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Elihu N. Root, M.D. Distinguished Lectureship Series Kicks Off
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WHAT:
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The Kelsey Research Foundation is pleased to announce the Elihu N. Root, M.D. Distinguished Lectureship. The inaugural ethics lecture will feature Yoram Unguru, M.D., M.S., M.A., F.A.A.P. who will present “The Experiences of Children Enrolled in Pediatric Oncology Research: Implications for Assent.” Dr. Unguru is a physician in the Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Division at Hermann and Walter Samuelson Children’s Hospital at Sinai and a faculty member at the Berman Bioethics Institute at John S. Hopkins University.
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The lectureship is being held in memory of Dr. Elihu Root, who was a distinguished member of Kelsey-Seybold Clinic and long-time Chief of the Hematology/Oncology Department. His devotion to bioethics and the Kelsey-Seybold tradition of excellence in oncology and cancer care earned him a place of honor in his field and the admiration of both staff and patients. In his memory, the Elihu N. Root, M.D. Memorial Fund was established to support the annual lecture and provide continuing medical education in oncology and bioethics to physicians and other health care professionals. |
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WHO:
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Any health care professional who is interested can attend.
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Monday, October 12, 2009 at 12:15 p.m.
St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital, Denton A. Cooley Building Auditorium
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CONTACT:
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For more information about the lectureship and how to support the lecture series through a donation to the Elihu N. Root, M.D. Memorial Fund, please contact January Cantrell at the Kelsey Research Foundation at 713-442-1214. |
About Kelsey-Seybold Clinic
Kelsey-Seybold Clinic is Houston's premier community-based physician group, founded in 1949 by Dr. Mavis Kelsey in Houston's famous Texas Medical Center. More than 350 Kelsey-Seybold physicians practice at 18 locations in the greater Houston area. Medical services offered by Kelsey-Seybold include outpatient medical care in more than 50 medical specialties, outpatient surgery centers, nationally accredited Breast Diagnostic Centers and Cancer Centers, advanced radiology services, onsite and online Kelsey Pharmacy services and secure communication portals for patients to communicate with their health care team. Kelsey-Seybold has proudly served the National Aeronautics and Space Administration since 1966 and today provides medical services onsite at the Johnson Space Center, the White Sands Test Facility in New Mexico, and in Moscow.
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