UF Health MedEd Cast

Dikea Roussos-Ross, MD, discusses the difference between postpartum blues and postpartum depression. She will examine treatment options for postpartum disorders and help identify the risk, benefit, alternatives and indicators for selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitor (SSRI) treatment of postpartum depression.

Martina Murphy, MD, discusses PARP inhibitors in ovarian cancer. She examines the use of a PARP inhibitor as first-line therapy, and helps us to understand the relevance of homologous recombination deficiency (HRD) in development of ovarian cancer. She shares the mechanism of action and rationale for PARPi and reviews the FDA-approved uses for PARPi in the management of advanced ovarian cancer.

Kenneth Cusi, MD, FACP, FACE, discusses Treating Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes. He examines how fatty liver impacts the care of every patient with obesity, Type 2 Diabetes and cardiovascular disease. He shares how to identify and incorporate into patient care, the latest information into the diagnosis and treatment of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, and the la...

Emily Weber LeBrun, MD, discusses Pelvic Organ Prolapse. She shares insight into some key recommendations for practice and how first line conservative management can offer women an improved quality of life. She helps us to understand the frequency of pelvic floor disorders and recognize the typical symptoms experienced by female patients with pelvic organ prolapse. She identifies the critical elem...

Li-Ming Su, MD, discusses the Robotic Urologic Surgery Program at Uf Health Shands Hospital. He shares how advancements in instrumentation and the rapid adoption of robotic surgery in urologic surgery is changing the landscape of urologic surgeries at Uf Health Shands Hospital.  He examines the advantages of robotic surgery over conventional open and laparoscopic surgery, and how the multitude of...

Steven Hughes, MD, discusses The Whipple Surgery for Pancreatic Cancer Patients. He examines the intricate nature of this complicated surgery. He helps us to identify limitations of current research models of pancreatic cancer with respect to immunity and understand the role of cell?cell communication within the pancreatic cancer microenvironment.  Additionally he describes potential mechanisms of...

In this panel discussion, Michael Okun, MD, and Kelly Foote, MD, examine Deep Brain Stimulation. They share information for providers on how to decide if your Parkinson’s patient is a candidate for deep brain stimulation.

In this panel discussion, Kathryn Hitchcock, MD, PhD, Brian Ramnaraign, MD, and Paul Crispen, MD, examine the Multi-Disciplinary approach for treating bladder cancer. They share the natural history of bladder cancer and the most common path experienced by patients. They explain the treatment options available to patients with muscle invasive bladder cancer, when each are appropriate, and what appr...

Paul Crispen, MD, discusses the Bladder Preservation program at Uf Health Shands Hospital. He examines current indications for radical cycstectomy when treating bladder cancer. He helps us to understand the current indications for radical cycstectomy when treating bladder cancer. He defines BCG refractory disease and treatment options outside of radical cystectomy for BCG refractory disease, and v...

Gregory Christman, MD, discusses the management of women with PCOS, which physical findings suggest polycystic ovarian syndrome and how his research translates to patient care. He examines the required characteristics and criteria to establish a diagnosis of polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS). He lists the various options available to address infertility secondary to poor or absent ovulation in wo...

Tiago Machuca, MD, PhD, discusses giving Lung Cancer patients better results with robotic surgery. He shares the current treatment algorithms for early-stage lung cancer, helps us to identify the potential benefits from minimally invasive thoracic surgery to treat lung cancer and to recognize expected quality metrics that lead to improved outcomes.

Peter Dziegielewski, MD, discusses Robotic Surgery in Head and Neck Cancer Treatment and what they are doing to improve the patient journey for individuals with head and neck cancers. He shares what makes this program unique and why it is important to refer to the specialists at UF Health Shands Hospital.

Brian Hoh MD, MBA, FACS, FAHA, FAANS, discusses the latest clinical guidelines for management of stroke. He examines pre-hospital management of acute ischemic stroke and stroke systems of care, the management of acute ischemic stroke in the Emergency Department and the evaluation of acute ischemic stroke patients for mechanical thrombectomy.

Michael Massoomi, MD, discusses the latest wave of wearables and trackables to track heart health.