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onnie Miller, M.D., HS ‘86, FAC ‘16, (left) traveled to Kenya and met with Evelyn Mbugua, medical education director of AIC Kijabe Hospital to discuss establishing an office to oversee post-graduate training programs.

From left, Josh Tierney, HS ‘16, Cynthia Talley, HS ‘10, John Tarpley, M.D., ‘70, Cynthia Downard, M.D., ‘97, Phil Rosenbloom, M.D., ‘70, and Charlie Martin, M.D., ‘68, gathered at the Kentucky American College of Surgeons meeting in September 2016.

David Marcovitz, M.D., 12, and Sabrina Poon, M.D., ‘12, welcomed their first child, Maya Dylan, on May 11, 2016.

Members of the VUSM class of 1961 gathered for their 55th year reunion at the home of Robert Alford, M.D., and his wife in October 2016. A complete list of names can be found online.

Samuel DeMent, M.D., ‘82, FAC ‘00, (left) banded and released his 1,000th bird of prey in 2016.

LTC Ron Wells, M.D., ‘00, completed his pediatrics residency at Madigan Army Medical Center and a pediatric cardiology fellowship at Doernbecher Hospital. He is currently deployed overseas as a command surgeon.

Rishi Naik, M.D., ‘13, HS ‘16, FE, and Nilam Patel, Pharm D. BCPS, were married May 15, 2016.

Members of the VUSM class of 1968 gathered for their 48th year reunion at the home of Bob Dunkerly, M.D. A complete list of names can be found online.

Adam Shpigel, M.D., ‘12, married Jamie Brown, M.D., on Aug. 6, 2016, in Rockleigh, New Jersey. 1

David Johnson, M.D., ‘11, HS ‘16, FE, and Suzanne Bryce Johnson, M.D., ‘11, HS ‘14, BS ‘07, FAC, announce the birth of their daughter, Juliana Bryce, born June 27, 2016.

Allison Martin, M.D., ‘13, right, works with Marie from the Nyamirambo Women’s Cooperative in Rwanda to help develop a locally made breast prosthetic.