Hepatitis B and Liver Cancer
Presented by: Stephanie Chao, MD
Senior Surgery Resident, Asian Liver Center
Stanford University Medical Center
November 5, 2011
Chronic hepatitis B (HBV) is a blood-borne virus that causes the most common serious liver infection in the world: 350 million people have the disease and one in four will die from its complications—cancer, liver failure, or cirrhosis (scarring of the liver).
Living Better with COPD
Presented by: Daya Upadhyay, MD
Assistant Professor, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Stanford University Medical Center
November 3, 2011
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a progressive lung disease which blocks the airflow and makes it increasingly difficult to breathe. COPD can cause shortness of breath, coughing, wheezing, excess mucus, chest tightness, and other symptoms.
Minimally Invasive Aesthetic and Functional Jaw Surgery
Presented by: Sabine Girod, MD, DDS, PhD, FACS
Associate Professor, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Stanford University Medical Center
October 20, 2011
When it comes to your face, how you look and what lies beneath your skin are intimately related. Facial aesthetics are based on balance and symmetry, which are determined by the set of your bones and teeth. From Nefertiti to Mona Lisa, attractive faces share uniform proportions that are balanced and relatively symmetrical. Research has shown that most people seem to have similar ideas about what constitutes an attractive face, which generally features wideset eyes, a large forehead, prominent cheekbones, thick lips, and a small, short nose and chin.
Living Well with Heart Failure
Presented by: Dipanjan Banerjee, MD, MS
Clinical Instructor, Cardiovascular Medicine
Stanford University Medical Center
September 14, 2011
Heart failure is a condition in which your heart cannot pump enough blood to meet your body’s needs. The condition is a syndrome that can be closely related to other types of heart disease, including an irregular rhythm, hypertension, and narrowed arteries that leave your heart muscle too weak or stiff to pump efficiently.
Skin Cancer: From Prevention to Treatment
Presented by: Kevin Wang, MD, PhD
Instructor, Dermatology
Stanford University Medical Center
June 16, 2011
Skin cancer is the most common of all cancers, accounting for more than half of all cancers in the United States. More than 1 million new cases occur in the U.S. each year, and it has been estimated that nearly half of all Americans who live to age 65 will develop some form of skin cancer at least once. In fact, one in five Americans will develop skin cancer in the course of a lifetime.
Migraines: The Basics
Presented by: Meredith Barad, MD
Clinical Instructor, Anesthesia
Stanford University Medical Center
May 26, 2011
Your head is throbbing. You can’t bear to move or even look at the light. You’re nauseous. Sometimes you see spots or feel pins and needles in your hands or legs. The pain is so powerful that all you can think about is finding a dark, quiet place to lie down. And it goes on for hours.
Migraine headaches are the most common type of headache, affecting 12 percent of all Americans. Unlike other headaches, migraines usually occur on one side of your head and are often accompanied by sensitivity to light and noise, nausea or vomiting, and aversion to movement.
