Lipid Luminations

Host: Larry Kaskel, MD

Guest: Michael H. Davidson, MD

Dr. Larry Kaskel is joined by Dr. Michael Davidson, Director of Preventive Cardiology at The University of Chicago. Tune in as they discuss new investigational compounds and statin safety.

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Host: Larry Kaskel, MD

Guest: John Foreyt, MD

Host Dr. Larry Kaskel welcomes John Foreyt, PhD, professor in the departments of medicine, pediatrics and psychiatry, and director of the DeBakey Heart Center’s Behavioral Medicine Research Center at Baylor College of Medicine. What are today’s trends in diet counseling? Are we finding that certain behavior modification steps are more successful than others? The answer always comes back to one word: calories.

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Host: Larry Kaskel, MD

Guest: Susan Lynch, MD

Dr. Larry Kaskel is joined by Dr. Susan Lynch, a pediatric lipid specialist at the Cholesterol Treatment Center at Concord Hospital. Dr. Lynch is also the First Lady of New Hampshire and will discuss, among other things, the defintion of overweight and obesity in pediatrics, the inherent complications, and how we can advocate for healthier eating in our communities.

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Host: Larry Kaskel, MD

Guest: Anthony Busti, PharmD

Dr. Larry Kaskel welcomes Dr. Anthony Busti, clinical lipid specialist, to Lipid Luminations. They will discuss HIV patients with regards to antiretrovirals and dyslipidemia and other special issues in this patient population.

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Host: Larry Kaskel, MD

Guest: Ralph LaForge

This week on Lipid Luminations, Dr. Larry Kaskel welcomes Ralph LaForge, Mangaging Director of the Duke Lipid Disorder Physician Education Program at Duke University. They will discuss scientifically proven dietary regimens and supplements, plus metabolic syndrome, resistance training, and more.

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Guest: Christie Ballantyne, MD

Dr. Larry Kaskel welcomes Dr. Christie Ballantyne to Lipid Luminations. Dr. Ballantyne is Director of the Center for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention, Methodist DeBakey Heart Center, and chief of the section of Atherosclerosis and Vascular Medicine at the Baylor College of Medicine. Find out the real deal on particle size versus number, as well as when to measure other new markers and what to do with abnormal results.

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Host: Larry Kaskel, MD

Guest: Louis Aronne, MD

Dr. Larry Kaskel welcomes Dr. Louis Aronne to Lipid Luminations. Dr. Aronne is a leading authority on obesity and its treatment. He is Clinical Professor of Medicine at Weill-Cornell Medical College and has an adjunct appointment at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. He is Director of the Comprehensive Weight Control Program, a state-of-the-art, multidisciplinary obesity research and treatment program. He will discuss the differences between cardiometabolic risk and cardiovascular risk and their implications, treatments, etc.

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Dr. Larry Kaskel welcomes Dr. Evan Stein to Lipid Luminations. Dr. Stein is Professor of Pathology/Laboratory Medicine and Associate Professor of Internal Medicine at the University of Cincinnati. In 1972 Dr. Stein formed the first Lipid Clinic in South Africa. He will be enlightening us about subfractions and how, why and if we should be paying attention to the.

Host: Larry Kaskel, MD

Guest: James Mckenney, PharmD

Dr. Larry Kaskel welcomes Dr. James Mckenney to Lipid Luminations. Dr. Mckenney is Professor emeritus with Virginia Commonwealth University and founding member of the National Cholesterol Education Program. They will discuss Niacin, Fibrates and Omega 3 Fatty Acids.

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Guest: James Mckenney, PharmD

Dr. Larry Kaskel is joined by Dr. James McKenney, Professor emeritus with Virginia Commonwealth University and founding member of the National Cholesterol Education Program. Dr. Mckenney will discuss liver, muscle and renal safety with regard to statins.

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