Georgiade Succeeds Pickrell
As Head of Surgery Division
Dr. Nicholas Georgiade, professor
of plastic, maxillofacial and' oral
surgery at the medical center, has
been named to succeed Dr. Kenneth
Pickrell as chief of the Division of
Plastic and Maxillofacial Surgery.
Announcement of the
appointment, which will become
effective J uly 1, came from Dr. David
C. Sabiston, chairman of the
Department of Surgery.
Pickrell, who has been a member of
the faculty and chief of the division
since 1944, will remain at Duke as
professor of plastic and maxillofacial
surgery. He will continue his
activities in patient care, teaching and
research.
Since Georgiade was named
assistant professor of plastic,
maxillofacial and oral surgery at
Duke in 1954, he has achieved
international prominence in his
specialty.
In May, he was elected vice
president of the American
Association of Plastic Surgeons at the
organization’s annual meeting in
Phoenix, Ariz. The American
Association of Plastic Surgeons, of
which Georgiade served as secretary
for the past three years, is the oldest
society of plastic surgeons in the
world.
The surgeon, who is also past
president of the American Society of
Maxillofacial Surgeons, has been
chairman of the Advisory Committee
in Plastic and Maxillofacial Surgery to
the American College of Surgeons,
chairman of the section of Plastic,
Maxillofacial and Reconstructive
Surgery of the American Medical
Association, vice chairman of the
Plastic Surgery Residency Review
Committee and vice chairman of the
American Board of Plastic Surgery.
In addition, Georgiade is
international editor of the Cleft
Palate Journal, associate editor of
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Journal and member of more than 25
professional and honorary societies.
He serves as consultant to the U.S.
Army and Air Force, the Veterans
Administration and the National
DR. NICHOLAS GEORiGIADiE
Iristitutes of Health. He is also a
contributing author and editor of six
textbooks in his field, and he has
published more than 150 scientific
papers.
A native of Lowell, Mass.,
Georgiade received his
undergraduate education at
Fordham University, a doctorate in
dental surgery at Columbia in 1944
and his M.D. degree at Duke in 1949.
Georgiade’s chief clinical research
interests lie in reconstruction of the
breast and the repair of congenital
and accidental deformities of the
facial area.
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Aitken Stars In
Award-Winning
Chaplaincy Filmstrip
Medical Center Chaplain Wes
Aitken is the central figure in an
award-winning film strip produced
by the Methodist Church.
The film strip, “What Is a
Chaplain?” received the Paul M.
Hinkhouse Communications Award,
the grand award in the audiovisual
class of competition sponsored by the
Religious Public Relations Council in
Washington.
The award was won by Dr. Edwin
H. Maynard, editorial assistant.
United Methodist Communications
of Evanston, lU.
Numerous other chaplains serving
different ministries are pictured in
the film, but the major focus is on
Aitken and his role as a hospital
chaplain, the position he has held at
Duke fulltime since 1956.
Initial work on the film began two
years ago. A writer and
photographer spent several days with
Aitken taping many hours of
conversation and taking a wide
assortment of color slides of the
chaplain at work at Duke and at his
home and vacation cottage.
The film strip was produced
primarily for use as an educational
and promotional film in Methodist
churches, but it was so well received
that it is now being used as well for
numerous orientation programs
across the country for hospital staffs
to explain the role of a chaplain.
VOLUME 22, NUMBER 24
JUNE 20,1975
DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA
Sun Shines on Como
Team's Tourney Win
Perry Como smiles and signs his autograph
Singer Perry Como and his
teammates Bill Yancey, Roy Teer and
Robert Hickson took advantage of
the late spring sunshine last Sunday
to capture first place in the second
annual Duke Celebrity Golf
Tournament with a I6-under par
score of 55.
Como, a long-time golfer and
friend of pediatrics professor Dr. Jay
Arena, was as surprised as anyone.
“In 25 years of playing in events
like this, this is the first time I ever
won,” he said with a broad grin on
Sunday afternoon. It wasn’t any
secret that the star of hundreds of
television shows since the 1950’s was
as pleased as a little boy with his first
bicycle.
Astronaut Gene Cernan, the last
man to walk on the moon, headed the
second place team on Sunday,
consisting of Martin Revson, J.D.
Williams and Cy Laughter.
But unlike most golf tournaments,
winning was not the first thing on the
minds of those who participated in
•the event, and anyone who watched
the celebrities and their golfing
partners couldn’t help but be struck
by the difference in atmosphere from
that surrounding most tournaments.
With all proceeds going toward
research sponsored by the
Department of Pediatrics, the air was
almost carnival.
Comedians like George Kirby and
Jack Albertson cracked jokes while
lining up putts on the greens. Singers
Chet Atkins and Mac Davis bantered
with the spectators before
“important” shots.
Como and athletes such as Roger
Marivjeff Mullins and Jack Marin
were among those who did double
duty, ignoring writer’s cramp while
signing hundreds of autographs in
the hot sun.
WKIX disc jockey Pat Patterson,
announcer and master of
ceremonies, teased the astronauts
over the loudspeaker, asking how
they could find their way to the moon
when they couldn’t even find their
way around the Duke Golf Course.
Bob “the Fly” Fleischer, recently
graduated Duke basketball standout
who has spent many hours
entertaining children on the
pediatrics wards here, also signed
autographs for shy and giggling litde
girls, who offered pencils and
programs.
Shutter-bugs vied for camera
angles. Volunteers manned the cold
drink stations.
Atkins puffed on a big cigar while
putting. Mac Davis wore old Levi’s
and a UNC T-shirt. Colonel Sanders
smiled and explained he didn’t even
know the rules of golf, let alone how
to play.
The breeze picked up spirits, long
drives and ladies’ skirts.
Funnyman Kirby wanted to know
where he could get some catfish stew.
It was that kind of day.
INSERVICE FILM SHOWINGS
The Inservice Education
department is sponsoring a film,
“Making A Sen.sitive Response To
Patients,” next Tuesday. June 24.
Showings will be as follows:
10 a.m Rm3031
11 a.m Rm3031
1 p.m 214-A Baker House
2 p.m 214-A Baker House
7 p.m Rm3031
8 p.m Rm3031
1 a.m Rm3031
2 am Rm3031