Brian Mustanski ’99, PhD, director, Institute for Sexual and Gender Minority Health and Wellbeing, and professor of Medical Social Sciences, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences, along with Francesca Gaiba, PhD, associate director, Institute for Sexual and Gender Minority Health and Wellbeing, shared how Northwestern has taken a leadership position in improving the health and wellbeing of sexual and gender minority populations and took time to answer a series of questions from our Northwestern community.
We had a fantastic turnout for this virtual event, hosting nearly 80 attendees!
To participate in other upcoming virtual events, keep an eye out in your inbox, this newsletter, and our MAA Facebook page for future opportunities. |
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Dear Alumni, We hope that you are enjoying the start of summer! We have transitioned to holding virtual events and webinars and have some exciting upcoming programming, featuring Robert L. Murphy, MD, ’81 GMER, ’84 GMEF (July 15), and Amy Paller, MD, ’83 GMER (August 12). Please see below for further details on these events and do reach out with any ideas or suggestions for virtual programming topics.
Thank you,
Babette
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Moved? Just graduated? New phone number or email address? Please send us your updated contact information so that we can keep you informed of alumni news and events. |
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Diversity and Inclusion Spring Newsletter |
The Office of Diversity and Inclusion gathered virtually to celebrate the Feinberg graduating Class of 2020. |
We invite you to check out the spring newsletter from the medical school’s Office of Diversity and Inclusion! Hear from our vice dean of Diversity and Inclusion and learn how Northwestern pipeline programs are inspiring the next generation of physicians and scientists. |
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MAA Digital Series:
Hosted by Joseph Gugenheim, ’72 MD |
"James Gamble Rogers: Architect for Northwestern"
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We're thrilled to share the newest episode of the MAA digital series from our favorite historian, alumnus Joseph Gugenheim, ’72 MD!
This month’s installment is on the life and career of James Gamble Rogers, the architect and planner for the original Chicago Campus, or—as Dr. Gugenheim cleverly refers to it—“Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood.”
Dr. Gugenheim presents “James Gamble Rogers: Architect for Northwestern.”
Thank you, Dr. Gugenheim! |
Celebrating Our Reunion Alumni... |
Medical School History: MD Class of 1960 |
Henry Barancik, 1914 MD, believed to be pictured in graduation photo. |
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Maurice Barancik, ’60 MD, stationed in Korea in a forward unit near to the Demilitarized Zone. |
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We’ve been delighted to share the incredible medical school history of our 60-year reunion class, the MD Class of 1960. In the May 2020 edition of the MAA newsletter, we featured a sixth alumnus from the class, whose father had graduated from Northwestern’s medical school. After that issue was published, Maurice Barancik, ’60 MD, also contacted us to share that his father had graduated from Northwestern’s medical school in 1914 as well. With that, the total is now a staggering seven!
After graduating, Dr. Barancik’s father, Henry Barancik, 1914 MD, served in the Army Medical Corp in Menton, France during World War I and was in charge of a field hospital there at the height of the 1917-1918 Spanish flu pandemic. Dr. Barancik also shared that his father, all of nineteen years old, acquired college credits through correspondence school while matriculated in the medical school!
Dr. Barancik’s family has a tremendous service history, with his brother serving in France during World War II, and Dr. Barancik himself serving in Korea during the post-war occupation, for which he is pictured above.
Thank you, Dr. Barancik! |
1960 Alumnus Shares His Remembrances of Pearl Harbor |
Karl F. Voegtlin, ’60 MD, was one of the original members of MD Class of 1960, featured in the April 2020 edition of this newsletter, whose father also had graduated from the medical school. Dr. Voegtlin recently shared his incredible remembrances of Pearl Harbor with us, as a child living in Hawaii at the time with his father, mother, and sisters. Dr. Voegtlin’s father, Walter L. Voegtlin, ’35 MD, was stationed at Pearl Harbor when the attack there occurred. Their family lived in a house on the highest point of a hill in the area, with a clear view of all the activity. |
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On the morning of December 7, 1941, as the family was getting ready to go to church, the raids had begun with the Japanese air force planes taking off from sugar cane fields and using the Voegtlin house on the hill as their fulcrum to turn and start the bombing. Before they realized what was actually happening, young Dr. Voegtlin, hearing the planes buzzing overhead, waved to the Japanese fighters, and one pilot looked at him and waved back. However, it soon became obvious what was taking place, and Dr. Voegtlin’s father immediately drove to the duty station at the dispensary in Pearl Harbor. On his way to the hospital, Dr. Voegtlin’s father was strafed by a couple of the Japanese fighters, though thankfully, both he and his car were unharmed. Dr. Voegtlin wouldn’t see his father again until 5 or 6 days after the raid.
His father would remain in the Navy and was on board the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay when the armistice was signed on September 2, 1945, making him the only known person to be both in Pearl Harbor at the time of the attack and present when the Japanese Instrument of Surrender was signed, effectively ending World War II.
Dr. Voegtlin treasures an American flag that was taken off the USS Arizona and passed down to him by his father. Dr. Voegtlin’s father was treating a seaman who had retrieved the flag from a locker aboard the ship. When the young man was rescued from the water, he had the flag in his possession and was taken to the dispensary in the hospital. Dr. Voegtlin’s dad was the first to see him, and the young man asked his physician to keep the flag “until I get better.” The young man, as Dr. Voegtlin’s father knew, would not make it through the night. The flag remains in safe-keeping with the Voegtlin family to this day. Though Dr. Voegtlin has returned to Hawaii many times, his childhood home—the highest on the hill—no longer remains but is now, fittingly, a naval hospital.
Thank you to Dr. Voegtlin for sharing these incredible memories and his family’s experience as part of these pivotal moments in history with us! |
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Northwestern Alumni Book Club |
The Northwestern Alumni Association (NAA) invites you to join the Northwestern University Alumni Book Club.
In this online community, alumni and friends can connect with each other and read books from a range of genres, including fiction, memoir, lifelong learning, and more. There is no cost to participate—you just need a copy of the book. The book club will meet through a private online forum where members can discuss the current selection.
Participate in the discussion of Just Mercy, which also is Northwestern’s One Book One Northwestern 2020–21 selection: |
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"New York Times bestseller Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption by Bryan Stevenson, provides an intimate look at the human consequences of a broken justice system and a prescient warning about racism, poverty, and inequality in America."
To learn more about the book club and to register, visit the NAA Book Club website. |
John R. Lumpkin ’73, ’74 MD, president of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation and vice president for Drivers of Health, for Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina, has been awarded the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Distinguished Medical Alumni Award in recognition of his career as a pioneer in the field of medicine. Created in 1998 by then-vice president and dean of the medical school Harvey Colten, this award is presented annually to recognize an alumnus/a whose outstanding
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professional achievements bring honor to the medical school and merit special recognition.
Dr. Lumpkin was the first African American physician trained in emergency medicine in the country after completing his residency at the University of Chicago and the first African American Director of the Illinois Department of Public Health. He is a member of the National Academy of Medicine and a fellow of the American Academy of Nursing, American College of Emergency Physicians, and the American College of Medical Informatics. Dr. Lumpkin also has served on several federal committees, authored numerous journal articles and book chapters, and served on the faculty of Northwestern University, University of Chicago, and University of Illinois at Chicago. Learn more about Dr. Lumpkin’s impressive career in this recent interview with the Feinberg News Center. Congratulations, Dr. Lumpkin!
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David H. Aizuss ’78, ’80 MD, was elected to the board of trustees of the American Medical Association. Dr. Aizuss is a managing partner at Ophthalmology Associates of the Valley and serves as an assistant clinical professor of Ophthalmology at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. He also is immediate past president of the California Medical Association and a current member of the AMA Council on Legislation. Congratulations, Dr. Aizuss!
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Samantha E. Meltzer-Brody, ’96 MD, is the recipient of the 2020 Oliver Max Gardner Award. The award recognizes faculty at the University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill who have “made the greatest contribution to the welfare of the human race” and is the highest honor that the system confers on faculty. Dr. Meltzer-Brody is the Assad Meymandi Distinguished Professor and chair of the Department of Psychiatry. She also is director of the UNC Center for Women’s Mood Disorders. Congratulations, Dr. Meltzer-Brody!
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David H. Salzman, ’05 MD, ’09 GMER, MEd, was recently recognized by the department of Emergency Medicine at Feinberg School of Medicine with a junior faculty teaching award named in his honor. Dr. Salzman is associate professor of Emergency Medicine and Medical Education at Feinberg. Congratulations, Dr. Salzman! |
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Patricia "Oby" Ekwueme, ’20 MD, '20 MPH, is the recipient of the 2020 Daniel Hale Williams Diversity & Inclusion Student Award. Each year, this award is bestowed upon one student who epitomizes the vision that leaders at Feinberg embrace about how diversity and inclusion should manifest in its culture. Congratulations, Dr. Ekwueme!
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Allen R. Nissenson, ’71 MD, ’76 GMEF, was appointed to the board of directors of Angion Biomedica Corporation. Dr. Nissenson is a member of the board of directors of Rockwell Medical, Inc. and an emeritus professor of Medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, where he previously served as director of the Dialysis Program and associate dean. He is emeritus chief medical officer of DaVita Kidney Care, a former president of the Renal Physicians Association and current member of the Government Affairs Committee. Dr. Nissenson previously served as president of the Southern California End-Stage Renal Disease Network, as well as chair of the Medical Review Board. Congratulations, Dr. Nissenson!
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Linda Suleiman, MD, ’17 GMER, launched the Minority Faculty Association (MFA) at Feinberg School of Medicine. The MFA is committed to enhancing the recruitment, retention and promotion of underrepresented minority faculty through mentorship, professional development, and networking at Feinberg. The goals of the group include providing formal leadership training and creating avenues of academic and personal growth. Congratulations, Dr. Suleiman! |
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Michael T. Lotze ’73, ’75 MD, was appointed chief cellular therapy officer at Nurix Therapeutics, Inc. Dr. Lotze previously served as the chief scientific officer of Iovance Biotherapeutics and vice president of research at GlaxoSmithKline. He also served as professor of surgery, immunology, and bioengineering, vice chair of research within the Department of Surgery, and director for Damage Associated Molecular Pattern Molecule (DAMP) Laboratories at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Hillman Cancer Center. Dr. Lotze also is associate editor of the Journal of Immunotherapy. Congratulations, Dr. Lotze!
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Bruce K. Patterson, ’89 MD, ’94 GMER, founder and chief executive officer of IncellDx, recently announced the patent filing with the USPTO, Pre-EUA, and FDA for the CCL5/RANTES Utility as a Diagnostic, Prognostic, and Therapeutic Biomarker in COVID-19. Read more about this development online. Congratulations, Dr. Patterson!
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Do you have news to share with us or know of an alumnus/a we should recognize in the newsletter? Post it on our Facebook page or email us at medalum@northwestern.edu. |
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Stay in tune with faculty who are in the midst of COVID-19 research and response through candid interviews on the Breakthroughs podcast. Listen to their insights, explore recent episodes, claim continuing medical education credit, and subscribe to the show so that you can stay up-to-date with the latest discoveries.
Feinberg School of Medicine podcasts are available on:
iTunes, SoundCloud, Spotify, Google Play Music, and Stitcher. |
Wednesday, July 15, 2020 | 4:00–5:00 p.m. CST |
Join us for an exclusive virtual conversation about the latest information on the global effects of COVID-19 with Robert L. Murphy, MD, ’81 GMER, ’84 GMEF, executive director of the Institute for Global Health, John Philip Phair Professor of Infectious Diseases, director of the Center for Communicable Diseases, and professor of Biomedical Engineering. |
SAVE THE DATE: Virtual Event | Women in Medicine Panel |
Thursday, August 6, 2020 | 6:00–7:30 p.m. CST |
Save the date and join your Medical Alumni Association for a virtual event, hosted by the Women in Medicine subcommittee of the Medical Alumni Association Board. Hear from fellow alumnae as they share their experiences and insight as women working in the field of medicine. Advance registration will be required.
Stay tuned for full details coming soon. |
SAVE THE DATE: Webinar | The Interface of Technology and Dermatology |
Wednesday, August 12, 2020 | 4:00–5:00 p.m. CST |
Save the date and join your Medical Alumni Association for another virtual event, featuring Amy Paller, MD, ’83 GMER, chair of the Department of Medicine, director of the Skin Biology and Diseases Resource-Based Center, and Walter J. Hamlin Professor of Dermatology and Pediatrics (Dermatology). Advance registration will be required.
Stay tuned for full details coming soon. |
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