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Dr. Weldon Bond and his wife, Dana, have moved from East Texas to Las Vegas, near their first grandson, Braydon Bond, their son and daughter-in-law Christopher and Serena Bond, and their son and daughter, Greg Bond and Lexy Kearns. Sadly, his father, Weldon Eugene Bond Sr., “who enthusiastically supported my choice to become a D.O. in those uncertain years of 1970-1974 and proudly attended my graduation in 1974,” passed away October 27, 2005, 12 days before his 90th birthday.
Dr. Thomas Hemmer joined Geisinger Women’s Health in State College, Pennsylvania. Dr. Hemmer completed his internship and residency at the Letterman Army Medical Center in San Francisco.
Dr. Michael LeCompte, Corpus Christi, is pleased to announce that his youngest daughter received her bachelor of science degree in nursing from the University of Hawaii in December 2003. He now has two daughters who are RNs.
Dr. Alan Stockard, is a primary care team physician for Texas State University (formerly Southwest Texas State) in San Marcos. He is also a full-time employee of Hill Country Sports Medicine in the Orthopedic Surgery Group.
Dr. Edwin Holland, Sebastopol, California, is completing a book and is involved in implementing an interactive medicine program for Palm Drive Hospital in Sebastopol. He continues to write, perform and produce music, and is busy raising four children with his wife of 23 years, Jeanne.
Dr. Steven Leifheit, Seattle, Washington, has lived in the area for more than 15 years. He has a 15-year-old daughter who loves high school.
Dr. Mary Ganz, Brookfield, Wisconsin, continues to practice adolescent medicine in association with the Medical College of Wisconsin and The University of Wisconsin Medical School. She also trains residents at Marquette University in student health. Her husband, Bob, is an anesthesiologist at a community hospital in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin. Her son, Luke, a sophomore at Washington State University, studies computer science in the Department of Engineering. Her daughter, Emily, plans to attend either the University of Arizona or NYU with a focus in dance next year.
Dr. Frank D. Setzler joined the staff of Completely Fit Health Foundation, Inc. in Jefferson, Texas, in 2003 to provide alternative and preventive health care. Dr. Setzler and his wife, Dottie, have five children: Kathryn, Randall, Ryan, Reagan and Ross.
Dr. Rodney Wiseman was named 2004 Citizen of the Year by the Whitehouse, Texas, Chamber of Commerce. Dr. Wiseman has practiced family medicine in Whitehouse for nearly 25 years.
Dr. Stephen Fletcher was appointed chief of the section of pediatric neurosurgery at the University of Texas Medical School at Houston. He is also chairman of pediatric neurosurgery at Hermann Children's Hospital.
Dr. Greg Friess, Fort Worth, is director of education and analytics for The Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders.
Dr. Christopher Hull, Fort Worth, currently serves on the board of the TCOM Foundation and the American Osteopathic Board of Orthopedic Surgery.
Dr. Kendrick Blais is actively recruiting an internal medicine specialist to join him in his Fairbanks, Alaska, family practice, Polar Wind Medical Center. He says: “Fairbanks is obviously not for everyone, but for someone with an adventuresome spirit, or a love of the outdoors, or looking for a small town, family-friendly environment, this might be the place to consider. Fairbanks currently has a serious shortage of internists, and the hospital is facilitating recruitment efforts. By the way, managed care is non-existent in this neck of the woods.” E-mail Dr. Blais at kenblais@ptialaska.net.
Dr. Dane K. Johnson was re-elected president-elect of the Iowa Osteopathic Medical Association. He is a surgeon in Mt. Ayr, Iowa.
Dr. Aaron David, Merrick, New York, and his wife, Louise, are happy to announce the marriage of their daughter, Rebeka, to Gabriel Boxer in 2001. They are very excited about the birth of their grandson, Jonathan Jeremiah Jacob, who arrived on July 20, 2002.
Dr. Ann Nolen, Round Rock, has established a family practice with a partner, called Partners in Family Medicine, PA, 1231 Leander Road, Georgetown, Texas.
Dr. David Wayne Tyler, Lubbock, has retired from family practice due to a medical disability.
Dr. Steven Bander, Wylie, is the current president of the Texas Osteopathic Medical Association’s District 5. Dr. Bander is a member of the TCOM Boogie Band, which includes Dr. Dan Saylak, TCOM 1983, and Dr. Ken Nowotny, TCOM 1982. The band still plays together and recorded the TCOM Boogie Band World Tour CD in 2003. All proceeds from the CD are going to TCOM scholarships through the TCOM Alumni Association.
Dr. Steve Buchanan, associate professor in TCOM’s Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, received the 2004 American College of Osteopathic Obstetricians and Gynecologists Distinguished Service Award. Dr. Buchanan currently serves as executive director of this organization.
Dr. Sharon Clark, who also holds an MPH degree and is an adjunct assistant professor in the UNTHSC School of Public Health, was named a fellow of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine.
Dr. Bruce Faber, Grand Junction, Colorado, moved to the area in June 2003. He would like to thank Drs. Jerry and Gloria Gage for their help and friendship. He enjoys skiing, fishing, hunting and horseback riding in the area, as well as the high desert climate that does not involve snow shoveling.
Dr. George Knapp, Saratoga Spring, New York, is staying busy in his private family practice. He is married and has five children who range in age from 5 to 15.
Dr. Patrick Hanford, Lubbock, is president of the Texas Medical Foundation for 2005-2007. Dr. Hanford practices at Salem Family Practice. He is a member of the Texas Osteopathic Medical Association Board of Trustees and a TOMA delegate to the AOA.
Dr. Hollis King, PhD, has joined the TCOM faculty as an associate professor of osteopathic manipulative medicine and was named associate executive director of the Osteopathic Research Center, which is housed at UNTHSC. He was previously associate professor of family medicine and OMM at Western University of Health Sciences in Pomona, Calif., and in private medical practice in San Diego, Calif. Dr. King is a past president of the American Academy of Osteopathy and was honored by the Osteopathic Physicians of California as Physician of the Year in 2002.
Dr. Elizabeth Palmarozzi is now chair of TCOM’s Department of Family Medicine. She had served as interim chair since 2003 and has been a faculty member since 1993.
Dr. David Teitelbaum, Fort Worth, has his own practice that includes Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine, acupuncture, and Chinese herbs and Prolo Therapy. He and his wife, Melinda, have three sons.
Dr. Jan Hendryx is clinical professor and course director of osteopathic manipulative medicine at the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine. He specializes in OMM and acupuncture for acute and chronic pain.
Dr. Michael Kennedy, Lloyd Harbor, New York, graduated from the Johnson School of Management at Cornell University with his MBA in May 2004.
Dr. Albert Olivencia-Yurvati is the new vice chair of TCOM’s Department of Surgery and director of surgical research for the department. He was also elected chair of the cardiothoracic and vascular discipline of the American College of Osteopathic Surgeons.
Dr. Paul Saenz is entering his eighth season as team physician for the San Antonio Spurs, reigning NBA champions. This past season, he also served as a team physician for the New Orleans Saints, who relocated to San Antonio after Hurricane Katrina. Dr. Saenz says that over his career he has had the privilege for caring for athletes of the NBA, NFL, NHL and major league baseball teams. He and his partners, along with other physician investors, will open the Texas Center for Athletes in November. The $22 million, 133,000-square-foot facility will include an ambulatory surgical center, diagnostic imaging center, and physical therapy and rehabilitation services. Specialty care will include sports medicine, orthopedic surgery, cardiology, neurosurgery, plastic and reconstructive surgery, sports dentistry, sports psychology and nutrition. Dr. Saenz proudly predicts that his center will be the “pre-eminent sports medicine facility in Texas.”
Dr. Jay W. Carlson was honored recently at Walter Reed
Medical Center in Washington, D.C., upon his retirement as a colonel in the
U.S.Army Medical Corps after 24 years of service. He received the assignment
of Distinguished Member of the Army Medical Department Regiment by the army
surgeon general and a personal commendation from Texas Governor Rick Perry.
After graduating from TCOM, Dr. Carlson was assigned to William Beaumont
Army Medical Center in El Paso for both his transitional internship and his
OB/GYN residency, which he completed in 1991. He then completed a fellowship
in gynecologic oncology at the University of Minnesota and graduated with
a master of science degree in 1994. He was next assigned as division director
for the Gynecologic Oncology Service at WBAMC, and appointed chief of the
Department of OB/GYN in 1996.
In 1998, Dr. Carlson facilitated the closing of the
OB/GYN training program at WBAMC and became the division director and fellowship
program director at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. In 1999, Dr. Carlson
was also the OB/GYN consultant to the Office of the Surgeon General, a
position he held for four years in conjunction with his other duties. He
facilitated the transformation of women’s health care in the Army
by implementing current cancer screening technologies and secured over
$30 million in funding for Army OB/GYN-related issues. In 2002, Dr. Carlson
was also selected as the chief of the Department of OB/GYN at Walter Reed.
Dr. Carlson is a professor at the Uniformed Service
University of Health Sciences and has published over 70 medical articles
and book chapters, primarily focused on women’s cancer. He has received the Legion of Merit, the
Meritorious Service Medal with four Oak Leaf Clusters, the Army Commendation
Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters, the Army Achievement Medal with one Oak
Leaf Cluster, the National Defense Service Medal with one Oak Leaf Cluster
and the Armed Forces Reserve Medal. He also holds the Army’s “A” proficiency
designator, the highest proficiency designation awarded by the Army Medical
Department.
Dr. Carlson, his wife, Robin, and his twin children, Ben and Mackenzie,
will settle on a 90-acre farm in Lowell, Michigan, outside of Grand Rapids,
where he will join a private practice group that specializes in gynecologic
oncology.
Dr. Michael A. Carnevale is the medical director and vice president for the medical department of Mendocino Community Health Clinics Inc. The company operates three large multi-service health clinics in north California wine country.
Dr. Minoo Jahani, Plano, is a solo anesthesiologist in Plano and Richardson, Texas. She has two boys, ages 8 and 10.
Dr. Commie Hisey, Gonzales, Texas, recently celebrated 10 years in Gonzales. He started his practice with one partner and now has six physicians and two PAs in the group where he is the medical director. He also serves as the chief of staff at Gonzales Hospital and as the medical director of Cartwheel Ledge Nursing Home. He and his wife, Donna, married for more than 20 years, have two children, Ben, 19, and Matthew, 14.
Dr. Jan Leah Lamb (formerly Dunston), Fruita, Colorado, has relocated to Grand Junction, Colorado, after four years in Idaho. She is currently refocusing on general pediatrics after 10 years of specialization in child abuse and neglect. She is very happy to be living near her best friend, Dr. Leslie Fuller (formerly Vaught), TCOM 1990.
Dr. Ray Page was inducted as a fellow of the American College of Osteopathic Internists and named vice chair of its oncology/hematology section. Dr. Page serves as the director of clinical research at Texas Cancer Care in Fort Worth. He and his wife, Dr. Sheila Page, TCOM 1992, have five children. His family enjoys sports, including golf, snow skiing and soccer.
Dr. Lisa Nash, Galveston, was promoted to the position of program director for UTMB Family Medicine Residency from interim status to a permanent basis in November 2003. She began foster parenting in September 2003 and currently has a wonderful three-year-old named Whitney.
Dr. Donald Phillips, board certified in emergency medicine, is now practicing at Fort Worth’s John Peter Smith Hospital. He is also their EMS liaison. Dr. Phillips reports that he and Dr. Bobby Johnson, TCOM 1998, are the only full-time DOs in the JPS ER.
Dr. Leon Joplin, Buffalo Gap, was nominated by the Christian Country Music Association for New Christian Country Artist of the Year in 2003.
Dr. Martha Danhof, Fort Worth, is currently a hospitalist for IPC in downtown Fort Worth.
Dr. Paul Livingston, DeLeon, Texas, is the medical director for Cross Timbers Community Health Center, a federally qualified health clinic with locations in DeLeon, Eastland and Brownwood.
Dr. Robert Wageneck, Kingsburg, California, continues to work for United Health Centers of the San Juaquin Valley, caring for migrant farm workers. He and his wife, Kim, have two children, Anne Marie, born July 2, 2003, and Elijah.
Dr. Mark White and his wife, Karen, who received her PhD from UNTHSC in 1996, are the proud parents of Valentina Aleta, born Dec. 4, 2001, and Tyler Maxim and Anna Ludmila, twins born June 5, 2003. The trio was adopted from Yaroslavl, Russia, on Jan. 28, 2004.
Dr. Gregory Willis, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, has been with the Women’s Cancer Center of Central Pennsylvania as a gynecologic oncologist since 2001. Dr. Willis completed his training in obstetrics and gynecology at the Community Hospital of Lancaster and then completed his fellowship in gynecologic oncology at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine and Pinnacle Health Hospitals. He is board eligible in gynecologic oncology and is board certified in obstetrics and gynecology. When he is not teaching in several training programs, he enjoys family life, biking and fly fishing.
Dr. Stephanie Cunningham, Orange, Texas, is encouraging all her classmates to show up for their 10-year reunion at UNTHSC/TCOM (tentatively planned for September). E-mail her at sc@gt.bizclass.com.
Dr. Lon Fry, San Antonio, and his wife, Tess, DO 1995, are the proud parents of Benjamin Richard, born Nov. 28, 2003.
Dr. Diana L. Koenig (formerly Spenger), Couch, Missouri, is working at Ozark Medical Clinic of Alton as a family practitioner. She and her husband, Don, have a large family of cats, dogs and chickens.
Dr. Mary Ann Lillig is on extended leave from a hospitalist position in Leawood, Kansas, after the birth of her fifth child. Son Mathew joined siblings Amanda, Nathan, Collin and Teresa on Feb. 10, 2004. Ron Drinkhouse is proud husband and father.
Dr. Joseph A. Sims joined the staff of Health First Medical Center P.C., Dunbar, Pennsylvania, in 2003.
Dr. Todd Young, Fort Worth, is pleased to announce the birth of his fourth child, Jack Roger, born Sept. 22, 2003.
Dr. Brent Sanderlin is an assistant professor in TCOM’s Department of Family Medicine. He had previously served as a family physician at the Naval Branch Medical Clinic in Fort Worth. He is also president-elect of District 2 of the Texas Osteopathic Medical Association.
Dr. Ted Ware, a major in the U.S. Army Medical Corps, has completed a nine-month tour of duty in Afghanistan with the 45th Infantry Brigade in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and is now on extended active-duty at Fort Carson, Colorado. Before being sent to Afghanistan to help direct the training of the Afghan National Army, Dr. Ware had moved to Oklahoma and was working at Unity Health Center in Shawnee.
Dr. James Devney, Omaha, Nebraska, is medical director of physiatry as well as assistant professor for the Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation at the Creighton University School of Medicine.
Dr. Richard M. Gaddis is the father of seven children "and counting." He loves the mountains of east Tennessee, but he has fond memories of his time in Fort Worth at TCOM, which are filled with his many supportive classmates.
Dr. Lainie Shook, Temple, Texas, is the curriculum coordinator for third and fourth-year Texas A&M medical students. She married in November 2003.
Dr. John Biery finished his family practice residency at the Naval Hospital in Jacksonville, Florida. Unless plans changed since he submitted this class note, he and his wife, Shari, son Kyle and daughter Kaitlyn were looking forward to two years in the middle of the Pacific Ocean after his transfer to Naval Hospital Guam in August 2004.
Dr. Salim Bhaloo, Madison Heights, Michigan, and his wife, Zahra, are pleased to announce the birth of their daughter, Aliyana, born May 29, 2003. Dr. Bhaloo currently serves as chief resident in otolaryngology and orofacial plastic surgery at St. John Oakland Hospital in Madison Heights.
Dr. Paul Croarkin, Silver Spring, Maryland, is currently serving in the U.S. Navy as assistant chief of inpatient psychiatry at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. He is enjoying Maryland with his wife, Mony, and their son, Kyle.
Dr. Daralynn Deardoff, Dallas, has become board certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. She and her husband, Walter, proudly announce the birth of their first child, Joye Deardoff Hatter, born Nov. 2, 2003.
Rob Dickerman, DO, PhD, has just returned to Texas after
completing three residencies: a traditional residency at John Peter Smith
Hospital in Fort Worth, followed by an NIH fellowship in brain and spinal
cord tumors in Bethesda, Maryland, and, most recently, a neurosurgical residency
at Long Island Jewish Hospital in New York. He is currently undertaking a
spine fellowship at the Texas Back Institute in Plano and investigating private
practice opportunities.
He reports: “The biggest difference between
Fort Worth and New York City is the people. Texans are a lot friendlier
than New Yorkers. The pace there is frantic, high stress, high pressure.
The whole time I was there I was just working toward getting back home.”
Dr. Dickerman plans to collaborate on research with his former major professor,
Walter McConathy, PhD, associate professor of internal medicine. He also
intends to join a private practice specializing in complex spine and brain
tumors.
Dr. Scott Johnson, Salt Lake City, Utah, completed a fellowship in interventional spine and sports medicine at the University of Utah, and he plans on starting a sports medicine practice in Salt Lake City.
Linda Odom, DO, PhD, is the only adult psychiatrist in Liberal, Kansas (pop. Approx. 20,000) – “four hours from Wichita, three hours from Amarillo and seven hours from Denver.” Dr. Odom is medical director of a 12-bed unit at the Southwest Medical Center as well as a psychiatric clinic that has a psychologist, social worker and child therapist. She writes: “I never thought I’d be a rural doctor. I never thought I’d enjoy if it I ‘had’ to do it. But here I am, choosing to live in a rural community so far from a metropolitan area. I actually like it!”
Dr. Jennifer Weatherly was the focus of a Star-Telegram news story on Aug. 9, 2004. Good news, that is: She is the first full-time doctor in Grandview, Texas, in more than six years.
Dr. Cheri Frances-Andrews, Fort Worth, is happy to announce the birth of her son, Trevor Mason Andrews, born Dec. 17, 2003.
Dr. David Barnes, Palmer, Alaska, and members of his family are recovering from injuries they received in a single-engine plane crash on Jan. 1. Traveling with Dr. Barnes were his 2-year-old son, Luke, and his parents. There was no fire, but Dr. Barnes and his parents sustained severe chemical burns from the fuel in near zero temperatures. Dr. Barnes also sustained multiple fractures. He was hospitalized for several weeks, but is healing fast and is eager to return to his practice, according to friends. Send your good wishes to: Dr. David Barnes, HC 1 Box 6131E, Palmer, AK 99645-9604.
Dr. Karen L. Benz is currently practicing as an obstetrics/gynecology physician at a private practice in Forth Worth.
Dr. Clay Williams is in his final year of a urology residency at the University of Arkansas School for Medical Sciences in Little Rock. He and his wife, Michelle, have a two-year-old son, Harrison. He longs for more contact with his classmates, but sends the following reports: Dr. Steve King was last known to be heading back to Oklahoma, having finished his family medicine residency and a sports medicine fellowship. Dr. Shane Kimball completed his fellowship in nephrology at UAMS and joined a private practice group. And, Dr. Russell Dubrava, whom he “ran into” at a convention in San Francisco, is a urology resident in Michigan. Dr. Williams says he is “very proud of the accomplishments of the TCOM Class of 1999” and encourages them to keep in touch.
Dr. Carl Chakmakjian will complete a fellowship in medical oncology in June 2005 at Scott and White Memorial Hospital at Texas A&M College of Medicine in Temple.
Dr. Matthew Crawford is chief orthopedic resident at the Ingham Regional Orthopedic Hospital, an affiliate of Michigan State University. He received the 2004 American Orthopaedic Society of Sports Medicine Cabaud Award, which is given to the author of a basic science paper that makes the greatest contribution to orthopedic sports medicine. Dr. Crawford’s work, “Lyophilization does not inactivate infectious retrovirus in systemically infected bone and tendon allografts,” was the lead article in the April/May 2004 issue of American Journal of Sports Medicine (Am J Sports Med. 2004 Apr-May; 32(3):580-6).
Dr. David Dent completed his residency in occupational medicine at the University of Illinois Medical Center in June 2004. Dr. Dent also received his master of public health degree from the University of Illinois in May 2004. He began a sports medicine fellowship at UNTHSC/TCOM in July 2004.
Dr. Hsui-Bun Hsu, Houston, is a fourth-year resident in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the Baylor College of Medicine/University of Texas-Houston Alliance.
Dr. Bradley Kurtz completed his pediatric residency at Tulane in 2003 and is now in private practice with his father in Denver, Colorado. He and his wife, Emai Ho, DO 2000, who practices emergency medicine, celebrated their three-year anniversary in March 2004.
Dr. Sini Ninan Poulouse married Shibu Poulouse. Dr. Poulouse is currently working as a family practitioner in the Bryan/College Station, Texas, area.
Dr. Bascom Bradshaw, a captain in the U.S. Army and aerospace medicine specialist, sends word that he completing his tour of duty in Iraq. He says he has seen classmate
Dr. Bascom Bradshaw is assistant chief resident of aerospace medicine at the Naval aerospace Medical Institute in Pensacola, Florida. He reports that he has developed an interest in “patient safety education/medical error” and recently organized and currently chairs the AACOM Patient Safety Education Special Interest Group. He also serves as the resident representative to the steering committee of the AACOM Society of Osteopathic Medical Education.
Dr. Roberto Cardarelli, MPH, completed his last year as chief resident for the Department of Family Medicine at the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston and has joined UNTHSC/TCOM as an assistant professor in the Department of Family Medicine. He is also co-director of the Division of Education and Research and executive director of NorTex, a North Texas primary care practice-based research network. His primary interests are chronic disease management and evidence-based medicine and clinical research. He has also become a Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians.
Dr. Gheath Al-Atrash accepted a medical oncology/hematology fellowship at the MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, which will start in July 2005 and end in 2008.
Dr. Tina Schuster, Sterling Heights, Michigan, was accepted into a urology residency program at Pontiac Osteopathic Hospital
Dr. Terry D. Hashey, Jacksonville, Florida, welcomed his second son into the world, Gregory Michael, in Jacksonville on the second day of his internship. His first son, Zachary, is the proud owner of a Texas flag flown over the state capitol, which he received for his second birthday.
Dr. Ashley Lovell, Fort Worth, married Todd Osborne on Nov. 16, 2003.
Friends and Colleagues We'll Miss
Elmer Carl Baum, DO, passed away Dec. 6, 2004, at the age of 92. Dr. Baum was a 1934 graduate of the University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine in Kansas City, Missouri. After moving to Austin, Texas, in 1944, Dr. Baum became politically and professionally active for the benefit of osteopathic medicine and education. In Dr. Baum’s obituary, the February 2005 issue of the Texas D.O. reported that he had treated five Texas governors, all Texas lieutenant governors from 1950 until 1994 and all speakers of the Texas House of Representatives from 1949 to 1973. He received the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine Founders’ Medal in 2002.
James Hawa, DO 1977, passed away July 21, 2004. He was 59. After completing his internship at Mount Clemens, Michigan, Dr. Hawa opened Benbrook Family Practice and became board certified. He still practiced there at the time of his death. Dr. Hawa is survived by his wife, Marie; their children, Jordan, Hunter and Jeremy; his sister, Karen Glavimans; and his mother, Virginia Hawa. Dr. Hawa was a past president of the TCOM Alumni Association.
Richard Hochberger, DO 1975, a former faculty member at the health science center and a past president of the TCOM Alumni Association, passed away Oct. 8, 2003. He was 53. As a trustee and founding physician of the Cook Children's Healthcare System in Fort Worth, Dr. Hochberger lectured on health care issues, served on a myriad of medical committees and instituted a system of after-hours telephone assistance for parents with sick children.
Earl Christian Kinzie, DO, passed away Jan. 20, 2005, at the age of 97. Dr. Kinzie, who graduated in 1928 from the University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine in Kansas City, Missouri, moved to Lindale, Texas, in 1941. He practiced family medicine there for 49 years, and during that time delivered more than 2,000 babies, including his namesake, Heisman Trophy winner and NFL Most Valuable Player Earl Christian Campbell. Dr. Kinzie was a 1989 recipient of the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine Founders’ Medal and a longtime donor to student scholarships at TCOM.
Joseph Montgomery-Davis, DO, passed away Jan. 14, 2005. He was 64. Dr. Davis, a 1974 graduate of the Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine, had maintained a general and family practice in Raymondville, Texas, since 1975, and had been a clinical faculty member at TCOM for many years. The February 2005 issue of the Texas D.O. honored Dr. Montgomery-Davis as a “great champion of the profession, a tireless physician for the underserved, and a mentor to many physicians.”
Kevin "Kip" Wilson, DO 1985, passed away Nov. 15, 2003. After graduating from TCOM, Kevin became a board-certified anesthesiologist and specialized in pain management in his practice in Davenport, Iowa. Dr. Wilson is survived by his wife, Trinka; their children, Kelly, Brandt, Lauren and Olivia; and one grandchild, William.
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