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class notes News and Updates From Alumni of the Universi ty of Il l inois Col lege of Medicine and Medical Center '67 Richard F. Bulger, MD '67, Res '72, has received the Physician Leader- ship Medallion from Adventist Hinsdale Hospital in Hins- dale, Ill. The medallion is awarded to medical staff and community leaders who are committed to the mis- sion, vision and values of Adventist Hinsdale and support the hospital through their time and gifts. Bulger, an otolaryngologist, has served on Adventist Hinsdale's medical staff for nearly four decades in many leader- ship roles, including medical staff president and surgery department chairman. He also has served on the Hinsdale Hospital Foundation's board of directors and received the 2010 Physician Stewardship Award from Adventist Bolingbrook Hospital. In addition, Bulger was an adjunct attending physician at Rush University Medical Center, which included a faculty appointment, and he has been an active and attending physician at several local community hospitals. He is past president of the DuPage County Medical Society, a past delegate and trustee to the Illinois State Medical Society, and a member of the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. '87 Norbert M. Becker, MD, Res '87, has received the Distinguished Alumni Award from the Chicago Medical School Alumni As- sociation Board of Governors. A na- tive of Chicago, Becker is a clinician, teacher and researcher who has devoted his professional life to the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of diseases of the eye. He is board- certified and practices at Geneva Eye Clinic Ltd. in Geneva, Ill., where he has been a managing partner since 2001. He also serves on the medical staff of Delnor Hospital and Tri-Cities Surgery Center, both in Geneva, and at Stroger Hospital of Cook County. Becker is a clinical assistant professor of ophthalmol- ogy at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science/The Chicago Medical School and director, Uveitis Science Division of Ophthalmol- ogy, Stroger Hospital. An expert on uveitis, diabetic retinopathy and age-related macular degeneration, he has given numerous presenta- tions and lectures. Becker is a member of numerous professional societies and has contributed chap- ters on ocular histoplasmosis for the comprehensive reference book Duane's Clinical Ophthalmology. He also has written articles for the jour- nal Archives of Ophthalmology and served as editor in chief for Eye on Illinois, a publication of the Illinois Association of Ophthalmology. Avrom Simon, MD '87, Res '92, MPH '92, CPE, recently joined MCM, a national leader in providing population health man- agement services, as its medical director. Board-certified in occupa- tional and environmental medicine, Simon served on the faculty of the University of Illinois Medical Center and was a practicing physician and clinic director for more than 10 years. He also previously served as the medical director of a large international insurer. Simon is a diplomat of the American Board of Quality Assurance & Utilization Re- view Physicians and a member of the American College of Managed Care Medicine and the American College of Physician Executives, where he obtained certified physi- cian executive status. He has pub- lished and lectured on a variety of managed care and utilization topics for America's Health Insurance Plans, National Managed Health Care Congress and other national conferences. '90 Paul D. Kivela '86, MD '90, has been awarded the Walter T. Edwards Award, the highest honor of the California chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians, which recognizes a chapter leader who has demon- strated the highest commitment to emergency medicine and made contributions that have significantly shaped CAL/ACEP's mission, vi- sion, objectives and priorities. CAL/ Wayne M. Goldstein '74, MD '78, Res '83, has been a familiar face in the halls of the College of Medicine for more than 30 years as a medical student, a resident and a clinical professor of orthopedics. But he's just as well known elsewhere. Goldstein recently was named chairman of the new department of orthopedics at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in suburban Park Ridge, Ill., where he has been on staff since 1984. He says he'll help continue to lead Lutheran General to national prominence, as well as continue to build its rela- tionship with Illinois Medicine. "One of my goals is to enhance the education of orthopedic residents at UIC. Lutheran General is one of the busiest trauma centers around," says Gold- stein, a native of Chicago's Rogers Park neighborhood, who also is the founder and president of the Illinois Bone and Joint Institute. One of the largest independent groups of orthopedic physicians in the country, IBJI has brought economies of scale for health insurance, medical malpractice and group purchasing, Goldstein says. "The size of our group made it affordable to put digital radiography throughout the organization and now electronic medical records," he says. "We have accounting, legal [and] credentialing in-house as well as central compli- ance, OSHA and HIPPA officers. A single group would struggle to have this, or simply skip it." Goldstein's promotion at Advocate speaks to his prowess as a surgeon, his founding of the institute shows his savvy in creating a lower-cost solution for functions like physical therapy and MRI, and his development of orthopedic im- plants for troublesome hips and knees documents his success as a researcher. He says his continuing connection to the College of Medicine as a teacher is very important to him. "Many of us could have never gotten a medical education if it wasn't for the University of Illinois," he says. "I grew up in East Rogers Park. I couldn't afford to go to some of the private schools. "I can walk the halls now with my son, Jeffrey [Goldstein, MD, Res '12], and point out where the iron lung used to sit," Goldstein adds. "The experience and the diversity here is vital. You can't get it anywhere else. You get a head start on your career here." The careers of emerging physicians in 2011 will look much different than what Goldstein experienced when he became an MD, and he wants to make sure he helps prepare young doctors for what is before them. "We have to be able to change into accountable care organizations," Goldstein says. "Residents will have to learn to reset medicine, reformulate care and clinically integrate our hospitals. We want to expose them to modern, efficient care." But just as important as electronic medical records, he says, are the so- called soft skills of service and teamwork. "That's what I hope to bring to bear in my new position," he says. — Patrick Kampert 38 | SUMMER 2 011

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