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SUMCAA Newsletter
June 28, 2005
From the Desk of the Associate Dean for Alumni Affairs
Dear Alumni,
Summer finds SUMCAA staff actively working to create a very full roster of events for the coming 2005-06 academic year.
In addition to our regularly scheduled spring Alumni Weekend (formerly known as “Reunion”), we are planning several events in Boston, Seattle, New York City, Washington DC, San Diego, Los Angeles, and the Bay Area. Some of these will be sponsored by the Stanford Alumni Association, while others will be designed specifically for Medical Center alumni. In addition, our second biomedical symposium will take place on September 30, 2005 and a tour of the Clark Center is planned during Homecoming on October 21, 2005. To accomplish all of this successfully, the board of governors will increase its number of meetings from two to three per year. You will be apprised of all the details for the events as they unfold.
I hope each of you plans to attend as many of these functions as possible. It’s a great way to stay in touch with your school.
In the meantime, enjoy your summer.
Sincerely,
Ross Bright, MD ’58
Associate Dean for Alumni Affairs
Stanford University Medical Center Alumni Association News
A Sneak Peak at Upcoming SUMCAA Event
On Friday, September 30, 2005, the Stanford University Medical Center Alumni Association will hold its second annual biomedical symposium. This year’s symposium will focus on Business, Technology, and Neurology. The symposium will feature:
· Tina Seelig, PhD ’85, director for the Stanford Technology Ventures Program
· Robert Malenka, MD ’83, PhD ’82, professor of psychiatry & behavioral science at Stanford SOM
· Susan K. McConnell, PhD, Susan B. Ford professor of humanities and sciences in the Department of Biological Sciences at Stanford University
· Robert Sapolsky, PhD, John A. and Cynthia Fry Gunn professor of biological sciences and professor of neurology and neurological sciences at Stanford University
· Dr. William C. Mobley, MD ’76, PhD ’74, the John E. Cahill Family professor and director of the Neuroscience Institute at Stanford
All alumni should also save the weekend of April 28-29, 2006 to come back to campus for Alumni Weekend. The classes of 1956, 1961, 1966, 1971, 1976, 1981, 1986, 1991, and 1996, will be celebrating their class reunions, although all alumni are welcome and encouraged to attend. Alumni Weekend, formerly known as ‘Reunion’, will feature campus tours, the annual CME symposium, the Sterling Awards Ceremony, and reunion dinners.
Stay tuned for more information about the biomedical symposium and Alumni Weekend or visit http://med.stanford.edu/alumni for the most up to date information.
Call for Volunteers: Board Members and Class Representatives
The Alumni Association is seeking volunteers who will serve as a representative to and liaison between their class and the Alumni Association. Class reps help plan their reunion every five years, collect news and accomplishments from their classmates, and act as a point of contact when a volunteer is needed. Class reps are needed for the following graduation years: ’05, ’04, ’03, ’02, ’01, ’99, ’62, ’53, ’52, ’50, ’48, and ’47. Classes can have two or three representatives, so if you are not part of these classes but would still like to serve, please let us know. This volunteer position is open to any alumnus/a of the Stanford University Medical Center.
The Alumni Association also seeks members to serve on its Board of Governors (BOG). Members should be able to commit to attend three on-campus meetings per year (usually on Friday afternoon or Saturday). The BOG is looking for alumni who will lend their expertise and wisdom to the Alumni Association in accomplishing its mission and goals. Members advise the Office of Alumni Relations, the Office of Medical Development, and other administrative offices and serve as an advocate and leader for the School of Medicine and its Alumni Association. Meet the board members who are serving during the 2005-06 academic year.
Alumni News
Ying-ying Goh, MD '01 named to the Stanford Board of Trustees
Five new members were elected to the University’s Board of Trustees for five-year terms this June. The new trustees are William Barnum, a general partner of an investment firm in Los Angeles; Ying-Ying Goh, a pediatrics resident at Children's Hospital, Boston and Boston Medical Center; Philip Satre, former president and chief executive officer of Harrah’s Entertainment Inc.; Ross Walker, a former financial analyst who is graduating this week from the University's Graduate School of Business; and Jerry Yang, co-founder of the Internet navigational guide Yahoo! Inc.
Dr. Goh is completing a residency program in pediatrics at Children's Hospital, Boston and Boston Medical Center. She had academic appointments as a clinical fellow in pediatrics at Harvard Medical School and as a teaching fellow in pediatrics at Boston University School of Medicine. Dr. Goh earned a bachelor's degree in public policy in 1994 and a medical degree in 2002, both at Stanford.
For more about the other trustee appointments, visit:
http://news-service.stanford.edu/news/2005/june8/trustees-060805.html
Dr. Craig Miller, MD '72elected as the 2005-06 Vice-President of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery
Dr. Miller, the Thelma and Henry Doelger professor of cardiovascular surgery at Stanford University, was elected as the 2005-06 vice president of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS), the oldest cardiac surgical association in the world. He will ascend to president of the AATS in 2007-08. Dr. Miller specializes in cardiac valve and thoracic aortic surgery, runs a research laboratory funded by two NIH RO1 grants, and lists more than 440 peer-reviewed publications in his bibliography. In AATS’ 86-year history, there have been three other presidents from the medical school faculty: Norman Shumway, MD, PhD (1986-87), Emile Holman, MD (1953-54) and Leo Eloesser, MD (1936-37). The announcement was made in April at the 2005 annual AATS meeting.
School Of Medicine News
Newlymeds’ Combine Matrimony and Matriculation
Angela King was wearing a lace wedding gown, a double strand of pearls, and her mother’s bridal veil when she walked down the aisle to wed Ross Fleischman the morning of June 11 at the Stanford Faculty Club. A few hours later the new Mrs. Fleischman had tossed a black graduation robe over her dress and pearls and glided across the stage twice—once to receive her PhD diploma in cancer biology, the next to get her MD. Right beside her on stage during the commencement was her new husband, who also was receiving his medical degree. Meet the newlymeds: the couple, whose relationship blossomed as their medical education progressed, had in a matter of hours become Drs. Angela and Ross Fleischman.
Read more about the couple, meet other graduates, or learn about the graduation festivities.
Faculty News
Dr. James Mark chosen as the 17th recipient of the Albion Walter Hewlett Award
Dr. Mark, professor of cardiothoracic surgery emeritus, has been selected by the Hewlett Award Committee as the 17th recipient of the Albion Walter Hewlett Award. The award honors a physician who is committed to discovering and using biologic knowledge, wisdom, and compassion to return patients to productive lives.
The Inaugural School of Medicine Emeritus Lecture by Dr. Eric Shooter on-line
The School of Medicine Emeritus Lecture Program celebrates the extraordinary research and training accomplishments of the school’s faculty as they achieve emeritus status. Jointly sponsored by the school’s departments and the Dean's Office, the program recognizes the contributions of these world-class scholars, both at the school and globally, through a combined public talk and reception. Open to the campus community, these events provide a unique opportunity for retiring faculty to reflect publicly on their life’s work and to share some of their accumulated wisdom. Moreover, by recording and archiving the reflections of these world-class educators, researchers, and innovators, the program offers a lasting source of inspiration and insight for generations of scholars to come.
Watch the Inaugural lecture by Dr. Eric Shooter given on May 26, 2005.
