Past Events
Department of Medicine Grand Rounds
Human Obesity
May 8, 2008
Speaker: Stephen O'Rahilly, M.D., Cambridge University, England
Diagnosis and Management of Allergic Reactions to Drugs
May 1, 2008
Speaker: Timothy Sullivan, M.D., Medical College of Georgia
Myeloproliferative Neoplasms
April 24, 2008
Speaker: Ayalew Tefferi, M.D., Mayo Clinic
Rationale Antibiotic Administration
April 17, 2008
Speaker: Louis B. Rice, M.D., Case Western
Striving to Immunize Against Cancer
April 10, 2008
Speaker: Richard Edelson, M.D., Yale University
Role of Revascularization for Coronary Artery Disease
April 3, 2008
Speaker: Judith S. Hochman, M.D., New York University
Individual Versus Collective Responsibility for Health
March 27, 2008
Speaker: Ichiro Kawachi, MD, PhD, Harvard University
Natural and Unnatural History of Hepatitis C Virus Infection
March 20, 2008
Speaker: Harvey Alter, M.D., MACP, National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Acid-Related Diseases in the New Millennium
March 13, 2008
Speaker: Richard Hunt, FRCP, FRCPC, AGAF, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario
How to Run an Academic Practice Plan
March 6, 2008
Speaker: Allan S. Detsky, MD, PhD, University of Toronto
COURAGE: New Management in Stable Coronary Artery Disease
February 28, 2008
Speaker: William Boden, M.D., F.A.C.C., Principal Investigator, COURAGE trial
Race and Ethnic Disparities in Chronic Kidney Disease
February 21, 2008
Speaker: Neil R. Powe, MD, MPH, MBA, Johns Hopkins University
Treatment of Early Stage Lung Cancer
February 14, 2008
Speaker: Steven Keller, MD, Chief, Division of Thoracic Surgery, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Mobility in Clinical Practice
February 7, 2008
Stephanie Studenski, MD, University of Pittsburgh
Sleep and Critical Care
January 31, 2008
Speaker: John Oropello, MD, Mount Sinai Hospital
Decision-Making in Suspected Pulmonary Embolism
January 24, 2008
Speaker: Hal Sox, MD, Editor, Annals of Internal Medicine
Pulmonary Fibrosis in 2008
January 17, 2008
Speaker: Robert Kaner, MD, Weill Cornell Medical College
Evidence-Based Radiation Therapy in the Adjuvant Setting: Colorectal, Breast, and Lung Cancer
October 25, 2007
Shalom Kalnicki, MD, Professor and Chair, Department of Radiation Oncology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Oral Anticoagulants: New Therapies for Venous Thromboembolic Disease
October 18, 2007, Einstein and Montefiore Campuses
Jack E. Ansell, MD, Professor of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine
Stem Cells in the Potential Treatment of Heart Failure in Humans
October 11, 2007, Einstein and Montefiore Campuses
James Willerson, MD, President, The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, TX
Seminars and Symposia
Resident/Fellow Research Symposium
May 5, 2008
Speaker: Joshua Nosanchuk, M.D., Division of Infectious Diseases (Einstein)
Kahn Symposium
May 14, 2008
Speaker: Benjamin Chu, MD, Regional President, Kaiser Permanente, Southern California
Health Care Quality and Outcomes in Education, Research, and Practice Symposium
October 26, 2007
Sponsored by the Institute for Medical Effectiveness Research
Minority & Women Faculty Career Development Day
November 19, 2007, Edith Macy Conference Center, Briarcliff Manor, NY
Featured speaker: Dr. Marilyn Aguirre-Molina, Professor of Clinical Population & Family Health at the Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University