Board of Directors

Request for nominations

The Mayo Clinic Alumni Association Nominating Committee is requesting nominations for the Alumni Board of Directors. The Board of Directors is a 32 member board with representation from various medical specialties and geographic locations. The Board of Directors is responsible for the direction and activities of the Mayo Clinic Alumni Association.

Nominations will be accepted until June 1, 2009.

Board member Responsiblities

Nomination Form

		David K. Teegarden, M.D. - President Trinity Mother of Frances Health System, Tyler, Texas Email: teegard@tmfhs.org Field of Practice: Gastroenterology Present Academic Rank and Positions: President, Chief Medical Officer, Trinity Mother Frances Health System, Tyler, Texas President, Trinity Clinic, Tyler, Texas Gastroenterologist, Trinity Clinic, Tyler, Texas Education: Undergraduate, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Texas Medical School, University of Texas Galveston, Galveston, Texas Residency, Internal Medicine, Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Rochester, Minnesota Residency, Gastroenterology, Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Rochester, Minnesota

		S. Mark Laney, M.D. - President Elect Cook Children’s Health Care System, Fort Worth, TX Email: mlaney@cookchildrens.org Field of Practice: Administrative Medicine, Pediatric Neurology Present Academic Rank and Positions: Senior Consultant, Cook Children’s Physician Network Clinical Assistant Professor, The University of North Texas Health Science Center Education: Undergraduate, North Texas State University, Denton, Texas Medical School, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas Pediatrics, Arkansas Children's Hospital, Little Rock, Arkansas Residency, Child Neurology, Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota

		Eric J. Grigsby, M.D. - Vice President Napa, California Email: egrig@aol.com Field of Practice: Anesthesiology Present Academic Rand and Positions: Medical Director, Spectrum Care Pain Treatment Center Education: BA, Biology and Economics, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island Undergraduate, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts Residency, General Surgery, Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education - Rochester, Minnesota Residency, Anesthesiology, Mayo Clinic Rochester, Minnesota

		Eric S. Edell, M.D. - Secretary-Treasurer Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn. Email: eedell@mayo.edu Field of Practice: Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Present Academic Rank and Positions: Professor of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota Consultant, Pulmonary Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota Faculty, Clinical Research, Mayo Graduate School, Rochester, Minnesota Education: Undergraduate, University of Kansas Lawrence, Lawrence, Kansas Medical Student, University of Kansas/Kansas City, Kansas City, Kansas Residency, Internal Medicine, St. Luke’s Hospital, Kansas City, Missouri Residency, Pulmonary Diseases, Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Rochester, Minnesota Academic, Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota Senior Associate Consultant, Pulmonary Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota

		Scott C. Litin, M.D. - Past President Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn. Email: litin.scott@mayo.edu Field of Practice: General Internal Medicine Present Academic Rank and Positions: Professor of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN Consultant, Area General Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota Consultant, Multidisciplinary Thrombophilia Center, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota Education: Undergraduate, B.A., Rice University, Houston, Texas Medical School, Internal Medicine, Mayo Medical School, Rochester, Minnesota Residency, Internal Medicine, Mayo School Graduate Medical Education, Rochester, Minnesota Senior Clinical Fellow, Division of Area General Internal Medicine, Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Rochester, Minnesota

		Karen D. Skiba - Director, Mayo Clinic Alumni Center Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn. Email: kskiba@mayo.edu Present Academic Rank and Positions: Director, Mayo Clinic ALumni Association, Rochester, Minnesota Education: Undergraduate: College of St. Teresa, Winona, Minnesota Graduate: University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Executive Committee

		Andrew P. Landstrom. - MGS Representative Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota Email: landstrom.andrew@mayo.edu Present Adademic Rank and Positions: MD/PhD Student Education: Undergraduate, B.S., Biology, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, North Carolina Molecular Pharmacology & Experimental Therapeutics, Mayo Medical School, Rochester, Minnesota

		Terrence L. Cascino, M.D. - Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn. Email: tcascino@mayo.edu Field of Practice: Neurology Present Academic Rank and Positions: Executive Dean for Education, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota Professor of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota Consultant, Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota Education: Undergraduate, B.A., Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois Medical School, Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois Residency, Internal Medicine, Mayo Graduate School of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota Fellow, Neuro Oncology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York

		Scott M. Albin , D.O. - Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education - Mayo Fellows Association President - Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn. Email: albin.scott@mayo.edu Field of Practice: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Present Academic Rank and Positions: Resident - PGY-4 Education: Undergraduate School, B.A., Binghampton University, Binghamton, N.Y. Medical School, University of New England, College of Osteopathic Medicine, Portland, MA Residency, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Mayo School of Medical Education, Rochester, MN

		Michael B. Farnell, M.D. - Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn. Email: mfarnell@mayo.edu Field of Practice: Gastroenterology and General Surgery Present Academic Rank and Positions: Chair, Gastroenterology and General Surgery, Department of Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota Professor of Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota Consultant, Gastroenterology and General Surgery, Department of Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota Education: Undergraduate, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana Medical Student, University of Alabama Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama Residency, General Surgery, Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Rochester, Minnesota Mayo Foundation Scholar (JD Martin Fellowship in Trauma), Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia

		Jeff A. McKenzie - MMS Representative Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota Email: mckenzie.jeff@mayo.edu Education: Undergraduate, University of Montana, Missoula, Montana Medical School, Mayo Medical School, Rochester, Minnesota

		Maria L. Collazo-Clavell, M.D. - Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota Email: collazoclavell.maria@mayo.edu Field of Practice: Endocrinology Present Academic Rank and Positions: Assistant Professor, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota Education: B.S., University of Miami, Miami, Florida Undergraduate, Ponce School of Medicine, Ponce, Puerto Rico Internal Medicine, Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Rochester, Minnesota Clinical and Translational Science, Mayo Graduate School, Rochester, Minnesota Clinical Research, Mayo Graduate School, Rochester, Minnesota

		Margaret M. Johnson, M.D. - Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida Email: johnson.margaret2@mayo.edu Field of Practice: Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Present Academic Rank and Positions: Assistant professor, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida Education: Senior Associate Consultant, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida Program Director, Pulmonary Diseases, Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Jacksonville, Florida

		Stephen J. Riederer, Ph.D. - Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota Email: riederer@mayo.edu Field of Practice: Research Present Academic Rank and Positions: Full Faculty Privileges in Biomedical Engineering, Mayo Graduate School, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota Professor of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota Directory, Magnetic Resonance Laboratory, Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic Rochester, Minnesota Consultant,Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota Consultant, Department of Physiology & Biomedical Engineering, Mayo CLinic, Rochester, Minnesota Education: Undergraduate, B.A., University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin Graduate, S.M., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts Graduate, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin Faculty, Biophysical Sciences, Mayo Graduate School, Rochester, Minnesota Faculty, Biomedical Engineering, Mayo Graduate School, Rochester, Minnesota Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota

		Carl W. Soderstrom, M.D. - Peoria, Ill. Email: dermdoc@skinnews.com Field of Practice: Dermatology Present Academic Rank and Positions: Assistant Clinical Professor of Dermatology, University of Illinois School of Medicine at Peoria Section Chief of Dermatology, St. Francis Hospital Medical Center, Peoria, Illinois Education: Undergraduate, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, Illinois Medical School, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, Illinois Residency, Internal Medicine, Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Rochester, Minnesota Fellowship, Dermatology, Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Rochester, Minnesota

		Daniel N. Wochos, M.D. - Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, Ariz. Email: wachos.daniel@mayo.edu Field of Practice: Nephrology, Hypertension and Internal Medicine Present Academic Rank and Positions: Consultant, Nephrology & Hypertention, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, Arizona Assistant Professor of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota Education: Undergraduate, University of Wisconsin Madison, Madison, Wisconsin Medical School, University of Wisconsin Madison, Madison, Wisconsin Residency Internal Medicine, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, New Hampshire Internship, Medical College of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia Fellowship, Nephrology, Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Rochester, Minnesota

Board of Directors

		Neal J. Richmond, M.D. - Louisville Metro Emergency Medical Services, Louisville, Kentucky E-mail: neal.richmond@louisvilleky.gov Field of Practice: Emergency Medicine and Emergency Medical Services Present Academic Rank and Positions: Chief Executive Officer, Louisville Metro Emergency Medical Services, Louisville, Kentucky Senior Research Fellow, New York Academy of Medicine Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York Education: Chief Executive Officer, Louisville Metro Emergency Medical Services, Louisville, Kentucky Senior Research Fellow, new York Academy of Medicine Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York

		Thomas W. Daugherty, M.D. - Bone & Joint Specialists of Winchester, P.C., Winchester, VA Email: twdnmd@hotmail.com Field of Practice: Orthopedic Surgery Present Academic Rank and Positions: Winchester Surgical Clinic, Partner, Winchester, Virginia Surgi-Center of Winchester, Attending Physician, Winchester, Virginia Chairman, Credentials Committee, Winchester, Virginia Education: Undergraduate, B.S., Biology, College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia Medical School, Medical College of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia Internship, General Surgery, Ohio State University Hospitals, Columbus, Ohio Residency, Orthopedic Surgery, Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Rochester, Minnesota

		Bernard A. Harris, M.D. - Houston, Texas Email: bharris@theharrisfoundation.org Education: Undergraduate, University of Houston, Houston, Texas Medical School, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas Resident, Internal Medicine, Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Rochester, Minnesota

		Melissa A. Merideth, M.D., M.P.H. - National Human Genome Research Institute, Bethesda, MD. Email: mmeridet@mail.nih.gov Field of Practice: Obstetrics & Gynecology, Genetics Present Academic Rank and Positions: Obstetrician/Gynecologist, NIH, Intramural Office of Rare Diseases Genetics Fellow, NIH, National Human Genome Research Institute Education: Undergraduate, Wellesley College, Wellesley, Massachusetts Medical School, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland Graduate, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland Residency, Obstetrics/Gynecology, Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Rochester, Minnesota

		Robert J. Spinner, M.D. - Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota Email: spinner.robert@mayo.edu Field of Practice: Neurologic Surgery Present Academic Rank and Positions: Professor of Anatomy, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota Professor of Neurosurgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota Professor of Orthopedics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota Associate Professor of Anatomy, Neurosurgery and Orthopedics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota Consultant, Neurologic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota Co-Director, Brachial Plexus Clinic, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota Master's Faculty Privileges in Clinical Research, Mayo Graduate School, Rochester, Minnesota Education: Undergraduate, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts Graduate, Oxford University, Oxford, England Medical School, Mayo Medical School, Rochester, Minnesota Residency, Orthopedic Surgery, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina Residency, Neurologic Surgery, Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Rochester, Minnesota Fellow, Peripheral nerve surgery, Dr. David Kline, New Orleans Mayo Foundation Scholar

		Torrence M. Wilson, M.D. - Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota Email: wilson.torrence@mayo.edu Field of Practice: Urology Present Academic Rank and Positions: Consultant, Urology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota Member of the Teaching/Examining Faculty, Mayo Graduate School of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota Chair, Mentoring Subcommittee, Education Committee, Department of Urology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota Gonda Practice Subcommittee, Clinical Practice, Department of Urology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota Clinical Investigator, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health Adjunct Assistant Professor of Surgery of the Department of Surgery, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland Assistant Professor of Urology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota Education: Undergraduate, United States Military Academy, West Point, New York Airborne, Ranger, United States Army Medical School, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, Georgia Medicine Internship, FItzsimons Army Medical Center, Aurora, Colorado Urology Residency, Fitzsimons Army Medical Center, Aurora, Colorado

		Kenneth H. Brookler, M.D. - New York, NY Email: kbrookler@mac.com Field of Practice: Otology and Neurotology Present Academic Rank and Positions: Attending Otologist Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, New York Education: Undergraduate, Pre-Med University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Medical School, University of Manitoba Medical College, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Internship, Winnipeg General Hospital, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Residency, Deer Lodge Hospital, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Residency, Otolaryngology, Mayo School of Graduate Medicine Education, Rochester, Minnesota M.S., Otolaryngology, Minor Anatomy, University of Minnesota Fellowship, Neurotology, Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Rochester, Minnesota

		Nancy L. Elwess, Ph.D. - State University of New York, Plattsburgh, New York Email: nancy.elwess@plattsburgh.edu Field of Practice: Genetics Present Academic Rank and Positions: Associate Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, Plattsburgh State University, Plattsburgh, New York Education: B.S., Zoology, Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, Illinois M.A., Science Education, Governors State University, University Park, Illinois M.S., Molecular Biology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana Graduate, Ph.D., Molecular Biology, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont Research Fellow, Biochemistry, Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Rochester, Minnesota Senior Research Fellow, Biochemistry, Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Rochester, Minnesota

		Robert P. Kazan, M.D. - West Suburban Neurosurgical Associates, S.C., Hinsdale, IL Email: acustic01@aol.com Field of Practice: Neurosurgery Present Academic Rank and Positions: Assistant Professor Neurosurgery, University of Illinois, Chicago, Illinois President, West Suburban Neurosurgical Associates, Hinsdale, Illinois Medical Director, Neurosciences, Hinsdale Hospital, Hinsdale, Illinois Education: Undergraduate, B.S., Loyola University Chicago & Stritch School of Medicine, Maywood, Illinois Medical School, Loyola University Chicago & Stritch School of Medicine, Maywood, Illinois Visiting Medical Student, Neurologic Surgery, Mayo Medical School, Rochester, Minnesota Visiting Physician, Neurosurgery Rotation, Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford, England Residency, General Surgery, Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Rochester, Minnesota Residency, Neurologic Surgery, Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Rochester, Minnesota

		Peter H. Layer, M.D., Ph.D. - Hamburg, Germany Email: layer@ik-h.de Field of Practice: Gastroenterology Present Academic Rank and Positions: Professor of Medicine, University of Essen Chief, Department of Medicine, Israelitic Hospital, University of Hamburg Education: Oberarzt, Division Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, University of Essen Trainee in Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, University of Essen Research Fellowship, Gastroenterology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota Residency, Department of Medicine, University of Essen Internship, Essen University Hospital

		David W. Romness, M.D. - Arlington, Virginia Email: dwrom@aol.com Field of Practice: Orthopedic Surgery Present Academic Rank and Positions: Clinical Assistant Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, Georgetown University Medical Director, Joint Replacement Center, Virginia Hospital Center Education: Undergraduate, University of Richmond, Richmond, Virginia Medical School, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, Virginia Residency, General Surgery, Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Rochester, Minnesota Residency, Orthopedic Surgery, Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Rochester, Minnesota

		Robert L. Van Dervoort, Jr., M.D. - Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital, Nashville, Tenn. Email: VandyRLV289@pol.net Field of Practice: Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine Present Academic Rank and Positions: Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University Medical School, Nashville, Tennessee Education: Undergraduate, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey Medical Student, Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, Illinois Resident, Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Rochester, Minnesota

		Kevin G. Madden, M.D. - Clarks Summit, PA Email: maddenkeving@aol.com Field of Practice: Neurology Present and Academic Rank and Positions: Neurologist, Private Practice Education: Undergraduate, Saint Peter's College, Jersey City, New Jersey Medical School, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York Internship, Manhattan VA Hospital - NYU Medical Center, New York, New York Residency, Neurology, Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Rochester, Minnesota

		Matthew M. Melin, M.D. - Park Nicollet Health/Vasc. Center, St. Louis Park, MN Email: melinm@parknicollet.com Field of Practice: Vascular Surgery Present Academic Rank and Positions: Director, Park Nicollet Wound Clinic, Vascular Surgeon Site Director, Surgical Education, University of Minnesota Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota Education: Undergraduate, University of Minnesota Twin Cities, Minneapolis, Minnesota Student, Mayo School of Health Related Science, Rochester, Minnesota Residency, Thoracic Surgery, Mayo Medical School, Rochester, Minnesota Fellowship, Vascular Surgery, Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Rochester, Minnesota

		Mack H. Sullivan, Jr., M.D. - The Centre, P.C., Elkhart, Indiana Email: mackplastic@aol.com Field of Practice: Plastic Surgery Present Academic Rank and Positions: Private Group Practice Education: Undergraduate, B.A., Talladega College, Talladega, Alabama Medical School, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, Georgia Residency, General Surgery, Howard University, Washington, D.C. Fellowship, Plastic Surgery Division, Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Rochester, Minnesota

		Pamela B. Sylvestre, M.D. - Memphis, Tennessee Email: dr.sylvestre@gi-liver.com Field of Practice: Gastrointestinal and Hepatobiliary Pathology Present Academic Rank and Positions: Pathologist, Methodist/Le Bonheur Healthcare System, Memphis, TN Partner, Duckworth Pathology Group, Memphis, TN Associate Professor of Pathology, University of Tennessee School of Medicine Education: Undergraduate, Mechanical Engineering, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah Medical Student, University of Southern California School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California Residency, Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, LAC+USC Medical Center, Los Angeles, California Fellow, Surgical and Medical Pathology, Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Rochester, Minnesota

		Karl F. Tamussino, M.D. - Dept of OB/GYN, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria Email: tamussino@gmail.com Field of Practice: Obstetrics & Gynecology Present Academic Rank and Positions: Professor of Obstretrics and Gynecology Education: Undergraduate, University of Graz;: Graz, Austria Residency, Obstretrics & Gynecology, University of Graz: Graz, Austria Fellowship, Advanced Gynecologic Surgery, Mayo Clinic Rochester, Minnesota Mayo International Education Program, Rochester, Minnesota

		Nicole E. Webel, M.D. - Childrens Hospital and Regional Meical Center, Seattle, WA Email: nicole.webel@seattlechildrens.org Field of Practice: Pediatric Anesthesiology Present Academic Rank and Positions: Acting Assistant Professor, University of Washington, Seattle, WA Pediatric Anesthesiologist, Childrens Hospital and Regional Medical Center, Seattle, Washington Education: Undergraduate, BS Biomedical Engineering, University of Illinois, Champaign, Illinois Medical School, Southern Illinois University, Springfield, Illinois Internship, Methodist Hospital/Indiana University, Indianapolis, Indiana Residency, Anesthesiology, Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Rochester, Minnesota Fellowship, Pediatric Anesthesiology, University of Washington/Childrens Hospital and Regional Medical Center, Seattle, Washington