Pathology and Lab Medicine

Host: Lisa Mazzullo, MD

Guest: Clarisa Gracia, MD

There are over 10 million new cancer diagnoses every year, and 5% occur in women of pre-pubescent and child-bearing ages. What impact does this have on their fertility, and what new measures are being taken before patients undergo treatment to protect the future of their fertility? Dr. Clarisa Gracia, assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, joins host Dr. Lisa Mazzullo.

Host: Michael Benson, MD

Guest: Nicholas Bergman, PhD

In a scene from the recent Bruce Willis movie, Live Free or Die Hard, anthrax sensors were triggered, prompting evacuation of the FBI headquarters. Yet do such sensors really exist, or was this just another flight of Hollywood imagination? Our guest, Doctor Nicholas Bergman, reviews the nation's multi-faceted approach to defense against anthrax. Dr. Bergman received his PhD in biochemistry and molecular biology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is currently an Assistant Professor in the School of Biology at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta. He has published a paper examining some of the genomic properties of Anthrax in the Journal of Bacteriology.

Host: Mark Nolan Hill, MD

Guest: John Brooks, MD

In this segment Dr. John Brooks discusses a variety of pathology issues today. He talks about new equipment and technology, new immunohistochemical markers, errors in pathology, tissue samples and more.

Host: Mark Nolan Hill, MD

Guest: John Brooks, MD

Do pod labs violate the Stark Requirements? Are pod labs a case of physician self-referral? In this segment Dr. John Brooks talks about pod labs and other important issues facing pathologists today.

Host: Mark Nolan Hill, MD

Guest: John Brooks, MD

In this segment Dr. John Brooks explains the role of the pathology lab in the doctor/patient relationship.

Host: Mark Nolan Hill, MD

Guest: John Brooks, MD

Because sarcomas only account for a small percentage of new cancer cases, tissue samples for research purposes are not so easy to obtain. In this segment, learn from Dr. John Brooks how the LMS foundation started a tissue bank to help gather leiomyosarcoma tissue for research.

Host: Bruce Bloom, DDS, JD

Guest: Jayanta Debnath, MD

Autophagy and Anoikis sounds to the unfamiliar like a hip law firm, but in truth these terms describe cellular processes that may soon help us find the cure to cancer.

Host: Bruce Bloom, DDS, JD

Guest: Jayanta Debnath, MD

Autophagy-one of those words we remember from the basic science courses in med school-could it be relevant to curing cancer? Discussion on cancer research focusing on autophagy.

Host: Larry Kaskel, MD

Guest: Elizabeth Tieman, MD

Work-life balance: how many of us can say we have it, let alone come close to having it? Board-certified radiologist Dr. Betsy Tieman is one healthcare professional who can say she achieved work-life balance by leaving private practice where she was working 14 hours a day to take advantage of locum tenens work, which also enabled her to train and compete in triathlons.

Host: Larry Kaskel, MD

Guest: Elise Torczynski, MD

Dr. Elise Torcynski will discuss the field of ohthalmic pathology, how she got into it, and how to make a living in such a highly specialized field. She will also share her insights on life threatening diseases of the eye and diseases that can be diagnosed through the eye.