Mini-Med I
Fall 2002 Session: October 1 – November 19
October 1
Welcome to Medical Education for the Millennium
William A. Peck, MD
Executive Vice Chancellor for Medical Affairs and Dean
Detecting and Treating Diabetes: The Silent Disease
Kenneth S. Polonsky, MD
Adolphus Busch Professor and Chairman,
Department of Medicine
October 8
Demystifying the Human Genome
Robert H. Waterston, MD, PhD
James S. McDonnell Professor of Genetics
Director, Genome Sequencing Center
Alzheimer’s Disease: New Hope for a Mind-Boggling Disease
John C. Morris, MD
Harvey A. and Dorismae Hacker Friedman Professor of Neurology
Director, Center for Aging
Co-Director, Alzhemier Disease Research Center
October 15
Health Care Financing: Where Does the Money Come From?
Ronald G. Evens, MD
President, Barnes-Jewish Hospital
Professor of Radiology
Infectious Diseases: The Never-Ending Story
William G. Powderly, MD
Professor of Medicine
Co-Director, Division of Infectious Diseases
October 22
Emergency Medicine: The Real “ER”
Cynthia A. Wichelman, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Course Director, Mini-Medical School
October 29 (7-9:30 p.m.)
High-tech Surgery Techniques
Nathaniel J. Soper, MD
Professor of Surgery
Head, Institute for Minimally Invasive Surgery
Suture Lab: Surgery Techniques and Laparoscopic Simulation
November 5
Sick At Heart: Diagnosing and Treating Cardiac Arrhythmias
Alan C. Braverman, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Diseases
Director, Marfan Syndrome Clinic
When Joints Are Out of Play: Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis and Pediatric Scleroderma
Jonathan D. Gitlin, MD
Helene B. Roberson Professor of Pediatrics
Director, Division of Immunology and Rheumatology
November 12
Melanoma: Advances in Treating Skin Cancer
Lynn A. Cornelius, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Chief, Division of Dermatology
Christorpher J Hussussian, MD
Assistand Professor, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
November 19
Medical Ethics: Tough Issues
Stephen S. Lefrak, MD
Professor of Medicine
Assistant Dean and Director, Humanities
Program in Medicine
Mini-Med III
Fall 2002 Session: October 3 – November 21
October 3
i) Lupus
ii) Rheumatoid Arthritis
Richard D. Brasington, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Clinical Director of Rheumatology
October 10
i) Leukemia
ii) Multiple Myeloma
Scot G. Hickman, MD
Professor of Medicine
Chief of Hematology and Oncology,
St. Louis Veterans Administration Medical Center
October 17
i) Lung Transplant
ii) Lung Volume Reduction Surgery
Joel D. Cooper, MD
Evarts A. Graham Professor of Surgery
Chief, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
October 24
Cerebral Palsy
Janice E. Brunstrom, MD
Assistant Professor of Neurology and Cell Biology
Director, Pediatric Neurology Cerebral Palsy Center
Cystic Fibrosis
Tom W. Ferkol Jr., MD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Director, Cystic Fibrosis Center
October 31
i) Meingioma
ii) Arteriovenous Malformation
Ralph G. Dacey Jr., MD
Henry G. and Edith R. Schwartz Professor and Chairman of Neurosurgery
November 7
i) Prematurity
ii) Birth Defects
F. Sessions Cole, MD
Park J. White MD Professor of Pediatrics
Vice-Chairman, Department of Pediatrics
Director, Division of Newborn Medicine
November 14
High-Tech Therapies for Infertility
Randall R. Odem, MD
Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Director, Division of Reproductive Endocrinology
Susan Lazendorf, PhD
Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Director, IVF Laboratory
November 21 (7-9:30 PM)
Parkinson’s Disease
Joel S. Perlmutter, MD
Professor of Neurology, Radiology and Neurobiology,
Head of Movement Disorders
Advances in Neurological Rehabilitation
John W. McDonald III, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Neurology and Neurological Surgery,
Director, Spinal Cord Injury Clinic
Graduation and Reception