Iowa Eye Association News Nov. 2003. Series 2, no. 38.

University of Iowa Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences

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ALUMNI

Dr. Bruce Spivey was honored as a recipient of the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine Distinguished Alumnus Award for Service at a ceremony on the University of Iowa campus on June 6, 2003. The Award for Service is presented to medical alumni for meritorious service to their community, state, or nation. Dr. Spivey received his M.D. from the University of Iowa in 1959. He did his ophthalmology residency here from 1960 to 1963, completed a Master's Degree in 1964, and was on the faculty at UI from 1966 to 1971. Dr. Spivey is deputy executive vice president of the Council of Medical Specialty Societies and secretary general of the International Council of Ophthalmology, where he is in charge of developing a plan called "Vision for the Future" to improve ophthalmologic education and care in developing countries. He currently lives in San Francisco.

Malcolm L. Mazow, MD, (resident graduate, 1965) was selected as the Ashbel Smith Distinguished Alumnus for the year 2003, and was honored on Friday, May 23, 2003 by The University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine Alumni Association during a President’s V.I.P. Luncheon. A commencement followed the next day. The Ashbel Smith Distinguished Alumnus (ASDA) is selected by his/her peers on the basis of contributions to the medical profession, support for the high standards of excellence within the profession, and the prestige reflected upon his/her alma mater, The University of Texas Medical Branch.

Puwat Charukamnoetkanok, MD, 2002 Ophthalmology Residency graduate, was recognized for exceptional teaching by the residents at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary. He was recognized for his quality of teaching, accessibility to residents and dedication to education.

Arlene V. Drack, MD, (Pediatric Ophthalmology Fellow, 1991, Molecular ophthalmology/Retina research Fellow, 1992) has been appointed as Associate Professor of Ophthalmology specializing in pediatric ophthalmology, ophthalmic genetics and strabismus at the Rocky Mountain Lions Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center.

Announcements

Dr. Paul N. Arnold (resident, 1984) and Dr. Priscilla E. Perry were married on November 30, 2002. Both ophthalmologists now practice together in Springfield, Missouri.

Dr. Ann Neff (resident grad 1997) had a baby girl on Sunday March 23. Kataryna Nicole Neff was 7 lbs., 9 oz., and 21 inches long.

Lavannya and Rahul Pandit (Resident 2002, Cornea Felllow 2003) are happy to announce the birth of their son, Suraj. He was born June 22 in the early morning and weighed in at 7 lbs, 11 oz.

Former Neuro-Ophthalmology Fellow, Dr. Fiona Costello, and husband Kris Norman announce the birth of daughter, Gemma early on Father's Day 2003.

Former Retina Fellow, Peter Sonkin, M.D., announced the birth of Scott Matthew Sonkin, born Thursday, January 30 at 2:11 p.m. He weighed 7 lbs. 9 oz. and was 19 ½ in. Peter, Scott and Linda are all doing great.

Deaths

Addison W. (Wally) Brown, Jr., MD, died on August 19, 2003, of pancreatic cancer. A memoral scholarship fund has been established in his name at Graceland College in Lamoni. (The A.W. Brown Memoral Scholarship, Graceland University, 1 University Place, Lamoni, IA 50140.) Dr. Brown was a University of Iowa ophthalmology resident, graduating in 1972. At the time of his death, he was a partner at the North Iowa Eye Clinic in Mason City. A memorial service was held Saturday, September 27 in the atrium of Mercy Medical Center, in Mason City, IA.

Dan Jacobson, MD, 47, passed away on July 27, 2003, having fought a battle with cancer for almost 3 years. Dr. Jacobson was a neuro-ophthalmology fellow at the University of Iowa, graduating in 1987. Dr. Jacobson was a prolific writer having published over 50 articles in the medical literature. He was a staff physician and Director at Marshfield (Wisconsin) Clinic in the Departments of Neurosciences and Ophthalmology since 1987. He was on the Clinical Faculty at the University of Wisconsin Medical School since 1988. A memorial in Dr. Jacobson's name has been set up at the Marshfield Clinic Research Foundation, 1000 N. Oak Ave., Marshfield, WI 54449.

Fred Fuerste, MD, of Dubuque, Iowa, father of Drs. Gretchen, Hunter, and Rommel Fuerste, died on February 25, 2003, from an accident in his home. He was 81 years old and a long-time friend of the Department. Funeral services were held on February 28 at the Westminster Presbyterian Church in Dubuque.

The Fuerste Family were kind enough to share the following pictures

Frederick Fuerste, U.S. Navy, circa 1944	The Fuerstes and the Blodis, Ski Trip, circa 1960
Fred Fuerste attaching home-made red reflex device to assistant's microscope head, 1988	Marion and Fred Fuerste at the scrub sink, 1944
Frederick Fuerste Office Retirement Party, April 1, 1994, with Gretchen, Rommel, and Hunter	Frederick Fuerste Marion Skagen Fuerste 50th Anniversary dance, Dec. 28, 1998
Fred and Marion Fuerste, Colorado vacation, 1995	Math Challenge Solved by Fred Fuerste 2 months before his death

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Trish Duffel
Dept. of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences
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