Winter 2022
Volume 71, Number 1
The No Limits Klasko Era
When Stephen K. Klasko, MD, MBA, joined Jefferson in 2013, like lightning in a bottle, he said, “The future is now.” He promised that in five years, Jefferson would not look like it did then...
First Class of Med Students Completes JeffMD Curriculum
The 2021 graduates of Sidney Kimmel Medical College belong to a special class. They are the first group to complete the innovative JeffMD Curriculum in its entirety...
University’s Global Reach Will Soon Extend Into Space
Thanks to the Jefferson Israel Center’s innovative relationship with Sheba Medical Center, three scientific experiments were selected for a 2022 mission to the International Space Station...
The Spirit of Altruism
Marc Altshuler, MD ’01—physician, professor, administrator, director, patient navigator, and healthcare hero—has spent the past two decades giving back to the community...
Movie Explores How Med Students’ Passions Will Make Them Better, Healthier Physicians
Ryan Emhoff always wanted to make a movie. Attending Thomas Jefferson University allowed him to do it...
ICYMI
Jefferson Initiative Seeks Answers to Deadly Disease
Philadelphia prostate cancer biome project supports researchers...
Essays Offer a Snapshot During a Turbulent Time
Winners of the Drs. Theresa and Charles Yeo Writing Prize pen stories to share with future generations...
Dr. Rosenwasser Receives Strittmatter Award
Robert H. Rosenwasser, MD, MBA, was awarded the prestigious Strittmatter Award by The Philadelphia County Medical Society on June 25, 2021...
The Doctor Is In
Marianne T. Ritchie, MD ’80, listens to—and advises on—medical issues all the time. Usually, the gastroenterologist does it in her office at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital. But once a week, she takes to the airwaves to inform and educate the people who tune in to her radio show on WPHT-1210 AM...
Madhuri Dholakia, MD ’06
Madhuri Dholakia, MD ’06, published her debut novel, The White Coat Diaries, which highlights a young doctor’s struggle to survive residency, love, and life. The book deals with themes of physician burnout, moral injury, high expectations placed on her from culture, and more. She has two more books planned in her deal with Penguin Random House/Berkley.
Robert B. Tesh, MD ’61
Robert B. Tesh, MD ’61, has spent most of his career conducting clinical and field research on vector-borne and zoonotic viral diseases. He’s worked as a professor of pathology and microbiology and immunology at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston for the past 22 years, and has also worked with NIH/NIAID, Yale University. Dr. Tesh officially retired four years ago and is now an adjunct professor.
Angela E. Lin, MD ’80
Angela E. Lin, MD ’80, is a medical geneticist at MGH who cares for patients with rare syndromes. She has a long-standing interest in art and the portrayal of people with physical differences. Dr. Lin fulfilled a dream as the senior editor of a special issue of the American Journal of Medical Genetics titled “Syndromes and Malformations in Art and Antiquity: New Perspective on a Familiar Theme.”
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