UF Health MedEd Cast

Giridhar Kalamangalam, MD, evaluates surgical options for medically refractory epilepsy. He helps to identify patients who may benefit from invasive EEG (SEEG) studies and helps us to understand the principles, benefits and limitations of SEEG.

George Arnaoutakis, MD, discusses surgical repair of bicuspid aortic valve. He helps us to understand the epidemiology and clinical features of Bicuspid Aortic Valve (BAV) Syndrome. He reviews current guidelines for surgical intervention in BAV. He identifies optimal patient candidates for aortic valve repair. He offers an overview of technical aspects and predictors for successful aortic valve re...

Julio Leey, MD, MsC. Discusses continuous glucose monitoring in clinical practice. He gives us an overview of diabetes technology, the clinical Indications of CGM and insulin pumps, and what’s important to note during the interpretation of CGM data.

In this panel, Azra Bihorac MD, MS, FCCM, FASN, and Tezcan Ozrazgat Baslanti, PhD, discuss the clinical trajectories of acute kidney injury in surgical sepsis. They define and classify trajectories of acute kidney Injury. They share the prevalence of persistent AKI and persistent AKI without renal recovery after sepsis and they examine how the clinical characteristics, resource utilization, hospit...

In this panel discussion, Ki Park M.D and Kirsten Freeman M.D define common cardiovascular diseases in women. They characterize when a disease process needs intervention and help us to recognize the differences when treating women with cardiovascular disease. They offer various treatment options for women that are diagnosed with cardiovascular disease.

Kenneth Cusi, MD, FACP, FACE, joins the show to help us to understand the mechanisms leading to NAFLD and the role of obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). He shares the diagnostic difficulties regarding NAFLD and he reviews current treatment modalities and future developments in the field.

Calvin Choi, MD, MS, FACC, FSCAI, discusses Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (CTO PCI). He reviews pertinent data and shares indications for CTO PCI. He focuses on the factors that play into the decision to pursue CTO PCI and why proper patient selection is critical as he examines contemporary strategy and technique for CTO PCI.

Thomas Beaver, MD, MPH, and William Miles, MD, FACC, discuss hybrid treatment approaches for Atrial Fibrillation. They review the types of Atrial Fibrillation including Paroxysmal and Persistent. They share treatment approaches as they introduce hybrid ablation: combining catheter and minimally invasive surgery for Atrial Fibrillation.

Shawn Larson, MD, FACS, and Lauren Indelicato DNP, APRN, help us to recognize that pediatric trauma and burn injury is a significant public health issue. Listen in as they share the reasons why children require a specialized approach and adequate resources for burn injury. They discuss the principles of specialized pediatric burn management and they offer directions for future research and where i...

Saleem Islam, MD, MPH, and Janice Taylor, MD, discuss care for pediatric chest wall deformities - Pectus Excavatum and Pectus Carinatum. They help us understand the reasons why these occur, and how they present. They correlate the clinical symptoms with the deformity and potential long term issues and cover the treatment options available at UF Health Shands Hospital.

Zubin Agarwal, MD, helps us to understand how dysynchrony is measured. He defines the mechanism of action of resynchronization therapy and offers providers advice on how to recognize when a patient would benefit from referral for device therapy.

Maryam Rahman, MD, discusses the clinical indications for treatment of brain tumors with laser interstitial thermotherapy (LITT) and she examines the expected outcomes of LITT treated brain tumors. She shares how the development of complementary technologies, such as intraoperative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and real-time MRI thermometry have enabled LITT to enter the fields of neurosurgery...

In this panel, Christopher Harden, MD, and Gabrielle Graves, MD, discuss what we know about idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. They share how we define it, and the prevalence. They examine what types of treatments are available and what the future holds for further research into IPF.

Brandon Allen, MD, discusses high-sensitivity troponin assays in the emergency department. Through this podcast, we will understand the evolution of Troponin from contemporary to high-sensitivity assays. We will identify key considerations for the implementation of high-sensitivity troponin and we will recognize future changes to rule out strategies and observation based on the implementation of h...

Andres Pelaez, MD, discusses overcoming gastrointestinal complications after a lung transplant. In this podcast, we will examine how diseases of the esophagus can impact outcomes after lung transplant, and how gastric reflux and allograft dysfunction affect esophageal motility.

Ramil Goel, MD, FHRS discusses PVCs and if asymptomatic PVCs are more likely to result in cardiomyopathy. He examines if monomorphic PVCs are easier to ablate and whether PVC ablation is an effective option for patients unwilling to take medications.

Lance Governale, MD, discusses head shape anomalies in babies. He compares the clinical features of the different varieties of craniosynostosis. He differentiates craniosynostosis from positional plagiocephaly and he helps us to become familiar with the different treatment options for craniosynostosis and the need for early referral.

Daniel Hoh, MD, discusses how to determine when is spinal fusion necessary in lumbar disease and back pain. He shares the indications for lumbar spinal fusion while covering the different types of spinal fusion procedures and he examines the results of the recent randomized controlled trial of decompression with versus without fusion for lumbar spondylolisthesis.

Richard Holbert, MD, helps us to identify treatment-resistant depression. He examines the indications for transcranial magnetic stimulation and electroconvulsive therapy and he describes the potential side effects and outcomes of these therapies.

S. Parrish Winesett, MD, explains afebrile seizures in the first year of life. He contrasts and compares the significance of febrile and afebrile seizures and if a child has a history of neonatal seizures and what providers can tell the parents to look for to signal a recurrence of seizures.

In this podcast, William Slayton, MD, discusses Immunotherapy for Pediatric Leukemia Patients. He will tell us the story behind the current outstanding cure rates for acute lymphoblastic leukemia. He will help us to understand the reasons why 10% of patients still relapse. He will examine the awesome power of immunotherapy in relapsed patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia and he will share cu...

Steven DeKosky, MD, discusses whether supplements contribute to brain health. He will describe the difference between rules that apply to FDA approved drugs and supplements advertised to provide health benefits or support good health, that is not FDA approved. He will recognize the reasons why such differences in regulations exist and the difficulties of treating brain disorders while providing he...

Michael A. Dennis, Jr., MD, FACS, discusses Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia. He helps us to understand BPH in its role of causal symptomatology. He reviews the epidemiology and treatment modalities in BPH, and he shares an evidence based knowledge of current and emerging therapies for BPH.

Dennis Yang, MD, discusses third space endoscopy and its role in the management of various GI disorders. He provides information on the role of POEM in the management of esophageal motility disorders. He discusses the role of advanced endoscopic resection techniques in the treatment of lesions in the esophagus and he examines the role of advanced endoscopic resection techniques in the treatment of...

In this podcast, Divya Patel, DO, helps us to identify the symptoms of cardiac sarcoidosis and what physicians do to screen patients for it. She discusses the diagnostic options and shares the latest medical therapies being used to treat cardiac sarcoidosis. She also examines when ICD placement should be considered.