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DOM Grand Rounds- 2024 Alan Jacob’s Memorial Lectures Dr. Donald Bordley presents: “Teacher- Learner- Patient: The Heart of Medical Education”

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Dr. Bordley is a native of Cooperstown, New York. He majored in English at Yale University and received his MD degree from Johns Hopkins University. He carried out his residency training, including Chief Residency, and his General Medicine Fellowship at Strong Memorial Hospital of the University of Rochester. He was Director of the Internal Medicine … Read more

DOM Medicine Grand Rounds-Dr. David Weber presents: “Hurricanes and Floods: Impact with a Focus on Infectious Diseases.”

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Dr. David Jay Weber is currently the Charles Addison and Elizabeth Ann Sanders Distinguished Professor of Medicine, Pediatrics and Epidemiology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.  Dr. Weber received his Medical Degree from the University of California, San Diego in 1977, a Master’s in Public Health from Harvard University in 1985, and completed … Read more

DOM Medicine Grand Rounds- Dr. Andrea Coviello presents: “Treating Obesity: 3 Things I Want You to Know.”

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As a board-certified endocrinologist and obesity medicine specialist, my research focus has been on the neuroendocrine control of reproduction and metabolism and the influence of reproductive hormones on metabolism and cardiovascular disease. This project aligns with my research goals as it focuses on the treatment of obesity and related endocrinology disorders in relation to newer … Read more

DOM Medicine Grand Rounds- Dr. Klara Klein presents: “Rethinking Type 2 Diabetes: From Research to Practice.”

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I am a MD/PhD trained investigator with an interest in conducting stakeholder-engaged clinical trials to advance the care of people living with diabetes and chronic kidney disease. My research path has spanned experiences in small molecule synthesis and drug development, molecular biology, animal models of disease, and most recently clinical trials. My early focus was … Read more

Medicine Grand Rounds- Dr. Jonathan Parr presents: Emergence of Diagnostic- and Drug-Resistant Malaria

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Dr. Parr studies the molecular epidemiology of infectious diseases. He is broadly interested in applying cutting-edge molecular and genomic tools to solve problems faced by marginalized populations across the globe. His work has focused on malaria in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and other sites, but he has recently expanded his portfolio to include … Read more

Medicine Grand Rounds- Dr. Jeanne Marrazzo presents: “Opportunities and Challenges in the Infectious Disease Field: A Perspective from NIAID”

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Dr. Marrazzo is the Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) at the U.S. National Institutes of Health, where she oversees a $6.3 billion budget that supports research to advance the understanding, diagnosis, and treatment of infectious, immunologic, and allergic diseases.  Prior to taking that position in 2023, she was the … Read more

Medicine Grand Rounds-Dr. Ana Felix presents: ” Neurology in 2025: Evidence-Based Insights Transforming Patient Care.”

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Dr Felix is a Clinician Educator, embedded Neurologist with ºÚÁÏÍø Internal Medicine and ºÚÁÏÍø Geriatrics at Eastowne with fellowship training in Vascular Neurology and offering General Neurology evaluations. Dr. Felix is also the Neurologist for the ºÚÁÏÍø Brain and Body Program, funded by the NFLPA Trust.

Medicine Grand Rounds- Dr. Gwenn A. Garden presents: “Update on Alzheimer’s Disease Diagnosis and Treatment”

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Dr. Garden’s Alzheimer’s disease (AD) research includes studies of the regulation of the inflammatory response in AD, as well as pathogenic molecular cascades contributing to neuronal degeneration in AD. She aims to collaborate with other researchers in order to translate her laboratory findings into the setting of research using human tissues, human stem cells, human … Read more

Medicine Grand Rounds- Dr. David Weber presents: “Vaccine Update”

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Dr. David Jay Weber is currently the Charles Addison and Elizabeth Ann Sanders Distinguished Professor of Medicine, Pediatrics and Epidemiology, University of North Carolina (ºÚÁÏÍø), Chapel Hill, NC, USA.  Dr. Weber received his Medical Degree from the University of California, San Diego in 1977, a Master’s in Public Health from Harvard University in 1985, and … Read more

DOM Medicine Grand Rounds- Dr. Rumey Ishizawar presents: “ºÚÁÏÍø Immuno-Oncology Group (IOG) Collaborative Efforts to Address Immune Related Adverse Events (irAEs)”

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Dr. Rumey Ishizawar is an Associate Professor of Medicine and Program Director for the Adult Rheumatology Fellowship at ºÚÁÏÍø. She completed her MSTP training at the University of Virginia where her doctoral research was focused on Breast Cancer Cell Signaling through EGF Receptor Family members before pursuing Internal Medicine Residency and a Rheumatology Fellowship at … Read more