Louisville Lectures Internal Medicine Lecture Series Podcast

Dr. Lorrel Brown recaps the electrical system of the heart then uses cases to discuss AV blocks, and interprets many EKGs!  Here is your chance to get inside the brain of a cardiologist!

Dr. Martin Gnoni presents on urinary tract infections using the Infectious Disease Society of America's guidelines. He covers acute, uncomplicated cystitis and pyelonephritis in both pregnant and non-pregnant women. He then discusses complicated UTIs including those in men. Finally, he addresses catheter associated UTIs. Dr. Gnoni was an Infectious Disease fellow at the University of Louisville.

Yes, that Tao Le. Here he discusses types of rhinitis (infectious, allergic, non-infectious and non-allergic rhinitis, chronic rhinitis with and without polyps). Then he delves into epidemiology, complications, and treatment options (including environmental control, antihistamines, nasal steroids, surgery. He touches on chronic sinusitis as well as when to refer to an allergist or ENT. Dr. Tao Le...

Dr. Eleanor Lederer reviews the balance of calcium in the body and mechanisms of homeostasis in the kidneys and bones. She then covers hypocalcemia and hypercalcemia in a case-based approach. Dr. Lederer is an Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Lousiville. She is the Chief of the Division of Nephrology and the Program Director for the Nephrology and Kidney Disease Fellowship. Her...

Dr. Eleanor Lederer addresses sodium and potassium regulation including mechanisms of diuretics.  She presents a basic approach to addressing cases and analyzing serum and urine electrolytes in the context of presentation. Dr. Lederer is an Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Lousiville. She is the Chief of the Division of Nephrology and the Program Director for the Nephrology an...

In this lecture Dr. Villafuerte speaks from experience and research on the myriad complications that can occur with diabetes. Dr. Betty Villafuerte is an Associate Professor at the University of Louisville. Her clinical interests are obesity, diabetes, and hypoglycemia.

Dr. Stillman is part of the medicine faculty at the University of Louisville. He is well known for his focus on the human aspect of medicine and as an advocate for patients. This talk discusses barriers to care that are rarely addressed in usual discussions on the issue, physical barriers to care for those living with disabilities. His faculty profile can be found here: https://stage.louisville.ed...

Dr. Tamas is an Assistant Professor at the University of Louisville in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and holds the Auerbach Endowed Chair of Psycho-Oncology. In this lecture she discusses an approach to somatoform disorders. Her faculty profile can be found here: http://www.uoflphysicians.com/1679625610-rebecca-tamas

Dr. Rafael Perez is a Professor of Medicine on faculty at the University of Louisville and is the Chief of Medicine at the Louisville VA Hospital. In this lecture, Dr. Perez discusses PFTs. His faculty profile can be found here: http://louisville.edu/medicine/departments/medicine/doctors/perez_r

Dr. Martin Espinosa gave this lecture during his Cardiology fellowship at the University of Louisville. He is currently completing a fellowship in Electrophysiology. Here, he discusses atrial fibrillation and atrial flutter. Disclaimer: Some images from this lecture may have been pulled from a Google search to improve the quality of the teaching images. The credit for these images falls to the ori...

Dr. Bryan Moffett presents a lecture on his approach to the differential and assessment of various types of anemia. He begins with some of his algorithms for determining testing and ends with his own set of cases to provide clinical vignettes on common presentations.

Dr. Bryan Moffett is on faculty at the University of Louisville as an Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine. He practices primarily at the VA Hospital and is known for his ability to simplify and organize complex pathology. Here, he gives one of his well known lectures on acute and chronic diarrhea.

Dr. Marsano is a professor of medicine at the University of Louisville and holds a Distinguished Chair in Hepatology in the department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. Here he discusses how to minimize complications from cirrhosis. His faculty profile can be found here: https://louisville.edu/bucksforbrains/faculty/marsano

In this lecture, Dr. Charlene Mitchell discusses the etiology, evaluation, and workup of syncope in different age groups. She goes on to further discuss a guidelines based approach to diagnosis and pursuit of treatment options (including discharge to home, when appropriate).     Some items in this lecture may have come from the lecturer’s personal academic files or have been cited in-line or at th...

Dr. Neal Roberts is a Professor of Medicine and is the Chair of Rheumatology at the University of Louisville. In this lecture, Dr. Roberts discusses lupus, vasculitis, and their mimics. His faculty profile can be found here: http://louisville.edu/medicine/departments/medicine/doctors/roberts_n

Dr. Betty Villafuerte is an Associate Professor at the University of Louisville. In this lecture, she covers the basics of diabetes treatments including oral agents, subcutaneous insulins and newer drugs. Her faculty profile can be found here: http://louisville.edu/medicine/departments/medicine/doctors/villafuerte-betty.

Dr. Brown is an Assistant Professor at the University of Louisville and is the Associate Director of the Cardiovascular Medicine fellowship. In this lecture, she covers the basics aortic stenosis assessment and management as well as general principles for other valvular diseases.  Her faculty profile can be found here: http://louisville.edu/medicine/departments/medicine/doctors/brown-lorrel  

Dr. Gerald Lee is an Assistant Professor on faculty at the University of Louisville. He is the Division Chief of both the adult and pediatrics department of Allergy and Immunology. In this lecture, Dr. Lee discusses immunotherapy. His faculty profile can be found here: http://www.uoflphysicians.com/1942474648-gerald-lee

Dr. O'Hagan is an Assistant Professor with joint appointments with Pediatrics and Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine. Dr. O'Hagan has specific interest in early CF therapy and transition from pediatric to adult medicine in CF. In this lecture, he discusses CF for the internist as life expectancy for CF patients increases. His faculty profile can be found here; http://louisville.edu/hsc/complianc...

Dr. Ramirez is a Professor of Medicine at the University of Louisville and is the Division Chief for Infectious Disease. Here, he discusses bacteremia and intravascular infections. His faculty profile can be found here: http://www.uoflphysicians.com/1225016983-julio-ramirez

Dr. Karim El-Kersh is currently a Sleep Medicine fellow at the University of Louisville. He completed his Pulmonary and Critical Care fellowship at Louisville in 2014 and is very active in both education and research. Here, we have a four part lecture series he presented reviewing pulmonary and critical care medicine for the internist. His profile can be found on the fellowship website here: https...

Dr. Jason Roberts is an Assistant Professor of Medicine and the Director of Endoscopy in the Department of Gastroenterology at the University of Louisville. In this lecture, he discusses the management of Acute Pancreatitis and his perspectives on whether is is a primarily surgical or medical diagnosis. His faculty profile can be found here: http://louisville.edu/medicine/departments/medicine/doct...

Dr. Caster is an Assistant Professor with the University of Louisville in the division of Nephrology. In this lecture she discusses glomerulonephritis. Her faculty profile can be found here: http://www.uoflphysicians.com/1659402287-dawn-caster  

Dr. Caster is an Assistant Professor with the University of Louisville in the division of Nephrology. In this lecture she discusses the nephrotic syndromes. Her faculty profile can be found here http://www.uoflphysicians.com/1659402287-dawn-caster

This is the second half of a two part series reviewing antibiotics. This lecture focuses primarily on basic antimicrobial principles including penicillins, cephalosporins, . Julie Harting is a Pharm D. who is a member of the University of Louisville Infectious Disease Bone and Joint Team. Her faculty profile can be found here: http://www.iduofl.us/profile.php?email=jharting@sullivan.edu.