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This lectureship honors James C. Respess, MD, whose faculty appointment spanned almost 40 years (1957-1995) in the Department of Internal Medicine at the University of Virginia. Although he passed away in April of 1996, Dr. Respess' memory is irreplaceably imprinted on all who had the pleasure of knowing him. He was instrumental in developing the initial digestive program at UVA, together with Drs. David Stone and Ed Wilson, and served as the first Chief of Gastroenterology at UVA. This lectureship has been made possible by the generosity of Respess' classmates and spearheaded by Drs. Claudette Dalton and Richard Lindsay. Every year, a distinguished leader in the area of gastroenterology and hepatology is invited to address the UVA faculty and trainees, and to honor the memory of Dr. Respess.
8th Annual James C. Respess Lectureship: June 2-3, 2003
Distinguished Guest Speaker Emmet B. Keeffe, MD
Professor of Medicine & Chief of Hepatology, Stanford University Medical Center
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Dr. Keeffe presented three lectures during his visit to the UVA Digestive Health Center of Excellence. His first lecture was entitled Acute Hepatitis A and B in Patients with Chronic Liver Disease: Severity of Illness and Prevention with Vaccination. Medical Grand Rounds, June 2, 2003 at 12:30 pm in the Jordan Hall Conference Center Auditorium.
At right, Dr. Cominelli presents Dr. Keeffe with the traditional Respess Lectureship appreciation gift after the Medical Grand Rounds talk.
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Dr. Keeffe's second lecture, Chronic Hepatitis C: Evolving Strategies in Diagnosis and Treatment, was presented during a dinner for referring physicians, UVA faculty and other guests at the Boar's Head Inn. Dinner was hosted by Fabio Cominelli, MD, PhD.
At left, Dr. David Peura, Dr. Emmet Keeffe and Dr. Fabio Cominelli discuss the dinner presentation at the Boar's Head Inn.
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Dr. Keeffe gave a final presentation during the Basic Science/Physiology Seminar Series on June 3, 2003: Screening for Hepatocellular Carcinoma.
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Sponsorship for the 8th Annual James C. Respess Lectureship generously provided by
Roche Pharmaceuticals.
Additional support provided by
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