Dr. Runge is executive vice president for Medical Affairs at the University of Michigan, Dean of the Medical School, and CEO of Michigan Medicine. Prior to joining the University of Michigan in March 2015, he was executive dean and chair of the UNC Department of Medicine, where he was instrumental...

As a member of Susan G. Komen's Scientific Advisory Board, UNC Lineberger's Lisa A. Carey, MD, chief of the division of hematology and oncology, will be responsible for helping guide Komen’s $956 million research program – second only to the U.S. government in funding of breast cancer research.

Drs. Craig and Edwards will be reviewing the highlights of the latest medical literature pertaining to the practice of hospital medicine. Specific topics include updated guidelines on the treatment of C. difficile colitis, DOACs for cancer-associated VTE, and many more. The speakers note that the lecture will be fast-paced, interactive,...

Speaker: Rong Tian, MD, PhD, Professor of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Director of the Mitochondria and Metabolism Center, University of WashingtonTopic: “Metabolic Modulation of Cardiac Remodeling”

Speaker: Andrew Doorey, MD, Cardiologist, Christiana Care Health System in Wilmington, DelawareTopic: “A Failure to Communicate: Safety Gaps in the Cardiac Catheterization Lab”

Although it’s been nearly a century since hemophilia was considered an early death sentence, treating it can be time-consuming and troublesome. Many people with the blood disease give themselves frequent drug infusions to keep their condition under control, sometimes as often as several times a week. Several newly approved medications,...

Dr. Seth Berkowitz from the division of general medicine and clinical epidemiology led a study that investigated the potential for meal delivery programs to reduce the use of costly health care and decrease spending for vulnerable patients.

Speaker: Xander Wehrens, MD, PhD, Professor, Director of Cardiovascular Research Institute, Baylor University Topic: “Remodeling of calcium release unit proteins in Heart Failure”

Dr. Meredith Gilliam is an assistant clinical professor in the division of geriatric medicine.

Anil Gehi, MD, Streamlining Triage for AFib Patients to Increase Care Coordination and Prevent Hospitalizations Dr. Anil Gehi’s research focus is on innovative approaches to atrial fibrillation (AFib), from detailed understanding of patient symptomatology, techniques of ablation, processes of care in AFib management, and outcomes research through complex analyses of...

Dr. Evans will discuss the realistic uses of massively parallel sequencing, including genome scale sequencing, in clinical medicine and public health. Jim Evans, MD, PhD, is the Bryson Distinguished Professor of Genetics and Medicine at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He directs Adult and Cancer Genetics Services...

Jiandong Liu, PhD, assistant professor of pathology, member of the UNC McAllister Heart Institute, and director of the Zebrafish Aquaculture Core facility, has received a $2-million research grant from the NIH for his project "Molecular regulation of ventricular chamber maturation."