Grand Rounds

Presenter: Jawad Bilal, MBBS
Title: “Demystifying Fibromyalgia”

Dr. James H. McClenathan
Professor, Surgery
Division of General Surgery
University of Arizona Department of Surgery

"Presidential Surgical/Medical Histories of Dwight Eisenhower and Ronald Reagan"

Outcome/Objectives: Become informed and have awareness and updated information presented and/or discussed at the conference; be made aware of any study activities presented and/or discussed; be able to utilize the information presented towards your daily patient care and/or practice activities.

Presenter: Hani Rashid, DO
Title: “Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation for Scleroderma - the New Standard of Care?”

Dr. Rashid is a second year Rheumatology Fellow in the University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson.  He earned his bachelor's degree in Psychobiology at UCLA in 2008 and went on to complete a doctorate in osteopathic medicine at the Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine/Midwestern University in 2014.  He completed his internal medicine residency at Methodist Health Systems in Dallas, Texas, where he served as Chief Resident.

Presenter: Helene Kramer, DO
Title: "Autoimmunity in Immunodeficiency"

Dr. Kramer is a first year Rheumatology Fellow in the University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson. She earned her bachelor’s degrees in mathematics and french at Barrett, The Honors College at Arizona State University in 2011. She went on to complete a doctorate in osteopathic medicine at Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine/Midwestern University in 2016. She completed her internal medicine residency training at Medstar Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, D.C.

"Recruitment, Retention, and Promotion of Diverse Surgical Trainees"

Moderator
Dr. Valentine Nfonsam
Program Director, General Surgery Residency
University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson
Chair, APDS Diversity & Inclusion Committee (2017 - 2020)