Week of December 19th, 2004
Barb Pudelek is joining the team as the new Orthopaedic Nurse Practitioner. She has been a registered nurse for 22 years. Barb has a double masters degree in Nursing Administration and in Acute Care Nurse Practitioner. She has worked with the Loyola trauma service in the capacity of Trauma Nurse Practitioner and Trauma Coordinator for the past 7 years. Ms Pudelek loves to travel to exotic places, has a hidden desire to become a chef, and is an avid hockey fan. She is available at pager 10452, and her phone extension is 61275.
Week of December 12th, 2004
Steven I. Rabin, M.D. joined the Dept. of Orthopaedic Surgery at Loyola University on December 1, 1992. He became Chief, Section of Orthopaedic Trauma in 1997, and is currently an Associate Professor, who participates in many committees and panels both administrative and educational within Loyola. He also contributes to many extrinsic organizations such as the Illinois Orthopaedic Society/Illinois Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons, American Orthopaedics of North America, and the American Fracture Association. Dr. Rabin was No. 2 academically in his class of 700 from New Trier High School and was an enthusiastic member of the New Trier Debate Team.
Week of December 5th, 2004
Lucky Lee retired this month after a more than 20-year career with the VA. Lucky was the head OR Nurse at the VA. She has seen generations of Orthopaedic Residents graduate from the program. She will be missed.
The Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation announced its annual “Service Excellence Award” on Wednesday December 1, 2004. The award is given annually to recognize and reward one individual whom the faculty believe has provided outstanding service to the department. The recipient of the award is chosen from non-professional, non-managerial support staff. Mike Minnahan, a surgical assistant in the inpatient operating room, was this year's recipient.
The third department conference room is open for business. Residency education takes precedence in the space, but it can be used for other kinds of meetings.
2004 marks Dolores Garza eleventh anniversary at Loyola. Before joining the Department, Dolores has worked as a senior secretary in Thoracic Cardiovascular Department, School of Nursing Department, and Cancer Center. In those years, she has seen major transformations in the Medical Center, and is looking forward to seeing more.
Dr. Fred Wezeman has been a Loyola faculty member since December 1, 1980. He became a full Professor and Director of the Musculoskeletal Biology Research Laboratory on July 1, 1985. He has a joint appointment as Professor in the Dept. of Cell Biology, Neurobiology and Anatomy and is an Associate Dean of The Graduate School at Stritch School of Medicine. Dr. Wezeman earned a B.A from Hope College, in Holland, Michigan and his M.S. and Ph.D from the University of Illinois at the Medical Center, Chicago, and attended John Marshall Law School.
Week of November 28th, 2004
Linda Vlach’s Resident Coordinator position has grown as the Section has grown. Linda started in the Podiatry Section on November 30, 1987, in a part-time capacity working for Drs. Sage and Stuck and three residents. Since then, her position has expanded to include five doctors and seven residents. Linda’s position went from part-time to full-time on July 1, 2002.
Dr. Napolitano has been a Loyola faculty member since December 1, 1990. She became a full-time faculty member in 1996. She continues her clinical experiences at many satellite offices and is now a podiatry residency reviewer for the Council on Podiatric Medical Education.
Kennie Williams Jr., the son of Dianne Tensley of Musculoskeletal care, is in the US Air Force. Kennie is being sent to Iraq on December 1st.2004.
Please keep him in your daily thoughts.
Week of November 21st, 2004
Dr. Avinash Patwardhan was elected Honorary Member of the Austrian Spine Society, Vienna, Austria. He was invited to be the keynote speaker at the annual meeting of the Austrian Spine Society in January 2004 and was elected an Honorary Member, the first in the history of their society.
Dennis Suzara received a Magis Award at the Heart Walk reception on 11/16/04 for his "team captain" efforts that included educating people of the walk and encouraging them to participate, distribution of literature for the walk. As captain of the “Skeleton Crew” he handled donations and was responsible for all paperwork and web site information from our department. Dennis is the department's United Way Captain for 2004.
The 14th issue of the Journal of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery & Rehabilitation is currently in production. The theme of this year’s Journal is “New Directions—Looking to the Future”. Articles on ‘cutting edge’ topics from Orthopaedic Surgery, Podiatry and Physiatry will featured.
Dr. Kevin Freedman is leaving the Health System at the end of December. The department is hosting a farewell reception on Wednesday, December 15, 2004, from 3:30 – 5:00 p.m. in the Orthopaedic Surgery & Rehabilitation Department’s
Academic Offices Maguire Center, Suite 1768. Dr. Freedman and his family are returning to the east coast. He will be joining a private practice in Bryn Mawr Pennsylvania.
Week of November 14th, 2004
Congratulations are in order. Dr. Edwin Harris is a grandfather. His daughter Tracy & her husband, Charles, are proud parents of Caleb Robert. He was born November 8th at 12:43pm. Caleb weighed 10 pounds and was 22 inches long.
Week of November 2nd, 2004
Join me in welcoming Dr. Sami Chaudhuri to the department. She began November 1st, and joins Drs. Steve Gnatz and George Charuk in the Section of Rehabilitation. Dr. Chaudhuri is Board Certified in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (PM&R) and Pain Medicine, and has completed a course in Acupuncture at McMaster University, Toronto. After the conclusion of her residency at Marianjoy, she completed a fellowship in Physiatry/Spine and Musculoskeletal Management at the University of Michigan. She was employed by the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago and most recently worked at Alexian Brothers Hospital.
Congratulations to Dr. Stuck on 17 years of serving Loyola University Medical Center patients. Dr. Rodney Stuck was originally appointed to the department on November 9, 1987, as a Lecturer. In 1989, he was appointed Instructor, and in 1992, he was made an Assistant Professor. Dr. Stuck became an Associate Professor in 1999. He is a 1987 graduate of the Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine. He completed Loyola’s Podiatric Surgery Residency Program in 1987 and the Hines Podiatric Residency Program in 1986.
Rodney is Director of the Residency Program at Hines. He is an active member of the Preferred Practice Guidelines Diabetic Foot Panel for the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons.
Week of October 31st, 2004
Venu Akuthota, M.D., Asst. Prof., Sports & Spine Fellowship Director & Residency Program Director, Dept. of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Colorado Health Sciences, spoke on "Sports Medicine" & "Evaluation of Imaging Studies", on October 28, 2004 to the Chicago area PM&R programs, Sponsored by the Loyola PM&R program.
Week of October 24th, 2004
Dr. Light is happy to announce the results of the ABOS Examinations for 2004. We had a 100% passing rate in Part 1 and Part 2, for first time takers. All 4 of the 2004 graduates passed, they were among the 645 of the 737 candidates who took the exam in 2004 and passed. Candidates who pass Part I then become board eligible for the 5 years beginning after their fellowships. Candidates who do not take and pass Part II within those 5 years are no longer board eligible, and must reapply for Part I.
In 2004 there were 698 candidates who took the Part II examination, 594 passed. Brian Lorbach, class of 2001 was the only Sofield graduate who took the exam this year. Brian passed and has been certified as a Diplomate of the ABOS.
Part 1 applications will be available on the website after December 15, 2005. Each resident will need to register at www.abos.org to take the exam.
The 15th Annual Seminar on Disorders of The Foot will be held Saturday October 23rd. This year morning session will focus on pediatric interventions. The afternoon session is Diabetic Foot Disorders. The keynote speaker is Christopher E Attinger, MD, Professor Department of Surgery, Otolaryngology and Orthopaedic Surgery; Director, Wound Healing Clinic Georgetown University Hospital Washington DC. All department residents may attend for no charge.
Week of October 17th, 2004
Dr. Light and Dr. Pinzur have authored chapters in the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Atlas of Amputations and Limb Deficiencies Surgical, Prosthetic and Rehabilitation Principles, 3rd Ed. Dr. Light has two chapters, one on Hand Deficiencies and one on Radial Deficiencies. Dr. Pinzur's is entitled Knee Disarticulation: Surgical Management.
Ann Hulgren stars as Grace Bradley in the Holiday Special “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever” at the Theatre of Western Springs. The play runs weekends from December 3-12, 2004. The Theater of Western Springs is located near Ogden and I-294.
Construction on Phase 2B is progressing well. Paint should be on the walls by next week. In Phase 2A we had surprises above the ceiling, and HVAC air handlers needed to be relocated. In Phase 2B all the surprises were in on the floor. A wall needed to be made longer because the suite is 4 inches wider than the plan. A door needed to be reordered because the floor in the new conference room was 2 inches lower than expected. When the space is completed in three weeks, I will hire a laborer for a day to hang pictures and put the hooks on the back of the door. Because this is new construction, PP&G will not honor the requests.
Karen Smiley is leaving LUPF this week. She is joining Mike Vivoda at Central Dupage Hospital. Sue Czubala will be Acting Interim VP of Operations beginning of LUPF beginning Monday, October 18th. Sue is a consultant who has more than 20 years of experience in healthcare administration, reimbursement operations and process improvement. Sue is familiar with LUPF operations will be responsible for the overall business office operations until a permanent Director of Operations is hired.
Dr. Steven Rabin is the meeting chairman of the 2004 IAOS Fall Scientific Meeting to be held on November 13,2004, at the University of Chicago Biological Science Learning Center. Other featured Speakers include Drs. Harrington, and Stover.
Week of October 10th, 2004
Great news! NBC 5's medical reporter Nesita Kwan mentioned Loyola's Botox injection treatment for children with cerebral palsy in the 4:30 PM newscast on 10/07/2004. NBC 5 is very interested in being able to capture the treatment session and interview Dr. Ryan, the patient, and his mother.
Dr. Richard Gelberman of Wash U has agreed to join us as the William Dobozi Visiting Professor on Friday June 3, 2005. 2005 marks the 18th Annual Senior Thesis Day.
On Friday, the section of PM&R relocated from Building 54 to Suite 1700 in the Maguire Center. Phase 2b began on Monday October 4th, with the destruction of the center of the suite. Drywall should be up and painted by the end of the month. There will be 3 faculty offices, 2 staff offices, 2 staff cubicles and a mid-sized conference room constructed in the middle of the suite. Room 1774 (formerly Gina’s office) will be remodeled into resident space will have 3 additional computers & phones for resident use.
The date for the Epic “Go Live” for complete order entry is February 15, 2005. As of that date, all inpatient physician orders (diet, activity, ancillary testing, medications, etc.) will be entered by the physician into Epic.
- Department training for the Orthopaedic Surgery Residents is January 13; Faculty training is divided into two sessions January 6 and January 20th.
- The faculty training class will be four hours from 0700 to 1100 in SSOM, 4th floor. The residents' training class will be eight hours from 0700 to 1530 in SSOM, 4th floor.
- PM&R and Podiatry residents will also trained but the date has not been scheduled.
Members only Early registration for the AAOS annual meeting closes October 13, 2004. Member Registration is free. Registration closes January 14, 2005.
Week of October 3rd, 2004
Congratulate Drs. Freedman and Rinella on their promotion to Assistant Professor. They received Board Certification from the ABOS and were promoted on September 27th.
Dr Freedman is quoted in the Q Section of the Chicago Tribune, on August 8, 2004. He discussed the merits of a healthy diet over dietary supplements with unproven claims.
The September 2004 issue of “Loyola Living”, features Deirdre Ryan, MD. The article discusses the history of Botulinum toxin, a disease that was a death sentence 200 years ago, is now being used to treat muscle tightness in children with cerebral palsy.
Dr. Tonino was seen on Fox News twice last week. He was featured in a taped interview from LOC on Fox News Chicago’s 9 p.m. news on Sept. 27th, and a live interview Tuesday morning, Sept. 28 on “Fox News at 6 a.m.” He spoke on ACL tears.
The wall dividing Phase 1 & Phase 2 inside suite 1700 comes down Monday. A painter will patch and paint existing offices in the suite to make room for the occupancy of the division of PM&R on the south end of the suite on October 7th.
PM&R is being asked to vacate the Fahey Center in advance of the completion of suite 1700 Maguire. The occupants of the low building next to the EMS building are being relocated to the Fahey center. The building is being torn down for additional parking on the North End of campus.
Week of September 27th, 2004
Dr Richard Gelberman of the Wash U School of Medicine has agreed to be the Visiting Professor for our Senior Thesis Day 2005. Mark your calendars for June 2, 2005. The academic portion of the day will include didactic presentations from Dr. Gelberman, and presentations of original research from residents from all three residencies. The day will conclude with a cocktail reception and dinner.
Please join me in congratulating Guido Marra, MD on his 6th Anniversary October 1st. Dr. Marra was a graduate of University of Illinois School of Medicine, and completed his residency in Orthopaedic Surgery here. After a years fellowship at Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons/Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center her returned here as an attending in 1998.
Dr. Tonino knows sports injuries. He has been providing valuable information on sports injuries among amateurs on various internet web sites (Reuters, Medicinenet, Yahoo Health, WebMD, HealthDay, ABCnews.com WDIV-TV.com) beginning last month. The Loyola Media Relations August 3rd press release on Top list of sports with most injuries in US, led to quotes in print articles about female basketball injuries, injuries among amateurs, getting in shape and avoiding injury with the proper equipment. The articles were carried in the Washington Post, Rocky Mountain News, and the Pioneer Press.
If you want to know which is the best backpack to wear to avoid back pain, ask Dr. Ghanayem. He discussed the subject on Univision WGBO-TV on September 2nd, 2004.
Week of September 19th, 2004
National Rehabilitation Awareness Week begins September 20th. Rehabilitation services will participate by highlighting rehab patients and recognizing the contributions of rehab professionals through a series of activities. Some of the highlighted events include: Staff relay races from 11:30-12:00 on Tuesday, 2nd annual patient of the year celebration from 2-4 PM on Wednesday.
Brian Magovern, MD and Kevin Freedman, MD submitted a case in the National AAOS 2004 Residents Case Authoring Contest. The entry, Rock-Climbers’s Knee was highly regarded by the AAOS Multimedia Project Team and was awarded third place. The third place prize is a digital camera Dr. Magovern can use to take pictures for future cases!
will be held Saturday October 23rd. This year the focus will be on pediatric interventions. The keynote speaker is Christopher E Attinger, MD, Professor Department of Surgery, Otolaryngology and Orthopaedic Surgery; Director, Wound Healing Clinic Georgetown University Hospital Washington DC.
Please join me in congratulating Lynda Lewis on her 13-year Loyola Anniversary. The LUC Department of Budgeting and Financial Analysis hired Lynda in 1991, as an accounting clerk III; She was promoted to a Systems Specialist in 1999. She joined Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehab in May 2002.
Week of September 12th, 2004
Podiatry
Applications for the podiatric residency are accepted through Centralized Application Service for Pediatric Residencies (CASPR) only. This service, sponsored by the American Association of Colleges of Pediatric Medicine (AACPM), submits residency applications, letters of reference, official transcripts, and personal statements to residency program directors.
Interviews will be conducted as part of Central CRIP (Chicago) interview session January 14-15, 2005. They will be held at Sheraton Suites in Rosemont.
Resident applicants to our Orthopaedic Surgery and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation residency apply through the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS). The department accepts applications through November 1, 2004.
The Orthopaedic Surgery program is interviewing on campus on
Saturday December. 11th, 2004
Saturday January 8th, 2005
8:00am - 1:00 pm for both dates.
The PM&R residency will be conducting interviews on campus on the following dates
Thursday November 18, 2004
Thursday December 2, 2004
Thursday December 9, 2004
Thursday December 16, 2004
Monday December 20, 2004
Monday January 6, 2005
The Eras rank lists need to be certified and submitted mid February.
Thursday, Sept. 23, 2004
The guest speaker for the 2004 James J Callahan MD Lecture is Jeffrey Anglen MD of University of Missouri.
The academic department is sponsoring a team for the American Heart Association Heart Walk held Sunday September 12. The “Skeleton Crew” consists of Team Captain Dennis Suzara, and members Wendy Bendfield, Mary Carlson, Fran Durkalec, and Kathleen McShane. The team has raised $740 to date for the cause.
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