2019-2020 UofL Medicine Grand Rounds Schedule
- Updated February 12, 2020
- Schedule subject to change
September 2019Date
Scheduled Speakers
September 5
Department of Medicine Chairman's Office
Eleanor D. Lederer, M.D., FASN, FACP
Professor of Medicine
Interim Chair, University of Louisville Department of Medicine
Chief, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension
University of Louisville School of Medicine
"(R)EVOLUTION"
September 12
Division of General Internal Medicine, Palliative Medicine & Medical Education
Chief Medical Officer, American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine
Founder, CatalystHPM
"From Burnout to Joy: Healing the Healers"
September 19
Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
Professor of Medicine
Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
University of Minnesota Medical School
"Colorectal Cancer Facts, Failures and the Future of Colonoscopy"
September 26
Division of Medical Oncology & Hematology
Jason A. Chesney, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor of Medicine, Pharmacology and Toxicology, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Chief, Division of Medical Oncology and Hematology
Director, James Graham Brown Cancer Center
Medical Director, Clinical Trials Office, James Graham Brown Cancer Center
Associate Director, Translational Research Program, James Graham Brown Cancer Center
James Graham Brown Foundation Chair
University of Louisville School of Medicine
"Stimulating the Immune System to Attack Cancer"
Date
Scheduled Speakers
October 3
Division of Environmental Medicine
Aruni Bhatnagar, Ph.D., FAHA
Professor of Medicine
Smith and Lucille Gibson Professor of Medicine
Distinguished University Scholar
Chief, Division of Environmental Medicine
Director, Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute/American Heart Association Tobacco Regulation Center
University of Louisville School of Medicine
"The Human Envirome: A Framework for Environmental Medicine"
October 10
Division of Nephrology & Hypertension
Gaspar Carrasquer Lecture
Professor of Medicine (Gratis)
University of Louisville School of Medicine
Vice President of Clinical Affairs
DaVita Kidney Care
"Chronic Kidney Disease: Preventing Progression and Planning for End-Stage Kidney Disease"
October 17
Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism & Diabetes
Lisal J. Folsom, M.D., MS
Assistant Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics
Director, Wendy Novak Diabetes Center Transition to Adult Diabetes Program
University of Louisville School of Medicine
"Food Obsessed: An Investigation into Today's Trendiest Diets"
October 24
Department of Medicine Chairman's Office
George W. Pedigo Jr. Lecture
Professor of Economics
University of Massachusetts Amherst College of Social and Behavioral Sciences
"Medicare for All: What Physicians Need to Know"
October 31
Division of Blood & Bone Marrow Transplantation
Robert V. Emmons, M.D., FACP
Associate Professor of Medicine
University of Louisville School of Medicine
"AML 2019: Update on Molecular Biology and Immunology"
Date
Scheduled Speakers
November 7
Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Disorders Medicine
Assistant Professor of Surgery and Medicine
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
University of Kentucky College of Medicine
"VV ECMO For Respiratory Failure: How to Choose the Right Patient"
November 14
Division of Dermatology
Assistant Professor of Dermatology
Harvard Medical School
Director, Dermatology Inpatient Service
Co-Director, Complex Medical Dermatology Fellowship Program
Brigham and Women's Hospital
"The Red Leg Demystified: An Update on Cellulitis"
November 21
Division of Infectious Diseases
Mark V. Burns, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Division of Infectious Diseases
University of Louisville School of Medicine
"Ebola"
November 28
Date
Scheduled Speakers
December 5
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
Andrew P. DeFilippis, M.D., M.Sc.
Associate Professor of Medicine
Assistant Professor of Physiology
Director, Cardiac Intensive Care
Director, Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Program
University of Louisville School of Medicine
"Cardiovascular Risk Prediction Tools: What Are We Predicting?"
December 12
Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
Craig J. McClain, M.D., AGAF, FACG, FACN, FAASLD
Professor of Medicine, Pharmacology and Toxicology
Chief of Research Affairs, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
Associate Vice President for Health Affairs/Research/Translational Research
Director, Clinical Trials Unit/Liver Research Program
Distinguished University Scholar
University of Louisville School of Medicine
"Complications of Decompensated Liver Disease"
December 19
Division of Nephrology & Hypertension
Alfred A. Jacobs Jr., M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Medicine
Medical Director, Incenter and Acute Dialysis/University Kidney Center Broadway
University of Louisville School of Medicine
"Renal Replacement Therapy: Then, Now and ?"
December 26
Date
Scheduled Speakers
January 9
Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Disorders Medicine
Assistant Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics
Division of Pulmonary Biology
Cincinnati Children's Hospital
Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
"Mechanisms of Lung Regeneration After Severe Acute Lung Injury from Influenza"
January 16
Division of Blood & Bone Marrow Transplantation
Lung T. Yam Memorial Lecture
Professor of Pathology
Director, Division of Hematopathology, Hematology and Flow Cytometry Laboratories
Medical Director, Genomic Pathology
Thomas Jefferson University Sidney Kimmel Medical College
"The Role of BCL-W in Lymphoma Pathogenesis"
January 23
Department of Neurology
Associate Professor of Neurology and Pediatrics
Director, University of Louisville Child Neurology Residency Program
Director, Medical Student Education in Neurology
Director, University of Louisville Comprehensive Headache Program
University of Louisville School of Medicine
"New Drug Therapies in the Treatment of Migraines: A Rapidly Shifting Paradigm"
January 30
Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism & Diabetes
Betty C. Villafuerte, M.D.
Associate Professor of Medicine
Section Chief of Endocrinology, Jewish Hospital
University of Louisville School of Medicine
"Cardiologists, Nephrologists, and Endocrinologists: Crosstalk in the Era of Novel Glucose-Lowering Drugs"
Date
Scheduled Speaker
February 6
Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
Gerald W. Dryden, M.D., Ph.D., MSPH, M.Sc.
Professor of Medicine
Director, Inflammatory Bowel Disease Program
University of Louisville School of Medicine
"Biologic Warfare in IBD: Time to Increase Defense Spending!"
February 13
Division of Nephrology & Hypertension
Professor of Medicine and Population Health
Charles Johnson, M.D. Distinguished Professor of Medicine
Chief of Nephrology
Duke University School of Medicine
"FGF23 at the Intersection of Kidney and Cardiovascular Disease"
February 20
Division of Infectious Diseases
Forest W. Arnold, D.O., M.Sc., FIDSA
Associate Professor of Medicine
Epidemiologist, UofL Health - UofL Hospital
University of Louisville School of Medicine
"Skin Signs of Systemic Disease: Case-based Discussion"
February 27
Division of Dermatology
Jeffrey P. Callen, M.D., FACP, FAAD, MACR
Professor of Medicine
Chief, Division of Dermatology
University of Louisville School of Medicine
Date
Scheduled Speakers
March 5
Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Disorders Medicine
TBA
March 12
Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism & Diabetes
Beverly Todd Towery Lecture
Professor of Medicine and Pathology
James A. Shayman and Andrea S. Kevrick Professor of Translational Medicine
University of Michigan Medical School
"A Contemporary Approach to the Diagnosis and Management of Cushing Syndrome"
March 19
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
TBA
March 26
Section of Allergy & Immunology
Gerald B. Lee, M.D.
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Emory University School of Medicine
Date
Scheduled Speakers
April 2
Division of General Internal Medicine, Palliative Medicine & Medical Education
Charles C. Smith Jr. Lecture
Professor of Medicine, Epidemiology and Psychiatry
Chief, Division of General Internal Medicine
Director, Center for Comparative Effectiveness Research
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
April 9
Division of Medical Oncology & Hematology
TBA
April 16
Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Disorders Medicine
TBA
April 23
Division of Nephrology & Hypertension
TBA
April 30
Department of Medicine Chairman's Office
TBA
Date
Scheduled Speakers
May 7
Division of Infectious Diseases
TBA
May 14
Division of Rheumatology
Internal Medicine
May 21
Division of Medical Oncology & Hematology
TBA
May 28
Internal Medicine Residency Program
Internal Medicine Residency Program Awards Day
June 4
Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
TBA
