Mini-Med I
Fall 2004 Session: September 28 – November 16
SEPTEMBER 28
Lung Cancer: Not Just for Smokers
Ramaswamy Govindan, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine,
Division of Oncology
Emergency Medicine: The Real “ER”
Cynthia A. Wichelman, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Course Director, Mini-Medical School
OCTOBER 5
Leading Causes of Blindness: Glaucoma, Macular Degeneration and Cataracts
Russell N. Van Gelder, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
The Road to Becoming a Doctor
Larry J. Shapiro, M.D.
Executive Vice Chancellor for Medical Affairs and Dean
OCTOBER 12
Health Care Financing: Where Does the Money Come From?
Ronald G. Evens, MD
President, Barnes-Jewish Hospital
Professor of Radiology
Medical Ethics: Tough Issues
Stephen S. Lefrak, MD
Professor of Medicine
Assistant Dean and Director, Humanities Program in Medicine
OCTOBER 19 (7-9:30 p.m.)
It’s a Gas: Anesthesiology in 2004
Alex S. Evers, MD
Henry Eliot Mallinckrodt Professor and Head,
Department of Anesthesiology
Rheumatoid Arthritis – New Treatments/New Hope: A Patient’s Perspective
Sherry E. Shuman, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine,
Division of Rheumatology
OCTOBER 26
HIV: Then and Now
David B. Clifford, M.D.
Melba and Forest Seay Professor of Clinical Neuropharmacology in Neurology
Principal Investigator, Washington University AIDS Clinical Trials Unit
Tuberculosis on the Rebound
Thomas C. Bailey, M.D.
Associate Professor of Medicine,
Division of Infectious Disease
Medical Director, Tuberculosis Control,
St. Louis County Department of Health
NOVEMBER 2
Sleeping Away the Day? Find Out Why
Stephen P. Duntley, M.D.
Associate Professor of Neurology
Director, Sleep Medicine Center
Detecting and Treating Diabetes: The Silent Disease
Kenneth S. Polonsky, MD
Adolphus Busch Professor and Chairman
Department of Medicine
NOVEMBER 9
High-tech Surgery Techniques
L. Michael Brunt, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery
Section of Endocrine and Oncologic Surgery
Suture Lab: Surgery Techniques and Laparoscopic Simulation
Taught by Washington University School of Medicine surgical residents and operating room staff.
NOVEMBER 16
Sick At Heart: Diagnosing and Treating Cardiac Disease
Edward M. Geltman , MD
Professor of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Diseases
Medical Director, Cardiac Diagnostic Lab
Graduation and Reception
Mini-Med III
Fall 2004 Session: SEPTEMBER 30 – NOVEMBER 18
SEPTEMBER 30
Otolaryngology:
i)Hearing Loss and the Cochlear Implant
ii)Meniere’s Disease
Timothy E Hullar, MD
Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology
October 7
Pediatrics:
Cerebral Palsy
Janice E. Brunstrom, MD
Assistant Professor of Neurology and Cell Biology
Director, Pediatric Neurology Cerebral Palsy Center
Deciphering Medical Information on the Internet
Betsy A. Kelly
Associate Director, Instructional Technologies and Library Systems
October 14
Autoimmune Disease
i) Lupus
ii) Rheumatoid Arthritis
Richard D. Brasington, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Clinical Director of Rheumatology
October 21
i) Meningioma
ii) Arteriovenous Malformation
Ralph G. Dacey Jr., MD
Henry G. and Edith R. Schwartz Professor and Chairman of Neurosurgery
October 28
Health Policy: Preserving the Best Health Care in America
William A. Peck, M.D.
Alan A. and Edith L. Wolff Distinguished Professor of Medicine
Director, Center for Health Policy
Pancreatic Cancer
Joel Picus, M.D.
Associate Professor of Medicine,
Division of Oncology
November 4
Thoracic Surgery
i) Lung Transplant
ii) Lung Volume Reduction Surgery
Joel D. Cooper, MD
Evarts A. Graham Professor of Surgery
Chief, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
November 11
Multiple Sclerosis
Anne H. Cross, M.D.
Professor of Neurology
Head, Neuroimmunology Section
Pediatrics: Sickle Cell Disease
Michael R. DeBaun, M.D., MPH
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology and Oncology
Director, Sickle Cell Medical Treatment and Education Center
November 18 (7-9:30 PM)
Movement Disorders:
i) Huntington’s Disease
ii) Parkinson’s Disease
Joel S. Perlmutter, M.D.
Professor of Neurology, Radiology and of Anatomy and Neurobiology
Head, Movement Disorders Section
Graduation and Reception