Mini-Med I
Fall 2009 Session: September 29 – November 17
SEPTEMBER 29
The Anatomy of a Teaching Hospital
Andrew A. Ziskind, MD
President, Barnes-Jewish Hospital
Professor of Medicine
Influenza Update: What You Need to Know
Keith F. Woeltje, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Division of Infectious Diseases
Medical Director, BJC Infection Control Consortium
OCTOBER 6
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
The Heart Under Attack: A Revolution in Diagnosis and Treatment
Richard G. Bach, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Division of Cardiovascular Disease
Director, Cardiac Intensive Care Unit
OCTOBER 13
Pancreatic Cancer, with patient presentation
Benjamin R. Tan, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Division of Oncology, Section of Medical Oncology
Hospitalist: What They Really Do
Mark S.W. Thoelke, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Division of Internal Medicine
Clinical Director, Division of Hospital Medicine
OCTOBER 20 (7-9:30)
High-tech Surgery Techniques
Michael Brunt, MD
Professor of Surgery, Section of Minimally Invasive Surgery
Suture Lab: Surgery Techniques and Laparoscopic Simulation
OCTOBER 27
The Pediatric Patient: Headaches and Epilepsy
Soe S. Mar, MD
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Division of Pediatric Neurology
Emergency Medicine: The Real “ER”
Cynthia A. Wichelman, MD
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine in Medicine
Course Director, Mini-Medical School
NOVEMBER 3
Tongue Cancer – The New Epidemic?
Bruce H. Haughey, MD
Joseph B. Kimbrough Professory of Otolaryngology
Director, Head and Neck Cancer Center
New Trends in Ophthalmic Surgery
Carla J. Siegfried, MD
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
NOVEMBER 10
Detecting and Treating Diabetes: The Silent Disease
Kenneth S. Polonsky, MD
Adolphus Busch Professor and Chairman Department of Medicine
The Tumor Tenor: A Note on Brain Tumors
Arie Perry, MD
Professor of Pathology and Immunology
NOVEMBER 17
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
Graduation and Reception
Mini-Med III
Fall 2009 Session: October 1 – November 19
OCTOBER 1
Hearing Aids
Michael Valente, PhD
Professor of of Otolaryngology and Audiology and Communication Sciences
Director of Adult Audiology
Hearing Loss and the Cochlear Implant
Timothy E Hullar, MD
Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology, Neurobiology and Audiology and
Communication Sciences
OCTOBER 8
Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis
Themistocles Dassopoulos, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology
Cosmetic Surgery
Terrence M. Myckatyn, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
OCTOBER 15
Neurosurgery:
i) Meningioma
ii) Arteriovenous Malformation
Ralph G. Dacey Jr., MD
Henry G. and Edith R. Schwartz Professor and Chairman of Neurosurgery
OCTOBER 22
Lung Transplant
Bryan F. Meyers, MD
Patrick and Joy Williamson Professor of Surgery
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
HIV & AIDS
David B. Clifford, MD
Melba and Forest Seay Professor of Clinical
Neuropharmacology in Neurology
Director, AIDS Clinical Trials Unit
OCTOBER 29
Sickle Cell Disease
Morey A. Blinder, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine,
Division of Hematology
Skin Cancer
Eva A. Hurst, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Division of Dermatology
NOVEMBER 5
Marfan Syndrome
Allan C. Braverman, MD
Professor of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Diseases
Director, Marfan Syndrome Clinic
Cerebral Palsy
Janice E. Brunstrom-Hernandez, MD
Associate Professor of Neurology and Pediatrics
Director, Pediatric Neurology Cerebral Palsy Center
NOVEMBER 12
Rheumatology:
i) Ankylosing Spondylitis
ii) Gouty Arthritis
Richard Brasington, MD
Professor of Medicine
Clinical Director of Rheumatology
NOVEMBER 19
Movement Disorders:
i) Parkinson’s 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