Grand Rounds: “VEGF and Renal Thrombotic Microangiopathy”

January 21, 2009

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Commentary by Ilana Bragin, MD, PGY-3

Please also see the clinical vignette presented before last week’s grand rounds.

Last week’s Medical Grand Rounds was given by guest speaker Dr. Sue Quaggin, Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Toronto, who shared with the audience her knowledge…

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Grand Rounds: “The Cardiovascular Molecular Basis of CPVT and other arrythmias”

January 7, 2009

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Commentary by Anjali Grover MD, PGY-2 

Please also see the clinical vignette presented before December 17th’s grand rounds.

Catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia (CPVT) is classified as an inherited disorder which manifests itself as an adrenergically driven polymorphic ventricular tachyarrythmias.  The molecular etiology of this arrythmogenic disorder stems…

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Grand Rounds: “Evidence-Based Physical Exam”

December 10, 2008

Commentary by Steven Giovannone MD, PGY-2

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This week’s Medical Grand Rounds was given by Dr. Steven McGee from the University of Washington School of Medicine, author of the well-known textbook “Evidence-Based Physical Diagnosis”.  His…

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Grand Rounds: “Combating the Poverty Associated Tropical Diseases”

December 3, 2008

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Commentary by Alpana Marwaha MD PGY-3

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This week, the Department of Medicine Grand Rounds was presented by Dr. Peter Hotez MD, PhD and chair of the Department of Microbiology and Tropical…

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Grand Rounds: “Advances in the Therapy of HER2 Positive Breast Cancer

November 19, 2008

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Commentary by Jon-Emile Kenny MD, PGY- 2 

Please also see the clinical vignette presented before last week’s grand rounds.  

Medical grand rounds on November 12, 2008 was given by Dr. Jose Baselga, MD.  His lecture, ‘Advances in the Therapy of HER2 Positive Breast Cancer’…

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Grand Rounds: “A New Mechanism of Platelet Thrombus Regulation Induced by ADAMTS-18: Clinical Implications”

November 6, 2008

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Commentary by Yelena Kopyltsova MD, PGY-2

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Last week’s grand rounds speaker was Simon Karpatkin MD, NYU Professor of Medicine & Director of the NYU Division of Hematology. In the 80s, multiple cases of autoimmune thrombocytopenic…

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Grand Rounds: State of the Science: Current/Future Directions and Controversies in Health Literacy Research

October 29, 2008

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Commentary by Rosemary Adamson MD, PGY-3

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The topic of medicine grand rounds this week, health literacy, seemed likely to be dear to the heart of any Bellevue doctor, but I was…

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Grand Rounds: “Novel Applications of Erythropoietin in Cardiovascular Disease”

October 22, 2008

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Commentary by Srikant Duggirala MD, PGY-2

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On Wednesday, October, 15, 2008, the NYU Department of Medicine Grand Rounds featured one of its own guest speakers, Stuart Katz M.D., Professor of Medicine and Director…

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Grand Rounds: “Molecular Genetics of Colorectal Cancer”

October 19, 2008

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Commentary by Sabina Berezovskaya MD PGY-3 

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On Wednesday, October 8, 2004, the NYU Department of Medicine Grand Rounds featured guest lecturer Vincent Yang, M.D. Ph.D., Professor of Medicine and Director of  Division of…

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Grand Rounds: “Behcet’s Disease: What It Is, and Isn’t”

October 16, 2008

Bellevue AmphitheaterCommentary by Jon-Emile Kenny MD, PGY- 2

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Dr.  Yusuf Yazici of the NYU Behcet’s Syndrome Center opened his talk by discussing the classic triad of symptoms characteristic of Behcet’s Disease: aphthous ulcers, genital ulcers…

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Grand Rounds: Clinical Development of Anti-Cancer Drugs: Succeed Slowly or Fail Fast

October 3, 2008

Bellevue AmphitheaterCommentary by Daniel Egan MD, PGY2

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On Wednesday, September 24, 2008, the NYU Department of Medicine Grand Rounds featured guest speaker Hilary Calvert, MD, Professor of Medical Oncology at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne,…

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Grand Rounds: Thyroid Disease and the Heart

September 24, 2008

Bellevue Amphitheater Commentary by Sarika Modi MD, PGY-2  

Dr. Irwin Klein MD, Professor of Medicine and Cell Biology, of North Shore University Hospital, gave grand rounds on “Thyroid Disease and the Heart” on September 17, 2008.  He began his talk by giving an…

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