EDUCATION (CME/CE)

Distinguished Faculty and Abstract Presenters

 

Opening Ceremony and First General Session

Keynotespeaker

 

Donald J. Palmisano, MD, JD
President, Intrepid Resources®/The Medical Risk Manager Company; Clinical Professor of Surgery and Clinical Professor of Medical Jurisprudence, Tulane School of Medicine; Adjunct Professor in the Department of Health Systems Management, Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, LA

 

Hot Topics in the Medical Field

Moderator

Jan N. Basile, MD
Director, Primary Care Service Line, Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center and Professor of Medicine, General Internal Medicine/Geriatrics, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC

 

Faculty

 

James J. Bernick, MD, JD
Private Practice, Baytown, TX

George R. Brown, MD, DFAPA
Chief of Psychiatry, Mountain Home VA Medical Center, Mountain Home, TN

Frederick B. Carlton, Jr., MD
Clinical Professor and Associate Chair, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS

Andrew W. Lawton, MD
Medical Director, Neuro-Ophthalmology Service, Section of Ophthalmology, Baptist Eye Center, Baptist Health Medical Center, Little Rock Eye Clinic, Little Rock, AR

Angus M. McBryde, Jr., MD, FACS
Andrews Sports Medicine and Orthopaedic Center, Birmingham, AL

Pamela L. Medellin, MD
US Oncology, Texas Oncology-Baytown, Baytown, TX

Pamela M. Otto, MD
Associate Professor and Chief, Department of Radiology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX

Paula Oliver Pell, MD, FACEP, FAAP
President, Southern Medical Association, 2007-08
Department of Emergency Medicine
All Children's Hospital, St. Petersburg, FL

Ali R. Rahimi, MD, FACP, AGSF
Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Mercer University School of Medicine, Clinical Professor of Medicine, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA

Thomas C. Sparkman, MD
Private Practice, Cape Family Practice, Cape Girardeau, MO

Dwight D. Stapleton, MD, MMM, FACC, FACP, FACPE
Chief of Cardiology, Guthrie Clinic Sayre, Sayre, PA

Robert Lee West, MD
Department of Pathology, East Carolina University Physicians Group, Pitt County Memorial Hospital, Greenville, NC

C. Wayne Weart, PharmD, BCPS, FASHP
Professor of Family Medicine and Professor of Pharmacy and Clinical Sciences, South Carolina College of Pharmacy at the Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC

 

New Drugs Update 2008

Keynotespeaker

 

C. Wayne Weart, PharmD, BCPS, FASHP
Professor of Family Medicine and Professor of Pharmacy and Clinical Sciences, South Carolina College of Pharmacy at the Medical of South Carolina, Charleston, SC

 

Presidents' Symposium

Charles Bond, JD
Principal Attorney, Legal Strategist and Policy Analyst. Physician’s Advocates, Berkely, CA

Francine R. Gaillour, MD, MBA, FACPE
Executive Director, The Physician Coaching Institute, Ki Health, Inc., Bellevue, Washington

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Faculty

 

Brian B. Burkey, MD
Associate Professor, Department of Otolaryngology,
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN

Anuradha (Bapsi) Chakravarthy, MD
Associate Professor, Residency Director, Radiation Oncology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center,
Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Nashville, TN

Anthony J. Cmelak, MD
Associate Professor, Radiation Oncology Center,
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine,
Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Nashville, TN

Marta A. Crispens, MD
Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Gynecological Oncologist, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine,
Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Nashville, TN

Arthur C. Fleischer, MD
Professor of Radiology and Radiological Sciences,
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN

Ann Marie Flores, PT, PhD, MS, MA
Assistant Professor of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation,
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN

Jill Gilbert, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology,
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine,
Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Nashville, TN

Howard W. Jones, III, MD
Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology,
Director, Division of Gynecological Oncology,
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN

Mark C. Kelley, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery, Chief,
Division of Surgical Oncology and Endocrine Surgery,
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN

Dineo Khabele, MD
Director, Gynecologic Oncology & Women’s Cancer Research Laboratory Assistant Professor Obstetrics and Gynecology,
Meharry Medical College, Nashville, TN

Arnold W. Malcolm, MD, FACR, MBA
Associate Professor, Radiation Oncologist,
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine,
Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Nashville, TN

Ingrid Mayer, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Nashville, TN

Barbara A. Murphy, MD
Director, Cancer Supportive Care Program and Director, Head and Neck Research Program, Associate Professor of Medicine,
Division of Hematology/Oncology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Nashville, TN

James L. Netterville, MD
Professor of Otolaryngology, Associate Director of the Bill Wilkerson
Center for Otolaryngology and Communication Sciences,
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN

Robert J. Sinard, MD
Associate Professor of Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery,
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Vanderbilt Bill Wilkerson Center, Nashville, TN

Jeffrey A. Sosman, MD
Professor of Medicine, Division of Medical Oncology,
Vanderbilt University, Nashville,TN

J. Jason Wendel, MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Plastic Surgery,
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN

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Faculty

 

Amit Banerjee, MD
Diagnostic Radiologist,
Nuclear Medicine and PET Scans Specialization,
San Jacinto Methodist Regional Hospital, Baytown, TX

Charles Bernick, MD
Professor and Chief of Neurology,
University of Nevada School of Medicine, Reno, NV

James J. Bernick, MD, JD
Private Practice, Baytown, TX

Edwin W. Grimsley, MD, FACP
Professor of Medicine, Mercer University
School of Medicine, Macon, GA

Jay U. Howington, MD
Neurological Institute of Savannah, PC;
Assistant Clinical Professor of Radiology and Surgery,
Mercer University School of Medicine, Savannah Campus at Memorial Health-University Medical Center, Savannah, GA

Ali Rahimi, MD
Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Mercer University School of Medicine, Clinical Professor of Medicine,
Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA

Richard S. Roth, MD
Assistant Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases,
Department of Internal Medicine,
Mercer University School of Medicine, Savannah Campus;
Senior Partner, Savannah Infectious Diseases, Savannah, GA

Robert C. Scott III, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Texas A&M Health Science Center, College of Medicine, Temple, TX

Atul Shah, MD, PA
Gastroenterology and Hepatology,
Baytown, TX

Dwight Stapleton, MD, FACC, FACP, MMM
Chief of Cardiology, Guthrie Clinic, Sayre, Sayre, PA

 

Abstract Presenters

 

Hany Guirgis, MD
Marshall University, Joan C. Edwards
School of Medicine, Huntington, WV

Jamal Joudeh, MD
Pinnacle Health Hospital, Harrisburg, PA

Rumman Langah, MD
Department of Internal Medicine, East
Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN

Melissa Lester, DO
Marshall University, Joan C. Edwards
School of Medicine, Huntington, WV

Sarah Rinehart, MD
Marshall University, Joan C. Edwards
School of Medicine, Huntington, WV

Anishka Rolle, MD
Carilion Clinic Internal Medicine,
Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital, Roanoke, VA

Samira Shojaee, MD
Carilion Health System, Roanoke, VA

Marios Voulgaridis, MD
St. Clare’s Hospital, Schenectady, NY

 

Guest Moderators

 

Lt. Col. Robert M. Kruger, MD, FACP
Geriatric Internal Medicine
Lackland AFB, TX

Bric M. Rahimi, MD
Department of OB/GYN,
Dwight D. Eisenhower Army Medical Center
Ft. Gordon, GA

Jesse B. Scott, MD
General Internal Medicine Practice
Claxton, GA

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Faculty

 

Tyler W. Barrett, MD
Assistant Professor of Emergency
Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine,
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN

José J. Diaz, MD, CNS, FACS
Associate Professor of Surgery and Medicine, Director, Emergency General Surgery, Surgical Co-Director, Adult Nutrition Support Services, Division of Trauma/Emergency Surgery/Critical Care,
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN

Geoffrey E. Hayden, MD
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, Director, Emergency Ultrasound, Department of Emergency Medicine,
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN

Gregory L. Henry, MD, FACEP
Clinical Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Univ. of Michigan Medical School, Staff Physician, St. Joseph Mercy Hospital System, CEO, Medical Practice Risk Assessment, Inc., Risk Management Consultant, Emergency Physicians Medical Group, Ann Arbor, MI, President, Savannah Assurance, Ltd., Bridgetown, Barbados

Philip J. Kregor, MD
Associate Professor and Chief of Orthopaedics,
Division of Orthopaedic Trauma,
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN

Addison K. May, MD, FACS, FCCM
Associate Professor of Surgery
Director, Surgical Intensive Care
Program Director, Trauma and Surgical Critical Care Fellowship,
Division of Trauma & Surgical Critical Care,
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN

Richard S. Miller, MD, FACS
Professor of Surgery, Medical Director, Trauma Intensive Care Unit,
Division of Trauma & Surgical Critical Care,
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN

Erika J. Mitchell, MD
Assistant Professor of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation,
Division of Orthopaedic Trauma,
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN

William T. Obremskey, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation,
Division of Orthopaedic Trauma,
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN

M. Gage Ochsner, MD, FACS
Chief of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care, Memorial University Medical Center; Professor of Surgery, Mercer University School of Medicine, Savannah Campus, Savannah, GA

Marc A. Tressler, DO
Assistant Professor of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation,
Division of Orthopaedic Trauma,
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN

 

Abstract Presenters

 

Richard A. Heimburger, MD, FACS
Clinical Professor of Surgery,
St. Louis University, Columbia, MO

Mukesh Kapoor, MD
Department of Family Medicine,
Advocate Lutheran General Hospital, Park Ridge, IL

Aaron P. Omotola, MD
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery,
Louisiana State University Health Science Center, New Orleans, LA

S. Peter Stawicki, MD
Department of Surgery, Division of Traumatology and Surgical Critical Care, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA

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Faculty

 

Darrel L. Ellis, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN

Marcy Neuburg, MD
Professor of Dermatology
Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI

James E. Sligh, Jr., MD, PhD
Assistant Professor, Departments of Medicine (Dermatology) and Cell & Developmental Biology, Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center,
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN

Thomas Stasko, MD
Associate Professor of Dermatology,
Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center,
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN

George P. Stricklin, MD, PhD
Professor and Director, Division of Dermatology,
Program Director of Skin Diseases Research Center,
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN

Patricia Treadwell, MD, FAAD, FAAP
Professor of Pediatrics
Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN

Victoria P. Werth, MD
Associate Professor of Dermatology,
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

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Faculty

 

Ted L. Anderson, MD, PhD, FACOG, FACS
Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology,
Director, Division of Gynecology and Gynecologic Surgery
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN

Daniel H. Biller, MD
Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology,
Division of Gynecology and Gynecologic Surgery,
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN

Lawrence D. Devoe, MD, FACOG
Brooks Professor & Chairman
Director, Maternal-Fetal Medicine Section,
Department of Obstetrics& Gynecology,
Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, Georgia

Michael Makii, MD
Associate Professor of OB/GYN,
Mercer University School of Medicine, Macon, Georgia

Mark G. Martens, MD, FACOG
Clinical Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology,
University of Oklahoma, Tulsa; Chief Medical Officer,
Heartland Health Institute, Tulsa, OK

Kirk D. Ramin, MD
Associate Professor, Department of Obstetrics,
Gynecology and Women’s Health, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN

Stacey A. Scheib, MD
Clinical Instructor of Obstetrics and Gynecology,
Division of Gynecology and Gynecologic Surgery
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN

Howard A. Shaw, MD
Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology,
University of Connecticut;
Chairman/Director, Residency Program
Director, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology,
St Francis Hospital and Medical Center, Hartford, CT

Jeffrey J. Smith, MD
Oklahoma City, OK

LaNette Smith, MD
Breast Surgery of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK

 

Abstract Presenter

 

Sandra L. Torrente, MD
Obstetrics and Gynecology,
Meharry Medical College, Nashville, TN

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SMA Disclosure Policy and Conflict of Interest Resolution

It is SMA’s policy that all individuals involved with the planning and implementation of the content of an SMA CME/CE activity are required to disclose to the audience (1) any relevant financial relationships with entities producing healthcare goods or services consumed by or used on patients, and (2) unlabeled/unapproved uses of drugs or devices discussed in their presentation. Conflicts of Interest will be resolved prior to the activity and disclosures will be noted on a slide at the beginning of the lectures and in the syllabus.

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