Internal Medicine Board Review

Welcome and Introduction
Joseph Izzo, MD (Course Chair)
Professor and Exceptional Scholar, Departments of Medicine and Pharmacology
Jacobs School of Medicine, State University of New York at Buffalo, Chief of Medicine
Erie County Medical Center
Buffalo, NY

Essential Hypertension
Joseph Izzo, MD (Course Chair)
Professor and Exceptional Scholar, Departments of Medicine and Pharmacology, Jacobs School of Medicine, State University of New York at Buffalo, and Chief of Medicine, Erie County Medical Center
Buffalo, NY

Hypertension -- Special Situations
Joseph Izzo, MD (Course Chair)
Professor and Exceptional Scholar, Departments of Medicine and Pharmacology, Jacobs School of Medicine, State University of New York at Buffalo, and Chief of Medicine, Erie County Medical Center
Buffalo, NY

Dyslipidemia and Large Artery Disease
Parag Joshi, MD, MHS
Assistant Professor, Division of Cardiology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, and Adjunct Assistant Professor of Medicine, Johns Hopkins Ciccarone Center for the Prevention of Heart Disease
Dallas, TX

Coronary Artery Disease
Deepak L. Bhatt, MD, MPH
Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, and Executive Director, Interventional Cardiovascular Programs, Brigham and Women’s Hospital 
Boston, MA

Heart Failure
Illeana Pina, MD, MPH
Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology/Population Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, and Associate Chief for Academic Affairs, Montefiore Medical Center
New York, NY

Valvular and Structural Heart Diseases
Deepak L. Bhatt, MD MPH
Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, and Executive Director, Interventional Cardiovascular Programs, Brigham and Women’s Hospital 
Boston, MA

Arrhythmias
Jeffery L. Anderson, MD
Professor of Cardiology, University of Utah School of Medicine, and Distinguished Clinical and Research Physician, Intermountain Medical Center Heart Institute
Salt Lake City, UT

Pulmonary Diseases
Daniel Ouellette, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine, Wayne State University School of Medicine, and Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Specialist, Henry Ford Hospital
Detroit, MI

Less Common Pulmonary Disorders
Erin Crowley, MD
Assistant Research Professor of Medicine, and Associate Director of the Adult Cystic Fibrosis Program, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Occupational and Sleep Medicine, University of Indiana School of Medicine
Indianapolis, IN

Pulmonary Tumors
Dahrani K. Narendra, MD, MBBS
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, and Associate Program Director for Critical Care Medicine Fellowship Program, Baylor College of Medicine, and Medical Director, Respiratory Care, and Associate Director, Medical Intensive Care Unit, Ben Taub Hospital
Houston, TX

Critical Care Medicine
Jose Pascual, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Surgery, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA

Ryan Dumas, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical School
Dallas, TX

Sleep Medicine
Shirin Shafazand, MD, MS
Associate Professor of Medicine, Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine
Miami, FL

High-Altitude Disease
Benjamin Honigman, MD
Clinical Professor and Professor Emeritus of Emergency Medicine, and Founding Member, Altitude Research Center, University of Colorado School of Medicine
Denver, CO

Acute Kidney Injury and Acute Renal Failure
Pedram Fatehi, MD, MPH
Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine, Nephrology, and Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine
Palo Alto, CA

Chronic Renal Failure and Renal Parenchymal Diseases
Mitchell H. Rosner, MD
Henry B. Mulholland Professor of Medicine, and Chair, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Virginia Health System
Charlottesville, VA

Glomerulonephritis
Mitchell H. Rosner, MD
Henry B. Mulholland Professor of Medicine, and Chair, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Virginia Health System
Charlottesville, VA  

Obstructive and Inflammatory Kidney diseases: Kidney Stones, Urinary Tract Infections and Obstruction, Congenital Kidney Diseases, and Pregnancy
Joel Topf, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor, Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, and Medical Director, St. Clair Nephrology Research
Detroit, MI

Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-base Disorders
Pedram Fatehi, MD, MPH 
Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine, Nephrology, and Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine/Medical Center
Palo Alto, CA

Stroke
Vasileios-Arsenios Lioutas, MD
Department of Neurology, Stroke Division, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Instructor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome
Caroline Apovian, MD 
Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics, Boston University School of Medicine, and Director, Center for Nutrition and Weight Management, Boston Medical Center
Boston, MA

Disorders of the Thyroid, Adrenal Gland, Pituitary Gland
John Carmichael, MD
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, and Co-director, USC Pituitary Center, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA

Calcium and Bone Metabolism
E. Michael Lewiecki, MD
Director, New Mexico Clinical Research & Osteoporosis Center, Director, Bone Health TeleECHO, UNM Health Sciences Center, and Board Member, National Osteoporosis Foundation, International Society for Clinical Densitometry,  and Osteoporosis Foundation of New Mexico  
Albuquerque, NM

Women’s Health
Bradley Hurst, MD
Division Director, Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Carolinas Medical Center
Charlotte, NC

Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections and Female Incontinence and Urgency
Erin Myers, MD
Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Atrium Health
Charlotte, NC

Men's Reproductive Health
Joseph Alukal, MD
Associate Professor, Departments of Urology and Obstetrics/Gynecology, Director of Male Reproductive Health, and Director of Fellowship, Male Reproductive/Reconstructive Surgery, NYU Langone School of Medicine
New York, NY

Infectious diseases: General approach to treatment and prevention
Marisa Holubar, MD, MS
Clinical Assistant Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases, and Associate Director, Infection Prevention Program and Antimicrobial Stewardship Program, Stanford University School of Medicine
Palo Alto, CA

Lung Infections: Part 1
Vicki Shannon, MD
Professor, Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Division of Internal Medicine, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX

Lung Infections: Part 2
Vicki Shannon, MD
Professor, Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Division of Internal Medicine, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX

HIV Infections
Roy Gulick, MD
Rochelle Belfer Professor of Medicine, and Chief, Division of Infectious Diseases, Weill Cornell Medicine
New York, NY

Travel Medicine and Tick-borne Infections
Kenneth Dardick, MD
Faculty Member, Frank Netter School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University and University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Fellow of the Faculty of Travel Medicine of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons (Glasgow), and Past Chair of the Examination Committee of the International Society of Travel Medicine
Farmington, CT

Soft-tissue Infections, Osteomyelitis, and CNS Infections
John K. Crane, MD, PhD
Professor of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Jacob School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Buffalo
Buffalo, NY

Healthcare-associated Infections
Marisa Holubar, MD, MS
Clinical Assistant Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases, and Associate Director, Infection Prevention Program and Antimicrobial Stewardship Program, Stanford University School of Medicine
Palo Alto, CA

Bleeding and Clotting Disorders
Evan Bloch, MB, Ch.B, MD, MS
Associate Professor, Transfusion Medicine, and Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Baltimore, MD

Dementia, Delirium, and Mental Capacity
Yesne Alici, MD
Associate Attending Psychiatrist, and Clinical Director, Psychiatry Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, NY

Personality Disorders
Donald W. Black, MD
Professor of Psychiatry, University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine
Iowa City, IA

Mood, Anxiety, and Psychotic Disorders
Donald Black, MD
Professor of Psychiatry, University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine
Iowa City, IA

Addiction Medicine: Core Knowledge and Skills for the Medical Clinicians
James W. Finch, MD
Adjunct Associate Professor, University of North Carolina College of Medicine, and Director, Physician Education, North Carolina Governor’s Institute on Substance Abuse
Durham, NC

Hepatology and the Biliary System
James Walter, MD
Attending Physician, Department of Digestive Disease and Transplantation, Einstein Healthcare Network
Philadelphia, PA

Upper Gastrointestinal Disorders: Esophagus, Stomach, and Duodenum
Christopher Marshall, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, University of Massachusetts Medical School
Worcester, MA

Lower Gastrointestinal Disorders: Pancreas, Small and Large Bowel
Christopher Marshall, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, University of Massachusetts Medical School
Worcester, MA

Approach to the Patient with Suspected Rheumatologic Disease
Don Goldenberg, MD
Emeritus Professor of Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine, and Former Chief of Rheumatology, Newton/Wellesley Hospital
Philadelphia, PA

Arthritis
Diane Horowitz, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, and Director, The Rheumatoid Arthritis Center, Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine
New York, NY

Rheumatoid Arthritis and Systemic Lupus Erythematosis
Alexandra Villa-Forte, MD, MPH
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University and Center for Vasculitis Care and Research at Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH

Vasculitis, Systemic Sclerosis, Inflammatory Myopathies, and Fibromyalgia
Bruce Rothschild, MD
Professor of Medicine, West Virginia University School of Medicine
Morgantown, WV  

Interpretation of the Medical Literature
Thomas Payne, MD
Professor of Medicine and Medical Director, Information Technology Service, University Washington School of Medicine
Seattle, WA

High Value Care, Patient Safety, and Quality Improvement
Lianne Marks, MD,PhD
Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine, Texas A&M College of Medicine
Bromfield, CO

Routine Care of the Healthy Patient
Kevin Sherin, MD, MPH, MBA
Clinical Professor of Family Medicine, Florida State University College of Medicine and University of Central Florida College of Medicine
Orlando, FL

Care of the Pregnant Patient
Priscilla Pemu, MD, MS
Professor of Medicine, and Vice Chair (Research), Department of Medicine, Morehouse School of Medicine
Atlanta, GA

Perioperative Medicine
Steven L. Cohn, MD
Professor Emeritus, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, and Director, Medical Consultation Service, Jackson Memorial Hospital
Miami, FL

Evaluation and Treatment of Pain
Timothy R. Deer, MD
Clinical Professor of Anesthesiology, University of West Virginia School of Medicine, President, Spine and Nerve Center of the Virginias, President, International Neuromodulation Society, and Chairman, American Society of Pain and Neuroscience
Charleston, WV

Palliative Care
David Casarett, MD, MA
Professor of Medicine, and Chief of Palliative Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine
Durham, NC

Geriatric Medicine
Arthur Hayward, MD, MBA
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, Oregon Health & Sciences University, and Internist and Geriatrician, Kaiser Permanente Northwest Region
Portland, OR

Disorders of the Eye
Anat Galor, MD
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology, Miller School of Medicine and Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami
Miami, FL

Allergy and Immunology
Julie Wang, MD
Professor of Pediatrics, and Co-Director, Allergy and Immunology Fellowship, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
New York, NY

Dermatology
Daniel Federman, MD
Professor of Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, and Associate Chief of Medicine, Veterans Administration Connecticut Healthcare System