Mini-Med I
Fall 2005 Session: September 20 – November 15
SEPTEMBER 20
Genetics and the Future of Medicine
Larry J. Shapiro, MD
Executive Vice Chancellor for Medical Affairs and Dean of the School of Medicine
Leading Causes of Blindness: Glaucoma, Macular Degeneration and Others
Russell Van Gelder, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
Department of Molecular Biology and Pharmacology
SEPTEMBER 27
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 4
No Class (Rosh Hashanah)
OCTOBER 11
Influenza: Going to the Birds?
1918 Epidemic to Avian Flu
Keith F. Woeltje, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Division of Infectious Diseases
Measuring Up: Is a Healthy Child Ever Too Short?
Abby S. Hollander, MD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics,
Division of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism
OCTOBER 18
Valvular Heart Disease: Keeping the Body’s Pump in Working Order
Benico Barzilai, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine,
Division of Cardiology
Medical Director, Heart and Vascular Center
Haitian Health: Diseases Rarely Seen in the United States
Patricia A. Wolff, MD
Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
OCTOBER 25 (7-9:30 p.m.)
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 1
Stroking Out: The Brain Under Attack
Abdullah M. Nassief, MD
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Director, Stroke Center
Medical Ethics: Tough Issues
Stephen S. Lefrak, MD
Professor of Medicine
Assistant Dean and Director, Humanities Program in Medicine
NOVEMBER 8
Detecting and Treating Diabetes: The Silent Disease
Kenneth S. Polonsky, MD
Adolphus Busch Professor and Chairman, Department of Medicine
Lung Cancer: Not Just for Smokers
Ramaswamy Govindan, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine,
Division of Oncology
NOVEMBER 15
Brain Tumors: Unwelcome Guests
Michael R. Chicoine, MD
Assistant Professor Neurological Surgery
Mini-Med III
Fall 2005 Session: September 22 – November 17
SEPTEMBER 22
Otolaryngology:
i)Hearing Loss and the Cochlear Implant
ii)Meniere’s Disease
Timothy E Hullar, MD
Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology
SEPTEMBER 29
Psoriasis
Neel B. Patel, MD
Chief Resident, Department of Medicine,
Division of Dermatology
Marfan Syndrome
Allan C. Braverman, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Diseases
Director, Marfan Syndrome Clinic
OCTOBER 6
Cerebral Palsy
Janice E. Brunstrom, MD
Assistant Professor of Neurology and Cell Biology
Director, Pediatric Neurology Cerebral Palsy Center
Multiple Sclerosis
Anne H. Cross, MD
Professor of Neurology
Head, Neuroimmunology Section
OCTOBER 13
No Class (Yom Kippur)
OCTOBER 20
Autoimmune Disease:
i) Lupus
ii) Rheumatoid Arthritis
Richard D. Brasington, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Clinical Director of Rheumatology
OCTOBER 27
Neurosurgery:
i) Meningioma
ii) Arteriovenous Malformation
Ralph G. Dacey Jr., MD
Henry G. and Edith R. Schwartz Professor and Chairman of Neurosurgery
NOVEMBER 3
Movement Disorders
i) Parkinson Disease
ii) Dystonia
Joel S. Perlmutter, MD
Professor of Neurology, Radiology and Neurobiology,
Head of Movement Disorders
NOVEMBER 10
Sickle Cell Disease
Michael R. DeBaun, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Pediatrics,
Division of Hematology and Oncology
Director, Sickle Cell Medical Treatment and Education Center
Leukemia
Scot G. Hickman, MD
Professor of Medicine
Chief of Hematology and Oncology, St. Louis Veterans Administration Medical Center
NOVEMBER 17 (7-9:30 p.m.)
Thoracic Surgery:
i) Lung Transplant
ii) Lung Volume Reduction Surgery
Bryan F. Meyers, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery,
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Graduation and Reception