Class Notes

John T. Adams, M.D. ’63, an internal medicine physician, was on staff at Biloxi VA Medical Center in Biloxi, Mississippi. He retired in 1998 and lives in Pinetta, Florida.

Ellen Sayet, M.D. ’67, was honored by Lee Health in Southwest Florida during Women’s History Month in March for her pioneering contributions to medicine. Dr. Sayet was the first female physician at Lee Health and helped establish the first oncology unit at the hospital. She retired in 1984.

Philip Villanueva, M.D. ’67, was named a Trusted Healthcare Professional by The Inner Circle for his contributions to the field of neurosurgery. Dr. Villanueva is director of neurotrauma and critical care at Temple University Hospital in Philadelphia and a professor of clinical neurosurgery at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University. A specialist in neurotrauma and neurocritical care, he completed his residency and fellowship at UM/Jackson Memorial Health System and is a member of the Iron Arrow Honor Society.

Paul Wetter, B.S. ’71, M.D. ’75, was a pioneer in advanced laparoscopic surgery. He is a clinical professor emeritus of OB-GYN at the Miller School and chairman emeritus of the Society of Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgeons.

Roy Elterman, M.D. ’74, received the Child Neurology Society’s 2024 Roger and Mary Brumback Memorial Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of a lifelong commitment to child neurology, patient care and humanism in medicine. He retired from clinical practice in 2011 and is currently the president of the Pediatric Epilepsy Research Foundation in Dallas.

Robert Shesser, M.D. ’76, recently made his Grand Rounds presentation to the University of Miami/Jackson Health System Emergency Medicine Residency Program. Dr. Shesser is chair of the emergency medicine department at George Washington University.

Alan Matarasso, M.D. ’79, a plastic surgeon, is a clinical professor of surgery at Northwell Health System/Hofstra University, Zucker School of Medicine. He is a member of UM’s President’s Council and president-elect of the Plastic Surgery Foundation.

Roderic Pettigrew, M.D. ’79, Ph.D., a trailblazer in magnetic resonance imaging, currently serves as CEO of EnHealth and executive dean for EnMed at Texas A&M University.

Robert Carr, M.D. ’81, and Steven F. Falcone, B.S. ’83, M.D. ’87, M.B.A. ’04, recently participated on a virtual panel with students enrolled in the Miller School’s dual M.D./M.B.A. program. Dr. Carr is chief medical officer for Kumanu, a precision well-being technology company, and an executive performance coach with the Johnson & Johnson Human Performance Institute. Dr. Falcone is professor and associate chair of radiology at the Miller School.

Steven J. Barker, M.D. ’81, Ph.D., professor emeritus in the Department of Anesthesiology at the University of Arizona in Tucson, was a Friend of Foundation for Anesthesia Education and Research honoree in October 2023.

Clara Milikowski, M.D. ’83, UM/Jackson Pathology Resident ’87, UM/Jackson Pathology Fellow ’88, is a clinical professor in the Miller School’s Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine.

David C. Rosenberg, M.D. ’88, a family medicine practitioner, is founder/owner of Jupiter Concierge Family Practice in Jupiter, Florida. He obtained certification in functional medicine through the Institute for Functional Medicine in 2022.

Jonathan Reich, M.D. ’92, a pediatric cardiologist Maryland, has been recognized for his role in developing a life-saving screening technique to detect congenital heart disease in newborns. He published a history book, A Convenient Villain.

Kalman Blumberg, M.D. ’94, is an orthopaedic surgeon and spine specialist at Holy Cross Medical Group in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Karen Laszlo Keller, M.D. ’94, is the owner of Peninsula Dermatology in Burlingame, California, and has practiced there for more than 25 years.

Christopher Ward, M.D. ’95, M.B.A., an emergency medicine specialist, is chief medical officer at Methodist Hospital Northeast in San Antonio, Texas.

Adrian Burrowes, M.D. ’00, UM/Jackson Family Medicine Resident ’03, is CEO of CFP Physicians Group in Casselberry, Florida. He is on the list of Castle Connolly 2024 Top Black Doctors.

Laszlo Balazs, M.D., UM/Jackson Anesthesiology Resident ’04, is an anesthesia attending at HCA Florida Aventura Hospital in Miami.

Lauren Meshkov Bonati, M.D. ’13, UM/Jackson Internal Medicine Resident ’14, a dermatologist and co-owner of Mountain Dermatology Specialists, has been living and working in Vail, Colorado, for the past six years.

Sumit Mehta, M.D. ’16, joined the Cottage Gynecologic Oncology Clinic in Santa Barbara, California. He specializes in obstetrics and gynecology, with a focus on gynecologic oncology.

Louis Cai, B.S. ’14, M.D. ’18, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute Vitreoretinal Surgical Fellowship, founded Cosign AI with classmate Riya Fukui, M.D. ’18, to enhance health care provider efficiency, allowing more time for patient care without sacrificing quality.

Stuart Sacks, B.S. ’14, M.D. ’18, is an assistant professor of clinical anesthesiology and critical care at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia.

Meghan Jannette, M.D./M.P.H. ’20, is a pediatrician in private practice at Beverly Hills Pediatrics in Beverly Hills, California.

Jacqueline Baikovitz, M.D./M.P.H. ’21, an internal medicine resident at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine (PGY3), will complete a rheumatology fellowship at Emory School of Medicine. She was selected to join the 2024–25 National ACP Council of Resident/Fellow Members.

Patricia Ares-Romero, M.D., UM/Jackson psychiatry resident ’03, will become the 114th president of the Dade County Medical Association in June. Dr. Ares-Romero is CEO and CMO for Dr. Ares and Associates Consulting.