SUSMA SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE SUNDAY, MARCH 13, 2011   -  DIABETIC COMPLICATIONS, AN OVERVIEW -  MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, RECENT ADVANCES IN EARLY DIAGNOSIS AND POSSIBLE TREATMENT -  NEW TECHNIQUE FOR PROSTATECTOMY (ROBOTIC PROSTATECTOMY)   8:30 - 9 a.m. -  Business Meeting - Welcome                    Jasmin Moshirpur, MD - Financial Report         Reza Moazenzadeh, M.D. - Membership Report    Lili Moin, RN Moderator:     Reza Moazenzadeh, M.D. 9–9:20 am              Pathophysiology of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus - Issac Sachmechi, M.D.                        9:20–9:40 am        Diabetes and Medical Complications in Pregnancy - Hamid Mootabar, M.D., M.P.H. 9:40–10:00 am      Cardiovascular Complications of Diabetes - Farshid Radparvar, M.D.  Moderator:  Lili Moin, R.N. 10–10:20 am          Diabetic Retinopathy - Ron Adelman, M.D. 10:20 – 10:40 am  Question and Answer Session 10:40 – 11 am        Break  Moderator:  Hamid Mootabar, M.D. 11 – 11:20 am        Prevention and Maintenance in Diabetes - Hosseinali Shahidi, M.D., M.P.H. 11:20 – 11:40 am   Medical Management of Diabetes - Tooraj Zahedi, M.D. 11:40 – 12 pm        Question and Answer Session  Moderator:  Asghar Chuback, M.D. 12 – 12:20 pm        Advances in the Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis - Abdolmohamad Rostami, M.D. 12:20–12:35 pm    Memorial to Dr. Ovassapian - Jasmin Moshirpur, M.D.  Moderator:  Javad Khavarian, M.D. DR.  IRAJ  IRAJ MEMORIAL LECTURE Keynote Speaker 12:35–1:20 pm   Robotic Prostatectomy: A New Standard of Care for Localized Prostate Cancer-David Samadi, M.D.  1:20 – 1:35 pm Question and Answer Session