PCOM Heroes of the Front Lines | Digest Magazine | Spring 2020
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PCOM Heroes of the Front Lines


June 22, 2020

Theirs is a contract with humanity:
to preserve health and life, at times heroically.

Digest Magazine salutes all our alumni fighting valiantly on the front lines of the COVID-19 battle.

Nicolas Applyrs Jr., MS/Biomed ’13, DO ’19, MPH (PCOM Georgia), wearing his physician white coat and a face mask outside
Nicolas Applyrs Jr., MS/Biomed ’13, DO ’19, MPH (PCOM Georgia)
Hialeah, Florida
Nicholas C. Avitabile, DO ’08, wearing his face mask outside of a hospital
Nicholas C. Avitabile, DO ’08
New York, New York
Joshua Baron, DO ’03, wearing a mask, face shield and PPE suit over a patient's bed
Joshua Baron, DO ’03
Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
Michael Benninghoff, DO ’01, wearing his face mask, face shield and othe protective gear in the ICU.
Michael Benninghoff, DO ’01
Newark, Delaware
Gina Blocker, DO ’03, looks at the camera through many layers of protective equipment including a heavy duty face mask.
Gina M. Blocker, DO ’10, FAAEM
Houston, Texas
Andrew Canakis, DO ’18, wearing his face mask in a hospital
Andrew Canakis, DO ’18
Boston, Massachusetts
Casey Naughton Dowling, DO ’89, FASA, wearing a face mask and other PPE in a hospital
Casey Naughton Dowling, DO ’89, FASA
Winchester, Virginia
Jeremy A. Dubin, DO ’02, FASAM, smiling in his office
Jeremy A. Dubin, DO ’02, FASAM
Fort Collins, Colorado
Lisa Finkelstein, DO ’87, smiling while wearing a communications headset
Lisa Finkelstein, DO ’87
Jackson, Wyoming
Melanie Garthwaite, MS/FM ’17, weaing a face mask
Melanie Garthwaite, MS/FM ’17
Monmouth County, New Jersey
William Greenhut, DO ’08, FACEP, wearing a face mask and protective goggles outside of a hospital
William Greenhut, DO ’08, FACEP
Nyack, New York
James Nick Hernandez, PharmD ’19, looks at the camera wearing scrubs in a pharmacy.
James Nick Hernandez, PharmD ’19 (PCOM Georgia)
Birmingham, Michigan
Jack Kelly, DO ’85, wearing a face mask and protective face shield inside a hospital.
Jack Kelly, DO ’85
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Richard M. Pescatore, II, DO ’14, FAAEM, smiling and wearing his physician white coat.
Richard M. Pescatore, II, DO ’14, FAAEM
Dover, Delaware
Suraj Kumar Saggar, DO ’02, dons a face mask and looks at the camera
Suraj Kumar Saggar, DO ’02
Teaneck, New Jersey
Amanda L. Scott, DO ’19, wearing her face mask and other protective gear in a hospital.
Amanda L. Scott, DO ’19
Newark, New Jersey
Headshot photograph of Jason A. Smith, DO ’08, wearing his stethoscope and physician white coat.
Jason A. Smith, DO ’08, CIC, FAOASM
Toledo, Ohio
Lauren Tavani Sottile, MS/PA-C ’08, wearing a face mask, shield, gown and other PPE in a hospital
Lauren Tavani Sottile, MS/PA-C ’08
Newark, Delaware
Michele Tartaglia, DO ’02, FACOOG, CS, wearing a face mask, shield and other PPE in a hospital
Michele Tartaglia, DO ’02, FACOOG, CS
Newark, Delaware
Juk Ting, DO ’95, standing in his office at City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center in Duarte, California
Juk Ting, DO ’95
Duarte, California
Dominic Valentino III, DO ’01, FCCP, FACOI, wearing protective mask, face shield and other PPE with his physician white coat
Dominic Valentino III, DO ’01, FCCP, FACOI
Newark, Delaware
Danielle Ward, DO ’18, wearing her face mask and displaying her stethoscope in a hospital.
Danielle Ward, DO ’18 (PCOM Georgia)
Atlanta, Georgia
Sai-Kit Wong, DO ’03, wears a large bandage on the bridge of his nose and under his eyes to protect his skin from the long use of face masks
Sai-Kit Wong, DO ’03
New York, New York
Professional headshot photograph of Anna Zacharcenko, PsyD ’06.
Anna Zacharcenko, PsyD ’06
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania