A monthly update from Thomas A.

Cavalieri, DO, FACOI, FACP, AGSF, Dean

Volume 6, Number 6 June 2011

Dear Students, Faculty and Staff,

As many of you know, on Monday, June 27th, Dr. Sol Barer, Chair of the UMDNJ Advisory Committee, and Mr. Anthony Perno, a Committee member, accompanied by Mr. David Weinstein from the Governors Office, visited the UMDNJ-School of Osteopathic Medicine (UMDNJ-SOM) and the Stratford Campus. During a formal presentation, several meetings and a campus tour, our deans, chairs, Institute Directors, a student leader, faculty and staff members from basic science and clinical areas, and the deans of our five sister schools of UMDNJ on the Stratford campus, had an opportunity to interact with the Advisory Committee members. The committee gained a real understanding of the breadth, depth and quality of our school and campus. Moreover, the special spirit, commitment and teamwork that characterize UMDNJ-SOM and the Stratford campus came across clearly. Our visitors were very impressed with what they saw and heard. Everyone from the school and campus who was involved in the site visit contributed to the days success. Also, every UMDNJ-SOM faculty member, staff member and student, whether or not directly involved in the visit, helped, too, through the contributions you make here each day. Thank you for your dedication to our school and the continued fulfillment of our mission of excellence in education, research, health care and service. We particularly appreciate your commitment at this time of challenge and potential change. Based upon the feedback I received in my private, closing session of the day with the Advisory Committee visitors, I am confident that the important contributions of UMDNJ-SOM and the Stratford campus to our professions, our region and the State of New Jersey are appreciated and will be valued in any recommendations that the Advisory Committee may make to Governor Christie. We will keep you informed as the Advisory Committee process moves ahead.

GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION (GME) GRADUATIONS

In the month of June, we acknowledge the progress of our Graduate Medical Education (GME) Trainees in pursuit of their career goals. We congratulate our interns, residents and fellows, who have graduated from our Osteopathic Postdoctoral Training Institution (OPTI). At each step of the GME process completion of internship, residency or fellowship these new physicians demonstrate a higher level of the skills and knowledge that ultimately will contribute to making them outstanding doctors. It is an honor to mentor these physicians-in-training in clinical knowledge and skills, humanism and professionalism in the care of individual patients and their communities. For over 30 years, our OPTI program, one of the largest in the country, though our strong association with our principal hospital, Kennedy University Hospital (KUH), our major clinical affiliate, Lourdes Health System (LHS) and our five other OPTI hospital partners across the state, has provided trainees with a broad array of collaborative clinical experiences with faculty renowned in their fields.

Intern Graduation
On June 3rd, KUH and LHS co-hosted the annual Internship Graduation Ceremony at Shannons Caterers in Atco, NJ. This year, 61 interns successfully completed the first year of their OPTI training. Terry Brown, director of GME, presided over the formal ceremony, which included congratulatory remarks from Joanne Kaiser-Smith, DO, FACOI, FACP, associate professor of Medicine and assistant dean for GME; Joseph W. Devine, FACHE, senior vice president, Business Development and Physician Relations, KUH; Alan Pope, MD, chief medical officer, LHS; and me. During the ceremony, Frederick Ashong, MD, director of Medical Education, LHS, honored Curtis Merritt, DO with the UMDNJ-SOM OPTI Humanism Award. This award recognizes the intern who best displays his/her ability to foster relationships with patients, their families and other caregivers, and demonstrates the following attributes: Integrity, Excellence, Compassion, Altruism, Respect, Empathy and Service.

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Lora Donia, manager for the OPTI, presented Drew Maygren, DO and Sue Yang-Novellino, DO with GME Service Awards. They are awarded to the interns who help the UMDNJ-SOM GME Department with service to their fellow interns and the hospitals. Fatmata Kabia, clinical education coordinator, also presented to Christopher Reb, DO the Intern Teaching Award. This awardee is selected by third and fourth year medical students during clinical rotations. Christopher Barone, DO, director of Medical Education, KUH, presented the Intern of the Year Award to Nicholas Roy, DO. This award is voted on by the internship class, which is asked to take into account medical knowledge, patient care and teamwork. Dr. Roy will be a resident in the Internal Medicine residency program within the UMDNJ-SOM, KUH and LHS combined program. The interns acknowledged educational expertise by presenting Teaching Attendings of the Year Awards to Dan Berger, DO, LHS; Mark Shuster, DO, KUH, Cindy Hou, DO, KUH; and Todd Levin, DO, KUH.

Front row, l-r: Nicholas Weber, DO; Lori Kopperman, DO; Ashley McBrearty-Hindson, DO; Vicki McGowan, DO; Xitlalichomiha ODell, DO; Emilia Ravski, DO; Nicole Harris, DO; Nicole Markovich, DO. Middle row, l-r: Jessica Adams, DO; Karen Shemanski, DO; Shannon Lorimer, DO; Jonathan Nguyen, DO; Eugenia Hurlbut, DO; Astrid Figueroa, DO; Jamey Hourigan, DO; Marina Weinstein, DO; Frank Will Savage, DO; Heather Baye, DO; Melissa Suarez, DO; Christopher Reb, DO; Janika Wallace, DO; Ambreen Rahman, DO; Thomas Scalfarotto, DO; Deborah Ubele, DO; Andrea Conant, DO; Kirin Syed, D.O; Jared Collins, DO; Stephen Rossman, DO; Javier Talamo, DO; Tara Pellegrino, DO; Cory Ciccone, DO; Lora Donia, manager of Postdoctoral Training. Back row, l-r: David Roberts, DO; Sue Yang-Novellino, DO; Matias Nauts, DO; Faiza Wajid, DO; Joshua Hoien, DO; Joala Tubilleja, DO; Drew Maygren, DO; Michelle Oros, DO; Natali Gleimer, DO; Michael Garcia, DO; Anna Goldenberg-Sandau, DO; Zachary Ichter, DO; Abraham Chacko, DO; Mark Condoluci, DO; Curtis Merritt, DO; Vikram Khasat, DO; Eric Rideman, DO; Nicholas Roy, DO; Garrett Tomasino, DO; Joseph Dombroski, DO; Aman Gebre-Egziabher, DO. 1. 2. 3.

1. Deborah Ubele, DO with Cindy Hou, DO recipient of a teaching award. 2. L-r: Christopher Reb, DO received his Intern Teaching Award from Fatmata Kabia, clinical education coordinator. 3. Andrea Conant, DO with Mark Schuster, DO recipient of a teaching award.

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4. Steve Rossman, DO with Todd Levin, DO recipient of a teaching award. 5. Christopher Reb, DO with Dan Berger, DO recipient of a teaching award. 6. Christopher Barone, DO awarded Nicholas Roy, DO with the Intern of the Year Award. 7. Frederick Ashong, MD awarded Curtis Merritt, DO with the Humanism Award. 8. Lora Donia awarded Drew Maygren, DO with the GME Service Award. 9. Lora Donia awarded Sue Yang-Novellino, DO with the GME Service Award.

RESIDENCY PROGRAM GRADUATIONS

More than 55 graduating residents and fellows received recognition for having satisfactorily completed their post-graduate training at departmental graduation programs.

Family Medicine
Kennedy University Hospital (KUH) - Lourdes Health System (LHS) Program The Department of Family Medicine hosted its graduation ceremony for six graduating residents on June 1st at Vitarellis at the Pennsauken Country Club, Pennsauken, NJ. Joshua S. Coren, DO, MBA, associate professor and acting chair, Family Medicine, welcomed the attendees. Christopher Zipp, DO, FACOFP, associate professor and program director, Family Medicine, presided over the event. He was recognized along with Amy Burnley, administrative coordinator for their work with the residents.

Back row l-r: Joshua Coren, DO, MBA, associate professor and acting chair, Family Medicine; Stephen Licetti, DO; Justin Schweitzer, DO; John Lowe, DO; Christopher Zipp, DO, MS, FACOFP, associate professor and program director, Family Medicine; Frank Filipetto, DO, former associate professor and former acting chair, Family Medicine and Thomas Cavalieri, DO, Dean. Front row: Gwynn Coatney, DO; Jackie Riedel, DO, MBA; Eric Kaminetsky, DO; and George Scott, DPM, DO, assistant professor, Family Medicine, assistant residency program director.

Family Medicine
The residents presented the following awards: Kennedy Educator of the Year to Adarsh Gupta, DO, MS, associate professor, Family Medicine and director of the Center for Information Mastery; Lourdes Medical Center of Burlington County Educator of the Year to Eduardo Fernandez, MD; 1. Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center Educator of the Year to Anil G. Kothari, MD, FACC; and the Family Medicine Master Educator of the Year to Katharine Garnier, MD, assistant professor, Family Medicine, and medical director, Stratford Office. The annual Alan Z. Gartzman, DO Memorial Fund Award from the Gartzman Foundation was presented to John Lowe, DO. Eric Kaminetsky, DO received 2. Honorable Mention.
1. L-r: John Lowe, DO, Gartzman Award recipient; Mr. Steven Gartzman, chair, Alan Z. Gartzman Foundation; Dr. Harry Gartzman; Mrs. Sheera Engrissei; Mrs. Carol Gartzman-Gooberman; and Eric Kaminetsky, DO, Honorable Mention. 2. Christopher Zipp, DO, MS, clinical associate professor, Family Medicine was presented a plaque by, Joshua S. Coren, DO, MBA, associate professor and acting chair, Family Medicine, acknowledging his achievements with the Family Medicine residency program. Dr. Zipp is joining Morristown Memorial Hospital in Northern NJ as the chair of their Family Medicine Department.

Christ Hospital Program

The Department of Family Medicines Graduation Ceremony at Christ Hospital was held on June 5th for five interns and four residents at the Short Hills Hilton, Short Hills, NJ. Antonios Tsompanidis, DO, 94, assistant professor and program director, Family Medicine hosted the graduation brunch, which was sponsored by the New Jersey Chapter of the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians (ACOFP). Dr. Tsompanidis is currently serving as the president of the New Jersey Association of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons (NJAOPS).

L-r: Margarita Borghini, MD, Internal Medicine (IM) teaching attending; Aubrey Wong, DO, Family Medicine (FM) graduate; Naishami Patel DO, chief resident and graduate; NJAOPS President Antonios Tsompanidis, DO 94 and his son, Antonios; Naresh Patel DO, graduate; and Virginia Witt, MD, FM teaching attending. Back row, l-r: Angel Lazo, MD, chief of resident IM service; and Yancy Van Patten, DO, chief resident and graduate.

Medicine

First row, l-r: Wendy Cheng, DO; Jamie Hung, DO; Stacey Kuhfahl, DO; Daniel Ra, DO; David Somerman, DO, Chief Resident 10-11; Joan Wiley, DO, Chief Resident 10-11; Joanne Kaiser-Smith, DO, FACOI, FACP, associate professor, chief, General Internal Medicine, program director, Internal Medicine Residency, through 11/2010 and associate dean for GME; Andrew Caravello, DO; and Derrick Plahn, DO. Back row, l-r: Aria Williams, DO; Michael Chow, DO; Michael Sinkoff, DO; Ramneet Wadehra, DO; Dino Tsagaratos, DO; Robert Shmuts, DO, Chief Resident 10-11; Wasiu Adisa, DO; Brian Beluch, DO, Winner of Resident of the Year award 10-11; and Michael DiRusso, DO.

The Department of Medicine held its graduation on June 15th at Tavistock Country Club, Haddonfield, NJ. H. Timothy Dombrowski, DO, MPH, FACOI, FACP, associate professor and chair, Medicine, welcomed the 15 interns, 17 residents and eight fellows. Ricardo Perez, DO, JD, assistant professor and program director, Medicine, presided over the event, along with outgoing program director, Joanne Kaiser-Smith, DO, FACOI, FACP,

associate professor of Medicine and assistant dean for GME. Dr. Kaiser-Smith presented the Resident of the Year Award to Brian Beluch, DO, who also received a special recognition award. Mark Condoluci, DO received the Intern of the Year Award; Joseph Demidovich, DO received the Fellow of the Year Award; and John Chiesa, DO, FACOI, associate professor and vice chair, Medicine, received the Teacher of the Year Award.

Emergency Medicine (EM) and Internal Medicine/Emergency Medicine (IM/EM)

The Department of Emergency Medicine held its ceremony on June 2nd for eight residents, six EM residents and two IM/EM residents at the Trump National Golf Club-Philadelphia, Pine Hill, NJ. Francis L. Levin, DO, FACEP, assistant professor and acting chair, Emergency Medicine, presided over the event. Anthony J. DiPasquale, DO, FACOEP and Victor J. Scali, DO, FACOEP-D are codirectors of the EM Residency program. Dr. Scali and Thomas Morley, DO, FACOI, FACCP are co-directors of the IM/EM Residency program. The Foxhole Award to the Outstanding Resident was presented to Chien Wei, DO, and the Faculty Excellence Award was presented to Michael Walder, DO.

Front row: Genna Cammarata, DO. Back row, l-r: Shaun Tamashausky, DO; Thomas Papa, DO; Michael Chow, DO; Christopher Picciotti, DO; Justin Skolnick, DO; Chien Wei, DO; Yashwant Chahal, DO.

OB/GYN
The Department of OB/GYN held its graduation dinner on June 23rd at Filomenas Cucina Italia, Clementon, NJ. Keith P. Williams, MBBS, DABOG, MBA, professor and chair, OB/GYN gave opening remarks and Michele Tartaglia, DO, assistant professor, OB/GYN, program director, presented certificates to Cecilia Banga, DO, Virgina Chan, DO and Dennis C. DeSimone, DO.
L-r: Cecilia Banga, DO and Virginia Chan, DO; Naomi Spina, coordinator, OB/Gyn Residency Program, Dennis DeSimone, DO and Pat Cranston, RN, Labor and Delivery, Kennedy University Hospital, Washington Township.

Surgery
The Department of Surgery held its graduation dinner on June 23rd at The Mansion on Main Street, Voorhees, NJ. Alex Gandsas, MD, MBA, FACS, professor and chair, Surgery, gave a welcome and introduction. The following awards were presented: the Academic Achievement Award to Lisa Derr, DO; the Elmer Grimes Awards to Kenneth H. Leese, MD, FACS, Alia Abdulla, DO, and Yury Bak, DO;
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The Frederick G. Meoli Senior Scientific Paper Award to Linda Szczurek, DO; the Frederick G. Meoli Junior Scientific Paper Award to Christina Sanders, DO; and the Golden Scalpel Award to Rodrigo Santos, MD. Mr. Robert Silverman presented the David Silverman Award to Kay Yoon-Flannery, DO.

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1. Chief Residents with chair 4. 6. 5. and program director, Alex Gandsas, MD. Chiefs are: Lyudmilia Nikolaychook, DO; Christopher Bariana, DO; Tara Martinez, DO; and Lisa Derr, DO. 2. Fourth year student Kay Yoon-Flannery, DO accepted the Dr. David Silverman Award from Dr. Silvermans son, Robert Silverman, Esquire. 4. Lyudmila Nikolaychook, DO, chief resident accepted the plaque form incoming chief, Alia Abdulla, DO. 3. Tara Martinez, chief resident accepted the plaque from incoming chief, Yury Bak, DO. 5. Christopher Bariana, DO, chief resident accepted the plaque from incoming chief, Christopher Falcon, DO. 6. Lisa Derr, DO, chief resident accepted the plaque from incoming chief Wanda Good, DO.

Psychiatry
The Department of Psychiatry held a gradation luncheon on June 15th at Blue 2o Restaurant, Cherry Hill, NJ. Douglas Leonard, DO, assistant professor and program director, presided over the event, which honored Christian White, DO, who will continue his education as a Geriatric Fellow at the New Jersey Institute for Successful Aging (NJISA). Nicole Dorio, DO will continue her education in a Forensics Fellowship and Jonathan Benaknin, DO will complete his residency on October 5, 2011.

Southern New Jersey Development Council (SNJDC) sponsors Health Forum at UMDNJ-SOM
SNJDC sponsored a seminar on Understanding Health Care Reform and Its Impact on Employers on June 23rd in the Multi-purpose room, Academic Center. Joining me on the panel of speakers was Eleanor D. Thompson, Esq. of Dilworth Paxson LLPs Health Care Practice Group; Denise Angleman, CPIW, senior vice president, Employee Benefits of Marsh & McLennan Agency; and Michelle Gaslorowski, CPA of Bowman & Company LLP. SNJDC is a partnership between public and private sectors. Representing a 3,700 square mile region, from Ocean to Cape May County, South Jersey makes up onethird of the state and includes 27 percent of the states population. As the unified voice for South Jersey, SNJDC promotes responsible economic development in South Jersey through actively promoting initiatives and legislation that increase economic opportunity and improve quality of life in our region.

Sitting, l-r: Michelle Gasiorowski, CPA, Bowman & Co.; Eleanor "Ellie" Thompson, Esq., Dilworth Paxson; Denise Angleman, senior vice president, Employee Benefits, Marsh & McLennan Agency. Standing, l-r: Thomas A Cavalieri, Dean, UMDNJ-SOM; and Marlene Z. Asselata, president, SNJDC.

Get an A+ in Aging, the 8th Annual Senior Health & Fitness Day
Nearly 500 attendees participated in the New Jersey Institute for Successful Agings (NJISA) and The University Doctors Get an A+ in Aging at the 8th Annual Senior Health & Fitness Day on June 24th in the Academic Center. The event began with a health forum on Aging and Brain Health presented by Robert Nagele, PhD, professor of Medicine and Cell
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Biology, NJISA and Robert A. Ruchinskas, PsyD, ABPP, associate professor, Psychiatry, NJISA. Attendees listened to information on what they can do to help keep their brains healthier as they age. They also learned about the exciting research that is being conducted at NJISA in the area of Alzheimers Disease.

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1. Attendees at the Health lecture on Aging and Brain Health. 2. Robert Nagele, PhD, professor of Medicine and Cell Biology, NJISA. 3. Robert A. Ruchinskas, PsyD, ABPP, associate professor, Psychiatry, NJISA. 4. L-r: Thomas A. Cavalieri, DO, Dean and Dr. John Gentless, Mayor of Stratford.

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After the lecture, attendees had the opportunity to browse among exhibits from more than 53 area agencies and our clinical departments. The exhibitors offered blood pressure, balance, macular degeneration, body fat, hearing, pulse oximetry, depression and bone density screenings. In addition, Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine (OMM) demonstrations were offered. The program also included 5. demonstrations on: Brain Foods Best Foods for Brain Health, Memory and Function by Cheri Leahy, RD, Metabolic and Weight Loss Surgery Program, UMDNJSOM Memory and Brain Exercises by Tanya McKeown, BS, CHES, Community Wellness Program Manager, Kennedy Health System Strengthen and Stretch Chair Exercise by Tina Bortner, BA, ACE, Community Health Administrator, Lourdes Wellness Center 6. A highlight of the event was the celebration of the eldest attendees efforts to age successfully with a presentation of the A+ in Aging - Life in Your Years Certificates, which were given to the three oldest men and three oldest women. The certificates included a quote from President John F. Kennedy--- And in the end, its not the years in your life that count. Its the life in your years.
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5. Recipients of the A+ in Aging Life in Your Years awards are: standing: William F. Sing, 91, years young; Norman Oken, 91 years young; seated: Ethel J. David, 95 years young; Anthony Kolody, 92 years young; Agnes Kuns; 92 years young; and Adele Grosinger, 92 years young. 6. Attendees participate in chair exercises led by Tina Bortner of Lourdes Wellness Center. 7. Blood pressure screenings were offered. 8. Ethel David shares her secret for living successfully.

Allied Health Academy visits Stratford Campus

On June 27th and 30th, we welcomed 15 students from Williamstown Manipulative Medicine (OMM) demonstration and a tour of our High School, Williamstown, NJ, who aspire to careers in health or Clinical Education and Assessment Center. The second day featured a medicine. The students, who will be entering their junior and senior conversation with Diane Worrad, PhD, adjunct assistant professor, years at Williamstown High, are members of the Allied Health Molecular Biology and director, Office of Graduate Studies, UMDNJAcademy at their school. The Academy requires Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences the students to follow a rigorous curriculum that (UMDNJ-GSBS) at SOM about graduate research, includes advanced placement courses during the and a presentation by Vincent J. DeRisio, DO, school year and summer internships related to the FCAP, MBA, associate professor, Pathology and health sciences. associate dean for Clinical Affairs, on cell injury. Day one on the Stratford campus included a talk Following lunch on the second day, Deborah by Paula Watkins, MAS, director, Admissions and Podolin, PhD, assistant professor, Cell Biology, Enrollment Services, on the history of osteopathic delivered a lecture on obesity and exercise, after medicine, and a discussion with Russell Griesback, which Cheri Clancy, BSN, MS, RN, nursing student Jr., DO, FCCP, associate professor, Medicine and recruiter, UMDNJ-School of Nursing presented an Ryan Tourtellot 12 shows a student chair of the Curriculum Committee, on careers in from Williamstown High School how overview of educational programs and career pulmonary medicine, followed by an Osteopathic opportunities for nurses. to use a stethoscope.

Alumni Share What UMDNJ-SOM Means to Them

In response to the ongoing work of the UMDNJ Advisory Committee, the UMDNJ-SOM Alumni Association has produced a campaign, From NJ, Trained in NJ, Caring for NJ: UMDNJ-SOM - THE Public Medical School of South Jersey. The campaign includes photos and testimonials from UMDNJ-SOM alumni who share what UMDNJ-SOM has meant to them. The campaign is designed to inform the committee members of the great impact UMDNJ-SOM has had on the lives of its alumni, as well as the difference that alumni are making in their communities.
Several Family Medicine faculty members, who are alumni of the school and/or OPTI gathered for a photo in June to support the alumni campaign to raise awareness about the difference that SOM alumni are making in New Jersey. They are l-r: Kathryn Lambert, DO, FAOASM, associate professor, Family Medicine, acting assistant dean for Student Affairs; Adarsh K. Gupta, DO, MS, associate professor, Family Medicine; Aubrey Olson, DO, assistant professor, Family Medicine; Christopher Zipp, DO, MS, clinical associate professor, Family Medicine; Millicent K. Channell, DO, MA, associate professor, Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine (OMM), acting chair, OMM, NeuroMusculoskeletal Institute (NMI); and George C. Scott, DO, assistant professor, Family Medicine.

UPCOMING PROGRAM Mark Your Calendar for the 14th Annual UMDNJ-SOM Golf Classic
Join alumni, faculty, students and staff at the 14th Annual UMDNJ-SOM Golf Classic, Sunday, September 25, 2011, at 8:45 am (shotgun start). This years outing will be held at the beautiful new Harbor Pines Golf Course in Egg Harbor Township, NJ; about an hours drive from Stratford. The course features large fairways great for golfers of all skill levels, a driving range and new clubhouse. The Golf Classic include 18-holes of golf, continental breakfast, lunch, gifts and prizes. Proceeds from the Golf Classic support student scholarship at UMDNJ-SOM. For more information or to register visit: http://som.umdnj.edu/events/documents/GolfClassicBrochure.11.pdf. Best wishes to our graduating interns, residents and fellows as you begin a new chapter in your medical career. Thank you for your contributions to our schools success. With best regards,

Thomas A. Cavalieri, DO, FACOI, FACP, AGSF Dean