In honor of Pride Month, the Medical Alumni Association (MAA) Board Inclusion and Allyship Committee would like to celebrate and support the LGBTQIA+ community.
As chairs of the committee on your MAA Board, we are proud to honor and celebrate those who identify as LGBTQIA+. The committee’s focus is to foster a spirit of loyalty, professional interaction, mentoring, and philanthropy among our medical community made up of alumni, students, and faculty. Our work on the Inclusion and Allyship Committee enhances this focus to advocate for and mentor our diverse student and alumni population who represent experiences of race, gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion, age, socioeconomic status, and/or physical ability. This month, we celebrate and uplift the LGBTQIA+ voices of our friends, family, and alumni worldwide. While it is a celebration, it also is a reminder that there is still work that needs to be done to achieve acceptance, inclusion, and health equity.
We encourage you to show your support of the LGBTQIA+ NU community and celebrate love this month and every day. |
Learn more about some unique ways to help support the committee’s mission for a more inclusive medical school: |
|
Together Again: Women Physicians Networking Event
|
After a two-year pause, the Medical Alumni Association was pleased to host our annual Women Physicians Networking Event once again in partnership with Northwestern Medicine at the Museum of Contemporary Art on June 15. Peers across clinical, research, and academic areas were able to gather and network together in person.
Saadia S. Sherwani, MD, MS, ’00 GMER, senior vice president of Operations and chief medical officer
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dear Alumni,
Happy Summer! We would like to make you aware of a very special event. Northwestern Football will open the 2022 season overseas when the Wildcats take on the Nebraska Cornhuskers in the Aer Lingus College Football Classic in Dublin, Ireland, on August 27, 2022. This is an exciting opportunity for all alumni and fans to engage with Northwestern and support our student athletes. Our official travel partner, Anthony Travel, has put together a number of wonderful travel packages that can be viewed at Cats2Ireland.com, and we are developing a special Medical Alumni Association itinerary. If you have interest in joining us, please reach out to me, and I will make sure that you receive all the up-to-date information on Feinberg-specific activities. As always, please reach out with any questions you may have or if I can assist in any way. Thank you,
Babette |
|
|
|
|
|
REMINDER FOR RECENT
GRADS: |
New Address, Phone, or Email to Share with Us? |
We want to hear from you. Please update your information and stay connected! |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
for Northwestern Memorial Hospital, led the event with opening remarks. An anesthesiologist, Dr. Sherwani has served in clinical and leadership roles at Northwestern Memorial Hospital for more than two decades, including program director for the Adult Cardiothoracic Fellowship, chief of Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology, vice chair for the Department of Anesthesiology, and vice president of Operations for Surgical Services. During the pandemic, Dr. Sherwani led the COVID-19 response and reactivation in Surgical Services, as well as Northwestern Memorial Hospital's inpatient capacity management efforts. For more information on upcoming Women in Medicine (WIM) events, join the MAA's Women in Medicine Facebook group and follow Northwestern WIM on Instagram.
Thank you to Dr. Sherwani and to the over 200 women physicians who joined us! |
Juneteenth, sometimes referred to as Freedom Day or Emancipation Day, commemorates June 19, 1865. On this day, the Emancipation Proclamation, which had been issued on January 1, 1863 by President Abraham Lincoln, was fully put into effect when some of the last enslaved African Americans in Texas learned that the Civil War had ended.
|
|
|
|
Northwestern recognized Juneteenth as an official University holiday beginning this year (observed on Monday, June 20). To learn more about Juneteenth and this commemoration, read more on the Northwestern Now website. |
|
Going to Ireland? We Want to Hear from You! |
Joining us in Ireland this August for the Aer Lingus College Football Classic? Please send us a quick email to let us know. We are developing a special Medical Alumni Association itinerary and would love for you to join us at these exclusive events.
Haven’t made your travel plans yet? There’s still time! Our official travel partner, Anthony Travel, has put together a number of wonderful travel packages that can be viewed at Cats2Ireland.com.
Please reach out to us at medalumevents@northwestern.edu, so that we can make sure that you receive all the up-to-date information on Feinberg-specific activities. Northwestern Football will open the 2022 season overseas when the Wildcats take on the Nebraska Cornhuskers in Dublin on August 27. |
MAA Digital Series:
Hosted by Joseph Gugenheim, ’72 MD |
“Chicago’s Lost Medical Schools, Part 2: The Schools” |
We’re thrilled to share with you the newest installment of the MAA digital series, from our fantastic host and historian, alum Joseph Gugenheim, ’72 MD!
In this month’s episode, join Dr. Gugenheim for the fascinating conclusion to his two-part series on the history of the 30+ medical schools that have come and gone in the Chicago area over the years. In this second installment, Dr. Gugenheim delves into the history of the lost medical schools themselves. Learn more about how lax requirements and subpar facilities lead to the inevitable closure of many of these institutions. In a few instances, not even their football teams could throw a "Hail Mary" to save some of these schools from their fate!
Dr. Gugenheim presents “Chicago’s Lost Medical Schools, Part 2: The Schools.”
Thank you, Dr. Gugenheim! |
COMING NEXT MONTH: Did you know that July 21 is National Junk Food Day? Join Dr. Gugenheim next month to explore the history of one of the original Chicago snacks, the “1896 Sensation,” the Cracker Jack. Learn more about the origins of this popular peanut and popcorn snack that’s still beloved today. You won’t want to miss next month’s installment in our digital series. It’s a crackerjack episode! |
|
|
Northwestern Medicine Magazine |
• “Find Your Eudaimonia”: MAA Board president Edward S.H. Kim ’92, ’96 MD, explores the importance of finding your eudaimonia—Greek for the state or condition of good spirit—in the “Alumni President’s Message”
• Read “Trailblazers in Orthopaedics” and learn how a close-knit, multigenerational group of Black Orthopaedic Surgery residents put their mark on Northwestern Medicine
• Discover the importance of incorporating self-expression in the work of a medical practitioner in “The Healing Power of Storytelling,” by fellow alum Jennifer Pien ’96, ’00 MD
• Learn more about David M. Holtzman ’83, ’85 MD, the 2022 recipient of Feinberg’s Distinguished Medical Alumni Award in this issue’s alumni profile, “On the Cusp”
• Look to the future of medicine with Ed Wu ’97, ’02 MBA, MD, investor in Digital Health and Data Science at Feinberg in our “Alumni News” section
• Visit our “In Memoriam” section as we honor the lives and legacies of our alumni and dear friends, including founding chair and professor emeritus of Preventive Medicine, the late Jeremiah Stamler, MD, known as the father of preventive cardiology, and former MAA Board president and associate professor of Orthopaedic Surgery Andrew D. Bunta ’64, ’67 MD, ’74 GMER
• Explore the alumni “Progress Notes” to hear personal and professional updates from your fellow alumni
• And more! |
Where in the World Is the MAA? |
The Alumni Team is always in motion. Below are upcoming travel dates for our team. Please contact us at medalum@northwestern.edu and let us know if you would like to meet with a medical school representative in your area. |
July
North and South Carolina; Los Angeles, CA; San Francisco Bay Area, CA; Sacramento, CA; San Diego, CA; Wisconsin; Colorado
August
Cleveland, OH; Michigan; Boston, MA; New York, NY; Dublin, Ireland September
Traverse City, Michigan |
Calling All Women in Medicine! |
M4 Kate Smith is working with Eve Feinberg, MD, ’04 GMER, on the Women in Medicine Fertility and Family Building study. Recently published in the JAMA Network Open, this survey was developed based on 32 hours of focus groups with women attendings. They are hoping to get responses from 10,000 women in medicine across the country. Data collected will be used to better the lives of women in medicine by advocating for policy change regarding insurance coverage for infertility, egg freezing, reducing bias, addressing burnout, and more. For more information and to take the survey, please visit the survey website. |
Landsberg Society’s Future Alumni |
June 9 marked the kickoff to intern sign-out weekend. During the afternoon, Landsberg Society residents had an academic half-day with a Rapid Response Simulation as well as sessions on leadership and how to be a senior.
Afterward, the intern class kicked back with a beautiful, well-deserved evening on the Chicago waterfront (pictured above). |
Muhammad Mutawakkil, MD, ’22 GMER; Clarence Woods, Jr., ’64 MD, ’72 GMER; Randall C. Morgan, Jr., MD, ’73 GMER, ’74 GMEF, MBA (back row, left to right), pictured along with Erik C. King, MD, ’98 GMER; Audley M. Mackel, III, MD, ’86 GMER; James A. Hill ’71, ’74 MD, ’79 GMER; and Linda Suleiman, MD, ’17 GMER (front row, left to right), were recently featured in an article in Northwestern Medicine Magazine celebrating this close-knit, multigenerational group of Black Orthopaedic Surgery residents who put their mark on Northwestern Medicine. “Spanning more than 50 years at Northwestern, this group of six Black men and one Black woman (along with six others who were not present) have helped one another break barriers and climb ranks in what’s known as the whitest specialty in medicine: orthopaedic surgery. Trailblazers at Northwestern and in their profession alike, each of them is passing a torch to the next generation as they continue to fight for more diversity and inclusion in their chosen field, which is currently less than 2 percent Black.” Clyde Yancy, MD, MSc, vice dean for Diversity and Inclusion and chief of Cardiology in the Department of Medicine (front row, right), toasted the group and celebrated their tremendous accomplishments as alumni trailblazers in orthopaedics. Congratulations to all! |
Kelly M. Choi ’94, ’98 MD, ’02 GMER, has been appointed senior vice president of marketing and product management for Element Biosciences Inc. Dr. Choi has 20 years of commercial leadership experience in product strategy and execution, strategic partnerships, business development, client relations, and operations management for healthcare technology companies. Dr. Choi previously served as chief commercial officer at Onegevity of Thorne HealthTech. Congratulations, Dr. Choi! |
|
|
Jerome C. Cohen ’77, ’79 MD, ’82 GMER, was recently elected vice president of the Medical Society of the State of New York (MSSNY). Dr Cohen previously served as both speaker and trustee of MSSNY. He has served as a senior attending gastroenterologist for Bassett Healthcare Network since 2015 and is clinical assistant professor of Medicine at the Cooperstown campus of Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons. A bio-terrorism first responder volunteer, Dr. Cohen previously served as president of the Broome County Medical Society and as past chair of the American Medical Association’s Council on Constitution and Bylaws. Dr. Cohen’s wife, Elaine V. Drelich, ’80 DDS, is a fellow Northwestern alum and graduate of the NU Dental School. Congratulations, Dr. Cohen!
|
|
Kelly Foster, MD, ’14 GMER, ’15 GMEF, ’17 GMEF, has joined the Tampa General Cancer Center of South Florida in Palm Beach County. Dr. Foster is a former medical oncologist at Northwestern Medicine, completing her Internal Medicine residency and Medical Oncology and Palliative Medicine fellowship training at Northwestern. She received her undergraduate degree at UCLA and completed medical school at Loyola University. Dr. Foster is board certified in medical oncology, internal medicine, and palliative medicine. She is currently seeing patients with all types of cancer, with a focus on breast and gastrointestinal cancers (gastric, esophageal, pancreatic, hepatobiliary, colon, anal) and is a member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology. Congratulations, Dr. Foster!
|
|
|
Leo A. Gordon, ’73 MD, presented his ongoing research into presidential illnesses (an interest that began during his medical student surgery rotation at Northwestern) to the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Alumni Society in Los Angeles on April 28. Dr. Gordon's presentations have become legendary in the Los Angeles community. “Hail to the Chief Complaint! — A Brief History of Presidential Illnesses” appeals to medical, historical, political, and alumni groups. Dr. Gordon enlivens each specific presidential illness by relating the effect of that illness on the political and legislative processes in motion at the time of the illness. Congratulations, Dr. Gordon! |
|
|
Jacqueline D. Neal, MD, ’13 GMER, was recently awarded the Mark Wolcott Award for Excellence in Clinical Care Delivery by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The award is the highest honor bestowed among 26,000+ physicians in the Veterans Health Administration. The Wolcott Award for Excellence is presented to a “VA health care practitioner who is deserving of special recognition for their contributions in enhancing clinical care.” Dr. Neal is a physiatrist in the department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the Jesse Brown VA Medical Center and assistant professor at both Feinberg and the University of Illinois College of Medicine. Congratulations, Dr. Neal!
|
|
Kris Rehm, ’98 MD, has been named president-elect of the Society of Hospital Medicine. Dr. Rehm is professor of Clinical Pediatrics and vice chair in the Department of Pediatrics at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and the first pediatrician to be named president-elect of the Society of Hospital Medicine. She also serves as director of Outreach Medicine for the Department of Pediatrics and as associate chief medical officer for Children’s Services for the Vanderbilt Medical Group. Congratulations, Dr. Rehm!
|
|
|
Jonathan Tsay ’15, ’18 DPT, is the 2022 award recipient of the National Institute of Health Outstanding Scholars in Neuroscience Award Program (OSNAP). The OSNAP award is designed to recognize those who are conducting exceptional neuroscience research across the nation and have great academic potential in their scientific training. Congratulations, Dr. Tsay! |
|
|
Tasha M. Weatherspoon ’98 MPT, DPT, recently completed her Doctor of Physical Therapy degree from the University of Montana. Dr. Weatherspoon is president of the Northwestern University Physical Therapy Alumni Association. Congratulations, Dr. Weatherspoon!
|
|
Howard D. Weiss ’68, ’71 MD, has authored a digital book titled Parkinson Primer: “Pearls” to Help Health Care Professionals Provide Better Care for People with Parkinson Disease. Dr. Weiss has been distributing the book in PDF format without charge to general neurologists, internists, nurse practitioners, and other medical professionals to help improve the care of persons with Parkinson's disease. The book has received critical acclaim from healthcare professionals in the US and several other countries. Now retired, Dr. Weiss serves as adjunct associate professor of Neurology at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. If you would like a digital copy of Dr. Weiss’s book, please contact us at medalum@northwestern.edu. Congratulations, Dr. Weiss!
|
|
|
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. |
|
|
|
Join Us for These Upcoming Events!
|
Did you know that the MAA has its very own Plan It Purple calendar? With the Plan It Purple calendar, you'll never miss a Medical Alumni Association event! You can register for events, download a save-the-date reminder to your calendar, and learn more about all the other University-wide events and offerings. Bookmark the MAA calendar or visit the MAA home page to keep tabs on all of our upcoming events. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Wednesday, July 13, 2022 | 4:00–5:00 p.m. CST
|
Join Sachin Patel, MD, PhD, for a discussion on the vision for the future of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Feinberg. He will highlight existing clinical and educational programs in the department and reveal new areas of expansion capitalizing on emerging treatments to meet the needs of diverse patient populations in our region. He also will review plans for new areas of research expansion and how existing nationally-recognized programs could change our understanding of the biological basis for mental illnesses, reduce barriers to care delivery, and ameliorate disparities in mental health care. Advance registration required. |
Friday, August 12, 2022 | 7:30 p.m. CST
|
The Northwestern Alumni Association and School of Communication invite you to A Night With Northwestern at the Theater: The Devil Wears Prada, The Musical. Based on the hit film and featuring an all-star creative team led by Elton John and Anna D. Shapiro, with lyrics by singer-songwriter Shaina Taub (Suffs at The Public Theater), a book by Kate Wetherhead (Submissions Only), choreography by James Alsop (Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat), and music supervision by Nadia DiGiallonardo (Waitress), The Devil Wears Prada, The Musical is a glamorous and hilarious story about finding your place and discovering what matters most. James M. Nederlander Theatre Register by August 1 (or until tickets sell out). Please contact alumnieducation@northwestern.edu with questions. Per the theatre’s COVID-19 guidelines, audience members are required to wear masks. Visit broadwayinchicago.com/covid19 for further details. |
Saturday, August 27, 2022
|
Join your ’Cats in Ireland! Single game tickets and travel packages for the 2022 Aer Lingus College Football Classic in Dublin, Ireland, are now on sale. Don’t miss the Northwestern Wildcats as they take on the Nebraska Cornhuskers this August. Official Northwestern fan hotels, discounted airfare, and more are available for Wildcat fans to make the most of their trip to Ireland! For more information and to register, visit the game website. |
Stay in tune with Feinberg faculty through candid interviews in the Breakthroughs podcast archives. 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. Recent episodes feature alumni Sanjiv Shah ’97, ’00 MD, and Jennifer Schneiderman, MD, ’06 MS, ’07 GMEF.
Claim CME Credit—At the bottom of every podcast story page, you’ll find the eligible credit amount and a “claim your credit” button, which will take you to Feinberg’s CME website. Just sign in and fill out the form.
Feinberg School of Medicine podcasts are available on: Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud, Spotify, and Stitcher. |
|
|
View in browser
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine | Medical Alumni Association
420 East Superior Street, Rubloff Building, 9th Floor
Chicago, Illinois 60611
medalum@northwestern.edu
312-503-8012
To be removed from this group's mailing list, Unsubscribe. |
|
|
|
|
|
