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Recent Retirements / Deaths Recorded

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Congratulations to our MCMS members who have recently announced their retirement plans. Best wishes in your future endeavors!

  • Howard Abromowitz MD – Urology                      
  • J. Douglas Aldstadt, MD – Family Medicine        
  • Art Altman MD – Obstetrics & Gynecology          
  • Ramajopala Reddy Avutu MD-Anesthesiology           
  • Bruce Banias MD-Obstetrics & Gynecology        
  • Raymond Barbera MD – Anesthesiology  
  • Ramaswamy Bathini, MD – Cardiovascular Diseases
  • Gregory Beck MD – Gastroenterology       
  • Nicholas Christoff MD – Nephrology                    
  • Wassam Dabbas MD – Internal  Medicine
  • Ronald DeVore, MD – Otolaryngology      
  • Verne Dodson MD – Family Medicine
  • Elizabeth Ey, MD – Pediatric Radiology
  • Frank Fasano, MD – Orthopedic Surgery
  • Susan Galbraith, MD – Endocrinology
  • Walter Hartel, MD – Ophthalmology
  • Andrew Hawk, MD – Emergency Medicine
  • Azar Kardan MD – Pediatrics     
  • Ronald Kahn, MD – Family Medicine                            
  • Walter Keyes MD – Family Medicine                    
  • James Laws DO – Cardiovascular Diseases
  • Robert Margolis MD – Pulmonary Diseases  
  • Ann Marie Martinek, MD – Ophthalmology        
  • Augusto Martinez, MD – Colon-Rectal Surgery
  • Joseph Mastandrea, DO – Internal Medicine
  • Steven Miller, MD – Ophthalmology
  • James Murphy MD – Pulmonary Diseases     
  • Paul E. O’Brien, MD – General Surgery      
  • James Pacenta MD – Cardiovascular Diseases
  • C N Reddy MD – Pulmonary Diseases      
  • William Rigano, MD – Plastic Surgery
  • Michael Timpone MD- Family Medicine   
  • Joel Tobiansky MD – Cardiovascular Diseases
  • Michael Valle DO – Neurology       
  • Keith Watson MD – Obstetrics & Gynecology

MCMS recognizes our colleagues who have passed away since our last Annual Meeting

  • James Appleton MD,  Anesthesiology,  University of Louisville 1946 –  12/22/2017
  • Frank Beltran MD,  Urology,  University of Granada Spain 1955  –  10/20/20
  • Bernard Berks DO,  Family and Aerospace Medicine,  Kirksville Coll. of Osteopathic Medicine 1958   –  6/4/21
  • Theodore Bernstein MD,  Neurosurgery,   University of Cincinnati  1965 –    5/10/20
  • Donald Buck MD,  Family Medicine,  University of Cincinnati 1952  – 8/20/20 
  • David Cavanaugh, MD, Pediatric Radiology, University of Colorado 1969, 1/31/22
  • Mukul Chandra MD,  Cardiology,   University of Barodia, India 1986 –   COVID-19   10/18/20    
  • Roger Cook MD,  Radiology,   University of Cincinnati 1955,   – 6/15/21
  • Damian Danopulos, MD, Cardiovascular Diseases, University of Istanbul 1952 – 3/8/22
  • Rajnish Dhingra MD,  Nephrology,  University of Illinois at Chicago 1995   – 5/2/20 
  • Harley Ellman MD,  Rheumatology,  Medical College of Virginia 1961   – 1/15/21
  • Harold Fishman, MD, Gastroenterology, Thomas Jefferson Medical College 1951 – 5/11/2021
  • Jack Gruber  MD, Gynecology/Reproductive Endocrinology, Ohio State University 1970 –  COVID-19 – 1/6/21
  • Ramesh C. Gupta, MD, Emergency Medicine, Delhi University, India 1970 – 1/6/2022
  • Thomas Henderson MD,  Rheumatology, University of Michigan 1974  -4/8/20
  • John Hochwalt, MD, Family Medicine, Ohio State University, 1971 – 11/1/21
  • Richard Houston, MD,  Gastroenterology, Indiana University 1971 – 12/11/20
  • Alan H. Klein, MD, Internal Medicine, The Ohio State University College of Medicine – 1958 – 10/5/21
  • Richard Krumholz, MD, Pulmonary Diseases, St. Louis University 1960 – 8/1/21
  • Samuel Laneve MD,  Internal Medicine,  Georgetown University 1951   –  4/30/21
  • Edward Leschansky MD,  Family Medicine,   St. Louis University 1955    – 6/3/21 
  • Joseph Paley MD,   Orthopedic Surgery,   Hahnemann University 1958  – 7/26/20
  • Si Past MD, Family Medicine,  Duke University  1954  –  10/2020
  • Thomas Percy MD,  Plastic Surgery,  Trivandrum Medical College, India 1970  – 12/31/20
  • Louis Rodriguez-Baz MD,  General Surgery,  Havana University Cuba  1953   – 5/12/20
  • Tom Sefton DO,   Family Medicine, University of Health Sciences, Iowa 1957  – 8/1/20
  • Robert Sooy, MD, Family Medicine, National University of Mexico, 1962 – 9/29/21
  • Thomas Sorauf  MD,  Pediatrics,  Marquette University 1967   -1/3/21
  • Harold Stratton MD,  Family Medicine,   Howard University 1955   – 9/19/20
  • Coleman Witt MD,  Family Medicine,  University of Louisville 1956    – 10/22/20
  • Russell Zanowick MD ,  Family Medicine,   St. Louis University 1958   – 6/8/20