Dr. Berkowitz’s academic career has centered on his role as residency program director at UNC, a position he held until 2014. Currently the Department of Medicine Vice Chair for Education, he has also served as president of the Association of Program Directors in Internal Medicine, chair of the test writing committee of the American College … Read more
Speaker: Rita Jermyn, MD. Director, Heart Failure Program, St. Francis Hospital, Roslyn, NY.Topic: Cardiomems-- What's New and Exciting?
Speaker: Dr. John Vavalle and Dr. Thomas CaranasosTopic: Leading the Charge: A New Era in the Treatment of Valvular Heart Disease
John Vavalle, MD, Thomas Caranasos, MD, Michael Yeung, MD, and Cassie Ramm, MSNIn 2014, Dr. Vavalle and Dr. Caranasos successfully performed the first TAVR procedure here at UNC. The TAVR program recently completed its 100th procedure; it is quickly growing into one of the busiest programs in North Carolina. Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is … Read more
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Speaker: Yibin Wang, PhD. Chair, UCLA Cardiovascular Research; Vice Chair for Research of Anesthesiology; Professor of Anesthesiology, Physiology and Medicine (University of California at Los Angeles).Topic: Finding “Lncs” For Heart
Drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS) is a rare, potentially life-threatening, drug-induced hypersensitivity reaction that includes skin eruption, hematologic abnormalities (eosinophilia, atypical lymphocytosis), lymphadenopathy, and internal organ involvement. DRESS is characterized by a long latency (two to eight weeks) between drug exposure and disease onset, a prolonged course with frequent relapses despite the … Read more
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Speaker: Jeffrey L. Carson, MD. Richard C. Reynolds Professor of Medicine, Rutgers University.Topic: "Red Blood Cell Transfusion in Cardiac Patients: How Low Can You Go?"
2016-2017 Chief Residents Cole Sims, Emily Sturkie and Evan ShelbyThis lecture is presented by Chief Residents Emily Sturkie, Evan Shelby and Cole Sims. They will discuss major changes to our residency program in the past year, including regionalization of our medicine teams, daily admissions, and our new ambulatory curriculum for interns. They will explain why … Read more