Allie Hurst MS'11 has become faculty at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in Pediatric Emergency Medicine and recently completed a Critical Care Transport Med Flight fellowship at UW-Madison.
Alumni News & Notes
Learn about the recent accomplishments of your fellow Dartmouth MPH + MS alumni—
MPH Class of 2023
Joe Nano, MPH'23, Blaise O'Malley, MPH'21, and Edgard Ngono, MPH'21 and Catherine Florio Pipas, MD, MPH'11
Congratulations to Geisel Professor Catherine Florio Pipas, MD, MPH, Joe Nano, MPH'23, Blaise O'Malley, MPH'21, and Edgard Ngono, MPH'21, on the publication of their manuscript in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health! Their work explored the impact of Dr. Pipas' Culture of Wellness course (PH104) and conducted this study to describe its impact on MPH students' well-being. Grateful for all the support they received, they're eager to continue their work with Geisel colleagues to enhance community wellness.
Check out the publication here: https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/21/5/590
MPH Class of 2022
Umayr R. Shaikh MPH'22After recently receiving his MPH from Dartmouth, Umayr has entered his first year of medical school at Georgetown University School of Medicine. While at Georgetown, he was presented with an opportunity to speak at the TEDxGeorgetown conference and express how his background in humanities has made him more than equipped to care for others as a physician. He shares the importance of his background in humanities and how it will help shape him to be a better doctor in the future. To watch Umayr's Ted Talk, click here.
Rebekah Davis MPH'22
Following her graduation from Dartmouth's residential MPH program, Rebekah is currently in her second year of medical studies at the University of Colorado as she pursues her MD degree. During her time at Dartmouth, Bekah applied to join the Medical Student Grand Rounds (MSGR) program, driven by her enthusiasm for the project she was collaborating on with Dr. David Goodman. The project, titled "The Relationship Between Regional Growth in Neonatal Intensive Care Capacity and Perinatal Risk," has now been featured in the November 2023 issue of The Medical Care Journal. In addition to this achievement, Bekah had the honor of presenting the abstract of the paper at the Wennberg International Conference in Switzerland in April 2022. Her profound appreciation for the MSGR program led her to introduce it at the University of Colorado, where it currently hosts a wide range of monthly presentations.
Bekah is deeply committed to extending the reach of the MSGR program to other medical schools and actively encourages Dartmouth MPH alumni currently enrolled in medical school to reach out to her if they are interested in implementing this initiative. You can read the published paper by clicking here.
MPH Class of 2021
Rebecca Brandes MPH'21
Rebecca is the lead author of a new paper, Leveraging National Nursing Home Huddles for Rapid COVID-19 Response. The paper was published in a special issue of the Geriatrics journal "Responding to the Pandemic: Geriatric Care Models." Rebecca says her work with writing scientific papers during the MPH program helped to enhance her publication and research skills for this project.
MPH Class of 2020
Priya Khetarpal MPH'20
After graduating in 2020, Priya worked for the FasterCures Center of the Milken Institute in Washington, D.C. working on their COVID-19 Vaccine and Treatment Tracker. In August 2021 she left the Milken Institute to attend American University Washington College of Law to pursue a Juris Doctor degree in Health Law.
Allison Arp, MPH'20, Brandon Brooks, DPM, MPH'20, and Jasmine Multani MPH'20The three alumni recently co-authored a paper titled The Anesthetic Effects of Lidocaine with Epinephrine in Digital Nerve Blocks; A Systematic Review, which was published by the Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association in their July-August 2023 issue. Jasmine expresses that the paper is a by-product of the work they completed for their Inferential Methods and Systemic Review classes which were led by Dr. Rebecca Emeny, MPH, and Dr. Renata West Yen, MPH. They wish to extend our gratitude towards Dr. Emeny for her guidance as well as Dr. Yen, Dr. Bradley Brooks, and Dr. Brady Brooks for their contributions to the paper. We would also like to express our appreciation of the TDI curriculum for equipping us with the skillset to foster such research. Find the full citation and link to read the article below.
Arp AS, Multani JK, Yen RW, Brooks BM, Brooks BM, Brooks BM. The Anesthetic Effects of Lidocaine with Epinephrine in Digital Nerve Blocks: A Systematic Review. J Am Podiatr Med Assoc. 2023 Jul-Aug;113(4):21-066. doi: 10.7547/21-066. PMID: 37713411.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37713411/
MPH & MS Class of 2019
Fiona McEnany MPH'19Fiona was highlighted as one of the honorees included in New Hampshire Union Leader's 20th-anniversary edition of "40 Under Forty," which commends "recognized acclaimed writers, innovative educators, extraordinary volunteers, citizen legislators, immigrant entrepreneurs." She was also recognized as a 2021 Rising Star by Stay Work Play New Hampshire for her work as an emerging young leader making a positive impact in her community.
Fiona McEnany MPH'19 and Simone Rueschemeyer MS'97Simone Rueschemeyer and Fiona McEnany joined Running Start, a Washington, DC-based organization dedicated to developing young women leaders, at the Reykjavik Global Forum in November 2023. The Reykjavik Global Forum gathers international experts to address topics including climate, human rights, and health and their intersections with gender equity. Simone is the Executive Director of Vermont Care Partners and a leader in mental health advocacy and organizational leadership, and Fiona is a PhD candidate in microbiology and immunology at Dartmouth College with expertise in infectious disease. Together, they participated in discussions on global health and policy, exemplifying TDI's history of producing alumni with multifaceted impacts across the healthcare sector.
Rachel Albright, DPM, MPH’19 Rachel has been named a rising star by the American Podiatric Medical Association.
Reed Bratches, MALS'18, MPH’19
Reed, a current PhD candidate at The Dartmouth Institute, just published his first paper from his PhD research. The article is a systematic review of how we communicate clinic visit information to family caregivers.
Zachary Wanken MS'19
Graduated from vascular surgery residency at DHMC and started as clinical faculty in the section of vascular surgery at Washington University in St. Louis.
MPH Class of 2018
Ashley Nguyen MPH'18
Ashley was sworn into the State Bar of California. She counseled Digit in its $212.9m acquisition by Oportun (Nasdaq: OPRT). – https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2021/11/16/2335847/0/en/Oportun-announces-definitive-agreement-to-acquire-Digit.html
Chia-ding Shih MPH'18
Chia-ding started a new position as an assistant professor of clinical surgery at Keck School of Medicine at USC and is an attending physician at Keck Hospital of USC and affiliated hospitals.
Jonathan Smith MPH'18Jonathan has been selected by the board of Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health, as the next director of the health department. Throughout his career, Jonathan has worked to address health equity and quality improvement.
MPH Class of 2017
Furaha Kyesi MPH'17Furaha joined the master of science program in pediatric hematology-oncology at Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences in Tanzania.
Shaung Chen MPH'17As the first author, Shuang Chen published the paper “Risk of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Among Patients with Osteoarthritis: A US Population-Based Study” in the journal BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders. You can read the paper here.
MPH Class of 2016
Cole Zanetti, DO, MPH'16
Cole was appointed as the senior advisor for the Veteran Health Administration’s Innovation Ecosystem. In this role, he will be helping the VA nationally in shaping the vision and strategic direction of the entire innovation arm of the VA. This position is an add-on to his current role as a primary care section chief in the Colorado VA so that he can continue to provide guidance from the perspective of an on-the-ground-clinician.
Renata Yen MPH'16; Catherine Saunders, MPH'16, PhD'20; Camille Harris MPH'19
New research from a 3-year, Dartmouth Institute-led study will help women with breast cancer make better surgery choices. The PCORI-funded study details how patient decision aids improve their decision process, particularly for women with lower health literacy. The research team features an international collaboration of health services researchers, including several Dartmouth Institute alumni co-authors: Renata Yen MPH'16; Catherine Saunders, MPH'16, PhD'20; and Camille Harris MPH'19.
Salman Hussain MPH'16Salman was appointed to the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Rare Disease Advisory Panel, where he will be advising PCORI and other funders on the conduct of patient-centered research in rare diseases and how to meaningfully engage the rare disease community. He joins his Dartmouth Institute classmate Carly Paterson Khan MPH'16 on the panel.
MPH Class of 2015
Greg Corwin MPH'15 and Rose Solomon MPH'15Greg met Rose during a TDI classroom project. He was in love, she wasn’t so sure. But Rose’s friend Pearly saw the value of a guy who would show up at a morning class with goodies, as Greg did—bringing coffee and blueberry muffins for Rose and Pearly to Paul Gardent’s lecture every Friday morning. Pearly decided this was the move for Rose. Fast-forward to a snowy February weekend on the Dartmouth campus, when Greg married Rose (see the photo). He came for the public health degree and met the love of his life.
MPH Class of 2014
Sappho Gilbert MPH'14Now at the Yale School of Public Health as a PhD student, Sappho was interviewed on the podcast Environmental Health Chat, which is run by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. In the episode, Sappho discussed his dissertation research on climate change, food security, and the nutrition transition in the predominantly Inuit, Canadian Arctic territory of Nunavut and the resultant health, economic and cultural impacts.
MPH Class of 2013
Dyane Tower MPH'13
Dyane recently published "Evidence-Based Podiatry: A Clinical Guide to Diagnosis and Management." Of note, fellow Dartmouth Institute alumna, Rachel Albright, DPM, MPH'19 contributed to the text as an author.
This textbook is for the busy student, resident, fellow or practicing provider who might not have time to cull through the most recent literature to find out the latest information on diagnosis and treatment for several foot and ankle conditions.
MPH Class of 2012
Regina-Anne Cooper MPH'12Regina shared that her son Justin, who works on the DHMC Central Sterile team, married his girlfriend, Clarissa Eda, at their family home on Labor Day weekend. Clarissa was stuck in the Philippines throughout COVID due to travel restrictions. She finally was allowed back into the U.S.A. in July 2022, just in time for the wedding.
Steven Powell MPH'12
Recently authored this article for the Psychiatric Times about telehealth resources for seniors during the pandemic.
Class of 2011
Allie Hurst MS'11
Allie has become faculty at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in Pediatric Emergency Medicine. She completed a Critical Care Transport Med Flight fellowship at UW-Madison after her Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship, which she completed at Children’s Hospital of Colorado. She continues to race bikes and bake in her free time!
MPH Class of 2010
Mabel Balduf, Grace Nicksa, Denise Serrano-Eanelli, and Tina Jackson (all MPH'10)The four classmates held a reunion full of fun in the sun in Florida this past summer (see photo). This was the first time all four had gotten together in almost a decade, although they have seen each other in smaller combinations over the years. They are so grateful for their time at TDI and the lifelong friendships that blossomed there.
Oren Mechanic, MD, MPH'10
Oren leads telehealth efforts at Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians at BIDMC as its medical director. During the pandemic, telehealth has provided hundreds of thousands of virtual visits to patients at the medical center, allowing for increased access, family engagement, and patient-centric care. Oren's interests remain in value-based and accessible care delivery, hallmarks of The Dartmouth Institute's education, and works on digital health innovation.
MPH Class of 2008
Bade Fatunde, MD, MPH'08 and Ryan McDermott, MD, MPH'08
MPH classmates Bade Fatunde (left) and Ryan McDermott (right) from the class of 2008, ran into each other in the Mayo Clinic Arizona ED.
MPH classmates Bade Fatunde (left) and Ryan McDermott (right) from the class of 2008, ran into each other in the Mayo Clinic Arizona ED.
The Dartmouth Institute Alumni connection runs strong! Last month, MPH classmates Bade Fatunde (left in picture) and Ryan McDermott (right in picture) from the class of 2008, ran into each other in the Mayo Clinic Arizona ED. Ryan works as an ED attending and Bade is a Cardiology fellow. Bade is also a co-author on a new paper that looks at the Interactions between cardiology and oncology drugs in precision cardio-oncology.
MPH Class of 2007
Aaron Hoffman, DO, MPH'07
Aaron recently took a new position as the Chief Clinical Innovation Engineer at Atrius Health in Boston, where he is also practicing primary care. Concurrently, he is continuing as co-director of the Home for Family Medicine at the Center for Primary Care at Harvard Medical School, and as the medical director of the PA Studies Program at the MGH Institute of Health Professions. He and his wife, Melissa Lin, CECS MS '07, just bought a new home in Boston. Melissa is continuing her work as a Transformation Sensei at the Virginia Mason Institute.
Annie Nguyen MPH'07
Dr. Nguyen was elected President of the American Academy of Health Behavior (AAHB), a national, multidisciplinary society of health behavior scholars. Nguyen's 1-year term begins in March 2022 and she is excited to take on this role.
Lynn Hollaway MPH'07Delivered her first baby, a daughter, Peyton Hollaway, on 8/3/2021
Peyton Hollaway Born 8/3/2021
Ruofan Yao MPH'07
Was selected to join the Society of Maternal-Fetal Medicine Patient Safety and Quality Committee. The society along with the American College of OBGYN works to improve obstetric safety and quality through regular publications on practice guidelines and other tools to help standardize obstetrical practices nationwide. The three-year term will begin in January 2022.
MPH Class of 2006
Mabel Pillai MPH'06Returned to California in the summer of 2021 after being in India for almost two years. She had planned to return to the US in the summer of 2020, but the pandemic paused those plans. India had been locked down since March 24, 2020, so she, her husband, and two small children took advantage of everything California has to offer once they returned to the US; swimming lessons for the kids, play dates, and Disneyland.
MPH Class of 2005
Dr. Candice Weaver MPH'05Started baking and decorating cookies as a fun hobby and stress reliever a couple of years ago. She writes, “The next thing I knew, my cookies had gotten a following on social media, and I was one of only 40 cookiers nationwide who was invited to participate in the Food Network’s Christmas Cookie Challenge show!”
Class of 2001
Brad Schenkel (Evaluative Clinical Sciences, MS'01)Brad recently joined Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc. where he is the head of the Health Economics and Outcome Research (HEOR) team. The company is based in Princeton, NJ. At Sun Pharma, Brad manages all of the HEOR research projects across the company’s portfolio of compounds, including Winlevi for patients with acne vulgaris, Ilumya for patients with moderate to severe psoriasis, and a host of other therapies in additional areas.
Class of 1999
Katherine S. Rowell, MS'99
Katherine recently published a new book under contract with Wiley titled "Visualizing Health and Healthcare Data -- Creating Clear and Compelling Data Visualizations to See How You're Doing." It is currently available on Amazon and is an extension of the work that the firm (HealthDataViz) she founded in 2013 specializes in – creating clear and compelling displays of data and information.
Katherine S. Rowell MS'99 is a co-author of a new book on healthcare data