Elizabeth Leeds
esmarshall@gmail.com
Virginia Russell
virginia.w.russell@gmail.com
Etta Meyer married Ian McLendon in Aspen on December 14, 2019. Etta is the former editor-in-chief of Aspen Peak magazine and now operates a real estate business with her husband. They were grateful to have so many Paulies in attendance for the ski weekend and wedding ceremony at Christ Episcopal Church. In attendance were David Foxley, Ethan Leidinger ’98, Samantha Sellew Walsh ’01, Megan Ferguson ’01, Julia Sortwell Cotta- favi ’01, Tathiana Monacella ’03, Eleonora Monacella ’03, Marett Taylor ’90, Ian McLaughlin ’63, Jim Taylor ’63, Peter Taylor ’96, Kirby Taylor ’93, Andrew Ernemann ’94, Ashley Ernemann ’93, Livia Carega, Davina Wood ’01, Hudson Morgan ’98, Valaer Montrose van Roijen ’01, and Nicholas Pike ’00.
Etta Meyer ’02 married Ian McLendon.
Jane Fung ’02 and Jay Buchman welcomed their son, Andrew Michael Buchman, on December 4, 2019.
(L. to r.) Megan Ferguson ’01, Etta (Meyer) McLendon ’02, Samantha Walsh ’01, Julia (Sortwell) Cottafavi ’01, and Hudson Morgan ’98 at the wedding of Etta and Ian McLendon.
Melody Lam
melody.lam@gmail.com
Kelley Wittbold shares this update: “I was asked to provide a form update from the front lines of the COVID-19 response in America. Like many of you, my travel plans were canceled in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak. I had been looking forward to ending a month-long trip around the world in London and reuniting with our darling Dayo Olopade, Mary-Catherine Lader, Perrin Wheeler and Katherine Michonski. I had also planned to catch up with Quentin Reeve while in Sydney, but, like everything else, this was canceled. As it should be. It was disappointing to cancel (or hopefully, just postpone) what I had been looking forward to for many months, but as an emergency medicine physician, I could not in good conscience agree to travel during what was certainly going to be declared a pandemic, and put myself as the flight physician, our flight crew, or fellow co-travelers at risk of not only contracting but also spreading the disease across the globe ourselves. Instead, I remain in Boston. My efforts have shifted to around-the-clock work with our Mass. General Hospital telehealth team, developing and facilitating the massive-scale deployment of Emergency Telemedicine delivery platform.
The impact of the Emergency Telemedicine initiative amplifies an era defined by ever-increasing demand for emergency medical services, which routinely exceed supply in the form of ED and inpatient hospital bed capacity, staffing, medication and supplies/equipment (including drug shortages as a byproduct of natural disasters leaving supply chains ill-equipped to keep hospitals in stock), leaving us (like most other Emergency Departments in the nation) grappling with the problem of patients boarding in the ED awaiting an inpatient bed for many hours (sometimes days) while newer, sicker patients continue to pour in. And this was before the onslaught of the novel coronavirus. As you might imagine, the events of the past few weeks have catalyzed our existing work plans for expansion to divide and conquer the necessary tasks to make this deployment a reality. For many in the age of COVID-19, the right place and right time for most patients (mild-to-moderate cases) is right in the comfort of their own homes in order to avoid the unnecessary crowding and over-burdening of the healthcare system, and to mitigate contact and contagion. This novel platform also enables large-scale capacity measures to be utilized in response to the surges of volume we anticipate in the coming months. I encourage all of you and your loved ones to take advantage of your healthcare system’s digital health and telemedicine communication platforms as the safest option for your healthcare needs.
While I work clinically in the Emergency Department as well, one of the greatest joys I have as an emergency physician has been designing an Emergency Digital Health platform in which it is so effective that my patients never have to come see me or my emergency colleagues unless it is absolutely necessary (e.g., if a limb is falling off, or you need to be intubated to breathe on a ventilator, etc.). Working on the front lines of the COVID-19 outbreak has been a daunting experience and is likely to get worse before it gets better. However, I was fortunate to work alongside Stephanie Ludy ’09, one of our most talented second-year Harvard emergency medicine resident physicians, during an overnight shift in the MGH Emergency Department a few nights ago. Gowned and gloved in full personal protective equipment, caring for the rush of COVID cases and our usual heavy caseload in the ED, Stephanie was instrumental in streamlining the care provision for our unit while still finding time for nostalgia and laughter as we shared memories of our time at St. Paul’s. I am so proud and grateful to have an emergency physician colleague on the front lines that shares this common experience.”
Benjamin Nwachukwu
benji.nwachukwu@gmail.com
Hamish Russell reports: “Daughter Harper turned two. I relocated from N.Y.C. to Seattle in January of 2019. Currently working at Facebook, leading a team of product marketers.”
Matt Danzig
matthew.danzig@gmail.com
Timothy Liddell graduated with honors from a two-year Italian-language master’s program in product design at the Politecnico di Milano in Milan, Italy.
Pete Harrison
peter.harrison.g@gmail.com
Nick Cortes married Katie Leininger on December 28, 2019, at Saint John’s Cathedral in Jacksonville, Fla. A celebration with dinner and dancing followed at the Epping Forest Mansion, where a light rain, falling from the canopies of the surrounding moss-draped oaks, could only add to the romantic atmosphere. Cortes notes, “It was amazing. I felt so lucky I got to spend my wedding day with all you amazing people.” Paulies in attendance were Karl Schoch, Ethan Davison, Jessica McKenzie, and James Saraidaridis.
Reagann Adi Sheffield Bouharevich, daughter of Yuri Bouharevich ’07, was born on December 21, 2019.
Yuri Bouharevich ’07 eloped with Jess Bouharevich on September 13, 2019, under the Harvest Moon.