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Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 52, Number 4, September 2003

The Bulletin (formerly the Jefferson Medical College Alumni Bulletin)

Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 52, Number 4, September 2003 The Dean's Column by Thomas J. Nasca ’75, page 4 The Orbit of My Eye an essay by Risa Ravitz ’05, page 8 Students Teach Underserved Children to Read, in Addition to Providing Medical Care for the Parents, page 10 Combining Two Types of Radiation Therapy to Improve the Treatment of Brain Cancer, page 17 Landmark Study of Early Surgery for Epilepsy, page 17 Research on How to Improve Physician Empathy , page 18 Using Plants to Produce Antibodies Against Rabies, page 19 HIV's Escape Route from Drugs and Vaccines …

Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 52, Number 3, June 2003

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Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 52, Number 3, June 2003 Dean's Column by Dean Thomas J. Nasca ’75, page 4 Update on Transplant Surgery, page 5 The New Jefferson Hospital for Neuroscience and Farber Institute for Neurosciences, page 6 Researchers Show That Human Neural Stem Cells Can Become Dopamine-Making Brain Cells in the Lab, page 8 Evidence of Greater Sensitivity to Addictive Drugs in Adolescence, page 8 New Hope for Patients with Late Stage Parkinson's, page 10 Above and Beyond the Call: Three Alumni Heroes, page 11 The Mother in The Gross Clinic: A Medical Explanation of Her Hand, page …

Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 52, Number 2, March 2003

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Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 52, Number 2, March 2003 Dean's Column by Dean Thomas J. Nasca ’75, page 4 Ushering in the Modern Era in Surgery: the Heart-Lung Machine, Developed Here, 50 Years Ago, page 8 One of the "Seven Greatest Doctors in America", page 9 Pulmonary/Critical Care Fellows Win National Competition, Besting 88 Other Medical Schools, page 10 Two Medical Students Win AOA National Awards , page 11 Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy Is First in the Delaware Valley, page 12 Jefferson Surgeons Perform Philadelphia’s First Incompatible Kidney Transplant, page 12 Chinese Health Information Center Receives $1.5 Million to Expand, …

Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 52, Number 1, December 2002

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Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 52, Number 1, December 2002 Dean's Column by Dean Thomas J. Nasca ’75, page 4 New Chairman of Medicine Art Feldman, page 6 Rao, Buchheit, Siegman, Wender Are Appointed Chairs, page 9 Emergency Medicine Is Made a Department, page 11 Hospital Is Named as the Best in Philadelphia, page 11 Technology Transfer in the 21st Century, page 12 In Kenya, Jeff Students Reach the Underserved, page 14 African Americans' Satisfaction with Medical Careers, page 15 Ana Maria Lopez '88: Reaching Out via Telemedicine, page 22 New Consolidation Rates for Student Borrowers, page 23 Monica Morrow …

Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 51, Number 4, September 2002

The Bulletin (formerly the Jefferson Medical College Alumni Bulletin)

Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 51, Number 4, September 2002 Dean's Message by Dean Thomas J. Nasca ’75, page 4 Achievement Award Winner Charles Francis ’65, page 6 Jim Bagian ’77 Receives an Honorary Doctorate, page 7 Reunions and Annual Giving, page 12 Class notes attached as supplemental file.

Jefferson Alumni Bulletin - Volume 51, Number 3, June 2002

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Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 51, Number 3, June 2002 New Appointments; Page 4 Gift of Health: Herbert Kean Endows Chair in Otolaryngology; Page 6 Investigations: Zebrafish: A Potential Community Outreach Program; Page 7 Hospital Appointments; Page 10 Match Day; Page 12 Profile: Urologic Surgery’s “Real Deal”; Page 14 Profile: When Terror Hit the Pentagon, Stephen Frost’s Reaction Was: Tend the Injured; Page 16 Profile: Searching for the Cause of the Rash That’s Itching Pupils; Page 17 In Memoriam; Page 18 Class Notes; Page 19 Building on Knowledge of Angiogenesis, Invention Provides Hope to the Obese; Page 22 Griffith Heads …

Jefferson Alumni Bulletin - Volume 51, Number 2, March 2002

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Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 51, Number 2, March 2002 Mark Your Calendar; Page 2 Listening In: Lectures on Campus; Page 2 Building a Multicultural Community; Page 4 Jefferson Hosts SNMA Conference; Page 7 New Alumni President Wilfreta Baugh; Page 8 Report from the Alumni Trustees; Page 9 Alumni Spotlight: Al Heath ’57; Page 9 Sebastianelli Named President of the Jefferson Health System; Page 10 Jefferson’s Approach to Monitoring Clinical Education is the Focus of JAMA Article; Page 11 Nothing Fishy About this Research; Page 14 Class Notes; Page 15 In Memoriam; Page 16 Photos of Yemen Evoke a Beautiful …

Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 51, Number 1, December 2001

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Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 51, Number 1, December 2001 Building a dynamic multicultural community at Jefferson, page 4 Farber institute for neurosciences will be headed by Samuel Gandy, page 7 Dean Thomas Nasca’s strategic plan, page 10 Bud Bacharach’56 receives the cornerstone award, page 18

Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 50, Number 4, September 2001

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Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 50, Number 4, September 2001 Alumni achievement awards: Bacharach and Higgins earn the association’s highest honor, page 4 Underrepresented minority scholarship committee, page 5 Building our resources: innovative new partnerships, page 6 Annual giving raises over $2.3 million, page 12

Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 50, Number 3, June 2001

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Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 50, Number 3, June 2001 Parents’ day: a glimpse into students’ lives, page 4 A gift of antique medical instruments, page 6 Interview #8: the rite of applying for residencies, page 8 Hospital appointments for the class of ’01, page 10 Jefferson on the bayou, page 14

Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 50, Number 2, March 2001

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Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 50, Number 2, March 2001 Tom Nasca’75 in appointed Dean, page 4 Hospital for neuroscience is created in wills building, page 5 Key molecular pathway in apoptosis, page 8 Swallowing a gene to treat or prevent Cancer? Page 9 “He served Jefferson during difficult times”, page 10 Gardner, Keeley, Slogoff are nominees for trustee, page 21

Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 50, Number 1, December 2000

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Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 50, Number 1, December 2000 Helping troubled teens to heal, page 4 Where does Jefferson go next? Asks Dr. Gonnella, page 8 Grave Robbers and Jefferson’s anatomist-Surgeons in the 19th century, page 10 New professorship in health policy, a rare field, page 16 Alumni Deans and department chairs: Jeffersonians at the helm at other Schools, page 23 A surgeon puts his heart into service abroad, page 26

Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume Xlix, Number 4, September 2000

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Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume XLIX, Number 4, September 2000 Next board chair is Douglas MacMaster, Esg, page 8 Tom Nasca’75 is honored with portrait – and new post, page 8 West coast transplant expert heads surgery, page 9 Alumni awards honor researchers in AIDS and pediatric immunology, page 11 The choir at 30: in perfect health, page 13 Alumni-related giving nears $10 million, page 16 Two medical schools select Jeff Alumni as their top executives, page 41 Two schools establish professorships honoring Jeffersonians, page 43

Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume Xlix, Number 3, June 2000

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Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume XLIX, Number 3, June 2000 Synergy of clinical skills and behavioral medicine, page 4 African-American students at Jefferson, page 8 Competency based training: a new paradigm?, page 15 An answer on acute respiratory distress syndrome, page 17 FHIT gene implicated in many types of tumors, page 17 Pinpointing genetics of hereditary colorectal cancer, page 19 Phil Marone’57: associate Dean for Alumni relations, page 25

Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume Xlix, Number 2, March 2000

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Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume XLIX, Number 2, March 2000 Integrative medicine: Broadening the mainstream, page 4 Orthopaedics circa 2013, page 8 Doctoring a sickly system: medical errors, page 10 The two logos: university and health system, page 12 University expands neuroscience programs; Wills eye to construct sophisticated new building, page 14 Jeff hosts international medical students program, page 17 Rb2 gene therapy could shrink lung tumors, and may improve angioplasty, page 19 Gene repair could fix various inherited diseases, page 20 Alumni affairs: Events, notices, dates to remember, page 22

Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume Xlix, Number 1, December 1999

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Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume , Number, December 1999 Bringing Cancer Knowledge From the Laboratory to the Bedside, Page 4 Increasing the Effectiveness of Radiotherapies, Page 6 Molecular Pathways of Apoptosis are Discovered, Page 13 Structural Approaches to New Therapies: A Jefferson Symposium, Page 14 Method to Isolate Stem Cells is Found Here, Page 18 Learning Environment May Prevent Alzheimer’s, Page 21 Jefferson Ranks in the Top Quarter of All Medical Schools in Training Grants, Page 21 Book about the Art Collection is Now Available, Page 25 JAMA Study Proves That Jefferson Brings Family Physicians to Underserved Rural America, Page …

Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume Xlviii, Number 3, September 1999

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Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume XLVIII, Number 3, September 1999 Commencement and Reunions, Page 4 A Class Day to Remember, Page 8 Seeking a Balance among the Three Legs of the Stool, Page 9 U.S. News Ranks Jefferson One of Best in Nation, Page 14 Smullens is Named Chief Medical Officer of JHS, Page 14 Gene Repair Molecules Are Created, Page 17 Mary Monteith Honored on Her Retirement, Page 18 Bacharach Appointed Associate Dean for Alumni Relations, Page 18 Annual Giving, Page 19 Heckman, Canale in National Orthopaedics Posts, Page 53 Morrow Directs Cancer Department of ACS, Page 59 Andriole …

Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume Xlviii, Number 2, June 1999

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Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume XLVIII, Number 2, June 1999 Meeting Challenges from the Start, Page 4 Developing the Curriculum, Page 5 Building a Campus, Page 6 Leaders in Their Fields: The 19th Century, Page 12 In the Nation’s Service, Page 11 Keeping Pace for the 20th Century, Page 12 A Comprehensive Medical School, Page 14 How Do We Monitor the Quality of the Education? Page 17 The Jefferson Health System, Page 20 Education in the Health System, Page 22 Teaching under Managed Care, Page 24 A Student’s Perspective, Page 26 JeffHOPE: Learning and Caring Go Hand in Hand, Page …

Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume Xlviii, Number 1, March 1999

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Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume XLVIII, Number 1, March 1999 Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Page 4 Gene Therapy in a Liquid: an Easier Treatment, Page 10 Gene Repair Technique is Developed, Page 10 Moving Closer to Gene Therapy for Lung Cancer, Page 11 Frankford Hospital Joins Jefferson Health System, Page 14 Dean Gonnella Receives AAMC’s Flexner Award, Page 17

Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume Xlvii, Number 4, October 1998

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Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume XLVII, Number 4, October 1998

Flanagan, Gallo, and Nadel are Honored with the Alumni Achievement Awards, Page 6

Clinic Presentations Treat a Range of Fields, Page 8

Alumni are Invited to Compete for the Gratz Prize, Page 13

Annual Giving Tops Two Million Dollars, Page 26

Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume Xlvii, Number 3, July 1998

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Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume XLVII, Number 3, July 1998

Drug Development and Clinical Trials, Page 4

Thomas Jefferson university Hospital is Ranked One of the Top 100 in the Country, Page 8

The W.W. Smith Charitable Trust Gives $1.5 Million, Page 9

First GI Text from an Endoscopic Perspective, Page 9

Brucker Lecture on Refocusing of Managed Care, Page 10

Gene Therapy for Canavan’s Disease, Page 11

Decorin May Be a Natural Cancer Fighter in Cells, Page 13

Clue to How a Protein Works to Suppress Tumors, Page 13

Francis Elected to ACP Board of Regents, Page 23

Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume Xlvii, Number 2, March 1998

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Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume XLVII, Number 2, March 1998

Department Restructurings Respond to the Evolution in Scientific Disciplines, Page 4

The Rb2/p130 Gene and Endometrial Cancer, Page 7

Gene Therapy Trial for Glioblastoma, Page 8

Ovarian Cancer Vaccine is Promising in First Tests, Page 9

Transgenic Mouse for Study of Photoaging, Page 10

Uric Acid Reduces MS Symptoms in Mice, Page 11

Albert Einstein Healthcare Network Will Join Jefferson Health System by July, Page 12

Proposed Amendments to Alumni Association Bylaws, Page 14

Joseph Seltzer, ’71, the Next Alumni President, Page 15

Wallace Miller ’56 Receives RSNA Gold Medal, …

Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume Xlvii, Number 1, December 1997

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Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume XLVII, Number 1, December 1997 Annual Giving Celebrates a Half-Century of Strengthening Jefferson, Page 4 Screening for Breast Cancer: A Continuing Dilemma, Page 8 The McClellan house: A Link to the University’s Past, Page 12 The Bulletin Reaches its 75th Year, Page 17 Landmark Breast Cancer Meeting at Jefferson, Page 21 University and SmithKline Beecham Link Clinical Research, Page 22 Missing Cancer-Suppressor Genes May Have Deadly Effects, Page 23 Goldstein is Vice President for Research at JDFI, Page 27 Brezinski Develops Noninvasive Method to Detect Early Signs of Cancer and Heart Attacks, Page 29

Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume Xlvi, Number 4, September 1997

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Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume XLVI, Number 4, September 1997

University Awards Honorary Degree to Dr. Davis, Page 5

Luscombe, miller, and Staas Receive the Alumni Achievement Awards, Page 6

Clinic Presentations Address a Range of Fields, Page 8

Receptions Across Country Welcome College Leaders, Page 12

Landmark Diabetes Prevention Program, Page 21

Cardiology and Cardiothoracic Surgery Reception, Page 25

Annual Giving Tops $1.7 Million, Page 30

Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume Xlvi, Number 3, June 1997

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Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume XLVI, Number 3, June 1997

Dermatology and Cutaneous Biology, Page 4

Mutations in Cornea-Specific Proteins Are Cause of Fragile Eye Disease, Page 8

Albert Einstein Healthcare Network Becomes a Founding Member of the Jefferson Health System, Page 9

Innovative New Journal has Jefferson Roots, Page 11

Students Publish Pharmacology Study Guide, Page 12

JeffLINE Alumni Connection Offers Lifelong Learning, Page 23

Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume Xlvi, Number 2, March 1997

The Bulletin (formerly the Jefferson Medical College Alumni Bulletin)

Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume XLVI, Number 2, March 1997

Urology, Page 4

Report from the Alumni Trustees, Page 8

Student Notebook from 1831-33 Returns to Jefferson, Page 9

Named Professorships at Jeff, Page 10

Where the Alumni Are: A Map, Page 12

Why Does Melanoma Vaccine Work? An Answer, Page 14

Jefferson’s First Combined Kidney/Pancreas Transplant, Page 15

Dr. Shaedler is Honored for 29 Years of Teaching, Page 16

Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume Xlvi, Number 1, December 1996

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Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume XLVI, Number 1, December 1996

Rational Drug Design, Page 4

Technology Transfer, Page 7

Clinical Trials, Page 9

World-Class Athletes and Drugs, Page 12

The Makings of the Complete Physician, Page 14

Major Alliance Links Jefferson with Mercy Health, Page 17

“Gene Repair” Corrects Mutation Leading to Disease, Page 19

Genetic Discoveries Lead to New Lung Cancer Tests, Page 20

Alumni Can Participate in JeffHOPE, Page 24

Student AMA Organizes Bone Marrow Drive, Page 25

Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume Xlv, Number 4, September 1996

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Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume XLV, Number 4, September 1996

Commencement Addresses, Page 4

Clinic Presentations, Page 8

Annual Giving, Page 27

Bookstore, Page 54

Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume Xlv, Number 3, June 1996

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Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume XLV, Number 3, June 1996

Student Initiative and New Educational Challenges Converge in Community Primary Care, Page 4

Methodist Hospital and Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Merge Services, page 13

Kimmel Foundation Donates $10 Million, Establishing the Kimmel Cancer Center, Page 13

Capizzi Succeeds Caro as Chairman of Medicine, Page 17

DiMarino Appointed Chief of Gastroenterology, Page 17

Book Portrays C. Earl Albrecht ’32 in Alaska, Page 22

Leonard Zon ’83 Continues in Erslev’s Footsteps, Page 25

Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume Xlv, Number 2, March 1996

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Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume XLV, Number 2, March 1996 A Conversation with the Alumni Chairman of Family Medicine, Page 4 Stanton N. Smullens ’61: Jefferson Leader, Page 14 Hospital Separates from University as Step in Forming the Jefferson Health System, Page 15 Gene That Helps Cause Gliomas is Identified, Page 16 Altered FHIT Gene is Found in Several Types of Common Cancers, Page 17 Vaccine Treats Rheumatoid Arthritis, Page 18 Blood Test Can Measure Obesity Hormone, Page 19 Gene Therapy for HIV-Infected Patients Will Begin Here, Page 21 Spitzer Authors Neonatology Text, Page 23 Gallo Discovers HIV-Suppresor Factors, page …