Clinician's Roundtable

Host: Maurice Pickard, MD Guest: Anjan Chaterjee, MD Dr. Anjan Chatterjee, Associate Professor of Neurology at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine discusses the off label use of drugs that could lead to issues of safety, coercion and distributive justice. Will physicians will be faced with pressure to manipulate patients' emotional lives, eroding the character of medicine both individually and communally? Dr. Maurice Pickard hosts.

Host: Gary Kohn, MD Guest: Wayne Gordon, PhD The inability to function as expected in certain situations may be the result of an undiagnosed brain injury or head trauma. Discussing treatment for patients dealing with the social ills associated with a traumatic brain injury - and the process of unearthing a diagnosis - with your host, Dr. Gary Kohn, is Dr. Wayne Gordon, the Jack Nash Professor of Rehabilitation Medicine and Associate Director of the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine at Mount Sinai School of Medicine.

Host: Gary Kohn, MD Guest: Wayne Gordon, PhD Substance abuse, homelessness, criminal behavior. Highlighting the surprising link between head injuries and these social ills with your host, Dr. Gary Kohn, is Dr. Wayne Gordon, the Jack Nash Professor of Rehabilitation Medicine and Associate Director of the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine at Mount Sinai School of Medicine- and the process of unearthing a diagnosis - with your host, Dr. Gary Kohn, is Dr. Wayne Gordon, the Jack Nash Professor of Rehabilitation Medicine and Associate Director of the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine at Mount Sinai School of Medicine.

Host: Gary Kohn, MD Guest: Melanie Calvert, PhD Quality of life as related to patient care; how do you measure it, teach it, and use it? Join host Dr. Gary Kohn as he explores the topic with Dr. Melanie Calvert, a research fellow at the University of Birmingham and PhD biochemist who's worked with clinicians, industry, and academics researching the role quality of life plays in assessing patient outcomes and health policy decision making.

Host: Gary Kohn, MD Guest: Melanie Calvert, PhD Dr. Melanie Calvert, a research fellow at the University of Birmingham, PhD biochemist, and quality of life researcher speaks with host, Dr. Gary Kohn on quality of life measurement; how it's currently conducted and implemented in the medical field, and its future potential.

Host: Matthew J. Sorrentino, MD, FACC, FASH Guest: Paul Iaizzo, PhD How do opioids, fish oils and hibernating bears relate to the study of heart disease? It’s a fascinating correlation, currently under the meticulous study of Paul Iaizzo, PhD, professor of anesthesiology, physiology, and surgery, and the principal investigator in the Visible Heart Laboratory at the Medical School at the University of Minnesota. Dr. Iaizzo joins host Dr. Matthew Sorrentino to detail the remarkable cardioprotective possibilities of an array of hormones found in hibernating bears, and the hormonal interactions with morphine, as well as a separate but related investigation into targeted deliveries of omega-3’s.

Host: Matthew J. Sorrentino, MD, FACC, FASH Guest: Paul Iaizzo, PhD Dr. Paul Iaizzo is the Principal Investigator of the Visible Heart Laboratory at the University of Minnesota. His laboratory has perfected use of large mammalian isolated heart models and conducts translational research from the cellular to the organ and whole body investigations. Dr. Iaizzo will discuss both the research and education endeavors of the Visible Heart Laboratory.

Host: Bruce Bloom, DDS, JD Guest: Russell Bromley Near 60 billion dollars is spent on medical research in the United States each year. What portion of it actually benefits patients? Discussing the long, and hurdled process of medical research to providing actual treatment to patients is Russell Bromley, Chief Operating Officer of the Myelin Repair Foundation, speaking with host Dr. Bruce Bloom.

Host: Bruce Bloom, DDS, JD Guest: Russell Bromley Dr. Bruce Bloom joins Dr. Russell Bromley to discuss updates in multiple sclerosis research and emerging treatments.

Host: Bruce Bloom, DDS, JD Guest: Scott Johnson, MBA “One of the things we’re all about is speed,” states Scott Johnson, president and founder of the Myelin Repair Foundation. Join your host, Dr. Bruce Bloom, as he speaks with Mr. Johnson – an MS patient himself – on MRF’s mission of accelerating the discovery of myelin repair treatments through its Accelerated Research Collaboration™ (ARC™) model. Check up on the progress of the Myelin Repair Foundaiton, and find out why its unique research model is turning heads.