Dr. Nelson began medical school at Loma Linda University but was drafted into the U.S. Army shortly after. He served in the military for about eight years before returning to Loma Linda to complete his medical degree. After finishing medical school, Dr. Nelson went on to complete an internship and general surgery residency at White…
Following medical school, Dr. Rice did a rotating internship at Glendale Adventist Hospital and later moved to Guam with his family to serve at the Far Eastern Island Mission Clinic. A few years later, he took the call to start a clinic in Sandakan, Sabah, Malaysia. Dr. Rice went on to continue his medical training…
Following an internship and residency in obstetrics and gynecology (OB-GYN) at Loma Linda University (LLU), Dr. Wagner went on to complete a fellowship in gynecologic oncology at MD Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute. Dr. Wagner has been a full-time faculty member in the department of gynecology and obstetrics at LLU since 1973, serving as chief…
Upon completing a year of internship and 14 months of internal medicine residency at Loma Linda University (LLU), Dr. Rentschler joined the U.S. Army Medical Corps and served as a general medical officer for two years. He then went on to do a fellowship in developmental therapeutics at MD Anderson Hospital. Dr. Rentschler worked as…
Dr. Orr began her internal medicine training at Loma Linda University (LLU) and then transferred to a rotating internship at Riverside Regional Medical Center in Newport News, Virginia. She then worked for the Newport News Public Health Department as assistant medical director in family planning, general medicine, Head Start, and STD clinics. She later became…
After medical school, Dr. LeVos did an internal medicine internship and partial residency at Loma Linda University (LLU). He was then drafted into the U.S. Army, serving as a general medical officer in South Korea and as an emergency room physician in Fort Ord, California. Dr. LeVos went on to earn an MPH from LLU…
After completing an internship and pathology residency at the University of Washington, Dr. Knierim began to work as a pathologist and laboratory physician at Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane, Washington. Shortly after, he joined the U.S. Army and served as a pathologist at the United States Army Hospital in Okinawa, Japan, as well as…
After graduating from medical school, Dr. Davidian completed an internship at Florida Hospital and an ophthalmology residency at White Memorial Hospital in Los Angeles. Following residency, he did an informal ophthalmic plastic surgery fellowship in Los Angeles. Dr. Davidian has practiced as a staff physician and emergency department physician in numerous locations and was surgically…
After medical school, Dr. Colburn completed an internship at Kettering Memorial Hospital followed by an internal medicine residency at Loma Linda University Medical Center and Riverside General Hospital. He then continued his medical training as a rheumatology fellow at UCLA and Sepulveda VA Medical Center. After his fellowship, he returned to Loma Linda University (LLU)…
By Tiffany C. Priester ’04 I want to extend a big thank you to each alumnus who gave generously to one of the Alumni Association mission projects last year. We received a total of $27,420 in donations to use for our various mission projects. I am also encouraged by the small but growing number of…