Medicine Grand Rounds Title: “Endoscopic Gastroenterology Update” Speaker: Todd Baron, MD Director of Advanced Therapeutic Endoscopy Professor of Medicine Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Robert A. Gabbay, MD, PhD, FACP, is the Chief Scientific and Medical Officer for the American Diabetes Association (ADA), the global authority on diabetes. Dr. Gabbay leads the ADA’s efforts to drive discovery within the world of diabetes research, care and prevention. With over 35 years of clinical and research experience, and as a … Read more
E. Nathan Thomas, PhD Dr. Thomas is the Vice Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) at the University of North Carolina, School of Medicine. He has more than 25 years of experience in working with leaders in secondary and higher education, and is especially skilled at developing and implementing diversity, mentoring and leadership initiatives. Dr. … Read more
The 2017 ACC-AHA Hypertension Guideline proposes a new definition of hypertension, and advocates lower blood pressure treatment thresholds and goals for many individuals with high blood pressure. As a result, more elderly patients are diagnosed with hypertension and are treated more aggressively with medications. Drs. Voora and Hinderliter will discuss the pros and cons of … Read more
Recent studies have brought the lymphatic system to the forefront as an important route of tumor metastasis, the major cause for treatment failure and decreased survival in cancer patients. The spread of cancer cells to the lymph nodes serves as an early indicator of metastatic disease and contributes to the staging of cancer. Furthermore, expression … Read more