Guest: John Brooks, MD

Host: Mark Nolan Hill, 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.

Guest: John Brooks, MD

Host: Mark Nolan Hill, MD

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

Guest: John Brooks, MD

Host: Mark Nolan Hill, 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.

Guest: Jayanta Debnath, MD

Host: Bruce Bloom, DDS, JD

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.

Guest: Jayanta Debnath, MD

Host: Bruce Bloom, DDS, JD

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.

Guest: Elise Torczynski, MD

Host: Larry Kaskel, 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.