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Classes of 1925-1950
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1940
Donald M. Moore, M.D.Dr. Moore is an associate clinical professor emeritus of medicine at the U of U Medical School. He has been a volunteer docent at the John M. Browning Firearms Museum for the past 17 years and was Dr. Max Wintrobe’s first resident after he arrived from John Hopkins in 1943.
1942
Ray H. Barton, Jr., M.D.Dr. Barton has researched the effects of bran and roughage on the digestive system and started a thriving weight-loss clinic alongside his surgery and GP clinic. He was present at Temple University when the invention of penicillin was announced. Dr. Barton has delivered over 2000 babies and was named by Governor Michael Leavitt as a “Point of Light.”
1944
Homer C. Curtis, M.D.Dr. Curtis was a professor of psychiatry at Hahneman College, adjunct professor of psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania Med School, and president of the American Psychoanalytic Association. In 1990 he founded the Russian American Education Exchange. He also founded the American European Clinical Conference and received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Philadelphia Psychiatric Society.
Edward D. Holley, M.D.Dr. Holley practiced pediatrics for 50 years. He was an assistant clinical professor of pediatrics at the University of Utah and studied and taught at Stanford for twelve years. He was the first resident in pediatrics at the University of Utah. At retirement, 2,600 people gave Dr. Holley a send off.
1945
Walter T. Mullikin, M.D.After graduation, Dr. Mullikin practiced medicine in Salt Lake City for three years and then moved to Los Angeles. In 1960 he and his wife formed Mullikin Medical Centers and built a 99-bed hospital. They eventually established 53 multi-specialty satellite facilities in 36 cities across Southern California. In March 1996 they merged with an Atlanta-based health care group and went public, making the company the largest managed care provider in the country. Dr. Mullikin served on the board for two years and then retired. He has also served on the board of directors of HealthNet for 15 years and endowed a chair of Orthopaedic Trauma Surgery at UCLA. He and his family continue to live in Los Angeles.
A. Hamer Reiser, Jr., M.D.Dr. Reiser has been a specialist in internal medicine for more than 60 years. After receiving his medical degree and serving his internship at LDS Hospital, Reiser served as a medical officer in the U.S. Army from 1946 to 1948. He then returned for a two-year residency at LDS Hospital before practicing medicine in Salt Lake City from 1950-1987. Since 1990, Reiser has provided medical services for missionaries of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and he continues to maintain his license in order to make pro bono publico house calls for those in need. He and his wife, Betty Jo, also served for years as volunteers at the Utah State Prison. Reiser has had numerous articles published in professional publications, newspapers, and magazines, and has been recognized with honors including the Salt Lake County Medical Society Auxiliary's Distinguished Physician Award.
M. Paul Southwick, M.D.Dr. Southwick recieved the Laureate Award from the Utah Chapter American College of Physicians in 1994 and the Utah Doctor of the Year Award in 2003. In 1995 he established the Golden Anniversary Award for Distinguished Clinical Investigation with members of the 1945 U of U School of Medicine graduating class.
1946
Roscoe B. Anderson, M.D.Dr. Anderson is a retired anatomic and clinical pathologist who currently resides in Riverside, CA.
Bryce Jay Fairbanks, M.D.Dr. Fairbanks practiced Ophthalmology and ENT for 51 years, retiring in 1999. He is the founder of Utah's Impaired Physician Committee and served as its chair for eveln and a half years.
Samuel N. Grossman, M.D.Dr. Grossman was Chief of Surgery at the 4160th USAF Hospital from 1955-1957. He was also attending surgery at Cedar Sinai Hospital, and currently serves as a medical consultant for the California Department of Social Services.
Alma Kelly Hansen, M.D.Dr. Hansen is retired from Ophthalmology and living in Tucson, AZ. He states his most significant achievement of late is that he is "Still Alive."
Daniel Clyde Hunter, Jr., M.DDr. Hunter is a retired general surgeon and honorary staff at McKay-Dee Hospital. He is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, and was an assistant professor of surgery services at the University of Michigan frmo 1953 to 1960, and assistant clinical professor of surgery at the University of Utah. He also served as the first vice president of the Western Surgical Association and as president of the U of U School of Medicine Alumni Association for three years.
L. George Veasy, M.D.Dr. Veasy is a retired pediatric cardiologist living in Salt Lake City. He also said one of his most significant achievements was "surviving into the 21st centruy!"
1947
Dan Oniki, M.D.Dr. Oniki is retired and lives in Park City. He said if anyone is interested in his story about winning an election in Park City prior to the Olympics, contact him!
W. Dean Belnap, M.D.Dr. Belnap is a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics and a Fellow in the American Psychiatric Association. He has been on the Primary Children’s Hospital Staff for forty-six years and is an Emeritus Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the U of U. He has been Medical Director ARTEC- Valley Mental Health, Medical Director of Rivendell of America and a President Reagan appointee to the Advisory Council of Health and Human Services.
Thomas W. Burns, M.D.Dr. Burns currently practices medicine at the University of Missouri Cosmopolitan International Diabetic Center. He was a faculty member of the University of Missouri School of Medicine, doing research and teaching for fifty-two years. He is active in the American College of Physicians as a governor and regent and president of the county medical society. He is enjoying a happy family life with his wife, Joan, four children, one of which is a practicing internist and seven grandchildren “all girls – I do specialize!”
Robert Raymond Green, M.D.Before retiring, Dr. Green practiced surgery in both Provo and Heber City, Utah. He was a country doctor for 40 years and came out of the Coast Guard as a Senior Surgeon/Full Commander in 1953. Dr. Green currently resides in Heber City, Utah.
Clel Jensen, M.D.Dr. Jensen served as a captain in the U.S. Air Force as the officer in charge of operating rooms at Far East Air Materiel Command. He was president of the Idaho Society of Anesthesiologists in 1960 and president of the Utah Society of Anesthesiologists in 1969. He served as a diplomat on the American Board of Anesthesiology and is a Fellow in the American College of Anesthesiology. After serving an LDS mission in 1989, Dr Jensen passed the National Assessment Institute and practiced Gerontology until 1987. He is currently teaching and on the board of Elder Quest, a branch of U.V.S.C. in Orem, Utah. His first wife is deceased and he and his second wife have a combined family of 65 grandchildren and 35 great grandchildren.
Don H. Nelson, M.D.Dr. Nelson has been Chief of the Division of Endocrinology at the U of U and at the University of Southern California. He worked as chief of medicine at LDS Hospital and as the director of the Metabolic Ward and Laboratory at Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, Harvard University. Dr. Nelson is the author of 150 research articles.
Daniel Lowry Smith, M.D.Dr. Smith served a pilot in the Air Force as well as a flight surgeon and Lt. Colonel. He was a pilot taking troops in the first 10 minutes of D-Day in WWII. He practiced medicine in California and after leaving worked at the BYU Health Center for 19 years.
1949
Dr. Tori is retired and living in Michigan with his wife Gertrud. He has many hobbies, including amateur radio operating, model railroads, and photography. He married Gertrud in 1953, and together they raised three adopted children. They are currently the proud grandparents of three grandchildren.
