practice to Plantation, Florida,
authored an article entitled
“Back to School and Back to
Taking Care of Yourself” that
appeared in the October issue of
Our City Plantation
.
Rachel Pierre Latibeaudiere
D.O.
(’12) was the lead author
in the research article entitled
“Surveillance Cultures with Car-
bapenem-Resistant Acinetobacter
baumannii Predict the Develop-
ment of Clinical Infections: A
Cohort Study” that was published
in
Clinical Infectious Diseases
.
Laura E. Michael, D.O., FCAP
(’93) was elected president of the
American Osteopathic College of
Pathology at the AOA’s Osteo-
pathic Medical Conference and
Exposition held October 25-29 in
Seattle, Washington. She also ac-
cepted a gastrointestinal patholo-
gist position at EndoChoice—an
international medtech company
in Alpharetta, Georgia.
Jaclynn Moskow, D.O.
(’13),
who was recently named an
NSU-COM clinical instruc-
tor in public health, served as
a scientific adviser to a movie
entitled
The Perfect 46
that was
released in the spring of 2014. In
addition, because she is a skilled
professional poker player, Dr.
Moskow will be featured on the
next season of
Poker Night in
America
on CBS Sports.
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Lorraine Silliman Nadkarni,
D.O.
(’93) passed away on
April 10 after losing a valiant
four-year battle with brain can-
cer. A captain in the U.S. Navy
Medical Corps, Dr. Nadkarni’s
career included tours at Guan-
tanamo Bay, Parris Island and
the Naval Hospital in Beaufort,
South Carolina, the Naval
Health Clinic in Pearl Harbor
in Hawaii, and in Yokosuka,
Japan. She also served on the
Secretary of the Navy’s Council
Review Board-Physical Evalua-
tion Board in Washington, D.C.,
and was deployed in support
of Operation Iraqi Freedom to
Kuwait. Her military service
earned her many prestigious
military awards, including the
Legion of Merit, the Meritorious
Service Medal, and the Navy
and Marine Corps Commenda-
tion Medal with two gold stars.
Dr. Nadkarni is survived by her
husband, Dipak D. Nadkarni,
D.O. (’93), who currently serves
as a captain in the U.S. Navy
Medical Corps and is based in
Quantico, Virginia.
Earle M. Pescatore, Jr., D.O.,
M.H.A., FACOG
(’89) who is
affiliated with Women’s Con-
tinence and Robotics Surgical
Specialists, LLC—a leading South
Florida practice for gynecological
services and urinary inconti-
nence—earned his board certifica-
tion in female pelvic medicine
and reconstructive surgery from
the American Board of Obstetrics
and Gynecology in October.
Patrick Peterson, D.O.
(’97)
passed away on August 5 at
the age of 50 at his residence
in Harrisburg, Illinois. He is
survived by his mother, two
children, and a sister.
Berry Pierre, D.O., M.P.H.
(’11), who completed his internal
medicine residency training at
Columbia Hospital in West Palm
Beach, Florida, is now working
as an attending physician at
Bethesda Health Physician Group
in West Palm Beach.
Jeffry G. Pirofsky, D.O.
(’89)
was elected vice president of the
American Osteopathic College of
Physical Medicine.
Camilo A. Ruiz, D.O., FACOI
(’07) was chosen to be an official
spokesperson for the American
Academy of Sleep Medicine. In
August, he served as a guest
speaker on RCN Radio Columbia
discussing optimal sleep duration
to an audience of over one-
million listeners.
Lona Sasser, D.O.
(’98), who
recently celebrated the one-year
anniversary of opening her OB/
GYN solo practice in Coral
Springs, Florida, coordinated a
local Monster Mash 5k run to
encourage patient health and
give back to the community.
Deepa Sharma, D.O.
(’05),
who relocated to Maui, Hawaii,
in August to accept a position
as a family physician at Kaiser
Permanente, currently hosts a
weekly radio segment called
“Feeling Good with Doctor
Deeps” on
Dirty Pop
with Lance
Bass on SiriusXM.
Shani Studnik, D.O.
(’97), a
prominent South Florida derma-
tologist and skincare specialist,
has opened a practice in Aven-
tura, Florida, in partnership with
Horwitz Dermatology, where he is
providing cutting-edge medical and
cosmetic dermatology services.
Yvette Tivoli, D.O.
(’08) dis-
cussed the topic “Acral Myxoin-
flammatory Fibroblastic Sarcoma
Successfully Treated with Mohs
Micrographic Surgery” at the
American Osteopathic College
of Dermatology Annual Meeting
held October 26-28 in Seattle,
Washington. She also coauthored
an article entitled “How to Make
Calcium Hydroxylapatite Injec-
tions Safer” that was published
in the September issue of the
Journal of Drugs in Dermatology
.
Elise J. Zahn, D.O., M.B.A.,
FACEOP-D
(’96) was named as a
National Hockey League team phy-
sician for the Tampa Bay Lightning.
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