Wake Forest School of Medicine - Gray Matter Yearbook (Winston Salem, NC)

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TABLE OF CONTENTS TITLE .................... ..... 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS .... ..... 2 DEDICATION ............ ..... 3 AWARDS ............... ..... 4 IN MEMORIAM .......... ..... 6 SPECIAL APPRECIATION ...... ..... 8 BOWMAN GRAY BOARDS ..... ..... 9 FACULTY AND ADMINISTRATION ....... ...... 1 9 HOUSE OFFICERS ...., ...... 4 3 2 SENIORS ....................... HOUSE OFFICER APPOINTMENTS JUNIORS ....................... SOPHOMORES .................. FRESHMEN ............. GRADUATE STUDENTS .... PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT STUDENTS ........... ADVERTISEMENTS .... YEARBOOK STAFF ....

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f ORAY MATTER 1984 VOLUIVIE XL THE BOWMAN GRAY SCHOOL OF NIEDICINE WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY WINSTON SALEIVI NORTH CAROLINA

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DE DICATION DR. ISADORE MESCHAN ,',, l G Q' f f 'X 'r Jil V - A .i-5' g li ' 1,5 '-. .A F K X 1 .1 A 2 ' XX 175, 1 1 'T ,xg XX 4. I is IIA 7 'inn I , 4 l 7' X A l 5 Ni Brilliant, Involved, Superb teacher. Dedicated These WOI'dS aCCOmD3hied the nominations fOl' DF. lSadOI'e Meschan as the Class of 1984 elected bv ballot the r'eCiDieht of this vear's dedication. DF. MeSCh3h stands out among OUP' facultv as a l'eSDeCted and admired man, one who l0VeS hiS work and passes his enthLlSlaSm on to his students, He is viewed as an expert in his field DUt never COndeSCendlhQ as an inStI LlCtOI'. His manner is firm and commanding vet gentle and QenUlhelV Caflhg. Df. NleSChah hailS fl'Om Cleveland, Ohio, where he WaS born and raised. At WeStel'n Reserve UhlVel'SltV he I'eCeiVed hiS B.A., hiS lVlaStel S in physiology, and in 1939, hiS lVl.D. He began hiS l'eSldenCV at CIeveIand's University Hospital Dlanhlng to Dl'aCtiCe family medicine at the COhCIuSi0h of hiS tfalning, but instead WaS captivated bv the boundless limits ofthe field of l'adiOlOQV. In 1951, An AtlaS of NOI'ITlal RadiOQI'aDhlC Al'latOmV WaS DUDllShed. DF. Meschan wrote it because at the time VeI'V little WaS Wfitteh Oh the subject. ThiS WaS followed bv thirteeh Othel' textbooks either authored Of' coauthored bv DT. MeSChah. One of these, ROel'ltOQen Signs in CliI'liCal Diagnosis, WaS the first radiology textbook to use and 0l'lentatiOn of I'adi0Ql'aDhiC signs rather than of dlSeaSe. DUflnQ WOl'ld Wal' ll he WaS StatiOhed in lVlelDOUl'ne, Austrailia, Whel'e he met and married Rachel Fal'l'el', Nl.D. After the Wal' he l'etLlFl'led to WeStel'n Reserve as a teaChinQ fellow and then beCame and inStl'LlCtOl'. He grew fascinated With the peaceful aDDllCati0n of l'adiOnUClideS in nUCleaI' mediCihe. lh 1947 he moved to Little Rock, Al'KahSaS, to head the l'adl0lOQV deDal'tmeht. There he WaS pivotal in the eaI'lV work that resulted in the use of CObaIt 60 in radiotherapy. In 1955 he arrived in WihStOh-Salem as the head of Bowman Gl'aV School of NledlCine'S radiology department. Hefe he has continued with hiS l'eSeaI'Ch, DLlDliShlnQ over 100 articles and aDStl'aCtS. ln 1977 he retired as deDal tment chairman and OVeI' tWO-thll'dS ofthe l'eSidel'ltS he graduated Fetufhed for 3 banquet in hiS hOhOl'. He received the Gold Medal of the Amel'iCan College of RadiOlOQV in 1978, as Well as SCOI'eS of honors before and since. Now ih 1984, Dr. MeSChah h3S decided to retire. He and hiS wife Will remain ih WinStOh-Salem, Del'haDS With mOFe time fOI' tennis, Del'haDS with more time fOl' their SOn and three daUQhtefS - all outstanding Dl'OfeSSlOnal lndlVidLIalS. HiS Veal'S at Bowman Cl'aV have been valued by hiS DeeI'S, l'eSidentS, and StUdentS. He is a Wafm man, alWaVS a gentleman, with enel'QV and enthusiasm. He is a I'Ole model for all people. The Class of 1984 is honored to dedicate thiS book to him. lBlOQFaDhlCal data fl'Ol'T1 ADDIIEG RBCIIOIOQV, VOI NO 6 DQ 513 3