School of Medicine and Dentistry Alumni Council
The Council is currently comprised of 16 alumni members who serve four year terms. Members represent all regions of the United States. The Council meets twice each year. Robert Scala, Ph.D. (PhD '58) serves as Council President. Dr. Scala is a retired career toxicologist and resides with his wife, Jan (SON '55) in Tuscon, AZ. View the skills inventory of the School of Medicine and Dentistry Alumni Council members.
Members
President:
Robert Scala, M.S. Class of 1956, Ph.D. Class of 1958- Physiology/Toxicology
Tucson, Arizona; bobscala@earthlink.net
Vice President:
Lawrence Nazarian, M.D. Class of 1964, Resident 1966- Pediatrics
Penfield, New York; lfredn@aol.com
Members-at-Large:
- Robert L. Brent, M.D., Ph.D., Class of 1953, Radiation Biology 1955- Pediatrics, Radiology and Pathology
West Chester, Pennsylvania; rbrent@nemours.org - Ronald Bruce, M.D., Class of 1962- Orthopaedic Surgery
Venice, Florida ; bones9187@comcast.net - Milissa Carter, M.D. Student, University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry; Rochester, New York; milissa_carter@urmc.rochester.edu
- C. McCollister Evarts, M.D., Class of 1957, Resident 1964- Orthopaedic Surgery
Rochester, New York; mac_evarts@urmc.rochester.edu - Constantine Farmakidis, M.D., Class of 2006, Resident
Rochester, New York; c_farmakidis@urmc.rochester.edu - Mary Anna Friederich, M.D., Class of 1957, Resident 1962- Ob/Gyn
Scottsdale, Arizona; maryannafriederich@msn.com - Kathleen Gensheimer, M.D., MPH., Class of 1977- Epidemiology
Yarmouth, Maine; Kathleen.F.Gensheimer@Maine.gov - Dwight Heron, M.D., Class of 1995- Radiation Oncology
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; herond2@upmc.edu - Michael McKenna, Ph.D., Class of 1975- Toxicology
Wilmington, North Carolina; mmckenna@merrionpharma.com - Helene McMurray, M.S. Class of 2000, Ph.D., Class of 2004- Post Doctoral Fellow- Biomedical Genetics
Rochester, New York; helene_mcmurray@urmc.rochester.edu - Carol Cooperman Nadelson, M.D., Class of 1961, Resident 1962- Psychiatry Brookline, Massachusetts; carol_nadelson@hms.havard.edu
- Alexander Pearson, University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry M.D./Ph.D Student alexander_pearson@urmc.rochester.edu
- Robert Sutherland, Ph.D., Class of 1966- Biophysics
Menlo Park, California; bob.sutherland@varian.com
Ex-officio Members:
- Bradford C. Berk, M.D. Class of 1981, Ph.D. Class of 1981 (Senior Vice President for Health Sciences, CEO of Medical Center & Strong Health)- Cardiology
- Robert Caldwell, M.D. Class of 1961, Resident 1969- Surgery
Scottsville, New York; rlcaldwell@yahoo.com - David S. Guzick, M.D., Ph.D (Dean, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry)- Ob/Gyn
Alumni Council Committees 2008:
- Alumni Relations Committee:
Resident Subcommittee - Mary Anna Friederich, M.D., Chair
Student Subcommittee - Chair - TBN - Awards Committee - Lawrence Nazarian, M.D., Chair
- Communications and Development Committee - Robert Brent, M.D., Ph.D., Chair
- Executive Committee - Robert Scala, Ph.D., Chair
- Technology Commercialization Committee - Michael McKenna, Ph.D. , Chair
Next Council Meeting: Thursday, September 25, 2008 in Rochester, New York.
