That Marie-Elena Dragonetti, D.O.’94, will attend her 25-year reunion at DMU in May is a testament to her fond memories of the University and her superb patient care. Although she has not been back to campus since she graduated, she […]
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When Karl “Fritz” Disque, D.O.’07, R.Ph., was in Haiti to help provide relief after the island nation’s catastrophic earthquake in 2010, he and his team encountered a woman who went into labor while digging her family out of the rubble.
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Scott Nelson, D.P.M.’00, FACFAS, on Feb. 15 took office as president-elect of the 7,600-member American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons (ACFAS) during the college’s 77th annual scientific conference in New Orleans. He is a foot and ankle surgeon with
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Peter Cohen, D.O.’90, joined Jaffrey Family Medicine and Monadnock Community Hospital in Jaffrey, NH. He completed his residency at Good Samaritan Hospital and Medical Center in Portland, OR. Board-certified in family medicine, Cohen previously was a primary care physician at
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Travis Venner, D.P.M.’98, M.S.-HCA’97, joined the podiatry department at the Essentia Health-Duluth Clinic in Duluth, MN. He will also care for patients at Essentia Health’s clinics in Virginia and Grand Rapids. Venner is certified by the American Board of Foot
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After John Schantzen, D.O.’14, and his wife, Amy Schantzen, D.O.’14, completed the Via Christi family medicine residency in Wichita, KS, they joined the medical staff of Kossuth Regional Health Center in Algona, IA, a rural part of the state. There,
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Nirmalendu “Niru” Pandeya, D.O.’69, FAAOS, FAACS, FAAPRS, FAIS, FICS, overcame more barriers than most to achieve his goal of becoming a doctor. A native of India, he was denied admission to medical school for years because he was “not a
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Jason Sheffler, D.O.’08, and Shannon Remington, D.O.’07, were elected president and president-elect, respectively, of the Iowa Chapter of the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians (ACOFP) at the Midwinter Osteopathic Family Practice Conference in January in Des Moines. Sheffler is
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Lesa Maring, M.H.A.’02, B.S.N., was appointed director of wound care and hyperbaric medicine at Pella (IA) Regional Health Center. She most recently worked at Boone County (IA) Hospital, where she successfully opened and managed its wound care initiative.
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Stephanie Puffer, D.P.T.’05, received the 2019 Rick Perkins Instructor of the Year Award at Chattahoochee Technical College (CTC) in Marietta, GA. She directs the physical therapist assistant program at the college and will compete as its representative at the regional
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