Clinician's Roundtable

Host: Mark Nolan Hill, MD Guest: Charles Epstein, MD Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation is one of the more recent scientific tools that have allowed researchers to learn more about the areas of the brain which control hand-eye coordination. Join Dr. Charles Epstein sharing the latest research.

Host: Mark Nolan Hill, MD Guest: Charles Epstein, MD Brain Researchers now use Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation as a methond to study memory and language. Join Dr. Charles Epstein discuss the latest findings about memory, language and the brain.

Host: Mark Nolan Hill, MD Guest: Charles Epstein, MD Is rTMS a more effective treatment for depression than drugs therapy? Join Dr. Charles Epstein as he explains rTMS, how it is implemented and what type of results can be expected.

Host: Bruce Bloom, DDS, JD Guest: Arthur Zitrin, MD Dr. Zitrin is discussing the challenges to the constitutionality of lethal injection and the physician’s role.

Host: Bruce Bloom, DDS, JD Guest: Arthur Zitrin, MD Discussion about 1980 AMA issue banning physician participation in executions.

Host: Bruce Bloom, DDS, JD Guest: Arthur Zitrin, MD The Global Perspective of the Death Penalty and the role that a Physician plays in execution.

Host: Larry Kaskel, MD Guest: James Bream, JD Dr. Larry Kaskel welcomes attorney Jim Bream of Querrey and Harrow. Mr. Bream will discuss the in and outs and do's and don'ts and how to avoid liability risk with regards to medical practice websites.

Host: Larry Kaskel, MD Guest: James Bream, JD Dr. Larry Kaskel is joined by attorney Jim Bream of Querrey and Harrow. They will battle it out as they look at the EHR to determine if it increases or decreases your risk of liability.

Host: Larry Kaskel, MD Guest: Elena Vassallo, MDiv Dr. Larry Kaskel welcomes Elena Vasallo, a fellow in the American Association of Pastoral Counselors and an ordained minister. She will discuss the approaches and outcomes in specific cases involving pastoral counseling.

Host: Larry Kaskel, MD Guest: Elena Vassallo, MDiv Dr. Larry Kaskel is joined by Elena Vassallo, a fellow in the American Association of Pastoral Counselors and an ordained minister. Elena will speak about walking the line between clergy and therapist.

Host: Renee Matthews, MD Guest: Victoria Jennings, PhD Dr. Victoria Jennings, Director of Georgetown University’s Institute for Reproductive Health, with more than 20 years experience in the international family planning and reproductive health fields, talks about some of the exciting research advancements from the members of her institution.

Host: Renee Matthews, MD Guest: Victoria Jennings, PhD Dr. Victoria Jennings, Director of Georgetown University’s Institute for Reproductive Health, with more than 20 years experience in the international family planning and reproductive health fields, talks about her diverse experiences overseas including how she approaches multicultural perceptions toward her work.

Host: Renee Matthews, MD Guest: Victoria Jennings, PhD Dr. Victoria Jennings, Director of Georgetown University’s Institute for Reproductive Health, with more than 20 years experience in the international family planning and reproductive health fields, talks about current approaches to natural family planning.

Host: Susan Dolan, RN, JD Guest: Ira Byock, MD Join Dr. Ira Byock, nationally known expert on end of life care, as he discusses solutions to the current end of life care crisis.

Host: Susan Dolan, RN, JD Guest: Ira Byock, MD Join Dr. Ira Byock, Director and Co-founder of the Reclaiming the End of Life Initiative, as he discusses how the Initiative was formed to use the upcoming New Hampshire presidential primaries to engage candidates in a national conversation about end of life care.

Host: Susan Dolan, RN, JD Guest: Ira Byock, MD Join Dr. Ira Byock, Director of Palliative Medicine at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Professor of Anesthesiology and Community and Family Medicine at Dartmouth Medical School in New Hampshire, and Director and Co-founder of the Reclaiming the End of Life Initiative, as he discusses his latest book, The Four Things That Matter Most.

Host: Michael Greenberg, MD Guest: Mark G. Lebwohl, MD Dr. Michael Greenberg speaks with Dr. Mark Lebwohl, Chairman and Professor of Dermatology at Mt. Sinai Medical Center, NY, about current therapy for psoriasis.

Host: Michael Greenberg, MD Guest: Mark G. Lebwohl, MD Dr. Michael Greenberg welcomes Dr. Mark Lebwohl, Chairman and Professor of Dermatology at Mt. Sinai Medical Center, NY, who discusses current treatments in psoriasis.

Host: Maurice Pickard, MD Guest: Richard Jadick, DO Dr. Maurice Pickard speaks with Cdr. Richard Jadick, author of "On Call in Hell" and the first Navy doctor to be decorated for valor while serving in Iraq, about his experiences tending to medical emergencies both among his men and the wounded civilians caught in the crossfire of Iraq's insurgency.

Host: Maurice Pickard, MD Guest: Richard Jadick, DO Dr. Maurice Pickard speaks with Cdr. Jadick, who feels his decoration of valor should be shared with his corpmen. His story demonstrates why corpmen are the most decorated part of the military. "Corpman Up" tells it all ---this is the command among U.S. Marines that they are coming for a downed soldier no matter what. Cdr Jadick had been a Marine...

Host: Maurice Pickard, MD Guest: Richard Jadick, DO Dr. Maurice Pickard discusses the above book with its author, who is the only Navy doctor to be decorated for valor while serving in Iraq. He had to shorten the "golden hour" in delivering care to wounded marines, so he advanced his operating room into an abandoned building in the middle of a fire fight in Fallujah. His commanding officer felt he...

Host: Bill Rutenberg, MD Guest: Joseph Bocchini, MD Are there new vaccination requirements? When and how should they be administered? Can we vaccinate against possible terrorist threats? What are the seasons flu season vaccination recommendations? In this segment, join Dr. Joseph Bocchini answer these questions and more.

Host: Bill Rutenberg, MD Guest: Joseph Bocchini, MD Why has there been such a backlash against the HPV vaccination? Join Dr. Joseph Bocchini in a discussion about the HPV vaccination and learn what the American Association of Pediatrics is recommending.

Host: Bill Rutenberg, MD Guest: Joseph Bocchini, MD Who is at highest risk for influenza and what can the do preventatively? What are the 2007-2008 recommendations for the pediatric population? Nasal vaccine or Injectable? Join Dr. Joseph Bochhini as he discusses these topics and more.

Host: Andrew Krakowski, MD Guest: Bari Cunningham, MD Imagine that you have a rare condition called Xeroderma Pigmentosum (XP) in which even the slightest amount of UV radiation from the Sun turns your skin to cancer; left untreated, you can expect to die within the first 10 years of your life. Also imagine that your brothers and sisters suffer from this same affliction, but your family lacks the...