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37 COM Outlook . Spring 2013
Alumni Corner - Activities, Accomplishments, and Awards
Convention
held Febru-
ary 20-24 in
Weston. Dr.
James, who
has been
a FOMA
member for over 21 years, also
serves as a director for the
American Osteopathic Board
of Family Physicians, as a
Florida member of the Ameri-
can Osteopathic Association
(AOA) House of Delegates,
and on the AOA Council on
Postdoctoral Training. He
recently received another pres-
tigious accolade when he was
named Educator of the Year by
the American College of Osteo-
pathic Family Physicians.
Marc G.
Kaprow,
D.O., FACOI
(’01) recently
accepted a
position as
medical direc-
tor for the United Healthcare of
Florida Community and State
Long-Term Care Program,
which provides long-term
care and nursing home diver-
sion support to thousands of
Medicaid patients in 62 of 67
Florida counties. Additionally,
Dr. Kaprow was reelected to a
second term as president of the
Broward County Osteopathic
Medical Association and was
appointed to the American Col-
lege of Osteopathic Internists
Clinical Practice Committee.
Kristophe J. Karami D.O., M.S.
(’06) recently became an instruc-
tor in the Department of Neu-
rosurgery at the Johns Hopkins
University School of Medicine
in Baltimore, Maryland. His
specialty includes surgical
spinal oncology, minimally
invasive spinal techniques, and
spinal-cord injury research.
Christopher E. Keel, D.O.
(’09), who is a urology resi-
dent at Tu-
lane Univer-
sity School of
Medicine in
New Orleans,
Louisiana,
recently had
his article entitled “Protec-
tive Effects of Reducing Renal
Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury
During Renal Hilar Clamp-
ing: Use of Allopurinol as
a Nephroprotective Agent”
published in the January 2013
issue of Urology.
William Kirby,
D.O., FAOCD
(’00) recently
celebrated
his 100th live
appearance
on QVC,
where he serves as the national
spokesman for Neurogena
Dermatologics. Additionally,
he recently filmed another epi-
sode of the nationally syndi-
cated show The Doctors, which
will air this spring. Dr. Kirby
and his investment group also
opened their seventh laser tat-
too removal clinic named Dr.
Tattoff, which now has facili-
ties in California, Texas, and
Arizona. Lastly, he authored a
textbook chapter on the art and
science of laser tattoo removal,
which was published in the
second edition of Lasers and
Energy Devices for the Skin .
Christopher D. Robert, D.O.
(’99) has been appointed chief
of the Department of Anesthe-
siology at Hennepin County
Medical Center, which is a
level 1 trauma center in Min-
neapolis, Minnesota.
Kimberly A.
Sackheim,
D.O. (’06),
who is affili-
ated with the
Department
of Pain Man-
agement and Palliative Care at
Beth Israel Medical Center in
New York, recently published
a book entitled Rehab Clini-
cal Pocket Guide: Rehabilitation
Medicine, which is a reference
guide for medical students,
residents, fellows, and new
attending physicians. Her
next book—Pain Management
Clinical Pocket Guide—will be
published later this year.
Brett M.
Scotch, D.O.,
FAOCO (’99)
received the
2012 Commu-
nity Physician
of the Year
Award from Florida Hospital
Zephyrhills. The award recog-
nizes physicians who foster a
culture that supports a learn-
ing environment, communicate
in a respectful and professional
manner with patients, families,
and staff members, and opti-
mize patient safety to improve
patient outcomes.
William H.
Stager, D.O.,
M.S., M.P.H.,
FAAFP, FAA-
MA, FAAO,
FACOFP
(’89) recently
received his FAAFP fellow-
ship designation, making him
the only physician to have the
following four fellow designa-
tions—Fellow of the American
Academy of Family Physi-
cians, Fellow of the American
Academy of Medical Acupunc-
ture, Fellow of the American
Academy of Osteopathy, and
Fellow of the American Col-
lege of Osteopathic Family
Physicians. He currently serves
as the second vice president of
the Florida Osteopathic Medi-
cal Association.
James M. Turner D.O., FA-
COFP, FACOEP (’88) has been
named acting dean of William
Carey University College of
Osteopathic Medicine in Hat-
tiesburg, Mississippi, becoming
the first NSU-COM graduate to
be named dean of an osteo-
pathic medical school. He also
serves as the college’s associate
dean for clinical sciences and
associate professor of medicine.
L. Michael Waters, D.O. (’07)
was appointed assistant profes-
sor of community health and
family medicine at the Universi-
ty of Florida College of Medi-
cine and medical director of the
University of Florida Crossroads
Family Medicine Center.
Tony L.
Weaver, D.O.
(’11), a gen-
eral surgery
resident at the
Mayo Clinic
in Jackson-
ville, Florida, recently present-
ed his poster entitled “Needle
Before the Knife: Image-Guid-
ed Management of Pneumo-
peritoneum” at the South-
eastern Surgical Congress in
Jacksonville. He also authored
a similarly titled paper that
was accepted for publication in
Surgical Laparoscopy Endoscopy
and Percutaneous Techniques.
Jason Zell,
D.O., M.P.H.
(’01) was
among 12
physicians
from across
the country
to receive a Cancer Clinical
Investigator Team Leadership
Award in January from the
National Cancer Institute. The
award recognizes exceptional
cancer investigators for their
contributions to the advance-
ment of clinical research. Dr.
Zell is a medical oncologist
and co-leader of the Colon
Cancer Disease-Oriented Team
at the University of California,
Irvine’s Chao Family Compre-
hensive Cancer Center.