1940s

Ray C. Anderson, M.D., Ph.D. (Residency 1947), wrote a number of papers in the field of human genetics and, in March of 1951, became the first pediatric house officer at the heart hospital that was opened that year adjacent to the main University of Minnesota Hospital. Upon completion of his residency, Anderson was appointed assistant professor and devoted himself to pediatric cardiology. He became associated with the Lillehei-Varco surgical team that is now viewed as the founder of open-heart surgery. The 50th anniversary of the first operation (on a patient of Anderson’s) was celebrated with a two-day symposium at the University of Minnesota last November, to which he was invited to return as a speaker. Anderson retired in 1980 as professor emeritus of pediatrics (cardiology) and now resides in Sun City, Arizona.

1960s

Glenn W. Geelhoed (M.D. 1968), professor of surgery, international medical education, and microbiology and tropical medicine at George Washington University Medical Center in Washington, D.C., was unanimously elected as a 2005 recipient of the Medical Mission Hall of Fame Award. The award was given on behalf of Geelhoed’s “exceptional, exemplary, and significant contributions to medical mission activities throughout the world.” Geelhoed and a group of students he recruits spend several months each year on international trips to places like Southeast Asia, Sudan and Haiti to provide medical services to people who would otherwise have no access to health care.

1970s

Edward B. Feinberg, M.D. (Residency 1977, Fellowship 1978), has been appointed professor and chair of the Department of Ophthalmology at the Boston University School of Medicine and chief of ophthalmology at Boston Medical Center where he has practiced since 1999. After completing his fellowship training at the U-M, he practiced retina surgery as a member of the faculty at the University of Tennessee College of Medicine. He spent 1997-98 at the Harvard School of Public Health and 1998-99 at Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary and Harvard Medical School.

Thomas E. Price (M.D. 1979), an orthopaedic surgeon from Roswell, Georgia, was elected in November 2004 to the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia’s 6th Congressional District. Price, originally from Lansing, served in the Georgia State Senate from 1996-2004. After completing his residency at Emory University, Price started an orthopaedic surgery practice in Roswell, a suburb north of Atlanta, in the 1980s. By the mid-1990s, his practice was the largest private orthopaedic practice in the United States. Price’s Congressional Web site can be found at www.house.gov/tomprice.

1990s

Jamie Stalker, M.D. (Residency 1991), was appointed medical director at Argonne National Laboratory in Illinois on November 1, 2004. Stalker has been working as an occupational health physician and internist at Argonne since 2001, and prior to that was a clinician and instructor at Rush Medical Center and Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago. She was recertified in internal medicine in 2003 and became certified as a medical review officer in 2004. Stalker lives in Lemont, Illinois, with her husband, Joel Whitehouse, an attorney and private investigator, and their children, Justin and Eliana. She can be reached at jstalker@anl.gov.

LIVES LIVED

James S. Benedict (M.D. 1954), 75, died October 27, 2004. After completing his residencies at Iowa Methodist Hospital and Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, he and his family settled in San Pedro, California, in 1963. A thoracic surgeon for 31 years, Benedict served several hospitals and was past president of the Long Beach Surgical Society and a former chief of staff at St. Mary’s Medical Center in Long Beach. After his retirement in 1994, Benedict concentrated on his hobby, painting, and in 1995 enrolled at California State University-Long Beach to study art. He completed a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 1999 and a Master of Fine Arts in 2002. He was a life member of the American Physicians Art Association and served as editor of its newsletter for 24 years. He also belonged to the San Pedro Art Association and was a life member of the Long Beach Arts.

Karl R. Brinker, M.D. (Residency 1975), a kidney transplant specialist in Dallas, died on January 22 when the plane in which he was a passenger crashed near Brownwood, Texas. He was 58. His friend and colleague Paulose Mathai, M.D., 50, a lung transplant specialist who was piloting the plane, was also killed. Brinker was clinical associate professor with the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center for more than 20 years and also held positions at Methodist Medical Center in Dallas. He served as director of dialysis with Dallas Nephrology Associates and was a founding member of the Texas Transplant Society. Brinker earned his medical degree from McGill University in Montreal and, after his residency at Michigan, served as a surgeon in the military with the U.S. Public Health Service Center for Disease Control at Fort Collins, Colorado, from 1975-77. He completed a fellowship in nephrology at the University of Texas Health Science Center. Brinker was an avid outdoorsman who loved dry fly-fishing, enjoyed hockey, and coached youth baseball.

Homer C. Brown (M.D. 1948), 81, died on December 25, 2004, at his home in Defiance, Ohio, after a long illness. Brown graduated from Ohio State University with a bachelor’s degree in 1944, received his M.D. from the U-M Medical School, performed an internship at Mt. Carmel Mercy Hospital in Detroit, and did his residency in surgery and obstetrics at St. Francis Hospital in Hamtramck, Michigan. He also served with the U.S. Army Medical Corps, U.S. Army Reserves, and was honorably discharged with the rank of captain in 1962. He held various positions during his long career at Defiance Hospital, including chief of staff, and was honored by the Ohio State Medical Association in 2000 for his 50 years of medical practice. A dedicated Wolverine with, in the words of his daughter Rebecca, “a burning passion for all things Michigan,” Brown made frequent trips back to Ann Arbor to attend U-M football games. Gifts in Brown’s memory may be made to the University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital Building Fund, 301 E. Liberty, Suite 400, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48104-2251.

Charles W. Butler (M.D. 1955), age 75, died on January 15 in Atlanta, Georgia.

Leroy O. Carlson (M.D. 1943) died on March 29, 2004, at the age of 85. After receiving his medical degree from the U-M, he moved to Portland where he completed his internship and residency at the University of Oregon Medical School and also met his future wife, Marian Cobb, whom he married in 1946. In 1947 Carlson became the first practicing pediatrician in the southeastern Washington and northeastern Oregon area. He was a member of the Walla Walla, Washington, school board. From 1954-56 he served as a major in the U.S. Army where he was chief of pediatrics at Fort Bragg Hospital. In 1961 he returned to Portland and accepted a position in the Pediatrics Department of Oregon Health Sciences University, where he helped in the establishment of the Child Development and Rehabilitation Center. Carlson’s many awards and accolades include the Oregon Developmental Disabilities Council Award for Compassionate Leadership and Educator of the Year for the Association for Retarded Citizens from 1983-84.

Milton Goldrath (M.D. 1951), 77, died from a stroke on February 16 in Delray Beach, Florida. During his career, Goldrath served as chairman of the Obstetrics and Gynecology Department at Sinai Hospital and as associate professor at the Wayne State University School of Medicine, both in Detroit. He developed a hydro-ablation system that is now used worldwide, and he was a pioneer in the laser endometrial ablation technique and hysteroscopy. He was a member of Temple Israel and served on the board of the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit, the Allied Jewish Campaign and ORT, a non-governmental education and training organization. Contributions may be sent to the Milton H. Goldrath, M.D., Resident Scholarship Fund, 301 E. Liberty St., Suite 400, Ann Arbor, MI 48104-2251.

Herbert Humphrey (M.D. 1956) died on September 26, 2004. He was 76. Humphrey graduated from Marshall High School in Marshall, Michigan, in 1944 at age 16 and then attended Albion College, but his education was interrupted in 1946 when he entered the Army. He served in the Medical Services Unit in Germany until 1948. While stationed in Munich he met Ingeborg G. Dinse, and they were married on November 27, 1948. The couple returned to Michigan where Humphrey resumed his college career, but he was called back to Army duty during the Korean War from 1950-51. In 1952, Humphrey completed his degree at Albion and went on to pursue an M.D. from the U-M. After completing an internship in Flint and at Butterworth Hospital in Grand Rapids, Humphrey returned to Marshall and entered into practice with his father. He was a physician and staff member at Oaklawn Hospital and held staff privileges at both Leila Hospital and Community Hospital in Battle Creek until his retirement in 1991. He also served for many years as a Calhoun County deputy medical examiner.

John R. Lewis (Ph.D. 1949), 88, died on August 10, 2004, in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. Lewis was a 1937 graduate of Ottawa University, received his master’s degree in biochemistry from Michigan State University in 1940, and his Ph.D. in pharmacology from the U-M. Throughout his career he held positions at Michigan State University, Fredrick Stearns & Co., and Stearling-Winthrop Research before holding various positions with the Department of Drugs at the American Medical Association in Chicago. He retired from the AMA in 1981 but continued to serve the organization as a consultant for two more years. Lewis belonged to several pharmacological and scientific societies and authored or co-authored 33 articles published in scientific journals.

Robert G. Lovell (M.D. 1944, Residency 1950) died in his home on December 31, 2004, after a long battle with cancer. He was 84. After completing his medical degree, Lovell was diagnosed with tuberculosis, and his first published book, Taking the Cure, described his experiences as a tuberculosis patient during World War II. Following his recovery, he began his career at University Hospital as a research assistant in the Division of Allergy in 1948, and completed his residency in internal medicine here. He was named assistant dean of the Medical School in 1957 and served in that capacity until 1959. He held the position of clinical professor of internal medicine at the time of his retirement in 1985, when he was named professor emeritus of internal medicine. He continued to teach at the U-M and treat patients at the North Outpatient Allergy Clinic, and also entered into private practice as an allergist at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in 1959. Lovell held consulting positions at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Ann Arbor (now the VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System), Wayne County General Hospital in Eloise, Michigan, and served on President Eisenhower’s Commission on Veterans Pensions. He retired from private practice in 1990. His medical affiliations included membership in the Michigan Allergy Society, which he served as president in 1960. He achieved the rank of major during his service in the U.S. Air Force from 1955-56. He was a founding member of the John M. Sheldon Society, and his extensive community service included volunteering for the American Red Cross, YM-YWCA, the Ann Arbor Parks and Recreation Department, Friends of the Library, and as University High School team physician. In 1970, Lovell fulfilled a lifelong dream by teaching himself to play the great Highland Bagpipe and was certified as a senior instructor in 1978 by the Scottish College of Piping in Edinburough, Scotland. Widely known as an Ann Arbor bagpiper, he appeared at many special events and occasions in the area and taught piping lessons in his home until early 2004. He was also an avid stamp collector and gardener whose gardens produced many award-winning roses over the years.

Robert M. Lugg (M.D. 1952, Residency 1955) died on November 3, 2004, at the age of 80, of complications from respiratory problems. He enlisted in the Navy Hospital Corps during World War II at the age of 18, and received the Silver Star and Purple Heart during his service. After that experience, he was driven to pursue medicine. He met Margaret Shannon while attending Purdue University and they were married in 1949. The couple moved to Ann Arbor where Lugg attended the U-M Medical School and did his residency, and then settled in Port Huron where he maintained a private practice for 29 years. A pediatrician, Lugg was an active supporter of children’s mental health services and, in 1983, was named Public Citizen of the Year by the National Association of Social Workers for his contributions to social service organizations in St. Clair County. In 1985, he closed his practice and accepted a position with the U.S. Army as a developmental pediatrician assessing the needs of developmentally handicapped children of military families in Stuttgart, Germany. Lugg and his wife returned to the U.S. in 1991 and moved to Silverdale, Washington, to be closer to their daughter, Lois Jane.
Harold Proctor McGinnes (M.D. 1945) died on June 29, 2004, at McLean County Nursing Home in Normal, Illinois. He was 84. McGinnes was born and raised in Charlotte, Michigan, where he graduated from high school in 1938. He graduated from Michigan State University in 1942 and from the U-M Medical School in 1945. He was a fellow of the American College of Surgeons and founding member of its Downstate Illinois Chapter, as well as a founding member of the Illinois Surgical Association. During his career he served on the staffs of Brokaw Hospital, Mennonite Hospital and St. Joseph Medical Center, all in Illinois.

Robert F. Schugmann (M.D. 1941), 87, a former Navy captain, died in Fort Bragg, California, on November 3, 2003, after a brief illness.

Merlin C. Townley (M.D. 1952), 77, of Plymouth, Michigan, died on December 16, 2004, after battling pancreatic cancer. Townley grew up in Jackson, where he attended a one-room country school and worked on the family farm in the summers, then went on to graduate as co-valedictorian from Jackson High School in 1945. He was active in a variety of student organizations while attending the U-M, both as an undergrad (he received his bachelor’s degree in 1949) and as a medical student. He completed an internship at Wayne County General Hospital in 1953 and was a resident in psychiatry there from 1953-54. From 1954-56 he served in the U.S. Air Force as director of the psychiatric service of a 400-bed hospital in Nagoya, Japan. Townley then returned to Wayne County General as a psychiatrist and was director of the female service of the psychiatric division until the hospital closed in 1977. He became a fellow of the American Psychiatric Association in 1967, a life fellow in 1991, and a distinguished life fellow in 2003. He was active on the staff of Ardmore Psychiatric Hospital, provided consultation services at the Veterans Hospital in Allen Park, and saw patients privately at his practice in Wayne and Plymouth. He married Serena Louise Pittman in 1968 and they had three children. He retired in 1995 and purchased the farm on which he grew up, where he spent much of his free time gardening. He also enjoyed traveling, visiting more than 70 different countries in his lifetime.

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