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Bridget Ann Morton, DVM ’13, is now a medicine at the Rocky Vista University Tammy Pham Nguyen, DO ’03. “After 10
small animal surgeon with BluePearl College of Osteopathic Medicine in Parker, years as an attending and clinical assistant
Specialty and Emergency Pet Hospital. Colorado. professor of anesthesiology at New York
University Langone Orthopedic Hospital, I
Michael Marino, DO ’94, brings years of Andrea P. Passalacqua, DO ’03, is a board- have relocated and joined a private
clinical and leadership experience to his certified dermatologist who specializes in practice as part of US Anesthesia Partners
work as senior vice president and chief general, cosmetic, and procedural/surgical of Texas, Denton Division and am living in
medical information officer of Providence dermatology at Kay Aesthetic Flower Mound, Texas, near Dallas.”
St. Joseph Health in Irvine, Calif. Dermatology in Burbank, Calif. She is a
Dr. Marino has worked at the intersection member of the American Osteopathic Lauren Kate Sininger Santell, DO ’12, is a
of clinical systems and IT at Providence Association, American Academy of family medicine physician at Kaiser
St. Joseph Health since 2016, when he Dermatology, and the American Permanente Upland Medical Offices in
joined the health system as its chief of both Osteopathic College of Dermatology. Upland, Calif.
information services operations and Dr. Passalacqua’s case reports have been
U.S. Air Force Maj. Erik DeSoucy, DO ’09, is
clinical systems. To bolster his business published and she continues to participate
now a general surgeon, completing his
background, he completed an MBA at in dermatological studies. She also trains
residency at University of California, Davis
University of Massachusetts Isenberg residents and medical students and lectures
Medical Center. He and his family will be
School of Management in Amherst, Mass., at CME meetings.
moving to San Antonio, Texas for a
an accomplishment he recommends other
Murry B. Sturkie, DO ’88, retired from full- fellowship in trauma and critical care.
physicians interested in C-level leadership
time emergency medicine as of August Thereafter he will serve as a U.S. Air Force
consider as well.
2018. “I have not retired (entirely), just trauma surgeon. He spent three years as a
Jill Pitcher, DO ’88, was named National retooled. Now working for Optum 360 as flight surgeon for the 48th Rescue
Female Physician of the Year by the a physician advisor doing second-tier Squadron at Davis-Monthan AFB, Tucson,
American College of Osteopathic Family utilization reviews for admission status Ari., where he served as medical director
Physicians. She received her award in and clinical documentation instruction for and deployed twice in support of
Chicago at ACOFP’s National Meeting attending physicians. I still do part-time Operation Enduring Freedom and
and Scientific Seminar in March 2019. Dr. emergency medicine once a month.” operations in northern Africa.
Pitcher is an associate professor of family

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