2011 Pathology Grand Rounds Schedule

Friday, January 14 at 7:30 a.m.

Speaker: Richard J. Zarbo, MD, DMD
Senior VP and Kathleen D. Ward Chair
Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI
Topic: Lean Pathology: Less is More
Location: Thalians Auditorium

Wednesday, January 26 at 4:00 p.m.

Speaker: Mark I. Greene, MD, PhD, FRCP
John W. Eckman Professor of Medical Science
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
Topic: erbB Targeted Cancer Therapy
Location: Harvey Morse Auditorium

Friday, February 25 at 7:30 a.m.

Speaker: Alberto M. Marchevsky MD
Pathologist, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Professor of Pathology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Topic: Application of Evidence-Based Pathology Principles of Immunohistochemistry and Molecular Pathology
Location: Thalians Auditorium

Friday, March 25 at 7:30 a.m.

Speaker: Neil Bhowmick, PhD
Research Scientist, Uro-Oncology Research Program,
Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute
Professor of Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Topic: Considering the Prostate Stroma: Source of Biomarkers and Therapeutic Targets
Location: Thalians Auditorium

Friday, April 22 at 7:30 a.m.

Speaker: Hunter Hardy, MD
Pathology Informatics Lead
Cedars-Sinai Health System
Department of Enterprise Information Services
Topic: Pathology Informatics Amidst the Era of Personalized Medicine
Location: Thalians Auditorium

Friday, May 27 at 7:30 a.m.

Speaker: Howard Sandler, MD, MS, FASTRO
Ronald H. Bloom Chair in Cancer Therapeutics
Professor and Chair, Department of Radiation Oncology
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Topic: Update on RTOG clinical trials for prostate cancer
Location: Thalians Auditorium

Friday, June 24 at 7:30 a.m.

Pathology Grand Rounds has been cancelled for this date.

Friday, July 22 at 7:30 a.m.

Speaker: André Rogatko, PhD
Director, Biostatistics and Bioinformatics
Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Topic: Statistical Design and Analysis of Pathology Studies
Location: Thalians Auditorium

Friday, August 26 at noon

Speaker: Edwin Posadas, MD
Clinical Director, Genitourinary Medical Oncology Program
Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Topic: Updates in Systemic Therapy for Prostate Cancer
Location: Harvey Morse Auditorium

Friday, September 16 at noon

Speaker: Serhan Alkan, MD
Director, Personalized Medicine Diagnostics
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Topic: Current Opportunities in Personalized Medicine and Pathology
Location: Harvey Morse Auditorium

Friday, October 28 at noon

Speaker: Beatrice Knudsen, MD, PhD
Medical Director, Cedars-Sinai Advanced Biobank
Director, Translational Pathology
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Topic: Biobanking in the Era of Personalized Medicine
Location: Thalians Auditorium