The 31st Annual Resident and Fellow Graduation Banquet of the Rush University Medical Center's Department of Anesthesiology, was held on Saturday, June 05, 2010, at the Michigan Shores Club, Wilmette, Illinois. The banquet honors the Department’s graduating residents and fellows for their completion of Rush's rigorous course of training. The occasion also gave our faculty an opportunity to express their recognition and appreciation for all of the hard work required of these individuals to successfully complete Rush's high-caliber training program. The diligence, dedication, and commitment of these individuals to our patients will certainly pay many dividends towards their future in clinical practice.

In their remarks to the graduating class, Drs. Tuman and Rothenberg conveyed the Department's hope that the graduating residents and fellows depart with a sense of pride and accomplishment for their achievements during their years at Rush.  The faculty is honored to have contributed to their development and hope that these individuals will continue to grow and strive for excellence in the rich tradition of the Department.

2010 Awards

The Robert D. Dripps, MD Memorial Award
This award is presented annually by the Department of Anesthesiology to a graduating resident who has displayed outstanding clinical and academic performance throughout the four-years of the residency training program. This year's award, presented by Dr. David Rothenberg, went to Joseph Belmonte, DO. Following graduation, Dr. Belmonte will be undertaking a one-year, post-residency, pain medicine fellowship training program at Rush University Medical Center's Department of Anesthesiology in Chicago, Illinois. The Department's faculty and staff extends their appreciation and congratulations to Dr. Belmonte.

The Katalin Selmeczi, MD Memorial Award
The Katalin Selmeczi, MD Memorial Award is a special award given to a graduating resident who embodies the spirit, humanism, devotion and courage that was exemplified by Katalin Selmeczi, MD, a former resident in the Department of Anesthesiology. The Department of Anesthesiology honors her memory with this award, in hopes that future generations of anesthesiologists will recognize what Dr. Selmeczi represented to those who were fortunate enough to have been her colleague. In 2010, this award went to Jaime Cauveren, MD who on many occasions during the four years of residency training at Rush, displayed those special qualities so admired in Dr. Selmeczi. Following graduation, Dr. Cauveren will be undertaking a one-year, post-residency, pain fellowship training in the Department of Anesthesiology’s at Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, Tx. The Department's faculty and staff extend their appreciation and congratulations to Dr. Cauveren.

To all of the following graduates who have now entered into the elite ranks of anesthesiologists who are Rush alumni, the Rush Department of Anesthesiology extends its best wishes and hopes for continued success in all future career endeavors.

The Class of 2010 Pain Fellows

The University Pain Centers (UPC) and Rush University Medical Center Department of Anesthesiology offer a 1-year, post-residency pain fellowship for physicians desiring to further their knowledge and expertise in treating pain.  The 2010 graduates for this year’s program are included below with brief notes regarding the future plans of these individuals.

Prabhdeep Grewal, MD Advanced Pain Medicine Specialists Annapolis, MD Matthew Jaycox, MD Attending Rush University Medical Center Utpal Patel, MD Henry Ford Hospital West Bloomfield, MI The Class of 2010 Senior Residents Below are the seventeen residents who graduated this year from the Rush University Medical Center Department of Anesthesiology Residency program along with brief notes indicating those who held chief resident positions, and those who received special awards at the graduation dinner. In addition, the future plans of these residents are also noted. Joseph Belmonte, DO Pain Medicine Fellowship Rush University Medical Center Andrew Cannon, MD Chief Resident   Cardiovascular Fellowship University of Southern California, Los Angeles Jamie Cauveren, MD Pain Fellowship University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, Tx Mary Elengical, DO Undecided Todd Hagle, MD Pain Medicine Fellowship Rush University Medical Center William Harvey, DO Trinity Health Minot, ND Simona Joffe, MD Chief Resident   Cardiothoracic Fellowship Cleveland Clinics, Cleveland, OH   Farooq Khan, MD Pain Medicine Fellowship Northwestern University, Chicago, IL   Igor Kolesnikov, MD John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County Chicago, IL Christopher Malinky, MD Pain Medicine Fellowship Rush University Medical Center   Paul Marsiglia, DO Chief Resident   Pain Medicine Fellowship Brigham & Womens, Boston, MD Vijay Pallekonda, MD Undecided Guru Payappagoudar, MD Bayonet Medical Center Hudson, F Amanda Redding, MD Pediatric Anesthesia Vanderbilt, Nashville, TN Mikulkumar Shah, MD Milwaukee Aurora Healthcare Aurora, IL Christopher Skorke, MD Attending Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC       Elisa Williams, DO Mericare Fargo, ND