bonagura, MD

1975

Paul Brandt-Rauf, MD

1974

Susan Bressman, MD

1977

Elisa Burns, MD

1982

James Bussel, MD

1975

Frank Cammisa, MD

1982

Stanley Chang, MD

1974

Jonathan Chen, MD

1994

David Chiu, MD

1973

Michael Clain, MD

1984

Edward Craig, MD

1973

Charlotte Cunningham-Rundles, MD, PhD

1969

Jessica Davis, MD

1959

Lisa De Angelis, MD

1980

Jonathan Deland, MD

1980

Angela Diaz, MD

1981

Robert Downey, MD

1985

Nancy Epstein, MD

1976

Matthew Farrell, MD

1975

Evan Flatow, MD

1981

Maria Garzon, MD

1988

Jerry Gliklich, MD

1975

John Golfinos, MD

1988

Robert Goodman, MD

1966

James Goodrich, MD

1980

Rosalie Greenberg, MD

1976

Ronald Grelsamer, MD

1979

Eugene Grossi, MD

1981

Richard Gusberg, MD

1970

Simon Hall, MD

1988

Laurie Jacobs, MD

1985

Ira Jacobson, MD

1979

Jesus Jaile-Marti, MD

1987

Neil Kavey, MD

1969

Mary Kemeny, MD

1972

Leslie Kerr, MD

1980

Wilson Ko, MD

1983

Leonard Krilov, MD

1978

Joel Landzberg, MD

1983

Dorothy Lane, MD

1965

Lewis Lane, MD

1974

George Lazarus, MD

1971

Laura Liberman, MD

1984

Franklin Lowe, MD

1979

Alan Manevitz, MD

1980

David Markowitz, MD

1985

Peter McCann, MD

1980

Joseph McCarthy, MD

1964

Robert McConnell, MD

1973

Paul C McCormick, MD

1982

John Mears, MD

1973

Jonathan Moldover, MD

1974

Michael Nissenblatt, MD

1973

Larry Norton, MD

1972

Frank Petito, MD

1967

Laura Popper, MD

1974

Alice Prince, MD

1975

Thomas Rago, MD

1977

Carolyn Rochester, MD

1983

Marc Roelke, MD

1987

Mario Romagnoli, MD

1976

Angela Romano, MD

1980 

Paul Rosen, MD

1964

Roger Rosenstein, MD

1975

Melvin Rosenwasser, MD

1976

Philip Roth, MD, PhD

1981

David Roye, MD

1975

David Savage, MD

1974

Robert Schoene, MD

1972

Neal Schultz, MD

1973

Allan Schwartz, MD

1974

Susan Scott, MD

1974

Thomas Sculco, MD

1969

Alan Seplowitz, MD

1972

Edward Shlasko, MD

1985

Jerome Shupack, MD

1963

Ethel Siris, MD

1971

Peter Smith, MD

1968

Barney Softness, MD

1980

Paul Starker, MD

1980

Robert Strauch, MD

1986

Michael Stubblefield, MD

1996

Steven Stuchin, MD

1976

Mark Sultan, MD

1982

Gary Tannenbaum, MD

1983

Byron Thomashow, MD

1974

Jess Ting, MD

1995

Mary Versfelt, MD

1978

Hal Wasserman, MD

1982

Michael Weinberger, MD

1983

Richard Whelan, MD

1982

Mark Wiesen, MD

1975

David Wolf, MD

1985

Jan Wollack, MD

1981