Mini-Med I
Fall 2010 Session: September 28 – November 16
SEPTEMBER 28
From Medical Students to Mission: Inside Workings of an Academic Medical Center
Richard J. Liekweg, MBA
President of Barnes-Jewish Hospital and
Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital
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 5
ICU Insights: Pneumonia and Respiratory Failure
Warren Isakow, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Pulmonary and
Critical Care
We Live in the Allergy Capital! Update on Allergy Treatment
James Wedner, MD
Professor of Medicine
Chief, Division of Allergy and Immunology
Director, The Asthma and Allergy Center
OCTOBER 12
Scleroderma, Confined in Your Own Skin – with patient presentation
Sherry E. Shuman, MD
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine
Division of Rheumatology
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 19 (7-9:30pm)
High-Tech Minimally Invasive Surgery
L. Michael Brunt, MD
Professor of Surgery
Section of Minimally Invasive Surgery
Suture Lab: Surgery Techniques and Laparoscopic Simulation
OCTOBER 26
Detecting and Treating Diabetes: The Silent Disease
Garry S. Tobin, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Director, Diabetes Center
The Keys to Longevity
Luigi Fontana, MD, PhD
Research Assistant Professor of Medicine
Division of Geriatrics and Nutritional Science
Center for Human Nutrition
NOVEMBER 2
Advances in Restoring Children’s Eyesight: From Crossed Eyes to Cancer
Lawrence Tychsen, MD
Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Science,
Pediatrics, Anatomy and Neurobiology
Ophthalmologist-in-Chief, St. Louis Children’s Hospital
Guts, Bugs and Genes:
Updates in Gastroenterology
Nicholas O. Davidson, MD, DSc
Professor of Medicine and Developmental Biology
Chief, Division of Gastroenterology
NOVEMBER 9
When it Hurts to Walk: Peripheral Arterial Disease
Melvin S. Blanchard, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Chief, Division of Medical Education
Director, Internal Medicine Residency Program
Emergency Medicine: The Real “ER”
Cynthia A. Wichelman, MD
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
in Medicine
Course Director, Mini-Medical School
NOVEMBER 16
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 2010 Session: September 30 – November 18
September 30
Multiple Sclerosis
Anne H. Cross, MD
Professor of Neurology
Director, John L. Trotter Multiple Sclerosis Center
HIV & AIDS
David B. Clifford, MD
Melba and Forest Seay Professor of Clinical
Neuropharmacology in Neurology
Director, AIDS Clinical Trials Unit
OCTOBER 7
Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis
Themistocles Dassopoulos, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Division of Gastroenterology
Director, Inflammatory Bowel Disease Program
Lung Transplant
Bryan F. Meyers, MD, MPH
Patrick and Joy Williamson Professor of Surgery
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Chief, Section of Thoracic Surgery
OCTOBER 14
Hearing Loss and Hearing Aids
Michael Valente, PhD
Professor 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 21
Rheumatology:
- Gouty Arthritis
- Ankylosing Spondylitis
Richard Brasington, MD
Professor of Medicine
Clinical Director of Rheumatology
OCTOBER 28
Neurosurgery:
- Meningioma
- Arteriovenous Malformation
Ralph G. Dacey Jr., MD
Henry G. and Edith R. Schwartz Professor and Chairman of Neurosurgery
NOVEMBER 4
Sickle Cell Disease
Morey A. Blinder, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Division of Hematology
Cosmetic Surgery
Terrence M. Myckatyn, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
NOVEMBER 11
Movement Disorders:
- Parkinson’s Disease
- Dystonia
Joel S. Perlmutter, MD
Elliot H. Stein Family Chair in Neurology
Professor of Radiology and of Physical Therapy
Head of Movement Disorders
NOVEMBER 18 (7 – 9:30pm)
Marfan Syndrome
Alan C. Braverman, MD
Alumni Endowed Professor of Cardiovascular
Disease in Medicine
Director, Marfan Syndrome Clinic
Chief-of-Service, Inpatient Cardiology Firm
Cerebral Palsy
Janice E. Brunstrom-Hernandez, MD
Associate Professor of Neurology and Pediatrics
Director, Pediatric Neurology Cerebral Palsy
Center
Graduation and Reception