Dr. Edward B. Leahey and Michael I. Leahey Lecture Series

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18th Annual Dr. Edward B. Leahey and Michael I. Leahey Lecture, Department of Medicine Grand Rounds, Clinical Research's Role in Tackling Health Inequities

  • Speaker: Consuelo H. Wilkins, MD, MSCI, Professor of Medicine; Senior Vice President for Health Equity and Inclusive Excellence, Vanderbilt University Medical Center; Senior Associate Dean for Health Equity and Inclusive Excellence, Vanderbilt School of Medicine
  • Date: 2/15/2023

17th Annual Dr. Edward B. Leahey and Michael I. Leahey Lecture, Department of Medicine Grand Rounds, United States COVID-19 Response

  • Speaker: David Kessler, MD, Chief Science Officer of the White House COVID-19 Response Team since 2021, former Commissioner of the United States Food and Drug Administration, November 1990 until March 1997
  •  Date: 4/13/2022

 

16th Annual Dr. Edward B. Leahey and Michael I. Leahey Lecture, Department of Medicine Grand Rounds, Evaluating and Implementing COVID-19 Vaccines in a Rapidly Evolving Pandemic

  • Speaker: Magdalena Sobieszczyk, MD, MPH, Chief, Division of Infectious Diseases, Harold C. Neu Professor of Infectious Diseases (in Medicine), Columbia University Irving Medical Center
  • Date: 6/16/2021

 

15th Annual Dr. Edward B. Leahey and Michael I. Leahey Lecture, Department of Medicine Grand Rounds, The Ethics of Inclusion: Cultivating Trust in Precision Medicine

  • Speaker: Sandra Soo-Jin Lee, PhD, Chief, Division of Ethics, Department of Medical Humanities and Ethics, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University
  • Date: 5/22/2019

 

14th Annual Dr. Edward B. Leahey and Michael I. Leahey Lecture, Department of Medicine Grand Rounds, Inflammation and Atherothrombosis: From Population Biology to Proven Intervention

  • Speaker: Paul M. Ridker, MD, MPH, FACC, FAHA, Eugene Braunwald Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Director, Center for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention, Division of Preventive Medicine, Brigham and Woman’s Hospital
  • Date: 5/2/2018

 

13th Annual Dr. Edward B. Leahey and Michael I. Leahey Lecture, Department of Medicine Grand Rounds, Genomics Enters Medicine: Ethical Challenges Associated with the Return of Results to Patients

  • Speaker: Paul S. Appelbaum, MD, Dollard Professor of Psychiatry, Medicine, and Law, Director, Division of Law, Ethics, and Psychiatry, Director, Center for Research on Ethical, Legal and Social Implications of Psychiatric, Neurologic and Behavioral Genetics, Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University Medical Center
  • Date: 1/25/2017

 

12th Annual Dr. Edward B. Leahey and Michael I. Leahey Lecture, Department of Medicine Grand Rounds, 21st Century Biomedicine: Translating Discovery to Patient Care

  • Speaker: Elizabeth G. Nabel, MD, President, Brigham and Women’s Healthcare, Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
  • Date: 2/3/2016


11th Annual Dr. Edward B. Leahey and Michael I. Leahey Lecture, Department of Medicine Grand Rounds, Biotechnology Innovation: Translating Genetics and Basic Science Discoveries to Therapies

  • Speaker: George D. Yancopoulos, MD, PhD, Founding Scientist and Chief Scientific Officer, Regeneron, President, Regeneron Laboratories
  • Date: 3/4/2015


10th Annual Dr. Edward B. Leahey and Michael I. Leahey Lecture, Department of Medicine Grand Rounds, Catalyzing Translational Innovation

  • Speaker: Christopher P. Austin, MD, Director, National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS)
  • Date: 6/11/2014


9th Annual Dr. Edward B. Leahey and Michael I. Leahey Lecture, Department of Medicine Grand Rounds, From Cardiovascular Disease to Health: The Journey of the High-Risk Plaque

  • Speaker: Valentin Fuster, MD, PhD, Physician-in-Chief, The Mount Sinai Medical Center
  • Date: 3/20/2013


8th Annual Dr. Edward B. Leahey and Michael I. Leahey Lecture, Department of Medicine Grand Rounds, The Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction (TIMI) Trials: The Ever Changing Management of Cardiovascular Patients

  • Speaker: Christopher P. Cannon, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
  • Date: 4/27/2011


7th Annual Dr. Edward B. Leahey and Michael I. Leahey Lecture, Department of Medicine Grand Rounds, The Randomized Clinical Trial as a Long and Complicated Journey: Lessons from the ACCORD Trial

  • Speaker: William T. Friedewald, MD, Professor of Clinical Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Clinical Medicine, Columbia University
  • Date: 4/14/2010


6th Annual Dr. Edward B. Leahey and Michael I. Leahey Lecture, Translational Therapeutics of the Arachidonic Acid Cascade

  • Speaker: Garret A. FitzGerald, MD, Professor of Medicine and Pharmacology, University of Pennsylvania
  • Date: 1/20/2009


5th Annual Dr. Edward B. Leahey and Michael I. Leahey Lecture, The Joys of Translational Research

  • Speaker: Barry S. Coller, MD, Professor of Medicine, The Rockefeller University
  • Date: 1/15/2008


4th Annual Dr. Edward B. Leahey and Michael I. Leahey Lecture, A Vision for the Future of Clinical Research – and How to Position CUMC for That Future

  • Speaker: Lee Goldman, MD, Harold and Margaret Hatch Professor, Columbia University
  • Date: 1/23/2007


3rd Annual Dr. Edward B. Leahey and Michael I. Leahey Lecture, Drug Discovery and Development: The important complimentary roles of industry and academia

  • Steven M. Paul, MD, President, Lilly Research Laboratories
  • Date: 2006


2nd Annual Dr. Edward B. Leahey and Michael I. Leahey Lecture, Demystifying the US FDA: How Best Practices in Clinical Trials Advance Human Health

  • Robert J. Temple, MD, Associate Director for Medical Policy, U.S. FDA
  • Date: 2004


Inaugural Dr. Edward B. Leahey and Michael I. Leahey Lecture, Inaugural The Societal Imperative for Academic Medical Centers to Develop Efficient Clinical Research Capability

  • Robert M. Califf, MD, Fortin Professor of Cardiology, Duke University
  • Date: 2003