Clinician's Roundtable

Host: Bill Rutenberg, MD

Guest: Joseph Bocchini, MD

Who is at highest risk for influenza and what can the do preventatively? What are the 2007-2008 recommendations for the pediatric population? Nasal vaccine or Injectable? Join Dr. Joseph Bochhini as he discusses these topics and more.

Host: Andrew Krakowski, MD

Guest: Bari Cunningham, MD

Imagine that you have a rare condition called Xeroderma Pigmentosum (XP) in which even the slightest amount of UV radiation from the Sun turns your skin to cancer; left untreated, you can expect to die within the first 10 years of your life. Also imagine that your brothers and sisters suffer from this same affliction, but your family lacks the resources to do anything about it.

Join Dr. Andrew Krakowski as he joins Dr. Bari Cuningham to discuss her remarkable journey through the wilderness of Guatemala to a small town where an autosomal recessive disease has dominated the local population and cast a shadow on life in this village. Then hear how a new day may be dawning for these special people thanks to a support team that is now championing their cause.

Host: Andrew Krakowski, MD

Guest: Bari Cunningham, MD

It's a rare condition in which even minimal amounts of UV radiation are deadly to the skin. Left untreated, a child will likely die before age 10. Sadly, xeroderma pigmentosum has devastated the local population of a small Guatemalan town. Dr. Bari Cunningham, associate professor of pediatric dermatology at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, talks with host Dr. Andrew Krakowski about a journey through the wilderness of Guatemala, where the autosomal recessive disease has cast a shadow on life in this village. But a new day may be dawning for these people, thanks to a support team that is now championing their cause.

Host: Andrew Krakowski, MD

Guest: Bari Cunningham, MD

Imagine that you have a rare condition called xeroderma pigmentosum (XP) in which even the slightest amount of UV radiation from the sun turns your skin to cancer. Left untreated, you can expect to die within the first 10 years of your life. Also imagine that your brothers and sisters suffer from this same affliction, but your family lacks the resources to do anything about it. Dr. Bari Cunningham, a pediatric dermatologic surgeon at Rady Children's Hospital of San Diego, journied through the wilderness of Guatemala to a small town where the autosomal recessive disease has dominated the local population and has cast a shadow on life in this simple village. In this segment hear about the fundamentals for the disease process, its prevalence both nationally and globally, and how experts approach XP patients in high- vs low-resource areas. Dr. Andrew Krakowski hosts.

Host: Susan Dolan, RN, JD

Guest: Harlon Wilson, MS

Join Harlon Wilson, President and CEO of Medical Animatics, as he discusses the uses of cutting-edge 3-D modeling and animation for physicians, researchers, medical device companies, the pharmaceutical industry and the world of sports.

Host: Susan Dolan, RN, JD

Guest: Harlon Wilson, MS

Join Harlon Wilson, President and CEO of Medical Animatics, discuss how cutting-edge 3-D modeling and animation can educate patients and save physicians time and money.

Host: Susan Dolan, RN, JD

Guest: Steve Twedt

Join Steve Twedt, medical investigative reporter for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette in Pennsylvania, discuss how the courts have responded to medical professionals who claimed a hospital retaliated against them after they complained about poor care.

Host: Susan Dolan, RN, JD

Guest: Steve Twedt

Join Steve Twedt, medical investigative reporter for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette in Pennsylvania, discuss his series on bad faith hospital peer review titled, "The Cost of Courage: How the tables turn on doctors."

Host: Larry Kaskel, MD

Guest: Jisun Oh, MD

Dr. Larry Kaskel is joined by Jisun Oh, who is integrally involved in lipid research. They will discuss how the potential for adverse effects exist with statins and how CoQ10 plays a role.

Host: Andrew Krakowski, MD

Guest: Bari Cunningham, MD

Imagine that you have a rare condition called Xeroderma Pigmentosum (XP) in which even the slightest amount of UV radiation from the Sun turns your skin to cancer; left untreated, you can expect to die within the first 10 years of your life. Also imagine that your brothers and sisters suffer from this same affliction, but your family lacks the resources to do anything about it. Join boonDOCS Medicine as we journey through the wilderness of Guatemala to a small town where an autosomal recessive disease has dominated the local population and has cast a shadow on life in this simple village. Then hear how a new day may be dawning for these special people thanks to a support team that is now championing their cause.