Mini-Med I
Fall 2003 Session: September 30 – November 18
SEPTEMBER 30
Childhood Cancers
Robert J. Hayashi, MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics
Director, Bone Marrow Transplant Unit
When the Kidneys Fail
Steven B. Miller, MD
Vice President and Chief Medical Officer,
Barnes-Jewish Hospital
Associate Professor of Medicine
OCTOBER 7
Genetics, Genomics and Geneconomics: The Impact of Genetic Technology on the Practice of Medicine
Larry J. Shapiro, MD
Executive Vice Chancellor for Medical Affairs and Dean of the School of Medicine
Neurofibromatosis: From Cage to Clinic
David H Gutmann, MD, PhD
Donald O. Schnuck Family Chair in Neurology for Neurofibromatosis Research
Professor of Neurology
OCTOBER 14
Health Care Financing: Where Does the Money Come From?
Ronald G. Evens, MD
President, Barnes-Jewish Hospital
Professor of Radiology
Emergency Medicine: The Real “ER”
Cynthia A. Wichelman, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Course Director, Mini-Medical School
OCTOBER 21
Arthritis: No Bones About It
Leslie E. Kahl, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine,
Division of Rheumatology
Associate Dean for Student Affairs
Leading Causes of Blindness: Glaucoma, Macular Degeneration and Others
Russell Van Gelder, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
OCTOBER 28 (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
Taught by Washington University School of Medicine surgical residents and operating room staff.
NOVEMBER 4
Infectious Diseases: The Never-Ending Story
William G. Powderly, MD
Professor of Medicine
Co-Director, Division of Infectious Diseases
Medical Ethics: Tough Issues
Stephen S. Lefrak, MD
Professor of Medicine
Assistant Dean and Director, Humanities Program in Medicine
NOVEMBER 11
Detecting and Treating Diabetes: The Silent Disease
Kenneth S. Polonsky, MD
Adolphus Busch Professor and Chairman
Department of Medicine
Weight Loss the Doctor’s Way
Kenneth S. Polonsky, MD
Adolphus Busch Professor and Chairman
Department of Medicine
NOVEMBER 18
Sick At Heart: Diagnosing and Treating Cardiac Disease
Keith Mankowitz, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine,
Division of Cardiology
Mini-Med III
Fall 2003 Session: October 2 – November 20
October 2
i) Lung Transplant
ii) Lung Volume Reduction Surgery
Joel D. Cooper, MD
Evarts A. Graham Professor of Surgery
Chief, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
October 9
i) Meningioma
ii) Arteriovenous Malformation
Ralph G. Dacey Jr., MD
Henry G. and Edith R. Schwartz Professor and Chairman of Neurosurgery
October 16
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
October 23
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 30
i) Leukemia
ii) Multiple Myeloma
Scot G. Hickman, MD
Professor of Medicine
Chief of Hematology and Oncology,
St. Louis Veterans Administration Medical Center
November 6
Parkinson’s Disease
Joel S. Perlmutter, MD
Professor of Neurology, Radiology, and Anatomy and Neurobiology,
Head, Movement Disorders Section
Imaging Techniques: Present and Future
Vamsidhar R. Narra, MD
Assistant Professor of Radiology
Co-Chief, Body MRI
November 13
Marfan Syndrome
Alan C. Braverman, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine,
Division of Cardiology
Director, Marfan Syndrome Clinic
Liver Transplant
Jeffrey A. Lowell, MD
Professor of Surgery
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
November 20 (7-9:30 PM)
i) Lupus
ii) Rheumatoid Arthritis
Richard D. Brasington, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Clinical Director of Rheumatology
Graduation and Reception