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Michael Anderson, MD, FAAP (2001)
Michael Anderson (2001) was recently promoted to President, Principal & General Counsel at Children's Pediatrics Centers, LLC located in Canton, Georgia 30114. "We finally did it ... founded a CHILDREN's speciality center in a place that needed one. We are starting our 3rd year here and looking for many more."

Submitted on Nov 14 2007

Rex Wang (2000)
Rex Wang (2000) writes, "Well after four years of college, 4 years of medical
school, 3 years of residency, and 3 years of fellowship
we've finally finished our long journey.

Special thanks to everyone who has helped us on the
way to this. We've moved down to Southern California
(Orange County) so if you're ever in the area, please
let us know."
Submitted on Nov 22 2006

Stephen Shaivitz (1965)
Dr. Stephen A. Shaivitz (1965) died in Florida on April 23, 2003 from Cancer.
Submitted on Nov 22 2006

James Pappin (1957)
Dr. James Pappin (1957) died in Burton, Washington on April 8, 2006.
Submitted on Nov 22 2006

Harold Falls (1936)
Harold Falls (1936) Falls, Harold F. M.D. Brighton, MI Age 96. Harold F. Falls, M.D., of Brighton, an ophthalmologist who played an early and influential role in the field of medical genetics died May 27, 2006. He was born on November 26, 1909 in Winchester, IN to Thomas and Mary Schmidt Falls. He is the beloved hus band of Emeline N. Duckwitz Falls; devoted father of Thomas (Judy) Falls, Hariette (James) Gray and Timothy (Patty) Falls; loving grandfather of Andrea Falls (Anthony) Isaacs, Eric (Carrie) Falls, Jonathan Falls, Jennifer Gray (Brian) Moss, Carolyn Gray (Stefan) Schwitter, Kelli Falls and Thomas J. Falls, M.D.; and loving great-grandfather of Cole Isaacs, Zachary Falls, William Moss and Emeline Moss. He was pre ceded in death by his sister, Margaret Harvey. A visionary physician, scholar and teacher, Dr. Falls saw the importance of genetics to human medicine long before many others. He devoted his career to building a rich collection of genetic histories of eye disease that are still being studied today. Dr. Falls is considered by many to be the father of genetics in ophthalmology. Dr. Falls completed his medical education at the University of Michigan in 1936 and his residency in Ophthalmology in 1939. Described by one of his students as a devoted teacher, a diligent observer, a superb diagnostician, a superior parliamentarian, and a humane physician, Dr. Falls was beloved by medical students, residents and colleagues. In retirement, Dr. Falls delighted in spending time with his family as well as reading, golfing, fishing and gardening. In 2003, the Harold F. Falls Collegiate Professorship in Ophthalmology and Visual Sci ences was established by the University of Michigan to honor and to recall in perpetuity, the history and great tradition of ophthalmic genetics that began with Dr. Falls. Memorial services will be held at Bo rek Jennings Funeral Home at 7425 M-36, Hamburg, Michigan at 2 p.m. on Saturday, June 3, 2006. The family will receive friends from Noon until the time of service. A luncheon will follow at Lakelands Golf and Country Club. Memorial donations to the Harold F. Falls Collegiate Professorship in Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences may be made to the University of Michigan's W.K. Kellogg Eye Center, 1000 Wall Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48103. Please leave a Farewell Audio Tribute to Dr. Falls at 877-231-7900 or sign his guest book at borekjenning s.com

Submitted on Nov 22 2006

Fred Sutton (1979)
Fred Sutton (1979) writes, "HOUSTON - (May 19, 2006) – Dr. Fred Sutton, associate professor of medicine in the department of gastroenterology at Baylor College of Medicine (BCM), was recently named 2006 Physician of the Year by the Ben Taub General Hospital/Quentin Mease Community Hospital Professional Image Work Team.
Sutton joined the BCM faculty in 1984 and currently serves as director of medical quality for Affiliated Medical Services in the Harris County Hospital District. Since 1988 he has served as chief of GI department at Ben Taub General Hospital, and he is also BCM course director for Fall II Gastroenterology Module, a Diplomate of the American Board of Internal Medicine, and a Fellow of the American College of Physicians and the American College of Gastroenterology.
The Physician of the Year award is designed to recognize and honor outstanding physicians who contribute to the work environment, maintain employee/physician relationships and promote patient-centered care."

Submitted on Nov 22 2006

J. Peck (1952)
Dr. J. Haddon A. Peck, Jr. (MED RES 1952) died in San Diego, California on April 1, 2006 from Cancer.
Submitted on Nov 22 2006

Carl Hug (1967)
Carl Hug (1967) writes, "Distinguished Service Award of the American Society of Anesthesiologists

The DSA is the highest recognition the ASA bestows upon an outstanding member each year. The 2006 ASA House of Delegates voted to present the 61st annual DSA to Carl C. Hug, Jr., MD, PhD, Professor of Anesthesiology, Emeritus, at the annual ASA meeting in San Francisco on October 15, 2007.

The DSA is given in recognition of meritorious service in clinical practice, research and teaching in anesthesiology. The characteristics in common for recipients are a history of service and the advancement of this specialty of medicine. The awardees exemplify the values and qualities esteemed by their 40,000 peers in the ASA.
"

Submitted on Nov 20 2006

Richard Thirlby (1978)
Richard Thirlby (1978) writes, "Elected President of the Western Surgical Assoication, 2005-6.

Elected to the Board of Directors of the American Board of Surgery, representing the American Surgical Association. 2006-2012"
Submitted on Jul 13 2006

Thomas Varbedian (1956)
Thomas Varbedian (1956) writes, "This is Tom Varbedian '56 - just want to remind all of my classmates to be certain to attend our 50'th reunion this Fall - you have already received the invitation and I urge you to contact the development office (800-468-3482) as soon as possible - ask for Dawn Bednarski and make your hotel reservations now before they are all filled up - I am certain you will all have a great time - call me if you have and querstions 248-647-0895

Tom
Submitted on May 25 2006

Theodore Rosen (1974)
Theodore Rosen (1974) writes, "Ted Rosen, MD-Professor of Dermatology at Baylor College of Medicine (Houston) was elected to serve a four-year term on the Board of Directors of the American Academy of Dermatology. The AAD is the umbrella organization for 14,000+ American and selected foreign dermatologists."
Submitted on May 19 2006

Richard Fry (1978)
Richard E. Fry (1978) died on May 5, 2000.

MD 1978

He served as assistant professor at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School prior to moving in 1989 to Indianapolis, where he directed vascular surgery at St. Francis Hospital until his death. He was chief of surgery at St. Francis from 1997 to 1998, a member of its medical staff executive and policy committees, and a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. He was 47.
Submitted on May 2 2006

William Coon (1956)
William Coon (1956) died in Ann Arbor, Michigan on October 5, 2000 from leukemia.

RES 1956

Coon, U-M professor emeritus of surgery, died in Ann Arbor October 5, 2000, of leukemia. He was 75.

After earning his MD from Johns Hopkins in 1949, Coon served as chief of surgery at the U.S. Army Hospital in Augsburg, Germany, before completing his surgical residency and joining the U-M faculty in 1956. He was appointed professor in 1967 and became a professor emeritus in 1996 after 40 years on the faculty. Coon also served as assistant director of the Clinical Research Unit from 1962 to 1997 and as chair of the Medical School's Institutional Review Board for 25 years. His committment to education was recognized by the establishment of the annual William W. Coon Award for Excellence in Resident Teaching in the Department of Surgery. He received a Distinguished Service Award from the U-M Medical Center Alumni Society in 1997.

In the last 20 years of his career, Coon, who continued seeing patients until a few months before his death, was involved primarily in caring for patients with cancer, especially those with breast cancer and melanoma. Contributions in Coon's memory may be made to the William W. Coon, M.D. Surgical Oncology Patient Care Fund, Office of Medical Development and Alumni Relations, 301 E. Liberty St., Suite 300, Ann Arbor, MI 48104-2251.
Submitted on May 2 2006

John Holloman (1943)
John Holloman, Jr. (1943) died at 82, in Queens, New York on February 27, 2002 from a stroke.

MD 1943

Holloman, a leader in the civil rights struggle as it related to medicine, was featured in the Summer 2000 issue of Medicine at Michigan. A substantial obituary on Holloman in the March 2 edition of the New York Times noted his presidency of New York City's public hospital corporation in the mid-1970s, his myriad contributions to civil rights in medicine, and his tireless advocacy of better health care for the poor. He was a board member of the State University of New York for almost 30 years (1966-95). In his many medical leadership positions, including the presidency of the National Medical Association, he appealed to the medical profession to fight racial prejudice, including racist practices in the American Medical Association. In many forums he pressed for health care as a basic right, and he campaigned tirelessly for national health insurance. He was a native of Washington, D.C., where his father preached for 53 years at the Second Baptist Church.
Submitted on May 2 2006

Joel Salon (1946)
Joel Salon (1946) died in Fort Wayne, Indiana on December 25, 2001.

MD 1946

Salon died at the age of 78 on December 25, 2001 at Covington Manor Nursing Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Salon was a polio survivor, having contracted the disease while stationed with the Air Force in Bermuda during the Korean War in 1953. He spent a year in recovery after returning to the private medical practice he had established prior to the war. He retired in 1989 after a distinguished career that consisted of being a member of the courtesy staff at Lutheran and Parkview hospitals, a consultant for the Veterans Administration Hospital and clinical assistant professor of internal medicine at the Indiana University School of Medicine. He had also served as president of the Fort Wayne Medical Society and had been awarded the Chapter Laureate award of the Indiana Chapter of the American College of Physicians. In 1987, Salon, whose father, grandfather, uncle and cousin also attended the U-M Medical School, and his wife, Marilyn, established the Joel W. and Marilyn G. Salon Endowed Scholarship Fund at the University of Michigan.
Submitted on May 2 2006

George Wantz (1946)
George Wantz (1946) died in New York, NY on December 15, 2000.

MD 1946

Wantz died on December 15, 2000, at his home on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. He was 77. At his death, he was a clinical professor of surgery at Weill Medical College of Cornell University and an attending surgeon at New York Weill Cornell Medical Center, where he had worked for more than 50 years. He enjoyed an international reputation for his innovations in hernia surgery, and his technique was outlined in several textbooks including the Illustrated Atlas of Hernia Surgery. In 1994 he gave his remarkable collection of antiquarian books, many of them on the subject of hernia repair and anatomy, to the U-M Taubman Medical Library, and in 1997 he presented the U-M Medical School's Historical Center for the Health Sciences his outstanding collection of 70 antique surgical and medical instruments. As part of his estate plan, he established the George E. Wantz Professorship in the History of Medicine in the U-M Medical School, held by the director of the Historical Center for the Health Sciences. The professorship was inaugurated in June with Howard Markel, M.D., Ph.D., as its first holder.
Submitted on May 2 2006

Arthur Lennox (1934)
Arthur Lennox (1934) died in Naples, Florida on March 21, 2000.

MD 1934

Lennox died March 21, 2000, in Naples, Florida, after more than four decades as an obstetrician and gynecologist in the greater Toledo, Ohio, area, including three years in practice with his son, John Lennox, M.D. He was a fellow of the American College of Surgeons and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, and he served on the staff of Toledo Hospital and on the courtesy staffs of St. Luke's and Flower hospitals in Toledo. Lennox, who was 90, left a bequest to the University to establish the Jennie I. Lennox Endowed Medical Student Fund, honoring his mother who loaned him the money to attend the U-M.
Submitted on May 2 2006

William Kaufman (1938)
William Kaufman (1938) died in Winston-Salem, North Carolina on August 24, 2000, at age 88.

MD 1938

For many years he maintained a private practice in Bridgeport, Connecticut. He did clinical research on niacinamide, a form of vitamin B3, and its ability to lessen or eliminate osteoarthritic pain, and was considered a pioneer in vitamin therapy for rheumatism and arthritis. A prolific writer, he was the author of two books on niacinamide as well as many articles dealing with arthritis, nutrition, food allergies and psychosomatic medicine. He was also a playwright and artist. He is survived by his wife, Charlotte, who, with him, established the Dr. William and Charlotte S. Kaufman Endowment Fund for Library Technology at the University of Michigan.
Submitted on May 2 2006

James Bosma (1941)
James Bosma (1941) died in University of Maryland Medical Center on June 22, 2001 from heart failure.

MD 1941

He was 85. Bosma was considered a pioneer in research into the anatomy and physiology of swallowing, a topic he became interested in during the polio epidemic when many patients suffering from the disease could not take nutrition orally. He wrote numerous publications and was a founding editor of the medical journal Dysphagia, devoted to disorders of swallowing. In recent years he received the Distinguished Service Award from the American Speech-Language Hearing Association and was honored with a symposium at the biennial meeting of the American Association for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine.
Submitted on May 2 2006

John Jacquez ()
John Jacquez died at University Hospital in Ann Arbor on October 16, 1999. Jacquez retired from the University of Michigan Medical School in 1990 as professor emeritus of physiology and from the School of Public Health as professor emeritus of biostatistics. A 1947 graduate of the Cornell Medical School, he came to Ann Arbor in 1962 from the Sloan Kettering Institute to establish a Department of Biomedical Data Processing, and was a leading authority on compartmental analysis. He was 77.
Submitted on May 2 2006

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