University of Illinois at Chicago - College of Medicine

(left to right) Mark Gonzalez, MD, Riad Barmada Professor and Head of Orthopaedic Surgery; A. J. Novotny, MD ’49 and Dharmapuri Vidyasagar, Professor Emeritus of Pediatrics reconnect before the lecture.

(left to right) Riad Barmada, Professor Emeritus and former head of Orthopaedic Surgery; Mark Gonzalez, MD, Riad Barmada Professor and Head of Orthopaedic Surgery; and guest lecturer Mark E. Baratz, MD before the lecture.

Asok K. Ray, MD, FRCS with family and friends.

Edward Abraham, MD, former orthopaedic department head; Asok K. Ray, MD, FRCS; and Mark Gonzalez, MD, Riad Barmada Professor and Head of Orthopaedic Surgery.

Asok K. Ray, MD, FRCS and Pat Wager, executive director of development for the UIC College of Medicine.

Dr. Asok K. Ray, MD, FRCS makes thanks the guests and remarks on why he wanted to endow a lecture in orthopaedics.

Mark E. Baratz, MD speaks at the inaugural Asok K. Ray Lectureship in Orthopaedics on October 25th.

Asok K. Ray, MD, FRCS enjoys the reception after the lecture with orthopaedic residents.

Mark E. Baratz, MD is the first visiting professor for the Asok K. Ray Lectureship in Orthopaedics.  The title of his lecture was "Distal Biceps Ruptures:  The simple operation, that is not."

Mark Gonzalez, MD, Riad Barmada Professor and Head of Orthopaedic Surgery (right) and Asok K. Ray, MD, FRCS (center) present a certificate of appreciation to Mark Baratz, MD

Asok K. Ray, MD, FRCS (center) with Dharmapuri Vidyasagar, Professor Emeritus of Pediatrics (right) and friend.