Neurology Grand Rounds

Kinne Auditorium

Monday January 4th, 2016 at 12:15 PM

Video-conferenced to Nemours 1 North & Mayo Clinic Health System in Waycross

Sherif Makar, M.D., presents “CNS Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumors: Case and Discussion” at Neurology Grand Rounds

12:15 PM on January 4, 2016

Dr. Makar is originally from Indian Harbour Beach, FL. He graduated with his Bachelor in Science in Integrative Biology at the University of Florida in Gainesville, FL in 2008. He completed his medical education at the University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine in Tampa, FL in 2012. He completed his internship in Internal Medicine at the University of Arizona College of Medicine in Tucson, AZ in 2013. 

He is currently in the final year of his Neurology residency at the University of Florida College of Medicine - Jacksonville. During his time as a resident, he has been involved in ongoing clinical trials with an emphasis on acute ischemic stroke, intracerebral hemorrhage, and transient ischemic attacks. 

Dr. Makar is particularly interested in the field of Neuro-Oncology and treatment of primary and metastatic tumors of the nervous system, as well as neurological complications of cancer and it’s treatments. 

He will begin his fellowship training in Neuro-Oncology at Stanford University in Palo Alto, CA starting July 2016 and is expecting to complete the program in June 2017. 

Learning Objectives:

Define areas of new neuroscience knowledge and research

Understand Clinicopathologic (CPC) correlations of neurologic disease

Illuminate areas of practice-based improvement within the neurosciences based on advancing scientific research or Practice-based improvement projects.

The speaker does not have a relevant financial relationship, and does not intend to discuss off label/investigative use of a commercial product or device.

College of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

College of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, designates this live CME activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^RM .  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

This program is supported in part by an educational grant from the following companies in accordance with ACCME Standards:  NONE