Clinician's Roundtable

Host: Lee Freedman, MD Guest: Elizabeth Ward, PhD Having low-quality health insurance, or a complete lack of insurance is certainly detrimental to patients' health; yet is there any hard data to properly correlate an association? Dr. Elizabeth Ward, from the American Cancer Society explores the relationship with Dr. Lee Freedman, citing a recent American Cancer Society study of 3.5 million cancer...

Host: Bruce Bloom, DDS, JD Guest: Andre Azarinfar, DDS Could detecting a number of the body's harmful diseases and conditions one day be as easy as spitting in a cup? Dr. Bruce Bloom explores the potential of saliva testing with Dr. Andre Azarinfar, a San Francisco based, bioesthetic dentist.

Host: Bruce Bloom, DDS, JD Guest: Andre Azarinfar, DDS Can the health of the mouth act as a gateway to the health of the body? Join Dr. Bruce Bloom with bioesthetic dentist Dr. Andre Azarinfar as they discuss the correlation between dental and physical health.

Host: Bruce Japsen Guest: Steve Dawson, MD Training doctors and other health care providers has come a long way from the decades old practice of using cadavers. It's called medical simulation, which uses advances in technology to create life-like dummies that could improve medical care and reduce errors. Dr. Steve Dawson, chair of Advanced Initiatives in Medical Simulation tells host Bruce Japsen...

Host: Larry Kaskel, MD Guest: Owen J. Dahl, MBA Quality improvement. Employee satisfaction. Waste reduction. It all sounds good, to be sure. But are you applying these basic business principals to your medical practice? Medical practice management consultant, Owen Dahl, outlines series of tips with host Dr. Larry Kaskel for making your medical practice more efficient and more profitable. For start...

Host: Larry Kaskel, MD Guest: Owen J. Dahl, MBA Medical Practice Consultant Owen Dahl joins host Dr. Larry Kaskel to discuss the principals of running your medical practice like a business. Learn about the most important principals to impact your bottom line, such as knowing the cost to see a patient.

Host: Michael Greenberg, MD Guest: Linda LaGanga, PhD Overbooking: the airlines do it. Should medical professionals do it too? Host Dr. Michael Greenberg weighs the evidence with Linda LaGanga, PhD, an instructor at the University of Colorado Leeds School of Business, and co-author of the publication, "Clinic Overbooking to Improve Patient Access and Increase Provider Productivity."

Host: Bill Rutenberg, MD Guest: Roy Sanders, MD Is there a 'best practice' for sharing an undesirable diagnosis of autism with a child's parents? How do most parents feel? How can physicians be prepared to meet the immediate and long-term needs of parents? Join host Dr. Bill Rutenberg as he talks with Dr. Roy Sanders, psychiatrist, parent of an autistic child, and author of the book "How To Speak...

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Anthony Bella, MD Vascular causes of ED may be the most common type of ED, but neurogenic ED is often the most difficult to treat. What should the clinician know about diagnosing and treating erectile dysfunction of neurogenic origin? Urologist Dr. Anthony Bella discusses his research with host Dr. Leslie Lundt.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Anthony Bella, MD Peyronie’s Disease is more common than most physicians realize, affecting 1 in 20 men. Does it always require surgery? Urologist Dr. Anthony Bella discuss treatment options with host Dr. Leslie Lundt.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Anthony Bella, MD The management of Peyronie's disease (PyD) presents several challenges to the clinician. Despite progress in the understanding of PyD on several fronts, it remains a physically and psychologically devastating condition for the affected patient and his partner. Anthony Bella MD, an international expert on PyD, joins host Dr. Leslie Lundt to discuss...

Host: Lee Freedman, MD Guest: Eric Tangalos, MD Dr. Eric Tangalos provides an eloquent review of the data examining the effectiveness of vitamins for a variety of conditions. Should our patients be encouraged or discouraged from taking supplements and vitamins? Are these often expensive products promoting health actually effective, neutral, or harmful?

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: George Makari, MD Sigmund Freud is the poster boy of psychoanalysis. Who were the other characters who influenced this revolution? Host Dr. leslie Lundt discusses the history of psychoanalytic thought with the author of “Revolution in Mind”, George Makari, MD.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Margaret Wehrenberg, PsyD Are we pathologizing shyness? Host Dr. Leslie Lundt welcomes anxiety expert Dr. Margaret Wehrenberg to discuss what makes shyness Social Anxiety Disorder.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Margaret Wehrenberg, PsyD Generalized anxiety disorder has been called worry without reason. How do you know when worry is normal and when you do need to treat it? Host Dr. Leslie Lundt welcomes anxiety expert Dr. Margaret Wehrenberg to discuss GAD.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Margaret Wehrenberg, PsyD Our guest today says, “panic disorder is the disorder no one can miss and no one wants to live with”. Dr. Margaret Wehrenberg joins host Dr. Leslie Lundt to discuss how to diagnose and treat panic disorder.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Margaret Wehrenberg, PsyD Nearly one-quarter of American adults suffer from anxiety in any given year. This includes panic disorder, GAD, social anxiety disorder, PTSD, OCD and a variety of phobias. What is a busy clinician to do? Host Dr. Leslie Lundt welcomes Dr. Margaret Wehrenberg to discuss her book, “The Anxious Brain: The Neurobiological Basis of Anxiety Dis...

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Steven Dubovsky, MD As Chairman of Psychiatry at a major medical school, Dr. Steven Dubovsky is used to fighting proverbial fires on a daily basis. So guess what he does in his spare time? Join host Dr. Leslie Lundt as she welcomes Dr. Dubovsky to discuss his second career as a fire fighter.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Sherrie Delinsky, PhD The American Society of Plastic Surgeons report that cosmetic surgery procedures increased 228% from 1997 through 2002. Popular opinion suggests that attitudes towards cosmetic surgery are more favorable than in previous decades. Does the research support this? Dr. Sherrie Delinsky discusses her research on cosmetic surgery attitudes with host...

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Sherrie Delinsky, PhD The transition from high school to college is considered a high risk period for the development of eating disorders. What are the realities of the eating habits of college freshmen? Dr. Sherrie Delinsky discusses her research into the “Freshman 15” with host Dr. Leslie Lundt.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Lenore Terr, MD The process of psychotherapy is a mystery to many of us. How does it actually turn people around? And how does it work in children? One of the world’s leading experts on traumatized children, Dr. Lenore Terr, discusses her latest book Magical Moments of Change with host Dr. Leslie Lundt.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Barbara Oakley, PhD How can subtle brain abnormalities result in “evil” behavior? How might attentional problems lead to malevolent behavior? How might you find who the psychopaths are in your practice? Author Barbara Oakley, PhD discusses "Evil Genes: Why Rome Fell, Hitler Rose, Enron Failed, and My Sister Stole My Mother’s Boyfriend."

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Barbara Oakley, PhD Are some people just born evil? Dr. Barbara Oakley joins host Dr. Leslie Lundt to discuss her book, "Evil Genes: Why Rome Fell, Hitler Rose, Enron Failed and My Sister Stole My Mother’s Boyfriend."

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Claire Friend, MD Is heart disease in women the same as in men? Should we have different treatment protocols based on gender? Dr. R. Claire Friend joins host Dr. Leslie Lundt to discuss novel ways of looking at women and heart disease.

Host: Susan Dolan, RN, JD Guest: Susan Frampton, PhD Hear Dr. Susan Frampton, the President of Planetree, as she discusses how architecture and facility design impacts patient and staff satisfaction and saves money.