Clinician's Roundtable

Host: Prathima Setty, MD As health care providers, despite our knowledge and empathy of patient experiences, we may become distanced from the day-to-day life of coping with chronic diseases such as diabetes. Host Dr. Prathima Setty welcomes Dr. Svetlana Katsnelson, an Endocrinology Fellow from Stony Brook University Medical Center in Stony Brook, New York to discuss her experience in living the life of patient with diabetes for one week. Dr. Katsnelson provides a "behind-the-scenes" account that led her to better understand how patients cope with strict timelines for eating and medicating, as well as complying with complicated devices that monitor blood glucose levels. Through this brief journey, Dr. Katsnelson came into greater awareness for how difficult it is to live with diabetes. Download and listen today!

Host: Matt Birnholz, MD The Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine (SMFM) has long been dedicated to the optimization of pregnancy and perinatal outcomes; but according to Dr. Vincenzo Berghella, President of SMFM and Professor of OB/GYN at Thomas Jefferson University School of Medicine, this mission is continually challenged by ongoing issues such as maternal morbidity and mortality, preterm birth, lack of updated practice guidelines, and OB/GYN burnout. Dr. Berghella speaks with host Dr. Matt Birnholz about SMFM's response to these and other issues, and includes his recently published 6 keys to physician happiness on behalf of practicing OB/GYNs everywhere.

Host: Matt Birnholz, MD The Millennial Generation, including those born between 1981 and 1996, has grown to incorporate the current cohort of young medical professionals in teaching positions. How do clinicians from this age group perceive best practices in medical education and patient care, and what challenges exist for colleagues of other age groups who prioritize different methods of communication and training? Dr. Jennifer Prats, Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine, addresses these important questions from the vantage point of a Millennial teaching other Millennials in hospital wards and primary care clinics.

Host: Jennifer Caudle, DO The journal Academic Medicine recently reported that medical students, compared to age-matched fellow college graduates, reported significantly higher rates of burnout. What is happening to our 80,000 US medical students? Host Dr. Jennifer Caudle welcomes Dr. Richard Gunderman to discuss the issues of burnout in our young doctors, exhaustion in our more seasoned physicians, and the impacts both trends have on our healthcare system. Dr. Gunderman is Professor and Vice Chairman of the Department of Radiology at Indiana University, with faculty positions in pediatrics, medical education, philosophy, philanthropy, and liberal arts.

Host: Matt Birnholz, MD Dr. Andrew Wagner, Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, joins host Dr. Matt Birnholz to discuss the roles of the OB/GYN as both primary care providers and specialists in screening, diagnosing, and treating hereditary cancer syndromes in women. Their discussion covers cancers of the breast, ovaries, endometrium and cervix, as well as related heriditary conditions such as Lynch Syndrome.

Host: Prathima Setty, MD According to the Anxiety and Depression Society of America, major depressive disorder (MDD) is the leading cause of disability in the US for people ages 15-44. Primary care physicians see this problem every day, yet many struggle with recognizing warning signs, diagnosing, and treating the disorder. Joining host Dr. Prathima Setty to address this issue with key clinical considerations and approaches for patients with MDD is Dr. Gina Perez, former Director of Medical Student Education for the Department of Psychiatry and Assistant Dean of Student Affairs at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. Dr. Perez currently serves on the Behavioral Health faculty of the Mid-Hudson family practice residency program in New York.

Host: Matt Birnholz, MD For modern healthcare practitioners, the philosophic change from managing disease to focusing on prevention and wellness isn't always easy or clearcut. The life and career story of Dr. Jonathan Burg, Internist, Physical Medicine & Rehabiliation specialist, and Founder and President of Cornerstone Wellness, encapsulates this experience in ways that are at once intuitively familiar and unmistakably unique. Join Dr. Burg as he shares his facinating story with host Dr. Matt Birnholz.

Host: Matt Birnholz, MD Despite numerous advances in maternal-fetal medicine over the past decades, maternal morbidity and mortality continues to plague labor and delivery wards across the U.S. What are the various clinical, social, and economic determinants of health for expectant mothers, and what partnerships exist to improve maternal care? Dr. Sarah Kilpatrick, Chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Associate Dean of Faculty Development at Ceders-Sinai Health Center, joins host Dr. Matt Birnholz to discuss ways in which healthcare professionals can take the lead on this pressing issue.

Host: Matt Birnholz, MD "We are what our parents and grandparents ate, and how they lived," says Dr. Mark Hanson, Director of the Academic Unit of Human Development and Health at the University of Southhampton in the United Kingdom. This chilling but increasingly recognized prospect concerning intergenerational passsages of disease risk helped found the Developmental Origins of Health and Disease (DOHaD) study, a worldwide collaboration aimed at better understanding environmental to genetic determinants of health across multiple generations. In this discussion with host Dr. Matt Birnholz, Dr. Hanson highlights the science behind broadening our scope of individualized care to include both past and future generations of each patient.

Host: Matt Birnholz, MD What can in-depth exploration of medical history topics teach and inform us about current trends in clinical practice? Dr. Peter Marcus, Associate Clinical Professor of OB/GYN at Yale University School of Medicine, joins Dr. Matt Birnholz to discuss various ways in which scholarship in medical history fosters greater aptitude for patient care.