Mini-Med I
Spring 2015 Session: March 24 – May 12
Time: Tuesday evenings, 7-9 p.m.
March 24
Unveiling the Mysteries of Anesthesia
Catherine P. Krucylak, MD
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology
Division of Pediatric Anesthesiology
Emergency Medicine: The Real “ER”
Cynthia A. Wichelman, MD
Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine
Course Director, Mini-Medical School
March 31
Am I Losing My Memory?
A Primer on Alzheimer’s Disease
John C. Morris, MD
Harvey A. and Dorismae Hacker Foundation
Distinguished Professor of Neurology
Director and Principle Investigator
Knight Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center
Pathology in the Era of Genomics
Erin Rubin, MD
Associate Professor of Pathology and Immunology
Division of Anatomic and Molecular Pathology
April 7
The Impact of Health Care Reform on BJC
and Medical Education
Richard J. Liekweg, MBA
President of Barnes-Jewish Hospital and
Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital
Soup of Letters: Viral Hepatitis from A to E
Mauricio Lisker-Melman, MD
Professor of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology
Director of Hepatology Program
April 14
Detecting and Treating Diabetes:
The Silent Disease
Garry S. Tobin, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Division of Endocrinology
Director, Diabetes Center
Keeping the Beat:
Restoring Rhythms of the Heart
Phillip S. Cuculich, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Division of Cardiovascular Disease
Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiologist, Cardiac
Bioelectricity and Arrhythmia Center
April 21
New Advances in Ophthalmology
Todd P. Margolis, MD, PhD
Alan A. and Edith L. Wolff Distinguished Professor
and Chairman, Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
Obesity Facts and Fantasies
Samuel Klein, MD
William H. Danforth Professor of Medicine and
Nutritional Science
Director, Center for Human Nutrition
Chief, Division of Geriatrics and Nutritional Science
Medical Director, Weight Management Program
April 28
When Kids Get Cancer – A Night of Pediatric
 Oncology, with patient presentation
Jeff J. Bednarski, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology
May 5
High-Tech Minimally Invasive Surgery
L. Michael Brunt, MD
Professor of Surgery
Chief, Minimally Invasive Surgery
Suture Lab: Surgery Techniques and Laparoscopic Simulation
May 12
Medical and Surgical Ethics: Tough Issues
Ira J. Kodner, MD
Professor Emeritus of Surgery
Division of General Surgery
Section of Colon and Rectal Surgery
Mini-Med II
Spring 2015 Session: March 26 – May 14
Time: Thursday evenings, 7-9 p.m.
March 26
Update on Women’s Health:
Contraception, HPV and Pap Smears
David L. Eisenberg, MD
Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Division of Family Planning
Rabies: A Preventable Deadly Disease
Cynthia A. Wichelman, MD
Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine
Course Director, Mini-Medical School
April 2
Behind the Bandages: Cosmetic and
Reconstructive Surgery
Keith E. Brandt, MD
William G. Hamm Professor of Surgery
Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Microsurgery Lab
April 9
Myths and Realities of Psychiatry:
Depression – Diagnosis and Treatment
Charles F. Zorumski, MD
Samuel B. Guze Professor of Psychiatry
Head, Department of Psychiatry
Psychiatric Drugs
Eugene H. Rubin, MD, PhD
Professor of Psychiatry
Vice Chairman for Education
Department of Psychiatry
April 16
Physical Therapy:
Optimizing Movement Through the Ages
Suzanne M. Cornbleet, PT, DPT, MA
Associate Professor of Physical Therapy
PT Lab: Screening For and Improving
Common Posture and Movement Faults
Taught by Physical Therapy faculty and
doctoral students
April 22 & 23 (6:30-9:30pm)
(Wednesday and Thursday)
CPR and AED Certification
Physical Examination and Anatomy Lab
Cynthia A. Wichelman, MD
Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine
Course Director, Mini-Medical School
*Taught in conjunction with Washington University School of Medicine medical students and Department of Medicine faculty and residents.
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.
April 30
Advances in Urology from Male Impotence
to Prostate Cancer
Arnold D. Bullock, MD
Alan A. and Edith L. Wolff Distinguished Professor of
Surgery, Division of Urologic Surgery
Human Hardware:
Hip & Knee Replacement
Ryan M. Nunley, MD
Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
Division of Joint Preservation and Replacement
May 7
Someone You Love, The HPV Epidemic
Movie and Discussion
Gregory A. Storch, MD
Ruth L. Siteman Professor of Pediatrics
Division of Pediatric Infectious Disease
May 14
Breast Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
with patient presentation
Michael J. Naughton, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Division of Medical Oncology
Graduation and Reception