Kenneth H. Butler, DO

Kenneth H. Butler, DO, associate professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, was an invited speaker at the Third International Congress of the Polish Society for Emergency Medicine, held in Wroclaw, Poland, in June 2009. He served as course director for the pre-conference advanced airway management course and presented a lecture on rapid-sequence intubation.

Joana Carneiro da Silva, PhD

Steven J. Czinn, MD

Steven J. Czinn, MD, professor and chair, Department of Pediatrics, was the invited plenary session speaker at the 15th International Workshop on Campylobactyer, Helcobacter and Related Organisms (CHRO) held in Toki Messe, Japan, September 2009, presenting “Vaccine Development to Prevent or Eradicate H.pylori Infection: An Update.”

Laundette Jones, PhD

Amal Mattu, MD, and
Michael E. Winters, MD

Amal Mattu, MD (pictured), associate professor, and Michael E. Winters, MD, assistant professor, both from the Department of Emergency Medicine, were featured speakers at the 1st Annual Symposium on Critical Care in the Emergency Department sponsored by Florida Emergency Physicians in Orlando, Florida, in June 2009. They presented six and four lectures, respectively, during the two-day event. The symposium was organized at the suggestion of Dr. Mattu, who remained a resource for the sponsoring association during planning.

Larry D. Weiss, MD, JD, FAAEM

Larry D. Weiss, MD, JD, FAAEM, professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, gave a series of grand rounds lectures at the Harvard Medical School-affiliated pro-grams in emergency medicine at both the Brigham & Women’s Hospital and the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts, in July 2009. His topics were “Risk Reduction in Emergency Medicine,” “The Anatomy of a Medical Malpractice Lawsuit” and “Emergency Physician Advocacy.”

Andrew B. Dunsmore, PhD

Andrew B. Dunsmore, PhD, joined the Office of Development as assistant dean for Development in October 2009. Dr. Dunsmore comes to the School of Medicine from the Johns Hopkins University, where he held the position of director of Development in the Department of Neurosurgery. In 2007 he obtained a Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Tennessee, where he had previously earned bachelors and masters degrees. Dr. Dunsmore has previous experience in higher education and medical devel-opment, including director of Development and Alumni Affairs for both the University of Tennessee College of Social Work and Hiwassee College and associate director of Medical Development for Washington University School of Medicine. The assistant dean for Development provides executive level leadership and counsel in the strategic and operational work of the development office. This position assists the associate dean for Development and the School of Medicine dean in expanding effective fundraising throughout the institution by engaging department chairs and directors of programs, centers and institutes as well as division heads and other medical faculty.

Erik von Rosenvinge, MD

Erik von Rosenvinge, MD, joined the Department of Medicine, in the Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, in July 2009 as an assistant professor. Dr. von Rosenvinge graduated, with Alpha Omega Alpha honors, from the New York University School of Medicine and completed his residency in internal medicine at David Grant United States Air Force Medical Center at Travis Air Force Base in northern California and UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento, California. He served in the United States Air Force as an internist for four years before completing his gastroenterology fellowship in the combined University of Maryland/National Institutes of Health Scholars Program in 2009. Dr. von Rosenvinge’s research interests include Clostridium difficile infection, GI peptides and improving the techniques and patient comfort of endoscopy.

James Campagna, MD, and Amber Marshall,MD

James Campagna, MD, and Amber Marshall, MD, joined the Department of Emergency Medicine in July 2009 as clinical instructors, after completing the University of Maryland’s emergency medicine residency. Dr. Campagna received his medical degree from SUNY Upstate Medical University; Dr. Marshall received her medical degree from Tufts University School of Medicine. Their clinical responsibilities are in the emergency department at Mercy Medical Center in Baltimore. Dr. Campagna has an academic interest in critical care emergency medicine and faculty development. Dr. Marshall’s academic interest is in the use of ultrasound in emergency medicine.

Howard Kader, MD

Howard Kader, MD, joined the Department of Pediatrics, in the Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, in July 2009 as an assistant professor. He received his medical degree from the University of Nebraska College of Medicine and then went on to complete an internship in general surgery at Washington Hospital Center in Washington, DC. His internship in pediatrics was completed at Creighton-Nebraska Universities Health Foundation’s Joint Pediatric Residency Program, at the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC), and was followed by a two year pediatric residency at UNMC. Dr. Kader also completed a clinical and research fellowship in pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.

Jennifer Reifel Saltzberg, MD

Jennifer Reifel Saltzberg, MD, joined the Department of Emergency Medicine in July 2009 as a clinical instructor. She is a graduate of the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and of the emergency medicine residency at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, Michigan. Her academic interest is international emergency medicine.

Geoffrey L. Rosenthal, MD, PhD

Geoffrey L. Rosenthal, MD, PhD, joined the Department of Pediatrics in July 2009 as a professor. He also is director of the University of Maryland Hospital for Children’s Heart Program and executive director of Critical Care Services. Prior to his recruitment to Maryland, Dr. Rosenthal worked for seven years at the Cleveland Clinic where he was a pediatric cardiologist, director of Pediatric Cardiovascular Research, director of Inpatient Medicine and director of Training for the Pediatric and Congenital Heart Center.

Dr. Rosenthal earned his BA in psychology from Boston University’s College of Liberal Arts, his MS in biostatistics from Georgetown University, his MD from the University of Maryland School of Medicine, and his PhD in epidemiology from the University of Maryland’s Graduate School. His pediatric internship and residency were completed at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. Dr. Rosenthal then completed a two-year pediatric cardiology fellowship and advanced training in pediatric cardiac intensive care at the Lillie Frank Abercrombie Section of Cardiology at Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston. This was followed by a one-year teaching scholars program at the University of Washington School of Medicine. During this same time, Dr. Rosenthal worked as a pediatric cardiac intensivist and director of cardiovascular intense care services.

He is as a member of the Pediatric Advisory Committee to the FDA, co-chair of the Quality Metrics Working Group of the AC/PC Section of the American College of Cardiology and an executive committee member of the Section of Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery of the American Academy of Pediatrics. Dr. Rosenthal’s clinical interests are in pediatric cardiology, adult congenital cardiology and pediatric cardiac intensive care. His research interests focus on epidemiology and public health as they pertain to congenital heart disease and the primary prevention in the pediatric population of modifiable risk factors for adult coronary artery disease.

Under Dr. Rosenthal’s leadership, the heart program at the University of Maryland Hospital for Children will expand comprehensive cardiovascular care to meet the needs of the children of Maryland.

Suzie Noronha, MD

Suzie Noronha, MD, joined the Department of Pediatrics, in the Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, in July 2009 as a clinical assistant professor. Dr. Noronha received her medical degree, cum laude, from the University at Buffalo School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences. She completed her residency at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, followed by a fellowship in pediatric hematology/oncology at Johns Hopkins Hospital and the National Cancer Institute.