USC School of Medicine - Asklepiad Yearbook (Los Angeles, CA)

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HOWARD E. OTTO Tardy as usual, Howard was born — 11 lbs. 13 oz. — 28 years ago in Southside Chicago. This well- nourished young man came West and graduated from UCLA — after SVi swingin ' years — with a B.S. in Chemistry??? Before entering medicine he mar- ried an Armenian card-player and completed his ROTC commitment to the USAF. A transfer student from SUSD School of Medicine, this Phi Chi ' s intern- ship plans center around Cedars where he hopes to take a residency in Pathology. His hobbies include sleeping, eating, and flying kites with his 3 children. ROBERT W. PETERSON This German-speaking 27 year old young man hail- ing from Phoenix, Arizona, received his B.A. degree in Chemistry after three years at the Brigham Young University. After a long distance courtship he married Bette and promptly placed her in a strategic position in Dr. Nerlich ' s office. A recent addition was the birth of his daughter Kristi. He had summer research fellowships for 1959 and 1960 in Thyroid Physiology under Drs. Franz Bauer, Donald Petit, and Boris Catz. Presently the Queen of Angels Hospital is making use of his abilities as an extern. He has also served as Senior Honor Council repre- sentative. Bob will be interning at Los Angeles County Hospital and plans for an E.N.T. residency afterwards, and eventually a practice in Arizona or California. RICHARD A. PIHL An eligible bachelor at 25, Dick is a native Cali- fornian from Glendole. After John Muir high school he migrated to U.C.L.A. for his premedical studies. This Nu Sig as of his sophomore year remains high in the race for the most dates per week. Rumor has it, though, that a young lady named Sally may be putting an end to this. An avid skier, skin diver, he changed pace and sojourned to Europe during Xmas vacation his senior year. After an Air Force intern- ship, his plans include general practice.

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MARSHALL D. MILTON M.D. Milton, M.D. hails from San Diego where he met and married his high school sweetheart Jeanne. When Marsh was discharged, the USAF sadly saw their best x-ray technician leave and join the ranks of the pre-med students at UCLA. Father of 4, this second generation PhiChi Fellow plans to intern at LACGH and take a residency in OB-GYN. Marsh admits that some of his best hours have been spent strumming the guitar and drinking marfunis ! Z ' 1 P. ROBERT MITCHELL Known to those who don ' t know him as Park , Bob was born in Erie, Pennsylvania 26 years ago and has called California home the last 10 years. Mount San Antonio Junior College and Wheaton College respectively, confirmed A. A. and B.S. degrees upon him. At Wheaton he met his wife Nancy who came to Los Angeles and married him two years ago. In the summer of 1960, Bob received a Physical Medi- cine fellowship and now his talents are being utilized by the Queen of Angels Hospital where he is an extern. Bob has been especially admired for his industry and planning ability. He will intern in San Francisco with the Public Health Service and after two years with the Indian Service, plans on an OB residency. MICHAEL T. O ' BRIEN An avid golfer and skier this energetic young man about LACGH hails from Glendale, California. He attended Pacific Lutheran University, LA City College, U.C.L.A., Valley J.C. and a few other schools. Famous for his burgeoning 68 page senior surgery paper on the myriad Unusual causes of abdominal pain and his sleepy comment How could I help? (. . . decide the diagnosis in an unusual case . . .) I can ' t even tie knots His wife Beverly types, some- times all night, and this makes a future prolific liter- ary career possible. He interns at Kaiser Hospital in San Francisco. He is interested in 3 or 4 specialties and will probably take them all at the same time if his present nervous energy lasts. . 4;

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JOSEPH RAVENNA This good-looking, intelligent, debonair. New York born Italian fortunately hod the opportunity to write several of the biographies including his own. After leaving the land of skyscrapers where it all began on October 6, 1936, he migrated to this land of sun- shine went to Whittier High School and then on to Loyola University. This versatile Nu Sig ' s interests include designing homes, the Warsaw Concerto and his fiancee Joan. Having worked in physical medi- cine, child psychiatry, externing at St. Vincents, and after interning at Long Beach Memorial Hospital, plans may include either Radiology or Forensic Medicine. t CHARLES E. REED Charlie, referred to as Good ole ' Charlie , because of his willingness to volunteer, was born 25 years ago in Salt Lake City, Utah and moved soon to Ventura County in California which he now calls home. Pre-Med. training was token at U.C.L.A. after which he came to U.S.C. where he met Gwen and married her in December, 1959. His hobbies include hiking and camping as well as fixing Buicks and taking thyroxine. In the summer of 1960 he received a research fellowship for studies of Pulmonary physiology. Charlie will intern at Fresno County Hospital and plans on a General Practice residency thereafter at Ventura, California. RICHARD R. RIDDELL A native Angeleno, Dick attended Flintridge, Pomona College and USC — obtaining his B.A. in Zoology from the latter school in 1957. After spending his first two years at George Washington Medical School, Dick returned to USC for the final two years. A Phi Chi and avid participant in the game of squash eye, Dick plans to take an internship at LACGH with a residency and future practice in Orthopedics to follow. Skiing and home brewing (for medicinal use only) are his hobbies while surf- ing is his addiction. Wife Sharon and three little Riddells, Tom, Cathy, and Jim, keep Dick buying station wagons. . SC ■ .A ' -