For Katie Sorensen, M.S.P.A.’10, PA-C, precepting students brings joy “to a whole new level” in her career. Sorensen has been a physician assistant (PA) in general surgery for 10 years, currently practicing at St. Luke’s Regional Health System in Duluth, […]
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As a girl growing up in Bulgaria, Elitsa Ananieva, Ph.D., wondered why some people died of diseases such as cancer and why so little was known about how to prevent or treat them. “I promised myself that one day I
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Kristin Veneman, D.O.’01, was appointed by Vanderbilt University Medical Center to serve as medical director for Tennova’s level II neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) and nursery in Clarksville, TN. For the previous seven years, she ran the level III NICU
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Matthew D. Johnson, D.P.T.’08, M.H.A.’13, in January 2022 became chief executive officer at Waverly Health Center in Waverly, IA. He had served as CEO of MercyOne Centerville, IA, Medical Center since April 2019 and CEO of Cherokee, IA, Regional Medical
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On May 30, 2020, Thalia Brown and her husband were enjoying a date night when she got a phone call: Her son, Johnathan Tate Jr., 22, had taken three bullets to the head during a violent shooting at a Gastonia,
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Shannon Ramsey-Jimenez, D.O.’96, in January 2022 was named interim dean of the College of Osteopathic Medicine at Sam Houston State University (SHSU-COM) in Huntsville, TX. She previously was associate professor and chair of primary care and clinical medicine at the college. Very active
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Kathy Mercuris taught every DMU physical therapy graduate until her retirement in 2020. Kathy Mercuris, P.T., D.H.S., knew since her youth that she wanted to work in a helping profession. When she watched a child being assisted by an adult
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Colleen Vanderkolk, D.O.’00, is a neurologist who practices with Ascension Medical Group and is affiliated with several Ascension Tennessee Saint Thomas hospitals in Nashville, TN.
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Travis Langan, D.P.M.’15, FACFAS, was lead author of the article, “The safety profile of same-day outpatient total ankle arthroplasty,” published in the January-February 2022 edition of the Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery. He practices at Carle Orthopedics and Sports
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Eric So, D.P.M.’15, FACFAS, was lead author of the article, “The role of secondary imaging techniques for assessing bone mineral density in elderly ankle fractures,” published in the January-February 2022 edition of the Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery. He
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