SUNY Downstate Medical Center - Iatros Yearbook (Brooklyn, NY)

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PETER K. KOTTMEIER is Chief of Pediatric Surgery at Kings County Hospital. He was born and grew up in Munich, Germany, and went to medical school at the University of Munich. After an intern- ship in Germany, he took a residency in pathology, during which time he came to the United States. He became interested in surgery and trained at Kings County Hospital for four years. He then went to Ohio State University and Children's Hospital in Columbus, Ohio for a year. In 1962, he returned to Brooklyn, with his present position. Dr. Kottmeier feels that an important role will develop for pediatric surgery in helping to lower infant mortality rates. He points out that presently there are less than one hundred children's hospitals in the United States and that many medical centers have not yet established pediatric surgery divisions. This situation, fortunately, is improving with in- creased awareness that many neonatal complications, other than those of prematurity, are amenable to surgery. Dr. Kottmeier is married and has three children. He likes classical music and plays the piano in a chamber music ensemble with his sons. He also owns a sailboat, and enjoys using it whenever possible. 36 Not only for her nearly famous table comparing hematological changes in polycythemia vera, chronic granulocytic leukemia, and essential thrombocytosis, but also for her enthusiastic and vivacious teaching will we remember DOROTHY M. HOLDEN, As- sistant Professor of Medicine. Dr. Holden grew up in Centralia, Illinois and received her education at the University of Illinois and Meharry Medical College. During her intern- ship, she began to find that patients with hematologi- cal problems were especially interesting to her and therefore decided upon a career in hematology. After residency training, she came to Downstate, one of the main factors bringing her here being her admira- tion for the work done by Dr. R. Janet Watson in sickle cell anemia. Dr. Holden finds todayis students better qualified than in the past and believes this is because they are presented 'with more information and thereby chal- lenged more. As an increasing amount of emphasis is placed on research, she worries about the future availability of doctors to teach students clinical subjects. She finds teaching to be an activity which is not only pleasurable in itself, but which, by its Hcross-stimulation, is of great benefit to both teach- cr and student. Dr. Holden is married to a lawyer, has an eight year old son, and lives in Brooklyn. In her leisure time, she enjoys listening to jazz and big band music and reading intricate murder mysteries. We will en- joy our memories of this effervescent and enthusias- tic teacher.

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A native of Czechoslovakia, LADISLAV P. HIN- TERBUCHNER studied medicine in his home coun- try. After completing an internship in New Jersey, he finished a residency program at Meadowbrook Hospital on Long Island and studied neurology at both the Jewish Chronic Disease Hospital and Kings County Hospital. He spent two years specializing in neurochemistry at Columbia-Presbyterian Hospital. He was Director of Neurology at the Jewish Chronic Disease Hospital for live years and has been Director of the Neurology Department at the Brooklyn-Cum- berland Medical Center for the past two years. Recently some of his research related to experiment- ally produced dystrophic muscle disease in mice was published. As Clinical Associate Professor of Neu- rology at Downstate Medical Center, Dr. Hinter- buchner enjoys teaching with a Mbedside clinical approachf, His wife is Director of Rehabilitation at Metro- politan and Flower and Fifth Avenue Hospitals. His most exciting avocation, although infrequently en- joyed, consists of big game hunting in Africa, where he spent a few weeks this past summer. LOUIS M. HELLMAN, Professor and Chairman of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, has had a long and distinguished career in his field. Stimulated to pursue a career in medicine by the famous Dr. Goldblatt, forty years ago, Dr. Hellman made his mark early, graduating from Johns Hop- kins Medical School in l934, and interning in sur- gery at the New York Hospital. After spending a year of residency in pathology at New York Hos- pital, Dr. Hellman returned to Johns Hopkins Hos- pital to complete his internship and residency in obstetrics and gynecology. For me obstetrics and gynecology has provided an exciting life. l've traveled extensively and have worked with many famous people. Concerning the future of obstetrics and gynecology, Dr. Hellman notes that obstetrical patients have decreased be- cause of birth control. He feels that the field is not attracting the people it should. The broad reaching problems of family planning and population growth must be dealt with adequately. He foresees a greater role for allied health personnel, especially nurse mid- wives. In his leisure time, Dr. Hellman enjoys farming on his 26-acre farm in Maryland, and he also likes to do target shooting. 35

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NORMAN KRASNOW, a Downstate graduate Cclass of l955J, is now in charge of the cardiology laboratories at DoWnstate's State University Hos- pital. He interned at Montefiore Hospital and was a resident there, also. Uncle Sam's Navy occupied his time for two years, and then he returned home,' to a Kings County Hospital residency for one year. He .then became an ' ' ' ' nd a.Research.. . Fellow at Peter Bent Brigham Hospital and Harvard Medical School for two years. Dr. Krasnowls main research interests center around myocardial physiology, especially as mani- fested in clinical disease states. At home, he has a wife, three children fages eleven, seven, and fourl and a German shepherd, Juno C age two-and-a-halfj. He recently has found that he is spending more time at home doing carpentry work than out on the courts playing tennis. g g gr l pg if 2 li Q.. ...,,,,i EDWARD KUCHINSKAS is a vitally important member of the Downstate faculty. Professor of Bio- chemistry and Assistant Dean of the Graduate School, his attitudes, ideas, and energy are necessary for this school's growth. A full time teacher and researcher, he is also a member of the Admissions Committee, the Research Resources and Programs Committee, Sigma Xi, several chemical societies in addition to helping integrate the graduate programs and facilities. Dr. Kuchinskas believes that a strong foundation in the basic sciences greatly benefits today's phy- sician, and largely determines his future growth. They should not g'compete with the clinical ap- proach, but should 'fgo deeperf' to provide a basis or support for appreciating and understanding any clinical situation. Providing this foundation for Downstate students has been his concern since his faculty appointment in 1956. He holds a B.S. degree from Queens College, and a Ph.D. degree from Cor- nell University Medical College where he has also taught. Downstate's new expansion, he believes, provides the Brooklyn-Queens area with a health center which combines academic and clinical features of excell- ence? Married and the father of one boy, Dr. Kuchins- kas' interests include short-wave radio communica- tions, tropical fish, and camping-especially with his sonls Boy Scout troop. He lives in Kew Gardens, New York. 37