| AGENDA |
| SUNDAY, JANUARY 31, 2010 |
7:00 PM |
Opening Cocktail Reception
Hosted by Karl P. Adler, MD
President & CEO, New York Medical College |
| MONDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2010 |
| 7:30 - 8:00 AM |
Registration |
| 8:00 - 8:15 AM |
Welcoming Remarks
Joseph F. Dursi, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery – NYMC |
| 8:15 - 8:30 AM |
Alumni President’s Report
Eileen A. Dieck, MD ‘86
President, NYMC Alumni Association |
| 8:30 - 9:00 AM |
NYMC, Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
Karl P. Adler, MD
President & CEO, NYMC |
| 9:00 - 9:30 AM |
Medical Management of Benign
Prostatic Hypertrophy
Muhammad S. Choudhury, M.D.
Professor & Chairman of Urology, NYMC |
| 9:30 - 10:00 AM |
Improvement in Survival in Colorectal Cancer
John A. Savino, M.D.
Professor & Chairman of Surgery, NYMC |
| 10:00 - 10:30 AM |
Special Anesthetic Considerations in the Elderly
Kathryn E. McGoldrick, M.D.
Professor & Chair of Anesthesiology, NYMC |
| 10:30 – 11:00 AM |
Advances in Joint Preservation
David E. Asprinio, M.D.
Professor & Chairman of Orthopaedics, NYMC |
| 11:00 AM - 12 PM |
Panel Discussion
Joseph F. Dursi, MD - Moderator |
| TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2010 |
| 8:00 - 8:30 AM |
NYMC – Update 2010
Ralph A. O’Connell, M.D.
Provost & Dean, NYMC |
| 8:30 - 9:00 AM |
Promoting Health and Function in an
Aging Population
Daniel Zelazny, M.D.
Clinical Instructor of Orthopaedics, NYMC |
| 9:00 – 9:30 AM |
How to Lose Weight Without Trying
Ashutosh Kaul , M.D
Associate Professor of Clinical Surgery, NYMC |
| 9:30 – 10:00 AM |
Futility and End-of-Life in the ICU
Jay A. Yelon, D.O.
Associate Professor of Surgery, NYMC |
| 10:00 – 11:00 AM |
The Aging Population and the Law
Michael Amouruso, Esq. |
| 11:00 – 12:00 PM |
Panel Discussion
Joseph F. Dursi, MD - Moderator |
| WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2010 |
| 9:00 – 9:30 AM |
Ophthalmic Conditions in an Aging Population
Cono Grasso, M.D. |
| 9:30 – 10:00 AM |
Unappreciated Causes of Vascular Events in the Elderly
Sateesh C. Babu, M.D.
Professor of Surgery, NYMC |
| 10:00 – 10:30 AM |
Stroke: “From Biblical Wrath to Treatable Disease”
Stephen J. Marks, MD ‘80
Associate Professor of Neurology, NYMC |
| 10:30 - 11:00 AM |
Panel Discussion
Joseph F. Dursi, MD - Moderator |