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Rudiger Breitenecker, MD, HS’57-’59,’60-’61, has been retired from hospital pathology since 1998 but continues to work as a forensic pathology consultant, including legal cases involving asbestos disease. He and his wife Robin have three grown sons—Roland, Richard, and Rudiger, Jr., T’87—and live in Cockeysville, Md.

Harold R. Silberman, MD, HS’56-’57, ’60-’61, a Duke professor emeritus, has been retired since 2002 and is keeping busy as a medical
case reviewer. He says he has helped to successfully defend four nursing homes against medical legal cases. He and his wife Audrey live in Durham.

Samuel J. Friedberg, MD, HS’56-’59, ’62, is president and CEO of Diatex, Inc., a developmental
pharmaceutical firm involved with the development of metaglisen, a novel antidiabetic agent for the treatment of Type 2 diabetes. He and his wife Ruth live in Shavano Park, Texas.

Mahmoud H. Bahrani, MD, HS’63-’64, is a clinical professor of pediatrics and a solo practitioner at
Al-Rowad Medical Center in Amman, Jordon. He and his wife Sundus Al-imam have two sons, two daughters, and four grandchildren, and live in Amman.

Morton Beiser, MD, HS’61-’64, is senior scientist and founding director of the Center of Excellence for Research on Immigration and Settlement at the University
of Toronto. He lives in Toronto, Canada.

Paul D. Webster III, MD, HS’63-’66, retired in August 2006 as vice chief of staff at St. Joseph Hospital in Augusta, Ga. He and his wife Betty Jean live in Augusta.

Jesse N. McNiel, MD, HS’64-’69, retired in 2002 from private practice
psychiatry. He currently serves as a board member for the Greater Piedmont Team Challenge— a faith-based treatment program. He and his wife Mary Lee have two grown children and two grandchildren. They live in Burlington, N.C.