Winter: Medicine, Human Health and the Frontiers of Science 
"A great opportunity to see some of the school's most distinguished faculty discuss their areas of expertise " - Dean Pizzo This quarter, the Stanford Mini Med School focuses on our bodies and the organ systems that comprise them, seeing how they work, what goes awry and what scientists and physicians are learning every day about healing them. We also explore the latest in imaging technology and the fascinating topic of mind-body interactions.
Inside Out: How Imaging Technology Offers a Portal to Human Anatomy and Disease 
(113:49 min.)
Speaker: Geoffrey Rubin, Professor of Radiology; Member of Cancer Center
No reading assignment
The Developing Heart in Health and Disease (110:25 min.)
Speaker: Daniel Bernstein, Alfred Woodley Salter and Mabel Smith Salter Endowed Professor in Pediatrics - Cardiology; Member of Cancer Center; Member of Bio-X
Readings:
- Body. The Complete Human, pp. 126 –131 and 140 –145.
Congenital and Acquired Vascular Disorders of the Central Nervous System: How They Are Diagnosed and Treated (109:08 min.)
Speakers: Robert Dodd, Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery and of Radiology: Member of Cancer Center; and Michael Marks, Professor of Radiology - Diagnostic Radiology; Professor (By courtesy), Neurosurgery
Readings:
- Body. The Complete Human, review of pp. 126 – 131; also pp. 150 – 153, 234 – 237 (to “The Mind”) and 238 – 239.
Seeing Is Believing: Vision in Health and Disease, and Vision as a Window on the Brain (109:25 min.)
Speakers: Mark Blumenkranz, Professor and Chair of Ophthalmology; Member of Bio-X; and Carla Shatz, Professor of Biology and Neurobiology and Director, Bio-X. Note: video of Dr. Shatz's lecture is not available.
Readings:
- Body. The Complete Human, pp. 226 – 237 (to “The Mind”), 256 – 257, and 382 – 385.
Sounds and Senses: How We Hear and When We Don’t (108:35 min.)
Speakers: Robert Jackler, Edward C. and Amy H. Sewall Professor in Otorhinolaryngology; Chair, Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, and Associate Dean for Continuing Medical Education; and Eric Knudsen, Edward C. and Amy H. Sewall Professor, Department of Neurobiology
Reading:
- Body. The Complete Human, pp. 258 – 261.
Breathing, Wheezing and Gasping for Air: Our Respiratory System (119:29 min.)
Speakers: Norman Rizk, Senior Associate Dean, Clinical Affairs in the School of Medicine and the Berthold and Belle N. Guggenhime Professor in Medicine
Reading:
- Body. The Complete Human, pp. 155 – 175.
How the Gastrointestinal System Works and Goes Awry (102:44 min.)
Speakers: Jay Pasricha, Professor of Medicine - Gastroenterology & Hepatology; Professor (By courtesy), Surgery; Member, Bio-X
Reading:
- Body. The Complete Human, pp. 176 – 205.
Maintaining Our Balance: The Kidneys and Electrolytes (112:19 min.)
Speaker: Glenn Chertow, Professor of Medicine (Nephrology)
Reading:
- Body. The Complete Human, pp. 206 – 225.
Learning and Memory: How it Works and When it Fails (113:48 min.)
Speaker: Frank Longo, George E. and Lucy Becker Professor and Chair, Department of Neurology
Reading:
- Body. The Complete Human, review of pp. 234-237 (and the section on “The Mind”); also pp. 240 –245, 362 – 366 (to “Hormonal Changes”), and 378 – 381.
Mind-Body Interactions (113:55 min.)
Speaker: David Spiegel, Jack, Samuel and Lulu Willson Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences; Member, Cancer Center
Reading:
- David Spiegel. “Wedding Hypnosis to the Radiology Suite.” Pain 126 (2006): 2-4.
- David Spiegel. “The Mind Prepared: Hypnosis in Surgery.” JNCI 99 (17) (September 5, 2007): 1280-1281.
