Clinician's Roundtable

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...

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Michael Gordon, MD For many of us, one of the first signs of aging is presbyopia. In fact, the word comes from the Greek presbys which means old person. Other than growing longer arms or keeping a pair of reading glasses in every room, are there other treatments available? Host Dr. Leslie Lundt welcomes refractive surgeon Dr. Michael Gordon to discuss conductive ke...

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Michael Gordon, MD Myopia, or near-sightedness, affects approximately 25% of Americans between the ages of 12 and 54. Though glasses are the common quick fix to myopia, laser eye surgery has become more commonly used to correct vision problems since being introduced in the early 1990's. Though over 18 million LASIK procedures have been performed worldwide, some con...

Host: Bill Rutenberg, MD Guest: Jayne Ness, MD, PhD Dr. Jayne Ness speaks with host Dr. Bill Rutenberg about the many symptoms of demylinating disorders, exploring the different diseases causing these symptoms. Join us for this informative discussion.

Host: Bill Rutenberg, MD Guest: Jayne Ness, MD, PhD What are the signs and symptoms that differentiate Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis (ADEM) from Multiple Sclerosis in children? Our guest, Dr. Jayne Ness, talks with host Dr. Bill Rutenberg about the advantages of differentiating these diseases early so that treatment can begin. She also discusses the benefits of early treatment for children...

Host: Bill Rutenberg, MD Guest: Jayne Ness, MD, PhD Patients and Families in which a child has multiple sclerosis face many challenges in their daily lives. How can physicians support the family and their patient to cope with MS. Join Dr. Jayne Ness whose research focuses on Pediatric Demyelinating Disease, share her thoughts with host Dr. Bill Rutenberg.

Host: Bill Rutenberg, MD Guest: Jayne Ness, MD, PhD Dr. Jayne Ness shares with host Dr. Bill Rutenberg the profile of a child diagonsed with Multiple Sclerosis, typically a disease identified previously only in adults. What does it look like in children and what should pediatricians and neurologists be looking for to identify MS?

Host: Mark Nolan Hill, MD Guest: Joseph Muenzer, MD Previously, patients could only receive palliative care for symptoms associated with Hunter syndrome, a rare but serious genetic disorder that inhibits the body’s ability to break down specific complex carbohydrates. Now, a new enzyme therapy is making it possible to prevent Hunter syndrome manifestation, typically occurring as early as year two,...