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Recent Retirements / Deaths Recorded

Montgomery County Medical Society Provided by MCMS Administration

Congratulations to our MCMS members who have recently announced their retirement plans. Best wishes in your future endeavors!

Harry Fronista, MD

Stephanie Fronista-Ward, MD

  • Howard Abromowitz MD – Urology                      
  • J. Douglas Aldstadt, MD – Family Medicine        
  • Art Altman MD – Obstetrics & Gynecology          
  • Ramajopala Reddy Avutu MD-Anesthesiology           
  • Bruce Banias MD-Obstetrics & Gynecology        
  • Raymond Barbera MD – Anesthesiology  
  • Ramaswamy Bathini, MD – Cardiovascular Diseases
  • Gregory Beck MD – Gastroenterology       
  • Nicholas Christoff MD – Nephrology                    
  • Wassam Dabbas MD – Internal  Medicine
  • Ronald DeVore, MD – Otolaryngology      
  • Verne Dodson MD – Family Medicine
  • Elizabeth Ey, MD – Pediatric Radiology
  • Frank Fasano, MD – Orthopedic Surgery
  • Susan Galbraith, MD – Endocrinology
  • Walter Hartel, MD – Ophthalmology
  • Andrew Hawk, MD – Emergency Medicine
  • Azar Kardan MD – Pediatrics     
  • Ronald Kahn, MD – Family Medicine                            
  • Walter Keyes MD – Family Medicine                    
  • James Laws DO – Cardiovascular Diseases
  • Robert Margolis MD – Pulmonary Diseases  
  • Ann Marie Martinek, MD – Ophthalmology        
  • Augusto Martinez, MD – Colon-Rectal Surgery
  • Joseph Mastandrea, DO – Internal Medicine
  • Steven Miller, MD – Ophthalmology
  • James Murphy MD – Pulmonary Diseases     
  • Paul E. O’Brien, MD – General Surgery      
  • James Pacenta MD – Cardiovascular Diseases
  • C N Reddy MD – Pulmonary Diseases      
  • William Rigano, MD – Plastic Surgery
  • Michael Timpone MD- Family Medicine   
  • Joel Tobiansky MD – Cardiovascular Diseases
  • Michael Valle DO – Neurology       
  • Keith Watson MD – Obstetrics & Gynecology

MCMS recognizes our colleagues who have passed away since our last Annual Meeting

James Martens, MD Orthopedic Surgery, University of Cincinnati 2003 (4/11/2022)

  • James Appleton MD,  Anesthesiology,  University of Louisville 1946 –  12/22/2017
  • Frank Beltran MD,  Urology,  University of Granada Spain 1955  –  10/20/20
  • Bernard Berks DO,  Family and Aerospace Medicine,  Kirksville Coll. of Osteopathic Medicine 1958   –  6/4/21
  • Theodore Bernstein MD,  Neurosurgery,   University of Cincinnati  1965 –    5/10/20
  • Donald Buck MD,  Family Medicine,  University of Cincinnati 1952  – 8/20/20 
  • David Cavanaugh, MD, Pediatric Radiology, University of Colorado 1969, 1/31/22
  • Mukul Chandra MD,  Cardiology,   University of Barodia, India 1986 –   COVID-19   10/18/20    
  • Roger Cook MD,  Radiology,   University of Cincinnati 1955,   – 6/15/21
  • Damian Danopulos, MD, Cardiovascular Diseases, University of Istanbul 1952 – 3/8/22
  • Rajnish Dhingra MD,  Nephrology,  University of Illinois at Chicago 1995   – 5/2/20 
  • Harley Ellman MD,  Rheumatology,  Medical College of Virginia 1961   – 1/15/21
  • Harold Fishman, MD, Gastroenterology, Thomas Jefferson Medical College 1951 – 5/11/2021
  • Jack Gruber  MD, Gynecology/Reproductive Endocrinology, Ohio State University 1970 –  COVID-19 – 1/6/21
  • Ramesh C. Gupta, MD, Emergency Medicine, Delhi University, India 1970 – 1/6/2022
  • Thomas Henderson MD,  Rheumatology, University of Michigan 1974  -4/8/20
  • John Hochwalt, MD, Family Medicine, Ohio State University, 1971 – 11/1/21
  • Richard Houston, MD,  Gastroenterology, Indiana University 1971 – 12/11/20
  • Alan H. Klein, MD, Internal Medicine, The Ohio State University College of Medicine – 1958 – 10/5/21
  • Richard Krumholz, MD, Pulmonary Diseases, St. Louis University 1960 – 8/1/21
  • Samuel Laneve MD,  Internal Medicine,  Georgetown University 1951   –  4/30/21
  • Edward Leschansky MD,  Family Medicine,   St. Louis University 1955    – 6/3/21 
  • Joseph Paley MD,   Orthopedic Surgery,   Hahnemann University 1958  – 7/26/20
  • Si Past MD, Family Medicine,  Duke University  1954  –  10/2020
  • Thomas Percy MD,  Plastic Surgery,  Trivandrum Medical College, India 1970  – 12/31/20
  • Louis Rodriguez-Baz MD,  General Surgery,  Havana University Cuba  1953   – 5/12/20
  • Tom Sefton DO,   Family Medicine, University of Health Sciences, Iowa 1957  – 8/1/20
  • Robert Sooy, MD, Family Medicine, National University of Mexico, 1962 – 9/29/21
  • Thomas Sorauf  MD,  Pediatrics,  Marquette University 1967   -1/3/21
  • Harold Stratton MD,  Family Medicine,   Howard University 1955   – 9/19/20
  • Coleman Witt MD,  Family Medicine,  University of Louisville 1956    – 10/22/20
  • Russell Zanowick MD ,  Family Medicine,   St. Louis University 1958   – 6/8/20