Brothers Anil and Subhash Sahai sit with their mother, Urmila, in front;
in back are Subhash Gupta; Neena (Sahai) Gupta; Nutan Sahai, Anil’s spouse; Sushma Sahai, Subhash’s spouse; Shashi (Sahai) Agarwal; and Anil Agarwal.

When Prem Sahai, Ph.D., and Urmila Sahai brought their children from India to Iowa in 1967, they also brought their love of family, education and service. Dr. Sahai taught at Iowa Central Community College in Fort Dodge, established the Hindu Temple and Cultural Center near Madrid and guided development of the Webster City Medical Clinic campus. Sons Anil Sahai, D.O.’79, Ph.D., FACP, and Subhash Sahai, M.D., ABFP, grew up to serve patients there in addition to their many volunteer activities. Anil Sahai – who died on July 16 – was a longtime member of the DMU Board of Trustees and an adjunct clinical associate professor as well as medical director of Hospice of Hamilton County, director/chair of Hamilton Hospital’s CCU/Critical Care Committee and its chair of internal medicine.

Members of the Sahai family love philanthropy, too. In 1995, Dr. Prem Sahai founded the Sahai Family Foundation for Educational Excellence, a philanthropic organization devoted to educational endeavors and projects in Iowa and India. It since has given millions of dollars to Des Moines University, Iowa’s three state universities and Webster City Community Schools, among many other organizations.

This giving family continues to enhance the lives of countless people, including DMU students, through their careers and contributions.

Establishing a tradition of family philanthropy is a wonderful way to transform our world, or at least part of it. Contact us at 515-271-1387 or via www.dmu.edu/donations.

Eric A. Goldsmith, D.O.’84, FACOS, FICS, FASAS, will conclude his tenure as president of the American College of Osteopathic Surgeons (ACOS) during its annual clinical assembly Sept. 30-Oct. 3 in Chicago. DMU will present Goldsmith with a plaque for his leadership and service on Sept. 30.

Robert G. Good, D.O.’77, FACOI, will begin his term as president of the American College of Osteopathic Internists during its annual convention and scientific sessions Oct. 17-21 in Orlando, FL. DMU will present a plaque to him on Oct. 20.

A board-certified general surgeon in Fort Myers, FL, Goldsmith is medical director of academics and medical education at the Lee Memorial Hospital System. President of the District 11 Society of the Florida Osteopathic Medical Association, he has conducted many curriculum lectures, led specialty conferences and served in teaching and director capacities over the past two decades. He is a fellow in the International College of Surgeons and the American Society of Abdominal Surgeons as well as the ACOS, which he has served in several leadership positions.

Good is a board-certified general internist practicing in Mattoon, IL, and the medical director of Carle Foundation Physician Services, a large multispecialty group in southern Illinois. In addition to his year as president-elect of ACOI, he has served as the organization’s secretary-treasurer and on numerous committees. He chairs its clinical practice committee and Phoenix Physician Task Force and serves on the fundraising committee and committee on government affairs. Good is chair of the program for ACOI’s 2012 convention.

Members of the doctor of physical therapy Class of 2007 recently got together in Des Moines to reminisce and update each other on their careers and lives. They were even able to recall their class seating chart, which they sketched out on a to-go box. From left are Richaille Rus, Gio Villanueva, Julie Greenwood, Mandi Eastin, Theresa Pudlo Legg, Michelle Vogl Connell and Jennifer Hohrmann.

DMU Magazine received this photo from Villanueva, D.P.T., ATC, who practices physical therapy in Southeast Alaska, evaluating, treating and educating primarily the native population. He is a direct-hire physical therapist with the Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium and is also associated with the Indian Health Service, the federal health program for American Indians and Alaska natives. Other D.P.T. Class of 2007 members practice physical therapy throughout the United States including in Arizona, California, Iowa, Nebraska and Washington.

Board-certified in neuromusculoskeletal medicine/osteopathic manipulative medicine, Cantieri has served on various hospital staffs as a consultant in utilizing OMM to treat newborns, post-operative patients and patients in intensive care units. He currently operates a private practice, Corrective Care, PC, in Mishawaka, IN, that specializes in the treatment of chronic musculoskeletal pain.

Cantieri has taught and lectured for various organizations, including teaching the annual prolotherapy course for the AAO since 1999. In 2008, he and co-authors Thomas H. Ravin, M.D., and George Pasquarello, D.O., FAAO, published the medical textbook Principles of Prolotherapy. Cantieri has received numerous professional awards, most notably the 1996 George Northup Writing Award from the American Osteopathic Association, the 2006 T.L. Northup Memorial Lecturer Award from the AAO, and the 2009 Dr. J.B. Kinsinger Award for Outstanding Service to the Indiana Osteopathic Association.

A current member of the AAO Board of Governors, Cantieri is a past president and secretary-treasurer of the organization and has served on several AAO committees.

DMU dominates West Penn’s podiatric residency. Graduates in the program and CPMS students recently on rotation there include, from left, Colin Zdenek, John Erickson and Kyle Moore, members of the CPMS Class of 2013; Class of 2012 members Erica Evans, John Baca and Tee Adeleke; Phil Richardson, D.P.M.’11; Kyle Peterson, D.P.M.’10; Matthew Hentges, D.P.M.’11; Brian Dix, D.P.M.’11; Peter Stasko, D.P.M.’09; and Jared Maker, D.P.M.’10. True to the camaraderie among West Penn residents, the group had gathered for a picnic.

Among the foot and ankle surgical residents at West Penn Allegheny Health System (WPAHS) in Pennsylvania, it would be no surprise to spot some DMU purple. That’s because currently eight of those 10 residents are graduates of DMU’s College of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery (CPMS).

In addition, three DMU podiatric medical students recently were on rotation there.

“It’s a credit to your school that we have quite a few kids from DMU,” says Alan Catanzariti, D.P.M., FACFAS, ABPS, ABPOPPM, director of the residency program. “That’s not by intention; we take the best people.”

The CPMS graduates share the feeling. Many say the residency was their first choice, for multiple reasons.

“The moment I stepped into the hospital, I felt like I was part of a family which cares about you not only as a doctor in training but as a person,” says Brian Dix, D.P.M.’11. “The balance between surgery and clinic was crucial…The amazing rearfoot and ankle surgery being taught by Dr. Catanzariti, among others, is among the best in the profession.”

In addition to the bonds among physicians and residents at West Penn, alumni of the residency program form a “fraternity,” says Michael Lee, D.P.M.’96, M.H.A., FACFAS, who practices with Capital Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine in central Iowa. A WPAHS resident from 1996 to 1999, he has since recommended other CPMS graduates for the program.

“It has a reputation for being a tough program and also has strong alumni connections – West Penn [residency] graduates know other West Penn grads,” he says. “It opens doors for people down the road. That’s pretty unique among programs.”

Lee adds that the program prepares residents not only to be excellent physicians and surgeons but also leaders in the profession. Lee himself is past president of the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons (ACFAS).

That leadership training was underscored for Kyle Peterson, D.P.M.’10, WPAHS chief resident. At this year’s ACFAS scientific conference, he met several WPAHS residency alumni, who hold an annual reunion during the event. “I had heard their names a lot,” he says. “This residency puts you on a path to leadership roles.”

The CPMS graduates say they feel ready for those roles and the residency’s rigor. Despite moments when “you feel like a student all over again,” Tee Adeleke, D.P.M.’12, says he and his fellow CPMS alumni were well prepared by DMU.

“All the credit for my getting this residency goes to the DMU faculty,” he says. “I can’t say enough about them. They molded me into the student I was and the doctor I hope to become.”