Speakers: Michael Yeung, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine; Lucius Howell, MD, Cardiology Fellow; and Joshua Vega, MD, Cardiology Fellow (University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill)Topic: UNC/Project Health for Leon: Interventional/Surgical Brigade 2017, planning and executing cardiac procedures in the developing nation of Nicaragua.
Dr. Ned Sharpless is the Director of the Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center and a practicing oncologist. He runs a 15-person basic science group that employs genetically engineered mice to study cancer and aging. His research has focused on how normal cells age and undergo malignant conversion. Dr. Sharpless discovered a fundamental biological link between cancer … Read more
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Topic: Sports Cardiology 2017: Recent Progress, Future ChallengesSpeaker: Aaron Baggish, MD. Associate Professor of Medicine & Director, Cardiovascular Performance Program, Harvard University
Dr. Nielsen’s clinical practice is focused in urologic oncology—in particular the treatment of bladder, prostate and kidney cancer. He is a member of the integrated Multidisciplinary Genitourinary Oncology Group at the Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, where he serves as Director of the Division of Urologic Oncology. Dr. Nielsen is committed to providing compassionate, individualized, patient-centered … Read more
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
