Upcoming In-Person Program: Friday, May 17, 2024
9 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
In person: Bethesda North Marriott Hotel and Conference Center
5701 Marinelli Rd
Rockville, MD 20852
Directions
Johns Hopkins Medicine, including Sibley Memorial and Suburban hospitals and Johns Hopkins Community Physicians, invites you to learn about advances in medicine directly from the physicians who are conducting research and putting discoveries into practice.
Program
Welcome
Kelly Geer Ripken
National Chair, A Woman's Journey
Carolyn Carpenter
President
National Capital Region
Johns Hopkins Health System
Inhale
Benjamin Levy, M.D.
Associate Professor of Oncology
Clinical Director of Medical Oncology for the Johns Hopkins Sidney Kimmel
Cancer Center at Sibley
Lung cancer is increasing at alarming rates among younger adults and never-smokers. Explore the the dramatic advances that are leading to enhanced survivorship.
The Surprising Risks and Benefits of Caffeine
Dustin Lee, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Caffeine comes in many forms. Recent research findings reveal facts about the properties of this chemical and when you should have had enough as well as its risks and benefits.
A Primer on Mental Health
Karen Swartz, M.D.
Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Myra S. Meyer Professor of Mood Disorders
Depression and mood disorders have soared since the pandemic. Learn about the hallmarks of mental illness and how to aid those who are suffering.
Johns Hopkins Medicine National Capital Region
Leadership
Carolyn Carpenter, M.H.A., F.A.C.H.E.
President, National Capital Region of The Johns Hopkins Health System
LeighAnn Sidone, D.N.P., R.N., C.E.N.P.
Interim President and Chief Operating Officer, Suburban Hospital
Hasan Zia, M.D., M.B.A., F.A.C.S.
President and Chief
Operating Officer,
Sibley Memorial Hospital
Co-Chairs
Beth Glassman
Gail Glick
Laurie Singer
Advisory Committee
- Sherry Bellamy
- Susan Cohn
- Linda Courie
- Dawn Doebler
- Betsy Feinberg
- Liz Flanagan
- Molly Jackson
- Diana Kogan
- Amy Manela
- Cindy Merz
- Nina Mitchell
- Barbara Mulitz
- Belle O’Brien
- Dushanti Peiris
- Kiersten Peterson
- Kristen Pruski
- Sharon Rockefeller
- Caroline Shafa
- Ann Jones Stern
- Maria Young
Our Sponsors
For more information about sponsorships, premium reserved table (eight guests at $800), and scholarships, please email Rebecca at [email protected] or call 410-955-8660.