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– Cathy Raba Wolfe, cancer patient

“They saved my life.”

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President’s GalaInspiring hopeoN tHe Cover: through the selfless commitment and generosity of Bill Greehey and the Greehey Family Foundation, student scholarships, community outreach programs, and faculty recruitment and retention are made possible at the Ut Health Science Center – all aimed at the goal of making lives better in San Antonio and the world. this year, a $5 million gift from the foundation pushed the university’s Campaign for the Future of Health over its goal of $500 million. Greehey’s spirit of giving has inspired many, including local engineer and businessman Carl raba Jr., Ph.D. But Dr. raba had an even greater reason for giving – his daughter, Cathy raba wolfe. “we can never repay the good doctors at the Health Science Center for saving Cathy’s life. But our gift is a small way we can help and inspire others to help keep them here in San Antonio where they can multiply their lifesaving care in future patients.” this year, Dr. raba gave a $500,000 gift to name an endowment for one of Cathy’s surgeons.Cover photo by Greg Harrison

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10 Family’s goal to beat cancer results in new endowment for hematology/oncology

11 ASCO lauds prostate cancer studies

12 A call to heal, a call to serveAlumnusgivesbackthroughmentoringandmore

13 Key to the Cure supports CTRC

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14 Annual giving by the President’s Council

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Asthenewyearbegins,weareremindedthatitisourcommitmenttotransformationalresearch,education,clinicalcareandcommunityservicethatanimateseachofourendeavorsattheUtHealthScienceCenter.

Acriticalfactorfacilitatingoursuccessistheenthusiastic,heartfeltsupportofourdonors.throughoutthisissueof Mission,wehighlightthemanyandvariedavenuesofphilanthropythatunderlieourexcellence.

thisyear’sgalawastheperfectvenueforextendingourdeepgratitudetoBillGreeheyandtheGreeheyFamilyFoundationfortheirexceptionalgenerositythatpushedtheHealthScienceCenter’sCampaignfortheFutureofHealthoveritsgoalof$500million.notonlyisBillGreeheyachampionforouruniversitybut,throughouthiscareer,hehasextendedhimselfandhisresourcestoinstillinghopeinthoseinneed.

AlsoatthecoreofthecampaignandthefoundationforitsfulfillmentistheHealthScienceCenter’sDevelopmentBoard.edKelleyserveswithdistinctionasourboardchair.Hisleadershipfollowsinthefootstepsofourformerchairs:Johnt.Montford,JociStrausandGlennBiggs.eachhasplayedasignificantroleinthesuccessofourcampaign.together,withourcommunity,whatwehaveaccomplishedisunprecedented,andbuoysourHealthScienceCenterasabeaconofhopeforourcommunity.ihopeyouwillenjoyreadinginthisissueaboutsomeofthesuccessfulfundraisingeffortsoverthepastyear,andaboutthededicatedvolunteersandgenerousdonorswhomakethesesuccessespossible.

Onlywiththesteadfastsupportofourcommunitycanwecancontinuetostriveforpreeminenceinourmissionsofbiomedicalresearchdiscovery;educatingthenextgenerationofphysicians,dentists,bioscientists,nursesandhealthcareprofessionals;invaluableservicetoourcommunity,especiallyforthoseingreatestneed;andexcellencein

compassionatepatientcare.Oursincerestthanksgotoeachandeverybenefactor.everygiftmakesadifference.

Aswewishyouahealthyandfulfillingnewyear,wethankyouforcontributingtothesuccessofourmissions.withyourcommitment,wewillcontinuetobetheplacewheresuperbscience,learningandpatientcareintersecttoservethepeopleofourcommunities,hereinourcity,acrossSouthtexasandthroughouttheworld.

Sincerely,

williamL.Henrich,M.D.,MACPPresidentProfessorofMedicineUtHealthScienceCenteratSanAntonio

Donors’ generosity makes our missions possible

President Henrich and Mary L. Henrich (right) are joined by Janna Lesser, Ph.D., M.S.N., associate professor of family and community health systems, and Richard Usatine, M.D., professor of family and community medicine (left), in honoring Bill and Louree Greehey at the sixth annual President’s Gala this past fall.

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Frankweaker,Ph.D.,professorofcellularandstructuralbiology,hasauthored“StructuresoftheHeadandneck,”abrilliantlyillustratedbookfordentalhygieneanddentalassistingstudentsandteachers.Dr.weakerisco-coursedirectorforDentalHistologyandcoursedirectorforStructuresoftheHeadandneckthatistaughttofirstyeardentalanddentalhygienestudents.

workingwithDavidBaker,medicalillustrationsupervisorinCreativeMediaServices,whohasworkedattheHealthScienceCenterfor18years,Dr.weakerdevelopedthebookoverthecourseofthreeyears,but“thetextbookrepresentstheculminationof38yearsofprofessionalschoolteaching,”Dr.weakersaid.“thethoughtthatthroughthisbookicouldbeinfluencingtheeducationofstudents

outsidethewallsoftheHealthScienceCenterisawonderfulsenseofaccomplishment.”

BakersaidhehashadopportunitiestoworkwithfacultymembersonafewbooksattheHealthScienceCenterduringhistenure.

“Facultymemberswhowritebooksgoaboveandbeyondthecallofdutyastheyarealsotaskedwithteaching,conductingresearchandprovidingclinicalcare.thereareveryfewwhoareabletoaccomplishit,”Bakersaid.“it’squiteanachievementforboththeauthorandtheartisttoseeabookpublishedandavailable.”

the512pagebook,publishedbyF.A.DavisCompany,wasprintedinSeptemberandisavailableforpurchaseattheHealthScienceCenterbookstoreandworldwideonline.

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Dr. Weaker (pictured) collaborated with David Baker, medical illustration supervisor, to achieve his remarkable textbook.

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Teamwork produces outstanding book for students, teachers

Vulcan Funshoot celebrates 20 years Morethan350turnedoutthisfallforthe20thannualVulcanFunshootwhichthisyearraisedmorethan$169,000innetproceedsfortheCancertherapy&researchCenter(CtrC)attheUtHealthScienceCenter.thesportingclayfundraiserhasbeenalaboroflovesince1994fortheemployeesandleadersoftheaggregatescompanyandhasraisedmorethan$2millionovertheyearstosupporttheCtrC’smissiontoconquercancerthroughresearch,preventionandtreatment.

CTRC benefits from Book & Author LuncheonNearly 1,100 people — the largest group ever — attended the San Antonio Express News Book & Author Luncheon benefiting the Institute for Drug Development (IDD). IDD is the Phase I Clinical Research program of the Cancer Therapy & Research Center (CTRC), part of the UT Health Science Center San Antonio.

Preliminary figures show that the gross amount raised at this year’s luncheon was $298,884, which includes $40,075 from the sale of books — $6,400 more than the book sale at last year’s event.

Featured authors this year were world-renowned A. Scott Berg, former U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison, Scott Anderson, Jamie Deen, Bob Staake and Kathleen Kent.

Also among those attending the luncheon were legendary University of Texas football coach Fred Akers and his son, Dan Akers, who are both cancer survivors. The two men and their families were featured in an upbeat Health Science Center-produced video telling the stories of how Fred Akers overcame prostate cancer and his son beat renal cell carcinoma with the help of CTRC physicians and researchers.

To see the video, visit youtu.be/J7vjy3FZG4g.

CTRC is one of only four National Cancer Institute-designated cancer centers in Texas.

Author A. Scott Berg (right) signs his book “Wilson,” for Francisco González-Scarano, M.D., dean of the School of Medicine.

Vulcan Materials Company employees organize and work the Vulcan Funshoot to benefit the CTRC. (Left to right) Tom Ransdell, CTRC board member and retired president of Vulcan Southwest Division; Ian M. Thompson Jr., M.D., director of the CTRC; Jeff Lott, Vulcan vice president and general manager; Steve Guenther, Vulcan sales representative; Clay Upchurch, Vulcan director of human resources; and Pat Bendele, Vulcan manager of statewide transportation.

“weneededachampionbackthen,andwefoundoneinBillGreehey,”declaredwilliamL.Henrich,M.D.,UtHealthScienceCenterpresident,attheuniversity’ssixthannualPresident’sGala,“AneveningofHope,”heldthispastfallinSanAntonio.Dr.Henrichannounceda$5milliongiftthatnightfromtheGreeheyFamilyFoundationtotheuniversity,whichpushedtheHealthScienceCenter’sCampaignfortheFutureofHealthoveritsgoalof$500million.

Dr.andMrs.Henrichwerejoinedbymorethan1,500communityandacademicleadersandstudentsinattendanceatthegala,whichpaidtributetoGreehey,oneoftheworld’smostadmiredbusinessmenandphilanthropists.GreeheyischairmanoftheboardofnuStarenergy,L.P.,oneofthelargestpetroleumpipelineandterminaloperatorsinAmerica.

GreeheyhasbeenalongtimeandsteadfastsupporteroftheHealthScienceCenter.in2007,ahistoricgiftof$25millionfromtheGreeheyFamilyFoundationlaunchedthemomentumfortheuniversity’sCampaignfortheFutureofHealth.infullcirclefashion,the$5milliongiftannouncedatthegalafromtheGreeheyFamilyFoundationclosedthecampaign.

“it’sonlyfittingthatourcampaignculminateswithamajorgiftfromhim,”Dr.Henrichsaid.

promoting community healththe2013communitywidegalaraised

almost$600,000toestablishtwofundsnamedforhonoree,BillGreeheyandtheGreeheyFamilyFoundation.

theGreeheyFamilyFoundationendowmentforCommunityServicewillsupportfaculty

andstudentprogramsdirectlybenefittingthehealthandwell-beingofthecommunity.

theGreeheyFamilyFoundationFundforCommunityServiceandPatientneeds“theHopeFund”willsupporttheuniversity’smissionofservicebyaddressingpatients’urgentlifesavingmedicalneeds.

withthefoundation’semphasisonsupportinghealthandhumanwelfare,children’scauses,educationandthehomeless,Greeheysaidthefoundation’spartnershipwiththeuniversityallowsbothentitiestomakemorelivesbetter.

providing for the poor and homeless “weareproudofourpartnershipwiththe

UtHealthScienceCenter.Byjoiningforces,thefoundationandtheuniversitycancontinuetomakeagreaterdifferenceinthehealthandwell-beingofmen,womenandchildren–notjustinSanAntonio,butincommunitiesacrosstheworld–thankstotheworld-classresearchthatisbeingdoneattheHealthScienceCenter,”Greeheysaid.“And,iamalsoproudofourcollaborativeworktoprovidehealthanddentalcaretotheworkingpoorandhomelessinourcommunity.”

Dr.HenrichsaidtheHealthScienceCenterhoststhecommunitywidegalatoshowcasetheuniversity’smissions,raisefundstosupporttheworkofthefacultyandstudentsacrosstheuniversity,andhonorexceptionalleaderswhoworktomakeadifferencelocally,regionallyandnationally.

Nationally ranked business leader“weareespeciallyproudtopaytributetoone

ofourmosticonicandadmiredbusinessmenand

“To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived; this is to have succeeded.” For decades, the verse of 19th century American

poet Ralph Waldo Emerson has rung true for many

who reach out to help others in need. Bill Greehey

is among those. Some might say Greehey is the

epitome of Emerson’s philosophy, making it his life’s

work to lift up the less fortunate. At the UT Health

Science Center, Greehey shines as a beacon of hope

and a leader in advancing the university’s mission to

“make lives better.”

Inspiring hopeGreehey, donors model

commitment to community

President ’s Gala

By Natalie Gutierrez

Louree and Bill Greehey

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President William Henrich, M.D., with Cathy Raba Wolfe and Carl Raba Jr., Ph.D.

philanthropists,BillGreehey.”Dr.Henrichsaid.“earlierthisyear,The Harvard Business

ReviewrankedBillnearthetopofitslistingofthe100Best-PerformingCeOsintheworld.thisrecognitionofthetremendoussuccesshehasachievedasachiefexecutiveofficeralsoreflectsBill’sdedicationtohisemployees,ourcityandallpersonsinneed,”Dr.Henrichsaid.“theHealthScienceCenteristhrilledtohonorBillGreeheyandtheGreeheyFamilyFoundationfortheirstrongcommitmenttoSanAntonioandtoouruniversity.”

theGreeheyFamilyFoundation’sunwaveringsupporthasallowedHealthScienceCenterscientistsattheGreeheyChildren’sCancer

researchinstitutetodevotetheirtimetounderstandingchildren’scancerwiththegoalofcreatingnewandbettertreatments.

in2006,GreeheylaunchedHavenforHopeinSanAntonio,aninnovativeprogramtotransformandsavethelivesofhomelessindividualsandfamilies.now,HealthScienceCentermedicalstudentsanddentalresidentsreceiveclinicaltrainingtherewhileproviding

facultysupervisedcaretopatientswhootherwisecouldnotaccessoraffordcare.

throughGreehey’sselflesscommitmentandgenerosity,studentscholarships,communityoutreachprograms,andfacultyrecruitmentandretentionaremadepossible–allaimedatthegoalofmakinglivesbetterinSanAntonioandtheworld.

dr. Carl raba supports lifesaving careretainingexceptionalfacultyphysicians,who

providelifesavingcaretopatients,attheHealthScienceCenteristhegoalofCarlF.rabaJr.,Ph.D.,chairmanandCeOofraba-KistnerConsultantsinc.ofSanAntonio.Dr.rabajoinedGreehey

andothersinattendanceatthegalaandalsojoinedtheminadvancingtheuniversitythroughphilanthropicsupport.

A$500,000giftfromDr.rabaestablishedtheCarlrabaFamilyChairinneuro-OncologyattheCancertherapy&researchCenterattheUtHealthScienceCenter.Johnr.Floydiii,M.D.,assistantprofessorintheDepartmentofneurosurgery,istheholderofthechair.Dr.rabasaidhemadethegiftbecause“SanAntonioneedsphysicianslikeDr.Floydandhiscolleagues.ihavewitnessedtheirremarkableskillsandcompassionfirsthand.theysavedmydaughter’slife.”

inthefallof2011,Dr.raba’sdaughter,Cathyrabawolfe,theyoungestofhisfivechildren,begansufferingfromsevereheadaches,problemswithhervisionandotherunusualsymptoms.whatdoctorsattheHealthScienceCenterfoundshockedCathy,Dr.rabaandtheirentirefamily.Amassivetumorhaddevelopedinherskullandsinuscavitiesandwasplacingpainfulpressureonheropticalnerves.Subsequentbiopsiesrevealedthetumorwascancerous.Cathywasdiagnosedwithesthesioneuroblastoma(enB),alsoknownasolfactoryneuroblastoma,araregrowthofcanceroustissueoriginatinginthenasalcavity.Approximatelyonly1,000caseshavebeenidentifiedsincethefirstinstancewasdescribedin1924.

“ilearnedthataboutonly10peopleayearintheworldarediagnosedwiththistypeofcancer,”Cathysaid.“iwasindisbeliefand,initially,feltdesperate.whyandhowcouldthishavehappenedtome?”ButCathysaidherhusband,Bob,andherfathernevergaveuphopeandencouragedhertohavefaith.“theyhadcompleteconfidenceintheHealthScienceCenterdoctorsandwithgoodreason,”shesaid.“theysaved

Presidential Ambassador Scholars Andrew Tate, Jeff Tinapay and Bianca Methvin

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mylife.Aftertheinitialshockofthediagnosis,irealizedineededtobeanactiveparticipantinmytreatmentifiwastosurvive.Dr.Ottowouldcallourhometocheckonmeandmyfamily.Hereassuredusthatwewereingoodhands.”

Collaborative, compassionate careDr.randyOtto,M.D.,isprofessorand

chairandthethomaswalthallFolbre,M.D.,endowedChairinOtolaryngologyattheHealthScienceCenter.HejoinedDr.Floyd,AndrewBrenner,M.D.,Ph.D.,medicaloncologistattheCtrC;tonyeng,M.D.,radiationoncologist;Howardt.wang,M.D.,associateprofessorandchiefofplasticandreconstructivesurgery;andCarlosrosende,M.D.,theHerbertF.MuellerChairintheDepartmentofOphthalmology,inleadingCathy’sdiagnosis,surgeryandcare.

OnFeb.24,2012,asCathylieonthegurneyatUniversityHospitalreadytoberolledintoheroperation,Dr.Ottoheldherhandandtoldherheandtheteamandherfamilywereallprayingforher.

“Aftera20-plus-hoursurgery,fourdaysintheintensiveCareUnitandtwoweeksatUniversityHospitalrecovering,Cathywasabletogohome.Shehasundergonesubsequenttreatmentandcareandisnowdoingverywell.Herlifeisreturningtonormalonestepatatime.”Dr.rabasaid.“Herdoctorsarethebest.wehavebeenoverwhelmedbytheirexceptionalskillsassurgeonsaswellasbytheirsensitivityandcompassion.SanAntonioneedsmoredoctorslikethem.Patients,likeCathy,don’thavetotraveloutsideofthecityforthiskindofcare.it’srighthere.”

inspired to help othersDr.raba,whoearnedhisundergraduateand

graduatedegreesincivilengineeringfromtexasA&MUniversityandisanavidAggieandfootballfan,saidaquotefromthelateUtAustinLonghornfootballcoachDarrellroyalhasinspiredhisphilosophyofgiving.

“thelatecoachoncesaid,‘You’vegottodancewiththeonewhobrungya.’ihavealwaysincorporatedhiswisdominmyphilosophyoflife.rememberthosewhohavehelpedyoualongthewayandfindawaytohelptheminreturn.wecanneverrepaythegooddoctorsattheHealthScienceCenterforsavingCathy’slife.ButourgiftisasmallwaywecanhelpandinspireotherstohelpkeepthemhereinSanAntoniowheretheycanmultiplytheirlifesavingcareinfuturepatients.”

toseeavideoandtolearnmoreaboutBillGreehey’sandCathyrabawolfe’sinspiringstories,visityoutube.com/uthscsacommunication.

Catherine Duncan contributed to this story.

The Cancer Therapy & Research Center (CTRC) at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio is one of the elite academic cancer centers in the country to be named a National Cancer Institute (NCI) Designated Cancer Center, and is one of only four in Texas. A leader in developing new drugs to treat cancer, the CTRC Institute for Drug Development (IDD) conducts one of the largest oncology Phase I clinical drug programs in the world, and participates in the development of cancer drugs approved by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration. For more information, visit ctrc.net.

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Family’s goal to beat cancer results in new endowment for hematology/oncologyBy Saren Spicer

whenHaroldMcDonaldwasdiagnosedwithlate-stagepancreaticcancer,

ratherthan“justgethisaffairsinorder”aswassuggested,hedecidedto

fightthedisease.withtreatmentattheCancertherapy&researchCenter

(CtrC)attheUtHealthScienceCenter,hewasabletospendmorequality

timewithhisfamilyandparticipatedinmanyactivitiesincludingwalkinghis

daughterdowntheaisleatherwedding.

itwasduringhistreatmentthatMcDonaldmetseveralfellowsintheDivisionofHematology/Oncology.Afellowinhematology/oncologyisanM.D.whohascompletedthreeyearsofinternalmedicineresidencyuponenteringthethree-yearhematology/oncologyprogram.

McDonaldenjoyedandappreciatedthecompanyofthese“brightyoungpeople.”

“thefellowsweresocompassionateandfullofoptimism,”saidhissonJohnMcDonald,D.D.S.“theybuoyedhisspiritsandgavehimhope.”

inmemoryoftheirfatherandtohonortheirmother,Sara,andherlovingsupport,thethreeMcDonaldchildren–LindaMcDonaldrowe,KathleenHermanandDr.JohnMcDonald–decidedtocreateapermanentendowmentbearingtheirparents’namesfortheDivisionofHematology/OncologyintheSchoolofMedicine.thisendowmentestablishesanawardtosupportthefellows’activitiesinoncologyresearch.eachyearanoutstandingfellowwillbenamedaMcDonaldScholar.

SaraMcDonaldsaid,“wewanttosupporttheresearchofthesebrilliantandimmenselytalenteddoctorssotheymayapplytheirstrengthsincancerresearchwithopportunitiesfordiscoverythattouchthelivesofthousands.”

SaraMcDonaldspeakshighlyoftheaward’sfirstrecipient,LindsayPeterson,M.D.Dr.Petersonstudiespancreatictumorsuppressionandincreasedchemotherapyresponse.“iamsoimpressedwithLindsayandallheraccomplishmentsandresearch,”shesaid.

endowmentssuchastheMcDonald’sarecrucialtothesupportofbreakthroughresearch.theirgiftnotonlyadvancestheinnovativeresearchbyoutstanding,younginvestigatorsbutalsobringsthepromiseofhopetofuturepatients.

What is an endowment?

An endowment is the most lasting way to support the UT Health Science Center San Antonio, one of the country’s leading health science universities.

An endowment is a permanent gift that provides one of the most secure sources of future revenue. It is a gift to the Health Science Center that is permanently invested and a steady stream of annual income is created every year to support a specific activity or program of the donor’s choice.

Endowments can be established to support student scholarships, recruit and retain distinguished faculty, provide lectureships, or support world-class research.

The minimum gift amount level to establish an endowment is $10,000. Endowments can be funded in a variety of ways. Donors may choose to fund the endowment in its entirety or endowments may be pledged and paid out over a period of time up to five years. For example, an endowment at the $50,000 level may be created in installments of $10,000 per year for five years. Endowments may also be created through gifts of stock, a charitable trust or through a bequest in an estate plan.

An endowment is often named to recognize the donor, or to celebrate a loved one, a mentor, a colleague or a treasured friend. It is a thoughtful gift that creates a legacy of remembrance for you and your loved ones and makes a lasting, meaningful difference in the lives of others.

For more information or help with wording to create an endowment, contact Senior Director of Gift Planning Kent Hamilton at 210-567-5001 or Hamiltonw@uthscsa.edu.

ASCO lauds prostate cancer studiesBy Elizabeth Allen

theAmericanSocietyofClinicalOncologyhasdesignatedaHealthScienceCenterresearcher’sworkasamongthemostsignificantpractice-changingstudiesof2013.

thelong-termfollow-uptoagroundbreakingfinasteridestudyof19,000men,bothofwhichwereledbyCancertherapy&researchCenterdirectorianM.thompsonJr.,M.D.,confirmsthatadrugdevelopedforhairgrowthhasnoimpactonlifespanbutreducestheriskofprostatecancerbymorethanathird.

reducingtheriskofprostatetumorsbyabout30percent–andlow-gradetumorsby43percent–meansthousandsofmencanavoidacancerdiagnosisandsubsequenttreatmentsthatsignificantlyaffectqualityoflife,Dr.thompsonsaid.

“ifyoulookatthenumberofprostatecancersthatarediagnosedannuallyandmultiplythatby30percent,that’sthenumberofcancerswemightbeabletopreventeachyear,”hesaid.

“that’smorethan71,000men.that’smorethan175jumbojetsfullofmenwhowon’tgetcancer,whowon’tfacetreatmentswithsideeffectslikesexual

dysfunction,”Dr.thompsonsaid.“there’snothinglikedisease

prevention.nothingcomesclose.”theProstateCancerPreventiontrial,

fundedbyanationalCancerinstitutegrant,beganin1993.itwascoordinatedbySwOG,aninternationalnetworkofresearchinstitutions.researcherswereatfirstconcernedthatitincreasedsomedeadlierprostatecancers.

thefollow-upstudy,publishedintheNew England Journal of Medicine,showedthatfinasteridedidnotincreasemortalityrates,anditdecreasedlow-gradeprostatecancerevenmorethanoriginallythought.itwaschosenforASCO’sClinicalCancerAdvances2013:ASCO’sAnnualreportonProgressAgainstCancer,anindependentannualreviewoftheadvancesinclinicalcancerresearchthathavethegreatestpotentialtoimprovepatients’survivalandqualityoflife.

intoday’smedicalclimate,manymenwithlow-gradetumorsareunnecessarilytreated,Dr.thompsonnoted,andthosetreatmentscarryaconsiderableburdenforthepatientandforsociety.

“ifwecanfreethousandsofmeneachyearfromthatburden,”hesaid,“wecouldusethoseresourcesforotherimportantmedicalinterventions,reducingdeathandsufferingfromdisease.”

Harold and Sara McDonald

Sara McDonald congratulates award recipient Lindsay Peterson, M.D.

“That’s more than 71,000 men. That’s more than 175 jumbo jets full of men who won’t get cancer...” –Ian M. Thompson Jr., M.D.

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Key to the Cure supports CTRC

Forthefifthconsecutiveyear,SaksFifthAvenueSanAntonioselectedtheCancertherapy&researchCenter(CtrC)attheUtHealthScienceCenterasthebeneficiaryofitsKeytotheCurecharityshoppingweekendinOctober.Saksdonatedapercentageofitsstoresalesduringthefourdaysofshoppingand100percentofthenetproceedsfromthesaleofthe2013KeytotheCurelimited-editiont-shirtdesignedbyemilioPucci.Overthepastfouryears,Sakshasdonatedmorethan$70,000totheCtrCtosupportbreastcancerresearchandtreatment.thisyear’seventwascelebratedwithaluncheonchairedbyCtrCBoardmembersnancytorgersonandMertiewood.SakspresentedthreeKeytotheCureawardsinrecognitionofexemplaryservice.AwardrecipientswerePamBurdick,presidentoftheCancerCenterCouncil;LupitaMartinez,LMSw,M.B.A.,OSw-C,CtrC’ssocialworker;andJessicaMcCray,rn,breastcancersurvivorandneuro-oncologynurseattheCtrC.

By Tina Luther

appointmentsandawards

george Crawford, m.d., maCp,professor of medicine and associate director of the Internal Medicine Program, was elected governor of the Southern Texas Region of the American College of Physicians (ACP). He will be installed as the governor-elect at the national ACP meeting in April 2014. Dr. Crawford is board certified in internal medicine and infectious disease and has been a faculty member at the Health Science Center since 1997.

Carlos roberto Jaén, m.d., ph.d., faafp,professor and chair of the Department of Family and Community Medicine, was elected to the Institute of Medicine (IOM) in October. Election to the IOM is one of the highest honors in the fields of health and medicine. Dr. Jaén is a family physician whose research on improving patient-centered care and community health has drawn international acclaim.

leslie myatt, ph.d.,professor of obstetrics and gynecology and director of the Center for Pregnancy and Newborn Research, was named a Fellow ad Eundem of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists this fall in London, England. This prestigious designation is awarded to only five individuals per year who are not members of the college and have made outstanding contributions to the advancement of the science or practice of obstetrics and gynecology.

ronald m. Stewart, m.d., faCS, professor and chair of the Department of Surgery, trauma surgeon at University Hospital, and physician with UT Medicine San Antonio, was appointed by the Board of Regents of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) as the next chair of the ACS Committee on Trauma. The committee is dedicated to all phases of injury care from prevention to rehabilitation.

implementinganexternshipwasalongtimedreamofJamesL.“Larry”Holly,M.D.,Classof1973.thispastsummer,hisvisionofeducatingstudentsandservingonthefacultycametofruitionwhenSummerScavone,afourth-yearmedicalstudent,enteredhispractice,SoutheasttexasMedicalAssociates(SetMA),toembarkonafour-weekpatient-centeredmedicalhomeexternship.“MyexperiencewithDr.Holly,inoneword,wasinspiring,”saidScavone.“thisrotationhelpedmeseethedifferencebetweentechnicianandhealer–twothingsthatanyphysiciancanbe.theenvironmentthatDr.Hollyandhiscolleagueshavebuiltisonethatiwouldliketoworkinandemulateinmyfuture.”

Dr.Holly’spathtobecomingtheexemplaryphysicianheistodayandtheextraordinaryjourneywhichledhimtherebeganmanyyearsagowithhisinitialcallingasaphysician.whileingraduateschool,heandhiswife,Carolyn,knewhisvocationwasoneofservice.initially,heconsideredbecomingaminister,butaftercarefuldiscernment,“isawamissionandministryinbeingaphysician,”hesaid.“Bothvocationshelpmeetthedesperateneedsofpeople.”

UponattendingtheHealthScienceCenter,hefellinlovewithbiochemistryandphysiology.“itwasnewandexciting,”hesaid,comparingittohisundergraduatebackgroundinhistoryandphilosophy.“therewasnopartthatididn’tlike.”inadditiontobeingactiveinseveralstudentorganizationsoncampus,heservedontheAssociationofAmericanMedicalColleges(AAMC)executivecommitteeasitsfirststudentmember,wherehevotedontheHealthScienceCenter’smedicalschoolaccreditation.Amonghismentors,hecreditsMarvinS.Forland,M.D.,formerassociatedeanforclinicalaffairsintheSchoolofMedicine;elliotweser,M.D.,emeritusprofessorofmedicine;andF.CarterPannill,M.D.,formerdeanoftheSchoolofMedicine.theirguidanceinspiredhimtobecomeamentorandlaterestablishtheexternshipatSetMAwherehewouldinturnbecomeamentortofuturephysicians.

Aftergraduation,Dr.Hollycompletedhisinternshipininternalmedicine.Following20yearsinprivatepracticeinBeaumont,in1995,heestablishedamulti-specialtygrouppracticeinBeaumontwherehenowservesasitsCeO.in2010,SoutheasttexasMedicalAssociatesbecameapatient-centeredmedicalhome.Amonghismanyinnovativeapproachestopatientcare,Dr.Hollypioneeredelectronicmedicalrecordsandelectronicpatientmanagement.Heisarecognizednationalleaderinhealthcareinformatics.SetMAhasbeenrecognizedwithmanyhonors,includingtheAmbulatoryCareDaviesAwardofexcellenceandasanaffiliateoftheJoslinDiabetesCenteraffiliatedwithHarvardMedicalSchool.withinthepast18years,SetMAhasgrowntofivelocationswithcareinfamilypractice,pediatrics,internalmedicine,ophthalmology,cardiology,neurologyandendocrinology.Furtherexpansionisplanned.Dr.HollyservesonthenationalQualityForumendocrineSteeringCommitteeandontheHealthinformationManagementSystemsSociety(HiMSS)innovationStandingCommittee.

“workinginapatient-centeredmedicalhomeiswherecommunityandpopulationmedicineisbestpracticed,anditwasaprivilegetoseeallofthisfirsthand,”Scavonesaid.“iknowthatthemodelof

patient-centeredmedicalhomeisaboutcollaborationandcooperationamonghealthcareteamsandpatients.Myexperiencehereishelpingmedecidewhichresidencyprogramsiwanttopursue.”

Drivenbyhispersonalmotto,whichisinspiredbytheBible,romans13:8–“Letnodebtremainoutstanding,exceptthecontinuingdebttoloveoneanother,forwhoeverlovesothershasfulfilledthelaw”–Dr.HollyandhispartnerscreatedtheSetMAFoundationtofundcareforpatientswhocannotaffordmedicalcareandothernecessities.

Dr.HollysaidhisheartneverlefttheHealthScienceCenter,whereheservedaspresidentoftheSchoolofMedicinealumniassociationfrom2006to2010.inhonorofhisoutstandingservice,hewasrecognizedwiththe2012DistinguishedAlumniAwardfromtheSchoolofMedicine.HewasnamedadjunctprofessorintheDepartmentofFamilyandCommunityMedicineandisregularlyseenontheLongcampusgivinglecturesandparticipatinginalumniactivities.

“thequalityofaschoolisdeterminedbythequalityofthealumniwhogivebacktoit,”hesaid.“theHealthScienceCenterisanexemplaryplaceandthroughoursupportwesaytoourcommunity,‘thisistheplacewherewewanttoinvestourresources.’”

Scavoneconcurs.“OneofthemostimportantlessonsthatilearnedfromDr.Hollyandthisrotationisthatyouarenevertoooldtocreatechangeinotherpeoples’lives,”shesaid.“Asafuturefamilyphysician,ilookforwardtopracticingmedicineholisticallyalongsidemypatients.thepatient-centeredmedicalhomerotationhasbeenasteppingstoneintherightdirection.”

the dr. and mrs. James l. Holly legacy at the Health Science Center includes the following endowments:

y Dr.&Mrs.HollyDistinguishedProfessorshipinPatient-CenteredMedicalHome

y SchoolofMedicineClassof1973endowedScholarshipy SchoolofMedicineClassof2010endowedScholarship

A call to heal, a call to servealumnus gives back through mentoring and more

Dr. Holly congratulates Summer Scavone on her completion of the patient-centered medical home externship he developed.

y wirte.Bellue,Sr.,&williamrichmondHolly,Sr.,DistinguishedLectureshipinPatient-CenteredMedicalHome

y Dr.DanielG.DukeMemorialendowmentforMusicandMediciney initialfundingforthePrimaryCareinstitute

in2011,oneofDr.Holly’slongtimepatients,wayneA.reaud,chairmanandfounderoftheBeaumontFoundationofAmerica,donated$1milliontoupdatetheHealthScienceCenterauditorium,whichisnownamedinhonorofDr.HollyandhiswifeCarolyn.

for more informationtheextensivePatient-CenteredMedicalHomeexternship

Syllabus,writtenbyDr.Holly,canbeviewedatsetma.com/senior-medical-student-externship/SETMAs-MS4-Patient-Center-Medical-Home-Selective-Syllabus.

Katie Weitman, Dr. Weitman’s daughter (far left), and Jerry Medina, RN, director of Research Nursing at the CTRC, congratulate (left to right) Lupita Martinez and Jessica McCray who were also presented with awards from Saks Fifth Avenue for exemplary service to the CTRC.

Steve Weitman, M.D., Ph.D., director of the Institute for Drug Development at the CTRC, congratulates Pam Burdick, president of the Cancer Center Council, on her award for exemplary service to the CTRC. Saks Fifth Avenue presents three awards each year at its Key to the Cure event to deserving CTRC volunteers or staff members.

As of 11/5/13

Lifetime President’s Circle ($500,000+)The Ewing Halsell Foundation

President’s Circle ($35,000+)Holly Beach Public Library Association

President’s Circle ($10,000+)Malu & Carlos AlvarezMr. & Mrs. Walter F. BrownKatherine & Walter Brown, Jr.Philip H. Hunke, DDS, MSD, President, MCNA DentalMargie & Bill KlesseJ. T. Vaughn Construction Company/Mr. Mike SimpsonMartha L. Wood, PhD

Professors’ Circle ($5,000+) Robert A. & Kathey K. Anderson FoundationMr. & Mrs. William D. BalthropeBartlett Cocke, Inc./Mr. Jerry HoogMr. & Mrs. James C. BrowningMs. Joyce M. EllisDr. & Mrs. Gilbert J. GarciaMrs. Helen K. GrovesLucifer Lighting Company/Mr. Gilbert MathewsHarris K. & Lois G. Oppenheimer Foundation/

Mrs. Claire O. O’MalleyDrs. Sharon & Edward Rosenthal

Research Circle ($2,500+)Lorraine & Curt AnastasioDrs. Lois L. Bready & Joseph R. HolahanAlicia & Raymond CasillasMr. & Mrs. Charles E. Cheever, Jr.Dr. James R. Cole, IIDr. Judy Cook & Mr. Hal BishopDr. & Mrs. Elias DickermanKris & Jim EllisAmy & Carl GassmannBirgit Junfin Glass, DDSMr. & Mrs. William E. GreeheyMr. & Mrs. Jack E. GuentherMr. & Mrs. Curtis C. Gunn, Jr.Mrs. Sally HalffDr. Jon P. HartMrs. Deborah O. HeritageO’Connor & Hewitt FoundationBetty & Bob KelsoDr. & Mrs. Charles R. Leone, Jr.Randolph T. Leone, MDDr. Michael J. Lichtenstein & Mrs. Mary FlanaganJan & Bob MarbutMrs. Janey Briscoe MarmionDr. John D. & Mrs. Lorraine L. OlsonDrs. Pam & Randy OttoMr. Dan F. ParmanJ. Lee Pettigrew, DDSDr. Joan M. RatnerRodney K. Rayburn, DDSMajor General (Ret.) & Mrs. Josue Robles, Jr.Courtney & Mark E. Watson, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. J. Tullos WellsMr. & Mrs. Graham M. Weston

Mr. & Mrs. John Michael WilkesMr. & Mrs. Bartell Zachry

Scholars’ Circle ($1,000+)Mr. & Mrs. James R. AdamsBarbara & Wayne AlexanderWanda & Richard AllinsonAlison & Jeff AndrewsAaron L. Angel, MDDrs. Martha & Rafael ArandaMrs. Connie AustRuth & Edward AustinKay C. Avant, RN, PhD, FAANMr. & Mrs. David BaerMrs. Barbara J. BankerDr. Ben BarkerColleen & Bruce BarshopMrs. Ann BarshopPerry E. Bassett, MD, PhDDr. & Mrs. Richard A. BeckerLouise & Michael BeldonJewel Biedenharn-Crosswell & Henry M. Crosswell, IIIMr. & Mrs. Glenn BiggsIrene & Michael BlackMs. Donna BlockMs. Margery L. BlockCharles Richard Bloomer, DDSMr. & Mrs. Guy S. Bodine, IIIEleanor & Vaughn BombergerDr. & Mrs. Warren B. BranchDr. Eileen T. Breslin & Dr. William L. IsraelDrs. Robin Brey & Steve HollidayHoward A. Britton, MDMr. & Mrs. Steven R. BrookMrs. Gloria M. BryantLouise & Michael BurkeMr. Charles C. ButtDr. John H. Calhoon & Ms. Sarah LuceroPaula & Jim CallawayMr. & Mrs. Richard W. CalvertMiriam & Bernard CampionAmber & Jorge CansecoAlicia & Vidal CantuDr. & Mrs. Timothy N. CarisJudy & Jimmy CavenderDr. & Mrs. Alfonso ChiscanoDr. & Mrs. Delbert L. ChumleyRobert A. Clark, MDMr. & Mrs. James Fully Clingman, Jr.Ms. Jane L. CoelhoLisa & Don CohickAnn & Bob ColemanMr. Taliaferro CooperWilliam T. Coppola, DDSFred G. Corley, Jr., MDMr. Paul C. CrallJo Ann Crow, PhDMargaret Anderson & Bill CrowDr. & Mrs. Anatolio B. CruzLaura & Sam DawsonMr. Luis de la Garza & Ms. Sherry Lynn Hatcher Drs. Christine & Andrew de la GarzaBetty & Omer DeanRalph A. DeFronzo, MD

Mary & Alan DeLayJulia Delgado, MDMr. & Mrs. Robert DewarElia & Armando DiazDrs. Beverly & Bryan DicksonRobert L. Dickson, MDDr. Parvin Dinyarian/ Root Canal SpecialistDr. & Mrs. William W. DodgeKevin J. Donly, DDS, MSBarbara & Alan DreebenTexas Research & Technology Foundation/ Mr. York DuncanDr. & Mrs. David A. DuncanING Financial Advisors, LLC/Mr. Ty EdwardsEdward Ellis, III, DDSMr. & Mrs. W. Frank ElstonMr. & Mrs. Richard W. Evans, Jr.Maria Elena Falcon, MDDr. & Mrs. Marc FeldmanMr. H. Rugeley FergusonMs. Mary Beth FiskMs. Caroline Alexander ForgasonDr. Marvin & Mrs. Ellinor ForlandDr. Constance Louise Fry & Mr. William R. KlineMr. Jerry FulenwiderMs. Elizabeth GalicMrs. Candy Katz GardnerDr. & Mrs. Harold Vincent Gaskill, IIIBarbara & Michael GentryJames E. Gill, MDGayle Glenn, DDS, MSDSandy & Cameron GodfreyDr. & Mrs. William GonzabaMr. & Mrs. James D. GoudgeMarci & Charles GranstaffMr. Cosmo F. GuidoMr. & Mrs. Robert E. GurwitzMrs. Betty Murray HalffDr. Glenn A. Halff & Ms. Mindi AltermanMr. & Mrs. Kenneth J. HallidayHannah FoundationHolly & Ken HargreavesMr. & Mrs. Michael D. Harper, Sr.Mr. & Mrs. Houston H. HarteDr. Patty L. HawkenRoxie & Jim HayneDr. Helen P. HazudaMrs. Karen L. HeintzDot & Roger HemminghausMr. & Mrs. Peter J. Hennessey, IIIJames R. Herbst, II, DDSKaren & Ron HerrmannNancy & David HillisDr. & Mrs. William HincheyJoseph Thanh Hoang, MDStephen D. Houston, MDDr. John P. Howe, III & Ms. Tyrrell E. FlawnByron & Billie-Kite HowlettDr. & Mrs. Michaell A. HuberDr. Carol Ann Huebner & Mr. Michael F. Huebner IBC San AntonioMs. Dana IngramDr. Brenda Gail Jackson & Mr. Charles H. Jackson, IIIMrs. Anne W. JohnstonDr. & Mrs. David J. Jones

Sharon & Ken KalkwarfGlenda & David KeckDrs. Gladys & Roger KeeneJoan & Herb KelleherNancy & Ed KelleyJoan & Pat KennedyMr. & Mrs. Richard M. Kleberg, IIIBonnie & John KorbellMr. Mike KreagerGretchen & Lance LahourcadeDrs. Anne-Marie Langevin & Peter M. RavdinDrs. Barbara & Leonard LawrenceMrs. Susana Leaño-De La VaraSarah & Milton LeeDr. & Mrs. Edward J. Lefeber, Jr.Drs. Janna Lesser & Richard UsatineJungran & B. B. LimAnna & Jon LowryMrs. Gladys I. LynchMr. & Mrs. Steve LynchA. David Mangelsdorff, MPH, PhDJyoti Mann, DDS, PAMr. Mike A. ManuppelliDr. Bettie Sue MastersMrs. Edith S. McAllisterDrs. Karis & Duncan McCarrollMr. & Mrs. Raymond S. McClellanMr. & Mrs. Red McCombsDrs. James P. McMichael & Melinda CookYona & Tom McNishDr. & Mrs. Brian MealeyMr. & Mrs. William G. MollBilly Lorin Morgan, DDSMethodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas/

Mr. Kevin C. MoriartyDebbie & Frank MorrillMs. Judith N. MortonSydney & Gregg MuensterMr. & Mrs. Charles C. MurrayDr. & Mrs. Claude L. NabersMr. & Mrs. John E. Newman, Jr.Bay Van Nguyen, MDBavi & Dennis NixonDr. & Ms. Byron J. Nordhus

(Left to right) 2012 Presidential Student Ambassador Scholars Jennifer Cude, School of Nursing; John Byrne, School of Medicine;Emily Noll, School of Health Professions; and Kimberly Ray, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, get together at the 2013 President’s Luncheon in San Antonio.

(Left to right) 2013 President’s Faculty Scholars David Morilak, Ph.D., Mark Shapiro, Ph.D., and James D. Lechleiter, Ph.D., are recognized at the 2013 President’s Luncheon.

Jane Cheever Powell (left) and Carol Swartz attend the 2013 President’s Luncheon.

Drs. Simone & Robert NorrisMr. & Mrs. William P. O’HaraMr. Homer Olsen, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. J. David OppenheimerDr. Louis & Mrs. Debra OrsattiDr. & Mrs. Paul PaceCamilla & Bill ParkerDr. & Mrs. Robert W. ParkerDrs. John D. Jones & Norma Partida JonesDr. & Mrs. Mahendra C. PatelDrs. Jan & Thomas PattersonMrs. Nancy PawelMr. & Mrs. Richard M. PeacockDr. & Mrs. Dan C. PeavyMr. Randy W. PetroskyMr. & Mrs. Scott Petty, Jr.Diane & Philip PfeifferMaria Luisa C. Policarpio-Nicolas, MDDr. & Mrs. Bradley H. PollockStephen H. Ponas, MDMrs. Jane Cheever Powell & Mr. Tom Powell, Jr.Karen & Bobby PresleyMr. & Mrs. Robert B. PriceJames E. Pridgen, MDShelli Ann Pruski, DDSDr. Carl F. Raba, Jr.Drs. Rajam & Somayaji RamamurthyDr. Amelie & Mr. David RamirezPatricia & Renato RamirezDr. & Mrs. Augusto Ramos, Jr.Raul Ramos, MDAngelita Ramos-Gabatin, MDMrs. Bettie K. Stone-Reddick & Dr. Robert L. ReddickRebecca & Bill ReedKatie & Jim ReedMr. & Mrs. Carl A. RegisterDr. & Mrs. Charles W. Robinson, Jr.Dr. & Mrs. James H. Rogers, Jr.Dr. & Mrs. Waid RogersMr. & Mrs. Stanley D. RosenbergJohn D. Rugh, Ph.D.Dr. & Mrs. Anthony D. SabinoDrs. Jennifer Sorenson & Edward SakoAnn & Joe Salamone

Mr. Arjun S. SangaMr. & Mrs. William Scanlan, Jr.Robert N. Schnitzler, MDKatherine A. Schwesinger, BSN, MSNMr. & Mrs. George W. ScofieldDr. Paula Shireman & Mr. Patrick ConroyDr. Phyllis B. SiegelBrian R. Smith, DDSEileen A. Smith, MDDr. & Mrs. Paul H. Smith, Jr.Anna & Dennis StahlMr. Jack E. StalsbyDrs. Jane & Bjorn SteffensenMrs. Elsie G. StegMr. & Mrs. Patrick StehlingMr. & Mrs. Thomas A. StephensonMs. Ann StevensDrs. Peggy & John StollJoci & Joe StrausMrs. Ruth Eilene SullivanDr. James B. SummittRobert Tibolt, MDDr. & Mrs. Roy H. TrawickDr. & Mrs. Carlos Vela, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Daniel VelaDr. & Mrs. Raul VelaDr. & Mrs. Leonel VelaBette & Jack VexlerSimeon H. Wall, Jr., MD, FACSMission Pharmacal Company/Mr. Neill B. WalsdorfDrs. Anne & Ken WashburnArgo Group/Mr. Mark E. Watson, IIIMimi & Don WeberMr. & Mrs. Eric J. WeissgarberMr. & Mrs. Lewis F. WestermanColonel Edwin J. WhitneyDee & Jack WillomeMr. Ellis M. Wilson, Jr.Barry D. Winston, MDMr. Gary V. WoodsWilliam C. L. Wu, MDMrs. June A. YoungDrs. Wendy & David YuDr. & Mrs. Miguel Zabalgoitia-Reyes

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