Medical Center Lecture Series

 

 

 

Tuesday, January 13, 2026

A Brief Introduction: The Bascom Palmer Eye Institute
Eduardo Alfonso, M.D.
Director, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute
Kathleen and Stanley J. Glaser Chair in Ophthalmology
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Miami, Florida

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The Eyes are a Window to the Brain: The Link Between Vision and Neurologic Decline
Byron L. Lam, M.D.
Academic Chief and Medical Director of Neuro-Ophthalmology and Inherited Retinal Diseases,
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute
Mark J. Daily Professor of Ophthalmology
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Miami, Florida

Tuesday, February 3, 2026

Baptist Health: The Future of Extraordinary Medicine
Bo Boulenger
President and Chief Executive Officer
Baptist Health South Florida
Miami, Florida

Tuesday, February 17, 2026

Innovations in Joint Health: Stem Cells to Joint Replacement
James Voos, M.D.
Chairman of the Orthopedics Departments
Jack & Mary Herrick Distinguished Chair in Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine
President, National Football League Physicians Society
University Hospital Health System
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, Ohio

Tuesday, March 24, 2026

Human Longevity & Healthy Aging: Research and Clinical Advances at Northwestern Medicine
Baljash Cheema, M.D.
Heart Failure and Heart Transplantation
Northwestern Medicine
Chicago, Illinois

Tuesday, April 7, 2026

Stem Cell & Immunotherapy: Miami Cancer Institute's Global Journey
Guenther Koehne, M.D., Ph.D.
Deputy Director and Chief of Hematologic Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation
Miami Cancer Institute
Baptist Health South Florida
Miami, Florida

 

Join us for the 2026 season!

The Medical Center at Ocean Reef hosts a series of informative and entertaining lectures by leading members of the healthcare community during the winter and spring of each season. We've lined up a new series of informative and entertaining lectures for 2026. They're listed here!

As in seasons past, a news article will appear on this page and on this website's home page providing details approximately one week prior to each lecture. The article for the most recent lecture will appear below this message. Each lecture takes place at 5 p.m. in the Cultural Center Theatre on the date indicated. Lectures are also announced in the Ocean Reef Press.

We also maintain an archive of past lectures that we invite you to browse.

For more information about the Lecture Series, email us or call 305-367-2600. We look forward to seeing you this season!

Our Most Recent Lecture:

Lecture: Innovations in Joint Health

Dr. James Voos

Please join us at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026, at the Cultural Center Theatre, for the next lecture in the 2026 Medical Center Lecture Series, when James Voos, M.D., Chairman of University Hospital Health System in Cleveland, Ohio, will present “Innovations in Joint Health: Stem Cells to Joint Replacement.” Dr. Voos is a nationally renowned expert in the care of athletes and active patients of all ages. Specializing in sports-related injuries of the knee, shoulder and elbow, he performs a high volume of knee ACL reconstructions including revisions, multi-ligament surgeries and shoulder and elbow arthroscopy. He has a passion for using his expertise in wearable technology, injury prevention and sports performance to advance the safety and education of athletes. He is the head team physician for the Cleveland Browns and Medical Director for Cleveland Ballet. He also is the lead orthopaedic surgeon for a number of Cleveland-area colleges and high schools. He was elected to the American Association of Orthopaedic Sports Medicine’s (AOSSM) Ohio Council of Delegates and STOP Sports Injuries Committee, and served on the prestigious NFL Musculoskeletal Injury Committee. He has served as President of the National Football League Physicians Society since 2024. A cocktail reception will follow Dr. Voos’ lecture. This lecture is graciously sponsored by Healthnetwork Foundation. Our next lecture will be a presentation by Baljash Cheema, M.D. of Northwestern University, “Human Longevity & Healthy Aging-Research & Clinical Advances at Northwestern Medicine” on March 24. And don’t forget All Charities Weekend, Feb. 20-22.

 

Our final Lecture of 2024, Dr. Linhare's Optimizing Your Health Without Medications: Gain Control of Your Microbiome and Epigenetics Through Lifestyle Modifications, was so informative that we've obtained a copy of his presentation. Click the image above or here to download a copy for yourself!