Current Leadership
President – Nancy Ripp Clark
Dr. Nancy Ripp Clark graduated from Georgetown University with a B.S. in Biology in 1977 and from Georgetown Medical School in 1981. She completed her residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Washington Hospital Center and was a partner with Women Physicians at Columbia Hospital for Women until her retirement. She has been volunteering as a Gynecologist at Mercy Health Clinic since 2002, and served as the volunteer Medical Director there from 2010 through 2013, overseeing medical policy and a staff of over seventy volunteer physicians. The Mercy Health Clinic is a free, non-for-profit multi-specialty health care center serving uninsured indigent residents of Montgomery County. She received the John Carroll Society Pro Bono Health Care Award in 2013 for her work at Mercy Clinic. She was also part of a Georgetown medical team volunteering in Haiti in 2010 and 2011.
At Georgetown University, she has been an alumni interviewer since 1998, was on the Parents Leadership Council (2008-2013), and has served as chair for her 25th, 30th, and 35th undergraduate class reunions. She received the William Gaston Award in 2011 for leadership and service to the university.
She has been active in Scouting and received the Archdiocese of Washington “For God and Youth Award” in 2012 for contributions to Scouting over the previous twenty years. She has been a Dame of Malta since 2008 and is a proud member (and first female member) of the Georgetown Romeo group.
Dr. Ripp Clark has been married to Kevin Clark, also a Georgetown alumnus, since 1981; together they have five children, with a family total of nine GU degrees. Hoya Saxa!
Dr. Nancy Ripp Clark graduated from Georgetown University with a B.S. in Biology in 1977 and from Georgetown Medical School in 1981. She completed her residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Washington Hospital Center and was a partner with Women Physicians at Columbia Hospital for Women until her retirement. She has been volunteering as a Gynecologist at Mercy Health Clinic since 2002, and served as the volunteer Medical Director there from 2010 through 2013, overseeing medical policy and a staff of over seventy volunteer physicians. The Mercy Health Clinic is a free, non-for-profit multi-specialty health care center serving uninsured indigent residents of Montgomery County. She received the John Carroll Society Pro Bono Health Care Award in 2013 for her work at Mercy Clinic. She was also part of a Georgetown medical team volunteering in Haiti in 2010 and 2011.
At Georgetown University, she has been an alumni interviewer since 1998, was on the Parents Leadership Council (2008-2013), and has served as chair for her 25th, 30th, and 35th undergraduate class reunions. She received the William Gaston Award in 2011 for leadership and service to the university.
She has been active in Scouting and received the Archdiocese of Washington “For God and Youth Award” in 2012 for contributions to Scouting over the previous twenty years. She has been a Dame of Malta since 2008 and is a proud member (and first female member) of the Georgetown Romeo group.
Dr. Ripp Clark has been married to Kevin Clark, also a Georgetown alumnus, since 1981; together they have five children, with a family total of nine GU degrees. Hoya Saxa!
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Treasurer/Vice-President - Ted Jewell
Edward (“Ted”) Jewell is from the class of M’81. Ted hails from New Jersey and did his undergraduate studies at the University of Pennsylvania, then attended GU Med School on a Navy scholarship. He did his radiology residency at the Navy hospital in San Diego. His four year commitment with the Navy turned into a 24 year career with postings in California, Florida, NC, Honduras, Japan, Spain, Sicily, Iceland and a final assignment at Bethesda, which brought him back to DC. Ted was assigned to the hospital ship USS Comfort during the Invasion of Iraq in 2003. He has contributed writings to two books and the New Yorker magazine about his war experiences. Ted now works as a radiologist in a branch clinic of Walter Reed. His wife Clara is a public school teacher in MontgomeryCounty. The couple lives in DC. Ted is an avid golfer, music lover and a huge fan of the Washington Nationals. |
Secretary – Chris Farrell
Drs. Chris and Kathleen Farrell met while studying at Georgetown School of Medicine. Together they hold three degrees out of their family’s total of eleven degrees from Georgetown. Dr. Chris Farrell graduated magna cum laude from Georgetown (C’95). He continued his studies at Georgetown University graduating from the School of Medicine (M’99). Dr. Kathleen Farrell graduated from the School of Medicine (M’00). Both were awarded membership in the AOA medical honors society.
Dr Chris Farrell is a board certified Orthopedic Surgeon practicing in Bethesda, Maryland. He completed his general orthopedic residency in 2004 at The Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. In 2005 he completed a knee fellowship with The Insall Scott Kelly Institute at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York, NY. He did a second fellowship in hip arthroplasty at The Hospital for Special Surgery in New York, NY.
Dr. Kathleen Farrell is a board certified Internal Medicine physician in Gaithersburg, MD. In 2003 she completed residency at Harvard Beth Israel Deaconess in Boston, MA. She is in private practice with fellow Georgetown graduates – her father, Tibby Frekko C’55, M’59, L’ 63, and her two sisters Ann Frekko Raffo M’00 and Mary Frekko Kilavos M’02.
They love to spend time playing tennis, going skiing and cheering at Georgetown Hoya Basketball games with their three young children.
Drs. Chris and Kathleen Farrell met while studying at Georgetown School of Medicine. Together they hold three degrees out of their family’s total of eleven degrees from Georgetown. Dr. Chris Farrell graduated magna cum laude from Georgetown (C’95). He continued his studies at Georgetown University graduating from the School of Medicine (M’99). Dr. Kathleen Farrell graduated from the School of Medicine (M’00). Both were awarded membership in the AOA medical honors society.
Dr Chris Farrell is a board certified Orthopedic Surgeon practicing in Bethesda, Maryland. He completed his general orthopedic residency in 2004 at The Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. In 2005 he completed a knee fellowship with The Insall Scott Kelly Institute at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York, NY. He did a second fellowship in hip arthroplasty at The Hospital for Special Surgery in New York, NY.
Dr. Kathleen Farrell is a board certified Internal Medicine physician in Gaithersburg, MD. In 2003 she completed residency at Harvard Beth Israel Deaconess in Boston, MA. She is in private practice with fellow Georgetown graduates – her father, Tibby Frekko C’55, M’59, L’ 63, and her two sisters Ann Frekko Raffo M’00 and Mary Frekko Kilavos M’02.
They love to spend time playing tennis, going skiing and cheering at Georgetown Hoya Basketball games with their three young children.
Historian – John Long
John A. Long, M.D., FACR, is a board-certified Diagnostic Radiologist with the Mid Atlantic Permanente Medical Group. In this position he also serves as the Subchief of Internalization for MAPMG Radiology. Previously he has served as president and vice president of the Georgetown Clinical Society, and DC Radiological Society, and as an MEC member of the Arlington Hospital. He also currently serves on the executive committee of the Arlington County Medical Society, as Historian for the DCMRS, and member of the Dolan Lecture Committee of VHC.
After graduating from the University of Notre Dame, Dr. Long received his medical degree from Georgetown and completed his residency in Diagnostic Radiology at the Massachusetts General Hospital. He completed a fellowship in abdominal radiology at the University of California at San Francisco, and furthered his training at the National Institutes of Health in the Clinical Center from 1978 until 1980.
Dr. Long was named a fellow of the American College of Radiology in 1990 and served on the Strategic Planning Committee that developed the ACR’s 10-year plan. Over his career he has published over 26 articles, and has made numerous scientific and community presentations about radiology. His publication as co-author on the maneuver to treat food impaction of the esophagus with intravenous Glucagon still remains a standard throughout Emergency Centers in the world.
Dr. Long is one of three Dr. John Longs in his family who graduated from Georgetown University School of Medicine to become radiologists. The legacy of Hoyas also includes his mother and aunt, both of whom graduated from the nursing school, and two uncles who graduated from Georgetown Law. Currently, Dr. Long is also a Clinical Professor of Radiology at the Georgetown University Medical Center. He has also been awarded the Vicennial Medal for teaching, the 2010 GUMC Founder’s award, and the 2011 Georgetown Clinical Society “Physician of the year ” award.
He and his wife, Janet Snyder Long, reside in Bethesda, Maryland, where they raised three sons, John, Steven and Charles—all of whom attended Georgetown Preparatory School. Steven continued the Hoya legacy by graduating from Georgetown University in 2005 with a degree in government. Charles has just been accepted into Georgetown Medical School and will be the third generation of the Long Family to attend GUMC.
Dr. Long is also a master penmaker and a top amateur home winemaker and scuba diver with over 550 dives.
John A. Long, M.D., FACR, is a board-certified Diagnostic Radiologist with the Mid Atlantic Permanente Medical Group. In this position he also serves as the Subchief of Internalization for MAPMG Radiology. Previously he has served as president and vice president of the Georgetown Clinical Society, and DC Radiological Society, and as an MEC member of the Arlington Hospital. He also currently serves on the executive committee of the Arlington County Medical Society, as Historian for the DCMRS, and member of the Dolan Lecture Committee of VHC.
After graduating from the University of Notre Dame, Dr. Long received his medical degree from Georgetown and completed his residency in Diagnostic Radiology at the Massachusetts General Hospital. He completed a fellowship in abdominal radiology at the University of California at San Francisco, and furthered his training at the National Institutes of Health in the Clinical Center from 1978 until 1980.
Dr. Long was named a fellow of the American College of Radiology in 1990 and served on the Strategic Planning Committee that developed the ACR’s 10-year plan. Over his career he has published over 26 articles, and has made numerous scientific and community presentations about radiology. His publication as co-author on the maneuver to treat food impaction of the esophagus with intravenous Glucagon still remains a standard throughout Emergency Centers in the world.
Dr. Long is one of three Dr. John Longs in his family who graduated from Georgetown University School of Medicine to become radiologists. The legacy of Hoyas also includes his mother and aunt, both of whom graduated from the nursing school, and two uncles who graduated from Georgetown Law. Currently, Dr. Long is also a Clinical Professor of Radiology at the Georgetown University Medical Center. He has also been awarded the Vicennial Medal for teaching, the 2010 GUMC Founder’s award, and the 2011 Georgetown Clinical Society “Physician of the year ” award.
He and his wife, Janet Snyder Long, reside in Bethesda, Maryland, where they raised three sons, John, Steven and Charles—all of whom attended Georgetown Preparatory School. Steven continued the Hoya legacy by graduating from Georgetown University in 2005 with a degree in government. Charles has just been accepted into Georgetown Medical School and will be the third generation of the Long Family to attend GUMC.
Dr. Long is also a master penmaker and a top amateur home winemaker and scuba diver with over 550 dives.
Membership Chair - Zahide Erkmen
Zahide Erkmen M.D. is a native of the DC area. After attending Princeton University, she completed her Medical school training at Georgetown University School of Medicine in 1993, then a surgical internship at Georgetown (1994) prior to a Diagnostic Radiology residency at the University of Connnecticut. She then returned to the DC area for a fellowship in Vascular and Interventional Radiology at George Washington Hospital.
After fellowship, she joined Shady Grove Radiological Consultants, and has been with her group ever since. She is married to a retired physician, George Willis, who was professor of Medicine at University of Miami before moving up to DC to be with her. Zahide loves to travel, scuba dive, ski, run, and has most recently taken up golf as a new challenge. She spends much of her free time with her 8 year old son, Jonathan.
Zahide Erkmen M.D. is a native of the DC area. After attending Princeton University, she completed her Medical school training at Georgetown University School of Medicine in 1993, then a surgical internship at Georgetown (1994) prior to a Diagnostic Radiology residency at the University of Connnecticut. She then returned to the DC area for a fellowship in Vascular and Interventional Radiology at George Washington Hospital.
After fellowship, she joined Shady Grove Radiological Consultants, and has been with her group ever since. She is married to a retired physician, George Willis, who was professor of Medicine at University of Miami before moving up to DC to be with her. Zahide loves to travel, scuba dive, ski, run, and has most recently taken up golf as a new challenge. She spends much of her free time with her 8 year old son, Jonathan.