2016 Sex Differences in
Cardiovascular Health and Disease Conference

February 24, 2016 | 12:00 - 4:00pm

Li Ka Shing Center
Paul Berg Hall

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Speakers

Marcia Stefanick, PhD

Professor (Research) of Medicine (Stanford Prevention Research Center) and of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Stanford University Medical Center

Sean Wu, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor of Medicine (Cardiovascular Medicine) and, by courtesy, of Pediatrics at the Stanford University Medical Center

Jennifer Tremmel, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine (Cardiovascular Medicine) at the Stanford University Medical Center

Matthew Wheeler, MD

Instructor, Medicine - Cardiovascular Medicine at the Stanford University Medical Center

Patricia Nguyen, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine (Cardiovascular Medicine) at the Palo Alto Veterans Affairs Health Care System

Phillip Yang, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine (Cardiovascular Medicine) at the Stanford University Medical Center

Mintu Turakhia, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine (Cardiovascular Medicine) and, by courtesy, of Health Research and Policy at the Palo Alto Veterans Affairs Health Care System

William Fearon, MD

Professor of Medicine (Cardiovascular Medicine) at the Stanford University Medical Center

Schedule

12:30 - 1:00pm | Lunch and Poster Viewing

1:00pm | Marcia Stefanick, PhD, and Jennifer Tremmel, MD | Opening Remarks

1:15pm | Phillip Yang, MD | "Male vs. Female Human Fetal Amniotic Mesenchymal Stem Cells: Immunoprivilege, Cardiac Differentiation, and Regenerative Capability"

1:40pm | Mintu Turakhia, MD | "Gender Differences in Quality and Outcomes of Care of Atrial Fibrillation"

2:05pm | Sean Wu, MD, PhD | "Estrogen - a Friend or Foe in Viral Cardiomyopathy?"

2:30 - 2:45pm | Coffee Break

2:45pm | Jennifer Tremmel, MD |

3:35pm | Patricia Nguyen, MD | "Sex Differences in Myocardial Gene Expression"

4:00pm | William Fearon, MD | "Sex Differences and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement"