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THLANE UNIVERSITY
CLASS OF 2009: THE KATRINA CLASS
T-WAVE
Tulone University
Dear Classmates,
Before you enjoy the photos and memories contained in the following pages, we would like you
to take a few moments to reflect on all that you have accomplished within these past 4 years.
You have worked hard, learned more than you probably could have imagined, and, as evidenced
by the hundreds of pictures you submitted, had a great time along the way. We applaud you.
If you let your mind wander back to our white coat ceremony, you may recall the keynote address
that encouraged us to achieve our dreams by "standing on the shoulders of giants." Little did
we realize how soon this message would come into play. Just weeks later. Hurricane Katrina
uprooted our lives and threatened our dreams of becoming doctors. Yet, through a Tulane
alumnus and true "giant" of medicine. Dr. Michael E. DeBakey, we were able to continue our
education, our dreams, in Houston. Through the hard work and tenacity of our administration
and faculty, we were able to see what self-sacrifice can accomplish. And through all of us—our
diversity, our compassion, our fortitude—we were able to continue and build upon the unique
spirit of Tulane.
Indeed, although our medical school memories will always be influenced by the devastation of
Hurricane Katrina, the "Katrina Class" label is one we have worn with honor. Our school was
flooded with six feet of water, our hospitals severely damaged, our population depleted, yet we
stood by to play a role in Tulane's, and New Orleans', resurrection. With collective resilience in
the face of this upheaval, we channeled our energies towards the citizens of our city who were in
desperate need of healing, and we should feel fortunate that even our nascent medical knowledge
had a meaningful impact. On many levels, we have faced challenges head-on, looking to them
as opportunities for change, approaching them with great patience and pragmatism. Our class
has already endured much more than most graduating medical students and we should take pride
in the fact that we are bound by an experience greater than our common medical education.
Another "giant" of medicine. Sir William Osier, once wrote of student life: "The hardest
conviction to get into the mind of a beginner is that the education upon which he is engaged
is not a college course, not a medical course, but a life course, for which the work of a few years
under teachers is but a preparation." As we excitedly advance on to the challenges of finally
being a "doctor," we are indeed still in the preparation stages of a greater life course. However,
have faith in the fact that we have benefited from some of the most unique and invaluable of
life lessons. We will be better doctors because of it.
Thank you, Class of 2009, for an amazing 4 years. It has been a true honor and privilege to
compile this yearbook, and we have aimed to capture all the passion and joie de vivre that each
of you embodies.
Congratulations! We wish you nothing but the best in achieving
your dreams in all stages of your medical career.
2009 T-Wave Editors
Chris Kroner, Pamela Jones,
Nicole Lee, and Rachel Waxman
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Tulane University Medical Center
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Office of Admissions SL67
1430 Tulane Avenue
New Orleans, Louisiana 70112-2699
(504) 588-5187 Fax: (504) 988-6735
Dear Class of 2009,
It gives us great pleasure to welcome you into the medical profession. You began your medical
school studies with us in August of 2005, and on August 29, we all became participants and
witnesses to one of this country's greatest natural disasters. Shortly after Katrina we made a
commitment to you: we would make sure you graduated on time from Tulane. In spite of what
seemed like insurmountable obstacles, you persevered, stuck with us, and came back to New
Orleans to help rebuild our city. For that, we are forever grateful. We are sure that you, like us,
learned what is truly important from this experience. We certainly learned what it means to be
patient, but more importantly, we learned what it means to be part of something much larger
than ourselves.
We are both very proud of what your class has achieved. Among your many accomplishments
include establishing free clinics in New Orleans, working to help rehabilitate substance abusers
and working with local school children to improve their scholastic performance. Many of you
have helped build homes and repair broken lives. Medicine is a service profession, and you
certainly have shown your dedication to serving others.
The promise that you all began with in 2005 was realized during the 2009 match, when you
were rewarded for your efforts with the opportunity to train in so many outstanding programs
and disciplines. Some of your best and brightest have chosen to stay with us at Tulane. Others
have chosen to go on to some of the best and most prestigious programs in the country. All of
you will carry that Tulane spirit and the Katrina experience to make you excellent physicians as
scores of Tulane students have done before you.
All of our paths will cross again, whether professionally or because we know what it means to
miss New Orleans. . .so we expect to be able to say "I knew that student when. ..."
Class of 2009, go out, practice your art, show your compassion, and make a difference! We wish
you success and don't forget us!
With our most sincere wishes for your successful futures,
Marc J. Kahn, MD
N. Kevin Krane, MD
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I swear by Apollo the physician, and Asclepius, and Hygieia and Panacea
and all the gods and goddesses as my witnesses, that, according to my ability
and judgement, I will keep this Oath and this contract:
To hold him who taught me this art equally dear to me as my parents, to be
a partner in life with him, and to fulfill his needs when required; to look
upon his offspring as equals to my own siblings, and to teach them this art, if
they shall wish to learn it, without fee or contract; and that by the set rules,
lectures, and every other mode of instruction, I will impart a knowledge of
the art to my own sons, and those of my teachers, and to students bound by
this contract and having sworn this Oath to the law of medicine, but to no
others.
I will use those dietary regimens which will benefit my patients according
to my greatest ability and judgement, and 1 will do no harm or injustice to
them.
I will not give a lethal drug to anyone if I am asked, nor will I advise such a
plan; and similarly I will not give a woman a pessary to cause an abortion.
In purity and according to divine law will I carry out my life and my art.
I will not use the knife, even upon those suffering from stones, but 1 will
leave this to those who are trained in this craft.
Into whatever homes I go, I will enter them for the benefit of the sick, avoiding
any voluntary act of impropriety or corruption, including the seduction of
women or men, whether they are free men or slaves.
Whatever I see or hear in the lives of my patients, whether in connection with
my professional practice or not, which ought not to be spoken of outside, I
will keep secret, as considering all such things to be private.
So long as I maintain this Oath faithfully and without corruption, may it be
granted to me to partake of life fully and the practice of my art, gaining the
respect of all men for all time. However, should I transgress this Oath and
violate it, may the opposite be my fate.
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In Memoriam
Dr. Michael E. DeBakey
September 7, 1908 - July 12, 2008
Dr. DeBakey was one of the most revered physicians of our time and has been
called "the greatest surgeon of the 20**^ century." After being in Houston for half a
century, he immediately came to the aid of his alma mater following Hurricane
Katrina. Dr. DeBakey, at age 97, personally arrived to support and welcome us on
our first day at Baylor. The DeBakey Foundation also donated funds to Baylor to
cover expenses incurred by hosting Tulane following the storm.
Thank you, Dr. DeBakey, for a lifetime of service and invention and for being a role
model for generations of medical students.
•Tulane SOM Class of 1932
•Tulane Surgery Faculty 1937-1948
•Pioneered Aortic Aneurism and Dissection Repair 1952-1955
•First Carotid Endarterectomy 1953
•Invented or contributed to Left Ventricular Assist Device, Heart Bypass Equipment, Synthetic Vascular
Grafts, Military MASH units, and many other tools and procedures common In modern surgery.
•Supervised First Multi-Organ Transplant 1968
•Founded the Journal of Vascular Surgery
•Helped Establish National Library of Medicine
•Presidential Medal of Freedom with Distinction 1969
•National Medal of Science 1987
•Congressional Gold Medal 2008
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Johns Hopkins
Baltimore, Maryland
Alberto Ardon
Medicine-Preliminar>-
Tulane University
New Orleans, Louisiana
Anesthesiology
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, Virginia
Christopher Argote
Internal Medicine
Tulane University
New Orleans, Louisiana
Elizabeth Bertucci
Pediatrics
Tulane University
New Orleans, Louisiana
Hussain Bharmal
Orthopaedic Surgery
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Washington, DC
Michael Bogatch
Orthopaedic Surgery
Tulane University
New Orleans, Louisiana
Kathriel Brister
Pathology
Beth Isreal Deaconess Med Ctr
Boston, Massachusetts
Christopher Burks
Orthopaedic Surgery
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas
Carrick Burns
Family Medicine
Naval Hospital
Pensacola, Florida
Jennifer Burst
Medicine-Preliminary
Tulane University
New Orleans, Louisiana
John Bush
Obstetrics-Gynecology
Advocate Lutheran Gen Hosp.
Park Ridge, Illinois
Mark Calder
Surgery-Preliminary
Banner Good Samaritan Med Ctr
Phoenix, Arizona
Eduardo Castro-Echeverry
Surgery-Preliminary
UT Houston Med School
Houston, Texas
Stephen Charbonneau
Emergency Medicine
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, Virgina
Anuj Chawla
Medicine-Preliminary
Ochsner Clinic Foundation
New Orleans, Louisiana
Ophthalmology
University of Maryland
Baltimore, Maryland
Leon Chen
Otolaryngology
New York Eye And Ear Infirmary
New York, New York
George Cierny
Anesthesiology
Medical University of SC
Charleston, South Carolina
Jill Cierny
Obstetrics-Gynecology
Medical University of SC
Charleston, South Carolina
Jesse Clanton
General Surgery
Summa Health/NEOUCOM
Akron, Ohio
Katherine Clayton
Pediatrics
Oregon Health & Science Univ
Portland, Oregon
Jay Cook
Orthopaedic Surgery
Tripler Army Medical Center
Tnpler AMC, Hawaii
Andrew Coyle
Emergency Medicine
UF Jacksonville
Jacksonville, Florida
Maya Dhanani
Obstetrics-Gynecology
UF Jacksonville
Jacksonville, Florida
Catherine DiGiorgio
Medicine-Preliminary
Lousiana State University
New Orleans, Louisiana
Arash Dini
Orthopaedic Surgery
Tulane University
New Orleans, Louisiana
Emily Donaldson-Fletcher
Family Medicine
Group Health Co-op
Seattle, Washington
Molly Dorfman
Pediatrics
UCLA Med Ctr
Los Angeles, California
Ashley Doucette
Psychiatry
Tulane University
New Orleans, Louisiana
Casey Dunn
Medicine-Neurology
Tulane University
New Orleans, Louisiana
Lauren Eckert
Medicine-Preliminary
Tulane University
New Orleans, Louisiana
' Dermatology
Tulane University
New Orleans, Louisiana
Clayton Eiswirth
Internal Medicine
Barnes-Jewish Hospital
Saint Louis, Missouri
John Engle
Surgery Prelim
University of West Virginia
Morgantown, West Virginia
Calvin Eriksen
General Surgery
U Rochester/Strong Memorial
Rochester, New York
Lubna Farooq
Emergency Medicine
Boston University
Boston, Massachusetts
Deborah Fromstein
Internal Medicine
U Washington Affil Hosps
Seattle, Washington
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Family Medicine
U Washington Affil Hospitals
Seattle, Washington
Nicole Gilg
Family Medicine
Harbor-UCLA Med Ctr
Torrance, California
Christopher Gratian
Anesthesiology
U North Carolina Hospitals
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Lauren Gratian
Internal Medicine
Duke University
Durham, North Carolina
Irene Grundy
Internal Medicine
Tulane University
New Orleans, Louisiana
Brian Haigh
Psychiatry
University of Colorado
Aurora, Colorado
Katie Hall
Medicine-Pediatrics
University of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois
Andrew Harbin
Surgery-Preliminary
Georgetown University
Washington, DC
Urology
Georgetown University
Washington, DC
Sean Heffernan
Psychiatry
Johns Hopkins
Baltimore, Maryland
Celeste Herleth
Psychiatry
Barnes-Jewish Hospital
Saint Louis, Missouri
Daniel Herleth
Family Medicine
St Johns Mercy Med Ctr-MO
Saint Louis, Missouri
Arthur Hess
Orthopaedic Surgery
Harvard Combined
Boston, Massachussetts
Alanna Higgins
Pediatrics
Northwestem-McGaw
Chicago, Illinois
Elorice Horam
Surgery-Preliminary
Albert Einstein Medical Ctr.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Radiology-Diagnostic
Tulane University
New Orleans, Louisiana
Anne Housholder
Dermatology
University of Cincinnati
Cinncinnati, Ohio
Marella Hudkins
Pathology Research
University of Colorado
Denver, Colorado
Ahmad Iqbal
Internal Medicine
UT Southwestern
Dallas, Texas
Christian Jacob
Otolaryngology
Tulane University
New Orleans, Louisiana
Jennifer Johnson
Radiology-Diagnostic
U New Mexico
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Pamela Jones
Neurological Surgery
Massachusetts Gen Hosp
Boston, Massachusetts
Wesley Jones
Pathology
Northwestern-McGaw
Chicago, Illinois
Paiyarut Kanjanavaikoon
Obstetrics-Gynecology
Tulane University
New Orleans, Louisiana
KathrynKerisit
Medicine-Preliminary
Tulane University
New Orleans, Louisiana
Dermatology
Tulane University
New Orleans, Louisiana
Rubina Khan
Obstetrics-Gynecology
Ochsner Clinic Foundation
New Orleans, Louisiana
Arash Khatami
Psychiatry
UC San Diego Med Center
San Diego, California
Sarah Kilbourne
Internal Medicine
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, Virginia
Sara King
Medicine-Primary
Cambridge Health Alliance
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Heidi Klein
Emergency Medicine
Emory University
Atlanta, Georgia
Anita Konka
Otolaryngology
SUNY Downstate
Brooklyn, New York
Vikas Kothapalli
Internal Medicine
Virginia Commonwealth U Hlth Sys
Richmond, Virginia
Christopher Kroner
Family Medicine
Harbor-UCLA Med Ctr
Torrance, California
James Kyle
Orthopaedic Surgery
Louisiana State University
New Orleans, Louisiana
Nicole Lee
Obstetrics-Gynecology
University of Mississippi
Jackson, Mississippi
Joshua Leo
Psychiatry
Harvard Longwood Psychiatry'
Boston, Massachusetts
Rachel Levitan
Emergency Medicine
Maricopa Med Ctr
Phoenix, Arizona
Samuel Lindsey
Anesthesiology
U Texas HSC-San Antonio
San Antonio, Texas
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Loma Linda University
Loma Linda, California
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Kara Loubser
Internal Medicine
Johns Hopkins
Baltimore, Maryland
Jacqueline Magna
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Tulane University
New Orleans, Louisiana
Michael Manchak
Neurology
U Rochester/Strong Memorial
Rochester, New York
Brian Mikulla
Medicine-Preliminary
Tulane University
New Orleans, Louisiana
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Tulane University
New Orleans, Louisiana
Colleen Millegan
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Naval Medical Center
San Diego, California
Adrienne Mishkin
Psychiatry
St. Lukes Hospital
New York, New York
Rachel Nazarian
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St. Lukes Hospital
New York, New York
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Mt. Sinai Hospital
New York, New York
Obioma Ndubizu
Obstetrics-Gynecology
Tulane University
New Orleans, Louisiana
William Newsom
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Wake Forest Baptist Med Ctr
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Derek Ohistein
Medicine-Preliminary
U Florida COM-Shands Hosp
Gainesville, Florida
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University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida
Niels Olson
Surgery
Naval Medical Center
Portsmouth, Virginia
Adam Oskowitz
General Surgery
UCLA Medical Center
Los Angeles, California
Garrett Owen
Anesthesiology
Ochsner Clinic Foundation
New Orleans, Lousiana
Joe Park
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University of Hawaii
Honolulu, Hawaii
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Louisiana State University
New Orleans, Louisiana
Kevin Park
Orthopaedic Surgery
Rush University
Chicago, Illinois
Parul Patel
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New Brunswick, New Jersey
Stefan Ploch
Medicine-Preliminary
Tulane University
New Orleans, Louisiana
Samuel Popinchalk
Orthopaedic Surgery
Temple University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Sina Pourtaheri
Orthopaedic Surgery
St. Josephs Reg Med Ctr
Paterson, New jersey
Janie Pousson
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UT Southwestern
Dallas, Texas
Joseph Prows
Family Medicine
Providence Alaska Med Ctr
Anchorage, Alaska
Rabah Qadir
Orthopaedic Surgery
Boston University
Boston, Massachusetts
Andrew Ringnes
Orthopaedic Surgery
William Beaumont Hosp
Royal Oak, Michigan
Brett Roberts
Medicine-Preliminary
Tulane University
New Orleans, Louisiana
Radiology-Diagnostic
U Alabama-Birmingham
Birmingham, Alabama
Emily Rostlund
Anesthesiology
Northwestern-McGaw
Chicago, Illinois
Drew Sanders
Orthopaedic Surgery
UT Southwestern
Dallas, Texas
Sarah Sartain
Pediatrics
Childrens Hosp Boston
Boston, Massachusetts
Jessica Schumer
Pediatrics-Primary
UC San Francisco
San Francisco, California
Whitney Schutzbank
Pediatrics
Massachusetts Gen Hosp
Boston, Massachusetts
Dan Sherling
Internal Medicine
Earl K Long Med Ctr
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Shuchin Shukla
Family Medicine
Einstein/Montefiore Med Ctr
Bronx, New York
Eric Simms
Surgery-Preliminary
Tulane University
New Orleans, Louisiana
Andrew Smith
Medicine-Preliminary
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, Ohio
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Worcester, Massachusetts
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Seattle, Washington
John Valdes
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University oi Florida
Jacksonville, Florida
Kelli Wong
Pediatrics
Medical University of SC
Charleston, South Carilina
Randi Sokol
Family Medicine
UC Davis
Sacramento, California
Vanessa Vanderpool
Family Medicine
Oregon Health & Science Univ
Portland, Oregon
Josh Wool
Psychiatry
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Makalah Solway
Emergency Medicine
Indiana University
Indianapolis, Indiana
Benjamin Veenstra
General Surgery
Rush University
Chicago, Illinois
John Wysocki
Internal Medicine
Tulane University
New Orleans, Louisiana
Lee Spencer
Psychiatry
Johns Hopkins
Baltimore, Maryland
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Tulane University
New Orleans, Louisiana
Farshid Yazdi
Internal Medicine
New York University
New York, New York
Justin Sterett
Internal Medicine
SAUSHEC
Lackland AFB, Texas
Kara Ward
Emergency Medicine
Louisiana State University
New Orleans, Louisiana
Janie Zuber
Pediatrics
Naval Medical Center
Portsmouth, Virginia
Lindsay Stevens
Pediatrics
Stanford University
Stanford, California
Rachel Waxman
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U Kentucky Med Ctr
Lexington, Kentucky
Russell Swann
Orthopaedic Surgery
Mayo School of Grad Med Educ
Rochester, Minnesota
Brett Welke
Orthopaedic Surgery
SUNY Downstate
Brooklyn, New York
Christine Swanson
Internal Medicine
Mayo School of Grad Med Educ
Scottsdale, Arizona
Steven Wilhelm
Radiology-Diagnostic
Sacred Heart Med Ctr
Spokane, Washington
Benjamin Thompson
Pediatrics
Phoenix Childrens Hospital
Phoenix, Arizona
Conrad Williams
Pediatrics
Medical University of SC
Charleston, South Carolina
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GOLD HUMANISM IN MEDICINE
HONOR SOCIETY
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John Bush
Andrew Coyle
Catherine Digiorgio
Lauren Eckert
Deborah Fromstein
Nicole Gilg
Katie Hall
Arthur Hess
Alanna Higgins
Ahmad Iqbal
Pamela Jones
Sarah Kilbourne
Sara King
Heidi Klein
Christopher Kroner
Nicole Lee
Joshua Leo
Rachel Levitan
Kara Loubser
Michael Manchak
Rabah Qadir
Jessica Schumer
Shuchin Shukla
Eric Simms
Kimberlee Smith
Christine Swanson
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Kelli Wong
Jill Cierny
Clayton Eiswirth
Lauren Fritz
Deborah Fromstein
Katie Hall
Andrew Harbin
Arthur Hess
Anne Householder
Pamela Jones
Kathryn Kerisit
Joshua Leo
Kara Loubser
Jacqueline Magne
Colleen MiUegan
Adam Oskowitz
Kevin Park
Brett Roberts
Sarah Sartain
Lindsay Stevens
Russell Swann
Christine Swanson
Vanessa Vanderpool
Brett Welke
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WE MADE IT!
GOOD LUCK IN residency!
Your Tulane SOM Class of 2009 Officers
Chris "Fred" Kroner, President
Kelli "Wilma" Wong, Vice President
Pamela "Daphne" Jones, Secretary
Carrick "Shaggy" Burns, Treasurer
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Barbara Beckman, Ph.D.
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Rondel Frank, M.A.
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