2008-09 Grand Round Lecture Series Schedule
Department of Medicine Grand Rounds takes place on Tuesdays at 7:30 in the Emory UniversityAuditorium and is videoconferenced to CLH (MOT 5th floor), Grady Hospital(FOB101), and the VAMC (6th floor corner conference room).
Previous Years: 2007-2008 Grand Rounds Lecture Schedule
| DATE | DIVISION | LECTURER |
| Sept.2, 2008 | Chairman’s Welcome & Address | R. Wayne Alexander, M.D., Ph.DR. Bruce Logue Professor andChairman of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine |
| Sept.09, 2008 | Endocrinology | Roberto Pacifici, M.D., Herndon Professor of Medicine, Director, Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Lipids, Emory University School of Medicine, "Osteoporosis: new diagnostic criteria and therapeutic options" |
| Sept.16, 2008 | Cardiology | Dr. David Buckles, PhD, FACC, Office of Device Evaluation, Division of Cardiovascular Devices, FDA, Rockville, MD, "FDA Perspectives" |
| Sept.23,2008 | Pulmonary | Robert M. Strieter, M.D., Henry B. Mulholland Professor of Medicine, Chair, Department of Medicine, University of Virginia, "The Role of Fibrocytes in Pulmonary Fibrosis" |
| Sept 30, 2008 | GI | Ala' Sharara, Professor of Medicine, Head Division of Gastroenterology, Director Endoscopy Unit, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Associate Consulting Professor, Duke University Medical Center, "The New Epidemic of C. difficile and the Use of Proton Pump Inhibitors: Mea Culpa?" |
| Oct. 07, 2008 | Geriatrics | Laura Hanson, M.D., MPH, Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Geriatrics, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, N.C., "Decisions about Feeding Options for Seriously Ill Patients" |
| Oct. 14, 2008 | Rheumatology | Harry W. Schroeder, Jr., ;M.D., PhD, Professor of Medicine Microbiology and Genetics at University of Alabama Birmingham, "The Genetics of Common Variable Immune Deficiency (CVID)" |
| Oct. 21, 2008 | Pulmonary | Dr. Monica Kraft, Professor of Medicine and Director of the Asthma Center at Duke University, "Asthma Therapy:Concepts and Controversies" |
| Oct. 28, 2008 | Hematology/Oncology | Dr. Omer Kucuk, Professor of Medicine, Chief, Genitourinary Medical Oncology, Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Emory Winship Cancer Institute, "Nutrition in Prevention and Treatment of Prostate Cancer" |
| Nov.04, 2008 | Infectious Diseases | John Jernigan, M.D., M.S., Assistant Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, "An Update on Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus" |
| Nov.11, 2008 | General Medicine | Jason Persoff, M.D., Assistant Professor of Medicine, Mayo Clinic / St. Luke's Hospital, Jacksonville, Florida,"Best Practices in Resuscitation" |
| Nov. 18, 2008 | Renal | Peter Courtland Agre, M.D., University Professor and Director, Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute, Bloomberg School of Public Health, "My Life in Clinical Medicine and Basic Research" |
| Nov. 25, 2008 | AGCME Requirement(SLEEP Deprivation) | David Alexander Schulman, MD/MPH, Assistant Professor of Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, "The effects of fatigue on medical trainees and the controversy over the 80-hour workweek" |
| Dec. 02, 2008 | General Medicine | Nathan Spell, III, MD/FACP, Chief Quality Officer, Emory University Hospital, Department of General Medicine, "Telling Patients and Families When Things Go Wrong" |
| Dec. 09, 2008 | Geriatrics | Richard M. Allman, M.D., Parrish Endowed Professor of Medicine, Director, University of Alabama at Birmingham Center for Aging, Director, UAB Division of Gerontology, Geriatrics, and Palliative Care, Director, Deep South Resource Center for Minority Aging Research, Director, Birmingham/Atlanta Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center, Co-Director, Southeast Center of Excellence in Geriatric Medicine, "Mobility Changes Associated with Aging:Implications for Health and Diseace Management" |
| Dec. 16, 2008 | CPC | |
| Dec. 23, 2008 | CHRISTMAS/ HOLIDAY | Holiday |
| Dec. 30, 2008 | NEW YEAR’S HOLIDAY | Holiday |
| Jan. 06, 2009 | Endocrinology | W. Virgil Brown, M.D., Charles Howard Candler Professor, Emory University School of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Lipids, "A New Risk Factor for Macrovascular and Microvascular Disease in Diabetes Mellitus" |
| Jan. 13, 2009 | Renal | William M. McClellan, Jr., J.D., M.P.H., Professor of Medicine, Renal Division, Emory University School of Medicine, "Public Health Strategies to Improve Physician Care of Chronic Kidney Disease" |
| Jan. 20, 2009 | Hematology/Oncology | Jin-Tang Dong, Ph.D., Professor and Vice Chair for Research, Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Emory University School of Medicine, "Molecular Alterations and Their Potential Clinical Application in Prostate Cancer" |
| Jan 27, 2009 | Infectious Diseases | Arjun Srinivasan, M.D., CDR USPHS, Team Lead, Response Team, Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Emory University, "New Bad Bug, Still No New Drugs: The Challenge of Carbapenem Resistant Klebsiella" |
| Feb. 3, 2009 | Cardiology | E. Dale Abel, M.D., Ph.D., Chief of Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, "How Obesity and Diabetes Leads to a Broken Heart" |
| Feb. 10, 2009 | Rheumatology | Antony Rosen, M.D., Professor Division of Rheumatology, Director of Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, John Hopkins University, "Autoantigens in Myositis: The Forgotten Partner" |
| Feb. 17, 2009 | GI | Dr. Shanthi Srinivasan, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Digestive Diseases, Emory University School of Medicine, "Diabetes and Gastrointestinal Motility disorders: An Update on Pathophysiology and Management" |
| Feb. 24, 2009 | General Medicine | Ruth Parker, M.D., Professor Department of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Grady Memorial Hospital campus,"A Perfect Storm in the Forecast:What Can Clinicians Do to Prepare?" |
| Mar. 3, 2009 | Geriatrics | N. Wilson Holland, M.D., Assistant Professor of Medicine, Director, Geriatric Medicine Fellowship Program, Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, Emory University School of Medicine, "Update in Geriatric Medicine 2008 - 09" |
| Mar. 10, 2009 | Pulmonary | ShouWei Han, M.D., Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, "Novel pro-oncogenic pathways in lung cancer" |
| Mar. 17, 2009 | CPC | Presenter: Dr. Nicole Griglione, Emory University School of Medicine, Discussant: Dr. Wendy Armstrong, Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Emory University School of Medicine |
| Mar. 24, 2009 | Endocrinology | Dr. Paul Root. Wolpe, Ph.D., Asa Griggs Candler Professor of Bioethics,Director, Center for Ethics, Emory University Hospital, "Do We Really Want to Know? Ethics and Personalized Medicine" |
| Mar. 31, 2009 | Renal | Susan M. Wall, M.D., Professor of Medicine, Renal Division of the Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, " The Molecular Mechanism of The Renal Regulation of Blood Pressure" |
| Apr. 07, 2009 | Hematology/Oncology | Dr. Rebecca Pentz, Professor of Research Ethics in Hematology and Oncology, Emory Winship Cancer Institute, "Clinical Research: Why Would You Include an Ethicist?" |
| Apr. 14, 2009 | Infectious Diseases | Carlos Franco-Paredes, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Emory University School of Medicine, "Leprosy: A Modern Perspective on an Ancient Disease" |
| Apr. 21, 2009 | General Medicine | Lisa Bernstein, M.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Grady Campus, "Clinical Skills: Preserving the Lost Art" |
| Apr. 28, 2009 | Rheumatology | Steve Abramson, M.D., Vice Dean for Education, Faculty and Academic Affairs, Professor of Medicine and Pathology, Langone Medical Center, "New Insights into the Pathogenesis and Treatment of Osteoarthritis" |
| May05, 2009 | Pulmonary | Dr. Jack Elias, Professor and Chairman, Department of Medicine, Yale University, "New Concepts in the Pathogenesis of Asthma-from mouse to man and back again" |
| May12, 2009 | Endocrinology | Vin Tangpricha, M.D., Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Lipids, Emory University School of Medicine, "Vitamin D Deficiency Increases Risk of Chronic Disease: Fact or Fiction?" |
| May19, 2009 | General Medicine | Nurcan Ilksoy, M.D., Assistant Professor of General Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Grady Campus, Dr. Juliet Mavromatis, Assistant Professor of General Medicine and Richard S. Gitomer, M.D., Chief Quality Officer, Department of General Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine. "Teaching Quality Improvement" |
| May26, 2009 | Cardiology | Dr. Michael Lloyd, Assistant Professor, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, "All Clear: The Unclear Science of Resuscitation Medicine" |
| June 02, 2009 | Renal | Vandana Niyyar, M.D., Assistant Professor of Medicine, Renal Division, Emory University School of Medicine, "The New Nephrologist" |
| June 09, 2009 | Infectious Diseases | |
| June 16, 2009 | GI | Dr. Ram Subramanian, Assistant Professor, Division of Digestive Diseases, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine,"Fulminant Hepatic Failure: A Critical Care Perspective" |
| June 23, 2009 | Celebrating Excellence | R. Wayne Alexander, M.D., Ph.D., R. Bruce Logue Professor and Chairman of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine “Celebrating Excellence” |