Fall 2019: Mini-Med I
September 24 – November 12
Time: Tuesday evenings, 7-9 p.m.
September 24
Am I Losing My Memory? A Primer on Alzheimer’sDisease, with patient presentation
Gregory S. Day, MD, MSc
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Associate Director of the Knight Alzheimer Disease Research Center
No Bones About It -New Treatments for Osteoporosis
Kathryn M. Diemer, MD
Professor of Medicine
Clinical Director, Bone Health Program
October 1
The Evolving Health Care Landscape
Richard J. Liekweg, MBA, MHA
President and CEO of BJC HealthCare
Emergency Medicine: Real Cases From the ER
Cynthia Wichelman, MD
Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine
Course Director, Mini-Medical School
October 8
Stop the Bleed: The Life You Save May Be Your Own
Laurie J. Punch, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery
Acute and Critical Care Surgery Section (Trauma)
Feel the Burn: Heartburn Drugs and the Risk of Death
Ziyad Al-Aly, MD
Assistant Professor of MedicineDirector of Clinical Epidemiology Center
Associate Chief of Staff for Research and Education
VA Saint Louis Health Care System
October 15
Game Changer: Nerve Transfer for Spinal Cord Injury
Wilson Zachary Ray, MD
Associate Professor of Neurological and Orthopaedic Surgery
Neurosurgery Residency Associate Director
Co-Director, Spinal Oncology
When the Liver Fails:Liver Transplant, with patient presentation
Maria B. Majella Doyle, MD
Professor of Surgery
Division of General Surgery
Section of Abdominal Transplantation
Chief, Pediatric Liver Transplantation
October 22
(6:30–9:00pm)
High-Tech Minimally Invasive Surgery
L. Michael Brunt, MD
Professor of Surgery
Chief, Section of Minimally Invasive Surgery
Director, Institute for Minimally Invasive Surgery
Director, Minimally Invasive Surgery Fellowship
Suture Lab: Surgery Techniques and Laparoscopic Simulation
October 29
Cancer -Taming the Emperor of All Maladies with Genomics and Immunotherapy
Ramaswamy Govindan, MD
Professor of Medicine
Anheuser Busch Chair in Medical Oncology
Director, Section of Medical Oncology
Bladder Cancer on the Rise, with patient presentation
Zachary L. Smith, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Division of Urological Surgery
November 5
When Kids Get Cancer: Leukemia, with patient presentation
SimaT. Bhatt, MD, MSCI
Instructor of Pediatrics
Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology
Transgender Health: Compassion is the Best Fashion,with patient presentation
Christopher B. Lewis, MD
Instructor of Pediatrics
Division of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes
Director, Transgender Health Services
November 12
Medical and Surgical Ethics: Tough Issues
Shuddhadeb Ray, MD, MPHS
Fellow, Cardiothoracic Surgery
Clinical Medical Ethics FellowDepartment of Surgery
Graduation and Reception
Fall 2019: Mini-Med III
September 27 – November 15
Time: Thursday evenings, 7-9 p.m.
September 26
Multiple Sclerosis
Anne H. Cross, MD
Manny and Rosalyn Rosenthal -Dr. John Trotter
MS Center Chair in Neuroimmunology
Professor of Neurology
Director of John L. Trotter Multiple Sclerosis Center
HIV & AIDS
David B. Clifford, MD
Melba and Forest Seay Professor of Clinical Neuropharmacology in Neurology
Director of AIDS Clinical Trials Unit
October 3
Hearing Loss and Hearing Aids
Jennifer R. Listenberger, AuD
Clinical AudiologistDepartment of Otolaryngology
Clinical Supervisor of Adult Audiology
Cochlear Implants
Cameron C. Wick, MD
Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology, Otologyand Neurotology
Department of Head and Neck Surgery
October 10
Pediatric Neurosurgery: Hydrocephalus
David D. Limbrick, Jr., MD, PhD
T.S. Park Chair and Chief of Pediatric Neurosurgery
Professor of Neurological Surgery and Pediatrics
Neurosurgeon-in-Chief, St. Louis Children’s Hospital
Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus: A Treatable Cause of Dementia?
Mwiza Ushe, MD, MA
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Section of Movement Disorders
October 17
Sickle Cell Disease
Morey A. Blinder, MD
Professor of Medicine, Pathology and Immunology
Division of Hematology
Medical Director, Wohl Hematology Laboratory
Director of Adult Sickle Cell Clinic
Chordoma, A Challenging Neurosurgical Tumor
Michael R. Chicoine, MD
August A. Busch, Jr. Professor of Neurological Surgery
October 24
Neonatal Palliative Care: Living as Well as Possible for as Long as Possible
Joan L. Rosenbaum, MD
Professor of Pediatrics
Division of Newborn Medicine
Director, Pediatric Palliative Care
Medical Director, BJC WINGS Hospice
Lung Transplantation
Bryan F. Meyers, MD, MPH
Patrick and Joy Williamson Professor of Surgery
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Chief of Thoracic Surgery
October 31
Rheumatology:
1. Polymyalgia Rheumatica
2. Rheumatoid Arthritis
Lisa A. Zickuhr, MD
Instructor in Medicine
Division of Rheumatology
November 7
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
Eric M. Knoche, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Division of Medical Oncology
November 14
Movement Disorders:
1. Parkinson’s Disease
2. Dystonia
Joel S. Perlmutter, MD
Elliot H. Stein Family Professor of Neurology
Professor of Radiology, Occupational Therapyand Physical Therapy
Chief of Movement Disorders
Graduation and Reception