WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Department of Medicine - Weekly Conference Schedule

MONDAY, APRIL 14, 2008
     7:30 a.m.  Core Curriculum Ð "Hereditary Aortic Disease I: Marfan Syndrome" 
                Ð Dr. A. Braverman- CAIN Conf Rm.
     8:00 a.m.  Ambulatory Morning Report Ð "Update in Alcohol Use Disorders" Ð 
                Dr. Lieu- 
    12:00 p.m.  Firm Conference Ð ÒM+MÓÐ Lee Demertzis, M.D.- Wohl Aud., Lower 
                level, Wohl Hospital.
    12:00 p.m.  Lung Biology Conference *- "Protection against viral infection 
                using a modified Stat1 transgene that confers interferon 
                hyperresponsiveness at the level of the tissue host cell" Yong 
                Zhang, Ph.D.Ð 801 CSRB North Tower.
     4:00 p.m.  Breast Cancer Research Group Seminar Series- Tej Pandita, PhD. Ð 
                Farrell Conference Room #2, CAM

TUESDAY, APRI 15, 2008
     7:30 a.m.  GI Division Rounds Conference* Ð "Expression profiling of ileal 
                mucosa from Crohn's disease patients" Ellen Li, M.D. -  Farrell 
                Conference Room #2, Center for Advanced Medicine, 3rd floor.
     8:00 a.m.  Ambulatory Morning Report Ð "TBA," Dr. Mullur Ð Wohl Hospital, 
                6th Fl. Kipnis Conf. Rm.
     8:00 a.m.  Infectious Diseases Grand Rounds* Ð Scarpellino Auditorium, 
                First Floor Mallinckrodt.
    12:00 p.m.  Internal Medicine Journal Club Ð "TBA" Seth Hollander, M.D. Ð 
                Kipnis Conference Room, 6th Floor Wohl Hospital
    12:00 p.m.  Diagnosis & Treatment Conference Ð "Carotid Artery Disease"Ð Dr. 
                B. Rubin- 14107 QT.
    12:00 p.m.  Cancer Biology Course Ð "TBD," Ð Holden Auditorium
     1:00 p.m.  Clinical Research Seminar Series* Ð "TBA" Ð TBA. Ð Center for 
                Clinical Studies

WEDNESDAY, APRIL16, 2008
     7:30 a.m.  Cardiology Grand Rounds Ð "Advances in the Diagnosis and 
                Management of Myocardial Dyssynchrony" Ð Dr. A. Krainik- 10A NW 
                Tower
     8:00 a.m.  Ambulatory Morning Report Ð "Update in Asthma Guideline," C 
                Kelso-Spaeth, PharmD - Wohl Hospital, 6th Fl. Kipnis Conf. Rm
    12:00 p.m.  Cardiovascular Trainee Seminar Ð "TBA"  Drs. Ivashyna and Rao- 
                Conference Room 801 (CSRB).
    12:00 p.m.  Internal Medicine Core Conference Ð "CSTAR"  CSTAR: Yeung, 
                Murugappan, MistryÐ Wohl Aud., Lower level of Wohl Hospital. 
    12:00 p.m.  Fixman Cancer Conference ÐEvery 3rd Wednesday - Stix/Steinberg 
                Amphitheater, BJH North Campus
    12:00 p.m.  JC VAMC Grand Rounds* Ð VA Medical Center, Education Rooms 141 
                and 142.
    12:00 p.m.  Pulmonary Pathology Conference Ð "3rd Wednesday of the Month" 
                Dr. Crouch: ÒInfectios pneumonia 2 Ð chronic infections TB, NTM, 
                actinomycosis and nocardiosis- 9941 CSRB.
    12:00 p.m.  Renal Research Conference Ð "TBA" Ð Hila Barak - CAKC Conference 
                Room, 1st Fl. Wohl Clinic.
    12:00 p.m.  Rheumatology Translational Research Conference/Journal Club* Ð 
                "Dendritic Cell: Examining itÕs role in Autoimmunity" Alfred 
                Kim, M.D., PhD. - 10064 CSRB.
    12:00 p.m.  Geriatrics and Nutritional Science Seminar Ð "No Conference." Ð 
                West Building, 2nd Floor, Rm. 213
     5:00 p.m.  Combined Clinical GI Conference* -"TBA" Coordinator: Gary 
                Zuckerman, DO, Associate Professor of Medicine Ð Scarpellino 
                Auditorium, 1st Floor Mallinckrodt, South Campus.

THURSDAY, APRIL 17, 2008
     7:00 a.m.  Endocrine Oncology Conference Ð (1st & 3rd Thursday) Ð East 
                Pavilion Auditorium
     7:00 a.m.  Multidisciplinary Cancer Conference Ð (2nd, 4th & 5th Thursday)Ð 
                Farrell Conference Rm. 1, 3rd Fl, The Center for Advanced 
                Medicine.
     8:00 a.m.  DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE GRAND ROUNDS* - "Patient Disclosure" Dr. 
                Victoria Fraser- Malvern B. Clopton Amphitheater, 4950 
                ChildrenÕs Place. 
     9:00 a.m.  Infectious Diseases/Basic Microbiological Mechanisms Research 
                Conference* Ð On break till September.Ð McDonnell Pediatric 
                Research Bldg., Room 8101.
     9:00 a.m.  Clinical Allergy/Immunology Conference* Ð "Clinical Forum #3 Ð 
                Severe Persistent Asthma" Anthony Kulczycki, M.D. Ð Northwest 
                Tower Conference Room 15th Floor (above ChildrenÕs Garage).
     9:00 a.m.  Asthma and Airway Disease Conference Ð Brown Room Ð North 
                Campus.
     9:15 a.m.  Rheumatology Grand Rounds* Ð "Female with renal failure and 
                seizure," Hamid Bashir, M.D.-, Scarpellino Auditorium.
     9:15 a.m.  Metabolism Clinical Rounds/Journal Club/Research Seminar** Ð
                "TBA" Garry Tobin, M.D. "TBA" Janet McGill, M.D. -728 SW Tower.
    11:00 a.m.  Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Grand Rounds* Ð "The cancer 
                paradigm of severe pulmonary hypertension" Norbert F. Voelkel, 
                MD- West Pavilion Auditorium.
    12:00 p.m.  Cardiology Clinical Fellows Meeting Ð "Journal Club" Dr. D. 
                Cooper - Cain Conf Room.
    12:00 p.m.  Postgraduate Clinical Endocrinology Course Ð "Hypercalcemia 
                Approach to Diabetes," Roberto Civitelli, M.D. Ð Southwest 
                Tower, Room 728
    12:00 p.m.  Internal Medicine Core Curriculum Ð "Fungal Infections: Part I," 
                Gerald MedoffÐ Wohl Auditorium, lower level of Wohl Hospital.
    12:30 p.m.  GI ProfessorsÕ Rounds Ð "TBA" TBA - Clouse Conference Room, 4th 
                Floor Wohl.
     2:00 p.m.  Chest Radiology Conference* Ð Scarpellino Auditorium, First 
                Floor.
     4:00 p.m.  Cardiovascular Research Seminar* Ð "Influence of intrinsic 
                myocardial properties on echocardiographic images" Ð Dr. M. 
                Holland. Ð 801 CSRB Conference Room.

FRIDAY, APRIL 18, 2008
     7.00 a.m.  Cardiac Cath FellowÕs Conf Ð "  " Ð NWT Central Conf Room
     7:30 a.m.  GI Journal Club/Core Conference* Ð "TBA". -TBA. -Clouse Conf. 
                Room, 4th Floor Wohl.
     7:30 a.m.  Pulmonary and Critical Care* Ð "Fellow Case Conference" ÐDr. Ara 
                Chrissian, M.D./Amit Parulekar, M.D. Ð 15th Floor Northwest 
                Tower, Conference Room 15A
     8:00 a.m.  Ambulatory Morning Report Ð "Journal Club," Dr. Lieu Ð Wohl 
                Hospital, 6th Fl. Kipnis Conf. Room
     8:00 a.m.  Hematology Rounds* Ð Dr. Fehniger and Dr. Linette Ð CSRB 
                Building, 8th Floor Conference Room #8841.
     9:00 a.m.  Louis V. Avioli Bone Research Seminar Ð "TBA" ÐJason Weber, 
                M.D.- Brown Room at Barnes-Jewish North.
    11:00 a.m.  Renal Division Grand Rounds* Ð "No Conference"  . - AÐ CAKC Conf 
                Room, 1st Floor Wohl Clinic.
    12:00 p.m.  GI Research Conference* Ð "Indoleamine 2.3 Dioxygenase In 
                Intestinal Inflamation." Ð Matthew Ciorba, M.D. - David H. 
                Alpers Conference Room, CSRB, Room 901.
    12:00 p.m.  Echocardiography Conference* Ð "ASD and VSD: cases and 
                discussion" Ð Dr. Sharon Cresci- East Pavilion Auditorium.
    12:00 p.m.  Oncology Journal Club Ð"TBA".  Dr. VanTine, -Northwest Tower 
                14th Floor Conference Room



    12:15 p.m.  CLINICOPATHOLOGIC CONFERENCE* ÐÐ Malvern B. Clopton Auditorium.

Friday, April 11, 2008 Ð Dr. Kevin Korenblat, MD, Division of Gastroenterology

ÒA 67-year-old white female presents with a two month history of fever and RUQ 
pain.Ó



* Approved for a one-hour CME credit (MO/IL) 
** Approved for a 1.5 hour CME credit (MO/IL)