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(Left to Right) Drs. Neil B. Rosenshein, Hyung S. Ryu and Dwight Im are among the keynote speakers at the Women's Health 2011 conference/CME to be held Sat., March 19th |
For nearly 15 years, Dr. Neil B. Rosenshein, Medical Director of The Weinberg Center for Women's Health and Medicine at Mercy and Director of The Gynecology Center at Mercy, has led a conference for physicians and other medical professionals throughout the region regarding women's health care issues. The symposium serves as an opportunity for continuing medical education credits for participants.
This year, Dr. Rosenshein serves as Course Director for "WOMEN'S HEALTH 2011," Saturday, March 19th, 7:30 a.m. to 4:40 p.m. at the Marriott Waterfront Hotel.
Doctors and surgeons from Mercy's medical staff as well as guest speakers will address a variety of topics including obesity, osteoporosis, ovarian cancer, etc., as well as issues like robotic surgery and health care reform.
Women’s Health: 2011 CME
Saturday, March 19th
Marriott Waterfront Hotel
Baltimore, MD
Neil B. Rosenshein, M.D., Course Director
7:30 a.m. |
Registration |
8:00 - 8:20 a.m. |
Welcome |
8:20 - 9:00 a.m. |
The Obesity Epidemic
Scott Kahan, M.D., M.P.H., Associate Director, Johns Hopkins Center for Weight Management, Johns Hopkins Hospital |
9:00 - 9:40 a.m. |
Genetic Cancer Syndromes: BRCA and Beyond
Kathy J. Helzlsouer, M.D., Director, The Prevention and Research Center, Mercy Medical Center |
9:40 - 10:00 a.m. |
Break |
10:00 - 10:40 a.m. |
Osteoporosis “Treatment Benefits vs. Harm”
Marc C. Hochberg, M.D., M.P.H., Professor of Medicine; Head, Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Maryland Medical Center |
10:40 - 11:20 a.m. |
Gynecologic Ultrasound
Ulrike Maria Hamper, M.D., Radiology and Radiological Science, Johns Hopkins Hospital |
11:20 - 12:00 p.m. |
Pain Management – “Challenges and Solutions”
David N. Maine, M.D., Director, The Center for Interventional Pain Medicine, Mercy Medical Center |
12:00 – 1:00 p.m. |
Lunch and Special Presentation
Health Care Reform and Your Practice
Ms. Lucia DiVenere, MA, Senior Director, Government Affairs, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists |
1:00 – 1:40 p.m. |
Fertility Preservation in Gynecologic Oncology
Gilbert L. Mottla, M.D., Reproductive Endocrinology/Infertility,
Anne Arundel Medical Center |
1:40 – 2:20 p.m. |
Gestational Trophoblastic Disease (GTD)
Hyung S. Ryu, M.D., Gynecologic Oncology
The Weinberg Center for Women’s Health & Medicine, Mercy Medical Center |
2:20 – 3:00 p.m. |
Robotic Surgery in Gynecologic Oncology
Dwight D. Im, M.D., Medical Director, Gynecologic Oncology, The Weinberg Center for Women’s Health & Medicine, Mercy Medical Center |
3:00 – 3:40 p.m. |
Ovarian Cancer – 2011 from Management of the Adnexal Mass to Prevention
Neil B. Rosenshein, M.D., Chief, Gynecologic Oncology; Medical Director, The Weinberg Center for Women’s Health & Medicine, Mercy Medical Center; Director, The Gynecologic Oncology Collaborative |
3:40 – 4:40 p.m. |
Panel Discussion
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ABOUT DR. NEIL B. ROSENSHEIN
Neil B. Rosenshein, M.D., F.A.C.O.G.
Gynecologic oncologist Neil B. Rosenshein, M.D., is the Medical Director of The Gynecology Center at Mercy as well as Director of The Weinberg Center for Women's Health and Medicine at Mercy. Dr. Rosenshein is Board Certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology, the Division of Gynecologic Oncology.
Dr. Rosenshein has established a world-renowned medical team utilizing state-of-the-art technology for the diagnosis and treatment of gynecologic cancers, including cervical, ovarian, uterine, and vaginal cancer. The Center provides early detection and screening; medical and surgical treatment of gynecologic cancers; individual risk assessments; patient education and preventive measures; clinical trials, and research in gynecologic oncology.
Dr. Rosenshein was formerly director of Gynecologic Oncology at Johns Hopkins Hospital, 1980-1995. He is a member of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, the Society of Gynecologic Oncologists, the American Society of Clinical Oncology, the Medical and Chirurgical Faculty of the State of Maryland, the Obstetrical and Gynecological Society of Maryland, the Mid-Atlantic Gynecologic Oncology Society, the Baltimore City Medical Society; and is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons.
Dr. Rosenshein has published articles in nearly 150 medical journals and publications, including the Journal of the American Medical Association, the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and the New England Journal of Medicine.
He authored the book, Manual of Gynecologic Oncology and co-authored Surgery in Retroperitoneal Space: An Operative Gynecology Videobook, He also wrote seven chapters in various medical books, which were distributed throughout the United States, the United Kingdom, and Switzerland.
Dr. Rosenshein was named in the August 1997 edition of the national magazine, Good Housekeeping, as one of the best gynecologic oncologists in the nation.
Dr. Rosenshein was named Humanitarian of the Year (2002) by the Mildred Mindell Cancer Foundation, joining Mercy's own Dr. Neil B. Friedman, Director of the Breast Center at Mercy (1998) as recent recipients. Rosenshein was selected for "the significant research and achievements he and The Center for Women's Health and Medicine at Mercy have made in the ongoing battle against women's cancers and women's illness." Established in 1957 by a group of Baltimore women in honor of their close friend, Mildred Mindell, who died of cancer, the Foundation helps support such organizations as the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, the American Cancer Society, the Leukemia Society, pediatric oncology care, hospice and home care, research, and other worthy projects.
Dr. Rosenshein is also involved in medical research, including serving as the Primary Investigator for a study involving The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health to isolate markers in the blood that may help find tumors (2003). This study is sponsored by the National Cancer Institute, Cancer Biomarkers Research Group and Early Detection Research Network.
Dr. Rosenshein was recognized for "a life completely dedicated to battling cancer and safeguarding women's health" at the 2003 "HealthCare Heroes" awards celebration presented by The Daily Record newspaper in Baltimore.
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