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Photo Page: Wharton Health Care Management Faculty vs. PhDs Basketball Game
March 31, 2016, Weightman Hall, University of Pennsylvania
The second annual University of Pennsylvania Wharton School Health Care Management Department faculty vs. PhD student basketball game took place on March 31 in the campus Weightman Hall gym. It featured official referees, a scorekeeper and official yellow and purple jerseys designed by LDI graphics artist Matthew Eckrich. The fast-paced, hard-played game ended in a 27-24 win for the faculty who also won last year. In action on the court are Steve Schwab, LDI Business Administrator Dan Lynam, Evan Saltzman, and Amy Bond.
Wharton Professor of Health Care Management Robert Town (above, left) towers over the opening tip off that started the game. Around him (l to r) are Sarah Dykstra, Henry Bergquist, referee Nicky Bell, Julius Chen and Assistant Professor of Health Policy and Medicine, Amol Navathe. Above, right, Chen and Bergquist put the squeeze on Navanthe.
Wharton Associate Professor of Health Care Management Guy David (above, left) fends off Evan Saltzman. Above, right, in a flying lunge at the ball controlled by Amol Navathe is Sarah Dykstra. Looking on are Assistant Professor of Health Care Management Matthew Grennan, Vicky Chen and Henry Bergquist.
Kyle Myers lifts off as he battles Amol Navathe for the rebound (above, left). Around them (l to r) are Matthew Grennan, Sarah Dykstra, Dan Lynam and Henry Bergquist. Above, right, are the team captains — Julius Chen for the PhD students, and Guy David for the faculty members.
Engaged in some sideline coaching with Robert Town’s son Hugo Town (above, left) is Wharton Assistant Professor of Health Care Management, Amanda Starc. Showing off this year’s yellow and purple jerseys (above, right) are LDI Deputy Director and Associate Director of the Health Care Management and Economics PhD program Joanne Levy, and game coach and Wharton Health Care Management Professor Scott Harrington.
The game referees from Penn Recreation were Rodney Banks and Nicky Bell (above, left). Above, right, the PhD student team huddles (l to r): Vicky Chen, Amy Bond, Sarah Dykstra, Nabil Hashmi, Julius Chen, Evan Saltzman, kneeling: Karan Zhang.
The faculty team in a huddle (l to r): Assistant Professor of Medical Ethics and Health Policy Heather Schofield, Amol Navathe, Robert Town, Amanda Starc, Assistant Professor of Medicine Mitesh Patel, Guy David, Assistant Professor of Medicine Shivan Mehta, and Matthew Grennan. Airborne in a ball retrieval effort is Grennan (above, right). Below him are Sarah Dykstra, Nabil Hashmi, Amol Navathe, and Henry Bergquist.
Battling under the net are (l to r) Henry Berquist, Robert Town, Sarah Dykstra, Nabil Hashmi (airborne), and Matthew Grennan. Above, right, Wharton Professor of Health Care Management and LDI Executive Director Dan Polsky shoots one. Trailing behind him are (l to r) Julius Chen, Dan Lyman, Vicky Chen, Evan Saltzman, and Heather Schofield.
Going head to head (above, left) are Matthew Grennan and Amy Bond. Above, right, Guy David deftly outmanuevers Evan Saltzman.
Levitating to pull in a rebound is Julius Chen (above, left). Nearby are (l to r) Dan Lyman, Evan Saltzman, Robert Town, Amy Bond, Amol Navathe, Kyle Myers, Henry Bergquist, and Amanda Starc. Above, right, back at the other end of the court, all hands struggle for the ball.
Sinking one for the student team from the free throw line is Vicky Chen (above, left). Above, right, Shivan Mehta pounds down court ahead of the pack.
Struggling mightily under the net is Amy Bond (above, left). Around her (l to r) are Henry Bergquist, Matthew Grennan, Amanda Starc, Robert Town, Evan Saltzman and ref Rodney Banks. But, Bond goes to the floor (above, right) as both Heather Schofield and Robert Town close in to snatch the ball.
Standing row (l to r): Sarah Dykstra, Steve Schwab, Nabil Hashmi, Evan Saltzman, Dan Polsky, Robert Town, Amol Navathe, Henry Bergquist, Guy David, Kyle Myers, Mitesh Patel, Shivan Mehta, Dan Lynam. Kneeling row: Amanda Starc, Matthew Grennan, Karan Zhang, Vicky Chen, Amy Bond, Julius Chen and Heather Schofield.