Harvard 49th Annual Intensive Review of Internal Medicine 2026

Nephrology – Section Leader: Dr. J. Kevin Tucker

1. Acute Kidney Injury – Dr. David Leaf

2. Revisiting Electrolytes – Dr. Bradley Denker

3. Chronic Kidney Disease – Dr. Harish Seethapathy

4. Acid-Base Basics – Dr. Bradley Denker

5. Q & A – Nephrology Faculty

6. Proteinuria, Hematuria, and Glomerular Disease – Dr. Harish Seethapathy

7. Dialysis and Transplantation – Dr. J. Kevin Tucker

8. Hot Topic in Nephrology: Imagine Stopping Progression of Kidney Disease in Type 2 Diabetes – Dr. Romela Petrosyan

9. Q & A – Nephrology Faculty

10. Nephrology Board Review – Dr. Annie Liu

11. Challenging Case Discussion – Dr. Sahir Kalim

Hematology – Section Leader: Dr. David B. Sykes

12. Anemia – Dr. Robert Stern

13. Hypercoagulable States and New Anticoagulants – Dr. Pedro Vianna

14. Q & A – Hematology Faculty

15. Hematology Cases: Common, Complex, Rare – Dr. David Sykes

16. Bleeding Disorders – Dr. Sharl Azar

17. Hot Topic in Hematology: Gene Therapy in Hemoglobinopathies and Hemophilia – Dr. Richard Newcomb

18. Q & A – Hematology Faculty

19. Board Review in Hematology – Dr. Brianna Bakow

Self-Paced Study – Hematology and Nephrology Supplementary Sessions

20. Leukocytosis and Neutropenia – Dr. Nancy Berliner

21. Hematology: Additional Clinical Pearls and Take-Home Messages – Dr. Nancy Berliner

22. Hypertension Cases – Dr. Romela Petrosyan

23. Electrolyte & Acid Base Challenging Q&A Part 1 – Dr. Bradley Denker

24. Electrolyte & Acid-Base Challenging Q&A Part 2 – Dr. Bradley Denker

25. Nephrology: Additional Clinical Pearls and Take-Home Messages – Dr. J. Kevin Tucker

Gastroenterology – Section Leader: Dr. Muthoka L. Mutinga

1. Chronic Liver Disease and Its Complications – Dr. Anna Rutherford

2. Esophageal Disorders – Dr. Walter Chan

3. Diarrhea – Dr. Benjamin Smith

4. Q & A – Gastroenterology Faculty

5. Acute and Chronic Pancreatitis – Dr. David Jin

6. Hot Topic in Gastroenterology: New Treatments for GI Bleeding – Dr. Marvin Ryou

7. Q & A – Gastroenterology Faculty

8. GI Board Review – Muthoka Mutinga

9. A Challenging Case in Rheumatology – Dr. Elena Massarotti

Oncology – Section Leader: Dr. Wendy Y. Chen

10. Hot Topics in Radiation Oncology: Novel Technologies in Precision Oncology—Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy – Dr. Tracy Balboni

11. Prostate, Testicular, and Bladder Cancer – Dr. Mark Pomerantz

12. Breast Cancer – Dr. Wendy Chen

13. Q & A – Oncology Faculty

14. Lung Cancer – Dr. David Jackman

15. Leukemia and Myelodysplastic Syndrome – Dr. Marlise Luskin

16. Oncology: Clinical Pearls – Dr. Wendy Chen

17. Q & A – Oncology Faculty

18. Board Review in Oncology – Dr. Daniel Roberts

Self-Paced Study – Oncology Supplementary Sessions

19. Lymphoma – Dr. David Qualls

20. Multiple Myeloma – Dr. Omar Nadeem

21. Gastrointestinal Cancers – Dr. Anuj Patel

22. Oncology: Take Home Messages – Dr. Wendy Chen

Self-Paced Study – Gastroenterology Supplemental Sessions

23. Peptic Ulcer Disease – Dr. Molly Perencevich

24. Inflammatory Bowel Disease – Dr. Rachel Winter

25. Hepatitis B and C – Dr. Kathleen Viveiros

26. Challenging GI Cases – Dr. Joshua Korzenik

27. GI: Additional Clinical Pearls and Take-Home Messages – Dr. Kunal Jajoo

Early Morning Workshop

1. AI for Clinician Experience and Beyond – Dr. Jacqueline You

Cardiovascular Medicine – Section Leader: Dr. Akshay S. Desai

2. Venous Thromboembolism – Dr. Samuel Goldhaber

3. Heart Failure (Including HFpEF) – Dr. Akshay Desai

4. Cardiovascular Prevention – Dr. Brendan M. Everett

5. Q & A – Cardiovascular Medicine Faculty

6. Atrial Fibrillation and Common Supraventricular Tachycardias – Dr. Sunil Kapur

7. Inflammation in Cardiovascular Disease: Update for 2026 – Dr. Paul Ridker

8. Adult Congenital Heart Disease – Dr. Anne Marie Valente

9. Q & A – Cardiovascular Medicine Faculty

10. Board Review in Cardiology – Dr. Garrick Stewart

11. Challenging Case Discussion: Challenging Patients in Infectious Disease: A Diagnostic Toolkit for Internal Medicine – Dr. Nesli Basgoz

Cardiovascular Medicine – Continued

12. Acute Coronary Syndromes – Dr. Marc Sabatine

13. Valvular Heart Disease – Dr. Yee-Ping Sun

14. Peripheral Artery Disease (Including Carotid and Aortic Disease) – Dr. Gregory Piazza

15. Q & A – Cardiovascular Medicine Faculty

16. Bradycardias, Syncope, and Sudden Death – Dr. Usha Tedrow

17. Hot Topic in Cardiology: Evolving Strategies for Diagnosis and Management of Cardiac Amyloidosis – Dr. Sarah Cuddy

18. Q & A – Cardiovascular Medicine Faculty

Self-Paced Study – Cardiovascular Medicine Supplemental Sessions

19. Evaluation and Management of Pericardial Disease – Dr. Leonard Lilly

20. Must-Not-Miss ECG Diagnoses – Dr. Dale S. Adler

21. Cardiomyopathies (Including HCM, Amyloidosis) – Dr. Akshay Desai

22. Cardiology: Additional Clinical Pearls and Take-Home Messages – Dr. Akshay Desai

Early Morning Workshop

1. Escaping the AI Rut: Reimagining Learning, Purpose, and Power in Medicine – Dr. Leo Anthony Celi

Infectious Diseases – Section Leader: Dr. Michael Klompas

2. Diagnosis and Management of Endocarditis and Bacteremia – Dr. Ann Woolley

3. Infection in the Immunocompromised Host – Dr. Sarah Hammond

4. Adult Immunization – Dr. Mary Montgomery

5. Q & A – Infectious Diseases Faculty

6. Pneumonia and Other Respiratory Tract Infections – Dr. Michael Klompas

7. Sexually Transmitted Diseases – Dr. Todd Ellerin

8. The Next Pandemic: Are We Prepared? – Dr. Michael Klompas

9. Q & A – Infectious Diseases Faculty

10. Infectious Diseases Board Review – Dr. Todd Ellerin

11. Challenging Case Discussion: Overt, Obscure, and Persistent: When the Bleeding Won’t Stop – Dr. Daniel Stein

Women’s Health – Section Leaders: Dr. Eve Rittenberg and Dr. Kathryn M. Rexrode

12. Contraception: An Update – Dr. Kari Braaten

13. Medical Complications of Pregnancy – Dr. Ellen Seely

14. Evaluation of the Patient with Menstrual Irregularities – Dr. Maria Yialamas

15. Q & A – Women’s Health Faculty

16. Menopause – Dr. Tara Iyer

17. Osteoporosis and Metabolic Bone Disease – Dr. Sharon Chou

18. Hot Topic in Women’s Health: New Options and Guidelines for Screening for and Preventing HPV and Cervical CA – Dr. Annekathryn Goodman

19. Q & A – Women’s Health Faculty

20. Women’s Health Board Review – Dr. Kathryn Rexrode

Self-Paced Study – Women’s Health Supplemental Sessions

21. Medication Abortion and the Internist – Dr. Alexandra Bachorik

22. Interpersonal Violence and Trauma Informed Care – Dr. Eve Rittenberg and Jackie Savage-Borne, LISCW

23. Women’s Health: Additional Clinical Pearls and Take-Home Messages – Dr. Eve Rittenberg

Self-Paced Study – Infectious Diseases Supplemental Sessions

24. Challenging Infectious Disease Cases – Dr. Cameron Nutt

25. Tropical Medicine and Parasitology – Dr. Carolina Geadas

26. HIV Disease: An Overview – Dr. Jennifer Johnson

27. Urinary Tract Infections – Dr. Sigal Yawetz

28. Tuberculosis for the Non-ID Specialist – Dr. Dylan Tierney

29. Infectious Diseases: Additional Clinical Pearls – Dr. James Maguire

Early Morning Workshop

1. The Die Is Cast: Two Competing Views of the Future of Physician-AI Collaboration and the Future of the Clinical Mind – Dr. Adam Rodman

Pulmonary – Section Leader: Dr. Hilary J. Goldberg

2. Pulmonary Hypertension for the General Internist – Dr. Aaron Waxman

3. COPD – Dr. Craig Hersh

4. Pulmonary Overview – Dr. Kai Saukkonen

5. Q & A – Pulmonary Faculty

6. Asthma – Dr. Elliot Israel

7. Pleural Disease – Dr. Gerald Weinhouse

8. Interstitial Lung Disease – Dr. Hilary Goldberg

9. Hot Topics in Pulmonary Medicine: Gene and Stem Cell Therapy in Pulmonary Medicine – Dr. Benjamin Raby

10. Q & A – Pulmonary Faculty

11. Pulmonary Board Review – Dr. Manuela Cernadas

12. Challenging Case Discussion – Dr. Rohit Budhiraja

Neurology – Section Leader: Dr. Carolyn Bernstein

13. Stroke – Dr. Alexis Roy

14. Headache – Dr. Carolyn Bernstein

15. Seizure Disorders – Dr. Ellen Bubrick

16. Q & A – Neurology Faculty

17. Autonomic Neuropathy – Dr. Aditi Varma-Doyle

18. Hot Topic in Neurology: Approach to Concussion – Dr. Claus Reinsberger

19. Q & A – Neurology Faculty

20. Board Review in Neurology – Dr. G. Kyle Harrold

Self-Paced Study – Neurology Supplemental Sessions

21. Movement Disorders – Dr. Barbara Kelly Changizi

22. Multiple Sclerosis – Dr. Sarah Conway

Self-Paced Study – Pulmonary Supplemental Sessions

23. PFTs – Dr. Nancy Lange-Vaidya

24. Sleep Apnea – Dr. Khalid Ismail

25. CXR Interpretation for the Boards – Dr. Rebecca Cagnina

26. Granulomatous Lung Disease – Dr. Ann-Marcia Tukpah

27. Evaluation of Unexplained Dyspnea – Dr. David Systrom

28. Chronic Cough – Dr. Paul Dieffenbach

29. Pulmonary Medicine: Additional Clinical Pearls & Take Home Messages – Dr. Elizabeth Gay

30. Cystic Lung Disease – Dr. Elizabeth Henske

Early Morning Workshop

1. AI Is Not Coming for Your Job: An Insider Industry Perspective – Dr. Andrew Marshall

General Internal Medicine – Section Leader: Dr. Lori W. Tishler

2. End of Life – Dr. Lisa Lehmann

3. Obesity – Dr. Zeb Saeed

4. Q & A – General Internal Medicine Faculty

5. Evaluation of Cardiac and Pulmonary Risk in the Preop Patient – Dr. Adam Schaffer

6. Managing Opioid Use Disorder – Dr. Sarah Wakeman

7. Challenging General Internal Medicine Cases – Drs. Richard Mitchell and Marshall Wolf

8. Hot Topic in General Internal Medicine: Cannabis in General Medicine – Dr. Jordan Tishler

9. Q & A – General Internal Medicine Faculty

10. General Internal Medicine Board Review – Dr. Lori Tishler

11. Challenging Case Discussion: Message in a Bottle—A 43-yo Woman Presents to the Emergency Room – Drs. Rebecca Baron and Nora Osman

Critical Care – Section Leader: Dr. Gerald L. Weinhouse

12. Sepsis and Septic Shock – Dr. Rebecca Baron

13. Cardiogenic Shock, CHF, and Malignant Arrhythmias – Dr. Erin Bohula

14. Hot Topic in Critical Care: Palliative Care in the ICU – Dr. Katherine Walker

15. Q & A – Critical Care Faculty

16. Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices – Dr. Raghu Seethala

17. Evidence-Based Preventive Care in the ICU – Dr. Kathleen Haley

18. Popular ICU Topics – Dr. Kathleen Haley

19. Respiratory Failure – Dr. Rebecca Elaine Cagnina

20. Q & A – Critical Care Faculty

21. Board Review in Critical Care – Dr. Gerald Weinhouse

Self-Paced Study – Critical Care Supplemental Sessions

22. Mechanical Ventilation: Basics to Advanced Concepts – Dr. Elizabeth Gay

23. The ABDF Bundle – Dr. John Devlin

24. Critical Care Management of the COVID Patient – Dr. Samuel Ash

25. Critical Care: Additional Clinical Pearls and Take-Home Messages – Dr. Gerald Weinhouse

Self-Paced Study – General Internal Medicine Supplemental Sessions

26. Morning Report: Instructive Cases – Dr. Maria Yialamas

27. Workshop: General Internal Medicine Case Studies – Dr. Lori Tishler

28. Update in Geriatrics – Dr. Suzanne Salamon

29. Hyperlipidemia – Dr. Jorge Plutzky

30. General Internal Medicine: Additional Clinical Pearls and Take-Home Message – Dr. Lori Tishler

Endocrinology – Section Leader: Dr. Nadine E. Palermo

1. 2026 Diabetes Overview – Dr. Marie McDonnell

2. Diabetes: Managing Common Complications – Dr. Marie McDonnell

3. Overview of Transgender Care – Dr. Ole-Petter Hamnvik

4. Q & A – Endocrinology Faculty

5. Thyroid Disease – Dr. Matthew Kim

6. Hot Topic in Endocrinology: Advances in Diabetes Technology – Dr. Nadine Palermo

7. Calcium Cases – Dr. J. Carl Pallais

8. Q & A – Endocrinology Faculty

9. Endocrine Board Review – J. Carl Pallais

10. Challenging Case Discussion: A Missed Diagnosis – Dr. J. Carl Pallais

Rheumatology – Section Leader: Dr. Katherine Liao

11. Approach to Joint Pain – Dr. Senda Arabelovic

12. Rheumatoid Arthritis: Diagnosis and New Treatment – Dr. Katherine Liao

13. Q & A – Rheumatology Faculty

14. Vasculitis/GCA/PMR – Dr. Paul Monach

15. Spondyloarthritis, Including Psoriatic Arthritis – Dr. Sheila Arvikar

16. Hot Topic in Rheumatology: Cardio-Rheumatology – Dr. Katherine Liao

17. Q & A – Rheumatology Faculty

18. Rheumatology Board Review – Dr. Eli Miloslavsky

Self-Paced Study – Rheumatology Supplemental Sessions

19. Scleroderma/Sjogren’s and Myositis – Dr. Paul Dellaripa

20. SLE and the Antiphospholipid Syndrome – Dr. Laura Tarter

21. Gout and CPPD Disease – Dr. Sara Tedeschi

22. Osteoporosis – Dr. Julia Charles

23. Rheumatology: Additional Clinical Pearls and Take-Home Messages – Dr. Paul Dellaripa

Self-Paced Study – Endocrinology Supplemental Sessions

24. Adrenal Disorders – Dr. Anand Vaidya

25. Pituitary Disorders – Dr. Ana Paula Abreu Metzger

26. Primary Care for Transgender and Gender Diverse People – Dr. Ole-Petter Hamnvik

27. Testosterone Therapy in Men – Dr. Shehzad Basaria

28. Endocrinology: Additional Clinical Pearls and Take-Home Messages – Dr. Nadine Palermo

Clinical Updates

1. State of the Art: POCUS – Dr. Adina Voiculescu

2. Biostatistics – Dr. Pamela Rist

3. Update in Hospital Medicine – Dr. Christopher Roy

4. Q & A – Faculty

Practicing Physician’s Forum

5. Physician Wellness and Burnout: How to Prevent It – Dr. Elizabeth Frates

6. On the Emergency Room’s Front Line – Dr. Andrew Eyre

7. Setting Your Leadership GPS: Five Steps to Leading Yourself and Others to Extraordinary Outcomes – Dr. Debra Doroni

Self-Paced Study – Miscellaneous Topics and Board Review Practice

8. Board Review Practice – 1 – Dr. Adina Voiculescu

9. Board Review Practice – 2 – Dr. Morgan Esperance

10. Board Review Practice – 3 – Dr. Sanjay Divakaran

11. Board Review Practice 4 – Dr. David Lee

12. Racial/Economic Health Disparities – Dr. Bram Wispelwey

13. Diagnostic Errors in Medicine – Dr. Gordon Schiff

14. Depression Update – Dr. Russell Vasile

15. Dermatology – Dr. Adam Lipworth

16. 2026 Allergy/Immunology Overview – Dr. David Sloane