Geriatrics & Palliative Medicine Grand Rounds
Thursdays, September through June at 8:00-9:00 am
Please contact Raquel: rochoa@medicine.bsd.uchicago.edu with questions about the schedule.
Aging Crossroads Lecture Series
Thursdays, 8:00 – 9:00 am
November, 2022
Please see below for dates and scheduled speakers.
June 10, 2021
“Building Frailty Measures into the Electronic Medical Record at UCM”
Sarah Feenstra Gilson, MD
Clinical Informatics Fellow
Clinical Instructor, General Internal Medicine
University of Chicago
April 15, 2021
“Wake UP, Take a Stand & Rebuild Connection at the Bedside:
Challenging our Implicit Biases Through Cultural Humility”
Aziz Ansari, DO, SFHM, FAAHPM, FACP
Associate Chief Medical Officer, Clinical Optimization & revenue Integrity
Professor of Medicine
Loyola University Medical Center
January 14, 2021
“Nursing Homes and COVID-19: The Role of Staff Size in Outbreaks and Resident Deaths”
Brian E. McGarry, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Medicine, Geriatrics/Aging
Department of Public Health Services
University of Rochester Medical Center
December 10, 2020
“Is Frailty Research Coming of Age?”
Mark K. Ferguson, MD
Professor, Thoracic Surgery
Director, Cardiothoracic Surgery Residency Program
University of Chicago
Maria Lucia L. Madariaga, MD
Assistant Professor, Thoracic Surgery
University of Chicago
October 1, 2020
“Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Older Adults”
Ariela Orkaby, MD, MPH
Geriatrics & Preventive Cardiology
Associate Epidemiologist
Division of Aging, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
2019-2020
May 21, 2020
“Pediatric Palliative Care, Who, when, where and why?”
Sarah Hoehn, MD, MBe
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Director, Pediatric Supportive Care Team
University of Chicago Comer Children’s Hospital
January 30, 2020
“Fatigability: A Conceptual Framework for Addressing the Symptom of Fatigue in Older Adults”
Micah T. Prochaska, MD, MSc, FHM
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Section of Hospital Medicine
December 5, 2019
“How Does Air Pollution Cause Cardiopulmonary Disease?”
Gokhan M. Mutlu, MD
Professor of Medicine
Chief, Section of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
November 14, 2019
“Identifying and Addressing Risk Factors for COPD Readmissions”
Valerie Press, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Section of General Internal Medicine
September 19, 2019
“Speaking for the Dying: Life-and-Death Decisions in Intensive Care”
Susan P. Shapiro, Ph.D.
Research Professor
American Bar Foundation
2018-2019
June 13, 2019
“Arguing the Case for Integrating Behavioral Health Into Primary Care”
Neda Laiteerapong, MD, MS, FACP
Assistant Professor, Section of General Internal Medicine, University of Chicago
Director of Primary Care Behavioral Health Integration
Associate Director, Center for Chronic Disease Research and Policy (CDRP)
Director, General Internal Medicine Research Fellowship
April 11, 2019
“Psycho-oncology: Updates on Evidence-based Interventions and Case Discussions”
Yasmin Asvat, PhD
Assistant Professor, Psycho-Oncology Service
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science
University of Chicago
March 28, 2019
“Innovative Models to Improve Transitions of Care”
Jane A. Driver, MD, MPH
Associate Physician, Division of Aging
Department of Medicine
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
March 7, 2019
“Disability-Free Longevity as a Clinical Trial Outcome: The ASPirin in Reducing Events in the Elderly (ASPREE) Experience”
Raj C. Shah, MD
Associate Professor, Family Medicine and
Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center
Rush University Medical Center
February 14, 2019
“The Promises and Pitfalls of Advance Care Planning in the Hospital Setting: Lessons Learned from the PACT Project”
Eytan Szmuilowicz, MD
Director, Section of Palliative Medicine
Northwestern Medicine
December 13, 2018
“Molecular Pathogenesis of Alzheimer’s Disease: Role of the Microbiome”
Sam Sisodia, PhD
Thomas Reynolds Sr. Family Professor of Neurosciences
Director, Center for Molecular Neurobiology
Department of Neurobiology
University of Chicago
November 8, 2018
“Aging: Lessons from the Nose”
Jay Pinto, MD
Professor of Surgery
Section of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery
University of Chicago
Please contact Raquel: rochoa@medicine.bsd.uchicago.edu with questions about the schedule.
November, 2022
Please see below for dates and scheduled speakers.
June 10, 2021
“Building Frailty Measures into the Electronic Medical Record at UCM”
Sarah Feenstra Gilson, MD
Clinical Informatics Fellow
Clinical Instructor, General Internal Medicine
University of Chicago
April 15, 2021
“Wake UP, Take a Stand & Rebuild Connection at the Bedside:
Challenging our Implicit Biases Through Cultural Humility”
Aziz Ansari, DO, SFHM, FAAHPM, FACP
Associate Chief Medical Officer, Clinical Optimization & revenue Integrity
Professor of Medicine
Loyola University Medical Center
January 14, 2021
“Nursing Homes and COVID-19: The Role of Staff Size in Outbreaks and Resident Deaths”
Brian E. McGarry, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Medicine, Geriatrics/Aging
Department of Public Health Services
University of Rochester Medical Center
December 10, 2020
“Is Frailty Research Coming of Age?”
Mark K. Ferguson, MD
Professor, Thoracic Surgery
Director, Cardiothoracic Surgery Residency Program
University of Chicago
Maria Lucia L. Madariaga, MD
Assistant Professor, Thoracic Surgery
University of Chicago
October 1, 2020
“Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Older Adults”
Ariela Orkaby, MD, MPH
Geriatrics & Preventive Cardiology
Associate Epidemiologist
Division of Aging, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
2019-2020
May 21, 2020
“Pediatric Palliative Care, Who, when, where and why?”
Sarah Hoehn, MD, MBe
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Director, Pediatric Supportive Care Team
University of Chicago Comer Children’s Hospital
January 30, 2020
“Fatigability: A Conceptual Framework for Addressing the Symptom of Fatigue in Older Adults”
Micah T. Prochaska, MD, MSc, FHM
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Section of Hospital Medicine
December 5, 2019
“How Does Air Pollution Cause Cardiopulmonary Disease?”
Gokhan M. Mutlu, MD
Professor of Medicine
Chief, Section of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
November 14, 2019
“Identifying and Addressing Risk Factors for COPD Readmissions”
Valerie Press, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Section of General Internal Medicine
September 19, 2019
“Speaking for the Dying: Life-and-Death Decisions in Intensive Care”
Susan P. Shapiro, Ph.D.
Research Professor
American Bar Foundation
2018-2019
June 13, 2019
“Arguing the Case for Integrating Behavioral Health Into Primary Care”
Neda Laiteerapong, MD, MS, FACP
Assistant Professor, Section of General Internal Medicine, University of Chicago
Director of Primary Care Behavioral Health Integration
Associate Director, Center for Chronic Disease Research and Policy (CDRP)
Director, General Internal Medicine Research Fellowship
April 11, 2019
“Psycho-oncology: Updates on Evidence-based Interventions and Case Discussions”
Yasmin Asvat, PhD
Assistant Professor, Psycho-Oncology Service
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science
University of Chicago
March 28, 2019
“Innovative Models to Improve Transitions of Care”
Jane A. Driver, MD, MPH
Associate Physician, Division of Aging
Department of Medicine
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
March 7, 2019
“Disability-Free Longevity as a Clinical Trial Outcome: The ASPirin in Reducing Events in the Elderly (ASPREE) Experience”
Raj C. Shah, MD
Associate Professor, Family Medicine and
Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center
Rush University Medical Center
February 14, 2019
“The Promises and Pitfalls of Advance Care Planning in the Hospital Setting: Lessons Learned from the PACT Project”
Eytan Szmuilowicz, MD
Director, Section of Palliative Medicine
Northwestern Medicine
December 13, 2018
“Molecular Pathogenesis of Alzheimer’s Disease: Role of the Microbiome”
Sam Sisodia, PhD
Thomas Reynolds Sr. Family Professor of Neurosciences
Director, Center for Molecular Neurobiology
Department of Neurobiology
University of Chicago
November 8, 2018
“Aging: Lessons from the Nose”
Jay Pinto, MD
Professor of Surgery
Section of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery
University of Chicago
Please contact Raquel: rochoa@medicine.bsd.uchicago.edu with questions about the schedule.