Mini-Med I
Spring 2010 Session: March 23 – May 18
Time: Tuesday evenings, 7-9 p.m.
MARCH 23
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
MARCH 30 – No Class (in observance of passover)
APRIL 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
APRIL 13
Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth (SIBO): A New Explanation for Common Syndromes
Leonard B. Weinstock, MD
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine
Division of Gastroenterology
The Tumor Tenor: A Note on Brain Tumors
Arie Perry, MD
Professor of Pathology and Immunology
APRIL 20
Pneumonia and Respiratory Failure
Warren Isakow, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Pulmonary and
Critical Care
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), with patient presentation
Robert H. Baloh, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Neuromuscular Disease Center
APRIL 27
High-Tech Minimally Invasive Surgery
L. Michael Brunt, MD
Professor of Surgery
Section of Minimally Invasive Surgery
Suture Lab: Surgery Techniques and Laparoscopic Simulation
MAY 4
Tongue Cancer – The New Epidemic?
Bruce H. Haughey, MD
Joseph B. Kimbrough Professor of
Otolaryngology
Director, Head and Neck Cancer Center
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
MAY 11
Detecting and Treating Diabetes:
The Silent Disease
Kenneth S. Polonsky, MD
Adolphus Busch Professor of Medicine
Chairman, Department of Medicine
Medical Care in Haiti: Pre and PostEarthquake Disaster
Patricia A. Wolff, MD
Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
MAY 18
Emergency Medicine: The Real “ER”
Cynthia A. Wichelman, MD
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
in Medicine
Course Director, Mini-Medical School
Mini-Med II
Spring 2010 Session: March 25 – May 13th
MARCH 25
Human Hardware:
Hip & Knee Replacement
Ryan M. Nunley, MD
Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
Division of Joint Preservation and Replacement
Glaucoma: The Silent Thief of Sight
Carla J. Siegfried, MD
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology and
Visual Sciences
APRIL 1
The Viruses Within: Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy (PML)
David B. Clifford, MD
Melba and Forest Seay Professor of Clinical
Neuropharmacology in Neurology
Director, AIDS Clinical Trials Unit
Grey Anatomy: Medical Imaging and Radiation
Sanjeev Bhalla, MD
Associate Professor of Radiology
Chief, Thoracic Imaging
Co-Chief, Body Computed Tomography
APRIL 8
Overview of Psychiatry: Myths and Realities
Charles F. Zorumski, MD
Samuel B. Guze Professor of Psychiatry
Head, Department of Psychiatry
Major Depression – An Overview
Keith S. Garcia, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
Psychiatric Drugs
Eugene H. Rubin, MD, PhD
Professor of Psychiatry
Vice Chair for Education
APRIL 14 & 15 ( Wednesday & Thursday)
Note: These sessions meet from 6:30-9:30 p.m. Both topics will be offered each night. Students will complete one of the topics on Wednesday and the other on Thursday.
Adult CPR Certification and Physical Examination and Anatomy Lab
Cynthia A. Wichelman, MD
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
Course Director, Mini-Medical School
APRIL 22
Physical Therapy: Optimizing Movement Through the Ages
Susan S. Deusinger, PT, PhD
Professor of Physical Therapy and Neurology
Director, Program in Physical Therapy
Jennifer S. Stith, PT, PhD
Division Director for Education in
Physical Therapy
Associate Director for Professional Curriculum
PT Lab: Screening For and Improving Common Posture and Movement Faults
Taught by Physical Therapy faculty and doctoral students.
APRIL 29
An Update on Breast Cancer, with patient presentation
Michael J. Naughton, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Division of Medical Oncology
Advances in Urology from Male Impotence to Prostate Cancer
Arnold D. Bullock, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery
Division of Urologic Surgery
MAY 6
Obstetric Emergencies
George A. Macones, MD, MSCE
Mitchell and Elaine Yanow Professor and Chair
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
New Treatments for the Agony of Trigeminal Neuralgia
Joseph R. Simpson, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Radiation Oncology
MAY 13
Behind the Bandages: Cosmetic and Reconstructive Surgery
Keith E. Brandt, MD
William G. Hamm Professor of Surgery
Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Graduation and Reception