Fridays, 8-10 a.m.
Location: Microbiology & Immunology Library, Belfer 601
Rheumatology Grand Rounds are attended by Einstein-Montefiore medical faculty, clinical voluntaries, students and house staff. The goal is to enhance the ability of physicians and physicians in training to treat patients.
Einstein-Montefiore Rheumatology Grand Rounds are approved Continuing Medical Education (CME) courses.
Upcoming Grand Rounds
April 2013
4/26/13
Journal Presentations: Dr. P. Barland, Dr. E. Kitsis
Grand Rounds: Hand Problems We All See
Speaker: Dr. Roy Kulick
Associate Professor of Clinical Orthopedic Surgery
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Conference Type: Clinical
May 2013
5/3/13
Journal Club: Dr. A. Broder, Dr. I. Blanco
Grand Rounds: The Psychosocial Needs of the Lupus Patient
Dr. Yasmin Santiago
Outreach Coordinator SLE
Lupus Foundation/Lupus Cooperative of New York-Urban Health Plan, Inc.
Conference Type: Clinical
5/10/13
Journal Club: Dr. C. Putterman, Dr. J. Weinstein
Grand Rounds: Case Presentation
Dr. Asha Shrestha
1st Year Rheumatology Fellow
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Conference Type: Research
5/17/13
Holiday - Shavout
5/24/13
Holiday – Memorial Day
5/31/13
Journal Club: Dr. E. Kitsis, Dr. H. Keiser
Grand Rounds: Research Presentation
Dr. Monalyn Labitigan
2nd Year Rheumatology Fellow
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Conference Type: Research
June 2013
6/7/13
No Journal Club
8:30-9:30 AM Lecture: New Techniques in Ultrasound, MRI and X-Ray as it Pertains to RA and Other Inflammatory Diseases that Rheumatologists Manage
9:30-11:00 AM Ultrasound Workshop
Dr. Daniel Malone
Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine
Medical College of Wisconsin
Grand Hall, Tishman Learning Center - MMC
111 E. 210th Street, 1st Floor
Conference Type: Clinical Research
6/14/13
Journal Club: Dr. A. Beitler, Dr. C. Tagoe
Grand Rounds: Research Presentation
Dr. Onome Whiteru
2nd Year Rheumatology Fellow
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Conference Type: Research
6/21/13
Journal Club: Dr. J. Hardin, Dr. J. Schwartzman
Grand Rounds: Research Presentation
Dr. Cindy Johnston
2nd Year Rheumatology Fellow
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Conference Type: Research
6/28/13
Journal Club: Dr. S. Agrawal, Dr. P. Barland
Grand Rounds: Program Review
Dr. Julie Schwartzman
Associate Professor
Jacobi Medical Center
Conference Type: Clinical/Research
Past Grand Rounds
April 2013
4/5/13
Journal Presentations: Dr. S. Agrawal, Dr. J. Schwartzman
Grand Rounds: The Use of Melanocortin Peptides as Immunomodulatory Agents in Rheumatologic Disorders
Speaker: Dr. Christy Thompson
Senior Medical Science Liason
Questcor Pharmaceuticals
Conference Type: Research
4/12/13
Journal Presentations: Dr. A. Beitler, Dr. H. Keiser
Grand Rounds: A Post ACR Actemra Update
Speaker: Steve Zlotnik, PharmaD
Senior Medical Science Liason
Immunology Genentech Pharmaceuticals
Conference Type: Research
4/19/13
Journal Presentations: Dr. V. Adarichev, Dr. J. Hardin
Grand Rounds: Case Presentation
Speaker: Dr. Sadia Arshad
1st Year Rheumatology Fellow
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Conference Type: Clinical
4/26/13
Journal Presentations: Dr. P. Barland, Dr. E. Kitsis
Grand Rounds: Hand Problems We All See
Speaker: Dr. Roy Kulick
Associate Professor of Clinical Orthopedic Surgery
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Conference Type: Clinical
March 2013
3/1/13
Journal Presentations: Dr. P. Barland, Dr. E. Kitsis
Grand Rounds: Rheumatoid Arthritis of the Spine
Speaker: Dr. Adesh Tandon
Assistant Professor
Montefiore Medical Center
Conference Type: Clinical
3/8/13
Journal Presentations: Dr. K. Liu, Dr. J. Weinstein
Grand Rounds: An Approach to Sexual Dysfunction
Speaker: Dr. Sharon Parish
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Conference Type: Clinical
3/15/13
Journal Presentations: Dr. S. Agrawal, Dr. C. Tagoe
Grand Rounds: Case Presentation
Speaker: Dr. Tehila Zuckerman
1st Year Rheumatology Fellow
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Conference Type: Clinical
3/22/13
NYU Conference - No Grand Rounds
3/29/13
Journal Presentations: Dr. C. Putterman, Dr. J. Schwartzman
Grand Rounds: Case Presentation
Speaker: Dr. Sadia Arshad
1st Year Rheumatology Fellow
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Conference Type: Clinical
CANCELLED
February 2013
2/8/13
Journal Presentation: Dr. E. Kitsis, Dr. H. Keiser
Grand Rounds: The Use of Ultrasound in Daily Rheumatologic Practice
Speaker: Ronda Schwartz, RT(M) ARDMS, Musculoskeletal Specialist-NE Region, SonoSite Incorporated
Conference Type: Clinical/Clinical Research
2/15/13
Research Day (8-10 am)
Drs. Putterman, Whiteru, Labitigan, Johnston, Adarichev, Nicole Jordan
2/22/13
Journal Presentation: Dr. J. Hardin, Dr. A. Broder
Grand Rounds: The Use of Cell-Bound Complement Activation Products in the Diagnosis of SLE
Speaker: Dr. Richard Furie, Chief, Division of Rheumatology & Allergy-Clinical Immunology-Assistant Director of Rheumatology Fellowship Program-Professor of Medicine-HOFSTRA North Shore, North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health
Conference Type: Research
January 2013
1/4/13
Care Cast Instruction
Grand Rounds: Amyloidosis Update
Speaker: Dr. Peter Gorevic, Professor, Mt. Sinai Medical Center
Conference Type: Research
1/11/13
Journal Presentation: Dr. S. Agrawal, Dr. J. Schwartzman
Professor Rounds
Speaker: Dr. Chaim Putterman, Professor, Einstein/Montefiore
Conference Type: Clinical
1/18/13
Journal Presentation: Dr. A. Beitler, Dr. C. Putterman
Grand Rounds: Ankylosing Spondylitis-New Concepts
Speaker: Dr. Muhammad Khan, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Conference Type: Clinical Research
1/25/13
No Journal Club
Grand Rounds (8-9 am): Lyme Arthritis
Speaker: Dr. Yoram Puius, Assistant Professor, Einstein
Conference Type: Research
1/31/13 (Instead of 2/1/13)
No Journal Club
5–6 pm: Combined Renal/Rheumatology Grand Rounds
Lupus Nephritis
Speaker: Dr. Jai Radhakrishnan, Professor of Clinical Medicine, Associate Director of Clinical Medicine, Director of Fellowship, Nephrology, Columbia University Medical Center
Conference Type: Clinical
December 2012
12/7/12
Journal Presentation: Dr. C. Tagoe, Dr. J. Weinstein
Grand Rounds: Therapeutic Approaches in Treating Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
Dr. Beth Stein, Assistant Professor, Montefiore Medical Center
Conference Type: Research
12/13/12
Thursday - Joint Dermatology/Rheumatology Grand Rounds
Grand Rounds: Lupus
Dr. Jeffrey Callen, Professor, University of Louisville
Conference Type: Clinical
12/14/12
No Grand Rounds
12/21/12
Christmas Holiday
12/28/12
New Year's Holiday
November 2012
11/2/12
Journal Presentation: Dr. E. Kitsis, Dr. K. Liu
Grand Rounds: Approach to Sexual Dysfunction
Dr. Sharon Parish, Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center
Conference Type: Clinical
11/9/12
ACR Meeting – No Grand Rounds
11/16/12
Review of ACR Abstracts
Basic Science/Clinical Research/Clinical
11/23/12
Thanksgiving Holiday
11/30/12
Journal Presentation: Dr. S. Agrawal, Dr. J. Schwartzman
Grand Rounds: Immunomodulation on Experental Autoimmune Uveitis
Dr. Luiz Rizzo, Visiting Researcher/Clinician
Conference Type: Research
October 2012
10/5/12
Journal Presentation: Dr. V. Adarichev, Dr. A. Beitler
Grand Rounds: Scleroderma: Overview, Therapeutic Targets and Updates
Dr. Vivien Hsu, Associate Professor, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Conference Type: Clinical Research
10/12/12
Journal Presentation: Dr. A. Broder, Dr. J. Hardin
Grand Rounds: Engaging & Motivating Patients: Evidence-Based Communication Strategies to Improve Treatment Adherence
Dr. Michael W. Ravotti, ACCL Clinical Lipid Specialist, Part II Abbott Program: Patient Centered Communication
Conference Type: Clinical
10/19/12
Journal Presentation: Dr. R. Jain, Dr. H. Keiser
Grand Rounds: Brucellosis-Induced Spondyloarthropathy
Dr. Vyacheslav Adarichev, Associate Professor, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Conference Type: Research
10/26/12
Journal Presentation: Dr. P. Barland, Dr. I. Blanco
Grand Rounds: Congenic Mouse Models in Lupus Study
Dr. Kui Liu, Clinical Assistant Professor, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Conference Type: Research
September 2012
9/7/12
Journal Presentation: Dr. S. Agrawal, Dr. C. Tagoe
Grand Rounds: Case Presentation
Dr. Onome Whiteru
2nd Year Fellow
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Conference Type: Research
9/14/12
Fellow Interviews - No Grand Rounds
9/21/12
Journal Presentation: Dr. C. Putterman, Dr. J. Weinstein
Grand Rounds: Case Presentation
Dr. Monalyn Labitigan
2nd Year Fellow
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Conference Type: Research
9/28/12
Holiday - No Grand Rounds
August 2012
8/3/12
Journal Presentation: Dr. A. Broder, Dr. R. Jain
Grand Rounds: Case Presentation
Dr. Cindy Johnston
2nd Year Fellow
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Conference Type: Research
8/10/12
Journal Presentation: Dr. I. Blanco, Dr. H. Keiser
Grand Rounds: Management of SLE
Dr. Max Hamburger
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine
SUNY Stony Brook
Conference Type: Clinical
8/17/12
Journal Presentation: Dr. P. Barland, Dr. E. Kitsis
Grand Rounds: Documentation, Coding and Billing for Consultants and Regular Clinic Visits
Carlos Rios/Laine Kalahiki
Monte Legal/Compliance Department
Montefiore Medical Center
Conference Type: Clinical
8/24/12
Journal Presentation: Dr. K. Liu, Dr. J. Schwartzman
Grand Rounds: What Have We Learned About the Safety of TNF-Blockers from European Registries?
Dr. Michael Ehrenfeld
Clinical Associate Professor
Chaim Sheba Medical Center
Conference Type: Research
8/31/12
Holiday - Labor Day
Past Grand Rounds
June 2012
6/1/12
Journal Presentation: Dr. A. Beitler, Dr. P. Barland
Case Presentation
Speaker: Dr. Jennifer Graybill
2nd Year Fellow
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Conference Type: Clinical
6/8/12
Journal Presentation: Dr. R. Jain, Dr. C. Tagoe
Neuropsychiatric Systemic Lupus Erthyematosus: Neuroimaging
Dr. Jacqueline Bello
Director, Neuroradiology
Montefiore Medical Center
Conference Type: Clinical
6/15/12
Journal Presentation: Dr. J. Hardin, Dr. K. Liu
Case Presentation
Dr. Saakshi Khattri
2nd Year Fellow
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Conference Type: Clinical
6/22/12
Journal Presentation: Dr. V. Adarichev, Dr.
S. Agrawal
Patient Centered Communication: Keys to Improving Adherence
Speaker: Meryl Luallin
Abbott Laboratories
Conference Type: Clinical
6/29/12
No Grand Rounds - Fellows End of Year Reviews
Past Grand Rounds
May 2012
5/4/12
Journal Presentation: Dr. H. Keiser, Dr. A. Broder
Urinary microRNA Detection in Lupus Nephritis
Speaker: Dr. Beatrice Goilav
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Conference Type: Research
5/11/12
Journal Presentation: Dr. I. Blanco, Dr. S. Agrawal
Refractory Back Pain and Neurostimulators
Speaker: Dr. Emal Wahezi
Assistant Professor
Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore
Conference Type: Research
5/18/12
Journal Presentation: Dr. E. Kitsis, Dr. J. Mehta
Case Presentation
Speaker: Dr. Jason Brucker
2nd Year Fellow
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Conference Type: Clinical
5/25/12
Memorial Day
April 2012
4/6/12
Holiday
4/13/12
Holiday
4/20/12
Journal Club: Dr. R. Jain, Dr. V. Adarichev
Grand Rounds: Renal Pathology
Dr. James Pullman
Professor
Montefiore Medical Center
Conference Type: Clinical
4/27/12
Journal Club: Dr. C. Putterman, Dr. J. Weinstein
Grand Rounds: RA and the Microbiome: Are Van Leeuwenhoek Animalcules to Blame?
Dr. Jose Scher, Instructor
New York Hospital for Joint Diseases
Conference Type: Research
March 2012
3/2/12
Journal Club: Dr. A. Broder, Dr. H. Keiser
Grand Rounds: Case Presentation
Dr. Monalyn Labitigan, 1st Year Fellow
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Conference Type: Clinical
3/9/12
Journal Club: Dr. A. Beitler, Dr. P. Barland
Grand Rounds: Call Center
Dr. Eric Epstein, Medical Director
Department of Medicine-Private Practice
Conference Type: Administration
3/16/12
Journal Club: Dr. S. Agrawal, Dr. C. Tagoe
Grand Rounds: Case Presentation
Dr. Cindy Johnson, 1st Year Fellow
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Conference Type: Clinical
3/23/12
NYU Conference
3/30/12
Journal Club: Dr. J. Schwartzman, Dr. J. Mehta
Grand Rounds: Case Presentation
Dr. Onome Whiteru, 1st Year Fellow
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Conference Type: Clinical
February 2012
2/3/12
Journal Club: Dr. A. Beitler, Dr. H. Keiser
Grand Rounds: Infection Risk and Management with Biologic Use
Spondyloarthritis and Biologics: Update on Ankylosing Spondylitis, Psoriatic Arthritis, and the New Axial and Peripheral Spondyloarthropathy Criteria
Dr. John Cush
Director of Clinical Rheumatology
Baylor Research Institute
Conference Type: Research/Clinical
2/10/12
Journal Club: Dr. E. Kitsis, Dr. D. Wahezi
Grand Rounds: Bone Health in Rheumatic Disease Patients
Dr. Robert Gensure
Pediatric Endocrinology Attending
Children’s Hospital at Montefiore
Conference Type: Clinical
2/17/12
President's Day
2/24/12
Journal Club: Dr. I. Blanco, Dr. C. Putterman
Grand Rounds: Neuropathology and Medical Care in 2012
Dr. Karen Weidenheim
Professor of Pathology, Clinical Neurology & Clinical Neurological Surgery
Montefiore Medical Center
Conference Type: Clinical
January 2012
1/6/12
No Grand Rounds
1/13/12
Journal Club: Dr. C. Putterman, Dr. J. Schwartzman
Grand Rounds: Pregnancy and SLE/APS: New Data
Dr. Michael Lockshin
Director, Barbara Volcker Center for Women and Rheumatic Disease
Co-Director, Mary Kirkland Center for Lupus Research
Hospital for Special Surgery
Conference Type: Research
1/20/12
Journal Club: Dr. N. Ilowite, Dr. J. Weinstein
Dr. Alfred Spiro
Professor-The Saul R. Korey Department of Neurology
Professor, Department of Pediatrics
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
A Muscle Doctor’s Approach to Inflammatory Myopathies
Conference Type: Clinical
1/27/12
Research Day
Topic (Speaker):
Dr. Anna Broder (Dr. Chaim Putterman)
Dr. Ginger Janow (Dr. Jennifer Graybill/Dr. Irene Blanco)
Dr. Saakshi Khattri (Dr. Jason Brucker/Dr. Vyacheslav Adarichev)
Dr. Alexis Boneparth (Dr. Peter Barland)
2011 Grand Rounds
December 2011
12/2/11
Journal Club: Dr. P. Barland, Dr. K. Liu
Grand Rounds: Vaccination in the Immunosuppressed Host
Dr. Stephen Baum
Professor & Chairman Emeritus for Beth Israel
Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore
Conference type: Clinical
12/9/11
Journal Club: Dr. V. Adarichev, Dr. A. Broder
Grand Rounds: Interventional Treatment for Lumbar Arthritis and Spinal Stenosis
Dr. Emal Wahezi
Assistant Professor
Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore
Conference type: Clinical
12/16/11
Journal Club: Dr. R. Jain, Dr. J. Mehta
Grand Rounds: Unraveling Thrombogenic Mechanisms for Antiphospholipid Syndrome
Dr. Jacob Rand
Director of Hematology
Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore
Conference type: Basic Science
12/23/11
Christmas Holiday
12/30/11
New Year’s Holiday
November 2011
11/4/11
ACR Meeting
11/11/11
Review of Chicago 2011 ACR Abstracts
Speakers - TBD
Conference type: Basic Science/Clinical Research/Clinical
11/18/11
Journal Club: Dr. S. Aggrawal, Dr. C. Tagoe
Grand Rounds: Serologic Biomarkers in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Past, Present and Future
Dr. David Chernoff-Chief Medical Officer
Kerri Ford-Director of Managed Care Marketing
Crescendo Laboratories
Conference type: Clinical Research
11/25/11
Thanksgiving Holiday
October 2011
10/7/11
Journal Club: Dr. A. Beitler, Dr. E. Kitsis
Grand Rounds: Drug-Induced Rheumatologic Disease: Two Individual Cases
Dr. Saakshi Khattri
2nd Year Fellow
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Conference Type: Clinical
10/14/11
Holiday
10/21/11
Holiday
10/28/11
Journal Club: Dr. D. Wahezi, Dr. I. Blanco
Grand Rounds: Evidence-Based Treatment Approaches for Achieving Optimal Outcomes in RA
Dr. Yusuf Yazici
Assistant Professor
NYU-Hospital for Joint Diseases
Conference Type: Clinical Research
Past Rounds
September 2011
9/2/11
Labor Day Holiday
9/9/11
Journal Club: Dr. N. Ilowite, Dr. J. Schwartzman
Grand Rounds: Sjogren’s Syndrome and Cryoglobulinemia
Dr. Jason Bruckner
2nd Year Fellow
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Conference Type: Clinical
9/16/11
Journal Club: Dr. C. Putterman, Dr. J. Weinstein
Grand Rounds: Protein Losing Enteropathy in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Dr. Jennifer Graybill
2nd Year Fellow
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Conference Type: Clinical
9/23/11
Journal Club: Dr. J. Hardin, Dr. H. Keiser
Grand Rounds: TB Diagnostics in the Context of the Immune Response of the Host
Dr. Jacqueline Achkar
Associate Professor
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Conference Type: Basic Science
9/30/11
Holiday
August 2011
8/5/11
8:00 am - 9:00 am
Grand Rounds: B-Cell and BAFF
Dr. Anne Davidson
Investigator
North Shore-Long Island Jewish Medical Center
Conference Type: Basic Science
8/5/11
9:00 am – 10:00 am
Journal Club: Dr. I. Blanco, Dr. J. Schwartzman
8/12/11
Journal Club: Dr. A. Broder, Dr. C. Tagoe
Grand Rounds: Rheumatoid Arthritis: Practical Strategies for Early Diagnosis and Tight Control
Dr. Louis Bridges
Visiting Professor
The Network for Continuing Medical Education
Conference Type: Clinical Research
8/19/11
Journal Club: Dr. V. Adarichev, Dr. J. Mehta
Hepatitis C and Cryoglobulinemia
Dr. John Reinus
Professor of Clinical Medicine
Montefiore Medical Center
Conference Type: Clinical
8/26/11
Journal Club: 8:00 am – 9:00 am
Pulmonary Hypertension in Connective Tissue Disease
Dr. Josanna Rodriguez-Lopez
Assistant Professor
Montefiore Medical Center
Conference Type: Clinical
8/26/11
9:00 am – 10:00 am
Evidence Based Treatment Approaches for Achieving Optimal Outcomes in RA
Dr. Susan Goodman
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Hospital of Special Surgery
Conference Type: Clinical Research
June 2011
6/24/11
Journal Presentations: Actemra Label Update, Steve Zlotnick, Sr. Medical Liason, Genentech
Grand Rounds: Histopathology of Dermatologic Manifestations in Rheumatic Diseases
Clinical
Dr. Bijal Amin
Assistant Professor
Montefiore Medical Center
6/3/11
Journal Presentations: Dr. P. Barland, Dr. J. Hardin
Grand Rounds: Research Presentation
Basic Research
Dr. Elizabeth Lyons
2nd Year Fellow
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
6/10/11
Journal Presentations: Dr. H. Keiser, Dr. J. Weinstein
Grand Rounds: Research Presentation
Basic Research
Dr. Rachel Gross
2nd Year Fellow
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
6/17/11
Journal Presentations: Dr. N. Ilowite, Dr. K. Liu
Grand Rounds: Research Presentation
Clinical Research
Dr. Asena Bahce
2nd Year Fellow
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
May 2011
5/6/11
8-9 am
Cellular FLICE Inhibitory Protein in Lupus
Basic Research
Dr. Jian Zhang
Assistant Professor
University of Chicago
5/6/11
9-10 am
Kidney Biopsy Findings in Rheumatic Diseases
Clinical
Dr. James Pullman
Director of Surgical Pathology
Montefiore Medical Center
5/13/11
Journal Presentations: Dr. V. Adarichev, Dr. A. Broder
Grand Rounds: Krystexxa Overview
Clinical Research
Dr. Faith Ottery
Senior Director
Savient Pharmaceuticals
5/20/11
Journal Presentations: Dr. J. Mehta, Dr. C. Putterman
Grand Rounds: SLE-1,2,3 Congenic Dissection of Lupus
Basic Research
Dr. Chandra Mohan
Professor
University of Texas Southwestern
5/27/11
Holiday
April 2011
4/1/11
Journal Presentations: Dr. V. Adarichev, Dr. A. Broder
Grand Rounds: Case Presentation
Speaker: Dr. Alexis Boneparth, Pediatric Fellow
Montefiore Medical Center
Conference Type: Research
4/8/11
Journal Presentations: Dr. N. Ilowite, Dr. C. Tagoe
Grand Rounds: Osteoncecrosis in Children: Latest Advancements of Treatment
Speaker: Dr. Terry Amaral
Director, Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery
Sports Medicine, Limb & Spine Deformity
Children’s Hospital at Montefiore
4/15/11
Journal Presentations: Dr. A. Beitler, Dr. E. Kitsis
Grand Rounds: Musculoskeletal Imaging in Rheumatologic Disease
Dr. Beverly Thornhill
Associate Professor
Montefiore Medical Center
4/22/11
Holiday
4/29/11
Journal Presentations: Dr. I. Blanco, Dr. J. Schwartzman
Grand Rounds: Autoimmune Hepatic Disease
Speaker: Dr. Debora Kogan-Liberman, Assistant Professor
Montefiore Medical Center
Conference Type: Clinical Research
March 2011
3/4/11
Journal Presentations: Dr. A. Broder, Dr. J. Hardin
Speaker: Dr. Jennette Ball, D.C., Chiropractor
Private Practice, Chiropractic Medicine and Treatment of Musculoskeletal Plan
Conference Type: Clinical
3/11/11
Journal Presentations: In-House Speakers
Drs. Ginger Janow & Steven Porcelli
Drs. Elizabeth Lyons & Vyacheslav Adarichev
Dr. Irene Blanco
Dr. Anna Broder
Drs. Dawn Wahezi & Norman Ilowite
Dr. Kui Liu
3/18/11
Journal Presentations: Dr. K. Liu, Dr. J. Weinstein
Grand Rounds: EMG and the Relation to Myopathies/Myositis
Speaker: Dr. Fabreena Napier, Assistant Professor & Neurologist
Montefiore Medical Center
Conference Type: Clinical
3/25/11
Conferences Cancelled
January-February 2011
1/7/11
Journal Presentations: Dr. V. Adarichev, Dr. A. Broder
Grand Rounds: 2nd Year Fellow Research Updates
Speakers: Dr. Elizabeth Lyons, Dr. Asena Bahce, Dr. Rachel Gross, 2nd Year Fellows
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Conference Type: Research/Basic Science
1/14/11
Journal Presentations: Dr. C. Tagoe, Dr. J. Weinstein
Grand Rounds: Lupus Nephritis
Speaker: Dr. Roberto Caricchio, Assistant Professor, Temple Autoimmunity Center University
Conference Type: Research/Basic Science
1/21/11
Journal Presentations: Dr. N. Ilowite, Dr. E. Kitsis
Grand Rounds: ACTEMRA (tocilizumab): The First Approved IL-6 Receptor Inhibitor for Rheumatoid Arthritis (more info)
Speaker: Dr. Anthony Sebba, Assistant Clinical Professor, University of South Florida
Conference Type: Basic Science
1/28/11
Journal Presentations: Dr. A. Beitler, Dr. C. Putterman
Grand Rounds: Fellow Case Presentation - Dr. Jason Brucker, 1st Year Fellow, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
2/4/11
Journal Presentations: Dr. I. Blanco, Dr. J. Hardin
Grand Rounds: Hand Surgery/Orthopedics
Speaker: Dr. Roy Kulick, Associate Professor of Clinical Surgery, Montefiore Medical Park
Conference Type: Clinical
2/11/11
Journal Presentations: Dr. P. Barland, Dr. J. Mehta
Grand Rounds: Clinical Research in Contraception
Speaker: Dr. Susan Rubin, Assistant Professor, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Conference Type: Research
2/18/11
Presidents Day
2/25/11
Journal Presentations: Dr. A. Broder, Dr. H. Keiser
Grand Rounds: Case Conference
Speaker: Dr. Saakshi Khattri, 1st Year Fellow, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Conference Type: Clinical
December 2010
12/3/10
ACR ABSTRACT REVIEW SESSION
Speaker: Dr. Enver Akalin, Professor of Clinical Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center
Topic: Kidney Transplantation in Patients with Rheumatologic Disease
Type: Clinical
12/10/10
8:00-9:00 am
Speaker: Dr. B. Lyons
Fellow Case Presentation
9:00-10:00 am
Speaker: Dr. David Gritz, Department of Ophthalmology, Montefiore Medical Center
Topic: Uveitis: Ocular Rheumatology
Type: Clinical
12/17/10
8:00-9:00 am
Dr. H. Keiser
Dr. K. Liu
9:00-10:00 am
Speaker: Dr. Mark Guelfguat, Assistant Professor, Jacobi Medical Center
Topic: Imaging Extra-Articular Manifestations of Connective Tissue Diseases
Type: Clinical
12/24/10
Holiday
12/31/10
Holiday
November 2010
11/5/10
ACR MEETING
11/12/10
8:00-9:00 am
Dr. V. Adarichev
Dr. A. Broder
9:00-10:00 am
Speaker: Dr. Irene Blanco, Assistant Professor, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Topic: Health Disparities in Rheumatology
Type: Research
11/19/10
8:00 AM – 10:00 AM
ACR ABSTRACT REVIEW SESSION
Type: Basic Science
11/26/10
Holiday
October 2010
10/1/10
Holiday
10/8/10
8:00-9:00 am
Dr. J. Mehta
Dr. C. Putterman
9:00-10:00 am
Speaker: Dr. Arye Rubenstein, Professor of Pediatrics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Topic: Rheumatic Manifestations of Immunodeficiencies
Type: Clinical
10/15/10
8:00-9:00 am
Dr. D. Wahezi- Fellow Case Presentation
9:00-10:00 am
Speaker: Dr. Suzanne Li, Pediatric Rheumatologist, Joseph M. Sanzari Children’s Hospital, Hackensack University Medical Center
Topic: Presentation, Therapy, and Activity Monitoring of Pediatric Localized Scleroderma
Type: Clinical
10/22/10
8:00-9:00 am
Dr. A. Beitler
Dr. N. Ilowite
9:00-10:00 am
Fellow Case Presentation
Speaker: Dr. Rachel Gross, 2nd Year Fellow, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Topic: Vasculitis Mimics
10/29/10
8:00-9:00 am
Dr. I. Blanco
Dr. J. Hardin
9:00-10:00 am
Speaker: Dr. Michal Melamed, Assistant Professor, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Topic: Non-Calcemic Actions of Vitamin D
Type: Clinical Research
September 2010
9/3/10
8:00-9:00 am
Speaker: Dr. Robert Marion, Chief of Genetics, Director, Children’s Evaluation & Rehabilitation Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Topic: Genomic Rheumatology: The Future is Now
Type: Basic Research
9:00-9:30 am
Dr. C. Tagoe
9/10/10
Holiday
9/17/10
8:00-9:00 am
Speaker: Dr. Sayed Emal Wahezi, Assistant Professor, Montefiore Medical Center
Topic: Interventional Pain Management of the Spine in Rheumatologic Disorders
Type: Clinical
9:00-10:00 am
Dr. E. Kitsis
Dr. J. Weinstein
9/24/10
Holiday
August 2010
8/6/10
Journal Presentations: Dr. N. Ilowite, Dr. C. Putterman
Speaker: Dr. Martin Levy, Orthopedic Surgeon, Montefiore Medical Center
Topic: Success-Based Learning
Conference Type: Clinical Research
8/13/10
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM (NON-CME)
Speaker: Dr. Anthony Sebba, Assistant Clinical Professor, University of South Florida
Title: Introducing the First IL-6 Receptor Inhibitor for Rheumatoid Arthritis
Conference Type: Basic Science
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
Speaker: Dr. Asena Bahce-Altuntas, 2nd-Year Fellow, Einstein
Case Presentation: Multi-Centric Reticulohistocytosis
Conference Type: Clinical
8/20/10
Journal Presentations: Dr. P. Irigoyen, Dr. I. Blanco
Speaker: Dr. Elena Peeva, Associate Director, Merck & Company, Inc.
Topic: SLE & Autoimmunity
Conference Type: Basic Science
8/27/10
Journal Presentations: Dr. J. Schwartzman, Dr. H. Keiser
Speaker: Dr. Daniel Smuckler, Assistant Professor, Bronx Psychiatric Center
Topic: Somatoform Disorders and Rheumatology: Not Such Strange Bedfellows
Conference Type: Clinical
June 2010
6/4/10
Journal Presentations: Dr. J. Schwartzman, Dr. C. Tagoe
Topic: Research in Progress
Speaker: Dr. Arlene Tieng, 2nd Year Fellow, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Conference Type: Basic Research
6/11/10
Journal Presentations: Dr. I. Blanco
Topic: Research in Progress
Speaker: Dr. Simona Gindea, 2nd Year Fellow, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Conference Type: Basic Research
6/18/10
Journal Presentations: Dr. J. Reyes-Thomas
Topic: Research in Progress
Speaker: Dr. Anna Broder, Clinical Research Fellow and Attending
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Conference Type: Clinical Research
6/25/10
Journal Presentations: Dr. E. Kitsis, Dr. J. Weinstein
Topic: Addressing the Barriers to Effective Pain Management and Issues of Opioid Misuse and Abuse
Speaker: Dr. Cynthia Pan, Medical Director, Hospice Care Network; Adjunct Associate Professor, Mt. Sinai School of Medicine
Conference Type: Clinical
Past Grand Rounds
May 2010
5/7/10
8-9:30 am
Topic: Annenberg Second Annual Rheumatology Experts in Residence: RA the Efficacy of Biological Therapy and Objective Outcome Measures
Speaker: Dr. Sergio Schwartzman, Associate Professor, Hospital for Special Surgery
Conference Type: Clinical Research
5/14/10
Journal Presentations: Dr. I. Blanco, Dr. P. Irigoyen
Topic: Procalcitonin: A Marker of Inflammation
Speaker: Dr. Nancy Haley, Senior Clinical Specialist, Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics
Conference Type: Basic Research
5/21/10
Holiday
5/28/10
Holiday
April 2010
4/2/10
Holiday
4/9/10
8-9 am: Journal Presentations
Speakers:
Dr. H. Keiser
Dr. A. Broder
9-10 am: Grand Rounds
Speaker:
Dr. Daniel Lovell, Associate Director, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Topic: Biologic Agents in the Treatment of JIA
Conference Type:
Clinical Research
4/16/10
8-9 am: Journal Presentations
Speakers:
Dr. P. Barland
Dr. A. Beitler
9-10 am: Grand Rounds
Speaker:
Dr. Ginger Janow, Pediatric Fellow, Montefiore Medical Center
Topic:
Takayasu’s Arteritis
4/23/10
8-9 am: Journal Presentations
Speakers:
Dr. C. Putterman
Dr. J. Weinstein
9-10 am: Grand Rounds
Speaker:
Dr. Steven Porcelli, Professor, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Topic:
Update of T Cell Subsets
Conference Type:
Basic Science
4/30/10
8-9 am: Journal Presentations
Speakers:
Dr. N. Ilowite
Dr. S. Wallis
9-10 am: Grand Rounds
Speaker:
Dr. Raphaela T. Goldbach-Mansky, National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Topic:
Periodic Fever Syndromes
Conference Type:
Research
March 2010
3/5/10
8-9 am: Grand Rounds
Speakers:
Dr. Susan Wallis-Assistant Professor
Dr. Anna Broder-Clinical Research Fellow
Dr. Irene Blanco-Clinical Research Fellow
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Topic:
Clinical Research in the Division
Conference Type:
Clinical Research
9-10 am: Case Conference
Speaker:
Dr. Asena Bahce, 1st Year Fellow, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Topic:
Microscopic Polyangiitis
Conference Type:
Clinical
3/12/10
8-9 am: Journal Presentations
Speakers:
Dr. A. Broder
Dr. C. Tagoe
9-10 am: Grand Rounds
Speaker:
Dr. Carol Langford, Associate Professor, Cleveland Clinic
Topic:
Vasculitis
Conference Type:
Clinical
3/19/10
8-9 am: Grand Rounds
Speaker:
Dr. Simon Lichtiger, Mt. Sinai
Topic:
Crohn's Disease: A Clinical Update
Location:
Einstein Belfer 601
Fellowship interviews follow the presentation.
3/26/10
Holiday
February 2010
2/5/10
Journal Presentation: Dr. I. Blanco, Dr. N. Ilowite
Case Conference: Dr. Harold Keiser, Clinical Professor (Einstein)
Topic: Rheumatic Fever (Clinical)
2/12/10
Holiday
2/19/10
Journal Presentation: Dr. P. Irigoye, Dr. J. Schwartzman
Grand Rounds: Dr. Ronald Zolty, Associate Professor, Jack D. Weiler Hospital
Topic: Pulmonary Artery Hypertension (Basic Science)
2/26/10
8:00-9:00 AM
Speaker: Dr. Mark Galperin, Interventional Pain Management, Platinum Wellness Center
Topic: Addressing the Barriers of Effective Pain Management and Issues of Opioid Abuse in the Acute and Chronic Setting (Basic Science)
9:00-10:00 AM
Speaker: Dr. Peter Calligari, Vice President, Medical Affairs, Johnson & Johnson
Topic: Pharmaceutical Industry Responsible for the Risk Evaluation Mitigation Strategy
January 2010
1/1/10
New Year's Day
1/8/10
Journal Presentation: Dr. A. Beitler, Dr. E. Kitsis
Grand Rounds: Dr. Alexis Jackman, Assistant Professor, Montefiore Medical Center
Topic: ENT Manifestations of Granulomatous Diseases (Clinical)
1/15/10
Journal Presentation: Dr. H. Keiser, Dr. A. Broder
Case Conference: Dr. Elizabeth Lyons
Topic: Still’s Disease (Clinical)
1/22/10
Journal Presentation: Dr. P. Barland, Dr. J. Weinstein.
Grand Rounds: Dr. Daniel Glicklich, Professor, Montefiore Medical Center
Topic: BK Virus Nephropathy (Research)
1/29/10
Journal Presentation: Dr. C. Tagoe, Dr. S. Wallis
Grand Rounds: Dr. Leslie Kerr, Associate Professor, Mt. Sinai Hospital
Topic: Use of Biologics in the Geriatric Population (Clinical)
December 2009
12/4/09
Case Conference: Dr. R. Gross
Grand Rounds: Dr. Stephen Paget, Physician-in-Chief, New York Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical College
Topic: The Vasculitides: New Concepts in Pathogenesis and Treatment
12/11/09
8:00-9:00 AM
Speaker: Dr. Steven Cohen, Professor & Chief, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Topic: Psoriasis: Immunopathogenesis and New Age Immunotherapy
9:00-10:00 AM
Speaker: Dr. Virginia Steen, Professor, Georgetown University
Topic: The Lung in Scleroderma
12/18/09
Case Conference: Dr. I. Blanco, Dr. C. Tagoe
Grand Rounds: Dr. Michael Swerdlow, Professor, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Topic: NMO, Devic Disease & Therapeutic Options
12/25/09
Christmas
November 2009
11/6/09
Case Conference: ACR Abstracts
Grand Rounds: Dr. Simona Gindea, 2nd Year Fellow, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Topic: Morbidity and Mortality
11/13/09
Case Conference: Dr. E. Kitsis, Dr. N. Ilowite
Grand Rounds: Dr. Susan Wallis, Assistant Professor, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Topic: Pregnancy in Autoimmunity
11/20/09
Case Conference: Dr. C. Putterman, Dr. S. Wallis
Grand Rounds: Dr. Elizabeth Kitsis, Assistant Professor, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Topic: Conflict of Interest
11/27/09
Thanksgiving
October 2009
10/2/09
Holiday
10/9/09
Case Conference: Dr. H. Keiser, Dr. J. Schwartzman
Faculty Meeting
10/16/09
ACR Meeting
10/23/09
Case Conference: Pharmacology for Fellows
Grand Rounds: Dr. Joyce Reyes-Thomas, Chief Fellow, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Topic: Morbidity and Mortality
Conference Type: Clinical Research
10/30/09
ACR Abstract Review
September 2009
9/18/09
Holiday
9/25/09
Case Conference: Dr. P. Barland, Dr. J. Weinstein
Grand Rounds: Dr. Zia Rahman, Research Assistant Professor, Thomas Jefferson University
Topic: B Cell Tolerance and Immune-Medicated Nephritis in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Conference Type: Basic Science