It’s early morning and Jody Sadler, M.D. (’09), is zipping across major highways clocking a few hundred miles from Champaign, Illinois to…
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Kelly Burke, M.D. (’04)
As a social worker, Kelly Burke, M.D. (’04) was frustrated about not being able to help her cases any further than just advising— at times feeling as if her hands…
Rizwana Fareeduddin, M.D. (’01)
Coming from a family of doctors, Rizwana Fareeduddin, M.D. (’01) had many role models to look up to. However, it was her great aunt who provided her with a source…
Have a Heart
A well-regarded transplant cardiologist and professor of medicine, he was instrumental in starting a hearttransplant clinic at Mayo Clinic Jacksonville in…
On The Cutting Edge
Jaco Festekjian, M.D. (’93) says he knew he wanted to be a doctor since the age of five, but it wasn’t until the fourth year of his general surgery residency that he…
The Good Doctor
George Faile III, M.D. (‘83) shares three enduring qualities with his father — his name, his medical profession and his commitment to bring health…
In a League of his Own
Brain specialists know the dangers of playing ice hockey, but Alan Weintraub M.D. (’82), not only accepts those risks, but also plays in a men’s…
One Man’s Crusade
When he was 14 years old, Alhasan Ceesay,M.D. (’92), crossed paths in his village of Njawara, the Gambia, with a family in urgent need of…
Breaking Barriers
Rajbir Klair, M.D. (’09) — who this year matched into family medicine at the University of Toronto — got his first introduction to the medical…
The Road Less Traveled
As a medical school applicant, Denise Man, M.D. (’07), considered several North American schools in which to start her education. While…
