Date: Saturday, February 25, 2012, 1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Presenter: Drs. Benson Harer, Greg Thomas, Linda and Jim Sutherland, all MDs

Chapter: Orange County, California

Location: Bowers Museum, Norma Kershaw Auditorium, 2002 N. Main, Santa Ana, California

This lecture is free and open to the public.

Description: Given modern lifestyles, it is tempting to conclude that atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (clogged arteries) is exclusively a disease of modern society that did not affect our ancient ancestors. Challenging this conclusion, today's distinguished speakers--all accomplished medical professionals--present their amazing findings from CAT scan and X-ray analysis of dozens of mummified Ancient Egyptians.

PART I: Dr. Ben Harer: "Women's Health in Ancient Egypt" Dr. Harer is an OB/GYN physician who is bringing his popular talk on women's health issues in Ancient Egypt to the crowd at the Bowers. This talk draws large audiences so be sure to arrive early.

PART II: Dr. Greg Thomas and Drs. Linda and Jim Sutherland: "Secrets of Ancient Egyptian Mummies Revealed: New Findings From Recent CAT Scans and X-Rays" All three of these physicians participated in The Horus Study, which sought to identify cardiovascular structures and arterial calcifications among Ancient Egyptians. They performed whole-body, multislice computed tomography (CT) scanning on 52 Ancient Egyptian mummies from the Middle Kingdom to the Greco-Roman period. In the fall of 2011, Drs. Linda and Jim Sutherland joined Dr. Harer's research team to image more mummies in Cairo. In 2006, the Sutherlands also imaged the six mummies at the Bowers Museum loaned by the British Museum.

About the Speakers:W. Benson Harer, Jr., MD, DHL, FACOG Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Riverside County Regional Medical Center He was President of American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists 2000-2001 and has been a Governor of the American Research Center in Egypt for 25 years. He has published and lectured extensively on both subjects.

Gregory S. Thomas, MD, MPH, FACC, FASNC Dr. Thomas is Director of Nuclear Cardiology & Co-Director of CT Services, Mission Internal Medical Group; Clinical Professor & Director of Nuclear Cardiology Education, University of California, Irvine; and Past President, American Society of Nuclear Cardiology.

M. Linda Sutherland, MD Dr. Sutherland is a radiologist specializing in women's imaging in Orange County and serves on the Board of Trustees for the Bowers Museum. Among Dr. Sutherland's many honors are selection for the Medical Imaging Industry Top Ten (Radiologists) in 2007, and Physicians of Excellence of Orange County (Radiologists), 2005-08.

James D. Sutherland MD Dr. Sutherland practices diagnostic radiology in Laguna Hills, California. He was one of two radiologists on the recent Horus study team. Dr. Sutherland served a fellowship in abdominal imaging, CT and ultrasound at the University of California, Los Angeles.