UF Health MedEd Cast

Wayne Brisbane, MD, discusses advanced imaging for prostate cancer. He evaluates the currently available imaging modalities. He defines the best use for each modality and he discusses future directions for imaging in prostate cancer.

Hans Ghayee, DO, discusses pheochromocytoma and paraganglioma. He offers information on evaluation and management, ongoing research studies and he shares his research at UF Health Shands Hospital

In this episode, Christina Wilson, MD, compares and contrasts alteplase and tenecteplase for acute ischemic stroke. She characterizes the population of stroke patients that may benefit most from tenecteplase treatment and she helps us to recognize potential barriers to tenecteplase implementation.

Bently Doonan, MD, examines emerging therapies for metastatic melanoma. He identifies LAG3 inhibition and its role in melanoma. He helps to familiarize physicians with TIL therapy and he discusses outpatient systemic cytokine therapy for relapsed metastatic melanoma

Jeffrey Friedman, MD, FACS, discusses the options for medically supervised weight loss, including surgery and the surgical options available at UF Health Shands Hospital. He shares the importance of vitamins and examines research on the transdermal vitamin patch post-surgery.

Kenneth Cusi MD, FACP, FACE, discusses the practical clinical care pathway for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). He helps us understand the magnitude of the epidemic on NAFLD and what it means to primary care physicians and patients. He defines who is at risk, how to screen and when to refer to a liver specialist. Additionally, he examines what treatments are available today and what is c...

Sonal Tuli, MD, discusses corneal transplant surgery for improved vision at UF Health Shands Hospital. She identifies patients and conditions that may benefit from corneal transplantation. She describes the different types of transplantation available, how to mitigate graft rejection and future technology and innovations in corneal transplantation.

Adolfo Ramirez-Zamora, MD, discusses the challenges when it comes to diversity when treating Parkinson's Disease. He shares how to recognize the clinical symptoms of Parkinson’s Disease, characterizes the challenges that diverse populations experience when seeking care and discusses ideas on how to increase diversity in clinical practices.

Bashar Alzghoul MD and Hiren Mehta, MD discuss COVID-19 from intensive care unit to outpatient clinic. They help us to understand the best practices and standard of care for COVID-19 patients in the ICU. They examine available literature about long-term care/outpatient care for COVID-19 patients, the care provided at UF and available resources for long term management of post COVID-19 fibrosis inc...

Wayne Brisbane M.D. gives an overview of prostate cancer focal therapy. He differentiates prostate cancer focal therapy from whole-gland therapy. He helps to understand the limitations of focal therapy and he characterizes the ideal patient for this innovative therapy.

Ali Zarrinpar, MD, Brian Ramnaraign, MD, Steven Hughes, MD, and Kathryn Hitchcock, MD, discuss neuroendocrine tumor (NET) management – the state of the art in 2021, including PRRT. They give an overview of the current management of neuroendocrine tumors. They describe the use of peptide receptor radionuclide therapy for treatment for NETs and they explain when, in the course of the disease, PRRT i...

Michael Okun, MD, and Kelly Foote, MD, offer an update on DBS and Parkinson’s. They share the UF Research Study: Home-management of DBS settings and their recent clinical trial which is focused on patients being able to have their device systems at home, not in the clinic, which makes this treatment far more accessible to people who have difficulty traveling.

Kevin Campbell, MD, discusses hypogonadism and the management of testosterone therapy. He shares the essential of recognizing hypogonadism and describes the evaluation and diagnostic criteria. He offers guidance in the management, risks, and benefits of testosterone therapy.

Padraic O’Malley, MSc, MD, FRCSC, discusses advanced kidney cancer management at UF Health Shands Hospital. He shares how they utilize surgery, radiation, and medical oncology therapies, some of the most exciting advanced surgical technologies, and how the utilization of a multidisciplinary team been ideal for managing these complex patients.

Zeina Al-Mansour, MD, discusses advances in malignant hematology. She shares the role of precision medicine and molecular-targeted therapy in malignant hematology practice. She examines the role of immune-oncology in the treatment of blood malignancies and walks us through novel immune-based therapeutics: BiTEs, Checkpoint inhibitors, and CAR-T cell therapy.

Wai Lang Lau, MD. discusses the histology and pathological scoring of IgA glomerulonephritis. She helps us to understand the genetics and pathophysiology as well as the heterogeneity of phenotype and she explains the latest treatment options – present and future.

Zeina Al-Mansour, MD, discusses the unique aspects of cancer care in elderly patients. She shares the latest information on anti-tumor immunity & aging, the importance of assessment of functional status and quality of life consideration and the emerging role comprehensive geriatric assessment in oncology practice.

Paul Crispen, MD, defines recurrence rates in stage I bladder cancer. He characterizes established methods to decrease disease recurrence and helps us to recognize barriers to implementing methods that would improve outcomes.

In this panel discussion, Janice Taylor, MD, and Sam Cheng, MD, describe common conditions leading to pediatric short bowel syndrome and intestinal failure. They help us to understand the surgical and medical options for managing pediatric intestinal failure and they share the importance of multidisciplinary care in pediatric intestinal failure patients.

Robin Petroze, MD, and Erin Murray, APRN, discuss the role of bowel management programs in pediatric patients with colorectal conditions. They help us to understand the role of a bowel management program in pediatric colorectal conditions. They offer specific approaches to bowel management in patients with anorectal malformations and Hirschsprung disease and they explore surgical options available...

Saleem Islam, MD, MPH, helps us understand the role of the autonomic nervous system in controlling intestinal function. He shares the role of Neuromodulation in conditions affecting the gastrointestinal tract and speaks about an algorithm by which to consider referral of patients for neuromodulation.

Saleem Islam, MD, MPH, and Genie Beasley, MD, walk us through a multidisciplinary approach to pediatric inflammatory bowel disease. They help us to better appreciate and understand the features and presentation of IBD in children and to develop the ability to differentiate between Crohn and Ulcerative Colitis. The share a framework for the standard and higher level of therapy for children with IBD...

Jeremy Archer, MD, MS, FAAP, discusses cardiac complications, sports, and return to play after COVID-19. He shares the cardiovascular complications of COVID-19 in the child and adolescent population. He app,lies the latest guidelines for return to play after COVID-19 and he offers the latest info on return to play after COVID-19 in a broader context of sports pre-participation evaluation.

Kevin Campbell, MD, discusses male infertility. He shares the initial steps in the workup of male infertility. He explores medical therapies that may be offered to men to optimize fertility and he offers surgical options available to improve or restore male fertility.

Brian Ramnaraign, MD, discusses the clinical indications for screening colonoscopy in young adults. He touches on risk factors and treatment options available for young adults diagnosed with colorectal cancer.