Clinician's Roundtable

Host: Mark Nolan Hill, MD

Guest: Joel Stein, MD

In this segment, Dr. Joel Stein shares some recent brain research that indicates stroke victims can continue to recover throughout their lives.

Host: Mark Nolan Hill, MD

Guest: Joel Stein, MD

Spasticity is an abnormal increase in muscle tone caused by damage to the nerve system that regulates muscle activity. Spasticity is often a problem for stroke victims. In this segment, Dr. Joel Stein shares the latest ways to manage or better control spasticity?

Host: Mark Nolan Hill, MD

Guest: Joel Stein, MD

Virtual reality based technology is a new but rapidly growing area in medicine, which will revolutionize health care in the foreseeable future. In this segment, Dr. Joel Stein talks about how are rehabilitation institutions incorporating virtual reality into their treatment programs?

Host: Mark Nolan Hill, MD

Guest: Joel Stein, MD

Hear from Dr. Joel Stein about the Myomo e100 robotic arm used for stroke recovery.

Host: Larry Kaskel, MD

Guest: Steven Schroeder, MD

Dr. Larry Kaskel welcomes Dr. Steven Scroeder, Director, Smoking Cessation Leadership Center, UCSF. They will discuss everything from second hand smoke to the success rate of those who spontaneously stop smoking to insurance coverage for smoking cessation.

Host: Larry Kaskel, MD

Guest: Steven Schroeder, MD

Dr. Larry Kaskel welcomes Dr. Steven Schroeder, Director Smoking Cessation Leadership Center, UCSF. Tune in to hear about trends in tobacco control in the US and internationally, plus arguments for and against FDA regulation of cigarettes.

Host: Mark Nolan Hill, MD

Guest: Philip Faraci, MD

Dr. Faraci walks through the steps of a robotic mitral valve replacement.

Host: Mark Nolan Hill, MD

Guest: Philip Faraci, MD

Dr. Faraci further explains the parts of the DaVinci and specifically goes into detail about the physician console. He also speaks about physician training required to operate using a robot.

Host: Mark Nolan Hill, MD

Guest: Philip Faraci, MD

In this segment Dr. Faraci describes in detail the instrumentation of the DaVinci Robot system. He also explains his own experience interacting with the DaVinci during a surgical procedure.

Host: Mark Nolan Hill, MD

Guest: Philip Faraci, MD

Join Dr. Philip Faraci as he describes a surgical robot and explains the benefits of a robotic assisted surgery as compared to traditional surgical methods.