Thursday, February 23, 2012

Med School Café - Expert Advice for the Community

This week, Dr. Christopher Eckstein, assistant professor of neurology at the University of South Alabama College of Medicine, presented the February Med School Café lecture.

The lecture, "New Developments in the Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis," had a total of 80 attendees.

At the lecture, Dr. Eckstein discussed multiple sclerosis, an autoimmune disease that affects the brain and spinal cord. During the talk, he covered signs and symptoms of the disease and provided information on novel treatments and therapies.

The March Med School Café lecture will feature Dr. Crisostomo Baliog Jr., assistant professor of internal medicine at the University of South Alabama College of Medicine. If you are interested in attending, email kepartridge@usouthal.edu for more details. To learn more about the lectures, click here.