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Alumni Council

School of Medicine and Dentistry Alumni Council

The Alumni Council is the administrative body representing all alumni of the School of Medicine and Dentistry. It is advisory to the Dean and supportive of the faculty, administration, students and alumni.

The Council members serve four year term and represent all regions of the United States. The Council meets twice each year.

President

Michael Schneider ’73, ’77M (MD)

Committee: Executive Committee, Chair, and Communications and Advancement Committee

Medical Specialty: Internal Medicine

Current Position: Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry

Email: Michael_schneider@urmc.rochester.edu

Vice President

James M. Haley ’85M (MD), ’88M (Res)

Committee: Executive Committee and Communications and Advancement Committee, Chair

Medical Specialty: Internal Medicine

Current Position: Chair, Department of Medicine, Unity Health System, Clinical Associate Professor, University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry

Email:jhaley@unityhealth.org

Members at Large

Erika Augustine ’03M (MD), ’14M (MS)

Committee: Early and Mid-Career Committee

Medical Specialty: Child Neurology / Movement Disorder

Current Position: Assistant Profssor, Departments of Neurology, Pediatrics, and Human Experimental Therapeutics, University of Rochester Medical Center

Email: Erika_Augustine@URMC.Rochester.edu

James Brodell ‘83M (Res)

Committee: Alumni Awards Committee

Medical Specialty: Orthopaedics

Current Position: Solo private practice, Warren, Ohio

Email: jbchodan@windstream.net

Andrew Cox ’13M (MS), ’16M (PhD)

Committee: Early and Mid-Career Committee

Current Position: MD/PhD Student

Email: andrew_cox@urmc.rochester.edu

Ayala Danzing ’17M (MD)

Committee: Education Committee

Current Position: MD Student

Email: Ayala_Danzig@URMC.Rochester.edu

Paul Fine ’57, ’61M (MD), ’66M (Res)

Committe: Alumni Awards Committee

Medical Specialty: Internist

Current Position: Medical Director, MVP Health

Email: Pfine@rochester.rr.edu

Edward Fox ’91, ’95M (MD)

Committe: Early and Mid-Career Committee

Medical Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery, Musculoskeletal Oncology

Current Position: Professor of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation and Medicine, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

Email: ejfoxmd@urgrad.rochester.edu

Kyle Koster ’16M (MS), ’18M (MD)

Committee: Executive Committee and Education Committee

Current Position: MD/PhD Student, Medical Scientist Training Program (MD/PhD), Immunology, Microbiology & Virology Graduate Program

Email: Kyle_Koster@URMC.Rochester.edu

Douglas D. Reh ’01M (MD)

Committee: Early and Mid-Career Committee, Chair

Medical Specialty: Otolaryngology

Current Position: Associate Professor, Mayo Clinic, Assistant Professor, Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery, Associate Program Director, Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery, Medical Director, Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery at Green Spring Station, Johns Hopkins Medicine

Email: dreh1@jhmi.edu

Adam Russak ’14, ’18M (MD)

Committee: Early and Mid-Career Committee

Current Position: URSMD MD Student

Email: Adam_Russak@URMC.Rochester.edu

Kurt Schilling ’87M (MS), ’90M (PHD)

Committee: Executive Committee and Communications and Advancement Committee

Medical/Scientific Specialty: Microbiology/Immunology

Current Position: Senior Vice President Basic Science Research & Advanced Technologies, Estee Lauder, Inc.

Email: kschilli@estee.com

Jeffrey Stone ’87, ’91M (MD)

Committee: Communications and Advancement Committee

Medical Specialty: Radiology

Current Position: Interventional Neuroradiologist
Mayo Clinic Florida

Email: Stone.jeffrey@mayo.edu

Jennifer Stripay '14M (MS), '16M (PhD)

Committee: Executive Committee and Education Committee, Chair

Medical Specialty: Neuroscience, Neuro-Oncology

Current Position: Post Doctoral Fellow, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry

Email: Jennifer_stripay@urmc.rochester.edu

Joanne Wu ’02, ’06M (MD), ’10M (Res)

Committee: Alumni Awards Committee

Medical Specialty: Integrative spine treatment and general musculoskeletal rehabilitation

Current Position: Physician, Unity Rehabilitation and Neurology; Physician, Spine Center at Unity Hospital

Email: Joanne.Wu@rochesterregional.org

W. Sam Yi ’99M (MD), ’04M (Res)

Committee: Communications and Advancement Committee

Medical Specialty: Oncology

Current Position: Medical Director, CCS Oncology

Email: eunsam213@hotmail.com

Jill Weimer ’97, ’04M (MS), ’06M (PhD)

Committee: Alumni Awards Committee

Current Position: Associate Director and Scientist, Sanford Research

Email: jill.weimer@sanfordhealth.org

Ex Officio Members

Mark B. Taubman, M.D.

CEO, University of Rochester Medical Center and UR Medicine, Dean, School of Medicine and Dentistry, Senior Vice President for Health Sciences

mark_taubman@urmc.rochester.edu

Sharon McCullough, MBA

Director, Graduate Education & Postdoctoral Affairs and Special Projects Manager, Medical School Finance & Administration, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry

Email:sharon_mccullough@urmc.rochester.edu

Paula Smith

Director of Student Services, Offices for Medical Education, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry

Email: paula_smith@urmc.rochester.edu

Matt Haag