Mini-Med I
Fall 2013 Session: September 24 – November 12
September 24
Emergency Medicine: The Real “ER”
Cynthia A. Wichelman, MD
Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine
Course Director, Mini-Medical School
Stroking Out: The Brain Under Attack
Allyson R. Zazulia, MD
Associate Professor of Neurology and Radiology
BJC Stroke Team
October 1
Never Too Tiny For Surgery: Neonatal Surgery
Brad W. Warner, MD
Jessie L. Ternberg, MD PhD Distinguished Professor
of Pediatric Surgery, Surgeon-in-Chief
St Louis Children’s Hospital
Crooked Toes, Ankle Woes and
Everything In Between
Jeffrey E. Johnson, MD
Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
Chief of Service, Foot and Ankle
October 8
Am I Losing My Memory?
A Primer on Alzheimer’s Disease
John C. Morris, MD
Harvey A. and Dorismae Hacker Foundation Distiguished
Professor of Neurology, Director, Center for Aging
Not Under the Knife:
Percutaneous Heart Valve Replacement
Alan Zajarias, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular
Disease, Invasive Interventional Cardiology
October 15
The Impact of Health Care Reform on BJC
Richard J. Liekweg, MBA
President of Barnes-Jewish Hospital and
Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital
The Ups and Downs of Thyroid Disease
William E. Clutter, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Division of Endocrinology
October 22
Keeping the Beat:
Restoring Rhythms of the Heart
Phillip S. Cuculich, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of
Cardioascular Disease,Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiologist
Cardiac Bioelectricity and Arrhythmia Center
Preparing for the Worst: Bioterrorism and
Pandemic Flu
Steven J. Lawrence, MD, MSc
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Infectious
Diseases, Associate Director of Emergency Response
Training, Midwest Regional Center of Excellence for
Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases Research
October 29 ( 7-9:30pm)
High-Tech Minimally Invasive Surgery
L. Michael Brunt, MD
Professor of Surgery
Section of Minimally Invasive Surgery
Co-Director, Institute of Minimally Invasive Surgery
Suture Lab: Surgery Techniques and
Laparoscopic Simulation
November 5
Lumps, Stones & Danger Zones:
Salivary Gland Disorders
M. Allison Ogden, MD
Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology
Head and Neck Surgery
Oops, That Lump is not a Lipoma!
Sarcoma, with patient presentation
Brian A. Van Tine. MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Oncology
Sarcoma Program Director
November 12
Medical and Surgical Ethics: Tough Issues
Ira J. Kodner, MD
Solon and Bettie Gershman Professor of Surgery Division
of General Surgery Section of Colon and Rectal Surgery
Graduation and Reception
Mini-Med III
Fall 2013 Session: September 26 – November 14
September 26
Multiple Sclerosis
Anne H. Cross, MD
Professor of Neurology
Director, John L. Trotter Multiple Sclerosis Center
Sickle Cell Disease
Morey A. Blinder, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Hematology
October 3
Rheumatology:
1. Dermatomyositis
2. Scleroderma
Richard Brasington, MD
Professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology
Director of Clinical Rheumatology
October 10
Hearing Loss and Hearing Aids
Michael Valente, PhD
Professor of Otolaryngology & Audiology and
Communication Sciences Director of Adult Audiology
Cochlear Implants
Jonathan L. McJunkin, MD
Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology
Head and Neck Surgery
October 17
Neurosurgery:
1. Meningioma
2. Arteriovenous Malformation
Ralph G. Dacey, Jr., MD
Henry G. and Edith R. Schwartz Professor and
Chairman of Neurosurgery
October 24
Inflammatory Bowel Disease:
Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis
Alexandra Gutierrez, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Division of Gastroenterology
Inflammatory Bowel Disease Program
Leukemia
Lukas D. Wartman, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Division of Hematology and Oncology
Section of Bone Marrow Transplant and Leukemia, and
Stem Cell Biology
October 31
HIV & AIDS
David B. Clifford, MD
Melba and Forest Seay Professor of Clinical Neuropharmacology
in Neurology
Director, AIDS Clinical Trials Unit
Lung Transplantation
Bryan F. Meyers, MD, MPH
Patrick and Joy Williamson Professor of Surgery
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery Chief
Section of Thoracic Surgery
November 7
Cosmetic Surgery
Terrence M. Myckatyn, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery
Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Cerebral Palsy
Janice E. Brunstrom-Hernandez, MD
Associate Professor of Neurology and Pediatrics
Director, Pediatric Neurology Cerebral Palsy Center
November 14
Movement Disorders:
1. Parkinson’s Disease
2. Dystonia
Joel S. Perlmutter, MD
Elliot H. Stein Family Chair in Neurology
Professor of Radiology and of Physical Therapy
Head of Movement Disorders