Clinician's Roundtable

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: James Levenson, MD Alcohol abuse is a common concern for many patients afflicted with chronic pain conditions. What are we learning about alcohol use specific to patients with sickle cell anemia? Is alcohol perhaps more help than hindrance? Dr. James Levenson, professor of psychiatry, medicine and surgery at the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine,...

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: S. Thomas Carmichael, MD, PhD Stroke is the leading cause of adult disability. Stroke induces axonal sprouting and neurogenesis, this much we know. Controversy about neural repair persists – where in the brain do these axons sprout? How does this affect post-stroke recovery (or lack thereof)? Dr. S. Tom Carmichael joins host Dr. Leslie Lundt to explain the current...

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Veronica Galvin, PhD We used to believe that neurogenesis only occurred in the developing nervous system. Recent research strongly disputes this idea. How might this knowledge change how we treat brain disease? Dr. Veronica Galvan joins host Dr. Leslie Lundt to discuss neurogenesis in the aging brain.

Host: Mark Nolan Hill, MD Guest: James Berenson, MD Advances in multiple myeloma therapy are suppressing the dreaded expectations of a daunting disease. How are the latest treatment modalities presenting new avenues for cancer therapy? How can we work to improve our awareness of the changing face of multiple myeloma? Dr. James Berenson, founding president and chief executive officer of the Institu...

Host: Mark Nolan Hill, MD Guest: James Berenson, MD Extended survival outcomes are becoming increasingly common after a diagnosis of multiple myeloma. What are some of the therapies responsible for these advances, and how far are we extending survival? Further, we’re learning that certain combination therapies are more effective for certain patients. How can we determine which patients are viable...

Host: Matthew J. Sorrentino, MD, FACC, FASH Guest: Lu Wang, MD, PhD Dr. Lu Wang and her colleagues at Harvard Medical School have evaluated the eating habits of a large number of women in the Women’s Health Study and have shown an association between meat, grain and dairy intake and the development of hypertension. Dr. Wang will discuss some of the findings from these studies and give recommendati...

Host: Matthew J. Sorrentino, MD, FACC, FASH Guest: Lu Wang, MD, PhD Dr. Lu Wang and her colleagues at Harvard Medical School recently published an analysis from the Women’s Health Study showing that intake of low fat dairy products is associated with the lowest incidence of developing hypertension. Dr. Wang will describe her study and discuss the daily dose of dairy products to prevent hypertensio...

Host: Susan Dolan, RN, JD Guest: Frederic Luskin, PhD Dr. Luskin holds a PhD in Counseling & Health Psychology from Stanford University, is a Senior Fellow at the Stanford Center on Conflict and Negotiation and is the author of Forgive for Good and Forgive for Love. Hear Dr. Luskin as he discusses how everyone can learn to forgive.

Host: Susan Dolan, RN, JD Guest: Frederic Luskin, PhD Dr. Frederic Luskin is the author of Forgive for Good and Forgive for Love . Hear Dr. Luskin discuss the latest research findings on forgiveness.

Host: Susan Dolan, RN, JD Guest: Doug Wojcieszak, MS Mr. Doug Wojcieszak is the founder and spokesperson for the Sorry Works! Coalition. During this segment, you'll hear Mr. Wojcieszak discuss so-called 'health courts' as a possible solution to the medical malpractice crisis.

Host: Gary Kohn, MD Guest: Don Catlin, MD Looking beyond steroids in professional sports; what are the major drugs, how do they work, and who is using them? Looking at the red blood cell-boosting EPO, HGH, and the future of testing for performance enhancing drugs in sports is your host, Dr. Gary Kohn. Joining him is one of the world's premier authorities on drug testing, Dr. Don Catlin, chief exec...

Host: Gary Kohn, MD Guest: Don Catlin, MD As athletes make gains in size, speed, and agility, so do the tests that ensure those athletes are doing so without the assistance of illegal, performance-enhancing substances. Host Dr. Gary Kohn speaks with Dr. Don Catlin, founder and chief executive officer of Anti-Doping Research, Inc., in Los Angeles, and former head of the UCLA Olympic Analytical Labs...

Host: Gary Kohn, MD Guest: John Bissler, MD Dr. John Bissler, professor of pediatrics at the Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, in the division of nephrology and hypertension, discusses tuberous sclerosis, its prevalence, and the potential for non-surgical treatment with host Dr. Gary Kohn.

Host: Mark Nolan Hill, MD Guest: Mininder Kocher, MD, MPH In pediatric sports medicine, it is now recognized that ACL injuries are increasingly common in kids. But their still-growing bodies present added risk when considering treatment options, not the least of which is the grueling recovery process following surgery to repair the injury. Dr. Mininder Kocher, associate professor of orthopaedic su...

Host: Mark Nolan Hill, MD Guest: Mininder Kocher, MD, MPH In years past, we understood that children rarely suffered ACL injuries. But we're now learning that this diagnosis, previously reserved for adults, has become increasingly common in children. How can we best counsel a young patient who suffers an ACL injury? Host Dr. Mark Nolan Hill welcomes Dr. Mininder Kocher, associate professor of orth...

Host: Shira Johnson, MD Guest: Lawrence Robbins, MD What do we currently know about the factitious disorder, Munchausen syndrome by proxy (MSP)? How is it diagnosed, what are the symptoms, and what treatments are recommended? Host Dr. Shira Johnson speaks with Dr. Lawrence Robbins about this interesting and controversial subject.

Host: Mark Nolan Hill, MD Guest: Prabhat Jha, MD, PhD International research predicts that, in the next decade, India will surpass a frightening landmark: one million annual smoking-related deaths. What are the unique challenges of spreading information on the dangers of smoking throughout India? How is India working to reduce the scourge of smoking-related illnesses? Dr. Prabhat Jha, professor of...

Host: Mark Nolan Hill, MD Guest: Prabhat Jha, MD, PhD Dr. Prabhat Jha, professor of health and development, and founding director of the Centre for Global Health Research at the University of Toronto, details his extensive findings, published in the New England Journal of Medicine , on the current smoking epidemic in India with host Dr. Mark Nolan Hill. Is India's hospital and healthcare system eq...

Host: Mark Nolan Hill, MD Guest: Prabhat Jha, MD, PhD By the year 2010, experts predicted that India would suffer nearly one million smoking related-deaths per year. How do the traditional cultural influences, as well as the more modern Western influences, impact smoking patterns in India? Do the primary causes of death from smoking differ from those in the United States? Dr. Prabhat Jha, professo...

Host: Michael Greenberg, MD Guest: Masha Gessen Blood Matters: From Inherited Illness to Designer Babies is the work of Moscow-based author and journalist, Masha Gessen. Ms. Gessen discusses her book, based in part upon her experience as a carrier of the BRCA gene, with host Dr. Michael Greenberg.

Host: Michael Greenberg, MD Guest: Daniel Hall, MD, MDiv, MHSc "It's not a coincidence the medicine man, the priest, and the shaman are so often the same person in so many different cultures", says Dr. Daniel Hall, assistant surgery professor at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, and ordained Episcopal priest. Join in the conversation as Dr. Hall speaks with host Dr. Michael Greenberg ab...

Host: Bill Rutenberg, MD Guest: Andrew Vickers, PhD Can you predict a man’s risk of prostate cancer 25 years in the future? The data from this study indicates that PSA levels before age 50 is an indicator of future prostate cancer. Find out more about the prospective study conducted by a team of researchers from Memorial Sloane Kettering. Epidemiologist Andrew Vickers talks with host Dr. Bill Rute...

Host: Bill Rutenberg, MD Guest: Andrew Vickers, PhD We all know that practice makes perfect, but how much practice is necessary to be considered beyond the learning curve? In this segment, Dr. Andrew Vickers shares his research in which his team evaluated the surgical outcomes for radical prostectomies based on chemical recurrence. What do the outcomes of this study indicate about the training and...

Host: Michael Greenberg, MD Guest: Susan Wicklund, MD Enduring death threats and other abuse, carrying a concealed weapon, and wearing a bulletproof vest were as much a part of a normal day for Dr. Susan Wicklund as sipping a cup of coffee or talking on a cell phone. Dr. Michael Greenberg hosts this can’t-miss discussion, no matter your views, exploring Dr. Wicklund’s poignant career as an abortio...

Host: Lee Freedman, MD Guest: Dana King, MD The cardiovascular benefits of moderate alcohol consumption have been studied with positive results in the alcohol consuming population. But what about non-drinkers? Should we be recommending a drink or two a day to our patients currently abstaining from alcohol? Dr. Dana King, Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at the Medical University of S...