Clinician's Roundtable

Host: Michael Benson, MD

Guest: Judith Lichtman, PhD, MPH

Why do outcomes for younger women with heart disease (under the age of 55) have a greater lethality than in similarly aged men? Dr. Judith Lichtman discusses the VIRGO - Variation In Recovery: Role of Gender on Outcomes of Young AMI Patients - Study from the Yale University School of Medicine.

Host: Susan Dolan, RN, JD

Guest: Richard Blau, MD

Nearly 43 million Americans suffer from joint pain. Hear leading arthritis specialist, Dr. Richard H. Blau, director of the Arthritis Institute of Long Island, as he discusses his simple, quick and effective plan for managing and permanently controlling arthritis pain in just four weeks.

Host: Susan Dolan, RN, JD

Guest: Richard Blau, MD

Dr. Richard H. Blau is the founder and Medical Director of The Arthritis Institute of Long Island in Long Island, New York and a Founding Fellow of the American College of Rheumatology. Hear Dr. Blau as he discusses his book, Too Young to Feel Old: The Arthritis Doctor's 28-Day Formula for Pain-Free Living.

Host: Lisa Dandrea Lenell, PA-C, MPAS, MBA

Guest: Bill Fields

Lisa D'Andrea talks with Bill Fields, the founder of PAworld and NPworld, one of the largest online job and advocacy sites for advanced practice clinicians. They discuss the important elements of job seeking and recruiting for PAs and NPs.

Host: Lisa Dandrea Lenell, PA-C, MPAS, MBA

Guest: René McCarty, PA-C

Can a medical practice really survive without taking insurance? Host Lisa D'Andrea, PA-C, talks with René McCarty, PA-C, founding director of the LifeTime Health Center in Tyler, Texas, a cash pay-only family practice that provides health care to patients who are uninsured or underinsured. What inspired Ms. McCarty to operate her clinic under this unique medical payment model?

Host: Susan Dolan, RN, JD

Guest: Richard Blau, MD

Dr. Richard H. Blau is the founder and Medical Director of The Arthritis Institute of Long Island in Long Island, New York and a Founding Fellow of the American College of Rheumatology. Hear Dr. Blau as he discusses his book, Too Young to Feel Old: The Arthritis Doctor's 28-Day Formula for Pain-Free Living.

Host: Gary Kohn, MD

Guest: Philip Barter, MD, PhD

Dr. Philip Barter, director of the Heart Research Institute in Sydney, Australia, shares some of his research on HDL. Not only is it an independent risk factor, even when LDL levels are very low, but it appears to have other roles in the body - including anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant, and anti-thrombotic.

Host: Gary Kohn, MD

Guest: Philip Barter, MD, PhD

Clinician and lipid researcher Dr. Philip Barter of the Heart Research Institute in Sydney, Australia, shares with us his research about the risk of low HDL, even in the face of very low LDL levels.

Host: Gary Kohn, MD

Guest: Giovanni Cizza, MD, PhD

Dr. Cizza, an MD/PhD researcher at NIH's Clinical Endocrinology Branch, shares his team's recent research of an under-appreciated risk factor for osteoporosis and the possible metabolic underpinnings.

Host: Gary Kohn, MD

Guest: Giovanni Cizza, MD, PhD

Dr. Cizza's research at the NIH has established that depression in pre-menopausal women may be as great a risk for osteoporosis as smoking or decreased calcium intake.