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Class Notes

1960s
 1970s
 1980s
Obituaries

1960s

PHILIP MATIN (MD ’67) — He is now the medical editor for CME Resource, a company that provides medical education courses online and in print for physicians, nurses, dentists and other medical personnel.

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1970s

NORMAN MARCUS (MD ’78) — He writes to say he is a practicing orthopedic surgeon in northern Virginia and a founder of Cartilix Inc., a medical device company that recently opened its headquarters in Foster City, Calif. The company makes biomaterials for use in joint reconstruction, spine surgery and ophthalmic surgery.

MICHAEL BROWNLEE (resident ’74) — He received the 2005 Naomi Berrie Award for outstanding achievement in diabetes research. The award was presented by Columbia University Medical Center. Brownlee is the Anita and Jack Saltz Professor of Diabetes Research and director of the JDRF International Center for Diabetic Complications Research at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine.

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1980s

GIOVANNI FERRANTE (MD ’81) — He writes to say that though he was not able to attend the spring 2006 alumni weekend, he would love to get back in touch with classmates. He says his work is in flux, “from being really busy in vascular and general surgery to serving as medical staff president for the next two years, so it’s going to be interesting.” Anybody who is in the Boston area, or visiting, please get in touch.

CATHERINE DE VRIES (MD ’84) — She has been awarded the American Medical Association’s Dr. Nathan Davis International Award in Medicine, which honors a domestic physician for outstanding international service in the areas of medical practice, medical education or medical research. De Vries is the founder and president of the International Volunteers in Urology, a Salt Lake City-based nonprofit organization dedicated to providing medical education and treatment in developing countries.

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Obituaries

Horace H. Bertelsen (MD ’53) died Sept. 20, 2005, after a prolonged illness. He was 84. He was born and raised in Iowa. After serving in World War II, Bertelsen earned both his bachelor’s and medical degrees from Stanford. He completed his residency in ob-gyn at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center. He helped found the Los Olivos Women’s Medical Clinic, in Los Gatos, and was a founding member of the medical staff of Good Samaritan Hospital, in San Jose. Bertelsen retired in 1991, after 40 years of practice. He maintained a lifelong interest in farming and cattle ranching, was an avid fisherman, and loved to travel the world with his wife. He is survived by his wife, four children and seven grandchildren.

L. Jack Bradshaw (PhD ’56) died Jan. 7, 2006, of natural causes in Ridgefield, Wash. He was 82. Bradshaw was born in Palo Alto and grew up in Bakersfield, Calif. He trained as a pilot and served in the Navy during World War II. After earning his bachelor’s degree from Stanford, Bradshaw received a PhD in medical microbiology in 1956. He had a vision of combining biology, chemistry and physics to explain life’s mysteries, so he founded the Molecular Biology Institute at California State University-Fullerton, where he taught for 22 years. Bradshaw was also known as “Boomer,” a nickname he earned as the pitcher on Stanford’s softball team for his blazing pitching speed (102 mph). He continued to play softball well into his 70s. Bradshaw is survived by his wife, four children, seven grandchildren, three great grandchildren, a brother and sister.

David James Dorsey (MD ’70) died Dec. 18, 2005, after a five-month battle with cancer. He was 62. Dorsey was born and raised in Hartford, Conn. He earned his medical degree from Stanford in 1970, and was in private practice for 25 years with the South East Bay Pediatric Clinic. Dorsey also helped start several pediatric programs at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital. Besides pediatrics, Dorsey loved being a master of foxhounds for the Los Altos Hounds, and went to South Carolina for foxhound field trials on a regular basis. When he retired, he drove across the country with a trailer of three horses to hunt in Virginia. Dorsey is survived by his wife and a brother.

Donald M. Jonte (MD ’46) died Feb. 10, 2006, of metastatic cancer. He was 84. Jonte was born in San Jose and raised in Stockton. During medical school, he served as a captain in the Army. After graduation from Stanford, Jonte practiced anesthesiology for 32 years at Oakland’s Providence Hospital. He was also an avid climber and enjoyed backpacking with his family. Jonte is survived by his wife, six daughters, a brother and eight grandchildren.

Robert L. Love (psychiatry resident, ’68) died Dec. 27, 2005, after losing his battle with cancer. Love was born in Melrose, N.M. He earned his medical degree from the University of Utah and completed his psychaitry residency at Stanford in 1968. He served as chief of psychiatry for 27 years at Kaiser Hospital in Redwood City before retiring in 1990. Before his medical career, Love was active in theology and was a minister in Methodist churches in New Mexico and New York, establishing with his wife St. Paul’s Methodist Church in Albuquerque. Love enjoyed travel, theater, playing bridge and bird watching. He is survived by his wife, a daughter and two grandchildren.

Robert H. Quillinan (MD ’42) died Feb. 6, 2006, in Sunnyvale, Calif. After earning his medical degree in 1942, Quillinan served as chief pathologist in the European Theater during World War II. He returned to Stanford in 1947 and completed his surgery training. In 1950, Quillinan moved to Sacramento, where he practiced surgery for 54 years and retired in 1996. He also served as president of the Sacramento El Dorado Medical Society and on the State Board of Medical Quality Assurance. He is survived by his son and three grandsons. His wife predeceased him in 1984.

Extended obituaries are online from the Stanford University Medical Center Alumni Association. Paper copies are available from the SUMCAA: (650) 234-0619.

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