The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, 2300 I Street NW, Room 117
Janette Rodrigues, Administrative Director, Office of Integrative Medicine and Health, jrodrigues@gwu.edu
Join us for the 2nd Annual Patrick and Marguerite Sung Symposium on Friday, April 26, 2019, at 1 pm at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences. Our Theodore and Cynthia Birnbaum Memorial speakers will be Drs. Emeran Mayer and Helen Lavretsky. There will be a panel discussion and Q&A with the speakers and other experts after the lectures, followed by a reception in the Weingold Executive Conference Center. The reception is from 4 p.m. - 6 p.m. Attendees are required to register for this event.
Emeran Mayer, MD, PhD, is a pioneer of medical research into brain-gut interactions. He is recognized as one of the leading investigators in the world of brain gut microbiome interactions in GI disorders, including functional and inflammatory bowel disorders and obesity. He is a Professor of Medicine, Physiology and Psychiatry, Vatche and Tamar Manoukian Division of Digestive Diseases Division of Digestive Diseases, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. Dr. Mayer is also the Executive Director of the G. Oppenheimer Center for Neurobiology of Stress and Resilience (CNSR) and Co-Director of CURE: Digestive Diseases Research Center at UCLA. Dr. Mayer is the bestselling author of The Mind-Gut Connection: How the Hidden Conversation Within Our Bodies Impacts Our Mood, Our Choices, and Our Overall Health.
Helen Lavretsky, MD, is an eminent geriatric psychiatrist, is an expert in brain aging and treatment. She is a Professor In-Residence in the Department of Psychiatry at UCLA, Director of the Late Life Mood, Stress, and Wellness Research Program at UCLA’s Semel Institute for Neuroscience & Human Behavior, a NIH-funded research program in geriatric depression and integrative mental health. She is a recipient of the Career Development award from the NIH’s National Institute of Mental Health and other prestigious research awards. Dr. Lavretsky is the Semel Scholar in Integrative Mental Health and the Director of the Late-life mood, stress and wellness program.
The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences designates this live activity for a maximum of 3.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) ™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Registration is free to GW faculty, students, alumni, and staff. General admission is $20. CME registration is $50. The event will be live streamed via webcast.