Class Note 1988
Issue
September-October 2020
Greetings, ’88s! As I write this column, the Covid-19 pandemic continues to spread, with some areas of the world impacted more severely than others, and I hope all of our classmates are staying healthy. Since the pandemic hit, I am taking more neighborhood walks than ever, and I see an abundance of colorful yard signs thanking healthcare providers and other front-line workers for all they are doing. Many of our classmates fall into these categories. Did you know we have nearly 100 medical doctors in our class, not to mention scores of others who are playing important roles in this public health crisis? I will highlight just a few of our medical doctors who are doing amazing things.
Tom Chiller is an epidemiologist who went to Tulane School of Medicine and now works at the Centers for Disease Control as chief of the mycotic (fungal) diseases branch. He also serves on the faculty of Emory School of Medicine, division of infectious diseases, and practices at the Veterans Affairs Hospital in Atlanta.
Ed Merrens serves as the chief clinical officer at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, where his work focuses on clinical operations, service lines, and care across the hospital system. He trained as an internist after graduating from Geisel School of Medicine, and also graduated from the master’s in healthcare delivery science program at Dartmouth and the Tuck School of Business.
Genevieve Neal-Perry this spring was named chair of University of North Carolina School of Medicine Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. She previously worked at University of Washington, where she was a division director, and at Albert Einstein College of Medicine. She earned her medical degree and a Ph.D. in pharmacology at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey.
Betsey (Cuervo) Tilson serves as state health director and chief medical officer for the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services. She went to medical school at Johns Hopkins University and also received a master’s of public health from UNC-Chapel Hill. She is a pediatrician and preventive medicine physician.
Our classmates also include emergency medicine physicians, such as Stuart Michelson in the Lake Tahoe, Nevada, area, and Tom Swoboda, who currently runs the emergency medicine residency program in Henderson, Nevada, as well as primary care physicians, mental health treaters, and a wide range of medical specialists. A huge thank you to all ’88 healthcare providers and other frontline workers who are facing the pandemic with courage and vision.
Let’s now switch gears to celebrate some wonderful news. Laura and Paul Steinwald welcomed a baby girl, who joins her three older sisters. And Charlene Perilla and Saad Iqbal had twins in May, a boy and a girl. Congratulations to all!
Be well, and I look forward to hearing from you with news, updates, and stories to share.
—Tory Woodin Chavey, 128 Steele Road, West Hartford, CT 06119; dartmouth88classnotes@gmail.com
Tom Chiller is an epidemiologist who went to Tulane School of Medicine and now works at the Centers for Disease Control as chief of the mycotic (fungal) diseases branch. He also serves on the faculty of Emory School of Medicine, division of infectious diseases, and practices at the Veterans Affairs Hospital in Atlanta.
Ed Merrens serves as the chief clinical officer at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, where his work focuses on clinical operations, service lines, and care across the hospital system. He trained as an internist after graduating from Geisel School of Medicine, and also graduated from the master’s in healthcare delivery science program at Dartmouth and the Tuck School of Business.
Genevieve Neal-Perry this spring was named chair of University of North Carolina School of Medicine Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. She previously worked at University of Washington, where she was a division director, and at Albert Einstein College of Medicine. She earned her medical degree and a Ph.D. in pharmacology at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey.
Betsey (Cuervo) Tilson serves as state health director and chief medical officer for the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services. She went to medical school at Johns Hopkins University and also received a master’s of public health from UNC-Chapel Hill. She is a pediatrician and preventive medicine physician.
Our classmates also include emergency medicine physicians, such as Stuart Michelson in the Lake Tahoe, Nevada, area, and Tom Swoboda, who currently runs the emergency medicine residency program in Henderson, Nevada, as well as primary care physicians, mental health treaters, and a wide range of medical specialists. A huge thank you to all ’88 healthcare providers and other frontline workers who are facing the pandemic with courage and vision.
Let’s now switch gears to celebrate some wonderful news. Laura and Paul Steinwald welcomed a baby girl, who joins her three older sisters. And Charlene Perilla and Saad Iqbal had twins in May, a boy and a girl. Congratulations to all!
Be well, and I look forward to hearing from you with news, updates, and stories to share.
—Tory Woodin Chavey, 128 Steele Road, West Hartford, CT 06119; dartmouth88classnotes@gmail.com