Clinician's Roundtable

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...

Host: Michael Benson, MD Guest: Bertha Madras, PhD Some have called the war on drugs a failure, a war without end and no prospect of victory. Should we give up? What are the alternatives? Our guest is Dr. Bertha Madras who serves as the Deputy Director of Demand Reduction in the White House office of National Drug Control Policy. Prior to this government post, she was Professor of Psychobiology in...

Host: Michael Benson, MD Guest: Bertha Madras, PhD Upon hearing about the war on drugs, many of us in medicine immediately become skeptical. Same old, same old—nothing seems to change. Yet this year, new healthcare codes for drug screening and intervention have been developed. Can these new efforts make a difference? Our guest today is Dr. Bertha Madras who serves as the Deputy Director of Demand...

Host: Mark Nolan Hill, MD Guest: Robert Brown, MD What advice can you offer a patient awaiting a liver donation? Is there anything you can do to help them to find a living donor? Join Dr. Mark Hill in an interview with Transplant Surgeon Robert Brown MD in a discussion about the process of finding a living donor match.

Host: Mark Nolan Hill, MD Guest: Robert Brown, MD While there is a long list of patients awaiting organ transplants and an increase in the number of living donors, there are also many legal and ethical issues to be grappled with. In this segment, host Mark Nolan Hill, MD talks to transplant surgeon Dr. Robert Brown about legal and ethical challenges surrounding living donors.

Host: Mark Nolan Hill, MD Guest: Robert Brown, MD In this segment our guest, Dr. Robert Brown walks through the living organ donation process with host Dr. Mark Nolan Hill. What is the surgical procedure for the donor and recipient? Join Us.

Host: Mark Nolan Hill, MD Guest: Robert Brown, MD Has a patient asked you yet, your medical opinion regarding their decision to become a living donor? The number of living liver donors is growing each year. The ability to give the gift of life to another is appealing to many but what are the costs? What are the risks? What are the health requirements? Join host Mark Nolan Hill in a discussing with...

Host: Bruce Japsen Guest: Sheldon Davidow State laws bringing insurance and medical malpractice reform could be on the very of spurring a rate war among new carriers entering the market and that's good news for physicians. Sheldon Davidow, president of Medicus Insurance Company of Austin, Texas, tells the Chicago Tribune's Bruce Japsen about the possibility of a coming rate war.