Alley-Sheridan Scholarships
Medical innovation doesn’t always happen in a lab. Sometimes it happens in an unexpected place, like an unassuming red barn in rural New York. It was there in 1955 that David Sheridan developed the bubble principle that revolutionized how catheters, cannulae and tubes are used in operative procedures and patient care.
While the bubble principle was one of Mr. Sheridan’s most significant inventions, it was not his only one. In fact, he held or shared more than 50 patents for innovations that greatly improved medical care throughout his lifetime.
Fortunately, Mr. Sheridan collaborated with others throughout his life. Dr. Ralph D. Alley, former head of the Division of Thoracic Surgery at Albany Medical Center, was one of them.
Moved by his collaborator and friend’s commitment to thoracic surgery, Dave Sheridan donated $1 million to the Thoracic Surgery Foundation for Research and Education to establish the Alley-Sheridan Fund. Over the past 15 years this fund has supported 192 thoracic surgeons through scholarships to the Leadership and Health Policy Program both at
the Kennedy School and most recently at Brandeis University.
Through his generosity, Dave Sheridan has ensured continued innovation in a field that has greatly benefited from his inventiveness.
2007 RECIPIENTS
Robert Ashton, Jr., M.D.
Hackensack University Medical Center
Marcelo DaSilva, M.D.
Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Mark Dobbertien, D.O.
Orange Park, FL
Kim Duncan, M.D.
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Afshin Ehsan, M.D.
Tufts-New England Medical Center
Joseph Forbess, M.D.
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Paula Guinnip, M.D.
Heartland Regional Center
Henry Louie, M.D.
Hawaii Medical Center
M. Blair Marshall, M.D.
Georgetown University Hospital
Ciaran McNamee, M.D.
University of Massachusetts Memorial Hospital
Hassan Tetteh, M.D.
LCDR, Medical Corps, U.S. Navy
Timothy Trotter, M.D.
University of Oklahoma HSC
Felix Tsai, M.D.
Arnold Palmer Hospital
