Clinician's Roundtable

Host: Susan Dolan, RN, JD

Guest: William Dolan, MD

The Veteran's Administration went from one of the worst health networks in the nation to one of the best in just 10 years--what happened? Join Dr. William V. Dolan, Chairman of the Department of Surgery at the Carl T. Hayden Veteran's Affairs Medical Center in Phoenix, Arizona, as he discusses the transformation of the VA.

Host: Susan Dolan, RN, JD

Guest: William Dolan, MD

There was a universal consensus in the 1990s that if there was a single organization that couldn't be changed it was the Veteran's Administration. Join Dr. William V. Dolan, Chairman, Department of Surgery at the Carl T. Hayden Veteran's Affairs Medical Center in Phoenix, Arizona, as he explains how the VA transformed.

Host: Susan Dolan, RN, JD

Guest: Mary Jane Minkin, MD

Join Dr. Mary Jane Minkin, clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the Yale University School of Medicine, as she offers a 101 on the reinterpretation of the Woman's Health Initiative findings.

Host: Shira Johnson, MD

Guest: Lawrence Robbins, MD

Why does one patient pick up his life and go on, while another succumbs to post traumatic stress after a disaster? This difference has been genetically studied and is known as resilience. Listen to Dr. Shira Johnson interview neurologist and author Dr. Larry Robbins on this fascinating topic.

Host: Shira Johnson, MD

Guest: Lawrence Robbins, MD

In times of crises, the Borderline Personality can be the hardest to manage. Dr. Shira Johnson speaks with noted neurolgist and author Dr. Larry Robbins on the challange and medical managaement of these difficult patients.

Host: Michael Greenberg, MD

Guest: Katie MacFarlane, PharmD

Dr. Michael Greenberg talks to Katie MacFarlane, President and CEO of Xintria Pharmaceutical Corporation about the FDA and its involvement in the birth of a new medication and the different rules that vitamins and herbal medications have regarding therapeutic claims.

Host: Michael Greenberg, MD

Guest: Katie MacFarlane, PharmD

Dr. Michael Greenberg talks with Katie MacFarlane about the process of turning an idea into a medicine and what a pharmaceutical company must spend and do to deliver that product to market.

Host: Michael Greenberg, MD

Guest: Katie MacFarlane, PharmD

Dr. Michael Greenberg talks to Katie MacFarlane, CEO and President of Xintria Pharmaceutical Corporation about how ideas become pharmaceuticals.

Host: Larry Kaskel, MD

Guest: Cheryl Wellington, PhD

Dr. Larry Kaskel welcomes Dr. Cheryl Wellington who has dedicated the past 7 years to wroking on apoE and Alzheimer's. She compares the risk factors for CVD and Alzheimer's and discusses how the brain uses cholesterol differently than other organs.

Host: Larry Kaskel, MD

Guest: Clare Bergquist

Dr. Larry Kaskel is joined by Clare Bergquist, Director of Strategic Services for Corporate & Retirement Services at Charles Schwab. Clare discusses special considerations and key challenges physicians face when saving for retirement.