Plexus 2012

PLEXUS would like to give a special thanks to our faculty advisor, Dr. Johanna Shapiro. This publication would not have been possible without the support of the UC Irvine School of Medicine and Dr. Ellena Peterson.This edition of PLEXUS is dedicated to THOMAS SAGE HAND (March 27, 1985 — January 15, 2012)Sponsors: UCI School of Medicine Dean’s Office, Office of Educational Affairs, and Office of AdmissionsPast Plexus Editors: David Cheng, Stephanie Le, Virginia Liu, Nupoor NarulaEditors in Chief: Nina Narasimhalu, Nguyen NguyenCreative Writing: Lorianne Burns, Samantha Costantini, David TranVisual Arts:  Christine Lee, Kimberly TruongLayout & Design: Christine Lee, Hanna LiuAudio: Melody Besharati, Andrew TreisterMarketing & Outreach: Christopher NguyenAudio Available Online http://www.meded.uci.edu/Medhum/plexus.asp Published works were contributed by UCI School of Medicine students, physicians, faculty, staff, alumni and patients.Thank you to Printing Division, Inc. © 2012 Plexus