Clinician's Roundtable

Host: Susan Dolan, RN, JD Guest: William Dolan, MD The Veteran's Administration went from one of the worst health networks in the nation to one of the best in just 10 years--what happened? Join Dr. William V. Dolan, Chairman of the Department of Surgery at the Carl T. Hayden Veteran's Affairs Medical Center in Phoenix, Arizona, as he discusses the transformation of the VA.

Host: Susan Dolan, RN, JD Guest: William Dolan, MD There was a universal consensus in the 1990s that if there was a single organization that couldn't be changed it was the Veteran's Administration. Join Dr. William V. Dolan, Chairman, Department of Surgery at the Carl T. Hayden Veteran's Affairs Medical Center in Phoenix, Arizona, as he explains how the VA transformed.

Host: Susan Dolan, RN, JD Guest: Mary Jane Minkin, MD Join Dr. Mary Jane Minkin, clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the Yale University School of Medicine, as she offers a 101 on the reinterpretation of the Woman's Health Initiative findings.

Host: Shira Johnson, MD Guest: Lawrence Robbins, MD Why does one patient pick up his life and go on, while another succumbs to post traumatic stress after a disaster? This difference has been genetically studied and is known as resilience. Listen to Dr. Shira Johnson interview neurologist and author Dr. Larry Robbins on this fascinating topic.

Host: Shira Johnson, MD Guest: Lawrence Robbins, MD In times of crises, the Borderline Personality can be the hardest to manage. Dr. Shira Johnson speaks with noted neurolgist and author Dr. Larry Robbins on the challange and medical managaement of these difficult patients.

Host: Michael Greenberg, MD Guest: Katie MacFarlane, PharmD Dr. Michael Greenberg talks to Katie MacFarlane, President and CEO of Xintria Pharmaceutical Corporation about the FDA and its involvement in the birth of a new medication and the different rules that vitamins and herbal medications have regarding therapeutic claims.

Host: Michael Greenberg, MD Guest: Katie MacFarlane, PharmD Dr. Michael Greenberg talks with Katie MacFarlane about the process of turning an idea into a medicine and what a pharmaceutical company must spend and do to deliver that product to market.

Host: Michael Greenberg, MD Guest: Katie MacFarlane, PharmD Dr. Michael Greenberg talks to Katie MacFarlane, CEO and President of Xintria Pharmaceutical Corporation about how ideas become pharmaceuticals.

Host: Larry Kaskel, MD Guest: Cheryl Wellington, PhD Dr. Larry Kaskel welcomes Dr. Cheryl Wellington who has dedicated the past 7 years to wroking on apoE and Alzheimer's. She compares the risk factors for CVD and Alzheimer's and discusses how the brain uses cholesterol differently than other organs.

Host: Larry Kaskel, MD Guest: Clare Bergquist Dr. Larry Kaskel is joined by Clare Bergquist, Director of Strategic Services for Corporate & Retirement Services at Charles Schwab. Clare discusses special considerations and key challenges physicians face when saving for retirement.

Host: Mark Nolan Hill, MD Guest: Joel Stein, MD In this segment, Dr. Joel Stein shares some recent brain research that indicates stroke victims can continue to recover throughout their lives.

Host: Mark Nolan Hill, MD Guest: Joel Stein, MD Spasticity is an abnormal increase in muscle tone caused by damage to the nerve system that regulates muscle activity. Spasticity is often a problem for stroke victims. In this segment, Dr. Joel Stein shares the latest ways to manage or better control spasticity?

Host: Mark Nolan Hill, MD Guest: Joel Stein, MD Virtual reality based technology is a new but rapidly growing area in medicine, which will revolutionize health care in the foreseeable future. In this segment, Dr. Joel Stein talks about how are rehabilitation institutions incorporating virtual reality into their treatment programs?

Host: Mark Nolan Hill, MD Guest: Joel Stein, MD Hear from Dr. Joel Stein about the Myomo e100 robotic arm used for stroke recovery.

Host: Larry Kaskel, MD Guest: Steven Schroeder, MD Dr. Larry Kaskel welcomes Dr. Steven Scroeder, Director, Smoking Cessation Leadership Center, UCSF. They will discuss everything from second hand smoke to the success rate of those who spontaneously stop smoking to insurance coverage for smoking cessation.

Host: Larry Kaskel, MD Guest: Steven Schroeder, MD Dr. Larry Kaskel welcomes Dr. Steven Schroeder, Director Smoking Cessation Leadership Center, UCSF. Tune in to hear about trends in tobacco control in the US and internationally, plus arguments for and against FDA regulation of cigarettes.

Host: Mark Nolan Hill, MD Guest: Philip Faraci, MD Dr. Faraci walks through the steps of a robotic mitral valve replacement.

Host: Mark Nolan Hill, MD Guest: Philip Faraci, MD Dr. Faraci further explains the parts of the DaVinci and specifically goes into detail about the physician console. He also speaks about physician training required to operate using a robot.

Host: Mark Nolan Hill, MD Guest: Philip Faraci, MD In this segment Dr. Faraci describes in detail the instrumentation of the DaVinci Robot system. He also explains his own experience interacting with the DaVinci during a surgical procedure.

Host: Mark Nolan Hill, MD Guest: Philip Faraci, MD Join Dr. Philip Faraci as he describes a surgical robot and explains the benefits of a robotic assisted surgery as compared to traditional surgical methods.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Todd Clements, MD Newport Beach psychiatrist Dr. Todd Clements joins host Dr. Leslie Lundt to discuss why adolescents are vulnerable to problems with video games, and what to do about it.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Todd Clements, MD Host Dr. Leslie Lundt welcomes Todd Clements, MD in a discussion about the neurobiology of adolescent development and how this informs psychiatric problems such as bipolar disorder.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Todd Clements, MD Dr. Todd Clements of the Amen Clinics discusses SPECT imaging in psychiatry – what is it, when to order it, why might it be useful in treatment settings.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Alexander Bodkin, MD Host Dr. Leslie Lundt welcomes Dr. J. Alexander Bodkin, chief of the Clinical Psychopharmacology Research Program at the McLean Hospital and assistant professor in the department of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. He discusses his latest work researching post traumatic stress disorder— a condition which may have the wrong name.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Alexander Bodkin, MD Dr Leslie Lundt is joined by Dr. J Alexander Bodkin, Chief of the Clinical Psychopharmacology Research Program at the McLean Hospital and Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, who explains which drug-drug interactions are important when using the new antidepressant patch.