IMHS Seminars
Unless otherwise noted:
Thursdays
12-12:50 p.m. Seminar
1-1:45 p.m. Luncheon with guest speaker and IMHS students
Basic Science Building, Room 239
For Zoom link, email imhsprogram@georgetown.edu
Spring 2025
January 23
Impact of Sleep on Health and Wellbeing
Cristina Reichner, MD
Associate Professor
Internal Medicine Department
Sleep Medicine, Pulmonary Critical Care
MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
Georgetown University
Washington, DC
January 30
Six Ancient Survival Threats – Shoring Up Maslow’s Foundation and Understanding Our Subconscious Fears in the Modern World
Olivia Lesslar, MD
Chief Medical Officer
Medical Director
Research Lead
Trustee of the British College of Functional Medicine
February 6
T’ai Chi Ch’uan Cultivates Mind-Body Proprioception and Apperception
Paul Cote, PhD
Professor of Immunology and Virology
Adjunct Professor, Georgetown University
T’ai Chi Master
February 13
Cultivate Happiness: A Nurturing Mind-Body Behavioral Approach
Varun Sharma, MD
Associate Professor of General Internal Medicine
Director, Mind-Body Medicine GUMC Program
Department of Internal Medicine
Medstar Georgetown University Hospital
February 20
Designing and Building Healthy Living Spaces
Chris Hubbard, AIA, M. Arch., MS CIM
Principal and Owner
WHA Architecture and Planning, PC
Arlington, VA
February 21 – Friday, 1-4 p.m.
(Workshop) Breathwork
Lauren Watkins
Founder, Breath is Medicine
Washington DC
This workshop is open to IMHS only.
February 27
Complementary and Integrative Therapies for Breast Cancer Survivors
Lucy De La Cruz, MD
Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center
Department of Surgery
Georgetown University Medical Center
Washington, DC
March 6
Spring Break
(Workshop) Policy Issues on Traditional, Complementary, and Integrative Medicine – An international Perspective
Daniel F. Gallego-Pérez, MD, DrPH
Adjunct Faculty, UNC School of Medicine
Consultant, WHO and PAHO
This workshop is open to IMHS only.
March 20 – Thursday, 12:15-1:45 p.m.
(Workshop) Myofascial Trigger Points Therapy
Jay Shah, MD
Director, Medical Rehabilitation Training Program
NIH Clinical Center, Bethesda, MD
This workshop is open to IMHS only. Boxed lunch will be served.
March 24 – Monday, 1-4 p.m.
(Workshop) Acupuncture
Part 1: The Energetic Circulation of Life
Part 2: The Medical Acupuncture Evaluation – An Integrative Approach to Patient Care
Ali Safayan, MD
Restorative Health Org.
Washington, DC
This workshop is open to IMHS only.
March 27
Using Teaching Kitchens and Culinary Medicine to Improve Health
David Eisenberg, MD
Director of Culinary Nutrition
Adjunct Associate Professor
Department of Nutrition
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
April 3
What is Myofascial Pain Syndrome?
John Srbely, DC, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Human Health and Nutritional Science
University of Guelph
Guelph, Ontario, Canada
April 10
The Integrative Oncology Toolbox: Caring for the Whole Person During Cancer Treatment
Jonathan Steagall, MD
Founder and Medical Director
The Center for Advanced Medicine
Alpharetta, GA
April 14 – Monday, 1-4 p.m.
(Workshop) Longevity Medicine: Science and Practice
Danielle Ruiz, MSN, APRN, AGNP-C
CEO and Medical Director, Everest Health Partners LLC
Vienna, VA
This workshop is open to IMHS only.
April 17
Easter
April 22 – Tuesday, 12:05-1:30 p.m.
(Workshop) Explore the In-Vivo Biological Models: Visit of the Division of Comparative Medicine
Crystal Johnson, DVM
Director, Department of Comparative Medicine
Georgetown University Medical Center
Washington, DC
This workshop is open to IMHS only.
April 24
Mindful movement for chronic pain: Does it make “sense”?
Peter Wayne, PhD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Director of Research, Osher Center for Integrative Medicine
Division of Preventive Medicine
Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
May 9 – Friday, 9:45 a.m.-12:30 p.m., location visit
(Workshop) Medicinal Plants at the U.S. National Arboretum
Erin Holder, MH
Horticulturist and Medical Herbalist
US National Arboretum, USDA
This workshop is open to IMHS only.