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Theodore L. Aquino,
D.O., M.B.A.
(’09) pub-
lished a paper in the Centers
for Disease Control and Pre-
vention’s
Morbidity and Mortal-
ity Weekly Report
that describes
an influenza outbreak he man-
aged while serving as medical
department head of U.S. Navy
minesweeper ships. He pre-
sented the findings at a North
Atlantic Treaty Organization
international medical confer-
ence in Marseille, France, and
is scheduled to speak about the
case at the American Occupa-
tional Health Conference in
Baltimore, Maryland, in May.
Tyler Cymet, D.O.,
FACP, FACOFP
(’88) ap-
peared in the December 26
episode of
Untold Stories of
the ER
entitled “Over-Juiced”
about an iodine-induced
thyroid disorder. This marked
the fourth time Dr. Cymet has
been featured on an episode
of the program, which is
broadcast by Discovery Life
and The Learning Channel.
Gaston Dana, D.O.,
FACP, FACCWS,
FAAEP, FAAMA
(’92) co-
authored the manual entitled
Ultrasound Physics and its
Applications in Medicine
that is
being used as an instructional
tool in the Franklin College
biophysics course.
Lilia Gorodinsky, D.O.
(’03) appeared on several
high-profile TV programs in
December as a topic expert.
She was featured in a seg-
ment entitled “Joint Injections
Heal Baby Boomer Arthritis”
on
ABC World News Tonight
that centered on the use of
platelet-rich plasma and gave a
demonstration on the ben-
efits of utilizing osteopathic
manipulative treatment on an
episode of
The Dr. Oz Show
that focused on “Pain Solu-
tions Without Taking a Pill.”
David R. Heller, D.O.,
FACEP
(’85) was recently
appointed as medical director
of the Portsmouth Regional
Hospital Emergency Depart-
ment located in Portsmouth,
New Hampshire.
Jeremy Ingram, D.O.
(’07) accepted a full-time posi-
tion with Lee Physician Group
Emergency Medicine Physi-
cians in Fort Myers, Florida.
In this role, he works for the
Lee Memorial Health System
at Healthpark Medical Center
and Lee Memorial Hospital.
Dr. Ingram also works as
a part-time clinical faculty
member at the University of
Florida College of Medicine
in Jacksonville.
Smith Joseph, D.O.
(’98),
who is a family medicine prac-
titioner, was elected mayor of
North Miami, Florida.
Christopher E. Keel,
D.O.
(’09) recently joined
Academic Urologists at Er-
langer Hospital and Univer-
sity of Tennessee in Chat-
tanooga as clinical assistant
professor of urology.
Katarina Lindley, D.O.
(’04) recently accepted a posi-
tion as medical director for the
Community Care Clinic asso-
ciated with Palo Pinto Hospital
in Mineral Wells, Texas. She
also was profiled in
Mineral
Wells Index.com
in an article
entitled “Croatian-Born Doctor
Planting Local Roots.”
Daniel McBath, D.O.,
FACOFP
(’90) passed away
ALUMNI CORNER
suddenly on February 23 at
the age of 53. His devotion to
his alma mater was evidenced
in 1995 when Dr. McBath be-
came the inaugural president
of the NSU-COM Alumni
Association. He also served
as president of the Florida
Society of the American Col-
lege of Osteopathic Family
Physicians in 1999-2000 and
was a past president of the
Pasco County Osteopathic
Medical Association.
Richard John Presutti,
D.O.
(’93) was named chief
executive officer of the Mayo
Clinic Health System in Way-
cross, Georgia. Dr. Presutti,
who has been affiliated with the
Mayo Clinic since 1997, previ-
ously served as chair of the
Division of Regional Medicine
in the Department of Family
Medicine at Mayo Clinic’s
Jacksonville, Florida, campus.
Brett Scotch, D.O.,
FAOCO
(’99) was named
as a director at large on the
Florida Osteopathic Medical
Association 2015-16 Executive
Committee at the association’s
annual meeting, which took
place February 18-22.
Aquino
Cymet
Dana
Gorodinsky
Ingram
Keel
Lindley
McBath
Presutti
Scotch
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