Professor and Vice-Chairman, Department of Orthopaedics
Orthopaedic Surgery
Spine
Treatment of Cervical and Lumbar Pain: What, Whan & How?
Dr.
Ahmed
Intekhab
MD
Medicine
Endocrinology
Thyroid Disease
Dr.
Arafat
Hwyda
A
MD, PhD
Assistant Professor
Surgery
Diabetes, Islet Transplantation, Islet Research
Dr.
Arenson
Christine
MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Family Medicine
Psychotropic Drug Use in the Elderly
Dr.
Awsare
Bharat
MD FCCP
Clinical Assistant Professor, Director of Medical ICU
Medicine
Pulmonary Medicine/Critical Care
Nosocomial pneumonia, sepsis, update in critical care, PE, pulmonary hypertension
Dr.
Axelrod
David
J.
MD,JD
Medicine
Internal Medicine
Primary Care of Sickle Cell Disease, Palliative Care, Pain Management, Pain Management of Sickle Cell Disease
Dr.
Ballas
Samir
K.
MD
Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics
Medicine
Hematology
Transfusion Reactions; Blood Component Therapy; Plasmapheresis: Principles and Applications; Alternatives to Blood Transfusion; Management of Iron Overload; Pathogenesis and Management of Pain; Complications of Sickle Cell Disease; New Approaches to manage Sickle Cell disease
Mr.
Barth
Sanford
M
MA
Adjunct Instructor
NA
General
Health Insurance, Pay for Performance, Medicare Modernization Act
Dr.
Berger
Adam
C.
MD
Assistant Professor
Surgery
General
Multidisciplinary Management of Esophageal and GE Junction Cancer; Surgical Treatment of Pancreatic Cancer; Surgical Treatments for Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
Dr.
Berghella
Vincenzo
MD
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Gynocologic Oncology
PTL-Markers and Treatments
Dr.
Brill
Kristin
L
MD
Surgery
Surgery
breast diseases/surgical treatment
Dr.
Burns
Anthony
MD
Assistant Professor
Rehabilitation Medicine
Spinal cord injury - prognosis, medical management, rehabilitation
Dr.
Cantor
Ira
MD
Clinical Instructor
Medicine
Internal Medicine
Alternative Medicine
Dr.
Cardi
Gaetano
MD
Medicine
Medical Oncology
New Cancer Treatments
Dr.
Casten
Robin
J
PhD
Assistant Professor
Psychiatry
Depression and vision loss
Dr.
Certa
Kenneth
MD
Psychiatry
General Adult
Schizophrenia
Dr.
Chambers
Christopher
V.
MD
Family Medicine
Adolescent Medicine
Dr.
Chang
Patrick
MD
Medicine
Internal Medicine
Basic Medical Clearance for Anesthesia; Anti-Coagulation
Dr.
Cheng
Cynthia
MD, PhD
Assistant Professor
Family Medicine
Reviews of new and old drug treatments: previous topics include newly-approved medications, antibiotics, diabetes/hypertension/dyslipidemia medications
Dr.
Choudhary
Cuckoo
MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine
Medicine
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
New Medications for Evaluation and Treatment of GERD; Abdominal Emergencies; Ischemic Colitis Medical-Surgical Management; Inflammatory bowel disease; Irritable bowel syndrome; Chronic constipation
Minimally invasive parathyroid surgery, Thyroid cancer, Update on the treatment of early stage lung cancer
Dr.
Colameco
Stephen
MD
Family Medicine
Medical Informatics and Addiction Medicine
Dr.
Conn
Mitchell
MD, MBA
Clinical Associate Professor
Medicine
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Management of patients with obscure GI bleeding, Endoscopic management of patients with obstructive jaundice, Biliary Dyskinesia and Sphincter of Oddi Dysfunction as a cause for abdominal pain, Capsule endoscopy and Double Balloon Enteroscopy
Acute Hypotensive Transfusion Reactions; HIT: perspectives on diagnosis and management; Platelet Trasfusion Therapy
Dr.
Hilibrand
Alan
MD
Orthopaedic Surgery
Spine
Spinal Stenosis, Medical & Surgical Management
Dr.
Hirsch
Irvin
MD
Urology
General
Erectile Dysfunction; Sexual Dysfunction; Testosterrone Replacement Therapy in the Aging Male; Cardivascular Considerations in Treatment of Erectile Dysfunction; Minimally Invasive Treatment of BPH
Dr.
Humphreys
Tatyana
R.
MD
Associate Professor
Dermatology
Skin cancer; Mohs micrographic surgery; Cosmetic dermatology and laser surgery
Dr.
Isenberg
Gerald
MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Surgery
Colorectal
Current Surgical Management of IBD; Complicated Perirectal Abscess at Home
Dr.
Jabbour
Serge
MD
Medicine
Endocrinology
Diabetes (New Treatment)
Dr.
Jasper
Edward
MD
Emergency Medicine
Terrorism and Disaster Preparedness
Dr.
Joseph
Jeffrey
I
DO
Assistant Professor
Anesthesia
Cardiothoracic
In-hospital management of the diabetic patient; Technologies to provide intesive insulin delivery and tight blood glucose control in the hospital setting
Dr.
Kairys
John
C
MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Surgery
General
Surgical Management of Thyroid Cancer; Surgical Management of Melanoma
Diagnosis and management of acute pancreatitis, Management of pancreatic pseudocysts, Acute pancreatitis - Data changing management and diagnosis, Recurrent pancreatitis - Is MRCP the answer?, Evaluation of the patient with a pancreatic mass
Dr.
Kyrillos
Janine
MD
Hospitalist & Clinical Instructor in Internal Medicine
Medicine
Internal Medicine
Cancer Screening including Colon Cancer, Obesity: Overview and Treatment
Antidepressant side effects: prevention and management – Sexual dysfunction and Weight gain; Medically significant side effects of antidepressants; Treatment of depression in medically ill patients; Use of patient-rated scales to improve clinical practice; Drug-drug interactions with antidepressants; Using systematic reviews to answer clinical questions; How to read randomized controlled trials: A guide for clinicians; Non-adherence to antidepressant treatment: Prevention and Management; Antidepressant discontinuation syndrome; Use of the internet by patients and mental health professionals
Dr.
Majdan
Joseph
F.
MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine
Medicine
Internal Medicine
Auscultation and physical diagnosis
Dr.
Marelli
Daniel
MD
Associate Professor
Surgery
Cardiothoracic
Cardiac Surgery for Heart Failure, Surgery for Thoracic Aortic Disease
Student attitudes towards nurse practitioners; Caffeine current views and clinical implication and Critical factors for designing programs to increase the supply and retention of rural primary care physicians
Dr.
Mather
Susan
MD
Medicine
Internal Medicine
Cancer Screening Guidelines. Focus: Prostate, Breast, Colon
Dr.
McGowan
Tracy
MD
Medicine
Nephrology
Chronic Kidney Disease
Dr.
McShane
John
MD
Family Medicine
Sports Medicine
Operating Room
Dr.
Menajovsky
Bernardo
MD
Medicine
Internal Medicine
DVT Prophylaxis; Post-op Medical Management
Dr.
Merli
Geno
MD
Medicine
Internal Medicine
Coagulopathy
Dr.
Mintzer
Scott
MD
Assistant Professor
Neurology
Treatment of Epilepsy
Dr.
Navarro
Victor
MD
Medicine
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Medical Management of Liver Disease/Liver Transplant
Dr.
Park
Pauline
MD
Assistant Professor
Surgery
General
Breast; Sepsis; ARDS; Trauma
Dr.
Parks
Susan
MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Family Medicine
Dementia Caregiving; Parkinson's Disease from the Primary Care Perspective
Dr.
Pavri
Behzad
B
MD
Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine, Director, Electrophysiology Fellowship Program
Medicine
Cardiology
Syncope, Atrial Fibrillation, Trouble-shooting Implanted Pacemakers and Defibrillators, Unusual Ventricular Tachycardia Syndromes, Any ECG related topic, etc.
Dr.
Pereira-Rico
Alvaro
MD
Clinical Instructor
Medicine
Hematology/Oncology
Prostate cancer, Bladder cancer, testicular cancer
Dr.
Perkel
Robert
L.
MD
Family Medicine
Ethics in the Medical Profession/Medical Professionalism
Dr.
Plante
Lauren
A.
MD
Assistant Professor
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Maternal Fetal Medicine
Critical Care for the Obstetrician; The Critically Ill Obstetric Patient (for a non-OBGYN audience); Crisis Resource Management
advances in laparoscopic surgery, laparoscopic foregut and colon sugery, general surgery topics - gallbladder, hernia
Dr.
Purtill
James
J.
MD
Assistant Professor
Orthopaedic Surgery
Hip and Knee
Joint Replacement Surgery
Dr.
Ramirez
Carlo
B.
MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Surgery
Transplant Surgery
Kidney and liver transplantation; surgical management of hepatocellular carcinoma
Dr.
Reife
Carol
MD
Medicine
Internal Medicine
Immunization Update
Dr.
Riviello
Ralph
J
MD
Assistant Professor
Emergency Medicine
Care of the Sexual Assault Victim, EENT Trauma, Urologic Emergencies, Clinical Forensic Medicine
Dr.
Rosato
Ernest
MD
Surgery
General
Disease of the Liver
Dr.
Rosen
David
Assistant Professor
Otolarynology
Sinusitis/nasal allergy, Head and Neck Cancer, Thyroid/Parathyroid Surgery, Pediatric Otolaryngology
Dr.
Rosenzweig
Steven
MD
Clinical Associate Professor
Emergency Medicine
Complementary, Alternative and Integrative Medicine: Overview; Botanical Medicine; Mind-Body Medicine; Stress Reduction
Dr.
Rothstein
Jay
L
PhD
Professor
Otolarynology
Tumor immunology, general immunology, thyroid cancer, thyroid autoimmunity, inflammation
Dr.
Sandorfi
Nora
MD
Medicine
Rheumatology
Overview of Lupus & Scleroderma
Dr.
Savage
Michael
P
MD
Director, Interventional Cardiology
Medicine
Cardiology
Advances in Coronary Angioplasty; Drug-Eluting Stents; Management of Patients with Bypass Graft Disease; Role of Patent Foramen Ovale in Cryptogrenic Stroke
Dr.
Schimmel
Martin
MD
Medicine
Endocrinology
Grave's Disease: Assessment & Management; Diagnosis & Treatment of Nodular Thyroid Disease: A Current Clinical Perspective
Dr.
Shenot
Patrick
J
MD
Assistant Professor
Urology
Incontinence; BPH; Erectile Dysfunction
Dr.
Skidmore
Christopher
T
MD
Instructor of Neurology
Neurology
Epilepsy/Seizure: Diagnosis, Treatment, and Management
Dr.
Sorokin
Rachel
MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Medicine
Internal Medicine
Adverse patient events
Dr.
Sperling
Michael
R
MD
Baldiwn Keyes Professor of Neurology
Neurology
Epilepsy, Clinical Neurophysiology
Dr.
Studdiford
James
MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Family Medicine
Lyme Disease/Derm Manifestations of Systems Diseases
Dr.
Sultana
Carmen
J
MD
Clinical Associate Professor
Obstetrics and Gynecology
urinary incontinence, sling procedures
Dr.
Tasman
William
S
MD
Professor and Chairman
Ophthalmology
Retinopathy of Prematurity, diabetic retinopathy, macular degeneration
COPD; Update in Pulmonary Disorders, Update in Pulmonary Medicine, Asthma, Pulmonary Hypertension, Noscomial pneumonia,
Sarcoidosis, and Community acquired pneumonia
Dr.
Weinstein
Stephen
PhD
Psychiatry
Substance Abuse Programs
Substance Abuse
Dr.
Weitz
Howard
MD
Clinical Associate Professor
Medicine
Cardiology
Pre-Op Consultation
Dr.
Wender
Richard
MD
Alumni Professor & Chair
Family Medicine
Future of CA Prevention & Screening/Diabetes
Mgmt:Getting to Goal
Dr.
Wenger
David
A.
PhD
Professor
Medicine
Lysosomal disorders:diagnosis and treatment
Dr.
Wiener
David
MD
Medicine
Cardiology
acute coronary syndrome, ST elevation myocardial infarction; primary care management of atrial fibrillation; management of cardiac risk factors; and hypertension
Dr.
Wolfson
Philip
MD
Professor of Surgery
Surgery
1. Acute Abdominal Conditions in Children; 2. Common Problems in Pediatric Surgery; 3. The Tale of Neontatal ECMO; 4. Lumps and Bumps in Children; 5. Neonatal Intestinal Obstruction; 6. Creating High Quality Multiple Choice Examinations
Dr.
Yin
D.
Diana
MD
Medicine
Internal Medicine
Sexually Transmitted Diseases: Update
Dr.
Yost
Oliver
MD
Pediatrics
ADHD
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