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Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 61, Number 2, Spring 2012
Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 61, Number 2, Spring 2012
The Bulletin (formerly the Jefferson Medical College Alumni Bulletin)
Features:
- Cultivating Great Physicians & the Timeless Art of Physical Diagnosis
- Waking Up to a Sleepy Specialty
- Dancing the Hygiene Hustle
Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 61, Number 1, Winter 2012
Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 61, Number 1, Winter 2012
The Bulletin (formerly the Jefferson Medical College Alumni Bulletin)
Features:
- The Gift of Time for Patients with Advanced Bile Duct Cancer
- Celiac Disease: Overcoming a Stealth Public Health Menace
- Light Therapy for a Blue Planet and Beyond
Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 60, Number 4, Fall 2011
Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 60, Number 4, Fall 2011
The Bulletin (formerly the Jefferson Medical College Alumni Bulletin)
Features:
- Retainer Physicians: Old-Fashioned Medicine or Destabilizing Trend?
- Advancing Therapeutics for Sickle Cell and Leukemia Patients
- JMC, the American Civil War and the Birth of Modern Emergency Medicine
Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 60, Number 3, Summer 2011
Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 60, Number 3, Summer 2011
The Bulletin (formerly the Jefferson Medical College Alumni Bulletin)
Features:
- Jefferson Graduate Climbs High
- Robotic Surgery Prompts Converts and Critics
- Feelling Ill? There's an App for That
Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 60, Number 1, Winter 2011
Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 60, Number 1, Winter 2011
The Bulletin (formerly the Jefferson Medical College Alumni Bulletin)
Features:
- Women in Medicine: Bridging the Gaps
- Time & Place
- Jefferson Women: Leaders Through the Decades
- Personal Stories
Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 59, Number 4, Fall 2010
Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 59, Number 4, Fall 2010
The Bulletin (formerly the Jefferson Medical College Alumni Bulletin)
Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 59, Number 4, Fall 2010
Dean's Message, page 2
Findings: Studies Produce New Tumor Growth Theory, Page 4
No Longer Fringe: Integrative Medicine Blends In, page 6
Breathing New Life into CPR, page 12
The Art of Healing: The Gross Clinic Reborn, page 14
Faculty Profile: Charlie Yeo: The Consummate Competitor, page 20
On Campus, page 22
Class Notes, page 26
Giving, page 32
In Memoriam, page 44
By the Numbers, page 46
Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 59, Number 3, Summer 2010
Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 59, Number 3, Summer 2010
The Bulletin (formerly the Jefferson Medical College Alumni Bulletin)
Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 59, Number 3, Summer 2010
Dean's Message, page 2
Findings: Researchers Find Breast Tumor Suppressor, page 4
Computational Biology: Turning Data into Knowledge, page 6
Entire Back File of Jefferson Alumni Bulletins Available Online, page 10
Healthcare Reform: What Does it Mean for Physicians and Medical Students?, page 12
Faculty Profile: Janet Larson: Pioneering Fetal Gene Technologies, page 18
On Campus, page 20
Class Notes, page 26
In Memoriam, page 30
By the Numbers, page 33
Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 59, Number 2, Spring 2010
Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 59, Number 2, Spring 2010
The Bulletin (formerly the Jefferson Medical College Alumni Bulletin)
Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 59, Number 2, Spring 2010
Dean's Message, page 2
Findings: Researchers Decode Powerful Tumor Suppressor, page 4
Jefferson Physicians Respond to Haiti Earthquake, page 6
Student Blog: Exploring Health Care in Uganda, page 10
JHN Physicians Use Robotic System to Examine Patients from Afar, page 13
Crime in the Age of Science: 19th Century Body Snatching, page 14
Faculty Profile: Edouard Trabulsi: Easing the Burden on Cancer Patients, page 18
On Campus, page 20
Class Notes: George Valko, MD ’86: Alumni Association’s New President, page 22
In Memoriam, page 27
By the Numbers, page 29
Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 59, Number 1, Winter 2010
Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 59, Number 1, Winter 2010
The Bulletin (formerly the Jefferson Medical College Alumni Bulletin)
Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 59, Number 1, Winter 2010
Dean's Message, page 2
Findings: Study Targets Scourge of U.S. Military, page 4
The Rewards and Challenges of Translational Medicine: The Patient-Centered Medical Home, page 6
Beyond the Office Visit: Jefferson Focuses on Advocacy, page 12
Eakins Scholar Follows Her Own Path, page 16
Jefferson Faculty Compile First Medical Professionalism Textbook, page 18
Faculty Profile: Karen Knudsen: Piecing Together the Prostate Cancer Puzzle, page 20
On Campus, page 22
Class Notes, page 28
In Memoriam, page 34
By the Numbers, page 37
Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 58, Number 3, Fall 2009
Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 58, Number 3, Fall 2009
The Bulletin (formerly the Jefferson Medical College Alumni Bulletin)
Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 58, Number 3, Fall 2009 Dean’s Message, page 2 Findings--Researchers Counter Allergy to Plavix with Steroids and Antihistamines, page 4 Why in the World Would You Go into Medicine Today?, page 6 Philadelphia 1918: The Flu Pandemic Hits Home, page 14 New Movie Underscores Healthcare Conflicts, page 20 Faculty Profile: Vincenzo Berghella, MD ’90, page 22 On Campus, page 24 Class Notes, page 28 Looking at Scholarships from Both Sides, page 36 Alumni Giving, page 38 In Memoriam, page 50 By the Numbers, page 53
Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 58, Number 2, Summer 2009
Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 58, Number 2, Summer 2009
The Bulletin (formerly the Jefferson Medical College Alumni Bulletin)
Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 58, Number 2, Summer 2009
Dean’s Message, page 2
Findings, Biomaker Predicts Disease Recurrence in Colorectal Cancer, page 4
Service Lines: Guiding Patients Through the Maze, page 6
University’s Emphasis on Interdisciplinary Care Fuels Growth, page 12
Mütter Turns 150 with New Take on the Old, page 16
On Campus, page 18
Graduation 2009, page 22
Class Notes, page 24
In Memoriam, page 30
By The Numbers, page 33
Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 58, Number 1, Spring 2009
Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 58, Number 1, Spring 2009
The Bulletin (formerly the Jefferson Medical College Alumni Bulletin)
Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 58, Number 1, Spring 2009
JMC’s New Dean, page 2
Findings- Researchers Use Toxin Gene to “Kill Cancer Cells”, page 4
Restrictions, Hospitalists, PA s: Dramatic Changes in Education, page 6
Scholarship Dinner, page 13
Breaking Ground with Team-Based Education, page 14
On Campus, page 18
Class Notes, page 24
In Memoriam, page 28
By The Numbers, page 29
Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 57, Number 4, Fall 2008
Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 57, Number 4, Fall 2008
The Bulletin (formerly the Jefferson Medical College Alumni Bulletin)
Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 57, Number 4, Fall 2008
Dean’s Column; Page 2
New Dean Announcement; Page 3
Findings: Researchers Show Antibody to Breast Cancer-Secreted Protein Blocks Metastasis, Chinese Food Good for Your Heart; Page 4
Medical Education Today; Page 6
Moving Forward with Interprofessional Education; Page 12
On Campus; Page 14
Class Notes; Page 22
In Memoriam; Page 22
Giving; Page 24
By the Numbers; Page 37
Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 57, Number 3, Summer 2008
Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 57, Number 3, Summer 2008
The Bulletin (formerly the Jefferson Medical College Alumni Bulletin)
Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 57, Number 3, Summer 2008
Dean’s Column; Page 2
Findings: Blocking Growth Protein inhibits Tumor Growth, Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery Expanded to Correct Major Deformities; Page 4
The Straight Talk on Orthopaedics; Page 8
On Campus; Page 14
The Heart Lung Machine; Page 20
Big Leagues; Page 24
Class Notes; Page 26
In Memoriam; Page 30
Match Day ’08; Page 32
By The Numbers; Page 37
Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 57, Number 2, Spring 2008
Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 57, Number 2, Spring 2008
The Bulletin (formerly the Jefferson Medical College Alumni Bulletin)
Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 57, Number 2, Spring 2008
Dean's Column; Page 2
Findings; Page 4
On Campus; Page 8
John H. Moore, Jr., MD, GS'84, FACS; Page 10
Out of the Office; Page 12
The Birth and Growth of a Medical School; Page 20
Class Notes; Page 24
In Memoriam; Page 28
By the Numbers: 1824; Page 29
Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 57, Number 1, Winter 2008
Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 57, Number 1, Winter 2008
The Bulletin (formerly the Jefferson Medical College Alumni Bulletin)
Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 57, Number 1, Winter 2008
Dean’s Column: Maintaining the Momentum; Page 2
Findings: Brain Implant May Detect and Stop Epilepsy Seizures, Effects of Vitamin C on Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma; Page 4
On Campus; Page 6
Getting to the Heart of the Matter; Page 9
Thank you, Dr. Nasca; Page 18
The Jeffersonian Magazine; Page 22
Class Notes; Page 24
In Memoriam; Page 28
By The Numbers: Heart Rate; Page 29
Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 56, Number 4, Fall 2007
Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 56, Number 4, Fall 2007
The Bulletin (formerly the Jefferson Medical College Alumni Bulletin)
Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 56, Number 4, Fall 2007
Dean’s Column: My Story; Page 2
Findings: Gene Therapy Used to Reverse Heart Failure in Animals, Colon Cancer: A Hormone Deficiency Disease, Breast Cancers More Aggressive in African Americans; Page 5
On Campus; Page 8
A Dedication to the Future of Clinical Care; Page 11
Class Notes; Page 26
In Memoriam; Page 30
Alumni Weekend; Page 32
Alumni Giving; Page 34
The Bulletin Celebrates 85 Years; Page 48
By the Numbers: Eighty Five…
Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 56, Number 3, Summer 2007
Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 56, Number 3, Summer 2007
The Bulletin (formerly the Jefferson Medical College Alumni Bulletin)
Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 56, Number 3, Summer 2007
Dean’s Column: Estrangement; Page 2
Findings: Targeting Adrenal Gland Could Be Key Strategy Against Heart Failure, Rabies-based Vaccine Could Be Effective Against HIV; Page 6
On Campus; Page 8
Tackling the Tough Questions; Page 11
How Microscopic is Microscopic Anatomy? Page 20
Class Notes; Page 22
In Memoriam; Page 24
Match Day; Page 26
By The Numbers; Match Day; Page 29
Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 56, Number 2, Spring 2007
Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 56, Number 2, Spring 2007
The Bulletin (formerly the Jefferson Medical College Alumni Bulletin)
Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 56, Number 2, Spring 2007
Dean’s Column: Concerning Professionalism; Page 2
Findings: Soy-based Substance Might Help Fight MS; Page 5
On Campus; Page 8
Calendar; Page 11
Meet the Department of Family and Community Medicine; Page 12
We Are Family; Page 18
In Memoriam; Page 24
Class Notes; Page 26
By The Numbers: It’s All Relative; Page 29
Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 56, Number 1, Winter 2007
Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 56, Number 1, Winter 2007
The Bulletin (formerly the Jefferson Medical College Alumni Bulletin)
Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 56, Number 1, Winter 2006 Dean’s Column: The One Hundred and One Fund; Page 2 Findings: Gleevec Revisited, Less Radiation Effective in Fighting Brain Tumors Saving Hearing, High Glucose before Surgery Increases Risk of Complications, Prognosis Indicates “Dachshund” Gene Reverts Cancer Genes to Normal; Page 4 On Campus; Page 8 Leaders Among Us; Page 14 Jefferson Gala; Page 24 In Memoriam; Page 26 Class Notes; Page 28 By The Numbers: Jefferson Leads the Way; Page 33
Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 55, Number 3, Fall 2006
Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 55, Number 3, Fall 2006
The Bulletin (formerly the Jefferson Medical College Alumni Bulletin)
Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 55, Number 3, Fall 2006
Dean’s Column: The Ties that Bind; Page 2
Findings: Gene Mutation Potentially Involved in Breast Cancer Initiation, New Potential Drug Targets for Metastatic Breast Cancer, “Miracle” Cancer Drug Can Be Toxic; Page 4
On Campus; Page 6
Global Initiative: Jefferson Abroad, Page 10
Into Africa: An International Health Elective; Page 16
JUREI: World Class, Right At Home; Page 17
You’re In The Military, Then…And Now; Page 18
Alumni Weekend; Page 22
Class Notes; Page 24
In Memoriam; Page 31
Giving; Page 32
By The Numbers: Jefferson in the World; Page …
Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 55, Number 2, Summer 2006
Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 55, Number 2, Summer 2006
The Bulletin (formerly the Jefferson Medical College Alumni Bulletin)
Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 55, Number 2, Summer 2006 Dean’s Column: A Complex Undertaking; Page 3 Construction Begins on Innovative Breast Care Center; Page 4 Clues to How Molecular Gatekeepers Work; Page 5 A Tie Between Obesity and Alzheimer’s Disease; Page 6 Fighting Artificial Implant Infections; Page 7 Reducing Radiation’s Side Effects; Page 8 Developing a New Vascular Bypass Graft; Page 8 On Campus: Dicker to Direct Translational Research Program; Page 9 Parents Day; Page 12 Class Notes; Page 13 Swatl Shah, MD’95 Rebuilds After Katrina; Page 19 Match Day 2006; Page 23 Special Center Section: Alumni Weekend
Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 55, Number 1, Winter 2006
Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 55, Number 1, Winter 2006
The Bulletin (formerly the Jefferson Medical College Alumni Bulletin)
Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 55, Number 1, Winter 2006
Letters; Page 2
Dean’s Column: Disparities In Care; Page 3
On Campus: Pestell Appointed Director of the Kimmel Cancer Center; Page 6
Bookshelf; Page 9
Class Notes; Page 12
Alumni Profiles; Page 16
Achievement Award Winner Jim Baglan, MD’77; Page 17
Helping In Katrina-Ravaged New Orleans; page 18
Giving; page 20
Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 54, Number 4, September 2005
Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 54, Number 4, September 2005
The Bulletin (formerly the Jefferson Medical College Alumni Bulletin)
Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 54, Number 4, September 2005
Learning as a Team, Healing as a Team; Page 2
Dean’s Column: How Many Hours Should Residents Work? Page 7
Input or Outcome: Which Determines Academic Excellence? Page 10
Alumni Weekend, Page 12
Commencements 2005: Surgeon General Carmona Receives Honorary Degree; Page 14
Listening In: The President’s Lecture; Page 15
In Memoriam; Page 16
Class Notes; Page 18
Gift of Health; Page 22
Nominations for the Simon Gratz Research Prize; Page 23
Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 54, Number 3, June 2005
Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 54, Number 3, June 2005
The Bulletin (formerly the Jefferson Medical College Alumni Bulletin)
Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 54, Number 3, June 2005
Message from the President; Page 1
Dean’s Column, Page 2
Shaping the Future; Page 3
The New Campus Plan; Page 4
Coaxing HIV Out of Hiding; Page 7
Explaining How Rabies Invades the Brain; Page 8
Manipulating Molecules to Defeat High Blood Pressure; Page 9
Bookshelf; Page 11
In Memoriam: Anthony DePalma ’29; Page 12
Parents’ Day; Page 13
Class Notes; Page 14
Match Day: Where the Class of ’05 Will Go for Postgraduate Training; Page 17
Nominations for the Simon Gratz Research Prize; Page 21
Special Center Section: Alumni …
Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 54, Number 2, March 2005
Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 54, Number 2, March 2005
The Bulletin (formerly the Jefferson Medical College Alumni Bulletin)
Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 54, Number 2, March 2005 Using Shaped Beam Surgery to Sculpt Therapy for Hard-to-Reach Brain Tumors; Page 8 Converting Adult Human Stem Cells to Longer-Lasting Dopamine Neurons; Page 9 New Evidence to Explain Statins’ Effects in Alzheimer’s Disease; Page 9 Liver Transplant: Less Rejection, Better Survival with New Drug Regimen; Page 10 Translational Research: Gene Therapy Rescues Failing Hearts in Lab Animals; Page 10 A Potential Trigger of Diabetic Kidney Disease; Page 11 Zinc May Help Prevent Esophageal, Oral Cancers; Page 11 Clinical Skills Center Named for Dr. and Mrs. Robert D. Rector ’48; Page …
Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 54, Number 1, December 2004
Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 54, Number 1, December 2004
The Bulletin (formerly the Jefferson Medical College Alumni Bulletin)
Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 54, Number 1, December 2004 Shaping the Future of Clinical Care Inaugural Address by President Robert Barchi MD PhD; Page 4 Standardized Patients and the Clinical Skills Facility: The New Education by Dean Thomas J. Nasca ’75; Page 8 Support for the Claim that Jefferson Initiated the Clinical Clerkship Programs in Medical Schools; Page 10 Cornelius Van Dyck ’1839, Pioneer Medical Educator in Lebanon; Page 14 Urology Department Celebrates 100th Year; Page 15 Jefferson’s International Conference on Terrorism; Page 17 Brent Named to New Endowed Chair at Pitt; Page 23 Heckman, Weinberg Win Achievement Award; …
Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 53, Number 4, September 2004
Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 53, Number 4, September 2004
The Bulletin (formerly the Jefferson Medical College Alumni Bulletin)
Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 53, Number 4, September 2004 Core Competencies in the Battle against Medical Errors by Dean Thomas J. Nasca ’75; Page 4 A Promising Vaccine against Alzheimer's; Page 7 Gene Therapy That Restores Function of Damaged Human Heart Cells, in the Lab; Page 8 Clues to How Cells Migrate in Embryos; Page 8 Rosenwasser and Rosenblum Assume Key Posts; Page 10 A Hero of the French Resistance, a Jeff Alumnus; Page 11 Jefferson Specialist Is Team Physician for the U.S. Olympic Gymnastics Teams in Athens; Page 12 Healing Spirit: John Dorsey '2000; Page 20 Donald Parks …
Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 53, Number 3, June 2004
Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 53, Number 3, June 2004
The Bulletin (formerly the Jefferson Medical College Alumni Bulletin)
Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 53, Number 3, June 2004 Robert L. Barchi MD PhD Is Named President of Thomas Jefferson University; Page 4 The Importance of Mentors: David's Story by Dean Thomas J. Nasca ’75; Page 6 The Center for Human Virology: Confronting the Whole Spectrum of Epidemics; Page 8 Jefferson Selected to Develop Response to Bioterrorism; Page 10 Four Students Win AOA Community Service Award; Page 11 Stories from Iraq and Afghanistan; Page 12 New Book about the Nationally Recognized Physician Shortage Area Program; Page 16
Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 53, Number 2, March 2004
Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 53, Number 2, March 2004
The Bulletin (formerly the Jefferson Medical College Alumni Bulletin)
Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 53, Number 2, March 2004 Mentoring: Everyday Lessons by Dean Thomas J. Nasca ’75; Page 4 Medical College Now Has an Honor Code, Established through Student Initiative; Page 6 JeffHOPE: The Light at the End of the Tunnel for Students as Well as for Patients by Lino Miele '05; Page 7 New Endowed Professorship in Otolaryngology; Page 8 The Jefferson Instructor Who Discovered REM Sleep; Page 9 Foundation Grants Support the Asthma Bus as Well as Research into HIV and Lupus; Page 14 In Memoriam: Frederick B. Wagner Jr. '41; Page 16 Jerome Sherard '81: …