October 27, 2009
Attendees: Flum, Rhodes, Massarweh, Symons, Grant, Kwon, Martin, Walker, Dick, Thrall, McLeod, Reed, Rooke, Louie, Mandell, Porter, Zirotti (DOH), Cummings (DOH), Fialkow, Dellinger, Salvalaggio, Thompson, Shnorhavorian, Goldin, Birnbaum (DOH), Kessler
David Birnbaum, PhD, MPH, presented DOH work on mandatory reporting. Larry Kessler, ScD, presented on a recently funded GO grant in the Department of Health Services.
September 22, 2009
Attendees: Dick, Flum, Goldin, Gray, Javid, Kessler, Kwon, Lawrence, MacLeod, Malone, Martin, Massarweh, Rooke, Shnorhavorian, Symons, Thompson, Thrall
Andre Dick, MD, presented his work on BMI and pediatric liver transplantation.
August 25, 2009
Attendees: Davis, Dellinger, Flum, Goldin, Gore, Javid, Lawrence, MacLeod, Massarweh, Park, Porter, Rhodes, Salvalaggio, Strate, Thrall, Yeung, Yukawa
Nader Massarweh, MD, presented his work on radiofrequency ablation for hepatocellular carcinoma.
June 23, 2009
Attendees: Dellinger, Flum, Goldin, Javid, Kessler, Lawrence, Mandell, Massarweh, Rhodes, Symons,
Thompson
Sara Javid, MD, presented her work on the treatment of breast cancer in the elderly.
May 26, 2009
Attendees: Dellinger, Edwards, Fialkow, Flum, Golding, Jense, Kessler, Lawrence, MacLeod, Martin, Massarweh, Patrick, Porter, Posner, Rhodes, Salvalaggio, Sizek, Symons, Thompson, Varghese
Brook Martin, MPH, presented his PhD work on lumbar spine surgery.
April 28, 2009
Attendees: Flum, Goldin, Lawrence, MacLeod, Martin, Massarweh, Sizek, Strandjord, Symons, Varghese, Vaughn
Tom Varghese, MD, presented his work on esophageal cancer care.
March 24, 2009
Attendees: Benedetti, Dellinger, Dick, Fialkow, Flum, Javid, Lawrence, MacLeod, Martin, Massarweh, Porter, Rhodes, Strandjord, Symons, Walker
Suzan Walker, RN, BSN, Tom Benedetti, MD, and Tom Strandjord, MD, presented their work on peri-natal indicators of quality.
February 24, 2009
Attendees: Dellinger, Farrokhi, Flum, Grant, Ilbawi, Javid, Lee, MacLeod, Martin, Massarweh, Perkins, Rhodes, Salvalaggio, Sizek, Symons, Thilen, Thompson, Varghese, Woodward, Wright
Dave Flum, MD, MPH, presented his plans for an upcoming grant submission designed to determine, share and improve healthcare effectiveness and value.
January 27, 2009
Michi Yukawa, MD, presented her work on the PERFORM study.
January 13, 2009 (rescheduled date for December 2008)
Attendees: Dick, Flum, Grant, Javid, Malone, Massarweh, Perkins, Posner, Rhodes, Salvalaggio, Symons, Thilen, Walker, Yanez
Paolo Salvalaggio, MD, presented his work on liver transplant outcomes.
November 25, 2008
Attendees: Dellinger, Farjah, Flum, Frye, Goldin, Grant, Harshbarger, Lao, Perkins, Malone, Mandell, Martin, Massarweh, Meissner, Porter, Rooke, Symons, Varghese, Walker
Adam Goldin, MD, MPH, presented his work on GERD in the pediatric population for an upcoming K award application.
October 28, 2008
Attendees: Devlin, Dick, Farjah, Fialkow, Flum, Frye, Grant, Javid, Lee, Malone, Martin, Meissner, Porter, Rooke, Salvalaggio, Symons, Thompson, Walker
Rachel Thompson, MD, presented her work on preoperative glycemic control.
September 23, 2008
Attendees: Benedetti, Dellinger, Devlin, Dick, Evans, Fialkow, Flum, Grant, Martin, Massarweh, Park, Rooke, Varghese
Nader Massarweh, MD, presented his residency research fellowship work on RFA use for hepato-cellular carcinoma.
August 26, 2008
Attendees: Benedetti, Dellinger, Devlin, Dick, Flum, Frye, Grant, Lao, Martin, Massarweh, Salvalaggio, Symons, Varghese
Tom Varghese, MD, presented on his research arc in the quality of esophageal cancer care.
July 22, 2008
Attendees: Devlin, Dick, Fialkow, Lao, Mandell, Massarweh, Porter, Shnorhavorian, Sorensen, Symons, Varghese
Margarett Shnorhavorian, MD, discussed her research development plans in Pediatric Stone Disease in the United States. Her aim is to develop an appropriate grant to estimate the prevalence of stone disease in children and understand the basic risk factors leading to stone disease.
June 17, 2008
Attendees: Devlin, Flum, Mirza, Shnorhavorian, Strate
Lisa Strate, MD, presented her work in progress on trends in Diverticulitis.
May 27, 2008
Attendees: Dellinger, Devlin, Evans, Fialkow, Flum, Kwon, Mirza, Mootz, Sorensen, Strate, Symons
Sohail Mirza, MD, presented “Evaluating Safety of Spine Surgery from Administrative Data.”
April 22, 2008
Attendees: Benedetti, Farjah, Flum, Goldin, Martin, Mirza, Porter, Strate, Symons, Varghese, Yukawa
March 25, 2008
Attendees: Benedetti, Carr, Devlin, Farjah, Flum, Lao, Mirza, Sorensen, Strate, Symons, Varghese
Farhood Farjah, MD, MPH, and Doug Wood, MD, presented.
March 4, 2008
Mike Porter, MD, presented his current work. Arden Morris, MD, MPH, from the University of Michigan was a guest speaker.
February 26, 2008
Attendees: Carr, Dellinger, Devlin, Farjah, Fialkow, Flum, Goldin, Lao, Meissner, Shnorhavorian, Sorensen, Strate, Symons
Mike Fialkow, MD, presented his work in progress on birth factors and pelvic floor dysfunction outcomes.


