Mini-Medical School Fall Zoom 2022
September 27 – November 15, 2022
| September 20, 2022 |
| 7:00-7:30pm Optional Practice Session to Check Audiovisuals |
| September 27 |
| 6:45-7:00pm Introduction to MMS Hot Topics in Retinal Disease Kisha D. Piggott, MD, PhD Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Retinal and Vitreous Diseases Co-Director of the Residency Program Cataract Surgery: The Good, the Bad and …the Ugly? Erin G. Sieck, MD Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences |
| Weekly, starting October 4 |
| 6:30-6:45pm, Open community photo sharing session 6:45-7:00pm, Updates on Covid-19, Monkeypox, etc. Jason Newland, MD, MEd Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Infectious Diseases |
| October 4 |
| Sports Cardiology Mustafa H. Husaini, MD Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Diseases Director, Sports Cardiology Program Emergency Medicine Cases Cynthia Wichelman, MD Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine Course Director, Mini-Medical School |
| October 11 |
| Long Covid-19 Amanda K. Verma, MD Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Diseases Everything you Knee’d to Know about Hip and Knee Replacements, including the Technology Revolution Ilya Bendich, MD, MBA Asst. Professor of Orthopedics, Division of Adult Reconstruction |
| October 18 |
| Pituitary Tumors: the “Common” Brain Tumor Albert H. Kim, MD, PhD Professor of Neurosurgery, Genetics, Neurology and Developmental Biology Director, Brain Tumor Center Surgical Director, Pituitary Center Co-Leader, Neurorestorative Therapy Update on Liver Disease from NASH to Hepatitis C to Liver Cancer Mauricio Lisker-Melman, MD Professor of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology VA Medical Center, St Louis |
| October 25 |
| In Utero Fetal Neurosurgery Jennifer M. Strahle, MD Associate Professor of Neurosurgery, Orthopedic Surgery and Pediatrics Director, Pediatric Neuro Spine Program Director, Pediatric Cerebrovascular Surgery The HPV Oral Cancer Epidemic Ryan S. Jackson, MD Associate Professor of Otolaryngology—Head & Neck Surgery Associate Fellowship Director, Advanced Head and Neck Oncology and Microvascular Reconstruction Head and Neck Oncology and Microvascular Reconstructive Surgery |
| November 1 |
| Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH), with patient presentation Julia T. Warren, MD, PhD Assistant Professor of Pediatric Hematology Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Perelman School of Medicine/University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia Gun Shot Wounds, a Trauma Surgeon’s Perspective Doug J. E. Schuerer, MD Professor of Surgery, Division of General Surgery Director of Trauma Services |
| November 8 |
| The Impact of Mental Illness on Society Neurosteroids as Treatment for Mental Illness Charles Zorumski, MD Samuel B. Guze Professor of Psychiatry and Professor of Neurobiology (Chair of Psychiatry until August 2022) Director, Taylor Family Institute for Innovative Psychiatric Research Chair, Center for Brain Research in Mood Disorders Psychedelics as Treatment for Mental Illness Ginger E. Nicol, MD Associate Professor of Psychiatry Healthy Mind Lab Joshua Siegel, MD, PhD Instructor in Psychiatry |
| November 15 |
| What Your Gynecologist Wants You to Know from Sexually Transmitted Diseases to Menopause Tammy Sonn, MD Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology MMS Wrap-Up and Hot Topic TBA Cynthia Wichelman, MD Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine Course Director, Mini-Medical School Graduation and Ode to MMS |