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1976 ACMS Semiannual Scientific Meeting
Date: July 31, 1976
Place: Tamiment Resort, Tamiment, PA
Conference Chair: Paul N. Yu, M.D.
Program: Recent Advances in Cardiology
Listing of Scientific Program:
Expanded Scope of Pediatric Cardiology by Wan Ngo Lim, M.D., Cornell University Medical College
Diagnosis of Cardiac Lesions by Echocardiography by Navin Nanda, M.D., University of Rochester Medical Center
Diagnosis and Treatment of Cardiac Arrhythmias and Conduction Defects by C.S. Kuo, M.D., University of Kentucky Medical Center
Current Status of Cardiac Bypass Surgery by Paul N. Yu, M.D., University of Rochester Medical Center
1976 ACMS Annual Scientific Meeting
Date: December 12, 1976
Place: Barbizon Plaza Hotel, New York, NY
Conference Chair: Eddy C.K. Tong, M.D.
Program: Recent Advances in Plastic Surgery (Keynote Address)
By Mark K.H. Wang, M.D. Albany Medical College
SCIENTIFIC AWARD LECTURE
CNS Involvement in Cardiovascular Diseases, Two Experimental Approaches, by S. C. Wang, M.D., Ph.D., Columbia University)
1977 ACMS Semiannual Scientific Meeting
Date: July 2, 1977
Place: The Gideon Putnam Saratoga Spa, Saratoga Springs, NY
Conference Chairs: Eddy C.K. Tong, M.D & Pei Fei Lee, M.D.
Program: Symposia on Recent Advances in Medicine
Clinical Experience with Colonoscopy by Kwang Tzen Wu, M.D., Albany Medical College
1977 ACMS Annual Scientific Meeting
SCIENTIFIC AWARD LECTURE
Beta-adrenergic Blocking Agent in Coronary Heart Disease, by Peter Kuo, M.D., Rutgers Medical School
Other Details Not Available.
1978 ACMS Summer Scientific Meeting
Joint Meeting with the Chinese Medical and Health Association, Washington, DC
Date: June 16, 1978
Place: Harpers Ferry, W.VA
Conference Chair: Kun Yen Huang, M.D., Ph.D. and Shu Chien, M.D., Ph.D.
Program: Recent Advances in Medicine
Listing of Scientific Program:
- Recent Advances in Clinical Virology by Kun Yen Huang, M.D., George Washington University
- The Use of New Antibiotic Agents for Chronic Pulmonary Diseases by Nancy Huang, M.D., St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children, Philadelphia, PA
- Myasthenia Gravis: Autoimmune Disease against Acetylcholine Receptor by Ing Kao, M.D., Johns Hopkins University
- Management of Spinal Cord Injury by Carl L. Kao, M.D., Georgetown University Hospital
- Pain: Its Anatomy, Physiology and Neurosurgical Treatment by Choh-Luh Li, M.D., Ph.D.
- Hepatitis B Virus and Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Juei-Low Sung, M.D.
- Hemodynamics in Cardiovascular Diseases by Shu-Chien, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Physiology, Columbia University
- Detection of Side Effects of Psychoactive Drugs in Animals by Helen Yen Koo, Ph.D., Food and Drug Administration, Washington, D.C.
- Prostaglandins: Recent Advances and Clinical Significance by Hsueh hwa Wang, M.D., Department of Pharmacology, Columbia University
- Recent Developments in Computerized Tomography by H. K. Huang, D.Sc., Departments of Physiology and Biophysics and Anatomy, Georgetown University
- Water Soluble Contrast Materials with Conventional Neuroradiology and C.T. Scanning by Joseph P. Lin, M.D., NYU School of Medicine
- Medical Information Systems by Paul Chang, M.D.,M.P.H., George Washington University
1978 ACMS Annual Scientific Meeting
Date: November 18, 1978
Place: Barbizon Plaza Hotel, New York City
Conference Chair: Joseph P. Lin, M.D.
Program: Symposia on Blood Dyscrasias, on Metabolic Disorders and on Lung Diseases
Listing of Scientific Program: Symposium on Blood Dyscrasias
-Recent Studies on the Therapy of Sickle Cell Anemia by Henry Chang, M.D.
-Progress in Acute Leukemia Management by Timothy S. Gee, M.D., Associate Professor of Medicine, Cornell University Medical College
-Pitfalls and Limitations of Computerized Tomography in Neurological Disorders by K. York Chynn, M.D., Clinical Professor of Radiology, Columbia University
Symposium on Metabolic Disorders
-Current Status of Amino Acid Metabolic Disorders by Vivian E-an Shih, M.D., Massachusetts General Hospital
-Insulin Receptors in Disease by Len C. Harrison, M.D., Visiting Scientist, National Institutes of Health
Pulmonary Edema
-Acute Pulmonary Edema by Wen-Hsien Wu, M.D., Associate Professor of Anesthesiology, New York University School of Medicine
-Quantitation of Abnormalities of Distribution in Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease by Thomas King, M.D., Assistant Professor of Medicine, Cornell University Medical College
Scientific Award Lecture: Narcotics and Narcotic Antagonists by Shih Hsun Ngai, M.D., Professor of Anesthesiology and Pharmacology, Columbia University Dinner: China Pavilion Restaurant, New York, NY
1979 ACMS Summer Scientific Meeting
Joint Meeting with The Chinese Medical Health Association
Date: July 14, 1979
Place: Tamiment Lodge, Tamiment, PA
Conference Chair: Joseph P. Lin, M.D.
Program: Symposia on Infectious Diseases, on Stroke, and on Thyroid Diseases (ß?? Is this exact wording?)
Listing of Scientific Program:
Symposium on Infectious Diseases
- Choice of Antibiotics by Donald Armstrong, M.D., Professor of Medicine, Cornell University Medical College
- Interferon by Kim-Yen Huang, M.D., Ph.D., Professor of Microbiology, George Washington University
Symposium on Stroke
- Prevention and Rehabilitation of Stroke by Wu-Shung Chiu, M.D., National Cancer Institute
- Surgical Treatment of Stroke by Carl C. Kao, M.D., Associate Professor of Neurosurgery and Anatomy, Georgetown University School of Medicine
Symposium on Thyroid Diseases
- Recent Advances in Thyroid Diseases by Jir Shiong Tsai, M.D., Assistant Professor of Medicine, New York University School of Medicine
- Radionuclide Studies of Thyroid Disease by Wilfrido M. Sy, M.D., Chief of Nuclear Medicine, Brooklyn Hospital, NY
- Fine Needle Biopsy in Diagnosis of Thyroid Disease by Elizabeth Chu, M.D., National Cancer Institute
- Electron Microscopic Studies of Neck Tumors by Shi-Kung Peng, M.D., Associate Professor of Pathology, Albany Medical College
- Surgical Aspects of Thyroid Disorders by K. T. Wu, M.D., Associate Professor of Surgery, Albany Medical College
1979 ACMS Annual Scientific Meeting
1980 ACMS Summer Scientific Meeting
Listing of Scientific Program:
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1982 ACMS Annual Scientific Meeting
1983 ACMS Semiannual Scientific Meeting
1984 ACMS Annual Scientific Meeting
Date: November 10, 1984
Place: Cornell University Medical College, New York, NY
Conference Chair: David T.W. Chiu, M.D.
Program: Symposia on Vascular and Neuro-Microsurgery, and AIDS
Listing of the Program:
Symposium on Vascular Micro-Surgery
- Upper Extremity Replantation by David T.W. Chiu, M.D.
- Lower Extremity Replantation by William Shaw, M.D.
- Body Replantation, by David T.W. Chiu, M.D.
Symposium on Neuro-Microsurgery
- Principles of Nerve Grafting by David T.W. Chiu, M.D. and William Shaw, M.D.
AIDS
- Clinical Aspect by Thomas King, M.D., Associate Professor of Medicine, Cornell University Medical College
- Research Related to AIDS by Te-Wen Chang, M.D.
Scientific Award Lecture: Pathology of the Photoreceptor Cells. How Light Damages our Vision by Mark O.M. Tso, M.D., Professor of Ophthalmology, University of Illinois School of Medicine
Dinner: Peking Park Restaurant, New York, NY
1985 ACMS Annual Scientific Meeting
Dinner: Peng Teng Restaurant, New York, NY
CAMS 1986 Annual Scientific Meeting
CAMS 1987 Semiannual Scientific Meeting
CAMS 1988 Semiannual Scientific Meeting
CAMS 1988 Annual Scientific Meeting
CAMS 1989 Semiannual Scientific Meeting
CAMS 1989 Annual Scientific Meeting
CAMS 1990 Semiannual Scientific Meeting
CAMS 1990 Annual Scientific Meeting
Date: November 10, 1990
Place: Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, NY
Conference Chair: John C. Wang, M.D., Ph.D.
Program: Up-Dates on Immunology, Blood Lipids, Pulmonary Medicine, Radiology and Ophthalmology
Listing of the Program:
Immunology Update
- How Do Cells Kill(?) by John Young, M.D., Rockefeller University
Blood Lipids
- Cholesterol, the Old and the New by Henry Y. Pan, M.D., E.R. Squibb & Sons
Pulmonary Medicine
- Pre-op Evaluations by Thomas King, M.D.,Cornell University Medical College
Radiology Update
- New Imaging Techniques by Ada Louie, M.D., University of Pennsylvania Medical School
Nuclear Medicine Update
- Nuclear Medicine for Tumor Imaging by Samuel D.J. Yeh, M.D., Cornell University Medical College.
Ophthalmology Update
- New Treatment for Cataracts and Diabetic Retinopathy by David Pao, M.D., Wills Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
Scientific Award Lecture: Monokines and Oxygen Toxicity by Min-Fu Tsun, M.D., Ph.D., Albany Medical College
Dinner: Jade Sea Restaurant, Pier 17, South Street Seaport, New York, NY
CAMS 1991 Semiannual Scientific Meeting
Date: June 29-30, 1991
Place: Stouffer Westchester Hotel, White Plains, NJ
Conference Chair: Stanley Chang, M.D.
Listing of the Program:
- An Inquiry Into Medical School Admission of Asian Applicants by Victor T. Chang, M.D.,
- Waldo Feng (Medical Student) and Marcus H. Loo, M.D.
CAMS 1991 Annual Scientific Meeting
CAMS 1992 Semiannual Scientific Meeting
(Co-Sponsored by CAMS Mid-Atlantic Chapter)
Date: August 8-9, 1992
Place: Skytop Lodge, Skytop, PA
Conference Chair: John K.H. Li, M.D.
Listing of the Program:
- Reconstructive Surgery of the Hands by Microsurgical Transfer of Toes by Jimmy A. Chow, M.D., Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery, Georgetown University School of Medicine.
- Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy Update by Gerald H.L. Lin, M.D., Attending Urologist, Doctor’s Hospital, Lanham, MD
- Insomnia and Treatment of Sleep Disorders by David W. Bucholz, M.D., Assistant Professor of Neurology, Johns Hopkins Hospital
- Tuberculosis: A Re-emerging Public Health Problem by John Ho, M.D., Assistant Professor of Medicine, Cornell University Medical College
- Drug-Related Cytopenias by Victor T. Chang, M.D., Instructor of Medicine, Cornell University Medical College
CAMS 1992 Annual Scientific Meeting
Date: November 7, 1992
Place: Pace University Downtown Theater
Conference Chair: Angie Eng, M.D.
Program: Recent Developments in Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases
Listing of the Program:
- Reflex and Other Motility Disorders in Children by Joseph Levy, M.D., Chief, Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, New York Hospital Cornell Medical Center
- Neurohumoral Regulation of Intestinal Water and Electrolyte Transport by Eugene Chang, M.D., Associate Professor of Medicine, The Pritzker School of Medicine, University of Chicago
- Helicobactor pylori Infection by Angle Eng, M.D., Assistant Professor of Medicine, Cornell University Medical College
- Rectal Sparing Surgery for Colorectal Cancer by Kenneth Eng, M.D., Professor of Surgery, NYU Medical School
- Ultrasound and Radiologic Advances by Joseph Yee, M.D., Professor of Clinical Surgery, NYU Medical School
- Hepatitis B in Asians by Anna Lok, M.D., Associate Professor in Medicine, Tulane University Medical School
Scientific Award Lecture Gene-Targeted Therapy for Liver Diseases by George Y. Wu, M.D.,Ph.D., Professor of Medicine, University of Connecticut School of Medicine
Dinner: South Street Seaport Restaurant, New York, NY
CAMS 1993 Semiannual Scientific Meeting
Date: June 26, 1993
Place: Stouffer Westchester Hotel, West Harrison, NY
Conference Chair: John K.H. Li, M.D.
Listing of the Program:
- A Comprehensive Review of Managed Care by Benjamin Chu, M.D., New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation
- Population Characteristics of Asian-Americans at the New York Chinatown Clinic by Grace Wang, M.D., New York Chinatown Clinic
- Old and New Aspects of Tuberculosis by John Ho, M.D., Cornell University Medical College
- Alternative Treatment Strategies for BPH by Marcus H. Loo, M.D., Cornell University Medical College
CAMS 1993 Annual Scientific Meeting
Date: November 20, 1993
Place: Pace University Auditorium, New York, NY
Conference Chair: John K.H. Li, M.D.
Listing of the Program: Not Available
Scientific Award Lecture (1) 3D Conformal Radiation Therapy by C. Clifton Ling, Ph.D., Chief Radiation Physicist, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Scientific Award Lecture (2) Advances in Nuclear Medicine by Samuel D. J. Yeh, M.D., Sc.D., Associate Professor of Medicine, Cornell University Medical College
Dinner: Golden Unicorn Restaurant, New York, NY
7th International Conference on Health Problems Related to the
Chinese in North America (Hosted by CAMS)
Date: July 1-3, 1994
Place: Sheraton New York Hotel, New York, NY
Conference Chair: Sun-Hoo Foo, M.D.
Listing of the Program:
Symposium I. Gastro-Intestinal and Genito-Urinary Problems
- Update on Viral Hepatitis by Anna Lok, M.D., Associate Professor of Medicine, Tulane University Medical College
- A New Bacterium, H. pylori, in Gastric Diseases and Cancer by Angie Eng, M.D., Assistant Professor of Medicine, Cornell University Medical College
- Update on Impotence by Tom Lue, M.D., Professor of Urology, UC San Francisco Medical School
Symposium II. Transcultural Medicine- End Results of Treatment
- Chinese Diet and Cancer by T. Colin Campbell, Ph.D., Professor of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University
- Experience of the Chinatown Clinic in Serving an Indigent Population by Grace Wang, M.D., Medical Director, Chinatown Health Clinic, New York, NY
- Outcome of Hip Fractures in the Chinese Elderly at On Lok Senior Health Service (San Francisco) by Catherine Eng, M.D., Medical Director, On Lok Senior Health Service
Symposium III. Ophthalmologic Problems
- Diabetic Retinopathy by Elaine L. Chang, M.D., Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, University of Washington Medical School
- Refractive Surgery by Helen Wu, M.D., Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, Tufts University Medical School
- Cataract and Glaucoma in the Chinese by Raymond Fong, M.D., Assistant Attending, Cataract Service, Manhattan Eye and Ear Hospital
Symposium IV. Neuropsychiatric Disorders
- Battered Women by Mary Ann Lee, M.D., Deputy Director of Community Medicine, St. Vincent’s Hospital Medical Center, New York, NY
- Approach to the Chinese Patient with Mental Health Problems by James C.Y. Chou, M.D., Research Scientist, Nathan Kline Institute
- Recent Developments in Therapeutics to Reduce Brain Damage after Stroke by Chung Y. Hsu, M.D., Ph.D., Professor of Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine
- Neurostimulation in the Treatment of Chronic Pain by Wen Hsien Wu, M.D., Professor of Anesthesiology, New Jersey Medical School
Symposium V. Respiratory Disorders
- Physiology of Diaphragmatic Function in COPD by Norman Brawn, M.D., Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine, Columbia University
- Development in Tuberculosis Research and Treatment by John Ho, M.D., Assistant Professor of Medicine, Cornell University Medical College
- Asthma: New Diagnostic Approaches and Treatment by Thomas King, M.D., Associate Professor of Medicine, Cornell University Medical College
Symposium VI. Alternative Medicine
- Anti-Tumor and Anti-HIV Properties of Chinese Herbal Medicine by Sylvia Huang, Ph.D., Professor of Biochemistry, NYU School of Medicine
- Clinical Toxicity of Herbal Medicine in Taiwan by Jau-Fang Deng, M.D., Director, Division of Clinical Toxicology, Department of Medicine, Veteran’s General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
- Perils of Chinese Patent Medicines by Elaine Kang-Yum, RPh., Poison Information Specialist, Hudson Valley Regional Poison Center
- Acupuncture: Scientific Basis for Mechanism of Action by Alfred Peng, M.D., Chairman of Anesthesiology, St. Peter’s Hospital, New Brunswick, NJ
Dinner: Tavern on the Green Restaurant, New York, NY
CAMS 1994 Annual Scientific Meeting
Date: November 19, 1994
Place: Pace Downtown University Auditorium, New York
Conference Chair: Sun-Hoo Foo, M.D.
Listing of the Program:
- Skin Disorders by Virginia Chen, M.D.
- Choice of Treatment for Cancer Pain by Victor T. Chang, M.D.
- Recent Resurgence of Tuberculosis, Advice on Management by Paula Fujiwara, M.D.
- Health Policies in Albany by Albert Siu, M.D.
- Advances in Forensic Medicine by Henry Lee, M.D.
Scientific Award Lecture: Drug Therapy in AIDS by David Ho, M.D., Professor of Medicine and Virology, New York University School of Medicine
Dinner: NICE Restaurant, New York, NY
CAMS 1995 Annual Scientific Meeting
Date: November 18, 1995
Place: Essex House Hotel, New York, NY
Conference Chair: Marcus Loo, M.D.
Listing of the Program:
- Viral Hepatitis by Ira Jacobson, M.D., Cornell University Medical College
- Update on Liver Cancer by Yuman Fong, M.D., Cornell University Medical College
- Update on Esophageal Cancer by Stuart Speckler, M.D., Harvard Medical School
- Anti-thrombotic Therapy by Lawrence Leung, M.D., Stanford School of Medicine
- Osteoporosis by John Bilezikian, M.D., Columbia University
- Epidemiological and Nutritional Aspects of Cancer in Chinese by T. Colin Campbell, Ph.D., Cornell University Medical College
Scientific Award Lecture: Future Molecular Approaches in the Treatment of Cardiovascular Diseases- Gene Therapy by Victor J. Dzau, M.D., Professor of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine
Dinner: NICE Restaurant, New York, NY
CAMS 1996 Semiannual Scientific Meeting
Date: May 18, 1996
Place: New York Hilton Hotel, New York, NY
Listing of the Program:
- Update on Diabetes by Daniel Donovan, Jr., M.D., Columbia University
- Detection of Prostate Cancer by Marcus H. Loo, M.D., Cornell University Medical College
- Depression in the Asian Population by Henry Chung, M.D., NYU School of Medicine
- Management of Essential Hypertension by Osmond Almed, M.D., University of Florida
CAMS 1996 Annual Scientific Meeting
Date: November 23, 1996
Place: Grand Hyatt Hotel, New York, NY
Conference Chair: Marcus H. Loo, M.D.
Listing of the Program:
- Symposium on Women’s Health
- The Status of the Control of Hepatitis B by Baruch S. Blumberg, M.D., Ph.D.
- Panel Discussion on Medical Practice in Chinatown Moderator: Marcus H. Loo, M.D. Panelists: Alan Channing, Doreen Chen, Carl S. Leung, Kevin Ergil, Molly Gardy, Raymond Fong, M.D., and Sun-Hoo Foo, M.D.
Scientific Award Lecture: Probing Mitochondria in Living Cells by Lan Bo Chen, Ph.D., Professor of Pathology, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School.
Dinner: Jimmy Soong’s Restaurant, New York, NY
CAMS 1997 Semiannual Scientific Meeting
Date: May 4, 1997
Place: The Harvard Club, New York, NY
Conference Chair: Marcus Loo, M.D.
Program: Two Symposia
Symposium I. Updates on Ischemic Heart Disease
- Management of Acute Myocardial Infarction and Unstable Angina by Tak Kwan, M.D, SUNY Downstate Medical Center
- Advances in Coronary Angioplasty by Shing Chiu Wong, M.D., New York Hospital Medical Center of Queens
- Advances in Cardiovascular Surgery by Wilson Ko, M.D., New York Hospital Cornell Medical Center
Symposium II. Chinese Food as Medicine and In Medicine
- Chinese Diet in the Causation and the Prevention of Cancer by Chun S. Yang, Ph.D., Rutgers University
- Depression and Food by Henry Chung, M.D.,Chinatown Health Clinic
- Chinese American Health and Diet: A View from the Clinic by William B. Bateman, M.D., NYU and Gouverneur Diagnostic and Treatment Center
- Composition and Nutritional Values of Chinese Foods by Mabel Chan, Ph.D., R.D., New York University
- Chinese Food and Herbs as Alternative Medicine by Kevin Ergil, M.S., Pacific Institute of Oriental Medicine
- Cardiovascular Risk Among Chinese Americans: Implications for Exploring Chinese Health and Food Beliefs By Doreen Liou, M.S., R.D., Teacher’s College, Columbia University.
- Tea: Benefits and Risks by Zhi-yuan Wang, Ph.D., Columbia University
- MSG and Safety by Aileen Peters, Ph.D., Teaneck, New Jersey
- Health Conscious Chinese Cuisine at Restaurant and Home: A Guideline for Patients by Charles Tang
CAMS 1997 Annual Scientific Meeting
CAMS 1998 Semiannual Scientific Meeting
Date: May 16, 1998
Place: The Harvard Club, New York, NY
Conference Chair: Pak Chung, M.D.
Program: Two Symposia
Symposiun I. Reproductive Medicine, East Meets West
- Evaluation and Treatment of Male Infertility by Marcus H. Loo, M.D., Cornell University Medical College
- Advanced Reproductive Technologies by Pak Chung, M.D., Cornell University Medical College
- Alternative Medicine Approach to Infertility by Raymond Chang, M.D., Cornell University Medical College
Symposium II. Clinical Decisions Regarding Postmenopausal Health
- Hormonal Replacement Therapy by Loren Greene, M.D., NYU Medical School
- Alternatives to Hormonal Therapy by Richard Levine, M.D., Columbia University.
CAMS 1998 Annual Scientific Meeting
Date: November 21, 1998
CAMS 1999 Annual Scientific Meeting
Date: November 20, 1999CAMS 2000 Semiannual Scientific Meeting
Date: May 21, 2000
Place: Roosevelt Hotel, New York, NY
Program: A Comprehensive Review of Diabetes Mellitus
Listing of the Program:
- An Overview of Diabetes Mellitus by Leonard Porestsky, M.D., Cornell University Medical College
- Diabetic Nephropathy by John C. Wang, M.D. Ph.D., Cornell University Medical College
- Diabetic Retinopathy by Stanley Chang, M.D., Columbia University
- Diabetes Complicating Pregnancy by Man-Jean Lee, M.D., New York University School of Medicine
- An Update of Diabetes in Children by Lily Lew, M.D., Flushing Hospital
- Common Pedal Problems in Diabetes by Christina Tsim. D.P.M., New York University Downtown Hospital
Dinner: Evergreen Restaurant, New York, NY
CAMS 2001 Semiannual Scientific Meeting
Date: May 19, 2001
Place: Goldman Sachs Training Center, New York, NYProgram: A Symposium on Public Health and Preventive Medicine
Listing of the Program:
- Smoking and Lung Cancer: Prevention Opportunities for New York’s Chinese Community by Moon Chen, Jr., Ph.D., Ohio State University
- New Guidelines for the Identification and Treatment of Latent TB Infection by Debra Berg, M.D., New York City Department of Health
- Prevention of Sexually Transmitted Diseases by William Ledger, M.D., NY Presbyterian Hospital-Cornell Medical Center
CAMS 2001 Annual Scientific Meeting
Date: November 17, 2001
Place: Roosevelt Hotel, New York, NY
Conference Chair: John C. Wang, M.D., Ph.D.
Program: Two Symposia
Listing of the Program
Symposium on Cancer Therapy
- Clinical Trials in Cancer Gene Therapy by Max Sung, M.D., Mt. Sinai School of Medicine
- Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Hepatitis by Joseph Reccuia, M.D., St. Vincent’s Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Update in Cancer Pain Management by David Wang, M.D., Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Symposium on Women’s Health
- Hormone Replacement Therapy by Ina Cholst, M.D., Weill Medical College of Cornell University
- Diagnosis and Treatment of Osteoporosis in Women by Dehan Chen, M.D,, Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Scientific Award Lecture: Progression Through Reduction: Salient Principle in Reconstruction Surgery by David T.W. Chiu, M.D., Professor of Plastic Surgery and Neurosurgery, New York University School of Medicine
Dinner: Sung Dynasty Restaurant, New York, NY
Date: May 25-26, 2002
CAMS 2002 Annual Scientific Meeting
Date: November 16, 2002
Place: CitiGroup Building, New York, NY
Conference Chair: Daisy Saw, M.D.
Program: Symposium on Emergency Medicine
- Shock, Etiology and Management by Phil Barie, M.D.,Weill Medical College of Cornell University
- Acute Abdomen by Alex J. Ky, M.D., Mt. Sinai School of Medicine
- Pediatric Emergencies by H. Michael Ushay, M.D., Weill Medical College of Cornell University
- Update on Acute Coronary Syndrome by Frank Tung, M.D., North Shore University Hospital
- Gynecologic Emergencies by Sidney Wu. M.D., Weill Medical College of Cornell University
- Orthopedic Emergencies by John MacGillvray, M.D., Hospital for Special Surgery
Update on the Treatment of Hepatitis (Special Lecture) by Albert Min, M.D., Beth Israel Medical Center
Scientific Award Lecture- Comparative History of Chinese and Western Medicine by Ray C. J. Chiu, M.D., Ph.D., McGill University
Dinner: Sal Anthony S.P.Q.R., New York, NY
CAMS 2003 Annual Scientific Meeting
Date: October 11, 2003
Place: CitiGroup Building, New York, NY
Conference Chair: Tak Kwan, M.D.
Program: Infectious Diseases
Listing of the Program:
- Tuberculosis/Pneumonia by Thomas King, M.D., Associate Professor of Medicine, Weill Medical College of Cornell University
- Biological Warfare and Terrorism, A pathologist’s Perspective by Wen Ju Shieh, M.D., Senior Pathologist, Center for Disease Control
- SARS Preparedness by Elsie Lee, M.D., M.P.H., Medical Epidemiologist, NYC Department of Health
- Common Pediatric Infections by Mary Ann Lee, M.D., Clinical Professor in Pediatrics, New York Medical College
- Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Clinical Update, in the Female by Chia Ling Tung, M.D. Clinical Assistant Professor of OBS/GYN, Mt. Sinai Medical School
- Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Clinical Update, in the Male by Benjamin Peng, M.D., Clinical Assistant Professor of Urology, NYU School of Medicine
- HIV: Clinical Aspects by Gregory Lee, M.D., Clinical Instructor of Medicine, NYU Medical School
- Parasitic Infections Among Immigrants and the Immuno-deficient Patients by Tsieh Sun, M.D., Professor of Pathology, University of Colorado
Scientific Award Lecture: Nephrology: Back to the Basics by John C. Wang, M.D., Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, Weill Medical College of Cornell University
CAMS 2004 Annual Scientific Meeting
Date: October 16, 2004
Place: CitiGroup Building, New York, NY
Conference Chair: Wilson Ko, M.D.
Program: A Symposium on Cancer Treatment Update
Listing of the Program:
- Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma by James R. Wong, M.D., Associate Clinical Professor of Radiation Oncology, Columbia University
- Breast Carcinoma by Karen S. Karsif, M.D., New York Hospital Queens
- Advances in the Management of Lung Carcinomas by Wilson Ko, M.D., Associate Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Medical College of Cornell University
- Colon Carcinoma by Alex J. Ky, M.D., Assistant Professor of Surgery, Mt. Sinai School of Medicine.
- Esophageal Carcinoma by Paul C. Lee, M.D., Assistant Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Medical College of Cornell University
- Ovarian/Uterine Carcinoma by Dennis Kuo, M.D., Assistant Clinical Professor of Radiation Oncology, Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Scientific Award Lecture: Hepatic Carcinoma by Yumen Fong, M.D., Gastric and Mixed Tumor Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Dinner: Downtown Association, New York, NY
CAMS 2005 Annual Scientific Meeting
Date: October 16, 2005
Place: Merrill Lynch Downtown Conference Center
Conference Chair: Alan Tso, M.D.
Program: Update on Family Medicine
Listing of the Program:
- 21stCentury Street Drug: Ecstatic?? NOT! by Yick-Moon Lee, M.D. Director of Inpatient Unit, Beth Israel Medical Center
- Hormone Contraceptives 2005 by Joyce Cheung, M.D., Clinical Instructor, Obstetrics & Gynecology, NYU School of Medicine
- Recent Advances in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus by Chung E. Tseng, M.D., Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine, NYU School of Medicine
- Update on Hypertension and Diabetes – Emerging Treatments by Owen Yen, M.D., Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, SUNY at Stony Brook School of Medicine
- Osteoporosis, Cervical and Lumbar Spondylosis in the Asian Population by Edwin Chang, M.D., Chief of Neurological Surgery, St. Vincent’s Catholic Medical Center at Staten Island
- Improving the Care of Acutely Ill Older Patients by Zheng Bo Huang, M.D., Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine, Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Scientific Award Lecture - A New Approach to the Vanishing Lung by Chun K. Yip, M.D., Clinical Professor of Medicine, Columbia University
Dinner: Skyline Ballroom, Puck Building, New York, NY
Date: October 21-22, 2006
CAMS 2007 Annual Scientific Meeting
Date: October 20, 2007
Place: CitiGroup Conference Center
Conference Chairs: Pak Chung, M.D. and Johnny Lee, M.D.
Program: A Symposium on Primary Care for the Specialist in the Modern Era
Listing of the Program:
- The Art and Science in Taking Care of the Chinese Elderly Patients by Zheng Bo Huang, M.D., Weill Medical College of Cornell University
- Chinese Women Issues Affecting our Female Patients by Amy Chu-Wong, M.D., New York Downtown Hospital
- Delivering Healthcare to Chinese patients in New York City– A Neurologist’s Perspective by Sun-Hoo Foo, M.D., NYU School of Medicine
- Taking Medical Histories of Chinese Patients– from Master Hua Tuo to Sir William Osler by Sam Kwauk, M.D., New York Downtown Hospital
- Cancer Care in Chinese Patients by Joseph Yoe, M.D., Mt. Sinai Hospital
- Thoracic Surgery and the Chinese Patients by Jamie Yun, M.D., Mt. Sinai School of Medicine
- Cultural Perceptions of Hormonal Use in Chinese American Women by Sidney Wu, M.D., Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Scientific Award Lecture- Food Borne Illnesses by Arthur Liang, M.D., Center for Disease Control
Dinner: Prince George Ballroom, New York, NY
CAMS 2008 Annual Scientific Meeting
Date: November 1, 2008
Place: CitiGroup Conference Center
Conference Chair: Jennifer Liu, M.D.
Program: A Symposium on Cancer in Chinese Americans and Cancer Treatment Update
Listing of the Program:
- Modulation of Immune Tolerance for Cancer Immune Therapy by Shu-Hsia Chen, M.D., Mt. Sinai School of Medicine
- Minimally Invasive Therapies for Liver Cancer: More Effective & Less Morbid Solutions for an Important Problem by Yuman Fong, M.D., Ph.D., Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.
- Challenges in Preventing and Controlling Cancers Among Chinese Americans: What We Know, What We Don’t Know and What We Can Do by Moon Chen, Ph.D., M.P.H., UC Davis Medical School
- Cancer Screening Practices Among Primary Care Physicians Serving Chinese Americans by Edward Chow, M.D., San Francisco, CA
- Clinical Trials- Recognition of the Need to Increase Asian Participation by Victor T. Chang, M.D., UMDNJ
- Coping with The End of Life: A Physician’s Perspective (CAMS Community Service Award Lecture) by Pauline Chen, M.D., Denver, CO
- Breast Cancer in Chinese American Women- Rising Incidences by Chau Dang, M.D., Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
- Prevention and Detection of Cervical Cancer– Cultural and Social Barriers by Linus Chuang, M.D., Mt. Sinai School of Medicine
- Update on Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma by Jerry Huo, M.D., Weill Medical College of Cornell University
- Differences in Lung Cancer between Asians and Americans by William Pao, M.D., Ph.D. Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
- The Role of Alternative Medicine (Acupuncture, Herbal and Natural Products) in Cancer Treatment. Fact vs. Myth by Gary Deng, M.D., Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
- Barriers to Cancer Care– Closing the Gap by Ming-der Chang, Ph.D., American Cancer Society
- Update on the Pharmacotherapy of Cancer Pain by Russell Portenoy, M.D., Albert Einstein College of Medicine
CAMS Past President Dr. Pak Chung presenting the 2008 Scientific Award to Dr. T.C. Wu with CAMS President Dr. Wilson Ko
Scientific Award Lecture- Vaccines for Cervical Cancer by T. C. Wu, M.D., Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University
Dinner: Cipriani Wall Street, New York, NY
CAMS 2009 Annual Scientific Meeting
Date: November 7, 2009
Place: Flick Conference Center, New York, NY
Conference Co-Chairs: Mary Lee-Wong, M.D. and Jerry Huo, M.D.
Program: Emergency Care of Chinese American Patients
Listing of the Program:
- Stroke Team: A New Paradigm by Col. Geoffrey Ling, M.D.,Ph.D., Professor of Neurology, Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences
- Acute Myocardial Infarction: Door to Balloon Time by Gordon Fung, M.D., M.P.H., Ph.D., Clinical Professor of Medicine and Cardiology, UC San Francisco Medical School
- Life Threatening Pulmonary Emergencies by Paul C. Lee, M.D., Associate Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Medical College of Cornell University
- Limb Salvage in Traumatic Amputation by David T.W. Chiu, M.D., Professor of Plastic Surgery and Neurosurgery, NYU School of Medicine
- The Impact of Health Care Reform on Emergency Care (Keynote Address) by Benjamin Chu, M.D., President, Kaiser Permanente-Southern California
- Psychiatric Emergency in Preventing Suicide by Henry Chung, M.D., Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry, NYU School of Medicine
- Anaphylaxis to Foods by Mary Lee-Wong, M.D., Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
- Fractures in the Elderly Chinese Patient by Jean Yun, M.D., Attending Orthopedic Surgeon, St. Vincent’s Hospital Medical Center
- Emergency Contraception by Sidney Wu, M.D., Attending Obstetrician and Gynecologist, Weill Medical College of Cornell University
- Acute Abdomen Emergencies by Andrew Lo, M.D., Attending in Surgery, Beth Israel Medical Center
- Barriers for Chinese American Immigrants Seeking Emergency Care by Amy X. Ma, N.P.,R.N., Assistant Professor, Long Island University
Scientific Award Lecture: Liver Transplant Can’t Wait by John Fung, M.D., Ph.D., Chairman, Department of Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary and Transplant Surgery, Cleveland Clinic
Dinner: Cipriani Wall Street, New York, NY
CAMS 2010 Annual Scientific Meeting
Date: October 30, 2010
Place: Merrill Lynch Conference Center, New York, NY
Conference Chair: Paul C. Lee, M.D.
Program: A Symposium on Infectious Disease
Listing of the Program
- Healthcare Reform by Winston F. Wong, M.D., Director, Disparities & Quality Initiative, Kaiser Permanente
- Antibiotic Resistance by Tom S. Chiang, M.D., Assistant Professor of Medicine, New Jersey Medical School
- Updates on HIV (Keynote Address) by Chuen-Yen Lau, M.D.,M.P.H., Senior Clinical Investigator, U.S. Military H.I.V. Research Program
- Vaccination Updates by Christina Tan, M.D., State Epidemiologist, Division of Epidemiology, Environmental and Occupational Health, New Jersey Department of Health
- Healthcare-Associated Infections by Yu Shia Lin, M.D., Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY
- Hospital Infection Control by Mimi Lim, R.N., Director of Infection Control, New York Hospital Queens
- Diarrheal Disease by David B. Huang, M.D.,Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Medicine, New Jersey Medical School
- Tuberculosis by Chun K. Yip, M.D., Clinical Professor of Medicine, Columbia University
- Update on Hepatitis by Jian Jun Li, M.D., Director, Division of Gastroenterology, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY
Scientific Award Lecture: Legionnaires’ Disease: A Confucian Approach to Clinical Research by Victor L. Yu, M.D., Professor of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh
Dinner: Cipriani Wall Street, New York, NY
CAMS 2011 Annual Scientific Meeting
Date: November 5, 2011
Place: Merrill Lynch Conference Center
Confrence Chair: Paul C. Lee, M.D.
Program: Symposium on Preventive Medicine
Listing of the Program:
- Osteoporosis Prevention by Howard Huey, D.O., Associate Attending Physician, New York Downtown Hospital
- Smoking Cessation in Chinese – Reducing Health Disparities Locally and Globally by Candice Wong, M.D., M.P.H.,Ph.D., Associate Adjunct Professor, UC San Francisco
- Obesity by Sally Wong, R.N., Assistant Professor, Queens College, City University of New York
- Treatment of Depression Among the Chinese by Kenneth Fung, M.D., Assistant Professor of Culture, Community and Mental Health, University of Toronto
- Health and Wellness - An Update on Innovations and Policies (Keynote Address) by Thomas Tsang, M.D.,M.P.H., Senior Advisor to the Governor of Hawaii on Healthcare Transformation
- Future of Arrhythmia Management by Paul Wang, M.D., Professor of Medicine, Stanford University
- Prostate Cancer Screening by Marcus H. Loo, M.D., Clinical Professor of Urology, Weill Medical College of Cornell University
- Lung Cancer Screening and Management by Paul C. Lee, M.D., Associate Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Medical College of Cornell University
- Dealing the Cards and Playing the Hand: Race, Culture and Health in the Age of Genomics by Vivian Ota Wang, Ph.D., National Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
- Breast Cancer Screening and Management by Margaret Chen, M.D., New York Hospital Queens
- Gynecologic Cancer Screening Update by Dennis Yi-Sun Kuo, M.D., Clinical Assistant Professor of Obstetrics/Gynecology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Scientific Award Lecture: How to Live to 100 and Beyond by Albert Siu, M.D.,M.S.P.H., Professor of Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, Mt. Sinai School of Medicine
Dinner: Cipriani Wall Street, New York, NY
16th Conference on Health Care of the Chinese in North America
(Hosted by CAMS in cooperation with CAIPA, ACAP and PCAMA)
Date: November 11-12, 2012
Place: Bank of America Conference Center, New York, NY
Conference Chair: David T.W. Chiu, M.D.
Program Chair: Victor T. Chang, M.D.
Program: Health Disparities in Chinese, 2012: From Bench to Bedside
Listing of the Program:
- Preventive Cardiology and the MESA Study (CAIPA Foundation Lecture) by Kiang Liu, Ph.D., Professor of Medicine and Geriatrics, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
- Hepatitis B by Karen E. Kim, M.D., Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Chicago School of Medicine
- Pharmacogenomics by Wenje Jessie Liu, Ph.D., Post-doctoral Research Associate, John P. Hussman Institute of Human Genomics, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami
- Hidden Dragon, Crouching Tiger (Asian Cancer Disparities) (Harry Lee, M.D. Memorial Lecture) by Kenneth Chu, Ph.D.,Chief, Disparities Research Branch, Center to Reduce Cancer Health Disparities, National Cancer Institute
- Cardiovascular Disparities (Henry B. Woo M.D. Memorial Lecture) by Gordon L. Fung, M.D.,M.P.H.,Ph.D., Clinical Professor of Medicine, UC San Francisco School of Medicine
- The Myopia Epidemic by Raymond Fong, M.D., Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital
- Nasopharyngeal Cancer (Julius F. Sue M.D. Memorial Lecture) by K.S. Clifford Chao, M.D., Chu H. Chang (Endowed) Professor of Radiation Oncology, Columbia University
- Colorectal Cancer by Alex J. Ky, M.D., Assistant Professor of Surgery, Mt. Sinai School of Medicine
- Mental Health by Albert C. Gaw, M.D., Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, UC San Francisco School of Medicine
- Palliative Medicine by Cynthia X. Pan, M.D.,Adjunct Associate Professor of Geriatrics and Adult Development, Mt. Sinai School of Medicine
- Practice Seminar 1. Improving Care for Diabetic Patients by Loli Huang, M.D.
- Practice Seminar 2. Immigration Laws and Reporting Requirements by Richard LaSalle, Esq.
- Practice Seminar 3. Utilization of Mental Health Facilities by Yen L. Chong, M.D.
- Practice Seminar 4. Advance Directives by Cynthia X. Pan, M.D.
- Practice Seminar 5. Pain Management and Quality Improvement by Lara K. Dhingra, Ph.D.
- Practice Seminar 6. Making Treatment of Tobacco use a Routine Part of Care by Donna Shelley, M.D., M.P.H.
- Abstract Presentation 1. Barriers to Quality Improvement for Pain Control by Lara K. Dhingra, Ph.D. et al.
- Abstract Presentation 2. Immediate Reconstruction in Asian American Women after Mastectomy: Trends and Disparities by Barbara Wexelman, M.D., et al.
- Abstract Presentation 3. Reverse-Migration Separation: Health Outcomes in Chinese Satellite Pediatric Population by L.Chiu et al.
- Abstract Presentation 4. Chinese Women have greater Cortical Bone Density at the Hip compared with White Women by George C.K. Liu, M.D., Ph.D., et al.
- Research Panel 1. Research Directions.
- Research Panel 2. Succeeding in Academia.
Scientific Award Lecture: Diabetes and its Complications in Asians and Asian Americans by George L. King, M.D., Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School (Photo showing Dr. King receiving the Award from Dr. David Chiu, Chairman of the Conference)
Dinner: Cipriani Wall Street, New York, NY
CAMS 2013 Annual Scientific Meeting
Date: November 2, 2013
Place: Pier 60 at Chelsea Piers, New York, NY
Conference Chair: Mary Lee-Wong, M.D.
Program: Past, Present and Future: Healthcare of the Chinese in America
Listing of the Program:
- Past, Present and Future of Cardiac Surgery by Wilson Ko, M.D., Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery, New York Medical College; Co-Director of Asian Cardiovascular Services, Beth Israel Medical Center
- Past, Present and Future of ART-Assisted Reproductive Technology by Pak Chung, M.D., Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Weill Medical College of Cornell University
- Pediatrics: Journey into the World of Immunization, by Yick Moon Lee, M.D., Associate Professor, and Pediatric Hospitalist, North Shore Long Island Jewish and Lenox Hill Hospital, Associate Director, Pediatric Inpatient Unit, Maimonides Brooklyn Infant and Children’s Hospital
- In Pursuit of High-Value Health Care (Keynote Address), by Shari M. Ling, M.D., Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Center for Clinical Standards and Quality, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tear: From Injury to Return to Play, by Tony Quach, M.D., Associate Professor of Clinical Orthopedic Surgery, Weill Medical College of Cornell University and Attending Physician, New York Hospital Queens
- Evolution of Advances in Cardiothoracic Radiology, by Matthew D. Cham, M.D., Assistant Professor of Radiology, Weill Medical College of Cornell University.
- Breakout Session I: BCLS Course and Certification, by Lena Lau-Chang, R.N., M.S.N., A.N.P., Nurse Practitioner
- Breakout Session II: Engaging Asian Patients who Exhibit Mental Symptoms. Yen L. Chong, M.D., Attending Psychiatrist, Department of Neuroscience, New York Methodist Hospital, Brooklyn, NY and Irene W. Chung, Ph.D., LCSW, Associate Professor, Hunter College School of Social Work
- Breakout Session III. Research Symposium
Scientific Award Lecture: Targeted Therapy for Lung Cancer by William Pao, M.D., Ph.D., Professor of Medicine, Vanderbilt University
Dinner: Pier Sixty, Chelsea Piers, New York, NY
CAMS 2014 Annual Scientific Meeting
Date: November 1, 2014
Place: Pier 60 at Chelsea Piers, New York, NY
Conference Co-Chairs: Mary Lee-Wong, M.D. & Paul C. Lee, M.D.
Program: Cancer in Chinese Americans
Listing of the Program:
-Liver Cancer: Less Invasive, More Cures by Yuman Fong, M.D., Professor of Surgery & Chair, Department of Surgery, City of Hope
-Morcellation Controversy by Kathy Huang, M.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, NYU School of Medicine
-Gastric Adenocarcinoma by Andrew Lo, M.D., Associate Professor of Surgery, Icahn School of Medicine at Mt. Sinai, Attending, Department of Surgery, Mount Sinai Beth Israel
-Opportunities & Obligations to Address the Unique, Unusual & Unnecessary Cancer Burden Confronting Chinese Americans (Keynote Address) by Moon S. Chen, Jr., M.P.H., Ph.D., UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center Professor in Residence/Professor, Associate Director, Population Research and Cancer Disparities.
-Contemporary Strategies in Prostate Cancer Screening and Management by Gerald Wang, M.D., Chief, Division of Urology, NYHQ, Assistant Professor of Clinical Urology, Weill Cornell Medical College
-External Beam Radiation: Tools of the Trade & New Direction for Treatment by John Paul Tracy Ng, M.D., Private Practice
-Breakout Session A, Session 1: Caring for Chinese Cancer Patients in an Academic Cancer Center by Yiwu Jim Huang, M.D., Ph.D., and Tzvetelina Voynova. M.D., Maimonides Medical Center
-Breakout Session A, Session 2: Complementary & Alternative Medicine: What are the Roles of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Cancer Care? by Gary E. Deng, M.D., Associate Member, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
-Breakout Session A, Session 3: Advanced Directives: Medical and Financial Planning for the Future by Lori A. Salle Esq., La Salle and La Salle, P.C.
-Breakout Session B: Research Symposium
Scientific Award Lecture: Hematopoietic Stem Cells & Transplantation, by Nelson J. Chao, M.D., M.B.A., Professor of Medicine, Research Professor of Global Health, Professor in Immunology, Professor in Pathology, Duke University School of Medicine
Dinner: Pier Sixty, Chelsea Piers, New York, NY
CAMS 2015 Annual Scientific Meeting
Date: November 7, 2015
Place: Pier 60 at Chelsea Piers, New York, NY
Conference Co-Chairs: Kathy Huang, M.D. & Richard Chan, M.D.
Program: Mental Health: The Chinese Taboo
Listing of the Program:
-Stigma & Mental Health by Kenneth Fung, M.D., Clinical Director, Asian Initiative in Mental Health, Associate Professor Equity, Gender & Population Divisions, Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto
-Psychiatry in Dementia, Susan Law, D.O., Vascular Neurology Attending, Kings County Medical Center
-Overcoming Cultural Barrier in the Treatment of a 69 Year-Old Chinese American Woman with Severe, Persistent Somatic Pain Disorder by Albert Gaw, M.D., D.L.F.A.P.A., Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, University of California Medical School at San Francisco
-Physician Burnout and Physician Well-Being (Keynote Address) by Edmond Pi, M.D., Professor Emeritus of Clinical Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Southern California
-Bipolar Disorder and Schizophrenia for Chinese Americans: Unique Barriers and Opportunities by Pauline Tsai, M.D., Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, Weill Cornell Medical College
-Autism: Challenges for the Asian Community, Angela M. Chan, M.D., M.P.H., Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrician, Charles B. Wang Community Health Center
-Breakout A: Addictions
-Session 1: Smoking Cessation, by Donna Shelley, M.D., M.P.H., Associate Professor, Vice Chair for Research-Department of Population Health, Co-Director on Tobacco, New York University School of Medicine
-Session 2: Alcohol Use Disorders Among Chinese Americans by Xu (Jackie) Zhang Chen, M.D., Attending Psychiatrist, Department of Psychiatry, Maimonides Medical Center, Attending Psychiatrist, Department of Neuroscience & Psychiatry, New York Methodist Hospital
-Session 3: Pathological Gambling in Chinese Americans by Xu (Jackie) Zhang Chen, M.D., Attending Psychiatrist, Department of Psychiatry, Maimonides Medical Center, Attending Psychiatrist, Department of Neuroscience & Psychiatry, New York Methodist Hospital
Scientific Award Lecture: Advancing Medicine: The DARPA Way by Geoffrey S.F. Ling, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.A.N., F.A.N.A., Professor of Neurology, Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD
-Breakout Session B: Research Symposium
Dinner: Pier Sixty, Chelsea Piers, New York, NY
CAMS 2016 Annual Scientific Meeting
Date: November 7, 2016
Place: Pier 60 at Chelsea Piers, New York, NY
Conference Co-Chairs: Ning Lin, M.D., and Victor Chang, M.D.
Program: Hospital Medicine: Lost in Translation?
Listing of the Program:
-Neurosurgical Treatment of Ischemic and Hemorrhagic Strokes: Recent Advances and Literature Review by Ning Lin, M.D., Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery Weill Cornell Medical College, Cornell University, Assistant Attending, Neurological Surgeon, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
-Hospital Medicine: Challenges in Caring for Chinese Patients by Wan Ling Lam, M.D., Medical Director, Asian Services Mount Sinai Beth Israel, Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
-The Bugs, Lungs, Fish and The Chinese Community: What are the connections? by Yu Shia Lin, M.D., Attending Physician, Department of Medicine (Infectious Disease) Maimonides Medical Center, Assistant Professor Department of Medicine (Infectious Disease) Albert Einstein College of Medicine
-Health Reform: What Happened and What Happens Next? (Keynote Address) by Michael Sparer. Ph.D., J.D., Professor, Health Policy and Management, Chair Health Policy and Management, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health
-Abusive Head Trauma in Children by Arsenia J. Asuncion, M.D., F.A.A.P., M.A.C.M.D., Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Stony Brook University School of Medicine, Pediatric Critical Care Faculty, The Children's Medical Center at Winthrop University Hospital, Mineola, NY
-Palliative Care and the Chinese Patient by Cynthia X. Pan, M.D., F.A.C.P., A.G.S.F., Chief, Division of Geriatrics & Palliative Care Medicine, NewYork-Presbyterian/Queens, Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College
Breakout Session A: Asian Services: Successes and Challenges Panel Discussion
Breakout Session B: Research Symposium
Wilson Ko, M.D. Memorial Leadership Lecture: Reflections on the Leadership Ladder by Pat Wang, Chief Executive Officer, Healthfirst
Scientific Award Lecture: An Innovative Pilot Program for Reducing Heart Failure Readmissions by James K. Liao, M.D., Harold Hines Jr. Professor of Medicine, Chief, Section of Cardiology The University of Chicago Medicine
Dinner: Pier Sixty, Chelsea Piers, New York, NY
CAMS 2017 Annual Scientific Meeting
Date: November 4, 2017
Place: Pier 60 at Chelsea Piers, New York, NY
Conference Co-Chairs: Ning Lin, M.D., and Victor Chang, M.D.
Program: Advancing The Care of Women in 2017
Listing of the Program:
-Changing Paradigms in the Treatment of Lung Cancer by Paul C. Lee, M.D., M.PH., System Director of Thoracic Surgery, Northwell Health, Director of Comprehensive Lung and Foregut Institute, Professor of Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery, Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine
-Autoimmunity and Gender by Mary Lee-Wong, M.D., Interim Chief, Division of Allergy & Immunology, Mount Sinai Beth Israel, Associate Professor of Medicine, Clinical Immunology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
-Heart Disease and Asian Women: Any Disparities? (Keynote Address) by Gordon Fung, M.D. M.P.H., Ph.D., FAAC, FAHA., Director, UCSF Asian Heart & Vascular Center, Clinical Professor of Medicine, UCSF School of Medicine
-Practical Breast Imaging- 2017 by Lai Ming Yu, M.D., Co-Section Chief of Breast Imaging, NewYork-Presbyterian/Queens, Clinical Assistant Professor of Radiology, Weill Cornell Medical College, Cornell University
-Osteoporosis Loli Huang, M.D., F.A.C.P., Private Practice
-Accuracy of Fertility Apps, by Tony Tsai, M.D, Director, Reproductive Endocrinology & Fertility, NewYork-Presbyterian/Queens
Breakout Session A: "Untabooing" Topics
-Panel Discussion on Sexuality | Panelists: Pearl Tung, CNM, Certified Nurse Midwife, Charles B. Wang Community Health Center; Sandy Bui, DO, Obstetrician/Gynecologist, Charles B. Wang Community Health Center
-Panel Discussion on Domestic Abuse | Panelists: Bomsinae Kim, Executive Director, Korean American Family Services Center; Yasmeen Hamza, Director, Community Programs, Womankind; Yuanfen Kristen Chi, LMSW, Executive Director, Garden of Hope
- Panel Discussion on Mental Health | Panelists: Sook Yee Yeung, LCSW, Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Charles B. Wang Community Health Center; Xiaochun Lu, MD, Psychiatrist, Charles B. Wang Community Health Center
Breakout Session B: Research Symposium
Wilson Ko, M.D. Memorial Leadership Lecture: Leading the Leaders by Vivian S. Lee, M.D., Ph.D., M.B.A., Professor of Radiology, University of Utah School of Medicine, Former Dean and CEO, University of Utah Health
Scientific Award Lecture: Elimination of Hepatitis B: Is It Possible? by Anna Suk-Fong Lok, M.D., D.Sc. (Hon), Alice Lohrman Andrews Research Professor in Hepatology, Director of Clinical Hepatology, Assistant Dean for Clinical Research, University of Michigan, President, American Association for the Study of Liver Disease
Dinner: Pier Sixty, Chelsea Piers, New York, NY
CAMS 2018 Annual Scientific Meeting
Date: November 3, 2018
Place: Pier 60 at Chelsea Piers, New York, NY
Conference Co-Chairs: Ning Lin, M.D., and Victor Chang, M.D.
Program: High Tech, No Touch?: The Future of Medicine
Listing of the Program:
-The Future Health Priorities of Chinese New Yorkers by Wenhui Li, Ph.D., Director, Statistical Analysis and Reporting, Bureau of Vital Statistical, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
-Precision Medicine for Chinese Patients: The All of Us Research Program by M. Elizabeth Ross, M.D., PhD. and Judy Tung, M.D., FACP
M. Elizabeth Ross, M.D., Ph.D., Nathan Cummings Professor of Neurology and Neuroscience, Director, Center for Neurogenetics, Weill Cornell Medicine
Judy Tung, M.D., FACP, Chair, Department of Medicine, NewYork-Presbyterian Lower Manhattan Hospital, Section Chief, Adult Internal Medicine, Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine
-Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Medicine: A Reality Check (Keynote Address) by Paul Chang, M.D., FSIIM, Professor and Vice-Chairman, Radiology Informatics, The University of Chicago School of Medicine
-Telehealth: What's All the Hype? Face, Fiction, Future Direction. by Hanson Hsu, M.D., Co-Director Emergency Telehealth Services, Director of Informatics, Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine
-What's App Doc? by Thomas Tsang, M.D., M.P.H., CEO and Co-Founder, Valera Health
-Liver Cancer in 2018: Challenges & Opportunities by James Park, M.D., Medical Director of Liver Transplantation, Associate Professor of Medicine, Director of Asian Liver Health Program, Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Department of Medicine, NYU Langone Health
Breakout Session A: Panel Discussions
-Forum on Digital Health: Improving Patient Care & Communication with Technology | Panelists: Paul Chang, MD, FSIIM, Professor and Vice-Chairman, Radiology Informatics, The University of Chicago School of Medicine; Larry W. Hansard, Area Director - Healthcare Practice, Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.; Hanson Hsu, MD, Co-Director Emergency Telehealth Services, Director of Informatics, Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine; Rene Y. Quashie, JD, Vice President, Policy and Regulatory Affairs, Digital Health, Consumer Technology Association; Wallace J. Wang, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine
-Senior Care at Home | Panelists: Maria Bun-Ching Lee, M.D., Private Practice; Serene Nie, LMSW, Social Worker, CaringKind-The Heart of Alzheimer's Caregiving; Yin Ng, RN, Branch Director, Visiting Nurse Service of New York
Breakout Session B: Research Symposium
Wilson Ko, M.D. Memorial Leadership Lecture: Authenticity and Effective Leadership by Judy Tung, M.D., Chair, Department of Medicine, NewYork-Presbyterian Lower Manhattan Hospital
Scientific Award Lecture: Recent Advancements in Percutaneous Treatment of Structural Heart Diseases by S. Chiu Wong, M.D., Professor of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, Director of Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center
Dinner: Pier Sixty, Chelsea Piers, New York, NY
CAMS 2019 Annual Scientific Meeting
Date: November 2, 2019
Place: Pier 60 at Chelsea Piers, New York, NY
Conference Co-Chairs: Ning Lin, M.D., and Victor Chang, M.D.
Program: Is 100 The New 70? Opportunities & Advances in Caring for the Aging Patient
Listing of the Program:
-Top 10 Geriatrics Principles for Today's Health Care Professionals by Cynthia X. Pan, MD, AGSF, FACP, Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical Center, Chief Division of Geriatrics and Palliative Care, NewYork-Presbyterian Queens, Designated Institutional Official, CME, NewYork-Presbyterian Queens
-Evolution of Geriatric Emergency Departments by Ula Y. Hwang, MD, MPH, Associate Professor Emergency Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Associate Professor, Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
-Opportunities & Advances in Caring for the Aging Patient (Keynote Address) by Jennie Chin Hansen, RN, MS, DNS (Hon), FAAN, Immediate Past CEO, American Geriatrics Society Consultant, Hirsch Associates Philanthropic Advisors for Geriatrics Programs, Fellow Mentor, Clinical Excellence, Stanford Medicine
-Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia by Michael T. Lin MD, Associate Professor of Neurology, Weill Cornell Medical College
-Advancing Imaging Techniques for the Evaluation of Dementia and Neurodegenerative Disorders by Stanley Yang, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor of Radiology, Weill Cornell Medical College
Breakout Session A: Case Conference
-I've Fallen and I Can't Get Up | Panelists: Emily Chai, MD, Associate Professor, Brookdale Department of Geriatrics & Palliative Medicine, Vice Chair, Department of Geriatric & Palliative Care, Inpatient Services, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Ning Lin, MD, Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery Weill Cornell University Assistant Attending, Neurological Surgeon NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, Tony Quach, MD, Co-Directors of Sports Medicine, Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation, NewYork-Presbyterian Queens, Assistant Professor, Clinical Orthopedic Surgery Weill Cornell Medical College, and David Shi, MD, Attending Anesthesiologist, Director of Perioperative Service, Holy Name Medical Center
-To P.E.G. or Not to P.E.G., That is the Question | Panelists: Marta Kazandjian, MA, CCC-SLP, BCS-S, Director, Resident Centered Care, Speech Pathology.Swallowing, The Silvercrest Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation/NewYork-Presbyterian, Adjunct Lecturer, Adelphia University, Maria Bun-Ching Lee, M.D., Private Practice; Cynthia X. Pan, MD, AGSF, FACP, Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical Center, Chief Division of Geriatrics and Palliative Care, NewYork-Presbyterian Queens, Designated Institutional Official, CME, NewYork-Presbyterian Queens
Breakout Session B: Research Symposium
Wilson Ko, M.D. Memorial Leadership Lecture: Enabling Leadership: Recognition, Vision, and Engagement by Peter Paul Yu, MD, FACP, FASCO, Physician-in-Chief, Hartford HealthCare Cancer Center Institute, Clinical Member, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Scientific Award Lecture: Geriatrics Science: New Ideas for Old Hearts by Jeanne Y. Wei, MD, PhD, Executive Director of Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging and Department of Geriatrics, University of Arkansas for Medicine Sciences
Dinner: Pier Sixty, Chelsea Piers, New York, NY
CAMS 2020 Annual Scientific Meeting & FCMS 20TH Conference on Health Care of the Chinese in North America: A Virtual Event
(Hosted by CAMS in partnership with CAIPA, ACAP and PCAMA)
Date: November 7, 2020 & November 8, 2020
Conference Co-Chairs: Benjamin Lee, MD & Cynthia X. Pan, MD
Program: The COVID-19 Pandemic: Insights from Far and Near
Listing of the Program:
Panelists:
Infectious Disease: Yu Shia Lin, MD, Attending Physician, Infectious Disease, Maimonides Medical Cener, Clinical Assistant Professor, SUNY Downstate Medical Center & Edward K. Chapnick, MD, FACP, FIDSA, Senior Vice Chair for Clinical Operations and Program Development, Director, Infectious Disease Division, Maimonides Medical Center
Management of Diabetes During The COVID-19 Pandemic, George L. King, MD, Chief Scientific Officer, Section Head, Vascular Cell Biology, Founder/Director, Asian American Diabetes Initiative, Professor of Medicine and Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School
What We Learned: Respiratory Failure Due to Severe COVID-19, David Berlin, MD, Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Weill Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, Vice Chair of Medicine, New York-Presbyterian Hospital-Weill Cornell Medicine Healthcare Systems, Medical Director, Critical Care Services, NewYork-Presbyterian-Weill Cornell Medicine, Medical Director, Medical Intensive Care Unit, NewYork-Presbyterian-Weill Cornell Medicine
Panelists:
SARS-CoV2: What Can We Learn from Basic Virology? Robert Kozak, PhD, FCCM, Assistant Professor, University of Toronto, Clinical Microbiologist, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Center
Autopsy Findings in Patients Who Died of COVID-19, Haodong Xu, MD, PhD, Director, Pulmonary Pathology, Department of Pathology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Director, Cardiovascular Pathology, Department of Pathology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Professor, Department of Pathology, University of Washington School of Medicine
Neurological Complications of COVID-19 Infection, Paul Magda, DO, Assistant Professor of Clinical Neurology, Weill Cornell Medicine
PALLIATIVE CARE & COVID-19
Panelists:
Palliative Care Cynthia X. Pan, MD, FACP, AGSF, Chief, Division of Geriatrics & Palliative Care Medicine, Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College
Tips for Telehealth Communication in the COVID-19 Era, Calvin Chou, MD, PhD, Professor of Medicine, UCSF School of Medicine
COVID-19 Goals of Care Conversation, Shunichi Nakagawa, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center
Panelists:
Christina G. Tan, MD, MPH State Epidemiologist/Assistant Commissioner, Division of Epidemiology, Environmental and Occupational Health, State of New Jersey Department of Health
Xin-Huan Wang, MD, Professor of Urology, Wuhan University School of Medicine, President, Zhonghan Hospital of Wuhan University
Chi Ming Chow, MD, MSc, FACC, FRCPC, FASE, Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Attending Staff Cardiologist, Saint Michael's Hospital
LESSONS FROM THE LONG FIX: COVID-19 AND BEYOND
Vivian S. Lee, MD, PhD, MBA, President, Health Platforms, Verily Life Sciences, Senior Lecturer, Harvard Medical School
WELLBEING
Panelists:
Cultivating Resilience, Kenneth Fung, MD, MSc, FRCPC, Associate Professor of Psychiatry, PHPI, University of Toronto, Founding & Clinical Director, Asian Initiative in Mental Health, Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network,
Telehealth & The Future of Mental Health, David Mou, MD, MBA, Instructor, Harvard Medical School, Co-founder and CMO, Valera HealthChief Medical Officer and Co-Founder, Valera Health
Discrimination Flora Ferng, East Asian Communities Liaison/Human Rights Specialist, NYC Commission on Human Rights & Eunice Lee Program Manager, New York City Office for the Prevention of Hate Crimes
THE FUTURE OF COVID-19
Panelists:
Modeling The Future Trajectory of COVID-19 Eric Lam, Senior Director, Sg2
Pediatrics COVID-19 and Vaccines Yick Moon Lee, MD, Private Practice
Presentations:
Pan-cancer transcriptomic determinants of perineural and lymphovascular invasion, Jimmy Guo, UCSF School of Medicine, Broad Institute MIT et al
Asian-American Medicare Beneficiaries disproportionately receive invasive mechanical ventilation at the end-of-life— Zhimeng Jia MD, Dana Farber Cancer Institute et al
Relationship between the gut microbiota and tacrolimus drug metabolism in kidney transplantation Ethan Zhao, Cornell Weill School of Medicine