Fellow students in the Cardiovascular Program at SUNY Upstate Medical

Myself, Felicia, Kelley, Claire, Chris, and Tom

This photo was taken at our white coat ceremony where we were honored as an entering class into the college. We were introduced to several important faces on campus and given our white coats. Family and friends of the students joined the ceremony to help congratulate the incoming class.

My wife Katherine and I had the amazing opportunity to witness the beginning of fall in upstate New York at Highland Forest, about 30 minutes from Syracuse. We went on a 7 mile hike through the beautiful scenery.

The four of us ran a relay marathon October of 2011 in the Empire State Marathon event held in Syracuse, New York. We placed 15th out of the overall relay teams and 6th in the mixed division. Having the opportunity to participate in an event like this where it is a collaborative effort is truly exciting. Equally exciting was seeing all the supportive families out at the race to cheer on loved ones, from those running the 10K, half marathon, full marathon individually or as a team. All the support and cheers from the crowd made for a incredible experience.