Medical Grand Rounds
Medicine Weekly Lecture Series
Thursdays, 8-9am
Sherman Auditorium
East Campus
The Department's weekly Medical Grand Rounds lectures cover a broad range of timely and clinically-important topics. Speakers are drawn from BIDMC, Harvard Medical School and other regional and national institutions. Along with named lectureships, Medical Grand Rounds includes the BIDMC-Annals of Internal Medicine "Beyond the Guidelines" series, which uses a case-based approach to address questions related to new clinical guidelines.
2018
January 04, 2018 - Visiting Professor
- Speaker: Dr. David Carbone
January 11, 2018
- Speaker: Dr. Suzanne Koven
- Topic: Sidel Lecture
January 18, 2018 - Inaugural Palliative Care Lecture
- Speaker: Dr. James Tulsky
January 25, 2018
- Speaker: Dr. Ateev Mehrotra
February 01, 2018 - The 2018 Sidney Ingbar Lecturer
- Speaker: Terry F. Davies, MD, FRCP
- Topic: Risk Factors in Autoimmune Thyroid Disease
February 08, 2018- Beyond the Guidelines
- Discussants: Dr. Harold Rosen, Dr. Sarah Barry
- Topic: Osteoporosis
- Editor: Dr. Risa Burns
- Moderator: Dr. Gerald Smetana
February 15, 2018 - Moellering ID Visiting Professor
- Speaker: Dr. Rochelle Walensky
- Topic: TBA
February 22, 2018 - Chopra Lecture
- Speaker: Dr. George Daley
- Topic: TBA
March 01, 2018
- Speakers: Joel Teitelbaum
- Topic: Striving for Health Justice
March 08, 2018 - Beyond the Guidelines
- Topic: To what target blood pressure would you treat this older patient with hypertension?
- Editor: Dr. Gerald Smetana
- Discussants: Dr. Jennifer Beach and Dr. Lewis Lipsitz
March 15, 2018
- Speaker: Dr. Hannah Wunsch
- Topic: ICU Bed Availability: Impact on Care
March 22, 2018
- Speaker: Dr. Brad Lowell
- Topic: Neurobiology of Homeostasis and the Drives to Consume Food, Water and Salt
March 29, 2018 - David Trentham Visiting Professor - Rheumatology
- Speaker: Dr. Breedveld
- Topic: Treatment Strategies for Rheumatoid Arthirits
April 05, 2018
- Special Event: The Symposium on Healthcare in America
8:00am "Big Changes in Direction in Health Policy We are Not Debating, but Should Be" Drew Altman, PhD, President and CEO, Kaiser Family Foundation
9:00am Sherman Auditorium Panel Discussion
Moderator
Julie Rovner, Former NPR Health Policy Correspondent
Chief Washington Correspondent, Kaiser Health News
Panelists
Drew Altman, PhD, President and CEO, Kaiser Family Foundation
Stuart Altman, PhD, Chairman, Massachusetts Health Policy Commission;Sol C. Chaikin Professor of National Health Policy, The Heller School for Social Policy, Brandeis University
Ashish Jha, MD, K.T. Li Professor and Senior Associate Dean, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health; Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
10:30am Reception, Trustman Board Room
April 12, 2018 - Zetel Visiting Professor
- Speaker: Dr. Maria Abreu
- Topic: What Causes Inflammatory Bowel Disease?
April 19, 2018 - Nephrology Visiting Professor
- Speaker: Dr. Jonathan Himmelfarb
- Topic: Kidney Precision Medicine
April 26, 2018 - MacPherson Hiatt Lecture
- Speaker: Dr. Mike Parmacek
- Topic: A Chair’s Perspective on Physician Scientists
May 03, 2018
- Speaker: Dr. Jacalyn Rosenblatt
- Topic: Cellular Immunotherapy for the Treatment of Multiple Myeloma and AML
May 10, 2018 - Beyond the Guidelines
- Topic: How would you treat this patient for gout?
- Editor: Dr. Risa Burns
- Discussants: Dr. Christopher Smith and Dr. Robert Shmerling
- Moderator: Dr. Anjala Tess
May 17, 2018
- Speakers: Dr. Aviad Haramati
- Topic: Managing Stress, Building Resilience: The Imperative for Mindful Practices in the Learning and Work Environment of Health Professionals. Harold Solomon Lecture
May 24, 2018
- Speaker: Dr. David McDermott
- Topic: Solid Tumor Immunotherapy at BIDMC: Past, Present and Future.
May 31, 2018
- Speaker: Dr. Susan Block
- Topic: Translating Humanism into Action in Caring for the Seriously Ill
Katherine Swan Ginsburg Lecture on Humanism in Medicine
June 07, 2018
- Speaker: Dr.Arno K. Kumagai
- Topic: Reflection, Dialogue and the Possibilities of Care: Toward Humanistic Practice in Medical Education
June 14, 2018 - Resident Talks
- Speakers: Dr. Emily Rosenberg, Dr. Stephen Schworer, Dr. Yoav Karpenshif
- Topics:
- Testosterone, Dihydrotestosterone, Bone Density, and Risk of Hip Fracture Among Older Men: The Cardiovascular Health Study
- Notch2 Signaling Promotes IL-3 Mediated Survival in Human Eosinophils
- Does Online Spaced Education Improve Resident Retention of Didactic Curriculum? A Random Intervention
Grand Rounds from Previous Years
September 07, 2017
- Speaker: Dr. Mark Zeidel
- Topic: Academic Medicine: Performing Our Missions in a Growing Network
September 14, 2017
- Speaker: Dr. Hein Wellens
- Topic: Mark Josephson Memorial - The Electrocardiogram: A Vital Centenarian
September 21, 2017
- Cancelled
September 28, 2017
- Speaker: Dr. Bob Massie
- Topic: Losing the Bonds: Moral Imagination and Political Success. Henry Hardy Lecture
October 05, 2017- New Professor
- Speaker: Dr. Manuel Hidalgo
- Topic: Pancreas Cancer: Where We Are and Where We Go
October 12, 2017 - New Professor
- Speaker: Dr. Ralph Scully
- Topic: Tumor Suppressor Functions of BRCA1 and BRCA2
October 19, 2017 - Shore Fellowship Recipients
- Speaker: Dr. Mary Rice
- Topic: Environmental Determinants of Respiratory Health
October 26, 2017 - Shore Fellowship Recipients
- Speaker: Dr. Kelly Graham
- Topic: 30-Day Readmissions: Unpacking a Complicated Quality Measure
November 02, 2017 - Sara and Arnold Grandberg Lecture in Primary Care
- Speaker: Dr. William Tierney
- Topic: Grandberg Lecture - Population Health: Breaking Molds and Walls
November 9, 2017 -
- Speaker: Dr. Jennifer Potter
- Topic: Achieving LGBT Health Equity: How do we Move the Needle?
November 16, 2017 - Aaron Thurman, MD Lecturer on Humanism in Medicine
- Speaker: Dr. Giselle Corbie-Smith
- Topic: TBA
November 23, 2017
- NO GRAND ROUNDS- Thanksgiving Day
November 30th, 2017 - Beyond the Guidelines
- Speaker: Dr. Carol Bates, Dr. Marcie Richardson
- Topic: Should this Patient Take Hormonal Therapy for Her Menopausal Symptoms?
- Moderator: Dr. Risa Burns
December 7, 2017
- Speaker: Dr. David Martin
- Topic: The Increasing Complex Relationship Between Atrial Fibrillation and Stroke: A Scientific Revolution in Progress
December 14, 2017 - Beyond the Guidelines
- Topic: Postoperative delirium
- Editor: Dr. Anjala Tess
- Discussants: Dr. Melissa Mattison and Dr. Joshua Leo
- Moderator: Dr. Eileen Reynolds
December 21, 2017
- No MGR
December 28th, 2017
- No MGR
September 08, 2016
- Speaker: Dr. Mark Zeidel
- Topic: Incontinence and Lower Urinary Tract Syndrome: New Approaches to a Major Epidemic
September 15, 2016
- Speaker: Dr. Manuel Hidalgo
- Topic: Pancreatic Cancer: From Molecular Understanding to Personalize Treatment
September 22, 2016
- Speaker: Dr. Peter Zimetbaum
- Topic: Thromboembolic Risk and Atrial Fibrillation: Current Standards and New Paradigms
September 29, 2016 - Beyond the Guidelines
- Editor: Dr. Howard Libman
- Moderator: Dr. Deborah Cotton
- Speakers: Drs. Diane Brockmeyer & Howard Gold
- Topic: Would You Recommend Antibiotic Therapy for This Patient With Acute Upper Respiratory Symptoms?
October 06, 2016
- Speaker: Dr. Robert Gerszten
- Topic: Mining the Blood for Cardiometabolic Hormones
October 13, 2016
- Speaker: Dr. Alexa McCray
- Topic: Integrating Clinical & Genomic Data to Solve Medical Mysteries
October 20, 2016
- Speaker: Dr. Jennifer Leaning
- Topic: The War in Syria: Evolving Notions of Early Warning
October 27, 2016 - Aaron Thurman, MD, Lecture on Humanism
- Speaker: Dr. Henry Fessler
- Topic: Failing to Succeed
November 03, 2016 - Sara and Arnold Grandberg Lecture in Primary Care
- Speaker: Dr. Allan Goroll
- Topic: “Provider”–The Future of Professionalism in Medicine
November 10, 2016 - Beyond the Guidelines
- Editor: Dr. Eileen Reynolds
- Moderator: Dr. Marc Cohen
- Speaker: Dr. Dan Alford
- Topic: How Should I Manage This Patient's Opioids?
November 17, 2016 - Solomon Lecture
- Speaker: Dr. Christine Sinsky
- Topic: In Search of Joy in Practice: Innovations in Patient-Centered Care
November 24, 2016
- NO GRAND ROUNDS - Thanksgiving Day
December 01, 2016 - Zetzel Visiting Professor
- Speaker: Dr. Douglas Drossman
- Topic: Understanding and Managing the Patient with Chronic and Severe Abdominal Pain
December 08, 2016 - Henry Hardy Lecture
- Speaker: Dr. Aaron Kesselheim
- Topic: What is the Proper Role of Patient Advocacy in FDA Approval Decisions?
December 15, 2016
- Speaker: Dr. Robert Flaumenhaft
- Topic: Test Tube to Trial: Development of a New Class of Antithrombotics
December 22, 2016
- NO GRAND ROUNDS - Christmas Break
December 29, 2016
- NO GRAND ROUNDS- New Year's Break
