Category: Alumni News

Giving

Gift Supports ALS Research and Care The Les Turner ALS Foundation announced a $1 million gift from Joan and Paul Rubschlager at its Hope Through Caring Gala. This generous philanthropy comes on top of a $2 million donation from the couple to the Les Turner ALS Center at Northwestern Medicine, shortly after its establishment in…
Alumni Perspective: Primary Care in a Pandemic

by Paul Giboney ’96 MD As I write this in early April, 2020, there have been more than 4,500 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Los Angeles County — with the number rising significantly each day. Many of the positive patients are cared for by hospitals and clinics in the Los Angeles County Department of Health…
MOVING FORWARD

A letter from Rishi Reddy, ’00 MD (HPME) Hello, Feinberg alumni! My plan for this column was to share memorable moments from our 20th reunion. But then, as you all know, everything changed. There was no reunion. COVID-19 swept in. Many Feinberg alumni found themselves in the trenches, fighting this pandemic up close; others were…
Alumni Profile: Empowering Others

Committed to making higher education attainable for every student in Maryland by MELISSA ROHMAN | illustration by JACQUI OAKLEY Jay Perman, ’72 MD, has devoted his career to serving and empowering others, whether it be through practicing medicine or taking on various administrative and leadership roles. In November 2019, Perman was named chancellor of the University System…
Progress Notes

1940s Daniel Marshall, ’47 MD, was the 2018 recipient of the American College of Physicians’ Henry Gift Award. The award recognizes a Connecticut-based internist distinguished for a “lifetime of service to the care of patients and active participation in the local medical community.” Marshall retired in October 2018 after being in practice for six decades.…
In Memoriam

Northwestern Medicine expresses its condolences to the families and friends of the following alumni (listed in order of their graduation year) and faculty who have passed away. ALUMNI James Oliver, ’43 MD, Moorhead, Minnesota, died December 1, 2019 Edward A. Millar, ’45 MD, ’50 GME, Libertyville, Illinois, died January 3, 2020 Robert M. Herman, ’50 MD, Los Gatos, California,…
Progress Notes

Letter to the Editor I read with great interest about the work of Dr. Jeremiah Stamler, professor emeritus of Preventive Medicine in the Division of Epidemiology (“A Trailblazing Professor Turns 100 Next Month,” Fall 2019). I was in the first graduating class of Feinberg’s public health program in 1981 — one of two students. Dr.…
Giving

Campaign Update Generosity from 66,000+ donors helping Northwestern Medicine transform human health. Thanks to committed alumni, faculty, friends, and foundation and corporate partners, we have surpassed our $2 billion goal for WE WILL. The Campaign for Northwestern Medicine. Gifts since the campaign launched in September 2014 have funded scholarships for our students, important clinical and…
De-Mystifying Medicine

Brandi Jackson, ’15 MD When I was growing up, I never imagined I would become a doctor. There weren’t any doctors in my family, and I never saw a black doctor in the flesh. Even though I always excelled academically, no counselor ever recommended to me that I consider a career in medicine. I’m from…
Alumni President’s Message: Alumni Weekend 2020

Class of 2000 20th Year Reunion A letter from Rishi Reddy, ’00 MD (HPME) Hello, Feinberg alumni! It has been an honor to work with the Feinberg Alumni Office and Development team over the past year. They are a committed group of people who want to help our alumni engage with current medical students and…