My Journey
Hometown
Steubenville, Ohio
The author's hometown, Stuebenville, Ohio. Downtown Steubenville taken from West Virginia viewpoint looking west. Polish Hill and Saint Stanislaus church on in the upper right directly below the water tower.
Winter view of downtown and steel mills on both sides of the river taken from LaBell neighborhood high on hilltop. Polish Hill would be at bottom of hill. (This photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-NC)
Book about Steubenville published in June 2014 by Susan Guy.
1960–1973
Growing Up in Steubenville
Easter Sunday, 1960. Bob, Mary Ellen, and author in the middle.
First grade picture of author.
Second grade school picture of author.
1966, age 12. In front of tiny backyard dreaming of replacing Bill Mazeroski at 2nd base for the Pittsburgh Pirates.
1966. My brother Tom stationed at Fort Hood, Texas. Army.
1966. My brother Tom stationed at Fort Hood, Texas. Army.
1968, seventh grade. Running back for Saint Stan’s football team dreaming of playing for the Pittsburgh Steelers.
1970. Freshman at Catholic Central High School.
1972. Junior year on football team (#34). Dreams of football as a way of getting out of Steubenville dashed, replaced by focus on academics, causing head coach’s chagrin.
1974–1985
Medical School Years
1974. Letter from Chief Justice of Ohio Supreme Court.
1974–1978. Attended Carnegie Mellon University (CMU), Pittsburgh, PA. (This photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA)
August 1977. Author chaired off-campus CMU college freshman orientation. Pictured here with others doing their best version of a chorus line!
1978–1982. Attended University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. First year medical school amphitheater. (This photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND)
May 1982. Medical school graduation from University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. Author, Bob, and Mary Ellen.
July 1982. Author’s first day as a “real doctor” starting residency training.
1982–1985. Mercy Hospital, now UPMC-Mercy. 3-year residency training. (This photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-NC)
1985–Present
Medical Career and Beyond
1985–1987 | Research on cholesterol and metabolic disorders, Cincinnati
1987–1990 | Wright State University Boonschoft College of Medicine, Faculty
1990–1996 | Kettering Medical Center, Medical education then director of computerization
1997–2018 | Director, Center for Cardiometabolic Treatment, Kettering Ohio
2001–2008: Counseling years. Illustration by artist Marcos Alvarado. Website marcos-alvarado.com
November 2007. Two week visit to Egypt. Sitting with Carol, host and friend, at a TGIF on the Nile river awaiting a spectacular sunset.
Taking a camel ride next to the pyramids in Cairo.
Touring one of the many temples on the river cruise down the Nile.
2012–2013. Billboard in Doho, Qatar airport on author’s lecture tour in the lower Gulf nations.
Announcement for one of the many lectures given in 2013 in the lower gulf nations.
April 2013, Dubai. Tallest building in the world. One of the cities for a lecture.
2007. Author's best "Indiana Jones" pose in front of the Sphinx.
September 2018. Author’s final days at office before closing practice.
May 2023. Article viewed by 1.7 million people.
2019. Krakow, Poland's market square with dancers in traditional garb.
2019, Warsaw, Poland. In the throne room of the rebuilt palace of the king.
Early Summer 2024. Our self-designed backyard oasis.