In this episode, led by guest host, Michelle Koury, MD, we talk to Kimberly A. Estler, MD, board certified gynecologist and North American Menopause Society Certified Menopause Practitioner, about caring for patients throughout menopause, including the role of local and systemic hormone therapy,  and when to start screening your patients for signs of menopause.

Discussion:

• North American Menopause Society 
• When should we ask patients about menopause symptoms?
• Indications for HRT
• Sexual Health and vaginal HRT
• Testosterone therapy

Resources:

• The  2023 nonhormone therapy position statement of NAMS
• The 2022 hormone  therapy position statement of NAMS

Podcasts: 

• Dr. Lauren Streicher’s Inside Information Podcast: Menopause, Midlife and More 
• Women's  Health by Heather Hirsch Podcast

About Jonathan Nasser, MD
Jonathan Nasser, MD is the President of Crystal Run Healthcare. Dr. Nasser is Board Certified in Pediatrics and Internal Medicine. He earned his Medical Degree from the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, VA, and completed his Residency at the University of Rochester Medical Center in Rochester, NY. As a Physician Executive for the last ten years, he has served in many clinical and operational leadership roles for Crystal Run, most recently serving as the Chief Clinical Integration Officer of Crystal Run Healthcare and Executive Director of Crystal Run Ambulatory Surgery Center, until being named President in 2023. As President, Dr. Nasser oversees the executive team and works directly with Crystal Run’s Managing Partner and CEO, Hal Teitelbaum, MD, JD, MBA, to successfully implement the Practice’s strategic goals. Dr. Nasser has been responsible for instituting clinical programs to support Crystal Run’s transition from a fee-for-service to a value-based care organization. He has presented this work in numerous forums, including national meetings with the American Medical Group Association (AMGA) and Group Practice Improvement Network (GPIN).

Dr. Nasser is a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics and serves on the Program Planning Committee for the Group Practice Improvement Network (GPIN).

In this episode, we talk to Crystal Run physicians, Ralph G. Anderson, MD, FACOG, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Christopher S. Han MD, Urology, and John M. Hardcastle MD, FAAOS, Orthopedic Surgery (Hip & Knee surgery), about the use of robotic surgery in their specialties, training, use cases, benefits to patients, the differences between the type of robots used across specialties, and thoughts around the cost of care for robotic surgery as compared to traditional surgery. 

 Discussion:

• How robotic surgery works and what training is required
• What cases are best for robotic surgery, are there any contraindications?
• Benefits of robotic surgery and evidence of superiority
• Haptic feedback in robotic surgery
• Cost of care comparing robotic surgery vs. traditional surgery

About Jonathan Nasser, MD
Jonathan Nasser, MD is the President of Crystal Run Healthcare. Dr. Nasser is Board Certified in Pediatrics and Internal Medicine. He earned his Medical Degree from the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, VA, and completed his Residency at the University of Rochester Medical Center in Rochester, NY. As a Physician Executive for the last ten years, he has served in many clinical and operational leadership roles for Crystal Run, most recently serving as the Chief Clinical Integration Officer of Crystal Run Healthcare and Executive Director of Crystal Run Ambulatory Surgery Center, until being named President in 2023. As President, Dr. Nasser oversees the executive team and works directly with Crystal Run’s Managing Partner and CEO, Hal Teitelbaum, MD, JD, MBA, to successfully implement the Practice’s strategic goals. Dr. Nasser has been responsible for instituting clinical programs to support Crystal Run’s transition from a fee-for-service to a value-based care organization. He has presented this work in numerous forums, including national meetings with the American Medical Group Association (AMGA) and Group Practice Improvement Network (GPIN).

Dr. Nasser is a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics and serves on the Program Planning Committee for the Group Practice Improvement Network (GPIN).

In this episode, we talk to Paul L. Eugenio, MD, Electrophysiology, and Ronen Harel, DO, Hematology & Oncology, about anticoagulation therapy, treating A-Fib, new medications in AC, and bridge therapy in the surgical setting.  

Discussion:

• Common indications for anticoagulation therapy (cardiology, non-cardiology)
• What’s new in anticoagulation, what are the new medications?
• How to treat A-fib so that AC is no longer needed
• Therapeutic Options
• The role of aspirin
• How to handle surgery and bridge therapy 

Resources:
AC in elective surgeries
Stopping DOAC Preop

About Jonathan Nasser, MD
Jonathan Nasser, MD is the President of Crystal Run Healthcare. Dr. Nasser is Board Certified in Pediatrics and Internal Medicine. He earned his Medical Degree from the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, VA, and completed his Residency at the University of Rochester Medical Center in Rochester, NY. As a Physician Executive for the last ten years, he has served in many clinical and operational leadership roles for Crystal Run, most recently serving as the Chief Clinical Integration Officer of Crystal Run Healthcare and Executive Director of Crystal Run Ambulatory Surgery Center, until being named President in 2023. As President, Dr. Nasser oversees the executive team and works directly with Crystal Run’s Managing Partner and CEO, Hal Teitelbaum, MD, JD, MBA, to successfully implement the Practice’s strategic goals. Dr. Nasser has been responsible for instituting clinical programs to support Crystal Run’s transition from a fee-for-service to a value-based care organization. He has presented this work in numerous forums, including national meetings with the American Medical Group Association (AMGA) and Group Practice Improvement Network (GPIN).

Dr. Nasser is a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics and serves on the Program Planning Committee for the Group Practice Improvement Network (GPIN).