Clinician's Roundtable

Host: Shira Johnson, MD Guest: Michael Franzblau, MD Dr Michael Franzblau is interviewed by Dr Shira Johnson to discuss medical ethics and the role of the physician in war and in peace. Tune in to this stimulating discussion with a noted ethicist to hear his views on the role of the physician in euthanasia, lethal injection and in pre-war Germany and Japan.

Host: Shira Johnson, MD Guest: Michael Franzblau, MD Dr Michael Franzblau is interviewed by Dr Shira Johnson to discuss the ethical compromises and conflicted roles of the physician at Tiergarten 4 in Hilter's Germany.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Michael Lardon, MD Our guest today specializes in helping elite athletes enhance their performance. What can we learn from these Olympic and PGA athletes and from the psychiatrist who helps them train? Host Dr. Leslie Lundt welcomes Dr. Michael Lardon to discuss his work in performance enhancement.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Michael Lardon, MD Why do some athletes consistently seem to perform under pressure? Think Tiger Woods, Michael Jordan and Lance Armstrong. Is there science to support their seemingly superhuman ability to get in the zone? Sports medicine expert Michael Lardon, MD joins host Dr. Leslie Lundt to discuss his research into “the zone”.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: David Shannahoff-Khalsa, MA You are probably aware of the utility of using meditation techniques for a variety of symptoms such as insomnia and anxiety. But using it for couples therapy? The director of The Research Group for Mind-Body Dynamics at the Institute for Non-linear Science at UCSD, David Shannahoff-Khalsa, joins host Dr. leslie Lundt to discuss his book Kundalini Yoga Meditation: techniques specific for psychiatric disorders, couples therapy, and personal growth.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: David Shannahoff-Khalsa, MA OCD is considered one of the more treatment refractory psychiatric disorders. Might patients benefit from alternative therapy techniques? Host Dr. Leslie Lundt welcomes David Shannahoff-Khalsa to discuss his research using Kundalini Yoga Meditation to treat obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: David Shannahoff-Khalsa, MA Selective unilateral autonomic activation may play an important role in treating psychiatric disorders in the future. What is it and how do you do it? David Shannahoff-Khalsa explains this technique to host Dr. Leslie Lundt.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Diann Ackard, PhD When we hear that a patient has an eating disorder, we almost always think of a female. Yet adolescent boys do have disordered eating. Might knowing the risk factors help us target our interventions? Eating disorders expert Dr. Diann Ackard joins host Dr. Leslie Lundt as they discuss gender differences in eating disorders.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Michael Cerullo, MD Although Tom Cruise is the most well known crusader against psychiatry, the movement originated with Thomas Szasz and others. How best can we deal with their ideas and help our patients get the psychiatric care that they may need? Dr. Michael Cerullo discusses the antipsychiatry movement with host Dr. Leslie Lundt.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Michael Cerullo, MD Can corticosteroid use unlock a previously dormant psychiatric problem? Or are steroid induced psychiatric symptoms a temporary side effect? Dr. Michael Cerullo, Director of University Hospital Psychiatric Consult Services and Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the U of C College of Medicine, joins host Dr. Leslie Lundt to discuss steroid induced psychiatric problems.