MAA Honors Seven Distinguished Physicians
Seven physicians who have made important contributions to medicine will receive
awards from the Duke Medical Alumni Association during Medical Alumni Weekend on Nov. 5.
"Each year, the Medical Alumni Association recognizes people who are committed to
transforming the way we educate doctors, treat patients, and gain new understanding of
human disease," says Ellen Luken, executive director of Medical Alumni Affairs at
Duke. "This year, we recognize seven individuals who have served society and DUMC
through their varied and impressive careers." Following are brief profiles on this
year's award recipients:
Distinguished
Service Award
Anthony Limberakis, MD'79 |
Anthony Limberakis has played a major role in the Duke Medical Alumni Association,
strengthening its role in the life of Duke University Medical Center. He chaired the
Association's Strategic Planning Committee from 1992 to 1995 and served as president from
1993 to 1994. From 1995 to 1996 he was president of the Davison Club, a group that
recognizes leadership giving to the Medical Annual Fund. He also served on the fundraising
committee for the newly constructed on-campus exercise facility for Duke medical students
and house staff.
Under Limberakis's leadership the MAA improved communications with alumni and expanded
opportunities for alumni involvement on the Medical Alumni Council and in the Medical
Center. He was instrumental in starting Duke Medical Alumni News and expanding Duke's
outreach programs for alumni groups. He received a Charles A. Duke Award in 1992 for
outstanding volunteer service to Duke. In October 1998, he accepted an invitation to join
the Medical Center's Board of Visitors.
Limberakis is president of Bustleton Radiology Associates, Ltd., of Philadelphia, Pa.
He completed his internship at the University of Pennsylvania's Graduate Hospital and his
residency at the Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia. He is a member of
the American College of Radiology, the AMA, the Philadelphia Roentgen Ray Society, and the
Radiological Society of North America. A member of The Greek Orthodox Church, Limberakis
is the national commander of the Order of St. Andrew, a fraternal organization of leading
churchmen in the United States.
He is married to Maria A. Borden Limberakis, MD, a family practitioner in Philadelphia,
and they have three children.
Distinguished
Faculty Award
Caroline P. Haynes, MD'79, PhD'83, HS'84-'88 |
Caroline P. Haynes, an assistant clinical professor of psychiatry and behavioral
science and director of medical student education in psychiatry, is an innovator in
medical education.
In the basic science Human Behavior course at Duke, Haynes initiated problem- solving
techniques and on-the-spot evaluations that raised class attendance levels. In 1994,
Haynes was appointed co-chair of the faculty curriculum committee, and has made
significant contributions to psychiatric education through her work as coordinator of
psychiatry PGY-1 residency curricula from 1992 to 1998. She was also instrumental in
establishing the Practice course in psychiatry.
Her outstanding teaching ability has already earned her several prestigious awards: the
Nancy A. Roeske Certificate for Excellence in Medical Education from the American
Psychiatric Association (1994), the Honored Professor Award from Duke's Department of
Psychiatry (1995), the Davison Society Excellence in Teaching Award (1996), and the Golden
Apple Teaching Award, AMSA (1998). Additionally, Haynes has been named director of student
affairs. In this capacity, she will be responsible for all facets of the advisory deans
system in the School of Medicine as well as coordinating many activites in student
affairs, such as special events.
Haynes lives in Durham with her husband Bart, HS '73-'75, and their three children.
Distinguished
Faculty Award
Carl E. Ravin, MD |
Carl E. Ravin, chairman of the Department of Radiology, Duke University Medical Center,
has been a leader in education at DUMC for more than 20 years.
In addition to his teaching accomplishments, Ravin is an avid researcher, having
published more than 200 journal articles in 25 years. He has edited two major textbooks in
diagnostic imaging and is a frequent contributor to major medical textbooks. Ravin's long
association with Duke began in 1977; in addition to his duties as departmental chairman,
Ravin is chief of the medical staff, chair of the PDC Administrative Board, and a member
of the Board of Directors of Duke University Health System.
Ravin graduated from Cornell University Medical College in 1968 and served his
internship in surgery at the University of California Hospital, San Francisco Medical
Center. He then completed his residency in diagnostic radiology at the University of Utah
Medical Center in Salt Lake City, Utah in 1973. He served as chief resident in diagnostic
radiology there from 1973 to 1974. Ravin was elected as a Winchester Fellow, Diagnostic
Chest Radiology at Yale-New Haven Hospital, New Haven, Conn., in 1974, where he studied
for one year.
Ravin and his wife, Alison, live in Durham. They have three sons.
Distinguished
Alumnus Award
L. Thompson Bowles, T'53, MD'57, PhD |
L. Thompson Bowles' commitment to medical education is one of the highlights of his
distinguished career. After receiving his medical degree from Duke University in 1957,
Bowles pursued his residency in general surgery and thoracic surgery, as well as a
master's degree in surgery and a PhD in higher education, from New York University. He
went on to hold 13 academic appointments at 10 medical schools, including Baylor Medical
School, Cornell University Medical College, New York University, and George Washington
University Medical Center, where during 19 years he served as professor of surgery, dean
of the School of Medicine, and director of the medical center.
He has served on several national committees, including the Board of Regents of the
National Library of Medicine, which he chaired from 1984 to 1986; the AAMC Council of
Deans, which he chaired from 1989 to 1991; and the Depart-ment of Veteran's Affairs
Special Medical Advisory Group (SMAG) which he chaired from 1992 to 1994. He was elected
president of the National Board of Medical Examiners in 1992 after serving on committees
and task forces in the organization for 10 years.
He lives in Philadelphia, Pa., with his wife, Judith, WC'55. They have three daughters.
Distinguished
Alumnus Award
James R. Gavin III, MD'75, PhD |
Howard Hughes Medical Institute senior scientific officer James R. Gavin III is an
award-winning diabetes researcher and a national leader in diabetes awareness and
education. He is a trustee of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and serves as senior
program consultant and the director of the foundation's Minority Medical Faculty
Development program.
Among his many honors, Gavin is a past National Medical Association Internist of the
Year, an American Diabetes Association Outstanding Clinician in diabetes, and a 1995
recipient of the E.E. Just Award, given by the American Society for Cell Biology to a
distinguished African American cell biologist. From 1993 to 1994 he served as president of
the American Diabetes Association. In 1996, he was elected to membership in the Institute
of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences.
Gavin came to Duke medical school after receiving his PhD from Emory University and
having served as a staff associate at the National Institutes of Health. After completing
his internship and residency at Barnes Hospital in St. Louis, Mo., he served as a faculty
member at Washington University School of Medicine. In 1987 he moved to the University of
Oklahoma, where he was William K. Warren professor for diabetes studies; professor of
medicine; and chief of the diabetes and endocrinology, metabolism, and hypertension
sections.
Gavin is an accomplished vocalist who has performed for charitable events and regularly
entertains his Howard Hughes Medical Institute colleagues at conferences. He is married to
Ann Gavin, PhD, an elementary school principal in Bethesda, Md., and they have two
children.
Distinguished
Alumnus Award
Peter T. Scardino, MD'71 |
Achieving national and international distinction for his research, teaching, and
clinical practice in prostate cancer, Peter T. Scardino serves as chief of the urology
service in the Department of Surgery and head of the prostate cancer program at Memorial
Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.
He was a member of the Baylor College of Medicine faculty from 1979 to 1998, and
developed the urology department into one of the most distinguished research and teaching
centers internationally. Scardino has received over $15 million in research grants from
private foundations and from the National Cancer Institute, including the first of three
Specialized Programs of Research Excellence (SPORE) in prostate cancer with funding of
$2.2 million per year.
Scardino has received many honors for his teaching and research. In 1989, he was
awarded the American Urological Association's Gold Cystoscope Award, which is presented to
the individual who has contributed the most to urology within ten years of residency. He
was elected to membership in the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences
in 1996.
He lives in New York City with his wife, Alice Barrow Myrick, T'70; they have three
children.
W.G.
Anlyan, MD, Lifetime Achievement Award
Merel H. Harmel, MD |
Merel Harmel was just a resident at Johns Hopkins Hospital-the first anesthesia
resident at Hopkins-in 1945 when he administered open drop ether to anesthetize an infant
during the world's first blue baby operation, performed by Alfred Blaylock, MD. It was the
first surgery of its kind in the world and opened the door for the field of cardiac
surgery.
Harmel went on to become the founding chairman of three departments of anesthesiology
-the State University of New York, Downstate Medical Center from 1952 to 1968; the
University of Chicago from 1968 to 1971; and Duke University Medical Center from 1971 to
1983.
At Duke, he built the Department of Anesthesiology into a nationally respected academic
department and started a program in bench and clinical research and a residency training
program in anesthesiology. In the late 1970s, with David A. Davis, MD, Fritz Klein, and
Larry Burton, he led the development of the world's first computerized vital signs
monitoring system, called DAME (Duke Automatic Monitoring Equipment), which was installed
in all the operating rooms in the new Duke Hospital.
Harmel retired in 1987. He has served as president of the Friends of Duke University
Library and the Duke Museum of Art and was a founding member of the Advisory Board of the
Duke Gardens. He recently accepted a four-year appointment on the Medical School
Admissions Committee.
Harmel has four daughters and is married to Ernestine Friedl, PhD, professor emerita of
the Duke University Department of Anthropology and former dean of the Trinity College of
Arts and Sciences at Duke.
