Medical Series (Open to the Public)
Alternate Wednesdays • 7 p.m.-9 p.m. • Zoom
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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.
Coordinators: Joseph Lawton, M.D., Joyce Ono and Carol Thurk
Tech Coordinator: Bill Reilly
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Afib and Other Common Heart Rhythm Disturbances, Including
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Dr. Danny Lee is a graduate of the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. He completed a three-year fellowship in cardiology at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center and a two-year fellowship in clinical cardiac electrophysiology at Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center. As a cardiac electrophysiologist, he specializes in therapies and procedures to treat heart rhythm disorders. He will discuss common cardiac arrhythmias, with a special focus on atrial fibrillation, one of the most prevalent arrhythmias affecting the senior population. He will also discuss the tools that are available to patients for monitoring their cardiac arrhythmias at home. |
Shared Decision Making with Both Common and Significant
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Speakers: Glen Scott Smith, M.D. and Matthew Schroeder, M.D. |
The Hand Surgeon Will See You Next: Current Updates/Techniques
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Dr. Jesse Kaplan is a fellowship-trained UCI Health orthopedic surgeon who specializes in comprehensive nonsurgical and surgical approaches for the treatment of hand, elbow and shoulder disorders. His clinical interests include minimally invasive arthroscopic techniques, wide-awake surgery, upper |
Chronic Pain: Advances in Understanding and Treatment
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Dr. Allison Bicksler is a licensed clinical psychologist specializing in pain and health psychology. She earned her doctoral degree at the American School of Professional Psychology and did her predoctoral internship at the University |
Fasting and Intermittent Fasting in Regard to Anti-Aging
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Dr. Charles Blumberg is a UCI Health internist who specializes in primary care. His clinical interests include preventive medicine with an emphasis on nutrition, wellness and treating the whole patient. Dr. Blumberg earned his medical degree from the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University in Providence, RI, followed by a residency in internal medicine at the UCI School of Medicine. This lecture will cover the use of intermittent and |
Hormone Replacement for Deficiencies in the Senior Population
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Dr. Becky Muldoon is a proud Army Veteran. She graduated medical school from the Uniformed Services University and completed her internal medicine residency at Tripler Army Medical Center and an endocrinology fellowship at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. She will present on the hormonal changes with aging, including a discussion on the risks and benefits of post-menopausal hormone replacement in women and testosterone supplementation in men. |