Clinician's Roundtable

Host: Shira Johnson, MD Guest: Lawrence Robbins, MD Noted Author and Researcher Dr Larry Robbins is interviewed by Dr Shira Johnson to discuss his study on the prevalence of Personality Disorders in patients presenting with Migraine. Discussion is on screening, diagnosis and management.

Host: Sherwin Ho, MD Guest: Timothy Taft, MD ACL injuries can be devastating to your athletic patients. Patellar tendonitis may be less demoralizing, but nonetheless aggravating to basketball players who surely need healthy legs. Is the ACL injury an automatic ticket to the operating room? What are the most efficient therapies for patellar tendonitis? Host Dr. Sherwin Ho welcomes Dr. Timothy Taft, director of sports medicine and team physician for the University of North Carolina.

Host: Sherwin Ho, MD Guest: Timothy Taft, MD Basketball season brings on a lot of injuries amongst college players. In this segment our guest Dr. Timothy Taft, Medical Director of the UNC Tarheels tells us about the most common types of injuries he sees. He discusses how injuries vary between his men's and women's teams and talks about the most common courses of treatment and prevention. Join host Dr. Sherwin Ho for an interesting look at basketball injuries.

Host: Bruce Japsen Guest: Edgar Staren, MD, PhD, MBA When it comes to cancer care, we know about chemotherapy, surgery, bone marrow transplants and even the coming of stem cell therapies. But should hope also be included as a treatment for these life threatening diseases? Dr. Edgar Staren, senior vice president for clinical affairs and chief medical officer at Cancer Treatment Centers of America speaks to the Chicago Tribune's Bruce Japsen about this important consideration.

Host: Bruce Japsen Guest: Edgar Staren, MD, PhD, MBA The customer is often first when seated at a restaurant table or when he or she walks into the lobby of the Ritz Carlton, but such an experience can still be a new phenomenon in health care. Dr. Edgar Staren, Senior Vice President for Clinical Affairs and Chief Medical Officer at Cancer Treatment Centers of America tells the Chicago Tribune's Bruce Japsen how these hospitals provide customer-friendly care with specialized food, massage therapies and alternative treatments to complement the traditional chemotherapy and cancer treatment regimens.

Host: Bruce Japsen Guest: Mark Chassin, MD, MPP, MPH Consumers are demanding high-quality healthcare at a reasonable price. How can we work with them to ensure the emergence of this ideal scenario? Dr. Mark Chassin, president of the Joint Commission, tells host Bruce Japsen about payment schemes linked to standardized measures, and tactics to reduce overuse of services, among other strategies to broaden the debate over quality and affordability in modern healthcare.

Host: Bruce Japsen Guest: Mark Chassin, MD, MPP, MPH How should quality standards be integrated into the national debate on health care reform? Dr. Mark Chassin, president of the Joint Commission, tells host Bruce Japsen how we can address health care quality, one of the major challenges facing the medical system in the United States.

Host: Bruce Japsen Guest: Mark Chassin, MD, MPP, MPH Where do we draw the line when it comes to usage of medical care services? The Joint Commission's President, Dr. Mark Chassin, examines how health care providers need to look at their services from three critical angles: overuse, underuse, and misuse. Bruce Japsen hosts.

Host: Larry Kaskel, MD Guest: Amir Lerman, MD They say a man is as old as his arteries. We can now tell our patients just how old they are with the FDA-approved Endopat2000, a noninvasive device that safely and quickly measures endothelial function and can help monitor response to treatment or interventions. Join host Dr. Larry Kaskel talking with Dr. Amir Lerman to learn more about measuring endothelial function.

Host: Larry Kaskel, MD Guest: Amir Lerman, MD What is the endothelium and how does it regulate itself in wellness and in illness? What are the consequences of endothelial dysfunction and how we can measure it? Join Host, Dr. Larry Kaskel talking with our guest Dr. Amir Lerman to answer these questions and more.