Clinician's Roundtable

Host: Michael Benson, MD Guest: Leon Speroff, MD Dr. Leon Speroff discusses the symptoms corresponding to a diagnosis of PCOS, its high rate of occurrence among overweight women, and its correlation with insulin resistance.

Host: Michael Benson, MD Guest: Leon Speroff, MD Does hormone therapy bring with it an increased risk of breast cancer, or does it conversely lead to earlier detection of pre-existing tumors and thereby improve outcomes for these patients? Dr. Leon Speroff discusses the alleged findings of the Women's Health Initiative in this regard, and delves deep into the correlation between HRT and breast can...

Host: Michael Benson, MD Guest: Leon Speroff, MD What are the motivating reasons behind development of a 24 dose/cycle oral contraceptive? Dr. Leon Speroff discusses the distinction of the 24-day contraceptive in regards to breakthrough bleeding, follicular growth and development, and endometrial thickness. Dr. Speroff also covers the 24-day contraceptive as a possible choice for overweight women.

Host: Michael Benson, MD Guest: Leon Speroff, MD Where does post-menopausal hormone replacement therapy stand? Dr. Leon Speroff navigates the findings of the Women's Health Initiative (WHI), discussing the alleged elevated risk of coronary heart disease coupled with post-menopausal hormone replacement therapy.

Host: Sayantani DasGupta, MD, MPH Guest: Courtney Davis, NP Dr. Sayantani DasGupta is joined by guest Courtney Davis, renowned author and women's health nurse practitioner, to speak about literary writing in the medical community. Mrs. Davis shares exerpts from her previous works including I Knew a Woman: The Experience of the Female Body , and describes the unique integration of narrative writing...

Host: Sayantani DasGupta, MD, MPH Guest: Courtney Davis, NP Courtney Davis, Nurse practitioner and award winning poet, is the author of four books and has co-edited two collections of poetry written by nurses. She joins host Dr. Sayantani DasGupta to share some of her work, discuss narrative medicine's rise in healthcare and society, and comment on the clinician writer's creative process.

Host: Lee Freedman, MD Guest: Andrew Chan, MD, MPH Join Dr. Andrew Chan, Assistant Professor of Medicine and practicing gastroenterologist at Harvard Medical School, in speaking with host Dr. Lee Freedman about current research updates in NSAID use for colon cancer prevention. Learn more about the molecular rationales behind applying COX-2 inhibitors towards this therapeutic purpose.

Host: Mark Nolan Hill, MD Guest: Ronald Pfohl, PhD How can mentors encourage and guide pre-professional school students toward a career in healthcare? Host Dr. Mark Nolan Hill talks about the opportunities and challenges of mentoring aspirant medical professionals with Dr. Ronald Pfohl, professor emeritus in the department of zoology at Miami University of Ohio and a past faculty advisor of 23 yea...

Host: Mark Nolan Hill, MD Guest: Ronald Pfohl, PhD Did a mentor or mentoring program help influence your decision to become a medical professional? Are you currently mentoring aspirant health care providers? Dr. Ronald Pfohl, professor emeritus in the department of zoology at Miami University of Ohio and a past faculty advisor of 23 years to Miami MED, Miami University’s pre-medical honor society,...

Host: Bruce Japsen Guest: Richard Umbdenstock, MS Everybody knows you can get more consumer information shopping for a car or groceries than you can from the hospital industry. But Richard Umbdenstock, president and chief executive officer of the American Hospital Association tells the Chicago Tribune's Bruce Japsen that the issue of transparency and better consumer information is building among t...

Host: Bruce Japsen Guest: Richard Umbdenstock, MS Health information technology has long been believed to be the key to unlocking ways to not only improve patient care but to save money. But achieving this in an industry as complex and large as health care has its challenges, particularly in U.S hospitals. Richard Umbdenstock, President and Chief Executive Officer of the American Hospital Associat...

Host: Bruce Japsen Guest: Richard Umbdenstock, MS Health care, its cost and availability are major concerns as voters evaluate issues in this year's elections, and hospital care plays a huge role in that it consumes the largest share of the tab. So how will the nation's hospitals figure into this national debate? Richard Umbdenstock, president and chief executive of the American Hospital Associati...

Host: Bruce Bloom, DDS, JD Guest: Elizabeth McNally, MD Physician scientists are the transport vehicle in translating knowlege from bedside to bench. Dr. Elizabeth McNally, professor of Medicine and Human Genetics and Director of both the Institute for Cardiovascular Research and Cardiovascular Genetics Clinic at The University of Chicago Medical Center, discusses the professional duality of life...

Host: Bruce Bloom, DDS, JD Guest: Elizabeth McNally, MD Dr. Elizabeth McNally, internationally renowned expert on inherited heart diseases, Professor of Medicine and Human Genetics and Director of both the Institute for Cardiovascular Research and the Cardiovascular Genetics Clinic at the University of Chicago Medical Center joins your host, Dr. Bruce Bloom, to discuss research into various forms...

Host: Bruce Bloom, DDS, JD Guest: Elizabeth McNally, MD How do inherited heart diseases impact neuromuscular diseases? Dr. Elizabeth McNally, cardiologist and world-renowned expert on heart disease genetics speaks with Dr. Bruce Bloom on inherited heart diseases and their impact on muscular dystrophies; discussing current treatments and the role of cell biotics in cardiomyopathy and muscular dystr...

Host: Bruce Bloom, DDS, JD Guest: Elizabeth McNally, MD How do we recognize and treat genetic heart disease in the single patient, and beyond? Dr. Elizabeth McNally, cardiologist and world-renowned expert on heart disease genetics speaks with Dr. Bruce Bloom on inherited heart diseases; covering their diagnosis, treatment, and varied prevalence around the world.

Host: Michael Greenberg, MD Guest: Jeremy Lazarus, MD An American Medical Assocation survey found a 66% disapproval rate amongst physicians in regards to Data Mining. What is it? And why are practitioners opposed? Dr. Jeremy Lazarus, a Colorado psychiatrist and Speaker of the American Medical Association House of delegates, discusses the design of the 40 million dollar industry and what is availab...

Host: Larry Kaskel, MD Guest: Peter Lucash, MBA, MPH How can you manage with all of the up and down reimbursement policies? What should you do to plan for the looming decrease? Join our guest, author and practice management consultant Peter Lucash guide Dr. Larry Kaskel in ways to manage with the yo-yo reimbusement policy.

Host: Larry Kaskel, MD Guest: Peter Lucash, MBA, MPH What can you do to survive a recession and even come out ahead afterwards? Join host Larry Kaskel in a discussion about managing a medical practice through the recession with our guest, Peter Lucash.

Host: Larry Kaskel, MD Guest: Paul Shin, MD Our guest, Dr. Paul Shin prefers to use the in-line vasectomy method on his patients. What is different about this technique and why is it better for the patients? Join host, Dr. Larry Kaskel to learn about in-line vasectomy and also about vasectomy reversal.

Host: Larry Kaskel, MD Guest: Paul Shin, MD Does daily dosing provide patients with ED a better option? Join host Dr. Larry Kaskel speaking with urologist Dr. Paul Shin about the various ED medications on the market and the differences between them.

Host: Michael Greenberg, MD Guest: Hafiz Rehman, MD "Faith makes you a better doctor." Dr. Hafizur Rehman, a pediatric attending physician at Good Samaritan Hospital, and active leader in the Muslim community, discusses the aspects in which he and his patients have benefited from the relationship his faith has had in his practice, including specific illustration of the Koran and its precise relati...

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Peter Greenberg What secrets can one of the world’s experts on travel teach us? How do you negotiate medical volunteer travel? The Travel Editor for NBC’s Today show, CNBC and MSNBC, Peter Greenberg explores travel with a medical perspective with host Dr. Leslie Lundt.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Peter Greenberg Peter Greenberg’s latest book has been described as the “PDR” for travelers. Even if you are a seasoned traveler you may learn a thing or two. The Travel Editor for NBC’s Today show tells host Dr. Leslie Lundt how to have a better travel experience.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Michael Gordon, MD Until recently, many patients undergoing cataract surgery have subsequently needed bifocals or reading glasses to address hyperopia. The latest advances are changing patients’ post-operative outlook. Dr. Michael Gordon, founder of the Gordon Binder Vision Institute in San Diego, joins host Dr. Leslie Lundt to discuss developments in this common a...