Beacon Medical Professionals

Fetal and Infant Mortality Review
2026-04-01 | Patel Auditorium at Elkhart General Hospital, 600 East Boulevard, Elkhart, IN, 46514, United States
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Fetal & Infant Mortality Review
Presented By: Rebecca Shetler Fast, LCSW
President & CEO of CAPS

Benign Breast Disease
2026-04-08 | Auditorium at Memorial Hospital, 615 N Michigan St, South Bend, IN, 46601, United States
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Benign Breast Disease
Presented By: Katherine Goze, MD
Trauma and Surgical Services, Beacon Medical Group
Dr. Kate Goze decided on a career in medicine when she was 15 years old. Being exposed to her grandmother who loved being a nurse, and spending time herself in the hospital for her own illness as a child confirmed this decision. “Not only was I raised knowing that nursing is a truly noble profession,” Dr. Goze said, “but the comfort I felt knowing that the doctors and nurses would take care of me was something I knew I had to share with others.” She began her career as a nurse in the Emergency Department at Memorial Hospital.
Dr. Goze enrolled at the Indiana University School of Medicine in Indianapolis to transition from registered nurse to physician, initially expecting to choose a path in Emergency Medicine. The more time she spent in the operating room, however, the more she realized surgery would be the perfect fit so she can care for patients throughout their journey.
“I wanted to be able to see patients through their entire hospital experience and then back in the clinic after they recovered,” Dr. Goze said. “This was the biggest thing that led me to a career in surgery. I fell in love with the operating room and the feeling of being able to ‚Äòfix’ a problem and see the result in a very rewarding way. I knew that there was no other job for me.”
Dr. Goze has returned to Beacon Health System because of its model for excellence and patient-centered care. “I hope my patients know that I truly care about their well being and their outcome. I treat each patient as if they are family; that way, I am certain that they are always getting my best,” she said. “And my nursing background gives me a unique perspective and a very compassionate approach to patient care.”

Pediatric Head Injuries: Advances in Evaluation and Treatment
2026-04-15 07:00 - 08:00 (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) | Patel Auditorium at Elkhart General Hospital, 600 East Boulevard, Elkhart, IN, 46514, United States
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Pediatric Head Injuries: Advances in Evaluation and Treatment
Presented By: Thomas Larrew, MD
Neurosurgery, Riley Children’s Hospital
Dr. Thomas W. Larrew, MD is a board-eligible pediatric neurosurgeon from South Carolina. His clinical and research interests include pediatric epilepsy surgery, spasticity surgery (baclofen pump surgery and selective dorsal rhizotomy), neuro-oncologic surgery, fetal surgery, traumatic brain injury and hydrocephalus.
Outside of his medical practice, Dr. Larrew enjoys the outdoors, music, watching collegiate and professional sports, fitness and spending time with his family.

Lookout, it’s Outlook! - Coordinating Calendars, Emails and Teams
2026-04-15 12:10 - 13:10 | Patel Auditorium at Elkhart General Hospital, 600 East Boulevard, Elkhart, IN, 46514, United States
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Lookout, it’s Outlook! – Coordinating Calendars, Emails and Teams
Presented By: Kyle English, MD
Medical Director – Beacon Three Rivers Hospital

Supporting Mental Health in St. Joseph County
2026-04-29
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Supporting Mental Health in St. Joseph County
Presented By: Kristin Valentino, PhD, HSPP
Director, Veldman Family Psychology Clinic
Professor of Psychology, University of Notre Dame
Dr. Kristin Valentino is a Professor of Psychology and the Director of the William J. Shaw Center for Children and Families at the University of Notre Dame. Dr. Valentino is also a licensed clinical psychologist. Dr. Valentino’s program of research addresses how adversity affects child development with a focus on the caregiving behaviors that may promote risk and/or resilience among maltreating families. She evaluates how interventions may be designed to improve caregiving and, in turn, to improve developmental outcomes for maltreated children. Guiding her research is a developmental psychopathology perspective which emphasizes the interface between normal and atypical development and employs a multiple-levels-of analysis approach towards the study of child development and child psychopathology. Dr. Valentino is the President-Elect for the American Psychological Association Division 37 Section on Child Maltreatment. She serves as an Associate Editor for the journal Child Maltreatment and as a member of the National Institute of Health’s Psychosocial Development, Risk, and Prevention Study Section.
