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COM Outlook . Fall 2013
Faculty/Staff Focus -
Activities, Achievements, and Awards
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Joseph De Gaetano, D.O.,
M.S.Ed, FAAFP, FACOFP
,
professor of family medicine,
associate dean for clinical and
graduate medical education,
and executive director for the
Consortium for Excellence
in Medical Education, was
named Mentor of the Year
by the NSU-COM/Broward
Health Medical Center Family
Medicine Residency Program.
The honor is awarded by the
residents each summer to a
faculty member who has been
singled out as an exceptional
educator, mentor, and role
model for the academic year.
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Nikerson Geneve, D.O.
,
clinical assistant professor of
family medicine and direc-
tor of medical education at
Lakeside Medical Center in
Belle Glade, Florida, which
is a member of NSU-COM’s
Consortium for Excellence in
Medical Education, was fea-
tured along with the center’s
first class of family medicine
residency graduates in an Au-
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Palm Beach Post
article.
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Kenneth Johnson, D.O.,
FACOOG
, associate professor
and chair of the Department
of Obstetrics and Gynecology,
was named a Top Obstetri-
cian/Gynecologist by the
International Association of
Obstetricians and Gynecolo-
gists (IAOBGYN). As a result,
Dr. Johnson will be profiled
in
The Leading Physicians of
the World
publication. The
IAOBGYN spotlights physi-
cians that have demonstrated
success and leadership in their
profession and provides an
opportunity to network, col-
laborate, and share informa-
tion with medical professions
from around the globe.
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Neil Natkow, D.O., FA-
COFP
, clinical professor of
family medicine and owner
of MedMediators—a health
care and mediation firm—
received a Distinguished
Faculty Award in July, which
is presented to a clinical fac-
ulty member in recognition of
his/her outstanding contri-
butions to NSU’s College of
Osteopathic Medicine in the
areas of teaching, scholarship,
and service.
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Sidney Coupet, D.O., M.P.H.,
M.Sc.
, who joined the De-
partment of Internal Medi-
cine in July, received his D.O.
degree from Lake Erie Col-
lege of Osteopathic Medicine
and is a scholar in the Robert
Wood Johnson Foundation
NSU-COM
Welcomes New
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Anthony Ottaviani, D.O.,
M.P.H., MACOI, FCCP
, clinical
professor of internal medicine,
regional dean, and director of
medical education at Largo
Medical Center, has been ap-
pointed chief academic and
designated institutional officer
at the medical center. Dr. Ot-
taviani will head Largo’s pro-
gram, having oversight of 125
interns, residents, and fellows
in 13 specialized programs.
He also is a member of the
Health Professions Division’s
Board of Governors and has
been elected to the American
Osteopathic Association Men-
tor Hall of Fame.
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Eileen Ramsaran, M.D.
,
clinical instructor of internal
medicine, traveled to Moore,
Oklahoma, after the city was
devastated by a tornado on
May 20. Dr. Ramsaran and
five other doctors spent eight
days in Moore, serving 250
people at the Mercy Mobile
Clinic. The group provided
free medical assistance that
included caring for wounds,
lacerations, bone injuries,
strains, diabetes, coronary ar-
tery and pulmonary disease,
and administered immuniza-
tions and supplies. The North
Miami Beach Mercy Mobile
Clinic regularly participates
in health fairs, allowing Dr.
Ramsaran and NSU-COM
students to provide health
care to the underserved.
Clinical
Scholars
Program.
In addi-
tion, his
consid-
erable
research
involving the Haitian popula-
tion has appeared in a num-
ber of publications.
Ilya Fonarov, D.O.
, a 2002
NSU-COM graduate, be-
came program director of the
NSU-COM/Palmetto General
Hospital Internal Medicine
Residency in May. Prior to
joining the college’s faculty
family, Dr. Fonarov worked as
a hospitalist.
Elizabeth M. Hames, D.O.
,
a 2009 NSU College of Os-
teopathic Medicine alumna
who joined the Department of
Geriatrics in July, completed
her postgraduate education
at Palmetto General Hospital
in Hialeah, has performed
considerable volunteer work in
various geriatric settings, and
finished her geriatric fellow-
ship at NSU-COM in June.
Bruce Pe-
ters, D.O.,
FACOP,
FAAP
,
who
previously
served
as the
college’s medical director,
returned to NSU-COM in June
to become director of medical
education at Bethesda Hospital.
Dr. Peters, who works in the
pediatrics clinic during evening
hours, received his D.O. degree
from the Chicago College of
Osteopathic Medicine.
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