Clinician's Roundtable

Host: Bruce Bloom, DDS, JD Guest: Sharon Maynard, MD Sharon E. Maynard, M.D. Assistant Professor, Division of Renal Disease and Hypertension George Washington University in Washington, DC. Dr. Maynard is one of the world’s leaders in pre-eclampsia research and clinical care and joins us to talk about her research into what causes or could treat pre-eclampsia.

Host: Bruce Bloom, DDS, JD Guest: Sharon Maynard, MD Dr. Maynard is one of the world’s leaders in pre-eclampsia research and clinical care and and joins us to talk about the signs, symptoms and treatments of pre-eclampsia

Host: Mark Nolan Hill, MD Guest: Ted Feldman, MD Join host Dr. Mark Nolan Hill interview Dr. Ted Feldman, Interventional Cardiology Chair at Evanston Northwestern Healthcare about the ESCAPE trial,testing the possible link between migraine headaches and PFO or Patent Foramen Ovale.

Host: Mark Nolan Hill, MD Guest: Ted Feldman, MD Recently physicians have learned that a common heart defect called patent foramen ovale or PFO found in 25% of the population could be linked to migraine headaches. In this segment host Dr. Mark Hill discusses the cause and presentation of PFO with Dr. Ted Feldman. Dr. Feldman discusses how pateint outcomes in PFO closure have led physicians to believe that migraines may also be linked to PFO.

Host: Mark Nolan Hill, MD Guest: Ted Feldman, MD In this segment, host Mark Nolan Hill continues his dicussion about percutaneous aortic valve replacement as an alternative less invasive, less risky procedure to help a patient requiring valve replacement than the traditional gold standard surgery, aortic valve replacement.

Host: Mark Nolan Hill, MD Guest: Ted Feldman, MD Each year more than 200,000 patients do not receive surgical valve replacement due to excessive risk factors, refusal of surgery and comorbidities. Percutaneous aortic valve replacement, a less invasive option, could provide the life saving alternative treatment your patient needs. Join host Dr. Mark Nolan Hill's interview with Dr. Ted Feldman to learn more about why percutaneous aortic valve replacement is the preferred method of valve replacement in high risk patients.

Host: Maurice Pickard, MD Guest: Richard King In his book “My Maggie,” Chicago sports anchor Rich King writes a powerful, complex, and memorable love story about his childhood sweetheart and wife of 32 years. Diagnosed with hearing loss at the age of four, Maggie wore cumbersome hearing aids and felt the humiliation of being "different." Slowly, an insidious disease later diagnosed as Usher Syndrome robbed her of vision. But she soldiered on, having fought three different cancers, changed careers in the middle of her life and fought to realize her dreams. Maggie King confronted this progressive disease with courage and dignity throughout her career in nursing and later as a strong advocate for the disabled.

Host: Maurice Pickard, MD Guest: Richard King In his book “My Maggie,” Chicago sports anchor Rich King writes a powerful, complex, and memorable love story about his childhood sweetheart and wife of 32 years. Diagnosed with hearing loss at the age of four, Maggie wore cumbersome hearing aids and felt the humiliation of being "different." Slowly, an insidious disease later diagnosed as Usher Syndrome robbed her of vision. But she soldiered on, having fought three different cancers, changed careers in the middle of her life and fought to realize her dreams. Maggie King confronted this progressive disease with courage and dignity throughout her career in nursing and later as a strong advocate for the disabled.

Host: Michael Benson, MD Guest: Scott Gottlieb, MD How much did regular use of Vioxx for long periods of time increase the risk of heart attack? What is the risk of suicide with the SSRI’s in select patient populations? The answers can only come through a robust system for monitoring post-marketing drug safety. Yet the new regulations being considered by the FDA and Congress may not be a prescription for improved safety.

Host: Shira Johnson, MD Guest: Cam Patterson, MD Guest: Rick Stouffer, MD In a special segment on Heart Health, Dr Cam Patterson is interviewed by Dr Shira Johnson. Dr Patterson discusses his latest research in the genetics of cardiovascular disease.