General Medicine and Primary Care

Host: John Russell, MD

Host Dr. John Russell welcomes author and journalist Molly Caldwell Crosby to discuss her first book, THE AMERICAN PLAGUE: The Untold Story of Yellow Fever, the Epidemic That Shaped Our History. The discussion focuses on one of history's most controversial human studies - the story of yellow fever and how it overshadowed this country, and in Africa, where even today it strikes thousands every year.

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Host: Maurice Pickard, MD

What do we need to do as a medical community to better address homophobia and its innumerable impacts on lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) patients? Joining host Dr. Maurice Pickard is Hudson Taylor, Founder and Executive Director of Athlete Ally. Athlete Ally is a nonprofit organization focused on ending homophobia and transphobia in sports by educating allies in the athletic community and empowering them to take a stand.

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Host: Brian P. McDonough, MD, FAAFP

Dr. Brian McDonough is joined by Torpey White, Director of the Governance, Risk and Compliance Group. Their discussion will focus on compliance, as well as how to utilize electronic technology in order to benefit your patients. Mr. White will also touch on the HIPAA privacy rule, accepting credit card payments from patients, and how to securely handle patient data. He will also share his opinion on how physicians can protect their practices, as well as their patients' confidential information.

Host: Matt Birnholz, MD

Joining host Dr. Matt Birnholz is special guest, Dr. Clifford A. Hudis, President of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) and Chief of the Breast Cancer Medicine Service and an attending physician at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. Dr. Hudis will provide an executive summary of the recently released State of Cancer Care in America: 2014 report, which will help cancer care providers, policy makers, and others more effectively shape the future of cancer care during these uncertain times.

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And, to learn more about the websites that Dr. Hudis references in this interview, please visit:

• State of Cancer Care in America: 2014 report
• CancerLinq

Host: Prathima Setty, MD

According to the American Gastroenterological Association, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is the most common gastrointestinal diagnosis recorded on outpatient physician visits in the United States, which is remarkable considering the vagaries of the diagnosis. What are the symptoms and updated treatments for this common ailment, and how do physicians monitor for signs of progression to more serious disease states like Barrett's esophagus and esophageal cancer? Host Dr. Prathima Setty welcomes Dr. Anish Sheth, Director of Princeton University Medical Center's Esophageal Program, to help answer these and other questions.

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Host: Brian P. McDonough, MD, FAAFP

Tune in to hear how Chip Cleary serves as an advisor to physicians and others about Healthcare and Business.

Host: Paul Rokuskie

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a significant public health issue, affecting over 1% of all American children under the age of 18. One organization, Autism Speaks, is accelerating the care of these individuals and their families to the next level through their Autism Treatment Network, which creates collaborations that bridge multiple discplines across the United States. Joining host Paul Rokuskie to elaborate on this initiative is Dr. Dan Coury, Professor of Pediatrics and Psychiatry at Ohio State University and Medical Director of the Autism Treatment Network.

Host: Brian P. McDonough, MD, FAAFP

On this special program, Dr. Brian McDonough speaks with Chrissy McCoog and her father, Lou Antosh, about their collective experience in navigating a topsy-turvy healthcare system through the diagnosis, management, and followup of Chrissy's chronic kidney disease, Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS). Ms. McCoog details her nearly 20-year path as patient, and the struggles and triumphs she has witnessed. Mr. Antosh also describes his parental point of view as central advocate for his daughter's health and wellbeing, and the public awareness of FSGS that they are both trying to spread through the nonprofit organization, NephCure.

Host: Brian P. McDonough, MD, FAAFP

Dr. Brian McDonough welcomes Dr. Shoshanna Sofaer, Professor and Robert P. Luciano Chair of Health Care Policy at Baruch College in New York. Dr. Sofaer has a wide range of research interests: health care quality measurement and improvement; interventions to provide health care consumers with information to support them in choosing and using health care wisely; broad-based coalitions and partnerships to pursue community health improvement objectives; and innovative medical education programs to increase the extent to which physicians integrate biomedical knowledge with interpersonal skills in working with patients.

Host: Michael Greenberg, MD

First described in the 1880s, tuberous sclerosis complex, or TSC, is a genetic disease that affects multiple organs. It can cause tumors in the skin, kidneys, brain, heart, eyes, as well as other organ systems. Most patients who are mildly affected by TSC lead active and productive lives, but it is important to note that TSC is a life-long companion and patients are in need of receiving continuous follow-up care. Host Dr. Michael Greenberg welcomes Steven L. Roberds, PhD, Chief Scientific Officer of the Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance in Silver Spring, Maryland to discuss tuberous sclerosis complex.

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