Fall 03

Alumni News

1942
Nevin Aiken, MD, has retired from family practice in Waynesville, N.C., but he hasn’t slowed down. His garden, woodshop, crafts, photography and painting keep him on the run. He remembers Pearl Harbor Day clearly and how it accelerated his and his fellow classmates’ studies. They were among two classes of IUSM to graduate that year (May and December) to fill the ranks of doctors needed by the U.S. military.

Sept. 11, 2001, is a moment frozen in time and place for many Americans. Kathryn Susott Campbell, MD, was on an outbound flight from Denpasar, Bali, when the plane was ordered to return to the airport. They found out immediately about the tragic events that had just occurred in New York City and Washington, D.C. She has traveled extensively in recent years, but still calls Carmel, Calif., home.

Leisurely walks in her hometown of Greenwood, Ind., often mean great encounters for Helen Barnes Beall, MD. On such strolls in her community, she frequently crosses paths with former patients, many of whom she has known since childhood, “who assure me I have not changed.” She has three children; her husband, their father, T. James Barnes is deceased.

1946
Charles Van Tassel Jr., MD, has never been far from his alma mater since receiving his medical degree. Over the years he’s been actively involved in the IU Varsity Club Board and the IU Foundation, and attends university basketball and football games. He and his wife Marge reside in Carmel, Ind., and have two children: James Van Tassel, MD ’74, and Cynthia Yeo, an artist.

Bruce McArt, MD, had come through several surgeries to save his right leg, but was forced to undergo a below-the-knee amputation. Dr. McArt, who was voted into the Indiana High School Football Hall of Fame, stays busy in Elkhart, Ind., building model trains and revamping antique automobiles. He and his wife Mary Kathyrn are the parents of three sons and a daughter.

Brooker Masters, MD, Fremont, Mich., stays young the old-fashioned way. He volunteers on several community committees and chairs his county’s mental health board. He and his wife Laura have eight children.
His best memories of medical school are meeting his first patient in the former City Hospital of Indianapolis and, later as a physician, delivering babies.

1947
Gardening, growing orchids, and photography are a few of the favorite things of George C. Weinland, MD. The Columbus, Ind., resident has retired from his psychiatry practice but reports having an active life. He has participated in several medical mission trips to Mexico and Ecuador over the years. He and his wife Mary have four children.

James C. Miller, MD, Sun City West, Ariz., has many great memories of being a family practitioner, and when he recalls medical school one memory stands out. It was the cancellation of a final exam he and his fellow students were preparing to take during World War II. Dr. Miller and his wife Virginia (“Jinks”) have four children.

David A. Hamburg, MD, has practiced psychiatry for many years and has written extensively on human aggression and violence. He is author of No More Killing Fields: Preventing Deadly Conflict and has been widely recognized for his work. He has served on various committees promoting international security issues and was co-chairman with former Secretary of State Cyrus Vance of the Carnegie Commission on Preventing Deadly Conflict and worked closely with former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev. His awards include the American Psychiatry Association Distinguished Service Award, the International Peace Academy Special Award and the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor that can be bestowed on a U.S. citizen. He and his wife Beatrix have a son and a daughter.

1957
Have motor home, will travel. That’s the mode of transportation James R. Calvin, MD, and his wife Edwarda, choose when they take to the nation’s highways and byways. When at home in Baton Rouge, La., the cardiologist, who retired in 1997, also tries his hand at tennis at a local racquet club. They are the parents of five children.

Fellowship with his classmates best describes the medical school experience of Robert Eissman, MD, but his most vivid lifetime experience was surviving cancer on three occasions. He retired from his family practice in Mulberry, Fla., in 1998 and now spends his time with woodworking, fishing and water sports. He and his wife Jeanne have seven children.

Like father, like son. Otolaryngology was the professional path Robert Conlon, MD, took after graduation, as did his son, Sean Conlon, MD ’94. They are in practice together in Ft. Collins, Colo. Robert and his wife Grace have four other children and several grandchildren.

1961
For William K. Nasser, MD, some things are closer to the heart than practicing cardiology. He has survived and thrived in the aftermath of open heart surgeries, a liver transplant and a miraculous survival when his boat capsized several miles from shore in the Florida Keys. Dr. Nasser chronicles these and other life-changing experiences in a recently published book, Near to My Heart – An American Dream, whose proceeds in part have been designated to IUSM. He’s one of the original founders of Indianapolis-based Nasser, Smith & Pinkerton Cardiology, today known as The Care Group, one of the largest cardiology practices in the country. He and his wife have three children and five grandchildren.

Ronald Cudek, MD, doesn’t mince words when describing some of his best and most recent accomplishments: “Getting up each morning is an accomplishment.” But the retired anesthesiologist of Reno, Nev., does more than just hop out of bed. He’s into golf and computers, and helped in the construction of his new home in recent years. He and his wife Phyllis have four sons. His most vivid memory of medical school is “scaring the hell out of Wilmer Neal, MD ’61, in the morgue.”

1962
Margaret Keys Davis, MD, struck gold at the 1999 Senior Olympics in softball. The Springfield, Va., pediatrician spends her free time tossing the horsehide and studying genealogy. She and her husband John have two children.

Elliott Richard, MD, is a board member of “Scenic Tennessee” and a member of the Tree and Appearance Board of Johnson City, Tenn. When he’s not on terra firma, you can find him sailing or flying. He and his wife Jill have four children and six grandchildren.

1966
James Greenlee, MD, Naples, Fla., takes full advantage of the Gulf Coast by scuba diving, skiing and fishing. He reports he’s in the process of a career change, leaving a large family practice in Elkhart, Ind., to work three days a week in an urgent care center in Naples. He and his wife Karen have three children.

Though Dennis Stouder, MD, is chief of nephrology at Baptist Hospital in Nashville, Tenn., and has many personal interests, he says his overriding hobby is “avoiding a stressful occupation.” His most vivid memories of medical school were the call rooms with multiple beds so “one was assured of being awake all night.”

1967
Sylvan Eller, MD, Brookville, Ohio, had a role in designing the building of a PET facility in his hometown and was responsible for selecting the imaging system. He and his wife are the parents of three daughters.

1970
Richard G. Huber, MD, was honored with the 2003 Distinguished Public Service Award from the Indiana Academy of Family Physicians. The Greenwood, Ind., resident was recognized for his community involvement with anti-smoking programs and service to the Indiana Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Board. The award was made at the academy’s 55th annual Scientific Assembly and Congress of Delegates gathering in French Lick.

1971
If you went to visit Margaret Wiley Berry, MD, at her home
last May nobody answered the door. She and four female friend physicians went on a hiking expedition to northwest Spain. Much has happened in her life since she last attended an IUSM reunion. She retired from her internal medicine practice in 2000 and later that year her husband Mike died of cancer. Dr. Berry reports getting much of her medical news from reading The New York Times (“my liberal rag”), takes art classes (“the first time I ever had to pay someone to take off their clothes”), and is gradually learning computers (“I still can’t see why I need it beyond e-mails”). If you want to drop her a virtual line, you can reach her at mwiley@oaktree.net.

Durham, N.C., is home to Keith M. Sullivan, MD, who is professor of medicine and chief of the Division of Medical Oncology and Transplantation at Duke University Medical Center. Speaking of transplants, he made his move to Duke after 27 years at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle. Dr. Sullivan is past president of the American Society of Blood and Marrow Transplantation. He and his wife Kristine, who teaches MBA classes at Duke, are the parents of three children.

1972
Michael Chenore, MD, has a family practice in Nampa, Idaho. He counts running, travel, skiing and gardening among his many activities. Potato may be king in Idaho, but Hoosier basketball reigns supreme with Dr. Chenore as he follows IU roundball regularly. He matter-of-factly
states the highlights of his personal and professional career: “My marriage (Maggie), my children and my family practice in the same location for more than 25 years.”

If you have an idea how a person can play golf year-round in Michigan, please call Edward Cox, MD, right away. The Grand Rapids pediatrician says he’s looking for a way to never miss a month of hitting the links, “a good trick if you live in Michigan,” he adds. He’s active in sailing and has won several races. He and his wife Linda have three children.

1978
Any of you folks from this class remember a ski trip to Steamboat Springs, Colo. Joel Piser, MD, certainly does. He practices urology in Piedmont, Calif., and also is “learning to be a good father.” Dr. Piser and his wife Jing are parents of a seven- month-old son.