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In May 2005, Herbert I. Goldman '50 received a Master of Science degree in nutrition, becoming the oldest graduate of Columbia University's Institute of Human Nutrition, as reported in The Great Neck Record.

Ira J. Gelb '51 was the subject of a July 3, 2005 article in the Boca Raton/Delray Beach News for being honored by members of the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science for his tireless work toward the development of the medical education program at Florida Atlantic University (FAU), where he is Clinical Professor and Director of Clinical Programming.

Eugene Braunwald '52 was featured in an August 23, 2005 article distributed by Knight Ridder-Tribune Information Services for putting together a panel of physicians for Scios, a unit of Johnson & Johnson, to evaluate Natrecor, a biotech substitute for nitroglycerine, which determined it should only be used in hospital settings.

Edwin S. Robbins '52, a psychiatrist, and his wife, Lillian Robbins, Ph.D., a psychologist, made two presentations at the Oxford Round Table on Women's Leadership in August 2005: "Reflections on the Current Status of Women in American Higher Education" and "The Pitfalls and Pleasures of an Academic Marriage".

Salvatore V. Ambrosino '53 recently purchased a plaque in Alumni Plaza that honors all the NYU Med graduates in his family: himself, his daughters Antoinette Ambrosino '80 and Barbara Ambrosino '84, and son Michael Ambrosino '82.

Paul R. Packer '55 is Associate Clinical Professor at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Bronx, NY and has patented a balloon device to control post partum hemorrhage which is currently in clinical trials.

The memoirs of Ralph G. DePalma '56, entitled Practicing and Other Stories, were published in 2005.

Stephen C. Finestone '56 has retired as Professor Emeritus in the Department of Anesthesiology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and is Past President of the Pennsylvania Society of Anesthesiologists.

Harold T. Becher '59 has retired after 39 years of psychiatric practice and lives in Boulder, Colorado.

Sandra R. Wolman '59 ran a large diagnostic service lab, has written over 200 research papers and edited several books during her career. She lives in Potomac, Maryland.

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