Columbia University Irving Medical Center 32nd Annual Internal Medicine Update & Intensive Review 2026

Columbia’s 32nd Annual Internal Medicine Update offers a broad review of the conditions encountered in hospital and outpatient practice. The five-day program moves through cardiology and neurology, endocrine and digestive disease, renal and pulmonary medicine, infectious diseases, hematology, oncology and rheumatology. Lectures combine clinical updates with diagnostic and treatment questions relevant to internists, hospitalists, primary care clinicians and trainees.

The original virtual conference ran June 8–12, 2026. Its complete daily agenda, speakers and original learning objectives are retained below for study planning. The schedule describes the source activity, rather than confirming every supplied recording; live participation, faculty interaction and Columbia’s provider-hosted access are not included with the store’s files.

Official Program Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of the original activity, participants should be better able to:

1. Discuss current evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for important core competency topics in internal medicine.
2. Apply contemporary knowledge and clinical skills to daily medical practice.
3. Identify optimal management recommendations for commonly encountered diseases.
4. Diagnose and manage medical conditions frequently encountered in hospital and outpatient settings.
5. Review state-of-the-art developments across the major fields of internal medicine.

Official Course Directors

The university’s 2026 enduring program identifies:

Jai Radhakrishnan, MD, MS

Professor of Medicine and Clinical Chief, Division of Nephrology, Columbia University.

Marcus Pereira, MD, MPH

Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Columbia University.

Maya K. Rao, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine and Chief, Division of Allen Medicine, Columbia University.

Topics

MONDAY, JUNE 8: CARDIOLOGY & NEUROLOGY

• 7:30 am: Arrhythmia Management: Best Practices — Angelo B. Biviano, MD, MPH

• 8:15 am: Noninvasive Testing in CVD: Case Based Approach — Sonia Tolani, MD

• 9:00 am: Syncope — Christopher K. Migliore, MD, MS

• 9:30 am: Valvular Disease: Modern Management — Mahesh V. Madhavan, MD, MS

• 10:00 am: Telemedicine During the Pandemic & Beyond — Siqin Kye Ye, MD, MS

• 10:30 am: Treatment of Common & Rare Lipid Disorders — Henry N. Ginsberg, MD

• 11:00 am: Acute Coronary Syndromes: STEMI — LeRoy E. Rabbani, MD

• 11:30 am: Cardiac Amyloidosis: From Diagnosis to Therapy — Mathew Maurer, MD

• 12:00 pm: Q&A/Lunch

• 12:30 pm: Acute Coronary Syndromes: Non-STEMI — Megha Prasad, MD

• 1:00 pm: Aortic Aneurysms — Virendra I. Patel, MD, MPH

• 1:30 pm: Heart Failure Management for the Internist — Elissa Driggin, MD, MS

• 2:00 pm: Cardio-Kidney-Metabolic Syndrome — Jai Radhakrishnan, MD, MS

• 2:30 pm: Update on Alzheimer’s Disease — James M. Noble, MD, MS

• 3:00 pm: When Seconds Count: Rapid Response — Sarah Sherwood, MD

• 3:45 pm: Migraine Update: Diagnostic Criteria — Marianna S. Yugrakh, MD

• 4:15 pm: Stroke & Neurological Emergencies — Joshua Z. Willey, MD, MS

• 4:45 pm: Acute Seizures: Diagnosis & Management — Michelle Wilson Bell, MD

• 5:15 pm: Perioperative Management for Medical Consultants — Paul G. Lee, MD, MPH

• 6:15 pm: Q&A/Adjourn

TUESDAY, JUNE 9: ENDOCRINE & GASTROENTEROLOGY

• 7:30 am: Algorithmic Approach: Type 2 Diabetes — Utpal Pajvani, MD, PhD

• 8:15 am: Obesity Medications: What’s New, What Works — Judith Korner, MD, PhD

• 9:00 am: Hypo, Hyper & More: Managing Thyroid Disease — Hyesoo Lowe, MD

• 9:30 am: Adrenal Disorders: What Not to Miss — Salila Kurra, MD

• 10:00 am: Diagnosing & Treating Bone Disorders — John P. Bilezikian, MD, PhD (hon)

• 10:45 am: Q&A/Break

• 11:00 am: Upper GI Disorders: Practical Office Management — Sydney Pomenti, MD

• 11:30 am: Evaluating Lower GI Complaints in Primary Care — Braden Kuo, MD

• 12:00 pm: Cirrhosis 2026 — Meaghan M. Phipps, MD

• 12:30 pm: Q&A/Lunch

• 1:00 pm: Chronic Diarrhea: Is It Celiac or Something Else? — Ben Lebwohl, MD

• 1:30 pm: Maximizing Efficacy: IBD Treatments — Alexandra Gutierrez, MD, MPH

• 2:00 pm: Updates in Cholestatic Liver Disease — Yael R. Nobel, MD, MS

• 2:30 pm: Managing GI Bleeds — Anna Krigel, MD

• 3:00 pm: Pancreatic Disease: When to Worry, When to Refer — John M. Poneros, MD

• 3:30 pm: Q&A

• 3:45 pm: Colorectal Cancer: Screening Updates — Fay Kastrinos, MD, MPH

• 4:15 pm: Leveling Up on MASLD — Julia Wattacheril, MD, MPH

• 4:45 pm: Musculoskeletal Medicine for the Internist — Thomas S. Bottiglieri, DO

• 5:15 pm: Opioid Use Disorder 101 — Nathaniel Kratz, MD

• 6:15 pm: Q&A/Adjourn

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10: NEPHROLOGY

• 7:00 am: Practical Pearls in Hypertension Control — Teena Zachariah, MD

• 7:30 am: Infections of Cutaneous Significance — Alexandra J. Coromilas, MD

• 8:00 am: Endothelin & Aldosterone Blockade — Jai Radhakrishnan, MD, MS

• 8:30 am: A Clinical Approach to Glomerular Diseases — Gerald Appel, MD

• 9:15 am: Chronic Kidney Disease — Maya Rao, MD

• 10:00 am: Male LUTS: Evaluation & Management — David Weiner, MD

• 10:30 am: Diuretics: HF & Kidney Disease — Eric C. Siddall, MD

• 11:00 am: Nephrolithiasis: Diagnosis & Treatment — Jai Radhakrishnan, MD, MS

• 11:30 am: Prerenal to ATN: Acute Kidney Injury — Jacob Stevens, MD

• 12:00 pm: Q&A/Working Lunc

• 12:30 pm: Disorders of Sodium & Potassium — Shayan Shirazian, MD

• 1:00 pm: When to Screen, When to Refer for Hearing Loss — Anil Lalwani, MD

• 1:30 pm: Management of Agitation — Sarah Nash, MD

• 2:00 pm: Frailty, Falls, Function: Geriatric Issues — Melissa Patterson, MD, MBA

• 2:30 pm: Resistant Hypertension — Arun Manmadhan, MD

• 3:00 pm: Delirium in Hospitalized Patients — Nathallie N. Pokasuwan, MD

• 3:45 pm: Palliative Care & Chronic Disease Management — Dinaz Irani, MD

• 4:15 pm: AI Now — Timothy J. Crimmins, MD

• 4:45 pm: Renal Denervation for Hypertension — Ajay J. Kirtane, MD, MS

• 5:15 pm: When UTIs Don’t Go Away — Nuwan Gunawardhana, MD

• 6:15 pm: Q&A/Adjourn

THURSDAY, JUNE 11: PULMONARY & INFECTIOUS DISEASE

• 7:00 am: COPD: Practical Outpatient Management — Wilson A. Quezada, MD

• 7:30 am: Interstitial Lung Disease: How to Confirm — Claire McGroder, MD, MS

• 8:00 am: Asthma 2026: Biologics & Personalized Care — Emily DiMango, MD

• 8:30 am: Long COVID: Concepts & Care Strategies — Lawrence Purpura, MD, MPH

• 9:00 am: Sleep Related Breathing Disorders — Romina Wahab, MD

• 9:30 am: Q&A

• 10:00 am: Chronic Cough: Evaluation & Treatment — Charles Murphy, MD

• 10:30 am: Pulmonary Function Tests Made Simple — Dan Manson, MD

• 11:00 am: Emerging Respiratory Viral Infections — Shauna Gunaratne, MD, MPH

• 11:30 am: HIV 2026: Treatment, Prevention, Screening — Susan Olender, MD, MS

• 12:00 pm: Q&A/Working Lunch

• 12:30 pm: Preventing Hospital Infections: CLABSI, CAUTI & VAP — Tina Wang, MD

• 1:00 pm: Infective Endocarditis: Diagnosis & Therapy — Benjamin Miko, MD

• 1:30 pm: Update on Travel Medicine & Vaccines — Melissa Parkinson, MD

• 2:00 pm: Community Acquired Pneumonia 2026 — Marcus R. Pereira, MD, MPH

• 2:30 pm: Current Concepts: STIs — Jason E. Zucker, MD

• 3:00 pm: New Drugs: Navigating Antibiotics — Nicholas Demenagas, MD

• 3:30 pm: Climate Change & Human Health — Kristie Hadley, MD, MPH

• 4:15 pm: Navigating Ethical Dilemmas in Practice — Kenneth Prager, MD

• 4:45 pm: Bleeding & Contraception: Friends or Foes — Paula Castaño, MD, MPH

• 5:15 pm: The Nose Knows: Sinonasal & Pulmonary Disease — David A. Gudis, MD

• 6:15 pm: Q&A/Adjourn

FRIDAY, JUNE 12: HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY & RHEUMATOLOGY

• 7:30 am: Leukemia & Related Disorders — Joseph G. Jurcic, MD

• 8:15 am: Oncologic Emergencies — Meghna S. Trivedi, MD, MS

• 8:45 am: Updates on Novel Cell Therapy Approaches — Markus Mapara, MD

• 9:15 am: Thromboembolic Disease & Oral Anticoagulants — Imo J. Akpan, MD

• 9:45 am: Is Precision Medicine Ready for Prime Time? — Ali Gharavi, MD

• 10:30 am: Myeloma & Amyloidosis — Suzanne Lentzsch, MD, PhD

• 11:00 am: Overview of Breast Cancer — Julia E. McGuinness, MD, MS

• 11:30 am: Demystifying Lymphoma — Jennifer Amengual, MD

• 12:00 pm: Q&A/Working Lunch

• 12:30 pm: When to Refer: A Guide to Leukemias — Sunil Iyer, MD

• 1:00 pm: Lung Cancer: Screening, Diagnosis, Treatment — Nora Chen, MD

• 1:30 pm: ANA to ANCA: Autoimmune Serologies — Teja Kapoor, MD

• 2:00 pm: How to Manage Gout like a Rheumatologist — Jane S. Kang, MD, MS

• 2:30 pm: How to Recognize IgG4 Related Disease — Elizabeth Park, MD

• 3:00 pm: Q&A

• 3:15 pm: Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) for the Internist — Elizabeth Park, MD

• 3:45 pm: Back Pain to Spondyloarthritis Spectrum — Maria Salgado, MD

• 4:15 pm: Eye Disorders in Primary Care — Lisa Park, MD

• 4:45 pm: Back of the Eye: Posterior Segment — Hermann D. Schubert, MD

• 5:15 pm: Decoding Vasculitis — Andrew S. Bomback, MD, MPH

• 5:45 pm: Lupus Update — Anca D. Askanase, MD, MPH