The Department of Medicine has six named lectures each year. All are conducted within the venue of the weekly Medical Grand Rounds so that students, house staff, fellows, and faculty can all benefit from the outstanding speakers who participate.
The Arthur C. Fox Lecture
Sponsored by the Division of Cardiology, the Arthur Fox Visiting Professorship was established in 2002 to honor Dr. Arthur Fox, who led the NYU School of Medicine Division of Cardiology for over 30 years. The lecturers to date have been Peter Libby, M.D., Harvard Medical School (2003); Kenneth Chien, M.D., Ph.D., UCSD School of Medicine (2004); and Wilson Colucci, M.D., Boston Medical Center (2005).
The John McClement Lecture
The John McClement Lecture was founded in 1988 in honor of Dr. John McClement, Director of the Bellevue Hospital Chest Service from 1955 to 1983 and an exceptional teacher, clinician, and leader. The annual lecture is delivered by some of the most important scholars and orators in Pulmonary Medicine. The 2004 McClement Lecturer was Peter Wagner, Professor of Medicine and Bioengineering, UCSD School of Medicine.
The Max Trubek Lectureship
Named in honor of one of the greatest bedside teaching clinicians in the history of the Department of Medicine, the Max Trubek Lectureship was established in 2002 by a generous contribution from the Bellevue Hospital Alumni Association.
Dr. Max Trubek received his undergraduate degree from Johns Hopkins University in 1922 and his M.D. degree from the University of Maryland School of Medicine in 1926. He completed his residency training in Medicine at Bellevue Hospital, followed by a fellowship in Pathology at Newark City Hospital under Dr. Harrison Martland, the eminent pathologist who established the link between radium painting of watch dials and malignancy.
In the early 1930s Dr. Trubek joined the faculty of NYU School of Medicine, where he became Professor of Clinical Medicine. He maintained his private practice in Manhattan until well into his 90s, bringing his thoughtful, scholarly approach to the bedside of many patients, and teaching nearly three generations of medical students and house officers.
Before there were CT scans, and even after they became available, the most effective technique for "visualizing" internal pathology was a consultation with Dr. Trubek. His incomparable eyes, ears, hands, and brain were combined with a humanistic attention to his patients' comprehensive needs. A master clinician in the truest sense, Dr. Trubek lives on in the many lives he touched- his patients, their families, and his students, residents, and colleagues.
The Trubek Lecturers to date have been Lee B. Reichman, M.D., M.P.H., UMDNJ (2002); Abraham Verghese, M.D., D.Sc. (Hon.), The University of Texas Health Science Center (2003); and Lee Goldman, M.D., M.P.H., UCSF (2004).
The Herbert Chasis Lecture
The Herbert Chasis Lecture was founded in 2000 to honor Dr. Herbert Chasis, an exceptional teacher, clinician, and pioneer in applying quantitative methods to the study of renal diseases. The 2004 Chasis Lecturer was Nobel Laureate Peter C. Agre, M.D., Professor of Biological Chemistry and Professor of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
The Melvin C. Gluck Lecture
The Melvin C. Gluck Lecture was established in 2004 in honor of Dr. Melvin Gluck, who was an exceptional teacher, clinician, and beloved physician. The 2004 Gluck Lecturer was Karl Tryggvason, M.D., Ph.D., Professor and Chairman of the Division of Matrix Biology in the Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden.
The Belsky Memorial Lecture
Anne Belsky Moranis was the daughter of Marvin Belsky and sister of Paul Belsky, both faculty members in the Department of Medicine. A gifted artist and mother of two children, Anne Belsky Moranis developed breast cancer and after extensive treatment succumbed to her disease at the age of 35. In her honor, the Anne Belsky Moranis Fund was established to endow an annual visiting professorship/lecture.
Since 1992 some of the world's most renowned leaders and researchers in the ?eld of breast cancer have delivered the Belsky Memorial Lecture. In 2003 Dr. Nina Bhardwaj became the first Belsky Memorial Lecturer from the NYU faculty. She was followed in 2004 by Dr. Robert Schneider of the NYU Department of Cell Biology.
