North Carolina Chapter of RAMA

Even more good news. Nadezhda Gavrilova, MD - nadzeika@gmail.com - (General Surgery - Chapel Hill, NC) is starting the North Carolina Chapter of RAMA. Please, welcome and help her as much as you can. She has a lot of questions. Dr. Gavrilova will be at the head of this group until the election of the President. If you live and work in North Carolina, please, join the group. Invite your friends and colleagues.

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Washington Chapter of RAMA

I have some more good news. Larisa Raastad, MD - shvabra21@yahoo.com - (Family Practice - Olympia, WA) is starting the Washington Chapter of RAMA. Please, welcome and help her as much as you can. She has a lot of questions. Dr. Raastad will be at the head of this group until the election of the President. If you live and work in Washington, please, join the group. Invite your friends and colleagues. Present RAMA-WA members are planning a New Year celebration. Please, plan to attend.

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The Spa World in DC

We went to Washington, DC to see our daughter Tatyana and as a diversion went to the Spa World. It was an unbelievable experience. I will tell you about it tomorrow.

1. Sweating in the sauna
2. Korean delicacies
3. Clay ball hot room

New Year Celebration

For the last 6 years we spent every New Year's Eve at the house of Julia Frantsuzova and Volodya Burdjalov. And every time was different, different and great. Not only they welcome you with their hearts, but they also give their house away to a hoard of 60-70 people who come for fun. The fun comes from a staged performance that is new every year. The first was "The Oscars", the second - "Flying in Your Dreams", than came "The New Years' Saga" etc. etc.

Preparations usually start in September, and when the scenario, written by Joseph Kogan and Rena Dorman is ready, rehearsals start. We are not professional actors and nothing is easy, but with Dr. Burdjalov at the help the spectacle slowly takes its shape. This year is not an exception - we are doing "Noah's Arc" and we are looking forward to seeing the final product of our labors. It will be fun.

Arizona Chapter of RAMA

I have some great news. Victoria Sharp, MD (Internal Medicine, Phoenix, AZ) - vicki_sharp@hotmail.com - is starting the Arizona Chapter of RAMA. Please, welcome and help as much as you can. She has a lot of questions.

She will be at the head of this group until the election of the President.

If you live and work in Arizona, please, join the group. Invite your friends and colleagues.


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Hair In A Can

New hair aid advertisement: 
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Copyright - Dmitry Vinogradsky 2009

Alexey Brunov in Cleveland

Alexey Brunov and Roman Katz


Today we had a special guest - Alexey Brunov form St. Petersburg came to Cleveland. I know him since 1981, when he came to perform to the KSP-Club of the Yaroslavl Medical Institute with Galina Bogdanovskaya, who now lives in Boston. The concert was organized, as usual, at the house of Vladimir Burdjalov and Julia Frantsuzova. It was spectacular.

Roman Katz singing Petersburg Blues 


Roman lives in Cleveland and we are lucky to have him here, because he is a great guy, a talented singer and guitarist and simply fun to be with. 

Red Snapper Dish

I keep trying to cook. People said it was delicious. I hope it was...

INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)

2 (4 ounce) fillets red snapper
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 lemon, juiced
2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
1 tablespoon honey
1/4 cup chopped green onions
1 teaspoon ground ginger

DIRECTIONS:

Rinse snapper under cold water, and pat dry. In a shallow bowl, mix together olive oil, lemon juice, rice vinegar, mustard, honey, green onions, and ginger.

Heat a non-stick skillet over medium heat. Dip snapper fillets in marinade to coat both sides, and place in skillet. Cook for 2 to 3 minutes on each side. Pour remaining marinade into skillet. Reduce heat, and simmer for 2 to 3 minutes, or until fish flakes easily with a fork.