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Pamela Bochiechio

Education:

SUNY- Buffalo School of Medicine, 2006

BS in Biology and Psychology, 2002, Canisius College, Buffalo, NY

Publications:

Weinstock-Guttman B, Baer M, Peterkin L, Fechter J, Dinehart S, Venkatraman J, Meksawan K, Rensel M, Bochiechio P, et al. Low Fat Diet with Omega-3 Fatty Acid Supplementation in Patients with Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis. Neurology, 58:A461, 2002.

Awards

Betty Ford Summer Scholar, 2003

Canisius College Biology Dept. Award for Excellence in Neuroscience Research, 2002

Canisius College Deans List, 1998-2002

Hobbies

Photography, illustration, nature conservation, tennis

Erin Gates

Education:

Medical School: Albany Medical College, NY, 2006

Undergraduate: A.H., Harvard University, 2001; BA

Psychology, 1996, Colgate University

Publications:

-Wilson CR, Sherritt L, Gates E, Knight J. Are Clinical Impressions of Adolescent Substance Use Accurate? Pediatrics, 114:536-540, 2004.

- Knight JR, Sherritt L, Gates EA, Harris SK. Should the CRAFFT Substance Abuse Screening Test be Shortened? J Clin Outcomes Mgmt, 11:19-25,2004.

Awards:

Colgate University Deans Award for Academic Excellence (1994-1996)

Psi Chi National Honor Society, 1996

Hobbies:

Travel, Sports (kickboxing to yoga), Arts/Crafts (painting to furniture restoration)

James Ingraham

Education:

Medical School: SUNY- Buffalo School of Medicine, 2006

Undergraduate: BA,Chemistry, 2002, The Johns Hopkins

University, Baltimore, MD

Awards:

Deans Letter of Commendation (2003-2004)

Johns Hopkins Deans List, 1998-2002

Hobbies:

Running, weight training, golf, foot/base/basket-ball, reading

Natalie Lester

Education:

Medical School: Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, 2006
Undergraduate: BA magna cum laude, Anthropology and Psychology, 2001, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA

Publications:

Shelton R and Lester N, "Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors and the Newer Antidepressants," in The American Psychiatric Association Textbook of Mood Disorders. Eds. Stein DJ, Kupfer DJ, and Schatzberg AF. Arlington, Va.: American Psychiatric Publishing, c. 2005, pp. 263-280.

Lester, NA, Keel, PK, Lipson, SF, Symptom Fluctuation in Bulimia Nervosa: Relation to Menstrual-Cycle Phase and Cortisol Levels. Psychological Medicine, 33:51-60, 2003.

Lester NA (presenter), Keel PK, Lipson, SF. Poster: Symptom Fluctuation in Bulimia Nervosa: Relation to Menstrual-Cycle Phase and Cortisol Levels. Academy of Eating Disorders ( Boston, MA), April 2002.

Awards:

Hospital Award for Excellence, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 2006
Vanderbilt University, Stanley Scholar, Summer 2003
Harvard Universitys W.W. Howells Prize, 2001
Harvard Universitys Blumberg Creative Science Award, 2001

Hobbies:

Arts, cooking, eating out, cats

Christine Montross

Education:

Medical School: Brown Medical School, 2006 Undergraduate: MA, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, 2006, Brown University

MA, Creative Writing, 1998, University of Michigan

BS, Natural Resources, 1996, University of Michigan

BA, French, 1996, University of Michigan

Publications

Body Of Work Meditations on Mortality From the Human Anatomy Lab. New York, The Penguin Press, 2007.

Montross C. The Body Incorrupt: Saintly Relics and the Unholy Art of Dissection. Brown Medicine, 11, 2005.

Montross C. Anatomical Purgatory: Criminals, Cadavers, and the Resurrection Trade, Brown Medicine, 9:28-30, 2005.

Montross C. Following Vesalius: A Glimpse into Paduas Historic Anatomical Theater. Brown Medicine, 9:42-43, 2004.

Montross C. Extraction. The New Physician, p. 20, 2004

Law, K, Montross C and Taylor J. Lecture-Discussion: MOM (Medical Students Outreach to Mothers-to-be): A Maternal-Child Health Advocacy Experience for First-year Medical Students. Society of Teachers of Family Medicine, January2004.

Montross C. Two Poems: Bonemeal; On a Plate, What She Has Called Bouquet. Witness Literary Journal, 16:18-19, 2002.

Montross C. Temple. The MacGuffin Literary Journal, 16:84, 1999.

Montross C. Hands. Calyx Literary Journal, 18:103, 1999.

Montross C. Late Morning, Badger Creek. Alligator Juniper Literary Journal, p. 116, 1999.

Montross C. Heat,1994. Calyx Literary Journal, 18:56, 1998.

Awards

Brown Medical School, Leah J. Dickstein Commended Scholar, 2004

Brown University Faculty Scholar Nominee, 2003

The First Brown Summer Fellow in the Arts and Humanities in Medicine, 2002

Mortar Board National Honor Society

Gamma Sigma Alpha Honor Society

Hobbies

Writing/literature, travel, cooking, football fan

Todd Peters

Education:

Medical School: Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Pennsylvania State University, 2006

Undergraduate: BA, magna cum laude, Biochemistry, 2002, McDaniel College, Westminster, MD

Publications:

Nakanishi T, Karp J, Tan M, doyle LA, Peters T, Yang W, Ross D. Quantitative Analysis of Breast Cancer Resistance to Flavopiridol in Acute Leukemia Patients. Clinical Cancer Research, 9:3320-3328, 2003.

Pagonis V, Drake R, Morgan M, Peters T, Riddle C, Rollins K. Modeling Forces on the Human Body. The Physics Teacher, 37(8):469-474, 1999.

Awards:

Alpha Omega Alpha, 2005

Class of 1975 Endowed Scholarship, 2005

Dr. Richard W. and Marcia Geller Excellence Scholarship, 2004

George T. Harrell, MD, Scholarship Award, 2003

Phi Beta Kappa

Beta Beta Beta

Omicron Delta Kappa

Hobbies:

cycling, ultimate frisbee, squash, music, family

Donald Rost Banik

Education:

Medical School: University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine, 2006

Undergraduate: MPH, 2006, A.T. Still University Kirksville, MO

BA, Psychology, 1996 DePaul University of Chicago, IL

Publications:

Rost Banik D and Simon SR. Medical Errors: do Physicians Want To Tell? Do Geriatric Patients Want To Know? J American Geriatrics Society, 53(4):S68, 2005.

Daugherty CK, Fitchett G, Murphy PE, Peteman AH, Banik DM, Hlubocky F, Tartaro J. Trusting God and Medicine: Spirituality In Advanced Cancer Patients Volunteering For Clinical Trials Of Experimental Agents. Psychooncology, 14(2):135-146, 2005.

Yount S, Celia D, Banik D, Ashraf T, Shevrin D. Brief Assessment Of Priority Symptoms In Hormone Refractory Prostate Cancer: The FACT Advanced Prostate Symptom Index. Health and Quality Of Life Outcomes, 1(69):1-12, 2003.

Celia D, Paul D, Yount S, Winn R, Chang CH, Banik DM, Weeks J. What Are The Most Important Symptom Targets When Treating Advanced Cancer? A Survey Of Providers In The National Comprehensive Cancer Network. Cancer Investigation, 21(4):526-535, 2003.

Siston AK, List MA, Daugherty CK, Banik DM, Menke C, Larson RA. Psychosocial Adjustment Of Patients and Caregivers Prior To Allogeneic Bone Marrow Transplantation. Bone Marrow Transplantation, 27(11):1181-88, 2001.

Yount SE, Banik DM, Singh A, Ashraf T, Padley RJ, Dalal M, Celia D. Brief Assessment Of Priority Symptoms In Hormone Refractory Prostate Cancer. Value In Health, 4(6):402, 2001.

Yount SE, Celia D, Paul D, Winn R, Chang CH, Weeks J, Banik DM, Heffernan N, Webster K, Van Gool R. Brief Assessment Of Priority Symptoms In Advanced Cancer, Quality Of Life Research, 10(3):212, 2001.

Daugherty CK, Banik DM, Janish L, Ratain MJ. Quantitative Analysis Of Ethical Issues In Phase I Trials: A Survey Interview Of 144 Advanced Cancer Patients. IRB, 22(3):6-14, 2000.

List MA, Maskay MH, Blumeberg KG, Banik DM. Youre Never Too Old: A Cancer Education and Risk Reduction Program For The Elderly. J Cancer Education, 14(2):104-108, 1999.

Daugherty CK, Ratain MJ, Minami H, Banik DM, Vogelzang NJ, Stadler WM, Siegler M. Study Of Cohort-Specific Consent and Aptient Control In Phase I Cancer Trials. J Clin Oncology, 16(7):2305-12, 1998.

Daugherty CK, Banik DM, Siegler M, Ratain MJ. Medical Decision Control and Awareness of Prognosis Among Advanced Cancer Patients In Early Clinical Trials: Factors Influencing Informed Consent and Patient Understanding. 34 th Annual American Society Of Clinical Oncology, Los Angeles, CA, January 1998.

Banik DM, Daugherty CK, Fitchett G, Ratain MJ. Psycho-Social Factors Which Affect Attitudes and Expectations In Advanced Cancer Patient Receiving Investigational Therapies. 69 th Annual Meeting of The Eastern Psychological Association, Boston, MA, January 1998.

Banik DM, Flynn C, Ferrari J, Jason LA. Making A House A Home: Effects Of Communal-Living On Addiction Recovery. Division 27 Program of the 1996 Conference of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL, January1996.

Jason LA, Ferrari J, Banik DM, Smith B, Marsh P. Symposium: Innovative Approaches for Polysubstance and Alcohol Recovery. The Affiliated Meeting of the Society For Community Research and Action at The Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL., January 1995.

Awards:

National Health Service Corps Scholarship, 2002-06

The Summer Institute in Geriatric Medicine - Scholar

American Federation on Aging Research - Scholar

James H. Dunn Fellow, 1996-97

Hobbies:

cycling, hiking, camping, kayaking

Joyce Somberg

Scott Shaffer

Education:

Medical School: Rutgers/UMDNJ/R.W. Johnson Med School BA/MD Program, 2006
Undergraduate: BA with Highest Honors, Biological Sciences, 2003, Rutgers University

Awards:

Gold Humanism Honor Society, 2005
Academic Excellence in Psychiatry, 2005
Phi Beta Kappa, 2002
R utgers Merit Scholarship, 1999-2003
Rutgers Deans Award for Excellence, 2000, 2001

Hobbies:

Acting, piano, singing, theatrical and sporting events. Also movies: currently Scott is organizing the Movies and Psychiatry club events.

            I came to Brown after living my entire life in New Jersey. While completing a 7 year combined BA/MD program, I also pursued my interest in the performing arts by singing with the Rutgers University Glee Club and by working as an acting coach with a children’s theatre group. In medical school, I was a Medical Spanish instructor, a volunteer student doctor in a clinic for the underserved, and an active member of the Gold Humanism Honor Society.

            Brown has everything I was looking for in a program- an environment which fosters intellectual curiosity, excellent faculty, diverse training sites, great quality of life, and a fantastic group of residents. Providence is a unique city which I enjoy calling home. Despite the difficult adjustment to living in Red Sox territory (I’m a big time Yankee fan!), I really love it here!

 

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