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THE MAGAZINE OF THE HSS ALUMNI ASSOCIATION | SprING 2010
Alumni news E n g ag i n g L E a d E r S. C o n n E C t i n g P E E r S.
Callaghan Joins the Greats
as the New President of the American Academy of Or thopaedic Surgeons
B r a d l E y l . c o l E y, m d n alumni mEEting HigHligHtS n c l a S S r E P r E S E n tat i v E P ro f i l E S
Who’s Who In Your hss AlumnI AssocIAtIon
aLumni offiCErS adminiStratorS
Patrick v. mcmahon, md david B. levine, md
2010 President director, alumni affairs
douglas n. mintz, md daniel S. rich, md
Secretary/treasurer associate director, alumni affairs
martha o’Brasky, mPa
Jon B. Wang, md
what’s
in t
2011 President Elect administrative director, alumni affairs
colleen o’Shea, mPa
manager, alumni affairs
AlumnI AssocIAtIon commIttees
aLumni affairS domenick Sisto, md aLumni nEwS
adViSory CommittEE James E.voos, md EditoriaL
guides the strategic Jon B. Wang, md CommittEE
direction and vision thomas l. Wickiewicz, md creates the biannual
for the association alumni publication
aLumni mEEting
david B. levine, md marcia Ennis
Chair PLanning Editor
michael m. alexiades, md CommittEE david B. levine, md
Jonathan Beathe, md thomas P. Sculco, md Patrick v. mcmahon, md
adele l. Boskey, Phd Chair martha o’Brasky, mPa
charles n. cornell, md charles n. cornell, md colleen o’Shea, mPa
constantine Edward v. craig, md, mPH Stephen a. Paget, md
demetracopolous, md demetris delos, md daniel S. rich, md
david m. dines, md Stephen fealy, md laura robbins, dSW
marcia Ennis federico girardi, md thomas P. Sculco, md
Brian c. Halpern, md daniel W. green, md thomas l. Wickiewicz, md
lawrence J. Kagen, md Steven B. Haas, md
richard S. King, md Jo a. Hannafin, md, Phd finanCE
lauren lamont, md russel c. Huang, md SubCommittEE
travis maak, md david B. levine, md of aLumni affairS
Patrick v. mcmahon, md dismayra martinez, Pa, ma adViSory
douglas n. mintz, md Patrick v. mcmahon, md CommittEE
douglas n. mintz, md david B. levine, md
Peter J. moley, md Chair
martha o’Brasky, mPa martha o’Brasky, mPa
Patrick v. mcmahon, md
daryl osbahr, md colleen o’Shea, mPa
douglas n. mintz, md
colleen o’Shea, mPa Stephen a. Paget, md
martha o’Brasky, mPa
Bradley raphael, md daniel S. rich, md
colleen o’Shea, mPa
daniel S. rich, md S. robert rozbruch, md
daniel S. rich, md
leon root, md gregory Saboeiro, md
laura robbins, dSW
thomas P. Sculco, md michael K. urban, md, Phd
thomas P. Sculco, md
timothy Wright, Phd
thomas l. Wickiewicz, md
hoW to contAct us
HSS alumni affairs 212.606.1823
Education division 212.734.3833 (fax)
535 E. 70th Street www.hss.edu
new york, ny 10021 alumni@hss.edu
AcknoWledgment
Hospital for Special Surgery and the HSS alumni association gratefully thank the
autumn Benefit committee for ongoing support and major funding for several medical
education initiatives, including publication of alumni nEWS.
Photos at right (from top to bottom):
Thomas L. Wickiewicz, MD, William B. Coley, Jr.
Ivan D. Gowan, MD Foot & Ankle Concurrent Afternoon Session
Matthew Cunningham, MD, PhD,
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ta b l e o F c o nt e ntS
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n tHiS iSSuE H S S S p e c i a l F e at u r e S
2 From the Surgeon-in-Chief
4 From the Office of Alumni Affairs
8 Alumnus John J. Callaghan, MD
to be Inducted as AAOS President
10 91st Annual Alumni Meeting
a lu m n i n e w S F e at u r e S
14 International Alumni Ambassadors Program
16 Maintaining and Growing the HSS Alumni Association
20 Introducing Our HSS Class Representatives
22 Class Notes
24 2010 Alumni Association President Profile
25 Awards & Accolades
HSS arcHiveS
5 Bradley L. Coley, MD and the
Ruptured & Crippled - 70 Years Ago
e d uc at i o n
21 HSS Alumni Active at National Meetings
Bc Professional Education Program Calendar
Bc HSS.EDu Presents
on covEr: HSS active or associate alumni Serving as aaoS President
Left: John J. Callaghan (2010) | Top Row: Philip D. Wilson, MD (1934), george E. bennett, MD (1939),
Charles Herndon (1968) | Bottom Row: T. Campbell Thompson (1954), William F. Donaldson, Jr., MD (1975),
Philip D. Wilson, Jr., MD (1972)
H S S S p e c i a l F e at u r e
From the
surgeon-in-chief
HSS begins a new decade with a continued surge in
clinical volume. total surgeries for 2009 number over THOMAS P. SCULCO, MD
24,000, with a 6.5% growth in patient volume. Surgeon-In-Chief
The 26 inpatient beds and additional four that Alumni are welcome to attend members of the nursing staff at HSS
operating rooms which will result from at a significant reduction on course (Patricia Donohue, Ronald Perez and
our current expansion project will help registration fees. Louise Strickland). Air transport was
considerably. Please see page 3 for some donated by Synthes and surgical supplies
In January, we held interviews for next
recent photos of the renovation progress. were provided by HSS, NewYork-
year’s orthopaedic surgery residency
Our NIH research grant funding totaled Presbyterian Hospital and Synthes.
program. There was once again an
$15.7 million in 2009, remaining steady Also part of the team were orthopaedic
outstanding field of applicants, with
in a difficult economic climate. trauma fellows Daniel Chan, MD, Devon
60 candidates invited to interview from
Jeffcoat, MD, Neil MacIntyre, MD and
Our 91st Annual Alumni Meeting, held a record pool of almost 600 to fill the
orthopaedic trauma fellow alumnus
November 12-14, 2009, was attended eight available training slots.
Florian Huber, MD. The group triaged
by over 300, with 116 returning external
The Hospital is at the forefront of hundreds of patients, performing more
Alumni. Highlights of the
residency/training education than 100 surgical procedures in four days
meeting are detailed in this
issues and convened a group at the Hopital Comminautee Haitienne
issue on pages 10-13. The
of program directors from in Port-au-Prince. Orthopaedic surgery
annual Autumn benefit and
well-regarded orthopaedic residents Anna Miller, MD, Andrew
new Young Friends of HSS
residency programs across Nevaiser, MD and Seth Sherman, MD
After Party event was held
the country in May 2008. traveled independently and worked in
at guastavino’s and through
Areas of discussion included a hospital in the Dominican Republic,
your support, raised a record
(1) work-hour restrictions, where many victims of the earthquake
amount of over $440,000 in
(2) the need to identify a were being transferred for treatment.
support of medical education
body of core orthopaedic Future relief efforts are being planned.
initiatives including the HSS
Dr. Neil MacIntyre, Orthopaedic knowledge with specific Please let us know if any Alumni would
Journal. We have already Surgery Trauma Fellow tends to a
goals and expectations, like to be involved as we plan to continue
started to build an interesting young earthquake victim in Haiti.
(3) the need to develop to send teams to Haiti.
program for the 2010 meeting, so please
an effective benchmarking program to
make plans to return in the fall. Our newest publication, Grand Rounds
measure and improve the effectiveness
at HSS—Management of Complex
The Center for Hip Pain and Preservation of the program and (4) to examine
Cases, has been launched and mailed
was established in 2009 and will be the challenges raised by generational
to orthopaedic surgeons nationwide and
moving into new clinical space in the differences between faculty and residents.
all HSS Alumni. It highlights the severity
Caspary building. Directed by Drs. The group aims to disseminate these
and complexity of cases performed at
bryan Kelly and Douglas Padgett, the recommendations to other organizations
HSS. It is our hope that the principles in
Center’s team approach combines the that oversee residency programs with an
these special cases will be helpful to you
medical expertise of specialists and overall goal of re-evaluating and improving
in your orthopaedic practices. We aim to
researchers in the fields of orthopaedics, the traditional structure of orthopaedic
offer CME credit for this publication in the
sports medicine, radiology, physiatry, residency programs. The findings were
future. Please look for your copy in the
physical therapy, rheumatology and recently published in the Journal of Bone
mail or visit www.hss.edu/education.
bio-engineering. In conjunction with the and Joint Surgery in January 2010.
We welcome your feedback on the issue
Office of Continuing Medical Education, In immediate response to the devastating at complexcases@hss.edu.
two CME-accredited hip courses will be earthquake in Haiti, David Helfet, MD
offered at HSS this spring. The Young I look forward to seeing many of you
and Dean Lorich, MD built a team with
Adult with Hip Disease: Evaluation, at our annual cocktail reception at the
Attendings from both HSS (Drs. green
Preservation and Replacement will be upcoming AAOS meeting and please
and Jules–Elysee–Anesthesia) and
held on April 16, 2010 and Advanced save the date of November 11-13, 2010
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital (Dr.
Topics in Hip Resurfacing will be for our fall meeting.
Eachempati-Surgery) and several
offered on May 7-8, 2010. Please note
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H S S S p e c i a l F e at u r e
constructionUpdate
Those of you who returned to the 91st Annual Alumni Meeting in November saw the “the construction
initial stages of expansion work. Structural steel erection continued during December.
The rooftop crane was removed and a street-crane on 70th Street was assembled for project is vital to our
the balance of the steel erection. The pouring of concrete took place to complete ability to continue to
the 11th and 12th floor slabs.
provide the first rate
During the month of January, the material and personnel hoist was installed on 70th Street;
miscellaneous structural steel items were completed; high roof drains and storm water patient care for which
piping were positioned and spray-on fireproofing was completed on the 9th floor. HSS is so well known.”
Plans for the three floors include space for the pediatric rehabilitation department, Louis A. Shapiro, President and CEO
an expanded hospital pharmacy as well as four additional operating rooms and
26 inpatient beds.
Get updates on renovation progress by visiting www.hss.edu/building-for-the-future.
S av E t H E dat E
HSS Alumni Association
92nd annual
alumni meeting
november 11-13, 2010
Surgeon-in-Chief Pro-tempore guest Lecturer
gunnar B. J. andersson, md, Phd david m. oshinsky, Phd
Pulitzer Prize Winner,
Physician-in-Chief Pro-tempore
Polio: an american Story
robert Kimberly, md
Chief Scientist Pro-tempore
david Burr, Phd
ENGAGING LEADERS. CONNECtING PEERS. n 3
H S S S p e c i a l F e at u r e
From the oFFice oF
Alumni AffAirs
on January 20, 2010, the members of the
alumni affairs committee bid farewell to our
Secretary/treasurer douglas n. mintz, md, DAvID B. LEvINE, MD
Director, Alumni Affairs
at a continental breakfast held in his honor. Director, Archives
Doug, who has been on Committee meeting, Of the 325 registrants listed for the
the MRI team at HSS for and we shall miss his 2009 meeting, over 60 physicians came
13 years, was recently friendly presence and from outside the tri-state area with
invited to join a large group insightful comments. the balance consisting of alumni who
of radiologists in Miami. are on HSS staff.
You may be
He decided that it was
interested in some We need to hear more feedback from
a good time to make a
of the 141 responses you, so don’t hesitate to email me
change, and left HSS
to the questionnaires at levinedb@hss.edu or contact me
officially on January 22nd. That was the
returned from those participants of through the Office of Alumni Affairs at
bad news, but the good news is that he
the 91st Annual Alumni Meeting last 212.606.1057. You can also provide
has agreed to maintain his role in the
November. Not only did 98% rate the comments and suggestions to Colleen
Office of Alumni Affairs as Secretary/
Thursday Reception at Rockefeller O’Shea, MPA, Manager, Alumni Affairs
Treasurer for the remainder of his term
University as “excellent” or “satisfactory”, at 212.606.1057 or osheac@hss.edu.
(into 2012) and will also continue
but 90% rated the Friday night benefit
to serve as a member of the Alumni
at gustavino’s the same. This is an
Affairs Advisory Committee, Finance
important benefit that supports not only
Subcommittee and Alumni News Editorial
our resident and fellow educational
Committee. before he assumed his new
involvement, but also funds activities of
role in Florida, Doug took an extended
our Alumni Association, including our
journey including Australia, Vietnam and
ALUMNI NEWS and the HSS Journal.
China, where his brother is living. Doug
rarely missed an Alumni Affairs Advisory
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HSS arcHiveS
Bradley L. coley, mD and the ruptured & crippled (hss):
SEvEnty yEarS ago
BRADLEY L. COLEY, JR.
I remember the old building 70 years ago performed on patients who could not gangrened legs. Pro bono was not a
when it was on 42nd Street between First afford it, and who were consequently tithe in those days. It was literally half
and Second Avenues—the architecture never billed, at least by the surgeon. the job for many surgeons.
suited its name, “The Hospital for the I remember that Dad ran a free walk-in
because of HSS I was able to observe
Ruptured and Crippled.” I was nine years clinic at R&C, which ceased to exist
the development of orthopaedics over
old in 1939, and my memories after the move to the New York Hospital/
70 years from the sawbones era before
of my grandfather William b. Cornell Medical School
WWII to the high-tech marvel it has
Coley, MD were few, since complex on East 70th Street
become today. Physical rehabilitation is
I was only six when he died in 1955. before the war,
another field that came into being, led
in 1936 (Fig. 1). I remember Dad seemed to have a night
by R&C. As the third Surgeon-in-Chief,
there was a bust of him in job. I remember him being
William b. Coley made it a high priority in
the lobby (identifying him summoned in the middle of
the 20s, along with emphasizing nursing
as the Third Surgeon-in- the night to Lincoln Hospital
and staff training in postoperative care.
Chief), which I occasionally in the South bronx to coach
His son, bradley Coley, did likewise.
passed on my way to the the surgeons there and
While at HSS and as Chief of the bone
office of my father, bradley help repair the war wounds
Service at Memorial Sloan-Kettering
L. Coley, MD, at the end of between gangs around the
Cancer Center (MSKCC), my father
the day when I often went Fig. 1: Bradley L. Coley, Jr. (Pete) Fort Apache section of the
at the St. Bernard’s School started the Amputees Alliance, which
with him for a workout at the bronx. before Pearl Harbor
in New York City in 1940. consisted of about 150 of his former
University Club gym. Dad was (December 7, 1941),
patient amputees. Fellow members, some
a general surgeon on staff at R&C and the he was recruited by the Surgeon
of whom were engineers, were able to
New York Hospital from the late 1920s general of the Army to enlist and do
advance the prosthetic device technology
to 1955 and a Professor of Surgery at the same training for the army surgeons
of the day. The group provided pre- and
Cornell Medical School (Fig 2). I think he who had no firsthand experience with
post-operative peer support mainly for
thought I might make a good surgeon. “battlefield” surgery.
amputees facing surgery and recovery. In
One day at the R&C in 1940, my father had Pre- and post-World War II, no “safety 1955, Dad turned the Amputees Alliance
me scrub in and attend an operation. As it net” meant that charity cases were either over to the Rusk Institute and his friend,
turned out, the patient was so obese and sent to City Hospitals or were given Dr. Howard Rusk, whom he had known in
the hernia so extensive, it seemed almost surgery without cost. barter was much the Army during the war and after.
unreachable. To me, it was one exhausting in evidence. For years, one of Dad’s
In 1942, I found myself much closer to my
experience, although I was flattered that private patients, a barber, gave the Coley
father’s past work amidst his patient files.
Dad thought, at age ten, I might be able family free haircuts in our New York City
They were spread out on his desk every
to follow in his footsteps. I recall perusing apartment. Another taught me farming in
evening after dinner as he penned in long
his books and articles on the subject of Sharon, Connecticut on weekends.
hand, the 800 page textbook, Neoplasms
hernias and later his books on cancer— A white-bearded, self-educated scholar/
of Bone, while he was serving as Chief
but mostly studying the photos—during hermit even taught me how to sharpen
Surgeon of the Eighth Service Command
and after World War II. Since my older tools by grindstone and identify plants
in Texas (Fig 4). Published in 1948 by
brother geoffrey went on to become a and birds by their Latin names. All of this
Schroeder, it became the standard in its
surgeon, the pressure was off (Fig.3). In was done while my father changed his
field and remained so for decades, with
college, I majored in English and avoided wife’s bandages in their cheerful forest
a new addition in 1960.
the dreaded pre-med abyss. cottage, amidst the stench of her
My impression of the financial aspects of
medicine, especially in the prewar years one day at the r&c in 1940, my father
and late 40s, was that half the work was had me scrub in and attend an operation.
ENGAGING LEADERS. CONNECtING PEERS. n 5
HSS arcHiveS
Long before its time, it had a chapter on many cases, their fever subsided and the he retired in 1955 and saw them as a
Cancer Immunotherapy, although political tumors had disappeared, never to return. dangerous distraction to the magic bullet
expediency dictated its brevity, as you of chemotherapy, the obvious winner.
Could this process be replicated
will soon read. Just how hostile Rhodes was to the Coley
by actually inducing these infections
Toxins was visible in a letter he wrote to
While this tome was being written, I went on purpose? After a period of
John D. Rockefeller Jr., the
to school in San Antonio and Dallas, experimentation with various
major US funder of cancer
where I found I had to re-enact, re-fight live bacteria, WbC postulated
research at the time and a
(and lose) the Civil War by day and that in order to trigger an
close friend of my grandfather.
nursed my resulting wounds at night while immune attack against a
I saw the original letter in a
Dad toiled at his desk. For the 3 1/2 years cancer, a high fever had to be
visit to the archives of the
Dad was on leave from R&C, Cornell produced without the infection
MSKCC at the Rockefeller
Medical School and Memorial Hospital, running out of control. He
Library in Pocantico Hills
Dr. Norman Higginbotham, his trusted decided to see if toxins from
with Dr. David b. Levine of
colleague throughout much of his career, dead bacteria or heat-killed
HSS, who has unearthed
stood in for him during his absence. preparations would work. Fig 3 Geoffrey Coley at age
11 in 1938 in the Operating some fascinating background
“Hig” is still remembered at HSS by The resulting mix he chose Room at the Hospital for material on his way to
Pathologist Emeritus Dr. Peter bullough consisted of dead erysipelas the Ruptured and Crippled
when it was at 321 East upgrading the archives, library
and Dr. David b. Levine. or streptococcus pyogenes 42nd Street.
and alumni affairs departments
and serratia marcesans, which
COLEY’S TOx I N S at HSS. This 1941 letter shows just how
produced a sufficiently high fever
vehement Rhodes was about Coley’s
In the late 1920’s, my father, bradley L. and immune response to both attack
Toxins. When my aunt, Helen Coley, took
Coley and his father William b. Coley and destroy cancer cells, as well as
up the cudgels after her father’s death in
(WbC) performed surgery together the bacterial infection. Remarkably,
1936, she had no idea Dr. Rhodes had
both at R&C and at the New York depending on how it was inoculated,
“poisoned the well” for her personally as
Cancer Hospital, the nation’s first facility the vaccine proved to be able to attack
well as for Coley’s Toxins. Rhodes saw
exclusively devoted to cancer and later remote tumors, different types of tumors,
her as an “unstable,” uneducated woman
known as Memorial Sloan- as well as advanced
with a “father fixation” backing a project
Kettering Cancer Center metastatic cancers.
that had no promise.
(MSKCC). They were both Almost from the start, Coley
active in the use of Coley’s was continually fighting
H E LE N COLEY NAUTS:
Toxins, which were devised medical establishment
19 07 TO 2001
by my grandfather in the heavies who were skeptical Unaware that her cause was hopeless,
1890’s‚ stemming from his of his radical ideas, especially Helen spent the rest of her life
theory about the cause of the leaders at Memorial doggedly assembling a case for cancer
“spontaneous regression” Hospital. First, James Ewing, immunotherapy and for decades
in cancer: an age-old the prominent pathologist, studied and published information and
phenomenon when advanced an early ally of Coley, turned revelations of host resistance against
cancers had disappeared Fig. 2 Bradley L Coley, MD against the immuno approach
was also the second Chief of
cancer throughout the ages. She tracked
”spontaneously”. After and continually debunked
the Bone Service at Memorial down hundreds of cases in her father’s
extensive investigation, Hospital (Memorial Sloan it from 1915 to 1936. He
Kettering Cancer Center). files and found an amazing number were
he discovered records of saw radiotherapy (x-ray/
His wife Phyllis Macdonnell still alive or had died of other causes.
more and more cases of Coley and he had three sons,
radium) as the next great
William B. Coley, Jr., Geoffrey I remember in New York City seeing
spontaneous regression M. Coley, MD and Bradley L. breakthrough. After WbCs her walk almost daily to the Academy
involving cancer patients, Coley, Jr. (Pete).
death, the biggest name of Medicine Library and keeping two
and that many had something in common in cancer, Cyrus (Dusty) Rhodes, the secretaries pounding typewriters all day
apart from their miraculous recovery. Medical Director of Memorial Hospital at her home office for several years.
Most had contracted an infectious and my father’s boss, who collaborated Helen not only expanded the knowledge
disease such as measles, influenza, with and succeeded Ewing, actually base for cancer immunotherapy, she
smallpox, syphilis, and erysipelas. In banned the toxins at Memorial before founded the Cancer Research Institute
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in 1953, which today supports the work growing up with Helen always My nephew, Christopher S. Coley, MD,
of cancer immunologists around the “next door” was a mixed blessing. already is in the midst of an illustrious
world. CRI’s grant recipients have been She badgered my father to try more career in boston and Harvard. He is on
responsible for most of the progress in aggressive use of the toxins or extended the staff of Massachusetts general
the field over the last few decades. treatment protocols on his patients; and Hospital, Harvard Medical School and The
she could be a pain about it. but her Internal Medicine group. Will Chris be
How could this have happened to a
opinions on defensive personal there at the “Disarmament Treaty” between
woman with no college, no advanced
health stuck with me: “Never take Cancer and Medicine? “We’re not there
degrees, no money, (her father, William
antibiotics (unless at death’s door)!” yet”— might be a suitable adage to sum
b. Coley, had been bankrupted in the
“Don’t baby the immune system (when up his skeptical outlook. Not much gets by
Crash as well and after 1929 had to sell
it comes to taking pills for most ills)!” Chris, including the latest research.
everything he owned of value, including
“be aware of what’s carcinogenic
his apartment on Park Avenue (for one As for the “cure”, we may have to
and what’s immune boosting!”
dollar) and no credibility, having been wait for the fifth generation, one of
professionally discredited from the start? A F OU RTH G E N E RATI ON my granddaughters perhaps, for new
One reason was that she was stubborn OF COLEYS insights. More likely, we will all stop
(relentlessly so, after her hunches turned using the word “cure”. “Equilibrium”
to certitudes from continual digging, I haven’t mentioned the fourth generation seems to be the latest term for the new
year after year) and she had the tenacity Coley in medicine. My son, geoffrey, paradigm for cancer containment by
of a terrier. but she also had the charm has been an active board member of the immune system, which polices or
of a spaniel and the bite of pit bull the Cancer Research Institute (CRI) eliminates aberrant cells arising daily
fighting dog, when those attributes were for several years and is the founder of in each of us. (Fig 5).
necessary. Still, she had to have a big the Helen Coley Nauts Society (named
break of good fortune: and it came with after his great aunt, who founded CRI
the changing of the guard at MSKCC, in 1953) to raise funds for international
headed by Drs. Robert good, Medical collaborations in cancer immunotherapy.
Director, Lewis Thomas My niece, Phyllis Coley,
(“Lives of a Cell”) and a jungle botanist and
Lloyd Old, Director of professor, has been
Research. Lloyd not only discovering plants whose
discovered Helen and extracts have been
Coley’s Toxins in the 70s, used by pharmaceutical
he brought them into the companies as effective
light of the evolutionary agents against tropical Fig. 5 Bradley L. Coley, Jr. (Pete) is reading
campfire. No longer his father’s (Bradley L. Coley) classic textbook,
disease as well as Neoplasms of Bone, in the Archive Room of the
was host resistance a various cancers. She HSS Medical Library. A framed photo of his
grandfather, William B. Coley, is seen next to him
theory. One could see has arranged that the on the table. (From the HSS Archives 2007)
it through an electron total income from the
microscope. There they patent rights for her
were: macrophages discoveries accrue to the
engulfing cancer cells, Fig 4 As a general surgeon during World Latin American country
T-cells and b-cells War II, Dr. Bradley Coley operated on of origin in exchange for
a large number of military who needed
spearing through cancer amputation surgery. “forever wild” strictures
cell walls! Without Dr. on the land. Thus, her
Old, Helen may well have been forgotten discoveries have saved several jungles
along with her father who is now called from destruction — at least for as long as
“The Father of Cancer Immunotherapy” today’s competing business and local
(at least in the field itself). government factors will allow.
ENGAGING LEADERS. CONNECtING PEERS. n 7
H S S S p e c i a l F e at u r e
HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURgERY ALUMNUS
JoHn J. callagHa
DAvID B. LEvINE, MD
Director, Alumni Affairs | Director, Archives
To be Inducted as President The last HSS alumnus of this group of “i intend to focus on the
of the American Academy six, to be President of the Academy,
was William F. Donaldson, Jr., MD in quality agenda in medicine,
of Orthopaedic Surgeons
1975. Donaldson, now deceased, was including internally as it
On March 11, 2010 at the Annual a Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at
the University of Pittsburgh College of
relates to the academy
Meeting of the American Academy of
Orthopaedic Surgeons in New Orleans, Medicine and had been a Scoliosis Fellow structure and externally
John J. Callaghan, MD, a Hospital for under Dr. John Cobb at HSS in 1953. as it relates to all the
Special Surgery Hip Fellow from the
Class of 1984, will give the Incoming
The first meeting of the AAOS was stakeholders in medicine.”
held on January 19, 1933 in Chicago
AAOS Presidential Address. There have John J. Callaghan, MD
according to Henry H. Sherk, MD in his Lawrence and Marilyn Dorr Chair
only been six previous AAOS Presidents
book Getting it Straight, A History of Professor, Department of
before Dr. Callaghan in the 77-year history Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation
American Orthopaedics, published in
of the Academy who have been Active Professor, Department of
20081. Philip D. Wilson, MD, moving from
Members (served on HSS House Staff) or Biomechanical Engineering
boston to New York in 1934, became the University of Iowa Health Care
Associate Members (served on Attending
third President of the Academy, which Iowa City, IA
Staff or Senior Scientists) and also have
coincided with his appointment as the fifth
been AAOS Presidents (Table 1).
Surgeon-in-Chief of the Hospital for the H S S O R T H O PA E D I C
Ruptured and Crippled (R&C). F E L LOW S C L A S S O F 1 9 8 4
TAbLE 1
george E. bennett, MD, a resident at the
HSS Active or Hospital for the Ruptured and Crippled in
Associate Alumni Serving 1909, under the second R&C Surgeon-
in-Chief Virgil P. gibney, MD, was AAOS
as AAOS President
President in 1939. bennett was Professor
1934 Philip D. Wilson, MD of Orthopaedics at Johns Hopkins
Medical School.
1939 george E. bennett, MD
Charles Herndon, MD, an HSS Front: John H. Healey, MD;
1954 T. Campbell Thompson, MD Joanne R. Werntz, MD; Philip D. Wilson, Jr.,
Orthopaedic Resident in 1947, served as
MD; Claire Rimnac, MD; Roger Antoine, MD;
1968 Charles Herndon, MD AAOS President in 1968. He had been Robert H. Feldman, MD
Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at
1972 Philip D. Wilson, Jr. , MD Back: Douglas Gollehon, MD; Joseph L. Paul,
Case Western Reserve Medical School in
MD; Norman A. Johanson, MD; Richard A.
1975 William F. Donaldson, Jr., MD Cleveland. both are deceased. Rosa, MD; John Callaghan, MD; George H.
Sands, MD; Russell E. Windsor, MD
“my HSS fellowship experience was the start of my academic and leadership
career. dr. Philip d. Wilson, Jr. was my greatest mentor in the field of leadership.
i never expected to follow him in the presidential line of the aaoS. Eduardo
Salvati, md, Paul Pellicci, md, John insall, md, chitranjan ranawat, md,
russell Warren, md and thomas Sculco, md have been my heroes.”
John J. Callaghan, MD
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reflections congratulations &
DOMINICK J. SISTO, MD | HSS Resident Class of 1984
CORRESPONDING MEMBER | HSS Alumni Affairs Advisory Committee
Han, md
Dr. John Callaghan, an HSS Hip Fellow in written an important paper on the long-
1984, has been honored by becoming the term follow-up of hip arthrodesis when he
2010 incoming President of the American was in Iowa, and he was the authority on
Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. As a the subject. Hip arthrodesis was his focus,
Senior Resident at HSS, when John was however, and we were told many times of
a fellow, I want to congratulate him and the proper position to fuse the hip, and the
point out the role of his experience at HSS, care and attention we needed to perform
Only three other Associate alumni were contributing to his success. this procedure on this young patient.
on the active HSS Staff when they were
Academy Presidents: Philip D. Wilson, MD, John was an intense, focused, brilliant, The day of the surgery arrived, and the
(1934-1955), T. Campbell Thompson, MD, personable and a totally enjoyable presence team was assembled. Dr. Eduardo Salvati
Surgeon-in-Chief (1955-1963) and at HSS. Fellows were unique at that time, was the Chief of the Hip Service, and John
Philip D. Wilson, Jr., MD, Surgeon-in-Chief as they were orthopaedists from outside was the fellow; I was the senior resident and
(1972-1989) (Table 2). institutions who had different training and Steve O’brien, MD was the junior resident.
diverse ideas. John had done his orthopaedic The patient was positioned, and we were
Additionally, eleven HSS Honorary Alumni residency at University of Iowa, which had a set to start when in walked Dr. Wilson, Jr.,
have also served as AAOS Presidents. legendary reputation. 1984 was a time when who of course was the boss. He certainly
we only read Campbells, JBJS, CORR and wanted to be present as we were using a
All of us at HSS are very proud of John
Orthopaedic Clinics of North America. fusion plate from Synthes, which had not
Callaghan as the new President of the
There were no other technique guides and been done previously at HSS. The five of
American Academy of Orthopaedic
most orthopaedists practiced as they were us scrubbed together. I felt I was there for
Surgeons. It is certainly one of the
trained in their own geographic areas. comic relief, but it was a pretty impressive
pinnacles in the field of orthopaedic
group. The tradition on the Hip Service
surgery in the United States. John introduced us to the ideas of Ignacio
was for the senior resident to perform the
Ponseti, Joseph buckwalter, Richard
surgery, so under their guidance I fused the
TAbLE 2 Johnston, John Albright and of his personal
hip at the perfect position. Four hours later,
friend Sherman Coleman. His enthusiasm for
we all walked out of the OR. It occurred
HSS Honorary Alumni their efforts, and the respect he gave to his
to me later, that this was a clinic patient
serving as AAOS President teachers, was memorable.
with no insurance and yet Drs. Salvati and
1953 Harold b. boyd, MD His goal as a fellow was to teach the Wilson, Jr. gave up their day to help and
residents about hip disease and to NEVER educate the next generation. John prepared
1958 H. Relton McCarroll, MD MISS a subluxed or dislocated pediatric the residents for the case and made sure
1965 Frederick C. Reynolds, MD hip on our rounds at New York Hospital. we knew the magnitude of the responsibility
His attention to detail and love of we were given. I was taught how to perform
1966 Carroll b. Larson, MD orthopaedics was infectious. He taught us a difficult surgery, and Steve retracted and
how to prepare for the boards and how to awaited his turn, two years later.
1970 george T. Aitkin, MD
organize and complete a research project.
I am sure that all of the residents and fellows
1973 Walter A. Hoyt, MD His work ethics rivaled Russ Warren’s, and
have their own memories of special moments
we all benefited and appreciated the high
1974 John C. Wilson, Jr., MD at HSS when the dedication of the staff, the
level he expected of himself and anyone
creativity and brilliance of those present and
1976 Edward D. Henderson, MD else who was trained at HSS.
the focus on patient care, came together to
1979 John J. gartland, MD My most vivid memory involved a 24 year- mold us into the orthopaedic surgeons that
old male patient with avascular necrosis of we are today.
1984 Charles A. Rockwood, MD
the hip and severe secondary arthritis who
I congratulate John on his success and
1994 bernard F. Morrey, MD limped into our hip clinic. The diagnosis was
his Presidency, and am thankful for being
easy, and in 1984 the plan was to perform
present at HSS during his time there.
Reference a hip arthrodesis. This was not a common
I am also thankful, as John is as well for
1. Sherk, HH. Getting It Straight: A History procedure but was clearly the correct choice;
of American Orthopaedics. (2008) Am Ac having trained at HSS. We can all be proud of
and I can still see John’s eyes light up when
Orth Surg, Rosemont, IL John, as we can all be proud of ourselves for
we started to plan for it. John had recently
being Alumni of Hospital for Special Surgery.
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H S S S p e c i a l F e at u r e
91st annual
alumni mEEting
COLLE E N O’S H EA, M PA | Manager of Alumni Affairs
R E CE PTI ON Returning alumni had the opportunity to AUTU M N B E N E FIT
The Alumni Association Annual tour the hospital and see how the hospital Alumni took the opportunity to unwind
Cocktail Reception was held on has expanded over the years. 10, 20 and and attend “A Night Under the bridge”
Thursday, November 12th at Rockefeller 30 year class reunion presentations were for cocktails, dinner and a cabaret show
University’s Weiss Café. among the highlights. hosted by the Autumn benefit Committee
Alumni in attendance paid The meeting began on at guastavino’s. It was the perfect ending
tribute to one of HSS’ Thursday afternoon with a to a productive day.
accomplished leaders, pre-conference seminar as
Philip D. Wilson, Jr., MD. SATU R DAY CON CU R R E NT
part of the annual faculty
Dr. Sculco presented Dr. B R EAKOUT S E S S I ON S
development series on
Wilson with the Lifetime evaluating faculty and trainees. After a wonderful evening, alumni
Commitment Award. Drs. Friday’s program started with reconvened on Saturday, November
A 14th to begin another day collaborating,
Levine, Padgett and Hamlin Resident Case Presentations
spoke briefly about the impact that and a discussion moderated by Freddie learning and reconnecting with old
Dr. Wilson had on their lives both H. Fu, MD, Surgeon-in-Chief Pro-Tempore. friends. Thomas L. Wickiewicz, MD
professionally and personally. The Richard H. Freyberg Lecture followed gave the presidential address entitled
and was presented by V. Michael Holers, Thoughts on an Alumni Association,
Dr. Wilson touched so many people over
MD, Physician-in-Chief Pro-Tempore. After while the afternoon offered three
the years that trainees came from far and
a full morning of symposia and debates, concurrent breakout sessions focusing on
wide for the opportunity to participate in
alumni gathered together for the Surgical Advances in Pediatric
the celebration. Former peers, mentors,
business Meeting to provide an Orthopaedics, Transitioning from
colleagues, family and friends mingled and
update and reflect on the Alumni Orthopaedic Training to Practice
reminisced about the years gone by and
Association’s accomplishments and Foot and Ankle.
the anticipation of future endeavors.
and future goals. The last official The 91st Annual Alumni Meeting
M E ETI N G business of the meeting was was a phenomenal success
Many of the world’s best surgeons, the installation of the 2010 B where the best and the brightest
physicians, research scientists and medical Alumni President, Patrick V. connected to share and enhance
staff gathered in the Richard L. Menschel McMahon, MD. The afternoon consisted their knowledge of new technologies,
Education Center for the 91st Annual of the Torsten N. Wiesel Lecture by the research studies on the developments
Alumni Association Meeting. The two-day esteemed Farshid guilak, PhD, Chief in musculoskeletal health and the
CME-accredited program was the perfect Scientist Pro-Tempore, culminating improvement of patient care.
opportunity for alumni to discuss, debate, with the award session leading to the
lecture and learn from one another. presentation of the Distinguished Alumnus
Award to Victor M. goldberg, MD.
A: Clifford Colwell, Jr., MD and Allan Jr., MD, Thomas P. Sculco, MD, Harry Riley J. Williams, MD, James Voos, MD
Dunn, MD B: Joseph M. Lane, MD, Lewis Hamlin, MD, Clifford L. Colwell, MD, David O: Ronald Match, MD, Randy Lewis, MD,
b. Lane, MD C: Norm Johanson, MD and b. Levine, MD I: Andrew Lee, MD, Amar Ray Robinson, MD P: Tom Rizzo, MD,
Philip D. Wilson, Jr., MD D: Mollie Rinehart, Ranawat, MD, bryan Kelly, MD, Andrew Peter Rizzo, MD Q: Mark F. Sherman, MD,
Panda Coley, Janet Levine, bradley Coley, Pearle, MD, Joseph Oxendine, MD, Michael Russell F. Warren, MD, Seth Sherman, MD
Jr., Charles L. Christian, MD E: Thomas P. Ho, MD J: Michael Urban, MD, Joanna R: Richard L. Menschel, Russell F. Warren,
Sculco, MD, David b. Levine, MD, Philip D. Waldman, Seth Waldman, MD, Victor Zayas, MD, Laurie Warren, Thomas P. Sculco,
Wilson, Jr., MD F: Catherine Wickiewicz, MD K: Mary Lee Shapiro, Louis Shapiro, MD, Philip D. Wilson, Jr., MD S: Thomas L.
Thomas L. Wickiewicz, MD, Elizabeth bach, Leon Root, MD, Paula Root, Tiki barber, Wickiewicz, MD T: Jane Salmon, MD,
bernard bach, MD G: barry brause, MD, ginny Cha L: Sommer Hammoud, MD, V. Michael Holers, MD U: Victor goldberg,
Steven b. Haas, MD, Winfield Jones Alejandro Leali, MD, Demetris Delos, MD, MD v: gary gartsman, MD, Asheesh
H: Charles. L. Christian, MD, Douglas E. Duretti Fufa, MD, Janet guzman M: Patrick bedi, MD, David Dines, MD W: Robert
Padgett, MD, Victor M. goldberg, MD, V. McMahon, MD, Norman Johanson, MD E. Atkinson, MD x: Freddie H. Fu, MD,
Russell F. Warren, MD, Philip D. Wilson, N: Daniel Osei, MD, Kristofer Jones, MD, Thomas P. Sculco, MD
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THOMAS L. WICKIEWICz, MD
2009 Alumni Association President
alumni aSSociation
E xC E R P T S F R O M T H E 24 residents and 15 attendings and as a We have our Alumni Meeting going on
PR E S I D E NTIAL AD D R E SS consequence the math worked. and where are our residents today?
They’re taking an in-training examination.
Like all of you in this room, at this point And what did these gentlemen and
That might not be under our control. but
in our career, we belong to many alumni women do? Well they did everything. They
the hard reality is, at our core meeting, our
associations; high school, college, taught us how to operate. They taught us
residents are not involved with it. What
medical schools, residencies. And how to care for patients. They showed us
does that tell or mean to you?
because of that you start to say, “Well, how to get involved in research and how
why am I actually active in any of these? to be involved in societies. They basically We’re starting to approach 26,000
And why is it that in this one association, showed us how to be good doctors. There surgeries and I do think we do have a
at least for me, this is the one meeting were no competencies from the ACgME. volume-driven culture that is starting
that I don’t want to miss?” but they knew the measure of the young to form among the attendings in this
men and women that they were training. institution. Somewhat by necessity,
I think it’s because something happens
but it’s just the way it is.
to you during the years that you’re at that
parent organization that touches you, that So, why am i active Something else has to happen to those
influences you for the rest of your life, for
your career, and gives you affection for
in this organization? residents while they’re here. For them
to sustain this Alumni Association they
that parent organization. Well, i hold this must love it. It’s only going to happen if
We’re a big group actually, we have over
institution dear to my they have the opportunity to have some
form of mentorship; however that is
1,200 members. What I didn’t realize was heart, i really do. i’m defined, and grow a love.
the amount of financial support for this
organization that actually comes from our
proud of its reputation. Is change required? I do think it is. I think
hospital, and our Surgeon-in-Chief fund. i’m proud of my that our current program we have here,
We are responsible for our dues, which I association with it and our current model, is unsustainable. I don’t
think eight residents can be expected
have to admit, as a group, we’re not very
good at. So, go pay your dues. It supports i’m very thankful for to serve this large a staff; and have any
what we do. but it’s an organization that is all that it has provided chance at achieving a mentorship during
more than just this meeting. It’s more than
just a cocktail party once a year. There’s
to me. i think that their residency.
a lot going on, and I think that is evolving. without a doubt, i did It is always a service residency, but I think
it’s overwhelmingly a service residency at
There’s a Class Representative Initiative
to try to increase the outreach towards
have the best residency this point and in some way, we need to
the alumni that are no longer here. For the education despite what make it more about the resident. I think we
need to have that discussion, and to give
older group here – gigi was an individual you might consider credit, I think it’s starting to happen. I think
who clearly left her mark on Special
Surgery and now there is a scholarship
deficiencies. i think there are a lot of individuals here that have
in her honor. it was the best. the same feelings that I do, including Dr.
Sculco, our Surgeon-in-Chief, who seems
The Alumni Association Fund lets you to hope that we can have some way to
target dollars towards things that may Careers are obviously made by hard make it better.
be important to you. And the Finance work. They are obviously made by one’s
personal ability. but I think you need to because fundamentally, I think it would
Advisory Committee, which is new and
be shown the way. be a shame if we get the best and the
hopefully is going to keep tabs on this to
brightest talent through our residency
make sure the dollars are well spent. How do we make sure that those eight program, have them come here and
but what was my experience at Special residents, who are going to graduate leave Special Surgery, without the same
Surgery? It was a service residency from here, are going to leave with this love and affection that those of us in this
without a doubt. We did work hard. same love of Special Surgery that I think audience have. I think it’s a heritage that
but what made it special in the sense, a lot of us have? we just can’t stand to lose.
I think, was the numbers. There were
To listen to the full address, visit www.meetingproceedings.com/2009/hss-alumni (password: caspary).
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a lu m n i n e w S F e at u r e
HSS international
Ambas
MARTHA O’B RAS KY, M PA
Assistant Vice President, Education & Academic Affairs | Administrative Director, Alumni Affairs
DAN I E L S. R ICH, M D | Associate Director, Alumni Affairs
BACKG R OU N D P R O G R A M O B J E CT I v E S
The globalization of medicine and the For HSS, this program will be a cost-
The Alumni Affairs Advisory Committee
growing patient and professional interest effective approach to globally expand
will review the nominee’s application and
in HSS as a world-class institution in the recognition of the HSS brand.
credentials and make recommendations
musculoskeletal health has created an These exceptional alumni will help to
for appointment. Nominees will then
opportunity for professional education identify new opportunities worldwide
be contacted to determine interest and
and academic collaborations at HSS which may include new partnerships
requested to submit their CV, references,
and abroad. In keeping aligned with the to integrate best practices, research
a list of presentations and awards,
hospital’s global initiatives, the HSS opportunities, links to the HSS Journal,
as well as copies of publications.
International Alumni Ambassadors professional education programming
Program (IAAP) is an outgrowth of the and increase the commitment and loyalty The IAA will serve a term of three years
hospital’s vision to be among the leaders to HSS. Additionally, the select alumni with the opportunity for reappointment.
in the world as an innovative source for will receive recognition which will raise
For further information on election criteria
medical care and research. In our quest to their professional visibility and ultimately
and expectations of the International
be the “most trusted educator” we strive enhance the HSS Alumni Association.
Alumni Ambassadors, please visit
for excellence in all of the major clinical
H OW WI LL TH E IAA www.hss.edu/alumni.
and research disciplines at HSS.
B E S E L E CT E D ?
S E L E CT I O N C R I T E R I A
P R O G R A M G OA L
The process to identify and nominate an
Prospective IAA nominees will:
The goal of the IAAP is to identify and applicant pool of qualified physicians will
appoint a cadre of talented physicians be achieved as follows: n
Completed a one-year clinical fellowship
who have completed their graduate program in either an accredited or
n
Initially, an applicant pool will be
medical education at HSS to serve as non-accredited program at HSS, and/or
identified by members of the Alumni
International Alumni Ambassadors (IAA). orthopaedic residency training program.
Affairs Advisory Committee. IAA
The IAA will represent the hospital to the
candidates may also be nominated n
Affiliated with an academic medical
international medical community with the
by a professional colleague, fellow center for a minimum of two years.
outcome to foster the hospital’s brand
alumnus, HSS attending physician,
and image worldwide via professional n
Recognized as an active, engaged HSS
or by self.
partnerships and collaborations with alumnus (i.e.) dues paying member,
leaders of organizations, associations n
All nominators will complete a class representative, attendance at
and societies that share an interest in Nomination Form (available on Annual Alumni Meeting, participation
professional education and knowledge www.hss.edu/alumni). at alumni events (i.e.) AAOS, ACR,
transfer for improved patient care. AbOSM meetings/alumni receptions.
14 n HSS ALuMNI NEwS
al alumni
assadors Program
n
Exhibited “world-class” leadership
skills in the profession (i.e.) serve in
n
Assist in needs assessment and
development of a CME program that
W H AT W I L L T H E
IAA R ECE IvE?
a leadership position in professional HSS may organize on-site or abroad to
IAAs will receive:
society or on professional committees. foster knowledge transfer and improve
patient outcomes. n
Recognition at HSS receptions
n
Recognized by his/her peers for their
and professional meetings:
professionalism, clinical expertise, n
Serve as an HSS Journal reviewer
and communication skills (i.e.) serve for a minimum of two years. • Recognition includes pin and
as an activity director or faculty on acknowledgment in appropriate
n
Identify and solicit potential authors
CME programs, publish in leading HSS print materials.
over three years, to submit articles to
professional journals, through provided
the HSS Journal annually. n
ALUMNI NEWS feature story; external
letter of reference(s).
media in IAA’s city.
n
Attend IAAP sponsored receptions/
n
Demonstrate strong commitment to
meetings at professional meeting. We look forward to introducing you to
the mission and vision of HSS.
the International Alumni Ambassadors
n
Submit semi-annual progress report on
W H AT A R E T H E Program nominees in the next issue of
HSS related activities.
E x P E C TAT I O N S O F T H E I A A? ALUMNI NEWS.
n
Attend HSS Annual Alumni Meeting.
The IAA will:
n
Serve as a liaison/resource for HSS
within the international medical
community by acting as an HSS
representative in their country.
n
Conduct outreach activities to promote
collaborative partnership opportunities
on behalf of HSS with other hospitals,
medical education companies and
foundations.
n
Host/sponsor HSS PgY 5 residents
for Travel Elective (2-6 weeks; when
interest is expressed).
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the Benefits and costs o f
maintaining and gr
HSS alumni aSSociat
MARTHA O’BRASKY, MPA | Assistant Vice President, Education & Academic Affairs | Administrative Director, Office of Alumni Affairs
DOUGLAS N. MINTz, MD | Secretary/Treasurer, Alumni Association
In the last issue of ALUMNI NEWS, we n
Invitations to: As with most century-old organizations,
proudly featured an update on “giving” • AAOS Annual Cocktail Reception the HSS Alumni Association has needed
to the Alumni Association. In this issue,
• CME-accredited Annual to increase significantly its budget.
we would like to take you a step further To illustrate the costs associated with
Alumni Meeting
and outline both the benefits and costs administering the Association, we have
of maintaining, as well as growing, our n
Access to Caspary Estate during included a graph (see below) which tracks
Alumni Association. As we hope you the week/weekend of the Annual expenses from 2007-2009. It should come
know, alumni receive many benefits from Alumni Meeting as no surprise that over the course of
their membership in the HSS Alumni the past three years – as we’ve greatly
n
50% discount to all HSS Professional
Association, the majority of which include: improved and enhanced the benefits
Education/CME Accredited programs
associated with membership –
n
Subscriptions to:
In addition to benefits of the Alumni our expenses have risen comparably.
• ALUMNI NEWS Association, we continue to identify
• Alumni eNews and strategize about new initiatives and ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
ANNUAL ExPENSES (2007-2009)
• HSS Journal, which now includes welcome your input into ideas such as:
CME-accredited articles n
Exploring social and professional
n
Access to the HSS Alumni Association media portals to further engage alumni,
Website which features: and enhance communication and
• The newly revised online Alumni networking opportunities
Association Directory n
Enhance Class Representative Program
• Presentations from past n
Implement an International Alumni
Annual Alumni Meetings Ambassador Program
• Photo galleries of alumni events n
Develop avenues for collaboration
• Function to pay dues and make and networking to support practice
gifts online opportunities and research initiatives
n
Expand options for PgY5 travel elective
16 n HSS ALuMNI NEwS
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ation
Furthermore, to comprehend the Alumni As you can see, the HSS Alumni The HSS Alumni Association is a vital
Association’s expenses, it is also essential Association relies heavily upon funding part of the greater HSS Community,
that alumni understand the funding sources directly from the Surgeon-in-Chief, as but only with our collective support
which directly support major functions well as unrestricted educational grants and participation will it continue to
such as the Annual Alumni Meeting. solicited by staff in the Education Division. flourish and grow. Therefore, it is our
Accordingly, the graph below reveals Alumni membership dues are only one of hope that 50 percent of alumni will pay
such sources for 2007, 2008 and 2009. several funding sources that help facilitate their membership dues in 2010, and
the Association initiatives. Accordingly, we aspire to seeing continued growth
ANNUAL ALUMNI MEETING each successive year that alumni activities each successive year.
FUNDING SOURCES (2007-2009 )
and programs are enriched, the annual
dues for membership in the HSS Alumni
Association as a funding source support
less and less.
All this demonstrates how very important
and necessary it is for the HSS Alumni
Association to collect membership
dues from all alumni who wish to
remain involved. In 2008, the amount
of dues collected totaled $54,200,
representing payment from 271 alumni. for your convenience
As of December 31, 2009, membership Alumni can now pay their
dues collected from 305 alumni totaled annual dues online!
$61,000 - which reflects an 11 percent
increase! However, while we are happy to Simply go to
see an increase in the number of alumni www.hss.edu/alumni-dues.
who pay their annual dues, this figure gifts to support the HSS Alumni
represents participation from Association Fund can now be
only 25 percent of alumni. made online, as well.
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ALU M N I G IvI NG After initiating the HSS Alumni Association
Fund just one year ago, we are very proud
Since HSS will continue to require
and most pleased to thank the 25 donors
outside funding in order to support a
who have contributed thus far:
variety of academic and alumni-related
initiatives, as previously reported, the
Harry A. bade, Jr., MD
Finance Advisory Subcommittee of the
Alumni Affairs Advisory Committee Charles Carpenter, MD
was established in June 2009. This William Davidson, MD
subcommittee is charged with advising Joseph C. DeFiore, Jr., MD
on strategic use of Alumni Association Thomas P. Sculco, MD and Laura Robbins,
DSW, present Patricia Spergl, RN, BSN Mr. and Mrs. Rawle Deland
funds, as well as identifying additional
with the first Gigi Viellion Orthopaedic Kamelesh Desai, MD
funding sources for alumni activities. Nursing Education Award
The goal of this oversight committee Joshua Dines, MD
is to ensure specificity, accountability, n
The Georgette “Gigi” viellion, RN Shevaun Doyle, MD
and transparency for all alumni financial Orthopaedic Nursing Education Charles Hamlin, MD
accounts and to formulate recommendations Scholarship Fund: Established in
D. Ross Henshaw, MD
for future alumni initiatives. 2008 to honor gigi Viellion and provide
Olga L. Huk, MD
a financial scholarship for one nurse
The funds dedicated to Alumni Affairs David M. Kalainov, MD
to attend the AAOS Meeting or similar
activities currently include:
professional forum on an annual basis. Lewis b. Lane, MD
n
The Alumni Association David b. Levine, MD
n
HSS Alumni Association Fund:
President Fund: Initiated in 2007 Michael Lospineso, MD
Initiated in 2009 to give alumni the
by Dr. gary gartsman (President of
opportunity to make contributions to John P. Lyden, MD
the HSSAA in 2005-2006) to provide
a particular area that represents their John Mendes, MD
travel and lodging for external Alumni
interests. The three programs that
Association Presidents to attend the Douglas Mintz, MD
have been identified for special
Annual Alumni Meeting. Christopher Miskovsky, MD
consideration are:
n
HSS Archives Committee Fund: • International Learning and Training bruce Moeckel, MD
Established in January 2003 to support Center and bioskills Skills Education Markku Tapani Nousiainen, MD
archives activities and projects. Laboratory (bSEL) Douglas E. Padgett, MD
n
The Alumni Dues Fund: • The Leon Root, MD Pediatric Mihir Patel, MD
Initiated in 1986 to support alumni Outreach Program (POP) Daniel S. Rich, MD
communications, dues solicitation, • Medical Scholarships Thomas P. Sculco, MD
Website updates, the Annual Alumni
Meeting and the Annual Alumni Cocktail • Other areas that alumni have chosen
Reception at the AAOS Meeting. to have funds donated include:
• The Philip D. Wilson, MD, Jr.
Education and Research Fund
• Archives Fund
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Established in memory of HSS’s beloved 2009 AUTUMN BENEFIT – n
ALUMNI NEWS – major communication
RN, gigi Viellion, we would like to express “A NIGHT UNDER THE BRIDGE” vehicle to continue relationships with
our gratitude to the 14 alumni and HSS HSS Alumni year round.
On November 13, 2009, more than 300
staff donors who contributed 16 gifts
guests attended a cocktail reception and n
Resident Facebook – signature piece
(18 additional gifts have been received
dinner under the historic Queensboro serves to engage and connect HSS
from other friends of gigi) totaling
bridge at guastavino’s restaurant and residents with HSS faculty, professional
$23,135 to the georgettte “gigi” Viellion,
enjoyed entertainment by broadway staff and alumni.
RN, Orthopaedic Nursing Education
singer and actress Andrea McArdle.
Endowed Scholarship Fund: n
Resident Research Infrastructure –
This event, chaired by Cynthia Sculco,
to help residents complete research
is another component of the Hospital’s
Maureen bogle projects to fulfill a graduate requirement
continued commitment to support
Charles and Susan Carpenter and further their exposure to IRb
medical education.
approved research activities. As a
Jerry D. Coy, MD
The monies raised from this result, HSS is seeing better research
Adam H. graff, MD event provide funding for from residents through added
Sean T. Hanley, MD the HSS Journal, a crucial infra-structural support.
David b. Levine, MD element of the excellence
The Association continues to work with
John P. Lyden, MD in education and training
the Alumni Affairs Advisory Committee
offered at HSS. In 2008,
Steven Magid, MD to enhance alumni communications, our
the benefit raised $423,960
Chitranjan Ranawat, MD annual meeting and social events to
and $405,600 in 2007.
maintain and strengthen the Association
Merrill A. Ritter, MD
Cynthia Sculco, Chair of On behalf of the entire and our ties with one another. We
Laura Robbins, DSW Autumn Benefit Committee
HSS community, the appreciate your continued support
Scott Rynearson, MD Education Division and the Alumni and feedback as we strive to meet
Thomas Sculco, MD Association, we are incredibly thankful the needs of our alumni and welcome
Jon Wang, MD to the HSS Autumn benefit Committee recommendations for new initiatives
(43 members strong) for raising a that foster our Association.
record $444,840 (includes monies
Please join us in congratulating the
from the Young Friends Event too) Questions?
first award recipient, Patricia Spergl, RN,
at this year’s event.
bSN! HSS alumni and staff celebrated comments?
gigi and Tricia’s achievements at the STRATEGIC INITIATIvES UPDATE Should you have any questions,
91st Annual Alumni Meeting on Friday,
These monies are dedicated to or would like more information
November 13th. Tricia has been an
further priority needs of HSS Medical regarding initiatives of the Education
employee at HSS for 10 years in several
Education including: Division at HSS, or would like
different clinical areas throughout the
to suggest other projects for the
Hospital. She is pursuing her adult/ HSS Journal – now in its sixth year
n
Association to pursue, please contact:
geriatric nurse practitioner degree at of publication; peer-reviewed journal
Columbia University. Tricia was selected internationally distributed that now Martha O’brasky, MPA
for her commitment to personal and includes CME articles with each issue. Administrative Director,
academic growth and her professional Alumni Affairs
accomplishments.
(212) 606-1922 or
obraskym@hss.edu
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IntroducIng our
HSS ClaSS RepReSentativeS
Colleen o’SHea, Mpa | Manager, Alumni Affairs | Daniel S. RiCH, MD | Associate Director, Alumni Affairs
John F. G. hadley Paul
Mendes, Md Callaway, Md Kovatis, Md
Resident, Class of 1981 Resident, Class of 1993 Foot & Ankle Fellow,
DrJbonezz@aol.com HCallaway@raleighortho.com Class of 1996
bonedocmd@aol.com
John Mendes, MD After his residency at
completed a Fellowship in Adult Spinal HSS, Hadley Callaway stayed on at Upon completing his HSS Foot and
Surgery after finishing HSS in 1981. HSS to complete a sports medicine Ankle Fellowship, Dr. Kovatis joined
and shoulder fellowship, and then joined the staff at Hackensack University
He joined the Montclair Orthopedic
Raleigh Orthopaedic Clinic, a 90-year-old Medical Center in New Jersey where he
Group at Mountainside Hospital
private practice in North Carolina with serves as the Director of the Foot and
in Montclair N.J. and is presently the
18 surgeons and four regional offices. Ankle Section within the orthopaedic
senior partner in this same group. Since
department. He is a frequent lecturer
there seemed a vacuum of orthopaedic Dr. Callaway served as head team
and can be seen on various cable
ankle-foot expertise in his community physician for the Carolina Hurricanes
television programs. Kovatis is a regular
in the early ‘90s he dedicated himself NHL hockey team (1997-2003) and for
recipient of the “Top Surgeon” award
to add to his skills, particularly in the the USA Men’s Hockey team in the IIHF
from various publications including New
salvage of diabetic foot infections. World Championship (2005). He is a
Jersey Monthly magazine and has served
Faced with the diminution of his total clinical faculty member at UNC-Chapel
as the president of the Bergen County
joint practice to other alumni in Northern Hill. He developed and sold medical
Medical Society, the youngest physician
New Jersey and HSS, he rekindled an old devices to Exactech, Stryker and Tornier.
and the first orthopaedic surgeon in over
curiosity about trauma surgery and over
Dr. Callaway has been chief of a decade to hold this position. He is
the last six years has retrained in geriatric
orthopaedics at Raleigh’s two largest currently the secretary of the Hackensack
trauma to serve the emergency needs of
hospitals, president of the county Medical Center’s Medical Board and
his hospital. He continues to do primary
medical society, and president of the Credentials Committee and is slated to
and revision total joint reconstruction
North Carolina Medical Society. He be the President of the Medical Staff and
surgery, happy to refer acetabular
spearheaded his Raleigh Orthopaedic Medical Board in three years. He is one
dissociation and major bone loss to the
Clinic’s successful effort to gain certificates of only five physicians to represent the
newer alumni at HSS. He has struggled
of need for both MRI and operating physician community on the hospital’s
with the problem of depth versus breadth
rooms, a rare achievement for a private Board of Governors and is the official
in the practice of surgery throughout his
practice in a tightly regulated state. orthopaedist for various local sports
career and is no closer to a solution than
teams and the town of Hasbrouck
he was 27 years ago. John gave up golf Hadley and his wife, Cameron, have three
Heights. Dr. Kovatis was recently
five years ago to see more patients and children. Darden, age 17, and her brother
selected as an “Honored Citizen” by
“be more productive” (than golfing). Sherwood, age 15, who are students
New Jersey Police Officers for his
He remains happily married to his wife at Groton School. Lee, age 11, attends
philanthropy and work with injured
Nancy, and is very proud of his two school in Raleigh. The family enjoys
police officers. Dr. Kovatis and his
grown children John and Ali. Mendes outdoor sports and spends summers
wife are also involved in building a new
has answered the call of Dan Rich to at the coast near Wilmington, NC.
Greek church in their community.
engage his colleagues of 1981 and
hopes to have a reunion dinner soon. Avid Mets and Jets fans, he and his wife
Amy can be frequently seen at Citi Field
in their box behind home plate and at
various Mets Charity Functions. When
not working (or rooting for the Mets and
Jets), Paul and Amy enjoy traveling to
Greece, Europe and the Caribbean.
They hope to start a family very soon.
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active national
meetings
P E t E r J. adam b. AN N UAL AM E R I CAN S OCI ETY
m o L E y, m d Shafritz, md OF AN E STH E S I OLOG I STS’
Physiatry Fellow, Resident, Class of 2000 (ASA) M E ETI N G
Class of 2002 Adam.Shafritz@uvm.edu The Annual American Society of
moleyp@hss.edu After HSS, Dr. Shafritz Anesthesiologists’ (ASA) Meeting was
Since finishing his Physiatry fellowship completed a Hand and Upper Extremity held in New Orleans in October 2009
in Spine and Sports Medicine, Dr. Moley Fellowship at the Mayo Clinic in 2001. and was well attended by HSS Regional
joined the medical staff at HSS and is He joined the faculty at the University Anesthesia Fellow Alumni. The photo was
an Assistant Attending Physiatrist at the of Vermont College of Medicine later shot at a special “HSS Anesthesiology
hospital. Peter splits his time between that year, and is currently an Associate Department Dinner for Staff and Alumni”,
the greenwich satellite, where he serves Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery. held at brennan’s on Sunday evening,
as the Medical Director, and New York. His clinical practice is divided between October 19th. Several HSS Anesthesiology
Moley has a research focus in the spine complex shoulder reconstruction and Staff Members and HSS Anesthesia Fellow
and athletic hip issues at the hospital. traditional hand and microsurgery. Alumni were featured faculty at the annual
He will be moving much of his practice His research interests focus on the ASA Meeting.
into New York during the coming year. epidemiology of upper extremity injuries
AM E R I CAN AS S OCIATI ON OF
occurring in alpine winter sports. He is a
At home, he finds himself busy with two H I P AN D K N E E S U R G E ON S
reviewer for the Journal of Orthopaedic AN N UAL M E ETI N G
13-year-old daughters and a 10-year-old Research and ASTM International. He
son. His wife, Liz, does the bookkeeping The annual AAHKS (American Association
served as a Team Physician for the United
and almost all tasks involved with raising of Hip and Knee Surgeons) meeting
States Maccabiah Team at the World
three busy children. They love to ski took place in Dallas, Texas in November
Maccabiah games in Israel in 2005 and
(snow and water) and spend part of 2009 during which the group had
2009. He is the President of the Vermont
each summer in New Hampshire. During their second HSS Arthroplasty Alumni
Orthopaedic Society. Shafritz was
free time he also enjoys riding his bike cocktail party/dinner reception. This was
selected to participate in the 2009 ASSH
at home, in Central Park and in New a very successful event and it was great
Young Leaders’ Program and sits on the
Hampshire. They live in Darien, CT and to see so many previous Arthroplasty
ASSH Social Media Task Force.
have enjoyed their time in Connecticut. Fellows. Everyone looks forward to
Dr. Shafritz is married and lives in reconnecting again. If you did an
a n i L S. South burlington, VT. His wife, Megan, Arthroplasty Fellowship at HSS and
r a n awat, m d is the Chief of the Civil Division at the plan to attend the next AAHKS meeting
Resident, Class of 2006 Vermont Attorney general’s Office. in Dallas, Texas on November 5-7, 2010,
ranawatanil@hss.edu His two children, Emily (10) and please put this event on your calendar!
Since leaving HSS, Justin (6), enjoy all outdoor activities
Anil Ranawat was a Sports Medicine and are actively involved in downhill
Fellow at Pittsburgh University. He and his ski racing during the winter. His hobbies ASA Meeting Attendees:
wife, Dana, traveled to Europe for a year include skiing and snowshoeing in the Back row, left to right: Daniel Maalouf, MD,
for the Maurice Müller European Traveling winter, tending his ample vegetable Kimberly Richardson, MD, Jaime Ortiz, MD,
Michael Ho, MD, Tiffany Tedore, MD,
Hip Fellowship in the UK and Switzerland. garden during the summer, and running. Jonathan Beathe, MD, Richard Brull, MD
He also participates as the Faculty Front row, left to right: Karlyn Powell, MD,
Dr. Ranawat returned to HSS as a
Advisor for the UVM Tae Kwon Do Club. Susan Drelich, MD, Richard King, MD,
member of the Sports Medicine and Danielle Ludwin, MD, Cindy Chen, MD,
Archana Apte, MD
Shoulder Service while also taking calls
at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. Dana
and Anil recently had a son named Cooper.
Anil notes that at 18 months he already
has a set of scrubs and is planning his
orthopaedic residency (just kidding, Dana).
Dr. Ranawat and his wife live in Manhattan
and plan to grow their little family soon.
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Residency Class of 1988 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The current
ROBERT C. KLAPPER, MD outreach program at broward Health
Class Representative cares for 24 high schools and various
athletic events throughout the county.
It was great to see Samuel Snyder and
The program is currently designing a
David Mohler after all those years have
new Sports Medicine and Orthopaedic
gone by. The HSS family is so special
Residency Class of 1984 Complex to accommodate the expanding
to all of us. I even enjoyed calling my
DOMENICK J. SISTO, MD sub-specialty practices. george and his
Class Representative classmates to get them to RSVP. I hadn’t
wife Suzy have four children.
spoken to bob Marchand in 20 years.
All seven of the remaining residents of the Just to reminisce on the phone was Paul Rubery, MD completed a Fellowship
class of 1984 got together for dinner one fantastic. Dan buss could not make it in Spine at the University of Rochester,
night during the HSS Alumni weekend because at the last minute was flying and upon graduation joined the faculty.
in November 2009. We met at an Italian to China to adopt another child. The He is currently a Professor of Orthopaedics
restaurant near the hospital and all of our Alumni Association does such a great job and Pediatrics, and serves as the Associate
wives and one husband took over the keeping us connected and I am proud Chair of Orthopaedics for Clinical Affairs.
largest table in the place and relived our to be a part of this latest program. Adult and Pediatric Spinal Surgery remain
years at HSS as if it was a brief time ago. his clinical focus, and he has been involved
Maggie Merkow was there in spirit, as Residency Class of 1990 in gene Therapy Research examining
she had been invited, but sent a beautiful SCOTT KANTOR, MD ways to improve bone healing. Paul and
message to us all explaining her regrets. Class Representative
Andrea, who is Chair of Political Science
Rob was the leader of the class of 1984 Michael Maynard, MD is back at HSS full at SUNY-brockport, have four children:
and his early and tragic death still haunts time with no plans to move ever again. Paul (19) at U of R, Aidan (17) starting
us and reminds us of how brief and He has gone to ghana a couple of times Davidson in the fall, Kate (14) and Hugh (8)
temporary our time together will be. Many with Oheneba boachie-Adjei, MD. Michael at home. Paul has enjoyed fly-fishing with
of us spent the weekend in Caspary and recalls they once completed a TKR by the John braun, Steve burke, bernard Rawlins,
shared memories and reminisced that all light of two cell phones when the power greg McDowell, and Cliff Tribus under the
eight of us were together in Caspary for failed after dark and that wasn’t even the auspices of the Cobb Anglers Society.
some wonderful weekends during our most interesting (i.e. hair-raising) surgical
time at HSS. adventure of that trip.
Residency Class of 1996
CHRISTINA KUO, MD
Michael Moran, MD works on the Joint Class Representative
Replacement Service at the Carle Clinic in
I’ve returned to Chicago (where I’m from)
Champaign, Illinois. He, his wife, and kids
and joined a private orthopaedic practice
are enjoying another frigid Midwest Winter.
outside the city as a hand surgeon.
Residency Class of 1993 My husband Roger and I have had two
G. HADLEY CALLAWAY, MD kids since I graduated, Charlie (22 months)
Class Representative and Kai (newborn 1/10/2010) We are
quite happy with both professional and
george Caldwell, MD completed a Sports personal life.
Medicine Fellowship directed by Dr.
Freddie Fu at the University of Pittsburgh As for my classmates, (Anne) Holly
and then an AO Shoulder Fellowship in Johnson is currently on staff at
Switzerland with Dr. Christian gerber. He Massachusetts general Hospital for foot
is the Head Team Physician for the Miami and ankle. She lives close to boston with
Dolphins and Assistant Team Physician her husband Kurt, and children Sam (5),
for the Florida Marlins. He is the Director Will (4), and Cat (2). They “spend
of Sports Medicine at broward Health a lot of time in hockey rinks.”
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ben Huffard is in a private practice had recently been reminiscing for all of the
doing sports just outside of Portland, ME. wrong reasons with the untimely passing
He lives in Cape Elizabeth, ME, with his of our brother-in-training, Lance Peters
wife bronwyn and his four kids — Mac (11), (Joints; Ithaca, NY) in December 2008.
bear (9), gus (6) and Pippa (4).
We managed a good turnout with six out
Rob brophy is on staff for sports at of seven returning for the Alumni Meeting
Washington University in St. Louis. from all over the country. Scott Tarantino
Along with wife Jen and children Reilly (6) (Sports, Trauma; baltimore area), Jeff and
and Caidan (4), they are spending a lot Tracy Dugas (Sports; birmingham, AL), Scoliosis Research
of their time on soccer fields. Matt and Kathy Meunier (Hand & Upper Society Confers Honors
Extremity; San Diego, CA), Jason Koh on HSS Physicians
ben Domb has since married Anna,
(Sports; Chicago area), myself (Sports, ExCERPT FROM A LETTER
his girlfriend in residency, and they are
Trauma; NYC) and my wife Donna met BY DEBORAH M. SALE
expecting their first child in April! He lives Executive Vice President,
for dinner on Thursday night. The wine
in Chicago, and is on the faculty at Loyola External Affairs December 2009
flowed, family and professional updates
University Chicago where he specializes
were given, the old stories were told and The David b. Levine, MD, Chair in
in Sports Medicine and Hip Injuries, and
yes, the facts were even more distorted Scoliosis was established in 2005 at
is the Director of Hip Preservation of
than at our last meeting. We all took a Hospital for Special Surgery, honoring
Hinsdale Hospital.
moment to raise a glass and share some Dr. Levine who served as Chief of
Josh Dines just got married this past of our fondest memories of Lance. The Scoliosis at HSS from 1967 to 1995.
November to Kathryn, whom he was stories were enhanced by some photos The Chair supports the work of Dr.
dating during residency. He is on staff and memorabilia that his father sent via Oheneba boachie-Adjei, who followed
for sports at HSS and was just named FedEx after he and I had a long talk on the Dr. Levine as Chief of Scoliosis when
head team physician for the US Davis phone a few weeks earlier. Unfortunately, Dr. Levine retired in 1995. Such work
Cup Tennis Team and also is a consultant Jon Hyman (Sports; Atlanta area) ran into advances investigations into scoliosis
to the LA Dodgers. travel issues and was unable to make it to and spinal deformity, while honoring
the meeting until Friday. Dr. Levine’s own exceptional
Anil Ranawat is on staff at HSS and lives
contributions to the field.
in New York City with his wife Dana, dog Jeff Dugas gave our presentation,
Shayla, and toddler Cooper (18 months). which can be downloaded at www. The work of both Drs. Levine and
meetingproceedings.com/2009/hss- boachie was recognized this year
Residency Class of 1999 alumni (password is caspary). He did by the Scoliosis Research Society.
10th Reunion a great job, despite technical difficulties, The SRS is acknowledged as one
GREG DIFELICE, MD which prevented us from sharing a of the world’s premier spine societies,
Class Representative homemade video from Scott Tarantino focusing on providing continuing medical
entitled, “The White Pants.” (Please education for health care professionals
contact Colleen O’Shea at osheac@ and supporting research in spinal
hss.edu for a copy of the file.) Scott deformities. Founded in 1966, it includes
actually made a brief appearance on over 1,000 of the leading international
stage wearing “the white pants,” to spine surgeons. Dr. boachie served
the amazement of the audience. The as President of SRS over the past year,
meeting was academically enriching, a great honor that reflects his role as
but the real highlight for many was to a leader in the innovative treatment
Pictured from left to right are: Matt & Kathy
Meunier; Jason Koh; Scott Tarantino; Greg catch up with old friends and colleagues, of scoliosis.
DiFelice, Tracey & Jeff Dugas. and this was done in grand fashion at
Dr. Levine received the Lifetime
the Friday evening gala.
This past summer it dawned upon those Achievement Award from the SRS
of us in our HSS class of 1999 that it was Finally, as a class, we had a meeting and at its annual conference held in
our turn to get up and give a presentation began the planning phases of creating San Antonio in September 2009.
at Alumni Day for our Tenth. As emails a memorial to honor the legacy of Lance given in recognition of his long and
began to circulate encouraging everyone Peters, our friend and colleague. He will distinguished service to the Society
to make the trip back to the big House, be sorely missed. As the plan comes and to scoliosis research and care,
we began the ritual of reminiscing about closer to fruition, we will share the details this honor represents a milestone
our time together like all of those classes in future issues of the ALUMNI NEWS. in Dr. Levine’s remarkable career.
before us. Unfortunately for our class, we
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2010 ALuMNI ASSOCIAtION PRESIDENt
Alumni Profile
COLLEEN O’SHEA, MPA | Manager, Alumni Affairs, Education Division
PATRICK v. MCMAHON, MD dr. mcmahon states that in addition to
One of four children, Patrick V. McMahon,
MD, was born and raised in Manhattan
learning orthopaedics, it was living up to
on the Upper East Side. As a child, he the expectations of the exceptional teachers
remembers running around the Jacqueline
Kennedy Onassis Reservoir in Central
at HSS. the greatest difference between his
Park before it was the attraction that it residency and a residency program today
is today. As a rambunctious youngster,
Dr. McMahon found himself in the
is the one-on-one daily mentoring that
emergency room on more than one gave him the tools needed to practice,
occasion. A curiosity for medicine quickly
developed and the journey into the field
operate and treat patients.
of medicine was a natural outgrowth. his wife’s support and guidance. When of Surgery, Edward Herbert School
asked what he perceived as one of the of Medicine from 1984 to present.
After graduating from Iona College in
greatest challenges as an HSS resident, Additionally, he acted as Chief,
1972, Dr. McMahon enrolled at Cornell
Dr. McMahon states that in addition to Orthopaedic Department, bronx Veterans
University Medical College in 1973 and
learning orthopaedics, it was living up Hospital from 1990 to 2006 and was
was fascinated with Dr. Allan Inglis, Sr.’s
to the expectations of the exceptional recently appointed Chief, Orthopaedics
class on anatomy. Inglis’ knowledge
teachers at HSS. The greatest difference Department at Lawrence Hospital in
of the material was impressive, but his
between his residency and a residency bronxville, New York.
devotion and excitement for his work
program today is the personalized daily
was the inspiration. The material intrigued Spending time with his wife and three
mentoring which gave him the tools
Dr. McMahon and orthopaedics was children, Patrick, Meghan and John, plus
needed to practice, operate and treat
to be his destiny. working as long as he can in orthopaedics
patients. He appreciated the opportunity
are Dr. McMahon’s life goals. A former
Upon completion of medical school to work shoulder-to-shoulder and learn
marathon runner, he now likes to spend
in 1977, Dr. McMahon entered into a first-hand from Chitranjan S. Ranawat, MD
his time traveling, antiquing, and enjoying
one-year surgery internship at bethesda and Philip D. Wilson, Jr., MD, Eduardo A.
the simple pleasures in life. Dr. McMahon
National Naval Medical Center. He Salvati, MD, John N. Insall, MD, Thomas
is truly honored and proud to serve as the
became a medical officer for the United P. Sculco, MD and John P. Lyden, MD,
2010 Alumni President and considers it one
States Sixth Fleet, USS Albany from all leaders in the field of orthopaedics.
of his greatest accomplishments.
1978-1979. He fondly recalls working with Dr. David
b. Levine and his meticulous surgical skill.
Starting a month later than the rest of
his classmates due to naval obligations, Since leaving HSS, Dr. McMahon
Hospital for Special Surgery became his served as Senior Clinical Associate
home from 1979-1982. Dr. McMahon in Orthopaedics, Cornell University
and his wife, Elizabeth Ann, resided at Medical College from 1979-1982;
430 East 63rd Street. He attributes his Clinical Instructor, Cornell University
sanity and success during those years to Medical College in 1999; and Instructor
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awards Accolades
residents
LAKSHMI NANDINI MOORTHY, MD (2003) STEvEN R. GOLDRING, MD was a speaker
received the Visiting Professorship at the AAOS Symposium on Advanced
SCOTT W. WOLFE, MD (1989) was the Award ACR/AMgEN from Jersey Shore Imaging and Computer Assisted Surgery
distinguished guest professor at the Medical Center and renewed his of the Knee and Hip held in Providence,
brazilian Hand Society, held in Rio de AF Investigator Award. RI. Dr. goldring also served as a
Janeiro. He lectured on brachial plexus member of the Organizing Committee
KEvIN M. TRAPP, MD (2004) was named
injuries, total write arthroplasty, radial for the 2nd International Conference
one of the 2009 Rising Stars of Orange
malunions and scaphoid fractures. Dr. on Osteoimmunology in Rhodes,
County by the Junior League of Orange
Wolfe and colleagues received the award greece as well as co-organizer of the
County, Leadership Orange and the
for best paper at the annual meeting of the ACR Rheumatology Fellows Research
Orange County Chamber of Commerce.
American Society for Surgery of the Hand Workshop in Chicago.
The award recognizes individuals ages
for their paper titled, “Augmentation of 21-40 who are up-and-coming leaders THOMAS LEHMAN, MD presented the main
Zone II Flexor Tendon Repairs.” in their professional and volunteer lives. oration for the Indian Society of Pediatric
ADAM B. SHAFRITz, MD (2000) was Rheumatology held in Nagpur, India.
DANIEL J. SOLOMON, MD (2005) was
elected President of the Vermont appointed to the AAOS board of STEPHEN LYMAN, PHD, IN COLLABORATION
Orthopaedic Society. Specialty Societies as the AOSSM WITH ROBERT G. MARx, MD, MSC, FRCSC,
ANDREW A. WILLIS, MD (2002 AND community representative. In addition, DOUGLAS E. PADGETT, MD, AND TIMOTHY
he joined the editorial board of the WRIGHT, MD, PHD received a two-year
FELLOW 2004) joined the New York Jets
Journal of Arthroscopy and became jumpstart fund through the Challenge
Football medical staff as Association
the co-editor of the AOSSM publication grant for a study on “Referral Patterns
Team Orthopaedist.
Sports Medicine Update. and Risk of Early Revision after Primary
fellows Total Joint Arthoplasty.” Dr. Wright and Dr.
JAIMO AHN, MD, PHD (2009) is the Padgett and other colleagues received
JANE E. SALMON, MD (1983) received a Chair-elect, board of Directors, an award as one of the two top scientific
supplement for studies of “Predictors of American Physician Scientists Association posters at the 19th Annual Meeting of the
Pregnancy Outcome in SLE and APS.” and associate fellow at the American American Association of Hip and Knee
In addition, Dr. Salmon is collaborating College of Surgeons. Surgeons for “A Study of Retrieved Mobile
with colleagues at the Feinstein Institute bearing Knee Replacements.”
for Medical Research who received hss stAff
funding through ARRA for studies of ANNA MILLER, MD (PGY5) received the
RICHARD S. BOCKMAN, MD, PHD
the “regulation of the Anti-Phospholipid distinguished Housestaff award at
was appointed as a representative for Center Alumni Council Awards Dinner
Response in SLE.” Dr. Salmon also served The American Society of bone and
on the NIH/NIAMS Rheumatic Diseases at Weill Cornell Medical Center.
Mineral Research (ASbMR) to serve on the
Clinical Trials Roundtable. Clinical Research Subcommittee of The ANDREW J. WEILAND, MD had the honor
JO A. HANNAFIN, MD, PHD (1991) Federation of American Societies of the American Society for Surgery of the
presented the keynote address, “A Career for Experimental biology. Hand establishing a research endowment
as a Clinician Scientist: Medical Specialty totaling $500,000 in his name. The
ADELE BOSKEY, PHD was named to
Matters!” at the American Physician Andrew J. Weiland Medal for Innovation
the editorial advisory board of the Journal in Hand Surgery will fund an annual
Scientist Association (APSA) New York of Bone and Mineral Research.
Physician Scientist Program held at research award of $20,000 to be given
Mt. Sinai Medical Center. EDWARD v. CRAIG, MD, MPH received to one individual for outstanding clinical
the HSS 2009 Wholeness of Life research in hand surgery. The first award
HOLLIS G. POTTER, MD (1991) was Award. The award from the Health Care was granted in 2009. Dr. Weiland was
appointed to the NIH/NIAMS Study Chaplaincy recognizes the spiritual also elected Vice-Chair of the American
Section reviewing grants for Ancillary dimension of health care Foundation for Surgery of the Hand.
and Complementary Research under
the Osteoarthritis Initiative. JONATHAN T. DELAND, MD Chief of the TIMOTHY WRIGHT, PHD attended the
Foot and Ankle Service at HSS, recently board of Specialty Societies meeting
HOLLIS G. POTTER, MD (1991) AND received the Foundation’s Service Excellence of the AAOS in Colorado Springs as
MATTHEW KOFF, MD, IN COLLABORATION the research representative of the
Award and was presented with a $10,000
WITH THEIR HSS COLLEAGUES SCOTT
gift donation in support of his research. Knee Society. He was the grand Rounds
RODEO, MD; SUzANNE MAHER, MD,
Speaker and the Research Fellows Award
AND LI FONG FOO, MD (2007) along
invited speaker for the Department of
with a collaborator at Cornell University,
Orthopaedic Surgery at Mayo Clinic in
received a Challenge grant for studying Rochester, Minnesota.
the “Evaluation of an MRI biomarker for
Meniscal Repair.”
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Evaluation and Treatment of Target Audience: orthopaedic surgeons,
14th Annual Symposium: Controversies
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March 26, 2010
May 15, 2010
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Sports Medicine
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April 22-24, 2010
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Target Audience: athletic trainers, physical
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Click on article title to access full-text Joseph Feinberg, MD; Scott Wolfe, MD Mark C. Drakos, MD; brian Feeley, MD;
article and CME post-test, which can be Ronnie barnes, MA, ATC;
found at the bottom of the linked page. Russell F. Warren, MD
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