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Class Notes

1975
Gabriel Haddad (R ‘75) is the new chair of the Department of Pediatrics at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine and Medical Center and the new physician-in-chief at San Diego’s Children’s Hospital and Health Center. UCSD’s Department of Pediatrics and Children’s Hospital are affiliated programs, with most of UCSD’s pediatric training and inpatient care based at Children’s Hospital.

1977
Moses Herrera (M.D., ‘77) was profiled in the Star-Telegram, a newspaper of Fort Worth, Texas. He recently joined the JPS Health Network’s family medicine center in Arlington, Texas.

1983
Mark Brown (M.D., ‘83) was promoted to professor of clinical pediatrics at the University of Arizona, where he has been in the pulmonary section since 1995. His wife, Susan, is completing a master’s degree in accounting at the university. Their oldest son, Kristofor, is an electrical engineer. Their daughter, Rebecca, began law school at Notre Dame in the fall. And, their youngest son, Jeff, is a sophomore in high school. Mark and Susan recently celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary.

Walter Lowe (M.D., ‘83) recently joined the Orthopedics Department at Baylor College of Medicine.

1985
Timothy Boone (M.D., Ph.D., ‘85) chief of the urology service at The Methodist Hospital and professor and chair of the Scott Department of Urology at Baylor College of Medicine, received the John W. Overstreet, M.D., Award March 29, 2005. The award is given annually to a Methodist physician who exemplifies the best of the medical profession by demonstrating respect, empathy, and caring in his or her interactions with patients, family, and staff. He is the eighth physician to receive the Overstreet award.

1988
Mariellen Barker (M.D., ‘88) is enjoying her new position with The Woodlands Sports Medicine Centre, an orthopedic group, where she treats musculoskeletal conditions with primary focus on neck and back problems.

Steven Holzman (M.D., ‘88) is about to start his eighth year of private practice in plastic surgery in Austin, Texas, where he recently finished serving as president of the Austin Society for Plastic Surgeons – a post he held for three years. He is married and has a son, Arthur (4), and daughter, Edith (2). He writes that he and his wife are working with an architect to design and build an energy efficient home next to a nature preserve. “Other than a recent huge bout with chigger bites from a kid party, there is not much to complain about living in Austin,” he says.

Stil Kountakis (M.D., ‘88) is senior editor of the first textbook on The Frontal Sinus. The book is a comprehensive information source on the anatomy and management of frontal sinus disorders. Stil is vice chair of the Medical College of Georgia Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery and director of the Division of Rhinology.

Kenneth Lipshy (M.D., ‘88, FACS) is now chief of surgery at the Veterans Administration Northern Indiana Health Care System in Fort Wayne, Ind. He also has an academic appointment at Indiana University via the Indianapolis Veterans Administration Hospital. He has two children, Bradley (9) and Genesis (5).

1989
William Moore (M.D., ‘89) is in solo pediatric private practice in Dallas. He and his wife, Susan, have three “beautiful” daughters, Caroline (9), Juliet (2), and Natalie (1). “I am still running competitively and doing well on the Masters Scene (under 40 years) nationally,” he writes. He encourages alumni to call him when visiting Dallas.

1991
Holly Clause (M.D., ‘91) reports that she and her husband, Andrew Stoebner (M.D., ‘89), welcomed Juliet Haishan Stoebner (2) to the family. Juliet joins brothers Zachary (8) and Jacob (6). They live in Abilene, Texas.

1992
Mark Chassay (M.D., ‘92), head team physician within the Athletics Sports Medicine Department at The University of Texas, was appointed chief medical officer by the United States Olympic Committee for the medical team who attended the Visa Paralympic World Cup in Manchester, England, from May 10-17, 2005.

Jose Diaz (M.D., ‘92) is associate professor of surgery and medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tenn. He is also the director of Emergency General Surgery and co-director of the Adult Nutrition Support Service at Vanderbilt. He and his wife, Dinah, have three children, Gabriella, Veronica, and Alejandro.

1993
John Caldwell (M.D., ‘93) and Ann-Marie Menendez-Caldwell (M.D., ‘93) live in South Carolina with their three children John-John (9), Rebecca (6), and Michael (2). John completed a dermatopathology fellowship and is now a full partner in a group of eight pathologists. Ann-Marie is in part-time private practice. The Caldwells miss Houston but report that South Carolina is beautiful.

Shervin Dean (M.D., ‘93) is completing his residency in radiology and will soon begin a fellowship in magnetic resonance imaging at Dartmouth. After the fellowship, he plans to join a private practice group in Hershey, Penn., in July 2006. His wife, Wendy, is a psychiatrist, and they have two children, Austin (6) and Caleb (2).

Cheryl Gonzales (M.D., ‘93) lives in Tampa, Fla., with her husband, George Nolas, Ph.D. She is a psychiatrist at the dual diagnosis treatment program at the James A. Haley VA Medical Center.

1996
Faye Johnson (M.D., Ph.D., ‘96) joined the Thoracic Medical Oncology Department at M. D. Anderson Cancer Center in September 2003. She and her husband, Ajay Kwatra, M.D., recently celebrated their 12th wedding anniversary. They have two children, Sean (5) and Megan (3).

1997
John William Davis, III (M.D., ‘97) is currently practicing cardiothoracic and cardiovascular surgery at St. Vincent’s Hospital in Billings, Mont. He completed his general surgery residency at The University of Tennessee in 2002 and followed it with a cardiothoracic surgery residency at the Texas Heart Institute, which he completed in 2004. He and his wife, Kristi, have been married since 1993, and they have three children, Joshua Lee (5), Jessica Craig (3), and Abigail Rhea (2).

Lowell Ku (M.D., ‘97) moved to Louisville, Ken., for a fellowship in reproductive endocrinology and infertility. He finished his residency in obstetrics and gynecology at John Peter Smith Hospital in Fort Worth, Texas, and writes that he is excited about the next chapter of his life.

Cynthia M.E. Strohofer Taber (M.D., ‘97) has been busy working for Anesthesia Consultants of Fredericksburg, Texas, starting a pain practice, and studying for her pain medicine boards. (She completed a pain medicine fellowship in 2002.) She and her family recently moved to a ranch outside of Fredericksburg and are enjoying their new home. Her daughter, Rachael, graduated from the Texas Military Institute and is now studying at Baylor University Louise Herrington School of Nursing.

1998
John Pillow (M.D., ‘98) moved from Georgia to Texas to begin an emergency medicine residency in July at Parkland Health & Hospital System in Dallas. Even though he is board certified in family practice, he has also practiced emergency medicine for the past 15 years. Through the residency training, he would like to become board certified in emergency medicine. “I am excited to move back to Grapevine, Texas, and am looking forward to this GRAND experience in Dallas,” he writes. “My wife and my son are moving with me, and we are up to the financial and lack of sleep challenge I will soon be facing. Wish me luck, and wish me sleep.”

1999
Mr. and Mrs. Umberto Allori, parents of Alexander Allori (M.D., M.P.H., ‘99, ‘03) write: “We are thrilled to announce the much-anticipated engagement of our son Alexander to the lovely Elizabeth Marquéz, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Paulino Marquéz, of Bayside, N.Y., and Galícia, Spain. Elizabeth is a graduate of Hofstra University and is now a pediatric and neonatal critical care nurse at the Weill-Cornell Medical Center in New York. Our son is a third-year surgical resident at Beth Israel Medical Center in Manhattan, where he was recently awarded the Junior Surgical Resident Clinical Achievement Award. An April 2007 wedding is planned.”

Erica (Cox) Cotton (M.D., ‘99) returned to Houston with her husband, Shawn, to practice musculoskeletal radiology after completing a fellowship at the University of Michigan and her residency in Boston.

2000
Mark Steven Barlow (M.D., ‘00) is pleased to announce the opening of his plastic and reconstructive surgery practice in Nassau Bay, Texas. He completed his plastic surgery training at The University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston. He performs both cosmetic and reconstructive plastic surgery. His practice information can be found at www.drmarkbarlow.com.

Thomas Collins (M.D., ‘00) and his wife, Diana, are proud to announce the birth of their first child, Christian, born March 22, 2005. Thomas finished his general surgery residency at the University of Florida and began a liver transplant fellowship at UCLA in July 2005.

Han Dang (M.D., ‘00) and his wife, Elisa, are proud to announce the birth of their first child, Ella Anh Dang, born June 12, 2005. Han also reports he is completing a nephrology fellowship here at the Medical School.

Michael Petersen (M.D., ‘00) will complete his residency and chief residency in pediatrics at Washington University this year and then will begin a pediatric emergency medicine fellowship at Washington University/St. Louis Children’s Hospital. On April 20, 2003, he and his wife, Jaisy, celebrated the birth of their daughter, Anjali Elise.

2005
Russell Giles (M.D., ‘05) recently moved back home with his family to Henderson County, Texas, to work in the emergency room at East Texas Medical Center in Gun Barrel City. Russell specialized in internal medicine and pediatrics.

Lives lived
Dr. Jim Hayden, ‘77 died July 29, 2005. He lived in Idaho.

Dr. Gary M. Berriesford, ‘81 died March 25, 2005. He lived in Kingwood, Texas.

Dr. Richard Jesneck, ‘88 died Dec. 24, 2004. He was 43 and lived in Colleyville, Texas.