Courtney Ann Roby, PhD, from the Dept. of Classics at Cornell University presented, "Gladiatorial Medicine in the Roman Empire,"​ on March 2, 2015.  Dr. Roby,  examined the career of Galen of Pergamum, a celebrity physician whose patients  included emperor Marcus Aurelius.​​  His success was founded on his mastery of experimental demonstrations (including both surgery and vivisection).