Clinician's Roundtable

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Holly Atkinson, MD The biggest challenge in consumer health education is not helping patients understand what they’re supposed to do. It’s helping them learn how to do it. That’s according to Dr. Holly Atkinson, award-winning medical editor in chief of EverydayHealth.com. She joins host Dr. Leslie Lundt to examine the arduous task of tailoring support to the unique needs of each patient, thus preparing them to make impactful changes in their own lives.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Jonah Lehrer Why do we dip sushi into soy sauce? Why do some things just taste better? In 1903, the original French chef, Auguste Escoffier taught us about the science of taste in the classic cookbook, “Guide Culinaire”. Jonah Lehrer, author of “Proust Was a Neuroscientist” joins host Dr. Leslie Lundt to discuss what this chef knew about l-glutamate, long before it had a name.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Jonah Lehrer “Proust Was a Neuroscientist” is about artists who anticipated the discoveries of neuroscience. Such unlikely bedfellows as Walt Whitman, Marcel Proust, and George Eliot are discussed as host Dr. Leslie Lundt interviews the author, Jonah Lehrer.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Jim Hirsch For our young patients with diabetes, there is a lollipop lurking around every corner. Many of us never give a second thought to the pervasiveness of sweets and snacks in our culture. Until a child is diagnosed, of course. James Hirsch, author of “Cheating Destiny," joins host Dr. Leslie Lundt to review advice you can give to parents raising a child with diabetes in today’s world.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Jim Hirsch Understanding a single illness can teach us much about medical history and the characters that shaped it. Diabetes is no exception. James Hirsch, author of “Cheating Destiny,” discusses some of the more colorful characters in the history of diabetes with host Dr. Leslie Lundt.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Jim Hirsch We treat diabetes every day in our offices. But do we really know what our patients go through on a day-to-day basis? Author of “Cheating Destiny”, James Hirsch gives host Dr. Leslie Lundt a glimpse into what it is really like to have diabetes.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Michael Schiesser, MD One of the most difficult challenges in medicine can be the decision to use a potentially addicting opioid medication to treat pain. We don’t want to give malingering drug seeking patients meds they can abuse or sell on the street yet we don’t want to withhold treatment to those who need it. Host Dr. Leslie Lundt welcomes internist Dr. Michael Schiesser to discuss managing this potentially difficult population.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Michael Schiesser, MD Tiered, or narrow health plan networks are designed to steer patients towards a group of physicians that the insurer defines as more “efficient” than others. This approach appears to make common and fiscal sense. But does it work? Washington internist Dr. Michael Schiesser shares his story about pay for performance with host Dr. Leslie Lundt.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Ronald Pies, MD As neurologists and psychiatrists, we both deal with the brain. We have the same board administering our exams, the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. We often prescribe the same medications. Neurologists diagnose depression, psychiatrists diagnose dementia. We have subspecialties called neuropsychiatry and behavioral neurology. So why don’t we just merge into one specialty? Host Dr. Leslie Lundt welcomes Dr. Ronald Pies to discuss the convergence of psychiatry and neurology.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Ronald Pies, MD Maimonides, the 12 century physician and philosopher said, “The physician does not cure a disease, he cures a diseased person.” Is there a neurobiology of spiritual purpose? Poet, philosopher and psychiatrist Dr. Ronald Pies joins host Dr. Leslie Lundt to discuss the neurobiology of spiritual purpose.