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Book Review
Museum of Dreams
by Roger Granet, MD
Ross-Hunt Publishing

Poetry and psychiatry have more in common than you might think. Just ask Roger Granet, who is both a psychiatrist and poet. The NJMS alumnus (1974) has published two volumes of verse. ("Museum of Dreams" is the latest.) More than 100 of his poems have also appeared in the Metropolitan Diary section of The New York Times.

"Poetry is a way for me to deal with the stresses of my profession," he says. "As a psychiatrist, I deal with other people's thoughts and feelings. Poetry gives me an outlet for expressing my own emotions."

Granet began writing poetry as a first-year medical student. Newly married, many of his poems were romantic notes to his wife. After medical school, he accepted a residency at New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center. "At Sloan-Kettering, which is part of that center, I worked with cancer patients and their families," he says. "It had such an impact on me that I knew I wanted to keep doing it."

Granet, who is a clinical professor of psychiatry at Cornell University Medical College, attending physician at New York Hospital, and consultant in Psychiatry at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, continues his work with cancer patients. He also maintains a practice in Morristown. With such a full schedule, he still finds time to write early in the morning, in the evening, and on weekends.

In addition to his poetry, Granet is also coauthor of several books about mental health problems. Two were published in March by Dell Publishing. They are "If You Think You Have Panic Disorder" (with Robert McNally) and "If You Think You Have Depression" (with Robin Levinson). The third book, "Is it Alzheimers? What To Do When A Loved One Can't Remember What They Should," was published in June by Avon Books.

FOUL
(Psychotherapy 1)

He didn't talk
for six months when
we sat in my office and
I mused out loud about his silence
and what he must be thinking.

And I gave him medication
which made his body as motionless
as his words.

Until the day I
saw him in the gym and
we played some one-on-one.

When I blocked his jump-shot
from the top of the key, he
stopped and said, "You fouled me."
And then we talked.
Roger Granet
Book Review
Facing and Fighting Fatigue
by Benjamin H. Natelson, MD
Yale University Press

Fatigue. It's probably the most commonly shared and misunderstood problem known to man. It affects millions: children, adolescents, and adults alike. And after years of exhaustive research, there doesn't seem to be any cure. But there is help. This book provides suggestions for the fatigue-sufferer in a simple style.

Natelson, professor of Neurosciences at UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School and medical director of the New Jersey Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Center, presents a comprehensive picture of the various causes of fatigue, ranging from depression and anxiety disorders that can be eased with antidepressants to the complex disorder known as Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS).

The book presents many methods to combat insomnia and other sleep problems. Three chapters explain how to identify stress and alleviate it. Exercise - which may seem to cause fatigue, not ease it - is nonetheless an important factor in relieving stress and fatigue.

Throughout the book, Natelson emphasizes that, while CFS and other conditions accompanied by fatigue can be incapacitating, there are many ways to relieve the suffering of patients.

Grants

Hana Aviv, PhD, assistant professor, Pediatrics, received a one-year, $25,000 grant from the Foundation of UMDNJ to study "Telomere Length and Telomerase Function and Expression in the Regulation of Fetal Growth."

Beverly Barton, PhD, assistant professor, Surgery, received a one-year, $25,000 grant from the Foundation of UMDNJ to study "The Role of Interleukin 6-Like Cytokines in Cancer Cachexia."

Vivian Bellofatto, PhD, assistant professor, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, received a one-year, $25,000 grant from the Foundation of UMDNJ to study "Analysis of Trypanosome mRNA Synthesis by Gene Transfer."

Joseph Benevenia, MD, assistant professor, Orthopedics, received a one-year, $48,714 grant from the Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation to study "Optimizing Internal Fixation for Large Segment Allografts in the Canine Tibia Intercalary Defect Model."

Colin Bethel, MD, assistant professor, Surgery, received a one-year, $25,000 grant from the Foundation of UMDNJ to study "In-Utero Transplantation of Fetal-Derived Hematopoietic Stem Cells for the Reconstitution of Murine B-Thalassemic Recipients."

Michael Condon, PhD, assistant professor, Surgery, received a one-year, $20,900 grant from the Foundation of UMDNJ to study "The Characterization and Role of Mammalian Small Intestinal Antimicrobial Peptides."

Bernadette Cracchiolo, MD, MPH, assistant professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology, received a one-year, $25,000 grant from the Foundation of UMDNJ to study "Collagen Expression in Ovarian Cancer and its Pharmacological Control."

Carl Hauser, MD,associate professor, Surgery, received a one-year, $25,000 grant from the Foundation of UMDNJ to study "Modulation of Human Neutrophil Function by Fracture Fluid."

Nicholas Illsley, DPhil, associate professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology, received a one-year, $59,101 grant from the March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation to study "Glycemic Control of Human Placental Glucose Transport and Transporter Expression."

Nicholas Ingoglia, PhD, professor, Pharmacology and Physiology, and Neuroscience, received a one-year, $25,000 grant from the Foundation of UMDNJ to study "Neuroprotection by N-terminal Arginylation of Proteins Following Oxidative Stress."

Reju Korah, PhD, assistant professor, Medicine, received a one-year, $25,000 grant from the Foundation of UMDNJ to study "Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor Signaling in Breast Cancer."

Gudrun Lange, PhD, assistant professor, Psychiatry and Radiology, received a one-year, $25,000 grant from the Foundation of UMDNJ to study "Functional Neuroimaging in Traumatic Brain Injury."

Sheldon Lin, MD, assistant professor, Clinical Orthopedics, received a two-year, $99,581 grant from the Orthopedic Research and Education Foundation to study "The Effects of Diabetes Mellitus on Fracture Healing in Diabetic BB Wistar Rats."

Carol Lutz, PhD, assistant professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, received a three-year, $177,000 grant from the Arthritis Foundation to study the "Characterization of Novel, Non-snRNP Complexes Containing U1snRNP-A Proteins."

Carol Newlon, PhD, professor, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, was elected to Fellowship of the American Academy of Microbiology. The mission of the Academy is to recognize scientists for distinguished achievements in microbiology and provide microbiological expertise in the service of science and the public.

Jay Markowitz, MD,assistant professor, Surgery, received a one-year, $25,000 grant from the Foundation of UMDNJ to study "Gene Expression During Thymic Selection."

James Patrick O'Connor, PhD, assistant professor, Orthopedics and Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, received a one-year, $25,000 grant from the Foundation of UMDNJ to study "Genetic Analysis of Vertebrate Bone Development."

Hreday Sapru, PhD, professor, Neurosurgery and Pharmacology, received a four-year, $890,417 grant from the NIH to study "Cardiorespiratory Regulatory Mechanisms."

Allan Siegel, PhD, professor, Neurosciences and Psychiatry, received a one-year, $25,000 grant from the Foundation of UMDNJ to study the "Role of the Limbic Midbrain Axis in Aggressive Behavior."

Raj Sinha, MD, PhD,assistant professor, Orthopedics, received a one-year, $25,000 grant from the Foundation of UMDNJ to study "Mechanisms of Osteoblast Adhesion to Porous Titanium Alloy Implants."

Robert Wieder, MD, PhD, assistant professor, Medicine, received a one-year, $50,000 grant from the New Jersey Commission on Cancer Research to study "Differentiation of Breast Cancer by Retinoids and Vitamin D3."

 

Publications

"Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: A Literature Review from a Physiatric Perspective," by Sudesh Sheela Jain, MD,associate professor of clinical, and Joel DeLisa, MD, MS, professor and chair, both in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, was in the American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Vol. 7 - 1998.

"Current Concepts: Abdominal Compartment Syndrome" by Richard Watson, MD, associate professor, Surgery, was in The Southern Medical Journal, Vol. 91 - No. 4, April 1998.

"Diagnosis of Low Back Pain: Role of Imaging Studies," coauthored by Paul Cooke, MD, resident, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, was in Occupational Medicine: State of the Art Reviews, Vol. 13 - No. 1, January-March 1998.

"Low Back Pain," by Gerard Malanga, MD assistant professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, in Occupational Medicine: State of the Art Reviews, Vol. 13 - No. 1, January-March 1998.

"Neuromuscular Ventilatory Insufficiency Effect of Home Mechanical Ventilator Use v Oxygen Therapy on Pneumonia and Hospitalization Rates," by John Bach, MD, professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation; Ravindram Rajaraman and Alice Tzeng, BS, both medical students; Renata Kulessa, MD resident, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation; and Tina Bansal, BS medical student, et al., was in the American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Vol. 77 - 1998.

"Occupational Low Back Pain: History and Physical Examination," by Scott Nadler, DO, and Todd Stitik, MD, assistant professors, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, was in Occupational Medicine: State of the Art Reviews, Vol. 13 - No. 1, January-March 1998.

"Oral Medications in the Treatment of Acute Low Back Pain," by Jason Lipetz, MD, resident, and Gerard Malanga, MD, assistant professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, was in Occupational Medicine: State of the Art Reviews, Vol. 13 - No. 1, January-March 1998.

"Refinement of Three D Structure of Bovine Lens Alpha A-Crystallin," and "Interaction of DNA with Bovine Lens Alpha-Crystallin: Its Function Implications," by Patricia Farnsworth, PhD professor, Pharmacology and Physiology and Ophthalmology, and Kamalendra Singh, PhD, research associate, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, were in the International Journal of Biological Macromolecules on Crystallin, Vol. 22 - Nos. 3-4, 1998. They were also guest editors for the journal.

 

Honors

Gerson Weiss, MD, professor, and chairman, Obstetrics and Gynecology, has been elected President of the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology for a four-year term.

 

Professional Activities

Maria Soto-Greene, MD, associate professor, Clinical Medicine and director, Hispanic Center for Excellence, presented "Building Diversity in Medical Education," at the National Hispanic Medical Association Conference, held in Washington, DC.



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