Symposium
P. Roy Vagelos, M.D., Chair
Alan Tall, M.D., Co-Chair
October 24, 2008
Columbia University Medical Center
P&S Alumni Auditorium
650 W. 168th St., 1st Floor
New York, NY 10032
12:00pm - 3:30pm
Alan Tall, M.D., Co-Chair
October 24, 2008
Columbia University Medical Center
P&S Alumni Auditorium
650 W. 168th St., 1st Floor
New York, NY 10032
12:00pm - 3:30pm
| 12:00pm – 12:10pm: P. Roy Vagelos, M.D. Chairman, CUMC Board of Visitors Welcome |
| 12:10pm – 12:15pm: Lee Goldman, MD, MPH Executive Vice President for Health and Biomedical Sciences and Dean of the Faculties of Health Sciences and Medicine Introductory Comments |
| 12:15pm – 12:45pm: Michael R. Rosen, MD Presentation: "Engineering Biological Pacemakers" |
| 12:45pm – 1:05pm: Henry M. Colecraft, PhD Presentation: "Molecular Regulation of Cardiac L-type Calcium Channels" |
| 1:05pm – 1:25pm: Jeanine M. D'Armiento, MD, PhD Presentation: "The Molecular Mechanism of Cigarette Smoke Induced Injury in Vascular Disease" |
| 1:25pm – 1:45pm: Henry M. Spotnitz, MD Presentation: "Biventricular Pacing for Acute Heart Failure" |
| 1:45pm – 2:00pm: Break: Refreshments will be served |
| 2:00pm – 2:30pm Robert Kass, PhD Presentation: "Broad Lessons from Rare Congenital Cardiac Arrhythmias" |
| 2:30pm – 2:50pm: Thomas Diacovo, MD Presentation: "A Biological Model to Ascertain the in vivo Effectiveness of Anti-platelet Therapies in Patients: A New Gold Standard?" |
| 2:50pm – 3:10pm Roxana Mehran, MD Presentation: "New Treatment Strategies in Acute Coronary Syndromes/Acute Myocardial Infarction: The Fine Balance Between Ischemia Protection and Bleeding Complications" |