The Delaware Academy of Medicine/Delaware Public Health Association, ChristianaCare, and the Delaware State Dental Society are pleased to welcome you to the 2025 Frank M. and Robert R. Hoopes Medical/Dental Lecture!
Eating disorders and the associated medical and dental implications
This year, our keynote speaker will be Dr. Vishesh Agarwal, Vice Chair of Department of Psychiatry at Christiana Care.
Vishesh Agarwal, M.D., is an inpatient psychiatrist specializing in addiction psychiatry with Christiana Care Health System. He joined Christiana Care from a nationally recognized behavioral health center where he worked with patients and care teams in the methadone program, buprenorphine and comorbid substance misuse clinic. Dr. Agarwal is board-certified in psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.
Dr. Agarwal, earned his medical degree from Gauhati Medical College, India and completed his general psychiatry residency from the Einstein Medical Center in Philadelphia. He completed a fellowship in addiction psychiatry at the Zucker Hillside Hospital in Glen Oaks, New York.
Dr. Agarwal is a member of the American Psychiatry Association, Indo American Psychiatric Association, American Society of Addiction Medicine, American Association of Addiction Psychiatry, and American Society of Clinical Psychopharmacology.
mARCH 27, 2025
5:30 PM-8:00 PM
Christiana Wilmington Hospital
Gateway Conference Center
501 W. 14th St, Wilmington, DE 19801
There is no cost to attend this educational activity, which is underwritten by the F.M. and R.R. Hoopes Lecture Fund.
When Rob’s father and dental partner Frank Hoopes died in 1976, Rob’s mother Edna, his family, and donors of gifts for “Dr. Frank,” established this lecture fund to provide honoraria for expert speakers to provide continuing dental education in Delaware. While the lectures have been open to the public, actively practicing dentists and physicians are the target audience. Frank Hoopes was ahead of his time in recognizing this need; he was especially interested in medical-dental collaboration.
During his retirement, Rob was engaged in updating the lecture program. The funds are now managed by the Delaware Community Foundation who send an annual donation to the Delaware Academy of Medicine who work with the Delaware State Dental Society to design and present the Annual Hoopes Lecture.
Registration will begin at 5:30 pm, followed by a reception with beer, wine, soft drinks, and hors d’oeuvres until 6:30 pm. The Keynote Presentation will be given from 6:45 – 7:45 pm, with time for questions and answers afterwards.