Lawrence M. Witmer, PhD
Associate Professor of Anatomy
Dept. of Biomedical Sciences
College of Osteopathic Medicine
Ohio University
123 Life Sciences Building
Athens, Ohio 45701 USA
Phone: 740 593 9489
Fax: 740 593 1730
Email: witmerl@ohio.edu
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Pediatrics RPAC
Basic Science Integration Sessions
| Date | Educational Day Topic | Moderator | Basic Science Presenter | Title | Date |
| Mar-04 | Adolescent Medicine | Faust | M. Berryman | Basic skin histology. | 03/17/04 |
| Feb-04 | Pediatric Endocrinology | Faust | J. Kopchick | Growth hormone (GH), GH antagonists, and GH receptor "knockouts": of mice and men (and women). | 02/18/04 |
| Jan-04 | Pediatric Gastroenterology | Faust | J. Blazyk | Obesity and Type 2 diabetes in children: a biochemical viewpoint. | 01/21/04 |
| Dec-03 | OMM | Dillinger | J. N. Howell | Somatic dysfunction and OMT—A view from basic science. | 12/16/03 |
| Nov-03 | Pediatric Cardiology | Eilerman | L. M. Witmer | Anatomical basis of craniofacial birth defects. (in connection with Oct-03 Ed Day on Neonatology) | 11/19/03 |
| Sep-03 | Pediatric Orthopedics | Eilerman | L. M. Witmer | Orthopedic Anatomy. | 09/17/03 |
| Aug-03 | Pediatric Pulmonology | Dillinger | K. J. Goodrum | Immunology of asthma. | 08/20/03 |
| Apr-03 | Pediatric Neurology | Wapner | P. M. O'Connor | Embryology of the eye and visual pathways. | 04/16/03 |
| Feb-03 | Pediatric Endocrinology | Wapner | F. V. Nowak | Thyroid hormone physiology: basis for interpretation of thyroid disorders. | 02/19/03 |
| Jan-03 | Pediatric Gastroenterology | Wapner | L. M. Witmer | Embryological anatomy of the GI tract and related birth defects. | 01/15/03 |
| Nov-02 | Renal | Wapner | S. Inman | Renal function and disease in children. | 11/20/02 |
| Aug-02 | Neonatology | Wapner | L. M. Witmer | Developmental anatomy of the heart and the embryological basis for cardiac defects. | 08/21/02 |
| Mar-02 | GI | Devlin | B. Biegalke | Rotavirus: viral diarrhea & vaccine development. | 03/20/02 |
| Feb-02 | Renal | Devlin | S. Inman | Renal function in children. | 02/20/02 |
| Nov-01 | Respiratory | Devlin | J. Blazyk | A biochemical view of lung surfactant and RDS. | 11/21/01 |
| Sep-01 | HEENT | Devlin | L. M. Witmer | Cranial nerves and common peripheral lesions. | 09/19/01 |
| Aug-01 | Neonatology | Devlin | J. Howell | Pulmonary mechanics in acute respiratory distress syndrome | 08/15/01 |
| May-01 | Pediatric Immunology | Bellas | B. Biegalke | HIV-Host interactions. | 05/16/01 |
| Apr-01 | Pediatric Neurology | Bellas | B. A. Code | Neuroembryology of neural tube defects. | 04/18/01 |
| Mar-01 | Adolescent Medicine | Bellas | M. Berryman | Basic skin histology. | 03/21/01 |
| Feb-01 | Pediatric Endocrinology | Bellas | J. Kopchick | Animal models for the study of growth hormone's role in diabetic end organ damage. | 02/21/01 |
| Jan-01 | Pediatric Gastroenterology | Bellas | J. Blazyk | Obesity and Type II diabetes in children: a biochemical viewpoint. | 01/17/01 |
| Nov-00 | Pediatric Cardiology | Bellas | H. Akbar | Angiotensin II, ACE Inhibitors and Angiotensin-Receptor (AT1) Blockers | 11/15/00 |
| Oct-00 | Pediatric Neonatology | Bellas | L. M. Witmer | Anatomical basis of craniofacial birth defects. | 10/18/00 |
| Sep-00 | Pediatric Orthopedics | Bellas | L. M. Witmer | Orthopedic anatomy. | 09/20/00 |
| Aug-00 | Pediatric Pulmonology | Bellas | K. Goodrum | Immunology of asthma. | 08/16/00 |
| May-00 | Hemat., Oncol., Immunol. | Beichner | P. Johnson/J. Howell | Normal physiologic pediatric anemia and some disease states. | 05/17/00 |
| Apr-00 | Neurology | Beichner | B. Biegalke | Viral meningitis and encephalitis. | 04/19/00 |
| Mar-00 | Adolescent/ Rheumatology |
Beichner | L. M. Witmer | Gross anatomy and embryology of joints. | 03/15/00 |
| Feb-00 | Endocr., Metab., & Genet. | Beichner | J. Kopchick | Growth hormone action: From mice to man. | 02/16/00 |
| Jan-00 | Pediatric gastroenterology | Beichner | L. M. Witmer | Embryological anatomy of the GI tract. | 01/19/00 |
| Nov-99 | Pediatric cardiology | Beichner | L. M. Witmer | Developmental anatomy of the heart. | 11/17/99 |