Neuro 101: anatomy of the peripheral nervous system, localisation of nerve injuries, pathology affecting peripheral nerves, the brachial and lumbosacral plexuses, peripheral nerve examination, common peripheral neuropathies, and diseases affecting the neuromuscular junction.
Echo basics: Aortic Valve. A normal aortic valve is trileaflet, with equally sized cusps that are supported by a fibrous annulus and separated by three commissures.
Scottish surgeon T.K. Dalziel (1861–1924) early description of Crohn’s disease, led children’s surgery in Glasgow, and was knighted for WWI medical service.
William Ganz (1919–2009), Slovakian-born cardiologist, co-invented the Swan-Ganz catheter and pioneered thermodilution in cardiovascular research
Gordon David Oppenheimer (1900 - 1974) was an American surgeon and urologist.
John Abercrombie (1780–1844), Scottish physician, pioneered neuropathology and GI research, and described early cases resembling Crohn’s disease in 1828
Leon Ginzburg (1898–1988), American surgeon Mount Sinai and Beth Israel; co-describer of regional ileitis (Crohn’s disease).
Echocardiography basics. Grading and quantifying mitral stenosis (MS) with planimetry, pulsed wave Doppler, PHT and Continuity Equation Method
Chronic inflammatory bowel disease affecting the GI tract, Crohn’s disease was first defined in 1932 but described decades earlier by Dalziel and others
Burrill B. Crohn (1884–1983), pioneering gastroenterologist and namesake of Crohn’s disease. Discover his life, work, and medical legacy
William Halsted (1852–1922), pioneering American surgeon, revolutionized surgery with aseptic technique, anesthesia, gloves, and the residency training model.
Eli Moschcowitz (1879–1964), pathologist who first described TTP and pioneered early psychosomatic medicine, influencing the biopsychosocial model.