Hungarian Medical Association of America
New England Chapter
Programs, 2004-2010
2004
Statutory Meeting of the New England Chapter
Pharmaceutical odyssey
Laszlo Urban, MD, PhD
Executive Director, Preclinical Profiling Group,
Novartis Institute for Biomedical Research, Cambridge, MA
March 4, 2004, Worcester, MA
The aging skin
György Csank, MD
Plastic Surgery, Lenox, MA
May 7, 2004, Southborough, MA
Novel treatment options in pain management
Gabriella Kövi, MD
New England Pain Center, Springfield, MA
September 11, 2004, Lenox, MA
State-of-the-Art Treatment on Mood Disorders
Eva Szigethy, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics,
Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
December 6, 2004, Brookline, MA
2005
Leprosy
Karoly Balogh, MD
Associate Professor of Pathology,
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center,Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
March 18, 2005, Worcester, MA
Lessons from the Framingham Study
William B. Kannel, MD
Emeritus Professor of Medicine and Public Health,
Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA
June 10, 2005, Concord, MA
Cell and Gene Therapeutic Approaches for the Treatment of the Broken Heart
Gyöngyi Molnar, MD, PhD
Investigator, Genzyme, Framingham, MA
September 30, 2005, Acton, MA
Current Treatment Guidelines of Lipid Disorders
Joseph Vita, MD
Professor of Medicine, Section of Cardiovascular Medicine,
Boston University, Boston, MA
December 8, 2005, Southborough, MA
2006
Mitochondria and Cancer: Evolutionary Milestones
György Baffy, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Liver Research Center,
Rhode Island Hospital and Brown University, Providence, RI
March 10, 2006, Concord, MA
Update on Migraine Headache
Laszlo Mechtler, MD
President of HMAA
Associate Professor and Chief of Neuro-Oncology,
Roswell Park Cancer Institute and SUNY University of Buffalo, Buffalo, NY
June 23, 2006, Wellfleet, MA
GOT AIR? The Medical Aspects of Diving
Zsolt Orban, MD
Division of Endocrinology, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI
and Bristol County Medical Center, Bristol, RI
September 24, 2006, Acton, MA
2007
INVEGA™: The first Extended- Release Tablets for the Treatment of Schizophrenia
Sponsor: Janssen Pharmaceutical
January 25, 2007, Easton, MA
Type I Diabetes Mellitus: The Quest for the Cure
Tihamer Orban, MD, PhD
Senior Investigator, Joslin Diabetes Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
June 16, 2007, Hopkinton, MA
Comprehensive Treatment of Depression
Gabor Keitner, MD
Professor of Psychiatry and Director, Adult Psychiatry and Mood Disorders Program,
Rhode Island Hospital and Brown Medical School
October 5, 2007, Southborough, MA
Targeting atherothrombosis:
A common denominator for ACS, stroke and peripheral artery disease
William B. Kannel, MD
Emeritus Professor of Medicine and Public Health,
Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA
December 22, 2007, Southborough, MA
2008
Treatment of Fibromyalgia
James Figueroa, MD
Division of Rheumatology, Harrington Memorial Hospital, Southbridge, MA
March 7, 2008, Worcester, MA
Cape Cod Retreat
June 28, 2008, West Falmouth, MA
Alcoholic Liver Disease
Gyongyi Szabo, MD, PhD
Professor of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology,
University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA
October 11, 2008, Acton, MA
Surgical Treatment of Epilepsy
Gabor Zoltay, MD
Division of Neurology, Nathan Littauer Hospital, Gloversville, NY
December 5, 2008, Southborough, MA
2009
Obesity and Health Risks: Recognition and Treatment
Ildiko Halasz, MD
MOVE! Weight Management Program, VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA
April 11, 2009, Worcester, MA
Cape Cod Retreat
September 6, 2009, West Falmouth, MA
From Bariatric Surgery to Metabolic Surgery: The Evolution of Weight Loss Surgery
Andras Sandor, MD
Commonwealth Surgical Associates, Stoneham, MA
December 11, 2009, Southborough, MA
2010
Advances in Image-Guided Surgery
Ferenc Jolesz, MD
Leonard B Holman Professor of Radiology, Harvard Medical School,
Director, Division of MRI and National Center for Image Guided Therapy,
Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA
March 17, 2010, Southborough, MA
ACLS Update
Alexander Matolcsy, MD
Former President of HMAA
Division of Emergency Medicine, Merrimack Valley Hospital, Haverhill, MA
September 25, 2010, Wellfleet, MA
Network Medicine
Albert-László Barabási, PhD
Distinguished Professor and Director, Center for Complex Network Research,
Northeastern University, Boston, MA
December 18, 2010, Worcester, MA