Dr. Janek to head HHSC
Former state Sen. Kyle Janek, MD, be- came executive commissioner of the Texas Health and Human Services Com- mission on Sept. 1. Gov. Rick Perry ap- pointed Dr. Janek and announced that Chris Traylor, of Austin, will be chief deputy commissioner. “Texas, like the rest of the country, is headed into a period of the most signifi- cant changes in health care in our his- tory,” Governor Perry said. “This new leadership team, with Kyle and Chris at the helm, combines unparalleled expe- rience and expertise to ensure Texans continue to have access to the health care they need while implementing fis- cal policies that are mindful it’s taxpayer money they are spending.” Dr. Janek is a board-certified anes-
thesiologist and director of anesthesia services at Lakeway Regional Medical Center near Austin. He served in the Texas House of Representatives and Sen- ate from 1995 to 2008. He replaces Tom Suehs, who is retiring. Mr. Traylor has been commissioner of
the Texas Department of Aging and Dis- ability Services since 2010.
Charles Dryden, MD: 1920–2012
Former TMA President Charles B. Dryden, MD, died Aug 8 in Wichita Falls. He was 91. A urologist, Dr. Dryden served as the association’s president in 1973–74. Ac- cording to his obituary in the Wichita Falls Times Record News, Dr. Dryden once replied, “just that I worked in medicine,” when asked how he would like to be re- membered professionally. Dr. Dryden graduated from South- western Medical College in Dallas, now The University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, in 1945. Texas Medicine reported in 1973 that Dr. Dryden is be- lieved to be the first Southwestern grad- uate to become TMA president. He served in the U.S. Army Medical
Corps from 1946 to 1948 and attained the rank of captain.
October2012 TEXAS MEDICINE 13 Deaths
Youssef Aziz, MD, 82; The Woodlands; Ain Shams University Faculty of Medicine, Cairo, Egypt; 1953; died July 22, 2012.
Harold T. Baber Jr., MD, 69; Houston; University of Arkansas College of Medicine, 1968; died July 3, 2012.
Richard H. Barrick, MD, 85; Houston; University of Tennessee College of Medicine, 1952; died July 20, 2012.
Bert C. Bryan, MD, 76; Dallas; Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, 1961; died July 10, 2012.
George V. Burkholder, MD, 78; San Antonio; Cornell University Medical College, 1960; died April 15, 2012.
Ernest M. Crawford, MD, 77; Houston; Howard University Col- lege of Medicine, 1962; died Aug. 4, 2012.
Deanna D. Emerson, MD, 73; Houston; The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, 1968; died July 28, 2012.
Fred L. Fason, MD, 83; Houston; Baylor College of Medicine, 1960; died July 25, 2012.
Rex H. Hennington, MD, 88; Tyler; The University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, 1953; died July 21, 2012.
Harvey I. Hyman, MD, 69; Sugar Land; University of Bologna Faculty of Medicine, Italy, 1970; died Aug. 2, 2012.
Jerry M. Lewis, MD, 87; Dallas; The University of Texas South- western Medical School, Dallas, 1951; died Aug. 5, 2012.
Richard H. Mathews, MD, 72; Dallas; Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, 1966; died May 13, 2012.
Thomas M. McCrory, MD, 92; Dallas; The University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, 1944; died July 26, 2012.
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