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Beyond The Pitt: Advancing Emergency Medicine

6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.
Gibsons Italia, Rooftop - Chicago, IL, 233 N. Canal St, Chicago, IL 60606

You’ve watched The Pitt. Now go beyond it. 

WashU Medicine invites you to join Opeolu Adeoye, MD, head of the Department of Emergency Medicine, for an exclusive evening as he presents, “Beyond The Pitt: Advancing Emergency Medicine.” 

📅 Wednesday, October 7 
⏰ 6-8 p.m.
📍 Gibsons Italia, Rooftop; 233 N. Canal St., Chicago, IL 60606 

Go Beyond The Pitt, Register Now 

Cost: $15/person

Tickets include premium open bar, heavy hors d’oeuvres and small plates, featuring specialty items from Gibsons Italia, and complimentary valet parking.  

The Pitt has sparked conversations about the fast-paced, high-stakes world of emergency medicine. Now, go beyond the drama to discover how WashU Medicine is shaping the future of the field through innovation and patient care. Enjoy drinks, heavy hors d’oeuvres, and a rooftop view overlooking the Chicago River while connecting with fellow alumni and their guests.

More about our speaker, Opeolu Adeoye, MD:

Dr. Adeoye is the BJC HealthCare Distinguished Professor of Emergency Medicine and chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine at Washington University School of Medicine. He is also the emergency physician-in-chief at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, which is the largest Level 1 Trauma Center in Missouri, seeing approximately 80,000 patients per year.

An internationally known accomplished researcher, Dr. Adeoye has more than 200 indexed publications in PubMed and serves as Lead P-I of an NIH-funded Phase 3 acute stroke clinical trial. Additionally, he is on the editorial board of Stroke Journal and is an American Heart Association Stroke Section co-editor.

In addition to his faculty duties, he is the founder of a medical device company
and is the chief medical officer for Sense Diagnostics, Inc.