Clinician's Roundtable

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.

Host: Bruce Bloom, DDS, JD Guest: Scott Johnson, MBA Is the cure for multiple sclerosis out of reach? What's being done now for patients of this devastating disease. Scott Johnson, President and CEO of the Myelin Repair Foundation, and himself diagnosed with MS at age 20, discusses the motivation behind this unique non-profit, and its aggressive goal of getting a product to patients.

Host: Bruce Japsen Guest: Darrell Kirch, MD Will there be a doctor in the house when we need one? A shortage of U.S. physicians is putting academic medicine to the test when it comes to this question. Dr. Darrell Kirch, president and CEO of the Association of American Medical Colleges tells the Chicago Tribune's Bruce Japsen about the support needed for teaching hospitals and medical schools how to satisfy the nation's supply of physicians.

Host: Bruce Japsen Guest: Darrell Kirch, MD The need for a sustained investment in medical research is critical to patient care. But annual budget cuts to the National Insitutes of Health have continued for years now. Dr. Darrell Kirch, president and CEO of the Association of American Medical Colleges tells the Chicago Tribune's Bruce Japsen about funding needs for perhaps the most critical of government agencies for medical research.

Host: Bruce Japsen Guest: Darrell Kirch, MD Dissecting the various agents for healthcare reform in the United States, one key area of participation must come from those who teach and train our medical professionals of tomorrow. How can academic medicine take a leading role in the healthcare reform debate? Dr. Darrell Kirch, president and CEO of the Association of American Medical Colleges, probes this question and more with host Bruce Japsen.

Host: Maurice Pickard, MD Guest: Robert Klitzman, MD Dr. Robert Klitzman , author of "When Doctors Become Patients," speaks about when doctors must tell their colleagues and patients that they have a chronic illness. It often correlates with a loss of power, a loss of self and the possible need to reevaluate what is now important. Join host Dr. Maurice Pickard and our guest in a discussion about chronic illness, early retirement, spirituality and much more.