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Bombs and Hearts in Baltimore: An Alumni Profile
Patrick Doyle, ‘04

Morgan Einbinder, ’93, is the type of man who plays with Barbies.
“This is your life when you finish college, get a job, and have kids,” he said, as he adjusted Barbie’s pink party dress. “Katie, where is Barbie’s jacket?” he asked his 4-year-old daughter.

Einbinder doesn’t always play with Barbies. A good deal of his time is spent at his nearby office, where he works with weapons of mass destruction (WMD). As a WMD consultant for Booz Allen Hamilton, Einbinder works to prepare emergency response teams to respond to a terrorist attack.

“We work to analyze cities for their emergency preparation, and then provide training and exercises,” he said. “Kind of like war games for the state and federal government. I ‘play terrorist,’ I just don’t go to jail for it.”

“For example, what would happen if somebody blew up a piece of the highway, like I-95?” he asked. “How would everyone react? How will emergency response teams handle the crisis? It’s a cascading problem…what is the impact to the people in the cities?”

It’s hard to imagine Morgan playing terrorist. He has a dozen pictures on his desk, mostly of his two children, Katie (4), and Matt (2), and his wife, Lynne Einbinder, ’93. Although he stops short of having colored pictures from his children, he has a Mickey Mouse mug and an ultrasound of his wife’s five-month pregnancy.

Despite an office whiteboard of sinister looking codes and an intimate knowledge of terrorist disasters, Einbinder is a family man. He leaves work before 5 p.m. to pick up his two children at daycare. He buckles Matt into his car seat and makes sure Katie has hers fastened. At home, he clucks around the house, picking up scattered toys while calling for a pizza for dinner. His wife, Dr. Lynne Einbinder, ’93, arrives home just after 5 p.m., visibly drained from a long day at University of Maryland Medical Hospital in Baltimore. Lynne, a cardiology fellow at the hospital, plopped down to help Katie build a tower of bricks.

“I try to make the most of my time at home,” she said. “I play with the kids as soon as I get home, do dinner and baths, and have a bedtime ritual with stories and kisses. It can be challenging finding a good balance [with work].”

As a full-time cardiology fellow at UMD Medical Hospital, Lynne has a heaping plate. Often on 24-hour call, she spends upwards of 50 hours a week at work, depending on her two-week rotation schedule of shifts in the cardiac care unit, the cardiology consult service, and in transesophageal echocardiography.
“Cardiology is exciting,” said Lynne. “There are so many different ways to provide care for patients.”

Particularly exciting to Lynne is the transesophageal echocardiogram, which is a fancy way of saying, “I’m going to snake this tube down your throat so I can look at your heart.” Lynne was eager to offer me a personal, hands-own experience, but I declined. Unsatisfied with the lack of a guinea pig, she resorted to examining a taped scan of a patient’s heart, rattling off heart chambers, valves, and arteries. Later on, in the cardiac nuclear lab, she pointed out cross-sections of the heart and their significance. She moved about easily, barely aware of the senior cardiologists in the lab and secure in her knowledge.

Upon completion of her fellowship at UMD in July 2004, Lynne will move cross-town to a clinical cardiology position with the Midatlantic Cardiovascular Associates. The conclusion of her fellowship will be the culmination of nearly 10 years of postgraduate education and training: an M.D. at Johns Hopkins University; an internal medicine internship/residency and a Masters degree in Public Policy at Georgetown University, and her current cardiology fellowship at UMD.

Although confident in her medical background, Lynne showed flashes of self-consciousness during the photo shoot. Adjusting her coat and hair, she asked, “Could you do something about my belly? I don’t know if you could do something…” Five-months pregnant, she is showing signs of a baby boy due in December.
She tries not to let the pregnancy slow her down. Too much. “I keep my weekends open for family time,” said Lynne. “We go to the zoo, the aquarium, the pool, the playground…anyplace that gives us a chance to be together as a family and have fun.”

“It can be really hard [to balance career and family],” said Morgan. “It’s an art of keeping chaos under control—it’s really a swinging pendulum, you just have to try to keep it balanced.”

Before the couple was a portrait of a young suburban professional family, they spent their undergraduate days at Villanova. After an impromptu introduction, when Lynne tripped down the steps of Delurey Hall and crashed into Morgan’s door, the couple went on a date to Morgan’s Naval ROTC formal dinner dance.
“It was the worst formal ever,” said Morgan. “Let’s just say that we were young and stupid.”

Although the bad evening ruined chances of a college relationship, the two remained good friends through college and following graduation.

“While Lynne was in medical school and I was in the navy, we kept in touch,” said Morgan. “I guess there was something there, we just never realized it. After hearing her complaints about her medical school boyfriend, I made an off-hand comment like ‘Well, you could always date me.’ Since then, we’ve been together.”
Perhaps the relationship didn’t work in college because of their contrasting interests. Morgan was dedicated to Naval ROTC and spent a good deal of time editing the NROTC paper, The Wildcat. He lived as an RA for junior and senior years, graduating with a history major and geography minor. Lynne, as a Presidential Scholar, was an Honors Program junkie and graduated a year earlier with a B.S. in Honors and Biology. She received a prestigious Truman Scholarship for work in healthcare coverage, and credits the influence of Dr. Mike Burke (retired Honors Program director) and Professor Jim Brown with influencing her towards a career in medicine and concern for public policy.

After spending years away from campus after their ’93 graduation, the couple returned to Villanova for their 10 year reunion and was shocked at the changes.
“I’m amazed with the new campus,” said Morgan. It’s changed so much. I’m sad to see that the baseball stadium is gone, but the apartments look great. Everyone used to dread getting a low number for the campus housing, but now there are so many good choices.”

“There are all these new buildings! I am pleased to see the investment in infrastructure on campus—now there are [internet] ports in all the dorms. When I was at Villanova, I didn’t even have a phone in my room freshman year!

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Homepage Back Summer 2003 Archives		Bombs and Hearts in Baltimore: An Alumni Profile Patrick Doyle, ‘04 Morgan Einbinder, ’93, is the type of man who plays with Barbies. “This is your life when you finish college, get a job, and have kids,” he said, as he adjusted Barbie’s pink party dress. “Katie, where is Barbie’s jacket?” he asked his 4-year-old daughter. Einbinder doesn’t always play with Barbies. A good deal of his time is spent at his nearby office, where he works with weapons of mass destruction (WMD). As a WMD consultant for Booz Allen Hamilton, Einbinder works to prepare emergency response teams to respond to a terrorist attack. “We work to analyze cities for their emergency preparation, and then provide training and exercises,” he said. “Kind of like war games for the state and federal government. I ‘play terrorist,’ I just don’t go to jail for it.” “For example, what would happen if somebody blew up a piece of the highway, like I-95?” he asked. “How would everyone react? How will emergency response teams handle the crisis? It’s a cascading problem…what is the impact to the people in the cities?” It’s hard to imagine Morgan playing terrorist. He has a dozen pictures on his desk, mostly of his two children, Katie (4), and Matt (2), and his wife, Lynne Einbinder, ’93. Although he stops short of having colored pictures from his children, he has a Mickey Mouse mug and an ultrasound of his wife’s five-month pregnancy. Despite an office whiteboard of sinister looking codes and an intimate knowledge of terrorist disasters, Einbinder is a family man. He leaves work before 5 p.m. to pick up his two children at daycare. He buckles Matt into his car seat and makes sure Katie has hers fastened. At home, he clucks around the house, picking up scattered toys while calling for a pizza for dinner. His wife, Dr. Lynne Einbinder, ’93, arrives home just after 5 p.m., visibly drained from a long day at University of Maryland Medical Hospital in Baltimore. Lynne, a cardiology fellow at the hospital, plopped down to help Katie build a tower of bricks. “I try to make the most of my time at home,” she said. “I play with the kids as soon as I get home, do dinner and baths, and have a bedtime ritual with stories and kisses. It can be challenging finding a good balance [with work].” As a full-time cardiology fellow at UMD Medical Hospital, Lynne has a heaping plate. Often on 24-hour call, she spends upwards of 50 hours a week at work, depending on her two-week rotation schedule of shifts in the cardiac care unit, the cardiology consult service, and in transesophageal echocardiography. “Cardiology is exciting,” said Lynne. “There are so many different ways to provide care for patients.” Particularly exciting to Lynne is the transesophageal echocardiogram, which is a fancy way of saying, “I’m going to snake this tube down your throat so I can look at your heart.” Lynne was eager to offer me a personal, hands-own experience, but I declined. Unsatisfied with the lack of a guinea pig, she resorted to examining a taped scan of a patient’s heart, rattling off heart chambers, valves, and arteries. Later on, in the cardiac nuclear lab, she pointed out cross-sections of the heart and their significance. She moved about easily, barely aware of the senior cardiologists in the lab and secure in her knowledge. Upon completion of her fellowship at UMD in July 2004, Lynne will move cross-town to a clinical cardiology position with the Midatlantic Cardiovascular Associates. The conclusion of her fellowship will be the culmination of nearly 10 years of postgraduate education and training: an M.D. at Johns Hopkins University; an internal medicine internship/residency and a Masters degree in Public Policy at Georgetown University, and her current cardiology fellowship at UMD. Although confident in her medical background, Lynne showed flashes of self-consciousness during the photo shoot. Adjusting her coat and hair, she asked, “Could you do something about my belly? I don’t know if you could do something…” Five-months pregnant, she is showing signs of a baby boy due in December. She tries not to let the pregnancy slow her down. Too much. “I keep my weekends open for family time,” said Lynne. “We go to the zoo, the aquarium, the pool, the playground…anyplace that gives us a chance to be together as a family and have fun.” “It can be really hard [to balance career and family],” said Morgan. “It’s an art of keeping chaos under control—it’s really a swinging pendulum, you just have to try to keep it balanced.” Before the couple was a portrait of a young suburban professional family, they spent their undergraduate days at Villanova. After an impromptu introduction, when Lynne tripped down the steps of Delurey Hall and crashed into Morgan’s door, the couple went on a date to Morgan’s Naval ROTC formal dinner dance. “It was the worst formal ever,” said Morgan. “Let’s just say that we were young and stupid.” Although the bad evening ruined chances of a college relationship, the two remained good friends through college and following graduation. “While Lynne was in medical school and I was in the navy, we kept in touch,” said Morgan. “I guess there was something there, we just never realized it. After hearing her complaints about her medical school boyfriend, I made an off-hand comment like ‘Well, you could always date me.’ Since then, we’ve been together.” Perhaps the relationship didn’t work in college because of their contrasting interests. Morgan was dedicated to Naval ROTC and spent a good deal of time editing the NROTC paper, The Wildcat. He lived as an RA for junior and senior years, graduating with a history major and geography minor. Lynne, as a Presidential Scholar, was an Honors Program junkie and graduated a year earlier with a B.S. in Honors and Biology. She received a prestigious Truman Scholarship for work in healthcare coverage, and credits the influence of Dr. Mike Burke (retired Honors Program director) and Professor Jim Brown with influencing her towards a career in medicine and concern for public policy. After spending years away from campus after their ’93 graduation, the couple returned to Villanova for their 10 year reunion and was shocked at the changes. “I’m amazed with the new campus,” said Morgan. It’s changed so much. I’m sad to see that the baseball stadium is gone, but the apartments look great. Everyone used to dread getting a low number for the campus housing, but now there are so many good choices.” “There are all these new buildings! I am pleased to see the investment in infrastructure on campus—now there are [internet] ports in all the dorms. When I was at Villanova, I didn’t even have a phone in my room freshman year!