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Innovator - Spring 2023

Innovator

03 - The President’s Column

06 - Time Machine: Fabric of the Heart

10 - The Nexus: News at Jefferson

20 - Student to #Philebrity: Influenced by Jefferson

24 - The Light Fantastic

30 - We Are One Jefferson

34 - Question & Innovate

36 - Reimagine

40 - Ram Roundup

44 - Class Notes

56 - In Memory

58 - Trivia

Innovator - Summer 2022

Innovator

05 - The Provost’s Column

08 - Time Machine: John K. Mitchell’s Automaton Chess Player

12 - The Nexus: News at Jefferson

22 - Empowering Amputees to Conquer the Seas

26 - The Legend: Coach Herb Magee ’63, HOF ’11

34 - Common Threads

38 - Pitch Please

44 - Question & Innovate: Natasha A. Trice ’14

48 - The Future is Now Farewell to Dr. Stephen K. Klasko

52 - A Father’s Life Inspires a Son’s Giving

54 - Reimagine

60 - Ram Roundup

64 - Class Notes

72 - In Memory

Evanescent - Volume 3, Issue 1

Evanescent

Evanescent: A Journal of Literary Medicine is the journal of the Eakins Writers’ Workshop, which also sponsors the Drs. Theresa and Charles Yeo Writing Prize. The Eakins Writers’ Workshop is supported by the Jefferson Center for Injury Research and Prevention.

Contents:

• Letters From The Editors
• Struggle/Growth
• The Drs. Theresa and Charles Yeo Writing Prize: First Place
• Stasis/Change
• The Drs. Theresa and Charles Yeo Writing Prize: Second Place
• Vulnerability/Strength
• The Drs. Theresa and Charles Yeo Writing Prize: Third Place
• Wonder/Wisdom
• Gratitude/Insight
• Afterword
• List of Contributors

Innovator - Fall 2021

Innovator

05 - Message from the President

09 - The Provost's Column

10 - Time Machine: A Glorious Stride

14 - The Nexus: News at Jefferson

22 - Fabric Wins

28 - Mind Over Matter

36 - A Designing Woman

42 - Celebration of Innovation

48 - Question & Innovate: Tracy Durkin, Esq. '83

52 - New Curriculum Nurtures Students' Creative Side

56 - Answering the Call (of Duty)

58 - Reimagine

60 - An Extraordinary Everywoman

62 - Ram Roundup

64 - Class Notes

72 - In Memory

74 - Trivia

Innovator - Fall 2020

Innovator

05 - Message from the President

09 - An Inflection Point for Higher Education

10 - Time Machine: Heart and Lung

16 - The Nexus: News at Jefferson

24 - Newest American Girl Doll

28 - Establishing a Global Classroom

30 - Textile Professionals Answer a Looming Need

34 - Getting Physics-al

38 - The Global Studio

44 - Houston, We Have a Solution

50 - Question & Innovate

54 - The Weave of Possibility

60 - Reimagine

64 - Ram Roundup

68 - Class Notes

72 - In Memory

74 - Trivia

Inside Out, 2021

Inside Out

Contents:

Philadelphia 2020, Zoe Wong - Cover

Sun Dance, Matt Sears - Inside Cover

Five Islands Sunset, Zachary Davis - Back Cover

Arret to Art, Simran Rahi - This Page

Sunday, John Curran - Contents p. 2

Self-Portrait, John Curran - Contents p. 3

Light Bulbs, Michael O’Connor - 1

The Steamboat, Matthew Wallingford - 2

Untitled, Emily Bucher - 3

Green, Erica Westlake - 4

Animal Within, John Vaile - 5

Birch Trees, Matthew Wallingford - 6

A Hurry to Work, Matthew Wallingford - 7

A …

Inside Out, 2020

Inside Out

Contents:

Well Earned, Matt Sears - Cover, 16

Everglades, Benjamin Chipkin - Inside Cover

Wild Bill, Chen Zhou - Contents

Lying in Wait, Sarah Roselli - Contents

Begin Again, Daisy Zhang - 1

Grieving, Sonali Koduri - 2

Cascades, Kevin Tang - 3

Insomnia, Brittany File - 4

Blue, Chen Zhou - 5

Undone, Hana Chamoun - 6

Egg, Zoe Wong - 6

Two Weeks, Hana Chamoun - 7

Expansion, Zaynab Sajjadi - 8

Connections Across the Deep, Beverly Anaele - 9

Lifelight, Bryce Eng …

Innovator - Spring 2020

Innovator

05 - Message from the President

08 - The Past is a Prologue

15 - Shrinking World/Expanding Horizons

16 - The Nexus: News at Jefferson

20 - Jefferson Hits the Runway at NYFW

22 - A Game Changer

26 - Binge Swatching

30 - Breaking Down the Walls

38 - Coming Full Circle

44 - Question and Innovate

46 - Designer Health

50 - The Site is the Star

54 - Transcend and Include

60 - Reimagine

64 - Ram Roundup

68 - Class Notes

74 - In Memory

78 - Triva

Innovator - Winter 2020

Innovator

8 - A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT

10 - WHAT’S HAPPENING AT JEFFERSON

16 - DEFINING THE FUTURE OF LEARNING AND WORK
How well are institutions of higher education preparing their graduates for the realities of work in the 21st century?

26 - IT’S IN OUR DNA
Innovative partnership leads to Jefferson Institute for Bioprocessing.

32 - JEFFERSON IS GLOBAL
Jefferson’s study away program provides life-changing experiences for students.

36 - PURSUING KNOWLEDGE AND IMPACT
Provost Mark L. Tykocinski, MD, explores the different research initiatives happening across Jefferson.

38 - LIVING THE DREAM
Jefferson grad orbits among the stars like …

Evanescent - Volume 2, Issue 1

Evanescent

This special issue of the journal focuses on COVID-19 and racism in medicine. It was guest edited by Danielle Snyderman, MD, CMD, a geriatrician and an assistant professor in the department of family and community medicine at Thomas Jefferson University and the medical director of The Hill at Whitemarsh continuing care retirement community, and Nick Safian, a member of the Sidney Kimmel Medical College class of 2022.

CONTENTS

• Introduction from the Guest Editors, page 1
• Note from the Editor-in-Chief, page 5
• Section I: Poetry, page 7
• Section II: Home Life, page 9
• Section III: Entering the Fray, page 15
• Section …

Inside Out, Spring 2019

Inside Out

Contents:

Spiderweb of Lights, Erica Westlake - Cover

Morning Commute - La Molina, Peru, Sarah Roselli - Inside Cover

Untitled Constellations Kevin Tang - Following Page

Desire, Daisy Zhang - 1

The Cliffs, Kevin Tang - 2

Fish Tails, Sean Considine - 3

Fisherman’s Nook, Boglarka Jordan - 4

Moratorium, Harnoor Kaur - 4

Cain and Abel, Sean Considine - 5

Sunset Outside Philly, Cara Mergner - 5

Abstract Anatomy: Umbilical Cord, Jordyn Tumas - 6

Daughterhood, Danielle Crabtree - 7

Al Kabsa, Sh’Rae Marshall -8

Thinking in Circles, Kerry …

Evanescent - Volume 1, Issue 1

Evanescent

1 - My first 24-hour shift, Marnie Abehouse

3 - Unprepared, Daniel Bahat

5 - #1, Douglas Gouchoe

7 - Harrowing Halloween, Nick Siena

11 - Where do we go from here?, Robert Wilson

15 - Lucky, Marina Heskel

Innovator - Spring 2019

Innovator

8 - A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT

10 - WHAT’S HAPPENING AT JEFFERSON?

16 - OUR STRATEGIC ACADEMIC FRAMEWORK Jefferson is dedicated to improving lives by redefining humanly possible.

18 - THE BOY FROM BROOKLYN Noted alumnus Harold Ronson leaves his mark on Jefferson.

24 - WE DESIGN THINKING The University has developed a world-class reputation for graduating designers with a demonstrated capacity for developing robust solutions for real-world problems.

30 - UNLEASHING CREATIVITY Provost Mark L. Tykocinski, MD, describes the exciting and productive intersections explored at Jefferson.

32 - AN EVOLUTION ROOTED IN EMPATHY Two industry experts and educators …

Inside Out, Spring 2018

Inside Out

Contents:

Untitled, Jane Jacob - Cover

Guy, Tariro Mupaso - Inside Cover

IM Rounds, Michelle Chen - 1

Histology of the Cerebellum at the Level of the Medulla, Caroline Dunne - 3

Summer Fruit, Kanika Ramchandan 2

Serenity, Chen Zhou - 4

Stage IV, Jordyn Tumas - 5

Pitting Anitha, Ahmed - 6

The Other Hand, Sophia Dang - 6

Dust, Victoria Stevenson - 7

Conflagration, Anitha Ahmed - 8

Sweet Shop - Tangail, Bangladesh, Micaela Langille Collins - 8

Newborn Exam, Jordyn Tumas - 9

The Descent, Jeffrey Lee …

Download Entire Issue: Gibbon Surgical Review, Volume 2, Issue 1, 2019

Gibbon Surgical Review

Table of Contents

4 - The Gibbon Surgical Externship: A Student’s Perspective

6 - Invited Article: The PCOM Wisely Surgical Association and the Philadelphia Surgery Conference

8 - Interview With Thomas Jefferson Cardiothoracic Surgeon, H. Todd Massey, MD

12 - The Life of a Rwandan Surgical Resident

14 - Role Of Technological Advancement In The Context Of Surgical Planning And Execution: Perspective Of Jefferson Surgical Faculty

16 - Interview with William B. Hughes, MD, Director of the Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Burn Center

19 - Women in Surgery: An Interview with Dr. Karen Chojnacki, Vice Chair of Surgical Education at …

Jefferson Currents: Fall Volume 17, Issue 2, 2018

Jefferson Currents: The Energy Conservation Newsletter

Jefferson Currents: Fall Volume 17, Issue 2, 2018

Jefferson Currents: Spring Volume 17, Issue 1, 2018

Jefferson Currents: The Energy Conservation Newsletter

Jefferson Currents: Spring Volume 17, Issue 1, 2018

Download Entire Issue: Gibbon Surgical Review, Volume 1, Issue 2, 2018

Gibbon Surgical Review

Table of Contents

• Forward by Charles J. Yeo, MD, FACS
• PERSPECTIVE - An Interview with Dr. Theresa Yeo, Co-Director of the Jefferson Pancreas Tumor Registry (JPTR)
• A PGY-1's Perspective: Conducting Pancreatic Cancer Research as a Medical Student
• INTERVIEW - Jonathan Brody, PhD - Pancreatic Cancer Specialist
• RESEARCH SPOTLIGHT - The Journal of Pancreatic Cancer
• Pancreatic Cancer Research at Jefferson: The Mary Halinski Pancreatic Cancer Research Fund
• The Gibbon Surgical Society
• Contributors
• Samuel D. Gross Professor of Surgery: Charles J. Yeo, MD, FACS

Full Issue: Volume 13, Issue 2 - Spring 2018

JHN Journal

Full Issue: Volume 13, Issue 2 - Spring 2018

Download Entire Issue: Gibbon Surgical Review, Volume 1, Issue 1, 2018

Gibbon Surgical Review

Table of Contents

• A First Year's Perspective on JeffMD, Somnath Das, MS1
• Spotlight on TJUH's Quality and Safety Group, Samantha L. Savitch, MS1
• Medical Student Involvement in Quality Improvement Research, Tyler M. Bauer, MS3
• Global Surgery: A Shift in the Global Health Paradigm, Myles S. Dworkin, MS3
• Thomas Jefferson University Design Vault, Victor B. Hsue, MS2
• Physician Spotlight: Ernest (Gary) L. Rosato, MD, FACS, Carrie E. Andrews, MS3
• The SCALPELS Program, Emily Papai, MS1

News In Brief

Jefferson Surgical Solutions

Promotions and Advancement

Luis Eraso, MD, (Division of Vascular Surgery), and John Kairys, MD, FACS (Division of General Surgery), have each been promoted to Associate Professor of Surgery.

Orlando Kirton, MD, FACS, has been named Vice Chair, Chief of Surgery at Abington Hospital.

Jack Sariego, MD, FACS, has been named Vice Chair, Chief of Surgery at Aria.

Alliric Willis, MD, FACS, has been named Vice Chair for Faculty Affairs & Faculty Development.

Save the Date

Please join us on Tuesday, November 28, 2017, at the 15th Annual Jefferson Gala. Chair of Surgery, Charles J. Yeo, MD, FACS, will receive the …

Grateful Patient Recognizes Acute Care Surgery, Infectious Disease Teams For Life-Saving Treatment

Jefferson Surgical Solutions

Robert Petcove has spent nearly three decades helping hospitals and health systems provide benefits to their employees. Yet, until this year, impacted wisdom teeth had been the Cherry Hill, New Jersey, native’s biggest health issue. That changed over Mother’s Day weekend – when a couple of fluke accidents culminated in a life-threatening Strep A infection.

“On Mother’s Day, I cut my right forearm as I was cleaning out an old aquarium,” Petcove, 48, recalls. “It was a very small cut that barely bled, but since I’m familiar with fish tank diseases that can be transmitted to humans, I cleaned it …

On The Job: Tina Nichols

Jefferson Surgical Solutions

As Office Supervisor in the Division of Transplant Surgery, Tina Nichols spends her days tackling a variety of time-sensitive tasks – from setting up meetings and working on provider credentialing to sorting out billing issues and scheduling patients for surgery. She supports five surgeons, a physician assistant and a nurse practitioner across their academic and clinical responsibilities, including both transplant and general surgery cases.

Nichols joined the Division of Transplant Surgery in 2015 after spending more than four years with Jefferson’s Department of Radiation Oncology. Prior to that, she worked for a private OB-GYN practice for seven years. She credits …

Success Of Pilot Grant Program Leads To Funding By Robert Saligman Charitable Foundation

Jefferson Surgical Solutions

In 2016, the Department of Surgery launched the Support of Surgery Research Activities Pilot Grant Program. In the first year alone, six projects were approved and funded. Recognizing the importance of innovative research and the success of this funding model, the Robert Saligman Charitable Foundation made a generous contribution in June 2017 to bolster future exploratory studies.

The new Saligman Family Surgery Pilot Grant Program encourages faculty members, residents and fellows to apply for grants of up to $15,000 per year to pursue independent research programs. Here are updates from the principal investigators of three ongoing studies.

“This funding mechanism …

Meet The Interns

Jefferson Surgical Solutions

The Department has welcomed an impressive group of categorical interns including two graduates of Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University. The interns were selected from over 1350 applicants to our program. These doctors, who matched with Jefferson, started on June 20, 2017. Please welcome (from left to right):

Ryan Lamm, MD Stony Brook University School of Medicine

James Fraser, MD Quinnipiac University School of Medicine

Andrew Hallett, MD New York University School of Medicine

Keyur Patel, MD Sidney Kimmel Medical College

Lindsay Lynch, MD Rutgers University – New Jersey Medical School

Adrienne Christopher, MD Sidney Kimmel Medical College …

Quality & Safety Update: Resident Teams Recognized, New Fellows Initiate Research

Jefferson Surgical Solutions

Championing quality and safety is an institutional commitment and a critical part of day-to-day operations in the Department of Surgery. Scott Cowan, MD, FACS, Vice Chair for Quality in the Department, shares an update on current initiatives.

Fellowship research underway

In 2015, the Department launched a Quality & Safety Fellowship Program, with inaugural fellow, Adam Johnson, MD, conducting outcomes research for the Department and the hospital.

“In July 2017, Kulvir Nandra, MD, and Megan Lundgren, MD, began their one year terms as Quality & Safety Fellows,” Dr. Cowan says. “Dr. Nandra is focusing on telemedicine and patient ambulation, while Dr. …

The Many Roles Of An Academic Surgeon, Charles J. Yeo, Md, Facs

Jefferson Surgical Solutions

One of our most important responsibilities is training the next generation of fellows, residents, medical students, and undergraduate students aspiring to a career in medicine. Last summer Sidney Kimmel Medical College launched our new educational curriculum, termed JeffMD (Jefferson.edu/JeffMD). There is great excitement as we have welcomed 270 new medical students, who will be engaged in an entirely new and improved curriculum focused on problem-based learning, small group sessions, lifetime learning, longitudinal threads and experiences. The Department has helped develop the new curriculum, and also hopes to bring to fruition a surgically-focused curriculum, for those medical students who differentiate early …

Surgeon Speaks

Jefferson Surgical Solutions

Like every surgeon, I started my residency training in General Surgery. Then I specialized in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery and finally sub-specialized with a Fellowship in Heart and Lung Transplantation and Adult Cardiac Surgery at Duke University Medical Center. At the time I went through training, we didn’t have a lot of good options to help patients with advanced heart failure. I was working with very sick patients, many of whom died.

Back then, many of my colleagues questioned why I would choose this as my focus. They were right that the treatments weren’t great at the time. But over …

At The Heart Of Innovation: Jefferson’S Heart Transplant Program

Jefferson Surgical Solutions

Jefferson’s Heart Transplant Program reactivated this year with a new, system-wide approach to heart failure that makes innovative, evidence-based, comprehensive care more accessible to patients throughout the Delaware Valley. The program is led by surgeon H. Todd Massey, MD, as Surgical Director of Cardiac Transplantation and Mechanical Circulatory Support and cardiologist Andrew Boyle, MD, as Medical Director of Advanced Heart Failure.

“By implementing consistent standards at all Jefferson Health locations, patients with end-stage heart failure can receive the same care whether they come to Center City, see physicians at Abington or Aria or interact with us through our JeffConnect telehealth …

Jefferson Conference Sponsorship

Office of Diversity & Inclusion Initiatives Newsletter

Featuring:

• National Medical Association
• Gay and Lesbian Medical Association