Faculty Profiles

Robert J. Riley, M.D., M.S. Ed. - Program Director

College: University of California, Berkeley
Medical School: Medical College of Wisconsin
Residency: Memorial Hospital of South Bend
Graduate Work: Master of Science-Education, University of Southern California
Board Certified: 1987, 1993, 1999, 2005
Certificate of Added Qualifications: Geriatrics (1992, 2002); Sports Medicine (1995)
Email Address: rriley@memorialresidency.com

As Director, Dr. Riley leads the faculty team in planning and implementing residency goals and objectives. He represents the program to the hospital administration and to the community, appearing frequently in local television spots. Dr. Riley maintains a limited clinical practice and remains active in the hands-on teaching of residents in all settings. Dr. Riley serves on the on the American Board of Family Medicine’s In-Training Examination Committee and chairs its Geriatrics Test Committee.

Dr. Riley is an avid trombonist and guitar player, and enjoys long distance hiking, chess, and computers. He and his wife, Lee, have two adult children.

Thomas Sutula, M.D. - Senior Associate Director
College: Harvard University
Law School: University of Notre Dame
Medical School: Indiana University School of Medicine
Residency: Memorial Hospital of South Bend
Board Certified: 1989, 1995, 2001, 2008
Certificate of Added Qualifications: Sports Medicine (1995, 2005)
Email Address: tsutula@memorialresidency.com

Dr. Sutula joined the program in 1993 and is a Team Leader in the Family Practice Center. He has extensive experience with both emergency and occupational medicine. In addition he teaches two graduate level courses at Indiana University at South Bend, "Health Services Delivery and the Law," and " Principle of Health Systems Mangement and Policy Development."

Dr. Sutula and his wife, Nanci, have 5 children and live in the country near Bristol, IN. He is also the head baseball coach at Holy Cross College.

Kenneth Elek, M.D. FAAFP - Director of Procedures and Technology

College: University of Notre Dame
Medical School: Indiana University School of Medicine
Residency: Memorial Hospital of South Bend
Board Certified: 1985, 1991, 1997, 2003
Email Address: kelek@memorialresidency.com

Dr. Elek joined the residency in December 1997 after 12-1/2 years in group practice at Ireland Road Medical Group. His primary responsibilities are the technological and procedural aspects of the E. Blair Warner Family Medicine Center — the residency’s ambulatory care center — and direction of these aspects of residency training. He represents the program to the community with a weekly call-in television spot and is active in the IAFP as the Speaker of the Congress of Delegates. He is the Chief of the Family Medicine Department at Memorial Hospital for 2009. He and his wife accompanied a task force from Bethel College in Mishawaka to Romania for 2 weeks in May 2005.

Dr. Elek enjoys basketball and golf and is active in his church. He and his wife, Linda, have three adult boys. The Eleks are lifelong residents of South Bend.

College & Medical School: Pennsylvania State University
Residency: York Family Practice Residency
Board Certified: 1997, 2003
Fellowship: Crozer-Keystone Primary Care Sports Medicine, Springfield, PA
Certificate of Added Qualifications: Sports Medicine
Appointments:
- Team Physician for Riley, Washington, Adams, and New Prairie High Schools.
- Team Physician for International Weightlifting Federation and USA Weightlifting.
-Medical Director for Sunburst Marathon. -Volunteer team physician at the University of Notre Dame.
- Head Team Physician at Indiana University South Bend.
-Board Member and Chair of the Fellowship Committee for the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine.

Email Address: mlavallee@memorialresidency.com

As Director of Memorial Sports Medicine Institute and Co-Director of the South Bend Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship, Dr. Lavallee leads the sports medicine team of fellows, athletic trainers, and support staff in planning and implementing of our fellowship goals. Dr. Lavallee maintains a limited clinical family practice and a more extensive sports medicine practice at the Sports Medicine Institute at the Memorial Leighton HealthPlex.

Dr. Lavallee is an avid weightlifter, restoring old jeeps, and spending time with his wife, Tara and his two sons Tommy and Sean.

Joyce Dunfee, PhD - Director, Behavioral Science

College: Indiana University
Graduate School: University of Notre Dame
Internship: Jerry Pettis Veterans Hospital, Loma Linda, CA
Certified Health Service Provider in Psychology: 1989
Appointment: Adjunct Assistant Professor, Psychology Department, University of Notre Dame
Email Address: jdunfee@memorialresidency.com

After 15 years in private practice in the South Bend community, Dr. Dunfee joined the faculty in June, 2002. Her areas of expertise include sexual dysfunction, anxiety, depression and health psychology.

In addition to a limited clinical practice, she teaches interpersonal communication skills and the diagnosis and treatment of psychological issues. She also serves as a resource for residents as they face the stresses of training.

Dr. Dunfee and her husband, Joe, live in South Bend and enjoy golf, travel and time with their children.

College: Berea College
Medical School: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Residency: Memorial Hospital of South Bend
CAQ: Adolescent Medicine
Board Certified: 1996, 2002
Email Address: ahenderson@memorialresidency.com

Dr. Henderson rejoined the Family Medicine Residency Program after five years of full-time private practice. Her special interests include nutrition, developmental pediatrics and international medicine with trips to Haiti and Nicaragua.

Dr. Henderson enjoys spending time with her husband and two daughters. She enjoys gardening, running, travel, and restoring her 120 year old home in South Bend.

A member of the faculty since 1994, Dr. Lewis serves as the clinic director of the E.Blair Warner Family Medicine Center, the residency ambulatory care clinic. She has special interests in preventive medicine and women's health care. She especially enjoys teaching clinical skills and procedures. As an osteopathic physician, Dr. Lewis strongly supports a holistic approach to both patient care and residency training.

Dr. Lewis, her husband, Dr. Mark Lewis (an OB/GYN in the community) and their daughter enjoy spending time with family, travel, exercise and laughter.

Kevin J. McAward, M.D. – Associate Director, Sports Medicine

College: University of Notre Dame
Medical School: National University of Ireland, Cork
Residency: Memorial Hospital of South Bend
Board Certified: 2004
Fellowship: South Bend Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship
Appointments: Head team physician at Laville High School, and team physician of the University of Notre Dame baseball team
Email Address: kmcaward@memorialresidency.com

 Dr. McAward joined the faculty in 2005 after completing his sports medicine fellowship. He works with Dr. Lavallee at the Memorial Leighton Healthplex Sports Medicine Institute, where he practices both sports and family medicine.

Dr. McAward is a diehard sports fan of most any type of athletic activity. He also enjoys traveling and planning residency social gatherings. Dr. McAward and his wife Jen welcomed their first child, Kate, in October 2008.

Dale Patterson, M.D., FAAFP - Associate Director

College: University of Michigan

Medical School: Michigan State University, College of Human Medicine
Residency: Memorial Hospital of South Bend
Board Certified : 2000, 2007
Email Address : dpatterson@memorialresidency.com

Dr. Patterson joined the faculty in 2007. After completing his residency training, Dr. Patterson taught residents and students both on active duty in the United States Air Force and at a civilian residency program. His interests include inpatient medicine, obstetrics and procedures including endoscopy.

Dr. Patterson has authored several book chapters and articles. He is an editor for the third edition of Pfenninger and Fowler’s Procedures for Primary Care.

Dr. Patterson enjoys triathlon, marathon running, and coaching his kid’s teams. He and his wife, Amy, have a son and a daughter.

Randall J. Suttor, M.D. - Associate Director

College: Taylor University
Medical School: Indiana University School of Medicine
Residency: Memorial Hospital of South Bend
Board Certified: 1986; 1993; 1999, 2006
Email Address: rsuttor@memorialresidency.com

Dr. Suttor joined the faculty in 1999. Prior to becoming a faculty member, Dr. Suttor was in a busy rural practice for ten years. He is involved in the prenatal and obstetrics curriculum and does obstetrical ultrasounds. He also enjoys teaching procedures such as vasectomy and colonoscopy. He is a certified Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics (ALSO) instructor.

Dr. Suttor is interested in tropical medicine and in public health in underdeveloped countries, having served in the past as a medical missionary. He coordinates the elective international rotations and continues to enjoy traveling and working abroad.

Dr. Suttor is active in his church, enjoys bicycling, water sports, scuba, and woodworking. He and his wife, Bonnie, have three sons and a daughter.