Medical Series (Open to the Public)
Alternate Wednesdays • 7 p.m.-9 p.m. • Zoom / Stream
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This series will contribute to your “medical literacy” and is co-sponsored with OLLI by the physicians of St. Jude Medical Center and the physicians at UCI Health . Topics are related to issues of particular interest to people of retirement age.
Coordinators: Joseph Lawton, M.D., Joyce Ono and Carol Thurk
Tech Coordinator: Bill Reilly
Topic, Date, Speaker |
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Updates on the Cancer Moonshot and the Goal of Accelerating Scientific Cancer Discoveries January 24 Speaker: Edward Nelson, M.D. Chief Hematology/Oncology Division, Professor, Dept. of Medicine, School of Medicine and Dept. of Molecular Biology & Biochemistry, UCI. |
Dr. Edward Nelson has been following and lecturing on this topic since 2018. He will provide a perspective on why this is such an exciting and daunting time for oncology. He will highlight the clinical and basic science advances that enabled us to embark upon the”Moonshot”; and |
Urinary Tract Problems and Solutions for Seniors February 7 Speaker: Akhil Das, M.D., Professor, Department of Urology, UCI School of |
Dr. Akhil Das is a board-certified, fellowship-trained UCI Health urologist who specializes in prostate disease, male and female urology, and female pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgery. He will present on the urologic problems many people encounter with age. Dr. Akhil |
Deep Vein Thrombosis : Prevention and Treatment February 21
Speaker
: Ehab Sorial, M.D.
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Dr. Sorial is a graduate from Minya University in Egypt. He completed his General and Vascular training in California, Ohio, and Kentucky and has been practicing vascular surgery for 16 years. His discussion on deep venous thrombosis will define the causes, consequences, treatment challenges, and surgical/non-surgical therapy for simple and complex DVTs. |
Frailty Prevention and Life Extension March 6 Speaker: Bruce Mutter, M.D. |
Dr. Bruce Mutter is a board certified Family Practitioner and Gerontologist affiliated with the St Jude Medical Center and the Heritage Medical Group. He is the Medical Director of Morningside Retirement Community and the Park Vista Nursing Facility. He will discuss some |
History of Medical Implants for the Failing Heart: Latest Devices and Techniques March 20 Speaker: Dawn Lombardo, DO., Professor, Division of Cardiology, UCI Department of Medicine and Medical Director UCI Health Heart Failure and LVAD Program. |
Dr. Lombardo will take us through the history of medical implants and explain new techniques that are being used and developed, like the Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD), to prolong a Heart Failure patient’s quality of life. She will answer the question: Why is it we do not hear |
Acupuncture for Chronic Pain: Evidence and Practice April 10 Speaker: Lauren Kim |
Cancelled. |