Mini-Med I
Fall 2008 Session: September 23 – November 18
SEPTEMBER 23
The Anatomy of a Teaching Hospital
Andrew A. Ziskind, MD
President, Barnes-Jewish Hospital
Professor of Medicine
Child Psychiatry: Early Mood Disorders
Joan L. Luby, MD
Associate Professor of Pschiatry (Child Psychiatry)
Director, Early Emotional Development Program
SEPTEMBER 30 (No Class – Rosh Hashanah)
OCTOBER 7
Am I Losing My Mind? A Primer on Alzheimer’s Disease
John C. Morris, MD
Harvey A. and Dorismae Hacker Friedman
Distinguished Professor of Neurology
Director, Center of Aging
The Tumor Tenor: A Note on Brain Tumors
Arie Perry, MD
Professor of Pathology and Immunology
OCTOBER 14
Stroking Out: The Brain Under Attack
Abdullah M. Nassief, MD
Associate Professor of Neurology
Director, Stroke Center
New Treatments in Wound Care: Let the Healing Begin
John P. Kirby, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Division of General Surgery, Section of Acute and Critical Care Surgery
Director of Wound Healing Program
OCTOBER 21
High-tech Surgery Techniques
Michael Brunt, MD
Professor of Surgery, Section of Minimally Invasive Surgery
Suture Lab: Surgery Techniques and Laparoscopic Simulation
OCTOBER 28
The Shock of Your Life: Arrhythmias and Implantable Devices
Timothy W. Smith, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Disease
Cardiac Electrophysiologist
Emergency Medicine: The Real “ER”
Cynthia A. Wichelman, MD
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine in Medicine
Course Director, Mini-Medical School
NOVEMBER 4 (Steinberg Auditorium)
A View from the Other Side: Colorectal Cancer and Rectal Disorders, with Patient Presentation
Matthew G. Mutch, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Division of General Surgery
Section of Colon and Rectal Surgery
NOVEMBER 11
Detecting and Treating Diabetes: The Silent Disease
Kenneth S. Polonsky, MD
Adolphus Busch Professor and Chairman Department of Medicine
Inside the ICU: Treatment of Shock and Respiratory Failure
Craig M. Coopersmith, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery and Anesthesiology
Section of Acute and Critical Care Surgery
Co-Director of Surgical Intensive Care Unit
NOVEMBER 18
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, Center for the Study of Ethics and Human Values
Mini-Med III
Fall 2008 Session: September 25 – November 20
SEPTEMBER 25
HIV & AIDS
David B. Clifford, MD
Melba and Forest Seay Professor of Clinical Neuropharmacology in Neurology
Director, AIDS Clinical Trials Unit
Cosmetic Surgery
Terrence M. Myckatyn, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
OCTOBER 2
Neurosurgery:
i) Meningioma
ii) Arteriovenous Malformation
Ralph G. Dacey Jr., MD
Henry G. and Edith R. Schwartz Professor and Chairman of Neurosurgery
OCTOBER 9 (No Class – Yom Kippur)
OCTOBER 16
Cerebral Palsy
Janice E. Brunstrom, MD
Associate Professor of Neurology and Pediatrics
Director, Pediatric Neurology Cerebral Palsy Center
Marfan Syndrome
Allan C. Braverman, MD
Professor of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Diseases
Director, Marfan Syndrome Clinic
OCTOBER 23
Rheumatology:
i) Ankylosing Spondylitis
ii) Gouty Arthritis
Richard Brasington, MD
Professor of Medicine
Clinical Director of Rheumatology
OCTOBER 30
Sickle Cell Disease
Morey A. Blinder, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine,
Division of Hematology
Lung Transplant
Bryan F. Meyers, MD
Patrick and Joy Williamson Professor of Surgery
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
NOVEMBER 6 (Connor Auditorium)
Multiple Sclerosis
Robert T. Naismith, MD
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Autism
John N. Constantino, MD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Psychiatry (Child Psychiatry)
NOVEMBER 13
Hearing Loss and the Cochlear Implant
Timothy E Hullar, MD
Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology
HNS and Anatomy Neurobiology
Hearing Aids
Michael Valente, PhD
Professor of Clinical Otolaryngology
Director of Adult Audiology
NOVEMBER 20
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
Graduation and Reception