Clinician's Roundtable

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Anthony Bella, MD Peyronie’s Disease is more common than most physicians realize, affecting 1 in 20 men. Does it always require surgery? Urologist Dr. Anthony Bella discuss treatment options with host Dr. Leslie Lundt.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Anthony Bella, MD The management of Peyronie's disease (PyD) presents several challenges to the clinician. Despite progress in the understanding of PyD on several fronts, it remains a physically and psychologically devastating condition for the affected patient and his partner. Anthony Bella MD, an international expert on PyD, joins host Dr. Leslie Lundt to discuss screening for this condition which affects 5% of adult males.

Host: Lee Freedman, MD Guest: Eric Tangalos, MD Dr. Eric Tangalos provides an eloquent review of the data examining the effectiveness of vitamins for a variety of conditions. Should our patients be encouraged or discouraged from taking supplements and vitamins? Are these often expensive products promoting health actually effective, neutral, or harmful?

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: George Makari, MD Sigmund Freud is the poster boy of psychoanalysis. Who were the other characters who influenced this revolution? Host Dr. leslie Lundt discusses the history of psychoanalytic thought with the author of “Revolution in Mind”, George Makari, MD.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Margaret Wehrenberg, PsyD Are we pathologizing shyness? Host Dr. Leslie Lundt welcomes anxiety expert Dr. Margaret Wehrenberg to discuss what makes shyness Social Anxiety Disorder.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Margaret Wehrenberg, PsyD Generalized anxiety disorder has been called worry without reason. How do you know when worry is normal and when you do need to treat it? Host Dr. Leslie Lundt welcomes anxiety expert Dr. Margaret Wehrenberg to discuss GAD.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Margaret Wehrenberg, PsyD Our guest today says, “panic disorder is the disorder no one can miss and no one wants to live with”. Dr. Margaret Wehrenberg joins host Dr. Leslie Lundt to discuss how to diagnose and treat panic disorder.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Margaret Wehrenberg, PsyD Nearly one-quarter of American adults suffer from anxiety in any given year. This includes panic disorder, GAD, social anxiety disorder, PTSD, OCD and a variety of phobias. What is a busy clinician to do? Host Dr. Leslie Lundt welcomes Dr. Margaret Wehrenberg to discuss her book, “The Anxious Brain: The Neurobiological Basis of Anxiety Disorders and How to Effectively Treat them”.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Steven Dubovsky, MD As Chairman of Psychiatry at a major medical school, Dr. Steven Dubovsky is used to fighting proverbial fires on a daily basis. So guess what he does in his spare time? Join host Dr. Leslie Lundt as she welcomes Dr. Dubovsky to discuss his second career as a fire fighter.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Sherrie Delinsky, PhD The American Society of Plastic Surgeons report that cosmetic surgery procedures increased 228% from 1997 through 2002. Popular opinion suggests that attitudes towards cosmetic surgery are more favorable than in previous decades. Does the research support this? Dr. Sherrie Delinsky discusses her research on cosmetic surgery attitudes with host Dr. Leslie Lundt.