Dr. James Louie to Present Heberden Society Lecture (Feb. 3)

Dr. James Louie, professor emeritus of medicine/rheumatology at David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, will present the second Heberden Society Lecture of the 2004-05 academic year on Thursday, February 3, at 5 p.m. in Uris Faculty Room (A-126). The title of his lecture will be "Artists With Rheumatoid Arthritis - Then and Now."

Dr. Louie has lectured across the United States for more than 20 years about the experiences of famous artists who have suffered from rheumatoid arthritis and other diseases that affect bones and joints. Among the artists who have been subjects of his past lectures are Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Peter Paul Rubens, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Raoul Dufy, Paul Klee, and Grandma Moses.

The Heberden Society was established at Weill Cornell Medical Center in 1975 by a group of medical interns and residents who were interested in promoting the history of medicine. The society, which sponsors three lectures during each academic year, is named after Sir William Heberden the younger (1767-1845), who served as physician to King George III of England. King George III was the sovereign who granted the charter for The New York Hospital.

The Heberden Society Lecture is open to the public. Light refreshments will be served.