Mini-Med I
Fall 2006 Session: September 26 – November 14
SEPTEMBER 26
Spine Decline: Low Back Pain
Thomas M. De Fer, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Sleeping the Day Away? Find Out Why
Beth A. Ward, MD
Assistant Professor of Neurology,
Sleep medicine Center
OCTOBER 3
Genetics and the Future of Medicine
Larry J. Shapiro, MD
Executive Vice Chancellor for Medical Affairs and Dean of the School of Medicine
Am I Losing My Memory? A Primer on Alzheimer’s Disease.
John C. Morris, MD
Harvey A. and Dorismae Hacker Friedman Distinguished Professor of Neurology
Director, Center of Aging
OCTOBER 10
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 17 (7-9:30 p.m.)
High-tech Surgery Techniques
Michael Brunt, MD
Professor of Surgery
Section of Hepatobilliary, Pancreatic and GI Surgery
Suture Lab: Surgery Techniques and Laparoscopic Simulation
OCTOBER 24
The Anatomy of a Teaching Hospital
Andrew A. Ziskind, MD
President, Barnes-Jewish Hospital
Stroking Out: The Brain Under Attack
Abdullah M. Nassief, MD
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Director, Stroke Center
OCTOBER 31
Living With Leukemia: A Patient’s Experience
Ravi Vij, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Division of Oncology, Section of
Bone Marrow Transplant
Emergency Medicine: The Real “ER”
Cynthia A. Wichelman, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Course Director, Mini-Medical School
NOVEMBER 7
Detecting and Treating Diabetes: The Silent Disease
Kenneth S. Polonsky, MD
Adolphus Busch Professor and Chairman, Department of Medicine
Leading Causes of Blindness: Glaucoma, Macular Degeneration and Others
Morton E. Smith, MD
Professor Emeritus of Ophthalmology
and Visual Sciences
NOVEMBER 14
Medical Ethics: Tough Issues
Ira J. Kodner, MD
Solon and Bettie Gershman Professor of Surgery,
Division of General Surgery,
Section of Colon and Rectal Surgery,
Director of the Center for the Study of Ethics and Human Values
Graduation and Reception
Mini-Med III
Fall 2006 Session: September 28 – November 16
SEPTEMBER 28
Autoimmune Disease:
i) Lupus
ii) Rheumatoid Arthritis
John P. Atkinson, MD
Samuel B. Grant Professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology
Professor of Molecular Microbiology
OCTOBER 5
Marfan Syndrome
Allan C. Braverman, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Diseases
Director, Marfan Syndrome Clinic
Psoriasis
Milan J. Anadkat, MD
Chief Resident, Department of Medicine,
Division of Dermatology
OCTOBER 12
Neurosurgery:
i) Meningioma
ii) Arteriovenous Malformation
Ralph G. Dacey Jr., MD
Henry G. and Edith R. Schwartz Professor and Chairman of Neurosurgery
OCTOBER 19
Movement Disorders
i) Parkinson Disease
ii) Dystonia
Joel S. Perlmutter, MD
Elliot H. Stein Family Chair in Neurology,
Professor of Radiology and of Physical Therapy,
Head of Movement Disorders
OCTOBER 26
Thoracic Surgery:
i) Lung Transplant
ii) Myasthenia Gravis
Bryan F. Meyers, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery,
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
NOVEMBER 2
Sickle Cell Disease
Morey A. Blinder, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine,
Division of Hematology
HIV & AIDS
David B. Clifford, MD
Melba and Forest Seay Professor of Clinical Neuropharmacology in Neurology
Director, AIDS Clinical Trials Unit
NOVEMBER 9
Cerebral Palsy
Janice E. Brunstrom, MD
Assistant Professor of Neurology and Pediatrics
Director, Pediatric Neurology Cerebral Palsy Center
Multiple Sclerosis
Anne H. Cross, MD
Professor of Neurology
Director, John L. Trotter Multiple Sclorosis Center
NOVEMBER 16
Otolaryngology:
i)Hearing Loss and the Cochlear Implant
ii)Vertigo
Timothy E Hullar, MD
Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology
Graduation and Reception