(’03), a
lieutenant
commander
in the U.S.
Navy, are cur-
rently work-
ing as surgical
critical care fellows at Orlando
Regional Medical Center in Or-
lando, Florida. In January, they
co-presented their research
at the Society of Critical Care
Medicine 43
rd
Critical Care
Congress in San Francisco, Cal-
ifornia. Their
presentations
were entitled
“Atypical
Presentation
of ARDS in
Three Patients
Following Propane Explosion”
and “Reduction of Catheter
Associated Urinary Tract Infec-
tions in the ICU.”
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COM Outlook . Spring 2014
Richard
Thacker,
D.O., FACOI
(’92) was
board certified
in hospice and
palliative care
and elected a board member to
the Osteopathic Political Action
Committee. He also became a
clinical instructor in internal
medicine for the Alabama Col-
lege of Osteopathic Medicine
and is developing training sites
in Tallahassee, Florida.
Elise Zahn,
D.O., M.B.A.,
FACOEP
(’96)
was recently
appointed
to serve as a
board examin-
er for the American Osteopathic
Board of Emergency Medicine.
Alumni Corner -
Activities, Accomplishments, and Awards
pointed to
the Board of
Osteopathic
Medicine
by Florida
Governor
Rick Scott for
a term that began on Decem-
ber 18, 2013, and will end on
October 31, 2016.
Camilo Ruiz,
D.O.
(’07) and
his wife
Tif-
fany Size-
more-Ruiz,
D.O.
(’09)
were featured
on the February cover of
Las
Olas Lifestyle
magazine for an
inside article entitled “Power
Couples.” In addition, Dr. Ruiz
was featured on Mundo Fox’s
Brown & Co.
and
Doctora
Azaret
on CNN en Espanol to
provide commentary on his
sleep specialty. Dr. Sizemore-
Ruiz was equally as busy, ap-
pearing on Hot 105 radio and
in
Latina Magazine
to speak
about heart disease in women
as the spokeswoman for the
American Heart Association’s
South Florida Chapter.
Brett
Scotch,
D.O.
(’99)
was elected
president of
the Hillsbor-
ough County
Osteopathic Medical Society
for 2014 and was awarded the
Guardian of the Profession
honor by the American Osteo-
pathic Association.
Gregory Semon, D.O.
(’08)
and
Paul Wisniewski, D.O.
During the 118
th
Annual Osteopathic Medical Conference and Exposition, which was held September 30-October 4 in Las Vegas, Nevada,
NSU-COM coordinated an alumni reception at the Bonnie Springs Ranch in nearby Blue Diamond, Nevada.
AOA Alumni Reception in Las Vegas - October 2, 2013
