Mini-Med I
Fall 2016 Session: September 27 – November 15
Time: Tuesday evenings, 7-9 p.m.
September 27
Am I Losing My Memory? A Primer on
Alzheimer’s Disease, with patient presentation
John C. Morris, MD
Harvey A. and Dorismae Hacker Foundation
Distinguished Professor of Neurology
Director & Principal Investigator of the Charles F. andÂ
Joanne Knight Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center
Emergency Medicine: Real Cases From the ER
Cynthia Wichelman, MD
Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine
Mini-Medical School Course Director
October 4
Health Care Reformed?
A Look Back and An Update
Richard J. Liekweg, MBA
Executive Vice President of BJC HealthCare
Don’t Wait Like Cait: Transgender Adolescents,
with patient presentation
Abby S. Hollander, MD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Division of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism
Medical Director of Pediatrics and Adolescent Ambulatory Services
October 11
The Other Replacements:
Elbow, Shoulder, and Ankle
Aaron M. Chamberlain, MD, MSc
Assistant Professor of Orthopedics
Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Not Just Your Grandpa’s Cancer Anymore:
the New Epidemic of HPV
Brian Nussenbaum, MD
Christy J. and Richard S. Hawes III Professor of OtolaryngologyÂ
Head and Neck Surgery
Director of Head and Neck Surgical Oncology
Vice Chair of Clinical Affairs
October 18
1. Keeping the Beat: Restoring Rhythms of the Heart
2. Truth or Afib, the Truth about Afib
Phillip S. Cuculich, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Division of Cardiovascular Disease
Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiologist, CardiacÂ
 Bioelectricity and Arrhythmia Center
October 25 (7-9:30 p.m.)
High-Tech Minimally Invasive Surgery
L. Michael Brunt, MD
Professor of Surgery
Chief of Minimally Invasive Surgery
Suture Lab:
Surgery Techniques and Laparoscopic Simulation
November 1
When Kids Get Cancer – A Night of PediatricÂ
Oncology, with patient presentation
Jeff J. Bednarski, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology
November 8
Asthma: From Origins to Treatments
Andrew L. Kau, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Division of Allergy and Immunology
The Mystery of Itch, with patient presentation
Brian Kim, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Division of Dermatology
Co-Director, Center for the Study of Itch
November 15
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 III
Fall 2016 Session: September 29 – November 17
Time: Thursday evenings, 7-9 p.m.
September 29
Sickle Cell Disease
Morey A. Blinder, MD
Professor of Medicine
Division of Hematology
Multiple Sclerosis
Anne H. Cross, MD
Manny and Rosalyn Rosenthal – Dr. John Trotter
MS Center Chair in Neuroimmunology
Professor of Neurology
Director, John L. Trotter Multiple Sclerosis Center
October 6
HIV & AIDS
David B. Clifford, MD
Melba and Forest Seay Professor of
Clinical Neuropharmacology in Neurology
Director, AIDS Clinical Trials Unit
Newborn Medicine in the NICU
Amit Mathur, MD
Professor of Pediatrics
Division of Newborn Medicine
October 13
Inflammatory Bowel Disease:
Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis
Alexandra Gutierrez, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Medicine
Division of Gastroenterology
Inflammatory Bowel Disease Program
Prostate Cancer
Russell K. Pachynski, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Division of Medical Oncology
October 20
Rheumatology:
1. Fibromyalgia
2. Rheumatoid Arthritis
Richard D. Brasington, MD
Professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology
Director of Clinical Rheumatology
October 27
Neurosurgery:
1. Meningioma
2. Arteriovenous Malformation
Ralph G. Dacey, Jr., MD
Henry G. and Edith R. Schwartz Professor and
Chairman of Neurosurgery
November 3
Hearing Loss and Hearing Aids
Michael Valente, PhD
Professor of Otolaryngology
Head and Neck Surgery
Director of Adult Audiology
Cochlear Implants
Andrew J. Drescher, MD
Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology –
 Head and Neck Surgery
November 10
Alpha-Gal Allergy:
When a Walk in the Woods
Leads to a Meat Allergy
Jennifer M. Monroy, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Division of Allergy and Immunology
Lung Transplantation
Bryan F. Meyers, MD, MPH
Patrick and Joy Williamson Professor of Surgery
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Chief of Thoracic Surgery
November 17
Movement Disorders:
1. Parkinson’s Disease
2. Dystonia
Joel S. Perlmutter, MD
Elliot H. Stein Family Professor of Neurology
Professor of Radiology and of Physical Therapy
Head of Movement Disorders
Graduation and Reception