Clinician's Roundtable

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Susan McDaniel, PhD Patients who test positive for a genetic condition often feel like a ticking time bomb. How can we best help individuals facing a genetic risk? Dr. Susan McDaniel, co-editor of “Individuals, Families, and the New Era of Genetics“ joins Dr. Leslie Lundt to discuss psychosocial strategies.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Susan McDaniel, PhD The increasingly new science of genetic testing has potentially profound effects on not only the individual child, but the entire family system. Dr. Susan McDaniel joins Dr. Leslie Lundt to discuss the implications of such testing on the family.

Host: Michael Benson, MD Guest: Jay Iams, MD Magnesium has been used for the past two decades for treatment of pre-term labor. Yet there is doubt about its therapeutic value for this purpose and it has significant maternal morbidity. What else is changing in the management and treatment of pre-term labor? Our guest is Dr. Jay Iams who is a nationally recognized expert on pre-term labor. He is the...

Host: Michael Benson, MD Guest: Jay Iams, MD Almost 13% of all babies in the United Sates are born prematurely. With this growing epidemic, what can be done to prevent and treat pre-term labor and improve newborn outcomes? Our guest today is Dr. Jay Iams who is a nationally recognized expert on pre-term labor. He is the Frederick Zuspan Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Vice Chair of the...

Host: Michael Benson, MD Guest: Jay Iams, MD With the growing epidemic of prematurity in the US, there is a pressing need to understand the biology of preterm labor. Why do some women deliver early? Do we even know? Our guest today is Dr. Jay Iams, who is a nationally recognized expert on preterm labor. He is the Frederick Zuspan Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Vice Chair of the Departm...

Host: Michael Benson, MD Guest: Jay Iams, MD According to a recent Institute of Medicine report preterm birth has increased by 30% over the past 25 years in the United States. Birth before 37 completed weeks now comprises 12.5% of all US births and poses a major public health problem and expense. Why is the rate of prematurity increasing even as the standard of living goes up? Our guest today is D...

Host: Renee Matthews, MD In this segment Dr. Sanford Rosenberg talks about international egg donation and the diagnosis of infertility.

Host: Renee Matthews, MD In this segment Dr. Sanford Rosenberg talks about infertility and how international egg donations allow many infertile couples to have children.

Host: Bill Rutenberg, MD Guest: William Thompson, PhD In this segment host Bill Rutenberg questions William Thompson, Ph. D., lead author of the recent CDC Thimerosal study about some of the doubts critics of the study still have about the neuropsychological impacts of Thimerosal.

Host: Bill Rutenberg, MD Guest: William Thompson, PhD Does early thimerosal exposure have negative psychological outcomes? Dr. Bill Rutenberg talks with William Thompson, the Lead Author of a recent NEJM published study, Early Thimerosal Exposure and Neuropsychological Outcomes at 7 to 10 Years.

Host: Michael Greenberg, MD Guest: John Buse, MD, PhD Dr. Michael Greenberg welcomes Dr. John Buse, President of Medicine and Science of the American Diabetes Association. They discuss the need for all physicians to refocus on prevention and diagnosis in our practices.

Host: Michael Greenberg, MD Guest: John Buse, MD, PhD Dr. Michael Greenberg welcomes Dr. John Buse, President of Medicine and Science of the American Diabetes Association. They discuss the need for all physicians to refocus on prevention and diagnosis in our practices.

Host: Michael Greenberg, MD Guest: Neal Bhatia, MD Dr. Michael Greenberg talks with Dr. Neal Bhatia, Associate Professor of Dermatology at the University of Wisconsin about problems with access to dermatologists and how medical dermatology is in danger of disappearing.

Host: Michael Greenberg, MD Guest: Neal Bhatia, MD Michael Greenberg, M.D. welcomes Neal Bhatia, M.D., Associate Professor of Dermatology at the University of Wisconsin as they discuss dermatology and how primary care physicians can more easily obtain access for their patients.

Host: Danny Petrasek, MD, PhD Guest: Louis Philipson, MD, PhD Dr. Louis Philipson, from the University of Chicago School of Medicine, discusses the treatment of Neonatal Diabetes in context of a special case involving patient Lily Jaffe. Lilly's mother, Laurie Jaffe, a strong advocate for research and advancement in the treatment of this disease, participates in this special conversation.

Host: Danny Petrasek, MD, PhD Guest: Louis Philipson, MD, PhD Dr. Louis Philipson from The University of Chicago, discusses with Laurie Jaffe, mother of Patient, her involvement with Neonatal Diabetes, a rare mutation of Type 1 Diabetes. How they discovered treatment for her daughter Lily.

Host: Danny Petrasek, MD, PhD Guest: Louis Philipson, MD, PhD Dr. Louis Philipson from the University of Chicago joins host Dr. Danny Petrasek to discuss Neonatal Diabetes and the clinical trials behind discovering treatments for this disease.

Host: Lee Freedman, MD Guest: Fernando Martinez, MD, MS Dr. Martinez describes this multicentered network of facilities that is working together to take a fresh look at the etiology, diagnosis and treatment of asthma in children.

Host: Lee Freedman, MD Guest: Fernando Martinez, MD, MS Dr. Martinez discusses the collaboration of different medical discplines that takes place at the Arizona Respiratory Center and how their innovative approach is leading to new understanding of major respiratory illnesses and how they should be managed.

Host: Lee Freedman, MD Guest: Fernando Martinez, MD, MS Dr. Martinez discusses the formulation of the new guidelines on the diagnosis and management of asthma. He then emphasizes the changes in clinical practice that will result from the implementation of these guidelines.

Host: Susan Dolan, RN, JD Guest: Francine Kaufman, MD Join Dr. Francine Kaufman, Distinguished Professor of Pediatrics at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California and Head of the Center for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism at the Childrens Hospital in Los Angeles, CA, to discuss childhood and adolescent diabetes.

Host: Maurice Pickard, MD Guest: Norbert Goldfield, MD Dr. Maurice Pickard speaks with Dr. Norbert Goldfield, Executive Director of Healing Across the Divides, about how changes in physical activity, diet and increasing poverty are shared by Israelies and Palestinians and contribute to mutually rising incidences of diabetes.

Host: Maurice Pickard, MD Guest: Norbert Goldfield, MD Dr. Maurice Pickard discusses with Dr. Norbert Goldfield the organization that is fostering partnered initiatives between Isreali and Palestinian healthcare projects. The purpose is not only to improve health but to contribute to a reawakening of a commitment to the peace process. Empowerment of individuals and communities from the bottom up c...

Host: Michael Benson, MD Guest: Bertha Madras, PhD Drug rehabilitation programs are notoriously ineffective. Indeed, just one look at the recent crowd of Hollywood stars who have been in and out of rehab multiple times would make any objective observer skeptical. Is there any effective treatment today for drug addictions? What about developments in the lab? Our guest today is Dr. Berha Madras who...

Host: Michael Benson, MD Guest: Bertha Madras, PhD By all accounts, Winston Churchill was an alcoholic and yet he functioned at a very high level until the end of his long life. Yet does everyone who uses a potentially addictive substance become addicted? Our guest today is Dr. Berta Madras who serves as the Deputy Director of Demand Reduction in the White House office of National Drug Control Pol...