SPRING 2012
MAAMATTERS
U NIVER SI TY
OF TORONTO
M E D I C A L A L U M N I A S S O C I AT I O N
IMAGINE
STUDENT-RUN CLINIC
A Big Idea About to Turn Two
A LIFE IN A LETTER • DONOR APPRECIATION
M AG A ZI N E
TREASURER’S REPORT
DR. RONN GOLDBERG (1981)
MAA commits to funding new programs
2010/2011 was a period of growth and renewal for the MAA
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Through the strong stewardship of
Ms. Ruth Gillings, the MAA board ensures
maximum value for our students and
alumni. I thank Ruth, as well as the
MAA staff and volunteer board, for their
hard work.
With the guidance of Mr. Dennis
Babcock of BMO Nesbitt Burns, as of
Jan. 31, 2012, the MAA portfolio has
grown to a value of $3,452,541, with a
return that compares favourably with
several leading benchmarks. In comparison,
our portfolio on Oct. 31, 2010, had a
value of $2,811,919.
I salute our donors for their ongoing
support, and would encourage all alumni
to consider donating to the MAA this year.
DEAN’S MESSAGE
DR. CATHARINE WHITESIDE (1975)
IMAGINE:
Students making
a difference
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Un ive r s it y of To r o nt o • S pr i ng 2012
in downtown Toronto.
As you’ll see in the pages to follow, this
clinic is a partnership of students from the
MAA Matters is published by the Medical l Alumni
Association in co-operation with the University of
Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine.
Editor: Fiona Irvine-Goulet
Contributors: Drs. Vivien and Ed Abbott, Lamia
Bica, Dr. Suan-Seh Foo, Ruth Gillings, Dr. Ronn
Goldberg, Julie Lafford, Dr. Catharine Whiteside,
Dr. Peter Wyshynski
Cover Photo: Ian Crysler
Design and Art Director: Luisa De Vito
Faculties of Pharmacy, Nursing and Social
Work, as well as the Faculty of Medicine’s
Departments of Medicine, Occupational
Therapy, Physiotherapy, Speech-Language
Pathology and Health Policy, Management
and Evaluation. Anyone is welcome to use
the clinic, no ID or OHIP card is required
and most medications prescribed by the
clinic team will be paid for by the clinic.
Working for a brighter future, the clinic
also partners with local community
agencies to organize outreach programs,
promote relevant charity drives, and
improve social supports.
For more information, please contact:
Ruth Gillings,
Room 3249,
Medical Sciences Building,
1 King’s College Circle
Toronto M5S 1A8
Tel.: (416) 978-0991
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: http://maautoronto.ca
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receive MAA Matters, please contact us.
ON THE COVER: Volunteers Marina Vainder,
Enoch Ng, Dr. Norma Carter and Yick Kan
Cheung, outside of the IMAGINE student-run
clinic in downtown Toronto.
PHOTOGRAPHY: MACDONNEL PHOTOGRAPHY
proud to tell you that our
students and trainees—the
best and brightest from across
the country— share our values of social
responsibility. These leaders are working
to improve health for marginalized and
homeless populations in the city by
running the first interprofessional,
volunteer, student-run drop-in clinic
Medical Alumni Association
PHOTOGRAPHY: TAYLOR ZHOU
hanks to the generosity of our
donors, we sustained our support
for medical students through loans,
bursaries, grants and awards. At the same
time, we strengthened our commitment
by funding new 2011/2012 programs,
including Medical Humanities and
Aboriginal Health, and increasing funding
levels for ongoing programs.
Our donors responded generously.
Direct mail and online donations remained
virtually the same as 2010/2011 levels,
totalling $295,000. These were augmented
by over $660,000 in individual bequests,
which underscores the importance of donor
estate planning in achieving our mission of
making a medical education both excellent
and accessible. We disbursed $98,000 in
new student loans, over $170,000 in awards,
scholarships and grants, and $15,000 in
Medical Society support.
A letter to a frien
Drs. Vivien (1945) and Ed (1949) Abbott lo
ook back on an interesting life
ear George:
Greeetings from Vivien (née Duggan) Abbott and Ed Abbott.You may remember the two class
meembers, Gordon Russon and Ed Abbott, who during third year, were ejected from the course
beecause they refused, on grounds of conscience, to join the military as was required of all
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ble-bodied male medical students. I had joined the class after a four-year BA in philosophy and
a year
y of theology as preparation for the Anglican ministry. I had become convinced that the
Christian churches had departed seriously from the teachings of Jesus in sanctioning the use of
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vviolence. I was therefore a convinced pacifist and had conscientious grounds for refusing to join,
aalthough it was tempting, since I had worked underground in Falconbridge Nickel Mine to earn
tthe tuition fees.
After spending the winter with pick and shovel on frozen ground sometimes at -32°F with
some 200 others, mostly Mennonite boys, we were sent to a farm service camp near Chatham.
I excelled at forking barnyard gold.
Three years ago, Drs. Vivien
At this point the administration of Alternative Service was taken away from the military and
and Ed Abbott sent a letter to
given to a more enlightened man who decided better use could be made of university men. Gordon
classmate Dr. George Burgess
and I were transferred to Toronto to work at Connaught Labs in the manufacture of typhus vaccine. We were allowed
(Class of 1945, deceased in
$25.00 a month as a living allowance and the balance of our earnings was allocated to the Red Cross. It was interesting
2010), catching him up on a
work requiring sterile techniques.
lifetime of memories. With Dr.
While in the camp at Montreal River we learned of a Quaker initiative to get conscientious objectors who volunteered
Abbotts’ permission, we have
for relief work in China to be released from Alternative Service for this assignment. I volunteered and was accepted for
reprinted parts of a fascinating
training for the Friends Ambulance Unit in China. During the delay in outfitting us I was able to earn enough as a night
letter. The Abbotts have five
cleaner to purchase a small diamond to put on Vivien’s finger before leaving for China.
children, 13 grandchildren and
We travelled by a freighter in a convoy of about 40 ships across the Atlantic. En route I was called upon to immunize all
six great-grandchildren.
the crew, including the captain, for cholera and several other diseases, although I had never before given a needle of any
kind. In China I was given some training in ether anaesthesia and spinals, as well as lots of interesting lab work. I was first
sent to join a team taking medical relief to French Legionnaires retreating out of Indo-China. Next, I was sent to re-establish medical service
in Tengcheng near the Burma border after the Japanese left. Getting there involved driving a charcoal-fuelled Chevy truck over the Chinese
portion of the Burma Road. I was on these assignments when Hiroshima and Nagasaki were bombed, bringing an end to the war.
When I landed in San Francisco on August 25, 1946, there was a letter from Viv awaiting me that read, “We get married on September
6th and you return to medical studies on September 9th.” We did and I did. Our first child, Francie, turned somersaults at my graduation in
1949. Our second child, Bill, arrived during my rotating internship at Toronto Western Hospital.
Having had a taste of working in China where one felt really needed, it was my intention to return there, but before doing so I felt I
needed some further surgical training. There was heavy demand for such training and priority was being given to the many ex-service
men and women. We had a connection with a general surgeon in Belfast, Northern Ireland. We packed up and moved with our two
children, and number three on the way. We had a good year working on Dr. McFadden’s service in Belfast City Hospital.
Back in Canada I looked after a general practice locum for most of a year when a new opportunity presented itself: American Friends
Service Committee [a Quaker organization committed to social justice, peace, and humanitarian service] was starting a new multi-purpose village development project in the state of Orissa, India. They were looking for a doctor to head up the health side of the project. It
would, it seemed, provide the same challenge I had experienced in China and we were accepted for a three-year term there. After that,
we were hooked. In all we spent 12 years in India.
We [now] live in a cooperative on a farm property in Simcoe County, ON. We have a cooperative garden and maple sugar bush that
also provides fire wood. I look after about a dozen chickens that supply enough eggs for the community.
We feel very lucky and perhaps resemble the couple whose wife asks her aged spouse, “What are you planning to do today?”
When he replies, “Oh, nothing,” she retorts, “That’s what you were doing yesterday,” and his answer has to be, “But I’m not finished yet.”
In fellowship, Ed and Vivien Abbott
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COVER STORY
IMAGINE
student-run interprofessional clinic
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Un ive r s it y of To r o nt o • S pr i ng 2012
(L to R) Co-director Enoch Ng and
Master’s of Health Policy, Management
& Evaluation student Matthew Kenney
prepare for clients at the IMAGINE
student-run clinic.
PHOTOGRAPHY: IAN CRYSLER
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improve our communities.”
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appointments are required. Most medication costs are covered by the clinic.
(L to R) IMAGINE volunteers Naureen
Siddiqui, a graduate of the Health Policy,
Management & Evaluation Program; Allison
Eadie, preceptor and Registered Social
Worker; Rebecca West, Master of Science
in Physical Therapy student
From dream to reality
Housed on the second floor of the Central
Toronto Community Health Centre,
IMAGINE opens every Saturday between
10 am and 2 pm, running between
mid-October and late April. An average of
four or five clients visit the weekly clinic
and are there for about 90 minutes. On a
recent early spring Saturday, clients could
see one or all of the following students
(and their accredited preceptors/supervisors) from U of T’s faculties of medicine
(including the department of physiotherapy, nursing, pharmacy and social work). All
of the students and staff are unpaid
volunteers; there is no course credit either.
In 2007, IMAGINE was Sagar Dugani’s
ambitious dream. A student in U of T’s MD/
PhD program, and now about to graduate
and move on to a Harvard residency in
internal medicine, Dugani realized that the
health care needs of marginalized Torontonians weren’t being met.
“Societies will always be judged by care
they provide to their most vulnerable and
disenfranchised members. We all have a
moral imperative and responsibility to
improve and strengthen our communities,”
Dugani says.
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Un ive r s it y o f To r o nt o • Spr i ng 2012
He assembled a team of students from
nine professions and disciplines, and then
undertook the Herculean task of getting
students, faculties and community
organizations on board—while continuing
his own demanding course load. Three
years later in October 2010, Dr. Joshua
Tepper, then assistant deputy minister of
Ontario Health Human Resources Strategy
Division, was the keynote speaker at
IMAGINE’s opening.
The clinic receives funding from a
number of sources, including U of T’s
Medical Society. Dugani is now an advisor
to the clinic, and Enoch Ng, a 24-year-old
student also in the MD/PhD program, and
Yick Kan Cheung, also 24 and a first-year
student in the Factor-Inwentash Faculty of
Social Work program (he also holds an RN
degree), are current co-directors.
Learning to work
with other professions
The same volunteer students generally staff
the clinic on a three-week rotation, giving
them the opportunity to see a varied group
of clients. At the same time, volunteers
learn to work with students from other
professions, gaining an appreciation of each
other’s skills. “At first, I wasn’t exactly sure
of what a physiotherapist did,” Katherine
Hall, 25, a second-year Master of Social
Work student, explains. “Volunteering here
has been great because working in a
medical setting is filling in a gap in my
knowledge and experience.”
Some of the students also volunteer
because they have future career aspirations
to work with marginalized populations or
new Canadians. Marina Vainder, 23, who
is in her second year in the Faculty of
Medicine, is considering a future career in
family medicine working with marginalized
people. She has found the experience at
IMAGINE has opened her eyes to realizing
that there are many people who aren’t
covered under our health care system. “I’ve
learned the importance of asking and
working with the fact that not everyone
has OHIP and may not be able to afford
medications or treatment that’s not
covered,” she says.
Rebecca West, 24, studying for her
Master of Science in Physical Therapy, and
like Marina, also interested in working with
marginalized people, adds that clients also
receive huge benefits from the interprofessional approach. “We had a gentleman
come in who needed foot care,” she says.
“We gave him exercises to help deal with
the swelling. Diabetes was also a possibility,
so he saw the med student for medication
and then the social work student came in to
help him with community referral services.”
More widespread interprofessional
practice is on the horizon, although may
not yet be a reality for today’s graduates,
says Dr. Norma Carter, 38, an enthusiastic
preceptor at IMAGINE and a family physician who completed her residency in family
medicine at U of T.
“This is a positive way of introducing an
interprofessional environment,” she says.
Continuum of care is a challenge
A group of IMAGINE volunteers discuss client cases.
“Working in a medical setting
is filling a gap in my experience.”
“It may be a while before students work in
a setting like this, but regardless, it’s a vital
model.” Dr. Carter says she learned little
about the role of pharmacists in med
school and only worked with nurses in a
hospital, never in an office setting.
Emphasizing that even if their future
careers don’t include working as part of an
interprofessional team, students still reap
huge rewards by knowing and understanding other health care roles, drawing on that
knowledge to help inform and broaden
their own work. “Maybe you won’t have a
social worker in your practice,” Dr. Carter
says, “but you may now know a few of the
appropriate questions to ask your patient
so you can make a good referral.”
How not to be overwhelming
Acknowledging the fact that clients coming
into a walk-in clinic and being confronted
with an entire team can be a daunting
prospect, the clinic asks clients to complete
a basic intake form first. The team reviews
the form and decides in advance who will
see the client first. They often work in
pairs, with one student asking questions
and the other taking notes from the client.
There is continual discussion among the
whole team, from on-the-fly conferences
to round table debriefings on assessing a
client’s treatment plan.
Depending on the comfort level of the
student, the preceptor may or may not
accompany the student into the examining
room. “I always ask the students what their
hopes and aspirations are for their volunteering experience,” says Rose Patterson, a
nursing preceptor and student in the
Post-Master’s Nurse Practitioner Diploma
program at U of T’s Bloomberg Faculty of
Nursing. “Some students are more
independent than others and it depends on
the complexity of the case,” she says.
This fall, IMAGINE clinic will celebrate
its two-year anniversary. Along with the
clinic, IMAGINE students also conduct
regular health promotion workshops and
outreach programs through community
partners, including workshops on heart
health, bed bugs and accessing health care.
At the same time, IMAGINE is promoting
awareness of Toronto’s underserved
population through a U of T lecture series.
There are more ambitious plans to come.
Cheung and Ng are hoping to incorporate
dentistry students and preceptors into the
clinic in the near future. Realizing that
success relies on informing clients,
volunteers and the wider community,
they’ve recently added a marketing team.
Their clients, often because of their
marginalized status, aren’t always easy to
reach through traditional methods.
Volunteers also need to be encouraged to
join, particularly in the preceptor roles.
Founder Dugani would also love to see
more IMAGINE clinics in the future. “I
would like to expand IMAGINE to other
sites in Toronto, especially the Jane/Finch
area, where there are children and families
with unmet health needs,” he says.
Ng admits that one of the significant
issues is the continuum of care for clients.
“It’s a challenge for us to work out the
protocols on follow-up care,” he explains.
“We can’t do blood tests or X-rays, so we
need a well-thought-out process on
referrals.” Funding is another issue that
requires attention: Cheung and Ng are
applying for more grants and are looking
for donations.
There’s no doubt that the IMAGINE
team is up to these challenges. They’ve
already broken down a formidable list of
barriers between people and the health care
system and among different health care
disciplines. “We always talk about wanting
to cultivate compassion among all health
profession students and promote interprofessionalism, Ng says, “but during our
studies there aren’t actually that many ways
to work as a team in a real-world setting—
and get in touch with marginalized
populations, people who need health care
the most. . . . IMAGINE is a unique
opportunity to do all of that.”
You can help by volunteering or donating
If you would like to volunteer at IMAGINE, either as a student or preceptor, please visit
torontomeds.com/imagine/ for more information. If you would like to make a donation,
please contact co-directors Enoch Ng and Kan Cheung at [email protected].
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THANKS
TO ALL 2011 MAA DONORS
FROM HELPING STUDENTS TO ACHIEVE THEIR DREAMS, TO KEEPING OUR STUDENT AND
ALUMNI COMMUNITY VIBRANT AND STRONG, YOUR GIFT MAKES A DIFFERENCE
CLASSES OF
1930 TO 1939
Dr. Laura Martin
Dr. George McQuade
Dr. John Roger
Dr. Sydney Wise
CLASSES OF
1940 TO 1949
Dr. E.Vivien Abbott
Dr. Edwin Abbott
Dr. James Anderson
Dr. Elizabeth Bridgman
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memory of Drs. David
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Wood Johnson (1949),
Harold Estey (1949),
Fraser Mustard (1953)
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Dr. Robert Lane
Dr. Bernard Langer
Dr. Gerald Lansky
Dr. Beverly Lewis-Harris
in memory of Drs.
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Huffman (1957)
Dr. Isadore Lidsky
Dr. George Lindsay
Dr. Arnold Lowden
Dr. Sandy Lowden
Dr. Ahti Lundquist
Dr. Alex E.F.D. MacDonald
Dr. Doreen MacDonald
Dr. Duncan MacDonald
Prof. Robert MacDonald
Dr.William MacEachern
Dr. Robert MacKenzie
Dr. Milton Margulies
Dr. Newton Markus
Dr. John Campbell Martin
Dr. Edward Masson
Dr. Hisashi Matsusaki
Dr. John McIlraith
Dr. Kenneth Middlemiss
Dr. Frederick Moffat
Dr. Donald Montgomery
Dr. George Morrison
Dr. Peter Morse
Dr. Kenneth Mustard
Dr. Lawrence Naiman
Dr. Ryoichi Nishikawa
Dr. Margaret Norman
Dr. George Novotny
Dr. Elizabeth Oliver-Malone
Dr.William Page
Dr.Thomas Patterson
Dr. John Peacock
Dr. Beverley Pearson Murphy
Dr. G. Allan Pengelly
Dr. Reginald Perkin
Dr. Frank Philbrook
Dr. Charles Pickett
Dr. Jack Posnikoff
Dr.Walter Prendergast
Dr. Arthur Price
Dr. Gordon Prowse
Dr. Savitri Ramcharan
Dr. Donald Ranney
Dr. Marvin Reingold
Dr.Wells Renwick
Dr. Robert Ridge
Dr. Sam Rubenzahl
Dr. Robert Ruderman
Dr. Leon Rudnick
Dr. Francis Rundle
Dr. Clark Russell
Dr. Mitsuko Sada
Dr.William Samis
Dr. Paul Schaffer
Dr. Arthur Scott
Dr. David Scott
Dr.Thomas Sheppard
Dr. Donald Shier
Dr. Robert Shortreed
Dr. Bernard Silverman
Dr. Michael Simurda
Dr. Francis Skain
Dr. Joseph Sladen
Dr. Robert Slinger
Dr. Donald Smith
Dr.Wolodymyr Sochaniwskyj
Dr. Marilyn Sonley
Dr. Ross Speck
Dr. Margaret Spence
Dr. James Spragge
Dr. Malcolm Stalker
Dr. Arthur Stanley
Dr. Lawrence Steinberg
Dr. John Stewart
Dr. Denis Sweeney
Dr. Edward Taras
Dr. Henry Taylor
Dr. Hugh Thomson
Dr. Robert Thomson
Dr. Marvin Tile
Dr. Howard Trupp
Dr. Allan Tucker
Dr. Arthur Turner
Dr. Katherine Turner
Dr. Nancy Tuttle
Dr. Murray Tyber
Dr.William Tytaneck
Dr. Ian Van Praagh
Dr. Alexander Varga
Dr. Stanley Venis
Dr. Paul Walfish
Dr. Frederick Walsh
Dr. David Watson
Dr.W. Donald Watt
Dr. Donald Welsh
Dr. Howard Wernick
Dr. Robert Wheler
Dr.William Whittaker
Dr. Ruth Wiens
Dr. E. Douglas Wigle
Dr. Douglas Wilson
Dr. Henry Wolstat
Dr.T. Edward Yielding
CLASSES OF
1960 TO 1969
Dr. Edward Allen
Dr.Warren Allin
Dr. Robert Annis
Dr. Gerald Arbus
I would like to sincerely thank you
and the Drs. Kurdyak, Rowe, and
Witus Funds for the Undergraduate
International Health Selective Travel
Grant. . . . This funding enabled me to
explore general pediatrics in the largest
pediatric hospital in South America, in
Curitiba, Brazil. . . . I look forward to
sharing what I have learned . . . and hope
to continue to be involved in global healthh
issues, in Canada and internationally.
-Amitha Kalaichandran (2012)
Dr. Harvey Armstrong
Dr. J. Gary Ashby in memory
of Drs.Tom Boschenstein
(1954) and E. Bruce
Hendrick (1946)
Dr. George Awais
Dr. Karen Baer
Dr. Henry Bahmann
Dr. Melvyn Ball
Dr. Bernard Barth
Dr. Mary Bedford-Jones
Dr. Peter Bentz
Dr. Norman Bier
Dr. Frank Bonser
Dr. Louis Brenner
Dr. Harvey Bruner
Dr. Stephen Butler
Dr. Donald Butt
Dr. Iivi Campbell
Prof. Peter Carlen
Dr. Donald Carom
Dr. John Caverhill
Dr. Patricia Chaikoff
Dr. Douglas Chenoweth
Dr. James Chiang
Dr.Victor Chiu
Dr. Peter Clarke
Dr.William Cohoon
Dr. Marvin Cooper
Dr. Perry Cooper
Dr. Ronald Crago
Dr. Barbara Craig-Wenstrom
Dr. Karen Cronin
Dr.William Crysdale
Dr. Ann Cuddy
Dr. James Cullen
Dr. Nelson Daniels
The late Dr. Edward Davies
Dr. Stanley Debow
Dr. Helen Demshar
Dr. Christine Derzko
Dr. Ernest Dick
Dr. Francis Dicum
Dr. Sheila Doyle
Dr. Allan Dyer
Dr. Ivan Elkan
Dr. Edward English
Dr. Inara Ezers
Dr. Joseph Falletta
Dr. Shim Felsen
Dr. Ronald Filderman
Dr. Paul Forrest
Dr.William Franks
Dr. Arnis Freiberg
Dr. Barry French
Dr. Lynn From
Dr. Marvin Gans
Dr. Gerald Goldman
Dr. Richard Gorman
Dr. Ronald Graham
Dr. Samuel Greenspan
Dr. Richard Grosch
Dr. Allan Gross
Dr. Lawrence Grossman
Dr. Leonard Grover
Dr. Gershon Growe
Dr.William Guest
Dr. Ann Haag
Dr.Vladimir Hachinski
Dr. Brian Hands
Dr. Dorothy Hartsell
Dr. Donald Henderson
Dr. John Henderson
Dr. Muriel Henderson
Dr. John Hilditch
Dr. Robert Hilliard
Dr. John Hodgkinson
Dr. David Hoffman
Dr. Jane Hosdil
Dr. James Houston
Dr.Verner Isaak
Dr. James Israel
Dr. Edward Istvan
Dr. Brian Jacks
Dr. Ivan Jackson
Dr. Murray Jacobs
Dr. Laurence Jerry
Dr. Robert Joynt
Dr. Otto Kahn
Dr. Dagnija Kalnins
Dr. Brenda Kane
Dr. Sheldon Katz
Dr. Jerome Kazdan
Dr. Shirley Kellam
Dr. Alvin Kelly
Dr. Allan Kemp
Dr. John Kempston
Dr. Sylvia Kennedy
Dr. Jay Keystone
Dr. J. Marcus Kirby
Dr. Agnes Klein
Dr. Gunter Koch
Dr. Gerald Koffman
Dr. Peter Kopplin
Dr.Victor Kurdyak
Dr. D’Arcy Lawrence
Dr. Anne Lazenby
Dr. H. Lavina Lickley
Dr. Irving Lipton
Dr. Charles Listgarten
Dr. Stanley Lofsky
Dr. David Lorenzen
Dr. Joseph Losos
Dr. James MacDougall
Dr. Stuart MacLeod
Dr. Gary Magee
Dr. Paul Martin
Dr. Florian Matsalla
Dr. Lionel Mausberg
Dr. John McKinstry
Dr. John McLean
Dr. John Stuart McLean
Dr. Robert McMurtry
Dr. George McQuibban
Dr. James Mergelas
Dr. Norman Mesaglio
Dr.Vytautas Mickus
Dr. Harold Miller
Dr. Murray &
Mrs. Ruth Miskin
Dr. David Mitchell
Dr. Liliana Monti
Dr. Nicholas Moore
Dr. Neil Morris
Dr. Nathan Morrow
Dr. Kathleen Moses
Dr. Paul Muller
Dr. John Murnaghan
Dr. Martin Myers
Dr. Grant Nadon
Dr. David Naiberg
Dr. John Newall
Dr. Paul Newbigging
Dr. Donald Niece
Dr. Steven Nitzkin
Dr. Arnold Noyek
Dr. Marvin Nussbaum in
memory of Dr. Ernest
Armstrong McCulloch
(1948)
Dr. Dennis O’Brien
Dr. Richard Ogilvie
Dr. Roberta Ongley
Dr. John Osborn
Dr. James Panabaker
Dr. Sonilal Pancham
Dr. John Parker
Dr. Benjamin Pasicov
Dr. Donald Payne
Dr. Charles Pearce
Dr. Melvyn Petersiel
Dr.Terry Picton
Dr. Paul Pitt
Dr. David Posen
Dr. David Preston
Dr. George Prieditis
Dr. Kenneth Pritzker
Dr.William Prost
Dr. Stewart Pugsley
Dr. Edward Rabinovitch
Dr. David Rapoport
Dr. Juri Reial
Dr. Peter Richardson
Dr. Steven Richie
Dr. Jane Roseborough
Dr. Noel Rosen
Dr. Michael Rosset
Dr. Andrew Royko
Dr. Baiba Rozkalns
Dr. George Rungi
Dr. Joseph Schatzker
Dr. Gordon Sellery
Dr. Stephen Shapero
Dr.Yehudi Shields
Dr. Jack Shuber
Dr. Harry Shulman
Dr. Roger Sider
Dr. Elaine Silver
Dr. Frederick Simon
Dr. Gerald Skory
Dr. Barry Sniderman
Dr. Michael Soboloff
. . . thank you for selecting me
as a recipient of the Dr. Ruth Kurdyak
Memorial family fund bursary. I have no
doubt that this bursary will go a long
way to significantly reduce the financial
burden of attending medical school. . . .
My journey to where I am today would
not have been possible without the
generosity of the numerous donors
who have helped along the way.
-Justin Chow (2015)
Dr. Marja Soots
Dr. Stanley Spier
Dr. Joseph Starr
Dr. Romas Stas
Dr. Brian Steele
Dr. Steven Strasberg
Dr. Ronald Strickler
Dr. Donald Sutherland
Dr. R. Ian Sutherland
Dr. Richard Tan
Dr. Charles Tator
Dr. Bryce Taylor
Dr. Ian Taylor
Dr. Saul Taylor
Dr. Paul Teague
Dr. Allan Toguri
Dr. Ants Toi
Dr. Constance Townsend
Dr. Myron Troster
Dr. Paul Truscott
Dr. Albert Tuboku-Metzger
Dr. John Turner
Dr. Otto Veidlinger
Dr. Bryn Waern
Dr. John Wait
Dr. Allan Walker
Dr. Christopher Watson
Dr. Marvin Waxman
Dr. Peter Webster
Dr. Michael Weinstock
Dr. David Wiltshire
Dr. Peter Wyshynski
Dr.Thomas Yates
Dr. Irving Zelcer
CLASSES OF
1970 TO 1979
Dr. Peter Adamson
Dr. Carolyn Allan
Dr. J. Byron Alldred
Dr. Arthur Ameis
Dr. Janice Andreyko
Dr.William Appell
Dr. Denis Bailey
Dr. Sharon Baltman
Dr. Joanne Bargman
Dr. Eric Barker
Dr. Peter Barreca
Dr. David Beatty
Dr. Agostino Bellissimo
Dr. Geoffrey Blair
Dr.Thomas Bluthardt
Dr. John Bohnen
Dr. Mel Borins
Dr. Denise Bowes
Dr. Robin Brooks-Hill
Dr. Miriam Buchstein
Dr. Ronald Burkes
Dr. Patrick Butler
Dr. Robert Carlen
Dr. June Carroll
Dr. Donna Cescon
Dr. Mel Cescon
Dr. Alex Chan
Dr. John Chan
Dr. Kwok Chan
Dr. Gregory Cheng
Dr. Hiu-Chung Cheng
Dr. Kenneth Cheung
Dr. Robert Chisholm
Dr. John Christensen
Dr. Joel Clarfield
Dr. Joanne Cohen
Dr.Terence Colgan
Dr. Jacqueline Davis
Dr. Dorrit de Demeter
Dr. Rueben Devlin
Dr. Raouf Dimitry
Dr. Peter Dodek
Dr. Robert Doherty
Dr. Alice Dong
Dr. Kwame Donkor
Dr. Sheila Dunn
Dr. Kevin Dwyer
Dr. Robin Eccles
Dr. Paul Fairman
Dr. Paul Fisch
Dr. Pietro Flora
Dr. John Floras
Dr. Richard Fralick
Dr. Jeremy Freeman
Dr. Kan Ying Fung
Dr.W. Derek George
Dr. Michael Gildiner
Dr. Steven Gold
Dr. Douglas Goodall
Dr. Stuart Goodman
Dr. Michael Green
Dr. Lorne Greenspan
Dr. Keith Greenway
Dr. Ann Grise
Dr. Ronald Grossman
Dr. Richard Gruneir
Dr. John Grynoch
Dr. Michael Guinness
Dr. Madhulika Gupta
Dr. Michael Haiduk
Dr. John Hall
Dr. Edward Hamer
Dr. Howard Hamer
Dr. Larry Hancock
Dr. David Harris
Dr. Jeremy Hatch
Dr. Robert Heath
Dr. Patrick Heffernan
Dr. Michael Henry
Dr. Gillian Hicks
Dr. Anthony Hii
Dr. Norman Hill
Dr. Lai Ho
Dr. Dorothy Holness
Dr. Patricia Houston
Dr. Hilary Hui
Dr. Robert Hyland
Dr. Frank Ianni
Dr. Christopher Ibey
Dr. Margaret Ibey
Dr. George Jablonsky
Dr. Ann Jefferies
Dr. John Jordan
Dr. Helen Karsai
Dr. Magdi Kayal
Dr. Barbara Kee
Dr. Peter Keefe
Dr. Donna Keystone
Dr. Donald Kim
Dr. Brian Kirsh
Dr. Irvin Klinghofer
Dr. Catherine Koo
Dr. Jouni Kraft
Dr. Stephen Kraft
Dr. Janet Krulewitz
Dr. Barry Kurtzer
Dr.Willem Kwant
Dr. Alice Lai
Dr. John Lazarus
Dr. Lap-Cheung Lee
Dr.Victor Lee
Dr. Frederick Lenz
Dr. Lawrence Lerner
Dr. Richard Levy
Dr. Robert Lewis
Dr. Sydney Librach
Dr.Yuen Liu
Dr. Konstantin Loewig
Dr. Luciano Lombardi
Dr. Elgin Loney
Dr. Kathleen Luscott
Dr. Janis Lusis
Dr. Charles Lynde
Dr. Elliott Lyons
Dr. John MacIntyre
Dr. Howard Mandel
Dr. Oscar Mandel
Dr. Pirjo Manninen
Dr. Douglas Margison
Dr. John Marshall
Dr. James Martin
Dr. Anne Matlow
Dr. Andrew Maykut
Dr. John McCormick
Dr. David McGillivray
Dr. Robert McKenzie
Dr. David McKnight
Dr.William McMullen
Dr. Patricia McNama
Dr. Marianne McPhail
Dr. Kenneth Melvin
Dr. Anna Millers
Dr. Gordon Moe
Dr. Beverly Morningstar
Dr. Gary Morningstar
Dr. Robert Myers
Dr. Jeffrey Nisker
Dr. Claire Nunes-Vaz
Dr. Sidney Nusinowitz
Dr. Andrew Osuszek
Dr. Clifford Ottaway
Dr. Howard Ovens
Dr. David Page
Dr. David Parratt
Dr. James Parrish
Dr. Lesley Pinder
Dr. Patricia Pirie
Dr. Peeter Poldre
Dr. Brian Power
Dr. Howard Price
Dr. Michael Pryszlak
Dr. Anita Rachlis
Dr.Val Rachlis
Dr. Henrietta Rappaport
Dr. Richard Reddick
Dr. Anthony Reid
Dr.Timothy Richardson
Dr. Richard Rinn
Dr. David Rosenthal
Dr. Sherryn Roth
Dr. Ori Rotstein
Dr. Marie Roy
Dr. Allan Rubin
Dr. James Ruderman
Dr. Robert Saito
Dr.Takaki Sameshima
Dr. David Samra
Dr.William Santo
Dr. David Saslove
Dr. Sam Schachter
Dr. Jocelyn Schaffenburg
Dr. Gerd Schneider
Dr. Brian Schwartz
Dr. Avram Selick
Dr. Elizabeth Shane
Dr. Anne Shepherd
Dr. Robert Sheppard
Dr. Judith Shindman
Dr.William Shoichet
Dr. Frederica Shore
Dr. David Shrives
Dr. David Silverberg
Dr. Earl Silverman
Dr. Katherine Siminovitch
Dr. Kenneth Sniderman
Dr. Frank Sommers
Dr. John Srigley
Dr. John Stephen
Dr. Leonard Sternberg
Dr. Janet Still
Dr. Susan Still
Dr. Stephen Stokl
Dr. Martin Strauss
Dr. Benedykt Syposz
Dr. Esther Tafler
Dr.Thomas Tam
Dr. Alexander Tang
Dr. Ihor Taraschuk
Dr. Lorne Tarshis
Dr. David Teitel
Dr. Jerome Teitel
Dr. Martin Tepper
Dr. I. E. Henry Tiedje
Dr. Mary Trotter
Dr. John Ying Choi Tsang
Dr. Eugene Turgeon
Dr. Felix Tyndel
Dr. Gabriel Vadasz
Dr. John Vale
Dr. Reet Vanaselja
Dr. Gary Viner
Dr. Jobst Von Heymann
Dr. Helen Vosu
Dr. Robert Wald
Dr. Marilyn Walker
Dr. Patrick Wat
Dr.Thomas Weinberger
Dr. David Weingarten
Dr. S. Joseph Weinstock
Dr. Rudolf Weitemeyer
Dr. Stephen Wetmore
Dr. David White
Dr. Catharine Whiteside
Dr. J. David Whitney
Dr. Jerry Wilk
Dr. Mark Wise
Dr. Sheldon Wise
Dr. Joseph Wohlgelernter
Dr. Hoi Wong
Dr. Lai Wong
Dr.William Wong
Dr.Winston Wong
Dr. Daniel Wu
Dr. Hing-Tung Wu
Dr. Sing Wu
Dr. Ivan Yee
Dr. Adela Yeung
Dr. Bernita Young
Me dica l A lum ni A s s o c ia t io n
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CLASSES OF
1980 TO 1989
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Dr. Janice Armstrong
Dr. Peter Azzopardi
Dr. Mary Ann Badali
Dr. Joseph Bailey
Dr. Norma Baker
Dr. Lisa Ballinger
Dr.Tapas Banerjee
Dr. Robert Banks
Dr. Giuliano Barrettara
The late Dr. Lindley Bassarath
Dr. Christena Beintema
Dr. Alexandra Berezowskyj
Dr. Melanie Binnington
Dr. David Birbrager
Dr. Catherine Birt
Dr. Marilena Biscotti
Dr. Harvey Blankenstein
Dr. Steve Blitzer
Dr. Alice Bluemke
Dr. Risa Bordman
Dr. Brad Bowins
Dr. Ruth Brooks
Dr. Allan Brown
Dr. Graham Bryce
Dr. Bruce Cameron
Dr. Paul Castner
Dr. Benjamin Chan
Dr.Tsai Chen
Dr. Martin Chepesiuk
Dr. Chi-Yiu Cheung
Dr. Eva Chow
Dr. Sandra Cockfield
Dr. Claire Coire
Dr. Earl Consky
Dr. Denise Coulas
Dr. Marilyn Crabtree
Dr. Michael Csanadi
Dr. Michael Curran
Dr. M. Anne Curtis
Dr. Andrey Cybulsky
Dr. Myron Cybulsky
Dr. Michael Dan
Dr. Anthony D’Angelo
Dr. Beverley Davis
Dr.Walter Delpero
Dr. Janet Dickhout
Dr. D L Chris Diehl
Dr. Corinne Dixon
Dr. J. Frederick Doris
Dr. Nancy Down
Dr. Kenneth Doyle
Dr. Robert Dreckmann
Dr. Stuart Dyment
Dr. Robyn Evans-Jones
Dr. Bernard Farber
Dr. Ousama Fashho
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Dr. Jeannette Goguen
Dr. Ronn Goldberg
Dr. David Gordon
Dr.Wendy Graham
Dr. Maria Grande
Dr. Susan Greenbloom
Dr. Loren Grossman
Dr. Steven Grossman
Dr. Donato Gugliotta
Dr. Milan Gupta
Dr. Eddie Gutman
Dr. Arvad Hamlet
Dr. Stephen Hardy
Dr. Alexander Hartman
Dr. Martin Schreiber
Dr. Helen Schulz
Dr. Michael Scott
Dr. Gavin Semelhago
Dr. Richard Shaul
Dr.William Simmons
Dr. Martin Simons
Dr. Christopher Sims
Dr.Victoria Siu
Dr. Gail Smith
Dr. Neal Stein
Dr. Allan Steinhart
Dr. Janet Strome
Dr. Suresh Syal
Thank you very much for honouring me
with the Medical Alumni Association
Scholarship for the year 2012. . . .
Remaining connected to my friends
and colleagues from medical school is
important as I move forward in my
career, and I look forward to reconnecting
with classmates at future conferences
and reunions.
-Daniel Kagedan (2012)
Dr. Robert Hegele
Dr. Brian Higgins
Dr. Gail Hirano
Dr. Holger Hirte
Dr. Andree Hollander
Dr. Barbara Howe
Dr. Elliot Hudes
Dr. Eric Hurowitz
Dr. Stanley Ip
Dr. Jacqueline James
Dr. Frances Jamieson
OTHER SUPPORTERS
Mr. Dennis Babcock
Mrs. Mary Bailey in memory of James William Bailey (1951)
The Burton Charitable Foundation
The Class of 1956
The Class of 1961
The Class of 1971
Mrs. Irma Davies in memory of Dr. Richard Davies (1962)
Mrs.Yvonne Flock in memory of Dr. Murray Flock (1945)
Ms. Pam Gollish to the Dr. Irvin (Kelly) Gollish (1957) Fund
Ms. A.M. Gosselin in memory of Dr.Ted Jean-(Edward)
Hunter (1994)
Mrs. Margaret, Dr. Kathryn & Laura Howe in memory of
Mr. John Andrew Howe (1946-2010)
Ms. Fiona Irvine-Goulet
Mrs. Norma Kindree in memory of Dr. Laverne Kindree (1947)
Ms.Victoria Lee in honour of Dr. Philip Hebert (1984)
MD Physician Services Inc. in honour of Dr. John Evans (1952)
Dr. H. M. Rosemary Meier (British Comm. 1967)
Mr. Allan Oldfield in memory of Dr. Jean (Maclean) Oldfield
Dr. John Penner (1954 U of Michigan)
Mrs. Barbara Rowsell-Arnup
Dr.Wendy Wolfman (1975 U of Calgary)
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Dr. Marc Kravis
Dr. Andy Lam
Dr. Gabor Lantos
Dr. Harriet Lennox
Dr. Ngar-Lin Leung
Dr.Tin-Chung Leung
Dr. Bonita Libman
Dr. Jackson Lin
Dr. Fei-Fei Liu
Dr.Tak Lo
Dr.Yin Lo
Dr. Darlene Lunn
Dr. M. Claire Lunney
Dr. David Lynch-Salamon
Un ive r s it y o f To r o nt o • Spr i ng 2012
Dr. Charlene Lyndon
Dr. Donald MacDonald
Dr. Garnet Maley
Dr. David Malkin
Dr. Leora Marcovitz
Dr. Pamela Mark
Dr. Paul Marks
Dr.Thomas Marotta
Dr. Lyndon Mascarenhas
Dr. Robert Masih
Dr. Caterina Mastrogiacomo
Dr. Frederick Matzinger
Dr. Carolyn McLean
Dr. Donna McRitchie
Dr. Clara Meranda
Dr. Sandra Mergler
Dr. Robert Merotto
Dr. Kathleen Michalski
Dr. Marcus Michell
Dr. Donald Miettinen
Dr. Heather Milkovic
Dr. Lori Moore
Dr. Debra Morrison
Dr. Gary Morrow
Dr. David Mowbray
Dr. Domenic Nasso
Dr. Michael Neumeister
Dr. Bo-Yee Ngan
Dr. Jane Nixon
Dr. Francisco Perera
Dr. Howard Petroff
Dr. Paolo Pianosi
Dr. Cheryl-Lynn Pitre
Dr. Howard Platnick
Dr. Kim Plaxton
Dr. Patricia Plaxton
Dr.Wayne Potashner
Dr. Corinna Quan
Dr. Sparrow Rabideau
Dr. Susan Rapoport-Glick
Dr. Megan Sykes
Dr. Evelyn Tai
Dr. Lisa Thain
Dr. Geming Tu
Dr. Margaret Tutert
Dr. Eric Uhlig
Dr. Ronald Vanhoof
Dr.Tony Vettese
Dr. Olga Vujovic
Dr. David Ward
Dr. Bethel Warren
Dr. Cheryl Waters
Dr. Jeffrey Weisbrot
Dr.Tanya-Gay Williams
Dr. Dana Wilson
Dr. Clement Wong
Dr. John Wong
Dr. Mary Wong
Dr. Ian Woolfson
Dr. Homer Yang
Dr. Jennifer Young
Dr. Mary Young
Dr. Nora Zung
CLASSES OF
1990 TO 1999
Dr. Gary Abraham
Dr. Afsaneh Afsar
Dr. Ryojo Akagami
Dr. Berna Akcakir
Dr. Doron Almagor
Dr. Michael Aniol
Dr. John Aquino
Dr. Irene Armstrong
Dr. Nancy Baxter
Dr. Nancy Behme
Dr. Rajiv Bindlish
Dr. Christopher Booth
Dr. April Boyd
Dr. Branimir Brcic
Dr. Deanna Colpitts
Dr. Glenn Corneil
Dr.Teofilo Corpus
Dr. Alethea Correa
Dr. Nora Cullen
Dr. David Dec
Dr.Wayne Deitel
Dr. Larissa Derzko-Dzulynsky
Dr. Robert Di Cecco
Dr. Roland Di Gregorio
Dr. Michael Dickinson
Dr. Zeev Diena
Dr. Anthony D’Urzo
Dr. Mary Farrugia
Dr. Suan-Seh Foo
Dr. John Foote
Dr. Anne Galipeau
Dr. Satyajit Ganguli
Dr. Abbas Ghavam-Rassoul
Dr. Graham Gibb
Dr. Ian Gliklich
Dr. Judy Hagshi
Dr. Karin Hahn
Dr. John Harrington
Dr. Michael Heiber
Dr. Aaron Hong
Dr. Annie Hum
Dr. Anne-Marie Humniski
Dr. Gregory Ip
Dr. Elizabeth Jimenez
Dr. Karen Johnston
Dr. Rajnee (Sony) Jolly
Dr.Vaibhav Kamble
Dr. Nancy Kazarian
Dr. Michael Kiang
Dr. Joanne Kirby
Dr. Deepa Kumar
Dr. Catherine Kurosu
Dr. Anthony Kwan
Dr. Paul Lai
Dr. Patrick Lam
Dr. Sonya Lee
Dr. Suzanne Lilker
Dr. D’Arcy Little
Dr.Vivian Liu
Dr.Weldon Liu
Dr. Jeremy Lo
Dr. Louella Lobo
Dr. Jitka Lom
Dr. Brian Louie
Dr. Roxanne MacKnight
Dr.Trisha Mark
Dr. Michael Maurice
Dr. Patrick McDonald
Dr. Evan McIntosh
Dr. Janet McKeown
Dr. Lisa McMurray
Dr. Susan Mehta
Dr. Anilkumar Menon
Dr. Zeke Milkovic
Dr. Allan Moll
Dr. Patrik Nechala
Dr. Jonathan Noble
Dr. Robert Nugent
Dr. Melanie Ornstein
Dr. Ian Phillips
Dr. Christine Pun
Dr. Melanie Quartermain
Dr. Karen Raymer
Dr. Amy Rice
Dr. Deborah Robinson
Dr. Lisa Robinson
Dr. Dalia Rosen-Zaidener
Dr. Joan Saary
Dr. Michael Schweitzer
Dr. James Scott
Dr. Ato Sekyi-Otu
Dr. Francis Sem
Dr.Tammy Sieminowski
Dr.Yin-Hui Siow
Dr. Ben Sivarajan
Dr. Julia Smith
Dr. Derek So
Dr. Dominic So
Dr. Doron Sommer
Dr. Karen Stel-Coulibaly
Dr. Sharon Terada
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Dr. James Teresi
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Dr. Elizabeth Tham
Dr. Judith Thompson
Dr. Berton Ung
Dr. Jane Van Den Biggelaar
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Dr. Michael Varenbut
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Dr. Michael Ward
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Dr. Roman Wasylyk
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Dr. Julie Williams
Dr. Albert Wong
Dr. David Wong
Dr. Michael Wong
Dr. Kenneth Yuen
CLASSES OF
2000 TO 2011
Dr. Lukasz Bartosik
Dr. Philippe Bedard
Dr.Winston Bharat
Dr. Ian Bookman
Dr. Ann Bugeja
Dr.T. Mark Campbell
Dr. Denise Campbell-Scherer
Dr. Martin Chang
Dr. Grant Chen
Dr. Hillary Chen
Dr. Karen Choi
Dr. Sara Cohen-Gelfand
Dr. Douglas J. Cook
Dr. Christine Cserti
Dr. Kurt Droll
Dr. Rachael Fels-Elliott
Dr. Danielle Gervais-Fagnou
Dr. Steven Griffin
Dr. Allan Grill
Dr. Guangming Han
Dr. James Hendry
Dr. Karen Hershenfield
Dr. Kathryn Howe
Dr. Kathryn Isaac
Dr. Pieter Jugovic
Dr. James Kennedy
Dr. Mykola Khokhotva
Dr. Georgios Koutsoukos
Dr. Christie Lee
Dr. Sabrina Lee
Dr. Laurie Lemieux
Dr. Karen Leone
Dr. Michael Levesque
Dr. Annie Lu
Dr. Erin McFadden
Dr. James Menlove
Dr. Douglas Ng
Dr. Daniel Ovakim
Dr. Raveen Pal
Dr. Andrew Pinto
Dr. Michelle Porepa
Dr. Evan Propst
Dr. Cynthia Pun
Dr.Varinder Randhawa
Dr. Shail Rawal
Dr. Roshan Razik
Dr. Brian Rotenberg
Dr. Jeffrey Rothenstein
Dr. Evelyn Rubin
Dr. Jason Shack
Dr. Rachel Sheps
Dr. Ferhan Siddiqi
Dr. Michael Sidiropoulos
Dr. Sanjeev Singwi
Dr. James Stewart
Dr. Martina Trinkaus
Dr. Scott Walsh
Dr. Julie Weinstein
Dr. Sean Wharton
Dr. Steven Wong
Dr. Boris Zevin
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CLASS NOTES
News from your classmates
CLASS OF 1947
Dr. Wallace LOTTO and his wife Eleanor
recently welcomed their eighth greatgrandchild. Contact: 298 Collingwood St.,
Creemore, ON L0M 1G0.
CLASS OF 1952
Dr. Henry John BLOCK practised
pathology at Saskatoon City Hospital for
over 39 years, including 26 years as chief of
the department and director of laboratories;
he retired in 1993. For 35 years he was
chairman of the board for Camp Oshkidee,
a Christian camp, located in Meadow Lake
Provincial Park. He is now retired from
that position but continues to serve
as a member of Hope Fellowship Church,
in which he is a mentor to several younger
men. Contact: [email protected].
Dr. Daniel R. DALEY
Y practised family
medicine at the Wright
Clinic in Parry Sound,
ON, for 40 years,
retiring in 1993.
He continued to perform C-Sections and
assist in the OR until
2007. Now a man of
leisure (except for a few
aging problems), Dr. Daley enjoys family,
grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
He still resides on the shores of Georgian
Bay with Velma, his wife of 61 years.
Contact: [email protected].
Dr. Cliff HENDERSON shares news that
the UBC Faculty of Medicine Southern
Medical Program enrolled its inaugural
class in September 2011. The med school
now has a new clinical academic building
at Kelowna General Hospital. In what is a
great honour for Dr. Henderson, the new
library–shared with the hospital and the
med school–is named the Dr. Clifford B.
Henderson Library. Contact: [email protected].
Dr. Murray MANSON, who lives in
Tucson, AZ, keeps busy designing,
building and experimenting with ham
mobile antennas for the transceiver in his
car. He’s been a “radio ham” since 1989.
His call sign is N2IYZ. Contact:
[email protected].
Dr. John (Jock) ROBINSON regrets, for
health reasons, he is unable to attend the
60th reunion in June, but is eager to hear
about it. He and his wife, Geraldine, are
still living in their home with the assistance
of family, neighbours and friends. Their
kids and grandkids are enjoying the cottage
and woodlot now. Cheers to all! Contact:
[email protected].
Dr. John S. SPEAKMAN was appointed
Member to the Order of Canada in 2008,
for his work in providing eye care services
in remote northern communities. Contact:
[email protected].
Dr. Ronald R. TASKER has a new
grandson, Quinn, born on Boxing Day
2011! Contact: (416) 964-1456.
Dr. Robert THOMSON is still curling at
90! He has two children and four grandchildren. Contact: 871 North Service
Road, Mississauga, ON L4Y 1A2.
Dr. David WATSON moved to Destin, FL
after retiring in 1993 from pediatric
cardiology at the University of Mississippi
Medical School. Last fall, he and Aileen,
his wife, celebrated their 50th anniversary
with their four children and nine grandchildren. Contact: [email protected].
CLASS OF 1957
Dr. Stanley VENIS is managing well and
still works one day a week at Elm Grove
Living Centre, a nursing home, plus, he
does “on call” phone calls, and continues
with his counselling practice. Contact:
[email protected].
CLASS OF 1962
Dr. J. Gary ASHBY
Y was a medical volunteer in Cameroon, and continues as a senior
pain management consultant for spinal and
neurological syndromes. His right thalamic
infarct has altered his interest and competence in golf, tennis and gardening but has
actually improved his painting and singing
with the Toronto Choral Society. He plans
to volunteer at the Commonwealth Games
in Glasgow, Scotland, in 2014. Contact:
[email protected].
Dr. Maurice (Mo) BENT runs a busy
joint replacement practice, and spent a
month travelling in the Himalayas last year.
Contact: [email protected].
Dr. Barry CUTLER retired in 2001,
and has since been enjoying travel
and golf. He and his wife Dr. Judith
CUTLER
R (6T2) “snowbird” to
Lake Chapala, Mexico. They celebrated
their 50th wedding anniversary
this past December. Contact:
[email protected].
Dr. Ian GRAHAM retired from general
practice in 2003. He enjoys small town life,
serving as secretary for a local community
foundation and playing saxophone in
a 17-piece dance band. Contact:
[email protected].
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CLASS NOTES
Dr. May Lou SPITZER
recently retired and
enjoys her 10 grandchildren. Contact: [email protected].
Dr. Jack STEIN is still practising rheumatology. He has three sons; two are rheumatologists; the other is a school principal. He
has six grandchildren.
Dr. Donald Walter STRANGWAY
Y retired
from general practice in Terrace, BC, in
September 2011. He now practises
part-time for four First Nations villages
for the Nisga’a Nation, as well as locum
coverage in small communities.
Contact: [email protected].
Dr. Paul Whyle TRUSCOTT has thrived
in retirement for 11 years now, having been
chief of staff for six years at Centenary
Health Centre and VP of medicine at the
Rouge Valley Health System in Toronto for
nine. Now living full-time in Muskoka, he
CLASS OF 1962
Dr. John GREISMAN is the senior active
urologist at Scripps Hospital and clinical
assistant professor of surgery (urology) at
the University of California, San Diego. He
was past chief of urology at Scripps
Hospital as well as past president of San
Diego County Medical Society. Contact:
[email protected].
Dr. John HILDITCH received a
Lifetime Achievement Award in Family
Medicine Research from the College of
Family Physicians of Canada in October
2010. He is shown here with his wife,
Shelly, at the awards ceremony. Contact:
[email protected].
Dr. Robert LESTER
retired in 2007 as EVP
medical and academic
affairs and chief medical
executive at Sunnybrook
Hospital. He currently
acts as a consultant for
the OHA providing advice on physician
issues. In addition, he does freelance
consulting in health care. He is a member
of the board of the Alzheimer Society of
Toronto and serves on the Clinical Strategy,
Quality and Safety Committee of Baycrest.
Contact: [email protected].
Dr. Irving LIPTON is retired and loving
it! He and his wife, Nancy, spend the
winter in Naples, FL, “a little bit of
paradise!” He has three children and four
grandchildren and proclaims that “life is
good.” Contact: [email protected].
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Dr. David LORENZEN
N is still in part-time
medical and aviation medicine practice.
The sailboat he built after 40 years was
destroyed with four other boats by fire
three days after successfully completing
final sea trials. He is now involved in a
lengthy lawsuit to recover some costs –
hence “no retirement yet! “ Contact: doc@
drlorenzen.ca.
Dr. David NAIBERG is still practising
otolaryngology and facial plastic surgery.
He has three children and nine grandchildren. Contact: [email protected].
Dr. Sheldon NAIMAN retired from
hematology in 2008 after a 40-year career.
He is one of the most decorated teachers
in UBC’s Faculty of Medicine. In 2009,
he was awarded the CS Coady Medal of
Excellence for outstanding physician in
BC. Contact: [email protected].
Dr. Fred ROSEN is working four days a
weeks in his practice, and does occasional
hospital consults. He and his wife, Marsha,
have five grandchildren. They usually
spend their weekends at the cottage.
Contact: [email protected].
plays the piano/organ at the local United
Church and is president of a Probus Club.
He has three children, four grandchildren
and a wonderful wife, Wendy, to whom he
will have been married for 50 years on June
1, 2012. Contact: [email protected].
Dr. John TURNER
R is working full-time in
dermatology. He has four children and six
grandchildren, and enjoys travelling,
gardening, violin, ancient history, gold
jewellery making and ballroom dancing.
Contact: [email protected].
Dr. Eugene W. WASYLENSKI is fully
retired from otolaryngology–head and neck
surgery practice, and now enjoys gardening,
reading, piano-playing, golf, skiing, and
fly-fishing. He also loves to travel and visits
CLASS NOTES
with his two daughters and grandchildren.
Contact: [email protected].
CLASS OF 1966
Dr. Vladimir
HACHINSKI
is shown here
with his wife,
Mary Ann,
and Gallo and
Fatou Diop from Senegal at the World
Federation of Neurology congress, November
2011, in Marrakesh, Morocco. As president
of the Federation, Dr. Hachinski hosted
over 3,000 neurologists from 123 countries.
CLASS OF 1969
Dr. Jerry FRIEDMAN will be showing
his driftwood sculpture and art at his
studio and workshop on the Artists of the
Limberlost Open Studio Weekend, August
18-19, 2012. For more information please
visit: www.artistofthelimberlost.ca.
CLASS OF 1972
Dr. Pietro Giovanni FLORA is a proud
grandfather to Siobhan, May and Luke.
Contact: 401 – 3101 Bloor Street, Toronto,
ON M8W 2W2.
Dr. Doug KAYLER is still working in
orthopedic surgery in Winnipeg. He and
his wife, Sophie, have four children:
Chris, Steph, Allie and Mick. Contact:
[email protected].
Dr. Anita PUPOLS has retired from
radiology and has lived in Dallas, TX, for
almost 28 years with her husband, who still
has a private practice in cardiology. They
have one surviving son, Mitch, and a
blended family of an older son, Jon, and a
daughter, Maia. She is sorry to miss the
reunion but will be travelling in Europe at
the time! Contact: [email protected];
(214)-750-9231.
Dr. Ted RUMBLE is an orthopedic
surgeon at North York General, specializing
in total knee replacements. He divides
his time between his home in Niagara-
on-the-Lake, and his condo in Toronto.
Contact: [email protected].
Dr. Wayne TANNER is chair of the
current OMA negotiating team for the
2012 Master agreement. He has also
met Bob Dylan! Contact: zimmclamp@
sympatico.ca.
Dr. Ken WILSON has been on staff at the
IWK Health Centre in Halifax, NS, for the
past 29 years. He recently completed a
12-year term as chief of surgery and senior
physician in the Children’s Health Program.
He is also an associate professor of surgery
in the Division of Plastic Surgery at
Dalhousie University. Over the past 18
years, Dr. Wilson has participated in more
than 30 Operation Smile missions,
journeying to several developing countries.
Contact: 5850/5980 University Avenue,
Box 9700, Halifax NS B3K 6R8.
Dr. Garnet WOLCHOK retired from his
general practice in October 2011. He is
looking forward to the 40th class reunion
in the fall. Contact [email protected].
Dr. Sheila-Mae YOUNG is not retired!
She is part of the primary care leadership as
the central east regional primary care lead
for Cancer Care Ontario. She also acts as
interim provincial lead-primary care of
Cancer Care Ontario. Contact: (705)
324-8212 or [email protected].
CLASS OF 1973
Dr. Mel BORINS is a family doctor and
associate professor at U of T. He has
recently released a video photo songbook
entitled “Possibilities–The Pronoic
Photosongbook,” which contains nine
uplifting songs, along with photographs
from around the world. Dr. Borins is
leading a medical group to Bali this
summer. For more information, please
visit: www.melborins.com.
Dr. Anita G. C. JOHNSTON has
embarked on a new career as a part of her
retirement strategy. She has joined Homewood Health Centre, in Specialized
Psychiatry for the Program for Traumatic
Stress Recovery, a unique eight-week
inpatient treatment unit for PTSD. She has
moved to Guelph, ON, but continues to
be on the Faculty of Medicine, U of T and
courtesy staff of CAMH. She anticipates
continuing to supervise psychiatric
residents in psychotherapy for the new
McMaster satellite medical school in
Waterloo, ON. Contact: johnanit@
homewood.org.
CLASS OF 1977
Dr. Michael GUINNESS states that, in
the late 1990s, he was lucky enough to
establish scholarships in the Faculty of
Physical Education and Health, for
excellence in academics, athletics and
leadership. To date, 85 scholar-athletes
have earned these scholarships. He believes
that a few winners have entered the Faculty
of Medicine. Contact: [email protected].
Dr. Steve STOKL reports, “I got a new red
cardigan sweater for Christmas. Today, a
black and a grey squirrel were fighting over
an acorn in my backyard. I like prime rib
medium-rare. I look forward to the
reunion.” And, P.S., “the drugs are still
working.” Contact [email protected].
CLASS OF 1982
Dr. Marilyn
KORZEKWA
is proud to
announce that on
August 21, 2011,
she swam the
English Channel
from Dover to
Calais in a time of 16 hours and 40
minutes, a total distance of 41 km.
She became the oldest Canadian woman
to accomplish this feat. The Channel
Swimming Association honoured her
with the Van Audenaerde Cup for the
greatest feat of endurance of the year.
Details of the swim can be found at:
www.englishchannel2011.blogspot.com.
Contact: [email protected].
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CLASS NOTES
CLASS OF 1982
Dr. Ramunas SAPLYS (CCFP 1983;
FRCSC 1990 Orthopedic Surgery) is
actively practising (but slowing down) at
the Trillium Health Centre in Mississauga.
He has four daughters; and, he and his wife
have just moved into their “retirement home”
on the Credit River. Contact: 406 - 71 King
Street West, Mississauga, ON L5B 4A2.
Dr. Oakley SMITH is practising rhinoplasty at Toronto East General Hospital.
He is politically active as OMA section
rep and ATC clinical lead. He is enjoying
his family and friends and is a “gifted”
Sunday painter. Contact:
[email protected].
Dr. Sol STERN has run a family medicine
practice in Oakville, ON, since 1983.
He is lead physician for the Argus Medical
Centre Family Health Organization. He is
involved in CME and has developed and
collaborated on many CME workshops,
including cardiovascular disease, stroke,
depression and chronic pain management.
He is interested in information technology
and has had electronic medical records in
his office since 1998. He is married with
four children but no spouses or grandchildren yet. Contact: [email protected].
CLASS OF 1987
Dr. Eddie JESIN has been married for 23
years. He and his wife have four sons, ages
19, 17, 14 and six. Contact: 5 Park Home
Ave., Ste. 130, Toronto, ON M2N 6L4.
Dr. Nancy Chang YUE trained at Johns
Hopkins in radiology and neuroradiology
and has since been in private practice,
with a clinical academic appointment at
Hopkins. She and her husband, David, are
celebrating 24 years of marriage and have
three sons. She hopes to attend the
upcoming 25th reunion. Contact:
[email protected].
The Class of 2012 is pleased to announce
the Diana Alli Medical Student Award
After 38 remarkable years at U of T, Diana Alli will be retiring on June 30, 2012 from
the Faculty of Medicine. A recipient of numerous awards for her work with youth,
including the Order of Ontario, Diana has touched the lives of countless students.
To honour her, the Class of 2012 has created the Diana Alli Medical Student Award,
which will benefit students who exemplify Diana’s values of community service and
commitment to diversity. To donate, visit www.donate.utoronto.ca/dianaalli
Medical Alumni Association
Board of Directors 2011/12
Dr. Catharine Whiteside (MD 1975)
Honorary President
Dr. Donald Cowan (MD 1956)
Secretary
Dr. Suan-Seh Foo (MD 1990)
President
Dr.Victor Kurdyak (MD 1960)
Loans Officer
Dr. Peter Kopplin (MD 1963)
Vice-President
Dr. Alexandra Berezowskyj (MD 1982)
Executive Member-at-Large
Dr. Peter Wyshynski (MD 1961)
Past President
Ms. Ruth Gillings
Administrator/Manager
Dr. Ronn Goldberg (MD 1981)
Treasurer
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Do you do
crosswords
on your iPad
or iPhone?
Dr. Ernest Lampert (1941),
master puzzle constructor,
whose “Can you stomach it?”
crossword puzzle appeared in
the 2011 Fall/Winter issue,
now has “Crosswords for
Commuters” and “Crosswords for Doctors” for iPad
and iPhone users, available
online at the Apple Apps store.
KEEP IN
TOUCH!
Please e-mail your news and
photos to Ruth Gillings at
[email protected].
Mail letters and prints (we will
return photos on request) to:
MAA, Room 3249, Medical
Sciences Building, 1 King’s
College Circle, Toronto, ON
M5S 1A8.
Members-at-Large
Dr. Douglas J. Cook (MD 2004)
Dr. Barney Giblon (MD 1957)
Dr. David McKnight (MD 1975)
Dr. Tom Patterson (MD 1956) Archivist
Dr. Martina Trinkaus (MD 2004)
Dr. Michael Wong (MD 1993)
Dr. Rachael Fels Elliott (MD 2009) PAIRO Rep
Dr. Roshan Razik (MD 2010)
PAIRO Rep Alternate
Mr. Ahmed Taher (MD 2014)
Outgoing Medical Society President
Mr. Brian Scarth (MD 2015)
Incoming Medical Society President
2012 CLASS REUNIONS
Where and when to catch up
THE CLASS OF 1942, in celebration
of its 70th anniversary, will be among the
honoured guests at the MAA Convocation
Banquet in the Great Hall, Hart House, on
Mon., June 4, 2012. Classmates will also
be invited to the Pre-Convocation Ceremony
on Tuesday morning, June 5, 2012, in
Convocation Hall, followed by the Dean’s
Luncheon in the Medical Sciences Building.
Contact Ruth Gillings at the MAA, (416)
978-0991 or [email protected].
THE CLASS OF 1946, in celebration
of its 66th reunion, will hold a luncheon
on Sat., June 2, 2012, at the Granite Club.
Contact: Dr. Bette Stephenson, 60 Forest
Ridge Rd., Richmond Hill, ON L4E 3L8.
THE CLASS OF 1947, in celebration
of its 65th anniversary, will be among the
honoured guests at the MAA Convocation
Banquet in the Great Hall, Hart House, on
Mon., June 4, 2012. Classmates will also
be invited to the Pre-Convocation Ceremony
on Tuesday morning, June 5, 2012, in
Convocation Hall, followed by the Dean’s
Luncheon in the Medical Sciences Building.
The class will also enjoy a private reception
and luncheon on Wed., June 6, at the
Faculty Club from 11 am – 3 pm. Contact:
Dr. Paul Roberts at [email protected].
THE CLASS OF 1952, in celebration
of its 60th anniversary, will be among the
honored guests at the MAA Convocation
Banquet in the Great Hall, Hart House, on
Mon., June 4, 2012. Classmates will also be
invited to the Pre-Convocation Ceremony on
Tuesday morning, June 5, 2012, in Convocation Hall, followed by the Dean’s Luncheon
in the Medical Sciences Building. The class
will also enjoy a private à la carte luncheon
on Sun., June 3, at The Gallery Grill in
Hart House. Contact: Drs. Gerald Hart
at [email protected] or Douglas
Caldwell at [email protected].
THE CLASS OF 1957 will hold its
55th reunion reception and dinner on
Thursday evening, May 31, 2012, at
Massey College. Classmates will also be
invited to the Meds Pre-Convocation
Ceremony in Convocation Hall and the
Dean’s Luncheon on Tues., June 5, 2012.
Contact: Drs. Barney Giblon at barney.
[email protected] or Cyril Gryfe at:
[email protected].
THE CLASS OF 1962, in celebration
of its 50th anniversary, will be among the
honoured guests at the MAA Convocation
Banquet in the Great Hall, Hart House, on
Mon., June 4, 2012. Classmates will also
be invited to the Pre-Convocation Ceremony
on Tuesday morning, June 5, 2012, in
Convocation Hall, followed by the Dean’s
Luncheon in the Medical Sciences Building.
Private reception and dinner on Sat., June
2, 2012, at the Granite Club, from 6:30
pm. Contact: Drs. Ed Pamenter at
[email protected] or Fred Rosen at
[email protected].
THE CLASS OF 1967 held its 45th
reunion on May 12-13, 2012. Activities
included a barbecue dinner at the Donalda
Club on Sat., May 12, and breakfast and
an academic session at the Westin Prince
Hotel on Sun., May 13. Contact: Drs.
Harvey Shapero at harvey.shapero@gmail.
com or Ray Tesluk at [email protected].
Class website at www.medclass67.com.
THE CLASS of 1972 will hold its 40th
reunion on Sat., Oct. 13, 2012, with a
CME lunch and afternoon event, and a
reception and dinner in the evening.
Further details TBA. Contact: Dr. Nina
Horvath at [email protected].
THE CLASS of 1977 will hold its 35th
reunion on Sat., June 2, 2012, with cocktails,
dinner, and dancing at Aria Restaurant,
25 York Street, from 7 pm. Contact:
Drs. Laurence Klotz at laurence.klotz@
sunnybrook.ca; Mary (Ferriman) Hanson
at [email protected]; or Kenneth
Melvin at [email protected]. Event
contact: Patty Djan at patty@pattydjan.
com. To register to attend, please visit the
class website at: http://reunion2012.wci.ca/.
THE CLASS of 1982 will hold its 30th
reunion to coincide with U of T Spring
Reunion in June 2012. Reception and
dinner on Sat., June 2, 2012, at the Royal
Canadian Yacht Club on Toronto Island,
5:15 or 5:45 ferry for 6:30 buffet. Contact:
Drs. Linda Huehn at lhuehn@sympatico.
ca; or Anne Curtis at [email protected].
On Facebook: “U of T Meds 8T2”, go to:
http://www.facebook.com/
groups/251972351532415/ to log in.
THE CLASS of 1987 will hold its 25th
reunion September 28-30, 2012, at the
Waring House in Prince Edward County.
Activities will include a dinner and dance
on Saturday evening, followed by a CME
and brunch on Sunday morning. The class
will also be invited to U of T Spring
Reunion 2012 from May 31-June 3, 2012.
Contact: Drs. Robin Beardsley at dr.
[email protected] or Jacqueline James
at [email protected].
THE CLASS of 1992 is planning to
have a 20th reunion in the fall of 2012,
further details TBC. Contact: Dr. Anne
Dipchand at [email protected].
THE CLASS of 2002 is planning a 10th
reunion—originally scheduled for July or
August—on Sat., Sept. 8, 2012, with a
reception and dinner at Globe Bistro, 124
Danforth Avenue, at 7 pm. More details to
follow. Contact: Drs. Neety Panu at
[email protected] or Sunny Wong
at [email protected].
THE CLASSES OF 1997 and 2007
will celebrate their 15th and 5th anniversaries,
respectively, in 2012.
2013 REUNIONS
THE CLASS OF 1963 will be celebrating
its 50th reunion in the spring of 2013 to
coincide with the U of T Spring Reunion
and Convocation (date TBC). Contact:
Perry Cooper at [email protected]
or Jim Cullen at [email protected].
HAVE YOU CHANGED
YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS?
Send your new address to
[email protected].
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IN MEMORIAM
Lives well lived
CLASS OF 1937
Dr. Benson Theodore ROGERS, in his
100th year, on Feb. 27, 2012, in Hamilton,
ON. Starting in the 1950s, Dr. Rogers had
a successful career in industrial medicine
at Bell Canada and Northern Electric in
Montreal.
CLASS OF 1939
Dr. Harold LINTON, on Dec. 31, 2011,
in Toronto, ON.
CLASS OF 1940
Dr. Hubert Jack KLINE, in his 97th year,
in early Feb., 2012, in Toronto, ON. A
family man to the highest degree, Dr. Kline
served overseas in the Second World War
and upon his return was one of the
founders of the Albany Medical Clinic.
CLASS OF 1941
Dr. George Lile HARVEY, in his 97th
year, on Jan. 25, 2012, in Hamilton ON.
Dr. Harvey was a family practitioner in
Hamilton for 41 years.
Dr. Albert A. STEINER, in his 96th year,
on March 12, 2012, in San Francisco, CA.
Dr. Steiner was an eye surgeon in San
Francisco for 50 years, and was chief of
staff at Greens’ Eye Hospital and then in
private practice.
CLASS OF 1944
Dr. Stuart Cooper ROBINSON, in his
90th year, on Dec. 22, 2011, in Halifax,
NS. Born in Nagoya, Japan, early in his
career Dr. Robinson practised in New
Denver, BC, the location of a Japanese
wartime internment camp, where he
sometimes served as coroner, veterinarian
and dentist. With a lifelong passion for
education, he eventually became associate
dean of undergraduate medical education at
Dalhousie University. After retiring from
Dalhousie, he worked with the Faculty of
Medicine at the Aga Kahn University in
Karachi, Pakistan.
Dr. Cecil COLLINS-WILLIAMS, age 92,
on Sept. 3, 2011, in Toronto, ON.
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A pioneer in pediatric allergy and clinical
immunology, Dr. Collins-Williams
practised in Toronto for 38 years. Professor
emeritus, department of pediatrics at U of
T, he was a past president of the Canadian
Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology and chairman of the committee in
clinical immunology of the Royal College
of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.
CLASS OF 1945
Dr. Ronald BREMNER, age 88, on Oct.
21, 2011, in Saskatoon, SK. Dr. Bremner
established Saskatoon’s first private practice
in dermatology, which he continued for 35
years. A fellow of the College of Physicians
of Canada, he served all three of Saskatoon’s
hospitals, and taught in all three nursing
schools, as well as teaching pro bono for 17
years at the College of Medicine at the
University of Saskatchewan. Especially
rewarding were his connections with China,
which he first visited in 1980, invited by the
government to conduct clinics and lectures.
A decade later he served with the Evangelical
Medical Aid Society in Wenzhou, Jiangyin,
Wuxi, and Nanjing.
Dr. Robert George STEPHENSON, in
his 89th year, on Dec. 22, 2011, in
London, ON.
CLASS OF 1946
Dr. Murray KLIMAN, in his 87th year,
on Feb. 5, 2011, in Vancouver, BC. Dr.
Kliman was clinical associate professor
emeritus in the department of surgery at
the University of British Columbia.
Dr. Gordon W. WILKINSON, in his 91st
year, on Feb. 21, 2012, in Surrey, BC.
Dr. Wilkinson practised general surgery
in Saskatoon from 1953 to 1990. In 1975
he became a clinical associate professor of
surgery and was also an examiner for the
Royal College.
CLASS OF 1947
Dr. Paul BAILEY, age 87, on Oct. 25,
2011, in Toronto, ON. An expert in
cardiac anesthesiology, Dr. Bailey, along
with the late Dr. Clare Baker (1946) and
their team, became among the first to
perform open heart surgeries in Canada,
and completed Canada’s first truly successful heart transplant. Dr. Bailey was a clinician
teacher in the department of anesthesia and
an assistant professor at U of T, and enjoyed
an illustrious career at St. Michael’s Hospital.
Dr. Robert Livingstone FOSTER, in his
88th year, on Jan. 8, 2012, in Lubango,
Angola. Dr. Foster served as a missionary
in Zambia and Angola. He had amazing
energy—at 82 he spent six weeks camping
in the Angolan bush to help build a clinic.
CLASS OF 1948
Dr. Phillip Godfrey ASHMORE, in his
86th year, on Sept. 1, 2011, in Vancouver,
BC. A visionary who wanted to develop
cardiac surgery in Vancouver at a time
when there were few training programs,
Dr. Ashmore, along with Dr. Peter Allen,
did the first open heart operation in 1957.
He was influential in building a new
children’s hospital, where he concentrated
on his cardiac work. Dr. Ashmore also
loved music—he never met a microphone
he didn’t like!
Dr. C. C. Ross JOHNSON, in his 86th
year, on Jan. 20, 2012, in Toronto, ON.
Dr. Johnson was a pediatrician in private
practice and at the Hospital for Sick
Children.
Dr. Gordon Wesley RUSSON, in his 93rd
year, on Nov. 14, 2011, in Regina, SK. Dr.
Russon practised psychiatry in Saskatchewan, and was a lover of nature and of
world peace.
CLASS OF 1949
Dr. Harold W. ESTEY, in his 86th year,
on Oct. 19, 2011, in Saskatoon, SK.
A senior partner in a Saskatoon urology
practice, Dr. Estey was head of urology at
St. Paul’s Hospital from 1973 until 1984,
and chief of staff from 1981 until 1988.
Dr. Margaret (Wood) JOHNSON, in her
86th year, on Sept. 15, 2011, in Toronto, ON.
Medical Alumni Association
CLASS OF 1952
Dr. F. Marguerite (Peggy) HILL, as
remembered by Dr. Lavina Lickley (1962)
Dr.
Peggy Hill died in her
were contemporaries, but
93rd year, on January
we considered ourselves her
15, 2012, in Toronto.
“later life” friends.
As a medical student and
Her very last outing with
intern, I somehow missed workus was only at the end of last
ing at Women’s College Hospital
year and she was determined
(WCH), where, for many of
to join us even though we
her 26 years there, Dr. Hill was
could see how much effort
physician-in-chief of medicine.
it cost her and how frail she
However, in 1966/7, I became
had become.
Dr. Peggy Hill
chief resident in surgery there. There was
Dr. Hill (I still find it difficult someno doubting Dr. Hill’s amazing depth of
times to think of her as “Peggy”), and I
knowledge, her clinical acumen, the superb
shared two interests: bridge and Scrabble.
care she gave all her patients and how
Sometimes three of us would take up
much she cared about each of them. I was
lunch or supper and have a thoroughly
in fact very much in awe of Dr. Hill and
enjoyable game of bridge—it was not
admit that I made every effort to “keep
easy to keep up to her bridge standards,
under the radar” and only realized later
and she could do duplicate scoring
that I had missed a real opportunity to
without benefit of a computer!
learn as much as I could from her.
She also relished a good game of
Dr. Lesley Pinder (1976) interned at
Scrabble nearly to the end. I have to
Women’s College that same year, and beconfess that I cruise the dictionary as I play
came a good friend of Dr. Hill’s. We often
(not just to check a word challenge), so to
got together a group of Women’s College
even the playing field I presented her with
regulars, such as Drs. Anne Kenshole
an up-to-date large print Scrabble diction(University of London, 1961), Susan
ary, which seemed to add to her enjoyment
Stafford (1969), Carol Reed (University
of the game and made me feel less guilty.
of Western Ontario 1963), Dorothy
We will all miss her in so many ways.
Thompson (University of Liverpool),
Drs. Anne Kenshole, Danny Schachter
Kay Bury (1962) and Lynn From (1963),
(1971) and Lesley Pinder were truly
as well as a few non-WCH add-ons, for
loyal friends who did much to help her
a lively evening. Dr. Hill always came, usunot only at the end, but also over the
ally with her long-time WCH friend and
years. Me? I just had fun. Who would
colleague, the late Dr. Ricky Schachter
have thought after such an inauspicious
(1943). Dr. Hill had many friends who
beginning?
CLASS OF 1950
Dr. Reginald ALLMAN, in his 91st year,
on Oct. 24, 2011, in Brampton, ON. A
veteran of the Second World War, in 1965,
Dr. Allman became Brampton’s first internist.
Dr. Norman Tait McPHEDRAN, in his
84th year, on March 13, 2012, in Calgary,
AB. Dr. McPhedran was on staff at Toronto
General Hospital and the department of
surgery at U of T between the late 1950s
and late 1960s. In his spare time, he was
doctor for the Toronto Maple Leafs. In
1969, he was appointed professor and head
of the department of surgery at the new
University of Calgary Medical School and
chief of surgery at Foothills Hospital.
CLASS OF 1950
Dr. Alfred Douglas PUFFER, in his 90th
year, on Jan. 31, 2012, in Toronto, ON.
A devoted and caring family physician,
Dr. Puffer loved spending time with his
family in Haliburton.
Dr. Ian MacIntosh SEWELL, in his 87th
year, on Nov. 19, 2011, in Thunder Bay,
ON. Until his retirement, Dr. Sewell
worked as a surgeon at the Spence Clinic
in Thunder Bay.
CLASS OF 1951
Dr. W. James BAILEY,
Y in his 84th year, on
Oct. 14, 2011, in Barrie, ON. Dr. Bailey was
a physician in Barrie for 39 years with passions
for music, gardening, duplicate bridge,
debates, and forestry at the bush in Oro.
Dr. “Betty” Elisabeth Frances McKEE,
in her 85th year, on Feb. 24, 2012, in
Toronto, ON. For many years, Dr. McKee
worked in the palliative care unit of the
Ottawa Civic Hospital.
Dr. Gene Anne (Jan) TURNER, in her
86th year, on March 11, 2012, in Toronto
ON. While raising her four children with
her husband, Ed, Dr. Turner held a variety
of medical positions, including Hamilton’s
first district health officer, and doctor at
the student health clinic at U of T. In later
years, she practised psychotherapy.
CLASS OF 1952
Dr. George Israel Joseph HALPERN,
on Jan. 30, 2011, in Rye, NY.
Dr. Iva Ruth TAVES, age 83, on March
29, 2011, in Waterloo, ON. Dr. Taves was
the lab director and pathologist at the
Kitchener Waterloo Hospital, and the first
female president of the Ontario Association
of Pathologists.
CLASS OF 1953
Dr. A. Ian CUNNINGHAM, in his 83rd
year, on Jan. 6, 2012, in Brantford, ON. Dr.
Cunningham also earned a diploma in public
health, and served as medical officer of health
in Chatham, St. Catharines, HamiltonWentworth and Brantford for 32 years.
Me dica l Alum ni A s s o c ia t io n
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IN MEMORIAM
Dr. Quentin Alexander HARDY,
Y in his
93rd year, on Nov. 15, 2011, in Orangeville,
ON. Dr. Hardy, who served with the Royal
Canadian Medical Corps during the Second
World War, practised as a family physician
and general surgeon in King City and York
Central Hospital.
Dr. J. Fraser MUSTARD, in his 85th year,
on Nov. 16, 2011, in Toronto, ON. Dr.
David Naylor, president of U of T, said of
Dr. Mustard’s legacy, “[He was] an absolute
giant, who has had a huge impact on this
country, and a man of unflagging curiosity
and great generosity of spirit.” Dr. Mustard
led an impassioned campaign focusing on
the importance of the first years of life, and
their significance for subsequent adult
health and well-being. He was co-author of
the groundbreaking 1999 Early Years Study,
which inspired international economists,
educators and politicians, including
prompting the Ontario government’s recent
implementation of full-day kindergarten.
His distinguished career includes highlights
as a scientist; he was part of the team that
discovered how Aspirin could prevent heart
attacks; and he was the founding president
of the Canadian Institute for Advanced
Research. Dr. Mustard was also a member
of the founding leadership of McMaster
University Medical School. Among his
final projects, he worked with Dr. Naylor
to establish an Institute for Human
Development at U of T.
CLASS OF 1954
Dr. Archie Park BURRELL, in his 86th
year, on Jan. 24, 2012, in Toronto, ON.
Dr. William Robert (Bert) COATES, in
his 81st year, on Sept. 27, 2011, in
Thunder Bay, ON. Dr. Coates practised
psychiatry at the Port Arthur Clinic until
his retirement in 2000.
Dr. Jean H. GRIFFIN, in her 87th year,
on Sept. 30, 2011, in Welland, ON. Dr.
Griffin was a member of the Order of the
Eastern Star and past Worthy Matron.
Dr. John W. MARTYN, in his 82nd year,
on Feb. 23, 2012, in Peterborough, ON.
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Un ive r s it y o f To r o nt o • Spr i ng 2012
CLASS OF 1955
Dr. Eve FISHELL, in her 81st year, on
Nov. 17, 2011, in Toronto, ON. Dr. Fishell
always said, “Life was long enough for three
careers” and lived to prove it, completing
her last career as chief of radiology at
Women’s College Hospital in Toronto.
CLASS OF 1956
Dr. John MAGDER, in his 81st year, on
March 8, 2012, in Durham County, ON.
For over 30 years Dr. Magder enjoyed his
family medicine practice in Scarborough
and then became a medical consultant with
the Ministry of Health. His proudest
accomplishment was, “appearing before the
Hall Commission (1961) in active support
of universal health care.”
Dr. Jean Merle Edna O’HEANY-DOWD,
in her 80th year, on Dec. 5, 2011, in
Toronto, ON. A scientist and physician,
Dr. O’Heany-Dowd was beloved by her
family and two dogs.
CLASS OF 1957
Dr. Mary Genevieve BEESLY, in her 83rd
year, on Nov. 5, 2011, in Lakefield, ON.
Dr. Joseph Ernest KAPSOS, in his 79th
year, on Jan. 1, 2012, in Arlington, TX.
Dr. Farmer practised at Arlington Memorial
Hospital in Texas, where he was a wellloved figure in his lab coat and ever-present
square glasses.
CLASS OF 1958
Dr. Irving Osher ESSER, on Dec. 21,
2011, in Toronto, ON.
CLASS OF 1961
Dr. Eric (“Ed”) EDMUND LASKOWSKI, in his 87th year, on Sept. 27, 2011.
Dr. Laskowski spent three years as a physician in Kodaikanal, South India. After completing post-graduate studies in psychiatry in
Michigan, he dedicated his remaining life to
the practice of psychiatry, retiring at age 79.
CLASS OF 1962
Dr. Richard Owen DAVIES, in his 78th
year, on June 21, 2009, in Doylestown, PA.
Dr. Mary Ann (Smyth) HAYES, in her
72nd year, on Sept. 27, 2008, in Seattle, WA.
Dr. Jean E. (Hayward) STRANGWAY,
in her 73rd year, on Aug. 22, 2010, in
Terrace, BC. Married to Dr. Donald W.
Strangway (1962), Dr. Strangway practised medicine in Hazelton and Terrace.
CLASS OF 1964
Dr. Alexander William ASHENHURST,
in his 72nd year, on Jan. 21, 2012, in
Georgetown, ON. Dr. Ashenhurst was in
family practice in Georgetown for 40 years,
and served at the Georgetown District
Memorial Hospital where he was chief of
medical staff for several years.
CLASS OF 1967
Dr. Bruce EVANS, on Jan. 9, 2012, in
Toronto, ON. Dr. Evans was a family
physician in Scarborough for many years,
spending a further 11 years with MCI
Medical Clinics.
CLASS OF 1969
Dr. Gillian Brook ALLEN, in her 68th
year, on Oct. 20, 2011, in Toronto, ON.
CLASS OF 1972
Dr. John CHAMBERS, age 64, on Jan.
26, 2012, in Mississauga ON.
CLASS OF 1977
Dr. Ricky Hong-Chi LAW,
on June 27, 2008, in Toronto, ON.
CLASS OF 1985
Dr. Kevin Hitoshi MORISHITA, on
Nov. 18, 2011, in Vancouver, BC. Dr.
Morishita worked as a family doctor in
Guelph, ON, for over 25 years. He is
remembered for his way of communicating
and working with young people.
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