Clinician's Roundtable

Host: Gary Kohn, MD

Guest: Heidi Kraft, MD

Dr. Heidi Kraft, clinical psychologist, Deputy Manager for the Navy's Combat and Operational Stress Control Program in San Diego, California, and author of the book, "Rule Number 2: Lessons I Learned in a Combat Hospital", shares some of her remarkable experiences during time spent in 2004 serving as the Navy's Officer in Charge of a combat stress platoon in western Iraq with your host, Dr. Gary Kohn.

Host: Gary Kohn, MD

Guest: Heidi Kraft, MD

What are the expectations and realities of treatment in the surreal environment of a combat hospital, where 'incoming' is a threat to both doctor and patient? Dr. Heidi Kraft, clinical psychologist, and Deputy Manager for the Navy's Combat and Operational Stress Control Program in San Diego, California, discusses her memoir based upon time spent as the officer in charge of a combat stress platoon in Iraq with your host, Dr. Gary Kohn.

Host: Gary Kohn, MD

Guest: Mary Daly, MD, PhD

We typically think of BRCA gene mutations as a primary concern for women’s health. Are there significant corollaries for men's health too? New findings suggest this may be the case. Host Dr. Gary Kohn explores the broadening scope of BRCA-linked cancers with Mary Daly, MD, PhD, director of the Cancer Control Program and senior vice president of population science at the Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia.

Host: Gary Kohn, MD

Guest: Mary Daly, MD, PhD

Dr. Mary Daly, oncologist, PhD epidemiologist, Director of the Cancer Prevention and Control Program, and Senior Vice President for Population Science at the Fox Chase Cancer Center speaks with your host, Dr. Gary Kohn, on cancer prevention, the implications of BRCA 1&2 regarding risk of breast and ovarian cancer, the human genome project, and genetic counseling and testing in both men and women.

Host: Gary Kohn, MD

Guest: Sandeep Jauhar, MD

Dr. Gary Kohn speaks with Dr. Sandeep Jauhar, physicist, cardiologist, medical writer, and director of the Heart Failure Program at the Long Island Jewish Medical Center in New York regarding his book, Intern: A doctor's initiation.

Host: Gary Kohn, MD

Guest: Sandeep Jauhar, MD

Dr. Sandeep Jauhar, physicist, cardiologist, medical writer, and Director of the Heart Failure Program at the Long Island Jewish Medical Center in New York City speaks with your host, Dr. Gary Kohn about the transitional period of internship in his book, "Intern: A Doctor's Initiation". Dr. Jauhar relates common experiences through highlights of his own career move towards medicine, and his evolution as a doctor.

Host: Shira Johnson, MD

Guest: Lawrence Robbins, MD

Noted author and researcher Dr Larry Robbins is interviewed by Dr Shira Johnson to discuss his recent published study on Bipolar Patients presenting with Migraine, Cluster, and Chronic Tension Headache. Discussion is on diagnosis and treatment challanges.

Host: Shira Johnson, MD

Guest: Lawrence Robbins, MD

Noted Author and Researcher Dr Larry Robbins is interviewed by Dr Shira Johnson to discuss his study on the prevalence of Personality Disorders in patients presenting with Migraine. Discussion is on screening, diagnosis and management.

Host: Sherwin Ho, MD

Guest: Timothy Taft, MD

ACL injuries can be devastating to your athletic patients. Patellar tendonitis may be less demoralizing, but nonetheless aggravating to basketball players who surely need healthy legs. Is the ACL injury an automatic ticket to the operating room? What are the most efficient therapies for patellar tendonitis? Host Dr. Sherwin Ho welcomes Dr. Timothy Taft, director of sports medicine and team physician for the University of North Carolina.

Host: Sherwin Ho, MD

Guest: Timothy Taft, MD

Basketball season brings on a lot of injuries amongst college players. In this segment our guest Dr. Timothy Taft, Medical Director of the UNC Tarheels tells us about the most common types of injuries he sees. He discusses how injuries vary between his men's and women's teams and talks about the most common courses of treatment and prevention. Join host Dr. Sherwin Ho for an interesting look at basketball injuries.